Gefen PRO I manual

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CONTENT S 1 Introduction 2 O p eration Notes 3 Features 4 Panel La y ou t 5 Panel Descri p tions 6 Panel Descri p tions 7 Front Panel Buttons 7 Navi g ation 7 In p ut Selection 9 Usin g The A/V Cinema Scaler Pro - Main LC D 9 LCD Screen 10 A/V Cinema Scaler Pro - Initial Startu p 10 Powerin g On 12 A/V Cinema Scaler Pro - Main Screen 12 Main Displa[...]

3 3 Blue 3 3 Exit Color Ad j us t 3 4 A/V Cinema Scaler Pro - Lips y nc Dela y Ad j us t 3 4 Lips y nc Dela y 3 4 Exit Lips y nc Ad j ust 3 5 A/V Cinema Scaler Pro - Surround Dela y Ad j us t 3 5 Surround Ri g ht Dela y 3 6 Rear Surround Ri g ht Dela y 3 6 Rear Surround Left Dela y 3 6 Exit Lips y nc Ad j ust 3 7 A/V Cinema Scaler Pro - Out p ut Se[...]

1 C on g ratulations on y our purchase o f the A / V C inema S caler Pro. Y our complete s atis f action is ver y important to us. G efen Gefen delivers innovative, pro g ressive computer and electronics add-on solutions that harness inte g ration, extension, distribution and conversion technolo g ies. G e f en’s reliable, plu g -and-pla y produc[...]

2 READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INST ALLING OR OPERA TING THE A/V CINEMA SCALER PRO • Audio f rom the analo g DB-25 input is available in b y pass mode onl y . No video will be output when usin g the b y pass mode. • Audio connection f or each input is selectable between analo g and di g ital. S election o f the audio input t y pe is selectable usin [...]

3 Features • 1 DVI-I video + analo g or di g ital audio inputs • 1 DVI-D video + analo g or di g ital audio inputs • 2 C omponent video + analo g or di g ital audio inputs • V G A + analo g or di g ital audio inpu t • H DMI inpu t • DB-25 analo g audio input ( 7.1 discrete, balanced ) • S upport resolutions o f 1920x1080p 60Hz and 204[...]

4 Front Panel Back Panel 1 10 1 1 2 1 2 12 1 4 1 3 4 4 4 4 1 4 15 1 1 2 2 5 6 7 8 3 3 9 P ANEL LA YOU T[...]

5 1 Analog L+R RCA Audio Inpu t This input will accept 2 channel analo g audio usin g 1 pair o f R C A analo g audio t y pe connectors. There is a set o f connectors available f or all inputs except f or the HDMI and DB-25 inputs. For a listin g o f accepted audio f ormats please see p a g e 14. 2 Digital Optical Audio Input (T OSLINK) This input w[...]

6 P ANEL DESCRIPTION S 10 DVI-D Outpu t This input will accept DVI-D ( R G B di g ital ) capable displa y device via a DVI-I t y pe connector . This output port will support displa y s that are capable o f acceptin g the two output resolutions; 1080p and 2K. 11 7.1 Channel Analog Audio Outpu t This output will accept a DB-25 t y pe connector to con[...]

7 FRONT P ANEL BUTT ON S The f ront panel buttons are used f or navi g ation, con fi g uration, and input selection. NA VIGA TION The directional buttons ( ◄ ▲ ►▼ ) are used to navi g ate the user menus s y stem. The Select bu tt o n i s used t o co n fi rm m e n u a n d it e m se l ec ti o n s . t Th e M enu button is used to enter the c[...]

8 CONNECTING AND OPERA TING THE A/V CINEMA SCALER PRO I NST ALLING THE A/V CINEMA SCALER PR O 1. C onnect video source devices to the A / V C inema S caler Pro’s video inputs. The f ollowin g inputs are available : Front Panel HDM I DVI-I ( analo g and di g ital DVI ) V G A C omponen t Back Panel DVI-D ( di g ital DVI ) C omponen t NOTE: 2. C onn[...]

9 U SING THE A/V CINEMA SCALER PRO - MAIN LC D A/V CINEMA SCALER PRO - NA VIGA TION The A / V C inema S caler Pro uses a series o f buttons, located on the f ront panel, f or all input selection and f eature f unctions. All status in f ormation, such as the input and output resolutions, are alwa y s available on the f ront panel LC D Screen . User [...]

