DE1285 Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor
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Introduction
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Product Description
The DE1285 Caption Decoder/VANC Monitor offers a highly comprehen-
sive VANC monitoring solution in a single modular frame card operat-
ing on the openGear platform. The powerful DE1285 is an all–purpose
closed caption decoder which creates an open caption display for mon-
itoring CEA–708 data quality and full standards compliance, while also
providing an extensive VANC monitoring suite. The DE1285 can be con-
figured from the user friendly DashBoard software, which is available
for Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems. In addition to produc-
ing broadcast quality open–captioned video, the DE1285 decodes a wide
array of metadata types, including AFD (Active Format Descriptors), au-
dio metadata and XDS. The DE1285 also features HANC embedded AES
audio decoding with channel levels, peaks, and phase detection.
The DE1285 comes equipped with a powerful Web-based VANC Analysis
Tool for viewing and capturing live VANC data, sorted by service type,
DID/SDID or line number. The DE1285 Web Tools offer an efficient new
way to monitor VANC packets, providing programmable triggers with
logging for packet drop-outs or changes, as well as other features.
The EEG DE1285 offers a comprehensive VANC monitoring solution and
closed caption decoder with the proven quality and full standards com-
pliance of the industry’s leading provider of closed caption decoding
equipment.
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