Inter-m VMX-1104 User manual

Operation Manual
SMART A/V MIXER
VMX-1104

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Contents
Contents
Welcome
Warning...............................................................................................................................1
Overview ...............................................................................................................................3
System Components.............................................................................................................3
Features..................................................................................................................................4
Front panel ............................................................................................................................6
Rear panel ...........................................................................................................................11
Operator Screen .................................................................................................................14
1. Thumbnail provided on real-time to the 4 input channels ....................................................15
2. Color Channel.................................................................................................................15
3. Color palette ...................................................................................................................16
4. Border Style ....................................................................................................................16
5. Transition Effect Display and Setting Window ....................................................................16
6. Main menu area..............................................................................................................16
7. Sub-menu Area...............................................................................................................17
8. Broadcasting Mode .........................................................................................................17
9. Preview Screen................................................................................................................18
10. Manual Transition Lever .................................................................................................18
11. Automatic Transition Button............................................................................................18
Operation Method..............................................................................................................19
1. PS/2 Mouse Connection ..................................................................................................19
2. Video Input Connection of Each Channel...........................................................................20
3. Connection of Video Output .............................................................................................23
4. Operator Screen Output Connection .................................................................................24
5. Audio Input Connection ...................................................................................................25
6. Audio Output Connection ................................................................................................26
7. GPI (general purpose interface) Connection.......................................................................26
8. Connection of Adaptor for Power .....................................................................................27
9. Power On .......................................................................................................................27
10. Change of Video In Setting.............................................................................................30
11. Optimization of Input Video ...........................................................................................34
12. Provide Video Effect to Input Video .................................................................................37
13. Prepare Transition Effect.................................................................................................42
14. Performance of Transition Effect......................................................................................46
15. VMX-1104 Output Results Check ....................................................................................47
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Transition .............................................................................................................................48
1. Select of Current Channel and Next Channel .....................................................................48
2. Setting of Transition Direction ...........................................................................................50
3. Setting of Transition Speed...............................................................................................51
4. Setting of Transition Object ..............................................................................................52
5. Selection of Transition Pattern...........................................................................................54
6. Performance of Automatic Transition.................................................................................56
7. Performance of Manual Transition ....................................................................................57
8. Transition Effect Using Color Channel................................................................................58
9. Transition Effect Using Border Effect ..................................................................................60
Effects ...................................................................................................................................65
1. Brightness Effect ..............................................................................................................66
2. Contrast Effect.................................................................................................................67
3. HUE Effect.......................................................................................................................68
4. Saturation Effect ..............................................................................................................69
5. BLACK&WHITE Effect......................................................................................................70
6. SEPIA Effect ....................................................................................................................71
7. Negative Effect................................................................................................................72
8. POSTERIZE Effect.............................................................................................................73
9. Mirror Effect....................................................................................................................75
10. Half Mirror Effect...........................................................................................................76
11. FLIP Effect......................................................................................................................77
12. HALF FLIP Effect.............................................................................................................78
13. Sharpness Effect ............................................................................................................79
14. Blurring Effect................................................................................................................80
15. Binary Effect..................................................................................................................81
16. Edge Effect....................................................................................................................83
17. Pencil Effect...................................................................................................................84
18. Embossing Effect............................................................................................................85
19. Diffuse Effect .................................................................................................................86
20. Mosaic Effect.................................................................................................................87
21. Color Selection Effect .....................................................................................................89
22. Wave Effect ..................................................................................................................91
Special Effect .......................................................................................................................93
1. Freeze Effect ...................................................................................................................93
2. Strobe Special Effect ........................................................................................................99
3. Special Effect of CHROMA key, LUMINANCE key............................................................100
4. Special Effect of Edit Screen ...........................................................................................109
5. GHOST Effect................................................................................................................114
6. TRAJECTORY Effect........................................................................................................116
7. SINGLE PIP Effect...........................................................................................................118
8. MULTI PIP Effect.............................................................................................................123

