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FOR-A UFM-30UDC Operation Manual

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UFM-30UDC
Digital Up/Down/Cross Converter
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  • Page 1 OPERATION MANUAL UFM-30UDC Digital Up/Down/Cross Converter Edition...
  • Page 2 Edition Revision History Edit. Rev. Ver. Date Description Where 1.02 2010/01/19 2.02 2010/06/10 UFM-30CTL control supported...
  • Page 3 Precautions Important Safety Warnings [Power] Do not place or drop heavy or sharp-edged objects on power cord. A damaged cord can cause fire or electrical shock hazards. Regularly check power cord for excessive wear or damage to avoid possible fire / electrical hazards. Stop [Circuitry Access] Do not touch any parts / circuitry with a high heat factor.
  • Page 4 Upon Receipt Unpacking UFM-30UDC module units and their accessories are fully inspected and adjusted prior to shipment. Operation can be performed immediately upon completing all required connections and operational settings. Check your received items against the packing lists below. ITEM...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1. Prior to Starting ........................... 1 1-1. Welcome ..........................1 1-2. Features ..........................1 2. Panel Descriptions ........................2 2-1. Front Panel .......................... 2 2-2. Rear Panel ........................... 2 3. Connection and Setup ........................ 3 3-1. Connection .......................... 3 3-2.

  • Page 7: Prior To Starting

    Whatever your needs, talk to your FOR-A representative. We will do our best to be of continuing service to you. The UFM-30UDC is a plug-in module to be mounted on the UFM frame. It is an up-, down- and cross-converter of 3G/HD/SD-SDI, which is involved with the application of the latest digital technology.

  • Page 8: Panel Descriptions

    (2)(3)(4)(5)(6) (10) CPU/ 3.0Gb/s POWER COMMS MENU SELECT DOWN UFM-30UDC Name Description POWER LED LED lights up when power is supplied to the module. CPU/COMMS LED Not used IN OK LED LED lights up when an input signal is present.

  • Page 9: Connection And Setup

    UFM-30UDC. The processed video is simultaneously sent to four ports; SDI1, SDI2, SDI MONITOR and OSD OUT. With BB input, the UFM-30UDC gen-locks signals horizontally (H lock), but does not correct subcarrier phase shifts. (See section 7-3. "Output menu .")

  • Page 10: Note On Composite Input

    Video signals at 50Hz frame rate: (PAL, 625/50i, 720/50p, 1080/50i and 1080/50p) Connect the monitor to the OSD OUT on the UFM-30UDC rear panel. If NTSC monitor is used, set the setup level. The default setting in the UFM-30UDC is 7.5 IRE.

  • Page 11: Operations

    MENU SELECT DOWN UFM-30UDC UFM-30UDC front panel 4-2. Menu Operation 4-2-1. Displaying Menu 1) Connect the OSD OUT port on the UFM-30UDC to the NTSC or PAL monitor. 2) Press the MENU OSD button. CPU/ 3.0Gb/s POWER COMMS MENU SELECT...

  • Page 12: Displaying Status

    4-2-2. Displaying Status 1) Press the UP or DOWN button to align the cursor to Status. CPU/ 3.0Gb/s POWER COMMS MENU SELECT DOWN UFM-30UDC <Menu> Status Input Output Scaling 2) Press the SELECT button to display the Status page. CPU/ 3.0Gb/s...

  • Page 13: Changing Value

    1) Press the UP or DOWN button to align the cursor to Input on the <Menu> page. CPU/ 3.0Gb/s POWER COMMS MENU SELECT DOWN UFM-30UDC <Menu> Status Input Output Scaling 2) Press the SELECT button to go to the submenu. CPU/ 3.0Gb/s...
  • Page 14 4) Press the SELECT button to move the cursor to right. CPU/ 3.0Gb/s POWER COMMS MENU SELECT DOWN UFM-30UDC <Input> Source Black level 0.0mV Video level 0.0dB Chroma level 0.0dB NTSC setup 5) Press the UP or DOWN button to change the value to Composite.

  • Page 15: Resetting All Items In The Menu

    The UFM-30UDC automatically holds the last setting applied to it. Therefore, when you power off the unit, wait more than 5 seconds after the setting change. Otherwise, the last setting may not be preserved and not applied to the UFM-30UDC when you power on the unit again.

