User`s Manual
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1. www euvision com 3x Vision User guide Rev 1 2 8 2 99 Index 1 System Description 2 Keys functions 3 OSD Functions 3 1 Main Menu 3 2 Advanced Menu 3 3 Decoding Parameters 1 3 4 Decoding Parameters 2 3 5 Test Patterns 4 Setting up the system 5 Control Software 6 Technical chararcteristics 6 1 Input Signals 6 2 Output Signals 6 3 Controls 6 4 Functions 6 5 Shipping checklist 3xVision User Guide OO 00 00 00 00 X Euvision S r l Via C Zucchi 15 00165 Rome Italy Tel 39 06 6623564 Fax 39 06 66018467 Page 2 3xVision User Guide 1 System Description The 3x Vision kit consists of the splitter unit 1U 19 rackmount unit 9 cables and a power cord On the front panel you can find looking from the left to the right the RS232 connector three keys two BNC CVBS input 1 and 2 a minidin connector S Video and a 15 D Sub connector for RGB inputs On the back panel you will find the VDE connector with the power switch and two fuses one per AC Phase and the 9 output DB9 connectors Note that with RGB input no OSD functions are enabled and it s not possible to choose it as default input on power up Front View Rear View 2 Keys functions The three multifunction keys on the front panel can be used to control all of the device s parameters as well as to select the video source The three keys are used as Up Enter and Down so in every situation the two peripheral but2. 1 nominal 800 KHz 2 Medium 920 KHz 3 Wide 1000 KHz gt More Shows additional decoding N A See Section 3 4 parameters gt Return Returns to the Advanced N A See section 3 2 Menu Euvision S r l Via C Zucchi 15 00165 Rome Italy Tel 39 06 6623564 Fax 39 06 66018467 Page 5 3xVision User Guide 3 4 Decoding Parameters 2 Item Description Value Range Notes gt More Shows additional decoding N A See Section 3 3 parameters VTR Mode Enables Disables VTR Y N Used for noisy signals Mode Prefilter Enables Disables Prefilter Y N Enhances transitions Chroma Trap Enables Disables chroma Y N Normally enabled disabled trap only for S VHS signals Color Std Sets the color standard 0 3 0 PAL BGHI NTSC M selections 1 NTSC 4 43 50Hz PAL 4 43 60Hz 2 PAL N NTSC 4 43 60Hz 3 NTSC N PAL M Luma Delay Adjusts the delay between 4 3 Luminance and chrominance gt Return Returns to the Advanced N A See section 3 2 Menu 3 5 Test Patterns Item Description Value Range Notes Grid Shows a grid pattern N A Pressing Enter clears the test pattern and returns to the menu Pressing Up or Down scrolls through the test patterns Color Bars Shows a color bars pattern N A Same as above 100 MultiBurst Shows multiburst pattern N A Same as above gt Return Returns to the Advanced N A See section 3 2 Menu 4 Set
3. Internal test pattern generator Analog persistence interpolation to remove motion artifacts Interlaced not interlaced input video auto detection Inversion negative of the video input only on composite S VHS inputs 6 5 Shipping checklist 3xVision Main unit AC Power cord 9x Output video cables 5 mt Serial Cable 20 mt Software diskette User Manual Euvision S r l Via C Zucchi 15 00165 Rome Italy Tel 39 06 6623564 Fax 39 06 66018467 Page 8
4. gt Advanced Menu Enters the Advanced Menu N A See section 3 2 Euvision S r l Via C Zucchi 15 00165 Rome Italy Tel 39 06 6623564 Fax 39 06 66018467 Page 4 3xVision User Guide 3 2 Advanced Menu Item Description Value Range Notes gt Decoding Parameters Enters the Decoding N A See Section 3 3 3 4 Parameters Menu gt Test Patterns Enters the Test Patterns N A See Section 3 5 Menu Restore Defaults Restores factory presets for N A active input Set as Initial Inp Sets the current input as the N A one selected at power up Start Up Mag Changes the splitter x1 x2 x3 Magnification Sequence Enables the automatic Y N sequencing of the effects gt Return Returns to the Main Menu N A 3 3 Decoding Parameters 1 Item Description Value Range Notes Comb Filter Enables Disables the NTSC Y N Comb Filter Pal Line Delay White Peak Enables Disables the White Y N Peaking Filter Noise Filter Adjusts the Vertical Noise 0 3 0 Normal Mode Filter 1 Searching mode 2 Free running mode 3 Filter Bypassed Aperture Sets Luminance Aperture 0 3 0 aperture 0 Factor 1 aperture 0 25 2 aperture 0 5 3 aperture 1 See diagrams for more information Aperture BP Sets Luminance Aperture 0 3 0 4 1 MHz Band Pass center frequency 1 3 8 MHz 2 2 6 MHz 3 2 9 MHz Chroma BW Sets the chroma Bandwidth 0 3 0 small 620 KHz
