INSTALLATION MANUAL For HOLO3DGRAPH I, HOLO3DGRAPH II & HD-Aux www.immersiveinc.com Phone: 716.667.2531 Fax: 360.358.2503 22 Breezewood Drive, Orchard Park, New York 14127
Table Of Contents Introduction Page 3 Chapter 1 Jumper Configuration Page 5 Chapter 2 Installing The HOLO3DGRAPH Board Page 9 Chapter 3 Installing The HOLO3DGRAPH II with the HD-Aux Page 15 Chapter 4 Installing The Drivers & Software Page 33 Appendix A-B-C-D Technical Information & Diagrams Page 41 2
Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of a HOLO3DGRAPH I/II product! The HOLO3DGRAPH makes it very easy to operate a computer as a video processor. User Friendly On-Screen Display; Remote Controllable; No need for Keyboard or Mouse; 3
INTRODUCTION.1 System Requirements Please verify that you meet the Minimum Recommended System for the use of a HOLO3DGRAPH product: (1) 500 Mhz CPU or faster (2) 256 megabytes of RAM or more (3) ATI Radeon or nvidia Geforce graphics card (4) Windows XP or Windows 2000 Windows 98/Millenium is unsupported. Other graphics card may work but is untested. (i.e. Matrox) DirectX 9.0b or later is highly recommended. Download if you do not have the latest DirectX installed: www.microsoft.com/directx The latest graphics driver is highly recommended. Download if you have an ATI Radeon graphics card: www.ati.com/support/driver.html Download if you have an nvidia Geforce graphics card: www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp Downloading the latest HOLO3D software and drivers before installing the hardware is also highly recommended: www.immersiveforum.com Technical Support Forum 4
Chapter 1: Jumper Configuration The purpose of jumper configuration is to allow you to choose the type of output you want from your HOLO3D. (1) Either RGB (SCART) or Component output? (2) Either Composite or SDI output The jumpers are usually pre-configured by the retailer of your board, so you may skip this chapter. By default: (1) HOLO3DGRAPH products shipped to North America are generally pre-configured for Component and SDI output. (2) HOLO3DGRAPH products shipped to Europe are generally pre-configured for RGB (SCART) and SDI output. This Chapter contains the jumper configuration procedure for the Immersive Inc. HOLO3DGRAPH I and II board, if you want to verify the jumpers or change output configuration. 5
1.1 Grounding Safety Precaution Before beginning, make sure you ground yourself to get rid of static electricity. Otherwise, the HOLO3DGRAPH I/II board can be damaged by static electricity! A grounding strap can be worn. Alternatively, grounding can be accomplished by touching the metal at the rear of your computer while it is operating, before you turn off the computer. Ground yourself again if you did any movement, especially if you walked across a carpet. 1.2 Find The Location Of Jumpers The jumpers are located behind the BNC jack on the HOLO3DGRAPH I/II board. (Six pins in the middle of green rectangle below) 6
1.3 Configure The Jumpers This jumper configuration works on these boards: HOLO3DGRAPH-II boards, any REV number. HOLO3DGRAPH-I boards, labeled REV 7 Pick one of the following three jumper configurations. Then move the two jumpers to match the pictured jumper configuration. (1) (2) (3) SDI Component S-Video RGB (SCART) S-Video Composite Component S-Video Note of Special Exception If you have a HOLO3DGRAPH I original model, make sure it is labeled REV 7 on the board right behind the RCA jacks. If you have an older board with a REV number of 3, 4 or 5, or has no number, then the jumper configuration is different. Please refer to Section 1.4 on the next page for alternate jumper configuration. 7
1.4 Alternate Jumper Configuration For HOLO3DGRAPH-I Original Cards Of REV 3, 4 and 5. This alternate jumper configuration works only on this board: Older HOLO3DGRAPH-I original boards, REV numbers 3, 4 and 5 only. Pick one of the following three jumper configurations. Then move the jumpers to match the pictured jumper configuration. (1) (2) SDI Component S-Video Composite Component S-Video Note The HOLO3DGRAPH I original model of REV numbers 3, 4, or 5, do not support RGB/SCART operation without an upgrade add-on. 8
Chapter 2: Installing The HOLO3DGRAPH Board This Chapter contains the installation procedure for the Immersive Inc. HOLO3DGRAPH I or II board only. Assumes no HD-Aux daughterboard, and no RGBHV daughterboard. Note: If you have an HD-Aux, please skip this chapter and go to CHAPTER 3 9
2.1 Checklist Of Requirements For Install 1. HOLO3DGRAPH I or II Board 2. Philips Screwdriver (Not Included) 2.2 Grounding Safety Precaution Before beginning, make sure you ground yourself to get rid of static electricity. Otherwise, the HOLO3DGRAPH I/II board can be damaged by static electricity! A grounding strap can be worn. Alternatively, grounding can be accomplished by touching the metal at the rear of your computer while it is operating, before you turn off the computer. Ground yourself again if you did any movement, especially if you walked across a carpet. Keep the HOLO3DGRAPH I/II board in an antistatic bag until you are ready to install the board. Always put the HOLO3DGRAPH I/II board inside an antistatic bag before transporting it. 10
