OmniSkore Hardware Setup Step 8

Step 8: "DZ TV" Connections

F Note that it is not required to make any connections described on this page in order to judge your competition. If you do not have or do not require "DZ TV", your setup is complete and you can begin judging.

Before making the "DZ TV" connections, it will help you to know more about the Scoring Processor components you are working with.

The Time-Base Corrector (TBC) is the component on the right (as you look at the back of the SP) to which you connected your VCR and judging monitors in steps 5 and 6. This SP component serves two functions: first, it stabilizes videotape playback, reducing the "flagging" that is common with VHS video; and second, it executes the "freeze-frame" you see at the end of working time while judging. The TBC card's input is its top connector; the next two connectors below are its outputs. One of these outputs goes to your judges; the other will connect to the graphics card, described below.
The graphics card (also called genlock card) is to the left of the TBC card. It uses two special "patch" cables, that are each female RCA at one end, and S-Video at the other. The graphics card takes the video signal from the TBC card, overlays computer-generated graphics, and provides the result on its output. This output is your "DZ TV" product.

Both the TBC and graphics card components have composite video for inputs and outputs.

Connect the TBC card to the graphics card as shown below, using one "patch" cable, a BNC-to-RCA adapter, and a male-male RCA adapter (all provided):

First patch cable, connecting the TBC card on the right to the graphics card on the left.

Next, connect the graphics card output to your DZ TV using the other "patch" cable:

Second patch cable, connecting the graphics card output to your DZ TV cable (bottom left).

Remember that the video signal provided by the SP is in composite format. A common mistake is to use an RF cable connected to the RF input ("antenna in") of another video device (big-screen TV, VCR, etc).

See the OmniSkore User's Guide for more information about "DZ TV".

At this point, your setup is complete and you are ready to begin judging!