evertz 7707VAT Series User manual

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7707VAT Digital Video and AES Audio Fiber Transmitter
Revision 2.3
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. OVERVIEW.......................................................................................................................................... 1
2. INSTALLATION................................................................................................................................... 4
2.1. VIDEO SIGNAL CONNECTIONS............................................................................................... 4
2.2. AES AUDIO CONNECTIONS (MODEL 7707VAT).................................................................... 5
2.3. AES AUDIO CONNECTIONS (MODEL 7707VAT-U) ................................................................ 5
2.4. ANALOG AUDIO CONNECTIONS (MODEL 7707VAT-A4)...................................................... 5
2.5. OPTICAL SIGNAL CONNECTIONS .......................................................................................... 5
2.6. CARE AND HANDLING OF OPTICAL FIBER........................................................................... 6
2.6.1. Safety.............................................................................................................................. 6
2.6.2. Assembly......................................................................................................................... 6
2.6.3. Labeling........................................................................................................................... 6
2.6.4. Handling and Connecting Fibers..................................................................................... 7
3. SPECIFICATIONS............................................................................................................................... 8
3.1. SERIAL VIDEO INPUT............................................................................................................... 8
3.2. SERIAL VIDEO OUTPUT........................................................................................................... 8
3.3. AES AUDIO INPUTS (MODEL 7707VAT AND 7707VAT-U)..................................................... 8
3.4. ANALOG AUDIO INPUTS (MODEL 7707VAT-A4 ONLY)......................................................... 9
3.5. OPTICAL OUTPUT..................................................................................................................... 9
3.6. SYSTEM PERFORMANCE........................................................................................................ 9
3.7. ELECTRICAL ............................................................................................................................. 9
3.8. COMPLIANCE............................................................................................................................ 9
3.9. PHYSICAL................................................................................................................................ 10
4. STATUS INDICATORS AND DISPLAYS ......................................................................................... 11
4.1. STATUS INDICATOR LEDS.................................................................................................... 11
4.2. DOT-MATRIX DISPLAY........................................................................................................... 11
4.2.1. Using the Dot Matrix Display - Model 7707VAT and 7707VAT-U................................. 11
4.2.2. Using the Dot Matrix Display – Model 7707VAT-A4...................................................... 12

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4.2.3. Setting the Headphone Jack Channel (7707VAT-A4 only)........................................... 12
4.2.4. Displaying the Equalization Strength............................................................................. 13
4.2.5. Displaying the Video Standard...................................................................................... 13
4.2.6. Displaying the Audio Sample Rate (7707VAT and 7707VAT-U only)........................... 13
4.2.7. Setting the Orientation of the LED Display (7707VAT and 7707VAT-U only)............... 14
4.2.8. Displaying the Firmware Version (7707VAT and 7707VAT-U only).............................. 14
5. CARD EDGE MENU SYSTEM (7707VAT-A4 ONLY)....................................................................... 15
5.1. NAVIGATING THE MENU SYSTEM........................................................................................ 15
5.2. TOP LEVEL MENU STRUCTURE ........................................................................................... 15
5.3. SETTING THE AUDIO CONTROLS......................................................................................... 15
5.3.1. Configuring Audio Presence Detection ......................................................................... 16
5.3.1.1. Procedure to Calibrate Audio Presence Detection......................................... 16
5.4. CHANGING THE ORIENTATION OF THE TEXT ON THE DISPLAY ..................................... 16
5.5. CONFIGURING EDH ERROR DETECTION ............................................................................ 16
5.6. RESTORING THE FACTORY SETTINGS ............................................................................... 17
6. CARD EDGE CONTROLS ................................................................................................................ 18
6.1. MONITORING THE AUDIO (7707VAT-A4 ONLY)................................................................... 18
7. JUMPERS.......................................................................................................................................... 19
7.1. SELECTING WHETHER LOCAL FAULTS WILL BE MONITORED
BY THE GLOBAL FRAME STATUS........................................................................................ 20
7.2. SELECTING WHETHER MODULE WILL BE CONTROLLED FROM THE
LOCAL CONTROLS OR THROUGH THE VISTALINK
®
INTERFACE ..................................... 20
7.3. CONFIGURING THE MODULE FOR FIRMWARE UPGRADES ............................................. 20
7.4. SELECTING THE AES INPUT CONFIGURATION - BALANCED OR UNBALANCED
(7707VAT and 7707VAT-U)..................................................................................................... 21
7.5. SETTING THE BALANCED AES INPUT LEVEL SENSITIVITY
(7707VAT and 7707VAT-U)..................................................................................................... 21
8. VISTALINK
®
REMOTE MONITORING/CONTROL........................................................................... 22
8.1. WHAT IS VISTALINK
®
?............................................................................................................. 22
8.2. VISTALINK
®
MONITORED PARAMETERS.............................................................................. 23
8.3. VISTALINK
®
CONTROLLED PARAMETERS........................................................................... 24
8.4. VISTALINK
®
FAULT STATUS PARAMETERS – TRAPS......................................................... 25

