Burst Electronics MCG-3 - Manual (Page 3)

2 MCG-3 Color Micro Character Generator
PART ONE
Please Note:
This manual applies to both the MCG-3 Color Micro Character
Generator and the RCG-3, a remote control only version of the
MCG-3. All statements in this manual apply to both units unless
noted otherwise.
Introduction:
The MCG-3 is a low cost character generator for adding titles or
captioning to NTSC Color or Monochrome video. The MCG-3 will
automatically Genlock to NTSC inputs with no adjustments or switch
settings required. The MCG-3 outputs color characters, appropriate for
logging and documenting experiments, video source I.D., camera and
location display for security applications, time and date stamp from a
PC (or the MCG-3 with the real time clock option), Patient monitoring,
Information displays, and basic CG applications. The MCG-3 can be
operated in stand-alone mode without an incoming video signal.
The unit displays a maximum of 240 characters (10 lines by 24 letters).
Characters may be set to 4 widths and 4 heights for a total of 16
character sizes.
The character set includes both upper and lower case letters A–Z and
a–z, numerals 0–9, and various punctuation marks and symbols as
shown in the MCG-3 character table. Characters may be set to one of
seven colors or transparent and can be made to flash. The character box
or background behind the characters may also be set on a page by page
basis.
The display memory holds 10 pages of text and is protected from
power loses by a lithium cell that should last 8 to 10 years. Stored on a
page by page basis for each page is: the character size, display position,
background and letter color status, and the position of the Real Time
Clock Display.