ADS TECH TV ELITE XGA User Manual

TV Elite XGA

Turn Your TV into a Big-Screen Monitor!

User’s Guide: First Edition - Revision 2

TV Elite XGA

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Table of Contents

A letter from the President of ADS . . . . . . . . . 5

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Connecting TV Elite XGA to your computer . . . . . . 6

Connecting TV Elite XGA to your TV . . . . . . . . . 6

Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Using your TV Elite XGA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

TV Elite XGA Features and Controls . . . . . . . . . 8

Remote Control Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

How TV Elite XGA works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

The best types of computer images to display on TV . . 14
The poorest types of computer images to display on TV . 14

Common uses for TV Elite XGA . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Changing Video Resolutions on your computer . . . . 15

TV Elite XGA: French Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

TV Elite XGA: German Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

TV Elite XGA: Spanish Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Help Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Service and Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

FCC Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

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A Letter from the President of ADS Technologies

“Connect, Create, and Store”

At ADS Technologies, Inc. we bring the best and latest multimedia technology to
your PC. Our products allow you to “Connect, Create and Store”.

CONNECT with our line of USB and 1394 Host and Hub devices. Today, exter­nal bus technologies such as USB and FireWire/1394 let you connect hundreds
of devices to your PC or MAC. We have the connectivity solutions that allow
you to get the most out of USB and 1394 technologies.

CREATE audio and video productions with our line of video capture and edit­ing solutions. We have video editing solutions to fit everyone’s needs, ranging
from the novice level to the professional level.

STORE that multimedia masterpiece with one of our 1394 storage solutions.
Today’s multimedia files are getting larger and larger. You need solutions that
help you easily and cost effectively store your work; we’ve got those solutions.

More than ever, my goal has been to bring new technologies to the consumer
market at affordable prices and with significant value to you, our customer.

ADS products are easy to use. Most of our products are Plug-and-Play, easy to
install and offer software to help get the best value out of the hardware product.
And if you do need help, we will do our best to support you. We want every
customer to be a happy ADS customer.

The combination of technology innovation, affordability, quality, value and sup­port has made our products award-winners in the press and at conventions.
More over they are winners with our customers.

I wish to thank you for choosing ADS Technologies and I hope you enjoy your
new multimedia experience.

Sincerely,

Michael McCoy
President

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TV Elite XGA

User’s Guide

System Requirements:

• IBM compatible PC or
MAC (Blue & White G3 or later, G3 Powerbook or later)

• VGA card

• TV or VCR with video inputs (RCA or S-VHS)

Package Contents

• TV Elite XGA unit

• Infra-Red Remote Control

• 6 ft. VGA to 8 pin DIN connector (VGA IN Cable)

• 9 ft. RCA to RCA (Composite) video cable

• 9 ft. S-VHS to S-VHS (Y/C) 4 pin DIN video cable

• 9 ft. Audio cable - 3.5 mm stereo jack w/Y split female 3.5mm to
Left (Red)+ Right (White) RCA jacks

• Wall transformer Power Supply

Connecting TV Elite XGA to your computer

1. Disconnect the Monitor cable from your computer graphics card.

2. Connect your Monitor cable to the VGA output on the TV Elite XGA

3. Use the 8 pin DIN to VGA IN Cable and connect the VGA end to your

computer graphics card and the 8 Pin DIN to the VGA IN on the
TV Elite XGA.

4. Plug in the power supply and connect the Power Jack on
TV Elite XGA.

Connecting TV Elite XGA to your TV

1. Connect either the RCA or S-VHS cable between the TV Elite XGA

and the matching Video input jack on your TV. The S-VHS cable is
recommended for use whenever possible. S-VHS connections
provide improved image quality over RCA video connections.

2. Disconnect your computer speakers from your sound card Speaker
Jack.

3. Connect the Audio Cable 3.5mm male jack to the speaker jack on
your sound card.

4. Connect your speaker cable to the female 3.5mm Y connection on
the Audio cable.

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5. Connect the Red and White RCA jacks to the Left and Right audio
input jacks on your TV.

6. Turn on your TV and select the external input source (Video 1 or
Input 1) on your TV to select the external device as your video source.

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Connection Diagram

Remote Control

The Remote Control unit that is included with TV Elite XGA is ready to
use, battery included. Remove Protective Battery Cover: The unit
ships with the battery pre-installed, but has a plastic cover on the bat­tery so it will not be discharged during shipping.

1. Remove Battery compartment cover from bottom of Remote control

2. Pull Plastic strip – put slight pressure on battery so it won’t pop out

3. Press battery snugly into place

4. Replace battery compartment cover

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You are now ready to use the TV Elite Remote Control.

Your TV Elite XGA is now connected and ready to use.

Using your TV Elite XGA

You connected the audio and video cables between your Computer, the
TV Elite XGA and your TV, now you are ready to start using your XGA
unit.

