Cobalt Digital COMPASS 9822 User Manual

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9822-OM (V4.1)

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Disclaimer

The information in this document has been carefully examined and is believed to be entirely reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed for inaccuracies. Furthermore, C obalt Digit al Inc. res erves the right to ma ke changes to any pro ducts herein to improve readability, function, or design. Cobalt Digital Inc. does not assume any liability arising out of the application or use of any product or circuit described herein.

Trademark Information

Cobalt® is a registered trademark of Cobalt Digital Inc. COMPASS openGear Dolby

property of their respective owners.

Linear Acoust ic licensed feature uses the AutoMAX-II™ upmix algorithm provided under licens e from Linear Acoustic Inc. Linear Acoustic, the "LA" symbol, AutoMAX, and AutoMAX-II are trademarks of Linear Acoustic Inc.

and FUSION3G® are registered trademarks of Cobalt Digital Inc.

is a registered trademark of Ross Video Limited. DashBoard™ is a trademark of Ross Video Limited.

is a registered trademark of Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Other product names or trademarks appearing in this manual are the

, AEROMAX® and UPMAX® are registered trademarks of Linear Acoustic, Inc. 2.0-to-5.1 audio upmixer

Congratulations on choosing the Cobalt Frame Sync, and Timecode/ Cl osed Caption/AFD Support. The 9822 i s part of a full line of modular processing and conversion gear for broadcast TV envi ronments. The Coba lt Digital Inc. line includes video decoders and encoders, audio embedders and de-embedders, distribution amplifiers, format converters, remote control systems and much more . Should you have questio ns pertaining to the installa tion or operation of your 982 2, please contact us at the contact information on the front cover.

9822 Downconverter with HD/SD-SDI Input, Embedded Audio,

Manual No.: 9822-OM Document Version: V4.1 Release Date: October 18, 2013 Applicable for

Firmware Version

3314

(or greater): Description of

product/manual changes:

- Update to add new Rear I/O Module.

- Revise manual for latest firmware release card functionality and minor edits.

- Update manual to include latest available card options.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

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

9822 Card Software Versions and this Manual...................................................... 1-2

Cobalt Reference Guides........................................................................................ 1-2

Manual Conventions............................................................................................... 1-3

Warnings, Cautions, and Notes .................................................................. 1-3

Labeling Symbol Definitions...................................................................... 1-4

Safety Summary ..................................................................................................... 1-4

Warnings..................................................................................................... 1-4

Cautions...................................................................................................... 1-4

9822 Functional Description .................................................................................. 1-5

9822 Input/Output Formats ........................................................................ 1-5

Video Processor Description ...................................................................... 1-5

Audio Processor Description...................................................................... 1-9

User Control Interface .............................................................................. 1-14

9822 Rear I/O Modules ............................................................................ 1-16

Audio and Video Formats Supported by the 9822................................... 1-16

Technical Specifications....................................................................................... 1-17

Warranty and Service Information ....................................................................... 1-20

Cobalt Digital Inc. Limited Warranty....................................................... 1-20

Contact Cobalt Digital Inc.................................................................................... 1-21

Chapter 2 Installation and Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

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

Installing the 9822 Into a Frame Slot ..................................................................... 2-1

Installing a Rear I/O Module.................................................................................. 2-3

9822 Rear I/O Modules .............................................................................. 2-5

Setting Up 9822 Network Remote Control ............................................................ 2-6

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Chapter 3 Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Overview................................................................................................................. 3-1

Control and Display Descriptions........................................................................... 3-1

Function Submenu/Parameter Submenu Overview .................................... 3-2

DashBoard™ User Interface ....................................................................... 3-3

Cobalt® Remote Control Panel User Interfaces .......................................... 3-4

Accessing the 9822 Card via Remote Control........................................................ 3-5

Accessing the 9822 Card Using DashBoard™ ........................................... 3-5

Accessing the 9822 Card Using a Cobalt® Remote Control Panel ............. 3-6

Checking 9822 Card Information............................................................................ 3-7

Ancillary Data Line Number Locations and Ranges .............................................. 3-8

9822 Function Submenu List and Descriptions...................................................... 3-9

Audio Input Status .................................................................................... 3-10

Video Proc ................................................................................................ 3-11

Scaler ........................................................................................................ 3-12

AFD .......................................................................................................... 3-15

Overlays ................................................................................................... 3-19

Framesync ................................................................................................ 3-23

Embedded Audio Group 1/2 .................................................................... 3-27

Embedded Audio Group 3/4 .................................................................... 3-30

Dolby Metadata ........................................................................................ 3-32

Closed Captioning .................................................................................... 3-33

Timecode .................................................................................................. 3-34

Tone Generator ......................................................................................... 3-37

Audio Mixing ........................................................................................... 3-37

Licensable Features .................................................................................. 3-42

Presets ...................................................................................................... 3-42

Troubleshooting .................................................................................................... 3-45

Error and Failure Indicator Overview....................................................... 3-45

Basic Troubleshooting Checks.................................................................. 3-49

9822 Processing Error Troubleshooting.................................................... 3-50

Troubleshooting Network/Remote Control Errors.................................... 3-52

In Case of Problems .................................................................................. 3-52

ii 9822 PRODUCT MANUAL 9822-OM (V4.1)

Overview

Chapter 1

Chapter 1 Introduction

This manual provides installati on and o per at ing instr uct ions for the 9822 Downconverter with HD/SD-SDI Input, Embedde d Audio, Frame Sy nc, and Timecode/Closed Caption/AFD Support card (also referred to herein as the 9822).

This manual consists of the following chapters:

• Chapter 1, “Introduction” – Pro vides informa tion about th is manual

and what is covered. Als o pr ovi des general information re gar d i ng t he

9822.

• Chapter 2, “Installation and Setup” – Provides in structions for

installing the 9822 i n a fr ame, and option ally i nsta lling 9822 Rear I/O Modules.

• Chapter 3, “Operating Instructions” – Provides overviews of

operating controls and instructions for using the 9822.

This chapter contains the following information:

• 9822 Card Software Versions and this Manual (p. 1-2)

• Manual Conventions (p. 1-3)

• Safety Summary (p. 1-4)

• 9822 Functional Description (p. 1-5)

• Technical Specification s (p. 1-17)

• Warranty and Service Information (p. 1-20)

• Contact Cobalt Digital Inc. ( p. 1-21)

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1 9822 Card Software Versions and this Manual

9822 Card Software Versions and this Manual

When applicable, Cobalt Digital Inc. provides for continual product enhancements through software updates. As such, functions described in this manual may pertain specifically to cards loaded with a particular software build.

The Software Version of your card can be ch eck ed by vi ewi ng the Card Info menu in DashBoard™. See Checking 9822 Card Information (p. 3-7) in Chapter 3, “Operating Instructio ns” for more infor mation. You can then check our website for the lates t software version currently released for the card as described below.

Check our website and proceed as follows if your card’s software does not match the latest versi on:

Card Software earlier than latest version

Card Software newer than version in manual

Card is not loaded with the latest software. Not all functions and/or specified performance described in this manual may be available.

You can update your card with new Update software by going to the Support>Firmware Downloads link at www.cobaltdigital.com. Download “Firmware Update Guide”, which provides simple instructions for downloading the latest firmware for your card onto your computer, and then uploading it to your card through DashBoard™.

Software updates are field-installed without any need to remove the card from its frame.

A new manual is expediently released whenever a card’s software is updated and specifications and/or functionality have changed as compared to an earlier version (a new manual is not necessarily released if specifications and/or functionality have not changed). A manual earlier than a card’s software version may not completely or accurately describe all functions available for your card.

If your card shows features not described in this manual, you can check for the latest manual (if applicable) and download it by going to the

Support>Documents>Product Information and Manuals link at www.cobaltdigital.com.

Cobalt Reference Guides

From the Cobalt® web home page, go to Support>Documents>Reference

Guides

updates, and other topics.

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for easy to use guide s covering network remot e control , card fir mware

Introduction Manual Conventions

Manual Conventions

In this manual, display messages and connectors are shown using the exact name shown on the 9822 itself. Examples are provided below.

• Card-edge display messages are shown like this:

Ch01

• Connector names are shown like this: SDI IN

In this manual, the terms below are applicable as follows:

• 9822 refers to the 9822 Downconverter with HD/SD-SDI Input,

Embedded Audio, Frame Sync, and Timecode/Closed Caption/AFD Support card.

• Frame refers to the 20-slot frame that houses the Cobalt

and/or Fusion3G

• Device and/or Card refers to a Compass

cards.

card.

Compass®

Warnings, Cautions, and Notes

Certain items in this manual are highlighted by special messages. The definitions are provided bel ow.

Warnings

Warning messages indicate a possible hazard which, if not avoided, could result in pe rsonal injury or death.

Cautions

Caution messages indicate a problem or incorrect practice which, if not avoided, could result in improper operation or damage to the product.

• System and/or Video System refers to the mix of interconnected

production and terminal equipment in which the 9822 and other Compass

• Functions and/or features that are available only as an option are

cards operate.

denoted in th is manual like this:

Notes

Notes provide supplemental information to the accompanying text. Notes typically precede the text to which they apply.

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1 Safety Summary

Labeling Symbol Definitions

Attention, consult accompanying documents.

Electronic device or assembly is susceptible to damage from an ESD event. Han dle only using appropriate ESD prevention practices.

If ESD wrist strap is not available, handle card only by edges and avoid contact with any connectors or components.

Symbol (WEEE 2002/96/EC) For product disposal, ensure the following:

• Do not dispose of this product as unsorted municipal waste.

• Collect this product separately.

• Use collection and return systems available to you.

Safety Summary

Warnings

! WARNING !

Cautions

CAUTION

T o redu ce risk of electr ic shock do not remove line voltage service barrier cover on frame equipment containing an AC power supply. NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

This device is intended for environmentally controlled use only in appropriate video terminal equipment operating environments.

This product is intended to be a component product of an openGear® frame. Refer to the openGear frame Owner's Manual for important safety instructions regarding the proper installation and safe operation of the frame as well as its component products.

Heat and power distribution requirements within a frame may dictate specific slot placement of cards. Cards with many heat-producing components should be arranged to avoid areas of excess heat build-up, particularly in frames using only convection cooling. The 9822 has a moderate power dissipation (20 W max.). As such, avoiding placing the card adjacent to other cards with similar dissipation values if possible.

CAUTION

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If required, make certain Rear I/O Module(s) is installed before installing the 9822 into the frame slot. Damage to card and/or Rear I/O Module can occur if module installation is attempted with card already installed in slot.

If card resists fully engaging in r ear I/O module mating connector, check for alignment and proper insertion in slot tracks. Damage to card and/or rear I/O module may occur if improper card insertion is attempted.

Introduction 9822 Functional Description

9822 Functional Description

Figure 1-1 shows a functional block diagram of the 9822. The 9822 format downconverter also includes a full 16-channel audio processor/router and a full video frame synchronizer. The 9822 also handles AFD code detection/ insertion and processing, timecode support, closed captioning support, and transfer of Dolby output aspect.

metadata. Aspect ratio can be corrected to provide proper

Note: Some of the functions described below are available only when using the

9822 Input/Output Formats

Video Processor Description

DashBoard™, or Cobalt user interfaces. Refer to User Control Interface (p. 1-14) for user interface descriptions.

OGCP-9000 or OGCP-9000/CC Control Panels

The 9822 provides the following inputs and outputs:

• Inputs:

• HD/SD SDI IN – dual-rate HD/SD-SDI input

• Outputs:

• SDI OUT – four SD-SDI buffered video outputs

• RCK OUT– four SD-SDI reclocked buffered video outputs

The 9822 features a scaler that provides down-conversion to SD interlaced formats, and also provides user-adjustable aspect ratio control and zoom control. The 9822 video subsystem also provides the functions described below.

Video Processor

The 9822 provides full color processing control (luma gain and lift, chroma saturation, and color phase) of the output video.

Frame Sync Function

This function p rovide s for fra me s ync co ntrol usin g e ither one of t wo ext ern al

EXT REF IN (1,2) reference sign als di stri buted wit h the ca rd fra me, or the inpu t

video as a frame sync reference. This function allows horiz ontal and/or ver tica l of fset to be added bet ween the

output video and the frame sync reference.

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1 9822 Functional Description

RCK

OUT

Frame

AFD

Sync

(NOTE)

Upmixer

2.0-to-5.1

Active: Overwrites 6 selected

channels with new 5.1 mix. See

text.

Bypass: Bypasses 2.0-to-5.1

upmixer; all 16 original channels

pass unaffected.

Processing

SDI

OUT

Serializer/

Cable Drivers

Audio

Embed

Gain

Audio

Video

Processing

Reclock

Down-

converter

TC/CC

Video Processor

Re-insert

Processing

Metadata Extract/

Audio Processor

Audio

Routing/

De-Embed

Deserialize

Control

Down/

Mono

Mixer

Tracking

Delay and

Framesync

User Offset

licensable feature.

SDI IN

IN (1,2)

EXT REF

HD/SD

Note: Optional 2.0-to-5.1 upmixer

9822 BD

Figure 1-1 9822 Functional Block Diagram

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Introduction 9822 Functional Description

A video/audio delay offset function allows adding or reducing audio delay from the matching video delay. This function is useful for correcting lip sync problems when video and audio paths in the chain experience differing overall delays. A Reset Framesync function resets the frame sync following any horizontal or vertical offset changes, clearing any buffered audio and video and re-establ ishing t he frame s ync. The 982 2 re-est ablishes vi deo/audi o sync following framesy nc changes by appl ying an of fset in small, progre ssive amounts to provide a seamless, glitch-free retiming. A user-selectable hard resync function allows setting a threshold at which hard resync is applied if audio-video offset exceeds the threshold. Hard resync provides fastest snyc-up suitable for off-air manipulati on. Conve rsely, a threshold settin g that avoids hard resync allows glitch-free on-air manipulation.

In the event of input video loss of signal, this function provides for disabling the video, going to a des ired color raster, or freezing to the last intact frame (frame having valid SAV and EAV codes).

Downconverter Function

The downconverter function provides down-conversion from multiple standard HD video formats to corresponding NTSC or PAL SD interlaced formats. Table 1-1 lists the 9822 conversion choices available for various input formats and frame rates.

Note: “NTSC” and “PAL” in this manual respectively denote 525i5994 and 625i50

SD-SDI, and are not meant to denote in any way NTSC or PAL analog formats.

Table 1-1 Downconverter Function Conversions

Input

Format

525i 59.94 525i 59.94 720p 25 625i 50 1080p 29.97 525i 59.94 625i 50 625i 50 720p 24 X 1080p 25 625i 50 720p 60 X 720p 23.98 525i 59.94 1080p 24 X 720p 59.94 525i 59.94 1080i 60 X 1080p 23.98 525i 59.94 720p 50 625i 50 1080i 59.94 525i 59.94 1080PsF 24 X 720p 30 X 1080i 50 625i 50 1080PsF 23.98 525i 59.94 720p 29.97 525i 59.94 1080p 30 X

Notes: 1. “X” denotes conversions not available or invalid conversions.

