Summary of Contents for Black Box VGA to Video Portable Plus
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Order toll-free in the U.S. 24 hours, 7 A.M. Monday to midnight Friday: 877-877-BBOX FREE technical support, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: Call 724-746-5500 or fax 724-746-0746 SUPPORT Mail order: Black Box Corporation, 1000 Park Drive, Lawrence, PA 15055-1018 INFORMATION Web site: www.blackbox.com • E-mail: info@blackbox.com...
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VGA to Video Portable Plus FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION INDUSTRY CANADA RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT Class B Digital Device. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
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VGA to Video Portable Plus README The README file on the VGA to Video Portable Plus Utility diskette contains information about the latest changes and revisions. To view this file, insert the utility diskette in to drive A or B and type:...
Chapter 1: Specifications 1. Specifications NTSC (North America) supports up to Resolution — 640 x 480 16/256/32K/64K/16M colors; PAL (Europe) supports up to 800 x 600 16/256/32K/64K colors Memory Requirements — 640K RAM System Requirements — MS-DOS ® ver. 3.3 or later; Windows ™...
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VGA to Video Portable Plus No connection Monitor ID0, TTL level Monitor ID1, TTL level HSYNC, TTL level VSYNC, TTL level No connection VGA IN Connector. VGA OUT Connector — DB15 female connector; pin assignment is the same as VGA IN connector; connect to VGA monitor VIDEO OUT Connector —...
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NTSC, 15625 Hz in PAL TV VSYNC, TTL level, negative sync, 60 Hz in NTSC, 50 Hz in PAL Software — TSR Utility (VGA to Video Portable Plus Installation Disk) Power — 115/230 VAC, 60/50 Hz, 12 watts (power consumption 5 watts, excluding DC adapter);...
2. Introduction 2.1 VGA to Video Portable Plus With the VGA to Video Portable Plus, you can display a VGA signal on a television set or monitor, or you can record a VGA picture on a VCR. At the same time, you can still see the display on your original VGA monitor. To begin, all you need to do is connect the cables and install the VGA to Video Portable Plus Utility Program.
VGA to Video Portable Plus 3. Installation The VGA to Video Portable Plus (Figure 1) has one input connector and three output connectors. VGA IN connects with the VGA output of a PC or notebook computer. VGA OUT connects to a VGA monitor. There are three video outputs: Video, S-Video, and RGB Video.
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V G A M I C 5 0 H 6 0 H V I D E R G B 9 V I S - O V I D G H T B R I Figure 1. The VGA to Video Portable Plus.
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VGA to Video Portable Plus Laptop Monitor Audio Video S-Video Video 286, 386, 486 Audio Video VGA IN RGB Monitor/ Projection TV Audio Video MIC IN Audio Lavaliere Microphone VGA to Video Portable Plus Figure 2. VGA to Video Portable Plus System Connections.
Chapter 3: Installation 3.2 Software Installation 1. Insert the “VGA to Video Portable Plus Utility diskette” into floppy disk drive A or B. 2. At the DOS prompt, type: A:\INSTALL/N [ENTER] (for installing NTSC system) or A:\INSTALL/P [ENTER] (for installing PAL 50-Hz system in Europe), B:\INSTALL/N [ENTER] (for installing NTSC system) or B:\INSTALL/P [ENTER] (for installing PAL 50-Hz system in Europe.)
• “AUTOSAVE/E” enables the Autosave function. • “AUTOSAVE/D” disables the Autosave function. 4.1.3 SETPATH.COM If you move the VGA to Video Portable Plus driver to another directory, run this program to reorganize your directories and files. 4.1.4 SETKEY.COM “SETKEY” is used in the following situations: •...
Chapter 4: Operation 4.1.5 SETNTSC.COM Set the VGA to Video Portable Plus driver to NTSC system. 4.1.6 SETPAL.COM Set the VGA to Video Portable Plus driver to PAL (50 Hz) system.
VGA to Video Portable Plus 4.2 Using the Hotkeys After you’ve typed “BBOXP” to activate the driver, this message appears. Video to Portable Plus TSR Driver Version 3.09 (NTSC or PAL) HOTKEY FUNCTION: Alt — Shift — UP-Arrow ==> Scroll the Screen UP Alt —...
(60 Hz). If your TV is multi-system and supports PAL (60 Hz) or the NTSC 4.43-MHz system, you can slide this switch to the 60 Hz position and then press <Alt-Shift-D>. The VGA to Video Portable Plus changes to PAL (60 Hz) or NTSC (4.43 MHz). This expands your TV picture vertically and produces less field flicker.
VGA to Video Portable Plus 6. Sizing Windows to Fit Your Screen To make Microsoft Windows software easier to see on the TV, you might have to change the sizes of the windows. If you’re not familiar with Windows, the following information will help you adjust the window size so that it fits properly in the television screen.
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Chapter 6: Sizing Windows to Fit Your Screen To change the size of a window with the mouse, simply position the pointer on the border you want to adjust. The mouse pointer changes from a single-headed arrow to a double-headed one. Press and hold the left button, move the border as you please, and then release the button.
PC to the TV converter? Connect through your VCR as follows: 1. Connect the VGA to Video Portable Plus according to the connection diagram shown on page 8; however, connect the composite video cable to the Video In RCA jack on the VCR.
7.2 If You Have Problems Sometimes a minor adjustment is all it takes to eliminate problems you’re having with the VGA to Video Portable Plus. Refer to the chart below for possible solutions. If you are still having problems, contact your dealer.
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