Cobalt Networks 9011 User Manual

Cobalt Digital Inc.

9011

Standard Definition

Digital to Analog Converter

10-bit SDI to

9011-OM Version: 1.0

Analog Composite, Y/C,

RGB and Component

Owner’s Manual

9011 •••• Standard Definition D/A 10-bit SDI to Analog Composite, Y/C, RGB and Component Owner’s Manual

• Cobalt Part Number: 9011-OM

• Document Version: 1.0

• Printed in the United States.

• Last Author: KGM

• Printing Date: 04/01/08 9:44 AM

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

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

Notice

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

Trademarks

• is a registered trademark of Ross Video Limited.

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

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

is a registered trademark of Cobalt Digital Inc.

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Important Regulatory and Safety Notices

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

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

Symbol Meanings

Warning

Caution

Notice

ESD

Susceptibility

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

The symbol with the word “Warning” within the equipment manual indicates a

potentially hazardous situation, which if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.

The symbol with the word “Caution” within the equipment manual indicates a

potentially hazardous situation, which if not avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury. It may also be used to alert against unsafe practices.

The symbol with the word “Notice” within the equipment manual indicates a

situation, which if not avoided, may result in major or minor equipment damage or a situation which could place the equipment in a non-compliant operating state.

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

Important Safety Instructions

Caution

Warning

This product is intended to be a component product of the openGear to the openGear the proper installation and safe operation of the frame as well as it’s component products.

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

frame Owner’s Manual for important safety instructions regarding

frame. Refer

Warning

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

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

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

Environmental Information

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

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

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

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

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

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Contents

Introduction 6

In This Chapter...........................................................................................................................6

A Word of Thanks......................................................................................................................6

Overview....................................................................................................................................6

Features ......................................................................................................................................7

Software Version........................................................................................................................7

Functional Block Diagram .........................................................................................................8

Supported Audio and Video Formats.........................................................................................8

Documentation Terms................................................................................................................9

Installation and Setup 10

In This Chapter.........................................................................................................................10

Static Discharge .......................................................................................................................10

Unpacking ................................................................................................................................10

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

Rear Module Available for 9011..............................................................................................12

Board Installation.....................................................................................................................13

Card Control and Status ...........................................................................................................14

Color Framing..............................................................................................................7

Input and Output Video ...............................................................................................8

Card Control Switches...............................................................................................14

Card Status LEDs.......................................................................................................15

Reference Configuration and Termination.................................................................15

Factory Default Settings.............................................................................................15

Remote Control 16

In This Chapter.........................................................................................................................16

DashBoard Control System Software.......................................................................................16

Technical Specifications 17

Service Information 18

In This Chapter.........................................................................................................................18

Troubleshooting Checklist .......................................................................................................18

Warranty and Repair Policy.....................................................................................................19

Ordering Information 20

9011 and Related Products.......................................................................................................20

Notes:.........................................................................................................................21

Contact Cobalt Digital Inc........................................................................................................22

Visit us at the Cobalt Digital Inc. website. ...............................................................................22

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Introduction

In This Chapter

This chapter includes the following sections:

• A Word of Thanks

• Overview

• Functional Block Diagram

• Supported Video Formats

• Documentation Terms

A Word of Thanks

Congratulations on choosing the openGear

Composite, Y/C, RGB and Component. The 9011 is part of a full line of modular conversion gear for

broadcast TV environments. The Cobalt Digital openGear encoders, audio embedders and de-embedders, distribution amplifiers, format converters, and much more. Cobalt openGear well into the future.

9011 Standard Definition D/A 10-bit SDI to Analog

line includes video decoders and

modular conversion gear will meet your signal conversion needs now and

Should you have questions pertaining to the installation or operation of your 9011, please contact us at the numbers listed on the back cover of this manual. We are happy to help with any questions regarding this or any other openGear

card.

Overview

The 9011is a high quality standard definition digital to analog converter for converting 525/625 4:2:2 SDI signals to analog Composite, Y/C and Component signals (YPbPr or RGB). The 9011 autodetects the line input standard and outputs the corresponding NTSC or PAL standard. The user can configure the default PAL outputs to be PAL-B/D/G/H/I, PAL N or PAL 60 and NSTC M or N. Pedestal selection can be enabled or disabled for NTSC operation.

The 9011 can be externally configured to three different analog output configurations: all Composite, dual Composite with Y/C or Composite with Component. The 9011 supports four different Component output modes: BetaCam™, MII™, SMPTE/N10 and RGB. The encoding process is 10-bit with sample up-conversion from 4:2:2 to 8:8:8 (2x output mode) or 16:16:16 (4x output mode). Full user digital processing (proc.) controls are available to the end user for adjusting black level, Y Gain,

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Features

Saturation and Hue. Advanced controls include VBI Blanking, line by line VBI Pedestal control, extended filtering, DNR and Gamma configuration. All adjustments can be saved to non-volatile memory or Factory defaults can be restored. A De-jitter VCXO is included to reduce input jitter from high frequencies down to 2Hz.

The 9011 has four reclocked digital output copies of the input SDI signal or three when the Genlock input is used, and one BNC reserved for Black Burst input. The user must adjust the SDI source’s HPhase for horizontal sync alignment. A full 360 degrees of SCH phase is user adjustable on the 9011.

The input and outputs of the 9011 are the following:

Inputs:

 One 10-bit SD-SDI video input  One black burst reference input for color framing purposes

Outputs:

 Four reclocked SD-SDI video outputs  Four analog SD video outputs

Color Framing

Although an SD-SDI signal carries more information than a composite signal, it does not properly encode the SCH (Sub-Carrier to Horizontal) phase of the original composite signal. SCH phase is a measure of the relationship of the start of the color burst to the start of the horizontal sync. In NTSC

each field has an SCH phase of 90° more than the previous field, thus the SCH sequence repeats every

four fields. Since each SDI field encodes the field type (odd or even) but not the SCH phase, a given video encoder cannot recreate the SCH phase without a reference signal. This creates problems when trying to align the signals to the inputs of some sort of switching device that relies on the color phase being unified across channels.

The 9011 gets around this problem by accepting reference on either of the two frame inputs, or on a dedicated BNC on the rear IO module. When reference is detected, the card will automatically ensure that the SCH phase of the output matches that of the reference signal. The reference must be synchronous with the input video for this to work, due to the nature of the comparison.

There is a control to adjust the offset between output SCH phase and detected reference SCH phase. It is not needed in most applications.

Software Version

 This manual is written for software release number 1.0.  To view the current software release number of your 9011 check the card info menu in Dashboard.  To upgrade your 9011 software, go to the download page at www.cobaltdigital.com to download

the latest release, and upload the file through Dashboard™ (see Dashboard™ user manual, 3-5).

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