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Quadra User’s Guide.
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DOCUMENT • Quadra User ’ s Guide • P/N 350 -7951 • Revisi o n Draft 1.05 A , June 29th 200 4 • Printed in U.S.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . COPYRIGHT © 2004 RGB Spect rum, Inc.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LIMITED WARRAN TY RGB Spectrum ( RGB) warrants that this product will be free from defects i n material and workman ship, under nor mal use and service wh en correctly install ed and maintained , for a period of one (1) year from date of shipment.
350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T ABLE OF C ONTENTS Chapter 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . .
350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide ii . . . . . Automatically Load ing Output Parameters . . . . . . . . . . 29 Manually Loading Output Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 T esting Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide iii . . . . . Miscellaneous Comman ds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Miscellaneous Comman ds Descriptions . . . . . . . 75 T iming Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide iv . . . . . Appendix D Firmware Upgrades and T r oubleshooting 106 In This Appe ndix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Firmware Upgrades. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I NTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PRODUCT OVERVI EW The Quad ra is a high performance, f our channel multi-format u p/down converter with a full rang e of digital and analog inpu t and outp uts.
INTRODUCTION In This Guide 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 2 . . . . . A command line interf ace provides easy acc ess to all Quadra functio ns. This interface is suppo rted remotely by either RS-2 32 serial communications or by network co ntrol (Ethern et 10/100 BaseT).
INTRODUCTION A W ord about In puts 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 3 . . . . . • Image Manipul a tion — Any portion of an input image can be extracted and exp anded to fill the out put raster . Image characteristics such as bright ness, saturation and ga mma can be a djusted.
INTRODUCTION A W o rd about Outp uts 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 4 . . . . . identical input and outpu t channels. Figur e 1-2. Quadra block diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A WORD ABOUT OUTPUTS As standard, Quadra provid es four i dentical DVI-I output connect ors — one per out put channel.
INTRODUCTION Quadra Control 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 5 . . . . . • Maximum number of lines that can be pr ocessed These factors are all interr elated with the system’ s refresh rate ( also known as “frame rate”).
INTRODUCTION Feature Summary 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 6 . . . . . • The RS-232 serial port connects to an ASCII terminal, any computer with a serial port or an external device such as a tou chpad. Commands are sent fro m the terminal or computer to the Quadra .
INTRODUCTION Feature Summary 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 7 . . . . . ~ Analog R GB output u p to 1600 x 1200 @ 75Hz. ~ DVI out put up to 1600 x 12 00 @ 60Hz . ~ Adjustable output gamma to optimize performa nce with a variety of display t echnologie s.
350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 8 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I NSTALLATI ON AND S ETUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IN THIS CHAPTER This chapter provides instructions for installi ng and sett ing up your Qu adra system.
INSTALLATION AND SETUP Option al Ite m s 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OPTIONAL ITEMS RGB Spectrum can optionally provide additio nal equipment that may be useful in installing and operating your Quadra system.
INSTALLATION AND SETUP Fr ont Pane l 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FRONT PANEL The figure below illustrates a front panel view of th e Quadra .
INSTALLATION AND SETUP Rear P anel 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RE AR PA NEL The figure below s hows a view of the Quadra rear panel.
INSTALLATION AND SETUP Rear P anel 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 12 . . . . . ~ Composite Vi deo — One BNC female con nector is pro vided for NTSC or P AL composite video, a signal that typically originates from a VC R or camera.
INSTALLATION AND SETUP Rear P anel 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 13 . . . . . can connect this outp ut to a DVI-capable mon itor or an analog RGB monitor . 7) Graphic O ut put 2 One DVI-I multi-pin connecto r is provided for Graphic Output 2, which is identical to Graphic Output 1.
INSTALLATION AND SETUP Installation 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . INSTALLATION This secti on provides Q uadra installation instruction s. All conn ections are made to the rear o f the Quadra chassis .
INSTALLATION AND SETUP Installation 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 15 . . . . . ~ T o connect to a monitor with an analog RGB input, use an adapter that converts from the DVI conn ector directly to a 15- pin D-sub c onnector . This adapter is provided as a standard item with your Qu adra .
INSTALLATION AND SETUP Syste m Contr o l Setup 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SYSTEM CONTROL SETUP The following topics are discussed in this s ection: • Metho ds of Commu nicati on s • RS-232 Serial Co ntrol Setup • Ethernet Control Setup METHODS OF .
