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GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION

XVP-3901

Table of Contents

XVP-3901 3G/HD/SD Up, Down & Cross Converter with Audio Processor .......................... 1

1.1

Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 1

1.2

Features .............................................................................................................................................. 1

1.3

XVP-3901 Models ............................................................................................................................... 2

1.3.1

XVP-3901 (full model)............................................................................................................ 3

1.3.2

XVP-3901-FS ......................................................................................................................... 4

1.3.3

XVP-3901-DC ........................................................................................................................ 5

1.3.4

XVP-3901-UC ........................................................................................................................ 6

1.3.5

XVP-3901-XC......................................................................................................................... 7

1.4

Front Card-edge Interface................................................................................................................... 8

Installation .................................................................................................................................. 9

2.1

Unpacking ........................................................................................................................................... 9

2.2

Installation in the Densité frame.......................................................................................................... 9

2.3

Installation of the Optical Interface (option) ........................................................................................ 9

2.4

Installation of the Audio Modules (option)........................................................................................... 9

2.5

ABUS Connection to Companion Audio Cards................................................................................... 9

2.6

Rear Panels and Connectors............................................................................................................ 10

User Interface ........................................................................................................................... 14

3.1

Control options .................................................................................................................................. 14

3.2

Card-Edge Status LED ..................................................................................................................... 14

Local control using the Densité frame control panel ........................................................... 16

4.1

Overview ........................................................................................................................................... 16

4.2

Menu for local control........................................................................................................................ 16

Remote control using iControl ............................................................................................... 17

5.1

The iControl graphic interface window.............................................................................................. 17

5.2

Video Input/Output panel .................................................................................................................. 20

5.2.1

Input/Output Config Tab....................................................................................................... 21

5.2.2

Input 2 tab ............................................................................................................................ 21

5.2.3

Deglitcher tab ....................................................................................................................... 22

5.2.4

Freeze tab ............................................................................................................................ 24

5.3

Video Processing panel .................................................................................................................... 25

5.3.1

Basic tab .............................................................................................................................. 25

5.3.2

Advanced tab ....................................................................................................................... 26

5.4

Video Outputs panel – 3G/HD Output tab ........................................................................................ 26

5.4.1

ARC tab................................................................................................................................ 28

5.4.2

Timing tab ............................................................................................................................ 31

5.4.3

Advanced tab ....................................................................................................................... 31

5.4.4

Meta tab ............................................................................................................................... 32

5.4.5

AFD tab ................................................................................................................................ 34

5.4.6

De-interlacer tab .................................................................................................................. 35

5.5

Video Outputs panel – SD Output tab .............................................................................................. 36

5.5.1

ARC

tab................................................................................................................................ 37

5.5.2

Timing tab ............................................................................................................................ 41

Summary of Contents for XVP-3901 DENSITE series

Page 1: ...verter with Audio Processor Guide to Installation and Operation M886 9900 240 22 Feb 2010 Miranda Technologies Inc 3499 Douglas B Floreani St Laurent Québec Canada H4S 1Y6 Tel 514 333 1772 Fax 514 333 9828 www miranda com 2010 Miranda Technologies Inc ...

Page 2: ...equipment has been tested and found to comply with the requirements of the EMC directive 2004 108 CE EN 55022 Class A radiated and conducted emissions EN 55024 Immunity of Information Technology Equipment EN 61000 3 2 Harmonic current injection EN 61000 3 3 Limitation of voltage changes voltage fluctuations and flicker EN 61000 4 2 Electrostatic discharge immunity EN 61000 4 3 Radiated electromagn...

Page 3: ...ards 9 2 6 Rear Panels and Connectors 10 3 User Interface 14 3 1 Control options 14 3 2 Card Edge Status LED 14 4 Local control using the Densité frame control panel 16 4 1 Overview 16 4 2 Menu for local control 16 5 Remote control using iControl 17 5 1 The iControl graphic interface window 17 5 2 Video Input Output panel 20 5 2 1 Input Output Config Tab 21 5 2 2 Input 2 tab 21 5 2 3 Deglitcher ta...

Page 4: ... YYY ALC module 66 5 10 MOD JA ALC X YYY ALC module 75 5 10 1 ALC Models 75 5 10 2 Program Configurations 75 5 10 3 PGM 1 Link Mode 78 5 10 4 Loudness Monitoring 79 5 10 5 ALC PGMx Configuration 79 5 10 6 Upmix Configurations 82 5 10 7 Notes 84 5 11 Dolby Metadata panel 85 5 11 1 Path 1 Path 2 tabs 85 5 11 2 Input Output tab 93 5 11 3 Loudness tab 94 5 12 ALC panel 96 5 12 1 Config tab 96 5 12 2 P...

Page 5: ...0 5 17 6 XVP Full Upgrade option XVP 3901 UG xx2XVP 111 5 18 Alarm Config panel 111 5 19 Info panel 115 6 Automation Using RS 422 117 6 1 Load Image R0 Command 117 7 Specifications 119 ANNEX 1 XVP 3901 Local User Interface 122 ANNEX 2 AFD FUNCTIONS 127 ANNEX 3 Installing the Optical Interface 131 ANNEX 4 Installing the Audio Modules 133 ANNEX 5 Dolby Digital Main Channel Output Functions 136 ...

Page 6: ...GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION XVP 3901 ...

Page 7: ...tervention It will also re insert the proper AFD VLI or WSS on the output along with other HANC and VANC information With the integration of the frame sync incoming feed signals can be synched to house and have the proper ARC when entering the facility The XVP 3901 also offers a video proc amp with full YUV RGB level controls and RGB gamut correction The XVP 3901 audio capabilities are equally adv...

Page 8: ...der modules Optional Linear Acoustic upMAX module Optional Linear Acoustic ALC module 1 3 XVP 3901 Models The XVP 3901 is available in models with reduced functionality for applications where the full capabilities of the XVP 3901 are not required The various models that are available are described below Note that each of these models can be upgraded to a fully functional XVP 3901 with the purchase...

Page 9: ...his chart shows the video formats supported by the XVP 3901 at its inputs and outputs XVP 3901 SD HD 3G Output Input 525 625 720p50 720p59 94 1080i50 1080i59 94 1080p50 1080p59 94 525 X X X X SD 625 X X X X 720p50 X X X X 720p59 94 X X X X 1080i50 X X X X 1080i59 94 X X X X 1080p23 98 X X X X 1080pSF23 98 X X X X 1080p25 X X X X HD 1080p29 97 X X X X 1080p50 X X X X 3G 1080p59 94 X X X X ...

Page 10: ...hat it does not have up down cross conversion capabilities Figure 1 2 Functional block diagram XVP 3901 FS This chart shows the video formats supported by the XVP 3901 FS at its inputs and outputs XVP 3901 FS SD HD 3G Output Input 525 625 720p50 720p59 94 1080i50 1080i59 94 1080p50 1080p59 94 525 X SD 625 X 720p50 X 720p59 94 X 1080i50 X 1080i59 94 X 1080p23 98 X 1080pSF23 98 X 1080p25 X HD 1080p2...

Page 11: ...XVP 3901 except that it does not have up and cross conversion capabilities Figure 1 3 Functional block diagram XVP 3901 DC This chart shows the video formats supported by the XVP 3901 DC at its inputs and outputs XVP 3901 DC SD Output Input 525 625 525 X SD 625 X 720p50 X 720p59 94 X 1080i50 X 1080i59 94 X 1080p23 98 X 1080pSF23 98 X 1080p25 X HD 1080p29 97 X 1080p50 X 3G 1080p59 94 X ...

