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Using Broadcast Converter

Troubleshooting

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Summary of Contents for Broadcast Converter

Page 1: ...Operation Manual Broadcast Converter Mac OS X Windows October 2008...

Page 2: ...leshooting 13 Connection Diagrams Broadcast Converter connectors overview 14 Connecting to a Betacam SP analog deck 15 Connecting to an SDI digital deck 16 Sharing analog video in a digital facility 1...

Page 3: ...o converter Before you install Broadcast Converter please check our website at www blackmagic design com and click the support page to download the latest updates to this manual and Broadcast Converte...

Page 4: ...ion SDI 4 2 2 analog YUV S Video and NTSC PAL video in and out HDMI is also included for connection to the latest video hardware That s great for connecting to virtually any deck camera or monitor 16...

Page 5: ...ns USB 2 0 port Environment 1 The intended use is for commercial and industrial controlled environments 2 The unit should not be exposed to damaging environments including moisture dirt knocks heat or...

Page 6: ...pdate Firmware This can take a couple of minutes Once complete disconnect the power Wait 5 seconds and then reconnect Note If the message does not appear your firmware is already up to date 5 The menu...

Page 7: ...ct analog to digital and digital to analog workflows Select SDI In to obtain both Analog and HDMI output Select Analog In or HDMI In to obtain SDI output By connecting an SDI cable from the SDI Out to...

Page 8: ...dge Utility select Analog to Digital Conversion Mode Use Analog Component Inputs Digital to analog connections 4 Connect Broadcast Converter analog audio out to XLR inputs 1 and 2 inputs on your Betac...

Page 9: ...ources 1 Connect the Digital Betacam SDI output to the SDI Input on your Broadcast Converter 2 Connect the Betacam SP component output to the component input on your Broadcast Converter 3 Connect the...

Page 10: ...h as Japanese Chinese Korean Thai Arabic and many more Stored custom profiles Profiles are a simple way of managing your configuration settings Once you have a configuration you wish to store select P...

Page 11: ...l be able to configure and adjust the output of your Broadcast Converter to suit your equipment This can be useful when you need to compensate for cable length to equipment connected to the Broadcast...

Page 12: ...te NTSC or PAL input and output HDMI input and output HD Format support 1080 lines at 23 98PsF 24PsF 50i 59 94i and 60i 720 lines at 50p 59 94p 60p and VariCam SD Format support 565 60 NTSC and 625 50...

Page 13: ...rious support plans based on your workflow requirements 3 The next option is to email us with your questions using the web form at http www blackmagic design com support contact 4 Phone support in Nor...

Page 14: ...14 Connection Diagrams Connection Diagrams Broadcast Converter connectors overview...

Page 15: ...onnections of Broadcast Videohub can be used to directly connect the analog deck to an SDI based editing system such as a DeckLink card Alternatively the SDI connections could be connected to a video...

Page 16: ...s Broadcast Converter connected to a digital deck in 4 2 2 SD mode The analog video connections and the analog audio connections can be used to connect the deck to analog equipment or monitors The HDM...

Page 17: ...m SP analog deck connected to an SDI video router via a Broadcast Converter Broadcast Converter provides the simultaneous component analog to SDI and SDI to component analog conversion to make this po...

Page 18: ...roadcast Converter will automatically switch between HD and SD if the analog or SDI video input is changed Connect the HDMI cable from the HDTV to Broadcast Converter s HDMI output AUDIO OUT DIGITAL O...

Page 19: ...itor via composite analog video YoucanmonitortheSD SDIinputonthecompositeoutputofBroadcastConverter Broadcast Converter will automatically switch between NTSC and PAL if the SDI video input is changed...

Page 20: ...can be used to connect to Broadcast Converter Standard definition SDI video input can be monitored via the S Video output of Broadcast Converter Broadcast Converter will automatically switch between N...

Page 21: ...Broadcast Converter will automatically switch between HD and SD if the SDI or HDMI video input is changed AC IN MAIN POWER I O ANALOG CONNECTORS REMOTE 1 IN REMOTE 1 OUT REMOTE 2 ISR Y G PB B PR R CON...

Page 22: ...esentatives to install repair or service the product b to repair damage resulting from improper use or connection to incompatible equipment c to repair any damage or malfunction caused by the use of n...

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