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7800/7700 MultiFrame Manual

7812UDXD Series 3G/HD Up/Down/Cross Converter with Simultaneous Dual Format Outputs and AES I/O

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Summary of 7812UDXD Series Features:

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Broadcast quality up/down/cross conversions
between common SD/SMPTE 259M and
HD/SMPTE 292M video signals

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Simultaneous generation of two independent
HD/SD video outputs

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Independent phase control for each video
output

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Support for common 3G/SMPTE 424M video
signals (-3G versions)

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Integrated frame synchronization capabilities

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Support for 7800FR FRAME REF for
supplying card genlock

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Generates Side-by-Side or Top-Bottom 3D
display formatted signals from 2x full
resolution Left Eye/Right Eye stereoscopic
input signals (+3D option)

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Advanced noise reduction technologies (3D
NR, MNR, BAR)

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New generation de-interlacing technologies

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Supports standard and user defined aspect
ratio conversions

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Fully AFD enabled with frame accurate
transitions between AFD modes

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Integrated side panel fill keyer (+F)

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Optional compact flash for storage of side-
panel content (+CF2G)

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Dual Broadcast Quality color corrector and
detail enhancement engines

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ITU Rec 709 ↔ 601 color space conversions

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16 channel embedded audio support

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Audio delay automatically tracks
video delay

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Full audio proc and channel swapping

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5.1 surround sound to stereo (Lt/Rt or
Lo/Ro) down-mixing

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Supports 8x external AES inputs and
8x AES outputs (-AES8 versions)

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Optional stereo to 5.1 surround sound
up-mixer (+UMX)

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Optional Dolby® E/AC-3 decoder
(+DD)

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Optional Dolby® E encoder (+DEE)

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Optional Dolby® AC-3 encoder
(+AC3E)

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Optional IntelliGain® Loudness
Management (+IG)

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Transfers closed caption and time
code information from input to output

with all required SD ↔ HD data
translations and time code re-
calculations

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Dual fiber in and dual fiber out using
SFP modules (-F versions)

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VistaLINK®

capable for remote

monitoring via SNMP (using
VistaLINK® PRO) when installed in

7800FR

frame with a

7700FC

VistaLINK® Frame Controller

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Support for direct VistaLINK® and
SNMP remote control/monitoring
without a

7700FC

when using stand-

alone mini-agent JAR files

* References to 3G, SMPTE 424M/SMPTE 425 and single link 1080p59.94/50 refer 10 bit 4:2:2 1080p59.94/50 signals (Level A or B in SMPTE 425M)

References to dual link 1080p59.94/50 refer to SMPTE 372M mapping for 1080p59.94/50 4:2:2 10 bit data format only.

When set to output 372M dual link, PGM OUT1/2 are assigned for LINK A and PGM OUT3 is assigned to LINK B output.
Initial release will not sCF option for 1080p59.94/50 output signals

Summary of Contents for 7812UDXD Series

Page 1: ...DIGITAL VIDEO OUTPUT 17 4 3 GENERAL PURPOSE INPUTS AND OUTPUTS 17 4 4 AES INPUTS 18 4 5 AES OUTPUTS 18 4 6 ELECTRICAL 18 4 7 PHYSICAL 18 5 STATUS LEDS 19 5 1 MODULE STATUS LEDS AES8 VERSION AND NON AES8 VERSIONS 19 6 MODULE CONTROL 21 6 1 CONTROL CATEGORIES 21 6 2 VIDEO CONTROL TAB 26 6 2 1 Video Input Control 26 6 2 1 1 Frame Rate 26 6 2 1 2 Input Video Standard 27 6 2 1 3 Video Input Source 28 6...

Page 2: ...odule Status 34 6 3 2 Video Output Monitor 34 6 3 2 1 Video Delay 34 6 4 7812UDXD AUDIO ARCHITECTURE 34 6 5 AUDIO TAB 36 6 5 1 Audio Control 36 6 5 1 1 Audio Delay 36 6 5 1 2 SRC Mode Configuration 36 6 5 1 3 DMX Loss of Video Mode 37 6 5 2 Audio Monitor 37 6 5 2 1 Dolby Slot Monitor A 37 6 5 2 2 Dolby Slot Monitor B 37 6 5 2 3 SRC Status 37 6 5 2 4 Audio Delay 37 6 6 AUDIO INPUT TAB 38 6 6 1 Audi...

Page 3: ... 11 1 3 Enhancement Limit 48 6 11 1 4 Horizontal Band 48 6 11 1 5 Vertical Intensity 48 6 11 1 6 Luma Floor 48 6 11 1 7 Detail Noise Floor 48 6 11 1 8 Reset Image Enhancement Button 48 6 12 SCALER TAB 49 6 12 1 Slew Settings 50 6 12 1 1 Slew Limits 50 6 12 2 Colour Controls 50 6 12 2 1 Panel Colours 50 6 12 3 Filter Settings 51 6 12 3 1 Scaler Filter Sharpness 51 6 12 4 AFD Stamp Settings 51 6 12 ...

Page 4: ... 6 16 1 1 Telnet Client Status 61 6 16 1 2 Telnet Enable 61 6 16 2 Telnet x Permission Control 61 6 16 3 Telnet Setup 61 6 16 3 1 Telnet Login Enable 61 6 17 UTILITIES CONTROL TAB 62 6 17 1 Utilities Control 62 6 17 1 1 Recall Presets 63 6 17 1 2 Store User Presets 63 6 17 1 3 Auto Recall Presets for Specific Video Input Standards 64 6 17 2 User Sub Preset Single Load 64 6 17 3 User Sub Preset Mul...

Page 5: ...78 6 23 3 2 User Aspect Ratio Setting 80 6 24 NOISE CONTROL TAB 80 6 24 1 Noise Reduction Levels 80 6 25 GPIO CONTROL TAB 81 6 25 1 Closed Caption via GPIs 82 6 25 2 Recall Presets via GPIs 82 6 25 3 Play Logo Settings 83 6 25 4 Tally Preset Settings 84 6 25 5 Tally Logo Settings 84 6 25 6 Play Loop Logo Settings 85 6 26 PANEL LOGO TAB 85 6 27 CONFIGURING THE IP CONTROL TAB 86 6 28 DOLBY METADATA ...

Page 6: ...102 6 31 2 12 Lt Rt Centre Down Mix 103 6 31 2 13 Lt Rt Surround Downmix Control 103 6 31 2 14 Lo Ro Centre Downmix Control 104 6 31 2 15 Lo Ro Surround Downmix Control 104 6 31 2 16 Dolby Surround EX Encoding Control 105 6 31 2 17 DC Filter Control 105 6 31 2 18 Lowpass Filter Control 106 6 31 2 19 LFE Lowpass Filter Control 106 6 31 2 20 Surround Phase Shift Control 107 6 31 2 21 Surround 3dB At...

Page 7: ...ER CONTROL TAB 126 6 35 1 Dolby E Encoder 126 6 35 1 1 Video Sync Source 126 6 35 1 2 Line Phase Adjust 127 6 35 1 3 Data Width 127 6 35 1 4 Auto Program Configuration 127 6 35 1 5 Delay Compensation 127 6 35 1 6 Metadata Source Select 128 6 35 1 7 Metadata Reversion Mode 128 6 36 DOLBY E ENCODER MIXER TAB 129 6 36 1 Channel 1 130 6 36 1 1 Source X 130 6 36 1 2 Gain Adjust X 132 6 36 1 3 Invert En...

Page 8: ...ntrol 147 6 43 1 2 Output Scaling Mode 148 6 43 1 3 Output Gain 148 6 43 1 4 LFE Mixing Control 148 6 43 1 5 Surround Phase Control 149 6 43 2 Coefficient Control 149 6 43 2 1 Custom Down Mix Type Control Settings 149 6 44 AUDIO DOWNMIX MIXER TAB 150 6 44 1 Left Channel 150 6 44 1 1 Source X Controls 150 6 44 1 2 Gain Adjust Channel X 152 6 44 1 3 Invert Enable X 152 6 44 1 4 Source Y 152 6 44 1 5...

Page 9: ... 169 6 49 1 5 Gain Adjust Y 170 6 49 1 6 Invert Enable Y 170 6 50 INTELLIGAIN PROGRAM CONTROL TAB 170 6 50 1 Program Configuration Control 171 6 50 2 Program x Intelligain 172 6 50 2 1 IntelliGain State 172 6 50 3 Program x Leveler 172 6 50 3 1 Leveler State 172 6 50 3 2 Target Loudness 172 6 50 3 3 Maximum Gain Control 172 6 50 3 4 Noise Floor Threshold 173 6 50 3 5 Hold Time Control 173 6 50 4 P...

Page 10: ...ntrol 179 6 53 2 1 AVM Trigger Logic 179 6 53 2 2 Trigger Assert Preset 180 6 53 2 3 Trigger De Assert Preset 180 6 54 AVM TRAPS 182 6 55 AUDIO VIDEO TRAPS TAB 183 6 56 CC FAULT TRAP CONTROLS 184 6 57 CDP TRAPS CONTROLS 185 6 58 THUMBNAILS TAB 185 6 58 1 Video Output 1 185 6 58 1 1 Thumbnail Transfer 185 6 58 1 2 Thumbnail Size 186 6 58 2 Server IP 186 6 58 2 1 Thumbnail Server IP Address 186 7 JU...

Page 11: ...ut Image Size 55 Figure 6 15 CC Control Tab 56 Figure 6 16 Upstream CC Tab 59 Figure 6 17 CDP Setup Tab 60 Figure 6 18 Telnet Control Tab 61 Figure 6 19 Utilities Control Tab 62 Figure 6 20 Change Product Tab 65 Figure 6 21 VANC Bypass Tab 67 Figure 6 22 SD Aperture Control Tab 68 Figure 6 23 AFD Control Tab 70 Figure 6 24 SMPTE2016 1 Monitor Tab 73 Figure 6 25 AFD ARC Tab 75 Figure 6 26 AFD Selec...

Page 12: ... Blocker 189 Tables Table 2 1 Control Interface Differences between 7812UDXD Converters Depending on Product Variation Ordering Options 8 Table 3 1 GPIO Connector Pinout 13 Table 3 2 AES Input Audio Connector Pinout 14 Table 3 3 AES Audio Input Breakout Cable Evertz Part WPAES8 BNCM 9W 6F 15 Table 3 4 AES Output Audio Connector Pinout 15 Table 3 5 AES Audio Output Breakout Cable Evertz Part WPAES8...

Page 13: ...are not warranties of future performance either expressed or implied The only warranty offered by Evertz in relation to this product is the Evertz standard limited warranty stated in the sales contract or order confirmation form Although every attempt has been made to accurately describe the features installation and operation of this product in this manual no warranty is granted nor liability ass...

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Page 15: ...d Transitions between AFD modes are frame accurate glitch free With the F option signals applied to the PGM B IN input can be keyed into image side panels for one of the program outputs FILL inputs are frame synchronized so that pre timing of FILL inputs is not required With the CF2G option static or animated side panels can be stored locally and keyed into image side panels for one of the program...

