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3G/HD/SD SDI to HDMI Converter User Guide
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BrightEye 72
PRODUCT OVERVIEW AND FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
The BrightEye 72 turns any High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) display into a monitoring
solution with professional monitoring features. With the BrightEye 72, you can monitor any type of
digital video signal, including 3 Gb/s signals.
Use with any HDMI Monitor
The BrightEye 72 can be used with any HDMI monitor. Because there is a wide range of HDMI monitors
available, you have a lot of choices when it comes to selecting which particular HDMI monitor you
want to use.
SDI Input
The BrightEye 72 has an SDI input and a reclocked loopback SDI output. The input can be 1.5 or
3 Gb/s HD SDI or SD SDI. The loopback SDI output is a copy of the SDI input. The key features, such as
on-screen display of audio and open captions, are output through the HDMI output.
Test Signal Generator
The built-in test signal generator, useful for troubleshooting, inserts the signal at the front of the
signal path, so its behavior is functionally the same as cabling a test signal generator into a BNC input.
This path is fully adjustable so that you can compensate for the performance of the particular HDMI
monitor to which the BrightEye 72 is connected.
The test signal generator provides several test patterns including SMPTE bars with PLUGE, which is
useful for monitor alignment.
Video Proc Amp and Color Corrector
The Proc Amp and Color Corrector functions provide precise control over the output video levels. A
variety of controls are provided for making exact adjustments to produce correct luminance and color
rendition on the monitor and can be used with the built-in test signals. Adjustments are performed at
full 10-bit SDI resolution.
