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This user guide provides detailed information for using the

BrightEye 90-A

HD up/down/cross converter and aspect ratio converter (ARC) with analog audio
output.
The information is organized into the following sections:

• Product Overview
• Functional Description
• Applications
• Rear Connectors
• Operation

• Front Panel Controls and Indicators
• Using The BrightEye Control Application

• Warranty and Factory Service
• Specifications
• Glossary

BrightEye 90-A

HD Up/Down/Cross Converter

and ARC with Analog Audio

User Guide

Revision 2.4 SW v1.2.3

Summary of Contents for BrightEye 90-A

Page 1: ...tput The information is organized into the following sections Product Overview Functional Description Applications Rear Connectors Operation Front Panel Controls and Indicators Using The BrightEye Con...

Page 2: ...nel FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION As shown in the diagram that follows when a high definition or standard definition serial digital video input is fed to the BrightEye 90 A the signal enters the serial digit...

Page 3: ...nctional block diagram of the BrightEye 90 A on this page and the next page The diagram appears twice first in a portrait view then larger as a landscape view Composite or Tri Level Ref In Genlock HD...

Page 4: ...ADC 24 bit Audio DAC Ch 1 2 Composite Out Ch 3 4 Ch 5 6 Ch 7 8 Ch 1 2 Ch 3 4 Ch 5 6 Ch 7 8 Audio Processing SDI Driver Composite Encoder SD Only HD SD SDI Out HDMI Out Headphone Jack Balanced Audio O...

Page 5: ...nternal processing This allows for better separation of real image content from artifacts 2 The RF aspects of the electrical performance of the SDI inputs and outputs have been carefully optimized for...

Page 6: ...pconversion 2 Standard definition cameras and other SD gear can be used with an upconverter such as BrightEye 90 A Leverage existing SD equipment by upconverting for HD production As shown below a sta...

Page 7: ...t to another SD destination HD Downconversion 2 As shown in the example below the BrightEye 90 A can be used to downconvert material originated in HD The BrightEye 90 A can output signals to feed a se...

Page 8: ...signal to the BrightEye 90 A where the aspect ratio can be corrected for input to an SD switcher that requires 16 9 Letterbox HD Cross Conversion The BrightEye 90 A can perform cross conversion betwee...

Page 9: ...should up down or cross convert the signal based on the user s output format selection In this example the BrightEye 90 A is set to output HD 720p If the incoming signal is 720p the signal simply pass...

Page 10: ...s as described in the OPERATION section of this user guide HDMI Out Connect an LCD monitor to this port for confidence monitoring of a video feed Audio Monitor Connect a headset to this 3 5 mm mini ja...

Page 11: ...h connector inputs or outputs 2 channels of audio 1 pair When the unit is configured as Mux 8 the four Phoenix connectors are inputs When configured as Demux the four Phoenix connectors are outputs Wh...

Page 12: ...cators for each of the channel pairs The VU indicator illuminates red when the audio level exceeds the headroom level set by the user using the Peak Indicator control in BrightEye PC or Mac The indica...

Page 13: ...THE FRONT PANEL Use the Mode Right Arrow and Left Arrow buttons to select and adjust parameters from the front panel Pressing the Mode button activates the front panel for editing and tabs between eac...

Page 14: ...e following menus are available for controlling and monitoring the unit Video In Input Pres indicates the status of the video input 720p 50 720p 59 94 720p 60 1080i 50 1080i 59 94 1080i 60 1080p 25 10...

Page 15: ...nual is selected use the Manual menu to set the aspect ratio Down use this control to set the desired output aspect ratio when downconverting the input signal Anamorphic Letter Box 16 9 Letter Box 14...

Page 16: ...ange is 30 to 140 default is 100 Hor Position sets the horizontal position of the output range is 100 to 100 default is 0 Ver Position sets the vertical position of the output range is 100 to 100 defa...

Page 17: ...filmOn or Off Use this only for film applications The typical setting for this parameter isOff Cpst Setup turns Setup on the composite output On or Off 525 only Set this to On if your material has Se...

Page 18: ...tude range is 0 to 150 default is 100 Pedestal adjusts the pedestal black level of the signal in IRE range is 30 to 30 IRE default is 0 IRE Hue adjusts the hue of the signal in degrees range is 180 de...