Page 16: ... 16 channel embedded audio support Audio delay automatically tracks video delay Full audio proc and channel swapping 5 1 surround sound to stereo Lt Rt or Lo Ro down mixing Supports 8x external AES inputs and 8x AES outputs AES8 versions Optional stereo to 5 1 surround sound up mixer UMX Optional Dolby E AC 3 decoder DD Optional Dolby E encoder DEE Optional Dolby AC 3 encoder AC3E Optional Intelli...

Page 17: ...cludes keying of the FILL input or embedded compact flash content onto the output image F or CF2G option only With the F option the PGM B input is used to supply a FILL input signal that can be keyed into unused portions of the output image raster i e side panels typically generated when converting from 4 3 to 16 9 When operating in this mode the FILL input signal is automatically frame synchroniz...

Page 18: ... and Level B PGM A IN PGM B IN 3G HD SD F Fiber in PGM B OUT 3G HD SD F Fiber out Non F Option External Metadata In External Metadata Out Up Down Cross Conversion and Aspect Ratio Convert Audio Embed Metadata Encoder Output Processing Enhancement Gamma Proc Legalize Keyer F option Single Link To Dual Link Or Simple P S Cable Driver PGM OUT 1 Non F Option F Option Only PGM A OUT 3G HD SD F Fiber ou...

Page 19: ...ntly than non AES versions In AES8 versions selectable options are labeled as Channel 1 N rather than DMX Channel 1 N This is done to reflect that AES8 versions of 7812UDXD modules include an up front audio selector that chooses whether to process de embedded audio or AES audio for a particular channel pair AUDIO 5 1 DOWN MIX Control Tab All selectable options in the L Source R Source C Source LFE...

Page 20: ...Delayed R In is supported only when the UMX is present UP MIX CONTROL Tab The UP MIX control tab is only present with the UMX option CC CC Control Tab Within the CC Control Tab SD CEA 608 Waveform line becomes available CC generation controls are exposed including Caption Erase Timer Caption Shift up Lines and Caption Shift down Lines Also Misc system controls become available including DST in Eff...

Page 21: ...ontrol tab contains configurations for the Decoder source from incoming AES or DMX audio Video sync sources Dolby delay compensation Dolby switch suppression user preset recalls on present missing incoming Dolby and Dolby audio channel delay Note There are two Dolby Decoder Encoder module slots on the 7812UDXD AES8 version of the module DD indicates the first Dolby slot and DD2 indicates the secon...

Page 22: ...s only valid on AES variations of 7812UDXD modules INTELLIGAIN CONFIGURATION Control Tab The IntelliGain control tab displays the top level IntelliGain control interface There are a number of parameters that control both the Intelligent leveler and the on board dynamic processor compander expander limiter IG PROGRAM CONTROL Tab igChannel1 igChannel2 igChannel3 igChannel4 igChannel5 igChannel6 igCh...

Page 23: ...thout the slot blocker installed the card will not power up and will show RED on its main status LED For information on mounting the rear plate and inserting the module into the frame see section 3 of the 7700FR manual Refer to section 7 3 of this manual for more information on the 7812UDXD series slot blocker Refer to Figure 3 1 through Figure 3 4 for 7812UDXD series rear plate layouts Note For p...

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Page 25: ...TE 425M The module can be set to receive a specific video standard or set to automatically detect supplied input video standard PGM A or PGM B can be selected for subsequent video processing References to 3G SMPTE 424M SMPTE 425 and single link 1080p59 94 50 refer 10 bit 4 2 2 1080p59 94 50 signals Level A or B in SMPTE 425M References to dual link 1080p59 94 50 refer to SMPTE 372M mapping for 108...

Page 26: ...Also refer to the notes following the table for additional wiring guide information Pin 1 Pin Signal EIA TIA 568A AT T 258A or EIA TIA 568B 10BaseT or 100BaseT 1 Transmit White Green White Orange X 2 Transmit Green White or White Orange White or Orange X 3 Receive White Orange White Green X 4 N A Blue White or Blue Blue White or Blue Not used required 5 N A White Blue White Blue Not used required ...

Page 27: ... Pin Name Description Colour 1 GPIO1 General Purpose Input Output 1 Red 2 LTC out External LTC out Green 3 GPIO2 General Purpose Input Output 2 Blue 4 GPIO4 General Purpose Input Output 4 Purple 5 LTC IN2 6 Hz External LTC IN 2 6 Hz Orange 6 LTC IN1 External LTC IN 1 White 7 GND General Purpose Input Output 6 A2 BNC PIN 8 GPIO3 General Purpose Input Output 3 Yellow 9 GND Ground 10 GND Ground 11 GP...

Page 28: ... a breakout cable The part number for the cable is WPAES8 BNCM 9W 6F Two cables one for AES input and one for AES output are included when the AES8 option is ordered The pin out of the DB15 connector is shown in Table 3 2 The pin out of the breakout cable is shown in Table 3 3 Female PIN Name Description 1 Not used Reserved for future use 2 RX Primary Primary Dolby Metadata RX 3 Not used Reserved ...

Page 29: ...Brown Wire Soldered to Shell GND BR GND Shell Black Wire Soldered to Shell GND BK GND Table 3 3 AES Audio Input Breakout Cable Evertz Part WPAES8 BNCM 9W 6F 3 5 AES OUTPUTS The AES8 versions of the 7812UDXD series modules support 8x AES outputs and are interfaced using a DB15 connector and a breakout cable The part number for the cable is WPAES8 BNCM 9W 6F Two cables one for AES input and one for ...

Page 30: ...W4 WHITE Pin 6 Not used 7 Coax BNC Male Soldered to Shell AES A2 Pin 7 AES In 2 8 Yellow None W5 YELLOW Pin 8 Not used 9 Coax BNC Male Soldered to Shell AES B2 Pin 9 AES In 6 10 Coax BNC Male Soldered to Shell AES B1 Pin 10 AES In 5 11 Coax BNC Male Soldered to Shell AES A1 Pin 11 AES In 1 12 Coax BNC Male Soldered to Shell AES B4 Pin 12 AES In 8 13 Coax BNC Male Soldered to Shell AES B3 Pin 13 AE...

Page 31: ...4 or 50 Hz 2 970 Gb sec SMPTE 425M 3G versions only Number of Outputs 4 Connector BNC per IEC 61169 8 Annex A Signal Level 800 mV nominal SD Rise Fall Times 740 ps nominal HD Rise Fall Times 200 ps nominal Return Loss 15 dB to 1 5 GHz 10 dB to 3 0 GHz 4 3 GENERAL PURPOSE INPUTS AND OUTPUTS Number 4 configurable as inputs or outputs Type Opto isolated active low with internal pull ups to 5 V Connec...

Page 32: ... Impedance 75 Ω Signal Level 1 V p p Sampling Rate 48 KHz 4 5 AES OUTPUTS Number 8x AES outputs Standard SMPTE 276M synchronous Connector DB 15 Input Type Unbalanced Impedance 75 Ω Signal Level 1 V p p Sampling Rate 48 KHz 4 6 ELECTRICAL Voltage 12VDC Power 26 5 Watts EMI RFI Complies with FCC regulations for class A devices Complies with EU EMC directive 4 7 PHYSICAL Number of slots 7800FR Frame ...

Page 33: ...erly LOCAL FAULT This Red LED will be On when an essential module input is missing or the module has another fault PGM A PRESENT The PGM A PRESENT LED will be green when a valid input signal is present on the PGM A BNC It will be red when missing an input signal It will blink between red and green when an invalid input signal is presented PGM B PRESENT The PGM B PRESENT LED will be green when a va...

Page 34: ... present AES2 PRES This LED will be Green when AES2 is present and Red when AES2 is not present AES3 PRES This LED will be Green when AES3 is present and Red when AES3 is not present AES4 PRES This LED will be Green when AES4 is present and Red when AES4 is not present AES5 PRES This LED will be Green when AES5 is present and Red when AES5 is not present AES6 PRES This LED will be Green when AES6 ...

Page 35: ...ng The status of several monitored video and AFD parameters are also reported in this control tab Video Monitor Tab The status of several monitored video and parameters are reported in this control tab Audio Configuration for setting audio delay and setting sample rate converter SRC operating modes The status of several monitored audio parameters are also reported in this control tab Audio Input C...

Page 36: ... VANC area of HD 3G video Telnet Control CC option The Telnet Ports menu allows the user to configure the input output settings of Telnet Utilities Control Configuration for managing card presets including storing configurations to specific user presets recalling specific user presets and enabling disabling Auto Recall Presets functionality Change Product Some options can be purchased from sales a...

Page 37: ...ata Missing Trigger and Program Config Assert and De Assert controls Dolby Metadata Author Program 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Configures the Dolby Metadata Encoder for Program 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 including bitstream modes center mix level surround mix level surround modes dial norm function room type copyrighting down mix configurations Dolby surround EX control DC filter LFE lowpass filter Surround Phase shifti...

Page 38: ...e Delay source from path 1 or path 2 and C bit processing AES Audio Mixer Channels 1 4 Configuration for channel swapping audio gain audio inversion and mono mixing for outbound audio channels CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 Channels 5 8 Configuration for channel swapping audio gain audio inversion and mono mixing for outbound audio channels CH5 CH6 CH7 CH8 Channels 9 12 Configuration for channel swapping audio g...

Page 39: ...elliGain Program Control As IntelliGain detects valid audio programs the VistaLINK program configuration tabs will become activated The user interface and program configuration tabs are identical IG Program 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Configures the IntelliGain Program 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 settings including Intelligain state Leveler Controls Compander controls Peak limiter Maximum Gain threshold settings and Moni...

Page 40: ...andards the source of video reference and frame sync output timing In addition 3G Dual link Channel swapping Fill output path and loss of video mode controls can be found here Figure 6 1 Video Tab 6 2 1 Video Input Control 6 2 1 1 Frame Rate This control sets the module for the specified frame rate as to which the module will be running The module is not capable of converting between 59 94 60 Hz a...

Page 41: ...mber of frames per second The module is not capable of converting between 59 94 60 Hz and 50 Hz related frame rates The drop down menu for Input Video Std appears as follows When the input standard is set to Auto the module will auto detect the video standard The full set of available input video standards includes For 3G versions only Auto 1080i 59 94 720p 59 94 525i 59 94 1080i 50 720p 50 625i 5...

Page 42: ...cross conversion paths Select Auto to enable the card to automatically fail over to the alterative input BNC should video on the BNC in active use become invalid for any reason When the 3D option is ordered you will also have selections on which of the inputs are receiving the left and right eye information in dual link The drop down for Video Input Source appears as follows 6 2 1 4 SD Blanking Wi...

Page 43: ...1080p input signals per SMPTE 372M When Leave Channels is selected LINK A should be applied to PGM IN A and LINK B should be applied to PGM IN B When Swap Channels is selected LINK A should be applied to PGM IN B and LINK B should be applied to PGM IN A The module will internally swap the inputs so that proper processing can occur internally When set to Auto the module will automatically determine...

Page 44: ... IN B BNC through the main up down cross conversion paths Select Optical to process video supplied on PGM IN B SFP input through the main up down cross conversion paths The drop down for Backup PGM Source appears as follows 6 2 1 9 Fill Output Path The Fill Output Path allows the user to select which output path they would like the side panel fill to be on One of the final stages of processing inc...

