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  • Page 1 H I G H - D E F I N I T I O N V I D E O P R O C E S S O R & H U B O w n e r ’ S M A n u A l...

  • Page 2: Limited Warranty

    PrODuCT wArrAnTY PerIOD Parts labor iScan Video Processors ........................1 Year 1 Year Shorter periods may apply to some products. Please refer to the limited warranty document enclosed with your specific product for a definitive statement of the warranty period.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Front Panel Overview Rear Panel Overview Video Inputs Video Outputs Audio Inputs Audio Outputs Info Screen Power Supply Input s e C T i o n 3 – s e T u p Initial Set-Up STEP 1 - Power Up STEP 2 - Connect the iScan VP50 to your system STEP 3 - Connecting Your Sources to the iScan VP50 VCR/LD Player/DVR DVD Player/DVD Recorder HD-STB/DVR, HD-DVD, Blu-ray Disc or DVHS Game Console Audio Operation...
  • Page 4 i s C a n V p 5 0 s e C T i o n 4 – M e n u o p T i o n s Input Select Input Aspect Ratio Control Zoom Pan Borders Presets Input Adjust Control Deinterlacing Overscan Line Offset...
  • Page 5 C T i o n 5 – a p p e n d i x Non-Volatile Memory Settings System Settings Input/Format Settings Setting up an iScan VP50 Using the Internal Test Patterns and the VRS Optimization and Evaluation DVD Determining the Correct Output Resolution for Your Display Initial Setup of the iScan to Your Display...

  • Page 7: S E C T I O N  - G E T T I N G S T A R T E D

    Document Conventions and Menu Navigation in this owner’s Manual, text that is in ‘quotes’ refers to an item in the iscan Vp50’s on screen display (OSD). For example, if the user were asked to access the ‘Deinterlacing’ menu on the Vp50, the word deinterlacing is in quotes so that the user knows what to look for in the osd.

  • Page 8: Remote Control Overview

    ‘5’. Finally, press Exit. , and symbols refer to the navigational keys on the remote control and the front panel of the iscan. Remote Control Overview For additional information about the functions of these buttons, turn to the pages given in parentheses ( ).

  • Page 9: Remote Control Battery Installation

    Power/Standby Buttons The iscan Vp50 remote has a Power and a Standby button. The Power button always turns the iscan Vp50 on and the Standby button always put the unit into standby mode. Curtain Button The iscan Vp50 remote has a Curtain button which allows you to close a ‘curtain’ over the image.

  • Page 10: Display Compatibility Requirements

    480p or higher resolution video signals. To determine if your display is compatible with the dVdo iscan Vp50, look to see if it has one of the digital inputs listed below. if not, then your display may only have analog High Definition inputs or it is probably limited to receiving a standard NTSC, PAL or seCaM interlaced signal and will not function correctly with iscan Vp50.

  • Page 11: Installation Guidelines

    Vp before cleaning. use a damp cloth for cleaning. Don’t . . . • install the iscan Vp50 on an unstable surface or one that is unable to support all four of its feet, unless it is installed in an equipment rack. •...

  • Page 12: S E C T I O N 2 - B A S I C O P E R A T I O N

    NOTE: Switching Inputs using the Navigation keys – You can switch inputs on the front panel of the iScan VP50 or using the remote using the navigation keys. To do this, press the p or q without pressing the Menu button first.

  • Page 13: Video Inputs

    • YCbCr 4:2:2 (10-bit) • YCbCr 4:4:4 (8-bit) To connect the iscan Vp50 to a display that has a dVi input, use either an HdMi-to-dVi cable or an adapter. Audio Inputs There are nine (9) audio inputs on the iScan VP50: •...

  • Page 14: Audio Outputs

    ‘dC in’ port on the back of the iscan Vp50. The iscan Vp50 should power on and display ‘DVDO iScan VP50 / Powered by ABT’ on the FPD for a couple of seconds.

  • Page 15: S E C T I O N 3 - S E T U P

    The procedure below uses the front panel buttons to perform initial setup. accessing the iscan VP50’s OSD is crucial, not only in allowing you to navigate the menu of the iScan VP50, but also to let you know that the iScan is sending a compatible signal to the display. If the OSD is not visible on the display’s screen when you press one of the sub-menu buttons on the remote control, then you...