1. Turn on your computer
a. Check the VGA Resolution – TV Elite XGA can convert any

resolution up to 1024 x 768 @ 60 Hz refresh rate and 32 bit color.
b. If the resolution is higher than 1024 x 768 or if the refresh rate at
1024 x 768 is higher than 60 Hz, XGA will not convert the display.
Higher refresh rates can be achieved at lower resolutions.
c. To learn more, see the section – Changing Video Resolutions
on page 15.

2. Apply power to the TV Elite XGA
a. Be sure you have your XGA plugged in!
b. The Red Power Light will be on at all times when the power

supply is plugged in, even in the low power state.

3. Turn on your TV
a. Select the video input source to which you have connected the

TV Elite XGA.

You should now see your computer image on the TV.

TV Elite XGA Feature and Controls

The TV Elite XGA offers many ways for you to control the computer
image on your TV. You can adjust brightness and sharpness as well
as position the image on the screen as well as use the 200% zoom
function and pan around the screen while the image is zoomed. These
features are easy to access so you can easily control the image so
you can optimize the display for business presentations; web surf­ing or displaying DVD or Internet streaming video on your TV screen.
Remember, you can connect a VCR to the TV Elite XGA so you can
record any image and sound on your computer to video tape.

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TV Elite XGA has 4 control buttons and an infra-red remote control
which allow you to access all the features of the device. There are 2
functions which are accessed from the Remote control only and not
accessible from the 4 buttons. These features are: Freeze and Zoom.

4 Control Buttons

The TV Elite XGA has several controls accessible from the 4 buttons
located on the top of the unit. Additional functions are accessible only
from the Remote control.

The Buttons are Menu, Select, Right and Left. You will use these
buttons to access and control most of the features of the TV Elite unit.
You will be guided through the menu options via an onscreen display.

ON SCREEN MENU OPERATION

1. Pressing the MENU button will cause the menu bar to be displayed

on your TV screen.

2. Press the Right and Left buttons to move from icon to icon across the
menu bar.

3. When you find the menu option you wish to activate, press the
SELECT button.

4. Once you press Select, the Menu will display the icon for the function
you selected.

5. Depending upon the function selected, you will use the Left, Right or
Select Buttons to change the settings.

On Screen Menu Icons

Sharpness

The Sharpness control allows you to choose from 8 levels of sharp­ness settings. Generally with TV Scan Converters you will notice that a
sharper image may induce some flicker. Flicker is induced by the inter­laced nature of the TV image. Flicker reduction will cause the image to
soften.

1. Press MENU button.

2. Press Right or Left buttons until the Sharpness control is
highlighted

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3. Press SELECT button and on screen menu changes to
Sharpness control.

4. Press Right and Left buttons to step through 8 levels of
sharpness settings.

Zoom

The Zoom control will magnify the image on your TV by 200%. In the
Zoom mode you can use the the Panning function to PAN around the
TV image.

1. Press MENU button

2. Press Right or Left buttons until the Zoom control is highlighted

3. Press SELECT button and on screen menu changes to Zoom

control

4. Press SELECT button to Zoom In

5. Press SELECT button again to Zoom out to normal

Panning

This tool is especially useful when you have Zoomed the Screen. You
can PAN around the image Up, Down, Left or Right.

1. Press MENU button

2. Press Right or Left buttons until the Panning control is highlighted.

3. Press SELECT button and on screen menu changes to Pan

control

4. You will see the Pan icon with
RIGHT buttons will PAN the TV image horizontally.

5. Press SELECT again and the PAN icon will change to
show
the TV image vertically.

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arrows.† Pressing LEFT or RIGHT buttons will PAN

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arrows. Pressing LEFT or

Overscan/Underscan

TV has an overscanning function. This means that some of the image
sent to a TV can extend past the visible area of the TV screen. You can
enable or disable the Overscan function. For most computer images
you will want an underscanned image so all of the screen is visible on
the TV.

1. Press MENU button

2. Press Right or Left buttons until the OverScan/UnderScan control

is highlighted.

3. Press SELECT button and on screen menu changes to
Overscan/Underscan control.

4. Press SELECT button to OverScan

5. Press SELECT button again to UnderScan to normal.

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Positioning

This control allows you to easily position the computer image on the TV
screen.

1. Press MENU button

2. Press SELECT button and on screen menu changes to

Positioning control

3. You will see the Position icon with
or RIGHT buttons will move the TV image horizontally.

4. Press SELECT again and the Position icon will change to
show
the TV image vertically.

Brightness
TV Elite has 4 levels of Brightness settings. You can also adjust
Brightness on the TV using your TV remote control.