Page 45: ...n menu appears as follows 6 2 1 12 User Added Video Delay This slider control is used to add additional user delay to the video Up to an additional 17 frames of delay can be added 6 2 2 Video Output Control The 7812UDXD has a dual output architecture that enables two simultaneous output standards sourced by one input For the sake of brevity only the controls for Video output Control 1 will be desc...

Page 46: ...vance the output video 5 lines set the value to 1120 When increasing the V Phase Offset value causes it to go beyond the limit of the frame buffer the V Phase Offset will wrap to the beginning of the frame buffer resulting in a change of one frame of throughput delay between the SD input and the video output Note The slider is available for selecting H and V Phase Offsets To increment by click on ...

Page 47: ...video signal is presented to PGM IN B and what standard has been detected when it is present 6 3 1 3 Input Video BNC The Input Video BNC reports what input BNC has been selected to pass through the main up down cross conversion path 6 3 1 4 Reference Status The Reference Status is used to see where the current valid reference standard is being applied to the module When no reference is detected th...

Page 48: ...selected on a pair by pair basis to come from embedded audio inputs or discrete AES inputs As well the 7812UDXD series modules have optional Dolby decoders capable of decoding Dolby AC3 or E on any of the embedded audio channels or incoming AES Once input audio channels are selected auto sensing audio sample rate conversion and adjustable audio delay is applied All advanced audio processing steps ...

Page 49: ... IntelliGain IG Option Setup Down Mix Auto Up Mix UMX Option Setup Setup Mono Mix Dolby Slot 1 Position When Encoding DEE or AC3E Dolby Slot 2 Position When Encoding DEE or AC3E Input Mux Pair Basis SRC Mode Dolby Slot 2 Position When Decoding DD option only Dolby Slot 1 Position When Decoding DD option only Input Audio Correction Proc Dolby Decoder 2 Audio Delay Dolby Decoder 1 Audio Delay X X IN...

Page 50: ...dule automatically inserts to match audio path and video path delays Note Negative values are limited to the amount of video delay the card does not have negative delay ability Additional Video delay can be added in the Video Tab in order to achieve a greater negative audio delay See Section 6 2 1 12 for details on how to add additional Video delay 6 5 1 2 SRC Mode Configuration This control allow...

Page 51: ...t 6 5 2 Audio Monitor The Audio Monitor section enables the user to view video and audio parameters that are monitored This section is for read only purposes and the parameters herein cannot be modified 6 5 2 1 Dolby Slot Monitor A This parameter will indicate the Dolby Decoder Encoder modules detected on boot up in the Dolby Module slot A closest to the module ejector on the card 6 5 2 2 Dolby Sl...

Page 52: ...ut Pair Select Options There are 8 controls associated to selecting the source of incoming audio These allow the user to select if the audio to be processed is coming from embedded audio channels or from the discrete AES inputs This control tab only shows if the AES8 option has been ordered Each of the 8 controls operates in a similar way For the sake of brevity only the control for Channels 1 and...

Page 53: ...s 9 to 16 can be configured by selecting the Channels 9 16 radial button The controls for Channel 1 will be described in detail as the controls for Channels 2 to 16 operate in an identical fashion Sections 6 7 1 to 6 7 1 3 provide detailed information about each of the menu items Figure 6 6 Audio Input Correction Tab 6 7 1 Channel 1 6 7 1 1 Input Gain Controls The Input Gain control enables the us...

Page 54: ...deo path delays Note Negative values are limited to the amount of video delay the card does not have negative delay ability Added Video delay can be applied in the Video tab in order to achieve a greater negative audio delay See Section 6 2 1 12 for details on how to add additional Video delay 6 8 DEINTERLACER TAB The Deinterlacer controls as shown in Figure 6 7 are used to configure parameters as...

Page 55: ...utomatically switch between frame and field accordingly to the image 6 8 1 2 Deinterlacer Type This control enables the user to set the base type of de interlacing that the module will perform The user may choose between Temporal Only Field Merge Only and Adaptive VT Select that de interlacer processing mode using the drop down menu Temporal Only When de interlacing only temporal filtering is perf...

Page 56: ...y moving the threshold slider to the left or the right The IFMD threshold value ranges from 0 to 15 The threshold can be adjusted in increments of 1 The IFMD Threshold is set to 8 by default A value of 8 gives the best overall image quality for a wide variety of image content 6 8 1 5 Film Detection Mode The 7812UDXD series modules have the ability to automatically detect embedded 3 2 and 2 2 seque...

Page 57: ...ock onto embedded 3 2 or 2 2 sequences and perform inverse 3 2 or 2 2 pull down to de interlace the input signal 6 9 VIDEO PROCESSING TAB The Video Proc control menu as shown in Figure 6 8 is used to configure parameters associated with the video processing functions of the converter There is one set of video processing controls for each output on the 7812UDXD Both these sets of controls operate i...

Page 58: ...e clipped after gain adjustments Y Gain Ranges from 50 to 100 in 0 1 increments Cb Gain Ranges from 50 to 100 in 0 1 increments Cr Gain Ranges from 50 to 100 in 0 1 increments R Gain Ranges from 50 to 100 in 0 1 increments G Gain Ranges from 50 to 100 in 0 1 increments B Gain Ranges from 50 to 100 in 0 1 increments Saturation Gain Ranges from 50 to 100 in 0 1 increments Video Gain Ranges from 50 t...

Page 59: ...of the video signal is disabled Gamma Level Red Gamma Level Green Gamma Level and Blue Gamma Level controls are disabled 6 9 1 6 Gamma Level With this control the user can adjust the overall Gamma correction factor from 128 to 127 in increments of 1 Gamma Level Ranges from 128 to 127 in 1 level increments 6 9 1 7 Red Green Blue Gamma Levels With these controls the user can individually adjust the ...

Page 60: ...6 10 1 1 Soft Clip Soft Clip control will enable disable the colour compander controls Enable Enables the colour compander process Disable Disables the colour compander process 6 10 1 2 Max RGB This control will set the maximum value for the RGB compander The value range for the Max RGB adjustments is 90 to 110 of the maximum legal value Max RGB is adjusted in 1 increments The default value is 100...

Page 61: ...ive compression process Disable Disables the negative compression process 6 10 1 7 Compression Ratio This control will set the gamut range compression ratio The value range for the compression adjustments is from 5 to 1 of the minimum legal value The Compression Ratio is adjusted in 1 increments The default value is 5 6 11 IMAGE ENHANCEMENT TAB The Image Enhancement control menu as shown in Figure...

Page 62: ...ped The default value is 16 6 11 1 4 Horizontal Band This control selects the horizontal frequency band to be enhanced The horizontal band is adjusted in increments of 5 where 0 selects the lowest frequency band available and 20 the highest 6 11 1 5 Vertical Intensity This control selects the intensity of the vertical enhancement process as a ratio of the horizontal enhancement The range is 0 to 1...

Page 63: ...n the input signal The Scaler control menus are used to configure the cut off frequencies of the polyphase filters and to define the aspect ratio conversion In addition the Scaler tab contains specific controls for managing sharp vertical and horizontal edge transitions so that edge ringing is minimized Static side panel colours and output AFD stamping values are also adjusted within this tab Sect...

Page 64: ...miting so that ringing around sharp vertical edge transitions are minimized Disable V Slew Rate Limiting is disabled 6 12 2 Colour Controls 6 12 2 1 Panel Colours There are three menu items used to set the default side panel colours Panel colours are used to fill any un used space in the output image raster when specific aspect ratio conversions are performed i e side panels generated on the left ...

Page 65: ...formed Enhance HF 1 db High frequencies within the image are enhanced by 1 dB Enhance HF 2 dB High frequencies within the image are enhanced by 2 dB Mid Band Boost 1 dB Mid band frequencies within the image are enhanced by 1 dB Mid Band Boost 2 dB Mid band frequencies within the image are enhanced by 2 dB The V Filter Cutoff controls the Vertical filter bandwidth Levels 1 64 Selects the horizontal...

Page 66: ... inserted into the outgoing video 16 9 frame code 1110 AFD code 16 9 frame code 1110 will be inserted into the outgoing video 16 9 frame code 1111 AFD code 16 9 frame code 1111 will be inserted into the outgoing video 4 3 frame code 0010 AFD code 4 3 frame code 0010 will be inserted into the outgoing video 4 3 frame code 0011 AFD code 4 3 frame code 0011 will be inserted into the outgoing video 4 ...

Page 67: ...hese functions only work in field mode 13 9 Stretch to 4 3 Side Panel 14 9 Stretch to 4 3 Side Panel 16 9 Stretch to 4 3 Side Panel These settings squeeze common stretched input video back to 4 3 side panel images on a 16 9 aspect raster 4 3 to 4 3 Side Panel on 16 9 4 3 to 13 9 Stretch on 16 9 4 3 to 14 9 Stretch on 16 9 4 3 to 16 9 Stretch on 16 9 4 3 to 13 9 Crop on 16 9 4 3 to 14 9 Crop on 16 ...

Page 68: ... Ratio Conversion 6 12 5 2 User Aspect Ratio Setting There are four registers for each input video standard that set the portion of the input picture that will be converted These register settings do not have any effect when the pre defined aspect ratios are used Input H Start Input H Stop The Input H Start and Input H Stop define the horizontal portion of the input image to process to the output ...

Page 69: ...lly and where to place it vertically on the output raster The image will be stretched to fill the height E g For 1080i the range of values are 0 to 539 The range of values for 720p output is 0 to 719 A pictorial representation of the input image cropping and output image size is shown to the user right below the slider bars for the custom aspect ratios as shown in Figure 6 14 Figure 6 14 Image Cro...

Page 70: ...s parameter will enable closed caption handling for the module Each output path has its own output enable On When turned On any closed captioning will be extracted from the input signal and mapped to line 21 if the output video is SD or to the designated HD write line if the output video is HD Off When turned Off no closed captioning is encoded in the output video signal 6 13 1 2 HD Write Line The...

Page 71: ...and This command will be used by downstream decoders to clear the caption display This control can either be enabled or disabled from VistaLINK 6 13 3 2 Caption Shift Up Lines This control enables the user to set the baseline of the CEA 608 captions up from 2 to 4 The Caption Shift Down Lines control is identical For the sake of brevity only Caption Shift Up Lines will be discussed in the manual 6...

Page 72: ...trols that will map closed caption and text channels into CEA708 caption services For simplicity only the selection control for the CC1 to CEA708 Service control will be shown in the manual This parameter will map CC1 into a CEA708 Caption Service Currently the modules only support 16 services 1 to 16 When set to off the CC1 is not mapped to any CEA708 Caption Service Off CC1 will not be mapped to...

Page 73: ...ure allows the user to remove PVR data control codes from CEA 608 caption data These codes may have been embedded within CC1 captions The options include Yes or No The default setting for this control is No 6 14 2 CEA 608 Service Control The Upstream CEA 608 Service Control allows the user to configure which upstream services to pass Selectable services include CC1 through CC4 Text1 through Text4 ...

Page 74: ...15 1 1 Include Service Info Section This parameter allows the user to select whether to include this optional data section in the CDPs encoded by the 7812UDXD The default settings for these controls are disabled 6 15 2 CDP Service Control 6 15 2 1 Service Info Setup The Service Info Setup allows the user to configure the data that will be encoded in the Service Info section of the CDP The optional...

