Bluebell BlueLite Quick Start Manual Download Page 1

BlueLite 

 

Fibre video interface

Ref: BlueLite QSG issue 1.0_02/12/14

Thank you for purchasing this Bluebell Opticom professional broadcast video product. A 

BlueLite fibre-optic link is simple to install and this Quick Start Guide should provide sufficient 

information to get you up and running in the vast majority of cases.

Should you need additional information, an Operation Guide with full technical information is 

available on request.

Quick Start Guide

Summary of Contents for BlueLite

Page 1: ...l broadcast video product A BlueLite fibre optic link is simple to install and this Quick Start Guide should provide sufficient information to get you up and running in the vast majority of cases Should you need additional information an Operation Guide with full technical information is available on request Quick Start Guide ...

Page 2: ...n For this reason BlueLite systems are normally supplied as a pair of units Within this Guide SDI and audio signals originating at the Remote unit camera end are termed sends while signals originating at the Base unit are termed returns Apartfromthedifferencesinpanelscreenprintresultingfrominput outputconnectorallocation the two units are identical in appearance Both end panels are clearly marked ...

Page 3: ...9F connector for camera control Two GPI tally lines are also available for signalisation use Base end 1 3G SDI O P 1 the SDI signal from the camera 2 3G SDI O P 2 the second video signal connected to 3G SDI I P 2 at the camera end 3 Loop a second buffered output of SDI O P 2 4 3G SDI I P 1 connect a return SDI feed to the camera location here This signal will be available at the 3G SDI O P 1 conne...

Page 4: ...mpliant and 3G SDI SMPTE 424M compliant All video inputs and outputs are on 75 ohm BNC sockets Audio The BlueLite system supports the simultaneous transport of two independent audio signals referred to as Audio Ch 1 and Audio Ch 2 in the Guide in each direction All audio inputs and outputs are analogue and electronically balanced on XLR connectors On both units the inputs and outputs for Audio Ch ...

Page 5: ...s is as follows Pin Camera unit Base unit 1 Logic 1 out Logic 1 in 2 Logic 2 out Logic 2 in 3 RS 232 1 out RS 232 1 in 4 RS 232 2 out RS 232 2 in 5 RS 422 1 out RS 422 1 in 6 RS 422 1 out RS 422 1 in 7 RS 422 2 out RS 422 2 in 8 RS 422 2 out RS 422 2 in 9 Ground Ground The fibre link is transparent to serial port parameters and the baud rate and other port settings should be set on the CCU and cam...

Page 6: ...utput connectors indicate whether a valid SDI signal has been recovered from the incoming fibre signal Reclocking The factory default is for the data at all the inputs SDI or optical to be internally reclocked This will generally be desirable for the majority of operational situations The reclocking circuitry may be bypassed on a per channel basis by moving internal PCB jumpers this may be desirab...

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