Algolith C3012-8001-200 инструкция обслуживания

Guide to installation and operation C3012-8001-200 Copyright 2007 by Algolith Inc.[...]

Flea 2 T able of Contents Warning ........................................3 Electromagnetic Compatibility .................. 3 Introduction ..................................4 Compression Artifacts .............................. 4 Flea ........................................................ 4 Getting Started .............................5 Accessor[...]

Flea 3 Warning W ARNING : T o prevent fire, shock hazard or product damage, do not expose the unit to rain or mois- ture, dripping or splashing of any liquids. CAUTION : - Ensure this unit is well ventilated. T o prevent hazard due to overheating, ensure that curtains and any other type of materials do not obstruct the ventilation vents. - Do not p[...]

Flea Introduction 4 Intr oduction Compression Artifacts Digital video compression has intr oduced a new set of picture artifacts known in the industry as «mosquito noise» and «blocking artifacts». These new degradations coexist with analog video noise and become quite objectionable when seen on today’ s lar ge screen displays (see images belo[...]

Flea Getting Started 5 Getting Started Accessories Y our Flea comes with the following: • 1 Power Supply DC 12V • 1 Stand • 1 Operation Manual • 1 Demo DVD Connecting your Flea T ypical Set-up Flea should be installed between your video sources and your display device. See figur e below for a typical set-up. • Flea does not have audio pro[...]

Flea 6 Getting Started • People owning a Dragonfly Video Scaler should always install the Flea between the Video Sources and befor e the Video Scaler . • T o enhance your Home Theatr e listening experience, the Flea is fanless and achieves cooling through natural convection and dissipation of heat. Ther efore, when installing the Flea , do not [...]

Flea 7 Getting Started Display Device(s) Satellite/Cable/DVD/PVR or other source Video Connections The Flea accepts SD or HD analog video signals. 1 set of component input terminals and 1 S-Video input terminal are pr ovided (cables are not supplied). GREEN BLUE RED GREEN BLUE RED GREEN BLUE RED 6)$%/). YP b P r 6)$%//54 YP b P r GREEN BLUE R[...]

Flea 8 Getting Started • A signal received at the Flea component input in 480p, 720p and 1080i, will only go out from the component output, in the same format. USB Port The USB port can be used to update the Flea to the latest available firmware using your PC’ s USB port and a USB cable. V isit Algolith’ s website ( www .algolith.com ) for av[...]

Flea 9 Getting Started Stand The Flea comes with a stand.[...]

Flea 10 Operating Flea Operating Flea Fr ont panel keys The front panel keys used in conjunction with the On Scr een Display (OSD) allows you to change parameters on the Flea . Menu Use the menu to select the noise reduction mode, adjust various settings and view other useful information about your Flea settings. (See the T echnical T utorial at th[...]

Flea 11 Operating Flea Input Selection Use the Input Selection function to select between the component input and the S-Video input. 1- Press to access the menu. 2- Press the Up or Down keys to move through the menu and access the Input Selection command. Input Se l ection Com p one nt Input Se l ection S- Vi de o 3- Press to change the selected in[...]

Flea 12 Operating Flea Split Image Use the Split Image function to view the input image before and after pr ocessing. The two images appear side by side on your screen. This function is useful to perform processing evaluation and adjustments. Left side of scr een is unprocessed. 1- Press to access the menu. 2- Press the Up or Down keys to move thro[...]

Flea 13 Operating Flea Pr ocessing Use the processing function to enable or disable noise r eduction, block artifact reduction, dynamice range stretching and detail enhancement (the «pr ocessing» of the video image). When Pr ocessing is off, your image is displayed as received from the sour ce. 1- Press to access the menu. 2- Press the Up or Down[...]

Flea 14 Operating Flea T est Pattern A color bar test pattern has been included in your Flea to ease display adujstments. 1- Press to access the menu. 2- Press the Up or Down keys to move through the menu and access the T est Pattern command. T est Pattern on T est Pattern on 3- Press to turn the T est Pattern on. 4- Press again to turn the T est P[...]

Flea 15 Operating Flea Block Artifact Reducer The Block Artifact Reducer function sets the level of block artifact reduction in the image. 1- Press to access the menu. 2- Press the Up or Down keys to move through the menu and access the Block Artifact Reducer command. B l oc k Art i fa ct Re duce r off 3- Press to enter the Block Artifact Reducer e[...]

Flea 16 Operating Flea 2D Spatial Filter The 2D Spatial Filter function sets the level of 2D, or spatial noise filtering 1- Press to access the menu. 2- Press the Up or Down keys to move through the menu and access the 2D Spatial Filter command. 2 D Spa t i a l Fi l t er 1 0 3- Press to enter the 2D Spatial Filter edit mode. Notice that 2 arrows wi[...]

