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HIGH-DEFINITION VIDEO PROCESSOR & HUB
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DVDO BY ANCHOR BAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. lIMITeD wArrAnTY WARRANTY VALID ONLY IN THE U.S.A. wArrAnTY DVDO by Anchor Bay Technologies, Inc. (DVDO) warrants that products distributed in the U.S.A. that fail to function properly under normal use due to a manufacturing defect when installed and operated according to the owner’s manual enclosed with the unit will be repaired or replaced with a unit of comparable value, at the option of DVDO, without charge to you for parts or actual repair work. Parts
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Ta b l e o f C o n T e n T s s e C T i o n – G e TT i n G s T a r T e d 2 Introduction 2 Document Conventions 2 Unpacking and Inspection 3 Display Compatibility Requirements 3 Installation Guidelines 4 s e C T i o n 2 – b a s i C o p e r a T i o n 5 Front Panel Overview 5 Rear Panel Overview 5 Video Inputs 6 Video Outputs 6 Audio Inputs 6 Audio Outputs 7 Remote Control Overview 7 Curtain Button 8 Remote Control Battery Installation 8 Menu
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i s C a n V p 3 0 s e C T i o n 4 – M e n u o p T i o n s 16 Input Select 16 Input Aspect Ratio Control 16 FrameAspect Ratio 7 Active AspectRatio 7 iScanImage Mapping 7 Zoom 8 Pan 8 Borders 8 Presets 9 Front Panel and On-ScreenDisplays for IAR 20 Input Adjust Control 20 Overscan 20 LineOffset 20 ColorSpace 20 InputLevel 2 VCRMode 2 Film Mode 2
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Ta b l e o f C o n T e n T s Output AspectRatio Control 25 Front Panel and On-ScreenDisplays for OAR 27 Sync Type 27 ColorSpace 27 OutputLevel 27 FramerateConversion 27 Border Level 28 HDCP Mode 28 Display Profiles 28 Auto Linking of Input and Display Profiles 29 s e C T i o n 5 – a p p e n d i x 30 Non-Volatile Memory Settings 30 SystemSettings 30 Input/Format Settings 30 Setting up an iScan
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s e C T i o n – G e TT i n G s T a r T e d Introduction Thank you for purchasing the iscan Vp30 Video processor powered by abT. This product delivers a level of quality among the very highest available today. We are especially pleased to bring you abT’s new precision Video scaling ii. This technology enables precision upconversion of standard and high definition (480i/p, 576i/p, 720p or 1080i) video sources and content to the native or optimum resolution of your display, delivering best- i
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Unpacking and Inspection Your iScan VP30 carton should contain the following items: • iscan Vp30 Video processor • Universal 6V@5A AC-to-DC Power Converter • US Power Cord (International Customers, consult your local authorized DVDO reseller) • r emote Control • iscan Vp30 product Guide • iscan Vp30 Quick start Guide • Serial Cable for Software Updates and Automation (1:1) The iScan VP30 uses BNC-style analog connectors and an HDMI digital connector to provide video output sign
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Component video inputs that are not capable of accepting a 480p signal should be labeled ‘480i’ (NTSC) or ‘576i’ (PAL/SECAM). The following types of displays should be compatible with an iScan video processor since a large majority of them can support higher resolution signals: • plasma displays • LCD-based flat panel and front & rear projection displays • DLP-based front & rear projection displays • LCoS-based front & rear projection displays (D-ILA™ & SXRD™ included) • CRT-based Direct View
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s e C T i o n 2 – b a s i C o p e r a T i o n Front Panel Overview Front Panel Display (FPD) Adjustment Buttons Menu Up Exit MENU EXIT On/Stan dby Left Down Right status led – This displays the current state of the iscan Vp30 off = The unit is in standby mode r ed = no signal detected blue = The unit is processing the signal Green = The unit detects an unsupported signal Digital Digital Audio Analog Audio Analog Video Component 1 Composite Audio Out Inputs 1, 2 Inputs L,
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Video Inputs The iScan VP30 has eleven (11) video inputs and an optional SD-SDI input available (P/N SDI-601A). The inputs and the formats they support are as follows: • Video 1 (NTSC, PAL, PAL-M and SECAM) • Video 2 (NTSC, PAL, PAL-M and SECAM) • S-Video 1 (NTSC, PAL, PAL-M and SECAM) • S-Video 2 (NTSC, PAL, PAL-M and SECAM) • Component/RGBS 1 (480i/p, 576i/p, 720p@50Hz, 720p@60Hz, 1080i@50Hz, 1080i@60Hz) • Component/RGBS 2 (480i/p, 576i/p, 720p@50Hz, 720p@60Hz, 1080i@50Hz, 1080i@60Hz) • RGBHV
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While the digital and analog audio inputs can be assigned to any one of the video inputs, the HDMI audio inputs are tied directly to the HdMi video signal connected on the same input. The iScan VP30 accepts digital audio sourced from DVD players, satellite receivers, digital set top boxes, game consoles, or other digital audio devices. These inputs are compatible with most consumer digital audio formats, including CD-Audio (44.1kHz/16 bit LPCM), Dolby Digital, and DTS. The coaxial digital a
