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User’s Manual 0020D1.01 

 

Image AnyPlace IA-200 

 

OSD Menu Level 

Level 1 

Level 2 

Level 3 

Level 4 

Level 5 

Comments 

 

Hue 

0 - 360, 

180 

(default)

 

The higher the setting, the 
more greenish the picture. The 
lower the setting, the more 
purplish the picture. 

Picture 

Settings 

Input Reset 

Confirm 

YES/NO 

Returns all of the adjustments 
for a single input to the Factory 
Default state. All the other 
inputs and selections that affect 
the IA-200 operation (such as 
Keystone Correction) are 
unaffected 

Standard 

(default) 

- - 

Maintains the aspect ratio: 

 

4:3 input and 16:9 output - 
Output image would be 
displayed with black pillar 
bars (maintains input 
aspect ratio) 

 

4:3 input and 4:3 output - 
No change 

 

16:9 input and 16:9 output - 
No change 

 

16:9 input and 4:3 output - 
Output image would be 
displayed with black letter 
box bars (maintains input 
aspect ratio)

 

Picture 

Aspect 

Ratio 

Full Screen 

Fills the Output Screen by 
stretching the image (distorting 
the aspect ratio): 

 

4:3 input and 4:3 output – 
Grayed out, no action  

 

4:3 input and 16:9 output – 
Image is linearly stretched 
horizontally to fill the output 
screen  

 

16:9 input and 4:3 output - 
Image is linearly stretched 
vertically to fill the output 
screen  

 

16:9 input and 16:9 output 
– Grayed out, no action  

See Aspect Ratio Treatments 
for more information.  

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Summary of Contents for Image AnyPlace IA-200

Page 1: ...Image AnyPlace IA 200 User s Manual Version 1 01 ...

Page 2: ... document is protected by copyright All rights are reserved by Flexible Picture Systems Product names mentioned herein are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective companies Flexible Picture Systems and Image AnyPlace are trademarks or registered trademarks of Flexible Picture Systems Page 2 of 49 Flexible Picture Systems ...

Page 3: ...Address Flexible Picture Systems 174 West Beaver Creek Rd Richmond Hill ON L4B 1B4 Canada Tel 905 707 1664 Fax 905 707 2304 Website http flexiblepicturesystems com Technical Support E mail support flexiblepicturesystems com Flexible Picture Systems Page 3 of 49 ...

Page 4: ...User s Manual 0020D1 01 Image AnyPlace IA 200 Revision History Version Date Description 1 01 March 8 2009 Initial release Page 4 of 49 Flexible Picture Systems ...

Page 5: ...Environment 17 2 1 Setting up Your IA 200 17 2 2 Standby Mode 17 2 3 Software Operating Environment 17 2 3 1 IA 200 Users Keystone Correction Only 17 2 3 2 Router Manager 17 2 3 3 IA 200 Control Tool 18 2 3 4 eWarp Designer 200 18 2 3 5 Edge Blending Utility 200 18 2 3 6 Updater 18 3 User Interface 19 3 1 IR Remote Control 19 3 1 1 OSD Navigation Buttons 20 3 1 2 Video Source Selection Buttons 20 ...

Page 6: ...ments 38 6 1 1 Supported Aspect Ratios 38 6 1 2 Aspect Ratio Treatments Objectives 39 6 1 3 Input and Output Combinations 40 7 Input Modes Supported 45 8 Latency Considerations 47 8 1 Low Latency Mode Configuration 47 9 Glossary 49 Page 6 of 49 Flexible Picture Systems ...

Page 7: ...ience or interruption in operation experienced by the customer Warranty service shall not automatically extend the warranty period No other warranty expressed or implied shall apply Return Material Authorization RMA In the event that a product needs to be returned for repair call Flexible Picture Systems at 905 707 1664 and ask for an Applications Engineer to issue a Return Material Authorization ...

Page 8: ... responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Safety Take note of all the safety instructions presented in this section before using the IA 200 Warnings and Warning Symbols The Lightning Flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of un insulated dangerous voltage within the product enclosure voltag...

