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3GSDI to 3GSDI Scaler

GEF-3GSDI-2-3GSDIS

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CONTENTS

1 Introduction

2 OperationNotes

3 Features

4 PanelLayout

5 PanelDescriptions

6 IRRemoteLayoutandDescription

7 IRRemoteControlInstallation

7 InstallingtheBattery

7 SettingtheIRChannel

8 ConnectingThe3GSDITo3GSDIScaler

8 WiringDiagram

9 MenuSystem

9 GeneralMenu

10 PatternsMenu

10 OutputMenu

11 InputMenu

13 PictureMenu

15 LayoutMenu

15 AspectMenu

17 RS-232SerialControl

18 RS-232Commands

33 SupportedVideoandGraphicsFormats

36 RackMountSafetyInformation

37 MountingPlateInstallation

38 AppendixA

38 GammaLUTFileFormat

39 Specifications

40 Warranty

1

INTRODUCTION

Congratulationsonyourpurchaseofthe3GSDIto3GSDIScaler.Yourcompletesatisfactionisveryimportanttous.

GefenPRO

Intherealmofvideodistribution,certainfeaturesareinvaluableinacommercialorbroadcastenvironment.Accommodationssuchasabuild-inpowersupplyandflatblackrack-mountenclosuressetGefenPROapartfromourtraditionalproducts.ComplexdistributionunitsallowforprofessionalDVI,3G-SDI,andHDMIsignalstoberoutedandconvertedeasilyandseamlessly,whilebeingbackedupbyarenownedanddependabletechnicalsupportteam.GefeninvitesyoutoexploretheGefenPROproductlineandhopesthatyoufindthesolutionthatfitsyourneeds.

The GefenPRO 3GSDI to 3GSDI Scaler

TheGefenPRO3GSDI-2-3GSDISprovideshigh-performancescaling-includingadjustablecadencedetection,framerateconversion,detailenhancement,andadvancednoisereduction.

ItworkswithSDI,ED-SDI,HD-SDI,or3G-SDIsignalsandsupportsresolutionsupto1080pFullHDand2048x1080(2K).

Thisproductcanbeusedasastandaloneframesynchronizerwithoutscalingifdesired.Whenframesynchronizationisrequired,thevideooutputofonesource(orareferencesignal)canbeusedtoGenlockanotherinputsource.GenlockMode,aswellasallfeaturesofthisscaler,canbecontrolledthroughthebuilt-inmenusystemusingtheIRRemoteControlorviaRS-232control.

How It Works

ConnectSDIsourcedevicestotheSDIinputsandconnectdownstreamequipmenttotheSDIoutputs.ConvenientSDIloop-throughoutputconnectorsandanRCACoax(S/PDIF)audiooutputallowmonitoringofSDIvideoandaudio.AnexternalGenlocksourcemayalsobeconnected.

ConfigurationmaybedoneusingtheIRRemoteandtheOn-ScreenDisplay(OSD)menu,orviatheRS-232port.AUSBportisalsoprovidedforfuturefirmwareupgrades.

OPERATION NOTES

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READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OROPERATING THE 3GSDI TO 3GSDI SCALER

• Thebuilt-inGUI(GraphicalUserInterface)orOn-ScreenDisplay(OSD)providesconvenientoperationoftheScaler.ThesuppliedIRRemotecontroloperatestheOSD.Seepages9-16fordetailsontheOSDcommands.

• TheIRRemoteControlunit’sIRchannelmustbeidenticaltothatoftheScaler.Seepage30fordetailsonconfiguringtheIRChannelonthe3GSDIto3GSDIScaler.

• The3GSDIto3GSDIScalersupportsmanyinputandoutputresolutions.Foracompletelistofsupportedformats,seepages33-35.

• SupportsSMPTEstandards259M,292M,SMPTE274M,SMPTE296M,ITU-RBT.656andITU-RBT.601.Handles3G-SDISMPTE425-Aand425-B/formats1080p50/59.94/60.

• Internalsoftware(firmware)maybeupgradedviathebuilt-inSerialorUSBports.NotethatsoftwareupdatesperformedontheUSBportwillbequickerduetoitshigherdatatransferrate.

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FEATURES

Features:

• Digitalaudiooutput

• Adjustablecadencedetection

• Advancednoisereductionanddetailenhancement

• Frame-rateconversion

• Fullyintegratedsprite-basedMenuSystem

• Built-inpatterngeneratorwithColorBarsandHatchPattern

• RS-232Control

• IRRemoteControl(included)

• Field-upgradeablefirmwareviaUSBport

• Rack-mountable(rackearsincluded)

Package Includes

(1)GefenPRO3GSDIto3GSDIScaler(1)IRRemoteControl(1)ACPowerCord(1)SetofRackEars(1)Quick-StartGuide

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PANEL LAYOUT

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PANEL DESCRIPTIONS

1 IRReceivessignalsfromtheincludedIRRemoteControlunit.

2 3GSDIThisLEDwillglowbrightbluewhen3GSDIsignalsaredetectedontheinput.

