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Product Manual

9922FS-OM (V1.5)

Cobalt Digital Inc.

3G/HD/SD-SDI Frame Sync

with Audio/Video Processing, AES/Analog Audio Embedding/

De-Embedding, CVBS I/O, and Dual-Channel Option (+2FS)

9922-FS

Summary of Contents for 9922-FS

Page 1: ...17 344 1243 Fax 217 344 1245 www cobaltdigital com Product Manual 9922FS OM V1 5 Cobalt Digital Inc 3G HD SD SDI Frame Sync with Audio Video Processing AES Analog Audio Embedding De Embedding CVBS I O and Dual Channel Option 2FS 9922 FS 9922 FS ...

Page 2: ...d is a trademark of Ross Video Limited Dolby is a registered trademark of Dolby Laboratories Inc Other product names or trademarks appearing in this manual are the property of their respective owners Congratulations on choosing the Cobalt 9922 FS 3G HD SD SDI Frame Sync with Audio Video Processing AES Analog Audio Embedding De Embedding CVBS I O and Dual Channel Option 2FS The 9922 FS is part of a...

Page 3: ...ut Output Interfaces 1 18 User Control Interface 1 20 9922 FS Rear I O Modules 1 22 Technical Specifications 1 22 Warranty and Service Information 1 25 Cobalt Digital Inc Limited Warranty 1 25 Contact Cobalt Digital Inc 1 26 Chapter 2 Installation and Setup 2 1 Overview 2 1 Installing the 9922 FS Into a Frame Slot 2 1 Installing a Rear I O Module 2 3 9922 FS Rear I O Modules 2 4 GPIO Serial COMM a...

Page 4: ...ontrols 3 25 Video Quality Events 3 30 Audio Detect Events Setup Controls 3 31 Closed Captioning 3 32 Video Proc Color Correction 3 33 Output Audio Routing Controls 3 36 Character Burner 3 41 Moving Box Insertion 3 46 Y C Alignment Controls 3 47 Wings Insertion 3 48 Keyer 3 49 Ancillary Data Proc Controls 3 52 COMM Ports Setup Controls 3 55 Presets 3 57 GPO Setup Controls 3 58 Event Setup Controls...

Page 5: ...is manual and what is covered Also provides general information regarding the 9922 FS Chapter 2 Installation and Setup Provides instructions for installing the 9922 FS in a frame and optionally installing a 9922 FS Rear I O Module Chapter 3 Operating Instructions Provides overviews of operating controls and instructions for using the 9922 FS This chapter contains the following information 9922 FS ...

Page 6: ...example card processing UI setups and other topics Card Software earlier than latest version Card is not loaded with the latest software Not all functions and or specified performance described in this manual may be available You can update your card with new Update software by going to the Support Firmware Downloads link at www cobaltdigital com Download Firmware Update Guide which provides simpl...

Page 7: ...frame that houses Cobalt or other cards Device and or Card refers to a Cobalt or other card System and or Video System refers to the mix of interconnected production and terminal equipment in which the 9922 FS and other cards operate Functions and or features that are available only as an option are denoted in this manual like this Most options are covered in this manual However if your card has D...

Page 8: ...emental information to the accompanying text Notes typically precede the text to which they apply Labeling Symbol Definitions Important note regarding product usage Failure to observe may result in unexpected or incorrect operation Electronic device or assembly is susceptible to damage from an ESD event Handle only using appropriate ESD prevention practices If ESD wrist strap is not available hand...

Page 9: ...ion 18 W As such avoiding placing the card adjacent to other cards with similar dissipation values if possible CAUTION If required make certain Rear I O Module s is installed before installing the 9922 FS into the frame slot Damage to card and or Rear I O Module can occur if module installation is attempted with card already installed in slot CAUTION If card resists fully engaging in rear I O modu...

Page 10: ...EA608 708 HD formats to HD ATC SD_ATC and SD VITC based waveform timecode 9922 FS Input Output Formats The 9922 FS provides the following inputs and outputs Inputs 3G HD SD SDI IN A thru SDI IN D four 3G HD SD SDI inputs SDI IN A or SDI IN B can be set to failover to A or B in absence of opposite channel of this pair CVBS IN CVBS coaxial analog video input AES IN BNC AES 3id 75Ω ports as AES input...

Page 11: ...x Audio ADC AES IN AN AUD IN RLY BYP Copy 1A AES Tx Audio DAC AES OUT AN AUD OUT Notes 1 Signal connections shown depicts full input output capability Practical input output signal availability is determined by rear I O module used Refer to text for more information 2 SDI I O and bypass are functions of rear I O module Refer to text for more information SDI output RLY BYP B outputs a copy of SDI O...

Page 12: ... and output nodes to provide input failover to select an alternate input and also provides output failover which can passively relay route the currently selected input directly to the output if the card loses power or is removed from the frame Both relays are located on the card rear module The RLY BYP B SDI output retains selected routing regardless of whether a selection was manually invoked or ...

Page 13: ...RLY BYP B passive outputs the signal connected to SDI IN B A B PROC IN PROC OUT SDI IN A selected card and SDI IN A OK Select A active asserted by control logic Select Processed active asserted by control logic A B PROC IN PROC OUT SDI A selected card loses power Mechanical HOLD A asserted by relay latching Mechanical GO TO bypass asserted by relay latching A B PROC IN PROC OUT SDI IN A loss failo...

