FRC-9100
Frame Rate Converter
FRC-912C FRC-914K FRC-90DA FRC-90DM
3
rd
Edition
OPERATION
MANUAL
Page 1: ...FRC 9100 Frame Rate Converter FRC 912C FRC 914K FRC 90DA FRC 90DM 3rd Edition OPERATION MANUAL...
Page 2: ...tion Page 1 2019 05 27 First edition 2 2020 07 30 Added SNMP monitoring Changed Front Panel Auto Reboot description Changed option names FRC 912C FRC 914K 6 8 8 7 5 3 2021 02 02 Changed audio delay se...
Page 3: ...round the unit to gas lines units or fixtures of an explosive or dangerous nature Operation Hazard Do not operate the unit under hazardous or potentially explosive atmospheric conditions Doing so coul...
Page 4: ...d disconnect the power cord to avoid potentially hazardous conditions If problems similar to the above occur contact an authorized service representative before attempting to operate the unit again Ra...
Page 5: ...on for FRC 9100 FRC 90DA 1 Digital Audio Input Output card FRC 90DM 1 4 Dolby E Encoder Decoder card Trademarks Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby and the double D symbol are tra...
Page 6: ...io OUT 21 6 2 5 STATUS Timecode 21 6 2 6 STATUS AES IN OUT FRC 90DA 22 6 2 7 STATUS Dolby FRC 90DM 22 6 2 8 STATUS Version 23 6 3 SYSTEM Page Web 24 6 3 1 SYSTEM Channel A 24 6 3 2 Channel B SYSTEM 26...
Page 7: ...2 TCG Output Settings 54 6 6 2 3 TCG Mode Settings 54 6 6 2 4 TC Time Settings 56 6 7 UTILITY Page Web 57 6 7 1 Event Memory Settings 57 6 7 2 Setting Not Saved in Event Memory 58 6 7 3 System Reboot...
Page 8: ...13 Audio General 90 8 5 ANCILLARY Menu Panel 92 8 5 1 ANCILLARY Menu Panel Metadata 92 8 5 1 1 Metadata Demultiplex 93 8 5 1 2 Metadata Multiplex 93 8 5 2 ANCILLARY Menu Panel Timecode 93 8 5 2 1 TCR...
Page 9: ...otion Compensation Processing Suppresses resolution degradation caused by frequency conversion Scene Cut Detection The Scene Cut Detection feature can detect scene cuts automatically to avoid overcorr...
Page 10: ...25 24 23 98 1 1080p 60 59 94 50 30 29 97 25 24 23 98 1080i 60 59 94 50 720p 60 59 94 50 525 60 625 50 1 FRC 914K required 2160p 59 94 and 50 formats support 12G SDI 3G HD SDI Level A B SQD 2SI inputs...
Page 11: ...yellow Video signal cannot be synced VIDEO 1 LOSS Flashing red Video signal is not present See Sec 8 2 SYSTEM Menu Panel 6 Genlock indicator REF 2 LOCK Lit green Genlock signal is present and video si...
Page 12: ...ectable 6 LTC IN OUT Used to input and output timecode Currently unavailable 7 12G SDI IN 12G SDI OUT1 2 Used for 12G SDI connection Standard configuration Not used FRC 914K enabled Use 12G SDI IN to...
Page 13: ...audio 16 channels BNC x 8 for each Channel c DIGITAL AUDIO OUT A DIGITAL AUDIO OUT B Used to output AES digital audio 16 channels BNC x 8 for each Channel d METADATA A IN METADATA B IN Used to input...
Page 14: ...distributed from OUT 1 and OUT 3 The converted IN 2 signal will be distributed from OUT 2 and OUT 4 When the power is turned off IN 1 input will be passed through to OUT 1 and IN 2 to OUT 2 by a rela...
Page 15: ...ettings See Sec 6 3 3 System General and Sec 8 2 2 General Settings for details Signals are not input or output via unselected terminals If Output Terminal settings are changed save settings and reboo...
Page 16: ...3 System General and Sec 8 2 2 General Settings for details Signals are not input or output via unselected terminals If Output Terminal settings are changed save settings and reboot the FRC 9100 to a...