INSTALLATION AND SETUP Syste m Contr o l Setup 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 17 . . . . . ~ Data bits: 8 ~ Parity: None ~ Stop bits: 1 ~ Flow control: XOn / XOff Quadra can be configured to operate at ba ud rates from 9600 baud t o 1 15 kbaud.
INSTALLATION AND SETUP Syste m Contr o l Setup 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 18 . . . . . ETHERNET . . . . . . . . . CONT ROL SET UP Ethernet control en ables you to use a T elnet session to control Quadra using a command line interf ace. Quadra includes an internal T elnet server which works with standard T eln et clien ts.
INSTALLATION AND SETUP System T iming 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 19 . . . . . W ith the IP addr ess and port pr operly entered, the T elnet window opens and Qua dra responds with the product na me and copyright notice as shown in the sample below .
INSTALLATION AND SETUP System T iming 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 20 . . . . . Quadra can be use d with bo th stan dard a nd non- stand ard dis pla y devic e s. Y o u can allow Quad ra to automatically “learn” the d isp lay’s timing parameters, or you can enter your own.
INSTALLATION AND SETUP System T iming 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 21 . . . . . “ Factory T iming List ” in Ch apter 4. Use the following step s to set up the Quadr a ’ s output timing. 1. Select the output channel and di splay dev ice for which you want to set up timing.
INSTALLATION AND SETUP System T iming 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 22 . . . . . 6. T urn on the display monitor that is connected to the selected output channel. 7. T urn on the controllin g device (such as your PC), al lowing time for it to boot up.
INSTALLATION AND SETUP System T iming 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 23 . . . . . Additionally , users must “exit” the interactive timin g mo de be for e nor mal command line interf ace functions can be is sued. Use the following step s to adjust output timing interactively: 1.
INSTALLATION AND SETUP System T iming 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 24 . . . . . Ty p e : OPTMNAME <output#> [name] Ent er S Example: T o name output 1 “S tudio_L CD_1,” typ e: OPTMNAME 1 Studio_LCD_1 9. Once the display is adjusted, use the Output Timing Save f uncti on to save paramet ers in memory .
INSTALLATION AND SETUP System T iming 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 25 . . . . . • The Input Interactive fun ction enables you to ad just each input’ s timing inter actively . Inter active timing appli es only to gr aphics inputs (not co mposite or S-V ideo sources) .
INSTALLATION AND SETUP System T iming 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 26 . . . . . 7. W ith the upper-left corner properly adjusted, adjust the lower-right corner next by using the f ollowing keyb oard controls. The g oal is to position this corner f or m a ximu m image vi sib ility .
350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 27 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O PERAT IONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IN THIS CHAPTER This chapt er provides operating inst ructions for a variety of frequently-us ed Quadra features.
OPERATIONS Introducti on to Operat ions 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . INTRODUCTION TO OPERATIONS The Quad ra is a high performance, f our channel multi-format u p/down converter with numerous application s in graphics, displays and multi-monitor environments.
OPERATIONS Setting Output Fo rmat 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 29 . . . . . In this configuration, us ing an extern al sp litter or DA ( Dist ribution Amplifier), Quadra automatically crops each identical input into its proper “quadrant” usin g the WALL command.
OPERATIONS Setting Output Fo rmat 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 30 . . . . . 2. T o enable automatic detection and loading of a display tim ing set type the following comm and (using upp er or lower case cha racters).
OPERATIONS T esting Outp ut s 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 31 . . . . . 6. Review the list in detail, and note the tim in g parameters that most closely match the s pecifications of your mon itor . 7. Load the timing p arameters for the selected o utput.
OPERATIONS Selectin g an Inpu t Sour ce 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 32 . . . . . TP ALL GRID Ent er 5. T o turn of f the tes t pattern on a single output , type: TP <output #> OFF Enter 6. T o turn of f the tes t pattern on all outputs, type: TP ALL OFF Ent er .
OPERATIONS Enabli ng and Disabl i ng Outputs 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 33 . . . . . 3. Query the comman d for the selected channel, to determine what the current input sou rce is.
OPERATIONS Unde rstandi ng Auto Sync 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 34 . . . . . OPEN ALL OFF En ter 4. T o enable a s elected output, type: OPEN <output #> ON Enter 5.
