Gefen Pro GEF-3GSDI-2-HDS, User Manual

Page 1: ...3GSDI to HD Scaler GEF 3GSDI 2 HDS User Manual www gefenpro com ...

Page 2: ...ff St Chatsworth CA 91311 www gefenpro com support gefenpro com Notice Gefen LLC reserves the right to make changes in the hardware packaging and any accompanying documentation without prior written notice 3GSDI to HD Scaler is a trademark of Gefen LLC HDMI the logo and High Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing in the United States and other cou...

Page 3: ...emote Control 10 IR Remote Control Installation 11 IR Remote Control Configuration 12 Menu System 12 General Menu 13 Patterns Menu 13 Output Menu 15 Input Menu 17 Picture Menu 19 Layout Menu 20 Aspect Menu 22 RS 232 Serial Control 23 Functions 40 Supported Video and Graphics Formats 42 Appendix A Refresh Rates 43 Appendix B Gamma Look Up Table 44 Rack Mount Safety Information 45 Specifications 46 ...

Page 4: ...of the display device The SDI input signal will simply be converted to an HDMI signal A user friendly On Screen Display will allow the user to select features such as Deep Color conversion and color space A built in 720p 60Hz test pattern is also available without connecting an SDI source useful for checking the HDMI video output An SDI loop out and a S PDIF digital audio output are also provided ...

Page 5: ...orts many input and output resolutions For a complete list of supported formats see pages 40 41 Supports SMPTE standards 259M 292M SMPTE 274M SMPTE 296M ITU R BT 656 and ITU R BT 601 Handles 3G SDI SMPTE 425 A and 425 B formats 1080P 50 59 94 60 Supports HDMI 1 3 with 225 MHz Video Bandwidth 10 bit Deep Color RGB YCbCr 4 4 4 only and up to 8 channels of converted SDI audio embedded into HDMI Inter...

Page 6: ... scanned output image from an interlaced scanned input image accounting for cadence i e 3 2 2 2 pull down User friendly on screen menu system OSD Configuration of clean aperture size and position SDI audio channel selection for audio output Custom frame rate and or video timings on output Adjustable input picture size timings and H V position Color Space and Deep Color output controls Brightness C...

Page 7: ...4 PANEL LAYOUT Front Panel 1 2 3 ...

Page 8: ...ont Panel 1 IR Window Receives signals from the IR Remote Control unit 2 3GSDI Indicator This LED will glow blue when 3G SDI signals are detected on the input 3 Power Indicator This LED will glow red when the unit is powered ...

Page 9: ...6 PANEL LAYOUT Back Panel 8 5 6 4 3 9 11 7 1 2 10 ...

Page 10: ...rted 4 3GSDI In 1 Receives incoming SDI source signal 5 3GSDI Loop Output 1 Allows monitoring of SDI source signal on Input 1 No scaling is performed 6 3GSDI In 2 Receives incoming SDI source signal 7 3GSDI Out 2 Allows monitoring of SDI source signal on Input 2 No scaling is performed 8 HDMI Output Connect an HDTV display to this output 9 Power Switch Turn the power ON or OFF using this switch 10...

Page 11: ... S PDIF output to an external amplifier 5 Connect the included AC power cord to the power receptacle on the rear panel of the 3GSDI to HD Scaler and connect the opposite end of the cable into an available electrical outlet 6 Power on the monitors and the source devices Turn on the 3GSDI to HD Scaler by pressing the power switch on the rear of the unit Wiring Diagram for the 3GSDI to HD Scaler SDI ...

Page 12: ...reen Display 5 Source Cycles between available input sources The selectable inputs are 3GSDI Input 1 and 3GSDI Input 2 Press once for Input 1 twice for Input 2 6 Output Cycles through the available output resolutions Please see the section Output Resolutions on pages 40 41 for the table of output resolutions 7 Menu Displays the On Screen Display menu system for control of the Scaler 8 RIGHT direct...

Page 13: ...tery into the open battery slot The positive side of the battery should be facing up 3 Replace the battery cover The Remote Control unit ships with two batteries One battery is required for operation and the other battery is a spare CAUTION Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions Battery Slot ...

Page 14: ...tch bank is located underneath the battery cover 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 Remote Channel 2 Remote Channel 0 Default Remote Channel 1 Remote Channel 3 Exposed DIP Switch bank between the battery chambers It is important that the IR channel on the Remote Control unit matches the IR channel set on the 3GSDI to HD Scaler For example if both DIP switches on the IR Remote Control unit are set to IR channel 0 bot...

