Black Box AC311A User manual

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FEBRUARY 1995
AC311A
AC311AE
VGA to Video Portable
VGA IN
PAL
NTSC BRIGHT
VGA to Video Portable
PHASE
A J.
VGA OUT
VI EO
OUT
S-VHS
OUT
C
IN

VGA to Video Portable
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
AND
INDUSTRY CANADA
RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT
Class B Digital Device. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for a Class B computing device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These
limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur
in a particular installation This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio
frequency energy, and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions,
may cause harmful interference to radio communications If this equipment does
cause harmful interference to radio or telephone reception, which can be determined
by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that
to which the receiver is connected
• Consult an experienced radio/TV technician for help
Caution
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the
equipment.
To meet FCC requirements, shielded cables and power cords are required to
connect this device to a personal computer or other Class B certified device
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emission from
digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulation of Industry Canada.
Le présent appareil numérique n’émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites
applicables aux appareils numériques de la classe B prescrites dans le R glement sur le
brouillage radioélectrique publié par Industrie Canada.

VGA to Video Portable
README
The READ E file on the VGA to Video Portable Utility diskette contains
information about the latest changes and revisions. To view this file,
insert the utility diskette into drive A or B and type:
A: READ E [ENTER]
or
B: READ E [ENTER]
TRADEMARKS
IBM®and PS/2®are registered trademarks of IBM Corporation
MS-DOS®is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation
Windows®is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation

VGA to Video Portable
Contents
Chapter Page
1 Specifications 1
2 Introduction 3
2 1 VGA to Video Portable 3
2 2 System Requirements 3
2 3 Features 4
2 4 Package Contents 4
3 Installation 5
3 1 Hardware Installation 5
3 2 Software Installation 5
4 Software Operation 8
4 1 Software Description 8
4 1 1 BBOX COM 8
4 1 2 AUTOSAVE COM 8
4 1 3 SETPATH COM 8
4 1 4 SETNTSC COM 8
4 1 5 SETPAL COM 8
4 2 Using the Hotkeys 9
5 Signal Adjustment 10
5 1 Phase Adjustment 10
5 2 Brightness Adjustment 10
6 Sizing Windows to Fit Your Screen 11
7 Troubleshooting 13
7 1 Common Questions 13
7 2 If You Have Problems 14

1
Chapter 1 Specifications
Resolution — NTSC (North America) supports up to 640 x 480
16/256/32K/64K/16M colors; PAL (Europe)
supports up to 800 x 600 16/256/32K/64K
colors
Memory Requirements — 640K RAM
System Requirements — MS-DOS®ver 3 3 or later; Windows™3 1
optional
Monitor — VGA or S-VGA
Hardware Requirements — IBM®PC compatible, 286, 386, 486 with VGA
display card; or CRT port of notebook computer
or IBM PS/2®; floppy-disk drive; hard disk
recommended
ideo Input Standards — VGA analog input from VGA card or CRT port
of Notebook computer
ideo Output Standards — NTSC or PAL (switch-selectable); Composite
Video, and S-Video; VGA signal pass-through
GA IN Connector — Analog RBG Signal from DB15HD VGA output
port of PC or notebook PC
Pinout for the DB15HD Connector on the Cable.
Pin Number Signal Description
1 Red, 0 7 Vpp, 75 ohms
2 Green, 0 7 Vpp, 75 ohms
3 Blue, 0 7 Vpp, 75 ohms
4 Monitor Id2, TTL level
5 GND
6 GND
7 GND
8 GND
9 No connection
10 GND
11 Monitor ID0, TTL level
12 Monitor ID1, TTL level
13 HSYNC, TTL level
14 VSYNC, TTL level
15 No connection
1. Specifications