Summary of CamLinx II
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Document no. : usermanual_cii_1 volamp user manual age 1 of 30
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Document no. : usermanual_cii_1 important powering up the camlinx ii the tramlines system takes up to 60 seconds to power up. During this time, video and audio passed by the system is unreliable and should be ignored. Disclaimer all information contained in this manual is believed to be accurate and...
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Document no. : usermanual_cii_1 volamp camlinx 2™ user manual table of contents important..........................................................................................................2 powering up the camlinx ii................................................................................
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Document no. : usermanual_cii_1 8.1.Introduction...........................................................................................27 8.2.Base power indication..............................................................................27 8.3.Hybrid fibre/power cable...........................
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Document no. : usermanual_cii_1 1. Introduction camlinx 2 is a camera back system for multiplexing video, audio, talkback and control signals onto fibre-optic cables for transmission between a camera and a production facility. This provides the following benefits; hugely increased transmission dista...
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Document no. : usermanual_cii_1 1.1. Camlinx ii : block diagram age 6 of 30
Page 7: 2. Camlinx Ii Units
Document no. : usermanual_cii_1 2. Camlinx ii units 2.1. Camlinx ii : base unit the base unit is housed in an industry standard 1u / 19” rack enclosure with a cooling fan mounted internally on the right hand side. Age 7 of 30
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Document no. : usermanual_cii_1 2.2. Camlinx ii : head unit age 8 of 30
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Document no. : usermanual_cii_1 2.3. Dimensions and weights dimensions width x depth x height (mm) weight (kg) base 430 x 270 x 40 ( main 1u enclosure ) 2.5 485 x 270 x 40 (including front panel mounts and connectors) head 180 x 135 x 70 (main enclosure) 1 185 x 160 x 120 (including fibre pod, conne...
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Document no. : usermanual_cii_1 3. Camlinx ii configurations the standard camlinx 2 system is designed to use 9 µm single mode fibre and will not work with multi-mode cable. If an existing installation has 9um fibre, then using this with camlinx ii should not be a problem as long as cable lengths ar...
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Document no. : usermanual_cii_1 4. Quick start guide 1. Make system connections according to chosen system configuration. Ensure serial and tally cables are connected to the system. 2. Turn on mains power to the base. Ensure power is present at the head and the base. Note that the head powers up sev...
Page 12: 6. Camlinx Ii Features
Document no. : usermanual_cii_1 6. Camlinx ii features 6.1. Video the camlinx ii system supports the following video standards; video standard smpte supported composite ntsc/pal 170m yes sd-sdi 270mbit pal 259m yes sd-sdi 270mbit ntsc 259m yes hd-sdi 1485mbit 1080 50i, 25p, 60i, 30p, 24p 292m yes hd...
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Document no. : usermanual_cii_1 on the base, the two front rocker switches are used to change settings on the lcd display only. On the head, the switches are used to adjust settings on the screenkeys display. 6.5. Usb system updates the camlinx2 system has a usb upgrade facility which allows users t...
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Document no. : usermanual_cii_1 6.7. Tri-level / bi-level sync this feature allows gen-locking of cameras. A sync signal connected to the sync input on the base will appear at the sync output on the camlinx ii head for connection to the camera. Both bi-level and tri-level (hd) syncs are supported. 6...
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Document no. : usermanual_cii_1 6.11. Power over ethernet 48v up to a maximum of 20w is available at the base ethernet connector for powering control panels. 6.12. Hdmi the hd-sdi input video channel from the head is output on the hdmi connector at the base . 6.13. Sync this feature allows gen-locki...
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Document no. : usermanual_cii_1 tally indications can also be driven by the screenkeys push-button. The screenkeys button has a dual function, primarily to configure the audio settings but it will also drive the tally indication when the system is on air. This is in addition to the tally inputs bein...
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Document no. : usermanual_cii_1 6.17. Talkback camlinx ii can support one or two channel talkback systems. The base unit accepts two five pin xlr connectors, one for channel a and the other channel b. The head has one five pin xlr connector for a standard headset. Audio from both channels can be rec...
