IDK ICP-9401 User manual

Four Window Multi-window Processor
ICP-9401
＜User’s Guide＞
Ver.1.0.0
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Before reading this manual
●All rights reserved.
●Some of the contents in this users guide such as appearance diagrams, menu operations, communication
commands, and so on may differ depending on the version.
●This User’s guide is subject to change without notice. You can download the latest version from IDK’s
website at: http://www.idk.co.jp/en/index.html
The reference manual for the ICP consists of the following two volumes:
■User’s Guide (this document):
Contains installation, connection, configuration ,and operating information for this product.
■Command Guide: Please download the command guide from the website above.
Provides explanations and procedures for external control using serial and LAN communications.
Included Items
Make sure all items below are included in the package.
If any items are missing or damaged, please contact us.
･One (1) ICP-9401 (main unit)
･One (1) RS-232C cable (1.8 meters; approximately 5.91 feet)
･One (1) power cable (1.8 meters; approximately 5.91 feet)
･Two (2) rack mounting brackets
･Six (6) cable clamps
FCC 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 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 and the user will be required to correct that interference at their
own expense.
CE MARKING
This equipment complies with the essential requirements of the relevant European health, safety and
environmental protection legislation.
WEEE MARKING
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), Directive 2002/96/EC (This directive is
only valid in the EU.).
This equipment complies with the WEEE Directive (2002/96/EC) marking requirement.
The left marking indicates that you must not discard this electrical/electronic equipment in
domestic household waste.

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Safety instructions
Read and understand all safety and operating instructions before using this device. Follow all instructions and
cautions as detailed in this document.
Enforcement Symbol
Description
Indicates the presence of a hazard that may result in death or serious
personal injury if the warning is ignored or the equipment is handled
incorrectly.
Indicates the presence of a hazard that may cause minor personal
injury or property damage if the caution is ignored or the equipment is
handled incorrectly.
Symbol
Description
Example
Caution
This symbol is indicated to alert the user. (Warning and caution)
Electrical
Hazard
Prohibition
This symbol is intended to prohibit the user from actions.
Do not
disassemble
Instruction
This symbol is intended to instruct the user.
Unplug
Caution
Warning

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Prohibition
Do not place the product in any unstable place.
Install the product to a horizontal and stable place. Otherwise, it may fall/turn over and lead to injury.
Do not place the product in any environment with vibration.
Otherwise, it may move/fall and lead to injury.
Keep out any foreign objects.
In order to avoid fire or electric shock, do not allow foreign objects, such as metal and paper, to enter the product from
the vent holes.
For power cable/ plug:
●Do not scratch, heat, or modify, including extending them.
●Do not pull, put heavy stuff on them, or pinch them.
●Do not bend, twist, or tie them together forcefully.
If they are used in those states continuously, it may cause fire or electric shock. If power cables/plugs become
damaged, contact IDK.
Do not
disassemble
Do not repair, modify or disassemble.
Since the product includes high-voltage part, those actions may cause fire or electric shock. For internal inspections
or repairs, contact IDK.
Do not touch
In the event of lighting or thunder, do not touch the main unit or cables such as power
cable and LAN cable.
Contact may cause electric shock
Instruction
For installation:
The product is intended to be installed by skilled technicians. For installation, please contact a system integrator or
IDK. Otherwise, it may cause fire, electric shock, injury, or property damage.
Set the power plug in a convenient place to unplug easily.
You can easily unplug in case of any extraordinary failure or abnormal situation, and it also helps for unplugging when
you do not use it for a long period.
Plug the power plug into appropriate outlet completely.
If the plug is plugged incompletely, it may overheat which causes electrical shock or fire. Do not use damaged plug or
loosened outlet.
Clean the power plug regularly.
If the plug is covered in dust, it may cause fire due to reduced insulating power.
Unplug
Unplug immediately if the product smokes, makes unusual noise, or smells.
If you continue to use the product under those situations, it may cause electric shock or fire. After confirming that the
product stops smoking, contact IDK.
Unplug immediately if you drop the product or if the cabinet is damaged.
If you continue to use the product under those situations, it may cause electrical shock or fire. For maintenance and
repair, contact IDK.
Unplug immediately if water or other objects are directed inside.
If you continue to use it under those situations, it may cause electrical shock or fire. For maintenance and repair,
contact IDK.
For connection
Instruction
Difference in ground potential among the product and peripheral devices may cause electric shock or damage of the
device. When using cables to connect devices, including connection of long-distance transmission, unplug the power
cables of all related devices.
After connecting signal/control cables of each device, plug in the power cables of each device.
Warning

