Genee Vision 6100 User manual

PRECAUTIONS
Please follow these precautions:
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or
moisture.
To prevent electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer to qualified
personnel for service only.
Do not use the unit continuously for more than 24 hours with camera
auto focus on. It may cause damage to the camera lens.
Be careful not to spill water or other liquids onto the unit, or allow
combustible or metallic objects to get inside the cabinet.
Unplug the visualiser from the wall outlet when it is not being used for a
long period of time.
Clean the cabinet with a soft cloth lightly moistened with a mild
detergent solution.
Clean the lens carefully with an air spray or soft dry cloth to avoid
scratching it.
When the lamps flash or become dark, they should be replaced with
new ones.
Avoid switching arm lights and back light frequently.
Remove the camera lens cap before power the unit on.
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CONTENTS:
PARTS IDENTIFICATION ..................................................................... 3
CONTROL PANEL ................................................................................ 3
BUTTON INSTRUCTION ...................................................................... 4
REMOTE CONTROL ............................................................................ 5
CONNECTIONS.................................................................................... 6
BASIC PREPARATIONS....................................................................... 7
OUTPUT MODE AND VERTICAL FREQUENCY (60Hz) .....................11
PAL VIDEO OUTPUTS.........................................................................11
INSTALLING VISUALISER SOFTWARE .............................................11
USB CAPTURE FOR MAC COMPUTER............................................ 13
WORKING ON THE STAGE ............................................................... 13
WORKING OUTSIDE THE STAGE..................................................... 13
LIGHT.................................................................................................. 14
ADJUSTING IMAGE SIZE .................................................................. 14
WORKING WITH NEGATIVES ........................................................... 14
FOCUSING ......................................................................................... 15
FREEZING IMAGE ............................................................................. 15
BRIGHTNESS ADJUSTMENT ............................................................ 15
WHITE BALANCE ADJUSTMENT ...................................................... 15
AUTO ADJUSTMENT ......................................................................... 15
TEXT/IMAGE MODE........................................................................... 16
COLOR AND B&W MODE SWITCH ................................................... 16
SWITCHABLE VIDEO INPUTS........................................................... 16
SWITCHABLE RGB INPUTS .............................................................. 16
PROJECTOR ON/STANDBY .............................................................. 16
PROJECTOR INPUTS SELECTION................................................... 17
IMAGE REVERSION........................................................................... 17
IMAGE SPLIT...................................................................................... 17
DYNAMIC/STATIC MODE SWITCH.................................................... 17
TITLE FUNCTION............................................................................... 18
IMAGE SAVE AND RECALL ............................................................... 18
INFRARED REMOTE CONTROL ....................................................... 18
IMAGE SCROLLING (Optional) .......................................................... 18
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USB PORT (Optional) ......................................................................... 19
CONTROLLING THE VISUALISER FROM A COMPUTER ................ 19
VIDEO DISPLAY AND CAPTURE (Optional) ...................................... 20
CONTROLLING PROJECTOR WITH VISUALISER ........................... 20
FOLDING THE UNIT........................................................................... 24
SPECIFICATIONS............................................................................... 26
PARTS IDENTIFICATION
Arm lights
Camera
Camera stand
Back light
Remote control slot
Operation panel
Stage
Connectors
Connectors
Button instruction
CONTROL PANEL
T
+
POWER
LAMP AUTO
CCD/PC1/PC2 VIDEO
Mir Frz Neg Title
Far
Ppw Pin
W
61006100
6100
POWER (Control the visualiser On/Off)
Mir (V-Reverse the image)
Frz (Freeze the image)
Neg (Display film negatives)
Title (Freeze the top 1/8 of the screen)
D./S. (Switch between static mode and dynamic mode)
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Far/Near (Focus far or near)
Split (Image Split function)
Ppw (Control the projector On/Standby)
Pin (Projector input signal selection)
/(Move the image up/down) (Optional)
CCD/PC1/PC2 (CCD/RGB input signal selection)
VIDEO (VIDEO input signal selection)
LAMP (Control the arm lights and back light)
AUTO (To auto adjust white balance and auto focus)
+
T/
W
(Increase and decrease the magnification)
Remarks: Frz, Title, D./S. and Split functions are only available on
PROJECTOR OUT.
BUTTON INSTRUCTION
Button function instruction sheet
Button Instruction Fold/Setup InstructionIndicator Instruction
S-Video/VideoCCD/PC1/PC2
Auto Adjust Color
Brightness and Focus
POWER
Press and Hold Two Seconds
to Power Off Visualizer
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REMOTE CONTROL
LAMP
POWER
NEG SPLIT
XGA B&W TITLE
BLUE BRIGHT SCROLLRED
+
-
+
-
D./S.
