Gefen Pro 3GSDI User manual

3GSDI to 3GSDI

Scaler

GEF-3GSDI-2-3GSDIS

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CONTENTS

1 Introduction

2 OperationNotes

3 Features

4 PanelLayout

5 PanelDescriptions

6 IRRemoteLayoutandDescription

7 IRRemoteControlInstallation

7  InstallingtheBattery

7  SettingtheIRChannel

8 ConnectingThe3GSDITo3GSDIScaler

8  WiringDiagram

9 MenuSystem

9  GeneralMenu

10  PatternsMenu

10  OutputMenu

11  InputMenu

13  PictureMenu

15  LayoutMenu

15  AspectMenu

17 RS-232SerialControl

18 RS-232Commands

33 SupportedVideoandGraphicsFormats

36 RackMountSafetyInformation

37 MountingPlateInstallation

38 AppendixA

38  GammaLUTFileFormat

39 Specications

40 Warranty

1

INTRODUCTION

Congratulationsonyourpurchaseofthe3GSDIto3GSDIScaler.Yourcomplete

satisfactionisveryimportanttous.

GefenPRO

Intherealmofvideodistribution,certainfeaturesareinvaluableinacommercialor

broadcastenvironment.Accommodationssuchasabuild-inpowersupplyandatblack

rack-mountenclosuressetGefenPROapartfromourtraditionalproducts.Complex

distributionunitsallowforprofessionalDVI,3G-SDI,andHDMIsignalstoberoutedand

convertedeasilyandseamlessly,whilebeingbackedupbyarenownedanddependable

technicalsupportteam.GefeninvitesyoutoexploretheGefenPROproductlineandhopes

thatyoundthesolutionthattsyourneeds.

The GefenPRO 3GSDI to 3GSDI Scaler

TheGefenPRO3GSDI-2-3GSDISprovideshigh-performancescaling-includingadjustable

cadencedetection,framerateconversion,detailenhancement,andadvancednoise

reduction.

ItworkswithSDI,ED-SDI,HD-SDI,or3G-SDIsignalsandsupportsresolutionsupto

1080pFullHDand2048x1080(2K).

Thisproductcanbeusedasastandaloneframesynchronizerwithoutscalingifdesired.

Whenframesynchronizationisrequired,thevideooutputofonesource(orareference

signal)canbeusedtoGenlockanotherinputsource.GenlockMode,aswellasallfeatures

ofthisscaler,canbecontrolledthroughthebuilt-inmenusystemusingtheIRRemote

ControlorviaRS-232control.

How It Works

ConnectSDIsourcedevicestotheSDIinputsandconnectdownstreamequipmenttothe

SDIoutputs.ConvenientSDIloop-throughoutputconnectorsandanRCACoax(S/PDIF)

audiooutputallowmonitoringofSDIvideoandaudio.AnexternalGenlocksourcemayalso

beconnected.

CongurationmaybedoneusingtheIRRemoteandtheOn-ScreenDisplay(OSD)menu,

orviatheRS-232port.AUSBportisalsoprovidedforfuturermwareupgrades.

OPERATION NOTES

2

READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OR

OPERATING THE 3GSDI TO 3GSDI SCALER

• Thebuilt-inGUI(GraphicalUserInterface)orOn-ScreenDisplay(OSD)provides

convenientoperationoftheScaler.ThesuppliedIRRemotecontroloperatesthe

OSD.Seepages9-16fordetailsontheOSDcommands.

• TheIRRemoteControlunit’sIRchannelmustbeidenticaltothatoftheScaler.See

page30fordetailsonconguringtheIRChannelonthe3GSDIto3GSDIScaler.

• The3GSDIto3GSDIScalersupportsmanyinputandoutputresolutions.

Foracompletelistofsupportedformats,seepages33-35.

• SupportsSMPTEstandards259M,292M,SMPTE274M,SMPTE296M,ITU-R

BT.656andITU-RBT.601.Handles3G-SDISMPTE425-Aand425-B/formats1080p

50/59.94/60.

