Clarity SN-4620-1080 Bedienungsanleitung

Bay Cat X SN-4620-1080 User Guide[...]

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SN-4620-1080 Bay Cat X 46" Direct-vie w LCD P anel User Guide 070-0150-00 31 May 2005[...]

ii ©2005 by Clarity V i sual Systems™, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Contents of this publication may not be reproduced in any form without permission of Clarity V isual Systems, Inc. T rademark Credits W indows™ is a trademark of Microsoft Corp. Clarity's Big Picture™ is a trademark of Clarit y V isual Systems, Inc. APLCD® is a registered[...]

i T able of Contents Introduction 1 1.1 What are the Main Features of Bay Cat X? … 2 1.2 You Should Have These Accessories … 3 1.3 Safety for You and Bay Cat X … 4 Installing 5 2.1 Installing the DVI Bo ard or SDI Board … 6 2.2 Installing the Bay Cat X Wall Bracket … 9 2.3 Hanging the Bay Cat X on the Wall Bracket … 10 2.4 Connecting Po[...]

ii 3.5.3 Serial Port Settings … 60 3.6 Other Operations … 63 Maintenance 65 4.1 Cleaning the Screen … 66 Troubleshooting 67 5.1 Basic Bay Cat X Troubleshooting Steps … 68 5.2 Diagnostics, Test Patterns … 70 Reference 73 6.1 Menu Structures … 74 6.2 Remote Control Buttons … 106 6.3 Drawings … 112 6.4 Connector Locations and Diagrams [...]

1 1 Introduction 1.1 What are the Main Features of Bobcat X? … 2 1.2 You Should Have These Accessories … 3 1.3 Safety for You and Bobcat X … 4[...]

2 1.1 What are the Main Features of Bay Cat X? Flat scr een, long backlight (l amp) life (60,000 hours). P ortrait or Landscape orientation Bay Cat X is a 46" LCD display that can be w all-mounted or mounted on a stand. The display can be portrait or land- scape. Bay Cat X is only 3.96" deep. Its aspect ratio is 1.77 (16:9). Its nati ve r[...]

3 1.2 Y ou Should Have These Accessories Standard accessories •1 P o w e r c o r d • 1 VGA cable • 1 Remote control • This User Guide • W all Bracket, with CA TLOCK™ and locking tool Optional accessories • Free-standing feet • Adapter Plate, W AL-4025-00, with hardware The Adapter Plate comes with 4 nuts and 8 metric screws. The 4 n[...]

4 1.3 Safety for Y ou and Bay Cat X This list of safety warning and caution notes isn’ t very long. Reading it coul d save you fr om getting an electric shock. This display was designed with safety in mind. How- ev er , if you don’t heed the safety warning and cautions, you could get hurt. The safety warning are on stickers in various places in[...]

5 2 Inst alling 2.1 Installing the DVI Board or SDI Board … 6 2.2 Installing the Bay Cat X Wall Bracket … 9 2.3 Hanging the Bay Cat X on the Wall Bracket … 10 2.4 Connecting Power … 12 2.5 Connecting Picture Sources … 14 2.6 Connecting RS232 Communication … 16[...]

6 2.1 Inst alling the DVI Board or SDI Board Clarity V isual Systems ships the D VI or SDI boar d sepa rately fr om the Bay Cat X to so me customers and for field upgrades. ✎ The DVI Board is the field-installed video board for the Video Model of Bay Cat X. The SDI Bo ard is the field-insta lled video board for the Broadcast Model of Bay Cat X. 1[...]

7 D VI or SDI board from the anti-static bag. (The DVI board is shown in the pictures belo w .) 6. Carefull y slide the right side of the board in to the slot on the right side of the opening. 7. Align th e connector on the bo ard with the connector in the opening. Gently push the board into the connector . The board is fully seated when the four s[...]

8 9. Slide th e D VI or SDI replacement cov er panel into place. Press do wn gently on the insertion end of the panel to help the ta bs insert in the slots. 10. Secure the DVI or SDI re placement cover panel using the screws you removed earlier . As you insert the panel, push down slightly on this end of the panel[...]

9 2.2 Inst alling the Bay Cat X W all Bracket The Bay Cat X hangs on its wall br acket in e ither landscape or po rtrait orientation. Installing the wall bra cket The wall bracket comes with each Bay Cat X. See pic- ture in “Y ou Should Ha ve These Accessories” on page 3. Using hardware you supply , bolt or screw the wall bracket to a wall. Be [...]

10 2.3 Hanging the Bay Cat X on the W all Bracket The locking system for the Bay Cat X wall brac ket pr events the display fr om jumping off the br ack et during earth tr emors, and it helps deter theft . T wo-person job The Bay Cat X weighs just over 73 lbs. (33 kg). Always hav e two persons hang the display on the wall bracket. T wo orientations [...]

11 Unlocki ng fr om the s ide : Slide the tool in from the side. It will ride up over the lock and catch it. Pull the lock back to unlock. Unlocking from th e bottom : Slide the tool in f rom the bottom, keep- ing the open side of the hook to the le ft, as shown. Catch the lock and pull down. Back side of the locking lever , showing the two pins th[...]

12 2.4 Connecting Power Bay Cat X accepts 110-120 V AC an d 200-240 V A C with no manual switching . Plug the power cord into the r eceptacle on the rear of the Bay Cat X. Plug the other end into a good so urce of A C power . When ready , turn on the po wer switch. Normal op eration It is normal to leav e the power connected and the po wer switch o[...]

