FSI BM Series, User Manual

Page 1: ... E Mail Support FlandersScientific com www FlandersScientific com BM Series CM Series BM090 CM171 BM210 CM172 BM230 CM240 BM240 CM250 CM320TD CM420TD CM500TD This manual is based on firmware version 1 1 00 1973 If you have an older or newer firmware version some of the functions mentioned in this manual may not be present or may operate differently ...

Page 2: ...tion System Status 7 Function Menu 8 19 Marker Menu 20 Video Menu 21 22 Scopes VU Meters Menu 23 25 System Menu 27 28 Alarm Menu 29 31 OSD Menu 32 GPI Menu 33 Audio Menu 34 Color Management Menu 35 Color Management Menu DIT LUTs 36 37 Color Management Menu Custom Calibration LUTs 38 41 Troubleshooting Guide 42 43 Monitor Specifications 44 47 ...

Page 3: ...aged When any liquid is spilled on or in the product When the product has been exposed to rain or water When the product does not operate properly as described in the instruction manual When the product has been dropped or damaged If the product requires replacement parts make sure that the service person uses replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or those equivalent parts having the sam...

Page 4: ...lt in serious obstruction of ventilation areas If using in enclosed space make sure to provide proper ventilation to maintain allowable operating temperature range The panel used in this product contains glass and can cause serious injury if broken If the unit is dropped or otherwise damaged take care to avoid possible injury by glass shards Keep this product away from heat generating sources such...

Page 5: ...ination with UP and DOWN Keys to navigate On Screen Menu The ENTER button is used to confirm selections within the On Screen Menu POWER Used to turn power on off VOLUME Used to adjust volume Press down on this knob to instantly mute or unmute the volume CONTRAST Used to adjust contrast higher or lower Pressing down on the center of this button will return the contrast setting to its default positi...

Page 6: ...n System Menu Video In Out Composite Video Input Loop Through Component In Out Component Video SD HD autosensing Input Loop Through Supports both YPbPr RGB signals Ext Sync In Out External Reference Synchronization Interface SDI In 1 SDI In 2 Two Autosensing Autoswitching Multi Format 3G Dual Link HD SD SDI Inputs SDI Out 1 Out 2 Two looped 3G Dual Link HD SD SDI Outputs Audio In Out Analog Stereo...

Page 7: ... exit the menu or back out of a sub menu simply press the MENU button System Status Category The System Status category does not contain any configurable settings but does provide important information regarding your monitor s serial number firmware version current configuration Main Menu System Status Function Input DVI D Scopes Audio Meters Input Mode 1080p 60hz Video Overscan Off Audio Pixel Ma...

Page 8: ...ntly toggle between various types of Scope and or Audio Level Meter configurations Please note that if you have set both Scopes Windows to the Off position in the Scopes Audio Meters menu nothing will appear on screen when you toggle this function see Scopes Audio Meters Menu section of this manual for more details Cross Hatch The Cross Hatch function toggles on off the onscreen display of a graph...

Page 9: ...nction With both Pixel to Pixel mapping and Overscan selected the area outside of the active scan will simply be blacked out but the active video will not be scaled outside of the 1 1 pixel scan With Pixel to Pixel mapping off and overscan on the active scan area will be scaled full screen To view all active lines in Pixel to Pixel mapping mode make sure to turn Overscan off Pixel to Pixel Off Ove...

Page 10: ...a native 1 1 unscaled format Similarly on all native 1920x1080 or 1920x1200 resolution monitors this mode will allow you to view any portion of an incoming 2K source in an unscaled 1 1 onscreen representation 2 1 Pixel Mapping SD sources only Every individual pixel of the incoming source is represented by four pixels onscreen This scaling algorithm is simple and allows for a largely artifact free ...

Page 11: ...tirely simply press the function button assigned to this feature once more The Pixel Zoom function allows for an essentially artifact free high quality zoom on any portion of an HD signal LUM Coloring The F Stop Rotary knob will adjust the upper limit of the upper color coded region These color coded ranges are retained in memory so you can exit and reenter LUM Coloring Mode without having to rese...

Page 12: ...alue between 0 255 for 8 bit and 0 1023 for 10 bit B Blue level as an absolute value between 0 255 for 8 bit and 0 1023 for 10 bit You can also press the Ref POS rotary knob to set a reference position onscreen Once your reference position is set it will be indicated on screen by a separate crosshair and you will be able to move the active crosshair to obtain a real time readout of your current an...

