Product Overview The Orchid OR-434 is a Quad 4.3” fully featured rack mount monitor system. The OR-434 offers built-in Waveform Monitor, Vectorscope, Audio Bars, audio output, and several diagnostic tools. This monitor is ideal for use in control rooms, media duplication facilities, and remote vans. The OR-434 provides a complete Audio /Video monitoring solution for 4 HD/SD-SDI feeds when combined with a Marshall audio monitor (AR- AM series).
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Precision Audio Level Meters De-embeds and displays up to 16 channels of audio using sixteen 64-segment tri-color Audio Meters with user-adjustable reference levels. The Audio Level Meters provide numerical indicators and headroom levels, as well as peak hold function. Audio Channel Loss Warning prevents errors during monitoring.
The monitor will draw no more than 4.0 Amps at 12 Volts in operation (48 Watts). Connect the required cables for video signal input and output (Power must be applied to the OR-434 for the active loop-through outputs to be activated). All BNC connectors are rated at 75Ω.
Front Panel Features Power Button with Indicator Press power switch to turn on the power. The unit and indicator lights will turn on. Press again to turn off the power. Tri-Color Tally Light 30mm Tri-Color tally lamp controlled via the Remote connector on the rear of the unit. User-Definable Function Keys Five user-definable function buttons can be used for direct access to various settings.
OR-434 Compatible Formats Format HD/SD-SDI Optional DVI Optional Component Module Module ü ü 480 / 60i ü ü 576 / 50i ü 480 / 60p ü 576 / 50p ü 720 / 60p ü 720 / 50p ü 720 / 30p ü...
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On-Screen Menu OR-434 MENU STRUCTURE OVERVIEW MODEL NAME OR-434 OPTION CARD OPTION S/N INPUT INFO [1080i / 60] INPUT FORMAT 1080i / 60 COLOR MATRIX COLOR TEMP VERSION 0.0.0.0 RETURN INPUT SELECT [SDI] / OPTION INPUT [SDI] Analog Calibrate >...
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On-Screen Menu (continued) OR-434 MENU STRUCTURE OVERVIEW RETURN LEVEL METER ON / OFF METER BACKGROUND ON / OFF DISPLAY CHANNELS 1~16 ACTIVE CH ONLY ACTIVE, ALL METER COLUMNS DUAL, QUAD DISP TYPE OVERLAP, OVERLAY FRONT VOLUME 0 to 40 AUDIO [ON]...
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On-Screen Menu (continued) COLOR CHANNEL SCAN ASPECT ZOOM HV DELAY MARKER AUDIO METER AUDIO PRESET 1 AUDIO PRESET 2 AUDIO PRESET 3 F-1 THRU F-5 AUDIO PRESET 4 USER ASSIGN AUDIO PRESET 5 AUDIO PRESET 6 AUDIO PRESET 7 AUDIO PRESET 8 LAYOUT A LAYOUT B WAVEFORM MON...
On-Screen Menu (continued) R TALLY G TALLY B TALLY LEFT R TALLY PIN 1 THRU 8 (Pin 5 is Ground) LEFT G TALLY REMOTE LEFT B TALLY RIGHT R TALLY RIGHT G TALLY RIGHT B TALLY RETURN FORMAT DISP AUTO / ON / OFF TIMECODE OFF / LITC / VITC1 / VITC2 ALWAYS ON...
Brightness • Varies between 0 and 100 (50 is standard). • 50 is default value with standard black level. • Increasing brightness level allows user to see BTB (Blacker-than-Black). Contrast • Varies between 0 and 100 (80 is standard). • 80 is default value with 100% gain of video signal. Saturation •...
■ Aspect Ratio Settings Use to switch between Full Screen, 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios. The OR-434 monitor has a native resolution of 800 x 480 RGB pixels, so incoming images are automatically scaled to fit the screen: • In Auto mode, images are displayed in their native Aspect Ratio. SD is normally 4:3 / HD normally 16:9.
■ Shift V Use of the Joystick to change the value of this setting will shift the picture Vertically. Negative values will move the picture Down, while Positive values will move the picture UP. MARKER CONFIGURATION SUBMENU ■ Marker Use this setting to enable or disable all on-screen markers. This setting affects the Center marker, Aspect markers, and Safety marker.
AUDIO CONFIGURATION SUBMENU ■ Level Meter Selects whether or not to display audio level meters. ■ Meter Background Selects whether or not to display meter background. ■ Display Channels Selects how many audio meters you want to display. You may select any number of channels from 1 to 16. ■...
■ Save CH Preset To > Use this menu to select which one of 8 memory locations where the user wants to store the current channel output assignments. ■ CH Preset Use this menu to Lock or Unlock the ability to save to the Ch Preset memory locations. This helps to prevent accidental overwriting of stored presets.
VECTORSCOPE SUBMENU ■ Layout Use this menu to choose from several available preset screen layouts. There are two layouts. Choosing any of the preset layouts will override the settings in the Vectorscope, Size, and Position menus. ■ Vectorscope Use this menu to turn the Vectorscope display On or Off when in the Normal mode. ■...
■ F-1 thru F-5 There are five Function Keys on the front panel of the OR-434. Each of these F-keys key may be assigned any one of 31 different functions as required by the job or individual user. These functions are listed in the Menu Overview section of this manual.
REMOTE SUBMENU ■ Pin 1 through Pin 8 The RJ-45 Remote connector on the rear panel has 8 pins. Pin 5 is Ground, while the remaining 7 pins are pulled high to 3.3VDC and may be used for Tally or other Remote Commands.
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■ TimeCode Selects among to following options: OFF / LTC / VITC1 / VITC2. In the most cases, the value of LTC and VITC1 will be identical to each other. ■ Power Save • When enabled, the monitor will go to sleep after a predefined time has passed when loss of picture occurs. •...
Maintenance / Color Calibration Procedure ■ Screen Cleaning Periodically clean the screen surface using ammonia-free cleaning wipes (Marshall Part No. V-HWP-K). A clean micro-fiber cloth can also be used using only non-abrasive and ammonia-free cleaning agents. Do not use paper towels. Paper towel fibers are coarse and may scratch the surface of the polycarbonate faceplate or leave streaks on the surface.
Warranty Marshall Electronics warranties to the first consumer that this OR-434 LCD monitor will (under normal use) be free from defects in workmanship and materials, when received in its original container, for a period of one year from the purchase date. This warranty is extended to the first consumer only, and proof of purchase is necessary to honor the warranty.
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