Minicom Advanced Systems 3000 Network Card User Manual
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1. Figure 9 Long cluster Figures 4 and 5 show different mixed installations with different combinations of Line Splitter and Line Splitter Long and Receiver and Receiver Long Receiver Player Line Splitter 100m 330ft Transmitter Broadcaster ur Receiver Long 200m 660ft Figure 10 Mixed installation 1 Receiver Player Line Splitter Long 200m 660ft Transmitter Broadcaster 100m 330ft Receiver Long Figure 11 Mixed installation 2 6 Pre installation guidelines Place cables away from fluorescent lights air conditioners and machines that are likely to generate electrical noise 7 The DS Vision cables The DS Vision cables are illustrated below THE Video cable i Serial Download cable mm NI Serial Extender cable S y T m Stereo Audio cable Figure 12 Cables Connecting the cables Connect the cables as illustrated in the figure below Broadcaster Transmitter connections 1 Connect the Video cable to the Broadcaster Transmitter Video In port and the Computer s Video card 2 Connect the Serial Extender cable to the Broadcaster Transmitter Serial port and the Computer s Serial port 3 Connect the Stereo Audio cable to the Broadcaster Transmitter Audio in port and the Computer s Mic port 4 To use the Video Service Utility connect the Serial Download cable to the2. Line Splitter Long LH Porti Receiver Short Port 3 Port 4 Port 5 Port 6 Port 7 jroadcas O D oO u KZ oO Lo Figure 30 Service window Firmware Upgrade firmware to improve functionality and fix bugs Firmware updates can be found on the Minicom website www minicom com in the Support section 1 Save the firmware update on your hard drive 2 Select the unit you want to upgrade Broadcaster etc 3 Click the Query button a list of the firmware versions you can update appears Hardware firmware loader or FPGA When you click one of them the current version appears 4 Click Update The Open box appears 5 Find the firmware update and upload it Display Data Channel DDC hotkey Display Data Channel DDC is a VESA standard for exchanging information between a monitor and a video adapter Update the DDC during the initial installation of the system this will enable emulation of the DDC information to the computer when it boots the next time To update the DDC 1 Select a Receiver and press Get DDC to read the DDC from the monitor attached to it and save it to file 2 Select the Transmitter Broadcaster and press Set DDC to read from the saved file and upload it to the Transmitter Broadcaster Note Update the DDC information if you add or replace a monitor with a different resolution refresh rate Get stored DDC button Once you have saved the DDC information of a
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4. 2007 Copyright Minicom Advanced Systems All rights reserved 2 Introduction The DS Vision 3000 DS Vision system from Minicom is an out of band solution for the last step in a digital signage network DS Vision combines video stereo audio and serial functions for distributing real time multimedia content from player to multiple screens up to 300m 1 000ft away The DS Vision system distributes Video Audio and Serial control data from a single content source to up to 128 remote monitors over CAT 5 5e 6 UTP media With the DS Vision an administrator can remotely turn the distributed screens on and off and monitor them either separately or as a unified group The system also supports Display Data Channel DDC signaling enabling optimal player screen configuration for better visual experience Depending on the cable length the DS Vision broadcasts the video up to resolutions of 1080p HDTV or 1920x1440 60Hz DS Vision comes with full RS 232 point to point real time serial communication including TX RX CTS and RTS for the extension of serial devices and player to screen command and information transfer All handshake lines are supported for maximum compatibility with any serial device 3 Features e HD support e High quality stereo audio e 1 to1 1 to many serial control e All speeds up to 57 600 e Distribution over CATx 5 5e 6 cable Note No skew cables are not suitable e Multiple mounting options 4 Syst
5. A callout appears with information about the device or button function Check When units have been connected or disconnected since last detecting the topology you can check for any changes to the topology To do so 1 Click Check Any new units detected appear as an connected but undefined You must still define the unit 2 To define the units connected to the ports click the checkbox of a port or a number of ports that have the same device connected 3 Click Select device 2 A drop down menu appears 4 Select the device type Note When the device is a Line Splitter repeat the process of defining the connected devices for each port of the Line Splitter Note Check does not update the topology t detects any new connections and units that are disconnected appear with a yellow exclamation mark L Update To add new devices to the present topology click Hae The new devices appear Units that are disconnected appear with a yellow exclamation mark Lon Manual You can display the topology manually whether the system is online or offline To display the topology manually 1 Click Select device A drop down menu appears 2 Select the connected Transmitter Broadcaster The selected topology appears on the left see Figure 19 If the Service Utility 1s online you can see which ports have devices connected In Figure 19 a device is connected to port 6 oadcaster 8 Port K 9 w w u u L Por