2.3 Open The Computer Case Turn off and then unplug your computer. Please refer to your computer s manual for instructions on how to open your computer case. This procedure may involve removal of screws in order to open your computer case. 2.4 Find A Free PCI Slot Find a free PCI slot in your computer to make way for your HOLO3DGRAPH board. Unscrew and then remove the PCI slot cover. 11
2.5 Install The HOLO3DGRAPH Board When inserting the HOLO3DGRAPH I/II, pay careful attention to the BNC jack at the top (indicated by green circle) and the bottom edge connector of the card (indicated by green arrow). This may be a tight fit in some computers. IMPORTANT: Some (not all) boards ship with a hexagonal nut attached to the threads of the BNC jack. This nut must be removed before installing the HOLO3DGRAPH I/II board in order for the board to properly fit your computer. Make sure the board is carefully lined up with the PCI slot, and the rear of the board is fully aligned. Then press the board downwards into the PCI slot: 12
2.5 Continued Next, verify that your board is fully inserted into its PCI slot. Then, use the Philips Screwdriver to attach a screw to the board s edge connector. 2.6 Attach The Power Connector Find a spare HDD power connector (4-pin MOLEX) from your PC power supply, and attach it to your board. The HOLO3DGRAPH I/II board is designed to use electric power directly from your PC power supply, instead of from the PCI bus. 13
2.7 Board Hardware is Now Installed You may put the cover back onto your computer at this point. At this stage, you are now ready to proceed to booting your computer. Proceed to CHAPTER 4 for driver/software installation instructions. 14
Chapter 3: Installing The HOLO3DGRAPH II with the HD-Aux This Chapter contains the installation procedure for the Immersive Inc. HOLO3DGRAPH II board with the HD-Aux daughterboard add-on. Note: If you do not have an HD-Aux, please skip this chapter and go back to CHAPTER 2 15
3.1 Checklist Of Requirements For Install 1. HOLO3DGRAPH II Board 2. HD-Aux Daughterboard 3. Two Wide Ribbon Cables (60-Pin) 4. One Coaxial Ribbon Cable (Narrow) 5. Philips Screwdriver (Not Included) 16
3.2 Note About Ribbon Cables The brand new HOLO3DGRAPH II board is based on the excellent design of the HOLO3DGRAPH I board. Much of the existing design of the HOLO3DGRAPH I original board was leveraged. Therefore, it was necessary to put the HDTV functionality on a separate HD-Aux board. As a result, the complexity of the HD-Aux design requires a large number of ribbon cable connections between the two boards. This chapter aims to simplify the ribbon cable assembly procedure with easy-tofollow steps. CAUTION! The ribbon cable connectors require extra pressure to connect. Be extremely careful when attaching ribbon cables in order to avoid breakage. Please follow the instructions in this chapter very carefully to connect the cables. The ribbon cables are extremely difficult to remove and can easily damage the HOLO3DGRAPH II board. 3.3 Grounding Safety Precaution Before beginning, make sure you ground yourself to get rid of static electricity. Otherwise, the HOLO3DGRAPH II board can be damaged by static electricity! A grounding strap can be worn. Alternatively, grounding can be accomplished by touching the metal at the rear of your computer while it is operating, before you turn off the computer. Ground yourself again if you did any movement, especially if you walked across a carpet. Keep the HOLO3DGRAPH II board and the HD-Aux board in an antistatic bag until you are ready to install the board. Always put the boards inside their own antistatic bags before transporting them. 17
3.4 Install The Coaxial Ribbon Cable The first step is to carefully install the Coaxial Ribbon Cable onto the HD-Aux daughterboard. One end of the Coaxial Ribbon Cable has separated wires (shredded wires). Line up this end of the Ribbon Cable onto the pins this board, indicated by a green rectangle in the photo below. Keep the red wire facing the jacks on the left. The ribbon cable connector on the HD-Aux is near the bottom edge, as indicated by green rectangle below. 18
3.4 Continued Due to the late availability of Coaxial Ribbon Cables, the connectors may be bigger than the space for the connection on the HD-Aux. You may need to bend two metal cylinders (capacitors) slightly out of the way in order to fit the Cable. First, gently press one side of the cable connector onto the pins, to gently nudge the metal cylinder outwards slightly (as indicated by green arrow in below photo). Then unplug the cable and then gently press the opposite side of the connector to gently nudge the other cylinder. Then you can plug in the whole connector. 19
