DAC15 BiDirectional DV/AnalogConverter

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Contents
WarningsandPrecautions 3 Warranty 4 Whatisinthepackage4 KeyFeatures 4 Introduction 5 Functions5 FrontPanel 5 RearPanel 7 DipSwitchSettings9 Installation 10 SettingUp 11 Specifications 12 OptionalAccessories 13 ServiceandSupport 14

WarningsandPrecautions

1. Readallofthesewarningsandsavethemforlaterreference. 2. Followallwarningsandinstructionsmarkedonthisunit. 3. Unplugthisunitfromthewalloutletbeforecleaning.Donotuseliquidoraerosolcleaners.Useadamp clothforcleaning. 4. Donotusethisunitinornearwater. 5. Donotplacethisunitonanunstablecart,stand,ortable.Theunitmayfall,causingseriousdamage. 6. Slotsandopeningsonthecabinettop,back,andbottomareprovidedforventilation.Toensuresafe andreliableoperationofthisunit,andtoprotectitfromoverheating,donotblockorcoverthese openings.Donotplacethisunitonabed,sofa,rug,orsimilarsurface,astheventilationopeningson thebottomofthecabinetwillbeblocked.Thisunitshouldneverbeplacednearoroveraheatregister orradiator.Thisunitshouldnotbeplacedinabuiltininstallationunlessproperventilationisprovided. 7. Thisproductshouldonlybeoperatedfromthetypeofpowersourceindicatedonthemarkinglabelof theACadapter.Ifyouarenotsureofthetypeofpoweravailable,consultyourDatavideodealeror yourlocalpowercompany. 8. Donotallowanythingtorestonthepowercord.Donotlocatethisunitwherethepowercordwillbe walkedon,rolledover,orotherwisestressed. 9. Ifanextensioncordmustbeusedwiththisunit,makesurethatthetotaloftheampereratingsonthe productspluggedintotheextensioncorddonotexceedtheextensioncordsrating. 10. Makesurethatthetotalamperesofalltheunitsthatarepluggedintoasinglewalloutletdonot exceed15amperes. 11. Neverpushobjectsofanykindintothisunitthroughthecabinetventilationslots,astheymaytouch dangerousvoltagepointsorshortoutpartsthatcouldresultinriskoffireorelectricshock.Neverspill liquidofanykindontoorintothisunit. 12. Exceptasspecificallyexplainedelsewhereinthismanual,donotattempttoservicethisproduct yourself.OpeningorremovingcoversthataremarkedDoNotRemovemayexposeyouto dangerousvoltagepointsorotherrisks,andwillvoidyourwarranty.Referallserviceissuesto qualifiedservicepersonnel. 13. Unplugthisproductfromthewalloutletandrefertoqualifiedservicepersonnelunderthefollowing conditions: a. Whenthepowercordisdamagedorfrayed b. c. d. Whenliquidhasspilledintotheunit Whentheproducthasbeenexposedtorainorwater Whentheproductdoesnotoperatenormallyundernormaloperatingconditions.Adjustonly thosecontrolsthatarecoveredbytheoperatinginstructionsinthismanualimproperadjustmentof othercontrols mayresultindamagetotheunitandmayoftenrequireextensiveworkbyaqualified techniciantorestoretheunittonormaloperation e. f. Whentheproducthasbeendroppedorthecabinethasbeendamaged Whentheproductexhibitsadistinctchangeinperformance,indicatinganeedforservice.

Warranty

Datavideowarrantsthattheequipmentitmanufacturesshallbefreefromdefectsinmaterialand workmanshipforaperiodof12monthsfromthedateofproductpurchased.Ifequipmentfailsduetosuch defects,Datavideowill,atitsoption,repairorprovideareplacementforthedefectivepartorproduct. Equipmentthatfailsafterthewarrantyperiod,hasbeenoperatedorinstalledinamannerotherthanthat specifiedbyDatavideo,orhasbeensubjectedtoabuseormodification,willberepairedfortimeandmaterial chargesattheBuyersexpense.ThiswarrantydoesnotaffectyourstatutoryrightswithintheCountryof purchase. ForEUCustomersonlyWEEEMarking.
Thissymbolontheproductindicatesthatitwillnotbetreatedashouseholdwaste.Itmustbehandedoverto theapplicabletakebackschemefortherecyclingofelectricalandelectronicequipment.Formoredetailed informationabouttherecyclingofthisproduct,pleasecontactyourlocalDatavideooffice.