Page 14: ... detected the card uses other formats where available as desired An internally generated free run timecode can be also be embedded on output video if desired The function also provides conversion between various timecode formats and provides independent insertion and line number controls for each SDI timecode output format When licensed with option LTC this function also can receive send and trans...

Page 15: ...ndard patterns such as color bars sweep patterns and other technical patterns The test patterns can be applied to the output video upon loss of input or manually inserted at any time When licensed with option 2FS this function enables a second independent video framesync path in which the input and output crosspoints supply two video paths to and from the dual processing paths Note When this optio...

Page 16: ...common key fill SDI input provides both the key and fill input EAS Text Crawl Generation Option EAS provides for automated keying Emergency Alert System EAS text crawls in the active program video output The function receives its text stream via a card serial data input The EAS crawl start can be set to trigger upon receiving the serial data message or be set to use a GPI to trigger start of the E...

Page 17: ...reshold controls allow setting the sensitivity of the function while engage and disengage threshold timing controls allow setting how fast the event detection engages and releases when triggered The Event Triggers user interface allows instructing the card as to the action to take upon an event such as go to a changed signal routing activate a GPO send an automated email or go to a user defined pr...

Page 18: ... by the card In addition to SDI embedded audio channel sources analog and coaxial AES inputs are available as input audio choices For AES audio inputs payload is identified PCM or data such as Dolby Digital or E Each AES input pair has independent sample rate converters to align each input pair with video timing to accommodate cases where AES audio is not synchronous with input video SRC automatic...

Page 19: ...us mixer Text To Speech Cobalt Digital TTS is a complete 21CVAA digital text to speech generation audio insertion solution for embedded and discrete audio systems TTS interfaces with industry standard Windows Share folder systems to receive non proprietary text XML or similar plain text files and converts and inserts realistic human voice audio into user configured audio channels typically an SAP ...

Page 20: ...in any of three modes Always upmix Bypass upmix or Auto enable bypass upmixing The Auto upmixing mode looks at the signal levels on the selected channels and compares them to a selectable level threshold It then determines whether or not to generate 5 1 upmixing from the stereo pair as follows If the upmixer detects signal level below a selected threshold on all three of the selected channels desi...

Page 21: ...r A master output gain control is provided which allows fine adjustment of the overall output level Bus Ch 1 Ch 16 From Internal Bus Bus Ch 1 Bus Ch 2 Bus Ch 3 Bus Ch 4 Bus Ch 5 Bus Ch 6 L R C LFE Ls Rs With all detected signal levels on Bus Ch 3 5 and 6 below threshold upmixer is active and generates new 5 1 content Threshold Detect 5 1 Upmix Bus Ch 1 Ch 16 Bus Ch 1 Bus Ch 2 Bus Ch 3 Bus Ch 4 Bus...

Page 22: ...mbinations of logic states considering both GPI inputs as well as be set for level or edge triggering This flexibility allows multistage progressive actions to be invoked if desired Indication is provided showing whenever a GPI input has been invoked GPO Interface Two independent phototransistor non referenced floating contact pairs GPO 1 1 and GPO 2 2 are available A GPO can be invoked by setting...

Page 23: ...insertion of SCTE 104 messages into baseband SDI Message send can be triggered from automation GPI or other event action modes The option can also execute card actions based on SCTE 104 messages received by the card as well as send triggered SCTE 104 packets to other downstream systems The user interface is based on common SCTE 104 operations Splice Start Normal Splice Start Intermediate Splice En...

Page 24: ...date The DashBoard software can be downloaded from the Cobalt Digital Inc website www cobaltdigital com enter DashBoard in the search window The DashBoard user interface is described in Chapter 3 Operating Instructions Cobalt OGCP 9000 and OGCP 9000 CC Remote Control Panels The OGCP 9000 and OGCP 9000 CC Remote Control Panels conveniently and intuitively provide parameter monitor and control of th...

Page 25: ...l Panel or OGCP 9000 CC Control Panel 20 Slot Frame with Network Controller Card LAN 9922 FS Card In conjunction with a frame equipped with a Network Controller Card 9922 FS card can be remotely controlled over a LAN Remote Control Panel Using the Control Panel 9922 FS card can be remotely controlled over a LAN DashBoard Remote Control Using a computer with DashBoard installed 9922 FS card can be ...

Page 26: ...Processing AES Analog Audio Embedding De Embedding CVBS I O and Dual Channel Option 2FS card Table 1 1 Technical Specifications Item Characteristic Part number nomenclature 9922 FS 3G HD SD SDI Frame Sync with Audio Video Processing AES Analog Audio Embedding De Embedding CVBS I O and Dual Channel Option 2FS Installation usage environment Intended for installation and usage in frame meeting openGe...

Page 27: ...nput Select Auto Changeover Failover option QC Failover to alternate input on loss of target input Failover invoked upon LOS and or with option QC user configurable parametric criteria such as black frozen frame or audio silence Black frame trigger configurable for black intensity threshold and persistence time Frozen frame trigger configurable for frozen percentage difference and persistence time...

Page 28: ...or each audio output Master delay control range of 33 msec to 3000 msec AES Audio Outputs Standard SMPTE 276M Number of Outputs Up to 16 unbalanced AES 3id Impedance 75 Ω Analog Audio Outputs Number of Outputs Up to four balanced using 3 wire removable Phoenix connectors 0 dBFS 24 dBu Frame Reference Input Number of Inputs Two REF 1 and REF 2 from frame with selectable failover Standards Supported...

