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- Page 1 DENSITÉ series XVP-1801 HD/SD Universal Video Processor/Converter Guide to Installation and Operation M820-9900-140 8 Feb 2011 Miranda Technologies Inc. 3499 Douglas-B.-Floreani St-Laurent, Québec, Canada H4S 2C6 Tel. 514-333-1772 Fax. 514-333-9828 www.miranda.com © 2011 Miranda Technologies Inc..
- Page 2 • EN 61000-4-6 Conducted disturbances immunity • EN 61000-4-11 Voltage-dips, short-interruption and voltage variation immunity How to contact us: For technical assistance, please contact the Miranda Technical support centre nearest you: Americas Asia Europe, Middle East, Africa, UK Telephone: Telephone:...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION Table of Contents XVP-1801 HD/SD Universal Video Processor/Converter ............1 Introduction ............................1 Features .............................. 1 XVP-1801 variants ..........................2 1.3.1 XVP-1801-SD ......................... 2 1.3.2 XVP-1801-FS ......................... 3 1.3.3 XVP-1801-DC ........................3 1.3.4 XVP-1801-UC ........................4 Front Card-edge Interface ........................ - Page 4 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION ANNEX 2 – AFD FUNCTIONS ......................59 XVP-1801...
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Page 5: Xvp-1801 Hd/Sd Universal Video Processor/Converter
UAP, AAP and DAP. These boards can be used when analog audio or Dolby E encoding/decoding are a requirement. The module provides streaming video and audio level metering, so an operator can remotely and effectively monitor the signal path using Miranda’s iControl facility monitoring and control system. 1.2 Features •... -
Page 6: Xvp-1801 Variants
GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION XVP-1801 variants The following block diagram shows the XVP-1801. XVP-1801 – HD/SD Up /Down/ Cross converter XVP-1801 – HD/SD Up /Down/ Cross converter Genlock Genlock Thumbnail Thumbnail Dolby Metadata Dolby Metadata Delay Delay HD/SD HD/SD HD/SD HD/SD 16 Ch... -
Page 7: Xvp-1801-Fs
GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION 1.3.2 XVP-1801-FS XVP-1801-FS – HD/SD Frame sync / ARC XVP-1801-FS – HD/SD Frame sync / ARC Genlock Genlock Thumbnail Thumbnail Dolby Metadata Dolby Metadata Delay Delay HD/SD HD/SD HD/SD HD/SD 16 Ch 16 Ch Video Video 16 Ch 16 Ch... -
Page 8: Xvp-1801-Uc
GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION 1.3.4 XVP-1801-UC XVP-1801-UC - HD Up converter XVP-1801-UC - HD Up converter Genlock Genlock Thumbnail Thumbnail Dolby Metadata Dolby Metadata Delay Delay HD/SD HD/SD 16 Ch 16 Ch Video Video 16 Ch 16 Ch 16 Ch 16 Ch Audio Audio... -
Page 9: Installation
2.3 ABUS Connection to Companion Audio Cards When the XVP-1801 is used in conjunction with one or two companion audio cards (Miranda’s AAP, DAP or UAP series), the ABUS flat cable must be installed between the ABUS connector of the XVP-1801 and the connectors on the audio cards. -
Page 10: Rear Panel Connectors
GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION 2.4 Rear Panel Connectors Figure 2.2 XVP-1801 Rear Panels 6 | XVP-1801... - Page 11 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION REF IN – Studio reference input For external synchronization, connect a black studio reference signal to the BNC labeled REF IN. The reference input must conform to SMPTE 170M/SMPTE 318M/ITU 624-4/BUT 470-6 for standard definition signals and SMPTE 274M / SMPTE 296M for high definition signals and is used to phase the HD/SD SDI outputs to the studio.
- Page 12 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION GPI loading is a “single load” process triggered by a transition to ground: it needs to be activated only for a short period (around 10 milliseconds) to be detected by the card. Since it is not activated by a level, it is not necessary to maintain the level at ground after the activation.
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Page 13: Operation
The local control panel and its push-buttons can be used to move through a menu of parameters and to adjust parameter values (see section 3.3). • Miranda’s RCP-100 remote control panel can be used to access the same menu structure from a remote location (see section 3.4). •... -
Page 14: Local Control Using The Densité Frame Control Panel
GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION Carrier 2 detect error (keyer mode) Carrier 2 detect error (switcher mode) Carrier 2 detect error (failover mode) AES 1 presence error AES 2 presence error AES 3 presence error AES 4 presence error Silence detected Channel 1 Silence detected Channel 2 Silence detected Channel 3 Silence detected Channel 4... -
Page 15: Menu For Local Control
The complete menu structure is shown in Annex 1 to this document, beginning on page 56. 3.4 Remote Control Using the RCP-100 The XVP-1801 can be controlled through a menu accessible using Miranda’s RCP-100 remote control panel. Please refer to the RCP-100 Guide to Installation and Operation for detailed instructions on installing and operating the RCP-100, and for instructions on how to connect the RCP-100 to the XVP-1801 (or any other supported card) so that the menu can be accessed. -
Page 16: Remote Control Using Icontrol
GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION 3.5 Remote control using iControl The operation of the XVP-1801 may be controlled using Miranda’s iControl system. • This manual describes the control panels associated with the XVP-1801 and their use. • Please consult the iControl User’s Guide for information about setting up and operating iControl. - Page 17 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION If there is an error, the error status message appears in the message area without mouse-over. • If there are multiple errors, the error messages cycle so all can be seen • The icon whose status or error message is shown is highlighted with a mauve background The table below lists the various status icons that can appear, and how they are to be interpreted.