Flea 17 Operating Flea 3D T emporal Filter The 3D T emporal Filter sets the level of 3D, or temporal noise filtering. 1- Press to access the menu. 2- Press the Up or Down keys to move through the menu and access the 3D T emporal Filter command. 3D T em por a l Fi l t e r 3 3- Press to enter the 3D T emporal Filter edit mode. Notice that 2 arr ows w[...]

Flea 18 Operating Flea Detail Enhancement The Detail Enhancement function sets the level of detail enhancement in the image. 1- Press to access the menu. 2- Press the Up or Down keys to move through the menu and access the Detail Enhancement command. Deta i l Enhanc e ment 10 3- Press to enter the Detail Enhancement edit mode. Notice that 2 arrows [...]

Flea 19 Operating Flea Dynamic Range Stretcher The Dynamic Range Stretcher function turns the normalization of the image on and off. 1- Press to access the menu. 2- Press the Up or Down keys to move through the menu and access the Dynamic Range Stretcher command. Dynamic Range Stretcher on 3- Press to turn Dynamic Range Strectcher on and off. 4- Th[...]

Flea 20 Operating Flea Language The menu can be displayed in two languages. 1- Press to access the menu. 2- Press the Up or Down keys to move through the menu and access the Language command. Langu age Eng l i s h 3- Press to select between English and Français. 4- The menu will disappear by itself after a few seconds.[...]

Flea 21 T echnical T utorial T echnical T utorial The following section contains useful information about noise reduction and how your Flea will improve your viewing experience 2D Spatial and 3D T emporal Filtering Y our Flea r educes mosquito noise by looking at and comparing the content of the spatial ( 2D ) and temporal ( 3D ) domains. Y ou can [...]

Flea 22 T echnical T utorial Adjusting 2D Spatial Filtering  Generally , 2D Spatial Filtering should be set to high values to remove mosquito noise. A good setting is higher than 8. However , reducing mosquito noise using the 2D Spatial Filter shouldn’t be so high as to blur image detail. 2D spatial filtering with pr oper settings.  T oo lo[...]

Flea 23 T echnical T utoria  T oo high a level of filtering can blur finer details in the image. 2D filter set too high, seen a with split image . (left image unprocessed). The finer details are lost. Adjusting 3D T emporal Filtering  Generally , 3D filtering requir es little adjustment and should be set to a value of about 3. If you experime[...]

Flea 24 T echnical T utorial Blocking Artifacts Blocking artifacts or «Macro-Blocking» occur whenever images ar e digitally compressed. These artifacts are most visible in fast moving images like sports scenes and action scenes, and in images that are high in detail and textur es. Parts of your image appear to be divided into little squares. T yp[...]

Flea 25 T echnical T utoria Detail Enhancement Flea ’ s detail enhancement is achieved after MPEG noise reduction, so you can incr ease detail substantially without reintr oducing artifacts. Once both 2D and 3D filters are set properly , the Flea will yield impressive images that ar e sharp and noise free. Dynamic Range Str etching Flea ’s Dyna[...]

Flea 26 Specifications Specifi cations* Video Inputs : • 1 Component (Y/Pb/Pr) interlaced/ progr essive SD/HD • 480i60 • 480p60 • 576i50 • 576p50 • 720p60 • 1080i60 • 1 S-Video interlaced SD • 480i60 • 576i50 • Automatic interlaced/progr essive SD/HD input detection Video Outputs : • Component (Y/Pb/Pr) interlaced/ progr es[...]

Flea 27 Limited Warranty Limited Warranty Limited W arranty Coverage Algolith Inc. warrants that the equipment it manufactures shall be free from defects in mate- rial and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of purchase. If equipment fails due to such defects, Algolith Inc. will, at its option, repair or provide a replacement for[...]

Flea 28 T roubleshooting T r oubleshooting Please read the following tr oubleshooting section carefully befor e calling Algolith’ s support lines. T elevision scr een is blank: 1- Is the Flea on? Source signals go thr ough the Flea . When the Flea is off (power supply not connected), no picture can r each the display device. 2- Is a valid input s[...]

Flea 29 T roubleshooting Scr een shows a color bar image: 1- The T est Pattern command is on . The T est Pattern command needs to be set to off. (See page 14). Stuck with a bad image: 1- Is Pr ocessing on? Even though the Flea is on, processing of the image could have been set to off and the source image is displayed with all of its moquito noise a[...]

Flea 30 Contact us How to contact us Algolith Inc. 400 Isabey Montréal, Québec, Canada H4T 1V3 t. 514.335.9867 f. 514.333.9873 Via Internet Support Home Theater: suppor t-ht@algolith.com Sales Home Theater: sales-ht@algolith.com General Information: info@algolith.com Visit us at: www .algolith.com[...]

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