Acappella

ROUTING SYSTEM

Instruction Manual

SOFTWARE VERSION 3.0

071830005
APRIL 2008
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Acappella
ROUTING SYSTEM

Instruction Manual

SOFTWARE VERSION 3.0

071830005
APRIL 2008
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Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Safety Summary
Safety Terms and Symbols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Terms in this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Terms on the Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Symbols on the Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Regulatory Notices
Certifications and Compliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
FCC Emission Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Canadian EMC Notice of Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
EN55103-1/2 Class A Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Safety Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Section 1 — System Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Hardware Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Front Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Backplanes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Video Configuration (Digital and Analog) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Digital Audio Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Analog Audio Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Acappella Router and Remote Panel Variations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Section 2 — Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Acappella Frame Rack Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Remote Panel Rack Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Acappella Cabling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Analog Audio Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Control Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Ethernet Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Reference Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Remote Panel Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Digital Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Analog Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Defaults for Plug and Play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

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Section 3 — Panel Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Enable Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Enable Button Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Protect Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Protect Button Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Source Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Single Source Button Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Multiple Source Button Action (Local Panel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Destination Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Single Destination Button Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Multiple Destination Button Action. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Level Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Single Level Button Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Multi-Level Switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Section 4 — Software and Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
PC Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
PC Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Default System IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Software Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
NetConfig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
NetConfig Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Setting IP Addresses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Load Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Web Browser Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Acappella Configuration Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Router Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Router Status Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Router System Configuration Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Router Network Configuration Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Router Video Configuration Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Router AES Configuration Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Router Remote Configuration Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Router Reference Configuration Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Router Factory Defaults Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Acap Router Applications Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Maintenance Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Remote Panel Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Panel Description Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Remote Panel System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Remote Panel Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Saving Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Remote Panel Factory Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Remote Panel Acappella Destination Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Remote Panel Router Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
External System Control of Acappella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Serial Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Encore Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

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Section 5 — Maintenance and Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Field Replaceable Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Check Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Check Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Problems and Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Switching Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Switching Latency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
SNMP Monitoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
SNMP Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
NetCentral SNMP Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Third Party SNMP Managers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Acappella SNMP Agent Licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Monitored Acappella Matrix Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Acappella Matrix Traps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Source and Destination Signal Loss Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Appendix A — Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Mechanical and Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Video Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Video Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
SD Digital Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Wideband Digital Video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Analog Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Audio Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
AES Digital Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Analog Audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Appendix B — Native Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

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Preface
About This Manual
This manual provides installation, configuration, operation, safety, and
regulatory information for the Acappella small router products.

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Preface

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Safety Summary
Read and follow the important safety information below, noting especially
those instructions related to risk of fire, electric shock or injury to persons.
Additional specific warnings not listed here may be found throughout the
manual.

WARNING Any instructions in this manual that require opening the equipment cover
or enclosure are for use by qualified service personnel only. To reduce the
risk of electric shock, do not perform any servicing other than that con-
tained in the operating instructions unless you are qualified to do so.

Safety Terms and Symbols

Terms in this Manual

Safety-related statements may appear in this manual in the following form:

WARNING Warning statements identify conditions or practices that may result in per-
sonal injury or loss of life.

CAUTION Caution statements identify conditions or practices that may result in damage
to equipment or other property, or which may cause equipment crucial to
your business environment to become temporarily non-operational.

Terms on the Product

The following terms may appear on the product:

DANGER — A personal injury hazard is immediately accessible as you read

the marking.

WARNING — A personal injury hazard exists but is not immediately acces-

sible as you read the marking.

CAUTION — A hazard to property, product, and other equipment is present.

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Symbols on the Product

The following symbols may appear on the product:

Indicates that dangerous high voltage is present within the

equipment enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to
constitute a risk of electric shock.

Indicates that user, operator or service technician should refer

to product manual(s) for important operating, maintenance,
or service instructions.

This is a prompt to note fuse rating when replacing fuse(s).

The fuse referenced in the text must be replaced with one
having the ratings indicated.

Identifies a protective grounding terminal which must be con-

nected to earth ground prior to making any other equipment
connections.

Identifies an external protective grounding terminal which

may be connected to earth ground as a supplement to an
internal grounding terminal.

Indicates that static sensitive components are present which

may be damaged by electrostatic discharge. Use anti-static
procedures, equipment and surfaces during servicing.

Warnings
The following warning statements identify conditions or practices that can
result in personal injury or loss of life.

Dangerous voltage or current may be present — Disconnect power and remove

battery (if applicable) before removing protective panels, soldering, or
replacing components.

Do not service alone — Do not internally service this product unless another
person capable of rendering first aid and resuscitation is present.

Remove jewelry — Prior to servicing, remove jewelry such as rings, watches,

and other metallic objects.

Avoid exposed circuitry — Do not touch exposed connections, components or

circuitry when power is present.

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Use proper power cord — Use only the power cord supplied or specified for
this product.

Ground product — Connect the grounding conductor of the power cord to

earth ground.

Operate only with covers and enclosure panels in place — Do not operate this
product when covers or enclosure panels are removed.

Use correct fuse — Use only the fuse type and rating specified for this
product.

Use only in dry environment — Do not operate in wet or damp conditions.

Use only in non-explosive environment — Do not operate this product in an

explosive atmosphere.

High leakage current may be present — Earth connection of product is essential

before connecting power.

Dual power supplies may be present — Be certain to plug each power supply
cord into a separate branch circuit employing a separate service ground.
Disconnect both power supply cords prior to servicing.

Double pole neutral fusing — Disconnect mains power prior to servicing.

Use proper lift points — Do not use door latches to lift or move equipment.

Avoid mechanical hazards — Allow all rotating devices to come to a stop before
servicing.

Cautions
The following caution statements identify conditions or practices that can
result in damage to equipment or other property

Use correct power source — Do not operate this product from a power source
that applies more than the voltage specified for the product.

Use correct voltage setting — If this product lacks auto-ranging power sup-
plies, before applying power ensure that the each power supply is set to
match the power source.

Provide proper ventilation — To prevent product overheating, provide equip-

ment ventilation in accordance with installation instructions.

Use anti-static procedures — Static sensitive components are present which

may be damaged by electrostatic discharge. Use anti-static procedures,
equipment and surfaces during servicing.

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Do not operate with suspected equipment failure — If you suspect product damage
or equipment failure, have the equipment inspected by qualified service
personnel.

Ensure mains disconnect — If mains switch is not provided, the power cord(s)
of this equipment provide the means of disconnection. The socket outlet
must be installed near the equipment and must be easily accessible. Verify
that all mains power is disconnected before installing or removing power
supplies and/or options.

Route cable properly — Route power cords and other cables so that they ar not
likely to be damaged. Properly support heavy cable bundles to avoid con-
nector damage.

Use correct power supply cords — Power cords for this equipment, if provided,
meet all North American electrical codes. Operation of this equipment at
voltages exceeding 130 VAC requires power supply cords which comply
with NEMA configurations. International power cords, if provided, have
the approval of the country of use.

Use correct replacement battery — This product may contain batteries. To

reduce the risk of explosion, check polarity and replace only with the same
or equivalent type recommended by manufacturer. Dispose of used bat-
teries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

Troubleshoot only to board level — Circuit boards in this product are densely
populated with surface mount technology (SMT) components and applica-
tion specific integrated circuits (ASICS). As a result, circuit board repair at
the component level is very difficult in the field, if not impossible. For war-
ranty compliance, do not troubleshoot systems beyond the board level.

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Regulatory Notices
Certifications and Compliances

FCC Emission Control

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits
are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference
when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equip-
ment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equip-
ment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which
case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Grass Valley can
affect emission compliance and could void the user’s authority to operate
this equipment.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules (E4 environment).
Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may
not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interfer-
ence received, including interference that may cause undesirable opera-
tion.

Canadian EMC Notice of Compliance

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise
emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regula-
tions of the Canadian Department of Communications.

Le présent appareil numérique n’emet pas de bruits radioélectriques

dépassant les limites applicables aux appareils numeriques de la classe A
préscrites dans le Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicte par le
ministère des Communications du Canada.

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EN55103-1/2 Class A Warning

For products that comply with Class A. In a domestic environment this
product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be
required to take adequate measures.

This product has been evaluated for Electromagnetic Compatibility under

the EN 55103-1/2 standards for Emissions and Immunity and meets the
requirements for E4 environment.

Safety Certification
This product’s components have been evaluated and meet the Safety Cer-
tification Standards listed in Table 1.

Table 1. Safety Certification Standards

Component Standard Designed/Tested for compliance with:
ANSI/UL 60950-1-2002 Safety of Information Technology Equipment, including Electrical
Business Equipment (First edition)
IEC 60950 Safety of Information Technology Equipment, including Electrical
Acappella router Business Equipment (First edition, 2001).
Acappella Remote panel
CAN/CSA C22.2
N0. 60950-1-03 First edition Safety of Information Technology Equipment, including Electrical
Business Equipment.
BS EN60950-2000

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System Overview
Introduction
The Acappella line of small, single- and mixed-format routers is designed
for myriad broadcast and production settings, including small studios,
sports arenas, and space-constrained environments such as mobile produc-
tion trucks. The Acappella matrix frame is only 1 RU, and has a 14-inch
(34.5 cm) depth for easy in-rack cabling.

The Acappella line supports local and remote control panels, via a built-in
Ethernet connection. It also includes many control panel operational
modes, such as destination gang, chop, panel enable, and destination pro-
tect.

An Acappella router comes ready to operate right out of the box—just plug
it in and you can get right to work. It also supports Web browser based con-
figuration for fast, easy customization.

An Acappella router and remote control panels can also be integrated into
a Grass Valley Prelude or Encore routing system. This manual covers stand-
alone Acappella systems. Refer to the separate Prelude and/or Encore doc-
umentation sets for system integration information.

Features
• Single- or multi-format models, supporting:
• Wideband HD digital video from 4.0 Mb/s to 1.5 Gb/s
• SD digital video
• ASI data
• AES/EBU digital audio
• Analog Video (NTSC, PAL)
• Analog Audio (balanced),
• Many different frames available, ranging from 16 x 16 to 8 x 4,

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• Clean synchronous digital audio switching,

• Redundant Power Supplies,
• Integrated Local Panel,
• Many different Remote Panels, ranging from 16 x 16 to 8 x 1,
• Standard Ethernet interface,
• Easy customization via Web browser or Grass Valley NetConfig soft-
ware,
• Feature-rich digital audio processing, including sum, swap, invert,
silence generation,
• Standard RS-422 serial port for computer control, automation interface,
and operations with Grass Valley Jupiter and Series 7000 systems,
• Native Protocol support,
• SNMP support, and
• Upgrade path for Ethernet operation with Grass Valley Prelude and
Encore systems.

