Extron Electronics VSC 300_300D User Guide - Manual (Page 8)

Introduction, cont’d
VSC 200/200D/300/300D Introduction 1-2
This manual contains installation, configuration, and operation information for
Extron’s VSC 200, VSC 200D, VSC 300, and VSC 300D scan converters.
The VSC 200 and VSC 300 down-convert computer video to NTSC or PAL format,
which can be recorded, used for videoconferencing, or viewed on an NTSC or PAL
monitor or other display device. The VSC 300 also outputs VGA/SVGA for
display on a PC or Mac monitor.
An optional digital module adds a digital video output. The VSC 200D and the
VSC 300D models include the module, and the VSC 200 and VSC 300 models can
be upgraded to include the module. The upgrade can be performed as a field
upgrade, or the scan converter can be returned to Extron for upgrade.
Features
Autoscanning — Automatically recognizes and converts the incoming computer
image. The VSC 200/VSC 200D supports up to 1280 x 1024 resolution,
70 kHz horizontal and 120 Hz vertical scan rates. The VSC 300/300D
supports up to 1600 x 1280 resolution, 100 kHz horizontal and 120 Hz vertical
scan rates.
NTSC and PAL output — The scan converters are compatible with any display or
recording device that uses the NTSC or PAL standard.
VGA/Mac input — Accepts 15-pin D and HD connectors, allowing easy connection
to most computers. The passive local monitor output allows you to display
the same image on the local monitor as is displayed or recorded on an
external device.
13W3 compatible — Using the VGA/13W3 cable and Mac/13W3 cable that are
provided with the VSC 300/300D, a 13W3 computer and local monitor can be
attached.
High quality zoom control — Uses increased pixel clocking for variable zoom,
providing better quality of the displayed image.
Horizontal and vertical controls — Provides controls for sizing and centering the
image. This provides increased flexibility for panning across the image while
zooming.
Horizontal and vertical filtering — The VSC 200/200D provides four levels of
horizontal and five levels of vertical filter control. The VSC 300/300D
provides eight levels of horizontal and ten levels of vertical filter control.
These user-selectable filtering controls reduce flicker and ensure that no
picture detail is dropped during scan conversion.
High quality color sampling — Uses 24-bit sampling and provide 8 bits per color,
for a total of 16.8 million colors.
Memory presets — Uses approximately 130 memory locations to store presets that
include size, zoom, pan, centering, and filter control settings for various scan
rates. The user can specify 30 of these presets, and the remainder were set at
the factory. The scan converter automatically loads the control settings from
the preset associated with the scan rate of the input video signal.
RS-232 control — Provides control for third-party remote control of features and
functions that can be programmed by using Extron’s Simple Instruction Set™
(SIS
TM ) or Extron’s control software for Windows.
Outputs — Outputs NTSC and PAL video as composite, Y/C (S-video), component
(R-Y, B-Y, Y), and RGBHV. The VSC 300 and VSC 300D also output scalable
SVGA/VGA.
Introduction