Page 15: ... the Language using the and buttons on the IR Remote Control Unit Press the Menu button to exit the menu English French General Save Configuration The Save Configuration feature is used to save the current configuration of the Scaler Once the current configuration is saved these settings will be restored each time the Scaler is powered This function will overwrite any previously saved configuratio...

Page 16: ...his pattern can be used for pin cushion testing curvature of the image on the screen or color convergence divergence When a pattern is produced the current video image will be masked Output Menu The HDMI output signal can be configured from the Output menu The Output menu controls several functions such as resolutions color space and frame rate Output Available Formats Selects the output resolutio...

Page 17: ...ats Monitor Supported option is selected see previous page then only the graphic output resolutions and timings supported by the monitor will be listed See pages 40 41 for a complete list of supported graphic output resolutions and timings Output Custom Output Format This option allows creation of a custom video output format 720p is the default Check the specifications of the output device to ens...

Page 18: ...ossible according to the EDID information of the output device Force 8 bits Disables the transmission of Deep Color packets Input Menu Input Input Format When the Scaler detects a valid SDI HD SDI 3G SDI input signal the input format is displayed at the bottom of the OSD The detected input format is also checked in the Input Format menu Auto Detect is checked if no valid input is found In such cas...

Page 19: ...l Link RGB Dual Link 1080p 576p 480p Input Clean Aperture The clean aperture parameters allow an area within the production aperture to be defined The maximum clean aperture size that may be defined and processed by the 3GSDI to HD Scaler is 2048 pixels by 2048 lines The minimum clean aperture size is 0 pixels by 0 lines Input Film Mode Automatically detects repeated field sequences present in int...

Page 20: ... Unit Use this menu option to select the IR channel for the 3GSDI to HD Scaler Picture Menu Picture Image Color Allows individual adjustment of the Red Green and Blue color components brightness and Black Level of the image Contrast Red Adjusts the contrast of the Red color component Contrast Green Adjusts the contrast of the Green color component Contrast Blue Adjusts the contrast of the Blue col...

Page 21: ...ault Gamma value is 1 0 When the Custom LUT Look Up Table is selected the Gamma coefficient is used to calculate a new Gamma LUT Picture Detail Enhancement These parameters processes the input data in either progressive or interlaced format Changes to the detail enhancement are implemented at the start of the next frame of video Both of these parameters can be adjusted within the range or 0 100 De...

Page 22: ...se this menu is disabled SDI values ranging from 16 235 will be expanded to 0 255 16 235 The output color range will be compressed from full range 0 255 to limited range 0 255 The output color range will be expanded from limited range 16 235 to full range 0 255 Layout Menu Layout Size and Position The size and position of the output signal can be changed By default the horizontal and vertical dime...

Page 23: ...creen and black bars will be placed on each side This option has no effect if the input and the target aspect ratios are identical Aspect Panoramic The panoramic zoom feature can be used on non linear inputs to make then fit on the output device Aspect Extract This a function allows the Scaler to zoom in on a subset of the input video signal This feature allow you to zoom on one selected section o...

Page 24: ...e size of the sub window horizontally Vertical Size Adjusts the size of the sub window vertically Horizontal Position Horizontally adjusts the relative position of the window within the full picture Vertical Position Vertically adjusts the relative position of the window within the full picture When changing the input format the Scaler will try and apply the current settings to the new input forma...

Page 25: ... setups However these features can be tested and used by using any Windows based PC with a terminal program What pins are used for communication with the 16x16 3GSDI Matrix Only pins 2 Receive 3 Transmit and 5 Ground are used for communication A null modem adapter should not be used with this product 5 4 3 2 1 9 8 7 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Only Pins 2 RX 3 TX and 5 Ground are used on the RS 232 serial...

Page 26: ... COLRANGE Sets the color range limited or full of the output signal CONTRAST Sets the contrast level for a specific color CUSTOM Used to modify the output format DEVERSION Returns the hardware and firmware version ENHANCE Sets the enhancement value EXTRACT Sets the extract aspect mode GAMMA Sets the Gamma correction mode INPUT Sets the input format of the image INSEL Sets the input channel LANGUAG...

Page 27: ...THROUGH Defines a sub window that is centered on the screen VERSION Returns the version of firmware kernel and configuration ASPECT Function The ASPECT function sets the aspect ratio Syntax ASPECT param1 Parameters param1 IR channel 1 5 Value Meaning 1 Full Screen 2 Letter Pillar Box 3 Panoramic 4 Extract Uses default value 5 Through Uses default Value Notes If the Extract or Through mode is selec...

