evertz 5600MSC Series, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...ontained in this manual consists of information that is the property of Evertz Microsystems and is intended solely for the use of purchasers of the 5600MSC Master Clock SPG Evertz Microsystems expressly prohibits the use of this manual for any purpose other than the operation of the 5600MSC All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced without the express written permission of ...

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Page 3: ...lades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong is provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus Only use attachments accessories specifie...

Page 4: ...idential 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 reasonabl...

Page 5: ...ger equivalence number REN both of which are on the label on the rear panel The REN is used to determine the number of devices you may legally connect to your telephone line In most areas the sum of the REN of all devices connected to one line must not exceed five 5 0 You should contact your telephone company to determine the maximum REN for your calling area The 5600MSC may not be used on coin se...

Page 6: ...ersion 1 6 Apr 06 Information contained in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable However Evertz assumes no responsibility for the use thereof nor for the rights of third parties which may be effected in any way by the use thereof Any representations in this document concerning performance of Evertz products are for informational use only and are not warranties of future performance e...

Page 7: ...2 2 MOUNTING 2 6 2 3 CONNECTING THE GENERAL PURPOSE INPUTS AND OUTPUTS 2 6 2 4 CONNECTING THE SERIAL PORTS IN SYNCHRO MODE 2 7 2 5 GPS RECEIVER INSTALLATION G OPTION 2 8 2 5 1 Mounting the GPS Smart Antenna 2 8 2 5 2 Connecting the GPS Smart Antenna to the 5600MSC 2 9 2 5 3 System Startup 2 11 3 HOW TO OPERATE THE MASTER CLOCK SPG 3 1 3 1 AN OVERVIEW OF KEY AND DISPLAY FUNCTIONS 3 1 3 1 1 The Setu...

Page 8: ... 8 Enabling Daylight Saving Time Compensation on the LTC Output 3 21 3 6 1 9 Enabling the LTC Output Parity Bit 3 21 3 6 1 10 Enabling LTC Output Colour Frame Bit 3 21 3 6 1 11 Setting The LTC Output Level 3 21 3 6 2 Configuring the Video Sync Outputs 3 21 3 6 2 1 Selecting the Clock frequency for Each Bank of the Sync Outputs 3 22 3 6 2 2 Selecting the Standard of the Sync Outputs 3 22 3 6 2 3 Co...

Page 9: ...g Line 3 38 3 6 6 Selecting the SDI Video Test Generator Signal STG Option only 3 38 3 6 7 Configuring the HD SDI Video Test Generator Output HTG Option only 3 39 3 6 7 1 Selecting the Standard of the HD SDI Video Test Generator Output 3 39 3 6 7 2 Configuring The Genlock Reference for the HD SDI Test Generator 3 39 3 6 7 2 1 Selecting if the HD SDI Test generator will Free Run or be Genlocked 3 3...

Page 10: ...ess 3 59 3 7 3 8 Setting the Number of Times the Modem will Retry a failed Call 3 59 3 7 4 Configuring The Function of the General Purpose Outputs 3 59 3 7 5 Configuring The Function of the General Purpose Inputs 3 60 3 7 6 Setting the Daylight Saving Time Rules 3 60 3 7 6 1 Setting The DST Date Entry Mode 3 62 3 7 6 2 Setting the Beginning and End of Daylight Saving Time 3 62 3 7 6 3 Setting The ...

Page 11: ...ion installed 4 3 4 1 8 Analog Composite Video Test Signal Generator STG option installed 4 3 4 1 9 Analog Audio Tones Generator STG option installed 4 3 4 1 10 SDI Test Generator Outputs STG option installed 4 4 4 1 11 HDTV Test Generator Outputs HTG option installed 4 4 4 1 12 Electrical 4 4 4 1 13 Physical 4 4 4 2 UPGRADING THE FIRMWARE 4 5 4 2 1 Overview 4 5 4 2 2 Terminal Program Setup 4 5 4 ...

Page 12: ...c Generation No Reference PAL outputs 3 12 Figure 3 9 Video Sync Phase Alignment in 59 94 Hz Field Rate Systems 3 28 Figure 3 10 Video Sync Phase Alignment in 50 Hz Field Rate Systems 3 29 Figure 4 1 VistaLINK Configuration Input Menu Pruning 4 10 Figure 4 2 VistaLINK Configuration Output Menu Pruning 4 11 Figure 4 3 VistaLINK Configuration General Menu Pruning 4 12 Tables Table 2 1 Standard RJ45 ...

Page 13: ...k SPG Manual Revision 1 6 CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 OVERVIEW 1 1 1 1 HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL 1 3 1 2 DEFINITIONS 1 3 Figures Figure 1 1 Redundant Master Clock SPG with Auto Changeover System Diagram 1 2 USO RESTRITO ...

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Page 15: ...they will all be automatically locked to each other This is ideal for applications requiring remote facility frequency phase and time lock The unit also has absolute time reference support ATR ATR is a set of data currently being proposed by SMPTE and will be inserted onto the SMPTE 318M universal reference signal This information gives the absolute time of the signal in seconds and fractions of a...

Page 16: ... T 10 10 0 MODEM 1 2 3 4 5 6 IN LTC OU T OU T 10MHz DAR S AE S ANAL OG ANAL OG T G OUT AES OUT BAN K 1 S YN C OU T BAN K 2 S YN C OU T SDI BL ACK 2 1 2 1 2 1 T G GENL OCK MIC ROSY STEMS L TD M ADE I N CANADA S DIT G OU T 2 1 SD DAR S OUT S D SDI T G OUT HD S DI BL ACK HD D A L R G EN LOCK Figure 1 1 Redundant Master Clock SPG with Auto Changeover System Diagram Two 5600MSC units in combination wit...

Page 17: ...Protocol Server NTP server support 16 digit Alpha numeric display with 20 pushbuttons Rack mountable Optional redundant power supply Automatic changeover unit available for dual redundant systems applications Audio word clock may be generated from DARS with 520DARS W module 2 factory presets and 3 user presets VITC reader on reference input for time reference Ten Field Pulse is available on NTSC s...

