Ultech Corporation DV2000 Instruction Manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL Model HDE-3000 High Definition (HD) and Standard Definition (SD) Serial Digital Interface (SDI) Captioning Encoder/Decoder an

HDE-3000 - 10 - IMPORTANT! The HDE-3000 is a sophisticated piece of video equipment. Never think of or use an HDE-3000 as if it were a standard d

HDE-3000 - 100 - Enhancement: HD Ancillary Time Code Support. Support was added for ATC (ancillary time code) as per SMPTE 12M-2-2008 (DID = 60h

HDE-3000 - 101 - Refinement: “Encoding” LED not lit when encoding SD line 21. The “Encoding” LED on the front panel was only illuminating when e

HDE-3000 - 102 - Version 1.36 Minor change: This change is required to support the latest build of encoder cards, and it is compatible will all

HDE-3000 - 103 - Version 1.40 Minor change: This change is required to support the latest build of encoder cards, and it is compatible will all

HDE-3000 - 104 - Version 1.46 Experimental version not released Version 1.47 Enhancement: Weather-Lift A new feature was added to perform “we

HDE-3000 - 105 - Version 1.50 Refinement: VANC bypass issue The VANC captioning encoder wasn't being totally disabled during bypass, so th

HDE-3000 - 106 - Version 1.55 Enhancement: Decode 708 Services 3 thru 6 The VGA screen decoders and the open caption decoder can now decode CEA

HDE-3000 - 107 - Using LEI-599D with HDE-3000 bypass GPI Connection Using the above two diagrams one can connect the LEI-599D to the HDE-

HDE-3000 - 108 - About MCC Files MCC files contain the raw VANC packet data (CDP’s, caption data packets) for a segment of video. The raw data

HDE-3000 - 109 - Caption Re-encoding with a Dual 1. Connect video and com ports as shown above. Input Video will be the video that has capti

HDE-3000 - 11 - 2. Installing and Operating Instructions 2.1 Installation procedure The following is the recommended installation and setup proc

HDE-3000 - 110 - Sony HD VTR’s Many of our customers had issues with getting a Sony VTR to record captions. This is some of the steps that peo

HDE-3000 - 111 - Firmware Maintenance Agreement Link Electronics has implemented a Firmware Maintenance Agreement (FMA) for the HDE-3000, high

HDE-3000 - 112 - Product Warranty Link Electronics Inc. warrants its product to be free from defective material and workmanship for a period o

HDE-3000 - 12 - 2.2 Rear Panel Power Connections 1. Fan Grill. You must mount the HDE-3000 in a location that provides at least 6” of clearance

HDE-3000 - 13 - 2.3 Rear Panel CPU board Connections 1. Com Port 1 & 2 is a DB9 RS-232 serial interface connector. When optional internal m

HDE-3000 - 14 - 2.4 Rear Panel SDI, LTC, and GPI Connections 1. SD/HD SDI video input. This input expects a standard SMPTE-292M digital signal.

HDE-3000 - 15 - 2.5 Weather Lift & Encoder Bypass GPI Connector 2.6 Digital video connections The following procedure describes the prop

HDE-3000 - 16 - 2.7 Front Panel Controls and Indicators 1. Power on/off switch. IMPORTANT NOTE: never shut off unit without first running the “S

HDE-3000 - 17 - 2.8 Operating the HDE-3000 Power on When power is first applied, the HDE-3000 will boot its operating system and will then run

HDE-3000 - 18 - 3. Network Configuration 3.1 Network Setup The HDE-3000 will run normally with no network connection, but the ability to load

HDE-3000 - 19 - 3.3 Changing the Administrator account password Extreme care must be observed when changing the Administrator account password.

