Installation and Operation, cont’d

 

are set for the formats that match the cable configuration

 

and the requirements of the display/recording devices.

4.

Verify that the 75 Ohm video input termination DIP

 

switch has been set correctly.

5.

To test the system setup and output, substitute a video

 

test generator for the computer input.

6.

Confirm that the input is receiving a signal with a com-

 

patible scan rate (horizontal frequency between 24 kHz

 

and 70 kHz, and a vertical frequency of 50 Hz to 120 Hz).

7.

Call Extron’s customer support hotline if needed. Be

 

prepared to discuss the steps you have taken and the

 

equipment involved.

If the image does not display correctly

Symptoms

Solutions

The picture is

Adjust the centering and sizing controls

shifted off the

( ,

).

screen edges.

 

 

 

 

 

The image is

Change the 75 ohm/high Z video input

stable, but it has

termination. If that doesn’t solve the

ghosting or

problem, use a different input cable.

blooming.

 

 

 

 

 

Video input may be double-terminated. If

 

a local monitor or a termination adapter is

The picture is

attached to the local monitor output

faint or cuts out,

connector, make sure that the 75 Ohm

and the signal is

video input termination DIP switch is set

weak.

to Off (for high Z termination).

 

Disconnect all unused output cables. Do

 

not connect cables to both the S-video and

 

RGB/component outputs at the same time.

 

 

 

Adjust the hue/tint and color controls on

The picture

the display device.

appears without

Make sure that the video display/

color.

recording equipment is using the same

 

standard (NTSC or PAL) as the VSC 150.

 

 

 

In a genlocked

 

 

system,

The color subcarrier phase (Sub Phase)

displayed color

might require readjustment.

is incorrect.

 

 

 

 

 

The image still

 

 

does not display

Call Extron’s customer support hotline.

correctly.

 

 

 

 

 

If the scan converter does not respond to controls

Symptoms

Solutions

 

 

The picture does not move

The VSC 150 may be set for

Executive mode.

on screen when the

 

horizontal and vertical

Adjustments can be made via

centering controls are

RS-232 control, or...

rotated, and the filtering

Executive mode can be turned

settings do not change

off by pressing the Freeze and

when the filtering controls

Size controls simultaneously for

are pressed.

2 seconds. See page 2-4.

 

 

 

 

Signals from the IR 601 remote

The VSC 150 responds to

control may not be reaching the

scan converter.

adjustments made via the

Change the placement of the

front panel, but not to

equipment so the signals have a

selections from the IR

clear transmission path between

remote control.

the remote control and the

 

 

VSC 150.

 

 

There is no response to

Ensure that the baud rate

(9600 baud) and communication

commands from the

protocol are set correctly. See

RS-232 controller.

page 3-2.

 

 

 

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VSC 150 specifications

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