USER MANUAL
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1. PARALINX USER MANUAL Check our knowledge base at http support paralinx net TABLE OF CONTENTS PARALINX TOMAHAWK 05 Safety Instructions 16 Receiver LED Status 06 Overview 17 Quick Start Guide 07 Package Contents 18 Remote control 08 HDMI Transmitter 19 Tomahawk Link Modes 10 3G SDI Transmitter 20 Linking a transmitter to a single receiver 12 Transmitter LED Status 21 Linking transmitter to multiple receivers 3 SLIDE Switches 22 Notes on Better Range 14 Receiver 23 Trouble Shooting 25 FAQ 26 Specifications 27 Tomahawk Accessories IMPORTANT NOTICE IMPORTANT NOTICE Paralinx reserves the right to make corrections mod ifications enhancements improvements and other changes to its products and services at any time and to discontinue any product or service without notice Customers should obtain the latest relevant informa tion before placing orders and should verify that such information is current and complete All products are sold subject to Paralinx s terms and conditions of sale supplied at the time of order acknowledgment Paralinx warrants performance of its hardware products to the specifications applicable at the time of sale in accordance with Paralinx s standard warranty Testing and other quality control techniques are used to the extent Paralinx deems necessary to support this warranty Except where mandated b2. 4 FRAM E RATES 080 59 941 6251 501 RESOLUTIONS 080 501 1080 24P 080 29 97P 1080 24PSF The Tomahawk system supports 080 23 98P 1080 23 98PSF Interlaced Progressive and Pro 720 59 94P 1080 25PSF gressive Segmented Frame Signals AU D 0 125 SPDIF AC 3 DTS DOLBY 5 1 FORMATS FREQUENCIES EU CHANNELS 5 19 5 23 GHZ US CHANNELS 5 19 5 23 GHZ AND 5 755 5 795 GHZ 5 27 5 55 AND 5 67 GHZ DFS FREQUENCIES ARROW XACCESSORIES PARALINX TOMAHAWK 27 0 PTI 0 NAL GO WWW PARALINX NET STORE CHECK OUT ALL ACCESSORIES AND BUILD YOUR CUSTOMIZED ACCESSORIES
3. A BLACK SCREEN IS SHOWN FIRST CHECK THAT YOU SOURCE IS OUTPUTTING SOMETHING OTHER THAN A BLACK SCREEN THEN UNPLUG THE SOURCE FROM THE TRANSMITTER AND RE INSERT THE VIDEO SOURCE CABLE 3 THE TOMAHAWK SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIND A DFS FREQUENCY WITHIN 60 SECONDS IN NORMAL CONDITIONS BUT IT TAKE LONGER IN AREAS WITH MORE INTERFERENCE IF THIS PROCESS IS NOT IDEAL DFS CAN BE TURNED OFF BY SWITCHING BOTH TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER TO MULTI LINK MODE SEE PAGE 19 OF INSTRUCTION MANUAL FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND SUPPORT VISIT OUR KNOWLEDGE BASE AT WWW PARALINX NET HELP 24 TROUBLE SHOOTING CONTINUED PARALINX TOMAHAWK TRO U B L E 4 IF THE SEARCHING MESSAGE APPEARS ON OSD FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME WITHOUT MAKING A LINK PLEASE TRY THESE TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURES 5 H 0 G ALINK WILL ONLY BE MADE IF THE TRANSMITTER IS RANGE OF THE RECEIVER IT IS RECOM D ENDED TO KEEP THE TRANSMITTER WITHIN 50 FT LINE OF SIGHT OF THE RECEIVER UNTIL A LINK S ESTABLISHED MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE ANTENNAS ARE ATTACHED AND SECURED TO THE TOMAHAWK TRANS MITTERS AND RECEIVERS YOU MAY BE IN AN ENVIRONMENT WITH HEAVY RF INTERFERENCE MOVE TO A NEARBY LOCATION THAT IS SHIELDED FROM OTHER RF SIGNALS INSIDE A METAL OR CONCRETE STRUCTURE BASE MENT ETC AND START THE CONNECTION PROCESS OVER AGAIN FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS PARALINX TOMAHAWK 25 FAQ WHY DOES THE
4. NEEDED FOR OTHER DEVICES ON THE SAME CIRCUIT 3 THE ARROW X DEFAULT ANTENNAS SHOULD SPLAYED ORTHOGONALLY FACING EACH OTHER THE TRANSMITTER ANTENNAS SHOULD FORM V AND THE RECEIVER ANTENNAS SHOULD ADJUSTED TO LOOK LIKE THE SPLAYED FINGERS ON A HAND 4 USING CIRCULAR POLARIZED CLOVER LEAF ANTENNAS ON THE TRANSMITTER WILL ALLOW REFLECTED WAVES FROM THE EMITTER TO MAINTAIN THEIR POLARIZATION WHEN REFLECTING OFF SURFACES IN THE ENVIRONMENT THIS HELPS WITH PROPAGATION OF THE SIGNAL IT IS BEST TO USE TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER ANTENNAS WITH MATCHING POLARIZATIO TROUBLE SHOOTING PARALINX TOMAHAWK 