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OVERVIEW.......................................................................................................................................... 1
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INSTALLATION................................................................................................................................... 3
2.1. VIDEO CONNECTIONS.............................................................................................................. 3
2.2. GENLOCK REFERENCE ........................................................................................................... 4
2.3. AUXILIARY I/O ........................................................................................................................... 4
2.3.1. AES Audio Connections (7711HDC-SN-EAES4 version) ............................................... 4
2.3.2. General Purpose Inputs and Outputs.............................................................................. 5
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SPECIFICATIONS............................................................................................................................... 6
3.1. SERIAL VIDEO INPUT ............................................................................................................... 6
3.2. SERIAL VIDEO OUTPUT ........................................................................................................... 6
3.3. GENLOCK INPUT....................................................................................................................... 6
3.4. ANALOG MONITOR VIDEO OUTPUT ....................................................................................... 7
3.7. GENERAL PURPOSE INPUTS .................................................................................................. 7
3.8. GENERAL PURPOSE OUTPUT................................................................................................. 8
3.9. INPUT TO OUTPUT PROCESSING DELAY .............................................................................. 8
3.10. ELECTRICAL ............................................................................................................................. 8
3.11. PHYSICAL .................................................................................................................................. 8
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STATUS INDICATORS ....................................................................................................................... 9
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CARD EDGE CONTROLS ................................................................................................................ 10
5.1. DISABLING THE ON SCREEN DISPLAY ON THE PROGRAM VIDEO OUTPUTS ................ 10
5.2. CONTROLLING THE OUTPUT VIDEO STANDARD ON LOSS OF VIDEO............................. 10
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7711HDC HD Broadcast Quality Down Converter TABLE OF CONTENTS OVERVIEW............................1 INSTALLATION........................... 3 2.1. VIDEO CONNECTIONS......................3 2.2. GENLOCK REFERENCE ......................4 2.3. AUXILIARY I/O ........................... 4 2.3.1. AES Audio Connections (7711HDC-SN-EAES4 version) ..........4 2.3.2. General Purpose Inputs and Outputs................5 SPECIFICATIONS.......................... - Page 2 7700 MultiFrame Manual 7711HDC HD Broadcast Quality Down Converter ON SCREEN MENUS........................11 6.1. NAVIGATING THE ON SCREEN MENU SYSTEM..............11 6.2. ON SCREEN DISPLAY – MAIN MENU ..................11 6.3. CONFIGURING THE VIDEO CONTROLS................12 6.3.1. Setting the Video Input and Output Standard..............13 6.3.2.
- Page 3 7700 MultiFrame Manual 7711HDC HD Broadcast Quality Down Converter 6.9. SETTING UP THE BROADCAST ANALOG OUTPUT PARAMETERS (MODEL 7711HDC-SN-EAES4 ONLY) ..................29 6.9.1. Setting the Composite Display Mode – Colour or Monochrome ........29 6.9.2. Setting the Analog Video Output Level ................. 29 6.9.3.
- Page 4 7700 MultiFrame Manual 7711HDC HD Broadcast Quality Down Converter Figures Figure 1-1: 7711HDC Block Diagram........................2 Figure 2-1: 7711HDC Rear Panels ........................3 Figure 2-2: GPI Input Circuitry ..........................5 Figure 2-3: GPO Output Circuitry.......................... 5 Figure 6-1: 3:2 Pulldown Sequence Insertion – 1080p/23.98sF Input Video ............. 15 Figure 6-2: 6 Hz Pulldown Sequence A Frame Alignment –...
- Page 5 May 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 effected 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 express or implied.
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Page 7: Overview
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7711HDC HD Broadcast Quality Down Converter OVERVIEW The 7711HDC High Definition Downconverter provides broadcast quality down conversion of your 1.5 Gb/s HDTV signals. This High Definition Downconverter has 10-bit processing with Serial Digital & optional Composite Analog outputs and is designed to fit easily into a plant that is fully digital, analog or mixed. -
Page 8: Figure 1-1: 7711Hdc Block Diagram
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7711HDC HD Broadcast Quality Down Converter Card Edge GPI/O + 6Hz Input Control & Indicators AES Formatter Audio Video Module Reference Groups Present Status Present Present (N-EAES4 option) Broadcast Audio + Audio + D to A Cable... -
Page 9: Installation
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7711HDC HD Broadcast Quality Down Converter INSTALLATION The 7711HDC-S comes with a companion rear plate that occupies two slots in the frame and has 7 BNC connectors, and one female DB9 connector. The 7711HDC-SN-EAES4 comes with a companion rear plate that occupies two slots in the frame and has 9 BNC connectors, and one female DB9 connector. -
Page 10: Genlock Reference
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7711HDC HD Broadcast Quality Down Converter MON OUTPUT: These two BNC connectors are used to output the downconverted input video as monitor grade analog composite video. They can be used to conveniently view the on screen menu and status display on a low cost analog monitor. -
Page 11: General Purpose Inputs And Outputs
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7711HDC HD Broadcast Quality Down Converter 2.3.2. General Purpose Inputs and Outputs Three pins on the 9 pin D connector are used for three general purpose inputs (GPIs). One of these inputs is used for a 6 Hz input to the downconverter. The GPI1 and GPI2 inputs are used to select user presets 1 and 2 respectively. -
Page 12: Specifications
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7711HDC HD Broadcast Quality Down Converter SPECIFICATIONS 3.1. SERIAL VIDEO INPUT Standard: 1.485 Gb/sec SMPTE 292M – menu selectable. SMPTE 260M, SMPTE 274M, SMPTE 296M, SMPTE 349M Common Name Pixels / Frame Rate Progressive SMPTE Output Format... -
Page 13: Analog Monitor Video Output
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7711HDC HD Broadcast Quality Down Converter 3.4. ANALOG MONITOR VIDEO OUTPUT Standard: NTSC, SMPTE 170M PAL, ITU624-4 Number of Outputs: Connector: BNC per IEC 169-8 Signal Level: 1V nominal DC Offset: 0V ±0.1V Return Loss: > 35dB up to 5MHz Frequency Response: 0.8dB to 4 MHz... -
Page 14: General Purpose Output
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7711HDC HD Broadcast Quality Down Converter 3.8. GENERAL PURPOSE OUTPUT Number of Outputs: Type: Opto-isolated, active low with internal pull-ups to +5V Connector: 1 pin plus ground on Female 9 pin D Signal Level: +5V nominal Function: Not used at this time 3.9. -
Page 15: Status Indicators
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7711HDC HD Broadcast Quality Down Converter STATUS INDICATORS The 7711HDC has 3 LED Status indicators on the main circuit board front card edge to show operational status of the card at a glance. Figure 7-1 shows the location of the LEDs and card edge controls. -
Page 16: Card Edge Controls
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7711HDC HD Broadcast Quality Down Converter CARD EDGE CONTROLS The 7711HDC series modules are equipped with an 8 position DIP switch to allow the user to select various functions. All positions are assigned sequentially such that the DIP switch 1 is located at the top of the DIP switch (farthest from the card ejector). -
Page 17: On Screen Menus
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7711HDC HD Broadcast Quality Down Converter ON SCREEN MENUS 6.1. NAVIGATING THE ON SCREEN MENU SYSTEM A toggle switch and pushbutton allow card edge navigation on a set of on-screen menus used to configure the card. To enter the on-screen menu system, press the pushbutton once. This will bring you to the main setup menu where you can use the toggle switch to move up and down the list of available sub- menus. -
Page 18: Configuring The Video Controls
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7711HDC HD Broadcast Quality Down Converter Video Sets the input and output video standards and timing for the video output. Configuration of the output picture aspect ratio, action on loss of input, panel Output Picture colours, and other items related to the output picture. -
Page 19: Setting The Video Input And Output Standard
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7711HDC HD Broadcast Quality Down Converter 6.3.1. Setting the Video Input and Output Standard Video With this control, you can set the input and output video standards. Video Std Auto Note: When set to Auto, the module cannot distinguish between 1080i/59.94 to 525i/59.94... -
Page 20: Selecting The 3:2 Pulldown Reference With 1080P/23.98Sf Input Video
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7711HDC HD Broadcast Quality Down Converter 6.3.2.1. Selecting the 3:2 Pulldown Reference with 1080p/23.98sF Input Video This menu setting is only used when the input video is 1080p/23.98sF. In other input video formats it is not applicable Video On 1080p/23.98sF video inputs the Pulldown Reference menu is used to... -