Page 18: Fibre Level
Document no. : usermanual_cii_1 description colour notes 0 camera number black set at base 1 fibre level % - local green 2 fibre level % - remote blue 3 fibre driver temperature yellow 4 audio ch1 : head only phantom orange line blue mic purple 5 audio ch2 : head only phantom orange line blue mic pu...
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Document no. : usermanual_cii_1 7.2. Fibre level bars 7.3. At the top of the screenkeys displays are two horizontal bars which give an indication of fibre light levels. The local level is the received level at the unit on which the display is mounted (could be head or base). The remote level is the ...
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Document no. : usermanual_cii_1 7.10. Base unit : settings adjustment in addition to the screenkeys display, the base unit has a 16x2 character lcd which is used when adjusting system settings. The left switch (sw1) navigates up and down through the main menu options while the right switch (sw2) nav...
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Document no. : usermanual_cii_1 age 21 of 30 main menu options sub menu options select - > info switch 1 switch 2 option (note 1) option (note 2) option (note 3) (note 4) 1 camlinxii 1 fpga head 55^c base 2 fpga 326e 56^c 3 pcb issue no. 1 4 unit id 0475ae 5 software 2660 6 firmware n/a 7 start temp...
Page 22: Talkback
Document no. : usermanual_cii_1 7.11. Head unit : settings adjustment the two 3 position rocker switches on the head adjust audio and talkback functions. When using these switches the user must press and hold the switch in the desired position until the lcd display changes. The screenkeys display al...
Page 23: Talkback
Document no. : usermanual_cii_1 when making adjustments with sw1 and sw2, two 'function select' boxes are displayed on the screenkeys display. The box on the left shows the setting on sw1 and the one on the right shows the setting on sw2 these boxes show the current settings of the camlinx ii head u...
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Document no. : usermanual_cii_1 8. Connectors talkback 5 way xlr connectors : pin information head xlr 5 pin skt base xlr 5 pin plug pin cha chb 1 microphone + gnd gnd 2 microphone - in-lp+ in-rp+ 3 ground/screen in-ln- in-rn- 4 headphones r out-ln- out-rn- 5 headphones l out-lp+ out-rp+ talkback co...
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Document no. : usermanual_cii_1 8.2. Base - 26 way d-type connector pin assignments. Front view pin gpio pin tally pin serial pin power 1 in1 8 input+ 2 ch3 rx- * 26 +5v0 out 9 out1 18 input- 3 ch3 rx+ 23 +12v out 12 in2 17 output common1 4 ch3 tx- * 13 gnd 11 out2 7 output off1 5 ch3 tx+ 15 gnd 20 ...
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Document no. : usermanual_cii_1 8.3. Head - serial 1 & 2 connector pin assignments. Pin function 1 tx+ (rs232 / rs422) 2 tx- (rs422 only) 3 gnd 4 12v ( 200ma max ) 5 rx- (rs422 only) serial connector manufacturer mating connectors head tyco t01-0560-s05 t01-0550-p05 8.4. Head - +12v local power conn...
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Document no. : usermanual_cii_1 9. Power 9.1. Introduction the camlinxii head and base units can be connected with either a hybrid cable (fibre plus copper power conductors) or a fibre only cable. If a fibre only cable is used, the head can be powered by one of the following; 1. Battery 2. Local +12...
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Document no. : usermanual_cii_1 power consumption(watts) output capacity (watts) with hybrid cable length = 130m base 20 (base only) 125 head 15 110 (available to camera) camlinx ii head – 12v local power input volts dc min max supply voltage range 9.7 13.2 the camlinx ii head will operate on any su...
Page 29: 10. Troubleshooting
Document no. : usermanual_cii_1 10. Troubleshooting most problems with this type of system are related to fibre or power issues. 10.1. Fibre there are two main types of fibre faults; continuity faults – due to fibre breaks or connectors not seated correctly. Unexplained losses – dirt in fibre connec...
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Document no. : usermanual_cii_1 11. Accessories accessory description part number 1 camlinx power injector merges separate fibre and power inputs onto a single hybrid cable. Powered from the mains and supplies 52v down the fibre. Pi-camlinx 2 universal rcp camera remote control panel rcp-2050a 3 tal...