  • Page 16: Step 3 - Connecting Your Sources To The Iscan Vp50

    Enter. You should see the iscan Vp50’s on screen Display (OSD) on your screen. NOTE: The iscan Vp50 cannot output an rGbHV signal if the input signal is from a dVi or HdMi source with HdCp. instead the iscan Vp50 outputs a blue screen.

  • Page 17: Dvd Player/Dvd Recorder 2

    DVD Player/DVD Recorder DVI-D OUT (HDCP) SDI OUT HDMI OUT COMPONENT OUT OPTICAL COAXIAL DVI-D HDMI DVI- HDMI Optical Coaxial HDMI Audio Audio HDMI Y (G) Pb (B) Pr (R) Y (G) Pb (B) Pr (R) DC In OUTPUT INPUT ANALOG AUDIO INPUT OUTPUT INPUT H D M I...

  • Page 18: Hd-Stb/Dvr, Hd-Dvd, Blu-Ray Disc Or Dvhs 3

    HD-STB/DVR, HD-DVD, Blu-ray Disc or DVHS COMPONENT OUT Y (G) Pb (B) Pr (R) Y (G) Pb (B) Pr (R) DC In OUTPUT INPUT OUTPUT INPUT ANALOG AUDIO INPUT H D M I A N A L O G V I D E O POWER SYNC C O M P O N E N T S-VIDEO...

  • Page 19: Audio Operation

    (1280x1024) resolutions are supported at 60Hz. Audio Operation The iScan VP50 features an audio delay function to exactly match the video delay incurred by the video processing. The iScan VP50 accepts four discrete digital audio inputs, two optical (Audio 1, 2) and two coaxial (Audio 3 and 4) inputs, one analog audio input and four HDMI audio inputs.

  • Page 20: I S C A N V

    The input aspect ratio control selects the aspect ratio for the current input signal. The iscan Vp50 automatically converts from the selected input aspect ratio to the selected output aspect ratio. The iScan VP50 allows the user to define two parameters for each input signal, the ‘Frame’ and the ‘Active AR’...
  • Page 21 25 Active Input Borders Area Active Input Borders Area • When the aar is less than the oar, the iscan Vp50 puts up borders on the left and right as shown below: Active Input Borders Area Active Input Borders Area...

  • Page 22: Zoom 7

    • When the AAR is equal to the OAR (Output Aspect Ratio), the iScan VP50 supplies no border as shown below: Active Input Area NOTE: The Zoom and pan functions are applied to the input signal, not the output. This is an important consideration, especially for the Pan function.

  • Page 23: Presets 8

    decrease their height. If there are system-generated top/bottom borders already present (for example, when the input aspect ratio is 16:9 and the output aspect ratio is 4:3), the border height cannot be decreased beyond the base height created by the aspect ratio conversion.

  • Page 24: Input Adjust Control

    Microsoft and Nintendo). This mode gives you minimal latency with both motion and edge-adaptive processing. The total amount of delay with source-locked output mode set on the Vp50 is about one and a half frames of delay. unlocked frame rates will increase this delay.

  • Page 25: Overscan

    On: The iscan Vp50 continuously looks for a HdCp source on its HdMi input. NOTE: The iScan VP50 is not designed to remove HDCP from a protected signal. If this setting is set to ‘on’ make sure that the corresponding HdCp Mode setting on the output is also set to ‘on’...

  • Page 26: Auto Input Priority Selection

    In addition to carrying audio and video, HDMI can carry other information, like aspect ratio (AR). If you would like the iScan VP50 to automatically set the AR based on the information on the HdMi signal, than set this setting to ‘on.’ This ar information can be wrong or implemented incorrectly, so this setting is defaulted to ‘off’.

  • Page 27: Contrast

    Configuration Test Patterns The iScan VP50 has 35 internal test patterns to assist in the setup of your individual sources and display. To learn more about how to use the internal test patterns, refer to the section Setting up an iScan VP50 Using the Internal Test Patterns and the VRS Optimization and Evaluation DVD.

