background image

 
 
 
 
 

INSTALLATION AND OPERATOR’S MANUAL 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 

 

Model FC-0608 

ScreenPRO Multi-Screen Remote 

 

Manual #26-0111200-00 / Revision E 

Summary of Contents for ScreenPRO FC-0608

Page 1: ...INSTALLATION AND OPERATOR S MANUAL Model FC 0608 ScreenPRO Multi Screen Remote Manual 26 0111200 00 Revision E...

Page 2: ...25 02 953 Clarifies descriptions of various items R Pellicano D 5 27 03 1063 Updated Menu Flow Chart Updated Protocol specification Added Display Lock and Wide Screen Raster descriptions Clarified va...

Page 3: ...eration et d entretien tres importantes dans la lit rature qui accompagne l appareil WARNING VORSICHT ein Ausrufungszeichen innerhalb eines gleichwinkeligen Dreiecks dient dazu den Benutzer auf wichti...

Page 4: ..._________________ 26 File Configuration Menu______________________________________________________ 31 Patterns Keypad____________________________________________________________ 31 Transition Rates___...

Page 5: ...sion E ScreenPro Multi Screen Remote 1 1 CHAPTER ONE Introduction What you will find in this chapter About the ScreenPro Remote Controller Features Technical Description Model FC 0608 ScreenPRO Multi...

Page 6: ...niversal inputs accepts composite NTSC and PAL s video component and computer sources Requires no external decoders or line doublers Automatically syncs to input videos with resolutions from 640x480 t...

Page 7: ...control units for a multi screen show all Controller functions including system setup are supported via a single user interface The user interface simplifies system setup adjustment and control To pe...

Page 8: ......

Page 9: ...enPro Multi Screen Remote 5 2 CHAPTER TWO Installation What you will find in this chapter Power Cord Line Voltage Selection Video Input Output Connections Connecting ScreenPro Units Model FC 0608 Scre...

Page 10: ...listed line cord rated for 250 volts at 15 amps must be used This cord will be fitted with a tandem prong type plug Figure 5 2 Tandem Plug La choix de la ligne de voltage se realize automatiquement pa...

Page 11: ...ctors on the output device If separate H V sync mode is being used be sure to connect the V signal from the ScreenPro to the correspondingly labeled connector on the output device Preview Output One P...

Page 12: ......

Page 13: ...nits Console Overview Screen Destinations Presets Configuration Keypad Input Output and System Menus Patterns Keypad Wipe Effects and Transition Rates Destination Program and Preview Selections Pictur...

Page 14: ...R L A Y M O D E P R E V I E W A R B O X O N G R I D N A T e s t P a t t e r n M e n u S Y S T E M C F G D E F I N E W I N D O W S T R A N S I T I O N E D G E V F D B R I G H T N E S S S O F T W A R E...

Page 15: ...second initialization period the ScreenPro units will display the Main menu To enter remote control mode press the MISC key on the ScreenPro front panel Use the ADJUST control knob to scroll down to t...

Page 16: ...ocations internal to the controller that can be programmed with system configuration information for instant recall Destination Input Pattern Effect and Transition Rates can be stored in a preset The...

Page 17: ...Preview bus The new input is now in Preview and you can make the transition If you want to save this change to Preset 1 press and hold Preset Learn and select Preset 1 The change is now saved If this...

Page 18: ...y moving the joystick up and down o this function is activated by pressing the ON key o use the right arrow key to display the next menu Menu navigation is performed using the arrow keys o The right a...

Page 19: ...display o SYSTEM Displays the SYSTEM configuration menu on the VFD display o FILE Displays the FILE configuration menu on the VFD display o SAVE Saves the configuration changes to non volatile memory...

Page 20: ...ollow each other to be selected quickly for an action Any combination of Destinations can be assigned to a group Put simply Groups are preset combinations of Destinations that you want to switch toget...

Page 21: ...review screen you wish to adjust After making your adjustments use the SAVE CONFIG field to save to the File Number specified in the File Configuration Menu The File Configuration menu described later...

Page 22: ...Auto Config mode select the AutoConfig field within the Advanced Menu and press the ON key INPUT ADVANCED PHASE ADJUST This menu allows the user to adjust the sample clock phase for the program output...

Page 23: ...e is positioned on the Preview monitor of Screen 1 INPUT RAS BTMRGT Use the joystick Y axis to position the lower and right edges of the image to the Aspect Ratio box The image is positioned on the Pr...

