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User’s Manual
VSC 150
Scan Converter
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Precautions Safety Instructions • English Warning FCC Class A Notice Power sources This equipment should be operated only from the power source This symbol is intended to alert the user of important indicated on the product. This equipment is intended to be used with a main operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions power system with a grounded (neutral) conductor. The third (grounding) pin is Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a in the litera
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Table of Contents Chapter 1 • Introduction .......................................................... 1-1 About this Manual ................................................................ 1-2 About the VSC 150 ................................................................ 1-2 Features ...................................................................................... 1-2 Chapter 2 Installation and Operation ......................... 2-1 Installation Overview .............................
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Table of Contents, cont’d Appendix Specifications, Accessories and VSC 150 Part Numbers ................................................................................... A-1 Specifications ......................................................................... A-2 Included Parts ......................................................................... A-4 Accessories ............................................................................... A-4 Chapter One 1 Introduction About this Ma
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Introduction, cont’d Introduction Picture centering and panning — Center the picture About this Manual horizontally and vertically or pan across the picture This manual contains information about Extron’s VSC 150 with these front panel rotary controls. scan converter and how to install, operate and configure it. Freeze mode — This feature provides a still image of the It also explains how to operate the IR 601 remote control. scan-converted picture. About the VSC 150 Filtering controls — Hori
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Introduction, cont’d horizontal and color subcarrier signals. Genlocking VSC 150 provides for seamless vertical interval switching between the scan-converted signal and signals from other video sources. VGA or Macintosh input and local monitor output — The 15-pin HD and 15-pin D connectors allow easy connection to a PC or Mac local monitor. The included male Mac-VGA cable connects the VSC 150 to the computer without need for additional adapters. Rack mountability — The VSC 150 can be rack mo
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FILTERING CENTERING/PAN SIZE GENLOCK HORZ I VERT I ENCODER I MIN/ BURST HORZ SUB II II II MAX LOCK PHASE PHASE FREEZE III III SIZE VSC 150 SCAN CONVERTER Installation and Operation, cont’d Installation and Operation Rack mounting Installation Overview 1. If feet were installed on the bottom of the VSC 150, To install and set up the VSC 150, follow these basic steps: remove them. 1 Turn all of the equipment off. Make sure that the 2. Place the VSC 150 on one half of the 1U (one unit high, source
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Installation and Operation, cont’d 2 seconds to activate Executive mode. Executive mode Front Panel Features prevents unauthorized or accidental adjustments to the VSC 150’s settings via front panel controls by locking all FILTERING CENTERING/PAN SIZE GENLOCK the front panel features except centering controls. HORZ VERT ENCODER I I I MIN/ BURST HORZ SUB Adjustments can still be made via RS-232 control or II II II MAX LOCK PHASE PHASE III III FREEZE SIZE IR remote control when Executive mode is
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Installation and Operation, cont’d default to the standard centering and pan functions. To Rear Panel Features turn the size feature off, press the Size button again. VIDEO GENLOCK 100-240 V 0.3A IN See Freeze control (3) for information on using Executive R/R-Y G/Y B/B-Y O I U N mode. T P MAC P S-VIDEO S-VIDEO U U T T RGB S 12 Size control LED — This LED lights green to indicate that S HV S 50/60 Hz R-Y/B-Y/Y OUT VGA RS-232 the size feature is active. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Vertical ( ) a
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Installation and Operation, cont’d 2 — 75 Ohm (video input termination) — This switch switching between sources. See “Cabling” and provides a way to prevent blooming when no local “Setting Up Genlock and Vertical Interval Switching” monitor or termination adapter is connected. in this chapter. ON — The VSC 150 provides 75 ohm video input RS-232 connector — Connect a computer or RS-232 10 termination. Select this setting when a control module to this 9-pin D connector to allow local monitor i
