Connecting More Than 4 Cameras To A Switcher - Blackmagicdesign ATEM Camera Converter Installation And Operation Manual

Connecting to an ATEM Switcher
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Connecting More than 4 Cameras to a Switcher

If you have over four cameras that need to be connected to your switcher, you can expand the number
of camera connections by linking ATEM Studio Converters together. This example shows three ATEM
Studio Converters connected together so up to 12 cameras can be used.
The first unit receives the program output from the switcher. The talkback headset or external
microphone should be connected to the front panel of the first unit. The first unit's program and
microphone outputs are then looped to the corresponding inputs of the next unit. The last unit in
the chain should loop its microphone output back to its own headphone input. The headphone
output should be connected to the headphone input of each previous unit in turn, until the first unit is
connected. This completes the loop so that all ATEM Studio Converters can share talkback.
1 2
AUX 1 SDI
AUX 1 USB 3.0
SDI OUT SDI OUT
AUX 2 SDI PREV SDI
L R AUX 3 SDI M/E 2 PROG SDI
OPTICAL OUT/IN ANALOG AUDIO OUT OPTICAL OUT/IN
AUX 4 SDI
AUX 5 SDI
1 2
AUX 6 SDI
MULTI-VIEW 1 MULTI-VIEW 2
SDI OUT SDI OUT
L R
OPTICAL OUT/IN ANALOG AUDIO OUT OPTICAL OUT/IN
1 2
SDI OUT SDI OUT
L R
OPTICAL OUT/IN ANALOG AUDIO OUT OPTICAL OUT/IN
PRESS TO TALK
LOCK TO TALK
PRESS TO TALK
LOCK TO TALK
3
PRESS TO TALK
PROG SDI
SDI OUT
PROG SD-SDI
SWITCHER CONTROL
LOCK TO TALK
PROG NTSC/PAL L R
ANALOG AUDIO OUT OPTICAL OUT/IN
RS-422 SERIAL OUT
AUDIO IN/OUT
3
MAIN POWER 12V
PROG SDI
BACKUP POWER 12V
SDI OUT
L R
ANALOG AUDIO OUT OPTICAL OUT/IN
3
SDI OUT
The last unit in the chain should loop
its microphone output back to the
headphone input on the same unit.
L R
ANALOG AUDIO OUT OPTICAL OUT/IN
4
SDI OUT
L R L
ANALOG AUDIO OUT OPTICAL OUT/IN ANALOG AUDIO OUT
4
SDI OUT
L R L
ANALOG AUDIO OUT OPTICAL OUT/IN ANALOG AUDIO OUT
4
SDI OUT
L R L
ANALOG AUDIO OUT OPTICAL OUT/IN ANALOG AUDIO OUT
AES/EBU TALKBACK LOOPS
OUT OUT OUT
IN IN IN
R
PGM SDI MIC H/PHONE
AES/EBU TALKBACK LOOPS
OUT OUT OUT
IN IN IN
R
PGM SDI MIC H/PHONE
AES/EBU TALKBACK LOOPS
OUT OUT OUT
IN IN IN
R
PGM SDI MIC H/PHONE