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X Tune Video Processor, Scaler, Switcher, Integrated TV Tuner Now has character text generator via rs-232 Installation and Operations Manual Manual Rev: 020901 Firmware Rev: 1.16 and above 205 Commercial Court Morganville, NJ 07751 Voice: (732) 591-5800 Fax: (732) 591-5801 www.auroramultimedia.com...
1.0 Product Description The XTune provides enhanced functionality to your display devices for a variety of applications. Conference rooms, video conferencing, training facilities, video production, home entertainment, and even office desktops will benefit from this small but powerful device. Plasma Display...
(1) - 47 Button Remote IRC-1 (1) - 6 Pin Mini DIN Male - Female 9 Pin (Firmware Upgrade / RS-232 Control Cable) Note: Please examine the XTune for any signs of shipping damage. 4.0 Installation For RS-232 Control use...
The XTune has a Main channel and a PiP channel. Any input on the unit can be sent to the Main as well as the PiP but with limitations to the combinations.
6.0 Remote Control Using the Aurora IRC-1 47 Button Remote 1. TUNER - Selects the XTune to be controlled from the remote DISPLAY TUNER POWER 2. DISPLAY - Selects the Display Device 3. POWER - Turns on and off the XTune 4.
: Confirms a selection when pressed Power : Toggles the XTune power on and off. When turning on it takes about 2 seconds to initialize. If the XTune loses power it will turn on when power is returned. Special Functions: Select &...
8.0 On Screen Display (OSD) 1. The On Screen Display is activated with the “Menu” button. 2. The OSD is removed if the “Menu” key is again pressed. 3. Pressing the “Menu key returns to the previous menu level. All menus initially mark the first menu item. 8.1 OSD MAIN MENU The first menu column is a set of icons displayed vertically within the OSD.
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On Screen Display (continued) 8.2.2 BRIGHTNESS Activates slider to adjust picture brightness. 8.2.3 SATURATION Activates slider to adjust color saturation. (This item is disabled when input is RGB.) 8.2.4 HUE Activates slider to adjust hue. (This item is disabled when input is RGB.) 8.2.5 H SHARPNESS Activates slider to adjust horizontal sharpness.
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On Screen Display (continued) 8.3.6 V POSITION Activates slider to adjust vertical position. 8.4 INPUT SETUP The Input Setup menu contains the sub-menu for input signal selection and input format selection. Both MAIN and PiP channel can map to any one of the following video input. However, there are restrictions based on the board configuration.
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On Screen Display (continued) 8.4.3 MAIN FORMAT Allows the user to manually override the auto input detection. The firmware detects the input format automatically and converts it to selected display format. INPUT SETUP MAIN INPUT PiP INPUT MAIN FORMAT AUTO PiP FORMATAUTO ADC CLOCK 1350...
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On Screen Display (continued) 8.5 DISPLAY SETUP The display setup menu contains the sub-menu for output display timing and display format selection. 8.5.1 TIMING Select from VGA, SVGA, XGA, 1366 x 768, 1280 x768, 852x480, 480i, 480p, 576p, 576i, 576i 100Hz, 720p, 1080i. 8.5.2 FORMAT The output display format is can be set to 16:9 or 4:3 based on Timing setting.
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On Screen Display (continued) 8.6.3 SOURCE There are three choices for TV sources: BCST (broadcast), CATV(cable), IRC and HRC. The default setting is CATV. TV SETUP MAIN CH 004 ADD PiP #01 CH 027 TV SOURCE CATV 8.7 PiP SETUP The PiP setup menu is used to subdivide the screen into a pre-defined set of windows.
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On Screen Display (continued) 8.7.1.2 TILE MODE The tile mode allows the user to see multiple PiP windows. The most common way to use tile mode is TV channel browsing. Each PiP window has a unique TV channel number (section 8.6.2 PiP) and the display is updated every second by moving the active PiP window sequentially.
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On Screen Display (continued) 8.8 ADVANCED Allows a user to manual override the Motion Adaptive De-interlacing and to turn on and off the directional processing. ADVANCED MADI - VT MADI threshold DI - on 8.9 MISCELLANEOUS 8.9.1 FILM MODE The film detection switches between VT, AFM, GFX, and SM automatically. This selection allows for manual selection of the processing modes.
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Displays information that is related to the system. The current installed firmware version is located here. Updates to features and enhancements will be available on Aurora Multimedia’s web site. Please download Aurora FLASH 123 software to assist you in updating the firmware.
Pin 3 - TX Pin 5 - RX Contact Closure - Pins 1,2,4,6 Note: Pin 2 must be enable with jumper J9 on XTune Pins 1,2: PiP Swap Pins 1,4: Channel + Pins 1,6: Channel - Pins 1,4,6: PiP On/Off...
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10.1 RS-232 Protocol (Continued) !KEY_UP<CR> Up arrow key !KEY_DOWN<CR> Down arrow key !KEY_OSD<CR> On Screen display on/off button !KEY_LAST<CR> Toggles between the last 2 channels selected !KEY_INFO<CR> Shows information on the screen !KEY_MTV<CR> TV to Main !KEY_MVID<CR> Video to Main !KEY_MSVID<CR>...
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~PPAP<CR> or ~PT1+4<CR> or ~PT1+12<CR> or ~PT0+16<CR> Use the commands below only if you are experienced with the operation of the XTune. If they are not implemented properly, flashing of the video will occur if an invalid combination of Main and PiP are selected. Try to use the dual switching commands above to prevent this scenario from happening.
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10.1 RS-232 Protocol (Continued) a display causing damage. Hello World The above is to show the display area (black) with the text Hello World in Green. The white outline is a representation of where the 15 x 30 area may be position based on the delay commands. A white border does not appear on the actual screen.
Computer signal does not lock - Make certain the output driver of the PC conforms to the input listing of the XTune. Try to use VESA standard modes as the XTune is programmed for most VESA standards up to 1024 x 768.
4) With the power cord unplugged connect the 6 pin Mini Din to 9 pin RS232 cable between the Control port of the XTune and the Com port of the PC. If you do not have a cable the help menu of Flash123 has the pin out.
Limited Warranty Aurora Multimedia Corp. Warrants that this product is free of defects in both materials and workmanship for a period of 1 year for parts and labor from date of purchase. During the warranty period, and upon proof of purchase, the product will be repaired or replaced (with same or similar model) at our option without charge for parts or labor for the specified warranty period (1 year parts and labor).
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