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14 2.5 Connecting Picture Sources The Bay Cat X accepts inputs fr om many differ ent sources, depending on configuration Which Configuration Do Y ou Hav e? The Bay Cat X can be ordered in one of three configura- tions: Base Model, V ideo Model, or Bro adcast Model. The V ideo Model and Broadcast Model have similar input ports, which are described b[...]

15 The Base Model (shown above) has o nly an Analog VGA connector . If the Video Model or Broadcast Model of the Bay Cat X is shipped outside the US, video boards are shipped separately to reduce import duties. The Broadcast Model (not pictur ed) has SDI In/Out ports in place of the Vi deo Model’s DVI port The Video Mode l[...]

16 2.6 Connecting RS232 Communication RS232 contr ol is not necessary for oper ation, b ut it is a con venient way to con tr ol Bay Cat Xs fr om a distance. RS232 communication allows a computer to control one or more units using the computer’ s serial por t. Almost every- thing you can do with the remote, you can do with RS232 commands. Plus, yo[...]

17 remote, press M ENU . Using the up and do wn arrows, move to Advanced O ptions and select Serial Port Settings . w In the Serial Port Settings m enu, set the Group ID and the Unit ID so that the comb ined ID is unique for each Bay Cat X in this RS232 loop. Addressing Bay Cat X Part of the RS232 command will be an address. This address may take s[...]

18 User name: tech Pas swo r d: he lp Find Bay Cat X tech support. Open or do wnload “Bay Cat X RS232 Programming Guide. ” For exact locations and dime nsions of connectors, see “Connector Locations and Diagrams” on page 114. RS232 Connector Location[...]

19 3 Configuring Bay Cat X 3.1 Quick Start … 20 3.2 Setting up a Bay Cat X … 22 3.2.1 Selecting the Picture … 23 3.2.2 Adjusting Levels for Digi tal Computer Sources … 26 3.2.3 Adjusting Levels for Analog Computer Sources … 28 3.2.4 Adjusting Levels for Video Sources … 30 3.2.5 Aspect Ratio and Scale Mode … 32 3.2.6 Adjusting Sharpnes[...]

20 3.1 Quick S t art After you select the pictur e source , most of the r est of setup is automatic, although you can o verride the automatic settings and adjust anything manually . Selecting the source means choosing the connec tor where the picture is coming in. Y ou’ll chose from the follo wing connectors, depending on the model: Quick start C[...]

21 ✎ TIP: The FREQ / PHASE button opens the Picture menu directly . 4. Select Source and press E NTER . This open s the Source menu (the menu shown below is from the V ideo Model; the Broadcast M odel and Base Model hav e different options): 5. With the arro w keys, select the input co nnector you want: 6. Press ENTER . The Bay Cat X will immedia[...]

22 3.2 Setting up a Bay Cat X The sour ce pictur e—fr om computer , video, D VD—is not always perfect in its size or r esolution; it does not always conform e xactly to a standar d. Bay Cat X can compensate for this. Y ou’ll f ind it easier to configure your Bay Cat Xs when you perform the steps in the following order: • Select the Source ([...]

23 3.2.1 Selecting the Picture Selecting the sour ce (pictur e) manual ly is usually quick er than using the SETUP bu t to n . Selecting the picture is really selecting the input connector . If you hav e the Base Model, you have only one connector , which is a HD-15 for analog com puter sources. If you have either the V ideo Model or the Broadcast [...]

24 3. Select Source and press E NTER . The Source popup menu displays to the right of the Pic- ture menu. (For space sa vi ng reasons, only the Source popup menu is shown belo w .) 4. Use the up an d down arro w keys on the remote to select the type of source, and press ENTER . Analog Digital S-V ideo Composite Analog Digital Component (YPb Pr) S-V[...]

25 Component (YPb Pr) 5. Close th e menu by pressing ENTER , or let it time ou t. The resolution or type of source picture currently coming in is displayed on the line just below Source . This is grayed out because you can’t adjust it. Picture Source Component (YPbPr) Video Standard NTSC 60 Hz/3 .58 MHz V ertical Frequency (fram e locked) 60Hz Sh[...]

26 3.2.2 Adjusting Levels for Digit al Computer Sources Digital sour ces do not normally need adjustment , b ut the contr ols ar e ther e if you need them. These controls are adv anced level controls and should not be adjusted unless you have been briefed by the f actory or are familiar with black lev el ad justments. They are used to correct the d[...]

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28 3.2.3 Adjusting Levels for Analog Computer Sources This section applies to Analog R GB (c omputer) pictures only . The Levels ar e be st adjusted semi-automatica lly . Why ad just lev els? For analog RGB pictures the le vels for black and white vary from one computer to another , or from one video pro- cessor to another . They e ven v ary betwee[...]

29 5. In t he Input Lev els men u, select Auto Black Level and press ENTER . This menu line says “W orking…” until the process is complete. 6. From the computer source, display an all-white picture. 7. In the Input Lev els men u select Auto White Level and press ENTER . W a it for “W orking…” to disappear . The Bay Cat X is no w adjuste[...]

30 3.2.4 Adjusting Levels for V ideo Sources V ideo sour ces ar e adjusted best if a color bar test pattern is available fr om the vi deo sour ce: the D V D or VCR player . If not, you will have to adjust by eye and the “feel” of the pictur e. Adjusting the pi cture 1. Select a video source in the Picture menu . 2. Press LEVEL on the remo te. ?[...]

31 3. Adjust all the other Bay Cat Xs in the array so they hav e the same values for Contrast, Brightness, Satura- tion and Hue as the f irst Bay Cat X. w Main Menu Picture Size & Position Aspect Ratio & Wall Memory Diagnostic s Advanced Optio ns “ Program Info rmation Picture Source Composite Video Standard NTSC 60 Hz/3 .58 MHz V ertical[...]

