DataVideo PPT-100 User manual

Brand: DataVideo

Model: PPT-100

Type: User manual

This manual is also suitable for

Network Card PPT-100

2006/5/15

Warningsand

Precautions

1. IfyouhavepurchasedPPT100

softwarewithanopt ional

BlackmagicDesignVideoCard

pleaseobservetheprecautions

suppliedwheninstallingit.

2. Itisalso advisabletoreadany

precautionarynotessupplied

withyourPCwheninstalling

newhardwareandsoftware.

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TableofContents

What’sinthebox?..................................................................... 2

Introduction................................. ............................................... 2

Features....................... ................................................... ............ 3

SystemRequirement ......................................... ........................ 3

Installa tion.............................................................................. .... 4

BlackmagicDeckLinkCardInstallation

PPT100softwareInstallation ............................. ..................... 8

ThePerformanceofScreenCapture....... ............................. .... 7

PPT100Interface.................................................... ................... 7

Setup................. ................................................... .................... 7

PCScreenCropping .............................................. .................. 7

TVVidedoMargins................................................................... 8

SelectZoominKey ............................. ..................................... 9

FlickerFree ................................................................ ............ 10

CursorDisplaying....... ............................. ............................... 10

ConversionButtons ....... ......................................................... 10

StartConversion ..... ................................................... ............ 10

ZoomIn..................... ............................................................. 10

AudioSynchronization............................................................ 10

Howtousethisprogram.............. .............. ............................. 10

Accessories ........................................ ..................................... 11

SampleConnectionDia grams ................................................ 12

ProductRegistration ............................................................... 13

TechSupport ... ........................................................................ 14

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What’sin thebox?

1. PPT100softwareCD

2. UserManual

3. BNCtoBNC2mcablex1

4. IEEE13944pinto6pin1.8mcablex1

5. IEEE13946pinto6pin1.8mcablex1

6. DeckLinkcard(Optional)

Introduction

ThankyouforusingthePPT100software.Thissoftwareistheworldfirstsoftwarethatcandirecttr ansfe ra

PC’sscreentohighquali tyDVorSDIsignal.PPT100isidealforshootingspeeches,seminarsor

presentations;itallowsvideodirectorstodoonthespotswitchingbetweenlivescenesandPCscreens.You

willbeamazedbywhatyoucandowiththisadvancedpieceof technology.Inordertobringoutthemaximum

performanceofthissoftware,werecommendthatyouspendsometimeread ingthismanualcarefully.

ProductOverview

Inmanyconferencesandseminars,lecturersneedtopresentvideosandadditionalPCinformationtothe

audience.WhentheyswitchsourcesbetweenPCandothermediaontheprojectoritcausesthetransient

blackpictureandinterruptstheflowofthemeeting.T hesolutionisahighendVGAtovideoconverter,which

convertsVGAtohighresolutionvideo,enablingthePCoutputtobeselectedviaavideoswitcher.

ThankstoBlackmagicDesignandDatavideothesolutionisathand.BlackmagicDesignhasintroducedalow

costrangeofSDIsolutions,whicharecalledthe“DecklinkSeries”,andDatavideohavedevelopedthefirst

softwarefordeliveringultrahighqualityvideodirectlyoutthrutheseDecklinkSDIcards.TheDatavideoPPT

100takesfulladvantageoftheDecklinkcardandIntel915chipsettechnology.UserscaneasilyconvertPC

images(VGA )toDVorSDI,changeim agepositionandsize,andselectdi fferentcolorsforthepointer;and

then,displayonprojectororlargeTVwall.Withavisionmixer/switchersuchastheSE 800,youcanalso

combineDVD player,DVcamera,VCR,VHSandCDplayerforaperfectpresentation.

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Features

RealtimeVG AtoD VIEEE1394orSDI

NTSCand PALStandards

Morethan8frames/seccapturerate(PerformanceisonlyachievedwithIntelGraphicsMedia

Accelerator900chipatresolution1024x768pixels)

DirecttransferofVGAvideotoDVorSDIhighqualityvideooutputforlongdistancetransmissionand

losslessvideoquality.

