Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product VANTAGE-HD Calibre UK
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28 March 2006 © Calibre UK Ltd VANTAGE-HD OPERATORS Manual Issue 1.0.2.
Issue 1.0.2 28 March 2006 © Calibre UK Ltd Page i Welcome to the Vantage-HD Manual For technical support please see the Home Theater section of our website http://www.
Issue 1.0.2 28 March 2006 © Calibre UK Ltd Page ii CONTENT S Contents ii PRODUCT DESCRIPT ION ............................................................................................................ .... 1 1.1. Product Overview ..................
Issue 1.0.2 28 Marc h 2006 © Calibre UK Ltd Page 1 of 30 PRODUCT DESCRIPT ION 1.1. Product Overview Vantage-HD is a state of the art digital im age proc essor which pr ovides m ark et leading HD&.
Issue 1.0.2 28 Marc h 2006 © Calibre UK Ltd Page 2 of 30 IF THE REMOT E CONTROL IS T O BE LEFT UNUSED FOR AN EX TENDED PERIOD OF TIME PLEASE REMO VE THE BAT T ERIES TO PREVENT PO SSIBLE DAMAGE CAUSED BY LEAKING 1.6. Serial Control Vantage-HD has a ser ial port which allows for the unit to be c ontrolled via an integrated home c ontrol system.
Issue 1.0.2 28 Marc h 2006 © Calibre UK Ltd Page 3 of 30 CONNECTING VANTA GE-HD TO T HE DISPLA Y DEVICE 2.1. Correct Ins tallation Order The flow chart below details the c orrect or der in which to install your Vantage-HD, following this order will ensur e trouble fr ee installation.
Issue 1.0.2 28 Marc h 2006 © Calibre UK Ltd Page 4 of 30 1. Connect to display device Connect Vantage-HD SVGA ( RGBHV) output or HDMI output to your display device. If connecting a DVI dis play device you need to use an HDMI to DVI converter which we recom m end you locate at the display end of the cable.
Issue 1.0.2 28 Marc h 2006 © Calibre UK Ltd Page 5 of 30 Pict ure 1 Sel ect Displ ay De vice Ty pe 9 Select display device resolution Choose the correct display resolution by scrolling dow n to the Resolution menu item and pressing OK to display the list of av ailable modes.
Issue 1.0.2 28 Marc h 2006 © Calibre UK Ltd Page 6 of 30 Pict ure 2 Sel ect Displ ay De vice Reso lution 10 Select Outp ut Frame Rate Select the Frame Rate option on the menu. This determines w hether the output of Vantage-HD remains at a constant 59.
Issue 1.0.2 28 Marc h 2006 © Calibre UK Ltd Page 7 of 30 12 Optimize Display Device Setup W hen connecting your display via the SVGA (RG BHV) connector it is imperative that the pixel clock and phase settings are correctly adjusted on the menu system of your display device.
Issue 1.0.2 28 Marc h 2006 © Calibre UK Ltd Page 8 of 30 13 Warp Correction W arp Correc tion - only applicable if the chosen dis play ty pe is Projec tor. This allows for c orrec tion of vertic al and horizontal keystone errors caused by misalignm ent of the pr ojector to the s creen.
Issue 1.0.2 28 Marc h 2006 © Calibre UK Ltd Page 9 of 30 CONNECTING VANTA GE-HD INPUT S 3.1. Introduction It is now necessar y to define which input channels are connected and to pair the correc t audio channel with each video channel.
Issue 1.0.2 28 Marc h 2006 © Calibre UK Ltd Page 10 of 30 Definition of that video input c hannel is now com plete You should now repeat steps 16 to 18 to the define all the r em aining video and audio channels you wish to use.
Issue 1.0.2 28 Marc h 2006 © Calibre UK Ltd Page 11 of 30 FREEING INPUT CHANNELS 4.1. Freeing a Video Channel Should y ou wish to dis able a video input, y ou may do so by re-selecting that video channel from the Input Connections m enu, selecting the Disable Channel f unction and then selec ting Yes from the warning m essage which appear s.
Issue 1.0.2 28 Marc h 2006 © Calibre UK Ltd Page 12 of 30 SELECTING A N INPUT 5.1. Via the OSD Now y ou can c hoose fr om the input channels you have defined by s crolling up to the Input Selection m enu. Here you will find listed those input channels you have defined.
Issue 1.0.2 28 Marc h 2006 © Calibre UK Ltd Page 13 of 30 A DJUST ING AN INPUT 6.1. Introduction W hen an input channel has been selec ted, an input type dependent Picture Controls m enu can be acces sed. Note that f or this m enu to be fully access ible, a valid video input signal MUST be c onnected to the chosen video input c hannel.
Issue 1.0.2 28 Marc h 2006 © Calibre UK Ltd Page 14 of 30 Video Filters (Video input signals only ) A subm enu containing selec tion options for m any im age enhanc ement filters including CCS Cr oss.
