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Barco RHDM-2301 User Manual

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  • Page 1 RHDM-2301 22.5" - LCD Broadcast Monitor User manual K5960012-02...
  • Page 2 Intentionally left blank 2 ______________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Introduction 1 Introduction 1.1 Customer notice Thank you for buying Barco! Barco is a world leader in display and visualization solutions. We are convinced that you will enjoy our products. 1.2 Change record Revision Date Description November 2008 Initial release September 2009 Update for software V3.00...

  • Page 4: Contents Of The User Manual

    Technical details: Check the “Addendum” for detailed and technical information on the display unit. Trough-out the manual, the reader may wonder about the use of a specific term. The frequently used terms are gathered in the chapter “Terminology” for the readers’ convenience. 4 ______________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...

  • Page 5: Structure Of The User Manual

    Chapter 8: List of abbreviations Chapter 9: Table of contents, list of figures and list of tables Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual _____________________________________________________ 5...

  • Page 6: About The Product

    Introduction 1.4 About the product The RHDM-2301 is a reliable grade-1 reference monitor for color critical applications in the broadcast and post-production markets, such as: • camera control • program and distribution monitoring • signal QA (Quality Assurance) • technical room •...
  • Page 7 • USB: host, peripheral and support of mass storage devices, mouse, etc… Feature packs and options • The RHDM-2301 comes in different flavors. Depending on the specific applications that are targeted by the user, different feature packs can be selected. Depending on the feature pack, additional options can be available.
  • Page 8 Introduction • Post production – RHDM-2301/P has all features of the B version plus: Custom R, G, B primaries (in x,y) Accepts Dual Link HD-SDI timings Accepts 3Gb/s SDI timings 8 ______________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...

  • Page 9: Read Carefully

    Barco. 1.6.3 Technical accuracy notice Although every attempt has been made to achieve technical accuracy in this document, we assume no responsibility for errors that may be found.

  • Page 10: Technical Specifications Notice

    Opening the cover of the display unit voids the warranty. The warranty does not include the following: • Any hardware or software item procured from a source other than Barco n.v. or their official agent or distributor and integrated by Customer or a third party into Barco n.v.

  • Page 11: Trademarks

    Barco n.v. is entitled to termi- nate the contract. No fees will be paid back by Barco n.v. in this case. Inspection of equipment will be required prior to the continuation of this Agreement; the same terms and conditions as for the inspection prior to the contract apply.

  • Page 12: Electrical Warnings And Cautions

    8 or better according to ISO14644-1. If the room in which the display unit is installed does not comply with the dust class stated above, please contact Barco to discuss possibilities to protect the display unit against dust. NOTE All construction, reconstruction, decoration activities must be completed before the installation and operation of the product.

  • Page 13: Cover

    • Do not power the unit with other input sources as specified in the technical specifica- tions: AC power source: 100-240 Vac, 50-60 Hz DC power source: 24Vdc • Do not push objects into ventilation openings of the display unit. Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ____________________________________________________ 13...

  • Page 14: First Operation

    Figure 1: Overview of operational controls, indicators and OSD functionalities Different operation interfaces: 1) Status bar 2) OSD menu 3) Toolbox 4) Under Monitor Display bar / Picture Adjustment bar 5) Indicator lights 6) Control panel 14 _____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...

  • Page 15: Switch On The Display Unit

    Power LED = orange: Display unit is switched off (hard standby) – press ( on the control panel to switch the display unit on. The Power LED will light up green. Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ____________________________________________________ 15...

  • Page 16: How To Register The Display Unit

    2.4 How to register the display unit Registration of your product will enable Barco to establish a link to the product at your site. When the display unit is started up for the first time, a “Welcome” message will be shown.
  • Page 17 License pincode Collect the envelope with the license pincode of your software features from the box of the display unit. Registration of your product Register your product on the personalized webpage of barco to obtain license files for your products (https://my.barco.com/productregistration/).

  • Page 18: Concepts Of Operation

    The function keys contain most of the settings of the display unit. It is important to understand the division of the function keys based on the effect that they have on the processing of the video signal. Figure 6: Function keys divided into categories 18 _____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...
  • Page 19 When one of the rotary knobs is pressed or turned, the picture adjustment bar is shown at the bottom of the screen. This information bar shows the actual value of all the rotary knobs. Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ____________________________________________________ 19...

  • Page 20: How To Setup The Display Unit

    • Input signals which have an identifier packet describing the type of input signal are processed automatically by the display unit. When the input signal does not have an identifier packet , it may be that the display unit is not able to display the input 20 _____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...
  • Page 21 When the signal description in this submenu is not correct, override the signal detection and set the input signal properties manually. E.g. for Dual Link: RGB, 4:4:4, 10 bit and Segmented frame. Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ____________________________________________________ 21...

