Cobalt Digital COMPASS 9232 User Manual

Cobalt Digital Inc.

9232

Analog Utility Distribution Amplifier

Owner’s Manual

9232-OM Version: 1.1

9232 •••• Analog Utility Distribution Amplifier Owner’s Manual

• Cobalt Part Number: 9232-OM

• Document Issue: 1.1

• Printed in the United States.

• Last Author: CGG

• Printing Date: 8/8/2012

The information contained in this Owner’s Manual is subject to change without notice or obligation.

Digital Inc. Reproduction or reverse engineering of copyrighted software is prohibited.

Notice

The material in this manual is furnished for informational use only. It is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by Cobalt Digital Inc. Cobalt Digital Inc. assumes no responsibility or liability for errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this manual.

Trademarks

• is a registered trademark of Ross Video Limited.

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• All other product names and any registered and unregistered trademarks mentioned in this

manual are used for identification purposes only and remain the exclusive property of their respective owners.

is a registered trademark of Cobalt Digital Inc.

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Important Regulatory and Safety Notices

Before using this product and any associated equipment, refer to the “Important Safety Instructions” listed below so as to avoid personnel injury and to prevent product damage.

Products may require specific equipment, and /or installation procedures be carried out to satisfy certain regulatory compliance requirements. Notices have been included in this publication to call attention to these Specific requirements.

Symbol Meanings

Warning

Caution

Notice

ESD

Susceptibility

This symbol on the equipment refers you to important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions within the Product Manual Documentation. Failure to heed this information may present a major risk of damage or injury to persons or equipment.

The symbol with the word “Warning” within the equipment manual indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.

The symbol with the word “Caution” within the equipment manual indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which if not avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury. It may also be used to alert against unsafe practices.

The symbol with the word “Notice” within the equipment manual indicates a situation, which if not avoided, may result in major or minor equipment damage or a situation which could place the equipment in a non-compliant operating state.

This symbol is used to alert the user that an electrical or electronic device or assembly is susceptible to damage from an ESD event.

Important Safety Instructions

Caution

Warning

This product is intended to be a component product of the openGear equivalent) frame. Refer to the frame Owner’s Manual for important safety instructions regarding the proper installation and safe operation of the frame as well as it’s component products.

Certain parts of this equipment namely the power supply area still present a safety hazard, with the power switch in the OFF position. To avoid electrical shock, disconnect all A/C power cords from the chassis' rear appliance connectors before servicing this area.

8300 series (or

Warning

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Service barriers within this product are intended to protect the operator and service personnel from hazardous voltages. For continued safety, replace all barriers after any servicing.

This product contains safety critical parts, which if incorrectly replaced may present a risk of fire or electrical shock. Components contained within the product’s power supplies and power supply area, are not intended to be customer serviced and should be returned to the factory for repair.

To reduce the risk of fire, replacement fuses must be the same type and rating. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.

EMC Notices

US FCC Part 15

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class A Digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case users will be required to correct the interference at their own expense.

Notice

Changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by Cobalt Digital could void t he user’s authority to operate this equipment.

CANADA

This Class “A” digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numerique de classe “A” est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

EUROPE

This equipment is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of CE Directive 93/68/EEC.

INTERNATIONAL

This equipment has been tested to CISPR 22:1997 along with amendments A1:2000 and A2:2002 and found to comply with the limits for a Class A Digital device.

Notice

This is a Class A product. In domestic environments this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may have to take adequate measures.

Maintenance/User Serviceable Parts

Routine maintenance to this product is not required. This product contains no user serviceable parts. If the module does not appear to be working properly, please contact Technical Support using the numbers listed under the “Contact Us” section on the last page of this manual. Refer to the “Warranty and Repair Policy” section in this manual for details.

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Environmental Information

The equipment that you purchased required the extraction and use of natural resources for its production. It may contain hazardous substances that could impact health and the environment.

To avoid the potential release of those substances into the environment and to diminish the need for the extraction of natural resources, Cobalt Digital encourages you to use the appropriate take-back systems. These systems will reuse or recycle most of the materials from your end-of-life equipment in an environmentally friendly and health consci ous manner.