2. Interlaced formats rates listed are field rates. Progressive format rates listed are frame rates.

SD Output

Format

(NTSC/PAL)

Input

Format

SD Output

Format

(NTSC/PAL)

Input

Format

SD Output

Format

(NTSC/PAL)

The downconverter function also provides aspect ratio conversion that provides a choice from several standard aspect ratios. Additionally, user defined and “Follow AFD Settings” conversion can be applied. User defined settings allow custom user-defined H and V aspect ratio control. “Follow AFD Settings” sets the output aspect ratio to track with AFD (Active Format Description) settings embedded in the video signal.

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1 9822 Functional Description

Timecode Processor

(See Figure 1-2.) This func ti on provides for extracti on of t imec ode da ta from the input video, and in turn re-insertion of timecode data into the output SDI. In this manner , ti mecode dat a can b e prese rved, ev en a fter for mat c onvers ion. The function can monitor the SDI video input of the card for supported timecode formats, an d then select and priori tize among SDI VITC, SDI ATC_VITC, and SDI ATC_LTC timecode so urces. If the preferred format is detected, the preferr ed format is used by the c ard; if the pr eferred for mat is not detected, the card uses other formats (where available) as desired. When receiving HD-SDI, both CEA 608 and CEA 708 are supported, with CEA 608 and CEA 708 (containing CEA 608 packets) converted to line 21 closed captioning on outputs down-converted to SD.

The function also provides conversion between various received timecode formats and provides insertion, line number control, and re-formatting to SDI VITC Waveform and/or ATC_VITC timecode output format.

Option +LTC allows bidirectional transfer and conversion between VBI formats over SDI and audio LTC, as well as RS-485 LTC. Audio LTC can be received or sent over a selected embedded audio channel.

SDI

Video

Input

Audio/

RS-485 LTC

SDI VITC

Detect/Extract

SDI ATC_VITC

Detect/Extract

SDI ATC_LTC

Detect/Extract

Audio LTC

Select/Extract

Priority/

Select

HD/SD–SDI

(From Video Proc)

Buffer/

Format

SDI VITC

Timecode

Proc/Embed

ATC_VITC

Timecode

Proc/Embed

Insert

Control

Line

Number

Control

Audio/RS-485 LTC Generate

SD–SDI Video Output

Audio LTC Out RS-485 LTC Out

Figure 1-2 Timecode Processor

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Introduction 9822 Functional Description

Dolby® Metad ata Extractor/Re-ins e r te r

This function extrac ts and preser ves Dolby® metadata from the in put SDI, and in turn allows the metadata to be re-inserted in the output SDI. This allows format conversions without losing Dolby

Dolby

decoding or encoding, but will pass Dolby Digital™ encoded signals and metadata intact.) The extracted metadata is buffered and then output on a user-selectable line number on the SDI output.

Closed Captioning Processor

This function provides support for closed captioning setup. The function receives closed captioning data from the incoming HD stream and outputs closed captioning on SD standard line 21.

AFD Processor

This function provides aspect ratio controls and assignment of AFD codes to the SDI output video.

Using this function, aspect ratios in accordance with the standard 4-bit AFD codes can be applied to the output video. Additionally, custom aspect ratios can be independently defined for any of the AFD codes.

metadata. (The 9822 does no t of fer

E and/or Dolby

Audio Processor Description

Separate, independent AFD cont rols are provided for bot h 16:9 coded and 4:3 coded frames.

This function also provides AFD-controlled ARC by checking for any existing AFD code within the received video input. If a code is present, the code is displayed. With the Scaler function

Follow AFD Settings, the H and V settings corresponding to the received code

Aspect Ratio Conversion set to

are applied to the video by the 9822. The default, standard aspect ratio described by the AFD code can be applied, or custom horizontal/vertical scaling can be applied for a given code.

The function also allows the selection/changing of the AFD code ancillary data line number for the outputted AFD code.

The audio processor operates as an internal audio router. The router function chooses from the following inputs:

• 16 channels of embedded audio from the SDI video input

• Four independent internal tone generators (described below)

• Down Mix Left (DM-L) and Down Mix Right (DM-R) (described

below)

• Digital silence (mute) setting

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1 9822 Functional Description

The router function pr ovi de s up to 16 channels of embe dded audio on the SDI

OUT

outputs. The router acts as a full audio cross point. Each of the 16 embedded output channels can receive signal from any one of the 16 embedded input channels, four internal tone generators, or the Down Mix Left and/or the Down Mix-Right mixer outputs. Unused output channels can be mapped to a “Silence” source. Each output also provides gain adjustment and selectable polarity inversion.

Output audio rates are always 48 kHz locked to output video. (Embedded audio must be nominally 48 kHz input; 32, 44.1, 96, and 192 kHz inputs are not compatible with the 9822.) Embedded output audio is always precisely synchronized with the output video.

As set with the defau lt setting s, the routin g between embedded audio channels is basic 1-for-1 for the 16 embedded audio channels (with embedded Ch 1 being embedded to embedded Ch 1 at the SDI output, and so on). Other sources and/or destinations for each channel are selected using the card edge controls or a remote con trol system.

Audio Down Mix and Mono Mix Function

(See Figure 1-3.) The Audio Down Mixer function provides for the selection of any five embedded audio sources ser ving as Left ( Left Surround ( multiplexed into stereo pair Down Mix Left ( (

DM-R). The resulting stereo pair DM-L and DM-R can in turn be routed and

Ls), and Right Surround (Rs) individual signals to be

DM-L) and Down Mix Right

processed just like any of the other audio sources described earlier.

L), Right (R), Center (C),

Embed Ch 1 - Ch 16

Emb Ch 3 Emb Ch 5 Emb Ch 6 Emb Ch 9

Emb Ch 11

Figure 1-3 Audio Down Mix Functional Block Diagram with Example Sources

L R C Ls Rs

DM-L

DM-R

The Mono Mixer function (Figure 1-4) generates an additional mono-mixed channel from two selected embedded input channels serving as left and right inputs. The resulting mono mix channel is available as an audio source for any of the 16 destination embedded output channels.

Embed Ch 1 - Ch 16

MONO

Emb Ch 12 Emb Ch 16

Figure 1-4 Audio Mono Mix Functional Block Diagram with Example Sources

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Introduction 9822 Functional Description

2.0-to-5.1 Upmix Function

Note: Upmix function is an optional licensable feature. This function and its controls

appear only when a license key is entered and activated. (This option (identified in Cobalt field-activated using a key string which is sent to you when this option is purchased.)

The 2.0-to-5.1 upmixer function receives a normal PCM stereo pair fr om the Audio Routing/Gain Control function and upmixes the pair to provide 5.1 channels (Left ( Surround ( overwrites the six selected channels with the new 5.1 upmix signals (including replacing the original source stereo

R signals).

The 2.0-to-5.1 upmixer can be set to up mix in any of three modes: Always upmix, Bypass upmix, or Auto enable/bypass upmixing. The Auto upmixing mode looks at the sig nal l evels on the sele cted chann els and c ompares th em to a selectable level threshold. It then determines whether or not to generate 5.1 upmixing from the stereo pair as follows:

price lists as +UM) can be purchased upon initial order, or

L), Right (R), Center (C), Low Frequency Effects (LFE), Left

Ls), and Right Surround (Rs)). Whenever the upmixer is active, it

L and R inputs with new L and

• If the upmixer detects signal level below a selected threshold on all

four of the selected channels designated as

C, LFE, Ls, and Rs, this

indicates to the upmixer that these channels are not carrying 5.1. In this case, the upmixer o verwrites all six selected channels with the new 5.1 content.

• If the upmixer detects signal level above a selected threshold on any

of the four selected channels designated as

C, LFE, Ls, and Rs, this

indicates to the upmixer that the channel(s) are already carrying viable 5.1 content. In t his cas e, the upmix er is bypa ssed, al lo wing the original channels to pass unaffected.

The examples in Figure 1-5 show the automatic enable/disable up-mixing function applied to example selected channels

Emb Ch 1 thru Emb Ch 6. As

shown and described, the processing is contingent upon the signal levels of the channels selected to carry the ne w 5.1 upmix relative to the selected threshold (in this example, -60 dBFS). Note also that this function is applied after the Audio Routing/Gain Control fu nction.

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1 9822 Functional Description

From Audio

Routing/Gain

Control

With all detected signal levels on EmbCh3– Ch 6 below threshold, upmixer is active and overwrites with new 5.1.

- 20 dBFS

Emb Ch 1 – Ch 16

Emb Ch 1 Emb Ch 2 Emb Ch 3 Emb Ch 4 Emb Ch 5 Emb Ch 6

Threshold

Detect

L R

(C)

(LFE)

(Ls) (Rs)

5.1 Up Mix

L – Emb Ch 1 R – Emb Ch 2 C – Emb Ch 3 LFE – Emb Ch 4 Ls – Emb Ch 5 Rs – Emb Ch 6

- 60 dBFS

From Audio

Routing/Gain

Control

With any detected signal levels on Emb Ch 3 – Ch 6 above threshold, upmixer is bypassed.

- 20 dBFS

- 60 dBFS

Note: In either case shown here, the unselected

channels (in this example, Emb Ch 7 thru Ch

16) are not involved in this process and always pass unaffected.

Below Threshold

(Overwrite)

Emb Ch 1 – Ch 16

Above Threshold

(Bypass)

To Audio

Embed

To Audio

Embed

Emb Ch 1 Emb Ch 2 Emb Ch 3 Emb Ch 4 Emb Ch 5 Emb Ch 6

Selected channels Emb Ch 1 – Ch 6 are overwritten with the new 5.1 upmix content.

Threshold

Detect

L R

(C)

(LFE)

(Ls) (Rs)

Because the selected channels are already carrying viable content, upmixing is bypassed, allowing the six original Emb Ch 1 – Ch 6 to pass unaffected.

5.1 Up Mix

X X

Figure 1-5 Up Mix Auto Enable/Bypass with Example Sources

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Introduction 9822 Functional Description

Loudness Processor (Option +LP)

Note: Loudness processor function is an optional licensable feature. This function

and its controls appear only when a license key is entered and activated. (This option (identified in Cobalt initial order, or field-activated using a key string which is sent to you when this option is purchased.)

price lists as +LP) can be purchased upon

If your card was purchased with option +LP, loudness processor manual supplement “5.1 and Stereo Loudness Processing Options for Compass

Cards (+LP51, +LP20) Manual Supplement” (OPT-SW-LP-MS) is included in your documentation package. Supplement OPT-SW-LP-MS can be downloaded from our website or requested using the Cobalt contact information in this manual.

Tone Generator Function

The 9822 contains four built-in tone generators (Tone Generator 1 thru Tone Generator 4). Each of the four tone generators can be set to a different frequency, and are available as audio sources for the embedded audi o outputs.

18 discrete sine wave frequencies are a vailable, ranging from 50 Hz to 16 kHz (default frequency is 1.0 kHz).

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1 9822 Functional Description

User Control Interface

Figure 1-6 shows the user control interface options for the 9822. These options are individually described below.

Note: All user control interfaces described here are cross-compatible and can oper-

ate together as desired. Where applicable, any control setting change made using a particular user interface is reflected on any other connected interface.

OGCP-9000 Control Panel

OGCP-9000/CC Control Panel

Card Edge Controls

9822 card can be controlled using built-in card edge controls

Computer with NIC

DashBoard™ Remote Control

Using a computer with DashBoard™ installed, 9822 card can be remotely controlled over a LAN

Remote Control Panel

Using the Control Panel, 9822 card can be remotely controlled over a LAN

LAN

20-Slot Frame with Network Controller Card

In conjunction with a frame equipped with a Network Controller Card, 9822 card can be remotely controlled over a LAN

Note: • To communicate with DashBoard™ or a Remote Control Panel, the frame must have the optional

MFC-8320-N network controller card installed.

• DashBoard™ and the Remote Control Panels provide network control of the 9822 as shown. The value displayed at any time on the card, or via DashBoard™ or a Control Panel is the actual value as set on the card, with the current value displayed being the actual value as effected by the card. Parameter changes made by any of these means are universally accepted by the card (for example, a change made using the card edge controls will change the setting displayed on DashBoard™ and a Control Panel; a change made using DashBoard™ will similarly change the setting displayed on a Control Panel and the card itself).

Figure 1-6 9822 User Control Interface

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Introduction 9822 Functional Description

• Built-in Card Edge User Interface – Using the built-in card edge

controls and display, card control settings can be set using a front panel menu which is described in Chapter 3,“Operat ing Inst ruction s”.

Note: Some of the 9822 functions described in this manual are available only when

using the DashBoard™, or Cobalt Control Panel user interfaces.

• DashBoard™ User Interface – Using DashBoard™, the 9822 and

other cards installed in openGear®

OGCP-9000 or OGCP-9000/CC Remote

frames such as the Cobalt® HPF-9000 or 8321 Frame can be controlled from a computer and monitor.

DashBoard™ allows users to view all frames on a network with control and monitoring for all populated slots inside a frame. This simplifies the setup and use of numerous modules in a large installation and offers the ability to centralize monitoring. Cards define thei r controllable parameters to DashBoard™, so the control interface is always up to date.

The DashBoard™ software can be downloaded from the Cobalt Digital Inc. website: www.cobaltdigital.com

(enter “DashBoard” in the search window). The DashBoard™ user interface is described in Chapter 3,“Operating Instructions”.

Note: If network remote control is to be used for the frame and the frame has not yet

been set up for remote control, Cobalt Control User Guide” (PN 9000RCS-RM) provides thorough information and step-by-step instructions for setting up network remote control of Compass

Download a copy of this guide by clicking on the Support>Downloads link at www.cobaltdigital.com and then select DashBoard Remote Control Setup Guide as a download, or contact Cobalt Inc. (p. 1-21).

cards using DashBoard™.

reference guide Compass Remote

as listed in Contact Cobalt Digital

• Cobalt

OGCP-9000, OGCP-9000/CC and WinOGCP Remote

Control Panels – The OGCP-9000, OGCP-9000/CC, and W inOGCP

Remote Control Panels conveniently and intuitively provide parameter monitor and control of the cards within the 20-slot frame.

The remote control panels allow quick and intuitive access to hundreds of cards in a facility, and can monitor and allow adjustment of multiple parameters at one time.

The remote contro l panels are total l y c om pat ibl e with the openGear

control software DashBoard™; any changes made with either system are reflected on the oth er.

1. openGear® is a registered trademark of Ross Video Limited. DashBoard™ is a trademark of Ross Video Limit e d .

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1 9822 Functional Description

9822 Rear I/O Modules

The 9822 physically interfaces to system video connections at the rear of its frame using a Rear I/O Module.

All inputs and outputs shown in the 9822 Functional Block Diagram (Figure 1-1) enter and exit the card via the card edge backplane connector. The Rear I/O Module breaks out the 9822 card edge connections to BNC connectors that interface with other components and systems in the signal chain.

These required BNC connections are provided by using an optional 9822 Rear I/O Module.

Audio and Video Formats Supported by the 9822

The 9822 supports all current SMPTE standard SD and HD video formats. Table 1-2 lists and provides details regarding the audio and video formats supported by the 9822.

