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1. 1 3 3 Remote Control 1 4 Getting Started 1 5 Software Update 2 6 Gamma User Table Update 2 7 Supported Videos and Graphics format 2 8 On Screen Display OSD Menu 4 8 1 General 4 8 1 1 Language 4 8 1 2 Save Con guration 4 8 1 3 Restore default con guration2. 4 8 2 Patterns 5 8 2 1 Color Bars 5 8 2 2 Cross Hatch 6 8 3 Output 6 8 3 1 Available Formats 6 8 3 2 Video Output Format 7 8 3 3 Graphic Output Format 7 8 3 4 Custom Output Format 7 8 3 5 Link Con guration 8 8 3 6 Frame Rate
3. 8 8 3 7 Deep Color 9 8 4 Input 9 8 4 1 Input Format 10 8 4 2 Link Con guration 10 8 4 3 Clean Aperture 11 8 4 4 Film Mode 11 8 4 5 Audio 12 8 4 6 Remote channel 12 8 5 Picture 13 8 5 1 Image Color 13 8
4. 5 2 Gamma Correction 14 8 5 3 Detail Enhancement 14 8 5 4 Noise Reduction 15 8 5 5 Motion Threshold 15 8 5 6 Output Color Range 16 8 6 Layout 16 8 6 1 Size and position 17 8 7 Aspect 17 9 Troubleshooting 19 10 Appendix A Gamma LUT le format 20 1 Document Version 3 3 Remote C
5. 75 SXGA Graphic Output Input 1280x1024 85 SXGA Graphic Output Input 1360x768 60 P Graphic Output Input 1365x768 60 P Graphic Output Input 1366x768 60 P Graphic Output Input 1366x923 50 P Graphic Output Input 1440x900 60 P Graphic Output Input 1440x1080 60 P Graphic Output Input 1600x1024 Graphic Output Input 1600x1200 60 UXGA Graphic Output Input 1680x1050 60 P Graphic Output Input 1920x1200 60 P Graphic Output Input 2048x1080 Graphic Output Input Table 1 Supported Formats Output Output Output 8 On Screen Display OSD Menu This screen also shows the software revision and the remote channel number Figure 2 On Screen Display 8 1 General 4 Figure 3 Language Select the OSD language French or English using this menu 8 1 2 Save Configuration Save the actual converter configuration to be restored at the next power up of the device 8 1 3 Restore default configuration There is also another method to restore the factory default configuration without the OSD With the OSD hidden on the remote LEFT RIGHT and OK This second method is particularly useful if the converter is badly configured and the OSD cannot be displayed Changes the device con guration to the factory default Overwrites any saved con gurations 8 1 1 Language Contains general options such as the OSD language selection and the scaler con guration management
6. it is critical that every time the input link type changes that you configure correctly the input link 1080p can be dual line interlace or 1080p single link Therefore it is important to always configure the link configuration first Note in SDI single link configuration the input source can be set to SDI input 1 or SDI input 2 Therefore make sure to select the right input using the button source of the remote The selected SDI input is indicated at the bottom of the OSD as for example Input SD SDI 1 Unknown Format see figure below where the 8 4 1 Input Format When the converter sees a valid input the input format detected by the converter is indicated in the bottom of the OSD see figure below Also the format detected is marked in the Input Format list or Auto detect if no valid input is detected It is possible that some 2K or sf format might not be detected correctly In these cases you can tell the converter the exact format by selecting it in the list Before you force any format you should set the link configuration see Link Configuration because the same format may have two different link configurations possible For example 1 after SDI stands for Input 1 If you select a link configuration that is not possible such as selecting dual link when only one input SDI is connected the mark will stay on Single Link and the requested operation will not be accomplish ed The converter veri es the signal at the in
7. table contains all supported video and graphic formats for the Gefen Dual Link 3GSDI to HDMI and for convert it to any of the output formats listed The formats not listed in the following table are not supported The user gamma look up table can be created using the GefenUpdater from the installation package 7 Supported Video and Graphic Formats Continued 3 Format Mode 3GSDI 2 HDMIS HDMI 2 3GSDIS 1920x1080 24 PsF Video Input 1920x1080 23 98 P Video Input amp Output Input amp Output 1920x1080 23 98 PsF Video Input 2048x1080 24 P Video Input amp Output Input amp Output 2048x1080 24 PsF Video Input 2048x1080 23 98 P Video Input amp Output Input amp Output 2048x1080 23 98 PsF Video Input Output 640x350 85 P Graphic Output Input 640x400 85 P Graphic Output Input 640x480 60 VGA Graphic Output Input 640x480 75 VGA Graphic Output Input 640x480 85 VGA Graphic Output Input 800x600 60 SVGA Graphic Output Input 800x600 75 SVGA Graphic Output Input 800x600 85 SVGA Graphic Output Input 1024x768 60 XGA Graphic Output Input 1024x768 75 XGA Graphic Output Input 1024x768 85 XGA Graphic Output Input 1280x854 Graphic Output Input 1152x864 75 P Graphic Output Input 1280x768 60 P Graphic Output Input 1280x960 60 P Graphic Output Input 1280x960 85 P Graphic Output Input 1280x1024 60 SXGA Graphic Output Input 1280x1024
