Output Setup; Test Patterns; Video Format; Underscan - DVDO iScan Duo Owner's Manual

Output Setup

The Output Setup menu lets you set up the iScan Duo's many output features. The menus are listed
below.
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Test Patterns

There are 35 test patterns available for advanced users and calibration professionals. These
patterns automatically resize and use the correct colorimetry for the current output format.
Test patterns are useful to calibrate your home theater setup.
The iScan Duo remote has a group of buttons labeled TEST PATTERNS to turn test patterns
on/off and to navigate through the list of available test patterns.
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Video Format

All DVI and HDMI displays have an Extended Display Identification Data (EDID), which con-
tains information about the display's capability. This information which includes the display's
"preferred format" can be read by iScan Duo over the HDMI or DVI cable. In Auto Select
mode (iScan Duo's default mode), the iScan Duo will automatically self-configure its output
to the display's preferred format. It is possible that the display's preferred format is not on
the list of standard formats shown on the Video Format menu listed below.
Use the INFO button on the remote or the Information screen in the menu to see the cur-
rent output format.
If you prefer not to use Auto Select, you can choose one of the standard formats from the list
on the Video Format menu
List of formats in the Video Format menu
Auto Select – this is the default setting
VGA 60Hz
480p 60Hz
720p 60Hz
1080i 60Hz
1080p 60Hz
576p 50Hz
720p 50Hz
1080i 50Hz
1080p 50Hz
1080p 24Hz
1080p 25Hz
SVGA 60Hz
XGA 60Hz
SXGA 60Hz
If the output format changes, the iScan Duo tests to insure that your display can accept the
new format. You have about 30 seconds to verify that you see the new format by moving
the highlight bar to "Yes" then "OK." If you don't verify the new format, the iScan Duo will
revert to the previous format.
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Underscan

Some displays will overscan the picture, which means that the edges of the picture are
outside the frame of the viewable area. The Underscan slider-bar control lets you shrink the
picture, so that you can see all of it, and adjust for over-scanning.
Underscan is a display control. It is fixed regardless of which input is selected.
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