Pixel Magic Systems VPS3800 manuel d'utilisation

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    Owner ’s Guide[...]

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    IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with a dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. 8. Do not install near any heat sou[...]

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    ADDITIONAL S AFETY INSTRUCTIONS • T o ensure maximum performance, please read this manual carefully . Keep it in a safe place for future reference • Install this unit in a cool, dry , clean place – away from windows, heat sources, sources of excessive vibration, dust, moisture and cold. Avoid sources of humming (transformers, motors). T o pre[...]

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    Thank you very much for purchasing Crystalio II , the World’s most advanced video processor! This unit will bring you a breathtaking visual experience by revealing the full potential of your display devices. After unpacking Crystalio II , please save all packing materials; they may be useful as a safe way to transport your system. If any part of [...]

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    Safety Information 2 Important Safety Instructions 2 Additional Safety Instructions 3 Welcome 4 1. About Crystalio II 8 1.1 Why do I need Crystalio II? 8 1.2 Video Processing History 8 1.3 Video Processing T echnology Primer 9 2. F amiliarizing yourself with Crystalio II 11 2.1 Crystalio II Front P anel 11 2.2 Crystalio II Rear P anel 13 2.3 Remote[...]

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    5. Crystalio II Configuration 30 5.1 INPUT Sub-Menu 30 5.1.1 Input Select 30 5.1.2 Input Port Configuration 31 5.1.3 Analog Input Adjust 31 5.1.4 Hide Input Source 32 5.1.5 Input Profile 32 5.2 IMAGE Sub-Menu 33 5.2.1 Video Settings 33 5.2.2 Color T emperature 34 5.2.3 Gamma Correction 34 5.2.4 Aspect Ratio 37 5.2.5 Overscan 37 5.2.6 Position 38 5.[...]

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    7. Advanced OSD options 57 7.1 HDMI Input Configuration 57 7.2 Advanced Gamma Correction 58 7.2.1 User Defined Gamma Curve 58 7.2.2 R/G/B Individual Gamma Curve 59 7.3 Y/C Delay 60 7.4 Noise Reducer 60 7.5 Smooth Scaling 60 7.6 Faroudja Processor Chip Advanced Options 61 7.6.1 T rue Life 62 7.6.2 Film Bias 63 7.6.3 Film Detect 63 7.7 Advanced Outpu[...]

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    With the huge success of Crystalio in past years, Pixel Magic Systems Ltd. is now proud to introduce an absolute must for any videophile passionate about their hi-performance home entertainment system: Crystalio II . It has been designed to deliver the most natural and artifact- free images with smooth motion, true colors and stunning detail that y[...]

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    1.3 VIDEO PROCESSING TECHNOLOG Y PRIMER Crystalio II gets to the very heart of this problem by a combination of expert video engineering design from Pixel Magic together with the awesome power of the Gennum Visual Excellence Processing (VXP) image processor . Crystalio II is the first video processor on the market to use the latest Gennum VXP proce[...]

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    F AROUDJA TECHNOLOGIES: DCDi ® DCDi ® eliminates the jaggedness that conventional up-converters cause to diagonal edges in video. DCDi ® ’s unique algorithm identifies all the moving edges in a scene and adjusts the angle of interpolation at each pixel so that the interpolation always follows the edge instead of crossing it, eliminating stairc[...]

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    2.1 CR YST ALIO II FRONT P ANEL POWER button Press once to switch on; press once again to switch to standby . The status is shown by the power indicator LED . Caution: When Crystalio II is switched off, please wait for at least 10 seconds before switching it on again. POWER indicator LED Green - Crystalio II is running Red - Crystalio II is in stan[...]

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    FILM & 2:2 PULLDOWN indicator LEDs P AS STHRU indicator LED LCD Display The LCD display has 2 distinct modes see Section 6 for further details: Status Display By default, the LCD displays the current status of Crystalio II, which includes the following information: • Input source format • Image aspect ratio • Overscan • Gamma type • P[...]

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    2.2 CR YST ALIO II REAR P ANEL POWER Power Supply Cable Entry Use the cable supplied with your Crystalio II . VIDEO INPUT TERMINALS These allow you to connect your video sources to Crystalio II . Please refer to Section 3.3 for details. Digital HDMI 1; HDMI 2; HDMI 3; HDMI 4 (all HDCP and embedded digital audio) Supported input resolutions: 480i, 5[...]

