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1. ADVC300_ User Manual Notices amp Warranties a Copyright Regulations It is illegal for anyone to violate any of the rights provided by the copyright laws to the owner of copyright except for fair use mainly private noncommercial use Also in certain cases copying is prohibited with no exceptions In no event shall Canopus be liable for any direct or indirect damages whatsoever arising from the use of captured materials Warranty Your ADVC 300 options are covered by a limited warranty when you register your Canopus product This warranty is for a period of three years from the date of purchase from Canopus or an authorized Canopus agent This warranty applies only to the original purchaser of the Canopus product and is not transferable Canopus Co Ltd warrants that for this period the product will be in good working order Should our product fail to be ingood working order Canopus will at its option repair or replace it at no additional charge provided that the product has not been subjected to misuse abuse or non Canopus authorized alterations modifications and or repair Proof of purchase is required to validate your warranty Canopus is not responsible for any lost profits lost savings or other incidental or consequential dam ages arising out of the use of or inability to use this product This includes damage to property and to the extent permitted by law damages for personal injury This warranty is in lieu o2. nal and converting them to analog signals 3 ANALOG IN LED Lights while the ADVC 300 is receiving signals from the analog terminal and converting them to DV signals 4 STATUS LED Lights in red when the Macrovision signal or any anomaly has been detected When the standby feature has been enabled this LED lights in green if the ADVC 300 enters the standby mode 5 AUDIO IN L R Terminal for analog audio input 6 VIDEO IN Terminal for composite video input 7 S VIDEO IN Terminal for S video input 8 DV IN OUT Us y Rear BK 1 NOTE G 2 3 4 7 Please do not connect DV camcorders to DV connectors on O00000000000000000000 both sides at the same time This operation is not supported R AUDIO QUT L COMPONENT DUT 5 6 1 DV IN OUT Terminal for DV connection 6 pin Connect this terminal to a DV device or computer 2 S VIDEO OUT Terminal for S video output 3 VIDEO OUT Terminal for composite video output 4 AUDIO OUT L R Terminal for analog audio output 5 DC IN 5V Connect the AC adapter that comes with the product to this termi nal 6 POWER switch Allows you to turn ON OFF the ADVC 300 7 COMPONENT OUT Terminal for D1 output Terminal for DV connection 4 pin Connect this terminal to a DV device or computer 7 lop canopus 1 2 3 4 5 1 LADJUST DOWN switch When selecting an item to set up p
3. power of the computer and then connect the ADVC 300 to the computer again O Audio sampling frequency during capturing In Line input selection You can select from 48 kHz 16 bit and 32 kHz 12 bit Select this set ting using the DIP switch or Pic ture Controller 300 o gt y Digital video input NOTE Make connections between devices as shown in the figure Before connecting disconnecting a DV cable be sure to turn OFF the power of your computer and ADVC 300 AN VCR S video Video Audio input input input Do not turn ON OFF the ADVC 300 power when the computer connected to the ADVC 300 via a DV cable is OFF or in the standby mode Otherwise your computer may become unbootable depend ing on the OHCI card being used AC adapter Connect either of the cables O Computer DV camera CO SSS ae 7 Watching digital video on TV monitor Press the POWER switch on the rear By pressing the INPUT SELECT switch switch the input mode to DIGITAL IN gt The DIGITAL IN LED will light Output your desired digital video from the computer or DV camera gt The digital video will be displayed on the TV monitor For how to output digital video on your computer con sult the user s manual of the software you are using Ls Lal x 7 Recording digital video to analog VCR Press the POWER switch on the rear By pressing
4. the ADVC 300 separates the luminance Y and chrominance C signals based on the scan ning lines above and below Y C Separation 3D When displaying composite video the ADVC 300 compares the current frame with the previous one using the Motion Detection circuit and separates Y C signals in the areas determined to be still images In this mode Y C signals are separated more effec tively than in the 2D mode 3D Noise Reduction Removes noise from each of the luminance Y and chrominance C signals after comparing the current frame with the previous one Y Signal Allows you to set the noise reduction level for the luminance Y signal C Signal Allows you to set the noise reduction level for the chrominance C signal 2D Noise Reduction Removes noise by blurring the entire image uniformly by using the built in filter Y Signal Allows you to set the noise reduction level for the luminance Y signal C Signal Allows you to set the noise reduction level for the chrominance C signal 3D Y C Separation Motion Detection Allows you to adjust the sensitivity of the Motion Detection cir cuit when Y C Separation 3D has been selected l Tip Digital 3D Y C separation The composite signal is a mix of the lu minance Y and chrominance C sig nals To compress the composite signal to the DV format the luminance Y and chrominance C signals needs to be separated each other For doing this separation two m
5. S200 Update Mode Normal Update Locked Audio Mode Locked Unlocked Audio Mode 48kHz_16bit 32kHz_12bit NTSC Setup Level O IRE 7 5 IRE Video Format NTSC PAL Standby Disable Enable Operation Mode UNIT PC No 1 PHY Speed setting Allows you to set the PHY Speed Usually set to S400 OFF S400 ON S200 No 2 Update Mode setting Allows you to set Update Mode Usually set it to Normal OFF Normal ON Update No 3 Locked Audio Mode setting Allows you to select whether to use the Locked Audio mode or not Refer to P 49 OFF Locked ON Unlocked No 4 Audio Mode setting Allows you to select audio frequency OFF 48kHz 16bit ON 32kHz 12bit No 5 NTSC Setup Level setting Allows you to set the black setup level This switch is effective only in the NTSC format OFF o IRE ON 7 5 IRE North America South Korea No 6 Video Format setting Allows you to select video signal format OFF NTSC ON PAL When both of No 5 NTSC Setup Level and No 6 Video Format are set to ON the SECAM format is used At this time the SECAM format is used for input and PAL format for output No 7 Standby setting Allows you to set whether to use the standby feature which detects the signal coming from devices connected to the DV terminal NOTE OFF Disable ON Enable When you use the standby fea Standby feature ture use either of the DV termi f f nal on the front or the one on the This feature turns ON O
