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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. OVERVIEW .......................................................................................................................................1
1.1. FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION..................................................................................................2
2. INSTALLATION.................................................................................................................................5
2.1. VIDEO IN AND OUT.................................................................................................................5
3. SPECIFICATIONS.............................................................................................................................6
3.1. SERIAL VIDEO INPUT.............................................................................................................6
3.2. ANALOG BROADCAST VIDEO OUTPUT................................................................................6
3.3. REFERENCE VIDEO INPUT ....................................................................................................7
3.4. ANALOG MONITORING VIDEO OUTPUT...............................................................................7
3.5. ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUTS (-A4 ONLY).................................................................................7
3.6. UNBALANCED AES AUDIO INPUTS (-A4 ONLY)...................................................................8
3.7. BALANCED AES AUDIO INPUTS (-A4-B ONLY) ....................................................................8
3.8. ELECTRICAL ...........................................................................................................................8
3.9. PHYSICAL................................................................................................................................8
4. STATUS LEDS..................................................................................................................................9
4.1. MODULE STATUS LEDS.........................................................................................................9
4.2. AUDIO STATUS LEDS...........................................................................................................10
5. AUDIO LEVELS, HEADROOM, CLIPPING AND THE BAR GRAPHS............................................11
6. AUDIO ALARM CALIBRATION PROCEDURE...............................................................................12
6.1. CALIBRATE AUDIO SILENCE DETECTION..........................................................................12
6.2. CALIBRATE AUDIO PHASE REVERSAL DETECTION.........................................................12
6.3. CALIBRATE AUDIO MONO DETECTION..............................................................................12
6.4. DEFINE THE FAULT CONDITION(S).....................................................................................13

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7. ON SCREEN MENUS......................................................................................................................14
7.1. NAGIVATING THE ON SCREEN MENU SYSTEM.................................................................14
7.2. CHANGING TEXT FIELDS.....................................................................................................14
7.3. ON SCREEN DISPLAY – MAIN MENU..................................................................................15
7.4. CONFIGURING THE AUDIO CONTROLS (-A4) ....................................................................16
7.4.1. Selecting the Audio Source.....................................................................................16
7.4.2. Audio Freeze Mode (-A4)........................................................................................17
7.4.3. Additional Audio Delay (-A4)...................................................................................17
7.4.4. Monitoring the Audio Buffer Tracking (-A4).............................................................18
7.4.5. Audio Channels Processing (-A4) ...........................................................................18
7.4.6. Setting the Analog Levels (-A4)...............................................................................19
7.5. CONFIGURING THE VIDEO AND SOURCE ID CONTROLS ................................................19
7.5.1. Setting the Video Standard.....................................................................................21
7.5.2. Selects Input Video Lock Mode...............................................................................21
7.5.3. Selects the Action to Take when Input Video Is Missing .........................................22
7.5.4. Genlock Source Selection.......................................................................................22
7.5.5. Setting the Free-Running Frequency ......................................................................23
7.5.6. Setting the Fine Phase of the Output Video – NTSC/PAL-M/525 Video..................23
7.5.7. Setting the Fine Phase of the Output Video – PAL-B/625 Video.............................23
7.5.8. Setting the Horizontal Phase of the Output Video – NTSC/PAL-M/525 Video.........24
7.5.9. Setting the Horizontal Phase of the Output Video – PAL-B/625 Video....................24
7.5.10. Monitoring the Horizontal Delay between the Input and Output Video.....................24
7.5.11. Setting the Vertical Phase of the Output Video – NTSC/525 or PAL-M/525 Video..24
7.5.12. Setting the Vertical Phase of the Output Video – PAL-B/625 Video........................24
7.5.13. Monitoring the Vertical Delay between the Input and Output Video.........................24
7.5.14. Setting the Colour Field Phase of the Output Video – NTSC Video ........................25
7.5.15. Setting the Colour Field Phase of the Output Video – PAL-B Video........................25
7.5.16. Monitoring the Audio Buffer Tracking (-A4).............................................................25
7.5.17. Setting the VITC Line Number – 525 Line Video.....................................................26
7.5.18. Setting the VITC Line Number – 625 Line Video.....................................................26
7.5.19. Setting the PESA Source ID Line Number – 525 Line Video...................................26
7.5.20. Setting the PESA Source ID Line Number – 625 Line Video...................................26
7.5.21. Setting the Default SID Mode..................................................................................26
7.5.22. Setting the Message to be Displayed When There Is No Incoming SID..................27
7.6. CONFIGURING THE VIDEO PROCESSING CONTROLS.....................................................27
7.6.1. Adding the NTSC Setup Pedestal...........................................................................28
7.6.2. Line 21 Processing .................................................................................................28
7.6.3. Colour Bars.............................................................................................................28
7.6.4. Setting the Composite Display Mode – Colour or Monochrome ..............................29