23 TRO U B L E 1 IF THE MONITOR DISPLAYS BLACK SCREEN WITH A RED FOUR BAR SIGNAL ICON IN THE CORNER THE SIGNAL HAS BEEN LOST AND THE SEARCH PROCESS MUST MANUALLY BE RESTARTED THERE ARE SHOOTING SEVERAL WAYS OF DOING THIS THE RECEIVER MAY BE POWER CYCLED VIA THE ON OFF SWITCH THE RECEIVER MAY BE POWER CYCLED VIA THE REMOTE THE IR CABLE MUST BE PLUGGED INTO THE RECEIVER USING THE GUEST BUTTON ON THE SUPPLIED REMOTE PRESS ONCE GO TO STANDBY PRESS ONCE MORE TO RESUME PRESS THE MENU BUTTON SELECT DISCONNECT WIRELESS LINK THEN RECONNECT EITHER BY PRESSING THE APPROPRIATE INPUT DEVICES HOTKEY OR BY PRESSING THE SOURCE HOTKEY AND SELECTING THE APPROPRIATE INPUT SOURCE 2 IF THE RECEIVER AND TRANSMITTER BOTH POWER CYCLED BUT ONLY
5. RECEIVER HAVE 5 ANTENNAS THE TOMAHAWK UTILIZES MIMO TECHNOLOGY MIMO OFFERS SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN DATA THROUGHPUT AND LINK RANGE WITHOUT ADDITIONAL BANDWIDTH OR INCREASED TRANSMIT POWER IT ACHIEVES THIS GOAL BY SPREADING THE SAME TOTAL TRANSMIT POWER OVER THE ANTENNAS TO ACHIEVE AN ARRAY GAIN THAT IMPROVES THE SPECTRAL EFFICIENCY MORE BITS PER SECOND PER HERTZ OF BANDWIDTH AND OR TO ACHIEVE A DIVERSITY GAIN THAT IMPROVES THE LINK RELIABILITY REDUCED FADING IF THE TOMAHAWK LOSES ITS SIGNAL HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO REGAIN CONNECTION TYPICALLY THE TOMAHAWK WILL RECONNECT WITHIN TEN SECONDS OF RETURNING WITHIN RANGE THIS TIME MAY BE AFFECTED BY RF INTERFERENCE IN THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT IS THERE A TOMAHAWK RECEIVER WITH AN HDMI OUTPUT NOT AT THIS TIME BUT AN ATOMOS CONNECT MAY BE DOCKED ONTO THE TOMAHAWK RECEIVER VIA AN OPTIONAL SONY NP F BATTERY PLATE HOW LONG DOES TAKE TO LINK THE SYSTEMS TOGETHER THE LINKING TIME BETWEEN A TOMAHAWK TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER TYPICALLY TAKES LESS THAN 60 SECONDS BUT MAY INCREASE IN AREAS WITH HEAVY RF INTERFERENCE IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT LINKING BE DONE IN AN ENVIRONMENT WITHOUT HEAVY RF INTERFERENCE ON WHAT FREQUENCY BAND DOES THE TOMAHAWK OPERATE THE TOMAHAWK OPERATES WITHIN THE LICENSE FREE 5 GHZ BAND 5 1 5 8 GHZ THE EXACT CHAN NELS USED DEPENDS ON OPERATING MODE AND REGION 2 SPECIFICATIONS PARALINX TOMAHAWK SUPPORTED 080P 50 720 50P 080P 60 5251 59 9
6. ability to connect up to 4 receivers at a time js NOTE Before Pairing both Transmitter and Receiver must be set to Single Link Mode see page 19 There 1 need to make sure transmitter is not transmitting video to other receivers so all other receivers which are registered to the transmitter should be powered down while registering an additional receiver Using HD SDI cables connect each Tomahawk receiver to a HD display Power on ONLY transmitter receiv er AT A TIME Connectthe IR Cable to your receiver Press the Add Hotkey button on the remote con trol while pointing the remote at the sensor the IR Cable The message Please Activate the Registra tion on Transmitter Unit will appear on the monitor Press the registration button on the transmitter until the Network LED starts blinking Wait for the message of Adding Tx name Io PARALINX TOMAHAWK 21 Press to continue or Exit to cancel Press the OK button on the IR Remote to confirm the addition of the receiver Wait until the registration process is com pleted A message of Adding Tx name and progress bar will be displayed during the process In order to add additional receiver to the transmitter Power down all other Toma hawk receivers except the new one Repeat steps 5 through 12 for each receiver When all the receivers have been registered to the transmitter power