  • Page 22: How To

    When you have generated a new pincode by accident, follow the instructions below to reinstall the license and the feature packs on the display unit. 22 _____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...
  • Page 23 Confirming this dialog will remove the license and all feature packs from the display unit and generate a new pincode. The following message is shown on the screen if “generate new pincode” is confirmed: Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ____________________________________________________ 23...
  • Page 24 With the newly generated pincode, you can assign new/other licenses to the product on the Barco website (https://my.barco.com). • Generate a new license file on my.barco.com. • Place the license file on a USB stick and connect the USB stick to all display units that need to be updated with the new licenses.

  • Page 25: How To View Signals Connected To The Sdi Input Board

    ACTIVE WINDOW press INPUT 1 is shown on screen WINDOW 1 INPUT 2 press press INPUT 1 press WINDOW 2 INPUT 2 Figure 11: Selection of inputs window 1 & 2 Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ____________________________________________________ 25...
  • Page 26 Figure 12: Zoom in of the status bar at the top of the screen NOTE Input settings are connected to the window. When input settings are changed for a specific window, they are stored instantaneously. 26 _____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...

  • Page 27: How To Change The Color Working Space

    The background control can be changed between -127 and 128 and is set to 0 by default. The unit of the values of the background control is expressed as a number of levels (in 8-bit steps). Figure 14: Location of the background adjustment control Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ____________________________________________________ 27...

  • Page 28: How To Maximize Contrast

    • When the correctness of the colors at the dark grey levels is of lower importance than the contrast, the contrast can be enhanced by setting the black correction to • Go to the OSD menu by pressing ( 28 _____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...

  • Page 29: How To Correct The Black Level

    ( to select the value move with the trackball up or type “100” on the numeric keypad to set the value to 100% press ( or ( to confirm the value Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ____________________________________________________ 29...

  • Page 30: How To Enable Native Interlaced Mode (Black Line Insertion)

    • Select the aspect ratio using the trackball. • Press ( or ( to confirm the selection. NOTE The aspect ratio can be set for each window separately. 30 _____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...

  • Page 31: How To Select A Color Channel

    • The color channel selection toolbox shows the selected color channel for the active window only. • When only one color channel is selected, the cal/err indicator light will light-up orange to alert the user the display unit is working out of the calibrated range. Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ____________________________________________________ 31...

  • Page 32: How To Show Two Input Signals Next To Each Other

    In the dual view mode , the two inputs are scaled to fit the new window size. The aspect ratio remains unchanged while up- or downscaling. 32 _____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...

  • Page 33: How To Pan The Image

    3.13 How to zoom in on the image Track ball Figure 19: Location of buttons to zoom in on an image pointer magnifying glass Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ____________________________________________________ 33...
  • Page 34 When an image is zoomed, pixel repetition is used to display the image on the screen. This means that the image is magnified according to an integer amount. No scaling artifacts are introduced. 34 _____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...

  • Page 35: How To Upload New Software

    2. Connect with the pc to the display unit • Check the IP address that is assigned to the ethernet port. Press ( to open the “Display Information” toolbox. Write down the IP address of the corresponding ethernet port. Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ____________________________________________________ 35...
  • Page 36 3. The software upload • Select “Admin…” from the selection menu on the left hand side of the webpage. • An authentification will be requested. To enter the Admin section: User name: “admin” Password: “admin117234” 36 _____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...
  • Page 37 If the upload of the new software would fail or would be interrupted, the display unit will reboot into the failsafe mode. The software version of the failsafe mode is the most recent software version that was uploaded successfully. Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ____________________________________________________ 37...

  • Page 38: Software Upload Via Usb

    USB stick at each power up or activation from hard standby. The display unit will then start the automated firmware update process. This does not happen after the reboot resulting from the software update! 38 _____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...

  • Page 39: Full Functionality Description

    Figure 20: Overview of operational controls, indicators and OSD functionalities Different operation interfaces: 1) Status bar 2) OSD menu 3) Toolbox 4) Under Monitor Display bar / Picture Adjustment bar 5) Indicator lights 6) Control panel Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ____________________________________________________ 39...

  • Page 40: Operational Mode Overview

    Full functionality description 4.1.2 Operational mode overview The operational status of the display unit can be summarized in the figure below: Figure 21: Operational mode overview 40 _____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...

  • Page 41: Indicator Lights

    Calibration/Error LED: • Orange: The display unit is operating out of the calibrated range. • Red: A Fault has occurred. On the control panel the “FAULT” LED will light up red as well. Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ____________________________________________________ 41...

  • Page 42: Control Panel

    Some buttons on the numeric keypad can be used as a function key . 4.1.4.4 Press and rotary knobs The rotary knobs are used for easy adjustments of basic settings. Turning the rotary knob: • Image adjustment bar not visible: image adjustment bar is shown 42 _____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...
  • Page 43 Pressing a darkened button will execute the function represented by the button immediately. Only the power button is functional when the display unit is in hard standby. Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ____________________________________________________ 43...

  • Page 44: Status Bar

    The active window is still highlighted in white in the status bar and refers to the fact that certain settings can be changed for the active window only (e.g. toggle between color and monochrome by pressing ( ) will only be applied to the active window). 44 _____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...

