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AVerKey

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Summary of Contents for AVerKey300

Page 1: ...Bridging PC MAC Video User s Manual A V E R M E D I A AVerKey300 w Remote ...

Page 2: ...omputer and peripherals must be shielded and grounded Operation with non certified computers or non shielded cables may result in interference to radio or television reception Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the grantee of this device could void the user s authority to operate the equipment CE NOTICE This is a Class B product DISCLAIMER No warranty or representation either e...

Page 3: ...ecting a Macintosh or NEC Computer and Display Monitor 8 Connecting a SCART RGB Monitor 9 Connecting the TV 10 Chapter 3 Using the AVerKey300 Using the Remote Control 11 Touch Button Panel 15 The LED Panel 16 Special Highlighting Functions 17 AVerMedia Spot 17 AVerMedia Pointer 18 AVerMedia Spylight 20 Different Types of Zoom 22 Normal Zoom 22 AVerMedia Area Zoom 22 AVerMedia Spot Zoom 23 AVerMedi...

Page 4: ...ers notebooks and operating systems The AVerKey300 offers many exciting new features to enhance your presentations Four very special features are the Area Zoom AVerMedia Spot Zoom AVerMedia Pointer Zoom AVerMedia Spylight They are special highlighting functions which allow you to focus on specific areas of your screen and emphasize key points in your presentation The AVerKey300 provides up to 7 Se...

Page 5: ...functions What s in the Package Your AVerKey300 package includes the following This User s Manual AVerKey300 Scan Converter and Remote Control batteries included Computer Extension Cable VGA Cable AV Cable AC Power Adapter Unit S Video Cable Monitor Adapter for MAC NEC Computer Adapter for MAC NEC 12 and 14 Dummy Terminators for MAC SCART Cable optional on PAL version Optional Accessories ...

Page 6: ...ting a colored border within your area of interest Create a highlight as large as 1 4th of your screen or as small as 1 64th of your presentation screen AVerMedia Pointer Similar to a Laser Pointer the AVerMedia Pointer is a 4 x 4 pixel square that lets you direct your viewers attention to key areas on the screen AVerMedia Spylight This function highlights certain areas of your screen by darkening...

Page 7: ... be chopped off for resolutions up to 1600 x 1200 Wide range picture width and height adjustment Horizontal vertical picture positioning Horizontal vertical screen panning TV brightness control Composite S RGB video output Save settings when powering off Specifications Input Signal VGA RGB or MAC Horizontal frequency 24KHz 108KHz Vertical frequency 56Hz 120Hz Output Signal Composite video S video ...

Page 8: ... or Apple adapter or Any NEC computer from the NEC 98 Series NOTE AVerKey300 should in theory support any computer and display systems with a vertical display frequency range of 56Hz to 120Hz and a horizontal display frequency of 24KHz to 108KHz However due to different custom hardware configurations and the wide variety of connectors used on various systems we cannot guarantee that AVerKey300 wil...

Page 9: ...tem unit and graphics display monitor The figure and descriptions below specify what device should go into each port Text describing each port are printed at the bottom side of the converter POWER 7 5V Plug the AC Power Adapter to this port VGA IN For IBM PC or compatible This port connects the AVerKey300 to the IBM compatible PC s VGA port via the supplied Computer Extension Cable For Macintosh o...

Page 10: ... or NEC monitor Connecting an IBM PC and VGA Monitor To connect the AVerKey300 with an IBM PC or compatible and a VGA monitor follow the setup diagram and step by step procedure below 1 Connect the AVerKey300 to the PC Plug one end of the supplied Computer Extension Cable to the AVerKey300 VGA IN port and the other end to the PC s VGA port 2 Connect the VGA monitor to AVerKey300 Plug the VGA monit...

Page 11: ... connect the AVerKey300 with a Macintosh or NEC computer and a display monitor follow the setup diagram and procedure below 1 Use the supplied Computer Extension Cable and the Computer Adapter to connect AVerKey300 to the Macintosh or NEC computer The Computer Adapter is provided as an option Plug one end of the Computer Extension Cable to the AVerKey300 VGA IN port ...

