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Digital Video Switcher

SE-2800

( 8 / 12 CHANNEL )

Instruction Manual

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Page 1: ... Digital Video Switcher SE 2800 8 12 CHANNEL Instruction Manual www datavideo tek com ...

Page 2: ... Controls Video Transitions 13 Transition Selection 13 INV 13 FIX A V 13 MIX 13 FREEZE 13 Transition Confirmation 13 Keyboard Controls LOGO 1 LOGO 2 CLOCK and TIMER 14 LOGO 1 14 LOGO 2 or CLOCK 14 TIMER 14 Keyboard Controls PIP1 PIP2 DSK1 and DSK2 15 PIP Preset and PIP Program 15 Assigning a video source input to a PIP 15 DSK Preset and DSK Program 15 Assigning an input to a DSK channel for keying...

Page 3: ...ttings tab 25 Multi screen window signs labels tab 26 Still pictures FS tab 26 Logos tab 26 Dynamic Logo tab 27 Multi screen A tab 27 Multi screen B D tab 27 Multi screen C E tab 27 Controlling the switcher with a computer SE Remote software 28 Software based Macro functions 28 REC PLAY functions 28 TIME function 28 SET function 28 AUDIO function 29 Overview 29 Audio Menu Options De embedding SDI ...

Page 4: ...cannot exclude that some information in this manual from time to time may not be correct or may be incomplete This manual may contain typing errors omissions or incorrect information Datavideo Technologies always recommend that you double check the information in this document for accuracy before making any purchase decision or using the product Datavideo Technologies is not responsible for any om...

Page 5: ...e that the total of the ampere ratings on the products plugged into the extension cord do not exceed the extension cord rating 10 Make sure that the total amperes of all the units that are plugged into a single wall outlet do not exceed 15 amperes 11 Never push objects of any kind into this unit through the case ventilation slots as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that c...

Page 6: ...ion on how to register please visit www datavideo tek com or contact your local Datavideo office or authorized Distributors Certain parts with limited lifetime expectancy such as LCD Panels DVD Drives Hard Drives are only covered for the first 10 000 hours or 1 year whichever comes first Any second year warranty claims must be made to your local Datavideo office or one of its authorized Distributo...

Page 7: ...review output Or Program output without logo Or Program output without logo and DSK overlay Or Aux output of a selected video input channel single Aux User defined and positioned dual picture in picture PIP Easy two step PIP source assignment using keyboard Two downstream keyers DSK with a set up choice of basic Luma key or alpha channel Easy two step DSK source assignment using keyboard User choi...

Page 8: ... 4 SD HD SDI HDMI 16 Connect the SE 2800 keyboard here 5 Input 5 SD HD SDI CVBS 17 User Defined Multi Image Outputs 6 Input 6 SD HD SDI CVBS 18 Ethernet port for PC control updates 7 Input 7 SD HD SDI 19 Tally Output connector 8 Input 8 SD HD SDI HDMI 20 GPI connector 9 Input 9 SD HD SDI CVBS 21 RS 232 connector not currently used 10 Input10 SD HD SDI CVBS 22 4pin XLR Power Input connector 11 Inpu...

Page 9: ... and has no input scaling options SYNC I O The SE 2800 can be synchronised with other studio equipment such as cameras and House sync Input BNC 14 will accept House sync or Tri level sync Output BNC 13 can be used to pass the sync signal to other studio equipment such as cameras or recorders CONSOLE This 9pin D Sub connector 16 is used to connect the Control Panel Keyboard to the rear of the SE 28...

Page 10: ...is connection and the latest firmware DC IN Connect the supplied 12V 5A PSU to this 4pin XLR socket Pin 1 GND Pin 2 NC Pin 3 NC Pin 4 VCC Grounding Terminal When connecting this unit to any other component make sure that it is properly grounded by connecting this terminal to an appropriate point When connecting use the socket and be sure to use wire with a cross sectional area of at least 1 0 mm M...