Page 28: ...uto Genlock Mode Syntax AUTOLOCK param1 Parameters param1 IR channel 0 2 Value Meaning 0 Disable Default value 1 Video Input Reference 2 Reference Input BLACKLEV Function The BLACKLEV function sets the black level RGB Y of the image Syntax BLACKLEV param1 Parameters param1 Level value 0 1023 ...

Page 29: ...lue param2 Color value 0 100 Notes The default value of the Color value is 50 CLEANAPER Function The CLEANAPER function sets the clean aperture level for each position and size Syntax CLEANAPER param1 param2 param3 param4 Parameters param1 Horizontal size 1 100 param2 Vertical size 1 100 param3 Horizontal position 1 100 param4 Vertical position 1 100 Notes The default value of the Color value is 5...

Page 30: ...lor range 0 1 Value Meaning 0 16 235 1 0 255 Notes The color range of 0 255 is only available for RGB 4 4 4 output CONTRAST Function The CONTRAST function sets the contrast level for a specific color Syntax CONTRAST param1 param2 Parameters param1 Color name 0 2 Value Meaning 0 Red 1 Green 2 Blue param2 Contrast value 0 100 Notes The default value of the Color value is 50 ...

Page 31: ...lue see table below Value Meaning Min Value Max Value 0 Horizontal Total HActive HSync Back Porch 3500 1 Horizontal Active 1 HTotal HSync Back Porch 2 Horizontal Sync Back Porch 1 HTotal HActive 3 Horizontal Sync Width 1 HSync Back Porch 4 Vertical Total VSync VSync Back Porch 3500 5 Vertical Active 1 VTotal VSync Back Porch 6 Vertical Sync Back Porch 1 VTotal VActive 7 Vertical Sync Width 1 VSync...

Page 32: ...ENHANCE Function The ENHANCE function sets the enhancement value Syntax ENHANCE param1 Parameters param1 Enhancement value 0 100 EXTRACT Function The EXTRACT function sets the extract aspect mode Syntax EXTRACT param1 param2 param3 Parameters param1 Extract size percentage 1 100 param2 Horizontal position 1 100 param3 Vertical position 1 100 ...

Page 33: ... Set for User table Notes If the Custom mode is used then set the gamma coefficient value in the second parameter If User Table is used then set the second parameter to 1 to set the user table currently saved in EEPROM memory To write a new gamma LUT Look Up Table file you must use the updater with the following command updater comport GAMMA filename csv If the Default or sRGB modes are used then ...

Page 34: ...he input format of the image See pages 40 41 for available input formats Syntax INPUT param1 Parameters param1 Value 0 13 INSEL Function The INSEL function sets the input channel Syntax INSEL param1 Parameters param1 Channel 1 2 Value Meaning 1 Channel A 2 Channel B ...

Page 35: ...ameters param1 Language 0 1 Value Meaning 0 English 1 French LINKCONF Function The LINKCONF function changes the link configuration This option is not valid for all formats Syntax LINKCONF param1 Parameters param1 Mode 0 2 Value Meaning 0 Single Link 1 Dual Link YCbCr 4 4 4 2 Dual Link RGB 4 4 4 Notes The default value is Single Link ...

Page 36: ...80i 60 22 1080i 59 94 23 1080i 50 24 1080i 50M 25 1080sf 29 97 29 1080sf 30 27 1080sf 25 31 1080sf 24 33 1080sf 23 98 35 1080p 30 26 1080p 29 97 28 1080p 25 30 1080p 24 32 1080p 23 98 34 Some formats automatically set the link configuration to dual link 4 2 2 progressive The table below lists these formats Available Formats Value 1080p 60 18 1080p 59 94 19 1080p 50 20 480p 59 94 6 576p 50 7 ...

Page 37: ... The MOTIONTHRES function sets the intraframe motion detection threshold for the deinterlacer on the VXP processor Video artifacts can be created when de interlacing creating interlaced fields from progressive fields This function allows adjustment of the threshold used by the de interlacer motion detection algorithm removing minimizing motion artifacts in the converted video Syntax MOTIONTHRES pa...

Page 38: ...s the noise reduction value Syntax NOISEREDUC param1 Parameters param1 Value 0 100 Notes The default value is 0 NOISETHRES Function The NOISETHRES function sets the noise threshold function Syntax NOISETHRES param1 Parameters param1 Value 0 100 Notes The default value is 0 ...