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Figures
Figure 1-1: 7707VAT and 7707VAT-U Block Diagram .........................................................................................2
Figure 1-2: 7707VAT-A4 Block Diagram...............................................................................................................3
Figure 2-1: 7707VAT Series Rear Panels.............................................................................................................4
Figure 2-2: Reproduction of Laser Certification and Identification Label..............................................................7
Figure 7-1: Location of Jumpers and Card Edge Controls – 7707VAT and 7707VAT-U ...................................19
Figure 7-2: Location of Jumpers and Card Edge Controls – 7707VAT-A4.........................................................19
Tables
Table 8-1: 7707VAT and 7707VAT-U VistaLINK
®
Monitored Parameters..........................................................23
Table 8-2: 7707VAT-A4 VistaLINK
®
Monitored Parameters...............................................................................23
Table 8-3: VistaLINK
®
Controlled Parameters (7707VAT-A4 only) ....................................................................24
Table 8-4: 7707VAT and 7707VAT-U VistaLINK
®
Fault Status Parameters – Traps.........................................25
Table 8-5: 7707VAT-A4 VistaLINK
®
Fault Status Parameters – Traps ..............................................................26

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REVISION HISTORY
REVISION DESCRIPTION DATE
1.0 Preliminary Version Sep 01
1.1 First Release Oct 01
1.2 Rear panel changed, added specs for –M version, general cleanup Feb 02
1.3 Jumper numbers updated Mar 02
1.4 Updated Figure 3 – Location of Jumpers Apr 02
1.5 Support for separate monitoring of AES1 and AES2 Jun 02
2.0 Added VAT-A4 Sep 02
2.1 Added 8 new CWDM wavelengths, added factory reset menu Dec 02
2.2 Added 7707VAT-U Jul 05
2.3 Added tables to section 4. Updated VistaLINK section. General cleanup. Feb 09
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please notify Evertz Customer Service department. Evertz reserves the right, without notice or liability, to make changes in equipment design or
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WARNING
Never look directly into an optical fiber. Non-reversible damage to the eye can
occur in a matter of milliseconds.
"
Do not hook up the 7707VAT DWDM cards and 7707VAR cards directly with a
short fiber optic cable. The 7707VAT DWDM card produces +7dBm of power
which will damage the receiver if connected directly.

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1. OVERVIEW
The 7707VAT series modules are VistaLINK
®
-enabled fiber transmitters for SDI Video and Audio. The
single slot 7707VAT series module is available in three versions. The module accepts one SDI Video plus
two AES (model 7707VAT and 7707VAT-U) or four analog (model 7707VAT-A4) Audio signals, combines
them using Time Domain Multiplex (TDM) technology and transmits them over a single fiber. The
companion 7707VAR, 7707VAR-U and 7707VAR-A4 modules demultiplex the signals and convert them
back to separate SDI video and AES or analog audio feeds. Throughout this manual references to the
7707VAT series include the 7707VAT-U and 7707VAT-A4 unless specifically noted otherwise.
The 7707VAT and companion 7707VAR series modules will transparently pass incoming SDI video feeds
with embedded AES audio or any other data in the horizontal or vertical ancillary data space. Minimal
audio to video latency over the transport interface is also achieved.
The fiber output is available in an assortment of optical wavelengths, accommodating standard, or CWDM
transmission schemes. For the sake of simplicity only the wavelengths for the 7707CVT are shown.
7707VAT13 1310 nm FP -7dBm output, suitable for distances up to 50 Km
7707VAT13-M 1310 nm FP 0dBm output, suitable for distances up to 75 Km
7707VAT15 1550 nm DFB 0dBm output, suitable for distances up to 75 Km
There are several versions with built in isolators specifically suited to coarse wave division multiplexing
(CWDM) applications. These versions all have 0dBm output and are suitable for distances up to 75 Km.
7707VAT27 1270 nm DFB
7707VAT29 1290 nm DFB
7707VAT31 1310 nm DFB
7707VAT33 1330 nm DFB
7707VAT35 1350 nm DFB
7707VAT37 1370 nm DFB
7707VAT43 1430 nm DFB
7707VAT45 1450 nm DFB
7707VAT47 1470 nm DFB
7707VAT49 1490 nm DFB
7707VAT51 1510 nm DFB
7707VAT53 1530 nm DFB
7707VAT55 1550 nm DFB
7707VAT57 1570 nm DFB
7707VAT59 1590 nm DFB
7707VAT61 1610 nm DFB
There are several versions with built in isolators specifically suited to dense wave division multiplexing
(DWDM) applications. The DWDM versions are suitable for distances >120 km @ 270 Mb/s (for DWDM
applications contact factory).
7707VATDyyy DWDM DFB laser output, yyy – ITU channel number
The 7707VAT series modules occupy one card slot and can be housed in either a 1RU frame, which will
hold up to three modules, or a 3 RU frame, which will hold up to 15 modules.