7.6.5. Video Level.............................................................................................................29
7.6.6. Setting the Hue.......................................................................................................29
7.6.7. Setting the Saturation .............................................................................................29
7.6.8. Setting the Contrast................................................................................................29
7.6.9. Setting the Brightness.............................................................................................30

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7.6.10. H Blanking ..............................................................................................................30
7.6.11. VBI Blanking ...........................................................................................................30
7.6.12. Y Filter Selection.....................................................................................................30
7.6.13. Wideband Y Frequency Response..........................................................................30
7.6.14. Chroma Filter Selection...........................................................................................31
7.7. CONFIGURING THE VBI .......................................................................................................32
7.7.1. Line Processing ......................................................................................................32
7.8. CONFIGURING THE BAR GRAPH CONTROLS ...................................................................33
7.8.1. Selecting the Bar Graph Operating Mode ...............................................................33
7.8.2. Setting the Headroom.............................................................................................34
7.8.3. Setting the Bar Graph Type ....................................................................................34
7.8.4. Setting the PPM Mode and Ballistics.......................................................................35
7.8.5. Setting the VU Display Range.................................................................................35
7.8.6. Setting the Phase Bar Graph Type .........................................................................36
7.8.7. Setting the Bar Graph Error Region........................................................................36
7.8.8. Setting the Bar Graph Warning Region...................................................................36
7.8.9. Setting the Level Bar Graph Scale Position.............................................................36
7.8.10. Setting the Phase Bar Graph Scale Position...........................................................37
7.8.11. Setting the Window and Bar Graph Positions .........................................................37
7.8.12. Setting the Colours of the Bar Graphs ....................................................................37
7.8.12.1. Setting the Level Bar Graph Region Colour..........................................37
7.8.12.1.1. Selecting a Bar Graph Region Custom Colour........................37
7.8.13. Setting The Level Bar Graph Size...........................................................................38
7.8.14. Setting the Transparency (Opacity) of Bar Graph Background ...............................38
7.8.15. Setting the Transparency (Opacity) of the Bar Graph Bars.....................................38
7.9. CONFIGURING THE ON-SCREEN DISPLAY CONTROLS ...................................................38
7.9.1. Descriptions of the On-Screen Windows.................................................................39
7.9.1.1. Video/Audio Status...............................................................................39
7.9.1.2. Audio Bar Graphs.................................................................................40
7.9.1.3. VITC Time Code Window.....................................................................40
7.9.1.4. Program Rating Window.......................................................................41
7.9.1.5. CC Window ..........................................................................................41
7.9.1.6. XDS Window........................................................................................41
7.9.1.7. Source Identification Window ...............................................................41
7.9.1.8. Fault Message Windows.......................................................................41
7.9.2. Setting the Position of On Screen Windows............................................................41
7.9.2.1. Setting the Horizontal Position of On Screen Windows ........................42
7.9.2.2. Setting the Vertical Position of On Screen Windows.............................42
7.9.3. Selecting What Bar Graphs And Windows To Display............................................42
7.9.4. Setting the Text Window Attributes.........................................................................42
7.9.4.1. Turning on the Text Window Backgrounds...........................................43
7.9.4.2. Setting the Text Window Background Colours......................................43
7.9.4.3. Setting the Text Window Background Opacity......................................43
7.9.4.4. Setting the Text Window Text Opacity..................................................43
7.9.4.5. Setting the Time Code Window Font Size ............................................44
7.9.4.6. Setting the Program Rating Window Font Size.....................................44
7.9.4.7. Setting the Source ID Window Font Size..............................................44
7.9.4.8. Setting the Status Window Mode..........................................................44

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7.9.5. Setting the Fault Window Attributes........................................................................45
7.9.5.1. Turning on the Fault Window Backgrounds..........................................45
7.9.5.2. Setting the Fault Window Background Colours.....................................45
7.9.5.3. Setting the Fault Window Background Opacity.....................................45
7.9.5.4. Setting the Fault Window Text Opacity.................................................45
7.9.5.5. Setting the Fault Window Font Size......................................................46
7.9.5.6.Setting the Blink Mode of the Fault Windows .......................................46
7.10. GPO CONFIGURATION.........................................................................................................46
7.10.1. Frame Status Fault Trigger Condition .....................................................................46
7.11. FAULT DEFINITIONS.............................................................................................................47
7.11.1. Setting Up How a Fault is Triggered and How it is Presented.................................49
7.11.1.1. Fault Status..........................................................................................49
7.11.1.2. Setting the position of the Fault Windows.............................................49
