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1. E 13 25 Tally 8 Contac Tally 8 Contac Tally 7 Ground Tally 6 Contac Tally 6 Contac Tally 5 Ground Tally 4 Contac Tally 4 Contac Tally 3 Ground Tally 2 Contac Tally 2 Contac 14 1 J poe 1 CRAT d 14 Be M UE pou c i x Pacer a A PP ETE ae Koger aa ae 7 13 Ate 25 Closure Closure ing Closure Closure Closure ing Closure Closure Closure ing Closure Closure Closure Tally 1 Grounding Closure Router outputs that are not used as inputs to the scaler boards within the ScreenPro PLUS unit are routed to the rear panel where they may be used to feed devices that do not require transition effects or scaling The number of Aux outputs varies as indicated in the table below for each ScreenPro PLUS model Model 1201 1202 1203 1204 1601 1602 1603 1604 1605 1606 Connect the Aux outputs to your output devices as required for your specific application 12 12 12 12 16 16 16 16 16 16 Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher of Inputs ofScreens Aux s Tally s 9 CHAPTER THREE What you will find in this chapter a Power up Initialization a Console Installation a Console Operation a Freeze Preview and Program a nput Configuration a Output Configuration a System Configuration a File Configurati
2. 22 Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher Console Feature Overview Destinations The ScreenPro PLUS has 2 types of destinations or feeds Screen Destinations and Auxiliary Destinations Screen Destinations Each ScreenPro PLUS system can support up to 6 Screen Destinations Sources selected to drive Screen Destinations will be scaled to the selected output resolution Screen Destinations support smooth transition effects at variable Rates using Cut and Auto Trans or the T Bar Input Transition Rate and Pattern information can also be stored as a Preset for quick recall Auxiliary Destinations Aux Destination output feeds are not scaled Inputs switched to an Aux output are simply routed to the Aux output Aux Destinations can be switched independently in conjunction with screen destinations or stored as Presets Quick Groups The user can combine multiple Destinations and assign them to a group This allows Destinations that commonly follow each other to be selected quickly for an action Any combination of Destinations Screen or Aux s can be assigned to a group Put simply Quick Groups are preset combinations of Destinations that you want to switch together The ScreenPro PLUS Console has 4 user definable Quick Groups Individual control of destinations is always possible wheth
3. 8 gt SSA Tally Outputs 6 Aux Outputs 1 6 Aux Outputs ScreenPro Program 3 Aux 7 Set to ID 3 g Input 2 m gt Program 3 Preview 3 Aux 8 p Input 1 m Preview 3 ScreenPro 2 Remote 16 16 12 Video Router ScreenPro colo Set to ID 2 Program 2 Aux 9 m gt Program 2 Input 2 Preview 2 Aux 10 Input 1 Preview 2 Remote ScreenPro 1 Dual Scaler Progam i S y LL Program 1 uid Preview 1 gt Preview 1 Serial Control Multi Screen Controller 16 Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher ScreenPro Plus Model 1204 8 7 Tally Outputs e h Dual Scaler Program 4 Program 4 Board 44 i 12 Preview 4 Preview 4 Video Sources Program 3 Dual Scaler 9 Program 3 12 8 Board 3 Preview 3 Preview 3 Router Program 2 p Program 2 Dual Scaler i Board 2 Preview 2 Preview 2 Program 1 MM M Dual Scaler Program 1 Board 1 Preview 1 Preview 1 Serial Control Multi Screen Controller Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher 17 ScreenPro Plus Model 1203 ScreenPro Connection Diagram 8 oA gt Tally Outputs Aux Outputs 1 2 Aux Outputs 2 Program 4 Aux 1 g Input 2 ScreenPro 3 Program 4 Preview 4 Aux 2 Input
4. Screen 1 Screen 2 Screen 3 Screen 4 Screen 5 Screen 6 Input 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 Input 2 3 4 3 2 2 2 Input 3 5 6 5 3 3 3 Input 4 7 8 7 4 4 4 Input 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Input 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Input 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Input 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Input 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Input 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Input 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 Input 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 Input 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 Input 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 Input 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Input 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 To help in understanding what is going on in the un shaded area notice that the Screen 1 and Screen 3 columns are using the same file numbers This is due to the fact that in this example Screens 1 and 3 are set to the same output resolution This being the case they can both use the same file for each particular input For Screen 2 unique numbers have been chosen for every input since this screen will be running at a different output resolution Here are some general rules to follow when choosing file numbers 1 Never use the same file number s between Inputs In the example above within the un shaded area Input 1 is using Files 1 and 2 These files should not be used for any other Input source 54 Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher 2 Screens that are set to the same output resolution should always call the same file number chosen for a particular input In the example above for Input 1 File 1 is being use
5. Input 1 ScreenPro 1 Bike Remote Video 16 Dual Scaler ____ Program 3 a Program 43 Board 3 Preview 3 Preview 3 Program 2 Dual Scaler 3 9 9 Program 2 Board 2 Preview 2 Preview 2 Program 1 Dual Scaler 3 Program 1 B 1 Serial Control in Preview 1 Preview 1 Multi Screen Controller 14 Manual st 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher ScreenPro Plus Model 1602 ScreenPro Connection Diagram Video 16 Sources 8 A gt Tally Outputs Aux Outputs 1 4 Aux Outputs gt Program 4 Preview 4 4 ScreenPro Set to ID 4 Program 4 Aux 5 Input 2 Preview 4 Aux 6 gt Input 1 ScreenPro 2 Remote Program 3 Aux 7 g Input 2 ScreenPro Preview 3 Aux 8 Input 1 Set to ID 3 ScreenPro 1 16 12 Remote Router Serial Control m gt Program 3 Preview 3 Program 2 Program 2 Dual Scaler SESS rw Board 2 Preview 42 Preview 2 Program 1 Program 1 Dual Scaler Board 4 baana Preview 1 Preview 1 Multi Screen Controller Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher 15 ScreenPro Plus Model 1601 ScreenPro Connection Diagram
6. Video Output Connections Program Outputs Two independently buffered Program outputs one five wire BNC connection and one HD 15 are provided for each output screen Either of these outputs may be used to connect to the display device used for the presentation The second output is designed to support a local display in the event that the operator is unable to conveniently view the presentation Both outputs provide RGB video signals Connect the outputs labeled R G and B on the rear panel of the ScreenPro Plus unit to the correspondingly labeled connectors on the output device The operator can select the type of output sync to match application requirements Separate C Composite or separate H V Horizontal Vertical sync modes are supported Connect the C or H sync signals from ScreenPro Plus to the correspondingly labeled connectors on the output device If separate H V sync mode is being used be sure to connect the V signal from the ScreenPro Plus to the correspondingly labeled connector on the output device Preview Output One Preview output on an HD 15 connector is provided for each output screen The Preview outputs are provided to permit the operator to view the next source video to be displayed prior to initiating a transition The Preview outputs provide RGB video signals Connect the outputs on the rear panel of the ScreenPro PLUS unit to the correspondingly labeled connectors on the output device The operator can
7. AUX6 AUX7 AUX8 AUX9 AUX 10 Clear Program E IE glo 2 s s s Preview mH 2 3 4 5 6 m a 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher 25 To View Current Inputs for Grouped Destinations When a Group with multiple Destinations has been selected sources for each Destination on the Preview and Program buses will also light indicating the current inputs for the selected Destinations If multiple inputs are active on the Preview and Program bus it means that multiple Destinations have been selected with different input assignments To view the current Preview and Program inputs assigned to an individual Destination press the desired Destination The Preview and Program buses will light JUST the inputs for that Destination When the Destination key is released the console will resume its former state This will not change the selected destination or groups but it will let you view the inputs associated with individual destinations To Change an Input for a Destination while Viewing While you are holding the Destination button to view the input you can change to a new input in Preview or Program by simply selecting the desired input using the Preview or Program keys Note
8. ScreenPro 2 Program 2 Aux 5 Preview 2 Aux 6 ScreenPro 1 Remote Tally Outputs CZ AEOWBTE Aux Outputs ScreenPro Program 3 Aux 3 T Pcs to ID 3 L 3 Preview 3 ScreenPro Set to ID 2 Program 2 Input 2 gt i Input 1 Preview 2 Remote Dual Scaler Board 1 jy Program 1 Serial Control Multi Screen Controller Power Up Initialization for ScreenPro Plus gt Preview 1 NOTE Use the chart below to help determine which software is compatible between systems Other combinations of software are NOT guaranteed to operate properly If you are unsure about the software versions you have consult the factory for assistance This table is subject to change without notice Please check the web site www folsom com for current information Release Number ScreenPro Plus Software Controller Software BlendPro Software 1 25 00 P 25 00 T Versions Prior to 2 10 N A 2 31 00 A 2 10 N A 3 31 00 A 2 20 N A 4 31 00 A 2 22 N A 5 35 00 C 2 55 1 03 or higher 6 35 00 D 2 55 1 03 or higher 7 5 02 5 02 1 03 or higher 8 5 03 5 03 1 03 or higher Software Compatibility Chart First locate the Power Switch on the back of the ScreenPro Plus frame and turn the power ON Second power up any individual ScreenPros attached to the system and make sure their ID is se
9. Presentations with ScreenPro and ScreenPro PLUS This section of the Operating Manual describes how the ScreenPro and ScreenPro PLUS products may be used together to support a wide variety of multi screen presentations ScreenPro Product Overview ScreenPro features eight universal inputs an internal 8 2 router dual video scalers and a user friendly front panel interface This unit provides an ideal solution for single screen presentations and may also be used with ScreenPro PLUS to support multi screen events as described below Combining ScreenPro and ScreenPro PLUS Units The ScreenPro and ScreenPro PLUS products are designed to work together to seamlessly support multi screen applications This allows the user to maximize return on investment by purchasing a combination of ScreenPro and ScreenPro PLUS units For example a customer may purchase a ScreenPro primarily for single screen applications and a ScreenPro PLUS system with two Dual Scaler boards for two screen applications These units can be combined to seamlessly support a three screen show as illustrated below Tally Outputs Video Sources 16 12 Dual Scaler Dual Scaler le Ti Program 1 Preview 1 Program 2 Preview 2 Program 3 Preview 3 Aux Out uon Multi Screen Controller The functionality provided is identical to a three screen ScreenPro PLUS system however the customer derives the added benefit of being able to se
10. key Emulates a key press and an immediate key release See the Key Press amp Key Release Commands section above for a more complete description See the Keyboard Map section above for Row and Key number locations row Key row number ranges from 1 7 key Key number within the row specified Range is 1 24 for an FC 0612 and an FC 0616 For an FC 0608 range is 1 8 and 17 24 KPR12 Press and release the Preview Input 2 key KR row key Emulates a key release See the Key Press amp Key Release Commands section above for a more complete description See the Keyboard Map section above for Row and Key number locations rows Key row number ranges from 1 7 key Key number within the row specified Range is 1 24 for an FC 0612 and an FC 0616 For an FC 0608 range is 1 8 and 17 24 KR 2 18 Release the preview LEARN key Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher 77 BlendPros amp IDs NBP Description Displays the number of BlendPros detected and their RS485 IDs The maximum number of BlendPros allowed is 2 The format of the response is fixed and is as follows 4 of BlendPros ID 1 ID 2 Example If there s no BPs detected the response would be 0 0 0 If there s one BP in a 4 screens system the response would be 15 0 If there are two BPs in a 6 screens system the response would be 2 7 8 Pass An RS485 Command PASS RS485 command
11. Description Parameters Example Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ATRN G g D dddd gt Performs an Auto Transition on the destinations or groups if specified If NOT the operation will be applied to the currently selected destinations The currently selected Effect type rate and edge width will be used to transition preview to program See the TRNSETUP command for changing the transition rates type and edge width The argument to this command is optional and is used to either select a set of groups or destinations For group selection set the argument to G g where g is the group bitmap For destination selection set the argument to Dz dddd where dddd is the destination bitmap ATRN ATRN G 3 ATRN D 000B ATRN D 3C Transition Preview to Program on currently selected destinations Transition Preview to Program on those destinations defined by Groups 1 and 2 Transition Preview to Program on Screens 1 2 and 4 Transition Preview to Program on Screens 3 4 5 and 6 ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher 75 BlendPro Query Description Parameters Example BPQUERY BP query command Queries a BlendPro for raw binary data The controller will transmit everything contained in the argument field to the RS485 port then waits for a reply Data validation is done on the response and if there was no data corruption the raw binary data will be sent back to the originator If no response
12. checksum Description Simply passes the specified RS485 command to the RS485 port when there s no checksum error Please note that the controller is completely oblivious about the command being sent Thus if you effect a crucial sub system setting via this method the controller will not be able to reflect this Please refer to the SP SPP User s Manual and the BlendPro s User s Manual for the available RS485 commands Parameters RS485 command RS485 command to pass to the RS485 port Format depends on the target subsystem checksum byte Checksum byte of the RS485 command maximum of 2 Hex digits Example PASS 1FSB 1 P 18 If the command line is received error free the command will be passed on to the RS485 port Recall and Execute RE user preset file Description Recalls the specified user preset file to preview then an AUTO TRANS is performed to transition the preview to program Please note that there s a short delay from the time the file is recalled to the time an auto transition begins This delay is to allow the scalers to lock to the new input sources and varies according to the input source type Parameters user preset file 4 1 to 32 for FC 0608 1 to 64 for FC 0612 and FC 0616 Example RE 12 Recalls user preset 12 to preview then transition preview to program Recall Preset RP user preset file Description Recalls the specified user preset file to preview Parameters user preset
13. 1 Set to ID 4 Preview 4 ScreenPro 1 Remote Video 12 Dual Scaler Program 3 gt Program 3 Board 3 5 Preview 3 Preview 3 Sources A Program 2 Dual Scaler LA Program 2 ooe l Abas Preview 2 Preview 2 Program 1 Dual Scaler 7s Program 1 O OI i Board 1 Preview 1 Preview 1 Serial Control Multi Screen Controller 18 Manual st 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher ScreenPro Plus Model 1202 ScreenPro Connection Diagram Video 12 Sources ScreenPro 2 Program 3 Aux 3 8 5 Tally Outputs ScreenPro Set to ID 4 a oe Program 4 Aux 1 m Preview 4 Input 2 Preview 4 Aux 2 gt Input 1 Remote Input 2 ScreenPro J3 Program 3 12 8 Router Serial Control ScreenPro 1 Preview 3 Aux 4 Input4i Set to ID 3 3 Preview 3 Remote Program 2 Dual Scaler Program 2 so I n Board ie Preview 2 Preview 2 Program 1 Program 1 Dual Scaler Board 1 baana oooO Preview 1 Preview 1 Multi Screen Controller Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher 19 ScreenPro Plus Model 1201 ScreenPro Connection Diagram Video 12 Sources A 12 8 Router Preview 3 Aux 4 y Input 1
14. 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher 51 Presets Presets are storage locations that allow the user to quickly recall previously saved information Presets are always learned from Preview and recalled to Preview The information you bring to Preview screen selections group selections input choices transition effect trans rate etc can all be stored to a Preset memory location Presets are then recalled by selecting the corresponding Preset Key The stored information is then loaded into Preview to await transition to Program The console has four 4 pages of sixteen 16 preset memory locations for a total of 64 Preset memory locations Once a Preset is learned the user can simply press the desired Preset Key and the stored information is recalled to Preview status Once a Preset has been recalled the user can change any of the stored parameters For example if Preset 2 is recalled and the user decides to select a new input source simply select the new source on the Preview bus and that source will be used in the transition The Preset memories can include Input Selection s Transition Rate Aux Input Selection s Individual Screens or Groups Effects including PIP KEYING and PIP LINK looks Preset Tutorial Presets can convert what would have been a time consuming transition setup to be a single button recall to Preview The Preset we will build is a pretty common type of scenar
