Cobalt Digital Inc 9011 manual

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    Cob alt Digital Inc. 9011 Standard Definition Digital to Analog Converter 10-bit SDI to Analog Composite, Y/C, RGB and Component Owner’s Manual 9011-OM Version: 1.0[...]

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    9011 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 1.0) Page 2 of 22 9011 • • • • Standard Definition D/A 10-bit SDI to A nalog Composite, Y/C, RGB and Component Ow ner’s Manual • Cobalt Part Number: 9011-OM • Documen t Versio n: 1.0 • Printed in the United States. • Last Au thor: KGM • Print ing Date : 04/01/08 9:44 AM The information co[...]

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    9011 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 1.0) Page 3 of 22 Important Regulatory and Safety Notices Before usin g this produ ct and any ass o ciated equipm ent, refer to the “Im portant Safety Instructions” listed bel o w so as to avoid personn el injury and to prevent product damage. Products m ay require specific equ ipment, and /or in stallat[...]

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    9011 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 1.0) Page 4 of 22 Environmental Information The equipm ent that you purchased required the extraction and use of natural resources for its production. It may contain ha zardous substa nces t ha t could impact health and the enviro nment. To avoid the potential release of th ose substances in to the envi ronm[...]

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    9011 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 1.0) Page 5 of 22 Contents Introduction 6 In This Ch apter ................................................................................................................ ...........6 A Word of Thanks............................................................................................................[...]

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    9011 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.1) Page 6 of 32 Introduction In This Ch apter This chapter includes the follow ing sections: • A Wor d o f Tha nks • Overview • Functio nal B lock D iagr am • Support ed Video Form ats • Documenta tio n Te rms A Word of Thanks Congra tulat ions o n choo sing the o pe nGear TM 9011 Standard De fin[...]

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    9011 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 1.0) Page 7 of 22 Saturation and Hu e. Advanced controls in clude VBI B lankin g, line by line VBI Pedestal cont rol, extended filtering, DNR an d Gamm a configuration. All adjustmen ts can be saved to non-volatile mem ory or Factory defaults can be restored. A De-jitter VCXO is inclu d ed to reduce input ji[...]

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    9011 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 1.0) Page 8 of 22 Functional Block Diagram This secti o n diag rams the basic sig nal flow of you r 9011 product. Figure 1. Simplif ied Bloc k Diagram of 9011 Func t ions Supported A udio and Vide o Formats Input and Output Video The 9011 supports both NTSC and PA L form ats. Raster structure Fram e Rate 486[...]

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    9011 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 1.0) Page 9 of 22 Documentation Terms The follo wing terms ar e used thro ughout thi s guide : • “ Fram e ” refers to the 8310 f rame that houses th e 9011 card. • “ Operator ” an d “ User ” both refer to the person w ho us es the 9011 . • “ Board ” an d “ Card ” all refer to the 90[...]

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    9011 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 1.0) Page 10 of 22 Installation and Setup In This Ch apter This chapter includes the follow ing sections: • Static Discharge • Unpacking • Rear Module Installation (Optional) • Board Installation • BNC Conne ctions • Menu Struc ture • Factory Def aults Static Discharge Whenever h andling the ca[...]

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    9011 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 1.0) Page 11 of 22 Rear Module Installation (Optional) If y ou are install ing the card in a 8310-C-BNC or 8310-BNC fram e (one wi th a 100 BNC rear m odule installed across the entire back plane), skip th is section. If y ou are installing th e card into a slot with no rear module, y ou should hav e ordered[...]

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    9011 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 1.0) Page 12 of 22 Rear Module A v ailable for 9011 Figu re 3. BNC Design ations for th e Card Rear Module avai lable for th e 9011. RM-9011-A tex t SD I IN REF RCL K RCLK RCL K RCLK Com p/ Y/Gr Com p/ Red/Pr / C Com p/ Bl ue/P b/ Y Com p/C[...]

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    9011 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 1.0) Page 13 of 22 Board Installation Use the follow ing steps to install the card in the openGear TM 8310 f rame: 1. Refer to the Ow ner’s Manual of the openGear TM 8310 f rame to ensure t hat the fram e is properly installed accordin g to inst ructions. Warn ing Heat and pow er distribution requirem ents[...]

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    9011 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 1.0) Page 14 of 22 Card Control and Status Card C ontrol Sw itches The majority of the card con trol can be perform ed by the 8 sw itches on swi tch ban k S1. Their operati on is detailed in the followin g table. S1.1 S1.2 S1.3 VIDEO INPUT AND COLOR SEPARATION M ODE ON* ON* ON* All Composite ON OFF ON BNC 7 [...]

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    9011 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 1.0) Page 15 of 22 Card Status LEDs The card LEDs report the lock status of the device. See the table below for an explanation of each functio n. LED NAME DESCRIPTION LOCK LED Flashes green w hen not locked to input signal. When locked illum inates steady green. When S3 or S4 not at 0, indicates st ate of pa[...]

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    9011 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 1.0) Page 16 of 22 Remote Control In This Ch apter This section provides a detailed explanation on usin g remote control functions w ith your card. DashBoard Co n trol System Softw are The DashBoard Control Sy stem en ables y ou to m onitor and control open Gear TM frames and con troller cards from a compute[...]

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    9011 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 1.0) Page 17 of 22 Technical Specifications Table 4. Card - Techni c al Speci f icat i ons Category Parameter Specificat ion Data R ates S upported SMPTE 259M-C S D-SDI: 270 Mbps Fram e Rates Su pported 486i 29.97 NTSC, 575i 25 PA L Impedan ce 75 Ω terminating Equalizat ion 1000ft (300 m eters) Belden 1694[...]

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    9011 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 1.0) Page 18 of 22 Service Information In This Ch apter This chapter includes the follow ing sections: • Troubleshoot ing Check list • Warranty an d Rep air Policy Troubleshooting Checklist Routine m aintenance to this openGear TM product i s not requ ired. In the even t of problem s w ith y our card, th[...]

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    9011 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 1.0) Page 19 of 22 Warranty and Repair Policy The openGear TM card is warran ted to be free of any d efect w ith respect to pe rforman ce, q uality , reliability, and w orkmans hip for a period of FIVE (5) years f r om the date of sh ip men t from our factory . In the even t that your Cobalt Digital Inc. car[...]

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    9011 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 1.0) Page 20 of 22 Ordering Information 9011 and Related Products Your 9011 S tandard Definiti on D/A 10-b it SDI to A nalog Comp osite, Y/C, RGB an d Compon ent is a part of the openG ear TM family of prod ucts. Cobalt Digital offers a full lin e o f openGear TM term inal equip ment includ ing d istrib utio[...]

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    9011 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 1.0) Page 21 of 22 Notes:[...]

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    9011 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 1.0) Page 22 of 22 Contact Us Contact Cobalt Digita l Inc. General Business Office and Technical Support 217.344.1243 PHONE Fax 217.344.1245 General Information In fo@cobaltdig ital.com E-MA I L Sales Information Sales@cobaltdig ital.com Cobalt Digi tal Inc . 2406 East University Avenue Urbana, IL 61802 USA [...]