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Crystal Vision Ltd., Lion Technology Park, Station Road East, Whittlesford, Cambridge, CB22 4WL, England.

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Page 1: ...on Ltd Lion Technology Park Station Road East Whittlesford Cambridge CB22 4WL England E mail sales crystalvision tv Website www crystalvision tv Tel 44 0 1223 497049 Fax 44 0 1223 497059 ENDAC Encodin...

Page 2: ...ions with RM01 5 Module configuration 6 2 2 General Purpose Interface GPI 6 3 Card edge operation 10 3 1 Card edge switch settings 10 3 2 Reading card edge LEDs 11 3 3 Card edge configuration 11 Compo...

Page 3: ...ing Statesman 18 5 2 Statesman operation 19 Video properties 20 6 Trouble shooting 21 6 1 Card edge monitoring 21 Status LEDs 21 6 2 Fault finding guide 21 7 Specification 23 Revision 2 Block diagram...

Page 4: ...System 12 bit digital encoder Flexible control including PC software Three link configurable outputs 1 fixed composite output Compact design for high packing density ENDAC 12 bit Encoder ENDAC is a 1...

Page 5: ...ion of a 7 5 IRE setup is also selectable when outputting an NTSC format signal Betacam signal levels can also be selected for component YUV outputs Status and control Status and control is available...

Page 6: ...r supply The DTBAV and Indigo desk top boxes both have a built in power supply and will house up to two single height modules Note For details of fitting rear connectors please refer to the appropriat...

Page 7: ...C OUT Left Y P bP r Right Y C bC r PL11 V R V PAL NTSC OUT Left Y P bP r Right Y C bC r 2 2 General Purpose Interface GPI Each frame slot has up to six connections a f for GPI control and monitoring T...

Page 8: ...5 10 6 11 6 3 8 7 9 7 18 7 26 7 19 8 20 8 4 7 7 16 7 17 7 25 7 10 8 11 8 5 5 5 6 5 15 5 24 5 1 6 2 6 6 4 5 14 5 13 5 23 5 3 6 4 6 7 5 7 6 7 15 7 24 7 1 8 2 8 8 4 7 14 7 13 7 23 7 3 8 4 8 9 3 5 12 5 22...

Page 9: ...high density D Type male plugs and frame ground is pin 6 in each case and 5V 500mA is pin 15 on Remote 2 Note The 5V output is protected by self resetting thermal fuses which limit the total output c...

Page 10: ...GPI lines a to f of each card connect to the rear remote connector as follows Slot no a pin b pin c pin d pin e pin f pin 1 8 1 9 1 18 1 26 1 19 2 20 2 2 7 1 16 1 17 1 25 1 10 2 11 2 Table shows pin...

Page 11: ...ls and LEDs 3 1 Card edge switch settings The 8 way piano switch allows the operating modes and status options to be selected Lever Function Up position Down position 1 Component output format YUV RGB...

Page 12: ...ON PSU Green Good power supply PSU rails Bottom LED Input Green Video input present 3 3 Card edge configuration Component output format Selecting the Component output format The ENDAC can be configur...

Page 13: ...s able to output in Betacam Y P bP r format where the P bP r component is attenuated by 1 333 DIL 4 Function UP Normal DOWN Sets YUV gains to output Betacam video Chroma amplitudes Control Control can...

Page 14: ...g the panel for the first time At power up the two line 20 character screen will display Crystal Vision followed by the firmware version number for the control panel All eight control panel keys LEDs...

Page 15: ...enu from the Device menu F1 to F4 soft keys function assigned within each menu HOME moves the display to the home menu ENTER accept current selection Upward arrow used to move up the menu structure en...

Page 16: ...ly If necessary press CAL to update the display The ENDAC menu structure The main top level menu is obtained by pressing the F1 HOME menu Menu keys are illuminated when active and when further menus a...

Page 17: ...ome Menu There are two sub menus available Input and Output from the home menu Pressing F2 Input leads to the line rate configurations Output F3 contains the analogue output format configurations The...

Page 18: ...d the analogue output can have a 7 5 IRE setup pedestal applied The Chroma amplitude is also adjusted accordingly The ENDAC can be configured to output four component analogue video formats RGB YUV Y...

Page 19: ...if it is an Indigo frame the firmware must be V1 04 or above An optional RS422 to RS232 converter if the PC has no RS422 ports Installing Statesman Refer to the readme and or help file on the CD befor...

Page 20: ...the following colour and size coding is used A module is shown present by full colour and absent by greyed colour A module is shown open by large icon size and closed by small icon A module is the sou...

Page 21: ...ard The ENDAC will operate in both PAL 625 line and NTSC 525 line standards Select PAL or NTSC Component Output format The ENDAC can be configured to output four component analogue video formats RGB Y...

Page 22: ...luminates when an analogue input is present Y or Comp input only 6 2 Fault finding guide The Power OK LED is not illuminated Check that the frame PSU is functioning and ensure the ENDAC is fully inser...

Page 23: ...rd is seated correctly and that the power OK LEDs are lit Check any active control panel cabling Check if the control panel can control another card in the same rack If necessary re set the card by si...

Page 24: ...ctive control panel or Statesman PC control software GPI Alarm Input absent Electrically Open drain FET 30V 220 current limit resistors Pulled up to 5V through 10k LEDs PSU okay Input present Ordering...

Page 25: ...Indigo 2 48V 48V 2U frame with passive front panel for up to 12 modules Indigo 1 48V 48V 1U frame with passive front panel for up to 6 modules Indigo 2A 48V 48V 2U frame Statesman enabled with active...