7.11.1.3. Setting the Message Associated with a Fault .......................................49
7.11.1.4. Determining If the Fault Message Will Be Displayed ............................49
7.11.1.5. Setting the Duration of the Fault Condition...........................................49
7.11.1.6. Determining What Items Will Generate the Fault Condition..................50
7.11.2. Setting the Fault Window Attributes........................................................................50
7.11.3. Setting the Video Error Duration .............................................................................51
7.11.4. Setting the Audio Error Duration .............................................................................51
7.11.5. Detecting Audio Over Level Faults..........................................................................51
7.11.5.1. Setting the Audio Over Level................................................................51
7.11.5.2. Setting the Audio Over Duration...........................................................51
7.11.6. Detecting Audio Silence Faults ...............................................................................52
7.11.6.1. Setting the Audio Silence Level............................................................52
7.11.6.2. Setting the Audio Silence Duration.......................................................52
7.11.7. Detecting Audio Phase Reversal Faults..................................................................52
7.11.7.1. Setting the Audio Phase Reversal Level...............................................52
7.11.7.2. Setting the Audio Phase Reversal Duration..........................................53
7.11.8. Detecting Audio Mono Faults..................................................................................53
7.11.8.1. Setting the Audio Mono Threshold Level..............................................53
7.11.8.2. Setting the Audio Mono Duration..........................................................53
7.11.9. Detecting Loss of Primary Captioning.....................................................................54
7.11.10. Detecting Loss of Program Rating Duration............................................................54
7.11.11. Detecting Picture Freeze.........................................................................................54
7.11.11.1. Setting the Picture Noise Level.............................................................54
7.11.11.2. Setting the Picture Freeze Duration......................................................55
7.11.11.3. Optimizing the Picture Noise Level and Picture Freeze
Duration Parameters ............................................................................55
7.11.12. Detecting Picture Black Duration.............................................................................56
7.12. UTILITIES...............................................................................................................................56
7.12.1. Accessing Information About this Module and its Firmware ....................................56
7.12.2. Saving and Recalling Configurations.......................................................................56
7.12.2.1. Storing Configurations to the User Presets...........................................56
7.12.2.2. Recall Configurations from the User Presets........................................56
7.12.3. Initiating a Software Upgrade..................................................................................57
7.12.4. Restoring the CEM to its Factory Default Configuration..........................................57

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7.13. CLEAR FAULTS AND PEAKS ...............................................................................................57
8. VISTALINK®CONFIGURATION......................................................................................................58
8.1. WHAT IS
VISTA LINK®? .........................................................................................................58
8.2. AUDIO SETTINGS..................................................................................................................58
8.2.1. Audio Source ..........................................................................................................59
8.2.2. Audio Freeze Mode.................................................................................................59
8.2.3. Audio Delay.............................................................................................................59
8.2.4. Audio Buffer............................................................................................................59
8.3. AUDIO BAR GRAPH..............................................................................................................60
8.3.1. Bar Graph Size .......................................................................................................60
8.3.2. Bars Opacity ...........................................................................................................61
8.3.3. Background Opacity................................................................................................61
8.3.4. Channel Pairs 1 and 2.............................................................................................61
8.3.4.1. Audio Level Mode.................................................................................61
8.3.4.2. Headroom.............................................................................................61
8.3.4.3. Level Type............................................................................................61
8.3.4.4. PPM Mode............................................................................................62
8.3.4.5. VU Range.............................................................................................63
8.3.4.6. Level Scale Position .............................................................................63
8.3.4.7. Coloured Regions.................................................................................63
8.3.4.7.1. Setting the Bar Graph Error Region........................................64
8.3.4.7.2. Setting the Bar Graph Warning Region ..................................65
8.3.5. Phase Type.............................................................................................................65
8.3.6. Phase Scale Position ..............................................................................................65
8.4. AUDIO BAR GRAPH POSITIONS..........................................................................................65
8.4.1. Enable.....................................................................................................................66
8.4.2. Setting the Horizontal Position of On Screen Windows...........................................66
8.4.3. Setting the Vertical Position of On Screen Windows...............................................66
8.5. FAULT SETTINGS..................................................................................................................66
8.5.1. Loss of Video Duration............................................................................................67
8.5.2. Loss of Audio Duration............................................................................................67
