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7,602,446; US 7,802,802 B2; US 7,834,886; US 7,914,332; US 8,307,284; US 8,407,374 B2; US 8,499,019 B2; US 8,519,949 B2; US 8,743,292 B2; GB 2,419,119 B; GB 2,447,380 B; and other patents pending. 2 • Document Information — Carbonite Configuration Guide (v11.1)
Specifications...........14 Switcher Resources..............14 Environmental Characteristics..........14 Video Input Specifications.............14 Video Output Specifications..........14 Audio Specifications..............14 Jitter..................15 System Timing..............15 Power Consumption — Control Panel........15 Power Consumption — Frame..........15 Option Summary..........16 Frame Options...............16 Control Panel Options............17 Carbonite Configuration Guide (v11.1) — Contents • 3...
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Carbonite eXtreme delivers. Carbonite Black improves on the highly popular Experience Great Support! ™ Carbonite series by bringing up to 3 MEs, 4 MiniME ® outputs, more I/O, dedicated AES audio outputs, and full Ross has designed and manufactured production DashBoard integration with a touchscreen display.
For a complete list of supported devices, and information on how to set General Purpose Interface (GPI) up and control these devices, visit the Ross Video website (rossvideo.com/production-switchers/carbonite/interface-list). The switcher is equipped with 34 GPI I/Os that can be assigned as either an input or output independently.
Half ME When the transition starts, the switcher plays the selected The half ME option is available for any 2 ME Carbonite animation over top of the background and keys that are or Carbonite eXtreme switcher and adds a third ME with being transitioned.
Note: If Carbonite is operating in 3G video mode, the number PGM/ KEY 1 KEY 2 KEY 3 KEY 4 of video sources and layouts is reduced. CLEAN FEED MultiScreen All Carbonite switchers come standard with 2 integrated MultiScreen generators. Each MultiScreen can break a scene into up to 4 outputs that can be sent to independent projectors or displays to make a unified picture.
Carbonite Frame When selecting a Carbonite frame, replace the y with the number of MEs. For example, CF-216PLUS is the option code for a 2 ME (2), 16 input (16), Carbonite+ (PLUS) frame. Note: The 16 input Carbonite MultiMedia frame only supports 2 MultiMedia inputs.
This option increases the number of SDI video inputs on output can only be assigned to a single switcher output. the Carbonite frame from 16 to 24 and the number of This upgrade installs the Carbonite eXtreme CPU into MultiMedia inputs on the Carbonite MultiMedia from 2 the second slot, and adds a number of cards to the system to support the switcher.
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SideShot Custom Control Shot Box (CPS-SideShot) The SMC-9901 Serial to MIDI Converter is used to allow control of an Audio Mixer from a Ross Video switcher. This option provides quick access to the first 24 custom The SMC-9901 provides a single DB-9 connector for...
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Adds an additional year of additional option for each additional day of training warranty to the CB2 control panel. required. CB2S-PANEL-ROSSCARE Adds an additional year of warranty to the CB2S control panel. 12 • System Options — Carbonite Configuration Guide (v11.1)
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2 ME Carbonite frame. CBF-236-ROSSCARE Adds an additional year of warranty to the CBF-236 frame. CBF-336-ROSSCARE Adds an additional year of warranty to the CBF-236 frame with the CBF-ADD-ME3 option installed. Carbonite Configuration Guide (v11.1) — System Options • 13...
Onsite Technical Training CARBONITE-OTT-1DAY Notes: • * The switcher subsystem only supports a maximum of 24 inputs. • ** The Carbonite eXtreme comes standard with a 5-year transferable warranty. No extended warranty is available for this frame. Control Panel Options Control Panel...
Panel Dimensions These dimensions are provided as a guide only. Contact Ross Video Technical Support for scale CAD drawings of the control panels and frames. Dimensions are in inches with metric dimensions shown in brackets [mm]. 23.42 [594.9] ME 1...
KEY 2 AUTO STORE RECALL DISS WIPE MEDIA USER RATE KEY 3 KEY 3 AUTO PROGRAM RATE PRESET ROLL KEY 4 KEY 4 AUTO DISS BANK ENTER RATE AUTO CLIP TRANS Carbonite Configuration Guide (v11.1) — Panel Dimensions • 19...
Carbonite Black Frame 3.44 OU T [87.4] RE F OU T2 OU T1 PA NE TA LL OU T GP IO SE RI PS 2 AE S PS 1 LT C 20 • Frame Dimensions — Carbonite Configuration Guide (v11.1)
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