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KRAME R E LE CT RONIC S L TD.  

USER MANUAL

 

 

MODEL: 

SP-1G 

3G

 

HD-SDI

 

Synchronizer

 

 

 

 

P/N: 2900-000766 Rev 3 

Summary of Contents for SP-1G

Page 1: ...KRAMER ELECTRONICS LTD USER MANUAL MODEL SP 1G 3G HD SDI Synchronizer P N 2900 000766 Rev 3 ...

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Page 3: ...tups 14 6 3 Using the Factory Reset 14 6 4 Setting the Video Signal 15 6 5 Setting the Image Size and Position 16 6 6 Setting the Genlock 18 6 7 Setting the No Signal Screen 20 6 8 Setting the Machine Address 20 6 9 Displaying Status 21 6 10 Setting LCD Brightness 21 6 11 Setting the Sleep Mode 21 6 12 Enabling and Activating the Genlock Input Video Function 22 7 Technical Specifications 23 8 Kram...

Page 4: ...lus different models now appear in 11 groups that are clearly defined by function GROUP 1 Distribution Amplifiers GROUP 2 Switchers and Routers GROUP 3 Control Systems GROUP 4 Format Standards Converters GROUP 5 Range Extenders and Repeaters GROUP 6 Specialty AV Products GROUP 7 Scan Converters and Scalers GROUP 8 Cables and Connectors GROUP 9 Room Connectivity GROUP 10 Accessories and Rack Adapte...

Page 5: ... Warning Use only the Kramer Electronics input power wall adapter that is provided with the unit Warning Disconnect the power and unplug the unit from the wall before installing 2 1 Achieving the Best Performance To achieve the best performance Use only good quality connection cables to avoid interference deterioration in signal quality due to poor matching and elevated noise levels often associat...

Page 6: ...synchronizer SP 1G can convert the frame rate of HDTV signals without changing the number of lines per frame or the progressive interlaced raster structure It implements cross conversion between any two standards belonging to the same group when the Genlock is active Three groups contain mutually compatible standards 720p 720p 50 720p 59 95 and 720p 60 1080i 1080i 50 1080i 59 95 1080i 60 1080psf 2...

Page 7: ...omatic standard detection TBC operation with continuous uninterrupted syncs on the output even when there is an input glitch An audio embedder de embedder that handles 16 audio channels simultaneously A built in test signal generator that provides special video test signals as well as a 1kHz 18dBFS audio sine wave for all 16 SDI audio channels all 4 groups simultaneously A two line 16 character pe...

Page 8: ...s to select the signal on Input 2 lights when IN2 has an appropriate video signal flashes rapidly about 5 times per sec if the standard of input signal does not belong to the same group as the output standard flashes about 1 time per sec if an input signal is absent 4 MENU Button 1 Opens the top level MENU from the MAIN mode of operation 2 Closes top the level MENU and returns to the MAIN mode of ...

Page 9: ...nects to analog genlock reference source auto standard identification is available 9 TERM Pushbutton Press if no additional device is attached release if another device is attached 10 LOOP BNC Connector Connects the analog genlock signal to another device 11 SDI Genlock IN BNC Connector Connects to an SDI genlock reference source It can also be used as third video input see Section 6 12 Auto stand...

Page 10: ...NC connectors 2 Connect the OUT 1 and OUT 2 BNC connectors to up to 2 SDI output acceptors for example a non linear editor 3 To get the genlock function connect an analog genlock reference source to the ANALOG GENLOCK IN BNC connector or an SDI genlock reference source to the SDI GENLOCK IN BNC connector 4 If required connect a controlling computer to the RS 232 9 pin D sub connector see Section 4...

Page 11: ...editor 3 Configure the internal genlock of the SP 1G to INPUT 1 see Section 6 6 3 Figure 3 Connecting the SP 1G as a Clean Switch 4 1 Connecting the SP 1G via RS 232 You can connect to the SP 1G via an RS 232 connection using for example a PC Note that a null modem adapter connection is not required To connect to the SP 1G via RS 232 Connect the RS 232 9 pin D sub rear panel port on the SP 1G via ...

Page 12: ...genlock mode is turned OFF the display shows SET3 INT XTAL REF FrcSTD 1080p 60 This means the setup preset number is 3 the internal crystal generator XTAL is used as the genlock reference source the standard of output signals on outputs is forced to 1080p 60 2 If the genlock is turned ON and a reference input signal was selected as dedicated input SDI GenlockIN the display shows SET3 Ref GnlSDI Fr...

Page 13: ... ENTER 1 Fixes a new value of the adjusted parameter but does not save it 2 Opens a SUBMENU from the top level MENU 3 Accelerates the repeat function 16 times if this button is pressed together with LEFT or RIGHT buttons UP Selects the previous item of any menu Optionally this button can be used for additional selecting of SDI genlock input as video input besides IN1 and IN2 This optional function...

Page 14: ...s section explains how to operate the SP 1G using the various menus and their functions The menu map in Figure 4 illustrates how to navigate through the various menus and their settings Note All menus below show SET1 as an example Your setup numbers may differ ...

Page 15: ...12 SP 1G Using the SP 1G Menus ...

Page 16: ...SP 1G Using the SP 1G Menus 13 Figure 4 SP 1G Menu Map ...

