Pixel Magic Systems VPS3800 Manuel d'utilisateur

Owner’s Guide

FAROUDJA TECHNOLOGIES:DCDi®DCDi®eliminates the jaggedness that conventional up-converters cause to diagonal edges invideo. DCDi®’s unique algorithm id

2.1 CRYSTALIO II FRONT PANELPOWER buttonPress once to switch on; press once again to switch to standby.The status is shown by the power indicator LED.

FILM & 2:2 PULLDOWN indicator LEDsPASSTHRU indicator LEDLCD DisplayThe LCD display has 2 distinct modes see Section 6 for further details:Status D

2.2 CRYSTALIO II REAR PANELPOWERPower Supply Cable Entry Use the cable supplied with your Crystalio II.VIDEO INPUT TERMINALSThese allow you to connect

Component 3, Component 4Support the following formats and resolutions:• Component Video YPbPr; 480i, 576i• RGBS (RGB with composite sync); 480i, 576i•

COMPUTER/NETWORK CONNECTIVITYThese are optional/advanced connectionsRS232 DB9 Male Serial connectionAllows Crystalio II to be integrated into and cont

1 OSD group keysKeys for OSD operations are:• Menu - enters and exits the on-screen display (OSD)• Arrow keys: Up, Down, Left, Right - selects differe

• Pressing Up arrow key will increase the numeric value by 1• Pressing Down arrow key will decrease the numeric value by 1• Pressing OK key confirms t

3.1 COMPATIBLE EQUIPMENTIn simple terms, Crystalio II serves as a video processor which enhances video signals fromsource devices and then delivers th

referred to as SVHS.5 Composite - the most common and lowest performing video connection.TIPS: It is recommended that you try to bypass any internal p

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS1. Read these instructions.2. Keep these instructions.3. Heed all warnings.4. Follow all instructions.5. Do not use this

4.1 CONFIGURE YOUR VIDEO SOURCEEven if your standard definition video source has the option to output progressive video(denoted by a number and then t

ORPress the Output remote control key and a mini menu selection list pops up. Select the outputterminal via which your display device has been connect

Video Test Pattern: Horizontal Line 50Pixel PerfectVideo Test Pattern: Horizontal Line 50Not Pixel PerfectVideo Test Pattern: Vertical Line 50Pixel Pe

4.6.2 OUTPUT 50HZ OR 60HZ AUTOMATICALLYIf your display supports 50Hz input and can produce real 50Hz refresh rate video image*, it isbetter to configu

• If you are not sure which video level is correct, leave it at the default setting. Or, if thepicture is excessively dark or very washed out, try cha

4.6.3.2 CALIBRATE THE VIDEO LEVEL AND COLOR BALANCE OF YOUR VIDEOSOURCESOnce you have calibrated your display for correct video output levels and colo

Step 6: Repeat step 3 to step 5 until the brightness and contrast settings need not be changed,and R/G/B Offset and R/G/B Gain settings of the video s

If your projector’s native output is 4:3 (e.g. some 1400x1050 LCOS projectors) and you are usingan anamorphic lens to compress it to show a 16:9 image

refresh rate. For example, let’s take a 1280 x 720 @ 60Hz timing which has 720 activelines, a vertical front porch of 3, a vertical sync width of 7 an

4.7.3 BASIC CALIBRATIONSee Section 4.6.3 for help with picture calibration. Most of the basic steps for pixel-baseddisplays apply except for CRT proje

ADDITIONAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS• To ensure maximum performance, please read this manual carefully. Keep it in a safe place forfuture reference• Install

TIPS FOR USING THIS SECTION• Throughout this manual OSD refers to the On-Screen Display• SD video is Standard Definition video such as 480i or 576i• H

5.1.2 INPUT PORT CONFIGURATIONThis option is used to define the characteristics of the input ports• You can define the format of the component input p

• Use the Left/Right arrow remote control keys to adjust the sliders• Use the Up/Down arrow remote control keys to select between Pixel Clock, Positio