Page 75: ... the Telnet port 6 16 2 Telnet x Permission Control The Telnet x Permission option allows the user to enable disable CEA 608 and CEA 708 services for each Telnet port CEA 608 services include CC1 CC2 CC3 CC4 T1 T2 T3 T4 and XDS CEA 708 includes services 1 through 16 Each of these services can be enabled or disabled separately All services are enabled by default 6 16 3 Telnet Setup 6 16 3 1 Telnet ...

Page 76: ...le the Auto Recall Presets function This tab also allows for uploading Sub Preset files to the module through FTP or SNMP Sub Preset files can be loaded one at a time or all at once using the Sub Preset multiple load function Figure 6 19 Utilities Control Tab 6 17 1 Utilities Control The 7812UDXD series of converters can manage 10 user presets These 10 presets can store the complete set of card co...

Page 77: ...set 7 Preset 8 Recall User Preset 8 Preset 9 Recall User Preset 9 Preset 10 Recall User Preset 10 6 17 1 2 Store User Presets This control is used to initiate a store of the current card configuration into one of the user presets To store a card configuration to a specific preset select the preset to which you wish to store the card settings and press the APPLY button There are 10 presets to which...

Page 78: ... for all operating modes When a new video input standard is detected a new value for that particular card parameter may be recalled Parameters must be specifically set for each video input standard if you desire the same parameter value to be recalled all the time Note that this also includes items like GPIO settings and which User Presets they recall If the GPIO settings are not specifically set ...

Page 79: ...ated directly under the configuration file configuration 4 Select the method to upload the Sub Preset configuration file by selecting either the FTP or SNMP radial buttons 5 Repeat steps 2 4 for each combination of input output video standards 6 17 5 Auto Recall Sub Preset Multiple Load This configuration allows the load of multiple Auto Recall Sub Presets with the use of a script file The script ...

Page 80: ...in the verification code that the Evertz sales department will provide when the options have been purchased 6 18 2 Script Set 6 18 2 1 Script File When upgrading the 7812 cards a script file could be sent to the module to make the upgrade process easier If using a script file for upgrading follow these steps 1 Browse to the location of the file on your computer 2 Press set to send the script file ...

Page 81: ... only work when the input and output standards are the same 6 19 2 VANC Bypass 6 19 2 1 Line Enable for Lines 11 28 for Field 1 and Field 2 Each of these controls will Enable Disable the blanking for the incoming VANC data on an SD signal on their corresponding lines and Fields To black VANC data set to Enable To allow the VANC data to be passed on the output select Disable These controls are only...

Page 82: ...lean Aperture and the SD Production Aperture Both the Clean Aperture and the Production Aperture are independently definable The user may define whether to use the Clean Aperture or the Production Aperture to determine the pixel aspect ratio for conversions Figure 6 22 SD Aperture Control Tab 6 20 1 SD Aperture Control 6 20 1 1 Aperture Aspect Ratio Source The Aperture Aspect Ratio Source control ...

Page 83: ...ine Num in SD Clean Aperture By moving the slider bar up and down you can define the first active line for the SD Clean Aperture Last Line Num in SD Clean Aperture By moving the slider bar up and down you can define the last active line for the SD Clean Aperture 6 21 AFD CONTROL TAB The 7812UDXD series of converters are fully AFD enabled and offer frame accurate and glitch free steering of aspect ...

Page 84: ... processing based on AFD presets is not possible Enable Incoming AFD values will be decoded and the module will adapt its processing to those AFD codes Disable Incoming AFD values will not be decoder When incoming AFD codes are not decoded automatic steering of ARC processing based on AFD presets is not possible 6 21 1 2 Loss of AFD Mode Control This control enables the user to configure the actio...

Page 85: ...ettings The AFD Stamp control will be disabled in the Scaler control tab and the AFD ARC control tab since AFD values will automatically be generated by the scaler User AFD Stamp AFD values stamping on the outbound video signal will be the user specified AFD value 6 21 1 4 SMPTE2016 1 Output SD Aspect Ratio This control enables the user to define whether SD outputs should be stamped with an AFD va...

Page 86: ...e the value of the AFD Output Line The valid range is from 7 to 24 with a default of line 9 6 21 1 7 SMPTE2016 1 Bar Output Enable This control Enables Disables Bar Data on the output video Bar data is used with AFD in order to indicate the exact image size if not exactly 16 9 or 4 3 The following image depicts the drop down menu with the available controls Disable When set to Disable Bar Data wil...

Page 87: ...6 22 1 AFD Monitor 6 22 1 1 Input SMPTE2016 1 Code Status Any detected SMPTE2016 1 values on the incoming video signal will be reported in this area The detected SMPTE2016 1 code will be presented and a pictorial representation of what that code means will be presented beside the numerical SMPTE2016 1 value 6 22 1 2 Output SMPTE2016 1 Code Status The SMPTE2016 1 code being stamped on the outputs o...

Page 88: ...ou would like to occur every time that specified input side AFD code is received Furthermore specify the outbound AFD code in the AFD Stamp section Note that the AFD Stamp control is enabled only when the AFD Stamp Source is set to User AFD Stamp Once all settings are selected press the Apply button on the top of the control tab If using the Auto Recall Preset function you should also select the S...

Page 89: ...6 23 1 AFD Select This control enables the user to select the incoming AFD code to which a scaler response will be defined Use the drop down menu as shown below in Figure 6 26 to select an AFD code As each menu item is selected a pictorial representation of the actual aspect ratio being selected is shown on the right hand side of the screen beside the drop down selection ...

Page 90: ...r AFD code 16 9 frame code 1101 16 9 frame code 1110 Scaler ARC responses will be defined for AFD code 16 9 frame code 1110 16 9 frame code 1111 Scaler ARC responses will be defined for AFD code 16 9 frame code 1111 4 3 frame code 0010 Scaler ARC responses will be defined for AFD code 4 3 frame code 0010 4 3 frame code 0011 Scaler ARC responses will be defined for AFD code 4 3 frame code 0011 4 3 ...

Page 91: ...he outgoing video 16 9 frame code 1001 AFD code 16 9 frame code 1001 will be inserted into the outgoing video 16 9 frame code 1010 AFD code 16 9 frame code 1010 will be inserted into the outgoing video 16 9 frame code 1011 AFD code 16 9 frame code 1011 will be inserted into the outgoing video 16 9 frame code 1101 AFD code 16 9 frame code 1101 will be inserted into the outgoing video 16 9 frame cod...

Page 92: ...ial representation of what the code is intended to mean is shown in the right hand side of the screen See Figure 6 28 Figure 6 28 Pictorial Representation 6 23 3 Conversion Settings 6 23 3 1 Aspect Ratio Conversion The Aspect Ratio Conversion menu is used to select the ARC processing that the card will perform in response to the selected incoming AFD code Figure 6 29 Conversion Screen ...

Page 93: ... Stretch to 4 3 Side Panel 16 9 Stretch to 4 3 Side Panel These settings squeeze common stretched input video back to 4 3 side panel images on a 16 9 aspect raster 4 3 to 4 3 Side Panel on 16 9 4 3 to 13 9 Stretch on 16 9 4 3 to 14 9 Stretch on 16 9 4 3 to 16 9 Stretch on 16 9 4 3 to 13 9 Crop on 16 9 4 3 to 14 9 Crop on 16 9 4 3 to 16 9 Crop on 16 9 These settings are common upconverter settings ...

Page 94: ... and where to position it horizontally on the output raster The image will be stretched to fill the width i e For 1080i the range of values are 0 to 1919 The range of values for 720p output is 0 to 1279 Output V Start Output V Stop The Output V Start and Output V Stop define how to scale the cropped input image vertically and where to position it vertically on the output raster The image will be s...

Page 95: ... general noise reduction will be applied Note Setting the value higher than needed to remove the noise present will over soften areas of low amplitude fine details Note Setting the value too low may cause the circuitry to leave random noise that it could remove However removal of low level details will be minimized 6 25 GPIO CONTROL TAB This GPIO Control tab allows the user to define the direction...

Page 96: ...identical For the sake of brevity only the Caption Shift Up GPI control will be discussed in the manual This control can also be used to enable telnet ports on the 7812UDXD Select the operation of this GPI for closed caption with the following selections shown in the drop down menu below 6 25 2 Recall Presets via GPIs To use GPIO1 as a GPI and to further configure it for recalling a card preset cl...

Page 97: ...ive GPI input if it is closed to ground GPI settings are also stored in the User Presets in addition to the other settings If the GPI settings are not the same for each video input and output combination unexpected results may occur In other words make sure your GPI settings are the same for each User Preset 6 25 3 Play Logo Settings To use GPIO1 as a GPI and to further configure it for playing a ...

Page 98: ...1 User2 Tally status of Preset 2 User3 Tally status of Preset 3 User4 Tally status of Preset 4 User5 Tally status of Preset 5 User6 Tally status of Preset 6 User7 Tally status of Preset 7 User8 Tally status of Preset 8 User9 Tally status of Preset 9 User10 Tally status of Preset 10 6 25 5 Tally Logo Settings To use GPIO1 as a GPO and to further configure its tallying or indicating when a particula...

Page 99: ...and Loop Logo 9 A B A is the left hand side logo and B is the right hand side logo Logo 10 A B Play and Loop Logo 10A B A is the left hand side logo and B is the right hand side logo 6 26 PANEL LOGO TAB With CF2G enabled 7812UDXD series modules static or animated logos may be stored in the on board compact flash The Panel Logo control tab is used to manage the when and how this side panel is inser...

Page 100: ...rt for controlling module functions as a 7812 mini agent and up loading data to the on board compact flash CF2G option Setting the IP address of the 7812UDXD series dedicated Ethernet port is done through VLPRO using the IP control tab To set the IP address type the desired network settings into the IP Address Subnet Mask and Default Gateway fields and then press Apply Note The card MUST be re boo...

Page 101: ... 1 1 Page 87 6 28 DOLBY METADATA I O TAB The 7812UDXD series of modules have the ability to author Dolby Metadata and insert that information into the VANC of the outgoing video signals The Dolby Metadata Encoder control tab sets some high level parameters for the Dolby metadata insertion process Figure 6 34 Dolby Metadata Encoder Tab ...

Page 102: ...ANC data packet 0x5C 0x5C is selected for the DID for the Dolby Metadata ANC data packet 0x5D 0x5D is selected for the DID for the Dolby Metadata ANC data packet 0x5E 0x5E is selected for the DID for the Dolby Metadata ANC data packet 0x5F 0x5F is selected for the DID for the Dolby Metadata ANC data packet 0xC0 0xC0 is selected for the DID for the Dolby Metadata ANC data packet 0xC1 0xC1 is select...

Page 103: ...low Disable Dolby Metadata authoring and insertion will not be enabled Dolby Decoder A or B Dolby Metadata authoring and insertion will be enabled sourced by either decoder A or decoder B External Input 1 Dolby metadata VANC output will be sourced by the external Metadata input on the rear plate VANC Input 1 or 2 Dolby Metadata VANC output will be sourced by the incoming VANC source 1 or 2 Metadat...

