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© Copyright 1999
EVERTZ MICROSYSTEMS LTD.
5288 John Lucas Drive, Burlington, Ontario, Canada, L7L 5Z9
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Revision 2.0, June 1999
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intended solely for the use of purchasers of any Evertz Logo Inserters . Evertz Microsystems expressly prohibits
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  • Page 1 Revision 2.0, June 1999 The material contained in this manual consists of information that is the property of Evertz Microsystems and is intended solely for the use of purchasers of any Evertz Logo Inserters . Evertz Microsystems expressly prohibits the use of this manual for any purpose other than the operation of a Logo Inserter.
  • Page 2 REVISION HISTORY REVISION DESCRIPTION DATE Preliminary Issue Jan 99 Changes made in Chapter 2, pg. 2, 3 & 4 Feb 99 Update InstaLogo 2.0.2 Jun 99...
  • Page 3 WARNING Changes or Modifications not expressly approved by Evertz Microsystems Ltd. could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Use of unshielded plugs or cables may cause radiation interference. Properly shielded interface cables with the shield connected to the chassis ground of the device must be used.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    HD9525LG Logo Inserter Manual Table of Contents GETTING STARTED ........................1-1 1.1 OVERVIEW ..........................1-1 1.2 GETTING HELP ......................... 1-1 1.3 FIRST TIME SETUP........................1-2 1.3.1 Rear Panel Hook Up......................1-2 1.3.2 Installing the Software ......................1-3 HD 9525LG HARDWARE......................2-1 ........................
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  • Page 6: Getting Started

    RS-232 serial interface. The HD9525LG has been designed to manage and store multiple logos. The size of each is variable and can be as small as 1/16th of the screen. The position and fade rates of the logo are user controllable.

  • Page 7: First Time Setup

    Connect this using a standard 9pin straight through serial cable, to the PC. The HD9525LG has a universal power supply that operates on either 115 Volt / 60 Hz or 230 Volt / 50 Hz AC. The power supply auto switches between the voltages. A second redundant power supply purchase option operates in conjunction with the original power supply.

  • Page 8: Installing The Software

    "Enter" Key. Once the installation is complete, click on the "Start" button and then click "Programs". Select the “Evertz Products” program group and click on the "InstaLogo™ " icon. You are presented with the InstaLogo™ Logo Preparation Screen.
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  • Page 10: Hd9525Lg Hardware

    The USB port is for future communications with the PC or other Evertz devices. • The HD9525LG has a universal power supply that operates on either 115 Volt / 60 Hz or 230 Volt / 50 Hz AC. The power supply auto switches between the voltages. A second redundant power supply is optional and operates in conjunction with the original power supply.

  • Page 11: Gpi/O Circuitry And Operation

    HD9525LG Logo Inserter Manual 2.2 GPI/O Circuitry and Operation The following drawing is a simplified schematic illustrating the General Purpose Inputs and Outputs (GPI/O): All GPI inputs are level triggered. Connecting the input to ground will fade in and hold the logo on screen.
  • Page 12 HD9525LG Logo Inserter Manual HD9525LG "Aux I/O" Pin-Out definition table. Name Description 1 GND Chassis ground 3 GPO1 General purpose output 5 GPIC General purpose input 8 GPIA General purpose input 9 GPID General purpose input 10 GP+5V +5V from general purpose interface board...
  • Page 13 HD9525LG Logo Inserter Manual There are certain limits that the user must adhere to so that no circuitry is damaged. Description Name Value I(GP+5V) max 100mA maximum GP+5V load minimum input voltage Vgpi high min for a high maximum input voltage Vgpi low max 0.8V...

  • Page 14: Front Panel Controls

    HD9525LG Logo Inserter Manual 2.3 Front Panel Controls SHIFT LOCK To access the second bank of quick selects press the shift lock key. The LED to the left of the button illuminates to indicate that shift lock is on. To turn shift lock off press the shift lock button once again.
  • Page 15 HD9525LG Logo Inserter Manual • Fade In Time – this is the rate at which a logo will fade in. The range for this option is 0 to 600 frames. Note: 1 frame is equal to approximately 33ms. • Hold Time – this is the number of frames a logo will be displayed for before automatically being faded out.

