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Page 1: ...HQView 300 Series Operating Instructions Version 2 40 ...
Page 2: ...LIBRE MAKES NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WITH RESPECT TO THIS HARDWARE FIRMWARE SOFTWARE OR DOCUMENTATION THEIR QUALITY PERFORMANCE MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE THIS SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION ARE LICENSED AS IS AND YOU THE LICENSEE BY MAKING USE THEREOF ARE ASSUMING THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THEIR QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE IN NO EVENT WILL CALIBRE BE LI...
Page 3: ... Frame Rates 12 3 5 6 I O Lock 13 3 5 7 Native Color Temp 13 3 5 8 Output Gamma 13 3 6 Colour 14 3 6 1 Black Level Offset 14 3 6 2 Black Level 14 3 6 3 Contrast 14 3 6 4 Saturation 14 3 6 5 Hue 14 3 6 6 RGB values 14 3 6 7 Colour Temp 14 3 6 8 RGB values 14 3 6 9 Input Gamma 15 3 7 Geometry 15 3 7 1 Horizontal Vertical Position 15 3 7 2 Edge Control 15 3 7 3 Warp 15 3 7 4 Picture Format 15 3 7 5 A...
Page 4: ... Curve Type 21 REMOTE CONTROL WEB SERVER 22 4 1 Introduction 22 4 2 Installing the Software 22 4 3 Discovery Tool 22 4 4 Software Operation 23 4 5 File Upload 23 FIRMWARE UPDATE 25 5 1 Introduction 25 5 2 Updating Firmware 25 ENVIRONMENTAL AND EMC 26 6 1 Recommended Operating Conditions 26 6 2 Storage 26 6 3 CE and FCC Compliance 26 6 4 PAT Testing 26 ...
Page 5: ...OUBT EXISTS CONSULT QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL 4 TO PREVENT SHOCK OR FIRE HAZARD DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE IF SUCH EXPOSURE OCCURS REMOVE THE PLUG FROM THE MAINS OUTLET AND HAVE THE EXPOSED UNIT CHECKED BY QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL 5 DO NOT CONTINUE TO OPERATE THE EQUIPMENT IF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBT ABOUT IT WORKING NORMALLY OR IF IT IS DAMAGED IN ANY WAY WITHDRAW THE MAINS P...
Page 6: ... image fill the screen and pan within it System control is via an OSD controlled by keys on the front panel or through the inbuilt TCP IP web server Additionally a free API manual is published on our website at the link given below to allow the use of the LAN or RS232 remote control ports http www calibreuk com documents hqview HQView_LEDView 20API 20Protocol_v2 02 20Generic pdf HQView 3xx can be ...
Page 7: ...UK Limited Issue 2 40 22nd April 2013 3 1 2 Packing List HQView 3xx is supplied with the following 1 This manual 2 3 pin plug IEC mains cable 3 DVI D output cable 4 CD containing manuals and useful applications ...
Page 8: ...3 or 4 BNC connectors YPbPr YPbPrS RGsB and RGBS component video menu selectable Signal formats 484i 480i and 576i SD 480p 576p ED 720p 1080i at 50 59 94 and 60Hz and 1080p at 24 25 29 97 and 30Hz Please note this input does not support Computer SVGA signals which should be connected via the Computer SVGA input 2 2 3 Computer SVGA Inputs VESA formats Signal formats DOS VGA WUXGA up to 165MHz pixel...
Page 9: ...eo and HD audio formats when connected to a suitable HDMI 1 3 receiver When the input signal has HDCP encryption the DVI D output connector will carry a similarly HDCP encrypted signal When an HDCP encrypted signal is input but the display device does not support HDCP the output image will turn black and a message indicating HDCP Signal will come up to indicate this ...
Page 10: ... Calibre UK Limited Issue 2 40 22nd April 2013 6 HQVIEW 3XX CONTROL 3 1 Menu Tree HQView 300S Menu Tree 1 st Level 2 nd Level 3 rd Level 4 th Level ...
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Page 13: ...nd April 2013 9 HQView 310 as well as HQView 320 have an additional Warp and Multiple Unit Menu 1 st Level 2 nd Level 3 rd Level 4 th Level HQView 320 has an additional Discrete Warp Map Item 1 st Level 2 nd Level 3 rd Level 4 th Level ...
Page 14: ... OSD menu or any submenu navigate go to the Exit item and press the menu key To access a submenu navigate to it and press the menu key To apply a change go to the menu item press the menu key and make a parameter change with the up down key Confirm the change by pressing the Menu key This will also bring you back to the submenu By pressing the Input button multiple times the available input channe...
Page 15: ...t accessible All menus have a top status line and a bottom line indicating the firmware revision number In the status line the currently selected input channel is indicated and the detected mode is identified The firmware revision number displays the revision number of the boot loader behind BL the revision number of the firmware behind FW and the model 300S 310 320 type of the unit To set up your...