7. e transmitter and receiver TO A SI N G LE 3 Use the remote control at the Paralinx Tomahawk receiver and Press the Add Hotkey button RECEIVER 4 The message Please Activate the Registration on Transmitter Unit will appear on the monitor 5 Pressing the registration button on the transmitter until the Network LED starts blinking If there is no transmitter registered to the receiver you 6 Wait for the message of Adding Tx name Press OK to continue or Exit to cancel should see menu monitor These modes are set bythe toggle 7 Press the OK button on the Remote control to confirm the new Paralinx Tomahawk transmitter switches 8 Wait until the registration process is completed The message of Adding Tx progress bar will be shown during the process 9 Connectthe HD Source to the Paralinx Tomahawk transmitter 10 Video should be displayed on your monitors NOTE Once the registration process has started on the receiv The registration process can be done without HD source the message will er there is 30 Sec to start registration on the transmitter bevel side If the registration process on the transmitter was not started on time re start the registration process by going back to step 4 listed above LINKING TRANSMITTER MULTIPLE RECEIVERS LINKING A TRANSMITTER TO MULTIPLE RECEIVERS The Paralinx Tomahawk transmitter has the
8. i link mode RECEIVER SINGLE LINK MODE DIP SWITCH SETTINGS PARALINX TOMAHAWK 16 Link Button Input Voltage connector 7 17v 18 ON OFF Switch 19 IR input connector 20 HD SDI output 21 HD SDI output 22 Reset Button 28 Mini USB for firmware updates MULTICAST MODE PARALINX TOMAHAWK gt a SERIAL NO UTX0001 feces PARALINX TOMAHAWK MODEL NO UX888T 16 RECEIVER LED STATUS RECEIVER LED STATUS PARALINX TOMAHAWK VIDEO LED CONNECTION Solid Video link established and locked in ast blinkin ideo Source Error Fast blinking Video S E With Network LED POWER LED Solid The LED is ON when the power is applied and the ON OFF switch is ON QUICK START GUIDE QUICK START GUIDE TRANSMITTER j PARALINX TOMAHAWK 17 Turn your video source 2 Connectyour Paralinx Tomahawk to a 12v power source via input 3 Connectyour Tomahawk transmitter source camera using a video cable RECEIVER 4 Foroptimal results set the dual antennas in the form of V and maintain unobstructed line of sight between transmitter and receiver 5 Connect your Tomahawk Receiver to a monitor using an HD SDI cable 6 Connect your Tomahawk Receiver to 12v power source using the lemo input or integrated battery plate 7 For optimal results antennas should be arranged in the form of an open hand and maintain unobstr
9. ined Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at the plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus PARALINX TOMAHAWK Do not block the air ventilation openings Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time Caution Shock Hazard Do not open the unit Refer to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped or damaged in any way OVERVIEW PARALINX TOMAHAWK OVERVIEW The Paralinx Tomahawk system is the worlds first light weight uncompressed ultra long range HD wireless system capable of sending ultra low latency full HD video with a range of up to 600m 2000 feet POWER INPUT WARNING The Tomahawk system accepts 7 17 volts DC maximum input current Subjecting the system to higher voltage will result in damage or destruction PACKAGE CONTENTS HDMI HD SDI wireless PACKAGE video transmitter CONTENTS PARALINX TOMAHAWK 2x 5dbi OMNI directional antennas for Tx 1 12 Power supply 7 HD SDI wireless video receiver Please verify the following items are in the shipping box prior to installation of the Tomahawk tran
10. ist TOMAHAWK LINK MODES TOMAHAWK LINK MODES Linking Tip Single link mode enables DFS Dynamic Frequency Selection DFS allows the Tomahawk to utilize more channels and to automatically find the chan nel with the least amount of interference The transmitter should be kept within 150 feet of range of the receiver until DFS is activated 60 seconds This will help the Tomahawk coexist better with other wire less systems in the area PARALINX TOMAHAWK 19 The Paralinx Tomahawk supports the linking multiple receivers to a single transmitter as well as the linking of multiple transmitters to a single receiver The following guide illustrates different modes and options for linking transmitters and receivers SINGLE LINK MODE Offers the best practice for operating a max imum number of Tomahawk systems within the same enviroment Also allows for re linking at longer distances SINGLE LINK MODE SINGLE LINK MODE transmitter slide switch receiver DIP switch MULTICAST MODE Allows the linking of up to four Tomahawk receivers to a single transmitter Linking can only be established within close proximity MULTICAST MODE MULTICAST MODE 51 52 Receiver DIP switch Transmitter slide switch 20 LINKING A TRANSMITTER A SINGLE RECEIVER PARALINX TOMAHAWK Connect an HD SDI cable from the Paralinx Tomahawk receiver to the HD display LINKING A TRANSM ITTER 2 Turn onth
