Via an on-screen menu the converter can be adapt-
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ed to the requirements of the user in a versatile way. It
is possible to adjust brightness, contrast, colour, pic-
ture sharpness, resolution, picture frequency, and
monitor type.
4 Connection
All connections must only be made with the units
switched off!
1) Connect the video source to the input jack "C-in" (7)
or "S-in" (8). If different video sources are con-
nected to the two inputs, it is possible to switch be-
tween them at any time by pressing a button.
2) Connect the monitor to the jack "Monitor" (12).
3) Connect the VGA output of the PC to the jack "VGA
in" (11).
4) Connect the audio output of the PC to the jack
"Line-in" (13).
5) Connect the audio output of the video source to the
jacks "Audio in" (6).
6) Connect the active speaker of the PC or an external
audio amplifier to the jack "SPK out" (14).
7) Connect the low voltage plug of the power supply
unit to the jack "DC 9V" (10) and the power supply
unit to a mains socket.
Note: If the VTM-20 only serves as a converter for the
video signal and if it is not to be operated alternately
with a PC at a monitor, the connections of items 3) to
6) are not necessary.
5 Operation
If the button
cation (4) does not light up], the fed-through signals at
"VGA in" and "Line-in" are sent to the output. Any ad-
justing possibilities of the converter will not have any
effect on the fed-through signals.
1) Activate the converter with the button
power LED (4) lights up. Now the converted video
signal is displayed on the monitor. At the same time
the audio signals at the jacks "Audio in" (6) are sent
to the output "SPK out" (14).
2) To switch between the two video inputs "C-in" (7)
and "S-in" (8), press the button
3) To switch between the two picture frequencies
60 Hz and 75 Hz for the output of the video signal,
press the button
4) With the button
video signal is inserted for approx. 5 s:
video input ("CVBS" = "C-in"/"S-VIDEO" = "S-in")
video standard (PAL/NTSC)
picture frequency (60 Hz/75 Hz)
picture resolution (1024 x 768/800x600/640x480)
5) To make the picture adjustments (brightness, con-
trast, colour, etc.), call the on-screen menu – for this
purpose see chapter 5.1.
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(9) is not pressed [the operating indi-
/Source (1).
/Freq. (2).
/i (3) information on the present
5.1 Adjustments in the on-screen menu
Call the menu with the button
button the menu can be exited at any time. If no button
is pressed for more than 15 s with the menu inserted,
the menu will be automatically extinguished.
The menu:
BRIGHTNESS
CONTRAST
COLOR
HUE
SHARPNESS
RESOLUTION
FREQUENCY
MONITOR
RESET
Select the desired menu function with the buttons
/Freq. (2) or
/Source (1). The selected function has a red mark-
ing. Then make the adjustment with the arrow keys (2
or 3).
1) To adjust the BRIGHTNESS, CONTRAST, COLOR
intensity, HUE, and the picture SHARPNESS, call
the respective function (select it with the arrow keys
and
desired value (min. 0 to max. 100, for SHARP-
NESS: 0 to 15) with the arrow keys: to increase the
value, press the button
value, the button
2) For a change of the picture resolution (horizontal
and vertical number of the pixels in the converted
video signal), call the function RESOLUTION.
With the buttons
possible to select between the following resolu-
tions: 1024 x 768, 800 x 600, and 640 x 480.
The present value is highlighted in colour.
3) Via the function FREQUENCY it is possible to
switch between the two picture frequencies 60 Hz
and 75 Hz for the output of the video signal. The
(9). The
same is possible with the button
the menu.
For this purpose press the button
/Freq. (2). The present value is highlighted in
colour.
4) Via the function MONITOR the type of the monitor
used can be selected. LCD (liquid crystal display)
and CRT (cathode ray tube) are available for selec-
tion.
With the button
corresponding monitor type. The type currently
adjusted is highlighted in colour.
5) Via the function SOURCE it is possible to switch
between the two video inputs "CVBS" = "C-in" (7)
and "S-VIDEO" = "S-in" (8). The same is possible
with the button
For this purpose press the button
/Freq. (2). The selected input is highlighted in
colour.
(5). With the same
/i (3) and confirm with the button
and confirm with
) and then adjust the
/i (3), to decrease the
/Freq. (2).
/i (3) and
/i (3) or
/Freq. (2) select the
/Source (1) outside the menu.
/Freq. (2) it is
/Freq. (2) outside
/i (3) or
/i (3) or