Gefen Pro 3GSDI User manual

3GSDI to 3GSDI
Scaler
GEF-3GSDI-2-3GSDIS
User Manual
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CONTENTS
1 Introduction
2 OperationNotes
3 Features
4 PanelLayout
5 PanelDescriptions
6 IRRemoteLayoutandDescription
7 IRRemoteControlInstallation
7  InstallingtheBattery
7  SettingtheIRChannel
8 ConnectingThe3GSDITo3GSDIScaler
8  WiringDiagram
9 MenuSystem
9  GeneralMenu
10  PatternsMenu
10  OutputMenu
11  InputMenu
13  PictureMenu
15  LayoutMenu
15  AspectMenu
17 RS-232SerialControl
18 RS-232Commands
33 SupportedVideoandGraphicsFormats
36 RackMountSafetyInformation
37 MountingPlateInstallation
38 AppendixA
38  GammaLUTFileFormat
39 Specications
40 Warranty

1
INTRODUCTION
Congratulationsonyourpurchaseofthe3GSDIto3GSDIScaler.Yourcomplete
satisfactionisveryimportanttous.
GefenPRO
Intherealmofvideodistribution,certainfeaturesareinvaluableinacommercialor
broadcastenvironment.Accommodationssuchasabuild-inpowersupplyandatblack
rack-mountenclosuressetGefenPROapartfromourtraditionalproducts.Complex
distributionunitsallowforprofessionalDVI,3G-SDI,andHDMIsignalstoberoutedand
convertedeasilyandseamlessly,whilebeingbackedupbyarenownedanddependable
technicalsupportteam.GefeninvitesyoutoexploretheGefenPROproductlineandhopes
thatyoundthesolutionthattsyourneeds.
The GefenPRO 3GSDI to 3GSDI Scaler
TheGefenPRO3GSDI-2-3GSDISprovideshigh-performancescaling-includingadjustable
cadencedetection,framerateconversion,detailenhancement,andadvancednoise
reduction.
ItworkswithSDI,ED-SDI,HD-SDI,or3G-SDIsignalsandsupportsresolutionsupto
1080pFullHDand2048x1080(2K).
Thisproductcanbeusedasastandaloneframesynchronizerwithoutscalingifdesired.
Whenframesynchronizationisrequired,thevideooutputofonesource(orareference
signal)canbeusedtoGenlockanotherinputsource.GenlockMode,aswellasallfeatures
ofthisscaler,canbecontrolledthroughthebuilt-inmenusystemusingtheIRRemote
ControlorviaRS-232control.
How It Works
ConnectSDIsourcedevicestotheSDIinputsandconnectdownstreamequipmenttothe
SDIoutputs.ConvenientSDIloop-throughoutputconnectorsandanRCACoax(S/PDIF)
audiooutputallowmonitoringofSDIvideoandaudio.AnexternalGenlocksourcemayalso
beconnected.
CongurationmaybedoneusingtheIRRemoteandtheOn-ScreenDisplay(OSD)menu,
orviatheRS-232port.AUSBportisalsoprovidedforfuturermwareupgrades.

OPERATION NOTES
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READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OR
OPERATING THE 3GSDI TO 3GSDI SCALER
• Thebuilt-inGUI(GraphicalUserInterface)orOn-ScreenDisplay(OSD)provides
convenientoperationoftheScaler.ThesuppliedIRRemotecontroloperatesthe
OSD.Seepages9-16fordetailsontheOSDcommands.
• TheIRRemoteControlunit’sIRchannelmustbeidenticaltothatoftheScaler.See
page30fordetailsonconguringtheIRChannelonthe3GSDIto3GSDIScaler.
• The3GSDIto3GSDIScalersupportsmanyinputandoutputresolutions.
Foracompletelistofsupportedformats,seepages33-35.
• SupportsSMPTEstandards259M,292M,SMPTE274M,SMPTE296M,ITU-R
BT.656andITU-RBT.601.Handles3G-SDISMPTE425-Aand425-B/formats1080p
50/59.94/60.
• Internalsoftware(rmware)maybeupgradedviathebuilt-inSerialorUSBports.Note
thatsoftwareupdatesperformedontheUSBportwillbequickerduetoitshigherdata
transferrate.