Table 1-2 Supported Audio and Video Formats

Item Description/Specification

Input Video Raster Structure: Frame Rate:

1080PsF 23.98 1080p 23.98

(1)

1080i 720p 23.98; 24; 25; 29.97; 50; 59.94

(1)

486i

(1)

575i

Output Video 486i

Embedded Audio The 9822 supports all four groups (16 channels) of embedded audio at

(1) All rates displayed as frame rates; interlaced (“i”) field rates are two times the rate value shown.

(1)

575i

full 24-bit resolution in both SD (with extended data packets) and HD.

25; 29.97

29.97 25

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Introduction Technical Specifications

Technical Specifications

Table 1-3 lists the technical specifications for the 9822 Downconverter with HD/SD-SDI Input, Embedded Audio, Frame Sync, and Timecode/Closed Caption/AFD Support card.

Table 1-3 Technical Specifica tions

Item Characteristic

Part number, nomenclature 9822 Downconverter with HD/SD-SDI Input, Embedded Audio,

Frame Sync, and Timecode/Closed Caption/AFD Support

Installation/usage environment Intended for installation and usage in frame meeting openGear™

modular system definition. Power consumptio n < 20 Watts maximum Environmental:

Operating temperature: Relative humidity (operating or storage):

32° – 104° F (0° – 40° C)

< 95%, non-condensing Frame communication 10/100 Mbps Ethernet with Auto-MDIX. Indicators Card edge display and indicators as follows:

• 4-character alphanumeric display

• Status/Error LED indicator

• Input For mat LED indic ato r

Controls Card edge switches as follows:

• Menu Enter pushbutton switch

• Menu Exit pushbutton switch

• Up/down selection toggle switch

Internal Tone Generators Four built-in tone generators, each configurable for 18 discrete

sine wave frequencies ranging from 50 Hz to 16 kHz.

Generator source signal level is equivalent to -20 dBu. Resolution: 10-bit video data path Serial Digital Video Input Data Rates Supported:

SMPTE 292 HD-SDI: 1.485 Gbps or 1.485/1.001 Gbps SMPTE 259M-C SD-SDI: 270 Mbps

Impedance:

75 Ω terminating

Equalization (HD):

328 ft (100 m) Belden 1694A

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1 Technical Specifications

Table 1-3 Technical Specifications — continued

Item Characteristic

Serial Digital Video Input (cont.) Equalization (SD):

1000 ft (305 m) Belden 1694A

Return Loss:

> 18dB at 5 MHz – 1.485 GHz

Post-Processor Serial Digital Video Outputs

Pre-Proces sor (Rec locked) Se rial Digi tal Video Outputs

Number of Outputs:

Four SD-SDI BNC per IEC 60169-8 Amendment 2

Impedance:

75 Ω

Return Loss:

> 15 dB at 5 MHz – 270 MHz

Signal Level:

800 mV ± 10%

DC Offset:

0 V ± 50 mV

Jitter (SD):

< 0.10 UI (all outputs)

Overshoot:

< 0.2% of amplitude

Number of Outputs:

Four SD-SDI BNC per IEC 60169-8 Amendment 2

Impedance:

75 Ω

RS-485 LTC Support (+LTC option only)

Dolby

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RS485 Metadata Output Metadata extracted from input video (per SMPTE 2020-1-2008) on

RS-485 or via embedded audio channel conforming to SMPTE 12M-1; § 9.6; RS-485 LTC

RS-485 interface; 3-wire balanced via Phoenix terminal block connector.

Introduction Technical Specifications

Table 1-3 Technical Specifica tions — continued

Item Characteristic

Reference Video Input Number of Inputs:

Two non-terminating (looping) Frame Reference inputs

Standards Supported (HD):

720p 25; 29.97; 50; 59.94 1080i 25; 29.97 1080p 23.98; 25; 29.97 1080p/sF 23.98

Standards Supported (SD):

486i 29.97 (NTSC) 575i 25 (PAL)

Signal Level:

1 Vp-p nominal

Signal Type:

Analog video sync (black burst or tri-level)

Impedance:

75 Ω

Return Loss:

> 30 dB to 30 MHz

Allowable Maximum DC on Ref Input:

±1.0 V

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1 Warranty and Service Information

Warranty and Service Information

Cobalt Digital Inc. Limited Warranty

This product is warranted to be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of five (5) years from the date of shipment to the original purchaser, except that 4000, 5000, 6000, 8000 series power supplies, and Dolby material and workmanship for a period of one (1) year.

Cobalt Digital Inc. 's (“Cobalt”) sole obligation under this warranty shall be limited to, at its option, (i) the repair or (ii) replacement of the product, and the determinati on of whether a defect is covered under this limited warranty shall be made at the sole discretion of Cobalt.

This limited warranty applies onl y to the original end-purchaser of the pr oduct, and is not assigna ble or transferrable therefrom. This warranty is limited to defects i n material a nd workman shi p, and shal l not apply to acts of God, accidents, or negligence on behalf of the purchaser, and shall be voided upon the misuse, abuse, alteration, or modification of the product. Only Cobalt authorized factory representatives are authorized to make repairs to the product, and any unauthorized attempt to repair this product shall immediately void the warranty. Please contact Cobalt Technical Support for more information.

modules (where applicable) are warranted to be free from defects in

To facilitate the resolution of warranty related issues, Cobalt recommends registering the product by completing and returning a product registration form. In the event of a warrantable defect, the purchaser shall notify Cobalt with a description of the problem, and Cobalt shall provide the purchaser with a Return Material Authorization (“RMA”). For return, defective product s should be double boxed, and sufficiently protected, in the original packaging, or equivalent, and shipped to the Cobalt Factory Service Center, postage prepaid and insured for the purchase price. The purchaser should include the RMA number, description of the problem encountered, date purchased, name of dealer purchased from, and serial number with the shipment.

Cobalt Digital Inc. Factory Service Center

2406 E. University Avenue Office: (217) 344-1243 Urbana, IL 61802 USA Fax: (217) 344-1245 www.cobaltdigital.com Email: info@cobaltdigital.com

THIS LIMITED WARRANTY IS EXPRESSLY IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND OF ALL OTHER OBLIGATIONS OR LIABILITIES ON COBALT'S PART. ANY SOFTWARE PROVIDED WITH, OR FOR USE WITH, THE PRODUCT IS PROVIDED “AS IS.” THE BUYER OF THE PRODUCT ACK NOWLEDGES THAT N O OTHER REPRESENTATIONS WERE MADE OR RELIED UPON WITH RESPECT TO THE QUALITY AND FUNCTION OF THE GOODS HEREIN SOLD. COBALT PRODUCTS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED FOR USE IN LIFE SUP PORT APPLICATIONS.

COBALT'S LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, WARRANTY, OR OTHERWISE, IS LIMITED TO THE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT, AT ITS OPTION, OF ANY DEFECTIVE PRODUCT, AND SHALL IN NO EVENT INCLUDE SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCL UDING LOST PROFITS), EVEN IF IT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

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Introduction Contact Cobalt Digital Inc.

Contact Cobalt Digital Inc.

Feel free to contact our friendly and professional support representatives for any of the following:

• Name and address of your local dealer

• Product information and pricing

• Technical support

• Upcoming trade show i nformation

Phone: (217) 344-1243 Fax: (217) 344-1245 Web: www.cobaltdigital.com General Information: info@cobaltdigital.com Technical Support: support@cobaltdigital.com

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Chapter 2 Installation and Setup

Overview

This chapter contains the following information:

• Installing the 9822 Into a Frame Slot (p. 2-1)

• Installing a Rear I/O Module (p. 2-3)

• Setting Up 9822 Network Remote Control (p. 2-6)

Installing the 9822 Into a Frame Slot

Chapter 2

CAUTION

Heat and power distribution requirements within a frame may dictate specific slot placement of cards. Cards with many heat-producing compon ents should be arranged to avoid areas of excess heat build-up, particularly in frames using only convection cooling. The 9822 has a moderate power dissipation (20 W max.). As such, avoiding placing the card adjacent to other cards with similar dissipation values if possible.

CAUTION

This device contains semiconductor devices which are susceptible to serious damage from Electrostatic Discharge (ESD). ESD damage may not be immediately apparent and can affect the long-term reliability of the device.

Avoid handling circuit boards in high static environments such as carpeted areas, and when wearing synthetic fiber clothing. Always use proper ESD handling precautions and equipment when working on circuit boards and related equipment.

9822-OM (V4.1) 9822 PRODUCT MANUAL 2-1

2 Installing the 9822 Into a Frame Slot

Note: • If installing the 9822 in a slot already equipped with a suitable I/O

module, proceed to card installation steps below.

• If installing the 9822 in a slot with no rear I/O module, a Rear I/O Module is required before cabling can be connected. Refer to Installing a

Rear I/O Module (p. 2-3) for rear I/O module installation procedure.

CAUTION

Note: Check the packaging in which the 9822 was shipped for any extra items such

as a Rear I/O Module connection label. In some cases, this label is shipped with the card and to be installed on the Rear I/O connector bank corresponding to the slot location of the card.

Install the 9822 into a frame slot as follows:

1. Determine the slot in which the 9822 is to be installed.

2. Open the frame front access panel.

3. While holding the card by the card edges, align the card such that the

plastic ejector tab is on the bottom.

4. Align the card with the top and bottom guides of the slot in which the

card is being installed.

5. Gradually slide the card into the slot. When re sistance is noticed, gently

continue pushing the card until its rear printed circuit edge terminals engage fully into the rear I/O module mating connector.

CAUTION

If card resists fully engaging in rear I/O module mating connector, check for alignment and proper insertion in slot tracks. Damage to card and/or rear I/O module may occur if improper card insertion is attempted.

Verify that the card is fully engaged in rear I/O module mating connector.

7. Close the frame front access panel.

8. Connect the input and output cables as shown in 9822 Rear I/O Modules

(p. 2-5).

9. Repeat steps 1 through 8 for other 9822 cards.

Note: External frame sync reference signals are received by the card over a refer-

ence bus on the card frame, and not on any card rear I/O module connectors. The frame has BNC connectors labeled REF 1 and REF 2 which receive the reference signal from an external source such as a house distribution.

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Installation and Setup Installing a Rear I/O Module

Note: The 9822 BNC inputs are internally 75-ohm terminated. It is not necessary to

terminate unused BNC inputs or outputs.

Note: To remove a card, press down on the ejector tab to unseat the card from the

rear I/O module mating connector. Evenly draw the card from its slot.

10. If network remote control is to be used for the frame and the frame has

not yet been set up for remote control, perform setup in accordance with Setting Up 9822 Network Remote Control (p. 2-6).

Note: If installing a card in a frame already equipped for, and connected to

DashBoard™, no network setup is required for the card. The card will be discovered by DashBoard™ and be ready for use.

Installing a Rear I/O Module

Note: This procedure is applicable only if a Rear I/O Module is not currently

installed in the slot where the 9822 is to be installed.

If installing the 9822 in a slot already equipped with a suitable I/O module, omit this procedure.

Install a Rear I/O Module as follows:

1. On the frame, determine the slot in which the 9822 is to be installed.

2. In the mounting area corresponding to the slot location, install

Rear I/O Module as shown in Figure 2-1.

9822-OM (V4.1) 9822 PRODUCT MANUAL 2-3

2 Installing a Rear I/O Module

Align and engage mounting tab on Rear I/O Module with the module seating slot

on rear of frame chassis.

DSCN3483A.JPG

Hold top of Rear I/O Module flush against frame chassis and start the captive screw.

Lightly tighten captive screw.

DSCN3487A.JPG

Figure 2-1 Rear I/O Module Installation

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Installation and Setup Installing a Rear I/O Module

9822 Rear I/O Modules

Table 2-1 shows and describes the full assortment of Rear I/O Modules specifical ly for use with the 9822.

Notes: • Rear I/O Modules equipped with 3-wire Phoenix connectors are supplied

with removable screw terminal block adapters. For clarity, the adapters are omitted in the drawings below.

Table 2-1 9822 Rear I/O Modules

9822 Rear I/O Module Description RM20-9822-A Provides the following connections:

• HD/SD-SDI coaxial input (SDI IN)

• Four reclocked SDI input copies (RCK OUT 1- 4)

• Four buffered SDI coaxial outputs (SDI OUT 1- 4)

RM20-9822-B Provides the following connections:

• HD/SD-SDI coaxial input (SDI IN)

• Four reclocked SDI input copies (RCK OUT 1- 4)

• Four buffered SDI coaxial outputs (SDI OUT 1- 4)

• RS-485 metadata output (RS-485)

Note: On card with +LTC option, this connector

provides RS-485 LTC I/O as well as Dolby metadata output (selectable using card control).

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2 Setting Up 9822 Network Remote Control

Setting Up 9822 Network Remote Control

Perform remote control setup in accordance with Cobalt® reference guide “COMPASS™ Remote Control User Guide” (PN 9000RCS-RM).

Note: • If network remote control is to be used for the frame and the frame has not

yet been set up for remote control, Cobalt Remote Control User Guide (PN 9000RCS-RM) provides thorough information and step-by-step instructions for setting up network remote control of COMPASS™ cards using DashBoard™. (Cobalt OGCP-9000/CC Remote Control Panel product manuals have complete instructions for setting up remote control using a Remote Control Panel.)

Download a copy of this guide by clicking on the Support>Downloads link

at www.cobaltdigital.com and then select DashBoard Remote Control Setup Guide as a download, or contact Cobalt Inc. (p. 1-21).

• If installing a card in a frame already equipped for, and connected to DashBoard™, no network setup is required for the card. The card will be discovered by DashBoard™ and be ready for use.

reference guide COMPASS™

OGCP-9000 and

as listed in Contact Cobalt Digital

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Overview

Chapter 3

Chapter 3 Operating Instructions

This chapter contains the following information:

If you are already familiar

with using DashBoard or a

Cobalt Remote Control Panel to control Cobalt

cards, please skip to 9822

Function Submenu Li st and

Descriptions (p. 3-9).

• Control and Display Descriptions (p. 3-1)

• Accessing the 9822 Card via Remote Control (p. 3-5)

• Checking 9822 Card Information (p. 3-7)

• Ancillary Data Line Number Locations and Ranges (p. 3-8)

• 9822 Function Submenu List and Descriptions (p. 3-9)

• Troubleshooting (p. 3-45)

Control and Display Descriptions

This secti on describes the user interface co ntrols, indicators, and displays (both on-card and remote controls) for using the 9822 card. The 9822 functions can be accessed and controlled using any of the user interfaces described here.

The format in which the 9822 functional controls, indicators, and displays appear and are used varies depending on the user interface being used. Regardless of the user interface being used, access to the 9822 functions (and the controls, ind icato rs, an d disp lays r elat ed to a particul ar f uncti on) fo llows a general arrangement of Function Submenus under which related controls can be accessed (as described in Function Submenu/Parameter Submenu Overview below).

Note: DashBoard™ and the Remote Control Panel provide greatly simplified user

interfaces as compared to using the card edge controls. For this reason, it is strongly recommended that DashBoard™ or a Remote Control Panel be used for all card applications other than the most basic cases. Card edge control codes are not included in this manual. If card-edge control is to be used, obtain a copy of “Manual Supplement – Card-Edge Control Reference Master List and Instructions for Using Compass Codes” (989CEC-MS.pdf) at www.cobaltdigital.com>Support>Documents>Reference Guides.

