Key Digital iSync HD, iSync Pro Quick Reference Manual

iSync HD / iSync Pro Quick Reference Guide

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iSync HD & iSync Pro

Digital Video Processor and Video/Audio Switcher

Quick Reference Guide

iSync HD

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iSync Pro

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Thank you for purchasing the Key Digital® iSync HD or iSync Pro. This Quick Reference

Guide provides an abbreviated start-up procedure to help you with the basic

confi guration of your new iSync HD or iSync Pro Video-Processor and A/V Switcher.

For

complete operating details and descriptions of the features and functions of your iSync

HD [Pro], please refer to the Operating Instruction Manual provided with your unit.

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Rev 1 - March 2006

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For proper operation, do not connect the external 6 Volt DC supply (provided) to the
back of your iSync HD [Pro] Digital Video Processor and Video/Audio Switcher until:

All of your Video and Audio connections to the iSync are complete

You have set the rear-panel Mode switch to the “NORMAL” mode: unless you
have initiated a “Firmware Upgrade” (as described in the Operating Instruction
Manual) be sure that the program MODE switch (located on the rear panel of
your iSync to the left of the RS232 Port) is in the “NORMAL” position

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CAUTION: Always test fi rst, before permanently installing the iSync HD [Pro]

Use extreme care when:

Interfacing with HDMI and/or DVI-D: always test before permanently installing
cables

Adapting DVI-D to HDMI and HDMI to DVI-D: always used an adapter at the
source and test before permanently installing cables

Restrict your cable lengths as follows:

50-foot maximum HDMI cables driven from a DVI-D source, or less for 1080p
video resolution

30-foot maximum DVI-D cables driven from an HDMI source

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1. Connect your Sources to the Input and
Displays to the Output of your iSync HD [Pro]

Before applying power to your iSync HD [Pro]:

Connect your Digital (HDMI / DVI-D) and Analog (Component, Composite, S-Video) Video
sources (like your Set Top Box and DVD Player) to the Inputs of the iSync

Connect your displays to the Outputs of the iSync
Connect your Audio (Digital PCM, Toslink, Analog Stereo) to the Inputs and Outputs of the iSync

If applicable, you may connect your Control system (Crestron, AMX, Elan, Control 4, or virtually any
other control system) to the RS232C port of the iSync, but fi rst test the unit manually as described
below

Refer to the Application Example below for a typical confi guration of your iSync.

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* To connect DVI-D video sources to the iSync HD [Pro]

inputs, use Key Digital DVI-D to HDMI adapters at the
output of your source.

** To connect displays with DVI-D inputs to the iSync

outputs, use Key Digital HDMI to DVI-D adapters at
the output of the iSync HD [Pro].

Front IR
Sensors

HDMI/HDCP
(or DVI* Video)

HDMI/HDCP
(or DVI* Video)

Component
Video

Surround Sound

Display

L&R or PCM Audio L&R or PCM Audio

Toslink Optical Audio

L&R, PCM, or
Toslink Optical Audio

HDMI/HDCP
(or DVI* Video)

S-Video or
Composite Video

Component
Video

Component
Video

Component
Video

S-Video

DVD Player

Cable Box

*To connect DVI-D Video use HDMI to DVI adapter

Game Console

Video Camera

Display

VCR

DVR Player

IR
Remote

HDTV Set Top Box

L&R or PCM Audio L&R or PCM Audio

Toslink Optical Audio

RS-232

Rear IR

Wired IR

(or DVI** Video)

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2. Confi guring your iSync HD [Pro]

Once your preferred components have been connected to the appropriate Input and Output ports
using the proper cabling and connectors, you are ready to begin confi guring your iSync HD [Pro] for
operation in your installation.

To confi gure your unit, use either the on-board navigating keys located on the face of the unit, or the
supplied IR remote control (with its convenient “Hot Buttons”) to directly access and adjust basic
picture quality parameters; and associate Audio components to a specifi c Video source.

View menu headings and associated parameter adjustments on the convenient LCD screen
on the face of the unit:

1. Press the

MENU button: See the input and output screen resolutions.