Hardware Description

Front Panels
The front of the Acappella frame and the related remote panels will vary
with the configuration of the system. All Acappella frames can be ordered
with a local panel installed in the frame. When a local panel is ordered, the
front will appear with the button configuration that matches the Acappella
frame’s Input and Output configuration. Remote panels can be ordered in
several configurations and do not have to match the Acappella frame’s
Input and Output configuration. The panel’s appearance is related to how
many Sources and Destinations are available, not how many Levels are
used.

Any Acappella frame ordered without a Local Panel will appear as shown
in Figure 1.

Figure 1. Acappella Front with no Local Panel

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All panel fronts (except frames with no Local Panel) will have four Level
buttons, a green Enable button, and a red Protect button. The number of
Source and Destination buttons will change depending on the frame’s con-
figuration for local panels and the desired configuration for remote panels.

Figure 2 is a panel with 16 Sources and 16 Destinations.

Figure 2. 16x16 Front

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Figure 3 is a panel with 16 Sources and 8 Destinations.

Figure 3. 16x8 Front

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Figure 4 is a panel with 16 Sources and 4 Destinations.

Figure 4. 16x4 Front

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Figure 5 is a panel with 16 Sources and 2 Destinations.

Figure 5. 16x2 Front

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Figure 6 is a Remote panel with 16 Sources and 1 Destination.

Figure 6. 16x1 Single Destination Front (Remote Panel Only)

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Figure 7 is a panel with 8 Sources and 8 Destinations.

Figure 7. 8x8 Front

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Figure 8 is a panel with 8 Sources and 4 Destinations.

Figure 8. 8x4 Front

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Figure 9 is a Remote panel with 8 Sources and 1 Destination.

Figure 9. 8x1 Single Destination Front (Remote Panel Only)

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Backplanes
When viewed from the rear, the Acappella backplane is divided as shown
in Figure 10. The control area in the center will appear on all frames. The
Audio section on the right and the Video section on the left will change
depending upon the configuration of the frame. Inputs are indicated by
white numbers in the black area, are located in the top and bottom row of
the black area, and the entire middle row. Outputs are indicated by black
numbers in the white areas and are located in the top and bottom rows of
the white areas.

Figure 10. Acappella Backplane

Video Control Audio

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Video Configuration (Digital and Analog)
The video BNC backplanes are used with all signal types including High
Definition, Standard Definition, reclocking or non reclocking, and Analog.

The configuration shown in Figure 11 is 16 Inputs by 16 Outputs.

Figure 11. 16x16 Video BNC Backplane

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
V 15 13 11 9 15 13 11 7 5 3 1
I
D
E
O 16 14 12 10 16 14 12 8 6 4 2

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The configuration shown in Figure 12 is 16 Inputs by 8 Outputs.

Figure 12. 16x8 Video BNC Backplane

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
V 15 13 11 9 15 13 11 7 5 3 1
I
D
E
O 16 14 12 10 16 14 12 8 6 4 2
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The configuration shown in Figure 13 is 16 Inputs by 4 Outputs.

Figure 13. 16x4 Video BNC Backplane

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
V 15 13 11 9 15 13 11 7 5 3 1
I
D
E
O 16 14 12 10 16 14 12 8 6 4 2

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The configuration shown in Figure 14 is 16 Inputs by 2 Outputs.

Figure 14. 16x2 Video BNC Backplane

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
V 15 13 11 9 15 13 11 7 5 3 1
I
D
E
O 16 14 12 10 16 14 12 8 6 4 2

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The configuration shown in Figure 15 is 8 Inputs by 8 Outputs.

Figure 15. 8x8 Video BNC Backplane

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
V 15 13 11 9 15 13 11 7 5 3 1
I
D
E
O 16 14 12 10 16 14 12 8 6 4 2

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The configuration shown in Figure 16 is 8 Inputs by 4 Outputs.

Figure 16. 8x4 Video BNC Backplane

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
V 15 13 11 9 15 13 11 7 5 3 1
I
D
E
O 16 14 12 10 16 14 12 8 6 4 2
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The empty configuration shown in Figure 17 is used on systems that have

audio with no video.

Figure 17. Empty Video Backplane

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Digital Audio Configuration
The configuration shown in Figure 18 is 16 Inputs by 16 Outputs of single
stream digital (AES) audio.

Figure 18. 16x16 Audio Single Stream BNC Backplane

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The configuration shown in Figure 19 is 16 Inputs by 8 Outputs of single
stream digital (AES) audio.

Figure 19. 16x8 Audio Single Stream BNC Backplane

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The configuration shown in Figure 20 is 16 Inputs by 4 Outputs of single

stream digital (AES) audio.

Figure 20. 16x4 Audio Single Stream BNC Backplane

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The configuration shown in Figure 21 is 16 Inputs by 2 Outputs of single
stream digital (AES) audio.

Figure 21. 16x2 Audio Single Stream BNC Backplane

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The configuration shown in Figure 22 is 8 Inputs by 8 Outputs of dual
stream digital (AES) audio.

Figure 22. 8x8 Audio Dual Stream BNC Backplane

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The configuration shown in Figure 23 is 8 Inputs by 4 Outputs of dual

stream digital (AES) audio.

Figure 23. 8x4 Audio Dual Stream BNC Backplane

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The empty configuration shown in Figure 24 is used on systems that have
video with no audio.

Figure 24. Empty Audio Backplane

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Analog Audio Configuration

Analog audio backplanes are equipped with Phoenix connectors that each
carry two balanced audio channels (typically left and right stereo). Inputs
are located on the left, and outputs are located on the right (as viewed from
the rear). Representative analog audio backplanes are shown below.

Figure 25. 16 x 16 Analog Audio

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Figure 26. 16 x 4 Analog Audio

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Note The bottom row of analog audio connectors are mounted upside down in
relation to the top two rows, due to internal board space limitations. The
removable connectors are wired the same regardless of row used.

Analog frames also offer a Dual Stereo configuration, which divide the
matrix into two groups with independent inputs and outputs. Inputs for
one group can only be routed to outputs of the same group, not to outputs
of the other group. The inputs and outputs of each group are labeled with
a leading number, 1- or 2-. Two Dual Stereo analog configurations are avail-
able, one with eight outputs per group Figure 27), and the other with four
outputs per group (Figure 28).

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Figure 27. 8 x 8 Dual Stereo Analog Audio

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Figure 28. 8 x 4 Dual Stereo Analog Audio

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Acappella Router and Remote Panel Variations
Acappella routers are available in single and dual formats with a variety of
inputs and outputs. Options include an integral control panel on the front
of the router and redundant power supplies. Table 2 shows how the model
number of the Acappella router identifies the configuration of the frame.

Table 2. Acappella Routers Example Model Code

A 16 8 HR- DU- LP
Chassis Options, L= Local control panel
P = Internal redundant power supply (digital only)
Secondary Signal Format V = Analog video
S = SD video
Primary Signal Format SR = SD video w/reclocking
HR = HD video w/reclocking
AU = AES audio, unbalanced 75 Ohm BNC
AB = AES audio, balanced 110 Ohm terminals
DU = Dual AES audio, balanced, 110 Ohm terminals
DBT = AES audio, transformer coupled, 110 Ohm terminals
AA = Dual-channel, analog audio, balanced
QA = Dual stereo analog audio
Number of Outputs: 2, 4, 8, or 16
Number of Inputs: 8 or 16
A = Acappella

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Acappella Remote Control panels are also available in many different con-
figurations (Table 3).

Table 3. Acappella Remote Control Panels Example Model Code

A 16 1 RCP GPI
GPI Joystick Override
Indicates Remote Control Panel
Number of Outputs: 1, 2, 4, 8, or 16
Number of Inputs: 8 or 16
A = Acappella

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Installation
Acappella Frame Rack Installation
The Acappella frame is installed in a standard 483 mm (19 inch) rack. The
frame occupies 1 rack unit. Cooling is by horizontal front-to-back airflow.
See Figure 29.

Figure 29. Acappella Installation Front View

Measurements do not
include clearance for cables.

483 mm
44 mm
19 in.
1.75 in.

392 mm
432 mm 15.43 in.
17 in.

8103_00_37

Note The depth shown is for the frame. Additional space is needed for cable clear-
ances.

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Remote Panel Rack Installation

Remote panel rack mounting is straightforward and requires no special
tools or adaptors. Simply position the Remote Panel in the rack and secure
the panel in place. Refer to Figure 30.

Figure 30. Rack Mount Remote Panel Installation

106 mm Measurements do not include clearance for cables.

4.18 in.

44 mm
1.75 in.

432 mm
483 mm 17 in.

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19 in.

A rear frame support kit is available as an option (ACAP24RACKKIT).

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Acappella Cabling
Figure 31 shows all possible cabling for a 16x16 Acappella frame with 16
Video Inputs and Outputs and 16 single stream AES Audio Inputs and
Outputs using BNC connectors. The second Power Supply is optional.

Figure 31. 16x16 Cabling

Reference Power
Loop Supply
Video Outputs Video Inputs Video Outputs Ethernet Audio Outputs Audio Inputs Audio Outputs
9, 11, 13, & 15 11, 13, & 15 1, 3, 5, & 7 9, 11, 13, & 15 11, 13, & 15 1, 3, 5, & 7

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Video Inputs Audio Inputs
1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, Video Outputs Video Inputs Video Outputs Serial Audio Outputs Audio Inputs Audio Outputs 4, 5, 6,
7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, & 16 12, 14, & 16 2, 4, 6, & 8 RS-422 10, 12, 14, & 16 12, 14, & 16 2, 4, 6, & 8 7, 8, 9,
& 10 Redundant Reference Loop & 10
Power Supply 75 ohm Terminator

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Figure 32 shows all possible cabling for an 8x8 Acappella frame with 8
Video Inputs and Outputs and 8 dual stream AES Audio Inputs and
Outputs using BNC connectors. The second Power Supply is optional.

