Certain parts with limited lifetime expectancy such as LCD Panels, DVD Drives, Hard Drives are only covered for the first 10,000 hours, or 1 year (whichever comes first). • Any second year warranty claims must be made to your local Datavideo office or one of its authorized Distributors before the extended warranty expires. Disposal For EU Customers only - WEEE Marking.
The HS-2800 is an 8 channel 10-bit 1920 x 1080i & cost-effective, broadcast-quality mobile hand carry switcher. Featuring 8 digital, it is designed for live events and TV programs that need to blend a variety of video and audio sources. HS-2800 is light weight, portable and powerful features for mobile switcher solution.
Connections & Controls Keyboard 1. Headphone Volume Control 9. CUT / FTB / AUTO TAKE 2. FS & AUX 10. T-BAR 3. AUDUO LEVEL 11. TIME & CLOCK 4. MENU 12. PROGRAM 5. WIPES 13. PRESET 6. LOGO1 & LOGO2 14.
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CH which user wants to have a background picture on. There are three SDI outputs at the rear of HS-2800 and one of them can be assigned by the user to be AUX-out in order to have a clean source (the video input signal which only bypassing the HS-2800 to the recorder, without any further effects on HS-2800, for effects on a, say a PC.)
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If you don’t finish calibrating step, the T-Bar may cause incorrect results. 11. TIME & CLOCK Select HS-2800 TIMER or CLOCK Functions on the screen. 12. PROGRAM Used to select which of the 12 video input channels or background or color bar is...
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13. PRESET Used to select which of the 12 video input channels or background or color bar will be transitioned to or used as a PRESET source in an effect. 14. Headphone Socket (HS-2000L or Monitor) ¼ “/ 6.3mm Stereo Headphone Socket for conventional headphones. 15.
Rear Panel 1. HD- SDI IN / HDMI IN (12CH) 2. HD- SDI OUT / HDMI OUT / REMOTE CONTROL / CONSOLE 3. ALLY OUT 4. GPI 5. RS-422 6. AUDIO IN 7. MONITOR HDMI IN 8. POWER SWITCH 9. DC IN 10.
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In 3 is for flash static pictures, and in 4 is to HDMI; All the video/audio input signals will be synchronized. The HS-2800 has 2 modes HD- SDI IN (8CH or 12CH), if you want upgrade 8CH to 12CH please update the HS-2800 firmware.
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6. AUDIO IN Supports four channels XLR Balanced Audio Input. 7. MONITOR HDMI IN The HS-2800 provides a useful connection for confidence monitoring of HDMI sources on location. 8. POWER SWITCH Switches the power On / Off. 9. DC IN DC in socket connect the supplied 12V PSU to this socket.
Intercom & Monitor Control Panel Intercom Function Monitor Function Intercom Function USB Port USB port for LED power supply. XLR Microphone Socket Combined X LR / ¼” (6.3mm) Jack Microphone Input for either a Condenser or Dynamic Gooseneck Microphone. XLR supports Condenser Microphones ¼” (6.3mm) Jack supports Dynamic. ALL Button Opens communication with all channels.
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Monitor Function HDMI, PREVIEW, PROGRAM Select the type of input you are using - HDMI, PREVIEW, PROGRAM. The active input will be indicated by a red LED on the Source Button. When you push the ‘’HDMI’’ button, you select the 17.3" display from the HDMI source input of Rear Panel; It's a full screen display.
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Menu Options The TLM-170 H is set up via on screen menus. To display the on screen menu press the MENU button. The menus are navigated using the Up / Down buttons. There are six menus: Video Processor, PIP Feature Setting, Audio Function Setting, Special Function I, Special Function II, System Information.
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Special Function I The Special Function I Menu has settings for the Frame Ratio, Safe Area, Scan Mode, Central Mark, Cinema Zone Mark and Mask Type…etc. To access the options for the selected setting press enter again, so that the option column is highlighted Use the Up / Down buttons to navigate the available options.
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System Information The System Information Menu displays the Firmware Version of the monitor, and offers a Factory Reset option, which will return all the settings of the monitor to the factory defaults. To access the options for the selected setting press enter again, so that the option column is highlighted Use the Up / Down buttons to navigate the available options.
Transition Effects The SE-2800 features six user defined wipe buttons, an A/B dissolve or MIX button, an INV or Invert wipes button and a FREEZE button. All wipes can have an optional colour border applied. The wipe border width and colour are chosen within the menu system.
LOGO 1, LOGO 2, CLOCK and TIMER The SE-2800 has the ability to store six static logos and one dynamic logo. The logo files are transferred to the SE-2800 from a Windows PC using the Ethernet connection and the supplied SEConfig software. LOGO 1 The LOGO 1 and LOGO 2 buttons are used to display pre-selected logos on the SE-2800 Preset and Program outputs.