FullScreenCaptureandApplicationWindowScreenCaptureenabled

Forlivepresentationviaadigitalvideoswitcher.

ShowingCursorsonTV

Marginsadjustable

Flickerfreefunction.

Zoom2X,4X

BestperformancewithIntelGraphicsMediaAccelerator900chip

SystemRequirement

MinimumRequirementforDVsolution:

1. CPU:Pentium42.4GHz

2. MBoard:Intel915G(GM)chipset

3. Graphiccard:IntelGraphicMediaAccelerator900(1024*768,32bitscolor)

4. SystemMemory:256MB

Networkcard: 10/1 00BaseTEthernetcard

OperatingSystem:WindowsXP(WithServicePack2andDirectX9.0c)

7. IEEE1394

MinimumRequirementforSDIorYUVsolution:

1. CPU:Pentium42.4GHz

2. Graphiccard:16MB(1024*768,32bitscolor)

3. SystemMemory:512MB

4. Networkcard:10/100BaseTEthernetcard

5. OperatingSystem:WindowsXP(WithServicePack2andDirectX9.0c)

6. Decklinkcardseries(Decklink,Deck linkPro,…)

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Installation

Blackmagic DeckLink Card Installation (For SDI or YUV solution only)

PPT-100 software Installation

1. Double clickonPPT100software.(In WindowsXP)

2. Clickon“Next”

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3. Readt hrutheLicenseAgreement,andthenclickon“Yes”

4. Theprogramwilllistrecommendsystemconfiguration. Pleaseconfirmifyoursystemhasfulfilledthe

requirement.Then,clickon“Next”.

5. Pleaseentertheserialnumber(foundontherearoftheCDbox).Then,clickon“Next”.Ifyoudon’thave

theserialnumber,thedefaultsettingis

“DEMO”.Then,itwillinstallthissoftwareas

ademoversion.Itwillshow“DA TAVIDEO

PPT100”logoonscreen.

6. SelectTypical(recommendforgeneralusers).Then,clickon“Next”.

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7. PPT100shouldbesuccessfullyinstalledintothecomputer.Theprogramwillaskyoutorestartthe

computernoworrestartitlater,makeyourchoice,andthenclickon“Finish”.

8. NowyoucanusethePPT100software.

Note1:Therewillbeasemitransparent“DataVideoCGandPPT100”logoontheTVscreenifyoudidnot

activateandregisterthesoftware.Thislogowillalwaysbeonifademoversionis beingused.Thelogo

willnotbepresentwhenyouhaveactivatedthesoftware.

ThePerformanceofScr eenCapture

TheperformanceissueiscriticalbecausePPT10 0consumesalotofCPUresourcewhileexecutingscreen

conversion.PPT100willnotrunwellwithotherheavyloadingsoftwareatthesametime.

Aftertestingdifferentkindsofgraphiccards,theIntelGraphicsMediaAccelerator900chipisoutstandingat

providingthebest performanceforPPT100.

However,3Danimationgames,videoencoding/decodingsoftwareandanysoftwarethatneedstoprocess

complicatedanimationsormovingpictureswillcertainlydragdowntheperformanceofPPT100.

CaptureRate

Userscaninspectthecapturerateonthedialog.PleaseseetheaveragerateusingIntel915Gchipset

motherboardforyourreference.

ResolutionFrameperSecond

800x600 12 framespersec.

1024x768 6.5 framespersec.

1280x1024 5 framespersec.

Note:“FullScreenCapturing”isfasterthan“P artialScreenCapturing”.

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PPT100Interface

Theseareallthebasicfunctiondescriptions.Formoredetailedinformationandapplication,pleaseread

throughtherestofthisPPT100usermanual.

Set Up

Click[Setup]inthePPT100maindialogbox,thefollowingdialogboxwillbelaunched.

Theparametersin[PPT100Setup]dialogboxareasbelow:

PCScreen Select[Default]toadoptthePCscreenresolution.