8.5.3. Audio Over Level.....................................................................................................67
8.5.4. Audio Over Duration................................................................................................67
8.5.5. Audio Silence Level.................................................................................................67
8.5.6. Audio Silence Duration............................................................................................67
8.5.7. Audio Phase Reversal Level ...................................................................................67
8.5.8. Audio Phase Reversal Duration ..............................................................................68
8.5.9. Audio Mono Threshold Level...................................................................................68
8.5.10. Audio Mono Duration ..............................................................................................68
8.5.11. Loss of Closed Captioning Duration........................................................................68
8.5.12. Loss of Program Rating Duration............................................................................68
8.5.13. Picture Freeze Duration ..........................................................................................68
8.5.14. Picture Black Duration.............................................................................................68
8.6. AUDIO CHANNELS................................................................................................................69

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8.6.1. Channel Output Select............................................................................................69
8.6.2. Analog Output Level ...............................................................................................69
8.7. FAULT CONDITIONS.............................................................................................................70
8.7.1. Mode.......................................................................................................................70
8.7.2. Message.................................................................................................................70
8.7.3. Duration..................................................................................................................70
8.7.4. Determining What Items Will Generate the Fault Condition....................................71
8.8. VIDEO AND SID.....................................................................................................................72
8.8.1. Video Standard.......................................................................................................72
8.8.2. Loss of Video..........................................................................................................73
8.8.3. Genlock Source ......................................................................................................73
8.8.4. Free-Running Frequency........................................................................................73
8.8.5. Fine Phase 525.......................................................................................................73
8.8.6. Fine Phase 625.......................................................................................................73
8.8.7. NTSC Colour Phase................................................................................................74
8.8.8. PAL-B Colour Phase...............................................................................................74
8.8.9. Video Lock Mode....................................................................................................74
8.8.10. VITC 525.................................................................................................................74
8.8.11. VITC 625.................................................................................................................74
8.8.12. PESA 525 ...............................................................................................................74
8.8.13. PESA 625 ...............................................................................................................75
8.8.14. Default SID Mode....................................................................................................75
8.8.15. Default SID Message..............................................................................................75
8.9. FAULT WINDOWS .................................................................................................................75
8.9.1. Text.........................................................................................................................76
8.9.2. Background Colour .................................................................................................76
8.9.3. Text Opacity............................................................................................................76
8.9.4. Background Opacity................................................................................................76
8.9.5. Setting the Horizontal Position of the Fault Windows..............................................76
8.9.6. Setting the Vertical Position of the Fault Windows..................................................76
8.9.7. Setting the Fault Window Font Size........................................................................76
8.9.8. Setting the Blink Mode of the Fault Windows..........................................................77
8.10. FAULT TRAPS .......................................................................................................................77
8.11. VIDEO CONTROLS................................................................................................................78
8.11.1. NTSC Setup Pedestal.............................................................................................78
8.11.2. Line 21 Setup Pedestal...........................................................................................78
8.11.3. Composite Display Mode ........................................................................................79
8.11.4. Video Level.............................................................................................................79
8.11.5. Hue.........................................................................................................................79
8.11.6. Saturation ...............................................................................................................79
8.11.7. Contrast..................................................................................................................79
8.11.8. Brightness...............................................................................................................79
8.11.9. H Blanking ..............................................................................................................79
8.11.10. VBI Processing .......................................................................................................79
8.11.11. Y Filter Selection.....................................................................................................79
