Pixel Magic Crystalio VPS-2300 Owner's Manual

VPS-2300 User Guide

HDTV Video Scaler / Processor VPS-2300

Over the years, Pixel Magic Systems Ltd. has devoted itself to the creation of a modular, expandable and network ready video processing solution using the best of breed components, with a view to delivering a cinema-class visual experience at an affordable price level.

We are glad to have achieved this with Crystalio, the video processor of excellence.

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Welcome

Thank you for purchasing Crystalio, the next generation of video processors! This unit will bring you a breathtaking visual experience by exploiting the utmost capability of your display devices.

Before we start, let us first check that you have all of the following contents with you:

1. Crystalio VPS-2300 Video Processor

2. Remote Control

3. Mains power lead

4. Pixel Magic DVD

5. Crystalio User Guide

6. Crystalio Installation & Setup Quick Guide

7. USB Firmware upgrade thumb disk

8. Rack mounting brackets

If any items are missing, please contact your Crystalio retailer immediately.

If everything is ready, you may now:

1 Connect your Crystalio to your AV devices with

reference to the section 3, Hardware Installation.

2 Configure your Crystalio with reference to

section 4, System Setup, and section 5, Expert Configuration.

3 Register your Crystalio to enjoy official warranty,

technical support, and software update from Pixel Magic Systems Ltd.

4 Upgrade your Crystalio with the USB Firmware

upgrade thumb disk as provided. Also check Crystalio’s website (http://www.crystalio.com regularly to download the latest firmware.

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Enjoy!

!!Caution: Make sure you read and follow the instructions of the Crystalio User Guide or Installation & Setup Quick Guide to connect the Crystalio to your AV system.

Contents

Welcome..................................................................3

Contents..................................................................4

1. About Crystalio ...................................................5

1.1 Why do I need Crystalio? ....................................5

1.2 Video Processing History ....................................5

1.3 Video Processing Technology Primer ..................6

2 Familiarizing with Crystalio.................................8

2.1 Crystalio Front Panel...........................................8

2.2 Crystalio Rear Panel ...........................................9

2.3 Remote Control.................................................11

3 Hardware Installation.........................................12

3.1 Compatible Equipment......................................12

3.2 Mains................................................................12

3.3 Video Inputs......................................................12

3.4 Video Outputs ...................................................13

3.5 Product Registration..........................................13

4 Basic Software Setup ........................................14

4.1 Configure Your Video Source ............................14

4.2 Switch on Crystalio............................................14

4.3 Select Input Terminal ........................................14

4.4 Select Output Terminal......................................15

4.5 Set Output Format / Resolution .........................15

5 Expert Configuration .........................................16

5.1 Overview...........................................................16

5.2 Input Select.......................................................17

5.3 Aspect Ratio .....................................................17

5.4 Video Settings...................................................18

5.5 Advanced..........................................................19

5.6 System Config...................................................24

5.7 AR Profile .........................................................30

5.8 Video Profile .....................................................31

5.9 Pixel Magic System...........................................32

6 Troubleshooting.................................................33

7 Specifications ....................................................34

8 Safety Information..............................................35

9 Support and Warranty Information ...................36

1 About Crystalio

Crystalio is the realization of a dream long held by many engineers and product designers but accomplished by few. Over the years, Pixel Magic Systems Ltd. has devoted itself to the creation of a modular, expandable and network ready video processing solution by adopting the best of breed components, with a passion to delivering a cinemaclass video image performance at an affordable price level.

“We envisaged a product that would be powerful enough and configurable for the Videophile, while at the same time

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accessible to film enthusiasts who care about the picture, not the technology. More importantly, it should be so designed that integration with the new breed of 21 take pleasure and pride to have achieved these goals with Crystalio.”

Century ‘connected homes’ could readily be accomplished. We

1.1 – Why do I need Crystalio?

Crystalio is designed to deliver the best viewing experience from your video sources and video display device. This is made possible by the use of the award winning technology introduced by Faroudja of the DCDi

technology which is widely used in a diverse range of domestic and professional AV components.

You may wonder why you need a separate video processor, if you can simply purchase a projector or a DVD player with DCDi

technology built in. The reason is performance and flexibility. Crystalio allows you to have the sophisticated control over every aspect of video processing, so that you can control the performance of the entire video system to a far greater extent. Crystalio also gives you the flexibility to enjoy this feature from many different types of source devices, from basic composite video sources right through to pure digital SDI and DVI video. SDI (Serial Digital Interface) is a specialist video distribution standard for video transmission in the broadcast industry at maximum quality over long distance by using inexpensive co-axial cable. While this is not available for domestic equipment, it is possible to purchase modified domestic equipment that is SDI enabled. DVI (Digital Video Interface) on the other hand is a technology used by the computer industry to connect digital displays (e.g. plasma panels, LCD monitors etc.) to PC video cards, and this is only suitable for relatively short distances of a few feet.

In a nutshell, Crystalio is able to maximize the performance of any video sources, from traditional SVHS recordings, video games consoles to high definition TV broadcast and DVD players.

The following will give you an in-depth evolution of the video processing history that has led to the innovation of Crystalio. You may skip these paragraphs and go directly to Section 1.3 for an overview of the most cutting-edge technologies that Crystalio has embodied.