  • Page 45: Invalid Signal Indicator

    Background, Picture, Saturation or Hue is changed. 4.1.9 Pointer functionality Icon Description Action Pointer pan the image Pointer out of active zone none Magnifying glass zoom in/out double arrow Resize windows Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ____________________________________________________ 45...

  • Page 46: Toolbox

    Moving the track ball to the left will close the OSD submenu. Moving the track ball to the right will open a deeper OSD submenu. Settings can be activated and deactivated by pressing ( or by pressing ( 46 _____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...

  • Page 47: Web Interface

    The web interface can be loaded via a standard web browser by browsing to the IP address of the ethernet port of the display unit that is connected to the local network. Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ____________________________________________________ 47...

  • Page 48: Settings Control Panel And Toolbox

    Keypad to enter numeric values. Numeric keypad Buttons to access the On Screen Display (OSD), to select items Navigation pad and to call possible options. A trackball for easy pointer move- ment. 48 _____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...

  • Page 49: Control Buttons

    The panel and backlight are disabled. • sets the display unit into hard standby mode. The panel, backlight and electronics are disabled. Only the button re- mains functional. Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ____________________________________________________ 49...

  • Page 50: Fault Led

    Mono select to the preset values. The button is connected with button. The last selected/saved preset in the color working space toolbox will be selected by pressing ( 4.2.3 Fault LED Figure 30: Fault LED 50 _____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...

  • Page 51: Image Adjustment Knobs

    • When the value of the image adjustment knobs deviates from the calibrated value, the display unit operates out of the calibrated range. The LED above the knob will light up orange. Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ____________________________________________________ 51...

  • Page 52: Function Keys

    For SDI signals the range can be set to 4-1019 (maximal). For DVI signals the input range can be extended to 0-1023 (maximal). 52 _____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...
  • Page 53 • Footroom level: custom setting of the footroom level. IMPORTANT The Gamma settings apply to the selected window only. All signals processed by that window ( ) will be subjected to the gamma settings defined by the customer. Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ____________________________________________________ 53...
  • Page 54 The “black line insertion” mode cannot be combined with the “scanning backlight” mode. When the “scanning backlight” mode is selected, the “black line insertion” mode will automatically be changed to the “deinterlace” mode until the “scanning backlight” mode is switched back to the “non-scanning backlight” mode. 54 _____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...
  • Page 55 1 and/or window 2. IMPORTANT The primaries can only be adjusted with the “Post production” license of the display unit (RHDM-2301/ Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ____________________________________________________ 55...
  • Page 56 “custom” color working space is overwritten with the new settings. Remove stored color working spaces: • Navigate with the trackball to the top of the toolbox “Select color space”. • Press ( or ( to change the color working space. 56 _____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...
  • Page 57 (e.g. to maximize a letter box content). The scale mode can be chosen dependent on the view mode ( Composition mode Native Overscan Maximized Viewport Pan&zoom Single input Pan&zoom Dual view Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ____________________________________________________ 57...
  • Page 58 • 4:3: Display the image with an aspect ratio of 4:3 on the screen. • Pixel Map: Display the image in the native pixel aspect ratio. For SD signals this is different than 4:3 (e.g. 720:576, 720:480, …) 58 _____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...
  • Page 59 ARM or image borders at one side of the screen. In total, the horizontal and the vertical size of the image is reduced by 2 times the value shown at “Hor” and “Ver” respectively. Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ____________________________________________________ 59...
  • Page 60 Press ( or ( to confirm the highlighted aspect ratio marker • To change the custom aspect ratio: Move with the trackball to highlight one of the numbers at the “Aspect Ratio” option 60 _____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...
  • Page 61 To select the wanted standard: Move with the trackball to highlight the wanted option Press ( or ( to confirm the highlighted option • To change the custom graphics safe area: Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ____________________________________________________ 61...
  • Page 62 To change the color, move with the trackball. Press ( or ( to confirm the new color or press ( to undo the restore the previously selected color. 62 _____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...
  • Page 63 • Monochrome: Displays the selected color channel in grayscale. 4.2.5.11 Monochrome adjustment button Function Description Toggle between full color (Y’C ) and monochrome Monochrome adjustment (Y’ only). 4.2.5.12 Function keys tree Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ____________________________________________________ 63...
  • Page 64 Full functionality description 64 _____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...
  • Page 65 Full functionality description Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ____________________________________________________ 65...

  • Page 66: Numeric Keypad

    The function keys assigned to the buttons of the numeric keypad are connected to the settings that are available in the OSD menu. Via the numeric keypad, a fast shortcut is enabled for frequent use of specific functions. 66 _____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...

  • Page 67: Navigation Pad

    Menu button. The OSD menu is opened by pressing the menu button. Option button. Behaves like the right mouse button. This button calls for the options. E.g. choose between pan and zoom when working in Pan&Zoom-mode. Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ____________________________________________________ 67...

