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UpCon – Basic concepts and operation
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UpCon presets
UpCon comes with ready-to-use presets based
on international standards. More presets will be
made available as part of software updates from
the TC website. These presets are based on in-
formation from broadcasters around the world.
If you feel that an important preset is missing or
that a given preset does not work as it should,
please get in touch with TC Electronic technical
support:
tcelectronic.com/support/
UpCon features overview
►
Audio at its finest: 24 bit transparent, fully
synchronous I/O, 32 bit and higher internal
processing.
►
Automatic 5.1 detection: Automatically de-
tect and engage upconversion and down-
mix.
►
Ultra-low latency: No need for frame offset.
►
Always have 5.1 and stereo: Regardless if
the input is 5.1 OR stereo, you can always
have 5.1 and stereo on the outputs.
►
Artifact-free: Artifact-free crossfade be-
tween bypass and upconversion.
► GPIO and SDI metadata:
Engage format
conversion using GPIO or SDI metadata.
►
SD/HD/3G SDI, Relay Bypass: Supports
latest SDI standards, up to 3G: 2.97 mBit/s,
1080p, 3D(2x1080i). Auto relay bypass.
►
SNMP (Simple Network Management Pro-
tocol): SNMP trapping lets UpCon send out
messages (such as warnings) over Ethernet
to an SNMP application. Vice versa, UpCon
can be remote-controlled from an SNMP ap-
plication.
► True redundancy:
No compromise, long
term field-tested PSUs. Dual inlets, dual fus-
es, dual fans.
► Up to 24 audio channels simultaneously
processed and measured:
With a fully load-
ed UpCon, up to 24 audio channels can be
processed simultaneously.
►
100BaseT Full-Duplex Ethernet: Standard
Ethernet control allows easy system integra-
tion. A second port is available for daisy-
chaining, allowing a high number of units on
one network.
►
Bit transparent: Supports coded transmis-
sion like Dolby E or Dolby AC3.