Page 29: ...ring the product by completing and returning a product registration form In the event of a warrantable defect the purchaser shall notify Cobalt with a description of the problem and Cobalt shall provide the purchaser with a Return Material Authorization RMA For return defective products should be double boxed and sufficiently protected in the original packaging or equivalent and shipped to the Cob...

Page 30: ...and professional support representatives for any of the following Name and address of your local dealer Product information and pricing Technical support Upcoming trade show information Phone 217 344 1243 Fax 217 344 1245 Web www cobaltdigital com General Information info cobaltdigital com Technical Support support cobaltdigital com ...

Page 31: ...s if possible CAUTION Note If installing the 9922 FS in a slot with no rear I O module a Rear I O Module is required before cabling can be connected Refer to Installing a Rear I O Module p 2 3 for rear I O module installation procedure CAUTION If required make certain Rear I O Module s is installed before installing the 9922 FS into the frame slot Damage to card and or Rear I O Module can occur if...

Page 32: ...odule mating connector check for alignment and proper insertion in slot tracks Damage to card and or rear I O module may occur if improper card insertion is attempted 6 Verify that the card is fully engaged in rear I O module mating connector 7 Close the frame front access panel 8 Connect the input and output cables as shown in 9922 FS Rear I O Modules p 2 4 9 Repeat steps 1 through 8 for other 99...

Page 33: ...where the 9922 FS is to be installed If installing the 9922 FS in a slot already equipped with a suitable I O mod ule omit this procedure Install a Rear I O Module as follows 1 On the frame determine the slot in which the 9922 FS is to be installed 2 In the mounting area corresponding to the slot location install Rear I O Module as shown in Figure 2 1 Figure 2 1 Rear I O Module Installation Align ...

Page 34: ...escription RM20 9922 FS A S Split Rear Module Provides each of the following connections for two 9922 FS cards Two 3G HD SD SDI coaxial input BNCs SDI IN A and SDI IN C Three 3G HD SD SDI Video Out BNCs SDI OUT 1 thru SDI OUT 3 1937S RM20 9922 FS B Provides the following connections One 3G HD SD SDI coaxial input BNC SDI IN A One analog video CVBS coaxial input BNC CVBS IN Two analog balanced audi...

Page 35: ...GPIO Serial COMM and Analog Audio Connections p 2 11 for connector pinouts and important information regarding GPO electrical limits 1914 RM20 9922 FS D Provides the following connections Two 3G HD SD SDI video inputs VIDEO IN A and VIDEO IN B One CVBS video input CVBS IN Two analog balanced audio inputs AN AUD IN 1 and AN AUD IN 2 Eight AES audio inputs AES IN 1 thru AES IN 8 Two 3G HD SD SDI vid...

Page 36: ...22 FS E HDBNC or RM20 9922 FS E DIN respectively 1930D RM20 9922 FS F Provides the following connections Two 3G HD SD SDI video input BNCs SDI IN A and SDI IN B Three 3G HD SD SDI video output BNCs SDI OUT 1A thru SDI OUT 4B each GUI selectable as selected input reclocked or processed out One relay protected SDI processed output BNC RLY BYP A B OUT Two opto isolated GPI inputs terminals GPI 1 G an...

Page 37: ...N A and SDI IN B One SDI CVBS video input selectable as 3G HD SD SDI or CVBS D CVBS IN Four analog balanced audio inputs AN AUD IN 1 thru AN AUD IN 4 Two AES audio inputs AES IN 1 and AES IN 2 Three 3G HD SD SDI video outputs selectable as processed or reclocked input SDI OUT 1 thru SDI OUT 3 3G HD SD SDI video output pair selectable as processed or reclocked input as a pair SDI OUT 4a and SDI OUT...

Page 38: ...rs as RM20 9922 FS J HDBNC or RM20 9922 FS J DIN respectively RM20 9922 FS K Provides the following connections Four 3G HD SD SDI video inputs SDI IN A thru SDI IN D IN D to OUT 1 as passive RLY bypass SIx AES audio inputs AES IN 1 thru AES IN 6 Two analog balanced audio inputs AN AUD IN 1 and AN AUD IN 2 Four 3G HD SD SDI video outputs SDI OUT 1 thru SDI OUT 4 Four AES audio outputs AES OUT 1 thr...

Page 39: ...hernet connector Note Available equipped with High Density BNC HDBNC or DIN1 0 2 3 connectors as RM20 9922 FS K HDBNC or RM20 9922 FS K DIN respectively 1934D RM20 9922 FS M S Split Rear Module Provides each of the following connections for two 9922 FS cards Four 3G HD SD SDI coaxial input BNCs SDI IN A and SDI IN D Six 3G HD SD SDI Video Out BNCs SDI OUT 1A thru SDI OUT 4B Note Available equipped...

Page 40: ...S IN 8 Four 3G HD SD SDI video outputs SDI OUT 1B thru SDI OUT 4B OUT 1B with relay bypass protect CVBS video output CVBS OUT Four analog balanced audio outputs AN AUD OUT 1 thru AN AUD OUT 4 Eight AES audio outputs AES OUT 1 thru AES OUT 8 COMM GPIO RJ 45 connector ETHERNET 100 1000 BaseT Ethernet connector Note Available equipped with High Density BNC HDBNC or DIN1 0 2 3 connectors as RM20 9922 ...

