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Marshall Electronics
Model No. V-R171X-DLW
17" Full Resolution Dual Link / Waveform Monitor
Operating Instructions
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Contents Features................................................................................................................................................................ 4 Installation and Initial Setup ........................................................................................................................... 5 Unpacking......................................................................................................................................................
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Features The DLW (Dual Link / Waveform) Series is the latest addition to Marshall's expanding line of IMD-equipped monitors. ■ 1920 x 1200 Full Resolution 17” Panel The V-R171X-DLW features an all-digital TFT-MegaPixel active matrix LCD system with 1920x1200 native resolution. 2 The LCD panel features a brightness of 500 cd/m and a 800:1 contrast ratio making it ideal in a variety of environments and lighting conditions. ■ Multi mode, Vectorscope and Waveform Monitor mode Th
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Installation and Initial Setup ■ Unpacking Carefully unpack the V-R171X-DLW monitor and verify that the following items are included: • V-R171X-DLW Monitor • V-PS12-5V-1 Power Supply with Twist-Lock Connector • Operating Instructions Inspect the unit for any physical damage that may have occurred during shipping. Should there be any damage, immediately contact Marshall Electronics at (800) 800-6608. If you are not located within the continental United States, call +1 (31
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Front Panel Features Power Button Layout Button Turn the monitor off or on by pressing the power Use this button to switch between the four available button. The LED on the power button is at layouts on the V-R171X-DLW. maximum illumination when the unit is OFF. The RotoMenu™ Knob LED is at minimum illumination when the unit is on. The RotoMenu™ knob allows for accessing and Input Channel Buttons navigating the main menu, using only a single Pressing SDI
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Rear Panel Features RS-422/485 Serial Interface The RS-422/485 ports are used to remotely control the IMD or all V-R171X-DLW features, using a variety Power Input of industry standard protocols. (Note: Connect the 12 VDC input to the Twist-Lock power Connector/pin-out may need to be adapted input connector. Power can be supplied from the depending on protocol and controlling device included power supply or from a variety of DC
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Compatible Input Formats The following SDI standards are supported by the V-R171-DLW: 525i, 625i 720p (60, 59.94, 50) 720p (30 / 29.97) 1035i (60 / 59.94) 1080i (60 / 59.94 / 50) 1080psF (24 / 23.98) 1080p (30 / 29.97 / 25 / 24 / 23.98) The following 3G-SDI standards are supported by the V-R171-DLW 1080p (60 / 59.94 / 50) 1080p (30 / 29.97 / 25 / 24 / 23.98) YCbCr – 4:4:4 – 10 Bit - Level A, B YCbCr, RGB – 4:4:4 – 10 Bit, 12 Bit – Level A, Level B YCbCr, RGB – 4:4:4
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DLW Monitor Layouts The V-R171X-DLW has 4 possible layouts, Multi mode, Vectorscope mode, Waveform mode and Full Screen Video mode. Each press of the LAYOUT Button will change the current mode to next available mode. Default Multi mode Layout Vectorscope Mode 9
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Waveform Monitor Mode Full Screen Video Mode 10
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On-Screen Menu STRUCTURE OVERVIEW 11
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On-Screen Menu (continued) MAIN MENU AND NAVIGATION Access and navigate the main menu using the RotoMenu™ knob: Main Menu Using the RotoMenu knob • Press the RotoMenu™ knob to enter the main menu. • Rotate the knob to scroll up or down in the main menu or each submenu. • Press the RotoMenu™ knob to enter a submenu or choose a setting. • To return to main menu from submenu, select ‘Back’ and press the RotoMenu™. The menu timeout can be set in the OSD T
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■ 16:9 Markers Use this setting to superimpose one of 10 markers on the screen when in 16:9 or Full Screen mode. This setting is disabled when the aspect ratio is set to 4:3, or when Pixel-to-Pixel mode is enabled. Note that in Full Screen mode, markers are vertically stretched along with the picture to fit the 16:10 screen. • Off (No Marker) • 95% Safe Area • 93% Safe Area • 90% Safe Area • 88% Safe Area • 80% Safe Area • 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio • 2.35:1 Aspect Ratio
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■ Marker Background Use this setting to choose how selected markers are displayed on the screen: • Off The marker is superimposed on the complete image. • 50% Gray Screen area beyond the marker is shown at 50% intensity. • Black Screen area beyond the marker is shown as black. Example (80% Marker in 4:3 Mode): Background OFF 50% Gray Background Black Background ■ Center Marker Use this setting to display a center marker on the screen.
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■ Monochrome Mode Use this setting to enable monochrome mode. Only the luminance of the image will be displayed as a grayscale picture. ■ Blue-Only Mode Use this setting to enable Blue-Only mode. This mode displays only the blue color component of the image, switching off the red and green components. Use this mode when calibrating the monitor to SMPTE color bars with the following procedure: 1. Allow the monitor to warm up for at least 5-10 minutes. 2. Display SMPTE sp
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• In Full Screen (16:10) mode, images are scaled to fill the entire 16:10 screen (1920 x 1200). In this mode, all OSD features are superimposed on the image. Note that when using a 16:9 input image in this mode, the image will be vertically stretched by approximately 10%. The diagrams on the following show how IMD text, timecode, and the audio monitor icon are simultaneously displayed on the screen in each aspect ratio setting. The white area represents the video image. ■
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• RGB Studio: accommodates digital 480i video using the RGB limited range (16-235) inputs. • RGB PC: accommodates full range RGB (0-255) inputs. • YUV 601: accommodates for Rec. 601 SDTV YUV colorspace inputs. • YUV 709: accommodates for Rec. 709 HDTV YUV colorspace inputs. The monitor’s default setting is RGB PC. ■ DVI-D CSC Mode (DVI-D input only) Use the DVI-D CSC Mode to accommodate for four different types of colorspace inputs. This setting will only affect your
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System Configuration Submenu ■ User-Definable Function Buttons Use the Function 1, Function 2, Function 3 and Function 4 menu items to define each function button on the front panel of the monitor. The following options are available for each button: • Marker Toggle between different Screen Markers • Center Marker Display/hide the Center Marker • Marker Backgrd Change how markers are displayed on the screen • IMD State Display/hide IMD text • Anc. Time Code Display/
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OSD Config Submenu Use the OSD Configuration submenu to select a variety of information to be displayed on the screen. OSD Configuration Submenu ■ IMD State Use this setting to turn the IMD text display on or off. This setting affects both fixed string IMD text and remote IMD text commands. ■ Status Display Use this setting to enable or disable status display. When enabled, the current video input standard is displayed on the top left of the screen. When
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■ OSD Tally Use this setting to choose how tally is displayed on the screen. The available OSD Tally options depend on the Tally Source selected in the IMD Configuration submenu When the Tally Source is set to Standard (contact closure), OSD Tally can be set to Off, RGY, RG, or GR: • Off On-screen tally is disabled • RGY Red, yellow, or green tally signals are indicated at both the bottom left and bottom right corners of the screen. Two or three colors are shown simultaneousl