  • Page 16: Conversion Examples

    3G/HD/SD-SDI 2 SDI MONITOR OSD OUT INPUT OUTPUT UFM-30UDC Out 2 (HD-SDI) Out 1 (HD-SDI)  Coversion Setting 1) Press the MENU OSD button to display the menu on the NTSC (PAL) monitor. 2) Make settings as shown in the table below. See section 4-2. "Menu Operation" for details on menu operation.

  • Page 17: Sd To Hd (With Genlock)

    3G/HD/SD-SDI 3G/HD/SD-SDI 1 3G/HD/SD-SDI 2 SDI MONITOR OSD OUT INPUT OUTPUT UFM-30UDC Out 2 (HD-SDI) Power Source 75 ohm termination required if not looped through. Out 1 (HD-SDI)  Conversion Setting 1) Press the MENU OSD button to display the menu on the NTSC (PAL) monitor.

  • Page 18: Hd To Sd (With Genlock)

    3G/HD/SD-SDI 3G/HD/SD-SDI 1 3G/HD/SD-SDI 2 SDI MONITOR OSD OUT INPUT OUTPUT UFM-30UDC Out 2 (SD-SDI) Power Source 75 ohm termination required if not looped through. Out 1 (SD-SDI)  Conversion Setting 1) Press the MENU OSD button to display the menu on the NTSC (PAL) monitor.

  • Page 19: Composite To Sd (Without Genlock)

    3G/HD/SD-SDI 2 SDI MONITOR OSD OUT INPUT OUTPUT UFM-30UDC Out 2 (SD-SDI) Out 1 (SD-SDI)  Conversion Setting 1) Press the MENU OSD button to display the menu on the NTSC (PAL) monitor. 2) Make settings as shown in the table below. See section 4-2. "Menu Operation" for details on menu operation.

  • Page 20: Composite To Hd (With Genlock)

    3G/HD/SD-SDI 3G/HD/SD-SDI 1 3G/HD/SD-SDI 2 SDI MONITOR OSD OUT INPUT OUTPUT UFM-30UDC Out 2 (HD-SDI) Power Source 75 ohm termination required if not looped-through. Out 1 (HD-SDI)  Conversion Setting 1) Press the MENU OSD button to display the menu on the NTSC (PAL) monitor.

  • Page 21: Sd To Sd (Aspect Conversion)

    3G/HD/SD-SDI 2 SDI MONITOR OSD OUT INPUT OUTPUT UFM-30UDC Out 2 (SD-SDI) Out 1 (SD-SDI)  Conversion Setting 1) Press the MENU OSD button to display the menu on the NTSC (PAL) monitor. 2) Make settings as shown in the table below. See section 4-2. "Menu Operation" for details on menu operation.

  • Page 22: Other Setting

    The UFM-30UDC automatically holds the last setting applied to it. Therefore, when you power off the unit, wait more than 5 seconds after the setting change. Otherwise, the last setting may not be preserved and not applied to the UFM-30UDC when you power on the unit again.

  • Page 23: Embedded Audio

    5-8. Embedded Audio  PCM Audio Four pairs of synchronous 48kHz audio (groups 1 & 2) are extracted from the incoming SDI stream, and embedded again to SDI stream after a delay in order to match the video delay. Other HANC data is blanked.

  • Page 24: Aspect Ratio Scaling

    6. Aspect Ratio Scaling The aspect ratio settings are made in the following three items in the Scaling menu: ARC mode, SD in format and SD out format.  SD Input Setting The ARC mode selects a type of the Auto aspect Ratio Control mode. Menu Item Setting...

  • Page 25: Up-Conversion (Sd To Hd)

    6-1. Up-conversion (SD to HD) Source video (SD) Output video (16:9 HD) SD in format setting ARC mode setting Normal Fit to height Normal 4:3 16:9 An 16:9 16:9 LB 16:9 14:9 LB 14:9 13:9 LB 13:9 Picture region Cut off region Black bar region...

  • Page 26: Down-Conversion (Hd To Sd)

    6-2. Down-conversion (HD to SD) Output video Source video (3G/HD） (16:9) SD output setting Normal 4:3 16:9 An 16:9 16:9 LB 16:9 14:9 LB 14:9 13:9 LB 13:9 Picture region Cut off region Black bar region...