Figure 32. 8x8 Cabling

Reference Power Audio Inputs
Loop Supply 1-1, 1-2,
Ethernet Audio Outputs 1-3, 1-4, Audio Outputs
Video Outputs 2-1, 2-3, 1-5, 1-6, 1-1, 1-3,
1, 3, 5, & 7 2-5, & 2-7 1-7, & 1-8 1-5, & 1-7

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Video Inputs
1, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, Video Outputs Serial Audio Outputs Audio Inputs Audio Outputs
7, & 8 2, 4, 6, & 8 RS-422 2-2, 2-4, 2-1, 2-2, 1-2, 1-4,
2-6, & 2-8 2-3, 2-4, 1-6, & 1-8
Redundant Reference Loop 2-5, 2-6,
Power Supply 75 ohm Terminator 2-7, & 2-8

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Analog Audio Pinouts

Phoenix style connectors are used for wiring analog audio. Space limita-
tions required the bottom row of connectors be oriented upside down, but
the removable connectors are wired the same regardless of row used.

Figure 33. Analog Audio Backplane

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Figure 34. Phoenix Connector Pinouts for Stereo Analog Audio

Top 2 Rows (connector right side up)

+ - G + - G
A B

+ - G + - G
Ch A (Left)
Ch B (Right)

Bottom Row (same connector upside down)

G - + G - +
B A
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Ch A (Left)
Ch B (Right)

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Control Cabling
Ethernet Table 4 shows the connectors in the Control area of the Acappella frame.

Reference Table 4. Control Cabling

Loop
Connector
Label Details
Type Gender
ENET RJ-45 Female Ethernet network communication interface is 100Base-T compatible, use
Category 5e cable, 8 conductor twisted pair.
SERIAL 9 pin D Female RS-422 interface, use serial cable.
REF LOOP BNC Female Video reference supports Color Black or Tri-Level-Sync, use unbalanced 75
ohm connector, Loop-thru cabling supported.

Serial 9 Pin D Connector Pinout

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Table 5 contains pinout information for the Serial RS-422 9 Pin D connector.
Table 5. Serial D Connector Pinouts
Serial
RS-422 Controlled Pin Function Pin Function
9 Pin D Female 1 GND 6 TX Com
Reference Loop
75 ohm Terminator TX- TX+
2 7
1 6
3 RX+ 8 RX-

9 4 RX Com 9 GND
5
5 NC - -

Note Refer to the latest version of the Routing Products Protocols Manual for
information about the Terminal/Computer Interface (T/CI) Protocol used to
control Acappella systems. This manual is available for download on the
Grass Valley web site (see page 4).

Ethernet Cabling
The Acappella frame uses Ethernet to communicate. Use standard pin-to-
pin (patch) Category 5e cables if you are using switches between the
routers, panels, and PC. It is also possible to use a crossover cable to
connect an Acappella Router directly to either a Remote Panel or a PC; this
option is only practical in very small systems. Figure 35 shows a Closed
Network system with an Acappella router, a Remote Panel, and a PC con-
nected to a switch.

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Figure 35. Ethernet Cabling

Ethernet Switch

PC-compatible

Acappella Remote Control Panel

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Reference Cabling
Reference signals are loop-thru with the end of the chain terminated. Color
Black or Tri-Level Sync signals are used. The Reference shown in Figure 36
is the default cabling for plug and play.

Figure 36. Video Reference Connections

Reference Generator 75 ohm

Terminator

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See Router Reference Configuration Page on page 73 to select AES Src 1 instead
of the Color Black or Tri-Level Sync Reference. Web Page configuration is
required

In Figure 37 a Continuous AES Signal is connected to Audio Input 1.

Figure 37. Reference Signal Cabling Option for Single Stream Audio

Reference Generator AES Signal

75 ohm Terminator 8300_00_39

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In Figure 38 a continuous feed AES signal is connected to Audio Input 2-1.

Figure 38. Reference Signal Cabling Option for Dual Stream Audio

Reference Generator AES Signal

75 ohm
Terminator

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Remote Panel Cabling
The Remote Panel has connectors for RJ-45 Ethernet and AC Power. See
Figure 39.

Figure 39. Remote Panel Cabling

AC Power LAN

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Power

Digital Frames
The Acappella digital frame uses internal auto-ranging AC power supplies.
One Power Supply is standard, the optional second Power Supply is fully
redundant.

The frame ships with one or two captive power cords. A separate power
cord (shipped with the frame) needs to be attached to each of the captive
power cords as shown in Figure 40

Figure 40. AC Power Supplies

Female Plug Male Plug Male Plug Female Plug
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Redundant Power Supply Power Supply

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A bale clamp is provided to secure the power cords.

Figure 41. Power Cord Bale Clamp

Bale

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Analog Frames
The Acappella analog frame uses external auto-ranging AC power sup-
plies. The power supplies connect to the rear of the frame (Figure 40).

Figure 42. External Power Supplies

Female Plug

Power Supply
Female Plug

Male Plug

Redundant Power Supply

PWR
INPUTS ENET PWR
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OUTPUTS
REF
LOOP J2

Male Plug J1

SERIAL

Defaults for Plug and Play

Default Levels are determined by the router’s physical configuration. A
router with a physical configuration of 8x8HR-DU would have 3 default
Levels; Level 1 is HD wideband reclocking serial digital Video, Level 2 is
AES digital Audio 1, Level 3 is AES digital Audio 2.

The default AES digital Audio attributes are; Audio mode: Normal, Resolution:
20 bit, and Block Align: On. All other AES digital Audio attributes are inactive.

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Panel Operation
Local Panels and Remote panels expand the functionality of the Acappella
router.

A frame that has 8 Inputs, 4 Outputs, digital video and Dual Stream digital
AES audio, would have three Levels of 8 inputs and 4 Outputs as follows:
• Eight inputs and four outputs of video,
• Eight inputs and four outputs of audio, and
• A second set of eight inputs and four outputs of audio.

The On Indicators will be lit when there is power to the panel. See Figure 1.
Button illumination will be either Off, Backlit, Low Tally, or High Tally
depending on the button’s status.

Figure 1. 16x8 Local Panel Layout

Sources On Indicators
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Lvl 1 Lvl 2 Lvl 3 Lvl 4 Prot Enab

Destinations Levels Protect Enable

Enable Button
The Enable button is green and is found on the lower right of the panel. See
Figure 1.

Enable Button Action

Press and release of an active Enable button causes the following actions:
• Deactivates the panel,
• Inactive Enable button is illuminated at Backlight Tally, and
• The Protect and Source buttons do not operate.

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Press and release of an inactive Enable button causes the following actions:
• Activates the panel, and
• Active Enable button is illuminated at High Tally.

Other button activity on an inactive panel (not enabled):

• Source Tally (on active Destinations) is displayed normally,
• Active Destination can be changed (by press and release of another
Destination button) to view Source status on the new Destination,
• Levels can be changed to view Source status on any Level, and
• A Destination Gang preset can be created, but not Taken.

Protect Button
No change is allowed to the current Source on a protected Destination,
either by action on this panel, or by any remote device (via ethernet) action.
Any device can enable or disable the Destination protection. The Protect
button is red and is found on the lower right of the panel. See Figure 1.

Protect Button Action

Press and release of the inactive Protect button to activate a Protect causes
the following actions:
• Active Protect button is illuminated at High Tally,
• Activates Protect status on the active Destinations, and
• All Destinations in a Destination Gang are protected.

Press and release of the active Protect button causes the following actions:
• Inactive Protect button is illuminated at Off Tally,
• Deactivates Protect on the active Destinations, and
• All Destinations in a Destination Gang are removed from the Protected
state.

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Source Button

Single Source Button Action

Press and release of a single Source button causes the following actions:
• Connects a Source to the active Destination on all active Levels,
• Tallys only the active Source at High Tally illumination intensity,
• All other Sources become inactive at Backlight Tally illumination inten-
sity,

If a Breakaway,
• The single Source button is High Tally,
• The left most active Level button is High Tally,
• The Breakaway level is low tally, and
• Inactive Level Tally remains at Backlight intensity,

If Chop function is active (Local Panel),

• Press and release of a Source button inactivates the Chop, and
• Connects the Source to the active Destination,

Note Chop is a toggle between two Sources to a single Destination.

If Destination Gang and All Levels are active (Local Panel),

• Press and release of a Source button connects that Source to all Destina-
tions in the Gang,
• All Destination buttons (in the Gang) are High Tally, and
• Active All Level button Tally is updated to High Tally,

If Destination Gang is active, but not All Levels active (Local Panel),
• Press and release of a Source button connects that Source to all Destina-
tions in the Gang for only the active Levels,
• The individual Destination buttons (in the Gang) are either Low Tally to
indicate Breakaway, or High Tally to indicate no Breakaway, and
• All active Level button Tally is updated to indicate either Breakaway as
Low Tally, or no Breakaway as High Tally.

Note Chop is not available on a Remote Panel. The Chop will only be on the Local
Panel and on the Local Levels output. It will not change the output of the
Remote Levels in the system. However, if any Source is selected by any panel
in the system it will stop the Chop.

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Multiple Source Button Action (Local Panel)

Press and release of a Source button while press and hold of the current
Source button causes the following actions:
• Initiates the Chop function between two Sources on a single Destina-
tion,
• If Destination Gang is currently active, Chop will not invoke, and
• Both Source buttons are High Tally during active Chop function.

After Chop function is activated, press of any button will inactivate the
Chop.

Note Chop is not available on a Remote Panel. The Chop will only be on the Local
Panel even in systems that have remote levels. However, if any Source is
selected by any panel in the system it will stop the Chop.

Destination Button

Single Destination Button Action

Single Destination button press and release causes the following actions:
• Activates that Destination,
• Inactivates all other Destinations,
• Active Destination button is High Tally,
• Inactive Destination buttons are Backlight Tally,
• Updates the Source Tally and active Level Tally to reflect the active Des-
tination status,
• Inactive Level Tally remains at Backlight Tally, and
• Destination Gang is cancelled.

Multiple Destination Button Action

Press and release of a Destination button while press and hold of active Des-
tination button will create a Destination Gang condition with the following
actions:
• A second press and release of a secondary Destination button (while the
primary Destination button is still depressed) will drop or add (toggle)
that Destination from the Destination Gang,
• If any Destination is currently Protected, that Destination will not be
added to the Gang,

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When a secondary Destination is added to the Destination Gang,

• High Tally if it is connected to the same Source (on all active Levels) as
the primary Destination,
• Low Tally if it is connected to a different Source (on any active Level) as
the primary Destination, and
• All active Level button Tally is updated to indicate either Breakaway as
Low Tally, or no Breakaway as High Tally.

Level Button
The left most enabled Level button is the Tally Level, it is High Tally and the
Source Tally is updated to be the Source on this Level.