WhatisinthePackage

1 x x x x x x x DAC15Unit UserGuide(thisdocument) PowerSupply(12V3.0A) SVideo(Y/C)PlugtoPlugCable1.2m BNCPlugtoPlugCable1.2m DVCable6Pinto6Pin2m RS422Cable1.2m

KeyFeatures

l l l l l l l l l l l l l l SupportsbothNTSC(525lines/60Hz),andPAL(625lines/50Hz)standardvideoformat. SupportsDV,Y/C,Composite,Componentinputandoutput. Provides2X6pinFireWire(iLink)ports,SupportNTSC4:1:1orPAL4:2:0 0IREor7.5IREselectable. BuiltinCombfilter. Builtin videoandaudioleveladjustments. Autodetects videoinputsources. AUDIOLOCKfunctions. RS422socketfordeckcontrolfromDVNLEsystem(Sonycontrolprotocolandtimecode encodingforDVdatastream). Supports32KHz,and48KHzDVaudioencoding. CompatiblewithDV(iLink),Digital8,Video8,Hi8,VHS,SVHS,VHSCandSVHSCformat. Supports WindowsME/XP&MAC CompatiblewithallmajorNLEsoftwaresuchasAVIDXpressDV,FinalCutPro,ADOBE PREMIERE,ULEAD,Pinnacle,CANOPUS.etc. SmartDV(PatentPending)allowsmonitoringofthevideoduringDVtoDVCapture 4

Introduction

TheDatavideoDAC15isabidirectionaldigitaltoanalogA/Vconverter.Ithasmanyadvancedfeatures includingRS422playercontrolviaDVNLEsystems.TheDAC15hasabuiltinvideoprocessorwithColor, Contrast,BrightnessandTint(TintNTSConly)adjustments.AnotherusefulfeatureisSMARTDVwhichwill allowtheDAC15andasecondDVdevicetobeconnectedtoanNLEsystemsimultaneously.

Functions

TheDAC15canconvertananalogvideosignal(Composite,SVideo(Y/C)orComponent),andan unbalancedstereoaudiosignaltoaDVsignal,orviceversa.Thebuiltinvideoprocessorenablesyoutofine tunethevideoinputtogetthebestpossiblepicturequality.Youcanalsosettheaudiolevelsforoptimum performance.

FrontPanel

InputSelectButtons. TheselectedInputwillbeilluminatedred. SelectbetweenDVInput(viaIEEE1394Port),YUVComponentInput, SVideo(Y/C)InputorCompositeVideo(CV)Input.Seebelowfor AudioEncodeButtons.
AudioEncodeButtons. AnalogAudiocanbeencodedas12Bit/32KHzor16Bit/48KHz. 12Bit/32KHzisrecommendedformostDVDecks/Camcorders. 16Bit/48KHzisrecommendedforDVDandNLEDVCapture.
N.B.The16BitButtonhasasecondaryfunction,itcanbeusedtoset theDAC15togenerateaColorBarOutput.SettheDAC15toDV Inputandpressthe16Bitbutton,aColorBarOutputwillbegenerated inYUV,SVideo(Y/C)andCompositeVideo.Toreturntonormal outputpressthe16Bitbuttonagain.
VideoColorCorrection Adjustment Pushontheknobtoselecttheparameter(Color,Contrast,Brightness orTint(NTSConly))thatyouwanttoadjustrepeatedpusheswill togglethroughtheoptions. Turnthebuttonclockwisetoincreasethevalueoranticlockwiseto decreasethevalue,youwillseethesettingsdisplayedontheLED displayabove. Note: Pressontheknobandholdforthreesecondstoresetalladjustments backtodefault(unity) AudioLevelAdjustments TheAudioLevelAdjustmentsallowyoutoindependentlyadjustthe audiolevelofboththeleftandrightchannels.TheAudioInputLevel LEDsshowtheaudioinputlevel,thelevelshouldbeadjustedsothat theLEDsupto0dBareilluminatedand+4/+8onlylightupwhenloud noisesoccur. AudioInputLevelLEDs TheAudioInputLevelLEDsshowtheaudioinputlevelsfromthe incomingsource

RearPanel

DVIN/OUTPorts 2xDVI/OPortsforconnectingtoDVCamcordersDecks/NLEsystems withIEEE1394(iLink,FireWire) DipSwitches/ModeSelect TheDAC15canbesettovariousmodesusingtheDipSwitches. Note:ReboottheDAC15ifyouhavechangedaDIPSwitch) DipSwitch 1:OFF=NTSC,ON=PALoutput 2:OFF=0IRE, ON=7.5IREinput/output 3:ON=UnlockedAudio(Default)OFF=LockedAudio
4ON5ON 4ON5OFF 4and5 4OFF5ON
MACOS WindowsXP/ME(Default) SMARTDV*(SeeNote Below)

