GeoBox G-105 User manual

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G-105 User Guide
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Table of Contents
1 Introduction……………………………………………………………..……………….… 5
2 Features.........…………………………………………………………..………….……… 5
3 Application case studies.......................................................................................... 8
4 Helpful tips for installation and operation…………………………………….……... 14
5 Outlook and key functions………………………………………..………………….…. 15
6 Remote controller operation.................................................................................... 15
7 OSD menu and functions……………………………………………….....……………. 16
7.1 [Picture] color adjustment………………………………………………………… 16
7.2 [Image Setup] for VGA input……………………………………....................…. 16
7.3 [Image Properties]………………………………………………………….……… 17
7.3.1 Color.………………………………………………………………………........ 17
7.3.2 Input signal................................................................................................ 17
7.3.3 Scaling………………………………………………………………………….. 18
7.3.4 Output Mode.............................................................................................. 18
7.3.5 PIP/POP settings…………………………………………………………….... 18
7.3.6 Image Orientation (Flip & Rotation).………………………………………. 21
7.4 Video wall setting……………………………………………............................... 21
7.4.1 Zoom: Split image into different sections……………………………... 21
7.4.2 Pan: Select cropping area..................................................................... 22
8 Passive 3D Display.................................................................................................... 23
8.1 System configuration...................................................................................... 23
8.2 GeoBox setup for Stereoscopic 3D Display................................................... 23
8.3 Procedures for passive 3D setting in GeoBox............................................... 24
8.4 3D signal conversion........................................................................................ 25
9 [Anyplace]: Warp and geometry correction............................................................ 25
9.1 [Keystone] correction....................................................................................... 26
9.2 [Image Rotation]................................................................................................ 27
9.3 [4 Corner] adjustment....................................................................................... 27
9.4 [Warp]: Image curved display........................................................................... 28
9.4.1 [Corner] curve adjustment......................................................................... 28
9.4.2 [Edge] curve adjustment............................................................................ 29
9.4.3 [Center] curve adjustment......................................................................... 30
9.4.4 [Shift]: Corner position adjustment........................................................... 30
9.4.5 [Order].......................................................................................................... 31
9.5 [Manual Mode]: Crop any location of the image............................................. 31
9.5.1 Select custom mode storage location...................................................... 32
9.5.2 Crop image for each Index......................................................................... 32
9.5.3 [Ratio]: Adjust custom mode aspect ratio and position......................... 33
9.5.3.1 Horizontal [Ratio] adjustment..................................................... 33
9.5.3.2 Vertical [Ratio] adjustment……………...………………………… 34

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9.5.3.3 Horizontal [position] adjustment…………………………........… 35
9.5.3.4 Vertical [Position] adjustment……………………………..…....... 35
9.5.3.5 [Reset]: Reset [Ratio] and [Position] to default......................... 36
9.5.4 [Loop]—Looping playback and project LCD from burn-in mark............ 36
10 Procedures to create custom display................................………………………….. 38
10.1 Introduction………………………………………………………............................ 38
10.2 Collect coordinates from physical drawing………………...........................… 38
10.3 Collect coordinates from photo....................................................................... 40
10.4 Upload coordinates via OSD menu.................................................................. 40
10.5 Upload coordinates and position fine-tune via remote controller................ 41
11 [Options]: OSD Miscellaneous Functions………………………………………......... 41
11.1 [Information]: System Information………………………………………............ 41
11.2 [Language]: OSD language………………………………………………............. 42
11.3 [Reset]………………...........………………………………………………………… 42
11.4 [Accessibility]………………………...........……………………………………….. 42
11.4.1 [Bottom Repeat Rate]......................................................................... 42
11.4.2 [Menu Time Out]………………………………………………………… ... 43
11.4.3 [Logo Time out]………………………………………………………….... 43
11.4.4 [Standby Time Out]……………………………………………………..... 44
11.5 [Setting]………………………………………………………………………............ 44
11.5.1 Frame Lock and Free Run mode……………………………………..... 44
11.5.2 [Box ID]…………………………………………………………………...... 45
11.5.3 [Profile] setting………………………………………………………….... 45
11.5.4 [Network]…………………………………………………………………... 46
11.5.5 [EDID] setting..........................................................................……….. 46
12 GAlign PC tool (Image cropping tool)...................................................................... 48
12.1 Download and decompress.............................................................................. 48
12.2 Operation procedures....................................................................................... 48
13 GPM system setting backup tool............................................................................. 50
13.1 Purpose.............................................................................................................. 50
13.2 GPM installation................................................................................................ 50
13.3 System connection........................................................................................... 50
13.4 Instructions........................................................................................................ 50

