DataVideo DAC-15 Datasheet

DataVideo
Brand
DataVideo
Model
DAC-15
Category
Video capturing devices
Type
Datasheet
DAC15
BiDirectional
DV/AnalogConverter
UserGuide
http://www.datavideotek.com
Rev:180506
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Contents
WarningsandPrecautions 3
Warranty 4
Whatisinthepackage4
KeyFeatures4
Introduction 5
Functions5
FrontPanel 5
RearPanel7
DipSwitchSettings9
Installation  10
SettingUp  11
Specifications 12
OptionalAccessories  13
ServiceandSupport 14
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WarningsandPrecautions
1. Readallofthesewarningsandsavethemforlaterreference.
2. Followallwarningsandinstructionsmarkedonthisunit.
3. Unplugthisunitfromthewalloutletbeforecleaning.Donotuseliquidoraerosolcleaners.Useadamp
clothforcleaning.
4. Donotusethisunitinornearwater.
5. Donotplacethisunitonanunstablecart,stand,ortable.Theunitmayfall,causingseriousdamage.
6. Slotsandopeningsonthecabinettop,back,andbottomareprovidedforventilation.Toensuresafe
andreliableoperationofthisunit,andtoprotectitfromoverheating,donotblockorcoverthese
openings.Donotplacethisunitonabed,sofa,rug,orsimilarsurface,astheventilationopeningson
thebottomofthecabinetwillbeblocked.Thisunitshouldneverbeplacednearoroveraheatregister
orradiator.Thisunitshouldnotbeplacedinabuiltininstallationunlessproperventilationisprovided.
7. Thisproductshouldonlybeoperatedfromthetypeofpowersourceindicatedonthemarkinglabelof
theACadapter.Ifyouarenotsureofthetypeofpoweravailable,consultyourDatavideodealeror
yourlocalpowercompany.
8. Donotallowanythingtorestonthepowercord.Donotlocatethisunitwherethepowercordwillbe
walkedon,rolledover,orotherwisestressed.
9. Ifanextensioncordmustbeusedwiththisunit,makesurethatthetotaloftheampereratingsonthe
productspluggedintotheextensioncorddonotexceedtheextensioncord’srating.
10.Makesurethatthetotalamperesofalltheunitsthatarepluggedintoasinglewalloutletdonot
exceed15amperes.
11.Neverpushobjectsofanykindintothisunitthroughthecabinetventilationslots,astheymaytouch
dangerousvoltagepointsorshortoutpartsthatcouldresultinriskoffireorelectricshock.Neverspill
liquidofanykindontoorintothisunit.
12.Exceptasspecificallyexplainedelsewhereinthismanual,donotattempttoservicethisproduct
yourself.Openingorremovingcoversthataremarked“DoNotRemove”mayexposeyouto
dangerousvoltagepointsorotherrisks,andwillvoidyourwarranty.Referallserviceissuesto
qualifiedservicepersonnel.
13.Unplugthisproductfromthewalloutletandrefertoqualifiedservicepersonnelunderthefollowing
conditions:
a. Whenthepowercordisdamagedorfrayed;
b. Whenliquidhasspilledintotheunit;
c. Whentheproducthasbeenexposedtorainorwater;
d. Whentheproductdoesnotoperatenormallyundernormaloperatingconditions.Adjustonly
thosecontrolsthatarecoveredbytheoperatinginstructionsinthismanual;improperadjustmentof
othercontrols mayresultindamagetotheunitandmayoftenrequireextensiveworkbyaqualified
techniciantorestoretheunittonormaloperation;
e. Whentheproducthasbeendroppedorthecabinethasbeendamaged;
f. Whentheproductexhibitsadistinctchangeinperformance,indicatinganeedforservice.
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Warranty
Datavideowarrantsthattheequipmentitmanufacturesshallbefreefromdefectsinmaterialand
workmanshipforaperiodof12monthsfromthedateofproductpurchased.Ifequipmentfailsduetosuch
defects,Datavideowill,atitsoption,repairorprovideareplacementforthedefectivepartorproduct.
Equipmentthatfailsafterthewarrantyperiod,hasbeenoperatedorinstalledinamannerotherthanthat
specifiedbyDatavideo,orhasbeensubjectedtoabuseormodification,willberepairedfortimeandmaterial
chargesattheBuyer’sexpense.ThiswarrantydoesnotaffectyourstatutoryrightswithintheCountryof
purchase.