Page 12: ...t have cross and down conversion capabilities Figure 1 4 Functional block diagram XVP 3901 UC This chart shows the video formats supported by the XVP 3901 UC at its inputs and outputs XVP 3901 UC HD 3G Output Input 720p50 720p59 94 1080i50 1080i59 94 1080p50 1080p59 94 525 X X X SD 625 X X X 720p50 X 720p59 94 X 1080i50 X 1080i59 94 X 1080p23 98 X 1080pSF23 98 X 1080p25 X HD 1080p29 97 X 1080p50 X...

Page 13: ... up and down conversion capabilities Figure 1 5 Functional block diagram XVP 3901 XC This chart shows the video formats supported by the XVP 3901 XC at its inputs and outputs XVP 3901 XC HD 3G Output Input 720p50 720p59 94 1080i50 1080i59 94 1080p50 1080p59 94 720p50 X X X 720p59 94 X X X 1080i50 X X X 1080i59 94 X X X 1080p23 98 X X X 1080pSF23 98 X X X 1080p25 X X X HD 1080p29 97 X X X 1080p50 X...

Page 14: ...t card edge of the XVP 3901 incorporates three elements Status LED see section 3 2 Select Button see section 4 ABUS connector see section 2 5 Figure 1 6 Front card edge layout SDA 1101 SD DIGITAL VIDEO DISTRIBUTION AMPLIFIER Select Status SELECT button ABUS connector XVP 3901 Status LED ...

Page 15: ...ht most of the 2 or 3 slots covered by the panel in order to mate with the panel s connectors If it is placed in the wrong slot the front panel LED will flash red Move the card to the other slot for correct operation No damage will result to the card should this occur 2 3 Installation of the Optical Interface option Refer to Annex 3 on page 131 2 4 Installation of the Audio Modules option Refer to...

Page 16: ...STALLATION AND OPERATION 10 XVP 3901 2 6 Rear Panels and Connectors XVP 3901 75 3DRP F XVP 3901 110 3DRP F XVP 3901 110 3TRP F XVP 3901 75 3TRP XVP 3901 75 3TRP F XVP 3901 110 3TRP Figure 2 2 XVP 3901 Rear Panels ...

Page 17: ...on started 3G HD SD SDI IN Serial digital HD SD input Connect up to two serial digital video signals conforming to the SMPTE 424M standard for 3G input signals SMPTE 292M standard for HD input signals or SMPTE 259M standard for SD input signals to the BNC labeled HD SD SDI IN The XVP 3901 will automatically switch to the detected line frame rate format 3G HD SD SDI OUT Serial digital video outputs...

Page 18: ...ugging and unplugging the LC terminated fibers The current SFP modules supported are SFP Modules Description SFP RR LC Dual Rx module with LC connector SFP TT S13S13 LC Dual Tx module at 1310 nm with LC connector SFP RT S13 LC Single Rx and Tx transceiver module at 1310 nm with LC connector SFP R LC Single Rx module with LC connector SFP T S13 LC Single Tx module at 1310 nm with LC connector XVP 3...

Page 19: ...e both contact closure to ground except GPI 1 and GPI 5 which can also trig events on contact release RS 422 A Machine Control Interface RJ45 socket RS 422 Label Pin RS422 TX 1 RS422 TX 2 RS422 RX 3 RS422 RX 6 N C 4 5 7 8 Function I O Pin GPI 1 USER1 In 14 GPI 2 USER2 In 5 GPI 3 USER3 In 15 GPI 4 USER4 In 6 GPI 5 INPUT 1 In 7 GPI 6 INPUT 2 In 17 GPO 1 USER1 Out 22 GPO 2 USER2 Out 23 GPO 3 USER3 Ou...

Page 20: ...shows how the various error conditions that can be flagged on the XVP 3901 affect the LED status If a cell is gray the error condition cannot cause the LED to assume that status If more than one LED status is possible for a particular error condition the status is configurable See Section 5 18 for details The factory default status is shown by a The LED will always show the most severe detected er...

Page 21: ...el 3 Silence detected Channel 4 Silence detected Channel 5 Silence detected Channel 6 Silence detected Channel 7 Silence detected Channel 8 Silence detected Channel 9 Silence detected Channel 10 Silence detected Channel 11 Silence detected Channel 12 Silence detected Channel 13 Silence detected Channel 14 Silence detected Channel 15 Silence detected Channel 16 Factory default If the LED is Flashin...

Page 22: ... yellow The local control panel displays a menu that can be navigated using the four pushbuttons located beneath the display The functionality of the pushbuttons is as follows Used for menu navigation and value modification SELECT Gives access to the next menu level When a parameter value is shown pushing this button once enables modification of the value using the and buttons a second push confir...

Page 23: ...e iControl graphic interface window The basic window structure for the XVP 3901 is shown in figure 5 1 The window identification line gives the card type XVP 3901 and the slot number where the card is installed in its Densité frame There are four main sections in the window itself identified in figure 5 1 Section 1 The top section displays seven icons on the left These icons report different statu...

Page 24: ...w to see which applies Table iControl Status Icon interpretation Icon 1 Manual Card Configuration green Remote card control activated The iControl interface can be used to operate the card yellow Local card control active The card is being controlled using the Densité frame control panel as described in section 4 Any changes made using the iControl interface will have no effect on the card Icon 2 ...

Page 25: ...tected on the ABUS do not match the configuration selected in the ABUS panel Icon 5 Reference green Reference OK Mouse over to see the source of the reference and its format e g External NTSC red Reference missing gray Reference absent Icon 6 Operation Mode green Operation mode process normal processing of the input signal yellow Operation mode TEST color bar and audio test tones enabled see Sect ...

Page 26: ... parameters specific to the group selected It may contain several tabs to help manage the different parameters Each of the panels associated with the groups accessed from the buttons in Section 2 and shown in Section 4 is described individually in the following sections 5 2 Video Input Output panel This panel allows input selection second input operation mode selection and control of the deglitche...

Page 27: ...been detected in the socket on the rear panel This section of the panel is not displayed if no fiber optic module is installed 5 2 2 Input 2 tab Input 2 Mode Specify the operation mode for the second input using the pulldown Available choices are 2x1 Switch when this mode is selected the card can be manually switched between the 2 inputs using the radio buttons in the Input Select area Keep in min...

Page 28: ...r between the card s two inputs without producing a freeze on the frame sync and without producing artifacts on the output The deglitcher must be disabled when the input is asynchronous to the reference Otherwise it will create audio and video glitches at the output Mode select OFF or ON from the pulldown Note that the Deglitcher cannot be enabled for 1080p23 1080p23sF 1080p25 and 1080p29 sources ...

Page 29: ...h respect to the reference Use the deglitcher tab in iControl InputÆDeglitcher Use the controller menu in Appendix 2 videoÆtimingÆin timing to ref When the deglitcher mode is on each of these sources will display the alignment offset between the reference signal and the input signal Knowing the offset for both input signals you can determine if they are in the same clean switch region If so any ho...

