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TView QuadScan USER’S MANUAL Revision 2.00 Focus Enhancements 600 Research Drive Wilmington MA 01887 Phone: 978-988-5888 Tech Support: 978-988-5505 Fax: 978-988-7555[...]

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TView QuadScan User's Manual 0092-5000-200 3 1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ 5 1.1 I NTENT OF THIS M ANUAL ......................................................................................................................[...]

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TView QuadScan User's Manual 0092-5000-200 5 1 Introduction The Focus Enhancements TView QuadScan product family is a series of products intended to receive analog television signals in various formats, scale them upwards in resolution and play them back on high-resolution projection devices. Using the QuadScan, users can vastly improve the vi[...]

TView QuadScan User's Manual 0092-5000-200 6 1.2 The QuadScan Family The QuadScan product family consists of one common technology implemented on a common circuit board. Different packaging is added to the base product to provide specific options. 1.2.1 Desktop or Rackmount Desktop Units are standalone items that accept 13 – 20 VDC power fro[...]

TView QuadScan User's Manual 0092-5000-200 7 In addition to the above components, the user may order other cables, components and spare parts for special applications. A list of these items and their part numbers appears in section 1.4. 1.2.4 Standard Packout for QuadScan Rackmount (SKU #444-5522) The following is a list of components that are[...]

TView QuadScan User's Manual 0092-5000-200 8 1.3 Operational Specifications 1.3.1 Input Signal Formats 2 channels of base band NTSC or PAL (automatically recognized) composite BNC Female (1) 2 channels of NTSC or PAL (automatically recognized) S-VHS (Y/C) 4 pin Mini-DIN Female 2 channels of Component (Y ,R-Y,B-Y or YPbPr) (European or NTSC tim[...]

TView QuadScan User's Manual 0092-5000-200 9 1.3.5 Signal Routing Capability The A Channel of all three types of television inputs (composite, Y/C and Component) may be independently re- routed to the B-channel enabling pass through of the A signal to the B connector. 1.3.6 Control Methods Front Panel Keyboard IR Remote (Supplied) RS-232/422 ([...]

TView QuadScan User's Manual 0092-5000-200 10 1.4 Product Ordering Options 1.4.1 Ordering Guide QuadScan Products are named as follows: Name SKU Description TView QuadScan 444-5520 Desktop, American TView QuadScan- International 444-5524 De sktop, International TView QuadScan-RM 444-5522 Rackmount* * Please note that the QuadScan Rackmount is [...]

TView QuadScan User's Manual 0092-5000-200 11 2 Installation Installation of all QuadScan products is a simple and quick procedure, but is slightly different for each of the following versions. Figure 1: QuadScan Desktop Back Plate Diagram 12-18 VDC 23 W. 2.5 MM HI-RES OUT VGA IN RS-232/422 Channel A R-Y In B-Y In Y In NTSC/PAL In S-VIDEO In C[...]

TView QuadScan User's Manual 0092-5000-200 12 2.1 Quad Scan Desktop Version Installation Follow these steps to install your Desktop QuadScan. Turn all system components off. Select a convenient location for the QuadScan. Plug the QuadScan’s wallmount power supply into an appropriate outlet or power strip. Plug the 2.5mm connector of the wall[...]

TView QuadScan User's Manual 0092-5000-200 13 the QuadScan’s Channel A or B R-Y IN connector. Connect the B-Y (or Pr) channel of the component source to the QuadScan’s Channel A or B B-Y IN connector. If the source has RCA connectors, attach three of the supplied RCA Female to BNC Male adapters to the channel A or B Y IN, R-Y IN, and B-Y I[...]

TView QuadScan User's Manual 0092-5000-200 14 2.2 Quad Scan Rackmount Version Installation Follow these steps to install your rackmount QuadScan. Turn all system components off. Select a convenient location for the QuadScan. If the QuadScan is to be mounted within a 19 inch rack, install the left and right mounting brackets with the supplied s[...]

TView QuadScan User's Manual 0092-5000-200 15 the QuadScan’s Channel A or B R-Y IN connector. Connect the B-Y (or Pr) channel of the component source to the QuadScan’s Channel A or B B-Y IN connector. If the source has RCA connectors, attach three of the supplied RCA Female to BNC Male adapters to the channel A or B Y IN, R-Y IN, and B-Y I[...]

TView QuadScan User's Manual 0092-5000-200 16 3 QuadScan Control Functions All of the powerful features of the QuadScan that can be controlled through by its three methods of control described in section 4: front panel control, RS-232/422 and IR remote control. All methods are interchangeable and simultaneously active (i. e. a front panel butt[...]

TView QuadScan User's Manual 0092-5000-200 17 3.2 Output Screen Aspect Ratio 3.2.1 Output Screen Aspect Ratio (Multiple) (Not Available from IR remote mouse) The Output Screen Aspect Ratio control interacts with the Output Display Device Configuration and Input Aspect Ratio Selection to position the scaled and process image in the best screen [...]

TView QuadScan User's Manual 0092-5000-200 18 3.4 Motion Processing 3.4.1 Motion Processing (Multiple) This control determines which type of video motion processing will be applied. The options are: Motion Processing Mode Front Panel Designation Auto Auto F ilm Film Motion Motion Still Still Film Processing (3:2 pulldown sourced material) is u[...]