9822-OM (V4.1) 9822 PRODUCT MANUAL 3-1

Card-edge (Local) Control

3 Control and Display Descriptions

Note: When a setting is changed, settings displayed on DashBoard™ (or a Remote

Control Panel) are the settings as effected by the 9822 card itself and reported back to the remote control; the value displayed at any time is the actual value as set on the card.

Function Submenu/Parameter Submenu Overview

The functions and related pa rameters avai lable on the 9822 car d are organ ized into function submenus, which consist of parameter groups as shown below.

Figure 3-1 shows how the 9822 card an d its submenus ar e orga nized, and also provides an overview of how navig ation is performed be tween cards, func tion submenus, and parameters.

If using DashBoard™ or a Remote Control Panel, the desired 9822 card is first selected.

9822

Submenu a Submenu b

Individual Parameters

Each submenu consists of groups of parameters related to the function submenu. Using the “Video Proc” function submenu example, the individual parameters for this function consist of various v ideo processor parameters such as Luma Gain, Saturation, and so on.

Figure 3-1 Function Submenu/Parameter Submenu Overvie w

• • •

The desired function submenu is next selected. Function Submenus consist of parameter groups related to a particular 9822 card function (for example, “Video Proc”).

Submenu z

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Operating Instructions Control and Display Descriptions

DashBoard™ User Interface

(See Figure 3-2.) Th e 9822 fu nction submenus are or gani zed i n DashBoa rd™ using tabs. When a tab is selected, each parametric control or selection list item associated with the function is displayed. Scalar (numeric) parametric values can then be adjusted as desired using the GUI slider controls. Items in a list can then be selected using GUI drop-down lists. (In this manner, the setting effected using controls and selection lists displayed in DashBoard™ are comparable to the su bmenu ite ms access ed and commi tted using the 9822 card edge c ontrols.)

Typical On/Off Control

Typical Parametric Control

Typical Selection List

DashBoard Tabs

Figure 3-2 Typical DashBoard Tabs and Controls

9822-OM (V4.1) 9822 PRODUCT MANUAL 3-3

3 Control and Display Descriptions

Cobalt® Remote Control Panel User Interfaces

(See Figure 3-3.) Similar to the function submenu tabs using DashBoard™, the Remote Control Panels have a Select Submenu key that is used t o dis play a list of function submenus. From this list, a control knob on the Control Panel is used to select a function from the list of displayed function submenu items.

When the desired function submenu is selected, each parametric control or selection list item associated with the function is displayed. Scalar (numeric) parametric values can then be adjusted as desired using the control knobs, which act like potentiometers. It ems in a list can then be selected using the control knobs which correspondingly act like rotary switches.

Figure 3-3 shows accessing a function submenu and its parameters (in this example, “Video Proc”) using the Control Panel.

Note: Refer to “OGCP-9000 Remote Control Panel User Manual” (PN

OGCP-9000-OM) or “OGCP-9000/CC Remote Control Panel User Manual” (PN OGCP-9000/CC-OM) for complete instructions on using the Control Panels.

Video Proc function (among others) is accessed using the Control Panel Select Submenu key. Video Proc function is selected from the list of functions (submenu items)

When the Video Proc function submenu is selected, its related parameters are now displayed.

In this example, Color Gain (saturation) is adjusted using the control knob adjacent to

Color Gain

Figure 3-3 Remote Control Panel Setup of Example Video Proc Function

9822_3396B_3346B.JPG

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Operating Instructions Accessing the 9822 Card via Remote Control

Accessing the 9822 Card via Remote Control

Access the 9822 card using DashBoard™ or Cobalt® Remote Control Panel as described below.

Accessing the 9822 Card Using DashBoard™

1. On the computer connected to the frame LAN, open DashBoard™.

2. As shown be low, in the left side Basic View Tree locate the Network

Controller Card asso ci ated wi th th e fra me co ntain ing th e 9822 c ard t o be accessed (in this example, “MFC-8320-N SN: 00108053”).

DB_ACCESS1.PNG

3. As shown below, expand the tree to access the cards within the frame.

Click on the card to be accessed (in this example, “Slot 6: CDI-9822 RCVR21”).

9822_DB_ACCESS2A.PNG

As shown on the next page, when th e car d is access ed a DashBoa rd™ its function submenu screen showing tabs for each function is displayed. (The particular submenu screen displayed is the previously displayed screen from the last time the card was accessed by DashBoard™).

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3 Accessing the 9822 Card via Remote Control

Card Access/Navigation

Tree Pane

Card Info

Pane

Card Function Submenu

and Controls Pane

Accessing the 9822 Card Using a Cobalt® Remote Control Panel

Press the Select Device key and select a c ard as shown in the exampl e bel ow.

9822_3366_3392.JPG

This display shows the list order number of the device that is ready for selection

This display shows the devices assigned to the Control Panel.

• Rotate any knob to select from the list of devices. The device selected using a knob is displayed with a reversed background (in this example,

“1 9822 - Receiver 21 Input Processing”).

• Directly enter a device by entering its list number using the numeric keypad, and

then pressing Enter or pressing in any knob).

9822_DB_ACCESS3A3.PNG

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Operating Instructions Checking 9822 Card Information

Checking 9822 Card Information

The operating st atus and s oftwar e ver sion the 9 822 car d can be chec ked us ing DashBoard™ or the card edge control user interface. Figure 3-4 shows and describes the 9822 card i nformati on screen usi ng DashBoard™ a nd acces sing card information using the card edg e control user interfac e.

Note: Proper operating status in DashBoard™ is denoted by green icons for the sta-

tus indicators shown in Figure 3-4. Yellow or red icons respectively indicate an alert or failure condition. Refer to Troubleshooting (p. 3-45) for corrective action.

The Tree View shows the cards seen by DashBoard™. In this example, Frame A is hosting a 9822 card in slot 6.

Software Release Number and Software Build Number

Refer to these numbers to check that documentation (such as this manual) matches the card’s Software Release Number and Software Build Number. Use these numbers also when communicating to Cobalt

regarding this card.

Power Consumption and Temperature Displays

This display shows the power consumed by the 9822 for both the +12V and -7.5V rails, as well as key device temperatures.

Status Displays

These displays show the status the signal being received by the 9822. Green Settings icon shows that any changes made on DashBoard™ are sucessfully saved on the card’s memory.

Figure 3-4 9822 Card Info Utility

9822_CARD_INFO.PNG

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3 Ancillary Data Line Number Locations and Ranges

Ancillary Data Line Number Locations and Ranges

Table 3-1 lists the default output video VANC line number locations for various ancillary data items processed or passed by the card.

Table 3-1 9822 Ancillary Data Line Number Locations/Ranges

Item Default Line No. / Range

AFD 12 (Note 2) ATC_VITC 12 (Note 2)

Metadata 13 (Note 2)

Dolby SDI VITC Waveform 14/16 (Note 2) Closed Captioning 21 (locked) Notes:

1. The card does not check for conflicts on a given line number. Make certain the selected line is available and carrying no other data.

2. While range indicated by drop-down list on GUI may allow a particular range of choices, the actual

range is automatically clamped (limited) to certain ranges to prevent inadvertent conflict with active picture area depending on video format. Limiting ranges for various output formats are as follows:

SD ATC_VITC = 12 Dolby Meta = 13 SD VITC

Waveform = 14/16 CC = 21

Card 1

SD ATC_VITC = 12 Dolby Meta = 13 SD VITC

Waveform = 14/16 CC = 21

Format Line Number Limiting

525i 12-19 625i 9-22

Because line number allocation is not standardized for all ancillary items, consideration should be given to all items when performing set-ups. Figure 3-5 shows an example of improper and corrected VANC allocation within a 525i5994 SD-SDI stream.

SD ATC_VITC = 12

AFD Insertion attempted usin g VANC line 12 (default)

AFD Insertion corrected to us e VANC line 18

AFD = 12

Dolby Meta = 13 SD VITC

Waveform = 14/16 CC = 21

Card n

SD ATC_VITC = 12

Dolby Meta = 13 SD VITC

Waveform = 14/16

AFD = 18

CC = 21

Conflict between fixed SDATC_VITC and added AFD both on VANC line 12

Conflict between fixed SD ATC_VITC on line 12 and AFD (now on line 18) resolved

Card 1

Card n

Figure 3-5 Example VANC Line Number Allocation Example

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Operating Instructions 9822 Function Submenu List and Descriptions

9822 Function Submenu List and Descriptions

Table 3-2 individually lists and describes each 9822 function submenu “tab” and its related list selections, co ntrols, and parameters . Where helpful, examples showing usage of a function are also provided. Table 3-2 is primarily based upon using DashBoard™ to access each function and its corresponding submenus and parameters.

Note: All numeric (scalar) parameters displayed on DashBoard™ can be changed

using the slider controls, arrows, or by numeric keypad entry in the corresponding numeric field. (When using numeric keypad entry, add a return after the entry to commit the entry.)

On DashBoard™ itself and in Table 3-2, the function submenu items are organized using tabs as shown below.

The table below provides a quick-reference to the page numbers where each function submenu item can be found.

Function Submenu Item Page Function Submenu Item Page

Audio Input Status Video Proc Scaler AFD Overlays Framesync Embedded Audio Group 1/2 Embedded Audio Group 3/4

3-10 3-11 3-12 3-15 3-19 3-23 3-27 3-30

Dolby Metadata Closed Captioning Timecode Tone Generator Audio Mixing Licensable Features Presets

3-32 3-33 3-34 3-37 3-37 3-42 3-42

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Displays signal status for the 16 embedded audio channels. Also provides global unity routing/parameter

Audio Input Status

control resets.

• Status Displays Individual signal status displays for embedded audio channels 1-16 as

•

• Embedded Unity Channel Selection Selects unity reset of Embedded Audio Group 1/2 and 3/4 controls and

follows:

• Not Present: Indicates embedded channel does not contain recognized audio PCM data.

Note: Channel displaying Not Present may still carry usable audio

data with Unlocked being displayed due to invalid headers.

• Present, Professional: Indicates embedded channel contains recognized pro audio PCM data.

• Present, Consumer: Indicates embedded channel contains audio PCM data other than pro 48 kHz (for example, S/PDIF).

• Present, Dolby E: Indicates embedded channel contains audio encoded with Dolby

• Present, Dolby Digital: Indicates embedded channel contains audio encoded with Dolby

Note:Dolby status displays shown to the left only occur for valid

Dolby The 9822 card does not perform Dolby

signal. Although the 9822 controls will appear to be usable for this signal tag, the signal is passed with 1-to-1 routing and all related gain and polarity controls set to unity .

re-establishes default 1-to-1 routing.

Applies embedded unity channel selection (as set in the above control). To apply the selection, click the Confirm button. When Confirm is clicked, a Confirm? pop-up appears, requesting confirmation.

• Click Yes to proceed with the unity reset.

• Click No to reject unity reset.

Following confirm, the destination channel controls are default reset as follows:

• Gain is to unity

• Phase control is set to Normal

• Channel is set to Unmuted

E data.

Digital data.

signals meeting SMPTE 337M standard.

processing on the

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Provides the following Video Proc parametr ic control s.

• Video Proc Video Proc (On/Off) provides master on/off control of all Video Proc

• Reset to Unity Reset to Unity provides unity reset control of all Video Proc functions.

• Luma Gain Adjusts gain percentage applied to Luma (Y channel).

functions.

• When set to Off, Video Proc is bypassed.

• When set to On, currently displayed parameter settings take effect.

When Confirm is clicked, a Confirm? pop-up appears, requesting confirmation.

• Click Yes to proceed with the unity reset.

• Click No to reject unity reset.

(0% to 200% range in 0.1% steps; unity = 100%)

Video Proc

• Luma Lift Adjusts lift applied to Luma (Y-channel). (-100% to 100% range in 0.1% steps; null = 0.0%)

• Color Gain Adjusts gain percentage (saturation) applied to Chroma (C-channel).

(0% to 200% range in 0.1% steps; unity = 100%)

• Color Phase Adjusts phase angle applied to Chroma. (-360° to 360° range in 0.1° steps; null = 0°)

• Gang Luma and Color Gain When set to On, changing either the Color Gain or Luma Gain controls

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increases or decreases both the Video and Chroma levels by equal amounts.

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Provides video format down-conversions and aspect ratio controls.

Note: Scaling and/or format conversion removes Dolby

and needs to be preserved, use the Dolby Metadata function tab to preserve and re-apply the metadata on the output SDI. Refer to Dolby Metad ata function on page 3-32 for more information.

• Scaler enable Enables or bypasses Scaler function as follows:

metadata and A TC packets (if present). If Dolby® metadata is present

• Enabled: Provides Scaler functions for the received video input.

• Bypassed: Received video input bypasses the Scaler functions.

Scaler

Scaler Video Form at Conversions

Scaler Video Format Down-Conversions

When set to Scaler enabled, the scaler provides the NTSC or PAL SD-SDI down-conversions for various input formats as listed below.

Input

Format

525i 59.94 525i 59.94 720p 50 625i 50 720p 24 X 1080i 50 625i 50 1080p 24 X 625i 50 625i 50 720p 30 X 720p 23.98 525i 59.94 1080p 30 X 1080p 23.98 525i 59.94 720p 60 X 720p 29.97 525i 59.94 1080i 60 X 1080p 29.97 525i 59.94 1080PsF 24 X 720p 59.94 525i 59.94 720p 25 625i 50 1080i 59.94 525i 59.94 1080p 25 625i 50 1080PsF 23.98 525i 59.94

Notes:1. “X” denotes conversions not available or invalid conversions.

Output (NTSC/

PAL)

2. Interlaced formats rates listed are field rates. Progressive format rates listed are frame rates.

3. “NTSC” and “PAL” in this manual respectively denote 525i5994 and 625i50 SDI, and are not meant to denote in any way NTSC or PAL analog formats.

Input

Format

SD Output (NTSC/

PAL)

Input

Format

SD Output (NTSC/

PAL)

Input

Format

SD Output (NTSC/

PAL)

Input

Format

Output (NTSC/

PAL)

Note: HD: controls described below affect HD inputs; SD: controls described below affect SD inputs.

• Current Input Format Di splays the input format of the video currently being received by the 9822 (for example, 1080p at 29.97 Hz frame rate as shown here).

Note: Rates displayed for progressive formats are frame rates; rates

displayed for interlaced formats are field rates.

Current Input Format

• Current Output Format Displays the currently selected output format of the video currently being processed by the 9822 (for example, 525i SD at 59.94 Hz field rate as shown here). The output format displayed is the output present on the card’s SDI OUT BNC connectors.

Current Output Format

Note: Rates displayed for progressive formats are frame rates; rates

displayed for interlaced formats are field rates.

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Scaler Video Format Conversions

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• HD: Aspect Ratio Conversion Selects between the standard preset Aspect Ratio Conversions (ARC)

• HD: User-defined aspect ratio (Horizo ntal) and (Vertical) controls adjust horizontal and vertical zoom

Note: HD: controls described below affect HD inputs; SD: controls described below affect SD inputs.