Page 17: ...s See Sec 6 3 3 System General and Sec 8 2 2 General Settings for details Signals are not input or output via unselected terminals If Output Terminal settings are changed save settings and reboot the...
Page 18: ...Dolby Metadata Configure GUI your computer must meet the following requirements OS Windows 7 8 10 operating system Professional 32 64bit CPU Intel Core 2 Duo processor 2 GHz or faster Memory 2 GB or...
Page 19: ...ion with FRC 9100 is established Status of Main window opens 6 2 STATUS Page Web 6 2 1 STATUS General Select STATUS then the General tab to open a web page as shown below Unit Status Error Operating s...
Page 20: ...erter reference and channels are displayed under Assign Output Video Status Output video format Converter output and channels are displayed under Assign 6 2 3 STATUS Emb Audio IN Selecting Emb Audio I...
Page 21: ...ignal information is displayed under Assign 6 2 5 STATUS Timecode Selecting Timecode in the STATUS tab opens the window as shown below TCR Status Channel A B Detect Type Input video timecode type Inpu...
Page 22: ...IO IN A B input audio status AES OUT A B Audio Status Displays the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT A B output audio status 6 2 7 STATUS Dolby FRC 90DM Selecting Dolby in the STATUS tab opens the window as shown bel...
Page 23: ...23 6 2 8 STATUS Version FRC 9100 Version information FRC 9100 version details...
Page 24: ...the Channel A tab to open a web page as shown below Format Settings Channel A input output formats and Genlock select are displayed Click Change to open a window for changing settings To change settin...
Page 25: ...signal that is input to Genlock 2 When no signal is input to Genlock 2 synchronizes to an internally generated signal 1 Input Lock cannot be selected under Genlock Select when inputting SD signals 2...
Page 26: ...HD mode and only when Input Format is set to an SD format or Auto Click Close after completing setting change 6 3 2 Channel B SYSTEM When the FRC 912C option is installed and SD HD to HD Dual Channel...
Page 27: ...d 3 and SDI OUT2 and 4 System Link Disable Enable Available when Process Mode is set to SD HD to HD and set to Dual Channel Selects whether to synchronize Channel A and Channel B during frame rate con...
Page 28: ...as shown below in which the current Channel A video settings are displayed Area Display contents Refer to Conversion Settings Video conversion settings 6 4 1 1 Extension Settings Scene cut and moving...
Page 29: ...are available if Conversion Mode is set to Motion Comp Complement Auto Linear Pull Down FS When a movie with drastic changes in movement is input select conversion mode Auto is the setting that maximi...
Page 30: ...ect Disable Enable Disable No moving text detection Enable Detects horizontally or vertically moving texts and preserves the details by interpolation 6 4 1 3 Area Marker Settings Click Change in the A...
Page 31: ...Click Change in Text Area 1 4 Settings areas to open windows as shown below Text areas are used to specify regular objects that are always placed in fixed positions on the screen such as logos or tex...
Page 32: ...a 2 Text Area 3 Text Area 4 Start H 0 1278 60 1020 60 1020 End H 2 1280 260 1220 260 1220 Start V 1 719 60 60 560 560 End V 2 720 160 160 660 660 6 4 2 VIDEO Channel B When the FRC 912C option is inst...
Page 33: ...nd adjusting audio levels Audio Options The following channels are available with audio options AES A 1 16 AES digital audio input and output for Channel A FRC 90DA required AES B 1 16 AES digital aud...
Page 34: ...ir Auto PCM audio data will be processed in SRC Non PCM audio data will be set to bypass SRC automatically Operate Processed in SRC regardless of the input signal as PCM or Non PCM When Non PCM data i...
Page 35: ...AES A in the Polarity block to open a window as shown below See Sec 6 5 1 3 SDI Polarity Settings for more details 6 5 1 5 Dolby Decoder Polarity Settings Click DEC A 1 or DEC A 2 in the Polarity bloc...
Page 36: ...efore downmixing When center channel is mixed to both left and right channels the volume may feel louder In such case select 4 5dB or 6dB Master Level 3dB 0dB Auto Sets the downmix master level Auto T...