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Other functions .................................................................................................................128
1. AUDIO Function............................................................................................................128
2. MACRO Function ..........................................................................................................131
3. Setup Function...............................................................................................................134
4. Practice Function ...........................................................................................................144
5. DEMO Function.............................................................................................................145
6. Color Bar Output Function..............................................................................................145
7. Automatic Saving Function .............................................................................................145
System Diagram ...............................................................................................................146
Block Diagram ..................................................................................................................147
Specification ......................................................................................................................148
Before calling for service ................................................................................................149
Appendix I – Summary of the method to operate......................................................151
Appendix II - List of the transition patterns..................................................................162

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Welcome
Welcome
A personal welcome to you from the management and employees of Inter-M
All of the co-workers here at Inter-M are dedicated to providing excellent products with inherently good val-
ue, and we are delighted you have purchased one of our products.
We sincerely trust this product will provide years of satisfactory service, but if anything is not to your com-
plete satisfaction, we will endeavor to make things right.
Welcome to Inter-M, and thank you for becoming part of our worldwide extended family!
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WARNING
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not
expose the unit to rain or moisture.
*Do not install this equipment in a confined space such as a book case or similar unit.
*The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and no objects filled with liquids, such vases, shall be placed on the apparatus.
*Worded: “WARNING FOR YOUR PROTECTION PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING-WATER AND MOISTURE: Unit should not be used
near water(e.g. near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, laundry tub, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool, etc). Care should be taken
so than objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure through openings.”
This symbol is intended to alert the user to the
presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” with-
in the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient
magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to
persons.
This symbol is intended to alert the user to the
presence of important operation and maintenance
(servicing) instructions in the literature accompa-
nying the appliance.
Caution: To prevent electric shock do not use this (polarized) plug
with an extension cord, receptacle or other outlet unless
the blades can be fully inserted to prevent blade expo-
sure.
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fiche polarisée avec un prolongateur, une prise de
courant on une autre sortie de courant, sauf si les lames
peuvent étre insérées à fond sans en laisser aucune
partie à découvert.

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Overview
Our Smart A/V Mixer VMX-1104 is product that research and develop strategically to offer high picture
quality and effective functions to consumers in satisfied price as A/V Mixer that use mainly in small scale
broadcasting system such as church or school studio.
We could offer high picture quality and various image effects and transition to consumer using A/V Mixer
DSP that develop directly in our company. And, could offer high sound quality using our technology that was
the company which represent the South Korea in industry sound appliances market during last 20 years.
- Offer 4 channels video input of various video format such as Composite video, S-Video, Component
video. And, offer unbalanced audio input of each channel.
- Offer output maximum 6 channels same time by video output, and support various video format such as
Composite video, S-Video, Component video, RGB. And, support unbalanced audio and headphone out-
put by audio output.
- Offer GUI environment that can work more conveniently in High Resolution monitor of SXGA
(1280x1024).
- Offering 22 various effects, effects such as Diffuse, Wave, Color Selection are unique and practical func-
tion that only our product offers.
- Offering 11 various special effects, special effects such as Ghost, Trajectory are unique and practical
function that only our product offers.
- Offer useful and effective 256 transition patterns.
- Offer Practice Mode that can practice effects or transition etc. on the OnAir. And, offer Macro function
that can execute several functions at once using single shortcut key.
- Offer stabilize and convenient system with high video quality.
System Components
Overview
Our Smart A/V Mixer VMX-1104 is product that research and develop strategically to offer high picture
quality and effective functions to consumers in satisfied price as A/V Mixer that use mainly in small scale
broadcasting system such as church or school studio.
We could offer high picture quality and various image effects and transition to consumer using A/V Mixer
DSP that develop directly in our company. And, could offer high sound quality using our technology that was
the company which represent the South Korea in industry sound appliances market during last 20 years.
- Offer 4 channels video input of various video format such as Composite video, S-Video, Component
video. And, offer unbalanced audio input of each channel.
- Offer output maximum 6 channels same time by video output, and support various video format such as
Composite video, S-Video, Component video, RGB. And, support unbalanced audio and headphone out-
put by audio output.
- Offer GUI environment that can work more conveniently in High Resolution monitor of SXGA
(1280x1024).
- Offering 22 various effects, effects such as Diffuse, Wave, Color Selection are unique and practical func-
tion that only our product offers.
- Offering 11 various special effects, special effects such as Ghost, Trajectory are unique and practical func-
tion that only our product offers.
- Offer useful and effective 256 transition patterns.
- Offer Practice Mode that can practice effects or transition etc. on the OnAir. And, offer Macro function
that can execute several functions at once using single shortcut key.
- Offer stabilize and convenient system with high video quality.
System Components
Take out the components in a flat and dry area, and then check the following components are all included.
VMX-1104
Operation Manual PS/2 Mouse SMPS Adaptor

