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LINDY VGA Converter Plus

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Contents, Inhalt, Contenu, Contenuto

ABOUT THIS MANUAL……………………………………………………………………………1

SAFETY INFORMATION ……………………………………………………………………………………………1 WARRANTY…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..1

FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION (FCC) NOTICE………………………………2 INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………………………………3

FEATURES…………………………………………………………………………………………………………...3

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS……………………………………………………………………….4

PACKAGE CONTENTS……………………………………………………………………………………………..4 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES………………………………………………………………………………………..4

INSTALLATION…………………………………………………………………………………….5

Connecting the LINDY VGA Converter Plus to graphic video output ………………………………………5 Connecting the LINDY VGA Converter Plus to a TV or VCR ……………………………………………….6 Connecting the Power Adaptor…………………………………………………………………………………6

USING THE LINDY VGA CONVERTER PLUS…………………………………………………7

ENGLISH DEUTSCH

LINDY VGA CONVERTER PLUS REMOTE CONTROL BUTTON FUNCTIONS ……………………………7 LINDY VGA CONVERTER PLUS MAIN UNIT BUTTON FUNCTIONS………………………………………..8

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS……………………………………………………………………9

TROUBLESHOOTING GUID E……………………………………………………………………………………..9

ÜBER DIESES HANDBUCH…………………………………………………………………….11

INFORMATIONEN ZUR SICHERHEIT…………………………………………………………………………..11 GARANTIE…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..11

GRUNDLEGENDE ANMERKUNGEN………………………………………………………….12

SPEZIFIKATIONEN………………………………………………………………………………………………..13

SYSTEMANFORDERUNGEN…………………………………………………………………...14

LIEFERUMFANG …………………………………………………………………………………………………14 OPTIONALES ZUBEHÖR: …………………………………………………………………………………………1 4

INSTALLATION……………………………………………………………………………………15

Anschluß des LINDY VGA Converter Plus an die Graffikkarte ……………………………………………15 Der Anschluß des LINDY VGA Converter Plus an einen Monitor ………………………………………16 Anschluß des LINDY VGA Converter Plus an ein TV- oder Video-Gerät ……………………………….16 Anschluß des Tastaturkabels (nur für PCs) …………………………………………………………………16

VERWENDUNG DES LINDY VGA CONVERTER PLUS……………………………………17

FUNKTIONEN DER LINDY VGA CONVERTER PLUS FERNBEDIENUNG ………………………………..17 FUNKTIONEN DES LINDY VGA CONVERTER PLUS ………………………………………………………..18

FRAGEN UND ANTWORTEN / FEHLERBEHEBUNG ………………………………………19

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A PROPOS DE CE MANUEL……………………………………………………………………21

INFORMATIONS DE SÉCURITÉ…………………………………………………………………………………21 GARANTIE…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..21

FRÉQUENCE RADIO……………………………………………………………………………..22 INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………………………………..23

CARACTÉRISTIQUES…………………………………………………………………………………………….23

CONFIGURATION NÉCESSAIRE………………………………………………………………24

CONTENU DU COFFRET…………………………………………………………………………………………24 ACCESSOIRES OPTIONNEL S : …………………………………………………………………………………24

INSTALLATION……………………………………………………………………………………25

Connexion du LINDY VGA Converter Plus à la sortie graphique…………………………………………25 Connexion du LINDY VGA Converter Plus à un écran d’ordinateur. ……………………………………..25 Connexion du LINDY VGA Conv erter Plus à la TV ou à un magnétoscope ……………………………..26 Connexion de l’adaptat eur d’alimentation……………………………………………………………………26

UTILISER LE LINDY VGA CONVERTER PLUS………………………………………………27

TOUCHES DE FONCTIONS DE LA TÉLÉCOMMANDE DU LINDY VGA CONVERTER …………………27 LINDY VGA CONVERTER PLUS : FONCTIONS PRINCIPALES…………………………………………….28

