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1.
OVERVIEW.......................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1. FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................ 3
2.
INSTALLATION................................................................................................................................... 6
2.1. INPUT/OUTPUT CONNECTIONS.............................................................................................. 7
2.1.1. IN A Connector................................................................................................................ 7
2.1.2. DA1A Connector ............................................................................................................. 7
2.1.3. DA2A/6Hz Connector ...................................................................................................... 7
2.1.4. DA3A Connector ............................................................................................................. 8
2.1.5. DA4A/GEN Connector..................................................................................................... 8
2.1.6. PGM1A-4A Connector..................................................................................................... 8
2.1.7. IN B Connector................................................................................................................ 9
2.1.8. PGM1B-4B Connector..................................................................................................... 9
2.1.9. DA1B-4B Connector...................................................................................................... 10
2.1.10. ANALOG AUDIO (-AA version only) Connector............................................................ 10
3.
SPECIFICATIONS............................................................................................................................. 11
3.1. ELECTRICAL ........................................................................................................................... 11
3.2. PHYSICAL................................................................................................................................ 11
4.
STATUS LEDS .................................................................................................................................. 12
4.1. MODULE STATUS LEDS -HD, -AA, AND -AES4 VERSIONS ............................................. 12
5.
OVERVIEW OF CARD CONTROL ................................................................................................... 14
5.1. CONTROL CATEGORIES ....................................................................................................... 14
6.
CONFIGURING HIGH LEVEL CARD CONTROLS .......................................................................... 18
6.1. CONFIGURING HIGH LEVEL CARD CONTROLS - GENLOCK ........................................... 18
6.1.1. External Genlock/6 HZ .................................................................................................. 18
6.1.2. Genlock Source............................................................................................................. 19
7.
CONFIGURING VIDEO AND AUDIO PARAMETERS...................................................................... 20
7.1. CONFIGURING THE VIDEO CONTROL TAB ......................................................................... 21
7.1.1. Video Std Input.............................................................................................................. 21
7.1.2. Selecting the Video Reference Source ......................................................................... 22
7.1.3. Setting the Vertical Phase of the Output Video ............................................................. 23
7.1.4. Setting the Horizontal Phase of the Output Video......................................................... 23
7.1.5. Loss of Video Mode ...................................................................................................... 24
7.1.6. Video Monitor ................................................................................................................ 25
7.1.7. Output AFD Code Status............................................................................................... 26
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter TABLE OF CONTENTS OVERVIEW............................1 1.1. FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW ......................3 INSTALLATION........................... 6 2.1. INPUT/OUTPUT CONNECTIONS....................7 2.1.1. IN A Connector........................ 7 2.1.2. DA1A Connector ......................7 2.1.3. DA2A/6Hz Connector ...................... 7 2.1.4.
  • Page 2 7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter 7.2. CONFIGURING THE AUDIO SETTINGS................. 27 7.2.1. Selecting The Audio Delay .................... 28 7.2.2. Configuring the SRC Mode ................... 29 7.2.3. Selecting The Audio Groups That Will Be Embedded........... 29 7.2.4.
  • Page 3 7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter 7.10.2. Setting the AFD Stamp....................59 7.10.3. Conversion Settings ...................... 60 7.10.4. User Aspect Ratio Setting ..................... 61 7.11. CONFIGURING THE AUDIO 5.1 DOWN-MIX CONTROLS............. 63 7.11.1. Setting the Source Select Controls ................63 7.11.2.
  • Page 4 7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter Figures Figure 1-1: 7812DCDA2Q-HD Block Diagram...................... 3 Figure 1-2: 7812DCDA2Q-HD-AA Block Diagram....................4 Figure 1-3: 7812DCDA2Q-HD-AES4 Block Diagram ................... 5 Figure 2-1: 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, -AES4) Rear Panels ................... 6 Figure 4-1: Status LEDs for 7812DCDA2Q-HD ....................12 Figure 4-2: Status LEDs for 7812DCDA2AQ-HD-AA..................
  • Page 5 7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter Figure 7-42: Aspect Ratio Conversion ........................60 Figure 7-43: Conversion Controls ........................62 Figure 7-44: Audio 5.1 Down Mix ........................63 Figure 7-45: L Source Drop Down........................64 Figure 7-46: Down Mix Type Control........................66 Figure 7-47: Analog Control ..........................67...
  • Page 6 Sept 09 Information contained in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, Evertz assumes no responsibility for the use thereof nor for the rights of third parties, which may be affected in any way by the use thereof. Any representations in this document concerning performance of Evertz products are for informational use only and are not warranties of future performance, either expressed or implied.

