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Table Of Contents 

Section  

Page  

1 INTRODUCTION 

1.1 

    A Word about Scan Converters 

1.2 

    Factors Affecting Quality of Results 

2 SPECIFICATIONS 

HOW DO I GET STARTED? 

UNPACKING AND CONTENTS 

4.1 

    Optional Accessories 

5 CONNECTING 

THE 

HARDWARE 

5.1 

    Rack Mounting 

5.2 

    Connecting the Scan Converter to a Computer and Monitor 

5.3 

    Connecting the Video Outputs 

5.4 

    Optional Connection of an External Reference Signal 

5.5 

    Connecting the Serial Cable   

 

5.6 

    Connecting the AC Power 

5.7 

    Turning the Scan Converter On 

ABOUT THE SCAN CONVERTER 

6.1 

    Quick-Set Buttons 

6.2 

    Special Button Usage on Power-up 

6.3 

    Special Multi-Hold Buttons 

MENU STRUCTURE AND FEATURE CONTROL 

7.1 

    Status Mode 

7.2 

    Adjust Menu 

7.3 

    Studio Genlock Mode 

10 

7.4 

    Screen Size Mode 

10 

7.5 

    Zoom Mode 

11 

7.6 

    Manual Set Mode 

11 

ADVANCED MENUS & FEATURES 

12 

8.1 

    Advanced Menu 

13 

8.2 

    Engineering Menu 

15 

CONTROL AND SETUP USING THE INFRARED REMOTE CONTROL 

16 

9.1 

    Introduction 

16 

9.2 

    Functions of the RM-SC Infrared Remote Control Unit 

17 

10 REMOTE 

MOUSE 

EMULATOR 

19 

10.1 

    Introduction 

19 

10.2 

    Hardware Connection 

19 

10.3 

    Scan Converter Setup 

19 

10.4 

    Using the Mouse Emulator 

19 

10.5 

    Toggling Zoom/Pan and Mouse Modes 

19 

11 

RS-232 COMPUTER CONTROL OF THE SCAN CONVERTER 

19 

11.1 

    Setup 

19 

11.2 

    Sending Commands 

20 

11.3 

    Responses to Commands 

20 

11.4 

    Notes on Sending Commands 

20 

11.5 

    Restricting RS-232 Commands to Certain Units 

20 

11.6 

    Changing Baud Rates 

20 

12 

GETTING THE MOST FROM YOUR SCAN CONVERTER 

22 

13 TECHNICAL 

DATA 

23 

13.1 

    Computer Input 

23 

13.2 

    Fuse Replacement 

23 

14 TROUBLESHOOTING 

24 

15 LIMITED 

WARRANTY 

26 

16 COMPLIANCE 

NOTICE 

27 

 

 

Summary of Contents for VP-704SC

Page 1: ...KRAMER ELECTRONICS LTD KRAMER ELECTRONICS Ltd USER MANUAL SCAN CONVERTERS Models VP 704SC VP 705SC VP 706SC IMPORTANT Before proceeding please read paragraph entitled Unpacking and Contents...

Page 2: ...ode 8 7 2 Adjust Menu 9 7 3 Studio Genlock Mode 10 7 4 Screen Size Mode 10 7 5 Zoom Mode 11 7 6 Manual Set Mode 11 8 ADVANCED MENUS FEATURES 12 8 1 Advanced Menu 13 8 2 Engineering Menu 15 9 CONTROL A...

Page 3: ...important to understand the overall process of scan conversion and its inherent limitations 1 2 Factors Affecting Quality of Results There are many factors affecting the quality of results when comput...

Page 4: ...S Video on 4 Pin Mini DIN RGBS on BNCs YUV shares RGBS BNCs Composite Video on BNC S Video on 4 Pin Mini DIN RGBS on BNCs YUV shares RGBS BNCs Genlock Signal N A Composite or Blackburst 1V P P Composi...

Page 5: ...Converter and related hardware Below is a drawing of the rear panel The VP 704SC does not have the GL IN and GL OUT connectors B B Y VS G Y HS CS R R Y CV SV OUT OUTPUTS VGA OUT VGA IN RS232 POWER 10...

