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s e C T i o n – G e T T i n G s T a r T e d

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the iscan Vp50

pro

video processor, the first VRS (Video Reference

series) component available with:

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Mosquito noise reduction

•

fine detail enhancement™

•

edge enhancement

Vrs Technologies included in the iscan Vp50

pro

are:

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0-bit precision deinterlacing

™

of 480i/576i/080i

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0-bit precision Video scaling

™

up to 080p

•

prep

™

, progressive reprocessing of 480p/576/080p

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progressive Cadence detection

™

of 480p/576p/720p/080p

•

rightrate

™

High performance frame rate Conversion

in addition to our own award winning video processing technologies, the iscan Vp50

pro

also

offers a host of other innovative features, including:

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4 HDMI 1.3 (High Definition Multimedia Interface) Inputs and 1 HDMI 1.3 Output

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THX Video Certification

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ISF ccc Certification

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2 programmable 2 V Triggers to control other devices

This owner’s Manual can help you set up your iscan Vp50

pro

, and give you the information

required to understand the total. it can also show you how to properly connect it and use it with
the other components in your system.

Unpacking and Inspection

please verify that your iscan Vp50

pro

carton contains the following items:

•

iscan Vp50

pro

Video processor

•

universal 6V@7a aC-to-dC power Converter

•

US IEC Power Cord (International Customers, consult your local authorized

dVdo reseller)

•

remote Control

•

iscan Vp50

pro

owner’s Manual

•

iscan Vp50

pro

Quick start Guide

•

Serial Cable for Software Updates and Automation (1:1)

•

VRS Optimization & Evaluation DVD

•

dVdo software Cd

•

rack Mount Kit

•

RCA-to-BNC Adapters (5)

if you are missing any items, please contact your dealer or the dVdo support Team.

The iscan Vp50

pro

uses bnC-style analog connectors and an HdMi digital connector to provide

video output signals. five rCa-to-bnC adapters are included to facilitate using the analog input or
output with a cable terminated with rCa connections. additional cables or adapters are required

to connect the iScan to your source(s) and display(s). Different displays have different input

connectors, so check your display specifications to ensure compatibility.

Summary of Contents for iScan VP50PRO

Page 1: ...O w n e r s M a n u a l H I G H D E F I N I T I O N V I D E O P R O C E S S O R H U B ...

Page 2: ...dio Inputs 8 Audio Outputs 9 12V Trigger Outputs 9 RS232 Serial Connection 9 Power Supply Input 9 S e ct i o n 3 S e t u p 10 Initial Set Up 10 STEP 1 Power Up 10 STEP 2 Connect the iScan VP50PRO to the Display 10 STEP 3 Selecting the Optimal Output Resolution on the iScan VP50PRO for the Connected Display s 10 STEP 4 Connecting the Sources to the iScan VP50PRO 12 STEP 5 Configuring the Sources to...

Page 3: ... Panorama 19 Zoom 20 Pan 20 Borders 20 Presets 21 Input Adjust Control 22 Mosquito Noise Reduction 22 Deinterlacing 22 PReP Progressive ReProcessing 23 Pass Through 23 Overscan 23 Image Shift 23 Color Space 23 Input Level 24 VCR Mode 24 HDMI Configuration 24 Auto Input Priority Selection 24 Audio Input 25 AV Lip Sync 25 Picture Controls 25 Fine Detail 25 Edge Enhancement 25 Brightness 25 Contrast ...

Page 4: ... 12V Trigger Levels 27 Information 27 Output Setup 27 Analog Digital 28 Output Format 28 Output Aspect Ratio Control 28 Sync Type 30 Color Space 30 Output Level 30 Framerate Conversion 30 Border Level 32 Picture Controls 32 HDCP Mode 32 12V Triggers 32 Display Profiles 33 S e ct i o n 5 C O M PLE T E M ENU T REE 34 TABLE OF C ON T EN T S ...