  • Page 7: Overview

    The 7812DCDA2Q-HD series accepts all popular SMPTE 292M video formats. To deliver high quality and sharp SD output signals, these modules incorporate Evertz’s proprietary scaling technology. These cards also support YUV/RGB based video proc (gain and offset), RGB color legalization and video gamma correction capabilities.
  • Page 8 7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter 5.1 PCM to Stereo (Lt/Rt or Lo/Ro) down-mixing 4x analog audio outputs per processing channel with the –AA version of the 7812DCDA2Q-HD 2x AES audio outputs per processing channel with the –AES4 version of the 7812DCDA2Q-HD Transports closed caption and time code information from input to output with all necessary HD to SD translations and time code re-calculations taking place.

  • Page 9: Functional Overview

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter 1.1. FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW Figure 1-1 through Figure 1-3 provide the block diagrams for the 7812DCDA2Q-HD, 7812DCDA2Q-HD- AA and 7812DCDA2Q-AES4 modules. Figure 1-1: 7812DCDA2Q-HD Block Diagram Page 3 Revision 1.0...

  • Page 10: Figure 1-2: 7812Dcda2Q-Hd-Aa Block Diagram

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter Figure 1-2: 7812DCDA2Q-HD-AA Block Diagram Page 4 Revision 1.0...

  • Page 11: Figure 1-3: 7812Dcda2Q-Hd-Aes4 Block Diagram

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter Figure 1-3: 7812DCDA2Q-HD-AES4 Block Diagram Page 5 Revision 1.0...

  • Page 12: Installation

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter INSTALLATION All 7812DCDA2Q-HD series modules come with a companion rear plate. The 7812DCDA2Q-HD occupies one slot in the 7800FR and the 7812DCDA2Q-HD-AA/7812DCDA2Q-HD-AES4 occupies two slots in the 7800FR frame. For information on mounting the rear plate and inserting the module into the frame see section 3 of the 7800FR manual.

  • Page 13: Input/Output Connections

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter 2.1. INPUT/OUTPUT CONNECTIONS 2.1.1. IN A Connector Program input for processing Path 1. Accepts a 10-bit serial digital video signal compatible with SMPTE 259M and SMPTE292M standards. Description Note: When SD input signals are applied to the card, the input signal is re-clocked...

  • Page 14: Da3A Connector

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter 2.1.4. DA3A Connector Re-clocked version of the HD/SD input signal applied to INA compatible with Description SMPTE 259M and SMPT292M. Mini DIN 1.0 Connector Impedance 75 ohm nominal Return Loss >...

  • Page 15: In B Connector

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter Differential Gain < 0.5 % > 75 dB (black video, 100 kHz to 5 MHz) 2.1.7. IN B Connector Program input for processing Path 2. Accepts a 10-bit serial digital video signal compatible with SMPTE 259M and SMPTE292M standards.

  • Page 16: Da1B-4B Connector

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter 2.1.9. DA1B-4B Connector Re-clocked version of the HD/SD input signal applied to INB compatible with Description SMPTE 259M and SMPT292M. Mini DIN 1.0 Connector Impedance 75 ohm nominal Return Loss >...

  • Page 17: Specifications

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter SPECIFICATIONS 3.1. ELECTRICAL Voltage: +12VDC Power: 7812DCDA2Q-HD: < 24 Watts 7812DCDA2Q-HD-AA: 7812DCDA2Q-HD-AES4: EMI/RFI: Complies with FCC regulations for class A devices. Complies with EU EMC directive. 3.2. PHYSICAL Number of slots...

  • Page 18: Status Leds

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter STATUS LEDS 4.1. MODULE STATUS LEDS –HD, -AA, AND –AES4 VERSIONS Figure 4-1 through Figure 4-3 depicts the status LEDs for the 7812DCDA2Q-HD, 7812DCDA2Q-HD-AA, and 7812DCDA2Q-HD-AES4 modules. Module Status Shaft...

