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INFORMATION TO USERS IN EUROPE 

 

NOTE 

 

CISPR 22 CLASS A DIGITAL DEVICE OR PERIPHERAL 

 

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant 
to the European Union EMC directive.  These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against 
harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.  This equipment 
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with 
the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.  Operation of this 
equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be 
required to correct the interference at his own expense. 
 

 
 
 
 
 

INFORMATION TO USERS IN THE U.S.A. 

 

NOTE 

 

FCC CLASS A DIGITAL DEVICE OR PERIPHERAL 

 

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant 
to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.  These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful 
interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.  This equipment generates, 
uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the 
instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.  Operation of this equipment 
in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct 
the interference at his own expense. 
 

WARNING 

 

Changes or Modifications not expressly approved by Evertz Microsystems Ltd. could void the user’s 
authority to operate the equipment. 
 
Use of unshielded plugs or cables may cause radiation interference.  Properly shielded interface cables 
with the shield connected to the chassis ground of the device must be used 
 

Summary of Contents for 2430DAC-HD

Page 1: ... material contained in this manual consists of information that is the property of Evertz Microsystems and is intended solely for the use of purchasers of the 2430DAC HD HDTV Digital to Analog Converter Evertz Microsystems expressly prohibits the use of this manual for any purpose other than the operation of the D to A Converter All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced wit...

Page 2: ...IGITAL DEVICE OR PERIPHERAL This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed an...

Page 3: ...erformance either express or implied The only warranty offered by Evertz in relation to this product is the Evertz standard limited warranty stated in the sales contract or order confirmation form Although every attempt has been made to accurately describe the features installation and operation of this product in this manual no warranty is granted nor liability assumed in relation to any errors o...

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Page 5: ...TPUTS 3 3 4 INPUT TO OUTPUT PROCESSING DELAY 3 3 5 UPGRADE PORT 3 3 6 ELECTRICAL 4 3 7 PHYSICAL 4 4 STATUS LEDS 4 5 USER CONTROLS 4 5 1 SELECTING THE OUTPUT SIGNAL FORMATS 5 5 2 CONTROLLING THE ASPECT RATIO MARKERS 5 6 UPGRADING THE 2430DAC HD FIRMWARE 6 6 1 REQUIREMENTS 6 6 2 UPDATE PROCEDURE 6 6 2 1 Part 1 Configuring the unit for Firmware upgrades 6 6 2 2 Part 2 Terminal program Setup 6 6 2 3 P...

Page 6: ...30DAC HD Block Diagram 1 Figure 2 1 2430DAC HD Module 1 Tables Table 2 1 Video I O Pinout 2 Table 2 2 COM Port Pinout 2 Table 5 1 DIP Switch Functions 4 Table 5 2 Video Output Selection Switch Settings 5 Table 5 3 Minimum VGA Monitor Requirements 5 Table 5 4 4 3 Marker Switch Settings 5 ...

Page 7: ... cable the 2430DAC HD can easily interface to either standard broadcast monitors or VGA computer monitors Features Support for all SMPTE 240M 274M and 296M video formats Full 10 Bit Broadcast quality 4 4 4 interpolated component output DIP switch selectable YPrPb RGB or VGA outputs with bi level or tri level sync 15 pin VGA connector plates for use with VGA computer monitors Front panel LEDs indic...

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Page 9: ...ector will be illuminated when there is power applied to the 2430DAC HD 2 2 VIDEO IN AND OUT HD INPUT Input BNC connector for 10 bit serial digital video signals compatible with the SMPTE 292M standard The 2430DAC HD automatically selects the video standard HD OUTPUT This BNC connector is used to output a reclocked copy of the input video VIDEO OUTPUT This female HD 15 pin D connector is compatibl...

Page 10: ...ted 13 Hsync Horizontal Sync 14 Vsync Vertical Sync 15 Not connected Table 2 1 Video I O Pinout 2 3 FIRMWARE UPGRADE PORT The COM connector is a female 9 pin D connector used for connecting a computer to upload firmware to the 2430DAC HD Table 2 2 shows the pinout of the male high density DB 15 connector See section 6 for information on upgrading the firmware in the 2430DAC HD Pin Name Description...

Page 11: ...put Connectors BNC per IEC 60169 8 Amendment 2 Signal Level 800mV nominal DC Offset 0V 0 5V Rise and Fall Time 200ps nominal Overshoot 10 of amplitude Wide Band Jitter 0 2 UI 3 3 ANALOG VIDEO OUTPUTS Standard SMPTE 240M 274M or 296M same as input Connector 15 pin high density female D type Signal Level Video 1Vpp nominal YPrPb RGB or 0 7Vpp nominal VGA Selectable as per Table 5 2 Sync 300mV or 4V ...

Page 12: ...there is a fault in the module VIDEO PRESENT This Green LED will be On when there is a valid HDTV video signal present at the module input POWER This Green LED will be on when there is power applied to the unit Located beside DC power connector 5 USER CONTROLS The 2430DAC HD is equipped with an 8 position DIP switch to allow the user to select various output signals available The On position is do...

Page 13: ...ff Off RGB with Bi Level R Bi level Sync G Bi level Sync B Bi level Sync Bi level Sync Off Off On Off RGB Tri Level on G R G Tri level Sync B Tri level Sync On Off On Off RGB Bi Level on G R G Bi level Sync B Bi level Sync Off On On Off VGA R G B H V Sync On On On Off RGB Tri Level Ext R G B Tri level Sync Off Off Off On RGB Bi Level Ext R G B Bi level Sync Table 5 2 Video Output Selection Switch ...

Page 14: ... the 9 pin male connector on the straight through serial extension cable to the COM port on the end of the 2430DAC HD Connect the 9 pin female connector to the PCs RS 232 communications port 6 2 2 Part 2 Terminal program Setup 2 Start the terminal program 3 Configure the port settings of the terminal program as follows Baud 57600 Parity no Data bits 8 Stop bits 2 Flow Control None 4 Apply power to...

Page 15: ...u do not start the upload within 10 minutes the 2430DAC HD Boot code will time out You can restart the upgrade process by removing and reinstalling the module 12 The boot code will indicate whether the operation was successful upon completion of the upload For Example UPLOAD OKAY 7700PB COLD BOOT 13 The following is a list of possible reasons for a failed upload If you get the message transfer can...

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