Operating instructions

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2. Display SMPTE split-field color bars on the monitor using an external source.
3. Enable Monochrome mode.
4. Locate the pluge pattern (super black, black, and gray bars) at the lower-right corner of the screen. Adjust the Brightness knob until
there is no visible difference between the super black and black bars, but the gray bar is still visible.
5. Adjust the Contrast knob until an even grayscale appears along the top bars.
6. Disable Monochrome mode.
7. Enable Blue-Only mode and adjust the Color knob so that the outermost bars (white and blue) appear to match in brightness.
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Pixel-to-Pixel Mode
Use this setting to enable Pixel-to-Pixel mode.
This mode bypasses the monitor’s internal scaling function and displays images in their native resolution and
aspect ratio, with a one-to-one mapping of incoming image pixels to screen pixels:
• For incoming formats smaller than the native resolution of the window (or selected aspect ratio), the image
will be displayed in the center of the window using only the necessary LCD pixels. For example, 480i
images will only occupy exactly 640x480 pixels in a particular channel window in Quad mode, or if the
channel is selected full screen, it will occupy exactly 640x480 pixels in the center of the screen. The
surrounding screen area will be black.
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Aspect Ratio Settings
Use this menu option to switch between several aspect ratio settings.
As the QV171X-HDSDI monitor has a native resolution of 1920x1200 RGB pixels, incoming images are
automatically scaled to fit the screen:
• In 4:3 mode, images are scaled up or down to fill the maximum 4:3 portion of the screen (1600 x 1200 in
Full Screen). IMD text and time code are superimposed on the lower portion of the image. The audio
presence indicator and on-screen tally are displayed at the bottom of the screen, outside the image.
• In Scaled 4:3 mode, images are scaled to a smaller 4:3 portion of the screen, leaving space for IMD text,
tally, and audio presence indicator to be displayed below or around the image. Time code is superimposed
on the lower portion of the image.
• In 16:9 mode, images are scaled to fill the maximum 16:9 portion at the top of the screen (1920 x 1080 in
Full Screen). In this mode, IMD text and on-screen tally are displayed below the image. Time code and the
audio presence indicator are superimposed on the lower portion of the image.
• In Full Screen (16:10) mode, images are scaled to fill the entire 16:10 screen (1920 x 1200 in Full Screen).
In this mode, all OSD features are superimposed on the image. Note that when using a 16:9 input image
in this mode, the image will be vertically stretched by approximately 10%.
The diagrams on the following page show how IMD text, timecode, and the audio monitor icon are
simultaneously displayed on the screen in each aspect ratio setting. The white area represents the video image.