- Page 18 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION Signal absent No rear (red) Format mismatch with output format Input 2 Video/TRS error Input 2 Format This icon is shown if Input 2 is not in the Key/Fill mode (gray) Icon #4 – Audio Status Audio OK (green) Yellow alarm condition detected on 1 or more channels...
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Page 19: The Input Group
Hardware OK (green) Hardware Health Monitoring (Fan1, Fan2, Hardware fault detected) If this icon appears red, return the card to Miranda. (red) 2. The left portion of the window contains all the parameter groups, which become highlighted when they are selected; the main panel (4) then displays the group’s set of parameters. Each of the groups is described in detail below. - Page 20 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION Input 2 Tab Input 2 Mode: Specify the operation mode for the second input using the pulldown. Available choices are: 2x1 Switch operation 2x1 Switch: when this mode is selected, the card can be manually switched between the 2 inputs, using the radio buttons in the Input Select area.
- Page 21 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION The offset from the VREF can be variable, but a distance of greater than 10 lines could create an artifact in the active video. If the two signals are more than 1 line apart, we will see a vertical jump at the moment of switching that is proportional to the number of vertical lines of offset between the two signals.
- Page 22 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION To determine the limits of a clean switch region, you must know the input’s line length in μs. The first region is delimited by +½ line and -½ line of the reference. For example, with an SD (525) signal the line length is 63.5 μs and so the first region lies between -31.76 μs and 31.76 μs.
- Page 23 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION Freeze tab Freeze type: This is a pull-down menu with four options – FIELD 1, FIELD 2, FRAME and BLACK. It determines the manner in which the XVP-1801 responds to a manual freeze, a video input switch (“hotswitch”...
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Page 24: The Video Processing Group
GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION e Video Processing 3.5.3 group This group contains color-correction parameters that apply to the input signal. Proc Mode: Select whether the processing controls will be presented in YCbCr or RGB processing mode. RGB Gamut: When ON, all illegal YCbCr colors in the RGB space will be clipped to a legal value. -
Page 25: The Video Output Group
GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION 3.5.4 The Video Output group This group allows control over several aspects of the high definition and standard definition video output: • aspect ratio conversion • timing control • image quality processing • metadata insertion. The upper portion of the panel is occupied by two video screen images, labelled Input and Output. - Page 26 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION The Input Screen The Input preview screen shows the portion of the input image which will be presented at the XVP-1801 output. It has a pull-down AFD Mode menu at the top left corner through which the user selects the aspect ratio of the input signal.
- Page 27 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION Input: Tilt Once a smaller window has been established by cropping the input signal, it can be moved vertically (Tilt, expressed in lines) within the original image to place the desired portion of the image in view. By default, a Center check box beneath the Tilt scroll box forces the cropping window to be centered on the input window.
- Page 28 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION Output Format 4:3 (when selected on the SD Video Output panel) Input Format (selected by AFD Mode pulldown) 16:9 Presets Output after ARC processing Figure 3.9a Available Presets for various AFD Mode selections (4:3 output) 24 | XVP-1801...
- Page 29 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION Output Format 16:9 (always on the HD Video Output panel; when selected on the SD Video Output panel) Input Format (selected by AFD Mode pulldown) 16:9 Presets Output after ARC processing Figure 3.9b Available Presets for various AFD Mode selections (16:9 output) The advantage of using Presets is to provide a unique conversion without having to specify the H&V scaling factor or the percentage of cropping/side panels and anamorphism.
- Page 30 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION masking is shown on the top right Output screen by graying out the masked portion. Note that mask – or Background - color may be changed in the Advanced tab. The maximum amount of masking that can be introduced depends on the image format, and is measured starting from the edges of the displayed image, as shown in the following table.
- Page 31 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION The Advanced tab The Advanced tab provides controls over the type and level of detail enhancement that will be performed, and the color of the mask. Figure 3.11 HD (left) and SD (right) Video Output group – Advanced tab Image Processing sub-section, HD ouput MPEG Preprocessor Mode: This control changes the functionality of the detail enhancer.