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1.2 – Video Processing History

Faroudja®’s technology began in the early 1970s when Yves Faroudja and a group of videophiles invented state-of-the-art video processing technologies and began licensing them to other companies. In the 1990s, Faroudja became involved in the specification of High-Definition TV (HDTV). This is a new television standard which is being introduced at different rates worldwide, and vastly improves the quality of the image that is displayed. How is this achieved? Well, simply by increasing the amount of picture detail used to make the image.

To put this into perspective, a standard definition (SDTV) image is made up of around ¼ million pixels or points of light. This sounds like an awful lot of information, more than it would ever be required to display a good quality TV image. However, when this standard was defined, the maximum screen sizes that could be used in a domestic environment were much smaller than those available today. Consider that a 50” screen has four times the area of a 25” display, with the increased use of projection systems meaning that 100” or even 200” screen sizes are commonplace (16 times of the visible area). Suddenly, ¼ million is not a lot of detail at all, and the result is any problems in the image are now magnified to such an extent that the viewing pleasure is reduced. The solution is to use more pixels to make up the image, and HD increases this by a factor of eight to 2 million. This makes a huge difference to the quality of the image, which has been likened to ‘looking through a window’ – it really is that good.

However, while the hardware industry has now started to produce affordable HD capable displays, the availability of source devices and programming to use with HD devices has been limited. The amount of HD programming material is miniscule compared to the availability of SD material, which means that if you simply connect your SD video source to your high quality display, you will often be very disappointed with the results.

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From SD to HD

Engineers at Faroudja realized that to find an entry point for the new HD programming into a broadcasting industry where HD programmes were yet to be available, they had to develop a device capable of ‘up-conversion’, i.e. increasing the detail of the then existing SD material into HD format. This of course was a highly complex task to achieve. To convert a ¼ million pixel SD image into a 2 million pixel HD image, the device should have a sophisticated programming to ‘guess’ the missing pixels in-between, which is essentially creating nearly 90% of the image information from the originally available 10%. Faroudja was successful in such ground breaking attempt. And in June 1998, Yves Faroudja won the Charles F. Jenkins Lifetime Achievement Award by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

DCDi®

1.3 – Video Processing Technology Primer

Crystalio is the only video processor on the market that uses the latest Faroudja FL2300 DCDi processor, so quite simply if you want to enjoy the benefit of over 30 years of pioneering video excellence – Crystalio is your video processor of choice.

Listed below are some state-of-the-art video processing technologies that Crystalio offers to you:

Aspect Ratio Conversion

The aspect ratio of a video source describes the proportion of the image’s width versus its height. Traditionally, programmes made for television have been made at a 4:3 aspect ratio (for every 3 units high the picture is 4 units wide), whereas films have used widescreen aspect ratios (16:9 or wider).

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The equipment developed to achieve the SD to HD up-conversion for the broadcasters was of course way beyond the budget of the domestic film enthusiasts, but with the ever increasing power and sophistication of microprocessors, it was clear to Faroudja that this technology could eventually be made available to the domestic market. DCDi® (Directional Correlational Deinterlacing) to give it its complete title, pioneered affordable, high quality video processing for the first time in the domestic market.

DCDi® eliminates the jaggedness that conventional up-converters causes to diagonal edges in video. DCDi®’’s unique algorithm identifies all the moving edges in a scene and adjusts the angle of interpolation at each pixel so that the interpolation always follows the edge instead of crossing it, eliminating stair-casing or jagged edge artifacts. This technology was first used in the Digital Format Converter introduced in 1997. With its combination of decoding, de-interlacing and enhancement technologies, they won an Emmy Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in

2001. In addition to being used in all Faroudja Home Theatre and High Definition Broadcast products, the DCDi algorithm has been incorporated into a wide range of video sources and displays by different manufacturers, identifiable by its distinctive DCDi® logo on their front panels.

For the image to look correct (i.e. to prevent the image being distorted or stretched either vertically or horizontally), every part of the playback ‘chain’, i.e. the video source material, the video source and the display, must be correctly configured.

Aspect Ratio Conversion is used to fit images on displays with different aspect ratios while best preserving the correct aspect ratio of the image. NTSC and PAL contents including TV, VCR, Camcorder and video games, typically have an aspect ratio of 4:3.

NTSC and PAL contents can be shown on a 16:9 display using various forms of conversion, including Pillar Boxing, Zoom and Non-Linear, referred to as Anamorphic or Panoramic. Faroudja’s technology varies aspect ratio and picture position to handle traditional 4:3 aspect ratio sources and the wider 16:9 HDTV aspect ratio on a variety of display types and video formats.

4:3 image 16:9 image (distorted)

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TrueLife® Enhancement

Conventional video enhancement simply boosts up the high-frequency components of the video signal with a ‘peaking filter’. This often leads to undesirable artifacts (or visible ‘glitches’), which are distracting and ruining the viewing experience.

Faroudja, on the other hand, uses its TrueLife Enhancement technology to identify patterns of transition that are the desired details in an image such as skin texture, freckles or hair. These areas of transition are deliberately enhanced to render the details more visible and more lifelike. At the same time, the technology enhances large edges to create greater depth of perception without introducing visible artifacts or distortion.