QUESTIONS ET RÉPONSES……………………………………………………………………29

DÉPANNAGE……………………………………………………………………………………………………….29

MANUALE D’USO………………………………………………………………………………...31

PRECAUZIONI……………………………………………………………………………………………………...31 GARANZIA………………………………………………………………………………………………………….31

FRANÇAIS

INTERFERENZE SU FREQUENZE RADIO……………………………………………………32 INTRODUZIONE…………………………………………………………………………………..33

CARATTERISTICHE……………………………………………………………………………………………….33

REQUISITI DEL SISTEMA………………………………………………………………………..34

CONTENUTO DELLA CONFEZIONE……………………………………………………………………………34 ACCESSORI OPZIONALI: …………………………………………………………………………………………34

INSTALLAZIONE …………………………………………………………………………………35

Collegamento del LI NDY VGA Converter Plus ad un’uscita video grafica ………………………………35 Collegament o del LINDY VGA Converter Plus al monitor di un comput er ……………………………….36 Collegamento dell’alimentatore……………………………………………………………………………….36 Collegamento del cavo tastiera (solo per PC)……………………………………………………………….36

UTILIZZO DEL LINDY VGA CONVERTER PLUS ……………………………………………37

FUNZIONI DEI TASTI DEL TELECOMANDO DEL LINDY VGA CONVERTER PLUS …………………….37 FUNZIONI DEI TASTI SUL LINDY VGA CONVERTER PLUS………………………………………………..38

DOMANDE E RISPOSTE………………………………………………………………………...39

GUIDA ALLA SOLUZIONE ………………………………………………………………………………………..39

ITALIANO

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About this manual

LINDY VGA Converter Lite - Installation and Use First Edition (Sep 2000)

LINDY Electronics Ltd assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein. We reserve the right to change the specificati ons, functions and circuitry of the product without notice. All trademarks acknowledged.

Safety information

• For use in dry, oil free indoor environments only.

• Warning - live parts contained within power adapter.

• No user serviceable parts within power adapter - do not dismantle.

• Plug the power adapter into a socket outlet close to the LINDY VGA Converter Lite.

• Do not use power adapter if power adapter case becomes damaged, cracked or broken or if

you suspect that it is not operating properly.

Warranty

LINDY Electronics Ltd warrants that this product shall be free from defects in workmanship and materials for a period of one year from the date of original purchase. If the product should fail to operate correctly in normal use during the warranty period, LINDY will replace or repair it free of charge. No liability can be accepted for damage due to misuse or circumstances outside LINDY’s control. Also LINDY will not be responsible for any loss, damage or injury arising directly or indirectly from the use of this product. LINDY’s total liability under the terms of this warranty shall in all circumstances be limited to the replacement value of this product.

If any difficulty is experienced in the installati on or use of this product that you are unable to resolve, please contact your suppli er.

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Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Notice

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not i n stalled and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that the interference will not occur in particular installations. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from what the receiver is

connected

• Consult an experienced radio TV technician for help.

CAUTIONS: The change or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. Shielded interface cables and AC power adapter, if any, must be used in order to comply with the emission limits.

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Introduction

The Enhanced LINDY VGA Converter Plus is a professional computer graphic to TV video converter. With it you can create powerful, impressive presentations. For instance, you can customise the settings to get the optimal TV display in true colour. The Enhanced LINDY VGA Converter Plus can work with different platforms. You can just plug in and present with any personal computer - IBM PC or MAC … etc.

You can fully control the delivery and adjustment of your presentations, using a combination of either the remote control or the front panel buttons provided. Reveal all details on your monitor and squeeze or expand the screen to fit onto your display device.

The Enhanced LINDY VGA Converter Plus offers superb image quality. Up to 1280 X 1024 true colour resolution is displayable. With our latest “ Flicker Resistor” technology, your audience can view graphic images on TV clearly and comfortably.