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HDE-3000 - 20 - 3.5 Configuring the Jobs Folder on a Network Server The HDE-3000, once properly configured, can load caption, subtitle and scri

HDE-3000 - 21 - 4. The first time you run HDE-3000 Remote it will ask for the host name (the computer name) of the HDE-3000 that you want to acc

HDE-3000 - 22 - 4. HDE3000Remote Window 4.1 Remote Window Screens Once the 3000 is powered up you will get a window that looks like the one b

HDE-3000 - 23 - 4) This is the EIA - 708 captions screen. This screen will show captions in there location relative to a 16:9 screen in HD video

HDE-3000 - 24 - 4.3 Menu Tree

HDE-3000 - 25 - 5. Setup Menus 5.0.0 Main Menu The HDE - 3000 setup uses a menu system with a main menu that allows you to jump to a series o

HDE-3000 - 26 - Example Dual Card Applications o Use one card to encode and the other to monitor. Just turn on the open caption decoder for one

HDE-3000 - 27 - Job Menu The job menu allows you to work with a particular job. You can run the job, cancel the job (if it is already running),

HDE-3000 - 28 - EDS400 Emulation This enables the emulation of the commands and functionality of the EDS400. The EDS400 is able to merge local ca

HDE-3000 - 29 - 5. In “BRIDGE EVERTZ” mode, the HDE-3000 expects raw EIA-608 for field one and field two, and it encodes al of this data verbatim

HDE-3000 - 3 - Table of Contents Table of Contents...

HDE-3000 - 30 - Redirect Data This function configures com port 1 for data redirection. Note that when the HDE-3000 performs com port redirectio

HDE-3000 - 31 - 5. Upstream TC+F1+F2: This does the same as # 4, except time code is added. Three “marker characters” are used to identify the

HDE-3000 - 32 - EDS400 Emulation Cascading This function allows both encoders in a dual unit to be driven by one com port so that two video feeds

HDE-3000 - 33 - In a dual unit, both encoders are contained in one chassis with only two com ports, so the same scenario using a dual unit is as f

HDE-3000 - 34 - Caption Server Caption Server is a device that sends caption data to another device like a MPEG emission encoder. The HDE-3000 c

HDE-3000 - 35 - The HDE3000 is a full featured HD/SD caption encoder, so it has many more video input options, caption decoding/encoding options,

HDE-3000 - 36 - Scenario 4: Caption server while encoding via Caption File or Serial/Modem Make sure the “Transcoder” menus 7.1 and 7.2 are set u

HDE-3000 - 37 - 5.1.3 Com 2 Setup Menu This menu lets you set the HDE-3000 to receive or send closed caption data via its RS-232 serial interface

HDE-3000 - 38 - 5.2.1 CC Monitor Setup Menu The monitor menu lets you determine which captioning services to monitor from the VGA monitor or re

HDE-3000 - 39 - 5.2.3 Open Captions Options Menu This menu allows you to change the appearance of the rendered captions (caption “burnt” into the

HDE-3000 - 4 - 5.4.5 PAL CC Position Setup Menu... 43 5.4.6 PAL CC Line Setup Men

HDE-3000 - 40 - 5.2.4 SD Decoder Mode Menu The HDE3000 supports decoding of EIA-608 (line 21) and EIA-708 (VANC (vertical ancillary) captions for

HDE-3000 - 41 - 5.3.2 Timecode Offset Menu HDE-3000 contains an internal time code reader. When an off-line closed caption or subtitle job is ra

HDE-3000 - 42 - 5.4.1 EIA – 608 Setup Menu This menu allows the user to control encoding, filtering, and multiplexing of EIA-608 captions. Norma

HDE-3000 - 43 - 5.4.4 PAL CC Level Setup Menu This menu allows the user to change the pedestal and amplitude of the encoded SD PAL line 22 wavefo

HDE-3000 - 44 - 5.4.6 PAL CC Line Setup Menu This menu allows the user to change the VBI waveform to be inserted on line 18 instead of line 22 fo

HDE-3000 - 45 - 5.5.2 NTSC VANC Lines Setup Menu The HDE3000 supports encoding of EIA-608(line 21) and EIA-708 (VANC, vertical ancillary) caption

HDE-3000 - 46 - 5.5.4 VANC Markers Menu VANC markers are data packets that may be used to mark the beginning and end of any data service packet e

HDE-3000 - 47 - 5.6.2 XDS CGMS Setup Menu This menu allows you to encode CGMS data as part of the XDS service. CGMS (Copy Generation Management

HDE-3000 - 48 - 5.6.3 XDS TSID Setup Menu TSID (Transport Stream Identifier) is a service that identifies a transmission with a 32 bit code. The

