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GMS Inc. doing business as Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance. www.cobham.com/tcs
Table of Contents
1. Acronyms ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
2. Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
2.1. About the Manual ................................................................................................................................................................................ 7
2.2. Warranty ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
2.3. Safe Operating Procedures .............................................................................................................................................................. 8
3. General System Information .................................................................................................................................................. 9
3.1. M2D Description ................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
3.2. Product Highlights ................................................................................................................................................................................ 9
3.3. Key System Features .......................................................................................................................................................................... 9
3.4. Theory of Operation ........................................................................................................................................................................... 9
3.5. Normal or Ultra-low Latency ........................................................................................................................................................ 10
3.6. Multi Program Transport Stream ............................................................................................................................................... 11
3.7. Genlock Option ................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
3.8. Embedded Audio ............................................................................................................................................................................... 12
3.9. AES 128/256 Option ........................................................................................................................................................................ 12
3.10. Ancillary Data .................................................................................................................................................................................. 12
4. Hardware Overview .................................................................................................................................................................... 13
4.1. Front Panel Description .................................................................................................................................................................. 13
4.1.1. ON/OFF Power Switch ............................................................................................................................................................ 13
4.1.2. Local Control Panel .................................................................................................................................................................. 13
4.1.3. Status Indicators ....................................................................................................................................................................... 13
4.1.4. A/V Connectors ......................................................................................................................................................................... 14
4.2. Rear Panel Description .................................................................................................................................................................... 14
4.2.1. DC PWR ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
4.2.2. LAN .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 14
4.2.3. ASI IN ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 14
4.2.4. ASI OUT ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 15
4.2.5. HD-SDI/SDI ................................................................................................................................................................................. 15
4.2.6. SNYC ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
4.2.7. Y,Pb,Pr ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 15
4.2.8. VID................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
4.2.9. DVI................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
4.2.10. MISC I/O .................................................................................................................................................................................. 16
4.2.11. AUD 1 & AUD 2 .................................................................................................................................................................... 16
4.2.12. RF1 & RF2 ................................................................................................................................................................................ 16
5. Local Front Panel Display & Screens Explained ..................................................................................................... 17
5.1. Flow Chart (including the Genlock option) ........................................................................................................................... 17
5.2. Main Menu ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
5.3. Status Menu ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 18
5.3.1. Setup Menu ................................................................................................................................................................................. 21
5.3.2. System Menu ............................................................................................................................................................................. 30