BrightEye-5
OPERATION
Control and operation of the BrightEye 24 is performed from the front panel or
with the BrightEye PC Control application.
Some control settings are only available with BrightEye PC. These parameters cannot
be monitored or controlled with the front panel.
Front Panel Controls and Indicators
The front panel, as shown in the figure below, provides status indicators and
control over video and audio output.
Status Indicators
The following status indicators are provided on the front panel:
In
This indicator illuminates green when a valid SDI signal is detected.
Analog Reference Level
The currently selected analog reference level (
-10 dBu
or
+4 dBu
) illuminates
green.
Group
The AES group (
1
,
2
,
3
, or
4
) currently selected for disembedding and digital to
analog conversion illuminates green when the selected group contains audio, and
illuminates red when the selected group does not contain audio.
Ch 1/2 and
C
h 3/4
VU
output level and the status of the
Gain
adjustment for each of these channel
pairs is indicated by the state the
VU
and
Gain
indicators. The
VU
indicator illu-
minates red when the audio level exceeds the headroom level set by the user
(with the
Peak Indicator
control in BrightEye PC.) Additionally, the
VU
indicator illuminates orange when the output is above 0 VU, illuminates green
when the output is above -20 VU, and doesn’t illuminate when the output is
below -20 VU. The
Gain
indicator illuminates red when the gain level has been
adjusted off from unity by the user. The 0 VU point corresponds in the digital
domain to the digital reference level (-18 or -20 dBFS) and in the analog domain
to the analog reference level (-10 or +4 dBu.)
Pwr (Power)
Illuminates green when power is applied to the converter and the internal voltage
regulator is functioning correctly.
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BrightEye 24
BrightEye 24 Front Panel
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