8.11.12. Wideband Y Frequency Response..........................................................................80

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8.11.13. Chroma Filter Selection...........................................................................................80
8.12. WINDOW SETTINGS .............................................................................................................80
8.12.1. Text.........................................................................................................................81
8.12.2. Background Colour .................................................................................................81
8.12.3. Text Opacity............................................................................................................81
8.12.4. Background Opacity................................................................................................81
8.12.5. Status Window........................................................................................................81
8.12.5.1. Setting the Horizontal Position of the Status Window...........................81
8.12.5.2. Setting the Vertical Position of the Status Window ...............................81
8.12.5.3. Mode ....................................................................................................82
8.12.6. VITC Window..........................................................................................................82
8.12.6.1. Setting the Horizontal Position of the VITC Window.............................82
8.12.6.2. Setting the Vertical Position of the VITC Window.................................82
8.12.6.3. Size ......................................................................................................82
8.13. GENERAL ..............................................................................................................................82
8.13.1. Frame Status Trigger..............................................................................................83
8.13.2. Card Type...............................................................................................................83
9. JUMPERS .......................................................................................................................................84
9.1. TERMINATION JUMPERS.....................................................................................................84
9.2. SELECTING WHETHER LOCAL FAULTS WILL BE MONITORED BY THE GLOBAL
FRAME STATUS ....................................................................................................................84
9.3. CONFIGURING THE MODULE FOR FIRMWARE UPGRADES ............................................84
Figures
Figure 1-1: 7736CEM-A4 Block Diagram ..............................................................................................................3
Figure 1-2: 7736CEM Block Diagram....................................................................................................................3
Figure 1-3: 7736CEM-A4-B Block Diagram...........................................................................................................4
Figure 2-1: 7736CEM Rear Panels........................................................................................................................5
Figure 4-1: LED Locations.....................................................................................................................................9
Figure 8-1: Audio Settings Tab............................................................................................................................58
Figure 8-2: Audio Bar Graph Tab ........................................................................................................................60
Figure 8-3: Swatches Window.............................................................................................................................63
Figure 8-4: HSB Window.....................................................................................................................................64
Figure 8-5: RBG Window.....................................................................................................................................64
Figure 8-6: Audio Bar Graph Positions Tab.........................................................................................................65
Figure 8-7: Fault Settings Tab.............................................................................................................................66
Figure 8-8: Audio Channels Tab..........................................................................................................................69
Figure 8-9: Fault Conditions Tab.........................................................................................................................70
Figure 8-10: Video and SID Tab..........................................................................................................................72
Figure 8-11: Fault Windows Tab .........................................................................................................................75
Figure 8-12: Fault Traps Tab...............................................................................................................................77
Figure 8-13: Video Controls Tab..........................................................................................................................78
Figure 8-14: Window Settings Tab ......................................................................................................................80
Figure 8-15: General Tab ....................................................................................................................................82

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Tables
Table 4-1: Audio Channel Status LEDs...............................................................................................................10
Table 7-1: PPM Bar Graph Characteristics.........................................................................................................35
Table 7-2: Video/Audio Status Screen Items.......................................................................................................40
Table 7-3: Methods of Turning Windows and Bar Graphs On and Off ...............................................................42
Table 7-4: Possible Error Conditions to Produce a Fault ....................................................................................50
Table 8-1: PPM Bar Graph Characteristics.........................................................................................................62

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REVISION HISTORY
REVISION
DESCRIPTION
DATE
0.0
Preliminary
Feb 2004
1.0
First Release
Jun 2004
1.1
Balanced audio version added
Oct 2004
1.2
1.3
Remove references to GPIs
Added warning to Colour bar control
Fixed minor items
Updated formatting
July 20
05
Dec 2009
1.4 Input lock modes added, PAL-M support added, Line-by-line
Setup pedestal control added
May 2011
1.5
Added VistaLINK Configuration section
June 2012
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