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WARRANTY POLICIES 

 

 

Warranty Statement 

 
Miranda Technologies Inc. warrants that the equipment it manufactures shall be free from defects in 
material and workmanship for a period of two (2) years from the date of shipment from the factory. If 
equipment fails due to such defects, Miranda Technologies Inc. will, at its option, repair or provide a 
replacement for the defective part or product. Equipment that fails after the warranty period, has been 
operated or installed in a manner other than that specified by Miranda, or has been subjected to abuse or 
modification, will be repaired for time and material charges at the Buyer’s expense. 
 
All out-of-warranty repairs are warranted for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of shipment from 
the factory. 
 
Miranda Technologies Inc. makes no other warranties, expressed or implied, of merchantability, fitness 
for a particular purpose or otherwise. Miranda’s liability for any cause, including breach of contract, 
breach of warranty, or negligence, with respect to products sold by it, is limited to repair or replacement 
by Miranda, at its sole discretion. In no event shall Miranda Technologies Inc. be liable for any incidental 
or consequential damages, including loss of profits. 
 
Effective January 1, 2002 

 

Warranty Exchange Policies 

 
Miranda Technologies Inc. warrants that the equipment it manufactures shall be free from defects in 
materials and workmanship for a period of two (2) years from the date of shipment from the factory. If 
equipment fails due to such defects, Miranda will provide repair of the failed unit under the terms of the 
Miranda warranty. 
 
If the equipment has been proven to be defective on arrival, Miranda will ship a new product in exchange, 
usually within 36 hours of factory notification. 
 
If the equipment to be repaired is essential and the customer so requests, Miranda will, at its option, 
provide a service replacement or loaner part or product, usually within 36 hours of factory notification, 
weekends and holidays excluded. 
 
All warranty exchange or loaner parts or products shall be shipped to the Buyer with a packing list clearly 
describing the items and stating the date of shipment. Repaired parts or products will be shipped to the 
Buyer with a similar packing list. In the case of exchange, the defective products or parts must be 
returned to Miranda within fifteen (15) days from receipt by the customer of the exchange product. In the 
case of a loaner, the loaned products or parts must be returned to Miranda within fifteen (15) days from 
receipt by the customer of the repaired equipment. 
 
If the equipment is not returned within fifteen (15) days, as described for either exchanges or loans, A 
Rental Invoice will be generated. Rental terms will be fifteen (15) percent of the current list price of the 
products or parts per month or a fraction thereof. Before returning the equipment to Miranda 
Technologies Inc., for any reason, the Buyer must first obtain a Return Authorization Number from 
Miranda Technologies Inc. Miranda Technologies Inc will pay freight and insurance charges for the 
delivery of the loaner or exchange products or parts. Freight and insurance charges for the return of the 
defective product or part will also be paid by Miranda Technologies. 

 

Out-Of-Warranty Repair Policy 

 
Miranda will repair equipment which is out of Warranty. The current pricing structure for this service is 
available from the Miranda web site at 

www.miranda.com

 or from Miranda Technical Support Services 

at (514) 333-1772. All out-of-warranty repairs are warranted for a period of 90 days from the date of 
shipment from the factory. Before returning the equipment to Miranda Technologies Inc., for any reason, 
the Buyer must first obtain a Return Authorization Number from Miranda Technologies Inc. In the case of 
a product deemed by Miranda to be beyond repair, the customer must purchase a new product at current 
retail prices. 
 
The Buyer will pay freight and insurance charges for the return of the defective product or part to the 
manufacturer for repair. Miranda Technologies will pay freight and insurance charges for the return of the 
repaired product or part to the Buyer. 

Summary of Contents for ASD-111i

Page 1: ...ion M293 9900 201 Copyright 2002 MirandaTechnologies Inc Specifications may be subject to change Printed in Canada August 2002 ASD 11 1i imaging Series Miranda Technologies inc 3499 Douglas B Floreani St Laurent Québec Canada H4S 1Y6 Tel 514 333 1772 Fax 514 333 9828 www miranda com ...

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Page 3: ...and holidays excluded All warranty exchange or loaner parts or products shall be shipped to the Buyer with a packing list clearly describing the items and stating the date of shipment Repaired parts or products will be shipped to the Buyer with a similar packing list In the case of exchange the defective products or parts must be returned to Miranda within fifteen 15 days from receipt by the custo...

Page 4: ...r Digital Devices This equipment complies with the requirements of EN55022 Class A Electromagnetic Emissions En 60555 2 3 Disturbance in Supply Systems and EN50082 1 Electromagnetic Immunity How to contact us Head Office Miranda Europe Miranda Asia Miranda Technologies Inc 222 226 Rue De Rosny Mita Nexus Bldg 2F 3499 Douglas B Floreani 93100 Montreuil 1 3 33 Mita Minato Ku St Laurent Montreal Que ...

Page 5: ...artet Quartet C Quartet M Solo Connector Label 4 2 2 2 imaging Symphonie Connector Label 4 2 3 ASD 111i Electrical Installation 5 3 Operation 7 3 1 ASD 111i User Interface 7 3 2 Line Format Status and Error Detection 8 3 3 Input Signal Format Selection 9 3 4 Automatic Calibration with Error Status 9 3 5 Manual Calibration of Gain Offset and Horizontal Centering 10 3 6 Recalling Default Values 11 3...