15. 4 Totransition the PIP onto the main screen the operator will press the Auto Trans or Cut key The T Bar can be used as well 5 Ifthe operator presses the Auto Trans or Cut keys while the PIP image is on the main output the PIP is transitioned off of main leaving the background image showing 6 Toreturn a PIP image to its normal size hold down the PIP CLEAR key and press the PIP key 7 Ifthe operator clears a PIP while the PIP image is on the main output the PIP is transitioned off immediately using a Dissolve and the image is returned to full size 8 Ifthe operator presses any of the source select keys while the PIP image is on the main output the PIP is transitioned off immediately using a Dissolve After the transition the new source selection is made PIP LINK Operation PIP Link allows a user to select several destinations and LINK them together By doing so any source can then be selected and moved or sized as if the linked destinations were one output This feature is useful when creating butted or seamless projected images PIP Link can be used to accomplish two types of effects The first involves placing a PIP across two screens as shown in the example below for Screens 1 and 2 The second effect allows a single source to be sized to fill those destinations that are linked effectively creating a background which you can place other images over All PIP Link activities are 30 Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D Scr
16. After a few seconds the output screens will stabilize and the systems will be locked together When this feature is not present in the system the DISPLAY LOCK field will show N A If you wish to upgrade your system with this Display Lock feature contact the factory for more information OUTPUT WIDE SCN RASTER This feature will overlay green vertical line s 2 pixels wide at the appropriate location based on information provided by a BlendPro system The line will appear on either Preview or Program monitor based on the current AR Box setting of PREVIEW MAIN or BOTH If the Raster Box is OFF then the line s will default to the Preview monitor Enabling this option is useful when the operator wants to know what will be displayed in the wide screen image When BlendPro is setup for CENTER justification one line will appear on screen 1 and the other line will show on the highest numbered ID screen connected to BlendPro When BlendPro is set for LEFT justification only one line will appear This line will be placed on the highest numbered ID screen connected to BlendPro Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher 45 System Configuration Menu Configuration Keypad SYSTEM Key The configuration items in this menu are global to the system i e not applicable to any one input source or output screen Additionally this menu contains selections to test the controller hardware and perform ScreenPRO P
17. Bit 0 Bit 1 Bit 2 Bit 3 BINARY 1 1 0 1 HEX B Group Selection Example 72 Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher Key Press amp Key Release Commands The following commands allow a program to emulate an operator pressing keys on the keyboard The KP command acts as if a user has pressed the key and is holding the key down A program can then issue another Key Press command or issue a Key Release command for the key that is being held down For every KP command issued to the controller make sure a Key Release command is issued at some point otherwise that key will remain in a pressed condition The KR command performs a Key Release for the key specified If a KP command has been issued for a particular key use the KR command to release that key The KPR command performs a Key Press followed immediately by a Key Release This command should be used for the majority of actions required from the controller For the following keys the KPR command will not have an effect since these keys need to be held down while another key is pressed LEARN Row 4 Key 18 CLEAR FREEZE Row 4 Key 21 CLEAR PIP Row 3 Key 18 CLEAR KEY Row 2 Key 18 Example of the Key Press and Key Release Commands To see how these special keys work lets assume that PIP is enabled on Preview for Screen 1 and Screen 2 To Clear the PIP on Preview for Screen 1 and Screen 2 the following commands would be sent to the
18. To configure the ScreenPro units connect them as described in this section of this document and turn the Screen Pro units on After a 15 20 second initialization period the ScreenPro units will display the Main menu To enter remote control mode press the MISC key on the ScreenPro front panel Use the ADJUST control to scroll down to the item labeled SP EXT CONTROL Press the SELECT key to select the external control feature The ADJUST control can now be used to select between six modes of operation STANDALONE SP EXT ID 2 or SP EXT ID 3 or SP EXT ID 4 or SP EXT ID 5 or SP EXT ID 6 Use the ADJUST knob to select the proper mode Screen Number ScreenPro ID Selection Required SP EXT ID 2 SP EXT ID 3 SP EXT ID 4 SP EXT ID 5 SP EXT ID 6 Oo O01 AVN After the proper mode is selected press the SELECT key to activate the selected mode The display will indicate the selected remote control settings and the backlighting of the lamps on the front panel will be turned off to remind the user that remote control mode has been selected To exit remote control mode after the show select STANDALONE mode in the EXT CONTROL menu and press the SELECT key The ScreenPro unit will return to stand alone mode and the keys will again be backlit Connecting ScreenPro Units ScreenPro Plus is designed to work seamlessly with Folsom s ScreenPro products to support multi screen applications The drawings prov
19. amp Aux 4 the I Mag screen amp record deck from Input 1 cam 1 to Input 2 cam 2 To do this Press and hold Screen 2 on the Destination Bar and select input 2 on the Preview bus Now press and hold Aux 4 then select Input 2 on the Preview bus The new input is now in Preview and you can make the transition If you want to save this change to Preset 1 press and hold Preset Learn and select Preset 1 The change is now saved If this is a one time change and you want keep Preset 1 as it was originally learned simply do not re learn it When Preset 1 is recalled again it will still have Input 1 cam 1 learned to it Viewing A Preset Press a Preset memory The information learned to that memory location will go to Preview and the appropriate Destination Group and Preview Input source buttons will light It is possible that Multiple Input sources will be lit on the Preview bus because each Destination is capable of having a different input source You can press and hold an individual Destination switch on the Destination Bar and the Preview and Program bus will go dark except for the inputs associated with the selected Destination Next Preset Key The NEXT PRESET key will allow the user to cycle through all available presets without having to press a preset button For example if Presets 1 2 and 4 have saved information and Preset 4 is currently recalled pressing Next Preset will recall Preset 1 into Preview Pressing the Next P
20. groga 66666 66666 eeeej eeese E e a a ee cme comme MMM come E CC CC cee cee cee cee ces eee eee e jJ Co CS eS eS eS ee CS ee oe 1 coe CC cee cee oes coe eee le Ce Gee Rr Cee Gel See Ce Ce Sed Figure 2 1 ScreenPro PLUS Rear Panel AC Power connector Video Input connectors Program and Preview HD 15 outputs Aux Output HD 15 and BNC connectors Tally Output on DB 25 connector Remote DB 25 connector ScreenPro Compatible DB 25 connector 6 Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher Rack Mount Installation ScreenPro PLUS units are designed to be rack mounted and are supplied with all of the required rack mount hardware When rack mounting the unit remember that maximum ambient operating temperature for the unit is 40 degrees C Leave at least one inch of space front and rear to make sure that the airflow through the fan and vent holes is not restricted When installing equipment into a rack distribute the units evenly to prevent hazardous conditions that may be created by uneven weight distribution Connect the unit only to a properly rated supply circuit Reliable Grounding Earthing of Rack Mounted Equipment should be maintained Power Cord Line Voltage Selection The ScreenPro PLUS High Resolution Seamless Switcher performs line Voltage Selection automatically No user controls are required for line voltage selection When the ScreenP
21. gt BPQUERY BP query command FSB dddd bus FZ dddd bus mode GA groupNum dddd HELP or KEY sn mode threshold KP row key KPR row key KR row key NBP PASS RS485 command checksum RE user preset file RP user preset file SD dddd SG g SI dddd bus source TRNSETUP type value Performs an auto transition on the destinations or groups if specified If not the operation will be applied to all currently active destinations Queries BlendPro for raw binary data Forces program or preview bus of the selected screens black Freezes Unfreezes program or preview for selected screens Assigns specific destinations to a group Displays the available commands and brief description Luminance keying control for a particular screen at a given threshold Emulates a key press Emulates a key press and an immediate key release Emulates a key release Displays the number of BlendPros and their RS485 IDs Pass the RS485 command to the RS485 port when there s no checksum error Recall the specified user preset file followed by an auto transition Recall the specified user preset file Select destination s as indicated by the destination bitmap Select group s as indicated by the group bitmap Select a preview or program input source for the specified destinations Transition parameters setup Controller Serial Command List Description Auto Transition
22. 3 in the DEFINE WINDOWS menu as follows Screen 1 2 3 Output PREVIEW PREVIEW PREVIEW Mode ON ON ON H Size 300 300 300 V Size 300 300 300 H Center 100 0 100 V Center 100 100 100 SYSTEM TRANSITION EDGE This is a global adjustment that determines the fuzziness of the Wipe Edge for all of the Wipe Transitions The selectable options are 4 8 16 32 64 128 and 256 with the units being pixels The default is 16 Use the ON and OFF keys to change the selection SYSTEM VFD BRIGHTNESS This adjustment determines the brightness of the controllers VFD display To avoid burning in the display use the lowest setting possible This is changed using the ON and OFF keys as well as the joystick knob SYSTEMS SOFTWARE VERSIONS This selection displays the software version information for all ScreenPRO Plus graphics cards in the system as well as for the controller For proper system operation all graphics cards should be updated with the same software version If BlendPro s are attached the BLENDPRO SW VERSION sub menu will be shown and it will display the version current installed in the BlendPro s SYSTEMS TECH SUPPORT Look at this menu for current tech support numbers that can be used on a 24 7 basis Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher 47 SYSTEM gt RECALL OPTIONS RECALL OPTIONS PREVIEW EFFECT RATE AUX Recall options
23. GA 1 30 Assigns Aux 1 amp screen 5 to group 1 assuming we have a 5 screens system 76 Manual st 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher Key Screen Description Parameters Example Key Press Description Parameters Example KEY sn mode threshold Enables Disables luminance keying option for a particular screen at a given threshold If Keying is unavailable due to PIP being enabled on that screen the command will be ignored If the keying threshold is not specified the current threshold value of the screen of interest will be used sn Screen number on which to enable or disable keying Range is 1 6 mode 0 Keying Off 1 Keying On threshold Luminance Keying Threshold Range is 0 100 Optional KEY 2 1 18 Turns screen 2 keying on and sets the threshold to 18 KEY 20 Turns Screen 2 Keying Off KP row key Emulates a key press See the Key Press amp Key Release Commands section above for a more complete description See the Keyboard Map section above for Row and Key number locations rows Key row number ranges from 1 7 keys Key number within the row specified Range is 1 24 for an FC 0612 and an FC 0616 For an FC 0608 range is 1 8 and 17 24 KP 4 18 Press and hold the preview LEARN key Key Press and Release Description Parameters Example Key Release Description Parameters Example KPR row
24. Presentation System Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher 81 Folsom Research Warranty All video products are designed and tested to the highest quality standards and are backed by a full 3 year parts and labor warranty Warranties are effective upon delivery date to customer and are non transferable Folsom Research Inc warranties are only valid to the original purchaser owner Warranty related repairs include parts and labor but do not include faults resulting from user negligence special modifications lightning strikes abuse drop crush and or other unusual damages The customer shall pay shipping charges when unit is returned for repair Folsom Research will cover shipping charges for return shipments to customers Return Material Authorization RMA In the unlikely event that a product is required to return for repair please call 888 414 7226 and ask for a Sales Engineer to receive a Return Merchandise Authorization number RMA RMA Conditions a Prior to returning any item you must receive a Return Merchandise Authorization RMA number b All RMA numbers must appear on their return shipping label c RMA numbers are valid for ten 10 days from issue date d All shipping and insurance charges on all RMA s must be prepaid by the customer Folsom Research Contact Information Sales Contact Information Direct Sales Line 916 859 2505 Toll Free Line 888 414 7226 E mail sales
25. Screen Screen Screen Screen Screen All Clear 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bit 0 Bit 1 Bit2 Bit 3 Bit4 Bit5 Bit 6 Bit 7 Bit 8 Bit 9 Bit 10 Bit 11 Bit 12 Bit 13 Bit 14 Bit 15 Ignored ignored Ignored Ignored Ignored Ignored Ignored Ignored Ignored Ignored BINARY 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HEX F 3 0 0 FC 0608 Destination Selection Example Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher 71 Group Selection Certain commands listed below require the selection of Groups The operand will be listed in the command as g This represents a 1 digit hexadecimal code which is a 4 bit value While this is what the operand represents the operand must be embedded into the command string as a standard ASCII character The bits map to the GROUP keys as shown in the figure below Bit 0 Bit 1 Bit 2 Bit 3 Bit Mapping for Group Keys To select a group combination place a 1 in the bit location that corresponds to the Groups you wish to use Place a 0 in all other bit locations Once you have the binary bit string convert this binary value to a hexadecimal value Use this value in the command where g is specified Example for Group Selection Suppose you want Group 1 2 and 4 to be selected The figure below shows how to create the binary value Using the Conversion Table above convert the binary value to hex NOTE Read the Bit locations from RIGHT to LEFT in order to obtain the correct binary value to convert to hex
26. The bits map to the Screens and AUXs as shown in the figure below Destination Bus for FC 0616 Screen Seren Sen Screen porren Seran P AUX2 AUX3 AUX4 AUX5 auxe AUX7 AUX8 AUX9 AUX 10 Clear AUX 1 Bit 0 Bit 1 Bit 2 Bit 3 Bit4 Bit 5 Bit 6 Bit 7 Bit8 Bit9 Bit 10 Bit 11 Bit 12 Bit 13 Bit 14 Bit 15 Ignored Destination Bus for FC 0608 Screen Screen Screen Screen Screen Screen 1 2 3 4 5 6 All Clear Bit 0 Bit 1 Bit 2 Bit 3 Bit 4 Bit5 Bit6 Bit7 Ignored Ignored Bit Mapping for FC 0616 amp FC 0608 Destination Bus To select a destination place a 1 in the bit location that corresponds to the Screen or AUX you wish to use Place a 0 in all other bit locations Once you have the binary bit string convert this binary value to a hexadecimal value Use this value in the command where dddd is specified NOTE Some bits are ignored as shown in the examples below Place a 0 in these locations BINARY HEX bs bz bi bo 0000 0 0 0 0 1 1 0010 2 00 1 1 3 0100 4 0 1 0 1 5 0110 6 01 1 1 7 1000 8 1001 9 1010 A 101 1 B 1100 C 1101 D 1110 E 1111 F Binary to Hex Conversion Table 70 Manual st 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher Example for FC 0616 Controllers Sup
27. The default mode of the ScreenPro Plus is to over sample the input image producing more samples than there are in the original source material The over sampled image is then scaled to the final output resolution An approach called 1 1 Sampling produces a superior image by sampling the analog graphics signals at exactly the same rate as that of the original source This allows the image to be re construction with the reduced digitizing artifacts This 1 1 Sampling approach requires very accurate settings and even a small sampling error causes noise on the output image Both the sample clock frequency and phase must be correct to obtain a properly sampled image ScreenPro Plus incorporates automatic adjustments in the 1 1 Sampling mode 36 Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher 1 1 Sampling Operation To automatically set up for 1 1 Pixel Sampling the input image should have non black data at the edges and have some amount of text or other graphics The standard Windows GUI is a good example With an appropriate image displayed on the Preview 1 Monitor select the AutoConfig field within the Advanced menu and press ON In a couple of seconds the image should return properly adjusted During this process the other Preview screens will be Switched to the source selected in Preview 1 adjusted and then returned to their previous state The sample clock phase can be fine tuned by adjusting either the Phase P
28. The multi screen presentation system includes an intuitive user interface and a modular internal design The operator can select from up to sixteen universal inputs that accept composite video s video component video and computer video sources 640x480 VGA to 1600x1200 UXGA Sources are scaled to match the native resolution or sweet spot of the projection devices to ensure optimal image quality Seventeen different transition effects including dissolves wipes cuts and fade are supported The duration of each transition effect is programmable Each screen output supports two buffered program outputs one five wire BNC and one HD 15 and a preview output HD 15 Two to ten Auxiliary outputs are provided on the rear panel of the unit for feeds that do not require transition effects or scaling While other systems require multiple control units for a six screen show all ScreenPro PLUS functions including system setup are supported via a single user interface The ScreenPro PLUS user interface simplifies system setup adjustment and control To perform a transition the operator simply selects a preview source s and presses a key to simultaneously transition one two or six screens using any of the seventeen transition effects Sixty four preset memories allow complex control sequences to be learned for quick recall Presets can include information about sources effects transition rates and auxiliaries Since all presets are recalled to the
