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Page 1: ...PERFORMER HD D IG IT AL 10X1 ROUTING SWITCHER Instruction Manual 071 0299 00 FIRST PRINTING SEPTEMBER 1998 ...

Page 2: ...nts issued and pending Product options and specifications subject to change without notice The informa tion in this manual is furnished for informational use only is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by Grass Valley Group Grass Valley Group assumes no re sponsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this publication Region Vo...

Page 3: ...osive Atmosphere x Avoid Exposed Circuitry x Product Damage Precautions x Use Proper Power Source x Use Proper Voltage Setting x Provide Proper Ventilation x Do Not Operate With Suspected Failures xi Safety Terms and Symbols xi Terms in This Manual xi Terms on the Product xi Symbols on the Product xi Regulatory Notices Certifications and Compliances xiii Canadian Certified Power Cords xiii FCC Emi...

Page 4: ...2 10 Cabling 2 11 D Connector Cabling 2 11 Matrix BNC Cabling 2 12 Power 2 13 Section 3 Operation and Maintenance Introduction 3 1 Performer HD Front Remote Panel Operation 3 1 Data Rate Mode 3 2 Audio Follow Video 3 2 Breakaway 3 3 Video Only 3 3 Audio1 Only 3 4 Audio2 Only 3 5 Protect 3 6 Joystick Override Operation 3 7 Serial Protocol Descriptions 3 8 Performer HD ASCII Protocol 3 10 Command Li...

Page 5: ...Performer HD Instruction Manual v Contents Glossary Index ...

Page 6: ...vi Performer HD Instruction Manual Contents ...

Page 7: ...information for the Performer HD 10x1 Digital Routing Switcher Conventions Used In This Manual Buttons pressed or switches set at specific locations on the Performer HD control panel are shown in the following type Press the Video button Set the Reclock switch to Off to use SDTV signals in the 10 Mbps to 700 Mbps range ...

Page 8: ...viii Performer HD Instruction Manual Preface ...

Page 9: ...f electric shock do not perform any servicing other than that contained in the operating instructions unless you are qualified to do so Injury Precautions Use Proper Power Cord To avoid fire hazard use only the power cord specified for this product Ground the Product This product is grounded through the grounding conductor of the power cord To avoid electric shock the grounding conductor must be c...

Page 10: ...ct in an explosive atmosphere Avoid Exposed Circuitry To avoid injury remove jewelry such as rings watches and other metallic objects Do not touch exposed connections and components when power is present Product Damage Precautions Use Proper Power Source Do not operate this product from a power source that applies more than the voltage specified Use Proper Voltage Setting Before applying power ens...

Page 11: ...n damage to the equipment or other property Terms on the Product These terms may appear on the product DANGER indicates a personal injury hazard immediately accessible as one reads the marking WARNING indicates a personal injury hazard not immediately accessible as you read the marking CAUTION indicates a hazard to property including the product Symbols on the Product DANGER High voltage Presence ...

Page 12: ...ipment External protective grounding terminal Such a terminal may be connected to earth ground as a supplement to an internal grounding terminal Equipment contains static sensitive components Use anti static grounding equipment whenever handling or servicing modules and components When circuit modules are removed from the frame place them on a flat static controlled surface Failure to follow this ...

Page 13: ...ce with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equip ment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Tektronix can affect emission compliance and could void the user s authority to opera...

Page 14: ...pters appropriate for use in the North America power network All other AC adapters supplied are ap proved for the country of use EN55022 Class A Warning For products that comply with Class A In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be re quired to take adequate measures ...

Page 15: ... delivery uses MPEG 2 compressed video and Dolby AC 3 compressed audio HDTV contains at least twice the resolution of existing analog broadcast television NTSC PAL and related formats in both the horizontal and vertical directions 400 total increased resolution HDTV is also presented at a 16 9 aspect ratio compared to existing analog broadcast s 4 3 ratio providing 33 more picture area Related to ...

Page 16: ...most widely supported formats are 1920x1080 interlaced at 30 frames per second 1080i and 1280x720 progressive 720p at 60 frames per second System Level Architecture System Level Architecture addresses the configuration of your system and how the signal flows The Performer HD router is a three matrix frame The video matrix switch es 10 Inputs to a single dual Output The two audio matrices each swit...