6. DCE Receivers DTE Operating temperature 5 C to 40 C 41 F to 104 F Storage temperature 40 C to 70 C 40 F to 158 F pe Transmitter Broadcaster 8 16 Line Splitter Line Splitter Long Cables VGA In HDD15M System In RJ45 amp Connectors VGA Local HDD15F System Out RJ45 Stereo audio In Out Jack PL 3 5mm Control RJ11 Serial In DBOF Power LED Green front panel Serial Local DB9M System Out 8 16 RJ45 Control RJ11 Power LED Green front panel Dimensions 292 5x 153 6x41 5mm TRR Ta Smm Porn E E 5VDC 2 5A 5VDC 2 5A Order Number Broadcaster 8 0VS50003 R Line Splitter Broadcaster 16 0VS50004 R 0VS50009 R Line Splitter Long OVS50002 R E l Receiver Receiver Long Video Tuning Unit Cables System In RJ45 To Receiver RJ11 amp Connectors Screen HDD15F 3 button tuning Audio Out 3 Jack L R L amp R Serial Out DB9M Tuning potentiometer RJ11 Power LED Green on RJ45 147x 145x26mm 93 7x62 1x28mm including mounting External Adaptor Powered from the Receiver Iai E Tne omienesever Order Receiver 0VS50010 R Video Tuning Unit OVS50008 R Number RecenerLangovssooon Ilii Regional Offices Germany France Italy Kiel Vincennes Rome Tel 49 431 668 7933 Tel 33 1 49 57 00 00 Tel 39 06 8209 7902 info germany minicom com _ info france minicom com info italy minicom com England Camberley Tel 44 0 1276 25053 info uk minicom com MINICQM ADVA
7. desired command by pressing the appropriate Control icon By default all signals video audio Serial are broadcast Sending blocking video Click Ld to toggle between sending and blocking video When receiving video the device icons appear like this Ld When not receiving video the device icons appear like this ED Sending blocking Audio Click the device icons appear with a speaker like this to toggle between sending and blocking audio When receiving audio Sending blocking a Serial command Click e to toggle between sending and blocking a Serial command When sending a Serial command the device icons appear with an arrow like this Sending blocking a bi directional Serial command When sending a Serial command you can send a bi directional Serial command to a single Receiver Receiver Long Click to send the bi directional Serial command The device icon appears with a double arrow like this LA Click again to block the bi directional Serial command You can then send the bi directional Serial command to a different Receiver Receiver Long 13 Tuning Receivers Long or Line Splitters via the Service Utility You can tune the Receivers Long Line Splitters with the Service Utility from the Transmitter Broadcaster position or from the Receiver Long Line Splitter itself The advantage of tuning from the Receiver Long is that you can see the tuning on the screen as you perform it From
8. device To screen connection Figure 2 Receiver and Receiver Long side 1 System l cable tun Ing adjuster SYSTEM TUNING Power connector Figure 3 Receiver side 2 System Serial Download cable cable MTT L SYSTEM TUNING y Power connector Figure 4 Receiver Long side 2 Line Splitters Add Line Splitters Line Splitters Long to use for clusters or to increase the number of Receivers n the system up to 128 When using the Broadcaster 16 port The Line Splitters come in the following models e Line Splitter p n OVS50001 R Receivers can be up to 110m 360ft from Transmitter Broadcaster e Line Splitter Long p n OVS50002 R Receivers can be up to 300m 1 000ft from Transmitter Broadcaster The figure below illustrates the Line Splitter Line Splitter Long ports Serial Download cable SYSTEM OUT f ALA le a er el ee AWAY LAMA LAMA LAMY TUNING SYSTEM IN Q pin WWW PAW PT T A w EXO LJ LJ Li _ Power System cable System connector to Broadcaster cables to Receivers Figure 5 Line Splitter LEDs The table below explains the functions of all the LEDs of the units in the system Unit LED Function Transmitter Broadcaster Power indicator Green Power indicator Yellow solid unit is connected to the system Yellow blinking Bi directional RS232 communication only possible with one Rece
9. the Line Splitter position you can be closer to the screen than from the Transmitter Broadcaster position To tune from the Transmitter Broadcaster position Connect the Serial Download cable to the Control port of the Transmitter Broadcaster and the Serial port of a computer which has the Service Utility installed To tune from the Receiver Long or Line Splitter position Connect the Serial Download cable to the Receiver Long or Line Splitter Tuning port and the Serial port of a computer containing the Service Utility See the figure below om een SYSTEM TUNING To computer s Serial port To Transmitter Serial Download cable Figure 22 Connecting the Serial Download cable to the Receiver Long 1 Open the test card located on our website www minicom com support skew png or www minicom com support skew gif or on the supplied CD Or open the Service Utility and choose Tools Options the Preferences window appears see Figure 16 above Check Show Skew Picture When you click the Tuning tab the test card appears in the background See Figure 23 This image will help you get the best screen image It can also help to correct skew L E MINICOM Figure 23 Test card 2 Click the Tuning tab or select View Tuning The Tuning window appears see Figure 24 ion 3000 Service Utility Online E lol xj File Edit Yiew Tools Help Connected to Line Splitter Lon