11. on all the receivers one by one Connect the video source to the Tomahawk transmitter The video should be displayed on all moni tors 22 NOTES FOR BETTER RANGE PARALINX TOMAHAWK N ES FO R 1 ALLOW THE SYSTEM ACTIVATE DFS WHILE THE TRANSMITTER IS WITHIN 50 FT OF THE RECEIVER WHEN STARTED THE OSD WILL READ PLS WAIT 60 SEC ACQUIRING DFS FREQ AFTER 60 SECONDS B ETT E R THE OSD WILL EITHER SAY READY MEANING THE TOMAHAWK SYSTEM IS TRANSMITTING OR PLS WAIT 60 SEC ACQUIRING ALTERNATIVE FREQ MEANING THE TOMAHAWK IS SWITCHING TO A CHANNEL RAN G WITH LESSINTERFERENCE PLEASE WAIT 60 SECONDS FOR DFS FREQUENCY YOU SHOULD HAVE ALL OTHER WIRELESS SYSTEMS ON AND WITHIN 50 FT OF THE RECEIVER UNTIL THIS PROCESS IS COMPLETE THIS CYCLE SCANS FOR NTERFERENCE FROM OTHER DEVICES AND FINDS A CHANNEL WITH THE LEAST AMOUNT OF NOISE PLEASE NOTE THAT SOME HIGH POWERED RADIO SYSTEMS INCLUDING FLIGHT CONTROL FPV ETC CAN ACT AS JAMMER TO THE TOMAHAWK TRY TO AVOID USING 5 GHZ SYSTEMS WITHIN 6 FT OF THE TOMAHAWK TRANSMITTER OR RECEIVER SOME HIGH POWERED 2 4 GHZ SYSTEMS MAY CAUSE INTERFERENCE AS WELL PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU SHOULD KEEP THE TOMAHAWK RECEIVER CASE CLEAR OF RF BLOCKING MATERIALS AS THE DFS ANTENNA IS LOCATED INSIDE THE RECEIVER CASE 2 MAKE SURE YOUR POWER SOURCE IS CAPABLE OF PROVIDING THE TOMAHAWK WITH 2A RECEIV ER 1 5A TRANSMITTER IN ADDITION TO THE AMPERAGE
12. smitter and Tomahawk receiver 1x Remote Control amp IR CABLE 1 Or HDMI Video Cable FoR 1x USB to miniUSB cable 5x 2dbi OMNI directional antennas for Rx 1x 18 PTap to Lemo Style power cable aA yay 8 HDMI TRANSMITTER TRANSMITTER TRANSMITTER SLIDE SWITCH SETTINGS Dual RP SMA Type Antenna Connectors Connection status LED Indicates the wireless network status VIDEO status LED indicates the video connection status Low battery LED Indicates the battery voltage status Link button For linking the transmitter to additional receivers Reset button SINGLE LINK MODE PARALINX TOMAHAWK USB Port The USB port can be used for firmware updates S1 Slide Switch Left position Single link mode Right position Multicast mode 52 used 7 17 power input Pin 1 Hot Pin 2 Ground MULTI LCAST HDMI TRANSMITTER PARALINX TOMAHAWK Q PARALINX 10 3G SDI TRANSMITTER 36 50 TRANSMITTER TRANSMITTER SLIDE SWITCH SETTING Pes IN Dual RP SMA Type Antenna Connectors Connection status LED Indicates the wireless network status status LED Indicates the video connection status Low battery LED Indicates the battery voltage status Link button For linking the transmitter to additional receivers Reset b
13. tice Paralinx is not responsible or liable for such altered documentation Resale of Paralinx products or services with state ments different from or beyond the parameters stated by Paralinx for that product or service voids all express and any implied warranties for the associated Paralinx product or service and is an unfair and de ceptive business practice Paralinx is not responsible or liable for any such statements All company and brand products and service names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS When operating this equipment read and follow all the instructions in this manual Keep these instructions in a safe and accessible place for future reference Do not use this apparatus near water Clean only with a dry cloth Do not install near any heat sources such as radi ators heat registers stoves or other apparatus including amplifiers that produce heat Use only accessories specified or recommended Do not defeat the polarized or grounding plug polarized plug has two blades with one wider than he other A grounding type plug has two blades 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 your obsolete outlet Caution To reduce the risk of electrical shock grounding of the center pin of this plug must be mainta
