What's New in Screen Pro SPR-2000 Software Version 25.00.A Copyright (c) 2001 by Folsom Research, Inc., All Rights Reserved. Thank you for using the Screen Pro product. This What's New file contains important information regarding this release. Folsom Research strongly recommends that you read the entire document. Folsom Research welcomes your comments and suggestions. Please use the information provided in this file to contact Customer Service or Technical Support. Note: When printing this document, choose Landscape for page orientation. ___________________ WHAT'S IN THIS FILE - New Features - Improved Functionality - Installation - Contacting Folsom Research, Inc. ******************** Version 25.00.A *************************** ____________ NEW FEATURES - The ability to adjust brightness and contrast individually for Red, Green and Blue has been added to the Color Balance menu for Video Sources. The values can range from -25.0% to 25.0% with them defaulting to 0.0%. - The command IRSP has been modified to accept a "P"osition or "W"idth parameter. When using the "P" or "W" parameter, the "offset" parameter becomes an absolute value instead of a value to increment or decrement by. - Keying functions available via Effects Menu. - PIP effect available in the Effects Menu. - A new sub-menu has been added to the MISC Menu. It's called EXT REMOTE CTRL. Use this menu when attaching an external remote control unit to the ScreenPros. This menu will allow a user to quickly place the ScreenPro into RS-485 Mode and set a system ID at the same time. - The EXT CONTROL menu has been renamed to SP+ EXT CONTROL. ______________________ IMPROVED FUNCTIONALITY - An issue which affected downgrading ScreenPro after 23.00.K Beta code had been installed has been corrected in this version. If you have 23.00.K installed in a ScreenPro, upgrade to 25.00.A before downgrading the unit to a previous version. Failure to do so may result in an unusable system that will need to be returned to the factory for repair. - A image artifact issue when PAL sources were placed in PIP Mode has been corrected. - Input 4:3 images can be properly sized in a 16:9 output format. - Image in Preview automatically resizes when PIP Mode is selected. - If Sync is removed when the source is Frozen, the image will no longer disappear. - T-Bar command automatically puts the system into Manual mode. - The RESET F command will no longer delete the User Saved files. - Added PDLY option in the DC RESTORE field. This option is used when the input has a tri-level sync. ICGTE command has been modified to include the PLDY option. Example: ICGTE 2 A will set Scaler A to PDLY. ______________ SCREENPRO PLUS - 1:1 Sampling has been added to the ScreenPro Plus. Before using this feature a one-time Phase Calibration procedure needs to be executed. To do this, make sure to connect any external ScreenPro units to the Frame. Power up the Frame and Console. Connect a 5-wire BNC to BNC cable between Program 1 and Input 1. Go to the SYSTEM menu on the console. Scroll down to "PHASE CAL" and hit the ON/+ key. Follow the instructions on the LCD display. This procedure will take a few minutes. Note: If different external ScreenPros are ever connected to the Frame, this procedure will need to be executed again. To perform the 1:1 Sampling feature on an input, go to the Input setup menu and select the "ADVANCED" sub-menu. Within this menu is an AUTO CONFIG option that will size and phase your input automatically. Be sure to adjust the Phase Offset for each screen after this procedure is performed. - PIP and Keying functions available via the 8 unused keys below the "Page" keys. - From left to right the key lables are as follows: -------------------------------------------------------------- | CLEAR | PIP | PIP | PIP | CLEAR | KEY | KEY | KEY | | PIP | 1 | 2 | 3 | KEY | 1 | 2 | 3 | -------------------------------------------------------------- - When adjusting PIPs, use the XY-axis on the joystick for position and the Z-axis for size while holding the "PIP #" switch. - When keying, hold down the "KEY #" switch and use the Z-axis on the joystick to adjust the threshold. - PIP and Key setups can be stored in Presets. - Within the PATTERNS key pad, the bottom row of keys can now store custom PIP locations. After adjusting the PIP to the desired location, simply hold down the Learn key and hit one of the bottom four keys. These keys are labled (from Left to Right) PIP A, PIP B, PIP C, PIP D. - In the PATTERNS key pad between the "Multi" Transition Effect keys, is a new key function labled "USER RATE". A custom trasition user rate can be stored in this location for quick recall. After adjusting the transition rate, hold down the Learn key and hit the "USER RATE" key to store this value. - After Console Software version 0.0.116 is installed, the EXT-1 port defaults to 19.2K Baud. ******************** Version 21.00.H *************************** ______________________ IMPROVED FUNCTIONALITY - Composite NTSC/PAL image quality improved. - RTE command now has the ability to return source information for Main or Preview separately. Ex: RTE M? --> Returns Source number for Main RTE P? --> Returns Source number for Preview RTE A? --> Returns Source number for Scaler A RTE B? --> Returns Source number for Scaler B - TBLS command will now correctly turn the backlights OFF. TBLS? now correctly returns the status of the backlights. ******************** Version 21.00.E *************************** ____________ NEW FEATURES - Video Bandwidth and Video Peaking Features Implemented on Omni Navigator systems. ******************** Version 21.00.B *************************** ____________ NEW FEATURES - 1:1 Sampling functionality has been added. - Tech Support Menu functional under MISC menu. - Program Sequence functionality has been enabled. - PAL sources can now be used with Screen Pro. - Two new output frame rate selections have been added. In addition to 59.94Hz, selections of 50Hz and 75Hz can be choosen. - A new Save method has been implemented. Within the Input Setup menu, a user can select the SAVE field and the unit will automatically Save and Name a file for that source. By going into the SAVE AS field, a user can modify the name and resave the file if so desired. - Main 1, Main 2 and Preview output sync configurations can be independently adjusted. - Three new output formats have been added to support plasma displays. They are 1280x768, 1365x768 and 1365x1024. - The main menu shows more status information. NO VIDEO displays upon the loss of a signal. EMPTY displays when there is video but no saved file. MISMATCH displays when a saved file has been recalled but the source signal is providing different timing. - A "Factory Reset" menu option has been added to the bottom of the MISC menu. After selecting this option, the user has the option of pressing SELECT to perform a Reset or pressing PREV MENU to abort the operation. ______________________ IMPROVED FUNCTIONALITY - RS-485 ID Number is properly maintained during a power cycle, when in "Stand Alone" mode or when the ScreenPro is attached to a ScreenPro Plus system. - Input Menu fields update properly when switching between sources on the preview bus. - Certain systems might exhibit a system "hang" during a power cycle. This is a hardware initializion issue which has been resolved with this release of software. - Front Panel display update problems have been significantly reduced. - Pressing Front Panel switches to quickly would result in the switch LEDs not updating correctly. This issue has been corrected. - Adjust wheel response has been improved. - Percentage changes are no longer limited to 1% steps. They can now be adjusted in 0.1% steps. - 525 and 625 File Recall parameters have been opened up more so that sources with slightly different timings will be recognized as the same type of source. - If Test Pattern is ON and an operator leaves the Output Setup menu, the Test Pattern will automatically shut off. ____________ INSTALLATION Refer to the readme.txt file contained in the ScreenPro_Rev#####.exe file for instructions on upgrading your Screen Pro system to this release of software. __________________________ CONTACTING FOLSOM RESEARCH Should you have any comments or questions about this release or any other product, please contact the factory using one of the following methods: Toll Free: 1-888-414-SCAN (7226) Phone Number: (916) 859-2500 FAX: (916) 859-2515 EMAIL: support@folsom.com