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    Component 3, Component 4 Support the following formats and resolutions: • Component Video YPbPr; 480i, 576i • RGBS (RGB with composite sync); 480i, 576i • 2 x Composite (CVBS) Video and 1 x S - Video; 480i, 576i AUDIO INPUT TERMINALS Digital Optical Coaxial 1; Coaxial 2; Coaxial 3 Analog Stereo Audio 1; Stereo Audio 2; Stereo Audio 3 VIDEO OU[...]

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    COMPUTER/NETWORK CONNECTIVITY These are optional/advanced connections RS232 DB9 Male Serial connection Allows Crystalio II to be integrated into and controlled by third party control systems. Infrared In/Out for room-to-room remote control USB2.0 port 1; USB2.0 port 2 Allows Crystalio II to be upgraded using a USB thumb disk and attached external d[...]

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    1 OSD group keys Keys for OSD operations are: • Menu - enters and exits the on-screen display (OSD) • Arrow keys: Up, Down, Left, Right - selects different items, or adjusts values • OK - confirms the selected item, or performs an action • Back - goes back to the previous step or previous OSD page When not in OSD menu, some keys have differ[...]

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    • Pressing Up arrow key will increase the numeric value by 1 • Pressing Down arrow key will decrease the numeric value by 1 • Pressing OK key confirms the numeric entry • Pressing the Back key will cancel the numeric value entered, and escape from the numeric entry box When in text entry box, pressing number keys enters the associated chara[...]

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    3.1 COMP A TIBLE EQUIPMENT In simple terms, Crystalio II serves as a video processor which enhances video signals from source devices and then delivers the enhanced video signal to the display devices. Crystalio II is compatible with: Any source device capable of outputting: • Composite Video • S- Video • RGsB (RGB with sync on Green) • RGB[...]

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    referred to as SVHS. 5 Composite - the most common and lowest performing video connection. TIPS: It is recommended that you try to bypass any internal processing in your source by choosing the output signal that matches the media type. For example, choose the interlaced output from your DVD player or standard definition set-top-box instead of the p[...]

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    4.1 CONFIGURE Y OUR VIDEO SOURCE Even if your standard definition video source has the option to output progressive video (denoted by a number and then the letter ‘p’, for example 480p), for maximum results, it is recommended to disable such an option and select interlaced video mode instead (denoted by a number and then the letter ‘i’, for[...]

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    OR Press the Output remote control key and a mini menu selection list pops up. Select the output terminal via which your display device has been connected and press OK to confirm. OR Using the front panel control 1 Press OK button to start Main Menu 2 Select Output and choose Output Select 3 Choose output terminal to which your display device is co[...]

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    Video T est P attern: Horizontal Line 50 Pixel Perfect Video T est P attern: Horizontal Line 50 Not Pixel Perfect Video T est P attern: V ertical Line 50 Pixel Perfect Video T est P attern: V ertical Line 50 Not Pixel Perfect Video T est P attern: Pixel Magic Pixel Perfect Video T est P attern: Pixel Magic Not Pixel Perfect       [...]

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    4.6.2 OUTPUT 50HZ OR 60HZ AUTOMA TICALL Y If your display supports 50Hz input and can produce real 50Hz refresh rate video image*, it is better to configure Crystalio II to output 50Hz resolution when source video is 50Hz (i.e. P AL signal); and output 60Hz resolution when the source video is 60Hz (i.e. NTSC signal). This is because the output vide[...]

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    • If you are not sure which video level is correct, leave it at the default setting. Or , if the picture is excessively dark or very washed out, try changing the HDMI output level to see which one looks the best Step 3: Calibrate the black level (brightness) of your display: • Show the internal video test pattern Black 1-3% (under the OSD menu [...]

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    4.6.3.2 CALIBRA TE THE VIDEO LEVEL AND COLOR BAL ANCE OF Y OUR VIDEO SOURCES Once you have calibrated your display for correct video output levels and color balance, you don’t have to calibrate your video sources if they also have correct video level and color balance . But in practice, however , most of the video sources will still have some for[...]

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    Step 6: Repeat step 3 to step 5 until the brightness and contrast settings need not be changed, and R/G/B Offset and R/G/B Gain settings of the video source are satisfactory . Step 7: If the color balance of the video source still isn’t satisfactory after the R/G/B Offsets and Gains have been calibrated, use Crystalio II’s Advanced Gamma Correc[...]

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    If your projector’s native output is 4:3 (e.g. some 1400x1050 LCOS projectors) and you are using an anamorphic lens to compress it to show a 16:9 image, you need to configure the Screen Shape to be 16:9 instead of the default 4:3 . Follow the steps below: • Press the Menu remote control key to enter the OSD (On Screen Display) menu • Select O[...]