Page 16: ...s screens mounted upside down 3 5 3 Optimize for Display Settings DVI forced Optimized DVI HDMI Internally the display interface processes data at a full ten bits per colour The colour depth on the DVI D output is determined by the supported standard of the attached monitor or device when set to DVI HDMI For DVI 1 0 and HDMI 1 1 1 2 devices it is 24 bit for HDMI 1 3 compliant devices it is up to 3...
Page 17: ...ally at the same rate This causes occasional frame dropping or repeat If I O Lock is set to Auto the output refresh rate is following the input video refresh rate if locking is possible Locking is achieved by modulating the output clock and works if input and output refresh rate are nominally at the same rate e g when frame rate is set to 60Hz and the video input is also 60Hz If e g the video inpu...
Page 18: ...puts but not computer input signals or formats 3 6 5 Hue Settings 50 to 50 in steps of 1 Control of video hue applies to all video inputs but not computer input signals or formats 3 6 6 RGB values This is a user defined colour temperature setting whereby individual R G B gain and offset bias can be set so as to accurately calibrate a particular input to the display device 3 6 7 Colour Temp Setting...
Page 19: ...kwise 270 rotation with scaling are provided as well Under the Keystone application the image can be adjusted to match a horizontally and vertically tilted screen Also Pin Barrel distortion of the lens or screen can be adjusted simultaneously Under the 4 Corner application all corners can be moved and the image is calculated to fit into the given trapezoid The Rotation application let you rotate t...
Page 20: ...setting preserve to chose an output resolution matching the input resolution If no matching output resolution is available or no input is detected the pre defined output resolution is used though 3 7 6 Overscan Settings 0 to 10 in steps of 1 Overscan is used to slightly zoom into the image Thus the border area of an image is no longer displayed on the screen This cuts off unwanted features at the ...
Page 21: ...ch can be used to greatly improve detail definition and clarity without causing image ringing or ghosting It improves both horizontal and vertical detail Correct setting of the detail enhance filter can make SD signals look virtually indistinguishable from true HD At setting 0 the filter is switched off with setting 3 providing the highest effect 3 8 3 Video Filters The video filters menu provides...
Page 22: ...requency and phase of the sampling clock is provided This automatic adjustment is strongly recommended Frequency Clock and phase can also be altered manually DVI HDMI Setup The DVI I connector may be used to connect a DVI or a HDMI source A separate connector dedicated to HDMI is not provided because of space limitations By default the EDID of the box is set to assume a HDMI source supporting vide...
Page 23: ...e switching have to be switched off in the Output Display Type menu 3 9 6 Menu Settings This menu provides items to change the menu position and menu display time i e the time after which the OSD is switched off again with no user interaction OSD Messages can be activated and deactivated The menu language can be altered and the keypad can be locked To unlock the keypad a combination of keys has to...
Page 24: ...locked otherwise motion tear will be observed at the boundaries of the image processed by each HQView unit It is also essential that all HQView units are setup for the same processing latency either all units are in Best Picture mode or all units are in Low Latency mode 3 10 1 Auto Zoom Available Settings On Off Auto zoom cuts and resizes the video image to display the assigned part of the total i...
Page 25: ... Type The blend curve type menu allows to set the blending characteristics For setting up the overlap the Align Pattern should be used Align Patter reduces the image intensity of each pixel in the blend area by half When the blend region set up through the blend width menu and the physical blend match the S Curve characteristics can be switched on The image intensity is gradually reduced from the ...
Page 26: ...address of the unit has to be entered into the address list box of the web browser in the following format http xxx xxx xxx xxx The TCP IP address assigned to HQView 3xx can be found in the System Network Settings menu 4 3 Discovery Tool Calibre provides a DiscoveryTool exe Windows application to identify Calibre boxes in the network http www calibreuk com downloads LEDView DiscoveryTool_V1 0 exe ...
Page 27: ...the output resolution HQView will be operated at Non matching resolution test patterns will be scaled to the output resolution A single alpha map can be uploaded to the HQView unit The alpha map format is B W 16bit PNG as e g supported by Adobe Paintshop Only the most significant 10 bits are used Also a Calibre proprietary format without compression is supported This format is intended for uploads...
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Page 29: ...it is put in Updater mode by pressing and keeping the Menu key pressed at power up If the Menu key is released within 10 seconds after power up HQView 3xx is in Updater mode Otherwise HQView 3xx is started normally Whilst the Menu key is still pressed the On LED is flashing When in Updater mode the On LED is flashing two times then switched off then flashing two times again then switched off and s...
Page 30: ... to cause interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at their own expense The user is cautioned that changes and modifications made to the equipment without approval of the manufacturer could void the user s authority to operate this equipment It is suggested that the user use only shielded and grounded signal cables to ensure compliance with FCC rules 6 4 PAT...
