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    B L A C K B O X ® C o n v er ts PC a n d H D TV t o i n t e r la c ed NT S C/P A L and Component output . Multi-Format Video Scan Converter Order toll-free in the U.S.: Call 877-877-BBOX (outside U.S. call 724-746-5500) FREE technical support 24 hours a day , 7 days a week: Call 724-746-5500 or fax 724-746-0746 • Mailing address: Black Box Corpo[...]

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    Page 2 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Multi- Format Video Sc an Con ver ter FE DERAL COMMUNICA TIONS COMMIS SION AND INDUS TRY CA NADA R ADIO FREQUENC Y INTER F ERENCE S T A TEMEN TS Th is equ ip me nt gen er at es , us es , an d can ra di at e rad io- fr eq ue ncy en er gy , and if not installed and used properly , that is, in stric t accordanc e wit[...]

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    Page 3 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com NOM S tatement Norma s Oficiales Me xicanas ( NOM ) Elec trical Safet y Statement INS TRUCCIONES DE SEGURI D A D 1. T odas las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser leídas antes de que el aparato eléctrico sea operado. 2. Las in strucci ones de segurid ad y op eración deberán ser gu arda das par[...]

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    Page 4 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Multi- Format Video Sc an Con ver ter 12. Pr ecaución debe ser tomada de tal manera que la tierra fisica y la polarización del equipo no sea eliminada. 13. Los cables de la fuente de poder deben ser guiados de tal manera que no sean pisados ni pellizcados por objetos colocados sobr e o contra ellos, poniendo par[...]

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    Page 5 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com T rademark s U sed in this Manual T rademar ks Use d in this Manual Bl ac k Bo x and the Dou ble Dia mo nd logo are reg i ste re d tr adem ar ks of BB T echnologies, Inc. Any other tradema rk s mentioned in this manual are acknowledged t o be the proper ty of the trademark owners.[...]

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    Page 6 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Multi- Format Video Sc an Con ver ter T able of Content s 1 . Specific ations .............................................................................................. 7 2. Ov er vi ew ..................................................................................................... 8 2. 1 Introducti on ..[...]

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    Page 7 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 1: Specifications 1 . Spe ci fic ati ons Output Syste m : N TS C o r P AL i n t er la c ed vi deo , Y C bC r C o m po ne n t Res olution : PC : V GA @ 60 H z u p t o 1 40 H z r ef re s h r a t e , SV GA @ 60 Hz u p t o 1 2 0 H z r e f r es h r at e , X GA @ 60 H z up to 85 H z r e f r es h r at e , S X GA [...]

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    Page 8 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Multi- Format Video Sc an Con ver ter 2. Ove rview 2. 1 Introdu ction The VSC -V GA- T V i s a hi gh -perf orm anc e , Mu lt i-Form a t Vide o Sca n C on ve rter . It c on verts no t on ly PC but al so HD T V im age s t o in t er la ce d NTSC/ P AL a nd c omp one n t ou tp ut . Use it f or vide oc on f er en ci ng[...]

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    Page 9 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over v iew • ( 1) 3 -ft. (0.9- m) V GA cable • RS-23 2 Cont rol Soft war e • ( 1) I R remote control ( incl udes batteries) • ( 1) p ow er supply • This user ’ s manual 2.4 H ardware Description 2.4 . 1 F ront Panel Fi gu r e 2 - 1 sho ws t he f ro nt pan el of t he c on v erte r . T ab le[...]

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    Page 10 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Multi- Format Video Sc an Con ver ter T a ble 2 - 1 ( C on ti n ued). Fr on t pa ne l c omp one n ts. Numb er Compone nt Des cription 6 Up a rr ow butt on Pu s h th e bu tto n to adj u st th e pi ctu re up wa r d un der Pos it io n, Pa n , or Z oom mode . 7 Right arr ow button Push the button to adjust the pic tu[...]

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    Page 11 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chap ter 2 : Over v iew T able 2 -2 ( c ontinued). Back panel components. Numb er Compo nent De scription 1 5 (3) RCA connec t ors Y CbC r Componen t output connector 1 6 4 -pin mini DIN connector S -Video output 1 7 (3) RCA c onnec t ors HDT V ( YPbP r ) input 1 8 HD 1 5 c onnec t or PC input 1 9 Slide s witc h [...]

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    Page 12 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Multi- Format Video Sc an Con ver ter 3. Remote Co ntrol F unc tions Figure 3- 1 show s the remo te c ontrol . T able 3 - 1 describes it s components . 1 2 16 3 15 4 5 9 10 11 12 13 14 8 7 6 Figure 3- 1 . Remot e C ontrol. T able 3- 1 . Remote Con trol Components. Numb er Compone nt Des cription 1 Power T urn re [...]