8. To access the Dual Link 3G SDI to HDMI scaler menu it must be connected to a video display device using the HDMI 1 3 connector Push the menu button on the remote to make the on screen display menu appear and push the categories Aspect Layout Picture Input Output Patterns and General button again to make it disappear This section presents all available options from the menu The menu is divided in 7 The Dual Link 3G SDI to HDMI converter has 2 test patterns Color Bars and Cross Hatch The test patterns can be used to the test the device with a specific output and may help in the calibration of the settings Figure 4 Patterns 8 2 1 Color Bars Figure 5 Color Bars Pattern 5 Activates the color bars test pattern 8 2 Patterns 8 2 2Cross Hatch Activate the cross hatch pattern Figure 6 Cross Hatch Pattern Figure 7 Output By default the option all is selected allowing selection of any output format However it is possible that device connected on the HDMI port does not support all the video and graphic formats If the HDMI output is connected directly to a monitor you can select the Monitor Supported option With the Monitor Supported option ON the converter will disable all the formats video and graphic that are not supported by the monitor Figure 8 Availables Formats 6 8 3 1 Available Formats 8 3 Output The video output on the HDMI 1 3 link can be configured from that menu Th
9. e button Wait 30 seconds If nothing happen tries to push the menu button and wait for the OSD to appear If that does not work try the menu button one more time If that didn t work try to do it again After many tries restore the default factory configuration by doing the following sequence OSD must be hidden on the remote LEFT RIGHT and OK The output color and picture are not right o Have you connect a valid SDI input o Have you set the link configuration Connect the SDI input first and then select the appropriate link configuration see section 0 The input format is not detected correctly o Verify all connection first If using a dual link input make sure that the source SDI output A is connected to the converter input A and the same for output B input B o Verify that the SDI input is connected on an input and not on a loop out o Verify that the link configuration is correctly configured see section Try to reset the converter Link Configuration in input menu o Try to reset the device and the SDI source o Try to restore the converter configuration and set the input link configuration Troubleshooting Continues on Next Page 19 20 In cases of last resort when these remedies do not solve the problem being experienced please try updating the Converter software to the latest release and restarting operation Please see the section entitled Getting Started where this operation is discussed in detai
10. e file Save the file as UpdateGama bat Power up the device connect the usb port to the computer and then double click on the bat file you have just created 7 Supported Video and Graphics Formats the Gefen HDMI to 3GSDI converters The scaler can receive any of the formats indicated as input and can 5 Software Update The software upgrade is made from a personal computer The computer use must have Windows XP or Vista and one available USB port Use only the latest official software upgrade package distributed by Gefen The software upgrade package will contain a folder named driver containing the driver to be installed on the computer Prior to the first upgrade the drivers must be installed To update power up the device connect the PC USB port to the device then execute the GefenUpdater exe program The operation should take about 15 minutes If the process is interrupted before the end or if the GefenUpdater exe indicates a failure or if one of the software components has not install at 100 reset the device and re start the software upgrade 6 Gamma User Table Update o If the picture has bars on one side To update the gamma user table call the application GefenUpdater with the parameters GAMMA FileName csv The file name is a csv file place in the same directory than the application that it is possible that the source does have the bar pattern integrated into the output signal o The following
