User manual

20 ExtroNews 12.1 January/February 2001
Clarity Visual Systems
www.clarityvisual.com
Clarity Visual has extended their Tigress line
with the
TigressII SVGA rear screen
projection display. One of the applications
this 52" DLP display is designed and
manufactured for is the command and
control room, where access to data by large
groups of viewers is critical to the operation.
The TigressII display will be available with
Clarity’s full complement of screen
technologies, including the Wide-View or
High-Contrast black glass screen or the new
High-Gain acrylic UCS screen. The USD list
price is $14,185 with the black glass screen
or $13,345 with the acrylic UCS screen.
Recommended Extron products:
The CrossPoint and CrossPoint Plus Series
switchers allow multiple inputs to be routed
to multiple outputs, and they are ideally
suited for command and control room
applications. These RGBHV CrossPoint and
CrossPoint Plus switchers are also available
with or without audio and are offered in the
following sizes: 8 x 4, 8 x 8, 12 x 4, 12 x 8,
16 x 8, and 16 x 16. The audio versions have
adjustable gain and attenuation. The Plus
versions have Digital Sync Validation
Processing (DSVP™) which allows remote
diagnostics of the CrossPoint Plus switchers.
ExtroNews publishes information about new products that are relative to the Extron product line in the New News section. Also listed are
the recommended Extron products that will complement these new display devices in their targeted applications. If you would like a new
product to be reviewed for New News, please send a press release, literature, contact name, and a four-color slide or photo to:
New News c/o Ginger Dodier, Extron Electronics, 1230 South Lewis Street, Anaheim, CA 92805, phone: [phone], ext. 6270
or e-mail to [e-mail]
TigressII
Fujitsu
www.plasmavision.com
Fujitsu announced its Plasmavision SlimScreen
PDS 422 plasma display monitor. The depth of
this flat-panel display is less than 3.5".
Applications for this 42-inch widescreen (16:9)
display include high-end home theaters and
many other consumer and commercial
applications. The 1024 x 1024 resolution pixel
array can display images at 1080i and 720p
HDTV resolutions, as well as 480i and 480p
SDTV signals. In addition, the plasma displays
XGA, SVGA, and VGA computer-video. USD
list price for the PDS 422 is $15,999.
Recommended Extron products:
For switching and distribution of HDTV and
computer signals to the PDS 422, Extron
offers a selection of switchers and
distribution amplifiers (DAs). For HDTV
applications, the
SW 6 Component
switcher allows multiple HDTV images to be
switched to one monitor, and the
ADA 6
Component
distribution amplifier allows
one HDTV image to be displayed on multiple
monitors. For computer applications, the
SW VGA switchers and P/2 DA distribution
amplifiers can be used. The SW VGA series
are 2, 4, or 6 input switchers with 15-pin HD
connectors. The P/2 DA 2, 4, or 6
distribution amplifiers drive the PC signal as
well as distribute the PC’s signal to multiple
monitors.
PDS 422
NEW NEWS FROM THE INDUSTRY
BARCO Projection Systems, Inc.
www.barco.com
Barco has introduced the first in the new
family of Light Machine projectors, the
BARCO
SLM G5 “Performer.” Rental and
staging applications as well as preview
theaters in digital cinema complexes are ideal
environments for the Performer. The XGA
(1024 x 768) Performer utilizes DLP
technology and offers a light output of 5,000
ANSI lumens. “Linked” Constant Light
Output (CLO) allows projectors in multiple
screen set-ups to communicate with one
another and modulate their light output. The
SLM G5 also offers Picture-In-Picture
capability, and it is compatible with
composite, S-video, RGB, component, HDTV,
SDI, and PanelLink. The suggested USD list
price is $49,995.
Recommended Extron product:
For rental and staging applications, adding
the
SGS 408 seamless graphics switcher to
the Performer will complete the show. The
seamless cuts, dissolves, wipe, and titles of the
SGS 408 bring professionalism and style to to
live presentations. The SGS 408 incorporates
two video scalers plus a digital video mixer
and can manage component as well as any
type of RGB input from video sources up to
1600 x 1200 resolutions. For remote
switching an RCP 1000 (Remote Control
Panel) is required, and to control multiple
screens, additional SGS 408s and an ECP 1000
(Event Control Panel) controller can be added.
SLM G5