29. and lock their output timing to the master unit If you have ScreenPro s attached to the ScreenPro Plus see the diagram below for help in connecting units together otherwise the connections have already been made inside the ScreenPro Plus frame Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher 43 ScreenPro Master ID 6 Display Lock IN Display Lock OUT ScreenPro Slave ID 5 Display Lock IN Display Lock OUT aged O9pIA ONG 01 ONE PJepuels one mn cC cC 35cC 5cC 35cC 5cC 5cC 5cC 5cC 5c 5c cee CC com cee cms comes cee cee cee eee C SS OS GS _ 2 gt 2 EHBHE E ovS ow 60040 b d 000 0000 0000 0000 000 69000 0000 O O00 0 OOOO 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 Display Lock Y 66666 66666 aged O9pIA ONG 01 ONE PJepuels 0 60 0060 I d booa ese Aem CO ips 4 ScreenPro Plus ScreenPro Display Lock Connection Diagram 44 Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher When ScreenPro s are attached to the frame the highest ID numbered system will act as the Master timing unit After connecting the units together if necessary go to the Output menu in the Controller Make sure the FORMAT and FRAME RATE fields are the same for each screen Finally go to the DISPLAY LOCK field and set this field to ON
30. explosive atmosphere VORSICHT ein Ausrufungszeichen innerhalb eines gleichwinkeligen Dreiecks dient dazu den Benutzer auf wichtige Bedienungs und Wartungsanweisungen in der Dem Great beiliegenden Literatur aufmerksam zu machen gt BLLLLGS The rear panel ON OFF switch does not disconnect the unit from input AC power To facilitate disconnection of AC power the power cord must be connected to an accessible outlet near the unit Building Branch Circuit Protection For 115 V use 20 A for 230 V use 8 A When the ScreenPro PLUS is used in the 230 volt mode a UL listed line cord rated for 250 volts at 15 amps must be used and must conform to IEC 227 and IEC 245 standards This cord will be fitted with a tandem prong type plug AUTION Pim N ED CAUTIO Highlights an operating procedure practice condition statement etc which if not strictly observed could result in injury to or death of personnel CAUTION J The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literatureaccompanying the appliance AVERTISSEMENT gt VORSICHT AN Le point d exclamation dans un triangle equilat ral signale alerter tres importantes dans la lit rature qui accompagne l appareil l utilisateur qu il y a des instructions d operation et d entretien Ein Ausrufungszeichen innerhalb eines gleichwinkeligen Dreiec
31. file 4 1 to 32 for FC 0608 1 to 64 for FC 0612 and FC 0616 Example RP8 Recalls user preset 8 to preview Select Destination SD dddd Description This command selects a set of destinations screens and auxes Note that this will clear de select all groups and destinations first See Destination Selection section above for a detailed description on how this works Parameters dddd Destination selection bitmap maximum of 4 Hex digits Example SDF Selects Screens 1 2 3 and 4 SD OO0EF Selects Screens 1 2 3 and 4 along with AUXs 1 2 and 3 78 Manual st 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher Select Group Description Parameters Example Select Input Description Parameters Example SG g This command selects a set of groups See Group Selection section above for a detailed description on how this works g Group selection bitmap 1 Hex digit SGA Selects GROUPS 2 and 4 SGF Selects GROUPS 1 2 3 and 4 SI dddd bus src This command selects a preview or program input source for the specified destination dddd X bitmap of selected destinations maximum of 4 Hex digits bus bus selection V or P Preview G or M Program Main src 1 to 8 for FC 0608 1 to 12 for FC 0612 1 to 16 for FC 0616 SI7V8 Selects input 8 to preview screens 1 2 and 3 SI1G1 Selects input 1 to program screen 1 SI 27 P 12 Selects Input 12 to prev
32. folsom com Technical Support Information Tech Line 888 414 7226 Monday Friday 8 5 pm PST John Orr 916 802 6867 24hours 7days Chris Prosio 916 719 6867 24hours 7days E mail support folsom com General Company Information Folsom Research Inc 11101 A Trade Center Drive Rancho Cordova CA 95670 Toll Free 888 414 7226 Tel 916 859 2500 Fax 916 859 2515 Web Address www folsom com Folsom Research Europe Folsom Research BV Chromiumweg 111 3812 NM Amersfoort The Netherlands Tel 31 33 4651555 Fax 31 33 4627500 Email saleseurope folsom com Hours of operation are Monday through Friday 0900 to 1800 GMT 1 82 Manual st 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher APPENDIX a Technical Specifications PEUS Multi Screen Presentation System Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher 83 Technical Specifications Video Input Router Input Channels 16 1600 Series or 12 1200 series Video Bandwidth 350 MHz Input Sync Signals Sync on Video Separate C or H V Connections BNC Type High Resolution Video Supports conversion of videos with horizontal scan rates up to 100 KHz and resolutions up to 1600x1200 Input RGB levels are independently programmable Standard Video Accepts RGB YUV S Video Y C or Composite video formats Input levels are independently programmable for RGB and YUV sources Programmab
33. from 0 0 to 200 and to adjust the hue between 0 and 360 degrees The changes can be performed using the ON or OFF keys as well as the joystick knob To reset the settings use the down arrow to highlight the RESET BALANCE menu item and press the ON key The VFD display updated to show the currently selected settings and the Preview monitor of Screen 1 changes to display the effect of the changes INPUT PROCESSING This menu contains items to control the input video processing performed by the ScreenPRO Plus INPUT PROCESSING ASPECT RATIO This menu item is applicable to all sources as well as RGB HDTV type sources For any of these video types a selection of FULL or WIDE becomes available When set to FULL the image will be allowed to fill the entire output raster If WIDE is selected the top and bottom of the output raster are cropped to a 16 9 Aspect Ratio This feature is especially useful when used with Wide Screen DVD sources It will allow you to PIP this type of source without seeing the Black Bars at the top and bottom of the PIP INPUTO PROCESSING DC RESTORE This menu item allows the user to select one of three DC Restoration modes PRCH PDLY or SYNC The default mode is DC restore to the back porch of the incoming video signal PRCH The PDLY mode is used when a tri level sync is on the input such as an HDTV signal The SYNC mode selects DC restoration to the sync interval and may be useful for videos without a back
34. input frame rate for video sources 59 94Hz for NTSC 50Hz or 75Hz for PAL OUTPUT OUTPUT SYNC Use the ON key or OFF key to scroll through the available program sync output selections for the main BNC outputs Comp H V H V H V H V 00000 Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher 41 OUTPUT MONITOR SYNC Use the ON key or OFF key to scroll through the available preview sync output selections for the main and preview HD 15 outputs Comp H V H V H V H V 00000 OUTPUT TEST PATTERN Use the right arrow key to enter this menu that controls the display of system test patterns TEST PATTE TEST PAT PATTERN OVERLAY AR BOX GRID OUTPUTS TEST PATTERN STEST PAT MODE Use the ON and OFF keys to enable or disable the system Test Patterns When TEST PAT MODE is OFF both the PATTERN and GRID fields are not available N A When TEST PAT MODE is ON use the fields below to select the Test Pattern Aspect Ratio box or Grid as required OUTPUT TEST PATTERN PATTERN The ON and OFF keys cycle through the list of available test patterns when TEST PAT MODE is ON The test patterns are output to all monitors on the program and preview buses When test patterns are OFF the OVERLAY MODE selection controls the output destination s of the AR BOX selection When test patterns are ON the AR BOX and GRID selections are outp
35. l gt Functions earn Black Clear Freeze Program Freeze Program r PIP Functions Destination e cl reen reen een screen lear ww mimm fee fore LUE awe aca ae as J ace far xe aes ace ce has PIP Program Key Functions __ Clear 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Key Group Functions AUTO or kd or ee b x er Gas NOTE For those users that have purchased a 1200 series ScreenPro Plus system the layout of the controller will be identical to the 1600 series controllers When using these controllers with the 1200 series systems input selections 13 14 15 and 16 in the Program and Preview Bus will be unavailable for use Within the Destination Bus AUX 7 8 9 10 and Screens 5 and 6 will not be available for use Concerning PIP and KEY functions PIP 5 and 6 as well as KEY 5 and 6 will not be used All other features will be available and used in the same way as the 1600 series systems Presets T z a a 5 a El rrr a ean TTE asn Bae sas Bss aua a a asa n Transition Preview 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 o
36. 9 40 4 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 Program Freeze Program 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 amp e 63 E Destination PIP Functions Screen BON Sereen Seen porsan Sasan pee M AUX2 AUX3 AUX4 auxs auxe AUX7 AUX8 AUX9 AIX 10 Clear DERI rod RT E Goma E E EJ AUX 1 Program Key Functions m d j i li i i 5 L 7 7 ka ka ka 7 2 Preview Group Functions Transition KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 FC 0616 Keyboard Map Patterns Configuration ee MULTI MULTI BEGG HCS EERE GUBB KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Presets Functions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ROW 9 10 n 12 13 14 15 16 i Black Clear Freeze 4 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 eam Program Freeze Program 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Destination PIP Functions ROW Screen Screen Screen Screen Screen Screen Clear All Clear 3 1 2 3 4 5 5 PIP Program Key Functions ROW Clear 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Key Preview Group Functions Transition KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 FC 0608 Keyboard Map 74 Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher Serial Remote Commands ATRN lt G g D dddd
37. Changing a Program input will generate an immediate Cut to Program Transition Patterns Configuration F T IUE OUTPUT ff SYSTEM FILE M MULTI REV E Aare OFF M y ON 7 3 PIP PIP PIP OO _ Functions Loam Black Clear Freeze Program Freeze Program PIP Functions Presets T T EI a s El Ir S CETT aawa 8 s 28ga Iri s 9 sens BEBE T Destination d Seren a Cl een een een ear sepen epen Sepen Sopen semen 8 aca ana ame ams ame UP ace ace cr AUK PIP Key Functions Program Clear 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Key F Preview Group Functions s AUTO Transition Types Cut will Cut the source s in preview directly to Program for the selected Destinations Auto Trans will Transition the source from Preview to Program using the currently selected Rate Effect T Bar control allows the user to manually control the Transition Rate for the selected Effect Tra
38. ESET CONFIG will default the settings to Baud 57 6 Parity None Data Bits 8 Parity None and Echo On SYSTEM gt RESET SPRO This menu item is used to reset the ScreenPro Plus and any attached ScreenPROs Press the ON key to initiate the reset sequence The Graphic Cards will be reset to their factory defaults SYSTEM RESET ALL This menu item is used to reset the ScreenPro Plus and any attached ScreenPROs and the controller Press the ON key to initiate the reset sequence The entire system will be reset to the factory defaults SYSTEM gt DEFINE BLK KEYS This menu item allows a user to define the color used when either the BLACK PROGRAM or BLACK PREVIEW keys are pressed Currently the choices are BLK default or WHT White If WHT is chosen whenever one of the two keys mentioned above are pressed the screen will go White SYSTEMPTALLY CFG Tally outputs are available on the first 8 inputs Tally activation is user definable Tallys can be activated based on the output of Screen 1 6 or Aux 1 10 As this menu is scrolled using the up down arrow keys the available outputs will be displayed Turn on the desired output s using the On key and turn them off using Off 50 Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher File Configuration Menu Configuration Keypad FILE Key The File Menu allows the user to assign one of up to 64 input configuration files to eac
39. Folsom HES EARE HO INSTALLATION AND OPERATOR S MANUAL series 1600 and 1200 ScreenPro PLUS High Resolution Seamless Switcher Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D RECORD OF CHANGES REV DATE ECO DESCRIPTION Approved By A 7 81 02 Describes usage of FC 0616 Controller R Pellicano B 10 2502 Clarifies description of various items R Pellicano C 5 27 03 1062 Updated Menu Flow Chart Updated Protocol R Pellicano specification Added Display Lock and Wide Screen Raster descriptions Clarified various sections 7 10 03 1099 Updated Menu Flow Chart Updated Frame R Pellicano Rate and Output Resolution selection description Manual 26 0111000 00 Operators Safety Summary The general safety information in this summary is for operating personnel Do Not Remove Covers or Panels There are no user serviceable parts within the unit Removal of the top cover will expose dangerous voltages To avoid personal injury do not remove the top cover Do not operate the unit without the cover installed Power Source This product is intended to operate from a power source that will not apply more than 230 volts rms between the supply conductors or between both supply conductor and ground A protective ground connection by way of grounding conductor in the power cord is essential for safe operation Grounding the Product This product is grounded through the grounding conductor of the power cord To avoid electrical sho
40. HASE ADJUST PROGRAM The menu item allows the clock phase of the program output for the screen identified with the SCREEN menu item to be adjusted Phase is adjustable to the nearest 1 32 of a clock period This parameter is automatically loaded when the Auto Config process is complete Manual adjustments can be made with the OFF or ON keys INPUT2 ADVANCED PHASE ADJUST PREVIEW The menu item allows the clock phase of the preview output for the screen identified with the SCREEN menu item to be adjusted Phase is adjustable to the nearest 1 32 of a clock period This parameter is automatically loaded when the Auto Config process is complete Manual adjustments can be made with the OFF or ON keys Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher 37 INPUTSADVANCEDSH TOTAL This menu field displays the total number of pixel clock periods during a horizontal line The parameter is automatically loaded when the Auto Config process is complete Manual adjustments can be made with the OFF or ON keys INPUT ADVANCED 2 POS R This menu field displays the number of clock intervals assigned to the horizontal front porch The parameter is automatically loaded when the Auto Config process is complete Manual adjustments can be made with the OFF or ON keys Adjustments should be made to move the right edge of the image to the desired location INPUT gt ADVANCED WIDTH L This menu field displays the num
41. L Zr Bone a I RA gt pi Functions oar Black Clear Freeze Program Freeze Program PIP Functions Destination E Sereen seren seen screen screen 8 Clear muxa auxa uxa auxs auxe aux auxe auxe auio Cer aux PIP Program Key Functions Clear 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Key Group Functions Presets rr TIS FTT ass rr sana III aava 8 a gare z E a 5 a s Transition AUTO To Assign Destinations to the Scratch Group Preview EIE Ea a 1 Press the desired destination s on the Destination Bar When a Destination is pressed it will light indicating it has been activated You may assign any combination of Destination you wish To undo the assignment s simply press the Clear key You can then reselect destinations as desired 2 Using the Program and Preview buttons selected video will be routed or transitioned to the selected destinations Clear Assignments To Clear Destination assignments 1 Press the Clear Button within the destination b
42. NG INPUT CONFIG EL CONFIG SAVE CONFIG SAVE AS INPUT gt PREVIEW SCREEN Leave this field set to 1 in order to make adjustments to your inputs on Screen 1 that will be copied to other screens after a SAVE CONFIG has been performed If your other screens use different output resolutions when compared to Screen 1 then set this field to match the Preview screen you wish to adjust After making your adjustments using the SAVE CONFIG will save to the File Number specified in the File Configuration Menu The File Configuration menu described later in this document is used to associate file numbers with a particular screen INPUTS ADVANCED This menu allows the user to configure the input source for 1 1 sampling This can achieve a crisp image but may involve entering information that is not available to the user This feature is provided to allow users who know or are able to determine the characteristics of their video sources to enable 1 1 sampling If you do not know the characteristics of your video signals the ScreenPRO Plus will automatically adjust to the input video It may be necessary to visually adjust the edges but no other inputs are required 1 1 Sampling Overview In order to scale an image it must first be digitized This is the process of changing the analog graphics signals Red Green and Blue for example into pixels stored in the ScreenPro Plus image memory
