ADS Technologies SFN201 TV SUPERSCAN 2 ENHANCED User Manual
TV Superscan 2
Enhanced
Users Guide
To Reset the TV SuperScan Unit:
1. Unplug Power from Unit
2. Press & Hold “Select” and “Zoom”
buttons at the same time.
3. While holding buttons, plug in power.
When red lights on, release the two
buttons.
4. If you get some output on the screen
press the “Zoom” button once more to
complete the reset procedure.
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First Edition: Revision 1.0 April, 1998
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Table of Contents
A Letter from the President of ADS . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Chapter 1
Installation Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Installing the Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Connecting to a Desktop Computer . . . . . . 11
Connecting to a Laptop Computer . . . . . . . 14
Connection Diagrams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Desktop Connection Diagram . . . . . . . . . . 16
Laptop Connection Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Chapter 2
TV Superscan 2 Enhanced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Menu/Enter Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Freeze/< . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Zoom/> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
The On Screen Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Menu Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Display Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Zoom Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
VGA Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Others Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Chapter 3
Video Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
VGA & TV Compared . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
VGA to Video Conversion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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The Difference in Video Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Table of Contents Continued
Appendixes
Appendix A
Tips & Tricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Vertical Sizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Use S-VHS Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Use a Remote Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Appendix B
Trouble Shooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Contacting ADS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Service and Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Appendix C
FCC Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
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A Letter from the President of ADS Technologies
“Making your Ordinary PC, Extraordinary”
At ADS Technologies we bring the best and latest multimedia technology to
your PC. Whether you want to watch TV on your PC, give a great multimedia
computer presentation on any TV, surf the web from your couch, or receive data
broadcast via TV/radio, ADS allows you to do it…Today. While others wait for
these technologies, you can have them right now.
What’s more, all this innovation is reasonably priced. This means that, finally,
it makes sense to upgrade your ordinary PC into an Extraordinary, Multimedia
PC.
ADS products are easy to use. Most of our products are Plug-and-Play and
rarely require any software installation, you simply plug them in. And once they’re
plugged in, they’re easy and simple to use. Now, you can look like a computer
“guru” using the latest multimedia technology, without actually being one.
Finally, all ADS products are backed by a great customer support team and a 1year warranty.
This combination of innovation, affordability, simplicity, and support have made
our products award-winners in the press and at conventions, and best-sellers around
the world. In closing, 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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Introduction
The TV Supersan 2 Enhanced
A Professional Quality Super VGA-to-TV Scan Converter
Forget the slides and overhead transparencies. Don’t lug around that heavy
LCD projector and screen. Use a Big Screen TV to make a professional computer
presentation with TV Superscan 2 Enhanced connected to your desktop or notebook computer.
The TV Superscan 2 Enhanced is a professional quality Super VGA to TV
video scan converter, which allows you to use any TV as a computer monitor.
Features:
〈 Converts SVGA and XVGA computer resolutions up to 1280x1024 to dis-
play on a TV screen, video projector or VCR.
〈 The only True Video Frame Buffer Scan Converter on the market with 1 MB
of video memory.
〈 200% Hardware Zooming and Zoom area control
〈 VGA Pass through
〈 One Touch Screen Freeze and Unfreeze
〈 RCA and S-VHS video outputs
System Requirements
IBM-Compatible PC 486 or higher
P
Windows 95/98
P
8 MB of RAM
P
4 MB of Hard Drive Space
P
1 Available 9 Pin Serial Port
P
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Package Contents
1. 2.
5.
6.
7.
3.
4.
1. TV Superscan 2 Enhanced
2. Power Adapter
3. 3-Row Male to 2-Row Male RGB Input Cable
4. 2-Row Male to 3-Row Female VGA Pass-through Cable
5. RCA Composite Video Cable
6. S-VHS Video Cable
7. Users Guide
Note: If you did not receive one or more of the contents listed above inside the
TV Superscan 2 Enhanced package, please contact the vendor you purchased it
from or contact ADS directly.
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Chapter 1 - Installation Guide
Installation Guide
CHAPTER
1
Installing the Hardware
In this chapter we will explain step by step how to connect your TV Superscan
2 Enhanced to your computer. We will first explain how to connect to a desktop
computer followed by instructions on how to connect to a laptop computer.
Connecting to a Desktop Computer
The Cable below is the long cable (3-Row Male to 2-Row Male RGB Input
Cable) that came with your Superscan package. Look closely at the amount of
pins, this will help you in identifying the correct cable. Remember, this is a long
male to male cable.
Connect the 2-Row Male connector to the port on the Superscan labeled “Analog RGB In” as shown in the picture below.
Chapter 1 - Installation Guide
Connect the remaining end, the 3-Row male connecter side, to your PC’s VGA
out 3-Row female connector port. This port can be found by following your monitors cable to the back of your PC. Remove the monitor cable from the port and
replace it with the Superscan cable mentioned above. The VGA port looks like the
picture below.
The cable below is the short cable (2-Row Male to 3-Row Female VGA Pass-
through Cable) that came in your Superscan package. Again, look closely at the
type of connectors and amount of pins. Remember, this is a short male to female
cable.
Connect the 2-Row Male connector to the port on the Superscan labelled “Thru
Out” as shown in the picture below.
Connect the remaining end, the 3-Row female connecter side, to the monitor
cable you disconnected from the VGA out port in the directions above. Notice
how it connects in the picture on the following page.
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Chapter 1 - Installation Guide
Now you are ready to connect to your TV. You need to first check your TV to
see if it has a composite video or S-video connector. If it has both, you should you
S-video if possible. It will give you a sharper picture.
If You Are Using RCA
First connect the RCA cable that came in the Superscan Package to the port
labeled “Video Out” on the Superscan as show in the picture below.
Connect the remaining end, to the “RCA In” port on your TV. It may be labeled as “Video In” or just “Video.”
If You Are Using S-Video
First connect the S-Video cable that came in the Superscan Package to the port
labeled “S-Out” on the Superscan as show in the picture below.
Connect the remaining end, to the “S-Video In” port on your TV. It may be
labeled as “S-Video In” or just “S-Video.”
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