Single Level Button Action

Press and release of a disabled Level button causes the following actions:
• Activates the Level,
• High Tally if the Source connected on that Level is the same Source as
the left most Tally Level button,
• Low Tally if the Source connected on that Level is not the same Source
as the left most Tally Level button

Press and release of enabled Level button causes the following actions:
• Inactivates that Level, and
• Level button is Backlight Tally.

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Multi-Level Switching
There are two modes of multi-Level switching: All-Level Takes and Break-
away Takes. All-Level Takes switch the same input number on all Levels,
to the controlled Destination, as shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2. Traditional All-Level Take

Acappella
Video Audio

DVTR 1

Video Source A (VSA) VSA

DVTR 3
Audio Source A (ASA) ASA ASA
VSA VSA Video Destination

DVTR 2 ASA Audio Destination

Video Source B (VSB) VSB

8300_00_45
Audio Source B (ASB) ASB ASB

A Breakaway Take is performed by accessing the control Levels of a Desti-

nation individually and selecting a different Source on at least one Level
other than that selected on the others. Breakaways allow a Destination to
selectively utilize video and audio from different Sources.

Figure 3. Breakaway Take

Acappella
Video Audio

DVTR 1

Video Source A (VSA) VSA

DVTR 3
Audio Source A (ASA) ASA ASA
VSA VSA Video Destination

DVTR 2 ASB Audio Destination

Video Source B (VSB) VSB

8300_00_46
Audio Source B (ASB) ASB ASB

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Software and Configuration
Network Configuration

PC Requirements
A customer supplied PC is used for software installation and initial system
configuration. This PC must meet the following minimum requirements:
• 256 Mb RAM,
• 10 Mb available hard disk space,
• 100BaseT Ethernet Network Interface Card,
• Monitor with a screen resolution of 1024 x 768,
• Windows XP SP2 and above operating system,
• Logged in with Administrator-level privileges for the local machine,
and
• Internet Explorer version 6.0 or later.

PC Network Configuration
The PC you will use must be configured to operate on the Acappella stand-
alone network. This is accomplished by setting the IP address of the PC to
be compatible with the IP addresses of the Acappella system components.
In general, the first three octets of the IP address must be the same, and the
last IP address octet must be unique for each device on the network.

See Table 1 on page 46 for a recommended IP address for your PC that will
work with an Acappella system using default network settings.

The exact method used to change the IP address of a PC varies, depending

on the computer’s operating system. Before changing the PC’s IP address
you should note down the existing values so you can easily reconfigure the
computer back to normal operation when finished using it with Acappella.

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Default System IP Addresses

Acappella systems ship with default IP addresses shown in Table 1.

Table 1. Acappella System Default IP Addresses

Device IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway
Acappella Matrix Frame 192.168.0.40 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.1
Acappella Remote Panel 192.168.0.41 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.1
User Provided PC 192.168.0.1 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.1
(recommended setting)

If your Acappella system has multiple frames and/or multiple remote

panels, these defaults will need to be changed. See Setting IP Addresses on
page 52 for specific instructions.

Software
Acappella ships with a software CD. Several applications on the CD enable
you to make adjustments to the Acappella configuration. After you have
added a PC to the Acappella network, you need to install the Acappella
software on the PC.

Software Installation
The Acappella Software CD will install the Acappella Matrix software,
Acappella Remote Panel software, NetConfig application (a Network Con-
figuration Tool), NetConfig Instruction Manual, and the Acappella Instruc-
tion Manual on a PC.

1. Insert Acappella Software CD, it will autostart. If the CD does not start
look for the Setup.exe file.

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2. Click Next when the Welcome screen appears.

Figure 4. Welcome Window

3. Select I Agree, then click Next.

Figure 5. License Windows

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4. Click Next to accept the default directory or Browse to select a different

location for the directory.

Figure 6. Directory Window

5. Click Next to accept all the applications or deselect any applications you
don’t want and then click Next.

Figure 7. Applications Window

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6. Click Yes to backup current files. This only applies to upgrading or

reinstalling the software.

Figure 8. Start Installation Window

7. Click Next to begin the Installation.

Figure 9. Start Installation Window

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Status windows will appear while the software is loading.

Figure 10. Status Windows

8. Click Finish to complete the Installation.

Figure 11. Finish Window

NetConfig
The NetConfig application is designed to make network configuration
simple. NetConfig discovers devices on the network, and these devices can
be configured remotely using the PC on which NetConfig has been
installed. NetConfig incorporates a web browser that displays web pages
served by the devices on the network. NetConfig is also used for software
installation to these devices.

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Acappella routers are shipped with the NetConfig client installed as are
many other Grass Valley products. Once the NetConfig software is
installed on a PC, you will be able to view and interact with all the Net-
Config client devices on the same network.

To open NetConfig find the shortcut on the PC’s desktop.

The left side of the NetConfig application screen displays the logical tree of
the devices on the network. The root of the logical tree is the name and the
IP address of the PC on which NetConfig is running. The current status of
each discovered device is reported by the color of its icon. A red dot, for
example, indicates a device is no longer communicating, which might
mean it has been disconnected from the network.

The right portion of the screen is the web browser view. When you click a
device on the left, the home page for that device is displayed in the web
browser view on the right.

In a closed network, Acappella and an Acappella Remote panel would

appear as shown in Figure 12.

Figure 12. NetConfig Window

Select the device that you want to view from either the IP View or the
Device View. See Acappella Configuration Pages on page 57 for details.

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NetConfig Manual
A NetConfig manual .pdf file is installed onto the PC along with the Net-
Config application. The manual is located in a Documentation subdirectory
in the NetConfig directory.

Setting IP Addresses
In systems that have more than one Acappella router and/or more than one
Remote Panel the IP Addresses need to be changed, since the same device
types ship with the same IP addresses (see Default System IP Addresses on
page 46). Resolving duplicate IP addresses is easily accomplished with Net-
Config. If a device is installed on the network with the same IP address as
another device, when the new device is discovered a warning message will
be displayed. The IP View will also show the two devices with the same
address with an IP symbol as shown in Figure 13. This can occur if new
devices with factory default IP addresses are installed on the network.

Figure 13. Devices with Duplicate IP Addresses

To Resolve Duplicate IP addresses:

1. Select the NetConfig Set IP icon on the toolbar or the Device IP
Addresses in the Configure pull-down.

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Figure 14. Set IP

Set IP button

2. Highlight one of the devices with a duplicate IP address.

Figure 15. Duplicate IP

3. Click Edit, then change the last octet of at device’s IP address to be

unique. The first three octets of all the IP addresses must be identical,
so all the devices are on the same network.

Figure 16. Change IP

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4. Click Apply Changes. The device resets, and the new IP address will be
reported in the left pane of NetConfig screen.

Figure 17. New IP Address

When all devices have unique IP addresses, it can be extremely helpful to

label each device with its currently assigned IP address. Sticky labels that
can be removed are advisable, since the IP address may be changed in the
future. To identify a specific remote panel when several are connected at
once, send a reset command to a panel and see which front panel buttons
go off and back on.

Load Software
Use NetConfig to load software to Acappella routers and Acappella
Remote Panels.

1. Open NetConfig and select the Load SW button in the toolbar.

Figure 18. Load SW

Load SW button

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2. The Load Software window will open with Router displayed. Navigate
through the folders to view the latest versions of Acappella panel and
matrix software available for loading, as shown in Figure 19.

Figure 19. Update Devices Window

3. Highlight Acappella Matrix for Acappella matrices. Matrices will appear

in the right pane of the window, see Figure 20.

Figure 20. Acappella Matrix

4. Check the box for the Acappella to update in the Client Name list.

5. Check the Re-Boot when complete checkbox in the lower lefthand corner to
have the matrix re-boot when the software update is complete.

6. Click the Load button to begin the update.

7. Once all matrix downloads are complete, use the Refresh button to
update the window and check that the version of software has been
downloaded to each selected device successfully.

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8. Highlight Acappella Panel bin for Remote Panels. The Remote Panels on
the network will appear in the right pane of the window, see Figure 21.

Figure 21. Remote Panels

9. Check the box for the Acappella Remote Panel to update in the Client
Name list.

10. Check the Re-Boot when complete checkbox in the lower left corner to have
the panel(s) re-boot when the software update is complete.

11. Click the Load button to begin the update.

12. Once all Panel downloads are complete, use the Refresh button to
update the window and check that the version of software has been
downloaded to each selected device successfully.

13. When finished, select the Close button.

Web Browser Interface

Enter the IP address set for the Acappella matrix frame or Remote panel
into a web browser to access the Acappella configuration pages. If you
don’t know what these IP addresses are, you can use NetConfig to see the
IP Addresses of all the devices on that network.

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Acappella Configuration Pages

Router Configuration
Acappella routers use a set of web pages to provide information and to
allow user defined configuration changes. The pages are accessed by either
NetConfig or a web browser.

Router Status Page

The Router Status page is a read only page. Some of the information dis-
played here is entered automatically such as Product Part Number, Serial
Number, etc. The Location and Asset Tag can be changed on a different
page. The Level, Source (SRC), and Destination (DST), Crosspoint status
will reflect the current state of the router when the page was accessed. To
update the Crosspoint information click on the Refresh button.

Figure 22. Router Status Page

Refresh Button

Refresh Button
An refresh button icon located at the top of this and other Acappella web
pages updates the web page with the latest information (Figure 22).

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Router System Configuration Page

The Router System Configuration page is used to make adjustments to the
router system parameters.

Figure 23. Router System Configuration Page

The first three user configuration items are optional and can be left blank:

Router Name:
This field is used to give the router a unique name. The name entered here
will appear at the top of each of the router web pages. The name will also
appear in the NetConfig logical tree list under IP View and Device View. The
field will accept up to 60 characters. However, it is recommended that
entries be kept short to keep the name from wrapping.

Location:
This field is used to give the router a physical location name. The location
entered here will appear in the header for each of the router web pages. The
field will accept up to 60 characters. However, it is recommended that
entries be kept short to keep the name from wrapping.

Asset Tag:
This field is used to track internal capital asset numbers that a user might
assign to a router. The field will accept up to 20 characters.

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The following two settings come from the factory with default settings.
User adjustments can be made to these settings. The default settings can be
restored on the Router Factory Defaults Page page.

Local Panel Dim Button Intensity:

This setting is used to adjust the button brightness at Low Tally.