43. RATE ON BLENDPRO SOFTWARE VERSION CREEN 4 l AUX OFF BP1 1 00 This menu willonly show if N 1 NAME i RecallOptions RP2 1 00 BlendPros are attached x ME 1 z lt DIAGNOSTICS Software Version Menus VFD TEST gt S xs JOYSTICK TBAR TEST N 6 NAME Ls Ber UU ME TESI ed VFD TESTS s gt R E i MAUT SCN DETECTION TEST gt WIL MEC TE 1 Ww o SOME TALLY TEST gt j E N 10 NAME Diagnostics Menu JOYSTICK TBAR TEST N 11 NEME lt CONSOLE PORT MENU X XXX N 12 NAME BAUD RATE 57600 XC un XOU TBAR XXX X N 13 NAME 1 DATA BIT 8 Z XXx amp N 14 NAME STOP BIT 1 N 15 NAME PAS TOY NONE lt EY DETECTION TEST N 16 NAME ECHO ON K INFO i esp qu c X ROW X PRESSED FILE Menu BES ON ee s K DESCRIPTION I Config SerialMenu lt TALLY CONFIG MENU lt 2 GED SE ST SCREEN ON O START TEST I SCREEN 2 ON I SORTEN di ON lt SCN DETECTION TEST SOREN d ON O START TEST SCREEN 5 ON r SCREEN ON TALLIES TEST P AUX 1 OFF TO START TEST AUX 2 OFF Diagnostic Menus AUX 3 OFF I AUX 4 OFF AUX 5 OFF I AUX 6 OFF AUX 7 OFF AUX 8 OFF I AUX 9 OFF AUX 10 OFF U Tally Config Menu 34 Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher Configuration VFD Display INPUT OUTPUT SYSTEM FILE SAVE CANCEL ON OFF RIGHT Arrow LEFT Arrow UP Arrow DOWN Arrow Configuration INPUT OUTPUT SYSTEM FILE OFF ON CANCEL e T
44. TOR field Canceling is defined as any changes made prior to the last configuration update performed when the SAVE key is pressed or the SAVE CONFIG menu item is selected The processing performed when this menu item is selected is also performed when the CANCEL key is pressed INPUTOSAVE CONFIG Highlighting this menu item and pressing the ON key will save any changes to the input configuration settings in non volatile memory and send this information to all of the screens to inform them of the input changes Pressing the SAVE key has the same effect If the save operation is not performed any changes will be lost when the controller is powered off Additionally if save is not performed the updated will not be transmitted to the other screens in the system so the input source will not be processed the same way by the other screens After the save is performed the input source can be displayed on any screen and it will be processed displayed correctly as configured INPUT gt SAVE AS ER d HEE HEE EH The next available file number is automatically shown on the first line of the SAVE INPUT FILE menu You can use this file number to create a new file or assign another number 1 64 The second line of the menu allows you to assign an eight character file name to the file Use the ON or OFF keys to select the character position The Z Axis of the Joystick will control character selection The available chara
45. US unit or SCREENPRO PLUS with SCREENPRO s attached Folsom 6 Screen Controller Model FC 0608 connected to SCREENPRO s or FC 0616 Software Requirements Window 95 98 NT 2000 Controller Flash File Loader SCREENPRO PLUS Software files The Flash File Loader with the Software files can be downloaded from our FTP site as described below Connecting to Folsom Research Folsom Research s FTP site address is ftp folsom com If you are using an FTP client logon to our site using anonymous for the user name and your email address as the password ex johndoe somecompany com If you are using a web browser to access our FTP site point the browser to ftp ftp folsom com Downloading Necessary Files ScreenPro Plus Software Files and Flash File Loader Directory Location ftp folsom com Products Video SprPlus FC_0616 Controller File to download SP_SPP_Rev exe Installing the ScreenPro Plus Software Files and Flash File Loader Before installing the files it is recommended that all running programs be properly shut down 1 Click on the Start button and select Run 2 Click on the Browse button and locate the SP_SPP_Rev _ exe file on your hard drive 3 Double click on this file and then click OK to start the installation process 4 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the install 62 Manual st 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher Starting the Controll
46. age to less than or greater than full screen The VFD will show the SIZE V CENTER and H CENTER of the linked PIP in terms of percentages If for example screens 1 2 and 3 were selected to be Linked when H CENTER and V CENTER are 0 0 this point refers to the exact center of Screen 2 A SIZE of 100 will make the image fill all three screens completely Please note that when adjusting SIZE proper aspect ratio is maintained Therefore your image will be cropped vertically as the picture begins to fill the linked screens However you can still move the image horizontally or vertically if you wish to look at certain portions of the image If a user wishes to distort the aspect ratio of the link please refer to the SYSTEM DEFINE WINDOWS section of the manual to make the adjustments on a screen by screen basis Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher 31 To Disable Link Mode 1 Press the PIP Link button to turn this mode OFF 2 Atthis point the mode is disabled However the PIP will not be cleared This must be manually done by using the CLEAR PIP key while holding a PIP key NOTE It is essential that the Output Resolution of the Linked destinations be the same This is due to the fact that all sizing and moving calculations are based on the output resolution If the output resolutions differ PIP alignment across multiple screens will not appear to be correct Please make note of the following
47. allow the user to select which items are recalled from Preset Memories when a system preset key is pressed For example if the Recall Option Effect is turned OFF the Transition Effect will not be recalled from Preset Memories Use the ON and OFF keys to configure the option SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS DIAGNOSTICS VFD TES JOYSTICK TBAR TEST KEY DETECTION TEST LED TES This menu is used to test the controller s hardware Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to highlight the desired test to execute and press the RIGHT arrow key SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS VFD TEST VED TI BRIGHTNE PIXEL TE This menu is used to test the controller s VFD display hardware Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to highlight the desired test to execute and press the ON key SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS VFD TEST gt BRIGHTNESS TEST This diagnostic test verifies the VFD display hardware by changing the display brightness through all possible settings The display should change from dim to bright in 16 steps The information on the screen should not flicker drop out or change other than in intensity If the display shows traces of previous display information the brightness setting is probably too high and should be reduced to avoid further screen burn in 48 Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS VFD TESTPIXEL TEST This diagnostic
48. assigned correctly simply push Group 1 Screens 1 and 3 along with Aux 1 and 2 should be the only active destination keys to light in the Destination Bus By pushing the Group 2 key Screen 2 and Aux 4 will become the only active destinations All other destinations will become unlit along with the Group 1 key If you want Screen 1 2 and 3 along with Aux 1 2 and 4 to be active simply push the Group 1 and 2 keys simultaneously 52 Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher Learning a Preset In the Group Functions area select Group 1 Screen 1 3 and Aux 1 amp 2 will light on the destination bar On the Preview bus select Input 8 PVW on Screen 1 amp 3 switches will change to 8 Then select the Wipe Down Effect on the Effect keypad and set the Rate to 1 0 sec Now select Group 2 Groups 1 3 and 4 will go dark On the Preview bus select Input 1 our Cam 1 At this point all the information that we wanted is in a Preview state On the Group Bar select Groups 1 amp 2 This will select light all the Groups Destinations we want learned to the Preset Note Any information on Destinations NOT selected unlit will not be saved to a Preset when learned Press and hold Preset Learn and press Preset 1 The information is now learned to Preset 1 and can be recalled to Preview at any time Changing Preset Information Once a Preset is recalled always to PVW suppose you want to switch Screen 2
49. ber of clock intervals assigned to the horizontal active area The parameter is automatically loaded when the Auto Config process is complete Manual adjustments can be made with the OFF or ON keys Adjustments should be made to move the width of the image to the desired size INPUTSADVANCEDSTOP EDGE While in the Advanced menu a user can make vertical adjustments to the image Use the Y axis of the joystick to place the edge of the image in the desired location INPUT gt ADVANCED BOTTOM EDGE While in the Advanced menu a user can make vertical adjustments to the image Use the Y axis of the joystick to place the edge of the image in the desired location INPUT gt RAS TOPLFT Use the joystick Y axis to position the upper and left edges of the image to the Aspect Ratio box Y axis controls vertical movement and X axis controls horizontal movement The image is positioned on the Preview monitor of Screen 1 INPUT gt RAS BTMRGT Use the joystick Y axis to position the lower and right edges of the image to the Aspect Ratio box The image is positioned on the Preview monitor of Screen 1 INPUT gt BRIGHTNESS Turn the joystick control clockwise to increase brightness and counterclockwise to decrease brightness The keypad OFF and ON keys can also be used The changes to the image can be seen on the Preview monitor of Screen 1 The brightness level will be displayed on the VFD display To quickly reset Brightness to 100 press the OFF key on
50. cess for the remaining input sources A NOTE ABOUT SAVING FILES Saving a file can be accomplished via one of several methods Whenever you are in any of the INPUT menus and you make a change to a particular field saving the change can be done by hitting the SAVE button on the configuration keypad or by scrolling down to the SAVE CONFIG field and pressing the ON key The only exception to this is when AUTOCONFIG is used This process automatically sizes the image for 1 1 Sampling and saves the file However if any other items are modified in the input menu after this process simply press the SAVE button to save the changes Another feature that has been added to the input menu is the SAVE AS field This field will allow you to select a file number and create a unique name for your file This can be done before or after the saving methodologies described in the above paragraph As before whenever a file is saved it will be copied to all other installed Graphics cards whether or not you intend for that card to use the file Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher 55 CHAPTER FOUR Presentations with ScreenPro and ScreenPro PLUS What you will find in this chapter a Presentations with ScreenPro and ScreenPro PLUS a Applications with more than three screens Pure Multi Screen Presentation System Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher 57
51. ck plug the power cord into a properly wired receptacle before connecting to the product input or output terminals Terms In This Manual Highlights an operating procedure practice condition statement etc which if not strictly observed could result in injury to or death of personnel NOTE Highlights an essential operating procedure condition or statement CAUTION AN The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literatureaccompanying the appliance AVERTISSEMENT AN Le point d exclamation dans un triangle equilat ral signale alerter l utilisateur qu il y a des instructions d operation et d entretien tres importantes dans la lit rature qui accompagne l appareil Terms As Marked on Equipment A protective ground connection by way of the grounding conductor in the power cord is essential for safe operation Use the Proper Power Cord Use only the power cord and connector specified for your product Use only a power cord that is in good condition Refer cord and connector changes to qualified service personnel Use the Proper Fuse To avoid fire hazard use only the fuse having identical type voltage rating and current rating characteristics Refer fuse replacement to qualified service personnel Do Not Operate in Explosive Atmospheres To avoid explosion do not operate this product in an
52. controller KP 3 18 lt CR gt This will press and hold the CLEAR PIP key KPR 3 19 lt CR gt This will press and release the PIP 1 key which will clear the PIP on Preview Screen 1 KPR 3 20 lt CR gt This will press and release the PIP 2 key which will clear the PIP on Preview Screen 2 KR 3 18 CR This will release the CLEAR PIP key RODE Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher 73 Keyboard Map The Key Press KP Key Release KR and Key Press and Release KPR commands require a Row and Key number parameters The following illustrations show the how to determine the Row and Key numbers for these commands Please note that since the FC 0608 is essentially a subset of the FC 0616 keyboard KEY 9 through KEY 16 in ROW 1 through ROW 4 will be ignored by the KP KR and KPR commands when executed on a FC 0608 controller Patterns T Configuration KEY KEY KEY KEY 1 2 3 4 Presets KEY KEY KEY KEY 5 6 7 8 Functions 1 z 3 3 3 T D 3 70 T 3 3 E 35 36 ROW 7 18 19 20 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2 30 5 32 Vim Black Clear Freeze 4 33 34 35 36 37 38 3
53. cters are A Z 0 9 Space no character Dash Period and Underscore _ Entry of a file name is optional When the file number and name have been entered select SAVE and press ON to save the configuration 40 Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher Output Configuration Configuration Keypad OUTPUT Key Output Configurations are selected for each screen output Changes are automatically saved to non volatile memory UT CFG EEN s HHHoUHHHE Hn THTV OUTPUT SCREEN Use the ON key or OFF key to select the output screen you wish to adjust OUTPUT FORMAT Use the ON key or OFF key to scroll through the available output resolutions o 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1024x768 Il Supports Samsung s SyncMaster 151 Series LCD Monitors 1280x1024 1280x1024 II Supports Hitachi LCD monitors 1280x720 1280x768 When used at 60Hz supports Pioneer Plasma Displays 1280x960 1365x768 1365x1024 OQ 0 9 9 SO O OF OQ O Note 1280x960 1280x1024 1280x1024 II and 1365x1024 are not available when the frame rate is set to 75Hz Only 1280x768 is available when the frame rate is set to 60Hz OUTPUT SFRAME RATE Use the ON key or OFF key to scroll through the available output selections 59 94Hz 50Hz 75Hz and 60Hz To eliminate the potential for frame rate artifacts it is recommended that the output frame rate be set to match the
54. d for Screen 1 and Screen 3 since both of these screens will be running at 1024x768 NOTE This rule is only mentioned to help keep the number of files that need to be created at minimum It is by no means a requirement though You could easily have a unique file number associated with every Screen Input combination provided you don t need more than 64 files 3 Don t worry about changing the mapping for any unused Screens or Inputs In the example above the shaded area is set to the default standard Since we don t have Screens 4 5 and 6 along with Inputs 5 16 at our disposal we won t bother to change these entries Now that we have an idea of how we wish to map the input files to the Screens and Sources go into the FILE menu and modify the entries per your plan When using this menu note that the first field is Screen that you will be modifying Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to traverse the fields and Twist the Joystick to select the file number or Screen number required for your situation You can also use the ON and OFF keys to change the numbers for any given field Once the file mapping has been entered into the controller you can proceed to create the files in the INPUT menu NOTE Before proceeding make sure the Output Screens are set to the resolution desired for your application Use the OUTPUT menu to confirm or make changes to these settings For this example the steps for adjusting Input 1 will be described Simpl
55. e refer to the VFC 2200 data sheet Further Questions At Folsom Research we take pride in offering unique solutions to demanding technical problems If you have questions require further information or would like to discuss your application requirements in more detail please call 916 859 2500 Our Customer Support Engineers will be happy to supply you with the support you need Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher 59 CHAPTER FIVE What you will find in this chapter a Downloading Necessary Files a Preparing to Upgrade ScreenPRO PLUS a Programming the Console prre Multi Screen Presentation System Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher 61 Software Upgrade Instructions Overview The ScreenPro Plus units built by Folsom Research Inc incorporate the system software in a Flash memory component Flash memory allows easy upgrades without the need to send the unit back to the factory due to software changes The loader utility provides the capability to update the system Flash module with the latest revision of software The upgrade utility can be run on any high capacity disk or solid state drive Hardware Requirements IBM compatible computer with an available COM port Serial cable conforming to EIA RS 232 specifications i e Standard Modem cable The cable should have a DB 9 male connector on one end SCREENPRO PL
56. e terminal window will display various messages and finally end with CTRLR gt 4 Back at the Controller display screen make sure the correct number of screens is listed under the SCN label If the wrong number of screens is listed power cycle the ScreenPro Plus Remote Controller and the attached ScreenPro Plus frame along with any attached ScreenPros Wait for them to boot completely Verify the cable s between the external ScreenPro s if any are attached and check that their IDs are setup Now power cycle the Controller and see if the correct number of screens is listed It is possible that the Controller will report zero 0 screens detected if the software in the Controller is mismatched with the software in the ScreenPro Plus frame If you think this is the case look through the grill on the right hand side of the frame and make sure you can see a blinking LED on the left most side of the group of 5 leds on the edge of the board There should be 1 LED blinking for each screen Once this is confirmed verify the physical cable connection between the controller and the frame and proceed to the next section below If any of the communication parameters are changed within the loader it is recommended that the ScreenPro Plus Remote Controller unit be powered cycled and the verification process started over ploading Files to the ScreenPro Plus Unit Once communications have been established and verified click on the Open SCR file to read a
