Grass Valley Acappella User Manual v.3.1.0

Acappella

ROUTING SYSTEM

Instruction Manual

SOFTWARE VERSION 3.1.0

071830006
NOVEMBER 2008

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Acappella

ROUTING SYSTEM

Instruction Manual

SOFTWARE VERSION 3.1.0

071830006
NOVEMBER 2008

Contacting Grass Valley

International

Support Centers

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ailable

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found by searching our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) database.

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Contents

Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Safety Summary

Safety Terms and Symbols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Terms in this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Terms on the Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Symbols on the Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Regulatory Notices

Certifications and Compliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

FCC Emission Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Canadian EMC Notice of Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

EN55103-1/2 Class A Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Safety Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Section 1 — System Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Hardware Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Front Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Backplanes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Video Configuration (Digital and Analog) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Digital Audio Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Analog Audio Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Acappella Router and Remote Panel Variations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Section 2 — Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Acappella Frame Rack Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Remote Panel Rack Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Acappella Cabling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Analog Audio Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Control Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Ethernet Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Reference Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Remote Panel Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Digital Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Analog Frames. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Defaults for Plug and Play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

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Section 3 — Panel Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Enable Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Enable Button Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Protect Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Protect Button Action. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Source Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Single Source Button Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Multiple Source Button Action (Local Panel). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Destination Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Single Destination Button Action. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Multiple Destination Button Action. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Level Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Single Level Button Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Multi-Level Switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Section 4 — Software and Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Network Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

PC Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

PC Network Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Default System IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Software Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

NetConfig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

NetConfig Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Setting IP Addresses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Load Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Web Browser Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Acappella Configuration Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Router Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Router Status Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Router System Configuration Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Router Network Configuration Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Router Video Configuration Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Router AES Configuration Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Router Remote Configuration Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Router Reference Configuration Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Router Factory Defaults Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Acap Router Applications Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Maintenance Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Remote Panel Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Panel Description Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Remote Panel System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Remote Panel Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Saving Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Remote Panel Factory Defaults. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Remote Panel Acappella Destination Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Remote Panel Router Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

External System Control of Acappella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Serial Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Encore Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

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Section 5 — Maintenance and Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Field Replaceable Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Check Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Check Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Problems and Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Switching Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Switching Latency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

SNMP Monitoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

SNMP Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

NetCentral SNMP Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Third Party SNMP Managers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Acappella SNMP Agent Licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Monitored Acappella Matrix Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Acappella Matrix Traps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Source and Destination Signal Loss Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Appendix A — Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Mechanical and Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Video Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Video Reference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

SD Digital Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Wideband Digital Video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Analog Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Audio Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

AES Digital Audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Analog Audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Appendix B — Native Protocol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

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Preface

About This Manual

This manual provides installation, configuration, operation, safety, and
regulatory information for the Acappella small router products.

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Preface

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Safety Summary

Read and follow the important safety information below, noting especially
those instructions related to risk of fire, electric shock or injury to persons.
Additional specific warnings not listed here may be found throughout the
manual.

WARNING Any instructions in this manual that require opening the equipment cover

or enclosure are for use by qualified service personnel only. To reduce the
risk of electric shock, do not perform any servicing other than that con
tained in the operating instructions unless you are qualified to do so.

Safety Terms and Symbols

Terms in this Manual

-

Safety-related statements may appear in this manual in the following form:

WARNING Warning statements identify conditions or practices that may result in per-

sonal injury or loss of life.

CAUTION Caution statements identify conditions or practices that may result in damage

to equipment or other property, or which may cause equipment crucial to
your business environment to become temporarily non-operational.

Terms on the Product

The following terms may appear on the product:

DANGER — A personal injury hazard is immediately accessible as you read

the marking.

WARNING — A personal injury hazard exists but is not immediately acces-

sible as you read the marking.

CAUTION — A hazard to property, product, and other equipment is present.

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Symbols on the Product

The following symbols may appear on the product:

Indicates that dangerous high voltage is present within the
equipment enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to
constitute a risk of electric shock.