Film Mode Detection Technology

Cross Colour Suppression

Cross colour is an artifact produced by imperfect decoding of composite video. High frequency luma (brightness) components are incorrectly decoded as chroma (colour) signals, causing colour effects to appear where there should be none. This problem

can be detected in many types of “busy” scenes including tiled rooftops, herringbone patterned clothing and leafy scenery etc. The most common and visible cross colour artifacts are flickering, flashing colours or rainbow patterns. The artifact can be eliminated in still images, but is much more complex to detect and correct in moving images. Faroudja’s Cross Colour Suppression uses motion detection to selectively perform the filtering in an intelligent manner, identifying where there is no motion in the image and using the already existing frame memory for the chroma storage required.

In 1989, Faroudja invented and patented film mode detection, also known as 3:2 pulldown detection.

Film-originated content (where conventional film cameras were used as opposed to digital video cameras) that has gone through 3:2 pulldown for conversion to NTSC (the United States television broadcast standard) is detected and the original film frames are recreated by blending the fields back together.

‘Pulldown’ is the process of translating film signals to tally with the broadcast standard. Again, such a process often results in artifacts commonly known as combs. Faroudja was the first to introduce “bad edit” detection capability to detect the original film frames within the video stream and reconstruct an accurate image. This produces an image free from motion artifacts with full vertical resolution. This film mode processing is widely accepted in the industry.

Motion Adaptive Noise Reduction

Noise in an image is typically eliminated or reduced by filtering. Filtering can be done spatially (1-D) or temporally (3-D). Spatial filtering results in a softer image with the details lost. Temporal filtering, without the problem of detail loss, would however induce smearing or ghosting of moving objects in the image if not accurately performed. Faroudja employs Motion Adaptive processing to reduce noise without causing smearing.

2 Familiarizing with Crystalio

2.1 – Crystalio Front Panel

2 3 46

POWER

FILM

2:2

PULLDOWN

RGB/DVI

8 9

1 POWER button

Press once to switch on, press once again to switch to standby.

The status is shown by the Power Indicator LED.

!!Caution: Before connecting Crystalio to the power supply, check the voltage switch at the rear panel to make sure the correct voltage is selected.

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SDI

Serial Digital Interface

9 FILM & 2:2 PULLDOWN indicator LEDs

Film 2:2 Pulldown Mode

OFF OFF Video (DCDi)

ON OFF Film (3:2 Pulldown)

ON ON Film (2:2 Pulldown)

OFF ON Not applicable

OK CANCEL

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INPUT

OUTPUT

DCDi

byFAROUDJA

!!Caution: When Crystalio is switched off, please wait for at least 10 seconds before switching it on again.

2 POWER indicator LED

Green - Crystalio is running

Red - Crystalio is in standby mode

3 INPUT button

Press to cycle through the Crystalio video input sources.

Input sources support HDTV Component, HDTV DVI, SDI, S-Video and RGBs etc. Please refer to Section 5.2, Input Select, for details.

4 OUTPUT button

Press to cycle through the Crystalio output modes: <RGBHV>, <RGBs>, <DVI>, <YpbPr>, & <YcbCr>

5 Navigation buttons

6 SETUP / OK button

7 CANCEL button

8 RGB indicator LED

ON - analogue video output in RGB mode

10 LCD Display

The LCD display has 2 distinct modes.

Status Display

By default, the LCD displays the current status of Crystalio which includes the following information:

 Video input source  Video source format

 Screen aspect ratio  Output resolution / format

 Image aspect ratio

 Image size  Output selection

 Current de-interlacing mode

Setup Display

When setting up Crystalio, the LCD displays setup menu. Typical operation includes:

 To enter menu set up mode, press <SETUP>  To highlight the previous or next item, press <UP>

or <DOWN>

 To increase or decrease value, press <LEFT> or

<RIGHT>

 To select an item or confirm setting, press <OK>  To exit and go up one level of the menu, press

OFF - analogue video output in Component Y-Pb-Pr mode

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2.2 – Crystalio Rear Panel

1 2

230

POWER

1 Power Supply Cable Entry

Use the cable supplied with your Crystalio.

Cr/R Y/G Cb/B

LAN

USB

Component /RGB1

Component/RGB2

RS232

S-Video1

S-Video2

6 7

Video1/sync

Video2/sync

HDTV Digital in HDTV Analog in

Cr/R Y/G Cb/B

VIDEO INPUT TERMINALS

These allow you to connect your video sources to Crystalio. Please refer to Section 3.3 for details.

Hsync Vsync

Expansi on

SDI 1 SDI 2 S DI 3DVI Out

2 Power Supply Voltage Selector

This must be set to the same as your mains voltage, either 110v or 220v AC. It should have been set correctly by your supplying dealer.

!!Caution: Make sure this is correctly set BEFORE connecting Crystalio to your power supply.

Digital

3 HDTV Digital In

4 SDI 1, SDI 2, and SDI 3

Analogue

5 Component/RGB 1

Can be used either as:

 RGBs (RGB with composite sync) or RGsB (RGB

with Sync on Green)

 Component Video Y-Pb-Pr

 1 x Composite (CVBS) video and 1 x S-Video

6 Component/RGB 2

Can be used either as:

 RGBs (RGB with composite sync) or RGsB (RGB

with Sync on Green)

 Component Video Y-Pb-Pr

 1 x Composite (CVBS) Video and 1 x S-Video

7 HDTV analogue in

Can be used either as:

 High Definition Component Video Y-Pb-Pr

 RGBHV

 RGsB (RGB with Sync on Green)

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2.2 – Crystalio Rear Panel (cont’d)

230

VIDEO OUTPUT TERMINALS

Your display device(s) should be connected to these terminals. Crystalio offers the following connection configurations.

