Contemporary Research QMOD-HD Manual - Manual (Page 5)

Contemporary Research 5 QMOD-HD
Front Panel Setup
There are a number of parameters that can be set by front-panel Setup commands. In normal operation the
Up/Down arrows select channels, and the Left/Right arrows adjust volume.
 Pressing Setup enters the setup menus, shows last menu accessed
 Pressing Up and Down arrow keys steps through the QMOD-HD options
 Pressing Left and Right keys steps through options for each front-panel menu
 Press Select to save desired option
 Pressing Setup ends menu item editing or exits the front-panel setup mode
Front Panel Menus
Menu Parameters
Basic Settings In most cases, the menus below will work for most displays at sites.
Video Input This selects the appropriate input:
- RGBHV (1080i, 720p, 480p)
- YPbPr (1080i, 720p, 480p, 480i)
- Video (automatic ally uses 480i)
- S-Video (automatically uses 480i)
Video Format The QMOD-HD will now auto-sync to the source resolution. Selections are locked
unless there is no active input. Video and S-Video inputs are automatically set to
480i.
- 1080i - 480p
- 720p (default) - 480i
Channel XXX
Left/Right steps through channel numbers (use Left to access high channels)
Cable Format Standard cable frequencies (default)
HRC – same as Standard, channels 5 and 6 slightly different
IRC – All channel frequencies are different than the standard cable setting
RF Level dB Sets the output level of the RF output, in dBmV
- 29 (default)
-17
- 25 -13
- 21 -9
Audio Input Digi (Digital) Optical
Digi Coax
Analog (default)
No Vid Color Displays a color background with there is no video input, or the resolution doesn’t match the
QMOD settings.
- Orange
- Purple (default)
- Green
QAM Type Today, most displays are set to tune 256 QAM. If a site has some very old displays, they
might only be able to tune in channels set to 64 QAM. Continuous Wave is often used to test
the channel with a meter.
- 64
- 256 (default)
- CW (Continuous Wave)