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DVS 406
Digital Video Scaler Series
DVS 406, DVS 406 A, DVS 406 D, and DVS 406 AD
68-539-01 Rev. D
02 05
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Precautions Safety Instructions • English Warning Power sources This equipment should be operated only from the power source indicated on the This symbol is intended to alert the user of important operating and maintenance product. This equipment is intended to be used with a main power system with a grounded (servicing) instructions in the literature provided with the equipment. (neutral) conductor. The third (grounding) pin is a safety feature, do not attempt to bypass or This symbol is inte
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AUDIO LR AUDIO LR AUDIO LR AUDIO LR AUDIO LR Quick Start — DVS 406 Installation Step 4 Attach output devices to the scaler. Step 1 Rear panel video output Turn off power to the scaler and input and output Output BNC connectors devices, and remove power cords from them. Step 2 RG B H/HV V RG B H/HV V RGBHV RGBS Install the four rubber feet on the bottom of the DVS 406 scaler, or mount the scaler in a rack. RG B H/HV V RGsB (Sync on Green) Step 3 RsGsBs (output only if input is RsGsBs) RGB Attach
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Quick Start — DVS 406, cont’d DVS 406 Menu System Default Cycle menu 2 sec. Extron Input #2 Power on DVS 406 AD RGB 2 sec. Main menu 2 sec. Extron Input #2 Power on DVS 406 RGB 2 sec. MENU 3 5 Input Audio Advanced 1 Configuration Configuration Configuration MENU MENU MENU Output Memory Exit 2 4 6 MENU Configuration Presets Menu NEXT MENU MENU Input menu 1 Extron DVS 406 MENU 1 Input Input Video Type Input Video Type Input Video Type NEXT NEXT NEXT NEXT Configuration #1 RGB Pass Thru #2 YU
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3 Audio Configuration menu Output Configuration MENU 3 Audio Audio #6 Level Audio Switch NEXT NEXT NEXT Configuration 0.0 dB Start Audio level Audio switching effects Start (default) -15 dB to +9.0 dB in 1 decibel Middle increments (-15 dB default) End NOTE Fade Memory Presets menu 4 Audio Configuration MENU 4 Memory IN #4 SAVE as IN #4 Clear NEXT NEXT NEXT Presets 1 2 3 1 2 3 Saving (SAVE) memory presets Clearing (Clear) m
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Quick Start — DVS 406, cont’d 6 Exit menu 2 sec. 6 Input #1 Extron Audio Exit NEXT RGB Pass Through DVS 406 2 sec. Configuration Menu MENU MENU MENU Input Memory Configuration Presets MENU MENU Advanced Output Configuration Configuration MENU MENU Picture Adjustments menu 2 sec. Extron Input #1 Power on DVS 406 RGB Pass Through 2 sec. Input selection button Input #3 S-Video COL/TNT Color Tint 128 114 10 sec. timeout NOTE The horizontal Adjust knob and
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Table of Contents Chapter 1 • Introduction ...................................................................................................... 1-1 About this Manual ............................................................................................................ 1-2 About the DVS 406 ........................................................................................................... 1-2 What is the DVS 406? ....................................................................
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Table of Contents, cont’d Switch mode ......................................................................................................................2-16 Blue mode ..........................................................................................................................2-16 Key mode ...........................................................................................................................2-16 Enhanced mode ...................................................