Page 17: ...ly until the SP 1G is powered OFF To permanently save the change perform SAVE SETTING AS A SETUP NUMBER as shown in this procedure To save a setup Press MENU to enter the menu mode Press or until SAVE SETTING AS SETUP NUMBER is displayed Press or to reach the setup number desired from 1 to 16 If the present setup is different from the saved setup SETUP NUMBER appears with a colon Press ENTER to sa...

Page 18: ...o enter the menu mode Press or until VIDEO SIGNAL enter submenu is displayed Press ENTER go into the submenu Press and to navigate through the submenus 6 4 1 Setting a Standard To set a forced standard Press or until SET1 Forced Standr is displayed Press or to reach the desired settings available settings are shown in the following table Standard Resolutions Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Out of group 72...

Page 19: ...e setting temporarily only until powered off 6 4 3 Generating a Test Signal To generate a test signal Press or until SET1 TestSignal appears Press or to choose the settings NO TEST SIGNAL COLOR BARS100 SPLIT BARS100 or RAMP100 Press ENTER to run the test To stop the test return to NO TEST SIGNAL and press ENTER 6 5 Setting the Image Size and Position This parameter is used to set the image size or...

Page 20: ... and to increase the size by the same amount Press ENTER to save the setting temporarily until powered down Save the new Size settings using the Saving Setups procedure see Section 6 2 6 5 2 Setting an Image Position from the Video Signal Menu To set the horizontal image position for both SDTV and HDTV inputs Press or until SET1 Horizontal Position appears press to shift horizontally the image to ...

Page 21: ...ng the Genlock To reset the genlock From SET1 GENLOCK FACTORY RESET press ENTER to reset the genlock to its factory settings Save the new genlock using the procedure Saving Setups in Section 6 2 6 6 2 Activating Deactivating the Genlock When the genlock is turned OFF an internal crystal generator is used as the reference source To activate or deactivate the genlock Press or until SET1 GenlckState ...

Page 22: ...ep 37nsec in SDTV mode Default timing is 0nsec Negative values advance the output signal positive values retard the signal To speed the adjustment press and hold the appropriate or button repeat mode For 16x ultra repeat mode press and hold the appropriate or button while pressing the ENTER button In this case the adjusted parameter changes by steps of 16 units To quickly reset to the factory defa...

Page 23: ... signal screen Press MENU to enter the menu mode Press or until NoSignal Screen is displayed Press or to choose the settings BLUE SCREEN BLACK SCREEN or NoColorInsert default Press ENTER to save the setting Note This assignment affects all 16 setups presets after ENTER is pressed The setting is saved with auto power down 6 8 Setting the Machine Address To set the machine address Press MENU to ente...

Page 24: ...ess Press MENU to enter the menu mode Press or until LCD Operating Brightness is displayed Press or to change the settings from 0 to 100 95 default Note This assignment affects all 16 setups presets after ENTER is pressed The setting is saved with auto power down 6 11 Setting the Sleep Mode This setting adjusts the sleep mode brightness of the LCD display To set the sleep mode brightness of the LC...

Page 25: ... of whether or not there are signals present on IN1 and IN2 To enable and activate the Genlock input as a video input function Press MENU to enter the menu mode Use the arrow buttons to scroll down to SDI GenlInput as VideoINP Select Enable Press ENTER The setting is saved with auto power down Press MENU to exit the menu Press the Up button to switch the Genlock input signal to both outputs Both I...

Page 26: ...tors OUTPUTS 2 SDI HD SDI 1 genlock 75Ω on BNC connectors CONTROLS 9 front panel buttons RS 232 POWER CONSUMPTION 5V DC 1 2A OPERATING TEMPERATURE 0 to 40 C 32 to 131 F STORAGE TEMPERATURE 45 to 72 C 49 to 162 F HUMIDITY 10 to 90 RHL non condensing DIMENSIONS 21 5cm x 16 2cm x 4 4cm 8 5 x 6 4 x 1 7 W D H WEIGHT 0 95kg 2 1lbs ACCESSORIES Power supply OPTIONS RK 1 19 rack mount ...

Page 27: ...ith local parameters the PC gets access only to the active local parameter that corresponds to an actual setup number Certain local parameters not all are represented in two byte format because of their large adjustment To distinguish between one byte and two byte parameters as well as global and local parameters the hex address of any parameter value D contains a two byte format flag D7 MSB and a...

Page 28: ... Parameters Parameter D E Comments Forced Standard 64 0 20 May be used as input forced standard and as output forced standard See two next items Input Standard Mode and Output Standard Mode 0 480i 60 1 576i 50 2 720p 50 3 720p 59 4 720p 60 5 1080i 50 6 1080i59 7 1080i 60 8 1080p 23 9 1080p 24 10 1080p 25 11 1080p 29 12 1080p 30 13 1080p 50 14 1080p 59 15 1080p 60 16 1080sf 23 17 1080sf 24 18 1080s...

Page 29: ...as genlock reference 0 dedicated genlock SDI input default 1 dedicated Analog genlock input Two Byte Local Parameters Parameter D E Comments Low Byte of Horizontal Timing H 200 E0 H 256 i e Remainder on dividing H by 256 signed High Byte of Horizontal Timing H 201 E1 Floor H 256 i e greatest signed integer less or equal to H 256 where H 1400 to 1400 7ns step 3G HD 14ns step HDTV 37ns step SDTV H 0...

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Page 31: ...isit our Web site where updates to this user manual may be found We welcome your questions comments and feedback Web site www kramerelectronics com E mail info kramerel com P N 2900 000766 Rev 3 SAFETY WARNING Disconnect the unit from the power supply before opening and servicing ...

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