Page 39: ...tion of the image Syntax OUTCONF param1 Parameters param1 Value 0 2 Value Meaning 0 RGB 4 4 4 1 YCbCr 4 4 4 2 YCbCr 4 2 2 OUTPUT Function The OUTPUT function sets the output format of the image See pages 40 41 for a list of all available formats Syntax OUTPUT param1 Parameters param1 Value 0 13 ...

Page 40: ...1 Parameters param1 Pattern 0 3 Value Meaning 0 No pattern 1 Color bar 3 Cross hatch REMOTECHAN Function The REMOTECHAN function sets the IR remote control channel Syntax REMOTECHAN param1 Parameters param1 Channel 0 3 RESTORE Function The RESTORE function restores all of the default parameters Syntax RESTORE Parameters None ...

Page 41: ...the panoramic aspect mode Syntax SIZEPOS param1 param2 param3 param4 Parameters param1 Horizontal size Minimum value Maximum value 1 Current horizontal resolution current horizontal position param2 Vertical size Minimum value Maximum value 1 Current vertical resolution current vertical position param3 Horizontal position Minimum value Maximum value 0 Current horizontal resolution current horizonta...

Page 42: ...llow you to display one selected section of the input picture without modifying its size Syntax THROUGH param1 param2 param3 param4 Parameters param1 Horizontal size 1 100 param2 Vertical size 1 100 param3 Horizontal position 0 100 param4 Vertical position 0 100 VERSION Function This function returns the version of the Host Firmware the Kernel and the con figuration in that order Syntax VERSION Pa...

Page 43: ...5 720p 24 14 720p 24 14 720p 25 13 720p 25 13 720p 29 97 12 720p 29 97 12 720p 30 11 720p 30 11 720p 50 10 720p 50 10 720p 60 8 720p 60 8 720p 59 94 9 720p 59 94 9 1035i 59 94 64 1035i 59 94 64 1035i 50 63 1035i 50 63 1080i 50 24 1080i 50 24 1080i 50M 25 1080i 50M 25 1080i 59 94 23 1080i 59 94 23 1080i 60 22 1080i 60 22 1080p 23 98 34 1080p 23 98 34 1080p 24 32 1080p 24 32 1080p 25 30 1080p 25 30 ...

Page 44: ...etect 255 800 x 600 85 43 1024 x 768 60 44 1024 x 768 75 45 1024 x 768 85 46 1280 x 854 65 1152 x 864 75 47 1280 x 768 60 48 1280 x 960 60 49 1280 x 960 85 50 1280 x 1024 60 51 1280 x 1024 75 52 1280 x 1024 85 53 1360 x 768 60 54 1366 x 768 60 56 1366 x 923 50 55 1440 x 900 60 66 1440 x 1080 60 67 1600 x 1024 68 1600 x 1200 60 57 1600 x 1200 65 58 1600 x 1200 70 59 1600 x 1200 75 69 1680 x 1050 60...

Page 45: ...42 APPENDIX A Refresh Rates for Custom Output Formats Frame Rate Hz Value 23 98 0 24 1 25 2 29 97 3 30 4 48 5 50 6 59 94 7 60 8 65 9 70 10 75 11 80 12 85 13 ...

Page 46: ... as UpdateGamma bat Make sure that the GefenUpdater exe file resides in the same directory or is in the path as the UpdateGamma bat file 4 Connect a USB cable from the computer to the 3GSDI to HD Scaler 5 Power on the 3GSDI to HD Scaler Once the Scaler has powered up run the UpdateGamma bat file The LUT is a standard CSV file Each line contains Red Green and Blue values separate by comma A value m...

Page 47: ... RACK MOUNT SAFETY INFORMATION a Maximum recommended ambient temperature 45 C b Increase the air flow to maintain the temperature inside the rack c Install the product evenly to avoid mechanical overload ...

Page 48: ...tput Connector 1 Type A 19 pin female Audio Output Connector 1 S PDIF USB Connector Type B RS 232 Interface DB 9 female Power Supply 100 240 V AC Power Consumption 20 W max Operating Temperature 0 C 45 C 32 F 104 F Storage Temperature 20 C 60 C 4 F 140 F Relative Humidity 20 90 RH no condensation Dimensions 17 25 W x 1 75 H x 6 7 D 1U Rack Shipping Weight 4 lbs ...

Page 49: ... disclaimed 1 Proof of sale may be required in order to claim warranty 2 Customers outside the US are responsible for shipping charges to and from Gefen 3 Copper cables are limited to a 30 day warranty and cables must be in their original condition The information in this manual has been carefully checked and is believed to be accurate However Gefen assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies t...

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