Page 24: ...oystick knob To reset the settings use the down arrow to highlight the RESET BALANCE menu item and press the ON key The VFD display updated to show the currently selected settings and the Preview moni...

Page 25: ...changes to the input configuration settings in non volatile memory and send this information to all of the screens to inform them of the input changes Pressing the SAVE key has the same effect If the...

Page 26: ...te 1280x960 1280x1024 1280x1024 II and 1365x1024 are not available when the frame rate is set to 75Hz Only 1280x768 is available when the frame rate is set to 60Hz OUTPUT FRAME RATE Use the ON key or...

Page 27: ...est patterns are available o OFF o V RAMP o H RAMP o BURST 1ON 1OFF o CLRBARS o BLACK OUTPUT TEST PATTERN OVERLAY MODE The ON and OFF keys cycle through the list of available output options When test...

Page 28: ...lave ID 2 Display Lock OUT Display Lock IN Display Lock OUT Standard BNC to BNC Video Cable Standard BNC to BNC Video Cable ScreenPro Slave ID 6 Display Lock IN Display Lock OUT ScreenPro Display Lock...

Page 29: ...PREVIEW MAIN or BOTH If the Raster Box is OFF then the line s will default to the Preview monitor Enabling this option is useful when the operator wants to know what will be displayed in the wide scre...

Page 30: ...lected by pressing the ON key or the OFF key The other adjustments in this menu will affect the specified screen and output monitor SYSTEM DEFINE WINDOWS MODE This selection enables or disables the WI...

Page 31: ...ndows Example This example will enlarge an input source to fill three output screens horizontally starting at the top of the image The lower portion of the image will be cropped Set up output screens...

Page 32: ...TEST This menu is used to test the controller s VFD display hardware Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to highlight the desired test to execute and press the ON key SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS VFD TEST BRIGHTNESS...

Page 33: ...mns of 8 rows each The LEFT arrow key terminates the test SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS LEDS TEST This diagnostic test verifies that the LEDs for all keys are functioning properly The LEDS are grouped into two b...

Page 34: ...is used to reset the ScreenPROs and the controller Press the ON key to initiate the reset sequence The ScreenPROs and the controller will be reset to their factory defaults SYSTEM DEFINE BLK KEYS Thi...

Page 35: ...this case you will need two separate input files for every input source you wish to view on these displays After creating these files using the Input Configuration menu use this menu to associate tho...

Page 36: ...e Multi Wipe multi When selected for 2 or more screen transitions Multi Wipe will begin at the left and wipe each screen progressively to the right The REV Key can be used to select a Multi Wipe from...

Page 37: ...ell if a video source is configured or not so it is up to the user to configure the input video sources correctly Configuring Destination Screens 1 Press and hold the desired destination Screen key 2...

Page 38: ...select the source they want as a key overlay and this source will be displayed on the preview monitor This step can be performed on any of the Preview Screens as necessary 2 To enable Keying for a sc...

Page 39: ...tion the PIP hold down the PIP key for the screen you wish to adjust and use the XY axis on the joystick to position the PIP and the joystick knob to size the PIP 4 To transition the PIP onto the main...

Page 40: ...the boundary 1 2 3 1 2 3 Blended Region Blended Region Butted Images Seamless Images One PIP and a Background possible with this configuration PIP image across Screens 1 and 2 are using two scalers s...

Page 41: ...n the calculated limits can still be used However the right and bottom edges of the screen will be cropped See also DEFINE WINDOW in the SYSTEM Configuration Section for information on defining a vide...

Page 42: ...are the total number of inputs you could have In the remaining area of the table will be the FILE number you want the ScreenPro Plus to use whenever an Input source is selected In our example we will...

Page 43: ...EN 1 the controller will save your setting to FILE 1 and copy this file to all of the Graphics cards installed in the system The controller knows to save the setting to FILE 1 since the FILE mapping m...

Page 44: ...n E ScreenPro Multi Screen Remote 40 4 CHAPTER FOUR Software Upgrade Instructions What you will find in this chapter Software Upgrade Instructions Programming the Controller Model FC 0608 ScreenPRO Mu...

Page 45: ...client logon to our site using anonymous for the user name and your email address as the password ex johndoe somecompany com However if you are using a web browser to access our FTP site point the br...

