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1. OVERVIEW............................................................................................................................. 1
1.1. DEFINITIONS ............................................................................................................................... 3
2. INSTALLATION...................................................................................................................... 5
2.1. VIDEO CONNECTIONS ............................................................................................................... 5
2.2. GENERAL PURPOSE INPUTS.................................................................................................... 6
3. SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................................................................. 7
3.1. SERIAL VIDEO INPUT ................................................................................................................. 7
3.2. SERIAL VIDEO OUTPUTS........................................................................................................... 7
3.3. GENLOCK INPUT ........................................................................................................................ 7
3.4. GENERAL PURPOSE INPUTS.................................................................................................... 7
3.5. ELECTRICAL ............................................................................................................................... 7
3.6. PHYSICAL.................................................................................................................................... 7
4. STATUS INDICATORS........................................................................................................... 8
5. CARD EDGE CONTROLS.................................................................................................... 10
6. OPERATION OVERVIEW..................................................................................................... 10
6.1. QUICK CONFIGURATION ......................................................................................................... 10
6.2. DETAILED CONFIGURATION OVERVIEW .............................................................................. 10
6.2.1.
Aspect Ratio Mode - General Concepts ....................................................................... 10
6.2.1.1. Source Frame Aspect Ratio ............................................................................. 11
6.2.1.2. Image Aspect Ratio .......................................................................................... 12
6.2.2.
Relationship Between Input and Output Image ............................................................. 14
6.2.2.1. Cropping ........................................................................................................... 14
6.2.2.2. Stretching (Squeezing) ..................................................................................... 15
6.2.2.3. Filling ................................................................................................................ 15
6.2.3.
Relationship Between Output Image and Destination Frame........................................ 16
6.2.4.
Manual Mode ................................................................................................................. 17
7. ON SCREEN MENUS ........................................................................................................... 18
7.1. NAVIGATING THE ON SCREEN MENU SYSTEM.................................................................... 18
7.2. ON SCREEN DISPLAY - MAIN MENU ..................................................................................... 18
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. OVERVIEW..........................1 1.1. DEFINITIONS ..........................3 2. INSTALLATION........................5 2.1. VIDEO CONNECTIONS ....................... 5 2.2. GENERAL PURPOSE INPUTS....................6 3. SPECIFICATIONS ........................7 3.1. SERIAL VIDEO INPUT ......................... 7 3.2. - Page 2 7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter 7.3. CONFIGURING THE VIDEO CONTROLS ................. 19 7.3.1. Set The Video Input Source (7710ARC version only) ........... 19 7.3.2. Set The Video Input Standard ..................19 7.3.3. Selects The Action To Take When Input Video Is Missing ..........20 7.3.4.
- Page 3 7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter 7.5.2. Setting the Gamma Level ....................38 7.5.3. Enabling RGB Clipping ....................38 7.5.4. Setting the Gain Levels....................38 7.5.5. Setting the DC Offset..................... 38 7.5.6. Setting the Hue ......................38 7.6.
- Page 4 7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter Figures Figure 1-1: 7710ARC Block Diagram ........................2 Figure 1-2: 7710ARC-F Block Diagram........................2 Figure 2-1: 7710ARC and 7710ARC-F Rear IO Modules ..................5 Figure 2-2: Typical GPI Circuitry ..........................6 Figure 4-1: LED Status Indicators ..........................
- Page 5 Jan 08 Information contained in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, Evertz assumes no responsibility for the use thereof or 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 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter OVERVIEW The 7710ARC and the 7710ARC-F modules are dual standard (525/625) serial digital 270Mb/s high quality motion adaptive video aspect ratio converters (ARC) designed for use in television production facilities, DBS satellite operations, outside broadcast vehicles, MSO cable facilities, production and post- production facilities. - Page 8 7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter HANC/VANC Delay PGM IN PGM OUT 1 Cable EQ & Frame Driver Buffer WSS / AFD WSS / AFD Motion Adaptative HANC/VANC HANC/VANC De-interlacer BACKUP Extractor Inserter Cable EQ &...
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Page 9: Definitions
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter 1.1. DEFINITIONS Throughout this manual the following terms are used: Image lattice: A two-dimensional array of pixels. Image: The image lattice that represents the portion of the video picture area (frame) that is being utilized for program content. - Page 10 7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter Source video: The input video signal to the aspect ratio converter. Viewport: A selected rectangular area of a source frame that will be used to create a destination frame. 7710ARC-4...
