
ZvBox®170ConfigurationManual Page11
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SelectUnderscanResolutionstoPresentinVGAEDID
WhenZvBox®170isconnectedtoacomputerviatheVGAconnector,ZvBox®presentstothe
computer’sgraphicscardasetofresolutionsthataresupportedbyZvBox®,includingthe1280x720
resolutionusedbyHDTVs.TheseresolutionsarepresentedinastructurecalledEDID(ExtendedDisplay
IdentificationData).IfZvBox®isbroadcastingafull1280x720resolutiontoanHDTVthat“overscans”
(cropsofftheedgesofthepicture),importantinformationmaybelost,e.g.aPCtaskbarorascrolling
tickeratthebottomofthescreen.Inthatcaseit’spossibletochooseaZvBox®‐supported“underscan”
resolutionatthePC,generatingaslightlysmallerpicturethatwillremainwithintheviewableareaofthe
HDTVscreen.
Thefollowingcommandallowsyoutosetanunderscanresolutionfor720,whichwillbecommunicated
toyourPCviaEDID.Onceanunderscanresolutionhasbeenselected,youmaysetyourPC’soutput
resolutiontothatresolution.
Note:eachTVwillperformadifferentamountofoverscan,sokeepthisinmindwhenselectingan
underscanresolution.ItcanbeusefultohavetheZvBox®outputtest‐image‐1(i.e.“setvideo‐source
test‐image1”)whendeterminingthecorrectunderscanresolution.
Syntax
SETVGA‐RES{1264x711|1248x702|1232x693|1216x684|1200x675|
1184x666|1168x657|1152x648|1136x639|1120x630}
MPEG2EncodingControl
Thisgroupofcommandscanbeusedtofine‐tunethecharacteristicsoftheMPEG2encoder.Thefactory
defaultshavebeensettovaluesthatproducethebestpicture,whilealsomaximizingthechancethatall
HDTVswillcorrectlydisplaytheencodedvideo.WehavefoundthatsomeHDTVsaresensitivetocertain
thingsliketotalbit‐rateornumberofbitsofDCcoefficients.Thepicturemaysometimesbreakup,orin
somecasesnotdisplayatall!
Experimentingwiththesesettingscanimprovethequalityoftheencodedvideo,butwestronglyadvise
youtotestanychangeson*eachtypeofHDTV*thatmayreceivethesignal.
SetEncodingBitRate
Adigitalcable(QAM)RFchannelallowsforadatarateupto38.78Mbps.Usually,thatstreamisdivided
intomultipledigitalchannels,eachhavingalowereffectivedatarate.SinceZvBox®isplacingasingle
digitalchannelinthestream,itcansendmoredataduringcomplexscenes,uptothe38.78Mbpslimit.
Thiscanresultinsignificantimprovementsinvideoqualityforcertainverycomplexscenes.However,
someHDTVswillexperiencesomepicturebreakupifthedatarateeverexceeds19.4Mbpsforasingle
digitalchannel.WehaveobservedthatthisistrueofsomeSharpHDTVs,andmaybetrueofothers.
“Normal”willkeeptheencoder’soutputdatarateto19.4Mbps.Highwillallowtheencodertooperate
upto38.78Mbps.Atthistime,LowandNormalhavethesameeffect.
Syntax
SETDATA‐RATE{low|normal|high}factorydefault:high