32 3.2.5 Aspect Ratio and Scale Mode The aspect ratio of any pictur e is its height divided by its width. H / W = Aspect Ratio The nati ve aspect ratio of the Bay Cat X screen is 1.77, which is sometimes referred to as 16:9. This is the WXGA and HDTV picture format. 1366 horizontal pixels, 768 vertical pixels 1366 / 768 = 1.77 Many pictures do not [...]

33 Affect on Inpu t T ype Scale Mode S tandard V ideo or VGA/SVGA/XGA Source 1080i Computer Source Fill All Distorts (exp ands) width of image Displays at native resolution without distortion Crop Crops top and bottom of image; fits width of image without distortion Displays at native resolution without distortion Letterbox/ Pillarbox Fits height o[...]

34 One to One Displays image without di stortion at actual size with border on all sides Displays at native resolution without distortion Affect on Inpu t T ype Scale Mode S tandard V ideo or VGA/SVGA/XGA Source 1080i Computer Source[...]

35 3.2.6 Adjusting Sharpness After you set the Scale Mode to the one you will use for the pr ogram, sel ect the Sharpness le vel in the Pictur e menu to r educe scaling artifacts. If you ar e not scaling your im ag e, you may skip this section. Sharpness Settin gs The Sharpness setting is in the Picture menu. There are f iv e lev els of sharpness: [...]

36 3.2.7 Position This moves the pictur e image on the scr een, but does not move the menus. Image Position In the Picture Position menu, the four arro w keys mo ve the picture. w The Horizont al Position number shows the number of pixels from the beginning of H sync to the f irst activ e pixel. Because there are many black pix els after H sync, th[...]

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38 3.3 T iling a Display Whether you use Clarity’ s Big Pictur e™ or an external vi deo pr ocessor , your goal is to make the pictur e fit toge ther pr operly at the edges. Using an external processor The processor di vides a single picture into sev eral sec- tions and sends each part on a separate cable. Connect these cables to the proper Bay [...]

39 One way around this i s to adjust th e image. Imagine looking out a window made up of many panes of glass. The image you see is partially obsc ured by the frames, but your mind assembles the image and ignores the fram es. Frame compensation al lows you to mimic the mind’ s function by “hiding” portions of the picture (as if the mul- lions [...]

40 3.4 Saving Y our W ork & Recalling a Memory Some saving is done automatically , but ther e ar e big advanta ges to saving your work manually . How automatic save works Whatev er changes you make wi th the remote co ntrol or RS232 commands, these changes are saved automati cally . If you change sources (switch to another input connector) and [...]

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42 3.4.1 Memory: What Is Saved? And Where? Bay Cat X’ s automatic memories work well, b ut the best way to save an d r ecall is with th e number ed memory slots, because the y recall everything. In the Bay Cat X some parameters (values) are associated with the mode . The mode is primarily the horizontal and vertical resolution and the vert ical f[...]

43 It does not Do Frequency or Phase or an ything else, because it recognizes that this input was used before, and the previous settings are probably correct. Possible issue with Mode specific memory Suppose that after setting up the 10 24x768 and 1600x1200 pictures, you connect a third com puter that is 1024x768, but it has a dif ferent requiremen[...]

44 3.4.2 Scaling and Cropping Sometimes the pictur e does not fit the arr ay . If the sour ce pi cture is video fr om a D VD, the aspect ra tio is pr obably 1.77 (16x9), the same as HDTV . ✎ The aspect ratio of a picture is it s wid th di vided by its height. 1024 ÷ 768 = 1.33 The aspect ratio of a Bay Cat X is 1.77 (16x9), the same as HDTV . Wh[...]

45 • If the picture is too tall for the array and is cropped top and bottom, you can choose To p , Middle , or Bottom . • Similar choices are made if the picture is letterboxed. Border Color determines the color of the “extra” space around the picture i f it doesn’t fill the screen. The choices are: • Black •W h i t e •R e d •G r [...]

46 3.4.3 Adjusting Color Balance Color Balance is used to match the co lors of adjacent d isplays when se veral Bay Cat Xs ar e arranged in an array . Y ou may also u se it to adju st the color of a single display . F or one Bay Cat X only If you hav e only one di splay , the Color Balance cont rols can be used to set the color temperature of the s[...]

47 Adjusting Color T emperature Select Color T emperature in the Color Balance menu and select from 3200°K (W arm), 5500°K, 6500ºK, and 8500°K (Cool). Each of these selects a set of White Balance values to gi ve the picture a warm (3200K) to cool (9500K ) appear- ance. T o adjust an arra y of Bay Cat Xs f or Color Balan ce The object of color b[...]

48 displays, not the adjacent edge s. (If you can’ t bring the- ses settings down to match the baseline, maybe you didn’t choose the darkest display . ) Do not adjust the Gray values at this time. 6. Continue with other adjacen t displays until all the dis- plays hav e the same appearance when white. Be careful not to change the values of displ[...]

49 3.4.4 Zoom and Position P osition moves the pictur e on the screen. Zoom adjusts the edges of the pictur e to make it f it with the other pic- tur es in an array . Po si t i o n Press the MISC b utton once to open the Picture Position menu. The four arro w keys mo ve the picture on the screen. The numbers for Horizontal and V ertical Position re[...]

50 Zoom T op & Left Arrows move top and left 0 0 0 0 Image Resolut ion 1920 x 1080 This unit 1920 x 1080 Zoom Bottom & Right Arrows move bottom an d right 0 0 0 0 Image Resol ution 1920 x 1080 This uni t 1920 x 1080[...]