6. f Cobak f Cominwe gt The License Agreement will be displayed Read the content carefully and click Agree only if you agree to it gt Ifyou do not agree to the License Agreement click Dis agree to stop installation and notify our customer sup port personnel in writing not use this software If you do not agree to the License Agreement you can To continue installing the software you must agree to the terms of the software license agreement Chick Agree to continue or click Disagree 10 cancel the installation Disagree Agree Select the destination folder for installation and then click Continue Dino Okead Ne Biene O Select Destination imali Picture Controller 300 Select a Destination Select devtination disk to stall the Picture Controller Yo software Sew IND Seca O_O POIO TO ACH free MICA RICH Fran tratationg then sodasi reperes 697KE of desk space You have selected to instal thes softmare on the dab CALA _ OF MD f Cotack Continue Click Install 15 install Picture Controler 300 Easy Install letroduction ead Me Olicense Click install to perform a basic installation of thn O delect Deatenstion sofware path ape teaullanon Type Co Mack iota gt The installation process starts After the installation completes click Close o install Picture Controler 300 Install Software O tetroduction ORead Me License O jelect Destinat
7. is connected with the ADVC 300 when you turn the power of the ADVC 300 ON OFE You may hear a loud noise when you turn the power ON OFE Notices amp Warranties E CAUTION The following conditions indicate the potential for bodily harm damage to hardware or loss of data Do not pull AC adapter cord when disconnecting from electrical outlet When disconnecting the AC adapter cord pull on the plug not the cord itself Pulling on the cord can damage the cord and may result in fire or electric shock Do not touch AC adapter with wet hands Do not disconnect or plug in the AC adapter when your hands are wet Contact with water may result in electric shock fire or damage Do not setup in an area that becomes hot Do not setup in an area exposed to direct sunlight or near a heating apparatus The heat can accumu late causing burns fire or damage Also the unitmay become deformed or change color Do not setup other than the Described method Do not setup in a manner other than prescribed Do not use while wrapped in cloth or plastic Heat can accumulate causing burns fire or damage If product will not be used for an extended period If this product will not to be used for an extended period of time disconnect the AC adapter from the electrical outlet Do not place the product on an unstable place Do not place the product on an unstable table or slanted surface The product may fall from it resulting in injuries or malfuncti
8. the INPUT SELECT switch switch the input mode to DIGITAL IN gt The DIGITALIN LED will light Put the analog VCR in the record pause mode O O LA Playback the video you want to copy on the DV cam ra Release the pause button of the analog VCR r gt The digital video is recorded to the analog VCR O AS Technical Information 7 Priorities among analog input signals When all the connectors are used at the same time priority is given in the order shown below e Video 1 S video input 2 Composite input y Audio modes 48kHz 16 bit mode In this mode audio data is recorded as 16 bit stereo sound at 48 kHz Select this option when you create DVD videos 32kHz 12 bit mode In this mode 4 channels of 12 bit audio signals are recorded at 32kHz When ADVC 300 is used for recording audio data is recorded in only the 2 main channels and no sound is recorded in the 2 sub channels Unlocked mode Unlocked audio in consumer products are allowed to have some deviation in the number of audio samples per one video frame If this deviation is accumulated along with elapsed time however it re sults in sound drift On the other hand the Locked Audio mode en sures synchronization between audio and video by restricting the number of audio samples per one video frame in accordance with a preset pattern thereby sound drift does not take place When the Locked Audio mode is used for capturing from a video source with h
9. 43 4 5 10 gt PAGE1 5 When the image and sound default set ting has been selected All the LEDs of ADJUST LEVEL and 3D Processing will blink at the same time Pro ceed to step 7 gt PAGE1 4 When the image default setting has been selected All the LEDs of ADJUST LEVEL will blink at the same time Proceed to step 7 gt PAGE1 5 When the sound default setting has been selected The two LEDs of 3D Processing will blink at the same time Proceed to step 7 Adjust the setting value by pressing the ADJUST UP or ADJUST DOWN switches Setting items Brightness Low lt Default 128 lt High Contrast Low lt Default 128 lt High Hue Green lt Default 128 lt Red Saturation Light lt Default 128 lt Deep Sharpness Weak lt Default 128 lt Strong Volume Low lt Default 237 lt High Low tone Weak lt Default o lt Strong High tone Weak lt Default o lt Strong Press the ENTER switch to set to the current choice gt The setting will be updated gt The ADJUST LEVEL LEDs will light in series from 5 to PAGE1 2 twice and then 5 LED will blink O Tip You can increase or decrease the value continuously by holding down the ADJUST UP or AD JUST DOWN key i Tip If the value for the volume set ting has been set high the sound may be distorted wh
