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C2-4000 Series

RGB Scaler

Operation Manual

Version 3.2

Summary of Contents for C2-4000 Series

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Page 4: ...view of Control Choices 33 10 Menu Structure of Top Menu 34 11 Sub Menu List 39 12 Setup Program Source Sub Menu 39 13 Adjust Scaler Parameters Sub Menu 46 14 Adjust Lock Overlay Sub Menu 50 15 Adjust...

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Page 6: ...se of this hardware software or manual The sole and exclusive liability to the supplier and manufacturer regardless of the form of action shall not exceed the replacement cost of the materials describ...

Page 7: ...to external devices requires no specially shielded cabling for FCC compliance The Instruction Manual shows or describes the proper connection of this equipment for operation that insures FCC complianc...

Page 8: ...not using the unit for a long period of time insure that the AC power cord is disconnected from the wall outlet The AC wall outlet should be installed near to the unit and be easily accessible Do not...

Page 9: ...liable operation avoid obstruction of these openings and insure the unit is installed in a well ventilated area 3 0 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Some IC chips in this product include confidential and or trad...

Page 10: ...ourant par rapport aux modes normaux d utilisation Lorsque vous n utilisez pas l unit pendant une longue p riode assurez vous que le c ble d alimentation lectrique est d connect de la prise murale La...

Page 11: ...les ouvertures sur les cot s de l unit servent l a rer Pour permettre une utilisation s re vitez d obstruer ces ouvertures et assurez vous que l unit est install e dans un endroit bien a r 3 0 PROPRIE...

Page 12: ...Aseg rese de desconectar el cable de corriente CA de la toma de la pared cuando no va a utilizar el aparato por un periodo largo de tiempo La toma CA de la pared ha de estar instalada cerca del aparat...

Page 13: ...ucci n de estos agujeros y tambi n asegurar que el aparato se instale en una zona con adecuada ventilaci n 3 0 PROPIEDAD INTELECTUAL Algunos chips con circuito integrado de este producto incluyen prop...

Page 14: ...m als in den blichen Betriebsarten Wird das Ger t ber einen l ngeren Zeitraum hinweg nicht verwendet ziehen Sie bitte das Stromkabel aus der Steckdose Die Steckdose sollte sich in der N he des Ger ts...

Page 15: ...Ger ts Um die ordnungsgem e Bel ftung zu gew hrleisten d rfen diese ffnungen nicht verdeckt werden Sorgen Sie au erdem daf r dass das Ger t an einem gut bel fteten Ort aufgestellt wird 3 0 GEWERBLICH...

Page 16: ...langere tijd niet gebruikt zorg er dan voor dat de stekker van het wisselstroomsnoer uit het stopcontact is getrokken Het wisselstroom stopcontact moet dichtbij de eenheid ge nstalleerd worden en mak...

Page 17: ...Zorg er voor dat de eenheid op een goed geventileerde plek ge nstalleerd wordt zodat deze betrouwbaar werkt 3 0 INTELLECTUEEL EIGENDOM Sommige IC chips in dit product bevatten vertrouwelijke informat...

Page 18: ...ion Any input resolution can be auto detected providing it s specified in the resolution table 1000 resolutions can be defined including user created resolutions 4 4 Zoom and Shrink Horizontal and ver...

Page 19: ...volatile memory 5 0 UNPACKING AND INSTALLATION 5 1 Shipping Carton The RGB Scaler arrives double boxed for maximum protection during shipping You are encouraged to retain both boxes and all packing m...

Page 20: ...at neither of these wires is connected to the earth terminal of the three pin plug The wire colored GREEN must be connected to the terminal marked with the letter E or colored GREEN or GREEN YELLOW or...

Page 21: ...to verify correct operation in the Factory Default configuration Please perform this check immediately after unpacking the unit and once you have verified all the required accessories are present In...

Page 22: ...ble only the Factory Default setting insures that button number 1 is assigned to the RGB1 input If you are performing this check from a condition other than the Factory Default setting e g you have us...

Page 23: ...CD screen will show the following display This is called the Banner Screen and is a sort of Home Base for the menu system You should now turn the Menu Select knob Clockwise until you are parked on the...

Page 24: ...ow move the Menu Select knob Counter clockwise until it s back at the Banner Screen NOTE Selections made in this Quick Start section only store into temporary memory A way to make your choices permane...

Page 25: ...h to shrink Press the knob once to confirm the choice The brackets will cease flashing the image on the Monitor will change to RGB2 and the LCD display will look like this Rotate the Menu Select knob...

Page 26: ...t knob to the right until you see the following LCD screen appear Press the Menu Select knob once and the following screen will appear Rotate the knob to the right until you see the following LCD scre...

