Résumé du contenu de la page N° 1
Owner’s Guide
Résumé du contenu de la page N° 2
SAFETY INFORMATION IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. 6. Clean only with a dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. 8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. 9. Do not expose this appl
Résumé du contenu de la page N° 3
ADDITIONAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • To ensure maximum performance, please read this manual carefully. Keep it in a safe place for future reference • Install this unit in a cool, dry, clean place – away from windows, heat sources, sources of excessive vibration, dust, moisture and cold. Avoid sources of humming (transformers, motors). To prevent fire or electrical shock, do not expose the unit to rain or water • Never remove the unit cover. Contact your dealer if an object falls inside the unit • Do
Résumé du contenu de la page N° 4
WELCOME Thank you very much for purchasing Crystalio II, the World’s most advanced video processor! This unit will bring you a breathtaking visual experience by revealing the full potential of your display devices. After unpacking Crystalio II, please save all packing materials; they may be useful as a safe way to transport your system. If any part of your system is missing or appears damaged, contact your dealer immediately. Before you start, please check that you have all of the following con
Résumé du contenu de la page N° 5
TABLE OF CONTENTS Safety Information 2 Important Safety Instructions 2 Additional Safety Instructions 3 Welcome 4 1. About Crystalio II 8 1.1 Why do I need Crystalio II? 8 1.2 Video Processing History 8 1.3 Video Processing Technology Primer 9 2. Familiarizing yourself with Crystalio II 11 2.1 Crystalio II Front Panel 11 2.2 Crystalio II Rear Panel 13 2.3 Remote Control 15 2.3.1 Main Crystalio II remote control 15 3. Hardware Installation 18 3.1 Compatible Equipment 18 3.2 Mains 18 3.3 Video Inp
Résumé du contenu de la page N° 6
5. Crystalio II Configuration 30 5.1 INPUT Sub-Menu 30 5.1.1 Input Select 30 5.1.2 Input Port Configuration 31 5.1.3 Analog Input Adjust 31 5.1.4 Hide Input Source 32 5.1.5 Input Profile 32 5.2 IMAGE Sub-Menu 33 5.2.1 Video Settings 33 5.2.2 Color Temperature 34 5.2.3 Gamma Correction 34 5.2.4 Aspect Ratio 37 5.2.5 Overscan 37 5.2.6 Position 38 5.2.7 Crop 38 5.2.8 Deinterlace 39 5.2.9 Noise Reducer 40 5.2.10 DCDi 40 5.2.11 Video Profile 41 5.3 OUTPUT Sub-Menu 42 5.3.1 Output Select 42 5.3.2 Outp
Résumé du contenu de la page N° 7
7. Advanced OSD options 57 7.1 HDMI Input Configuration 57 7.2 Advanced Gamma Correction 58 7.2.1 User Defined Gamma Curve 58 7.2.2 R/G/B Individual Gamma Curve 59 7.3 Y/C Delay 60 7.4 Noise Reducer 60 7.5 Smooth Scaling 60 7.6 Faroudja Processor Chip Advanced Options 61 7.6.1 True Life 62 7.6.2 Film Bias 63 7.6.3 Film Detect 63 7.7 Advanced Output Port Configuration 63 7.7.1 Voltage Pump 64 7.7.2 HDMI Output Port Configuration 64 7.7.3 Output Sync Polarity/Sync Type 65 7.7.4 Output Port Configu
Résumé du contenu de la page N° 8
1. ABOUT CRYSTALIO II With the huge success of Crystalio in past years, Pixel Magic Systems Ltd. is now proud to introduce an absolute must for any videophile passionate about their hi-performance home entertainment system: Crystalio II. It has been designed to deliver the most natural and artifact- free images with smooth motion, true colors and stunning detail that you have ever experienced. 1.1 WHY DO I NEED CRYSTALIO II? Crystalio II is the perfect companion for any commercial or home theate
Résumé du contenu de la page N° 9
1.3 VIDEO PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY PRIMER Crystalio II gets to the very heart of this problem by a combination of expert video engineering design from Pixel Magic together with the awesome power of the Gennum Visual Excellence Processing (VXP) image processor. Crystalio II is the first video processor on the market to use the latest Gennum VXP processor so, if you want to enjoy the benefit of the new benchmarks for video realism and processing flexibility, Crystalio II is your video processor of ch
Résumé du contenu de la page N° 10
FAROUDJA TECHNOLOGIES: ® DCDi ® DCDi eliminates the jaggedness that conventional up-converters cause to diagonal edges in ® video. DCDi ’s unique algorithm identifies all the moving edges in a scene and adjusts the angle of interpolation at each pixel so that the interpolation always follows the edge instead of crossing it, eliminating staircasing or jagged edge artifacts. ® TrueLife Enhancement ® TrueLife Enhancement identifies patterns of transition which contain important detail in an image s
Résumé du contenu de la page N° 11
2. FAMILIARIZING YOURSELF WITH CRYSTALIO II 2.1 CRYSTALIO II FRONT PANEL 1 POWER button Press once to switch on; press once again to switch to standby. The status is shown by the power indicator LED. Caution: When Crystalio II is switched off, please wait for at least 10 seconds before switching it on again. 2 POWER indicator LED Green - Crystalio II is running Red - Crystalio II is in standby mode Caution: Never unplug the power plug when Crystalio II is running. 3 INPUT button Press to cycle