Page 5: ...ation required to understand the total It can also show you how to properly connect it and use it with the other components in your system Unpacking and Inspection Please verify that your iScan VP50PRO carton contains the following items iScan VP50PRO Video Processor Universal 6V 7A AC to DC Power Converter US IEC Power Cord International Customers consult your local authorized DVDO reseller Remot...

Page 6: ...pixel displays with digital video inputs should be compatible with the iScan VP50PRO since a large majority of them can support higher resolution signals Plasma displays LCD based flat panel and front rear projection displays DLP based front rear projection displays LCoS based front rear projection displays D ILA SXRD included Document Conventions and Menu Navigation In this Owner s Manual an acti...

Page 7: ...ting a parameter and to return to navigating the OSD 4 Press the Exit button to exit out of the menu OSD Remote Control Battery Installation The remote control uses two AAA batteries which should be replaced as needed Two AAA batteries are included To install the remote control batteries 1 Locate the battery compartment on the back of the remote control 2 Remove the cover from the back To do this ...

Page 8: ...iles 4 3 16 9 Test Patterns Left On Off Right 5 26 17 32 4 20 21 21 6 5 5 28 26 25 22 4 4 20 18 20 18 21 Remote Control Overview For additional information about the functions of these buttons turn to the pages given in parentheses An asterisk indicates a feature that has not yet been implemented Power Standby Buttons The iScan VP50PRO remote has a Power and a Standby button The Power button alway...

Page 9: ... Use only the included external power supply Avoid excessive humidity sudden temperature changes or temperature extremes Use only accessories recommended by the manufacturer to avoid fire shock or other hazards Unplug your VP50PRO before cleaning Use a damp cloth for cleaning Don t Install the iScan VP50PRO on an unstable surface or one that is unable to support all four of its feet unless it is i...

Page 10: ...ress the or without pressing the Menu button first Back Panel Overview MENU EXIT H DM I 1 2 3 4 INPUT OUTPUT 1 3 2 4 SERIAL PORT ANALOG AUDIO INPUT Y G Pb B Pr R H V DC In Y G Pb B Pr R 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 L R A N A L O G V I D E O I N P U T S I N P U T O U T P U T Front Panel Display FPD Navigation Keys Up On Standby Left Down Right Menu Exit Power Video 1 Video 2 Optical Digital Output Coaxial Digit...

Page 11: ... 50 60 VGA 60 SVGA 60 XGA 60 SXGA 60 Colorspace RGB YCbCr 4 4 4 YCbCr 4 2 2 Bit Depth 8 10 processed Up to 12 bit passthrough Video Outputs The iScan VP50PRO has two video outputs one analog and one digital The analog output on the iScan VP50PRO can output the following signal types YPbPr Component RGBHV RGsB RGBS The HDMI digital video output can output the following signal types RGB 4 4 4 YCbCr ...

Page 12: ...z and with a data word structure up to 24 bits in length The HDMI audio inputs are compatible with all of the HDMI 1 3 audio formats Audio Outputs There are two discrete digital audio outputs one coaxial and one optical Both are active at the same time with the selected input audio stream The HDMI 1 3 output carries both audio and video 12V Trigger Outputs There are two 12 volt trigger ports that ...

Page 13: ...ress the Output Setup button once You should see MAIN MENU OUTPUT SETUP on the FPD 2 Press the u button You should see OUTPUT SETUP Analog Digital on the FPD 3 Press the p button and you should see Analog Digital HDMI Digital Press the p button once so that Analog Digital BNC Analog is displayed on the FPD Press the Enter button 4 You should now see the OSD 5 Press the q button one time and you sh...

Page 14: ...f the display s capabilities Test Patterns to Use Frame Geometry Adjusting for Overscan When this test pattern is displayed correctly there should be a one pixel wide white border around the edge of the screen If it is not sized correctly it means that the display is overscanning the input signal This is very common and is known for cutting off sports scores at the bottom of the screen Use the Und...