Page 41: ...ntrol Perform remote control setup in accordance with Cobalt reference guide Remote Control User Guide PN 9000RCS RM Note If network remote control is to be used for the frame and the frame has not yet been set up for remote control Cobalt reference guide Remote Control User Guide PN 9000RCS RM provides thorough information and step by step instructions for setting up network remote control of Cob...

Page 42: ...ected to pin 8 COMM GND which is chassis GND Pin Function 1 GPI IN 1 2 GPI IN 2 3 GPO RTN 4 GPO OUT 1 5 GPO OUT 2 6 UART_TX 7 UART_RX 8 COMM GND COMM and GPIO Connections RJ 45 Connector Pin 8 Pin 1 Note View is looking into connector from unterminated user facing side GPO uses equivalent circuit shown below Max I 120 mA Max V 30 V Max P 120 mW IN 1 G IN 2 G GPI 1 GPI 2 Removable Phoenix plug view...

Page 43: ...n which the 9922 FS functional controls indicators and displays appear and are used varies depending on the user interface being used Regardless of the user interface being used access to the 9922 FS functions and the controls indicators and displays related to a particular function follows a general arrangement of Function Menus under which related controls can be accessed as described in Functio...

Page 44: ... function menus and parameters Figure 3 1 Function Menu Parameter Overview 9922 FS Menu a Menu b Menu z Individual Parameters Each menu consists of groups of parameters related to the function menu Using the Framesync function menu example the individual parameters for this function consist of various framesync parameters such as line offset delay and so on If using DashBoard or a Remote Control P...

Page 45: ... selected each parametric control or selection list item associated with the function is displayed Scalar numeric parametric values can then be adjusted as desired using the GUI slider controls Items in a list can then be selected using GUI drop down lists Figure 3 2 Typical DashBoard Tabs and Controls Typical Parametric Control Typical Button Control Typical Selection List Typical Status Display ...

Page 46: ... the setting effected using controls and selection lists displayed on the Control Panel are comparable to the submenu items accessed and committed using the 9922 FS card edge controls Figure 3 3 shows accessing a function submenu and its parameters in this example Video Proc using the Control Panel as compared to using the card edge controls Note Refer to OGCP 9000 Remote Control Panel User Manual...

Page 47: ...trol or in case the frame network connection is down The card can be accessed in a web browser by entering the card IP address as set in the card Admin tab See Admin Log Status Firmware Update Card IP Address p 3 63 for more information Note Card must be equipped with a rear I O module with an Ethernet port to use html access The card address is entirely independent of and requires no association ...

Page 48: ... side Basic View Tree locate the Network Controller Card associated with the frame containing the 9922 FS card to be accessed in this example MFC 8320 N SN 00108053 3 As shown below expand the tree to access the cards within the frame Click on the card to be accessed in this example Slot 6 9922 FS As shown on the next page when the card is accessed in DashBoard its function menu screen showing tab...

Page 49: ...nfo Pane Card Function Menu and Controls Pane This display shows the list order number of the device that is ready for selection This display shows the devices assigned to the Control Panel Rotate any knob to select from the list of devices The device selected using a knob is displayed with a reversed background in this example 1 9922 Receiver 21 Input Processing Directly enter a device by enterin...

Page 50: ... for the sta tus indicators shown in Figure 3 5 Yellow or red icons respectively indicate an alert or failure condition Refer to Troubleshooting p 3 66 for corrective action Figure 3 5 9922 FS Card Info Status Utility The Tree View shows the cards seen by DashBoard In this example Network Controller Card is hosting a 9922 FS card in slot 18 Status Display This displays shows the status and format ...

Page 51: ...14 16 Note 2 Closed Captioning 21 locked 10 Note 2 Notes 1 The card does not check for conflicts on a given line number Make certain the selected line is available and carrying no other data 2 While range indicated by drop down list on GUI may allow a particular range of choices the actual range is automatically clamped limited to certain ranges to prevent inadvertent conflict with active picture ...

Page 52: ... organized using tabs as shown below The table below provides a quick reference to the page numbers where each function menu item can be found Some functions use sub tabs to help maintain clarity and organization In these instances Table 3 2 shows the ordinate tab along with its sub tabs Highlighted sub tabs indicate that controls described are found by selecting this sub tab in this example the S...

Page 53: ... reverts to SDI IN A Failover B to A sets main path preference of SDI IN B If SDI IN B goes invalid then SDI IN A is selected If SDI IN B goes valid again failover automatically reverts to SDI IN B SDI C and SDI D choices allow forced manual selection of correspondingly SDI IN C or SDI IN D without failover choices CVBS select CVBS input as the program video input Note Failover criteria via this c...

Page 54: ...ting that the incoming video contains VITC waveform timecode data as shown in the status display set the Source Priority drop down lists to include VITC Waveform timecode data SDI VITC as a choice This extracts VITC Waveform timecode data from the incoming video In this example it is desired to provide SDI ATC_VITC timecode data in the processed output video As such set SD ATC VITC Insertion to En...

Page 55: ... offset Mute LTC Control Allows LTC audio or RS 485 output to mute upon loss of selected timecode inputs When set to Enabled and input timecode is lost RS 485 LTC output goes to frozen state Audio LTC output mutes When set to Disabled and input timecode is lost RS 485 LTC output keeps counting with count value being free run count Audio LTC output is not muted with count value being free run count...