3.5 Install The First Wide Ribbon Cable There are two wide ribbon cables included with the HD-Aux. The ribbons may already be pre-installed on the HD-Aux. If this is the case, please skip this section and go straight to Section 3.9. The first wide ribbon cable is the one without the resistor. (plain ribbon cable without a small colored bump in the middle of the ribbon). Connect the plain ribbon cable to the outermost 60-pin header on the HD-Aux board, as indicated by the green rectangle in the picture. Make sure the red wire is facing towards the bottom. Press the connector onto the header carefully it may require some pressure. Upon connection of the cable, the end result should now look like this: 20
3.6 Fold The First Ribbon Cable Position your HOLO3DGRAPH II and your HD-Aux board top-to-bottom as indicated in the picture below. Align them on a flat surface so that the left end line up with each other. Next, fold the ribbon cable 90 degrees to line-up with the 60-pin connector on the HOLO3DGRAPH-II board as indicated by the blue lines in the picture below. 21
3.7 Install The Second Wide Ribbon Cable The second wide ribbon cable is the one with the red bump (resistor) in the middle, as pictured below. Connect the second wide ribbon cable to the innermost 60-pin header on the HD-Aux as pictured below. 1. Red Bump 2. Innermost Connector Press the connector onto the header carefully it may require some pressure. Upon connection of the cable, the end result should now look like this: 22
3.8 Fold The Second Ribbon Cable Fold the second ribbon cable 90 degrees so that it follows the path of the original ribbon cable, as pictured below: 23
3.9 Connect The Coaxial Ribbon Cable To The HOLO3DGRAPH II The Coaxial ribbon cable (narrow ribbon cable) needs to be bent around, keeping the red edge towards the top. The separate (shredded) wires makes it easier to bend the Coaxial ribbon cable towards the right, as pictured below: Next, put the HOLO3DGRAPH II board on top of the HD-Aux card and cables. Connect the Coaxial ribbon to HOLO3DGRAPH II board as pictured below (small connector and header inside green rectangle). Keep the red wire facing towards the top of the HOLO3DGRAPH II board. 24
3.10 Connect The Wide Ribbon Cables To The HOLO3DGRAPH II Connect the Wide ribbon cable (60-pin) indicated by the green arrow, to the outermost 60-pin header on the HOLO3DGRAPH II indicated by the green rectangle, as pictured below: Verify that this is the ribbon cable with the bump (resistor), as pictured below. Press the connector onto the header carefully it may require some pressure. 25
3.10 Continued Now, connect the other ribbon cable to the innermost 60-pin header on the HOLO3DGRAPH II board, as pictured below. Press the connector onto the header firmly and carefully it may require some pressure. 26
3.11 Optional Step This is an optional step. If you want the HD-Aux board to be behind the HOLO3DGRAPH-II board, skip this step. If you prefer the HD-Aux board to be in front of the HOLO3DGRAPH-II board, then follow these steps. (1) Unplug the Coaxial ribbon cable (narrow ribbon cable) (2) Flip the HD-Aux over the to of the HOLO3DGRAPH-II board, and into the front of the HOLO3DGRAPH-II board. (3) Reconnect the Coaxial ribbon cable (narrow ribbon cable), keeping the red edge up. Note how the Coaxial ribbon cable bends over backwards on the HOLO3DGRAPH II header. The HD-Aux is now in front of the HOLO3DGRAPH II board, as pictured below: 27
3.12 Open The Computer Case It is time to install the HOLO3DGRAPH II with HD-Aux into the computer system. Turn off and then unplug your computer. Please refer to your computer s manual for instructions on how to open your computer case. This procedure may involve removal of screws in order to open your computer case. 3.13 Find Two Free PCI Slots Side-By-Side Find two free adjacent PCI slots in your computer to make way for your HOLO3DGRAPH II with HD-Aux. Unscrew and remove both PCI slot covers. 28
3.14 Install The HOLO3DGRAPH II Board With The HD-Aux IMPORTANT: Some (not all) boards ship with a hexagonal nut attached to the threads of the BNC jack. This nut must be removed before installing the HOLO3DGRAPH I/II board in order for the board to properly fit your computer. With both hands, carefully insert the HOLO3DGRAPH II and the HD-Aux connector edges through the openings at the rear of the computer, as pictured below. Pay careful attention to the BNC jack and the bottom edge connector of the card (indicated by green arrows). This may be a tight fit in some computers. In the photo below, the HD-Aux is immediately behind the HOLO3DGRAPH II board, being inserted into the adjacent PCI slot. M a k 29