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FEATURES
Features:
• Digitalaudiooutput
• Adjustablecadencedetection
• Advancednoisereductionanddetailenhancement
• Frame-rateconversion
• Fullyintegratedsprite-basedMenuSystem
• Built-inpatterngeneratorwithColorBarsandHatchPattern
• RS-232Control
• IRRemoteControl(included)
• Field-upgradeablermwareviaUSBport
• Rack-mountable(rackearsincluded)
Package Includes
(1)GefenPRO3GSDIto3GSDIScaler
(1)IRRemoteControl
(1)ACPowerCord
(1)SetofRackEars
(1)Quick-StartGuide

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PANEL LAYOUT
Front Panel
Back Panel
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8 9
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PANEL DESCRIPTIONS
1 IR
ReceivessignalsfromtheincludedIRRemoteControlunit.
2 3GSDI
ThisLEDwillglowbrightbluewhen3GSDIsignalsaredetectedontheinput.
3 Power
ThisLEDwillglowbrightbluewhentheunitispowered.
4 USB
ConnectaUSBcablefromacomputertothisUSBportwhenupdatingthermware.
5 Genlock
Usedtogenerator-lock(“genlock”)thevideosourcewithanexternalreferencesignal.
ConnectaBNCcablebetweenthe“genlock”deviceandtheGenlockBNCconnector.
6 Coax
ConnectaCoaxcablefromthisS/PDIFconnectortoanaudiooutputdevice.
7 InA,InB
ConnectBNCcablesfromthe3GSDIsourcetotheseconnectors.
8 LoopOutA,LoopOutB
ConnectBNCcablesfromtheseconnectorstoalocalSDImonitoringdisplay.TheLoop
Outconnectorspass-throughthesourcesignalwithoutanyprocessing.
9 OutA,OutB
ConnectBNCcablesfromtheseconnectorstoanSDIdisplay.
10 PowerReceptacle
ConnecttheincludedACpowercordfromthispowerreceptacletoan
availableelectricaloutlet.
11 PowerSwitch
Pressthisswitchtopower-onorpower-offthescaler.

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IR REMOTE LAYOUT AND DESCRIPTIONS
RMT-8HDS-IR
1.LEDindicator-glowsbrightorangewheneverakeyispressed,indicatingthe
transmissionofanIRcommandtotheScaler.
2. TheENTERbuttonactivatesaselectedmenuoptionintheOn-ScreenDisplay.
3. LEFTdirectionkeyformenunavigationwithintheOn-ScreenDisplay.
4. DOWNdirectionkeyformenunavigationwithintheOn-ScreenDisplay.
5. Source-Cyclesbetweenavailableinputsources.Theselectableinputsare3GSDI
Input1and3GSDIInput2.PressonceforInput1;twiceforInput2.
6. Output-Cyclesthroughtheavailableoutputresolutions.Seepages33-35foralistof
outputresolutions.
7. Menu-DisplaystheOn-ScreenDisplaymenusystemforcontroloftheScaler.
8. RIGHTdirectionkeyformenunavigationwithintheOn-ScreenDisplay.
9. UPdirectionkeyformenunavigationwithintheOn-ScreenDisplay.
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IR REMOTE CONTROL INSTALLATION
7
Installing the Battery
TheRemoteControlunitshipswithtwobatteries.Onebatteryisrequiredforoperationand
theotherbatteryisaspare.
1. RemovethebatterycoveronthebackoftheIRRemoteControlunit.
2. Inserttheincludedbatteryintotheopenbatteryslot.Thepositive(+)sideofthe
batteryshouldbefacingup.
3. Replacethebatterycover.
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Setting the IR Channel
TheIRchannelontheIRRemoteControlmustmatchtheIRchannelusedbythe3GSDI
to 3GSDI Scaler.Forexample,ifbothDIPswitchesontheIRRemoteControlunitareset
toIRchannel0(bothDIPswitchesdown),thenthe3GSDI to 3GSDI Scalermustalsobe
settoIRchannel0.Seepage30forinformationonhowtochangetheIRchannelonthe
3GSDI to 3GSDI Scaler.
WARNING: Riskofexplosionifbatteryisreplacedbyanincorrect
type. Disposeofusedbatteriesaccordingtotheinstructions.
RemoteChannel2: RemoteChannel3:
Channel0(default): RemoteChannel1:
Batteryslot
1 2
ON
1 2
ON
1 2
ON
1 2
ON
1 2
DIPswitches
NOTE: AnActivityIndicatorthatashesquicklywhileholdingdown
anyoneofthe8buttonsindicatesalowbattery.ReplacetheIR
RemoteControlbatteryassoonaspossible.

