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Snell & Wilcox HD2300 Installation & Operator's Manual

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© July 2004
www.snellwilcox.com
Snell & Wilcox Ltd., Southleigh Park House, Eastleigh Road, Havant, Hants, PO9 2PE, United Kingdom.
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060704
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www.snellwilcox.com
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  • Page 1 HD2300 Broadcast Downconverter Installation & Operator’s Manual © July 2004 www.snellwilcox.com Snell & Wilcox Ltd., Southleigh Park House, Eastleigh Road, Havant, Hants, PO9 2PE, United Kingdom. For technical assistance contact: Tel: +44 (0)23 9248 9000 Fax: +44 (0)23 9245 1411...

  • Page 2: Safety Warnings

    HD2300 SECTION 0 Explanation of Safety Symbols Erklärung der Sicherheitssymbole This symbol refers the user to important information contained in Dieses Symbol weist den Benutzer auf wichtige Informationen the accompanying literature. Refer to manual. hin, die in der begleitenden Dokumentation enthalten sind.
  • Page 3 HD2300 SECTION 0 Forklaring på sikkerhedssymboler Simboli di sicurezza: Questo simbolo indica l'informazione importante contenuta nei Dette symbol gør brugeren opmærksom på vigtig information manuali appartenenti all'apparecchiatura. Consultare il manuale. i den medfølgende manual. Questo simbolo indica che all'interno dell'apparato sono presenti Dette symbol indikerer farlig spænding inden i apparatet.
  • Page 4 HD2300 SECTION 0 Símbolos de Segurança O símbolo triangular adverte para a necessidade de consultar o manual antes de utilizar o equipamento ou efectuar qualquer ajuste. Este símbolo indica a presença de voltagens perigosas no interior do equipamento. As peças ou partes existentes no interior do equipamento não necessitam de intervenção, manutenção ou manuseamento por parte...
  • Page 5 HD2300 SECTION 0 Mounting the Enclosure Rack This product must not be rack mounted using only the front rack ears. When rack-mounting the product, one of the following methods of installation must be used: - • Place the unit on a suitably specified, and installed rack shelf and secure the product to the rack via the front rack ears or, •...
  • Page 6 HD2300 SECTION 0 Safety Standard This unit conforms to the following standards: BS EN60950:2000 Specification for safety of information technology equipment, including electrical business equipment. UL 1419. Professional video equipment File No. E1 93966 EMC Standards This unit conforms to the following standards:...

  • Page 7: About This Manual

    SECTION 0 About this Manual This manual contains information for the installation and operation of the HD2300 unit. Update/revision sheets should replace existing pages when supplied by the agent or Snell & Wilcox Ltd. Note that the date at the bottom of the page is the release date of the current revision.

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    Opening the Front Panel ....................3.2 Input Connections.......................3.3 Output Connections ......................3.4 Communication Connections....................3.5 Switching On........................3.8 Operation GENERAL OPERATING PRINCIPLES ................4.1 RollCall PC Control Panel Screens for the HD2300 ............4.2 Setup........................4.2 Temperat(ure) ......................4.2 Convert........................4.3 Digital Audio (Out)....................4.5 Digital Audio (Setup) ....................4.6 Display (Control) ....................4.9 Display (Memory)....................4.12...
  • Page 9 HD2300 SECTION 0 Product Support Procedure If you experience any technical or operational difficulties with a Snell & Wilcox product please do not hesitate to contact us or utilize our online form to request assistance. There is a lot of information you can give us that will enable us to diagnose your problem swiftly. Please read the following guidelines, as these suggestions will help us to help you.
  • Page 10 HD2300 SECTION 0 Product Support Request Form Name: * Company: Address Details: * Post/ZIP Code: Country: * Telephone: * Fax: Email: * Local S&W Center: * Product Name: * Core System HD Product Type: * Switcher Other IQ Modular Unit Serial Number: *...

  • Page 11: Hd23Inops 060704 Www.snellwilcox.com Version 1 Issue 1

    HD2300 SECTION 0 Manual Revision Record Date Version No. Issue No. Change Comments 060704 First Issue released HD23INOPS 060704 www.snellwilcox.com Version 1 Issue 1 0.11...

