Installation and Operation Manual Blackmagic Audio Monitor Mac OS X™ Windows™ July 2013
Welcome Welcome to Blackmagic Audio Monitor! Thank you for purchasing a Blackmagic Audio Monitor for your production needs! We hope you share our dream for the television industry to become a truly creative industry by allowing anyone to have access to the highest quality video equipment. Audio monitoring is crucial for any video production workflow, whether it's broadcast, post production or live production.
Contents Blackmagic Audio Monitor 4 6 8 Getting Started Introducing Blackmagic Audio Monitor 4 Plugging in Audio 5 Selecting your Audio Source 5 Connecting Video Outputs 5 Using Blackmagic Audio Monitor Using the Control Panel 6 LCD 6 Audio Level Meters 6 SOLO LEFT and SOLO RIGHT 6 Channel Up and Channel Down 7 INPUT 7 MUTE 7 VOLUME 7 9 10 11 Installing the optional Blackmagic Dolby® Decoder Module Help Warnings Warranty
Getting Started 4 Getting Started Introducing Blackmagic Audio Monitor Blackmagic Audio Monitor is a single rack real time audio monitoring solution that can be used with a variety of video and audio sources in live, post production and broadcast environments. The audio monitor connects to SD/HD/3G/6G-SDI, digital AES/EBU and analog audio equipment to ensure outputs have the correct audio levels.
Getting Started PUSH USB 2.0 HDMI OUT 1 SDI IN SDI LOOP OUT 2 PUSH Blackmagic Audio Monitor supports virtually all types of audio equipment! If you want to connect SDI signals in SD, HD, 2K or even Ultra HD 4K, you can plug in via the SDI input using a standard BNC connector. Plug in using XLR connectors if you want to monitor digital AES/EBU audio from equipment including disk recorders and digital audio consoles, or from analog equipment such as audio mixers or Betacam SP decks.
Using Blackmagic Audio Monitor 6 Using Blackmagic Audio Monitor SDI 1080PsF/30 Using the Control Panel Ch 1& 2 Blackmagic Audio Monitor's control panel provides fast access to critical functions and status. L -3 0 +3 LCD The built in color LCD features a text overlay that displays your selected input, the video format if SDI is connected, selected audio channels, and the volume level for your speakers or headphones.
SOLO LEFT SOLO RIGHT 7 Using Blackmagic Audio Monitor To monitor right channel audio: CH CH Step 1. Press the Solo Right button. The button will become backlit green and your audio will play through the right speaker only. SDI SOLO LEFT SOLO RIGHT CH CH 1080PsF/30 Ch 1&2 Step 2. Press Solo Right again to return to stereo audio monitoring. L -45 -30 INPUT INPUT -20 -10 Channel Up and -3Channel0 Down+3 These buttons let you cycle throughR 16 channels of audio embedded in your SDI connection.
Installing the optional Blackmagic Dolby® Decoder Module 8 Installing the optional Blackmagic Dolby® Decoder Module Installing the optional Blackmagic Dolby® Decoder Module in Blackmagic Audio Monitor WARNING Installation requires removing the lid of the Blackmagic Audio Monitor chassis to access the motherboard and should only be performed by qualified individuals. Precautions should be taken to reduce the risk of electrostatic discharge while installing the module.
Help 9 Help Getting Help The fastest way to obtain help is to go to the Blackmagic Design online support pages and check the latest support material available for your Blackmagic Audio Monitor. Blackmagic Design Online Support Pages The latest manual, internal software and support notes can be found at the Blackmagic Support Center at www.blackmagicdesign.com/support.
Warnings 10 Warnings Caution: Risk of Electric Shock On the Blackmagic Audio Monitor enclosure you will see a yellow warning label marked ‘Caution: Risk of Electric Shock’. This is intended to warn users that there may be the presence of uninsulated “dangerous” voltage within the Blackmagic Audio Monitor enclosure which may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to the user.
Warranty 11 Warranty 12 Month Limited Warranty Blackmagic Design warrants that this product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 12 months from the date of purchase. If a product proves to be defective during this warranty period, Blackmagic Design, at its option, either will repair the defective product without charge for parts and labor, or will provide a replacement in exchange for the defective product.