OPERATIONS Unde rstandi ng Auto Sync 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 35 . . . . . Once a close match is found for each RGB input, Quadra tries to lock to it — or continues down the list un til a “lock” is achi eved. LOADING INPUT . . . . . . .
OPERATIONS Unde rstandi ng Auto Sync 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 36 . . . . . • If you wa nt to “interacti vely” time an inp ut, please continue with the “ Performing Interactive In put Timing ” section.
OPERATIONS Unde rstandi ng Auto Sync 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 37 . . . . . H INSAVE Ent er Figur e 3-10. Help T ext — Input Save Comma nd 5. T o save the specified RGB input in a “user” register , type: INSAVE <input #> <100...
OPERATIONS Cr oppi ng an Ima ge 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CROPPING AN IMAGE This section prov ides basic instructions f or using the WSR com mand ( W indowSourceRectangle ).
OPERATIONS Cr oppi ng an Ima ge 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 39 . . . . . S Example: Cro p input 1 to 8 00 x 600, starti ng at the exact top left corner of the image. T ype: wsr 1 0 0 800 600 Enter S Example: Crop inpu t 2 to 300 x 300, s tarting 5 00 pixels over from th e left, and 10 l ines down.
OPERATIONS Zoomin g an Image 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ZOOM ING A N IMAG E The zoom fu nction enables you to interactively zo om an image’ s WSR coordinates. Use the followi ng steps to zoom an image: 1.
OPERATIONS Panni ng an Ima ge 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PANNING AN IMAGE The pan fun ction enables you to interactively pan an image’ s WSR coordinates, effect i v ely mo ving on ly the x and y coordinates while maintaining the height and width parameters.
OPERATIONS Sizing the Outpu t Image 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SIZING THE OUTPUT IMAGE This section provides ba sic in structions for using the WDR command ( WindowDestinationRect angle ).
OPERATIONS Sizing the Outpu t Image 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 43 . . . . . S Example: A ssuming an output r esolutio n of 1024 x 7 68, set output 1 to full screen. T ype: wdr 1 0 0 1024 768 Enter S Example: Place a 10 0 pixel by 100 line video window at column 300 , line 400 o n the monitor fo r output 2 .
OPERATIONS Using Position 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . USIN G PO SITIO N W ith a defined WDR r ectangle, you can inter actively move the rectangle around the selected output screen using the SETRA TE and POSition comm ands.
OPERATIONS Using Position 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 45 . . . . . 4. Request hel p text for t he POS iti on command. T ype: H POS Enter Figur e 3-16. Help T ext — Position Comm and 5. Change the Position interactively as desired. T ype: POS <output #> Enter Use the following contro ls to position the rectangl e.
OPERATIONS Adjust ing Brigh tness and Contra st 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ADJUSTING BRIGHTNESS AND CONTRAST Quadra enables you to easily adjust a sou r ce image’ s brightness and contrast usin g the BRI ghtness and CONT rast comman ds.
OPERATIONS Adjusting Hue and Sa tu ratio n 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ADJUSTING HUE AND SATURATION Quadra enables you to easily adjust a so u rce image’ s hue and saturation using the HUE and SA T uration commands.
OPERATIONS Adjustin g Sharpness 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ADJUSTING SHARPNESS Quadra enables you to easily adjust a sou rce image’ s sharpness using the SHARPness command.
OPERATIONS Cr eat in g a Background 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CREATING A BACKGROUND Quadra enables you to set an outpu t channel’ s background color , from a solid color to a sh aded “ramp” using th e BackGroundSouRCe command .
OPERATIONS Creating a 2x2 Mo nitor W all 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CREATING A 2X2 MONITOR WALL Using the WA L L command, you can quickly crop all four i nputs, confi guring each input’ s WSR to exactly 1/ 4 of the screen.
OPERATIONS Creating a 2x2 Mo nitor W all 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 51 . . . . . ~ Input #3 is cropped t o the exact lower left quadran t of the source image. ~ Input #4 is cropped t o the exact lower right quadrant of the source image. The net result on yo ur 2x2 monit or wall i s a perf ectly exp anded source image.
350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 52 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C OMMAND L INE I NTERFACE This chapter d iscusses Quadr a control commands that provide access to all of the unit’ s functions.
COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Comma nd Format 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . COM MAND FO RMAT All Quadra control functions are issued via ASCII commands that are us ed to set one or more system parameter s (or values ).
COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Comma nd Format 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T o execute commands, each c ommand line must be follo wed by a .
COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Comma nd Format 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 55 . . . . . An individual destination is indicated by the p arameter such as <input#> , and is typically the first paramete r follow ing th e comm a nd name.
COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Command Se t Li st 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . COMMAND SET LIST The following sections list th e commands used for controlling the Quadra .
COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Comman d Summary 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . COMMAND SUMMARY This section prov ides a table of all Quadra commands in alphabetical order . Click the desired comm and to access detailed instructions.
COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Comman d Summary 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . INPUT CO MMANDS Input commands allow yo u to make input adjustment s, and then sa ve these settings into the un it’ s internal memo ry . A summary of inp ut commands is listed below .
COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Comman d Summary 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 59 . . . . . INPUT COMMANDS DESCRIPTIONS The table below lists all input commands, th eir arguments and detailed desc ript i on s.
COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Comman d Summary 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 60 . . . . . IN put LOAD <i np ut #> <1…160 > Loads t he indicated entry from the Ti mi n g L i s t to the specif ied input chan nel. T imi ng list entrie s from 1 to 99 are reserved for factory defined timing parameters.
COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Comman d Summary 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 61 . . . . . T i M ing LIST <1 … 16 0> [ < 1 … 1 60 > ] ] | [ACTIVE] Displays the entire Timi ng L ist . If arguments are supplied, displays only t he portion o f the list requeste d.
COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Comman d Summary 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 62 . . . . . OUTPUT . . . . . . . . . COMMAND S Output com mands control Quadra ’ s output ch annels. They d efine the ou tput timing and sync fo rmat, and save, load, and delete timings to the Ou tput List.
COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Comman d Summary 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 63 . . . . . OUTPUT COMMANDS DESCRIPTIONS The table below lists all output commands, their ar guments and d etailed desc ript ions.
COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Comman d Summary 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 64 . . . . . O ut P ut T i M in g LOAD <out put # > <1 … 160> For the selected o utput ch annel, set s the output d isplay parameters from v alues stored in the specified Factor y Ti m i ng L i s t .
COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Comman d Summary 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 65 . . . . . DISPLAY . . . . . . . . . COMMAND S Display comma nds apply to p ositioning and visibility , and enable yo u to control the display con figuration, zoom and pan operations , freezing inputs and mor e.
COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Comman d Summary 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 66 . . . . . DISPLAY COMMANDS DESCRIPTIONS The table below list s all positioning, v isibility and display commands, including their arg uments and detailed des criptions. T able 4-7.
COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Comman d Summary 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 67 . . . . . SIZE <inp ut #> [< s | l> <repetitio n>] Activates t he size utility , allowing you to resize the specified inp ut. Controls are: s = smaller l = larger q = quit Size af fects the WDR va lue for the input.
COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Comman d Summary 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 68 . . . . . W indow D estination R ecta ngle <ou tput #> [<x: - 1920... 3840> <y: - 1440... 2880> <width: 0…19 20> <hei ght: 0... 1440>] [durat ion: 0.
COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Comman d Summary 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 69 . . . . . W indow S our ce R ectan gle <inp ut #> [<x > <y > <width> <h ei ght>] [durat ion: 0 .1…12 8] Sets the sour ce rectangle for th e sel ect ed input.
COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Comman d Summary 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 70 . . . . . IMAGE CO NTROL . . . . . . . . . COMMAND S After you have made adjus tments with t he Input commands , you can use t he image control command s to adjust parameters such as brightness , contrast and color .
COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Comman d Summary 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 71 . . . . . IMAGE CONTROL COMMANDS DESCRIPTIONS The table below lists all image control commands, their arguments and detailed desc ript ions.
COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Comman d Summary 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 72 . . . . . SERIAL PORT . . . . . . . . . COMMAND S Serial Port Commands are used to control the bau d and echo settings. A summary is listed below . Click the desired command to access d etailed instructions .
COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Comman d Summary 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 73 . . . . . NETW ORK . . . . . . . . . COMMAND S Network Commands contr ol the settings for Quadra ’ s Ethernet port. The values used in this section are typically provided by your facilit y’ s IT specialist.
COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Comman d Summary 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 74 . . . . . MISCELLANEOUS . . . . . . . . . COMMAND S The Miscellaneous comm ands category c ont rol includ es a variety of g eneral Quadra fu nctions. A summ ary of commands is lis ted below .
COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Comman d Summary 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 75 . . . . . MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS DESCRIPTIONS The table below lists all mis cellaneous commands, the ir ar guments and detailed desc ript ions.
COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Comman d Summary 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 76 . . . . . SETTINGSEXPOR T [TIMING | WINDOW | SYSTEM | ALL] [filename] This command enab les you to st or e Quad ra settings on an externa l compute r . This is useful in backing up settings, or providing the ability to “clone” the settings on multip le Quadra devices.
COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Comman d Summary 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 77 . . . . . SETTINGSIMPOR T [filename] This comman d ena bles you to restore or set system se tti ng s (or clone a new system) t o match the con f i guration of a differen t Q uadra un it.
COMMAND LINE INTERFACE T iming Parameters 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 78 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIMING PARAMETERS The table bel ow lists timing parameters , values and r anges used for both the input and output timing functions.
COMMAND LINE INTERFACE T iming Parameters 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 79 . . . . . SYNC Sync fo rmat 3, 4, or 5 wires This comman d applies to analog RGB inputs onl y . In 3 wire sync syste ms the H & V sync sign al s are co mbin ed with the Green signal.
COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Factory T iming Li st 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FACTORY TIMING LIST The table below lis ts all of Quadra ’ s preset timings that can be used for Output or Input timing set tings.
COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Factory T iming Li st 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 81 . . . . . 19 VESA 1280 x 960 @ 60Hz 96 11 2 312 1280 60.000 1 3 36 960 5 1 1 0 20 VESA 1280 x 960 @ 8 5Hz 64 160 224 1280 85.938 1 3 47 960 5 1 1 0 21 VESA 1280 x 1024 @ 60Hz 48 112 248 1280 63.
350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 82 A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I MAGE C ONCEPTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IN THIS APPENDIX This append ix discusses the basics of i mage size and p osition, be ginning with the concepts of source and destination rectangles.
IMAGE CONCEPTS Image Rectan gles 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 83 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IMAGE RECTANGLES The resoluti on of raster scan ned images is defined by the n umber of pixels per line and the total number of lines per frame.
IMAGE CONCEPTS Image Rectan gles 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 84 . . . . . SOURCE . . . . . . . . . RECTA NGLE The sour ce rectangle f or each input is defined in ter ms of the input image’ s pixel position in coordinate space.
IMAGE CONCEPTS Image Rectan gles 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 85 . . . . . In the second ex ample below , a portion of the full size source image has been defined. Figur e A-2. Portion o f Full Size Image The “cropped ” image is 450 p ixels wide by 300 lines high.
IMAGE CONCEPTS Image Rectan gles 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 86 . . . . . DESTINATION . . . . . . . . . RECTA NGLE Each input’ s destinatio n r ectang le is d efined in terms of the display dev ice’ s screen space coo rdinates, rather than th e input picture’ s coordinates.
IMAGE CONCEPTS Aspect Ratio 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 87 . . . . . In the next example, the “cr opp ed” image f rom Figure A- 2 is mapped to a new destination space on the d isplay device.
IMAGE CONCEPTS Positionin g and Clip pin g 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 88 . . . . . • The size and s hape of the source rectang le are indep ende nt of th e destination rectangle’ s size and shape.
IMAGE CONCEPTS Positionin g and Clip pin g 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 89 . . . . . In the second ex ample, the same source rectangle is mapped to a destination rectangle starting at ( -200 , 200 ). By specify ing screen coordi nates with negative values, the left an d top edge s of the source image can be clipp ed.
350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 90 B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C OMMUNICATIONS S ETUP . . . . . . . . . . .
COMMUNICATIONS SETUP Launc hin g a Hyper t ermin al W ind ow 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 91 . . . . . This action displays the Connection Description Dialog , a sam p le o f which is shown be low . Figur e B-2. Connection Description Dia log (Sample) 2.
COMMUNICATIONS SETUP Launc hin g a Hyper t ermin al W ind ow 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 92 . . . . . 4. Click OK to displ ay th e COM Pr operties Dialog .