Indicates that user, operator or service technician should refer
to product manual(s) for important operating, maintenance,
or service instructions.

This is a prompt to note fuse rating when replacing fuse(s).
The fuse referenced in the text must be replaced with one
having the ratings indicated.

Identifies a protective grounding terminal which must be con­nected to earth ground prior to making any
connections.

other equipment

Warnings

Identifies an external protective grounding terminal which
may be connected to earth ground as a supplement to an
internal grounding terminal.

Indicates that static sensitive components are present which
may be damaged by electrostatic discharge. Use anti-static
procedures, equipment and surfaces during servicing.

The following warning statements identify conditions or practices that can

result in personal injury or loss of life.

Dangerous voltage or current may be present — Disconnect power and remove

battery (if applicable) before removing protective panels, soldering, or

replacing components.

Do not service alone — Do not internally service this product unless another

person capable of rendering first aid and resuscitation is present.

Remove jewelry — Prior to servicing, remove jewelry such as rings, watches,

and other metallic objects.

Avoid exposed circuitry — Do not touch exposed connections, components or

circuitry when power is present.

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Use proper power cord — Use only the power cord supplied or specified for

this product.

Ground product — Connect the grounding conductor of the power cord to

earth ground.

Operate only with covers and enclosure panels in place — Do not operate this

product when covers or enclosure panels are removed.

Use correct fuse — Use only the fuse type and rating specified for this

product.

Use only in dry environment — Do not operate in wet or damp conditions.

Use only in non-explosive environment — Do not operate this product in an

explosive atmosphere.

High leakage current may be present — Earth connection of product is essential

before connecting power.

Dual power supplies may be present — Be certain to plug each power supply

cord into a separate branch circuit employing a separate service ground.
Disconnect both power supply cords prior to servicing.

Cautions

Double pole neutral fusing — Disconnect mains power prior to servicing.

Use proper lift points — Do not use door latches to lift or move equipment.

Avoid mechanical hazards — Allow all rotating devices to come to a stop before

servicing.

The following caution statements identify conditions or practices that can
result in damage to equipment or other property

Use correct power source — Do not operate this product from a power source

that applies more than the voltage specified for the product.

Use correct voltage setting — If this product lacks auto-ranging power sup-

plies, before applying power ensure that the each power supply is set to
match the power source.

Provide proper ventilation — To prevent product overheating, provide equip-

ment ventilation in accordance with installation instructions.

Use anti-static procedures — Static sensitive components are present which

may be damaged by electrostatic discharge. Use anti-static procedures,
equipment and surfaces during servicing.

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Safety Summary

Do not operate with suspected equipment failure — If you suspect product damage

or equipment failure, have the equipment inspected by qualified service

personnel.

Ensure mains disconnect — If mains switch is not provided, the power cord(s)

of this equipment provide the means of disconnection. The socket outlet

must be installed near the equipment and must be easily accessible. Verify

that all mains power is disconnected before installing or removing power

supplies and/or options.

Route cable properly — Route power cords and other cables so that they ar not

likely to be damaged. Properly support heavy cable bundles to avoid con

nector damage.

Use correct power supply cords — Power cords for this equipment, if provided,

meet all North American electrical codes. Operation of this equipment at

voltages exceeding 130 VAC requires power supply cords which comply

with NEMA configurations. International power cords, if provided, have

the approval of the country of use.

Use correct replacement battery — This product may contain batteries. To

reduce the risk of explosion, check polarity and replace only with the same

or equivalent type recommended by manufacturer. Dispose of used bat

teries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

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Troubleshoot only to board level — Circuit boards in this product are densely

populated with surface mount technology (SMT) components and applica

tion specific integrated circuits (ASICS). As a result, circuit board repair at

the component level is very difficult in the field, if not impossible. For war

ranty compliance, do not troubleshoot systems beyond the board level.

