Burst Electronics SG-8 User Manual

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SG-8 Loss of Signal (LOS)

Audio/Video (A/V) ID Inserter



Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of the Burst
Electronics model SG-8 LOS A/V ID Inserter. The
SG-8 is an option to the SG-3 Color Bar/Black
Burst Generator. This product includes the
addition of a Loss of Signal detector/switch and a
1 kHz tone generator. Also included are three
Black Burst outputs.


Operation

Program video and audio (balanced mono or
unbalanced stereo) is routed through the SG-8.
With program video present at the input to the
SG-8, the video and audio outputs of the SG-8
are the program input signals. Upon loss of the
video portion of the program input, the SG-8
automatically switches to the internal SMPTE
Color Bars and 1 kHz tone.

The program audio does not need to be routed
through the SG-8. Route the audio through if,
upon loss of video, you wish to have a 1 kHz tone
appear on the program line.

The 1 kHz tone generator has the option of either

SG-8 Loss of Signal, Audio/Video, ID Inserter

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