Installing the S3D emitter driver

After installing the S3D-Player, do this step first. If the S3D-Emitter isn't connected, you won't be able to sync the glasses and watch in 3D.

Download USB dongle driver
Open the zip archive and select CyUSB3.inf for your operating system.
Plug the device into the USB slot.

If the driver was installed successfully and the device is recognized by the system, the emitter appears in 'Device Manager' as: 'Cypress FX2LP Sample Device'


In the S3D Player main menu, click the Glasses button. The control panel that opens shows information about the detected S3D Emitter and a tab for its settings. Open the S3D Emitter tab, enable the transceivers and set the device up the way you like.

Emitter for Bluetooth glasses

CheckBox: Bluetooth Transceiver turn on
To allow the glasses to connect to the emitter, activate it.

Selector: BT Glasses model
Selecting a model of glasses to connection. Currently, only S3D Glasses are allowed. Therefore, you do not need to change this setting.

Selector: BT TX Power
Selection of Bluetootth transmitter power. Unfortunately, the standard software did not automatically regulate the power correctly. And the connection was unstable. Therefore, we implemented manual adjustment for reliability. This is especially useful in broadcasting mode for multiple devices. In mode supporting up to 3 devices, select a value between 0 and -4 dBm. It is recommended that you use a lower power setting to avoid interfering with other devices. However, if the connection is frequently lost, increase the power level by 2... 3 points.

Selector: BT Preferred channel
Within the Bluetooth operating range, many other devices, such as Wi-Fi can transmit data. Wi-Fi is much more powerful and has a wider frequency range; it can occupy multiple channels at once and interfere with the S3D-Emitter signal.
The original channel automatic selection algorithm was also not good. It has been replaced by manual channel selection. If you`re experiencing interference, select a different channel. Here we picked and added a table of channels with minimal interference.

CheckBox: BT Broadcasting Cinema
Switches the transceiver to broadcast-mode with high-speed speed protocol and disables individual control of the player from the glasses. This prevents users from disrupting the show. This mode is used in 3D movie theaters. Set the transmission power to maximum for the widest coverage area.

Emitter for IR glasses

The emitter directly controls all models of IR-glasses, so the settings for them are made from this menu.


CheckBox: Infrared Transmitter turn on
Enable the use of the IR transmitter for IR glasses.

Selector: IR Sync Protocol
Selecting a model of glasses:

NVIDIA 3D Vision	S3D Link	DLP Link
Sony	Sharp	Xpand
NuVision	Panasonic	Crystaleyes
Samsung 2007	Samsung 2010	ELSA H3D

Selector: IR TX Power
Selecting the Transmitter Power Level. As with Bluetooth, you should select a lower power setting to avoid interfering with other glasses and to prevent the adapter from overheating. Prolonged overheating can degrade the performance of the IR LEDs. Do not subject them to unnecessary stress.

Selector: IR TX Direction
Switches the direction of the transmission vector. Allows you to change the service area and reduce interference with other devices. For example, if the dongle is facing to you with top side, select the 'Top side' setting and the transmitter will send the Sync signal through the top LED emitters. The direction of radiation is indicated by a flashing LED on the board.

CheckBox: IR Swap Lens side
In some models of glasses, assemblers sometimes mix up the wiring for the left and right lenses during production. If the lens polarity does not match the other settings, flip this switch.

Sliders: Left/Right Open/Close
Adjust the opening and closing times of the lenses individually. Find the position that minimizes double vision and halos. Different models of glasses have different settings here. It depends on their control protocol. DLP, for example, is the simplest and requires the least amount of setup. Move them slowly to achieve the best image quality.

Slider: Frame Offset
Adjusts the image offset. This control compensates for the video signal delay introduced by the player, the graphics card and the display`s processor. This is the most important control, because everyone's hardware differs a lot. Set it up first. Open the demo images and find the red and blue fields picture. Start 3D playback and use this knob to match the field color to your eye. Each eye must see its own color as a uniform field.


Make sure the colors can be equalized in both the upper and the lower part of the frame. If the colors don't match the side labels, toggle the L/R checkbox. If your display has a strobed backlight feature for gaming, turn it on. The adjustment quality will be much better, and the image can then be stretched to the full screen.

Image Stabilization and Tests

Selector: Sync Filter Bandwidth
This filter rejects sync pulses that arrive with a large error. For example, when the computer delays drawing a frame or sending the sync to the glasses. It does this quite often, because other programs stall the processor or strong interference appears in the Bluetooth channel. To keep the image from jerking abruptly, choose a narrower width, but wide enough for fast lock-on.

Selector: Sync Filter Strength
Maintains long-term sync stability. If the computer skips several hundred frames, or strong interference breaks the link, this filter keeps the averaged timing parameters and the glasses keep running on them until the connection is restored. A higher setting holds sync longer, but re-locking also takes longer instead of being instant a trade-off between long-term stability and lock speed.

Selector: Sync Noise Reduction
Use this for fine, high-quality tuning. It suppresses radio interference and the fine image tremor caused by digital jitter in the transmission channels, smoothing the system into soft viewing that`s easy on the eyes. Physically, it works like adding virtual mass: the heavier an object is, the less it reacts to a series of small disturbances.

Selector: Frame Lock Speed
Determines how fast the emitter lock onto the sync and how much drift they hold it with. Locking can be almost instant, but with lower accuracy or slow, but very precise. Choose whichever suits you better.

Button: Set All Settings to default
Resets all emitter settings to factory defaults.

Button: Reboot to NVIDIA mode
Reboots and works as an original NVIDIA 3D Emitter.

Button: Glasses Lens checking
Forces the lenses of the IR glasses to blink. For a quick hardware check.

Button: Dongle LEDs checking
Forces all dongle LEDs to blink. For a quick hardware check.

Button: Dongle Hardware Reset
Forces a reset of all emitter processors and restarts them.

String: Firmware ver:
Displays the emitter firmware version and build time.

Synchronization Output

The PCB v4 version of the emitter provides an additional 3D synchronization output. The sync signal has a 50% duty cycle. This can be used, for example, with a Christie Mirage projector, which has a BNC input labeled "3D Sync." Several other projectors also support this capability. Be careful, the pin is directly connected to the chip without electrostatic protection. If you overload it, the chip may fail.