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Page 7: ...or ease of use The ASD 111i s digital oversampling offers the best signal quality while digital processing eliminates the need for analog adjustments A total of three 4 2 2 serial digital video outputs are supplied all 4 2 2 outputs conform to the SMPTE 259M standard The ASD 111i is a member of the imaging family of digital video cards and therefore requires the imaging Quartet Quartet C or Quarte...

Page 8: ...formats EDH Insertion as per SMPTE 165M Built in color bars Black on loss of signal Horizontal centering adjustment External or sync on green sync selection Masking capability of incoming vertical ancillary data Coring function enabled with jumper setting ...

Page 9: ...the card verifying that it does not move 4 Replace the housing frame s front panel Make sure to rotate the thumb screws clockwise in order to secure it to the chassis 2 1 2 imaging Symphonie Housing Frame To install this module into Symphonie follow these steps For a closer look at module installation and removal refer to the frame s Guide to Installation and Operation You also need to install Sym...

Page 10: ... ASD 111i external connectors To install the label follow these steps 1 Remove the screws associated with the ASD 111i connectors 2 Carefully apply the label to the connectors as shown in Figure 2 1 3 Replace the screws making sure not to damage the label Figure 2 1 ASD 111i rear panel label installation 2 2 2 imaging Symphonie Connector Label To install the Symphonie label follow these steps whil...

Page 11: ...quipment make sure that all serial digital connections are point to point For instance there must be a point to point connection between a 4 2 2 OUT BNC and target equipment If a T connector is used to connect other equipment the maximum specified cable length is no longer valid ASD 111i COMPONENT ANALOG VIDEO TO 4 2 2 CONVERTER REF IN G Y B B Y R R Y IN 4 2 2 OUT 1 2 3 Rear module Label ...

Page 12: ...t is not being used CAV inputs Supported CAV input formats include GBR SMPTE EBU Betacam and MII After installing the CAV inputs make sure to program the ASD 111i for the appropriate input format Refer to section 3 Operation 4 2 2 Serial digital video outputs 4 2 2 Serial digital component video signals are provided on the BNC connectors labeled 4 2 2 OUT 1 to 3 These output signals conform to the...

Page 13: ...fset and horizontal centering Location of the ASD 111i s jumpers on the card are indicated by figure 3 2 The jumpers are Vertical ancillary data masking jumper Sync selection jumper Coring selection jumper For operating information on the above functions refer to the rest of this section Figure 3 1 Front panel interface 525 625 ERR SETUP ERR FORMAT INPUT ASD 111i COMPONENT ANALOG VIDEO TO 4 2 2 CO...

Page 14: ...up to indicate the ASD 111i has detected a CAV input with a 625 line format ERR This LED lights up to indicate that no sync is being detected During this time the corresponding 525 or 625 line format LED indicates the last valid format At all times make sure that all CAV input signals are firmly installed and that source equipment is functional Also depending on your installation make sure the ASD...

Page 15: ...the yellow SETUP LED will turn on 3 Whenever power is removed from the ASD 111i the CAV format programmed prior to the removal of power is recorded This recorded CAV format is used when the ASD 111i is re powered Figure 3 3 CAV format selection 3 4 Automatic Calibration with Error Status The automatic calibration function adjusts the gain and offset levels of the input CAV signals in order to conf...

Page 16: ...et or gain levels for the current format are stored Figure 3 3 Input signal sampling zones required during automatic calibration White Yellow Cyan Green Magenta Red Blue Black Y gain and B Y gain sampling zone R Y gain sampling zone Y OFST in setup format sampling zone Y OFST in non setup format B Y OFST and R Y OFST sampled during blanking 3 5 Manual Calibration of Gain Offset and Horizontal Cent...

Page 17: ...e horizontal sync Depress the SELECT push button The R Y GAIN LED turns off and the H CENTER LED lights up Use the push buttons to adjust the horizontal centering which has an adjustment range of 8 to 6 pixels by steps of approximately 1 ns Alternatively depressing and holding the FORMAT push button while using the push buttons allows to make steps of 1 2 pixel 7 Depress the SELECT push button onc...

Page 18: ...10 to 19 and 273 to 281 625 Line format 6 to 22 and 319 to 335 3 8 Sync Selection The ASD 111i can be synchronized to external equipment using an external reference signal or sync information on the G Y CAV input In order to select between the two modes of synchronization refer to the following steps 1 Locate the SYNC jumper LK1 situated at the top right corner of the module refer to figure 3 2 fo...

Page 19: ... SMPTE 170M PAL ITU 624 4 or 2 Vp p 4 Vp p composite sync with passive loop through Return loss 35 dB up to 5 75 MHz Output Signal 3 4 2 2 SMPTE 259M C 270 Mbps Return loss 15 dB up to 270 MHz Jitter wideband 0 2 UI Processing Performance Quantization 10 bits Sampling 27 MHz 2X oversampling Frequency response 0 1 dB to 5 5 MHz and 0 0 15 dB from 5 5 to 5 75 MHz Noise unweighted 61 dB to 5 75 MHz P...

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