11. e picture This option has no effect if the input and the target aspect ratio are identical The panoramic zoom can be used on non linear input to make then fit on the output Extract take a subset of the picture The extract size can be selected by default 100 of the picture is extracted The horizontal and vertical position of the subset to be extracted can be configured This feature allows you to magnify one portion of the screen and display it on the selected output format Figure 32 Extract Figure 33 Through The Through mode does not resize or scale the picture For example a 1280x720p input picture sent to an output will have horizontal and vertical bars on the outer edges of the centered image Horizontal and vertical size can be selected and the format can be reduced from 100 1280x720p down to 1 The position where the selected window is taken can be modi ed with the horizontal and vertical position slider controls The default screen position is 50 for both horizontal and vertical positions with the input picture taking up the center of the picture 9 Troubleshooting The power LED is continuously blinking o First disconnect all input and output video from the converter than reset it by removing the power cord from the sector If the problem persists try software upgrade by USB using the latest installation software from Gefen o Note that the power LED blinks when it received an infrared signal this happens w
12. e user can select a video TV a graphic computer or a custom output format The output color space the frame rate and the Deep Color can also be configured 8 3 3 Graphic Output Format 8 3 4 Custom Output Format 7 8 3 2 Video Output Format This section of the menu contains all video formats that can be output by the scaler on the HDMI output If the Monitor Supported option is selected see Available Formats some formats will be disabled If the current output format is a video format a checkmark will be visible on the Video Output Format box please see gure below This function allows the user to program a custom output As you can see in the gure below this menu contains by default the value for the output signal 720p here The output signal can be con gured manually however con guration in this manner may not be supported by the output target Figure 11 Custom Output Format Figure 10 Graphic Output Format This section of the menu contains all graphic formats that can be output by the scaler on the HDMI output If the Monitor Supported option is selected see Available Formats table some formats will be disabled If the current output format is a graphic video format a checkmark will be visible on the Graphic Output Format box please see gure below Figure 9 Video Output Format 8 8 3 5 Link Configuration You can select the HDMI Link output color space see figure belo
13. esn t mean that it is changed to a black level of 0 but rather that the black level is not modified from input to output Thus the pixel values from input to output are not scaled Thus the super black will be correctly preserved from SDI to HDMI Figure 23 Image Color 14 8 5 2 Gamma Correction You can change the gamma correction and the gamma coefficient in that menu Figure 24 Gamma Correction 8 5 3 Detail Enhancement Figure 25 Detail Enhancement The signal can be digitally enhanced and the noise allowed in the enhancement can also be con gured Two prede ned tables are available Default and sRGB The user can also de ne one User Table by using commands sent to the computer via the USB port please see section 6 When this custom mode is selected the gamma coef cient is used to calculate a new Gamma Look up table The gamma coef cient can be adjusted from 0 3 to 3 0 By default the gamma coef cient is 1 0 15 The default value is 0 for no noise enhancement and noise threshold and the maximum value is 100 8 5 4 Noise Reduction The digital noise reduction can be configured the value is in percent from 0 to 100 Figure 26 Noise Reduction 8 5 5 Motion Threshold The motion threshold can be set from 0 to 15 The default value is 4 0 Figure 27 Motion Threshold 16 8 6 Layout Figure 29 Layout Figure 28 Output Color Range 8 5 6 Output Color Range Y