HDE-3000 - 49 - 5.7.1 Transcoder 1 Setup Menu The transcoder 1 setup menu allows you to define the configuration of the primary language transcod

HDE-3000 - 5 - Important Safeguards and Notices Information on the following pages provides important safety guidelines for both Operator and S

HDE-3000 - 50 - NOTE: For situations where caption file encoding and serial encoding are performed simultaneously and both encoding functions ar

HDE-3000 - 51 - “for Serial Commands”: This setting defines the configuration of transcoder 2 when captions are being encoded via serial. “OFF” =

HDE-3000 - 52 - 5.7.4 Generator Standard Menu The HDE-3000 contains an internal video generator that is automatically enabled whenever there is n

HDE-3000 - 53 - 5.7.6 Weather Lift Menu This feature moves the captions up on the screen so that they don’t cover weather information placed at t

HDE-3000 - 54 - 5.7.7 RGB 4:4:4 Mode Menu Menu 7.7 has been added to allow proper subtitle insertion into dual link RGB 4:4:4 streams. Fi

HDE-3000 - 55 - 5.8.1 Shutdown Menu The HDE-3000 runs under the Windows XP Embedded operating system and as such, it is highly advisable to shut

HDE-3000 - 56 - 6. Script, Caption, and Subtitle Files 6.1 Introduction The HDE-3000 is able to read and encode closed caption files in a number

HDE-3000 - 57 - 6.3 Script Control Commands Delay|n n = [0..65535] The Delay command waits for n milliseconds before further script commands

HDE-3000 - 58 - WaitUntil|n n = H:M:S:F Wait until the time code is greater than or equal to H:M:S:F before further script commands are execut

HDE-3000 - 59 - 6.4 Caption Files Currently, HDE-3000 can read caption files in the following formats: National Caption Institute (NCI) – .CAP

HDE-3000 - 6 - Important Warnings and Cautions Warnings: Always use good engineering practice. It is highly recommended to mount this equipment

HDE-3000 - 60 - 6.5 Subtitle Files There are two ways to display text on screen. The “traditional” method involves sending commands and text to

HDE-3000 - 61 - 6.6 Subtitle applications information for software developers The HDE-3000 encodes subtitle “jobs” by overlaying graphics files o

HDE-3000 - 62 - UYC files The uyc file format was developed to optimize the loading speed of the graphics information into the HDE-3000. A uyc f

HDE-3000 - 63 - UYC File Positioning Parameters for PAL For PAL, the TV screen is 720 pixels wide by 625 lines, but 42 lines are used for the VBI

HDE-3000 - 64 - BMP2UYC.EXE This utility converts 8, 24, and 32 bit BMP files to the UYC format. Note that “transparency” is only supported for 3

HDE-3000 - 65 - The Safe Title Area Normal consumer TV’s do not display the whole video picture, and each TV is a little different, so SMPTE defi

HDE-3000 - 66 - Graphics Files Supported All of the files described in this section are comprised of Red, Green, and Blue color components (“RGB”

HDE-3000 - 67 - TIFF The TIFF format is important as one of its variants seems to be the format of choice for DVD subtitles. The LINK TIFF conve

HDE-3000 - 68 - Image Positioning When HDE-3000 inserts an image (UYC file) into the video, it must know where on the screen to position the imag

HDE-3000 - 69 - Details of the UYC File Format All data contained in a UYC file is organized into words (unsigned 16 bit) with the low (least sig

HDE-3000 - 7 - To prevent injury: ¾ Never install telephone wiring during a lightning storm. ¾ Never install telephone jacks in wet locations

HDE-3000 - 70 - Image Data Section of a UYC File The image data section contains all of the Y, C, and alpha data (see Converting RGB to YCRCB tha

HDE-3000 - 71 - Converting RGB to YCRCB The following pseudo code illustrates how to convert RGB image information into YCRCB image information.

