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- Page 1 EEG DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor Product Manual EEG Enterprises, Inc. 586 Main Street Farmingdale, New York 11735 FAX: (516) 293-7417 TEL: (516) 293-7472 Copyright © EEG Enterprises, Inc. 2009-2011 All rights reserved.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor Contents 1. Introduction ......1.1. Product Description . - Page 3 Copyright 2009-2011, EEG Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved. The contents of this manual may not be transmitted or reproduced in any form without the written permission of EEG. The revision date for this manual is September 20, 2011. Copyright ©2009-2011 EEG Enterprises, Inc.
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Page 4: Introduction
DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor 1. Introduction 1.1. Product Description The DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor is an all purpose closed caption decoder which creates an HD open caption display for moni- toring CEA–708 data quality and full standards compliance, while also providing an extensive VANC monitoring suite. -
Page 5: Installation
DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor 2. Installation 2.1. Front Panel The DE285 front panel is shown below, followed by a brief guide to its functions. The Power On LED will light steady green when Power On LED the unit is powered on. - Page 6 DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor The LCD Screen will provide access to the unit’s front panel configuration menu. When the menu LCD Screen is not in use, video status is shown. See the next section for front panel configuration options.
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Page 7: Rear Panel
DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor 2.2. Rear Panel The DE285 rear panel is shown below, followed by a guide to the con- nectors located there. AC power input, 120–240 V, 50–60 Hz tolerant. Power Connect to the unit’s primary power source. Turn on/off with switch next to connector. -
Page 8: Front Panel Menus
DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor 3. Front Panel Menus The front panel LCD screen and Control Pad are used to configure de- coder settings and networking, and to perform flash updates. The inter- face is organized in a series of hierarchical menus; use the LEFT and RIGHT keys to scroll between menu options and the ENTER or DOWN keys to select options or enter sub-menus. -
Page 9: Decoder Setup
DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor 3.1. Decoder Setup Turns the on-screen caption decoder display on or off. Use the UP and DOWN keys to select Decoder On/Off an option, then press ENTER to exit and apply changes or CANCEL to exit and cancel changes. - Page 10 DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor Turns subtitle mode on or off for caption display on the decoder output. Subtitle mode removes Subtitle Mode the black background and displays yellow text with a black shadowed outline. This feature is useful for creating easy–to–read subtitles.
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Page 11: System Setup
DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor 3.2. System Setup LCD Display Sets the contrast level of the display screen. The value ranges from 0 (lightest) to 20 (darkest). Use the UP and DOWN keys to make changes. When ¯ Contrast you are finished making changes, use the ENTER key to exit the menu and save changes, or the CANCEL key to exit the menu and reject changes. - Page 12 The Update utility allows you to upgrade your firmware to the most recent version. Begin by downloading a firmware update file from the EEG website to any USB memory device. Insert the memory stick into the front panel USB port, navi- gate to the Update option, and press ENTER.
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Page 13: Utilities
DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor 3.3. Utilities Captures VANC data of the selected DID/SDID from the Master video input and loads it onto a USB storage device. Use the UP and DOWN keys to select the desired DID/SDID and insert a USB device into the box. - Page 14 DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor Captures 608 data from Line 21 of the Master video input and loads it onto a USB storage de- vice. Insert a USB device into the box and press ENTER to begin downloading the VANC data or CANCEL to exit.
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Page 15: Osd
DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor 4. OSD The OSD monitors offer a variety of information about the video signal. This includes decoded ANC data such as XDS, AFD, audio, closed caption services and a full 608 and 708 closed caption decoder. -
Page 16: Afd Monitor
DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor • Description • Program Type • Program ID The XDS Monitor found at the top left corner of the OSD in the default layouts. 4.2. AFD Monitor The OSD AFD Monitor displays the AFD code present, AR, bar data present and a description of the AFD code. -
Page 17: Error Monitor
DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor monitor is found at the bottom right corner of the OSD in the default layouts. Note: Blue bars are displayed at -40 dB to indicate the presence of Dolby E or other compressed audio data which is not decoded by this monitor. -
Page 18: Web Tools Suite
DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor 5. Web Tools Suite The Web Tools module is a high-powered network-driven remote appli- cation for the DE285 that provides new ways to view VANC data, as well as advanced configuration and monitoring tools. To use Web Configura- tion, the Decoder first must be connected to a 100-Base LAN, and con-... -
Page 19: Packet Display Module
DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor which provides a fully customizable reference for seeing which DID/SDID value maps to which service.Pre-defined DID/SDID values are listed in rows giving the DID value, the SDID value, the name of the data and the option to remove this mapping. -
Page 20: Data Decoder Module
DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor The default viewing mode for the Packet Display Module gives an overview of which service types are present, along with their line numbers, DID/SDID values and frequency. A more detailed view is available by clicking on the ‘+’... -
Page 21: Xds Decoder
DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor 5.2.2. XDS Decoder The middle section of the screen contains the XDS Decoder module which displays decoded XDS data on the left and the raw XDS pack- ets on the right. The decoded XDS fields shown on the left include the Net Station, the Program Name, the Rating, CGMS, the Description, the Program Type and the Program ID. -
Page 22: Scte104 Decoder
DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor 5.2.3. SCTE104 Decoder The bottom section of the screen contains the SCTE104 Decoder mod- ule. This module displays recent SCTE104 messages detected by the system. A grid layout provides details about the message which in- clude Splice ID, Request, Preroll (ms), Break Duration (sec/10) and a Last Present timestamp. -
Page 23: Anc Trigger
DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor section. To expand the module, click the downwards arrow at the top right hand corner. 5.4. ANC Trigger The ANC Trigger tab allows you to create triggers made up of two parts: the ANC data of interest, and the behavior you would like to observe. - Page 24 DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor record triggers that will be stored on the DE285 for detailed viewing or to view information about infrequently occurring errors, please see the next section on Logging. To set a trigger, select a DID/SDID value from the dropdown menu on the left and then choose a specific event type from the adjacent drop down...