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For installation
For rack mount devices:
Instruction
Mount the product to the rack meeting EIA standards, and maintain spaces above and below
for air cooling. For your safety, attach an L-shape bracket in addition to the mount bracket kit
for the front panel in order to balance the weight.
For devices with rubber feet:
Instruction
Never insert only the screws into the holes after removing the rubber feet. It may lead to
damage when the screws contact electrical circuit or parts inside of the product.
To put the rubber feet back on, use only provided rubber feet and screws.
Altitude:
Instruction
Do not place the product at elevations of 2,000 meters (6562 feet) or higher above sea level.
Failure to do so may shorten the life of the internal parts and result in malfunctions.
Prohibition
Do not place the product in any place where it will be subjected to high temperatures.
If the product is subjected to direct sunlight or high temperatures, it may cause fire.
Do not place the product in humid, oil smoke, or dusty place.
If the product is placed near humidifiers or dusty area, it may cause fire or electric shock.
Do not block the vent holes.
If ventilation slots are blocked, it may cause fire or failure due to internal heat.
Do not put heavy items on the product.
It may fall/turn over and lead to injury.
Do not exceed ratings of outlet and wiring devices.
If several plugs are put in an outlet, it may cause fire and electric shock.
Use only the provided AC adapter and power cable.
If non-compliant adapter or power cables is used, it may cause fire or electrical shock. Use the provided AC power
connection cable. If you want to use your product in other countries that use different AC power cables, contact IDK.
No wet hands
Do not plug or unplug with wet hands.
It may cause electrical shock.
Instruction
Use and store the product within the specified temperature/humidity range.
If the product is used outside the range continuously, it may cause fire or electric shock.
Turn off devices when they are connected to another device.
It may cause fire or electric shock.
Unplug
Unplug the power plug if you do not use the product for a long period.
In case of defect, it may cause fire.
Unplug the power plug before cleaning.
It may cause electric shock.
Caution

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Table of Contents
1Product outline.......................................................................................................................................12
2Features................................................................................................................................................13
3Application Diagrams.............................................................................................................................15
4Panels ...................................................................................................................................................16
4.1 Front panel ...................................................................................................................................16
4.2 Rear panel....................................................................................................................................18
5Installation .............................................................................................................................................20
5.1 Connecting Digital Input/Output Devices .......................................................................................20
5.2 Analog Video Input Connectors.....................................................................................................22
5.3 Serial Port.....................................................................................................................................23
5.4 LAN Port.......................................................................................................................................24
5.4.1 The number of TCP-IP connections.........................................................................................25
6Basic operations....................................................................................................................................26
6.1 Selecting Output Windows............................................................................................................26
6.2 Selecting Input Channels ..............................................................................................................26
6.3 Selecting Window Patterns ...........................................................................................................27
6.4 Menu Operation keys....................................................................................................................28
6.5 Turning ON/OFF Display Devices..................................................................................................29
6.6 Executing Control Commands.......................................................................................................30
6.7 Locking/Unlocking Front keys........................................................................................................30
6.8 Control by Web browser................................................................................................................31
6.9 Remote Control Program ..............................................................................................................35
6.10 Factory Reset ...............................................................................................................................35
6.11 Startup Time .................................................................................................................................39
7Settings .................................................................................................................................................40
7.1 Menu List......................................................................................................................................40
7.2 Input Signal Automatic Detection...................................................................................................49
7.3 Setting Position, Size, and Masking...............................................................................................50
7.3.1 Output resolutions [RESOLUTION].........................................................................................50
7.3.2 Aspect ratio control of output video [MONITOR ASPECT] .......................................................52
7.3.3 Aspect ratio control of input video [INPUTASPECT]................................................................53
7.3.4 Aspect ratio control [ASPECT PROCESS] ..............................................................................57
7.3.5 Overscan [INPUT OVER SCAN].............................................................................................58
7.3.6 Input position [INPUT POSITION] ...........................................................................................59