Page 9: ... replacement of the obsolete outlet Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus When a cart is used use caution when movi...

Page 10: ... each side Slots and Openings Slots and openings in the unit s case are provided for ventilation to ensure reliable operation of the unit and to prevent overheating These openings must not be blocked or covered The openings should never be blocked by operating the unit while placed on a bed sofa rug or similar surface This unit should not be placed in a built in installation such as a bookcase unl...

Page 11: ...d refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions When the power cord or plug is damaged If liquid has been spilled or foreign objects have fallen into the unit If the unit has been exposed to rain or water If the unit does not operate normally following the operating instructions Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions as improper ad...

Page 12: ...stone Correction for projection onto any flat screen All flat screen Keystone adjustments may be made with just 4 corner controls internally available from the OSD i e the user adjusts each corner of the projected image to match the desired projection area in real time In addition to off axis distortion this approach also simultaneously corrects for Screen Projector Rotation Screen Slant and incor...

Page 13: ...ogy of choice of film and video professionals in broadcast and studio environments for years HQV signal processing includes the following powerful features State of the art motion adaptive de interlacing for both SDTV and HDTV Temporal Recursive Noise Reduction Codec Noise Reduction includes mosquito noise reduction and block artifact removal Detail Enhancement Fully automatic detection and correc...

Page 14: ...ordered rack mounting kit part number IA 200_RM 1 2 Product Variations and Nomenclature The IA 200 product has several different variations described below IA 200 IA 200 scaler with Keystone Correction Keystone Correction is implemented internally No PC software is required IA 200_EX Adds Geometry Correction to the IA 200 Geometry Correction is implemented with the eWarp Designer 200 software whic...

Page 15: ...no field upgrade is possible 1 3 Features and Specifications 1 3 1 Video and Audio Signals Table 1 Video and Audio Signals see section 5 for resolution range Signal Type Input Output Video Composite Video NTSC PAL and SECAM S Video NTSC and PAL Component YPbPr for SDTV and HDTV in American and European formats Analog RGB VGA to SXGA60Hz DVI VGA to QXGA HDMI SDI including HD SDI and audio included ...

Page 16: ...rated IR Remote IA 200 may be controlled by any of IA 200 s application programs eWARP Designer 200 IA 200 Control Tool Updater and Router Manager and for connection to Crestron AMX type systems RS 232 USB Ethernet 1 3 4 Physical Characteristics These are the physical characteristics of the IA 200 Dimensions 17 0 x 9 7 x 1 75 43 2 x 24 6 x 4 4 cm Weigh 7 lbs 3 2 kg Power 100 240V 47 63 Hz 27W typi...

Page 17: ...low power output setting the Standby state enables the user to adjust parameters that would generally not be adjusted during normal OSD operation One benefit of this operation is that the user cannot make a casual OSD keystroke error that for example resets the display resolution to something that the display cannot support causing the screen to go blank and depriving the user of the visual feedba...

Page 18: ...arp Designer 200 is used to develop grid based Geometry Correction for the IA 200_EX and IA 200_BEX versions eWarp Designer 200 requires a serial number based Key for operation The key is installed during manufacturing or may be installed in the field key installation is accomplished with eWarp Designer 200 itself Correct installation with Router Manager is required for eWarp Designer 200operation...

Page 19: ...vigation including the On Setup Key Video Source Selection IA 200 Special Feature Selection You may also select video sources and HQV processing features through the OSD navigation controls however dedicated IR remote keys provide you with quick one touch access to the most frequently used commands Figure 5 illustrates the IA 200 remote control Figure 5 Remote Control Flexible Picture Systems Page...

Page 20: ...uttons are available to directly access key video processing features and to cycle through the available enhancements The LUT button cycles through pre loaded and user programmed input LUT Look Up Tables which can be used to brighten or darken the appearance of incoming video The TRNR button accesses the Temporal Recursive Noise Reduction feature cycling through the four available settings Off Low...