• Store the input profile by pressing any of the profile numbers under Store• Recall any input profile by pressing the desire profile number under Rec

5.2.2 COLOR TEMPERATURE• The effect of Offset is roughly the same as “Brightness”. It adjusts the overall video levelof the image. The most obvious ef

When the action button is pressed, the OSD turns to the following page:• Type is either Standard, Low IRE, High IRE, or S-Shape• Values can be positi

When the action button is pressed, the OSD turns to the following page:• Store the gamma profile by pressing any of the profile numbers under Store•

5.2.4 ASPECT RATIOThis option is used to set the image aspect ratio.• 4:3 LetterBox is for 4:3 LetterBox material, which is a 4:3 source, with black b

• When overscan is smaller than zero, the image is reduced in size and borders are filledwith the background color (see Section 5.2.7 on how to change

When the action button is pressed, the OSD turns to the following page:• The background color can be defined by selecting the color and pressing OK•

Thank you very much for purchasing Crystalio II, the World’s most advanced video processor!This unit will bring you a breathtaking visual experience b

• NTSC@30: Crystalio II will automatically select the deinterlacing method from one of the below:• DCDi• 3:2 reverse pulldown• 2:2 reverse pulldown (P

5.2.11 VIDEO PROFILEThis option stores video image configuration parameters, which include:• Image Aspect Ratio• Overscan• Image Position• Image Crop•

5.3 OUTPUT SUB-MENUThe Output sub-menu consists of all options related to the output of Crystalio II.5.3.1 OUTPUT SELECTThis option is used to select

5.3.2 OUTPUT PORT CONFIGURATIONThis option defines the characteristics of output ports.• You can define the color space of the analog output port• You

5.3.3 OUTPUT RESOLUTIONThis option defines the output resolution. Select one of the following:• Standard Format, such as 480p, 720p60, 1080i60, etc• F

• To add a new customized resolution, edit the timing parameters and press the action button• If you want to define a customized output resolution wit

output resolution. Example: 1280 x 768 pixels is 1.66 (1280 divided by 768) and 1280 x1024 pixels is 1.25 (1280 divided by 1024). This setting is norm

When the action button is pressed, the OSD turns to the following page:• The mask layer color can be defined by selecting the color and pressing OK•

When the action button is pressed, the OSD turns to the following page:• You can define names for each output profile to help with identification• Ma

5.4.1 AUDIO INPUT SELECTThis option selects the audio input port that should be mapped to the current video input source.• Any audio input port can be

Safety Information 2Important Safety Instructions 2Additional Safety Instructions 3Welcome 41. About Crystalio II 81.1 Why do I need Crystalio II? 81.

5.4.3 AUDIO DELAYThis option sets the audio delay, or time difference, between the audio input and audio output ofCrystalio II. Since all video proces

5.5 SYSTEM SUB-MENUThe System sub-menu consists of all options related to the system settings of Crystalio II.5.5.1 OSD OPTIONSYou can change some cha

5.5.2 FRONT PANELThis option controls the behavior of the Crystalio II LCD front panel, including:• Back light of the LCD front panel• Front Panel LED

5.5.4 ADVANCED OPTIONThis option controls whether advanced options are shown or hidden inside the OSD. Please referto Section 7 for details of advance

5.5.6 FIRMWARE UPGRADEThis option is used to do firmware upgrades.If your firmware is downloaded onto a USB disk, insert it into Crystalio II’s USB po

6. FRONT PANEL CONFIGURATION A sub-set of Crystalio II configurations can be done using the front panel and LCDDisplay. The menu tree diagram on the f

FRONT PANEL LCD MENU-TREE56

7. ADVANCED OSD OPTIONS7.1 HDMI INPUT CONFIGURATIONThis option is used to set the input format of the HDMI input ports.When the action button is pres

7.2 ADVANCED GAMMA CORRECTIONThis option is available only in firmware version 2.00 or later7.2.1 USER DEFINED GAMMA CURVEWhen User is selected as the

