SWIT FM-16B User manual

Model: FM-16B
15.6" LCD Monitor
User Manual
Please read this user manual throughout before using
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SWIT ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Preface
All internal technologies of this product are protected, including device, software and trademark.
Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited.
All brands and trademarks of SWIT Electronics Co., Ltd. are protected and other relative trademarks
in this user manual are the property of their respective owners.
Due to constant effort of product development, SWIT reserves the right to make changes and
improvements to the product described in this manual without prior notice.
The warranty period of this product is 2 years, and does not cover the following:
⑴ Physical damage to the surface of the products, including scratches, cracks or other damage
to the LCD screen or other externally exposed parts;
⑵ The LCD dot defects are not over three;
⑶ Any damage caused by using third-party power adaptors;
⑷ Any damage or breakdown caused by use, maintenance or storage not according to the user manual.
⑸ The product is disassembled by anyone other than an authorized service center.
⑹ Any damage or breakdown not caused by the product design, workmanship, or manufacturing
quality, etc.
＊ Any sales personnel have no rights to provide additional warranty.
For any suggestions and requirements on this product, please contact us through phone, fax,
Email, etc.
SWIT Electronics Co., Ltd.
Address: 10 Hengtong Road, Nanjing Economic and Technological Development Zone,
Nanjing 210038, P.R.China
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
http://www.swit.cc
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Maintenance
Warning
1. In order to reduce the risk of fire and electrical shock, do not lay this product in rain or damp places.
2. Please keep away from the strong magnetic field; it may cause the noise of the video and audio signals.
The power
1. Please use the power adapter provided or recommended by the manufacturer in order to
avoid damage.
2. For a third party power adapter, please make sure the voltage range, supplied power,
and polarity of power lead are fit.
3. Please disconnect the power cable under the following situations:
(A). If you do not operate this monitor for a period of time;
(B). If the power cable or power adaptor is damaged;
(C). If the monitor housing is broken.
The monitor
1. Please don't touch the screen with your fingers, which would probably deface the screen.
2. Please don't press the screen; the LCD is extremely exquisite and flimsy.
3. Please don't lay this product on unstable place.
Cleaning
1. Please clean the screen with dry and downy cloth or special LCD cleanser.
2. Please do not press hard when cleaning the screen.
3. Please do not use water or other chemical cleanser to clean the screen.
The chemical may damage the LCD.
Contents
Preface
Maintanance
Contents
Packing list
Introduction
Installation Dimensions
Operation Instruction
Front Panel
Rear Panel
OSD
Main Menu
Specification
Trouble-Shooting
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Introduction
FM-16B adopts TFT-LCD panel，with resolution of 1920x1080 and 178° x 178° wide viewing angle. It
supports 2 x 3G/HD/SD-SDI, 1x HDMI, 1x VIDEO , and 1 x SDI, 1x HDMI loop through, plus earphone
and speaker out.
Features:
Prevailing slim bezel design
178-degree omnidirectional visual angle
Having multi format input including 3G/HD/SD-SDI,VIDEO and HDMI
Adopting full HD , wide viewing angle TFT glass
Using 10-bit signal processing technology
Support HDR technology and wide range color space
Support multiple color space: SMPTE-C , EBC , ITU709 , ITU2020 , P3
Powerful audio and video analysis function
Support a variety of audio and video auxiliary analysis functions
Colorful marker selection(Marker , Safety area)
Support IMD long-range control
Support Marker , Time Code , MET display
Support presetting the color temperature using customized values
Packing list
Standard package
Monitor
Stands with screws
Power cord
User manual
Warranty card
Protective glass
Battery plate (Gold mount or V-mount mount)
D-tap to 4-pin XLR Cable
C-stand
BS screw-socket connection plate
Carrying case
details
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Note: When leaving the factory, the battery plate, C-stand, protective glass and BS screw-socket
connection plate shall be installed on the product. The monitor shall be installed in the carrying
case. The inner lining of the carrying case is unfolded, and can be used as the sun hood.

