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History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Licensees and Awards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Inventory List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Caution Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Technical Highlights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Installation Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Rear Panel I/O. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Operating Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Appendix A: Remote Control Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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No part of this document may be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated, or reproduced by any electronic
medium or machine readable form without prior consent, in writing, from Faroudja Laboratories, Inc.
The Faroudja Laboratories VP301 Line Multiplier is covered by the following United States patents: 4,030,121,
4,179,705, 4,240,105, 4,262,304, 4,847, 681, 4,864,389, 4,876,596, 4,893,176, 4,916,526, 4,967,271,
4,982,280, 4,989,090, 5,014,119, 5,025,312, 5,159,451, 5,237,414.
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HISTORY
Faroudja Laboratories, located in northern Califor-
niaÕs Silicon Valley, was founded in 1971 by Yves
and Isabell Faroudja to develop state-of-the-art
video processing technology. Over the last 26
years, Faroudja Laboratories has developed
hundreds of advanced electronic processes to
improve video enhancement, noise reduction and
NTSC encoding/ decoding technologies. Many of
these processes are used under license by
the worldÕs leading electronics companies in a
wide range of high performance video products.
Faroudja professional video equipment is also
currently hard at work in hundreds of television
studios. Thus Faroudja technology is utilized and
enjoyed in millions of American homes every day.
Yves Faroudja has devoted his career and his
company to the goal of enabling home video
systems to achieve the image quality of 35mm
2motion pictures. In pursuit of this goal, Faroudja
Laboratories has made use of techniques from
Faroudja professional video equipment and incor-
porated these in the VP201/VP251 line doublers,
VP401/VP401U Line Quadruplers and now the
VP301. FaroudjaÕs unique approach focuses on
critical problem areas in the NTSC and PAL broad-
cast format. With patented engineering and design
work, Yves and Faroudja Laboratories have creat-
ed an exceptional product that brings new levels of
visual reality to the enjoyment of discerning video
enthusiasts around the world.
This booklet will provide the reader with a hands-
on look at the VP301, its operation and benefits.
Also supplied is an overview of the proprietary
technologies utilized in this extraordinary device
and an explanation of the visual improvements it
provides in home video and corporate playback
systems.
Some Video History andthe Faroudja Approach