Page 21: Figure 6-1: 3:2 Pulldown Sequence Insertion - 1080P/23.98Sf Input Video
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7711HDC HD Broadcast Quality Down Converter 1080p/23.98sF A Frame Candidate A Frame Candidate Frame Buffer even even even even even 525i/59.94 even even even even even A Frame B Frame C Frame D Frame Figure 6-1: 3:2 Pulldown Sequence Insertion – 1080p/23.98sF Input Video... -
Page 22: Setting Up The Video Output Timing
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7711HDC HD Broadcast Quality Down Converter 6.3.3. Setting up the Video Output Timing The output stage of the downconverter contains a frame buffer and a line buffer so that the output video can be timed with respect to the colour black reference applied to the GENLOCK input loop. In the absence of a genlock signal the output video will be timed with respect to the incoming HD Video. -
Page 23: Table 6-1: Video Delay - Locked To Genlock Input
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7711HDC HD Broadcast Quality Down Converter Default Maximum Delay Minimum Video Delay Delay Frames Frames Lines Samples Frames Lines Samples 1080I59.94 Field 1080I59.94 Frame 1080I50 Field 1080I50 Frame 1371 1372 1080p23.98sF 1505 1506 1080p29.97sF 1296 1297 1080p25sF... -
Page 24: Setting The Vertical Phase Of The Output Video - 525 Line Video
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7711HDC HD Broadcast Quality Down Converter 6.3.3.2. Setting the Vertical Phase of the Output Video – 525 Line Video Video With this control, you can set the vertical timing of the output video with respect to the NTSC genlock reference input when operating with a 525 line 525 V Phase Offset video output. -
Page 25: Setting The Horizontal Phase Of The Output Video - 625 Line Video
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7711HDC HD Broadcast Quality Down Converter 6.3.3.5. Setting the Horizontal Phase of the Output Video – 625 Line Video Video With this control, you can set the horizontal timing of the output video with respect to the PAL genlock reference input when operating with a 625 line 625 H phase Offset video output. -
Page 26: Setting The Aspect Ratio Of The Output Picture
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7711HDC HD Broadcast Quality Down Converter 6.4.1. Setting the Aspect Ratio of the Output Picture Output Picture SDTV monitors are usually 4:3, so there is a need for some simple aspect ratio conversion from the HDTV 16:9 format. With this control, you can set Aspect Ratio the aspect ratio of the output Picture. -
Page 27: Setting The Action To Take When Input Video Is Missing
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7711HDC HD Broadcast Quality Down Converter 4:3 Sidecut 4:3 Squeeze 16:9 Letterbox 14:9 Letterbox 13:9 Letterbox Figure 6-4: Aspect Ratio Conversions 6.4.2. Setting the Action to take when Input Video Is Missing Output Picture The user can set the output to go to black, go to blue or pass the input with this control. -
Page 28: Set The Colour Of The Letterbox Panels
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7711HDC HD Broadcast Quality Down Converter 6.4.3. Set the Colour of the Letterbox Panels Output Picture The user can set the colour of the letterbox panels with this control. Panel Colours Black Blue White 6.5. CONFIGURING THE DEINTERLACER The Deinterlacer menus are used to configure parameters associated with the de-interlacer hardware. -
Page 29: Setting The De-Interlacer Mode
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7711HDC HD Broadcast Quality Down Converter 6.5.1. Setting the De-Interlacer Mode De-interlacing is only required for interlaced HDTV signals (e.g.1080i/59.94). It is used in order to restore motion dependent elements to their correct positions in the down-converted raster. In 1080i/59.94 television, the interlaced line 2 commences 16.667ms after the start of line 1 and 16.636ms after the start... -
Page 30: Setting The Detail Enhancement
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7711HDC HD Broadcast Quality Down Converter Deinterlacer With this control, you can set Noise Reduction Level control. Larger numbers mean more noise reduction will be applied. The step sizes for the Noise Reduction Level level control are set using the Noise Reduction Resolution control. -
Page 31: Setting The Motion Detection Controls
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7711HDC HD Broadcast Quality Down Converter 6.5.6. Setting the Motion Detection Controls Two controls allow you to set the Motion Detection controls. Deinterlacer With this control, you can set the Motion Detection Threshold control. Motion Detection Threshold... -
Page 32: Configuring The Vertical Interval Processing (Model 7711Hdc-Sn-Eaes4 Only)
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7711HDC HD Broadcast Quality Down Converter 6.7. CONFIGURING THE VERTICAL INTERVAL PROCESSING (MODEL 7711HDC-SN-EAES4 ONLY) The VANC Data Processing menus are used to configure how vertical interval signals such as closed captions and vertical interval time code (VITC) are processed. The chart below shows the items available in the VANC Data Processing menu. -