PIP1, PIP2, DSK1 and DSK2 PIP Preset and PIP Program When looking at the top right corner of the SE-2800 Control Panel / Keyboard there are four PIP keys. These are labelled Program and Preset. The upper PIP1 and PIP2 keys relate to activating Picture In Picture images on the Program outputs.
Frame Store, AUX and Audio level FS – Frame Store Button The SE-2800 has eight or twelve video channels, depending on the number of inputs it has. Each of these channels has its own Frame Store, making a total of eight or twelve Frame Stores.
Setting SDI Embedded Audio Set the HS-2800 SDI Embedded audio, the audio signal must from XLR Audio Input. Please setup your device, as below setup diagram:...
Menu Options When the ENTER button is pressed the Main Menu list is displayed on the HDMI 1 Multi-view output. This section covers the Menu options in the order that they appear on the SE-2800 HDMI 1 Multi-view. These settings may also appear in more detail elsewhere in this instruction manual.
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Border PIP1 PIP Size = 1 (small) to 33 (large) Position PIP2 Border Size = 0 (OFF), 1 (Thin) to 15 (Thick) Size PIP2 Border Color = 1 to 8 (user defined colours) Border PIP2 1=White, 2=Yellow, 3=Cyan, 4=Green, 5=Magenta, 6=Red, 7=Blue, 8=Black X-Position (Left to right)
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1kHz tone can be ON or OFF depending on tick selection User choice of 1 to 4 Keys Brightness Brightness of keyboard buttons, 1= Low, 4= High Keys Mode Tick selection ON or OFF, ON=Active buttons are Red, OFF=Green is Active Audio Level is shown Tick selection ON or OFF, ON=Audio Peak Meters shown on HDMI Multi-view External...
HS-2800 Video Layers The SE-2800 is a Standard Definition or High Definition Digital Video Switcher and as well as mixing video and audio sources it has additional functions such as Picture In Picture (PIP), DSK LUMA KEY and LOGOs. Before attempting to use the SE-2800’s PIP, DSK LUMA KEY and LOGO functions it may help to first understand the order of the video layers at the SE-2800 Program (PGM) outputs.
Picture in Picture function The SE-2800 Picture in Picture function allows you to place one or two smaller PIP images over a chosen full size background image. The smaller PIP images can be set to pre-defined sizes and positioned almost anywhere within the Preview/Program screen area.
DSK function (CG / LUMA KEY) The SE-2800 has two Down Stream Keyers (DSK1, DSK2). This means it is able to take a key source video input and replace the white or black parts of this image with the video from another source. If the input video carries an alpha channel it is also possible to key in this way too.
De-embedding SDI or HDMI audio Using the following SE-2800 menu options audio can be selected from the SDI or HDMI video inputs. Group 1,2,3 or 4 SDI Embedded Audio Set. Inputs 1 to 12 User choice of Pair 1 or 2 HDMI in Embedded Audio Pair Input 4,8 or 12 User choice of...
Calibrating the T-bar After a firmware update of the switcher it will be necessary to re-calibrate the T-Bar to get it working correctly. Move the T-Bar to its lowest position. Power OFF the SE-2800 switcher. Press and hold down button 1 on both the Program and Preset rows of the switcher’s keyboard.
LOGOS Setup Static Logos HS-2800 can store 7 static logos. SEConfig bookmark "Logos". The static Logos to be loaded and written into 1 to 7 memory slots must be 256x128 pixels. This Logos must be created in a graphics software package first as: •...
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Dynamic Logo SE -2800 can store 1 dynamic logo. SEConfig bookmark "Dynamic Logo". This Logo needs to be created in a graphics software package first as a sequence of up to 75 image. Image size must be 256 x 128 pix, 8 bits/channel Format is the same as for Static Logos: •...
Tally Connector Pin Assignment The output signals from the tally output pins are for lighting the tally lamps, and these outputs are open collector outputs. (D-sub 25-Pin Female) Pin a ssignment Pin No. Signal name Input/Output Description of signal Program 1 Open collector output Tally output of input video Program 1 Program 2...
Audio Delay From firmware version 3.80 onwards, the SE-2800 and HS-2800 switchers now have a feature for Audio Delay up to 16 fields, or 8 frames. The audio delay is expressed in fields with a default setting of ‘02’ (2 fields / 1 frame) on each input until you change it.
Specification HS-2800 Specification Inputs • 8 inputs, can be configurable to HD SDI, 8 SD SDI, 2 HDMI • 2 BNC output connectors for SDI Outputs • 1 HDMI for Multi-screen (v.1.1) Outputs • RJ-45 for PC Remote controls • 2 BNC for Sync-In and Sync-Out •...
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