• HD: Top line s uppression Selects the number of lines suppressed at the beginning of video. In this

shown here, as well as User Defined and Follow AFD Settings.

• User Defined settings allow custom user-defined H and V aspect ratio control.

• Follow AFD Settings sets the output aspect ratio to track with an existing incoming AFD code received on the input SDI video.

percentage. Settings less than (<) 100% provide zoom-out; settings greater than (>) 100% provide zoom-in.

(50% to 200% range in 0.1% steps; null = 100.0)

manner, the image is scaled proportionally to replace the top few lines suppressed using this control. Using this control can hide unwanted closed caption or timecode data.

(Range is 0 thru 10 lines.)

• SD: Aspect Ratio Conversion Selects between the standard preset Aspect Ratio Conversions (ARC)

• SD: User-defined aspect ratio (Horizontal) and (Vertical) controls adjust horizontal and vertical zoom

shown here, as well as User Defined and Follow AFD Settings.

• User Defined settings allow custom user-defined H and V aspect ratio control.

• Follow AFD Settings sets the output aspect ratio to track with an existing incoming AFD code received on the input SDI video.

percentage. Settings less than (<) 100% provide zoom-out; settings greater than (>) 100% provide zoom-in.

(50% to 200% range in 0.1% steps; null = 100.0)

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Scaler Video Format Conversions

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• SD: Top line suppression Selects the number of lines suppressed at the beginning of video. In this manner, the image is scaled proportionally to replace the top few lines suppressed using this control. Using this control can hide unwanted closed caption or timecode data.

(Range is 0 thru 10 lines.)

SD: Top line suppression

• Detail Enhancement Controls

Note: Detail enhancement controls apply to both SD

and HD inputs.

• S h arpness Level Control Adjusts the aggressiveness of sharpening applied to MPEG video.

• S h arpness Threshold Control Adjusts the point at which sharpening rules become active. Data below

• Noise Reduction Control Adjusts the amount of statistical low-pass filtering applied to the data.

Sharpness Level, Threshold, and Noise Reduction controls (individually described below) which can be used to tailor output video sharpness per program material and aesthetic preferences.

Optimum setting results in overall perception of increased sharpness, while avoiding pattern noise artifacts.

(Range is 0 thru 255)

the threshold setting is passed unaffected. Higher settings allow for a more subtle sharpness enhancement

(especially with content showing motion). Lower settings allow more content in general to be acted upon by the enhancement process.

(Range is 0 thru 255)

Using this control, regular pattern noise artifacts from the sharpening process can be reduced, resulting in subjectively smoother raster backgrounds and detail boundaries.

(Range is 0 thru 63)

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Allows assignment of AFD (Active Format Description) codes to the SDI output video, and allows unique ARC

AFD

Without AFD

settings to be applied for each AFD code. When an appropriate AFD code is received by this card,

this function can be used to apply the AFD-directed re-aspecting, resulting in a properly scaled and cropped image area on 4:3 displays.

1080i Video Signal with 4:3 uncorrected signal

NTSC-Coded

image on 16:9

display shows

letterbox cropping

With AFD

1080i Video Signal with 4:3 uncorrected signal and 0011 AFD code

NTSC-Coded image on 16:9 display shows

letterbox cropping

9822 with 0011

AFD Code

Received and

Applied

Down-Conversion

to 4:3

Uncorrected

down-conversion

results in letterbox

visible on scaled image

Down-Conversion

to 4:3

AFD Corrected

down-conversion

results in properly

cropped image area

on 4:3 display

NTSC-Coded (4:3) 525i Video Signal

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• Incoming AFD Displays incoming AFD setting as follows:

• If AFD code is present, one of the 1 1, four-bit AFD codes is displayed (as shown in the example to the left). Also displayed is the VANC line number of the incoming AFD code.

• I f no AFD setting is present in the video signal, No AFD Present is displayed.

AFD

• 16:9 Controls Individual user (custom) H Zoom, V Zoom, and AFD Output Code tools for the following 12 AFD codes/formats suited for 16:9 sources:

AFD Code

•

1: AFD codes numbering and definitions conform to SMPTE 2016-1-2007. 2: Image Prot ecte d impl ies pictu re cont ent that must not be cropped by

(1)

Description AFD Code

– No code present 1001 4:3 (center)

0000 Undefined 1010

0010 Full frame 10 11 14:9 (center)

0011 4:3 (center) 1101

0100

1000 Full frame 1111

conversion processes or display devices. Alternate center formats may have protected center areas, with areas outside of the protected area not containing mandatory content. Refer to SMPTE 2016-1-2007 for more information if needed.

Box > 16:9

(center)

1110

(1)

4:3 (with alternate

16:9 (with alternate

14:9 center)

16:9 (with alternate

4:3 center)

Description

16:9 (image

protected)

14:9 center )

(2)

• 4:3 Controls Individual user (custom) H Zoom, V Zoom, and AFD Output Code tools for the following 12 AFD codes/formats suited for 4:3 sources:

AFD Code

•

1: AFD codes numbering and definitions conform to SMPTE 2016-1-2007. 2: Image Protected implies picture content that must not be cropped by

(1)

Description AFD Code

– No code present 1001 Full frame 0000 Undefined 1010 16:9 (cen ter ) 0010 Box 16:9 (to p) 1011 14 :9 (cen ter ) 0011 Box 14:9 (top) 1101 4:3 (with alternate

0100 Box > 16:9

1000 Full frame 1111 16:9 (with alternate

(center)

(1)

1110 16:9 (with alternate

Description

14:9 center)

14:9 center )

4:3 center)

(2)

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• H Zoom and V Zoom Controls Individual H Zoom and V Zoom controls for each of the 12 AFD code

• AFD Output Code Twelve drop-down lists that allow assignment of AFD codes to the 12

choices for both 4:3 and 16:9 coded input frames described above allow adjustment of horizontal and vertical zoom percentage for each AFD code.

(50% to 200% range in 0.1% steps) Note: To apply H and V settings for a given AFD code using this card,

Scaler Aspect Ratio Conversion must be set to Follow AFD

Settings.

Note: Default zoom percentages use the following rules:

• The default zoom percentages displayed when this function is accessed are the default percentages corresponding to the respective AFD standard ratio definitions (for example, default horizontal and vertical zoom percentages for 4:3 ratios are correspondingly 133% and 100%, yielding a 4:3 aspect ratio). In these cases, the null values for this definition are the default values shown.

• In cases where a different aspect ratio is to be used for a given

received aspect ratio, the default ratio displayed is the null value that results (assuming no H or V zoom modification). For example, for a 16:9 signal and settings set for a 1111 (15) AFD code (“16:9 with 4:3 protected image”), the respective displayed default H and V zoom settings of 100% and 75% protect the Protected Image Area.

individual H Zoom and V Zoom tools described above. Note: • The default AFD codes displayed when this function is accessed

show the SMPTE AFD code most closely reflecting the aspect ratio when the corresponding default settings are applied.

• An AFD Output Code setting has no effect on aspect on ARC performed by this card; it merely applies a selected AFD code to the output video.

•

In this example, if a “0011” AFD code is received, the entered

H Zoom and V Zoom values corresponding to AFD code 0011 are applied to the image (133.0% and 100.0%, respectively, in this example). The H Zoom and V Zoom values for any AFD code can be changed as desired. When the card Scaler Aspect Ratio Conversion is set to Follow AFD Settings, the H and V zoom values set here are applied to the output video.

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In this example, with the AFD Output Code drop-down set to 1000, if a 0011 code is received on the input, an AFD code of 1000 is ouputted by the card. (Note that the assigned output code has no effect on ARC performed within this card.)

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• Output Line Allows selecting the line location of the AFD data within the video signal

• Restore Defaults Restore Defaults provides default restore of all user settings described in

Ancillary Data space. (Range is 9 thru 41; default is line #12.) Note: • Although the output line drop-down will allow any choice within the

9 thru 41 range, the actual range is automatically clamped (limited) to certain ranges to prevent inadvertent conflict with active picture area depending on video format. See Ancillary Data Line Number Locations and Ranges (p. 3-8) for more information.

• The card does not check for conflicts on a given line number. Make certain the selected line is available and carrying no other data.

the remainder of the AFD function description. When Confirm is clicked, a Confirm? pop-up appears, requesting

confirmation.

• Click Yes to proceed with restore defaults.

• Click No to reject restore defaults.

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Allows Safe Action and/or Safe Title overlays to be added to the image. The overlays can be used to identify safe action and safe title areas within the image.

Note: Overlay markers using this function are for setup only. When enabled, these markers are embedded in the SDI video

output signal and may appear in the image. Use this function only on preview video and not on-air video. Make certain any overlay tools are turned off when done.

Note: Multiple overlay markers described below can be simultaneously enabled as desired.

• Safe Action Area

When enabled (On), turns on the Safe Action Area overlay.

Overlays

OVERLAY_SAFACT1.0.PNG

When enabled (On), outline shows Safe Action Area boundary. Color of boundary is selected using Color drop-down list.

• Safe Title Area When enabled (On), turns on the Safe Title Area overlay.

OVERLAY_SAFTLE1.0.PNG

When enabled (On), outline shows Safe Title Area boundary. Color of boundary is selected using Color drop-down list.

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• Safe Action/Title Area Color Selects the Safe Action and Safe Title overlay color from choices shown

• 0.75H Safe Action Area When enabled (On), turns on the 0.75H Safe Action Area overlay that

to the left.

shows the 4:3 safe area on a 16:9 image (i.e., the resulting safe area when the image is converted to 4:3).

OVERLAY_SAFACT_NORMW075.PNG

Outline shows 0.75H Safe Action Area boundary. Color of boundary is selected using Color drop-down list.

Note: If 0.75H (Pillar Box) is selected using the Aspect Ratio Conversion

tool in the Scaler function, and Overlays Follow ARC is selected for this function, the overlays will be additionally reduced 0.75H beyond the standard 4:3 safe areas

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• 0.75H Safe Title Area When enabled (On), turns on the 0.75H Safe Title Area overlay that

• 0.75H Safe Action/Title Area Color Selects the 0.75H Safe Action and 0.75H Safe Title overlay color from

shows the 4:3 safe title area on a 16:9 image (i.e., resulting safe title area when the image is converted to 4:3).

OVERLAY_SAFTLENORMW075.PNG

Outline shows 0.75H Safe Title Area boundary. Color of boundary is selected using Color drop-down list.

Note: If 0.75H (Pillar Box) is selected using the Aspect Ratio Conversion

tool in the Scaler function, and Overlays Follow ARC is selected for this function, the overlays will be additionally reduced 0.75H beyond the standard 4:3 safe areas

choices shown to the left.

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• Center Cross When enabled (On), turns on the Center Cross overlay.

OVERLAY_CTRX.PNG

Color of marker is selected using Color drop-down list.

• Center Cross Color Selects the Center Cross overlay color from choices shown to the left.

• Overlays Follow ARC When enabled (On), overlays are resized along with the image in

accordance with any ARC settings. Note: This choice functions only when a zoom-out is applied (settings

less than 100%).

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Provides video Frame Sync offset and audio re-sync

Framesync

• Framesync Enable Disables the Frame Sync function, or selects from choices below.

tools.

• Off: Disables Frame Sync function; output video timing matches the input video timing.

• Reference 1: Allows Frame Sync function to use external Reference 1 as the reference standard.

• Reference 2: Allows Frame Sync function to use external Reference 2 as the reference standard.

Note: If Reference 1 or Reference 2 is selected and an

appropriate external reference is not received, the status portion of DashBoard™, indicating invalid frame sync

reference error. (Additionally, the card edge ERR indicator illuminates indicating the same.) External reference signals Reference 1 and Reference 2 are distributed to the card and other cards via a frame bus.

• Input Video: Uses the input video signal as the

reference standard.

Note: If Input Video is used for framesync, any timing instability

on the input video will result in corresponding instability on the output video.

indication appears in the Card Info

• Vertical Delay Control

• Horizontal Delay Control

When Framesync is enabled, sets vertical delay (in number of lines of output video/format) between the output video and the frame sync reference.

(Range is -1124 thru 1124 lines.) Note: Lines refer to lines in the output video format, and not to the

reference format.

When Framesync is enabled, sets (in µsec of output video timing) horizontal delay between the output video and the frame sync reference.

(Range is -64.000 thru 64.000 µsec) Note: When an external framesync reference is used, the card will not

produce a framesync reset until the variance between framesync reference and output video exceeds ± 2 clock periods. Therefore, a framesync reset will not result if offsets within this window are applied.

To apply an offset/framesync reset within this window, first apply a relatively large offset, then apply the target smaller offset.

Example: T o apply a 1-period offset, first apply a 10-period positive offset and then apply a 9-period negative offset. This results in the target 1-period offset being applied to the output video.

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• Minimum Latency Contro l

Minimum Latency Frames Control

• Audio Hard Resync Threshold Control Sets threshold at which hard resync is applied if audio-video offset

With offset less than selected hard resync threshold, resync is progressively applied in many small steps to provide a seamless, glitch-free retiming. After the successive steps, the audio is synchronized with the video (in this example, 40 msec). (Progressive correction is applied at 1 msec/sec appr. rate.)

When Framesync is enabled, specifies the smallest amount of latency allowed by the frame sync (latency measurement in output video frames). The frame sync will not output a frame unless the specified number of frames are captured in the buffer. The operational latency of the frame

sync is always between the specified minimum latency and minimum latency plus one fra m e (not one field).

(Maximum range is 0 to 32.) Note: Due to card memory limits, the maximum available Minimum

Latency Frames is related to the output video format selected. For example, with a 525i59.94 output, the practical maximum limit is 13.

When using this control, be sure to check the Framesync Status display as follows:

• Latency frames selection within limits.

• Latency frames selection exceeds limits.

exceeds threshold (see below). Hard resync provides fastest snyc-up suitable for off-air manipulation. Conversely, a threshold setting high enough to accommodate normal on-air offsets allows on-air resync that is glitch-free.

(Range is 1.5 to 13.0 frames in 0.1 frame increments)

Video:

40 msec

Video:

40 msec

With offset greater than selected hard resync threshold, resync is immediately applied.

Audio:

240 msec

In this example, initial offset of 200 msec (appr. 6 frames) is below 9 frame threshold and results in soft resync being progressively applied.

Audio:

440 msec

In this example, initial offset of 400 msec (appr. 12 frames) is

above 9 frame threshold and results in immediate hard resync.

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• Audio Offset Control Adds or reduces (offsets) audio delay from the matching video delay

• Current Audio Delay Display Displays the current input-to-output audio delay (in msec units) as well as

• Video Delay Display Displays the current input-to-output video delay (in msec units) as well as

(audio delay offset setting adds or removes delay in addition to any delay included by other actions). This control is useful for correcting lip sync problems when video and audio paths in the chain experience differing overall delays.

(-575.0 msec to 575.0 msec range; null = 0.0 msec) Note: Delay offset values of less than approximately 1 frame are

progressively applied by the card to provide a seamless, glitch-free retiming. However, delay off set values exceeding 1-1/2 f rames may result in a slight audio discontinuity at the moment when the offset is applied using this control if the Audio Hard Resync Threshold control is not at a setting greater than the delay offset.