• Internalsoftware(rmware)maybeupgradedviathebuilt-inSerialorUSBports.Note

thatsoftwareupdatesperformedontheUSBportwillbequickerduetoitshigherdata

transferrate.

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FEATURES

Features:

• Digitalaudiooutput

• Adjustablecadencedetection

• Advancednoisereductionanddetailenhancement

• Frame-rateconversion

• Fullyintegratedsprite-basedMenuSystem

• Built-inpatterngeneratorwithColorBarsandHatchPattern

• RS-232Control

• IRRemoteControl(included)

• Field-upgradeablermwareviaUSBport

• Rack-mountable(rackearsincluded)

Package Includes

(1)GefenPRO3GSDIto3GSDIScaler

(1)IRRemoteControl

(1)ACPowerCord

(1)SetofRackEars

(1)Quick-StartGuide

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PANEL LAYOUT

Front Panel

Back Panel

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4 6

5 7

8 9

2 3

10 11

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PANEL DESCRIPTIONS

1 IR

ReceivessignalsfromtheincludedIRRemoteControlunit.

2 3GSDI

ThisLEDwillglowbrightbluewhen3GSDIsignalsaredetectedontheinput.

3 Power

ThisLEDwillglowbrightbluewhentheunitispowered.

4 USB

ConnectaUSBcablefromacomputertothisUSBportwhenupdatingthermware.

5 Genlock

Usedtogenerator-lock(“genlock”)thevideosourcewithanexternalreferencesignal.

ConnectaBNCcablebetweenthe“genlock”deviceandtheGenlockBNCconnector.

6 Coax

ConnectaCoaxcablefromthisS/PDIFconnectortoanaudiooutputdevice.

7 InA,InB

ConnectBNCcablesfromthe3GSDIsourcetotheseconnectors.

8 LoopOutA,LoopOutB

ConnectBNCcablesfromtheseconnectorstoalocalSDImonitoringdisplay.TheLoop

Outconnectorspass-throughthesourcesignalwithoutanyprocessing.

9 OutA,OutB

ConnectBNCcablesfromtheseconnectorstoanSDIdisplay.

10 PowerReceptacle

ConnecttheincludedACpowercordfromthispowerreceptacletoan

availableelectricaloutlet.

11 PowerSwitch

Pressthisswitchtopower-onorpower-offthescaler.

6

IR REMOTE LAYOUT AND DESCRIPTIONS

RMT-8HDS-IR

1.LEDindicator-glowsbrightorangewheneverakeyispressed,indicatingthe

transmissionofanIRcommandtotheScaler.

2. TheENTERbuttonactivatesaselectedmenuoptionintheOn-ScreenDisplay.

3. LEFTdirectionkeyformenunavigationwithintheOn-ScreenDisplay.

4. DOWNdirectionkeyformenunavigationwithintheOn-ScreenDisplay.

5. Source-Cyclesbetweenavailableinputsources.Theselectableinputsare3GSDI

Input1and3GSDIInput2.PressonceforInput1;twiceforInput2.

6. Output-Cyclesthroughtheavailableoutputresolutions.Seepages33-35foralistof

outputresolutions.

7. Menu-DisplaystheOn-ScreenDisplaymenusystemforcontroloftheScaler.

8. RIGHTdirectionkeyformenunavigationwithintheOn-ScreenDisplay.

9. UPdirectionkeyformenunavigationwithintheOn-ScreenDisplay.

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IR REMOTE CONTROL INSTALLATION

7

Installing the Battery

TheRemoteControlunitshipswithtwobatteries.Onebatteryisrequiredforoperationand

theotherbatteryisaspare.

1. RemovethebatterycoveronthebackoftheIRRemoteControlunit.

2. Inserttheincludedbatteryintotheopenbatteryslot.Thepositive(+)sideofthe

batteryshouldbefacingup.

3. Replacethebatterycover.



Setting the IR Channel

TheIRchannelontheIRRemoteControlmustmatchtheIRchannelusedbythe3GSDI

to 3GSDI Scaler.Forexample,ifbothDIPswitchesontheIRRemoteControlunitareset

toIRchannel0(bothDIPswitchesdown),thenthe3GSDI to 3GSDI Scalermustalsobe

settoIRchannel0.Seepage30forinformationonhowtochangetheIRchannelonthe

3GSDI to 3GSDI Scaler.

