Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 7408 Kramer
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Kramer Electronics, Ltd. Preliminary USER MANUAL Model: 7408 SDI to Analog Converter.
Contents i Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Getting Started 1 2.1 Quick Start 2 3 Overview 3 4 Your 7408 SDI to Analog Converter 3 5 Using Your 7408 SDI to Analog Converter 5 5.1 Connecting Your 7408 SDI to Analog Converter 5 5.
Introduction 1 1 Introduction Welcome to Kramer Electronics! Since 1981, Kramer Electronics has been providing a world of un ique, creative, and afford able solutions to the v ast range of pr oblems t hat confront the video, audi o, presentat ion, and broadcasting professional on a daily basis.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Getting Started 2 2.1 Quick Start This quick st art chart summ arizes the basic s etup and ope ration ste ps..
Overview 3 3 Overview The Kramer DigiTOOLS 7408 SDI to A nalog C onverter is a high quality, full 10-bit SDI to A nalog video c onverter i n a Kram er Tool housing . The 7408 SDI to Anal og Converte r is a multi-standard unit, converting 525-line SDI to NTSC or NTSC4.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Your 7408 SDI to Analog Converter 4 Figure 1: 7408 SDI to Analog Co nverter Table 1: 7408 SDI to Analog Co nverter # Feature Function 1 12V DC +12V DC connector for .
Using Your 7408 SDI to Analog Converter 5 5 Using Your 7408 SDI to Analog Converter You can use your 7408 SDI to Analog Converter to convert SDI vide o to professional analog vide o: com posite video and s-Vide o, or com ponent video (as the example i n Figure 2 illustrates).
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Using Your 7408 SDI to Analog Converter 6 Figure 2: Connecting a 7408 SDI to Analog Converter 5.2 Connecting to the 7408 v ia RS-232 You can conne ct to the uni t via a crosse d RS-232 con nection, usi ng for example, a PC.
Using Your 7408 SDI to Analog Converter 7 Hardware flow con trol is not required for th is unit. In the rare case wh ere a controller requires ha rdware f low cont rol, short pin 1 t o 7 and 8, and pin 4 to 6 on the controller side.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Technical Specifica tions 8 Table 3: DIP-Switch Setti ngs ( AUTO, PAL, and NTSC) AUT O PA L NTSC 7408 Output Standard OFF OFF OFF NTSC 4.43 OFF OFF ON NTSC 3.58 OFF ON OFF PAL-B OFF ON ON PAL-N ON OFF OFF PAL-N for 62 5 line SDI input; NTSC 4.
Communication Protocol (Ver 0.1) 9 7 Communication Protocol (Ver 0.1) RS-232 communication between the 7 408 and the PC is done using the following protoco l. The protocol uses four b ytes of information, and data is at 9600 baud, no parit y, 8 data bits and 1 stop bit.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Communication Protocol (Ver 0.1) 10 DESCRIPTION OF INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUCTION 0 – RESET DATA=0: initialize the machine. When the machine is initialized, it will send the RESET code (DATA = 0). If the machine receives this code, it will reset to its “power-up” state.
Communication Protocol (Ver 0.1) 11 CAUTION – this function was designated for development and test ing purposes. Improper use of this f unction may cause erratic behaviour of the machine. INSTRUCTION 11dec – READ EEPROM DA TA For sending to machine, DATA = EEPRO M sub-address which is to be read.
KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY 12 LIMITED W ARRANTY WHO IS PROT ECTED? WHA T IS COVERED AND WH A T I S NOT COVERED WHAT WE WIL L PA Y FOR AND WHAT W E WIL L NO T P AY F OR HO W YOU C A N GET W AR .
Kramer Electronics, Ltd. Web site: www.kramerelectronics .com E-mail: info@kramere l.com P/N: 2900-000019 REV 2 For the latest information on our products and a list of Kramer distributors, visit our Web site: www.kramerelectronics.com where updates to this user manual may be found.
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