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Crystal Vision TANDEM 3G User Manual

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TANDEM 3G
3Gb/s, HD and SD embedder/de-embedder
and audio processor
Crystal Vision Ltd., Lion Technology Park, Station Road East, Whittlesford, Cambridge, CB22 4WL, England.
E-mail: sales@crystalvision.tv
Website: www.crystalvision.tv
Tel: +44(0) 1223 497049
Fax: +44(0) 1223 497059

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  • Page 1 TANDEM 3G 3Gb/s, HD and SD embedder/de-embedder and audio processor Crystal Vision Ltd., Lion Technology Park, Station Road East, Whittlesford, Cambridge, CB22 4WL, England. E-mail: sales@crystalvision.tv Website: www.crystalvision.tv Tel: +44(0) 1223 497049 Fax: +44(0) 1223 497059...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Crystal Vision TANDEM 3G User Manual R1.4 Contents Introduction     Hardware installation     Module configuration     Rear modules and signal I/O     Rear module connections with RM47   Rear module connections with RM49   Rear module connections with RM60  ...
  • Page 3 TANDEM 3G User Manual R1.4 Using the front control panel     Module selected     Updating the display   The TANDEM 3G active panel menu     Active control panel menus   The Status menu   Video control menu  ...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Alternatively it can be used as a de-embedder for one to four groups of digital audio. Should you need it, TANDEM 3G can even embed and de-embed at the same time. There are 8 AES I/O ports that can be configured as inputs or outputs.
  • Page 5 Crystal Vision Introduction TANDEM 3G is a space-saving 100mm x 266mm module which fits in the standard Crystal Vision frames. The main features are as follows:  Use with any source - works with 3G/s, HD and SD  Versatile audio: will de-embed and embed up to four audio groups and input or...

  • Page 6: Hardware Installation

    2 Hardware installation 2.1 Module configuration There are six user settable links on the TANDEM 3G. These are – J1, J3, J5, J7, J9 and PL8. PL8 sets the TANDEM 3G IP address to default (10.0.0.201) or to a user-selected IP address.

  • Page 7: Rear Modules And Signal I/O

    Eight channels of audio AES stereo pairs are presented as balance 110 ohm on the 26-way high density D-Type connector. RM47 rear module connector Description RM47  24 TANDEM 3G modules per Indigo 4 frame  12 per Indigo 2 frame  Six per Indigo 1 frame ...
  • Page 8 Crystal Vision Hardware installation 110 ohm 26-way D-Type Audio connections Pin-out AES1 AES2 AES3 AES4 AES5 AES6 AES7 AES8 19, 20, 23 ,24 21, 22, 25, 26 TANDEM 3G User Manual R1.4 23/04/2012...

  • Page 9: Rear Module Connections With Rm49

    The RM49 is a dual height module presenting the eight channels of un-balanced audio AES stereo pairs on 75 ohm BNC connectors. RM49 rear module connector Description RM49  12 TANDEM 3G modules per Indigo 4 frame  Six per Indigo 2 frame  Three per Indigo 1 frame ...
  • Page 10 3G/High Definition/Standard Definition serial digital output SDI OUT 3G/High Definition/Standard Definition serial digital input SDI IN 110 ohm 26-way D-Type Audio connections Pin-out AES1 AES2 AES3 AES4 AES5 AES6 AES7 AES8 19, 20, 23 ,24 21, 22, 25, 26 TANDEM 3G User Manual R1.4 23/04/2012...

  • Page 11: Rear Module Connections With Rm61

    The RM61 is a dual height module presenting the eight channels of un-balanced audio AES stereo pairs on 75 ohm BNC connectors. RM61 rear module connector Description RM61  12 TANDEM 3G modules per Indigo 4 frame  Six per Indigo 2 frame  Three per Indigo 1 frame ...
  • Page 12 Silence AES 2 Dolby E on AES 5 Silence AES 3 Dolby E on AES 6 Silence AES 4 Dolby E on AES 7 Silence AES 5 Dolby E on AES 8 Silence AES 6 TANDEM 3G User Manual R1.4 23/04/2012...
  • Page 13 6 in each case and +5V @500mA is pin 15 on Remote 2 and Remote 6. Note: The +5V output is protected by self-resetting thermal fuses, which limit the total output current available from Remotes 1-4 to approximately 1A. Remotes 5-8 are similarly protected. TANDEM 3G User Manual R1.4 23/04/2012...
  • Page 14 Remote 2: 26-way high-density D-Type male plugs and frame ground is pin 6 and +5V @500mA is pin 15. Note: The +5V output is protected by self-resetting thermal fuses, which limit the total output current available from Remotes 1-2 to approximately 1A. TANDEM 3G User Manual R1.4 23/04/2012...
  • Page 15 Remote 2: 26-way high-density D-Type male plugs and frame ground is pin 6 and +5V @500mA is pin 15. Note: The +5V output is protected by self-resetting thermal fuses, which limit the total output current available from Remotes 1-2 to approximately 1A. TANDEM 3G User Manual R1.4 23/04/2012...

