Cobalt Networks 9032 manual

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    Cob alt Digital Inc. 9032 Analog to Digital Converter w i th Frame Sy nchronization Owner’s Manual 9032-OM Version: 2.0[...]

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    Page 2 of 24 9032 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.0) 9032 • • • • HD/SD A nalog to Digital Conv erter with Frame Sync Owner’s Manual • Cobalt Part Number: 9032-OM • Documen t Version: 2.0 • Printed in the United States. • Last Au thor: MB • Print ing Dat e: 03/05/ 08 12:55 PM The information contain ed in this Ow ner’s M[...]

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    9032 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.0) Page 3 of 24 Important Regulatory and Safety Notices Before usin g this produ ct and any ass ociated equipm ent, refer to th e “Im portant Saf ety Instru ctions” listed bel ow so as to av oid personn el in jury and to preven t product dam ag e. Products m ay requ ire specific equ ipm ent, and /or in[...]

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    Page 4 of 24 9032 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.0) Environmental Information The equipm ent that you purchased required the extraction and us e of natural resources for its production. It may contain ha zardous substances t hat could impact health and the env iro nm ent. To avoid the potential release of th ose subs tances in to the envi ro[...]

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    9032 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.0) Page 5 of 24 Contents Introduction 6 In This Ch apter................................................................................................................ ...........6 A Word of Thanks.............................................................................................................[...]

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    Page 6 of 24 9032 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.0) Introduction In This Ch apter This chapter includes the follow ing sections: • A Wor d of T hanks • Overview • Functio nal Bl ock Di agra m • Support ed Au dio and Vi deo Form ats • Documenta tio n Te rms A Word of Thanks Congra tulati ons on c hoos ing the o penGe ar TM 9032 Anal[...]

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    9032 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.0) Page 7 of 24 Functional Block Diagram The 9032 has a v ery f lexible sign al flow pat h and f eature set that com bines sev eral products into one compact pack age. This section diag rams the bas ic sig nal f low of your 9032 produ ct. Figure 1. Simplif ied Bloc k Diagram of 9032 Funct ions Supported A [...]

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    Page 8 of 24 9032 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.0) 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 car[...]

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    9032 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.0) Page 9 of 24 Rear Module Installation (Optional) If y ou are install ing the card in a 8310-C-BNC or 8310- BNC frame (on e with a 100 BNC rear modul e installed across the entire back plan e), skip this section. If y o u are inst alling th e card into a slot w ith no rear m odule, y o u shou ld have ord[...]

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    Page 10 of 24 9032 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.0) Rear Module A v ailable for 9032 Figu r e 3. BNC Des ign ations for the C ard Rear Module availa ble for th e 9032. RM-9032-A tex t NC Y/ CMP ST Pr/C Pb NC NC SDI OUT SDI OUT SDI OUT SDI OUT[...]

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    9032 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.0) Page 11 of 24 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 en sure th at the frame is properly installed accordin g to inst ructions. Warn ing Heat and pow er distribution requirem ents[...]

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    Page 12 of 24 9032 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.0) Card Control and Status Card Status The card indicates the status of the input sig nal w ith the four blue LEDs labeled with th e different supported f ormats (1080, 720, 625, 525). When the card has lock ed to a particu lar inpu t form at, that LED w ill b e illumi nated. When the card ha[...]

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    9032 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.0) Page 13 of 24 Proc Saturation This is C hrom a (C channel ) gain, ex pressed as a percentag e. It rang es from 0.0% to 200.0% in 0.1% steps. Proc Phase This is C hroma (C ch annel ) phase adjus tm ent, ex pressed in degrees, rangin g from –360 to +360 in steps of one degree. Decoder SD Input Selects t[...]

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    Page 14 of 24 9032 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.0) Frame Latency Specifies the sm allest amoun t of latency allowed by the fram e sync. This latency m easurement is in frames of the output video. The frame sy nc will not output a f rame un less the specified num ber o f fram es are captured in th e buffer. Minim um latency is three lines a[...]

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    9032 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.0) Page 15 of 24 Load Settings In this param eter, move th e toggle sw itch up to load the saved settings and mak e them active. Restore Factory Sett ings In this param eter, move th e toggle sw itch up to make the factory d efault setting s active, and m a ke the stored settings equal to the factory setti[...]

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    Page 16 of 24 9032 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.0) 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 enables you to mon itor and control open Gear TM fram es and controller cards from a computer.[...]

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    9032 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.0) Page 17 of 24 Menu Item Format Description Frames yn c Enable On/Off Enables the Fram e Sync Horizontal Off set 0-4125 sam ples Applies additional horizontal of fset Vertical Of fset 0-1124 lin es Applies additional vertical offset Mi ni mu m La te nc y Lines 3-1124 lines Selects the m inim um lines of [...]

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    Page 18 of 24 9032 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.0) Menu Item Format Description Video Gain Rang e 0-2000 Gain appl ied to Y (L uma). 1000 is u nity . Video Li ft Range (- 999) – 999 Lif t applied to Y (Lu ma), in 10 bit code v alue. Color Gai n Rang e 0-2000 Gain applied to C (Chrom a). 1000 is uni ty . Color Phas e Rang e (–360) – 3[...]

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    9032 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.0) Page 19 of 24 Technical Specifications Table 4. Card - Technical Specification s Category Parameter Specificat ion Num ber of Inputs 3 Input Type Diff erential, Comm on Mode Rej ection (5V AC ) Video Inpu ts HD: Com ponent YPbPr and RGB SD: Com posite, Com ponent YPbPr (BetaCam ™, MII™, SMPTE/N10), [...]

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    Page 20 of 24 9032 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.0) Category Parameter Specificat ion Num ber of Inputs 2 Terminating Frame R eference In puts Standards Supporte d HD: 720p 24/25/29.97/30/ 50/59.94 1080i 25/29.97 1080p 23.98/24/25/29.97/ 30 1080p/sF 23.98/ 24 SD: 486i 29.97 NTSC, 575i 25 PAL Signal Leve l 1Vp-p nom inal Signal Analog video [...]

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    9032 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.0) Page 21 of 24 Service Information In This Ch apter This chapter includes the follow ing sections: • Troubleshoot ing Check list • Warranty an d Repair Policy Troubleshooting Checklist Routine m aintenance to this openGear TM product i s not requ ired. In th e event of problem s wit h y our card, the[...]

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    Page 22 of 24 9032 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.0) Warranty and Repair Policy The openGear TM card is warran ted to be free of any defect w ith respect to performan ce, quality, reliability, and w orkmansh ip for a period of FIVE (5) years from the date of shipment f r om our f actory. In the even t that y our Cobalt Digital Inc. card prov[...]

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    9032 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.0) Page 23 of 24 Ordering Information 9032 and Related Products Your 9032 HD /SD Anal og to Digital C onverter with Fram e Sync is a part of t he openGear TM f amily of product s. Cobalt Digit al off ers a full li ne of open Gear TM termin al equipmen t including distribution, convers ion, m onitoring, s y[...]

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    Page 24 of 24 9032 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.0) 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 IL Sales Information Sales@cobaltdig ital.com Cobalt Digi tal Inc. 2406 East Univ ersity Avenue Urbana, IL 61802 USA P[...]