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MUX-6258-A Series

CWDM AES/EBU Audio Multiplexer with Fiber Optic 

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User Manual

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Page 1: ...MUX 6258 A Series CWDM AES EBU Audio Multiplexer with Fiber Optic Output User Manual...

Page 2: ...Video Limited Ross Video Limited assumes no responsibility or liability for errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this manual Trademarks is a registered trademark of Ross Video Limited Ross ROSS R...

Page 3: ...which if not avoided may result in major or minor equipment damage or a situation which could place the equipment in a non compliant operating state ESD Susceptibility This symbol is used to alert the...

Page 4: ...ith the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of CE Directive 93 68 EEC INTERNATIONAL This equipment has been tested to CISPR 22 1997 along with amendments A1 2000 and A2 2002 and found...

Page 5: ...Do not stare at or into broken or damaged fibers Do not stare at or into optical connectors Only properly trained and authorized personnel shall be permitted to perform laser fiber optic operations E...

Page 6: ...ral resources Ross Video encourages you to use the appropriate take back systems These systems will reuse or recycle most of the materials from your end of life equipment in an environmentally friendl...

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Page 9: ...tors 2 2 Installing the MUX 6258 A Series 2 3 Supported Rear Modules 2 3 Installing a Rear Module 2 3 Installing the Card 2 4 Cabling 2 5 MUX 6258 A Cabling Overview 2 5 MUX 6258 A CWDM Series Cabling...

Page 10: ...b 4 10 VANC Processing Tab 4 12 Card edge Menus 5 Navigating the Card edge Menus 5 2 Card edge Menus 5 3 Menu Descriptions 5 5 Specifications 6 Technical Specifications 6 2 Channel Status Data Table 6...

Page 11: ...ear Terminal Equipment family of products backed by Ross Video s experience in engineering and design expertise since 1974 You will be pleased at how easily your new MUX 6258 A fits into your overall...

Page 12: ...Hz signal it may be converted using Sample Rate Conversion SRC before it is embedded on the SDI output MUX 6258 A CWDM Series The MUX 6258 A CWDM Series include all the features of the MUX 6258 A desc...

Page 13: ...d inputs with SRC on DIN 1 0 2 3 connectors MUX 6258 A CWDM Series only Optical output wavelengths from 1270nm to 1610nm Distributed Feedback DFB Laser with 0 to 3dBm optical output power One SDI proc...

Page 14: ...w of the MUX 6258 A series cards Figure 1 1 MUX 6258 A Simplified Block Diagram SDI Video In BNC 1 Sample Rate Converter 16 CHANNELS MUX 6258 A AES Inputs SDI Receiver Line Buffer 16 CHANNELS 16 Chann...

Page 15: ...MUX 6258 A series cards feature LED indicators for the power video input status and communication activity The card edge also includes the SW2 and SW3 switches that are used in conjunction to navigat...

Page 16: ...1 series frames and any available options unless otherwise noted Frame refers to the openGear frame that houses the MUX 6258 A series card MUX 6258 A refers to the card version that does not include C...

Page 17: ...is Chapter This chapter provides instructions for installing the rear module s installing the card into the frame cabling details and updating the card software The following topics are discussed Befo...

Page 18: ...the ceramic ferrule must be clean Follow your facility practices of cleaning fiber optic connectors Connectors must always be inserted into a device or have a dust cap on Refer to Figure 2 1 for dust...

Page 19: ...s frame 1 Locate the card frame slots on the rear of the DFR 8321 series frame 2 Remove the Blank Plate from the slot you have chosen for the card installation 3 Remove the dust caps from the Fiber po...

Page 20: ...st cap from the connector on the card end Refer to Figure 2 1 and Figure 2 2 for dust cap locations Refer to the section Important Laser Safety Measures and Notices at the beginning of this manual for...

Page 21: ...occupies two slots and accommodates one card This rear module provides one SDI input one SDI output one fiber output and eight unbalanced AES inputs Figure 2 3 Figure 2 3 Cable Connections for the 832...

Page 22: ...58 A 29 1290nm OUT MUX 6258 A 31 1310nm OUT MUX 6258 A 33 1330nm OUT MUX 6258 A 35 1350nm OUT MUX 6258 A 37 1370nm OUT MUX 6258 A 43 1430nm OUT MUX 6258 A 45 1450nm OUT MUX 6258 A 47 1470nm OUT MUX 62...

Page 23: ...he Confirmation dialog box select one of the following Cancel Select this option to cancel the upload of the file and return to the Device View Continue Select this option to upload the file While upl...

Page 24: ...2 8 Installation MUX 6258 A Series User Manual Iss 04...

Page 25: ...iew of the user controls available on the front edge of the card Additional operation information on reference compatibility embedding non PCM signals and processing HANC or VANC data is also provided...

Page 26: ...structed to do so by Ross Technical Support personnel 5 Fiber Optic Connector The cards use a blind mate single mode LC UPC connector to interface with the Full Rear Module 8320AR 048A The rear module...

Page 27: ...is LED indicates that the card is functioning normal and that no anomalies have been detected The following conditions must be satisfied a valid input signal is present a valid reference signal is pre...

Page 28: ...s the absence of an input signal REF OK Green When lit this LED indicates a valid reference signal Flashing Green When flashing this LED indicates that the reference signal is present but the format i...

Page 29: ...rame 1 or Frame 2 BNCs on the DFR 8321 series frame as the reference the input video frame rate must match the reference frame rate Refer to Table 3 2 for frame rate compatibility Table 3 2 Frame Rate...

Page 30: ...ain range in 1dB increments If you have enabled the Gain Lock feature changing the gain value for one channel automatically changes the value for the other channel 4 Invert This option enables you to...