Page 19: ...he source material The BrightEye 90 A translates between CEA 608 and CEA 708 standards for closed captioning as needed Note that closed captions are not supported for 1080p and 1080sF outputs Graticul...

Page 20: ...BrightEye 90 A HD Up Down Cross Converter and ARC with Analog Audio BrightEye 90 A Page 20...

Page 21: ...choose between 20 dBFS or 18 dBFS Peak Indicator selects the amount of headroom to use in determining peak levels This pulldown lets you chose between Clipping 2 dB Headroom 4 dB Headroom 6 dB Headro...

Page 22: ...4 or Off When the module is set for Mux 4 the Input menu provides the controls shown below Group A Status the status of the audio selected in Group A Select will be displayed as No Audio Present Grou...

Page 23: ...TM BrightEye 90 A BrightEye 90 A Page 23...

Page 24: ...uts Ch 1 4 these controls provide mixing and output level control for audio channels 1 to 4 of the selected audio group The text field at the top of the control indicates the amount of gain applied to...

Page 25: ...elected audio group The text field at the top of the control indicates the amount of gain applied to the channel in dB The gain level can be adjusted from 70 dB to 12 dB by moving the vertical slider...

Page 26: ...me sets the volume level sent to the headphone jack from 0 to 100 by moving the slider control using the up down arrows or entering a desired level directly in the field and pressing the Enter key on...

Page 27: ...ust factory set presets without factory authorization Factory Service If you require service under warranty or not please contact Ensemble Designs and ask for Customer Service before you return the un...

Page 28: ...Cable Length 300 meters for 270 Mb s SD 100 meters for 1 485Gb s HD Automatic Input Cable Equalization Reference Input Number One Type 1 V P P Composite Video PAL or NTSC or Tri Level Sync Impedance...

Page 29: ...vel 10 dBu or 4 dBu Frequency Response 0 1 dBu 20Hz to 20KHz Crosstalk 106 dB Dynamic Range 106 dB Analog Audio Outputs Number Eight selectable as inputs or outputs Type Balanced transformerless Imped...

Page 30: ...s Size 5 625 W x 1 7 H x 5 5 D 143 mm x 40 mm x 140 mm including connectors Weight 1 lb 8 oz Power 12 volts 15 watts 100 230 VAC modular power supply not included Temperature Range 0 to 40 C ambient R...

Page 31: ...ghtEye Individual Power Supply BEPS6 Spider Power Supply This powers 6 single high BrightEyes or 3 double high BrightEyes BEPS6 RP Redundant Power Supply for Spider BERKMT BrightEye Rack Mount This ho...

Page 32: ...he vertical and horizontal measurements of an image 4 3 is the aspect ratio for standard definition video formats and television and 16 9 for high definition Converting formats of unequal ratios is do...

Page 33: ...te long runs of 0 s and 1 s Under normal conditions only very short runs of these are produced due to a scrambling algorithm that is used The Checkfield also referred to as the Pathological test signa...

Page 34: ...ed after Alexander Graham Bell dBFS In Digital Audio systems the largest numerical value that can be represented is referred to as Full Scale No values or audio levels greater than FS can be reproduce...

Page 35: ...in that video Simultaneously the memory is being read back by a timing system that is genlocked to a house reference As a result the timing or alignment of the video frame can be adjusted so that the...

Page 36: ...om the original 24 frames that make up each second of film they just project each one twice IRE Video level is measured on the IRE scale where 0 IRE is black and 100 IRE is full white The actual volta...

Page 37: ...lls us nothing at all about the pictures Oh well Multi mode Multi mode fibers have a larger diameter core than single mode fibers either 50 or 62 5 microns compared to 9 microns and a correspondingly...

Page 38: ...al So our real inputs and outputs will have some capacitance and inductance This will create impedance matching errors especially at higher frequencies The Return Loss of an input or output measures h...

Page 39: ...with the actual digitization of the analog signal because the varying position of the sync timing must be mimicked by the sampling function of the analog to digital converter A second timing system ge...

Page 40: ...area network allowing multiple devices to coexist on a single bus where they can be individually addressed and accessed VGA Video Graphics Array Traditional 15 pin analog interface between a PC and mo...

Page 41: ...to the B Y axis and the V axis is very close to the R Y axis YUV is often used as a sort of shorthand for the more long winded Y R Y B Y Y Cr Cb In digital component video the luminance component is Y...

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