Qomo QD600 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 visualizer 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.
CONTACTS:
QOMO Hitevision, LLC
Toll Free: 1-866-990QOMO
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.qomo.com
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CONTENTS:
PARTS IDENTIFICATION ..................................................................... 3
CONTROL PANEL ................................................................................ 3
BUTTON INSTRUCTION ...................................................................... 4
REMOTE CONTROL ............................................................................ 5
CONNECTIONS.................................................................................... 6
BASIC PREPARATIONS....................................................................... 6
OUTPUT MODE AND VERTICAL FREQUENCY (60Hz) ...................... 9
PAL/NTSC VIDEO OUTPUTS............................................................... 9
INSTALLING VISUALIZER SOFTWARE............................................... 9
USB CAPTURE FOR MAC COMPUTER.............................................11
WORKING ON THE STAGE ................................................................11
WORKING OUTSIDE THE STAGE......................................................11
LIGHT...................................................................................................11
ADJUSTING IMAGE SIZE .................................................................. 12
WORKING WITH NEGATIVES ........................................................... 12
FOCUSING ......................................................................................... 12
FREEZING IMAGE ............................................................................. 13
BRIGHTNESS ADJUSTMENT ............................................................ 13
WHITE BALANCE ADJUSTMENT ...................................................... 13
AUTO ADJUSTMENT ......................................................................... 13
TEXT/IMAGE MODE........................................................................... 13
COLOR AND B&W MODE SWITCH ................................................... 14
SWITCHABLE INPUTS....................................................................... 14
VISUALIZER ON/STANDBY ............................................................... 14
IMAGE REVERSION........................................................................... 14
IMAGE SPLIT...................................................................................... 14
DYNAMIC/STATIC MODE SWITCH.................................................... 15
TITLE FUNCTION............................................................................... 15
INFRARED REMOTE CONTROL ....................................................... 15
VOLUME ADJUSTMENT .................................................................... 15
USB PORT.......................................................................................... 15
VIDEO DISPLAY AND CAPTURE....................................................... 16
CONTROLLING THE VISUALIZER FROM A COMPUTER ................ 17
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FOLDING THE UNIT........................................................................... 18
SPECIFICATIONS............................................................................... 19
TECHNICAL SUPPORT...................................................................... 21
PARTS IDENTIFICATION
Arm lights
Camera
Camera stand
Back light
Remote control slot
Operation panel
Stage
Connectors
Connectors
Button instruction
CONTROL PANEL
POWER (Control the visualizer 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)
Far/Near (Focus far or near)
B+/B- (Adjust the brightness)
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Split (Image Split function)
/(Increase and decrease the volume)
CCD (Select to output CCD signal)
PC1/PC2 (Select to output computer1/computer 2 signal)
LAMP (Control the arm lights and back light)
AUTO (To auto adjust white balance and auto focus)
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T/
W
(Increase and decrease the magnification)
Remarks: Frz, Title, D./S. and Split functions are only available on
PROJECTOR OUT port.
BUTTON INSTRUCTION
Button function instruction sheet
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REMOTE CONTROL
POWER (Control the visualizer On/Off)
FREEZE (Freeze the image)
NEG (Display film negatives)
MIRROR (V-Reverse the image)
LAMP (Control the arm lights and back light)
D./S. (Switch between static mode and dynamic mode)
B&W (Switch between color mode and B&W mode)
SPLIT (Image split function)
TITLE (Freeze the top 1/8 of the screen)
XGA (Set output signal resolution as XGA (1024 x 768) mode)
SVGA (Set output signal resolution as SVGA (800 x 600) mode)
INIT (Restore to CCD default setting)
TEXT (Switch between image/text mode)
AUTO (To auto white balance and auto focus)
+
TELE/ IDE
W
(Increase and decrease the magnification)
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FAR/NEAR (Focus near or far)
CCD (Select to output CCD signal)
PC1 (Select to output computer 1 signal)
PC2 (Select to output computer 2 signal)
RED +/- (Increase/decrease the red hue)
BLUE +/- (Increase/decrease the blue hue)
BRIGHT +/- (Increase/decrease the brightness)
VOLUME+/- (Increase or decrease the volume)
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 PC AUDIO IN #5 PROJECTOR Connector
#6 COMPUTER OUT #7 COMPUTER IN #8 POWER OUT/IN
#9 MIC IN #10 USB Connector #11 RGB IN
AUDIO IN
#12 RGB AUDIO IN #13 COMPUTER RS-232 Connector
BASIC PREPARATIONS
1. Use one hand holds the base of the visualizer, use the other hand
carefully lift up the camera stand of the unit.
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Side Panel
Rear Panel
RGB IN
AUDIO
OUT
S-VIDEOVIDEO
USB
MIC
OUT
OUT-12V- INOUT -COMPUTER- INPROJECTOR
AUDIO IN RS232
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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 visualizer 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 visualizer’s PROJECTOR port to the RGB IN port of the
projector port with the RGB cable provided together the visualizer.
Projector
RGB Input
Screen
AUDIO IN
Rear Panel
AUDIO
OUT
S-VIDEO
OUT
VIDEO OUT-12V- INOUT -COMPUTER- INPROJECTOR
Step 3: Connect to a desktop computer.
Note: You can connect a laptop computer to the RGB IN port of side
panel with a RGB cable.
Step 4: Connections for external control from the computer.
RGB Output
To the
Monitor
USB Connector
Computer
RS232
Cable
Side Panel
MIC
PROJECTOR USB RGB IN AUDIO IN RS232
Rear Panel
VIDEOAUDIO
OUT
S-VIDEO
OUT
OUT -COMPUTER- INPROJECTOR
AUDIO IN OUT-12V- IN
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RS 232 connector
USB connector
of the computer
of the computer
USB cable
RS-232 cable
Side Panel
USBMIC RGB IN AUDIO IN RS232
Use the computer RS232 cable (9-pin to 9-pin) to make the
connections shown below to control the visualizer from an external
computer.
USB connection enables capturing still images / video streams from
the visualizer to the computer. Special software is required for this
operation.
4. Turn on the power by pressing the “POWER” button.
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 visualizer to match the native resolution of your display unit.
PAL/NTSC VIDEO OUTPUTS
The S-Video and composite video outputs are set to PAL (NTSC) during
manufacturing.
INSTALLING VISUALIZER SOFTWARE
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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 visualizer into the
CD-ROM drive.
B. Click the Code-Writing folder to install Code-Writing Program.
C. Click the DirectX9.0 folder to install Microsoft DirectX 9.0.
D. Click the Capture Program folder to install the program that
captures images in the AVI or JPG format.
E. Shut down your computer when prompted so the changes will take
effect.
F. Use the USB cable to connect your computer to the visualizer
before your computer is restarted.
G. Turn on the visualizer.
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
visualizer.
4. When connect the visualizer to a desktop computer with the
high-speed USB cable provided together with visualizer, 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.
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 Video Composite In.
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