  • Page 68: Settings Osd Menu

    • Activate Admin Mode : Activates the admin mode. When the admin mode is acti- vated, a new pincode can be generated. Please consult the section “How to change the license connected to your display unit” for more detailed information. 68 _____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...

  • Page 69: Osd Settings Menu

    • GPI Settings: Settings that define the control of the UMD bar by the signal at the GPI Tally parallel port. 4.3.3.2 Manual settings • Brightness: Sets the brightness to the specified value. The possible values are: Full, Half, 1/7, Dark. Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ____________________________________________________ 69...
  • Page 70 The possible values are: Red, Green, Amber, Off • Right lamp: explanation of the setting are the same as for the Left lamp 70 _____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...

  • Page 71: Input Settings

    At 100%: At the expense of contrast, a color correction is performed to ensure correct color representation at the dark grey levels. Between 0% and 100%: The user can balance the importance of both settings for customized video processing. Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ____________________________________________________ 71...
  • Page 72 Second window: the explanations of the settings is the same as for window 1. 72 _____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...
  • Page 73 The filter template for Y’ and R’G’B’ components is used as guideline to meet with the requirements for the broadcasting community. This setting is a compromise between “sharpness” of the image and reducing unwanted anti-aliasing effects. Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ____________________________________________________ 73...
  • Page 74 The value at the sub-pixels situated in the middle area is deter- mined by linear interpolation while the value of the sub-pixels situated in the outer 2 areas is equal to the value of the nearest sampling point. 74 _____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...

  • Page 75: Input Detection

    SDI input 1-B. • Dual link 1-AB: Submenu which allows verification of the input signal and adjust- ment of the input detection settings in case of a dual link SDI input on 1-AB. Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ____________________________________________________ 75...
  • Page 76 • Bit depth: sets the bit depth of the video signal. Possible settings are: 8, 10 or 12. • Video framing: sets the video framing of the video signal: Possible options are: Interlaced, Progressive or Segmented. 76 _____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...
  • Page 77 • Video framing: sets the video framing of the video signal: Possible options are: Interlaced, Progressive or Segmented. • Swap channels: when checked, the input channels are swapped, i.e. channel A becomes B and vice versa. Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ____________________________________________________ 77...

  • Page 78: Operation Time Menu

    This menu lists all faults and warnings which have occurred. When a fault occurs, the “FAULT” LED on the control panel and the “Cal/Err” LED on the bezel will light up red. To solve a fault or warning, please consult the troubleshooting section in the addendum. 78 _____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...

  • Page 79: License Menu

    As a result, you will not be able to use the display unit until you have generated a new pincode on my.barco.com. Please follow the instructions in the section “how to change the license connected to your display unit” to install the new pincode on your display unit.

  • Page 80: Osd Menu Tree

    Full functionality description 4.3.10 OSD menu tree 80 _____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...
  • Page 81 Full functionality description Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ____________________________________________________ 81...

  • Page 82: Settings Web Interface

    Via the web interface, the following settings are available: • Input selection • Color processing • Scan mode • UMD • System info • Power management • Documentation • Support • Admin… 82 _____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...

  • Page 83: Input Selection Page

    2, in analogy with the “Input selection” toolbox. The current setting is shown when the page is opened or refreshed. Press “Apply” to send changes on the web page to the display unit. Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ____________________________________________________ 83...

  • Page 84: Color Processing Page

    Full functionality description 4.4.3 Color processing page Color processing page 84 _____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...

  • Page 85: Scan Mode Page

    Activate or deactivate the scanning backlight option. This setting is applied to window 1 and window 2 simultaneously. The current setting is shown when the page is opened or refreshed. Press “Apply” to send changes on the web page to the display unit Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ____________________________________________________ 85...

  • Page 86: Umd Page

    • Text color: Select the color of the text (Red, Green, Amber, Off) • Left Tally lamp: Select the color of the left Tally lamp (Red, Green, Amber, Off) • Right Tally lamp: Select the color of the right Tally lamp (Red, Green, Amber, Off) 86 _____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...
  • Page 87 • Signal high: Select the color of the text if the signal at the selected pin is high (Red, Green, Amber, Off) Press “Apply” to send the new settings to the display unit. Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ____________________________________________________ 87...

  • Page 88: System Info Page

    The current setting is shown when the page is opened or refreshed and cannot be changed. 4.4.7 Power management page Figure 45: Power management web page Activates or deactivates the standby functionality (soft standby). Press “Apply” to send changes on the web page to the display unit. 88 _____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...

  • Page 89: Documentation Page

    4.4.9 Support page Figure 46: Support web page On this web page, the contact details of the Barco support teams in EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Asia) and the United States are given. Do not hesitate to contact them for technical assistance when necessary.

  • Page 90: Admin

    • User name: admin • Password: admin117234 • This web page allows the user to update the software via the ethernet port. Please consult the “how to upload new software” for more details about this functionality. 90 _____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...

  • Page 91: Video Signal Processing

    ITU-R BT.601 (Rec. 601) Rec.709 SMPTE 240M Step 3 R’G’B’ to Y’C Table 2: Standards used for video signal generation Figure 48: From captured light on the scene to the image on the screen Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ____________________________________________________ 91...