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7.3.7 Input size [INPUT SIZE]..........................................................................................................60
7.3.8 Input masking [INPUT MASKING]...........................................................................................61
7.3.9 Input automatic sizing [INPUT AUTO SIZING].........................................................................62
7.3.10 Output position [OUTPUT POSITION].....................................................................................63
7.3.11 Output size [OUTPUT SIZE] ...................................................................................................64
7.3.12 Output masking [OUTPUT MASKING] ....................................................................................65
7.3.13 Output automatic sizing [OUTPUT AUTO SIZING]...................................................................66
7.3.14 Background color....................................................................................................................66
7.3.15 Test pattern [TEST PATTERN] ................................................................................................68
7.4 Window configuration 画面合成設定..............................................................................................69
7.4.1 Window border .......................................................................................................................69
7.4.2 Window border color [FRAME COLOR]...................................................................................70
7.4.3 Border size [FRAME SIEZE]...................................................................................................71
7.4.4 Telop [TELOP OUTPUT].........................................................................................................72
7.4.5 Telop background color [TELOP BACKCOLOR]......................................................................73
7.4.6 Telop font color [TELOP FONTCOLOR]..................................................................................74
7.4.7 Telop font size [FRAME FONTSIZE] .......................................................................................75
7.4.8 Telop display position [TELOP POSITION]..............................................................................76
7.4.9 Items to be displayed [TELOP CONTENTS]............................................................................77
7.4.10 Telop display time [TELOP VIEWTIME]...................................................................................78
7.4.11 Display position on window [IMAGE POSITION] .....................................................................78
7.4.12 Display size on window [IMAGE ZOOMRATE] ........................................................................80
7.4.13 Mirror reverse [IMAGE INVERT] .............................................................................................82
7.4.14 Window priority [OVERLAY PRIORITY]...................................................................................83
7.4.15 Window hiding [WINDOW INVISIBLE].....................................................................................84
7.4.16 Window background color [ENTIRE BACKCOLOR] ................................................................85
7.5 Video Correction...........................................................................................................................86
7.5.1 Input brightness [INPUT BRIGHTNESS] .................................................................................86
7.5.2 Input contrast [INPUT CONTRAST] ........................................................................................87
7.5.3 Hue [INPUT HUE]...................................................................................................................88
7.5.4 SATURATION [INPUT SATURATION].....................................................................................88
7.5.5 Black level [INPUT SETUP LEVEL].........................................................................................89
7.5.6 Input default color [IN DEFAULT COLOR]...............................................................................90
7.5.7 Output brightness [OUTPUT BRIGHTNESS]...........................................................................91
7.5.8 Output contrast [OUTPUT CONTRAST]..................................................................................92
7.5.9 Output default color [OUT DEFAULT COLOR].........................................................................93
7.6 Input Settings................................................................................................................................94
7.6.1 No-signal input monitoring [INPUT VIDEO DETECT]...............................................................94
7.6.2 HDCP input enabled/disabled [HDCP INPUT ENABLE]...........................................................95
7.6.3 Input equalizer [INPUT EQUALIZER]......................................................................................97
7.6.4 Signal type of analog input [ANALOG INPUT TYPE]...............................................................98
7.6.5 Automatic detection of input video interruption [INPUT OFF CHECK]......................................99
7.7 Input Timing Settings...................................................................................................................100
7.7.1 The total number of horizontal dots [H TOTAL DOTS]............................................................101
7.7.2 Horizontal start position [H START].......................................................................................102
7.7.3 Horizontal display period [H DISPLAY]..................................................................................103
7.7.4 Vertical start position [V START]............................................................................................104
7.7.5 Vertical display period [V DISPLAY] ......................................................................................105

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7.7.6 Analog input automatic measurement [AUTO SETUP]..........................................................106
7.7.7 Automatic measurement of start position [AUTO START POS]..............................................108
7.7.8 Automatic setting of input timing [UNKNOWN TIMING] .........................................................110
7.7.9 Loading device data [LOAD] .................................................................................................112
7.7.10 Registering device data [SAVE].............................................................................................114
7.7.11Tracking [TRACKING]...........................................................................................................115
7.8 Output Settings...........................................................................................................................116
7.8.1 Output equalizer [OUTPUT EQUALIZER]..............................................................................116
7.8.2 Output mode [OUTPUT MODE]............................................................................................117
7.8.3 Synchronous signal output with no input video [SYNC OUTPUT] ..........................................118
7.8.4 Output video with no input video [VIDEO OUTPUT] ..............................................................119
7.8.5 Window transition effect [VIDEO SWITCHING]....................................................................120
7.8.6 Effect duration [SWITCHING SPEED]...................................................................................121
7.8.7 Wipe color [WIPE COLOR] ...................................................................................................123
7.8.8 Pattern switching effect [PATTERN SWITCHING]..................................................................124
7.8.9 Pattern switching duration.....................................................................................................125
7.8.10 HDCP output mode [HDCP OUTPUT MODE]........................................................................126
7.8.11 The number of HDCP retries [HDCP ERROR RETRY]..........................................................127
7.8.12 Deep Color [DEEP COLOR OUTPUT] ..................................................................................128
7.8.13 CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) [CEC CONNECYION] .................................................129
7.8.14 HDCP re-authentication [HDCP AUTHORIZATION]...............................................................131
7.8.15 Output operation mode [COMBINED MODE]........................................................................132
7.9 Audio Settings.............................................................................................................................133
7.9.1 Audio output level.................................................................................................................133
7.9.2 Mute [OUTPUT MUTE].........................................................................................................134
7.9.3 Audio input selection [AUDIO INPUT SELECT].....................................................................135
7.9.4 Audio input level [INPUT OFFSET].......................................................................................136
7.9.5 Output lip sync [OUTPUT LIP SYNC]....................................................................................137
7.9.6 Input lip sync [INPUT LIP SYNC]...........................................................................................138
7.9.7 Sampling frequency of analog audio input [SAMPLING FREQUENCY].................................139
7.9.8 Output connector [OUTPUT CONNECTOR]..........................................................................140
7.9.9 Test tone [TEST TONE].........................................................................................................141
7.10 EDID (Extended Display Identification Data)................................................................................142
7.10.1 EDID setting [EDID DATA] ....................................................................................................142
7.10.2 PC resolution [PC RESOLUTION].........................................................................................144
7.10.3 Input resolution for AV devices [AV RESOLUTION] ...............................................................145
7.10.4 Deep Color [DEEP COLOR INPUT] ......................................................................................147
7.10.5 Audio format [AUDIO FORMAT]............................................................................................148
7.10.6 EDID Copy [NOMITOR EDID COPY]....................................................................................149
7.11 Serial Port Settings.....................................................................................................................150
7.11.1 Communication setting [PARAMETERS]...............................................................................150
7.11.2 Operation mode [FUNCTION]...............................................................................................151
7.12 LAN settings...............................................................................................................................152
7.12.1 IP address [IP ADDRESS].....................................................................................................152
7.12.2 Subnet mask [SUBNET MASK].............................................................................................153
7.12.3 Gateway address [GATEWAYADDRESS].............................................................................154
7.12.4 LAN operation mode [FUNCTION]........................................................................................155
7.12.5 TCP port number [PORT NUMBER]......................................................................................158

