Connecting Your Sources, Test Patterns to Use

Keep in mind that some displays do not accept their native resolution and almost all HDTVs will accept 720p and 1080i resolutions, but no fixed pixel display has a native resolution of 1080i. In almost all cases, the picture will be better if one of these displays is sent a 720p signal instead of a 1080i signal.

To change the Output Resolution, press the Output Setup button on the remote and navigate down to ‘Format’. Press U once and select the desired output resolution.

Output Setup _Format _(Make Selection)

These are the most likely resolutions for the available display technologies.

Plasma	37-43” – 852x480, 1024x768 and 1024x1024
	50-65” – 1280x768, 1360x768, 1365x768, 1366x768, 1080p-24/48/60
DLP	rear Projection – 720p-60 1080p-24, 1080p-60
	Front Projection – 852x480, XGA, 720p-60, 1080p-24/48/60
LCD	Rear Projection – 720p-60 and 1366x768
	Front Projection – XGA, 720p-60 1366x768 and 1080p-24/60
	Direct View – XGA, 720p-60, 1366x768 and 1080p-60
LCoS/SXRD	Rear Projection – 720p-60, 1366x768 and 1080p-60
	Front Projection – XGA, 720p-60, 1080p-24/60, 1400x788 and 1400x1050
CRT	rear Projection – 480p, 540p and 1080i-60
	Front Projection – 720p-60, 1080p-60, 1280x960, 1440x960 and 1440x1152

NOTE: Driving a CRT front projector beyond its capabilities may cause damage. Check with Anchor Bay if you are unsure of the display’s capabilities.

Test Patterns to Use:

Frame Geometry (Adjusting for Overscan)

When this test pattern is displayed correctly, there should be a one-pixel wide white border around the edge of the screen: If it is not sized correctly, it means that the display is overscanning the input signal. This is very common and is known for cutting off sports scores at the bottom of the screen. Use the ‘Underscan’ control to shrink the size of the output image so that you can see all of the active area of the signals coming from your sources. If it is also not positioned correctly, use the ‘Image Shift’ controls to position it correctly. These controls are available under the Aspect Ratio setting in the Output Setup menu.

Checkerboard (Verifying if Display’s Processing Can Be Bypassed)

When the checkerboard test pattern is displayed correctly, close up you should be able to see a 1- pixel checkerboard and at proper viewing distance the image should appear as an even gray. If the display is CRT-based you will not see this checkerboard, but the screen should be an even gray. When this test pattern is displayed incorrectly, the resulting image does not look like a fine checkerboard and may have irregular patterns. When this is the case, the chosen output resolution may not be the native resolution of the display or the display may scale all input signals even if the input resolution is already at native resolution. Check to make sure that the output resolution selected on the iScan

is the correct output resolution for the display. Also check to make sure that the display is in the correct Aspect Ratio mode, which may be causing the display to do additional unnecessary scaling. The correct mode may be called ‘Native’, ‘Dot-by-Dot’, ‘Full’, or ‘Anamorphic’.

NOTE: If this test pattern does not appear as it should, and you have chosen the native resolution of the display, you may not be able to bypass the internal processing on the display. This does not mean that the iScan can not still make an improvement in the image quality. In these cases select

the closest output format to the display’s native resolution.

Vertical Lines

The ‘Vertical Lines’ test pattern should appear as one pixel wide black and white columns. If you see any irregular pattern(s) in the image, you know that the display is scaling the signal horizontally.

Horizontal Lines

The ‘Horizontal Lines’ test pattern should appear as one pixel tall black and white rows. If you see any irregular pattern(s) in the image then you know that the display is scaling the signal vertically.

STEP 4 - Connecting Your Sources

Up to 11 video sources can be connected to the iScan VP50PRO

Use the following suggestions for connecting several popular sources to the iScan

SD-DVR/STB – S-Video/Composite and Optical/Coaxial/Analog audio

HD-DVR/STB – HDMI or DVI/Component and Optical/Coaxial audio

DVD Player/Recorder – HDMI or DVI/Component and Optical/Coaxial audio

HD-DVD Player – HDMI or Component and Optical/Coaxial audio

Blu-Ray Player - HDMI or Component and Optical/Coaxial audio

VCR – Composite/S-Video and Analog audio

LD Player – Composite/S-Video and Optical/Coaxial audio

Xbox – Component and Optical audio

Xbox360 – Component/RGBHV and Optical audio

Xbox360 Elite – HDMI or Component and Optical audio

PS2 – Component and Optical audio

PS3 – HDMI or Component and Optical audio

Wii – Component and Optical audio

Apple TV – HDMI or Component and Optical audio

HTPC – HDMI or DVI and Optical/Coaxial audio

STEP 5 - Configuring the Input sources to get the maximum performance

S-Video and Composite connections do not need to be setup the correct output resolution because they only support standard definition resolutions, 480i or 576i. HDMI, DVI and Component outputs need to be properly setup on each source to get the best performance. You can verify the resolution that the iScan is receiving from the source by pushing the Info button.