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Redbox RB-VHEDD8 & RB-VHDDD8 User Handbook

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SCI

SCI

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SCi

SCi, the Serial Control Interface allows you to control the RB-VHDDD8 & RB-VHEDD8 units 
remotely. The interface has various pages available to configure and control the unit and 
also view the current status of the unit. 

The status of the connection, IP address, serial number and firmware versions are always 
visible at the bottom of the interface.

When connecting to the unit, you will be asked for a user name and password.  This is to 
restrict control (write) access to the unit to a single user. While other users can connect to 
the same unit, only one is allowed write access. By default, the user name is set to 

admin

 

and the password is set to 

admin

.  These can be changed by the drop down menu in the top 

right hand corner of the screen, and are case sensitive. NOTE: Performing a factory reset on 
the unit, will reset these back to their default values.

If the login attempt fails, this maybe because either the unit is currently being controlled 
from another PC or the login details were incorrect. SCi will continue to operate in read-only 
mode until you disconnect.

Fig 2-1: SCi Login Screen.

Содержание Redbox RB-VHDDD8

Страница 1: ...Redbox RB VHEDD8 3G HD SD SDI Dolby E Encoder Redbox RB VHDDD8 3G HD SD SDI Dolby E Dolby Digital Decoder User Handbook...

Страница 2: ...of the vendor Sonifex Ltd shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever arising from the use of information or any error contained in this manual No part of this manual may be reproduced or tr...

Страница 3: ...stem Block Diagram RB VHEDD8 3 Front Panel Indicators Controls 4 Power Led 4 Reset Button 4 Selecting The Main Menu 4 Rear Panel Connections 5 Mains Power 5 Remote Control 5 Metadata 5 Serial Video I...

Страница 4: ...2 Termination 22 Channel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 and Dolby Output 22 SRC CLK Control 22 CH1 2 SRC CH3 4 SRC 22 CH5 6 Sync CH7 8 Sync 22 External Audio RB VHDDD8 23 Source Select 23 Termination 23 Channel 1 2...

Страница 5: ...Panel Lock 33 Network 33 RB VHDDD8 System Screen 34 Disconnect Connect 34 Update Firmware 34 Status 34 Network 35 Embed 36 Audio Groups 36 Audio Group Delete 36 SD 24 Bit 36 Metadata SMPTE 2020 RB VHD...

Страница 6: ...Fig 1 9 RB VHEDD8 Metadata Status Screen showing the Dialogue Normalization parameter 10 Fig 1 10 RB VHDDD8 video input status screen 12 Fig 1 11 RB VHDDD8 Dolby Decoder Status Screen when decoding D...

Страница 7: ...o the Company s premises at the Purchaser s expense iv any Goods or parts of Goods replaced shall become the property of the Company v no work whatsoever other than normal and proper maintenance has b...

Страница 8: ...of the Company and the Company accepts no liability in respect of its accuracy beyond that set out in Condition a f Subject to Condition e no representation condition warranty or other term express o...

Страница 9: ...e packaging and should be inspected for damage before use Where an item is found to have transit damage notify the carrier immediately with all the relevant details of the shipment Packing materials s...

Страница 10: ...the correct rating and type of fuse is used Incorrectly rated fuses could present a possible fire hazard under equipment fault conditions The fuse rating for the RB VHEDD8 RB VHDDD8 is Continuously ra...

Страница 11: ...It is essential to maintain this earth ground connection to ensure a safe operating environment and provide electromagnetic shielding Fitting Redboxes Redboxes can be fixed to the underside of a mixin...

Страница 12: ...lent chromium and halide containing compounds PBB polybrominated biphenyl and PBDE polybrominated diphenyl ether Elimination of these substances will result in more environmentally friendly recycling...

Страница 13: ...red to be either 75ohm AES 3ID or 110ohm AES 3 impedance through either a BNC or via the D type connector These connections are paralleled allowing one type to be used per input or output It has a tri...

Страница 14: ...ohm AES 3 output impedance through either a BNC or via the D type connector These output connections are paralleled allowing one type to be used per output The metadata output from the decoder is tran...

