Operation – Burst Electronics MCG-3 User Manual
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MCG-3 Color Micro Character Generator
Operation:
Power up the MCG-3 using the AC adapter or an external source of 12
Vdc. The MCG-3 has an auto polarity feature for the DC input
(polarity is unimportant). Connect a video source (black burst, VCR,
live video, etc.) to the
VIDEO-IN
BNC connecter. Connect the
VIDEO-OUT
BNC connecter to a composite monitor. The RS232 host
and loop RJ11 connectors will be discussed in Section Two.
The RJ11 connectors are for remote control of the MCG-3 from a PC
computer RS232 port, and not for direct connection to a telephone
system.
Switch the unit on. When the unit is powered up it goes to On Line
status and displays the page it was set for the last time it was powered
up. The Green
POWER
LED and the red
ON LINE
LED should glow.
The page will appear blank if there is no text present. (If no text is
displayed and the page is not blank or if the green Power LED is
flashing, see the section on troubleshooting.)
The following section applies to the MCG-3 only and not the RCG-3.
The RCG-3 does not have any front panel control switches. It is
designed for remote control applications.
The MCG-3 may be controlled either by front panel controls or via an
RS232 link to a PC. This section will discuss front panel control.
(Remote control via a PC is discussed in Section Two.)
Front panel controls use menus on the screen to guide the user in
editing text or setting options. There are 4 menus:
M
M
M
M
MCG
CG
CG
CG
CG-3 M
-3 M
-3 M
-3 M
-3 MA
A
A
A
AIIIIIN M
N M
N M
N M
N ME
E
E
E
EN
N
N
N
NU
U
U
U
U
S
S
S
S
SC
C
C
C
CR
R
R
R
RE
E
E
E
EE
E
E
E
EN C
N C
N C
N C
N CO
O
O
O
ON
N
N
N
NT
T
T
T
TRO
RO
RO
RO
ROL M
L M
L M
L M
L ME
E
E
E
EN
N
N
N
NU
U
U
U
U
U
U
U
U
UT
T
T
T
TIIIIILI
LI
LI
LI
LIT
T
T
T
TY M
Y M
Y M
Y M
Y ME
E
E
E
EN
N
N
N
NU
U
U
U
U
L
L
L
L
LO
O
O
O
OS
S
S
S
SS O
S O
S O
S O
S OF V
F V
F V
F V
F VIIIIID
D
D
D
DE
E
E
E
EO M
O M
O M
O M
O ME
E
E
E
EN
N
N
N
NU
U
U
U
U
As each new menu is brought up, move the arrow to the item of interest
and read the manual description.
Press the
MENU
button now to go to the M
M
M
M
MA
A
A
A
AIIIIIN M
N M
N M
N M
N ME
E
E
E
EN
N
N
N
NU
U
U
U
U. The
UP
and