10. 00 with Service Pack 4 Windows 2003 Server or Windows Vista 128MB of RAM 10MB of available hard disk space For full functionality of the Service utility the DS Vision system Broadcaster Transmitter Line Splitters and Receivers must be connected and switched on You can however configure the system topology manually even when the system is not operational Connecting the Serial Download cable Connect the Serial Download cable to the Control port of the Transmitter Broadcaster and a Serial port of the computer which has the Service Utility installed o Gy e OUT VIDEO OUT LOCAL PP CONTROL 1 2 3 4 5 VIDEO IN SERIAL AUDIO IN ga a Ga gt E LSL gt ELZ SILLS oF ay oD a ELIZI ELZ To computer s Serial port Serial Download cable Figure 14 Connecting the Serial Download cable To open the Service Utility choose Start Programs DS Vision 3000 Service Utility DS Vision 3000 Service Utility The Control window appears see Figure 15 DS Yision 3000 Service Utility Online m x File Edit View Tools Help MINICOM Figure 15 Control window Com port Choose Tools Options The Preferences window appears see Figure 16 In the Com port field select the Com port to which the Serial Download cable is connected to Have er Com Port com v T Enable remote control Port 80 Gheck remote control Language english lt T Show s
11. Broadcaster Transmitter Control port and the Computer s Serial port 5 Optional Connect a monitor to the Broadcaster Transmitter Video Out port 6 Optional Connect speakers to the Broadcaster Transmitter Audio Out port Receiver Receiver Long connections 1 Connect the screen to the Video port 2 Connect the audio speakers to the Video port 3 Where relevant connect the Serial connection to the Serial port Connecting CATx cables Connect the CATx cables between the System ports of the Broadcaster Transmitter and Receivers Receivers Long Where there are Line Splitters Line Splitters Long 1 Connect the CATx cables between the System ports of the Broadcaster Transmitter and the System In ports of the Line Splitters Line Splitters Long 2 Connect the CATx cables between the System Out ports of the Line Splitters Line Splitters Long and the System ports of the Receivers Receivers Long DS Vision 3000 Broadcaster Serial Download cable ay AUDIO OUT O VIDEO OUT ENNEN CONTROL 1 2 VIDEO IN SERIAL AUDIO IN al CATx cables to Receivers or Line Splitters R RT El Serial Extender cable CATx cable to Receiver unit s L L amp R R Receiver side 2 E UH Video cable CATx cables to Receivers SERIAL Figure 13 Connection diagram p Player compu
12. J of the FCC rules for a Class A computing device This equipment also complies with the Class A limits for radio noise emission from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulation of the Canadian Department of Communications These above rules are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when operating the equipment in a commercial environment If operation of this equipment in a residential area causes radio frequency interference the user and not Minicom Advanced Systems Limited will be responsible Changes or modifications made to this equipment not expressly approved by Minicom Advanced Systems Limited could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Minicom Advanced Systems Limited assumes no responsibility for any errors that appear in this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical for any purpose without the express written permission of Minicom Advanced Systems Limited Trademarks All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners User guide feedback Your feedback is very important to help us improve our documentation Please email any comments to ug comments minicom com Please include the following information Guide name part number and version number as appears on the front cover
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15. Receiver s monitor on a computer s hard disk you can retrieve this information using the Get stored DDC button if for example you dismantle and then re install the system Service To restore factory defaults press Restore to factory settings Note All configuration and tuning adjustments will be lost Broadcaster s Local Serial port This is for Serial control of the local monitor There are 2 options e Enable Connects the system serial data to the local monitor downstream only e Bi directional Enables serial bi directional connections with the local monitor like any remote monitor in the system 16 Security Choose Tools Options In the Preferences window click Security The Security screen appears T Use password Password Confirm password ca Figure 31 security window Here you can set up a password to require password access to the service Utility 17 Technical specifications HDTV up to 1080p Up to 1920x1440 60Hz Resolution Depending on the cable length and quality npu Output kia claus Analog signal red green blue 0 7v p p 75 Ohm Video Signals Stereo Frequency response 20 Hz to 20 kHz 1 dB Signal to Noise Ratio SNR 80 dBA Total Harmonic Distortion and Noise THD N 0 017 Stereo crosstalk 70 dB Input impedance 10k Ohms Line level output supports multimedia speakers Maximum I O levels 3 1Vp p line level Broadcaster Transmitter
