DVDO iScan Duo Owner's Manual
Dual output high-definition video processor
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
S e c t i o n 3 – I n i t i a l S e t u p Initial Setup STEP 1 - Power Up STEP 2 - Connect the iScan Duo to the Display STEP 3 - Connecting the Sources to the iScan Duo STEP 4 - Configuring the Input Sources to get Maximum Performance S e c t i o n 4 –... -
Page 4: S E C T I O N 1 - G E T T I N G S T A R T E D
i S c a n D u o T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S Picture (Aspect Ratio) Component Inputs Active (Aspect Ratio) Select RGBS Stretch LED Brightness Shift Factory Defaults Auto AR Update Firmware Zoom Serial Port Rate... -
Page 5: Introduction
It allows a convenient connection to two displays, for example a projector and an LCD TV. Fur- thermore the iScan Duo is an intelligent central switching hub which connects all of your audio/ video source devices to your displays and A/V receiver. The iScan Duo features a full-suite of Simplay Labs’... -
Page 6: Display Compatibility Requirements
The remote control uses two AAA batteries (included), which should be replaced as needed. monitors. Your display is compatible with the iScan Duo if it has an HDMI or DVI input. The iScan Duo is not compatible with displays with analog inputs. -
Page 7: Installation Guidelines
: Turns Test Patterns On or Off • Install the iScan Duo on a solid, flat, level surface such as a table or shelf. You can also : Selects the next test pattern install the iScan Duo in a standard 19” equipment rack using the supplied rack-mount kit. -
Page 8: S E C T I O N 2 - B A S I C O P E R A T I O N
NOTE: When navigating the Menu, the Front Panel Display (FPD) always shows the current selec- To connect the iScan Duo to a display that has a DVI input, use either an HDMI-to-DVI cable or an tion on the bottom line and the menu/submenu item on the top line. When you change a value of a adapter. -
Page 9: Audio Outputs
— Signal is ‘high’ when HDMI Video Output 1 is selected Connect an iScan to a display with an HDMI or DVI input. The iScan Duo defaults to ‘Auto Select’ — Signal is ‘low’ when HDMI Video Output 2 is selected mode which automatically detects and outputs the display’s preferred format. -
Page 10: Step 3 - Connecting The Sources To The Iscan Duo
The basic rule for getting the best performance from input sources is to configure the sources to • VIDEO 3 - Composite Video/Sync output the native resolution of the content and to let the iScan Duo perform the video processing • S-VIDEO - S-Video or Y/C necessary to deliver the best image quality to the display. -
Page 11: Active (Aspect Ratio)
• Stretch This mode is a variation of the 4:3 Full Frame mode. The iScan Duo stretches the input Stretch gives you independent horizontal and vertical stretch control. The original aspect image to remove the black bars on both sides of the display. The middle part of the image ratio is not maintained using this control. -
Page 12: Game Mode
2:2 Odd — This mode weaves two adjacent fields together starting with an odd device with the video. The iScan Duo will then treat them as a pair when switching inputs, field and combining it with the following even field. Either 2:2 Even or 2:2 Odd so that they switch together. -
Page 13: Brightness
The Picture Controls settings are briefly described below: Output Setup The Output Setup menu lets you set up the iScan Duo’s many output features. The menus are listed • Brightness below. Adjust the black level of the overall image from the iScan Duo. When you make an adjust- ment to brightness, all levels of brightness, from black to peak white, are shifted up or down. -
Page 14: 1:1 Frame Rate
Frame Lock The iScan Duo will not output Deep Color format (default mode). Auto Lock The output frame rate from the iScan Duo is fixed and locks to the input Auto The iScan Duo will output the display’s preferred Deep Color format. -
Page 15: Rename Inputs
The Auto Wake Up window gives you 3 options for defining the condi- tions in which the iScan Duo will power itself on: Off The iScan Duo will power on using the remote. Use this option if you want the iScan Video 1 Duo to remain powered down even if input signals become active. -
Page 16: Serial Port Rate
— An iScan Duo icon should appear on your PC’s desktop. The iScan Duo looks like a mass Press EXIT to exit the Display Wizard storage device to your PC. — Double click on the iScan Duo icon. You should see a file with a ‘.abt’ extension. - Page 17 Processor. 1. 3D Pass-through The iScan Duo will pass-through 3D content from a 3D source to a 3D display. This happens Fir mwar e Ve rsion 2. 20 (Build 0 6 7 a) automatically. The LED indicator will be green to indicated pass-through.
- Page 18 Use the Test Pattern On/Off button on the remote control. back to 100 IRE Gray Scale will cause the iScan Duo to output wrong gray scale level. Selecting 90 IRE and back to 100 IRE levels fixes the problem.
- Page 19 Chroma filtering is always on. Use this setting if the source is known to have a CUE problem. The iScan Duo will save input settings for each format (if supported by the input) below. Auto (default) Automatic chroma error detection and correction (AutoCUE-C ™...
- Page 20 — Color Gamut controls 5.1 Menu Timeout — Gray Scale controls The OSD menu timeout determines the time (in seconds) it takes for the iScan Duo to close • Product Name and Version Number queries the OSD menu after no action has been performed. The user can now control the duration •...
- Page 21 1. Using the iScan Duo’s test pattern generator as a reference color source Management System. These features include Color Gamut Controls, Chromaticity Controls and Gray Scale Controls. The CMS features make the iScan Duo a useful tool for calibrating displays. 2. Using an external video source to generate the reference test patterns DVDO strongly recommends the use of a good colorimeter for display calibration.
- Page 22 The indicators on the on-screen menu has the same units as that of the Color Gamut control (percentage of full range gamma corrected RGB) Using a reference signal connected to iScan Duo’s input The Duo’s test pattern generator should be turned off in this mode. Provide the reference gray scale that needs to be calibrated and use the on-screen menu as described in the previous section.
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