  • Page 16: Front Panel Indicators

    HD9525LG Logo Inserter Manual • out – used to fade out the currently selected logo. • all out – used to fade all active logos out. The logos will fade out using their individual fade out time settings. • prog black – used to fade all active logos out and then fade the program video to black. The logos will fade out using their individual fade out time settings.
  • Page 17 HD9525LG Logo Inserter Manual GPI ENABLED When illuminated, this LED indicates that the GPI functions are enabled. When disabled, control is via the front panel or optional remote panels only. GPI functions can be disabled through the setup menu. PSU STATUS When the LED is on it indicates that the associated power supply is plugged in and the 12V DC main is functioning.

  • Page 18: Instalogo Software

    The original creation of these files must be done with other software. Once the files are created you can import and convert the files for use with your Evertz Logo Inserter. Please see (Primer on Creating Logos) for more information on the logo creation process.

  • Page 19: Step By Step Logos

    HD9525LG Logo Inserter Manual 3.2 Step by Step Logos InstaLogo™ includes an online checklist. To view the Checklist, select "Help" from the drop down menus and select "Check List". The steps outlined on the checklist are automatically checked as the steps are completed.
  • Page 20 HD9525LG Logo Inserter Manual Buttons: Get Logo: Getting a logo is the starting point for the InstaLogo™ program. Click this button and you are presented with the standard windows file selection box. Simply select your logo file and the software will start the import process. After the Logo file is imported, InstaLogo™...
  • Page 21 HD9525LG Logo Inserter Manual Tools: Toggles the controls on or off for the Logo Preview section. Key Signal: When a Key file is provided the Background is disabled. When no key file is provided see (Logo Control Menu) for more information.

  • Page 22: File Utilities

    3.4 File Utilities The file utilities Tab is used to select previously saved EVL files for transfer to the Evertz 9525DSK Logo Inserter. The workspace provides you with a quick view of the important Logo details as well as a double check on the positioning, GPI and Quick Select attributes of the Logo prior to transferring the Logo to the Logo Inserter.

  • Page 23: Menus

    Send to Logo Inserter: Initiates the download process that sends the EVL logo file to the Evertz Logo Inserter. The transfer speed is set by the "Speed" settings on the "Options" menu (see Options Menu). 3.5 Menus 3.5.1...

  • Page 24: Edit Menu

    HD9525LG Logo Inserter Manual 3.5.2 Edit Menu Undo Format: Reverses the effect of a format function. Use this if you are not happy with the placement of your logo or you forget to include a section of the logo when formatting. The formatting of the logo will be reversed and the original logo will be restored to the screen.

  • Page 25: View Menu

    HD9525LG Logo Inserter Manual 3.5.3 View Menu Unformatted and Selected: This is an example of an imported graphic. This file has been placed, however the Logo is larger than the allowable limits and must be formatted to the proper size. To format a graphic you must first select the portion of the graphic that you want to use as your logo.
  • Page 26 HD9525LG Logo Inserter Manual Fill Only: Changes the display of the Logo Preview area to the fill data of the logo only. This will result in a full color image as it was created in your professional graphics program (Differences between the original graphic and the newly created fill graphic will result if a key file was not supplied).
  • Page 27 HD9525LG Logo Inserter Manual Key Fill: Changes the display of the Logo Preview area to a mix of the fill and key data. This will result in a full color image displayed on the screen mixed with the black background. Illustrated as follows.

  • Page 28: Tools Menu

    HD9525LG Logo Inserter Manual 3.5.4 Tools Menu Note: A check mark beside a menu item means the item is active, on, or enabled. Grid: Turns on or off the Grid squares in the logo preview area. Select: Turns the selection boxes on or off in the logo preview area.

