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9034-SD Owner’s Manual  

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  (V 2.0) 

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Warranty and Repair Policy

 

The openGear

TM

 card is warranted to be free of any defect with respect to performance, quality, 

reliability, and workmanship for a period of FIVE (5) years from the date of shipment from our factory.  
In the event that your Cobalt Digital Inc. card proves to be defective in any way during this warranty 
period, Cobalt Digital Inc. reserves the right to repair or replace this piece of equipment with a unit of 
equal or superior performance characteristics. 

Should you find that this openGear

TM

 card has failed after your warranty period has expired, we will 

repair your defective product should suitable replacement components be available.  You, the owner, 
will bear any labor and/or part costs incurred in the repair or refurbishment of said equipment beyond 
the FIVE (5) year warranty period. 

In no event shall Cobalt Digital Inc. be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential 
damages (including loss of profits) incurred by the use of this product.  Implied warranties are 
expressly limited to the duration of this warranty. 

This openGear

TM

 card Owner’s Manual provides all pertinent information for the safe installation and 

operation of your Cobalt Digital Inc. Product. Cobalt Digital Inc. policy dictates that all repairs to the 
openGear

TM

 card are to be conducted only by an authorized Cobalt Digital Inc. factory representative. 

Therefore, any unauthorized attempt to repair this product, by anyone other than an authorized Cobalt 
Digital Inc. factory representative, will automatically void the warranty. Please contact Cobalt Digital 
Inc. Technical Support for more information. 

In Case of Problems 

Should any problem arise with your openGear

TM

 card, please contact the Cobalt Digital Inc. Technical 

Support Department.  (Contact information is supplied at the end of this publication.) 

A Return Material Authorization number (RMA) will be issued to you, as well as specific shipping 
instructions, should you wish our factory to repair your openGear

TM

 card.  If required, a temporary 

replacement module will be made available at a nominal charge.  Any shipping costs incurred will be 
the responsibility of you, the customer.  All products shipped to you from Cobalt Digital Inc. will be 
shipped collect.  

The Cobalt Digital Inc. Technical Support Department will continue to provide advice on any product 
manufactured by Cobalt Digital Inc., beyond the warranty period without charge, for the life of the 
equipment. 

Summary of Contents for openGear 9034-SD

Page 1: ...Cobalt Digital Inc 9034 SD Analog to Digital Converter with Audio Embedding and Frame Sync Owner s Manual 9034 SD OM Version 2 0...

Page 2: ...on of Cobalt Digital Inc Reproduction or reverse engineering of copyrighted software is prohibited Notice The material in this manual is furnished for informational use only It is subject to change wi...

Page 3: ...may result in major or minor equipment damage or a situation which could place the equipment in a non compliant operating state ESD Susceptibility This symbol is used to alert the user that an electri...

Page 4: ...xtraction of natural resources Cobalt Digital encourages you to use the appropriate take back systems These systems will reuse or recycle most of the materials from your end of life equipment in an en...

Page 5: ...tallation and Setup 10 In This Chapter 10 Static Discharge 10 Unpacking 10 Rear Module Installation Optional 11 Rear Modules Available for 9034 SD 12 Board Installation 13 Card Control and Status 14 C...

Page 6: ...to help with any questions regarding this or any other openGearTM card Overview The 9034 SD is a high quality format converter that also includes a full 16 channel audio embedder a 12 bit analog to d...

Page 7: ...in the section AES Audio Input Advanced Features The product also provides full color processing control of the output video with separate controls for Luma Gain Luma Lift Chroma Saturation and Color...

Page 8: ...ete AES Audio Input The 9034 SD can accept 16 channels 8 pairs of discrete AES audio on 75 ohm BNC connections The AES must have a nominal rate of approximately 48 kHz Sample rate conversion is employ...

Page 9: ...mal frame sync audio delay AES Pair 1 into Embedded Group 1 ch1 ch2 AES pair 2 into Embedded Group 2 ch3 ch4 This control overrides the standard audio routing system if AES Pair 1 is selected then the...