8
CONNECTING THE 3GSDI TO 3GSDI SCALER
How to Connect the 3GSDI to 3GSDI Scaler
1. Connecta3GSDIsourcetotheInAconnectoronthe3GSDIto3GSDIScaler.
2. ConnecttheOutAportonthebackoftheScalertoa3GSDIdisplay.The3GSDI
destinationcabbemirroredbyconnectingaBNCcablefromtheOutBporttoa
secondary3GSDIdisplay.
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3. ConnectacoaxcablefromtheS/PDIFoutputtoanexternalamplier.
4. Ifmonitoringofthe3GSDIsourceisdesired,connectaBNCcablefromtheLoopOut
Aconnectortothe3GSDIdisplay.TheLoopOutconnectorspass-throughthesource
signalwithoutanyprocessing.
5. ConnecttheincludedACpowercordfromthepowerreceptacletoanavailable
electricaloutlet.
6. Powerthe3GSDIto3GSDIScalerbypressingthepowerswitchontherearofthe
unit.
Wiring Diagram for the 3GSDI to 3GSDI Scaler
NOTE:Inordertooutputduallink1080pwhenusingHD-SDI,
boththeOutAandOutBmustbeconnectedtothe3GSDIdisplay.
WARNING:Thisproductshouldalwaysbeconnectedtoa
groundedelectricalsocket.
GEF-3GSDI-2-3GSDIS
S/PDIF CABLE
SDI CABLE
RS-232 CABLE
3G-SDI Source
Scaler
00:00:00
Audio Receiver
3G-SDI Display
Clock Generator
RS-232 Controller

9


MENU SYSTEM
General Menu
Information
ToaccesstheGeneralMenu,presstheMenubuttonontheIRRemoteControlUnit.The
GeneralMenuwillbetherstmenudisplayedoncontainsinformationabouttheScaler:
• HostFirmwareVersion
• KernelVersion
• CongurationVersion
• FPGAVersion
• RemoteChannel
General > Language
FromtheGeneralMenu,pressthe▼buttonontheIRRemoteControlUnit.Selectthe
Languageusingthe►and▼buttonsontheIRRemoteControlUnit.PresstheMenu
buttontoexitthemenusystem.
• English
• French
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General > Save Conguration
TheSaveCongurationfeatureisusedtosavethecurrentcongurationoftheScaler.
Oncethecurrentcongurationissaved,thesesettingswillberestoredeachtimetheScaler
ispowered.
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General > Restore Default Conguration
RestorestheScalertofactorydefaultsettings.Usethisfeaturetorestoredefaultcongu-
rationsiftheyhavebeenoverwrittenbyusingtheSaveCongurationfunction.
WARNING:Thisfunctionwilloverwriteanypreviouslysaved
conguration,includingthefactorydefaultsettings.Torestore
thefactorydefaultsettings,pressthefollowingbuttonsinorder:
Left,Right,andOKbuttons.Donotdepressallthreebuttons
simultaneously.

