Page 2 - Precautions
This symbol is intended to alert the user of important operating and maintenance(servicing) instructions in the literature provided with the equipment. This symbol is intended to alert the user of the presence of uninsulated dangerousvoltage within the product's enclosure that may present a risk of ...
Page 3 - Quick Start — DVS 204; Installation; Rear panel video inputs; Input 1: Composite video; Rear panel video outputs; Output BNC connectors; Application examples
Quick Start — DVS 204 Installation Step 1 Refer to the application examples at the end of thispage. Turn off power to the scaler and input andoutput devices, and remove power cords fromthem. Step 2 Install the four rubber feet on the bottom of theDVS 204 scaler, or mount the scaler in a rack. Step 3...
Page 4 - Quick Start — DVS 204, cont’d
Page 5 - DVS 204 • Table of Contents; Table of Contents; Chapter 1 • Introduction
i DVS 204 • Table of Contents Table of Contents Chapter 1 • Introduction ...................................................................................................... 1-1 About this Manual .........................................................................................................
Page 6 - Table of Contents, cont’d; Chapter 3 • Serial Communication
ii DVS 204 • Table of Contents Table of Contents, cont’d Autoswitch (Autosw) mode .............................................................................................. 2-16Enhanced (Enh) mode ......................................................................................................
Page 7 - Chapter One; Introduction; About this Manual
DVS 204 1 Chapter One Introduction About this Manual About the DVS 204 Features and Options
Page 8 - DVS 204 • Introduction; Controlling the DVS 204 digital video scaler; Features and Options; Features; Four video inputs
DVS 204 • Introduction 1-2 Introduction About this Manual This manual discusses how to install, configure, and operate the Extron DVS 204digital video scaler and how to operate the optional IR 901 infrared remotecontrol (part #70-152-01). Throughout this manual the terms “DVS”, “digital video scaler...
Page 9 - Options and accessories
1-3 DVS 204 • Introduction Buffered video outputs — Six rear-panel BNC connectors and one VGA-type 15-pin HD connector provide connections for RGB output. Both outputs(the BNCs or the 15-pin HD connector) are active at all times forsimultaneous output. Three ways to control the scaler — The scaler ’...
Page 11 - Chapter Two; Installation and Operation
DVS 204 2 Chapter Two Installation and Operation Mounting the Scaler Rear Panel Features Front Panel Features Optimizing the System for a DVD Menus, Configuration, and Adjustments Image Adjustments Input Reset System Reset Front Panel Security Lockout (Executive Mode) IR 901 Infrared Remote Control ...
Page 12 - DVS 204 • Installation and Operation; Mounting the Scaler; Tabletop/desktop placement; If feet were installed on the bottom of the DVS 204, remove them.
Installation and Operation DVS 204 • Installation and Operation 2-2 Mounting the Scaler Tabletop/desktop placement For tabletop or desktop placement only, install the self-adhesive rubber feet/pads(provided) onto the four corners of the bottom of the enclosure. Rack mounting 1 . If feet were install...
Page 13 - DVS 204 • Installation and Operation; Application diagram; Application diagram example of the DVS 204
2-3 DVS 204 • Installation and Operation Application diagram The diagram shown below is an example of a typical DVS 204 application withcable connections. Application diagram example of the DVS 204 Doc u ment C a mer a VCR Monitor R S -2 3 2 Control LCD Projector L a ptop Comp u ter DVD Pl a yer DV ...
Page 14 - Rear Panel Features; DVS 204 D rear panel connectors; AC power connector; — Plug a standard IEC power cord into this; 2V DC power connector; — Plug the included 12 V power supply into this; Video input 1: Composite video; — A composite video signal is
Installation and Operation DVS 204 • Installation and Operation 2-4 Rear Panel Features The rear panels of the DVS 204 D and DVS 204 D 12V models, as shown below,contain all of the possible connectors available on the DVS 204 series of scalers(the DVS 204 and DVS 12V models do not come with an SDI i...