5. ed to set the current input as the one selected at every subsequent splitter power on Note that since the data of the software and the one in the splitter is not synchronized at the start of the program it s necessary to choose an input using the drop down list located in the top right of the window this will cause the software to update all of the data relative to the selected input thus synchronizing the parameters The splitter page shows a 3x3 cube system on which is possible to select one or more cubes by simply clicking on it with the mouse to deselect a cube click the right one selecting a group of cube s allows the arrow keys to shift the image thus compensating the settings of the cubes The arrow keys repeated twice allow to shift the image by small arrow near the cubes or a large arrow far from the cubes amount The magnification box allows the user to select the magnification shown on the screen and thus to modify the geometries of that magnification Checking one of the checkboxes in the colours group allows to output a plain colour on a specific output the colour is selected by clicking on the colour sample just on the left of the colours checkboxes Note that the feature is available only on 1x1 magnification It s however possible to automatically cycle the colours using the colour wash function but note that this function is not stored in the splitter memory so to enable it you will require this softwa
6. ions Here follows a description of the menu tree as well as of the menu functions Euvision S r l Via C Zucchi 15 00165 Rome Italy Tel 39 06 6623564 Fax 39 06 66018467 Page 3 Main Menu Brightness Contrast Saturation Hue Termination Hor Phase Advanced Exit 3 1 Main Menu Advanced Menu Decoding Parameters Test Patterns Restore Defaults Set As Initial Inp Start Up Mag Sequence gt Return Test Patterns Grid Color Bars Multiburst gt Return 3xVision User Guide Decoding Parameters Comb Filter White Peak Noise Filter Aperture Aperture BP Chroma BW More Return Decoding Parameters More VTR Mode Prefilter Chroma Trap Colour Std Luma Delay Return Item Description Value Range Notes Brightness Adjusts the brightness of the 0 127 image Contrast Adjust image contrast 128 127 negative values generate an image with inverted luminance negative Saturation Adjusts the color saturation 0 127 0 means b w image of the image Hue Adjusts color phase rotating 0 255 this function is active also the colors for PAL signals Termination Enables Disables 75 Ohm Y N Disabling the termination termination for active input will be signalled by non regular blink of the input s LED Hor Phase Shifts the image 10 10 Exceeding small values may horizontally cause video to become dark or oddly tinted this doesn t cause any damage to the device
7. ote that the input signal is conditioned by an AGC circuit which limits the settings of brightness and contrast once the maximum contrast is reached the white level is clamped and the black level is lowered overriding the brightness control Euvision S r l Via C Zucchi 15 00165 Rome Italy Tel 39 06 6623564 Fax 39 06 66018467 Page 6 3xVision User Guide 5 Control Software The control software supplied with the splitter can be run from the diskette or from the hard disk no installation is needed since the program consists of only one file so it s possible to simply copy the file to the hard disk The functions are splitted in two pages which can be selected by means of the tabs located in the top of the window one of the pages contains the parameters of the video input while the second holds the splitter geometry parameters along with the switches for some special functions To get started the first thing to do is to set the serial port which controls the splitter using the radio button group located at the right of the window Once the connection is established it s possible to set all of the parameters by means of the sliders and check buttons note that the functions are the same described in the OSD guide so for further information on the specific items please refer to chapter 3 note that all of this parameters are not meaningful in the case of the RGB input The Ser as default input button is us
8. re in any case available on 1x1 and 2x2 magnifications The roll function allows to let the unit automatically shift the image from a side to the opposite allowing the creation of particular circular videowalls The interpolation function sets the 2 field optical interpolation which is particularly needed when fast moving video is fed to the device The freeze function makes the image still it s not possible to use this function along with roll The test patterns allow the system to generate test patterns without the need of an external generator and can be used even if no video signal is fed to the splitter except for the RGB input which needs a reference synch Once the settings are finished it s possible to store the settings in the spliter clicking on the store button please note that the storing is referred only to the selected input so it s necessary to repeat the storage operation for each input separately Note also that Store sets the current magnification as the default one on power up this means that the next time you switch on the splitter you will have the last magnification set before the pressing of the store button Finally the load from disk and save to disk buttons allow to save the settings to disk in order to save a copy of all the setting for future uses To reset the settings to the default values it is possible to press the Restore Defaults button on the bottom right of the window this brings the software in i