- Page 32 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION Vert Detail Enhancer Mode: this pull-down box controls the type of vertical detail enhancement, which may improve sharpness of textures and contours. • High Freq boosts high frequencies of the input signal • Medium Freq boosts medium frequencies of the input signal Vert.
- Page 33 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION closed captions will be embedded, in the HD outputs, within EIA-708-B packets as per SMPTE 334M. CC1 from NTSC field 1 is up-converted to DTV service 1, and CC3 from field 2 is up-converted to DTV service 2. Figure 3.12 Video Output group –...
- Page 34 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION For HD Output: Input Format Line 21 Status CC Insertion Effect on HD Output HD 60 Hz No DTV closed captions. Auto DTV closed captions enabled SD 60 Hz Blanking Input line 21 ignored for scaling, image slightly upscaled. No DTV closed captions.
- Page 35 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION code being inserted into both lines 14 and 16. Note that time code cannot be inserted on lines outside the allowable range, so for example, if line 19 is selected for time code insertion in a 525 line output, and timecode duplication is turned ON, the duplicate time code which would have appeared on line 21 will not be inserted because the upper bound for time code is line 20.
- Page 36 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION The Insertion pulldown is used to enable/disable the insertion of Dolby Metadata, and to specify the source: • OFF no embedding. Incoming audio metadata in the HD input will pass through to the output. • From ABUS embed metadata from an external card connected on the ABUS (A1 only).
- Page 37 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION Flags area The Flags sub-section indicates which AFD flag is detected at the input and which flag is inserted at the output. The Active Format Descriptor (AFD) flag is used to identify the aspect ratio and protected areas of a video signal.
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Page 38: The Audio Processing Group
GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION 3.5.5 The Audio Processing group The Audio Processing group provides full audio processing and delay parameters for the input embedded or discrete audio channels. These parameters affect both the output audio channels (embedded and AES) and the audio channels sent to the DAP or UAP companion cards. - Page 39 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION problems such as lip sync errors and audio phase alignment in the incoming feed. For each channel, two sliders allow the delay to be adjusted. • Coarse – adjusts the delay in milliseconds, over a range of values that depends on the Additional Frame Delay set on the timing tab in the Video Output group (see page 26), as follows: Additional Frame Delay Adjustment Range...
- Page 40 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION Downmix tab This tab provides resources to control the downmix of a “5.1 channel” surround-sound audio signal into an LtRt or LoRo stereo pair. The 5.1 terminology refers to six discrete audio channels, with the low frequency effect (LFE) channel of limited bandwidth designated as the .1 channel.
- Page 41 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION – Center Surround Level Level Level Figure 3.21 LtRt Surround Sound downmixer Figure 3.22 LoRo Stereo downmixer • Normalization: the downmix levels can be normalized to provide normalized levels according to the downmix levels used in manual mode or AUTO mode. Status tab The Status tab reports the type of audio present at the input and the Dolby-E alignment.
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Page 42: The Audio Out (Video) Group
GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION Dolby-E Alignment: • When Dolby-E audio is present, this panel will display the offset/delay between the Dolby-E and the video output of the card. You may click the Auto Align button to automatically adjust the audio timing delay to ensure a perfect zero delay with the video. - Page 43 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION Mix 4Ch: This mode allows a 3-input or 4-input mix on the chosen even output. A standard 2-input mix is available on the odd output. On the same tab, the two selected sources of the even channel are mixed with the one or two selected sources of the odd channel.
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Page 44: The Audio Out (Aes) Group
GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION 3.5.7 The Audio Out (AES) group This group provides additional audio processing for the 4 discrete AES outputs. Operation Mode (Off, A, SUM(A+B), Mix): This menu allows the source of each output channel to be selected – a single channel, the sum of two channels or a mix of two channels. -
Page 45: The Reference Group
GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION 3.5.8 The Reference group This group of parameters allows the selection of the reference to be used by the XVP-1801. Use the radio buttons in the Reference Source area to select from the following options: •... -
Page 46: The Thumbnail Group
GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION 3.5.10 The Thumbnail group The thumbnail area displays thumbnail images for the inputs and outputs selected in the Player area. Player – Click the checkbox to display the thumbnail Control – Click the checkboxes to apply the Mode, Format, Quality and Refresh Rate settings to the these thumbnails. - Page 47 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION RALM Connections tab Use the radio buttons to turn the meter display ON (RALM) or OFF for the indicated channels. The meter appears directly above the controls. Reset Counter: click this button to reset the overload counter on the ALM display to zero. See the next section for instructions on setting up the overload counter.