Page 15 - SDI (serial digital interface) input connector —; and
2-5 DVS 204 • Installation and Operation 4 Video input 3: S-video — Connect an S-video signal to this 4-pin mini-DIN female connector. 5 SDI (serial digital interface) input connector — Connect an SDI signal to this female BNC connector. Only the DVS 204 D and DVS 204 D 12V models have an SDI connec...
Page 16 - Installation and Operation, cont’d; — Connect
Installation and Operation, cont’d DVS 204 • Installation and Operation 2-6 S R /R-Y V G /Y H B /B-Y OUTPUT S RGB S from RGB S pa ss -through input 8 RGB or HD component (R-Y, Y, B-Y) 15-pin HD video output — Connect an RGB video display or HD component video display to this connector. 9 Remote (RS-...
Page 17 - Front Panel Features; Input selection buttons; Composite input button; Picture adjustment buttons; The tint control is not available if the input is component video.; Center control button
2-7 DVS 204 • Installation and Operation Front Panel Features The front panel buttons, controls, LCD, and infrared sensor of the DVS 204, asshown below, are found on all models of the DVS 204 scaler series. The LEDsabove each input button will light green and the LEDs above/below each picturecontrol...
Page 18 - Size control button; Menu button; Next button; LCD menu display and controls; LCD; Optimizing the System for a DVD; Setting up a DVD source
Installation and Operation, cont’d DVS 204 • Installation and Operation 2-8 Size control button — This button controls the size adjustment on the display by using the Adjust horizontal and Adjust vertical adjustmentknobs. See the “Image adjustments” section in this chapter. Menu button 7 Menu button...
Page 19 - Moving through menus by using front panel controls; Menu overview; Default menus
2-9 DVS 204 • Installation and Operation Menus, Configuration, and Adjustments Scaler configuration and adjustments can be performed by using the Windows-based control program (see chapter three for details) or by using the front panelcontrols and the menus that are displayed on the DVS 204’s LCD sc...
Page 20 - Main menus; Input Configuration
Installation and Operation, cont’d DVS 204 • Installation and Operation 2-10 Main menus To return to the default screens, let the DVS 204 time-out for 10 seconds, orpress the Menu button until the Exit Menu menu appears, then press the Nextbutton. Submenus are accessed from a main menu by pressing t...
Page 21 - Output Configuration
2-11 DVS 204 • Installation and Operation Input 1 can only input composite video, and Input 3 can only input S-video,no other video types are selectable for these inputs. Only Inputs 2 and 4offer selectable video types. From the Input Configuration menu, pressingthe Next key successively will displa...
Page 22 - Available Scaler Output Resolutions and Rates; *Rate is autoselected based on input; Output Signal
Installation and Operation, cont’d DVS 204 • Installation and Operation 2-12 Resolution and refresh rates Rotate the Adjust horizontal ( ) knob while in this submenu to select one of the available combinations of output resolutions and refresh (vertical scanning)rates. Rotate the Adjust vertical ( )...
Page 23 - Select either H or HV by rotating either the Adjust horizontal; Blanking Configuration; Top and bottom blanking; knob to adjust the bottom blanking from 0 to 127 lines. The; Memory Preset; not
2-13 DVS 204 • Installation and Operation H Format For RGBS pass-through input (RGB is selected for Input 4), composite sync isoutput on the “H” BNC. See “RGB pass-through” under “Rear Panel Features”in this chapter. To output composite sync on the “H” BNC (for scaled video inputs only, notpass-thro...
Page 24 - Using either the Adjust horizontal
Installation and Operation, cont’d DVS 204 • Installation and Operation 2-14 EXTRON DV S 204D OUTPUT CONFIG MENU NEXT IN3 S AVE <N/A> 1 2 3 IN3 CLR <N/A> 1 2 3 NEXT NEXT INPUT CONFIG MENU S aving ( S AVE) memory pre s et s • Sa ve the c u rrently s elected inp u t' s s izing a nd centeri...