Page 18: ...t wise transmission of digital video down a single conductor such as coaxial cable May also be sent through fiber optics This standard is covered under SMPTE 259M and CCIR 656 BIT STREAM A continuous series of bits transmitted on a line BNC Acronym for British Naval Connector or Bayonet Nut Connector or Bayonet Neill Concelman a coaxial cable connector used extensively in professional television s...

Page 19: ...G An encoded video signal such as NTSC or PAL video that includes horizontal and vertical synchronizing information COMPOSITE DIGITAL A digitally encoded video signal such as NTSC or PAL video that includes horizontal and vertical synchronizing information D1 A component digital video recording format that uses data conforming to the CCIR 601 standard Records on 19 mm magnetic tape Often used inco...

Page 20: ... samples Three sets of flags are used to convey information regarding detected errors to facilitate identification of faulty equipment or cabling One set of flags is associated with each checkword and the third is used to evaluate ancillary data integrity The checkwords and flags are combined into a special error detection data packet that is included as ancillary data in the serial digital signal...

Page 21: ...ters across a network The protocol supports an accuracy of time down to nanoseconds however the real accuracy that can be achieved also depends on the operating system and the network performance PIXEL The smallest distinguishable and resolvable area in a video image A single point on the screen In digital video a single sample of the picture Derived from the words picture element RESOLUTION The n...

Page 22: ...d for transmission of AES digital audio over coaxial cable SMPTE 274M The SMPTE standard for HDTV 1920 x 1080 line scanning and analog and parallel interfaces for multiple frame rates SMPTE 292M The SMPTE standard for the serial digital interface for High Definition television signals often referred to as HD SDI SMPTE 296M The SMPTE standard for HDTV 1280 x 720 line progressive images scanning and...

Page 23: ...e Control and Auxiliary Connections 2 4 2 1 8 Analog Audio and Video Test Generator Connections STG Option 2 5 2 1 9 SDI Test Generator Connections STG Option 2 5 2 1 10 HD SDI Test Generator Connections HTG Option 2 6 2 1 11 Power Connections 2 6 2 2 MOUNTING 2 6 2 3 CONNECTING THE GENERAL PURPOSE INPUTS AND OUTPUTS 2 6 2 4 CONNECTING THE SERIAL PORTS IN SYNCHRO MODE 2 7 2 5 GPS RECEIVER INSTALLA...

Page 24: ...00MSC Interface Cable Evertz part WA T09 2 10 Figure 2 5 Accutime 2000 Extender Cable 2 10 Tables Table 2 1 Standard RJ45 Wiring Colour Codes 2 2 Table 2 2 LTC OUT Pin Definitions 2 3 Table 2 3 COM Port Pin Definitions 2 3 Table 2 4 GPS Serial Port Pin Definitions 2 4 Table 2 5 AUX I O Pin Definitions 2 4 Table 2 6 DARS AES ANALOG Terminal Strip Pin Definitions 2 5 Table 2 7 5600MSC 1 0 30 Synchro...

Page 25: ... long term stability 2 1 2 Reference Video Connections GENLOCK This BNC connector is for connecting an NTSC or PAL colour black signal to be used as the frequency reference for the 5600MSC The FREQUENCY REF menu item must be set to Video freq ref in order to lock the 5600MSC master oscillator to the genlock input The GL RANGE menu item is used to set the frequency tolerance used when genlocking to...

Page 26: ...6 Receive Orange White or Orange Green White or Green X 7 N A White Brown White Brown Not used required Pin 1 8 N A Brown White or Brown Brown White or Brown Not used required Table 2 1 Standard RJ45 Wiring Colour Codes Note the following cabling information for this wiring guide Only two pairs of wires are used in the 8 pin RJ 45 connector to carry Ethernet signals Even though pins 4 5 7 and 8 ar...

Page 27: ...Ground 2 LTC Primary LTC output 3 LTC Primary LTC output Table 2 2 LTC OUT Pin Definitions AUX I O A 9 pin female D connector contains a second copy of the primary LTC output as well as the secondary LTC output The pinout of this connector is shown in Table 2 6 2 1 6 Serial Port and Modem Connections COM A 9 pin female D connector for connection to the RS 232 RS 422 serial communications This port...

Page 28: ... the 5600MSC IMPORTANT INSTALLATION NOTICE For a reliable telephone connection to the modem in the 5600MSC a direct telephone line must be used This line must not pass through a PBX or similar key device 2 1 7 Parallel Remote Control and Auxiliary Connections AUX I O A 9 pin female D connector GPI inputs and outputs and two LTC outputs This connector is typically used to interconnect the 5600MSC t...

Page 29: ...s 12 pin terminal strip has a balanced version of the AES and DARS signals as well as two balanced analog audio signals The analog audio outputs will have the same tones that are present on the AES signal The output audio cables can be secured into the removable portion of the terminal strips using a small screwdriver The removable part of the terminal strip is then inserted into the rear panel an...

Page 30: ... set to 4 4 4 these outputs will the Alpha channel YCB odd CR odd or AB ODD R odd part of the test signal 2 1 11 Power Connections The 5600MSC has one or two redundant supply is optional universal power supplies that operate on either 100 115 or 220 240 volts AC at 50 or 60 Hz and automatically senses the input voltage Power should be applied by connecting a 3 wire grounding type power supply cord...

Page 31: ...e e g GPS or by genlocking one to the other Identical phasing of the independent black outputs is assured by implementing the Syncro mode in the 5600MSCs Even if you are not using the 5600MSC units with a 5600ACO changeover you can set the time reference of one 5600MSC so that it locks to the system time of the other See section 3 5 2 To use this mode connect both 5600MSC communication ports toget...

Page 32: ... will shield the antenna from satellite signals The antenna can receive satellite signals through glass canvas and thin fiberglass thus it may be mounted inside a skylight if an outdoor location is not possible The smart antenna is an active head antenna For optimal performance locate the smart antenna as far as possible from transmitting antennas including radar satellite communication equipment ...