Page 56: ...ows the current timecode count to be advanced or delayed on the output video Offset Advance or Delay selects offset advance or delay Offset Field delays or advances or delays timecode by one field Offset Frame delays or advances or delays timecode by up to 5 frames Note Default settings are null with both controls set at zero as shown Table 3 2 9922 FS Function Menu List continued HD SD SDI IN SDI...

Page 57: ... line drop down on the controls described below will allow a particular range of choices the actual range is automatically clamped limited to certain ranges to prevent inadvertent conflict with active picture area depending on video format See Ancillary Data Line Number Locations and Ranges p 3 9 for more information The card does not check for conflicts on a given line number Make certain the sel...

Page 58: ...ng ATC_VITC packet in both fields as a field 1 packet non toggling Note Non toggling VITC1 and VITC2 packets do not conform to SMPTE 12M 2 2008 preferences As such ATC_VITC Legacy Support should be enabled only if required by downstream equipment Free Run Timecode Controls Allows an initial starting count to be applied to output video timecode when Free Run insertion is enabled Note Initialization...

Page 59: ...or card SDI and CVBS outputs When enabled any combination of reticules or other markers described below can be inserted When disabled insertion of all reticules or other markers is disabled Safe Action Area SAA Controls SAA provides enable disable of safe action area graticule insertion SAA Height and SAA Width control height and width of insertion from 0 to 100 of 4 3 outputted image area Note Re...

Page 60: ...e opacity of the overlay for both white black and inverse color modes Provides insertion and sizing controls for custom graticules and other markers Also provides NTSC legacy 4 3 master reticule sizing Note Color attributes of markers described below are set using the master Overlay Color Controls described above Graticule Controls Graticule provides enable disable of user graticule insertion Grat...

Page 61: ...h of the horizontal line from 0 to 100 of 4 3 outputted image area Horizontal Line Pos controls the vertical positioning of the horizontal line from 0 to 100 of 4 3 outputted image area Vertical Line Controls Vertical Line provides enable disable of vertical line insertion Vertical Line Size controls the height of the vertical line from 0 to 100 of 4 3 outputted image area Vertical Line Pos contro...

Page 62: ...I OUT 1 and SDI OUT 3 are receiving Program procesed video out with SDI OUT 2 providing SDI IN A reclocked input video Note Choices shown here are examples only Key preview available only when equipped with KEYER option Provides CVBS output parameter controls and test pattern output controls CVBS Oversampling and Color Controls Oversampling enables or disables video DAC oversampling Oversampling c...

Page 63: ...g instability on the input video will result in corresponding instability on the output video Free Run Output video is locked to the card s internal clock Output video is not locked to external reference Output Rate Select Allows frame rate to be outputted same as input video or converted to from the choices shown to the left and described below Match Input Video 23 98 29 97 59 94 forces standard ...

Page 64: ...nt of program input video Loss of Signal LOS determines action to be taken as follows Disable Outputs Disable program video SDI outputs Flat Field go to flat field on program video output Freeze go to last frame having valid SAV and EAV codes on program video output Test Pattern go to standard technical test pattern on program video output pattern is selected using the Pattern drop down described ...

Page 65: ...nc is enabled specifies the smallest amount of latency delay frames held in buffer allowed by the frame sync The frame sync will not output a frame unless the specified number of frames are captured in the buffer The operational latency of the frame sync is always between the specified minimum latency and minimum latency plus one frame not one field Note Due to card memory limits the maximum avail...

Page 66: ... channel or AES pair contains Dolby E encoded data Dolby Digital Indicates embedded channel or AES pair contains Dolby Digital encoded data Note Dolby status displays occur only for valid Dolby signals meeting SMPTE 337M standard AES Dolby encoded inputs that are routed directly to card are directed via a special path that automatically bypasses SRC However AES inputs to other destinations e g AES...

Page 67: ...ernal Bus Bus Ch 1 thru Bus Ch 16 The example above shows various Source selections that direct Emb Ch 1 thru Ch 6 and AES Ch 1 and Ch 2 onto the card internal bus unused bus channels can be set to Silence or Mute Each bus channel provides Gain Mute and Invert controls The source to destination correlation shown here is only an example any of the sources described on the following pages can route ...

Page 68: ... Invert Gain Controls and Peak Level Display Provides Mute and phase Invert channel controls as well as peak level meter for each output channel Meter shows level as affected by Level control Gain controls allow relative gain in dB control for the corresponding destination Embedded Audio Group channel 80 to 20 dB range in 1 0 dB steps unity 0 dB Note Although the card can pass non PCM data such as...

Page 69: ...f the video is user delayed or output format is changed Refer to Preferred Alignment for Dolby E in HD Systems http www dolby com about news events newsletters dtvaudio dolby e alignment html for more information regarding Dolby E alignment Table 3 2 9922 FS Function Menu List continued Per Channel Audio Video Delay Offset Controls Offset control adds or reduces offsets channel audio delay from th...

Page 70: ...h1 Ch16 AnlgCh1 Ch4 EmbCh1 Ch16 Flex Mix B Flex Mix C Flex Mix D To Audio Bus Input Routing Emb Ch 1 Emb Ch 2 Emb Ch 3 Emb Ch 4 Flex Mix 5 Flex Mix 6 Flex Mix 7 Flex Mix 8 Emb Ch 5 Emb Ch 6 Emb Ch 11 Emb Ch 12 Flex Mix 9 Flex Mix 10 Flex Mix 11 Flex Mix 12 Emb Ch 13 Emb Ch 14 Emb Ch 15 Emb Ch 16 Flex Mix 13 Flex Mix 14 Flex Mix 15 Flex Mix 16 Anlg Ch 1 Anlg Ch 2 Anlg Ch 3 Anlg Ch 4 In this example...