Page 30: ...μs with respect to the reference A and the other an offset of 40μs B We know that a clean switch region limit is present at line and another one at line plus one line These correspond to 31 76μs and 95 28μs We can now determine that this switch will be clean because the two sources are inside the same clean switch region 5 2 4 Freeze tab Freeze type This is a pull down menu with four options FIELD...

Page 31: ...output In all cases audio will be muted when there is an input error See the audio section for more information 5 3 Video Processing panel This panel contains color correction parameters that apply to the input signal You can configure the video processor differently for an SD input than for a 3G HD input The card will remember the different parameters and will load them automatically without user...

Page 32: ... 5 3 2 Advanced tab This tab provides individual controls for each of these parameters 5 4 Video Outputs panel 3G HD Output tab This panel allows control over several aspects of the video output aspect ratio conversion timing control image quality processing metadata insertion Y Cb Cr mode RGB mode Slider name Range Slider name Range Y Gain 800 to 800 G Gain 800 to 800 Cb Gain 800 to 800 B Gain 80...

Page 33: ... Mode is set to Auto all the ARC settings are set automatically according to the AFD flag see the table in Annex 2 beginning on page 127 and cannot be changed by the user There are some exceptions with certain input AFD codes the masks can be customized Each mask can be customized for each different AFD code allowing different mask settings according to each specific code For certain AFD codes tha...

Page 34: ...t SD output a pulldown at the top of the screen allows the user to select the output aspect ratio 4 3 or 16 9 5 4 1 ARC tab Under the ARC Aspect Ratio Conversion tab several sub sections are found allowing extended control over how the output will be displayed For convenience ARC presets are available for frequently encountered aspect ratio conversions These controls are disabled when the ARC Mode...

Page 35: ...check box beneath the Pan scroll box forces the cropping window to be centered on the input window When checked the necessary Pan value will be calculated and displayed in the data window You cannot Pan if the cropping value is zero 5 4 1 2 Output sub section Output Side Panels This scrollable data entry box is used to shrink the width of the image so that the output image has blanked areas on eac...

Page 36: ... 4 Masks sub section Mask Horizontal and Vertical Sometimes with aspect ratio conversion some of the edges of the original image are exposed in the output signal Often there will be artifacts in the source along these edges extending for several lines vertically or several pixels horizontally after conversions Masks are adjustable curtains which can be used to frame the output image covering up th...

Page 37: ...teps of 33 ms in 59 94 Hz and 40 ms in 50 Hz to the current processing delay Without a reference the normal processing delay is 1 frame You can extend this delay up to16 frames if the additional delay is 15 With a reference up to 15 frames can be added to the frame sync delay which depends on the timings between the input and the reference Note that in order to compensate for the processing delay ...

Page 38: ...presented by an 8 bit value for each component If you have selected an illegal RGB color it will be flagged as Invalid RGB beneath the color patch and also within the color patch shown in the Advanced tab if you apply it This invalid RGB color will not be clipped by the Gamut correction Make sure you select a valid RGB color if you care about Gamut errors Colors for HD and SD masks are specified i...

Page 39: ...s enabled Active N A Input line 21 has video No DTV closed captions 3G HD 50 Hz N A N A No effect SD 50 Hz Blanking line 23 N A Input line 23 ignored for scaling image slightly upscaled No DTV closed captions Active N A Input line 23 has video No DTV closed captions The Line 21 pulldowns in the SD Output Meta Meta subtab and the 3G HD Output Meta Meta subtab follow each other change one and the ot...

Page 40: ...0p29 input formats Presence A presence icon is available for each type of incoming ATC packet The Timecode 1 Presence icon turns green when VITC type timecode is detected and the Timecode 2 Presence icon turns green when LTC type timecode is detected If the input is SD then the presence of each icon depends on the selection of the SD Detection Line parameter SD Detection Line Select AUTO mode to a...

Page 41: ...n when AFD is detected on the input signal On an SD input the AFD presence will indicate the presence of the selected AFD source only i e AFD VLI or WSS for 625 sources only Source Selects the source of AFD information options are AFD SMPTE 2016 VLI or WSS for 625 sources only Insertion Line The Insertion line is used to select on which line in the VANC the AFD packet SMPTE 2016 will be inserted I...

Page 42: ...ndicate protected areas for the AFD implementation Aspect Ratio Conversion ARC modifies the video active picture shape as the signal is converted between SD at 4 3 aspect ratio and HD SD at 16 9 aspect ratio If the input is simply stretched or squeezed to fit the output the image will be asymmetrically distorted this is called anamorphic distortion If the image is expanded or contracted symmetrica...

Page 43: ...nd presets described below are disabled The input screen shows how much of the input signal will appear at the output after the ARC processing in the XVP 3901 It does so by showing any cropped portions of the image in blue The Output Screen The output screen shows the final result of the ARC processing The letterbox is shown in the selected background color The masks are shown in Gray A pull down ...

Page 44: ...ow has been established by cropping the input signal it can be moved vertically Tilt expressed in lines within the original image to place the desired portion of the image in view By default a Center check box beneath the Tilt scroll box forces the cropping window to be centered on the input window When it is checked the necessary Tilt value will be calculated and displayed in the Tilt data window...

Page 45: ...amorphism is unlocked If either Side Panels or Anamorphism is locked the other is unlocked along with V Crop and H Crop 5 5 1 3 Presets section For convenience in manual operation several of the most common conversion situations are pre programmed into the XVP 3901 and can be quickly accessed The available Presets change according to the AFD mode and Output Format selections made using the pulldow...

Page 46: ...rbox but it does not affect the output masks 5 5 1 4 Masks section Mask Horizontal and Vertical Sometimes with aspect ratio conversion some of the edges of the original image are exposed in the output signal Often there will be artifacts in the source along these edges extending for several lines vertically or several pixels horizontally after conversions Masks are adjustable curtains which can be...

Page 47: ...njunction with the horizontal timing adjustment Horizontal µs With this adjustment a value ranging from zero to the equivalent of 1 horizontal line in the current operating format e g ranging from 0 to 63 46 µs for 525 line operation and 0 to 64 00 µs for 625 line operation compared to the reference or the frame boundary may be set Additional Frame Delay This parameter affects the overall processi...

Page 48: ...sts medium frequencies of the input signal Vert Detail Enhancer a slider and a data reporting entry box allow the user to select a value in the range 8 some softening to 7 maximum enhancement Set the value to 0 for no enhancement The default value is 1 for HD to SD mode and 0 for SD to SD mode 5 5 3 2 Background color section This color patch black by default indicates the color that will be used ...

Page 49: ...ions HD to SD same line set for Dolby Metadata VANC Stream1 or Stream 2 and AFD and Timecode 1 or Timecode 2 insertion duplicate time code included Consequences Since DVITC timecode and dolby metadata or AFD cannot reside on the same line timecode data will not appear on the insertion line but Dolby metadata and AFD data will be inserted Timecode 2 will overwrite Timecode 1 insertion Refer to manu...

Page 50: ...A 608 B packets are automatically extracted if detected Closed captions insertion is disabled for 50Hz and 1080p23 1080p23 1080p25 1080p29 sources SD to SD operation In order to allow the XVP 3901 to properly handle incoming closed captions on line 21 make sure to set SD Input Output Config to Blanking and make sure to set Insertion to Auto SD Input Output Config section Line 21 Specifies if line ...

