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    IN1403 Video Scaler 68-1020-01 Rev . A 12 04[...]

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    This symbol is intended to alert the user of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature provided with the equipment. This symbol is intended to alert the user of the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product's enclosure that may present a risk of electric shock. Caution Read Instructions ?[...]

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    Table of Contents Product Overview ............................................................................................................ 2 Description .................................................................................................................... .. 2 Features .............................................................[...]

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    IN1403 User’s Manual 2 Product Over view Description The IN 1403 is a ful l featur ed video scale r that com bines di gital vide o decoding , advanc ed video scaling/line multiplication and a 4-input A/V switcher into a single product. Features Superb Vid eo Scaling Technology — Employing sophi sticated v ide o de-interl acing, scali ng and fil[...]

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    IN1403 User’s Manual 3 System In fo — A handy menu option that uses the on-screen displa y to show compre hensive informat ion abou t the in put and out put sign als and scaler set tings. Image Siz e, Position an d Edge Blanki ng Controls — Indiv idual hori zontal an d vertic al image adjustments ma ke it easy to precisely fit the acti ve vid[...]

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    IN1403 User’s Manual 4 Instal lation This section of fers step-b y-step inst ructions for in stalling the I N1403 Video Sc aler. An applicat ion diagram is provided on page 5. CA UTION Read the inst ructions caref ully before initiat ing the installation procedure. Make sure that th ere is no power connected to t he I N1403, and that the power bu[...]

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    IN1403 User’s Manual 5 IN1403 appli cation diagram Figure 1 — IN1403 application diagram Operat ion This se ction focu ses on ope ratin g the IN 1403 using the front panel cont rols and com mands. Al l video and au dio adjustme nts, se tup funct ions and sw itching op eration s can be per formed th rough the fron t panel or vi a RS-23 2 serial [...]

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    IN1403 User’s Manual 6 Free ze Frame: Allows u sers to freeze the video signal and display a still image. Simply press and release the button to engage the function (the gr een LED below the button will ill uminate), then press and rele ase it ag ain to dise ngage . The FREEZE FRAME b utton has no effect on input 4, which is a passiv e input . Vo[...]

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    IN1403 User’s Manual 7 IN1403 on-screen di sp l ay menu system Main Me nu Video Audio Input Output Advance d Video Audio Input Output Advance d Brightness Bass Signal Format Resolution Factory Reset Contrast Treble Aspect Ra tio Refresh Ra te Baud Rate Color Balance Hz Tracking Size Delimiters Hue Reset Audio Reset Inp ut Position System Info Sha[...]

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    IN1403 User’s Manual 8 Menu Commands Video Menu The IN 1402 all ows you t o manu ally adju st th e brigh tness, contrast, color, hue, sh arpne ss, gamm a, noise filter, and comb/trap filter settings. To access the video adj u stment menu via the f ront panel control buttons 1. Press the des i red Inp ut Select button. 2. Pre ss MENU . 3. Pre ss t[...]

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    IN1403 User’s Manual 9 Hue (NTSC s ignals only) ad justs the pi cture’ s color tow ards red or g reen. Range : 0 to 40 Factory default setting : 20 Operation : Press button to increase the green. Press button to increase the red. Sharpne ss uses variable filtering to affect input picture detail and definition. Increasing the sh arpness setting [...]

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    IN1403 User’s Manual 10 Comb/Trap Filter selects either the comb or trap filter (o nly ava ilable with com pos ite video). The comb filter electronically provid es excellent Luma/Chroma sepa r ation (sepa r ates the color f r om the pictu re signal ). This gre atly re duces cro ss-colo r interference and hanging dots while maintaining image bandw[...]

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    IN1403 User’s Manual 11 Input menu To access the input menu via the fr ont panel control buttons 1. Press the des i red Inp ut Select button. 2. Pre ss MENU, pre ss the or b utton (if n ecessary) t o reach th e input m enu. 3. Pre ss ENTER . 4. Select the setting you wish to ad ju st by us ing the and but tons and pre ssing EN TER . 5. Pre ss ENT[...]

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    IN1403 User’s Manual 12 Exampl e 1: Exampl e 2[...]

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    IN1403 User’s Manual 13 Exampl e 3 Exampl e 4 Horizont al Tracking: This cont rol adjust s hori zontal syn c track ing to prev ent imag e be nding (hooking) along the t op of the video image . Various set tings are availabl e to compens ate for diffe rent qualit y input signals: Very Fa st: For poor qu ality vi deo signal s, such a s from a VCR F[...]

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    IN1403 User’s Manual 14 Output menu To access the outp ut menu via the front panel control buttons, d o the following: 1. Press the des i red Inp ut Select button. 2. Pre ss MENU (press the or button to reach th e output m enu, if n ecessary). 3. Pre ss ENTER . 4. Use the and buttons and the ENTER key to selec t the se tting y ou wish t o adjust [...]

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    IN1403 User’s Manual 15 Factory Reset: Returns all video, a udio, input, output and RS-232 s ettings for all inputs to factory default . Baud Rat e: Allows RS-232 remote users to select the ba ud rate that matches their remote control devic e system. Delimiters: U se the on-screen menu to select the desired command code delimiters . E xtron scale[...]