Page 21: ...ource is chosen as the input The previously selected IA 200 Special Features Scaling and Video Parameters are all preserved for each input each input appears exactly as you left it The IA 200 powers up in On Mode All operational parameters are retained from the previous session A Factory Reset returns all parameters to the default state defaults are described in the On Screen Display except for th...

Page 22: ...ernate DNS Address selectable only if DHCP Disabled Gateway aaa bbb ccc ddd Select Gateway Address selectable only if DHCP Disabled SubMask aaa bbb ccc ddd Select SubNet Mask selectable only if DHCP Disabled MAC Indicates the MAC Address of IA 200 unit Serial No Indicates the Serial of IA 200 unit µProc Rev Indicates the Rev of the Front Panel microprocessor The default parameters configurations a...

Page 23: ...uture use Reserved 11 Reserved for future use Reserved 12 Reserved for future use 3 2 1 3 Setting Up the Unit On entry to the Setup mode the 24 x 2 LCD display indicates the following IA 200 Setup Select the Menu key on your IR remote to bring up the Setup Menu on the 24 x 2 LCD display The LCD display indicates the following Parameter Value Setup Mode Using the up down navigation keys on the remo...

Page 24: ...e octet Subsequent presses of the left right key highlight the octet immediately to the left right The up down keys may then be used to increase decrease the value of the octet When the leftmost rightmost octet is selected an additional left right key selection exits the IP address The up down arrows may then be used to select the next parameter Table 2 lists the Setup parameters Page 24 of 49 Fle...

Page 25: ...r select a different input the processing parameters previously selected are automatically re established when returning to that input An Input Reset sets the currently selected input to its default parameters This allows you to reset a specific input channel without disturbing selections that affect the entire IA 200 operation A complete view of the OSD menu structure is shown in Table 4 and Tabl...

Page 26: ... TosLink Selects TosLink as audio source S PDIF Selects S PDIF as audio source HDMI Selects HDMI as audio source Audio SDI Selects SDI as audio source Inputs Audio Delay 100 100 0 default Adjusts the Audio Delay through IA 200 The Audio Delay is calibrated in milliseconds A delay of 0 selects a delay that is automatically adjusted to the number of frames of delay introduced by IA 200 processing Th...

Page 27: ...sing response Gamma 1 5 Gamma LUT Gamma 2 2 Gamma LUT Gamma 2 4 Gamma LUT Gamma 2 5 Gamma LUT Input Gamma Gamma 2 8 Gamma LUT Gamma 1 0 default Gamma LUT for linear processing response Gamma 2 2 Gamma LUT Gamma 2 4 Gamma LUT Gamma 2 5 Gamma LUT Gamma Mode Output Gamma Gamma 2 8 Gamma LUT 9300K Gives a blue tint to the white colors 6500K default Gives a neutral tint to the white colors Color Temp 5...

Page 28: ...Output image would be displayed with black pillar bars maintains input aspect ratio 4 3 input and 4 3 output No change 16 9 input and 16 9 output No change 16 9 input and 4 3 output Output image would be displayed with black letter box bars maintains input aspect ratio Picture Aspect Ratio Full Screen Fills the Output Screen by stretching the image distorting the aspect ratio 4 3 input and 4 3 out...

Page 29: ...inition that are in Widescreen 16 9 format 4 3 input and 4 3 output The image is letter boxed 4 3 input and 16 9 output The image appears full screen 16 9 input and 4 3 output Grayed out no action 16 9 input and 16 9 output Grayed out no action See Aspect Ratio Treatments for more information Picture Aspect Ratio Flexview Fills the Output Screen by stretching the image distorting the aspect ratio ...

Page 30: ...treatment assumes 16 9 input that has been horizontally pre stretched from a 4 3 source Aspect Ratio Theater Scope Provides aspect ratio treatments for a system that includes an Anamorphic Lens 4 3 input and 4 3 output the central 16 9 aspect ratio strip is cropped and scaled to full screen output 4 3 input and 16 9 output the central 2 35 aspect ratio strip is cropped and scaled to full screen ou...