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11. FF the ADVC 300 power automatically af rear not both for connecting sour ter detecting ON OFF of the power of the device connected to the device DV terminal Depending on the specification You can use the POWER switch to turn ON OFF the ADVC 300 of your device s computer s power as usual even when the standby feature is active DV terminal standby function or the OHCI card specification the standby mode may not work No 8 Operation Mode setting Allows you to select the control method of ADVC 300 O OFF UNIT ON PC Ti Ip UNIT mode Operation Mode In this mode the ADVC 300 operates standalone thus all the op The PC mode and UNIT mode are erations are made via the buttons and indicators on it To set the Available for your selection i When changing the mode be operation mode use the DIP switch for it You can set up the qual sure to turn OLF ike ADVC 400 ity of image and sound on the ADVC 300 This mode is provided power before setting the DIP for using the ADVC 300 as a simple DV converter switch PC mode In this mode the ADVC 300 is controlled by a computer connected to it via the IEEE 1394 interface Image and sound quality is con trolled from the computer The buttons on the ADVC 300 are not operable in this mode Da O 7 SW2 DIP switches Tip Allows you to make video and audio settings The following functions are All the switches have been set to OFF at the time of shipment changeable under
12. N TN TN OTN N EN cos r LU UF CL CD LD OLD OD LD OLD OD UT N Kt YH a Wa r ur Wa Wat Was NH ane _ gt The ADVC 300 will enter the image and sound quality adjustment mode and be put to the standby state PAGE1 5 Select your desired item to adjust by pressing the ADJUST UP or ADJUST DOWN switch Desired item Image and sound Default setting PAGE 4 Brightness 256 levels PAGE 3 Contrast 256 levels PAGE 2 Hue 256 levels PAGE 1 Saturation 256 levels PAGEi 0 Sharpness 256 levels PAGE1 1 Volume 256 levels PAGE1 2 Low tone 31 levels PAGE1 3 High tone 31 levels PAGE1 4 Image Default setting PAGE1 5 Sound Default setting PAGE1 5 Y C separation setting 4 options PAGE1 4 Audio AGC setting 5 levels O Tip To change the page select PAGE1 2 and then press the ENTER switch If the page is switched to page 2 the PAGE1 2 LED lights up Press the ENTER switch to select the currently cho sen item gt The ADJUST LEVEL LEDs will light in series from 5 to PAGE1 2 twice and then the current setting value pre viously saved value will be indicated LEVEL _MIMM ee Page 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2
13. age bright ness of the incoming video _ T White Peak Adjust Corrects a whiteout image by correcting the gain of white high brightness areas and thus restoring the contrast in them Adjustment Allows you to set the level of white peak adjustment The higher the level the lower the white peak will be Base Level Allows you to specify up to which level of brightness you want to correct the white peak The more the cursor is moved to the left the lower darker the bright level will be Auto Adjust Adjusts the level of white peak based on the average brightness of the incoming video White Step Lowers the luminance signal level when the incoming video has a higher level of the average brightness to enhance the reproducibil ity of graduation in brighter areas Base Level Allows you to specify up to which level of brightness you want to lower the luminance signal as correction The more the cursor is moved to the left the lower darker the bright level will be Adjustment Adjusts the level of white graduation correction based on the average brightness of the incoming video This feature is effective for im ages with white spreading over the screen 7 Video2 tab This tab page is provided to sets up the edge correction and AGC Picture Controller 300 Basic Filter Video Video2 Audio Version Info Edge Adjustment Horizontal Edge Yertical Edge iV Video AGC AGC l
14. e Auto C Fix Set Auto Gain Y Adjust Open Preview Default corea e Edge Adjustment Corrects the edge of human or object profiles in videos Horizontal Edge Corrects horizontal edges in video Vertical edges are thus en hanced Vertical Edge Corrects vertical edges in video Horizontal edges are thus en hanced Video AGC Sets up the AGC feature for video in detail Checkmark this option if you want to automatically set the brightness of the entire video to an optimal level AGC If Auto is checkmarked the brightness of the entire video will be automatically adjusted When Fix is checkmarked the bright ness of the entire video will be adjusted using the fixed value Set Auto Gain Allows you to set the automatic adjustment level of AGC if AGC has been set to Auto The more the cursor is moved to the right the higher the level for AGC will be thereby making the video less bright Y Adjust Allows you to set the fixed brightness level of AGC if AGC has been set to Fix The more the cursor is moved to the right the more brighter the gain will be AGC is an acronym of Auto Gain Control and the function to auto matically adjust the image gradu ation and such Using this feature you can always display the video in an optimal brightness level even if the video input to display change every time 7 Audio tab Sets the sampling rate and the Locked Audio mode Picture C
15. e registered trademarks of Cano pus Co Ltd 8 ADVC 300 is a trademark of Canopus Co Ltd 9 ADVC is a registered trademark of Canopus Co Ltd 10 Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation USA Apple Mac Macintosh Mac OS and Power Mac are the trademarks of Apple Computer Inc registered in USA and other countries Other product names and the like are trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies About the Documentation This document is the ADVC 300 User Manual Information not listed in this document may be listed elsewhere In cases where there is a difference between a description in this document and an actual operation method the actual operation method takes precedence This document is written for users capable of performing basic PC operations If there is no special description of an operation perform that operation in the same manner as a general PC operating In this manual Microsoft Windows 2000 Operating System and Microsoft Windows XP Operation System are referred to as Windows 2000 and Windows XP both Home and Professional Editions respectively In this manual Mac OS X 10 2 x and Mac OS X 10 3 are referred to as Mac OS X To simplify the descriptions the actual product may differ from the illustrations and screenshots S Table of Contents x Fe N Table of Contents APV CDOT AU OS dal 12 Packer COnteabs naaa 13 Items included in A