3 PowerThisLEDwillglowbrightbluewhentheunitispowered.

4 USBConnectaUSBcablefromacomputertothisUSBportwhenupdatingthefirmware.

5 GenlockUsedtogenerator-lock(“genlock”)thevideosourcewithanexternalreferencesignal.ConnectaBNCcablebetweenthe“genlock”deviceandtheGenlockBNCconnector.

6 CoaxConnectaCoaxcablefromthisS/PDIFconnectortoanaudiooutputdevice.

7 InA,InBConnectBNCcablesfromthe3GSDIsourcetotheseconnectors.

8 LoopOutA,LoopOutBConnectBNCcablesfromtheseconnectorstoalocalSDImonitoringdisplay.TheLoopOutconnectorspass-throughthesourcesignalwithoutanyprocessing.

9 OutA,OutBConnectBNCcablesfromtheseconnectorstoanSDIdisplay.

10 PowerReceptacleConnecttheincludedACpowercordfromthispowerreceptacletoanavailableelectricaloutlet.

11 PowerSwitchPressthisswitchtopower-onorpower-offthescaler.

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IR REMOTE LAYOUT AND DESCRIPTIONS

RMT-8HDS-IR

1.LEDindicator-glowsbrightorangewheneverakeyispressed,indicatingthetransmissionofanIRcommandtotheScaler.

2. TheENTERbuttonactivatesaselectedmenuoptionintheOn-ScreenDisplay.

3. LEFTdirectionkeyformenunavigationwithintheOn-ScreenDisplay.

4. DOWNdirectionkeyformenunavigationwithintheOn-ScreenDisplay.

5. Source-Cyclesbetweenavailableinputsources.Theselectableinputsare3GSDIInput1and3GSDIInput2.PressonceforInput1;twiceforInput2.

6. Output-Cyclesthroughtheavailableoutputresolutions.Seepages33-35foralistofoutputresolutions.

7. Menu-DisplaystheOn-ScreenDisplaymenusystemforcontroloftheScaler.

8. RIGHTdirectionkeyformenunavigationwithintheOn-ScreenDisplay.

9. UPdirectionkeyformenunavigationwithintheOn-ScreenDisplay.

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IR REMOTE CONTROL INSTALLATION

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Installing the Battery

TheRemoteControlunitshipswithtwobatteries.Onebatteryisrequiredforoperationandtheotherbatteryisaspare.

1. RemovethebatterycoveronthebackoftheIRRemoteControlunit.

2. Inserttheincludedbatteryintotheopenbatteryslot.Thepositive(+)sideofthebatteryshouldbefacingup.

3. Replacethebatterycover.

Setting the IR Channel

TheIRchannelontheIRRemoteControlmustmatchtheIRchannelusedbythe3GSDI to 3GSDI Scaler.Forexample,ifbothDIPswitchesontheIRRemoteControlunitaresettoIRchannel0(bothDIPswitchesdown),thenthe3GSDI to 3GSDI ScalermustalsobesettoIRchannel0.Seepage30forinformationonhowtochangetheIRchannelonthe3GSDI to 3GSDI Scaler.

WARNING: Riskofexplosionifbatteryisreplacedbyanincorrecttype. Disposeofusedbatteriesaccordingtotheinstructions.

RemoteChannel2: RemoteChannel3:

Channel0(default): RemoteChannel1:

Batteryslot

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DIPswitches

NOTE: AnActivityIndicatorthatflashesquicklywhileholdingdownanyoneofthe8buttonsindicatesalowbattery.ReplacetheIRRemoteControlbatteryassoonaspossible.

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CONNECTING THE 3GSDI TO 3GSDI SCALER

How to Connect the 3GSDI to 3GSDI Scaler

1. Connecta3GSDIsourcetotheInAconnectoronthe3GSDIto3GSDIScaler.

2. ConnecttheOutAportonthebackoftheScalertoa3GSDIdisplay.The3GSDIdestinationcabbemirroredbyconnectingaBNCcablefromtheOutBporttoasecondary3GSDIdisplay.

3. ConnectacoaxcablefromtheS/PDIFoutputtoanexternalamplifier.

4. Ifmonitoringofthe3GSDIsourceisdesired,connectaBNCcablefromtheLoopOutAconnectortothe3GSDIdisplay.TheLoopOutconnectorspass-throughthesourcesignalwithoutanyprocessing.