Page 25 - Advanced Configuration; Detail control
2-15 DVS 204 • Installation and Operation Recalling a preset Recalling a saved preset requires that the desired input be currently selected andthat the input button be pressed successively to activate each saved preset (up tothree). Each saved preset will display the LCD message “Input #X Memory Y”w...
Page 27 - Exit Menu; Image Adjustments; Press the input selection button of the input you wish to adjust.
2-17 DVS 204 • Installation and Operation Exit Menu From this submenu, press the Next button to return to the Default menu cycle, orpress the Menu button to return to the Input Configuration menu. EXTRON DVS204D BLANKING CONFIG MENU INPUT CONFIG MENU MEMORY PRESET MENU ADVANCED CONFIG MENU EXIT MENU...
Page 28 - The Adjust knobs have no mechanical limits to their rotation.; Input Reset
Installation and Operation, cont’d DVS 204 • Installation and Operation 2-18 3. Rotate the Adjust horizontal knob ( ) or Adjust vertical knob ( ) to select a level from the following adjustment ranges: The Adjust knobs have no mechanical limits to their rotation. • Color and Tint (Col/Tnt): 0 to 255...
Page 29 - Front Panel Security Lockout (Executive Mode)
2-19 DVS 204 • Installation and Operation EXTRON DVS204D 2 sec. 2 sec. INPUT 1 CMPOSITE 852 x 480 @60 2 sec. 2 sec. NO SIGNAL 2 sec. * The No Signal default menu only occurs if there is no signal present at the currently selected input connector. COL/TNT 10 sec.timeout Press for 2 seconds* CENTER EX...
Page 30 - IR 901 Infrared Remote Control; Aspect ratio presets
Installation and Operation, cont’d DVS 204 • Installation and Operation 2-20 IR 901 Infrared Remote Control The IR 901, shown at right, replicates all of the frontpanel controls except the Menu and Next buttons. IfExecutive mode has been enabled on the DVS 204,input selection and adjustments can sti...
Page 31 - Troubleshooting; Operating problems; Problem
2-21 DVS 204 • Installation and Operation Troubleshooting This section gives recommendations on what to do if you have problemsoperating the DVS 204, and it provides examples and descriptions for someimage problems you might encounter. The following are some tips to help you in troubleshooting. 1. S...
Page 33 - Chapter Three; Serial Communication; RS-232 Programmer’s Guide
DVS 204 3 Chapter Three Serial Communication RS-232 Programmer’s Guide Control Software for Windows
Page 34 - DVS 204 • Serial Communication; Pin; response character string. A string is one or more characters.; Scaler-initiated messages; C hn; Error responses; The error response codes and their descriptions are as follows:
DVS 204 • Serial Communication 3-2 Serial Communication The DVS 204 can be remotely controlled via a host computer or other device(such as a control system) attached to the rear panel Remote connector. Thecontrol device (host) can use either Extron’s Simple Instruction Set (SIS)commands or the graph...
Page 35 - ASCII to Hex conversion table; Symbol definitions
3-3 DVS 204 • Serial Communication Using the command/response tables The command/response tables on the next page list valid command ASCII codes,the scaler ’s responses to the host, and a description of the command’s functionor the results of executing the command. Upper and lower case characters ma...
Page 36 - Serial Communication, cont’d; Command/response table for SIS commands; Command
Serial Communication, cont’d DVS 204 • Serial Communication 3-4 Command/response table for SIS commands Command ASCII Command Response Additional description (host to scaler) (scaler to host) Input selection Select video input X5 ! C X5 Video Input X1 . Example : 3 ! C3 Example : select video Input ...
Page 38 - Freeze; Front panel security lockout (Executive mode); Firmware version, part number & information requests
Serial Communication, cont’d DVS 204 • Serial Communication 3-6 Freeze Enable 1 F Frz1 Output a “frozen” videoimage. Disable 0 F Frz0 Turn off freeze (outputmotion). View the freeze status F Frz X2 Show the freeze status. Example : F Frz0 Front panel security lockout (Executive mode) Disable 0X Exe0...
