AJA KONA 5.0 - Manual (Page 55)

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45 Using AJA’s Machina Application — Setup Window
forth. Only change this setting from its default if you are absolutely sure you know the benefits/
consequences. This feature is not the same as a broadcast safe limiter.
Video Input
Use the Video Input pull-down menu to select the appropriate signal type of your input. (The
current selection is reported in the display of the pull-down menu.)
Video Input always shows all the available input options based on your Primary and Secondary
format configuration. KONA software looks at 1) what model you have, 2) Primary Format, and 3)
Secondary Format (in that order) to determine what input options are appropriate.
Video Input Options supported by KONA cards include:
• Single Link SDI
•
Component Betacam NTSC-J
• Composite NTSC
•
Component SMPTE NTSC-J
• S-Video NTSC
•
Composite PAL
• Component Betacam NTSC
•
S-Video PAL
• Component SMPTE NTSC
•
Component Betacam PAL
• Composite NTSC-J
•
Component SMPTE PAL
• S-Video NTSC-J
•
Component XVGA (HD only)
• Dual Link 4:4:4 HD-SDI (KONA 3 only)
•
HSDL (KONA 3 only)
Audio Input
Use the Audio Input pull-down menu to select the appropriate signal type for your input. (The
current selection is reported in the Status Display.)
Audio Input Options Supported by KONA cards include:
• Embedded SDI
• Digital AES/EBU - XLR (using either breakout cable or breakout box)
• Digital AES/EBU - BNC (only applies if you are using a breakout box with BNC connectors
for AES/EBU)
• Analog (except for KONA 3/3x)
Note: On the KONA 3, you can choose between 48 kHz AES/EBU (for standard audio) and 96
kHz AES/EBU (for extra-high quality audio).
SDI Outputs 1 & 2
The SDI outputs will be Single Link, Dual Link (available with KONA 3 card only), or Video+Key
(also only available with KONA 3 card). If you have assigned a Secondary Video Format, you can
select either the Primary or Secondary format for the SDI Output:
• Single Link SDI – Primary
• Single Link SDI – Secondary
• Dual Link SDI – Primary (KONA 3 model only)
• Dual Link SDI – Secondary (KONA 3 model only)
On KONA LHi, there is only one SDI output, but there is an HDMI output. You can independently
configure the SDI output to HD or SD, and the HDMI input to SD or HD. The LHi has a hardware-
based downconverter, so you can output SD if desired, when playing back HD (or in E-to-E).
On KONA 3, the two SDI outputs can also be configured to output a Video signal on one SDI
output and a Key video signal on the second SDI output for use with external devices that