Page 11: ...ts with additional Preview and Program windows On HDMI screen 2 Same as HDMI screen 1 HDMI 1 HDMI 2 Shown left are the five multi view configuration options A to E How to change the Multi view output To change the multi view option on your switcher press the ENTER button in the MENU area of the SE 2800 Control Panel Keyboard This will display an on screen menu on HDMI output 1 Then use the arrow d...

Page 12: ...sing a speed button the user is choosing the rate of transition or time taken when using the AUTO TAKE button AUTO TAKE This performs an automated switch from the current program source to the selected preset source The selected transition wipe or dissolve will also be used The timing of the transition is set by the chosen Speed button CUT This performs a simple immediate switch from the current m...

Page 13: ...al Wipes from Top and Bottom to Centre Circle Wipe from Centre to outside edges Circle Wipe from outside edges to Centre Diamond Wipe from Centre to outside edges Diamond Wipe from outside edges to Centre Box Wipe from Centre to outside edges Box Wipe from outside edges to Centre Diagonal wipe from upper left to lower right Diagonal wipe from lower right to upper left INV Invert the selected wipe ...

Page 14: ...e clock digits can be changed using the supplied SEConfig software See page 24 for more details on using this software or see page 17 onwards for the Clock menu options TIMER In some mixing or switching applications it is useful to have a countdown timer It could be that the input is a pre recorded video clip and you need to know when to be ready to switch away from it This countdown timer functio...

Page 15: ... the HDMI Multi view with a P1 or P2 label shown next to the selected input image The full PIP process is described on page 21 DSK Preset and DSK Program When looking at the top right corner of the SE 2800 Control Panel Keyboard there are four DSK keys These are labelled Program and Preset The upper DSK1 and DSK2 keys relate to activating Down Stream Keying on the Program outputs The lower DSK1 an...

Page 16: ...confirmed on the HDMI Multi view with the selected channel showing the live input or frame store image The contents of each Frame Store is uploaded to the SE 2800 from a PC The supplied SEConfig software is used to do this The file upload process is described on page 24 AUX Source Selection The SE 2800 has three user defined SDI outputs see page 9 item 15 One or all of these outputs can be set up ...

Page 17: ...ot used in current firmware Reset to default values Inputs Standard and Format Inputs 1 2 5 6 9 10 Can be a choice of HD SDI SD SDI 4 3 SD SDI 16 9 CVBS 4 3 CVBS 16 9 Inputs 3 7 11 Can be a choice of HD SDI SD SDI 4 3 SD SDI 16 9 Inputs 4 8 12 Can be a choice of HD SDI SD SDI 4 3 SD SDI 16 9 or HDMI HDMI SD 4 3 HDMI SD 16 9 All HD inputs are natively 16 9 aspect Input Audio Settings Level Nominal ...

Page 18: ...eed2 Speed3 Range 1 to 127 Frames Wipe Buttons Setting Buttons 1 to 6 Wipe 1 to 8 See page 13 also Soft Edge 0 to 4 Color 1 to 8 1 Yellow 2 Cyan 3 Green 4 Magenta 5 Red 6 Blue Outputs Mode OUT 1 is an HD SDI only user choice of Program Program Logo Free Program Logo Titles Free Preview Aux OUT 2 user choice of Standard Format HD SDI SD SDI 4 3 SD SDI 16 9 Plus MODE choice of Program Program Logo F...

Page 19: ...uts Mode on page 18 Factory Settings Tick selection ON or OFF ON Reset all settings to their default values Clock Settings X Position Left to right 000 to 110 Y Position Lower to Upper 000 to 135 Set Hours Set Minutes Clear Seconds Multi Screen Mode This selection relates to the HDMI outputs 1 W1 and 2 W2 A W1 PGM PVW 3 IN W2 9 IN B W1 PGM PVW 12 IN W2 PGM C W1 PGM PVW 8 IN W2 PGM D W1 PGM PVW 12 ...

Page 20: ...age if required The DSK 1 layer can occupy the whole screen If set up incorrectly this layer can stop the video layers behind it from being seen properly Re adjust your DSK 1 settings or switch off the DSK1 function on the SE 2800 to restore the video behind it The DSK 2 layer can occupy the whole screen If set up incorrectly this layer can stop the video layers behind it from being seen properly ...