51 3.4.5 V iewport Adjustment The V iewport menus adjust the imag e on the LCD. What is V iewpo rt? The V iewport menu ( Main > Size & Position > View- port) adjust the number of pixels actually us ed on the LCD . Y ou can’t increase this numb er , natu rally , but you can reduce it. • Image R esolution sho ws the reso lution of the i[...]

52 3.5 Advanced Options Menu Options moves the menus to othe r places on the screen. A uto Adjustment Options sets what will happen automatically and what will not. Menu Options These controls mov e the menu to a different position on the screen or rotate it for Portrait or ientation. Menu Time- out is set here. w H Position moves the menus (all of[...]

53 • When you press the SETUP button. Retry on lost si gnal occurs only when the present signal (picture) disappears or changes in some way . If this item is not checked, the Bay Cat X will not try to sync to a new signal. Keep this menu item checked. Note that searching will not happen just because the pic- ture goes black. Black, from video or [...]

54 ✎ It may help to set the Scale Mode to one to one in the Aspect Ratio menu before st arting the logo capture. (although it w ill work from any scale mode). This will allow you to visualize the true size of the capt ured image relative to th e screen. 3. Select Scaling to specify the aspect ratio of the cap- tured image. Choices are: 4. Select [...]

55 8. When captur e is complete, the following note displays: 9. On th e remote, press M ENU to dismiss the note and the Logo Capture menu from the screen. 10. T o see the custom splash screen, on the remote, press CURT AIN . Depending on the size of the captured image and the po sitioning choices, t he logo may take up to a minute to display . 11.[...]

56 3.5.1 Miscellaneous Options This menu holds se veral unr elated settings. Curt ain Pattern determines what the screen will show when there is no source picture. Y ou ha ve a choice of se v- eral solid colors or the logo. Plug and Play (EDID Enable) For Plug and Play and EDID , see the full discussion in “EDID: What It Is an d How It W orks” [...]

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58 3.5.2 Backlight Control Backlight contr ol can automatically adjust the scr een brightness as ambient light conditions change . T o get to the Backligh t Control menu, g o to Main Menu > Advanced Options > Backlight Settings . w Backlight control has two options: automatic and man- ual. In the manual mode, you adjust the backlight bright -[...]

59 Manual backlight control This mode is useful when the Bay Cat X is in a room with no outside windows and unchanging ambient ligh t lev- els. Set the Backlight Control Mode to Manual . Adjust the Backlight Intensity to comfortabl e bright- ness. A lower brightness will increase lamp life. CAUTION Changing a failed backlight is a job for a quali- [...]

60 3.5.3 Serial Port Settings This applies only if you use RS232 commands to contr ol the Bay Cat X. If you wish to control Bay Cat Xs remotely with RS232 commands from a computer , read this section. Otherw ise, skip it. Bay Cat Xs can be linked together for RS232 using straight-through 8-conductor cable with RJ-45 connectors. This is the common t[...]

61 The ID is in two parts, Group ID and Unit ID. Each of these has a range of 0–9, A–Z. This range results in 1296 possible addresses. Y ou can group the Bay Cat Xs by using the same letter or number of the Group ID, such as 8. In this way you can address the group as 8*, and al l the Bay Cat Xs in the string that have Gro up ID 8 and any Unit [...]

62 3.6 Other Operations T o change sources ( input connectors) Press the SOURCE button on the remote. Bay Cat X will look for the next connector that has a picture coming in, select that one, and auto adjust to it. Or use the Source menu. 1. Press MENU on the remot e. This opens the Main Menu . w 2. With Picture highlighted, press ENTER This opens [...]

63 Input system caches Settings (position, aspect ratio , brightness/contrast, color balance) are sav ed auto matically 5 seconds after you make a change. The system cach es the last ten settings. Whene ver a picture is sho wn from a ne w source with the same resolution as a previous pi cture , the system recalls the previous settings rather than r[...]

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65 4 Maintenance 4.1 Cleaning the Screen … 66[...]

66 4.1 Cleaning the Screen Clean the scr een with a soft cloth or lint-fr ee paper towel and a mild cleaning solution. Cleaning products and how to use them For protecti ve glass and the LCD screen itself, a foam spray cleaner seems to work well. It’ s is sold under differ- ent names in dif ferent parts of the world. It is a vailable from many ja[...]

67 5 T roubleshooting 5.1 Basic Bay Cat X Troubleshooting Steps … 68 5.2 Diagnostics, Test Patterns … 70[...]

68 5.1 Basic Bay Cat X T roubleshooting S teps The Bay Cat X is very simple to tr oubleshoot because ther e is very little that can malfunction T roubleshooting Checklist Problem Possible Cause Possible Re s ol uti on Result/Further Action Screen is black No power Check power cord. Check power switch Backlights not lit. On the remote , press O N Im[...]

69 RS232 communica- tion does not wo rk Wrong baud rate Baud rates of the unit and the source computer must be the same. Check the curr ent baud rate of the Bay Cat X : MENU > A DVANCED O PTIONS > S ERIAL P ORT S ETTINGS > B AUD RATE . It must be the same as the baud rate of the computer ’s serial po rt.The Bay Cat X ’s default value i[...]

70 5.2 Diagnostics, T est Patterns These ar e used for tes ting and tr oubleshooting Possibly the most important test patt ern is None. This is the one that allo ws the source pict ure to show on the screen. All other pat terns block the progra m picture. All test patterns are full sc reen. Aspect Ratio has no ef fect. To t u r n o n a Te s t P a t[...]

