LTM-ER4 Manual - Laird Digital Cinema
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1. ri LTM ER4HD All Media Signal Router BASIC OPERATIONAL DIAGRAMS Two INDEPENDENT SWITCHERS Bank 1 as 4x1Switcher Bank 2 as 1x4 Switcher roms d mF Im r dh mE i BB gt D m EE NLE As Core 4x1x4 CONFIGURATION Bank 2 as 1x4 Record Bank 1 as 4x1Source Selector Destination Selector HB g D gt C Page 6 800 898 0759 e 845 339 9555 e 720 Mount Marion 12456 e www lairdtelemedia com ri LIM ER4HD All Media Signal Router UsING THE ER4 AS A MASTER MACHINE TO MACHINE ROUTER BANK 1 1 0 BANK 2 I O lt ng lt gt Bank 2 as 1x4 Record Bank 1 as 4x1Source Selector Destination Selector E me Connect Input Output UO Connectors to Create i 3 4x1x4 Configuration Li mmm mm mm mmm mm mm mm mm m Page 7 800 898 0759 e 845 339 9555 e Box 720 e Mount Marion NY 12456 e www lairdtelemedia com ri LIM ER4HD All Media Signal Router AUDIO BREAKOUT CABLE CONFIGURATION VTR VTR VTR VTR Chi Chi Chi e e BANK2 1 4 4 VE e ALI 7 8 o o Dv 2 1 NLE OUTPUT to VTR 1 4 VTR 1 4 OUT to NLE INPUT Ld Ver OUT IN NLE Four Input Output cables are provided 15 pin D Sub Male to 4 XLR connectors 2M 2F One Bank 1 amp 2 Input Out2. AV e LEE gt V As Non Linear Edit System a 8 This switch selects RS422 switching is controlled gt destination devices for recording by this selector switch Note Display shows zero in this mode To enable this function simply press the RS422 and SELECT button of BANK1 simultaneously The display above the SELECT button will display ZERO and the RS422 LED of BANK 1 will illuminate Now as you press the BANK 2 SELECT buttons the RS422 connected to BANK 1 will follow To disable this feature simply press the same buttons again NOTE During this mode of operation all BANK 1 A V select switches are disabled Page 4 800 898 0759 e 845 339 9555 e Box 720 e Mount Marion NY 12456 e www lairdtelemedia com AIRD TELEMEDIA LIM ER4HD All Media Signal Router DUB FEATURE The LTM ER4HD has a special feature where the system is configured where an NLE for example is the designation and return device The example would be where 4 source VTRs are fed into the 4x1 bank and the output is fed into a NLE The output of the NLE is then fed to the 1x4 Bank of the ER4HD In this mode it may become necessary to make a machine source to machine dub and BYPASS the NLE To avoid having to disconnect any devices to accomplish this the ERAHD simply internally bypasses the NLE 1 0 and connects the 4x1 1 0 to the 1x4 1 0 Using the DUB switches the user can
3. Selects rows device 1 4 advances one position each press DISTORTION lt 0 05 DUB Enables DUB mode Bypasses all I O connections devices and connects 4 1 to CROSSTALK gt 110dB isolation 1 4 This allows a simple 1 1 connection between Bank 1 and Bank 2 selected rows devices NOTE In DUB mode the RS422 I O is not affected PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS DISPLAY Input Select 1 4 Seven segment LED display provides readout for input device selected POWER 5v DC 1 5A via 5 pin XLR AC Adapter 110 220V AC 50 60 Hz 5amps Automatic Switching DIMENSIONS 5 25 H x 9 D x 19 W EIA Rackmount TECHNICAL SUPPORT The LTM ER4HD is a highly specialized flexible and adaptive product It would be impossible to include with this manual all possible wiring solutions In an effort to provide you with as much information and assistance as possible we will con tinually post application diagrams and operator manual updates at our web site www lairdtelemedia com You may also E mail us at info lairdtelemedia com Page 1 800 898 0759 e 845 339 9555 e Box 720 Mount Marion 12456 e www lairdtelemedia com LIM ER4HD All Media Signal Router PRODUCT LAYOUT ORIENTATION O86008 11 Moco og coon 10660 coco Rear Panel View 660089 o ocoe t 0 6 i ume e ooo oc e j i Q A KC 2 y y d P a T s b BANK 2 Connections BANK 1 Conne