Page 33: ...ey can corrode plastic Figure 2 3 Pole Mounting the Smart Antenna 2 5 2 Connecting the GPS Smart Antenna to the 5600MSC A standard 50 foot long interface cable Evertz part WA T09 is provided with the 5600MSC and the smart antenna One end of this cable is fitted with a weather tight 12 pin Molex connector The other end is fitted with a 9 pin male subminiature D connector and should be connected to ...

Page 34: ...ly if the opening is rough or sharp Once the cable is run use cable ties to secure the cable to the pole and to provide strain relief for the connections When securing the cable start at the antenna and work towards the 5600MSC unit Connect the 9 pin male D connector to the GPS connector on the rear panel of the 5600MSC Power is provided from the 5600MSC along the interface cable to the smart ante...

Page 35: ...na will automatically begin to acquire and track the GPS satellite signals From a cold start the smart antenna will normally take from 2 to 5 minutes to lock on to sufficient satellites to accurately determine the time During this time the GPS STATUS display on the front panel will show the various stages of initialization For complete information on configuring the 5600MSC operate with the GPS Sm...

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Page 37: ...s 3 7 3 3 9 Cooling Fan Status Messages 3 7 3 3 10 Synchro Status Messages 3 7 3 3 11 Flashing Leds 3 7 3 4 AN OVERVIEW OF THE SETUP MENU SYSTEM 3 7 3 5 CONFIGURING THE INPUT REFERENCES 3 9 3 5 1 Configuring the Frequency Reference 3 9 3 5 2 Configuring the Time Reference 3 12 3 5 3 Setting The VITC Reader Line 3 14 3 5 4 Configuring the Genlock Capture Range 3 14 3 5 5 Synchronizing The System Ma...

Page 38: ...Screen Message Display 3 31 3 6 3 3 2 Positioning the On Screen Message Display 3 31 3 6 3 3 3 Enabling the On Screen Message Display 3 31 3 6 3 3 4 Setting the Font Size of the On Screen Message Display 3 32 3 6 3 4 Enabling the SDI Test Generator Moving Line 3 32 3 6 4 Selecting the Analog Video Test Generator Signal STG Option only 3 32 3 6 5 Configuring the SDI Video Test Generator Output STG ...

Page 39: ... Analog Video Outputs contain Setup Pedestal 3 48 3 6 11 Configuring the Balanced Analog Audio Output STG Option only 3 48 3 6 11 1 Setting the Audio Level Sound Type 3 49 3 6 11 2 Setting the Time that an Audio Event will Occur 3 49 3 6 11 3 Setting the Audio Event Sound Type 3 50 3 6 11 4 Setting the Audio Event Sound Frequency 3 50 3 6 11 5 Setting the Audio Event Duration 3 50 3 6 11 6 Testing...

Page 40: ... 11 1 3 Setting up the NTP Restriction Enable 3 68 3 7 12 Setting The System Time When There Is No Time Reference 3 68 3 7 13 Setting The System Date When There Is No Time Reference 3 68 3 7 14 Setting The User Bits in Manual User Bit Mode 3 69 3 7 15 Setting The User Bits Mode 3 70 3 8 OPERATING WITH GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM LOCK G Option 3 71 3 8 1 The Global Positioning System Overview 3 71 3 ...

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Page 43: ...just the phasing of the sync pulse outputs A front panel Setup menu provides a quick and simple method of configuring the 5600MSC for your application Sections 3 2 to 3 8 give detailed information on the specific operations required to control the 5600MSC 3 1 1 The Setup Menu Pushbutton Group The Setup pushbutton group consists of the INPUT OUTPUT GENERAL SELECT ESC Ï Ð keys and the SHAFT ENCODER ...

Page 44: ...ew the various times being generated on the LTC and video outputs as well as the system time and date See section 3 2 STATUS Allows you to quickly view fault messages the status of the power supplies and GPI inputs See section 3 3 3 1 3 Panel Lock Key Functions PANEL LOCKPressing this key will lock the front panel The LED beside the PANEL LOCK key will come on indicating that the front panel keys ...

Page 45: ...dicates that the frequency reference selected in the FREQUENCY REF sub menu of the INPUT SETUP menu is present and the 5600MSc has locked to it FAULT This red LED indicates that the frequency reference selected in the in the FREQUENCY REF sub menu of the INPUT SETUP menu is missing or that one of the power supplies or fans has failed The 5600MSC rear panel is fitted with two LEDs to monitor the Et...

Page 46: ...c Output 5 VITC Generator Time information S6 12 34 56 00 Sync Output 6 VITC Generator Time information If the L option is used then L1 and L2 are replaced with L o 12 34 56 78 LTC Generator Output Time information L i 12 34 56 78 LTC Input Time information 3 2 2 Special Front Panel Indicators The following special indicators are used between the seconds and frames digits of the front panel time d...

Page 47: ...order to perform the System Jam press the INPUT button to access the Force System Jam Menu item When a system jam is needed any leds that are on will be flashing See section 3 5 5 No 5 10 MHz Ref There is no 5 or 10 MHz Reference present 5 MHz Ref ok There is a valid 5 MHz Reference present 10 MHz Ref ok There is a valid 10 MHz Reference present 5 10 MHz Ref NA The input reference selected is Vide...

Page 48: ... modem status message will appear for ten seconds The status messages are FAIL TIMED OUT No connection was established FAIL NO DIALTONE No connection was established because no dial tone detected FAIL LINK POOR Poor connection data was too erratic to establish a valid time FAIL LOOPBACK The loop back time was incorrect indicates a bad telephone line SUCCESS Indicates a successful connection and ti...

Page 49: ... OVERVIEW OF THE SETUP MENU SYSTEM The key to the operational flexibility of the 5600MSC lies in the Setup menu system The Setup menu system uses the 16 digit alphanumeric display and provides a quick intuitive method of configuring 5600MSC guiding you to the correct setup for your application The 5600MSC menu system consists of three main menus with several choices for each menu item The INPUT OU...

