User Manual
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Table of Contents Table of Contents Features and overview of TwinPact 100 .......................................................................... 2 Features ...................................................................................................................... 2 Overview ..................................................................................................................... 2 Principal usages ....................................................................................
Table of Contents Setting up TwinPact 100 ................................................................................................ 34 Mode Switch Selector A .......................................................................................... 34 Mode Switch Selector B .......................................................................................... 36 Adjusting RGB video inputs using the remote controller ............................................. 38 Image quality adjustment ......
Features and overview of T winP act 100 TwinP winPact Features NOTE You cannot use this feature for upconversion such as displaying images from DV to a RGB monitor. 1. Digital Screen Capture feature The Digital Screen Capture feature lets you capture screen action on your computer (Windows or Mac) and bring it into the same computer or a DV deck as a high-grade DV format file. 2. Scan Converter feature with a screen size of max.
3. Video Converter feature • You can connect an analog deck and DV deck directly without a computer. • Since TwinPact 100 is equipped with various features to improve analog signals such as 3D noise reduction and 3D Y/C separation, you can use it as a noise filter between analog input/ output devices. • Its capability for improving analog video signals makes TwinPact 100 particularly useful for digitizing old analog tape libraries.
Pack age Contents ackage The product package includes the following accessories. Items included in T winP act 100 pack age TwinP winPact package Tip • TwinPact 100 • AC adapter and cable • DV cable (6-pin to 4-pin) • Remote controller • Stereo mini-plug cable • VGA cable (D-sub 15-pin) As the AC adapter comes in a form that the adapter unit and cable (to receptacle) are separated each other, please connect them before using it.
Loading batteries into the remote controller When you use the remote controller for the first time or replace the batteries, load batteries into the remote controller as follows: Battery specification: Size AAA 1 Open the battery cover on the back of the remote controller. 2 Load new batteries as shown in the figure. Be careful not to confuse the plus and minus sides. (1) (2) 3 Insert the tab of the battery cover into the notch on the remote controller, and then close the cover.
Names and functions of components Front (1) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (2) (3) (4) (1) [INPUT SELECT] switch Allows you to switch the input mode to DV, analog or RGB. Every time you press this switch, the mode changes in the following order: • RGB > DV > Analog > RGB > ... (2) DIGITAL LED Lights while the TwinPact 100 is receiving signals from the DV terminal and converting them to analog signals.
(6) REMOTE LED Lights (for about 0.1 sec.) when the TwinPact 100 receives the remote controller signal. (7) AUDIO IN L/R Input terminal for analog audio. This terminal can also be used as RGB audio input terminal by setting the Mode Switch Selector A No.4 to ON. (8) VIDEO IN Input terminal for composite video. (9) NOTE S VIDEO IN When both VIDEO IN and S VIDEO IN terminals are used, the S VIDEO terminal is always used. Input terminal for S video. (10) DV IN/OUT Terminal for DV connection (4-pin).
(5) AUDIO IN Input terminal for audio at RGB input. (6) RGB IN Input terminal for RGB. (7) RGB OUT Output terminal for RGB. RGB input signal is output through it. (8) DC IN 5V Connect the AC adapter that comes with the product to this terminal. (9) [POWER] switch Allows you to turn ON/OFF the TwinPact 100. NOTE Lower the volume of the audio equipment. Please lower your audio equipment speaker level connected with the TwinPact 100 when you turn ON/OFF the power of the TwinPact 100.
The three operation modes and the [INPUT SELECT] switch TwinPact 100 is provided with three basic operation modes. 1. DV IN mode : Mode for DV-to-analog conversion 2. ANALOG IN mode : Mode for analog-to-DV conversion 3. RGB IN mode : Scan Converter mode (Screen Capture mode) You can switch these three modes by pressing the [INPUT SELECT] switch according to your purpose. (The [Input] key on the remote controller provides you with the same functionality.
3. RGB IN mode : Scan Converter mode (Screen Capture mode) NOTE Do not connect DV cameras to both of the front and rear DV terminals at the same time (HUB connection not allowed.). 10 This mode is used for displaying a computer screen on a TV monitor by converting signal coming from the computer into signal for TV monitors. In this mode, the TwinPact 100 converts signals representing the computer screen coming from the RGB input connector ((6) on P.
