Cobalt Digital COMPASS 9275 User Manual

Cobalt Digital Inc.

9275-4C 9275-8C

HD/SD-SDI Analog Audio De-Embedders

User Manual

9275-4C8C-OM Version: 1.2

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9275-4C / 9275-8C •••• Analog Audio De-Embedder User Manual

• Cobalt Digital Inc. Part Number: 9275-4C8C-OM

• Document Version: 1.2

• Printed in the United States.

• Last Author: CGG

• Printing Date: 12/15/11

The information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice or obligation.

Contents of this publication may not be reproduced in any form without the written permission of Cobalt Digital Inc.. Reproduction or reverse engineering of copyrighted software is prohibited.

Patents

This product is protected by the following US Patents: 4,205,346; 5,115,314; 5,280,346; 5,561,404; 7,034,886; 7,508,455. This product is protected by the following Canadian Patents: 2039277; 1237518; 1127289. Other patents pending.

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 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 to avoid personnel injury and to prevent product damage.

Products may require specific equipment, and/or installation procedures to 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

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.

Warning — 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.

Caution — 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.

Notice — 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.

ESD Susceptibility — 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 — This product is intended to be a component product of the 8300 series

frame. Refer to the 8300 series frame User Manual for important safety instructions regarding the proper installation and safe operation of the frame as well as its component products.

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Warning — 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 AC power cards from the chassis’ rear appliance connectors before servicing this area.

Warning — 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 with 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 time and rating. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.

Warning —This product includes an “Ethernet Port” which allows this product to be

connected to a local area network (LAN). Only connect to networks that remain inside the building. Do not connect to networks that go outside the building.

EMC Notices

United States of America 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 the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

Notice — Changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by

Cobalt Digital Inc. could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

CANADA

This Class “A” digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appariel numerique de la classe “A” est conforme a 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.

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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 Cobalt Digital Inc. product is not required. This product contains no user serviceable parts. If the frame 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. All Cobalt Digital Inc. products are covered by a generous 5-year warranty and will be repaired without charge for materials or labor within this period. See the “Warranty and Repair Policy” section in this manual for details.

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 Inc. 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 conscious 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 Inc. for more information on the environmental performances of our products.

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Contents

Introduction 1-1

In This Chapter .......................................................................................................................1-1

Overview.................................................................................................................................1-2

Functional Block Diagrams.....................................................................................................1-3

Documentation Terms and Conventions.................................................................................1-4

Installation 2-1

In This Chapter .......................................................................................................................2-1

Before You Begin...................................................................................................................2-2

Installing the 9275...................................................................................................................2-3

Cabling for the 9275...............................................................................................................2-4

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

9275 Overview .........................................................................................................1-2

Features.....................................................................................................................1-2

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

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

Rear Modules for the 9275-4C.................................................................................2-3

Rear Modules for the 9275-8C.................................................................................2-3

Installing a Rear Module...........................................................................................2-3

Installing the 9275....................................................................................................2-4

9275-4C Cabling Overview......................................................................................2-4

9275-8C Cabling Overview......................................................................................2-5

User Controls 3-1

In This Chapter .......................................................................................................................3-1

Card Overview........................................................................................................................3-2

Control and Monitoring Features............................................................................................3-3

Status and Selection LEDs on the 9275....................................................................3-3

Reference Compatibility.........................................................................................................3-5

Frame Rate Compatibility.........................................................................................3-5

Operation Notes......................................................................................................................3-6

Audio Proc Amp Controls ........................................................................................3-6

Minimum Delay Overview .......................................................................................3-6

Menus 4-1

In This Chapter .......................................................................................................................4-1

SNMP Monitoring and Control...............................................................................................4-2

DashBoard Menus for the 9275..............................................................................................4-3

Status Tabs................................................................................................................4-3

Setup Menus.............................................................................................................4-5

Input Status Menus...................................................................................................4-7

Analog Outputs Menus.............................................................................................4-8

Embedded Outputs Menus........................................................................................4-8

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Alarm Enables Menus...............................................................................................4-9

Card-edge Menu System.......................................................................................................4-11

Navigation..............................................................................................................4-11

Card-edge Menus....................................................................................................4-11

Menu Descriptions..................................................................................................4-12

Specifications 5-1

In This Chapter.......................................................................................................................5-1

Technical Specifications.........................................................................................................5-2

Channel Status Data Table......................................................................................................5-2

Passing the Status Bytes ...........................................................................................5-3

Service Information 6-1

In This Chapter.......................................................................................................................6-1