16. display a local browser to indicate that the remote option is enabled and functioning 4 To verify the IP address of the player click Start Run type CMD press Enter type IPConfig press Enter The IP address appears The tuning at the remote laptop device is done as follows 1 Open a browser and type the IP address of the player For example in Figure 26 the remote tuner accesses the tuning facility by typing the IP address http 192 168 111 132 2 Press Enter A list of all Receivers Long and Line Splitters connected to the player appears see Figure 27 nem ote Yideo Tuning Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 5 xj File Edit View Favorites Tools Help enak v 0AA Search GaFavortes Meda AH Zh Sp Si Addre 5 http fftoc alhost Go Links Select Device Line Splitter Long Submit Reset E E Done 9 Local intranet Figure 27 Select device web page 3 Select a unit and S Submit The tuning page appears see Figure 28 Remote Video Tuning Microsoft Internet Explor E le x File Edit view Favorites Tools Help Ea Back gt oaa A rch ay Favorites Media C4 Ey amp Adere ss E htp Mlocalhosttun 0 Links Line Splitter Long Video Tuning Red Green Blue Luminance Equalization Select preset Submit Select another device D Lada LG ES of Sj o gt p E a A LEN LEN LCA EK S E 4 l ee en S E Done BE Loca in
17. em components The DS Vision system consists of the following components e A Transmitter or Broadcaster cables power supply e Receivers Receivers Long power supply e Optional Line Splitters Line Splitters Long Tuning cable power supply e Optional Tuning unit cable e CD containing Video Service Utility Transmitter Broadcaster The Transmitter Broadcaster come in the following models e Transmitter 1 port p n 0VS50005 R e Broadcaster 8 port p n OVS50003 R e Broadcaster 16 port p n 0OVS50004 R The figure below illustrates the Broadcaster 8 port model The ports are the same for the Transmitter and Broadcaster 16 port model except for the number of System ports The Transmitter has 1 System port and the Broadcaster 16 port model has 16 System ports mma FATT FT 1 F FATT FATT i J A T hH h J 1_ N I ER CONTROL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Power l sonnect r Serial Download System Video Serial Audio cable cables cable cable sabia Figure 1 Broadcaster Unit 8 port Receivers The Receivers come n the following models e Receiver p n 0OVS50010 R Can be up to 110m 360ft from Transmitter Broadcaster e Receiver Long p n 0OVS50001 R Can be up to 300m 1 000ft from Transmitter Broadcaster The figure below illustrates the Receiver and Receiver Long ports To speakers j L L amp R R 00000 00000 O O O o0o0o0o0 SERIAL S j p VIDEO To Serial
18. g Figure 24 Tuning window 3 The Drop down menu contains preset tuning configurations for distances of between Im and 300m Note These presets were made using a test cable which may not be an exact match for the cable that you are using Choose the preset distance that is closest to the actual distance in meters between the Player and remote screen 4 For fine tuning use the sliding bars to adjust the image The bars are as follows Luminance image brightness Equalization image sharpness Red Green Blue Red Green and Blue are for red green and blue delay When transmitting video over CATx cables a horizontal misalignment skew between the red green and blue components inevitably occurs This is because the different length of each pair causes the signals to reach the monitor at different times To see which signal is slower or faster look at the test card and see which of the colors are not aligned For example in Figure 25 red is the slowest color You would therefore delay green and blue until they align with red Faster Red Green Blue Slower Figure 25 RGB signals 5 Once you have a satisfactory image press Store to keep the present tuning configuration 6 Click Save Preset to save the tuning configuration for future use The Enter Name box appears 7 Type a name for the preset and click OK The tuning configuration now appears in the drop down menu Delete preset to dele