Страница 15: ...D packets also provide an error correction and detection method The SD standard consists of a further packet the extended data packet These packets contain the 4 least significant bits of the audio sa...

Страница 16: ...its configuration options are accessed from the main system menu To access the main system menu press and hold the rotary CONTROL for at least 1 5 seconds The menu structure is arranged in a multi tie...

Страница 17: ...rk has a DHCP server If one is not available on the network the unit can be set to use a static address set through via the front panel This static address is set to 192 168 0 100 If DHCP is not requi...

Страница 18: ...ut is connected using a single female BNC and has a 75 ohm input impedance It is a triple rate SDI receiver with automatic input rate detection and equalisation It supports the full range of 3G SD and...

Страница 19: ...the encoder and replicates the Dolby E bitstream that is embedded into the video outputs This provides an output that can be connected to other decoder or monitor equipment in the broadcast chain with...

Страница 20: ...rced from either the decoder outputs or the de embedder outputs on a per channel basis By default they are sourced from the Dolby Decoder outputs and the labels relate to this The AUX channels are the...

Страница 21: ...ailable to switch between to display various status information about the unit and it s operation The first status screen displays information about the video input The second screen shows the status...

Страница 22: ...STOPPED or PASS The program configuration selected encoding bit depth frame rate and the metadata source It will also display an ERROR symbol whenever the encoding process reports an error Fig 1 8 RB...

Страница 23: ...e program pressing the rotary CONTROL knob will skip to the next program The list of parameters available are shown in the table below Dolby E Program Text Dialogue Normalization Channel Mode LFE Chan...

Страница 24: ...lock number will be highlighted if that group is not present then the box will be clear Fig 1 10 RB VHDDD8 video input status screen Dolby Decoder Status Screen This status screen provides information...

Страница 25: ...adata information on a parameter by parameter basis These values shown will depend on the bit stream type To go to the next parameter turn the rotary CONTROL knob clockwise To go to the previous param...

Страница 26: ...er Downmix Level Surround Downmix Level Surround Downmix Level Dolby Surround Mode Dolby Surround Mode Mixing Level Mixing Level Room Type Room Type Preferred Downmix Preferred Downmix Lt Rt Center Do...

Страница 27: ...ITAL DOLBY E PCM PCM METADATA and AUX OUTPUT Source This option selects the audio channel pair from the de embedder to send to the decoder The selected channel pair must be a valid Dolby E or Dolby Di...

Страница 28: ...ode for Dolby Digital bitstreams See Appendix for the definition of each selection The available options are FULL EX 3 STEREO PHANTOM STEREO and MONO The default selection is FULL Dynamic Range Contro...

Страница 29: ...Digital sub menu PCM Metadata This selection shows the PCM Metadata sub menu These are the Metadata parameter settings when PCM bitstreams are being sent to the decoder For a full list of parameters...

Страница 30: ...m L R C LFE Ls Rs and two mono programs 4 4 Two 4 channel programs L R C S 4 2 x 2 A 4 channel program L R C S and two stereo programs 4 2 2 x 1 A 4 channel program L R C S a stereo program and two mo...

Страница 31: ...JT HFOFSBUFE DPOUBJOJOH B L UPOF BU E 4 t 1 44 E 4 o MJOFBS 1 CJUTUSFBN JT HFOFSBUFE DPOUBJOJOH B L UPOF BU E 4 t 0 E 4 o PMCZ CJUTUSFBN JT HFOFSBUFE DPOUBJOJOH B L UPOF BU E 4 t 1 44 E 4 o MJOFBS 1...

Страница 32: ...hese are the internal metadata values that are used when the external metadata inputs are not required or missing The full list of settable parameters are listed below but for more information on thes...

Страница 33: ...Encoder Inputs This selection shows the Encoder Inputs sub menu The sub menu items are CHANNEL 1 2 CHANNEL 3 4 CHANNEL 5 6 and CHANNEL 7 8 Channel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 These selections show the Channels s...