TELE
TEXT
A
UTO NEAR
WIDE VIDEO
VOL+ FAR
CCD
PC1
PC2
VOL-
PROJECTOR
INPUT
+
-
+
SAVE
POWER (Control the visualiser On/Off)
SAVE (Save captured images)
RECALL (Display saved images)
EXIT (Exit RECALL mode)
LAMP (Control the arm lights and back light)
FREEZE (Freeze the image)
NEG (Display film negatives)
MIRROR (V-Reverse the image)
SPLIT (Image split function)
D./S. (Switch between static mode and dynamic mode)
XGA (Switch between XGA (1024 x 768) and SVGA (800 x 600) mode)
B&W (Switch between color mode and B&W mode)
TITLE (Freeze the top 1/8 of the screen)
PROJECTOR POWER (Control the projector On/Standby)
PROJECTOR INPUT (Projector input signal selection)
TEXT (Switch between image/text mode)
AUTO (To auto white balance and auto focus)
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+
TELE/ IDE
W
(Increase and decrease the magnification)
FAR/NEAR (Focus near or far)
VOL+/VOL- (Increase or decrease the volume)
CCD/PC1/PC2 (CCD/RGB input signal selection)
VIDEO (Video input signal selection)
RED +/- (Increase/decrease the red hue)
BLUE +/- (Increase/decrease the blue hue)
BRIGHT +/- (Increase/decrease the brightness)
SCROLL /(Move the image up/down)
Remarks: FREEZE, TITLE, D./S. and SPLIT functions are only
available on PROJECTOR OUT port.
CONNECTIONS
#1 AUDIO OUT #2 VIDEO OUT #3 S-VIDEO OUT
#4 VIDEO AUDIO IN #5 VIDEO IN #6 S-VIDEO AUDIO IN
#7 S-VIDEO IN #8 PC AUDIO IN
USB
PROJECTOR MIC
VIDEO
OUT
AUDIO AUDIO
OUT
S-VIDEO
IN
VIDEO
RGB IN AUDIO IN RS232
Side Panel
#9 PROJECTOR Connector #10 COMPUTER OUT
#11 COMPUTER IN #12 POWER OUT/IN
#13 PROJECTOR RS232 Connector #14 MIC IN
#15 USB Connector #16 RGB IN
#17 RGB AUDIO IN #18 COMPUTER RS-232 Connector
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PROJECTOR OUT -COMPUTER- IN OUT-12V- IN
AUDIO IN
S-VIDEO
7
IN
AUDIO
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BASIC PREPARATIONS
1. Use one hand holds the base of the visualiser, use the other hand
carefully lift up the camera stand of the unit.
2. Open the arm lights and rotate the camera head until they are in
proper positions.
Arm lights
3. Making connections:
Before making any connection, turn off all the power, including
power of the visualiser and the equipment to be connected.
Step 1: Connect power source.
First connect the power cord to the 12V IN connector.
Step 2: Connect to the projector.
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Connect visualiser’s PROJECTOR port to the RGB IN port of the
projector port with the RGB cable provided together the visualiser.
Projector
RGB Input
Screen
RS232 Cable
Side Panel
MIC
PROJECTOR USB RGB IN AUDIO IN RS232
PROJECTOR
Rear Panel
S-VIDEO
OUT
AUDIO VIDEO
OUT
AUDIO
AUDIO VIDEO
IN
S-VIDEO
IN
AUDIO IN OUT -COMPUTER- IN OUT-12V- IN
If you need control a projector with the visualiser, please use the
projector RS232 cable (6-pin to 9-pin) to make the connection
between the projector and the visualiser. Some projector models may
require a converter cable in addition to this standard RS232 cable to
connect to the projector control port, for the pin locations and shape
of some projectors’ control port connector may be different from the
connector of a standard RS232 cable. After the visualiser is
connected to the projector, you can control projector’s power on,
standby and input selection with the visualiser. (For projectors other
than Hitachi, the Code Writing program that comes with the visualiser
is required for this function.)
Step 3: Connect to a desktop computer.
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Note: You can connect a laptop computer to the RGB IN port of side
panel with a RGB cable.
Step 4: Connect to the first video equipment with S-Video input.