  • Page 29: Options Menu

    HD9525LG Logo Inserter Manual Filter: The filter menu option reflects the most changes since the version 1 release of InstaLogo. Low Pass Color: This multi-pass filter may be applied to any imported graphic file. The filter analyzes the color values for every pixel in the image and smoothes the color transitions from one pixel to the next. If you have a multi-color graphic file, you should apply this filter to ensure color transitions stay within the allowable limits.
  • Page 30 HD9525LG Logo Inserter Manual A standard 9 pin straight through serial (RS232) cable is required (see Rear Panel Hook Up). Com1: (Default setting) Com2: Com3: Com4: USB: (Default setting if using Windows98 and current firmware) Speed: Snail Slow: Download speed of approximately 9600 bps...
  • Page 31 HD9525LG Logo Inserter Manual The Logo Control Menu is used to control the aspects of the format function and effects related to the Logo display. Note: after loading a Logo you can "Right Click" on the Logo to gain quick access to the Logo Control Menu.
  • Page 32 GPI assignment. Valid options are A, B, C, D. and None. The GPI can be reallocated from the front panel of the Logo Inserter. (Option only valid for HD9525LG) For GPI assignments for the DSK-LG please review the On-screen menu section of this document.

  • Page 33: Miscellaneous

    HD9525LG Logo Inserter Manual 3.6 Miscellaneous 3.6.1 Effects Fade In: This setting controls the length of time it takes for a Logo to display on the video screen. A setting of zero will make the Logo "pop" on the screen, and a longer setting will make the Logo fade in more slowly.

  • Page 34: Status Bar

    HD9525LG Logo Inserter Manual 3.6.2 Status Bar The Status bar is located at the bottom of the application and is only visible when the application is maximized. The information displayed is intended for troubleshooting and user verification only. The Status bar has three sections. The first section shows the Com port, Baud rate, and Settings for the communications port.

  • Page 35: Error Messages

    MsgBox "Error writing " & Filename & " to flash. Error 02." There was an error writing the Logo data to the Logo Inserter file system try sending the Logo again, if the problem persists please contact Evertz Customer Service.
  • Page 36 Please see file formats in the Index for more information. MsgBox "Only Evertz Logo Files may be transferred at this time. Please ensure the file has an .evl extension." Please ensure that the file extension of the saved Logo files is .EVL all other file extensions will be ignored.

  • Page 37: Logo Design Primer

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  • Page 38: Primer On Creating Logos

    The Evertz InstaLogo™ software takes your artwork, will format it, and will send it to the Logo Inserter hardware. This paper will describe the images (and key images) that you are to deliver to the InstaLogo™...

  • Page 39: Translucency And Drop Shadows

    InstaLogo™ software and in the Evertz Logo Inserter hardware. You will, however, achieve the best results when the original key has the proper scaling, particularly when there are various regions of differing translucency.

  • Page 40: Sharp Edges And Skinny Lines

    HD9525LG Logo Inserter Manual 4.6 Sharp Edges and Skinny Lines The final product, when combined with the video, has certain limitations that are not present when the artwork was created with today's modern graphics software. Although sharp edges (or fast color changes) and small skinny lines can be created and displayed on a computer monitor, they may not look as good after being put on video and displayed on a regular TV monitor.

  • Page 41: Edges Between The Fill And Background

    HD9525LG Logo Inserter Manual 4.9 Edges Between the Fill and Background There are a couple of artifacts that can occur on the edge between a logo and the background that are not obvious at first but if you know about them you can draw the image knowing how to avoid them.

  • Page 42: Summary : Primer For Creating Logos

    HD9525LG Logo Inserter Manual a fill that is bigger than the key, like this: we get the fill without the black boarder like this: We can use this approach because the key ends up providing the proper edge shape to the fill.
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  • Page 44 HD9525LG Logo Inserter Manual Index 1080i................3-10 Get Key.................3-6 Get Logo...............3-6 Get Logo Button............3-3 Getting Help ..............1-2 720p................3-10 GPI ..............2-6, 3-15 GPI Enabled ..............2-8 Graticules ..............3-11 All Out..............2-7, 2-8 Grid ................3-11 ARROWS..............2-5 Hard Key ...............4-1 Basic Theory..............4-1 HD PROG INPUT ............2-1 Buttons ............
  • Page 45 HD9525LG Logo Inserter Manual Menus................3-6 SETUP ................2-5 Miscellaneous............. 3-16 Sharp Edges and Skinny Lines........4-3 SHIFT LOCK ............2-5, 2-7 Mouse Co-Ordinates ........... 3-4 Snail Slow ..............3-13 Software Install ............. 1-4 Speed................3-13 OK................3-16 Standard ..............2-6 On-line Help..............1-4 OPTIONAL BYPASS ..........2-1...

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