Page 51: ...ports two types of incoming 3G HD ATC timecode conversion VITC timecode and LTC type timecode Timecode 1 parameters handle VITC type timecode whereas LTC type timecode is handled by Timecode 2 parameters The XVP 3901 does not pass LTC type timecode within input HD formats 1080p23 1080p23sF 1080p25 1080p29 Timecode binary group data is not guaranteed for 1080p23 1080p23sF 1080p25 1080p29 input HD f...

Page 52: ...t are both SD In this case VBI Blanking may be used to enable disable time code insertion see Blanking sub section above 5 5 5 AFD tab Default settings area Default Forced this text box is labeled according to the mode selected in the Input Screen pulldown in the Video Output Group see page 27 In AUTO mode labeled DEFAULT and shows the current default AFD code to be used if no valid AFD code is de...

Page 53: ...spect ratio See the appendix for more details Alternate ARC section When the output is 4 3 SD if the input AFD setting is set to Auto or Forced mode and the input AFD is a full screen 16 9 AFD code 16 9_8 the output image may be scaled in one of 2 ways Use the pulldown to select which will be used Letterbox Uses the traditional 16 9 letter box within a 4 3 frame where there is no loss of image Cen...

Page 54: ...figuration Group Detected section Status indicators turn green when audio groups 1 2 3 or 4 are detected in the incoming signal The Group Detected warning color can be configured by the user in the Alarm Config panel Sect 5 18 Discrete AES Detected section Signal presence indicators monitor the presence of AES inputs The indicators turn green when AES input signals are detected The Discrete AES De...

Page 55: ... 80 to 2000 ms 3 99 to 2000 ms 120 to 2000 ms 15 500 to 2000 ms 600 to 2000 ms Fine adjusts the delay in audio sample increments from 100 to 100 samples Silence sub tab This tab sets the card s behavior in the event of a loss or absence of audio signal The Signal Presence indicators are then triggered according to these settings Silence Detect select which audio channels to monitor for audio silen...

Page 56: ... level is normalized based on the applied mix levels to provide a uniform output over the range of mix levels available Clipping will never occur even with full scale input channels and mix levels Level B Downmix output level is normalized based on the channel configuration to provide a uniform output loudness between 3 2 and 2 0 programs Downmixing a 3 2 program produces a loudness attenuation co...

Page 57: ...signal The input signals on the channel pair selected as the Output Channels are discarded Dialnorm this pulldown selects the dialog normalization level Select OFF to prevent the downmix from applying the dialnorm OFF 1 dBFS 2 dBFS 3 dBFS 31 dBFS Center Mix Level sets the center channel downmix level to the selected value 3 dB 1 5dB 0 dB 1 5 dB 3 dB 4 5 dB 6 dB Mute Surround Mix Level sets the sur...

Page 58: ...owns to select between OFF and Auto for each of the four AES OFF Sample rate conversion is disabled Use only if the AES input is always 48 kHz synchronous to the video input OR if the AES input carries non PCM audio Dolby or other with its channel status indicating Linear PCM AUTO Sample rate conversion is automatic based on the input audio type Sample rate conversion is enabled for PCM audio and ...

Page 59: ... Individual and independent controls are provided for each of the 32 channels These parameters affect the output audio channels HD SD embedded and AES the audio channels assigned to the Dolby E Digital encoder modules as well as the audio channels sent to the DAP or UAP companion cards Note that unlike the audio processing configuration only one 1 dynamic processing configuration is saved by the c...

Page 60: ...ts the specified compression ratio When the signal level is below the threshold the compressor will begin smoothly to increase the gain following the release time until the output level matches the input level For example if the compressor threshold is set to 20 dBFS and a ratio of 1 2 and the input signal level is 10 dBFS 10 dB above the threshold the signal level at the output of the compressor ...

Page 61: ...30 dBFS Use the Ratio pulldown to set the expansion ratio i e slope of the transfer curve The expansion ratio specifies how much the output level changes with respect to the input level Options available 1 1 OFF 1 125 1 1 25 1 1 375 1 1 5 1 1 625 1 1 75 1 1 875 1 2 1 Use the Threshold slider to set the expansion threshold i e break point in the transfer curve The expansion threshold specifies the ...

Page 62: ...n configure the audio output shufflers mixers 3G HD SD and AES differently for an SD input than for a 3G HD input The card will remember the different parameters and will load them automatically without user intervention based on whether the video input is SD or 3G HD Ensure the card has a video signal of the desired format before changing the configuration The panel has a set of tabs at the top t...

Page 63: ...the one or two selected sources of the odd channel The four sources are mixed with the level of each source adjusted using its slider or data entry box You can swap the odd and even output by putting a check mark in the Channel Swap 1 2 checkbox Note that in the Mix 4Ch mode if the Mute box is checked only the even channel sources will be muted the odd channel sources will still pass to the output...

Page 64: ...LBY ENC D Dolby Digital AC 3 encoder MOD DOLBY ENC E Dolby E encoder MOD LA ALC X YYY Automatic Loudness Control using the AeroMAXtm licensed technology by Linear Acoustic MOD JA ALC X YYY Automatic Loudness Control using the Level Magictm licensed technology by Jünger Audio Any of these modules can be inserted in either socket 1 or 2 When a module is installed in one of these sockets its controls...

Page 65: ...ng delay of the card by 1 frame This additional processing delay must be added manually in the Video Output page under the Timing tab 5 9 1 Dolby E and Dolby Digital AC 3 Decoder Identified as MOD DOLBY DEC on the module tab The decoder supports Dolby E Dolby Digital or PCM signals Any other non PCM signal will be lost through the decoder module its outputs will be muted For a Dolby E input signal...

Page 66: ...itstream the channel data will be passed to the decoder output as a PCM signal The Listening Mode parameter selects the main channel output listening mode It is active only for a Dolby Digital input signal Full is the standard mode If EX mode is selected it will be activated only if the Dolby Surround EX Mode in the Dolby Digital tab Dolby Digital Status section is indicated as Surround EX Encoded...

Page 67: ...tput channel assignment The Main Output sub section shows channels assignment related to the Program Configuration The Dolby Digital Status section indicates status information for the Dolby Digital bitstream selected at the bottom of the Control tab Coding Mode Bitstream Mode Dialnorm value RF Overmodulation Protection Line Mode Profile RF Mode Profile Dolby Surround Mode Dolby Surround EX Mode P...

Page 68: ...through It will auto switch between a stereo and a 5 1 audio source to provide a 5 1 output at all times Set up the transition between the two modes to be unobtrusive by selecting transition speeds for each case upmix to pass and pass to upmix using the two AutoMAX II Transition Speed pulldowns Use the 5 1 2 0 Detection Threshold slider to set the level at which some 5 1 channels are considered to...

Page 69: ...nnel Level slider control the LFE output Latency The upMAXtm processing latency is automatically compensated by the card Note when in UPMIX and AUTOMAX modes channels 23 24 Module 1 or 31 32 Module 2 are reserved for a future use and muted Note The upMAXtm works with PCM audio If non PCM audio like Dolby E or AC 3 is fed to the module it will be ignored and silenced to prevent interference with th...

Page 70: ...r to Dolby Metadata tab to access settings Program 1 Program 2 Program 3 Program 4 Program 5 Program 6 Program 7 Program 8 Reversion Mode This parameter specifies the module s behavior when its selected Metadata Source is lost or corrupted Use last valid Metadata Stop Encoding Encoding Latency The Dolby Digital encoding latency is 187 msec The encoding latency is automatically compensated to avoid...

