Installation And Setup; System Requirements And Compatibility; Input Signal Connections - DVDO iScan Ultra Product Manual

Installation and Set-Up
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System Requirements
and Compatibility
The iScan Ultra is designed to interface
to displays that can accept a 480p/576p,
31.5KHz progressive scan video signal in
analog RGB or Y-Pb-Pr (Component) video
format, or digital DVI format. These
displays include:
Projectors
HDTVs
Progressive scan and
multi-media TVs
Plasma TVs
Computer monitors
If you are not sure if your display is
compatible with the iScan Ultra, please
contact your local iScan dealer. DVDO also
maintains a compatibility list at
www.dvdo.com/faq/faq_compat.html.
This list only shows the devices and
models for which we have received infor-
mation. If your display is not listed, it
does not necessarily mean it is not com-
patible, it just means that there is no
compatibility information on it. This
information is the latest available and is
updated periodically as new data are
received by our Technical Support team.

Input Signal Connections

The iScan Ultra accepts three types of
video inputs with two selectable channels
for each type. There is also a single
Pass-Thru input for use with sources for
which no video processing is desired,
or sources that do not provide standard
NTSC/PAL/SECAM interlaced scan
video signals.
The video inputs are:
Composite video (CVBS),
2 input channels
S-Video, 2 input channels
Component video (Y-Pb-Pr),
2 input channels
Pass-Thru
In general, composite video provides
the lowest image quality due to the
combined nature of the Y (luminance)
and C (chrominance) video signals.
There is a large improvement in image
quality between composite and S-Video,
but the difference between S-Video and
Component video is somewhat less
noticeable.
It is recommended that you use the
Component video inputs for the DVD
player and satellite receiver (or digital
cable box) since these are the highest
quality video sources. VCRs generally
have the lowest image quality, and there-
fore will not be as affected by the lower
quality of the composite video signal.
The Pass-Thru input is used for analog
video sources that do not require process-
ing such as HDTV satellite broadcasts,
video sources that are already in progres-
sive format or personal computers. This
input allows you to pass these signals
through the iScan Ultra without any
video processing.