4OFF5OFF CameraMode 6:FactoryDefaultOFFDONOTCHANGE CompositeandSVideo(Y/C)IN/OUT+unbalancedAudioIN/OUT CompositeandSVideoinputsandOutputsandstereoaudioinputsand outputsforconnectinganalogvideodevices/monitorstotheDAC15. BothCompositeandSVideocanbeconnectedwithoutanyconflict. ComponentVideoInput ComponentYUVVideoInput,commonlyusedwithBetacam,DVCPro, someDVDPlayers
ComponentVideoOutput ComponentYUVoutputforconnectingtoBetacamdecksetc.
BlackBurstOutput Canbeusedasavideoreferencesourcewhensynchronisingother devicestotheDAC15.
PowerSwitch SwitchestheDAC15on/off. DCIn.ConnectthepowersupplytotheDCIn,thereisalockingcollaron thepowersupplyleadwhichscrewsontothesockettoensureapositive connection.ItisalsopossibletopowertheDAC15fromasuitable12V BatteryPack,butpleaseensurethatthepowerisregulated. RS422ASonyprotocolVTRControlinterface 9pinserialport(AV/CRS422commandconversionfunction) ConvertsDVdevicecontrolsignalstoRS422,tocontrolanexternalVTR. GroundingTerminal. Whenconnectingthisunittoanyothercomponent, makesurethatitis properlygroundedbyconnectingthisterminaltoanappropriatepoint. Whenconnecting,usethesocketandbesuretousewirewithacross sectionalareaofatleast1.0mm2.
*SMARTDV ApatentpendingfeaturethatallowsmonitoringofthevideoduringaDVtoDVcapture. EnablingSMARTDVmakestheconvertertransparenttotheNLE,whilestilltranscodingtheliveDV streamintoanaloguevideo.ThisenablesyoutomonitoralivedigitalvideofeedfromaDVcamcorderor DVdeckduringcapture,withoutanyconflict.Itmeansahugesavingoftimeforallvideoeditorsworking withDVtape.

DipSwitchSettings

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.

NTSCSystem(USA) MACOS

NTSCSystem(USA) SmartDVon
NTSCSystem(USA) WindowsXPandWindowsME

NTSCSystem(USA) Camera

PALSystem(EU) MACOS

PALSystem(EU) SmartDVon

PALSystem(EU) WindowsXPandWindowsME

PALSystem(EU) Camera

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.
BetacamDecktoDVNLESystemwithDeviceControl
DVNLESystem/DVCamcorder/DVDecktoBetacamDeck
*FordetailsoftheoptionalBAC03bidirectionalBalancedtoUnbalancedAudioConverterseeaccessories onpage13.

DVNLESystemwithAnalogVCRSVHSorVHS

SettingUp

Step1.Selectthedesiredmodebysettingthedipswitches.ReboottheDAC15afterchanging thedipswitches. Step2.Installtheequipmentasshownininstallationdiagrams. Step3.Ensurethatallequipmentisturnedon. Step4.Selectthevideosource.Ifthevideosourceisanalog,selectthedesiredaudiosamplingrate(12Bitor16 Bit). Step5.Playbackthesourcevideo. Step6.Ifneeded,calibratetheplaybackvideoandaudiooutputlevels. Step7.Togenerateananalogcolorbaroutput,undertheDVmode,pressandholdthe16BITkey.TheColor BarwilloutputfromYUV,S(Y/C)andCompositevideosocketsatthesametime.Pressonthe16BITkeyagain toreturntonormaloperation.

