Vario Systems Osprey 460e User manual

Osprey® 460e A/V Option
Installation Guide

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WARNING: Connections between this device and peripherals must be made using shielded cables in order to maintain compliance with FCC radio emission
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Shielded Cables: Connections between this device and peripherals must be made using shielded cables in order to maintain compliance with FCC radio
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Osprey 460e A/V Option
The Osprey 460e video capture card is a PCI® Express card designed to simultaneously capture four
independent channels of analog video and unbalanced stereo audio signals and process them
independently, minimizing internal PC space requirements. The Osprey® 460e audio/video (A/V)
option includes additional internal video inputs and four additional balanced audio inputs that can
be switched in as alternatives to the rear panel connectors. The internal video inputs include the
selection of component or Y/C (S-Video) for each of the 4 channels or 3 additional composite inputs
for a total of 12 composite inputs per video capture card.
Osprey provides the following cable/panel options for the A/V option:
•95-00459 Osprey 460e A/V Option
•95-00460 Osprey 460e/440 Breakout Panel
•95-00462 Osprey 460e Balanced Audio Panel
•95-00463 Osprey 460e Component Video Panel
This guide lists the steps for installing an A/V option board to the Osprey 460e video capture cards.
This installation requires the following actions:
•Connect the A/V option board.
•Configure the additional video and balanced audio inputs.
Note: A grounding strap should be used when performing these actions.
A/V Option Kit Contents
Figure 1. A/V Option Figure 2. Ribbon Cables
The Osprey 460e A/V Option kit contains the following:
•A/V Option Board
•2 ribbon cables

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A/V Option Board
The Osprey 460e A/V Option Board (Figure 3) has two connectors, an industry standard DB25 female
connector and a DB15 male connector (see pinout tables). Balanced audio is provided on the DB25
connector and it is TASCAM DTRS compatible.
Figure 3. A/V Option Board (Front View)
DB25
DB 25 Pinouts
Pin
Description
Pin
Description
1
D Right +
14
D Right -
2
D Right Shield
15
D Left +
3
D Left -
16
D Left Shield
4
C Right +
17
C Right -
5
C Right Shield
18
C Left +
6
C Left -
19
C Left Shield
7
B Right +
20
B Right -
8
B Right Shield
21
B Left +
9
B Left -
22
B Left Shield
10
A Right +
23
A Right -
11
A Right Shield
24
A Left +
12
A Left -
25
A Left Shield
13
Empty
DB25
DB15
H = Hot
C = Cold
G = Ground

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DB15
DB 15 Pinouts
Pin
Composite
Component
Y/C
1
A4
A-Pr
A-S-Chroma
2
B3
B-Pb
3
C2
C-Y
C-S-Luma
4
C4
C-Pr
C-S-Chroma
5
D3
D-Pb
6
A3
A-Pb
7
B2
B-Y
B-S-Luma
8
B4
B-Pr
B-S-Chroma
9
C3
C-Pb
10
D2
D-Y
D-S-Luma
11
A2
A-Y
A-S-Luma
12
Shield/Gnd
Shield/Gnd
Shield/Gnd
13
Shield/Gnd
Shield/Gnd
Shield/Gnd
14
Shield/Gnd
Shield/Gnd
Shield/Gnd
15
D4
D-Pr
D-S-Chroma

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Connecting the A/V Option to the Osprey card
Note: It is best to use a grounding strap when performing these steps.
To connect the A/V option:
1.
Locate Audio pin 1 on the Osprey 460e card (Figure 4).
Figure 4. Osprey 450e Video Capture Card
2.
An arrow is located at one end of the ribbon cable (Figure 5). Align the arrow to Audio pin 1.
Figure 5. Ribbon Cable End
3.
Connect the ribbon cable by pressing down firmly.
Audio
Pin 1
Video
Pin 1
Arrow

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4.
Locate Audio pin 1 on the A/V option board (Figure 6).
Figure 6. A/V Option Board
5.
Locate the arrow at the other end of the ribbon cable. Align this arrow to Audio pin 1 on the
A/V option board.
6.
Connect the ribbon cable by pressing down firmly.
7.
Repeat steps 1 through 6 for video.
Make sure the ribbons do not cross.
Figure 7. Complete Assembly
Note: The recommended procedure is to install the driver software prior to installing the Osprey
video capture card in the computer. As soon as you install an Osprey card in the PC, the card
and its drivers are detected automatically.
8.
Install the driver and follow the prompted instructions.
9.
Turn off the computer and install the Osprey 460e or 450e and the A/V Option Card.
WARNING!: Be sure to install the card in the PCI Express slot. This slot is usually
black. Refer to Figure 8 as a guide. Placing the card in the wrong slot can damage the
card.
Audio
Pin 1
Video
Pin 1

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Figure 8. PCI Express Slot
10.
Power up the computer. The OS will detect the newly present Osprey card, and begin to
activate the driver.
11.
When the installation is complete, reboot the system.

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Configuring the additional A/V inputs
The Osprey 460e and 450e have four independent channels which are denoted by A, B, C, and D.
Each channel can support up to four composite inputs, a component input, and a Y/C input. With
the addition of the A/V option and component panel, the Osprey AVStream Driver enables you to
select any of these as physical inputs to each channel.
As an example, the driver lists Osprey 460 Device 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D. The number “1” indicates the
first physical Osprey 460e card in a system. A second card is listed as Osprey 460 Device 2A, 2B, and
so on.
Figure 9. Property Page
To configure the A/V inputs:
1.
Select Video Filter on Device 1A (Figure 9). The Property page displays (Figure 10).

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Figure 10. Video Input Drop-Down List
2.
Click on the Video Input drop-down list to display all of the available video inputs for channel
A, Composite1, Composite2, Composite3, Composite4, Y/C (S-Video) and Component.
Note: The Osprey 460e can capture video from only one of the four composite video
inputs at any given time.
See the Osprey driver manual for information on changing the inputs.
3.
Click OK.