16. ect ratio for D1 output OFF 4 3 LetterBox ON 16 9 No 6 Reserved Not used Usually set it to OFF No 7 Reserved Not used Usually set it to OFF CO SSS sS N No 8 Video Sync Mode setting Allows you to select whether to enable the PLL phase locked loop control or not This switch is effective only for DV inputs OFF External Syne ON Internal Sync If set to OFF External Sync the ADVC 300 synchronize the frame and subcarrier period of analog video to be output with the pulses of the incoming DV stream If set to ON Internal Sync the ADVC 300 uses its internal circuit to determine the frame period of the analog video to be output e The image and sound quality adjustments for external inputs is commonly applied to both of S video and composite inputs e You cannot adjust DV input de vices using this feature e The settings specified in the image quality adjustment are ap plied when analog data is con verted to DV data a y Adjusting image and sound quality ADVC 300 is equipped with the image and sound quality adjustment feature You can save one setting for external LINE inputs Set the ADVC 300 POWER switch to OFF Set the SW2 DIP switch No 1 to ON gt The Video Audio Adjust Mode will be set to Adjust Swi Sw2 will blink gt 3D Processing LEDs Y C PAGE 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 vic N e ts N e S
17. en the ADVC 300 processes an input source with a high volume level O Tip Repeat steps 4 to 7 if you want to set up another item ADJUST LEVEL PAGE 5 4 3 2 4 0 1 2 3 4 5 112 000000000000 O O 0000 000000000000000000000 Sw1 Sw2 gt The Video Audio Adjust Mode will be set to Normal gt This completes the setup procedure Installing Picture Controller 300 7 System requirements Canopus does not gurantee all system meeting the below require ments to work accordingly with the ADVC 300 Computer The following are the minimum requirements for using this product Windows e CPU Pentium III or faster e Memory 128 MB or more e CD ROM drive Required to set up the software e HDD 4 MB or more of available space for installing the software e To use Picture Controller 300 an OHCI IEEE1394 interface is re quired Macintosh e CPU G3 or faster e Memory 128 MB or more e CD ROM drive Required to set up the software e HDD 4 MB or more of available space for installing the software e Your Mac needs a standard FireWire port to use Picture Controller 300 Supported OS Windows e Windows 2000 Professional SP4 e Windows XP Home Professional Edition SP1 DirectX 8 or later is required Macintosh e Mac OS X 10 2 7 or later SSSI o N Installation for Windows T
18. ent setting and Saturation exits Picture Controller 300 Hus Cancel button Sharpness Exits Picture Controller 300 without saving the current set Audio Setting tin g Yolume High T Low 4 AGC Open Preview Default Cancel N x A a y For Macintosh NOTE a be gt Bu Connect the ADVC 300 to the computer boot up the set the 1 switch No gt 8 to ON PC PC mode before computer and set the POWER switch to ON hand Refer to P19 O Click Picture Controller 300 in the Picture Control Tip r i e About Picture Controller 300 3 setup screen Refer to P 37 to Br 45 fh Preview button laa Picture Controller 300 Opens the preview screen Default button Reverts the setting to the de hed fault 000 Picture Controller 300 oO Restore button Em WU A Restores the previously saved da L gt Back Forward View Computer Home sun 2 items 69 52 GB available e Picture Controller 300 setup items for Windows and the ones zur 2 for Macintosh are identical Picture Controller 300 ReadMe rtf Screenshots of tab pages shown in this manual are the for Wind i aS aoe ee gt Picture Controller 300 will start up 80 Picture Controller 300 Basic Filter Videol Video2 Audio Version Image Setting Brightness C eo A pe T a et ma fe feeb el al Contrast Saturation nn Hue 1 fem
19. erminals are used the S video terminal takes priority Video S video output output DVD drive TV monitor CO SSS u N Li Li eye R 7 O ii Bu AS f Capturing analog video into computer AAA A Press the POWER switch on the rear A nnd By pressing the INPUT SELECT switch on the front switch the input mode to the ANALOG IN external input mode gt The ANALOG IN LED will light NN eee Playback the video you want to capture on the ana log VCR PP 5 Eee Capture the video on your computer gt For how to capture the video on your computer consult the user s manual of the software you are using cording analog video to DV camera APA AAA Press the POWER switch on the rear NN eee By pressing the INPUT SELECT switch on the front switch the input mode to the ANALOG IN external input mode gt The ANALOG IN LED will start light NN eee Put the DV camera in the record pause mode AA eee Playback the video you want to copy on the analog VCR NN eee Release the pause button of the DV camera gt The analog video will be copied to the DV camera wi PE NOTE Do not turn ON OFF the ADVC 300 power when the computer connected to the ADVC 300 via a DV cable is OFF or in the standby mode Otherwise your computer may become unbootable depend ing on the OHCI card being used In this instance disconnect the ADVC 300 from the computer temporarily turn OFF and ON the
20. ethods are available e 2D Y C separation In this method Y C signals are sepa rated using the vertical relationship of a dot Although this method produces color noise when a dot has little rela tionship with the upper and lower dots such as the case of a slanted white line on the black background itis widely accepted recent years because this method can work with a higher resolu tion screen 3D Y C separation In this method Y C signals are sepa rated based on the time relationship of dots displayed at the same spot This method enables you to obtain the highest quality of image among the available methods today In this method still pictures which have strong relationship in the time axis are processed using the time axis and mo tion pictures which have weak rela tionship in the time axis are processed using the relationship with the scan ning lines above and below 2 dimen sions This method requires a digital frame buffer and motion detection mechanism Digital 3D Noise Reduction In a conventional method noise is re duced by lowering the frequency char acteristics for the entire picture blurring in one or two dimensions This method has a problem in affecting other parts not containing noise The digital 3D noise reduction feature employed by ADVC 300 however removes noise after detecting noise using the charac teristic of noise noise has little relation to others in the time axis the advert effec
