EEG DE1285 Product Manual
EEG DE1285 Caption
Decoder/VANC Monitor
Product Manual
EEG Enterprises, Inc.
586 Main Street
Farmingdale, New York 11735
TEL: (516) 293-7472 FAX: (516) 293-7417
Copyright © EEG Enterprises, Inc. 2010-2018
All rights reserved.
DE1285 Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor
Contents
1 Introduction 3
1.1 Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2 Installation 4
2.1 Back Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3 Decoder Operation 5
3.1 DashBoard Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3.1.1 Layout Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3.1.2 Decoder Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3.1.3 System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.1.4 Audio Monitor Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.2 Web Tools Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.2.1 Packet Display Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.2.2 Data Decoder Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.2.3 Caption Decoder Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.2.4 ANC Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.2.5 VANC Capture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.2.6 Logging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.2.7 OSD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.2.8 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
A GPI/GPO 25
B Video/Connector Specifications 26
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1 Introduction
1.1 Product Description
The DE1285 Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor offers a highly comprehensive VANC monitoring solution in a single modular frame card operating on the openGear platform. The powerful DE1285 is an all–purpose
closed caption decoder which creates an open caption display for monitoring CEA–708 data quality and full standards compliance, while also
providing an extensive VANC monitoring suite. The DE1285 can be configured from the user friendly DashBoard software, which is available
for Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems. In addition to producing broadcast quality open–captioned video, the DE1285 decodes a wide
array of metadata types, including AFD (Active Format Descriptors), audio metadata and XDS. The DE1285 also features HANC embedded AES
audio decoding with channel levels, peaks, and phase detection.
The DE1285 comes equipped with a powerful Web-based VANC Analysis
Tool for viewing and capturing live VANC data, sorted by service type,
DID/SDID or line number. The DE1285 Web Tools offer an efficient new
way to monitor VANC packets, providing programmable triggers with
logging for packet drop-outs or changes, as well as other features.
The EEG DE1285 offers a comprehensive VANC monitoring solution and
closed caption decoder with the proven quality and full standards compliance of the industry’s leading provider of closed caption decoding
equipment.
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2 Installation
2.1 Back Panel
The DE1285 rear panel is shown below, followed by a guide to the connectors located there.
Video input for the Program video chain. The on-
Program In
screen display will be burned onto this video signal.
Program Out 1
Program Out 2
LAN
GPIO
P1
Relay-bypass protected decoder video output
Non relay-bypass protected copy of the decoder
output signal
100-Base Ethernet port for network features including web tools suite
GPI and GPO connector for future development.
See Appendix A.1 for GPI and GPO pinouts and
instructions
RS232 serial data port
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3 Decoder Operation
3.1 DashBoard Menus
The DashBoard software is used to configure layout options, decoder
settings, networking, and audio monitoring. Version 3.0.0 can be downloaded from the following URL: http://www.eegent.com/download/Ross
Video/Dashboard/ Once you have successfully installed the DashBoard
tool, open the program to find information about the DE1285 and to
configure your card.
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There are two main sections in the DashBoard interface: the Status information on the left side and the Setup menu on the right side. At the
bottom of the DashBoard there are four general purpose buttons. The
Refresh button updates the fields on the DashBoard to reflect the card’s
current state. The Upload button prompts the user to select an upgrade
file to apply to the card. The Reboot button restarts the card itself. The
Close button closes the frame card interface.
The upper section on the left shows the Card State and the Connection
status, each of which has an indicator light and description to describe
the card’s status. There is a more detailed tab labeled Status Informa-
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tion below the two basic indicators that provides information about the
card’s version, specifically the build number and firmware version and
the status of two of the I/O ports, source input and ethernet.
The setup menu on the right half of the tool is broken up into four submenus: Layout Selection, Decoder Setup, System Setup and Audio Monitor Configuration.
3.1.1 Layout Selection
Displays the name of the current layout on the
Current Layout
screen.
Displays the name of the proposed new layout.
To change this selection use the Previous and
Layout Option
Next buttons below. To make this layout the
current layout click the Set button.
Previous Layout
Next Layout
Set Layout
3.1.2 Decoder Setup
Decoder On/Off
Selects the previous layout and displays it in the
Layout Options field.
Selects the next layout and displays it in the
Layout Options field.
Updates the current on–screen layout to reflect
the layout displayed in the Layout Options field.
Turns the on-screen caption decoder display on
or off.
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HD/3G Service
SD Service
708 Font
DE1285 Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor
Selects the service that is decoded to create the
HD/3G caption display on the decoder output
if HD/3G video input is present. The DE1285
can display 708 caption Services 1 through 6, or
608 compatibility data for caption channels CC1
through CC4.
Selects the service that is decoded to create the
SD caption display on the decoder output if SD
video input is present. The DE1285 can display
608 caption channels CC1 through CC4.
Selects the display font for the decoder output.
Choose “default” to see the font style as it is
encoded in the 708 caption data. Fonts are only
selectable when a 708 caption service is selected
for decoding.
708 Size
708 Opacity
Subtitle Mode
Selects the size of the display text for the decoder output. Choose “default” to see the text
size as it is encoded in the 708 caption data.
Text sizes are only selectable when a 708 caption
service is selected for decoding.
Selects the opacity of the caption display for
the decoder output. Choose “default” to see the
colors and opacity as they are encoded in the 708
caption data. Opacity is only selectable when a
708 caption service is selected for decoding.
Turns subtitle mode on or off when 708 captions
are in use. Subtitle mode removes the black
background and displays yellow text with a black
shadowed outline. This feature is useful for creating easy–to–read subtitles.
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3.1.3 System Setup
Sets a fixed network address for the unit on your
IP Address
LAN.
The subnet mask should be set to match the bit
Subnet Mask
mask used on your LAN.
The gateway should be set to the address of
Gateway
the computer or device that the unit will use to
communicate outside of your local network.
3.1.4 Audio Monitor Configuration
Select an audio channel pair to map to the left
LT + RT
and right total monitors.
Center + LFE
SL + SR
Aux LT + Aux RT
Select an audio channel pair to map to the center
and LFE monitors.
Select an audio channel pair to map to the side
left and side right monitors.
Select an audio channel pair to map to the
auxiliary left and right total monitors.
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