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CR6400 Family

Digital Compact Routers and Control Panels

User’s Guide

UG0078-00

30 May 2014

Summary of Contents for CR6400 Series

Page 1: ...CR6400 Family Digital Compact Routers and Control Panels User s Guide UG0078 00 30 May 2014 ...

Page 2: ...nuals for their own internal business use Manuals for Miranda products may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying and recording for any purpose unless specifically authorized in writing by Miranda A Miranda manual may have been revised to reflect changes made to the product during its manufacturing life Thus different versions o...

Page 3: ...n Community this equipment is accompanied by authentic copies of original Declarations of Conformance on file in Miranda USA offices in Grass Valley California USA Software License Agreement and Warranty Information Contact Grass Valley for details on the software license agreement and product warranty Important Safeguards and Notices This section provides important safety guidelines for operators...

Page 4: ...losure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle alerts the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance service instructions The Ground symbol represents a protective grounding terminal Such a terminal must be connected to earth ground prior to making any other connections to the equipm...

Page 5: ...fer fuse replacements to qualified service person nel To avoid explosion do not operate this equipment in an explosive atmosphere Have qualified service personnel perform safety checks after any service General Cautions A caution indicates a possible hazard to equipment that could result in equipment damage Observe the following cautions when operating or working on this equipment When installing ...

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Page 7: ...spoint Card 9 I O Cards 9 3Gig 9 AES 9 The Control Panel 10 Button Functions 10 Definitions 11 Button Color 11 Feature Summary 12 Router 12 Control Panel 12 3 Installation 15 Package Contents 15 Design Considerations 16 Stand Alone Router 16 Stand Alone Network 16 Rack Mount 16 Creating a Router Network 18 Stand Alone Networks 18 Levels and IP Addresses in Stand Alone Networks 18 Testing 19 Stand ...

Page 8: ... 29 Startup 29 Level Selection 29 Takes 30 Locks 30 Panel Lock 31 Destination Lock 31 6 Maintenance 33 Prevention 33 Trouble Shooting 33 Power Supply LED Does Not Illuminate 34 Noisy Transitions 34 Router Functioning Improperly 34 Network Failure 34 7 Technical Details 35 Power Specifications 35 Reference Specifications 36 Physical Specifications 38 Environmental Specifications 39 Connectors 39 Se...

Page 9: ...ix CR6400 User s Guide 8 Misc Topics 47 Power Cord Retention for the PS0012 Power Supply 47 Glossary 49 Index 51 Contact Us 57 ...

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Page 11: ...aintenance and trouble shooting instructions Chapter 7 Technical Details provides electrical video audio mechanical and environmen tal specifications product drawings and default settings Chapter 8 Misc Topics presents a glossary miscellaneous instructions and information and a brief discussion of NV9000 router control systems An Index and Glossary are also provided for your reference The PDF Docu...

Page 12: ...he following terms and abbreviations are used throughout this guide The term control panel refers to the CP6464 control panel The term router refers to any of the CR6400 compact routers with or without its control panel If a distinction is required it will be made The term remote panel refers to a control panel mounted on a remote panel module The term captive panel refers to a control panel mount...

Page 13: ...ve a larger switching matrix 64 64 and modular construction The CR6400 routers are 2RU routers are about 10 inches deep A thin 2RU control panel the CP6464 can mount directly on the front of the router as shown here The control panel has an array of 64 device selection buttons at the left and 12 function buttons at the right Power LEDs Rotary Switch Reference LED Fan LED Connectors Removable Fan U...

Page 14: ...nd CP6464s do not yet operate in conjunction with remote panel modules or other CR series routers and panels See the glossary for a definition of remote panel module The 1RU routers have switching matrices up to 16 16 and the 2RU routers have switching matrices up to 32 32 The CR series includes many different routers that switch different signal formats SDI 3Gig HD SD AES analog audio and analog ...

Page 15: ...uters at first release operates only in stand alone mode also known as default mode either as a single router or in a small network Figure 2 1 compares a stand alone router with a captive panel to a stand alone router network with remote panel modules Fig 2 1 Standalone CR6400s Up to 4 CR6400 routers may be controlled with a single CP6464 Future releases will support CRSC and NV9000 network modes ...