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    refresh rate. For example, let’s take a 1280 x 720 @ 60Hz timing which has 720 active lines, a vertical front porch of 3, a vertical sync width of 7 and a vertical back porch of 23. T otal vertical figure becomes 753; multiply this by the vertical refresh rate of 60 and the answer is 45180. Divide by 1000 for a horizontal scan rate of 45.180 KHz [...]

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    4.7.3 BASIC CALIBRA TION See Section 4.6.3 for help with picture calibration. Most of the basic steps for pixel-based displays apply except for CRT projectors. They may have more control over color balance, which generally involves the ability to calibrate and store color balance per projector source memory . Setting contrast or peak white level is[...]

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    TIPS FOR USING THIS SECTION • Throughout this manual OSD refers to the On-Screen Display • SD video is Standard Definition video such as 480i or 576i • HD video is High Definition video such as 1080i or 720p • All Crystalio II text entry boxes allow you to use up to 20 characters • Press the Menu remote control key to enter or exit the OS[...]

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    5.1.2 INPUT POR T CONFIGURA TION This option is used to define the characteristics of the input ports • Y ou can define the format of the component input ports • Y ou can assign a name to each input port to improve day to day operation. For example, the input port for DVD could be called ‘DVD’; if two or more D VD players are connected they[...]

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    • Use the Left/Right arrow remote control keys to adjust the sliders • Use the Up/Down arrow remote control keys to select between Pixel Clock , Position and Clock Phase • When OK is pressed on the remote control, the whole OSD is hidden and only the slider control is shown at the lower left corner of the display • Pressing Back on the remo[...]

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    • Store the input profile by pressing any of the profile numbers under Store • Recall any input profile by pressing the desire profile number under Recall • By pressing the action button, the OSD turns to the following page: • Y ou can define names for each input profile • Maximum number of characters in the text box is 20 • Clear the n[...]

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    5.2.2 COLOR TEMPERA TURE • The effect of Offset is roughly the same as “Brightness”. It adjusts the overall video level of the image. The most obvious effect is that when it is increased, you’ll see the black level of the image become brighter • The effect of Gain is roughly the same as “Contrast”. It adjusts the total video output le[...]

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    When the action button is pressed, the OSD turns to the following page: • T ype is either Standard, Low IRE , High IRE , or S-Shape • V alues can be positive or negative • A value of '0' results in no gamma correction. The diagram below illustrates the shape of the correction curves • Use the Left/Right arrow remote control keys t[...]

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    When the action button is pressed, the OSD turns to the following page: • Store the gamma profile by pressing any of the profile numbers under Store • Recall any gamma profile by pressing the desired profile number under Recall • There are 10 gamma profiles in total When the action button is pressed, the OSD turns to the following page: • Y[...]

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    5.2.4 ASPECT RA TIO This option is used to set the image aspect ratio. • 4:3 LetterBox is for 4:3 LetterBox material, which is a 4:3 source, with black bars at top and bottom and which places meaningful video data at the centre of a 16:9 area • 16:9 LetterBox/2.35:1 is for 16:9 LetterBox material (commonly described on DVD packaging as ‘Anamo[...]

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    • When overscan is smaller than zero, the image is reduced in size and borders are filled with the background color (see Section 5.2.7 on how to change the background color) • Use the Left/Right arrow remote control keys to adjust the slider • When OK is pressed on the remote control, the whole OSD is hidden and only the slider control is sho[...]

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    When the action button is pressed, the OSD turns to the following page: • The background color can be defined by selecting the color and pressing OK • Default background color is Black 5.2.8 DEINTERL ACE This option allows the user to select the deinterlacing method of Crystalio II . Since Crystalio II is a dual processor design, you can define[...]

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    • NTSC@30: Crystalio II will automatically select the deinterlacing method from one of the below: • DCDi • 3:2 reverse pulldown • 2:2 reverse pulldown (P AL and NTSC) • 2:2 Even: Crystalio II will only use 2:2 reverse pulldown (even) • 2:2 Odd: Crystalio II will only use 2:2 reverse pulldown (odd) 5.2.9 NOISE REDUCER This option can be [...]

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    5.2.1 1 VIDEO PROFILE This option stores video image configuration parameters, which include: • Image Aspect Ratio • Overscan • Image Position • Image Crop • Video settings: Brightness, Contrast, Sharpness, Saturation, Hue • Color T emperature settings • Deinterlacing modes • DCDi Enabled/Disabled (bypass FLI2300) • Y/C delay • [...]