Page 50: ...n move up one more menu level by pressing the ESC key When accessing some menu items you will see the message WARNING LIVE CONTROL displayed on the front panel momentarily This message warns the user that changing the values will immediately affect the item being controlled and that they should proceed with caution There is no need to press the SELECT key to save these items When two 5600MSC units...

Page 51: ... item is used to select the type of frequency reference being used for the 5600MSC In all cases the sync and DARS outputs are driven from a common oscillator and therefore are clock locked to each other i e they do not drift with respect to each other When set to different reference sources and the appropriate reference is supplied the phasing of the sync and DARS outputs is affected as shown in F...

Page 52: ...59 94 720P 59 94 GENLOCK Frequency Locking H V Phase Locking Colour Framing NTSC only Optional 10 Field Sequence NTSC Only X Y X Y X Y X Y X Y 160 16 sec 4800 NTSC Frames 160 16 sec 4000 PAL frames X Y X Y DARS Generation DARS Phase Locking INPUT FREQUENCY REF Video freq ref OUTPUT AES DARS OUT AES Lock type AES lock NTSC Menu Settings Field 1 of NTSC 10 field sequence see SMPTE 318M May be X or Z...

Page 53: ...n 50 Hz Sync Generation Frequency Locking Z Y X Y X Y Z Y X Y X Y X Y DARS Generation DARS Phase Locking INPUT FREQUENCY REF Video freq ref OUTPUT AES DARS OUT AES Lock type AES lock PAL Menu Settings 160 16 sec 4004 PAL frames 160 16 sec 4800 NTSC frames 10 MHz Figure 3 6 Sync Generation 10 MHz Reference PAL outputs X Y Master Frequency Generator 59 94 Hz Sync Generation 50 Hz Sync Generation X Y...

Page 54: ...tion of the front panel GPS status messages When set to Modem time ref the 5600MSC system time is referenced to time information being acquired through modem connections to a high level time source M option required After a successful modem call the 5600MSC Time Locked Status will be valid for a period of ten days After 10 days the Time Unlocked Status will become valid and the front panel display...

Page 55: ...0MSC system time is referenced to time information being read from VITC on the video genlock input when a PAL colour black genlock is supplied The incoming VITC time must be 29 97 Frames per second drop frame When set to NTSC VITC tm nd the 5600MSC system time is referenced to time information being read from VITC on the video genlock input when a PAL colour black genlock is supplied The incoming ...

Page 56: ...be set to Video freq ref in order to lock the 5600MSC to an external video reference see section 3 5 1 Set this menu to GL range narrow when the frequency stability of the genlock video is tightly controlled and within 0 1 ppm The LOCK CONTROL menu item is used to select whether the 5600MSC will abruptly lock to its frequency reference or slowly rephase until it achieves a locked condition See sec...

Page 57: ...ce system jam is shown on the display The front panel display will show SYSTEM JAMMED for 0 6 seconds after the oscillator has been synchronized The internal frequency reference oscillator in the 5600MSC is calibrated at the factory to that it can quickly stabilize when power is applied to the unit These frequency control parameters are saved in the non volatile memory of the 5600MSC To recalibrat...

Page 58: ...e outputs as the unit relocks to its reference When set to Slow lock the 5600MSC will gradually adjust its internal oscillator to bring it into lock with the time and frequency reference being applied This setting will not cause any disturbances to the sync outputs as they rephase If the 5600MSC detects a change in its frequency reference that is outside its frequency capture range then it will no...

Page 59: ...D SDI Test Generator output HD TEST SIGNALS Selects the test signal on the HD SDI Test Generator output GLOBAL PHASING Configures the output phase of all signals where valid GLOBAL PEDESTAL Configures pedestal on all signals where valid AUDIO LEVEL Sets audio level for analogue audio outputs AUDIO 1 EVENT Configures the sound associated with Audio Event 1 AUDIO 2 EVENT Configures the sound associa...

Page 60: ...hen using time code rates that do not run at real time in order to maintain a correlation to real time they must be resynchronized to the System time once per day The LTC 1 Jam Time menu item is used to set the time when the re synchronization will occur This time should be chosen so that time code disruptions will have the least effect in the television plant See section 3 6 1 3 Select L1 rate 30...

Page 61: ... jam at 00 00 This menu item allows the user to set a time when the LTC 1 output time will be synchronized to the System Time This synchronization is necessary once per day to maintain a long term correlation between the real time System Time when using time code rates that do not run at real time When the TIME REF is set to Gps time ref the LTC1 output time will have to be synchronized to the sys...

Page 62: ...ving time correction see section 3 6 1 8 to obtain the LTC 1 output time To advance the LTC earlier than the system time set the offset to a negative value The front panel display will show WARNING LIVE CTL for 0 6 seconds to indicate that adjusting the LTC Offset values will affect the LTC 1 output time immediately You do not have to press the SELECT button to accept the new values Use this contr...

Page 63: ...Enabling LTC Output Colour Frame Bit OUTPUT LTC 1 OUTPUT LTC 1 Colr Frame L1 cf off L1 cf on This menu item allows the user to control whether colour frame bit is used on the LTC 1 output When set to L1 parity off the colour frame bit will always be set to 0 When set to L1 parity on the colour frame bit will be set to 1 to give indicate colour frame synchronization 3 6 1 11 Setting The LTC Output ...

Page 64: ...1 Hz Colour black in the NTSC M and PAL B standards is available when the respective Bank Setup menu item is set to SD When either of these standards is selected vertical interval time code can be inserted onto the colour black output The menu items described in section 3 6 2 3 allow you to enable the VITC or 10 field pulses on the output and configure it Several timing pulse outputs are also avai...

Page 65: ...is available when the respective Bank Setup menu item is set to HD 1 001 3 6 2 3 Configuring the VITC Generator for the Colour Black Outputs 3 6 2 3 1 Enabling VITC on the Video Output OUTPUT SYNC 1 OUTPUT Sync 1 VITC S1 vitc off S1 vitc on This menu item selects whether there will be vertical interval time code VITC on the sync output This menu item is only applicable when the Sync Standard is se...