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    IN1403 User’s Manual 16 CRT displays: Selecting the optimal refresh rate CRT displays may tend to flicker at refresh rates below 7 0 Hz In or der to achieve a solid, flicker-free image, an outp ut refresh rate of 72 Hz or 75 Hz i s recommended f or most CRT displays. You should also experiment with even higher refres h rates to see if they cre at[...]

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    IN1403 User’s Manual 17 Display Type Suggested Optimal / Native Reso lution Suggested Refresh Rate Comments CRT Displays 15” Dat a Monito r 800 x 60 0 / 1024 x 768 72 Hz / 75 Hz 17” Dat a Monito r 1024 x 7 68 72 Hz / 75 Hz 19” / 21 ” Data Mo nitor 1024 x 7 68 / 1280 x 1024 72 Hz – 85 H z 27 – 42” P resent ation Mo nitor 800 x 60 0 /[...]

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    IN1403 User’s Manual 18 Adva nced Operati on Pass-through RGB vi deo Input 4 is for passiv e RGB vide o. No scaling or video fu nction s are avail able for this i nput. Only switchi ng of the RGB signal i s provided fr om the front p anel or t he RS-232 co ntrol. Al l color and syn c signal s are pas sed through a n intern al distrib ution ampli [...]

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    IN1403 User’s Manual 19 Power-on sett ings Power-on setting s let yo u adjust k ey IN1403 settin gs with out using on-screen m enus. This may b e particu larly he lpful if t he IN14 03 has be en accide ntally set for a mo de that i s incomp atibl e with t he display d evice, preventing the viewing of the on-screen menus. To execute a Power-On set[...]

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    IN1403 User’s Manual 20 Baud Rat e and Protocol: • 1200-5 7600 bau d • 9600 b aud (defau lt) • 8 data bi ts • 1 stop b it • no parity Baud Rat e Selectio n: The IN 1402 has a factory default baud rate of 9600 b ps and can c ommuni cate at b aud rate s from 12 00 up to 57 ,600. Baud rates can be s pecified by selecting Advanced Menu on t[...]

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    IN1403 User’s Manual 21 IN1403 serial commands* Command Description Command Descrip tion ACI3 set baud rate t o 1200 CMDCD2 set delimiter s to parenthese s ( ) ACI4 set baud rate t o 2400 CMDCD3 set delimiter s to less and gr eater < > ACI5 set baud rate t o 4800 CMDCD4 set delimite rs to slashes / ACI6 set baud rate t o 9600** CMDCD5 set[...]

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    IN1403 User’s Manual 22 Command Description Command Descrip tion BRG? return c urrent bright ness HTK1 set horiz ontal trac king to fa st** CH1 select channel 1 HTK2 set horizontal tracki ng to normal CH2 select channel 2 HTK3 set horizontal tracki ng to slow CH3 select channel 3 HTK? return current horizontal tracking CH4 select channel 4 HUE+ i[...]

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    IN1403 User’s Manual 23 Command Description Command Descrip tion REF2 set refresh rate to 7 5 Hz SVxxx set vertical position to absolute value ( ♦ -100) REF3 set refresh rate to 85 Hz SV? return vertical size REF4 set refresh ra te to 96 Hz SYNC0 set output sy nc to RGBHV- -** REF5 set refresh rate to 100 Hz SYNC1 set outp ut sync to RGB HV+ + [...]

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    IN1403 User’s Manual 24 Troubleshooting Probl em: There is no image on the disp lay devi ce. • Solution 1: Make sure that the power ca ble is securely plugged into the unit and the A/C source. • Solution 2: Make sure the A/C source is live. • Solution 3: Veri fy that the power swit ch is turned on for the v ideo source, the IN140 3, and the[...]

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    IN1403 User’s Manual 25 Probl em: The imag e on the display dev ice is cro pped o n the right s ide. • Solution 1: Reduce the output H-Position to line up the image on the d isplay device. Use the blue s creen. • Solution 2: Adjust the monitor position or size controls to fit the image on the d isplay device. Use the blue screen. Probl em: Th[...]

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    IN1403 User’s Manual 26 Pro blem: The de sired Input As pect Ratio cannot be sel ected . • Solution 1: The I N1403 c an only scale u p. Increa se the out put resolut ion until t he desired asp ect r atio is available. • Solution 2: Man ually dec rease t he image size by usi ng the output m enu. • Solution 3: Select a different available asp[...]

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    IN1403 User’s Manual 27 Rack mount ................................... Yes, with optional mounting brac kets Enclosure type ............................. Metal Enclosure dime nsions ................. 1.7" H x 21" W x 11.5" D (1U hi gh, full rack wide) 4.3 cm H x 21.6 cm W x 15.2 c m D (Depth excludes connectors.) Product weight ...[...]

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    Extron’ s W arranty Extron Electronics warrants this product against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of two years from the date of purchase. In the event of malfunction during the warranty period attributable directly to faulty workmanship and/or materials, Extron Electronics will, at its option, repair or replace said products [...]

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