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  • Page 2 WARNING - When using electric products, these basic precautions should always be followed. 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use apparatus near water - for example, but not limited to: near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool or the like.
  • Page 3 By reading this manual you’ll become familiar with the MisMatcher Delux, how to use it and how to make the most of it. Good luck, and have a great experience with your brand-...
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents Cables Quick Start Controls Misc Passive Mixers / Attenuators Enhancer Sync Mixer Principle of Operation Patching Examples Troubleshooting Specifications Warranty...
  • Page 5: Cables

    Cables Micro USB USB-C Patch Cable (3.5mm Male to Male)
  • Page 6: Quick Start

    Quick Start 1- Connect your Micro USB or Type-C USB cable to a USB charger and then connect it to your MisMatcher Delux. 2- Connect your camera to your MisMatcher’s RCA A port, using a RCA cable 3- Connect your CRT TV to your MisMatcher’s RCA C port, using a RCA cable.
  • Page 7: Controls

    Controls - Misc USB Power For improved reliability and versatility, you can choose one of two power ports to power your MisMatcher Deluxe, Micro USB or USB-C. To connect expansion modules, line up the arrows Extension Port near the expansion port in each module and push them firmly together.
  • Page 8: I/O

    The three RCA ports at the top can be used to easily connect your cameras and monitors to the RCA A MisMatcher Delux. The patch points at the bottom Patch Point are used to perform the patching using only 3.5mm patch cables.
  • Page 9: Passive Mixers / Attenuators

    Controls - Passive Mixers / Attenuators The three potentiometers in the user interface can Potentiometer be used to either attenuate the intensity of a video signal, or to fade between two different video signals. The potentiometer’s jacks are automatically connected to ground if no patch cable is inserted. Thanks to this you can easily create an attenuator by connecting your video source to one of the potentiometer’s fixed ends and leaving the other...
  • Page 10: Enhancer

    Controls - Enhancer The Enhancer can be used to either boost saturation and sharpness of the video, or using the provided Gain, Feedback 1 and 2 controls to distort the video and create interesting effects. Simply patch some video into the Enhancer Input and connect your monitor to Enhancer Output.
  • Page 11: Sync Mixer

    Controls - Sync Mixer The distortion of video signals can lead to horizontal or vertical scrolling of the image on screen. When this effect is undesirable, the Sync Separator and Sync Mixer can correct this problem. The Sync Separator extracts the sync portion of the video signal.
  • Page 12: Principle Of Operation

    Sync Mixer Input Sync Mixer Sync Mixer Output The MisMatcher Delux works with composite video, the yellow RCA jack from cameras and monitors, and Low Pass Filter 1 contains three different analog circuits, Sync Separator, Sync Mixer and Enhancer.
  • Page 13: Patching Examples

    Patching Examples - 1 CAMERA MONITOR In this first example connect camera A to RCA A and monitor A to RCA C. Then patch camera A to Enhancer In and monitor A to Enhancer Out. Control the enhancer through its gain, feedback 1 and 2 knobs, as well as the DIP switch.
  • Page 14 Patching Examples - 2 MONITOR CAMERA You may find that, if you push the Enhancer too hard, you may lose sync on your monitor. To solve this, first split camera A into Sync In and Enhancer In. Then patch the Enhancer Out into the Sync Mixer In and finally Sync Mixer Out to monitor A.
  • Page 15 Patching Examples - 3 MONITOR CAMERA You can take it one step further and use the Sync Mixer as a glitcher. 1 Split camera A into one of the pot’s fixed end and into another pot’s fixed end. 1 Patch the first pot’s wiper to the Sync In. 1 Patch the second pot’s wiper to the Enhancer In.
  • Page 16 Patching Examples - 4 MONITOR You don’t have to limit your workflow to only CAMERA one camera. In this example we’ll create a more advanced Karl Klomp style video mixer. 1 Connect camera A to RCA A, camera B to RCA B and monitor A to RCA C.
  • Page 17 Patching Examples - 5 MONITOR MONITOR Maybe you’re more interested in the duality of two monitors? Well in that case you can glitch one camera with the Sync Mixer and Enhancer, CAMERA separately, and send each one to its respective monitor.
  • Page 18 Patching Examples - 6 To enable and disable the Gain, Feedback 1 and 2, and Low Pass Filter, connect the SwitchBoard Expansion Pack, aligning the two EXP arrows.
  • Page 19 Patching Examples - 7 You can also use an external source, such as a function generator, to enable and disable the previous parameters. External Gate...
  • Page 20: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Problem Possible solution 1 Try both Micro USB and USB-C power ports. Unit doesn’t power on 1 Replace Micro USB / USB-C cable. 1 Replace power adapter. 1 Ensure your unit is powered. 1 Ensure you’re using RCA cables in the top RCA ports. 1 RCA to 3.5mm cables that commonly come with video cameras won’t work.
  • Page 21: Specifications

    Specifications Size 100x83 mm (Standalone) DC Input Power Consumption 350 mA @ 5 V Gate Input [3;10] V, 5 V nominal Video Format NTSC, PAL, SECAM Video Level Input / Output , 75 ohm termination pk-pk...
  • Page 22: Warranty

    Warranty Fully assembled versions of this product are covered by warranty for one year following the date of purchase. This warranty covers any defect in the manufacturing of this product, such as assembly errors or faulty components. This warranty does not cover any damage or malfunction caused by incorrect use, such as, but not limited to, power cables connected backwards, excessive voltage levels, or exposure to extreme temperature or moisture levels.
  • Page 23 MisMatcher Delux | Owner’s Manual Revision A July 2022 Written by Pedro Silva | Art by Seni freedomenterprise.pt help@freedomenterprise.pt © 2022 Freedom Enterprise Note: Specifications subject to change without notice...

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