  • Page 12: Description

    Operation is straightforward and fuss free leaving and available as SDI. The advanced video the HD2300 to do all the work. Also there are processing means that the output pictures have essential features that add to reliability, such as excellent sharpness..

  • Page 13: Features

    HD2300 SECTION 1 Features • High quality conversion for broadcasters – all the features needed for Broadcast operation • Ease of set-up and control – optimized feature set, low number of controls • Designed for broadcast applications – high quality, reliability and ease of use •...

  • Page 14: Specifications

    HD2300 SECTION 2 Technical Profile Features Specifications Input Standard 1125(1080)/25i Signal Inputs 1125(1080)/29i Serial Digital 2 x HD-SDI with embedded 750(720)/50P audio 750(720)/59P Analog Reference 2 x BNC HDTV Tri-syncs or SD 750(576)/50P Bi-sync for Genlock – SMPTE 240M/274M 750(480)/59P...

  • Page 15: Installation

    The mains power rating is 2.5A maximum from 100V to 250V. Two Snell & Wilcox generic power supply modules type SHDPSUA15 are fitted. The HD2300 does not have a monitoring system; the operation of the LED indicators on the front panel of the module are described in the manual for the power supply.

  • Page 16: Opening The Front Panel

    HD2300 SECTION 3 Environment Although ruggedly constructed to meet the normal environmental requirements, it is important that there is a free flow of air at the front, left-hand side (looking from the front) and rear to dissipate the heat produced during operation. Installations should be designed to allow for this.

  • Page 17: Input Connections

    HD2300 SECTION 3 INPUT CONNECTIONS All the connectors are mounted on the rear panel of the unit and are appropriately annotated. HD Serial Digital Inputs These are the two inputs (A and B) for HD SDI input signals. Genlock Reference Ref A and Ref B...

  • Page 18: Output Connections

    HD2300 SECTION 3 OUTPUT CONNECTIONS SD SDI Output Three BNC connectors provide identical SD SDI outputs. AES Audio Output The four AES audio outputs are available from these connectors. HD/SD Output These connectors have no function on this unit. Do not make connections to these items.

  • Page 19: Communication Connections

    HD2300 SECTION 3 COMMUNICATION CONNECTIONS RollCall The unit can be controlled via RollCall using the BNC connector or the RS-422 9-way D-type connector. The RollCall BNC system should be connected using 75 Ohm "T" pieces in a similar manner to an "Ethernet"...
  • Page 20 HD2300 SECTION 3 The GPI port is polled approximately 2ms after the The General Purpose Interfaces (GPI’s) are vertical sync group of either the input or the output accessed via a 25 way D type female connector. video. This is determined by the Comms Locking In the table GPI refers to inputs and GPO refers to mode - see the Setup–Comms menu item in the...
  • Page 21 HD2300 SECTION 3 LED INDICATIONS = Red LED = Green LED = Yellow LED HDSDI TX Lock HDSDI RX CRC Errors HDSDI Loss HDSDI RX Lock RollCall Address Top 4 Bits Bottom 4 Bits Comms FPGA Programmed Boot Failure Analogue Reference A...

  • Page 22: Switching On

    SECTION 3 SWITCHING ON Open the front panel. Check that power is connected to the HD2300. Set the power switch on the front of the power unit to ON (I). The opening alphanumeric display will appear on the front panel. Close the front panel.

  • Page 23: Operation

    SECTION 4 Operation GENERAL OPERATING PRINCIPLES The HD2300 may be operated as follows: 1. By using PC Control Panel Screens via the RollCall control system. 2. RS422 control using the RollCall protocols. 3. Using GPI connections to recall memory presets.

  • Page 24: Rollcall Pc Control Panel Screens For The Hd2300

    This determines whether the General Purpose Interface is active or not. There are two positions, GPI disabled and GPI enabled. Note that this item is not stored in the HD2300 machine memories. This prevents the GPI from disabling itself when a GPI memory recall is undertaken.

  • Page 25: Convert

    HD2300 SECTION 4 Convert This screen relates to the conversion of the input However, because of the system signal to the output signal. used, the video delay through the machine can vary by up to plus or Vid Ctl (Video Control) minus half a field.
  • Page 26 The most diffuse temporal aperture. the desired look. Useful for stills and slow-moving video with fading cuts. Auto The HD2300 uses the input and output standards to determine the Studio 2 optimum blur setting. This will give the best result for most conversions.

