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KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY
Operating Your FC-4046 Video MultiCoder®
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7 Operating Your FC-4046 Video MultiCoder®
Operate your FC-4046 via:
The front panel buttons
RS-232 serial commands transmitted by a touch screen system, PC, or
other serial controller
7.1 Using the Front Panel Buttons
Section 7.1.1 describes how to convert (encode) RGB or YUV input signals to
composite or Y/C video output signals and vice versa (decode).
7.1.1 Encoding and Decoding Video Signals
To encode/decode a video signal, do the following:
Select the desired input using the INPUT button
The illuminated INPUT LED indicates the selected input
7.1.2 Adjusting the CONTROL Levels
To adjust a specific CONTROL level:
1. Press the appropriate CONTROL button.
The CONTROL button illuminates and the 7-segment display shows the
current level (in digits)
1
.
2. Press the + button or - button once to gradually increase or decrease the
current level by one unit.
The 7-segment display shows the new level.
To increase or decrease the current level rapidly, press and hold down the +
button or - button, continuously
2
. To end the rapid adjustment, release the +
button or – button.
7.1.3 Locking the Front Panel
To prevent changing the settings accidentally or tampering with the front
panel, lock your FC-4046. Unlocking releases the protection mechanism.
To lock the FC-4046:
Press the PANEL LOCK button (for about 2 seconds) until the PANEL LOCK
LED illuminates freezing the front panel controls. Pressing a button will have no
effect, except to cause the PANEL LOCK LED to blink
3
. Nevertheless, even
though the front panel is locked you can still operate your PC control software.
1 It could be pressed again to choose the “other” CONTROL function on the button
2 The 7-segment display starts to quickly scan the range. When it stops running, it has reached the maximum or minimum,
respectively
3 Warning that you need to unlock to regain control via the front panel