WARNING: Riskofexplosionifbatteryisreplacedbyanincorrect

type. Disposeofusedbatteriesaccordingtotheinstructions.

RemoteChannel2: RemoteChannel3:

Channel0(default): RemoteChannel1:

Batteryslot

1 2

ON

1 2

ON

1 2

ON

1 2

ON

1 2

DIPswitches

NOTE: AnActivityIndicatorthatashesquicklywhileholdingdown

anyoneofthe8buttonsindicatesalowbattery.ReplacetheIR

RemoteControlbatteryassoonaspossible.

8

CONNECTING THE 3GSDI TO 3GSDI SCALER

How to Connect the 3GSDI to 3GSDI Scaler

1. Connecta3GSDIsourcetotheInAconnectoronthe3GSDIto3GSDIScaler.

2. ConnecttheOutAportonthebackoftheScalertoa3GSDIdisplay.The3GSDI

destinationcabbemirroredbyconnectingaBNCcablefromtheOutBporttoa

secondary3GSDIdisplay.



3. ConnectacoaxcablefromtheS/PDIFoutputtoanexternalamplier.

4. Ifmonitoringofthe3GSDIsourceisdesired,connectaBNCcablefromtheLoopOut

Aconnectortothe3GSDIdisplay.TheLoopOutconnectorspass-throughthesource

signalwithoutanyprocessing.

5. ConnecttheincludedACpowercordfromthepowerreceptacletoanavailable

electricaloutlet.

6. Powerthe3GSDIto3GSDIScalerbypressingthepowerswitchontherearofthe

unit.

Wiring Diagram for the 3GSDI to 3GSDI Scaler

NOTE:Inordertooutputduallink1080pwhenusingHD-SDI,

boththeOutAandOutBmustbeconnectedtothe3GSDIdisplay.

WARNING:Thisproductshouldalwaysbeconnectedtoa

groundedelectricalsocket.

GEF-3GSDI-2-3GSDIS

S/PDIF CABLE

SDI CABLE

RS-232 CABLE

3G-SDI Source

Scaler

00:00:00

Audio Receiver

3G-SDI Display

Clock Generator

RS-232 Controller

9



MENU SYSTEM

General Menu

Information

ToaccesstheGeneralMenu,presstheMenubuttonontheIRRemoteControlUnit.The

GeneralMenuwillbetherstmenudisplayedoncontainsinformationabouttheScaler:

• HostFirmwareVersion

• KernelVersion

• CongurationVersion

• FPGAVersion

• RemoteChannel

General > Language

FromtheGeneralMenu,pressthe▼buttonontheIRRemoteControlUnit.Selectthe

Languageusingthe►and▼buttonsontheIRRemoteControlUnit.PresstheMenu

buttontoexitthemenusystem.

• English

• French



General > Save Conguration

TheSaveCongurationfeatureisusedtosavethecurrentcongurationoftheScaler.

Oncethecurrentcongurationissaved,thesesettingswillberestoredeachtimetheScaler

ispowered.



General > Restore Default Conguration

RestorestheScalertofactorydefaultsettings.Usethisfeaturetorestoredefaultcongu-

rationsiftheyhavebeenoverwrittenbyusingtheSaveCongurationfunction.

WARNING:Thisfunctionwilloverwriteanypreviouslysaved

conguration,includingthefactorydefaultsettings.Torestore

thefactorydefaultsettings,pressthefollowingbuttonsinorder:

Left,Right,andOKbuttons.Donotdepressallthreebuttons

simultaneously.

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MENU SYSTEM

Patterns Menu

Patterns > Color Bars

Producesacolorbarpattern,similartoastandardSMPTEbarpatternusedforcolor

calibration.

Patterns > Hatch Pattern

Producesacrosshatchpattern.Thispatterncanbeusedfor“pincushion”testing

(curvatureoftheimageonthescreen)orcolorconvergence/divergence.

