Communications Specialtie Fiberlink SDI Users Manual

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Communications Specialties’ Fiberlink® SDI Beamer™ User’s Manual

Broadcast quality 3G/HD/SD-SDI

transmission over one single

mode or multimode ber

powered by an internal 9V battery

or external DC power.

Fiberlink®

SDI Beamer™

3G/HD/SD-SDI Transmission over one
single mode or multimode ber.

World Headquarters

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Fiberlink® SDI Beamer™

Contents

Contents

Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Technical Specications

Model Part Number Specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

General Specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Transmitter Specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Receiver Specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Operating Loss Budgets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Maximum Useable Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Installation Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Powering SDI Beamer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Battery Power Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Indicator LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Operating Pointers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Maintenance and Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Certications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Accessories and Related Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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Fiberlink® SDI Beamer™

Welcome | Features | Package Contents

Welcome

Thank you for purchasing Communications Specialties, Inc.’s Fiberlink® SDI Beamer Series.

The SDI Beamer Series is used to transmit 3G/HD/SD-SDI with or without embedded audio

and data over a single ber optic core. The Fiberlink SDI Beamer Series is compatible with

single mode or multimode ber. The SDI Beamer is also compliant with SMPTE 297-2006 for

seamless interoperability with other SMPTE 297-2006 devices. The system delivers noise-

free transmission that retains all of the signals’ initial parameters, regardless of ber optic

cable attenuation. The SDI Beamer Series also provides immunity to video pathological

signals over the entire link budget and operating temperature range.

It’s small footprint and internal battery power makes it ideal for in-the-eld broadcasting.

Features

• Wide power supply options: internal 9 volt battery or external DC power, AC adapter

• Locking ring power connector

• Glitch-free battery backup when using external power source and internal battery

• Signal is equalized prior to ber optic transmission

• Receiver features a re-clocked SDI output

• Designed for ber optic interoperability with all Fiberlink SDI products,

Fiberlink Matrix and other SMPTE 297-2006 ber optic compliant devices

• Immunity to pathological signals over entire link budget and operating

temperature range

• Compliant with SMPTE 424M-2006, 259M-2006, 292-2006, 297-2006

• Supports transmission of SMPTE 305M-2005, 310M-2004, 344M-2000, DVB-ASI

• Supports both Single Mode and Multimode ( 62.5u & 50u) ber types

• Supports 3G/HD/SD-SDI inputs with embedded audio and data and DVB-ASI.

• Wide operating temperature range: -10º C to +50º C

• Designed and Manufactured in the USA by CSI

Package Contents

• One Fiberlink® SDI Beamer Transmitter or SDI Beamer Receiver

• This User’s Manual

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Fiberlink® SDI Beamer™

Technical Specications

Technical Specications

Model Part Number Specication

Unit Type Part Number

SDI Beamer Transmitter 3112
SDI Beamer Receiver 3113

General Specications

Indicators

Power

Switch Power On/O
Power External 9-24 volts DC or user

supplied internal 9 volt battery.
Internal battery can be used for
glitch-free backup to external power
source or battery only operation.

Power Dissipation Transmitter: 1.20 Watts, 4.09 BTU/hr
Receiver: 1.20 Watts, 4.09 BTU/hr

Power Connector Coaxial type with locking threads;

5.5mm O.D., 2.1mm I.D.
Operating Temperature -10º C to +50º C
Dimensions 2.4 x 4.47 x 1.06 (in)

60.96 x 113.53 x 26.92 (mm)
Weight 4.23 oz. with batt., 2.60 oz

without batt.
Approximate Internal 5 hours with Ultralife Lithium battery

Battery Life
3 hours, 30 minutes with Lithium
battery

1 hour, 50 minutes with Advanced
Alkaline battery

1 hour, 30 minutes with Alkaline
battery

MTBF 175,000 Hours

SDI Beamer Transmitter Specications:

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Fiberlink® SDI Beamer™

Technical Specications

Technical Specications

SDI Beamer Transmitter (3112) Specications

Serial Video BNC Input

Number of Inputs 1 BNC, 75 Ohms

Data Rate Range 19.4 Mbps to 2.97 Gbps

Supported Standards SMPTE 259M, 292, 297-2006,
424M-2006, 305M, 310M, 344M,
DVB-ASI

Re-clocked Data Rates 270 Mbps (SMPTE 259M, DVB-ASI-270),

1.485 Gbps (SMPTE 292),

2.97 Gbps (SMPTE 424M-2006)

Equalization Automatic up to 100m of Belden
1694A at 3.0 Gbps, 200m at

1.485 Gbps and 350m at 270 Mbps

Return Loss >10dB up to 2.97 Gbps

Optical Output

Connector ST, with chain-attached dust cap

Wavelength 1310nm (nominal)

Emmiter Type FP Laser

Output Power -8 dBm Min (Single Mode)

-3 dBm Min (Multimode 50u/62.5u)

SDI Beamer Receiver (3113) Specications

Optical Input

Connector ST, with chain-attached dust cap

Wavelength 1100 - 1620 nm

Minimum Input Sensitivity -18 dBm at 2.97 Gbps;

-20 dBm at 1.485 Gbps

-20 dBm at 270 Mbps;

Maximum Input Power 0 dBm

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