Page 104: ...acket 0x5C 0x5C is selected for the DID for the Dolby Metadata ANC data packet 0x5D 0x5D is selected for the DID for the Dolby Metadata ANC data packet 0x5E 0x5E is selected for the DID for the Dolby Metadata ANC data packet 0x5F 0x5F is selected for the DID for the Dolby Metadata ANC data packet 0xC0 0xC0 is selected for the DID for the Dolby Metadata ANC data packet 0xC1 0xC1 is selected for the...

Page 105: ...sertion Method A Use SMPTE 2020 Method A process for Dolby Metadata insertion Method B Use SMPTE 2020 Method B process for Dolby Metadata insertion 6 28 3 External Output 6 28 3 1 External Output Metadata Source Select This control allows the user to select the source of Metadata that is to be outputted on the external Metadata output A full list of controls is shown below Dolby Decoder A or B Dol...

Page 106: ...nal output will be sourced by either decoder A or decoder B External Input 1 Dolby metadata External output will be sourced by the external Metadata input on the rear plate VANC Input 1 or 2 Dolby Metadata External output will be sourced by the incoming VANC source 1 or 2 6 29 2 Dialnorm Control This control enables the user to adjust the Dialnorm Level of the Dolby bitstream When received at the ...

Page 107: ...ision 1 1 1 Page 93 6 30 DOLBY METADATA PRESETS TAB The Dolby Metadata Presets tab allows the user to call specific user defined presets depending on the presence or loss of Dolby Metadata or particular program configurations Sections 6 30 1 to 6 30 3 give further detail on these controls Figure 6 35 Dolby Metadata Presets Tab ...

Page 108: ...presets External Input 1 When External Input 1 is selected the metadata from External Input 1 will be used to trigger the metadata presets VANC Input 1 When VANC Input 1 is selected the metadata from VANC Input 1 will be used to trigger the metadata presets VANC Input 2 When VANC Input 2 is selected the metadata from VANC Input 2 will be used to trigger the metadata presets 6 30 1 2 Dolby Metadata...

Page 109: ...t 1 10 When set to User Preset 1 through 10 when the absence of Dolby signal is detected the corresponding preset will be applied to the module 6 30 2 Program Config Assert The Program Config Assert is used to allow the user to select a specific user defined preset with a presence of a specific Program Mode Each of the different program modes can select any of the 10 user defined presets 6 30 3 Pr...

Page 110: ...ograms for each output path that Dolby Metadata may be specified For simplicity only Dolby Metadata Programs 1 will be shown in this manual Dolby Program 1 settings will be discussed below in sections 6 30 1 to 6 31 2 25 Many definitions are based on Dolby Metadata Guide Issue 3 S05 14660 16797 and all due credits are hereby given to Dolby Laboratories Figure 6 36 Dolby Metadata Control Program 1 ...

Page 111: ...selected for the program Dolby Metadata program configuration 2x2 4x1 6 programs 2x2 4x1 is selected for the program Dolby Metadata program configuration 2 6x1 7 programs 2 6x1 is selected for the program Dolby Metadata program configuration 8x1 8 programs 8x1 is selected for the program Dolby Metadata program configuration 5 1 1 program 5 1 is selected for the program Dolby Metadata program confi...

Page 112: ... as a single channel program intended to provide a narrative description of the picture content to be decoded along with the main audio service The VI service may also be a complete mix of all program channels comprising up to six channels HI HI flags the bit stream as a single channel program intended to convey audio that has been processed for increased intelligibility and decoded along with the...

Page 113: ...nd Right channels 6 31 2 3 Surround Mix Level This control enables the user to author the surround mix level of the Dolby Stream When the encoded audio has one or more Surround channels but the consumer does not have surround speakers this parameter indicates the nominal down mix level for the Surround channel s with respect to the Left and Right front channels Dolby Digital decoders use this para...

Page 114: ...he bitstream is decoded using Pro Logic 6 31 2 5 Program Dialnorm Control This control enables the user to author the Dialnorm Level of the Dolby bitstream When received at the consumer s Dolby Digital decoder this parameter setting determines a level shift in the decoder that sets or normalizes the average audio output of the decoder to a preset level This aids in matching audio volume between pr...

Page 115: ...d Mix Level in the Dolby Metadata packet The Mix Level ranges from 80 dBFS to 110 dBFS The default value is 105 dBFS 6 31 2 8 Room Type This control enables the user to author the Room Type information The Room Type parameter describes the equalization used during the final mixing session at the studio or on the dubbing stage A Large room is a dubbing stage with the industry standard X curve equal...

Page 116: ...ighted Indicates the material is not copyrighted material Copyrighted Material Indicates the material is copyrighted 6 31 2 11 Preferred Down Mix This control allows the user to author the Preferred Down Mix metadata for the Dolby bit stream This parameter allows the producer to select either the Lt Rt or the Lo Ro downmix in a consumer decoder that has stereo outputs Consumer receivers are able t...

Page 117: ...er channel 4 5 dB 4 5 dB level shift applied to the Center channel 6 0 dB 6 0 dB level shift applied to the Center channel Mute 999 dB level shift applied to the Center channel 6 31 2 13 Lt Rt Surround Downmix Control This control allows the user to author the LtRt Surround Control metadata for the Dolby bit stream This parameter indicates the level shift applied to the Surround channels when down...

Page 118: ...1 5 dB level shift applied to the Center channel 0 0 dB 0 0 dB level shift applied to the Center channel 1 5 dB 1 5 dB level shift applied to the Center channel 3 0 dB 3 0 dB level shift applied to the Center channel 4 5 dB 4 5 dB level shift applied to the Center channel 6 0 dB 6 0 dB level shift applied to the Center channel Mute 999 dB level shift applied to the Center channel 6 31 2 15 Lo Ro S...

Page 119: ... EXTM This parameter is only used if the encoded audio has two Surround channels An amplifier or receiver with Dolby Digital Surround EX decoding can use this parameter as a flag to switch the decoding on or off automatically The behavior is similar to that of the Dolby Surround Mode parameter The Dolby Surround EX Control drop down menu provides the following options Not Indicated Not Indicated N...

Page 120: ... the consumer decoder The Lowpass Filter Control drop down menu provides the following options Disable Filter is disabled Enable Filter is enabled 6 31 2 19 LFE Lowpass Filter Control This control allows the user to author the LFE Lowpass Filter metadata for the Dolby bit stream This parameter determines whether a 120 Hz eighth order low pass filter is applied to the LFE channel input of a Dolby D...

Page 121: ...setting is Enable The Surround Phase Shift Control drop down menu provides the following options Disable Filter is disabled Enable Filter is enabled 6 31 2 21 Surround 3dB Attenuation Control This control allows the user to author the 3 dB Attenuation Control metadata for the Dolby bit stream The Surround 3 dB Attenuation parameter determines whether the Surround channel s are attenuated 3 dB befo...

Page 122: ...ing options Disable Filter is disabled Enable Filter is enabled 6 31 2 23 RF Mode This control allows the user to author the RF Mode metadata for the Dolby bit stream Six preset DRC profiles are available for content producers Film Light Film Standard Music Light Music Standard Speech and None The RF Mode drop down menu provides the following options Film Light Max Boost 6 dB below 53 dB Boost Ran...

Page 123: ...et DRC profiles are available to content producers Film Light Film Standard Music Light Music Standard Speech and None The Line Mode drop down menu provides the following options Film Light Max Boost 6 dB below 53 dB Boost Range 53 to 41 dB 2 1 ratio Null Band Width 20 dB 41 to 21 dB Early Cut Range 26 to 11 dB 2 1 ratio Cut Range 11 to 4 dB 20 1 ratio Film Standard Max Boost 6 dB below 43 dB Boos...

Page 124: ... profile selected The dialogue level parameter dialnorm is still applied 6 31 2 25 Audio Coding Mode This control allows the user to author the Audio Coding metadata for the Dolby bit stream 6 32 DOLBY DECODER CONTROL TAB The 7812UDXD series module can decode Dolby AC3 and Dolby E with the Dolby Decode options There can be up to two Dolby decode modules The controls for each Dolby Decoder are iden...

Page 125: ... decode Dolby AES6 Selects AES6 as the source to decode Dolby AES7 Selects AES7 as the source to decode Dolby AES8 Selects AES8 as the source to decode Dolby DMX Group 1 Ch 1 2 Selects DMX Group 1 Ch 1 2 as the source to decode Dolby DMX Group 1 Ch 3 4 Selects DMX Group 1 Ch 3 4 as the source to decode Dolby DMX Group 2 Ch 1 2 Selects DMX Group 2 Ch 1 2 as the source to decode Dolby DMX Group 2 Ch...

Page 126: ...ode will be timed with the video output 2 6 32 1 3 Decoder Mode The Decoder Mode control is used to select the type of Dolby source to be decoded A full list of available options is shown below Mute The output of the decoder will be muted Dolby Digital AC3 The decoder will only process Dolby AC3 Audio Dolby E The decoder will only process Dolby E Audio Decode All The decoder will decode both AC3 a...

Page 127: ...d up by up to 15 Additional pitch shift processing is applied and output latency is forced to min NOTE The Dolby E stream has to be input via the external backup AES input 6 32 1 6 Dynamic Range Processing With this control you can setup the Dolby Decoder dynamic range compression for AC3 Dolby Digital only Bypass Select Bypass to configure the Dolby Decoder to bypass dynamic range processing Prog...

Page 128: ...e when the input for the Dolby Decoder is not a Dolby encoded stream This control affects all the sources that are set to take their inputs from the Dolby Decoder Demux AES Select Demux AES to automatically switch the input sources from the input audio sample rate converters Dolby Decoder Select Dolby Decoder to always keep the input sources as the Dolby Decoder When the Dolby Decoder is given a P...

Page 129: ...3 When set to User Preset 3 if trigger conditions are met the module will recall User Preset 3 User Preset 4 When set to User Preset 4 if trigger conditions are met the module will recall User Preset 4 User Preset 5 When set to User Preset 5 if trigger conditions are met the module will recall User Preset 5 User Preset 6 When set to User Preset 6 if trigger conditions are met the module will recal...

Page 130: ...e will recall User Preset 3 User Preset 4 When set to User Preset 4 if trigger conditions are not met the module will recall User Preset 4 User Preset 5 When set to User Preset 5 if trigger conditions are not met the module will recall User Preset 5 User Preset 6 When set to User Preset 6 if trigger conditions are not met the module will recall User Preset 6 User Preset 7 When set to User Preset 7...

Page 131: ...cating to any number of outputs and routed to the AES and embedded outputs There is neither a frame rate relationship nor a frame phase relationship between the AC 3 packet and the video frame Either switches of encoded AC 3 outputs discrete AES or embedded into the video signal will result in packet corruption issues There are certain restrictions to what can be encoded to AC 3 relating to the LF...

Page 132: ... rate Selection 6 33 1 Dolby AC3 Encoder 6 33 1 1 Auto Mode Pgm Configuration This selects the automatic program configuration and audio configuration default This is only used if auto mode is selected for the metadata source A standard default metadata message will be used to encode the selected audio configuration mode Program Config Channels ch 1 ch 2 ch 3 ch 4 ch 5 ch 6 3 2L 5 1 L R C LFE Ls R...