Serial Control Port Baud Rate:, Parity:, Data Bits:, and Stop Bits:
These settings are used for serial interface settings for the 9 pin D connector
on the router. These settings are configured according to the requirements
of the controlling serial device.

The following two controls are used to change the settings:

Do reset
When checked, the router will be reset when the Save New Settings button is
clicked.

Save New Settings

This button saves changes to the Router Name, Location, Asset Tag, and Local
Panel Dim Button Intensity fields.

To view changes after clicking the Save New Settings button, click on the
Refresh button.

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Router Network Configuration Page

Router Network Configuration page is used to change the IP Address,
SubNet Mask, and Gateway IP Address, of the router.

Figure 24. Router Network Configuration Page

Setting IP Addresses with Web Page

CAUTION If there is more than one panel or frame in a system, duplicate IP addresses
may exist. To resolve duplicate IP Addresses see Setting IP Addresses on
page 52.

The IP addresses of the device can be set directly from its web page by
entering the new numbers in the Ethernet IP:, Subnet Mask: and Gateway IP:
fields.

You will need to check Do reset and Save New Settings before the change will
take effect.

System Identifier:
Leave this setting to Default on an Acappella system running on its own net-
work.

If your Acappella system is running on a network shared by Prelude or

Encore systems, you can isolate them from one another by assigning dif-
ferent ports for each system. The easiest way to do this is to assign one of
the System Identifier buttons (Default, 1 - 5) to all the components of the
first system, and then assign a different button to all the components of the

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next system. The Matrix Control Port Number reports the actual port that will be
used by the device. For example, if you wish to run an Acappella system on
the same network as an Encore system, you can choose button 1 (port 6051)
for the Acappella frame and all the Acappella panels. The Encore system
can continue to use the default port setting (6050).

Note All components on an individual system must use the same System Identifier
(port) number.

Alternatively, you can assign a specific port number to a device by choosing

Manual Select, which opens a text entry field. This feature is intended only
for qualified system administrators experienced with network configura-
tion.

System Broadcast Select:

Leave this setting at Use Broadcast if your Acappella system has none or only
a small number of remote panels (three or less).

Selecting Use Multicast makes this Acappella device employ a more efficient
networking mechanism, useful for systems with several remote panels.

Note All components on an individual system must use the same Broadcast set-
tings.

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Router Video Configuration Page

The Router Video Configuration page is used to set parameters on a Desti-
nation by Destination basis.

Figure 25. Router Video Configuration Page

Table 2. Rates
143Mb/s SD or Wideband
270 Mb/s SD or Wideband
360 Mb/s SD or Wideband
540 Mb/s SD or Wideband
1.485 Gb/s HD only
Bypass Non-reclocking
Auto Reclocking

Note Analog Video Acappella systems do not display a Video Configuration Page
because there are no user adjustments of the analog video.

On Digital Video systems, the Router Video Configuration Page will not
appear unless the Acappella router has a video level.

The default setting is Auto.

Auto reclocking will lock to a signal rate of either 143 Mb/s, 270 Mb/s, 360
Mb/s, 540 Mb/s, or 1.485 Gb/s (1.485 Gb/s is HD Wideband).

Bypass will pass the signal without reclocking.

Selecting a signal rate such as 270 Mb/s will cause the Output to lock to the
selected signal rate. If the incoming signal is not the selected rate the
Output will be put into Bypass mode. For example, if the incoming signal
is 1.485 Gb/s and the reclocking rate selected is 540 Mb/s which is incor-
rect, then the signal would be in Bypass with no reclocking and the Output
would report Not Locked.

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After selecting a new reclocking rate, the router will try to lock the Output
to that rate. It may take several seconds and clicking the Refresh button to
see the change. Figure 25 shows Bypass and Auto settings. If a signal rate
such as 270 Mb/s is selected as the Reclocking Rate then the Output would
show 270 Mb/s.

Router AES Configuration Page

Note Analog Audio Acappella systems do not display an AES Configuration Page.

Figure 26. Router AES Output Configuration Page

Several digital audio attributes may be assigned. The defaults are Resolu-
tion 20 bit, Audio Mode Normal (Stereo) and Block Align On.

Resolution:
This attribute determines how the signal bits are processed. A signal has 24
bits with the last four bits designated as auxiliary (AUX) bits.

In 20 bit mode the four AUX bits pass through the router unaffected by any
processing. If channels A and B are swapped, the four AUX bits stay in the
same place. If the signal is muted, the four AUX bits are not muted.

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In 24 bit mode the router will treat the four AUX bits as though they are part
of the audio data. If Channels A and B are swapped, the four AUX bits will
swap locations. If the audio is muted, the four AUX bits will be muted.

The Bypass is setting is used to pass an asynchronous signal. Placing a Des-

tination signal into Bypass mode makes the other settings in the table disap-
pear. Unchecking the Bypass setting returns the last saved settings.

Figure 27. Bypass Mode

Audio Mode
There are four variations in this mode:
• Normal Channel A to Channel A and Channel B to Channel B,
• Swap Channel A to Channel B and Channel B to Channel A,
• A Only Channel A to Channel A and to Channel B, and
• B Only Channel B to Channel A and to Channel B.
Only one of the four variations can be active.

Invert
When a channel is inverted a - (minus sign) will appear in front of the
A or B in the Output column.

Sum
When the channels are summed both an A and a B will appear in the
Output column. A + (plus sign) will appear between the two letters
unless the channels are inverted.

Mute
This attribute creates digital silence. Mute overrides all other settings.
Removing a Mute restores the previously applied settings. If a Source
lacking a signal is selected, the router will internally generate a syn-
chronous silence signal to keep downstream equipment locked.

AES Attributes Reference

The AES Attributes are illustrated here for general reference. Acappella
uses Channel A for Channel 1 or Left, and Channel B for Channel 2 or
Right.

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Figure 28. AES Attributes

Invert Left Invert Left & Right Invert Right Left Mono

CH1 CH1 CH1 CH1 CH1 Left Channel CH1 CH1 Left CH1

CH2 Right Channel CH2 CH2 CH2 CH2 CH2 CH2 Right Left CH2

8053_00_09_r0
Right Mono Stereo Sum Swap

CH1 Left Right CH1 CH1 Left Channel CH1 CH1 Left Left & Right
CH1 CH1 Left Right CH1

Left & Right

CH2 Right CH2 CH2 Right Channel CH2 CH2 Right CH2 CH2 Right Left CH2

Table 3. AES Attributes

AES Attribute Description AES Attribute Description
Invert Left Inverts Left (Channel 1) only. Right (Channel 2) is not Invert Left & Right Inverts Left (Channel 1) and Right (Channel 2).
affected.
Invert Right Inverts Right (Channel 2) only. Left (Channel 1) is not Left Mono Left (Channel 1) is sent to both Channel 1 and Chan-
affected. nel 2.
Right Mono Right (Channel 2) is sent to both Channel 1 and Stereo Neither Left (Channel 1) nor Right (Channel 2) is
Channel 2. affected.
Sum Left (Channel 1) and Right (Channel 2) are combined. Swap Left (Channel 1) and Right (Channel 2) are swapped.

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Figure 29. AES Attribute Combinations

Invert Left & Right - Left Mono Invert Left & Right - Right Mono Invert Left & Right - Sum Invert Left & Right - Swap

CH1 CH1 CH1 CH1 CH1 CH1 CH1 CH1

Left Left Left Left
Left &
Left Right Right
CH2 CH2 CH2 CH2 CH2 CH2 CH2 CH2
Right Right Right Right

Invert Left -Left Mono Invert Left - Sum Invert Left - Swap Invert Right - Right Mono

CH1 CH1 CH1 CH1 CH1 CH1 CH1 CH1

Left Left Left Left
Left &
Left Right
Right
CH2 CH2 CH2 CH2 CH2 CH2 CH2 CH2
Right Right Right Right

Invert Right - Sum Invert Right - Swap

8053_00_10_r0
CH1 CH1 CH1 CH1
Left Left
Left &
Right
CH2 CH2 CH2 CH2
Right Right

Table 4. AES Attribute Combinations

AES Attribute Combination Description
Invert Left & Right - Left Mono Inverts Left (Channel 1) and Right (Channel 2) then Left (Channel 1) is sent to both Channel 1 and Channel 2.
Invert Left & Right - Right Mono Inverts Left (Channel 1) and Right (Channel 2) then Right (Channel 2) is sent to both Channel 1 and Channel 2.
Invert Left & Right - Sum Inverts Left (Channel 1) and Right (Channel 2) then Left (Channel 1) and Right (Channel 2) are combined.
Invert Left & Right - Swap Inverts Left (Channel 1) and Right (Channel 2) then Left (Channel 1) and Right (Channel 2) are swapped.
Invert Left - Left Mono Inverts Left (Channel 1) no effect on Right (Channel 2) then Left (Channel 1) is sent to both Channel 1 and Channel 2.
Invert Left - Sum Inverts Left (Channel 1) no effect on Right (Channel 2) then Left (Channel 1) and Right (Channel 2) are combined.
Invert Left - Swap Inverts Left (Channel 1) no effect on Right (Channel 2) then Left (Channel 1) and Right (Channel 2) are swapped.
Invert Right - Right Mono Inverts Right (Channel 2) no effect on Left (Channel 1) then Right (Channel 2) is sent to both Channel 1 and Channel 2.
Invert Right - Sum Inverts Right (Channel 2) no effect on Left (Channel 1) then Left (Channel 1) and Right (Channel 2) are combined.
Invert Right - Swap Inverts Right (Channel 2) no effect on Left (Channel 1) then Left (Channel 1) and Right (Channel 2) are swapped.

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Router Remote Configuration Page

The Remote Configuration page allows you to create systems using more
than one frame.

Figure 30. Local Frame with Remote Configuration Disabled

The example screens in Figure 31 and Figure 32 show two frames creating
a four Level system. Figure 31 shows a frame that has a single Wideband
HD reclocking 8x8 Level. By combining this frame with another frame that
has a single Wideband HD reclocking 8x8 Level, and two Digital Audio
AES 8x8 Levels (Figure 32), you have created a four Level system with two
Levels of Video and two Levels of Audio.

Figure 31. Single Level Local Frame with Three Remote Levels

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The order of levels in the configuration of the two frames must match. If the
single Level frame is configured as Level 1, it has to be Level 1 on all frames
in the system. You can create systems with up to 4 Levels. To change the
order of the Levels use the Move column radio buttons.