11 12

Cr/R Y/G Cb/B

LAN

USB

Component /RGB1

Component/RGB2

RS232

S-Video1

S-Video2

Video1/sync

Video2/sync

HDTV Digital in HDTV Analog in

Cr/R Y/G Cb/B

Computer / Network Connectivity

These are optional / advanced connections

10 USB (Universal Serial Bus)

Hsync Vsync

Expansi on

SDI 1 SDI 2 S DI 3DVI Out

Digital

8 DVI

The DVI (Digital Video Interface) provides the best quality video output from Crystalio. If you are connecting to a display device that has a DVI terminal, this is the recommended option to use. This allows direct transmission of the video information from Crystalio to the display without any conversion from digital to analogue signals.

Analogue

9 5 x BNC Connectors

Can be used either as:

 RGBHV

 RGB(Cs)

 Component Video Y-Pb-Pr or Y-Cb-Cr

Allows Crystalio to be upgraded using USB thumb disk.

11 RJ45 Ethernet connection

Allows Crystalio to be connected to a computer network for firmware upgrades.

RS232 DB9 Male Serial connection

Allows Crystalio to be integrated into and controlled by home theatre control systems.

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2.3 – Remote Control

A remote control is supplied with your Crystalio for your direct access to the commonly used functions.

Note: Insert batteries to remote control before using.

1 Power ON & OFF buttons

Press ON to switch your Crystalio on and press OFF to switch to standby mode.

!!Caution: When Crystalio is

switched off, please wait for at least 10 seconds before switching it on again.

2 Video Settings buttons

Use these buttons to configure the appearance of the video being displayed. Parameters available for customization including BRIGHTness, CONTRAST, COLOR saturation, RGB OFFSET, RGB GAIN, and HUE. Refer to Section 5.4 for details.

3 Aspect Ratio buttons

To switch to the common aspect ratio settings directly including

4:3, 16:9, 2.35:1, and SCREEN. Refer to Section 5.3 for details.

4 Input Select buttons

To select the active video source directly including SDI 1, Video, Component, and DVI etc. Refer to Section 5.2 for details.

5 Navigation buttons

6 ENTER button

ENTER button acts the same as the SETUP / OK button on the front panel. It is used to enter the menu setup mode and to select item or confirm setting.

7 ESC button

ESCape button acts the same as the CANCEL button on the front panel. It is used to exit and go back one level of the menu setup

OFF ON

4:3 BRIGHT CO NTRAST COLOR

16:9 GAINOFFSET HUE

2.35:1 SDI 2SDI 1 SDI 3

SCREEN

HDTV SVIDEO 1D VI SVIDE O 2

STORE PROFILE

AR USER CUSTOM CENTER

LED ACTIVE P IXEL MAGIC 1:1 LED OFF

AR PROFILE

1 2 43

2:2 EVEN NTSC30 ON VIDEO AUTO

2:2 ODD NLS

COMPONENT1

VIDEO

ENTER

ZOOM

ZOOM IN

FULL WIDTH FULL HEIGHT

VIDEO USER PROFILE

9 AR STORE PROFILE button

Use this to memorize Aspect Ratio profiles.

10 AR PROFILE buttons

To recall stored Aspect Ratio profiles. Refer to Section 5.7 for details.

11 USER STORE PROFILE button

To store user-defined video profiles.

12 VIDEO USER PROFILE buttons

COMPONENT2

LCD

POSITION

IVE

ACT

BEST FIT

ZOOM OUT

18 NLS button

Use this to switch on and off Non-Linear Stretching. Refer to Section 5.5 for details.

To recall stored user profiles. Refer to Section 5.8 for details.

13 POSITION CUSTOM CENTRE

Use this together with the Navigation buttons to control the position of displayed image. Refer to Section 5.5 for details.

14 LED ACTIVE / LED OFF buttons

To switch on and off the LED indicators on the front panel.

15 PIXEL MAGIC 1:1 button

To activate Pixel Magic System. Refer to Section 5.9 for details.

16 ZOOM buttons

To scale displayed image so that it makes the image perfectly fit the display device. These include ZOOM, BEST FIT, ZOOM IN, ZOOM OUT, FULL WIDTH, & FULL HEIGHT. Refer to Section

5.5 for details.

17 Deinterlace buttons

Use these to select deinterlace method including AUTO, VIDEO, NTSC@30 ON, 2:2 EVEN, and 2:2 ODD. Refer to Section 5.5 for details.

8 LCD ON / LCD ACTIVE / LCD OFF buttons

To control the backlight of LCD display on the front panel. Refer to Section 5.5 for details.

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3.1 – Compatible Equipment

In simple terms, Crystalio serves as a video processor which enhances video signal from source devices and then deliver the enhanced video signal to the display devices.

