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4K@60/HDCP2.2 Digital Frame Synchronizer DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD <User’s Guide> Ver.2.1.0 Thank you for choosing our product. To ensure the best performance of this product, please read this User’s Guide fully and carefully before using it and keep this manual together with the product for reference as needed.
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HDMI Licensing Administrator, Inc. in the United States and other countries. The terms Anti-snow and Connection Reset are registered trademarks of IDK Corporation in Japan. All other company and product names mentioned in this manual are either registered trademarks or...
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Some of the contents in this User’s Guide such as appearance diagrams, menu operations, communication commands, and so on may differ depending on the version of the product. This User’s Guide is subject to change without notice. You can download the latest version from IDK’s website at: http://www.idkav.com...
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DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD User’s Guide Safety Instructions Read and understand all safety and operating instructions before using this product. Follow all instructions and cautions as detailed in this document. Enforcement Symbol Description Indicates the presence of a hazard that may result in death or serious...
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●Do not repair, modify or disassemble. Since the product includes circuitry that uses potentially lethal, high voltage levels, disassembly by unauthorized personnel may lead to the risk of fire or electric shock. For internal inspection or repair, contact your IDK Do not representative.
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Unplug If you continue to use the product under these conditions, it may increase the risk of electrical shock or fire. For maintenance and repair, contact your IDK representative. ●Unplug immediately if water or other objects are directed inside. If you continue to use the product under these conditions, it may increase the risk of electrical shock or fire. For...
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DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD User’s Guide Caution ■ For installing and connecting products: ●Do not place the product in any place where it will be subjected to high temperatures. If the product is subjected to direct sunlight or high temperatures while under operation, it may affect the product’s performance and reliability and may increase the risk of fire.
DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD User’s Guide Table of Contents About this Guide ..........................10 Included items .............................11 Product Outline............................12 Features ..............................13 Panels ..............................14 Front panel .............................14 Rear panel............................15 Precautions ............................16 Installation ............................16 Cabling ............................17 6.2.1 Cables ............................18 Basic Operation ...........................19 Power up init period.........................19 Menu operation ..........................19...
DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD User’s Guide 1 About this Guide This user’s guide explains how to use the “DFS-01UHD” and “DFS-01HD” frame synchronizer (hereafter referred to as “DFS”).
DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD User’s Guide 2 Included items Ensure that all items illustrated below are included in the package. If any items are missing or damaged, please contact IDK. One (1) main unit (DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD) One (1) power cord, 5.9 ft. (1.8 m)
The IDK DFS-01UHD is a 1-input / 1 output digital frame synchronizer with a scan converter. HDMI or DVI signals can be input and converted to HDMI at a resolution up to 4K@60 for DFS-01UHD, or up to 4K@30 for DFS-01HD.
DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD User’s Guide 5 Panels Front panel ③ ① ② ⑤ ④ [Fig. 5.1] Front panel drawing (DFS-01UHD) [Table 5.1] Front panel features Feature Description ① Power key Turn on/off the DFS. ② Front display Displays menus and settings.
⑤ ⑥ ③ ② ① ⑧ ⑨ [Fig. 5.2] Rear panel drawing (DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD) [Table 5.2] Rear panel features Feature Description ① HDMI input connectors Input connectors for HDMI and DVI signals, interface source devices, such as Blu-ray players.
DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD User’s Guide 6 Precautions Before connecting to external devices, follow the precautions below. Installation When installing the DFS, please observe the following precautions. ・Do not stack or place one DFS directly on top of another DFS. ・Do not block vent holes. To provide adequate ventilation, maintain sufficient clearances around the DFS (1.2 in.
DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD User’s Guide Cabling When connecting the DFS to external devices, please observe the following precautions. ・Read manuals for the external devices. ・ Before you connecting cables to the DFS or an external device, dissipate static electricity by touching grounded metal such as racks before handling signal cables.
DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD User’s Guide 6.2.1 Cables IDK has a large selection of Premium HDMI cables, flexible HDMI cables, high-quality long cables, and conversion cables. Use the correct cable depending on the system configuration. For 4K format video, the maximum TMDS data rate (transmission speed) is 18 Gbps. If a high-speed HDMI cable that supports up to 10.2 Gbps rate is used, video cannot be displayed stably.
DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD User’s Guide 7 Basic Operation Power up init period After powering on the DFS, there is some seconds delay before the first operation can be received. [Table 7.1] Required time Operation Required time Receiving communication command 7 seconds...
DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD User’s Guide Locking and unlocking key function Press and hold the “ESC” key for five seconds or longer to set/cancel keylock for keys below. You will hear a beep tone and then one of the following messages is displayed for 1 second.
DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD User’s Guide 8 Menu Menu list Menu trees for the DFS. 【See: 7.2 Menu operation】 ├─Main menu │ ├─Sub menu │/*8.6 Setting input*/ │ ├ ├─INPUT SETTING │ ├─INPUT VIDEO DETECT │ └─INPUT HDCP ENABLE DFS-01HD / DFS-01UHD │...
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DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD User’s Guide │/*8.11 Setting preset memory*/ ├─PRESET MEMORY │ ├─PRESET LOAD │ ├─PRESET SAVE │ └─PRESET STARTUP │ │/*8.12 Advanced*/ └─OTHERS ├─BUZZER ├─POWER SAVE ├─ALARM ├─TOP DISPLAY ├─INPUT STATUS ├─MONITOR STATUS ├─BOARD STATUS ├─FAN STATUS ├─POWER STATUS └─VERSION...
DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD User’s Guide Input signal automatic detection The DFS continuously monitors its input signals. If a particular signal has previously been connected to the DFS’s input, the output signal will be presented in the same format as it was during the most recent session. If an input signal does not match any signal previously presented to the DFS, only the input timing settings are automatically negotiated.
DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD User’s Guide 8.3.2 Output aspect ratio Menu Top→OUTPUT TIMING→OUTPUT ASPECT Setting values ・THROUGH [Default] ・5:3 ・16:9 ・256:135 ・4:3 ・5:4 ・16:10 You can set the aspect ratio for each video input. “THROUGH”: The aspect ratio of the output resolution will be applied. If the aspect ratio of the connected sink device and that of the output resolution are not the same, select the former to “4:3”, “5:3”, “5:4”, “16:9”, “16:10”,...
DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD User’s Guide 8.3.6 Background color Menu Top→OUTPUT TIMING→OUTPUT BACKGROUND Setting value R / G / B: 0 to 255 [Default] R / G / B: 0 (Black) You can set the background color of output video. Select “ALL” to change the settings of “R”, “G” and “B” relatively from the current setting values.
DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD User’s Guide 8.4.3 HDCP Menu Top→OUTPUT SETTING→OUTPUT HDCP MODE Setting value AUTO : Encrypts HDCP at all times [Default] INPUT ONLY : Encrypts HDPC only if input signal is HDCP-compliant You can set the HDCP output for when an HDCP-compliant sink device is connected.
DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD User’s Guide Setting input timing The DFS monitors input video signals at all times to set input timing automatically. You can also set the timing parameters for input video manually. 8.5.1 Start position Menu Top→INPUT TIMING→INPUT H POSITION (Horizontal) / INPUT V POSITION (Vertical)
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DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD User’s Guide ”-”: To be shrunk ”+”: To be enlarged [Fig. 8.7] Horizontal active area (-): The vertical video will be shrunk according to the sink device. (+): The horizontal video will be enlarged according to the sink device.
DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD User’s Guide 8.5.3 Aspect ratio Menu Top→INPUT TIMING→INPUT ASPECT Setting for Each input signal Setting value ・AUTO [Default] ・5:4 ・FULL ・16:9 ・4:3 ・16:10 ・5:3 ・16:9 LETTER BOX You can set the aspect ratio for input video. “FULL”: Video is displayed in the entire screen at all times regardless of the setting of “8.3.2 Output aspect ratio”.
DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD User’s Guide 8.5.7 Hue Menu Top→INPUT TIMING→INPUT HUE Setting for Each input signal Setting value 0° to 359° [Default] 0° You can set the color HUE of the input video. 8.5.8 Saturation Menu Top→INPUT TIMING→INPUT SATURATION Setting for...
DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD User’s Guide Setting input 8.6.1 No input monitoring interval Menu Top→INPUT SETTING→INPUT VIDEO DETECT Setting value OFF, 3Sec to 15Sec (by 1 sec.) [Default] 10 sec. If you change the EDID settings of the DFS or power the DFS off/on, the source device may not output a video signal.
DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD User’s Guide 8.6.2 HDCP input mode Menu Top→INPUT SETTING→INPUT HDCP ENABLE Setting value ・HDCP 2.2 : Supports HDCP 2.2 and HDCP 1.4 [Default] (DFS-01UHD) ・HDCP 1.4 : Supports HDCP 1.4 [Default] (DFS-01HD) ・DISABLE : Not support HDCP Only for DFS-01UHD Some source devices negotiate with the connected device to determine if it supports HDCP encryption.
DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD User’s Guide Setting videowall 8.7.1 Display position Menu Top→VIDEO WALL→VIDEO H/V POSITION Setting value H : -400.0% to +400.0% (by 0.1%) [Default] + 0.0% V : -400.0% to +400.0% (by 0.1%) [Default] + 0.0% You can set the display position of input video.
DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD User’s Guide Setting audio The formats mentioned in the table below are supported for HDMI digital audio. Set the audio depending on device connected to the HDMI output connector. Only “2 channel LPCM” can be input by default. If you want to use “Multi channel LPCM” or bit stream signal, set the audio format and speaker configuration.
DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD User’s Guide 8.8.1 Output level Menu Top→AUDIO→AUDIO LEVEL Setting value -60dB to 10dB [Default] 0dB You can set the audio output level. 8.8.2 Mute Menu Top→AUDIO→AUDIO MUTE Setting value OFF [Default], ON You can mute / unmute the audio output.
DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD User’s Guide 8.8.4 Lip sync Menu Top→AUDIO→AUDIO LIP SYNC Setting value 0 FRAME to 16 FRAME [Default] 0 FRAME You can adjust the gap between video (motion) and audio (sound). Up to 16 frames can be set.
DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD User’s Guide Setting EDID You can set or customize EDID to be sent to the source device. Change the setting as needed. ■ Setting EDID Step 1: If you use copied EDID, copy the target EDID from the sink device.
You can save EDID of the sink device to the DFS. The copied EDID will be treated as built-in EDID if “8.9.1 Resolution” is set for “01”. Press the MENU/SET key to execute the copy. DFS-01UHD: “42:2160p @60(4:4:4) (3840x2160)” is saved by default. DFS-01HD: “02:1080p@60(1920x1080)”is saved by default. The EDID’s vendor code is displayed as the copied EDID name.
DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD User’s Guide 8.9.4 Speaker configuration Menu Top→EDID→EDID SPEAKER CHANNEL Setting value 2CH : 2 channels [Default] 2.1CH : 2.1 channels 5.1CH : 5.1 channels 7.1CH : 7.1 channels FC : Front Left FC : Front Center FR : Front Right RL :...
DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD User’s Guide 8.9.5 LPCM Audio Menu Top→EDID→EDID LINEAR PCM Setting value 32kHz 44.1kHz 48kHz [Default] 88.2kHz 96kHz 192kHz You can set the maximum sampling frequency of PCM audio that is output from the source device The setting will be applied only if “8.9.1 Resolution” is set to one of “02” to “23”, “40” to “45”.
DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD User’s Guide 8.9.8 Dolby Digital Plus Audio Menu Top→EDID→EDID Dolby Digital+ Setting value OFF : OFF [Default] ON : 48 kHz You can set the maximum sampling frequency of Dolby Digital Plus Audio that is output from the source device.
DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD User’s Guide 8.9.12 WXGA Menu Top→EDID→EDID WXGA SELECT Setting value WXGA (1360x768) [Default] WXGA (1366x768) You can select the WXGA pixels based on the resolution setting of EDID. The setting will be applied only if “8.9.1 Resolution” is set to one of “02”, “05” and “13” to “19”.
DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD User’s Guide 8.10 Setting LAN communication The LAN connector controls the communication command from PC to the DFS. Eight connections in the DFS can be set individually. The DFS does not support automatic acquisition of IP address using DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol).
DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD User’s Guide 8.10.3 TCP port number Menu Top→LAN→LAN CONTROL PORT Setting value 1 : 1100, 6000 to 6999 : TCP port number [Default] 1100 2 : OFF : Up to 4 connections can be used [Default] 2 : ON : Up to 8 connections can be used OFF : Up to 4 connections will be assigned to only communication command control.
DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD User’s Guide 8.11 Setting preset memory 8.11.1 Recalling preset memory Menu Top→PRESET MEMORY→PRESET LOAD Setting value 01 to 16: Preset memory number 1 to 16 You can recall settings that are saved in preset memories. Once you recall a setting, output settings of video and audio except for a few environmental settings.
DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD User’s Guide 8.11.3 Start-up setting Menu Top→PRESET MEMORY→PRESET STARTUP Setting value [Table 8.8] Setting at start-up You can select the setting / memory that will be applied at start-up. [Table 8.8] Setting at start-up Memory / Setting...
DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD User’s Guide 8.12 Others 8.12.1 Beep Menu Top→OTHERS→BUZZER Setting value ON [Default], OFF You can enable / disable the beep function (sounding every time you press a front panel key). 8.12.2 Power saving Menu Top→OTHERS→POWER SAVE Setting value ON [Default], OFF If you set this menu to “ON”...
DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD User’s Guide 8.12.4 Top page Menu Top→OTHERS→TOP DISPLAY Setting value [Fig. 8.19] Top page of front display ● TOP DISPLAY: OFF [Default] NORMAL (DFS-01UHD) NORMAL (DFS-01HD) DFS-01HD DFS-01UHD ● TOP DISPLAY: ON Input signal status Internal temperature status...
DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD User’s Guide 8.12.5 Viewing input signal status Menu Top→OTHERS→INPUT STATUS Values to be displayed [Table 8.10] Input signal status displayed on front display You can view the status of the input signal that is input from an HDMI input connector.
DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD User’s Guide 8.12.6 Viewing sink device status Menu Top→OTHERS→MONITOR STATUS Values to be displayed [Table 8.11] Sink device status displayed on front display You can view the sink device status that is connected to an HDMI output connector.
DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD User’s Guide 8.12.7 Viewing internal temperature status Menu Top→OTHERS→BOARD STATUS Values to be displayed [Table 8.12] Internal temperature status Internal temperature Example [BOARD STATUS] 45.0 Description Internal temperature, status You can view the internal temperature and temperature status.
DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD User’s Guide 8.12.9 Viewing power-supply voltage Menu Top→OTHERS→POWER STATUS Values to be displayed [Table 8.14] Power-supply voltage Power-supply status Example [POWER STATUS] 12.000V OK Description Power-supply voltage, status You can view the power-supply voltage. Note: In case any error status is displayed, the DFS may have problems. Please contact us.
・4K@60 : when IDK’s 18 Gbps supported cable was used and signals of 4K@60 24 bit / pixel (8 bit / component) was input or output. The maximum cable distance depends on the connected devices. The distance may not be extended with some device combinations, cabling method, or other manufacturer’s cable.
The maximum cable distance varies depending on the connected devices and was measured under following conditions: ・1080p@60: when IDK’s AWG 24 cable was used and signals of 1080p@60 24 bit / pixel (8 bit / component) was input or output.
DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD User’s Guide 10 Troubleshooting This chapter recommends what to do if you have problems operating the DFS. In case the DFS does not work correctly, please check the following items first. ・Are the DFS and all devices plugged in and powered on normally? ・Are cables connected correctly?
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DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD User’s Guide Problem Cause/Check item/Solution Page Video is disappeared, [8] When high-speed signal (high resolution: such as UXGA, WUXGA, interrupted, or has QWXGA, WQHD, WQXGA, 1080p, 4K; DEEP COLOR signal) is input noise. or output, video may not be displayed or noise may appear depending (Cont’d)
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DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD User’s Guide Problem Cause/Check item/Solution Page Video is reduced Does the selected aspect ratio of the output resolution match that of the vertically or connected sink device? If not, set the aspect ratio of the sink device.
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DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD User’s Guide Problem Cause/Check item/Solution Page ●Audio output Audio is not output. Is the input audio format supported by the connected sink device or (Cont’d) AV amplifier input? LCD monitors, especially, may not output 88.2 kHz or higher sampling frequency of linear PCM and compressed audio (such as Dolby Digital, DTS, and so on).
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DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD User’s Guide User’s Guide of DFS-01UHD / DFS-01HD Ver.2.1.0 Issued on: 8 August 2018 Headquarters IDK Corporation 7-9-1 Chuo, Yamato-shi, Kanagawa-pref. 242-0021 JAPAN TEL: +81-46-200-0764 FAX: +81-46-200-0765 Email: idk_eng@idk.co.jp URL: http://www.idkav.com IDK America Inc. 72 Grays Bridge Road Suite 1-C, Brookfield, CT 06804 TEL: +1-203-204-2445 Email: sales@idkav.com URL:...
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