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Features
Features
- Various 4 channels video input
Offer 4 channels video input of various video format such as Composite video, S-Video, Component video.
- Support various video format and output maximum 6 channel same time
Offer output maximum 6 channels same time by video output, and support various video format such as
Composite video, S-Video, Component video, RGB.
• Output S-Video maximum 2 channels same time
• Output Composite Video maximum 4 channel same time
• Output RGB maximum 2 channel same time
• Output Component Video maximum 2 channel same time
• 6 various output form is possible
- NTSC / PAL Switchable (VER.2.0)
- 4 channel unbalanced audio input and unbalanced audio, headphone output
Offer unbalanced audio input of each channel and support unbalanced audio and headphone output.
And, offer high sound quality using our technology that was the company which represent the South
Korea in industry sound appliances market during last 20 years.
- Convenient user environment of high resolution
Smart A/V Mixer VMX-1104 is Stand Alone type of A/V Mixer that PC does not need. But, as offer
Operator Screen that use PC monitor of high resolution, and GUI that use PS/2 mouse, user can use con-
veniently and familiarly as handle PC.
• SXGA(1280x1024) high resolution, support 256 colors
• Support PS/2 Mouse
• Offer high picture quality and real time thumbnail for input 4 channels
• Offer Preview Screen that can confirm effects and transition effects etc. by real time
• Offer convenient and intuitional GUI (graphic user interface)
- 22 Effects
Offer various effects to user adding peculiar effects of only our product as well as basic effects.
• Brightness : Regulate brightness value of each channel by 256 steps
• Contrast : Regulate contrast value of each channel by 256 steps
• Hue : Regulate hue value of each channel by 256 steps
• Saturation : Regulate saturation value of each channel by 256 steps
• Black&White : Black and white effect
• Sepia : Effect of brown ton
• Binary : Binary picture effect that divided laying stress on brightness value that user specifies
• Negative : Reverse effect such as film
• Posterize : Poster effect of 8 steps
• Mirror : Right and left changes like mirror
• Half Mirror : Right and left changes half of screen like mirror
• Flip : Top and down changes
• Half Flip : Top and down changes half of screen
• Sharpness : Emphasize and make clearly border of screen
• Blurring : This is effect to blur of the border parts of video and make the whole video not clear
• Edge : This is effect to represent the border part of video with white color

