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SapphireTX Camera Back User Manual
Страница 1: ...a Back Transmitter apphireTX Camera Back Transmitter User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual 20 20 20 20 4 4 4 4 20 20 20 202 2 2 21 1 1 1 v v v v1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Broadcast Wireless Systems Ltd...
Страница 2: ...SapphireTX Transmitter 8 Installing the SapphireTX Transmitter to the Camera 10 Using the SapphireTX in a System 11 Front Panel Status Indicators 14 Changing Video Format UHD and HD 14 Ultra Low Delay...
Страница 3: ...3 SapphireTX Camera Back User Manual QuadSync Mode 30 Connector Interfaces 32 Technical Specifications 34 Mechanical Dimensions 35...
Страница 4: ...4 SapphireTX Camera Back User Manual Change History Version Date Change Summary Author V1 0 14 4 2020 Initial Draft MB...
Страница 5: ...cts are supplied as standard with a 12 month Return to Base warranty In the event of a suspected product failure users should contact the Broadcast Wireless Systems support team on the telephone at 44...
Страница 6: ...eTX D additionally supports legacy DTC low latency HD H 264 encoding Up to 8 stereo pairs of audio in either MPEG 1 layer 1 or PCM format 4 stereo pairs in AAC LC can be extracted and encoded by The S...
Страница 7: ...functions that require the User to gain access to the interior of the product EMC Safety Approvals The equipment has been designed to meet and has been tested against the following harmonized EMC and...
Страница 8: ...d Fitting Embrionix SFP modules to the SapphireTX Transmitter The video input to the SapphireTX requires SFP modules to be fitted BWS can supply these modules at time of ordering or they can be source...
Страница 9: ...camera interfacing only a single SFP module need be fitted in SFP cage 1 equally if HD using 3G SDI is required only a single module is needed in cage 1 For Quad 3G 4K video two modules must be fitted...
Страница 10: ...he battery plates can be Anton Bauer or VLock style The SapphireTX is designed to sit between the camera body and the battery providing power through to the camera Video from the camera body should be...
Страница 11: ...ing configuration to prevent the transmitted signals overloading the receiver Critical Connections on the SapphireTX 1 The SapphireTX will need to be powered this can be by connecting a battery such a...
Страница 12: ...12 SapphireTX Camera Back User Manual Dual Pedestal Mode When using Dual Pedestal mode for transmission the receiver should be wired as shown below...
Страница 13: ...nfiguration Menu See Front panel Menu Structures for more details Key Parameters Mode 1 4K Ultra HD Mode VIDEO FORMAT The Video Format must match the video source eg 2160p50 or 2160p59 SAMPLE FORMAT T...
Страница 14: ...de to simplify this process Front Panel Status Indicators Status data is presented on the front panel screen of the SapphireTX Transmitter The front panel screen has two key status indicators Video Lo...
Страница 15: ...signal delay is not a key concern then Low Latency or Normal Latency rather than Ultra Low Latency should be employed In Low latency and Normal latency mode a noticeable improvement in image quality...
Страница 16: ...r is achieved by using the Front Panel Display During boot up the front panel display will show the text INITIALISING This will last for approximately 45 seconds Until the Status screen is shown The S...
Страница 17: ...Menus as shown below Front Panel buttons have the following functions Cancel Button Enter top level menus exit menus and cancel operation Joystick Press To enter and select a new value Joystick Left...
Страница 18: ...ncoder Format Video Lock status Battery Voltage Navigating the SapphireTX Transmitter Menus The Enter and Cancel buttons can be used to Navigate the menu structure as shown below Status Menu 1 Top Lev...
Страница 19: ...e and video lock status Page n Information 1 Frequency MHz RF Status Power Level Video Format Lock Status 2 RF Mod Scheme RF Constellation RF Bandwidth RF FEC 3 Chroma Format 4 2 0 4 2 0 Sample Depth...
Страница 20: ...576i50 480p59 576p50 720p50 720p59 720p60 1080i50 1080i59 1080i60 1080p23 1080p24 1080p25 1080p29 1080p30 1080psf23 1080psf24 1080psf25 1080psf29 1080psf30 1080p50 1080p59 1080p60 2160p23 2160p24 216...
Страница 21: ...EG 1 L1 MPEG 1 L2 AUDIO MODE CH2 Off LPCM 16 bit LPCM 20 bit LPCM 24 bit AAC LC MPEG 1 L1 MPEG 1 L2 AUDIO MODE CH3 Off LPCM 16 bit LPCM 20 bit LPCM 24 bit AAC LC MPEG 1 L1 MPEG 1 L2 AUDIO MODE CH4 Off...
Страница 22: ...8 bitrate selection dependent on Encoding Mode AUDIO GAIN CH1 L 0 0 40 0dB in 0 5dB steps AUDIO GAIN CH1 R 0 0 40 0dB in 0 5dB steps AUDIO GAIN CH2 L not relevant so will be removed AUDIO GAIN CH2 R n...
Страница 23: ...character string ANC EXTRACT Off All Type 2 HANC Type 2 DATA MODE Off RS 232 External CFU DATA BAUD 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 TX FREQUENCY 2000 2500 MHz RF OUTPUT Off On RF POWER 10...
Страница 24: ...VML POLARITY Normal Reverse Unit Menu Structure The Unit menu structure with example settings is shown below The up and down joystick button is used to navigate between menus Parameter Valid Options U...
Страница 25: ...e a comprehensive web browser control interface From a PC with a suitable browser application such as Firefox or Chrome navigate to the IP address of the SapphireTX Transmitter The IP address can be f...
Страница 26: ...f the Sapphire encoder The software version number and ESN Electronic Serial Number used for licensing are available on this page Users can also see which license codes have been loaded License codes...
Страница 27: ...ss parameters of the Sapphire Encoder Ethernet port 1 is labelled control on the rear panel Ethernet port 2 is not normally presented to the rear of the Sapphire Encoder unit it is an internal port Et...
Страница 28: ...ows users to save the current Sapphire Encoder settings to a file Create and also to recall pre saved files Import Files can be managed using the Manage options Firmware and License Upgrades It is pos...
Страница 29: ...n the web browser status page select the UPGRADE tab The page shown below will be displayed Navigate to the appropriate upgrade file usually a tar file for firmware upgrades or a lic file for license...
Страница 30: ...and enables a more flexible choice of camera for multi view applications The four sources can be selected using either IP or RS 232 control On the decoder with QuadSync you gain the option of converti...
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Страница 32: ...X Camera Back User Manual Connector Interfaces Power In Hirose Signal Hirose 6 way HR10 male HR10A 7R 6P H Power 3 Power 4 GND 1 GND 2 Eng Ctrl Tx 5 Eng Ctrl Rx 6 Audio In Hirose Power In Audio In Aux...
Страница 33: ...ck User Manual Signal Hirose 6 way HR10 female HR10A 7R 6S H Audio Left 1 Audio Left 2 GND 3 Audio Right 4 Audio Right 5 GND 6 Auxiliary Data Hirose Signal Hirose 10 way HR10 female HR10A 10R 10S H Da...
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Страница 35: ...35 SapphireTX Camera Back User Manual Mechanical Dimensions...
