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X3& 

X3& 

=  Overscan — DSC 3G-HD A  
  Applied only to SMPTE input rates (480i, 576i, 720p, 1080i, 1080p, and 2K)  
 

0

 = 0.0% — A true Auto-Image is executed on SMPTE inputs (default for SDI).  

 

1

 = 2.5% — An Auto-Image command snaps to a 2.5% table (no true Auto-Image is  

   

       

performed).  

 

2

 = 5.0% — An Auto-Image command snaps to a 5.0% table (no true Auto-Image is  

   

       

performed).

X3(

X3(

  =  Aspect ratio 

 

1

 = Fill: each input rate automatically fills the entire output raster (default) 

 

2

 = Follow: each input rate is displayed with its native aspect ratio

X4)

X4)

  =  Screen saver mode 

 

1

 = Black screen (default) 

 

2

 = Blue output with OSD text

X4@

X4@

  =  Video mute 

 

0

 = Off (unmute) (default) 

 

1

 = On (mute to black screen) 

 

2

 = On (mute all output sync and video) 

X4$

X4$

  =  HDCP status (DSC 3G-HD A only) 

 

0

 = No sink device detected 

 

2

 = Sink detected

X4*

X4*

  =  HDMI output format (DSC 3G-HD A only) 

 

0

 = Auto (default). (HDMI – RGB Full to a CEA sink or DVI to a non-CEA sink).  

   

OSD reads 

Auto

.)  

 

1

 = DVI (RGB 444, 0-255, no audio, no InfoFrames) 

   

OSD reads 

DVI

 

RGB

 

444

.) 

 

2

 = HDMI RGB Full (RGB 444, 0-255, audio, InfoFrames. 

   

OSD reads 

RGB

 

Full

.)  

 

3

 = HDMI RGB Limited (RGB 444, 16-235, audio, InfoFrames. 

   

OSD reads 

RGB

 

Limited

.) 

 

4

 = HDMI YUV Full (YUV 444, 0-255, audio, InfoFrames. 

   

OSD reads 

YUV

 

444

 

Full

.) 

 

5

 = HDMI YUV Limited (YUV 444, 16-235, audio, InfoFrames. 

   

OSD reads 

YUV

 

444

 

Limited

.) 

 

6

 = HDMI YUV Full (YUV 422, 0-255, audio, InfoFrames. 

   

OSD reads 

YUV

 

422

 

Full

.)  

 

7

 = HDMI YUV Limited (YUV 422, 16-235, audio, InfoFrames. 

   

OSD reads 

YUV

 

422

 

Limited

.)

X5!

X5!

  =  SDI audio channels — AES channel pair 1 or 2 of the selected group (DSC 3G-HD A only). 

 

1

 = Channel pair 1 

 

2

 = Channel pair 2

X5@

X5@

  =  SDI audio group — AES channel pair group 1 through 4 (DSC 3G-HD A only). 

 

1

 = Group 1 

3

 = Group 3 

 

2

 = Group 2 

4

 = Group 4

X5$

X5$

  =  Audio gain and attenuation  

 

-18

 through 

+12

 dB. (For DSC 3G-HD A, this applies to analog input.)  

  Response is two digits with leading 

+

 or 

 and is padded with a zero.

X5*

X5*

  =  Audio input type — DSC 3G-HD A 

 

0

 = None: input is muted.  

 

1

 = Analog (on 5-pole captive screw connector) 

 

2

 = Two-channel digital (2CH audio, one channel pair SDI selected) (default) 

 

3

 = Eight-channel digital (8CH audio, pairs 1 through 4 SDI. Audio delay is applied and the 

        signal is re-embedded in the SDI output.)

DSC 3G-HD A and DSC HD-3G A • Remote Configuration and Control

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Summary of Contents for DSC 3G-HD A

Page 1: ...User Guide DSC 3G HD A and DSC HD 3G A Scalers Video Scalers 68 2261 01 Rev F 11 21...

Page 2: ...y seguridad de Extron referencia 68 290 01 en el sitio Web de Extron www extron com Instructions de s curit Fran ais AVERTISSEMENT Ce pictogramme lorsqu il est utilis sur le produit signale l utilisa...

Page 3: ...y Minder LinkLicense LockIt MediaLink MediaPort NAV NetPA PlenumVault PoleVault PowerCage PURE3 Quantum ShareLink Show Me SoundField SpeedMount SpeedSwitch StudioStation System INTEGRATOR TeamWork Tou...

Page 4: ...can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a resi...

Page 5: ...guide the character 0 is the number zero and O is the capital letter o Computer responses and directory paths that do not have variables are written in the font shown here Reply from 208 132 180 48 by...

Page 6: ......

