Extron Electronics ISS 408 - Manual (Page 7)

ISS 408 Integrated Seamless Switcher • Introduction 1
Introduction
This section covers:
• About this Manual
• About the Switcher
• Features
About this Manual
This manual contains installation, configuration, and operating information for the
Extron ISS 408 Integration Seamless Switcher.
In this manual, the terms “switcher” and “ISS” are used interchangeably to refer to the
ISS 408.
About the Switcher
The ISS 408 is an eight-input, scaling, video and stereo or mono audio seamless switcher.
Figure 1 , on the next page, shows a typical ISS 408 application. The switcher accepts high
resolution RGB video, YUV (component) video, S-video (Y/C), and composite video inputs;
scale the inputs; and output RGBHV or RGBS video and stereo audio. The ISS seamlessly
switches among the input sources without a loss of sync. The ISS can also mask the switch
between sources with a dissolve effect for a professional look.
Each video input is individually configurable to allow for different video formats. The ISS
allows analog RGBHV, RGBS, RGsB, and RGBcvS video, component video, S-video, and
composite video signals to be displayed on a device with a fixed resolution and aspect ratio,
such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) projector, digital light processor (DLP) projector, plasma
display, or digital visual interface (DVI) device.
The ISS provides two separate outputs: the program output and the preview output. The
program output is the picture the audience sees. The preview output allows the switcher
operator to view the image before it is sent to the program output. With an optional DVI
output card, the ISS converts the scaled image to DVI as an additional program output.
The switcher inputs all valid video signal formats on eight sets of five BNC connectors. The
ISS 408 scales the input up or down to a wide variety of output resolutions and rates. The
switcher outputs the scaled video, as RGBHV or RGBS, on two sets (program and preview)
of connectors. The program and preview outputs each consist of five BNC connectors and
a 15-pin HD connector. These connectors share identical outputs.
Several of the output resolutions and rates include the Extron Accu-RATE Frame Lock
™
(AFL ™ ), a proprietary technology that locks the output frame rate to the refresh rate of
input 1, solving the image tearing problem that can result from different input and output
rates. The ISS 408 features HDTV 576p, 720p, 1080p, and 1080i outputs.