Page 37: ...s as Mono Out1 8 Menu Setting Range Descriptions Mono 1 8 L R SDI A Ch 1 16 AES A Ch 1 16 1 DEC A 1 Ch 1 8 2 DEC A 2 Ch 1 8 3 Selects audio channel pairs to be processed as a mono sum of L R Default i...
Page 38: ...L R Mono Out A 1 to 8 ENC A 1 2 ENC A 2 3 500Hz Tone 1kHz Tone Silence Assign audio sources to SDI A Ch 1 16 Default SDI A Ch 1 16 To set all SDI audio channels Ch1 to Ch 16 as 500Hz Tone 1kHz Tone re...
Page 39: ...EC A 1 Down Mix L R 1 DEC A 2 Ch 1 8 2 DEC A 2 Down Mix L R 2 Down Mix A L R Mono Out A 1 8 500Hz Tone 1kHz Tone Silence Default SDI Ch1 8 Assign audio sources to Dolby Ch 1 8 Audio source encoding de...
Page 40: ...ptions Master 20 0 to 20 0dB Default 0dB Sets output gain offset to all the SDI audio channels Clicking enables you to change settings on a minimum scale Clicking Unity recalls default Ch 1 to 16 20 0...
Page 41: ...indow as shown below See the previous section for details on setting 6 5 1 13 Gain Dolby Encoder Settings Sets the gain of audio source channels that are encoded to Dolby E Click ENC A 1 or ENC A 2 in...
Page 42: ...tting amount to default Channel 1000 to 1000 Default 0msec Sets delay amount for each SDI audio channel Clicking the buttons changes setting amount in minimum increment Clicking the Unity button chang...
Page 43: ...95 164 188 191 30p 213 217 213 259 247 274 314 310 29 97p 217 218 230 249 284 326 311 308 25p 236 251 260 292 269 320 306 319 24p 265 283 272 334 333 328 321 338 23 98p 259 252 298 300 311 349 320 333...
Page 44: ...2 181 191 240 242 29 97p 204 175 220 235 207 250 25p 220 222 209 268 266 256 24p 222 237 248 264 280 290 23 98p 234 221 248 280 263 290 60i 146 130 139 151 151 178 59 94i 127 148 140 135 153 181 50i 1...
Page 45: ...for each group Disable Disabled group audio will not be embedded SDI Output Group Audio Clock Group1 Auto Reference Ch1 2 Ch3 4 Auto If an input NON PCM signal is selected in a group for SDI embedded...
Page 46: ...ch audio channel use the following menus Sec 6 5 1 7 Mono Sum 1 8 Settings Sec 6 5 1 8 Mapping SDI Settings or Sec 6 5 1 10 Mapping Dolby Encoder Settings 6 5 1 19 Dolby Decoder Settings Selects an au...
Page 47: ...Metadata stored in the Dolby module Metadata In A Metadata input to METADATA IN A port See Sec 2 2 Rear Panel SDI A IN Metadata embedded in the SDI input V ANC area DEC A Out Metadata received from t...
Page 48: ...in Channel A 1 decoder and encoder This is the same for Channel A 2 6 5 1 21 External Metadata Output Settings Selects data to be output from METADATA A OUT See Sec 2 2 Rear Panel Click METADATA A OUT...
Page 49: ...ing the audio clock phase data in the embedded audio Synchronous and asynchronous embedded audio signals from 4 audio groups can be de embedded separately Audio data will be processed as synchronous d...
Page 50: ...Range Highlighted Default Descriptions Reference Level 18 dBFS 20 dBFS Selects the digital audio reference level Grade Professional Consumer Selects the digital audio channel grade Professional For b...
Page 51: ...nu 6 6 1 ANCILLARY Metadata Select Metadata tab in ANCILLARY and select a Channel button to change settings A web page as shown below opens The current ancillary settings of the selected channel are d...
Page 52: ...the audio metadata Embedding Method Method A Method B Selects the embed method Metadata Source Demultiplex Decoder 1 Decoder 2 Internal 1 Internal 2 Demultiplex Metadata de embedded from the SDI inpu...
Page 53: ...Frame 6 6 2 1 TCR Input Settings Allows you to select the input timecode to be sent to TCR Timecode Reader Menu Setting Range Default is highlighted Description Input Type Select AUTO Automatically d...