Installation Dimension
The main body (in mm)
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141.5 100.0
383.01
100.44
242.31
267.00
3.30
383.01
274.10
66.90
48.70
128.00

The monitor can be mounted to a standard rack or mounted at the foot.
1. Foot mounting instructions: There are screw holes at the rear panel of the monitor, which are
labeled in the following figures. Assemble the parts of the stands, then insert the stands into the
case, and fasten it with the screws provided. The installation is as follows:
Istallation
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Figure 1
Figure 2
Right Stand
Insert the
stands into the case
Left Stand
Pan Head Screw 4-M4*8
Pan Head
Screw 4-M4*8

Operation Instructions
·Front Panel
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⑴ Input selection: Used to switch an input signal
⑵ Adjust upward
When working with main menu, toggle this button to select the next item or increase the number
When not displaying the Main menu , display the Fast menu
⑶ Adjust downward
When working with main menu, toggle this button to select the next item or decrease the number
When not displaying the Main menu, display the Fast menu
⑷ Return/Exit
With the Main menu: when working with the Main menu, LEFT button achieve the following functions:
● Back to the higher level menu
● Back to the higher level menu and not save the setting of the menu item value
● Quit the Main menu
With the Fast menu: when displaying the Fast menu, press LEFT button to decrease the item value.
⑸ Select next
With the Main menu:
● Enter into the next level menu.
● Turn Page: when the current selection in the sub-menu list is Next Page, press this button to turn
to the next page circularly.
With the Fast menu: when displaying the Fast menu, press RIGHT button to increase the item value.
Fast Menu: When not displaying the Main menu, press UP or DOWN button to display the
Fast Menu list, toggle among these menu items: Volume, Brightness, Contrast, Saturation,
Backlight and Sharpness.
Volume: 0~31 value adjustment and the default value is 16
Brightness: 0~100 value adjustment and the default value is 50
Contrast: 0~100 value adjustment and the default value is 50
Saturation: 0~100 value adjustment and the default value is 50
Backlight: 0~10 value adjustment and the default value is 5
Sharpness: 0~63 value adjustment and the default value is 8

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⑹ Save/Return/Main menu
Display the Main menu: press OK/MENU button, it will display the main menu at the center of
the screen.
Save/Back: confirm the selection and back to the higher level menu.
Turn Page: when the current selection in the sub-menu list is Next Page, press this button to
turn to the next page circularly.
⑺ Function button F1: F1 FUNCTION and U1 User Preset button
⑻ Function button F2: F2 FUNCTION and U2 User Preset button
⑼ Function button F3: F3 FUNCTION and U3 User Preset button
⑽ Function button F4: F4 FUNCTION and U4 User Preset button
Click the function key to enter the key operation item of the corresponding function key, and
continuously click the key to switch the associated operation item value. Long press the function
key seconds to switch to the user preset “user 1”, and the preset name is displayed on the left
side of the screen.
⑾ Power on/off: Used to power on or standby
·Real Panel
(3) (2)(1)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8) (9)
(10)
(11)
(12)
⑴ Power Switch: Push the button to the direction “-” to switch on the power, or push the button
to the direction “O” to switch off the power
⑵ AC Power Input: AC IN, 100~240V 50/60HzAC
⑶ DC Power Input: DC IN, XLR 3pin, 11~17V 3ADC
⑷ SDI Input: SDI1 IN, BNC
⑸ SDI Input: SDI2 IN, BNC
⑹ SDI Output: SDI1 OUT, BNC
⑺ VIDEO Input: VIDEO IN, BNC
⑻ HDMI IN : HDMI IN, HDMI Type-A, support HDCP, compatible with dvi1.0
⑼ Headphone: 3.5mm Stereo Jack
⑽ Audio Input: AUD IN, 3.5mm Stereo Jack
⑾ USB: Used for LUT input and firmware upgrading
⑿ RS485X2: RS485-1, RS485-2, RJ45 connector, support for cascade connection and IMD remote
control
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RS485
GND
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Rx-
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·OSD
⑴ Status Information
The Status Information is displayed in the top left corner of the screen, and includes the input
channel and signal format. You can define it in USER CONFIG menu.
The Status Information usually displays as the following situations:
◇ “UNKNOW” appears if an unsupported signal is input.
◇ “NO SIGNAL” appears if no signal is input
◇ The signal is normal, for example: 1080i59.94, 720P50, etc.
⑵ Waveform and Vector
This is effective only for SDI signal. The waveform and vector of the input signal are configurable
in the MAIN Menu.
⑶ Aspect Marker
It is used to mark different area of the image. You can set whether to display it or not and their
displaying mode in USER CONFIG menu.
⑷ Area Marker
It is used to mark different area of the image. You can set whether to display it or not and their
displaying mode in USER CONFIG menu
⑸ Center Marker
It is displayed in the center of the screen, and marks the center of the image. You can set whether
to display it or not in USER CONFIG menu.
⑹ Audio Meter
It is displayed for audio monitoring. You can set its groups, position and mode in USER CONFIG menu.
⑺ Time Code
It is displayed at the bottom of the image, the format is HH:MM:SS:FF, if there is no timecode avail
able, the monitor will display --:--:--:--.
⑻ IMD
The IMD text displays at the bottom of the screen, the length can’t exceed 16 characters, and you
can choose letter, number or other character for it. The color of IMD can be setted for three colors:
RED、GREEN and YELLOW.
Status Information
Aspect Marker
Area Marker
Center Marker
KEY INHIBIT
Wave Form
Timecode
Audio Meter
IMD