57. ed as well To adjust the Key Threshold hold down the KEY key for the screen you wish to adjust and use the Z axis of the joystick to select the desired threshold value displayed on the VFD To get an idea of how the threshold affects the final mix transition the key source over the background image before adjusting the threshold If the operator presses the Auto Trans or Cut keys while the keyed image is on the main output the key overlay is transitioned off of main leaving the background image showing To disable the Keying function hold down the CLEAR KEY button and press the KEY key If the operator presses any of the source select keys while the keyed image is on the main output the key overlay is transitioned off immediately using a Dissolve After the transition the key is disabled and the new source selection is made Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher 33 Menu Flow Chart ScreenPro Plus Menu Flow LC lt ADVANCED S IN_ lt PHASE ADJUST NPUT AU TOCONE LG C SCREEN PREVIEW PERS Bok DY n4 PROGRAM t ADVANCE H TOTAL tra PREVIEW 4 RES P POS R LE RAS M WIDTH L LEE Phase Adju
58. eenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher performed in the Preview Monitors Once a look has been created simply Learn a Preset and all settings relating the desired look will be saved for later recall NOTE When referring to the Butted Images diagram below be aware of the following Since there are two scalers per screen a PIP across a screen boundary uses all 4 scalers available Consequently PIPs can t exist across Screens 1 and 2 as well as Screens 2 and 3 at the same time However you can place a PIP in Screen 3 provided it does not cross the boundary Butted Images OnePIP and a Background 2 3 possible with this Ed configuration PIP image across Screens 1 and 2 are using two scalers simultaneously Second PIP possible if contained entirely within Screen 3 Seamless Images OnePIP and a Background 1 2 3 possible with this configuration PIP image across Screens 2 and 3 are using two scalers Blended Blended simultaneously Region Region gt Blended Region made possible with the use of the BlendPro system Contact factory for details To Create a Link 1 Select the Destinations and Source Input to be linked 2 Press the PIP Link button 3 A single PIP will appear in the center of the linked screens 4 The X and Y axis of the Joystick will move the image Horizontally and Vertically The Z axis of the Joystick will size the im
59. en modified the SAVE key will save the current state of both the Controller and Graphic cards to Flash memory Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher 35 Input Configuration Configuration Keypad INPUT Key Input Configuration is used to generate an Input Configuration file for each input source Input Configuration is performed for each input source on the Screen 1 s Preview monitor Once set up and saved the Input Configuration files associated with each source are automatically activated each time a source is selected The first line in the INPUT menu contains the screen currently selected for modification and the name of the input source IN 1 IN 16 if an input source has been previously configured or EMPTY if this input source has never been configured When all changes have been made to a particular input press the SAVE key to update the non volatile memory and to send the updated information to all ScreenPRO Plus graphics cards Menu items highlighted on the VFD display indicate that this is the item being adjusted Menu items followed by gt indicate additional menus When gt is present use the right arrow key to go to further levels in the menu structure Use the left arrow key to back out of the menu INPUT CFG S IN_ PREVIEW SCREEN ADVANCED gt RAS TOPLFT JOY XY RAS BTMRG JOY XY BRIGHTNESS ttt E CONTRAST ttt H TYPE RGB UT SYNC SOG R BALANCE gt ESSI
60. er a About the ScreenPro PLUS a Features a Technical Description Pure Multi Screen Presentation System Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher 1 Introduction About the ScreenPro PLUS The ScreenPro PLUS High Resolution Seamless Switcher is designed to simplify the task of supporting professional quality video presentations The unit combines a video router video scalers and a full featured control panel ScreenPro PLUS has universal inputs that accept composite video s video component and computer video sources 640x480 VGA to 1600x1200 UXGA The input video is converted directly to the native resolution of the projection device to optimize image quality ScreenPro PLUS is ideal for use whenever multiple video sources must be switched to provide a professional quality presentation The operator can transition seamlessly between any of the input sources Typical applications include live staging events corporate boardroom presentations and education and training events Attention to the Installation and Operation Sections of this manual is important to ensure trouble free operation Should you have any questions regarding the operation of this unit please consult the factory Features The ScreenPro PLUS provides and offers the following features e Modular design supports up to six screens e Integrated user interface designed e Up to 16 universal inputs accepts com
61. er the window be zoomed or enlarged and the top and bottom will be cropped Note that H SIZE and V SIZE determine the aspect ratio of the output window Changing the aspect ratio to other than 1 1 will cause the output to become distorted Also some of the video on the top and bottom will be cropped when zooming the image Use the ON key OFF key and joystick knob to adjust this parameter SYSTEM gt DEFINE WINDOWS H CENTER This selection is used to specify the center in percent of the horizontal window 0 is the center of the screen 100 is the left edge 100 is the right edge Use this adjustment to position the image as desired on the output screen Use the ON key OFF key and joystick knob to adjust this parameter SYSTEM gt DEFINE WINDOWS V CENTER This selection is used to specify the center in percent of the vertical window 100 is the top 0 is the center and 10096 is the bottom edge Use this adjustment to position the image as desired on the output screen Use the ON key OFF key and joystick knob to adjust this parameter SYSTEM gt DEFINE WINDOWS RESET This selection is used to clear any settings and adjustments made in this menu Use the ON key to reset the values to factory defaults Define Windows Example This example will enlarge an input source to fill three output screens horizontally starting at the top of the image The lower portion of the image will be cropped Set up output screens 1 2 and
62. er Flash File Loader Utility After the files have been installed the ScreenPro Plus Flash File Loader can be selected to run 1 Click on the Start button and select Programs 2 Find the Folsom Research folder and select SP and SPP with Controller Loader Preparing to Upgrade the ScreenPro Plus Unit and Controller Plug the DB 9 male connector into the port labeled CONSOLE on the back of the Remote Controller unit 2 Make sure the other end of the cable is attached to the available COM port on the back of the computer performing the upgrade 3 Inthe loader program click on the RS232 Config menu and select COM Port 4 Inthe Communication Settings window select the COM port the ScreenPro Plus Remote Controller is attached to by clicking on the appropriate COM choice 5 The ScreenPro Plus Remote Controller defaults to a baud rate of 57600 57 6K Verifying Communications between the Computer and ScreenPro Plus Remote Unit Note If there are any external ScreenPro s attached turn them on and set up the ID for the unit s in the SP EXT CONTROL submenu contained in the MISC Menu Make sure a 25pin straight through cable is attached between the Controller and the ScreenPro Plus frame 1 Turn the ScreenPro Plus Controller ON or do a power cycle if it was previously powered on and wait for it to boot 2 Note that the DCD and the CTS lights will be RED after you turn on the Controller 3 If communications is established th
63. er they have been assigned to a group or not For example let s say that on a 3 screen show screens 1 and 3 are graphics screens and Aux 5 will feed down stage monitors Assigning these 3 destinations to Group 1 will let us select all of them with a single switch Once the destinations are grouped changing an input and making a transition to Program will affect all the Destinations in Group 1 Now let s suppose screen 2 will be an l Mag screen and Aux 4 will feed a recording device We assign them to Group 2 When a new input is selected for this group and a transition is made these destinations will be switched Selecting both Groups together will allow you to switch all of the assigned destinations in each group Quick Groups can be selected individually or in any combination Presets Presets are memory locations Information is created and stored by the user for instant recall Destination Input Group Pattern Effect and Transition Rates PIP Keying and Background looks can be stored in a preset Once a Preset has been recorded all of the information will be recalled to Preview with a single button push It can then be transitioned to Program with Cut Auto Trans or T Bar All Presets are learned from and recalled to Preview For example to create a Walk in Look which would switch Screen 1 2 and 3 to Input 8 say a GFX logo and take downstage monitors and record devices to black could all be stored as a P
64. es the left bank and then the right bank A single LED is walked through each bank After that each group of 16 keys is flashed Finally the test ends with all LEDS illuminated SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS SCN DETECTION TEST This diagnostic test verifies which screens in the system are communicating with the Controller After the ON key is pressed to start the test the controller goes out and attempts to communicate with Screens 1 6 For each screen it finds an OK message is printed next to the screen number For each screen Not Found a NF message is printed next to the screen number This test will test all six screens regardless of the number of actual screens installed in the system When the test is finished the DONE message will be printed in the lower right corner of the display SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS TALLY TEST This diagnostic test will toggle the tally relays to ON one at a time When the test is finished the tallies will be restored to the original state Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher 49 SYSTEM CONFIG SERIAL lt CONSOLE PORT M BAUD RATE DATA BIT STOP BIT PARITY ECHO RESET CONFIG Allows the user to change ECHO from ON OFF BAUD RATE can be adjusted from 1200 2400 4800 9600 19 2K 38 4K or 57 6K DATA BIT has the option of 7 or 8 STOP BIT can be changed between 0 and 1 PARITY supports NONE EVEN or ODD R
65. fects Changing the Rate Press and Hold the WIPE or MIX switch The Display will indicate the current Rate While holding the key use the Joystick Z axis twist top to adjust the Rate up down The selected Rates will be stored until subsequent user Rate changes are made The exception to this is when a Preset is recalled that has had a different Rate stored see Presets User Rate Preset A custom transition rate time can be stored in the USER RATE key To store a custom rate press and hold the USER RATE key then twist the Z axis of the Joystick to the desired rate shown on the VFD The rate will be stored in Flash on the controller Press this key any time to recall the custom transition time 28 Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher Freeze Preview amp Program Functions Black Clear Freeze Learn Program Freeze Program Freeze Preview To freeze the Preview sources for a selected destination s Select the destination s with the input you wish to freeze Press Freeze Preview This will freeze each selected Preview source and the Freeze Preview Button will illuminate The frozen Preview sources can then be transitioned to Program Once transitioned to Program the Freeze Program will light indicating an image is frozen in Program The lamp in the Freeze Preview Key will be turned off To Clear A Preview Freeze 1 Press and hold C
66. h of the input sources available on a per screen basis This is useful if you desire to run multiple output resolutions between the various screens in your system For example lets say you have a two screen setup Screen 1 is set for a 4 3 aspect ratio like 1024x768 while Screen 2 is set for a 16 9 aspect ratio like 1280x720 In this case you will need two separate input files for every input source you wish to view on these displays Use this menu to associate the files to the correct inputs per Screen prior to creating the files in the INPUT menu ICFG FILI SCREEN Zz 222222424 0 10 014 CQ IN ES an I I B I I I I I I I I T I I T 2222224 E MAPPING pppprpprprpprrrprrpprrere Ej f m RRR Bj Bd Bj Bj RRR 3 3 3 Example of a two screen system where screens 1 and 2 will recall different files for each input Screen IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 IN 4 IN 5 IN 6 IN 7 IN 8 IN 9 IN 10 IN 11 IN 12 IN 13 IN 14 IN 15 IN 16 1 DVD1 A 3 COMP1 A 5 CAM1_A 7 BETA1 A 9 EMPTY 9 EMPTY 9 EMPTY 9 EMPTY 9 EMPTY 9 EMPTY 9 EMPTY 9 EMPTY 9 EMPTY 9 EMPTY 9 EMPTY 9 EMPTY 2 2 DVD1 B 4 COMP1 B 6 CAM1 B 8BETA1 B 9 EMPTY 9 EMPTY 9 EMPTY 9 EMPTY 9 EMPTY 9 EMPTY 9 EMPTY 9 EMPTY 9 EMPTY 9 EMPTY 9 EMPTY 9 EMPTY See the section File Mapping Tutorial below for a complete description on how this feature works Manual
67. his section describes the operations performed with the Configuration Keypad These operations involve menus displayed on the VFD display In many cases the joystick is used to adjust menu items in addition to the keypad controls The following keys are on the configuration keypad O O O O O O O O O O O O The following four sections INPUT OUTPUT SYSTEM and FILE describe the operations associated with the configuration keypad Displays the INPUT configuration menu on the VFD display Displays the OUTPUT configuration menu on the VFD display Displays the SYSTEM configuration menu on the VFD display Displays the FILE configuration menu on the VFD display Saves the configuration changes to non volatile memory Cancels changes made before the last save Increment or enable a menu item selection Decrement or disable a menu item selection Right Arrow used to navigate to the next lower menu Left Arrow used to navigate to the previous menu Used to navigate to a previous menu item selection within a menu Used to navigate to the next menu item selection within a menu To exit any of the menus described in the sections below simply press and hold one of the configuration menu keys and tap the Left Arrow key NOTE The SAVE key has two functions If an item concerning an input source has been modified pressing the SAVE key will save the changes to the Input file for that source If an Input source has not be
68. ided below illustrate how to connect ScreenPro units to ScreenPro Plus There are eight different drawings each corresponding to a different ScreenPro Plus model 1201 1202 1203 1204 1601 1602 1603 1604 Please refer to the diagram that corresponds to the model you are using All of the drawings show a full 3 4 5 and 6 screen applications If you purchased a 1605 or 1606 system refer to the 1604 diagram to see how to connect the ScreenPros to the ScreenPro Plus Frame The video connections between ScreenPro Plus and ScreenPro units are made with a cable that have DB 15 male connectors on one end to connect to ScreenPro Plus and five BNC connectors on the other end to connect to ScreenPro The use of high quality shielded 75 ohm video cable is recommended and cables are available from Folsom Research as an optional item Folsom P N 14 9760011 00 For the 1605 and 1606 systems 4 additional BNC to BNC cables will be required to connect the ScreenPros to the ScreenPro Plus frame Again high quality shielded 75 ohm video cable is recommended for these connections These cables can be ordered as an optional item Folsom P N 14 9760045 00 12 Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher The control connections between the ScreenPro Plus and Screen Pro units are made with standard 25 pin serial cable with DB 25 male connectors on each end of the cable These cables are available from Folsom Research as an
69. iew screens 1 2 and 3 and sets AUX 1 to get Input 12 on the next transition Transition Setup Description Parameters Example TRNSETUP type value lt type value gt lt type value gt This command allows the setup of the transition parameters These parameters are used when either an AUTO TRANS key is pressed or the ATRN command is used At least one set of parameters must be specified type value are defined as follows type value Description R 0 0 to 5 0 seconds Single screen transition rate MR 0 0 to 5 0 seconds Multi screens transition rate ET 1 to 12 Transition effect type specification 1 Dissolve 7 Curtain Open 2 Wipe Left 8 Mosaic 3 Wipe Right 9 Multi Curtain Close 4 Wipe Up 10 Multi Curtain Open 5 Wipe Down 11 Multi Wipe Right 6 Curtain Close 12 Multi Wipe Left EW 0 t0 6 Effect width specification 0 256 pixels 4 216 pixels 12128 pixels 5 8 pixels 2 64 pixels 6 4 pixels 3232 pixels TRNSETUP MR 3 0 Sets multi screens transition rate to 3 seconds TRNSETUP ET 1 R 1 2 EW 4 Set transition effect type to Dissolve single screen rate to 1 2 seconds and edge width to 16 pixels Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher 79 Chapter SEVEN Folsom Research Information What you will find in this chapter a Warranty a RMA Information a Technical Support General Contact Information PLUS Multi Screen