14. hen you push a remote button This is normal The power LED blinks and the menu is changed when I used another remote from another product o The remote channel can be change from the menu On the OSD input menu select Remote Channel and change it You will have to change the channel on the remote by using the dip switch near the batteries The converter output a blank screen while there is an input connected on the SDI connector o Is the current input format supported Verify the supported format table in section Supported Videos and Graphics format o Is it SDI dual link format Verify that the output A of the source is connected to the input A and that the output B is connected to the input B In the menu input verify that the link configuration is set to right the dual link configuration o Are you in SDI single link format Is the right SDI input selected Try to push the source button to change the SDI input selected o Make sure that all cables are connected and good o In the input format menu check Auto Detect The OSD cannot be displayed the screen is black o Push the menu button on the remote When you push the button do you see the converter power LED blinks No the problem is that the device does not receive the remote command See troubleshooting on the remote o o The output format might not be supported by the monitor Push the remote output button and verify that the power LED blinks while you push th
15. l on pages 4 and 5 at the beginning of this manual This format is a standard CSV file Each line contains Red Green and Blue values separate by comma A value must be between 0 and 1023 A file must contain 1024 lines 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 10 Appendix A Gamma LUT le format Deep color is not working o The monitor connected to the HDMI port does is support HDMI 1 3 and Deep Color o Make sure that output link configuration can be set in the OSD Link Configuration in the output menu is not set to YCbCr 4 2 2 since YCbCr 4 2 2 does not support that feature o Some device support Deep Color in only one type color space In the menu try to set the link configuration in the output menu to RGB 4 4 4 Then try YCbCr 4 4 4 The converter is not responding to the remote control command o Does the LED on the remote blinks when you push on one button No then change the remote batteries o Does the power LED blinks when you push the menu button on the remote Place the remote close to the IR port on the same side than the LED but in the opposite corner then push the menu button If that work than place the converter in another location where the infrared of the remote will reach it o Verify that the remote and the converter are on the same channel For the remote the channel is selected by the 2 dip switches close
16. ontrol Figure 1 Remote Control Dip Switch 1 3 Product Description 3 1 Connectors 3 2 LEDs The Scaler has two SDI inputs and one HDMI output It also has one SDI loop out connector for each SDI input There is one audio S PDIF output and one USB connector for software updates This is version 1 0 authored October 16 2009 2 Overview This document presents the Gefen Dual Link 3G SDI to HDMI Scaler and all its most common options This Converter takes an SDI HD SDI 3G SDI input and outputs it in HDMI HDMI 1 3 It also has image processing capabilities In this document we will describe all features and options accessible from the built in on screen display menu system or OSD signal output format from the 4 following formats 640x480 800x600 720p 1080i The source button toggles the different infrared channel configurations are shown below a selection The button menu is use to make the OSD menu appear and disappear The button output changes the The remote control has UP Down Left and Right buttons to navigate in the OSD menu An OK button is used to confirm SDI input from A to B There are also 2 DIP switches under the battery cover to select the IR channel The infrared channel must be the same as the channel selected for the scaler see section Remote channel in input The 4 Getting Started Connect the monitor using an HDMI cable to the Dual Link output on the scaler Connect the scaler powe