  • Page 28: Auto Standby

    The default setting is ‘Off’, which means iScan VP50 is always in Active mode, regardless of the activity state of the selected input. If Auto Standby is ‘On’, the iScan VP50 goes into Standby mode 30 seconds after the selected input becomes inactive. To see the current setting, press .

  • Page 29: Software Update

    • sdi - off Software Update use this parameter to install the latest software into your iscan Vp50. The latest software is available at www.dvdo.com/update. The website includes complete download install instructions. Information This setting shows information about the system including: Input Status •...

  • Page 30: Output Setup

    Output Setup Analog/Digital (A/D) push the to show the current output type. push again to select the next item on the list shown below. You can also use the button to cycle through the output types. • Analog Output (BNC-style connectors) •...
  • Page 31 The Display Aspect Ratio is the full aspect ratio of the display, normally specified in the display manual. Common display aspect ratios are 4:3 and 16:9. Less common ones are 5:4, 2.35:1 and others. The example below shows a 4:3 projector with a 16:9 screen. Page 37, R2 Page 37, R2 Active Output...

  • Page 32: Sync Type

    The Sync Type option sets the synchronization signal type of the output format. Press the Up or Down button to show the current sync type. Press the same button again to move to the next sync type. Currently, the iScan supports seven sync types: •...
  • Page 33 Locked mode (1:1): This means that the iscan’s output frame rate tracks the input rate - i.e., the output rate is locked to the input rate. In the 1:1 mode - i.e., 60 Hz source-locked to 60 Hz, and 50 Hz source-locked to 50 Hz - there is always exactly one output frame for every input frame/field.

  • Page 34: Border Level

    ‘0’. push the p or q button to decrease or increase the border level. Gamma Correction The default gamma curve on the iScan VP50’s output is Linear (1.0). This should be left set to Linear unless you choose the correct output gamma curve for the connected display. The range is 0.5 to 2.5.
  • Page 35 • Frame Rate Conversion information • Border Level • Gamma Correction • HdCp Mode You can save up to ten display profiles (Profile 1 through 10). These profiles can be recalled by press- ing the Display Profiles button on the remote control and using the navigational buttons to select the desired profile.

  • Page 36: S E C T I O N 5 - A P P E N D I X

    Serial Port Bit Rate Select an available baud rates. HDCP Mode auto or on Input/Format Settings The iScan VP50 supports an independent set of saved settings based on input and format as shown in Table 3. Table 3. Input/Format Settings Settings Input...
  • Page 37 576i (PAL/SECAM HdMi  480i (NTSC) HdMi  576i (PAL/SECAM) HdMi  480p (NTSC) HdMi  576p (PAL/SECAM) HdMi  720p (ATSC) HdMi  1080i (ATSC) HdMi  HdMi  sVGa HdMi  HdMi  sxGa HdMi 2 480i (NTSC) HdMi 2 576i (PAL/SECAM) HdMi 2...

  • Page 38: Setting Up An Iscan Vp50 Using The Internal Test Patterns And The Vrs Optimization And Evaluation Dvd

    Setting up an iScan VP50 Using the Internal Test Patterns and the VRS Optimization and Evaluation DVD The iScan VP50 has 35 built-in test patterns to assist in the setup of your display and your individual sources. abT recommends that you use the included VRS Optimization and Evaluation DVD to assist in this setup.

  • Page 39: Initial Setup Of The Iscan To Your Display

     - select the preset which is closest to the output resolution that you need. in this situation, the closest preset is 366x768. There are two 366x768 presets on the Vp50 and in the case of this display, the ‘1366x768 (2)’ is the proper choice. It is very easy to try both to see which one is closer to giving you the desired results.
  • Page 40 “native mode” or “dot-by-dot” mode which turns off al internal processing. Check to make sure that the output resolution selected on the iscan is the correct output resolution for your display. NOTE: If this test pattern does not appear as it should, and you have chosen the native resolution of your display, you may not be able to bypass the internal processing on your display.