Страница 34: ...nu items are CHANNEL 1 2 CHANNEL 3 4 CHANNEL 5 6 CHANNEL 7 8 and DOLBY OUTPUT Channel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 and Dolby Output These option selects the termination for each of the external digital audio conne...

Страница 35: ...s the termination for each of the external digital audio connections The available options are 75 OHM and 110 OHM t 0IN o 5IF EJHJUBM BVEJP DPOOFDUJPO JT TFU PIN 4 UFSNJOBUJPO t 0IN o 5IF EJHJUBM BVEJ...

Страница 36: ...t o YUFOEFE EBUB QBDLFUT BSF FOBCMFE GPS GVMM CJU FNCFEEJOH JO 4 GPSNBUT Embed This option controls embedding of the selected group to the selected SDI output Available options are DISABLE ENABLE t 4...

Страница 37: ...the external inputs 1 4 as sources for the embedder block the SRCs must be enabled if the sources are not synchronous For external inputs 5 8 if the sources are not synchronous they they must not be e...

Страница 38: ...E EMBEDDER G3C2 t 3 o F FNCFEEFS HSPVQ DIBOOFM t 3 o F FNCFEEFS HSPVQ DIBOOFM t 3 o F FNCFEEFS HSPVQ DIBOOFM t 3 o F FNCFEEFS HSPVQ DIBOOFM t 3 o F FNCFEEFS HSPVQ DIBOOFM t 3 o F FNCFEEFS HSPVQ DIBOOF...

Страница 39: ...dio deletion can be set independently on both of the SDI outputs The sub menu items are SDI OUTPUT 1 and SDI OUTPUT 2 SDI Output 1 and 2 These selections show the Output Group Delete sub menu It allow...

Страница 40: ...OUTPUT 8 Output 1 8 This selection shows the selected Output sub menu The sub menu items are POLARITY ACTION and EVENT Polarity This option sets the polarity of the selected remote output The availab...

Страница 41: ...Z JHJUBM o 5IF EFDPEFS JT SFDFJWJOH B PMCZ JHJUBM CJUTUSFBN t 1 ZQBTT o 5IF EFDPEFS JT SFDFJWJOH B 1 CJUTUSFBN System Front Panel Lock This option allows the front panel rotary controls to be disabled...

Страница 42: ...peration cannot be undone Information This selection shows product and software version information From the system sub menu select INFORMATION Product This is set to RB VHDDD8 RB VHEDD8 This is used...

Страница 43: ...assword This is to restrict control write access to the unit to a single user While other users can connect to the same unit only one is allowed write access By default the user name is set to admin a...

Страница 44: ...hnical software To update the firmware click on the button labeled Update Firmware and then select the downloaded firmware file Firmware files will have an dwn extension A progress bar will appear in...

Страница 45: ...erial port and a valid static address be entered This option cannot be set via SCi and must be set via the front panel of the unit Selecting the CURRENT page displays the network address in use by the...

Страница 46: ...click on the button labeled Update Firmware and then select the downloaded firmware file Firmware files will have an dwn extension A progress bar will appear in SCi indicating the progress of the upd...

Страница 47: ...use by the unit IP Address Displays the current IP address of the unit this is also displayed on the bottom of the screen If DHCP is enabled then this will normally be the IP address supplied by the...

Страница 48: ...io Groups There are 4 channels available in each group The source for these channels can be selected using the drop down boxes associated with each of the channels Embed Enable Selecting this check bo...

Страница 49: ...r RB VHEDD8 Provides control over the encoding process the metadata settings and also displays the current metadata output status For more information on these controls see the ENCODER CONTROL section...

Страница 50: ...dbook SC I 2 SCI Metadata Control Fig 2 6 RB VHEDD8 Encoder Meta Control Screen This page allows the setting of all the INTERNAL metadata settings including the professional metadata and consumer meta...

Страница 51: ...Encoder Meta Status Screen This status page displays the metadata currently in use by the encoder The professional metadata is display at the top with the program AC 3 metadata displayed in the lower...

Страница 52: ...2 SCI Decoder RB VHDDD8 Control These controls replicate those available from the DECODER CONTROL menu via the front panel display For more information on these settings see the relevant section of th...