Page 16: ... rotary switch set at its 0 position causes the router to be reset to its factory defaults You should not use the router in your system with its switch at the 0 position Two power LEDs give the status of the router s two power supplies The LEDs will be illuminated if the power supplies are functioning properly The fan LED shows red if a problem exists in the fan module and green otherwise The fan ...

Page 17: ...nd switches audio A router frame having no cards is considered of undefined type Figure 2 2 shows a simplified block diagram of a CR6400 router Fig 2 2 Block Diagram of the CR6400 Control Card The control card also called the CPU card is the heart of the router These are its functions Receive button presses made at the panel and send status button illumination to the panel Implement the architectu...

Page 18: ... where you connect your video refer ence to either video reference connector and use the other video reference connector to feed the reference signal to another device The reference signal must be terminated using a 75W terminator The CR6400 accepts these video reference rates Other Features The power LED is green when the control card has good power and red if power is faulty The alarm LED is red...

Page 19: ...e of a video reference The alarm LED is green otherwise 3Gig The 3Gig card has 16 coax inputs and 16 coax outputs The 3Gig I O cards support video with or without embedded audio at 2 966Gb s and 2 97Gb s video rates as well as a number of HD and SD bit rates and formats The 3Gig cards reclock at 270Mb s 1 483Gb s 1 485Gb s 2 966Gb s and 2 97Gb s The 3Gig cards bypass re clocking for other rates Vi...

Page 20: ...tch is set to position 1 2 3 or 4 the matching level button will be illuminated but disabled because it is not needed Panel Lock Prevents accidental use of the entire panel The panel lock button normally low tally green goes high tally red when the panel is locked All other buttons become disabled until the operator presses the panel lock button again to unlock the panel Destination Lock Prevents ...

Page 21: ...an output i e a connector on the CR6400 When you have just a single router the set of inputs for a source is just a single port and the set of outputs for a destination is just a single port For a Router Network Up to 4 Routers 1 A source is set of N inputs on the routers in the network where N is the number of routers A source comprises the same input on all N routers All levels are included in t...

Page 22: ...ved if power is shut off One RS 422 RS 485 port for connection to an automation system or control system Four I O card slots At first release the I O cards must be all AES cards or all 3Gig cards Each card has an alarm LED and a power LED One pair of video reference connectors BNC 75W loop through An LED indicates whether the router has video reference Another LED provides fan status Control Panel...

Page 23: ...y removed to accommodate customer defined button legends Two LEDs indicate whether the power supplies of the router on which the control panel is mounted are connected and functioning An LED indicates whether the router has reference Another LED provides fan status A control panel mounts easily and quickly on the router with two knurled screws and electri cal connectors The CR6400 routers have two...

Page 24: ...14 Introduction Feature Summary ...

Page 25: ...ontact Grass Valley Depending on your order the items that can ship include One or more routers The router s crosspoint card and control card will have been inserted in their respective slots I O modules inserted in I O slots of the router A shielded Ethernet cable 7 about 2m for each router One or more control panels One or more power supplies User s guides this document in particular router firm...

Page 26: ...s considered a level The levels are numbered and the level numbers range from 1 to 4 The routers can be switched either independently or simultaneously for multi level takes The term level at this release means nothing more than a router number Rack Mount The CR6400 routers are designed to mount in a 19 rack Rack mounting is not a requirement but we assume a 19 rack for the sake of simplicity Foll...

Page 27: ...tor 6 Optionally connect the ground lug to earth ground Use copper wire from 14 to 6 AWG Grounding decisions are left to you or your facilities manager Failure to connect the ground will not affect normal operation but connecting the ground will protect you and your equip ment in a power anomaly such as a lightning strike 7 Connect one or both power supplies The external power supplies are describ...

Page 28: ... A stand alone CR6400 network comprises the following items From 1 to 4 CR6400 routers A CP6464 panel An Ethernet switch capable of 100MB s operation with enough ports to accommodate your routers Figure 3 1 shows a sample network of routers Fig 3 1 Network of Routers The panel can switch signals on the 4 routers if they are correctly set up Each router is consid ered a level The panel operator sel...

Page 29: ...nated Most will be low tally Some of the function buttons at the right will be illuminated and some will not 3 Perform one or more takes using the panel Press the destination mode button followed by a selection button Then press the source mode button followed by a selection button You do not need to connect any devices to a router to see whether it switches but it helps in testing if you do Butto...