Page 6: ...nal to the BNC connector marked GL IN A loop through output is available at the GL OUT BNC connector for connection to other devices Note If no loop through is required you must connect the supplied 7...

Page 7: ...will be described in a moment but is normally used to decrease or de select the currently displayed option or feature Freeze Button This is another dual purpose button but normally used to increase or...

Page 8: ...option The OS US Button toggles between Underscan and Overscan Underscan Mode sometimes know as Compress mode will leave a border around the image Overscan Mode has no border and the displayed image...

Page 9: ...refining and the AutoTrack function allows the unit to search for the image edges to improve on this Before running the AutoTrack function set the computer so that it is displaying a light colored bac...

Page 10: ...a lock with Phase adjustment is most accurate and has the least jitter when SC Phase is set nearest to 0 degrees 7 3 4 H Phase Horizontal Sync Phase Adjustment This value will adjust the relative diff...

Page 11: ...therwise the user may be able to Pan to areas of the computer image that are completely empty The Panning settings are remembered when Zoom is subsequently turned off This feature is useful in many tr...

Page 12: ...Subsequent pressing of the Menu Button will select the next Advanced feature to alter Any of these new settings can be stored using the Store Settings Multi Buttons hold MENU and the Button together f...

Page 13: ...OUT connector However if necessary it is possible to turn the termination off For example if the Scan Converter does not sense that the monitor is attached this would result in double termination of...

Page 14: ...ync on Pin 13 and Positive or Negative Vertical Sync on Pin 14 Grn Sy Negative Composite Sync present on Green Pin 13 Negative Composite Sync on Pin 13 Pin 15 Negative Composite Sync on Pin 15 8 1 12...

Page 15: ...DAC Ref Output Video Level The Digital to Analog Converter DAC changes the digital data output from the processing circuit into an analog form that can be displayed on a standard video monitor or TV A...

Page 16: ...9 1 Introduction This Scan Converter has been designed for ease of use and you should find most of the controls simple to understand and apply Some features such as Brightness Control require more tha...

Page 17: ...etting to the non volatile memory you may want to do a Factory Reset as described elsewhere in this manual 9 2 2 Store Button This button is used for saving new settings to the Scan Converter s memory...

Page 18: ...people from adjusting the unit without the Remote Control Note this feature is intended for use when other users should not disturb the settings of the unit 9 2 10 Level Button This button is not used...

Page 19: ...all the Standard Serial Mouse driver Use the Remote Control s four Arrow Buttons to move your mouse pointer around the screen L CLICK left click has the same function as a single left click of a stand...

Page 20: ...ter Of course delays due to slow baud rates will play a greater part than this The Scan Converter input buffer is limited to 32 bytes so do not send any more characters including CR LF etc than this F...

Page 21: ...H Soften Off On On Soften image horizontally ID Restrict n Restricts RS 232 control only to those units which have RS 232 ID already set to this value Image Freeze Off On On Image Frozen Do not adjus...

Page 22: ...section is to help you exploit some of these applications and functions to get the best possible results Hints Tips 1 Use S Video in preference to Composite Video if your equipment has such an input S...

Page 23: ...with different screen resolution settings which will optimize your Scan Converter to its full potential 9 Freeze function This function is useful if you wish to change to another image or layout while...

Page 24: ...and set to the correct input AUX or A V is selected also make sure that the Brightness and Contrast on the video monitor are set correctly 4 Don t forget that when the Scan Converter is in the YUV Mo...

Page 25: ...limited to avoid them interfering with each other 2 Using good quality video cable will help towards reducing this affect How do I use the unit with a VCR 1 Connect one of the Scan Converter s video o...

Page 26: ...including adjustment of user controls or programming These costs are the responsibility of the Kramer dealer from whom the product was purchased 3 Shipping charges HOW YOU CAN GET WARRANTY SERVICE 1...

Page 27: ...have prior approval This may be obtained from your dealer 16 COMPLIANCE NOTICE This equipment has been tested to determine compliance with the requirements of EN 55022 CE emissions standards Class B E...

Page 28: ...l 972 2 654 4000 Fax 972 2 653 5369 e mail kramerel netvision net il The list of Kramer distributors appears on our web site www kramerelectronics com From the web site it is also possible to e mail f...

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