Page 46: ...th a Customer Service Representative and request and RMA number 3 Please have your system serial number ready to give to our personal Upon receipt of your Controller the system software will be upgrad...

Page 47: ...er and ScreenPro Remote Unit Note Turn on and set up the ID s for the ScreenPro unit s in the EXT CONTROL submenu contained in the MISC Menu Make sure a 25pin straight through cable is attached betwee...

Page 48: ...es the loader utility will inform the user that the process is complete 5 At this point direct your attention to the Controller where you will see it Relaying files to the ScreenPro Wait for this proc...

Page 49: ...p to step 5 below 4 In the HyperTerminal Window type TERM and press Enter Please note that the window will not show the letters as they are typed 5 The B prompt should now be displayed 6 Verify MAINAP...

Page 50: ...ails for some reason go to step 7 a and replace the STARTUP BAT reference with MAINAPP EXE and the B reference with C Otherwise continue with the next step 13 Once the upload of MAINAPP EXE is complet...

Page 51: ...i Screen Remote 47 5 Chapter FIVE External Remote Control Protocol What you will find in this chapter Serial Parameters Console Port DB 9 Pin out Protocol Specification Serial Remote Commands Model FC...

Page 52: ...hat follow A space must also be inserted between all arguments except for the last argument in the chain A required argument is one that is enclosed in square brackets An optional argument is one that...

Page 53: ...ric value that specifies the type of error After this line is sent out the prompt will be returned to indicate the system is ready for a new command Error Codes 1 Insufficient number of arguments supp...

Page 54: ...AUX 2 AUX 3 AUX 4 AUX 5 AUX 6 AUX 7 AUX 8 AUX 9 AUX 10 Clear Bit 0 Bit 1 Bit 2 Bit 3 Bit 4 Bit 5 Bit 6 Bit 7 Bit 8 Bit 9 Bit 10 Bit 11 Bit 12 Bit 13 Bit 14 Bit 15 Ignored Bit 0 Bit 1 Bit 2 Bit 3 Bit 4...

Page 55: ...6 Destination Selection Example NOTE Depending on the number of screens your system has certain AUX selections will not be available If you choose an AUX that is not available the system will simply i...

Page 56: ...ping for Group Keys To select a group combination place a 1 in the bit location that corresponds to the Groups you wish to use Place a 0 in all other bit locations Once you have the binary bit string...

Page 57: ...ey Press followed immediately by a Key Release This command should be used for the majority of actions required from the controller For the following keys the KPR command will not have an effect since...

Page 58: ...een 3 Screen 2 Presets 1 17 33 49 16 32 48 64 15 31 47 63 14 30 46 62 13 29 45 61 12 28 44 60 11 27 43 59 10 26 42 58 9 25 41 57 8 24 40 56 7 23 39 55 6 22 38 54 5 21 37 53 4 20 36 52 3 19 35 51 2 18...

Page 59: ...stinations TRNSETUP type value Transition parameters setup Controller Serial Command List Description Auto Transition ATRN G g D dddd Description Performs an Auto Transition on the destinations or gro...

Page 60: ...mage 1 Freeze the image Example FZ 0003 G 1 Freeze Screens 1 and 2 on Program Group Assign GA groupNum dddd Description Assigns a specific set of destinations to a particular group Parameters groupNum...

Page 61: ...ithin the row specified Range is 1 24 for an FC 0612 and an FC 0616 For an FC 0608 range is 1 8 and 17 24 Example KPR 1 2 Press and release the Preview Input 2 key Key Release KR row key Description E...

Page 62: ...view then an AUTO TRANS is performed to transition the preview to program Please note that there s a short delay from the time the file is recalled to the time an auto transition begins This delay is...

Page 63: ...Input 12 on the next transition Transition Setup TRNSETUP type value type value type value Description This command allows the setup of the transition parameters These parameters are used when either...

Page 64: ......

Page 65: ...reenPro Multi Screen Remote 61 6 CHAPTER SIX Folsom Research Information What you will find in this chapter Warranty RMA Information Technical Support General Contact Information Model FC 0608 ScreenP...

Page 66: ...all 888 414 7226 and ask for a Sales Engineer to receive a Return Merchandise Authorization number RMA RMA Conditions a Prior to returning any item you must receive a Return Merchandise Authorization...

Reviews: