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  • Page 1 C2-160 & C2-260 Video Processor Operation Manual...
  • Page 2 C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL Table of Contents DISCLAIMER ....................1 Regulatory Agency Acceptance................1 FCC Statement ....................1 Manual Version Information................. 2 Manual Copyright Notice ..................2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTION............3 DEVICE SUMMARY ................... 13 Device Capabilities....................
  • Page 4 C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL 10 RS232 / IP CONTROL SPECIFICATION............ 42 10.1 Communication protocol basics................. 42 10.2 Packet format....................43 10.3 Function list ....................... 45 10.4 Examples ......................50 11 WINDOWS CONTROL PANEL..............51 11.1 Opening screens ....................51 11.1.1 Selecting a serial port connection..............
  • Page 5 C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL 13.11 Aspect ratio adjustment..................73 13.12 Locking both outputs together ................74 13.13 Other setup approaches..................74 14 TROUBLESHOOTING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT ........ 77 14.1 There is no picture on the Output..............77 14.2...
  • Page 6 C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL 18.11 Control Methods....................87 18.12 Accessories Included ..................87 18.13 Mechanical ......................87 18.14 Optional Accessories..................87 19 CONTACT INFORMATION................. 88...

  • Page 7: Disclaimer

    C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL DISCLAIMER This product is intended for professional and/or home use. This product is not intended for use in a medical environment and does not have the required certifications for such use. Similarly, use aboard any aircraft or spacecraft while in...

  • Page 8: Manual Version Information

    Release Date: December, 2006 Manual Copyright Notice This Operation Manual is the intellectual property of TV One, ©2006. No portion of this manual may be copied or reproduced in any manner or by any means, including, but not limited to electronic and electro-mechanical, without the express...

  • Page 9: Important Safety Instruction

    C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTION To insure the best from this product, please read this manual carefully. Keep it in a safe place for future reference. To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove the cover from the unit.
  • Page 10 C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL Slots and openings in the sides of the unit are provided for ventilation. To ensure reliable operation, avoid obstruction of these openings and ensure the unit is installed in a well-ventilated area. 2.6 Intellectual property Some IC chips in this product include confidential and/or trade secret property.
  • Page 11 C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL 2 IMPORTANT: CONSIGNES DE SECURITE Afin de tirer le meilleur de ce produit, merci de lire attentivement ce manuel. Gardez-le dans un endroit sûr pour pouvoir le consulter à nouveau. Afin de réduire le risque de choc électrique, ne retirez pas l’unité de sa protection.
  • Page 12 C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL 2.5 Aération Les rainures et les ouvertures sur les cotés de l’unité servent à l’aérer. Pour permettre une utilisation sûre, évitez d’obstruer ces ouvertures et assurez-vous que l’unité est installée dans un endroit bien aéré.
  • Page 13 C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL 2 INSTRUCCIONES IMPORTANTES DE SEGURIDAD Para sacar el mejor provecho de este producto, léase este manual con detenimiento. Guárdelo en un lugar seguro para poder hacerle referencia en el futuro. Para reducir el riesgo de calambre, no quite la cubierta del aparato.
  • Page 14 C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL Este aparato se debe instalar en un lugar seco y fresco, lejos de fuentes de calor excesivas, la vibración, el polvo, la humedad y el frío. 2.5 Ventilación El aparato viene provisto de ranuras y agujeros en los lados para la ventilación.
  • Page 15 C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL 2 WICHTIGE SICHERHEITSVORSCHRIFTEN Lesen Sie diese Bedienungsanleitung bitte sorgfältig, um Ihr Produkt optimal nützen zu können, und bewahren Sie sie zum späteren Nachschlagen an einem sicheren Ort auf. Entfernen Sie bitte keinesfalls die Abdeckung, um der Gefahr eines Stromschlags vorzubeugen.
  • Page 16 C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL Das Gerät sollte an einem kühlen, trockenen Ort aufgestellt werden, fern von übermäßiger Wärme, Vibrationen, Staub, Feuchtigkeit und Kälte. 2.5 Belüftung Seitliche Schlitze und Öffnungen sorgen für die Belüftung des Geräts. Um die ordnungsgemäße Belüftung zu gewährleisten, dürfen diese Öffnungen nicht verdeckt werden.
  • Page 17 C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL 2 BELANGRIJKE VEILIGHEIDSINSTRUCTIES Lees deze handleiding zorgvuldig door om het beste uit uw product te halen. Bewaar het op een veilige plek voor raadpleging in de toekomst. Haal nooit het omhulsel van de eenheid af, dit om de kans op een elektrische schok te verminderen.
  • Page 18 C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL Deze eenheid moet geïnstalleerd worden op een koele droge plaats, uit de buurt van bronnen van extreme hitte, vibraties, stof, vocht en kou. 2.5 Ventilatie De sleuven en openingen aan de zijkant van de eenheid zijn voor ventilatie. Zorg er voor dat de eenheid op een goed geventileerde plek geïnstalleerd wordt zodat deze...

  • Page 19: Device Summary

    These functions allow the flexibility for handling a wide range of inputs and outputs, depending on the unit used. All units are at one in the home and broadcast & display environments. The C2-160 and C2-260 units offer a range of high-level image processing functions – with each model designed to fulfill a particular need.
  • Page 20 C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL The units’ output signal format flexibility assures that the Native Resolution of virtually any display can be matched. Because of the resolution calculator (included in the Windows® Control Panel), even new resolutions can be added to the unit.

  • Page 21: Product Image

    ANUAL PRODUCT IMAGE The C2-160 and C2-260 are identical in size and layout to the unit pictured below. Also provided with the unit is a high-density 44-pin break-out cable to separate out all the required video and data signals for the user.

  • Page 22: Installation Guide

    INSTALLATION GUIDE Preventing static damage to your card and PC The C2-160 (or C2-260) card is an electronic circuit, and as such are susceptible to static electricity damage. To minimize the risk of damage it should be handled by the edges only, and care should be taken that you don't touch the board's circuitry.

  • Page 23: Status Leds

    LED1 will light when an error has occurred with the video encoder. LED2 will light when an error has occurred with the FPGA configuration. LED3 will light when an error has occurred with the RGB A/D convertor. In all cases, you should contact TV One technical support for further help.

  • Page 24: Video Inputs And Outputs

    C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL VIDEO INPUTS AND OUTPUTS The units have different video inputs and outputs depending on your model, and with the PC/HD output being either scaled (C2-260), or just as a loop-through from the PC/HD input (C2-160).

  • Page 25: Computer & Video Inputs

    However, please note that the C2-160 (Down Converter), has an output there just to loop the PC image through to the PC monitor. The C2-160’s CV and YC outputs always function simultaneously and can be set to either standard NTSC or PAL – see ‘Adjust outputs’ for more information...

  • Page 26: Infra-Red Remote Control

    C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL INFRA-RED REMOTE CONTROL Your unit is compatible with the IRC-4 and IRC-5 infra-red remote controls, whose buttons have the following functions: Resets back to power-on defaults Stores current Selects input: settings 1/2/3=RGB/CV/YC Enables Keyer Enables Lock &...

  • Page 27: Menu Layout And Settings Adjustment

    C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL MENU LAYOUT AND SETTINGS ADJUSTMENT This menu structure is available when the optional remote control is used to activate the on-screen display function, where numerous settings can be adjusted. If a remote control is not available, you should use the Windows Control Panel that is present on the included CD –...

  • Page 28: Group Names And Descriptions

    C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL function is related to a specific operational area of the unit, detailed by the text in the top line. There are two screens that appear before the Group Menus (sub-menus) are accessed. CORIO2 TV One The first is the ‘welcome’...
  • Page 29 C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL 800 x 600 60Hz Lock mode [Off] [RGB1] This menu item allows the lock mode to be selected and the lock source to be defined. The top line of the display shows the current detected resolution of the selected lock source (RGB1 in this example).

  • Page 30: Items Associated With The Adjust Windows Group

    C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL Adjust outputs Output type [RGBHV] This menu item allows you to select the type of signal output your unit will provide. Types of output vary depending on the resolution selected and include various types of component signals Y/R-Y/B-Y or YPbPr, the full range of RGB type signals RGBHV, RGBS and RGsB (Sync on green).
  • Page 31 C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL Adjust windows Zoom level % [ 100] Changing this option, sets the amount of picture magnification you wish to use for the window Source. You are provided with the options to zoom the image from 100% to 1000% (10x zoom).
  • Page 32 C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL Adjust windows Shrink level% [ 50] [On] Shrink Level determines the percentage of the monitor’s total available screen space that the selected Window image occupies. Adjustment is provided for a reduction down to 10% of the overall output size. In most cases, this feature is used for picture-in-picture (PIP) when a background image is being used (for units with overlay abilities).
  • Page 33 C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL aspect ratios to be created, or to convert from one aspect ratio to another. When left as “Simple”, the H/V components of Zoom and Shrink are adjusted equally i.e. H is equal to V.

  • Page 34: Items Associated With The Adjust Keyers Group

    C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL This feature is normally left On. However, if you have a very unstable input, such as a video tape player with a poor (jumping) output signal, you may wish to turn the feature off. The unit will not allow an unstable image to appear on the screen if De- glitch is left On.

  • Page 35: Edge Blend Items Within The Adjust Keyers Group

    C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL You will see that the Swap between foreground and background has no effect on the output resolution as this is always set by the Lock source. Adjust keyers Y Key min/max [ 0] [ 32] The Min/Max parameters are used to select what range of Y (luminance/grey-scale) values are made transparent within the selected window/lock source.

  • Page 36: Items Associated With The Adjust Sources Group

    C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL Adjust keyers Edge blend [None] This menu item controls which of the 4 edges are blending into the background. In general, only the left or right are blending, but the unit allows you to control the edge blending for any number of edges.

  • Page 37: Rgb Source Menu Items

    C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL Source: RGB1 Source to adjust [RGB1] This menu item selects the input connection for which you want to make adjustments to. As in the image above, changes will only be made to the source connected to RGB1.
  • Page 38 C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL units when used with an optional Audio Switcher such as the A2-2000, S2-Series, or on units with Audio inputs and outputs. The default for the first 4 video inputs is to assign each video input an audio input from 1 to 4.

  • Page 39: Cv & Yc Source Menu Items

    C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL RGsB - Red, Green and a Blue image plus a sync signal superimposed on the Green channel YUV - also know as YPbPr and common for 720p and 1080i formats, where a sync signal is present on the Y signal Source: RGB1 RGB contr.

  • Page 40: Items Associated With The Adjust Resolutions Group

    C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL Source: YC1 Bright [100] Contrast [100] Adjust the Brightness and Contrast of the image to your requirement. Source: YC1 Satur [100] Hue [0] Saturation is the amount of color present in the image. Hue is the color “tint”...
  • Page 41 C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL Important Cautionary Information DO NOT ADJUST THESE ITEMS UNLESS YOU’RE CERTAIN YOU KNOW WHAT YOU’RE DOING! THE ONLY METHOD TO UNDO CERTAIN CHANGES IS TO UPDATE THE FIRMWARE. TRY USING THE AUTOSET, SHRINK, SHRINK POS, TL & BR ADJUSTMENTS FIRST.
  • Page 42 C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL The H.freq.fine (Horizontal Sync Frequency) adjustment provides the option for changing the Horizontal Sync timing Frequency in 1 Hz steps. Use this option to fine tune after using the course adjust. Please note that the internal sync generator may be unable to generate the exact frequency you want.

  • Page 43: Items Associated With The System Group

    C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL respect to the Horizontal Sync pulse and the width of the Back Porch have a direct bearing on where the active (visible) portion of the image begins. Do not attempt this adjustment without monitoring the results with an oscilloscope.
  • Page 44 C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL later in this manual) and the updates are currently free of charge. “PT” refers to Product Type and “BT” means Board Type. Both of these are hardware designators and cannot be changed by the user however both designators are important to support personnel.
  • Page 45 C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL System Advanced Menus [Off] When turned on, the previously explained Adjust resolutions menu structure is exposed. The default condition is ‘Off’, to prevent accidental changes. System RS232 baud rate [57600] This menu item allows the adjustment of the serial baud rate used for RS-232 communications.
  • Page 46 C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL System Hours in Use This is another informational display for usage audit purposes.

  • Page 47: Rs232 Port

    C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL RS232 PORT Connection Your unit is fitted with a standard ‘D9’ socket allowing it to be controlled from a computer or other type of terminal or console with a similar interface. Most computers fitted with an RS232 port, known as a ‘COM’ port, will have a ‘D9’ plug on them.

  • Page 48: Rs232 / Ip Control Specification

    C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL RS232 / IP CONTROL SPECIFICATION This section outlines how to control a CORIO2 Scaler unit via an RS232 or Ethernet link (if fitted to your unit), using ASCII-based commands. It details how to send and receive serial data to perform many of the functions that a user has access to on the unit.

  • Page 49: Packet Format

    C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL Any changes made to the unit using the front panel controls will also cause the full 20 byte message to be sent indicating the change that has occurred, thus enabling a program to stay ‘in-sync’ with the unit. In some cases (such as the execution of a macro) multiple 20 bytes messages will be sent indicating all the parameters that have been changed.
  • Page 50 C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL This byte has multiple uses, and defaults to 0 unless used for:. (Channel) SOURCE When a channel number is used in the Adjust Sources section (see later). SOURCE MACRO Byte to indicate the source channel to be altered (if appropriate).

  • Page 51: Function List

    C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL This is a carriage return (no line-feed) - ASCII code 13 (decimal). 10.3 Function list These are grouped together into their associated on-screen menus. A CORIO2 unit and this manual should be used to determine the actual function of each of the following, as only the menu text is listed here.
  • Page 52 C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL 3 = YUV 4 = tlYUV 7 = tlRGB Output image type digital 0 = RGBHV 3 = YUV 9 = Not available Background Y 16..235 Background U 16..240 Background V 16..240 CCIR Output Standard...
  • Page 53 C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL H/V out shift (V) -100..100 Lock pixel offset -2047..2047 Lock line offset -2047..2047 Shrink level % 10..100 Shrink level H % 10..100 (only used in Advanced A/R mode) Shrink level V % 10..100 (only used in Advanced A/R mode) H/V shr.
  • Page 54 C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL Border U 16..240 Border V 16..240 Adjust sources Source to adjust 0x10 = RGB1, 0x11 = RGB2, 0x12 = RGB3 0x30 = CV1, 0x31 = CV2, 0x32 = CV3 0x40 = YC1, 0x41 = YC2, 0x42 = YC3...
  • Page 55 C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL Adjust resolutions Note: You MUST set the 'Image to adjust' value to the correct value first, and only then change the other values - otherwise you may be adjusting the wrong entry. The user should not adjust the 'Image to adjust' entry using the front panel whilst also...

  • Page 56: Examples

    C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL Front panel lock 0 = unlocked, 1 = locked 10.4 Examples Each example shows the packet sent to the unit and its response. When a byte is not required to be sent it is indicated by a ‘- ‘in the table below (since a Read is 6 bytes shorter than a Write).

  • Page 57: Windows Control Panel

    C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL WINDOWS CONTROL PANEL A powerful utility is available for the C2 product range and can be downloaded from our support web site or found on the Product CD (where supplied). To install the application click on the setup file and follow the on screen instructions.

  • Page 58: Connecting To A Unit

    C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL In the Ethernet section be sure to set the IP address to the same as the address you have set on the unit (units Ethernet menu). The port number used should also reflect the port number on the unit.
  • Page 59 C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL Figure 4 Detecting a unit Once the application detects and connects to a unit you will be asked if you wish to “synchronize with the unit”, this will read all the settings from the connected unit and update the application.

  • Page 60: Application Menu's

    C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL 11.3 Application menu’s 11.3.1 File menu Figure 6 File menu Across the top of the application are the toolbar menu options. The first menu item is File within this menu you can Save and Load previous setups into the application, these setups contain all the settings of the unit.

  • Page 61: 11.3.3 Tools Menu

    C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL The Program Buttons menu will program the button assignments into the unit The Program Resolutions menu will program the resolutions into the unit as defined on the resolutions Tab. The Program Settings menu will program all adjustments into the unit 11.3.3 Tools menu...

  • Page 62: Image Loader

    C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL Figure 10 Scripting button screen Up to 24 buttons/functions can be defined, and each of these buttons/functions can perform multiple actions. Figure 11 Script editor In order to edit or create a script select Script->Edit from the menu, this will then present the script editor as shown above.

  • Page 63: 11.5.1 Loading Testcards

    C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL 11.5.1 Loading Testcards Figure 12 Testcard loader To program a testcard into the unit select the ‘Testcards’ tab from the image programmer screen and then press Load Image. You can select JPEG, BMP and GIF images. The image will be loaded and shown on the screen.

  • Page 64: 11.5.2 Loading Logos

    C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL 11.5.2 Loading Logos Figure 13 Logo Loader To program a logo into the unit select the ‘Logos’ tab from the image programmer screen and then press Load Image. You can select JPEG, BMP and GIF images. The image will be loaded and shown on the screen.

  • Page 65: 11.5.3 Maximum Image Size - How Large Can My Logo / Testcard Be

    C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL 11.5.3 Maximum Image size – how large can my logo / testcard be? The image size for a logo or testcard is limited by the amount of memory available in the unit; this is approximately 128K Bytes of compressed image for a Testcard and approximately 32K Bytes for a Logo.

  • Page 66: Resolution Editor

    C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL 11.6 Resolution Editor On some units it is possible to modify the resolutions that can be output and input; where this is available a Resolutions tab will be shown on the main screen. This tab will show the resolution database editor, and creation tool.
  • Page 67 C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL Figure 15 Resolution editor - Unit on screen values If the resolution was added to the resolution table, then the table at the bottom of the screen will update and show the newly created resolution and all its timing parameters.
  • Page 68 C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL to be added and altered, including the title of the resolution entry (limited to 24 characters). There are also along side the detailed timing parameters several flags that are used to specify the signal type these are interlaced – for interlaced video signals, CCIR for video that would normally be output on CV or YC connectors and RGB for video that would be output on RGB or Component type connections.

  • Page 69: Common Operations

    C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL COMMON OPERATIONS This section provides step by step instructions for some common operations. 12.1 Operation of the Keyer Some units come equipped with a very powerful Luminance and Chrominance Keyer. The Keyer can take some time to master and below is a breakdown and series of simple steps to help you master the Keyer’s operation...
  • Page 70 C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL to decrease the ‘min’ values and increase the ‘max’ values to broaden the range of colors keyed out. At this point, only the key color should remain transparent.

  • Page 71: Edge-Blending Setup

    This guide is intended to summarise how to setup such projectors when used with a suitable number of TV One’s CORIO2 scaling engines. The C2-7000 series are dual processors and therefore require only a single unit to perform both tasks,...

  • Page 72: Edge-Blending Requirements

    C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL S-curves for left and right projectors, with edges blended. S-curves, when properly overlapping, will add together to result in full brightness. 13.2 Edge-blending requirements To obtain the best edge-blending results, you will need: 1. A perfectly flat projection screen. This is vital, or it will not be possible to perfectly align your two projected images with each other.

  • Page 73: Basic Setup Of The Two Projectors

    C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL 13.3 Basic setup of the two projectors Basic video projector setup showing overlap. The above diagram shows how the two projects should be placed to create a wider than normal image. The amount by which they overlap is very important, as this will also relate to the zooming values to be used for each of the CORIO2 scaling engines.

  • Page 74: Initial Setup

    C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL For use with dual-channel scalers such as the C2-7000 series, connect your video source (e.g. a DVD player or computer) to an input on the C2-7000 unit. It is not necessary to feed two signals – the C2-7000 unit can use the same signal for both outputs.

  • Page 75: Edge-Blending Activation

    C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL 10% to 20% overlap are usually around 180%. In other words, not quite 2x zooming (since that would give no overlap at all). Figure ‘a’ shows the original image and ‘b’ shows the two zoomed images. Note that the two images are at different ‘Pan’...

  • Page 76: Edge-Blending Guide Lines

    C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL There is a formula for calculating the edge blend size (E) from the zoom value (Z) and horizontal pixel width of the output (H): E = 2 * H * (1 – Z/200) [pixels]...

  • Page 77: Alignment Of Projectors

    C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL resolution, whilst the green lines indicate the edge of blending. (G marks the green lines, R marks the red, Y marks the yellow, for those reading in black and white.) Outputs 1 and 2 with guide lines shown.
  • Page 78 C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL Too far apart – you need around 15% overlap, such that the red and green lines overlap. Offset – make sure your projectors are perfectly aligned both horizontally and vertically. Key-stoning – ensure your...

  • Page 79: Gamma Correction

    C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL Perfect alignment – your red and green vertical lines should overlap to produce yellow ones. 13.10 Gamma correction By now you should have two perfectly aligned projectors, but possibly with a brighter than normal overlap. This is most probably because a projector’s luminance is not perfectly linear and therefore will need to have what’s called...

