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1. Prior to Starting 

 

 

1-1. Welcome 

 

 

Congratulations!  By  purchasing  UFM-30MUX  Digital  Audio  Multiplexer  modules  you  have 
entered the world of FOR-A and its many innovative products. Thank you for your patronage and 
we hope you will turn to FOR-A products again and again to satisfy your video and audio needs. 
FOR-A  provides  a  wide  range  of  products,  from  basic  support  units  to  complex  system 
controllers, which have been increasingly joined by products for computer video-based systems. 
Whatever your needs, talk to your FOR-A representative. We will do our best to be of continuing 
service to you. 

 

The  UFM-30MUX

,  Digital  Audio  Multiplexer  plug-in  module  is  installed  into  a  UF-106B  or 

UF-112  UFM  Frame.  The  unit  accepts  3G/HD/SD-SDI  signal  input  and  8-ch 
AES/EBU  audio  input  and  multiplexes  the  video  and  audio  signals  into  an  SDI 
output. The AES 7/8 input port can also accept LTC signal by changing the switch 
setting on the front panel. LTC input can be also embedded into the SDI output. 

 

The UFM-3MUXAI 

optional analog input module for the UFM-30MUX is also installed into  the 

UFM frame. The unit converts analog input audio (4 stereo pairs) to digital audio 
signals and embeds them into the SDI output stream from the UFM-30MUX. 

 
 

1-2. Features 

 

  Accepts an SDI stream and 4-pair (8ch) AES/EBU input and outputs the signal as an SDI 

stream. 

  Supports 3G/HD/SD-SDI. 

  Maximum  32  ch  audio  source:  16  channels  of  SDI  de-embedded  audio,  8  channels  of 

AES/EBU input and 8 channels (4 stereo pairs) of optional analog input 

  Free  mapping  of  audio  source  channels  to  the  SDI  output  on  a  per-channel  basis  (for 

asynchronous channels on a per-group basis) 

  Incorporates a Sampling Rate Converter for each AES/EBU input. 

  Accepts timecode (LTC) input (using the LTC IN and AES 7/8 switchable input or LTC IN  on 

an optional module card). 

  Allows input timecode to be overlaied onto the ANC area of SDI output. 

  Relay bypass from SDI input to SDI output (when unit power is Off or set to Bypass) 

  UFM-3MUXAI option modules provide analog audio input and indipendent LTC input. 

 
 

1-3. About This Manual 

 

 

This manual is intended  to  help  the  user  easily  operate  this  product  and make full use  of  its 
functions during operation. Before connecting or operating your unit, read this operation manual 
thoroughly to ensure you understand the product. Afterwards, it is important to keep this manual 
in a safe place and available for reference. 

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Page 1: ...OPERATION MANUAL UFM 30MUX 3G HD SD Digital Audio Multiplexer UFM 3MUXAI 1st Edition Rev 2 USO RESTRITO...

Page 2: ...7 Added no signal indication in SDI AUDIO IN SYNC Added no signal indication in SDI AUDIO IN PCM Added no signal indication in AES IN SYNC Added no signal indication in AES AUDIO IN PCM Spec details a...

Page 3: ...re consumables and when they should be replaced refer to the specifications at the end of the Operation Manual Since the service life of the consumables varies greatly depending on the environment in...

Page 4: ...supplier immediately UFM 30MUX box ITEM QTY REMARKS UFM 30MUX 1 set Front module 1 Rear module 1 Operation Manual 1 This manual UFM 3MUXAI box Analog Input Option ITEM QTY REMARKS UFM 3MUXAI 1 set Fro...

Page 5: ...16 4 3 Menu List 18 5 Operation Examples 21 5 1 AES CH1 4 SDI EMB CH1 4 21 5 2 SDI EMB GRP1 SDI EMB GRP2 22 5 3 Synchronous Asynchronous Audio Mapping 23 6 Menu Details 24 6 1 Input Menu 24 6 1 1 SDI...

Page 6: ...YNC 30 6 6 9 AES AUDIO IN PCM 30 6 6 10 SLOT 30 6 6 11 OPTION 30 6 6 12 VERSION 30 7 Workflow Block Diagrams 31 7 1 AUDIO Processing 31 7 2 TIME CODE Processing 31 7 3 MINIMUM DELAY 32 8 UFM 3MUXAI Ca...