Features

• Remote control with built-in laser pointer & page up/down function (Page Up/Down function not compatible with the Mac)

• “Plug and Play” – no software required

• Simultaneous display on both the PC monitor and the TV

• Flicker reduction technology

• Vertical and horizontal scal ing to fit TV display

• Zoom & Pan function

• Freeze frame control

• Area spotlight and hide/reveal function

• On screen display

• Excellent support for DVD and Cdi

• Supports multiple resolutions up to 1280 x 1324

• Refresh rates up to 150Hz

• Composite, S-VHS and RGB SCART video output

• Supports PAL format

System Requirements

• Any 286 or higher model of IBM PC/AT compatible computer with a VGA graphics card

• Any Apple Macintosh computer with video output. Optional adapters may be required

• PAL TV with Composite, S-VHS or RGB SCART with sound cable

Package Contents

! LINDY VGA Converter Plus unit ! Remote control unit ! Operation manual (this manual) ! AC-DC power adaptor ! VGA extension cable ! Composite video cable ! Y cable connector ! S-VHS video cable ! RGB SCART video/audio cable with keyboard interface adaptor (to support Page Up/Down

function on IBM PC’s only)

Optional Accessories

! Switchable Mac computer to PC video adapter ! PC video to Mac monitor adapter

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Installation

The system configuration of the LINDY VGA Converter Plus is shown below:

Rear view of the LINDY VGA Converter Plus

CONNECTOR DESCRIPTION

DC 9V

SCART

Power supply jack to provide power to the LINDY VGA Converter Plus Input: DC 9V

Video output option for connecting to TV (Also provides PC keyboard interface cable to support for Page Up/Down functions)

S-VHS S-VHS video output option for connection to TV

COMPOSITE

VIDEO

C.V. output option for connection to Video or TV

VIDEO Composite video output for connection to TV

VGA OUT Connect the Y cable to this connector

Connecting the LINDY VGA Converter Plus to graphic video output

♦ Turn off your computer and its peripherals ♦ Place the LINDY VGA Converter Plus next to your computer ♦ Attach the end of the Y-cable marked “MONITOR” to your monitor cable. ♦ Plug the end of the Y-cable marked “VGA CARD” into you computers PC Graphic output. ♦ Plug the end of the Y-cable marked “ENCODER” into the VGA Converter Plus

For Macintosh:

An optional Mac to PC adapter may be required with some models of Macintosh computers.

Special Note for Laptop users

Some notebooks or laptops with LCD display screens can’t support simultaneous LCD and external monitor display. When connecting to an external computer monitor, you should switch the display to external monitor port. Please check your computer documentation regarding how to enable the external monitor port.

Connecting the LINDY VGA Converter Plus to a TV or VCR

♦ Composite Video to TV

Connect one end of the Composite video cable into the LINDY VGA Converter Plus Composite Video connector and the other end into the Video input port on the TV.

♦ S-VHS to TV

Plug one end of the S-VHS cable into the LINDY VGA Converter Plus S-VHS connector and the other end into the S-VHS input port on the TV.

♦ RGB SCART Video to TV

If you want to use special equipment that requires RGB SCART video output, connect the RGB SCART cable to the RGB SCART Video Out connector.

♦ For VCR

If you want to use a VCR with a TV, connect one end of the Composite video cable to the Composite Video connector on the LINDY VGA Converter Plus and the other end to the Video input port of the VCR. You can use the S-VHS connector for better quality if your VCR supports S-VHS. Also you can connect the VCR video output to a TV for video monitoring.

Connecting the Power Adaptor

♦ Connect one end of the power adaptor to the Power Jack on the LINDY VGA Converter Plus

and the other end into a power outlet source.