Page 15: ...to 11 video sources can be connected to the iScan VP50PRO Use the following suggestions for connecting several popular sources to the iScan SD DVR STB S Video Composite and Optical Coaxial Analog audio HD DVR STB HDMI or DVI Component and Optical Coaxial audio DVD Player Recorder HDMI or DVI Component and Optical Coaxial audio HD DVD Player HDMI or Component and Optical Coaxial audio Blu Ray Playe...

Page 16: ...mats press EXIT 6 Press POWER to turn on box 7 Press Settings twice The General Settings menu appears 8 Press Move Up or Move Down to highlight Set Picture Format 9 Press Move Right to highlight the picture format setting 10 Press Move Up to select Pass Through for Component video connection and AutoDVI HDMI for HDMI DVI Connections 11 Press Accept A to use this option for the 8300HD The DVR front...

Page 17: ...s are made they are saved into non volatile memory Each input has a separate memory for each of the accepted input resolutions For example the HDMI inputs accept all of these resolutions 480i 480p 576i 576p 720p 1080i 1080p 24 1080p 60 VGA SVGA XGA SXGA A source like an HD TiVo can output 4 resolutions over HDMI 480i 480p 720p and 1080i Although there are 12 memories on the HDMI inputs only 4 woul...

Page 18: ...tput from the iScan is connected to the AV Receiver Processor Note that both the optical and coaxial outputs are active simultaneously Also note that multi channel PCM audio like that encoded on HD DVD and Blu Ray must be transmitted by HDMI as optical and coaxial are incapable of carrying these formats Make sure that HD DVD or Blu Ray Player is outputting bitstream only if the AV receiver does no...

Page 19: ...tting up the saturation color and hue tint of the display The Color8 Bars75 test pattern consists of 8 vertical bars across the screen at a 75 saturation level The Color8 Bars100 test pattern consists of 8 vertical bars across the screen at a 100 saturation level From left to right the bars are white yellow cyan green magenta red blue and black To properly adjust the saturation and hue you will ne...

Page 20: ... a Display Profile is saved it can be recalled using the Display Profile button on the remote control or by navigating the OSD Output Setup _ Display Profiles _ Select Setting up the iScan for a 2 35 1 Constant Image Height Configuration The iScan VP50PRO can be configured to work in conjunction with an anamorphic lens The most common configuration with one of these lenses is a 2 35 1 screen with ...

Page 21: ... The Input Aspect Ratio control selects the aspect ratio for the current input signal The iScan VP50PRO automatically converts from the selected input aspect ratio to the selected output aspect ratio Push the Aspect button once to show the current input aspect ratio control function To cycle through the available functions push the Aspect button repeatedly For the Input AR function push the p or b...

Page 22: ...ios are as follows 1 33 1 4 3 1 55 1 1 66 1 1 78 1 16 9 1 85 1 2 35 1 To use aspect ratio s in addition to these the iScan VP50PRO provides the option to choose a custom aspect ratio called User with a range of 1 01 1 3 00 1 Panorama The Panorama function displays a 4 3 image in a non linear stretch mode on a 16 9 display This can be useful for extended viewing of this content on a display suscept...

Page 23: ...mage is not on the screen then the Pan function will work Pan The Pan function allows the image to be shifted up down left and right Note that the Pan function can only be used after the image has been zoomed to any value greater than 100 Pan controls can be accessed by using the OSD or by using the direct access button on the remote control On the remote control push the Pan button followed by th...

Page 24: ...s guide However you can add more borders using the Borders menu Presets You can specify the Input Aspect Ratio by using the Presets or Manually Using Presets You can use Presets with either the OSD or the Remote Control Input Aspect Ratio button Refer to the Preset sub menu in the Input AR menu for doing this with the OSD The remote control operation is described below 4 3 Selects 4 3 Full Frame w...

Page 25: ...sed Forced 3 2 This mode is intended to be used with high quality film sources like HD DVD and Blu Ray This forced cadence mode is definitely useful for watching a movie from start to finish but they are less useful for content with a lot of bad edits and also if you re going to be skipping around a lot between chapters Forced 2 2 This mode is intended to be used with high quality film sources lik...