Page 7: ...erts analog input audio 4 stereo pairs to digital audio signals and embeds them into the SDI output stream from the UFM 30MUX 1 2 Features Accepts an SDI stream and 4 pair 8ch AES EBU input and output...

Page 8: ...rol Used to perform menu settings Rear Panel 1 2 3 No Name Description 1 3G HD SD SDI INPUT Used to input serial digital component video 2 3G HD SD SDI OUTPUT Used to output serial digital component v...

Page 9: ...2 3 No Name Description 1 POWER LED Displays the power status 2 ANALOG AUDIO IN Used to input analog audio See section 3 3 1 Analog Audio Connection 3 LTC IN Used to input LTC time code LTC IN ANALOG...

Page 10: ...XAI on the UFM 30MUX card as shown in the figure below Then connect the UFM 30MUX and UFM 3MUXAI front modules with the supplied flat cable Bend the flat cable as shown in the figure below IMPORTANT M...

Page 11: ...e set consists of a front and rear module Be sure to install the front and rear modules in the same slot positions UF 106B front panel UF 112 front panel IMPORTANT Refer to the UF 106B or UF 112 Opera...

Page 12: ...IN IMPORTANT The UFM 30MUX and UFM 3MUXAI front modules must be connected using the supplied flat cable 3 3 1 Analog Audio Connection For balanced audio signals connect the hot cold and shield conduct...

Page 13: ...H4 R COM 3 CH4 L 4 CH3 R 5 CH3 R COM 6 CH3 L 7 CH2 R 8 CH2 R COM 9 CH2 L 10 CH1 R 11 CH1 R COM 12 CH1 L 13 NC 14 CH4 R 15 CH4 L 16 CH4 L COM 17 CH3 R 18 CH3 L 19 CH3 L COM 20 CH2 R 21 CH2 L 22 CH2 L C...

Page 14: ...al an error message will be displayed See the table below R E A D Y SDI status display Description READY SDI signal is present NO SIG No SDI signal is present CRC ERR A CRC error is detected OP ERR An...

Page 15: ...e Moving between items or levels Input Mapping SDI SYNC SDI MAP Group1 CH1 Auto SDI CH1 Output EMB THRU CH1 2 Stereo etc etc etc etc Turn Control Press To select an item in each level turn the Control...

Page 16: ...CH5 SDI CH1 AES CH1 AES CH2 AES CH3 1 Turn the control knob to select the Mapping menu M a p p i n g 2 Press the control or move the switch down to go to the parameter level When SDI MAP is displayed...

Page 17: ...l C H 2 To set other channels in the same parameter repeat Steps 3 to 6 To set another menu parameter move the switch up once or twice then select a menu and or parameter select a channel then set its...

Page 18: ...nel Setting Refer to Full name Menu name SDI IN SYNC MODE SDI SYNC Group1 to 4 Auto Sync Async 6 1 1 AES IN SYNC MODE AES SYNC CH1 4 CH5 8 SRC On Sync Async 6 1 2 SDI IN PCM MODE SDI PCM Group 1 to 4...

Page 19: ...SEL AES Analog 6 4 2 System Menu Parameter Setting Refer to Full name Menu name SDI BYPASS SDI BYPS Operate Bypass 6 5 1 SDI LOCK MODE SDI Lock Auto Internal 6 5 2 TV SYSTEM Format See the Format sett...

Page 20: ...roup 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 4oooo 1 8ooxx 5 12xxxo 9 16xxxx13 6 6 3 SDI AUDIO IN SYNC SDI Sync G4aassG1 6 6 4 SDI AUDIO IN PCM SDI PCM G4ppnpG1 6 6 5 LTC IN ON OFF LTC In SDI AES ANA On Off 6 6 6 A...

Page 21: ...ls Embed or Through should be selected for all groups Adjustable Parameters Menu Parameter Channel Default Setting Description Refer to Input AES SYNC CH1 4 SRC On Allows you to select Sync or Async f...

Page 22: ...o Group 2 6 3 1 System SDI BYPS Operate default Performs audio embedding 6 5 1 For SD SDI signals Embed or Through should be selected for all groups Adjustable Parameters Menu Parameter Channel Defaul...

Page 23: ...nnels are mapped on a per channel basis and some audio channels are changed from synchronous to asynchronous during processing the audio channels may play out improperly or noisily In such case verify...