RS232
Cable
MIC
PROJECTOR
Computer
USB RGB IN AUDIO IN RS232
Side Panel
RGB Output
To the
Monitor
USB Connector
AUDIO IN
OUT
AUDIO VIDEO
OUT
VIDEOAUDIOS-VIDEO
IN
S-VIDEO
AUDIO
IN
PROJECTOR OUT -COMPUTER- IN OUT-12V- IN
Rear Panel
Output of the S-Video signal from the visualiser to the projector is
already done in the step 2, where the RGB cable comes out from the
visualiser and goes to the projector. After the connections as steps 2,
3, 4 are made, input signals from the computer、visualiser CCD and
S-Video are going to the RGB1 input on the projector and will be
displayed on the projector screen as RGB1. These signals can be
seen in turn when pressing “CCD/PC1/PC2” and “VIDEO” on the
control panel of the visualiser.
AUDIO
IN
S-VIDEO
OUTOUT
VIDEO AUDIO VIDEO
Video equipment
S-Video out
Audio out
Audio input
(or amplifier/speaker equipment)
Projector
S-Video Cable
S-VIDEO
AUDIO
IN
PROJECTOR
Rear Panel
AUDIO IN OUT-12V- IN
OUT -COMPUTER- IN
Remarks: RGB IN signal can not go to S-VIDEO OUT or VIDEO
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OUT port to be displayed on the screen.
Step 5: Connect to the second video equipment with video input.
Step 6: Connections for external control from the computer.
Use the computer RS232 cable (9-pin to 9-pin) to make the
connections shown below to control the visualiser from an external
computer.
USB connection enables capturing still images / video streams from
the visualiser to the computer. Special software is required for this
operation.
4. Turn on the power by pressing the “POWER” button.
RS 232 connector
USB connector
of the computer
of the computer
USB cable
RS-232 cable
Side Panel
USB
PROJECTOR MIC RGB IN AUDIO IN RS232
Video in
Projector Color monitor
S-VIDEO
AUDIO
OUTOUT
AUDIO VIDEO S-VIDEO VIDEO
IN IN
AUDIO
Rear Panel
AUDIO IN PROJECTOR OUT -COMPUTER- IN OUT-12V- IN
Video equipment
Audio out
Video Cable
Video out
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OUTPUT MODE AND VERTICAL FREQUENCY (60Hz)
The RGB output can output a signal in the SVGA /XGA format.
In order to achieve the best picture quality you must set the outputs
of the visualiser to match the native resolution of your display unit.
PAL VIDEO OUTPUTS
The S-Video and composite video outputs are set to PAL during
manufacturing.
INSTALLING VISUALISER SOFTWARE
This function is to snap and display images with the USB interface,
which includes displaying static and dynamic pictures, snapping
dynamic images and playback the dynamic images with the Windows
Media Player or its own player.
A. Insert the CD-ROM that comes with your visualiser into the
CD-ROM drive. If Autorun is enabled on your system, then the
Software Setup window will be displayed automatically as below.
If it does not start automatically, after inserting the CD-ROM,
Click [Start] -> [My Computer], and double click (the
CD-ROM drive letter might be different among different
computer systems), then the above screen will appear
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immediately.
B. Click the Install Code-Writing Program button to install
Code-Writing Program.
C. Click the Install DirectX9.0 button to install Microsoft DirectX
9.0.
D. Click the Install Capture Program button to install the program
that captures images in the AVI or Bitmap format.
E. Click the Install USB Driver button to install the driver designed
for the visualiser and will be used by the Capture Program.
F. After the installation is finished, then click the Exit button to exit
the Software Setup window.
G. Shut down your computer when prompted so the changes will
take effect.
H. Use the USB cable to connect your computer to the visualiser
before your computer is restarted.
I. Turn on the visualiser.
Remarks: DirectX9.0 is not necessary to install, it is mainly for
computer print screen function.
Please pay attention to the following:
1. Computer hardware requirement: CPU: Pentium 4, RAM: 256M
or above, USB 2.0 port, Hard disk 40G or more
2. Operating system: Windows 2000 or above. If the operating
system is Windows 2000, should install SP4. If the operating
system is Windows XP, should install SP1.
3. Must use the high-speed USB cable provided together with the
visualiser.
4. When connect the visualiser to a desktop computer with the
high-speed USB cable provided together with visualiser, we
recommend using the USB port on the rear of the mainframe as
the USB port on the front of the computer might have
interference.
5. You need to install the USB driver again when you change a
computer’s USB port. If this port has installed USB2.0 driver, then
no need to install USB driver again.
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6. When you open capture program, but can not capture the image,
please set the signal input source: click “Option”Æ“Video
Crossbar”, and then set INPUT as S-Video IN.
