User manual ADS TECH HDUP-1500 HDTV UPCONVERTER

[. . . ] HDTV UpConverter Convert your standard definition video signals to HDTV HDTV UpConverter Operating Instructions: SECOND EDITION Model No: HDUP-1500 ADS Tech North America Support Hours: M-F : 8 am - 5 pm, PST Email : support@adstech. com website : www. adstech. com Table of Contents: ENGLISH First Thing's First: English Introduction: SAFETY PRECAUTIONS. . 23 6 18 Appendix: FAQ's: 29 31 HDTV UpConverter 2 : Pr e ca u ti o n s : Fir s t Thi n g's First SAFETY PRECAUTIONS: CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk to persons. The exclamation point, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE THE APPARATUS SHALL NOT BE EXPOSED TO DRIPPING OR SPLASHING, AND OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS, SUCH AS VASES, SHALL NOT BE PLACED ON THE APPARATUS. CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, FULLY INSERT. HDTV UpConverter 3 English F i r s t T h i n g's First : F C C : FCC NOTICE: English This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. [. . . ] 1. ) Press the "TV" button on the remote control 2. ) Press Input followed by 1 and 0 on the remote (Input + 10) ­ this takes you to video source number 10. Changing TV Channels - Once you are TV mode, the 0 ­ 9 keys on the remote control can be used for channel selection. Selecting channels with the number keys ­ when directly selecting a TV channel, simply press in the channel numbers; example Press "7" to go to channel "7", Press "10" to go to channel "10" and press "54" to go directly to channel "54". **Do not put a "0" in front of the channel number you want to tune. Using Front Panel TV Channel buttons ­ to move up or down the TV Channel list, press the Channel Up or Down button. Using Up/Down buttons on the Remote Control ­ The Up/Down buttons on the remote control will tune through the TV channel list when you are in the TV mode. The Remote Up/Down buttons control on screen menu choices when the On screen menu appears on the screen. - Changing Channels in PiP mode ­ When you are using Picture in Picture (PiP) features and TV is playing in the PiP window, you can use any of the tuning methods above to change the TV channel appearing in the PiP window. Jump Button ­ When in TV mode, you can press the "Jump" button at any time to instantly tune to the pervious TV station you watched. Favorite Button ­ Use the "Favorite" button to tune through up to 5 of your favorite or most often watched TV channels. Pressing the Favorite button repeatedly will cycle through the 5 favorite TV stations that you will program into the UpConverter in the TV Channel Setup menu explained below. HDTV UpConverter 19 English Functions Picture in Picture Functions English The HDTV UpConverter supports Picture in Picture capabilities. This allows you to have 2 or more windows on the TV screen at the same time allowing you to, for example, watch a movie in the main portion of the screen and tune a TV channel in the PiP window. TV Input is the default source for the PiP Window, but you can change the PiP source. See Menu Functions and Appendix B ­ Main/Pip Selection Chart. PiP Window Examples PiP Button ­ Press the PIP button to open a Single PiP window. Single PiP Window positions­ Press the Left or Right buttons to cycle through Single PiP window locations. PIP Mode Button ­ Press the PIP Mode button to cycle through several PiP modes (Single, Side by Side, Main + 4, Main + 12, 16 tiled windows). *(Main+12 and 16 Tiled can only be viewed at 1080i resolution) TV as the PiP Input ­ When the TV tuner is selected as the PiP input you can have up to 16 PiP TV Channels Auto-Fill into the multiple PiP window modes. When you enter a PiP mode that has multiple PiP windows, your PiP TV channels will automatically fill into these windows. Pause PiP Window Fill ­ To pause the cycling of PiP windows with TV channels. When in PiP Pause mode you can: 1. ) Use the Up/Down buttons to tune to a different channel or you can use the number keys to tune to any specific TV channel. 2. ) Use the Left/Right buttons to move left or right to make that channel the active PiP window. Changing the Pip Window to the Main Video Window - If you have selected a PiP Window and want that to fill your TV screen, Press "0" + "View Mode" HDTV UpConverter 20 Fun c t i o n s Changing Aspect Ratio with View Mode The HDTV UpConverter has the ability to convert the aspect ratio in several ways as explained below. Press the View button to cycle through the available format settings Display of WideScreen content on 16:9 screen · Anamorphic (Wide Screen) ­ Display Wide Screen movie format on 16:9 displays ­ wide screen movies are "horizontally squeezed" prior to DVD mastering. [. . . ] When output is set to Expand you have the option of manually adjusting the horizontal and vertical size. The Input Format setting selection can affect the output format and output aspect ratio. You can use the remote control to change this menu or the View Mode button to change the output aspect ratio from Expand to Pillar Box or Panoramic. MADI (Motion Adaptive De-Interlacing) Setting Choose between Vertical Temporal (VT) or Spatial and then adjust the MADI threshold setting to your preference. [. . . ]