Page 66: ... OUTPUT Sync 1 VITC DF S1 vitc drop frm S1 vitc non df S1 no pal df S1 no vitc in hd This menu item allows the user to control whether drop frame counting mode will be used for the Sync 1 output s VITC time When the Sync 1 standard is set to NTSC M there are two counting modes possible for the VITC time information When set to S1 vitc non df the Sync 1 output s VITC time will count 30 frames per s...

Page 67: ... the high definition video standards 3 6 2 3 5 Selecting when the VITC Time is Synchronized to the System Time OUTPUT SYNC 1 OUTPUT Sync 1 Jam Time S1 jam at 00 00 This menu item allows the user to set a time when the Sync 1 output s VITC time will be synchronized to the System Time This synchronization is necessary once per day to maintain a long term correlation between the real time System Time...

Page 68: ...ediately To synchronize all the LTC and VITC times immediately press the SELECT button when Force jam all is shown on the display The front panel display will show LTC VITC JAMMED for 0 6 seconds after the time has been synchronized 3 6 2 3 8 Setting The VITC Offset OUTPUT SYNC 1 OUTPUT Sync 1 Offset S1 offset 0 fr This menu item allows the user to set an offset between the system time and the Syn...

Page 69: ...n the front panel This menu item is only applicable when the Sync Standard is set to the PAL B or NTSC M standards The menu item will show the message S1 no vitc in hd when the Sync Standard is set to one of the high definition video standards 3 6 2 3 10 Enabling Daylight Saving Time Compensation on the VITC Output OUTPUT SYNC 1 OUTPUT Sync 1 DST En S1 dst enabled S1 dst disabled This menu item al...

Page 70: ...ble when the Sync Standard is set to the NTSC M standards The menu item will show the message S1 no pal 10 fld when the Sync Standard is set to the PAL B The menu item will show the message S1 no hd 10 fld when the Sync Standard is set to one of the high definition video standards 3 6 2 4 Setting The Phase of the Sync Outputs The phase of the six sync outputs can be set independent of each other T...

Page 71: ... item is used to set the phase of the video output in whole frames and is usually used to align the colour frame sequence in PAL and NTSC systems For HD sync standards the value for the Col r frm phase will always be 1 OUTPUT SYNC 1 OUTPUT Sync 1 V Phase S1 v phase 1 This menu item is used to set the phase of the video output in lines OUTPUT SYNC 1 OUTPUT Sync 1 H Phase S1 h phase 1 This menu item...

Page 72: ...that are used to set the phase of the Analog Test Generator output Figure 3 9 and Figure 3 10 show the default video sync alignment for 59 94 Hz and 50 Hz systems respectively The front panel display will show WARNING LIVE CTL for 0 6 seconds to indicate that adjusting the Analog Test Generator output phase menu items will affect the phasing of the Analog Test Generator output immediately You do n...

Page 73: ... to change to the next or previous character Press the SELECT button when done Note that blank spaces do not blink 3 6 3 3 2 Positioning the On Screen Message Display OUTPUT ANALOG TEST GEN ATG Message H ATG message h 01 The ATG Message H menu item is used to position the text message horizontally on the character raster Use the arrow keys Ï Ð or turn the SHAFT ENCODER knob to move the message hor...

Page 74: ...usly from the top to the bottom of the picture This moving line allows you to detect frozen video content 3 6 4 Selecting the Analog Video Test Generator Signal STG Option only OUTPUT ANALOG TEST SIGS This menu item allows you to select the test signal on the analog test signal generator output Use the arrow keys Ï Ð or turn the shaft encoder knob to select the test signal The name of the current ...

Page 75: ... White Window 5 Step Y Multipulse Y Ramp Shallow Y Ramp Valid ramp Shallow Ramp Pathological Modulated Ramp White 10 Y Step Grey 10 Step Black Convergence Pattern Table 3 3 525 Line Test Signal Selection Test Signal Name Test Signal Name 75 Color bars Limited ramp 100 Color bars 5 Step Composite Signal Y Only 10 Step Pathological 10 Step Convergence Pattern 60 Y Sweep 2T 4T 20T Pulse 60 Sweep CCIR...

Page 76: ...94 Hz and 50 Hz systems respectively The front panel display will show WARNING LIVE CTL for 0 6 seconds to indicate that adjusting the SDI Test Generator output phase menu items will affect the phasing of the SDI Test Generator output immediately You do not have to press the SELECT button to accept the new values Use these controls with caution as they will affect the overall timing of devices con...

Page 77: ... new position OUTPUT SDI TEST GEN STG Message V STG message v 01 The STG Message V menu item is used to position the text message vertically on the character raster Use the arrow keys Ï Ð or turn the SHAFT ENCODER knob to move the message vertically Press the SELECT button to save the new position or press the ESC button to exit the STG Message V menu without saving the new position 3 6 5 3 3 Enab...

Page 78: ...els of audio in this group 3 6 5 4 2 Enabling the SDI Embedded Audio Channel in the Black Output The capability of embedding silent audio on the Black output is only available on newer hardware versions These menu items will not be available if the hardware does not support it There are identical menus for each of the 4 groups For the sake of simplicity only the menu item for group is described in...

Page 79: ...ct the frequency of the tone that will be embedded into audio channel 1 Selecting one of these signals will set the frequency of the tone that is embedded into this channel When you select Ident the channel will be modulated with a 1 KHz tone according to the setting of the STG Ident Type menu item Ident tones can be used to identify left right channel swaps 3 6 5 4 4 Configuring the Embedded Audi...

Page 80: ...enerator Moving Line OUTPUT SDI TEST GEN STG Moving Line STG move ln off STG move ln on The STG Moving line menu item is used to select the whether there is a moving line on the SDI test generator output or not Select STG move ln on to add a horizontal black line with text in it that moves continuously from the top to the bottom of the picture This moving line allows you to detect frozen video con...