70. ile mapping from its default state becomes useful when an operator wishes to use multiple output resolutions during the same show Lets say for example that Screens 1 and 3 will be running at 1024x768 a 4 3 Aspect ratio while Screen 2 is set for 1365x768 a 16 9 Aspect ratio Given this scenario for every Input into the System you have two files need to be created to support the different sizing requirements The FILE button on the Configuration keypad now gives you the ability to tell the ScreenPro Plus system which file to recall per Input on a per Screen basis Now instead of having only 1 file per input to work with the controller will allow you to associate any one of 64 files to any input on any screen As with anything a little preplanning is in order whenever you choose to change the file mappings from the default state Use the table below to help keep track of exactly what you want to do Along the top of the table is the total number of screens you could have and along the side of the table are the total number of inputs you could have In the remaining area of the table will be the FILE number you want the ScreenPro Plus to use whenever an Input Source is selected In our example we will only need the columns labeled Screen 1 Screen 2 and Screen 3 Also lets assume that we will only have 4 sources The areas that are grayed out can be left in the default state which has been shown for informational purposes only
71. io graphics on the outside screens and l Mag on center screen This Preset will reduce approx 10 button keystrokes to a single button recall to Preview The Preset we will build will have the following information Screens 1 amp 3 will have Input 8 Screen 2 will have Input 1 cam 1 Aux 1 amp 2 will have Input 8 to follow GFX Screens Aux 4 will have Input 1 to record the I Mag image All Screens will use a 1 0 sec rate with a wipe down effect Learning Groups Groups allow a user to quickly select a combination of Destinations to become Active with the push of a single button In this example we will build groups with the following destinations Group 1 will contain Screen 1 3 and Aux 1 and 2 Group 2 will contain Screen 2 and Aux 4 To create this scenario first push and hold the Group 1 key The destinations currently assigned to this Group will light in the Destination Bar While holding Group 1 push Screen 1 then Screen 3 then Aux 1 and finally Aux 2 If any other lights in the destination bus are illuminated simply push these keys to extinguish the lights and unassociated those destination with this Group Now you can release the Group 1 key Next push and hold the Group 2 key and then push Screen 2 and then Aux 4 Just as before if any other lights in the destination bus are illuminated simply push these keys to extinguish the lights and unassociated those destination with this Group To verify that the Groups have been
72. is received or there was data corruption controller will retry this operation 3 times before giving up The argument to this command is a BlendPro RS485 query command Please refer to the BlendPro user s manual for available commands and format BPQUERY 4YINFOBP Force Screen Black Description Parameters Example FSB dddd bus Forces the selected screens Program or Preview black To unblack a screen use the SI command to select an input source dddd bitmap of selected screens maximum of 4 Hex digits bus bus selection V or P Preview G or M Program Main FSB 3 V Preview screens 1 amp 2 will go Black FSB F M Program Main screens 1 2 3 and 4 will go black Freeze Screen FZ dddd bus mode Description Freezes or unfreezes the program or preview bus of a particular set of screens Parameters dddd bitmap of selected screens maximum of 4 Hex digits bus bus selection V or P Preview G or M Program Main mode 0 Unfreeze the image 1 Freeze the image Example FZ 0003 G 1 Freeze Screens 1 and 2 on Program Group Assign GA groupNum dddd Description Assigns a specific set of destinations to a particular group Parameters groupNum The group number the destinations are to be assigned to Range is 1 4 inclusive dddd X bitmap of selected destinations maximum of 4 Hex digits Example GA 4 0005 Assigns screens 1 and 3 to group 4
73. ks dient dazu den Benutzer auf wichtige Bedienungs und Wartungsanweisungen in der Dem Great beiliegenden Literatur aufmerksam zu machen NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at the users own expense Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1 About the ScreenPro PLUS 2 Features 2 Technical Description 3 Chapter 2 Installation 5 Rear Panel Connectors 6 Rack Mount Installation 7 Power Cord Line Voltage Selection 7 Video Input Connections 8 Video Output Connections 8 Preview Output 8 Frame and Controller Connections 8 Tally Connections 8 Aux Ouputs 9 Chapter 3 Operation 11 Configuration of External ScreenPro Units 12 Connecting ScreenPro Units 12 Power up Initialization 20 Main Menu Field Descriptions 21 Overview
74. l to send it to the Program output Note Remember that you need to have a destination selected You can use various Transition Rates and Pattern Effects when transitioning from Preview to Program with Auto Trans You can use any of the available Pattern Effects when transitioning with the T Bar control Transition Directly to Program When an input is selected from the Program bus this input will Cut directly to Program You will see it momentarily switch and lock in the Preview monitor and then Cut directly to Program The delay allows different resolution Sources to be acquired and scaled in Preview providing a clean glitch free cut to Program Picture In Picture Operation It is recommended that Auto Config is used for the Input Setup when an input is to be used for a PIP 1 The operator will select the source they want as a picture in picture PIP and this source will be displayed on the preview monitor This step can be performed on any of the Preview Screens as necessary 2 To enable PIP for a screen or screens press PIP 1 PIP 2 PIP 3 PIP 4 PIP 5 and or PIP 6 which correspond to screens 1 2 3 4 5 and 6 respectively The screen s chosen to be in PIP mode will automatically size to 5096 of normal and will be placed in the center of the screen 3 To size and position the PIP hold down the PIP key for the screen you wish to adjust and use the XY axis on the joystick to position the PIP and the Z axis to size the PIP
75. le luminance and chrominance levels are provided for S Video and Hue and Saturation Controls are provided for NTSC PAL inputs Motion adaptive de interlacing is provided to maximize image quality Synchronization The unit automatically locks to the incoming video source Video Output High Resolution Video RGB video in user selectable format VGA 640x480 SVGA 800x600 XGA 1024x768 SXGA 1280x1024 1280x720 1280x768 1365x768 1365x1024 Screens Both the 1600 and 1200 series are modular systems that support one two three four five or six screens Main Outputs The Main output for each screen consists of two independently buffered outputs 1 RGBHV with five BNC connectors 1 RGBHV with HD 15 connector Preview Output The Preview output for each screen is 1 RGBHV with HD 15 Connector Output Sync Type Separate C or H V Mixing and Transition Effects The unit supports seamless switching between sources including the following transition effects cut dissolve wipe Transition times and wipe direction are fully programmable Physical Height 17 50 44 5 cm Width 19 48 3 cm Depth 20 25 51 4 cm Weight 45 lbs 20 kg shipping weight 52 Ibs 23 kg Input Power 85 250 VAC 50 60 Hz 250 W max Environmental Temperature 0 40 degrees C Humidity 0 95 non condensing 84 Manual st 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher
76. lear Freeze 2 While holding press Freeze Preview The image frozen in Preview will return to real time display To Freeze Program _ Functions lasm Black Clear Freeze Program Freeze Program Select a Destination s with the input you wish to freeze Press Freeze Program This will freeze the selected Program source The Freeze Program Key will be illuminated The frozen Program sources can then be transitioned back to Preview and cleared or cleared directly from Program Black Program and Black Preview The BLACK PROGRAM and BLACK PREVIEW keys can be thought of as two additional video sources The BLACK PROGRAM output can be assigned to any screen output the same way that an actual video source is assigned to an output screen The same is true of the BLACK PREVIEW source The button s will illuminate while selected These sources may also be transitioned between Program and Preview These sources can be cleared by selecting another video source for the output screen s Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher 29 Selecting an Input for Transition to a Program Output There are two methods to transition a new input to the Program outputs Transition Wipe Mix CUT is TRANS Transition from Preview to Program Simply select an input on the Preview bus and use Cut Auto Trans or the T Bar contro
77. lus and controller resets to factory default conditions Press the SAVE key when done to save changes to non volatile memory SYSTEM CFG DEFINE WINDOWS RANSITION EDGE VFD BRIGHTNESS SOFTWARE VERSIONS ECH SUPPORT ECALL OPTIO IAGNOSTICS FIG SERIAL ET SPRO ALL Won VEtt VU SYSTEM gt DEFINE WINDOWS This selection displays a menu of adjustments used to control a window This window is similar to a PIP but also provides the capability to zoom and pan a video source across multiple screens To set up a video output that spans multiple output screens adjust and size each screen individually to achieve the final effect The process is time consuming but all of the settings can be saved to the PRESET keys for quick recall later When active the window can be transitioned using the T BAR CUT and AUTO TRANS keys The PIP keys will illuminate and flash in the same manner as when a PIP is displayed Keying is not possible when a window is active on an output screen SYSTEM DEFINE WINDOWS gt SCREEN This selection selects the output screen to be used when adjusting the other parameters in this menu It varies from one to the number of available screens Use the ON key and the OFF key to adjust this parameter SYSTEM gt DEFINE WINDOWS OUTPUT This selection selects the output bus of the selected screen PROGRAM or PREVIEW can be selected by p
78. nd upload button to begin the upgrade process 2 Browse to the location where the loader scr file is located and click on it Then click on Open to start transferring the files to the controller 3 ATRANSFER STATUS box will open and show the status of the upload as it progresses On the controller the VFD will also show the status of the files being uploaded Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher 63 After several minutes the loader utility will inform the user that the process is complete At this point direct your attention to the Controller where you will see it Relaying files to the ScreenPro Plus frame Wait for this process to complete Once this is done it is recommended that the entire system be powered cycled You can also close the loader utility at this time Verify the new software is in the system by looking for the version numbers in the SYSTEM SOFTWARE VERSION VERSIONS menu Make sure that the Bx which is installed in your system shows the same version number where B is for graphics board and x is the screen ID number Once you have verified the version number it is recommended that a factory reset be performed This is done by going to the SYSTEM menu and selecting RESET ALL BEGINNING OF SPECIAL PROGRAMMING INSTRUCTIONS Programming the Controller via HyperTerminal If for some reason the Flash File loader fails to perform correctly the follo
79. ne another BP Refers to the number of BlendPro units detected during power up EFF This is the currently selected Transition Effect that will be used if AUTO TRANS or the T BAR is engaged PG This field refers to the Preset Page Number currently selected On the ScreenPro Plus Controller there are 4 pages of 16 presets for a total of 64 presets Use the PAGE PRESET key to change which page of presets is currently in use RATE Numbers in this field range from 0 0 to 5 0 seconds This is the amount of time a transition will take to complete for any of the single screen transitions After selecting a Single Screen transition effect hold down the WIPE key and twist the Joystick to change this value M RATE As with the RATE field numbers will range from 0 0 to 5 0 seconds This is the amount of time a transition will take to complete across multiple screens provided a Multi Screen transition has been selected for use After selecting a Multi Screen transition effect hold down the WIPE key and twist the Joystick to change this value Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher 21 Overview of User Control Console Controls Please note that the following instructions describe the operation of a Model 1604 ScreenPro PLUS unit 16 inputs 4 output screens Operation for other models is similar Console Layout Diagram 1600 Patterns Configuration da T OUTPUT SYSTEM MULTI MULTI PIP PIP PIP
80. nsition Effects Wipe allows the current Pattern Effect to be used for Auto Trans and T Bar transitions Mix selects dissolve transitions Effect Wipe Mix 26 Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher Wipe Patterns When Wipe is selected you can use any available Pattern The REV key will reverse any of the selected Patterns i e Wipe Left when reversed will become Wipe Right Patterns Patterns noted as Multi are designed for multi screen effects Multi Curtain multi gt Select for 2 or more screen wipes Multi Screen Curtain Open will begin in the center and open each screen in progression The REV Key can be used to select a Multi Screen Curtain Close Multi Wipe Select for 2 or more screen transitions Multi Screen Wipe will begin at the left and wipe each screen progressively to the right The REV Key can be used to select a Multi Screen Wipe from right to left PIP Preset Keys PIP A B C and D are user programmable PIP size and position settings To program these keys adjust the PIP on Preset 1 to the desired position Press and hold LEARN and press and hold either PIP A B C D for 1 second The PIP configuration is saved to the specified PIP preset key To recall this PIP setting
81. of User Control Console Controls 22 Destinations 23 Quick Groups 23 Presets 23 Console Operation 24 Scratch Group 24 Clear Assignments 24 Input Selection 24 View Current Inputs for Grouped Destinations 26 Change an Input for a Destination while Viewing 26 Effects 26 Wipe Patterns 27 PIP Preset Keys 27 Adjusting Transition Rates 28 Transition Rates 28 Changing the Rate 28 User Rate Preset 28 Freeze Preview amp Program 29 Black Program and Preview 29 Selecting an Input for Transition to a Program Output 30 Picture In Picture Operation 30 PIP LINK Operation 30 Keying Operation 33 Menu Flow Chart 34 Configuration 35 Input Configuration Menu 36 Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher i 1 1 Sampling Overview 36 1 1 Sampling Operation 37 Phase Adjustment 37 Raster Positioning 38 Brightness amp Contrast Control 38 Color Balance 39 Input Processing Selections 39 Saving Input Files 40 Output Configuration 41 Output Format 41 Frame Rate 41 Output Sync Selections 41 Output Test Pattern Selections 42 Display Lock 43 Wide Screen Raster 45 System Configuration Menu 46 Define Windows 46 Transition Edge 47 VFD Brightness 47 Software Versions 47 Tech Support 47 Preset Recall Options 48 Controller Diagnostics 48 Config Serial Console Port 49 Reset Graphic Ca
82. on a Presets Pure Multi Screen Presentation System Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher 11 Operation This portion of the manual provides instructions that indicate how to control all ScreenPro PLUS functions Keys on the Screen Pro PLUS console are used to select sources and control transitions to support real time control of presentations The alphanumeric display and menus are designed to simplify setup and adjustment of the unit Configuration of External ScreenPro Units Note If your system setup involves the use of ScreenPro units connected to your ScreenPro Plus System follow the instructions in this section If you have a 1204 or 1604 system or are not connecting to ScreenPro units proceed to the next section ScreenPro units must be configured with the Production Release 2 Firmware to work with ScreenPro Plus To determine if your ScreenPro units are configured with the Production Release 2 Firmware examine the rear panel of the unit Units which DO NOT have a DB 9 connector installed in the location labeled Update are compatible with ScreenPro Plus If your unit has a DB 9 connector in the location labeled Update you will need to return the unit to Folsom Research for upgrade The upgrade will be performed at no charge and the turn around time will be 1 2 days ScreenPro units must be powered up and configured for remote control before the ScreenPro Plus system is turned on
83. optional item Folsom P N 14 9760031 00 ScreenPro Plus Model 1604 ScreenPro Connection Diagram 8 Sop tp Tally Outputs ScreenPro Set to ID 6 program 6 Program 6 Aux 1 gt Preview 6 Input 2 Preview 6 Aux 2 Input 1 ScreenPro 2 Remote Program 5 Aux 3 Input 2 ScreenPro gt Program 5 Input 1 Set to ID 5 Preview 5 ScreenPro 1 Remote Dual Scaler p t Program 4 ox Program 4 dy Board 4 ei Preview 4 Router Preview 4 review Video 16 Sources f Program 3 Dual Scaler roan Program 3 p S i Board 3 Preview 3 Preview 3 Ye HPPgHA WAS Program 2 Dual Scaler fe e Board 2 Preview 2 Preview 2 Program 1 i Dual Scaler Program 1 Ce D P MEM Board 1 Preview 1 Preview 1 Serial Control Multi Screen Controller Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher 13 ScreenPro Plus Model 1603 ScreenPro Connection Diagram 8 TA Tally Outputs Aux Outputs 1 2 Aux Outputs 2 ScreenPro Set to ID 5 v Program 9 Program 5 Aux 3 m Preview 5 Input 2 Preview 5 Aux 4 Input 1 ScreenPro 2 Remote Program 4 Aux 5 Input 2 ScreenPro 3 Program 4 Set to ID 4 J9 Preview 4 Preview 4 Aux 6
84. parate the components to simultaneously support one and two screen presentations A ScreenPro PLUS system with a single Dual Scaler board can be used with two ScreenPro units to support the same type of three screen show Other Possible Unit Configurations 1 Screen 2 Screen 3 Screen 4 Screen 5 Screen 6 Screen Configuration Configuration Configuration Configuration Configuration Configuration ScreenPro PLUS ScreenPro PLUS ScreenPro Plus ScreenPro 1202 1602 1203 1603 1204 1604 Screen Pro ScreenPro PLUS ScreenPro PLUS ScreenPro PLUS mere ms oot win 1202 1602 with 1 1203 1603 with 1 1604 with 1 ScreenPro unit ScreenPro unit ScreenPro unit ScreenPro unit ScreenPro PLUS ScreenPro PLUS ScreenPro PLUS ScreenPro PLUS 1201 1601 with 2 1202 1602 with 2 1603 with 2 1604 with 2 ScreenPro units ScreenPro units ScreenPro units ScreenPro units 58 Manual st 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher Applications with More Than Six Screens For even more demanding applications Folsom Research manufactures the VFC 2200 Dual Scaler product line The VFC 2200 supports enhanced video processing features including smooth camera like pan and zoom picture in picture operation and real time window size and control The VFC 2200 Dual Scaler accepts signals with up input resolutions up to 2048x1280 to provide compatibility with HDTV program material For more information on this product pleas