Page 21: ... Upper 000 to 108 PIP Size 1 small to 33 large Border Size 0 OFF 1 Thin to 15 Thick Border Color 1 to 8 user defined colours 1 Yellow 2 Cyan 3 Green 4 Magenta 5 Red 6 Blue PIP Preset and PIP Program When looking at the top right corner of the SE 2800 Control Panel Keyboard there are four PIP keys These are labelled Program and Preset The upper PIP1 and PIP2 keys relate to activating Picture In Pic...

Page 22: ...de Luma Key Level 0 black to 255 white DSK Preset and DSK Program When looking at the top right corner of the SE 2800 Control Panel Keyboard there are four DSK keys These are labelled Program and Preset The upper DSK1 and DSK2 keys relate to activating Down Stream Keying on the Program outputs The lower DSK1 and DSK2 keys relate to activating Down Stream Keying on the Multi view or Preview outputs...

Page 23: ...firmed on the HDMI Multi view with a T1 shown next to the selected input image 3 The Fill signal from the Decklink card is then fed to input 10 on the SE 2800 see diagram below 4 Now go into the multi view menu by pressing ENTER on the SE 2800 keyboard Navigate to DSK SETTINGS TITLES 1 and choose TITLES a CH MODE The SE 2800 will automatically use inputs 9 and 10 as key and fill If you have two CG...

Page 24: ...e application 6 If you immediately get an error window do not worry click OK 7 Now Press PC Control button so it is ON in the MENU area of the SE 2800 keyboard 8 Select Ethernet to display the Computer s IP Address Click the Find button to find and display the SE 2800 Switcher s IP Address in the drop down list The first three numbers in both IP addresses should match See below example 9 Click Con...

Page 25: ...date allowing simple configuration of the unit Depending on the included levels of the profile this save process may need some time to complete Settings tab The settings tab is another way to change the menu settings of the switcher The options may appear in a slightly different order to those in the onscreen menu described on page 17 Each menu option can be expanded by clicking on the plus sign i...

Page 26: ...s frame stores If the switcher has eight inputs it has the ability to store eight still pictures Twelve pictures can be stored if the unit has twelve inputs See FS button on page 16 also The LOAD button can used to browse for a picture stored on the computer This picture is then loaded into the application window The WRITE button can then be used to save the new picture into a selected frame store...

Page 27: ...oaded into the application window The WRITE button can then be used to save the new logo sequence into the dynamic logo store on the switcher Multi screen A tab Multi screen B D tab Multi screen C E tab These three tabs are used to write new Multi screen layouts to the switcher in order to change the HDMI multi view layouts as described on page 11 NOTE Only change these layouts with guidance from ...

Page 28: ...ons are located just above the T Bar in the SE Remote display above REC PLAY functions Left mouse click the grey REC button and it will light up red All of your actions when using the Remote Console will now be recorded to file The only action that will not be recorded is the T Bar use the CUT or AUTO TAKE buttons instead The function buttons just above the T Bar as listed on this page are also ig...

Page 29: ... mixer Once the audio is mixed externally with any microphones or audio sources it can then be fed back into the SE 2800 on the analogue XLR inputs The SE 2800 can then embed this externally mixed audio on to the Program SDI and HDMI outputs Audio Menu Options De embedding SDI or HDMI audio Using the following SE 2800 menu options audio can be selected from the SDI or HDMI video inputs SDI Embedde...

Page 30: ...with the video Group1 Stereo Pair 1 HDMI Embedded Audio Stereo Pair Channel Number Stereo pair 1 left 1 right 2 Stereo pair 2 left 3 right 4 Stereo pair 3 left 5 right 6 Stereo pair 4 left 7 right 8 Audio Menu Options Monitoring the audio levels The SE 2800 can confirm the incoming audio levels by showing audio peak meters on the HDMI multi view Audio Level is shown Tick selection ON or OFF It is ...

Page 31: ...e SE 2800 switcher If we want to only hear these two audio channels regardless of the video channel used then we would set up the switcher in the following way Press the ENTER key in the MENU area of the SE 2800 keyboard to display the on screen menu on the HDMI 1 output Change the Audio Association settings in the menu system to show a value of 1 for each video input channel Press the ENTER key t...