  • Page 16: Card Edge Operation

    Rotate SCROLL/ADJ to identify a menu category. In combination with the ENTER SCROLL/ button select and ADJUST to change the current level or select a further option. /ADJUST The rotary control can access menus and parameter values by clockwise or anti-clockwise Notes: rotation. TANDEM 3G User Manual R1.4 23/04/2012...

  • Page 17: Reading Card Edge Leds

    When required push ENTER to action the change. The display will cease flashing  Use the up-arrow [ ] and SCROLL/ADJ control to navigate to further menus The displayed menu brightness will flash slowly if confirmation of a change is required. Note: TANDEM 3G User Manual R1.4 23/04/2012...

  • Page 18: Card Edge Configuration

    Crystal Vision Card edge operation 3.6 Card edge configuration Menu tree TANDEM 3G Board edge menu structure TANDEM 3G User Manual R1.4 23/04/2012...
  • Page 19 Crystal Vision Card edge operation TANDEM 3G Board edge menu structure To reach the top menu push the [ ] button repeatedly until a top menu is reached. Rotate the Tip: SCROLL/ADJ control anti-clockwise until the STATUS menu appears. TANDEM 3G User Manual R1.4...

  • Page 20: Status Menus

    The version number of the currently installed software. Serial number The electronically stored PCB serial number. Tandem 3G IP address. Note, the Ethernet connection is available on- IP address board and is only used when updating the board software Press ENTER and rotate SCROLL/ADJ.

  • Page 21: Video Controls

    Press ENTER and rotate SCROLL/ADJ. to vary. 0,1,2. Rotate the SCROLL/ADJ. control to show the AV delay control. Audio & Video Press ENTER and rotate SCROLL/ADJ. to vary. Both Minimum, delay Both minimum Audio Delay, Both 1 frame delay. TANDEM 3G User Manual R1.4 23/04/2012...
  • Page 22 Press ENTER and rotate SCROLL/ADJ. to vary. 0.0% – +200.0%. Input mode The TANDEM 3G has the option of either receiving an optical input or transmitting an optical output once the necessary SPF optical module has been fitted. If the optical receiver module is fitted the fibre optic I/O input select will allow the video input to be selected between the input BNC and the optical input.

  • Page 23: Audio Control Menu

    1L gain Rotate the SCROLL/ADJ. control to show the individual AES input channel gain controls. 1L, 1R to 8L, 8R. Press ENTER and rotate SCROLL/ADJ. to vary. -18.0 – +18.0dB. AES input channel 8R gain TANDEM 3G User Manual R1.4 23/04/2012...
  • Page 24 Press ENTER and rotate SCROLL/ADJ Mono/Stereo AES1 Mono/Stereo Rotate the SCROLL/ADJ. control to show the individual AES input pair mono/stereo controls. AES1 to AES8. Press ENTER and rotate SCROLL/ADJ. to select. Mono, Stereo. AES8 Mono/Stereo TANDEM 3G User Manual R1.4 23/04/2012...
  • Page 25 Group 1 Channel 1 to Group 4 Channel 4. Press ENTER and rotate SCROLL/ADJ. to select group and channel. AES to embedder Press ENTER and rotate SCROLL/ADJ to select routing source. routing Gp1 Ch1 AES to embedder routing Gp4 Ch4 TANDEM 3G User Manual R1.4 23/04/2012...
  • Page 26 In total there are 32 audio gain controls, one for each of the 16 channels of de-embedded audio and 16 channels of AES audio. The gain controls will give  18dB of gain relative to the input level up to the point where digital clipping will occur. TANDEM 3G User Manual R1.4 23/04/2012...
  • Page 27 Routing matrix At the heart of TANDEM 3G is the twin 32 input/16 output routing matrix. This will allow any of the up to 32 possible inputs, 16 embedded channels and up to eight stereo AES audio inputs to be routed to any of the 16 outputs for embedding or up to eight stereo AES outputs.

  • Page 28: Aes Setup

    Note: AES format TANDEM 3G has eight AES I/Os all of which can be configured independently to be either an input or an output. It is also possible to select globally the format to be either balanced or unbalanced giving 110R differential and 75R single sided when termination is applied. Hi Z will have an impedance of approximately 1k.
  • Page 29 Selecting the Defaults option will perform the same reset to factory defaults values but will leave any user-stored configurations unaffected. Factory reset will erase all user-stored presets Note: TANDEM 3G User Manual R1.4 23/04/2012...

