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- Page 1 EEG DE1285 Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor Product Manual EEG Enterprises, Inc. 586 Main Street Farmingdale, New York 11735 TEL: (516) 293-7472 FAX: (516) 293-7417 Copyright © EEG Enterprises, Inc. 2010-2018 All rights reserved.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Copyright 2010-2018, EEG Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved. The contents of this manual may not be transmitted or reproduced in any form without the written permission of EEG. The revision date for this manual is April 24, 2018. Copyright © EEG Enterprises, Inc. 2010-2018... - Page 3 DE1285 Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor [This page left intentionally blank] Copyright © EEG Enterprises, Inc. 2010-2018...
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Page 4: Introduction
The DE1285 comes equipped with a powerful Web-based VANC Analysis Tool for viewing and capturing live VANC data, sorted by service type, DID/SDID or line number. The DE1285 Web Tools offer an efficient new way to monitor VANC packets, providing programmable triggers with logging for packet drop-outs or changes, as well as other features. -
Page 5: Installation
DE1285 Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor 2 Installation 2.1 Back Panel The DE1285 rear panel is shown below, followed by a guide to the con- nectors located there. Video input for the Program video chain. The on- Program In screen display will be burned onto this video sig- nal. -
Page 6: Decoder Operation
URL: http://www.eegent.com/download/Ross _ Video/Dashboard/ Once you have successfully installed the DashBoard tool, open the program to find information about the DE1285 and to configure your card. There are two main sections in the DashBoard interface: the Status in- formation on the left side and the Setup menu on the right side. -
Page 7: Layout Selection
DE1285 Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor tion below the two basic indicators that provides information about the card’s version, specifically the build number and firmware version and the status of two of the I/O ports, source input and ethernet. The setup menu on the right half of the tool is broken up into four sub- menus: Layout Selection, Decoder Setup, System Setup and Audio Mon- itor Configuration. - Page 8 Selects the service that is decoded to create the SD caption display on the decoder output if SD SD Service video input is present. The DE1285 can display 608 caption channels CC1 through CC4. Selects the display font for the decoder output.
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Page 9: System Setup
DE1285 Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor 3.1.3 System Setup Sets a fixed network address for the unit on your IP Address LAN. The subnet mask should be set to match the bit Subnet Mask mask used on your LAN. The gateway should be set to the address of... -
Page 10: Web Tools Suite
3.2 Web Tools Suite The Web Tools module is a high-powered network-driven remote appli- cation for the DE1285 that provides new ways to view VANC data, as well as advanced configuration and monitoring tools. To use Web Con- figuration, the Decoder first must be connected to a 100-Base LAN, and configured with a valid IP address and subnet mask for that LAN through... -
Page 11: Packet Display Module
This is the starting page in the main pane of the DE1285 Web Tools module and is shown on the previous page. The VANC packets can be sorted by DID/SDID, Service Type, Line Number, or Frequency (percentage of frames the sample ap- pears in). -
Page 12: Data Decoder Module
DE1285 Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor view displays the hex dump, field, checksum and location/type of the data. The hex dump begins with the sample offset in the line followed by a colon and the hex value of each sample in the packet. The checksum field evaluates whether or not the checksum is valid. -
Page 13: Caption Decoder Module
DE1285 Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor The upper portion of the screen contains the AFD Decoder module which displays the current AFD code on the top right of the module, the de- coded aspect ratio description below the code, and a visual representa- tion of the AFD code on the left hand side. -
Page 14: Anc Trigger
ANC analysis tool ideal for watching until an event occurs. To record triggers that will be stored on the DE1285 for detailed viewing or to view information about... - Page 15 DE1285 Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor infrequently occurring errors, please see the next section on Logging. To set a trigger, select a DID/SDID value from the dropdown menu on the left and then choose a specific event type from the adjacent drop down menu.
- Page 16 This feature is useful in multi–user envi- ronments, as well as situations in which the DE1285 has unexpectedly lost power. If the message “This trigger is already in use.” occurs when attempting to set a trigger that does not appear to be in use, this feature can be used to check whether that trigger is in fact in use.
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Page 17: Vanc Capture
DE1285 Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor 3.2.5 VANC Capture The VANC Capture tab provides a convenient way to capture real–time VANC data, with or without filtering, so that it can be downloaded and reviewed. To begin capturing all VANC data, click on the Start but- ton. -
Page 18: Logging
DE1285 Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor 3.2.6 Logging The Logging tab provides a customizable solution for gathering VANC data for in-depth analysis and debugging. Logging is ideal for check- ing the behavior of triggers over a longer time period, monitoring error messages, and for any situation in which a saved copy or printout for later reference is desired.. - Page 19 DE1285 Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor allows the log to be printed or saved, and provides options for the infor- mation the log stores. The default log screen shows all alarms and trig- gers that appear in the Log Viewer. The events are sorted by the time at which they occurred and also contain information about the event type and when the event triggers, if applicable.
- Page 20 DE1285 Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor downloadable log. To print a copy of the log, click on Print to launch a pop–up window with print options. The printable copy can be filtered by what is present in the log, much like the drop–down filter menu used for viewing the log.
- Page 21 Alarm Name Description Unknown Packet Sets an alarm to go off when a packet can- not be recognized by the DE1285 as a known type. AFD on Multiple Lines Sets an alarm that goes off when there is more than one AFD packet in a single video field.
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Page 22: Osd
DE1285 Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor There is one alarm in the Error Alarms category that can be used for specific troubleshooting. Alarm Name Description Video Error Sets an alarm that goes off when there is an error involving the video signal. - Page 23 Caption Services, XDS data, AFD data, Audio Monitor, Audio Metadata and Errors/Alarms. The DE1285 comes pre-loaded with sev- eral default layouts. To apply a default layout, use the pulldown menu next to Layouts to view the available options and choose the desired lay- out.
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Page 24: Settings
DE1285 Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor 3.2.8 Settings The Settings tab contains several subsections that allow the user to cus- tomize various aspects of the 285 website and screen configuration. The top section of the Settings tab is the Systems Settings subsection, which allows the user to restore the factory defaults on the box by clicking the Reset To Factory Defaults button. - Page 25 Menu section or the upgrade can be performed through the website. Begin by downloading the most recent firmware update file from the EEG website or from the ’Download DE1285 Upgrade’ link on the web- site and saving it to a location on your computer. After downloading the firmware upgrade, click on the Browse button to the right of the File...
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Page 26: A Gpi/Gpo
DE1285 Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor A GPI/GPO The four GPI inputs, labeled GPI-1 to GPI-4, each consist of one pair of pins. Each GPI switch is ON when its two pins are connected to each other, and OFF when open or floating. -
Page 27: B Video/Connector Specifications
DE1285 Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor B Video/Connector Specifications SDI Video Inputs Number of Inputs 1 (Program In relay bypass protected) Connector BNC per IEC 169–8 Format 2.97 Gb/s SMPTE 424M (3G), 1.485 Gb/s SMPTE 292M (HD), or SMPTE 259M 270 Mb/s...