Page 17: ...ck mode Impedance 75 Ohm Quantity 1 Dual Connector 75 Ohm BNC Return Loss 15 dB to 1 485 GHz Audio Data Inputs Type Serial Digital conforming to standard AES3 1992 ANSI S4 40 1985 Impedance 75 Ohm 5 100KHz to 6MHz BNC connector Quantity 10 per Audio Matrix 20 Total Level 400mV signal level 7Vp p balanced Connector Type Unbalanced 75 ohm BNC Audio Data Outputs Type Serial Digital conforming to stan...

Page 18: ...ty 1 Operational Range 10 240 VAC 50 60Hz Frame Power Consumption 16W Mechanical Dimensions 1RU Frame 4 45 x 48 3 x 25 4 cm 1 75 H x 19 W x 10 D Weight 6 75 kg 15 lbs Environmental Operating Temperature 0 to 40 degrees Centigrade ambient Relative Humidity 0 to 90 non condensing Table 1 1 Performer HD Specifications ...

Page 19: ...gurations Dipswitch banks identified as S1 S2 S3 and S4 are located under a remov able panel on the top of the Performer HD Figure 2 1 shows the location and default settings of the dipswitch banks Figure 2 1 Dip Switch Location and Access Panel 2 1 xxxx_xx_x 1 2 3 4 5 6 OPEN 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 OPEN 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 OPEN 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 OPEN 7 8 S3 S1 S2 S4 1 2 3 4 5 6 OPEN 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 OPEN 7 8 1 ...

Page 20: ...2 RS485 18 GND S Cable max 2000 610m User fabricated O 25 1 13 14 Performer HD 1 9 7 5 3 1 2 A2 Out AC In AES EBU 2 In 10 8 6 4 2 1 9 7 5 3 1 2 V Out Option Remote Video In 10 8 6 4 2 1 9 7 5 3 1 2 A1 Out AES EBU 1 In 10 8 6 4 2 A1 CH 1 2 A2 CH 3 4 Video Grass Valley 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Input Selection Performer HD VAA Breakaway Protect Status Display V A1 CH1 2 On HD Vid Present Reclock Off A2 C...

Page 21: ...ata Bit 7 Parity Odd Stop 1 25 1 13 14 Performer HD 1 9 7 5 3 1 2 A2 Out AC In AES EBU 2 In 10 8 6 4 2 1 9 7 5 3 1 2 V Out Option Remote Video In 10 8 6 4 2 1 9 7 5 3 1 2 A1 Out AES EBU 1 In 10 8 6 4 2 A1 CH 1 2 A2 CH 3 4 Video Grass Valley 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Input Selection Performer HD VAA Breakaway Protect Status Display V A1 CH1 2 On HD Vid Present Reclock Off A2 CH2 3 A2 CH 3 4 Dip Switch S...

Page 22: ...7 Parity Odd Stop 1 Performer HD 25 1 13 14 1 9 7 5 3 1 2 A2 Out AC In AES EBU 2 In 10 8 6 4 2 1 9 7 5 3 1 2 V Out Option Remote Video In 10 8 6 4 2 1 9 7 5 3 1 2 A1 Out AES EBU 1 In 10 8 6 4 2 A1 CH 1 2 A2 CH 3 4 Video Grass Valley 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Input Selection Performer HD VAA Breakaway Protect Status Display V A1 CH1 2 On HD Vid Present Reclock Off A2 CH2 3 A2 CH 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 OPEN 7 8...

Page 23: ...g M007D000501 Take string M0003T01 Table 2 1 Performer HD ASCII Command String ASCII Description Preset String Byte 1 M carriage return Byte 2 00 Performer address Byte 3 07 number of data string characters CMD D data preset source to destination Byte 4 00 level 00 all levels Byte 5 05 input selection Byte 6 01 output selection Take Strings Byte 1 M carriage return Byte 2 00 Performer address Byte...

Page 24: ... S2 segments 2 7 and 8 2 Set for one of the three following conditions STANDALONE For Internal Strobe without providing external strobe output from pin 4 of REMOTE connector Open segments 2 7 and 8 MASTER To provide External Strobe from pin 4 of the REMOTE connector while using Internal Strobe open segment 7 Close seg ment 8 This is the Factory setting SLAVE To receive External Strobe on pin 4 of ...