5. ConnecttheincludedACpowercordfromthepowerreceptacletoanavailableelectricaloutlet.

6. Powerthe3GSDIto3GSDIScalerbypressingthepowerswitchontherearoftheunit.

Wiring Diagram for the 3GSDI to 3GSDI Scaler

NOTE:Inordertooutputduallink1080pwhenusingHD-SDI,boththeOutAandOutBmustbeconnectedtothe3GSDIdisplay.

WARNING:Thisproductshouldalwaysbeconnectedtoagroundedelectricalsocket.

GEF-3GSDI-2-3GSDIS

S/PDIF CABLE

SDI CABLE

RS-232 CABLE

3G-SDI Source

Scaler

00:00:00

Audio Receiver

3G-SDI Display

Clock Generator

RS-232 Controller

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MENU SYSTEM

General Menu

Information

ToaccesstheGeneralMenu,presstheMenubuttonontheIRRemoteControlUnit.TheGeneralMenuwillbethefirstmenudisplayedoncontainsinformationabouttheScaler:

• HostFirmwareVersion

• KernelVersion

• ConfigurationVersion

• FPGAVersion

• RemoteChannel

General > Language

FromtheGeneralMenu,pressthe▼buttonontheIRRemoteControlUnit.SelecttheLanguageusingthe►and▼buttonsontheIRRemoteControlUnit.PresstheMenubuttontoexitthemenusystem.

• English

• French

General > Save Configuration

TheSaveConfigurationfeatureisusedtosavethecurrentconfigurationoftheScaler.Oncethecurrentconfigurationissaved,thesesettingswillberestoredeachtimetheScalerispowered.

General > Restore Default Configuration

RestorestheScalertofactorydefaultsettings.Usethisfeaturetorestoredefaultconfigu-rationsiftheyhavebeenoverwrittenbyusingtheSaveConfigurationfunction.

WARNING:Thisfunctionwilloverwriteanypreviouslysavedconfiguration,includingthefactorydefaultsettings.Torestorethefactorydefaultsettings,pressthefollowingbuttonsinorder:Left,Right,andOKbuttons.Donotdepressallthreebuttonssimultaneously.

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MENU SYSTEM

Patterns Menu

Patterns > Color Bars

Producesacolorbarpattern,similartoastandardSMPTEbarpatternusedforcolorcalibration.

Patterns > Hatch Pattern

Producesacrosshatchpattern.Thispatterncanbeusedfor“pincushion”testing(curvatureoftheimageonthescreen)orcolorconvergence/divergence.

Output Menu

The3GSDIoutputsignalcanbeconfiguredfromtheOutputmenu.TheOutputmenucontrolsseveralfunctions,suchasresolution,linkconfiguration(singlelinkorduallink),genlockreference,andgenlockoffset.

Output > Output Format

Selectstheoutputresolution.Seepages33-35fordetailsonavailableoutputformats.

Output > Link Configuration

Selectsthelinkconfigurationinrespecttocolorspace.WhenusingduallinkSDIorHD-SDIinput,YCbCrorRGBcanbeselected.If3G-SDIisused,AorB(4:2:2only)canbeselected.

• SingleLinkYCbCr4:2:2(SD/HD/3G)

• SingleLink1080p(3GLevelB)

• DualLinkYCbCr(HD)

• DualLinkRGB(HD)

• DualLink1080p/576p/480p(HD)

NOTE: Whenapatternisproduced,thecurrentvideoimagewillbemasked.

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MENU SYSTEM

Output > Genlock Reference

Thisoptionenablesordisabledtheautomaticgenlockmode.

• OffDisabledgenlock

• VideoInputUsesthevideoinputasthereferenceclock.

• RefInputUsestheclockattachedtotheRefInconnectoronthebackoftheunit.

Output > Genlock Offset Thisoptionprovidestheoptiontoadjusttheoutputlinesandoutputpixels.

• OutputLines

• OutputPixels

Input Menu

Input > Input Video Format

Selectstheresolutionandtimingoftheinputformat.Bydefault,thisissettoAutoDetectwhichautomaticallysensestheresolutionandtimingoftheinputsignal.TheavailableresolutionsunderthismenuareinSDandHDformat.

Input > Graphic Format

Selectstheresolutionandtimingoftheinputformat.Bydefault,thisissettoAutoDetectwhichautomaticallysensestheresolutionandtimingoftheinputsignal.TheavailableresolutionsunderthismenuareinVESAformat.

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MENU SYSTEM

Input > Clean Aperture

Allowsadjustmentoftheinputsignalposition.Thecleanapertureparametersallowanareawithintheproductionaperturetobedefined.Theminimumcleanaperturesizeis0pixelsby0lines.

• HorizontalSizeAdjuststhehorizontalsizeoftheimage.

• VerticalSizeAdjuststheverticalsizeoftheimage.

• HorizontalPositionAdjuststhehorizontalpositionoftheimage.

