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    Cob alt Digital In c. 9341 Analog Audio to AES Converter Owner’s Manual 9341-OM Version: 1.0[...]

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    Page 2 of 22 9341 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 1.0) 9341 • • • • A ES A udio Delay Owner’s Manual • Cobalt Part Number: 9341-OM • Documen t Version: 1.0 • Printed in the United States. • Last Auth or: SJK • Print ing Date: 6/6/2008 4:36 PM The information contain ed in this Ow ner’s Manu al is subject to change w ithout[...]

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    9341 User Manual • • • • (V 1.0) Page 3 of 22 Important Regulatory and Safety Notices Before usin g this produ ct and any associated equipmen t, refer to the “ I mportan t Safety Instructions” listed bel ow s o as to avoi d personn el injury and to prevent produ ct dam age. Products m ay requ ire specific equ ipmen t, and /or ins tallat[...]

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    Page 4 of 22 9341 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 1.0) Environmental Information The equipm ent that you purchased required the extraction and use of natural resources for its production. It may contain ha zardous substances t hat could impact health and the env ironment. To avoid the potential release of th ose subs tances into th e environ me[...]

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    9341 User Manual • • • • (V 1.0) Page 5 of 22 Contents Introduction 6 In This Ch apter ................................................................................................................ ...........6 A Word of Thanks............................................................................................................... .[...]

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    Page 6 of 22 9341 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 1.0) Introduction In Thi s Chapter This chapter includes the follow ing sections: • A Wor d of T hanks • Overview • Functio nal Bl ock D iagra m • Features • Documenta tion T er ms A Word of Thanks Congra tulati ons o n choo sing the o penG ear  9341 Analog Au dio to AES Converter .[...]

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    9341 User Manual • • • • (V 1.0) Page 7 of 22 Supported A udio Formats Discrete AES A udio Output The 9341 can em it 8 chan nels (4 pairs) of discrete A ES audio on 75 ohm BNC connecti ons. The out put clock rate of each pair is precisely locked, and deriv ed from the inpu t AES, or the f rame ref erence. Inputs and Outputs The input and ou[...]

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    Page 8 of 22 9341 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 1.0) Functional Block Diagram This secti on describes the basi c operation of you r 9341 product. Figure 1. Simplif ied Bloc k Diagram of 9341 Func tions Differen tial analog au dio signals are received on th e input phoen ix conn ectors. AES au dio is sam p le rate converted to m atch the selec[...]

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    9341 User Manual • • • • (V 1.0) Page 9 of 22 Installation and Setup In Thi s Chapter This chapter includes the follow ing sections: • Static Discharge • Unpackin g • Rear Module Installation (Optional) • Board Installation • Card Co ntrol and Status Static Discharge Whenever h andling th e card and other related equ ipm ent, plea[...]

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    Page 10 of 22 9341 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 1.0) Rear Module Installa tion (Optional) If y o u are in stalli ng t he card in a 8310- C-BNC or 8310-BN C fram e (one wi th a 100 BNC rear modu le installed across the entire back plan e), skip this section. If y ou are inst alling th e card into a slot w ith no rear modu le, you should h ave[...]

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    9341 User Manual • • • • (V 1.0) Page 11 of 22 Rear Modules A v ailable for 9341 Figu re 3. BNC Des ignat ions f or the Ca rd Rear Modules availabl e for the 9341. RM-9341-B RM-9341-C tex t AES OUT 2 AES OUT 3 AES OUT 4 AES OUT 5 AN IN 1 AN IN 2 AN IN 3 AN IN 4 AN IN 5 AN IN 6 tex t NC NC NC DARS AES OUT 1 AES OUT 2 AES OUT 3 AES OUT 4 AES [...]

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    Page 12 of 22 9341 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 1.0) Board Installation Use the follow ing steps to install the card in the openGear TM 8310 fram e: 1. Refer to the Ow ner’s Manu al of the openGear TM 8310 fram e to ensure that th e fram e is properly installed according to instru ctions. Warn ing Heat and pow er distribution requirem ents[...]

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    9341 User Manual • • • • (V 1.0) Page 13 of 22 Card Control and Status Card Status The card indicates the status of the input sig nal w ith the f our blue LEDs labled with the different supporte d form ats (1080, 720, 625, 525), th ese LE Ds correspon d to AES Inputs 1-4. The f our orang e LEDs l abeled User 1- 4 correspond t o AES In puts [...]

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    Page 14 of 22 9341 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 1.0) Tone Frequency This sets the f requency of the test tone f or each of the f o ur tone gen erators. Each of the four ton e generators TG1 – T G4 can be set to a dif ferent f requency, and are av ailable as audio sources for the embedded or A ES audio output s. The tones can rang e from 50[...]

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    9341 User Manual • • • • (V 1.0) Page 15 of 22 Informati on Submenu Menu Structure Param eter Type Info +POW Positive Watts Consumed -POW Negative Watts Consum ed SWR# Softw are Release Number SWB# Software Build Number Positive Watts Consumed A read only indication of pow er consum ed by th e card from the fram es +12V rail. Negative Watts[...]

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    Page 16 of 22 9341 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 1.0) Remote Control In Thi s Chapter This section provides a detailed explanation on usin g rem ote control functions w ith your card. DashBoard Co ntrol System Softw are The DashBoard Control Sy stem enables you to m onitor and control openGear TM f rames and controller cards from a computer. [...]

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    9341 User Manual • • • • (V 1.0) Page 17 of 22 Menu Item Format Description DARS Locked / Unlock ed Status indicator f or DARS audio in put Refe rence Stan dard ############ Detected standard of selected reference. Settings Saved / Unsaved This sho ws w het her the curr ent sett ings have b een saved to a preset. Menu Item Format Descriptio[...]

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    Page 18 of 22 9341 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 1.0) Technical Specifications Num ber of Inputs 8 Balanced A nalog Au dio Connector Phoeni x 3- pin Sampling Rate 48KHz (free run or locked to the ref erence) A nal og A udi o Input Signal Leve l +24dBu => 0dBFS Standard SMPTE 276M Num ber of Outputs 4 unbalanced Output Impedan ce 75 Ω Ret[...]

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    9341 User Manual • • • • (V 1.0) Page 19 of 22 Service Information In Thi s Chapter This chapter includes the follow ing sections: • Tro ubleshooting Checklist • Warranty an d Repair Policy Troubleshooting Checklist Routine m aintenance to this openGear  product is not requ ired. In th e event of problems w ith you r card, the follow[...]

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    Page 20 of 22 9341 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 1.0) Warranty and Repair Polic y The openGear  card is warran ted to be free of any defect w ith respect to performan ce, quality, reliability, and w orkmansh ip for a period of FIVE (5) years from the date of shipm ent from our factory . In the even t that y our Cobalt Digital Inc. card pro[...]

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    9341 User Manual • • • • (V 1.0) Page 21 of 22 Ordering Information 9341 and Related Products Your 9341 A nalog Aud io to AES C onverter is a part of the openG ear  fam ily of produ cts. C obalt Digital offers a fu ll line of openGear  term inal equipmen t including distribution, conv ersion, mon itoring , sy nch ronizers, en coders, [...]

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    Page 22 of 22 9341 Owner’s Manual • • • • (V 1.0) Contact Us Contact Cobalt Digita l Inc. General Business Office and Technical Support 217.344.1243 PHONE Fax 217.344.1245 General Information In fo@cobaltdigital.com E-MA IL Sales Information Sales@cobaltdig ital.com Cobalt Digi tal Inc . 2406 East University Avenue Urbana, IL 61802 USA PO[...]