Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product AC096A Black Box
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FEDERAL COMMUNICA TIONS COMMISSION AND INDUSTR Y CANADA RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE ST A TEMENTS This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used properly, that is, in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, may cause interference to radio communication.
PROVIDEO CONVER TER AND VIDEO CONVER TER II NORMAS OFICIALES MEXICANAS (NOM) ELECTRICAL SAFETY ST A TEMENT INSTRUCCIONES DE SEGURIDAD 1. Todas las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser leídas antes de que el aparato eléctrico sea operado.
NOM ST A TEMENT 12. Precaución debe ser tomada de tal manera que la tierra fisica y la polarización del equipo no sea eliminada. 13. Los cables de la fuente de poder deben ser guiados de tal manera .
PROVIDEO CONVER TER AND VIDEO CONVER TER II Contents Chapter Page 1. Specifications ............................................................................................. 1 2. Introduction .......................................................
1 CHAPTER 1: Specifications Approvals — FCC Part 15 Class A, IC Class/classe A System Software Required — None Standards — Input, Computer Output: VGA, SVGA, or Mac video at the refresh rates an.
2 PROVIDEO CONVER TER AND VIDEO CONVER TER II Computer- and TV- Video Processing — Input Sampling: 24-bit (8 bits per RGB), 708 samples per active portion of computer-video line; Graphics-Mode Detec.
3 CHAPTER 1: Specifications Power — From UL ® , CSA, and TUV certified desktop power supply: Input range: 95- to 250-VAC, 47 to 63 Hz (autosensing) at 0.9 amps; Output: 5 VDC at 5 amps Size — 1.5"H x 7.25"W x 6.25"D (3.9 x 18.5 x 15.
4 PROVIDEO CONVER TER AND VIDEO CONVER TER II Thank you for purchasing the ProVideo Converter or Video Converter II. We are sure you will find it to be a reliable and useful product.
5 CHAPTER 3: Installation Follow the procedure outlined in this chapter to install your ProVideo Converter or Video Converter II. 3.1 Initial Steps 1. Disconnect your monitor from the monitor port on your computer. 2. Connect one end of the special 6-foot (1.
6 PROVIDEO CONVER TER AND VIDEO CONVER TER II 3.2 Hooking Up Video Output Now connect one or more of the Converter’s output ports to your video equipment: COMPOSITE (RCA ® jack): You can feed this single composite-video output signal into the “video” input jacks on ordinary TVs, monitors, VCRs, or professional video equipment.
7 CHAPTER 3: Installation 3.3 Selecting Y our Video Standard Use the NTSC/PAL slide switch on the back of your Converter to choose which standard you’ll use for the VIDEO, S-VIDEO, and RGB outputs. NTSC is the video standard for the USA, Canada, Mexico, Japan, and parts of South America.
8 PROVIDEO CONVER TER AND VIDEO CONVER TER II The ProVideo Converter and Video Converter II are designed for ease of use, reliability, intelligence, and high performance. We hope you’ll find that using your Converter is pretty simple, especially since there are few controls to adjust and no hidden DIP switches to set.
9 CHAPTER 4: Operation 4.1 Indicators Most of the Converter’s indicators are mounted in, and function in concert with, its front-panel pushbuttons; these indicators are described in the next section.
10 PROVIDEO CONVER TER AND VIDEO CONVER TER II ANTI-FLICKER BUTTON: When this button has not been pressed, the Converter sends images using fully interlaced composite, S-Video, and RGBS video signals. However, thin horizontal lines in the images might appear to “flicker” on and off at a very fast rate.
11 CHAPTER 4: Operation By using the four positioning arrows, you can show any magnified portion of the original computer image. You can also move the display by pressing the HOME (UNDERSCAN) button: .
12 PROVIDEO CONVER TER AND VIDEO CONVER TER II 4.3.2 C OMPUTER -D ISPLAY R ESOLUTION S UPPORT The ProVideo Converter and Video Converter II do their best to determine the pixel resolution (for example, 640 x 480) and the vertical refresh rate (for example, 72 Hz) of every image that comes from your computer.
13 CHAPTER 5: What to Expect from Converted Computer Images We have included this section to give you some insight into what you can and should expect computer images to look like once they are converted to standard video.
14 PROVIDEO CONVER TER AND VIDEO CONVER TER II • Sometimes graphics look so impressive on a computer monitor that users assume that the process of conversion to TV can’t possibly make the graphics look bad.
15 CHAPTER 6: T roubleshooting The first part of this chapter lists some concerns that commonly arise during operation af the ProVideo Converter and Video Converter II, as well as some possible causes and remedies. The other sections describe the steps you should take if a problem proves intractable.
16 PROVIDEO CONVER TER AND VIDEO CONVER TER II No video outputs. 1. Is the LED on the FREEZE button lit? If it is, press the FREEZE button again to restore normal operation. If not, go to Step 2. 2. Is your video equipment set or configured to the proper mode to accept direct video input? If it is, go to Step 3.
17 CHAPTER 6: T roubleshooting 6.2 Calling Black Box If you determine that your ProVideo Converter or Video Converter II is malfunctioning, do not attempt to alter or repair the unit . It contains no user- serviceable parts. Contact Black Box Technical Support at 724-746-5500.
18 PROVIDEO CONVER TER AND VIDEO CONVER TER II Most of us are familiar with two forms of TV video: (1) “RF,” which is how broadcast and cable TV comes into our homes, and (2) “Composite Video,.
19 APPENDIX B: Connector Pinouts POWER (Inverted phono jack) Center +5 VDC In Outer Ground VGA OUT/MAC IN (DB15HD female) VGA OUT MAC IN 1 Red 1 Red 2 Green 2 Green 3 Blue 3 Blue 4 N/C 4 ID Bit LO-Res.
20 PROVIDEO CONVER TER AND VIDEO CONVER TER II COMPOSITE (RCA phono jack) Center Video Out Outer Video Ground S-VIDEO OUTPUT (4-pin mini-DIN female) 1 Ground 2 Ground 3 Luminance 4 Chrominance RGBS OU.
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