Page 133: ... for the source of Dolby Metadata 6 33 1 3 AC 3 Bitrate Control With this control you can select the output bit rate for the encoded AC 3 output Please note not all bit rates are applicable for all AC 3 audio coding modes Auto 384 will automatically select a bit rate appropriate for the audio coding mode of the AC 3 encoder For more information regarding available bitrates refer to the AC3 descrip...

Page 134: ...enerated Dolby Decoder B Select the Dolby Decoder B to use the metadata decoded by the on card Dolby Decoder If PCM is provided to the Dolby Decoder a default 4x2 Dolby E metadata message is generated External Input 1 Select External Input 1 to use external metadata provided on the DB 15 AES In connector VANC Input 1 Select VANC Input 1 to use metadata de embedded from VANC area of video VANC Inpu...

Page 135: ...Dolby E metadata message is generated External Input 1 Select External Input 1 to use external metadata provided on the DB 15 AES In connector VANC Input 1 Select VANC Input 1 to use metadata de embedded from VANC area of video VANC Input 2 Select VANC Input 2 to use metadata de embedded from VANC area of video Metadata Adjust A Select Metadata Adjust A to use the output of the metadata monitor pr...

Page 136: ...ers perform audio inversion audio gain adjustment and audio channel swapping for each of the 16 output audio channels Using the X and Y inputs of each Output Channel Mixer an additional level of mono mixing is also available for each channel of output audio Embedded audio and discrete AES audio outputs are driven with the same audio generated using these Output Channel Mixers For the sake of brevi...

Page 137: ... 10 IntelliGain Channel 6 Channel 11 IntelliGain Channel 7 Channel 12 IntelliGain Channel 8 Channel 13 Dolby Decoder A Channel 1 Channel 14 Dolby Decoder A Channel 2 Channel 15 Dolby Decoder A Channel 3 Channel 16 Dolby Decoder A Channel 4 Mono mix channels 1 and 2 Dolby Decoder A Channel 5 Mono mix channels 3 and 4 Dolby Decoder A Channel 6 Mono mix channels 5 and 6 Dolby Decoder A Channel 7 Mono...

Page 138: ...r the gain adjustments is 24 dB to 24 dB Gain is incremented or decremented in 0 1 dB steps 6 34 1 3 Invert Enable X This control enables the user to invert the phase or pass the selected audio channel The Invert Enable X drop down menu appears as follows Normal Pass the audio channel through with no processing Invert Invert the phase of the audio channel 6 34 1 4 Source Y The Source Y control ena...

Page 139: ... A Channel 6 Mono mix channels 5 and 6 Dolby Decoder A Channel 7 Mono mix channels 7 and 8 Dolby Decoder A Channel 8 Mono mix channels 9 and 10 Dolby Decoder A Monitor Channel 1 Mono mix channels 11 and 12 Dolby Decoder A Monitor Channel 2 Mono mix channels 13 and 14 Dolby Decoder B Channel 1 Mono mix channels 15 and 16 Dolby Decoder B Channel 2 Mute Dolby Decoder B Channel 3 Down Mix L Dolby Deco...

Page 140: ...812UDXD series module can encode Dolby E with the Dolby E options installed There can be more than one Dolby E module installed The controls for each Dolby E encoder are identical Since each Dolby E Encoder Control tab is identical only Dolby Encoder A will be described in the manual Figure 6 40 Dolby Encoder Control Tab 6 35 1 Dolby E Encoder 6 35 1 1 Video Sync Source The Video Sync Source allow...

Page 141: ... the program configuration for the automatic operating mode of the Dolby E encoder The control allows the selection of the most commonly used program configurations and enables the module to generate a default metadata BSI in the Dolby E stream Program Config Programs Ch 1 Ch 2 Ch 3 Ch 4 Ch 5 Ch 6 Ch 7 Ch 8 6x1 6 0 L 1 C 2 C 3 C 4 C 5 C 8x1 8 0 C 1 C 2 C 3 C 4 C 5 C 6 C 7 C 3x2 3 0 L 0 R 2 L 2 R 1...

Page 142: ...provided on the DB 15 AES In connector VANC Input 1 Select VANC Input 1 to use metadata de embedded from VANC area of video VANC Input 2 Select VANC Input 2 to use metadata de embedded from VANC area of video Metadata Adjust A Select Metadata Adjust A to use the output of the metadata monitor processor block Metadata Adjust B Select Metadata Adjust B to use the output of the metadata monitor proce...

Page 143: ... of the metadata monitor processor block Metadata Author A Select Metadata Authoring A to use the output of the on card metadata authoring tool Metadata Author B Select Metadata Authoring B to use the output of the on card metadata authoring tool Automatic Select Automatic Default to use the selected automatic default configuration Stop Select Stop to stop encoding Dolby E with loss of Metadata La...

Page 144: ... 5 8 are identical in their operation The controls for Channel 1 will be described in detail as the controls for Channel 2 Channel 3 and Channel 4 operate in an identical fashion Figure 6 41 Dolby Encoder Channel Tab 6 36 1 Channel 1 6 36 1 1 Source X The Source X control enables the user to route one of the 16 internally processed input audio channels to the X input of the Channel 1 mixer The use...

Page 145: ...oder A Channel 2 Channel 15 Dolby Decoder A Channel 3 Channel 16 Dolby Decoder A Channel 4 Mono mix channels 1 and 2 Dolby Decoder A Channel 5 Mono mix channels 3 and 4 Dolby Decoder A Channel 6 Mono mix channels 5 and 6 Dolby Decoder A Channel 7 Mono mix channels 7 and 8 Dolby Decoder A Channel 8 Mono mix channels 9 and 10 Dolby Decoder A Monitor Channel 1 Mono mix channels 11 and 12 Dolby Decode...

Page 146: ...r the gain adjustments is 24 dB to 24 dB Gain is incremented or decremented in 0 1 dB steps 6 36 1 3 Invert Enable X This control enables the user to invert the phase or pass the selected audio channel The Invert Enable X drop down menu appears as follows Normal Pass the audio channel through with no processing Invert Invert the phase of the audio channel 6 36 1 4 Source Y The Source Y control ena...

Page 147: ... 7 and 8 Dolby Decoder A Channel 8 Mono mix channels 9 and 10 Dolby Decoder A Monitor Channel 1 Mono mix channels 11 and 12 Dolby Decoder A Monitor Channel 2 Mono mix channels 13 and 14 Dolby Decoder B Channel 1 Mono mix channels 15 and 16 Dolby Decoder B Channel 2 Mute Dolby Decoder B Channel 3 Down Mix L Dolby Decoder B Channel 4 Down Mix R Dolby Decoder B Channel 5 Down Mix Mono Dolby Decoder B...

Page 148: ...ame way and only controls for path one will be explained Figure 6 42 Embedded Audio Output Control Tab 6 37 1 C Bit Processing 6 37 1 1 C Bit Control This control enables the user to set the C Bit Control Using the C Bit Control drop down menu the user can select from the following options Preserve This option preserves passes the C Bit settings from audio inputs to audio outputs Replace This opti...

Page 149: ... 7812UDXD series modules These Output Channel mixers perform audio inversion audio gain adjustment and audio channel swapping for each of the 16 output audio channels Using the X and Y inputs of each Output Channel Mixer an additional level of mono mixing is also available for each channel of output audio For the sake of brevity only the Audio Proc Ch1 Ch4 control tab will be discussed in this man...

Page 150: ...1 1 1 Figure 6 43 Embedded Audio Output Mixer Tab 6 38 1 Channel 1 6 38 1 1 Source X The Source X control enables the user to route one of the 16 internally processed input audio channels to the X input of the Channel mixer The user can select the channel source by selecting the desired channel from the Source X drop down menu as shown below ...

Page 151: ...Channel 6 Mono mix channels 5 and 6 Dolby Decoder A Channel 7 Mono mix channels 7 and 8 Dolby Decoder A Channel 8 Mono mix channels 9 and 10 Dolby Decoder A Monitor Channel 1 Mono mix channels 11 and 12 Dolby Decoder A Monitor Channel 2 Mono mix channels 13 and 14 Dolby Decoder B Channel 1 Mono mix channels 15 and 16 Dolby Decoder B Channel 2 Mute Dolby Decoder B Channel 3 Down Mix L Dolby Decoder...

Page 152: ...audio channel The Invert Enable X drop down menu appears as follows Normal Pass the audio channel through with no processing Invert Invert the phase of the audio channel 6 38 1 4 Source Y The Source Y control enables the user to route one of the 16 internally processed input audio channels to the Y input of the channel mixer The user can select the channel source by selecting the desired channel f...

Page 153: ...r A Channel 6 Mono mix channels 5 and 6 Dolby Decoder A Channel 7 Mono mix channels 7 and 8 Dolby Decoder A Channel 8 Mono mix channels 9 and 10 Dolby Decoder A Monitor Channel 1 Mono mix channels 11 and 12 Dolby Decoder A Monitor Channel 2 Mono mix channels 13 and 14 Dolby Decoder B Channel 1 Mono mix channels 15 and 16 Dolby Decoder B Channel 2 Mute Dolby Decoder B Channel 3 Down Mix L Dolby Dec...

Page 154: ...Figure 6 44 there are eight individual Output Channel Muxes in 7812UDXD series modules These Output Channel muxes allow the user to select from either the Audio Mixers Dolby Encoder A or Dolby Encoder B For the sake of brevity only the Audio Output Pair 1 2 control tab will be discussed in this manual Controls for Ch 3 4 Ch 5 6 and Ch 7 8 etc are identical in their operation Figure 6 44 Audio Outp...

Page 155: ... 45 AES Audio Control Tab 6 40 1 AES Audio Control 6 40 1 1 Delay Select The Delay Select control allows the user selectable delay matching to a particular output path Select Embedder A to match the delay of the AES output audio with the video processing delay with Path 1 Select Embedder B match the delay of the AES output audio with the video processing delay with Path 2 Disable Audio embedding f...

Page 156: ... audio channel swapping for each of the 16 output audio channels Using the X and Y inputs of each Output Channel Mixer an additional level of mono mixing is also available for each channel of output audio For the sake of brevity only the Audio Proc Ch1 Ch4 control tab will be discussed in this manual Control radial buttons for Channel 5 8 Channel 9 12 and Channel 13 16 are identical in their opera...

Page 157: ...el 10 IntelliGain Channel 6 Channel 11 IntelliGain Channel 7 Channel 12 IntelliGain Channel 8 Channel 13 Dolby Decoder A Channel 1 Channel 14 Dolby Decoder A Channel 2 Channel 15 Dolby Decoder A Channel 3 Channel 16 Dolby Decoder A Channel 4 Mono mix channels 1 and 2 Dolby Decoder A Channel 5 Mono mix channels 3 and 4 Dolby Decoder A Channel 6 Mono mix channels 5 and 6 Dolby Decoder A Channel 7 Mo...

Page 158: ...or the gain adjustments is 24 dB to 24 dB Gain is incremented or decremented in 0 1 dB steps 6 41 1 3 Invert Enable X This control enables the user to invert the phase or pass the selected audio channel The Invert Enable X drop down menu appears as follows Normal Pass the audio channel through with no processing Invert Invert the phase of the audio channel 6 41 1 4 Source Y The Source Y control en...