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    Page 13 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 3 : Remote Control Func ti ons T a ble 3- 1 (C on tin ue d). Rem ot e C on tr ol C om pon en ts. Numb er Compone nt Des cription 5 C o lor bar pattern O N / OF F Press the but t on to show c olor bar pat - te rn on th e sc ree n . Pr ess aga in to clo se the c olor bar . 6 Im age fr ee ze ON / OFF Pr es s[...]

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    Page 14 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Multi- Format Video Sc an Con ver ter T a ble 3- 1 (C on tin ue d). Rem ot e C on tr ol C om pon en ts. Numb er Compone nt Des cription 1 5 S i ze /Exp When a pict ur e i s in und ersc an mode , press the but t on t o do size adjustment. Whe n a pi ctu re is i n ov er sca n mode , press the but t on t o do ex pan[...]

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    Page 15 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : RS -232 Sof t w are O perat ion 4. R S-232 Sof t ware Operation System requiremen t s: PC OS : Window s 98 / M e / 2 00 0 / X P/ 7 4. 1 Sof t ware Inst al lation 1 . Place the in st a llation CD in the CD- ROM drive . 2 . Run setup. exe o n the in stallation C D. 3. OS migh t need t o updat e some fil[...]

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    Page 16 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Multi- Format Video Sc an Con ver ter 1 . C onn ecti on St at us: Gr a y ic on mea ns the Mul ti-For ma t Vi deo Scan C on ve rte r is di sc on nect ed . C olor ed ic on me an s the VS C - V GA- T V un it is connec t ed. 2. Power: Power on / off. 3. System reset: Res et VSC -V GA-T V set ting s to the def ault va[...]

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    Page 17 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : RS -232 Sof t w are O perat ion 5. Magnifier: T urn the magnifier on. O nly for P C - INP UT . X1. 5 X2 .0 C lo se S m a l l f r am e R ef re sh Big frame Figure 4-3. Magnifi er scre en.[...]

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    Page 18 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Multi- Format Video Sc an Con ver ter 6. Und er/ov er sca n: T V o ve rsca n ad ju stm en ts ar e “ pan ” and “ exp an d ” ; u nde rsca n adjustments are “ position ” and “ siz e. ” 7 . Prompt: Operation m essage. 8. Op ti on: T V syst em opt io ns , in cl udi ng pan el ski n , te st pa tt ern , a[...]

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    Page 19 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4 : RS -232 Sof t w are O perat ion 1 2 . About: Display the soft war e version. Application s o f tware version Firmwa re ver s ion Figure 4 - 6. Sof tware ver sion: ap pl ication soft war e version; Firmwa re ver s ion: Multi- Format Vide o Scan C onv er t er fi rmware version. 1 3 . Aspe ct: Selec t th[...]

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    Page 20 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Multi- Format Video Sc an Con ver ter 1 6. Output f ormat: Selec t output f ormat for C -V/ S -V , or Y CbC r . 1 7 . S creen freeze : S till scre en. 1 8 . V ideo settings : Brightness / C ontrast / Color/ Sharpness adjustment s. Reset Figure 4 -8 . Reset : Reset settings t o def ault values. 1 9. R S-23 2 C omm[...]

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    Page 21 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 5 : Connec t ion and Ins tal lati on 5. Co nnecti on an d I nstal l at ion RS- 23 2 contr ol PDP H DT V L CD or Monit or NT SC or P A L T V DV HS, DVD AC A da pte r Figure 5 - 1 . T ypical application. T a ble 5 - 1 sho ws th e c on nect ion betwe en the Mul ti-For ma t Vid eo Sca n C on ve rter and remot[...]

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    Page 22 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Multi- Format Video Sc an Con ver ter T able 5- 1 . Modem cable pin definition s. VS C- V GA - TV R em o te Co nt ro l l er Pin Definition Pin Defini tion 1 NC 1 NC 2 T xD 2 R xD 3 R xD 3 T xD 4 NC 4 NC 5 GN D 5 GN D 6 NC 6 NC 7 NC 7 NC 8 NC 8 NC 9 NC • RS - 232 transmission format : B a ud ra te : 9 600 bp s D[...]

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    Page 23 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 5 : Connec t ion and Ins tal lati on T able 5-2 . Code d escrip tions. Code Ready State Comme nt Des cription PW R00 0 RDY 005 POW E R p ow er off PW R001 power on P WR9 99 in quire status NP O0 00 N / P output NTSC output NP O0 0 1 P AL output N PO9 99 inquire st atus FR Z00 0 FREEZE freeze image o f f F[...]

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    Page 24 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Multi- Format Video Sc an Con ver ter T able 5-2 (continued). C odes descriptions. Code Ready State Comme nt Des cription SZL0 00 Siz e LEF T narrower width image but t on rel ease SZL0 0 1 narrower w idth image button rel ease SZR0 00 Size RIGHT wider width im age button rel ease SZL0 0 1 wider width image butto[...]

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