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Home Theater
Scaler Plus
USER MANUAL
www.gefen.com
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ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE Technical Support: Telephone (818) 884-6294 (800) 545-6900 Fax (818) 884-3108 Technical Support Hours: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday. Write To: Gefen Inc. C/O Customer Service 6265 Variel Ave. Woodland Hills, CA 91367-9897 Notice Gefen Inc. reserves the right to make changes in the hard ware, packaging and any accompanying doc u men ta tion without prior written notice. The Home Theater Scaler Plus is a trademark of Gefen Inc. © 2007 Gefen Inc., All Righ
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Introduction / Operation Notes 2 Features 3 Panel Layout 4 Operation Controls and Functions 5 Operation Controls and Functions 6 Operation Controls and Functions / Color Settings 7 Output Settings / OSD Adjustment / Information 8 Using the Home Theater Scaler Plus 9 RMT-SR-IR Installation 10 Pin Confi guration 11 Specifi cations 12 Terminology 13 Warranty
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INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the Home Theater Scaler Plus. The Gefen Home Theater Scaler Plus allows you to upscale and switch your standard defi nition or high defi nition component and HDMI sources to resolutions up to 1080p. Anything from set-top boxes, DVD players to the next generation of gaming consoles including the Xbox 360 and PS3 can be plugged into the Home Theater Scaler. The Home Theater Scaler Plus supports one component source with analog audio, one composite or S-vide
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FEATURES Features • Both digital and analog inputs are format converted and pixel re-scaled through the Home Theater Scaler. It outputs a large range of formats and resolutions that will easily match the native resolution/ format of your display to ensure highest picture quality. • DVI/HDCP/HDMI compliant input: Operates up to 165Mhz (Up to UXGA @60Hz) • Supports digital HD output up to 1080p. • Dual high quality scaling engines. • Dual 3-D motion video adaptive de-interlace
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PANEL LAYOUT Composite Video and Component Video and Analog Audio 2 Input Analog Audio 1 Input Power S-Video On/Off Input Connects 5V Digital Audio and Digital Audio and Digital Audio and Power Supply HDMI Input 5 HDMI Output HDMI Input 4 IR Extender Eye 3
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OPERATION CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS The Home Theater Scaler Plus accepts component, PC and HDMI inputs with audio on each. The formats supported by these inputs are as follows: PC INPUT: RGBHV VGA/SVGA/XGA/SXGA/UXGA/WXGA/WSXGA/WUXGA VGA@ (60//72/75/85/SVGA @ (56/60/72/75/85) XGA @ (60/70/75/85)/SXGA @ (60/75/85)/UXGA @ 60/ WXGA @ 60(1280x800)/WSXGA @ 60(1680x1050) WUXGA @ 60(1920x1200)/1360x768 HDMI INPUT: Digital VGA @ (60/72/75/85)/SVGA @ (56/60/72/75/85) XGA @ (60/70/75/85) / SXGA @ (60/75/85)
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OPERATION CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS After you power on the unit, press the menu button and it will bring up the main menu as follows: Video (or PC): When Video is selected, a sub menu as shown below, will come up. 5
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OPERATION CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS Picture mode: There are 4 picture modes for customer to choose from. User: Select to adjust to your favorite setting and store it. Standard: Standard factory default setting for optimal display in a normal environment. Vivid: High saturation picture for optimal display in a bright room. Movie: Picture for comfortable low brightness display in a dark room. Scale: Select overscan when input source is SD or HD video to ensure no black band around screen border. Sele
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OUTPUT SETTINGS Output: The Home Theater Scale Plus can output a wide variety of PC and HD \ resolutions as follows: DVI/HDMI (up to 165 MH) Resolution 1/p* Format 480i 720x480 i RGBHV 480p 720x480 p RGBHV 576i 720x576 i RGBHV 576p 720x576 p RGBHV 720p @ (50/60) 1280x720 p RGBHV 1080i @ (25/30) 1920x1080 i RGBHV 1080p @ (50/60) 1920x1080 p RGBHV VGA @ 60 640x480 p RGBHV SVGA @ 60 800x600 p RGBHV XGA @ 60 1024x768 p RGBHV SXGA @ 60 1280x1024 p RGBHV UXGA 1600x1200 p RGBHV WXGA @ 60 1280x800 p RGB
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USING THE HOME THEATER SCALER PLUS 1. Connect all the sources to the DVI and/or Component Inputs to the Home Theater Scaler Plus. Connect the HDMI/DVI displays to the DVI output, with the proper cable and/or 2. adapter, on the HD Mate. 3. Connect the 5VDC powersupply to the Home Theater Scaler Plus. Controlling the Home Theater Scaler Plus using the RMT-SR-IR: 4. By Pressing Does... Buttons... input select changes between sources output select changes between display outputs power power the s
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RMT8-IR INSTALLATION 1. Remove battery cover from the back of the RMT-SR-IR remote. 2. Verify that dip switches 1 & 2 are in the down (OFF) position. 3. Insert the battery, hold the battery so that you can see the positive side facing up. The side that is not marked must be facing down. 4. Test the RMT-SR-IR remote by pressing ONLY one button at a time. The indicator lighton the remote will fl ash once each time you press a button. WARNING: Do not press multiple buttons simult
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PIN CONFIGURATION HDMI Output Pin Assignment Pin # Function Assignment Pin # Function Assignment 1 TMDS Data2+ 2 TMDS Data2 Shield 3 TMDS Data2- 4 TMDS Data1+ 5 TMDS Data1 Shield 6 TMDS Data1- 7 TMDS Data0+ 8 TMDS Data0 Shield 9 TMDS Data0- 10 TMDS Clock+ 11 TMDS Clock Shield 12 TMDS Clock- 13 CEC 14 Reserved (N.C. on device) 15 SCL 16 SDA 17 DDC/CEC Ground 18 +5V Power 19 Hot Plug Detect 10
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SPECIFICATIONS Digital Video Amplifi er Bandwidth.......................................................................1.65 Gbps Component Video Bandwidth................................................................................350 Mhz Input DDC Signal......................................................................................5 volts p-p (TTL) Input Video Signal...........................................................................................1.2 volts p-p Single Link R
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TERMINOLOGY DDC Short form for Display Data Channel. It is a VESA standard for communication between a monitor and a video adapter. Using DDC, a monitor can inform the video card about its properties, such as maximum resolution and color depth. The video card can then use this information to ensure that the user is presented with valid options for confi guring the display. DDWG Digital Display Working Group DDWG are the creators of the DVI specifi cation. DVI Digital Visual Interface. Connecti
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WARRANTY Gefen Inc. warrants the equipment it manufactures to be free from defects in material and workmanship. If equipment fails because of such defects and Gefen Inc. is notifi ed within two (2) year from the date of shipment, Gefen Inc. will, at its option, repair or replace the equipment, provided that the equipment has not been subjected to mechanical, electrical, or other abuse or modifi cations. Equipment that fails under conditions other than those covered will be repaired at the cur