71 AA Unit St atus Bay Cat X 1920 x 1080 573-2410 Rev 1. 0 Asset T ag: Backlight S tatus OK Internal T emperature: 41ºC Mode ID: 31 HPer: 3178 VLines: 525 Custom T est Patt ern Color Red 65 Green 64 Blue 64 All T est Patterns None Custom Colo r White Gray Scale Grid Red Red Scale Alignmen t Dashes Green Green Scale 4x4 Checker board Blue Blue Sc a[...]

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73 6 Reference 6.1 Menu Structures … 76 Picture > Input Levels … 78 Size and Position … 80 Aspect Ratio and Wall … 82 Memory … 84 Diagnostics > Unit Status … 86 Diagnostics > RS232 Port Status … 88 Diagnostics > Test Patterns … 90 Diagnostics > Setup Summary … 92 Diagnostics > Setup Summary … 93 Advanced Option[...]

74 6.1 Menu S tructures The gray te xt in menus is for information only . Y ou can not move the yellow selector to these lines . Some menus chang e their appear ance depending on th e sour ce se lected or other factors. Picture Source chooses the source (the input co nnector you w ant to use) and adjusts the picture. Use the + – keys to select [...]

75 Picture Menu Options Menu Item Descri ption Setting(s) Source The source of the video signal. Analog, DVI, SDI, Component, Com- posite, S-Video Colorspace The range of colors for the type of input. G enerally computer inputs use RGB and video sources use YPbPr . RGB, YPbPr Video S tandard The three major signal standards have different timing, h[...]

76 Picture > Input Levels Input Levels Auto Black Leve l (offset) Auto White Level (g ain) Center Point 64 124 99 Black Leve l (offset)-All 79 Red 89 Green 67 Blue 83 White Level (gai n) -All 99 Red 99 Green 99 Blue 99 Input Levels Black Level (offset)All 128 Red 128 Green 128 Blue 128 Reset Bla ck Level to Defa ult Input Levels Black Level ( of[...]

77 Input Levels Menu Options Menu Item Description Center Point The intensity value for each of the red, gree n, and blue color components for the point at the center of the screen. Used while a djusting black level a nd white level Black Level (offset) An adjustment which allows you to compensate for differences in the voltage levels of signals b [...]

78 Size and Position SIZE / POS key opens the Picture Position menu directly . Size & Position Picture Posi tion Zoom Window T op & Left Zoom Window Bottom & Right Viewport W indow T op & Left Viewport W indow Bottom & Right Reset All Wind ows to Defa ult Picture Posit ion Use arrow keys to move image Horizont al Position 168 V [...]

79 Size & Position Menu Options Menu Item Descriptio n Setting(s) Picture Position The position of the image relative to the sync signal Default value and range depends on the inco mi ng signal Picture position is automatical ly adju sted during setup based on where the edge of the image is found (see auto setup options) Zoom Window T op & [...]

80 Aspect Ratio and W all WALL key opens the Aspect Ratio & W all menu directly . Aspect Ra tio & Wall Scale Mode Fill All Justify Center Overscan 0% Border Colo r Blac k W all Width 1 W all He ight 1 Unit Column 1 Unit Row 1 W all Mod e Frame Comp ensation Frame Height 97 pixel s Frame Wid th 157 pixels Fill All Crop Letterbox /Pillarbo x [...]

81 Aspect Ratio and W all Menu Options Menu Item Description Setting(s) Scale Mode Fill All makes the picture fit top-to-botto m and le ft-to-right regardless of how this stretches or compresses the picture. Letterbox/Pillarbox expands the picture until the first edges (to p-bottom or left-right) touch the borde r of the display , and then fi lls i[...]

82 Memory Memory Recall Save Delete Recall 1 9 17 25 33 2 10 18 26 34 3 11 19 27 35 4 12 20 28 36 5 13 21 29 37 6 14 22 30 38 7 15 23 31 39 8 16 24 32 40 The submenus for R ecall, Save, and Delete are very similar . Main Menu Picture Size & Position Aspect Ratio & W all Memory Diagnostics Advanced Option s “ Program Infor mation Pressing [...]

83 Memory Options and Sett ings Menu Option/Setting Desc ription Settings/V alues Name The name of the saved setting A default name is created by the unit, which may be changed by the user Source The type of input Analog, Digital, Component (YPbPr), S-V ideo, or Composite Colorspace The colorspace of the input. RGB, YPbPr Resolution The image resol[...]

84 Diagnostics > Unit S tatus w Main Menu Picture Size & Position Aspect Rat io & Wall Memory Diagnostic s Advanced Optio ns “ Program Inform ation Diagnostics Unit S tatus RS232 Port Status Te s t P a t t e r n s Setup Summary Hours Unit St at us Bay Cat X 1920 x 1080 573-2410 Rev 1.0 Asset T ag: Backlight S tatus OK Internal T empera[...]

85 Unit St atus Settings Setting Description Asset T ag An optional user settable field which is se t via the RS-232 port. This could be a serial num- ber , name or any other piece of in fo rma ti o n de si re d Backlight S tatus Shows OK if the electronics modu le detects that both ban ks of backlights are functionin g normally . Shows Faile d if [...]

86 Diagnostics > RS232 Port S tatus Serial Port Status RS232 Press <enter> to clear Commands Rece ived 34 Replies S ent 34 Last Pack et T y pe Operation Last Pack et Address Not Addres sed Bytes Recei ved 921 Bytes Sent 773 UART Framing Errors 4 UART Overflow Errors 0 Group 0 Unit: 0 19200 Baud Most Recent ... 103, 10 5, 1 16, 97, 108. 46,[...]

87 Serial Port S tatus Se ttings Setting Description Commands Received The total number of properly fo rmed messa ges received by this Bobca t X, whether they were addressed to it or not Replies Sent Counts the number of re plies sent. It counts up to 32 767 and then resets to 0 Last Packet T ype The kind of packet that was last received. When usin[...]