19. iver Receiver Long at a time Green Power indicator Yellow blinking unit is connected to the system Rear panel RJ45 System port Receiver Receiver Long Green Yellow Rear panel RJ45 System port Green Yellow Line Splitter Line Splitter Long Tuning Unit The optional Tuning Unit p n 0VS50008 is used to manually tune Receivers Long Line Splitters or to download preset tuning parameters The figure below illustrates the Tuning Unit Figure 6 Tuning Unit 5 DS Vision applications The figures below illustrate the versatility of the DS Vision system Figure 7 shows a basic installation with a Receiver and Receiver Long Receivers can be up to 110m 360ft away from the Transmitter Broadcaster Receiver Long can be up to 300m 1 000ft away from the Transmitter Broadcaster Receiver 110m 360ft gt er Receiver Long 300m 1 000ft ae Transmitter Broadcaster Figure 7 DS Vision basic installation Figure 8 shows a Line Splitter with connected Receivers up to 110m from the Transmitter Broadcaster Player Receivers Line Splitter a 100m 330ft L m 10m 33ft Jde Transmitter Broadcaster Figure 8 Short cluster Figure 9 shows a Line Splitter Long with connected Receivers up to 300m from the Transmitter Broadcaster Player Receivers 280m 920ft e ____ 20m 66ft JE Transmitter Broadcaster Line Splitter Long
20. kew picture Figure 16 Preferences window 11 Topology To utilize the Service Utility functions you must configure the system topology To configure the system topology click the Topology tab or select View Topology The following appears ion 3000 Service Utility Online E lai x Title line File Edit View Tools Help Indicates if the MINICOM Utility is online or offline Auto Manual Figure 17 Topology tab You can detect the topology automatically or configure it manually Auto detect Note Auto detection only works if the Service Utility is online Check the Title line of the Service Utility window see Figure 17 When offline connect to the system by choosing File Connect To auto detect the topology click neee and when prompted click Yes A detected topology appears on the left showing all connected DS Vision units as in the following figure roadcaster 8 Port QI Porti Q Port2 Line Splitter Long Port 4 Port 5 Port 6 Port 7 Port amp Manual D oO Set device type Figure 18 Auto detected topology Note You can detect the current topology at any time by pressing Detect This fully updates all connected and disconnected ports Note Auto detect deletes all names given to particular ports Naming ports is explained on page 17 Tip Hold the mouse over any of the rows in the menu tree or over any button
21. lity Online Manual Set device type Groups appee here Figure 20 Saving a Group To see the selected ports of a Group hold the mouse over the Group name or folder or check box a callout appears showing the selected ports Deleting a Group To delete a Group Select the Group and click Delete Group 12 Controlling the system To control the system Click the Control tab or choose View Control the Control window appears see Figure 21 DS Yision 3000 Service Utility Online IE xj MINICOM Receiver Short IN i eceiver Shor Control icons Connected devices appear here K aras re x Figure 21 Control window The table below explains the functions of the Control icons Video broadcasting to remote unit Audio broadcasting to remote unit IS Serial command to remote unit Bi directional Serial command Selecting the ports to command You can select the ports to command in any of the following ways From the topology on the left hand side Tick the individual checkboxes of the units you want to send a command Or tick the desired Group all commands will then be sent to all units in the Group From the icons on the right hand side Click an icon to select it To select more than one icon hold down Shift or Ctrl and select the desired icons Selecting all To select all Choose Edit Select All Sending commands Once the desired units are selected send the
22. se the arrow keys to browse through all the predefined tables 3 When you reach the desired table press the Menu key MNU SAVE appears in the LCD and the table downloads During downloading the LCD message blinks 4 After downloading one table a different table can be selected and downloaded Saving and exiting To save all settings in the Receiver Long or Line Splitter unit 1 Scroll to Save ESC 2 Press the up arrow to save all changes and exit or press the down arrow to disregard all changes and exit 9 DS Vision system management The DS Vision system comes with a Service utility to configure and control the system Use the Service utility to Define up to 16 Groups of monitors a specific monitor may belong to several Groups Broadcast disconnect video and or audio and or serial data to each monitor or to Groups of monitors View system topology and switching status of each monitor Remotely tune a monitor Remotely upgrade each system component firmware software or FPGA Configure DDC settings Return to the factory default settings 10 Installing the Service utility The Service utility is located on the supplied CD and on our website www minicom com in the Support section Install the Service utility on a computer with the following system requirements Intel Pentium II or equivalent processor Windows XP Professional Home Edition or Tablet PC Edition with Service Pack 2 Microsoft Windows 20