Page 54: ...6 2 2 TCG Output Settings Allows you to select which timecode to be embedded and timecode generator counter mode Drop Frame is selectable when output format is 59 94Hz or 29 97Hz Non Drop Frame is aut...
Page 55: ...or Shutter operation is made or input timecode is discontinuous Offset Time Translate Disable Disables timecode offset Enable Enables timecode offset For example timecodes may start from 01 00 00 00 i...
Page 56: ...Start Time h m s f 00 00 00 00 to 23 59 59 29 00 58 00 00 Sets the start time of output timecode Selectable when the TCG Mode is Trigger TCR or Free Run TCR Trigger Time and TCG Start Time Setting Ra...
Page 57: ...elect an event to recall Selecting Load loads the selected event while starting up the FRC 9100 Load Event Loads a saved event Click Change to select an event to be loaded Selecting Load starts up loa...
Page 58: ...ttings Refer to Sec 6 7 5 Relay Bypass Settings for details Network Settings Refer to Sec 6 8 NETWORK Page Web for details 6 7 3 System Reboot Click Reboot in the UTILITY page Click OK in the dialog b...
Page 59: ...al This function is used to check video signals when installing FRC 9100 Click Change to bypass output video test signals To output test signals for each output terminal respectively select Bypass in...
Page 60: ...to change Ethernet settings A settings window opens Change network settings as necessary Note that the subnet mask is not expressed in dotted decimal notation such as 255 255 255 0 but expressed as a...
Page 61: ...P Address 192 168 0 10 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway 0 0 0 0 6 8 3 SNMP Setting SNMP settings are displayed Click Change to change Ethernet settings A settings window opens The FRC 9100 SN...
Page 62: ...0 0 0 Enters IP addresses of SNMP managers that receive traps Trap Address 2 0 0 0 0 Trap Community 1 trap 20 alphanumeric Sets the SNMP Trap community name Trap Community 2 IMPORTANT To apply SNMP ch...
Page 63: ...mode 1 Sdi525 59 94i 2 Sdi625 50i frc9100ChAOutFormatSetting Ch A output signal format setting Available formats vary depending on the Process Mode setting 12 INTEGER 4Kto4K HDto4K mode 204 Sdi2160 59...
Page 64: ...Available formats vary depending on the Process Mode setting 21 INTEGER All mode 240 Auto HDtoHD mode 60 Sdi1080 60p LevelA 62 Sdi1080 59p LevelA 64 Sdi1080 50p LevelA 61 Sdi1080 60p LevelB 63 Sdi1080...
Page 65: ...toryDefault 181 INTEGER frc9100EventLoadNumSetting Event number to be loaded 1 Event1 2 Event2 3 Event3 4 Event4 200 FactoryDefault 182 INTEGER frc9100EventLoadRun 0 Idle Normal state 1 Load Load the...
Page 66: ...EGER frc9100Option90DMA1 Same as above 34 INTEGER frc9100Option90DMA2 Same as above 35 INTEGER frc9100Option90DMB1 Same as above 36 INTEGER frc9100Option90DMB2 Same as above 37 INTEGER frc9100ChAInFor...
Page 67: ...p LevelA 61 Sdi1080 60p LevelB 63 Sdi1080 59p LevelB 65 Sdi1080 50p LevelB 23 Sdi1080 30p 24 Sdi1080 29p 25 Sdi1080 25p 26 Sdi1080 24p 27 Sdi1080 23p 10 Sdi1080 60i 11 Sdi1080 59i 12 Sdi1080 50i 5 Sdi...
Page 68: ...100SlotAAlarmTrap Slot A alarm 13 INTEGER frc9100SlotBAlarmTrap Slot B alarm 14 INTEGER frc9100TemperatureAlarmTrap Temperature alarm 15 INTEGER frc9100ChAInFormatTrap Ch A input format alarm 61 INTEG...
Page 69: ...ons from 4K to HD FRC 914K respectively 7 1 Connection between Web Browser and FRC 9100 Refer to Sec 6 1 Connection between Web Browser and FRC 9100 to connect the FRC 9100 to your PC through LAN 7 2...