Page 27: ...tating the knob right Clockwise moves the image to the right When you reach the Horizontal position you desire press the knob again to lock in that value and stop the brackets from flashing Rotate the...

Page 28: ...nction as a character generator If you are using PCs for both RGB1 and RGB2 set the desktop background of the PC on RGB2 to Black For PC operating systems such as XP and Windows 2000 simply right clic...

Page 29: ...nce starts the brackets flashing Make your selection and press the knob once again In our case the screen looks like this Next rotate the Menu Select knob to the right until you see the following scre...

Page 30: ...now see a properly keyed image on the monitor and the LCD display will show values somewhere between 0 and 255 in the minimum and maximum readout display areas After you have made your level selection...

Page 31: ...right and pressing the knob The brackets will begin to flash again and you can make the vertical adjustment so as to place the image at exactly the desired position Press the knob to load that value...

Page 32: ...o connect the A2 2000 Audio Switcher The rear panel layout from left to right consists of the option connector and the AC connector in a grouping In the middle are the various input connectors clearly...

Page 33: ...acteristics etc are all appropriate before purchasing new cables Verify that each of these specifications are acceptable plus check the physical condition and soundness of connector attachment before...

Page 34: ...werful ways to manipulate and adjust the RGB Scaler the Front Panel controls normally are the first ones explored by the user Multiple Sub menus result from a practice that programmers call drilling d...

Page 35: ...each of the individual selections within the top menu and various sub menus actually do Once that s sorted out you ll be an expert with the RGB Scaler in no time 10 0 THE TOP MENU The Top Menu is the...

Page 36: ...the display The bottom line indicates the input chosen for the Scaler engine This display tracks the input button selected but can also be changed via the Menu Select knob To change the input by use...

Page 37: ...s active when the Lock Method see next function below is set to something other than Off Bear in mind that your Lock Source choice controls the output image resolution so you will normally want to mak...

Page 38: ...es are Lock Method Description Off Lock Source is unused and the chosen Output Image determines the resolution to output Lock This is the Genlock mode The Scaler will synchronize itself to the Lock So...

Page 39: ...omputer monitors plasma screens and projectors will accept this format without any problem Note that the Factory Default is currently stored at memory position 17 If additional resolutions are added i...

Page 40: ...caler displays what type of signal you are using and presents you with the proper set of adjustment choices for the signal The headings that follow will show what types of signals are adjustable for e...

Page 41: ...the result in permanent memory Note Manual adjustments to the positions of the image are also possible as explained in sections 12 2 12 3 and 12 4 below 12 2 TL Position Adjust The next screen display...

Page 42: ...flash You can now adjust the image vertically to fill the screen As with the Horizontal adjustment the first pixel stays locked and with it the top part of the image but you can expand or contract th...

Page 43: ...n Blue imagery plus Horizontal and Vertical Sync If you rotate the knob one detent to the right you ll see RGBS This means Red Green and Blue plus a single Sync signal A further rotation to the right...

Page 44: ...age characteristics pressing the knob once more to store that value Finally adjust the Blue component of the signal by rotating the knob to the right pressing it once and again moving the knob Clockwi...

Page 45: ...r the beep or see the information change on the LCD screen to make your changes permanent otherwise the choice will be lost if you unplug the Scaler 12 8 Aspect Ratio Most television monitors and proj...

Page 46: ...ternal source and consist of a CORIO2 Logo and three test signals To select a Test Card signal press the Menu Select knob As the brackets flash select the image you want to make your test signal 1 thr...

Page 47: ...pan the image both horizontally and vertically After you have selected and saved the zoom percentage rotate the Menu Select knob one detent to the right The following screen will appear Pressing the...

Page 48: ...to the vertical adjustment area Once again pressing the knob allows you to make an adjustment Counter clockwise rotation of the knob moves the image upwards and Clockwise rotation moves it downwards...

Page 49: ...kwise to move the shrunken image upwards and Clockwise to move the image downwards Press the knob again to load the new value into temporary memory Remember to press and hold the knob until you hear t...

Page 50: ...unstable input such as a video tape machine in need of mechanical adjustment you may wish to turn the feature off since the Scaler will not allow a unstable image to appear on the screen if De glitch...

Page 51: ...meaning it will be in one status or the other To make your change permanent press and hold the Menu Select knob until you hear the Beep 14 0 ADJUST LOCK OVERLAY SUB MENU The Third Sub Menu is called A...

Page 52: ...screen pressing the Menu Select knob will cause the brackets to begin flashing You can then rotate the knob one direction or the other as required to position the Locked image correctly in the horizo...

