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MD-QUAD
VERSION 3
1 to 4 Channel (3G/HD/SD)-SDI
Multi-Viewer / Quad-Split
with SDI and HDMI outputs
Operating Manual for Firmware Version 2.0
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MD-QUAD 3
LED Status
LED
Description
Off
Green
Red
Orange
1
Input 1 Format Detect
None
SD
HD
3G
2
Input 2 Format Detect
None
SD
HD
3G
3
Input 3 Format Detect
None
SD
HD
3G
4
Input 4 Format Detect
None
SD
HD
3G
LED 1
LED 2
LED 3
LED 4
Menu Subset
Off
Off
Off
Off 0 Off
Off
Off
Green
1
LED 1
LED 2
LED 3
LED 4
Output
Off
Off
Off
Off
DVI RGB 4:4:4, No audio is passed
Off
Off
Off
Green
HDMI RGB 4:4:4, 2 Audio channels passed
Off
Off
Green
Off
HDMI YCbCr 4:4:4, 2 Audio channels passed
Off
Off
Green
Green
HDMI YCbCr 4:2:2, 2 Audio channels passed
Off
Green
Off
Off
HDMI RGB 4:4:4, 8 Audio channels passed
Off
Green
Off
Green
HDMI YCbCr 4:4:4, 8 Audio channels passed
Off
Green
Green
Off
HDMI YCbCr 4:2:2, 8 Audio channels passed
LED 1
LED 2
LED 3
LED 4
Output
Green
Green
Green
Green
Multi-View
Green
Off
Off
Off
Video Source 1
Off
Green
Off
Off
Video Source 2
Off
Off
Green
Off
Video Source 3
Off
Off
Off
Green
Video Source 4
FIRMWARE VERSION 2.0 SETTINGS
Please note: MD-QUAD 3 hardware has serial numbers starting with MQC.
The latest USB Control Software and Specifications for this product can be downloaded at:
www.decimator.com
Use the rotary to select the menu and press the button to toggle the setting.
When the settings are changed the Power LED will change to Red and change back to Green when they are
saved.
Defaults are highlighted.
For all Menu Subsets when Rotary = 0. Input Status (Button is disabled)
For all Menu Subsets when Rotary = 1. Menu Subset
Menu Subset = 0 / Rotary = 2. HDMI Output Type
Menu Subset = 0 / Rotary = 3. Output Select
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Menu Subset = 0 / Rotary = 4. Multi-View Audio Source
LED 1
LED 2
LED 3
LED 4
Output
Green
Off
Off
Off
Video Source 1
Off
Green
Off
Off
Video Source 2
Off
Off
Green
Off
Video Source 3
Off
Off
Off
Green
Video Source 4
LED 1
LED 2
LED 3
LED 4
Multi-View Output Format
Off
Off
Off
Off
1. SD 720x487i59.94
Off
Off
Off
Green
2. SD 720x576i50
Off
Off
Off
Red
3. HD 1920x1080i60
Off
Off
Off
Orange
4. HD 1920x1080i59.94
Off
Off
Green
Off
5. HD 1920x1080i50
Off
Off
Green
Green
6. HD 1920x1080psf30
Off
Off
Green
Red
7. HD 1920x1080psf29.97
Off
Off
Green
Orange
8. HD 1920x1080psf25
Off
Off
Red
Off
9. HD 1920x1080psf24
Off
Off
Red
Green
10. HD 1920x1080psf23.98
Off
Off
Red
Red
11. HD 1920x1080p30
Off
Off
Red
Orange
12. HD 1920x1080p29.97
Off
Off
Orange
Off
13. HD 1920x1080p25
Off
Off
Orange
Green
14. HD 1920x1080p24
Off
Off
Orange
Red
15. HD 1920x1080p23.98
Off
Off
Orange
Orange
16. HD 1280x720p60
Off
Green
Off
Off
17. HD 1280x720p59.94
Off
Green
Off
Green
18. HD 1280x720p50
Off
Green
Off
Red
19. HD 1280x720p30
Off
Green
Off
Orange
20. HD 1280x720p29.97
Off
Green
Green
Off
21. HD 1280x720p25