Page 26: ...nalog signal is passed through the VP50PRO there will be no video output on the HDMI output and vice versa This mode can also be used to see the signal processed by the VP50PRO versus the processing done by the display The default for this setting is Off This is a setting that is saved on a per input per format basis Overscan The Overscan function scales the input image proportionally in both vert...

Page 27: ...not designed to remove HDCP from a protected signal If this setting is set to On make sure that the corresponding HDCP Mode setting on the output is also set to On Auto AR In addition to carrying audio and video HDMI can carry other information like aspect ratio AR If you would like the iScan VP50PRO to automatically set the AR based on the information on the HDMI signal than set this setting to O...

Page 28: ...nt picture memories for each accepted input resolution These memo ries are accessed automatically when an input resolution is detected Fine Detail Enhancement This control enhances the fine detail in images Fine detail can be sharpened by adjusting the control into the positive range up to 50 and it can be softened by adjusting this control into the negative range down to 50 The default setting on...

Page 29: ...now if a source has a CUE problem Also use this setting for all digital sources which use MPEG2 decoders DVD players digital satellite receivers and so on as it will also detect and correct chroma errors created by all sources of this type when the source is encoded as inter laced also sometimes called Interlaced Chroma Problem or ICP This is the default setting Presets The iScan VP50PRO has 5 mem...

Page 30: ...upported baud rates are 4800 bps 4 8K 9600 bps 9 6K 14400 bps 14 4K 19200 bps 19 2K 38400 bps 38 4K 57600 bps 57 6K Factory Default The Factory Default option allows you to reset all system settings to their factory defaults 1 Press either the p or q button The FPD displays No 2 Press the same button to switch to Yes 3 Confirm this selection by pressing the Enter button NOTE Resetting the iScan VP...

Page 31: ...e changed to Advanced for the advanced timing controls to be acces sible For a complete list of the available output presets see the Complete Menu Tree in Section 5 Output Aspect Ratio Control There are five controls for Output Aspect Ratio OAR Display Aspect Ratio Lens Mode Screen Aspect Ratio Image Shift Underscan The Display Aspect Ratio is the full aspect ratio of the display normally specifie...

Page 32: ...o be grayed out If the motorized anamorphic lens also has a 12V trigger it can be automated by connecting to Trigger 2 on the back panel and setting the Output Setup _ Trigger 2 setting to Lens When the Display Aspect Ratio is not the same as Active Output Aspect Ratio and the Lens mode is set to None the mask is set to blanking levels and always centers the position of the active area over the di...

Page 33: ...rate can be either 50Hz or unlocked at 60Hz which allows the user to view PAL SECAM content on an NTSC display For 60Hz sources the output frame rate can be either 60Hz or unlocked at 50Hz which allows the user to view NTSC content on a PAL SECAM display First of all note that there are separate settings for 60 Hz sources and 50 Hz sources This allows you for instance to configure the iScan s outp...

Page 34: ...ers If the former then the display supports that particular resolution and frame rate without perform ing any frame rate conversion of its own if the latter then the display is performing frame rate conversion on the signal Examples These configuration options provide a lot of flexibility to deal with differing source and display characteristics Let s look at a few examples A The display only supp...

Page 35: ...es are titled ISF Day Normal ISF Day Bright and ISF Night More information about the Imaging Science Foundation is available at www imagingscience com HDCP Mode There are two HDCP modes Off HDCP is disabled at the iScan VP50PRO s HDMI output On The iScan VP50PRO continuously looks for a HDCP display device on its HDMI output This is the default setting NOTE The iScan VP50PRO is not designed to rem...

Page 36: ...iring a clamping diode in parallel to suppress transient spikes when the relay is turned off Some relays include a clamping diode within the relay package If it is unknown whether the relay includes a clamping diode check the relay coil with an Ohmmeter with the red and black leads touching the coil pins one way the Ohmmeter should read approximately 0 Ohms resistance 0 4 Ohms and with the leads r...