Figure 32. Three Level Local Frame with One Remote Level

Create a Four Level HD Wideband System

This example uses four separate frames of 16x16 SD Digital Video to create
a four level system.

1. Select first frame, enable 3 remote Levels on the Remote Config Web
page.

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2. Verify IP Addresses and Type are correct for remote Levels, select Save
New Matrix Config and Reset Router.

Figure 33. First Frame Level 1

3. Select second frame, enable 3 remote Levels.

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4. Use Down to move the Level to it proper place as Level 2.

Note To move Levels always use the Up and Down buttons, never try to reorder
Levels using IP Addresses.

Figure 34. Second Frame Level 2 Move Down

Figure 35. Second Frame Level 2

5. Verify IP Addresses and Type are correct for remote Levels, select Save
New Matrix Config and Reset Router.

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6. Select third frame, enable 3 remote Levels.

Figure 36. Third Frame Level 3

7. Use Down to move the Level to it proper place as Level 3.

Figure 37. Third Frame Level 3 Move Down

8. Verify IP Addresses and Type are correct for remote Levels, if not
change, then select Save New Matrix Config and Reset Router.

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Figure 38. Third Frame Level 3 After Move Down

9. Select the fourth frame, enable three remote levels on the Remote
Configuration page, order the levels to match the other three frames in
the system, with frame four as Level 4.

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Router Reference Configuration Page

Router Reference Configuration Page is used to make adjustments to the
reference signal when the signal is out of zero time with the Source signals.

Figure 39. Router Reference Configuration Page

Minus 10 Plus 10 The video reference adjustments are set using the indicators as shown. The
Minus 1 Plus 1 bar on the bottom of the indicator will move to the left and right to show
Save
how the current adjustment relates to the total range. There are two indica-
tors, one for Vertical Offset and one for Horizontal Offset. With Offsets set
to zero (0), switches occur with respect to reference input.
Minus to Minimum Plus to Max. The default setting depends on your reference signal; NTSC is middle of
line 10, PAL is middle of line 6, and Tri-Level is middle of line 7.

The Audio Reference default is to use the Video Reference. To use an AES
signal as the Audio Reference select AES Src1. See Reference Cabling on page 35
for signal cabling requirements. If AES Src 1 is selected and the signal con-
nected to Source 1 is either not a continuous feed or is missing then Invalid
will appear. If the signal is connected correctly and is the right type then AES
Present will appear.

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The time Server Reference needs to be enabled to get accurate frame

boundary switching. In any system with more than one Acappella frame,
one frame will show State: Server and the rest of the frames will show a State:
Client.

Figure 40. Server and Client States

In a system with only one frame and no remote panel the State will show
Sleep.

Note The only time the Time Server is not needed is if there is only one Acappella
frame and no remote panels in the system, or if Acappella is being controlled
by Encore.

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Router Factory Defaults Page

Router Factory Defaults page shows the settings for the items that have
factory defaults. To restore the listed settings to the factory defaults click on
the Restore Defaults button.55

Figure 41. Router Factory Defaults

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Acap Router Applications Page

The Acap Router Applications page shows the Device ID of the matrix, and
permits entering License Key information for the SNMP option (Figure 42).

Figure 42. Acap Router Applications

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Maintenance Page
The System Maintenance pages are intended only for use by factory engi-
neers for testing and troubleshooting (Figure 43).

Figure 43. Maintenance Pages

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Remote Panel Configuration

Panel Description Page

Panel Description page is a read only page. All of the information dis-
played here is entered automatically except the Panel Device Name which
is entered on a different page.

Figure 44. Remote Panel Description Page

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Remote Panel System Configuration

Panel System Configuration page is used to make adjustments to the
Remote Panel.

Figure 45. Remote Panel System Configuration Page

Refresh

Panel Device Name:

The panel device name field is optional. This field is used to give the remote
Panel a unique name. The name entered here will appear at the top of each
of the Remote Panel pages. The name will also appear in the NetConfig
logical tree list. The field will accept up to 60 characters. However, it is rec-
ommended that entries be kept short to keep the name from wrapping.

Asset Tag:
This field is used to track internal capital asset numbers that a user might
assign to a remote panel. The field will accept up to 20 characters.

Location:
This field is used to give the remote panel a physical location name. The
location entered here will appear in the header for each of the remote panel
web pages. The field will accept up to 60 characters. However, it is recom-
mended that entries be kept short to keep the name from wrapping.

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The following settings come from the factory with default settings. User
adjustments can be made to these settings. The default settings can be
restored on the Remote Panel Network Configuration page.

Panel Background Button Intensity:

This setting is used to adjust the button background brightness. This is pri-
marily used to illuminate the panel so the buttons can be seen in a dark
environment.

Panel Dim Button Intensity:

This setting is used to adjust the button brightness at Low Tally.

Panel Display Intensity:

This setting is not used.

Panel Console Baud Rate:

This setting is used to adjust the Baud rate.

Save New Settings

This button saves changes to the Router Name, Local Panel Dim Button Intensity,
Panel Display Intensity, and Panel Console Baud Rate fields (reset is required to
save Baud Rate changes). To view changes after clicking the Save New Set-
tings button, click on the Refresh button.

Note Intensity changes do not need panel reset, changes are saved by pressing
Enter.

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Remote Panel Network Configuration

The Panel Network Configuration page is used to change the IP Address,
SubNet Mask, Gateway IP Address, and Ethernet Port for the panel.

Figure 46. Remote Panel Network Configuration Page

Setting IP Addresses with Web Page

CAUTION If there is more than one panel or frame in a system, duplicate IP addresses
may exist. To resolve duplicate IP Addresses see Setting IP Addresses on
page 52.

The IP addresses of the device can be set directly from its web page by
entering the new numbers in the Ethernet IP:, Subnet Mask: and Gateway IP:
fields.

You will need to check Do reset and Save New Settings before the change will
take effect.

NetConfig Device ID Setting:

These buttons report the current identity of the control panel. Leave this
setting on Acappella for use with an Acappella system.

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System Identifier:
Leave this setting to Default on an Acappella system running on its own net-
work.

If your Acappella system is running on a network shared by Prelude or

Encore systems, you can isolate them from one another by assigning dif-
ferent ports for each system, using the System Identifier buttons. See System
Identifier: on page 60 for an explanation of this feature.

Note All components on an individual system must use the same System Identifier
(port) number.

System Broadcast Select:

Leave this setting at Use Broadcast if your Acappella system has none or only
a small number of remote panels (three or less).

Selecting Use Multicast makes this Acappella device employ a more efficient
networking mechanism, useful for systems with several remote panels.

Note All components on an individual system must use the same Broadcast set-
tings.

Saving Settings
You must select Do Reset and click on Save New Settings before any changes
made to this page will take effect. Remember that all components of a spe-
cific system must have the same port settings, so if you change this you
must change all the others components to match.

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Remote Panel Factory Defaults

Panel Factory Defaults page displays the factory default settings. This is a
read only page.

Figure 47. Remote Panel Factory Defaults Page

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Remote Panel Acappella Destination Configuration

Destination Configuration page is used to assign physical connector to
specified Destination button. A reset is required for reassignments to take
effect.

Figure 48. Remote Panel Destination Configuration Page

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Remote Panel Router Configuration

This Router Configuration page is used to select Levels to be used by the
Remote Panel.

Figure 49. Router Configuration Type

Select the Acappella Router Level type from the dropdown menu (Table 5)
and enter the IP Address of the router.

Table 5. Level Types

Acappella HD-R HD Wideband Digital Video Reclocking
Acappella SD-R SD Digital Video Reclocking
Acappella SD-B SD Digital Video Non-reclocking
Acappella AES AES/EBU Digital Audio
Acappella AES-1 AES/EBU Digital Audio Dual Stream 1
Acappella AES-2 AES/EBU Digital Audio Dual Stream 2

Check Do reset and click Save New Settings to apply selection.

Remote panels can use Levels from any Acappella frame in the system.

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To use fewer than four Levels select the Disable box for the Level. See
Figure 50.

Figure 50. Router Configuration Type

External System Control of Acappella

Serial Control
An Acappella router can be controlled using the 9 pin RS-422 D connector
on the rear of the router. Acappella supports the Terminal/Computer Inter-
face (T/CI) protocol that employs synchronous serial ASCII commands.

Commands may be issued to control the router by either an operator

entering commands manually (using a terminal interface like hyperter-
minal), or by an automation or other external system. This connection is
point-to-point; a cable from the serial connector on the Acappella router to
the command Input device.

Note Refer to the latest version of the Routing Products Protocols Manual for
information about the Terminal/Computer Interface (T/CI) Protocol used to
control Acappella systems. This manual is available for download on the
Grass Valley web site (see page 4).

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Encore Control
Acappella Matrix
An Acappella matrix can be controlled directly by an Encore system. The
Acappella matrix is treated the same as other matrices (Concerto for
example) and communicates via Ethernet.

An Acappella matrix is configured for control by Encore using the same

procedures as other matrix types. However, each Acappella frame can be
configured with only one video level and one audio level. Multiple video
or audio levels (up to four each) require multiple Acappella frames.

Control Panels
Acappella, Encore, and MS7000 remote panels used to control Acappella
matrices through the Encore system are configured the same as panels con-
trolling other matrix types. If you use Acappella remote panels to control
multiple frame Acappella matrices (multiple levels), you will also need to
use Acappella frame web pages for configuration (see Remote Panel Router
Configuration on page 85).

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Maintenance and
Troubleshooting
Field Replaceable Units
Acappella frames are not serviced in the field. Return faulty units to a des-
ignated repair depot. Contact Customer Service. (See Contacting Grass
Valley on page 4.)

Troubleshooting

Check Connections
• Connections should be tight and electrically sound
• Cables should be checked for damage

Check Inputs
• AC power connections,
• Signal input (video, audio) must be present and within specifications,
• Cable length should be within recommended limits,
• Reference Signal must be present, within specifications, and must not
be electrically noisy, and
• Input Video Signals are required to be zero timed for proper switch
point.

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Problems and Solutions

Switching Problems

Switching Latency
All crosspoints involved in a Take do not switch in the same vertical
interval. This can be caused by noisy or missing VI Reference signal and/
or incorrect timing on the Input signals. All Input Video signals are
required to be zero timed. Digital Audio signals are automatically phased
to the Reference signal.

If using a remote panel, check that the Time Server Reference setting is
enabled on the Router Reference Configuration web page.