Page 53: ...ey using the U and V channels but a more in depth discussion goes like this Where the pixel color is within the luminance Y and chrominance U V minimum and maximum values the pixel is keyed out and be...

Page 54: ...knob to store the new value in temporary memory Press and hold the knob down until you hear the Beep in each case to make the change permanent Repeat the above for the U V key min max settings You sh...

Page 55: ...flashing Turn the Menu Select knob to the right until the number 3 appears between the flashing brackets When it does press the Menu Select knob again to load the number 3 into the Scaler s memory The...

Page 56: ...that you want to make an adjustment to the input assignments of one of the buttons and then rotate the knob if required until the following menu item is shown Press the menu knob when you reach this m...

Page 57: ...and hold button number 8 until you hear a Beep and the following message is displayed The Scaler has now accepted the first layer of information associated with button number 8 s preset If the bracke...

Page 58: ...rackets will now surround the right hand number and you should press the knob yet another time The brackets will flash and you should rotate the Menu Select knob to the left until you have the number...

Page 59: ...ut An example would be a live camera showing a scene that is only important when some specific event occurs If you could monitor the preview monitor and determine when the event was about to occur you...

Page 60: ...s when it is necessary to create a custom resolution with specific parameters If circumstances require you to make such a change please read the following specific notes 1 Any changes made to this dat...

Page 61: ...n memory H freq fine adjusts the Horizontal Sync Frequency in steps of 1 Hz The adjustment procedure is the same as for the Course Frequency Adjust When on the LCD screen press the Menu Select knob an...

Page 62: ...s When parked on the above screen press the Menu Select knob and the brackets surrounding the Horizontal value will begin to flash Make your adjustment and press the knob again The value will be recor...

Page 63: ...fit your new requirements The H V Sync screen is where that is accomplished When the above screen is visible press the Menu Select knob until the brackets begin to flash Set the value for the Horizont...

Page 64: ...ia the User Support web site procedure to be described later in this manual and the updates are currently free of charge PT refers to Product Type and BT means Board Type Both of these are hardware de...

Page 65: ...he screen labeled Buzzer is actually the control for turning the Beep On or Off Normally this is left in the On position to provide positive feedback that your data entries and parameter changes have...

Page 66: ...e standard configuration for the RGB Scaler has 4 permanently stored items under the Test Card nomenclature In addition to the Coreo2 logo you also have a linearity resolution display and two color ba...

Page 67: ...ed The fan speed is monitored and if it deviates from standard very much this will be taken as an indication of insufficient airflow over critical components and shutdown action will be taken If the v...

Page 68: ...shut down and generate a Fault Screen Examples of faults include but aren t limited to over temperature Slow Fan Speed Circuitry Fault etc If the Scaler should exhibit one of these fault alarms unplug...

Page 69: ...port as well as via an Ethernet connection after assignment of an IP address to the Scaler Note This utility is generic software for all C2 Series Scalers Some functions e g CV SV and SDI will not wo...

Page 70: ...y noticed the look of the utility is much like any other Windows based application in that there s a toolbar menu plus various buttons folder tabs and slider controls We ll tackle the toolbar options...

Page 71: ...ted with their operation Tools Toolbar Item The Bring Scaler Online item is selected On by default and is normally not accessed The other items are very important to the utility set up however and we...

Page 72: ...s your PC may not have all the ports available Also when selecting a port you must be certain that no other device is using the same port else there will be a resource conflict and one or perhaps both...

Page 73: ...omatically done for you as part of the initialization process when you first establish a communications link 18 3 Presets Menu Presets Toolbar Items The Preset sub menu items are all associated with e...

Page 74: ...d the stored data via the Read Testcard menu item the most common use of this functionality is the creation and storage of new test card images The imported image needs to be in an acceptable format w...

Page 75: ...l 74 Step One Select the Image to Import Double click on the image you wish to import after which you ll see the screen shown on the next page We have decided to create a test card from a bitmap file...

Page 76: ...ast number shown is the next blank testcard memory location If you fail to select the last number as the testcard number desired the testcard in position number 1 will be overwritten Note also that th...

Page 77: ...ered the opportunity to store the image on your PC as a testcard file as a tc format file 18 5 Advanced Menu Advanced Toolbar Items The Advanced toolbar menu item is where you modify Preferences edit...

Page 78: ...hernet Options checkbox existed on early firmware but has been dropped from current versions since the Enable Ethernet is assumed when you enter an IP address It s shown only for backwards compatibili...

Page 79: ...e changes using the Windows based utility This is both a blessing and a curse so please make certain you know what you re doing before making any changes to the stored information From the Utility s C...