Page 25: ...ata bits 8 Data Bits S3 O 300 Baud S3 O O O 600 Baud S3 O O C 1200 Baud S3 O C O 2400 Baud S3 O C C 4800 Baud S3 C O O 9600 Baud S3 C O C 19 2K Baud S3 C C O 38 4K Baud S3 C C C 76 8K Baud S3 O O O No Parity S3 O O Even Parity S3 O C Odd Parity S3 C O VI Internal send external S2 O C VI Internal don t send external S2 O O VI S2 C 0 Address a a Address values are cumulative and are added into the t...

Page 26: ...tions are listed in Table 2 4 To set up a protocol select protocol message parity bit rate and switcher polling address For ASCII protocols also set serial port data bits at 7 or 8 For other protocols the data bits are automatically set at 8 Performer serial port stop bits are automatically set at 1 Table 2 4 Protocols and Applications Protocol Application Performer Remote Control Use this protoco...

Page 27: ...dard source names and clear button caps are included with Performer Select names which suit your requirements and install the chips and caps as illustrated Figure 2 5 Button Labeling IN STATUS DISPLAY VTR 27 V A1CH1 2 A2CH1 2 Install caps so that the fingernail slots are at top and bottom Film Chip ...

Page 28: ... the back of the Performer HD Figure 2 6 Rack Installation There are many different rack manufacturers The size and thread pitch of mounting screws varies These screws must be supplied by the rack manu facturer or purchased locally When installing a Performer HD router in a rack with other devices keep the Performer HD router out of the airflow path of vertically cooled com ponents A1 CH 1 2 A2 CH...

Page 29: ...option is installed Table 2 5 shows the pin numbering and lists the signal to pin number cor relation for the Remote and Option 25 pin female D connectors CAUTION If you are adding your own control device using RS422 or RS485 control you may need to construct a connecting cable Both RS422 and RS485 control require terminating resistors installed at the end of the RS422 or RS485 bus 1 9 7 5 3 1 2 A...

Page 30: ... status 7 Switch 7 8 AD bit D of 4 bit binary audio status 8 Switch 8 19 0 a bit O of 5 bit binary source select a Active Low 9 Switch 9 21 A bit A of 5 bit binary source select 10 Switch 10 22 B bit B of 5 bit binary source select 11 Switch V Video Only 9 C bit C of 5 bit binary source select 12 SwitchA1 Audio 1 Only 20 D bit D of 5 bit binary source select 13 Switch A2 Audio 2 Only 12 KEY ON act...

Page 31: ...mer HD does a self test Note To accelerate the displays press any of the buttons 1 through 8 on the Perform er HD front panel To skip the self test entirely press any other button Status information is displayed in the following order Table 2 6 Performer HD Self Test Start up Display Protocol or Test 88 88 88 LED test rE SE t Warm reset 10 20 TEN 20 compatible 7 68 00 Baud rate PA r n8 No parity 8...

Page 32: ...2 14 Performer HD Instruction Manual Section 2 Installation ...

Page 33: ...l De scriptions provide the technical information needed for control from pro duction switchers and terminals Performer HD Front Remote Panel Operation When using a Performer HD with any remote controller the Performer HD is the master panel it can remove protects placed by the remote con troller Except for this difference the following operating descriptions ap ply to both the local integrated co...

Page 34: ...igure 3 2 Data Rate Mode Selection Audio Follow Video An Audio Follow Video AFV take is one in which Video Audio 1 Chan nel 1 2 and Audio 2 Channel 3 4 all come from the same input To perform an AFV take Press the button below the number of the desired source Figure 3 3 AFV Take Source 5 Following the action above the Status Display would indicate Video Au dio 1 Channel 1 2 and Audio 2 Channel 3 4...

Page 35: ... from source 5 Figure 3 5 Breakaway Tale on Source 5 Many users are accustomed to holding down the Breakaway button while making a breakaway selection Performer HD simplifies this operation by allowing a press and release of the Breakaway button followed by source selection Video Only To change the video source only 1 Press the Breakaway button labeled Video The V window will display dashed underl...

Page 36: ... only 1 Press the Breakaway button labeled A1 The A1 window will display dashed lines awaiting entry If you wish to cancel the breakaway press the Breakaway button a second time Figure 3 8 Audio1 Source change 2 Press the button of the desired source The Status Display will now indicate that Audio1 is deriving from the newly selected source Video and Audio2 continue as before for exam ple select A...