4. for DIGITAL VIDEO signals It can be used for SDI and HDSDI video signals It can also be used for analog signals if needed GROUP YC This group is to be used for 4pin DIN style S VHS YC video signals GROUP AUD This group is used to select the Balanced or Digital audio via the 15pin D Sub breakouts Study the rear panel layout detail to determine the signal assignment configuration for audio GROUP RS422 This group will switch the RS422 Machine control associated with the various compatible sources It is a full duplex passive RS422 switcher REMOTE OPERATION The ER4HD can be operated directly from the front panel or via an optional remote control pad Optional software is also available to allow a PC to serve as a control device with a point and shoot system LOC puts the ER4 in LOCAL MODE REM puts the ER4 in REMOTE MODE Page 2 800 898 0759 e 845 339 9555 e Box 720 Mount Marion NY 12456 e www lairdtelemedia com ri LTM ER4HD All Media Signal Router FRONT AND REAR PANEL FUNCTIONS SS CORDES PETATE i a mma E 6523 Gre A 6523 2 a B CM B dq 1 eo 2 Audio HO Grp 1 aw yc arcu YC aw 2 Audio Audio arcu 1 2 3 4 Tro Li 1 Se sigma sigma 6060060 Input Select 1 4 El e ae Input Select 1 4 zs re 6 4 29000 Tal 006006 e 6
5. 1 XLF 1 GROUND 14 15 1 XLF 2 GROUND Page 9 800 898 0759 e 845 339 9555 e Box 720 Mount Marion NY 12456 e www lairdtelemedia com T ri LTM ER4HD All Viedia Signal Router N Safety Precautions To prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose this equipment to the environment of Humidity and or dust Do not use this equipment in an unprotected outdoor installation or any area classified as a wet area The operating temperature of this product must be kept between 40 C and 95 C Direct sunlight or an intense source of heat direct or ambient must not be introduced to the product either by induction or contact Always keep the product on a stable and secure base or enclosure Do not drop the product or subject it to sudden heavy impact Provide adequate ventilation so that thermal characteristics do not cause an increase in product temperature to result ing in overheating Do not clean the unit by using electrically conductive or corrosive chemicals Always be certain to unplug the unit from AC wall power before any major cleaning Use a damp cloth only for cleaning Do not subject the product to electrical mains power over voltage The product must be used at the rated supply volt ages indicated on the product rear panel only Do not plug the product into an overloaded electrical outlet This may result in fire or electrical shock Object Ingress and Liquid Entry Never insert or push sha
6. 100 IRE AUDIO BANDWIDTH Group AUD Analog or Digital Compatible 1Mhz BANDWIDTH 70Mhz unity gain bandwidth RESPONSE DC 100Mhz overall SWITCHING GROUPS Group A 4 lines of signals 975 ohm Impedance Can be used for Component YUV DC 70Mhz Baseband 0 05dB Composite Video SDI 95 Group 1line of signal 975 ohm Impedance Can be used for SDI HDSDI and Analog TILT lt 0 5 OVERSHOOT 0 1596 Group Y C 4 Din Standard S Video DC OFFSET OV 1Vp p into 75 ohm Group Audio 2 channels of Audio using 15Pin Dsub connectors wired for Input and out put of each device 15pin to Male Female 3pin XLR breakout 6 foot cables DIFFERENTIAL GAIN 0 01 are provided 4 Device cables and 1 Editor I O cable DIFFERENTIAL PHASE 0 05 Group 422 4 standard duplex Sony Machine Protocol RS422 Serial Using 9pin Female ADJ CROSSTALK 65dB tested 10Mhz connectors Uses standard 9pin to 9pin RS422 cables Cables not provided INPUT OUTPUT I O Each Group switched to a common matching connector ALL SWITCHING IS PASSIVE AUDIO SPECIFICATIONS RS232 External RS232 serial control for remote control operation UTILITY Special port for controlling other LAIRD devices AUDIO PERFORMANCE Measured with 1KHz 1 2Vp p sine wave balanced audio FREQUENCY RESPONSE 10 60KHz 0 1dB CONTROL Group Select Enables or disables the groups to switch when the SELECT button is S N RATIO 85dB at specified tested center frequency for response pressed Device Select
7. 600 6 ere rs Group 422 Group 422 I O Group 422 VO Group 422 Bank 2 Bank 2 Bank 1 Bank 1 Select Switches Bank 1 Selects groups A B YC AUD RS422 D Select Switch Bank 1 Selects signal inputs 1 4 LED display selected input 3 Local Switch Selects control source REM remote control via optional remote panel LOC front panel control DI Select Switch Bank 2 Selects signal inputs 1 4 LED display selected input E croup Select Switches Bank 2 Selects groups A B YC AUD RS422 IMPORTANT See pages 7 amp 8 for Audio Configuration Detail Page 3 800 898 0759 e 845 339 9555 e 720 Mount Marion NY 12456 e www lairdtelemedia com AIRD TELEMEDIA LIM ER4 All Media Signal Router SPECIAL RS422 MODE The ER4HD has a special feature which is very handy when using a single NLE system and multiple RS422 controlled devices The Video and Audio wiring of this type of system is fair ly simple to understand The source A V signals capture should be wired to the BANK 1 connections for each device Then the I O for that bank is connected to the input of the NLE Likewise the output A V signals of the NLE will be connected to the I O connections of the ER4HD Bank 2 section 1x4 The inputs of the recording devices can now be wired to the dif ferent OUTPUTS of Bank 2 See the diagram below for clarity Note that this diagram shows the A V wiring only Bank 1 as 4x1Switcher Bank 2 as 1x4 Switcher i
8. LTM ER4HD User Manual LIM ER4HD All Media Signal Router 2007 Laird Telemedia T JAIRD All Media Signal Router GENERAL DESCRIPTION The LTM ER4HD allows users to switch and control multiple external digital or analog audio video devices to and from their destination This all format unit not only routes the signals but also provides full duplex RS422 machine control with the simplicity of one button control The LTM ER4HD is a 1 0Ghz bandwidth high performance product capable of handling SDI HDSDI Component YPrPb R Y B Y Y YUV YC and Composite video processing Digital audio AES EBU is also supported A utility port is available to control other LAIRD devices The product is housed in a 3RU EIA rack mount unit and works in PAL or NTSC As a Non Linear Edit NLE router this unique product provides a 4x1x4 NLE switching function Select Audio Video or RS422 independently or all together to and from your NLE Now with built in 1 1machine to machine override for dubbing fal 660068 d coco a BEN bei Doo ow lilii OO Oz 5522245 60090 0 e ce e o ooo0 cb oo Oo o See SSF _ ere _ SPECIFICATIONS VIDEO BANDWIDTH Group A B SDI HDSI Component Composite 1 5Ghz VIDEO SPECIFICATIONS Group Y C 10Mhz VIDEO PERFORMANCE Measured with a 40 IRE 3 58Mhz sine wave a linear ramp 0
9. ctions rrr Front Panel View BANK 1 Control BANK 2 Control USER OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES The LTM ER4HD has been designed to make its use easy and very functional in all media environments The ER4HD is a high bandwidth passive backplane switcher with a software controlled logic front end that allows the easy selection and direction of multi format Video and Audio signals FRONT PANEL GROUP SELECT SWITCHES The front panel switches are positive quiet touch switches with LED function confirm The switches are easy to understand once you have studied the layout of the product Each switch is labeled for the function that it controls The ER4HD is basically a dual 4 position multi format switcher The input outputs are organized in GROUPS which are then selected by front panel switches and an enable function Bank 1 and Bank 2 are identical in function and layout GROUP A This group is 4 lines of video that switch together They can be used for any analog signal from Composite Video CV to Component video It can also be used for regular SDI signals 4 Since all 4 lines switch together this group is perfect for Component Video with a CV line for monitoring each source Any type of video can be fed to the GROUP A BNCs You can feed 4 separate CV or SDI signals if that is desired NOTE THIS GROUP CANNOT BE USED FOR HDSDI SIGNALS IT IS TO BE USED FOR ANALOG VIDEO AND SDI DIGITAL SIGNALS ONLY GROUP B This group is to be used