Page 71: ... the number of bits per word used in the Dolby E bitstream When using an output data width of 16 bits the available program configuration will be limited to those which require a maximum total of 6 channels 48 kHz Pull down When Pull down mode is enabled the encoder will output the Dolby E bitstream at a sample rate of 1000 1001 48 kHz Metadata Source Select the Metadata Path Path 1 or 2 used for ...

Page 72: ...fied as MOD LA ALC X YYY on the module tab where X can be 2 6 or 8 input channels and YYY is the optional DUP UpMAXtm module The table shows the available MOD LA ALC models Output Channel Config Model Description PGM 1 PGM2 MOD LA ALC 2 2 Channel ALC licensed by Linear Acoustic Up to 2 0 N A MOD LA ALC 2 DUP 2 Channel ALC and upmix licensed by Linear Acoustic Up to 5 1 N A MOD LA ALC 6 6 Channel A...

Page 73: ...channels Latency The MOD LA ALC module processing latency is automatically compensated to avoid lip sync issues when the additional video frame delay Timing tab is set to at least one 1 frame 5 9 5 1 Config tab The ALC PGM x Mode pulldowns specify the channel configuration for Program 1 2 PGM 1 2 Depending on the ALC model you may have different possible selections like 5 1 2 0 or 5 1 2 0 This wil...

Page 74: ...eversion Mode pull down The Reversion Mode pull down sets the default Operating Mode to Pass Upmix Last Valid Last valid Coding Mode AutoMAX 5 9 5 2 Basic tab The Basic tab is the easiest way to configure the ALC module You can use it to load an ALC Preset and specify the output level for each program Of course all processing controls are accessible and users can custom design the presets that mig...

Page 75: ...d sitcoms of every type and talking head programs of every type Linear Acoustic has already done much of the heavy lifting and provides presets based on their own listening and feedback from customers over the past few years Certain parameters such as crossover frequencies and channel coupling are not adjustable and are hard coded to the most appropriate values That being said access to all adjust...

Page 76: ...nt at which the AGC release is made extremely slow to prevent increasing background noise and allow the AGC to return to unity gain Freeze Threshold 0dBFS to 90dBFS default 42dBFS Freeze stops all gain change i e when the audio drops to silence and remains frozen at its current gain value until the threshold is exceeded NOTE Adjust Gate and Freeze to match plant practices Very quiet audio such as ...

Page 77: ... AGC This section is the heart of the dynamics processing engine A multiband AGC i e compressor that allows for medium ratio 3 1 is default adjustment of audio band Adjustable parameters are divided amongst three tabs Main Compression Ratio 1 0 1 Inf 1 default 3 0 1 Range 0dB 36dB default 24dB Range sets how much gain expansion above unity is able to be performed This adjustment is reflected in re...

Page 78: ...1 once a signal exceeds the threshold set below allowing for expansion below the threshold and limiting above the threshold Useful for bass frequency control Attack Release B1 B5 AGC Attack 0 150 slowest fastest defaults B1 46 B2 88 B3 88 B4 88 B5 92 How fast an input signal is acted upon once is crosses the set threshold B1 B5 AGC Release 0 150 slowest fastest defaults B1 50 B2 60 B3 86 B4 88 B5 ...

Page 79: ...0dB The point above which band one low bass is very quickly limited acting more like a clipper without the artifacts This helps maintain a tight bass sound Multiband EQ This is the section where each of the processing bands is summed and where overall frequency response can be tailored B1 B5 Out put Mix 12dB 12dB defaults 0dB all bands Sets the mix level for each band summing all bands back togeth...

Page 80: ...s of one preset to another This is useful as more aggressive presets will measure differently from less aggressive versions 5 9 5 4 Upmix using Linear Acoustic UpMAXtm Adjustments The surround field can be adjusted with the Center channel Width control and the Surround channel Depth control The bass enhancement signal for the LFE channel is derived from the Left Center and Right channels The LFE c...

Page 81: ...by Linear Acoustic The table shows the available MOD JA ALC models Model Description MOD JA ALC 2 2 Channel ALC licensed by Jünger Audio MOD JA ALC 2 DUP 2 Channel ALC licensed by Jünger Audio and upmix by Linear Acoustic MOD JA ALC 6 6 Channel ALC licensed by Jünger Audio MOD JA ALC 6 DUP 6 Channel ALC licensed by Jünger Audio and upmix by Linear Acoustic MOD JA ALC 8 8 Channel ALC licensed by Jü...

Page 82: ...g with Upmix forced Upmix 2 1 1 1 2 It can be seen that the upmix is only available in one upmix configuration for the 2 channel ALC It is not possible to use the upmix in PASS AutoMAX II or Follow Metadata Path configuration 5 10 2 2 MOD JA ALC 6 The table below shows the possible configurations for a 6 channel ALC module The first column indicates the configurations without upmix or when upmix i...

Page 83: ...1 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 5 1 2 5 1 1 5 1 1 1 4 4 2 4 1 4 1 1 3 3 2 3 1 3 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ...

Page 84: ...s are available Refer to the table below for the complete list The factory default is ALL for a 6 channel program STEREO for a 2 channel program and MONO for a 1 channel program The link mode parameter is only enabled for a 5 1 program For all other programs it cannot be modified by the user but its value may change depending on the conditions listed above When changing the ALC filter mode the lin...

Page 85: ...is processed separately LFE is linked with L R and C Not supported Quad LFE Linked L R Ls Rs are linked C is processed separately LFE is linked with L R Ls Rs and C Not supported 5 10 4 Loudness Monitoring Loudness monitoring can be enabled or disabled for each group of channels When enabled the loudness meters display the input loudness before ALC processing the dynamic correction applied by the ...

Page 86: ...output loudness in LKFS according to ITU R BS 1770 Level Magic continuously fits as closely as possible the average loudness to the target loudness Operating Level sets the desired output level in dBFS Level Magic continuously fits as close as possible the average level to the operating level However the high dynamic audio material can cause small deviations from the operating level Note High dyna...

Page 87: ... leveler and transient processor will be frozen and kept unchanged until the input signal level rises again Silent Level For signal levels below the Silent Level the gain of the transient processor goes to 0 dB to prevent an amplification of the noise floor It is similar to the Noise Gate threshold used in state of the art dynamic range processors 5 10 5 3 Transient Processor The transient process...

Page 88: ...ft Transient Processor Max gain dB 10 10 10 6 Max Peak Level dBFS 6 6 6 6 Limiter Processing Uni Live Speech Uni 5 10 6 Upmix Configurations upMAXtm is an upmix technology licensed by Linear Acoustic It applies only on PGM 1 when a MOD JA ALC X DUP module is used 5 10 6 1 Disable Upmix Hardware The presence or absence of upmix changes the ALC channel configuration For this reason it is possible fo...

Page 89: ...tomatically turned ON when the upMAXTM module is upmixing to provide a valid metadata stream for the upmixed audio content The generator content must have been previously configured with valid 5 1 metadata parameters When the upMAXTM module is set to Pass mode by the incoming metadata stream the generator will be automatically turned OFF to let the incoming metadata stream pass through Refer to Ge...