Page 159: ...r A Channel 6 Mono mix channels 5 and 6 Dolby Decoder A Channel 7 Mono mix channels 7 and 8 Dolby Decoder A Channel 8 Mono mix channels 9 and 10 Dolby Decoder A Monitor Channel 1 Mono mix channels 11 and 12 Dolby Decoder A Monitor Channel 2 Mono mix channels 13 and 14 Dolby Decoder B Channel 1 Mono mix channels 15 and 16 Dolby Decoder B Channel 2 Mute Dolby Decoder B Channel 3 Down Mix L Dolby Dec...

Page 160: ...e 6 44 there are eight individual AES Output Channel Muxes in 7812UDXD series modules These Output Channel muxes allow the user to select from either the Audio mixers Dolby encoder A or Dolby Encoder B For the sake of brevity only the Audio Output Pair 1 2 control tab will be discussed in this manual Controls for Ch 3 4 Ch 5 6 and Ch 7 8 etc are identical in their operation Figure 6 47 Audio Outpu...

Page 161: ... Downmix Type Controls 6 43 1 1 Down Mix Type Control This control enables the user to set the type of audio down mixing that will be performed The user may select from LoRo Left Only and Right Only LtRt Left Total and Right Total Prologic I and LtRt Left Total and Right Total Prologic II OR may choose to perform a Custom down mix LoRo When set to LoRo the down mixer will generate Left Only and Ri...

Page 162: ... but clipping may occur when input sound level is close to 0dB FS Overflow Scaling Select Overflow Scaling to normalize the matrix coefficients Normalization of matrix coefficients will avoid any possibility of overflow but it tends to lower the loudness level when compared against the original 5 1 input 6 43 1 3 Output Gain This control enables the user to configure the output gain To adjust the ...

Page 163: ...down 6 43 2 Coefficient Control 6 43 2 1 Custom Down Mix Type Control Settings When the Down Mix Type is set to Custom the following equation will be used to generate the down mixed audio norm gain LFE lfe Rs Rs Ls Ls C C L LR L gain levL levL lev lev 90 0 90 0 norm gain LFE lfe Rs Rs Ls Ls C C R LR R gain levR levR lev lev 90 0 90 0 Where gain lfe is controlled by LFE Mixing and LFE Gain gain is ...

Page 164: ...of brevity only the Channel Proc L R C control tab will be discussed in this manual Control radial button for Channels LFE Ls Rs are identical in their operation The controls for L channel will be described in detail as the controls for R channel C channel operate in an identical fashion Figure 6 49 Audio Downmix Mixer Tab 6 44 1 Left Channel 6 44 1 1 Source X Controls The Source X control enables...

Page 165: ...Dolby Decoder A Channel 2 Channel 13 Dolby Decoder A Channel 3 Channel 14 Dolby Decoder A Channel 4 Channel 15 Dolby Decoder A Channel 5 Channel 16 Dolby Decoder A Channel 6 Mono mix channels 1 and 2 Dolby Decoder A Channel 7 Mono mix channels 3 and 4 Dolby Decoder A Channel 8 Mono mix channels 5 and 6 Dolby Decoder A Monitor Channel 1 Mono mix channels 7 and 8 Dolby Decoder A Monitor Channel 2 Mo...

Page 166: ...ge for the gain adjustments is 24 dB to 24 dB Gain is incremented or decremented in 0 1 dB steps 6 44 1 3 Invert Enable X This control enables the user to invert the phase or pass the selected audio channel The Invert Enable X drop down menu appears as follows Normal Pass the audio channel through with no processing Invert Invert the phase of the audio channel 6 44 1 4 Source Y The Source Y contro...

Page 167: ...onitor Channel 1 Mono mix channels 7 and 8 Dolby Decoder A Monitor Channel 2 Mono mix channels 9 and 10 Dolby Decoder B Channel 1 Mono mix channels 11 and 12 Dolby Decoder B Channel 2 Mono mix channels 13 and 14 Dolby Decoder B Channel 3 Mono mix channels 15 and 16 Dolby Decoder B Channel 4 Mute Dolby Decoder B Channel 5 Up Mix L Front Dolby Decoder B Channel 6 Up Mix R Front Dolby Decoder B Chann...

Page 168: ...ing source to see if it is a stereo pair or 5 1 signal being supplied and automatically upmix the incoming stereo pair or pass the incoming 5 1 Figure 6 50 Up Mix Control Tab 6 45 1 Upmix Control 6 45 1 1 Upmix Mode The Upmixer can automatically determine if the audio needs to be upmixed It will detect whether 5 1 or a stereo pair is seen on its inputs Auto When set to Auto the up mixer will deter...

Page 169: ...und depth is selected more sound will be shifted to the surround speakers To adjust the depth of the surround drag the slider right to increase the depth or drag it left to decrease the depth The value range is 0 to 7 in increments of 1 The default value is 3 6 45 1 4 Surround Delay This Surround Delay controls the amount of time that the surround sound will be delayed against other channels Prope...

Page 170: ...und more dramatic but may also be felt as unnatural On the other hand slower detection rate would sound dull and uninteresting To adjust the detection rate of the sound direction drag the slider to the right to increase the rate or drag it to the left to decrease the rate The value range is 0 to 7 in increments of 1 The default is level 4 6 45 1 7 Soft Switch Duration The Soft Switch Duration cont...

Page 171: ... audio channel swapping for each of the 8 input audio channels Using the X and Y inputs of each Channel Mixer an additional level of mono mixing is also available for each channel of output audio For the sake of brevity only the channel Proc L R C and LFE control tab will be discussed in this manual Control radial button for Channels Ls Rs Stereo L and Stereo Right are identical in their operation...

Page 172: ...ources of audio are available Source X Input Channel 1 IntelliGain Channel 1 Channel 2 IntelliGain Channel 2 Channel 3 IntelliGain Channel 3 Channel 4 IntelliGain Channel 4 Channel 5 IntelliGain Channel 5 Channel 6 IntelliGain Channel 6 Channel 7 IntelliGain Channel 7 Channel 8 IntelliGain Channel 8 Channel 9 Dolby Decoder A Channel 1 Channel 10 Dolby Decoder A Channel 2 Channel 11 Dolby Decoder A...

Page 173: ...nel through with no processing Invert Invert the phase of the audio channel 6 46 1 4 Source Y The Source Y control enables the user to select the source of audio from which the 5 1 surround sound audio will be generated Use the drop down menu to select the appropriate source The following are the available sources of audio There are six sources of audio that feeds the up mixing process L Source R ...

Page 174: ...ls 5 and 6 Dolby Decoder B Channel 1 Mono mix channels 7 and 8 Dolby Decoder B Channel 2 Mono mix channels 9 and 10 Dolby Decoder B Channel 3 Mono mix channels 11 and 12 Dolby Decoder B Channel 4 Mono mix channels 13 and 14 Dolby Decoder B Channel 5 Mono mix channels 15 and 16 Dolby Decoder B Channel 6 Mute Dolby Decoder B Channel 7 Down Mix L Dolby Decoder B Channel 8 Down Mix R Dolby Decoder B M...

Page 175: ...smoothness is user controllable by setting attack and release times An important feature that IntelliGain possesses is its ability to automatically detect commercials promos and normal programs During commercial promo periods it uses one set of attack and release times and during normal program periods it uses another set of attack and release times Both sets of attack and release times are defina...

Page 176: ...annels are grouped together Program Attack Time Defines the maximum integration time that is applied when loudness increases during a program period Program Release Time Defines the maximum integration time that is applied when loudness decreases during a program period Compander Attack Time Defines how quickly the compander reacts to an increase in the input loudness Compander Release Time Define...

Page 177: ...uration Source 2 2 2 2 defines audio program 1 mapped to AES 1 audio program 2 mapped to AES 4 audio program 3 mapped to AES 2 and audio program 4 mapped to AES 3 Program Configuration Source 2 2 2 2 p1 p2 p3 p4 has the audio program mapped sequentially If the audio program configuration is defined to be of this type it is recommended to use this Program Configuration Source Table 6 7 provides a l...

Page 178: ... 2 2 P1 L P1 R P3 L P3 R None None P2 L P2 R 2 2 1 1 P1 L P1 R P3 C P4 C None None P2 L P2 R 2 1 1 1 1 P1 L P1 R P4 C P5 C None None P2 C P3 C 1 1 1 1 1 1 P1 C P2 C P3 C P4 C P5 C P6 C None None 4 P1 L P1 R P1 C P1 S None None None None 2 2 P1 L P1 R None None None None P2 L P2 R 2 1 1 P1 L P1 R None None None None P2 C P3 C 1 1 1 1 P1 C P2 C P3 C P4 C None None None None 7 1 P1 L P1 R P1 C P1 LFE...

Page 179: ...imum integration time that is applied when loudness decreases during program period The actual integration time is content dependent For more responsive results set the release time to a smaller value Less than 1 second 1 sec maximum integration time will be applied when loudness decreases Less than 2 seconds 2 sec maximum integration time will be applied when loudness decreases Less than 3 second...

Page 180: ...Loudness values A Momentary selection defines a moving window of 400 ms A Short Term selection defines a moving window of 3 s 6 49 INTELLIGAIN MIXER TAB As shown in Figure 6 53 there are sixteen individual Output Channel Mixers for the Intelligain Mixer in the 7812UDXD series modules These Output Channel mixers perform audio inversion audio gain adjustment and audio channel swapping for each of th...

Page 181: ...1 Page 167 Figure 6 53 Intelligain Mixer Tab 6 49 1 Channel 1 6 49 1 1 Source X The Source X control enables the user to route one of the 16 internally processed input audio channels to the X input of the Channel mixer The user can select the channel source by selecting the desired channel from the Source X drop down menu as shown below ...

Page 182: ...der B Channel 1 Mono mix channels 7 and 8 Dolby Decoder B Channel 2 Mono mix channels 9 and 10 Dolby Decoder B Channel 3 Mono mix channels 11 and 12 Dolby Decoder B Channel 4 Mono mix channels 13 and 14 Dolby Decoder B Channel 5 Mono mix channels 15 and 16 Dolby Decoder B Channel 6 Mute Dolby Decoder B Channel 7 Down Mix L Dolby Decoder B Channel 8 Down Mix R Dolby Decoder B Monitor Channel 1 Down...

Page 183: ...ass R Channel 9 Dolby Decoder A Channel 1 Channel 10 Dolby Decoder A Channel 2 Channel 11 Dolby Decoder A Channel 3 Channel 12 Dolby Decoder A Channel 4 Channel 13 Dolby Decoder A Channel 5 Channel 14 Dolby Decoder A Channel 6 Channel 15 Dolby Decoder A Channel 7 Channel 16 Dolby Decoder A Channel 8 Mono mix channels 1 and 2 Dolby Decoder A Monitor Channel 1 Mono mix channels 3 and 4 Dolby Decoder...

Page 184: ...l Pass the audio channel through with no processing Invert Invert the phase of the audio channel 6 50 INTELLIGAIN PROGRAM CONTROL TAB IntelliGain can individually process up to eight audio programs independently An audio program defines how the audio is grouped together For example a 5 1 2 program configuration mode is defined to have 2 audio programs The first audio program is 5 1 and the second ...

