Data Video DAC-60 User manual

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Warranty
Standard Warranty
•Datavideo equipment is guaranteed against any manufacturing defects for
one year from the date of purchase.
•The original purchase invoice or other documentary evidence should be
supplied at the time of any request for repair under warranty.
•Damage caused by accident, misuse, unauthorized repairs, sand, grit or
water is not covered by this warranty.
•All mail or transportation costs including insurance are at the expense of
the owner.
•All other claims of any nature are not covered.
•Cables & batteries are not covered under warranty.
•Warranty only valid within the country or region of purchase.
•Your statutory rights are not affected.
Two Year Warranty
•All Datavideo products purchased after 01-Oct.-2008 qualify for a free one
year extension to the standard Warranty, providing the product is registered
with Datavideo within 30 days of purchase. For information on how to register
please visit www.datavideo.com or contact your local Datavideo office or
authorized Distributors
•Certain parts with limited lifetime expectancy such as LCD Panels, DVD
Drives, Hard Drives are only covered for the first 10,000 hours, or 1 year
(whichever comes first).
Any second year warranty claims must be made to your local Datavideo office
or one of its authorized Distributors before the extended warranty expires.
Disposal For EU Customers only - WEEE Marking
This symbol on the product indicates that it will not be
treated as household waste. It must be handed over to the
applicable take back scheme for the recycling of electrical
and electronic equipment. For more detailed information
about the recycling of this product, please contact your
local Datavideo office.

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1. Front Panel
HD/SD - SDI IN / OUT
HD/SD - SDI input and pass-through output connectors.
Power Switch
Switches the power On / Off.
DC In Socket
Connects the supplied 12V PSU to this socket. The connection
can be secured by screwing the outer fastening ring of the DC
In plug to the socket.
USB
Firmware Upgrade by PC or Box Controller

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2. Rear Panel
VGA Output
Connects your VGA equipment to this connector
LED
The LEDs indicate VGA output format
Mode Select
Selects VGA Output Format (Please see Page 9 for more
details).
Press and hold the MODE button for 3 second to enter TV
SCREEN MODE, and then press this button again to switch
screen ratio mode.
Note: OPTIMAL RATIO = 16:9 mode

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3. Aspect Ratio Modes
The DAC-60 has three aspect ratio modes, which are Full Screen, Dot by Dot
and Optimal Ratio.
Source = 1920x1080 (16:9)
1. Full Screen Mode
Source = 1920x1080 (16:9)
Output = 800x600 (4:3)

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2. Dot by Dot Mode
A. Source = 1920 x 1080 (16:9)
Output = 800 x 600 (4:3)
B. Source = 720 x 480i 60
Output = 800 x 600 (4:3)

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3. Optimal Ratio Mode
Source = 1920 x 1080 (16:9)
Output = 800 x 600 (4:3)
4. DAC-60 installation
1. First make sure your equipment is not connected to power or disconnect all
power connectors before connecting the video equipment.
2. Connect Video Source (SDI) to the BNC input connector.
3. Connect VGA equipment to the VGA connector.
4. Connect optional SDI equipment to the BNC output connector.
5. Connect the +12V DC power adapter to the converter.

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5. LED Indication
The DAC-60 works with nine presets, which can be selected by pressing the menu
button.
Resolution
LED Indication
800 x 600 60Hz
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1024 x 768 60Hz
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1280 x 800 60Hz
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1280 x 1024 60Hz
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1366 x 768 60Hz
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1400 x 1050 60Hz
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1600 x 1200 60Hz
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1920 x 1080 60Hz
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1920 x 1200 60Hz
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6. Firmware Upgrade
Firmware is upgradable in the field using the integrated USB port.
Step 1- Connect the DAC-60 to PC by USB cable. Connect the supplied 12V
PSU to DC IN socket and turn off the power.
Step 2- Open the “Datavideo Upload Firmware” program and turn on the
DAC-60 power.
Step 3 - Press the Connect button.

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Step 4 - Press Open File button to select firmware.
Step 5 - Press Start button to update the firmware.
Step 6 – Close the “Datavideo Upload Firmware” program
Note: The latest Firmware updates and Software applications for the DAC-
60 can be obtained by contacting your local Datavideo office or
dealer. A list of regional Datavideo offices is provided at the rear of
this manual.

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7. DAC-60 Center Utility Features
Please copy the DAC-60 Center.exe utility software from the supplied CD to
your Windows computer. Now connect the DAC-60 by USB cable to the same
computer. Switch on the DAC-60 and then launch the DAC-60 Center utility
software.
Note: When the application is on, the first priority is PC.
Control Priority
Function
1
PC Controller (Application)
2
Box Controller (Button)
1. Click on the Information tab to display the input format & firmware
version.

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2. Click on the Video tab to enter the video setup.
3. Set the aspect ratio and output format then click Apply.
4. Click the Proc AMP tab to adjust the picture settings.
5. Set the Brightness, Contrast, Hue and Saturation values.

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6. Click the Setting tab to access the restore factory defaults window.
7. Set the OSD Hide Function Enable/ Disable.
8. Click the Factory Default button to reset the DAC-60 to factory defaults.

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8. Specifications
Supported Input Video
Formats
SD - 720 x 480 i / 720 x 576 i
HD - 1280 x 720 50p/60p/59.94p
1920 x 1080 50i/60i/59.94i
1920 x 1080 24p/25p/30p
3G - 1920 x 1080 50p/60p/59.94p
SDI Formats
SD-SDI (SMPTE 259M)
HD-SDI (SMPTE 292M)
3G-SDI (SMPTE 494M/495M)
VGA Output Formats
800 x 600
1024 x 768(XGA projector)
1280 x 800(WXGA projector)
1280 x 1024
1366 x 768
1400 x1050
1600 x 1200
1920 x 1080
1920 x 1200(WUXGA projector)
Re-clock Function
Yes (Default)
Firmware Updates
USB
Software Support
Yes (OS: Windows XP/ Windows 7)
Coaxial Cable Type
RG6/RG59 (75Ω)
Cable Equalization
3G: 140m of RG6/ 100m of RG59
HD: 200m of RG6/ 140m of RG59
SD: 400m of RG6/ 280m of RG59
Input Connections 1 x BNC [SDI]
Output Connections 1 x VGA
1 x BNC [SDI]
BNC Connectors
3G 75 Ω inter-locked socket
Button
VGA Format Switching
Power Source
AC 100 ~ 240 V / DC (12V/3.6W)

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Service and Support