85. porch interval Use the ON or OFF keys to change this item INPUTPROCESSING2DE INTRLC BYPASS This menu item is only applicable to NTSC or PAL input video The de interlacer should be on for optimal performance with full motion video Turn the de interlacer off for Camera feeds in order to reduce processing delay through the system Use the ON or OFF keys to change this item INPUT PROCESSING 23 2 PD DETECT This menu item is only applicable to standard video component s video or composite inputs The default mode is OFF The 3 2 Sequence Detect feature should be turned on to process video derived from film source material Use the ON or OFF keys to change this item Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher 39 INPUTRESET INPUT Highlighting this menu item and pressing the ON key will reset all input values for the currently selected source to its default configuration settings INPUT gt DEL CONFIG Highlighting this menu item and pressing the ON key will delete the information saved in the non volatile memory for the currently selected input source displayed on the Preview monitor specified by the PREVIEW SCREEN selection shown at the top of this menu INPUTOCANCEL CONFIG Highlighting this menu item and pressing the ON key will cancel any changes to the input configuration settings for the input source currently displayed on the Preview monitor selected in the ADJ PREVIEW MONI
86. pose you want Screen 1 2 and 4 along with AUX 3 and 4 to be affected by a certain command The figure below shows how to create the binary value Using the Conversion Table above convert the binary value to hex NOTE Read the Bit locations from RIGHT to LEFT in order to obtain the correct binary value to convert to hex Destination Bus for FC 0616 1 2 3 4 5 Screen Screen Screen Screen Screen Screen s AUX2 AUX3 AUX4 auxs auxe AUX7 auxs AUX9 AUX10 Clear AUX 1 Bit 0 Bit 1 Bit2 Bit 3 Bit4 Bit5 Bit6 Bit 7 Bit 8 Bit 9 Bit 10 Bit 11 Bit 12 Bit 13 Bit 14 Bit 15 Ignored BINARY 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HEX B 8 1 0 FC 0616 Destination Selection Example NOTE Depending on the number of screens your system has certain AUX selections will not be available If you choose an AUX that is not available the system will simply ignore that particular AUX selection Example for FC 0608 Controllers Suppose you want Screen 1 2 3 4 5 and 6 to be affected by a certain command The figure below shows how to create the binary value Using the Conversion Table above convert the binary value to hex NOTE Read the Bit locations from RIGHT to LEFT in order to obtain the correct binary value to convert to hex Destination Bus for FC 0616 Screen
87. posite NTSC and PAL s video component and computer sources e Requires no external decoders or line doublers e Automatically syncs to input videos with resolutions from 640x480 to 1600x1200 e High performance architecture supports seamless switching e 2 Program and 1 Preview output for each screen e Superior image quality e 17 transition effects including cuts fades dissolves curtains grids and wipes with variable transition rates e Effect selection for single or multi screen effects e Screen grouping allows simultaneous transitions on selected screens e T bar for manual control of transitions e Joystick simplifies setup of inputs and outputs e Six test patterns for projector setup e Upto 10 auxiliary outputs e 8 camera tallies e Motion adaptive de interlacing e User programmable output formats VGA 640x480 SVGA 800x600 XGA 1024x768 1024x768 Il SXGA 1280x1024 1280x720 1280x768 1365x768 1365x1024 e Compatibility with Folsom ScreenPro single screen unit provides premium performance and maximum flexibility Fully field programmable to support upgrades e PIP capability e Luma Keying functionality 2 Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher Technical Description ScreenPro PLUS is an integrated package that simplifies system interconnections setup and control while supporting advanced features for presentations with up to six screens
88. preview monitors the operator can view edit and recall presets without affecting the program outputs ScreenPro PLUS has been designed to work seamlessly with Folsom s ScreenPro product offerings This allows customers to utilize Folsom s ScreenPro products for single screen applications and to utilize the same units in multi screen applications when combined with ScreenPro PLUS For example ScreenPro PLUS Model 1602 with two screen output can be utilized with a standard ScreenPro unit to support a three screen show The ability to mix and match units to support different types of shows provides both premium performance and maximum flexibility Below is a ScreenPro PLUS Functional Block Diagram for the Model 1604 iiia im niin in Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher 3 CHAPTER TWO INSTALLATION What you will find in this chapter a Hear Panel Connectors a Rack Mount Installation a Power Cord Line Voltage Selection a Video Input amp Output Connections a Aux Outputs Pure Multi Screen Presentation System Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher 5 Installation Rear Panel Connectors Es m ee ee ee ee ee ed ee Yon lt a o oe C Li Li ul LI s u uu Li 0000 0000 0000 0000 OOOO 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 OOOO 0000 0000 0000 9000 0000 0000 0000 66666 60666 2
89. r Continue with step 7 a above Leo oe 8 In HyperTerminal Select Transfer Send File Browse to STARTUP BAT binary upload file Select Xmodem in the protocol box Click Send The file is now being sent to the controller 9 Once the upload of STARTUP BAT is complete press ENTER a couple of times and the B gt prompt should be displayed in the terminal window 10 Type C and press ENTER The C gt prompt should be displayed in the terminal window 11 Type UP MAINAPP EXE and press ENTER The controller is now waiting to receive this file 12 Select Transfer Send File Browse to MAINAPP EXE Select Xmodem in the protocol box Click Send The file is now being sent to the controller If the transfer fails for some reason go to step 7 a and replace the STARTUP BAT reference with MAINAPP EXE and the B gt reference with C Otherwise continue with the next step 13 Once the upload of MAINAPP EXE is complete press ENTER a couple of times and the C gt prompt should be displayed in the terminal window 14 Type UP FC LDR EXE and press ENTER The controller is now waiting to receive this file 15 Select Transfer Send File Browse to FC LDR EXE Select Xmodem in the protocol box 16 Click Send The file is now being sent to the controller If the transfer fails for some reason go to step 7 a and replace the STARTUP BAT reference with FC LDR EXE and the B gt reference with C Otherwise continue with the ne
90. rds RESET SPRO 50 Reset System 50 Tally Configuration 50 File Configuration Menu 51 Presets 52 Preset Tutorial 52 Learning Groups 52 Learning a Preset 53 Changing Preset Information 53 Viewing a Preset 53 Next Preset Key 53 Clearing a Preset 53 PIP Presets 53 File Mapping Tutorial 54 A Note About Saving Files 55 Chapter 4 Presentations using ScreenPro and ScreenPro PLUS 57 Combining ScreenPro and ScreenPro PLUS Units 58 Applications with more than six screens 59 Chapter 5 Software Upgrade Instructions 61 Downloading Necessary Files 62 Preparing to Upgrade ScreenPro PLUS Unit 63 ii Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher Programming the Console 64 Chapter 6 External Remote Control Protocol 67 Serial Parameters 68 Console Port DB 9 Pin out 68 Protocol Specification 68 Destination Selection 70 Example for FC 0616 Controllers 71 Example for FC 0608 Controllers 71 Group Selection 72 Key Press amp Key Release Commands 73 Keyboard Map 74 Serial Remote Commands 75 Controller Serial Command List Description 75 Chapter 7 Folsom Research Information 81 Warranty 82 RMA Information 82 Technical Support General Contact Information 82 Appendix 83 Technical Specifications 84 Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher iii CHAPTER ONE E Introduction 0 What you will find in this chapt
91. reset Instead of going through multiple key presses each time to achieve this look selecting this Preset would instantly recall all of this information to Preview ready to transition to Program This example takes an activity that would otherwise require 10 keystrokes and saves it to a single Preset Presets can be a powerful time saving tool especially for repeatable situations like Walk in Looks Video Rolls Graphics and I Mag setups etc Instead of having to remember the parameters for each look every time set them up once learn them to a Preset location and easily recall them to Preview Having the Director call them as simple video Preset cue makes it even easier The ScreenPro PLUS has 4 pages of 16 Presets for a total of 64 Configuration Configuration is done from the Configuration Keypad and the joystick X Y and Z Changes and settings are viewed on the VFD Display Configuration includes Status Input Configuration Output Configuration System Configuration and File Configuration The easy to use Configuration menus are keypad driven Abbreviated instructions are viewed in the VFD Display to assist in menu navigation For example Joy Z indicates that the adjustment is made with the z axis twist on the joystick Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher 23 Console Operation Activating Destinations Patterns Configuration 7 ji d oa Em E ZUM ouTPUT J SYSTEM FILE MU MU
92. reset key again will recall Preset 2 and so forth The user still has to initiate a transition for this look to go to program To Clear A Preset Simply relearn the Preset to overwrite a previous save or perform a RESET ALL in the SYSTEM menu to erase all user presets PIP Presets To save PIP size and position parameters for quick recall size and position an image in Screen 1 Preview Hold the Learn key down and then press the PIP A PIP B PIP C or PIP D key The size and position of the PIP will be stored in Flash on the controller After a PIP preset has been saved pressing the PIP A D button s will apply the preset to the screens currently active in the destination bus If a PIP is currently in Program pressing a PIP preset button will have no effect Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher 53 File Mapping Tutorial File mapping has been implemented to allow greater flexibility in how an operator can choose to use the ScreenPro Plus system Up until this point files were fixed in a one for one mapping scheme i e Input 1 always recalled File 1 Input 2 always recalled File 2 and so on For most situations this is perfectly acceptable and the ScreenPro Plus Controller will continue to operate in this fashion provided no changes are made within the new FILE menu The controller will default to this one for one mapping state after a RESET SPRO or RESET ALL has been performed Changing the f
93. ressing the ON key or the OFF key The other adjustments in this menu will affect the specified screen and output monitor SYSTEM gt DEFINE WINDOWS MODE This selection enables or disables the WINDOW This parameter should be enabled to view the adjustments made to the size and center parameters Use the ON key to enable the WINDOW mode and use the OFF key to disable this mode SYSTEM2DEFINE WINDOWS H SIZE This selection is used to specify the size in percent of the horizontal window If the size is less than or equal to 100 the window will act as a PIP on one screen If the parameter is more than 100 the window will span more than one output screen For example 100 is full size for one output screen and 200 causes the image to horizontally fill two output screens completely Note that H SIZE and V SIZE determine the aspect ratio of the output window Changing the aspect ratio to other than 1 1 will cause the output to become distorted Also some of the video on the top and bottom will be cropped when zooming the image Use the ON key OFF key and joystick knob to adjust this parameter SYSTEM DEFINE WINDOWS gt V SIZE This selection is used to specify the size in percent of the vertical window If the size is less than or equal to 100 the output will entirely fit vertically on the output screen s If the parameter is more than 100 46 Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switch
94. review or Phase Main adjustments depending on which output you are calibrating The functions of the menu items that are unique to Advanced Mode operation are described below ADVANCED S IN_ AUTOCONFIG PHASE_ADJ gt H TOTAL HHEH POS EF WIDT HH HH TOP F JOY Y BOT EDGE JOY Y INPUT gt ADVANCED AUTOCONFIG When the Auto Config menu item is activated the unit examines the incoming video and automatically configures the system for 1 1 pixel sampling Parameters in the H TOTAL POS R and WIDTH L menu fields are calculated and loaded as part of the Auto Config process Also the PROGRAM and PREVIEW phase numbers are set to 0 within the PHASE_ADJ submenu To activate Auto Config mode select the AutoConfig field within the Advanced menu and press the ON key PHASE ADJUST SCREEN PROGRAM PREVIEW INPUTSADVANCED PHASE ADJUST This menu allows the user to adjust the sample clock phase for the program output or preview output of a specific screen This menu displays a number between 16 and 15 for each of the screens of Program and Preview The numbers represents phase adjustment for the sample clock on the output INPUT gt ADVANCED PHASE ADJUST SCREEN Use the Screen field to tell the controller which screen is to be manually adjusted when program or preview settings are updated Use the OFF or ON keys to change the screen number INPUT2C ADVANCED P
95. ro Plus is used in the 230 volt mode a UL listed line cord rated for 250 volts at 15 amps must be used This cord will be fitted with a tandem prong type plug AN Tandem Plug La choix de la ligne de voltage se r alise automatiquement par l ScreenPro Plus AVERTISSEMENT Transformateur Graphique On n a pas besoin du controller usager pour la choix de la ligne de voltage WARNUNG Das ScreenPro Plus Ger t mu beim Anschlu an 240V mit einer vom VDE auf 250V 10A gepr ften Netzleitung mit einem Schukostecker ausgestattet sein Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher 7 Video Input Connections The video input section on the ScreenPro PLUS rear panel provides 16 1600 series or 12 1200 series universal inputs Each input can accept RGB YUV S Video Y C or composite NTSC or PAL video signals The connections for each input channel are made via five BNC connectors Connection points for each type of video signal are specified below Input Connections Format RGB Format YUV or Y Pr Pb Betacam Typical Devices Computers Typical Devices DVD Player or Betacam Deck Source to ScreenPro PLUS Source to ScreenPro PLUS R CR Y G Y G Y Pr R CR B CB B CB H C G Y Format S Video Y C R CR Typical Devices S Video VCR Source to ScreenPro PLUS Format NTSC PAL Typical Devices Composite PAL VCR Source to ScreenPro PLUS Composite PAL G Y
96. select the PIP A B C or D key The saved PIP settings will be recalled to all active screens on the Preview bus Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher 27 Adjusting Transition Rates Patterns Configuration 4 MULTI MUL Priel Bons Functions Learn Black Clear Freeze Program Freeze Program PIP Functions Clear PIP Program Key Functions Clear 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Key Group Functions EH Presets age Bas an ass a Zn TIT sus aud a a z E a 5 a E Destination Transition AUTO j fee e l ba T om iind Preview 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 o Transition Rates The Transition Rate is user definable There are 2 adjustable rates The first is the Standard Rate which is used when transitioning a single screen Pattern or Mix Effect The second Rate is to adjust the M WIPE rate for transitioning Multi Pattern Ef
97. select the type of output sync to match application requirements Separate C Composite or separate H V Horizontal Vertical sync modes are supported Connect the C or H sync signals from ScreenPro PLUS to the correspondingly labeled connectors on the output device If separate H V sync mode is being used be sure to connect the V signal from the ScreenPro Plus to the correspondingly labeled connector on the output device Frame and Controller Connections Connect the Controller to the ScreenPro PLUS Frame using the 25 pin serial cable provided with the unit Tally Connections Tally outputs provide dry contact relay closures between signal pairs or contact closures to ground whenever the corresponding input source is selected for display on a Program output The Tally outputs may be used to signal when input devices such as cameras are live Each contact has a rating of 1 Amp at 30 VDC and 0 5 Amps at 125 VDC A mating connector DB 25 female is required see diagram next page 8 Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher Aux Outputs Tally Connector Pin Out Signal Ground Tally 8 Grounding Closure Tally 7 Contact Closure Tally 7 Contact Closure Tally 6 Grounding Closure Tally 5 Contact Closure Tally 5 Contact Closure Tally 4 Grounding Closure Tally 3 Contact Closure Tally 3 Contact Closure Tally 2 Grounding Closure Tally 1 Contact Closure Tally 1 Contact Closure
98. shows in the file listing type DEL MAINAPP EXE and Press Enter 7 Type UP STARTUP BAT and press enter The controller is now waiting to receive a file A C is periodically sent to the output window by the controller to indicate that it is waiting for a file If you take too long to begin the file transfer the controller will quit the upload command If this happens do the following At the BA prompt type DIR and press Enter You will see a listing of files on the BA drive STARTUP BAT will be one of the files in the list and it will have a file length of zero 0 At the B3 prompt type DEL STARTUP BAT and press Enter Now type UP STARTUP BAT and press Enter Continue with Step 8 for STARTUP BAT Step 12 for MAINAPP EXE Step 15 for FC LDR EXE if C starts to be periodically sent out otherwise go to step 7 f i below i If the controller fails to display C s on the output or fails to communicate with the XMODEM transfer you must do the following ii Set the baud rate in HyperTerminal to 9600 BAUD All other settings listed above will stay the same After making the change be sure to go to the Call menu and select DISCONNECT and then CONNECT iii Cycle power on the controller and at the same time repeatedly press CTRL C on the keyboard iv After a few seconds several messages will appear and will end with the A gt prompt v Type B or C if working with MAINAPP EXE or FC LDR EXE and press Ente