2. Press the

MENU button again: The desired output screen resolution is ready to be selected.

3. Press the

RIGHT or LEFT arrow buttons to select desired screen resolution.

4. Press the

UP or DOWN arrow button to select the next parameter.

5. Press the

RIGHT or LEFT arrow button to change the selected parameter setting.

RIGHT & LEFT arrows will scroll through the available settings of each selected parameter in

a continuous loop.
Function selection is voided when no key is depressed for more than 30 seconds.

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Pressing the MENU button a second time will display the last heading accessed on the MENU tree
and prompt the user, by means of left and right pointing arrows bracketing that heading, to access
the sub-menu.

The LEFT and RIGHT buttons will scroll through the content of an individual sub-menu associated with a
particular parameter, in a continuous loop, until such time that the user either exits the system by pressing
the MENU button or resumes scrolling through the SUB-MENU using the UP and DOWN buttons.

Pressing the MENU button once will display the current status of the Video formats present at the
input and output of the iSync HD [Pro] on the on-board LCD screen.

Successively pressing either the UP or DOWN button will access, in a continuous loop, all the
headings tabulated in the SUB-MENU column.

Pressing either the LEFT or RIGHT button will access items listed in the SUB-MENU.

IN: 720x480p @ 60Hz

OUT: 720x480p @ 60Hz

[ OUT RESOLUTION ]

< 1280x720p @ 60Hz >

ASPECT

< FULL SCREEN >

IN COLOR SPACE

< AUTO >

OUT COLOR SPACE

< RGB >

Select desired Output Resolution,

such as 1280 x 720p @ 60 Hz

Select desired Aspect Ratio Conversion,

such as Full Screen, Letterbox, H-Zoom, etc.

Select desired HDMI Input Color Space,

such as Automatic

Select desired HDMI Output Color Space,

such as RGB

Examples

3. Audio / Video Associations

For proper operation of your iSync HD [Pro] unit, you must associate each Audio component to a
specifi c Video source.

MENU SUBMENU DESCRIPTION

1. HDMI1 Associate HDMI1with audio input # ( 0 ~ 11 )

2. HDMI2 Associate HDMI2 with audio Input # ( 0 ~ 11 )

3. Component1 Associate Component1 with audio input # ( 0 ~ 11 )

4. Component2 Associate Component2 with audio input # ( 0 ~ 11 )

5. Component3 Associate Component3 with audio input # ( 0 ~ 11 )

6. Composite1 Associate Composite1 with audio input # ( 0 ~ 11 )

7. Composite2 Associate Composite2 with audio input # ( 0 ~ 11 )

8. Composite3 Associate Composite3 with audio input # ( 0 ~ 11 )

9. S-Video1 Associate S-Video1 with audio input # ( 0 ~ 11 )

10. S-Video2 Associate S-Video2 with audio input # ( 0 ~ 11 )

11. Default Setting up Default for all properties of the A/V association

A/V Association

For Example, Stereo Input 1 can be associated with HDMI Input 2; Coax Input 3 can be
associated with Component Input #2. Use the table below as an example guide to map
your associations.

VIDEO INPUT AUDIO INPUT

1. HDMI1 1. Stereo #1

2. HDMI2 2. Stereo #2

3. Component #1 3. Stereo #3

4. Component #2 4. Stereo #4

5. Component #3 5. Coaxial #1

6. Composite #1 6. Coaxial #2

7. Composite #2 7. Coaxial #3

8. Composite #3 8. Coaxial #4

9. S-Video #1 9. Optical #1

10. S-Video #2 10. Optical #2

11. None

You must make “Audio / Video”
associations, to link each Video Input to the
desired source of Audio

1. Scroll through the MENU until you reach
“TO ADJUST A/V ASSOCIATION”

2. First, use the UP and DOWN arrow
pushbuttons (at the SUB-MENU) to
select the Video Input of interest

3. Then, use the LEFT

and RIGHT
pushbuttons to associate the appropriate
Audio source with that Video Input