TView QuadScan User's Manual 0092-5000-200 19 3.5.3 Composite Pass Through (Toggle) (Not available from IR remote mouse) This control determines whether the Composite television input on Channel A is routed through to Channel B or not. If the signal is “passed through” Composite television that is input on Channel A will appear as an outpu[...]

TView QuadScan User's Manual 0092-5000-200 20 3.8 Termination 3.8.1 VGA Termination (Toggle) (Not available from IR remote mouse) This control engages or disengages 75 Ohm termination resistors on the RGB lines of the VGA pass through. The default configuration is termination resistors engaged. VGA Termination is indicated by “VGA TERM” (V[...]

TView QuadScan User's Manual 0092-5000-200 21 3.10 Input Television Video Functions 3.10.1 Brightness (Range) This control adjusts the Brightness of the selected television source. Brightness is not accessible from the front panel when the selected input source is VGA pass through or AUTO. The default value for Brightness will produce internal[...]

TView QuadScan User's Manual 0092-5000-200 22 3.11 Output Window Control 3.11.1 Output Horizontal and Vertical Position (Range) (Not available from IR remote mouse) This control enables the user to position the “Output Window” with respect to the raster scan of the display device. Most display devices have a wide range of capability in map[...]

TView QuadScan User's Manual 0092-5000-200 23 3.12.2 Input Horizontal and Vertical Size (Range) This control enables the user to control the size of the “Input Window” with respect to the input television source. The Input Window is a smaller section of the television input that will be used as the scaling source. As the Input Size is adju[...]

TView QuadScan User's Manual 0092-5000-200 24 4 QuadScan Control Methods QuadScan models can be controlled in one of 3 different ways: Front Panel, RS-232/422, or InfraRed Remote Control. The following sections detail the use of each of these control mechanisms. In all cases, the state of a particular function of the QuadScan is indicated on t[...]

TView QuadScan User's Manual 0092-5000-200 25 4.1.1 Locking the Front Panel A special combination of buttons (the Locking Sequence) makes it possible to freeze control input such that the QuadScan will not respond to Control Panel or IR remote or RS-232/422 commands until a second special combination of buttons (the Unlocking Sequence) is ente[...]

TView QuadScan User's Manual 0092-5000-200 26 4.2 IR Remote Control The hand held IR remote control enables the user to access many of the functions of the QuadScan. Since the IR unit is intended to access the most commonly used functions, certain setup functions of the QuadScan may only be accessed via the Front Panel or via RS-232/422. This [...]

TView QuadScan User's Manual 0092-5000-200 27 Size/ Position Zoom Signal Routing Motion Processing V ideo Function Reset Figure 3: Remote Control Interface[...]

TView QuadScan User's Manual 0092-5000-200 28 4.3 RS-232/422 Control All of the functions detailed in section 3.1 are available from RS-232/422 control. Every QuadScan is operable in both RS-232 and RS-422, but must be correctly set up for each standard. When configured for RS-422, up to 8 QuadScans may be connected in a single RS-422 wired sy[...]

TView QuadScan User's Manual 0092-5000-200 29 Figure 4: Position of Jumper JP3 for RS232 or RS422 Control RS-232 RS-422 (Unterminated) RS-422 (120 Ohm T ermination) P1 FAB 0082-1100-101 U3 JP3 Y1 P1 FAB 0082-1100-101 U3 JP3 Y1 P1 FAB 0082-1100-101 U3 JP3 Y1[...]

TView QuadScan User's Manual 0092-5000-200 30 4.3.2 Connecting the QuadScan to communications devices Slightly different connections schemes are required for RS-232 and RS-422 operation. Figure 5 indicates the recommended connections from a DB-9 connector for RS-232 operation. Depending on the way that the controlling port is programmed, other[...]

TView QuadScan User's Manual 0092-5000-200 31 4.3.3 Selecting the QuadScan’s address In an RS-422, there may be as many as 8 QuadScans operating within a system. In order to provide a control mechanism to differentiate each QuadScan, the user must program each QuadScan’s address using the Front Panel. Programming the address is a simple pr[...]

TView QuadScan User's Manual 0092-5000-200 32 In addition to the above commands, two additional commands are provided for control information. Writing Value Byte = 01 to register 18 will cause a Full Reset operation to occur. Writing Value Byte = 01 to register 20 will cause the existing parameter set to be written in to NOVRAM. The QuadScan w[...]

TView QuadScan User's Manual 0092-5000-200 33 For example, the following byte sequences perform the indicated functions: Input Set to Channel A S-VHS 7 5 13 Input Source register 5, therefore S-V HS A <CR> Zoom Turned On 16 (decimal) 1 13 Zoom register 1, therefore On <CR> Decrement Brightness 4 0 13 Brightness register Decrement b[...]

TView QuadScan User's Manual 0092-5000-200 34 5 Appendix A - Limited Warranty FOCUS Enhancements, Inc. warrants this product against defects in materials and work manship for a period of THREE (3) YEARS from the date of original purchase. If you discover a defect, FOCUS Enhancements, Inc. will, at its sole option, repair or exchange the produc[...]