Page 32: ...etween the video sources the audio sources will also change We can choose how the audio will change sources whether it be a clean cut immediate switch or some sort of transitioned change cross fade or fade out in To do this we would need to set up with the following menu options Auto Audio Mixing Type User choice of X type or V type Tick selection X type A B cross fade V type Fade out A then fade ...

Page 33: ...or output Tally output of input video Program 8 9 Program 9 Open collector output Tally output of input video Program 9 10 Program 10 Open collector output Tally output of input video Program 10 11 Program 11 Open collector output Tally output of input video Program 11 12 Program 12 Open collector output Tally output of input video Program 12 13 GND Ground Ground 14 Preset 1 Open collector output ...

Page 34: ...ould result in a non responsive unit As well as a working SE 2800 you will need The latest Firmware update file for the SE 2800 This can be obtained from your local Datavideo office or dealer The SE 2800 power supply The SEConfig software supplied with the switcher A Windows 7 computer with an Ethernet port An Ethernet cable To update the SE 2800 firmware 1 Switch off or shut down the SE 2800 and ...

Page 35: ...t Device is connected via Ethernet then click NEXT 8 The following window will be displayed You can now POWER ON the SE 2800 and it will be discovered by the Computer 9 Select Automatically update the device to latest firmware version then click NEXT ...

Page 36: ... will be shown The lower bar Total Progress will take around 15 minutes to complete 12 Once this process is complete close the application and power cycle the SE 2800 13 When the SE 2800 has restarted Install the SEConfig software on to the Computer 14 Double click the SEConfig dv icon to launch the second part of the update process ...

Page 37: ...ess Click the Find button to find and display the SE 2800 Switcher s IP Address in the drop down list The first three numbers in both IP addresses should match See below example 18 Click Connect and then click Restore Factory Settings in the top right hand corner The process will take approximately 45 minutes to complete 19 The next step will be to re calibrate the SE 2800 T Bar to get it working ...

Page 38: ...800 switcher while still holding down the buttons in step 3 5 The switcher will start but the keyboard lights will remain dead except for the T Bar progress LEDs When these LEDs flash ON and OFF release the buttons from step 3 6 Move the T Bar to its highest position and then press the CUT button 7 Move the T Bar back to its lowest position and then press the AUTO TAKE button 8 To exit the calibra...

Page 39: ... computer with Ethernet port An Ethernet cable To change the SE 2800 video standard 1 Switch off or shut down the SE 2800 and Computer in the normal way 2 Connect the Ethernet cable between the SE 2800 rear panel and the Windows 7 Computer 3 Turn on the Windows 7 Computer 4 Unzip the firmware update folder to the computer desktop so the file within it is easy to locate 5 Double click the firmware ...

Page 40: ...played Select Device is connected via Ethernet then click NEXT 8 The following window will be displayed You can now POWER ON the SE 2800 and it will be discovered by the Computer 9 Select Manually select a firmware version then click NEXT ...

Page 41: ... can now be changed from 1080i 60 to 1080i 50 or vice versa 13 You will now see which firmware elements are selected to be changed 14 Click NEXT at the bottom of the flash update window Then click the Yes button to confirm you wish to proceed 15 Wait for the update to progress ...

Page 42: ...ocess is finished re start the switcher by powering it off and back on again 17 Check the resolution at the output now matches the desired 1080i 50 standard 18 Check the T Bar and other functions still operate correctly ...

Page 43: ...43 Example SE 2800 Set Up Dimensions All measurements in millimetres mm ...

Page 44: ...windows for Preview and Program embedded audio level indication for Program group1 channel 1 HDMI 2 Multiscreen2 Program Multiscreen 1 Way 3 HDMI 1 Multiscreen1 8 smaller windows for inputs 1 8 with embedded audio level indication group1 channel 1 2 bigger windows for Preview and Program embedded audio level indication for Program group1 channel 1 HDMI 2 Multiscreen 2 Program Multiscreen 1 Resolut...

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