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7.12.6 Displaying MAC address [MAC ADDRESS]...........................................................................159
7.13 Control Command Settings.........................................................................................................160
7.13.1 Control commands [COMMAND EDIT]..................................................................................164
7.13.2 Reply commands [RECV COMMAND EDIT].........................................................................174
7.13.3 Control command link [COMMAND LINK].............................................................................178
7.13.4 Command execution [COMMAND EXECUTION]...................................................................181
7.13.5 Invalid time [INVALID TIME]..................................................................................................182
7.13.6 Initializing registered commands and associations [INITIALIZE]............................................183
7.13.7 Command execution key: Lighting condition [COMMAND TALLY] .........................................185
7.13.8 Flash time (Command keys and DISPLAY POWER keys) [FLASH TIME]..............................186
7.14 Pattern Memory..........................................................................................................................187
7.14.1 Loading cross point [LOAD CROSS POINT] .........................................................................187
7.14.2 Saving cross point [SAVE CROSS POINT]............................................................................188
7.14.3 Editing cross point [EDIT CROSS POINT].............................................................................190
7.14.4 Cross point link [CROSSPOINT LINK]...................................................................................192
7.14.5 Loading pattern memory [LOAD WINDOWPATTERN]...........................................................193
7.14.6 Saving window patens [SAVE WINDOWPATTEN].................................................................194
7.14.7 Deleting pattern memory [DELETE PATTERN]......................................................................196
7.14.8 Naming input channel [INPUT NAME EDIT]..........................................................................197
7.14.9 Startup settings [[STARTUP].................................................................................................198
7.15 Bitmap........................................................................................................................................199
7.15.1 Bitmap transfer .....................................................................................................................199
7.15.2 Bitmap output [BITMAP OUTPUT] ........................................................................................202
7.15.3 Background color [BACKGROUND COLOR].........................................................................203
7.15.4 Aspect ratio [ASPECT]..........................................................................................................204
7.15.5 Display position [POSITION].................................................................................................206
7.15.6 Bitmap output at startup [POWER ON BITMAP]....................................................................206
7.15.7 Dividing memory area [DIVIDE MEMORY]............................................................................208
7.15.8 Input image capture [VIDEO CAPTURE]...............................................................................211
7.16 Startup Settings ..........................................................................................................................214
7.16.1 DISPLAY POWER keys [DISPLAY POWER].........................................................................214
7.16.2 Control command UNLOCK key [COMMAND UNLOCK KEY]...............................................215
7.16.3 Key lock [KEY LOCL]............................................................................................................216
7.17 Others.........................................................................................................................................217
7.17.1 Setting key lock mode [KEY LOCK MODE]...........................................................................217
7.17.2 Key buzzer [BUZZER]...........................................................................................................218
7.17.3 Automatic key lock for control command keys [COMMAND AUTO LOCK].............................219
7.17.4 DISPLAY POWER key pressing time length [POWER SWITCH ON].....................................220
7.17.5 Top VFD screen [TOP DISPLAY]...........................................................................................221
7.17.6 Input signal status [INPUT STATUS] .....................................................................................222
7.17.7 Display device status [MONITOR STATUS]...........................................................................224
7.17.8 EDID of display device [EDID STATUS].................................................................................226
7.17.9 Version information [VERSION].............................................................................................228
8ASCII codes.........................................................................................................................................229
9Specification ........................................................................................................................................231