  • Page 19: Figure 4-3: Status Leds For 7812Dcda2Aq-Hd-Aes4

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter 7812DCDA2Q-HD-AES4 Module Status 7812DCDA2Q-HD-AES4 PGM B PATH A PATH B PRESENT GRP 1 GRP 1 PRESENT PRESENT PATH B PGM A PATH A PRESENT GRP 2 PRESENT GRP 2 PRESENT...

  • Page 20: Overview Of Card Control

    AES4) series modules DO NOT HAVE card edge controls. As a result, 7700FC modules must be installed in all frames that house 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA and –AES4) series modules. Refer to the Evertz website for the most recent firmware for the 7700FC. When using VistaLINK PRO it is also important to ensure ®...

  • Page 21: Figure 5-3: Processing Path

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter Selects the source of card genlock. Selects whether DA4A/GEN operates as Genlock Control Tab an input for genlock or operates as a DA output. A more detailed description can be found in later sections of this manual.
  • Page 22 7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter CONTROL TAB DESCRIPTION Configuration for the input video standard, the source of card reference, frame sync output timing and frame sync operating mode. The status of Video several monitored video and AFD parameters are also reported in this control tab.
  • Page 23 7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter Configuration for setting how the card will process and respond to AFD. Note that when automatic steering of ARC modes based on AFD is AFD Control enabled, the ARC conversion controls within the SCALER control tab are disabled.

  • Page 24: Configuring High Level Card Controls

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter CONFIGURING HIGH LEVEL CARD CONTROLS To access high level card controls, select the card from the navigation tree that you wish to configure (ie. 7812DCDA2Q-HD-AA) and right click using your mouse. The following two control tabs will appear.

  • Page 25: Genlock Source

    When External is selected, the module will lock to the external reference signal applied to the External module’s rear panel (DA4A/Genlock BNC). Reference bi-level black should only be used. When Frame 1 is selected, the module will lock to the external reference applied to the 7800 Frame 1 frame REF 1 input.

  • Page 26: Configuring Video And Audio Parameters

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter CONFIGURING VIDEO AND AUDIO PARAMETERS The total set of control tabs for each processing path is shown below. For the sake of brevity, only the controls for PATH 1 will be discussed in this manual, as the controls for PATH2 are identical.

  • Page 27: Configuring The Video Control Tab

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter 7.1. CONFIGURING THE VIDEO CONTROL TAB The full Video control tab appears as follows in VLPRO. Figure 7-2: Video Tab 7.1.1. Video Std Input This option selects the input video standard being used. Interlaced video formats are shown with the number of fields per second.

  • Page 28: Selecting The Video Reference Source

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter Figure 7-3: Video Standard Input Drop Down Menu When the input standard is set to Auto, the module will auto detect the video standard. The full set of available input video standards include:...

  • Page 29: Setting The Vertical Phase Of The Output Video

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter Note that if the selected genlock reference disappears or is not valid, the card will lock to incoming video. 7.1.3. Setting the Vertical Phase of the Output Video With the V Phase Offset control, you can set the vertical timing of the output video with respect to the selected reference.

  • Page 30: Loss Of Video Mode

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter Figure 7-6: H Phase Offset Slider 7.1.5. Loss of Video Mode This control defines the action that will be taken when the input video is lost. You can choose to freeze the output video on the last good frame of input video, force the output video to black or force the output video to blue.

  • Page 31: 7.1.6. Video Monitor

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter 7.1.6. Video Monitor The Video Monitor section enables the user to view the status of video related parameters. The VLPRO interface for the Video Monitor appears as shown in Figure 7-8.

  • Page 32: Output Afd Code Status

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter The Video Payload ID monitor looks for valid video payload ID packets within the inbound video signal. If present, the video payload ID packets will be Video Payload ID decoded and the standard that the ANC data packets indicate will be presented within the Video Payload ID monitor section.

  • Page 33: Configuring The Audio Settings

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter 7.2. CONFIGURING THE AUDIO SETTINGS The figure below depicts the 7812DCDA2Q series internal audio architecture. Internally, 16 channels of audio are processed within the module. The 7812DCDA2Q audio path incorporates auto-sensing audio sample rate converters that will automatically go into BYPASS mode should non-PCM audio data be presented to the module.

