Cobalt Networks 9034-SD owner manual Introduction, This Chapter, Word of Thanks, Overview

Introduction

In This Chapter

This chapter includes the following sections:

•A Word of Thanks

•Overview

•Functional Block Diagram

•Supported Audio and Video Formats

•Documentation Terms

A Word of Thanks

Congratulations on choosing the openGearTM 9034-SD Analog to Digital Converter with Audio Embedding and Frame Sync. The 9034-SD is part of a full line of modular conversion gear for broadcast TV environments. The Cobalt Digital openGearTM line includes video decoders and encoders, audio embedders and de-embedders, distribution amplifiers, format converters, and much more. Cobalt openGearTM modular conversion gear will meet your signal conversion needs now and well into the future.

Should you have questions pertaining to the installation or operation of your 9034-SD, please contact us at the numbers listed on the back cover of this manual. We are happy to help with any questions regarding this or any other openGearTM card.

Overview

The 9034-SD is a high quality format converter that also includes a full 16 channel audio embedder, a 12-bit analog to digital video converter, a 8 channel 24-bit balanced analog to digital audio converter, and a full video frame synchronizer.

The 9034-SD has a full featured, high quality, 12-bit analog to 10-bit serial digital converter. The SD analog video input can accept both NTSC and PAL.

The embedder functions like an audio router internal to the card. On the input side of the router are the up to 16 channels (8 pairs) of discrete AES input, up to 8 channels of differential analog audio input. On the output side are the up to 16 channels of embedded AES audio, and the up to 16 channels (8 pairs) of discrete AES output. The router acts as a full audio cross point: each of the 32 output channels (16 embedded AES, 16 discrete AES) can receive signal from any one of the 29 (16 discrete AES, 8 Analog, 4 tone generator, 1 silence) input channels. Each output also allows gain adjustment and optional polarity inversion.

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