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Regulatory Notices

Certifications and Compliances

FCC Emission Control

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits
are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference
when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equip
ment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equip
ment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which
case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Grass Valley can
affect emission compliance and could void the user’s authority to operate
this equipment.

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This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules (E4 environment).
Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may
not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interfer
ence received, including interference that may cause undesirable opera­tion.

Canadian EMC Notice of Compliance

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise
emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regula
tions of the Canadian Department of Communications.

Le présent appareil numérique n’emet pas de bruits radioélectriques dép­assant les limites applicables aux appareils numeriques de la classe A
préscrites dans le Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicte par le
ministère des Communications du Canada.

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Regulatory Notices

EN55103-1/2 Class A Warning

For products that comply with Class A. In a domestic environment this

product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be

required to take adequate measures.

This product has been evaluate

the EN 55103-1/2 standards for Emissions and Immunity and meets the

requirements for E4 environment.

Safety Certification

This product’s components have been evaluated and meet the Safety Cer-

tification Standards listed in Tab le 1.

Table 1. Safety Certification Standards

Component Standard Designed/Tested for compliance with:

Acappella router
Acappella Remote panel

d for Electromagnetic Compatibility under

ANSI/UL 60950-1-2002 Safety of Information Technology Equipment, inclu

IEC 60950 Safety of Information Technology Equipment, inclu

CAN/CSA C22.2
N0. 60950-1-03 First edition

BS EN60950-2000

Business Equipment (First edition)

Business Equipment (First edition, 2001).

Safety of Information Technology Equipment, inclu
Business Equipment.

ding Electrical

ding Electrical

ding Electrical

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System Overview

Introduction

The Acappella line of small, single- and mixed-format routers is designed
for myriad broadcast and production settings, including small studios,
sports arenas, and space-constrained environments such as mobile produc
tion trucks. The Acappella matrix frame is only 1 RU, and has a 14-inch
(34.5 cm) depth for easy in-rack cabling.

The Acappella line supports local and remote control panels, via a built-in
Ethernet connection. It also includes many control panel operational
modes, such as destination gang, chop, panel enable, and destination pro
tect.

An Acappella router comes ready to operate right out of the box—just plug
it in and you can get right to work. It also supports Web browser based con
figuration for fast, easy customization.

Section 1

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Features

An Acappella router and remote control panels can also be integrated into
a Grass Valley Prelude or Encore routing system. This manual covers stand­alone Acappella systems. Refer to the separate Prelude and/or Encore doc
umentation sets for system integration information.

• Single- or multi-format models, supporting:

• Wideband HD digital video from 4.0 Mb/s to 1.5 Gb/s

•SD digital video

•ASI data

• AES/EBU digital audio

• Analog Video (NTSC, PAL)

• Analog Audio (balanced),

• Many different frames available, ranging from 16 x 16 to 8 x 4,

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• Clean synchronous digital audio switching,

• Redundant Power Supplies,

• Integrated Local Panel,

• Many different Remote Panels, ranging from 16 x 16 to 8 x 1,

• Standard Ethernet interface,

• Easy customization via Web browser or Grass Valley NetConfig soft­ware,

• Feature-rich digital audio processing, including sum,
silence generation,

• Standard RS-422 serial port for computer control, automation interface,
and

operations with Grass Valley Jupiter and Series 7000 systems,

• Native Protocol support,

• SNMP support, and

• Upgrade path for Ethernet operation with Grass Valley Prelude and
Encor

Hardware Description

Front Panels

The front of the Acappella frame and the related remote panels will vary
with the configuration of the system. All Acappella frames can be ordered
with a local panel installed in the frame. When a local panel is ordered, the
front will appear with the button configuration that matches the Acappella
frame’s Input and Output configuration. Remote panels can be ordered in
several configurations and do not have to match the Acappella frame’s
Input and Output configuration. The panel’s appearance is related to how
many Sources and Destinations are available, not how many Levels are
used.

swap, invert,

e systems.