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• Embossing : This is effect to give 3-D effect to the input video
• Mosaic : This is function to give mosaic to the input video
• Diffuse : This is same effect as when looking the video with a constant pattern in the semi-transparent glass
• Pencil : This is effect to give same effect as when sketching the input video with a pencil
• Color Selection : This is effect to represent only color(R, G, B, Y) that the user wants in the input video
• Wave : This is effect to have same function as when video is cast on water
- Useful and effective 256 transition patterns
Transition Direction Select, Transition Object Select, Transition Speed Control
• 256 conversion effect offer including all patterns that is used mainly in conversion effect such as Cut,
Fade, Wipe, Edge, various Trajectories
• Transition Direction Select function ( Forward, Reverse)
• Selection of Transition speed of 9 steps
• Video and audio individually selection possibility
• Color virtual channel(16 color)
• 120 border shape appointment possibility of pattern
• Automatic and manual transition function
- 11 Various Special Effect
The VMX-1104 provides special effect that the company has such as single PIP, Trajectory as well as
Freeze, Strobe, CHROMA key, Single PIP, Multi PIP, Edit Screen to ensure that the user can perform differ-
ential broadcasting in various environment.
• Single PIP : Single PIP special effect is effect to represent after-video of movement where movement of a
person or object is found in the video being output, and is special effect of the VMX-1104
to give effect as if ghost moves. If using this effect can create differential broadcasting effect.
• Multi PIP : The VMX-1104 provides Multi PIP with 15 various arrays
• Current Freeze : This is effect to temporarily stop video being broadcasted to the main output
• Next Freeze : This is effect temporarily stop video of the next channel that appears during performance
of transition effect
• Transition Freeze : This is effect to temporarily stop the screen that transition is performed
• Strobe : Strobe means effect to represent movement of object uninterruptedly as moving object appears
and disappears due to glint of right at a dark place
• Chroma Key : CHROMA KEY is special effect mainly used in broadcasting such as virtual (Luminance
Key) studio or weather forecast
• Edit Screen : Edit screen is a special effect that the user can optionally compose the screen, and is main-
ly used for manufacturing of title screen
• Ghost : GHOST special effect is effect to represent after-video of movement where movement of a person
or object is found in the video being output
• Trajectory : TRAJECTORY effect means effect to all trajectories of movement of a person or object in
video
- Practice Function
Practice function is function checked at only the Preview Window of the operator screen, while results such
as video effect or transition effect is not output to the main output. This is unique function of only VMX-
1104 considering the user to ensure that any user who is not familiar with the product can conveniently
use and previously exercise various effects even in active broadcast or recording.

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- DEMO Function
DEMO function is function to automatically show main function in constant interval that the VMX-1104
has, and is convenient if using in the exhibition show or demonstration of product.
- MACRO Function
The VMX-1104 provides MACRO function capable of up to 10 commands for users to carry out a transi-
tion effect and performing them with a short cut, allowing users to broadcast more conveniently by using
the VMX-1104 and menu equivalent.
- GPI (general purpose interface) Function
GPI is an abbreviated character of General Purpose Interface, and is function used when controlling tran-
sition effect of the VMX-1104 or when using an outside caption project, etc in link with the VMX-1104.
- High video quality
Offer stabilize and convenient system with high video quality.
- Practical design
So that is suitable in small scale broadcasting system environment such as church and school studio that
Smart A/V Mixer VMX-1104 is used mainly, selecting practical design, considered to harmonize with oth-
er broadcasting equipments.

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3. Next Channel Select Button
This is a button to select a channel to set as next channel. If selecting the channel, the relevant LED of the
channel set as Next channel before turns off and video of the selected channel is set as next channel. That
LED of the channel selected before turns off is because only a channel can be set as next channel at a time.
4. Effect Buttons
This is a button to perform function applicable to apply 22 effects supported by the VMX-1104 to video
of the current channel, and brief descriptions of each function are as follows:
What’s next channel?
Next channel means a channel to shown up in the next and has important meaning together
with Current channel for transition. In other words, it means that video of the channel No.1 is
output as main output and is changes as video of the channel No.2 if performing transition by
using automatic transition or manual transition after setting the channel No.1 to current channel
and setting the channel No.2 to next channel.
This is function to adjust brightness of video.
Regulate brightness value of each channel by 256 steps using the or button.
This is function to adjust contrast of video.
Regulate contrast value of each channel by 256 steps using the or button.
This is function to adjust hue of video.
Regulate hue value of each channel by 256 steps using the or button.
This is function to adjust saturation of video.
Regulate saturation value of each channel by 256 steps using the or button.
T his is function to give effect to make the original video as mirror by upsetting it horizontally.
Give HALF MIRROR effect to directly the current channel video by using button.
This is function to give effect of the B&W picture by video removing color component from
the input video.
This is effect to give soft feeling by changing input video to video of brown tone.
This is effect to reverse the input video and represent it like a film.
This is function to give effect as if drawing input video as a poster
Total steps of POSTERIZE provided by 8 steps using the or button.
This is function to give effect to make the original video as mirror by upsetting it vertically
Give HALF FLIP effect to directly the current channel video by using .
This is effect to emphasize of the border parts of video and make the whole video clean.
This is effect to blur of the border parts of video and make the whole video not clear.
This is effect to represent video with only black color and white color on the basis of con-
stant brightness value
You can adjust brightness value of each channel by using the or button.