Crystalio is compatible with:

Any source device capable of outputting:

 Composite Video

 S-Video

 RGsB (Sync on Green)

 RGBs (Separate Sync)

 Component (Y-Pb-Pr)

 VGA (HD15)

 Digital DVI

3.2 – Mains

!!Caution: Ensure that the voltage selector is set

correctly for your mains voltage. If you have any doubts, DO NOT connect your Crystalio and contact your dealer for advice. Incorrect setting of the voltage selector will result in serious damage to your unit and may lead to fire hazard / electric shock.

!!Caution: Connect Crystalio to a power point using the mains cable provided.

3.3 – Video Inputs

Crystalio includes a comprehensive set of input terminals to allow you to connect a wide range of video sources.

For the best results you should:

 use the highest quality output that your video

source provides

 SDI (Serial Digital Interface)

Any analogue or digital display device is capable to accept input in the form of:

 Analogue RGBHV

 Analogue RGB with composite sync

 use high quality cables for all connections

When deciding on which output to use from your device, use the following list as a guideline (with best quality being first):

1 SDI or DVI (a direct digital connection from a

compatible set top box or DVD player).

2 RGB (RGsB/RGBS) – often available from set

top boxes, DVD players etc., This could be used an optional connection on games consoles.

3 Component (YpbPr) – typically available on

mid-range to high-end DVD players and some games consoles.

4 S-Video – a general purpose connection found

on many devices. Sometimes (but incorrectly) this referred as SVHS.

5 Composite – the most common, and the lowest

performing video connection.

 Analogue Component (Y-Pb-Pr)

 Analogue Component (Y-Cb-Cr)

TIPS: It is recommended that you choose the interlaced output from your source device instead of the progressive (e.g. 480i instead of 480p).

 Digital DVI

This leaves the conversion from interlaced video to progressive video to be performed by Crystalio, which has sophisticated processing dedicated to this task.

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Hardware Installation Diagram

Game Console / DVD Player

ideo Inputs

HDTV Source

DVD Player with SDI

Output

3.4 – Video Outputs

For maximum performance you should use the digital connection where possible.

The reason for this is that the display of a digital device (for example a plasma panel, TFT monitor or LCD/LCOS/DLP projector) is built up of a grid of fixed number of elements or pixels, which are all directly and individually controlled by the internal digital electronics of the display. Using the DVI interface of the display allows these individual pixels to be directly controlled by Crystalio, bypassing the internal picture processing electronics of the display device, and thereby producing more detailed and accurate images.

When deciding on which output to use from your device, use the following list as a guideline (best quality first):

1 DVI (a direct digital connection from Crystalio to

the display device).

CRT Projector

Plasma TV / LCD TV /

Digital Projector

ideo Outputs

3.5 – Product Registration

To enjoy the 12-month warranty for your Crystalio, you must register online at:

http://www.crystalio.com/support.html

This would only take a couple of minutes. You will need your serial number so please make a note of it prior to registering your Crystalio.

2 RGBHV / RGB(Cs)

Once registered, you will be entitled to view technical information, online product help, and of course

3 Component video

software updates for your Crystalio.

4 Basic Software Setup

4.1– Configure Your Video Source

Even your video source has the option to output progressive video (denoted by a number and then the letter ‘p’, for example 480p), for maximum results, it is recommended to disable such option and select interlaced video mode instead (denoted by a number and then the letter ‘i’, for example 480i).

The reason for this is that Crystalio features the stateof-the-art technology specifically designed for converting interlaced video into progressive video, and that will usually deliver higher performance than the converter built in your source device.

4.3 – Switch On Crystalio

Press the POWER button on the front panel, the Power LED should show green and the LCD display illuminates. Note that you will need to wait for approximately 40 seconds for Crystalio to initialize and for video to display.

If you do not see video as expected, refer to the [Troubleshooting] section.

4.2 – Select Input Terminal

Using remote control

Press the button of the type of input terminal via which your input device has been connected.

Note: For HDTV analogue input, repeat pressing the HDTV button to cycle through the HDTV Component, RGB, and RGBHV option.

Using front panel control

SETUP

1 Press SETUP button to start VP SETUP

2 Choose Input Select, press OK button to continue

VP SET UP

> Input Select

Aspect Ratio Video Settings Advanced System Config AR Profile ……

INPUT SELECT

> HDTV DVI

HDTV Compnt HDTV RGBHV HDTV RGB

SDI 1 SDI 2 SDI 3 Component 1 ……

3 Choose input terminal via which your input device

is connected

4 Press OK button to confirm

Using front panel control

Press the INPUT button to cycle through the various input terminals and stop at the one by which your input device is connected.