  • Page 30: Gpi Alarms Menu

    Where more than one alarm is flagged and an alarm condition is asserted, use the various status indicators to determine the exact cause. Visual indication of GPO6 status is provided on the board edge. See Section 2.3 for further discussion of GPIs and pinout details. TANDEM 3G User Manual R1.4 23/04/2012...
  • Page 31 Press ENTER and rotate SCROLL/ADJ. to select. On, Off. Dolby E on AES8 input silent With the silence delay control set to its minimum there will remain a small delay to prevent false Note: triggering. TANDEM 3G User Manual R1.4 23/04/2012...

  • Page 32: Using The Front Control Panel

    This operational guide assumes that the panel has been set up according to the panel setup procedure described in the Crystal Vision Control Panel manual. It is ESSENTIAL that the panel set up procedure is followed and any old or unknown Note: passwords cleared prior to using the panel for the first time.

  • Page 33: Updating The Display

    Device menu  Rotary control – shaft encoder used to select options or variable data Please refer to the Crystal Vision Control Panel manual for details of the Panel Setup, Lock Panel and Note: Diagnostic menus. Selecting a TANDEM 3G To select a particular card in a frame, press the DEVICE key to go to the Device menu.

  • Page 34: The Tandem 3G Active Panel Menu

    Crystal Vision Using the front control panel 4.2 The TANDEM 3G active panel menu At any time the main top-level menu (Home) is obtained by pressing the HOME key. From the Home menu further selections can be made. Active function keys are indicated by illuminated, integrated LEDs.

  • Page 35: Active Control Panel Menus

    A configuration change or value will be activated as the shaft control is rotated or function button is toggled. The following chart shows the available TANDEM 3G menus. The actual menus available may vary slightly as software is updated.

  • Page 36: The Status Menu

    F1, then use the SCROLL/ADJ/ADJ control to traverse the sub menu. No changes can be made from this read only menu. Not all status information will be updated in real time. If necessary press the * button Note: to cause the display to update. TANDEM 3G User Manual R1.4 23/04/2012...
  • Page 37 Rotate the shaft control to view the electronically stored PCB Serial number serial number Rotate the shaft control to view the TANDEM 3G IP address. IP address Note, the Ethernet connection is available on-board and is only used when updating the board software.

  • Page 38: Video Control Menu

    Overall video gain Press F1 and rotate the shaft control to adjust. 0-200%. Rotate the shaft control to view the Y component gain. Y component gain Press F1 and rotate the shaft control to adjust. 0-200%. TANDEM 3G User Manual R1.4 23/04/2012...

  • Page 39: Audio Controls

    0-200%. Input mode The TANDEM 3G has the option of either receiving an optical input or transmitting an optical output once the necessary SPF optical module has been fitted. If the optical receiver module is fitted the fibre optic I/O input select will allow the video input to be selected between the input BNC and the optical input.
  • Page 40 Group 1 delay Rotate the shaft control to show the De-embedder Group delay controls. Group 1 to Group 4. Press F1 and rotate the shaft control to select. Delayed, Un-delayed. De-embedder Group 4 delay TANDEM 3G User Manual R1.4 23/04/2012...
  • Page 41 Rotate the shaft control to show the individual AES input invert controls. 1L, 1R to 8L, 8R. Press F1 and rotate the shaft control to select. Invert, Not Invert. AES input channel 8R invert TANDEM 3G User Manual R1.4 23/04/2012...
  • Page 42 AES mute control Ch1L Rotate the shaft control to show the individual AES output mute controls. 1L, 1R to 8L, 8R. Press F1 and rotate the shaft control select. Muted, Un-muted. AES mute control Ch8R TANDEM 3G User Manual R1.4 23/04/2012...
  • Page 43 When transporting Dolby E, to ensure integrity of the audio any Dolby E stream must be Note: treated as a stereo pair and no audio processing such as mute, mono and gain is applied. TANDEM 3G User Manual R1.4 23/04/2012...

  • Page 44: Aes Setup

    Note: AES format TANDEM 3G has eight AES I/O, all of which can be configured independently to be either an input or an output. It is also possible to select globally the format to be either balanced or Unbalanced giving 110R differential and 75R single sided when termination is applied. Hi Z will have an impedance of approximately 1k.

  • Page 45: Preset Controls

    To recall previously stored setting information, again choose the selected location and select recall, pressing ENTER will recall the stored configuration. The recalling of previously stored presets can also be implemented externally via the GPI port. To use this facility, enable GPI control of presets. TANDEM 3G User Manual R1.4 23/04/2012...