  • Page 80: Locking Both Outputs Together

    C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL 3. Go to ‘Adjust windows’ for Output 2 (2B) and adjust the V zoom to the same value as Output 1 (1A). 13.12 Locking both outputs together If your video source contains live (moving) video then it is worthwhile locking one channels’...
  • Page 81 C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL E.blnd H 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1280x720 1280x1024 1600x1200 1920x1080i...
  • Page 82 C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL...

  • Page 83: Troubleshooting And Technical Support

    C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL TROUBLESHOOTING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT If problems are experienced, please read through the symptom topics below in order to resolve the problem. After doing so, if you still need to, contact Technical Support at http://www.tvone.com/support. Please have the following details of...

  • Page 84: There Is Excessive Flicker On The Output

    C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL 14.4 There is excessive flicker on the Output. Try using a different Flicker reduction mode. Turning the contrast down and the brightness up on the output device can have a large effect on flicker. Or try adjusting the brightness and contrast of the source input by selecting the Input adjust menu.

  • Page 85: The Rgb Input Is Selected But The Image Is Rolling Or Pink

    C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL 14.11 The RGB input is selected but the image is rolling or pink. Check the Adjust sources menu and confirm that the input type and sync method is set correctly. (Having YUV input selected, instead of RGBHV often causes this problem).

  • Page 86: Return Procedure

    15.2 To return a unit for repair First contact TV One using the http://www.tvone.com/support website. Support personnel will determine whether a return to the factory is the appropriate solution. If that’s the case, a Return Authorization Number will be issued. You should...
  • Page 87 C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL Please clearly state the return number on the outside packaging and on any accompanying documentation. This will greatly speed up processing. IMPORTANT: DO NOT return a unit for warranty repair without first obtaining a Return Authorization Number. No action will be taken on a unit returned in...

  • Page 88: Warranty Policy

    Should this product, in TV One’s opinion, prove defective within this warranty period, TV One, at its option, will repair or replace this product without charge. Any defective parts replaced become the property of TV One. This...

  • Page 89: Connector Pinouts

    C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL CONNECTOR PINOUTS 17.1 HD44 connector This connector is a standard high-density 44 pin socket, with the following pin allocation (note the signal separation within the connector to reduce signal cross- talk): RGB-RED-IN RGB-RED-GND-IN HSYNC-IN...

  • Page 90: Rs232 / D9 Socket

    C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL 14. V sync 15. SCL (input & output linked) 17.3 RS232 / D9 socket 1. N/C 2. TX (Transmit data) 3. RX (Receive data) 4. N/C 5. GND (Signal return) 6. N/C 7. CTS (Clear to send) 8.

  • Page 91: Specifications

    C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL SPECIFICATIONS See product front and rear diagrams for details of product I/O. Not all units in the series have all the inputs and outputs listed here. 18.1 Video Inputs Input impedance: 75 Ohm Television standards supported: NTSC and PAL...

  • Page 92: Locking/Mixing

    C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL PC Resolutions: any up to 2048x2048 (user adjustable) HDTV Resolutions: any up to 1080p Vertical Refresh Rate: any to 250Hz 18.5 Locking/Mixing CV/YC SC/H phase adjustments: +/- 180 degrees (for units with CV/YC output...

  • Page 93: Power Requirement

    C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL 18.10 Power Requirement External power supply: 12V DC @ approx. 800mA maximum via ‘hard-disk drive’ connector. Actual current consumption varies between units. On-board resetable fuse. 18.11 Control Methods The unit can be controlled via the optional infra-red remote control, the RS-232 interface or using a CC-300 CORIOconsole (via RS-232).

  • Page 94: Contact Information

    PERATION ANUAL CONTACT INFORMATION Should you have and questions or require assistance with this product in areas not covered by this manual, please contact TV One at the appropriate location shown below: TV One USA TV One Latin America 1350 Jamike Drive...
  • Page 95 C2-160 & C2-260 O PERATION ANUAL We Provide Solutions TV One USA TV One Latin America 1350 Jamike Drive 2790 NW 79 Avenue Erlanger, KY 41018 Miami, FL 33122 Tel 859-282-7303 Tel 305-418-9305 Fax 859-282-8225 Fax 305-418-3096 sales@tvone.com sales.latinoamerica@tvone.com www.tvone.com www.tvonela.com...

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