Page 12: ... VGA OUT port 3 If you do not intend to use a computer monitor with your Macintosh computer you will need to connect a dummy terminator to the AVerKey300 VGA OUT port In general a 14 terminator is used A 12 terminator is only used with software that requires it Terminators are used with Macintosh and laptops when no external monitor is used 12 and 14 terminators are provided as optional accessorie...

Page 13: ...ou will need to connect the TV to one of the ports at the AVerKey300 side panel If the TV set uses the composite video standard connect the TV to the AVerKey300 VIDEO port using the supplied AV Cable If the TV set uses the S video standard connect the TV to the AVerKey300 S VHS port using the supplied S Video Cable ...

Page 14: ...and zoom functions of the AVerKey300 Using the Remote Control To use the remote control first insert the batteries 2 size AA batteries are provided into the battery compartment at the back of the remote The Infrared Sensor is located at the front panel of the AVerKey300 see figure below While using the remote aim it at the infrared sensor The figure and descriptions on the following pages show you...

Page 15: ...lection of the screen area to magnify The Area Zoom function divides the computer image on the TV into 9 parts and allows you to select the desired part to zoom Refer to the section Different Types of Zoom for more details ZOOM Press this button to zoom in or out of the computer image on TV FREEZE Press this button to freeze or unfreeze the computer image on TV ...

Page 16: ...alternates with 7 levels of sharpness Press this button repeatedly until you find the level of sharpness you want HEIGHT Press to enlarge the height of the computer image on TV Press to reduce the height of the computer image on TV WIDTH Press to enlarge the width of the computer image on TV Press to reduce the width of the computer image on TV BRIGHTNESS Press to decrease the brightness level Pre...

Page 17: ...T Press this button to highlight a certain area in your presentation The highlighted area will be surrounded by a colored frame and areas outside the frame will look dark Refer to the section Special Highlighting Functions for more details POINTER This button functions just like a laser pointer Refer to the section Special Highlighting Functions for more details SPYLIGHT Press this button to highl...

Page 18: ...RSCAN Toggles between Underscan and Overscan Refer to the section Using the Remote Control for more details on this function ZOOM Press this button to zoom in or out of the computer image on TV Positioning Use these buttons to Movement Control Move around the computer image on TV Change the position of the image Move the Pointer to another area on screen Highlight other areas on the screen ...

Page 19: ...l represents FREEZE This LED shows whether FREEZE or UNFREEZE is in operation FREEZE is a red LED in the NTSC version and a green LED in the PAL version If this LED is on it means that the user has paused that is frozen the screen ON This green LED is the power on off indicator If this LED is on it indicates that the AVerKey300 has been powered on READY If this red LED is on it indicates that the ...

Page 20: ...ou can use these functions by pressing the corresponding buttons on the remote control AVerMedia Spot To highlight a certain area in your presentation press the SPOT button on the remote A colored frame will appear around the highlighted area and the rest of the image will be darkened The highlighted area will appear as if there is a spotlight directed on it The figure below shows an illustration ...

Page 21: ...or for the frame There are 8 colors to choose from Changing the Highlight To highlight another area in your presentation use the Positioning and Movement Control buttons Press the Up Down Left and Right Arrows to direct the spotlight to another area AVerMedia Pointer AVerMedia Pointer is very similar to the laser pointer It is a 4 x 4 pixel square which lets you direct your viewer s attention to k...

Page 22: ...ine Use the WIDTH buttons to extend the point into a line or change the line back into a point At most you can lengthen the line up to the full extent of your screen width Moving the Point or Line Use the Positioning and Movement Control buttons to move the point or line up down left and right Changing the Color Use the COLOR button to select a color for the point or line There are 8 colors to cho...

Page 23: ...nce When you press the SPYLIGHT button for the first time the upper part of your presentation screen will be highlighted Highlighting Areas Horizontally and Vertically You can use the Positioning and Movement Control buttons to slowly expose the rest of your presentation screen to your audience Press the Left Right Up and Down Arrows to highlight more areas to the left right top and bottom Press t...