Select[1024x768]totempo rarilychangetheresolutiontobe1024x768;theresolutionwillbe

changedbackwhenPPT100isclosed.

Resolution 1024x768

Screen color 32 bits

Restart P PT10 0 to

confirm the set ting of

changing NTSC/ PAL

TocropPC

screen’s

edges

Videomarginsfor

preventing

bleedingeffect

Capturerate

Cursorsonthevideo

Convertingbuttons

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TVSystem SelecteitherNTSCorPALStandards

Output Beforeselecting[DV],pleasemakesurethePCcontainsanIEEE1394interface,andaDV

OutputDevice,suchasaDACorDVDeckhastobeactivatedwhenexecutingtheoutput

functionofPPT100.

Beforeselecting[S DI(DeckLink)],aDeckLinkcardhastobeinstalledinthePC.

Zoomin/2X/4X

PPT100canzoomineither2Xor4X.Click[F11]keyonthekeyboardtozoomin2X;click

[F12]tozoomin4X.Click[F10]tosetbackthedefaultsize.Incasethese[F10],[F11]or[F12]

havedifferentusageontheapplicationyouwanttoconvert,youcanselectotherhotkeysto

performthezoominfunction,

AutoRun Select[AutoRun],thenexttimeyourunPPT100,youdon’thavetoclickthe[Run]button,

PPT100willcapturethe PCscreenandconvertittovideoSDI/DVsignal.Alsothewindowof

PPT100willbeautomaticallyhiddenasanicononthedesktoolbar.

Ifyouchangethesettingofthefirst3itemslikePCScreen/TVSystem/Output,whenclickingthe[OK]

button,PPT100will beclosed.Youhavetorestarttheprogramtoseetheresultofyoursetting.

PC Screen Cropping

FullPCScreenCapture

Click[DefaultPCFullScreen]todofullscreencapture.

Youcanseethevaluesof“Top/Left/Right/Bottom”areallzeroswhichmeantherewon’tbeanycroppingofthe

PCscreen. 

ResizingScreenCaptureArea

Youcanalsoset your desiredvaluesof“Top/Left/Right/Bottom”

fields.Thevaluesrepresent thepix elstobecropped.Becarefulthe

valuesof“Top/Left’mustbe positive.Andthevaluesof“Right/Bottom”

mustbenegative.

Youcanusedifferentways tosetthevaluesofcropping.

1.Tousethespi nbuttons, clickthebuttonsto+1or1ofthevalue.

2.Placethecursoronany fieldsofTop/Left/Right/Bottom,holdand

movetheleftbutton horizontally,andthenthevaluecanbe

adjusted.

Beforeyousetthevaluesforscreencropping,clickthe[Test]buttontopreviewtheresultofyoursettingonTV.

TocaptureanApplicationWindow

Youcanselecttocaptureonly aspecificapplicationwindo w.

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Click[SelectA pplicationWindow]buttontopopupthefollowingwindow:

Youcanseetheavailableapplicationslistedon

theabovewindow.Clickmouseleftbuttonto

selectawindow.Click[OK]buttontofinishthe

setting.

Theabovepictureshows“MicrosoftPowerPoint–

[PPT100.ppt]”ishighlightedandselected The

[FullApplicationWindow]buttononthebottom

leftsideisdepressed.Thismeansthewhole

“MicrosoftPowerPoi nt– [PPT100.ppt]”isfilling

thecroppingare a.Ifyouclick[ClientArea],the

framewindo wand themenubarswillbeexcludedfr omthecroppingarea.

TV Video Margins

Typicaltelevisionsandmanymonitorslosenearly20%ofthepictureby"cropping"theimage.Thislostportion

featureiscommonlyreferredtoasoverscan. Theoverscaningfeaturemaycauseaproblemwhenconverting

fromPCscreentoTV.Forexample,menubars,criticalforoperatingthec omputer,maybelostabovethe

visibleareaofthescreen.Tosolvethisproblem,ThePCscreenmustbeshrunkbothhorizontallyand

vertically.PPT100allowsyoutosetTVvideomargi ns.TosetMarginsissimilartosettingPCScreen

Cropping.

