Page 3 Table of Contents PREFACE ..................................4 About Thinklogical , A BELDEN BRAND ........................4 ® About This Product Manual ............................5 Note and Warning Symbols ..........................5 Product Serial Numbers ............................5 Connection to the Product ..........................5 Firmware Updates ..............................
Thinklogical products are designed and manufactured in the USA and are certified to the ISO 9001:2015 standard. Thinklogical is headquartered in Milford, Connecticut and is owned by Belden, Inc., St. Louis, MO (http://www.belden.com). For more information about Thinklogical products and services, please visit https://www.thinklogical.com.
Page 5 About this Product Manual This product manual is divided into four sections: System Features, Set-Up & Installation, Regulatory & Safety Requirements and Thinklogical Support. These are sub-divided to help you find the topics and procedures you are looking for. This manual also includes a Table of Contents and Appendices. Section 1 –...
Page 6 Section 1: Regulatory & Safety Requirements Class 1 Laser Information Thinklogical fiber-optic products are designed and identified as Class 1 LASER products. This means ® the maximum permissible exposure (MPE) cannot be exceeded when viewing the laser with the naked eye or with the aid of typical magnifying optics (e.g.
European Union Declaration of Conformity Manufacturer’s Name & Address: Thinklogical, A BELDEN BRAND 100 Washington Street Milford, Connecticut 06460 USA Thinklogical’s products comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC, the EMC Directive 2004/108/EC, the RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU, the WEEE Directive...
The Receiver converts the received fiber-optic signal back to its equivalent SDI signal or can convert specific formats for cross conversion (See tables on pg. 13 for more information). ➢ Thinklogical recommends Belden 6G (1694A) coaxial cable or better to extend 12G SDI signals. thinklogical 12G SDI Extenders Product Manual Rev.
Page 9 12G SDI Extenders • Part numbers: SDI-000S12-LCTX (10km Tx), SDI-000412-LCTX (40km Tx) SDI-000S12-LCRX (10km Rx), SDI-000412-LCRX (40km Rx) • Uses up to four BNC connectors to extend one video source. • Single-Mode Fiber-Optic Cable transports HD, 3G, 6G or 12G video with ancillary data. Transmitter Design Features Each module features a mounting bracket on each side.
Page 10 Receiver Design Features Each module features a mounting bracket on each side. • Dual-purpose USB mini-B Update Port: ➢ Firmware Updates via FPGA Download Utility (see pg. 21). ➢ Diagnostic and configuration information is available via a terminal program such as PuTTY or Teraterm.
Page 12 Video Format Tables Rx BUTTONS B2 SELECT: Cycles through and activates formats. B1 STORE: Saves selected format to NV Memory. Will return after power reset. Three Bi-color LEDs work together to indicate the selected video format as shown in the table below. Video Format Table 1 thinklogical 12G SDI Extenders Product Manual...
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Page 13 Video Format Table 2 Video Format Table 3 DL-3G 4K SQ B.1, ST425-3 and QL-HD 4K B.1 SQ, ST425-3 transports are indistinguishable from each other. Therefore, when extending either format, users may need to utilize the Select/Save buttons to obtain the required format output. Cross conversion is not allowed. thinklogical 12G SDI Extenders Product Manual Rev.
Page 15 Section 3: Set-Up & Installation Contents When you receive your Thinklogical 12G SDI Extenders, you should find the following items in ® the quantities specified in your order: • 12G SDI Transmitters and Receivers (in customer-specified quantities) • 5VDC Power Adapter, one per device –...
Page 16 Order of Installation Events • Mount each device in its desired location. • Connect the sources’ copper cables to the transmitter. • Connect the fiber-optic cables from the Transmitters to the Receivers, or to the 12G SDI Input/Output Card of the TLX160 Matrix Switch if applicable.
Page 17 Pluggable SFP+ Modules Each 12G SDI module includes one, non-MSA compliant, SFP module. The module must be used with single-mode fiber-optic cable. The SFP+ Optical Module is a 12Gbps module specifically designed to support SMPTE standard video formats (HD-SDI, 3G-SDI, 6G-SDI, and 12G-SDI). The modules are hot-pluggable and operate on 3.3VDC.
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