Page 39 - Command/response table for special function SIS commands
3-7 DVS 204 • Serial Communication The syntax for setting a special function is X? * X! # where X? is the function number and X! is the value. To view a function’s setting, use X? # where X? is the function number. In the following table the values of the X? variable are different for each command/f...
Page 40 - Control Software for Windows; Installing the software; To install the software on the hard drive:; Using the control program
Serial Communication, cont’d DVS 204 • Serial Communication 3-8 Control Software for Windows The included Extron DVS 204 Control Program for Windows offers another wayto control the DVS 204 via RS-232 connection in addition to the SimpleInstruction Set commands. The control program’s graphical inter...
Page 41 - Using the help program
3-9 DVS 204 • Serial Communication 3. Click on the I/O Config button to configure the inputs from the I/OConfiguration Window. Using the help program For information on program features, press the F1 computer key, orclick on the Help menu from within the DVS 204 Control Program, ordouble-click on th...
Page 43 - Appendix; Specifications
DVS 204 A Appendix Appendix Specifications Part Numbers and Accessories Firmware Upgrade Installation Serial Digital Interface (SDI) Card Installation
Page 44 - Video input
DVS 204 • Appendix A-2 Appendix Specifications Video input Number/signal type .................. 1 (RGBHV, RGBS, RGsB) pass-through, RGBS, RGBcvS 1 composite video, S-video, component video (Y, R-Y, B-Y)1 S-video, 1 SDI (optional, DVS 204D only)1 composite video Connectors .............................
Page 45 - General; Specifications are subject to change without notice.
A-3 DVS 204 • Appendix Output impedance ....................... 75 ohmsMax input voltage ........................ 5 Vp-pMax. propagation delay .............. 20 nsPolarity .......................................... Positive or negative (switch-selectable) Control/remote — decoder/scaler Serial contr...
Page 46 - Part Numbers and Accessories; These items are included in each order for a DVS 204 scaler:; Included parts; Accessories; Accessories
Appendix, cont’d DVS 204 • Appendix A-4 Part Numbers and Accessories Included parts These items are included in each order for a DVS 204 scaler: Included parts Part number DVS 204, 204 D, 204 12V, 204 D 12V (1) 60-442-01, -02, -11, -12 Rubber feet (self-adhesive) (4) 25-020-02 IEC power cord Tweeker...
Page 47 - Firmware Upgrade Installation; Follow these steps to replace firmware in the scaler.
A-5 DVS 204 • Appendix Firmware Upgrade Installation In some cases, the DVS 204’s firmware may require replacement with an updatedversion. There are three user-replaceable firmware chips: U41 — the mainmicrocontroller, U38, and U17. The numbers are printed on the circuit board. Werecommend that you ...
Page 48 - Locating the three firmware IC chips
Appendix, cont’d DVS 204 • Appendix A-6 Locating the three firmware IC chips 5. After you are electrically grounded, the U17 IC chip orU38 IC chip may be removed by grasping it firmly withyour fingers and pulling it out, then continuing to step8. Removal of the U41 IC chip requires a PLCC IC pullert...
Page 49 - Serial Digital Interface (SDI) Card Installation; Follow these steps to install an SDI card in the DVS 204.; SDI connector opening
A-7 DVS 204 • Appendix Serial Digital Interface (SDI) Card Installation The optional SDI card may be installed in the scaler if it does not already have aninput for a serial digital interface signal. We recommend that you send the unitin to Extron for service and updates. Changes to electronic compo...
Page 50 - Rack/furniture mount the scaler, and reconnect the AC power cord.; ocket on
Appendix, cont’d DVS 204 • Appendix A-8 order to prevent bending the pins, before pressing the SDI card firmly inplace against the standoff. The mounting hole on the SDI card should nowbe directly over the standoff. 7. Insert the card’s installation screw through the SDI card’s mounting holeand gent...