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Using the LINDY VGA Converter Plus

LINDY VGA Converter Plus Remote Control Button Functions

Picture

Button Description of Function

Mode

Pan

Direction

Area

Zoom

This button is used to set the Brightness, Col our , Sharpness and flicker on the monitor Place the captured comput er gr aphic data on to the TV screen. There could be some minor differ enc es between the T V and the monitor displays so these buttons allow slight adjustments to be made. This is a fast zoom function. This is divided into 6 quadrants. When each corresponding key is pressed, the related port ion will be enlarged and it will occupy the full screen of the T V . This portion will overlap the other portions.

Zoom Off

Beam

Page Up

Page

Down

Spot

Zoom &

Horizontal

Reveal

Spot Size

& Reveal

Colour

Once the zoom function is used you must press the cancel area zoom butt on to rev er t to the norm al display.

Produces a laser beam output (red in colour) to assist in pointing to specific areas of your pr esentation

When used i n conjuncti on with certain software such as Microsoft Powerpoint the user can set t his button to go back a slide

When used i n conjuncti on with certain software such as Microsoft Powerpoint the user can set t his button to go to t he next slide

Spotli ght an area on the screen and then using t he buttons move the spotlight over t he ar ea y ou r equire to highlight The hor izontal Reveal is used to reveal fr om the top to the bottom of the screen, ideal for presentations.

Use this button to increase or decrease the size of the spotlight and to change the col our of the reveal.

LINDY VGA Converter Plus Main Unit Button Functions

Picture

Button Description of Function

F key ‘Function key’

ZOOM

HORIZONTAL/ VERTICAL SIZE

SHARP

BRIGHT

Direction Keys

Scans through the possible options to select. E ac h time the F key is pressed the LED display cycles through the opt ions listed below

Press ‘+’ Zooms in the display on the T V Press ‘-‘ Zooms out to normal display on the TV Press ‘+’ Increases display size Press ‘-‘ Decreases display si z e Press ‘+’ Enables flicker reduc tion Press ‘-‘ Disables flick er reduction Press ‘+’ Increase bright nes Press ‘-‘ Decrease brightness

→ ← ↑

Moves the display right Moves the display left Moves the display up

↓ Press &

release

Freeze/Hold-Reset

Press & Hold

Moves the display down Freezes the displ ay on the TV and turns on the freeze LED. Onc e this LED is on

pressing the button again unfreezes the display and turns off the freeze LED. When the freeze LED is off, pressing and holding this button for several seconds

resets the VGA Converter Plus. W hen the reset has been performed all t he LEDs on the unit flash (exc ept the SCART LED) and upon r eleasing the button the LINDY VGA Converter P lus is reset.

Questions and Answers

Troubleshooting Guide…

Here are some helpful hints to diagnose problems that you may have with your LINDY VGA Converter Plus. Most of the problems can be corrected with littl e effort.

Problem

No display on the television when using the LINDY VGA Converter Plus

The LINDY VGA Converter Plus can’t operate at higher resolutions

Solution

♦ Check all the connections agai n as shown in thi s manual. ♦ Check to see if the LINDY VGA Convert er P lus power is ON. ♦ Verify that the c or r ec t AV channel i s selected. Some m oder n TV’s have several AV

channels.

♦ If you ar e using a notebook, refer to your notebook ’s documentation to switch to

the exter nal moni tor mode.

♦ As specified by IBM, som e systems may requi r e that the monitor is present and

connected when the system is powered up.

♦ The comput ers refresh rate or resol ution is set too high. Try l oweri ng the refresh

rate first. If this fails then tr y lowering the resolut ion.

Computer graphic doesn’t fit the TV screen

The picture on my TV is distor ted.

♦ Each graphic's video out put is slightly dif ferent from other s. Use the Directi on or

Size Keys on the main unit or remote c ontrol.

♦ Before doing any adjustm ents, reset all t he picture att ributes to the default sett ing

by pressing and holding down the F r eez e button for several seconds.

♦ Each graphic boar d' s video output is slightly dif ferent from ot her s. Use the

Direction or Size Key s on the main unit or remote c ontrol.

♦ Use the VGA Converter Plus or TV brightness controls to reduce any distor tion.

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