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4.4 – Select Output Terminal

Using front panel control

SETUP

1 Press SETUP button to start VP SETUP

2 Choose System Config, press OK to continue

VP SET UP

Input Select Aspect Ratio Video Settings Advanced

> System Config

AR Profile Video Profile Pixel Magic

3 Choose Output Select, press OK to continue

4 Choose DVI for digital device or RGBHV / YPbPr /

YCbCr / RGB(Cs) for analogue device

OUTPUT SELECT

RGBHV

> DVI YPbPr

YCbCr

RGB(Cs)

5 Press OK button to confirm

SYSTEM CONFIG

Input Format

> Output Select

Output Format

OUTPUT SELECT

> RGBHV DVI YPbPr

HD Active Wnd

Resolution

H sync /V sync Pre Y/C Delay ……

YCbCr RGB(Cs)

4.5 – Set Output Format / Resolution

Setting Output Format for Analogue devices

SETUP

1 Press SETUP button to start VP SETUP

2 Choose System Config, press OK to continue

VP SET UP

Input Select Aspect Ratio Video Settings Advanced

> System Config

AR Profile Video Profile Pixel Magic

SYSTEM CONFIG

Input Format

HD Active Wnd Output Select Resolution

> Output Format

H sync /V sync Pre Y/C Delay ……

3 Choose Output Format, press OK to continue

4 Choose output format of the display device being

connected in the OUTPUT FORMAT menu

5 Press OK button to confirm

Setting Resolution for Digital devices

1 Press SETUP button to start VP SETUP

2 Choose System Config, press OK to continue

VP SET UP

Input Select Aspect Ratio Video Settings Advanced

> System Config

AR Profile Video Profile Pixel Magic

SETUP

SYSTEM CONFIG

Input Format

> Resolution Output Format

OUTPUT FORMAT

480p @59.94Hz

> 480p @60Hz

540p @60Hz 576p @60Hz ……

HD Active Wnd Output Select

H sync /V sync Pre Y/C Delay ……

TIPS: For optimum display, you should set

Crystalio to output a video signal that matches your display perfectly in terms of resolution and aspect ratio. See Section 5 Expert Configuration for details on how to achieve this.

3 Choose Resolution, press OK to continue

4 Choose the resolution of your display device from

the list and press OK button to confirm

RESOLUTION

> Preset Models 800 x 600 848 x 480

856 x 480 ……

PRES ET MODE LS

> Epson TW100 Fuj 1024x1024

Hitachi 40 Alis InFocus 7205 ……

5 Choose Preset Models, press OK to continue

6 Select the display device being connected

7 Press OK button to confirm

Congratulations! You have now completed the basic configuration. In the following sections, there is much more fine-tuning that you can do to fully optimize the performance.

5 Expert Configuration

5.1 – Overview

Digital display devices create the picture from a large number of pixels or points of light. The best picture with these devices is achieved by:-

 Delivering the picture signal digitally by using digital

video interface (DVI)

 Sending a picture that ‘fits’ exactly the number of

pixels that the display device physically has. This is known as 1:1 pixel mapping or driving the display at its ‘native resolution’

Analogue display devices are not built up from individual pixels, as such they do not have a ‘native resolution’. However, they have a range of resolutions where they can deliver the best performance, therefore it is recommended to utilize in that mode.

Although optimum resolution varies from one display device to another, this would not be causing setback to Crystalio, since it has been designed to match the resolution of almost any display device available in the market.

What makes Crystalio distinguished from the ordinary video processors among various state-of-the-art technologies incorporated is, that the sophisticated control allows users to have the flexibility to configure every single aspect of video processing.

Crystalio provides expert users with a diverse range of options and settings for customizing the system to suit their specific needs and preferences. These include color fine-tuning and enhancement, aspect ration control, re-defining remote control buttons, customizing menu display, saving display profiles, etc. These options allow users to be able to control the display settings precisely and to have quality video viewing experience. With such control, users could maximize the performance of any video sources and exploit the capability of almost any display devices.

VPS-2300 User Guide

5 Expert Configuration

5.2 – Input Select

This option allows you to select the active video source. Note that if you have configured Crystalio to hide 1 or more sources, these sources will not be shown.

Setup

SETUP

►

Available Modes

Input Select Input Format

HDTV Compnt

HDTV RGBHV

HDTV RGB HD Analogue RGB sync on

HDTV DVI HD Digital DVI DVI

SDI 1 SDI 1 SDI

SDI 2 SDI 2 SDI

SDI 3 SDI 3 SDI

Input

Select

VP SET UP

> Input Select Aspect Ratio Video Settings Advanced System Config

……

► Port Arrange

HD Analogue Component

(YpbPr)

HD Analogue RGBHV

Green

5.3 – Aspect Ratio

Crystalio features sophisticated Aspect Control management by using UltraAR™, allowing almost any aspect ratio (including custom ratios) to be used with almost any device.

Setup

SETUP

►

Available Modes

Aspect Ratio Source Material Aspect Ratio

4:3 4:3

16:9 16:9

16:9 Letterbox 16:9 Letterbox

2.35:1 Anamorphic 2.35:1

Same as Screen Use this mode if the source image

Customize Allows custom control over the aspect

Aspect

Ratio

VP SET UP

Input Select

> Aspect Ratio Video Settings Advanced System Config

……

select appropriate

►

mode from list

aspect ratio is same as screen aspect ratio

ratio for non standard material

Component 1* Component 1 Component

(YpbPr)

Component 2* Component 2 Component

(YpbPr)

S-Video 1 S-Video 1 Svideo

S-Video 2 S-Video 2 Svideo

Video 1 Composite video 1 Composite (CVBS)

Video 2 Composite video 2 Composite (CVBS)

RGB 1* RGB sync on

Green 1

RGB 2* RGB sync on

Green 2

RGBs 1* RGB separate

sync 1

RGBs 2 * RGB separate

sync 2

RGB sync on Green (RGsB)

RGB Separate Sync (RGBS)

TIPS: For Customized option, use the Navigation Buttons on the front panel to set up customized aspect ratio.