ForEUCustomersonlyWEEEMarking.
Thissymbolontheproductindicatesthatitwillnotbetreatedashouseholdwaste.Itmustbehandedoverto
theapplicabletakebackschemefortherecyclingofelectricalandelectronicequipment.Formoredetailed
informationabouttherecyclingofthisproduct,pleasecontactyourlocalDatavideooffice.
WhatisinthePackage
1 x DAC15Unit
1 x UserGuide(thisdocument)
1 x PowerSupply(12V3.0A)
2 x SVideo(Y/C)PlugtoPlugCable1.2m
1 x BNCPlugtoPlugCable1.2m
2 x DVCable6Pinto6Pin2m
1 x RS422Cable1.2m
KeyFeatures
l SupportsbothNTSC(525lines/60Hz),andPAL(625lines/50Hz)standardvideoformat.
l SupportsDV,Y/C,Composite,Componentinputandoutput.
l Provides2X6pinFireWire(iLink)ports,SupportNTSC4:1:1orPAL4:2:0
l 0IREor7.5IREselectable.
l BuiltinCombfilter.
l Builtin videoandaudioleveladjustments.
l Autodetects videoinputsources.
l AUDIOLOCKfunctions.
l RS422socketfordeckcontrolfromDVNLEsystem(Sonycontrolprotocolandtimecode
encodingforDVdatastream).
l Supports32KHz,and48KHzDVaudioencoding.
l CompatiblewithDV(iLink),Digital8,Video8,Hi8,VHS,SVHS,VHSCandSVHSCformat.
l Supports WindowsME/XP&MAC
l CompatiblewithallmajorNLEsoftwaresuchasAVIDXpressDV,FinalCutPro,ADOBE
PREMIERE,ULEAD,Pinnacle,CANOPUS..etc.
l SmartDV(PatentPending)allowsmonitoringofthevideoduringDVtoDVCapture
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Introduction
TheDatavideoDAC15isabidirectionaldigitaltoanalogA/Vconverter.Ithasmanyadvancedfeatures
includingRS422playercontrolviaDVNLEsystems.TheDAC15hasabuiltinvideoprocessorwithColor,
Contrast,BrightnessandTint(TintNTSConly)adjustments.AnotherusefulfeatureisSMARTDVwhichwill
allowtheDAC15andasecondDVdevicetobeconnectedtoanNLEsystemsimultaneously.
Functions
TheDAC15canconvertananalogvideosignal(Composite,SVideo(Y/C)orComponent),andan
unbalancedstereoaudiosignaltoaDVsignal,orviceversa.Thebuiltinvideoprocessorenablesyoutofine
tunethevideoinputtogetthebestpossiblepicturequality.Youcanalsosettheaudiolevelsforoptimum
performance.
FrontPanel
InputSelectButtons.
TheselectedInputwillbeilluminatedred.
SelectbetweenDVInput(viaIEEE1394Port),YUVComponentInput,
SVideo(Y/C)InputorCompositeVideo(CV)Input.Seebelowfor
AudioEncodeButtons.
AudioEncodeButtons.
AnalogAudiocanbeencodedas12Bit/32KHzor16Bit/48KHz.
12Bit/32KHzisrecommendedformostDVDecks/Camcorders.
16Bit/48KHzisrecommendedforDVDandNLEDVCapture.
N.B.The16Bit Buttonhasasecondaryfunction,itcanbeusedtoset
theDAC15togenerateaColorBarOutput.SettheDAC15toDV
Inputandpressthe16Bitbutton,aColorBarOutputwillbegenerated
inYUV,SVideo(Y/C)andCompositeVideo.Toreturntonormal
outputpresst he16Bitbuttonagain.
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VideoColorCorrection Adjustment
Pushontheknobtoselecttheparameter(Color,Contrast,Brightness
orTint(NTSConly))thatyouwanttoadjust;repeatedpusheswill
togglethroughtheoptions.
Turnthebuttonclockwisetoincreasethevalueoranticlockwiseto
decreasethevalue,youwillseethesettingsdisplayedontheLED
displayabove.
