Zodiak Installation and Service Manual
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Section
1
System Overview
Introduction
The Zodiak Digital Production Switcher is optimized for mobile, post-pro-
duction and broadcast facilities that need compact, easy to use, highly cre-
ative, real-time tools for video switching, effects creation and run-time
device control. Powerful digital video switching, mixing, and keying with
E-MEM are standard features of Zodiak, in addition to internal Still Store
capability.
The switcher is available in 2.5-M/E or 3-M/E models with or without
Transform Engines (internal DPMs). Zodiak’s architecture provides an
easy upgrade path from a 2.5-M/E to a 3-M/E; requiring the addition of a
M/E module and power supply to the Video Processor frame and keycap
changes to the Main panel. Reduced frame processor size (7 RU) and power
consumption along with a smaller panel, sized to replace older analog
Grass Valley Group switchers, make this switcher system an ideal replace-
ment or addition to any existing or new facility.
Features
2.5-M/E System Standard Features
The standard features for the 2.5-M/E system are:
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64 auto-timed SMPTE 259M inputs (configured as single inputs or
video/key pairs),
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Nine Aux buses plus switched preview — up to four Aux buses can be
utilized for two Effects Send pairs,
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24 Source Selection buttons including Shift on each M/E, Key,
PWV/AUX and PGM/PST bus rows,
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Program and preview outputs per M/E,
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Look ahead and other preview modes configured per each M/E,
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Two full M/Es, each with dedicated E-MEM (100 registers),