  • Page 41: Display Calibration

    White The iScan VP50 has several test patterns to assist in the setup of your display. Adjustments should be made on your display, not on the iscan, to correctly setup your iscan and display. The ‘bright- ness/Contrast’ test pattern will assist you in setting up both the brightness (black level) and contrast (white level) of your display.

  • Page 42: Source Calibration

    To calibrate each source correctly you will need the source to output a reference test pattern similar to what is built in to the iscan. for sources like dVd, ld and D-VHS, this content is readily available. But for a source like HD satellite or cable, these test patterns are played on channels like HDNet at off hours.

  • Page 43: Record Your Settings

    4. select the matching test pattern on the iscan Vp50 and the VRS DVD and adjust accordingly. Record Your Settings Once you have set up your iScan VP50, ABT recommends that you record your settings on the instal- lation worksheet which can be reprinted from the dVdo website at http://www.dvdo.com/faq/ faq_pro_man.php.
  • Page 44 This test pattern consists of a vertical bar which moves slowly back and forth across the screen. The bar’s motion is updated once in each output frame period of the iScan, and it moves a fixed num- ber of pixels horizontally in each frame period. This moving bar test pattern is intended to identify the frame rates at which a display will operate.

  • Page 45: Troubleshooting

    The default output from the iScan VP50 is digital RGB 4:4:4 (DVI Standard). If the Status LED on the front panel of the Vp50 is blinking blue, make sure that the display that you are con- nected to is HdCp compliant.

  • Page 46: Complete Menu Tree

    Complete Menu Tree Input Select Video  Video  s-Video  s-Video 2 Component  Component 2 RGBHV/Component HdMi  HdMi 2 HdMi 3 HdMi 4 SDI (Only available when sdi-60a module is installed) auto Input Aspect Ratio frame ar 16:9 Active AR 1.33:1...
  • Page 47 Save User to preset  preset 2 preset 3 preset 4 preset 5 preset 6 preset 7 preset 8 preset 9 preset 0 Input Adjust deinterlacing auto film bias Mode Video Mode 2:2 Even 2:2 Odd Game Mode  Game Mode 2 Overscan Range: 0-20 line offset...
  • Page 48 auto priority Range: 1-13 audio input audio  audio 2 audio 3 audio 4 stereo HDMI (Only available the selected video input is HDMI) aV lipsync Range: 0-200 Picture Control brightness Range: -50-50 Contrast Range: -50-50 saturation Range: -50-50 Range: -50-50 sharpness Range: 0-7 Y/C Delay...
  • Page 49 Magenta Yelllow auto standby led brightness Navigation Range: 0-3 normal Range: 0-3 user Mode normal Advanced serial port rate 4800 9600 4400 9200 38400 57600 factory default software update information Output Setup Analog/Digital BNC (Analog) HDMI (Digital) format 480p 540p 576p 720p-50 720p-60...
  • Page 50 Horizontal Shift Range: Horizontal Size Range: Horizontal Front Porch Range: Horizontal Sync Range: Horizontal Back Porch Range: Vertical shift Range: Vertical Size Range: Vertical front porch Range: Vertical sync Range: Vertical back porch Range: aspect ratio display 16:9 2.35:1 user Range: 1.00-3.00 screen 16:9...
  • Page 51 48Hz Lock 60Hz Lock 72Hz Lock unlock Border Level Range: 0-100 Gamma Correction Green blue HdCp Mode Display Profile select Profile 1 Profile 2 Profile 3 Profile 4 Profile 5 Profile 6 Profile 7 Profile 8 Profile 9 Profile 10 Save Profile 1 Profile 2...

  • Page 53: Index

    i n d e x active input aspect radio (AIAR) menu navigation analog inputs audio connections audio delay function non-volatile memory audio input function audio video inputs auto input priority selection function output aspect ratio control auto standby output setup aV lip sync overscan function battery installation...
  • Page 54 DVDO by Anchor Bay Technologies, Inc. 300 Orchard City Drive, Mailstop 131 Campbell, CA 95008 USA Tel: 866-423-DVDO (3836) Fax: 408-379-3845 www.dvdo.com Customer Support Tel: 866-423-DVDO (3836) Extension 333 help@dvdo.com...

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