SNMP Monitoring
Acappella supports the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) for
system monitoring. SNMP Agents reside on the monitored equipment, and
SNMP monitoring software residing on a PC communicate to accomplish
the system monitoring.

SNMP messages originating from Thomson Grass Valley equipment

conform to the following standards:
• 1157 - SNMP v1
• 1901-1907 - SNMP v2c
• 3416 - Protocol Operations for SNMPv2
• MIB-II - (SysGroup and SNMP Group only)

SNMP Managers
Note Customers using the Thomson Grass Valley NetCentral application receive
the required Management Information Bases (MIBs) with the NetCentral soft-
ware. Customers using a Third Party SNMP Manager should contact Cus-
tomer Service for instructions on obtaining MIBs.

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NetCentral SNMP Manager

The Thomson Grass Valley NetCentral system is a suite of software mod-
ules, residing on one or more centrally located PC-compatible computers.
These modules work together to monitor and report the operational status
of devices using Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). The Net-
Central product is sold separately.

Acappella SNMP Software supports the following MIBs:

• Thomson Common Matrix MIB
• GVG-Acappella MIB
• GVG-Element MIB

Third Party SNMP Managers

Other industry standard Third Party SNMP Managers can monitor Acap-
pella matrices. For their installation & configuration, please contact your
SNMP Manager Software vendor.

Acappella SNMP Agent Licensing

The Acappella SNMP Agent is an optional component. A License Key is
needed to activate the SNMP Agent. Each license key is valid for an indi-
vidual Acappella matrix, and is generated based on the Device ID of that
matrix. The license is purchased from Thomson Grass Valley sales, and the
license key is obtained from Customer Support by providing them the
Device ID(s) and purchase confirmation.

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The Acappella Device ID is displayed on the Acap Router Application web

page. Clicking on the Enter License Key button opens a window allowing
entry of the license key (Figure 51).

Figure 51. Acappella Device ID and License Key Entry

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Monitored Acappella Matrix Parameters

The following groups of parameters can be monitored with the Acappella
SNMP Agent software.

Table 6. Acappella Monitored Parameters

Category Parameter Description
Frame Type Identify the frame type, e.g.: Acappella_Frame
Router Name Acappella Matrix Name configured from the Web page.
Model No Model number of Acappella matrix, such as A88SR-DU-LP
Description example: 16x4x2 Vid-AES
Product Part Number example: 610-1196-00
Firmware Name Name of the firmware, such as Medic FW, Reference FW, Video
Matrix FW etc.
Firmware Version Version of the Firmware, such as 001, 005 etc.
General Information
Software Version
Configuration Version example: V3.0.0d1
Boot Version example: 1.0.0 - 5272 acap
Location Location of Acappella matrix. This can be configured from
SNMP Manager, as well as Web page. This is stored as persis-
tent data, so is retained across reboots.
Asset Tag Asset tag of Acappella matrix. This can be configured from
SNMP Manager, as well as Web page. This is stored as persis-
tent data, so is retained across reboots.
IP Address
Network Information Subnet Mask
Gateway Address
Config Version Version number of Acappella configuration.
Number of Sources
Number of Destinations
Product Configuration Number of Levels
Number of Channels
Number of Controllers
Physical Matrices
Control Point IP Address IP Address of the Control point that is configured in Acappella
Matrix
Control Point Information
Control Point Status Status of the Control point, such as Active/Faulty/Missing.
Control Point Type Type of the control point such as Controller or NP Client.
Reference Name Name of the reference signal currently connected to Acappella
Reference Signal Information Matrix, such as Video Reference #1 etc.,
Reference Status Status of the reference signal, such as Present/Faulty/Missing
Frame Fan Information Fan Name Name of the Fan such as Fan #1, Fan #2
Fan Status Running or Missing

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Table 6. Acappella Monitored Parameters - (continued)

Category Parameter Description
Signal Alias The Alias name of the signal.
Signal Type Signal type, such as SD/HD Video, AES signal etc.,
Signal State State of the signal, such as Detected/Not Detected etc.,
Signal Last Changed Time at which signal state was last changed.
Signal Specific This an OID and can be used to extend the signal information to
another table.
Input / Output Signal Notify Indicates the current status of Signal Alarm Config and allows a
Signal Information manager to control whether or not the agent will generate the
Signal State notification.
Matrix Index Number Indicates the matrix index number of current signal.
Connector Number Gives the current connector number of signal.
Signal Description Signal description, such as SD/HD Video, AES signal etc.,
Output Connected To Matrix Input connector number currently connected to output.
If the signal is an input signal, this value will be -1.

Acappella Matrix Traps

The following events are monitored by the Acappella SNMP agent soft-
ware and trap messages can be sent to all configured SNMP managers.

Table 7. Acappella Trap Messages

Trap Description
If Acappella matrix loses Reference signal a trap message is sent to the manager.
Reference Signal
This error trap is cleared once Reference signal is restored.
If any error occurs in the fan a trap message is sent to the manager. This error trap
is cleared once the fan is restored to the correct state.
Fan Error
Digital Acappella has two fans and alarms for each. Analog Acappella may have
only one fan and one alarm.
If Acappella matrix detects loss of a digital input signal, a trap message is sent to
the manager. This error trap is cleared once Input signal is restored back. Analog
signal loss cannot be detected.
Input Signal Loss
Note The SNMP Agent software does not send traps on changes in
the Input signal status unless it is configured to do so. This trap
needs to be enabled using Acappella Matrix Web Page page.
If Acappella matrix detects loss of an output digital signal, a trap message is sent to
the manager. This error trap is cleared once Output signal is restored. Analog sig-
nal loss cannot be detected.
Output Signal Loss
Note The SNMP Agent software does not send traps on changes in
the Output signal status unless it is configured to do so. This
trap needs to be enabled using Acappella Matrix Web Page
screen.
If Acappella matrix detects it losses its control point, a trap message is sent to the
Loss of Control Point
manager. This error trap is cleared once the control point is restored.

Source and Destination Signal Loss Configuration

Digital signal loss SNMP traps are configured using the Acappella web
pages. The SNMP settings are only available if SNMP is licensed on that
matrix. Analog signal loss cannot be detected or reported.

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The web pages available for configuration depend on the matrix type. For
example, if the matrix is digital video only, there will be no AES configura-
tion web page.

Video Destination and Source SNMP configuration is accessed via the

Video Config web page (Figure 52 and Figure 53). AES SNMP is accessed via
the AES Config web page (Figure 54 on page 97 and Figure 55 on page 98).

Clicking on the Go to Input Config or Go to Output Config button toggles the

display between the Source and Destination configuration pages. The
Signal Alarm can be turned on or off for each Destination and Source.

Figure 52. Video Destination SNMP Configuration

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Figure 53. Video Source SNMP Configuration

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Figure 54. AES Source SNMP Configuration

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Figure 55. AES Destination SNMP Configuration

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Specifications
Mechanical and Power
Table 8. Mechanical and Power Specifications, Maximum Configuration
Depth Rack Power Consumption
Component Width Height Weight Voltage Input
(allow room behind for cabling) Units (Maximum)
Router 392 mm 483 mm 44 mm 4.89 kg. 100-240 V AC ≤ 40 W
1
15.43 in. 19 in. 1.75 in. 10.78 lbs. 50-60 Hz
Remote Panel 106 mm 483 mm 44 mm 1.04 kg. 100-240 VAC ≤ 25 W
4.18 in. 19 in 1.75 in. 2.3 lbs. 1 50-60 Hz
Environmental
Temperature 0 - 40 degrees Celsius
Humidity 10-90%, non-condensing

Video Specifications

Video Reference
Table 9. Video Reference Specifications
Video Format NTSC 525 Line Standard switching middle of line 10
PAL 625 Line Standard switching middle of line 6
Tri-Level Line Stand switching middle of line 7
Vertical Offset (0 midpoint) Adjustable from -15 lines up to +16 lines
Horizontal Offset NTSC 525 Adjustable up to ± 31.5 µs
(0 midpoint)
PAL 625 Adjustable up to ± 31.1
Tri-Level 720p/59.94 & 720p/60 adjustable up to ± 10.4 µs
720p/50 adjustable up to ± 12.7 µs
1080i/59.94 & 1080i/60 adjustable up to ± 14.2 µs
1080i/50 adjustable up to ± 17.2 µs
1080p/24 & 1080fs/48 adjustable up to ± 18.1 µs
Impedance/Connector High, Looping – BNC
Return Loss > 40 5dB (0.1 MHz-5 MHz) 75 ohm Termination

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SD Digital Video
Table 10. SD Digital Video Specifications
SD Inputs
Type Serial digital video conforming to SMPTE 259M
Connector BNC
Return loss > 15 dB (10 MHz- 540 MHz)
Impedance 75 ohms
Cable equalization Automatic ≤ 300 meters of Belden 1694A or equivalent for data rate ≤ 540 Mbps
SD Outputs
Type Serial digital video conforming to SMPTE 259M
Connector BNC
Return loss > 15 dB (10 MHz-540 MHz)
Signal amplitude 800 mV ±10% when terminated into 75 ohm
Impedance 75 ohms
Operational Modes
Reclocking SR Automatic or manual selection of 143 Mbps, 270 Mbps, 360 Mbps, & 540 Mbps
Non reclocking S Non-reclocked operation or bypass switched from 10 Mbps to 540 Mbps with signals
that have a maximum ones/zeros ratio of 20:1
DVB-ASI
Supported Polarity is preserved.

Wideband Digital Video

Table 11. Wideband Digital Video Specifications
Wideband Inputs
Type Serial digital video conforming to SMPTE 292M
Connector BNC
Return loss > 15dB (10 MHz-1.5GHz)
Impedance 75 ohms
Cable equalization Automatic ≤ 100 meters of Belden 1694A or equivalent for data rate ≤ 1.485 Gbps
Wideband Outputs
Type Serial digital video conforming to SMPTE 259M or SMPTE 292M
Connector BNC
Return loss > 15dB (10 MHz-1.5GHz)
Signal amplitude 800 mV ±10% when terminated into 75 ohm
Impedance 75 ohms
Operational Modes
Reclocking Automatic or manual selection of 143 Mbps, 270 Mbps, 360 Mbps, 540 Mbps, & 1.485 Gbps
DVB-ASI
Supported Polarity is preserved.

