DVDO VP50 manual

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1 T ABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1 – GET TING ST AR TED 2 Introduction 2 Unpacking and Inspection 2 Display Compatibility Requirements 3 Document Conventions 3 Menu Navigation 3 Remote Control Battery Installation 4 Remote Control Overview 4 Info Screen 5 Installation Guidelines 6 SECTION 2 – BASIC OPERA TION 7 Front Panel Overview 7 Rear Panel Ove[...]

Advanced Setups 17 Conguring the iScan VP50 PRO for projectors with anamorphic lenses Conguring the iScan VP50 PRO to output 24/48/72Hz and 25/50/75Hz SECTION 4 – MENU OPTIONS 1 8 Input Select 18 Input Aspect Ratio Control 18 Frame Aspect Ratio 19 Active Aspect Ratio 19 Panorama 19 Zoom 20 Pan 20 Borders 20 Presets 21 Input Adjust Control 2[...]

2 SECTION 1 – GET TING ST AR TED Introduction Thank you for purchasing the iScan VP50 PRO video processor , the rst VRS (Video Reference Series) component available with: • Mosquito Noise Reduction • Fine Detail Enhancement™ • Edge Enhancement VRS T echnologies included in the iScan VP50 PRO are: • 10-bit Precision Deinterlacing ™ [...]

3 4 Both input and output cables can be supplied by your Authorized DVDO Reseller . T o nd your nearest Authorized DVDO Reseller , go to www.anchorbaytech.com . There are also a wide selection of cables and adapters av ailable directly from Anchor Bay . Display Compatibility Requirements DVDO iScan video processing products are compatible with a[...]

5 6 INPUT SELECT ST ANDBY POWER INPUT ADJUST CONFIG PICTURE CONTROL OUTPUT SETUP MENU EXIT 16:9 4:3 AUTO VIDEO 1 S-VIDEO 1 COMP 1 HDMI 2 VIDEO 2 S -VIDEO 2 COMP 2 HDMI 3 ENTER HDMI 4 BORDER CROP INFO CURT AIN MEMORIES RGB HV HDMI 1 SDI ASPECT ZOOM P AN ON/OFF DISPLA Y PROFILES VIEWING MODES INPUT ASPECT RATIO TEST P ATTERN ENTER Standby Info Curtai[...]

7 8 SECTION 2 – BASIC OPERA TION Front Panel Overview Status LED – This displays the current state of the iScan VP50 PRO Off = The unit is in standby mode R ed = No signal detected Blue = The unit is processing the signal Blinking Blue = There is a problem with HDCP authentication Green = The unit detects an unsupported signal Blinking Green = [...]

9 10 The iScan VP50 PRO accepts digital audio sourced from DVD players, satellite receivers, digital set top boxes, HD-DVD players, Blu-ray players, game consoles, and other video components with digital audio. These inputs are compatible with most consumer digital audio formats, including CD-A udio (44.1kHz/16 bit LPCM), Dolby Digital, and DT S. T[...]

11 12 K eep in mind that some displays do not accept their native resolution and almost all HD TVs will accept 720p and 1080i resolutions, but no xed pixel display has a native resolution of 1080i. In almost all cases, the picture will be better if one of these displays is sent a 720p signal instead of a 1080i signal. T o change the Output R eso[...]

13 14 Set Top Boxes DirecTV HR10-250 (HD-TiVo) The HD- TiV o does not allow the User to select one output setting that will always output the right resolutions under the right conditions. For example, when tuned to an SD channel the output resolution should be 480i, but when tuned to an HD channel the resolution should be 720p (FOX, ABC, ESPN) or 1[...]

15 16 Forced 3:2 Mode This mode is perfect for HD-DVD and Blu-Ray players that output a cleanly encoded 3:2 signal over the entire length of a movie. This insures the highest performance playback from these high quality sources. If you intend on setting up the iScan to output a 24Hz, 48Hz, or 72Hz signal for lm-based content this mode is highly [...]