Страница 53: ...S CI 2 SCI PCM Metadata These controls replicate those available from the PCM METADATA menu via the front panel display For more information on these settings see the relevant section of the manual Fi...

Страница 54: ...eams the professional metadata is display at the top with the program AC 3 metadata displayed in the lower box Use the program select drop down box to determine which program metadata is viewable For...

Страница 55: ...DD8 User Handbook 43 S CI 2 SCI External Audio I O RB VHEDD8 This page controls the external audio For more information on these controls see the EXTERNAL AUDIO section of the manual Fig 2 11 RB VHEDD...

Страница 56: ...I External Audio Outputs RB VHDDD8 These controls replicate those available from the EXTERNAL AUDIO menu via the front panel display For more information on these settings see the relevant section of...

Страница 57: ...the external inputs for the RB VHEDD8 or the decoder outputs for the RB VHDDD8 Each channel can independently adjusted from 24dB through to 24dB in 0 5dB steps Selecting the LINK check box moves all t...

Страница 58: ...46 Redbox RB VHEDD8 RB VHDDD8 User Handbook SCI 2 SCI Fig 2 14 RB VHDDD8 Level Screen...

Страница 59: ...VHDDD8 User Handbook 47 S CI 2 SCI Remotes This page provides control over all the remote outputs in the unit For more information on these see the REMOTE OUTPUTS section of the manual Fig 2 15 RB VH...

Страница 60: ...48 Redbox RB VHEDD8 RB VHDDD8 User Handbook SCI 2 SCI Fig 2 16 RB VHDDD8 Remotes Screen...

Страница 61: ...s SMPTE 424M 3G SMPTE 425M A Supported Video Formats 525 59 94 SMPTE 125M 625 50 ITU R BT 656 720p 23 98 24 25 29 97 30 50 59 94 60 SMPTE 296M 1035i 59 94 60 SMPTE 260M 1080i 50 59 94 60 SMPTE 274M 10...

Страница 62: ...electable Signal Level Unbalanced 1Vp p 20 un terminated Balanced 6 6Vp p 20 Digital Audio I O Inputs 8 x digital audio input channels via 4 x BNCs or 25 way D type socket AES3 Outputs 2 output channe...

Страница 63: ...coder RB VHEDD8 3G HD SD SDI Dolby E encoder Accessories RB RK3 1U Rear panel rack kit for large Redboxes Physical Specifications Dimensions Raw 48cm W x 10 8cm D x 4 2cm H 19 W x 4 3 D x 1 7 H 1U Dim...

Страница 64: ...s NONE NONE 4 2 1L 1R 1C 1S NONE NONE 2L 2R 4 2x1 1L 1R 1C 1S NONE NONE 2C 3C 3x2 1L 1R 3L 3R NONE NONE 2L 2R 2x2 2x1 1L 1R 3C 4C NONE NONE 2L 2R 2 4x1 1L 1R 4C 5C NONE NONE 2C 3C 6x1 1C 2C 3C 4C 5C 6...

Страница 65: ...hannel output functions from the decoder relating to the selected Listening Mode Dolby Pro Logic decode and Coding Mode when decoding a Dolby Digital bitstream Coding Mode Dolby Pro Logic Decode Liste...

Страница 66: ...mode Full All 3 1 channels 3 Stereo S mixed into L and R with smix coefficient Phantom C mixed into L and R with cmix coefficient Stereo Lo Ro downmix Mono Lo Ro Enable Surround EX Default to Full mo...

Страница 67: ...e Full Default to Stereo mode 3 Stereo Default to Stereo mode Phantom Default to Stereo mode Stereo 2 0 channels Mono L R Enable Surround EX Default to Full mode Full L C R S from 2 0 downmix 3 Stereo...

Страница 68: ...o L R Enable Surround EX Default to Stereo mode Full Default to Stereo mode 3 Stereo Default to Stereo mode Phantom Default to Stereo mode Stereo L and R output Mono L R 1 When a single Surround chann...

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