Page 24: ...Processes audio in synchronous mode Async Processes audio in asynchronous mode If Sync or Async is selected it is also set in the asx of the UDW bits in output audio NOTE Asynchronous audio mapping c...

Page 25: ...ut level settings 20dB 10dB 4dB 0dB 4dB 8dB 10dB Analog audio impedance and balance unbalance can be selected using jumpers on the UFM 3MUXAI front module See section 8 1 UFM 3MUXAI FRONT CARD 6 1 5 S...

Page 26: ...R CH Outputs R CH audio for both L and R L R Outputs L and R mixed audio monaural for both L and R L Mute Mutes L CH audio R Mute Mutes R CH audio 6 3 3 SDI OUT RESOLUTION Parameter Channel Default De...

Page 27: ...AES CH7 8 can be selected on the front panel See section 2 1 UFM 30MUX 6 5 System Menu 6 5 1 SDI BYPASS Parameter Default Description SDI BYPS Operate Selects whether the SDI input is processed or byp...

Page 28: ...audio channel mapping is unavailable See section 7 3 MINIMUM DELAY Off Sets the SDI I O delay time to normal 1H Audio channel mapping is available 6 5 5 REF LEVEL Parameter Default Description REF LV...

Page 29: ...on each channel 4oooo 1 CH4 to 1 status 8ooxx 5 CH8 to 5 status 12xxxo 9 CH12 to 9 status 16xxxx13 CH16 to 13 status o Audio present x Audio absent 6 6 4 SDI AUDIO IN SYNC Parameter Description SDI S...

Page 30: ...us s Synchronous x No signal 6 6 9 AES AUDIO IN PCM Parameter Description AES PCM Displays the PCM non PCM information of AES audio input to each channel pair 78ppnp12 AES 7 8 to 2 1 status p PCM n No...

Page 31: ...3 PLL SYNC generator 6 5 2 4 SDI AUDIO input 6 1 1 6 1 3 6 1 5 6 6 3 6 6 4 6 6 5 5 AES AUDIO input 6 1 2 6 1 3 6 1 5 6 6 7 6 6 8 6 6 9 6 ANALOG AUDIO input 6 1 4 6 1 5 6 5 5 7 Channel mapping 6 2 1 6...

Page 32: ...nput process 1kHz TEST SG MAPPING EMB Output process Available Menu Parameters in Minimum Delay mode Section Menu Parameters 6 1 2 AES IN SYNC MODE 6 1 3 AES IN PCM MODE 6 1 4 ANALOG INPUT LEVEL 6 1 5...

Page 33: ...nput impedance 600 ohm 1 2 Short factory default Hi impedance 2 3 Short JP16 CH4 R JP12 CH4 L JP15 CH3 R JP11 CH3 L JP8 CH2 R JP4 CH2 L JP7 CH2 R JP3 CH2 L 2 UNB BAL Selects balanced or unbalanced ana...

Page 34: ...dBFS 10 10dBFS 20dBFS 26dBFS 30dBFS 34dBFS 38dBFS 40dBFS 4 4dBFS 14dBFS 20dBFS 24dBFS 28dBFS 32dBFS 34dBFS 0 0dBFS 10dBFS 16dBFS 20dBFS 24dBFS 28dBFS 30dBFS 4 CLIP 6dBFS 12dBFS 16dBFS 20dBFS 24dBFS 26...

Page 35: ...o the SDIinput format See section 6 5 3 Cannot map audio channels Is System SDI BYPS SDI BYPASS set to Bypass See section 6 5 1 Set to Operate Is System MIN DLY MINIMUM DELAY set to ON See section 6 5...

Page 36: ...group SD SDI Number of channels Sampling bit rate Sampling frequency 16 16 20 bit 48 kHz Synchronous only AES EBU Unbalanced 75 BNC x 4 Number of channels Sampling bit rate Sampling frequency 8 ch 16...

Page 37: ...gain 20 to 20 dB adjustable in 0 1dB steps Max output level 24 dB Balanced 18dB Unbalanced Sampling frequency 48 kHz synchronized with video Quantization bit 24 bit 16 20 24 bit selectable when in emb...

Page 38: ...38 10 2 External Dimensions 10 2 1 UFM 30MUX All dimensions in mm USO RESTRITO...

Page 39: ...39 10 2 2 UFM 3MUXAI All dimensions in mm USO RESTRITO...

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Page 41: ...quipment 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...

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