Cobalt Networks 9033-SD User Manual
Cobalt Digital Inc.
9033-SD
Standard Definition Analog Video
Converter with Audio Embedding
9033-SD-OM
Version: 1.1
Owner’s Manual
9033-SD •••• Owner’s Manual
• Cobalt Part Number: 9033-SD-OM
• Document Version: 1.1
• Printed in the United States.
• Last Author: MWB
• Printing Date: 7/7/2008 3:10 PM
The information contained in this Owner’s Manual is subject to change without notice or obligation.
Copyright
© 2008 Cobalt Digital Inc. All rights reserved.
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
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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.
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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
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.
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.
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frame Owner’s Manual for important safety instructions regarding
frame. Refer
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Environmental Information
The equipment that you purchased required the extraction and use of natural resources for its
production. It may contain hazardous substances that could impact health and the environment.
To avoid the potential release of those substances into the environment and to diminish the need for the
extraction of natural resources, Cobalt Digital encourages you to use the appropriate take-back systems.
These systems will reuse or recycle most of the materials from your end-of-life equipment in an
environmentally friendly and health 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
Functional Block Diagram .........................................................................................................7
Supported Audio and Video Formats.........................................................................................8
Input and Output Video ...............................................................................................8
Embedded Audio .........................................................................................................8
Analog Audio...............................................................................................................9
Discrete AES Audio Input ...........................................................................................9
AES Audio Input Advanced Features ........................................................................................9
AES Sample Rate Converter Bypass............................................................................9
Low latency AES Passthrough.....................................................................................9
Documentation Terms................................................................................................................9
Installation and Setup 10
In This Chapter.........................................................................................................................10
Static Discharge .......................................................................................................................10
Unpacking ................................................................................................................................10
Rear Module Installation (Optional) ........................................................................................11
Board Installation.....................................................................................................................12
Cable Connections....................................................................................................................12
Card Control and Status ...........................................................................................................13
Card Status.................................................................................................................13
Menu Navigation .......................................................................................................13
Menu Structure.........................................................................................................................13
In This Chapter.........................................................................................................................17
DashBoard Control System Software.......................................................................................17
Technical Specifications 20
Service Information 22
In This Chapter.........................................................................................................................22
Troubleshooting Checklist .......................................................................................................22
Warranty and Repair Policy.....................................................................................................23
Ordering Information 24
9033-SD and Related Products ................................................................................................24
Contact Us 26
Contact Cobalt Digital Inc........................................................................................................26
Visit us at the Cobalt Digital Inc. website. ...............................................................................26
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Introduction
In This Chapter
This chapter includes the following sections:
• A Word of Thanks
• Overview
• Functional Block Diagram
• Supported Audio and Video Formats
• Documentation Terms
A Word of Thanks
Congratulations on choosing the openGearTM 9033-SD Standard Definition Analog to Digital
Converter with Audio Embedding. The 9033-SD 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.
Should you have questions pertaining to the installation or operation of your 9033-SD, 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
Overview
The 9033-SD is a high quality analog to SD-SDI converter which also features an audio embedder
capable of embedding analog or AES audio signals.
The 9033-SD has a full featured, high quality, 12-bit analog to 10-bit serial digital converter. The
converter can convert signals with NTSC or PAL timing, in composite, Y/C, or component flavors.
The embedder on the 9033-SD can best be thought of as an audio router on a card. On the input side of
the router are the up to 16 channels of embedded AES in the input video, the up to 16 channels (8
pairs) of discrete AES input, and up to 8 channels of differential analog audio input. On the output side
are the up to 16 channels of embedded AES audio. The router acts as a full audio cross point: each of
the 16 embedded output channels can receive signal from any one of the 40 (16 embedded AES, 16
discrete AES, 8 Analog) input channels. Each output also allows gain adjustment and optional polarity
inversion.
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line includes video decoders and
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modular conversion gear will meet your signal conversion needs now and
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card.
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Audio rates are always 48kHz nominally but discrete AES inputs pass through sample rate converters
to align them with the output timing. Output AES is always precisely locked in time with the output
video. Analog audio is differential input and sampled at 48 kHz with 0 dbFS digital equivalent to +24
dBu analog. Dolby decoding is available from embedded audio or external AES, with the purchase of
the Dolby decoding option.
The product also provides full color processing control of the output video, with separate controls for
Gain, Lift, Saturation and Color Phase.
All card features are controlled through the card edge menu interface. There is a 4 character display, a
toggle switch, and two buttons to allow for intuitive control of all device features. All of the controls
on the card edge menu can also be accessed through the free remote control software Dashboard,
provided the openGear
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frame has a 8310-N network card installed.
The card has persistent storage of all settings. There is a menu option to trigger a save or load of stored
settings, or to restore the factory default configuration.
The input and outputs of the 9033-SD are the following:
Input:
One 3-BNC SD analog video input
8 dedicated AES input connections (16 AES channels)
8 differential analog audio inputs
Outputs:
Two SD-SDI video outputs
Functional Block Diagram
The 9033-SD has a very flexible signal flow path and feature set that combines several products into
one compact package. This section describes the basic operation of your 9033-SD product.
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Video
Video Proc:
Gain, Lift, Saturation, Phase
Video
SD A nalog
Video
8 channels
8 pairs
16 channels
Anal og t o
Digit al
Conver sion
Diff. Analog
Audio A/D
AES
Decode
and SRC
Audio Control:
Routing
Gain
Polarity
Audio
Embed
Seri alizer
and Cable
Driver
SD SDI
Output
9033-SD Block Diagram
Figure 1. Simplified Block Diagram of 9033-SD Functions
The 9033-SD is an analog to digital converter that also features an embedder which can embed both
analog audio and AES. For the audio embedded on the SDI output, the card acts as a router that can
map any input channel to any channel on the embedded SDI output. The router inputs are discrete AES
audio, and differential analog audio.
Each router for the embedded output provides a gain and polarity control, and each router output can
be sourced from any input channel. This router feature gives your 9033-SD a great deal of flexibility.
There is also a video proc module to allow any necessary corrections to the inbound video signal. It has
separate controls for Luma gain (Y channel), Saturation (C channel gain), Lift (Y channel offset), and
Phase adjustment (C channel).
Supported Audio and Video Formats
Input and Output Video
The 9033-SD supports both modern SMPTE standard SD formats.
Raster structure Frame Rate
486i1 29.97
575i1 25
Notes:
1. All rates displayed as frame rates, interlaced (“i”) field rates are two times the number shown.
Embedded Audio
The 9033-SD supports all four groups (16 channels) of embedded audio at full 24 bit resolution.
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