23. t 1 Port 2 Port 3 Port 4 Port 5 Port 6 Port 7 Port 8 215 x MINICOM Manual Set device type Figure 19 Manually displayed topology 3 To define the units connected to the ports click the checkbox of a port or a number of ports that have the same device connected 4 Click Select device A drop down menu appears 5 Select the device type Note When the device is a Line Splitter repeat the process of defining the connected devices for each port of the Line Splitter Naming a port To give a port an identifying name 1 Check the port number ensure that no other ports are checked In the manual section Set device name appears 2 Type a new name for the port You can give ports identical names This name appears immediately on the left Saving a topology To save a topology choose File Save or Save as Save the topology To restore the topology choose File Restore Find the saved topology and click Open The stored topology appears Note The most recent saved topologies appear in the File menu Saving a Group You can save a Group to include particular ports Once defined you can send instructions to the defined Group without needing to choose the individual ports To save a Group 1 Select the ports you want to include in the Group Click Save Group The Enter name box appears Type a name for the group and click OK The Group appears on the left DS Yision 3000 Service Uti
24. te a tuning configuration from the drop down menu click Delete preset Restore If after changing values you change your mind you can restore the values to how they were the last time the Store button was pressed by pressing Restore 14 Remote Tuning You can tune the Receiver Long and Line Splitters from any laptop or other mobile device via a web browser Through the browser you access the player running the Service utility via the local network This enables you to tune the screen when standing in front of t without the need to be physically connected to the Receiver Long Line Splitter The Service Utility must be installed on the players but is not needed on the remote tuning device Figure 26 illustrates the basic concept http 192 168 111 132 LAN Remote tuner at the screen Broadcaster _ T DS Vision Service Utility installed here Receivers panet es ds EF gt E Player IP 192 168 111 132 Figure 26 Remote tuning At the player the setup s done as follows 1 Connect the Serial Download cable to the Broadcaster Transmitter and player 2 Open the Service Utility and choose Tools Options the Preferences w ndow appears see Figure 16 above 3 Select the Enable Remote Control checkbox the software starts a small web server in the background allowing other computers on the network to access it The Check Remote Control button un grays Click the button to
25. ter Screen Speakers Audio Serial port device X Connecting to the power supply Connect the Transmitter Broadcaster and all Receiver and Line Splitter units to the power supply with 5 VDC 2 5A from the AC DC adapters provided Ensure correct polarity Center negative and voltage Once the system is connected the DS Vision system broadcasts to all remote monitors speakers Note You can use the Service Utility provided to broadcast content to specific monitors or groups of monitors see DS Vision system management on page 12 below 8 Adjusting the picture quality When the broadcasted picture needs adjusting For the Receiver turn the Tuning adjuster see Figure 3 using a small screwdriver The Receiver Long Line Splitters can be tuned either via the Service Utility as explained on page 20 or by using the optional Tuning Unit as follows 1 Connect the VAU cable p n 5CB40607 to the Tuning Unit and the Receiver Long Line Splitter Tuning port Once connected Minicom DSV 3000 appears in the LCD 2 Press the Menu key to repeatedly scroll between the following functions e Tables e Red e Green e Blue e Brightness e HF Emph e Save ESC 3 Select the desired function and adjust it using the up and down arrow keys 4 Once the adjustment is satisfactory press the Menu key to scroll to next function Downloading a video table To download a video table 1 Scroll to Tables 2 U
26. tranet Figure 28 Remote tuning web page 4 Adjust the setting until you have a satisfactory picture Press Submit to activate the new values Press Store to save the new values Restore If after changing values you change your mind you can restore the values to how they were the last time the Store button was pressed by pressing Restore 5 Press reset to return to the default values 6 Select another device to tune by clicking Select another device or close the webpage Figure 29 gives an overview of the remote tuning The DS Vision 3000 Service Utility is running in Remote mode on the player or on another computer connected to the Broadcaster This computer is attached to LAN and already has an IP Address for example 192 168 111 132 Left Top LCD Right Top LCD lect preset Submit El Done C I T T T Select another device The Remote control n ee ae iia eae nr eet mode turns on the built in web service in the quo utility Http 192 168 111 132 Figure 29 Remote tuning setup 15 Service You can do the following from the Service window Upgrade firmware Configure DDC settings Return to the factory default settings Configure the Broadcaster s Serial port Click the Service tab the service window appears see Figure 30 15 x MINIC
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