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Output Menu

The3GSDIoutputsignalcanbeconguredfromtheOutputmenu.TheOutputmenu

controlsseveralfunctions,suchasresolution,linkconguration(singlelinkorduallink),

genlockreference,andgenlockoffset.

Output > Output Format

Selectstheoutputresolution.Seepages33-35fordetailsonavailableoutputformats.

Output > Link Conguration

Selectsthelinkcongurationinrespecttocolorspace.WhenusingduallinkSDIorHD-

SDIinput,YCbCrorRGBcanbeselected.If3G-SDIisused,AorB(4:2:2only)canbe

selected.

• SingleLinkYCbCr4:2:2(SD/HD/3G)

• SingleLink1080p(3GLevelB)

• DualLinkYCbCr(HD)

• DualLinkRGB(HD)

• DualLink1080p/576p/480p(HD)

NOTE: Whenapatternisproduced,thecurrentvideoimagewillbe

masked.

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Output > Genlock Reference

Thisoptionenablesordisabledtheautomaticgenlockmode.

• Off

Disabledgenlock

• VideoInput

Usesthevideoinputasthereferenceclock.

• RefInput

UsestheclockattachedtotheRefInconnectoronthebackoftheunit.

Output > Genlock Offset

Thisoptionprovidestheoptiontoadjusttheoutputlinesandoutputpixels.

• OutputLines

• OutputPixels

Input Menu

Input > Input Video Format

Selectstheresolutionandtimingoftheinputformat.Bydefault,thisissettoAutoDetect

whichautomaticallysensestheresolutionandtimingoftheinputsignal.Theavailable

resolutionsunderthismenuareinSDandHDformat.

Input > Graphic Format

Selectstheresolutionandtimingoftheinputformat.Bydefault,thisissettoAutoDetect

whichautomaticallysensestheresolutionandtimingoftheinputsignal.Theavailable

resolutionsunderthismenuareinVESAformat.

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Input > Clean Aperture

Allowsadjustmentoftheinputsignalposition.Thecleanapertureparametersallowan

areawithintheproductionaperturetobedened.Theminimumcleanaperturesizeis0

pixelsby0lines.

• HorizontalSize

Adjuststhehorizontalsizeoftheimage.

• VerticalSize

Adjuststheverticalsizeoftheimage.

• HorizontalPosition

Adjuststhehorizontalpositionoftheimage.

• VerticalPosition

Adjuststheverticalpositionoftheimage.

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Input > Film Mode



Automaticallydetectsrepeatedeldsequencespresentininterlacedsignals,suchas:50

Hzor60Hzeldsequences(norepeatedelds),60Hz3:2pull-down,includingbroken/

editedsequencedetection,60Hz2:2:pull-down,50Hz2:2pull-down,andFreezeframe.

• Enable

• Disable

Input > Remote Channel

ThisoptionchangestheIRchannelofthe3GSDIto3GSDIScalertooneof4different

settingsbetween0and3.WhentheremotechanneloftheScalerischanged,theDIP

switchesintheeight-buttonremotemustbechangedtothecorrespondingIRchannel

inordertooperatetheScaler(seeIRRemoteControlInstallationonpage7formore

information).

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Input > Input Color Range

TheRGBoutputcolorrangemaybechanged/settolimited(16-235)ortofull(0-255).

• Auto

Usesthecolorrangeoftheinputsignal.

• 16-235(Passthrough)

Theinputcolorrangewillbecompressedfromfull-range(0-255)tolimited-range.

• 0-255(Compress)

Theoutputcolorrangewillbeexpandedfromlimited-range(16-235)tofull-range

(0-255).

Picture Menu

Picture > Image Color

AllowsindividualadjustmentoftheRed,Green,andBluecolorcomponents,brightness,

andBlackLeveloftheimage.

• Red

AdjuststhesaturationoftheRedcolorcomponent.

• Green

AdjuststhesaturationoftheGreencolorcomponent.

• Blue

AdjuststhesaturationoftheBluecolorcomponent.

• Brightness Red

AdjuststhebrightnessoftheRedcolorcomponent.