Page 30: ...ectors of the routers 3 Your panel should power up with its panel lock button high tally red Press the panel lock button to turn panel lock off The panel s buttons should become illuminated and operable 4 If you have set the rotary switches of your routers correctly one or more of the level buttons should be illuminated Level button 1 the left most level button corresponds to the router whose rota...

Page 31: ...ions Follow these steps to connect a power supply 1 Plug the 4 pin connector on the power supply into the 4 pin connector PS1 or PS2 at the rear of the router There is only one way that it will fit Do not force it 2 Plug the AC cord into the other end of the power supply brick and then plug the AC plug into an AC power outlet There is no on off switch The Physical Inputs and Output Connections The...

Page 32: ...mm square A 3 8 9 5mm square insert will allow a little clearance The clear plastic material used for overhead transparencies is suitable for printing legends To apply a label to a button pull the clear plastic cap from the button insert the label in the cap and replace the cap We recommend that you not use adhesive Button legend templates in Word Illustrator and Freehand formats are available on ...

Page 33: ...d IP Addresses in Stand Alone Networks on page 18 for information on rotary switch settings and subnet addresses Panel Configurations At this release the CP6464 panels do not require configuration and it is not possible to configure them ...

Page 34: ...24 Configuration Panel Configurations ...

Page 35: ... to which a device is connected and we ignore the devices In fact the router functions properly regardless of whether it is actually connected to any devices A port is a single connector DIN 1 0 2 3 on a router An input port or just input is one that receives a signal An output port or just output is one that sends a signal For a Single Router 1 A source is a one input at the rear of the CR6400 ro...

Page 36: ...for redun dancy connect one to PS1 and the other to PS2 At power up the router loads stored program code into its internal FPGA and restores its previous operational state The state includes the crosspoint map between inputs and outputs and which of the outputs are locked If a router s rotary switch is set to the 0 position the router reverts to the factory default state not its previous state At ...

Page 37: ...remains in source mode until you again press Destination Mode If you forget to which destination you made the route the destination will be high tally when you press Destination Mode If a destination is locked it will be low tally red If you press its button it will go high tally red The panel remains in destination mode You cannot perform a take for a destination that is locked See Locks Locks Th...

Page 38: ...s high tally If you subsequently press a button for a destination that is locked the button goes high tally red and the Destination Lock button goes high tally as this example shows Other destinations remain unchanged whether locked or unlocked and specifically you can route the source that feeds a locked destination to any number of other destinations When you select another unlocked destination ...

Page 39: ...e signal At power up routers discover the presence and state of other routers in the network At power up a control panel s Panel Lock button is on red You must turn Panel Lock off before you can use the panel There must be from 1 to 4 routers whose levels are distinct and in the range 1 4 The level buttons on the panel that correspond to the levels of the routers are illuminated and operable If th...

Page 40: ...to perform a multi level take 1 Press the level buttons on a panel to select the levels for the take Be aware of the level selec tion exceptions listed under Exceptions above The buttons for selected levels are high tally 2 Press Destination Mode 3 Select a destination 4 Press Source Mode 5 Select a source The take is complete A routing switch occurs on each level you selected at the remote panel ...

Page 41: ...ontrol panels or the network Destination Lock Destination lock prevents an operator from selecting another source for the currently selected destination In a network sources and destinations comprise one or more levels When you lock a destination it is locked on the levels you select And when you unlock a destination it is unlocked on the levels you select To unlock the destination completely you ...

Page 42: ... unlocked destination a locked destination goes low tally red This illustration shows destination 1 selected and destination 5 locked Because the selected destina tion is not locked the Destination Lock button is not red but low tally amber To unlock a destination 1 Press level buttons on a panel to select the intended levels 2 Press Destination Mode 3 Press the selection button for the destinatio...

Page 43: ...uters contact Grass Valley to request software and firmware upgrades Update all your devices to the same firmware revision If a router fails you can perform certain simple diagnostics Call Grass Valley if the problem cannot be solved easily Trouble Shooting If a CR6400 router or CP6464 malfunctions first examine all input and output connections all network connections and all power connections Ver...

Page 44: ... a composite reference might cause the switch point to occur at the wrong place in the HD stream You might see switching transients The composite switch point is specified as NTSC line 10 Embedded audio will have a noticeable discontinuity Router Functioning Improperly If the router gets power but the router does not transmit signals properly or does not switch properly the router has an indetermi...