9. t s initial conditions Dorze Spits DvB51 Ald Lala Euvision S r l Via C Zucchi 15 00165 Rome Italy Tel 39 06 6623564 Fax 39 06 66018467 Page 7 3xVision User Guide 6 Technical chararcteristics Resolution 1024x576 PAL 1024x488 NTSC Analog Bandwidth 10 MHz Sampling Frequency 20 MHz Internal Sampled data format linear 24 bit RGB 8 8 8 Pixel clock jitter line to line lt 4 ns Pixel clock jitter cycle lt 500 ps Power Consumption 30W Weight 5 6 Kg Working temperature 0 50 degrees Celsius 6 1 Input Signals 2 Composite inputs with programmable 75 ohm termination 1 S VHS Y C input with programmable 75 ohm termination 1 RGBs input 6 2 Output Signals 9 x RGBs video to displays DB9 female connectors 6 3 Controls On Screen Display allows full control over all of the parameters of the device 3 keys on the front panel to select video input control OSD this keys are remotable through an external mini keyboard RS232 port to remotely control the main parameters 6 4 Functions On Screen Display to control all of the parameters PAL NTSC auto detection Digital decoding of composite S VHS video Programmable input selection at start up Independent settings for each input Regulations for decoded videos include Brightness Contrast Saturation Hue termination Chroma Filter shape and width comb filter for NTSC PAL Delay line luma chroma alignment for Composite video noise filter
10. ting up the system To set up the system you first need to connect the RGBcables to the displays following the numbering shown in figure output 1 connected to the top right cube of the wall viewed from the back and of course the power cord The RGBcables are marked with S and M the S side can be connected to the Splitter M side to the monitor Once the system is connected to the wall and an input signal is provided you can turn on the system and proceed if necessary to select the input by simply pressing the Up and Down the active input is recognized by looking at the LEDs near the input connectors which signal the active input When a signal is displayed on the screen you have to proceed in adjusting the geometries using the cube s remote controller Note that it s possible to adjust the horizontal phase of the video signal by means of the Hor Phase in the main menu of the OSD this setting is very useful to center the image before the setup of the geometries This value usually has to be set to 0 which makes the phase equal to the one present on common RGB inputs note also that RGB inputs are not adjustable in any way so care should be taken when switching between RGB and other sources composite SVHS is expected to match the geometries Once the geometries are set you can adjust the parameters of the decoder to get the best results we usually suggest to have high contrast and low brightness values N
11. ton serve to increase decrease a parameter while the center button is used to confirm the changes select a parameter In normal mode when there is no On Screen Display the Up and Down keys have two functions if pressed briefly they select the video source which is indicated by the associated LED while if pressed for about one second the magnification is changed between 1x1 2x2 and 3x3 Note that if the LED blinks regularly it means that no video signal is detected while if the LED is lit or blinks with a very short off time the video signal is properly detected in the latter case the blink simply notifies that the 75 ohm termination has been switched off Pressing the Enter key recalls the On Screen Display showing a menu with the most important image settings such as color contrast brightness hue etc In the On Screen Display mode the Up and Down keys serve to choose the parameter to change then pressing the Enter key the parameter is selected the parameter changes color and the Up and Down keys can be used to increment decrement the value Once the parameter is correctly set you can confirm the change by simply pressing the Enter key again The only exception to this description is for the Y N choices for which the Enter key directly toggles between Yes and No without the need to use the Up and Down keys to change the parameter value and also without the need to deselect the parameter by pressing the Enter key 3 OSD Funct
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