Marshall electronic V-R171X-DLW manual

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    Marshall Electronics Model No. V-R171X-DLW 17" Full Resolution Dual Link / W aveform Monitor Operating Instr uctions[...]

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    2 This page i ntentionall y l eft blank[...]

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    3 Contents Features ...................................................................................................................................................... .......... 4 Installation and Initial Setup ........................................................................................................................... 5 Unpacking[...]

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    4 Features The DLW (Dual Link / W aveform) Series is the latest addition to Mars hall's expandin g line of IM D-equipped monitors. ■ 1920 x 1200 Full Re solution 17” Panel The V-R171X-DLW features an all-digital T FT-MegaPix el active matrix LCD system with 1920x1200 nat ive res olution. The LCD panel feat ures a brightness of 500 cd/m 2 a[...]

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    5 Installation and Initial Setup ■ Unpack ing Carefully unpac k the V-R171X-DLW monitor and v erify that the followin g items are included: • V-R171X-DLW Monit or • V-PS12-5V-1 Power Supp ly with Twist-Lock Connector • Operat ing Instru ctions Inspect t he unit f or any physical dama ge that ma y have occ urred during shipping. Should t her[...]

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    6 Front Panel Features Power Button Turn t he monitor off or on by pressing t he power button. The LED on t he power button is at maximum illumina tion when the unit is OFF. The LED is at m inimum illumina tion when t he unit is on. Input Channel Buttons Pressing SDI 1 or SDI 2 will select HDSDI-SDI Video Inputs 1 or 2, respect ively. W hen a chann[...]

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    7 Rear Panel Features RS-422/485 Serial Inter face The RS-422/48 5 ports are used t o remotely contr ol the IMD or all V-R171X-DL W features, using a v ariety of industry standard prot ocols. (Note: Connector/pi n-out may n eed to be adapte d depending on protocol and controll ing device used.) Onl y one connect ion to either port is needed to cont[...]

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    8 Compatible Input Formats The followi ng SDI st andards are sup ported by the V- R171-DLW: 525i, 625i 720p (60, 59.94, 50) 720p (30 / 29. 97) 1035i (60 / 5 9.94) 1080i (60 / 5 9.94 / 50) 1080psF (24 / 23.98) 1080p (30 / 29. 97 / 25 / 24 / 23. 98) The followi ng 3G-SDI standards ar e supported b y the V-R171-D LW 1080p (60 / 59.94 / 50) YCbCr – 4[...]

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    9 DLW Monitor Layouts The V-R171X-D LW has 4 possible la youts, Multi mode, Vectorscope mode, Wa veform mode a nd Full Scree n Video mode. Each press of the L AYOUT Button will change the c urrent m ode to next a vailable m ode. Default Mult i mode Layout Vectors cope Mode[...]

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    10 Wav eform Monitor M ode Full Scree n Video Mode[...]

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    11 On-Screen Menu STRUCT URE OVERVIEW[...]

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    12 On-Screen Men u (continued) M A IN MENU A ND N A VIG A TION Access and navigate the main menu using the RotoMenu™ knob: Using the RotoMenu kn ob • Press the RotoMenu™ kn ob to enter the main menu. • Rotate t he knob to s croll up or down in the main menu or each submenu. • Press the RotoMenu™ kn ob to enter a submenu or choose a s et[...]

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    13 ■ 16:9 Markers Use t his setting to s uperimpose one of 10 mar kers on the screen when in 16:9 or Full Screen mode. T his setting is disabled when the as pect ratio is s et to 4:3, or when Pixel-t o-Pixel mode is enable d. Note that in Full Screen mode, markers a re vertically st retched along w ith the picture to f it the 16:10 screen. • Of[...]

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    14 ■ Marker Background Use t his setting to c hoose how selected m arkers are displayed on t he screen: • Off The marker is superimpose d on t he complete image. • 50% Gra y Screen area be yond t he marker is s hown at 50% i ntensity. • Black Screen area be yond t he marker is shown as black. Example ( 80% Marker in 4:3 Mode): ■ Center Ma[...]

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    15 ■ Monochrome Mode Use t his setting to enable monochrome mo de. On ly the luminance o f the image will be d isplayed as a grayscale picture. ■ Blue-Only M ode Use t his setting to enable Blue-Onl y mode. T his mode displays onl y th e blue co lor c omponent of the image, switching off the red and green comp onents. Use this mode when calibra[...]

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    16 • In Full Screen (16:10) mod e, images are scaled t o fill the entire 16:10 screen (1920 x 1200). In this mode, all OSD f eatures are super imposed on t he image. Note that when usi ng a 16:9 i nput image i n this mode, t he image will be verti cally stretched b y approximatel y 10%. The diagrams on th e following s how how IMD te xt, timecode[...]

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    17 • RGB Studio: accommodat es digital 480 i video using the RG B limited r ange (16-235) inputs. • RGB PC: accommodates full range RGB (0-255) input s. • YUV 601: accommodat es for Rec. 6 01 SDTV YUV co lorspace inputs. • YUV 709: accommodat es for Rec. 7 09 HDTV YUV c olorspace inputs . The monitor’s def ault sett ing is RG B PC. ■ DV[...]

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    18 ■ Use r-Definabl e Function Buttons Use t he Function 1 , Fu nction 2 , Function 3 and Functi on 4 menu items t o define each f unction button on the front panel of t he monitor. The following options are available fo r each button: • Marker Toggle bet ween diff erent Screen Markers • Center Marker Display/hide t he Cent er Marker • Mark[...]