88 Diagnostics > T est Patterns T est Patterns None Custom Colo r White Gray Scale Grid Red Red Scale Alignment Dashes Green Green Scale 4x4 Checkerbo ard Blue Blue Sc ale Uniformity Black Colors Fo cus Gray Color Bars Logo Diagnost ics Unit St atus RS232 Por t St atus Te s t P a t t e r n s Setup Summary Hours w Main Menu Picture Size & Pos[...]

89 T e st Patterns T est Pattern Notes None Displays the source Red Green Blue Black Grey Displays a full screen of the selected color. Gray displays a 50% gray pattern, which is useful for detecting if TIR has occurred. For more informa tion, see “Optimizing Y our Clarity Displa y” on page 1 16. Gray Scale Red Scale Green Scale Blue Scale Thes[...]

90 Diagnostics > Setup Summary Setup Summary Source Analog Colorsp ace RGB Resolution 1366 x 768 Wal l 2 x 2 1:1 Scale/Just ify One to One / Center Postion/Ov erscan 169,20 / 0% Zoom UL/ LR +0,+0 / +0,+0 Viewport UL/LR +0,+0/ +0,+0 Frequenc y/Phase 16 02 / 22.5° Sharpness Normal White Bal ance 100 100 100 Gray Balance 7 7 7 Diagnostic s Unit St[...]

91 Diagnostics > Setup Summary Hours System T ime 00636:45 Running T ime 00532:00 Diagnostics Unit S tatus RS232 Port Status Te s t P a t t e r n s Setup Summary Hours w Main Menu Picture Size & Position Aspect Rat io & Wall Memory Diagnostic s Advanced Optio ns “ Program Inform ation System Time is the number of hours the electronics [...]

92 Advanced Options > Color Balance Advanced Options Color Balance Miscellan eous Options Backlight Settings Serial Port Settings Auto Setup Opt ions Menu Options Message in Picture Capture Custom Logo Color Bala nce Color T emperature 8500K (Cool ) White Balance - All (Clipboard) Red 100 (100) Green 100 (100) Blue 100 (100) Gray Balance - Al l [...]

93 Color Balance Settings Menu Item Description Setting(s) Color T emperature Adjust t he “pure white” of the system to different color shades 3200°K (W arm), 5500°K, 6500ºK, 8500°K (Cool) White Balance - All Adjusts the white ba lance setting of all three colors simultaneously , keeping them in proportion to each other , thus keeping the c[...]

94 Advanced Options > Miscellaneous Settings Miscellaneous Curt ain Pattern Logo Plug and Play (EDID En able) Preferred Source Detectio n 16 x 9 HD Interl aced Content Moti on Normal MISC opens the Advanced Options menu directly . Advanced Optio ns Color Balance Miscellaneous Opti ons Backlight Set tings Serial Port Settings Auto Setup Options M[...]

95 Miscellaneous Settings Menu Item Descri ption Setting(s) Curtain Pat- tern When the curtain is put up (vi a the curtai n button on the remote, or via RS-232), this is the pattern that is displayed. White, Red, Green, Blue, Black, logo Plug and Play This enabl es the display to give information to a computer gra phics card to allow it to automati[...]

96 Advanced Options> Backlight Settings Backlight Control Auto Backli ght on T urn Backlight off with no Sourc e (DPMS) DPMS Delay 1 hr Backlight Control Mo de Manual Backlight In tensity 100 Backlight C ontrol Auto Backlight on T urn Backlight off with no Source (DPMS) DPMS Delay 1 hr Ambient Light 239 Lux Backlight C ontrol Mode Auto Backlight[...]

97 Backlight Contro l Menu Options Menu Item Description Setting(s) Auto Backlight on Auto Backlight turns on the backlight soon after AC power is restored. T urn Backlight of f with no Source (DPMS) Saves lamp life and energy by turning off backlights DPMS Delay The amount of time the unit will wait after a source is removed, before it turns off t[...]

98 Advanced Options> Serial Port Settings & Auto Setup Options Serial Port Settings Group ID 1 Unit ID 1 ASCII Response T ype Sy mbolic ASCII Respons e T erminato r CR Baud Rate 19200 Auto Setup Options Retry on lost signals Do Black/ White Levels Do Frequency Do Phase Do Position Advanced Options Color Balanc e Miscellane ous Optio ns Backl[...]

99 Serial Port Settings Options Menu Item Descriptio n Setting(s) Group ID Unit ID Group ID and Unit ID together make up at two-character ID for this Bay Cat X. In a group of Bay Cat Xs connected in a series for RS232 commands, ea ch Bay Cat X should have a uni que ID. 0-9 and A-Z ASCII Response T ype ASCII Response T ype is Symbolic (ascii words a[...]

100 Advanced Options> Menu Options and Message In Picture Menu Options H Position 100 V Position 8 Menu Time out Never T ime Out Rota te Menu None Message In Pictu re Recall Las t MIP Tim eo u t 60 second s Advanced Options Color Balanc e Miscellane ous Optio ns Backlight Sett ings Serial Port Settings Auto Setup Options Menu Optio ns Message in[...]

101 Menu Options and Mess age in Picture Options Menu Item Description Setting(s) H and V Position The position of the on-screen menus. H: 0-150 V : 0-100 Rotate Menu Rotates the menu for Portrait orientation. It does not rot ate the picture. See “Advanced Options” on page 52 . None, clockwise, counter- clockwise Menu Timeout Menus disappear af[...]