Introduction of audio and video functions
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8-ch embedded audio meters
Under SDI and HDMI, it displays 8 channels embedded audio meters. The audio meter is green,
and will turn yellow when audio exceeds -20dB, and turn red when audio exceeds -9dB.
Time code（SDI）
Under SDI input, it can display the SMPTE time code (VITC1, VITC2 or LTC) on the top of the screen,
which is used extensively for synchronization, and for logging and identifying material in recorded
media. If no Timecode information is detected, it will be displayed as “TC UNLOCKED”.
Waveform (Y, Cb, Cr, R, G, B)
Under SDI and HDMI input, totally 6 kinds of waveforms which are Y, CB, CR, R, G and B can be
selected so as to check the brightness and chroma distribution.
Vector
The displayed vector scope pattern is available under both SDI and HDMI, represents saturation as
distance from the center of the circle, and hue as the angle, in standard position, around it.
Histogram (R, G, B)
The histogram is a bar graph that shows the distribution of luminance values in the picture. There’re
R, G, B histograms that individually displayed simultaneously, available under both SDI and HDMI.
Peaking focus assist (red/blue/white switch)
The Peaking focus assist function is to mark the sharpest edges of the image with red or blue color
under SDI and HDMI input, for users to check if the subjects are focused.
User can set function Keys F1～F4 to turn on or off this function.
Zebra stripes
Zebra Stripes are used to check if the image is over exposed or not by showing black and white lines
on the monitor. It is considered over exposed when luminance value exceeds 90%.
User can set function Keys F1～F4 to turn on or off this function.
False Color
The false color is used to aid in the setting of camera exposure. Under false color mode, there’s a color
chart on the bottom of screen for reference. The color from the dark to the bright will be displayed as
blue, cyan, green, yellow, orange and red in a consecutive way. User can set function Keys F1～F4 to
turn on or off this function.
IMD
When using external control unit, it can display the video source ID and tally information on the
screen.
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Main Menu
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FM-16B has OSD to adjust the parameters and settings, for example: Status Information, Input
Selection, Color Management etc.
1、 Press the OK/MENU button at the bottom of the front panel, the main menu is displayed at the
center of the screen, the selected item is in white highlight is at the back of the item name. Press
LEFT button to quit the displayed Main menu.
The menu interface is divided into two parts:
Main Menu List：It contains the menu list of the Main menu. Press UP or DOWN to access the
corresponding menu item.
Sub-menu List: Press right arrow button to enter into the next level of menu list, it lists the title
of the Sub-menu, the sub-menu item and the value of the item.
2、Press arrow buttons and OK/MENU button to modify the value of the sub-menu.

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Submenu introduction
1.Status Menu
The STATUS menu items are used to describe the current status information of the monitor,
the menu items are shown in following figure:
SDI IN1: Enable/Disable SDI1 input
SDI IN2: Enable/Disable SDI2 input
VIDEO: Enable/Disable VIDEO input
HDMI: Enable/Disable HDMI input
NTSC Phase: Set the NTSC phase level, and this item is available only when NTSC format signal is input.
Signal Format: Signal format for the inputs
Color Range: Set color range
YUV Color Matrix: Set YCbCr color matrix.
2.Input Config Menu
The INPUT CONFIG menu items are used to set the source of the input signals, the menu items are
as shown in following figure:
Input: Show the input interface and its format
Signal Format: Show the format of the input signal
Color Range: Show current color range
YCbCr Color Matrix: Show YCbCr color temperature
Gamma: Show Gamma
Color Temp: Show color space
Camera LUT Type: Show the type of camera LUT
User Preset: Show the user preset name
Model: Show the production model
Serial Number: Show the serial number
Firmware Version: Show the firmware number