10 U SING THE A/V CINEMA SCALER PRO - MAIN LC D A/V CINEMA SCALER PRO - INITIAL ST AR TU P POWERING ON O nce all video and audio connections have been made and the power suppl y h as been connected, the A / V C inema S caler Pro should automaticall y turn on. The f ront panel L C D should indicate this b y displa y in g the text : This screen shoul[...]

1 1 U SING THE A/V CINEMA SCALER PRO - MAIN LC D P roduct Titl e M ain Screen Out p ut Screen Surround Processin g Screen D VI Output T y pe Screen Reference Level Com p ensation Screen Dy namic Ran g e Control Screen HDMI EDID T y pe Screen Audio Input T y pe Screen[...]

12 U SING THE A/V CINEMA SCALER PRO - MAIN LC D A/V CINEMA SCALER PRO - MAIN SCREEN MAIN DISPLA Y Th e M ain Screen will displa y use f ul in f ormation to the user . It displa y s the c urrentl y selected input port and audio input f ormat. The currentl y used output f ormat can also be displa y ed b y pressin g the ▼ button. Pressin g the ◄ o[...]

1 3 U SING THE A/V CINEMA SCALER PRO - MAIN LC D INPUT RESOLUTIONS This portion o f the screen will displa y the currentl y selected input’s resolution. The acceptable resolutions f or each input t y pe are listed below . In p u t Forma t Resolution Frequenc y C omponen t YP b Pr 480i /p 59/60 H z 5 76i /p 50 Hz 720 p 50/60 H z 1080i /p 2 5/ 2 9 [...]

1 4 U SING THE A/V CINEMA SCALER PRO - MAIN LC D AUDIO INPUT TYPE This portion o f the screen will displa y the currentl y selected input’s audio t y pe. All inputs, except f or HDMI, will accept both an analo g and di g ital t y pe audio si g nals. The user can choose which t y pe o f audio is selected b y usin g the Audio In p ut Ty pe pane . E[...]

15 U SING THE A/V CINEMA SCALER PRO - MAIN LC D SAMPLING RA TES This portion o f the screen will displa y the currentl y selected input’s audio s amplin g rate. This will onl y displa y in f ormation when the input audio t y pe is di g ital. This does not cover the b y pass mode. In p u t Audio Input T y p e Supported Samplin g Rates CO MP 1 Di g[...]

1 6 U SING THE A/V CINEMA SCALER PRO - MAIN LC D This A / V C inema S caler Pro supports onl y two output resolutions Out p u t Resolution 1 080 P 60 1 9 2 0 x1 080 60 H z 2 K 2 0 4 8 x1 080 60 H z The user has the option o f chan g in g the output resolution f rom the Out p ut Screen . U se the ◄ or ► buttons to immediatel y chan g e the outpu[...]

17 U SING THE A/V CINEMA SCALER PRO - MAIN LC D DYNAMIC RANGE COMPRESSION D y namic Ran g e C ompression ( DR C) is a f eature that will appl y compression o f l oud sounds over a certain threshold while quiet sounds remain untreated. This f eature is use f ul f or reducin g loud noises that will overpower quieter sounds. This screen will displa y [...]

1 8 U SING THE A/V CINEMA SCALER PRO - MAIN LC D DVI OUTPUT TYPE The DVI output is a DVI-I t y pe which can be connected to either a di g ital or analo g DVI device. This option will allow the user to chan g e the output t y pe at an y time. Please note that HD C P protected content will not be output when the m odes i s se t t o D VI-A Analo g . T[...]

19 U SING THE A/V CINEMA SCALER PRO - MAIN LC D NOTE : This option will simpl y set the supported audio f ormats to include either 5 .1 or 7.1 LP C M audio f ormats. The source must still be able to output these formats for this option to have an y effect. AUDIO INPUT TYPE Each input, excludin g the HDMI input, supports multiple audio input t y pes[...]