Page 71: ...ion Flex Mix Input Channel Source Bus Assignment Using the Source drop down list selects the audio input source to be directed to the corresponding bus channel from the choices listed below Silence Embed Ch 1 thru Embed Ch 16 AES Ch 1 thru AES Ch 16 Analog Ch 1 thru Analog Ch 4 The Flex Bus drop down selects the bus A thru P to which the input is assigned to Note See the examples on the previous p...

Page 72: ...ontrols Position and Width controls set the area of concern to be screened by the Quality Event function X and Y Position controls set the origin point for the area of concern X and Y Width controls set the size for the area of concern Threshold and Event Type Controls Sets the thresholds for black frame and event type to be considered Also provides holdoff controls for event trigger engagement an...

Page 73: ...Presets Event Triggers sub tab controls to issue a GPO preset engage or other command when audio silence events are detected Audio Failover Threshold sets the dBFS level at which channel content is considered to be silent and correspondingly also a transition back to an untriggered condition with resumption of audio for the selected embedded channels If the selected channels maintain levels above ...

Page 74: ...closed captioning packets and regeneration of packets This is useful where closed captioning must be moved to a different line than that received on Note Although the output line drop down will allow any choice within the 9 thru 41 range the actual range is automatically clamped limited to certain ranges to prevent inadvertent conflict with active picture area depending on video format See Ancilla...

Page 75: ...ears requesting confirmation Click Yes to proceed with the unity reset Click No to reject unity reset Luma Gain Adjusts gain percentage applied to Luma Y channel 0 to 200 range in 0 1 steps unity 100 Video Proc Color Correction Luma Lift Adjusts lift applied to Luma Y channel 100 to 100 range in 0 1 steps null 0 0 Color Gain Adjusts gain percentage saturation applied to Chroma C channel 0 to 200 r...

Page 76: ...d a Confirm pop up appears requesting confirmation Click Yes to proceed with the unity reset Click No to reject unity reset Luma Gain R G B controls Black Gain R G B controls Gamma Factor R G B controls Separate red green and blue channels controls for Luma Gain Black Gain and Gamma curve adjustment Gain controls provide gain adjustment from 0 0 to 200 0 range in 0 1 steps unity 100 0 Gamma contro...

Page 77: ... 6 8 to 50 0 null 6 8 White Hard Clip Applies white hard clip limiting at specified percentage 50 0 to 109 1 null 109 1 White Soft Clip Applies white soft clip limiting at specified percentage 50 0 to 109 1 null 109 1 Chroma Saturation Clip Applies chroma saturation clip limiting chroma saturation at specified percentage 50 0 to 160 0 null 160 0 Table 3 2 9922 FS Function Menu List continued ...

Page 78: ... in all groups This control should not be manipulated when carrying on air content Embedded Output Channel Source Using the drop down list selects the audio input source to be embedded in the corresponding embedded output channel from the following choices Card Audio Bus Ch 1 thru Ch 16 Built in Tone generators Tone n 20 dBFS level tone generators with n being frequencies of 100 200 300 400 500 60...

Page 79: ...rresponding AES output channel from the following choices Card Audio Bus Ch 1 thru Ch 16 Built in Tone generators Tone n 20 dBFS level tone generators with n being frequencies of 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1k 2k 4k 6k 8k 12k and 16k Flex Bus A thru P mixer sum node outputs Audio LTC Downmixer L Downmixer R Embedded Data L and R SMPTE 337 non PCM data embedding with option ANC Channel Mute...

Page 80: ...s Card Audio Bus Ch 1 thru Ch 16 Built in Tone generators Tone n 20 dBFS level tone generators with n being frequencies of 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1k 2k 4k 6k 8k 12k and 16k Flex Bus A thru P mixer sum node outputs Audio LTC Downmixer L Downmixer R Channel Mute Phase Invert Gain Controls and Peak Level Display Provides Mute and phase Invert channel controls as well as peak level meter ...

Page 81: ...t Center channel content is restored as in phase center channel content at a 80 dB ratio relative to overall level making center channel content less predominate in the overall mix 20 dB to 80 dB range in 0 dB steps default 0 dB Note Default setting is recommended to maintain center channel predominance in downmix representative to that of the original source 5 channel mix Surround Mix Ratio Contr...

Page 82: ...sidered and appropriately set Unused input channels should be set to the Silence selection Flex Bus Input Channel Source Bus Assignment Using the Source drop down list selects the audio input source to be directed to the corresponding bus channel from the choices listed below Silence Audio Bus Ch 1 thru Ch 16 Tones 100 Hz thru 16 kHz Downmix L or Downmix R The Flex Bus drop down selects the bus A ...

Page 83: ...information Display Type Format Select Selects the type of data to be displayed as burn in text from choices shown User text allows user text to be entered using field described below Video type inserts an overlay showing the video format of the input being used for processing Display Ident Text Entry Field Dialog entry box that allows entry of desired ident text string Enter desired text as click...

Page 84: ...ntal and Vertical Position controls are functional only when Custom Position is selected Character sizing and positioning for a given raster format may not be appropriate for another format especially if transitioning from HD to SD Set size and position for a balanced appearance e g do not place text too close to margins or set larger than necessary that accommodates both HD and SD raster formats ...