Page 7: ...ce Info Screen 33 Auto Image 34 Changing the Output Resolution and Refresh Rate 35 Custom Rates DSC 3G HD A Only 35 Importing an HDMI EDID DSC 3G HD A Only 35 Changing the Output Resolution from the F...

Page 8: ...DSC 3G HD A and DSC HD 3G A Contents viii...

Page 9: ...based Product Configuration Software PCS program can be used to configure and control the DSC via the Config and RS 232 ports Both models have compact 1U high by 1 2 rack wide by 8 1 2 inches 21 5 cm...

Page 10: ...sets the correct color space for proper connection to HDMI and DVI displays DSC HD 3G A HDMI to 3G SDI HD SDI and SD SDI video scaling Provides high quality conversion of signal format and video resol...

Page 11: ...control or USB Auto Memory When activated the unit automatically stores size position and picture settings based on the incoming signal When the same signal is detected again these image settings are...

Page 12: ...caler with Audio Embedding Local Monitor Flat Panel Display Figure 1 DSC 3G HD A Application Example 100 240 V A MAX 50 6 0 Hz DSC HD 3G A RE MO TE OU TP UT HD MI SY NC AU DIO IN INP UT GE NL OC K RS...

Page 13: ...panel features of the DSC 3G HD A and DSC HD 3G A respectively CAUTION Remove power from the system before making any connections ATTENTION Mettez le syst me hors tension avant d effectuer tout racco...

Page 14: ...G HD SD SDI source to this SDI BNC input connector DSC HD 3G A Connect an HDMI source to this HDMI input connector and secure it using the LockIt bracket see Securing the HDMI Connector using the Lock...

Page 15: ...os s est primordiale lorsque l on entreprend de les d nuder La longueur id ale est de 5 mm 3 16 inches S ils sont un peu plus longs les c bles expos s pourraient se toucher et provoquer un court circu...

Page 16: ...ey can be connected to your computer for configuration and control the rear panel RS 232 port and the front panel USB port Connecting to the RS 232 Port To connect your computer or control system to t...

Page 17: ...information on sending SIS commands to this port Connecting to the USB Config Port The USB mini B CONFIG port is located on the DSC front panel Use a USB A to USB mini B cable to connect the DSC USB...

Page 18: ...720 P 2 97 Gbps 1 485 Gbps 270 Mbps B B B C C C D D D E E E F F F Figure 8 DSC 3G HD A Front Panel DSC HD 3G A CONFIG AUTO IMAGE Extron MENU ENTER HOLD FOR 720p 1080i INPUT OUTPUT SYNC 2 97 Gbps 1 485...

Page 19: ...se four green LEDs light to indicate the presence of sync and other information about the signal being output SYNC Sync is present If the video is muted this LED does not light HDTV 2K 1080p 1080i 720...

Page 20: ...cts The DSC 3G HD A and DSC HD 3G A OSD menu tables on the next two pages show the submenus and their items for each DSC NOTE The Device Info and Communication screens are read only and give current d...

Page 21: ...H and V Start Pixel H and V Output Output Resolution HDMI Format AFL Audio Input Audio Format Audio Mute Input Gain Attenuation SDI Audio Decode Advanced Test Pattern Screen Saver Timeout Aspect Ratio...

Page 22: ...xels H and V Total Pixels H and V Start Pixel H and V Output Output Resolution Genlock AFL Genlock Offset H and V Audio Input Audio Format Audio Mute Input Gain Attenuation Advanced Test Pattern Scree...

Page 23: ...ubmenu items with for example Brightness and Contrast or H and V press this button to select the sub item on the left then use the and buttons to adjust the sub item settings Right arrow Press this bu...

Page 24: ...il the desired item is outlined 5 Press the Enter button to select the outlined submenu item The selected item is highlighted in yellow When you select a Picture Controls submenu item the OSD shrinks...

Page 25: ...to the current input are shown as N A An asterisk following an item indicates that it is the default The OSD times out and closes after 1 minute if no buttons are pressed Quick Setup Submenu This sub...

Page 26: ...t this item to enable or disable Auto Memories When you select On the DSC automatically stores the current input configuration and picture control values as an input preset in one of its 32 Auto Memor...

Page 27: ...080p Figure 13 User Presets Submenu In addition to the user presets 128 global input presets are available via SIS commands see the Presets commands on page 52 A summary and comparison of the values s...

Page 28: ...et selection To overwrite a preset with new settings 1 Change the settings as desired using the other submenus 2 Save the preset again The new settings replace the previous ones in the preset Recallin...

Page 29: ...ds on the current output rate Image Size This item lets you adjust the horizontal size width and vertical size height of the image The range is limited by the output resolution the maximum size is two...

Page 30: ...ither or to increase the sharpness Press or to decrease it To rapidly increment or decrement the values press and hold the arrow button 3 When finished adjusting the selected control press the Menu bu...