21. f all other warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose Cautions Please observe the following cautions when using this product If you have any questions regarding the method of usage the descriptions herein or any other concerns please contact the your local canopus office or distributor Notices amp Warranties E DANGER The following conditions indicate the potential for serious bodily injury or loss off life Health precautions In rare cases flashing lights or stimulation from the bright light of a computer monitor display may trigger temporary epileptic seizures or loss of consciousness It is believed that even individuals whom have never experienced such symptoms may be susceptible If you or close relatives have experi enced any of these symptoms consult a doctor before using this product Do not use in environments requiring a high degree of reliability and safety This product is not to be used in medical devices or life support systems The characteristics of this product are not suited for use with such systems Protect against static electricity An electrostatic discharge may damage components of this product Do not directly touch any of the connectors or component surfaces Static electricity can be generated on clothing and on people Before handling the product discharge static electricity from your body by touching a grounded metal surface Do not disassemble Do not remove the co
22. he following describes the procedure for installing Picture Controller 300 on a computer running Windows XP You can install Picture Controller 300 without ADVC 300 connected with the computer O Insert the ADVC 300 Applications CD into the CD Tip ROM drive InstaltShield Wizard F Do not remove the ADVC 300 Applications CD from the CD ROM drive until the installation is completed Welcome lo the InstollShnehl Wied for Comepus Picture Controller 300 Tha Intl hd wird ral tad Canopus Preta Landa 200 ort your corpus To corte cek Not Next gt Cancel te Carcel gt The CD ROM automatically starts up and the installation screen is displayed When the CD ROM does not automatically start up run ADVC 300 Applications CD gt PCtrl300 gt Steup exel x AA AAA Click Next A nn nnd When the License Agreement is displayed carefully read the content and click Yes only if you agree to them If you do not agree to the License Agreement click No to stop installation and notify our customer support personnel in writing Tf you do not agree to the License Agreement you can not use this software instaliShield Wizard License Au nn mand Pinna oai the koloro karna aparentar Press the PAGE DOWN key lo see the sest of Ihe agreement CANDPUS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT ya ated ge READ CAREFULLY The Seltene End Ute Lore Agero EULA agreement beimse
23. ighly irregular signals such as game machines however the re corded sound may contain noises because incoming signals exceed the limit for regulating the number of audio samples in accordance with the locked audio pattern For that reason we made the Un locked mode available for your use y Copyright protection feature This product supports copyright protection technologies such as copy prevention technology If the ADVC 300 receives data with copy pre vention signals attached it outputs the data with extremely low bright ness and contrast The STATUS LED will light to indicate this Specifications Video signal formats NTSC oIRE NTSC 7 5IRE SECAM PAL DV Front terminals 4 pin iLINK Connector Rear terminals 6 pin iLINK Connector Analog Video Frontterminal Input S Video MiniDIN 4 Pin x1 RCA jack Compositex1 Rear terminal Output S Video MiniDIN 4 Pin x1 RCA jack Compositex1 Analog Audio Data 48kHz 16bit 2ch 32kHz 12bit 4ch ADVC 300 processes only the main 2 channels and not other 2 sub channels Frontterminal Input RCA jack x2 L R Rear terminal Output RCA jack x2 L R Component video Rear terminal Output D connector D1 x 1 Power supply AC adapter Power consumption Max 9W 0 5W in the standby mode Ambient temperature o to 45 C External dimensions excluding protrusions 146 W x 27 2 H x 175 D Weight 430g When the SECAM for
24. ion Uieatallanon Type a lettallng GANAN Up The software was successfully installed gt The Picture Controller 300 folder is created in the Ap plications folder Picture Controller 300 s as NOTE Do not turn ON OFF the ADVC 300 power when the computer connected to the ADVC 300 via a DV cable is OFF or in a standby mode J Tip Picture Controller 300 lets you adjust the image and sound qual ity of streams coming from the computer via the DV terminal These settings are effective even after the ADVC 300 is turned OFF or disconnected from the com puter sii PE NOTE When the ADVC 300 power is OFE set the SW1 DIP switch No 8 to ON PC PC mode before hand Refer to P19 a N N How to use Picture Controller 300 y For Windows Connect the ADVC 300 to the computer boot up the computer and set the POWER switch to ON A eee ee Click the Start menu point to All Programs and O l click Canopus Picture Controller 300 Tip auto Ee eae e About Picture Controller 300 oo Oi o e O setup screen Refer to P 37 to 45 Open Preview Close Pre gt Picture Controller 300 will start up view button Opens the preview screen Piety yutishi oui closes the preview screen Basic Filter Yideo1 Video Audio Version Info Default button Reverts the setting to the de Image Setting fault Brightness OK button Contrast rr Saves the curr