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Analog Video
Table 12. Analog Video Specifications
Analog Input
Connector BNC (IEC 60169-8)
Input impedance 75 ohm self terminating.
Input Return Loss > 40dB, DC to 10MHz
Signal Type, Nominal Level Composite Analog Video, or RGB
1Vpp, max 2Vpp
Cable Equalization None
Clamping None
Coupling DC
Analog Video Output
Connector BNC (IEC 60169-8)
Impedance 75 ohm source terminated
Return Loss > 40dB, DC to 10MHz
Nominal Level 1Vpp, max 2Vpp into 75 ohm termination
Coupling DC
DC Offset <50mV
Equalization None
Analog Video Performance
Frequency Response ±0.1dB DC to 10MHz,
+0.5/-0.5dB, 10-30MHz,
0 to -3dB @ 120MHz
Gain Uniformity ±0.1dB
Differential Gain <0.15% @1Vpp
Differential Phase <0.15∞ @1Vpp
K-Factor/ Pulse-to-bar <0.5%
Tilt <0.5%
Chroma/Luma Gain Inequality <0.5%
Crosstalk <-60dB DC to 4.43MHz most hostile condition
Hum and Noise >70dB below 700mV unweighted with 10MHz bandwidth
Delay Scatter ±1∞ @4.43MHz between any two paths
Electrical Length TBD
Temperature Range 0∞ to 40∞ C

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Audio Specifications

AES Digital Audio

Table 13. AES Digital Audio Specifications
General
Switch Point Next audio sample after video switches
Switching Transients No discontinuity, switching is frame synchronous
Signal Format Unbalanced AES-3id-1995, SMPTE-276-M (specifies AES3)
AES Inputs
Format SMPTE-276-M (specifies AES3)
Cable Length 350M of RG59/U (9259) for 75 ohm systems 450M of 8281 for 75 ohm systems
Connector BNC
Impedance 75 ohm
Return loss ≥ 25dB 0.1-6mhz 75 ohms unbalanced
Sample rate 48KHz
AES Outputs
Format SMPTE-276-M (specifies AES3)
Connector BNC
Impedance 75 ohm
Voltage 1 Vpp into 75 ohms
Rise-time Approximately 19nS
Return loss ≥ 25dB 0.1-6mhz
Input to output delay ≤ 4.2 audio samples
Reclocking Yes
Output Jitter ≤1nS
Sample rate 48KHz

Analog Audio
Table 14. Analog Audio Specifications
Analog Inputs
Signal Type Balanced Analog Audio
Connector 6 position friction clamp connector for channel pair
(+,-,GND,+,-,GND)
Max Input Level +24dBu
CMRR @ 50-60Hz >70dB
CMRR @ 20kHz >=55dB
Input Common Mode Voltage Range +/- 40V
Input Impedance Differential >15k Ohms
ESD (Static Withstand Voltage) 10kV @ 330 Ohms, 150pF

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Table 14. Analog Audio Specifications - (continued)

Analog Audio Outputs
Signal Type Balanced Analog Audio
Connector 6 position friction clamp connector for channel pair
(+,-,GND,+,-,GND)
Max Output Level +24dBu Balanced, 10k Ohm Load (no cable)
(System is voltage mode and not designed to
support more than three outputs loaded with +18dBu Unbalanced, 10k Ohm Load
600 Ohms.) (no cable, one of the outputs grounded)
+24dBu Balanced into 600 Feet Belden 8451 cable + 600
Ohms. Capacitance of cable equivalent to 0.022uF.
Output Impedance <= 25 Ohms Differential
OCMR (Output Common Mode Rejection) >=46dB
DC on Output Differential <= +/- 50mV
Analog Audio Performance
Gain Unity (0dB)
THD+N <0.01%, 20Hz – 20kHz
IMD (SMPTE 4:1) <0.01%, +24dBu, 600 Ohm/Hi Z load.
Crosstalk >83dB isolation, 20Hz – 20kHz, all hostile
Frequency Response 20Hz-20kHz +/-0.1dB @1kHz
-3dB @200kHz with smooth roll-off after 200kHz
Noise (22kHz un-weighted, RMS) -85dBu
Gain Error +/- 0.1dB typical, +/- 0.25dB max,
with 10k Ohms or larger load

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Native Protocol
Acappella Matrix 3.0 and newer software support the Native Protocol com-
mands shown in Table 15. Refer to the separate Routing Products Protocols
Manual for specific information.

Table 15. Acappella Native Protocol Command Support

Command Notes
N – Query system name
R – Return Protocol Processor SW Revision #
T – Return smsAPP software title
t – Return Native Protocol software title
BK - Background Activities
E – Positive response setting (ON/OFF)
I – Refresh Rate
F – Query configuration Flags
f – Clear configuration flags
QI & Qi - Query Destination Status on a Specific Level by Index
QJ & Qj - Query Destination Status by Index
IS - Source names with Source indices
QN - Query Names ID - Destination names with Destination indices
L – Level names
TI - Take, Index with Level Index Destination,Source Index[,<Level Index>]
Takes Sources (on specified levels) to specified desti-
TJ - Request Take Index with Level Bit Map
nation by index rather than name. Allows Breakaways

Note Commands like QN,IS and QN,ID will receive dummy source/destination
names (such as dst_1, dst_2,…) from Acappella. The Acappella NP server
uses Control By Index.

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Index
Numerics 8x8 24
Empty 25
16x16
Audio Backplane Dual Analog
cabling 31
8x4 27
single stream 31
8x8 27
20 bit 63
Auto reclocking 62
24 bit 64
8x8
cabling 32 B
dual stream 32 B Only 64
Backplane Audio Analog 26
A 16x16 26
16x4 26
A Only 64
Backplane Audio BNC
AC power supplies 16x16 23
external 37 16x2 24
internal 36 16x4 24
Acap Router Applications page 76 16x8 23
Acappella 8x4 25
control by Encore 87 8x8 24
Acappella Destination Configuration page 84 Empty 25
AES Attributes 64 Backplane Audio Dual Analog
defaults 37 8x4 27
settings 63 8x8 27
All-Level Take 44 Backplane Video
Illustration 44 16x16 21
analog audio 16x2 22
pinouts 33 16x4 22
16x8 21
asset tag
8x4 22
remote panel 79
8x8 22
router 58
Empty 23
Audio Analog
Breakaway Take
dual stereo 26
Illustration 44
Audio Backplane Analog
button
16x16 26
Local Panel Destination 42
16x4 26
Local Panel Enable 39
Audio Backplane BNC Local Panel Level 43
16x16 23 Local Panel Protect 40
16x2 24 Local Panel Source 41
16x4 24
16x8 23
8x4 25

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C 16x1 20
16x16 19
cabling 16x2 19
16x16 31 16x4 19
8x8 32 16x8 19
control 34 8x1 20
Ethernet 34 8x4 20
Remote Panel 36 8x8 20
control No Local Panel 18
cabling 34
Crosspoint
Switching Latency 90 G
general description 17
D Grass Valley web site 4

defaults
AES Attributes 37 I
factory 75, 83 information
Device ID 76 router 57
Device View 51 installation
Do Reset 82 panel rack mount 30
Do reset 59 router rack mount 29
documentation online 4 Invert 64
dual stereo configuration 26 IP address
dual stream resolving duplicate 52
8x8 32 setting 52
duplicate IP address setting with web page 60
resolving 52 IP View 51

E L
Encore levels
control of Acappella 87 used by remote panel 85
control of Acappells 17 license key
panels configured to control Acappella 87 SNMP 91
Ethernet Local Panel Destination
cabling 34 button 42
Local Panel Enable
button 39
F Local Panel Level
factory button 43
defaults 75, 83 Local Panel Protect
FAQ database 4 button 40
features 17 Local Panel Source
Frame model codes 27 button 41
frequently asked questions 4 location
Front remote panel 79

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router 58 control of Acappella 17

problem
reference 90
M
Maintenance page 77
manual
R
NetConfig 52 rack mounting
Multi-Level Switching 44 rear frame support 30
multiple frame configuration example 67 rear frame support kit 30
Mute 64 reference
adjustments 73
problem 90
N video 35
name Refresh button Icon 57
router 58 Remote Panel
Native Protocol commands 105 cabling 36
NetCentral 91 remote panel
NetConfig 51 asset tag 79
main screen description 51 levels used by 85
manual 52 location 79
NetConfig Device ID Setting 81 Remote Panel model codes 28
network configuration Remote Panel router
of PC 45 settings 85
Normal 64 restore defaults 75
router
asset tag 58
O information 57
location 58
On Indicators 39
name 58
online documentation 4 rack mount installation 29
Router AES Configuration page 63
P Router Factory Defaults page 75
panel router name 58
rack mount installation 30 Router Network Configuration page 60
Panel Description page 78 Router Reference Configuration page 73
panel device name 79 Router Remote Configuration page 67
Panel Factory Defaults page 83 Router Status page 57
Panel Network Configuration page 81 Router System Configuration page 58
Panel System Configuration page 79 Router Video Configuration page 62
PC RS-422 86
network configuration 45
requirements 45
pinouts
S
analog audio 33 Save New Settings 59, 82
Serial D connector 34 Serial
Prelude D connector pinouts 34

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Index

Serial Control 86 V
settings
Video
AES Attributes 63
settings 62
Remote Panel router 85
system 80 Video Backplane
Video 62 16x16 21
16x2 22
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
16x4 22
90
16x8 21
single stream 8x4 22
16x16 31 8x8 22
SNMP Empty 23
license key 91 video reference 35
licensing 91
monitored parameters 93
NetCentral manager 91 W
signal loss configuration 94
standards 90 web browser Interface 56
third-party manager 91 web page
traps 94 Acap Router Applications 76
SNMP monitoring 90 Acappella Destination Configuration 84
Maintenance 77
SNMP option
Panel Description 78
license key 76
Panel Factory Defaults 83
software 51 Panel Network Configuration 81
installation on PC 46 Panel System Configuration 79
loading to devices 54 Router AES Configuration 63
NetConfig 51 Router Factory Defaults 75
Software CD 46 Router Network Configuration 60
software download from web 4 Router Reference Configuration 73
Sum 64 Router Remote Configuration 67
Swap 64 Router Status 57
Router System Configuration 58
Switching Latency, Problems 90
Router Video Configuration 62
system
web site documentation 4
settings 80
web site FAQ database 4
System Broadcast Select 61, 82
web site Grass Valley 4
System Identifier 60, 82
web site software download 4

T
Take
All-Level 44
All-Level Illustration 44
Breakaway Illustration 44
Terminal/Computer Interface (T/CI) protocol
86

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