SFP which can be down sampled to HD in the case of a 4K signal. Sapphire-RXD4 will decode up to 8 stereo audio pairs and output them embedded on SDI, 1 pair of analogue audio outputs are also provided on XLR.
When the unit has been switched on, it will take approximately 90s to boot-up. Introduction The Sapphire-RXD4 has a front panel touchscreen which can be used to monitor and control the device without the need to connect to a PC device.
The right zone displays the SNRs and levels for the received signals with a colour-coded bar graph. Further information can be viewed by swiping up/down to view video/audio and network information. The bottom page will allow you to restore defaults, this will return the Sapphire-RXD4 to factory settings.
IP address range of the device. Refer to Section 7.1 to find out how to do this. Power The Sapphire-RXD4 requires 12VDC power which can be supplied via the supplied mains PSU. There is a switch on the front panel which can be used to power the unit On or Off.
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DHCP server, or the IP address does not match the subnet of the PC and the IP address settings need to be changed. The IPv6 address of the Sapphire-RXD4 can be discovered from the front panel touchscreen, see Section 5.3.2 above.
5.6.2 Status Pages The Status pages are provided giving detailed information for the Sapphire-RXD4. Select the category you want to view from the list on the left panel. Menus can be expanded or collapsed using the arrows adjacent to the header of each parameter.
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5.6.5 Manage Pages The Manage pages are used for maintenance of the Sapphire-RXD4 internal software and settings. Select the category you want to manage from the list on the left panel. Menus can be expanded or collapsed using the arrows adjacent to the header of each parameter.
Receiver Setup Sapphire-RXD4 can be configured as an RF receiver (RX) which can be used as a source for the ASI output, the IP streaming output or the Demux service. Setting the Demux to RX will allow you to decode from the receiver.
6.4.1 IP Streaming Overview Sapphire-RXD4 can be configured as an IP streaming input (IP1/IP2) which can be used as a source for the ASI output, the IP streaming output or the Demux service. Setting the Demux to IP1/IP2 will allow you to decode from the IP input.
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6.4.4 SMPTE-2022-7 Networks The Sapphire-RXD4 receiver is SMPTE-2022-7 compliant. SMPTE 2022-7 IP networks allow for the recovery of lost packets by generating two streams with the same data using different routes to the destination. If a packet was lost at the receiver on path 1, the packet is taken from path 2 and vice versa.