Page 81: ...e the Firmware menu item on the GENERAL menu to determine if your unit is fitted with the 7751TG2 HD or not 3 6 7 2 Configuring The Genlock Reference for the HD SDI Test Generator 3 6 7 2 1 Selecting if the HD SDI Test generator will Free Run or be Genlocked OUTPUT HD TEST GEN HTG Genlock HTG genlock off HTG genlock on This menu item sets whether the HDSDI Test generator will free run on its inter...

Page 82: ...5600MSC is fitted with a 7751TG2 HD Test generator Card You can use the Firmware menu item on the GENERAL menu to determine if your unit is fitted with the 7751TG2 HD or not 3 6 7 3 Setting The Phase of the HD SDI Video Test Generator Output The HD SDI black and test signal outputs will all have the same phase and can be adjusted independent of the analog colour black and analog and SDI test signa...

Page 83: ...not blink 3 6 7 4 2 Positioning the On Screen Message Display OUTPUT HD TEST GEN HTG Message H HTG message h 01 The HTG Message H menu item is used to position the text message horizontally on the character raster Use the arrow keys Ï Ð or turn the SHAFT ENCODER knob to move the message horizontally Press the SELECT button to save the new position or press the ESC button to exit the HTG Message H ...

Page 84: ...at 20dBFS 3 6 7 5 1 Setting the Embedded Audio Group On units fitted with the 7750TG2 HD Test generator card there is one control used to set the audio embedder group OUTPUT HD TEST GEN HTG Audio Group HTG audio off HTG audio grp 1 HTG audio grp 2 HTG audio grp 3 HTG audio grp 4 The HTG Audio Group menu item is used to select the Audio Group where embedded audio will be placed It can also be used ...

Page 85: ...dded into audio channel 1 of the audio group selected by the HTG Audio Group parameter Selecting one of these signals will set the frequency of the tone that is embedded into this channel The Audio tones will be embedded on the Test output only when the HTG Audio Output menu item is set to HTG audio on tst or HTG audio on b t The black outputs will contain mute embedded audio when the HTG Audio Ou...

Page 86: ...Time for the Signal Name Display OUTPUT HD TEST GEN HTG Sig Name Dur HTG sig dur 00 The HTG Sig Name Dur menu is used to set the length of time the On screen signal name is displayed after the user selects a new signal Use the arrow keys Ï Ð or turn the SHAFT ENCODER knob to select a duration in seconds Press the SELECT button to accept the new duration 3 6 7 7 Configuring the HD SDI Test Generato...

Page 87: ... with the 7751TG2 HD OUTPUT HD TEST GEN HTG Captioning HTG caption off HTG caption tst HTG caption blk HTG caption b t The HTG Captioning menu is used to enable the 608 708 closed captioning data When the menu item is set to HTG caption off no caption embedding takes place When the menu item is set to the HTG caption tst the HD SDI TG OUT outputs will contain the closed caption data When the menu ...

Page 88: ... 20 12 White Window 60 Y MB 1 2 4 6 8 10 20 White Window 100 MB 20 22 24 26 28 30 MHz 50 White Window 100 MB 10 12 14 16 18 20 MHz 80 White Window 100 MB 1 2 4 6 8 10 MHz 100 White Window 60 MB 20 22 24 26 28 30 MHz Split Field Bars 60 MB 10 12 14 16 18 20 MH Full Field Pluge 60 MB 1 2 4 6 8 10 MHz SMPTE Color Bars 60 Y Line Sweep 15 to30 MHz 75 Color bars with pluge 60 Y Line Sweep to 30 MHz 100 ...

Page 89: ... Grey Signals These signals can be used as a 50 full field grey and they are also designed to provide a best case and a worse case toggle rate on the test signal data bits The regular Grey signal has both the luminance and the chrominance values set to 200hex while the Grey with all data bits active signal has both the luminance and the chrominance bits alternating between 200hex and 1FFhex The la...

Page 90: ...mitted values is 0 to 999 OUTPUT GLOBAL PHASING Global Phase NS G ph ns mmuuunnn This menu item is used to set the nanosecond portion of the global phase offset The nnn digits will be blinking indicating that the nanosecond portion of the global phase offset is being changed The range of permitted values is 0 to 39 3 6 10 Configuring whether NTSC Analog Video Outputs contain Setup Pedestal OUTPUT ...

Page 91: ...the first digit to the left and enter a new value into the right digit of the blinking digit pair Enter the value 99 if you want this event to occur every hour The minutes digit pair will now be blinking 2 Repeat step 1 for the minutes Enter the value 99 if you want this event to occur every minute of the hour entered The seconds digit pair will now be blinking 3 Repeat step 1 for the seconds The ...

Page 92: ...0 hz A1 freq 200 hz A1 freq 250 hz A1 freq 400 hz A1 freq 500 hz A1 freq 750 hz A1 freq 1 0 khz A1 freq 2 0 khz A1 freq 3 0 khz A1 freq 6 0 khz This menu item sets the frequency of the sound that will occur at the audio event start time 3 6 11 5 Setting the Audio Event Duration OUTPUT AUDIO EVENT 1 A1 Sound Durat n A1 dur 0 1 sec This menu item sets the duration of the sound that will occur at the...

Page 93: ...o 1 sec 3 6 12 Configuring the DARS and AES Outputs STG Option only 3 6 12 1 Setting The Phase of the AES and DARS Outputs STG Option only There are two registers that are used to set the phase of the AES and DARS outputs When adjusting the AES DARS Output phase menu items the phase of the AES and DARS outputs will be immediately changed Use these controls with caution as they will affect the over...

Page 94: ... ch 1 10 khz AES ch 1 12 khz The AES Ch 1 Freq menu item is used to select the frequency of the tone that will be embedded into audio channel 1 of the AES output Selecting one of these signals will set the frequency of the tone that is used for this channel 3 6 12 3 Configuring the AES Audio Level There are two identical menus for each of the audio channels in the AES output For the sake of simpli...