2 0 U SING THE A/V CINEMA SCALER PRO - MAIN LC D PRODUCT TITLE This screen will displa y the product title. Pressin g the ▲ bu tt o n will r e t u rn th e use r t o th e Out p ut Screen . Pressin g the ▼ will c y cle the user to the M ain Screen . Pressin g the ◄ or ► buttons while on this screen will have no e ff ect.[...]

21 A/V CINEMA SCALER PRO - CONFIGURA TIO N M AIN FEA TURES MENU O nce all connections have been made and a valid video input si g nal is detected, th e M ain Features Menu will become available. The f ollowin g video / audio ad j ustment menus will also become available. From an y o f the in f ormation panes o n th e M ain LCD s creen, press the M [...]

2 2 A/V CINEMA SCALER PRO - CONFIGURA TIO N The f ollowin g are the M ain Features Menu items and short descriptions : P icture Ad j ust O ptions in this menu include preset video settin g s and u ser ad j ustable video settin g s. Items such as bri g htness, c ontrast, and sharpness are f ound here. Color Ad j ust O ptions in this menu control the[...]

23 A/V CINEMA SCALER PRO - CONFIGURA TIO N M enu for HDMI, DVI-D and D VI-I ( Di g ital Portion ) Inputs M enu for Com p onent In p uts M enu for VGA and D VI-I ( Analo g Portion ) Inputs MODE The preset picture modes are selectable with this option. Preset contrast, bri g htness, hue, saturation, and sharpness settin g s are stored f or each mode.[...]

24 A/V CINEMA SCALER PRO - CONFIGURA TIO N The preset modes are listed below : Standard Useful for g eneral content M ovi e Use f ul f or diml y lit environments V ivid Use f ul f or accentuatin g colors f or a more vibrant ima ge U se r User con fi gured settings r O nce the U ser mode is selected, additional options will become available. Use th[...]

2 5 A/V CINEMA SCALER PRO - CONFIGURA TIO N BRIGHTNESS This option will set the bri g htness level f or the output video si g nal. Pr ess th e ◄ or ► or Select buttons to be g in ad j ustin g this option. A < and > c haracter will surround the numerical value to si g ni fy that user ad j ustment can be g in. Use the ◄ a n d ► to ad j [...]

26 A/V CINEMA SCALER PRO - CONFIGURA TIO N SHARPNESS This option will set the sharpness level f or the output video si g nal. This option will n ot be available when the V G A or DVI-I ( Analo g portion ) input is selected. Pr ess th e ◄ or ► or Select buttons to be g in ad j ustin g this option. A < and > c haracter will surround the num[...]

2 7 A/V CINEMA SCALER PRO - CONFIGURA TIO N The aspect ratio modes are listed below : Full S tretches the ima g e to fi ll the scree n Overscan S tretches the ima g e to j ust be y ond the border o f the output r esolution ( a portion o f the ima g e ma y be cropped ) U nderscan S tretches the ima g e to j ust within the border o f the output r es[...]

28 A/V CINEMA SCALER PRO - CONFIGURA TIO N U se the ▼ button to select the next option. Use the ▲ option to return to the p revious option. NOISE REDUCTION This option will allow the user to appl y a noise reduction fi lter to the component video input sources. This option will onl y be available when the input source is component video. The n[...]

2 9 A/V CINEMA SCALER PRO - CONFIGURA TIO N HORIZONT AL POSITION This option will set the horizontal position o f the video ima g e in relation to the output border . This option is onl y available when usin g the V G A or DVI-I ( Analo g p ortion ) inputs. Pr ess th e ◄ or ► or Select buttons to be g in ad j ustin g this option. A < and >[...]

3 0 A/V CINEMA SCALER PRO - CONFIGURA TIO N PHASE This option will ad j ust the phase to enable the user to ad j ust the video ima g e. This option is onl y available when usin g the V G A or DVI-I ( Analo g portion ) inputs. Pr ess th e ◄ or ► or Select buttons to be g in ad j ustin g this option. A < and > c haracter will surround the n[...]

31 A/V CINEMA SCALER PRO - CONFIGURA TIO N C OLOR ADJUST MENU OPTION S COLOR TEMP The preset color temperature modes are selectable with this option. Preset red, g reen, and blue settin g s are stored in each mode. When the mode is switched to U se r all individual options will be available for adjustment. r To c y cle between the modes, use the ?[...]