• VerticalPositionAdjuststheverticalpositionoftheimage.

Input > Film ModeAutomaticallydetectsrepeatedfieldsequencespresentininterlacedsignals,suchas:50Hzor60Hzfieldsequences(norepeatedfields),60Hz3:2pull-down,includingbroken/editedsequencedetection,60Hz2:2:pull-down,50Hz2:2pull-down,andFreezeframe.

• Enable

• Disable

Input > Remote Channel

ThisoptionchangestheIRchannelofthe3GSDIto3GSDIScalertooneof4differentsettingsbetween0and3.WhentheremotechanneloftheScalerischanged,theDIPswitchesintheeight-buttonremotemustbechangedtothecorrespondingIRchannelinordertooperatetheScaler(seeIRRemoteControlInstallationonpage7formoreinformation).

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MENU SYSTEM

Input > Input Color Range

TheRGBoutputcolorrangemaybechanged/settolimited(16-235)ortofull(0-255).

• AutoUsesthecolorrangeoftheinputsignal.

• 16-235(Passthrough)Theinputcolorrangewillbecompressedfromfull-range(0-255)tolimited-range.

• 0-255(Compress)Theoutputcolorrangewillbeexpandedfromlimited-range(16-235)tofull-range(0-255).

Picture Menu

Picture > Image Color

AllowsindividualadjustmentoftheRed,Green,andBluecolorcomponents,brightness,andBlackLeveloftheimage.

• RedAdjuststhesaturationoftheRedcolorcomponent.

• GreenAdjuststhesaturationoftheGreencolorcomponent.

• BlueAdjuststhesaturationoftheBluecolorcomponent.

• Brightness RedAdjuststhebrightnessoftheRedcolorcomponent.

• Brightness GreenAdjuststhebrightnessoftheGreencolorcomponent.

• Brightness BlueAdjuststhebrightnessoftheBluecolorcomponent.

• RGB/Y Output OffsetAdjuststheblackleveloftheimage.

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MENU SYSTEM

Picture > Gamma Correction

• DefaultSetsthedefaultGammasettings.

• sRGB GammacorrectionusedwithPCs,cameras,andprinters.

• User Table ThisoptionisusedwithauserGammaLUT.Seepages38fordetailsonusingaGammaLookUpTable.

• Custom Table UsewhendefiningacustomLUT.Seepages38fordetailsonusingaGammaLookUpTable.

• Gamma Coeffecient AdjuststheGammacoeffecientintherangefrom0.3to3.0.ThedefaultGammavalueis1.0.

Picture > Detail Enhancement

Theseparametersprocessestheinputdataineitherprogressiveorinterlacedformat.Changestothedetailenhancementareimplementedatthestartofthenextframeofvideo.Bothoftheseparameterscanbeadjustedwithintherangeor0-100.

• DetailEnhancement

• NoiseThreshold

Picture > Noise Reduction

Thisisanadaptivenoisereductionfunctionwhichprocessestheinputdataineitherprogressiveorinterlacedformat.EnablingtheNoiseReductiontonoisyinterlacedsignalscanoptimizede-interlacerperformance.

Picture > Motion Threshold

ThissetstheintraframemotiondetectionthresholdforthedeinterlacerontheVXPprocessor.Videoartifactscanbecreatedwhende-interlacing(creatinginterlacedfieldsfromprogressivefields).Thisfunctionallowsadjustmentofthethresholdusedbythedeinterlacermotiondetectionalgorithm,removing/minimizingmotionartifactsintheconvertedvideo.

NOTE: WhentheCustomLUT(LookUpTable)isselected,theGammacoefficientisusedtocalculateanewGammaLUT.

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MENU SYSTEM

Layout Menu

Layout > Size and Position Setthesizeandthepositionoftheimage.Notethatthisoptionisnotavailableinthepanoramicaspectmode.

• Horizontal Size Setshorizontalsizeoftheoutputsignal.

• Vertical Size Setsverticalsizeoftheoutputsignal.

• Horizontal Position Setshorizontalpositionoftheoutputsignal.

• Vertical Position Setsverticalsizeoftheoutputsignal.

Aspect Menu

Aspect > Full Screen

Stretchestheoutputsignaltofillthedisplay.

Aspect > Letter / Pillar Box

Setstheaspectrationtofitaletterorpillarboxformat.

Aspect > Panoramic

Setstheoutputsignaltopanoramicformat.

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MENU SYSTEM

Aspect > Extract

ThisafunctionallowstheScalertozoominonasubsetoftheinputvideosignal.Thisfeatureallowyoutozoomononeselectedsectionoftheinputpicture.

• Extract Size Selectsthesizeofthesubsettobeextractedinpercentageoftheinput.

• HorizontalPositionMovesthepictureleftorright(withintheoriginalinputfullsizeinput).

