FOR-A Corporation FA-9500 Data Sheet

3G/HD/SD Multi Purpose Signal Processor

FA-9500 “THE Processor”

3G/HD/SD Multi Purpose Signal Processor

FA-9500 “THE Processor”

All In One

3G-SDI

HD-SDI

HD Analog Component

SD-SDI

SD Analog Component

Y/C

Analog Composite

Embedded Audio

Dolby E / Dolby Digital

AES/EBU

Frame Synchronizer

Time Base Corrector

Up Converter

Down Converter

Cross Converter

Aspect Ratio Converter

A/D Converter

D/A Converter

Audio MUX

Audio DEMUX

Video Delay

Audio Delay

Proc Amp

Color Corrector
Logo Generator

Frame Rate Converter

Analog Audio

Auto Video Optimizer

FA-9500, the Utmost in Frame Synchronizers

The FA-9500 is a multipurpose signal processor loaded with the functions you need for video production.
It supports 3G-SDI, HD/SD-SDI, and analog composite I/O, in addition to its functionality as a frame synchronizer, provides
up/down/cross/aspect converters, second converter (down/cross/aspect conversion), color corrector, and automatic video optimizer (AVO)
as standard features. It can convert many types of video and audio signals. The numerous additional functions include, as options, analog
component I/O, frame rate converter, logo generator, Dolby E encoder and Dolby E decoder. By combining these varied options, a single
unit can provide the optimal functionality for all video production scenes, including line, relay, reporting, production, editing and delivery. As
long as you have the FA-9500, you won't need any other peripheral video equipment.

3G-SDI/HD-SDI/SD-SDI/Analog Composite I/O

For video input, 3 inputs come standard (2 3G/HD/SD-SDI inputs and 1 analog
composite input). When you add options, you can select 1 channel from up to 4
inputs. For SDI input, 2 channels are synchronously coupled independently, so
during switch over there is no shock in either video or audio.
In addition, each SDI input has an error detection function. When the signal is cut
off or an error detected, this functions as a clean switch and effects a seamless
changeover to the other channel. (optional)
Selected input signal go through a converter circuit of 2 internal channels and
are output as SDI and analog composite. Each channel has 2 distributed outputs.
SDI and analog composite both additionally are provided with an I/O bypass
function in case power is cut or there is an emergency.

Powerful Frame Synchronizer Performance

FOR-A’ s frame synchronizers have always exhibited superior performance when
processing video with poor quality signals. Synchronizer modes that can be
selected are Frame, Line, Input and AVDL mode. AVDL adjust range is 5H in HD,
1H in SD.
Moreover, in every mode ancillary data can be passed through together with
both H and V.*
*If input/output formats differ, packets that can be passed through are subject to

limitations.

Automatic Video Optimizer (AVO)

This lets you monitor video in real time and automatically correct it to normal
levels. Ideal for correcting over/under-exposed video, video with exposure better
suited to the background than the subject, and so on.

■ Real time correction: monitors the video’ s white level, black level and gamma
curve and automatically corrects them to normal levels (processing time:
minimum of 1 frame)

■ Dynamic range correction: recognizes dark and bright areas in video, and
makes ideal corrections only in those places needing it, so highly viewable
video with a wide dynamic range is output

■ Correction range adjustment function: allows you to set the range for level
adjustment (e.g. set level subject to correction of dark areas)

■ Mask function: allows you to set unnecessary area for monitoring within the
video (e.g. designate places where captions are displayed)

Correction

Low level image Optimize to normal level

FA-9500 + FA-95AVO

3G Signal Support

In addition to the ordinary processing 1.5 Gbps HD signal, the FA-9500 also
supports 3Gbps signal processing. Aside from 3G-SDI signal I/O, the FA-9500
offers mutual conversion between ordinary HD and SD signals.

Digital/Analog Audio I/O

Like video signals, audio signals have digital and analog I/O. Provided are 16
synchronous/asynchronous channels* of embedded audio, 8 channels of
AES/EBU, and 4 channels of analog audio, supporting audio signals of a total of
28 input channels and 28 output channels. Many types of signal processing are
possible, including embedding and de-embedding with video signals and A/D,
D/A conversion, flexibly supporting even multi-channel audio content. Individual
sampling rate converters are provided for each audio channel. Signal processing
without any phase gap between channels is possible for such processes as
delay adjustment, level adjustment, down-mixing and remapping.
*During HD input/output only. In SD, only synchronous audio is supported, and at

most there are 16 input channels and 12 output channels.

Up/Down/Cross/Aspect Converter

In addition to A/D and D/A conversion, up/down/cross/aspect converter is
standard equipment on the FA-9500. Besides mutual conversion between HD
and SD, the FA-9500 offers mutual conversion between 1080i format and 720p
format (IP conversion) and video expand and shrink.

Second Converter

In addition to the ordinary up/down/cross/aspect conversion process, 1 more
converter channel is provided for down/cross/aspect conversion. The second
converter does not have an up-convert function, but even if HD/SD simul output
is needed, this unit is all it takes to deal with that need flexibly.

HD-SDI
720/59.94p
(16:9)

Primary Converter

Up Converter

Cross Converter

Second Converter

Cross Converter

Down Converter

Aspect Ratio Converter

Down Converter

Aspect Ratio Converter

HD-SDI
1080/59.94i
(16:9)

SD-SDI
525/60
(4:3)

Other Features (Standard Functions)

■ Video delay

■ 2D/3D comb filter for Y/C separator (composite)

■ Web browser-based monitoring and control possible

■ SNMP monitoring/control function