17. ou can change the RGB output color range from limited 16 235 to full 0 255 The output link con guration must be set to RGB 4 4 4 otherwise this menu is disabled SDI values 16 235 will be scaled to 0 255 17 8 6 1 Size and position correspond to the output format resolution For example for 720p format the horizontal size will be 1280 and the vertical size will be 720 see figure below Those 2 values can be decreased to reduce the size of the output picture You can also change the position of the resulting picture using the horizontal position and vertical position menu items Note that if the picture has not been reduced it will occupy 100 of the picture therefore the position cannot be changed Figure 30 Size and Position 8 7 Aspect The picture aspect ratio can be changed Figure 31 Aspect The size and the position of the picture can be changed By default the horizontal and vertical size In full screen mode the Converter transforms the input to make it t to the target output For example if the input is an SD 480i 4 3 signal and the output is set to HD 720p at 16 9 aspect ratio the output will also have an aspect ratio of 16 9 18 In letter Pillar Box the converter will keep the input original aspect ratio For example if you input an SD 480i 4 3 signal and output the signal in HD 720p 16 9 HD format the picture will occupy only the center of the screen 2 black bars will be placed on the sided of th
18. put before setting link con guration mode therefore you MUST connect the SDI signal at the input before setting the link con guration The currently selected link con guration is marked in the list configuration so the converter knows what to expect at the input For a dual line interlace transmitting 2 1080I signals you must select the Dual Link 1080p 576p 480p option otherwise it consider as a single link 1080 lines of interlaced signal The same applies to 576p and 480p which will be detected as 576 and 480 lines of interlaced signal Many others problem can occur from a bad link configuration such as incorrect color noise 8 4 2 Link Configuration The link configuration must be configured so the converter knows what s on its input Many SDI dual link signal may be interpreted as single link The available SDI link configurations are shown in Figure 17 Link Configuration 11 The clean aperture size and position can be configured You can set the percentage in function of the production aperture of the signal that is active By default the horizontal and vertical size is set to 100 and centered at 50 50 as horizontal and vertical position Note that if no input is detected this menu is disabled Figure 18 Clean Aperture Figure 19 Film Mode 8 4 3 Clean Aperture 8 4 4 Film Mode The lm mode feature can be enabled or disabled It produces a progressively scanned output image from an interlaced scanned in
19. put image accounting for lm mode cadence i e 3 2 2 2 pull down including bad edit detection static freeze frame multi directional motion and inter eld motion 12 8 4 5 Audio You can select the audio channel to be extracted from the SDI video input Figure 20 Audio 8 4 6 Remote channel remote channel is in conflict with another remote Change the channel on the converter If you change the remote channel on the converter you MUST change it on the remote too using the dip switch near the battery Figure 21 Remote Channel The IR remote transmits on a single IR channel The channel can be selected from the Remote Channel menu When the 13 8 5 Picture The Dual Link 3GSDI to HDMI converter output picture can be adjusted to produce the best picture adapted to your equipment Figure 22 Picture 8 5 1 Image Color The brightness and contrast can be adjusted for each primary color red green and blue The brightness and contrast can be reduced to 0 or increased to 100 from its default value of 50 Increasing the brightness for one color make it brighter in comparison of the other colors and vice versa if you decrease it Increasing or decreasing all colors makes the whole picture brighter or increase in contrast independently from any specific color The Black Level is actually the offset between the input and the output Since SDI black level is 16 on an 8 bit scale a value of 0 on this parameter do
20. r 2 BNC female 3G SDI A V Output Connector 2 BNC female 3G SDI A V Output Connector 1 Type A 19 pin female HDMI Audio Output Connector 1 Coaxial digital S PDIF SDI Compliant SMPTE 259M up to 360 Mb s HD SDI Compliant SMPTE 292M up to 1 485 Gbps 3G SDI Compliant SMPTE 494M 495M up to 3 0 Gbps 3G SDI SMPTE 425 A and 425 B Compliant formats 1080p 50 59 94 60 Hz Power Supply 5V DC locking type 20 W each Dimensions 8 2 W x 1 7 H x 7 5 H Rack Size 1U half width Shipping Weight 4 lbs HDMI Compliance 1 3 21