Decrease

aspect ratio

Increase

aspect ratio

Confirm

selection

HDTV Video Scaler/Proc

SETUP

OK CANCEL

SDI

Serial Digita l Interface

Cancel

selection

Note: Increment / decrement of aspect ratio is 0.05, except

that it will also stop at 4:3 (1.33:1) and 16:9 (1.78:1)

Pixel Magic

5 Expert Configuration

5.4 – Video Settings

Crystalio allows you to configure the appearance of the video being displayed with a range of parameters.

Setup

SETUP

►

Note: Use Navigation Buttons on the front panel to set up:

increase value in increments of 10

decrease

value

decrease value in

increments of 10

Video

Settings

VP SET UP

Input Select

Aspect Ratio

> Video Settings Advanced System Config

AR Profile

Video Profile

Pixel Magic

select appropriate

►

setting from list

increase

value

HDTV Video Scaler/Proc

SETUP

OK CANCEL

SDI

Serial Digita l Interface

confirm

selection

cancel

selection

Pixel Magic

Available Modes

Video Setting

Brightness Adjusts display brightness -999 to 999

Contrast Adjusts display contrast -18 to 14

Colour Adjusts display colour saturation -99 to 99

Hue Adjusts display hue -180 to 180

Sharpness Adjusts display sharpness

R Offset Adjusts Red element of display

G Offset Adjusts Green element of display

B Offset Adjusts Blue element of display

R Gain Adjusts Red gain -99 to 99

G Gain Adjusts Green gain -99 to 99

B Gain Adjusts Blue gain -99 to 99

Black Enhancer

Voltage Pump

Function Available

range

0 to 100

Note: This setting is same as adjust TrueLife Luma Edge Eff.

-999 to 999

saturation

-999 to 999

saturation

-999 to 999

saturation

Black Enhancer improves black level details

Natural Black / Enhanced Black

Voltage Pump drives analogue

On / Off

output voltage up

Note: This setting is available when analogue output is selected.

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5 Expert Configuration

5.5 – Advanced

The settings introduced in this section allows Crystalio to be configured to suit complex environments, enabling you to configure many of the Faroudja video processing options to maximize the picture quality.

Note: The DCDi®, De-interlace and Noise Reducer will be hidden in this menu if HDTV input has been selected.

Setup

SETUP

► Advanced ►

VP SET UP

Input Select Aspect Ratio

Video Settings

> Advanced System Config

AR Profile

Video Profile

Pixel Magic

select appropriate

advanced setting

Available Modes

Advanced Available modes

DCDi® Faroudja developed DCDi® (Directional

Correlational De-interlacing) technology to eliminate the jaggedness that conventional upconverters introduced to diagonal edges in video. DCDi®’s unique algorithm identifies all the moving edges in a scene and adjusts the angle of interpolation at each pixel so that the interpolation always follows the edge instead of crossing it, eliminating stair-casing or jagged edge artifact, to produce a smooth and natural looking image.

Activate DCDi® de-interlacing

Off

Deactivate DCDi® de-interlacing

Note: Use Navigation Buttons on the front panel to set up:

decrease

value

increase

value

HDTV Video Scaler/Proc

SETUP

OK CANCEL

SDI

Serial Digita l Interface

confirm

selection

cancel

selection

Pixel Magic

Deinterlace Auto

Crystalio will automatically select the most appropriate de-interlace method. The method selected can either be

• DCDi®

• Film 3:2 Pulldown

• Film 2:2 Pulldown Even (PAL only)

• Film 2:2 Pulldown Odd (PAL only)

Video

DCDi® de-interlacing only

NTSC@30 On

Crystalio will automatically select the most appropriate de-interlace method. The method selected can either be

• Film 3:2 Pulldown

• Film 2:2 Pulldown Even (NTSC/PAL)

• Film 2:2 Pulldown Odd (NTSC/PAL)

• DCDi®

2:2 Even

Film 2:2 Pulldown Even

2:2 Odd

Film 2:2 Pulldown Odd

Note: If DCDi® is switched off in the Advanced menu setting, simple video de-interlace will be used instead of DCDi

Advanced Available modes

Noise Reducer

True Life ™ Conventional video enhancement is done by a

This is useful for improving the quality of off-air material.

Options:

• Hi

• Medium

• Lo

• Off

“peaking filter” that enhances the highfrequency components of the video signal. However, this creates unwanted artifacts. Faroudja does not use a peaking filter to enhance an image, instead it uses its TrueLife™ Enhancement technology to identify transitions considered to be the details in an image such as skin texture, freckles or hair. These detail transitions are deliberately enhanced making them more visible and more lifelike. The technology also enhances large edges to create greater depth of perception without introducing visualartifacts or distortion.

Detail Eff

Sets the level of Horizontal Detail enhancement

Detail Thd

Sets the threshold point for the introduction of Horizontal Detail enhancement

Luma Edge Eff

Sets the level of Horizontal Edge Luma enhancement

Luma Edge Thd

Sets the threshold point for the introduction of Horizontal Edge Luma enhancement

Zoom This setting allows the displayed image to be

scaled to perfectly fit the display device.