Note:
Pressontheknobandholdforthreesecondstoresetalladjustments
backtodefault(unity)
AudioLevelAdjustments
TheAudioLevelAdjustmentsallowyoutoindependentlyadjustthe
audiolevelofboththeleftandrightchannels.TheAudioInputLevel
LEDsshowtheaudioinputlevel,thelevelshouldbeadjustedsothat
theLEDsupto0dBareilluminatedand+4/+8onlylightupwhenloud
noisesoccur.
AudioInputLevelLEDs
TheAudioInputLevelLEDsshowtheaudioinputlevelsfromthe
incomingsource
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RearPanel
DVIN/OUTPorts
2xDVI/OPortsforconnectingtoDVCamcordersDecks/NLEsystems
withIEEE1394(iLink,FireWire)
DipSwitches/ModeSelect
TheDAC15canbesettovariousmodesusingtheDipSwitches.
Note:ReboottheDAC15ifyouhavechangedaDIPSwitch)
DipSwitch 1:OFF=NTSC,ON=PALoutput
2:OFF=0IRE, ON=7.5IREinput/output
3:ON=UnlockedAudio(Default)OFF=LockedAudio
4ON5ON MACOS
4ON5OFF WindowsXP/ME(Default)
4OFF5ON SMARTDV*(SeeNote
Below)
4and5
4OFF5OFF CameraMode
6:FactoryDefaultOFF–DONOTCHANGE
CompositeandSVideo(Y/C)IN/OUT+unbalancedAudioIN/OUT
CompositeandSVideoinputsandOutputsandstereoaudioinputsand
outputsforconnectinganalogvideodevices/monitorstotheDAC15.
BothCompositeandSVideocanbeconnectedwithoutanyconflict.
ComponentVideoInput
ComponentYUVVideoInput,commonlyusedwithBetacam,DVCPro,
someDVDPlayers
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ComponentVideoOutput
ComponentYUVoutputforconnectingtoBetacamdecksetc.
BlackBurstOutp ut
Canbeusedasavideoreferencesourcewhensynchronisingother
devicestotheDAC15.
PowerSwitch
SwitchestheDAC15on/off.
DCIn.ConnectthepowersupplytotheDCIn,thereisalockingcollaron
thepowersupplyleadwhichscrewsontothesockettoensureapositive
connection.ItisalsopossibletopowertheDAC15fromasuitable12V
BatteryPack,butpleaseensurethatthepowerisregulated.
RS422ASonyprotocolVTRControlinterface
9pinserialport(AV/CRS422commandconversionfunction)
ConvertsDVdevicecontrolsignalstoRS422,tocontrolanexternalVTR.
GroundingTerminal.
Whenconnectingthisunittoanyothercomponent, makesurethatitis
properlygroundedbyconnectingthisterminaltoanappropriatepoint.
Whenconnecting,usethesocketandbesuretousewirewithacross
sectionalareaofatleast1.0mm2.
*SMARTDV
ApatentpendingfeaturethatallowsmonitoringofthevideoduringaDVtoDVcapture.
EnablingSMARTDVmakestheconvertertransparenttotheNLE,whilestilltranscodingtheliveDV
streamintoanaloguevideo.ThisenablesyoutomonitoralivedigitalvideofeedfromaDVcamcorderor
DVdeckduringcapture,withoutanyconflict.Itmeansahugesavingoftimeforallvideoeditorsworking
withDVtape.
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DipSwitchSettings
The DAC-15 has dip switches 4 and 5 that control the clocking frequency when it is converting video, if the
dip switches are not configured for your operating system or type of device, a loss in video can occur. Please
refer to dip switch chart below and make sure that your DAC-10 is setup correctly.
NTSCSystem(USA)
MACOS
NTSCSystem(USA)
WindowsXPandWindowsME
NTSCSystem(USA)
SmartDVon
NTSCSystem(USA)
Camera
PALSystem(EU)
MACOS
PALSystem(EU)
WindowsXPandWindowsME
PALSystem(EU)
SmartDVon
PALSystem(EU)
Camera
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Installation
There are many possible combinations of equipment that can be used with the DAC-15. Here are a few
examples of typical set ups.
BetacamDecktoDVNLESystemwithDeviceControl
DVNLESystem/DVCamcorder/DVDecktoBetacamDec k
*FordetailsoftheoptionalBAC03bidirectionalBalancedtoUnbalancedAudioConverterseeaccessories
onpage13.