Installing T win Commander Twin System requirements NOTE Computer The following are the minimum requirements for using this product. Windows • CPU: Canopus does not guarantee all systems meeting the below reguirements to work accordingly with TwinPact 100. Pentium III 800 MHz or faster (Pentium 4 1.6 GHz or faster is recommended.
Installation (for Windows) The following is the example procedure to install Twin Commander, assuming under Windows XP environment. * You can install Twin Commander without TwinPact 100 connected with the computer. Tip Do not remove the "Applications CD" from the CD-ROM drive until the installation is completed. 1 Insert the "Applications CD" into the CD-ROM drive. 2 Click [Next]. 3 > The CD-ROM automatically starts up and the installation screen is displayed.
4 Click [Next]. * If you want to change the folder where the program will be installed into, click [Browse] and specify the desired folder. > The installation starts. 5 Select your desired options and click [Next]. > The readme file and the completion screen will appear. Tip Be sure to read the readme file since it contains content not covered in the manuals. 6 Click [Finish]. > This completes the installation of Twin Commander.
Installation (for Macintosh) The following describes the procedure for installing Twin Commander on a computer running Mac OS X. * You can install Twin Commander without TwinPact 100 connected with the computer. Tip 1 Insert the "Applications CD" into the CD-ROM drive. > The [TWINP100] icon will appear. Do not remove the "Applications CD" from the CD-ROM drive until the installation is completed. 2 Select the [TWINP100] icon > [TwinPact 100] > [TwinPact 100.pkg]. > The installer starts up.
3 Enter your name and password, and then click [OK]. 4 Click [Continue]. 5 Read the content carefully, and click [Continue]. > Be sure to read the readme file since it contains content not covered in the manuals.
6 Click [Continue]. > The License Agreement will be displayed. Read the content carefully and click [Agree] only if you agree to it. If you do not agree to the term, please notify customer support. * 7 16 If you do not agree to the License Agreement, you cannot use this software. Select the destination folder for installation, and then click [Continue].
8 Click [Install]. > The installation process starts. 9 After the installation completes, click [Close]. > The [TwinPact 100] folder is created in the [Applications] folder.
Showing computer screen images on TV Connections between TV monitor and computer NOTE Before connecting/disconnecting a DV cable, be sure to turn OFF the power of your computer and TwinPact 100.
Displaying computer screen images on TV monitor 1 Turn on the TV monitor and set it to the external input mode. 2 Press the [POWER] switch on the rear. 3 Start up the computer. 4 Tip Tips for higher quality of TV video outputs Set the size and refresh rate for the computer screen as low as possible. By pressing the [INPUT SELECT] switch on the front, switch the input mode to RGB IN. > The RGB LED will light and the computer screen will be displayed on the TV monitor.
Capturing computer screen images into the computer NOTE • You need 230MB of free space in the hard disk to record a motion picture per one minute. Check if the hard disk has enough free space for the recording time. • When Scan Converter Control setting is ON (Remote Controller), the Digital Screen Capture cannot be used. Refer to "Mode Switch Slector A" (P.34).
4 5 6 Display the software or video you want to capture on the screen. Start up the Twin Commander. * Click the icon on the task tray, and then select the area you want to capture. * 7 Click the [Start] menu, point to [All Programs] > [Canopus TwinPact 100], and click [Twin Commander]. For more info on the display area, refer to "Menus" in "Twin Commander menus and screens" (P.46). Click the icon and then [Start Capture].
8 Tip 9 If the destination folder specified to save the capture in does not exist, the [Capture Settings] screen appears again. 10 Enter your desired filename to save. If you want to change the saving location, click [Reference] and specify your desired location. Click [OK]. > The [Capture Setting] screen is closed and the Twin Commander will start capturing images on the computer screen into the computer. > While images are being captured, the icon on the task tray blinks in red.
