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d. Y/C – If your S-Video equipment and cabling
has the usual 4-pin mini-DIN connectors, you
will need an S-Video to dual BNC adapter.
To connect Y/C sources, attach the Y (luma)
connector of your source to the second analog
BNC connector (labeled Pb). Attach the
source’s C (chroma) connector to the bottom
connector (labeled Pr).
e. Composite – Attach the composite source’s
connector (may require use of an RCA to BNC
adapter) to the connector in the input row
labeled Y).
Note: The broadcast video standard (such as NTSC, NTSC-J or PAL)
of all video sources connected for a given session must match.
2. To input analog audio along with the video, connect the
desired audio sources to the (XLR or ¼”) connectors as
provided in the Audio In group.
We’ll discuss audio Connection Type options a bit later, in Section 3.12.
Note: SDI or HDMI video sources with embedded audio do not necessarily require separate analog audio connections.
3.4.2
CONNECTING A VIDEO ROUTER
With the appropriate software installed, TriCaster Advanced Edition systems can control and access output
from router models supporting the popular Grass Valley
®
Native Protocol, as well as Black Magic Design
®
Video Hub routers.
The implementation offers a number of configuration options; a basic setup would be as follows:

Connect the router to TriCaster by Ethernet cable, and then connect one (or more) of the router’s
video outputs to TriCaster inputs with matching numbers, using suitable video cables.
(For example, by default router output number 3 would be connected to TriCaster’s Input 3 for
control communication between the devices to be properly linked.)

Click the Shutdown icon on TriCaster’s Home page (Startup), and click the Administrator Mode at right.

In the Administrator Mode panel, click Exit to Windows.

Navigate to the C:\TriCaster\Configuration folder, and open the file named router_setup.xml by
double-clicking it (it will launch in Notepad).
This file is where you add the routers you wish TriCaster to recognize. Each router is identified by an entry
you insert between the starting and closing “config” tags, as explained in the file comments.
SDI Recommendations:
It’s worth mentioning here that SDI,
while ideal for many purposes, does
nevertheless have some limitations.
We do not recommend cable runs
exceeding 100 meters (for HD; or
double that for SD). Transmission
over greater distances may result in
signal losses, and call for measures to
boost levels, which may in turn
introduce added latency into the signal
path before TriCaster.