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RMQ-230 Series

• RMQ-230-3G • RMQ-230-HD

• RMQ-230-SD • RMQ-230-A

Quad-Split, LCD, Multi-Viewer Audio/ Video Monitors

User Guide

Part Number 821081, Revision C

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May 09, 2012

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Introduction

Overview

The RMQ-230 Series quad split, LCD video monitors are highperformance 23" professional LCD monitors that support advanced 10-bit digital processing technology and also 3D comb filter and de-interlace, accurate scaling engine, GAMMA correction and color temperature adjustment to achieve the best possible image display.

The RMQ-230 Series supports 4-channel 3G/HD/SD-SDI/CVBS signal and a single HDMI signal input. They can simultaneously display four signal inputs, with three typical display modes including one full screen display, one big-with-three small screen displays and four uniform size screen displays.

RMQ-230 Series

Topics

Topics Page

Introduction 1 Safety 2 Installation Recommendations 3 Unpacking and Installation 4 Features 6 Front Panel Features 7 Rear Panel Features 10 Using the OSD Menu 13 Specifications 24 Technical Function Overview 26

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RMQ-230 Series

Safety

Important Safety Instructions

1. Read, keep, and follow all of these instructions; heed all warnings.

2. Do not use this equipment near water, rain or moisture.

3. Use only a dry cloth to clean the equipment.

4. Do not install near any heat source such as a radiator, heat register,

amplifier, or stove.

5. Do not attempt to plug the unit into a two-blade outlet (with only

two prongs of equal width).

IMPORTANT:

By design, these monitors will only plug into a three-prong outlet for your safety. If the plug does not fit into your outlet, contact an electrician to replace the obsolete outlet.

6. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched,

particularly at plug’s source on the equipment and at the socket.

7. Use only the attachments/accessories specified by the

manufacturer.

8. Unplug the equipment during lightning storms or when unused

for long periods of time.

9. Use of a cart is neither recommended nor approved by Wohler.

10. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing will be

required under all of the following conditions:

• The equipment has been damaged in any way, such as when

the power-supply cord or plug is damaged.

• Objects have fallen onto the equipment; or the equipment has

been exposed to rain or moisture, or liquid has been spilled onto the equipment.

• The equipment does not operate normally.

• The equipment has been dropped.

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Safety Symbols

RMQ-230 Series

Installation Recommendations

WARNING:

The symbol to the left warns of electric shock hazard inside the unit. Disconnect the power cord before removing access panels when installing upgrades. Only qualified service personnel are to operate the equipment with covers removed, and are to exercise caution to avoid personal injury.

Installation Recommendations

Heat Dissipation

The ambient temperature around the unit should not exceed 40° Celsius (104° Fahrenheit). Allow plenty of space around the unit for air circulation.

Mounting/Bracing

Stands for desktop mounting are provided. The fixed desktop stand resists tipping over. The adjustable stand may need bracing when raised to its higher positions.

Wall mounting kits (not provided) are available for semi-permanent installations. Ensure that the lock hardware will resist movement from mobile vehicles or seismic vibrations.

Connections and Cable Recommendations

We recommend that you limit the length of the cables that you use for feeding HD-SDI signals sources to the HD-SDI inputs of the RMQ Series units and that you use a Belden 1694A cable (or equivalent). The

HD-SDI inputs (IN1 and IN4) can be up to 150 meters (492 feet) in

length for 1.5 Gbps (HD), more for 270 Mbps (SD) and less for 3Gbps.

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RMQ-230 Series

Unpacking and Installation

Note:

HDMI 1.3 or 1.4 cable lengths of 2m (6 feet) are guaranteed to work well. Four meters (12 feet) lengths of high quality cable should work well enough, but is not guaranteed for all situations. Longer HDMI cables often degrade signal quality. Active extender transmitter/receiver pairs can be used to cover long distances.

Electrical Interference

Be careful to properly terminate/ground signals and avoid mismatched cable types and other similar causes of undesired reflections in digital signal systems. If severe enough, such reflections can result in corruption of the digital data stream. As with any audio equipment, maximum immunity from electrical interference requires the use of shielded cable. The internal circuitry ground is connected to the chassis.

Power

The unit comes with a standard 19VDC/4.7 A external power adapter and connects an A/C mains power source (65W, 100 to 240 VAC, 50/ 60Hz) through the IEC connector provided on the power adapter.

When the mains plug or appliance coupler is used as the disconnect device, the disconnect device connection should remain accessible to be operable.

Unpacking and Installation

Contents

While unpacking the components, verify that none of the components are damaged.

Also verify that the box contains all of the following:

• Monitor

• Base

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Mounting

Before

After

M4 Screws

RMQ-230 Series

Unpacking and Installation

• Base board with screws

• Adapter (19V)

• Power cord

• User guide CDROM

• Warranty card

The RMQ-230 Series monitor comes standard with two table top stands: one fixed and one adjustable.

Alternatively, you can order the rack mount kit separately.

Refer to Figure 1–1 on page 5 while installing the fixed base onto the monitor. Refer to the instructions included with other mounts when used.

Figure 1–1 RMQ-230 Fixed Base Installation

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RMQ-230 Series

Features

1. Install the base to the monitor.

2. Place the monitor on a solid static-free surface.

3. Connect the power cord to the rear panel of the monitor and to

4. Connect the signal inputs to the rear panel.

5. Press the Power switch (DC IN) on the rear panel of the monitor.

Features

The RMQ-230 Series monitors provide the following features:

mains power.

• 178° viewing angle

• Multi-format analog and digital audio signals

• Four of 5 input signals (4 x SDI/CVBS, 1 x HDMI)

• Adjustment of the parameters for each channel

• High-quality waveform or vector monitoring (for CH1 and CH3 in

quad view)

• Embedded SDI or stereo analog audio through speakers or

headphones

• Audio bar graph meters, up to sixteen

• Stereo analog audio line output of selected channel

• Area, safety, and center markers

• Closed captions for CVBS

• Pre-set or user-adjustable color temperature per channel

• Time code for SD-SDI in ANC-packet form

• LED tally and dynamic OSD/IMD tally

• HDMI output for a larger display

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Front Panel Features

Tally Light

Headphones

Channels 1 thru 4

Quad View

HDMI DVI In

F1/Down & F2/Up

Enter Power LED

Power On/Off

Status

Level Meters

In-Monitor Display (IMD)

Timecode

The following feature descriptions refer to Figure 1–2 below.

Figure 1–2 RMQ-230 Front Panel

RMQ-230 Series

Front Panel Features

• Tally: This LED displays red, green, or yellow (green + red).

• Status: The status is displayed in the upper left corner of each

window, and includes the input channel number and signal format. Operation is defined in the

• Level Meters: Displays up to 16 channels, 8 on the left and 8 on the

right. Define the meters setup in the AUDIO CONFIG AUDIO

SOURCE

• IMD: The 16 characters of the in-monitor display (IMD) can be

displayed in red, green, yellow, or white. OSD CONFIG IMD

DISPLAY

The second page of OSD CONFIG defines the dynamic

OSD tally operations.

OSD CONFIG FORMAT DISPLAY menu.

and METER DISPLAY menu options.

, IMD COLOR, and IMD CHAR define the static operation.

IMD and

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