HDE-3000 - 72 - 7. Time Taylor 7.1 Introduction The Time Taylor is used to shorten video programs by selectively removing frames of video until

HDE-3000 - 73 - The HDE3000 Dual software has been enhanced to facilitate this using one dual unit instead of two single units. The following diag

HDE-3000 - 74 - 7.4 Operation If the Time Taylor sends the proper start/stop commands to ENC 2 (via COM2) then everything is automatic. If it doe

HDE-3000 - 75 - 8. Specifications 8.1 Supported Video Formats The HDE-3000 supports the bit serial digital interface for high definition as defi

HDE-3000 - 76 - 8.2 Connector Pin Outs LTC Time Code Pin Function 1 Ground 2 Ground 3 Inverting Input (-) 4 Non-inverting Input (+) Com Po

HDE-3000 - 77 - 8.3 Electrical/Mechanical Front panel controls & indicators Power on/off switch Reset button Program video LED Encoding LED

HDE-3000 - 78 - Appendix A. Discussion of HD Captioning Definitions SD = standard definition video (NTSC and PAL). HD = high definition video (1

HDE-3000 - 79 - The VANC Area The vertical ancillary space is specified for the 1080 formats in SMPTE274M and for the 720 formats in SMPTE296M. S

HDE-3000 - 8 - North American Power Supply Cords This equipment is supplied with molded grounding plug (NEMA 5-15P) at one end and molded groundi

HDE-3000 - 80 - Contents of the Caption Data Packets To be fully compliant with all of the latest specifications, VANC caption encoders must enco

HDE-3000 - 81 - Current HDE-3000 Implementation The HDE-3000 software release version 1.35 meets all of the requirements listed in the previous s

HDE-3000 - 82 - Appendix B. Discussion of HD Subtitling Definitions SD standard definition video (NTSC and PAL). HD high definition video (10

HDE-3000 - 83 - Introduction Subtitling for HD is essentially the same as subtitling for SD. The only difference is the size of the TV screen.

HDE-3000 - 84 - Table of USF Positioning Parameters The following tables list the position parameter value ranges for all video formats. The saf

HDE-3000 - 85 - Appendix C. Discussion of HD Time Code Definitions SD = standard definition video (NTSC and PAL). HD = high definition video (1

HDE-3000 - 86 - Rules for Successful Authoring • Analyze and solve all time code issues before authoring. • Insure that the time code integrit

HDE-3000 - 87 - Issues with Frame Rates Above 30 FPS The SMPTE12M standard does not specify time code frame rates above 30 FPS. This presents a

HDE-3000 - 88 - Appendix D. EDS400 Command Set Features/Definitions • Command syntax: An RS-232 command can have one of two formats: 1. [SOM]

HDE-3000 - 89 - Data input • Enter Text Article Syntax: [SOM] 0 <output> <dataservice> [CR] <article text line> [CR] <ar

HDE-3000 - 9 - 1. General Information 1.1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the HDE-3000, a versatile Windows XP platform for high defin

HDE-3000 - 90 - • Enter Newswire/Real Time Caption/Text Syntax: [SOM] 2 <output> <dataservice> <rows> [CR] <caption/text

HDE-3000 - 91 - • Enter XDS Syntax: [SOM] * [class] [type] [CR] <XDS data packet> [CR] XDS data is entered as data packets preceded by

HDE-3000 - 92 - Data Output • Output Text Article Syntax: [SOM] 1 <output> <count> [CR] The text article for the specified output

HDE-3000 - 93 - XDS Commands • Add XDS Packet Syntax: [SOM] @ [class] [type] [repeat count] [repeat time] [CR] <XDS data

HDE-3000 - 94 - Time Code commands • Read the current time code Syntax: [SOM] R [CR] This command is intended for encoder software that would

HDE-3000 - 95 - Appendix E. Upgrade Release Notes Version 1.20 New Feature: field 1 synchronization for subtitling. A new menu was added to th

HDE-3000 - 96 - New Feature: New menus. To allow the HDE3000 to encode, decode, filter, and multiplex EIA-608 captions new menus had to be adde

HDE-3000 - 97 - Version 1.26 Enhancement: “Caption to Subtitle” conversion. The open caption decoder feature was enhanced to perform “caption t

HDE-3000 - 98 - Refinement: “EIA-608 Setup” Menu Problems. This menu was added when SD support was added. It allows you to control the filtering

HDE-3000 - 99 - Version 1.30 Enhancement: Internal Generator Menu. This new enhancement allows you to select a different default video standard