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DVS 406 Chapter One 1 Introduction About this Manual About the DVS 406 Features and Options
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Introduction About this Manual This manual discusses how to install, configure, and operate the Extron DVS 406 digital video scaler and how to operate the optional IR 901 infrared remote control (part #70-152-01). Throughout this manual the terms “DVS”, “digital video scaler”, and “scaler” are used interchangeably to refer to the same product. About the DVS 406 What is the DVS 406? The DVS is a series of high performance digital video scalers that offers seamless switching between input 1 and ot
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Features and Options Features Six video inputs — Input 1 — Five BNC connectors on the rear panel accept RGBHV/RGBS/ RGsB computer video for pass-through, or HDTV YUV video for pass- through. Input 2 — Five BNC connectors on the rear panel accept RGBHV/RGBS/ RGsB as pass-through computer video, RGBcS, and component video (interlaced and progressive). Inputs 3 to 5 — Three pairs of BNC connectors on the rear panel accept S-video or composite video signals. Input 6 — DVS 406 D and DVS 4
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Introduction, cont’d 3:2 pulldown detection for NTSC and 2:2 film detection for PAL video sources — These advanced film mode processing features help maximize image detail and sharpness for video sources that originated from film. When film is converted to NTSC video, the film frame rate has to be matched to the video frame rate in a process called 3:2 pulldown. Jaggies and other image artifacts can result if conventional deinterlacing techniques are used on film-source video. The DVS 406’s ad
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DVS 406 Chapter Two 2 Installation and Operation Mounting the Scaler Rear Panel Features Front Panel Features Optimizing the System Menus, Configuration, and Adjustments Image Adjustments Front Panel Lockout IR 901 Infrared Remote Control Troubleshooting
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Installation and Operation Mounting the Scaler Tabletop use The DVS 406 series of scalers comes with rack mounting brackets and rubber feet. For tabletop use, attach a self-adhesive rubber foot to each corner of the bottom of the unit. Rack mounting For rack mounting, do not install the rubber feet. Attach the provided rack mounting brackets to the scaler with machine screws, as shown below, then fasten the scaler to the rack using the supplied machine screws. Rack mounting the DVS 406 2-2 DVS
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Application diagram The diagram below shows an example of a typical DVS 406 application and cable connections. Plasma Display Projector RS-232 Control Extron DVS 406 Video Camera 2 Codec Extron RGB 109xi DVD VCR Video Camera 1 PC Application diagram example of the DVS 406 DVS 406 Installation and Operation 2-3 100-240V 50-60Hz 1 - RGB PASS THROUGH 3 4 5 6 I R G B H V N T P SDI O RGB/R-Y, B-Y, Y R G RS-232 U R G B H V U B H/V V T T S VIDEO S-VIDEO 2A MAX
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Installation and Operation Rear Panel Features The rear panel of the DVS 406 AD model, as shown below, contains all of the possible connectors available on the DVS 406 series of scalers (406/406 A/ 406 D/406 AD). 2 9 10 100-240V 50-60Hz HD YUV to / RGB PASS THROUGH 3 4 56 INPUTS OUTPUT LR 1 LR 2 LR3 LR4 LR 5 LR 6 LR I N R G B H V Y Y Y P /RY /Y /B-Y /HV /VID /VID /VID RS-232 U RGB R G B H/HV V SDI O T U S R G B H VC C C T /RY /Y /B-Y /HV 2 - RGB PASS THROUGH / R-Y, B-Y, Y 2A MAX 3 1 5 7 8 4
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Equipment following the SCART interconnection standard may be connected using the RGBcS input cabling configuration. 4 S-video/Composite video inputs — Connect an S-video or composite video signal to the appropriate female BNC connector(s), as shown here. Y Y /VID /VID C C Composite video S-video input input SDI (serial digital interface) input connector — Connect an SDI signal to 5 this female BNC connector. Only DVS 406 D and DVS 406 AD models have an SDI connector. Output 15-pin HD connecto
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AUDIO LR AUDIO LR AUDIO LR AUDIO AUDIO LR LR Installation and Operation, cont’d Audio inputs 1 through 6 — Each input has a 3.5 mm, 5-pole captive screw 9 connector for balanced or unbalanced stereo audio input. See the following wiring diagrams to wire a connector for the appropriate input type and impedance level. High impedance is generally over 800 ohms. 600 ohms Tip Tip Tip Ring Ring Sleeve Sleeve (s) Sleeve (s) Tip Tip Tip Ring Ring Sleeve 600 ohms Balanced Input Balanced Input Unbalanc
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Front Panel Features The front panel buttons, controls, and LCD of the DVS 406 AD model, as shown below, are found on all models of the DVS 406 scaler series. The LEDs above each button will light green when the button is pressed. MENU PICTURE ADJUSTMENTS ADJUST 1 2 3 4 5 6 COL/TNT BRT/CONT DETAIL SIZE CENTER RGB RGB/YUV VIDEO/ VIDEO/ VIDEO/ SDI TAKE S-VIDEO S-VIDEO S-VIDEO NEXT DVS 406 DIGITAL VIDEO SCALER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 DVS 406 AD front panel Infrared sensor — T
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Installation and Operation, cont’d Detail control button — This button controls the detail (peaking) to 11 compensate for long cable runs, and it also controls the sharpness of the display by using the horizontal Adjust and vertical Adjust adjustment knobs. The adjustment range of both detail and sharpness is 0 to 63. Detail is an analog adjustment, while sharpness is a digital adjustment. See the “Image adjustments” section in this chapter. 12 Size control button — This button controls the
