Key Digital KD-CTCA3 User Manual

KD-CTCA3

Component Video to VGA Adapter

Component Video to VGA Adapter

Model KD-CTCA3

Component Video (YPrPb) input to VGA Video
(RGBHV) output Video Adapter with added features
of Component Video loop-through, auto-sensing
VGA-In to VGA-Out pass-through when Component
Video is inactive, and sync format selections. T

his

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Video Adapter is NOT a Video Scaler or Video
Processor.

Included in this package:

• One KD-CTCA3 ClearVideo3

• One external power supply

• This User/Installer Manual

with included Warranty statement

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Product Overview

The KD-CTCA3 ClearVideo3 is the world’s smallest
video adapter on the market to “glue” your
Component Video (YPrPb) devices to VGA monitors
and projectors. ClearVideo3 is the ideal choice to
drive your VGA displays from Component Video
sources like your progressive DVD player, video

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game (like Xbox and Game Cube), or HDTV Set Top
Boxes. ClearVideo3 works with most* video formats,
like 480p, 720p, 1080i/540p, NTSC, PAL, interlaced
or progressive. With your Key Digital cost-effective
ClearVideo3 product, you get crystal-clear process­ing and you can drive your VGA monitor with cable
lengths up to 50 feet..

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*NOTE: To drive VGA monitors, the source video for­mat must be above a 31 kHz scanning rate. The
user should note that a typical VGA monitor
therefore will NOT display formats like 480i/60 and
576i/50 that are in the range of 15.7 kHz.

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Why do you need a Video Adapter?

The video industry has produced many different
products to process, switch, and distribute your
video. In many instances, the video input or output
formats of these products are not compatible. For
example, you may have an application where you
would like your video game with Component Video
(YPrPb) out to drive your VGA (RGBHV) display.

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What do you do? One less-palatable option is to
purchase all new equipment that is totally
compatible, which is a significant investment and
limits you for the future to ever consider equipment
that does not conform to the standard you pur­chased. At Key Digital, we have a better solution for
you. We have designed economical, high-quality

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video adapters, which “glue” your components that
may have been designed to diverging standards:

•

KD-CTCA3 ClearVideo3: Component

Video (YPrPb) to VGA adapter, and more

• KD-CTCA3 ClearColor3: VGA to
Component Video adapter, and more

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NOTE THAT A VIDEO ADAPTER DOES NOT PERFORM
VIDEO SCALING, PROCESSING, OR SCAN

CONVERSIONS.

Product Features

KD-CTCA3 ClearVideo3 offers versatility,
convenience, and well thought-out features:

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• Smallest Component Video (YPrPb) input to VGA
(RGBHV) output Video Adapter on the market today

• Convenient and intelligent Input/Output features:

• Component Video input also has active
pass-through output to simultaneously
drive your Component Video display

• Auxiliary VGA input will automatically pass
through to the VGA output if sync is not

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detected on the Y channel of the
Component Video input – a great feature
that lets you permanently hook up
ClearVideo3 to your existing PC and VGA
monitor set-up

• Enables display of:

• Progressive DVD players or Component
Video HDTV Set Top Boxes on VGA monitors

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and projectors

• Xbox and other game consoles at 480p,
720p, and 1080i/540p on standard VGA
monitors and projectors

• Compatible with:

• All Component Video HDTV Set Top Boxes

• All NTSC and PAL interlaced and

progressive formats

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• Xbox and Game Cube video games

• Flexible Sync Out options:

• H and V drive (RGBHV), or Composite Sync

on H selection (RGBHcV)

• H and V drive (RGBHV), or Sync-on-Green

selection (RGsB)

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