Page 185: ...configuration source of 5 1 2 then 2 program configuration tabs will be user accessible However if IntelliGain detects a program configuration source of 1 1 1 1 then 4 program configuration tabs will be accessible Figure 6 54 identifies up to eight program configuration tabs that are accessible via the VistaLINK NMS Figure 6 54 Program 1 Configuration View 6 50 1 Program Configuration Control As I...

Page 186: ...el to the target loudness level Set this control to Enable to activate the IntelliGain audio leveler Enable Set this control to Enable to activate the IntelliGain audio leveler Disable Set this control to Disable to de activate the IntelliGain audio leveler 6 50 3 2 Target Loudness This control is used to set the target loudness level for the given audio program The IntelliGain processor will leve...

Page 187: ...me to add gain once the level goes below the target loudness Immediate Immediately processes the incoming audio 1 14 Seconds Allows the user to select a defined amount of time before applying processing Adaptive The adaptive setting will vary the hold time depending on the content for optimal sound quality 6 50 4 Program x Compander 6 50 4 1 Compander State This control is used to activate the on ...

Page 188: ...1 ratio Speech The Speech profile is used to compress expand content such as news documentaries or talking head type content Max Boost 15 dB below 50 dB Boost Range 50 to 31 dB 5 1 ratio Null Band Width 5 dB 31 to 26 dB Early Cut Range 26 to 16 dB 2 1 ratio Cut Range 16 to 4 dB 20 1 ratio Music Standard The Music Standard profile is used in most typical music environments such as concerts music vi...

Page 189: ...ects the output level has been exceeded For example if this control is set to 25 seconds it means that the output level has to be exceeded for a minimum of 25 seconds before an SNMP trap alarm is sent to VistaLINK The Fault Duration has a range of 0 5 sec to 240 seconds 6 50 6 3 Clear Duration Control The Clear Duration defines the amount of time that the IntelliGain system must be corrected to be...

Page 190: ... 2 Maximum Loudness The Maximum Loudness control will provide a real time value of the calculated maximum loudness value within the duration of the Integrated Loudness calculation This control is used for monitoring purposes only 6 50 7 4 3 Loudness Range The Loudness Range control will provide a real time value of the calculated loudness range value within the duration of the Integrated Loudness ...

Page 191: ... provide real time analysis and confidence monitoring with SNMP trap alarm notification These alarms can be enabled and disabled on an individual audio program basis using the IntelliGain Fault Traps configuration tab To enable or disable an SNMP alarm notification either check or un check the defined control The system also provides real time trap status information If a trap is sent by the Intel...

Page 192: ...ts and AES I O Page 178 Revision 1 1 1 Figure 6 55 IntelliGain Traps Tab 6 52 AVM CONTROL TAB Figure 6 56 AVM Control Tab 6 52 1 Trigger Settings 6 52 1 1 Audio Silence Level The audio level threshold below which audio is considered to be silent The default value is 70 00 dBFS with a valid range from 96 to 20 ...

Page 193: ...re 6 57 AVM Presets 6 53 1 Preset Trigger Conditions 6 53 1 1 Channel X Silence This option enables disables the AVM preset trigger conditions To select a preset trigger condition select the check box beside the desired condition 6 53 2 Preset Control 6 53 2 1 AVM Trigger Logic This option sets the logic to be used when combining the AVM preset trigger conditions to determine if the overall AVM pr...

Page 194: ...User Preset 4 When set to user preset 1 if trigger conditions are met the module will recall User Preset 4 User Preset 5 When set to user preset 1 if trigger conditions are met the module will recall User Preset 5 User Preset 6 When set to user preset 1 if trigger conditions are met the module will recall User Preset 6 User Preset 7 When set to user preset 1 if trigger conditions are met the modul...

Page 195: ...eset 4 When set to user preset 4 if trigger conditions are not met the module will recall User Preset 4 User Preset 5 When set to user preset 5 if trigger conditions are not met the module will recall User Preset 5 User Preset 6 When set to user preset 6 if trigger conditions are not met the module will recall User Preset 6 User Preset 7 When set to user preset 7 if trigger conditions are not met ...

Page 196: ...o enable AVM traps and monitor the trap status To enable a particular trap simply click the box located beside each trap so that a check mark appears When a check mark is present the trap is enabled When a check mark is not present the trap is disabled If a parameter under the Trap Status is green then the trap is present If the parameter is red then the trap is missing Figure 6 58 AVM Traps ...

Page 197: ...le Audio and Video traps and monitor the trap status To enable a particular trap simply click the box located beside each trap so that a check mark appears When a check mark is present the trap is enabled When a check mark is not present the trap is disabled If a parameter under the Trap Status is green then the trap is present If the parameter is red then the trap is missing Figure 6 59 Audio Vid...

Page 198: ... to enable or disable Closed Caption traps and view trap status To enable a particular trap simply click the box located beside each trap so that a check mark appears When a check mark is present the trap is enabled When a check mark is not present the trap is disabled If a parameter under the Trap Status is green then the trap is present If the parameter is red then the trap is missing Figure 6 6...

Page 199: ...not present the trap is disabled If a parameter under the Trap Status is green then the trap is present If the parameter is red then the trap is missing 6 58 THUMBNAILS TAB The 7812UDXD module can be setup to work with the VistaLINK thumbnail server in order to send video images of the output pictures using the Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP Thumbnails can be configured for each output pa...

Page 200: ...with this option This will enable the user to send either 1 32 1 16 1 8 or 1 4 of the original video size to the thumbnail server Note The size of the thumbnail image directly impacts the refresh rate to the thumbnail As the thumbnail size increases the refresh rate decreases 6 58 2 Server IP 6 58 2 1 Thumbnail Server IP Address The Thumbnail Server IP Address is where you set the IP address of th...

Page 201: ...tom View Main Module 7 1 SELECTING WHETHER LOCAL FAULTS WILL BE MONITORED BY THE GLOBAL FRAME STATUS FRAME STATUS The FRAME STATUS jumper J2 is located near the rear of the board and close to the white metal connector The FRAME STATUS jumper determines whether local faults as shown by the Local Fault indicator will be connected to the 7700FR C or 7800FR frame s global status bus To monitor faults ...

Page 202: ...l card firmware using the same process The following outlines the details of how to perform a serial interface based upgrade UPGRADE The UPGRADE jumper J2 is located on the top side of the main near the front of the card and is used when firmware upgrades are being done to the module For normal operation it should be switched to the RUN position as shown in the diagrams above See the Upgrading Fir...

Page 203: ...onsume more power on a per slot basis than the Evertz 7700FR C When a 7812UDXD series module is installed in the 7700FR C the module must occupy 3 slots to ensure that the frame power is managed properly This is accomplished by installing a Slot Blocker on the bottom side of the board If the Slot Blocker is not installed on the card and the card is inserted into the 7700FR the card will not power ...

Page 204: ...al station and receive feedback that the configuration has been carried out There are 3 components of SNMP 1 An SNMP manager also known as a Network Management System NMS is a computer running special software that communicates with the devices in the network Evertz VL Fiber demo Manager graphical user interface GUI third party or custom manager software may be used to monitor and control Evertz V...

Page 205: ...the REF IN BNC and indicates the standard that is detected when a valid reference is applied Video Delay Reports video delay through the card in ms CDP Parser Displays the status of Closed Caption reading Input AFD Code Status Reports any detected AFD values on the incoming video signal Output AFD Code Status Presents the AFD code being stamped on the output of the card if applicable SRC Status Di...

Page 206: ...the action that the 7812UDXD series product will take when there is a loss of video on the input Ch 1 2 Selects the source for internally processed channels 1 and 2 Ch 3 4 Selects the source for internally processed channels 3 and 4 Ch 5 6 Selects the source for internally processed channels 5 and 6 Ch 7 8 Selects the source for internally processed channels 7 and 8 Ch 9 10 Selects the source for ...

Page 207: ...in in RGB Domain G Gain Varies the Gain in RGB Domain B Gain Varies the Gain in RGB Domain Saturation Gain Sets the saturation gain level Video Gain Sets the video gain level Gamma Adjust Enables gamma adjust Gamma Level Sets the gamma correction level Red Gamma Level Adjusts the Red Gamma levels Green Gamma Level Adjusts the Green Gamma levels Blue Gamma Level Adjusts the Blue Gamma levels H Slew...

Page 208: ...ion and text channels into CEA708 caption services CC2 To CEA708 Service Maps closed caption and text channels into CEA708 caption services CC3 To CEA708 Service Maps closed caption and text channels into CEA708 caption services CC4 To CEA708 Service Maps closed caption and text channels into CEA708 caption services T1 To CEA708 Service Maps closed caption and text channels into CEA708 caption ser...

Page 209: ...band Vertical Intensity Sets the intensity of vertical enhancement Luma Floor Sets the gamma correction factor Detail Noise Floor Sets the minimum level of detail required before the enhancer is enabled AFD Input Enable Enables the input side AFD processing Loss of AFD Mode Configures the action that the converter will take when incoming AFD signals are lost AFD Stamp Source Sets the source for ou...

Page 210: ...s and loops selected media file Stop A Stops playing the left hand side logo Stop B Stops playing the right hand side logo Stop All Stops playing the left and right hand side logo IP Address Sets the IP address Subnet Mask Sets the subnet mask Default Gateway Sets the default gateway L Source Assign a channel to L Source R Source Assign a channel to R Source C Source Assign a channel to C Source L...

Page 211: ...he Dialnorm level of the Dolby bistream Audio Prod Info Sets the Audio Prod Information for the Dolby bitstream Mix Level Sets the Mix Level for the Dolby bit stream Room Type Sets the Room Type information Copyright Sets the Copyright information for the Dolby bit stream Original Bitstream Sets the Original Bitstream metadata for the Dolby bit stream Preferred Downmix Sets the Preferred Down Mix ...

Page 212: ... audio is up mixed Sound Direction Detect Rate Controls the detection rate of sound direction Table 8 2 VistaLINK Controlled Parameters 8 4 VISTALINK TRAPS The 7711UC HD modules will raise a VistaLINK trap if the temperature of the main or sub cards rises above 100 F Parameter Description SD CC1 to SD CC3 Not Present Displays the trap status of Standard Definition Closed Captioning for captions 1 ...

Page 213: ... Adjust Y Invert Enable Y Audio Proc Ch5 Ch8 Source X Gain Adjust X Invert Enable X Source Y Gain Adjust Y Invert Enable Y Audio Proc Ch9 Ch12 Source X Gain Adjust X Invert Enable X Source Y Gain Adjust Y Invert Enable Y Audio Proc Ch13 Ch16 Source X Gain Adjust X Invert Enable X Source Y Gain Adjust Y Invert Enable Y De Interlacer Control Deinterlacer Mode Deinterlacer Type IFMD Mode IFMD Thresho...

Page 214: ...ult Traps SD CC1 to SD CC3 Not Present CEA708 Service 1 to 16 Not Present Audio Video Traps Video Missing External Genlock Missing External Genlock Not Valid Audio Group 1 to 4 Not Present AFD Loss AES1 to AES8 Loss Temperarure GPIO GPIO1 GPIO4 None Recall Preset Play Logo Play Loop Logo Tally Logo Tally Preset Audio 5 1 Down Mix L Source R Source C Source LFE Source Ls Source Rs Source Output Sca...

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