Page 31: ...dge Right 0 0 10 0 0 0 default Sets the percentage of Overscan on the right edge Top 0 0 10 0 0 0 default Sets the percentage of Overscan on the top edge Picture Overscan Bottom 0 0 10 0 0 0 default Sets the percentage of Overscan on the bottom edge Center Sets the OSD menu position in the center of the display Top Left Sets the OSD menu position in the top left corner of the display Top Right Set...

Page 32: ...lack White Adjustment levels 253 254 255 Black Adjustment levels 0 1 2 Gray Bars Resolution alignment RGB Bars Grid Off default Sets Trigger A off Trigger A On Sets Trigger A on Off default Sets Trigger B off 12 V Triggers Trigger B On Sets Trigger B on Setup Factory Reset Confirm YES NO Resets to default settings English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Swedish Russian Japanese Chinese Si...

Page 33: ...requency Output V Frequency Shows the display V frequency Sync Shows the synchronization type Firmware Revision Shows the firmware revision number Serial Number Shows the board serial number IP Address Shows the IP address only if the Ethernet cable is connected to the board and the IP address has been assigned by DHCP FPGA Revision Shows the current revision number for the FPGA code Info Standby ...

Page 34: ... Left Reset Resets Top Right Corner Projectio n Keystone Reset Resets Entire Keystone Projection Off Low Latency Mode is Off HQV De interlacing and Noise Reduction is enabled On Low Latency Mode is On HQV De Interlacing and Noise Reduction is disabled Low Latency Extra Low Extra Low Latency Mode is On HQV De interlacing and Noise Reduction is disabled VJam or VAdjust Sync Modes are forced Video Fu...

Page 35: ...t Low Adjusts TRNR Mid Adjusts TRNR TRNR Level High Adjusts TRNR Off No adjustment Low Adjusts CNR Mid Adjusts CNR CNR Level High Adjusts CNR HQV Processin g Split Enables Disables Screen Split Bottom Enable Edge Blending on Bottom Edge Left Enable Edge Blending on Left Edge Right Enable Edge Blending on Right Edge Top Enable Edge Blending on Top Edge Edge Blending Enable Overall Enable Disable on...

Page 36: ...rements Adjustments downwards and to the left are taken as positive Adjustments upwards and to the left are taken as negative Each control is active using only the Horizontal arrows i e you cycle between H and V adjustments using Up and Down Arrows only you adjust the value of H and V adjustments using the Left and Right Arrows only 6 Each corner of the display is separately adjusted The total amo...

Page 37: ...enu Up to 8 Warp Indices may be selected User Warp Maps Indices are grayed out if User Warp Maps have not been loaded into these locations Please note that aspect ratio treatments do not work with User Warp Maps If you want to configure different aspect ratio treatments in User Warp Map you must create a specific User Warp Map for each aspect ratio treatment that you wish to achieve Please refer t...

Page 38: ...atio is determined by the IA 200 video mode recognition circuitry Note Only two output aspect ratios are supported 4 3 and 16 92 Inputs considered to have 4 3 aspect ratio are as follows Computer Graphics signals with a 4 3 aspect ratio appearing on the DVI and Analog RGB inputs SDTV signals NTSC and PAL derived appearing on the Composite S Video and Component inputs SDTV signals NTSC and PAL deri...

Page 39: ...te picture linearly distorts the picture to achieve this objective Crop always fills the screen with the correct aspect ratio of the input picture crops the picture s top and bottom or sides to achieve this objective Anamorphic handles the specific case of 16 9 aspect ratio anamorphically encoded into a 4 3 aspect ratio signal e g an NTSC DVD encoded with a 16 9 picture Flexview handles the specif...

Page 40: ...3 input signals shown full screen on 4 3 output display Full Screen Grayed out No action Crop Same as Standard mode above Anamorphic Anamorphic or widescreen encoded DVDs shown letterbox on 4 3 output display These DVDs have 16 9 contents that has been compressed and expanded vertically to fit the NTSC or PAL signal Flexview Grayed out No action Squeeze Grayed out No action Theater Scope Verticall...