Page 90: ...ass when operating in AutoMAX II or Follow Metadata mode See the examples in the figures below Note the grey channels the Auto Meta indicators and the Upmix Pass labels 5 10 7 Notes The MOD JA ALC X YYY works with PCM audio If some non PCM audio such as Dolby E or AC 3 is fed to the module it will be ignored and silenced to prevent interference with the other PCM audio channels The processing dela...

Page 91: ...d as Path 1 Probe 1 Dynamic Range 5 11 1 Path 1 Path 2 tabs These two tabs are identical in layout and will be described together Note that the Generator and Probe are path specific i e Path 1 has Generator 1 and Probe 1 while Path 2 has Generator 2 and Probe 2 Input Presence Status icons are provided to indicate sources where Dolby Metadata is present and valid The following are shown VANC Stream...

Page 92: ... the responsibility of the user to configure the generator with the proper PCM metadata parameters 2 When an upMAXtm module is installed and configured to operate in Follow Metadata mode the resulting upMAXtm mode is dictated by the coding mode parameter of the probed metadata stream When the metadata stream coding mode is 2 0 the upMAXtm mode is set to Upmix and the generator will be turned on to...

Page 93: ...at the left of the panel shows information about the data stream in the metadata path The two parameters at the top indicate the Program Configuration and the Video Frame Rate of the Metadata bitstream Depending on the Program configuration one to eight programs are included in a Metadata bitstream The Program Select zone allows the selection of one Metadata program The text boxes below the progra...

Page 94: ...ction Path 1 Probe 1 Bitstream Info This panel reports the status of the metadata bitstream Bitstream Mode Center Downmix Level Surr Downmix Level Dolby Surr Mode Copyright Bit Original Bitstream Audio Production Info Mix Level Room Type Additional bitstream information is found in the Extended BSI tab Figure 5 72 Path 1 Probe 1 Dynamic Range Figure 5 73 Path 1 Probe 1 Bitstream Info ...

Page 95: ...wn sets the Program Configuration The text box below it shows the Video Frame Rate which is set automatically by the card Use the Program Select buttons to select the program to configure Use the Coding Mode and Dialnorm pulldowns to set these parameters in the generator output Path 1 Generator 1 Audio Processing This panel allows configuration of the audio processing parameters Extended Bitstream...

Page 96: ...ndard Film light Music standard Music light Speech RF Overmod Protection Path 1 Generator 1 Bitstream Info This panel allows configuration of the metadata bitstream info parameters Use the pulldowns to select the appropriate values Bitstream Mode Center Downmix Level Surr Downmix Level Dolby Surr Mode Copyright Bit Original Bitstream Audio Production Info Mix Level Room Type Figure 5 76 Path 1 Gen...

Page 97: ...ttons to the right then allow two options Load load the generator with the values stored in the preset overwriting the current settings Save overwrite the values stored in the preset with the values currently set on the card only for the ten user settable presets the Factory presets cannot be changed The Save Probe To pulldown gives access to the 10 user settable presets Once one is selected click...

Page 98: ...isk for future recall Click the Save profile to disk button and select a disk location and file name to save the file You can recall a previously saved profile from disk and load it into the card Click the Restore profile from disk button and find the appropriate file Click Open to load the contents of the file into the current XVP 3901 The Copy profile to area shows all other XVP 3901 cards that ...

Page 99: ...ted ABUS A1 Metadata from the ABUS A1 card is inserted ABUS A2 Metadata from the ABUS A2 card is inserted Insertion Line Select the VANC line in which the metadata will be inserted The range depends on the output format 3G HD lines 9 to 20 SD 525 lines 12 to 19 SD 625 lines 8 to 22 SDID Select the VANC metadata packet SDID to be inserted The SDID is used to specify the relationship between the VAN...

Page 100: ...n the RS 422 B output Path 2 Metadata from Path 2 is sent on the RS 422 B output ABUS A1 Metadata from the ABUS A1 card is sent on the RS 422 B output ABUS A2 Metadata from the ABUS A2 card is sent on the RS 422 B output 5 11 3 Loudness tab Loudness measurement is an option for the XVP 3901 XVP 3901 OPT LD Once enabled the loudness measurement becomes part of the internal audio processing availabl...

Page 101: ... to the right The alarms are active if they cross their limits or range for an amount of time defined by the Duration selection 5 11 3 2 Loudness Internal This section controls the internal Loudness measurement process Use the Measurement pulldown to turn measurement ON or OFF The Type pull down menu proposes two weighting filters the A weighting filter and the ITU R BS 1770 filter RLB Using A wei...

Page 102: ...nel ALC up to 4 programs Up to 7 1 Up to 7 1 Up to 7 1 Up to 7 1 Depending on the model different channel configurations are possible as listed in the table above The 2 channel ALC supports only two independent programs either one 2 0 program or 2 mono programs All other ALC models supports up to 4 independent programs mono channel 2 0 channels 3 0 channels 4 0 channels 5 1 channels and 7 1 channe...

Page 103: ...tent The overall response time is relatively slow which reduces the ALC ability to tightly follow the target output loudness Using this preset the program content will sound a little more dense while keeping most of the original program dynamic range Factory Standard The ALC applies moderate dynamic range compression on the audio program content The overall response time is also moderate which all...

Page 104: ... dB in steps of 1 dB Fast Mode Response The Fast Mode Response is optional and is enabled by checking the Enable box The ALC Fast Mode Response kicks in whenever the input loudness goes over the Fast Mode Threshold and loudness is reduced in a few milliseconds The Fast Mode Threshold is given in dB with respect to the target loudness and ranges from 2 to 12 dB in dB steps Transient Mode Response T...

Page 105: ...e ALC will stop to increase loudness This avoids quiet portions of programs and noise to be boosted unintentionally If the input program loudness is under the Gate Threshold for more than 30 seconds the ALC will smoothly return to 0 dB of loudness correction Limiter Threshold The Limiter Threshold will limit the output loudness under the selected threshold This avoids loud portions of programs to ...

Page 106: ...eference format source cannot be selected and will also be ignored by the automatic detection mode 5 13 A BUS panel When companion audio cards such as the DAP and UAP are used to provide additional audio channels the A BUS audio bus links the installed audio cards and the XVP 3901 This panel is used to instruct the XVP 3901 about the presence of installed audio cards and the system configuration M...

Page 107: ...elect the desired refresh rate from the pull down box The choices are Fast 1 sec 2 sec 9 sec 10 sec 5 14 2 RALM tab The Remote Audio Level Meter RALM panel displays audio output level meters for up to 8 channels Channels are displayed in pairs so up to four meters will be present in the meter display window The source for each meter is selected using the pulldowns in the RALM Remote Control area a...

Page 108: ...ow the current selected color for the upper middle and lower zones of the meter Click on the color sample of a zone to open a color selection panel to choose a different color for that zone Overload Cursor The overload cursor appears on the meter as an arrowhead in the meter scale The two pulldown boxes set the position of the overload cursor on the left and right meters If the audio level on that...

Page 109: ... 5 16 2 User Presets section The XVP 3901 has memory registers which can hold up to 5 user defined parameter settings The Current Preset box at the bottom left corner of the panel displays the last loaded preset Any change to the card configuration after a preset is loaded will change the display to Custom instead of the preset value Select any one of the five presets using the pull down list The ...

Page 110: ...you later load the card from the preset The User Preset Save Alert panel will be triggered any time you attempt to save when the Generator Metadata values have been changed but not saved You can tell when this is the case as both the User Preset box on the main panel and the Current Generator Preset box in the Presets tab as well as the Generator tab label will all read Custom The warning box give...