Page 45: ...cations 40 Audio Specifications 41 Drawings 41 Defaults 46 Power Specifications CR6400 Router Power Specifications Power Supply Specifications Specification Detail Power consumption CR6464 3Gig 77W maximum CR6464 AES 55W maximum Regulatory UL listed and CE compliant Specification Detail AC power 120 240VAC 50 60Hz up to 2 0A DC power 48VDC 160W max 3 34A max Ripple and Noise 240mVp p Efficiency Ty...

Page 46: ...2 83 72 0 2 83 35 0 1 38 1 2 4 3 Pins 1 and 4 are 48V Pins 2 and 3 are ground nominally 0V The metal ring is ground also Detail Connectors 2 BNC 1 pair loop through non terminating 75W characteristic imped ance All digital routers HD SD AES accept these video reference rates Composite HD Tri level 525i 59 94 NTSC 625i 50 PAL 720p 23 98 720p 24 720p 25 720p 29 97 720p 30 720p 50 720p 59 94 720p 60 ...

Page 47: ...59 94 720p 60 1080i 47 95 1080i 48 1080i 50 1080i 59 94 1080i 60 1080p 23 98 1080p 24 1080p 25 1080p 29 97 1080p 30 1080p 50 1080p 59 94 1080p 60 525i 59 94 625i 50 720p 23 98 720p 24 720p 25 720p 29 97 720p 30 720p 50 720p 59 94 720p 60 1080psf 23 98 1080psf 24 1080psf 29 97 1080psf 30 1080i 50 1080i 59 94 1080i 60 1080p 23 98 1080p 24 1080p 25 1080p 29 97 1080p 30 1080p 50 1080p 59 94 1080p 60 ...

Page 48: ...er 2 connectors See the drawing under Power Specifications on page 35 Ethernet 1 connector 10 100BaseT RJ 45 jack Serial 1 connector 9 pin D type usage determined by software SMPTE 207M Video reference 2 connectors BNC 75W Two 2 60 connectors for optional control panel Removable module 4 I O card slots at rear 1 crosspoint card slot at rear 1 control card slot at rear 1 fan module removable at the...

Page 49: ...uters has this pinout The connector is RS 485 but can be used as RS 422 Customers who want to operate the router through an automation system or a control system may contact Grass Valley technical support for information Specification Detail Operating temperature 0 45 C ambient Relative humidity 0 to 90 non condensing Cooling Removable fan module two fans 5 1 6 9 Gnd TX RX Gnd n c Gnd TX RX Gnd ...

Page 50: ...s reclocking at 143 177 270 360 540Mb s and 1 483 1 485Gb s rates automatic bypass for other rates Input output impedance 75W Input cable equalization up to 150m Belden 1694A or equivalent cable at 1 483Gb s and 1 485Gb s and 400m at 143 540Mb s Input return loss 15dB 5MHz to 1 5GHz Output level 800mV pp 10 Output offset 0VDC 0 5V Output rise fall time 270ps 20 to 80 Output overshoot 10 of amplitu...

Page 51: ...ominal into 75 W Input range 200 mVp p to 3 Vp p into 75 W Input return loss 25 dB from 100 kHz to 6 MHz Input connectors BNC 75 W Signal outputs Signal type AES3id 2 mono channels per input Sample rate async 32 kHz 192 kHz sync 48 kHz Output level 1Vp p 10 into 75 W Output offset 0 0 VDC 50 mVDC AC coupled Output rise fall time 4 ns 8 ns Output jitter 1ns in synchronous mode Output return loss 25...

Page 52: ...ront View of the CR6400 Family Routers Screw Holes for Control Panel 2 Cover Plate over Control Panel Connec 16 Pos Rotary Switch Power LEDs 2 Fan Module Removable Video Reference LED Fan Alarm LED 3 47 88 1 3 00 76 2 16 74 425 2 19 0 482 6 ...

Page 53: ...ws of the CR6464 3Gig Router Control Card Ethernet RS 422 64 Outputs DIN 1 0 2 3 coax PS1 PS2 GND Lug 64 Inputs DIN 1 0 2 3 coax Crosspoint Card I O Cards 4 3Gig Video Reference 2 BNC 75W 3 47 88 1 3 00 76 2 17 48 444 0 19 0 482 6 0 76 19 3 ...

