Table of Contents 1 Introduction 1.1 Overview 1.2 Check List 1.3 Contact Information 2 Hardware Installation Guide 2.1 Set BIOS Jumpers 2.2 Set Panel VDD 2.3 Set Backlight VDD 2.4 Set Brightness Control 2.5 Connect panel cable 2.6 Connect backlight power 2.7 Connect OSD-470/482 touch pad 2.8 Connect power adapter to turn on system 2.9 Connect signal input cables...
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3.17 BIOS Programming Port 3.18 External Detection Port 4 OSD Setup 4.1 General Description 4.2 Main Menu 5 Product Specifications 6 Customer Support 7 Notice...
Guide in Section 2 and Hardware Information in Section 3 for details to ensure each switch, connector, and jumper set properly. We truly believe you will enjoy using the Spectrah ARV-77XX series products. Thank you for making this Spectrah AD converter board as your choice.
2 Hardware Installation Guide This section provides quick installation guide. For details in connector or pin definition, please refer to Section 3 and Section 4 in the manual. WARNING - Static electricity can severely damage electronic parts. Take these precautions: ...
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The following table depicts the jumper setting and associated display timing. Please refer to Spectrah’s panel selection guide or contact Spectrah’s customer service center to get correct BIOS setting for your LCD panels.
2.2 Set Panel VDD There are 4 jumpers (JP702, JP703, JP704, JP705) to allow user to set appropriate VDD for LCD panels. Please refer to panel specifications in power supply voltage of LCD module before you connect cable to the ARV-77XX series.
2.5 Connect panel cable (LVDS cable) Connect CN702 LVDS connector to panel through display cable. 2.6 Connect backlight power Connect CN704 to backlight controller using 7-pin inverter cable (If user has the power module for backlight controller, turn on backlight independently, without the connection to CN704).
Auto Adjustment feature to adjust Phase to reduce the noise. 2.12 Update firmware BIOS CN901 allows user to use Spectrah’s programming tool to upgrade new firmware BIOS through RS232 interface. 2.13 Connect detection device (Optional) ARV-77XX allows user to connect external detection card like Spectrah’s...
3 Hardware Information Board Dimension: 190 (L) x 120 (W) mm (inch) PCB Version: A1.0X...
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ARV-7750/7760 layout No. Definition IR Connector Working Voltage Setting Jumpers for LCD Panel LVDS Connector BIOS Jumpers OSD Connector Brightness Control Jumpers G Audio Output Wafer Connector Audio Input Wafer Connector Working Voltage Setting Jumpers for Backlight Backlight Connector 6-pin Power Connector DC Jack Connector M 5-pin Wafer Power Connector DB-15 Connector...
3.1 BIOS Jumpers There are 5 jumpers in ARV-77XX to allow user to set appropriate BIOS for LCD panels. Please refer to section 2.1 (BIOS Jumper setting) before turning on ARV-77XX series. To change output display timing, user should remove power and plug power jack in ARV-77XX again to reset system and get new display timing.
LCD panel, LED driving board, or inverter before you set up both jumpers. Normally, if the LED driving board is integrated in LCD panel, it needs PWM signal for dimming control. Most Spectrah’s inverters and LED driver boards need DC voltage for brightness control.
3.5 LVDS Connector CN702 Using connector: Hirose DF13-40P connector compatible Mating connector: Hirose DF13-40S connector compatible CN702 supports dual channels of 30/24/18-bit LVDS panels based on 60Hz vertical frequency. The following table depicts the pin definition of CN702. CN702 Function Function...
3.6 Backlight Connector CN704 (CN704, JST S7B-PH compatible) CN704 allows user to provide DC power from ARV-77XX series directly to backlight controller like inverter or LED driver board. User can also use external power module to power on backlight controller independently. The dimming control through pin-6 is defined by JP710 &...
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5-pin Wafer Power Connector CN1002 (JST S05B-PH compatible) Simply plug a 5-pin power connector into CN1002 to provide +12V ~ +24V DC and GND for ARV-77XX series. 6-pin Power Connector CN1003 (Molex SD-5557-NR compatible) CN1003 is designed for high power consumption LCD TV panels which require +12V, +24V, or other voltage for backlight device Warning! ...