To prevent this condition during an on-air manipulation, it is

recommended that the Audio Hard Resync Threshold control be set high enough such that expected delay offsets exceeding 1-1/2 frames are progressively applied.

Note: If using Audio Offset control to perform off-air corrections, it is

recommended to temporarily set the Audio Hard Resync Threshold control to its minimum setting, thereby allowing the offset to be assessed and corrected as fast as possible.

in terms of Frames/fractional frame (in number of lines).

• Framesync Status Display Displays the current framesync status as follows:

• Framesync status OK.

• Framesync Enable set to Off.

• Improper or missing framesync reference.

• Latency frames selection exceeds limits.

Note: See Minimum Latency Frames Control (p. 3-24) for more

information about this message.

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• Loss of Input Signal Selection In the event of input video Loss of Signal (LOS), determines action to be

• Framesync LOS Freeze Color In the event of LOS with Freeze to Color enabled above, sets the image

• Custom Color Hue Adjusts raster hue (phase angle) for custom LOS color.

taken as follows:

• Disable Outputs: Disab le all outputs.

• Freeze Last Frame: Freeze image to last good frame (last frame

having valid SAV and EAV codes).

• Freeze to Color: Freeze image to a color raster (as selected using Framesync LOS Freeze Color control).

raster color from choices shown to the left.

(-360° to 360° range in 0.1° steps; null = 0°)

• Custom Color Saturation Adjusts raster saturation level for custom LOS color. (0% to 100% range in 0.1% steps)

• Custom Color Y Level Adjusts raster luma level for custom LOS color. (64 to 940 range)

• Reset Framesync

Reset Framesync

Resets the frame sync, clearing any buffered audio and video. When Confirm is clicked, a Confirm? pop-up appears, requesting

confirmation.

• Click Yes to reset the frame sync.

• Click No to reject rese t.

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Selects the audio source for each embedded audio channel 1 thru 8 (Embedded Audio Groups 1 and 2).

Embedded Audio Group 1/2

Also provides Gain, Phase Inver t, and Muting contr ol s for each channel.

The example above shows various Source selections and individual audio control settings for audio sources fed to the Destination channels

Embedded Ch 1 thru Embedded Ch 8 in Embedded

Audio Groups 1 and 2, with the resulting setup (right).

The source-to-destination correlation shown here is only an example; any of the sources on the left can connect to any of the destinations on the right, or

Embedded Channels 1 – 16

Embed Ch 12

Embed Ch 14

Embed Ch 10

Embed Ch 3

Embed Ch 5

–10 dB

–20 dB

–10 dB

10 dB

to Embedded Audio Groups 3 and 4 (not shown here). Additional sources not shown here are also available. These are described on the following pages.

The controls shown here are

Downmix L

Downmix R

–15 dB

–

–15 dB

TG1

-15 dB

described in detail on the following pages.

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Embedded

Audio Group 1

CH1

CH2

CH3

CH4

CH5

CH6

CH7

CH8

Embedded

Audio Group 2

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• SD Audio Depth Allows option of using 24-bit audio data structure per SMPTE 272M,

• Group Enable When enabled (On), enables the embedding of the corresponding

§3.10.

Note: • If 24-bit depth is desired, make certain downstream equipment is

compatible with 24-bit SD audio data.

• Depth control setting applied here affects both Embedded Audio Group 1/2 and 3/4.

embedded audio group (Embedded Audio Group 1 or Embedded Audio Group 2).

• Embedded Audio Group 1 consists of embedded channels 1 thru 4.

• Embedded Audio Group 2 consists of embedded channels 5 thru 8.

Two Group Enable buttons correspondingly enable or disable Embedded Audio Group 1 and Embedded Audio Group 2.

Disabling a group removes the entire group of embedded audio channels while preserving the settings of the channels belonging to the group.

Note: • Embedded Ch 2 thru Embedded Ch 8 have controls identical to the Source, Gain, Mute, and Phase controls

described here for Embedded Ch 1 . Therefore, only the Embedded Ch 1 controls are shown here.

• For each channel, its source and destination should be considered and appropriately set. Unused destination channels should be set to the Silence selection.

• Embedded Channel Source Using the Source drop-down list, selects the audio input source to be embedded in the corresponding embedded channel from the choices described below.

• Embedded Ch 1 thru Ch 16 as Source Embed Ch 1 thru Embed Ch 16 range in Source drop-down list enables

•

• Do wn Mix Left or Right as Source Down Mix Left and Down Mix Right selections in Source drop-down list

an embedded channel (Ch 1 thru Ch 16) to be the source for the selected destination Embedded Audio Group channel.

(In this example, Embed Ch 1 (embedded Ch 1) is the source for destination Embedded Ch 1)

allow either downmixer left or right channel to be the source for the selected destination Embedded Audio Group channel.

(In this example, the Down Mix Left channel is the source for destination Embedded Ch 1)

Note: Down Mix Left and Down Mix Right channels are a stereo pair

derived from the L, R, C, Ls, and Rs channel inputs selected using the Audio Mixing function. The stereo pair consists of basic L/R PCM signals with no additional encoded information.

Refer to Audio Mixing function description on page 3-37 for more information.

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• Mono Mix as Source Mono selection in Source drop-down list allows mono mix content to be

• Tone Generator 1 thru 4 as Source Tone Gener a tor 1 thru Tone Generator 4 range in Source drop-down list

• Silence (Mute) as Source Silence selection in Source drop-down list mutes the selected destination

• Gain (dB) Control Adjusts relative gain (in dB) applied to the corresponding destination

the source for the selected destination Embedded Audio Group channel. (In this example, the mono content is the source for destination

Embedded Ch 1)

Note: Mono mix content is set up using Mono Mixer Selection in the

Audio Mixing function). Refer to Audio Mixing function

description on page 3-37 for more information.

enables one of four tone generators (Tone 1 thru Tone 4) to be the source for the selected destination Embedded Audio Group channel.

(In this example, Tone 1 (tone generator 1) is the source for destination Embedded Ch 1)

Note: Tone generator frequencies can be independently set for the four

tone generator sources. Refer to Tone Ge ne r a tor function description on page 3-37 for

more information.

Embedded Audio Group channel. Use this setting for unused

destination channels.

(In this example, silence (muting) is applied to Embedded Ch 1)

Embedded Audio Group channel. (-80 to +40 dB range in 0.1 dB steps; unity = 0.0 dB)

• Mute Control Allows pushbutton On/Off channel muting while saving all other settings.

• Phase Control Selects between Normal and Invert phase (relative to source original

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phase) for the destination Embedded Audio Group channel.

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Selects the audio source for each embedded audio channel 9 thru 16 (Embedded Audio Groups 3 and 4).

Embedded Audio Group 3/4

Also provides Gain, Phase Invert, and Muting controls for each channel.

Embedded

Audio Group 3

CH9

CH10

CH11

CH12

CH13

CH14

CH15

CH16

Embedded

Audio Group 4

The example above shows various Source selections and individual audio control settings for audio sources fed to the Destination channels

Embedded Ch 9 thru Embedded Ch 16 in Embedded

Audio Groups 3 and 4, with the resulting setup (right).

The source-to-destination correlation shown here is only an example; any of the sources on the left can connect to any of the destinations on the right, or to Embedded Audio Groups 1 and 2. Additional sources not shown here are also available.

Embedded Channels 1 – 16

Embed Ch 1 Embed Ch 3

Embed Ch 5

Downmix L

Downmix R

15 dB

10 dB

Silence

0 dB

TG2

–20 dB

Silence

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• SD Audio Depth Allows option of using 24-bit audio data structure per SMPTE 272M,

• Group Enable When enabled (On), enables the embedding of the corresponding

§3.10 (default is 20-bit per SMPTE 272M, §3.5).

Note: • If 24-bit depth is desired, make certain downstream equipment is

compatible with 24-bit SD audio data.

• Depth control setting applied here affects both Embedded Audio Group 1/2 and 3/4.

embedded audio group (Embedded Audio Group 3 or Embedded Audio Group 4).

• Embedded Audio Group 3 consists of embedded channels 9 thru 12.

• Embedded Audio Group 4 consists of embedded channels 13

thru 16.

Two Group Enable buttons correspondingly enable or disable Embedded Audio Group 3 and Embedded Audio Group 4.

Disabling a group removes the entire group of embedded audio channels while preserving the settings of the channels belonging to the group.

Note: • Embedded Ch 9 thru Embedded Ch 16 have controls that are identical to the Source, Gain, Mute, and Phase controls

described for Embedded Ch 1. Refer to Embedded Audio Group 1/2 on page 3-27 for descriptions of these controls.

• For each channel, its source and destination should be considered and appropriately set. Unused destination channels should be set to the Silence selection.

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Extracts a n d pr es er ve s Do lb y® metadata from the input SDI, and in turn allows the metadata to be re-inserted in

Dolby Metadata

the output SDI. This allows scaling and/or format conversions without losing Dolby

metadata.

• Metadata Embedding Metadata Embedding (On/Off) controls SMPTE 2020-1 metadata

• Metadata Output Line

• VBI Metadata Removal VBI Metadata Removal (On/Off) allows metadata to be removed (On)

embedding in the SDI video output.

• W hen set to On, metadata is extracted from the SDI input video, buffered, and re-directed to the output SDI video.

• W hen set to Off, metadata is not embedded in the output SDI video.

Allows selection of SMPTE 2020-1 metadata space for re-inserted Dolby

(Range is 9 thru 41; default is line #13.) Note: • Although the output line drop-down will allow any choice within the

• The card does not check for conflicts on a given line number. Make certain the selected line is available and carrying no other data.

even if the Scaler is not enabled. (This control is default set to Off, with metadata being passed when Scaler is disabled)

Note: When the Scaler is enabled, Dolby metadata is automatically

removed. Set the Metadata Embedding control to On to re-insert metadata as described above.

metadata.

line location within the VANC

Note: The Metadata Output Source button in DashBoard™ is locked to Input Video for this card. With this function enabled,

the extracted metadata is always available in the SDI video output and on cards equipped with an appropriate Rear I/O Module having a Dolby

metadata RS-485 connector.

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Provides support for closed captioning setup.

Note: When receiving HD-SDI, both CEA 608 and CEA 708 are supported, with CEA 608 and CEA 708 (containing CEA 608

packets) converted to line 21 closed captioning on outputs down-converted to SD.

• Closed Captioning On/Off Turns on or turns off waveform-based line 21 Cl osed Captioning output for

• Closed Cap t i oning Input Status Displays incoming Closed Captioning status as follows:

SD down-conversions. Note: • Closed captioning control is intended for SD down-conversion

only. If an HD input is to be passed with the Scaler bypassed, make certain Closed Captioning is set to Off. If control is set to On, packet may be removed.

• Closed captioning line may contain active unintended data even if closed captioning is set to Off. If closed captioning is not to be used, it is recommended to use the Top Line Suppression control to eliminate the possibility of this unintended data from appearing in the active video area. (See Scaler tab SD: Top line suppression control on page 3-14 for more details.)

Closed Captioning

• If closed captioning is present, a message similar to the example shown left is displayed. Also displayed is the VANC line number of the incoming closed captioning packet (or SD waveform-based VANC line number).

• If no closed captioning is present in the video signal, Not Present or Disabled is displayed.

Note: • Packet closed captioning status Captioning Rejected Due To

message can appear due to the items described below. The closed captioning function assesses cdp_identifier, cdp_frame_rate, ccdata_present, and caption_service_active items contained in the packet header to make the determinations listed below. Refer to CEA-708-B for more information.

Message Description

Unsupported Frame Rate Film rate closed-captioning

(either as pass-through or up/ down conversion) is not supported by the card.

Data Not Present Packet is marked from closed

No Data ID Packet from closed captioning

captioning source external to the card that no data is present.

source external to the card is not properly identified with 0x9669 as the first word of the header (unidentified packet).

• caption service is marked as inactive display indicates bit in packet from upstream source may inadvertently be set as inactive. In this case, closed captioning data (if present) is still processed and passed by the card as normal.

• The closed captioning function does not support PAL closed captioning standards.

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Provides timecode data extraction from various sources, and provides formatting and re-insertion

Timecode

Shown below is an example in which received 720p 2997 video is being converted to 525i 5994 SDI. To preserve and re-insert the timecode data, the following can be performed using the Timecode function. Each Timecode control is fully described on the pages that follow.

controls for inserting the timecode into the output video.

720p 2997

w/ ATC_LTC

w/ ATC_VITC

Noting that the incoming video contains ATC_LTC

9822

525ip 5994 w/ SD_VITC

and ATC_VITC timecode data (as shown in the status display), in this example the Source Priority drop-down lists is set to include ATC_VITC timecode data as the preferred choice. This extracts the selected timecode data from the incoming video.

Since ATC_VITC is the preferred choice and is available, the received ATC _VITC timecode data is selected and re-formatted as SDI VITC timecode data.

In this example, With SD VITC Waveform Insertion

set to Enabled, the SD VITC timecode data is placed on the output SDI video. In the example here, the line numbers are set to the default values.

720p SDI

w/ ATC_LTC

w/ ATC_VITC

SDI VITC

Detect/Extract

SDI ATC_VITC

Detect/Extract

Priority/

Select

Buffer/

Format

ATC_VITC

Timecode

Proc/Embed

SD VITC

Waveform

Timecode

Proc/Embed

525i SDI w/SD_VITC

SDI ATC_LTC Detect/Extract

Insert

Control

Number

Control

Line

SD_VITC Waveform Insertion = Enabled SD VITC1 = Line 14

SD VITC2 = Line 16

Note: ATC_VITC is locked to line 12.

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Audio LTC and RS-485 LTC controls described below only appear on cards with +LTC licensed optional

feature. This feature allows bidirectional conversion between VBI-based timecode and LTC timecode on audio and RS-485 interfaces.

• Timecode Source Status Displays Displays the current status and contents of the supported timecode

• Incoming ATC Packet Removal Control Enables or disables removal of existing input video ATC timecode packets

• Source Priority As described here, selects the priority assigned to each of the four

formats shown to the left.

• If a format is receiving timecode data, the current content (timecode running count and line number) is displayed.

• If a format is not receiving timecode data, Unlocked is displayed.

• If Audio LTC is being received, the timecode running count is

displayed.

• Audio LTC Source selects audio source to be used by card audio LTC function from Emb Ch 1 thru Ch 16.

Note: Audio LTC Source must be appropriately set for card to

receive and process audio LTC.

from the output. This allows removal of undesired existing timecodes from the output, resulting in a “clean slate” where only desired timecodes are then re-inserted into the output. (For example, if both SDI ATC_VITC and ATC_LTC are present on the input video, and only ATC_VITC is desired, using the Removal control will remove both timecodes from the output. The ATC_VITC timecode by itself can then be re-inserted on the output using the other controls discussed here.)