Page 70: ...97p SQD 2160 25p SQD 2160 24p SQD 2160 23 98p SQD Selects an input signal format Auto Automatically detects the input signal to process A 3G SDI Level A B 3G SDI Level B SQD Square Division method 2S...
Page 71: ...0 59 94p B 1080 50p A 1080 50p B 1080 30p 1080 29 97p 1080 25p 1080 24p 1080 23 98p 1080 60i 1080 59 94i 1080 50i 720 60p 720 59 94p 720 50p Genlock Select Free Run Input Lock Genlock 1 Genlock 2 Sets...
Page 72: ...End H 1920 3840 3838 Start V 0 1080 1 End V 1080 2160 2159 Text Area 1 4 Settings Click Change in Text Area 1 4 Settings areas to set Text Area areas Menu Setting Range Highlighted Default Description...
Page 73: ...Sec 6 5 AUDIO Page Web for details 7 6 ANCILLARY Page Web See Sec 6 6 ANCILLARY Page Web for details 7 7 UTILITY Page Web See Sec 6 7 UTILITY Page Web for details 7 8 NETWORK Page Web See Sec 6 8 NET...
Page 74: ...Panel Touch SYSTEM to open the SYSTEM menu screen as shown below in which the current FRC 9100 current status is displayed Channel A B selection Process Mode input output signal formats aspect ratio a...
Page 75: ...neral for details on each setting 12G SDI is available with FRC 914K option SD HD to HD Dual Ch is available with FRC 912C option 4K to 4K HD to 4K and 4K to HD are available with FRC 914K option Syst...
Page 76: ...When another format signal is input black will be output Resolution 1080p 1080i 720p SD 525 625 Selects the input signal resolution SD 525 625 available only in SD HD to HD mode Frame Field Rate 60 5...
Page 77: ...l format using the following parameters When another format signal is input black will be output Resolution Frame Rate 2160 59 94p 2160 50p 2160 30p 2160 29 97p 2160 25p 2160 24p 2160 23 98p Selects t...
Page 78: ...n is set to 1080 60p 1080 59 94p or 1080 50p select the 3G SDI signal level Output images will appear distorted if Input Format Output Format or Genlock Select is changed and flickering may occur on a...
Page 79: ...s the current aspect ratio conversion and changes according to the aspect ratio selection To set the selected aspect ratio touch OK 8 2 3 4 System Phase Adjusts the horizontal and vertical system phas...
Page 80: ...ndow as shown below Refer to Format Settings in Sec 6 3 1 SYSTEM Channel A to select the output video reference mode then touch OK 8 2 3 6 Video Genlock Status Touch Video Genlock Status 6 in the SYST...
Page 81: ...hen confirmation is complete 8 2 3 9 Audio Status Touch Audio Status 9 in the SYSTEM diagram see Sec 8 2 3 to open a window as shown below Verify the audio status Touching SDI IN opens the input audio...
Page 82: ...RC 912C option is installed Select Channel A or Channel B in the top right corner of the screen Selecting Channel A sets the 1st channel frame rate converter Selecting Channel B sets the 2nd channel f...
Page 83: ...uch Cancel to cancel the change See Sec 6 4 1 2 Extension Settings for details on settings 8 3 4 Area Marker Touch Area Marker 3 in the VIDEO menu see Sec 8 3 to open a screen as shown below Turn text...
Page 84: ...window Selecting Channel A sets the SDI 1 input audio Selecting Channel B sets the SDI 2 input audio FRC 912C required Before selecting Channel B set SD HD to HD Dual Ch in the menu See Sec 8 2 2 Gene...
Page 85: ...SRC Settings for details on settings 8 4 2 Polarity In the AUDIO menu touch SDI A AES A DEC A 1 or DEC A 2 under Polarity to set Audio Polarity settings See Sec 6 5 1 3 SDI Polarity Settings for deta...
Page 86: ...under Assign 2 Select an audio source group under Display to display its audio sources under Select 3 Select an audio channel under Select See Sec 6 5 1 6 Down Mix Settings for details on settings 8 4...