Issue 1.0.2 28 Marc h 2006 © Calibre UK Ltd Page 15 of 30 Picture Settings A subm enu of pic ture control f unctions inc luding Color temperatu re To select the color temperature of the incoming material.
Issue 1.0.2 28 Marc h 2006 © Calibre UK Ltd Page 16 of 30 PICTURE IN PICT URE 7.1. Introduction To enable PIP m ode, sc roll down the main m enu to the Pic ture-in-Pic ture Settings m enu and press the r ight navi-key to enter that m enu. To enable PIP, sc roll to the PIP Enable option and press the O K key.
Issue 1.0.2 28 Marc h 2006 © Calibre UK Ltd Page 17 of 30 Picture In Pic ture Menu.
Issue 1.0.2 28 Marc h 2006 © Calibre UK Ltd Page 18 of 30 INFORMATION MENU 8.1. Introduction The Inf orm ation Menu provides inf orm ation about the version and s tatus of your Vantage- HD.
Issue 1.0.2 28 Marc h 2006 © Calibre UK Ltd Page 19 of 30 CONFIGURA T ION MENU 9.1. Introduction The Conf iguration Menu allows the user to c ustom ize the "look and feel" of the Vantage-HD.
Issue 1.0.2 28 Marc h 2006 © Calibre UK Ltd Page 20 of 30 recom m ended since in m any instances analog audio out will be automatic ally disabled due to HDCP and HDMI licens ing requirem ents. 0SD Timeout The tim e between the last k eypress and the OSD being autom atic ally rem oved.
Issue 1.0.2 28 Marc h 2006 © Calibre UK Ltd Page 21 of 30 OUTPUT MO DE DETAILS 10.1. Introduction The f ollowing output modes ar e supported by Vantage-HD Resoluti on H Freq V Freq H act H Tot HS HBP V ac t V Tot VS V BP 640×480 31.469 59.94 640 800 96 48 480 525 2 33 640×480 26.
Issue 1.0.2 28 Marc h 2006 © Calibre UK Ltd Page 22 of 30 Notes: a) Some 1024x1024 plas m as do not corr ectly support 1024x1024 native resolution, in this case you mus t unfortunately select 1024x768 or 1280x 768, experim ent to see which gives best perf orm ance.
Issue 1.0.2 28 Marc h 2006 © Calibre UK Ltd Page 23 of 30 INPUT SIGNAL DETAILS 11.1. Introduction This section pr ovides technical details for all possible inputs pleas e refer to the m odel specif ication to determ ine which inputs can be dis played by y our Vantage-HD.
Issue 1.0.2 28 Marc h 2006 © Calibre UK Ltd Page 24 of 30 11.7. Audio Input Form ats Four analog ster eo pairs via RCA jac k c onnectors , nominal 1V pk -pk 10K input im pedance 2 S/PDIF coaxial with.
Issue 1.0.2 28 Marc h 2006 © Calibre UK Ltd Page 25 of 30 POWER SUPPLY SPECIFICA TION 12.1. Introduction Should the mains power supply become dam aged or f ail please contact your Vantage-HD distributor f or a replacem ent.
Issue 1.0.2 28 Marc h 2006 © Calibre UK Ltd Page 26 of 30 REGULA T ORY APPROVA LS 13.1. CE and FCC Com pliance CE: This product c omp lies with the requirem ents of 89/336/EEC Elec trom agnetic Com patibility Directive am ended by 92/31/EEC and 93/68/EEC, and 73/23/EEC Low Voltage Directive.
Issue 1.0.2 28 Marc h 2006 © Calibre UK Ltd Page 27 of 30 ENVIRONM ENTAL A ND SA F ETY 14.1. Operating Tem perature 0 o C to 40 o C (32°F to 104°F) Humidity (non condensing) 0% to 95% 14.2. Storage Tem perature - 25 o C to 85 o C (-13°F to 185°F) Humidity (non condensing) 0% to 95% 14.
Issue 1.0.2 28 Marc h 2006 © Calibre UK Ltd Page 28 of 30 HDMI CONNECT ION A DVICE Vantage-HD has two HDMI input ports and one HDMI output f itted as standard.
Issue 1.0.2 28 Marc h 2006 © Calibre UK Ltd Page 29 of 30 HDCP Handshake delays HDM I inputs can suffer from delays in locking to a new input source, or a source which has just changed resolution or format. These delays are handshake delays relate to the inherent HDMI-HDCP handshake period between y our display device and y our source equipment.
Issue 1.0.2 28 Marc h 2006 © Calibre UK Ltd Page 30 of 30 WA RRA NT Y & SERVICE ADVICE 1. CA LIBRE OFFERS A LIMIT ED PRODUCT WARRA NTY FOR 12 M ONT HS FROM DATE OF PURCHA SE, SUBJECT TO REGIST RA T IONYOU’RE YOUR PRODUCT EITHER ONLINE ON OUR WEB SITE WWW.
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