Getting Started; Plugging In Power; Plugging In Video And Audio - Blackmagicdesign Blackmagic Duplicator 4K Installation And Operation Manual

Getting Started

Getting started with your Blackmagic Duplicator 4K is easy!
All you need to do is plug in power, connect your SDI video source and insert up to 25 SD cards.
If you want to record on even more SD cards, you can daisy chain multiple Blackmagic
Duplicator 4Ks and that's easy to do because there are built in video and control connections
to connect to each downstream unit. This section of the manual will show you exactly how to
set up your Blackmagic Duplicator 4K so you can immediately begin recording on multiple
SD cards simultaneously.

Plugging in Power

To power your Blackmagic Duplicator 4K, simply plug a standard IEC power cord into
the 110-240V AC power input on the rear panel.
When Blackmagic Duplicator 4K is powered you
will see the home screen appear on the built in LCD.
Home Screen
The home screen displays the source video image and information such as the source video
format, the number of SD cards inserted, a status indicator to show you when you are recording
and when recording is stopped, plus audio meters so you can monitor the audio levels in your
source video.

Plugging in Video and Audio

Plug your source video into 12G-SDI input on the rear panel. Your Blackmagic Duplicator 4K will
automatically detect the input format and display it on the LCD home screen.
The SDI input and output BNC connectors support video signals up to 12G-SDI so you can plug
in SD, HD or Ultra HD video up to 2160p60 on a single BNC cable. This means the loop output
will always match your source video format so you can output the same signal to other
SDI video equipment, or for when daisy chaining multiple Blackmagic Duplicator 4Ks together.
It also supports progressive segmented frame modes, and automatically detects level A and
level B 3G-SDI formats for 1080p50, 1080p59.94 and 1080p60.
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REMOTE IN
Plug your source video into the SDI in connector.
Audio is embedded in the SDI video signal.
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SD/HD/3G/6G/12G-SDI
IN LOOP OUT
REMOTE OUT ETHERNET OPTICAL OUT/IN
REM
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