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    5.3 OUTPUT SUB -MENU The Output sub-menu consists of all options related to the output of Crystalio II. 5.3.1 OUTPUT SELECT This option is used to select the Primary video output port. • Video output of Crystalio II is targeted for the Primary output port • Crystalio II simultaneously outputs video to all three output ports. All three ports wil[...]

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    5.3.2 OUTPUT POR T CONFIGURA TION This option defines the characteristics of output ports. • Y ou can define the color space of the analog output port • Y ou can name each output port When the action button is pressed, the OSD turns to the following page: • Y ou can define names for each output port, to help with identify which display device[...]

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    5.3.3 OUTPUT RESOLUTION This option defines the output resolution. Select one of the following: • Standard F ormat , such as 480p, 720p60, 1080i60, etc • Fixed Resolution , such as 1024x768p60, 1280x1024p60, etc • Customized Resolution , which is user defined • After a resolution is selected, press the action button to make the new resoluti[...]

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    • T o add a new customized resolution, edit the timing parameters and press the action button • If you want to define a customized output resolution with 24Hz (or 48Hz/72Hz) refresh rate, enter 23.98 (or 47.95/71.93), instead of 24.00 (or 48.00/72.00), in the Refresh Rate numeric box. This is because 24Hz (or 48Hz/72Hz) output is shorthand for [...]

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    output resolution. Example: 1280 x 768 pixels is 1.66 (1280 divided by 768) and 1280 x 1024 pixels is 1.25 (1280 divided by 1024). This setting is normally used for non-standard display aspect ratios. In the case of 1280 x 768 pixels the ratio is 15:9 instead of 16:9 Define any custom display aspect ratio by selecting Customize and pressing the act[...]

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    When the action button is pressed, the OSD turns to the following page: • The mask layer color can be defined by selecting the color and pressing OK • Default mask layer color is Black 5.3.6 OUTPUT PROFILE This stores output configuration parameters, which include: • Current primary output port • Port configuration of current primary output[...]

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    When the action button is pressed, the OSD turns to the following page: • Y ou can define names for each output profile to help with identification • Maximum number of characters in the text box is 20 • Clear the name by pressing the action button 5.4 AUDIO SUB -MENU The Audio sub-menu consists of all options related to the audio features of [...]

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    5.4.1 AUDIO INPUT SELECT This option selects the audio input port that should be mapped to the current video input source. • Any audio input port can be mapped to any video input source, with the following exceptions: • HDMI1 audio can not be mapped to HDMI2 video source • HDMI2 audio can not be mapped to HDMI1 video source • HDMI3 audio ca[...]

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    5.4.3 AUDIO DEL A Y This option sets the audio delay , or time difference, between the audio input and audio output of Crystalio II . Since all video processors require a period of time to deinterlace and scale video this option allows the audio to be synchronized to the video. • Audio delay can only be applied to audio passed thru Crystalio II .[...]

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    5.5 SYSTEM SUB -MENU The System sub-menu consists of all options related to the system settings of Crystalio II. 5.5.1 OSD OPTIONS Y ou can change some characteristics of the OSD , such as: • The transparency of the OSD • The size of the OSD* • Whether the OSD animation effects # are ON or OFF • The time-out period of the OSD , i.e. how lon[...]

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    5.5.2 FRONT P ANEL This option controls the behavior of the Crystalio II LCD front panel, including: • Back light of the LCD front panel • Front P anel LED lights For the LCD panel backlighting, the Active setting means auto dim after a preset period of time. The backlight will turn on automatically when either the front panel or remote control[...]

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    5.5.4 ADV ANCED OPTION This option controls whether advanced options are shown or hidden inside the OSD . Please refer to Section 7 for details of advanced OSD options available. 5.5.5 F ACTOR Y SETTINGS RESET This option resets all settings to Factory Default. When the action button is pressed, you will be presented with a Cancel/ Proceed option. [...]

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    5.5.6 FIRMW ARE UPGRADE This option is used to do firmware upgrades. If your firmware is downloaded onto a USB disk, insert it into Crystalio II’s USB port and press the action button to start the firmware upgrade 5.5.7 IMPOR T/EXPOR T SETTINGS Crystalio II’s settings can be exported and saved onto a USB disc for later import and restore. This [...]