11 Click [OK]. 12 Playback the captured video and check the content.
For Macintosh 1 Press the [POWER] switch on the rear. 2 Start up the computer. 3 By pressing the [INPUT SELECT] switch on the front, switch the input mode to RGB IN. > The RGB LED will light. 4 5 24 Display the software or video you want to capture on the screen. Start up the Twin Commander. * Open the [Applications] > [TwinPact 100] folders and double-click the [Twin Commander] icon.
6 Click the [Control] menu, and then select the area you want to capture. * 7 For more info on the display area, refer to "Menus" in "Twin Commander menus and screens" (P.46). Click [Start Capture] from the [Capture] menu. Tip If a TV monitor has been connected to the TwinPact 100, you can check the display area on the TV monitor as necessary.
10 To stop capturing, click the icon and click [Stop Capture]. > A message will appear. Tip When you click the icon in Dock pressing [Control] key, the same menu contents as Menu Bar will be displayed. 26 11 Click [OK]. 12 Playback the captured video and check the content.
Capturing analog video into computer Connecting analog devices and computer Make connections between devices as shown in the figure. NOTE Before connecting/disconnecting a DV cable, be sure to turn OFF the power of your computer and TwinPact 100.
Capturing analog video into computer 1 Press the [POWER] switch on the rear. 2 Start up the computer. 3 By pressing the [INPUT SELECT] switch on the front, switch the input mode to ANALOG IN. > The ANALOG LED will light. 4 Tip Audio sampling frequency during capturing You can select your desired audio sampling frequency during capturing from 48 kHz (16-bit) and 32 kHz (12-bit). Make the setting on the Mode Switch Selector. Refer to “Mode Switch Selector B” (P.36).
Copying analog video to DV camera Connecting analog VCR and DV camera Connect the TwinPact 100 to an analog VCR and DV camera as shown in the figure. Use the terminal on the front to connect with an analog VCR for input when copying digital video from DV camera to analog VCR.
Recording analog video to DV camera 1 2 Press the [POWER] switch on the rear. By pressing the [INPUT SELECT] switch on the front, switch the input mode to ANALOG IN. > The ANALOG LED will light. 3 4 5 30 Put the DV camera in the record pause mode. Playback the video you want to copy on the analog VCR. Release the pause button of the DV camera. > The analog video is copied to the DV camera.
Watching digital video on TV monitor Connecting DV camera and TV monitor Connect the TwinPact 100 to a TV monitor and DV camera as shown in the figure.
W atching digital video on TV monitor 1 2 Press the [POWER] switch on the rear. By pressing the [INPUT SELECT] switch on the front, switch the input mode to DV IN. > The DIGITAL LED will light. 3 Output your desired digital video from the DV device. > The digital video will be displayed on the TV monitor.
Recording digital video to analog VCR 1 2 Press the [POWER] switch on the rear. By pressing the [INPUT SELECT] switch on the front, switch the input mode to DV IN. > The DIGITAL LED will light. 3 4 5 Put the analog VCR in the record pause mode. Playback the video you want to copy on the DV camera. Release the pause button of the analog VCR. > The digital video is recorded to the analog VCR.
NOTE Setting up T winP act 100 TwinP winPact All the DIP switches have been set to OFF at the time of shipment from factory. Be sure to turn the power OFF, before changing the DIP switch settings. Mode Switch Selector A Allows you to make video settings. 3D Y/C Separation OFF ON 3D Noise Reduction OFF ON Scan Converter Control PC RC Audio Input (SC) Rear Front RGB Termination OFF ON RGB Termination OFF ON RGB Termination OFF ON Reserved No.
No. 2 3D Noise Reduction Allows you to enable/disable the 3D Noise Reduction feature. * Only available during S video input. OFF: OFF ON: ON Digital 3D Noise Reduction In a conventional method, noise is reduced by lowering the frequency characteristics for the entire picture (blurring) in one or twodimensions. This method has a problem in affecting other parts not containing noise.
Mode Switch Selector B Allows you to set VIDEO and AUDIO modes. PHY Speed No.1 DV/DVCAM DVCAM Video Sync Mode External Sync Internal Sync DV PHY Speed setting Allows you to set the PHY Speed. (Usually, set it to S400.) OFF:S400 ON:S200 No. 2 Update Mode setting Allows you to set Update Mode. (Usually, set it to Normal.) OFF: Normal ON: Update No. 3 Locked Audio Mode setting NOTE The Locked Audio Mode setting is effective only when the No. 7 (DV setting) has been set to ON (DV).