Page 85: ... of timecode on output video Note This status display mirrors the same display in the Timecode tab Device must be set to output a timecode in order for timecode burn in to function See Timecode p 3 12 for information on using timecode controls Timecode Insertion Control Selects the rules for timecode burn in overlay insertion into output video Note Enable on Loss of Video setting is valid only for...

Page 86: ... Custom is selected position is configured using the Timecode Positioning Controls described below Timecode Positioning Controls With Custom selected sets burn in position attributes as follows Horizontal Position sets horizontal position in percentage of offset from left of image area Range is 0 thru 100 Vertical Position sets vertical position in percentage of offset from top of image area top j...

Page 87: ...be set as desired Text Box Width and Height allow manual sizing when set to Custom Custom allows override of proportional sizing and allows text V and H dimensions to be set as desired Horizontal and Vertical Padding allow fine adjustment of V and H dimensions to be set when Auto is selected Text Box Border Enable When set to Enabled applies a white hairline border to the text box edges Table 3 2 ...

Page 88: ...rcentage of maximum available raster width Range is 0 thru 40 Moving Box Height sets the height as a percentage of maximum available raster height Range is 0 thru 40 Note Moving box sizing for a given raster format may not be appropriate for another format especially if transitioning from HD to SD Set size and position for a balanced appearance that accommodates both HD and SD raster formats if mu...

Page 89: ...pstream misalignment of Y and C phase Y C Alignment Controls Provides the following Y C alignment controls Enable control turns on alignment C Phase Adjustment Relative to Y provides a 8 to 7 phase offset of C phase from Y phase Table 3 2 9922 FS Function Menu List continued SMPTE color bars showing Y C misalignment as evidenced by poor transitions at the color borders SMPTE color bars showing pro...

Page 90: ...to Disabled Wings Width Control Allows symmetrical L R wings insertion width from none to widths extending into active image area if desired 0 to 300 pixel range null 0 Wings Status Displays Displays wings timing status on both Wings tab and Card Status displays as described below Note Wings timing is a function of the wings frame sync card device Ideal wings timing is within 0 to 200 samples earl...

Page 91: ... fill sources Note SDI inputs selected must be used on Rear I O Module correspondingly equipped with intended input ports Key Mode Control Selects key mode as follows Alpha Ramp setting is used when typical key fill is provided by key fill generator with separate key and fill outputs Alpha Threshold or Reverse Alpha Threshold setting is used to provide keying using a combined key fill signal deriv...

Page 92: ...owever program video image will not be corrupted Key Alpha Threshold Controls When keying is set to Alpha Threshold or Reverse Alpha Threshold mode sets luma thresholds when crossed allow key fill onto program video image Key Alpha setting when increased increases the opacity of the key fill Key Threshold setting when reduced more readily allows the key fill input to assert itself over more variat...

Page 93: ...a levels In the example to the right progressively reducing the threshold setting allows more of the key fill to assert iteslf over the program video Key Alpha setting when increased increases the opacity of the key fill In the example to the right progressively increasing the alpha setting increases the key fill opacity When both settings are optimized the key fill appears consistent in opacity a...

Page 94: ...n external interfaces Interface controls select either card IP or serial data COM 1 interface where Mode is set to insertion or extraction Note COM1 is available for ADP Proc 1 only all other ADPs use IP only for external import export insertion extraction DID and SDID controls select the desired packet to be handled by the corresponding ANC Data Processor Line Number controls select the VANC loca...

Page 95: ...nt to consist of only payload or send as formatted packets Table 3 2 9922 FS Function Menu List continued Notes Packets received must be sized to fit in a native ancillary data packet i e payloads that span multiple ancillary packets need to be broken down by the sending controller before they are sent to the device Device can be configured to send back ACK packets each time data is inserted The A...

Page 96: ... Output Audio Routing Controls tab in this example Emb pair 7 8 B On the COM Routing tab select Audio Data Extractor to extract and route the received SMPTE 337 data to the desired COM port noting bit rate protocol and parity settings See COMM Ports Setup Controls p 3 55 D The embedded data pair on the receiving end is then selected using the De Embed Source select drop down on the Data Over Audio...

Page 97: ...t Tx Routing Function Selects port function for the respective port as LTC Encoder input or output or ANC Data Extractor Audio SMPTE 337 non PCM input or output Rx Tx Status Display Shows either no data received sent or where transfer is present shows data rate in kbit sec Insertion Mode Control Where data is being inserted received sets the insertion as follows Insert Any Data Received Insert all...

Page 98: ...ow Control Allows communication between card transmit and receiving destinations to regulate data receive as follows No Flow Control Data is transmitted without buffering or checking to see if data is being transmitted faster than it can be received XON XOFF The card UART Rx will acknowledge from the receiving system whether it can or cannot accept data at current bit rate Hold Break Card if recei...

Page 99: ... example In Audio Routing will set the preset to only look at and touch audio routing settings and save these settings under the preset When the preset is loaded recalled the card will only touch the audio routing layer Example Since EAS audio routing can be considered independent of video proc settings if normal audio routing was set up with a particular video proc setting in effect and at a late...

Page 100: ...save card presets to a network computer by clicking Download Presets Save at the bottom of the Presets page Browse to a desired save location in this example My Documents Cobalt Presets The file can then be renamed if desired RCVR21 Presets in this example before committing the save Upload open card presets from a network computer by clicking Upload at the bottom of DashBoard Browse to the locatio...