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    6. FRONT P ANEL CONFIGURA TION A sub-set of Crystalio II configurations can be done using the front panel and LCD Display . The menu tree diagram on the following page illustrates the navigation of the menu and the configuration options available. For details about how Crystalio II can be configured using the options, please refer to Section 5 : Cr[...]

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    FRONT P ANEL LCD MENU- TREE 56[...]

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    7. ADV ANCED OSD OPTIONS 7.1 HDMI INPUT CONFIGURA TION This option is used to set the input format of the HDMI input ports. When the action button is pressed, the OSD turns to the following HDMI Input Configuration page: • Default is Auto Detect (both Color Space and Video Level ), which means the input video format of HDMI ports are auto detecte[...]

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    7.2 ADV ANCED GAMMA CORRECTION This option is available only in firmware version 2.00 or later 7.2.1 USER DEFINED GAMMA CURVE When User is selected as the Gamma T ype and the action button is pressed, the OSD turns to the following page: Use the Left/Right remote control keys to select one of the 20 Input IRE Adjustment Points (refer to the graph a[...]

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    Use the Left/Right remote control keys to adjust the Output Luminance at that IRE value. T o return to the User IRE slider press the Back remote control key . • User IRE slider has values from 7.5 (black) to 100 at 5 IRE intervals from 10-100 (refer to the graph on the previous page) • Gamma V alue slider has values from 16 to 235 • When the [...]

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    7.3 Y/C DEL A Y This option is used to set the Y/C delay of the source. • Sometimes the timing of Luminance (brightness) and Chrominance (color) of the video source signal may be slightly mismatched due to transmission delay , long S - Video cable runs, or incorrectly encoded source material. This produces color fringing in the picture, often mos[...]

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    • High values of smoothness can reduce the “Staircase” effect when the resolution of the input video source is low , or when it has a certain degree of pixelization • Low values of smoothness can make the image look sharper • Following are some suggestions for setting Smooth Scaling : • Set 0 , when: • your source is HD , and • you [...]

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    7.6.1 TRUE LIFE When the action button is pressed, the OSD turns to the following page: When the action button is pressed, the OSD turns to the following page: • Enter value in the [numeric entry box] • Press the action button to apply the changes • Press the action button to exit without changes • Threshold sets the point where an effect s[...]

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    7.6.2 FILM BIAS This option adjusts the deinterlacer’s level of bias towards either film mode or video mode while operating in any automatic detection mode. • Select Film Bias in the dropdown list • Press the action button to apply the changes • Press the action button to reset to default • Press the action button to exit without change 7[...]

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    • For the analog output port, you can define the following: • Color Space • Sync Polarity/T ype • V oltage P ump 7.7.1 VOL TAGE PUMP V oltage P ump is used to compensate for losses over long cables runs. When the V oltage Pump option is Low , the analog port has +3.75% higher voltage output. When the V oltage P ump option is High , the anal[...]

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    7.7.3 OUTPUT SYNC POL ARITY/SYNC TYPE • Output Horizontal and V ertical sync polarities of HDMI can be defined as Positive or Negative • When Analog output is RGBHV , Horizontal and V ertical sync polarities can be defined as Positive or Negative. When Analog output is YPbPr , sync type will be Bi-Level (negative) for standard definition and T [...]

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    If the Analog output is configured as YPbPr , the OSD turns to the following page: 7.7.4 OUTPUT POR T CONFIGURA TION WHEN IN P ASSTHRU MODE • P assthru from SDI and analog input is available only in firmware version 2.00 or later • P assthru to Analog output is available only in firmware version 2.00 or later This option defines the characteris[...]

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    When the action button is pressed, the OSD turns to the following page: Crystalio II simultaneously outputs video to all three output ports. However , priority is always given to the Primary Output Port (see Section 5.3.1 for how to set). The output port configurations here describe the characteristics of a port only when it is set as the Primary O[...]

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    7.7.5 OUTPUT SYNC POL ARITY/SYNC TYPE WHEN IN P ASSTHRU MODE • Output Horizontal and V ertical sync polarities of HDMI can be defined as: • Positive • Negative • Same as Input • When Analog output is RGBHV or RGBS, Horizontal and V ertical sync polarities can be defined as: • Positive • Negative • Same as Input • When Analog outpu[...]

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    • Select the correct polarity for your display . Consult the display manufacturer’s user guide for help • If polarity is unknown, select the polarity that gives a stable picture. Incorrect vertical polarity often results in a rolling image. Incorrect horizontal polarity may result in loss of picture or the picture moving to one side of the di[...]