102 Advanced Options> Capture Custom Logo Logo Capture Position To p L e ft Scaling One to One RLE compression fact or 1 Move Area Up /Down Move Area L eft/Right Shrink/Grow Height Shrink/Grow Wid th Start Ca pt ur e Restore Fa ctory Lo go Advanced Options Color Balanc e Miscellaneous Options Backlight Settings Serial Port Settin gs Auto Setup O[...]

103 Scaling Th e amount of zoom of the captured image. One to one will display the captured image as one captured pixel to one output pi xel. Full screen will stretch the captured image until one di mension fills the o utput scree n. N perce nt is a fraction of zoom between one to one and full screen. one-to-one full screen n percent RLE compres- s[...]

104 Advanced > Program Information Program In formation Clarity V isual Systems 27350 SW 95 th Ave Suite 3038 Wilsonville , OR 97070 US A T el (503 ) 570-0700 www .ClarityVi sual.com Bay Cat X 1920 x 1080 573-2410 Re v 1.0 Code Generated Date: GUI Generated Date Apr 7 2005 at 16:46:54 Apr 7 2005 at 16:46:57 When Clarity upgrades firmware (softwa[...]

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106 6.2 Remote Control Buttons Source . . . Analog Source Absent S tarts searching for the next available source T urns backlight (lamp) on T urns backlight off Unit St atus Bay Cat X 1920 x 1080 573-2410 Rev 1.0 Asset T a g: Backlight Status OK Internal T emperat ure: 41ºC Mode ID: 31 HPer: 3 178 VLines: 525 Raise and lower val- ues in menus If t[...]

107 Returns to the previous menu Goes to the selected menu, or performs the selected function S ETUP automatically adjusts the frequency and H and V resolution. …when source is Digit al Picture Source Analog Colorsp ace RGB Sync T ype Separate H&V V ertical Fr equency (fram e locked) 60Hz Horizont al Frequency 50.00 kHz Pixel Freq uency 80.10[...]

108 Input Levels Black Level (o ffset)Al l 128 Red 128 Green 128 Blue 128 Reset Blac k Level t o Defaul t Input levels for Digital/RGB sources Input Levels Black Level (offset)All 128 Red 128 Green 128 Blue 128 Hue 128 Input levels for Digital/ YPbPr sources Input Levels Auto Black Leve l (offset) Auto White Level (g ain) Center Point 64 124 99 Bla[...]

109 Aspect Rat io & Wall Scale Mode Fill All Justify Center Overscan 0% Border Color Black Wa l l W i dt h 1 W all Height 1 Unit Column 1 Unit Row 1 Wa l l M o d e Frame Comp ensation Frame Heigh t 97 pixels Frame Width 157 pixels Aspect Ratio and W all[...]

110 The second press of SA VE displays the Save menu. The first press of SA VE displays the Recall menu. Recall 1 9 17 25 33 2 10 18 26 34 3 11 19 27 35 4 12 20 28 36 5 13 21 29 37 6 14 22 30 38 7 15 23 31 39 8 16 24 32 40 Save 1 9 17 25 33 2 10 18 26 34 3 11 19 27 35 4 12 20 28 36 5 13 21 29 37 6 14 22 30 38 7 15 23 31 39 8 16 24 32 40 Color Bala [...]

111 The second press of MISC displays the Mis- cellaneous menu. Miscellaneous Curt ain Pattern Logo Plug and Play (EDID Enable) Preferred Sour ce Detection 16 x 9 HD Interlac ed Conte nt Motion Normal The third press of MISC displays the Backlight Control menu. Backlight Con trol Auto Backligh t on T urn Backlight off with no Source (DPMS) DPMS Del[...]

112 6.3 Drawings Dimensions in inches .[...]

113 1.919* 1.398 20.514 21.562 24.737 16.887 29.315 41.240 30.741 2.619 * 3.960* * 1.822 3.628 BEZEL BEZEL MASK OPENING BEZEL OPENING (LCD QUALITY AREA 40.0925) 22.950 44.040 26.135 1.000 .655 .315 .250 .188 .443 40.227 OPENING .125 40.500 22.677 BEZEL MASK OPENING (LCD QUALITY AREA 22.541)[...]

114 Connector Locations and Diagrams 11.370 1.000 3.250 17.640 1.250 2.534 3.125 3.716 27.888 2.902 2.708 1.874 2.990 Bay Cat Video Model connector locations 11.370 1.000 14.620 27.888 1.252 .550 1.100 1.898 2.538 2X 17.190 .700 18.577 1.029 2X 1.265 Bay Cat Broadcast Model connec- tor locations[...]

115 W iring for RS232 9-pin to RJ45 ad apter 54321 6 7 8 9 Y ellow wire pin 3 Black wire pin 2 Green wire pin 5 RJ45 9-pin 63 55 32 The wiring shown for this adapter is correct for straight-through network cables. RJ45 looking into the socket. 1 8[...]

116 6.5 Optimizing Y our Clarity Display Her e ar e some guidelines fo r using your Clarity display . Burn In versus T emporary Image Retention Burn-in causes the screen to retain an image essentially forev er , with litt le or no way to correct the problem. Under normal use, a Bay Cat X will not experience b urn-in, as plasma displ ays do, nor wil[...]

117 the top of the array expe rience a higher ambient tem- perature and ov erheat. Should the thermal ratings be exceeded, the most likely visible af fect will be that th e display may start to ‘clear’ which means the LC material within the display st arts to lose its light altering p roperties and off-color or black voids will start to be visi[...]

118 6.6 EDID: What It Is and How It W orks EDID is the name of a method computers use to de termine the characteristics of the computer monitor . EDID stands for Extended Disp lay Identification Data. It is the system behind Plug and Play . But just knowing its name doesn’t tell you ho w it works. EDID is a block of 128 bytes of data residing in [...]