Page 37: ...ntry To cancel the breakaway press the Breakaway button a second time Figure 3 10 Audio2 Source Change 2 Press the button of the desired source The Status Display will now indicate that Audio2 is deriving from the newly selected source Video and Audio1 continue as before For exam ple select A2 source 3 Figure 3 11 Video Source 8 Audio1 Source 4 Audio2 Source 3 STATUS DISPLAY V A1 A2 05 STATUS DISP...

Page 38: ...tected status as illustrated below Figure 3 12 Protected Status Display Alternating with Figure 3 13 Sources Selected Display To release the protect Press and release all three Breakaway buttons simultaneously The panel will revert to normal operation The integral control panel of the switcher can remove protects placed by re mote panels or external devices External devices cannot remove a protect...

Page 39: ...ommon video mon itor Joystick override operations follows An initial source is sent to the monitor using the Performer HD control panel This will be the default source To use the Joystick Override 1 Press and hold the switch on the CCU to check the signal coming out of the camera As long as the switch is held down the video of the associated camera is displayed on the monitor 2 Release the switch ...

Page 40: ...describe any operational conditions which must be met when us ing a production switcher protocol Table 3 1 provides a cross reference between Hexadecimal and ASCII characters Any protocol which allows a protect must refresh the protect within a con stant 30 second window or the protect will be removed In the following descriptions Protocol Error Parity and Framing errors are mentioned When Protoco...

Page 41: ...G 67 g 08 H BS 28 48 H 68 h 09 I HT 29 49 I 69 i 0A J LF 2A 4A J 6A j 0B K VT 2B 4B K 6B k 0C L FF 2C 4C L 6C l 0D M CR 2D 4D M 6D m 0E N SO 2E 4E N 6E n 0F O SI 2F 4F O 6F o 10 P DLE 30 0 50 P 70 p 11 Q DC1 31 1 51 Q 71 q 12 R DC2 32 2 52 R 72 r 13 S DC3 33 3 53 S 73 s 14 T DC4 34 4 54 T 74 t 15 U NAK 35 5 55 U 75 u 16 V SYN 36 6 56 V 76 v 17 W ETB 37 7 57 W 77 w 18 X CAN 38 8 58 X 78 x 19 Y EM 3...

Page 42: ...AH are ignored and are not included in the byte count Command bytes have the following values If the Adr Hi Adr Lo value is different from the value set at Per former HD switch S1 the command and all subsequent characters are ig nored by the Performer HD until a new message is initiated using a carriage return The carriage return purges previously received data and must start each command line If ...

Page 43: ...e preset but not actually ac tivated A subsequent A or T command causes preset values to take effect This can be useful when you wish to switch several switchers on a particu lar video field and thus have no time to send several messages The D com mand is used to set up the switchers then a series of short A commands to each switcher initiates the switch The A and T commands both set all levels D ...

Page 44: ... Lvl Hi Lvl Lo Src Hi Src Lo Dest Hi Dest Lo Dest Dest Hi Dest Lo Status PC Lvl Hi Lvl Lo Src Hi Src Lo Dest Hi Dest Lo Table 3 5 Command String Elements Element Description PC P 50H if protect active C 43H if protect clear Lvl Hi 0 F high nibble of level Lvl Lo 0 F low nibble of level Src Hi 0 F high nibble of source Src Lo 0 F low nibble of source Dest Hi 0 F high nibble of destination Dest Lo 0...

Page 45: ...501 In the example 3C Adr 07 Len and D030501 Data To take the preset values to the switcher output send these characters CR 3C01A or use the T command CR 3C03T01 Table 3 7 Source Settings Src Hi Src Lo Result 0 0 No Source 0 1 Source selection 1 0 2 Source selection 2 0 3 Source selection 3 0 4 Source selection 4 0 5 Source selection 5 0 6 Source selection 6 0 7 Source selection 7 0 8 Source selec...

Page 46: ... the first level 00 indicates all levels are connected to source 10 0A but the second indicates that level 2 is in fact connected to source 1 takes precedence over the first response This technique reduces the number of characters in the re sponse message by using the all levels value for the source connected to the greatest number of levels followed by a specific message regard ing sources connec...

