X Tune Video Processor, Scaler, Switcher, Integrated TV Tuner Now has character text generator via rs-232 Installation and Operations Manual Manual Rev: 020901 Firmware Rev: 1.16 and above 205 Commercial Court Morganville, NJ 07751 Voice: (732) 591-5800 Fax: (732) 591-5801 www.auroramultimedia.
Table of Contents Product Description ................................1 Warning ................................................. 2 Unpacking ............................................ 2 Installation ............................................. 2 System Overview ................................... 3 Understanding PiP Modes ..................... 3 Remote Control .................................... 4 Front Panel ............................................ 5 On Screen Display (OSD) ......................
1.0 Product Description The XTune provides enhanced functionality to your display devices for a variety of applications. Conference rooms, video conferencing, training facilities, video production, home entertainment, and even office desktops will benefit from this small but powerful device. + or Plasma Display LCD Projector Features ? Video Processor, Scaler, Switcher. Hi Res PiP, Integrated TV Tuner ? Multimedia Inputs: RF Input, Video/S-Video Input, Computer/Component Input.
2.0 Caution: Static (Still) pictures will cause “burn in” on certain types of displays and may damage the display device. Avoid prolonged usage of the PiP and On Screen Display. When using static images, reducing brightness and/or contrast can help reduce the risk of damage to the display device. Refer to the display’s owners and technical manual about additional precautions. 3.
.0 System Overview The vast amount of features in the XTune can seem overwhelming at first. As you will see it is pretty easy to catch on once explained. Using the 47 button full featured remote many of the functions can be accessed directly. When the menu button is pressed, an On Screen Display (OSD) generated from the XTune will appear. As a protection against burning the screen the XTune menu will close if not used for 20 seconds.
.0 Remote Control Using the Aurora IRC-1 47 Button Remote DISPLAY TUNER POWER 1 2 F1 F2 F3 MUTE 4 5 6 7 3 TV VIDEO SVIDEO 10 11 12 RGB VOL 8 YPbPr 15 13 17 14 18 SELECT 19 MENU CH 9 INFO 20 21 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 22 25 28 23 26 29 OSD Main Input Selection 10. TV INPUT - Selects the TV Antenna as the Main input 11. VIDEO INPUT - Selects the Video as the Main input 12. SVIDEO INPUT - Selects the S-Video as the Main input 13.
.0 Front Panel The XTune front panel is simple but very effective. The orange seven segment display shows the current TV channel selected for Main or PiP channel. Ch+: Increments the TV channel up Ch-: Decrements the TV channel down Vol+: When no OSD menu is present it raises the volume. If the menu is present it functions as the right arrow key. Front LED display will show v 52 if the level is at 52 for example. Times out after 3 sec. Vol-: When no OSD menu is present it lowers the volume.
.0 On Screen Display (OSD) 1. The On Screen Display is activated with the “Menu” button. 2. The OSD is removed if the “Menu” key is again pressed. 3. Pressing the “Menu key returns to the previous menu level. All menus initially mark the first menu item. 8.1 OSD MAIN MENU The first menu column is a set of icons displayed vertically within the OSD. Each menu item is used to navigate to a submenu, which is displayed when the “Select” key is pressed.
On Screen Display (continued) 8.2.2 BRIGHTNESS Activates slider to adjust picture brightness. 8.2.3 SATURATION Activates slider to adjust color saturation. (This item is disabled when input is RGB.) 8.2.4 HUE Activates slider to adjust hue. (This item is disabled when input is RGB.) 8.2.5 H SHARPNESS Activates slider to adjust horizontal sharpness. 8.2.6 V SHARPNESS Activates slider to adjust vertical sharpness 8.2.7 H POSITION Activates slider to adjust horizontal input position. 8.2.
On Screen Display (continued) 8.3.6 V POSITION Activates slider to adjust vertical position. 8.4 INPUT SETUP The Input Setup menu contains the sub-menu for input signal selection and input format selection. Both MAIN and PiP channel can map to any one of the following video input. However, there are restrictions based on the board configuration. The chart below shows the valid input combinations.
On Screen Display (continued) 8.4.3 MAIN FORMAT Allows the user to manually override the auto input detection. The firmware detects the input format automatically and converts it to selected display format. INPUT SETUP MAIN INPUT TV PiP INPUT RGB MAIN FORMAT AUTO PiP FORMATAUTO ADC CLOCK ADC PHASE AUTO ADJUST 1350 10 8.4.4 PiP FORMAT Allows the user to manually override the auto input detection. The firmware detects the input format automatically and converts it to the selected display format.
On Screen Display (continued) 8.5 DISPLAY SETUP The display setup menu contains the sub-menu for output display timing and display format selection. 8.5.1 TIMING Select from VGA, SVGA, XGA, 1366 x 768, 1280 x768, 852x480, 480i, 480p, 576p, 576i, 576i 100Hz, 720p, 1080i. 8.5.2 FORMAT The output display format is can be set to 16:9 or 4:3 based on Timing setting.