3 2 A/V CINEMA SCALER PRO - CONFIGURA TIO N The preset color temperature settin g s are listed below : Normal C olors / white will be neutral. White should not have an overl y red or blue appearance. Wa r m C olors / white will have a sli g htl y red appearance. Cool C olors / white will have a sli g htl y blue appearance. U se r User con fi gured[...]

33 A/V CINEMA SCALER PRO - CONFIGURA TIO N GREEN This option will set the amount o f g reen in the output video si g nal. Pr ess th e ◄ or ► or Select buttons to be g in ad j ustin g this option. A < and > c haracter will surround the numerical value to si g ni fy that user ad j ustment can be g in. Use the ◄ a n d ► to ad j ust the v[...]

34 A/V CINEMA SCALER PRO - CONFIGURA TIO N A/V CINEMA SCALER PRO - LIPSYNC DELA Y ADJUS T Th e L ips y nc Dela y Ad j ust menu will allow the user to appl y a lip s y nc dela y that is use f ul f or correctin g errors in s y nchronization between the audio and video. This dela y has a maximum correction time o f 80 milliseconds. Each input can h av[...]

3 5 A/V CINEMA SCALER PRO - CONFIGURA TIO N A/V CINEMA SCALER PRO - SURROUND DELA Y ADJUS T Th e Surround Dela y Ad j ust menu will allow the user to appl y a dela y to c ompensate f or the distance between the main and surround audio channels. Each surround dela y has a maximum correction time o f 150 milliseconds. The s ettin g s in this menu opt[...]

36 A/V CINEMA SCALER PRO - CONFIGURA TIO N SURROUND LEFT DELA Y This option will set the surround dela y f or the surround le f t channel. When this option is selected, pressin g the ► or Select bu tt o n s will ad v a n ce th e dela y b y 5 millisecond increments. Pressin g the ◄ button will reduce the dela y b y 5 milliseconds. The maximum de[...]

3 7 A/V CINEMA SCALER PRO - CONFIGURA TIO N A/V CINEMA SCALER PRO - OUTPUT SELECTION Th e Out p ut Selection menu will allow the user to select the output video reso l u ti o n. T o e nt e r th e Out p ut Selection m e n u use th e ◄ a n d ► bu tt o n s f r o m th e M ain Features Menu t o se l ec t Out p ut Selection . U se the ▼ or Select b[...]

38 OUTPUT TIMING 2K This option will chan g e the output resolution to a pro g ressive 2048x1080 at 60Hz s i g nal. All input f ormats will be scaled to this resolution. Pr ess th e Select button to set this resolution. The chan g e will be immediate. Pressin g the ▼ button will c y cle to the E xit Out p ut Selection option. U se the ▼ button [...]

3 9 A/V CINEMA SCALER PRO - CONFIGURA TIO N HORIZONT AL POSITION This option will chan g e the horizontal position o f the on-screen displa y. Pr ess th e ◄ or ► or Select buttons to be g in ad j ustin g this option. A < and > c haracter will surround the numerical value to si g ni fy that user ad j ustment can be g in. Use the ◄ a n d [...]

4 0 VERTICAL POSITION This option will chan g e the vertical position o f the on-screen displa y . Pr ess th e ◄ or ► or Select buttons to be g in ad j ustin g this option. A < and > c haracter will surround the numerical value to si g ni fy that user ad j ustment can be g in. Use the ◄ a n d ► to ad j ust the value o f this option. W[...]

41 A/V CINEMA SCALER PRO - CONFIGURA TIO N EXIT OSD ADJUST This option will return the user to the M ain Features Menu . This option will return the user to the M ain Features Menu . T o r e t u rn t o th e M ain Features Menu press the Select button. U se the ▼ bu tt o n t o se l ec t th e n e xt option. Use the ▲ option to return to the previ[...]

4 2 D B-25 AUDIO INPUT & BYP ASS MOD E A/V CINEMA SCALER PRO - DB-25 AUDIO BYP ASS MOD E The A / V C inema S caler Pro can accept hi g h qualit y 8 channel analo g audio via the DB-25 input located on the back panel. This input is onl y accessible f rom the b y pass mode. The audio throu g h this input will be directl y passed to the analo g DB[...]