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    7.8 AUDIO DEL A Y PROFILE Y ou can define different durations of audio delay and save it to audio delay profile. There are a total of 10 profiles and each can be named. • This option is available only in firmware version 2.00 or later • Store the audio delay profile by pressing any of the profile numbers under Store • Recall any audio delay p[...]

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    When the action button is pressed, the OSD turns to the following page: • Define the secondary passthru video path by selecting the Passthru Video From option • Video Input: • Y ou can select video input from any of the HDMI, Component 1 and Component 2 ports as the “source” of “secondary passthru”, but with the following exceptions: [...]

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    • Video Output: • Y ou can select any of the output ports as “secondary passthru” output port. However , when the output port of “normal processing” and “secondary passthru” is the same, “normal processing” has the priority • Y ou can also set the output color space • When the output port is HDMI, output color space options [...]

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    The passthru path and settings can be stored in profiles. When the action button is pressed, the OSD turns to the following page: • Secondary P assthru profile consists of the following: • Secondary P assthru ON or OFF • P assthru Video From • P assthru Video T o • P assthru Audio T o • Store the secondary passthru profile by pressing a[...]

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    7.10 PICTURE IN PICTURE/PICTURE B Y PICTURE • When Crystalio II is in “Picture In Picture” (PIP) mode, there is a small sub-picture on top of the main picture, which comes from another video input source. In PIP mode, you can: • Adjust the position of the sub-picture • Adjust the size of the sub-picture • Adjust the transparency of the [...]

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    • Audio Output: • Y ou can also define any audio output port as the output of sub-picture audio. In this case, the audio output port(s) is switched to output audio from the “audio source of sub- picture” rather than audio from the “audio source of normal processing” • The audio output from the sub-picture audio source has no delay •[...]

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    When the action button is pressed, the OSD turns to the following page: When the action button is pressed, the OSD turns to the following page: • PIP/PBP profile contains the following: • PIP/PBP mode (includes OFF , PIP , and PBP) • Sub-Picture source • Sub-Picture size • Sub-Picture position • Sub-Picture crop • Sub-Picture transpar[...]

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    7.11 D YNAMICVP TM Crystalio II can perform a set of programmed actions according to the video input format. For example, output resolution can be changed according to the input video frame rate. • DynamicVP TM will take effect only when the DynamicVP Mode is “ ON ” • Crystalio II checks the video format under “ When Input ” one by one.[...]

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    • Action/Resolution dropdown 1 options: • Output Format • Output Resolution • Custom Resolution (available only if customized resolutions are defined) • Load Output Profile • Load Video Profile • Load Gamma Profile • Action/Resolution dropdown 2 options: • if Action/Resolution is set as Output Format , options such as 480p, 720p, [...]

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    • DynamicVP mode (including ON and OFF) • All the DynamicVP rules (including the “ Otherwise ” condition) When the action button is pressed, the OSD turns to the following page: • Y ou can define names for each DynamicVP profile, to help with identification • Maximum number of characters in the text box is 20 • Clear the name by press[...]

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    Problem Solution No Picture • Check power cable • Check power switches • Ensure that the video cables are connected between the display device and the Crystalio II • Ensure that the video input source is selected (see Section 5.1.1 ) • Ensure that your display is connected to the Primary Output Port (see Section 5.3.1 ) • Ensure that yo[...]

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    Problem Solution Picture is displayed but it is • Adjust the Position of Analog Input Adjust if necessary (see shifted to the right (or left) Section 5.1.3 ) • Ensure that the Image Position (see Section 5.2.6 ) is set to the center of your screen (0,0) • When output is analogue RGB, check horizontal sync polarity is correctly set for your di[...]

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    PRODUCT SUPPOR T Caution: Under NO circumstances should you attempt to open, repair or modify your Crystalio II unit as this could expose you to electrical shock, and/or severely damage your Crystalio II . PRODUCT W ARRANTY Pixel Magic Systems Ltd. warrants Crystalio II for One- Y ear from date of purchase to the original purchaser that this produc[...]

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    © 2005 Pixel Magic Systems Ltd. All rights reserved. Crystalio, Pixel Magic, DynamicVP , UltraAR and Ultra-Fine Audio Delay are trademarks or registered trademarks of Pixel Magic Systems Ltd. VXP and Visual Excellence Processing are trademarks of Gennum Corporation. DCDi by Faroudja and T rueLife are registered trademarks of Genesis Microchip. Spe[...]