Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product C3012-8001-200 Algolith
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Guide to installation and operation C3012-8001-200 Copyright 2007 by Algolith Inc..
Flea 2 T able of Contents Warning ........................................3 Electromagnetic Compatibility .................. 3 Introduction ..................................4 Compression Artifacts .............................. 4 Flea ...............
Flea 3 Warning W ARNING : T o prevent fire, shock hazard or product damage, do not expose the unit to rain or mois- ture, dripping or splashing of any liquids. CAUTION : - Ensure this unit is well ventilated. T o prevent hazard due to overheating, ensure that curtains and any other type of materials do not obstruct the ventilation vents.
Flea Introduction 4 Intr oduction Compression Artifacts Digital video compression has intr oduced a new set of picture artifacts known in the industry as «mosquito noise» and «blocking artifacts».
Flea Getting Started 5 Getting Started Accessories Y our Flea comes with the following: • 1 Power Supply DC 12V • 1 Stand • 1 Operation Manual • 1 Demo DVD Connecting your Flea T ypical Set-up Flea should be installed between your video sources and your display device.
Flea 6 Getting Started • People owning a Dragonfly Video Scaler should always install the Flea between the Video Sources and befor e the Video Scaler . • T o enhance your Home Theatr e listening experience, the Flea is fanless and achieves cooling through natural convection and dissipation of heat.
Flea 7 Getting Started Display Device(s) Satellite/Cable/DVD/PVR or other source Video Connections The Flea accepts SD or HD analog video signals. 1 set of component input terminals and 1 S-Video input terminal are pr ovided (cables are not supplied).
Flea 8 Getting Started • A signal received at the Flea component input in 480p, 720p and 1080i, will only go out from the component output, in the same format. USB Port The USB port can be used to update the Flea to the latest available firmware using your PC’ s USB port and a USB cable.
Flea 9 Getting Started Stand The Flea comes with a stand..
Flea 10 Operating Flea Operating Flea Fr ont panel keys The front panel keys used in conjunction with the On Scr een Display (OSD) allows you to change parameters on the Flea . Menu Use the menu to select the noise reduction mode, adjust various settings and view other useful information about your Flea settings.
Flea 11 Operating Flea Input Selection Use the Input Selection function to select between the component input and the S-Video input. 1- Press to access the menu. 2- Press the Up or Down keys to move through the menu and access the Input Selection command.
Flea 12 Operating Flea Split Image Use the Split Image function to view the input image before and after pr ocessing. The two images appear side by side on your screen. This function is useful to perform processing evaluation and adjustments. Left side of scr een is unprocessed.
Flea 13 Operating Flea Pr ocessing Use the processing function to enable or disable noise r eduction, block artifact reduction, dynamice range stretching and detail enhancement (the «pr ocessing» of the video image). When Pr ocessing is off, your image is displayed as received from the sour ce.
Flea 14 Operating Flea T est Pattern A color bar test pattern has been included in your Flea to ease display adujstments. 1- Press to access the menu. 2- Press the Up or Down keys to move through the menu and access the T est Pattern command. T est Pattern on T est Pattern on 3- Press to turn the T est Pattern on.
Flea 15 Operating Flea Block Artifact Reducer The Block Artifact Reducer function sets the level of block artifact reduction in the image. 1- Press to access the menu. 2- Press the Up or Down keys to move through the menu and access the Block Artifact Reducer command.
Flea 16 Operating Flea 2D Spatial Filter The 2D Spatial Filter function sets the level of 2D, or spatial noise filtering 1- Press to access the menu. 2- Press the Up or Down keys to move through the menu and access the 2D Spatial Filter command. 2 D Spa t i a l Fi l t er 1 0 3- Press to enter the 2D Spatial Filter edit mode.
Flea 17 Operating Flea 3D T emporal Filter The 3D T emporal Filter sets the level of 3D, or temporal noise filtering. 1- Press to access the menu. 2- Press the Up or Down keys to move through the menu and access the 3D T emporal Filter command. 3D T em por a l Fi l t e r 3 3- Press to enter the 3D T emporal Filter edit mode.
Flea 18 Operating Flea Detail Enhancement The Detail Enhancement function sets the level of detail enhancement in the image. 1- Press to access the menu. 2- Press the Up or Down keys to move through the menu and access the Detail Enhancement command. Deta i l Enhanc e ment 10 3- Press to enter the Detail Enhancement edit mode.
Flea 19 Operating Flea Dynamic Range Stretcher The Dynamic Range Stretcher function turns the normalization of the image on and off. 1- Press to access the menu. 2- Press the Up or Down keys to move through the menu and access the Dynamic Range Stretcher command.
Flea 20 Operating Flea Language The menu can be displayed in two languages. 1- Press to access the menu. 2- Press the Up or Down keys to move through the menu and access the Language command. Langu age Eng l i s h 3- Press to select between English and Français.
Flea 21 T echnical T utorial T echnical T utorial The following section contains useful information about noise reduction and how your Flea will improve your viewing experience 2D Spatial and 3D T emporal Filtering Y our Flea r educes mosquito noise by looking at and comparing the content of the spatial ( 2D ) and temporal ( 3D ) domains.
Flea 22 T echnical T utorial Adjusting 2D Spatial Filtering Generally , 2D Spatial Filtering should be set to high values to remove mosquito noise. A good setting is higher than 8. However , reducing mosquito noise using the 2D Spatial Filter shouldn’t be so high as to blur image detail.
Flea 23 T echnical T utoria T oo high a level of filtering can blur finer details in the image. 2D filter set too high, seen a with split image . (left image unprocessed). The finer details are lost. Adjusting 3D T emporal Filtering Generally , 3D filtering requir es little adjustment and should be set to a value of about 3.
Flea 24 T echnical T utorial Blocking Artifacts Blocking artifacts or «Macro-Blocking» occur whenever images ar e digitally compressed. These artifacts are most visible in fast moving images like sports scenes and action scenes, and in images that are high in detail and textur es.
Flea 25 T echnical T utoria Detail Enhancement Flea ’ s detail enhancement is achieved after MPEG noise reduction, so you can incr ease detail substantially without reintr oducing artifacts. Once both 2D and 3D filters are set properly , the Flea will yield impressive images that ar e sharp and noise free.
Flea 26 Specifications Specifi cations* Video Inputs : • 1 Component (Y/Pb/Pr) interlaced/ progr essive SD/HD • 480i60 • 480p60 • 576i50 • 576p50 • 720p60 • 1080i60 • 1 S-Video interl.
Flea 27 Limited Warranty Limited Warranty Limited W arranty Coverage Algolith Inc. warrants that the equipment it manufactures shall be free from defects in mate- rial and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of purchase. If equipment fails due to such defects, Algolith Inc.
Flea 28 T roubleshooting T r oubleshooting Please read the following tr oubleshooting section carefully befor e calling Algolith’ s support lines. T elevision scr een is blank: 1- Is the Flea on? Source signals go thr ough the Flea . When the Flea is off (power supply not connected), no picture can r each the display device.
Flea 29 T roubleshooting Scr een shows a color bar image: 1- The T est Pattern command is on . The T est Pattern command needs to be set to off. (See page 14).
Flea 30 Contact us How to contact us Algolith Inc. 400 Isabey Montréal, Québec, Canada H4T 1V3 t. 514.335.9867 f. 514.333.9873 Via Internet Support Home Theater: suppor t-ht@algolith.com Sales Home Theater: sales-ht@algolith.com General Information: info@algolith.
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