Vista Spyder Series Operation Manual

Vista

SYSTEMS

™

OPERATION MANUAL

Document Revision: 1.5
Release Date: July 2005

Part Number: MAN-SPYDER

Vista Systems, Corp.

2001 W. Melinda Lane

Phoenix, AZ 85027

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In the interest of continued product development, Vista Systems, Corp. reserves the right
to make improvements in this manual and the products it describes at any time, without
notice or obligation.

Spyder, Montage, CanvasMaster & ScreenMaster are trademarks of Vista Systems, Corp.

©Vista Systems, Corp. All rights reserved worldwide. No part of this publication may be
reproduced, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in
any form by any means without written permission from Vista Systems, Corp.

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Table of Contents

Section 1: Important Safety Instructions ................................................................. 4

Section 2: Introduction............................................................................................... 5

Section 3: Model Descriptions................................................................................... 6

3.1 Spyder 200 Series.............................................................................................. 7

3.2 Spyder 300 Series.............................................................................................. 7

3.3 Options............................................................................................................... 8

3.3.1 200X/300X Expansion Option.................................................................. 8

3.3.2 200C/300C Composite/S-Video Option................................................... 8

Section 4: Operation................................................................................................. 10

4.1 Overview.......................................................................................................... 10

4.2 Inputs...............................................................................................................11

4.3 Outputs............................................................................................................ 12

4.4 Display.............................................................................................................13

4.5 Control............................................................................................................ 14

4.5.1 External control protocol for Spyder................................................... 14

Section 5: Physical Specifications.......................................................................... 20

5.1 Rackmount Instructions................................................................................. 20

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Section 1: Important Safety Instructions

This symbol indicates the presence of “dangerous voltage” within the
product enclosure that may be significant enough to cause a risk of
electrical shock.

1) Do not use this device near water or water sources. Do not expose to dripping or

splashing or liquid filled objects such as beverages or vases.

2) WARNING-TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT

EXPOSE THIS DEVICE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

3) Unplug this unit during electrical storms and when unused for long periods of time.

4) Do not install this device near heat sources such as radiators, registers, stoves or

other heat producing sources.

5) Do not obstruct ventilation openings in the front or rear of device.

6) A grounding plug type has two blades and a grounding prong. If the provided plug

does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete
outlet.

7) To completely disconnect the device from the AC main voltage, disconnect the

power supply cord from the AC receptacle.

8) This unit is supplied with a 120V power supply cord (U.S.A. and Canada). For

operation outside the U.S.A. and Canada, qualified personnel must provide for use
with this unit, an appropriate, approved power supply cord which complies with the
end use country requirements.

9) Operator Accessible Fuse: Caution for continued protection against risk of fire,

replace only with same type and rated fuse.

10) Use only manufacturer provided rack mount hardware.

11) Use caution when moving device on tray or rack frame to avoid tip-over.

12) No user serviceable parts inside enclosure.

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Section 2: Introduction

Spyder™ is a compact versatile video processing product with superb capabilities to
blend, window and scale a very wide array of video signals with unparallel quality and
ease.

The compact modular design allows Spyder to be used to display a virtually endless
variety of windows through a single output, or stretch a single input across multiple
displays to create a seamless widescreen image, and do just about anything in-between.

Spyder consists of 2 model families, the 200 and 300 series, each family has multiple
configurations available to meet the most demanding environment and all models have
expansion ability (optional) to provide more inputs/windows or more output/displays or
both. Providing a fast easy solution to expand a system to meet changing requirements or
specifications.

Spyder control can be accomplished multiple ways depending on application:
The easy to use Vista Spyder control software, one of the state of the art Vista Spyder
desktop controllers, or utilizing 3rd party control.

This manual is designed to give an overview of Spyder features, functionality and
operation. The detailed operation of will be found in the respective manuals for each
individual control platform, i.e., Software, Desk Top Controller or 3rd party control.

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Section 3: Model Descriptions

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