99. st Menu BRIGHIN t EDGE lt RGB COLBAL S IN_ A T E Y CONTRAS um BOTTOM EDGE Tox v u c PET INPUT T GB Advanced Me R BRIGHT ZEE INRUT 6 OG G CONT 44 COLOR B id G BRIG Pe PROCESS gt ESSING S IN E CO NE 844 RESET I SAVE AS T RATIO PIG B BRIGHT EFL DEL C FILE NUMBER ST OFF RESET BAL c E FILE NAME PASS OFF E SAVE DETECT OFF UN M Me B YUV COLBAL S IN Save As Menu Processing Menu SATURATION m R CONTRAST ZEE l R BRIGHTNESS LEE E G CONTRAST LEE E UTPUT lt TEST PATTERN l G BRIGHTNESS eee SCREEN TEST PAT MODE OFF I B CONTRAST ZEE FORMAT ERETTE PATTERN N A B BRIGHTNESS ZEE FRAME R 4 OVERLAY MODE PREVIEW I RESET BALANCE OUTPUT H AR BOX ON I MONITOR H GRID N A lt ENC COLBAL S IN_ TEST PA I COMP SVID CHROMA LEV ted Wei X Test Pattern Menu l CHROMA PHS 44 WIDE SC I RESET BAL l Color Balance o ue pe Menus TT DEFINE WINDOWS DET I z SLE BnoctM TRA o lt SYSTEM SW VER 5 00 DE N OI VFD H s SPP SW VERSION gt STS 334 SOF gt BLENDPRO SW VERSION gt STR 44 TEC P gt REC P gt Software Versions Soa il Sos 2 d TECH SUPPORT SET a E SOET NERS 35510 Define Windows ieee PHONE 866 FRI SUPT DEI 7 i T SP SPP SOFTWARE VERSION P s W E R o TEE S Tech Support B1 5 00 B4 5 00 SYSTEM Menu RECALL OPTIONS B2 5 00 B5 5 00 PREVIEW ON B3 5 00 B6 5 00 I EFFECT ON s MAD DENS
100. system is ready for a new command For an on line list of available commands and its brief description type HELP or at the prompt For an on line detailed help for a particular command type the command name followed by a For example to get help for the TRNSETUP command type TRNSETUP at the prompt 68 Manual st 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher If a command is recognized as valid but the parameter list is somehow incorrect an IERR_ lt CR gt lt LF gt is returned to indicate an error The will have a numeric value that specifies the type of error After this line is sent out the prompt will be returned to indicate the system is ready for a new command Error Codes Insufficient number of arguments supplied At least one of the arguments is invalid out of range value Checkum error specific to the PASS command only No reply from BlendPro specific to the BPQUERY command only Requested preset doesn t exist ahWN Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher 69 Destination Selection Certain commands listed below require the selection of Screen and or AUX destinations The operand will be listed in the command as ddda This represents a maximum of 4 hexadecimal digits which is a 16 bit value While this is what the operand represents the operand must be embedded into the command string as standard ASCII characters
101. t correctly and that the communication cable s are connected It takes these systems approximately 30 seconds to boot Once they are up and running power on the Controller While ScreenPro PLUS Controller is initializing the following information will be displayed 20 Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher SCREENPRO PLUS CONTROLLE VERSION X XX FOLSOM RESEARCH INC INITIALIZING The second line of the menu displays the version of software that is currently being executed The software version number will change as software upgrades are released The most current software version is available for download from the Folsom Research web site at www folsom com When initialization is complete the Main Menu will be displayed IN 16 SCN 5 AUX 2 EFF MIX RATE 1 0 M RATE Main Menu Field Descriptions IN Refers to the maximum number of inputs the ScreenPro Plus system can have For 1600 series the number will be 16 For 1200 series the number will be 12 SCN Refers to the number of Output Screens the controller detected during power up This number can range from between 1 and 6 AUX Refers to the number of Auxiliary Outputs available in the system This number is dependant on the number of output screens connected See the AUX OUTPUTS table in Chapter 2 of this manual to understand how Output Screens and AUX availability relate to o
102. test verifies the VFD display hardware by turning on every pixel in sequence All pixels should illuminate uniformly No pixels should be off SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS gt JOYSTICK TBAR TEST This diagnostic test verifies that the joystick and t bar are functioning properly Moving the joystick left should change the X reading from 0 to 10096 in small steps Moving the joystick to the left should change the X reading from 0 to 100 in small steps Moving the joystick up should change the Y reading from 0 to 10096 in small steps Moving the joystick down should change the Y read from 0 to 100 in small steps Turning the knob counterclockwise should change the Z reading from 0 to 10096 in small steps Turning the knob to the right should change the Z reading from 0 to 100 in small steps Moving the T Bar should change the T Bar reading from 0 0 to 100 096 in small steps SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS KEY DETECTION TEST This diagnostic test verifies that the keys are functioning properly Each time a key is pressed the row column key name and PRESSED should be reported Each time a key is released PRESSED should change to RELEASED The keys are organized into several columns of 8 rows each The LEFT arrow key terminates the test SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS LED TEST This diagnostic test verifies that the LEDs for all keys are functioning properly The LEDS are grouped into two banks left and right of the T Bar This test verifi
103. the keypad with the ON key INPUT gt CONTRAST Turn the joystick control clockwise to increase contrast and counterclockwise to decrease contrast The keypad OFF and ON keys can also be used The changes to the image can be seen on the Preview monitor of Screen 1 The contrast level will be displayed on the VFD display To quickly reset Contrast to 100 press the OFF key on the keypad with the ON key INPUTSINPUT TYPE This menu item will override the default input video type selected by the system Use the ON or OFF keys the keypad to scroll through the most common settings RGB Beta50 Beta60 MII EBU COMP Svid The selected setting will be updated on the VFD display As the setting is changed you will see the change on the image displayed on the Preview 1 output INPUT gt INPUT SYNC This menu item will override the default input video sync type selected by the system Use the ON or OFF keys to scroll through the available settings AUTO SOG CSYNC and H amp V The selected setting will be updated on the VFD display As the setting is changed you will see the change on the image displayed on the Preview 1 output NOTE 3 and 4 wire sources should be manually set to the correct sync type 38 Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher INPUT gt COLOR BALANCE This menu item will display the color balance adjustment menu The format of the menu displayed is controlled by the inp
104. troller will respond with a CTRLR prompt when the command processor is ready for a command The command syntax is shown below cmd arg1 arg2 argn CH cmd cmd is any valid Controller command typically 2 to 6 alphabetic non numeric characters arg arg arg2 argn are required or optional parameters depending on the command used CR Carriage return ASCII 13 terminates the command A space ASCII 32 must be inserted between the command and any arguments that follow A space must also be inserted between all arguments except for the last argument in the chain A required argument is one that is enclosed in square brackets An optional argument is one that is enclosed in less than greater than sign brackets As an example we will consider the following command KEY screenNum mode threshold With the notations used we can easily tell that screenNum and mode are required parameters while the threshold is optional All commands must be terminated with a carriage return ASCII 13 The carriage return will tell the command processor to begin execution of the command From hereafter when we refer to a command we will assume that a CR is always present at the end of the command line even though it s not explicitly written out If the command is not recognized as a valid command a lt CR gt lt LF gt is returned A new line will be generated and the prompt will indicate the
105. us This will clear all Destinations leaving you with a clean slate to reassign new Destinations To reassign Destinations 1 Press Clear 2 Activate Destinations by pressing the desired Destination s When Destinations have been assigned you can now select an input for transition Input Selection Note To select an Input source for a transition you must have a Destination selected If no Destination is selected the Preview and Program buses will not be active The exception to this rule is when a Preset is selected Presets store the selected destination s input rate and transition effect and will be recalled when selected When a Destination is selected the keys associated with the Preview and Program inputs for that Destination will light on the Preview and Program bus Naturally when just one Destination is active only one input key on each bus will be illuminated If multiple destinations are selected multiple input keys can be active See the diagram below 24 Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher Each group can have different Preview and Program inputs Conceivably you could have 22 active Preview and Program inputs While this is probably not a real world situation it could happen Destination Screen 2 Multiple Destinations with Multiple Sources Screen 5 AUX2 AUXA4 AUX5
106. ut to both program and preview buses The following test patterns are available o OFF V RAMP H RAMP BURST 1ON 1OFF CLRBARS BLACK o 0 0 0 O9 OUTPUTS TEST PATTERN2OVERLAY MODE The ON and OFF keys cycle through the list of available output options When test patterns are OFF the OVERLAY MODE selection controls the output destination s of the AR BOX selection When test patterns are ON the AR BOX and GRID selections are output to both program and preview buses The following output options are available o OFF o MAIN o PREVIEW o BOTH OUTPUTS TEST PATTERN AR BOX The ON and OFF keys control the display of the Aspect Ratio Box When TEST PAT MODE is OFF the OVERLAY MODE selection controls the output destination s of the AR BOX selection When test patterns are ON the AR BOX and GRID selections are output to both program and preview buses 42 Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher OUTPUTS TEST PATTERN2GRID The ON and OFF keys control the display of the Grid When TEST PAT MODE is OFF the GRID is not available N A When test patterns are ON the AR BOX and GRID selections are output to both program and preview buses OUTPUT2DISPLAY LOCK Display Lock is an optional feature that allows multiple screens to have their outputs synchronously locked together This is achieved by having one screen act as a master timing unit The other screens are slaved to the master unit
107. ut type selection INPUT COLOR BALANCE RGB COLBAL This menu is displayed when an RGB input source type is selected The menu items allow the user to adjust the red blue and green brightness and contrast settings independently of the overall brightness and contrast settings The settings can be adjusted by 25 0 using the ON or OFF keys as well as the joystick knob To reset the settings use the down arrow to highlight the RESET BALANCE menu item and press the ON key The VFD display updated to show the currently selected settings and the Preview monitor of Screen 1 changes to display the effect of the changes INPUT gt COLOR BALANCES YUV COLBAL This menu is displayed when a YUV BETA input source type is selected The menu items allow the user to adjust the saturation from 0 096 to 20096 and to adjust the red blue and green brightness and contrast settings by 25 0 independently of the overall brightness and contrast settings The changes can be performed using the ON or OFF keys as well as the joystick knob To reset the settings use the down arrow to highlight the RESET BALANCE menu item and press the ON key The VFD display updated to show the currently selected settings and the Preview monitor of Screen 1 changes to display the effect of the changes INPUT COLOR BALANCE ENC COLBAL This menu is displayed when a composite or S Video input source type is selected The menu items allow the user to adjust the saturation
108. when adjusting the Horizontal or Vertical size of a PIP The scaler is limited to a maximum 2 1 compression Therefore the size of a full PIP full meaning the entire input image is displayed in the PIP is limited by the following equations Min Horizontal Size of output image InputHSamples 2 OutputHRes 100 Min Vertical Size of output image InputVActive 2 OutputVRes 100 Note InputH Samples may not be the same as input horizontal resolution due to over sampling Example PIP source is standard video 710x485 Output is XGA 1024x768 Min Horizontal Size 710 2 1024 100 34 67 Min Vertical Size 485 2 768 100 31 58 PIP sizes smaller than the calculated limits can still be used However the right and bottom edges of the screen will be cropped 32 Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher Keying Operation Video Mixing and Graphics Overlay Effects Luminance Keying 1 The operator will select the source they want as a key overlay and this source will be displayed on the preview monitor This step can be performed on any of the Preview Screens as necessary To enable Keying for a screen or screens press KEY 1 KEY 2 KEY 3 KEY 4 KEY 5 and or KEY 6 which correspond to screens 1 2 3 4 5 and or 6 respectively To transition the key overlay onto the main screen the operator will press the Auto Trans or Cut key The T Bar can be us
109. wing procedure can be used to upgrade the Controller While it is not anticipated that this procedure will ever have to be used it is provided here as an alternative way to program the Controller Requirements 1 9 pin Serial Cable F M wired pin 1 to pin 1 must be connected from PC COM port connector to CONSOLE connector on controller Procedure DOOCOOCOOOCOOCOCAUO Set Communication Parameters Start HyperTerminal Select File New Connection Name SP Controller Loader Direct to COMM port selection 57600 baud 8 Data bits 1 Stop bit NO parity Flow control NONE Note By saving the HyperTerminal File these settings will not have to be made again Entering Code Loader Program Power the remote control unit ON and wait for it to complete the booting process In the HyperTerminal Window press ESC to terminate the application program At this point within the HyperTerminal Window the LOADER prompt will be displayed The controller display will show that it is READY TO RECEIVE DATA Note If the description above does not occur please skip to step 5 below In the HyperTerminal Window type TERM and press Enter Please note that the window will not show the letters as they are typed 64 Manual st 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher 5 The B gt prompt should now be displayed 6 Verify MAINAPP EXE is not on this drive To do this type DIR and press Enter If MAINAPP EXE
110. xt step Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher 65 17 Upload Complete HyperTerminal will indicate the upload is complete when the send file dialog box disappears 18 Run New Code by cycling power on the controller You can verify the version number in the System SOFTWARE VERSIONS VERSIONS menu as well as by noting the version number on the VFD s startup screen This version number should be 2 00 or above END OF SPECIAL PROGRAMMING INSTRUCTIONS 66 Manual st 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher Chapter SIX External Remote Control Protocol What you will find in this chapter a Serial Parameters a Console Port DB 9 Pin out a Protocol Specification a Serial Remote Commands PLUS Multi Screen Presentation System Manual 26 0111000 00 Revision D ScreenPro PLUS Multi Screen Seamless Switcher 67 Serial Command Syntax Specification Serial Parameters The following are the parameter settings for serial communication Baud Rate is 57600 baud Parity is NONE Stop Bit is 1 Data Bit is 8 Echo is ON Flow Control is NONE DOOCDOLUC Note 7he above items except Flow Control can be changed in the SYSTEM CONFIG SERIAL menu Console Port DB 9 Pin out The controller is configured as a DCE device without flow control signals Q PIN2 RxD Q PIN3 TxD Q PIN7 SIGNAL GROUND Protocol Specification The Con
111. y repeat these steps for the remaining Inputs Within the INPUT menu you will see that the first field is labeled PREVIEW SCREEN This allows you to select which screen to make your input adjustments on To begin make sure that this field is set to 1 Proceed as normal to make your adjustment on Screen 1 for Input 1 Both the manual sizing adjustment or the AUTOCONFIG within the ADVANCED menu can be used Once the input has been adjusted as required simply press the SAVE button on the Configuration keypad to save the settings Since you are currently on PREVIEW SCREEN 1 the controller will save your setting to FILE 1 and copy this file to all of the Graphics cards installed in the system The controller knows to save the setting to FILE 1 since the FILE mapping menu was set for this While still keeping Input 1 selected change the PREVIEW SCREEN field to 2 Now you can start the sizing process again for this input however you need to look at preview screen 2 to see how your changes are affecting the source material Once you are satisfied with the look of the image simple press the SAVE button on the Configuration keypad At this point the controller will save your settings to FILE 2 and copy the file to the entire set of Graphics cards Like before the controller knows to use FILE 2 because that is what the FILE mapping menu was set to prior to modifying the input Given the example for this tutorial you can now repeat the above pro

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