Specification

INPUTS SPECIFICATION CompositeVideoSources 1.0Vpp75ohmBNCconnector SVHSVideoSource ComponentYUVVideo DV(iLink)Source OUTPUTS CompositeVideoSource 1.0Vpp75ohmBNCconnector SVHSVideoSource ComponentYUVVideo BlackBurstVideo VideoFrequency Response(DVinput) DifferentialGain DifferentialPhase VideoS/NRatio Decoder(DVIn) Encoder(A/VIn) AudioSamplingRate AudioLevel AudioTHD >50dB >48dB 12bit/32KHzand16bit/48KHzoptional Unity+/1.0dB <0.5% 5.0MHz+/3dB +/3% <3 Y/Cout4pin75ohmDINconnector Betacamstandard,Y,RY,BY75ohmBNCconnectors 75ohmBNCconnector Y/Cin:4pin75ohmDINconnector Betacamstandard,Y,RY,BY75ohmBNCconnectors DataTransferRate25Mbps,PAL:4:2:0NTSC:4:1:1
AudioFrequencyResponse20~20KHz+/3dB AudioS/NRatio >65dB GENERAL RS422Control PowerInput AmbientTemperature AmbientHumidity Dimensions Weight Accessories DSUB9pin(female)RS422A interfacesupportsIEEE1394 AV/CcommandstoRS422Acommandsconversion DC12V1.5AACAdaptor(included) o o o o 32 ~130 F(0 ~55 C) Lessthan90% 210(W)x240(D)x88(H)mm(withoutrubberfeet) 8.3"(W)x9.45"(D)x3.5"(H)(withoutrubberfeet) 1.8Kg/4.0lbs BNC,SVideo,DV,RS422cables(included)

Accessories

ThereareanumberofadditionalDatavideoproductsthatareidealforusewiththeDAC15.Fulldetailsof theseproductsareavailablefromyourlocalDatavideooffice,orfromtheDatavideowebsite:www.datavideo tek.com
TheDatavideoBAC03isaBiDirectionalBalancedtoUn BalancedAudioConverter.ItfeaturesRCA(Phono) ConnectorsforunbalancedaudioandtwinXLRsocketsfor balancedaudio.TheBAC03isastandaloneunitand convertsineitherdirectioninrealtime. IfyouwanttofeedseverallivemonitorsfromtheDAC15 theDatavideoVP299isanextremelyeconomicoption.It willallowupto4monitorstobeconnected(SVideoand/or CompositeVideo).
TheDatavideoPPT100softwarepackageenablesyouto outputaDVvideostreamfromalaptopPC.Youcanrun PowerPointPresentationsoutthroughthelaptopsDV(IEEE 1394)port,viaaDAC15andfeedtheprojectorwithYUV,S Video(Y/C)orComposite.

ServiceandSupport

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DAC-10 Quick Setup

This setup guide will cover four specific areas: A. Explanation of the DAC-10 dip switches B. Configuration of the dip switches C. Cable connections for capturing D. Cable connections for exporting E. General Software Recommendations
A. Explanation of the DAC-10 Dip Switches
The DAC-10 has dip switches to customize the converter for your hardware and software. The DAC-10 is sold throughout the world, so dip switch settings can be changed to accommodate different regions and different firewire devices. The diagram below explains what each dip switch controls within the DAC-10.
A. Configuration of the Dip Switches
Your DAC-10 dip switches have been preset for use with Windows XP and Macintosh computers. Your dip switches should be set as follows:
C. Cable Connections for Capturing
Make sure your VCR or Analog sources output is connected to the inputs of the DAC-10.
A 6-pin FireWire cable can be connected to the rear of the DAC-10. The opposite end should be connected to your FireWire connector on your computer. If you would like to monitor your video, a composite BNC video cable can be used to connect a video monitor. Connect a composite BNC cable from the rear output of the DAC-10 and connect the opposite end to the input of your monitor. Note: S-video cables only carry a video signal, so you will need to connect your RCA audio cables to the converter to capture sound. Helpful Hint: The OUTPUT from one device, must go to the INPUT on another device.
D. Cable Connections for Exporting
Make sure your VCR or Analog sources output is connected to the inputs of the DAC-10. We also recommend connecting the composite output from the converter to a TV or Video Monitor to verify the presence of a video signal.
E. General Software Recommendations
Connecting the DAC-10 to your Computer Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Power on your computer. Connect your Video and Audio cables. Connect your DAC-10 to your computer via FireWire. (IEEE/1394 Cable) Turn on your DAC-10 converter. In Windows, you should hear a tone and see a confirmation that the converter has been detected. The dialog box will confirm that an AVC Compliant Device was detected and it will ask you if you want to open a specific application each time the device is attached. Launch Your Editing Application.

Step 5

We recommend that you disable DV device control in your Editing Software. The DAC-10 converter will not support DV device control commands. In some cases, DV device control will slow the editing application. Make sure your Software is set to mirror what is on your timeline, with most software applications this must be set or the result will be no DV output. We also have a Questions area in the technical support link on our website, which will answer Frequently Asked or Common Questions. Here is a direct link: http://www.datavideo.us/support/faqs.htm