119 • Uncheck the Plug and Play box and reboot the com- puter . ✎ Use of long line distri bution systems may cause EDID to not function correctly or at all. ✎ Bay Cat X adheres to EDID standa rd 1.3.[...]

120 A Glossary of T erms T erms used in this ma nual, and g eneral terms. Te r m Meaning array A group of displ ays physically bolted together . (Not possi ble with Pan thers or Bengals.) aspect ratio Th e ratio of the width to the height of a picture, often expressed as 4-by-3, 4:3, 4×3, or 1.33:1 (t he aspect ratio of standard television picture[...]

121 LED Light Emitting Dio de: a small, low power lamp used as an indicator , often red or green, but can be other colors. Lion The name for any Clarity mo del begin- ning WN-6720. Margay Model WN-5040-720, a DLP™ optical engine with one lamp and a resolution of 1280 × 720 module A stand-alone electronic assembly . Clarity displays are designed [...]

122 WXGA W ide XGA , a standard for di stributing analog comput er pictures with a reso- lution of 1280 pixels by 768 pixel s. XGA eX tended VGA , a standard for di strib- uting analog co mput er pictures with a resolution of 1024 pixels by 768 pixels. Y One of the components of “compo- nent” video. See also component video and colorspace. YPbP[...]

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124 B S pecifications for Bay Cat X Mechanical Specification Maximum Minimum T yp ical No tes Outside dimensions Width 44.0" 1 1 1.8 cm Height 26.1" 66.3 cm Depth 3.96" 9.9cm Weight 73 lbs. 33 kg Shipping weight 105 lbs 47.7 kg Orient ation Landscape or po rtrait Chassis color S tandard: dark gray Optional: red, blue, sil ve r , whit[...]

125 Optical Specification Maximum Minimum T yp ical No tes Screen Brightness 450 nits wit hou t front protective glass Contrast ratio 900:1 Viewing Angle, horizontal & vertical ±85° 170° total at 10:1 contrast ratio Color Gamut 72% NTSC Color CIE Red x 0.638 ±0.03 Red y 0.331 Green x 0.282 Green y 0.595 Blue x 0.144 Blue y 0.060 White x 0.2[...]

126 C Regulatory Information Declaration of Conformity Manufacturer's Name: Cla rity V isual Systems Manufactur er's Address: 27350 SW 95th A venue, Suite 3038 Wilson ville, OR 97 070 declares that the products Model Numbers: SN-4620-1080 (LCD display) Product Options: All conf orms to the follo wing EU Dir ectiv es and the st andards sta[...]

127 Note: An y changes or modifications to the display not expressly ap pro ved by Clarity V isual coul d void the us er's authority to operate this equipment. Use of a shielded interface cable is required to comply with the Class A li mits of Part 15 of FCC rules. Other Certif ications UL, CUL, FCC/CISPR 22, CE[...]

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129 AB C DE FG H I J K L M N O P Q R ST U W VX Y Z AB C DE FG H I J K L M N O P Q R ST U W VX Y Z Index Numerics 1 to 1/ keep original size 32 4 x 4 checkerboard pattern 70 4×3 aspect ratio, definition of 121 9-pin to RJ45 adapter 16, 60, 115 9-pin to RJ45 adapter 16, 60 A accessories, optional 3 accessories, standard 3 adapter for serial communic[...]

130 AB C DE FG H I J K LM N O P Q R ST U W VX Y Z AB C DE FG H I J K LM N OP Q R S TU W VX Y Z colors 70 colorspace 20, 74 component video 14, 23 component video to VGA adapter 14 composite sync, definition of 121 composite video connector 14 composite video, definition of 121 computer source, adjus ting to 22 connecting computer pictures 14 power [...]

131 AB C DE FG H I J K L M N O P Q R ST U W VX Y Z AB C DE FG H I J K L M N O P Q R ST U W VX Y Z levels, adjusting for computer sources 28 levels, manually adjusting 29 Lion, definition of 122 locking lever 10 tool 10 locking tool 3 login name for cl arity website 87 lost signal, retry on 99 low intensity 58, 97 M main menu 23, 63 manual adjustmen[...]

132 AB C DE FG H I J K LM N O P Q R ST U W VX Y Z AB C DE FG H I J K LM N OP Q R S TU W VX Y Z R recall 40 remote control 106 disabling 64 remote, definition of 122 resolution native definition of 122 retry on lost signal 99 RGB, definition of 122 RGBHV, definition of 122 RGBS, definition of 122 RJ45 adapter 60, 115 RJ45 to 9-pin adapter 16, 60 rot[...]

133 AB C DE FG H I J K L M N O P Q R ST U W VX Y Z AB C DE FG H I J K L M N O P Q R ST U W VX Y Z V V position in menu options 52 ventilation 9 vertical position 36 VGA to component video adapter cable 14 VGA, definition of 122 video composite, definition of 121 definition of 122 input module, definition of 122 video controls 47 video input amplitu[...]

135 F eedback About Manuals Clarity V isual Systems, Inc., is constantly striving to prov ide the best product a vailable at a reasonable cost. P art of this Clar- ity product is the manual . If you have found an error in this manual, or if you would like to make any comments about it, you may use this form. This form is used with the SN-4620-1080 [...]

136 In future manuals o f this type, I wish you would … Thank you for taking the time to help us improve.[...]

137 Having tr ouble? Most questions are probably answered somewhere in this manual. Check the Index. If the problem you have is completely baffling, call your Clarity reseller—the company th at sold the Clarit y display to you. My Clarity Reseller is: If you can’t contact your resell er for some reason, Clarity’ s contact information is on th[...]

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