  • Page 34: Selecting The Audio Delay

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter Figure 7-12: Audio Tab Any changes to the audio settings will cause a momentary interruption on the output audio. 7.2.1. Selecting The Audio Delay This control adjusts the audio delay +/- 350 ms. This delay is relative to the delay that the module automatically inserts to match audio path and video path delays.

  • Page 35: Configuring The Src Mode

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter 7.2.2. Configuring the SRC Mode The SRC Mode control allows the user to adjust the mode for the sample rate converters. The VLPRO interface for the SRC Mode control is shown in Figure 7-14.

  • Page 36: Configuring The C-Bit Control

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter Audio embedding for group 1 will be disabled. Disable Enable Audio embedding for group 1 will be enabled. 7.2.4. Configuring the C-Bit Control This control enables the user to set the C-Bit Control. The VLPRO interface for the C Bit control is shown in Figure 7-16.

  • Page 37: Figure 7-17: Audio Monitor Vlpro Screen

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter Figure 7-17: Audio Monitor VLPRO Screen The SRC Status parameter displays the status of the Sample Rate Converters. SRC Status The SRC status will display either enable or bypass. Audio Delay The Audio Delay parameter displays the delay of the audio in ms.

  • Page 38: Configuring The Audio Proc Control Tabs

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter 7.3. CONFIGURING THE AUDIO PROC CONTROL TABS For the sake of brevity, only Audio Proc Ch1-Ch4 control tab will be discussed in this manual. Control tabs for Audio Proc Ch5-Ch8, Audio Proc Ch9-Ch12 and Audio Proc Ch13-16 are identical in their operation.

  • Page 39: Source X

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter 7.3.1. SOURCE X The Source X control enables the user to route one of the 16 input audio channels to the X input of the Channel 1 mixer. The user can select the channel source by selecting the desired channel from the Source X drop down.

  • Page 40: Gain Adjust X

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter 7.3.2. Gain Adjust X The Gain Adjust X control enables the user to set the value of the gain from the selected source. The user can adjust the gain of the selected source by moving the associate slider control left to decrease the value or right to increase the value.

  • Page 41: Source Y

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter 7.3.4. Source Y The Source Y control enables the user to route one of the 16 input audio channels to the Y input of the Channel 1 mixer. The user can select the channel source by selecting the desired channel from the Source Y drop down menu.

  • Page 42: Gain Adjust Y

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter Mono mix DMX channels 15 and 16 Mute Down Mix L Down Mix R Down Mix Mono 7.3.5. Gain Adjust Y The Gain Adjust Y control enables the user to set the value of the gain from the selected source. The user can adjust the gain of the selected source by moving the associate slider control left to decrease the value or right to increase the value.

  • Page 43: Configuring The Video Processing Functions

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter Normal This mode passes the audio channel through with no processing. Invert This mode inverts the phase of the audio channel. 7.4. CONFIGURING THE VIDEO PROCESSING FUNCTIONS The Video Proc control menu is used to configure parameters associated with the video processing functions of the 7812DCDA2Q module.

  • Page 44: Enabling The Rgb Clipper

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter 7.4.1. Enabling the RGB Clipper The RGB Clip controls the RGB clipping/colour legalization process. When set to enable, the module will clip any illegal levels of R, G, and B (individually) to their respective Black and White Levels. If disabled, then the illegal values are passed unmodified.

  • Page 45: Setting The Gain Levels

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter 7.4.2. Setting the Gain Levels There are eight controls that set the gain of the video. With these controls the user can adjust the gain of the 3 components in either the Y Cr Cb domain or the R G B domain over a range of -50% to 100% in 0.1% steps.

  • Page 46: Enabling The Gamma Adjust

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter 7.4.5. Enabling the Gamma Adjust The Gamma Adjust control enables and disables the gamma adjustment functionality of the 7812DCDA2Q series. When enabled, the module will allow the user to adjust the gamma level. If disabled, then the gamma level is set to 0.