Page 95: ... 001 HD rate genlock inputs or GPS will cause a corresponding re alignment of the AES DARS outputs to the NTSC M phase Conversely if the frequency reference input does not imply any particular NTSC M output phase e g 10 MHz or PAL B inputs the AES DARS output frequency will be synchronized with the input reference but their phase will remain unchanged When GPS or NTSC M video with a SMPTE 318M 10 ...

Page 96: ...he function of General Purpose output 2 GPI 1 FUNCTION Sets the function of General Purpose input 1 GPI 2 FUNCTION Sets the function of General Purpose input 2 FIRMWARE Displays the firmware version and upgrade firmware utility ENG USER MODE Sets the operating mode of the controls to Engineering or User PRESET SAVE GET Saves and retrieves setups DST RULES Sets the rules for Daylight Savings Time I...

Page 97: ...SC system time to the other 5600MSC that is connected and running in synchro tx mode See section 3 5 2 A note here on GLOBAL PHASING When the Frequency Reference is set to internal or 10MHz the GLOBAL PHASING controls are ignored by the syncro and may be set in the RX unit to a different value to the TX unit When the SERIAL PORT MODE is set to sync time the COM serial port is used to receive time ...

Page 98: ...ffected by syncro operations When set to Exclude stg the SDI test generator STG does not get affected by syncro operations When set to Exclude atg stg the ATG and STG do not get affected by syncro operations When set to Exclude htg the High definition test generator HTG does not get affected by syncro operations When set to Exclude atg htg the ATG and HTG do not get affected by syncro operations W...

Page 99: ...al out each day at the time set by the Dial Time menu item 3 7 3 2 Setting the Modem Standard GENERAL MODEM SETUP Modem Standard Modem NRC Modem NIST This menu item sets the standard of the modem communications When the Modem Standard is set to NRC it communicates using NRC standards In this mode it may act as a time source for other equipment using this standard When the Modem Standard is set to ...

Page 100: ...hone numbers are valid for these time standards services Canadian National Research Council 1 613 745 3900 3 7 3 5 Setting the Time that the Modem will Dial Out GENERAL MODEM SETUP Dial time UTC 00 00 00 TIME This menu item sets the time that the modem will dial out when the Modem Mode menu item is set to auto dial or auto dial answer When you press the SELECT key the current dial time will be dis...

Page 101: ... pending retries 3 7 3 8 Setting the Number of Times the Modem will Retry a failed Call GENERAL MODEM SETUP Modem Retries Retries xx After a failed attempt to dial a remote system the modem will attempt to reconnect once per minute This menu item sets the number of retries before a calling sequence is cancelled It only retries after the call in initialiated by auto dial On the Front panel status d...

Page 102: ...e Audio sound generator 3 7 5 Configuring The Function of the General Purpose Inputs There are two menu items to set the function of the two general purposes inputs See section 2 1 7 and 2 3 for information on connecting the general purpose inputs For the sake of clarity in the manual only the menu items for General Purpose Input 1 are shown GENERAL GPI 1 FUNCTION Gpi 1 not used Gpi 1 sdi signal G...

Page 103: ...nditions that have happened or will happen How does the transition to DST start Let s say that DST starts at 2 00 am local time and DST is one hour ahead of standard time DST start transition Local time HH MM SS DST or normal Comments 01 59 58 normal 01 59 59 normal 03 00 00 DST DST started time advanced by one hour 03 00 01 DST 03 00 02 DST Note that local time is never between 2 00 00 2 59 59 At...

Page 104: ...Date Mode day week month day of month This menu item allows the user to set the method of entering the DST information in the DST registers Select day week month to enter the DST information in the following format Day 1 of week 1 of month 4 e g Sunday of first week of April Select day of month to enter the DST information in the following format Day 1 of month 4 e g First day of April 3 7 6 2 Set...

Page 105: ...llows you to view the firmware version that is installed in the 5600MSC and to upgrade the firmware when a new version is released 3 7 7 1 Viewing the 5600MSC Firmware Version GENERAL Firmware 5600MSC Version V1 6 build 16 This item is used to display the 5600MSC s firmware version When you press the SELECT key the display shows the software version which will be something like V1 6 build 16 3 7 7...

Page 106: ...here are two different versions of HD Test generator cards in the 5600MSC The display prompt will indicate whether your unit has the 7750TG2 HD or 7751TG2 HD card installed After you have confirmed that you want to upgrade the firmware the 5600MSC will reboot into its firmware upload mode See section 4 2 for a complete description of the firmware upgrade procedure and information about the correct...

Page 107: ...t 1 Get Preset 2 Get Preset 3 Get USA Factory Get EUROPE Fact This menu item is used to save and recall get the configuration of the 5600MSC to one of three user presets In addition you can recall various factory preset configurations that closely match your desired application To save the entire configuration of the unit to the Preset 1 non volatile memory location select Save Preset 1 and then p...

Page 108: ...X is an example of an IP address in a private internal network 3 7 10 2 Setting up the Internet Protocol Address Mode GENERAL IP RULES IP Address Mode IP bootstrap IP manual This item is used to determine if the IP address of the 5600MSC will be determined from another server or will be set locally When IP bootstrap is selected the IP address is retrieved from the server using BOOTP services When ...

Page 109: ...ll indicate an unlocked condition when it has no reference The 5600MSC must have its TIME REF menu item set to GPS time ref with a GPS antenna connected to show a GPS locked condition The STATUS display message will say Time GPS Locked The 5600MSC may also have its TIME REF menu item set to Modem time ref and have placed a successful call to synchronize the time within the past ten days to show a ...

Page 110: ... entered as universal coordinated time UTC When you press the SELECT key the current system time will be displayed in hh mm ss format with the hours digits blinking If you want to exit the time entry mode press the ESC key at any time 1 Press any numeric key to enter a new value into the right digit of the blinking digit pair or press the SELECT key to advance to the next digit pair Press another ...

