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Installation and Operation

Guide

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RH10MD

HD Downconverter and

Re-clocking Distribution Amplifier (dual-rate)

R-series Card Module

Published: 6/30/10

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Introduction

Features

AJA RH10MD HD Down Converter and DA User Manual

The RH10MD is a 10-bit broadcast quality HD down converter and HD-SDI
distribution amplifier. Provided are 4 re-clocked HD-SDI outputs, and four
down-converted SD outputs. The SD outputs can be individually configured as
analog or SDI—and the analog outputs can be component or composite.

All HD formats are supported by the RH10MD, including 24p/psf with 3:2
pulldown. The input format suppled to the RH10MD is auto-detected—no
configuration is necessary.

Serial digital output can be formatted for either 4:3 or 16:9 monitors. When
used with 4:3 monitors, both Letterbox and Crop modes are supported.

The RH10MD is dual-rate (HD/SD) and supports SDI inputs. Four-channel AES
embedded audio is passed through to the SDI outputs.

The RH10MD is compatible with AJA's FR1 and FR2 frames.

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User

Controls

RH10MD Card Module, Side View

Broadcast quality 10-bit HD to SD down conversion
Broadcast quality 10-bit SDI and analog output
4 Equalized, Re-clocked DA outputs—HD-SDI or SDI (outputs follow input)
Multi-Standard input, including 1080p24sf (3:2 pulldown)
Configurable for 16:9 or 4:3 monitor
Crop Mode or Letterbox Mode
4:3 Safe Zone graticule
Supports 4-channel embedded audio (passed to SDI output)
Audio features high quality 10-bit encoding and 4-times oversampling

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Block Diagram

Cable EQ

HD or

SD Input

ReClock

Deserializer

RP188/RP215

Timecode

Extraction

H & V

Filtering and

Decimation

Embedded

Audio

Extraction

Audio

Embedding &

RP188

Timecode

Embedding

Delay

3:2 Pulldown
Synchronization

Serializer

Conversion

Y G Composite Composite

Pb B Y Composite

D/A

Pr R C Composite

Any Output
can be
configured as
SD or Analog
(Component or
Composite)

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2

SD Out 1

1

4

SD Out 2

5
6

3
2

SD Out 3

1

4
5

SD Out 4

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Set by

Switches

I/O Connections

Cable

Drivers

RH10MD, Block Diagram

SD

SD

DA Out

Out 4

SD

Out 3

Out 2

J6

J8

J7

J9

SD

DA Out

Out 1

DA Out

3

1

J2

J4

J3

J5

4

DA Out

2

J1

FR1 Frame Layout

RH10MD Rear Panel

Input

Input

DA Out 1

DA Out 3

SD Out 2

SD Out 4

J1

J2

DA Out 2

J3

J4

DA Out 4

J5

J6

SD Out 1

J7

J8

SD Out 3

J9

FR2 Frame Layout

RH10MD Rear Panel

DA 1

DA 2

DA 3

DA 4

FR1 and FR2 BNC Connector Assignments, RH10MD Card Module

When the RH10MD 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 RH10MD.

Output configuration is discussed next in User Controls .

User Controls

LEDs

DIP

Switch

AJA RH10MD HD Down Converter and DA User Manual

The user interface for configuring the RH10MD and
selecting output formats is a dipswitch at the front
of the card and some jumpers at the back of the
card. Two LEDs at the front card additionally show
the type of input present (HD or SD).

The four outputs labeled DA Out 1-4 are always
serial digital, either HD or SD, depending on the
input format detected. They are cable-equalized,
and reclocked. The four outputs labeled SD Out 1-4
may be configured as either SDI or analog via 4
jumpers on the circuit board. These jumpers are

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located at the end of the board next to the large
backplane connector where the card plugs into an
FR1/FR2 chassis. These jumpers are labeled as “1”,
“2”, “3”, or “4”, corresponding to the four SD output
BNCs. This arrangement supports any combination
of SDI or analog output. For example, 4 SDI, 4
composite, 2 SDI and 2 composite, etc. If a jumper
is set for analog, then the corresponding output is
defined by the dipswitch settings of S1, S2, and S8
as shown in the table below.

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A jumper (J2) on the card allows you to select
further options described later.

S1 = Component
(UP)

SD Out 1 Y if S2 = YPbPr (up)

G if S2 = RGB (down)

SD Out 2 Y if S2 = YPbPr (up)

G if S2 = RGB (down)

SD Out 3 Cb if S2 = YPbPr (up)

B if S2 = RGB (down)

SD Out 4 Cr if S2 = YPbPr (up)

R if S2 = RGB (down)

S1 = Composite (Down)

Composite

Composite

Composite if S8 = up
Y of YC pair if S8 = down

Composite if S8 = up
C of YC pair if S8 = down