21. r cable You should see the Gefen logo appear on screen about 30 seconds later Connect a SDI source on the SDI input connector Make the OSD menu appear by pushing the menu button on the remote Use the remote to go in the input menu and select the proper link configuration If the SDI source transmits SDI single link select single link or else select the appropriate link configuration If you are using a single link use the SDI input A If you are using a dual link SDI source make sure you connect the SDI output A to the scaler SDI input A and the same for output B and input B At this point the input format should be indicated in the bottom of the OSD By default the scaler should use the prefer output format for the monitor but you can force the output format you want from the output menu If you have separate audio equipment you can use the S PDIF connector to your audio device This section describes the different connectors and LEDs on the scaler There are two LEDs on the enclosure The Power LED indicates when the scaler is powered but it also indicates when there is an error with the scaler If the scaler encounters an error that it cannot fix it will blink the power LED to fix that problem see Troubleshooting There is also a blue LED to indicate whenever the input is 3G 2 To call the GefenUpdater with those parameters create a file using notepad Write the line GefenUpdater GAMMA FileName csv replace by the true file name in th
22. to the batteries see Figure 1 Remote Control Dip You can try all available channels to see if one is working The converter infrared channel can be changed from the menu remote channel in the input menu o Do you have another converter in the same room If yes make sure that the 2 are on 2 different channels The menu item I try to access is inaccessible disabled or the item I select in the menu cannot be activated o The availability of the different OSD menu item is evaluated in function of the current state of the device Many item are disabled when they cannot be configured or activated due to the actual configuration or to the converter Input Output For more detail look in the section describing the menu item The Horizontal and or vertical position from the layout menu cannot be change o To be changed the size must be reduced first otherwise the output is 100 picture and cannot be moved out of field The picture has bars on the side o Verify that Aspect ratio configuration in the menu is set to Full screen If so remember it is possible that the source does have those bar integrated in his output SPECIFICATIONS Max image output resolution 2048x1080 24 Input A V Bandwidth Up to 2 x 2 97 Gbps Two 3G SDI Output A V Bandwidth 225 MHz Single Link HDMI 1 3 A V Input Connecto
23. w One item or the entire Link configuration menu might be or become disabled This occurs if the target output monitor does not support one or more color space according to the monitor EDID 8 3 6 Frame Rate The output frame can be adjusted to a custom value Not all frame rates are available for all formats Figure 13 Frame Rate Figure 12 Link Con guration Output 9 Figure 14 Deep Color 8 4 Input The video input from the dual SDI link can be configured from the input menu Figure 15 Input The Gefen Dual Link 3GSDI to HDMI Converter supports Deep Color at 10 bits in the 4 4 4 con gurations The Deep Color can be set for Automatic or 8 bit forced mode The 8 bit mode disables the transmission of Deep Color packets The Automatic option will transmit Deep Color wherever possible according to the EDID information obtained from the monnitor To be able to transmit in Deep Color at 10 bits you must be using YCbCr 4 4 4 or RGB 4 4 4 output color space please see the Link Con guration since YCbCr 4 2 2 does not support Deep Color Some monitors may support Deep Color in only one of the possible link con gurations RGB amp YCbCr 4 4 4 Some monitors may not support Deep Color at all Please check the monitor user manual for color space support information 8 3 7 Deep Color 10 Figure 16 Input Format Figure 17 Link Configuration will or even no picture at all In conclusion
24. www gefen com f 3G SDI to 1 3 Scaler EXT 3GSDI 2 HDMI1 3S User Manual EXT 3G ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE Rev X6 Technical Support Telephone 818 772 9100 800 545 6900 Fax 818 772 9120 Technical Support Hours 8 00 AM to 5 00 PM Monday thru Friday PST Paci c Standard Time Write To Gefen Inc c o Customer Service 20600 Nordhoff St Chatsworth CA 91311 www gefen com support gefen com Notice Gefen Inc reserves the right to make changes in the hard ware packaging and any accompanying doc u men ta tion without prior written notice 3G SDI to HDMI 1 3 Scaler is a trademark of Gefen Inc 2009 Gefen Inc All Rights Reserved All trademarks are the property of their respective companies Table of contents 1 Document Version 1 2 Overview 1 3 Product Description 1 3 1 Connectors 1 3 2 LEDs
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