• VerticalPositionMovesthepictureupordown(withintheoriginalinputfullsizeinput).

Aspect > Through

Thisfunctiondefinesasub-windowthatisalwayscenteredonthescreen.Thepositionistherelativepositionofthewindowwithinthefullpicture.Thisfeatureallowyoutodisplayoneselectedsectionoftheinputpicturewithoutmodifyingitssize.

• HorizontalSizeAdjuststhesizeofthesub-windowhorizontally.

• VerticalSizeAdjuststhesizeofthesub-windowvertically.

• HorizontalPositionHorizontallyadjuststherelativepositionofthewindowwithinthefullpicture.

• VerticalPositionVerticallyadjuststherelativepositionofthewindowwithinthefullpicture.

NOTE: Whenchangingtheinputformat,theScalerwilltryandapplythecurrentsettingstothenewinputformat.Ifthisisnotpossible(e.g.thevalueisbeyondthezoomlimit),thenthedefaultvalue(100%size)willbeused.

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RS-232 SERIAL CONTROL

DE-9 Connector

OnlyTXD,RXD,andGNDareused.

RS232 Settings

Baudrate.....................................................................................................................115200Databits...............................................................................................................................8Paritybits.......................................................................................................................NoneStopbits................................................................................................................................1FlowControl...................................................................................................................None

IMPORTANT: WhensendingRS-232commands,acarriagereturnmustbeincludedattheendofthecommand.Aspacemustbeincludedbetweenthecommandandtheparameter.

DA-15

DE-9

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RS-232 COMMANDS

Function Description#aspect Setstheaspectratiooftheoutputsignal

#autolock Enablesordisablestheautomaticgenlockmode

#blacklev Setstheblacklevel(RGB/Y)oftheoutputsignal

#bright Setsthebrightnessvalueforaspecificcolor

#cleanaper Setsthecleanaperturelevelforpositionandsize

#contrast Setsthecontrastlevelforaspecificcolor

#enhance Setstheenhancementvalue

#extract Setstheextractaspectmode

#filmmode Enables/disablesfilmmode

#gamma SetstheGammacorrectionmode

#help Listsallavailablecommands

#input Setstheinputformatoftheimage

#key Executetheremotebuttonactionsasastring

#language SetsthecurrentlanguageoftheOSD

#linkconfin Changestheinputlinkconfiguration

#linkconfout Changestheoutputlinkconfiguration

#list DisplaysalistofallavailablecommandsonthisScaler

#motionthres Setstheintraframemotiondetectionthreshold

#noisereduc Setsthenoisereductionvalue

#noisethres Setsthenoisereductionthreshold

#output Setstheformat(refreshrate)oftheoutputsignal

#pattern Displaysthespecifiedtestpattern

#rb Resetsthescaler

#remotechan SetstheIRremotechannelontheScaler

#restore RestoresallthedefaultparametersontheScaler

#save Savesthecurrentparametersinmemory

#sizepos Setsthesizeandpositionoftheimage

#through Setsthethroughaspectratio

#version ReturnstheversionofthefirmwareandKernel

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#aspect Command

The#aspectcommandsetstheaspectratiooftheoutputsignal.

Syntax:

#aspect param1

Parameters:

param1 IRchannel [1...5]

Value Meaning1 FullScreen2 Letter/PillarBox3 Panoramic4 Extract(Usesdefaultvalue)5 Through(UsesdefaultValue)

Notes:

IftheExtractorThroughmodeisselected,thedefaultvaluesareset.Tomodifytheparam-etersforExtractorThroughmoderefertothesecommandsinthismanual.

RS-232 COMMANDS

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RS-232 COMMANDS

#autolock Command

The#autolockcommandenables/disablestheAutoGenlockMode.The

Syntax:

#autolock param1

Parameters:

param1 IRchannel [0...2]

Value Meaning

0 Disable(Defaultvalue)

1 VideoInputReference

2 ReferenceInput

#blacklev Command

The#blacklevcommandsetstheblacklevel(RGB/Y)oftheoutputsignal.Thedefaultvalueis0.

Syntax:

#blacklev param1

Parameters:

param1 Levelvalue [0...1023]

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#bright Command

The#brightcommandsetsthebrightnessvalueforaspecificcolor.Thedefaultvalueforparam2is50.

Syntax:

#bright param1 param2

Parameters:

param1 Colorname [0...2]

Value Meaning

0 Red

1 Green

2 Blue

param2 Colorvalue [0...100]

#cleanaper Command

The#cleanapercommandsetsthecleanaperturelevelforeachpositionandsize.Thedefaultvalueforparam1andparam2is100.Thedefaultvalueforparam3andparam4is50.