  • Page 27: Digital Audio (Out)

    HD2300 SECTION 4 Digital Audio (Out) Output Embedded Output Group. This selects the source for the selected output For the embbeded outputs this selects the group to channel. embed the pair on. The options for each source are: Options are:...

  • Page 28: Digital Audio (Setup)

    HD2300 SECTION 4 Digital Audio (Setup) This screen is used to control all the HD2300 Data In this case the audio is treated as a functions related to the audio processing blocks. data stream that cannot be rate converted. This is useful if the audio...
  • Page 29 HD2300 SECTION 4 Digital Audio (Setup) continued Delay Mode The options are: Used to control the delay applied to the audio as it passes through the machine. The audio delay Nominal The automatic audio delay is set to applied comprises two components; the machine...
  • Page 30 HD2300 SECTION 4 Audio (Setup) continued Delay The audio channels (AES or embedded) may be delayed either individually or via a master control that is added to the individual settings. This allows the user to apply a manual offset to the audio delay setting.

  • Page 31: Display (Control)

    HD2300 SECTION 4 Display (Control) This item is used to control the size, shape and position of the output picture. Display Presets This allows selection of the preset display sizes. The options are: Anamorphic This setting retains picture information from the input and...
  • Page 32 HD2300 SECTION 4 Display Presets (continued) Full Width Produces a 16:9 output. The whole output screen filled information at the top and bottom of the input image may be lost. Used when converting a 4:3 image to a 16:9 display when it is necessary to fill the entire output display.
  • Page 33 HD2300 SECTION 4 Display (Control) continued This allows the picture size, shape and position to be adjusted to meet custom requirements. The options are: Size This adjusts the size of the whole image. Both vertical and horizontal size change together while maintaining the aspect ratio of the image.

  • Page 34: Display (Memory)

    HD2300 SECTION 4 Display (Memory) Memory This item is used to store and recall the various User Display memories. There are four User Display memories available in each of the eight machine memories. Each User Display memory contains the Size, Aspect ratio, Pan and Tilt parameters of the image.

  • Page 35: Enhancer

    HD2300 SECTION 4 Enhancer Horz DeR (Horizontal De-Ring) This function allows various enhancements to be applied to the picture. This controls the de-ringing filters for both Horz Enh (Horizontal Enhancement) luminance and chrominance. Options are: This controls the high frequency horizontal...
  • Page 36 Enhancer (continued) Down Conv(erter) Aperture Vertical Sharpness This selects the horizontal filter used when the This controls the vertical sharpness of the HD2300 HD2300 is being used as a down-converter i.e output pictures. high definition video in, standard definition video out.

  • Page 37: Input

    HD2300 SECTION 4 Input Input Std (Input Standard) This screen is related to the input signal selection and control. This allows the standard of the input video to be Note that for this and other screens the following selected. applies: The standards are named using the convention: - total number of lines (active lines)/ frame rate.
  • Page 38 Note that the HD2300 keeps a separate record of input lines that are normally visible input blanking for each distinct input active picture should be blanked.

  • Page 39: Memory

    HD2300 SECTION 4 Memory This item is used to store and recall the various The memory options are: system Memories. There eight system memories available. Each memory contains a Default complete record of the machine settings (including Memory 1 Memory 2 the display memory settings).

  • Page 40: Output

    HD2300 SECTION 4 Output Notes: The functions in this screen are all related to the output signal standard and control. The frame rate is the same as input frame/field Output Std (Standard) rate. This allows selection of the output video standard.
  • Page 41 For example 480 indicates that no output lines that are normally visible in Note that the HD2300 keeps a separate record of the 525(480)/29i output standard should output blanking for each distinct output active be blanked, 479 causes the last output picture raster.
  • Page 42 HD2300 SECTION 4 Output (Border) This screen allows the user to adjust the appearance of any blanking border around the Full Colour active picture. By default, the color of any border around the active picture is black. However, the This controls the behavior of the color border for user can adjust this to any desired color.

  • Page 43: Proc Amp

    HD2300 SECTION 4 Proc Amp This item allows adjustment of the gain and offset Offset of the output video. Gain (dB) This allows adjustment of the offset for luminance (Y), blue color difference (Pb) and red color These items allow the user to adjust the gain of the difference (Pr).