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Features:
•Single card multiplexer for SDI Video and 2 AES Audio (7707VAT and 7707VAT-U) or 4 analog audio
(7707VAT-A4)
•Supports 270Mb/s on 525 or 625 line 4:2:2 component SDI or SDTi (SMPTE 305M) video signals
•Reclocked SDI output for additional signal distribution or monitoring
•Signal transport over fiber is uninterrupted by loss of input SDI or audio feeds
•Low audio to video latency over transport interface
•Comprehensive signal and status monitoring via four-digit card-edge display, or through SNMP and
VistaLINK
®
enabled capability
•Local display of input SDI signal strength, video format, and EDH errors.
•Automatic coaxial input equalization to 300m at 270Mb/s (Belden 1694)
•Optional support for DVB-ASI signals
•Fully Hot-swappable from front of frame with no fiber disconnect/reconnect required
•Supports Single-mode and Multi-mode fiber optic cable
•The 7707VAR-U has unbalanced audio connections
Features: (model 7707VAT and 7707VAT-U)
•Supports 32, 44.1, 48 KHz AES audio inputs
•AES audio inputs can be synchronous or asynchronous to each other and/or to the input video
•Dolby E compatible
Features: (model 7707VAT-A4 only)
•Broadcast quality analog audio performance
FIBER
OUTPUT
GLOBAL
CLOCK
RECLOCKER
AES AUDIO
INPUTS
AES 1
AES 2
SDI VIDEO
INPUT
TX
INTERFACE
OPTICAL
TRANSMITTER
CONTROL/
INDICATION
VistaLINK®
Interface
LOCAL
CONTROL
LOCAL
INDICATION
SDI VIDEO
OUTPUT
CABLE
DRIVER
TDM
MUX
Figure 1-1: 7707VAT and 7707VAT-U Block Diagram

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FIBER
OUTPUT
GLOBAL
CLOCK
RECLOCKER
ANALOG
AUDIO
INPUTS
SDI VIDEO
INPUT
TX
INTERFACE
OPTICAL
TRANSMITTER
CONTROL/
INDICATION
VistaLINK
®
Interface
LOCAL
CONTROL
LOCAL
INDICATION
SDI VIDEO
OUTPUT
CABLE
DRIVER
TDM
MUX
AUDIO 1
AUDIO 2
AUDIO 3
AUDIO 4
Figure 1-2: 7707VAT-A4 Block Diagram

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2. INSTALLATION
The 7707VAT and 7707VAT-A4 modules come with a companion rear plate that has two BNC connectors,
one terminal header with removable terminal block and one SC/PC, SC/PC with cover (shown), ST/PC or
FC/PC optical connector. The 7707VAT-U modules come with a companion rear plate that has four BNC
connectors and one SC/PC, SC/PC with cover (shown), ST/PC or FC/PC optical connector. For
information on mounting the rear plate and inserting the module into the frame see the 7700FR chapter
section 3.
Figure 2-1: 7707VAT Series Rear Panels
2.1. VIDEO SIGNAL CONNECTIONS
SDI IN: Input BNC connector for 10-bit serial digital video signals compatible with the
SMPTE 259M, or SMPTE 305M standards. Optional support for DVB-ASI signals. This
input provides adaptive equalization compensation for up to 300m of industry standard
Belden 1694 cable, at 270Mb/s.
SDI OUT: Output BNC connector for reclocked serial digital component video signal, compatible with
the SMPTE 259M, or SMPTE 305M standards. Optional support for DVB-ASI signals.