Page 41: ...cription Standard 4 3 input signals are shown in a pillar box on the 16 9 output display Full Screen 4 3 input is linearly stretched horizontally to fill the 16 9 screen Crop Top and bottom of image are cropped Anamorphic SDTV input is displayed on a full screen 16 9 output display Flexible Picture Systems Page 41 of 49 ...

Page 42: ...e Grayed out No action Theater Scope Vertically distorted 16 9 image will be stretched to 2 35 by Anamorphic lens Table 8 Aspect Ratio Treatments for 16 9 Input with 4 3 Output OSD Menu Name Description Standard All HDTV inputs are assumed to be 16 9 HDTV input signals 1080i and 720p are shown in a letterbox on the 4 3 output display Full Screen Image stretched vertically to fill full screen Crop ...

Page 43: ...ed to 4 3 Theater Scope Vertically distorted 16 9 image will be stretched to 16 9 by Anamorphic lens Table 9 Aspect Ratio Treatments for 16 9 Input with 16 9 Output OSD Menu Name Description Standard 16 9 input signals shown full screen on 16 9 output display Full Screen Grayed out No action Crop Grayed out No action Flexible Picture Systems Page 43 of 49 ...

Page 44: ...me Description Anamorphic Grayed out No action Flexview Grayed out No action Squeeze 16 9 Input will be squeezed and pillar boxed Theater Scope Vertically distorted 16 9 image will be stretched to 2 35 by Anamorphic lens Page 44 of 49 Flexible Picture Systems ...

Page 45: ...25Hz 1920x1080 25Hz NO YES YES YES YES 12 1080p 30Hz 1920x1080 30Hz NO YES YES YES YES 13 1080p 24sF 1080i48 1920x1080 48Hz NO YES YES YES 14 1080p 25sF 1080i50 1920x1080 50Hz NO YES YES YES YES 15 1080p 30sF 1080i60 1920x1080 60Hz NO YES YES YES YES 16 1080p 50Hz 1920x1080 50Hz NO YES YES 17 1080p 60Hz 1920x1080 60Hz NO YES YES 18 DOS TEXT 640x400 70Hz YES YES YES 19 VGA 60Hz 640x480 60Hz YES YES...

Page 46: ...z YES 34 QXGA 2048x1536 60Hz YES 35 MAC II Normal 13in 640x480 67Hz YES YES YES 36 MAC II Normal 16in 832x624 75Hz YES YES YES 37 MAC II Normal 19in 1024x768 75Hz YES YES 38 MAC II Normal 21in 1152x870 75Hz YES YES YES 39 MAC 1440x960 96Hz YES 40 MAC 20 1680x1050 88Hz YES 41 MAC 23 1920x1200 76Hz YES Page 46 of 49 Flexible Picture Systems ...

Page 47: ...en these items A third item Synchronization Mode is affected by Latency and Frame Rate Difference 8 1 Low Latency Mode Configuration Input frame rate Hz Output frame rate Hz Latency Mode Low Latency mode ON OFF Total Frame delays of frames 50 50 ELL ON 2 60 60 ELL ON 2 50 50 LL OFF 2 5 60 60 LL OFF 2 5 50 60 ELL ON 5 5 60 50 ELL ON 5 5 50 60 LL OFF 6 1 60 50 LL OFF 6 1 50 50 ON OFF 7 6 60 60 ON OF...

Page 48: ...n things operate best when the Frame Rates are approximately equal Big differences in Frame Rates will increase average latency The Synchronization Mode offers three choices for Synchronization Free Run VJam and VAdjust These Synchronization Modes are adjustable using the IR Remote buttons and the Control Protocol only To cycle through the available Synchronization Modes Enter the following Key Se...

Page 49: ...ol LCD Liquid Crystal Display LUT Look Up Table NCR No Carriage Return OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer OSD On Screen Display QXGA Quad eXtended Graphics Array RGB Red Green Blue color model SDTV Standard Definition Television SVGA Super Video Graphics Array SXGA Super Extended Graphics Array TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol TRNR Temporal Recursive Noise Reduction USB Univ...

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