Page 47: ...er integral control panel If segment 5 is OPEN the switcher will be in master mode In master mode Performer HD receives executes and responds to commands If segment 5 is CLOSED the switcher will be in slave mode In slave mode Performer HD receives and executes commands but does not respond on the serial bus Slave mode is used when it is desirable to use multiple Performers as signed to the same le...

Page 48: ...with the SMPTE ESCAPE sequence If Performer HD is selected and the SMPTE ESCAPE character received Performer HD will enter the IDLE state and call protocol error On reset Performer HD assigns itself to the SMPTE all call group address and clears all other group assignments Performer HD does not make entries in the bus controller linkage directo ry This must be handled by another device on the bus ...

Page 49: ...T System Service Reset System Service 06 R BLCK Block System Service 08 T SERR System Service Error System Service 20 R CNOP Common NOP Common 21 R CRST Common Reset Common 22 R READ Read Info Fields Common 29 T CERR Common Error Common 32 T IFRE Info Field Item Response Common 3F CEXT Common Extension Common 3F 07 R UDAT Update Common 3F 09 R MUTE Mute Common 40 T STUR Startup Response Type Speci...

Page 50: ...rmation Fields Implemented by Performer HD Byte Full Name Type Value 21 Virtual Machine Type Common 8 bit unsigned 05 22 Equipment Type Common Byte Count ASCII chars Performer HD r07XXXX 00 VERS 1 0 27 Virtual Machine Status Common 8 bit unsigned 02 available 41 Matrix Pointer Type Specific 1 byte 00 or FF 00 this Performer matrix FF all matrices 42 Level Pointer Type Specific 1 byte 00 02 or FF 0...

Page 51: ...ages and that additional mes sages can both precede and follow the block of data in the same superviso ry level message block The SMPTE Supplement 1 to 3245 E says on page 15 under the description of the Block command that the command shall be used on every occasion where message concatenation is employed These two seem to conflict with each other Performer sends outgoing messages without a Block ...

Page 52: ...essages containing the separate data items but rather will produce a single message containing them The Read message will result in all the values being read simultaneously just as with the SRDR 3F 11 Simultaneous Read Response message The destinations to source and sources to destination information fields are sensitive to whether or not the level source and or destination point ers are set to th...

Page 53: ...elections but is not oper ating correctly Check input signals Check cables and connections Check reclock switch on front panel Check internal setup switches S1 S2 S3 S4 Verify source equipment is operating correctly Check output connections If the Performer HD is not operating correctly replace it with a known good spare if available and contact Customer Service Service Use the information on the ...

Page 54: ...3 22 Performer HD Instruction Manual Section 3 Operation and Maintenance ...

Page 55: ...m mended to the FCC for adoption Auto Ranging AC input range selections of 90 to 132 VAC and 180 to 260 VAC are automatic Bit Rate The number of bits per second passed from one point to another Black Burst See Color Black Color Black An analog synchronizing signal consisting o f horizontal vertical and color synchro nizing information This signal produces a black screen on a Conventional Definitio...

Page 56: ... frame are scanned successively from top to bot tom For interlace video alternate lines are scanned and so a frame containing all the picture information consists of two fields Frame Rate The number of frames presented per sec ond Note that for interlace systems the frame rate is half the field presentation rate Framestore A device that captures saves and outputs a still video image GSC Global Ser...

Page 57: ...nt to that of NTSC Sync 1 General term for a synchronizing signal or signal component Digital systems gen erally employ an analog external timing reference signal such as color black or tri level sync to synchronize different pieces of equipment Within the digital signal it self however synchronizing information is carried by special digital codes inserted at the beginning and end of each active l...

Page 58: ...Glossary 4 Performer HD Instruction Manual VCO Voltage Control Oscillator ...

Page 59: ... command line 3 10 command strings 3 11 data 3 12 examples 3 13 Performer front remote panel operation audio follow video 3 2 protect 3 6 Performer Remote TEN 20 20 TEN Compatible Protocol 3 15 Performer HD Router Illustration 1 1 Performer HD System Signal Flow Illustration 1 2 polling address 2 8 R Rack Installation Illustration 2 10 S self test 2 13 serial communications protocol selection 2 8 ...

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