1. Press MENU button.

2. Press Right or Left buttons until the Brightness control is

highlighted

3. Press SELECT button and on screen menu changes to
Brightness control.

4. Press Right and Left buttons to step through 4 levels of
Brightness settings.

Color Bars

Color Bars control to adjust Color, Picture, Brightness, Contrast and
HUE settings of your Television. Make adjustments to your Television’s
picture while the Color Bars are displayed.

1. Press MENU button.

2. Press Right or Left buttons until the Color Bars control is

highlighted

3. Press SELECT button and on screen menu changes to Color
Bars control.

4. Press SELECT again to display the Color bars.

5. Press SELECT again to clear Color Bars.

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arrows.† Pressing LEFT or RIGHT buttons will move

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arrows. Pressing LEFT

Home

The HOME setting will bring your image back to the normal position. If
you have Zoomed and Panned and want to quickly center the computer
image on the TV, Use the use the HOME function.

1. Press MENU button.

2. Press Right or Left buttons until the HOME control is highlighted

3. Press SELECT button and your computer image will be centered

on the TV.

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NTSC and PAL Switch

To switch between NTSC and PAL TV systems:

1. Press the MENU and SELECT buttons at the same time.

2. You will notice the TV display change to accept either the NTSC

or PAL signal.

3. To Switch back, Press MENU and SELECT at the same time
again.

Power Down mode

The Power Down mode switches the XGA to a power saving mode.
The TV screen will immediately go blank when Power Down is activated.
The Red Power light will remain on. This is because the system is
waiting for the Full Power mode.

To Activate Power Down mode:

1. Press MENU and RIGHT button at the same time.

2. You will see the TV Screen go Black.

To enter Full Power mode:

1. Press MENU button

2. TV Screen will display computer image.

Remote Control Functions

Power - Press to Power on unit. Press again to put the unit into a low

power state. Red Power light will stay on.
Brightness – Press repeatedly to select any of the 4 Brightness
settings
Sharp - Press either Sharpness button to select any of the 8
sharpness settings

Width – This sets the UnderScan/OverScan mode
F = Freeze – This will Freeze the image on the TV. This allows you to

make changes on the Computer without your audience watching.
Press the Freeze button a second time to Un-Freeze.
+ = Zoom - Zoom to 200% original size. Press again to Zoom back
out to normal size.
Position keys - Up, Down, Left and Right– Use in Zoom mode to pan
around the TV image. When not Zoomed, you can position the TV
image Up, Down, Left or Right.
H = Home – Press the Home button to center the image on the TV.

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How TV Elite XGA works

TV Elite XGA is a class of product called a Scan Converter. The
video signal Frequency and the way that images are displayed on a
VGA monitor and a TV are very different. TV Elite XGA converts the
Progressive Scan VGA signal from your computer into an Interlaced
video signal that can be displayed on standard definition televisions.

The Differences between TV and VGA

VGA - Progressive Scan pixels per inch

Frequency: 31.5 Hz Horizontal
60 – 150 Hz Vertical
Lines or Pixels: Pixels per inch; i.e. 800 x 600

TV - Horizontal lines of Interlaced video
Frequency: 15.7 Hz Horizontal
60 Hz Vertical
Lines or Pixels: 525 Horizontal Scan lines
(480 visible on the screen)
Frame Rate: 30 frames per second, but display is interlaced

so only _ of the image is displayed in every _
second. Each _ second display is called a
Field. There are 2 fields per frame, therefore
60 fields per second to make up 30 frames per
second.

From the above you can see that the basic method of displaying an
image on a computer screen is very different from the way televisions
work. VGA is measured in pixels per inch while TV is measured in
horizontal scan lines. VGA is progressive, meaning the VGA image is
presented simultaneously while a TV image is Interlaced meaning that
only _ of the TV image is presented every _ second. Only with the
advent of Digital High Definition TV (HDTV) are we starting to see some
progressive display technology on televisions.

What does this mean? While TV Elite XGA does a very good job of
converting the VGA signal to display on standard definition televisions,
computer images converted to be viewed on a TV will never look quite
as good as the VGA image.

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The Best types of computer images to display on a TV

Generally computer graphic images of any type are the best types of
images to be converted from VGA to TV. These include:

• Power Point Slides

• Photos

• Animation and video

• Computer Games

• Educational software

• Computer graphics

• Web graphics

• Large Font text

The poorest types of computer images to display on a TV

• Single pixel lines like those in excel spreadsheets

• Small font text

Common Uses for TV Elite XGA

ADS Technologies has been making Video Scan Converter products
for over ten years. Over the years we have learned how our customers
have used these products. Below are descriptions and tips for using TV
Elite XGA with some of the more common uses of this product.

