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INFORMATION

FEBRUARY 1998

AC331A

AC331AE

VGA to V

ideo Portable Pro

VGA

 IN

ZOOM

UNZOOM

VGA to V

ideo Portable Pro

VID

EO

OU

T

RGB VIDEO OUT

DC 9V IN

BRIGHT

S-O

UT

VGA

 OUT

VG

A

MAC

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VGA/Video Portable Pro

Summary of Contents for AC331A

Page 1: ...OUT DC 9V IN BRIGHT S OUT VGA OUT VGA MAC Order toll free in the U S 24 hours 7 A M Monday to midnight Friday 877 877 BBOX FREE technical support 24 hours a day 7 days a week Call 724 746 5500 or fax...

Page 2: ...the interference by one of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circui...

Page 3: ...arato el ctrico debe ser montado a la pared o al techo s lo como sea recomendado por el fabricante 8 Servicio El usuario no debe intentar dar servicio al equipo el ctrico m s all a lo descrito en las...

Page 4: ...una antena externa deber ser localizada lejos de las lineas de energia 16 El cable de corriente deber ser desconectado del cuando el equipo no sea usado por un largo periodo de tiempo 17 Cuidado debe...

Page 5: ...e 12 3 3 Installation Procedures 13 4 Operation 18 4 1 The VGA MAC Switch 18 4 2 The BRIGHT Brightness Dial 18 4 3 The Horizontal Positioning Dial 18 4 4 The ZOOM x UNZOOM Switch 19 5 Troubleshooting...

Page 6: ...tem Software Required None Compliance FCC Class B IC Class classe B Standards Computer video input output VGA or Macintosh user selectable TV video output AC331A NTSC 60 Hz AC331AE PAL 56 Hz Interface...

Page 7: ...or 1 Top mounted Power LED Connectors 6 Side mounted 2 DE15 DB15HD HD15 female for computer video 1 input 1 output 1 RCA jack for composite video output 1 4 pin mini DIN for S Video output 1 DE9 DB9 f...

Page 8: ...1 Specifications Temperature Tolerance Operating 0 to 95 F 17 8 to 35 C Storage 0 to 110 F 17 8 to 43 3 C Humidity Tolerance Up to 95 noncondensing Size 5 5 H x 4 W x 1 D 14 x 10 2 x 2 5 cm Weight 1...

Page 9: ...KHz and vertical synchronization refresh rates from 56 Hz to 72 Hz for all colors This means that it is compatible with PC systems outputting VGA video at 800 x 600 resolution at 35 2 KHz 56 Hz or 64...

Page 10: ...sides of the unit that have connectors or controls on them The numbers refer to the component descriptions on the next page Figure 2 1 The VGA Video Portable Pro s surface components 11 10 9 2 7 6 4...

Page 11: ...A card or a Macintosh 5 Horizontal Positioning Dial A screw dial you can use to move your image right or left on the screen 6 S VIDEO OUT Port You can run cable from this 8 pin mini DIN connector to a...

Page 12: ...uts Standard composite baseband video RCA jack S Video Y C 4 pin mini DIN analog RGBS four BNC connectors or one SCART connector or an RF antenna input this would require an RF modulator which is not...

Page 13: ...RCA connectors 5 1 S Video cable has 4 pin mini DIN connectors 6 1 VGA passthrough cable has DE15 DB15HD HD15 connectors 7 1 Macintosh computer adapter cable long DE15 male to DA15 DB15 male marked M...

Page 14: ...in Fig 2 1 Plug the other end into the VIDEO IN port on your TV VCR or video projector 5B If you re going to use the Portable Pro s higher quality S Video output plug one end of the included S Video c...

Page 15: ...A environment VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT S VIDEO IN VIDEO IN VGA OUT VGA IN VGA OUT DC IN RGB OUT or Power Supply 9 VDC 600 mA VGA Passthrough Cable S Video Cable Monitor Cable Composite Video Cable VGA Mo...

Page 16: ...is Your installation is now complete Your VGA Video Portable Pro system should be ready for continuous operation 3 3 2 MACINTOSH SYSTEMS To install the VGA Video Portable Pro in a Macintosh system tak...

Page 17: ...Pro system Mac environment VGA Video Portable Pro VGA OUT Macintosh monitor adapter cable included Dummy terminator included use if local monitor not attached Macintosh computer adapter cable include...

Page 18: ...only It does not support Apple 12 inch or 16 inch monitors 4B If you are using a local VGA monitor with the Portable Pro do not use the monitor adapter cable mentioned in step 4A plug the monitor s vi...

Page 19: ...htness of the Portable Pro s TV image has been adjusted to the setting that is best for most TVs at the factory If the image you get on your TV is too bright or too dark or has vertical strips or hori...

Page 20: ...at parts of your images cannot be seen you can move this switch to the UNZOOM underscan position When the switch is in this position the Portable Pro compresses images as it converts them so that as m...

Page 21: ...terconnect the Portable Pro as shown in Fig 3 1 and if applicable Fig 3 2 but connect the composite video cable to the VCR s VIDEO IN jack instead of to the TV 2 Turn on the VCR and the TV Switch the...

Page 22: ...you are using the Portable Pro with a Macintosh computer but without a local Macintosh monitor you must either connect either a monitor or the included dummy terminator to the Portable Pro s VGA OUT...

Page 23: ...Take these steps 1 Make sure the VGA MAC switch is set to the right position 2 If you re using a VGA system make sure you aren t trying to use a higher resolution than the Portable Pro can support 800...

Page 24: ...ntire image on the TV screen you might have to reposition or redesign your graphics so that their information content is away from the edges that are geting clipped Q There are noise lines on the TV p...

Page 25: ...te assistance if you have a complete description including The nature and duration of the problem When the problem occurs The components involved in the problem Any particular application that when us...

Page 26: ...ms 4 Monitor ID2 TTL level 5 Passed through 6 Ground 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 Passed through 10 Ground 11 Ground 12 Monitor ID1 TTL level 13 Horizontal Sync HSYNC TTL level 14 Vertical Sync VSYNC TTL level...

Page 27: ...posite video input port RCA jack of a TV VCR or video projector A 4 S VIDEO OUT Port This port is a 4 pin mini DIN female connector From this port the Portable Pro sends S Video signals to the 4 pin m...

Page 28: ...put port s of a TV VCR or video projector Pin No Signal Description 1 Ground 2 VCC 3 Red 0 7 0 2 Vpp 75 ohms negative sync 4 Green 0 7 0 2 Vpp 75 ohms negative sync 5 Blue 0 7 0 2 Vpp 75 ohms negative...

Page 29: ...tioned in this manual are acknowledged to be the property of the trademark owners OTHER LEGAL INFORMATION The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a...

Page 30: ...1000 Park Drive Lawrence PA 15055 1018 724 746 5500 Fax 724 746 0746 Copyright 1998 Black Box Corporation All rights reserved...

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