Any Acappella frame ordered without a Loc
in Figure 1.

Figure 1. Acappella Front with no Local Panel

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Hardware Description

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All panel fronts (except frames with no Local Panel) will have four Level
buttons, a green Enable button, and a red Protect button. The number of
Source and Destination buttons will change depending on the frame’s con­figuration for local panels and the desi

red configuration for remote panels.

Figure 2 is a panel with 16 Sour

Figure 2. 16x16 Front

ces and 16 Destinations.

Figure 3 is a panel with 16 Sources and 8 Destinations.

Figure 3. 16x8 Front

Figure 4 is a panel with 16 Sources and 4 Destinations.

Figure 4. 16x4 Front

Figure 5 is a panel with 16 Sources and 2 Destinations.

Figure 5. 16x2 Front

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Figure 6 is a Remote panel with 16 Sources and 1 Destination.

Figure 6. 16x1 Single Destination Front (Remote Panel Only)

Figure 7 is a panel with 8 Sources and 8 Destinations.

Figure 7. 8x8 Front

Figure 8 is a panel with 8 Sources and 4 Destinations.

Figure 8. 8x4 Front

Figure 9 is a Remote panel with 8 Sources and 1 Destination.

Figure 9. 8x1 Single Destination Front (Remote Panel Only)

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Backplanes

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Hardware Description

When viewed from the rear, the Acappella backplane is divided as shown
in Figure 10. The control area in the center will
Audio section on the right and the Video section on the

appear on all frames. The

left will change
depending upon the configuration of the frame. Inputs are indicated by
white numbers in the black area, are located in the top and bottom row of
the black area, and the entire middle row. Outputs are indicated by black
numbers in the white areas and are located in the top and bottom rows of
the white areas.

Figure 10. Acappella Backplane

Video Audio

Control

Video Configuration (Digital and Analog)

The video BNC backplanes are used with all signal types including High
Definition, Standard Definition, reclocking or non reclocking, and Analog.

The configuration shown in Fi

Figure 11. 16x16 Video BNC Backplane

gure 11 is 16 Inputs by 16 Outputs.

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The configuration shown in Figure 12 is 16 Inputs by 8 Outputs.

Figure 12. 16x8 Video BNC Backplane

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The configuration shown in Figure 13 is 16 Inputs by 4 Outputs.

Figure 13. 16x4 Video BNC Backplane

The configuration shown in Figure 14 is 16 Inputs by 2 Outputs.

Figure 14. 16x2 Video BNC Backplane

The configuration shown in Figure 15 is 8 Inputs by 8 Outputs.

Figure 15. 8x8 Video BNC Backplane

The configuration shown in Figure 16 is 8 Inputs by 4 Outputs.

Figure 16. 8x4 Video BNC Backplane

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The empty configuration shown in Figure 17 is used on systems that have

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audio with no video.

Figure 17. Empty Video Backplane

Digital Audio Configuration

The configuration shown in Figure 18 is 16 Inputs by 16 Outputs of single
stream digital (AES) audio.

Figure 18. 16x16 Audio Single Stream BNC Backplane

Hardware Description

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The configuration shown in Figure 19 is 16 Inputs by 8 Outputs of single
stream digital (AES) audio.

Figure 19. 16x8 Audio Single Stream BNC Backplane

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8300_00_32

The configuration shown in Figure 20 is 16 Inputs by 4 Outputs of single
stream digital (AES) audio.

Figure 20. 16x4 Audio Single Stream BNC Backplane

The configuration shown in Figure 21 is 16 Inputs by 2 Outputs of single
stream digital (AES) audio.

Figure 21. 16x2 Audio Single Stream BNC Backplane

The configuration shown in Figure 22 is 8 Inputs by 8 Outputs of dual
stream digital (AES) audio.