Syntax:

#cleanaper param1 param2 param3 param4

Parameters:

param1 Horizontalsize [1...100]

param2 Verticalsize [1...100]

param3 Horizontalposition [1...100]

param4 Verticalposition [1...100]

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#contrast Command

The#contrastcommandsetsthecontrastlevelforaspecificcolor.Thedefaultvalueforparam2is50.

Syntax:

#CONTRAST param1 param2

Parameters:

param1 Colorname [0...2]

Value Meaning

0 Red

1 Green

2 Blue

param2 Contrastvalue [0...100]

#enhance Command

The#enhancecommandsetstheenhancementvalue.Thedefaultvalueis0.

Syntax:

#enhance param1

Parameters:

param1 Enhancementvalue [0...100]

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#extract Command

The#extractcommandsetstheextractaspectmode.Thedefaultvalueforparam1is100.Thedefaultvalueforparam2andparam3is50.

Syntax:

#extract param1 param2 param3

Parameters:

param1 Extractsizepercentage [1...100]



#filmmode Command

The#filmmodecommandenables/disablesfilmmode.Thedefaultvalueis0.Seepage12formoreinformationonfilmmode.

Syntax:

#filmmode param1

Parameters:

param1 Value [0...1]

Value Meaning

0 Disable

1 Enable

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#gamma Command

The#gammacommandsetsthegammacorrectionmode.

Syntax:

#gamma param1 param2

Parameters:

param1 Gammacorrectionmode [0...3]

Value Meaning

0 Default

1 sRGB

2 Custom

3 Usertable

param2 Mode [1,3...30]

Value Meaning

3-30 SetforCustommode

1 SetforUsertable

Notes:

IftheCustommodeisused(param1=2),thensetthegammacoefficientvalueinthesec-ondparameter.Thedefaultvalueis1.IfUserTableisused,thensetthesecondparam-eterto1tosettheusertablecurrentlysavedinEEPROMmemory.TowriteanewgammaLUT(Look-UpTable)file,youmustusetheupdaterwiththefollowingcommand:

updater %comport% GAMMA [filename].csv

IftheDefaultorsRGBmodesareused,thensetthesecondparameterto0.Seepage38formoreinformationonusingthegammaLUTformat.

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#help Command

The#helpcommanddisplaysthelistofavailableRS-232commands.

Syntax:

#help

Parameters:

None

#input Command

The#inputcommandsetstheinputformatoftheimage.RefertotheSupported Video and Graphics Formatstableonpages33-35.

Syntax:

#input param1

Parameters:

param1 Inputformat [seeformattable]

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RS-232 COMMANDS

#key Command

The#keycommandsimulatesthepressingofbuttonsontheIRRemoteControlunitbyspoolingthenameorthekey(asastring)totheserialport.Thefullnameofthebuttonmaybespecifiedorthefirstletterofthebutton.Onlyonebuttoncanbespecifiedatatime.

Syntax:

#key param1

Parameters:

param1 Value [String]

Value Meaning

menu(orm) Menubutton

up(oru) Upbutton

down(ord) Downbutton

left(orl) Leftbutton

right(orr) Rightbutton

enter(ore) Enterbutton

source(ors) Sourcebutton

output(oro) Outputbutton

Examples:

ThefollowingareequivalentcommandsthatsimulatepressingtheMenubuttonontheIRRemoteControlunit:

#key menu

#key m

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#language Command

The#languagecommandsetsthecurrentlanguageofthebuilt-inmenusystem.

Syntax:

#language param1

Parameters:

param1 Language [0...1]

Value Meaning

0 English

1 French

#linkconfin Command

The#linkconfincommandchangestheinputlinkconfiguration.Thedefaultvalueforparam1is0.

Syntax:

#linkconfin param1

Parameters:

param1 Mode [0...3]

Value Meaning

0 SingleLink

1 DualLinkYCbCr(4:4:4)

2 DualLinkRGB(4:4:4)

3 DualLink1080p/576p/480p

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#linkconfout Command

The#linkconfoutcommandchangestheoutputlinkconfiguration.Thedefaultvalueforparam1is0.

Syntax:

#linkconfout param1

Parameters:

param1 Mode [0...3]

Value Meaning

0 SingleLink

1 DualLinkYCbCr(4:4:4)

2 DualLinkRGB(4:4:4)

3 DualLink1080p/576p/480p

#list Command

The#listcommanddisplaysthelistofalltheavailablecommandsthatcanbeexecutedontheserialport.Italsogivesthenumberofparametersthateachcommandrequires.

Syntax:

#list

Parameters:

None

#motionthres Command

The#motionthrescommandsetsthemotionthresholdvalue.Thedefaultvalueofparam1is4.

Syntax:

#motionthres param1

Parameters:


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#noisereduc Command

The#noisereduccommandsetsthenoisereductionvalue.Thedefaultvalueforparam1is0.