Use the Left/Right remote control keys to adjust the Output Luminance at that IRE value.To return to the User IRE slider press the Back remote control

5. Crystalio II Configuration 305.1 INPUT Sub-Menu 305.1.1 Input Select 305.1.2 Input Port Configuration 315.1.3 Analog Input Adjust 315.1.4 Hide Inpu

7.3 Y/C DELAYThis option is used to set the Y/C delay of the source.• Sometimes the timing of Luminance (brightness) and Chrominance (color) of the vi

• High values of smoothness can reduce the “Staircase” effect when the resolution of the inputvideo source is low, or when it has a certain degree of

7.6.1 TRUE LIFEWhen the action button is pressed, the OSD turns to the following page:When the action button is pressed, the OSD turns to the follow

7.6.2 FILM BIASThis option adjusts the deinterlacer’s level of bias towards either film mode or video mode whileoperating in any automatic detection m

• For the analog output port, you can define the following:• Color Space• Sync Polarity/Type• Voltage Pump7.7.1 VOLTAGE PUMPVoltage Pump is used to co

7.7.3 OUTPUT SYNC POLARITY/SYNC TYPE• Output Horizontal and Vertical sync polarities of HDMI can be defined as Positive or Negative• When Analog outpu

If the Analog output is configured as YPbPr, the OSD turns to the following page:7.7.4 OUTPUT PORT CONFIGURATION WHEN IN PASSTHRU MODE• Passthru from

When the action button is pressed, the OSD turns to the following page:Crystalio II simultaneously outputs video to all three output ports. However,

7.7.5 OUTPUT SYNC POLARITY/SYNC TYPE WHEN IN PASSTHRU MODE• Output Horizontal and Vertical sync polarities of HDMI can be defined as:• Positive• Negat

• Select the correct polarity for your display. Consult the display manufacturer’s user guidefor help• If polarity is unknown, select the polarity tha

7. Advanced OSD options 577.1 HDMI Input Configuration 577.2 Advanced Gamma Correction 587.2.1 User Defined Gamma Curve 587.2.2 R/G/B Individual Gamma

7.8 AUDIO DELAY PROFILEYou can define different durations of audio delay and save it to audio delay profile. There are atotal of 10 profiles and each

When the action button is pressed, the OSD turns to the following page:• Define the secondary passthru video path by selecting the Passthru Video Fro

• Video Output:• You can select any of the output ports as “secondary passthru” output port. However,when the output port of “normal processing” and “

The passthru path and settings can be stored in profiles. When the action button ispressed, the OSD turns to the following page:• Secondary Passthru

7.10 PICTURE IN PICTURE/PICTURE BY PICTURE• When Crystalio II is in “Picture In Picture” (PIP) mode, there is a small sub-picture on top of themain pi

• Audio Output:• You can also define any audio output port as the output of sub-picture audio. In thiscase, the audio output port(s) is switched to ou

When the action button is pressed, the OSD turns to the following page:When the action button is pressed, the OSD turns to the following page:• PIP/

7.11 DYNAMICVPTMCrystalio II can perform a set of programmed actions according to the video input format. Forexample, output resolution can be changed

• Action/Resolution dropdown 1 options:• Output Format• Output Resolution• Custom Resolution (available only if customized resolutions are defined)• L

• DynamicVP mode (including ON and OFF)• All the DynamicVP rules (including the “Otherwise” condition)When the action button is pressed, the OSD turn

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Problem SolutionNo Picture • Check power cable• Check power switches• Ensure that the video cables are connected between thedisplay device and the Cry

Problem SolutionPicture is displayed but it is • Adjust the Position of Analog Input Adjust if necessary (seeshifted to the right (or left)Section 5.1

PRODUCT SUPPORTCaution: Under NO circumstances should you attempt to open, repair or modify yourCrystalio II unit as this could expose you to electric

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1.3 VIDEO PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY PRIMERCrystalio II gets to the very heart of this problem by a combination of expert video engineeringdesign from Pixe