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3. Color Management Menu
The COLOR MANAGEMENT menu items are used to adjust the color temperature parameters
and the color balance, the menu items are as shown in following figure:
Gamma: Adjust Gamma
Color Temp: Set the color temperature
Red Gain: Adjust the Red Gain
Green Gain: Adjust the Green Gain
Blue Gain: Adjust the Blue Gain
Copy From: Copy this parameter value to USER
Reset: Reset the Gain and Offset values to the product originals
Color Space: Set the color space for the first channel
Camera LUT: Enable/disable camera LUT
Camera LUT Type: Set a LUT from the corresponding list
Camera SDR: Load the selected SDR LUT
Camera HDR: Load the selected HDR LUT
User: Load a customized LUT file
Load LUT File: To load a LUT file from the U disk
First, load a LUT file to the designated user LUT. Set COLOR Management → Load LUT File,
it will pop up the USB LUT Files selection window as shown in Figure 5.1 6. Select USER
item, and when detecting USB disk, it will pop up a file selection window, press the arrow
button to select a LUT file, press OK/MENU button to confirm the selection, and it will pop
up a USER file selection window, press the arrow button to choose from User1~ User16 to
set the storage path for the selected LUT. For example, select User1, and press OK/MENU
button to confirm the setting.
Second, power off the device, and restart it to affect the settings above.
At last, set COLOR Management→ Camera LUT as User item, and set COLOR Management
→User as User1 selected as above. The LUT file will take effect.

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4、 User Config Menu
The USER CONFIG menu items are used to adjust the parameters defined by customers,
the menu items are as shown in following figure:
Function Key and User Preset Menu
1、User Preset: The user preset provides a series of menu settings customized as a User Preset,
up to 4 presets could be defined in this device.
Set USER CONFIG→User Preset as User1, User2, User3 or User4 to switch among these
various preset settings for current menu display. Or press ～ button and hold 2s to
select the related user presets, and there will be a prompt displaying the current user preset
name at the left center of the screen.
2、Function Key(F1 Button~F4 Button)
F1-F4can be setted as the down below functions: Camera LUT, Blue Only, Mono, Marker, Audio
Meter, Time Code, Waveform Type, Vector scope, Histogram, Scan, Aspect, Native, Mute, IMD
Display, False Color, Focus assist, Peak, Zebra.
Audio Menu
The AUDIO menu items are displayed on Page2 in USER CONFIG menu, and they are used to
adjust the audio parameters.
Audio Source: Select the audio source.
Speak Out L: Left speaker, select a channel according to the type of audio source.
Speak Out R: Right speaker, select a channel according to the type of audio source.
Meter Display: Set whether to display the audio meter.
Meter Select: Select a meter display mode. Each G* contains four channels, and each CH*
means a channel with number.
Meter Position: Select the displayed position of audio meter.
Display Mode: Used to set the displayed mode for audio meter.
Meter Opacity: Set the transparency for audio meter.

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Marker Menu
The MARKER menu items are displayed on Page3 in USER CONFIG menu, and they are used to adjust
the marker parameters.
Marker: Set whether to show all of the markers. It is the main switch for area marker,
center marker and safety marker.
Aspect Marker: Select the aspect marker according to the display aspect ratio.
Variable Aspect: When set the Aspect Marker as Variable, set the aspect ratio at this item
Center Marker: Set whether to show the center marker
Area Marker: Set the safety area size according to the aspect ratio and scan mode.
Marker Fit: Whether to set connection between Aspect MARKER and Safety Marker.
Marker Level: Set the luminance of marker line, including safety marker, center marker,
area marker and cross hatch.
Marker Mat: Darkens the outside of the area of the Aspect Marker, and set its transparency.
Cross Hatch: Set whether to show the cross hatch.
Center Marker Aspect Marker Area Marker Cross Hatch

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Display Location
The Display Location menu items are displayed on Page4 in USER CONFIG menu.
Set the location of waveform, vector scope and histogram by USER CONFIG → Waveform
Location/ Vector scope Location/ Histogram Location separately, the available
locations on the screen are as shown in following figure:

Waveform
Waveform Display Mode: Set various waveform through USER CONFIG→ Waveform Type item,
and display the following three kinds of waveform as LUMA, RGB, PARADE.
Waveform Size: Set USER CONFIG → Waveform SIZE item to adjust the size of the waveform,
there are three kinds of sizes for waveform:
◇ Small size waveform: Set Waveform SIZE item as Small, and this kind of waveform could be
located in any one of the 8 positions listed in LOCATION item.
◇ 75% waveform: Set Waveform SIZE item as Middle, and this kind of waveform is located in
the bottom of the screen, and it can be moved.
◇ Full size waveform: Set Waveform SIZE item as Large, and this kind of waveform is located in
the bottom of the screen, and it can’t be moved
Vector Scope
Vector Scope: Set USER CONFIG → VECTORSCOPE item to display or hide the vector scope.
Vector Scope Location: Set the location of the vector scope
Histogram :Assists in judging the distribution of luminance in the image.
Histogram: Enable/Disable histogram display, and set the histogram mode
Histogram Location: Set the location of the histogram
Opacity: Set the transparency of WFM, vector scope and histogram
Focus and Exposure Menu
Focus Assist
Focus Assist: The FOCUS ASSIST function is used to display images on the screen with intensified
edge to help camera focus operation.
Set USER CONFIG →Focus Assist item to enable the focus assist function. The intensified
edges are those areas whose difference value exceeds the reference focus level (SENSITIVITY),
and the intensified edge are displayed in the designated color set by Focus Assist Color
Focus Assist Mode:
◇ Color Mode: Set USER CONFIG → Focus Assist item as Color, the image is in color mode,
then set USER CONFIG →Focus Assist Color to color the intensified edge.
◇ Gray Mode: Set USER CONFIG → Focus Assist item as Mono, the image is in black and
white mode, that is removing all colors and only leaving the luminance data of the signal.
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Sharpness
Peak: Enable/Disable peak function. Over sharpen the image.
Peak Level: Set the sharpness level of the image. The higher the value, the sharpener the image.
False Color ‒Exposure Assist
False Color: FALSE COLOR is also known as EXPOSURE ASSIST, this function generates an artificial
luminance map of the input signal that can be useful to identify over exposed areas (exposure).
This is a quick way to gauge the exposure levels of an image in a clear way.
Zebra
Zebra: The ZEBRA function is used to display images on the screen with a zebra pattern to adjust
the camera exposure parameter.
Zebra Level: Set the reference value for brightness amplification.
Other Menu
Display Test Pattern: Set whether to display the test color bar.
Set Menu Show Time : Set menu display duration
Time code: Set whether to display the time code
Display Status Menu: Set whether to open/close the Display Status.
Switch Menu Language: Set menu display language
Monitor Reset Defaults Setting: Set whether to restore factory settings.
Firmware Upgrade
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IMD Display: Set whether to display IMD Characters on screen.
IMD Protocol: Select an IMD protocol
IMD Char: Set the IMD characters, only available in Local IMD protocol
IMD Color: Set the IMD character color
Monitor ID: Set the ID number for each monitor
Baud Rate: Select a baud rate for communication.
IMD CONFIG Menu
The IMD CONFIG menu items are used to adjust the parameters defined for
IMD display, the menu items are as shown in following figure:
Key Inhibit Menu
The KEY INHIBIT menu item is used to lock the setting so that they can’t be changed by an
unauthorized user, and the menu item is as shown in following figure:
Key Inhibit: Enable/Disable the key.
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Specification
LCD Performance
Dimension
Dimension(W x H x D mm)
Pixel Pitch(W x H mm)
Aspect Ratio
Display Area(W x H mm)
Viewing Angle(H x V)
Color Depth
Resolution
Contrast(Typ.)
Luminance(cd/m2)
Response Time(ms)
Backlight
Backlight Life(Hrs)
Input/output
Input
Output
3G/HD/SD-SDI×2
VIDEO×1
HDMI×1
3G/HD/SD-SDI×1
Video Format
HDMI
SDI
1080i（60／59.94／50／30／29.97／25／24／23.98）
720p（60／59.94）
1080psf（30／29.97／25／24／23.98）
1080p（60／59.94／50）
1080i（60／59.94／50）
1080p（30／29.97／25／24／23.98）
1080psf（30／29.97／25／24／23.98）
1035i（60／59.94）
720p（60／59.94／50／30／29.97／25／24／23.98）
480i（60）
576i（50）
15.6 inches
383.0×242.3 ×68.4mm
0.179×0.179
16:9
344.16×193.59mm
178°／178°
1.073G colors
1920×1080
700:1
300
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RGB LED
15000(Min.)
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