Page 54: ...6464 AES Router AES I O AES I O AES I O AES I O Control Card Ethernet RS 422 64 Outputs DIN 1 0 2 3 coax PS1 PS2 GND Lug 64 Inputs DIN 1 0 2 3 coax Crosspoint Card I O Cards 4 3Gig Video Reference 2 BNC 75W 3 47 88 1 3 00 76 2 17 48 444 0 19 0 482 6 0 76 19 3 ...

Page 55: ...anel Panel Lock Button Selection Buttons 1 64 Destination Lock Button Power Supply LEDs Knurled Screws 2x Connector to Router Level Selection Buttons 1 4 Fan LED Video Reference LED Source Mode Destination Mode 0 50 12 7 17 62 447 5 16 74 425 2 3 41 86 6 1 705 43 3 0 82 20 8 ...

Page 56: ...routing changes the power up state of the inputs and outputs is the state you last created If the router s rotary switch is at position 0 the router will reset to its factory default state at power up Initial Control Panel State The initial control panel state at power up is Panel Lock with all levels selected Before performing an operation on any control panel remote or local you must turn off it...

Page 57: ... supply Examine the last figure in this section to see how the strap should be applied 2 Placed the Velcro retention strap fuzzy side up on top of the power supply with the buckle loop approximately 1 inch from the AC input side and the remaining strap around the cord end and down 3 Holding the buckle in place lift the strap up and around the cord end so the strap overlaps itself 4 Holding the buc...

Page 58: ...op Cinch the strap tightly While keeping tension place the 2 inch strap end with Velcro loops down on the fuzzy part to complete the process 6 Examine the strap though its path around the cord and power supply Be sure that no slack exists and that it is tight the full length of the strap If necessary adjust and cinch it more tightly ...

Page 59: ...de A hypothetical device in this system is Camera 1 which consists of video on input port 1 of the video router AES on input port 5 of the AES router and time code on input port 8 of the time code router You can use an analog audio router to router time code signals DVB ASI Digital Video Broadcast Asynchronous Signal Interface A transmission scheme for MPEG 2 payloads at up to 270Mbps It was devel...

Page 60: ...onnected to one or more input ports A destination is a device that is connected to one or more output ports An example of such a device would be a monitor A device can be both a source and destination An example of such a device is a VTR Subnet mask A 32 bit number that distinguishes the common part of an IP address from the unique part For two IP addresses 192 168 2 10 and 192 168 2 30 the common...

Page 61: ...nitial states 46 legends 17 22 Buttons level 30 C Cable Ethernet 17 Capital or bold face letters 2 Captive panel 2 Cautions v CE iii Change history iii Chapter structure 1 Chapters 1 Preface 1 2 Introduction 3 3 Installation 15 4 Configuration 21 5 Operation 25 6 Maintenance 33 7 Technical Details 35 8 Misc Topics 47 China contact 57 Compact router 2 15 16 39 features 12 Compact router system conf...

Page 62: ...Fax number 57 FCC statement iii Features compact router 12 control panel 12 Figures block diagram digital video router 7 CP6464 front and top views 45 CR6400 front view drawing 42 CR6464 3Gig rear view 43 CR6464 AES rear view 44 Find Acrobat 2 First Page Acrobat 2 Formats video 50 FPGA 26 29 Frame 2 France contact 57 Function buttons 12 G Go to Next View Acrobat 1 Go to Previous View Acrobat 1 Gra...

Page 63: ...ew CR series 3 P Package contents 15 PAL 8 36 Panel configurations 23 Panel lock 10 28 31 49 Panel captive 2 Panel control 2 7 10 12 13 15 16 22 31 Panel remote 2 PCM 49 PDF documents 1 navigating and searching 1 Photos power cord retention 47 48 Physical level 49 Physical specifications analog video router 38 control panel 38 digital audio router 38 digital video routers 38 Port defined 50 Power ...

Page 64: ... Static 15 Status GUI 1 Strap power cord retention 47 Subnet address 18 Subnet mask 50 Support contact 57 SWB super wide band 40 50 Switch Ethernet 18 29 Switch rotary 12 16 22 Switching mono 50 Symbols for examples 2 for special messages 2 Symbols meaning iv Sync reference 12 T Tables digital audio specifications 41 digital video specifications 40 environmental specifications 39 physical specific...

Page 65: ...55 CR6400 User s Guide router 3Gig 40 50 router HD 40 router SD 40 supported formats 50 supported rates 50 W Warnings hardware v Warranty iii Web site 57 ...

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