V8000HD Monitor Ikan - How does it work?

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I just received my V8000HD Ikan Monitor today - Great Owner Manual that came with it - One sheet of paper that doesn't give you much information on how it works or anything!!!!!

I look in the HVX200 manual and didn't see anything either for hooking up extended monitors, unless I over look it.

Does anyone have one of these monitors that can give me some input on how to make it work?

Thanks
 
It's pretty simple, you need 3 BNC to RCA connectors in the back. That will allow you to plug the component cable that comes with the HVX. Turn the monitor and the HVX on and you should be good to go.
 
The color on the monitor doesn't match the LCD on the HVX. The yellow tennis ball is yellow on the HVX and blue on the Monitor. How do I make the monitor give me the same color that I'm receiving on the LCD on the HVX?
 
correct order

correct order

Ted Spencer said:
Component video connectors are usually installed in this order: red, blue, green.
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In a much over simplified explanation, the order should go something like this according to the labels and color codes

YUV=YBR=GBR


Y is the luminance signal but most consumer cables and cameras use a green connection even though it is by no means a "green" signal. It is essentially the black and white portion of the color signal. TV was originally black and white. and color TV is the black and White signal with the color portion added on.This was done to keep all the B&W televisions compatible with the new color technology. The y signal is the base signal and if it isn't there the other signals don't work at all

U is Y-B or the Y/luminance signal minus the Blue signal - it is useless with out the Y signal

V is Y-R or the Y/luminance signal minus the Red signal - it is useless with out the Y signal

consumer gear likes to use RGB color coding - RGB is different than television
RGB is each a self standing signal. The R is the Red values of the picture. it would look like a red version of black and white when viewed by it self, the same for the G and the B.

consumer technology and computer base displays are more modern and didn't have to be compatible with old black and white signals so the RGB is common.


care nees to be use when making connesctions. some devices have the b and r connections switched, sony likes to do this their connections are usually YRB. switching the r and b will basically invert all of your colors.


so when you hook up a RGB color coded cable

usually the best practice is:
to hook up the green color coded ends to the Y input
the blue color coded ends to the Y-B or B or pB input
the red color coded ends to the Y-r or r or pR input


the whole thing i want to make clear is you have to match the signals up from the out put to the input, the devices on each end could care less about what color the cables are.
 
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Just to avoid confusing the OP, component video connectors (at least in my experience) are never laid out in 'RGB' order. The blue connector is always in the middle, as in 'RBG' or 'GBR'. While I make no claim to expertise on this, what is specifically referred to as 'RGB' is a different color spec, unrelated to component video. It's found in many places in both hardware and software. Photoshop is a common example of the latter.
 
for what its worth i also was not impressed with the 'owner manual' and still cant get the monitor to even receive video from my xha1, i am close to sending it back
 
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