Page 31: ...80 x 800 X 1280 x 1024 X 1360 x 765 X 1360 x 768 X 1365 x 768 X 1366 x 768 X 1440 x 900 X 1400 x 1050 X 1600 x 900 X 1680 x 1050 X 1600 x 1200 X 1920 x 1200 X 480i NTSC X 576i PAL X 480p X X 576p X 72...

Page 32: ...H value and the distance in lines from the top edge of the total video display to the top edge of its active area Output Submenu DSC 3G HD A This submenu allows you to configure the output of the DSC...

Page 33: ...24 X 1360 x 768 X 1366 x 768 X 1440 x 900 X 1400 x 1050 X 1600 x 900 X 1680 x 1050 X 1600 x 1200 X 1920 x 1200 X 480p X X 576p X 720p X X X X X X 1080i X X X 1080p X X X X X X X X 2K 2048 x 1080 X X X...

Page 34: ...that is very different from the current output setting the DSC may not output a signal The image may not display or may blink If no input signal is detected AFL disabled or if locking to the input si...

Page 35: ...elect the genlock or AFL mode select Genlock AFL from the Output submenu then press any of the arrow buttons to step through the items The choices are Off The output runs at the selected output frame...

Page 36: ...ly locked to a reference input Use the or button to adjust the horizontal H offset value Use the or button to adjust the vertical V offset value Audio Submenu This submenu allows you to configure the...

Page 37: ...n Select this item to set the gain and attenuation for analog audio inputs only The range is 18 dB to 12 dB The decibel level can be adjusted in increments of 1 0 dB The default is 0 dB SDI Decode Aud...

Page 38: ...e use Pair 1 Channel 2 Reserved for future use Pair 2 Channel 1 Reserved for future use Pair 2 Channel 2 Reserved for future use 4 Pair 1 Channel 1 Reserved for future use Pair 1 Channel 2 Reserved fo...

Page 39: ...ttern to use in setting up a display when outputting different resolutions The following test patterns are available Color Bars 8 Crop Crosshatch Alt Pixels Grayscale Blue Mode Audio Test Figure 22 Te...

Page 40: ...age Position items on the Picture Controls submenu If you want a single input to fill the screen in follow mode you can manually set the Image Position item on the Picture Controls submenu to 0 0 and...

Page 41: ...a quick view of certain selections parameters and status information for the DSC All these items are also on other DSC screens However the Device Info screen provides them all on a single screen for a...

Page 42: ...and V position and size are set to maintain the native aspect ratio of the input rate with respect to the current output resolution Auto Image is useful in applications in which a variety of new inpu...

Page 43: ...tion or custom output rate generation custom rate based on the EDIDs preferred timings see the Output EDID command on page 53 NOTE If an imported or custom rate is not a valid output resolution the ou...

Page 44: ...type SDI Signal Type Resolutions 2 97 3G SDI 1080p 60 Hz 1080p 59 94 Hz 1080p 50 Hz 1 485 HD SDI 1080i 60 Hz 1080i 59 94 Hz 1080i 50 Hz 720p 60 Hz 720p 59 94 Hz 720p 50 Hz 270 Mbps SD SDI 480i 59 94 H...

Page 45: ...resets and global input presets Auto Memories The DSC has 32 memory locations in which the current input configuration and picture control values are automatically stored as an input preset when Auto...

Page 46: ...ets allow a matrix switcher with multiple types of video inputs such as an Extron SMX to be placed upstream from the DSC to expand the number of video sources Input presets can be saved and recalled o...

Page 47: ...causes various settings to revert to the defaults that were set at the factory Resets can be performed from the front panel buttons the OSD or SIS commands The following resets are available Factory...

Page 48: ...protocol of 9600 baud 1 stop bit no parity and no flow control SIS commands consist of one or more characters per field No special characters are required to begin or end a command sequence When the...

Page 49: ...parameters it returns one of the following error responses to the host E01 Invalid input number E06 Invalid switch attempt in this mode E10 Invalid command E11 Invalid preset number E12 Invalid port n...

Page 50: ...its padded with zeros X X Total pixels DSC 3G HD A View only DSC HD 3G A 512 of the default value Response is four digits padded with zeros X X Active pixels DSC 3G HD A View only DSC HD 3G A 512 of t...

Page 51: ...cle occurs Valid for EDID export only 2 Custom output rate 1 3 Custom output rate 2 4 Custom output rate 3 9 Match the input rate If the current input is not a valid output resolution the output rate...

Page 52: ...utput resolution X2 X2 EDID emulation for DSC HD 3G A Response is two digits padded with a zero 0 Automatic matches the current scaler output resolution 1 Custom EDID 1 2 Custom EDID 2 3 Custom EDID 3...

Page 53: ...nds with more information than it usually would For example the DSC can send out a notice of a change in some setting without receiving a query via your PC That change could have been a result of an i...