Off
Green
Green
Green
22. HD 1280x720p24
Off
Green
Green
Red
23. HD 1280x720p23.98
Off
Green
Green
Orange
24. 3G 1920x1080p60
Off
Green
Red
Off
25. 3G 1920x1080p59.94
Off
Green
Red
Green
26. 3G 1920x1080p50
LED 1
LED 2
LED 3
LED 4
Multi-View Windows
Off
Off
Off
Green
1
Off
Off
Green
Off 2 Off
Off
Green
Green
3
Off
Green
Off
Off
4
Menu Subset = 0 / Rotary = 5. Multi-View / Test-Pattern Mode Output Format
Menu Subset = 0 / Rotary = 6. Multi-View Windows
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Menu Subset = 0 / Rotary = 7. Multi-View Layout
LED 1
LED 2
LED 3
LED 4
Description
Off
Off
Off
Off
1. 100% of Screen Size
Off
Off
Off
Green
2. 100% of Screen Size with Border
Off
Off
Off
Red
3. 90% of Screen Size
Off
Off
Off
Orange
4. 90% of Screen Size with Border
Off
Off
Green
Off
5. 100% of Screen Size with Gap
Off
Off
Green
Green
6. 100% of Screen Size with Border and Gap
Off
Off
Green
Red
7. 90% of Screen Size with Gap
Off
Off
Green
Orange
8. 90% of Screen Size with Border and Gap
Off
Off
Red
Off
9. Custom
Off
Off
Red
Green
10. Custom
Off
Off
Red
Red
11. Custom
Off
Off
Red
Orange
12. Custom
Off
Off
Orange
Off
13. Custom
Off
Off
Orange
Green
14. Custom
Off
Off
Orange
Red
15. Custom
Off
Off
Orange
Orange
16. Custom
Off
Green
Off
Off
17. Custom
Off
Green
Off
Green
18. Custom
Off
Green
Off
Red
19. Custom
Off
Green
Off
Orange
20. Custom
Off
Green
Green
Off
21. Custom
Off
Green
Green
Green
22. Custom
Off
Green
Green
Red
23. Custom
Off
Green
Green
Orange
24. Custom
Off
Green
Red
Off
25. Custom
Off
Green
Red
Green
26. Custom
Off
Green
Red
Red
27. Custom
Off
Green
Red
Orange
28. Custom
Off
Green
Orange
Off
29. Custom
Off
Green
Orange
Green
30. Custom
Off
Green
Orange
Red
31. Top to Bottom
Off
Green
Orange
Orange
32. Left to Right
LED 1
LED 2
LED 3
LED 4
Selected Input to configure
Off
Off
Off
Off
All inputs
Green
Off
Off
Off
Video Source 1
Off
Green
Off
Off
Video Source 2
Off
Off
Green
Off
Video Source 3
Off
Off
Off
Green
Video Source 4
LED Status
LED
Description
Off
Green
1
UMD Enable
Off
On
Menu Subset = 0 / Rotary = 8. Select Input/s to Configure
Menu Subset = 0 / Rotary = 9. UMD Enable for Selected Input/s
LED 2, 3 and 4 are off.
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Menu Subset = 0 / Rotary = A. Audio Meter Enable for Selected Input/s
LED 1
LED 2
LED 3
LED 4
Description
Off
Off
Off
Off
Off
Off
Green
Off
Off
1 Pairs on Left
Green
Off
Off
Off
2 Pairs on Left
Off
Off
Off
Green
1 Pairs on Right
Off
Green
Off
Green
1 Pairs on Left and Right
Green
Off
Off
Green
2 Pairs on Left and 1 Pair on Right
Off
Off
Green
Off
2 Pair on Right
Off
Green
Green
Off
1 Pairs on Left and 2 Pair on Right
Green
Off
Green
Off
2 Pairs on Left and 2 Pair on Right
LED 1
LED 2
LED 3
LED 4
Reference Level
Off
Off
Off
Off
AES/EBU
Off
Off
Off
Green
VU
Off
Off
Green
Off
Extended VU
Off
Off
Green
Green
BBC (IEC 2a)
Off
Green
Off
Off
EBU (IEC 2b)
Off
Green
Off
Green
DIN (IEC 2b)
Off
Green
Green
Off
NORDIC (IEC 2b)