Syntax:

#noisereduc param1

Parameters:

param1 Value [0-100]

#noisethres Command

The#noisethrescommandsetsthenoisethreshold.Thedefaultvalueforparam1is0.

Syntax:

#noisethres param1

Parameters:


#output Command

The#outputcommandsetstheoutputformatoftheimage.RefertotheSupported Video and Graphics Formatstableonpages33-35.

Syntax:

#output param1

Parameters:

param1 Value [seeoutputtable]

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#pattern Command

The#patterncommandselectsthetestpatterimageontheoutputport.

Syntax:

#pattern param1

Parameters:

param1 Pattern [0...3]

Value Meaning

0 Nopattern

1 Colorbar

2 Crosshatch

#rb Command

The#rbcommandresetsthe3GSDI to 3GSDI Scaler.

Syntax:

#rb

Parameters:

None

#remotechan Command

The#remotechancommandsetstheIRremotecontrolchannel.

Syntax:

#remotechan param1

Parameters:

param1 Channel [0...3]

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RS-232 COMMANDS

#restore Command

The#restorecommandrestoresallofthedefaultparameters.

Syntax:

#restore

Parameters:

None

#save Command

The#savecommandsavesallthecurrentparametersinthePROM.Theseparameterswillbereloadeduponthenextboot-up.

Syntax:

#save

Parameters:

None

#sizepos Function

The#sizeposcommandsetsthesizeandthepositionoftheimage.Thisoptionisnotavailableinthepanoramicaspectmode.

Syntax:

#sizepos param1 param2 param3 param4

Parameters:





Note:

Thedefaultvalueforparam1isthecurrenthorizontalresolution.Thedefaultvalueforparam2isthecurrentverticalresolution.Thedefaultvalueforparam3andparam4is0.

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RS-232 COMMANDS

#through Function

The#throughcommanddefinesasub-windowthatisalwayscenteredonthescreen.Thepositionistherelativepositionofthewindowwithinthefullpicture.Thisfeatureallowyoutodisplayoneselectedsectionoftheinputpicturewithoutmodifyingitssize.

Syntax:

#through param1 param2 param3 param4

Parameters:





#version Function

The#versioncommandreturnstheversionoftheHostFirmware,theKernelandtheconfiguration(inthatorder).

Syntax:

#version

Parameters:

None

SUPPORTED VIDEO AND GRAPHICS FORMATS

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Supported Video and Graphics Formats

ThefollowingtablecontainsallsupportedvideoandgraphicformatssupportedbytheGefenPRO3GSDIto3GSDIScaler.TheValuecolumnareparametersusedbytheRS-232#outputcommand(seepage29).

Input Output

Format Value Format Value

480i 0 480i 0

[email protected] 6 [email protected] 6

576i 1 576 1

576p@50 7 576p 7


720p@24 14 720p@24 14

720p@25 13 720p@25 13


720p@30 11 720p@30 11

720p@50 10 720p@50 10

720p@60 8 720p@60 8



1035i@50 63 1035i@50 63

1080i@50 24 1080i@50 24

1080i@50M 25 1080i@50M 25


1080i@60 22 1080i@60 22


1080p@24 32 1080p@24 32

1080p@25 30 1080p@25 30


1080p@30 26 1080p@30 26

1080p@50 20 1080p@50 20

1080p@50M 21 1080p@50M 21


1080p@60 18 1080p@60 18


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Input Output


1080sf@24 33 2K-p@24 76

1080sf@25 31 640x350@85 36

[email protected] 29 640x400@85 37

1080sf@30 27 640x480@60 38


2K-p@24 74 640x480@85 40


2K-sf@24 76 800x600@75 42

AutoDetect 255 800x600@85 43

640x350@85 36 1024x768@60 44

640x400@85 37 1024x768@75 45

640x480@60 38 1024x768@85 46

640x480@75 39 1280x854 65

640x480@85 40 1152x864@75 47

800x600@60 41 1280x768@60 48

800x600@75 42 1280x960@60 49

800x600@85 43 1280x960@85 50

1024x768@60 44 1280x1024@60 51

1024x768@75 45 1280x1024@75 52

1024x768@85 46 1280x1024@85 53

1280x854 65 1360x768@60 54

1152x864@75 47 1366x768@60 56

1280x768@60 48 1366x923@50 55

1280x960@60 49 1440x900@60 66

1280x960@85 50 1440x1080@60 67

1280x1024@60 51 1600x1024 68

1280x1024@75 52 1600x1200@60 57

1280x1024@85 53 1600x1200@65 58

1360x768@60 54 1600x1200@70 59

1366x768@60 56 1600x1200@75 69

1366x923@50 55 1680x1050@60 70

1440x900@60 66 1920x1200@60 71

1440x1080@60 67 2048x1080 72

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Input Output


1600x1024 68

1600x1200@60 57

1600x1200@65 58

1600x1200@70 59

1600x1200@75 69

1680x1050@60 70

1920x1200@60 71

2048x1080 72

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RACK MOUNT SAFETY INFORMATION

a. Maximumrecommendedambienttemperature:45˚C

b. Increasetheairflowtomaintainthetemperatureinsidetherack.

c. Installtheproductevenlytoavoidmechanicaloverload.