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    19 OSD Config Subm enu Use t he OSD Conf iguration submenu to select a variety of info rmation to be displayed on the screen. ■ IMD State Use t his setting to t urn the IMD text displa y on or of f. This setting affects bot h fixed string I MD text and remote IMD text commands. ■ Status Display Use t his setting to enable or disable st atus dis[...]

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    20 ■ OSD Ta ll y Use t his setting to c hoose how tally is dis played on t he screen. T he available OSD Tally options depend o n the Tally Source select ed in the I MD Conf iguration submenu W hen the Tally Source is set to St andard (contact c losure), O SD Tally can be s et to Of f , RGY , RG , or GR : • Off On-screen tally is disabled • R[...]

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    21 Use t his setting to enable time c ode display on t he screen. T ime code is de-embedded fr om the v ertical ancillary data (VANC) within t he HD /SDI signal. Two types of t ime code can be selected to display on the screen: LTC (linear ti me code) or VITC (vertical interval tim e code) . The position of the time c ode display varies based on t [...]

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    22 IMD Config Subm enu ■ Overview The V-R171X-DLW features an In-Monitor Display (IMD) with t he ability to display on-screen t ext and t ally in t hree colors. I MD text, color, and alignment can be ass igned to eac h screen locally using menu options (see belo w). Alternately, I MD text and tally can be remot ely controll ed via t he RS-422/485[...]

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    23 MEI Use t he MEI protocol setting when controlling t he V-R171X-DLW using the Marshall Network C ontroller box . This protocol allows remote c ontrol of all f eatures on the V-R171X-DLW , including mark er setup, video configurat ion, system conf iguration, and image adjustm ents (br ightness, contrast, etc.). T he IMD #, IMD Group #, and B aud [...]

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    24 Press RotoMenu™ knob to e dit the IMD Name. R otate the RotoMenu™ k nob t o move the c ursor. Press t he RotoMenu™ knob with the cu rsor on t he character to be changed, t hen rotate t he knob to scr oll through the character set . P ress the Rot oMenu™ knob to choose a character. ■ IMD Tally Mode Use t his setting when using Image Vid[...]

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    25 On-Screen Men u (continue d) Closed Captioni ng Submenu Use t he Closed Caption ing submenu to select the type of capt ioning stream you would like to dec ode. ■ Mode The DL W monitor series provides support for three t ypes of Closed Captioning Modes: 608, 708 and 708 (608 Comp.). Use this secti on to choo se wh ich typ e of stream you would [...]

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    26 Wave/Vector Subme nu Use t he Wave/Vector s ubmenu to c hange the locat ion of the W aveform Monit or and Vect orscope, as well as the data displayed on the W aveform monitor or the Vect orscope on the V-R 171X-DLW monitor. The W aveform Monitor can also be cus tomized to conform t o different sc ales, to display diff erent colors, differentiate[...]

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    27 • RGB Parade The R ( shown in Red), G (shown in Green) and B (s hown in Blue) components of the signal are displayed fr om left t o right. • RGB Overlay The RGB c omponents of the signal are overlaid. ■ Waveform Scale Use t he Waveform s cale option to switch between diffe rent graticule units on t he W aveform display. Available options a[...]

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    28 ■ Vect orscope Targets Use t he Vectorsco pe Targets opt ion to set your Vectorsc ope targets up for 75% or 100% color bar signals. You can also set your Vectorsc ope Targets t o the OFF position. ■ Overlay Position Use t he Overlay Position o ption t o place the W aveform, Vectors cope and Audio Level display on t he Top or Bott om of the s[...]

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    29 SERVICE SUBME NU ■ Software Version Display The Main Board, Keypad, and FPGA software ver sion numbers are displayed. . The fo llowing information is displayed: • rel: Release Packag e version n umber • ipa Input p rocessor firmware • dlw FPGA Version • ipap Product Type • kp Keypad v ersion number Service Men u[...]

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    30 Specifications ■ P A NEL Screen Size 1 7” Diagonal Display Area (h x v) 367.20 x 229.50 mm Aspect Ratio 16:10 Native (4:3/16:9 Modes) Pixels 1920 x RGB x 1200 Color Depth 8 -bit Viewing Angle (h x v) 140° x 120° Brightness 40 0 cd/m 2 Contrast Ratio 600:1 Dot Pitch (h x v) 0.064 x 0.191 mm Pixel Pitch (h x v) 0.191 x 0.191 mm ■ VIDEO I N[...]

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    31 Specificatio ns (continued) Maintenance ■ Screen Cleaning Periodically clea n the s creen surface using ammonia-f ree cleaning wipes (Mars hall Part No. V-HWP- K ). A clean micro- fiber c loth can also be used using only non-abrasive an d ammonia-f ree cleaning agents. Do not us e paper towels. Paper t owel fibers are coars e and ma y scratch [...]

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    32 Burn-In Warning This monitor uses a high quality TFT LC D panel. Howeve r, if a stat ic image is left on the screen f or 48 hours, t here may be a 30 second to 10 minute recovery peri od for t he panel. During rec overy, a very faint image may be retained on the display. Put up a white c urtain for 30 minutes t o eliminate t he retained image.[...]

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    33 Marshall Electroni cs , Inc. 1910 East M ap le Ave. El S egundo, CA 90245 Tel: (800) 800-660 8 / (310) 333 -0606 • Fax: 310 -333-0688 www.LC DRacks.com • sales@lcd racks.com 2010-1217[...]