  • Page 92: General Definition Oetf

    The signal is “gamma encoded”, and this is made clear by writing V’ instead of V. In reality, a pure power function, as presented in the form above, is not used because analog electronics can not cope with an infinite slope at L=0. A more detailed encoding 92 _____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...

  • Page 93: Video Encoding Functions

    In general, we can write any of these encoding standards with the formula: ≤ < ⎧ ⎨ − − ⎩ ≤ ≤ − where 5.3 Video encoding functions 5.3.1 Rec.709 Figure 49: L-V’ for Rec.709 ≤ < ⎧ ⎨ − ≤ ≤ ⎩ Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ____________________________________________________ 93...

  • Page 94: Smpte 240M

    [0..1], but it extends the Rec.709 curve also outside the legal range: ⎧ − − − − ≤ < − ⎪ ⎪ − ≤ < ⎨ 1361 ⎪ − ≤ ≤ ⎪ ⎩ 94 _____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...

  • Page 95: Effective Gamma

    However, because of the linear offset, this inverse does not correspond to an effective gamma of 2.2, but rather to an “effective gamma” of around 2.0 (as discussed in the section “effective gamma” and illustrated in the figure below). Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ____________________________________________________ 95...
  • Page 96 “rendering intent”: the video is encoded in such a way (exponent 0.45, effective gamma 0.52), that when a CRT decodes it (with a gamma of 2.2-2.5), the end result has an end-to-end transfer gamma of around 1.2. 96 _____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...

  • Page 97: Selection Of Oetfs In The Rhdm

    This remnant emission of light is called display black level. The video gain G is a way to enhance the light output of the image, without influencing the black level of the image. Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ____________________________________________________ 97...
  • Page 98 γ ⎡ ⎤ ⎛ ⎞ ⎜ ⎜ ⎟ ⎟ − ⎢ ⎥ ⎝ ⎠ ⎣ ⎦ inrw , i = R,G,B NOTE Increasing G or B will result in clipping of the highlights. 98 _____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...

  • Page 99: Terminology

    LCD panel. Clipping Clipping occurs when a transformation pushes the video signal out of the available driving range of the LCD or the backlights. Clipping can occur in the highlights when the Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ____________________________________________________ 99...
  • Page 100 Figure 53: Hue and saturation control Input signal description The names of the input signals that are shown in the status bar or in the “select input” toolbox are composed in the following way: 100 ____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...
  • Page 101 Y’C signal that is displayed on the LCD panel. Only the luma (Y’) information is used to display the image on the screen. The image is displayed in grey scale. Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ___________________________________________________ 101...
  • Page 102 ”point” in the image, and mapped to the LCD panel pixels. The square form of the LCD panel pixel can introduce pixel shape artefacts in the image. A setting in the “resizer settings” OSD menu is available to correct these type of artefacts. 102 ____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...
  • Page 103 The viewport setting will cut out the area inside the video that is related to the selected viewport aspect ratio. This can be used to cut black borders from the input signal. Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ___________________________________________________ 103...
  • Page 104 The white point determines the color temperature of the displayed image. D65 (close to 6504 K) is the EBU and SMPTE broadcast standard. Color temperatures of 5400-5600 K are used in film post production and color temperatures of 9300 K are used in Asia (ARIB recommendation). 104 ____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...

  • Page 105: Addendum

    25°C are u’ ≤ 0.010 v’ ≤ 0.010 within an angle of ±45° horizontally and ±20° vertically from the perpendicu- lar viewing direction. 7.1.1.1.6 Reflection Typical values: • Total reflection: 3.3 % Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ___________________________________________________ 105...
  • Page 106 • Active video window: 1920 x 1080 (or less depending on picture format) • Pixel dimension: 0.252 x 0.252 mm 7.1.1.1.11 Pixel defects and cosmetic specs Definitions terms: Figure 55: Pixel and subpixel definition 106 ____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...
  • Page 107 • 0 sets of 2 defect bright subpixels with same color are allowed at a distance between the sets 10 mm • Maximum 5 clusters of 2 or more defect bright subpixels within a 5x5 pixel region are allowed. • Following table summarizes these conditions: Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ___________________________________________________ 107...
  • Page 108 EBU 3 Light Greyish Red 29.8 1807 5452 EBU 4 Light Yellow Green 1629 4552 EBU 5 Light Bluish Green 29.8 2087 4157 EBU 6 Light Violet 30.1 1813 5207 EBU 7 Foliage 108 ____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...
  • Page 109 (Relative to screen centre) 1 (screen centre) 2 and 5 ± 0.4H 9 and 12 ± 0.4H 3, 4, 6 and 7 ± 0.35H ± 0.2H 8, 10, 11 and 13 ± 0.4W ± 0.4H Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ___________________________________________________ 109...
  • Page 110 Maximal: The tolerances apply for a temperature of 25°C. Luminance uniformity on black For all points, the measured luminance value deviates less than 50% from the luminance value measured at the center point. 110 ____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...
  • Page 111 Earth / ground • Protective Earth = mechanical ground = chassis ground • Secondary electrical ground is connected to the chassis ground. 7.1.1.3.6 Input protection • T6.3 A / 250V internal line fuse Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ___________________________________________________ 111...
  • Page 112 12 Vdc in – connected with display unit (backside of the control panel) USB (2ports) RJ12 (service port) USB port – connected with display unit (backside of the control panel) Audio out – SPDIF (optional) Figure 56: Location of connectors 112 ____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...
  • Page 113 Power supply output for the control panel • DC Power connector: 12 Vdc out Others • Kensington lock 7.1.1.4.2 Signal inputs Connectors SDI module • 4 BNC connectors 7.1.1.4.3 Control RS485 Tally serial connector • RJ45 Pinning Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ___________________________________________________ 113...
  • Page 114 Addendum Signal GPI Tally parallel connector • RJ45 Pinning Signal GPI 1 GPI 2 GPI 3 GPI 4 USB connector • Type A: host • Data rate: USB 2.0 – High speed 114 ____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...