3.14 Continued Make sure the HOLO3DGRAPH II PCI board edge connector is aligned in its PCI slot, and the rear board connectors are fully inserted through the openings at the rear your computer. Then press the boards downwards into the PCI slot. Note: Only the HOLO3DGRAPH II board has a PCI edge connector. 30
3.15 Install The Screws Next, verify that your HOLO3DGRAPH II board is fully inserted into its PCI slot. Then, use the Philips Screwdriver to attach screws to both board edge connectors (as indicated by the green arrows in the picture at right). 3.16 Attach The Power Connector Find a spare HDD power connector (4-pin MOLEX) from your PC power supply, and attach it to your HOLO3DGRAPH II board. The HOLO3DGRAPH II board is designed to use electric power directly from your PC power supply, instead of from the PCI bus. 31
3.17 Board Hardware is Now Installed If you wish, you may put the cover back onto your computer at this point. (Some users like to leave the cover off the computer for longer until the computer is fully tested, in case some further adjustments or changes need to be made.) At this stage, you are now ready to proceed to booting your computer. Proceed to CHAPTER 4 for driver/software installation instructions. 32
Chapter 4: Installing The Drivers & Software This chapter covers the driver and software installation procedure. Please make sure you already have these third-party drivers downloaded and installed: DirectX 9.0b or later is highly recommended. Download if you do not have the latest DirectX installed: www.microsoft.com/directx The latest graphics driver is highly recommended. Download if you have an ATI Radeon graphics card: www.ati.com/support/driver.html Download if you have an nvidia Geforce graphics card: www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp If you have not already done so yet, downloading the latest HOLO3D software and drivers is also highly recommended: www.immersiveforum.com Technical Support Forum 33
4.1 Boot Your Computer After installing the HOLO3DGRAPH product, you may now turn on your computer system. 4.2 Driver Installation If this is the first time you have now completed a new installation of a HOLO3DGRAPH I/II product, Windows will automatically scan your system for new hardware once your computer starts up. Two drivers will be automatically installed: Driver for Conexant 23880 Video Capture (Immersive HOLO3D) Driver for Immersive HOLO3D Crossbar Both drivers are already bundled together from your download or from the CDROM (if any is provided). Follow these instructions to install these drivers. Within a minute, you will be prompted for the location of the first driver: Select Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) and then click Next > 34
4.2 Driver Installation Continued After clicking Next >, the following screen will appear: Select radio button Search for the best driver in these locations. Select checkbox Include this location in the search Click Browse button and point to the location to where you have your drivers. Then Click Next > Note: The location can be pointed to the drivers unzipped from an Internet download from www.immersiveforum.com, or from the CDROM included with your HOLO3DGRAPH-II board in the event a CDROM was included. 35
4.2 Driver Installation Continued After clicking Next >, the drivers will begin installing. However, the following window may appear. If it does, click Continue Anyway. The driver will then complete installing the Conextant 23880 Video Capture driver. Device. Once the following window appears, click Finish 36
4.2 Driver Installation Continued Your computer will continue scanning your computer for new hardware. Within 60 seconds after the installation of the first driver, you will now be prompted for the location of the second driver, as follows: Select Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) and then click Next > 37
4.2 Driver Installation Continued After clicking Next >, the following screen will appear: These should already be selected from the first time around: Radio button Search for the best driver in these locations. Checkbox Include this location in the search Location points to the same driver location as the first driver. Click Next > to begin installing this second driver. 38
4.2 Driver Installation Continued After clicking Next >, the drivers will begin installing. However, the following window may appear. If it does, click Continue Anyway. The driver will then complete installing the Immersive HOLO3D Crossbar driver. Device. Once the following window appears, click Finish 39
4.3 Driver Installation Complete Driver installation is now compete. You may now use the HOLO3DGRAPH software by running the HOLO3D.exe file unzipped from the software download. Note: The CDROM software and some versions of downloaded software require you to run setup.exe first. In this case, simply run setup.exe and follow the onscreen instructions. Version 2.2 and later of HOLO3D software include a built-in context sensitive help system that explains each menu option inside the software. Enjoy! For help on how to use this software, visit www.immersiveforum.com and click HOLO3DGRAPH I & II Technical Support Forum 40