On Screen Display (continued) 8.6.3 SOURCE There are three choices for TV sources: BCST (broadcast), CATV(cable), IRC and HRC. The default setting is CATV. TV SETUP MAIN PiP #01 TV SOURCE CH 004 ADD CH 027 CATV 8.7 PiP SETUP The PiP setup menu is used to subdivide the screen into a pre-defined set of windows. The actual formats are different depending on aspect ration of the output display. PiP SETUP PiP MODE ASPECT RATIO SIZE H POS V POS PiP BLENDING -OFF 8.7.
On Screen Display (continued) 8.7.1.2 TILE MODE The tile mode allows the user to see multiple PiP windows. The most common way to use tile mode is TV channel browsing. Each PiP window has a unique TV channel number (section 8.6.2 PiP) and the display is updated every second by moving the active PiP window sequentially. The TV tuner frequency is changed to the selected channel for each corresponding PiP window. Since the reference board has only one TV tuner, MAIN window can not watch TV in real time.
On Screen Display (continued) 8.8 ADVANCED Allows a user to manual override the Motion Adaptive De-interlacing and to turn on and off the directional processing. ADVANCED MADI - VT MADI threshold DI - on 8.9 MISCELLANEOUS 8.9.1 FILM MODE The film detection switches between VT, AFM, GFX, and SM automatically. This selection allows for manual selection of the processing modes. 8.9.2 OSD POSITION Allows the user to move OSD to different position on the screen.
On Screen Display (continued) 8.9.4 SYSTEM INFO Displays information that is related to the system. The current installed firmware version is located here. Updates to features and enhancements will be available on Aurora Multimedia’s web site. Please download Aurora FLASH 123 software to assist you in updating the firmware.
9.0 Specifications Supported Video Input Timing Input Format Horiz. Freq. (KHz) Vertical Freq. (Hz) Active Resolution (Pixels x Lines @ Field/Frame Rate, Hz) Total (Pixels x Lines) Pixel Clock (MHz) 525/60 NTSC, ITU-R BT601-5, RS-170M 15.75/1.001 60.0/1.001 720x480 @ 59.94 i 858x525 13.500 525/60 NTSC, CCIR 656 15.75/1.001 60.0/1.001 720x480 @ 59.94 p 858x525 27.000 625/50 PAL/SECAM, ITU-R BT601-5 15.625 50.000 720x576 @ 50.00 i 864x625 13.500 625/50 PAL/SECAM, CCIR 656 15.625 50.
9.0 Specifications (continued) Supported Output Timing Timing Format Horiz. Freq. (KHz) Vertical Freq. (Hz) Active Resolution (Pixels x Lines @ Field/Frame Rate, Hz) Total (Pixels x Lines) Pixel Clock (MHz) NTSC 15.75/1.001 60.0/1.001 720x480 @ 59.94 i 858x525 13.500 NTSC line doubled 31.500/1.001 60.0/1.001 720x480 @ 59.94 p 858x525 27.000 PAL 31.250 100.0 720x576 @ 100 i 864x625 27.000 PAL line doubled 31.25 50.000 720x576 @ 50.00 p 864x625 27.000 720p 45.0/1.001 60.0/1.
10.0 Control Port RS232 - Pins 1,3,5 Note: Pin 2 must be disabled with jumper J9 removed (factory default) Pin 1 - Ground Pin 3 - TX Pin 5 - RX Contact Closure - Pins 1,2,4,6 Note: Pin 2 must be enable with jumper J9 on XTune Pins 1,2: PiP Swap Pins 1,4: Channel + Pins 1,6: Channel Pins 1,4,6: PiP On/Off Pins 1,2,4,6: PiP Move Pins 1,2,4: Volumel + Pins 1,2,6: Volume 10.1 RS-232 Protocol Baud Rate: 9600 8N1 Note: Protocol below is as of firmware version 1.
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10.1 RS-232 Protocol (Continued) a display causing damage. Hello World The above is to show the display area (black) with the text Hello World in Green. The white outline is a representation of where the 15 x 30 area may be position based on the delay commands. A white border does not appear on the actual screen. General Info Unless otherwise noted all valid commands are echoed back if properly received.
11.0 Connector Specifications DC 2.
12.0 Troubleshooting TV Tuner Random noise in video image - Check antenna position or cable connection. Weak signals can cause noise. Use of an RF Signal amplifier may help. Check the TV Source setting in the menu for proper selection between broadcast, cable, IRC, and HRC. White noise - Check antenna position or cable connection. Check the TV Source setting in the menu for proper selection between broadcast, cable, IRC, and HRC. Hum on all channels - Poor grounding will cause this problem.
13.0 Upgrading Firmware 1) Download latest copy of Flash123 from www.auroramultimedia.com under the XTune product section. 2) Download the latest version of firmware. 3) Install Flash123 on a Windows 2000 or better machine. 4) With the power cord unplugged connect the 6 pin Mini Din to 9 pin RS232 cable between the Control port of the XTune and the Com port of the PC. If you do not have a cable the help menu of Flash123 has the pin out.
Limited Warranty Aurora Multimedia Corp. Warrants that this product is free of defects in both materials and workmanship for a period of 1 year for parts and labor from date of purchase. During the warranty period, and upon proof of purchase, the product will be repaired or replaced (with same or similar model) at our option without charge for parts or labor for the specified warranty period (1 year parts and labor).