  • Page 47: Setting The Gamma Level

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter 7.4.6. Setting the Gamma Level With this control the user can adjust the overall Gamma correction factor from - 128 to + 127 in increments of 1. Move the relevant slider bar to the left or right to select the desired gamma correction factor.

  • Page 48: Configuring The Scaler

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter 7.5. CONFIGURING THE SCALER The 7812DCDA2Q series products utilize a high performance multi-tap polyphase filter to perform scaling and aspect ratio conversion on the input video signal. The Scaler control tab is used to define the cut-off frequencies of these polyphase filters and the aspect ratio conversion that the module will perform.

  • Page 49: Setting The Color Of Image Side Panels

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter 7.5.1. Setting The Color of Image Side Panels There are three menu items used to set the module’s side panel colors. Side panel colors are used to fill any space in the output image raster that is not occupied by active video. For example, ”curtain”...

  • Page 50: Figure 7-29: Scaler Screen

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter the AFD Stamp Source control (within the AFD Control Tab) is set to ‘Use Scaler’, the AFD Stamp control within the Scaler control tab is disabled. There are 16 different possible AFD values to select from. The VLPRO interface for the AFD Stamp control is shown below.

  • Page 51: Conversion Settings

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter The full set of available options for the AFD Stamp control is listed below. AFD code 16:9 frame, code ‘0010’ will be inserted into the outgoing video. 16:9 frame, code ‘0010’...

  • Page 52: Figure 7-30: Aspect Ratio Conversion Drop Down Menu

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter Figure 7-30: Aspect Ratio Conversion Drop Down Menu The full list of available options for the Aspect Ratio Conversion menu is listed below. Full Raster User Aspect 4:3 Side Panel to 16:9 TB Cut...

  • Page 53: User Aspect Ratio Setting

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter 14:9 Top Letter Box on 4:3 to 14.9 Side Panel 14:9 Top Letter Box on 4:3 to 16:9 Stretch on 16.9 16:9 Top Letter Box on 4:3 to 16:9 14.9 Letter Box on 4:3 to 16:9 TB Cut 14:9 Letterbox on 4:3 to 14.9 Side Panel...

  • Page 54: Figure 7-31: Aspect Ratio

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter Figure 7-31: Aspect Ratio The Input H Start and Input H Stop define the horizontal portion of the Input H Start/ Input H Stop: input image to process to the output raster.

  • Page 55: Configuring Closed Captioning

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter 7.6. CONFIGURING CLOSED CAPTIONING The 7812DCDA2Q series extracts closed captioning from the input signal and translates it to the output video signal. The Closed Captioning control tab is used to configure parameters associated with the closed caption handling.

  • Page 56: Utilities

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter 7.7. UTILITIES The Utilities Control tab is used to manage card presets. Within this control tab, you may recall a card preset, store a current card configuration to a specific preset and enable/disable the AUTO RECALL PRESETS functionality.

  • Page 57: Storing Configurations To User Presets

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter The full set of available options for the Recall Preset control is as follows: Default Recall the module’s factory default configuration Recall User Preset 1 Preset 1 Recall User Preset 2...

  • Page 58: Auto Recall Presets For Specific Video Input/Output Standard Combination

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter 7.7.3. Auto Recall Presets for Specific Video Input/Output Standard Combination The Auto Recall Presets functionality is used to automatically store and recall card configurations for specific combinations of video input and output combinations. When Auto Recall Presets functionality is enabled, the module will automatically recall the relevant configuration for the relevant input/output format combinations.

  • Page 59: Ap Aspect Ratio Settings

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter Production Selects the Production Aperture to be used when converting input signals. Selects the Clean Aperture to be used when converting input signals. Clean 7.8.2. AP Aspect Ratio Settings These controls allow the user to set the exact pixels and exact lines that are used to define the SD Clean Aperture and the SD Production Aperture.

  • Page 60: Configuring The Afd Control

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter By moving the slider bar up and down you can define the first First Pixel Num in SD Clean Aperture active horizontal pixel for the SD Clean Aperture. By moving the slider bar up and down you can define the last Last Pixel Num in SD Clean Aperture active horizontal pixel for the SD Clean Aperture.