  • Page 115: Mechanical Specifications

    • Type A: host • Data rate: USB 1.1 – Full speed 7.1.2 Mechanical specifications 7.1.2.1 Dimensions Dimension Front (mm) Rear (mm) Total (mm) Width Height (+control panel) Depth 7.1.2.2 Weight • 20.5 kg Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ___________________________________________________ 115...
  • Page 116 Addendum 7.1.2.3 Construction drawings Figure 57: RHDM-2301 Front view (metric units (mm)) Figure 58: RHDM-2301 Top view (metric units (mm)) 116 ____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...
  • Page 117 Addendum Figure 59: RHDM-2301 Rear view (metric units (mm)) Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ___________________________________________________ 117...
  • Page 118 Addendum Figure 60: RHDM-2301 Side view (metric units (mm)) 118 ____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...
  • Page 119 Addendum Figure 61: RHDM-2301 Auxiliary view (front) Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ___________________________________________________ 119...
  • Page 120 Addendum Figure 62: RHDM-2301 Auxiliary view (back) 120 ____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...

  • Page 121: Environmental Specifications

    • Color: Black RAL9005 • Screening: Silkscreening (white) 7.1.3 Environmental specifications 7.1.3.1 Random vibration • Barco Truck simulation procedure for random vibrations - 1gRMS / 10-500Hz for all three axes 7.1.3.2 Functional shock Operating: • 25 g – 6 ms •...
  • Page 122 Dip 95% for 0,5 period Dip 30% for 25 periods Interrupt: 95% for 250 periods Cannot be compared to generic test level 7.1.3.4.3 FCC norms • Unit meets FCC part 15 level A 122 ____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...
  • Page 123 NR40 NR30 Back NR50 NR40 Left NR40 41.5 NR30 17.5 Right NR40 NR30 NR40 NR30 Table 3: Noise level measurement results 7.1.3.8 Dust class • Operational: dust class 8 according to ISO14644-1 Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ___________________________________________________ 123...

  • Page 124: Timings

    • 4 BNC connectors 2 Inputs 2 Loop-through outputs • Accepts the input signals: 2 x SDI 2 x HDSDI 2 x 3Gb/s (optional) 1 x Dual link (optional) • Automatic input detection 124 ____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...
  • Page 125 Addendum 7.2.1.2 Single link SD and HD timings Table 4: Single link SD and HD timings NOTE The SD and HD timings are supported by both the RHDM-2301/B and the RHDM-2301/P. Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ___________________________________________________ 125...
  • Page 126 7.2.1.3 Dual link HDSDI timings (optional) Table 5: Dual link HDSDI timings NOTE SMPTE 372M Dual link HDSDI timings are supported by the RHDM-2301/P. 1280x720 4:4:4 timings are not defined by any standard, and thus not supported. 126 ____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...
  • Page 127 NOTE The SMPTE 425M 3Gb/s timings are supported by the RHDM-2301/P. All level-A and level-B dual link timings are supported by the RHDM-2301/P. The level-B dual stream timings are not supported by the RHDM-2301/P. Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ___________________________________________________ 127...

  • Page 128: Latency

    Scale mode and the Display and backlight scan mode. The latency is measured in the middle of the screen according to EBU Tech 3325. The values presented in the table are typical values that can change with subsequent software updates. 128 ____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...

  • Page 129: Oetf (Opto-Electrical Transfer Function)

    Table 8: OETF shapes The OETF is a ‘window’ setting. A different OETF can be assigned to Window 1 and Window 2. Any display input can be routed to each window. Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ___________________________________________________ 129...

  • Page 130: Color Spaces

    • SMPTE RP145 (SMPTE C) • Native • Custom in [x, y] for red, green and blue (optional, only for RHDM-2301/P) The following table summarizes the primaries of the basic color spaces. The native color space is slightly different for each RHDM and is not mentioned here.