USB CAPTURE FOR MAC COMPUTER
Copy the folder “Mac Driver” into Mac hard disk, open the folder and
double-click Empia 1.0.0b2.zip, the “setup” file appears. Follow
dialog-box messages, click “next” and finish installation.
Note:
1. Please connect Mac computer and visualiser when installing
2. Please use USB2.0 from visualiser accessories.
WORKING ON THE STAGE
1. Place your material on the working surface.
2. Select the enlargement required with the “
+
T” and “
W
” keys.
3. Adjust the focus with the “Near” and “Far” keys or “AUTO” key.
WORKING OUTSIDE THE STAGE
For showing 3-dimensional objects, just place them on the working
surface and adjust the “
+
T” or “
W
” and “AUTO” keys. If the object is
too big for the stage or you want to show it from the side, just place it
behind or in front of the unit and tilt the camera by hand (please take
off the close-up lens first).
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Rotate 330 degrees
vertically

LIGHT
The arm lights are on when the power is on. Each time you press the
“LAMP” buttons, the lighting changes as below.
The arm lights turn on
The back light turns on
All the lights turn off
ADJUSTING IMAGE SIZE
In order to reduce or enlarge the image size displayed on the screen,
press the “
+
T” or “
W
” button.
WORKING WITH NEGATIVES
The visualiser is automatically set to display normal materials on the
screen when the power is on. To display negatives, turn on the
backlight by pressing the “LAMP” key, and then press the “Neg”
button to display the film negatives. Press the “Neg” button again to
display normal materials in the color mode.
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FOCUSING
When the visualiser is turned on the focus automatically adjusts to
the stage, it is not necessary to readjust the focus if you are only
working with flat materials (text, photos, etc.). Only 3D objects
require a focus adjustment.
Press the “AUTO” button to auto focus.
Press the “FAR” or “NEAR” button once to focus manually.
FREEZING IMAGE
Press the “Frz” button to freeze the image. When the output signal is
RGB, in order to show a still image on the screen, press the “Frz”
button. The frozen image can’t be adjusted (Zoom in/out, color
adjustment, etc.).
Note: This function is not available on S-Video and Video
output.
BRIGHTNESS ADJUSTMENT
If the image effect is not satisfactory, you can adjust the brightness to
get a better image effect. Use the “BRIGHT +” or “BRIGHT -” button
to adjust the brightness. To increase the brightness, press the
“BRIGHT +” button. To decrease it, press the “BRIGHT -” button. To
go back to the initial brightness press the “AUTO” button.
WHITE BALANCE ADJUSTMENT
Each time the lighting condition changes, the user should adjust the
white balance of the CCD.
Press the “AUTO” button to adjust the white balance automatically.
AUTO ADJUSTMENT
One of the visualiser’s special functions is auto adjustment. Press
the “AUTO” button to auto adjust the white balance and the focus.
The whole process takes about 10 seconds.
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TEXT/IMAGE MODE
Press the “TEXT” button to switch between image/text modes. To
display a text file, switch to the text mode to get a clearer text effect.
(On the remote control)
COLOR AND B&W MODE SWITCH
Press “B&W” once to enter the Black & White mode; Press again to
return to the Color mode.
SWITCHABLE VIDEO INPUTS
Press the “VIDEO” button to switch among S-Video and Video
signals.
SWITCHABLE RGB INPUTS
Use the “CCD/PC1/PC2” button to switch between CCD and different
RGB signals. Each time the “CCD/PC1/PC2” button is pressed, it
provides seamless transitions among different sources such as
Camera (CCD)、COMPUTER(IN)、and RGB (IN).
Notes: COMPUTER OUT always outputs COMPUTER IN signals.
PROJECTOR ON/STANDBY
Press the “POWER” button to turn on the visualiser’s power and
press the “Ppw” button to turn the projector power on. To turn the
projector standby after use, press the “Ppw” button more than 2
seconds, and then the projector enters to the stand-by mode. (On the
remote control, press the “PROJECTOR POWER” button)
Note: Please connect the projector RS232 cable between the
projector and the visualiser first. If you cannot switch projector inputs
by pressing this button, you need to manually program the RS232
code into the visualiser. See the section “Controlling Projector with
Visualiser” for detailed instruction.
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PROJECTOR INPUTS SELECTION
When the projector is connected to several input sources, use the
“Pin” button to switch signal inputs of the projector. (On the remote
control, press the “PROJECTOR INPUT” button)
Note: Please connect the projector RS232 cable between the
projector and the visualiser first. If you cannot switch projector inputs
by pressing this button, you need to manually program the RS232
code into the visualiser. See the section “Controlling Projector with
Visualiser” for detailed instruction.