  • Page 61: Setting The Loss Of Afd Mode Control

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter Incoming AFD values will be decoded and the module will automatically change its Enable processing in response to those AFD codes. Incoming AFD values will not be decoded. When incoming AFD codes are not...

  • Page 62: Setting The Output Sd Aspect Ratio

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter 7.9.4. Setting the Output SD Aspect Ratio This control enables the user to define whether SD outputs should be stamped with an AFD value that indicates a 16:9 or 4:3 output image raster. To set the aspect ratio, use the Output SD Aspect Ratio drop down menu to select the appropriate aspect ratio.

  • Page 63: Figure 7-39: Afd Arc Screen

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter Figure 7-39: AFD ARC Screen Page 57 Revision 1.0...

  • Page 64: Setting The Afd Select

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter 7.10.1. Setting the AFD Select This control enables the user to select the incoming AFD code to which a scaler response will be defined. Use the drop down menu as shown below to select an AFD code. As each menu item is selected a pictorial representation of the actual aspect ratio being selected is shown on the right hand side of the screen beside the drop down menu as shown in Figure 7-40.

  • Page 65: Setting The Afd Stamp

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter 7.10.2. Setting the AFD Stamp This control enables the user to specify the outgoing AFD code. This control is enabled only when the AFD Stamp Source is set to User AFD Stamp. Use the AFD Stamp drop down menu to select the appropriate out-bound AFD code.

  • Page 66: Conversion Settings

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter 7.10.3. Conversion Settings The Aspect Ratio Conversion control selects the aspect ratio conversion that the module will perform. It is important to understand that this control will have no effect when the AFD Input Enable control is set to ENABLE.

  • Page 67: User Aspect Ratio Setting

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter The full list of available options for the Aspect Ratio Conversion menu is listed below. Full Raster User Aspect 4:3 Side Panel to 16:9 TB Cut 13:9 Letter Box to 16:9 TB Cut...

  • Page 68: Figure 7-43: Conversion Controls

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter Figure 7-43: Conversion Controls The Input H Start and Input H Stop define the horizontal portion of the Input H Start/ Input H Stop: input image to process to the output raster.

  • Page 69: 7.11. Configuring The Audio 5.1 Down-Mix Controls

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter 7.11. CONFIGURING THE AUDIO 5.1 DOWN-MIX CONTROLS The 7812DCDA2Q series modules can perform 5.1 PCM to stereo (LtRt or LoRo) down mixing. Figure 7-44: Audio 5.1 Down Mix 7.11.1. Setting the Source Select Controls The Source Select section enables the user to assign a particular channel to be used as a particular audio source in the down mix.

  • Page 70: Setting The Output Scaling Mode

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter Figure 7-45: L Source Drop Down The full list of available sources is as follows: DMX Channel 1 Select Channel 1 for the L Source DMX Channel 2 Select Channel 2 for the L Source...

  • Page 71: Setting The Output Gain

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter If no normalization is applied, the stereo down-mix usually sounds at the No Scaling similar levels as the 5.1 audio input, but clipping may occur when input sound level is close to 0dB FS.

  • Page 72: Setting The Down Mix Type Control

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter 7.11.6. Setting the Down Mix Type Control This control enables the user to set the type of audio down-mixing that will be performed. The user may select from LoRo (Left Only and Right Only), LtRt (Left Total and Right Total) Prologic I and LtRt (Left Total and Right Total) Prologic II OR may choose to perform a Custom down-mix.

  • Page 73: 7.12. Configuring The Analog Outputs

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter LR_lev Ranges from 1.000 to –1.000 in increments of .001 increments. C_lev Ranges from 1.000 to –1.000 in increments of .001 increments. Ls_lev_L Ranges from 1.000 to –1.000 in increments of .001 increments.

  • Page 74: Configuring The Analog Video Output Display Mode

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter 7.12.1. Configuring the Analog Video Output Display Mode The Composite Display control allows the user to define if the composite analog video signal will be generated to support only Black and White displays or if it will be configured to support color displays.

  • Page 75: Configuring The Analog Video Nstc Pedestal Setup

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter 7.12.5. Configuring the Analog Video NSTC Pedestal Setup The NSTC Pedestal Setup control allows the user to choose whether setup is inserted into the outgoing composite analog video signal. Setup will be inserted into the outgoing composite analog video signal.

