Front Panel Features

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MENU

 

ADJUST

A USB Config port

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEXT

 

 

B LCD screen

CONFIG

 

 

 

 

C Menu button

Extron

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOX 3G DVC

D Next button

DIGITAL VIDEO CONVERTER

E Adjust knobs

 

Configuring the FOX 3G DVC Using the Front Panel

Menu selections are displayed on the front panel LCD screen. To use any menu, press the Menu button repeatedly until the desired menu is displayed (see the menu flow diagram at lower-right). Press the Next button repeatedly until the desired submenu appears. Rotate an Adjust knob to select an item from a submenu. To return to the main menu at any time, press Menu. After 30 seconds of inactivity, the screen displays the default cycle.

1. From the Output Config submenus, use the Adjust knobs to select the output signal

 

Default

 

 

type and the sync polarity to match the requirements of the display device.

 

 

Cycle

 

2. From the Advanced Config menu, Test Pattern submenu, select the Crop, Crosshatch,

 

 

 

 

Colorbars, and Grayscale test patterns to confirm that the settings of the display

 

Menu

 

 

device are correct.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: Test pattern timings are based on the incoming SDI signals and are not

 

OUTPUT

 

 

 

CONFIG

30 sec.

 

 

displayed if an active signal is not present.

 

 

 

 

Menu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Use the Audio Config submenus to configure the audio as desired.

 

 

AUDIO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONFIG

30 sec.

Supported Input Resolutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Menu

 

Supported

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Menu

ADVANCED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resolutions

23.98 Hz

24 Hz

25 Hz

29.97 Hz

30 Hz

50 Hz

59.94 Hz

60 Hz

 

CONFIG

30 sec.

720p

 

 

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Menu

 

1080i

 

 

 

 

 

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X

 

EXIT MENU

 

1080p

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PRESS NEXT

30 sec.

NTSC

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

Next

 

PAL

 

 

 

 

 

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NOTE: The output resolution always matches the input resolution.

Simple Instruction Set (SIS) Commands

When setting up the FOX 3G DVC, you can issue SIS commands from your computer via RS-232 or USB as an alternative to the front panel controls. See the FOX 3G DVC Series User Guide for a complete list of available SIS commands.

Command

ASCII command

Response

Additional Description

(Host to Converter)

(Converter to Host)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mute video

1B

Vmt1]

Mute the video output.

Unmute video

0B

Vmt0 ]

Display the video output.

 

 

 

 

Mute audio

1Z

Amt1 ]

Mute the audio output.

Unmute audio

0Z

Amt0 ]

Unmute the audio output.

 

 

 

 

Enable lock (executive) mode

1X

Exe1]

Lock all front panel functions.

Disable lock mode

0X

Exe0 ]

Enable all front panel functions.

 

 

 

 

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