• Brightness Green

AdjuststhebrightnessoftheGreencolorcomponent.

• Brightness Blue

AdjuststhebrightnessoftheBluecolorcomponent.

• RGB/Y Output Offset

Adjuststheblackleveloftheimage.

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Picture > Gamma Correction

• Default

SetsthedefaultGammasettings.

• sRGB

GammacorrectionusedwithPCs,cameras,andprinters.

• User Table

ThisoptionisusedwithauserGammaLUT.Seepages38fordetailsonusinga

GammaLookUpTable.

• Custom Table

UsewhendeningacustomLUT.Seepages38fordetailsonusingaGammaLook

UpTable.

• Gamma Coeffecient

AdjuststheGammacoeffecientintherangefrom0.3to3.0.ThedefaultGamma

valueis1.0.

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Picture > Detail Enhancement

Theseparametersprocessestheinputdataineitherprogressiveorinterlacedformat.

Changestothedetailenhancementareimplementedatthestartofthenextframeofvideo.

Bothoftheseparameterscanbeadjustedwithintherangeor0-100.

• DetailEnhancement

• NoiseThreshold

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Picture > Noise Reduction

Thisisanadaptivenoisereductionfunctionwhichprocessestheinputdataineither

progressiveorinterlacedformat.EnablingtheNoiseReductiontonoisyinterlacedsignals

canoptimizede-interlacerperformance.

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Picture > Motion Threshold

ThissetstheintraframemotiondetectionthresholdforthedeinterlacerontheVXP

processor.Videoartifactscanbecreatedwhende-interlacing(creatinginterlacedelds

fromprogressiveelds).Thisfunctionallowsadjustmentofthethresholdusedbythe

deinterlacermotiondetectionalgorithm,removing/minimizingmotionartifactsinthe

convertedvideo.

NOTE: WhentheCustomLUT(LookUpTable)isselected,the

GammacoefcientisusedtocalculateanewGammaLUT.

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Layout Menu

Layout > Size and Position

Setthesizeandthepositionoftheimage.Notethatthisoptionisnotavailableinthe

panoramicaspectmode.

• Horizontal Size

Setshorizontalsizeoftheoutputsignal.

• Vertical Size

Setsverticalsizeoftheoutputsignal.

• Horizontal Position

Setshorizontalpositionoftheoutputsignal.

• Vertical Position

Setsverticalsizeoftheoutputsignal.

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Aspect Menu

Aspect > Full Screen

Stretchestheoutputsignaltollthedisplay.

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Aspect > Letter / Pillar Box

Setstheaspectrationtotaletterorpillarboxformat.

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Aspect > Panoramic

Setstheoutputsignaltopanoramicformat.

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Aspect > Extract

ThisafunctionallowstheScalertozoominonasubsetoftheinputvideosignal.This

featureallowyoutozoomononeselectedsectionoftheinputpicture.

• Extract Size

Selectsthesizeofthesubsettobeextractedinpercentageoftheinput.

• HorizontalPosition

Movesthepictureleftorright(withintheoriginalinputfullsizeinput).

• VerticalPosition

Movesthepictureupordown(withintheoriginalinputfullsizeinput).

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Aspect > Through

Thisfunctiondenesasub-windowthatisalwayscenteredonthescreen.Thepositionis

therelativepositionofthewindowwithinthefullpicture.Thisfeatureallowyoutodisplay

oneselectedsectionoftheinputpicturewithoutmodifyingitssize.

• HorizontalSize

Adjuststhesizeofthesub-windowhorizontally.

• VerticalSize

Adjuststhesizeofthesub-windowvertically.

• HorizontalPosition

Horizontallyadjuststherelativepositionofthewindowwithinthefullpicture.

• VerticalPosition

Verticallyadjuststherelativepositionofthewindowwithinthefullpicture.

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NOTE: Whenchangingtheinputformat,theScalerwilltryandapply

thecurrentsettingstothenewinputformat.Ifthisisnotpossible

(e.g.thevalueisbeyondthezoomlimit),thenthedefaultvalue

(100%size)willbeused.

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