Note: When the Scaler is enabled, ATC packets are automatically

removed. The Timecode function must be used to re-insert the timecode data into the output video.

supported formats in the event the preferred source is unavailable. Each of the four Source Priority selection lists allows assignment of

source priority from the following choices:

Source Priority 1 thru Source Priority 4 select the preferred format to be used in descending order (i.e., Source Priority 2 selects the second-most preferred format, and so on).

• Offset Controls Allows the current timecode count to be advanced or delayed on the

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output video.

• Offset Advance or Delay selects offset advance or delay.

• Offset Field delays or advances or delays timecode by one field.

• Offset Frame delays or advances or delays timecode by up to 5

frames.

Note: Default settings are null, with both controls set at zero as shown.

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• Output Stat us Dis play Displays the current content and source being used for the timecode data

• VITC Waveform Output Line Selects the VITC1 and VITC2 line numbers (6 thru 22) where the VITC

as follows:

• O utput status OK (in this example, running timecode received from SDI VITC).

• Timecode not available due to lack of appropriate input timecode data on

enabled formats.

Note: Timecode output requires that source and priority are appropriately

selected (as described above in Source Priority). Also, video input must contain appropriate timecode data.

• Timecode Insertion button set to Disabled; output insertion disabled.

data is inserted. (The default is line #14/16.) Note: • Although the output line drop-down will allow any choice within the

• The card does not check for conflicts on a given line number. Make certain the selected line is available and carrying no other data.

• If only one output line is to be used, set both controls for the same line number.

• SD VITC Waveform Insertion Control Enables or disables VITC waveform timecode insertion into the SD-SDI

• SD ATC Insertion Con.trol For SD output, enables or disables SD ATC_VITC timecode insertion into

• ATC_VITC Legacy Support Control When enabled, accommodates equipment requiring ATC_VITC packet in

output stream.

the video stream. Note: SD ATC_VITC is locked to line 12. The card does not check for

conflicts on a given line number. Make certain this line i s available if SD ATC_VITC is to be used. See Ancillary Data Line Number Locations and Ranges (p. 3-8) for more information.

both fields as a “field 1” packet (non-toggling). Note: Non-toggling VITC1 and VITC2 packets do not conform to

SMPTE 12M-2-2008 preferences. As such, ATC_VITC Legacy Support should be enabled only if required by downstream equipment.

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Sets the test tone frequency for each of four tone

Tone Generator

generators (T one Generator 1 thru 4).

• Frequency Selection Lists Selects the frequency for each of the four tone generators. 18 discrete

•

sine wave frequencies are available, ranging from 50 Hz to 16 kHz (default frequency is 1.0 kHz).

Note: Unity-gain signal level is equivalent to -20 dBu.

Provides down-mix audio routing selections that multiplexes any five embedded audio channel sources

Audio Mixing

into a stereo pair (Down Mix Left and Down Mix Right), or selection o f a ny two audi o so urces to be mono-m i x ed to serve as a monaural source.

With an optional upmixer licensable feature activated, any normal PCM stereo pair can be fed to the upmixer to generate 5.1 surround sound audio which in turn can be applied to six user-selec table cha nnels .

• Down Mixer Selection S eparate drop-down lists for Left, Right, Center, Left Surround, and Right Surround inputs allow embedded channel audio source selection

for each of the five inputs as shown below.

•

The example below shows selection from various sources and the resulting stereo pair DM-L and DM-R. The two signals comprising the pair can be routed and processed the same as any other audio input source.

Embed Ch 1 - Ch 16

Emb Ch 9 Emb Ch 3 Emb Ch 6 Emb Ch 5

Emb Ch 11

Note: The stereo pair consists of basic L/R PCM signals with no

additional encoded information.

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Ls L C R Rs

DM-L

DM-R

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• Center Mix Ratio Control

• Surround Mix Ratio Control

Adjusts the attenuation ratio of center-channel content from 5-channel source that is re-applied as Lt and Rt content to the DM-L and DM-R stereo mix.

• Minimum attenuation setting (-0.0 dB) applies no ratiometric reduction. Center channel content is restored as in-phase center-channel content with no attenuation, making center-channel content more predominate in the overall mix.

• M aximum attenuation setting (-10.0 dB) applies a -10 dB ratiometric reduction of center-channel content. Center-channel content is restored as in-phase center-channel content at a -10 dB ratio relative to overall level, making center-channel content less predominate in the overall mix.

(0.0 dB to -10.0 dB range in 0.1 dB steps; default = -3 dB) Note: Default setting of -3.0 dB is recommended to maintain

center-channel predominance in downmix representative to that of the original source 5-channel mix.

Adjusts the attenuation ratio of surround-channel content from 5-channel source that is re-applied as Lo and Ro content to the DM-L and DM-R stereo mix.

• Minimum attenuation setting (-0.0 dB) applies no ratiometric reduction. Surround-channel content is restored with no attenuation, making Lo and Ro content more predominate in the overall mix.

• M aximum attenuation setting (-10.0 dB) applies a -10 dB ratiometric reduction of surround-channel content. Surround-channel content is restored at a -10 dB ratio relative to overall level, making surround-channel content less predominate in the overall mix.

(0.0 dB to -10.0 dB range in 0.1 dB steps; default = -3 dB) Note: Default setting of -3.0 dB is recommended to maintain

surround-channel predominance in downmix representative to that of the original source 5-channel mix.

• Mono Mixer Selection Separate drop-down lists for Left and Right inputs allow selected embedded or the DM-L / DM-R channels to provide an additional mono-mixed channel.

The resulting mono mix (Mono) is available as an audio source for any of the embedded output channels as shown below.

Emb Ch 1 - Ch 16

Emb Ch 12 Emb Ch 16

Note: Selection of any two channels for mono mixing in no way affects the

source channels themselves.

MONO

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Note: • 2.0-to-5.1 upmixer function is an optional licensable feature. This function and its controls appear only when a license

key is entered and activated. Refer to Licensable Features function description on page 3-42 for more information.

• Channel sources used by the upmixer are post-processed signals received from the Audio Routing/Gain Control function. When active, the channel selections made using this function are directly embedded in the output SDI. Refer to 2.0-to-5.1 Upmix Function (p. 1-12) in Chapter 1, “Introduction” for detailed functional description and signal flow.

• For any six channels selected for this function, the Left and Right channel selections always serve as the stereo input pair.

• 2.0-to-5.1 Up Mixer Selection Separate drop-down lists for Left, Right, Center, LFE, Left Surround, and Right Surround allow embedded channel stereo source selection, and embedded channel assignments for the six generated 5.1 channels.

•

The example below shows selection of embedded channels 1 and 2 as the received stereo source (Embed Ch1 and Ch 2 for Left and Right drop-down list selections in the Up Mixer Selection tool).

Using the setup shown in the example, when upmix is active the embedded channel 1/2 stereo pair is overwritten with the new stereo pair on channels 1/2. As selected in the example, the additional 5.1 channels C, LFE, Left Surround (Ls), and Right Surround (Rs) overwrite Emb Ch 3 – Ch 6, respectively.

Emb Ch 1 – Ch 16

Emb Ch 1 Emb Ch 2 Emb Ch 3 Emb Ch 4 Emb Ch 5 Emb Ch 6

L R

(C)

(LFE)

(Ls)

(Rs)

L – Emb Ch 1 R – Emb Ch 2 C – Emb Ch 3 LFE – Emb Ch 4 Ls – Emb Ch 5

Rs – Emb Ch 6

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• Up Mixer Mode Control Enables or bypasses upmixer as follows:

• Auto:Automatic enable/bypass of 5.1 upmix function as follows:

• If detected signal level on all four of the selected channels

designated as Center, LFE, Left Surround , and Right Surround are below the level threshold set using the 5.1 Detection Threshold control, upmixer overwrites all six selected channels with the new 5.1 content generated by the upmixer.

• If detected signal level on any of the four of the selected channels

designated as Center, LFE, Left Surround , and Right Surround is above the level threshold set using the 5.1 Detection Threshold control, upmixer is bypassed and the original channels pass unaffected.

• Always Upmix: Manual enable turns on upmixer and overwrites content on all six selected channels with new 5.1 content generated by the upmixer regardless of original signal level or content.

• Bypass: Manual disable bypasses the upmixer. When bypassed, the six embedded audio channels pass unaffected.

• Up Mixer Status Display Shows activity status of upmixer processing as follows:

• Auto Mode - Currently Upmixing: With upmixer enable set to Auto, indicates selected channels designated as Center, LFE, Left Surround, and Right Surround are clear for use (as described

above); upmixer is currently up-mixing received stereo pair and overwriting the six selected channels with new 5.1 upmix.

• Auto Mode - Currently Bypassed: With upmixer enable set to Auto, indicates selected channels designated as Center, LFE, Left Surround, and Right Surround have content (such as existing

original 5.1 or other content); upmixer is bypassed (disabled) and allows normal passage of six selected channels.

• Upmixing: Indicates upmixer is manually enabled (set to Always Upmix) and is currently up-mixing received stereo pair and overwriting the six selected channels with new 5.1 upmix.

• Bypassed: Indicates upmixer is manually disabled (set to Bypass) and is currently passing all selected channels unaffected.

• Auto Crossfade Speed Controls Individual controls select the relative crossfade transition speed between Upmix to Bypass (going to inactive; from 5.1 to 2.0) and Bypass to Upmix (going to active; from 2.0 to 5.1) when upmixer enable is set to Auto and the active threshold (as set by the 5.1 Detection Threshold control) is crossed in either direction.

To suit program material and production aesthetic preferences, several choices are available as shown to the left. Slower settings allow for a more gradual transition between modes, however with a longer interval before levels stabilize. Faster settings conversely allow for a smaller interval before levels stabilize, however with greater perceived abruptness.

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• 5.1 Detection Threshold Control Adjusts the threshold at which selected channels designated as C, LFE, Ls, and Rs are considered to have viable content, or at which signal levels can be considered insignificant when upmixer enable is set to Auto. Setting affects automatic enable/bypass of 5.1 upmix function as follows:

• If detected signal level on all four of the selected channels designated

as Center, LFE, Left Surround, and Right Surround are below the level threshold set using the 5.1 Detection Threshold control, upmixer allows overwrite of all six selected channels with the new 5.1 signal complement.

• If detected signal level on any of the four of the selected channels

designated as Center, LFE, Left Surround, and Right Surround is above the level threshold set using the 5.1 Detection Threshold control, upmixer is bypassed, thereby releasing the selected six channels and allowing the original channels to pass unaffected.

(Range is -150 dB to 0 dB in 0.1dB steps;

0 dB equivalent to +24 dBu=> 0 dBFS)

Typically, the 5.1 Detection Threshold control should be set to provide a usable threshold that maintains a threshold at which valid levels large enough over the threshold disable auto upmix when present ( , left),

- 20 dBFS

- 60 dBFS

Above Threshold

(Bypass)

Below Threshold

(Overwrite)

while nuisance levels considerably below the threshold ( , left) are rejected, allowing the upmixer to stay locked in the enabled mode and overwrite these signals with the new signals.

Optimum setting is dependent on program material general overall levels. A -60 dB setting is

recommended for material closely adhering to the SMPTE -20 dBFS Alignment level for normal material such as dialog.

• Center Width Control

Adjusts center channel content (in terms of percentage) applied to L and R channels.

• Minimum setting keeps all L+R (mono) content confined to center (C)

channel, with any center channel content removed from L and R channels.

• Higher settings progressively blend respective L and R mono content

back into L and R channels, with 100% setting resulting in center channel level going to zero and L/R channels becoming normal L/R channels containing some mono content.

(0% to 100% range in 0.1% steps; default = 0%)

• Surround Depth Control

Adjusts surround channel content (in terms of percentage) applied to Ls and Rs channels.

• Maximum setting results in greatest surround channel levels.

• Lower settings progressively diminish surround channel levels, with 0%

setting resulting in no Ls or Rs level, with Ls and Rs content progressively folded back into L and R, respectively.

(0% to 100% range in 0.1% steps; default = 100%)

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Licensable Features

This function allows activation of optional licensed

features.

Note: For card pre-ordered with licensed feature(s), the activation steps described below are not required; the feature will

already be installed activated. To order features and obtain a license key, contact Cobalt sales@cobaltdigital.com or at the contact information in Contact Cobalt Digital Inc. in Chapter 1, “Introduction”. Please provide the “SSN” number of your card (displayed in the Card Info pane) when contacting us for your key.

• License Feature and Key Entry window Activate licensable feature (2.0-to-5.1 Upmix) as described below.

1. Enter the feature key string in the Feature Key box. Press return or click outside of the box to acknowledge entry.

Note: Entry string is case sensitive. Do not enter any spaces.

2. In the DashBoard™ Card Info pane, wait for the feature identification to be shown for the card product number (for example, “-UM” appearing after the card part number) and Valid Key Entered to be displayed. This indicates the key was correctly entered and recognized by the card.

Note: If DashBoard™ card function submenu/control pane does not

re-appear, close the card and re-open it.

3. Click and confirm Reboot. When the card function submenu/control pane appears again, the licensable feature will be available.

Note: Applying the licensable feature and its reboot has no effect on

prior settings. All control settings and drop-down selections are retained.

sales at

Allows up to 16 card user set tin gs co nfi gur at ion pres et s to be saved in a Preset and then recalled (loaded) as

Presets

desired. All current settings (including list selections and scalar (numeric) control settings such as Gain, etc.) are saved when a Preset Save is invoked.

The Preset Name field and Preset Save button allow custom user setting configurations to be labeled and saved to a Preset for future use.

The Preset Load button and the Selected Preset drop-down list allow saved presets to be selected and loaded as desired. When a preset is loaded, it immediately becomes active with all user settings now automatically set as directed by the preset.

Saved presets can be uploaded to a computer for use with other same-model COMPASS™ cards.

Each of the items to the left are described in detail on the following pages.

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• Preset Save and Load • Preset Save stores all current card control settings to the currently

• Selected Preset Selected Preset 1 thru Selected Preset 16 range in drop-down list

•

selected preset. (For example, if Preset 1 is selected in the Selected Preset drop-down

list, clicking and confirming Preset Save will then save all current card control settings to Preset 1)

• Preset Load loads (applies) all card control settings defined by whatever preset (Preset 1 thru Preset 16) is currently selected in the Selected Preset drop-down list.

(For example, if Preset 3 is selected in the Selected Preset drop-down list, clicking and confirming Preset Load will then apply all card control settings defined in Preset 3)

The above buttons have a Confirm? pop-up that appears, requesting confirmation.

Note: Applying a change to a preset using the buttons described above

rewrites the previous preset contents with the invoked contents.

Make certain change is desired before confirming preset change.

selects one of 16 stored presets as ready for Save (being written to) or for

Load (being applied to the card). Note: The preset names shown to the left are the default (unnamed)

preset names. All 16 presets in this case are loaded identically with the factory default settings.

• Card Name Text entry field provides for optional entry of card name, function, etc. (as

• Reset Current Preset • Reset Current Preset resets all parameters (including preset custom

shown in this example). Note: Card name can be 31 ASCII characters maximum.

name entered) of the currently selected Preset (as displayed in the Selected Preset field) to factory default settings.

The button has a Confirm? pop-up that appears, requesting confirmation.

