User manual
INTRODUCTION
CongratulationsonyourpurchaseoftheHDMItoComposite/S-VideoScaler.Your
completesatisfactionisveryimportanttous.
Gefen
Gefendeliversinnovative,progressivecomputerandelectronicsadd-onsolutionsthat
harnessintegration,extension,distributionandconversiontechnologies.Gefen’sreliable,
plug-and-playproductssupplementcross-platformcomputersystems,professionalaudio/
videoenvironmentsandHDTVsystemsofallsizeswithhard-workingsolutionsthatare
easytoimplementandsimpletooperate.
The GefenTV HDMI to Composite / S-Video Scaler
ConvertanyHi-DefsourcetostandarddenitionNTSC/PALformatwithscaling.TheHDMI
toanalogvideoscaleraccommodatesresolutionsupto1080pFullHDvideoandsupports
scaledoutputsinCompositeandS-Video,whilemaintainingtheoriginalaspectratiofor
optimalviewing.ThecoaxS/PDIFdigitalaudioandleft/rightanalogaudiooutputsallow
theaudioextractedfromtheHDMIsignaltobesenttoanyA/VReceiveroraudioamplier.
Underscan/OverscanandNTSC/PALswitcheshelpassurecompatibilitywithavarietyof
analogtelevisions.ThisscaleralsofeaturesaUSBportforrmwareupgrades.
How It Works
UsingtheincludedHDMIcable,connecttheHi-DefsourcetotheHDMIinput.Usea
compositeorS-videocabletoconnectthescalertotheanalogmonitor.Connectthescaler
toanA/VReceiveroramplierusinganS/PDIFcableorananalogaudiostereopatchcord
withRCAconnectors.Connectthepowersupplytothescalerandtoanavailableelectrical
outlet.Poweronallconnectedcomponents.UsetheNTSC/PALswitchonthescalerto
selectthecorrectoutputformatforyourTV.SelectUnderscanorOverscanusingtheslide
switchonthescalertocompensateforscanningcharacteristicsofyouranalogTVthat
couldresultinover-croppingoftheimageorvisibleblackborders.
NOTE:HDCPencryptedHDMIsourcesarenotsupportedbythisdevice.IfHDCPcontent
isused,thentheoutgoingvideosignalwillresultinablackscreen.
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