Page 31: ...des options for replacing the full active portion of selected lines of video with black The tab is divided into separate sub tabs for each format 1080p 1080i 720p 576i and 480i to provide selection of...

Page 32: ...Line column on the right lists the lines in Field 2 5 To delete the VANC components for a specific line Select Strip for that line The default for each line is Pass for all lines of a video format Cli...

Page 33: ...e menus items and parameters available from the DashBoard Control System for the MUX 6258 A series cards Parameters marked with an asterisk are the factory default values The following topics are disc...

Page 34: ...detected No Input Invalid Format Incompatible Non Sync Video Group Not Present Group Channel Silent Audio Status OK Indicates the status of the audio source AES Input Not Present Source Missing Sourc...

Page 35: ...ical Module Status OK Indicates the status of the card Optical Module Temp High Temp Low Tx Power High Tx Power Low Indicates the status of the card Optical Module Tx Fault Not Detected Optical Tx Pow...

Page 36: ...le 4 3 Hardware Tab Items Tab Title Item Parameters Description Hardware HW Status OK Indicates the status of the hardware including the SFP module Some messages displayed are dependent on the setting...

Page 37: ...video input Custom Sets the output to a custom color in the event of a loss of video input Use the Y Cr and Cb sliders to configure the color Y slider Sets the luminance component of the Loss of Inpu...

Page 38: ...ssion Unlocked All menu options are unlocked and can be edited Locked All menu items except this one are locked and read only All Audio Reset Resets the parameters in the Audio Inputs and Embedded Aud...

Page 39: ...Count Reset Resets the CRC Errors field Embedded Audio Group Channel read only PCM Displays the status of each group and channel of embedded audio No Input PCM Silent Non PCM Async Mixed Word Length...

Page 40: ...Delay ms Same as above Delay Lock Selected Locks the Delay slider of both channels together If the values for the two channels are different that change is maintained when the channels are locked Cle...

Page 41: ...to the embedded group if present Group Ch AES Hz Tone kHz Tone Ch Backup Source Mute Configures the Backup Source that is inserted when the Primary Source is unavailable Group Ch AES Hz Tone kHz Tone...

Page 42: ...asynchronous to the reference Cleared Disables the alarm No Reference Selected Reference Status field reports loss of input conditions Cleared Disables the alarm Invalid Reference Selected Reference F...

Page 43: ...Status field reports when the selected source is not present or is silent Cleared Disables the alarm Source Async Selected Embedded Audio Status field reports when the selected source is asynchronous...

Page 44: ...ne the VANC components will be deleted from Field Pass VANC components are passed unmodified to the card output Strip VANC components are deleted from the card output 720p 1080p Line a Indicates the s...

Page 45: ...Menus In This Chapter This chapter summarizes the Card edge Menu system of the card and how to navigate the menus and options using the SW1 and SW2 on the card edge The following topics are discussed...

Page 46: ...edge menus of the card 1 Locate SW1 and SW2 on the front card edge Refer to Figure 3 1 on page 3 2 for switch locations 2 Rotate SW1 to the required menu 3 Toggle SW2 to select the required parameter...

Page 47: ...on the card edge Table 5 1 Card edge Menus and Items Menu Select Card Edge Menu Label Menu Name Card Edge Item Label Item Name 0 MUX 6258 A slot or MUX 6258 A xx slot Home 1 Fact Def Factory Default...

Page 48: ...urce Same as above A Ch4 Src Channel 4 Source Same as above B Ch1 Bkp Channel 1 Backup Source Mute T4k 4kHz Tone T2k 2kHz Tone T1k 1kHz Tone T 5k 500Hz Tone A1A A8B AES 1A to AES 8B G1C1 G4C4 Group 1...

Page 49: ...enables you to select where the card will look for a reference The choices are Frame Reference 1 Fr 1 Frame Reference 2 Fr 2 and Video Vid Refer to the section Reference Compatibility on page 3 5 for...

Page 50: ...e Use Menus B to E to configure the Backup Source that is inserted when the Primary Source is unavailable This menu is used in conjunction with Menu 5 Group Select The following are the default values...

Page 51: ...pecifications In This Chapter This chapter provides technical specification details for the MUX 6258 A series Note that specifications are subject to change without notice The following topics are dis...

Page 52: ...ble 270Mbps 120m of Belden 1694A cable 1 485Gbps 80m of Belden 1694A cable 2 97Gbps Connector Type BNC Optical Output Number of Outputs 1 SMPTE Standards Accommodated SMPTE 259M SMPTE 292M Nominal Wav...

Page 53: ...l Time 20 80 700ps typical 270Mbps 120ps typical 1 485Gbps 2 97Gbps Overshoot 10 Connector Type BNC AES Inputs Number of Inputs 8 AES 3id inputs Impedance 75ohm Input Resolution 24bits Nominal Signal...

Page 54: ...1 1 Normal Audio or Non Audio Mode Normal Audio 0 2 4 Emphasis No Emphasis 100 5 Lock Indication Locked 0 6 7 Sampling Rate 48kHz 01 1 0 3 Channel Mode 2 channel stereo 0001 4 7 User Bit Mode 192 bit...

Page 55: ...MUX 6258 A Series User Manual Iss 04 Service Information 7 1 Service Information In This Chapter This chapter contains the following sections Troubleshooting Checklist Warranty and Repair Policy...

Page 56: ...t the power main Confirm that the power supplies are fully seated in their slots If the power LED is still not illuminated replace the power supply with one that is verified to work 3 Input Signal Sta...

Page 57: ...his warranty This User Manual provides all pertinent information for the safe installation and operation of your openGear Product Ross Video policy dictates that all repairs to the MUX 6258 A series c...

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