Troubleshooting Checklist ......................................................................................................6-2

Bootload Button .......................................................................................................6-2

Warranty and Repair Policy....................................................................................................6-3

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Introduction

In This Chapter

This chapter contains the following sections:

• Overview

• Functional Blo ck Diagrams

• Documentation Terms and Conventions

A Word of Thanks

Congratulations on choosing a 9275 HD/SD-SDI Analog Audio De-Embedder. The Cobalt Digital Inc. line includes video decoders and encoders, audio embedders and de-embedders, distribution amplifiers, format converters, and much more. Cobalt Digital Inc. modular conversion gear will meet your signal conversion needs now, and well into the future.

Should you have a question pertaining to the installation or operation of your 9275, please contact us at the numbers listed on the back cover of this manual. Our technical support staff is always available for consultation, t raining, or service.

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Overview

The 9275-4C and 9275-8C HD/SD-SDI Analog Audio De-Embedders offer various configuration options, including internally generated patterns and tones, are available for audio and video output scenarios should a loss of input occur.

9275-4C / 9275-8C Overviews

The 9275-4C and 9275-8C de-embed up to either four or eight analog audio channels (respectively) from an HD/SD-SDI signal.

The 9275-4C and 9275-8C include audio proc control on each channel that allows for audio processing with gain of +/– 10dB, audio delay up to 1 second, and channel invert. The 9275-4C and 9275-8C support any channel assignment to the discrete inputs and can re-map any of the existing embedded channels.

Features

The following features make the 9275-4C and 9275-8C ideal solutions for de-embedding four or eight analog audio sources from and HD/SD-SDI signal:

• Supports HD-SD SDI SMPTE 292M, 1.5Gbps and SMPTE 259M, 270Mbps

• Audio de-embedding for all popular formats 480i, 576i, 720p, and 1080i

• 9275-4C provides four analog outputs

• 9275-8C provides eight analog outputs

• Audio controls such as gain, invert, and delay

• Analog gain control done entirely in the analog domain

• Assign any embedded channel to any discrete audio output

• Ability to re-map channels in embedded video stream

• Programmable video output on SDI input loss

• Silence output on loss of audio input

• Programmable silence detection and timeout thresholds

• No audio breakout cable required

• Reports status and configuration remotely via the DashBoard Control System™

• Fits 8300 series frames

• Fully compliant with openGear specifications5-year transferable warranty

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Functional Block Diagram

This section provides functional block diagram for the 9275-4C and 9275-8C.

Figure 1.2 9275-4C and 9275-8C — Simplified Block Diagram

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Documentation Terms and Conventions

The following terms and conventions are used throughout this manual:

• “Frame” refers to 8300 series frame that houses the 9275-4C or 9275-8C, as well as any

openGear frames.

• All references to the 8300 series frame also includes all version of the 10-slot and 20-slot

frames and any available options unless otherwise noted.

• “Operator” and “User” refer to the person who uses the 9275-4C and 9275-8C.

• “Board”, and “Card” refer to openGear terminal devices within openGear frames,

including all components and switches.

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

equipment in your environment.

• “-line mode ” refers to broadcast situations using NTSC composite (analog) signal

reference inputs.

• “-line mode ” refers to broadcast situations using PAL-B composite (analog) signal

reference inputs.

• “PAL” refers to PAL-B, or PAL-G unless otherwise stated.

• “Operating Tips” and “Note” boxes are used throughout this manual to provide additional

user information.

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Installation

In This Chapter

This chapter provides instructions for installing the Rear Modules for the 9275-4C or 9275-8C, installing the card into the frame, cabling details, and updating the card software.

The following topics are discussed:

• Before You Begin

• Installing the 9275-4C or 9275-8C

• Cabling for the 9275-4C or 9275-8C

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Before You Begin

Static Discharge

Whenever handling the 9275-4C or 9275-8C and other related equipment, please observe all static discharge precautions as described in the following note:

ESD Susceptibility — Static discharge can cause serious damage to sensitive

semiconductor devices. Avoid handling circuit boards in high static environments such as carpeted areas and when synthetic fiber clothing is worn. Always exercise proper grounding precautions when working on circuit boards and related equipment.

Unpacking

Unpack each 9275-4C or 9275-8C you received from the shipping container, and check the contents against the packing list to ensure that all items are included. If any items are missing or damaged, contact your sales representative or Cobalt Digital Inc. directly.

Note: In this section, “9275” refers to either the 9275-4C or 9275-8C.

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