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Page 11: Installation
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter INSTALLATION The ARC Series modules come with a companion rear panel that occupies one slot in the frame. For information on inserting the module into the frame refer to section 1.3 of the 7700FR module installation guide. -
Page 12: General Purpose Inputs
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter PGM OUT 1, 2, 3: These three BNC connectors are used for the program video output. The output video standard is the same as the input video standard. The PGM OUT 1 output is protected by a bypass relay, which will activate in the event that power to the module is lost or the module is removed. -
Page 13: Specifications
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter SPECIFICATIONS 3.1. SERIAL VIDEO INPUT Standard: 270 Mb/s SMPTE 259M-C (525/625) – Auto-detect Number of Inputs: Connector: BNC per IEC 60169-8 Amendment 2. Input Equalization: Automatic to 300m @ 270Mb/s with Belden 8281 (or equivalent) cable Return Loss: >15 dB up to 270MHz... -
Page 14: Status Indicators
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter STATUS INDICATORS The ARC series modules have 10 LED Status indicators on the card edge of the circuit board to show operational status of the card at a glance (refer to Figure 4-1). - Page 15 7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter LED 4: This orange LED reports the status of the PGM IN BNC on the module. The LED will be ON if the module does not detect a valid standard definition (525 or 625) SD-SDI signal to be present.
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Page 16: Card Edge Controls
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter CARD EDGE CONTROLS The ARC Series modules are equipped with a toggle switch and a push button to allow the user to select various functions and navigate through the menu system (refer to Figure 5-1). -
Page 17: Source Frame Aspect Ratio
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter 6.2.1.1. Source Frame Aspect Ratio The Source frame Aspect Ratio is the ratio of the horizontal dimension to the vertical dimension of the maximum active picture area permitted in a video signal when displayed so that images, that completely fill the source frame, will retain their original shape. -
Page 18: Image Aspect Ratio
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter 6.2.1.2. Image Aspect Ratio The Input Image Aspect Ratio refers to the aspect ratio of the portion of the source frame that is being utilized for program content when displayed on a display device that is the same aspect ratio as the source frame. - Page 19 7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter Figure 6-5 to Figure 6-8 provide four common examples of aspect ratio conversion using a 16:9 destination frame aspect ratio. Note that the distorted circle shown in Figure 6-7, and the undesirable postage effect in Figure 6-8, are the result of the aspect ratio conversion process being executed without careful consideration.
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Page 20: Relationship Between Input And Output Image
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter 6.2.2. Relationship Between Input and Output Image Both card input and output images follow the model outlined above in section 6.2.1.2. The source frame, input image, destination frame and output image aspect ratios are totally independent of each other. -
Page 21: Stretching (Squeezing)
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter If the input image aspect ratio is smaller than the output image aspect ratio the entire width of the input image is used and only a portion of the height is used. -
Page 22: Relationship Between Output Image And Destination Frame
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter Output Image - Fill Figure 6-12: Large to small aspect ratio fill – Letterboxed image If the input image aspect ratio is smaller than the output image aspect ratio, the height of the input image completely fills the height of the destination frame and the input image width is scaled by the same amount. -
Page 23: Manual Mode
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter 6.2.4. Manual Mode For applications where you need to precisely control the pixels that are used in the aspect ratio conversion process, configure the aspect ratio converter in Manual mode. Firstly, the image lattice inside the source frame, that defines the boundaries of the input image, must be selected. -
Page 24: On Screen Menus
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter ON SCREEN MENUS 7.1. NAVIGATING THE ON SCREEN MENU SYSTEM A toggle switch and pushbutton allows for card edge navigation of a set of on-screen menus used to configure the card. The on-screen menu will appear on all three program outputs. To enter the on-screen menu system press the pushbutton once. -
Page 25: Configuring The Video Controls
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter 7.3. CONFIGURING THE VIDEO CONTROLS The Video menus are used to configure parameters associated with the input and output video standards and handling. Table 7-2 shows the items available in the Video menu. Sections 7.3.1 to 7.3.9 provide detailed information about each of the menu items. -
Page 26: Selects The Action To Take When Input Video Is Missing
Select frame 1 to source the external reference from FRAME REF #1 When selecting either frame 2 or frame 1 from the External Genlock reference menu, the modules must be used within the Evertz 7700FR-G frame. The 7700FR-G frame has two BNCs for connecting two separate Genlock references for modules equipped to take a frame reference input. -