COMMUNICATIONS SETUP IP Addr ess Setup 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 93 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IP ADDRESS SETUP The following topics are discussed in this s ection: • Introduc tion to IP Addresses • IP Address Setup via Serial P ort • IP Address Setup via Ethernet INTRODUCTION TO .
COMMUNICATIONS SETUP IP Addr ess Setup 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 94 . . . . . 4. Quadra responds with the fo llo wing message: The system must be restarted for your c hanges to take effect. Do you want to restart the system (y/n)? ~ Press “ y ” to restart Q uadra and use the newly assigned I P address.
COMMUNICATIONS SETUP IP Addr ess Setup 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 95 . . . . . At this point, the T e lnet windo w star ts an d Quadra respon ds with the product name and copyri ght notice as sh own in the s ample below . Figur e B-5. Quad ra Login (Sa mple) 5.
COMMUNICATIONS SETUP IP Addr ess Setup 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 96 . . . . . W indow . Refer to Chap ter 4, “ Com mand Line In t erface ” for a complete command list. Note T o close a T elnet session, type EXIT or us e the k eystr oke sequence “ Control + D .
350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 97 C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C ONNE CTOR T YP ES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IN THIS APPENDIX This appendix provides de tailed information about Quadra ’ s signal an d con t rol connectors.
CONNECTOR T YPES Compos it e V ideo Con ne c t o r 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . COMPOSITE VIDEO CONNECTOR Quadra ’ s comp osite video inputs use the industry standard 75 Ω BNC connector .
CONNECTOR T YPES S-V ide o C on ne c t o r 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S-VIDEO CONNECTOR S-V ide o signals are generally of higher quality th an analog composite video signals .
CONNECTOR T YPES High R esolution Analog C onnector 350- 7951 Quad r a U ser’ s Guide 100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HIGH RESOLUTION ANALOG CONN ECTOR Analog graphics s ignals are conne cted to Quadra usin g a standard 1 5-pin D- type conn ector .
CONNECTOR T YPES High R esolution Analog C onnector 350- 7951 Quad r a U ser’ s Guide 101 . . . . . HIGH RESOLUTION ANALOG CABLE . . . . . . . . . LENGTH High quality RGB or YUV sign a ls h ave very high signal bandwidths.
CONNECTOR T YPES DVI-I Connector 350- 7951 Quad r a U ser’ s Guide 102 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DVI-I CONNECTOR The DVI connector is used to interconnect graphics dev ices. This is a standard connector based on the w ork of the Digi tal Display W orking Group (DDWG).
CONNECTOR T YPES DVI-I Connector 350- 7951 Quad r a U ser’ s Guide 103 . . . . . ANALOG A ND DIGITAL INPUT . . . . . . . . . CABLES Please not e the follow ing point s regarding in put cables: • A.
CONNECTOR T YPES Ethernet Co nnector 350- 7951 Quad r a U ser’ s Guide 104 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ETHERNET CONNECTOR CONNE CTOR T YPE . . . . . . . . . AND PINO UTS The Ethernet con nector is a standard R J-45 type connecto r .
CONNECTOR T YPES RS-232 Conn ector 350- 7951 Quad r a U ser’ s Guide 105 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RS- 232 CO NNE CTO R The RS-232 p ort is configured acc or ding to the Electronic Indus tries Associati on S tand ard RS -232-C publi shed in Aug ust 196 9.
350- 7951 Quad r a U ser’ s Guide 106 D F IRMWARE U PGRADE S AND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T ROUBLESHOOTING .
FIRMWARE UPGRADES AND T ROUBLESHOOTING Firmw are Upgrade s 350- 7951 Quad r a U ser’ s Guide 107 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FIRMWARE UPGRADES From time to time, new featu res or improvements are m ade to Quadra ’s firmware.
FIRMWARE UPGRADES AND T ROUBLESHOOTING Firmw are Upgrade s 350- 7951 Quad r a U ser’ s Guide 108 . . . . . 6. If an upgr ade is required for your product, click th e “ Firmware ” link and download the firmware to a folder on your PC. 7. Make a note of this folder’ s locat ion, for use i n a subsequen t step.