Page 10: ...n the following note ESD Susceptibility Static discharge can cause serious damage to sensitive semiconductor devices Avoid handling circuit boards in high static environments such as carpeted areas an...

Page 11: ...le in an 8310 openGearTM frame 1 Refer to the openGearTM 8310 frame Owner s Manual to ensure that the frame is properly installed according to instructions 2 On the rear of the 8310 locate the card fr...

Page 12: ...AES IN OUT 3 AES IN OUT 4 SDI OUT 1 SDI OUT 2 AES IN 7 AES IN 8 text AES IN 5 AES IN 6 NC Y CMPST Pr C Pb AES IN OUT 1 AES IN OUT 2 AES IN OUT 3 AES IN OUT 4 SDI OUT SDI OUT Analog Audio IN 1 Analog...

Page 13: ...tate specific slot placement of cards Cards with many heat producing components should be arranged to avoid areas of excess heat build up particularly in frames using convection cooling 2 After select...

Page 14: ...is the Exit button to exit a submenu Moving the toggle switch up or down moves up or down in menu choices and pressing the buttons moves in or out of sub menus The menu LEDs will illuminate from top...

Page 15: ...ame sync reference in sample clock periods These are sample clocks in the reference format not the output video format For example if using SD black burst to time 720p59 94 video each sample clock is...

Page 16: ...put Source Gain Output Gain Embd Grp4 Ch13 Ch16 x4 Pol Output Polarity Src Output Source Gain Output Gain AES Ch01 Ch16 x16 Pol Output Polarity Aud Tone TG1 TG4 x4 Tone Frequency Embedded Group Enable...

Page 17: ...Display Brightness Display Orientation This parameter lets you change the orientation of the display Vert makes the characters look correct when the cards are mounted in a 2 RU frame like the 8310 Hor...

Page 18: ...ication of power consumed by the card from the frames 7 5V rail Software Release Number A read only indication of the software release number A higher number is newer release of software Software Buil...

Page 19: ...re installation procedures and for using the DashBoard interface The following pages list the parameters from the menu tabs available in the DashBoard software when connected to a 9034 SD Menu Item Fo...

Page 20: ...o sync after a adjusting the horizontal and vertical offsets Menu Item Format Description AES 1 16 Analog 1 8 Source per channel Silence Selects the source for the AES outputs Each AES source can be c...

Page 21: ...n AES If bypassed AES rate must match input video rate or audio dropout will occur SRC must be bypassed to embed Dolby encoded audio On AES Pair 1 8 Passthrough Off AES output pair X will be a low lat...

Page 22: ...dB Luma Flat Field 61dB Luma Ramp Analog Front End Crosstalk Within Noise Floor Measurement Analog Video Input Return Loss 20dB to 30MHz Category Parameter Specification Number of Outputs 2 SD SDI BNC...

Page 23: ...Input Signal Level 24dBu 0dBFS Category Parameter Specification Number of Inputs 2 Terminating Frame Reference Inputs Standards Supported HD 720p 24 25 29 97 30 50 59 94 1080i 25 29 97 1080p 23 98 24...

Page 24: ...resence of power If the power LED is not illuminated verify that the power cable is connected to a power source and that power is available at the power main Confirm that the power supplies are fully...

Page 25: ...ual provides all pertinent information for the safe installation and operation of your Cobalt Digital Inc Product Cobalt Digital Inc policy dictates that all repairs to the openGearTM card are to be c...

Page 26: ...erter with Audio Embedding and Frame Sync Owner s Manual Optional Equipment 9034 SD OM Analog Input Converter with Audio Embedding and Frame Sync Owner s Manual additional Owner s Manual RM 9034 A ope...

Page 27: ...9034 SD Owner s Manual V 2 0 Page 27 of 28 Notes...

Page 28: ...eneral Information Info cobaltdigital com E MAIL Sales Information Sales cobaltdigital com Cobalt Digital Inc 2406 East University Avenue Urbana IL 61802 USA POSTAL SERVICE Visit us at the Cobalt Digi...

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