17 18 The iScan has sever al ‘Half T est Patterns’ that can be brought up while the matching test patterns are played from the VRS DVD. The test patterns to use on the DVD are listed below . The matching test patterns can be found in the ‘Conguration’ menu (Congur ation → T est Patterns). Static Patterns _ Half Patterns _ Black and [...]

19 20 The VP50 PRO ‘s menu is exit automatically after 30 seconds of no user interaction. Video input signals are usually classied in the following two ways: • Frame Aspect R atio • Active Input Aspect Ratio Frame Aspect Ratio Frame Aspect Ratio (F AR) consists of two possible ratios: 4:3 or 16:9. DVD discs encoded in a 16:9 frame are some[...]

21 22 Horizontal Border Control: Push the p button to move the left and right borders towards the middle of the image, increasing the border width and cutting off the sides of the input image. Push the ▼ button to move the left and right borders away from the image and decreases their width. If there are system-generated left/right borders alread[...]

23 24 • Game 2 – This mode is intended for use with game consoles (like those from Sony , Microsoft and Nintendo). This mode gives y ou minimal latency with both motion and edge-adaptive processing. The total amount of dela y with source-locked output mode set on the VP50 PRO is about one and a half fr ames of delay . Unlocked frame rates will [...]

25 26 4 - Press the Exit button again to complete the priority assignment. 5 - Repeat Steps 1 through 4 to select the next video input and adjust the priorit y setting. Audio Input The Audio Input function assigns an audio input to the currently selected video input. Four digital audio inputs and a single analog audio input are available. The HDMI [...]

27 28 LED Brightness This selection allows the user to congure the behavior of the Front Panel LED brightness. The ‘Normal’ par ameter adjusts the brightness of the Front P anel LED when the menu is being na vigated. The ‘Navigate’ parameter adjusts the brightness of the Front Panel LED during normal usage, when the menu is not being nav[...]

29 30 A vi deo pro ject or c an a lso be u sed in conj unc tion wit h an ana mor phic le ns. An a namo rph ic l ens allo ws the us er to focus the max imu m reso lut ion an d brig htn ess in to a spe ci ed are a, ei ther 16:9 or 2.35 :1. The mos t common congu ra tio n is a const ant image heig ht (CIH) system with a 16:9 proje ctor , an anam[...]

31 32 signal. Unlike the locked mode(s), the iScan’s output signal timing will not be disrupted when the input source is changed. However , it’s guaranteed to cause dropped or repeated frames as the input and output frame rates are not the same. Note that regardless of what number the unlocked output frame r ate is set to, it will never be iden[...]

33 34 Trigger #1 is powered on when the iScan VP50 PRO is powered on. T rigger #1 is powered off when the iScan VP50 PRO is put into Standby mode. This can be useful for powering on a display or motorizing a screen or lift. Trigger #2 can be programmed to be powered on in the ‘Output Setup’ menu. This action can be saved as part of a Display Pr[...]

35 36 User Save User to Preset 1 No Y es Preset 2 No Y es Preset 3 No Y es Preset 4 No Y es Preset 5 No Y es Preset 6 No Y es Preset 7 No Y es Preset 8 No Y es Preset 9 No Y es Preset 10 No Y es Input Adjust Mosquito Noise Reduction Off Low Medium High Deinterlacing Auto Film Bias Mode Forced Modes Video Mode Forced 3:2 Forced 2:2 2:2 Even 2:2 Odd [...]

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39 40 Display 4:3 5:4 16:9 Custom Lens Mode 1 Mode 1 - Auto Mode 2 None Screen 4:3 16:9 2.35:1 Custom Range: 1.00- 3.00 Image Shift V ertical Range: -30-30 Horizontal Range: -30-30 Underscan Range: 0-100 Sync T ype Bi-Level T ri-Level Composite H+/V+ H+/V- H-/V+ H-/V- Color Space RGB YPbPr YCbCr 4:2:2 YCbCr 4:4:4 Output Level Video PC Framerate 24H[...]

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