25. mat is used the SECAM format is used just for inputs and PAL is used for analog video outputs Da Troubleshooting If you have found any troubles check the following points before con tacting us for repair Symptoms Cause Action Pressing the POWER gt Check thatthe AC adapter is connected to switch does turn ON the DC IN 5V connector and the receptacle the ADVC 300 power Video and audio are gt Check ifthe POWER switch is ON Check not output that this product and DV analog devices are properly connected It cannot record gt Ifthe video input or audio data contains copyright protection signals it cannot be recorded properly Color bars are not dis gt The INPUT SELECT switch needs to be played pressed for 3 seconds or more without a break The buttons on the gt The mode selection SW1 DIP switch No ADVC 300 are not op 8 is set to ON In this mode the ADVC erable 300 is operable only from the computer canopus F157 311042
26. me roomed e pens nommen ferment von alli Fame Namen Fem fem met ram From Sharpness AAN FIT IT Audio Setting Volume High Low AGC ee Preview Restore Default 5 7 Basic tab This tab page is provided for adjusting the image and sound quality Picture Controller 300 Basic Filter Video1 Video2 Audio Version Info Image Setting Brightness Contrast Saturation Hue Sharpness Audio Setting Volume High T Low 4 AGC Open Preview Default e Image Setting Allows you to adjust the brightness contrast saturation hue and sharpness of your video e Audio Setting Allows you to adjust the volume high and low tones and AGC gain O of video Tip Audio Setting AGC gain The sound volume is automati cally adjusted by this feature You can set the level of AGC automatic adjustment TF gt Filter tab This tab page is provided for setting up Y C separation and DNR NOTE Picture Controller 300 When the S video input Y C separation of the Filter tab can not set Yideo Processing Basic Filter Video Video2 Audio Version Info Y C Separation C 2D w 3D H v 3D Noise Reduction Y signal Weak v C signal Y 2D Noise Reduction Y signal C signal v 3D Y C Separation Motion Detection High Mid Open Preview Default cor e Video Processing Y C Separation 2D When displaying composite video
27. mples keeping the pace with video frame Because video and audio data are in sync the analog audio does not get behind the video You can feel assured that your video and audio stay in sync even when you convert lengthy video contents such as a movie Package Contents The product package includes the following accessories Items included in ADVC 300 package e ADVC 300 e AC adapter and cable e DV cable 6 pin to 4 pin e ADVC 300 User Manual this document The shape of the plug may dif fer depending on your point of parchase e CD ROM This programs can be used only when you agree to the contents of Software End User License Agreement displayed at instal lation Be sure to confirm the contens of End User License Agreement l Tip As the AC adapter comes ina form that the adapter unit and cable to receptacle are sepa rated each other connect them before using it AS Names and functions of components y Front L ALIDIO IN R VIDEO IN SVIDEO N j wo sed OV u ER A canopus 1 INPUT SELET switch This switch sets the input mode to either of DV or analog The switch toggles between the following two modes e Analog gt DV gt Analog If the INPUT SELECT switch is held down for about 3 seconds color bars are output Pressing the switch once again returns you to the DV input mode 2 DIGITAL IN LED Lights while the ADCV 300 is receiving signals from the DV termi
28. n pou ether an individual or a single entity and Canopus Co ln Para e ore sll xdertiied oboe whet nap risse associated meda protection devices and online ar clechoric decente SOFTWERE 1 By mg cum a lbs usen the SOFTWARE you agree to be bound by the tere of tha EULA I i you do ret ape othe teers ol this EULA DO NOT metal ce uin the SOFTWARE You may satan hb he you purchase of a copy of be SOFTWARE retun the entire copy of AAC Pr We vow accent al Vro aome of Be moved Licente Cesoenantt X yon choose Ho the taap will clean To incall Cancput Piette Controlar 200 pou Mutt accape tit paci n Gok ve me ee Click Next sired folder Destination folder gt The installation process starts A eee ee If you want to change the folder where the program will be installed into click Browse and specify your de Choose Destination Location Ty Salati hokim whee Setup vall ental fiber Setup wil natsi Laropun Proteo Contactar 300 in the locura holder To mita to thes folder chek Next To neta to a diferent folder cick Bm and select arenes bolder C Program Fies Cancpur Pichee Controller 300 Ureta Bach Newt gt Carcel Select your desired options and click Next gt Be sure to read the readme file since it contains content Installation finished Pesce select ophon Instalan herbod Pease 1elect option I d le to view the seadme Iie not covered inthe manuals Click Fi
29. nish gt This completes the i InstallShield Wizard InctallSteeid Wizard Complete Setup has heetherd rolling Canopus Pichan Corral 300 on computer O Tip ADVC 300 comes with the ProCoder Demo version When you want to install ProCoder Demo run ADVC 300 Applica tions CD gt ProCoder Trial gt ProCoderDemo_1_25 exe TE SSSI u z N N Installation for Macintosh The following describes the procedure for installing Picture Controller 300 on a computer running Mac OS X You can install Picture Controller 300 without ADVC 300 connected with the computer O Insert the ADVC 300 Applications CD into the CD Tip z ROM drive Do not remove the ADVC 300 gt The ADVC300 icon will appear Applications CD from the CD ROM drive until the installation p A is completed A DA Vlas UUL ee Eee Run ADVC300 gt PCtrl300 gt Picture Controller 300 pkg en ADVC300 o gt TEN fe ack Forward View Computer Home H 4 2 items Zero KB available CD Information rtf PCtri300 e00 J Pcia 00 Z wen Y A y AOS Picture Comroller el BR 300 0kq gt The installer starts up Enter your name and password and then click OK Installer requires that you type your passphrase Name manual2 Password or phrase oooooo f Details Click Continue Welcome to the Picture Controller 300 Installer O intr