Page 33: Setting The Contents Of The Vitc User Bits
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7711HDC HD Broadcast Quality Down Converter 6.7.3. Setting the Contents of the VITC User Bits VANC Data Processing This control determines whether VITC User bits will contain the original time numbers or the original user bit numbers. The VITC generator must be VITC User Bits enabled using the VITC Generator menu item. -
Page 34: Selecting The Audio Groups That Will Be De-Embedded
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7711HDC HD Broadcast Quality Down Converter 6.8.1. Selecting the Audio Groups That Will Be De-Embedded There are two controls that set the source groups for the two de-embedders. For simplicity, only one control will be shown in the manual. -
Page 35: Setting Up The Broadcast Analog Output Parameters (Model 7711Hdc-Sn-Eaes4 Only)
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7711HDC HD Broadcast Quality Down Converter 6.9. SETTING UP THE BROADCAST ANALOG OUTPUT PARAMETERS (MODEL 7711HDC-SN-EAES4 ONLY) The 7711HDC-SN-EAES4 version provides a broadcast analog output in addition to the standard SDI and Monitor Analog outputs. The Broadcast Analog Output menus are used to configure parameters associated with the broadcast analog output. -
Page 36: Setting The Hue
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7711HDC HD Broadcast Quality Down Converter 6.9.3. Setting the Hue Broadcast Analog This control allows the user to adjust the Hue of the analog video in Output increments of 0.5 degrees. -17.5 to 17.5 6.9.4. Setting the Saturation... -
Page 37: Setting The Ntsc Setup Pedestal On Line 21 Of The Broadcast Analog Video Output
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7711HDC HD Broadcast Quality Down Converter 6.9.8. Setting the NTSC Setup Pedestal on Line 21 of the Broadcast Analog Video Output Broadcast Analog This control determines how the NTSC Setup Pedestal will be applied on Output line 21 of the Broadcast Analog video output. The NTSC setup pedestal... -
Page 38: Displaying The Module Status Window
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7711HDC HD Broadcast Quality Down Converter 6.10.1. Displaying the module Status Window Utilities This menu item is used to display the module status window. This display shows the current module configuration at a glance. The display will be... -
Page 39: Utilities
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7711HDC HD Broadcast Quality Down Converter 6.11. UTILITIES The Utilities menus are used to list the module firmware version, upgrade the firmware, and manage the user presets. The chart below shows the items available in the Utilities menu. Sections 6.11.1 to 6.10.3 provide detailed information about each of the parameters. -
Page 40: Initiating A Software Upgrade
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7711HDC HD Broadcast Quality Down Converter 6.11.3. Initiating a Software Upgrade Utilities This control is used to initiate an upgrade of the module software. Upgrade In addition to the software upgrade support detailed in the Upgrading Cancel... -
Page 41: Jumpers
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7711HDC HD Broadcast Quality Down Converter JUMPERS EVERTZ (C) 7700PB3 MODULE STATUS SIGNAL PRESENT GENLOCK Upgrade FRAME STATUS SFF POWER +12V Figure 7-1: Location of Jumpers – Main Module DONE HI-Z 75R EVERTZ LOCK32 (A) APB3FMTCON +5V +12V... -
Page 42: Configuring The Module For Firmware Upgrades
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7711HDC HD Broadcast Quality Down Converter 7.2. CONFIGURING THE MODULE FOR FIRMWARE UPGRADES Firmware updates can be performed using the Upgrade menu item on the Utilities menu (see section 6.11.3) or using the UPGRADE jumper. UPGRADE: The UPGRADE jumper J16 located at the front of the main module is used when firmware upgrades are being done to the module. -
Page 43: Vistalink ® Remote Monitoring/Control
3. A virtual database known as the Management Information Base (MIB) lists all the variables being monitored and which both the Manager and Agent understand. Please contact Evertz for further information about obtaining a copy of the MIB for interfacing to a third party Manager/NMS. -
Page 44: Controlled Parameters
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7711HDC HD Broadcast Quality Down Converter Parameter Description Indicates the presence of embedded audio in group 1. (The Audio Group 1 Present state of the Group 1 present LED) Indicates the presence of embedded audio in group 2. (The... -
Page 45: Vistalink Traps
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7711HDC HD Broadcast Quality Down Converter Parameter Description Closed Captions Controls whether closed captions will be encoded on the output VITC Generator Controls whether there will be VITC on output VITC User Bits Sets whether VITC time will be original time or user bits... -
Page 46: Menu Quick Reference
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7711HDC HD Broadcast Quality Down Converter MENU QUICK REFERENCE Video Output Picture Deinterlacer Scaler − Video Standard − Aspect Ratio − Deinterlacer Mode − H Filter Cutoff − Pulldown Reference − Loss of Video − Freeze Frame Threshold −...
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