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Revision History
Revision
Date Originator Comments
V 1.01 2016-09-20 Steve Wang First revision
V1.02 2016-11-22 Steve Wang Remove internal test pattern, add PC tool and [Shift]
shortcut key
V1.03 2016-07-07 Steve Wang Increase Index modes # and warp adjustment range.
Limited Warranty
This device is designed and tested to the highest standards and backed by two years’ parts and labor warranty.
Warranties are effective upon the first delivery date to the end customer and are non-transferable. Warranty
related repairs include parts and labor, but do not include repair of faults resulting from user negligence, special
modifications, abuse (mechanical damage), shipping damage, and/or other unusual damages. The customer shall
pay shipping charges when the unit is returned for repair. Manufacturer will pay shipping charges for return
shipments to customers.
Manufacturer does not assume responsibility for consequential damages, expenses or loss of revenue,
inconvenience or interruption in operation experienced by the customer. Warranty service shall not automatically
extend the warranty period.
FCC/CE statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15
of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when
the equipment is operated in a residential / commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause
harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

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1 Introduction
Image magician G-105 is multiple purpose video processor with warp, de-warp, video wall control, format
conversion, scaler switcher, PIP/POP, 3D format conversion, image cropping, flip/rotation, dynamical aspect ratio
adjustment, continuous position shift and seamless looping playback for different display modes. Two landscape
contents can be displayed on one portrait LCD at top/bottom position. It can also provide medical image de-warp,
3D conversion for endoscope (from dual camera format or Line by Line to Side by Side).
G-105 is pure hardware standalone system. It can connect with various video sources and provide a simple
and reliable solution for professional creative video.
2 Features:
2.1 Input and output:
 Video Input: 1xHDMI, 1x VGA, 1x DisplayPort, 1x DVI-I (support HDMI, DVI, VGA)
 Max. input resolution:
4K/2K @30HZ, 3840x1080 @60Hz in HDMI & DP ports, WUXGA in VGA & DVI-I ports.
 Video Output:
--1x HDMI, 1x DVI-D (mirrored)
--Selectable output resolutions, Max. output resolution: 1920*1200.
 Audio input: HDMI embedded audio, PC audio jack.
 Audio output: 1x SPDIF RCA output, HDMI embedded audio.
 DisplayPort and HDMI/DVI support WQXGA & 3840x1080 @60Hz、4k/2k @30Hz input with 4:4:4 full
color sampling without compression.
2.2 Warp and geometry alignment:
 Quick corner adjustment, H&V keystone correction.
 Pincushion and barrel adjustment.
 Geometry alignment through remote controller up to 3x3 grids.
 16:9 and 2.35:1 aspect ratio conversion.
2.3 Image stacking
 Image stacking to increase brightness on flat and curved screen.
2.4 Image flip and rotation
 Image rotation at 90/180/270 degrees with full screen display.
 Image rotation with 1 degree interval without changing image aspect ratio.
 Image flip at Front/Rear, Right/Left, Top/Bottom directions.
 Mobile image 90/270〫rotated and scaled up to full screen at portrait LCD.
2.5 3D application:
 Connecting with all kinds of 3D signal sources: Blue Ray, Set Top Box, PC…
 Support 1080p @120Hz Nvidia 3D Vision for full HD passive 3D display.
 Support HDMI 1.4a 3D formats, including 1080p/24Hz frame packed, Side by Side, Top-Bottom, Line by

