Extron electronic USP 405 Introduction, About this Manual, About the USP, Features and Options

Introduction

About this Manual

This manual discusses how to install, configure, and operate the Extron USP 405 universal signal processor and how to operate the optional IR 801 infrared remote control (part #70-152-01).

Throughout this manual the terms “USP”, “universal signal processor”, and “signal processor” are used interchangeably to refer to the same product.

About the USP 405

What is the USP 405?

The USP 405 is a high performance digital video scaler, scan converter, standards converter, and transcoder. It accepts a wide range of video input signals and converts them, up or down, into a number of different signal formats to meet the video requirements of virtually any system. The USP 405 offers 35 output rates, including HDTV, and provides scaling solutions for boardrooms and conference rooms, as well as rental and staging applications.

The USP 405 is available in four configurations: a basic model (part #60-369-01), which does not include the serial digital interface (SDI); a model that includes SDI input (part #60-369-02); a model that includes SDI output (part #60-369-03); and a model that includes both SDI input and SDI output (part #60-369-04).

The USP accepts computer video (RGB), component video, S-video, composite video, and SDI input (optional).

To enable superior scaling performance, the USP 405 features several of Extron’s patent-pending technologies, including Dynamic Motion Interpolation (DMI™), and 3:2 and 2:2 pulldown detection. DMI is an advanced motion detection and compensation method that enables image enhancement with no loss of image fidelity.

Controlling the USP 405 universal signal processor

The USP 405 can be controlled using one or more of the following means:

•The front panel controls

•A computer, a third party control system, or any other device that can send and receive the serial communications through the RS-232 port. Extron’s Simple Instruction Set™ (SIS™) is a set of simple keystroke commands that can be used with any such devices, and Extron’s control software for Windows provides a graphical interface for controlling the signal processor from a computer.

•The optional IR 801 remote control, which has most of the front panel controls

•Contact closure control

Features and Options

Features

Six video inputs —

•Input 1 — One 15-pin HD connector for RGB/computer video input, and one 15-pin HD connector for a buffered local monitor output

•Input 2 — Five BNC connectors accept RGBHV/RGBS/RGsB computer video, RGBcvS, component video, S-video, or composite video.

•Input 3 — One BNC connector accepts composite video signals, and one BNC connector outputs a buffered loop-through composite video signal.

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