No. 6 Video Format setting Allows you to select video signal format. OFF: NTSC ON: PAL When both of No.5 NTSC Setup Level and No.6 Video Format are set to ON, SECAM format is used. * SECAM format is used for input and PAL format for output. No. 7 DV setting Allows you to specify the signal type for the device connected to the DV terminal. OFF: DVCAM ON: DV No. 8 Video Sync Mode setting Allows you to select whether to enable the PLL (phase-locked loop) control or not.
NOTE Before turning ON the TwinPact 100 power, be sure to set the Mode Switch Selector A No. 3 to ON (Remote Control). Adjusting RGB video inputs using the remote controller You can adjust video inputs coming from computer (RGB inputs) using the remote controller. The values set here stay in the unit memory even if the power is tuned OFF. Image quality adjustment (2) (1) (4) (7) (1) (3) (6) (5) (8) Brightness Adjustment key Allows you to adjust the brightness of the screen.
(4) Sharpness Adjustment key Allows you to adjust the sharpness of the screen. After pressing the Sharpness Adjustment key, press the Up key to make the screen image clearer. Press the Down key to make the screen image softer. (5) Flicker Filter key Allows you to adjust flickering on the screen. After pressing the Flicker Filter key, press the Up key to suppress flickering on the screen. (6) RGB Gain key Allows you to change the video signal input level to 700mV or 1000mV.
Zoom adjustment (1) (1) (2) (4) (3) (5) (6) (7) Zoom Ratio Adjustment key Allows you to adjust the zoom ratio. After pressing the Zoom Ratio Adjustment key, press the Up/Down key to zoom out/in the screen with the same horizontal to vertical ratio. Press the Left/Right key to zoom out/in the screen horizontally. (2) Zoom Position Adjustment key Allows you to adjust the position to zoom.
(6) Bottom-Left Quarter Zoom key Zooms in the bottom-left quarter of the screen. If this key is pressed once more, the center of the screen is zoomed in. Every time the Bottom-Left Quarter Zoom key is pressed, the zoom setting is toggled between the above two settings. (7) Bottom-Right Quarter Zoom key Zooms in the bottom-right quarter of the screen. If this key is pressed once more, the center of the screen is zoomed in.
Other (1) (1) (2) (3) (4) (7) (5) (6) (8) (10) (9) (11) Input Select key Allows you to select the input mode from DV, analog, and RGB. Every time you press the Input Select key, the mode changes in the following order: • RGB > DV > Analog > RGB > ... When the input mode is changed, the LED for the mode lights up. (2) Test Pattern key Outputs a test pattern (color bar signal).
(8) Freeze key Pauses the video playback. Press the Freeze key once more to restart the video playback. You can also use the OK key or Reset key to restart the video playback. (9) Reset key Cancels the current adjustment mode and returns to the previous screen. In addition, the screen size is reverted to the default setting. (10) Function key Cannot be used. (11) All Reset key If this key is pressed with the Reset key held down, all the settings are reverted to the default.
NOTE Before turning ON the TwinPact 100 power, be sure to set the Mode Switch Selector A No. 3 to OFF (PC). Tip TwinPact 100 is always in the RGB mode when Twin Commander is active. Adjusting RGB input video using TTwin win Commander Start up the Twin Commander that comes with TwinPact 100. Twin Commander lets you adjust the image quality of streams coming via the OHCI1394 terminal.
Starting up T win Commander (for Macintosh) Twin 1 2 After connecting the TwinPact 100 to the computer and setting TwinPact 100's [POWER] switch to [ON], boot up the computer. Open the [Applications] > [TwinPact 100] folders and double click the [Twin Commander]. > The Twin Commander will start up and its icon will appear on the Dock.
Twin Commander menu and screens Menu Here the menus for Twin Commander are described.