Page 87: ...source group under Display then select an audio source under Select To select a test or silence signal select Other under Display 3 Touch Close when settings are complete See Sec 6 5 1 8 Mapping SDI...
Page 88: ...se increment decrement buttons to change the delay value The changed value is shown on the left side of the slide bar and also applied Touching Default returns the channel to the default value See Sec...
Page 89: ...ignal Mute Channel A In the AUDIO menu touch SDI A AES A ENC A 1 or ENC A 2 in the Test Signal Mute block to set test signal and mute settings See Sec 6 5 1 18 Test Signal Mute Settings for details on...
Page 90: ...Settings for details on settings 8 4 12 External Metadata In the AUDIO menu touch Metadata A Out Sel below Encoder to select the audio metadata to be output See Sec 6 5 1 21 External Metadata Output S...
Page 91: ...ec 6 5 3 3 Digital Audio Settings for details on settings Embedded Audio Demultiplex In the AUDIO General menu touch Setting in the Embedded Audio Demultiplex to display the setting window in which au...
Page 92: ...are enabled when the FRC 912C option is installed Selecting Channel A sets the 1st channel frame rate converter Selecting Channel B sets the 2nd channel frame rate converter Before selecting Channel B...
Page 93: ...udio metadata to be embedded onto SDI OUT 1 can be set To change the line for audio metadata to be embedded touch Enable under Embedding and use and to select the line number 8 5 2 ANCILLARY Menu Pane...
Page 94: ...ecode and TCG Output Select to display the setting window for Channel A Allows you to Counter Run Hold and Reset of timecode Run and Hold is selectable when TCG Mode is set to other than Sync TCR Pres...
Page 95: ...elect an event to recall The FRC 9100 starts up loading the settings in the selected event Load Event Loads a saved event Select an event to load Touch Load to start loading the selected event content...
Page 96: ...he Ramp signal for each output To stop test signal output select Off 8 6 3 Relay Bypass Settings The FRC 9100 allows you to pass through input to output using relay bypass This function is useful for...
Page 97: ...ss OK when settings are complete OK cannot be pressed if an invalid number is entered IMPORTANT To apply network changes restart the FRC 9100 The factory default network settings are as shown below IP...
Page 98: ...scription 1 File menu New Creates a new metadata file Open Opens a metadata file Save Saves the loaded metadata to a file Save As Overwrites the loaded metadata Set FRC 9000 settings Uploads the metad...
Page 99: ...ata parameters can be copied between programs See Sec 9 1 1 Copy Metadata between Programs To edit another module metadata select a Dolby Module in the Module selection tab Metadata can be copied betw...
Page 100: ...multiply programs at a time click them while pressing the Ctrl key 3 Click OK to copy the program metadata 9 1 2 Copy Metadata between Modules Click Copy Card in the Edit menu to display the Copy Car...
Page 101: ...andard Film Light Music Standard Music Light Speech Film Standard RF Mode Compression None Film Standard Film Light Music Standard Music Light Speech Film Standard RF Overmodulation Protection Disable...
Page 102: ...Ro Surround Downmix Level 1 5dB 3 0dB 4 5dB 6 0dB 999dB 3 0dB Surround EX Mode Not Indicated Not Surround EX Dolby Surround EX Not Surround EX A D Converter Type Standard HDCD Standard DC Filter Disab...
Page 103: ...ig Tool folder in the supplied CD ROM and double click the Setup icon to start the installation wizard 2 The following screen will appear Click Next 3 The following screen will appear Read the Softwar...
Page 104: ...elect the installation target folder and click Next 5 When the Install Shield Wizard opens click Install 6 When the installation is completed the following screen will appear Click Finish to close the...
Page 105: ...els 48 kHz 16 bit to 24 bit synchronous asynchronous FRC 90DA AES EBU Metadata input Reference input 1 0 Vp p unbalanced 16 stereo pairs 32 44 1 48 kHz 16 bit to 24 bit 75 BNC x 16 9 pin D sub female...
Page 106: ...ncluding rack mount brackets Weight FRC 9100 20 5 kg FRC 90DA 2 4 kg Consumables Power unit Replace every 5 years at room temperature Cooling fan Replace every 4 years at room temperature 10 2 Externa...
Page 107: ...n the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may...
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