  • Page 44: Reference

    Forces the HD2300 to operate from the 750(576)/50P external reference A input. 750(480)/59P Ref B Forces the HD2300 to operate from the 525(480)/29i external reference B input. 625(576)/25i Input Forces the HD2300 to lock to the video input. HD2300INOPS 060704 www.snellwilcox.com Version 1 Issue 1 4.22...
  • Page 45 HD2300 SECTION 4 Reference (continued) Timing Y/C Delay This menu allows the adjustment of the genlock This controls delay placed in the chroma channel timing with respect to the selected reference to correct for input timing errors. The resolution is signal.

  • Page 46: Rollcall

    HD2300 SECTION 4 RollCall If the HD2300 is attached to a RollCall™ network Log Name with a logging device, information about various parameters can be made available to the logging device. If the Log Name is blank (obtained by pressing the...
  • Page 47 HD2300 SECTION 4 RollCall (continued) Log Items This item allows information about five parameters to be made available for logging. The Log Items are: Input When activated, a loss of input Status signal condition will be indicated to the logging device.

  • Page 48: Rolltrack

    0: 0 0: 00x 0 0x 0 0 modules using the RollCall system. network address (usually 0000) in hex As the delay through the HD2300 varies according to the conversion underway, delay modules 00 0 0: 0: 00x 0 0x 0 0...
  • Page 49 14,15, 16 or 17 and the unit ID would be left at 00. The HD2300 RollTrack output becomes active as soon as the enclosure address is set to be non-zero and the Accept button is pressed.

  • Page 50: Timecode

    Application note This displays the source (input) timecode as it is "HD2300 Timecode operation" attached to the end received by the HD2300. If the input timecode is of this manual. not found then question marks are displayed. If the...
  • Page 51 Note that under certain circumstances timecode frame count at the HD2300 output may Synchro not accurately reflect the input video timecode. However the seconds count should be correct. When the User selects the Synchro button in the Manual section of the timecode menus, the...

  • Page 52: Timecode (Out)

    This enables the output of drop frame timecode when the input video reaches the Trigger value the from the HD2300. This option is not available if the output timecode will have the Preload value. Three output video standard has a 25 or 50Hz frame rate or four seconds after the Synchro button has been or, the unit is in E-E mode.

  • Page 53: Time Code (Sd Setup)

    HD2300 SECTION 4 Time Code (SD Setup) These items control the reading and inserting of timecode for high definition input and standard definition output standards. TC Out VITC The output video timecode is inserted as VITC signals. Ancillary The input video timecode is inserted as embedded ancillary data.

  • Page 54: Utils

    HD2300 SECTION 4 Utils This function controls the various utility functions the HD2300 provides. The functions are shown Mono/Enable below: When selected the monochrome output functions Pattern will be enabled. Used to control the internal test pattern generator. Mono Type The selected pattern is only active when Enable is This controls the monochrome output functions.
  • Page 55 Closed Caption In function. signal is lost unless the HD2300 has been put in the force input mode under Input On Loss If NONE is selected, no closed caption data is condition.

  • Page 56: Rolltrack Audio Delay Tracking

    HD2300 SECTION 5 RollTrack Audio Delay Tracking RollTrack is a feature of RollCall™ (Snell & Wilcox’s proprietary remote control system), that allows devices to communicate across the RollCall network with no direct user intervention. RollTrack Audio Delay Tracking enables Snell & Wilcox RollCall™ compatible audio delay products to track delay introduced by RollCall™...
  • Page 57 HD2300 SECTION 5 The next level of complexity is a vertical delay cluster where a video unit can have up to eight audio delays tracking - of the same or different types. delayed video by 10 ms IQD1FSY 4:2:2 changes to 20 ms...
  • Page 58 HD2300 SECTION 5 The total delay time through the audio delay is then the sum of the individual delays introduced by the video units plus the manual delay of the audio unit. The manual delay can be set to compensate for any fixed propagation delay in the video path or may be set to zero.
  • Page 59 HD2300 SECTION 5 The most complex system would be an array of matrix delay clusters HD2300INOPS 060704 www.snellwilcox.com Version 1 Issue 1...
  • Page 60 HD2300 SECTION 5 HD2300INOPS 060704 www.snellwilcox.com Version 1 Issue 1...

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