Page 111: ...PI loading is a single load process triggered by a transition to ground it needs to be activated only for a short period around 10 milliseconds to be detected by the card Since it is not activated by a level it is not necessary to maintain the level at ground after the activation Enable the indicated function for each GPI by clicking the checkbox beside it disable it by clicking the box again to r...

Page 112: ... 16 6 1 Copy profile from This line shows this XVP 3901 card and identifies it by App server Densité frame and slot number card type and firmware version The Profile column has a pulldown that allows you to select which profiles you will work with and gives these choices Current User1 User2 User3 User4 User5 All The Select column includes a checkbox preselected checked to confirm that you want to ...

Page 113: ... profile from line will indicate Succeeded against a green background 5 16 6 4 Copy profile to section This line shows other XVP 3901 cards that are available on the iControl network each identified by App server Densité frame and slot number card type and firmware version The Profile column shows the same information as is shown for the current card in the Copy profile from line i e one of the fo...

Page 114: ...ence key in the box Click on ENABLE OPTION to enable the option s features 5 17 1 Audio option Enables the discrete AES I Os the 32 channel internal audio processing and the Dolby metadata processing Note When the Audio option is not enabled all discrete AES I Os and audio processing features are disabled If there is embedded audio and Dolby metadata in the input signal they pass through to the ou...

Page 115: ...ey fill functionality for the side panels and letterbox 5 17 3 Dynamic Processing option This option enables the audio dynamics processing functionality of the XVP 3901 Note The Audio option must be enabled before enabling the Dynamic Processing option Figure 5 100 Key Fill option Figure 5 101 Dynamic Processing option ...

Page 116: ...Loudness Control feature of the XVP 3901 Note that this option is available for 2 6 8 or 16 channels A separate license key is required for each of these and the data window below the Enter key data box will indicate which is currently enabled e g ALC XVP 3901 OPT ALC 16 for the 16 channel option If the currently enabled option is 2 6 or 8 channels the Enter key data box will be available to upgra...

Page 117: ...panel This panel allows the alarm reporting of the XVP 3901 to be configured The panel opens in a new window when the button is clicked and can be resized if needed The panel is organized in columns Status Name This contains an expandable tree listing all the alarms reported by this XVP 3901 card Each alarm name includes an icon that shows its current status Some alarms may be text only and the al...

Page 118: ... 1040 Alarm Configuration panel Card LED This column allows configuration of the contribution of selected individual alarms to the status LED located on the front card edge The Card LED status is shown at the bottom of the alarm tree in the Status Name column ...

Page 119: ...is of minor importance yellow icon The alarm is of major importance orange icon The alarm is of critical importance red icon The alarm exists but has no effect used for text and composite alarms Shortcut if you click in one of the columns beside a major heading in the Status Name column where there is no pulldown shown you will open an invisible pulldown that lets you assign a level to all alarms ...

Page 120: ...h all the other settings Get alarm keys Click this button to open a save dialog where you can save a file containing a list of all alarms on this card and their current values along with an Alarm Key for each The alarm keys are useful for system integration and troubleshooting The file is saved in Excel csv format OK Apply Cancel OK accepts the settings and closes the window once the card confirms...

Page 121: ...ly installed Optic Fiber specifies the optic fiber module currently inserted in the fiber module socket Label type the label that is shown for this XVP 3901 when it appears in iControl applications Short Label type the short form label that iControl uses in some cases 8 characters Source ID type a descriptive name for this XVP 3901 Comments type any desired text The remaining data boxes show manuf...

Page 122: ...rvice for this XVP 3901 to register itself on a user specified Jini lookup service using the following syntax in the data box jini ip_address where ip_address is the ip address of the server running the lookup service e g Remove select one of the services listed in the window by clicking on it and click Remove to open a query box allowing you to delete it from the window Figure 5 111 Joining Locat...

Page 123: ...ts on the HD output Layer 2 is used to load ARC Presets on the SD output Command Layer Oper_String Description R0 0 USER_1 Load user preset 1 R0 0 USER_2 Load user preset 2 R0 0 USER_3 Load user preset 3 R0 0 USER_4 Load user preset 4 R0 0 USER_5 Load user preset 5 R0 0 FACTORY Load factory default R0 1 0 1 SIDE25 IN 4 3 OUT 16 9 with 25 side panels R0 1 0 1 CROP25 IN 4 3 OUT 16 9 with 25 input ce...

Page 124: ...he final string would be STX0 R010 1 SIDE25 CRC low CRC high Where STX0 CRC low and CRC high are described in the Oxtel Series Automation Protocol manual It is the responsibility of the automation to send valid commands for each input output aspect ratio combination For example an Oper_String of 0 1 SIDE25 will have an unpredictable behavior when the input is HD and the output is HD because the in...

Page 125: ...TS 2 SIGNAL SMPTE 297M 2006 compliant HD SD SDI SMPTE 424M 292M and 259M C compliant Supports data rates of 270 1483 5 1485 2967 2970Mb s CABLE LENGTH 10km of SMF fiber 9 125 at wavelengths between 1260nm and 1600nm VIDEO OUTPUT SIGNAL 2 SMPTE 259M C 270Mbps and SMPTE 292M 1 485 1 485 1 001 Gbps SMPTE 424M 2 970 2 970 1 001 Gbps SUPPORTED FORMATS SD 480i59 94 576i50 HD SMPTE 274M 1080i59 94 1080i5...

Page 126: ...296M Tri Level Sync RETURN LOSS 35 dB up to 5 75 MHz AUDIO DIGITAL INPUTS 4 SAMPLING FREQUENCY 32 to 96 KHz QUANTIZATION Up to 24 bits DIGITAL OUTPUTS 4 SAMPLING FREQUENCY 48 KHz QUANTIZATION 24 bits INPUTS AES3 LEVEL 0 2 to 7 Vp p INPUT IMPEDANCE 110 ohms balanced INPUTS AES 3ID LEVEL 0 2 to 2 Vp p INPUT IMPEDANCE 75 ohms RETURN LOSS 15 dB 6 MHz OUTPUTS AES3 LEVEL 2 7 Vp p OUTPUT IMPEDANCE 110 oh...

Page 127: ...ENCY RESPONSE 0 02 dB 20 Hz to 20 KHz SNR 123 dB A weighted THD N 138 dB 20 Hz to 20 KHz GPI INPUTS 6 SIGNAL Contact closure to ground opto isolated common ground VOLTAGE 0V to 7V max GPI OUTPUTS 4 SIGNAL Opto isolated common ground VOLTAGE 5V to 24V max CURRENT 60mA max TEST PATTERN GENERATOR VIDEO Color bars 100 white bar with 75 color AUDIO Left channel pulsed 1 KHz tone Right channel steady 1 ...

Page 128: ...NPUT NO YES Output Configuration OUTPUT OUTPUT CONFIG BNC OUT A 1 2 HD OUT SD OUT BNC OUT B 1 2 HD OUT SD OUT FIBER OUT 1 OFF HD OUT SD OUT Requires F rear module FIBER OUT 2 OFF HD OUT SD OUT Requires F rear module Reference Source REFERENCE SOURCE AUTO REF URS IN URS rate URS OFF URS 29 97 URS 25 Input Aspect Ratio mode ASPECT AFD MODE 4 3 16 9 AUTO FORCED SD input 16 9 AUTO FORCED HD input Defa...