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Line and frame sequential for passive 3D display.
 Support 3840x1080 side by side and 1080i/60Hz frame packed 3D from Sony FHD 3D camcorder.
 Support PIP function in passive 3D display, both main and PIP windows are still with 3D effect.
 Perfect Synchronization algorithm in RH/LH channels to get the most comfortable passive 3D display.
 Support passive 3D image geometry alignment, curved screen display and stacking.
 Convert discrete dual RH/LH 3D signals into one side by side 3D format.
 Convert line by line 3D format into side by side 3D format.
2.6 High end video processing
 10-bit high bandwidth processor with 3D motion adaptive de-interlace, low angle smooth algorithm and
3:2/2:2 film mode detecting and recovery.
 Support up to 4k/2k @30Hz input with 4:4:4 full color sampling without compression.
 Intelligent color adjustment, including preset color, hue, saturation, brightness, contrast sharpness
adjustments and RGB discrete color adjustment.
2.7 Format conversion
Convert below input signal formats into HDMI or DVI-D (mirrored) outputs:
DisplayPort, HDMI, DVI-D, DVI-A, VGA and YPbPr (through DVI-I or VGA port)
2.8 Video wall function
 Video wall function to split, crop and location assignment with pixel based cropping range adjustment up
to 900 pixels at H&V directions.
 Pixel by pixel precise bezel compensation.
 Video wall control up to 15x15 matrix displays.
 Image PIP/POP, flip and rotation function can be applied to video wall.
 Input Top Left and Top Right corner coordinates to crop image of irregular video wall.
2.9 Image any location cropping and position shift
There are four ways of image cropping through OSD & remote controller:
 [Video Wall] menu: ZOOM, PAN and OVERLAP
In combination with image split (ZOOM), location assignment (PAN) and H&V 900 pixels cropping
position shift function (OVERLAP), user can crop any location of the image to show on the screen.
 [WARP] menu
User can use Warp function to do geometry adjustment, including image resizing, accurate position and
change the shape of the image.
 [Manual Mode] menu under [Anyplace]
Menu mode can catch any 16:9 image at any rotation angle through input Top Left and Top Right corners’
coordinates.
 PC Tool: user can capture arbitrary area image with 16:9 aspect ratio through GAlign PC tool.
2.10 Aspect ratio adjustment
User can adjust image aspect ratio through below functions:
 User can adjust output image aspect ratio in the range of 067%-200% in H&V directions through [Ratio]

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hotkey on remote controller or [Ratio] menu under [Manual Mode] from any signal source. If the image is
cropped through [Manual Mode], the adjusting range is from 25%-200%.
 [Overlap] function under [Video Wall] menu can execute Aspect Ratio adjustment by changing image
cropping range.
 [Warp] function can also adjust the image aspect ratio.
2.11 Dynamic image position shift
 The image captured through [Manual Mode] can do dynamic position shift after the aspect ratio has been
changes. The adjustment range is based on the same ratio as aspect ratio change. The maximum range
is 0.25~2.0 in both H&V directions.
 This kind of dynamic position shift can be stored into Index 1-10 and user can execute seamless looping
playback for these display modes.
2.12 PIP/POP Multiple windows display
 PIP function with selectable input port in both main and PIP display windows
 Flexible image size, aspect ratio and position adjustment through OSD or IR controller
 Max. PIP size is 1024x768 resolution
 POP function with selectable full screen or original aspect ratio.
 POP supports two landscape contents to displays in one portrait LCD at top/bottom position.
2.13 Looping playback with different display mode
 User can select different display modes created from [Manual Mode] menu for looping playback with
selected time interval. Maximum display modes can be selected is 10.
 The display modes created from Aspect Ratio adjustment and Image Position shift can be selected for
looping playback.
2.14 LCD burn-in mark protection
User can set multiple display modes with slight image position shift and execute looping playback. It
can eliminate burn-in mark in the LCD while display content is still image.
2.15 Image de-warp for camera or video system
 Image de-warp can be implemented through Warp function.
 De-Warp function can be used to correct image distortion. It can be also applied to de-warp for
medical endoscope and fish eye lens in surveillance system.
2.16 3D signal conversion
In addition to projector active 3D and passive 3D applications, G-105 can convert below 3D formats into one
Side by Side 3D format output:
 RH/LH discrete 3D format
 Line by line (line interleaved)
 Frame packing
 Frame sequential
 Top-bottom 3D.
2.17 System control & others

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 Reliable and durable design for long term industrial and commercial applications.
 Full functional keypads & IR control.
 ID # for each GeoBox. Convenient for system installation and control.
 keypad Lock (press menu key for 5 seconds) to avoid setting loss due to negligence..
 Up to 5 settings can be saved and recalled at any time.
 Integrated with IR extender (up to 20 meters) & RS-232 control port.
 Dimension and weight: 303x155x44mm, 2.35k
3 Application case studies
3.1 Image warp and geometry alignment
3.2 Image stacking for flat and curved screen
3.3 Image flip and rotation

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(Display mobile image on portrait LCD)
(Rotate image and adjust aspect ratio)
(360 degrees Image rotation with one degree interval and maintain original aspect ratio)
3.4 Image flip
Image flip and POP to get
portrait display with two
landscape contents

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3.5 3D application
3.6 Image PIP with flexible size, position and aspect ratio
3.7 Image POP (side by side) for landscape and portrait display
Passive 3D display system
Decode all kinds of 3D signal with
side by side output for conventional
3d display devices and bare eye 3D
system
Decode all kinds of 3D signal with side by
side output for conventional 3d display
devices and bare eye 3D system