Figure 22. 8x8 Audio Dual Stream BNC Backplane

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Hardware Description

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8300_00_36

The configuration shown in Figure 23 is 8 Inputs by 4 Outputs of dual
stream digital (AES) audio.

Figure 23. 8x4 Audio Dual Stream BNC Backplane

The empty configuration shown in Figure 24 is used on systems that have
video with no audio.

Figure 24. Empty Audio Backplane

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Analog Audio Configuration

Analog audio backplanes are equipped with Phoenix connectors that each
carry two balanced audio channels (typically left and right stereo). Inputs
are located on the left, and outputs are located on the right (as viewed from
the rear). Representative analog audio backplanes are shown below.

Figure 25. 16 x 16 Analog Audio

Figure 26. 16 x 4 Analog Audio

Note The bottom row of analog audio connectors are mounted upside down in

relation to the top two rows, due to internal board space limitations. The
removable connectors are wired the same regardless of row used.

Analog frames also offer a Dual Stereo configuration, which divide the
matrix into two groups with independent inputs and outputs. Inputs for
one group can only be routed to outputs of the same group, not to outputs
of the other group. The inputs and outputs of each group are labeled with
a leading number, 1- or 2-. Two Dual Stereo analog configurations are avail­able, one with eight outputs per group Figure 27), and the other with four
outputs per group (Figure 28).

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Figure 27. 8 x 8 Dual Stereo Analog Audio

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Figure 28. 8 x 4 Dual Stereo Analog Audio

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Acappella Router and Remote Panel Variations

Acappella routers are available in single and dual formats with a variety of
inputs and outputs. Options include an integral control panel on the front
of the router and redundant power supplies. Table 2 shows how the model
number of the Acappella router identifies

Table 2. Acappella Routers Example Model Code

A 16 8 HR- DU- L P

Chassis Options, L= Local control panel

Secondary Signal Format V = Analog video

Primary Signal Format

Number of Outputs: 2, 4,

Number of Inputs: 8 or 16

A = Acappella

8, or 16

the configuration of the frame.

P = Internal redundant power supply (digital only)

S = SD video
SR = SD video w/reclocking
HR = HD video w/reclocking
AU = AES audio, unbalanced 75 Ohm BNC
AB = AES audio, balanced 110 Ohm terminals
DU = Dual AES audio, balanced, 110 Ohm terminals
DBT = AES audio, transformer
AA = Dual-channel, analog audio, balanced
QA = Dual stereo analog audio

coupled, 110 Ohm terminals

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Acappella Remote Control panels are also available in many different con­figurations (Ta bl e 3).

Table 3. Acappella Remote Control Panels Example Model Code

A 16 1 RCP GPI

A = Acappella

GPI Joystick Override

Indicates Remote Control Panel

Number of Outputs: 1, 2, 4, 8, or 16

Number of Inputs: 8 or 16

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Installation

8103_00_37

44 mm

1.75 in.

432 mm

17 in.

392 mm

15.43 in.

483 mm

19 in.

Measurements do not

include clearance for cables.

Acappella Frame Rack Installation

The Acappella frame is installed in a standard 483 mm (19 inch) rack. The
frame occupies 1 rack unit. Cooling is by horizontal front-to-back airflow.
See Figure 29.

Figure 29. Acappella Installation Front View

Section 2

Note The depth shown is for the frame. Additional space is needed for cable clear-

ances.

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Section 2 — Installation

Remote Panel Rack Installation

Remote panel rack mounting is straightforward and requires no special
tools or adaptors. Simply position the Remote Panel in the rack and secure
the panel in place. Refer to Figure 30.

Figure 30. Rack Mount Remote Panel Installation

44 mm

1.75 in.

106 mm

4.18 in.

483 mm

19 in.

Measurements do not include clearance for cables.

432 mm

17 in.

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A rear frame support kit is available as an option (ACAP24RACKKIT).

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