Page 129: ... OFF ON VIDEO OVER FILM OFF ON Film mode must be ON SD ARC presets SD VIDEO OUT PRESET CUSTOM BYPASS 4 3 4 3 16 9 16 9 CUSTOM LETTER BOX CROP ANAMAMORPHIC 14 9 16 9 4 3 CUSTOM SIDE CROP ANAMORPHIC 14 9 4 3 16 9 Output aspect ratio ASPECT 4 3 16 9 Input vert crop ARC V CROP IN 0 25 step 4 lines unit Input horiz crop H CROP IN 0 25 step 8 pixels unit 16 9 4 3 Input vert position TILT IN 0 25 step 2 ...

Page 130: ...LES 100 0 100 unit sample Dynamic Audio Proc DYN GROUP MODE MONO STEREO GROUP 1 GROUP 2 LIMITER THRESHOLD 0 dBFS 20 dBFS COMPRESSOR ATTACK TIME 1 ms 10 ms 40 ms 160 ms RELEASE TIME 48 dB s 24 dB s 12 dB s 6 dB s THRESHOLD 0 dBFS 1 dBFS 60 dBNFS RATIO 1 1 1 1 25 1 1 5 1 1 75 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 8 1 16 EXPANDER THRESHOLD 40 dBFS 41 dBFS 80 dBFS RATIO 1 1 1 125 1 1 25 1 1 375 1 1 5 1 1 625 1 1 875 1 2 1 DY...

Page 131: ...TO OFF ON Manual Freeze MAN OFF ON Audio Video Test TEST PATTERN OFF ON CONFIG ALARMS CTRL GPI OFF ON Audio Card selection mismatch CARD LED CARD SYSTEM ERROR GREEN YELLOW RED FLASHING RED Reference is missing REF MISSING GREEN YELLOW RED FLASHING RED Reference mismatch REF MISMATCH GREEN YELLOW RED FLASHING RED Card in manual freeze MANUAL FREEZE GREEN YELLOW RED FLASHING RED Card in test mode TE...

Page 132: ...on LOUDNESS ON OFF Key XX XX XX XX ALC Option ALC ON OFF Key XX XX XX XX Full Model Card Option UPG2FULL ON OFF Key XX XX XX XX Factory Card Parameters FACTORY RESET CARD PARAMETERS NO YES Factory Led Alarms CARD LED ALARMS NO YES Note Some menu items may not be present depending on card model input format or card configuration 126 XVP 3901 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION ...

Page 133: ...will be black GREY indicates Protected Area consisting of picture content which may be cropped for optimum display on screens with a different aspect ratio Input signal 4 3 Output signal 16 9 16 9 Letterbox top image in a 4 3 frame 4 3_2 16 9 Letterbox top image in a 4 3 frame 4 3_2 16 9 Full frame image in a 16 9 frame 16 9_8 14 9 Letterbox top image in a 4 3 frame 4 3_3 14 9 Letterbox top image ...

Page 134: ... 9 frame 16 9_8 14 9 Letterbox image in a 4 3 frame 4 3_11 14 9 Letterbox image in a 4 3 frame 4 3_11 14 9 Pillar box image in a 16 9 frame 16 9_11 4 3 Image shoot and protect 14 9 in a 4 3 frame 4 3_13 4 3 Image shoot and protect 14 9 in a 4 3 frame 4 3_13 14 9 Pillar box image in a 16 9 frame 16 9_11 16 9 Letterbox image shoot and protect 14 9 in a 4 3 frame 4 3_14 16 9 Letterbox image shoot and...

Page 135: ... Letterbox image in 4 3 frame 4 3_4 16 9 Protected Full frame image in a 16 9 frame 16 9_4 16 9 Full frame image in a 16 9 frame 16 9_8 16 9 Letterbox image in 4 3 frame 4 3_10 as shown here or 4 3_8 as in box below 16 9 Full frame image in a 16 9 frame 16 9_8 4 3 Pillar box image in 16 9 frame 16 9_9 4 3 Full frame image in a 4 3 frame 4 3_8 4 3 Pillar box image in 16 9 frame 16 9_9 16 9 Protecte...

Page 136: ... 9 in a 4 3 frame 4 3_13 14 9 Pillar box image in a 16 9 frame 16 9_11 16 9 Image shoot and protect 14 9 in a 16 9 frame 16 9_14 14 9 Letterbox image in a 4 3 frame 4 3_11 16 9 Image shoot and protect 14 9 in a 16 9 frame 16 9_14 16 9 Image shoot and protect 4 3 in a 16 9 frame 16 9_15 4 3 Full frame image in a 4 3 frame 4 3_8 16 9 Image shoot and protect 4 3 in a 16 9 frame 16 9_15 ...

Page 137: ...is installed DO NOT LOOK INTO AN OPERATING SFP MODULE S CONNECTORS AS EYE DAMAGE MAY RESULT The SFP module is sensitive to electrostatic discharge ESD It is recommended that you use an ESD preventive wrist strap grounded to the Densité chassis while handling the SFP module SFP modules are subject to wear and their useful lifetime is reduced each time they are inserted or removed Do not remove them...

Page 138: ...LC fiber optic connector that is plugged into the SFP module and pull it straight out to disengage the optical fiber from the SFP Never pull the fiber optic cable itself as catastrophic damage may occur 2 Insert a dust plug into the SFP module Removing the SFP module 1 Move the bale clasp lever to the open position 2 Grasp the SFP module between your thumb and forefinger and pull it straight out o...

Page 139: ...NEX 4 Installing the Audio Modules To install an audio module 1 Remove the card from the frame 2 The two available sockets are located near the top and bottom of the card and are labeled MODULE 1 and MODULE 2 3 Remove the audio module from its packaging ...

Page 140: ...ll click into place 6 Installed the 2 provided screws in the holes on each side of the module securing the module to the posts on the card 7 Insert the card in the frame 8 Make sure that the module is correctly detected in the detected Audio modules tab of the card s panel or in the General Status menu of the local user interface card edge menu Controls and parameters for the module installed are ...

Page 141: ...the card from the frame 2 Remove the two screws that secure the module to the card 3 Push outward on the two metal clips that hold the module in the horizontal position one located at each corner of the socket The module will release and tilt upward 4 Pull the module out of the socket ...

Page 142: ...Lo Ro downmix Disable Mono Lo Ro EX Default to Full mode Full LCRS from Lt Rt downmix 3 Stereo 3 Stereo from Lt Rt Phantom Phantom from Lt Rt Stereo Lt Rt downmix 2 2 Enable Mono Lt Rt EX Default to Full mode Full All 3 1 channels 3 Stereo S mixed into L and R with smix coefficient Phantom C mixed into L and R with cmix coefficient Stereo Lo Ro downmix Disable Mono Lo Ro EX Default to Full mode Fu...

Page 143: ...ull mode Full LCRS from 2 0 channels 3 Stereo 3 Stereo from 2 0 channels Phantom Phantom from 2 0 channels Stereo 2 0 channels 2 0 Enable Mono L R EX Default to Mono mode Full Default to Mono mode 3 Stereo Default to Mono mode Phantom Default to Mono mode Stereo Default to Mono mode Disable Mono Mono center channel output EX Default to Mono mode Full Default to Mono mode 3 Stereo Default to Mono m...

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