Power Point Presentations

PowerPoint is a perfect application for TV Elite XGA. This is a great
way to make presentations to small groups or classes where everyone
is close enough to view a TV. The other advantage is that a TV can be
easily viewed without turning off the lights in the room. This helps keep
everyone’s attention on the presentation and room has enough light to
take notes.
You can use PowerPoint at any resolution (640 x 480, 800 x 600 or
1024 x 768), but the best viewing size is 800 x 600.

Viewing Web Pages

Viewing Web pages on a TV is an excellent application and with TV
Elite XGA several people can view the page at the same time. The only
drawback is that most text on web pages is quite small. Therefore we
recommend using the largest text setting that your Internet Browser can
display.

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In Windows Explorer you set this by:

1. Click View

2. Select Text Size

3. Select Largest

With this setting most of the text should be readable and the web graph­ics will look great.

DVD, Computer Video and Streaming Video

Computer Video converts great with TV Elite XGA. If you are watch­ing a DVD movie on your PC you can display at full screen and it will fill
the entire TV screen. This is a great way to get DVD video from your
Computer to your TV.

Internet video is great. On many websites you can watch old TV
shows, movies, news video and more. The problem is that most of the
video is lower resolution (320 x 240). You can use TV Elite to get this
streaming video from your computer to your Big Screen TV. If you are
watching Internet Streaming video, you can Use OverScan or Zoom on
the TV Elite to increase the image size on the TV. This will result in
better looking video than if you were to zoom the video on the computer
screen.

Computer Games and Animation

Computer games and animation look great on TV because they are
very graphical in nature. Play your computer games on your 36” TV
and you will have the entire neighborhood at your house playing games!

Video Conferencing

Scan Converters have long been used for Video Conferencing applica­tions. In a meeting environment it is a great way to get the video con­ference onto a large display screen so everyone in the meeting room
can have eye contact with the video conferencing participant.

Changing Video Resolutions on your computer

You may need to change your VGA resolu­tion to optimize performance of the TV Elite
XGA. Here are few tips on how to accom­plish this:

Windows

From the Desktop: From anyplace on
your Windows desktop that is clear of icons
or applications, Right Click and select

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Properties. The Display Properties Box will appear. Use the Screen
Resolution Slider to choose a new
resolution setting, Click OK to set new resolution.

Vertical Refresh Rate:

The vertical refresh rate can be no higher
than 60 Hz when you are at a resolution of
1024 x 768. At lower resolutions you can
have the vertical frequency as high as 90 Hz.
To change the refresh rate:

1. Open Display Properties as described
above.

2. Click the Advanced Button.

3. Click the Monitor Tab and change the

screen refresh rate setting.

MAC

To change the monitor settings on your Mac

1. Click the Apple Icon

2. Select Control Panels

3. Select Monitor

4. The Monitor settings box will open

TV Elite XGA: French

Guide de l’utilisateur

Conguration système:

• PC ou MAC (Blue & White G3 ou modèle ultérieur,
G3 Powerbook ou modèle ultérieur)compatible IBM

• Carte VGA

• Téléviseur ou magnétoscope à sorties vidéo (RCA ou S-VHS)

Contenu:

• Convertisseur TV Elite XGA

• Télécommande infrarouge

• Câble VGA/connecteur DIN à 8 broches de 1 m 83
(Câble d’entrée VGA)

• Câble vidéo RCA/RCA (Composite) de 2 m 74

• Câble vidéo S-VHS/S-VHS (Y/C) DIN à 4 broches de 2 m 74

• Câble audio jack stéréo 3,5 mm vers femelle 3,5 mm/deux prises
jacks RCA Gauche (rouge) + Droite (blanc) de 2 m 74

• Transformateur d’alimentation mural

Branchement du convertisseur TV Elite XGA à votre ordinateur

1. Débranchez le câble du moniteur de la carte graphique de l’ordinateur.

2. Branchez le câble du moniteur à la sortie VGA du convertisseur

TV Elite XGA.

3. Branchez l’extrémité VGA du câble VGA/connecteur DIN à 8 broches
à la carte graphique de l’ordinateur et le connecteur DIN à 8 broches
à l’entrée VGA du convertisseur.

4. Branchez l’alimentation et branchez le jack d’alimentation au
convertisseur.

Branchement du convertisseur TV Elite XGA à votre téléviseur

1. Branchez le câble RCA ou S-VHS entre le convertisseur et la prise jack

d’entrée vidéo correspondante de votre téléviseur. L’utilisation du câble
S-VHS est conseillée dans la mesure du possible. Les connexions S-VHS
fournissent une meilleure qualité de l’image que les connexions vidéo RCA.

2. Débranchez les haut-parleurs de l’ordinateur de la prise jack haut-parleur
de la carte de son.

3. Branchez le jack mâle 3,5 mm du câble audio à la prise jack haut-parleur
de la carte de son.

4. Branchez le câble haut-parleur à la prise femelle en Y 3,5 mm du
câble audio.

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