LED 1
LED 2
LED 3
LED 4
Audio Test Signals
Off
Off
Off
Off
Off
Off
Off
Off
Green
1kHz on Group1, Pair 1 only
Off
Off
Green
Off
Pair 1 = 1kHz Tone, Pair 2 = 500Hz Tone
Pair 3 = 1kHz Broken Tone, Pair 4 = 500Hz Broken Tone
Off
Off
Green
Green
1kHz Tone on Left for Pair 1, 2, 3 & 4
1kHz Broken Tone on Right for Pair 1, 2, 3 & 4
LED 1
LED 2
LED 3
LED 4
Test Pattern
Off
Off
Off
Off
1. SMPTE HD Bars
Off
Off
Off
Green
2. Bars 100/0/100/0
Off
Off
Off
Red
3. Bars 100/0/75/0
Off
Off
Off
Orange
4. Bars 75/0/75/0
Off
Off
Green
Off
5. Bars 100% & Red
Off
Off
Green
Green
6. SMPTE EG 1 Bars
Off
Off
Green
Red
7. Path Equalizer & PLL
Off
Off
Green
Orange
8. Square on 4:3 Mon.
Off
Off
Red
Off
9. Square on 16:9 Mon.
Off
Off
Red
Green
10. 5 Step Y Staircase
Off
Off
Red
Red
11. 5 Step UV Staircase
Off
Off
Red
Orange
12. Y Sweep
Off
Off
Orange
Off
13. UV Sweep
Off
Off
Orange
Green
14. Y Multiburst
Off
Off
Orange
Red
15. UV Multiburst
Off
Off
Orange
Orange
16. Y Ramp
Off
Green
Off
Off
17. UV Ramp
Off
Green
Off
Green
18. Pluge
Off
Green
Off
Red
19. Convergence
Off
Green
Off
Orange
20. Tartan Bars
Menu Subset = 0 / Rotary = B. Audio Bar Scale
Menu Subset = 0 / Rotary = C. Audio Test Signals
Menu Subset = 0 / Rotary = D. Test Pattern
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Menu Subset = 0 / Rotary = D. Test Pattern (Continued)
LED 1
LED 2
LED 3
LED 4
Test Pattern
Off
Green
Green
Off
21. 1 Field in 8 White
Off
Green
Green
Green
22. White 100%
Off
Green
Green
Red
23. White 75%
Off
Green
Green
Orange
24. Black
Off
Green
Red
Off
25. Red
Off
Green
Red
Green
26. Yellow
Off
Green
Red
Red
27. Green
Off
Green
Red
Orange
28. Blue
Off
Green
Orange
Off
29. Magenta
Off
Green
Orange
Green
30. Cyan
Off
Green
Orange
Red
31. Y Static X ZP/L
Off
Green
Orange
Orange
32. Y Static X ZP/H
Off
Red
Off
Off
33. Y Static Y ZP
Off
Red
Off
Green
34. Y Moving Left X ZP
Off
Red
Off
Red
35. Y Moving Right X ZP
Off
Red
Off
Orange
36. Y Moving Up Y ZP
Off
Red
Green
Off
37. Y Moving Down Y ZP
Off
Red
Green
Green
38. Y Moving Up XY ZP
Off
Red
Green
Red
39. Y Moving Down XY ZP
Off
Red
Green
Orange
40. Y Static C ZP
Off
Red
Red
Off
41. Y Moving In C ZP
Off
Red
Red
Green
42. Y Moving Out C ZP
Off
Red
Red
Red
43. UV Static X ZP/L
Off
Red
Red
Orange
44. UV Static X ZP/H
Off
Red
Orange
Off
45. UV Static Y ZP
Off
Red
Orange
Green
46. UV Moving Left X ZP
Off
Red
Orange
Red
47. UV Moving Right X ZP
Off
Red
Orange
Orange
48. UV Moving Up Y ZP
Off
Orange
Off
Off
49. UV Moving Down Y ZP
Off
Orange
Off
Green
50. UV Moving Up XY ZP
Off
Orange
Off
Red
51. UV Moving Down XY ZP
Off
Orange
Off
Orange
52. UV Static C ZP
Off
Orange
Green
Off
53. UV Moving In C ZP
Off
Orange
Green
Green
54. UV Moving Out C ZP
LED Status
LED
Description
Off
Green
1
Test Pattern
Off
On
Menu Subset = 0 / Rotary = F. Test Pattern Enable
LED 2, 3 and 4 are off.