Page 13: ... on this knob returns you to the vertical center of the screen Pressing down on the REF POS rotary knob toggles you between YCbCr and RGB data readouts Turing the REF POS rotary knob toggles between decimal and hexadecimal data readouts Turn the F STOP rotary knob to toggle between 8 bit and 10 bit data readouts Pressing down on the F STOP rotary knob will cause the green position rectangle to fla...

Page 14: ...n current reference expressed as dE2000 value You can press the Ref POS rotary knob to define a reference position on screen Once your reference position is set it will be indicated on screen by a separate crosshair and you will be able to move the active crosshair to obtain a real time readout of your current and reference positions as well as a separate readout of the precise difference between ...

Page 15: ...nd does not influence how signal levles are mapped relative to the primary color gamut selection The CIE diagram may be toggled between CIE 1931 and CIE 1976 views by pressing down on the H POS rotary knob Please note that this is a very processor power intensive feature and video quality specifically video sharpness will be degraded while active For this reason we suggest using the CIE Scope feat...

Page 16: ...ls This feature can also be used with the Horizontal and Vertical Split PIP modes using two distinct signals fed to SDI and SDI 2 on the monitor Still Frame This function allows you to freeze a video source at anytime To unfreeze simply press the function key assigned to Still Frame a second time Zoom This function zooms in on the incoming source until the entire screen is filled This is strictly ...

Page 17: ...ge window red background and DSLR in 1080i Preview with DSLR Zoom feature Off DSLR in 1080i Preview with DSLR Zoom Feature On DSLR in 480p Record Mode with DSLR Zoom feature off DSLR in 480p Record Mode with DSLR Zoom feature On enhanced timecode display large timecode overlay window Please note that as with the standard Alarm Monitoring feature the monitor may respond slowly to user toggles input...

Page 18: ... DeSqueeze to a function button which will allow you to toggle the de squeeze on and off To set the desqueeze ratio magnification go to the Video Menu and select your desired Anamorphic De Squeeze mode Anamorphic De Squeeze Modes Activating this function will enable an Active Format Description reader on the monitor that will provide both a text readout of AFD data and display corresponding marker...

Page 19: ...se with cameras that output Start Stop Record flags in the ancillary data of their serial digital output To activate this function set Rec Status Tally to a function button and press that function button once While active the monitor s red tally light will turn on when the Start Record SDI flag is detected and will turn the red tally light off when the Stop Record SDI flag is detected On Screen Ta...

Page 20: ...set to Normal The Safety Marker may be displayed relative to the incoming source or the Area Marker by toggling the Safety in Area option on the Marker Menu Marker BG The Marker Background setting can be used to toggle how the area that lies outside of the Area Marker or Safety Marker boundaries is represented You can select from Normal Transparent or Solid Center Marker Toggles whether the center...

Page 21: ...ude of the signal nothing is clipped but this can result in a rather dark image in many applications We provide both for this reason and you can quickly toggle between them as needed for different applications by assigning these modes to function keys These modes should only be used to offer on set viewers a rough normilization of the footage to give them an idea of what the content might look lik...

Page 22: ...ive to instruct the monitor how to handle and show PsF content on screen Please note that when to set Progressive this will add processing delay even if the signal is not PsF Set to interlaced for lowest possible processing delay Please note that some features like Horizontal Audio Level Meters are NOT compatible with Show PsF as set to Progressive Composite Setup Allows you to toggle between 0 or...

Page 23: ...RGB Histogram Audio Loudness Audio Phase and Vertical Audio Level Meter Please note that displaying two Scope Windows at the same time will cause the Scopes to update more slowly than displaying just one Scope Window To display just one scope Window select OFF in the secondary window selection An additional audio level meter mode called horizontal audio level meter is also selectable This mode dis...

Page 24: ...ct the Audio Level Meters Channels that will be shown on the Vertical or Horizontal Audio Level Meters Select from Channels 1 2 1 8 9 16 or 1 16 Permitted Max Level Allows you to specify the Max Audio Level for your onscreen Audio Level Meters Select from 10 dBFS 9 dBFS 8 dBFS 7 dBFS 6dBFS 5dBFS Peak Hold Time Allows you to specify the number of seconds that a peak audio level will be held shown b...

Page 25: ...eturn to Table of Contents Scopes Audio Meters Luminance Vector Scope Hue Vector RGB GBR Parade Color Histogram YCbCr RGB Histogram Column YRGB Peak Histogram YCbCr Overlay RGB Overlay Audio Phase Meter Audio Level Meters Audio Loudness ...