30. oduction Welcome to the Mec OS X installation Program You will be guded through the steps mecentary to install this software l Cominee A eee ee Read the content carefully and click Continue gt Be sure to read the readme file since it contains content not covered inthe manuals 6 imzali Picture Controller 300 Important Information DIANA 11 10 2004 Okead Me n 1 ADVC 300 ReadMe File Thart you for purchunung the Canmopun ADVE 1009 Tha Meetme Me coetani ungortamt efornutioe Det are mot weteted a the nas y Mara Aho Ma Sie meget commas MALDAD were any changed or errar Presse Puch Per Reade before sang What s inside in this document 13 Ax rn d Meara ADI UAL I mtatoa Udri Trank ant Trade Moron Deters Fo print 3 f saw Co Back Continue Click Continue ietroduction Read Me License install Picture Controller 300 Software License Agreement CANOPUS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT IMPORTANT READ CAREFULLY Thee Sefteare Led User cerro Agreermerar TULA n a legal res Sort ST WARE chung dl CIA recs pra and Cox ema rather a the place fromm aber you Drinnen the M TADA for a mhd of Che amount inc ated by your rates recengt for he SOFTRABL The SOP TRARE n pron ctod by son ght lin and mer rate Logra meses at wel at Ofer eu et leet and testes The SOFTWARE in Iced net sobt Y Chae OE ieee wim Y f tee 3
31. on of the product Turn OFF the power when cleaning the product When making connections with the product or cleaning the product be sure to disconnect the power plug beforehand Failure to do so may result in electric shock or malfunction of the product When cleaning the product do not use volatile solvents such as thinner Route the cables properly Route the power cable and AV cables properly If they catch the feet it may result in injuries or malfunction of the product Notices amp Warranties a FCC Notice This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for the class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try and correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circ
32. ontroller 300 Basic Filter Videot Video2 Audio Version Info Audio Encode Locked audio mode Locked v Sampling Rate 48KHz 16bit v Open Preview Default E e Audio Encode Locked audio mode NOTE Allows you to select whether to use the Locked Audio mode or This switch is effective only for not analog inputs Sampling Rate O Allows you to select an audio frequency 48kHz 16bit Audio data will be processed as 16 bit stereo sound at 48 kHz This setting cannot be altered in Select this option when you want to create DVD videos the UNIT mode 32kHz 12bit Audio data will be processed as 4 channel 12 bit data at 32 kHz ADVC 300 processes only the main 2 channels and no sound is recorded in the 2 sub channels Tip CN e reion Infoltab This tab page shows the version information of Picture Controller 300 Picture Controller 300 Basic et Vodeol Vodeo21a000 Version rio J Ve sionInfo F ic ue Coo haler MVOision 1 00003 AOVC 300 fomwa lt e ve sion 1 00 002 Cop lt ighl C 2003 Cenopuo Co Ltd ALLRIGHTS RESERVED Cancel NOTE Before connecting disconnecting a DV cable be sure to turn OFF the power of your computer and ADVC 300 a Connecting ADVC 300 y Analog video input Make connections between devices as shown in the figure DV camera Receptacle Connect either of the cables When both of the video and S video t
33. ressing this switch moves the ADJUST LEVEL LED s current indication to the left by one When adjusting the quality of image or sound pressing this switch de creases the setting value by one 2 ADJUST UP switch When selecting an item to set up pressing this switch moves the ADJUST LEVEL LED s current indication to the right by one When adjusting the quality of image and sound pressing this switch increases the setting value by one 3 ADJUST LEVELLED Shows the value for the image quality setting or sound quality setting etc 4 3D Processing LED Y C LED Lights when 3D Y Cseparation is activated for processing ana log composite inputs Since S video inputs come with the luminance Y and chrominance C signals separated each other from the start Y C separation is not applied to them and thus this LED does not light NR LED 5 ENTER switch Use this switch to acknowledge the setting you made Bottom La G E a e 8 a o g MOMO o i S Q xq 1 SW1 DIP switches DIP switches for setting VIDEO and AUDIO modes 2 SW2 DIP switches DIP switches for making video settings y Lights when 3D noise reduction is activated u PE NOTE Before changing the DIP switch settings be sure to turn the power OFE AS Setting up ADVC 300 SwW1 DIP switches Allow you to set various modes No 5 No 6 may differ depending on your point of parchase PHY SPEED S400
34. s aiii 50 AUCIO MOS s N ee 50 Copyright protection feature siria 50 PECCO ap E A T E tewtenuaty naa 51 TRO UDICSMOO LING 4625 cantessaenssemsceunrnedsessiosdeavicmaumedsnseentaesereteoos au eusanentereaneuaasaquanaqeatecutems teed 52 l Tip The Locked Audio feature is ef fective only in analog to digital conversion It does not work in digital to digital conversion J Tip What is the configuration save feature This feature enables the ADVC 300 to save the current configu ration into the internal Flash memory when its power is turned OFF and call up that configura tion when it is powered next time This feature is utilized for input modes and other settings ra ADVC 300 features D1 terminal output Component analog output is supported via the D1 connector Compatible with SECAM format ADVC 300 is compatible with any video format Input NTSC PAL and SECAM are supported Output NTSC and PAL are supported Image and sound quality adjustment software This product is includes with Picture Controller 300 which lets you adjust the quality of image and sound in a snap from Windows or Macintosh Color bar signal output feature The ADVC 300 outputs color bars for reference signal from analog video output It is handy for making adjustments on images Color bars are not output from DV Image and sound stay in sync Locked Audio ADVC 300 has employed the Locked Audio technology which digi tizes audio sa
35. t to the image is kept minimal Because of the construction it is not a universal solution for all noises 7 Video1 tab This tab page is provided to set the correction for color graduation If this correction is enabled for a video having black or white crushes the video is adjusted and become clear and crisp Picture Controller 300 Basic Filter Video Video2 Audio Version Info Black Expansion Adjustment Base Level Auto Adjust F White Peak Adjust Adjustment Q Base Level Auto Adjust White Step Base Level Adjustment A Open Preview Default corea e Black Expansion O l Corrects grayish black by correcting the gain of black low bright Tip ness areas and thereby enhancing their blackness We recommend setting this to Adjustment Middle or Strong because you Allows you to set the level of black expansion The higher the may not recognize the effect of this setting if it has been set to Weak value the deeper the black will be Base Level Allows you to specify up to which level of brightness you want to NOTE enhance the black The more the cursor is moved to the right the higher brighter the bright level will be If the cursor is set to the far right when Adjustment has been set to Weak or Middle the screen image may become whitish be Auto Adjust cause of insufficient correction Adjusts the level of black expansion based on the aver