FIRMWARE UPGRADES AND T ROUBLESHOOTING Firmw are Upgrade s 350- 7951 Quad r a U ser’ s Guide 109 . . . . . TRANSFERRING NEW F IRMWARE (FTP METHOD) Using FTP in a standard command wind ow , this procedure is an alternat e way of transfer ring the firm ware file fr om your PC to Quadr a .
FIRMWARE UPGRADES AND T ROUBLESHOOTING Firmw are Upgrade s 350- 7951 Quad r a U ser’ s Guide 1 10 . . . . . 8. T ype the command “ put fwop_x.xx.tar ” (where x.xx represents the ver sion number) and press Enter . This action copies the firmware to Quadra .
FIRMWARE UPGRADES AND T ROUBLESHOOTING System Tr oublesho oting 350-7951 Quadra User ’ s G uide 1 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SYSTEM TROUBLESHOOTING Problems with Quadr a operation may resu lt from in correct s yst em con nections and settings.
FIRMWARE UPGRADES AND T ROUBLESHOOTING System Tr oublesho oting 350- 7951 Quad r a U ser’ s Guide 1 12 . . . . . Images have t he wro ng aspect ra tio (e.g., are stretche d) or are not positioned correctly • T ry sele cting a dif ferent o utput from the “ Factory Tim in g L ist ” to be tter matc h your disp lay .
FIRMWARE UPGRADES AND T ROUBLESHOOTING System Tr oublesho oting 350- 7951 Quad r a U ser’ s Guide 1 13 . . . . . No text on a termin al • T o see you r own type d entries, enable the ech o mode when using an ASCII termi nal (or terminal emulation program) to control the system from the RS-232 port.
FIRMWARE UPGRADES AND T ROUBLESHOOTING How to Contact RGB Spectrum 350- 7951 Quad r a U ser’ s Guide 1 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
350- 7951 Quad r a U ser’ s Guide 1 15 E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T ECHNICAL S PE CIFICA TIONS . . . . . .
T ECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS General Specif icatio n s 350- 7951 Quad r a U ser’ s Guide 1 16 . . . . . SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . CHARAC TERISTICS The table below lists Quad ra system characteristics: DIGITAL INPUT . . . . . . . . . SPECIFICATIONS The table below lists high reso lu tion graphics digital input sp ecif ications: Ta b l e E - 1 .
T ECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS General Specif icatio n s 350- 7951 Quad r a U ser’ s Guide 1 17 . . . . . ANALOG INPUT . . . . . . . . . SPECIFICATIONS The table bel ow lists high resoluti on graphics anal og input sp ecifications: COMPOSITE VIDEO INPUT .
T ECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS General Specif icatio n s 350- 7951 Quad r a U ser’ s Guide 1 18 . . . . . S-VIDEO INPUT . . . . . . . . . SPECIFICATIONS The table below lists S-V ideo input specifications: GRAP HIC O UTPUT . . . . . . . . . SPECIFICATIONS The table bel ow lists high resolution graphic out put specification s: Ta b l e E - 5 .
T ECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS General Specif icatio n s 350- 7951 Quad r a U ser’ s Guide 1 19 . . . . . IMAGE CO NTROL . . . . . . . . . SPECIFICATIONS The table below lists image control s pecifications: CONTR OL . . . . . . . . . SPECIFICATIONS The table below lists Quad ra control specifications: Ta b l e E - 7 .
T ECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS General Specif icatio n s 350- 7951 Quad r a U ser’ s Guide 120 . . . . . POWE R AND PHYSICAL . . . . . . . . . SPECIFICATIONS The table below lists Quad ra power and physical specifications: Ta b l e E - 9 .
T ECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Parameter Storage 350- 7951 Quad r a U ser’ s Guide 121 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PARAMETER STORAGE This section descri bes the categories of settings that ar e stored in Quad ra , and how these settings are s tored and retrieved .
T ECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Parameter Storage 350- 7951 Quad r a U ser’ s Guide 122 . . . . . of the settings as outlin ed below : Following are explanation s of various “ SettingsExport ” options.
T ECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Parameter Storage 350- 7951 Quad r a U ser’ s Guide 123 . . . . . ~ ADC gain and off set values for Red, Green, and Blue channels ~ Brightness, Contrast, Hue, Saturation an.
T ECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Parameter Storage 350- 7951 Quad r a U ser’ s Guide 124 . . . . . • Configuration values — The f ollowing conf iguration va lues are stored: ~ X and Y repeat rates us e.
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