Contemporary Research ATSC+SDI - Manual (Page 3)

Contemporary Research 3 ATSC+SDI HDTV Tuner
Overview
The ATSC+SDI is the first HDTV Tuner that features an onboard HD-SDI port. A professional HDTV tuner,
the ATSC+SDI is controllable via RS-232, IP, and IR commands. An onboard Web page enables remote Web
control. A new menu-driven display simplifies setup, and a front-panel USB port makes firmware updates a
snap. The new compact enclosure allows mounting of two tuners in a single rack space.
The integral HD-SDI output allows inclusion of 708/608 captioning, choice of AES stereo or AC-3 audio, and
scaled output set to a constant 1080i, 720p, or 480i resolution.
A universal TV tuner, the ATSC+SDI can receive both analog and digital channels, in ATSC, NTSC, and clear
QAM formats. Using an optional RF switcher, the tuner can switch between Antenna and Cable feeds.
 Tunes analog and digital channels in ATSC, NTSC, and clear QAM formats
 Always-active HD-SDI, Component, and composite video, as well as stereo, and digital coax and
TOSlink optical audio ports
 Dolby® 5.1 or PCM/Variable PCM digital audio formats for digital audio ports
 HD-SDI selectable to pass through Dolby 5.1 as AC-3 or decode to stereo AES audio
 Front-panel text and onscreen menus for tuner setup
 Web page for remote setup and control
 Supports dual Air/Cable tuning with optional RF switch
 608 (SD-SDI) and 708 (HD-SDI) closed captioning embedded in SDI output
 Internal scaler displays all channels at selected resolution
 Rack-mountable in 1RU, two across
 Full ASCII 2-way RS-232/Telnet commands, AMX, Crestron, and RTI modules available, discrete IR
commands
 RS-232 can be daisy-chained to control up to 9 tuners from a single RS-232 port, or control any
number of tuners via IP
 Field updatable for control and HD processing firmware via USB
 Meets RoHS and California energy-saving standards
 Includes HD2-RC IR remote and 12 VDC power supply
 Options for single and dual rack mounts, stereo mixer/amplifier, external RF-AB RF switch
 Free option to drive 2-3 tuners from a 12 VDC 4A power supply, ask when ordering.