(1) Change Display Area Mouse Trace Mode 1 With the mouse pointer positioned at the center of the display area on the TV screen, the display area moves along with the movement of the mouse. Mouse Trace Mode 2 If the mouse pointer is brought to the outside of the display area on the TV screen, the TV screen moves its display area to the position where the mouse pointer is located. Tip This option is unavailable when the [Full Screen] option has been selected.
Mouse Trace Mode 3 If the mouse pointer is moved to an edge of the display area on the TV screen, the display area moves along with the movement of the mouse. (2) Tip You can also use the wheel button on your mouse to determine the area. Vertical positioning: Turn the wheel button to the rear to move the area up. Turn it to the front to move the area down. Horizontal positioning: Turn the wheel button to the rear with the Shift key held down to move the area to the left.
(3) Select Window If the mouse cursor is positioned over a selectable window, that window frame is shown in red. If the window is selected, the selected window will be shown on the TV monitor full-screen. You can adjust the size of the window by pressing the arrow keys and the position by pressing the arrow keys with the Shift key held down. (4) Quarter Screen Allows you to display a quarter of the screen on the TV monitor full-screen.
(8) Tip Exit Application (Quit Twin Commander) Exits the Twin Commander. When the TwinPact 100 is not connected or the DIP switch for the controller setting (Mode Switch Selector A No. 3, Scan Converter Control) has been set to the remote controller, only the following menu options are displayed. • [Shortcut Key] tab (Only Windows) • [Exit Application] ([Quit Twin Commander]) menu [Option] screen ([Preferences] screen) Tip To revert the adjusted values to the default, click the [Default] button.
(1) [Basic] tab Allows you to adjust the image quality on the screen. Contrast Allows you to adjust the contrast of the screen. Brightness Allows you to adjust the brightness of the screen. Sharpness Allows you to adjust the sharpness of the screen. Saturation Allows you to adjust the saturation of the screen. Flicker Filter Allows you to control the level of the filter to suppress flickering of the screen. Luminance Filter Smoothes out jagged lines between black and white.
(2) [Extension] tab Allows you to specify the position and size of the screen. NOTE If [Suppress Vertical Stripe Pattern] is enabled, the following limitations will be imposed. • The color phases of the leftmost 5 to 10 dots in the selected display area are reversed. • Intermittent RGB input signals such as the one to change the screen resolution are no longer traceable. Tip The [Suppress Vertical Stripe Pattern] option is disabled while any of the following operations are active.
(3) [Shortcut Key] ([Hot Key]) tab You can assign a shortcut key to the following operations: • Showing the left-button menu or pop-up menu. • Switching to the full-screen mode. • Starting video capturing. Command Select an operation to which you want to assign a shortcut key. Shift/Ctrl/Alt (Shift/Control/Option/Command) Select a key to press together with a hot key. Key Specify your desired hot key. You cannot select more than one key.
(4) [Capture Settings] ([Capture]) tab Allows you to make the settings on how to capture from computer screen into a computer. Save Setting Specify the saving location and a filename, If you want to change the saving location, click [Browse] and specify your desired location. Show Save As dialog box when starting to capture Select this option to have the Twin Commander to show the [Capture Settings] ([Capture]) window when the [Start Capture] command is selected.
(5) [Info] tab Shows the software version and the settings of the Mode Switch Selector of the TwinPact 100.
Technical Information Priorities among analog input signals When all the connectors are used at the same time, priority is given in the order shown below: • Video 1 S video input 2 Composite input Audio modes 48kHz/16-bit mode Records 16-bit stereo audio data at 48 kHz. Select this option when you create DVD videos. 32kHz/12-bit mode In this mode, 4 channels of 12-bit audio signals are recorded at 32kHz.
Specifications Video signal formats NTSC/PAL (Compatible with SECAM for input only. PAL is used for output format.) * TwinPact 100 does not support 16:9 screen mode.
Troubleshooting If you have found any troubles, check the following points before contacting us for repair. Symptoms Cause/Action Pressing the POWER > Check that the AC adapter is connected to switch does turn ON the DC IN 5V connector and the receptacle. the TwinPact 100 power. T h e S T A T U S L E D > An anomaly on the TwinPact 100 unit is blinks when the power suspected. Contact our customer support is turned ON. personnel. Video and audio are > Check if the POWER switch is ON. Check not output.