Page 111: ...ECT button to set the system date The front panel display will show the message System Date Set for about 1 second 3 7 14 Setting The User Bits in Manual User Bit Mode GENERAL Set User Bits 00000000 UB When the User Bit Mode menu item is set to Manual the user can set the User bits of the time code outputs using the following procedure see section 3 7 15 1 Press the GENERAL key to enter the GENERA...

Page 112: ...r 29 97 Hz outputs Select SMPTE BCD date to output the date in the SMPTE 309M standard BCD mode In this mode the date is encoded as zzyymmdd where zz is the time zone of the respective output Select SMPTE MJD date to output the date in the SMPTE 309M standard Modified Julian Date mode In this mode the date is encoded as zzdddddd where zz is the time zone of the respective output and dddddd is the ...

Page 113: ...ional position calculation requires three satellite ranges A three dimensional position calculation including altitude requires four satellite ranges GPS receivers can also provide precise time speed and course measurements 3 8 2 GPS Lock Operation Once the GPS has been locked and in steady state condition for longer then 20 minutes the 5600MSC s frequency reference is locked to within 100ns of th...

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Page 115: ...Test Generator Outputs HTG option installed 4 4 4 1 12 Electrical 4 4 4 1 13 Physical 4 4 4 2 UPGRADING THE FIRMWARE 4 5 4 2 1 Overview 4 5 4 2 2 Terminal Program Setup 4 5 4 2 3 Initiating Firmware Upgrade Mode Via The Front Panel 4 5 4 2 4 Initiating Firmware Upgrade Mode From The Terminal Program 4 6 4 2 5 Uploading the new firmware 4 6 4 2 6 Completing the Upgrade 4 7 4 3 SERVICING INSTRUCTION...

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Page 117: ...meable DC Offset 0V 0 1V Return Loss 40dB to 5MHz SNR 75dB 4 1 2 10MHz Input and Output Input 0 5Vp p 75 Ohm Relay Bypass Protected Output 1Vp p 75 Ohm terminated Connector BNC per IEC 60169 8 Amendment 2 Signal Type Sine wave harmonics 40dB typical Long Term Oscillator Stability Free Running 0 01ppm External Ref 5 or 10 MHz external reference autodetect max locking range 0 1ppm GPS reference with...

Page 118: ...l Port Connector Female DB 9 Level RS232 Baud Rate 57 6 Kbaud Format 8 data bits no parity 2 stop bits Modem M option installed Connector RJ 11 telephone jack Baud Rate 300 baud Bell 103 compatible Ethernet NTP port with T option installed Network Type Fast Ethernet 100 Base TX IEEE 802 3u standard for 100 Mbps baseband CSMA CD local area network Ethernet 10 Base T IEEE 802 3 standard for 10 Mbps ...

Page 119: ... 4V p p unterminated Return Loss 25dB to 10MHz with external 75 termination AES Tones Menu selectable 4 1 8 Analog Composite Video Test Signal Generator STG option installed Standard SMPTE 170M NTSC M ITU R BT 470 6 PAL B Number of Outputs 1 Connector BNC per IEC 60169 8 Amendment 2 Signal Level 1V p p nominal DC Offset 0V 0 1V Output Impedance 75 Ohms Return Loss 35dB to 10MHz with external 75 te...

Page 120: ...ted test signal Embedded Audio Up to 4 tones in one audio group as specified in SMPTE 299M Selectable tone frequencies from 60 Hz to 10 kHz and audio group Audio can be embedded on test signal or black or both outputs Audio Level is set to 20 dB Full Scale Connector 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 amplitu...

Page 121: ... Power up the 5600MSC unit 4 2 3 Initiating Firmware Upgrade Mode Via The Front Panel This is the recommended method of updating the software in the 5600MSC Master Clock SPG It is activated through the GENERAL Setup menu system If you cannot invoke the upload mode via the front panel as outlined in step 6 then follow the steps in section 4 2 4 6 You can invoke the Firmware upgrade mode using the f...

Page 122: ...irmware uploading from a terminal program follow procedure described in steps 7 to 12 7 Power up the 5600MSC Master Clock SPG After the unit powers up a banner with the boot code version information should appear in the terminal window The cursor to the right of the word BOOT should be spinning For example EVERTZ MFC5407 MONITOR 2 1 3 COPYRIGHT 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 EVERTZ MICROSYSTEMS LTD COLD...

Page 123: ...ng like 7750TG2 HD bin If you are upgrading the 7751TG2 HD Test generator application firmware the bin file will have a name something like 7751TG2 HD bin 15 The boot code will indicate whether the operation was successful upon completion of the upload For Example UPLOAD OKAY MFC5407 WARM BOOT 16 The following is a list of possible reasons for a failed upload If you get the message transfer cancel...

Page 124: ...e holder into the power entry module 4 4 CONFIGURING WHAT MENUS WILL BE SEEN IN USER MODE USING VistaLINK VistaLINK is Evertz s remote monitoring and control capability over an Ethernet network using Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP SNMP is a standard computer network protocol that enables different devices sharing the same network to communicate with each other VistaLINK is used to configu...

Page 125: ...tz web site www evertz com You will need to put it into the lib products folder of the VLPro install directory If you installed the software in the default location put the JAR file in the C Program Files Evertz VistaLinkPro lib products folder 4 4 3 Using VistaLINK The 5600MSC should be auto discoverd by VistaLINK PRO and appear under the Hardware section of the VistaLINK PRO Navigation Tree name...

Page 126: ...1 6 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION You can not send the configuration to a 5600MSC that is operating in User mode You must first set it to Eng mode using the Eng User Mode menu item on the GENERAL menu Figure 4 1 VistaLINK Configuration Input Menu Pruning USO RESTRITO ...

Page 127: ...Model 5600MSC Master Clock SPG Manual TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION Revision 1 6 Page 4 11 Figure 4 2 VistaLINK Configuration Output Menu Pruning USO RESTRITO ...

Page 128: ...Model 5600MSC Master Clock SPG Manual Page 4 12 Revision 1 6 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION Figure 4 3 VistaLINK Configuration General Menu Pruning USO RESTRITO ...