Résumé du contenu de la page N° 12
8 FILM & 2:2 PULLDOWN indicator LEDs Film 2:2 Pulldown Mode OFF OFF Video (Motion Adaptive Deinterlacing) ON OFF Film (3:2 Pulldown) ON ON Film (2:2 Pulldown) OFF ON Not applicable 9 PASSTHRU indicator LED 10 LCD Display The LCD display has 2 distinct modes see Section 6 for further details: Status Display By default, the LCD displays the current status of Crystalio II, which includes the following information: • Input source format • Image aspect ratio • Overscan • Gamma type • Primary output p
Résumé du contenu de la page N° 13
2.2 CRYSTALIO II REAR PANEL POWER Power Supply Cable Entry 1 Use the cable supplied with your Crystalio II. VIDEO INPUT TERMINALS These allow you to connect your video sources to Crystalio II. Please refer to Section 3.3 for details. Digital HDMI 1; HDMI 2; HDMI 3; HDMI 4 (all HDCP and embedded digital audio) 2 Supported input resolutions: 480i, 576i, 480p, 576p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p, 640x480, 848x480, 852x480, 854x480, 856x480, 1024x576, 800x600, 1280x720, 1024x768, 1280x768, 1360x768, 1366x768,
Résumé du contenu de la page N° 14
Component 3, Component 4 6 Support the following formats and resolutions: • Component Video YPbPr; 480i, 576i • RGBS (RGB with composite sync); 480i, 576i • 2 x Composite (CVBS) Video and 1 x S-Video; 480i, 576i AUDIO INPUT TERMINALS Digital 7 Optical Coaxial 1; Coaxial 2; Coaxial 3 8 Analog 9 Stereo Audio 1; Stereo Audio 2; Stereo Audio 3 VIDEO OUTPUT TERMINALS Your display device(s) should be connected to these terminals. Crystalio II offers the following connection configurations: Digital 10
Résumé du contenu de la page N° 15
COMPUTER/NETWORK CONNECTIVITY These are optional/advanced connections 15 RS232 DB9 Male Serial connection Allows Crystalio II to be integrated into and controlled by third party control systems. 16 Infrared In/Out for room-to-room remote control 17 USB2.0 port 1; USB2.0 port 2 Allows Crystalio II to be upgraded using a USB thumb disk and attached external drives for media storage expansion (model VPS3800 Pro only) 18 RJ45 Ethernet connection Allows Crystalio II (model VPS3800 only) to be connect
Résumé du contenu de la page N° 16
1 OSD group keys Keys for OSD operations are: • Menu - enters and exits the on-screen display (OSD) • Arrow keys: Up, Down, Left, Right - selects different items, or adjusts values • OK - confirms the selected item, or performs an action • Back - goes back to the previous step or previous OSD page When not in OSD menu, some keys have different functions: • OK - shows the Crystalio II status information: • Input: • Input source name, or user defined source name • Format, or resolution • Film,
Résumé du contenu de la page N° 17
• Pressing Up arrow key will increase the numeric value by 1 • Pressing Down arrow key will decrease the numeric value by 1 • Pressing OK key confirms the numeric entry • Pressing the Back key will cancel the numeric value entered, and escape from the numeric entry box When in text entry box, pressing number keys enters the associated characters. For example, pressing the 2 key will enter “A”. Pressing the 2 key again within a short period of time will change “A” to “B”. Pausing between key pres
Résumé du contenu de la page N° 18
3. HARDWARE INSTALLATION 3.1 COMPATIBLE EQUIPMENT In simple terms, Crystalio II serves as a video processor which enhances video signals from source devices and then delivers the enhanced video signal to the display devices. Crystalio II is compatible with: Any source device capable of outputting: • Composite Video • S-Video • RGsB (RGB with sync on Green) • RGBS (RGB with Composite Sync) • Component (YPbPr) • VGA (HD15 RGBHV) • Digital DVI • SDI (Serial Digital Interface) • HDMI (High Definiti
Résumé du contenu de la page N° 19
referred to as SVHS. 5 Composite - the most common and lowest performing video connection. TIPS: It is recommended that you try to bypass any internal processing in your source by choosing the output signal that matches the media type. For example, choose the interlaced output from your DVD player or standard definition set-top-box instead of the progressive (e.g. 480i instead of 480p). This leaves the conversion from interlaced video to progressive video to be performed by Crystalio II, which h
Résumé du contenu de la page N° 20
4. BASIC SETUP 4.1 CONFIGURE YOUR VIDEO SOURCE Even if your standard definition video source has the option to output progressive video (denoted by a number and then the letter ‘p’, for example 480p), for maximum results, it is recommended to disable such an option and select interlaced video mode instead (denoted by a number and then the letter ‘i’, for example 480i). Crystalio II features state-of-the-art technology specifically designed to convert interlaced video into progressive video. Thi