Clickthe[FullTVScreen]buttontosetFullTVscreenoutput.

Clickthespin butt onsto+1or1ofthevalue.

OrplacethecursoronanyfieldsofTop/Left/Right/Bottom,holdandmovetheleftbuttonhorizontally, andthen

thevaluecanbeadjusted.(Note:Top/Leftvaluesmustbepositive,Right/B ottomvaluesmustbenegative.)

BeforeyousetthemarginsforyourP Cscreen,clickthe[Test]buttontopreviewtheresultofyoursettingon

TV.

Select Zoom in Key

PPT100providesthreehotkeystozoomtheareaar oundthecursorinto1X,2Xor4X.Bydefaultthe

Functionkeys[F10]/[F11]/[F12]willbesetaszoom1X,2X,and4X.Incasethese[F1 0],[F11]or[F12]have

adifferentusageontheapplicationyouwanttoconvert,youcanselectotherhotkeystoperformthezoomin

function,theresultwi llbeshowninthemaindialogbox:

Flicker Free

Select[Flicke rFree]toeliminateallflickerthatiscausedbytelevisioninterlacing.Howeverifthetelevision

equipmentconnectedhasaflickerfreefunction,for bestresultsdonotselect[FlickerFree]astheresolution

willbereduced.

Cursor Displaying

PPT100can’tcapturetherealcursorfromthePC,butitcandetectthepositionofthecursor.Souserscanselect

oneof10pro videdcursors.If[None]ischosen,nocursorwillbedisplayed.

Conversionbuttons

Thefollowing[Run]/[Test]/[Stop]buttonsaretocontroltheconversion.

[Run] tostartPCtoSDI/DVconversion,thePPT100windowwillshrinktoanicononthedesktoolbar.

[Test] tostartPCtoSDI/DVconversion,thePPT100windowremains thesamesizeandposition.Click

thisbuttontoquicklypreviewtheresultsofdifferentsettings.

[Stop]StoptheconversionandagreenmaskwillappearontheTV.

Start Conversion

Clickthe[Run]buttonforSDI/DVconversion.PPT100windowwillshrinktoanicononthedesktoolbar.If

youselect[Auto Run]inthe[Setup]dialogbox,wheneverPPT100isexecuted,itstartsSDI/DVconversionat

thesametime.

Zoom In

IfyouwanttozoomintoonecertainareaofthePCscreen,firstplacethecursorin themiddleofthisarea,

clickthefunctionkeyyousetforzoomin2Xor4X.PPT100thenwillzoomintheareaaroundyourcursor.

Audio Synchronization

Thereis0.3~1.0secondofconversiondelaydependingonSDIorDVoutput.Thetimingofaudiomustbe

adjustedtomatchtheconversiondelaytovideo.

Howtousethisprogram

1. ClickthePPT100icononthedesktoptoexecut ethisprogram.

2. SetthescreenareaandotherfeaturesinPPT100.

3. Press[Test]tooutputthePCscree ntovideowithanormalPPT100window.Press[Run]tooutputthePC

screentovideoandhidethePPT100window.

4. After[Run],theselectedPCscreenwilltransfertoDVorSDIvideosignal,

5. Youcanoperatemanyapplications*suchasMicrosoft’sPowerPoint,etc.(Fortheapplicationsoftware,

pleasereferto“ThePerform ance ofScreenCapture”onpage13.)

6. Press[Stop]tostoptheoutput.

11

Accessories

Forlongdistancetransmissionupto200meters,youcoulduseDatavideoDVcablesandDVRepeaters.With

DatavideoDVconverterDAC6,youcouldconvertDV25digitalvideosignaltoanalog videosignal

(Component,Y/C,andComposite)formonitoringDV25videoinyourexistingmonitor.