Appendix This chapter contains the Appendix sections: Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D Board Connection Diagrams Removal Of Wide Ribbon Cables Forced Driver Installation Technical Support Forum 41
Appendix A Diagram Of Board Connections This diagram is included for professional users to verify wiring connections. 42
Appendix B Removal Of Wide Ribbon Cables This section is intended when it becomes necessary to remove the 60-pin ribbon cable from the HD-Aux or the HOLO3DGRAPH II. This is a very difficult procedure that should only be attempted by very experienced users, and only when necessary, such as replacing the ribbon cables or the HD-Aux daughterboard. CAUTION! The ribbon cable connectors are extremely difficult to remove. Do not pull the ribbon cable by yanking the ribbon cable. Severe damage can result to the ribbon cable and/or the HOLO3DGRAPH-II. Please proceed with caution. Note: These instructions are written for removing the resistor ribbon cable from the HD-Aux daughterboard. However, these instructions are the same for all 60- pin ribbon cables and connectors on both the HD-Aux and the HOLO3DGRAPH. B.1 Lever Rightmost End Of Ribbon Cable Find a small flat top screw driver with an extremely thin (sharp) flat top blade. This will be used to lever each end of a ribbon cable connector carefully off of the header. Carefully slip the screwdriver blade under the rightmost end of the ribbon cable connector, and carefully lever the connector upwards, as pictured below. Be extremely careful not to make the screwdriver slip, which may cause it bump and damage electronics components on the board. 43
B.2 Lever Leftmost End Of Ribbon Cable Now, carefully slip the screwdriver blade under the leftmost end of the ribbon cable connector, and carefully lever the connector upwards, as pictured below. In this case, a small metal cylinder (capacitor indicated by green arrow) is blocking the way, so the screwdriver has to be inserted as indicated below: You may have to repeat the lever step (sections B.1 and B.2) back and fourth for both leftmost and rightmost ends of the cable, until the ribbon cable connector is sufficiently loose to be removed by the connector. (Do not yank the cable itself.) 44
Appendix C Forced Driver Installation Follow these instructions, if any of these apply: (1) You want to upgrade drivers (in a forced manner) (2) You want to downgrade drivers (3) You want to reinstall existing drivers (4) The usual method of installing drivers failed (5) VideoProc.exe crashes every time you try to run it To reinstall drivers, follow these steps (written for Windows XP): (1) Make sure the drivers you want, is ready (download, CDROM, archive, etc). You can download the latest drivers from www.immersiveforum.com and then unzip them into a temporary folder. (2) Go to "Control Panel" (via Start Menu) (3) Select "System" Icon (4) Select "Hardware" Tab (5) Select "Device Manager" button (6) Open the folder for "Sound, video and game controllers" (7) Right click on "Conexant 23880 Video Capture (Immersive Holo3D) (8) Select "Update Driver" in submenu that shows (9) Select radio button "Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)" then click "Next" (10) Select "Don't search. I will choose the driver to install." then click "Next" (11) Select "Have Disk". Point it to the directory where you unzipped the new driver, then click "OK" (12) Select the driver that shows up in the driver list, then click "Next" (13) If you are prompted with a warning about unsigned drivers, select "CONTINUE Anyway" button. (14) Click "Finish" (15) Right click on "Immersive Holo3D Crossbar" (16) Select "Update Driver" in submenu that shows (17) Select radio button "Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)" then click "Next" (18) Select "Don't search. I will choose the driver to install." then click "Next" (19) Select "Have Disk". Point it to the directory where you unzipped the new driver, then click "OK" (20) Select the driver that shows up in the driver list, then click "Next" (21) If you are prompted with a warning about unsigned drivers, select "CONTINUE Anyway" button. (22) Click "Finish" (23) Finally, to be on the safe side, reboot after installing the driver. You may need to turn off your computer for at least 10 seconds.[/list] 45
Appendix D Technical Support The official method of obtaining Technical Support for the HOLO3DGRAPH series of products, is through the Immersive Forums at: http://www.immersiveforum.com If you have not already, you should register for the forums by clicking the Register button at the above website. Then you can post a message in the HOLO3DGRAPH Technical Support Forum, to obtain help. The Immersive Inc. corporate website is located at: http://www.immersiveinc.com 46