Digital Magic
Model # KD-DH12
Key Digital “Digital Magic” (Model KD-DH12) is a state-of-the-art ATSC Set Top Box that scales to your display’s native resolution and distributes
the Video and Audio to up to 12 displays.
Why you need Digital Magic, Model # KD-DH12
Key Digital engineered Digital Magic (Model # KD-DH12) as a simple, convenient, yet high-quality solution for applications where you have RF
Inputs that need to be decoded, scaled, and distributed to an array of displays. Digital Magic offers just what the retail outlets, hotels, casinos,
and even high-end custom home theater installers are looking for -– a unique “one-stop shopping” solution for applications where you need to
decode off-the-air or Cable (RF) ATSC & NTSC, or 480i baseband (YPbPr & CVBS Composite Video) input signals, scale them to your display’s native
resolution, and then distribute them to up to 12 displays.
Since it is a Set Top Box that decodes ATSC and NTSC, you can route just ONE RF off-the-air or Cable feed run throughout your facility, and input it
directly to Digital Magic. Digital Magic then takes over as an ATSC/NTSC decoder, and can even scale the source to match the native resolution of
your display. For example, Digital Magic can down-convert your 1080i input video to 480i, or up-convert your 480i inputs to 480p, 1080i, or 720p.
The high-quality scaler, equipped with Key Digital’ advanced, motion-assisted de-interlacing algorithm called “Clear Matrix”, lets you up-, down-,
and cross-convert the input to your display’s native resolution. Digital Magic supports output formats of 1080 interlaced, 720 progressive, and
480 interlaced and progressive; 60 Hz output refresh rates; and aspect ratios in and out of 16:9 and 4:3.
Digital Magic has 12 discrete Distribution Amplifier (DA) outputs selectable between Component Video (YPbPr) or Composite Video (CV, or “CVBS”).
All of the outputs will display the same resolution and in the same mode (Composite or Component Video). Digital Magic also handles your audio
requirements, with analog (Left & Right stereo pairs) and digital PCM audio supported at the input, and distributed to the discrete outputs. You
can literally run just one RF/Cable feed into Digital Magic, and then drive an entire array of displays (up to 12 without the need for an additional
DA). Since Digital Magic has a front-end tuner, you can have multiple programs even on your internal cable network, and feed several Digital Magic
units tuned to their respective channel. For retailer demo room applications, you can readily add channels without the need for additional wiring.
And there is no need to route multiple YPbPr cable feeds, except from the very output of the built-in Digital Magic DA to your actual display devices.
With its user-friendly On-Screen-Display (OSD), programmable IR remote with “hot” buttons (discrete IR commands are available), and user-selec-
table output resolutions and aspect ratios, Digital Magic is easy to control and operate. It is rack-mountable (2RU), has no fan noise, and is easy
to install and integrate into your system. The RS-232 port is equipped with discrete command protocol compatible with all control systems (like
Crestron, AMX, CNMSX-PRO), and is even designed to allow customers to upgrade firmware over the Internet.
Digital Magic
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Model KD-DH12
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