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MENU SYSTEM
Patterns Menu
Patterns > Color Bars
Producesacolorbarpattern,similartoastandardSMPTEbarpatternusedforcolor
calibration.
Patterns > Hatch Pattern
Producesacrosshatchpattern.Thispatterncanbeusedfor“pincushion”testing
(curvatureoftheimageonthescreen)orcolorconvergence/divergence.
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Output Menu
The3GSDIoutputsignalcanbeconguredfromtheOutputmenu.TheOutputmenu
controlsseveralfunctions,suchasresolution,linkconguration(singlelinkorduallink),
genlockreference,andgenlockoffset.
Output > Output Format
Selectstheoutputresolution.Seepages33-35fordetailsonavailableoutputformats.
Output > Link Conguration
Selectsthelinkcongurationinrespecttocolorspace.WhenusingduallinkSDIorHD-
SDIinput,YCbCrorRGBcanbeselected.If3G-SDIisused,AorB(4:2:2only)canbe
selected.
• SingleLinkYCbCr4:2:2(SD/HD/3G)
• SingleLink1080p(3GLevelB)
• DualLinkYCbCr(HD)
• DualLinkRGB(HD)
• DualLink1080p/576p/480p(HD)
NOTE: Whenapatternisproduced,thecurrentvideoimagewillbe
masked.

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Output > Genlock Reference
Thisoptionenablesordisabledtheautomaticgenlockmode.
• Off
Disabledgenlock
• VideoInput
Usesthevideoinputasthereferenceclock.
• RefInput
UsestheclockattachedtotheRefInconnectoronthebackoftheunit.
Output > Genlock Offset
Thisoptionprovidestheoptiontoadjusttheoutputlinesandoutputpixels.
• OutputLines
• OutputPixels
Input Menu
Input > Input Video Format
Selectstheresolutionandtimingoftheinputformat.Bydefault,thisissettoAutoDetect
whichautomaticallysensestheresolutionandtimingoftheinputsignal.Theavailable
resolutionsunderthismenuareinSDandHDformat.
Input > Graphic Format
Selectstheresolutionandtimingoftheinputformat.Bydefault,thisissettoAutoDetect
whichautomaticallysensestheresolutionandtimingoftheinputsignal.Theavailable
resolutionsunderthismenuareinVESAformat.

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Input > Clean Aperture
Allowsadjustmentoftheinputsignalposition.Thecleanapertureparametersallowan
areawithintheproductionaperturetobedened.Theminimumcleanaperturesizeis0
pixelsby0lines.
• HorizontalSize
Adjuststhehorizontalsizeoftheimage.
• VerticalSize
Adjuststheverticalsizeoftheimage.
• HorizontalPosition
Adjuststhehorizontalpositionoftheimage.
• VerticalPosition
Adjuststheverticalpositionoftheimage.
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Input > Film Mode
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Automaticallydetectsrepeatedeldsequencespresentininterlacedsignals,suchas:50
Hzor60Hzeldsequences(norepeatedelds),60Hz3:2pull-down,includingbroken/
editedsequencedetection,60Hz2:2:pull-down,50Hz2:2pull-down,andFreezeframe.
• Enable
• Disable
Input > Remote Channel
ThisoptionchangestheIRchannelofthe3GSDIto3GSDIScalertooneof4different
settingsbetween0and3.WhentheremotechanneloftheScalerischanged,theDIP
switchesintheeight-buttonremotemustbechangedtothecorrespondingIRchannel
inordertooperatetheScaler(seeIRRemoteControlInstallationonpage7formore
information).

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Input > Input Color Range
TheRGBoutputcolorrangemaybechanged/settolimited(16-235)ortofull(0-255).
• Auto
Usesthecolorrangeoftheinputsignal.
• 16-235(Passthrough)
Theinputcolorrangewillbecompressedfromfull-range(0-255)tolimited-range.
• 0-255(Compress)
Theoutputcolorrangewillbeexpandedfromlimited-range(16-235)tofull-range
(0-255).
Picture Menu
Picture > Image Color
AllowsindividualadjustmentoftheRed,Green,andBluecolorcomponents,brightness,
andBlackLeveloftheimage.
• Red
AdjuststhesaturationoftheRedcolorcomponent.
• Green
AdjuststhesaturationoftheGreencolorcomponent.
• Blue
AdjuststhesaturationoftheBluecolorcomponent.
• Brightness Red
AdjuststhebrightnessoftheRedcolorcomponent.
• Brightness Green
AdjuststhebrightnessoftheGreencolorcomponent.
• Brightness Blue
AdjuststhebrightnessoftheBluecolorcomponent.
• RGB/Y Output Offset
Adjuststheblackleveloftheimage.