Page 54: ...audio InfoFrames OSD reads RGB Full 3 HDMI RGB Limited RGB 444 16 235 audio InfoFrames OSD reads RGB Limited 4 HDMI YUV Full YUV 444 0 255 audio InfoFrames OSD reads YUV 444 Full 5 HDMI YUV Limited YU...

Page 55: ...input lock Free running pixel clock is generated internally Default 1 Enable input lock Locks output vertical to vertical refresh rate of the selected input X6 X6 Input lock AFL status DSC 3G HD A onl...

Page 56: ...A Img1 Perform an Auto Image and fill entire display screen Execute and Follow 2 A Img2 Perform an Auto Image and follow the aspect ratio of the input Active Pixels View E E APIX X X In verbose modes...

Page 57: ...2 2 and 24 1 pull down default Disable auto detection E E 0 FILM Film 1 X1 X1 Disable automatic film mode detection View setting E E FILM X1 X1 In verbose modes 2 and 3 Film 1 X1 X1 View the current...

Page 58: ...ess level for the input Detail Filter Set detail level E E X1 X1 HDET Hdet 1 X1 X1 Set the sharpness detail level to X1 X1 for the input Increment value E E HDET Hdet 1 X1 X1 Increase the detail level...

Page 59: ...ight of the image to X1 X1 Increase vertical size E E VSIZ Vsiz X1 X1 Make the image taller by 1 line Decrease vertical size E E V SIZ Vsiz X1 X1 Make the image shorter by 1 line View E E VSIZ X1 X1 I...

Page 60: ...al image position Film mode Active lines Vertical Active Vertical image size Audio gain attenuation Total pixels Preset name User Presets Recall preset 1 X2 X2 1 Rpr X2 X2 Recall user preset X2 X2 for...

Page 61: ...ut Scaler Rate Set output rate E E X2 X2 RATE Rate X2 X2 Select the DSC 3G HD A output resolution and refresh rate View output rate E E RATE X2 X2 In verbose modes 2 and 3 Rate X2 X2 Show selected out...

Page 62: ...status E E S SSAV X6 X6 In verbose modes 2 and 3 Ssav S X6 X6 View the screen saver status X6 X6 KEY X2 X2 Output sync timeout 1 through 500 in 1 second increments default 501 seconds never 0 The out...

Page 63: ...on and reset to 0 0 when the output resolution is adjusted If the applied Genlock reference signal differs in resolution or refresh rate from the DSC scaled output resolution then proper genlock canno...

Page 64: ...input connector and digital embedded in the SDI input audio sources DSC HD 3G A Selects between analog 5 pole captive screw audio input connector and digital embedded in the HDMI input audio sources...

Page 65: ...st pattern E E X2 X2 TEST Test X2 X2 Select test pattern X2 X2 View test pattern E E TEST X2 X2 In verbose modes 2 and 3 Test X2 X2 View the current test pattern Freeze Enable 1 F Frz 1 Freeze the inp...

Page 66: ...ates 480i 576i 720p 1080i 1080p and 2K Set value E E 1 X3 X3 OSCN Oscn 1 X3 X3 Set the HDMI input to overscan mode X3 X3 View status E E 1 OSCN X3 X3 In verbose modes 2 and 3 Oscn 1 X3 X3 Show oversca...

Page 67: ...U Menu L Emulate the button Right arrow E E R MENU Menu R Emulate the button View menu status E E MENU X3 X3 In verbose modes 2 and 3 Menu X3 X3 View the OSD menu On Off status Reset Reset all device...

Page 68: ...mode for SIS command responses View verbose mode E E CV X3 X3 In verbose modes 2 and 3 Vrb X3 X3 View the current verbose mode Set unit name E E X3 X3 CN Ipn X3 X3 Specify a name for the unit Set unit...

Page 69: ...functions that can be accomplished via the front panel controls or SIS commands To download PCS from the Extron website locate it on the Download Center page or go to the PCS product page Software Do...

Page 70: ...tion to log in to https www extron com if you need an ID number see your Extron representative 6 Follow the instructions on the subsequent screens to complete the software program installation By defa...

Page 71: ...u on your computer as follows a Click Start on your computer screen b Select All Programs from the Start menu c From the All Programs menu select Extron Electronics d From the Extron Electronics drop...

Page 72: ...tory configured passwords for all accounts on this device have been set to the device serial number In the event of an absolute system reset these passwords convert to the default which is no password...

Page 73: ...e greater than room ambient temperature Therefore install the equipment in an environment compatible with the maximum ambient temperature TMA 122 F 50 C specified by Extron Reduced air flow Install th...

Page 74: ...quilibre de la charge m canique Surcharge lectrique Lorsque vous connectez l quipement au circuit d alimentation observez la connexion de l quipement et tudiez les effets possibles d une surcharge du...

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