Full Width

Crystalio will set the width of the image to match the dimensions of the display device

Full Height

Crystalio will set the height of the image to match the dimensions of the display device

Best Fit

This automatically selects Full Width and Full Height options together, so that the image displayed fills the dimensions of the display device.

Source Width

Crystalio will set the width of the image to match the dimensions of the video source. No horizontal scaling is taking place in this mode

Source Height

Crystalio will set the height of the image to match the dimensions of the video source. No vertical scaling is taking place in this mode

Customize

This allows fine manual control over the exact image size

Note: Zoom takes place in increments of

0.02. The displayed image can not be enlarged beyond 10 times the original source image dimensions, nor can it be reduced to less than half of the source image dimensions.

Zoom In

dvanced

Chroma Edge Eff

Sets the level of Horizontal Edge Chroma enhancement

Chroma Edge Thd

Sets the threshold point the introduction of Horizontal Edge Chroma enhancement

V Luma Edge Eff

Sets the level of Vertical Details enhancement

V Luma Edge Thd

Sets the threshold point for the introduction of Vertical Detail enhancement

vailable modes

dvanced

Crystalio will enlarge the image by increments of x0.1

Zoom Out

Crystalio will shrink the image by decrements of x0.1

Zoom to Line

Crystalio will enlarge/shrink the image to exact line

vailable modes

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Position This setting allows the displayed image to be

moved to perfectly fit the display device.

Center

Crystalio will reset the image position to be central on the display device

Customize

This allows fine manual control over the exact image position (Use Navigation Buttons on the

front panel to set up)

Note: When initially pressing the arrow keys, the image will move 30 pixels at a time. If the same arrow key is held, the movement will accelerate. Similarly if the opposite key is pressed, the movement will decelerate.

Crystalio automatically limits the position function to ensure that the image is not moved completely off the visible area

Crop The crop function allows areas of the displayed

image to be masked, useful if you do not want part of the image to be visible on the display device.

Film Detect This defines the film mode detection window.

On some cases when the source has sub-title, the de-interlacing method used may not be correct. So, use this control for adjustment.

Normal Wnd

Uses whole image for detection

Small Wnd

Uses partial image for detection

Crop Top

Crystalio will remove a section of the top area of the image

Crop Bottom

Crystalio will remove a section of the bottom area of the image

Crop Left

Crystalio will remove a section of the left area of the image

Crop Right

Crystalio will remove a section of the right area of the image

Use Navigation Buttons on the front panel to set up

Note: When initially pressing the arrow keys, the image will crop 30 pixels at a time. If the same arrow key is held, the crop rate will accelerate. Similarly if the opposite key is pressed, the crop rate will decelerate.

Film Bias Control

This can be set to a value ranging from 1 to 9, with the smallest value suitable for most video sources, while the greater values better suit film sources.

NLS Config Non-Linear Stretching is used to fill a full 16:9

screen with a 4:3 image while minimizing the widening effect on the image especially at center of the screen. There are two parameters, Center Shape and Crop to Fit, to stretch the image according to personal preference.

Center Shape

This controls the shape of image in center area. Setting of 3 makes the image look good at center, but with more distortion at left and right sides.

Setting of 0 produces a less non-linear stretched image across the whole screen, resulting in obvious distortion at the center of the image.

Advanced Available modes

NLS Config

(cont’d)

The following pictures show different settings of Center Shape from 0 to 3, with Crop to Fit being set to default value of 2.

Center Shape = 0 (produces a less non-linear stretched image)

Center Shape = 1

NLS Config (cont’d)

Crop to Fit

This controls how the image is being cropped at the top and bottom. Cropping the image results in less horizontal stretching.

Setting of 0 results in no cropping. Setting of 3 results in maximum cropping at the top and bottom.

The following pictures show different settings of Crop to Fit from 0 to 3, with Center Shape being set to default value of 2.

Crop to Fit = 0

Crop to Fit =1

Center Shape = 2

Crop to Fit = 2

Center Shape = 3 (Horizontal stretching takes place mainly at the two sides, resulting in minimum horizontal stretching at center)

Crop to Fit = 3 (Maximum cropping)

Advanced Available modes

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Advanced Available modes

Back Light Crystalio can black out the LCD display to avoid

LCD back light affecting video viewing.

The LCD is illuminated whenever Crystalio is running (i.e. not in standby mode)

Active

The LCD is illuminated whenever the Crystalio settings are being accessed (such as menu is being selected). After a short period of inactivity, the illumination will switch off automatically.

Off

The LCD backlighting is disabled.

LED Similar to LCD back light, the LEDs on the front

panel can be blacked out.

Active

The LEDs are illuminated to show the current status

Off

The LEDs are disabled

Note: the Power LED cannot be disabled.

Hide Input Crystalio has a comprehensive set of input

connections. For ease of use it may be more convenient to remove any unused inputs from the menu selections. For example, if you are not using Composite video connections, then by hiding these inputs it reduces 8 items from the input menu.

Remap Button

Firmware Upgrade

On Crystalio remote control, there are no “16:9 Letter Box” nor “Toggle D/A” buttons. User can redefine some buttons to perform these operations.

16:9 Letter Box

 N/A : default

 2:35:1 : [2.35:1] button is replaced with

[16:9 LetterBox] function

Toggle D / A

 N/A : default

 LED ACTIVE : [LED ACTIVE] button is