DataVideo DAC-15 Datasheet

DAC15

BiDirectional

DV/AnalogConverter

UserGuide

http://www.datavideotek.com

Rev:180506

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Contents

WarningsandPrecautions 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andSupport 14

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WarningsandPrecautions

1. Readallofthesewarningsandsavethemforlaterreference.

2. Followallwarningsandinstructionsmarked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

andreliableoperationofthisunit,andtoprotectitfromoverheating,donotblockorcoverthese

openings.Donotplacethisunit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youare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

productsplugged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asinglewalloutletdonot

exceed15amperes.

11.Neverpushobjectsofanykindintothisunitthroughthecabinet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ontoor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issuesto

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coveredbytheoperatinginstructionsinthismanual;improperadjustmentof

othercontrols mayresultindamagetotheunitandmayoftenrequireextensiveworkbyaqualified

techniciantorestoretheunittonormal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thedateofproductpurchased.Ifequipmentfailsduetosuch

defects,Datavideowill,atitsoption,repairorprovideareplacementforthedefectivepartorproduct.

Equipmentthatfailsafterthewarrantyperiod,hasbeenoperatedorinstalledinamannerotherthanthat

specifiedbyDatavideo,orhasbeen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electronicequipment.Formoredetailed

informationabouttherecyclingofthisproduct,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422Cable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PAL4:2:0

l 0IREor7.5IREselectable.

l BuiltinCombfilter.

l Builtin videoandaudioleveladjustments.

l Autodetects videoinputsources.

l AUDIOLOCKfunctions.

l RS422socketfordeckcontrolfromDVNLEsystem(Sonycontrolprotocol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XpressDV,FinalCutPro,ADOBE

PREMIERE,ULEAD,Pinnacle,CANOPUS..etc.

l SmartDV(PatentPending)allowsmonitoringofthevideoduringDVtoDVCapture

5

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.

AnalogAudiocanbeencodedas12Bit/32KHzor16Bit/48KHz.

12Bit/32KHzisrecommendedformostDVDecks/Camcorders.

16Bit/48KHzisrecommendedforDVDandNLEDVCapture.

N.B.The16Bit Buttonhasasecondaryfunction,itcanbeusedtoset

theDAC15togenerateaColor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.

6

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clockwiseto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Adjustmentsallow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illuminatedand+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

incomingsource

7

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5ON SMARTDV*(SeeNote

Below)

4and5

4OFF5OFF 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inputsandOutputsandstereoaudioinputsand

outputsfor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usedwithBetacam,DVCPro,

someDVDPlayers

8

ComponentVideoOutput

ComponentYUVoutputforconnectingtoBetacamdecksetc.

BlackBurstOutp ut

Canbeusedas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thisunittoanyothercomponent, makesurethatitis

properlygroundedbyconnectingthisterminaltoanappropriatepoint.

Whenconnecting,usethesocketandbe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theconvertertransparenttotheNLE,whilestilltranscodingtheliveDV

streamintoanaloguevideo.ThisenablesyoutomonitoralivedigitalvideofeedfromaDVcamcorderor

DVdeckduringcapture,withoutanyconflict.Itmeansahugesavingoftimeforallvideoeditorsworking

withDVtape.

9

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

10

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

SettingUp

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videosource.Ifthevideosourceisanalog,selectthe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,pressandholdthe“16BIT”key.TheColor

BarwilloutputfromYUV,S(Y/C)andCompositevideosocketsatthesametime.Pressonthe“16BIT”keyagain

toreturntonormaloperation.

12

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)

13

Accessories

ThereareanumberofadditionalDatavideoproducts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DirectionalBalancedtoUn

BalancedAudioConverter.ItfeaturesRCA(Phono)

ConnectorsforunbalancedaudioandtwinXLRsocketsfor

balancedaudio.TheBAC03isastandaloneunitand

convertsin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allowupto4monitorstobeconnected(SVideoand/or

CompositeVideo).

TheDatavideoPPT100softwarepackageenablesyouto

outputaDVvideostreamfromalaptopPC.Youcanrun

PowerPointPresentationsoutthroughthelaptopsDV(IEEE

1394)port,viaaDAC15andfeedtheprojectorwithYUV,S

Video(Y/C)orComposite.

14

ServiceandSupport

Itisourgoaltomakeyourproductsownershipasatisfyingexperience.Oursupportingstaffisavailableto

assistyouinsettingupandoperatingyoursystem.Pleaserefertoourwebsitewww.datavideotek.comfor

answerstocommonquestions,supportrequestsorcontactyourlocalofficebelow.

DatavideoCorporation(USA)

12300UEastWashingtonBlvd.,Whittier,CA90606USA

Tel:+15626962324 contactus@datavideo.us www.datavideo.us

DatavideoTechnologiesEuropeBV

Californiedreef26 3565BLUtrecht,TheNetherlands

Tel:+31302619656 info@datavideo.nl www.datavideo.info

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