Page 27: Selects The Horizontal Phase Offset
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter 7.3.6. Selects The Horizontal Phase Offset Video This control is used to set the H phase of the program video output with respect to the reference set by the Reference select and External H phase offset Genlock controls. -
Page 28: Configuring The Aspect Ratio Converter
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter 7.4. CONFIGURING THE ASPECT RATIO CONVERTER The ARC Control menus are used to configure parameters associated with the aspect ratio conversion processing block. Table 7-3 shows the items available in the ARC Control menu. -
Page 29: Table 7-4: Aspect Ratio Scaler Mode Controls
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter Presets values in input and output aspect ratio menu items to quickly configure common aspect ratio conversions Input image aspect Set the aspect ratio of the input image Input image custom... -
Page 30: Quick Selection Of Common Conversions Using Menu Presets
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter 7.4.1.1. Quick Selection Of Common Conversions Using Menu Presets This control is used to configure the aspect ratio conversion of the program video output using pre-defined aspect ratios. This control will allow you to choose many of the common conversions that you will encounter. -
Page 31: Set The Aspect Ratio Of The Input Image
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter 7.4.1.2. Set The Aspect Ratio Of The Input Image ARC Control This control selects the aspect ratio of the image area of the input video. See section 6.2.1.2 for complete discussion of image aspect Aspect ratio scaler mode ratio. -
Page 32: Select Input Image Horizontal Position In Source Frame
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter 7.4.1.6. Select Input Image Horizontal Position In Source Frame ARC Control This control sets the horizontal position of the input image in the source frame. The control has no effect when the input image fills the entire Aspect ratio scaler mode width of the source frame. -
Page 33: Determines How To Convert The Input Image Into The Output Image
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter 7.4.1.9. Determines How To Convert The Input Image Into The Output Image ARC Control This control selects the conversion method to use to “fit” the input image into the output image. -
Page 34: Set The Aspect Ratio Of The Output Image
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter 7.4.1.12. Set The Aspect Ratio Of The Output Image ARC Control This control selects the aspect ratio of the image area of the output video. See section 6.2.1.2 for a complete discussion of image aspect Aspect ratio scaler mode ratio. -
Page 35: Set Output Image Horizontal Position
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter 7.4.1.16. Set Output Image Horizontal Position ARC Control This control sets the horizontal position of the output image in the destination frame. Aspect ratio scaler mode Output image pan Image is at the right of the destination frame... -
Page 36: Converts Aspect Ratio Conversion Setup Into Scaler Parameters
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter When calculating these parameters, it is important to take the pixel aspect ratio into account. 7.4.2.1. Converts Aspect Ratio Conversion Setup Into Scaler Parameters ARC Control This parameter allows users to use menu settings from the Aspect... -
Page 37: Configuring The Active Format Description And Pan-Scan Parameters
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter 7.4.3. Configuring The Active Format Description And Pan-Scan Parameters SMPTE standard 2016 is a four-part document that standardizes Active Format Description and Pan-Scan coding. Active Format Description (AFD) is a 4-bit code that describes a video picture in terms of the aspect ratio and other characteristics of the image within the frame. -
Page 38: Enable Insertion Of Afd/Bar Data Vanc Packets On The Output Video
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter AFD out enable Enables embedding of AFD VANC packets on the output video AFD output line Sets line number to insert AFD VANC packets Pan-Scan out enable Enables embedding of Pan-Scan VANC packets on the output video... -
Page 39: Set The Pan-Scan Output Line Number
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter 7.4.3.4. Set The Pan-Scan Output Line Number ARC Control This control determines what line the Pan-Scan VANC embedder will use. SMPTE 2016 Setup Pan-Scan output line The range of this parameter is 9 to 19. -
Page 40: Setting The Priority Level For Processing Incoming Smpte 2016 Packets
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter 7.4.3.8. Setting The Priority Level for Processing Incoming SMPTE 2016 Packets When the Input image Aspect and Source Frame Aspect controls are set to SMPTE 2016, there are three priority controls that determine whether the ARC series modules should respond to AFD/Bar Data or Pan- Scan VANC packet information. -
Page 41: Configuring The Wide Screen Signalling Parameters
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter 7.4.4. Configuring The Wide Screen Signalling Parameters The Wide Screen Signaling signal is typically carried on lines 23 in 625-line systems. The wide-screen signaling information is a data burst containing information on the aspect ratio range of the image in the transmitted signal and its position, as it would appear on a conventional 4:3 display and on the position of the subtitles and on the camera/film mode. -