Page 101: ...t Event 1 thru Event 32 can be set to screen for any or several Definer criteria as shown in the example below Up to 32 separate events can be defined Event 1 thru Event 32 are arranged with Event 1 having the highest priority descending down to Event 32 Where multiple event screening is enabled lower priority events are serviced first with the highest priority event being the final event serviced...

Page 102: ...nt 1 thru Event 32 rows This makes certain that the card will always have a defined go to action if a particular event occurs For example if the card is expected to see a 720p5994 stream or as an alternate a 525i5994 stream make certain both of these conditions are defined with your desired go to presets in any two of the Event 1 thru Event 32 condition definition rows Event Actions defined using ...

Page 103: ... using edge trigger GPO s which are fed to the respective GPI 1 and GPI 2 on the card Because these two boxes are independent and cannot be relied upon to provide coinciding triggers a chain of user state definers are used here to engage a preset routing key video and EAS audio routing when both states from both boxes are true in the order of GPI 1 first and then GPI 2 second for this example From...

Page 104: ...s as shown below in the example here Event Timer 1 is used to set a logo insertion disable after a specific amount of elapsed time A GPI inserts the logo along with a time started at that time Upon the timer timeout a separate action sets logo insertion to Disabled As an Event Action choice on the Events Triggers sub tab an Email alert can be sent as a response Set up email fields as shown in the ...

Page 105: ...ates overall card internal operating status Download Log File allows a card operational log file to be saved to a host computer This log file can be useful in case of a card error or in the case of an operational error or condition The file can be submitted to Cobalt engineering for further analysis Delete Log File deletes the currently displayed log file A second confirmation dialog is displayed ...

Page 106: ...or such as RM20 9922 L in order to use Rear I O selection Table 3 2 9922 FS Function Menu List continued 1 Access a firmware upgrade file from a network computer by clicking Upload at the bottom of DashBoard 2 Browse to the location of the firmware upgrade file in this example My Documents v1 0 0019 bin 3 Select the desired file and click Open to upload the file to the card Immediate firmware uplo...

Page 107: ...Memory Test allows all cells of the card FPGA memory to be tested This control should only be activated under direction of product support Exercising the memory test is not part of normal card maintenance Restore from SD Card allows card rendered inoperable to be restored using an SD memory card fitted to the card internal SD slot Product support must be contacted prior to performing this operatio...

Page 108: ...systems all to varying degrees provide error and failure indications Depending on how the 9922 FS card is being used i e standalone or network controlled through DashBoard or a Remote Control Panel check all available indications in the event of an error or failure condition The various 9922 FS card and remote control error and failure indicators are individually described below Note The descripti...

Page 109: ...ure 3 7 9922 FS Card Edge Status Indicators and Display 9922 FS 4 Character Alphanumeric Display COM REF ERR IN A IN B IN C IN D Input Active Indicators Status Error Indicators Item Function Alphanumeric Display Shows card statuses BOOT card booting 9922 FS card up and OK COM LED Blue LED flashes when 9922 FS is receiving control message from remote network control e g DashBoard or Cobalt Remote C...

Page 110: ... card is not connecting to the frame or LAN all controls are grayed out as shown in the example here Gray indicator icon in Card Access Navigation Tree pane shows card s are not being seen by DashBoard due to lack of connection to frame LAN in this example both a 9922 FS card in slot 6 and the MFC 8320 N Network Controller Card for its frame in slot 0 are not being seen Yellow indicator icon in Ca...

Page 111: ...king on Slot 0 MFC 8320 N in this example Card Info is displayed for frame Network Controller Card Status for selected card is shown here in this example connection OK and Fan Door Open alert Card general information is displayed in lower portion of Card Info pane By clicking on Slot 4 CDI 9922 FS in this example Card Info is shown for 9922 FS card in slot 4 Status for selected card is shown here ...

Page 112: ...ither the frame power supply connections or the 9922 FS card itself is defective If display shows excessive power being consumed see Technical Specifications p 1 22 in Chapter 1 Introduction the 9922 FS card may be defective Check Cable connection secureness and connecting points Make certain all cable connections are fully secure including coaxial cable attachment to cable ferrules on BNC connect...

Page 113: ...riate 9922 FS card video input Make certain BNC cable connections between frame Rear I O Module for the card and signal source are OK Ancillary data closed captioning timecode not transferred through 9922 FS Control s not enabled Make certain respective control is set to On or Enabled as appropriate VANC line number conflict between two or more ancillary data items Make certain each ancillary data...

Page 114: ...ptioning waveform if positioned too close to the upper right of the raster Typically character burn and or moving box insertions are not intended for content such as OTA where CC is required If CC is present and must be retained make certain to check CC content if burn in insertions are enabled and reposition burn ins to avoid line 21 interference Card does not pass video or audio as expected Cont...

Page 115: ... device remove the top cover before proceeding Figure 3 10 SD Card Installation 2 See Figure 3 11 With card powered down locate the MMC BOOT button on the card Proceed as shown in picture Figure 3 11 MMC Boot Button 1 From underside of card locate the SD card receptacle 2 With SD card labeling facing up as shown gently push the card into the receptacle until it clicks and locks into place Electron...

Page 116: ...w be used as normal On BBG 1000 Series unit re install top cover Contact and Return Authorization Should any problem arise with this product that was not solved by the information in this section please contact the Cobalt Digital Inc Technical Support Department If required a Return Material Authorization number RMA will be issued to you as well as specific shipping instructions If required a temp...

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