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Power/Standby Buttons The iscan Vp30 remote has a power and a standby button. The power button always turns the iscan Vp30 on and the standby button always put the unit into standby mode. Curtain Button The iScan VP30 remote has a Curtain button which allows you to close a ‘curtain’ over the image. This feature is especially useful when an image is paused on a display susceptible to burn-in. Remote Control Battery Installation The remote control for the iscan Vp30 requires two aaa batteri
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output status r esolution frame r ate line r ate Aspect Ratio (Display/Screen) This screen can be helpful during troubleshooting. Power Supply Input The iScan VP30 comes with a 6V@5A AC-to-DC converter power supply, which accepts 100-240 VAC at 50/60Hz. To attach power to the unit: . a ttach the removable power cord to the external power supply. 2. Plug the removable power cord into a wall outlet or power conditioner, if applicable. 3. plug the small connector attached to the cabl
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s e C T i o n 3 – s e T u p Initial Set-Up Once you have installed the iScan VP30 into your system, you must properly configure it for the display device being driven. The iScan VP30 is shipped from the factory with the following preset default settings: • Input Select is set to AUTO, to automatically detect an active input in a pre-configured priority. • The Digital Video output is selected with RGB 4:4:4 color space • The output format is set to ATSC (DTV) 480p use either the remote contr
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5. press the Down button four times. You should see ‘Output Setup / Color Space’ on the FPD. 6. press the Enter button once. You should see ‘Color Space / YPbPr’ on the FPD. If you don’t, press the Up button once and press Enter. You should see the iscan Vp30’s on screen Display (OSD) on your screen. NOTE: The iscan Vp30 cannot output a component signal if the input signal is from a dVi or HdMi source with HdCp. instead the iscan Vp30 outputs a blue screen. Displays with a VGA HD-1
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NOTE: Some VCRs and LD players have S-Video outputs. These give an improved picture from these sources. If your LD player or DVR has a digital audio output, ABT recommends you use that connection. DVD Player/DVDRecorder DVD Player/DVD Recorder SDI OUT DVI-D OUT (HDCP) HDMI OUT COMPONENT OUT OPTICAL COAXIAL DVI-D HDMI SDI DVI - HDMI Optical Coaxial HDMI Audio Audio HDMI Y (G) Pb (B) Pr (R) H V L R Y (G) Pb (B) Pr (R) I 1 2 N SDI P INPUT U DC In T OUTPUT 1 I 1 1 1 OUTPUT INPUT ANALOG AUDIO I
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High-Definition Set Top Box or DVR/D-VHS COMPONENT OUT NOTE: some set top boxes require you to switch the output resolution. This means that if you are watch- ing an HD channel you must manually switch the output resolution to 720p/1080i, or if you are watching an SD channel, you must manually switch the output resolution to 480i or 480p, 480i preferably. If your display only has component or RGBHV inputs, use the component output from your HD source. Do this because the digital
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Game Console Game Console Proprietary HDTV Optical AV Pack Audio Component Y (G) Pb (B) Pr (R) H V L R Y (G) Pb (B) Pr (R) I 1 2 N SDI P INPUT U DC In T OUTPUT I 1 1 1 1 OUTPUT INPUT ANALOG AUDIO INPUT INPUT O +6V @5A N 1 2 3 4 U P T U P T U S 2 2 2 2 3 4 T H DM I A N A L O G V I D E O POWER SYNC C O M P O N E N T S-VIDEO VIDEO D I G I TA L A U D I O SERIAL PORT Back of iScan VP30 NOTE: Set the game console to output all resolutions (480p, 720p, 1080i) PC PC DVI-D DVI-D DVI- Coaxial Optical HD
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Audio Operation The iscan Vp30 features an audio delay function to exactly match the video delay incurred by the video processing. The iScan VP30 accepts four discrete digital audio inputs, two coaxial (Audio 1, 2) and two optical (Audio 3 and 4) inputs, one analog audio input and four HDMI audio inputs. The locations of the audio inputs are shown on the back panel diagrams earlier in this product guide. The factory default audio assignment is as follows: Audio 1 (optical): Component 1 Au
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s e C T i o n 4 – M e n u o p T i o n s Input Select There are twelve available inputs on the iScan VP30: • VIDEO 1 Video 1 (Composite) • VIDEO 2 Video 2 (Composite) • S-VIDEO 1 S-Video 1 • S-VIDEO 2 S-Video 2 • COMPONENT 1 Component/RGBs 1 • COMPONENT 2 Component/RGBs 2 • RGBHV RGBHV/Component • HdMi HdMi • HdMi 2 HdMi 2 • HdMi 3 HdMi 3 • HdMi 4 HdMi 4 • auTo a utomatic active input detection and selection • SDI SD-SDI (SDI Video Input Module required) These inp