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Page 48: The Test Group
GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION 3.5.12 The Test group This group contains a single checkbox that sends a 75% color bar test pattern (100% white), along with audio test tones (a continuous tone on right channel with pulsed tone on left channel in every pair) to the XVP-1801 output. - Page 49 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION GPI sub-section Each of the 6 GPI inputs can trigger an automated action on the card when enabled. To disable this automated action, just uncheck the checkbox for the corresponding GPI. The current state of each GPI is also reported.
- Page 50 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION Save Profile to Disk… Click this button to open a Save dialog allowing you to specify a file name and location to which the selected profiles for this card will be saved. Hint - It is a good idea to create a folder for these files, because they are not explicitly identified as XVP-1801 profiles, and will be difficult to find and identify if not clearly named and conveniently located.
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Page 51: The Options Group
• the XVP-1801 Full Upgrade option (XVP- 1801- OPT-FULL). To activate each of these options, you must • Obtain a licence key from Miranda Technologies Inc. • Type the licence key in the box • Click on ENABLE OPTION to enable the option’s features. -
Page 52: The Alarm Config Group
This option can be used to upgrade an XVP-1801- UC, -ARC, -DC, or -XC model to a full XVP-1801. • The option name varies depending on which model you have. See your Miranda representative for more details. • The tab for this option does not appear in this group when the card is a full XVP-1801 (as shown in fig. - Page 53 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION • Card LED This column allows configuration of the contribution of selected individual alarms to the status LED located on the front card edge. The Card LED status is shown at the bottom of the alarm tree in the Status/Name column.
- Page 54 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION A warning box will open allowing you to confirm the action, since it will result in changes to the configuration and there is no undo function. Copy to other cards Click this button to open a panel that allows the alarm configuration set for this card to be copied into another XVP-1801 card.
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Page 55: The Info Group
• Details…: Reports the Firmware version, service version, and panel version for this card Figure 3.43 Details window • Advanced…: Shows the Miranda LongID for this card. The Miranda LongID is the address of this XVP-1801in the iControl network. Figure 3.44 Advanced window... - Page 56 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION • Remote System Administration – opens the Joining Locators data box, which lists remote lookup services to which this XVP- 1801 is registered. Add: Force the iControl service for this XVP-1801 to register itself on a user-specified Jini lookup service, using the following syntax: jini://<ip_address>...
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Page 57: Automation Using Rs-422
GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION 3.6 Automation Using RS-422 Some card behaviors can be controlled using the RS-422 port. This is especially useful for automation systems. For detailed information about the protocol including the handshaking, please refer to the Oxtel Series Automation Protocol manual. -
Page 58: Specifications
GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION 4 Specifications VIDEO INPUTS (2) SIGNAL: SMPTE-259M-C (270Mbps) and SMPTE-292M (1.485, 1.485/1.001 Gbps) FORMATS: SD: 480i59.94, 576i50 HD: SMPTE-274M: 1080i59.94, 1080i50 HD: SMPTE-296M: 720p59.94, 720p50 CABLE LENGTH: >340 m Belden 1694A at 270 Mbps >150 m Belden 1694A at 1.485 Gbps RETURN LOSS: >15 dB up to 1.5 GHz VIDEO OUTPUT (2) - Page 59 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION AUDIO PROCESSING PERFORMANCE QUANTIZATION: 24 bits INPUT SAMPLING RATE: 32 KHz to 96 KHz, asynchronous SAMPLING: 48 KHz, synchronous NUMBER OF CHANNELS: 16, 8 pairs, 4 Groups POWER: 20 W PHYSICAL FORMAT: Densité size (3.0 in x 10.0 in) XVP-1801 | 55...
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Page 60: Annex 1 - Xvp-1801 User Interface
GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION 56 | XVP-1801... - Page 61 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION XVP-1801 | 57...
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- Page 63 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION ANNEX 2 – AFD FUNCTIONS The charts below show the conversions that will be performed by the XVP-1801 when the Active Format Descriptor (AFD) processing is activated by selecting AUTO in the AFD Mode pulldown on the input screen of the HD Video Output or SD Video Output panels.
- Page 64 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION Input signal Output signal 16:9 > 16:9 Letterbox (center) image > 16:9 Letterbox (center) image 16:9 Full frame image in a 16:9 in a 4:3 frame in a 4:3 frame frame (4:3_4) (4:3_4) (16:9_8) 16:9 Letterbox (top) image in a 16:9 Letterbox (top) image in a 4:3 16:9 Full frame image in a 16:9 4:3 frame...
- Page 65 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION Input signal Output signal 16:9 16:9 Full frame image in a 16:9 frame 16:9 Letterbox image in 4:3 frame 16:9 Full frame image in a 16:9 frame (16:9_8) Either (4:3_10) as shown here, (16:9_8) or (4:3_8) as in box below 4:3 Pillar-box image in 16:9 frame 4:3 Full frame image in a 4:3 frame 4:3 Pillar-box image in 16:9 frame...
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