System Settings

Setting

Description

IO-Ctrl

This card has separate presets for the input and output settings under the ‘SYSTEM SETTINGS’ header. With this item you select how the IO presets are controlled: manually (Manual) or via GPI-triggers (GPI, GPI-A, GPI-B or GPI-C). By default it is set to Manual.

IO_Prst_Act

With this item you can manually change the currently active IO settings. Can be any preset between 1 and 16. By default it is set to 1. All menu settings that are preceded by the # prefix under the ‘SYSTEM SETTINGS’ header are part of the preset.

IO_Prst_Edit

Here you can select which of the 16 selectable IO settings presets you want to edit. Changing this will not change the active preset, unless the currently active preset is the one you are going to edit. All menu settings that are preceded by the # prefix are part of the preset.

#Inp_SelA

With this item you can select which input you want to use for Channel A.

Can be SDI-1 (SDI input 1) , SDI-2 (SDI input 2) or Analog (CVBS in) . You can also choose a Zoneplate or Colorbar as input. Can also be set to Off to switch off Channel A entirely. The default for this setting is SDI-1.

#Inp_SelB

With this item you can select which input you want to use for Channel B. Can be SDI-1 (SDI input 1), SDI-2 (SDI input 2) or Analog (CVBS in).

You can also choose a Zoneplate or Colorbar as input. Can also be set to Off to switch off channel B entirely. The default for this setting is SDI-2.

#CVBS-Frmt

With this item you can set the format of the CVBS input. Possible formats to select here are (default is Auto):

PAL-M

PAL-N

NTSC-M

NTSC-4.43

NTSC-J

SECAM

PAL-60

PAL-BGHID

Auto (automatic detection and selection between NTSC-J and PAL-BGHID)

#Out-Frmt

With Out-Frmt you can set what the output should be of channel A as well as channel B. Possible settings are:

1080i60 (default)

1080i50

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1080p60

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1080p50

1080p30

1080p25

1080p24

1080p24sf

720p60

720p50

SD525

SD625

AutoA / AutoB, sets the output format automatically according to what has been detected).

#IO-Map

With this setting you can select the 3Gb/s mapping in case the input format is 1080p50 or 1080p60. Can be manually set to Level A (default) or Level B. You can also choose to set it to auto, in which case the GDL will automatically detect whether the input is Level A or Level B.

#Out-Mode

With this setting you choose which input should be on which output. There are 4 available modes:

Straight (default): Channel A to outputs A1-A2, Channel B to outputs B1-B2

Crossed: Channel A to outputs B1-B2, Channel B to outputs A1-A2

A Only: Channel A to all outputs

B Only: Channel B to all outputs

When in ‘A only’ or ‘B only’ modes, you can process 16 channels of audio for the outputs. When in mixed modes, you can process only 8 channels of audio per input.

Also when in ‘A only’ all the settings that involve video channel B are discarded and when in ‘B only’ all channel A settings are discarded.

#Switch-Back

When this setting is set to on, the input selection will switch when the active input is lost. Set to off will not switch the input on input loss. Set to once, the switch will only be done once, and will not switch back when the input fails again. Default is on.

#F_delay

F-Delay sets the number of delayed Frames. The available range is from 0 to 250 fields (dependent on the I/O). Default is 0F. The preset master for this is Out-Frmt, hence the # prefix.

#V_delay

V-Delay setting allows adjustment of the vertical phase of the output signal with respect to the selected reference input.

The V-Delay setting gives a delay in addition to the reference timing. For example: if the V-Delay is set to 10 TV HD lines, the output signal will be delayed by reference timing + 10 TV HD lines. The signal is delayed (advanced) with respect to the phase of the reference signal. The available range is from 0 to a maximum of 1125 lines (dependent on I/O format). The default setting is 0ln. The preset master for this is Out-Frmt, hence the # prefix.

#H_delay

The H-Delay setting allows adjustment of the Horizontal phase of the output signal with respect to the selected reference input.

The H-Delay setting gives a delay in addition to the reference timing. For example: if the H-Delay is set to 10 pixels, the output signal will be delayed by reference timing + 10 pixels. The signal is delayed (advanced) with respect to the phase of the reference signal. The available range is from 0 to a maximum of 5124 pixels (dependent on I/O format). The default setting is 0px. The preset master for this is Out-Frmt, hence the # prefix.

#Freeze_A

Freeze enables the capture of one Video Field or Frame (depending on the setting Freeze_Mode). The settings for Freeze are On or Off. The default is Off.

#Freeze_B

Freeze_B enables the capture of one Video Field or Frame (depending on the setting Freeze_Mode) for outputs B. The settings for Freeze are On or Off. The default is Off.

Delay-Status	It is possible to display the processing time of the card in the Status menu. This setting allows you to switch this function On or Off (default).
Lock-Mode	Lock-Mode determines whether the card is locked to its input , to the reference (Ref1 or Ref2) or freerun (not locked). Can also be set to RefAuto. By default it is set to Ref1. When set to RefAuto the card chooses ref1 as its source. Whenever ref1 fails, it will switch to ref 2 (only for SFR08 and SFR18 frames and only when ref2 offers the same ref format as ref 1). When ref 1 is back up again, it will only automatically switch back to ref 1 when ref 2 fails.
Ref-Type	Sets the type of incoming reference. Can be either Bi-Level (default) or Tri- Level.
P60-P50_Sync	With this setting you can choose to synchronize each one frame or each two frames. Default is One Frame. The two-frame-synchronize mode only works for 720p60, 720p50, 1080p50 and 1080p60 standards.
ANC_BlankA	With this setting you can Blank the vertical ancillary data only (V-Only), blank the horizontal ancillary data only (H-only) or blank both vertical and horizontal ancillary data (H_And_V). You can also choose to not blank any data (Off), which is also default.
ANC_BlankB	With this setting you can Blank the vertical ancillary data only (V-Only), blank the horizontal ancillary data only (H-only) or blank both vertical and horizontal ancillary data (H_And_V). You can also choose to not blank any data (Off), which is also default. This setting is for Channel B only.
Freeze_Mode	Freeze_Mode allows you to choose between storing a complete Video Frame or Field (double written) in case of a video freeze. The default setting is Field.
PrstEditView	With this setting set to Follow Active, the edit preset settings (e.g. UP_Prst_editA and UP_Prst_editB) will follow the active preset when the active preset is changed. This is to avoid confusion when changing the active preset. Set to Independent, the edit preset will not automatically follow active preset changes. By default set to Follow Active.
PatternSpeed	Sets the speed of the test-pattern (see settings Inp_SelA and Inp_SelB) animation between 0 (still) and 15 (fast). Default is 1.
Input_Loss_A	Input_loss_A determines what the output of outputs A is in case of lost input: Freeze: a capture of the last good field or frame. Colorbar: a color bar Zoneplate: a zone plate Black: a black output. Grey: a gray output. Green: a green output. Freeze 1 sec: a freeze of the last field or frame for 1 second. After 1 second the output framework is disabled. Freeze 5 sec: Same as Freeze 1 sec, only holding the freeze frame/field for 5 seconds. The default setting is Freeze.
Input_Loss_B	Input_loss_B determines what the output of output B is in case of lost input. Same values as Input_Loss_A are possible.