AJA RD10MD2 User Manual [en, de, es, fr, it]

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Installation and Operation

Guide

Because it matters.

RD10MD2

Dual HD to SD

Down Converter

R-series Card Module

Published: 6/30/10

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Introduction

Features

AJA RH10MD2 Dual HD Down Converter User Manual

The RD10MD2 is a 10-bit broadcast-quality Dual channel HD down converter.
Channels 1 and 2 are fully independent. Channel 1 has 1 re-clocked HD/SD-SDI
outputs and channel 2 also has 1 re-clocked HD/SD-SDI output. Both Channel 1
and 2 have 2 down converted outputs, which can be independently configured
as SDI or composite analog. All HD formats are supported including 24p/psf
with 3:2 pulldown. The SD output can be formatted for either 4:3 or 16:9
monitors. For 4:3 monitors both Letterbox and Crop modes are supported. The
RD10MD2 is dual-rate (HD/SD) and supports SDI inputs.

The RD10MD2 is compatible with AJA’s FR1 or FR2 frames.

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RD10MD2 Card Module, Side View

Dual Independent Channel HD to SD Down Conversion
Re-clocking HD-SDI/SDI input loop outputs
Multi-Standard HD-SDI or SDI Input
SDI and Composite Analog Outputs
3/2 Pulldown for 23.98/24 Hz P/PSF inputs
Full 10-bit Data Path, Multi-point Interpolation
Configurable for 16:9 or 4:3 Monitors
Letterbox and Crop Modes
4:3 Safe-Zone Graticule
Pedestal on Composite Analog Outputs

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Block Diagram

SD Digital Out

CH 1

HD-SDI

Input

Downconvert

Composite

Encoder

or Analog Composite Out

I/O Connections

ReClock

CH 2

HD-SDI

Input

Downconvert

ReClock

RD10MD2, Block Diagram

J6

J7

CH1

SDI/Comp

Out 2

J4

J5

SDI/Comp

CH1 Loop

J2

J3

CH2

Out 2

CH2

SDI/Comp

Out 1

No Connect

CH2

HD/SD

In

J8

J9

CH2

Loop Out

Out

J1

CH1

HD/SD

In

CH1 SDI/
Comp
Out 1

Composite

Encoder

CH1 Loop

CH1 SDI/Comp

CH2 SDI/Comp

No Connect

Out

Out 2

Out 1

HD-SDI Reclocked Output (1)

SD Digital Out
or Analog Composite Out

HD-SDI Reclocked Output (1)

CH1
HD/SD In

J1

J3

J5

J7

J9

CH1 SDI/Comp
Out 1

CH2 SDI/Comp
Out 2

CH2 Loop
Out

CH2
HD/SD In

J2

J4

J6

J8

FR1 Frame Layout

RD10MD2 Rear Panel

FR2 Frame Layout

RD10MD2 Rear Panel

FR1 and FR2 BNC Connector Assignments, RD10MD2 Card Module

When the RD10MD2 module is installed in an AJA FR1 or FR2 frame, a
corresponding group of 9 BNCs on the rear panel then provide I/O for the
module. The illustration above shows the connector assignments for both the
FR1 and FR2 when used with the RD10MD2.

Output configuration is discussed next in User Controls .

User Controls

LEDs

DIP

Channel

DIP

Channel

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The user interface for configuring the RD10MD2 and
selecting output formats is a pair of dipswitches at
the front of the card and several jumpers in the
middle and at the back of the card (see J2, J3, J5, and
J6 in the photo below).

Two multi-color LEDs at the front of the card

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additionally show the type of input present at each
channel (HD=Orange or SD=Green).

The loop outputs always reflect the reclocked input.
Each channel has a reclocked looped output.

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The format of the downconverter outputs, either SDI

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or analog composite, are configured by the jumpers
J5 and J6. Jumpers J2 and J3 configure the HD to SD
delay and the type of embedded timecode (RP188 or
RP215). Tables later in the manual define the jumper
settings and their corresponding meanings.

DIP

Switches

J5

J6

J2 J3

RD10MD2 Card Module, User Controls