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Table 3-2 9822 Function Submenu List — continued

(continued)

• Preset Name With one of 16 presets selected, provides for entry of custom name for the

• Download Presets Download Presets allows all 16 presets to be stored to a specified location

Download a presets file to a computer on the card’s DashBoard network to save presets. Preset files stored on a computer can then be uploaded back to the card.

Note also that a presets file can also be uploaded to other same-model COMPASS using a single card can be easily applied to other same-model cards without repeating the setup work on the other cards.

Download (save) card presets to a network computer by clicking

Download Presets – Save

at the bottom of the Presets page.

Browse to a desired save location (in this example, My

Documents\Cobalt Presets).

The file can then be renamed if desired (RCVR21 Presets in this example) before saving.

preset (as shown in example below).

Entering text in Preset Name field (in this example, “RCVR21”) applies custom name to selected Preset (in this example, Preset 2)

Note: • Preset name can be seven ASCII characters maximum.

• The Preset ID number does not need to be entered; it is

added automatically.

on a network computer for use with other same-model COMPASS™ cards.

Refer to Cobalt Guide” (PN 9000RCS-RM) for instructions on using the Download Presets function.

reference guide “COMPASS™ Remote Control User

cards. In this manner, presets built up

Upload (open) card presets from a network

computer by clicking Upload at the bottom of DashBoard.

Browse to the location where the file was saved on the computer or drive (in this example,

My Documents\Cobalt Presets).

Select the desired file and click Open to load the file to the card.

To upload presets saved from one card to another same-model card, simply click Upload on the other same-model card’s DashBoard page and repeat the same steps here.

Note: • Preset transfer between card download and file

upload is on a group basis (i.e., individual presets cannot be downloaded or uploaded separately).

• After uploading a presets file, engagement of a desired preset is only assured by pressing the Preset Load button for a desired preset.

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Operating Instructions Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

This section provides general troubleshooting information and specific symptom/c orrective action for the 9822 card and its remote control interface. The 9822 card requires no periodic maintenance in its normal operation; if any error indication (as described in this section) occurs, use this section to correct the condition.

Error and Failure Indicator Overview

The 9822 card itself and its remote control systems all (to varying degrees) provide error and failure indications. Depending on how the 9822 card is being used (i.e, standalone or network controlled through DashBoard™ or a Remote Control Panel), check all available indications in the event of an error or failure condition.

The various 9822 card and remote control error and failure indicators are individually described below.

Note: The descriptions below provide general information for the various status and

error indicators. For specific failures, also use the appropriate subsection listed below.

• Basic Troubleshooting Checks (p. 3-49)

• 9822 Processing Error Troubleshooting (p. 3-50)

• Troubleshooting Network/Remote Control Errors (p. 3-52)

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9822 Card Edge Status/Error Indicators and Display

Figure 3-6 shows and describes the 9822 card edge status indicators and display. These indicators and the display show status and error conditions relating to the card itself and remote (network) communications (where applicable). Because these indicators are part of the card itself and require no external interface, the indicators are particularly useful in the event of communications problems with external devices such as network remote control de vices.

4-Character Alphanumeric Display

RMT

REF

ERR

1080

720

625

525

9822

Status/Error

Indicators

Input Format

Indicators

Item Function

Alphanumeric Display

RMT LED Blue LED flashes when 9822 is receiving control message from remote network control (e.g., DashBoard™

REF LED Blue LED illuminates indicating 9822 is receiving valid reference when set up for framesync operation. ERR LED Red LED illuminates when 9822 unable to lock to framesync, or unable to lock to input standard. Input Format

LEDs

Displays 4-digit alphanumeric code indicating status or errors as follows:

• E0XX: Video Errors

• E002: Video Acquiring Lock

• E1XX: Audio Errors

• E2XX: Frame Sync Errors

• E200: Reference is Incompatible with Input Video

• E201: Reference Standard is Invalid/No Reference Present

• E202: Reference Standard is 720p2398 (a reference standard not supported by the framesync)

• E203: Reference Standard is 720p2997 (a reference standard not supported by the framesync)

or Cobalt

Four blue LEDs indicate the input signal raster format being received and locked onto by the 9822 (1080, 720, 625, 525). Continuous cycling of the LEDs indicates the 9822 has not locked onto a particular format (as in the case of no signal input).

Remote Control Panel)

Figure 3-6 9822 Card Edge Status Indicators and Display

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DashBoard™ Status/Error Indicators and Displays

Figure 3-7 shows and describes the DashBoard™ status indicators and displays. These indicator icons and displays show status and error conditions relating to the 9822 card itself and remote (network) communications.

Indicator Icon or Display Error Description

Red indicator icon in Card Access/Navigation Tree pane shows card with Error condition (in this example, the Card Access/Navigation Tree pane shows a general error issued by the 9822 card in slot 8).

Specific errors are displayed in the Card Info pane (in this example “No connection to device” indicating 9822 card is not connecting to frame/LAN).

If the 9822 card is not connecting to the frame or LAN, all controls are grayed-out (as shown in the example here).

Gray indicator icon in Card Access/Navigation Tree pane shows card(s) are not being seen by DashBoard™ due to lack of connection to frame LAN (in this example, both a 9822 card in slot 6 and the MFC-8320-N Network Controller Card for its frame in slot 0 are not being seen).

Yellow indicator icon in Card Access/Navigation Tree pane shows card with Alert condition (in this example, the Card Access/Navigation Tree pane shows a general alert issued by the MFC-8320-N Network Controller Card).

Clicking the card slot position in the Card Access/Navigation Tree (in this example Network Controller Card “Slot 0: MFC-8320-N”) opens the Card Info pane for the selected card. In this example, a “Fan Door Open” specific error is displayed.

Yellow indicator icon in 9822 Card Info pane shows error alert, along with cause for alert (in this example, the 9822 is receiving no video input, or a video input that is invalid for the card and/or its current settings).

Where available, error messages within a function submenu pane show highly specific information relating to detected errors (in this example, message shows an invalid or missing Framesync Enable reference selection).

Figure 3-7 DashBoard™ Status Indicator Icons and Displays

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Access the Card Inf o pane for a specif ic card by clicki ng the ca rd slot position in the Card Access/Navigation Tree pane (as shown in the example in Figure 3-8).

By clicking on “Slot 0: MFC-8320-N” in this example, Card Info is displayed for frame Network Controller Card

By clicking on “Slot 6: CDI-9822 RCVR21” in this example, Card Info is shown for 9822 card in slot 6

Status for selected card is shown here (in this example, connection OK and “Fan Door Open” alert)

Card general information is displayed in lower portion of Card Info pane

9822_TS_CARD_INFO_ACCESS.PNG

Status for selected card is shown here (in this example, all indications are OK)

Where applicable, additional status is displayed (as shown in this example)

9822_TS_CARD_INFO_ACCESS2.PNG

Figure 3-8 Selecting Specific Cards for Card Info Status Display

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Operating Instructions Troubleshooting

Basic Troubleshooting Checks

Failures of a general nature (affecting many cards and/or functions simultaneously), or gross inoperability errors are best addressed first by performing basic checks before proceeding further. Table 3-3 provides basic system checks that typically locate the source of most general problems. If required and applicable, perform further troubleshooting in accordance with the other troubleshooting tables in this section.

Table 3-3 Basic Troubleshooting Checks

Item Checks

Verify power presence and characteristics

Check Cable connection secureness and connecting points

Card seating within slots Make certain all cards are properly seated within its frame slot. (It is best to assure

Check status indicators and displays

Troubleshoot by substitution All cards within the frame can be hot-swapped, replacing a suspect card or module

• On both the frame Network Controll er Card and the 9822, i n all case s when pow er is being properly supplied there is always at least one indicator illuminated. Any card showing no illuminated indicators should be cause for concern.

• Check the Power Consumed indications for both the +12 V and -7.5 V supply rails for the 9822 card. This can be observed using the DashBoard™ Card Info pane, or using the card edge controls and indicators as shown in Figure 3-4 on page 3-7.

• If either of the rail supplies show no power being consumed, either the frame power supply, connections, or the 9822 card itself is defective.

• If either of the rail supplies show excessive power being consumed (see Technical Specifications (p. 1-17) in Chapter 1, “Introduction”), the 9822 card may be defective.

Make certain all ca ble conne ctions are fu lly secure (includin g coaxial cable att achment to cable ferrules on BNC connectors). Also, make certain all connecting points are as intended. Make certain the selected connecting points correlate to the intended card inputs and/or outputs. Cabling mistakes are especially easy to make when working with large I/O modules.

proper seating by ejecting the card and reseating it again.) On both DashBoard™ and the 9822 card edge indicators, red indications signify an

error condition. If a stat us indi cator si gnifie s an error, proceed to the following tables in this section for further action.

with a known-good item.

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9822 Processing Error Troubleshooting

Table 3-4 provides 9822 processing troubleshooting information. If the 9822 card exhibits any of the symptoms listed in Table 3-4, follow the troubleshooting instructions provided.

In the majority of cases, most errors are caused by simple errors where the 9822 is not appropriately set for the type of signal being received by the card.

Note: The error indications shown below are typical for the corresponding error con-

ditions listed. Other error indications not specified here may also be displayed on DashBoard™ and/or the 9822 card edge status indicators.

Note: Where errors are displayed on both the 9822 card and network remote con-

trols, the respective indicators and displays are individually described in this section.

Table 3-4 Troubleshooting Processing Errors by Symptom

Symptom Error/Condition Corrective Action

• DashBoard™ shows Video yellow icon and Input Invalid message in 9822 Card Info pane.

• Card edge Input Format LEDs show continuous cycling.

• DashBoard™ shows Frame Sync red icon and Reference

Invalid message in 9822 Card Info pane.

• Card edge red ERR indicator illuminated.

No video input present Make certain intended video source is

connected to appropriate 9822 card video input. Make certain BNC cable connections between frame Rear I/O Module for the card and signal source are OK.

Frame sync reference not properly selected or not being received

• If external frame sync reference is not intended to be used, make certain the Framesync Enable sele ct ion lis t is set to Off or Input Video as desired.

• If external frame sync reference is intended to be used, make certain selected external frame sync reference is active on frame sync card frame bus. (External reference signals Reference 1 and Reference 2 are distributed to the 9822 and other cards v ia a frame bus.) Refer to Framesync function submenu tab on page 3-23 for more information.

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Table 3-4 Troubleshooting Processing Errors by Symptom — continued

Symptom Error/Condition Corrective Action

DashBoard™ shows Framesync Status error

message in 9822 Framesync function submenu screen.

DashBoard™ shows Output Status error message in 9822

Timecode function submenu screen.

Video/audio synchronization or delay noted.

Ancillary data (closed captioni ng, timecode, Dolby

metadata,

AFD) not transferred through

9822.

Specified Minimum Latency Frames setting exceeds 9822 card buffer space for the

Reduce the Minimum Latency Frames setting as specified in the error message to correct the error.

selected output video format

Due to card memory limits, the maximum

Note:

available Minimum Latency Frames is related to the output video format.

For example, with a 525i 59.94 output, the practical maximum limit is 13.

Timecode not available due to lack of appropriate input timecode data

Timecode output requires that source and priority are appropriately selected. Also, video input must contain appropriate timecode data and framesync reference.

Refer to Timecode function submenu tab on page 3-34 for more information.

Source synchronization condition

Use the Audio Offset from Video control to compensate for video/audio delay.

Refer to Framesync function submenu tab on page 3-23 for more information.

• Control(s) not enabled • Make certain respective control is set to On or Enabled (as appropriate).

• VANC line number conflict

between two or more ancillary data items

• Make certain each ancillary data item to be passed is assigned a unique line number (see Ancillary Data Line Number Locations and Ranges on page 3-8).

Audio signal(s) do not route as expected.

Parameter control not available as expected.

• Embedded audio contains

E or Dolby Digital

Dolby encoded signal

• Upmixer inadvertently enabled (Upmixer Licensed Feature Only)

• When a valid Dolby

E or Dolby Digital signal (in accordance with SMPTE 337M) is detected on an emb edded audio s ignal, gain and polarity controls for the channel are bypassed (even though controls may appear to be functional). Gain and polarity controls are not available for this signal type.

Refer to Status displays in Audio Input Status function submenu tab on page 3-10 for more information.

• Make certain upmixer is set to Bypass if not intended for use.

Note: When manually enabled or set for

automatic enable with appropriate signal levels, upmixer overwrites selected channels with new data; same-channel output will no longer represent same-channel inputs for selected channels.

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Table 3-4 Troubleshooting Processing Errors by Symptom — continued

Symptom Error/Condition Corrective Action

Audio not processed or passed through card.

• Input audio of type that cannot be locked by 9822 card

• Enab le control not turned on • Group Enable button for Embedded Audio

• Dolby-encoded pair not

recognized by downstream devices/systems

Troubleshooting Network/Remote Control Errors

Refer to Cobalt® reference guide “COMPASS™ Remote Control User Guide” (PN 9000RCS-RM) for network/remote control troubleshooting information.

• Embedded audio must be nominal 48 kHz input.

Although the Status Displays in Audio

Note:

Input Status function submenu tab will

show audio formats other than “Present, Professional” as being locked (such as “Present, Consumer”), in any case the audio must be at nominal 48 kHz rate for lock and processing to occur.

Group 1/2 or Embedded Audio Group 3/4 function submenu must be turned on for sources to be embedded into respective embedded channels.

• If framesync is enabled and using Input Video as so urc e, Audio SRC must be set to Off to maintain integrity of Dolby pair for downstream devices.

In Case of Problems

Should any problem arise with this product that was not solved by the information in this section, please contact the Cobalt Digital Inc. Technical Support Department.

If required, a Return Material Authorization number (RMA) will be issued to you, as well as specific shipping instructions. If required, a temporary replacement item will be made available at a nominal charge. Any shipping costs incurred are the customer’s responsibility. All products shipped to you from Cobalt Digital Inc. will be shipped collect.

The Cobalt Digital Inc. Technical Support Department will continue to provide advice on any product manufactured by Cobalt Digital Inc., beyond the warranty period without charge, for the life of the product.

See Contact Cobalt Digital Inc. (p. 1-21) in Chapter 1, “Introduction“ for contact in formation.

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Cobalt Digital COMPASS 9822 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Overview

Chapter 1 Introduction

9822 Card Software Versions and this Manual

Cobalt Reference Guides

Manual Conventions

Safety Summary

9822 Functional Description

Technical Specifications

Warranty and Service Information

Contact Cobalt Digital Inc.

Chapter 2 Installation and Setup

Overview

Installing the 9822 Into a Frame Slot

Installing a Rear I/O Module

Setting Up 9822 Network Remote Control

Overview

Chapter 3 Operating Instructions

Control and Display Descriptions

Accessing the 9822 Card via Remote Control

Checking 9822 Card Information

Ancillary Data Line Number Locations and Ranges

9822 Function Submenu List and Descriptions

Audio Input Status

Video Proc

Scaler

Overlays

Framesync

Embedded Audio Group 1/2

Embedded Audio Group 3/4

Dolby Metadata

Closed Captioning

Timecode

Tone Generator

Audio Mixing

Licensable Features

Presets

Troubleshooting