Page 37: ...o Frame AR 4 3 16 9 Active AR 1 33 1 1 55 1 1 66 1 1 78 1 1 85 1 2 35 1 User Panorama On Off Zoom Horizontal Range 0 100 Vertical Range 0 100 Pan Horizontal Range 0 100 Vertical Range 0 100 Borders Horizontal Range 0 200 Vertical Range 0 200 Presets 4 3 Full Frame Letterbox 16 9 Full Frame 4 3 Stretch Preset 1 Preset 2 Preset 3 Preset 4 Preset 5 Preset 6 Preset 7 Preset 8 Preset 9 Preset 10 ...

Page 38: ...t 8 No Yes Preset 9 No Yes Preset 10 No Yes Input Adjust Mosquito Noise Reduction Off Low Medium High Deinterlacing Auto Film Bias Mode Forced Modes Video Mode Forced 3 2 Forced 2 2 2 2 Even 2 2 Odd Game Mode 1 Game Mode 2 PReP Off On Pass Through Off On Overscan Range 0 20 Image Shift Horizontal Range 0 30 Vertical Range 0 30 Color Space ...

Page 39: ...o 1 Audio 2 Audio 3 Audio 4 Stereo HDMI Off AV Lipsync Range 0 200 Picture Control Fine Detail Range 50 50 Edge Enhancement Range 50 50 Brightness Range 50 50 Contrast Range 50 50 Saturation Range 50 50 Hue Range 50 50 Y C Delay Range 50 50 CUE Correction Off On Auto Preset ISF Day Normal ISF Day Bright ISF Night Preset 1 Preset 2 Configuration Test Patterns Frame Geometry Brightness Contrast ...

Page 40: ...y Ramp Xhatch Coarse Xhatch Fine Focus Half B W H Clr7 Bars75 H Clr7 Bars100 H Clr8 Bars75 H Clr8 Bars100 Black White Red Green Blue Cyan Magenta Yelllow Auto Standby Off On LED Brightness Navigation Range 0 3 Normal Range 0 3 User Mode Normal Advanced Serial Port Rate 4800 9600 14400 19200 38400 57600 Factory Default No Yes Software Update No Yes 12V Trigger Levels Trigger 1 Normal Negative Trigg...

Page 41: ...5x768 852x576 1366x768 1 1366x768 2 1360x768 1 1360x768 2 1280x768 1024x1024 1024x852 1024x768 1024x576 848x600 1365x1024 1400x1050 1400x788 960x540 1280x960 1440x960 1440x1152 User Horizontal Shift Range Horizontal Size Range Horizontal Front Porch Range Horizontal Sync Range Horizontal Back Porch Range Vertical Shift Range Vertical Size Range Vertical Front Porch Range Vertical Sync Range Vertic...

Page 42: ... Underscan Range 0 100 Sync Type Bi Level Tri Level Composite H V H V H V H V Color Space RGB YPbPr YCbCr 4 2 2 YCbCr 4 4 4 Output Level Video PC Framerate 24Hz 24Hz Lock 48Hz Lock 60Hz Lock 72Hz Lock Unlock 25Hz 25Hz Lock 50Hz Lock 75Hz Lock Unlock 50Hz 25Hz Lock 50Hz Lock 75Hz Lock Unlock 60Hz 24Hz Lock 48Hz Lock 60Hz Lock 72Hz Lock Unlock Border Level Range 16 100 ...

Page 43: ... 5 2 5 Green Range 0 5 2 5 Blue Range 0 5 2 5 User HDCP Mode Off On 12V Trigger 2 Lens On Off Display Profile Select Profile 1 Profile 2 Profile 3 Profile 4 Profile 5 Profile 6 Profile 7 Profile 8 Profile 9 Profile 10 Save Profile 1 No Yes Profile 2 No Yes Profile 3 No Yes Profile 4 No Yes Profile 5 No Yes Profile 6 No Yes Profile 7 No Yes Profile 8 No ...

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