Page 26: ...0W s or LM 0950W s shared analog inputs Use Component Pixel Format to toggle the Analog Component Video Inputs between YPbPr or RGB mode on all models 3G Level B 3Gbps SDI Level B Split Screen Vert or Horiz Picture in Picture Picture by Picture Link B Full Screen Link A Full Screen Link A Link B Overlay Mode 4 4 4 or 1080p50 60 4 4 4 SMPTE 425M B 4 2 2 Link A 0 2 2 Link B When monitoring a 3Gbps S...

Page 27: ...instruct the monitor to interleave the sources and display them onscreen for 3D viewing through passive 3D glasses In addition to this Line by Line mode all FSI monitors with 3Gbps SDI inputs will have the following diagnostic modes for monitoring 3D signals without glasses 3D Checkerboard Checkerboard display of both signals with alternating blocks shown from Link A and Link B of the multiplexed ...

Page 28: ...decrease overall display luminance not the brightness knob Luminance Interval The luminance interval is a power saving feature It allows you to specify the amount of time without an active signal being shown on the monitor that should be allowed to expire before the monitor s backlight if applicable is turned off to reduce the power consumption of the unit When placed in the On position the monito...

Page 29: ...vents that will be monitored This selection only affects onscreen visual alarms and does not change what alarm events can be monitored through the remote control alarm monitoring software Safety Alarm Will trigger an alarm if a loss of signal is detected a full black field is detected a full blue field is detected and or embedded audio goes mute for the amount of time specified in the Audio Trigge...

Page 30: ...milar to the custom graticules feature on the marker menu to define the onscreen area that will be monitored Once your desired area has been set simply use the MENU button to back out of the Select Alarm Area function The default alarm monitoring area is the whole screen but this function allows users to specify smaller regions if only a portion of the screen area needs to be monitored UMD Display...

Page 31: ...olor White OSD UMD Position Bottom GPI Audio Meter Vertical Color Management Select Alarm Area System Status RS422 Address 1 Support Baud Rate 9600 Parity None Baud Rate Sets the RS422 baud rate This should be left at the default 9600 value unless otherwise specified by Flanders Scientific s support department Parity Sets Parity for RS422 communication This should be left at the default None posit...

Page 32: ... Status Pos Changes position of onscreen status display window Select from Top Left Top Right Bottom Left Bottom Right or Center Rotary Pos Changes position of onscreen window indicating status of any rotary knob Volume Contrast etc during adjustment Select from Top Center or Bottom Source ID Allows you toggle source ID function on off The Source ID function can be used to set a manual onscreen la...

Page 33: ...ions that can be toggled using the GPI interface 87654321 When looking at the GPI RJ 45 Connector located on the back of the monitor the pins are arranged 1 through 8 from right to left This GPI interface is a contact closure based system and PIN 5 is always the ground The GPI numbering on the GPI menu corresponds to the physical Pin assignments as follows Menu RJ 45 Pin GPI 1 Pin 1 GPI 2 Pin 2 GP...

Page 34: ...n Analog Audio input via minijack connector or No Sound when Component Video is the selected video input CVBS Audio Allows you to select between Analog Audio input via minijack connector or No Sound when Composite Video is the selected video input DVI D Audio Allows you to select between Analog Audio input via minijack connector or No Sound when DVI Digital is the selected video input On monitors ...

Page 35: ... color space Please note that switching to DCI P3 may take up to 10 seconds Color Matching Alternate CMF Selection for OLED Monitors FSI s OLED monitors are capable of operating with calibration based on the standard CIE 1931 Color Matching Function CMF or the Judd Modified CMF which has largely become the preferred CMF for use with OLEDs As the Judd Modified CMF is an easy to apply known offset f...

Page 36: ...tSpace FSI LUTs software to convert and export LUTs in the FSI format The LightSpace workflow is shown below Open LightSpace CMS Select File Import YourLUT Select File Export Choose FSI17_32bits dat as the export format In Lattice you should select dat V2 as the export type Once the file is saved change the file name to ditXX dat where XX is a 2 digit number ranging from 00 to 16 The monitor can s...

Page 37: ...DIT 3D LUT to a funciton key The active 3D LUT that is enabled by the function key can be selected with the DIT 3D LUT Channel Selection on the Color Management Menu As of firmware version 1 0 00_1960 you can also simply use the up and down arrow keys while the DIT LUT funciton is active to toggle between 3D DIT LUTs you have loaded to the monitor NOTE When a DIT LUT is active it will impact the S...