  • Page 131: Mutual Effects Of Scaling And Aspect Ratio Settings

    Table 13: Safe area markers defined for 16:9 formats and relative to image bor- ders • For 4:3 signal formats and when the safe area markers are defined relative to the image borders (standard definition 480i and 576i): Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ___________________________________________________ 131...
  • Page 132 Custom aspect ratio marker note: When a custom aspect ratio marker has been specified, the standards mentioned above do not define the safe area and the standard selection will be locked on custom. 132 ____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...

  • Page 133: Installation

    After completion of all required steps, the claim should normally be finalized within one month. For more information about the claims handling procedure, contact Barco n.v. 7.8.2.3 Storage It is best to store the display unit in its original packaging in a room that does not exceed the storage conditions mentioned in the technical specification.
  • Page 134 Height: 612 mm Width: 341 mm Length: 733 mm Total weight: 24.3 kg • An optional flight case is available for flexible demo purposes: contact Barco for more details. 7.8.2.5 Repack instructions CAUTION To repack the display unit, please use the original packaging material.
  • Page 135 • Place the display unit in the plastic bag and seal the plastic bag. • Place the display unit gently in the box. The LCD screen is facing down. Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ___________________________________________________ 135...

  • Page 136: Mounting Instructions

    The display unit is delivered with the Barco stand already mounted. With the Barco stand, the display unit can be placed up-right in a safe way. The Barco stand is mounted on the 136 ____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...
  • Page 137 • Unscrew the 4 knurled screws and remove the Barco stand. Keep the knurled screws and the Barco stand in a safe place in case the Barco stand has to be installed again. 7.8.3.1.3...
  • Page 138 Addendum Figure 66: Mounting of the Barco stand – rear view 7.8.3.2 Tiltable stand (option) The tiltable stand allows the user to mount the display unit under an angle with respect to the horizontal plane that can vary between -5° and +15°.
  • Page 139 • Unplug the cables that connect the control panel to the display unit. • Remove the 4 screws that fix the control panel to the bottom of the display unit. Store the screws at a safe place. • Mount the Barco stand (if necessary) Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ___________________________________________________ 139...
  • Page 140 • Fix the 4 screws to mount the control panel to the bottom of the display unit. • Connect the necessary cables between the control panel to the display unit. • Mount the Barco stand (if necessary) Figure 70: Bottom view of the control panel and the display unit 140 ____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...
  • Page 141 Instructions to mount the display unit in a 19 inch rack: • Mount the rack brackets to each side of the 19 inch rack. Verify if both rack brackets have been mounted at the same height. Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ___________________________________________________ 141...
  • Page 142 The cover bracket is necessary to allow sufficient ventilation of the display unit. Side view Front view Top view Figure 72: Front, top and side view of the mounted rack and cover brackets 142 ____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...
  • Page 143 Addendum Figure 73: Installed display unit with control panel in an 19 inch rack Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ___________________________________________________ 143...

  • Page 144: Connecting Signals And Power To The Display Unit

    Power voltage specifications are available in the Technical specifications section. To power-up the display unit: • Place the display unit up-right (on the Barco stand) or mount the display unit safely into a rack. • Connect the power cord of the appropriate power supply to the power connector at the back of the display unit.
  • Page 145 • Connect the USB cable (1) and the power cable (2) on the backside of the display unit and connect the other end on the back of the control panel. • Place the cables in the cable holders and provide enough cable length at both ends. Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ___________________________________________________ 145...

  • Page 146: Cleaning Instructions

    • Image displayed on the screen is distorted, shows bands or stripes. In this case something is wrong with the display unit. Contact Barco or your sales representa- tive.
  • Page 147 Node related to Faults and warnings related to the licens- ing. More details can be found in the maintenance man- ual. Spectrometer Node related to spectrometer faults Spectrometer sta- Hardware fault tus: Error No spectrometer Hardware fault found Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ___________________________________________________ 147...
  • Page 148 The faults and warnings under node “3” and “4” cannot be solved by the customer. Please contact Barco customer service or your local sales representative for help. 148 ____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...

  • Page 149: No Power" Fault Finding Tree

    Addendum 7.10.3 "No power" fault finding tree Figure 76: “No power” fault finding tree Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ___________________________________________________ 149...

  • Page 150: Nothing Observed On The Screen" Fault Finding Tree

    Addendum 7.10.4 "Nothing observed on the screen" fault finding tree 150 ____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...
  • Page 151 Addendum Figure 77: “Nothing observed on the screen” fault finding tree Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ___________________________________________________ 151...

  • Page 152: Verify Input Signal" Fault Finding Tree

    RHDM Power Interface Board K5831224 RHDM HDSDI Input Board K5831223 RHDM DVI Input Board K5831220 RHDM Communication Board K5831228 RHDM Fan unit B3247189D RHDM Control Box K5031223 The following spare part kits can be ordered: 152 ____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...