- Page 25 DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor the event has taken place in and the Line number in which the event happened. To view the packets delivered at the trigger time, click the ‘+’ button to the left of the trigger number. Regardless of the event type, the pop–up window will display up to twenty instances of the triggered event.
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Page 26: Vanc Capture
DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor is not being observed by any other user, it can be removed using the pop–up window that displays the active triggers in a list. To remove one trigger, click on the trigger in the Trigger List so that it is highlighted and then click Remove to remove the selected trigger. -
Page 27: Logging
DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor menu. The added value will appear in the ’DID/SDID to Capture’ area on the right part of the screen. Repeat this process until all VANC data of interest is added to the list. To remove a filter item, highlight the item by selecting the DID/SDID value in the list and then click on the Remove button below the list. -
Page 28: Log Viewer
DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor and Alarms. Log Triggers are similar to the normal triggers discussed in the previous section, but are intended for longer term use, when the user is not constantly watching the screen and waiting for a change. The Log Triggers operate only within the Logging tab, just as the normal triggers operate only within the VANC Triggers tab. -
Page 29: Logging/Osd Alarm Settings
DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor to discard the print options and return to the main window of the log viewer. 5.6.2. Logging/OSD Alarm Settings To begin monitoring and storing Log Triggers and Alarms, click on Log- ging Options which will bring up a window in which Triggers and Alarms can be assigned or removed. - Page 30 DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor ing present to not present or vice versa, and “DataChange,” which trig- gers when the packet presence remains the same, but the data within the packet has changed. The events are evaluated on a per–field basis.
- Page 31 DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor For each selected alarm, the two channels are checked over a 10 second period for data presence. If data is present in one channel but not the other, the alarm goes off. Alarm Name Description CC1 &&...
- Page 32 DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor Alarm Name Description Video Frame Error Sets an alarm that goes off when there is an error involving the video signal. Caption Error Sets an alarm that goes off when a caption error is detected. A complete list of caption errors can be found after this table.
- Page 33 DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor Caption Error Description CDP checksum error The CDP footer contains a checksum for the entire CDP; if you see this, it didn’t match what the decoder expected. CDP length mismatch The CDP header contains an 8-bit length count;...
- Page 34 DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor Caption Error Description Unexpected DTVCC DTV pairs marked 0xFE should only appear continue after an 0xFF pair. (See "Bad DTV triplet" for definitions.) Valid DTV data after If a 708 service block doesn’t fill the caption filler...
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Page 35: Osd
DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor 5.7. OSD The OSD tab allows for a fully customizable screen configuration using the tools on the upper part of the OSD tab and a user specified audio monitor configuration on the lower half of the screen. - Page 36 DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor The text size can also be specified for each data type by using the drop- down list in the size column to select the desired size. Below the check- boxes is the caption enabling section where you can choose an SD and HD service using the dropdown lists, as well as using the rightmost checkbox to enable or disable all captions.
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Page 37: Alarm/Error Configuration
Menu section or the upgrade can be performed through the website. Begin by downloading the most recent firmware update file from the EEG website or from the ’Download DE285 Upgrade’ link on the website and saving it to a location on your computer. After downloading the firmware upgrade, click on the Browse button to the right of the File... -
Page 38: System Settings
DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor field, select the EEG firmware update and then click Submit to update the firmware. 5.8.2. System Settings The Systems Settings subsection allows the user to restore the factory defaults on the box by clicking the Reset To Factory Defaults button. -
Page 39: Alarm Settings
DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor 5.8.3. Alarm Settings The Alarm Settings subsection allows the user to set a value in seconds that captions can be missing for before a GPIO alarm is triggered on pin 1. To change this value, enter a new value into the text field and click the Apply button to update the No Captions Timeout. -
Page 40: Snmp Settings
DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor 5.8.6. SNMP Settings The DE285 can be configured to send SNMP traps. The following table provides the SNMP settings fields as well as a description of each field. Setting Description System Name Name identifier for the system. -
Page 41: Appendices
DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor Appendices Appendix A GPI/GPO The following picture shows the 25-pin GPIO connector on the rear panel. The GPI inputs are on pins 17-24, with a common ground on pin 25. Each switch is ON when connected to the common ground, and OFF when open or floating. -
Page 42: A2. Gpo
DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor A2. GPO A2.1. Caption Presence Alarm Pin 1 is used as an alarm for missing captions. The missing captions time timeout can be set in the middle section of the Settings tab on the website. Pins 1 and 2 are switch contacts for an external alarm to be... -
Page 43: Appendix C Video/Connector Specifications
DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor Appendix C Video/Connector Specifications HD–SDI Video Inputs Number of Inputs 1 (Program In relay bypass protected) Connector BNC per IEC 169–8 Format 1.485 Gbits/s SMPTE 292M (1080i, 720p, 480p, 24psf) or 270 Mb/s SD ±... -
Page 44: Appendix D Binary Anc Dump Data Format
DE285 HD Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor Appendix D Binary ANC Dump Data Format To view the ANC capture that you have saved to your USB stick, first open the file in a hex editor and then view the data format chart below.