The crossed-out wheeled bin symbol invites you to use these systems.

If you need more information on the collection, reuse, and recycling systems, please contact your local or regional waste administration.

You can also contact Cobalt Digital for more information on the environmental performances of our products.

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Contents

Introduction 1-7

A Word of Thanks....................................................................................................1-7

Overview ..................................................................................................................1-7

Functional Block Diagrams ......................................................................................1-7

Features.....................................................................................................................1-9

Documentation Terms...............................................................................................1-9

Installation and Setup 2-10

Static Discharge......................................................................................................2-10

Unpacking...............................................................................................................2-10

Rear Module Installation (Optional).......................................................................2-11

Board Installation ...................................................................................................2-12

BNC Labels............................................................................................................2-12

Cable Connections..................................................................................................2-12

User Controls 3-14

Jumper Locations....................................................................................................3-15

LEDs.......................................................................................................................3-15

Button Controls.......................................................................................................3-16

Control and Monitoring 4-17

DashBoard Control System.....................................................................................4-17

SNMP Monitoring and Control..............................................................................4-19

Specifications 5-20

Service Information 6-22

Troubleshooting Checklist......................................................................................6-22

Power LED Conditions...........................................................................................6-23

Bootload Button......................................................................................................6-23

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Ordering Information 7-26

9232 and Related Products....................................................................................................7-26

Contact Cobalt Digital Inc....................................................................................................7-27

Visit us at the Cobalt Digital Inc. website. ............................................................................7-27

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Introduction

In This Chapter

This chapter contains the following sections:

• A Word of Thanks

• Overview

• Functional Blo ck Diagrams

• Features

• Documentation Terms

A Word of Thanks

Congratulations on choosing the 9232 Analog Utility Distribution Amplifier. The 9232 is part of a full line of modular conversion gear for broadcast TV environments. The Cobalt Digital openGear line includes video decoders and encoders, audio embedders and de-embedders, distribution amplifiers, format converters, and much more. Cobalt openGear conversion needs now and well into the future.

Should you have questions pertaining to the installation or operation of your 9232, please contact us at the numbers listed on the back cover of this manual. We are happy to help with any questions regarding this or any other Cobalt card.

modular conversion gear will meet your signal

Overview

The 9232 is an analog general-purpose distribution amplifier. It is very useful in digital systems when there is a requirement for the distribution of a few analog signals, such as a color black reference.

The 9232 is a general-purpose amplifier for use in the distribution of analog SD-video, Tri-level sync or AES3id audio. It is intended for use in situations where cable equalization and differential input are not needed, and clamping is not required. Gain is adjustable over a wide range of ±3dB.

This amplifier is DC-coupled and will faithfully provide all aspects of a video input signal to eight identical output copies with very low distortion. The use of new generation integrated circuits and innovative engineering has resulted in excellent performance combined with economy.

The 9232 is designed for use in the openGear

8300 series frames (or equivalent 20-slot frame).

Functional Block Diagrams

This section includes functional block diagrams to illustrate the 9232 functions including the looping feature.

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Figure 1. Simplified Block Di agram of 9232 Functions

Figure 2. Simplified Block Di agram of 9232 with Looping Function

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Features

The following features make the 9232 the best solution for general analog distribution:

• 8 analog video outputs

• DC Coupled

• Wide adjustable gain range of ±3dB

• Low distortion

• Excellent isolation between outputs

• Power to each card is individually fused

• Fits 8320 (or equiva lent 20-slot) frames

• Fully compliant with openGear

• 5-year transferable warranty

specifications

Documentation Terms

The following terms are used throughout this guide:

• “Frame” refers to the 8320 frame that houses the 9232 card, as well as any

openGear® frames.

• All references to the 8320 (or equivalent 20-slot) frame includes versions of the 20-

slot frame.

• “Operator” and “User” both refer to the person who uses the 9232.

• “Board” and “Card” both refer to the 9232 unit itself, including all components and

switches.

• “System” and “Video system” both refer to the mix of interconnected production

and terminal equipment in which the 9232 operates.

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