For all Menu Subsets when Rotary = E.
Button 1 will reset all settings to their defaults.
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Menu Subset = 1 / Rotary = 2. Audio Meter Style
LED 1
LED 2
LED 3
LED 4
Style
Off
Off
Green
Green
Vertical Bar and Float
Off
Off
Off
Green
Vertical Bar
Off
Off
Green
Off
Vertical Float
LED Status
LED
Description
Off
Green
Red
1
Reference Level
-20dBFS
-18dBFS
-15dBFS
LED Status
LED
Description
Off
Green
Red
1
On Screen Format
Off
On for 5 seconds
Always on
LED Status
LED
Description
Off
Green
1
Multi-View Output Reference
Free-run
Video Source 1
LED Status
LED
Description
Off
Green
1
GPI
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
LED Status
LED
Description
Off
Green
1
3G Output Level A B
Menu Subset = 1 / Rotary = 3. Audio Meter Reference Level
LED 2, 3 and 4 are off.
Menu Subset = 1 / Rotary = 4. On Screen Input Format Enable
LED 2, 3 and 4 are off.
Menu Subset = 1 / Rotary = 5. Multi-View Output Reference
LED 2, 3 and 4 are off.
Menu Subset = 1 / MENU = 6. GPI Configuration
LED 2, 3 and 4 are off.
Menu Subset = 1 / MENU = 7. 3G Output Level
LED 2, 3 and 4 are off.
Menu Subset = 1 / MENU = 8, 9, A, B, C, D & F. Reserved for future use
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GPI (General Purpose Inputs)
PIN
NAME
DESCRIPTION
1
Q1_TALLY_EN
Ground pin to enable Tally on input 1
2
Q2_TALLY_EN
Ground pin to enable Tally on input 2
3
Q3_TALLY_EN
Ground pin to enable Tally on input 3
4
RX+
RS422/RS485 Positive Receive Pin
5
RX-
RS422/RS485 Negative Receive Pin
6
Q4_TALLY_EN
Ground pin to enable Tally on input 4
7
OS_TOGGLE
Ground pin to toggle outputs between quad-split and input 1, 2, 3 and 4.
8
GROUND
Use as reference ground.
PIN
NAME
DESCRIPTION
1
Q1_PT_EN
Ground pin to enable pass-through of input 1 to outputs.
2
Q2_PT_EN
Ground pin to enable pass-through of input 2 to outputs.
3
Q3_PT_EN
Ground pin to enable pass-through of input 3 to outputs.
4
RX+
RS422/RS485 Positive Receive Pin
5
RX-
RS422/RS485 Negative Receive Pin
6
Q4_PT_EN
Ground pin to enable pass-through of input 4 to outputs.
7
QS_EN
Ground pin to enable Quad-Split on outputs.
8
GROUND
Use as reference ground.
Configuration 0 (Tallies)
Configuration 1
SERVICE WARRANTY
Decimator Design warrants that this product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a
period of 36 months from the date of purchase. If this product proves to be defective within this warranty
period, Decimator Design, at its discretion, will either repair the defective product without charge for parts and
labour, or will provide a replacement product in exchange for the defective product.
In order to service under this warranty, you the Customer, must notify Decimator Design of the defect before
the expiration of the warranty period and make suitable arrangements for the performance of service. The
Customer shall be responsible for packaging and shipping the defective product to a designated service centre
nominated by Decimator Design, with shipping charges prepaid. Decimator Design shall pay for the return of
the product to the Customer if the shipment is to a location within the country in which the Decimator Design
service centre is located. The Customer shall be responsible for paying all shipping charges, insurance, duties,
taxes, and any other charges for products returned to any other location.
This warranty shall not apply to any defect, failure or damage caused by improper use or improper or
inadequate maintenance and care. Decimator Design shall not be obligated to furnish service under this
warranty a) to repair damage resulting from attempts by personnel other than Decimator Design
representatives to install, repair or service the product, b) to repair damage resulting from improper use or
connection to incompatible equipment, c) to repair any damage or malfunction caused by the use of nonDecimator Design parts or supplies, or d) to service a product that has been modified or integrated with other
products when the effect of such a modification or integration increases the time of difficulty of servicing the
product.
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