Page 80: ...eo Timings CVT or Generalized Timing Formula GTF in order to make the created resolutions as compatible as possible with standard video equipment Once you press the Create New button you re asked if y...

Page 81: ...the resolution H and V size refresh rate and the letter U to signify a user created resolution Using the advanced screen you can alter this text as we ll see later Once your new resolution is added y...

Page 82: ...directly entered or an entry from the resolution table to be edited To edit a resolution already added to the resolution table simply click on it and its detailed timing information will be shown The...

Page 83: ...C2 4000 Series RGB Scaler Operation Manual 82 Once you exit the resolution create and edit tool there will be a short delay while the resolution changes are updated in the main application...

Page 84: ...st version of the C2 4100 firmware go to the support website located at tvone crmhelpdesk com Once there you ll answer a few questions and become eligible to download firmware Place the firmware revis...

Page 85: ...and start again from the beginning If there are still problems disconnect the unit from the AC power source wait a few moments plug it back in and turn it back on After you ve done that try to instal...

Page 86: ...aults button displays the following screen Load Defaults Function Clicking on the Yes button will restore the Scaler to the Factory Default Setting and override most of the changes you may have made t...

Page 87: ...Scaler into the utility s memory Reading this data does not unload the Scaler s memory It merely copies it to your PC Read Scaler Function As explained earlier you should check the top three selection...

Page 88: ...Scaler If you did not perform a Read function as explained above the utility s memory will contain random data resulting in unpredictable results when loaded into the Scaler The Program Button can th...

Page 89: ...f you have created a special set of operating conditions pressing the Save Button will cause the above screen to appear If you press the OK button you will open a file storage window where you can giv...

Page 90: ...ual 89 18 9 5 Load Button The Load button brings up a file access window where you can select from all your stored configurations Select the desired file click Open and it will be loaded into the Scal...

Page 91: ...clicks on the virtual button to make an image appear on the output Note that there is no polling of the buttons If you select a button on the actual control panel that change will not be picked up by...

Page 92: ...contains the image adjustment controls First an input is selected from the drop down list labeled Program Source Making a selection here will cause the output of the Scaler to display the selection a...

Page 93: ...eard the Beep As long as the Scaler is powered up the changes are retained but if power is lost or if a subsequent change is made the change made using the utility will be lost Keep this in mind and i...

Page 94: ...nd position the modified image within the full screen Beneath the positioning controls you can make adjustments to how fast or slowly the images change in response to input selections Fade Rate as wel...

Page 95: ...ontrols in the lower right portion of the screen The Free Position Random Position selection controls the position and size of the inserted image In the Free Position setting you control where the ins...

Page 96: ...park the preview on one particular input What you CANNOT do here is build and save a Preset situation for a given button Although you can make the Preset selection for a button you have no way to indi...

Page 97: ...ated every 10 seconds Pressing the Store button causes the current operating parameters to be written to non volatile memory so that settings will not be lost in the event of interruption of AC power...

Page 98: ...een provided to update the display in the event you make a change to any of the monitored parameters You can also print a hard copy of the information by clicking on the Print button 18 11 Summary The...

Page 99: ...Preview input the signal is simply routed and then buffered before being output The input video processing circuit of the scaling engine converts the video data to YUV 4 2 2 scales to a suitable inter...

Page 100: ...C2 4000 Series RGB Scaler Operation Manual 99 C2 4100 Block Diagram...

Page 101: ...amaged and then make certain that all equipment connected to the Scaler is working properly Perhaps you have a frozen Scaler and you cannot change an input nor exit from the current task IN that case...

Page 102: ...curring and what other things have changed at the same time Firmware revision numbers found in the first item of the System menu If the problem is image related use the Input parameters menu to find o...

Page 103: ...s absolutely necessary 21 2 4 The Output image is distorted This may occur where some of the areas of the image are very dark and others are very bright The solution is to adjust the contrast and brig...

Page 104: ...7v max 75 Ohms 4 N C 5 Ground 6 Red ground 7 Green ground 8 Blue ground 9 N C 10 Ground 11 Ground 12 N C 13 Horizontal Sync TTL 14 Vertical Sync TTL 15 Reserved RS232 D 9 male connector 1 N C 2 RX Rec...

Page 105: ...ne Proprietary design CORIO 2 Aspect ratio conversion 4 3 to 16 9 and vice versa Color depth 16 7 million Internal storage format 4 2 2 User Interface Display 24x2 character blue backlit LCD Front Pan...

Page 106: ...h specific warranties are available upon request to TV One If repairs are necessary under this warranty policy the original purchaser must obtain a Return Authorization Number from TV One and return t...

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