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Installation and Operation, cont’d 3. Set the PAL Out (NTSC/PAL output) DIP switch. Use configuration, the last device must provide genlock “Rear Panel Features” in this chapter as a guide. termination. See “Setting Up Genlock and Vertical Interval Switching” in this chapter. 4. Connect the composite video display or recording device to the composite video output BNC connector. OUT 5. Select the format of the second output by setting the Timing Source output selection toggle switch. GENLOCK GE
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Installation and Operation, cont’d posite video and one other), but not the local monitor. Mac-HV/VGA cable connector pin assignments ON — The output is in PAL format. The illustration below shows the pin locations on the 15-pin OFF — The output is in NTSC format. connectors at opposite ends of the Mac-HV/VGA cable that is used for connecting the computer to the VSC 150. Size the image to fill the screen 615 10 18 1. Press the Size button on the front panel. 2. Rotate the vertical and horizont
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Installation and Operation, cont’d If the genlock connectors are used only for vertical interval termination adapter to the other “input” connector, or switching, no horizontal or subcarrier phase adjustments by setting the 75 Ohm DIP switch to On (75 ohms). are required, and the Burst Lock LED does not light. The Burst Lock LED lights green to indicate that the VSC 150 is receiving an acceptable genlock (black Genlock setup burst) sync signal via the Genlock In connector. Genlock differs from s
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Installation and Operation, cont’d shows black burst only (with no color). The burst vector is 10. Check the display(s) for proper colors and for pointing to the left from the center. undesirable artifacts in the image(s). Make adjustments as necessary. Once the genlock timing 0 350 10 20 has been adjusted, it should not require readjustment 340 30 330 320 40 when changing to a new computer video signal input. 50 310 60 300 11. If other VSC 150s are part of this genlock daisy chain, 290 70 co
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Installation and Operation, cont’d are set for the formats that match the cable configuration If the scan converter does not respond to controls and the requirements of the display/recording devices. Symptoms Solutions 4. Verify that the 75 Ohm video input termination DIP switch has been set correctly. The VSC 150 may be set for The picture does not move 5. To test the system setup and output, substitute a video Executive mode. on screen when the test generator for the computer input. horizontal
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Installation and Operation, cont’d VSC 150 Chapter Three 3 Remote Control RS-232 Remote Control IR Remote Control 2-20 VSC 150 Installation and Operation
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Remote Control, cont’d Remote Control The VSC 150 can be remotely controlled via a computer or a The VSC 150 displays the copyright message when it first control panel attached to the rear panel RS-232 connector. powers on. Vx.xx is the firmware version number. Alternatively, the VSC 150 can be controlled using the IR RECONFIG The VSC 150 sends the Reconfig message 601 infrared remote control. This chapter discusses how to when the input source is changed and when changes have use each of t
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Remote Control, cont’d 3-4 VSC 150 Remote Control VSC 150 Remote Control 3-5 Symbol definitions = CR/LF (carriage return/line feed) X2 = Vertical filtering level (1 through 3) X3 = Encoder filtering level (1 through 3) = CR (carriage return only) X4 = Memory presets (1 through 3) = Space X5 X1 = Horizontal filtering level (1 through 2) = 1 = On, 0 = Off Command/response table Command description Command Response Additional ASCII Hex (VSC to host) description Horizontal shift Shift right on
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Remote Control, cont’d Control software for Windows The included graphical control software for Windows offers another way to control the VSC 150 via RS-232 connection in addition to the Simple Instruction Set commands listed on pages 3-4 to 3-5. The control software is compatible with Windows 3.1/3.11, Windows 95/98 and Windows NT. The VSC 150 uses version 3.1 or higher of Extron’s VSC and DDS Control Program, which is included with the VSC 150. Installing the software The control program is
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Remote Control, cont’d Using the memory feature VSC 150 In addition to performing the basic functions, the IR 601 remote control provides a memory storage and recall feature. The VSC 150 offers 30 factory-defined presets and 30 user-defined memory presets that store combinations of size, zoom, panning, centering and filtering settings. These settings are recalled automatically in association with a particular input signal scan rate. The VSC 150 also offers three additional user-defined preset