Page 42: Selecting The Conversion Mode
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter 7.4.5. Selecting The Conversion Mode ARC Control This control is used to select how the aspect ratio converter is configured. Scaler mode aspect ratio When set to aspect ratio the controls in the Aspect Ratio Scaler Mode manual menu (refer to section 7.4.1) are used to configure the conversion... -
Page 43: Configuring The Video Processing Functions
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter 7.5. CONFIGURING THE VIDEO PROCESSING FUNCTIONS The Video Proc menus are used to configure parameters associated with the video processing functions. Table 7-8 shows the items available in the Video Proc menu. Sections 7.5.1 to 7.5.6 provide detailed information about each of the menu items. -
Page 44: Setting The Gamma Level
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter 7.5.2. Setting the Gamma Level Video Proc This control provides the ability to adjust the gamma correction factor from Gamma Level -128 to +127 in increments of 1. In order to adjust the gamma you -128 to +127 must set the Gamma Enable/Disable control to enable. -
Page 45: Configuring Image Enhancement
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter 7.6. CONFIGURING IMAGE ENHANCEMENT The Image Enhancement menus are used to configure parameters associated with the image enhancement functions. Table 7-9 shows the items available in the Image Enhancement menu. Sections 7.6.1 to 7.6.7 provide detailed information about each of the menu items. -
Page 46: Setting The Detail Noise Floor
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter 7.6.4. Setting the Detail Noise Floor Image Enhancement This control provides the ability to set the Detail Noise Floor. Detail Noise Floor When the image detail has a value that is below this floor it will be deemed to consist mostly of noise. -
Page 47: Utilities
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter 7.7. UTILITIES The Utilities menus are used to list the module firmware version, upgrade the firmware, and manage the user presets. Table 7-10 shows the items available in the Utilities menu. Sections 7.7.1 to 7.7.6 provide detailed information about each of the parameters. -
Page 48: Saving Configurations To The User Presets
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter There will be a slight disturbance in the operation of the card and the on-screen display while the new preset is being recalled. 7.7.3. Saving Configurations To The User Presets The ARC Series modules provide ten user preset areas to store the complete set of controls. -
Page 49: Initiating A Software Upgrade
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter 7.7.5. Initiating a Software Upgrade Utilities This control is used to initiate an upgrade of the module software. Upgrade In addition to the software upgrade method detailed in section 8.2, you can initiate an upgrade with this control. -
Page 50: Location Of Jumpers
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter LOCATION OF JUMPERS (1)7710ARC WATCHDOG GPI Supply Voltage +12V +12V Figure 8-1: Jumper Locations 8.1. SELECTING WHETHER LOCAL FAULTS WILL BE MONITORED BY THE GLOBAL FRAME STATUS The FRAME STATUS jumper J4, located at the front of the module determines whether local faults (as shown by the Local Fault indicator) will be connected to the 7700FR frame's global status bus. -
Page 51: Controlling Gpi Pullup Voltage
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter In systems where the ARC series module is installed in a frame fitted with a 7700FC VistaLINK Frame Controller module, you can also upgrade the module firmware ® over Ethernet using the VistaLINK Pro software. -
Page 52: Vistalink Remote Monitoring/Control
WHAT IS VistaLINK ® VistaLINK is Evertz’s remote monitoring and configuration platform which operates over an Ethernet ® network using Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). SNMP is a standard computer network protocol that enables different devices sharing the same network to communicate with each other. -
Page 53: Vistalink ® Controlled Parameters
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter 9.3. VistaLINK CONTROLLED PARAMETERS ® The following parameters can be remotely controlled through the VistaLINK interface. ® Parameter Description Video Program Select Selects the video input source (available on the 710ARC only) Video Standard Program Sets the input video standard. - Page 54 7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter Provides the ability to specify an image aspect ratio that is not Input Image Custom Aspect available in the Input Image Aspect control. Input Video Aspect Selects the aspect ratio of the image in the program video input.
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Page 55: Vistalink ® Traps
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter The Input V Stop defines the vertical portion of the input image to Input V Stop process to the output. The Output H Start defines how to scale the cropped input image Output H Start horizontally and where to place it horizontally on the output raster. -
Page 56: Vistalink ® Pro Configuration Windows
7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter 9.5. VistaLINK PRO Configuration Windows ® Figure 9-1: Monitor Window 7710ARC-50 Revision 1.1... - Page 57 7700 MultiFrame Manual 7710ARC Series - SD Aspect Ratio Converter Figure 9-2: Video Control Window 7710ARC-51 Revision 1.1...
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