DAC-6 DV to Analog one way converter

PowerRequir ements

DC12V/10W

VideoI/O

Outputx1—AnalogY/C,Composite,Component

Inputx1—6pinIEEE1394interface,25Mbpsbitrate

Bypassx1—6pinIEEE1394interface,25Mbpsbitrate

AudioI/O

1xStereoOut

DVAudio—48K/32KHztwochannelslocked

DIPSwitchFuncti ons

NTSC/PALSupport

VideoSetup0or7.5IRE

Auto/ManualSignalDetection

Locked&unlockedAudio

MonitormodeOn/Off(MainlyforNLEuse)

10, 20, 40 meter DV cable (1066, 2066,

and 4066)

DV Repeater (VP-314)

12

Sam pleconnectiondiagrams

Example 1: Long distance transmission

Example 2: With DV Switcher

Example 3: With SDI Switcher

13

Productregistration

Goonlinewww.datavideo.info/product_reg.htmforproductregistration

Seethewarrantycardforwarrantyperiod

SoftwareProtection

(A)WhileinstallingPPT100software,thedefaultsettingforserialnumberissetas“DEMO”.Ifyoupress

<Enter>directlyatthetimeofinstallation,itwillinstallthissoftwareasademoversion.Typeinthecorrect

serialnumber,itwillcompletetheinstallation.Otherwise,itwillexittheinstallationwindow.

(B)In“DEMO”version,videowillbeshowingDatavideoandPPT100trademarkallthetime.

(C)Useandinstallthecorrectserialnumber,itwillaskyoutoactivatethesoftwareviatheinternetafterthe

installationiscompleted.

Ifnot,7daysafterthesoftwareisstarted,itwillshowDatavideoandPPT100trademarkonthevideo.

(D)When"thesoftwareis started",itwillreadtheinformationofthecomputerhardwarewiththeserialnumber

andsendittoourwebsite.Ourwebsitewillreplywitha"password"toyourcomputer.T hiscomputercanuse

PPT100softwarenormallyafterthis.Thepasswordcontainstheinformationof theserialnumberandthe

computerhardwareID.Itcannotbemovedtoothercomputers.

(E)Theweb sitewillrecordtheserialnumberwiththatcomputerhardwareinformation.Ifthiscomputeris

infectedbyavirus,orhastoberepairedduetom alfunction,theusercanreinstallandactivatePPT100

softwareagainsincethehardwareinformationisthesame.

(F)Thewebsitedoesnot accept theregistered serialnumbertoactivatePPT100softwareinothercomputers.

Ifthereisalogicalreason,youcanappealyourcaseinemail.Datavideowilldecidewhetherornottogive

another“password”toyou.However,youhavetoregisteryourPPT100softwarefirst.Datavideowillcheck

theregisteredinformationandhard wareinformationtoseeiftheyarecorrect,oriftheyhavebeenregistered

byanotheruser.

(Youcanonlyapplyforanew“password”twice.)

(G)Whenth esoftwarestarts,itwillremindyoutoregisteronlineoremailtheinformationtoDatavideo.You

canchoosenottoregister,butyouwillnotgetanyaftersalesservice,orbeabletoapplyforanew“password”.

(H)Youmustprovidename,telephonenumber,address,emailaccount…etcinregisterinformation.

14

Service &Support

Itisour goaltomakeyourproductsownershipasatisfyingexperience.Oursupportingstaffisav ailabletoass istyouinsetting

upandoperatingyoursystem .Pleaserefertoourwebsitewww.datavideotek.comforanswerstocommonquestions,

suppor trequestsor contactyourlocalofficebelow.

DatavideoTechnologiesCo.,LTD.

10F,No.176,JianYiRd,

ChungHoCity,TaipeiHsien235,TaiwanR.O.C.

Tel:886282272888

Email:info@ datavideo.com.tw

DatavideoCorporationUSA

12300UEastWashingtonBlvd.

WhittierCA90606USA

Tel:(562)6962324

Email:contact[email protected]

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Tel:+313026196 56

Email:info@ datavideo.nl

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ZhabeiDistrict,ShangHai,China

Tel:862156036599

Email:service@datavideo.cn

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Hadfield,Glossop.DerbyshireSK131BE,UK

Tel:+441457851000

Email:sales@datavideo.co.uk

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