Page 24: ...hlighted Most of the left part of the screen is highlighted To extend the highlight downwards To extend the highlight to the right press the DOWN Arrow press the RIGHT Arrow To reduce the highlight to the To reduce the highlight upwards left press the LEFT Arrow press the UP Arrow ...

Page 25: ...pan around freely to any part of the screen Press the PAN POS button to change to PAN mode Then press the Up Down Left and Right Arrows which are the Positioning and Movement Control buttons to move around the zoomed image AVerMedia Area Zoom This function divides your screen into 9 parts and allows you to select the desired part to zoom through the available buttons on the remote control The dire...

Page 26: ...round the zoomed area AVerMedia Spot Zoom As described earlier in the section AVerMedia Spot under Special Highlighting Functions you can highlight a certain area in your presentation by pressing the SPOT button After pressing the SPOT button press ZOOM if you want to enlarge the highlighted area inside the colored frame Refer to the figure on the next page To shift the focus of the zoomed area pr...

Page 27: ...oint on a key area in your presentation screen press the ZOOM button to magnify the area where you are pointing to Note AVerMedia Spot Zoom and Pointer Zoom functions are not supported for screen resolutions 1280 x 1024 and above Press the SPOT button to highlight an area Then press the ZOOM button to enlarge the highlighted area ...

Page 28: ...ector check the SCART input of your TV set 5 If you are using a notebook you may have to switch to external VGA mode Refer to your notebook s manual 6 As specified by IBM some systems may require that the monitor is present and connected when the system is powered up 7 If you are using the AVerKey300 on the Macintosh you must have a Macintosh monitor or Dummy Terminators connected When the signal ...

Page 29: ...Use the Panning Control of AVerKey300 to adjust the picture 3 Use the Brightness and Sharpness picture attributes controls on the remote control to reduce the distortion The picture on my TV is all messed up 1 When using AVerKey300 with the Macintosh up to 1600 x 1200 can be supported 2 When using AVerKey300 with IBM PC compatible computers screen resolutions up to 1600 x 1200 horizontal frequency...

Page 30: ...uency IBM PC DOS V 720 400 640 480 800 600 1024 768 1152 864 60 Hz 60 Hz 72 Hz 75 Hz 85 Hz 90 Hz 100 Hz 120 Hz 56 Hz 60 Hz 72 Hz 75 Hz 85 Hz 90 Hz 100Hz 120 Hz 60 Hz 70 Hz 75 Hz 85 Hz 100 Hz 120 Hz 60 Hz 75 Hz 31 5 KHz 31 5 KHz 37 9 KHz 37 5 KHz 43 3 KHz 47 9 KHz 52 2 KHz 61 79 KHz 35 1 KHz 37 9 KHz 48 1 KHz 46 9 KHz 53 7 KHz 57 0 KHz 62 5 KHz 77 17 KHz 48 4 KHz 56 5 KHz 60 KHz 68 57 KHz 81 42 KHz...

Page 31: ...z 91 30 KHz 108 4 KHz 75 KHz 93 8 KHz 106 3 KHz NEC PC9821 NEC PC9801 640 400 640 480 56 Hz 60 Hz 24 8 KHz 31 5 KHz Macintosh 512 384 640 480 800 600 832 624 1024 768 1152 874 1280 1024 1600 1200 60 Hz 120 Hz 56 Hz 60 Hz 85 Hz 75 Hz 75 Hz 85 Hz 120 Hz 75 Hz 75 Hz 85 Hz 75 Hz 85 Hz 24 5 KHz 35 KHz 37 861 KHz 37 879 KHz 53 7 KHz 49 7 KHz 60 KHz 68 57 KHz 60 KHz 68 7 KHz 79 98 KHz 91 15 KHz 93 96 KHz...

Page 32: ...defect 3 Cartons cases batteries cabinets tapes or accessories used with product 4 AVerMedia does not warrant that this product will meet your requirements it is your responsibility to determine the suitability of this product for your purpose WHAT WE WILL AND WILL NOT PAY FOR We will pay labor and material expenses for covered items However we will not pay for the following 1 Removal or installat...

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