  • Page 46: Gpo Alarms Menu

    Where more than one alarm is flagged and an alarm condition is asserted, use the various status indicators to determine the exact cause. Visual indication of GPO6 status is provided on the board edge. See Section 2.3 for further discussion of GPIs and pinout details. TANDEM 3G User Manual R1.4 23/04/2012...
  • Page 47 Press F1 and rotate the shaft control to select. On, Off. Dolby E on AES8 input silent With the silence delay control set to its minimum there will remain a small delay to prevent false Note: triggering. TANDEM 3G User Manual R1.4 23/04/2012...

  • Page 48: Statesman

    5 Statesman 5.1 Statesman introduction The Crystal Vision Statesman PC control software is designed to control a range of Crystal Vision modules via serial control from a PC. Statesman provides a user friendly means of configuring and operating Crystal Vision modules with the benefit of “see-at-a-glance” status monitoring.

  • Page 49: Status

    Audio present on the input video and output video is indicated by green LEDs, one for each of the four available audio groups. Should an audio group be missing the corresponding will be greyed out. Control The control tab contains the TANDEM 3G configuration controls. Control menu TANDEM 3G User Manual R1.4 23/04/2012...

  • Page 50: Audio Input

    Any user selected delays will be in addition to these settings. AES setup TANDEM 3G has eight AES I/Os all of which can be configured independently to be either an input or an output. It is also possible to select globally the format to be either balanced or unbalanced giving 110R differential and 75R single sided when termination is applied.
  • Page 51 This control has no effect on channels containing Dolby E. TANDEM 3G User Manual R1.4 23/04/2012...

  • Page 52: Audio Delay

    1or 2 frames -20ms to +80ms. Routing At the heart of TANDEM 3G is the twin 32 input/16 output routing matrix. This will allow any of the up to 32 possible inputs, 16 embedded channels and up to eight stereo AES audio inputs to be routed to any of the 16 outputs for embedding or up to eight stereo AES outputs.

  • Page 53: Gain Controls

    Any output channel can be muted by ticking its adjacent box. Gain controls Video gains TANDEM 3G’s YUV lift and gain controls allow independent digital image adjustments, essential for maintaining colour fidelity. YUV lift and gain controls The video proc-amp allows adjustment of video gain, black level and independent YUV gains.

  • Page 54: Audio Gains

    16 channels of AES audio. The gain controls will give  18dB of gain relative to the input level up to the point where digital clipping will occur. De-embedder gain controls De-embedder gain controls AES input gain controls TANDEM 3G User Manual R1.4 23/04/2012...

  • Page 55: Presets And Factory Reset

    If the selected location contains previously saved setting information it will be over- Note: written by the new setting data. To recall previously stored setting information, again choose the selected location and press enter to recall the stored configuration. TANDEM 3G User Manual R1.4 23/04/2012...

  • Page 56: Alarms

    This ability is especially useful to prevent false alarming during quiet periods in the audio. TANDEM 3G User Manual R1.4 23/04/2012...
  • Page 57 Where more than one alarm is flagged and an alarm condition is asserted, use the various status indicators to determine the exact cause. Visual indication of GPO6 status is provided on the board edge. See Section 2.3 for further discussion of GPIs and pinout details. Alarms TANDEM 3G User Manual R1.4 23/04/2012...

  • Page 58: Trouble Shooting

    Card edge monitoring The front edge of the card provides useful power rail monitoring, input status, vertical filter and analogue output format. TANDEM 3G front edge view The following table summarises the card edge LED functions and colours: Name Function when ON...

  • Page 59: Basic Fault Finding Guide

    If required, the card may be reset by removing the card from the rack and then re-inserting it It is safe to re-insert the card whilst the rack is powered. Any previous configuration will be retained, use a factory reset to erase any configurations stored in the card. TANDEM 3G User Manual R1.4 23/04/2012...

  • Page 60: Specification

    Two video outputs with 75 ohm unbalanced audio on BNCs RM60 One video outputs with 110 ohm balanced audio on a high density D-Type and an optical I/O. RM61 Two video outputs with 75 ohm unbalanced audio on BNCs and an optical I/O TANDEM 3G User Manual R1.4 23/04/2012...
  • Page 61 Electrically: Open collector transistors 30V, 270Ohm current limit resistors. Pulled up to +5V through 7kOhm Input fail output Type: Dark Blue Control Local Intuitive board edge interface with two select buttons, shaft encoder and 10 character alphanumeric display TANDEM 3G User Manual R1.4 23/04/2012...
  • Page 62 Statesman allows control from any PC on a network All functions available from Statesman. All main functions available from frame active front panel and remote panel SNMP control and monitoring via frame CPU and Ethernet connection TANDEM 3G User Manual R1.4 23/04/2012...

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