  • Page 153: Contact Information

    Phone: +32 56 262 350 Fax: + 32 56 233 013 United States Email: Helpdesk.BCDUSA@barco.com Phone: +1 866 992 2726 Fax: + 1 678 475 8124 Web sites Public Web site: http://www.barco.com Partner Web site: http://my.barco.com Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ___________________________________________________ 153...

  • Page 154: Appendix A - Software License

    For example, if you distribute copies of such a program, whether gratis or for a fee, you must give the recipients all the rights that you have. You must make sure that they, too, 154 ____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...
  • Page 155 License. (Exception: if the Program itself is interactive but does not normally print such an announcement, your work based on the Program is not required to print an announcement.) Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ___________________________________________________ 155...
  • Page 156 Program (or any work based on the Program), you indicate your acceptance of this License to do so, and all its terms and conditions for copying, distributing or modifying the Program or works based on it. 156 ____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...
  • Page 157 OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE THE PROGRAM "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ___________________________________________________ 157...

  • Page 158: Gnu Library General Public License

    If the library is modified by someone else and passed on, we want its recipients to know that what they have is not 158 ____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...
  • Page 159 "Source code" for a work means the preferred form of the work for making modifications to it. For a library, complete source code means all the source code for all modules it Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ___________________________________________________ 159...
  • Page 160 2, instead of to this License. (If a newer version than version 2 of the ordinary GNU General Public License has appeared, then you can specify that version instead if you wish.) Do not make any other change in these notices. 160 ____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...
  • Page 161 Sections 1 and 2 above); and, if the work is an executable linked with the Library, with the complete machine-readable "work that uses the Library", as object code and/or source code, so that the user can modify the Library and then relink to Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ___________________________________________________ 161...
  • Page 162 11. If, as a consequence of a court judgment or allegation of patent infringement or for any other reason (not limited to patent issues), conditions are imposed on you (whether by court order, agreement or 162 ____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...
  • Page 163 16. IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY MODIFY AND/OR REDISTRIBUTE THE LIBRARY AS PERMITTED ABOVE, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES, Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ___________________________________________________ 163...
  • Page 164 SUSTAINED BY YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE LIBRARY TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER SOFTWARE), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS 164 ____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...

  • Page 165: Abbreviations And Acronyms

    Abbreviations and acronyms 8 Abbreviations and acronyms °C Degrees Celsius °F Degrees Fahrenheit ActEv Actions + Events (name of a Barco software product) Automatic Gain Control Automatic Light Control AMLCD Active Matrix Liquid Crystal Display ANSI American National Standards Institute...
  • Page 166 Human Interface Device Human-Machine Interface Interface Control Document International Electrotechnical Commission Ingress Protection International Standard Organization Indium Tin Oxide International Telecommunications Union kilogram Luminance Liquid Crystal Display LCD Flicker Compensation Line Replaceable Unit 166 ____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...
  • Page 167 Serial Digital Interface SDSDI Standard Definition Serial Digital Interface Symbol Generator SMPTE Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers Separate Sync STANAG Standardization Agreement SVGA Super Video Graphics Array SXGA Super eXtended Graphics Array Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ___________________________________________________ 167...
  • Page 168 Abbreviations and acronyms To Be Confirmed To Be Defined To be Measured To Be Tested Transistor Transistor Logic Under Monitor Display Volts Direct Current VESA Video Electronics Standards Association VESA Mount Watt 168 ____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...

  • Page 169: Table Of Contents

    3.6 How to maximize contrast ..............28 3.7 How to correct the black level ............29 3.8 How to enable native interlaced mode (black line insertion) ....30 3.9 How to change the aspect ratio ............30 Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ___________________________________________________ 169...
  • Page 170 4.4.5 UMD page ..................86 4.4.6 System info page ................88 4.4.7 Power management page ..............88 4.4.8 Documentation page................. 89 4.4.9 Support page................... 89 4.4.10 Admin... page ................90 5 Video signal processing ..............91 170 ____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...
  • Page 171 Figure 2: Overview indicator lights ................15 Figure 3: Control panel – power button ..............16 Figure 4: “Welcome” message at first start-up ............16 Figure 5: Schematic overview of the registration process ..........18 Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual ___________________________________________________ 171...
  • Page 172 Figure 53: Hue and saturation control ...............100 Figure 54: Picture control ..................102 Figure 55: Pixel and subpixel definition ..............106 Figure 56: Location of connectors ................112 Figure 57: RHDM-2301 Front view (metric units (mm)) ..........116 172 ____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...
  • Page 173 Figure 62: RHDM-2301 Auxiliary view (back) .............120 Figure 63: Setup to measure noise levels ..............123 Figure 64: Display unit mounted on Barco stand – VESA mount positions .......136 Figure 65: Mounting of Barco stand – screw location ...........137 Figure 66: Mounting of the Barco stand – rear view ............138 Figure 67: Variation of angles that can be reached with the tiltable stand ......138...
  • Page 174 Table of contents, list of figures and list of tables End of document 174 ____________________________________________________Barco - RHDM-2301 - User manual...

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