DVDO iScan Ultra, Product Manual

Page 1: ...1 High Performance Video Processor Product Guide B Y A N C H O R B A Y T E C H N O L O G I E S English Version How to install set up and use your new DVDO product...

Page 2: ...A Jacks 8 BNC Connectors 9 DVI Digital Video Input 9 Displays and Controls 10 Power LED 10 Input Select Controls 10 Alphanumeric Display 11 The and Adjustment Controls 11 Adjustment Lock 11 Aspect Rat...

Page 3: ...Scan Ultra All of these products have met with universal critical acclaim from reviewers and from customers alike Also all of these products were designed by the original creators of the DVDO iScan In...

Page 4: ...his Product Guide Please note that your new iScan Ultra does not include a video output cable The iScan Ultra uses a 15 pin HD 15 VGA connector and a DVI connector to provide video output You must pur...

Page 5: ...ss Thru input for use with sources for which no video processing is desired or sources that do not provide standard NTSC PAL SECAM interlaced scan video signals The video inputs are Composite video CV...

Page 6: ...ctor Component Video 1 Component Video 2 SD or HD Component or RGB Video NTSC PAL SECAM interlace only VCR or other Composite video source AVPreamp Processor AV Receiver or other Video Switcher Projec...

Page 7: ...Video Source Set Top Box or Other S Video Source VCR or Other Composite Video Source Video Game or Other Composite Video Source Universal Power Adaptor AC Mains 100 240 VAC 50 60 Hz Component Video C...

Page 8: ...Other S Video Source VCR or Other S Video Source Video Game or Other Composite Video Source VCR or Other Composite Video Source Component Video Cable Component Video Cable 5x BNC HD 15 3x RCA or or D...

Page 9: ...t Connectors There are a number of different connectors used on displays but the most common are the 15 pin HD 15 VGA BNC and RCA connectors Newer displays may also have the DVI digital video input co...

Page 10: ...site Sync which is sent on the H white gray line Displays that require RGBHV or YUVHV will require all 5 BNC connectors Hsync is sent on the white gray wire and Vsync is sent on the yellow black wire...

Page 11: ...ur types of inputs Composite S Video Component and Pass Thru The controls to select the active input are located on the left side of the front of the iScan Ultra Pressing 1 or 2 under a given input ty...

Page 12: ...rol The iScan Ultra has a new Aspect Ratio Control feature that can be used whenever you are displaying 4 3 images on a 16 9 TV This includes standard 4 3 full screen or letterboxed images being playe...

Page 13: ...Ultra s image processor Each time you press the Picture Control control it cycles down to the next parameter on the list These parameters are explained below Brightness This control adjusts the brigh...

Page 14: ...there will be a halo effect around edges Making them less sharp will soften edges but remove the halo Pressing the Picture Control control again will cycle down to the Fine Detail control which you ca...

Page 15: ...e using gray bars to prevent uneven phosphor burn in but your 4 3 image has some black borders on the edges You can use the and controls to increase decrease the width of the side curtaining to crop t...

Page 16: ...has been selected 4 Confirm that your display is connected to the correct video output either the DVI connector or the Analog VGA type connector not the Pass Thru connector 5 Using the Output Control...

Page 17: ...labeling of the cable may be at fault For individual RGB connectors insert only one of the connectors at a time to match the correct color output to the correct color input For Y Pb Pr Component conne...

Page 18: ...awn in the first pass the even lines and the other half the odd lines are drawn in the second pass First devised so that early TVs could have reasonable resolution with the limited transmission techno...

Page 19: ...ere is any movement between fields by comparing each of the fields with its counterpart in a previous frame Further refinement of this algorithm would be to apply the soften ing filter only to portion...

Page 20: ...all due to these timing problems Conversely DVD players have very good timing stability and do not show these symptoms This is particularly true when a VCR is playing in fast forward or reverse or is...

Page 21: ...on standard user selectable composite sync and sync on RGB Outputs 480p 576p progressive scan video 31 5kHz 31 25kHz scan rate 525 total video lines per frame 480 active lines NTSC 625 total video lin...

Page 22: ...frame Progressive Source Detection and reassembly of original frames Motion detection on fine grained cell basis Motion adaptive video deinterlacing Cubic interpolation for pixel calculations Diagonal...

Page 23: ...esponsibility for any errors that may appear in this document Customers should take appropriate action to ensure their use of the prod ucts does not infringe upon any patents Anchor Bay Technologies I...

Page 24: ...m Be especially careful at plug ins or cord exit points from the iScan Ultra Avoid excessive humidity sudden temperature changes or tempera ture extremes Keep your iScan Ultra away from wet locations...

Page 25: ...an implied warranty lasts so the above limitation may not apply to you This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary by jurisdiction LIMITATION OF LIABIL...

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