10. ed gt be 3 9 MN E AN 1 0 so Fei 8 ti e FT Non Linear Edit System ine A V 1 1 BEEN This switch selects This switch selects source devices for capturing destination devices for recording Now the fact is that the NLE only has one common port for RS422 and each device needs to be in contact with the NLE during the ingest or capture phase where Bank 1 is being used At this point the RS422 cables connected o the Bank 1 RS422 9pin ports are switched as you select the various devices for capturing footage into the NLE Now once you are done edit ing your project you want to transfer edited footage back to any of the various devices VTRs that are still connected Now Bank 2 which is wired as a 1x4 assignment switcher can take care of the A V signals in this mode where the NLE output is selected to feed a particular recording device In this mode the RS422 is still being controlled by the Bank 1 switches The ER4HD has a feature which allows the control of the RS422 still connected to Bank selector switch 1 4 with the Bank 2 selector 1 4 switch This makes the RS422 follow the NLE to Recorder selection switch pushbutton 1 4 on Bank 2 This is very convenient so that you still can perform a single button machine control function for both A V and RS422 functions Bank 1 as 4x1 Switcher Bank 2 as 1x4 Switcher gt ij gt d RS422 LB
11. now enable this mode and simply select the source OUT on the 4x1 Bank and it will be connected to the IN on the 1x4 Bank and the DUB can be done To enable the DUB mode you must press both switches and the LED display will show a ZERO in both Banks In the DUB mode all of the selected 1 4 devices are opera tional NOTE IN DUB MODE GROUP B DIGITAL WILL ONLY ALLOW DUBBING FROM DEVICE 1 3 FOR HDSDI SIGNALS INPUT 4 WILL NOT FUNCTION IN HDSDI HOWEVER FULL 1 4 DEVICE DUBING WILL FUNCTION FOR SDI DEVICE INPUT SELECTION Once the signal GROUPS have been selected for switching the INPUT select switches located directly under the LED numeric display will allow the selection of 1 4 devices BANK 1 and 2 are identical in layout and operation The ER4 has a memory which will remember which input 1 4 has been selected for each GROUP Each push of the SELECT button will advance the selection by one digit amp 4 Ooo amp ECH 0006 09 oc 00060 amp oo D o 5V DC Power 1 5A Regulated 5 pin XLR Pin2 GND Pin3 5V Press both dub buttons to engage Dub Mode LED reads Zero Zero Bank 1 Bank 2 Source 1 NLE Bypass Record 1 Dub Mode Source 2 se Record 2 Source 3 E a Record Source 4 SEH gt Record 4 Page 5 800 898 0759 e 845 339 9555 e Box 720 e Mount Marion NY 12456 e www lairdtelemedia com
12. put cable is provided 15 pin D Sub Female to 4 XLR connectors 2M 2F All audio connectors are wired in standard balanced configuration All switching is passive therefore audio may be wired bi directionally Page 8 800 898 0759 e 845 339 9555 e Box 720 e Mount Marion 12456 e www lairdtelemedia com LIM ER4HD All Media Signal Router TECHNICAL DATA BALANCED AUDIO I O FOUR CABLES PROVIDED 15 PIN D SUB MALE TO XLR 3 PIN M F SOURCE MEDIA VTR CABLE INPUT OUTPUT 4 CABLES D15M PIN SOURCE PIN XLR LABEL XLR LABEL CBL FUNCTION 1 2 XLM 1 CH1 Bank 2 AUDIO Record Audio OUT to VTR CH1 IN 2 3 XLM 1 AUDIO 3 2 XLM2 CH2 AUDIO Record Audio OUT to VTR CH2 IN 4 3 XLM 2 AUDIO 5 2 XLF 1 CH1 Bank 1 AUDIO Source Audio VTR CH1 OUT 6 3 XLF 1 AUDIO 7 2 XLF 2 CH2 AUDIO Source Audio VTR CH2 OUT 8 3 XLF 2 AUDIO 9 1 XLM 1 GROUND 10 11 1 XLM 2 GROUND 12 13 1 XLF 1 GROUND 14 15 1 XLF2 GROUND TECHNICAL DATA BALANCED AUDIO BANK 1 amp 2 1 O ONE CABLE PROVIDED 15 PIN D SUB FEMALE TO XLR 3 PIN M F INPUT OUTPUT NLE MEDIA CABLE 1 CABLE D15F PIN NLE PIN XLR LABEL XLR LABEL CBL FUNCTION 1 2 XLM 1 CH1 Bank1 AUDIO TO NLE AUD INPUT CH1 2 3 XLM 1 AUDIO 3 2 XLM 2 CH2 AUDIO TO NLE AUD INPUT CH2 4 3 XLM 2 AUDIO 5 2 XLF 1 CH1 Bank2 AUDIO TO NLE AUD OUT CH1 6 3 XLF 1 AUDIO 7 2 XLF 2 CH2 AUDIO TO NLE AUD OUT CH2 8 3 XLF 2 AUDIO 9 1 XLM 1 GROUND 10 11 1 XLM 2 GROUND 12 13
13. rp metal objects into the product or use such devices for an attempt at opening or servicing the product Servicing should be referred to a trained and qualified technician only Do not allow liquid of any type to enter the unit Do not allow the unit to be submersed in water as this may cause a shock hazard A trained qualified technician should perform all servicing of the unit There are no serviceable components within the unit for user access Page 10 800 898 0759 e 845 339 9555 e Box 720 Mount Marion NY 12456 e www lairdtelemedia com LAIRD TELEMEDIA Box 720 Mount Marion NY 12456 800 898 0759 845 339 9555 Fax 845 339 0231 www lairdtelemedia com
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