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DVNLESystemwithAnalogVCRSVHSorVHS
SettingUp
Step1.Selectthedesiredmodebysettingthedipswitches.ReboottheDAC15afterchanging
thedipswitches.
Step2.Installtheequipmentasshownininstallationdiagrams.
Step3.Ensurethatallequipmentisturnedon.
Step4.Selectthevideosource.Ifthevideosourceisanalog,selectthedesiredaudiosamplingrate(12Bitor16
Bit).
Step5.Playbackthesourcevideo.
Step6.Ifneeded,calibratetheplaybackvideoandaudiooutputlevels.
Step7.Togenerateananalogcolorbaroutput,undertheDVmode,pressandholdthe“16BIT”key.TheColor
BarwilloutputfromYUV,S(Y/C)andCompositevideosocketsatthesametime.Pressonthe“16BIT”keyagain
toreturntonormaloperation.
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Specification
INPUTS SPECIFICATION
CompositeVideoSources
1.0Vpp75ohmBNCconnector
SVHSVideoSource
Y/Cin:4pin75ohmDINconnector
ComponentYUVVideo Betacamstandard,Y,RY,BY75ohmBNCconnectors
DV(iLink)Source
DataTransferRate25Mbps,PAL:4:2:0NTSC:4:1:1
OUTPUTS
CompositeVideoSource 1.0Vpp75ohmBNCconnector
SVHSVideoSource Y/Cout4pin75ohmDINconnecto r
ComponentYUVVideo Betacamstandard,Y,RY,BY75ohmBNCconnectors
BlackBurstVideo 75ohmBNCconnector
VideoFrequency
Response(DVinput) 5.0MHz+/3dB
DifferentialGain +/3%
DifferentialPhase <3
VideoS/NRatio
Decoder(DVIn) >50dB
Encoder(A/VIn) >48dB
AudioSamplingRate 12bit/32KHzand16bit/48KHzoptional
AudioLevel Unity+/1.0dB
AudioTHD <0.5%
AudioFrequencyResponse
AudioS/NRatio
20~20KHz+/3dB
>65dB
GENERAL
RS422Control
DSUB9pin(female)RS422A interfacesupportsIEEE1394
AV/CcommandstoRS422Acommandsconversion
PowerInput
AmbientTemperature
AmbientHumidity
Dimensions
Weight
Accessories
DC12V1.5AACAdaptor(included)
32
o
~130
o
F(0
o
~55
o
C)
Lessthan90%
210( W)x240(D)x88(H)mm(withoutrubberfeet)
8.3"(W)x9.45"(D)x3.5"(H)(withoutrubberfeet)
1.8Kg/4.0lbs
BNC,SVideo,DV,RS422cables(included)
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Accessories
ThereareanumberofadditionalDatavideoproductsthatareidealforusewiththeDAC15.Fulldetailsof
theseproductsareavailablefromyourlocalDatavideooffice,orfromtheDatavideowebsite:www.datavideo
tek.com
TheDatavideoBAC03isaBiDirectionalBalancedtoUn
BalancedAudioConverter.ItfeaturesRCA(Phono)
ConnectorsforunbalancedaudioandtwinXLRsocketsfor
balancedaudio.TheBAC03isastandaloneunitand
convertsineitherdirectioninrealtime.
IfyouwanttofeedseverallivemonitorsfromtheDAC15
theDatavideoVP299isanextremelyeconomicoption.It
willallowupto4monitorstobeconnected(SVideoand/or
CompositeVideo).
TheDatavideoPPT100softwarepackageenablesyouto
outputaDVvideostreamfromalaptopPC.Youcanrun
PowerPointPresentationsoutthroughthelaptopsDV(IEEE
1394)port,viaaDAC15andfeedtheprojectorwithYUV,S
Video(Y/C)orComposite.
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assistyouinsettingupandoperatingyoursystem.Pleaserefertoourwebsitewww.datavideotek.comfor
answerstocommonquestions,supportrequestsorcontactyourlocalofficebelow.
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Tel:+15626962324 contactus@datavideo.us www.datavideo.us
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DataVideo DAC-15 Datasheet

DataVideo
Brand
DataVideo
Model
DAC-15
Category
Video capturing devices
Type
Datasheet
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