Advanced Configuration

The following flowchart provides an overview of the Advanced Configuration submenus and the options for each setting.

Output

Configuration

MENU

Advanced

Configuration

Either Adjust knob is used to adjust the submenus*

NEXT

Edge Smoothing

OFF <ON>

NEXT

Encoder Filter

06

NEXT

Blue Mode

<OFF> ON

NEXT

Test Pattern

Off

NEXT

Smooth edges

On (default)

Off

Encoder filter setting

0 thru 12 (default is 6) to adjust sharpness

Display blue and sync only

On

Off (default)

Set test pattern type

• Off (default)

• Alt pixel

• Color Bars

• Film aspect 1.78

• Crosshatch

• Film aspect 1.85

• 4 x 4 crosshatch

• Film aspect 2.35

• Grayscale

• Ramp

• Crop

 

Top Blanking Bot

021 030

NEXT

RGB Delay

0.2Seconds

NEXT

Enhanced Mode

<OFF> ON

NEXT

Press and Hold FREEZE to Reset

NEXT

Input 2 PAL Film

<OFF> ON

NEXT

Top and Bottom Blanking*

Top blanking ranges from 000 (default) to 237

Bottom blanking ranges 000 (default) to 237

RGB delay time

(in seconds)

0.0 to 5.0 seconds

in 0.1 sec. increments (0.7 second default)

Enhanced mode (gain control)*

On (default)

Off

To reset the scaler, press and hold the Freeze button until reset message displays

NOTE Adjust knobs do not affect

this submenu.

PAL Film Mode

On

Off (default)

*If the Test Pattern is set "On",

"Not Available" is displayed.

Edge Smoothing submenu

This submenu features edge smoothing. Edge smoothing smooths the edges of a picture by minimizing the differences between pixels.

Using either the horizontal Adjust () or vertical Adjust () knob, select either “On” or “Off”. The default is “On”.

Encoder Filter submenu

This submenu adjusts the sharpness of the displayed image. The sharpness can be set from 0 to 12 (maximum). The default is 6.

Using either the horizontal Adjust () or vertical Adjust () knob, adjust the filter for the desired sharpness level.

Blue Mode submenu

To aid in setup of the USP 405’s color and tint, the Blue Mode can be set from this submenu to “On” so that only sync and blue video signals will be passed to the display. Use either the horizontal Adjust () or vertical Adjust () knob to specify this mode. The default is “Off”.

Test Pattern submenu

In this submenu, several test patterns are provided to help adjust the display device for color, convergence, focus, resolution, contrast, grey scale, and aspect ratio. Use either the horizontal Adjust () or vertical Adjust () knob to select a test pattern. The options are: Off, Color Bars, Crosshatch, 4 x 4 Crosshatch, Grayscale, Crop, Alternating Pixel, Film Aspect Ratios 1.78/1.85/2.35, and Ramp. The default is “Off”.

The Alternating Pixel and Ramp test patterns are not available for NTSC or PAL output rates. If one of these patterns is on when the output rate is switched to NTSC or PAL, the test pattern changes to color bars.

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Extron electronic USP 405 manual Advanced Configuration, Edge Smoothing submenu, Encoder Filter submenu, Blue Mode submenu

USP 405 specifications

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