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MOUNTING PLATE INSTALLATION

Rear of unit

Front of unit

Rackmountearsareprovidedforinstallationofthisunitintoa1Urackmountspace.

1. Locatethesidescrewsontheunit.2. Removethefront2screwsthatarelocatedclosesttothefrontoftheunit.3. Usingtheremovedscrews,screwtherackmountingbracketintotheunit.4. Repeattheprocedureontheoppositesideoftheunit.

1

2

3

4

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APPENDIX A

Gamma LUT File Format

TheGammaLookUpTablecanbeprogrammedusingtheGefenUpdater.exeprogramfromtheGefensoftwarepackage.Todothis,followingtheinstructionsbelow:

1 CreatetheGammaLUT.

2 CreateastandardASCIItextfilewiththefollowingline:GefenUpdater GAMMA filename.csv wherefilename.csvisthenameoftheGammaLUTfile.

3 SavethefileasUpdateGamma.bat.MakesurethattheGefenUpdater.exefileresidesinthesamedirectory(orisinthepath)astheUpdateGamma.batfile.

4 ConnectaUSBcablefromthecomputertotheHDto3GSDIScaler.

5 PowerontheHDto3GSDIScaler.OncetheScalerhaspoweredup,runtheUpdateGamma.batfile.

TheLUTisastandard.CSVfile.EachlinecontainsRed,GreenandBluevaluesseparatebycomma”,”.Avaluemustbebetween0and1023.Afilemustcontain1024lines:

1023,0,0 (Line 1) 1023,0,0 1023,0,0 1023,0,0 1023,0,0 1023,0,0 1023,0,0 … … 1023,0,0 (Line 1024)

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SPECIFICATIONS

InputVideoBandwidth......................................................................................2x2.97Gbps

OutputVideoBandwidth...................................................................................2x2.97Gbps

SDIInputs......................................................................................................(2)BNC,female

SDIOutputs...................................................................................................(2)BNC,female

GenlockInput................................................................................................(1)BNC,female

DigitalAudioS/PDIFOutput..........................................................................(1)RCA,female

USBPort....................................................................................................(1)TypeB,female

RS-232Port..................................................................................................(1)DB-9,female

ACInlet................................................................................................................(1)IECtype

PowerSupply............................................................................................110/220V(internal)

Dimensions(WxHxD)...............................16.8”x1.75”x7”(428mmx44.5mmx178mm)

ShippingWeight...............................................................................................6lbs(2.72kg)

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WARRANTY

Gefenwarrantstheequipmentitmanufacturestobefreefromdefectsinmaterialandworkmanship.

IfequipmentfailsbecauseofsuchdefectsandGefenisnotifiedwithintwo(2)yearsfromthedateofshipment,Gefenwill,atitsoption,repairorreplacetheequipment,providedthattheequipmenthasnotbeensubjectedtomechanical,electrical,orotherabuseormodifications.Equipmentthatfailsunderconditionsotherthanthosecoveredwillberepairedatthecurrentpriceofpartsandlaborineffectatthetimeofrepair.Suchrepairsarewarrantedforninety(90)daysfromthedayofreshipmenttotheBuyer.

Thiswarrantyisinlieuofallotherwarrantiesexpressedorimplied,includingwithoutlimitation,anyimpliedwarrantyormerchantabilityorfitnessforanyparticularpurpose,allofwhichareexpresslydisclaimed.

1. Proofofsalemayberequiredinordertoclaimwarranty.

2. CustomersoutsidetheUSareresponsibleforshippingchargestoandfromGefen.

3. Coppercablesarelimitedtoa30daywarrantyandcablesmustbeintheiroriginalcondition.

Theinformationinthismanualhasbeencarefullycheckedandisbelievedtobeaccurate.However,Gefenassumesnoresponsibilityforanyinaccuraciesthatmaybecontainedinthismanual.InnoeventwillGefenbeliablefordirect,indirect,special,incidental,orconsequentialdamagesresultingfromanydefectoromissioninthismanual,evenifadvisedofthepossibilityofsuchdamages.Thetechnicalinformationcontainedhereinregardingthefeaturesandspecificationsissubjecttochangewithoutnotice.

Forthelatestwarrantycoverageinformation,refertotheWarrantyandReturnPolicyundertheSupportsectionoftheGefenWebsiteatwww.gefen.com.

PRODUCT REGISTRATION

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