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ESI VLS-2000 Video Line Scaler Operating ManualVersion 1.2 VLS-2000 Video Line Scaler Operating Manual Version 1.2 October 3, 2003 ESI VLS-2000 Video Line Scaler Operating Manual Page 1...
The VLS-2000 has a sophisticated set of features, which together allow any display system to operate with multiple video sources, originating from DVD, Film, Video, or Still Cameras. The VLS-2000 automatically selects the proper enhancements to perform, optimizing the video stream to provide the best possible viewing experience within the capabilities of the display system.
INSTALLATION AND SETUP Connections Figure 2 shows the rear panel layout of the VLS-2000. Input connections are grouped on the left side of the panel. The Output connector is to the right of the Inputs, and the Power connection is at the far right.
Output Setup It is important to set up the VLS-2000 output prior to turning on your display system. Some projectors and monitors can be damaged if run for any length of time with the wrong scan rates or improper sync signals.
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Figure 3 shows the overall menu structure. In Normal Operating Mode (Top 4 blocks in Figure 3.1), the buttons allow the choice of any one of the four inputs connected to the VLS-2000. When the VLS-2000 is powered up, it automatically selects the input which was selected when the unit was last powered off.
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3.2.1 Input This chooses the VLS-2000 input to display on the display device. The Video setting displays the device connected to the connector labeled “Video”. The S-Video setting displays the device connected to the connector labeled “S-Video”. The YCrCb setting displays the device connected to the connectors labeled “Y”, “Pr”, and “Pb”.
3.2.8 Noise This setting controls the amount of noise filtering performed by the VLS-2000, on a scale of 0 to 10. The 5 setting provides nominal filtering. For broadcast or cable sources, more filtering may be preferable, while high quality sources, such as DVD or Laser disc may be better viewed at lower settings.
3.2.11 Source This tells the VLS-2000 what type of video source material is being presented to the device input. Combined with the Screen setup, the VLS automatically calculates the best image transformations to perform to get the largest possible image in the correct aspect ration on the display.
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ESI VLS-2000 Video Line Scaler Operating ManualVersion 1.2 Output Screen Input Source 16:9 Screen 4:3 Screen 16:9 No scaling performed. Image is 16:9 image is Vertically scaled down Film or Anamorphic Source displayed without change. to fit in 4:3 format, centered vertically on the screen, with black areas added top and bottom.
ESI VLS-2000 Video Line Scaler Operating ManualVersion 1.2 3.2.12 Save This allows saving a group of control settings for Brightness, Contrast, Color, Tint, Detail, Noise, Motion, Black, and Source. As an example, Input 1 might be connected to cable TV. For movies, the settings might be slightly different than those used for sports events.
ESI VLS-2000 Video Line Scaler Operating ManualVersion 1.2 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Video Inputs Composite 1 V pp S-Video Y – 700 mv pp C – 286 mv pp Component (YCrCb) Y – 1 V pp Cr – 700 mv pp Cb – 700 mv pp...
ESI VLS-2000 Video Line Scaler Operating ManualVersion 1.2 Low noise YCrCb input stage. Video Processing Stage Automatic Film (3:2 pull-down) detection and reconstruction processing. Automatic Video detection and adaptive motion processing. Automatic Still Video / Computer graphics detection and enhancement.