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Cobalt Digi tal Incor porated 9323 HD/SD Audio Embedder/De-embedder Owner’s Manual 9323-OM Version: 2.1.
Page 2 of 28 9323 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.1) 9323 • • • • HD/SD A udio Embedder/De-embedder User Manual • Cobalt Part Number: 9323-OM • Documen t Version: 2.
9323 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.1) Page 3 of 28 Important Regulatory and Safety Notices Before usin g this product an d any ass ociated equipment, ref er to the “Im portant Safety Instru ctions” listed bel ow so as to avoid personn el injury and to preven t product dam age.
Page 4 of 28 9323 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.1) Environmental Information The equipm ent that you purchased required the extraction and use of natural resources for its production. It may contain ha zardous substances tha t could impact health and the environment.
9323 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.1) Page 5 of 28 Contents Introduction 6 In This Ch apter ................................................................................................................ ...........6 A Word of T hank s ......
Page 6 of 28 9323 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.1) Introduction In Thi s Chapter This chapter includes the follow ing sections: • A Wor d of T hanks • Overview • Functio nal Blo ck Dia gram • Features • Documenta tion T erms A Word of Thank s Congra tulatio ns on cho osing the ope nGear 9323 HD/SD Audio E mbe dder/De-em bedder .
9323 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.1) Page 7 of 28 Audio r ates are always 48kHz no minally but discr ete AES input s pass thro ugh sample ra te conve rters to align them with th e output timing. Ou tput AES is alway s precisely locked in tim e with th e output video.
Page 8 of 28 9323 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.1) Figure 1. Simplif ied Block Diagram of 9323 Functions The 9323 is best tho ught of a s a lar ge audi o ro uter, with a varie ty of input fo rmat and outp ut formats availabl e.
9323 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.1) Page 9 of 28 Embedded A udio The 9323 supports all four g roups (16 chan nels) of embedded au dio at full 24 bit resolut ion in both SD (w ith extended data packets) an d HD. A nalog A udio The 9323 supports 8 channels differen tial analog audio.
Page 10 of 28 9323 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.1) Low latency A ES Passthrough This control is similar to zero delay audio em bedd ing. If selected for input pair X it causes AES output pair X to act as a bi t for bit copy of AES i nput pair X.
9323 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.1) Page 11 of 28 Installation and Setup In Thi s Chapter This chapter includes the follow ing sections: • Static Discharge • Unpackin g • Rear Module I.
Page 12 of 28 9323 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.1) Rear Module Installation (Optiona l) If y ou are ins talling the card in a 8310- C-BNC or 8310- BNC fram e (one wit h a 100 BNC rear m odule installed across the entire back plane), sk ip this section.
9323 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.1) Page 13 of 28 Rear Modules A vailable for 9323 Figu re 3. BNC Desig nations f or the Card R ear Modules avai lable for the 9323.
Page 14 of 28 9323 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.1) RM-9323-E RM-9323-F RM-9323-G tex t AES OUT 1 AES OUT 2 AES OUT 3 AES OUT 4 AES OUT 5 AES OUT 6 SDI IN AES IN 8 AES IN 1 AES IN 2 AES IN 3 A.
9323 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.1) Page 15 of 28 Board Installation Use the f ollowi ng steps t o install th e card in the open Gear 8310 frame: 1. Refer to t he User Manual of the openGear 8310 f rame to en sure that th e frame i s properly in stalled according to ins tructions.
Page 16 of 28 9323 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.1) Card Control and Status Card Status The card indicates the status of the input sig nal with the four blue LEDs labled with the different supported f ormats (1080, 720, 625, 525). When th e card has locked to a part icular inpu t form at, that LED w ill be illuminated.
9323 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.1) Page 17 of 28 Proc Phase This is C hroma (C channe l) phase adjustm ent, ex pressed in deg rees, rangin g from –360 to +360 in steps of one degree.
Page 18 of 28 9323 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.1) Output Polarity If set to “Norm” output polarity is the same as in put polarity, if set to “Inv” th e output polarity is inverted. This can be used to correct polarity errors in the in put signals fed to the card.
9323 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.1) Page 19 of 28 Informati on Submenu Menu Structure Param eter Type Info +POW Positive Watts Consumed -POW Negative Watts Consum ed SWR# Softw are Release Num ber SWB# Software Build Number Positive Watts Consumed A read only indication of power con sum ed by the card f rom the f rames +12V rail.
Page 20 of 28 9323 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.1) Remote Control In Thi s Chapter This section provides a detailed explanation on u sing remote control fu nctions w ith your card. DashBoard Co ntrol System Softw are The DashBoard Control Sy stem enables you to monitor and con trol openGear TM fram es and controller cards from a compu ter.
9323 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.1) Page 21 of 28 Menu Item Format Description Refe rence Standard ############ Detected standard of selected reference. SSN ############ Displays the Silicon Serial Num ber of the card. Menu Item Format Description Enable Group En able Disable Enables or di sables the entire g roup of 4 chan nels.
Page 22 of 28 9323 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.1) Menu Item Format Description Card Nam e Up to 6 ASC II This gives the b oard a unique nam e that w ill show u p in the device list. Selected Preset Range (1 - 16) Loads param eters previously sav ed.
9323 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.1) Page 23 of 28 Technical Specifications Table 4. Card - Techni cal Speci fications Category Parameter Specificat ion Data R ates Su pported SMPTE 292 HD-S DI: 1.485 Gbps or 1.485/1.001 Gbps SMPTE 259M-C S D-SDI: 270 Mbps Fram e Rates Su pported HD: 720p 23.
Page 24 of 28 9323 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.1) Standard SMPTE 276M Num ber of Inpu ts 8 unbalanced Input Level 0.1 to 2.5V p-p (5V p-p tolerant ) Input Im pedance 75 Ω Return Lo ss >.
9323 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.1) Page 25 of 28 Service Information In Thi s Chapter This chapter includes the follow ing sections: • Tro ubleshooting Checklist • Warranty an d Repair P olicy Troubleshooting Checklist Routine m aintenance to this openGear product is not required.
Page 26 of 28 9323 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.1) Warranty and Repair Policy The openGear card is warranted to be free of an y defect w ith respect to performance, qu ality, reliability, and w orkm anship for a period of FIVE (5) years f rom the date of shipm ent from ou r factory.
9323 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.1) Page 27 of 28 Ordering Information 9323 and Related Products Your 9323 HD/ SD Audio E mbed der/De-em bedder is a part of the open Gear fam ily of products.
Page 28 of 28 9323 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 2.1) Contact Us Contact o ur friendly and prof essional support representa tives for the f ollowing: • Name and address of y our local dealer .
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