Extron electronic MGP 464 DI manual Introduction, About This Manual, Features, Preliminary

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Introduction

About This Manual

This manual discusses how to install, configure, and operate the Extron MGP 464 multi-graphic processor.

Throughout this manual, the terms “MGP,” “multi-graphic processor,” and “processor” are used interchangeably to refer to the same product.

About the MGP 464 Multi-Graphic Processor

The MGP 464 is a four-window RGB and video signal processor that can display up to four video sources on a single screen in picture-in-picture or picture-by-picture format. The MGP accepts RGB, HDTV, component, S-video, and composite video signals on four fully-configurable inputs and 15 virtual inputs; and has one scaled output. The processor provides switching among inputs and has picture controls and presets.

The MGP 464 DI is an MGP 464 with a DVI input card installed, providing four DVI input connectors. Both versions can be controlled remotely via the RS-232/RS-422interface using Special Instruction Set (SIS™) commands or the Windows-based control software, or via an Ethernet LAN using the MGP 464’s embedded Web pages, SIS commands, or the Windows-based control software.

Features

Four windows — Up to four windows can be shown on a single display simultaneously, allowing up to four video and computer sources to be viewed at once.

Inputs — The MGP 464 has four fully configurable video inputs, which accept RGB, HDTV, component, S-video, and composite video signals. The MGP 464 DI has four DVI inputs in addition.

DVI background input — A DVI input is provided on both models as a means to display live video from a DVI source as a background.

Virtual inputs — 15 virtual inputs can be configured through software to accept standard definition component video, S-video, and composite video.

Output — The MGP 464 has one scaled output, available on a set of five BNC connectors for RGB and a DVI-I connector for DVI.

Picture controls — Picture controls allow you to adjust the size, position, brightness, contrast, color, tint, detail, and zoom for each window.

Window and input presets — Window presets save sizing, positioning, and priority information. Input presets save input signal type information and picture control settings.

Window transition effects — Six types of window transition effects (22 different effects altogether) seamlessly mute and unmute (close and open) the four windows.

Freeze control — Freeze control freezes (locks) a window to the current image.

3:2 pulldown detection for NTSC video and 2:2 film detection for PAL — These advanced film mode processing features help maximize image detail and sharpness for video sources that originated from film.

When film is converted to NTSC video, the film frame rate has to be matched to the video frame rate in a process called 3:2 pulldown. Jaggies and other image artifacts can result if conventional deinterlacing techniques are used on film-source video.

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