  • Page 76: Configuring The Analog Audio Output Source (-Aa Version)

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter 7.12.10. Configuring the Analog Audio Output Source (-AA Version) Each analog audio output may use the output of any Output Channel Mixer as the source for its audio. The VLPRO interface for this selection is shown in Figure 7-49. For the sake of brevity, only the controls for channel 1 will be discussed in this manual.

  • Page 77: 7.13. Configuring The Aes Outputs

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter The full set of available options for the Analog Audio Output Source control is as follows: Channel 1 Select the output from Output Channel Mixer 1 for the source of channel 1 analog audio.

  • Page 78: Figure 7-51: Aes Output Control Drop Down Menu

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter There are 2x AES outputs per processing path. AES1A and AES2A are linked to processing path 1 and AES2A and AES2B are linked to processing path 2. Within the AES Output control tab, the user may specify the source of audio for each of these AES outputs as shown in the VLPRO interface below.

  • Page 79: 7.14. Setting The Cc Fault Trap Controls

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter 7.14. SETTING THE CC FAULT TRAP CONTROLS The CC Fault Traps control enables the user to enable or disable Closed Caption traps and view trap status. To enable a particular trap, simply click the box located beside each trap so that a check-mark appears.

  • Page 80: 7.15. Setting The Audio/Video Traps

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter 7.15. SETTING THE AUDIO/VIDEO TRAPS This control allows the user to enable Audio and Video traps and monitor the trap status. To enable a particular trap, simply click the box located beside each trap so that a check-mark appears. When a check-mark is present, the trap is enabled.

  • Page 81: Jumpers

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter JUMPERS The following diagrams provide the locations of the jumpers and LEDs on the 7812DCDA2Q series boards. MODULE STATUS Serial Port ON OFF FRAME STATUS (J2002) Upgrade UPGRADE (J2000) Figure 8-1: 7812DCDA2Q Location of Jumpers – Top View Main Module 8.1.
  • Page 82 7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter Once the upgrade is complete, remove the module from the frame, move J2000 into the RUN position, remove the upgrade cable and re-install the module. The module is now ready for normal operation.

  • Page 83: Vistalink Remote Monitoring/Control

    1. An SNMP manager, also known as a Network Management System (NMS), is a computer running special software that communicates with the devices in the network. Evertz VL-Fiber demo Manager graphical user interface (GUI), third party or custom manager software may be used to monitor and control Evertz VistaLINK enabled fiber optic products.

  • Page 84: Table 9-1: Vistalink

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter 9.2. LINK MONITORED PARAMETERS ISTA ® The following parameters can be remotely monitored through the VistaLINK interface. ® Parameter Description Displays the current Input Video Standard. Input Video Standard Video Delay Reports video delay through the card in ms.

  • Page 85: Vista Link ® Controlled Parameters

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter 9.3. LINK CONTROLLED PARAMETERS ISTA ® Parameter Description Video Standard Input Selects the video input standard. Sets the video or external genlock for card locking. Reference Select Sets the vertical timing of the output video with respect to the V Phase Offset selected reference.
  • Page 86 7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter Adjusts the Gain value of the G component in the RGB Domain. G Gain Sets the Offset in the RGB Domain. G Offset Adjusts the Gain value of the B component in the RGB Domain.
  • Page 87 7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter First Pixel Num In SD Clean Defines the first active line for the SD Production Aperture. Last Pixel Num In SD Clean Defines the last active line for the SD Production Aperture.

  • Page 88: Table 9-2: Vistalink Controlled Parameters

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter Defines if the composite analog video signal will be generated to Composite Display support only Black and White displays or if it will be configured to support color displays. Set the gain levels for the composite analog video output.

  • Page 89: Vista Link ® Traps

    7800 MultiFrame Manual 7812DCDA2Q-HD (-AA, –AES4) Dual Path HDTV Down-converter 9.4. LINK TRAPS ISTA ® Parameter Description Displays the trap status of Standard Definition Closed Captioning SD CC1 to SD CC3 Not Present for captions 1 to 3. CEA708 Service 1 to CEA708 Displays the trap status of CEA708 Service 1 to 16.
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