43 ANALOG INPUT AND OUTPUT PINOU T[...]

44 ANALOG INPUT AND OUTPUT PINOU T P in Function 1 Le f t Ne g ative Inpu t 2 R i g ht S urround Positive Inpu t 3 R i g ht S urround Ne g ative Inpu t 4L e f t S urround Ne g ative Inpu t 5 R i g ht Extra Ne g ative Inpu t 6 R i g ht Ne g ative Inpu t 7 Le f t Extra Ne g ative Inpu t 8 C enter Ne g ative Inpu t 9 C hassis G ND 1 0 C hassis G ND 1 [...]

4 5 RS-232 SERIAL CONTROL INTERF AC E RS-232 SETTINGS RS 232 SETTINGS Bits per second ................................................................................................. 19200 Data bits .................................................................................................................... 8 Parit y .......................[...]

46 RS-232 SERIAL CONTROL COMMAND S Set Commands Command Cod e Res p ons e D escri p tion S SOU R C E 0 > SOU R C E HDMI HDMI S SOU R C E 1 > SOU R C E DVI 1 DVI 1 S SOU R C E 2 > SOU R C E DVI 2 DVI 2 S SOU R C E 3 > SOU R C E YPbPr 2 YP b Pr 2 S SOU R C E 4 > SOU R C E YPbPr 1 YP b Pr 1 S SOU R C E 5 > SOU R C E P C P C S SOU R C[...]

4 7 RS-232 SERIAL CONTROL COMMAND S EDID7 1 > EDID 7. 1 H DMI EDID TYPE 7. 1 V G A_AUT O > Auto C on fi g V G A M O DE Auto C on fi g DVI? > DVI-D DI G IT AL or DVI-A ANAL OG S H O W DVI-D DI G IT AL or DVI-A ANAL OG A U D S R C? > A U DI O S R C =ANAL OG or CO AX or O PTI C A L S H O W A U DI O S R C =ANAL OG or CO AX or O PTI C A L [...]

48 RACK MOUNT / T ABLETOP INST ALLA TIO N R ack mount ears are provided f or installation o f this unit into an equipment rack. Please re f er to Fi g ure 1 below . When usin g the product in a tabletop con fi g uration, p lease install the provided rubber f eet as shown in Fi g ure 2. *3PCS B B B A A A 1. L oca t e th e s i de sc r e w s o n th e[...]

4 9 V ideo Section In p ut Connectors H DMI 1 – T y pe A 19pin Femal e V G A 1 – HD-1 5 Femal e DVI-I 1 – DVI-I 29pin Femal e DVI-D 1 – DVI-I 29pin Female ( Di g ital ) C omponent 2 – 3 R C A In p ut Resolutions 6 40x480 ( 60Hz ) HDMI / DVI-I / DVI-D / V G A 8 00x600 ( 60Hz ) HDMI / DVI-I / DVI-D / V G A 1024x768 ( 60Hz ) HDMI / DVI-I / D[...]

50 SPECIFICA TION S A udio Section In p ut Connectors H DMI 1 RC A T y pe Analo g L / R 5 ( 1 per input excludin g HDMI ) Di g ital C oaxial 5 ( 1 per input excludin g HDMI ) Analo g DB-25 1 Out p ut Connectors Analo g DB-25 1 T HD < 0.001 % Stereo Input Max V olta g e 2V rm s Out p ut Leve l From Di g ital S ource -20dBF S 350mV rms From Analo [...]

5 1 SPECIFICA TION S G eneral S p eci fi cations Operatin g T emperature 10 - 40 ° C Non- C ondensin g/ Low Humidit y Control T erminal RS -2 3 2 S erial C ommunications D imensions 1 6 . 9” W x 1.7 ” H x 8” D P acka g e Dimensions 1 8 . 5” W x 4. 5” H x 12 ” D Rack Mountable 1.5U ( Rack Ears Included ) Shippin g /Unit Wei g ht Estima[...]

52 G e f en warrants the equipment it manu f actures to be f ree f rom de f ects in material and workmanship. I f equipment f ails because o f such de f ects and G e f en is noti fi ed within two ( 2 ) y ears f rom the date o f shipment, G e f en will, at its option, repair or replace the e quipment, provided that the equipment has not been sub j [...]

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