Page 38: ...te your FSI CFE equipped monitor to firmware version 9 50 or newer Firmware updates and instructions can be found at FlandersScientific com If you already have firmware 9 50 or newer and the supporting CFE files installed on your monitor skip ahead to Page 38 Generating Custom LUTs Download the latest CFE distribution package from the Firmware section of FlandersScientific com Select your monitor ...

Page 39: ...I com Connect the FSI update cable that came with your monitor USB to RJ45 to an available USB port on your computer After a short time the computer should recognize the FSI monitor as a mass storage device viewable in Mac s Finder or PC s My Computer Drag and drop the downloaded unzipped CFE files to the monitor It will take a few moments to transfer It is important to transfer ALL of the new dow...

Page 40: ...nce calibration is complete you can switch to Judd modified if you prefer to operate with a Judd modified CMF based calibration Please note the Judd Mode selection adds a slight delay to signal locking speed when switching sources When using LightSpace to generate custom user LUTs for FSI monitors the colorspace image name typed into the Convert Color Space Window MUST match the monitor model name...

Page 41: ...monitors with first generation CFE boards and about 15 seconds per LUT on units with CFE2 boards Upon completion of the LUT transfer power cycle the monitor Custom LUTs can be accessed from the Color Management menu by selecting Color Space USER1 USER2 USER3 Press ENTER to confirm your selection Monitors with a first generation CFE board LM 2461W LM 2460W CM 170W utilize the dat LUT format for cal...

Page 42: ...ting this to Interlaced greatly reduces process ing delay Normal Mode processing of fers the best balance between ancial lary feature speed e g scopes and video processing speed Fast Mode can reduce video processing even fur ther but pulls processing resources away from scopes and other ancillary features so menu artifacts and slower scope update speeds may occur How ever there is no loss in video...

Page 43: ...g Processing to Fast Mode on the Video Menu can further reduce vid eo delay You can also use the monitor s audio out to ensure perfect audio video sync as disembedded audio is always de layed by the exact amount of video procesing time Image is flickering On OLED units verify that Flicker Free Mode is turned ON With all monitors verify the frame rate being received on the System Status menu If int...

Page 44: ... 16 9 Bit Depth Colors 8 16 7M 8 16 7M 8 16 7M 3D Polarizing Filter No No No Processing 12 Bit 12 Bit 12 Bit Contrast Ratio 750 1 1000 1 1000 1 Backlight White LED White LED White LED Max Luminance 250nit 250nit 250nit Viewing Angle 178 178 178 Inputs 1x DVI I DVI I Analog Digital DVI I Analog Digital DVI I Analog Digital 2x BNC 3Gbps Dual Link HD SD SDI 3Gbps Dual Link HD SD SDI 3Gbps Dual Link H...

Page 45: ...ng 1 4 x 20 Top Bot 100mm VESA 100mm VESA VESA to Light Stand Mount N A Optional Optional Carrying Bag w Integrated Hood Optional Optional Optional Clear Protective Panel Cover Optional CPC UP 9 Optional CPC UP 21 Optional CPC UP 23 16 Scope Modes Yes Yes Yes Measure Function Yes Yes Yes H V Delay Yes Yes Yes Reverse Scan No No No Timecode Display LTC VITC1 VITC2 LTC VITC1 VITC2 LTC VITC1 VITC2 Co...

Page 46: ...mposite 3x BNC Component YPbPr RGB Component YPbPr RGB Component YPbPr RGB Component YPbPr RGB Component YPbPr RGB Component YPbPr RGB Outputs 2x BNC 3Gbps Dual Link HD SD SDI 3Gbps Dual Link HD SD SDI 3Gbps Dual Link HD SD SDI 3Gbps Dual Link HD SD SDI 3Gbps Dual Link HD SD SDI 3Gbps Dual Link HD SD SDI 1x BNC Composite Composite Composite Composite Composite Composite 3x BNC Component YPbPr RGB ...

Page 47: ...es Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 3D Lut Color Space Selection SMPTE C EBU REC709 DCI P3 BT 2020 USER SMPTE C EBU REC709 DCI P3 BT 2020 USER SMPTE C EBU REC709 DCI P3 BT 2020 USER SMPTE C EBU REC709 DCI P3 BT 2020 USER SMPTE C EBU REC709 DCI P3 BT 2020 USER SMPTE C EBU REC709 DCI P3 BT 2020 USER Color Temperature Select 3200K 5000K 5600K 6500K 9300K Gamma Selection Instantly adjustable between 1 0 1 8 2 0 2 ...