  • Page 27: Sd To Sd Conversion - 4:3 Output

    6-3. SD to SD conversion – 4:3 Output Source video (SD) Output video (SD) SD in format setting SD output setting Normal 4:3 Normal 4:3 Normal 4:3 16:9 An 16:9 Normal 4:3 16:9 LB 16:9 Normal 4:3 14:9 LB 14:9 Normal 4:3 13:9 LB 13:9...

  • Page 28: Sd To Sd Conversion - 16:9 Anamorphic Output

    6-4. SD to SD conversion – 16:9 Anamorphic Output Source video (SD) Output video SD output ARC mode setting SD in format setting setting Normal Fit to height Normal 4:3 16:9 An 16:9 An 16:9 An 16:9 16:9 LB 16:9 An 16:9 14:9 LB 16:9 An...

  • Page 29: Sd To Sd Conversion - 16:9 Letter Box Output

    6-5. SD to SD conversion - 16:9 Letter Box Output Source video (SD) Output video SD in format setting SD output setting Normal 4:3 16:9 LB 16:9 An 16:9 LB 16:9 16:9 LB 16:9 LB 16:9 14:9 LB 16:9 LB 14:9 13:9 LB 16:9 LB...

  • Page 30: Menu List

    Input Displays the selected source of input video. (SDI or Composite) SDI Audio Displays the embedded audio status of SDI output for each channel. Code version Displays the firmware version of UFM-30UDC. 7-2. Input menu Setting Item Description Refer to...

  • Page 31: Output Menu

    7-3. Output menu Setting Item Description Refer to (Default in bold) Output Selects the output video format. 720P SD (525/59.94i or 625/50i) 1080i 720P (720/59.94p or 720/50p) 1080P-A 1080i (1080/59.94i or 1080/50i) 1080P-B 1080P-A (1080/59.94p Level A or 1080/50p Level A) 1080P-B (1080/59.94p Level B or 1080/50p Level B) Monitor...
  • Page 32  Ranges for Genlock Phase Adjustment The menu display shows between -1319 and +1319 (pixels) for H phase and between -563 and +562 (lines) for V phase in all video signal formats. However, the limits of the range vary by the video formats.

  • Page 33: Scaling Menu

    The UFM-30UDC automatically holds the last setting applied to it. Therefore, when you power off the unit, wait more than 5 seconds after the setting change. Otherwise, the last setting may not be preserved and not applied to the UFM-30UDC when you power on the unit again.

  • Page 34: Specifications And Dimensions

    8. Specifications and Dimensions 8-1. Specifications Standards 3G-SDI 1080/59.94p LevelA and LevelB 1080/50p LevelA and LevelB ※1080p LevelB supports only dual mapping defined in SMPTE372M. HD-SDI 1080/50i, 59.94i, 720/50p, 59.94p SD-SDI 525/59.94i, 625/50i Composite NTSC, PAL (input only) Video I/O process 2 inputs >...
  • Page 35 Process Amp Black level: 0mV±100mV (in 0.8mV steps) Video (Y) level: 0dB±6dB (in 0.2dB steps) Chroma level: 0dB±6dB (in 0.2dB steps) Setup level (NTSC only) : 0%, 7.5% Temperature 0°C - 40°C Humidity 30% - 85% (no condensation) Power +24VDC (Supplied from UFM frame) Consumption Approx.

  • Page 36: External Dimensions

    8-2. External Dimensions (All dimensions in mm.) 108.5 COMPOSITE 3G/HD/SD-SDI 3G/HD/SD-SDI 1 3G/HD/SD-SDI 2 SDI MONITOR OSD OUT INPUT OUTPUT UFM-30UDC...
  • Page 37 Warning This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment 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.
  • Page 38 Two Executive Drive, Suite 670, Fort Lee Executive Park, Fort Lee NJ 07024, USA Phone: +1 (201) 944-1120 Fax : +1 (201) 944-1132 FOR-A America Distribution & Service Center 2400 N.E. Waldo Road, Gainesville, FL 32609, USA Phone: +1 352-371-1505 Fax: +1 352-378-5320...

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