IMAGE REVERSION
Press the “Mir” button once to V-reverse the image and the vertically
mirrored image will be displayed. Press the “Mir” button again to exit.
(On the remote control, please press the “MIRROR” button)
IMAGE SPLIT
Press “SPLIT”, the image will be split into two images. One is the
current captured image the other is a frozen image of the last image,
Press the “SPLIT” button again to exit.
Note: This function is not available on S-Video and Video
output.
DYNAMIC/STATIC MODE SWITCH
To display dynamic images, Press the “D./S.” button to switch to
the Dynamic mode, the image will be clear and has no choppy strobe
effect. To display still images, press the “D. / S.” button switch to the
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Static mode.
Note: This function is not available on S-Video and Video
output.
TITLE FUNCTION
Press the “Title” button once, the image split into two parts, the upper
1/8 part of the image will freeze and stay on top 1/8 of the screen.
Press “Title” button again to exit the Title mode.
Note: This function is not available on S-Video and Video
output.
IMAGE SAVE AND RECALL
Press the “SAVE” button once to save one captured images, it can
save up to 7 images. After 7 images are saved, the 8th image will
replace the previous 1st image and will become the new 1st saved
image. (On the remote control)
Press the “RECALL” button once to display the saved images, then
press the numerical button to show the corresponding image. For
example: Press “2” to display the second image. At this status, the
function under each numeric key is not available. Press “RECALL”
again to exit this mode. (On the remote control)
INFRARED REMOTE CONTROL
The visualiser’s remote control can control the camera from different
angels. Please note that an infrared remote control can only be used
up to a certain distance to the unit. Objects situated between the
visualiser and the infrared remote control and a weak battery may
interfere with the reception.
On the left side of the visualiser stage, there is a built-in remote
control storage compartment where you can store the remote control
when you not use it.
IMAGE SCROLLING (Optional)
Press the “ ” button to scroll the image down to display the upper
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part of the image. Press the “ ” button to scroll the image up to
display the lower part of the image.
USB PORT (Optional)
The USB port can be used to transfer still images from the visualiser
to a computer. No additional computer hardware is required. In this
way, the visualiser can be used as a 3-D scanner for your computer.
Connect the visualiser to your computer with the supplied USB cable.
The Visualiser Software is available on the supplied CD-ROM.
CONTROLLING THE VISUALISER FROM A COMPUTER
You can control the visualiser from a computer connected with a
RS232 connector.
A. Connect the computer and the visualiser with the computer
RS-232 cable (9-pin to 9-pin).
B. Select [Start] -> [Program] -> [VideoCap] -> “VideoCapx.xx” (x.xx
is software’s version) to open the software.
C. Click “Control Panel” under “Capture”.
D. Select the COM port COM1 or COM2，and you can control the
visualiser by clicking the buttons on the menu.
Toolbar：
Control : Control the visualiser by a computer throught RS232
cable.
Capture one frame : Capture the current preview image and save
it to the desired path.
Full Screen : Full screen display the preview content, left double
click to exit.
Start Capture : Start to video capture
Stop Capture : Stop video capture
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VIDEO DISPLAY AND CAPTURE (Optional)
You can capture and control images on the visualiser from a
computer connected with a USB connector.
Click [Start] -> [Program] -> [VideoCap] -> “VideoCapx.xx” (x.xx is
software’s version) to open the software.
A. Static Images Snap
Click “Capture”—>“Capture Frame”, input the file name in dialog box,
or you can click icon on the toolbar, then input file name in dialog
window. The image file is JPG format.
B. Snap Video Stream
Click “Capture”—>“Start Capture”, input the file name in dialog box,
or click icon on the toolbar, then input the file name in dialog box.
If you want to set the time limit for the capture, select “Capture”
->“Set Time Limit“ to set the time limit. Click “Start Capture” to start
capture, and click “Stop Capture” or icon on the toolbar to stop
capture. (If you have set the time limit, it will stop automatically when
the time is up.) The video file is AVI format.
C. Set the Frame Rate
Click [Capture] -> [Set Frame Rate], and click open “Choose Frame
Rate” to set the frame rate.
D. Set Time Limit
Click [Capture] -> [Set Time Limit] to set the time limit while capturing
video.
CONTROLLING PROJECTOR WITH VISUALISER
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The code writing software is used to inputting projector’s control code,