INTRODUCTION ............. 8 ................ 8 EATURES ..............10 ANEL SYSTEM SETUP ............11 IMPORTANT NOTICES ..........12 FIRMWARE UPDATE ............ 13 VP-901 F ......13 OW TO PDATE THE IRMWARE DIMENSIONS ............... 18 SPECIFICATIONS ............19 SERVICE AND SUPPORT ..........20...
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Further advice on the content of this manual or on the product can be obtained by contacting your local Datavideo Office or dealer.
7. This product should only be operated from the type of power source indicated on the marking label of the AC adapter. If you are not sure of the type of power available, consult your Datavideo dealer or your local power company.
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9. If an extension cord must be used with this unit, make sure that the total of the ampere ratings on the products plugged into the extension cord do not exceed the extension cord rating. 10. Make sure that the total amperes of all the units that are plugged into a single wall outlet do not exceed 15 amperes.
Datavideo office. All non-Datavideo manufactured products (product without Datavideo logo) have only one year warranty from the date of purchase. Damage caused by accident, misuse, unauthorized repairs, sand, ...
1 year. The three-year warranty must be registered on Datavideo's official website or with your local Datavideo office or one of its authorized distributors within 30 days of purchase. Disposal For EU Customers only - WEEE Marking...
Introduction The Datavideo VP-901 is a 4K-compatible Distribution Amplifier supporting up to 12G/6G/3G/HD/SD-SDI video signals, it allows one source to be distributed and amplified up to eight outputs to multiple devices such as switchers, recorders and monitors. The SDI input format is auto-detected and provides re-clocking and equalization to regenerate the signal at the output for extending distances between source and displays.
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Front Panel SDI OUT Interface There are 4 SDI output interfaces including SDI OUT 5, SDI OUT 6, SDI OUT 7 and SDI OUT 8 from the left side to the right side respectively. Power and Input Signal LED Indicators There are six LED indicators including PWR, 12G-SDI, 6G-SDI, 3G-SDI, HD-SDI and SD-SDI from the left side to the right side respectively.
Rear Panel 12V DC IN Interface Please connect a 12V DC power cable to this interface. SDI OUT Interface There are 4 SDI interfaces including SDI OUT 1, SDI OUT 2, SDI OUT 3 and SDI OUT 4 from the left side to the right side respectively.
(1) Please turn off the power of all devices including monitor. (2) Please use SDI cables to connect from the SDI OUT interfaces of the VP-901 to the devices with SDI IN interfaces. (Such as monitors or switchers). (3) Please connect an SDI video-playing device to the SDI IN interface of the VP-901.
75Ω terminator to prevent the “Impedance Mismatch” from happening. There are 8 SDI output interfaces for the VP-901 which can be paired in 4 pairs including Pair A, Pair B, Pair C and Pair D. Please see following table for the pairing details.
Datavideo usually releases new firmware containing new features or reported bug fixes from time to time. Customers can either download the VP-901 firmware as they wish or contact their local dealer or reseller for assistance. This section outlines the firmware upgrade process which should take approximately few minutes to complete.
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5. Please make sure that the files including “VP-901”, “USB_Library.dll” and “firmwareWriter.dll” are saved in the same file folder. 6. Please double-click the VP-901 Firmware Tool which is shown as following diagram. 7. After the firmware tool is launched, please press the “FW updated”...
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8. Please press the “Load File” button to load the firmware “VP- 901_Ver. xxx_xxxxxxxx.bin”. 9. Please press the “Burn” button.
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10. Please use a micro USB cable to connect from your laptop to the VP- 901. 11. Please connect a 12V DC IN power adapter to the VP-901. 12. After the power cable is connected, the firmware update process will be started automatically. When the green progress bar reaches 100%, it means the whole firmware update procedure is finished.
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Please follow following steps for confirming the firmware version. 1. Please connect a 12V DC IN power adapter to the VP-901. 2. Please connect a micro USB cable from the VP-901 to your laptop. 3. Please launch the VP-901 Firmware Tool and then please press the “Get”...
Specifications Model Name VP-901 Product Name 1x8 12G SDI Distribution Amplifier Input: 1 x BNC Video Input/Output Output: 8 x BNC 3840x2160p: 60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25/24/23.98 1080p: 60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25/24/23.98 Video Format 1080i: 60/59.94/50, 720p: 60/59.94/50 525i59.94 NTSC, 625i50 PAL Video Processing SD/HD/3G/6G/12G-SDI Video Bandwidth 11.88Gpbs &...