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Picture > Gamma Correction
• Default
SetsthedefaultGammasettings.
• sRGB
GammacorrectionusedwithPCs,cameras,andprinters.
• User Table
ThisoptionisusedwithauserGammaLUT.Seepages38fordetailsonusinga
GammaLookUpTable.
• Custom Table
UsewhendeningacustomLUT.Seepages38fordetailsonusingaGammaLook
UpTable.
• Gamma Coeffecient
AdjuststheGammacoeffecientintherangefrom0.3to3.0.ThedefaultGamma
valueis1.0.
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Picture > Detail Enhancement
Theseparametersprocessestheinputdataineitherprogressiveorinterlacedformat.
Changestothedetailenhancementareimplementedatthestartofthenextframeofvideo.
Bothoftheseparameterscanbeadjustedwithintherangeor0-100.
• DetailEnhancement
• NoiseThreshold
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Picture > Noise Reduction
Thisisanadaptivenoisereductionfunctionwhichprocessestheinputdataineither
progressiveorinterlacedformat.EnablingtheNoiseReductiontonoisyinterlacedsignals
canoptimizede-interlacerperformance.
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Picture > Motion Threshold
ThissetstheintraframemotiondetectionthresholdforthedeinterlacerontheVXP
processor.Videoartifactscanbecreatedwhende-interlacing(creatinginterlacedelds
fromprogressiveelds).Thisfunctionallowsadjustmentofthethresholdusedbythe
deinterlacermotiondetectionalgorithm,removing/minimizingmotionartifactsinthe
convertedvideo.
NOTE: WhentheCustomLUT(LookUpTable)isselected,the
GammacoefcientisusedtocalculateanewGammaLUT.

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Layout Menu
Layout > Size and Position
Setthesizeandthepositionoftheimage.Notethatthisoptionisnotavailableinthe
panoramicaspectmode.
• Horizontal Size
Setshorizontalsizeoftheoutputsignal.
• Vertical Size
Setsverticalsizeoftheoutputsignal.
• Horizontal Position
Setshorizontalpositionoftheoutputsignal.
• Vertical Position
Setsverticalsizeoftheoutputsignal.
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Aspect Menu
Aspect > Full Screen
Stretchestheoutputsignaltollthedisplay.
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Aspect > Letter / Pillar Box
Setstheaspectrationtotaletterorpillarboxformat.
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Aspect > Panoramic
Setstheoutputsignaltopanoramicformat.

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Aspect > Extract
ThisafunctionallowstheScalertozoominonasubsetoftheinputvideosignal.This
featureallowyoutozoomononeselectedsectionoftheinputpicture.
• Extract Size
Selectsthesizeofthesubsettobeextractedinpercentageoftheinput.
• HorizontalPosition
Movesthepictureleftorright(withintheoriginalinputfullsizeinput).
• VerticalPosition
Movesthepictureupordown(withintheoriginalinputfullsizeinput).
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Aspect > Through
Thisfunctiondenesasub-windowthatisalwayscenteredonthescreen.Thepositionis
therelativepositionofthewindowwithinthefullpicture.Thisfeatureallowyoutodisplay
oneselectedsectionoftheinputpicturewithoutmodifyingitssize.
• HorizontalSize
Adjuststhesizeofthesub-windowhorizontally.
• VerticalSize
Adjuststhesizeofthesub-windowvertically.
• HorizontalPosition
Horizontallyadjuststherelativepositionofthewindowwithinthefullpicture.
• VerticalPosition
Verticallyadjuststherelativepositionofthewindowwithinthefullpicture.
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NOTE: Whenchangingtheinputformat,theScalerwilltryandapply
thecurrentsettingstothenewinputformat.Ifthisisnotpossible
(e.g.thevalueisbeyondthezoomlimit),thenthedefaultvalue
(100%size)willbeused.