14. ucted line of site between transmit ter and receiver NOTES For maximum range Note that high output wireless systems EPV Radio Control Systems can interfere with the Tomahawk amp reduce the overall range Keep line of sight between the transmitter and the receiver Maintain proper air ventilation for transmitter and receiver Avoid placing any obstacles between transmitter If you lose signal bring the transmitter and receiver and the receiver closer together Position both transmitter and receiver in an upwards If using multiple receivers keep a minimum of feet position for enhanced antenna performance between receiver units REMOTE CONTROL REMOTE CONTROL MENU EXIT SOURCE DELETE ADD PARALINX TOMAHAWK 1 ENU Enter the main 3 OK Press to confirm menu 2 EXIT Return to previous menu SOURCE Select Video Source 4 ARR0WS 0perate for up down left and right direc tions on the menu screen REMOTE CONTROL MOTKEYS ADD hotkey button Direct access for starting the registration process on the receiver Delete hotkey button This hotkey button is open the Remove Video Source in the OSD menu which allow the user to choose which device to remove Input Devices Key This hotkey buttons 1 2 or 3 keys will switch the receiver to work with the first second or third source registered to the receiver as appeared on the registered sources l
15. utton MULTICAST MODE PARALINX TOMAHAWK USB Port The USB port can be used for firmware updates 51 Slide Switch Left position Single link mode Right position Multcast mode 52 used 36 501 Pass through 7 17v LEMO power input connector Diagnostic LED 3G SDI input connector 3G SDI TRANSMITTER PARALINX TOMAHAWK O PARAN 12 TRANSMITTER LED STATUS TRANSMITTER LEDSTATUS PARALINX TOMAHAWK NETWORK LED CONNECTION Solid When a connection to Rx is established Slow blinking Device 15 listen mode Normal blinking During link setup mode Normal blinking During registration Reg button was pressed Fast blinking With Video LED System Error VIDEO LED CONNECTION Solid Normal blinking Video link established and locked in Video source is not supported Fast blinking With Network LED System Error LOW BATTERY LED f Solid Low Battery when voltage is less then 7v TRANSMITTER SLIDE SWITCH SLIDE DIP SWITCHES SINGLE LINK MODE RECEIVER DIP SWIICH SINGLE LINK PARALINX TOMAHAWK MULTICAST MODE S1 52 14 RECEIVER RECEIVER Antenna Connectors 1 Power LED 12 Network LED 13 Video LED 14 Diagnostic LED 15 Receiver DIP Switches DIP switch 1 2 amp 3 should be UP DIP switch UP Single link mode DOWN Mult
16. y government requirements testing of all parameters of each prod uct is not necessarily performed Paralinx assumes no liability for applications assis ance or customer product design Customers are responsible for their products and applications using Paralinx components To minimize the risks associ ated with customer products and applications cus omers should provide adequate design and operating safeguards Paralinx does not warrant or represent that any license either express or implied is granted under any Paralinx patent right copyright mask work right PARALINX TOMAHAWK or other Paralinx intellectual property right relating o any combination machine or process in which Paralinx products or services are used Informa ion published by Paralinx regarding third party products or services does not constitute a license rom Paralinx to use such products or services ora warranty or endorsement thereof Use of such infor mation may require a license from a third party under he patents or other intellectual property of the third party or a license from Paralinx under the patents or other intellectual property of Paralinx Reproduction of information in Paralinx manuals or data sheets is permissible only if reproduction is without alteration and is accompanied by all associ ated warranties conditions limitations and notices Reproduction of this information with alteration is an unfair and deceptive business prac
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