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VDigi VD-Z3 VGA Transcoder User Manual

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    Vdigi electronics vd-z3 component -> vga transcoder user guide version 3 •.

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    Vdigi electronics revised edition v3 november 2003 disclaimer information presented in this documentation has been carefully checked for reliability; however, no responsibility is assumed for inaccuracies. The information contained in this documentation is subject to change without notice. In no eve...

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    Vdigi electronics contents general information a. Safety information...................................................................P.4 b. More information ...................................................................... P.4 c. Limited warranty..................................................

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    Vdigi electronics general information a. Safety information caution: use of controls or adjustments of procedures other than those specified in this user guide may result in hazardous exposure. Always follow instructions on this user guide under operating the product. • before installing the transco...

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    Vdigi electronics flyers, that may have been added by your dealer. These documents are not part of the standard package. C. Limited warranty vdigi electronics limited warrants this product to be free of defects resulting from faulty manufacture or components under the following terms: warranty lengt...

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    Vdigi electronics chapter 1: product introduction 1.1 welcome message! Welcome! Thank you for buying the vdigi vd-z3 component -> vga transcoder! Vd-z3, a powerful vga transcoder to convert your game console hdtv (480p, 720p, 1080i) signals into your monitor, it delivers the best quality of gaming d...

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    Vdigi electronics 1.3 specification 1.3.1 vd-z3 specification: features description input • component in (y, pr, pb) • vga in (black colour, dsub 15 pin vga female) • dc power jack (input voltage range: 7 – 9v; input current range: 350ma – 600ma) output • vga out (blue colour, dsub 15 pin vga female...

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    Vdigi electronics dimension & weight • dimension: 93mm (l) x 64mm (w) x 24mm (d) • weight: 82g *for the best performance of vga bypass, the recommended resolution is 1024 x 768 @ 75 hz, and vga cable with ferrite core filter is highly recommend. (distortion may occur if you use normal vga cable with...

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    Vdigi electronics 1.4 product highlights and special features product highlights ultimate graphics. Convert the high quality hdtv output signal (480p, 720p, 1080i / 540p) to vga signal; users can use their monitor or projector to enjoy the high-resolution gaming display. Platform wide. Especially de...

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    Vdigi electronics adapter and component outputs of gamecube / ps2 480p capable games. Special features xbox component cable & stereo audio y cable included in the package, ready to play on xbox consoles with your monitor or projector. Improved signal processing in order to avoid too bright or too da...

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    Vdigi electronics 2.1 installation 1. Vga 15male to 15male cable is used to connect your pc display card to the vd-z3 vga in (optional). 2. For factory default settings, vd-z3 is ready for xbox console. 2.1.1 led indicators: power / vga bypass led (orange) component in / yprpb led (blue) status desc...

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    Vdigi electronics off rgbhv rgbs normal mode 1 gc / ps2 480i setup mode off on rgbs rgbhv bright mode 2 xbox 480i setup mode on 2.1.3 details of dip switch setting: switch 1 & switch 2: to use rgbhv, turn switch 1 off and switch 2 on; for rgbs, turn switch 1 on and switch 2 off. By default, rgbhv is...

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    Vdigi electronics the other position. 2.2 connecting to xbox 1. Firstly, you need to ensure that the 480p is enabled in your xbox. Also, please make sure that your game is hdtv ready (support 480p, 720p or 1080i). You may get the latest game list of hdtv supported games from the internet. 2. If the ...

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    Vdigi electronics enable 720p, 1080i, just depends on your own desire, but some monitors, very rare, may not probably display the 720p or 1080i.) xbox dashboard setting video mode setting 5. After the above setup procedures, you may now connect the component cable to the vd-z3. In order to get your ...

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    Vdigi electronics then you will be enter the dashboard, since the dashboard only support 480i, the monitor cannot display. 3. Hold down button b immediately after you turned “on” the power unit the game screen display. 4. If no display show, please turn off the power and try again for ps2: please re...

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    Vdigi electronics chapter 3: troubleshooting this chapter provides some troubleshooting guidelines for most of the problems you may encounter with your vd-z3 either during installation or normal use. 3.1 troubleshooting q1: no picture show in xbox, gamecube / ps2 when i hooked up the vd-z3 component...

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    Vdigi electronics 1.4 some monitors will only accept the composite sync, try sw1=on, sw2=off. For xbox using composite sync: 1 2 3 4 5 6 on off off off on off for gamecube / ps2 using composite sync: 1 2 3 4 5 6 on off on off off off 1.5 adjust the brightness to maximum using the brightness adjustme...

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    Vdigi electronics q5: the 720p/1080i picture is not showing the widescreen correctly in monitor. 5.1 most of the monitor is not support widescreen 16:9 because the aspect ratio is 4:3, so you will have to adjust your monitors vertical (top and bottom) adjustments to display the black bars on bottom....