3.10 DVI-I Connector CN301 CN301 is a DVI-I (Digital Visual Interface) connector which provides a PanelLink signal input interface for display device. The following table depicts the pin definition of CN301. Pin-1 Pin-17 17 RX0- RX1- 1 RX2- 18 RX0+ 10 RX1+ 2 RX2+ 19 GND...
3.13 Slim Type Video Connector CN203 (Molex 53261-10) CN203 allows user to input YPbPr (pin8, 9, 10), S-Video(pin2 & pin6), CVBS (pin4) signals from NTSC/PAL/ SECAM video device. For component input signals, the resolutions support up to 1080i/1080P. The following table depicts the pin definition of CN203. CVBS 3.14 Audio Output /Input Connectors CN505/CN502 (Optional for ARV-7760)
Hot Plug Detect 3.17 BIOS Programming Port CN901 (JST S4B-PH compatible) CN901 allows user to use Spectrah’s programming tool to upgrade new firmware BIOS through RS232 interface. The following table depicts the pin definition of CN901. 3.18 External Detection Port CN906...
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Mode Table SVGA 640 x 480 @ 60HZ 800 x 600 @ 60HZ 1024 x 768 @ 60HZ 640 x 480 @ 70HZ 800 x 600 @ 70HZ 1024 x 768 @ 70HZ 640 x 480 @ 72HZ 800 x 600 @ 72HZ 1024 x 768 @ 72HZ 640 x 480 @ 75HZ 800 x 600 @ 75HZ...
4 OSD Setup 4.1 General Description The ARV-77XX series features an on-chip OSD (On-Screen Display) controller that creates the OSD user interface menus and overlays them onto the output data stream. User can adjust the display conditions on LCD monitor using the OSD-470 or OSD-482 touch pad. After powering on, the AD controller restores itself to the last known conditions saved in Non-Volatile Random Access Memory (NVRAM).
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Sport Black Level – Press S3 or S4 to adjust the black level. Brightness – Press S3 or S4 to adjust the brightness of LCD backlight directly. This feature should work together with the backlight controller which provides PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) or DC Voltage control feature.
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Off On This icon allows user to select No or Yes by S3 or S4 to enable or disable Spectrah’s light sensor SR29XX. If no light sensor is setup, the default status of this feature is No. NativeMode ...
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Pillar Box PIP – Press S3 or S4 to select PIP function PIP Mode Off Large PIP Small PIP Side by Side PIP Position Top-Left Top-Right Bottom-Left Bottom-Right ...
5 Product Specifications ADC Controller Genesis Professional scaler chip Supports PIP (Picture-In-Picture) Faroudja RealColor Support Faroudja TrueLife Video Enhancer Support Faroudja Cinema Format Conversion Support 10-bit triple-channel ADC/PLL Professional Scaling engine OSD controller Hue, Saturation, Brightness, Contrast, Color Temperature adjustment Video decoder Genesis 3D High-quality video decoder High-performance adaptive comb filter...
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On Screen Display (OSD) Auto setup Brightness/ Contrast adjustment ACC/ACM-II color enhancement & contrast adjustment Image V-Position/ H-Position adjustment Auto Color Reset/ Standard Color Setup Hue/ Saturation/ Color Temperature adjustment Power-In Support LCD Panel: +3.3V, +5V, +12V DC (or special DC voltage exp. 18V) Backlight controller: +3.3V, +5V, +12V ~ +24V Panel Support TFT VGA 640 x 480...
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ARV-77XX series. Around 60 Watt power adapter is recommended to supply +12V DC power for ARV-77XX series and LCD panels under 22” size. For more detail in power requirement, please contact Spectrah Customer Service Center for more information. Board Dimension 190 (L) x 120 (W) mm...
Spectrah. Fax Support: Call Spectrah fax service at 886-2-86472201. Email Us: Send your problems to Spectrah customer service center. The email address is: spec_support@spectrah.com Information We Need Please give a complete description of the problem and please include: ...
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