36. the PC mode The set values are saved in the ADVC 300 s memory e Locked Audio Mode Video Audio Adjust Mode Normal Adjust SW1 DIP switch No 3 CHROMA FILTER 1 3MHz 2 0MHz e Audio Mode SW1 DIP switch No 4 Component Level SMPTE BETACAM The following functions are not ASPECT RATIO ENABLE Disable Enable changeable from the PC ASPECT RATIO SELECT 4 3LetterBox 16 9 e NTSC Setup Level SW1 DIP switch No 5 e Video Format Reserved SW1 DIP switch No 6 e Chroma Filter SW2 DIP switch No 2 e Component Level Reserved Video Syne Mode External Sync Internal Syne SW2 DIP switch No 3 No 1 Video Audio Adjust Mode setting e Aspect Ratio Enable Allows you to enable the adjustment on image and sound quality SW2 DIP switch No 4 Usually set this to OFF Normal Refer to P 22 e Aspect Ratio Select SW2 DIP switch No 5 e Video Sync Mode SW2 DIP switch No 8 OFF Normal ON Adjust No 2 Chroma Filter Setting Allows you to select the Chroma filter OFF 1 3 MHz ON 2 0 MHz No 3 Component Level setting Allows you to select the component level from SMPTE and BETACAM OFF SMPTE ON BETACAM No 4 Aspect Ratio Enable setting Allows you to enable the aspect ratio setting No 5 Aspect Ratio Select If set to OFF Disable the aspect ratio of 4 3 is used for D1 output OFF Disable ON Enable No 5 Aspect Ratio Select setting Allows you to select the asp
37. uit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Declaration of Conformity According to FCC Part 15 Responsible Party Name Canopus Co Ltd Address 1 2 2 Murotani Nishi ku Kobe city Hyogo 651 2241 Japan Telephone 81 78 992 5846 Declares that productModel ADVC 300 Complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Notices amp Warranties A Product Notes 1 Unauthorized copying of a portion or the entirety of this product is prohibited 2 The description and specifications of this product are subject to future change without notice 3 The description of this product has been prepared to be as complete as possible Ifthe reader is aware of any questionable points errors or omissions please contact Canopus 4 The company assumes no liability for the results of practical application regardless of item 3 above 5 Regardless of whether negligence occurs during usage the company assumes no liability even if there is a claim for extraordinary incidental or derivative loss including the loss of profits that arise during practical application of this product 6 The analysis reverse engineering decompiling and disassembling of the software hardware or manuals that accompany this product and all other related products including miscellaneous supplemental items are prohibited 7 Canopus as written in both English and Japanese and its logo ar
38. ver or modify the ADVC 300 Fire electric shock or malfunction may result For internal inspection or repair please contact your system integrator or Canopus directly Do not operate at other than the specified voltage Do not operate at other than the specified voltages of AC 100 240V Operation atother than the rated voltage may result in fire or malfunction Do not operate with other than the specified power supply Do not operate with other than the specified AC adapter or with a car power supply Such operation may result in fire or malfunction Handle the AC adapter cord carefully Do not place heavy objects on top of the cord or place it near hot objects Doing so may damage the cord and result in fire electrical shock or malfunction Altering the cord or excessively bending or pulling the cord may result in fire or electrical shock If the cord is damaged please contact your local retail outlet or Canopus directly Replacement of damaged parts unless defective due to manufacturing will be charged at acutal cost plus handling fees Notices amp Warranties n I m Do not use the product in a dusty or humid environment It may cause short circuit or build up of heat resulting in fire or electric shock Do not let foreign matters enter the inside of the product If water or any foreign matter enters the inside of the product it may cause fire or electric shock In case where water or foreign matter is allo
39. wed to enter the product turn the power OFF and pull out the power cable from the receptacle and then contact your local Canopus distributor or our customer support personnel Do not use the product when you hear thunder Do not touch the product body or its plug on such occasions It may result in electric shock Stop using the product when it is smoking Do not use the product in an abnormal condition like itis smoking or emitting an odor It may result in fire or malfunction of the product If any anomaly is found turn OFF the power of the product disconnect the power cable and contact your local Canopus distributor or our customer support personnel after making sure that the product is not smoking any more Do not use the product in a damaged condition Do not drop the product nor use the product with its cover broken It may result in fire or malfunction of the product In case the product is damaged turn OFFthe power of the product and pull out the power cable from the receptacle and then contact your local Canopus distributor or our customer support personnel BE SURE TO USE THE ATTACHED DV FIREWIRE CABLE If at all possible please use the included DV Firewire cable Use of other cables may cause a transmis sion error In the worst case the ADVC 300 or other connected equipment may be damaged internally due to faulty cable wiring LOWER THE VOLUME OF THE AUDIO EQUIPMENT Please lower your audio equipment speaker level that
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