Owner manual

3G-TPG OPERATING MANUAL
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Copyright © 2009 DECIMATOR DESIGN PTY LTD
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Contents
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DESCRIPTION PAGE
Introduction 2
Features 2
UserInterface 3
MainMenus 4
FORMAT: 4
PATTERN: 5
AUDIO: 6‐7
TEXT: 7
SETUP: 8
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Introduction
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Thankyouforpurchasingthe3G‐TPG,theworldsfirstlow‐cost3G/HD/SD‐SDITestPattern
Generator.
Wedesignedthisgeneratordueto:
1. Thelimited3G‐SDItestequipmentavailable
2. Thehighcostandlimitedfunctionalityoftheequipm entthatwasavailable
Thisgeneratorhasundergonealmosttwo
yearsofextensivetesting,byvariousProfessional
Engineersinthebroadcastandpost‐productionindustry,whowe wouldliketothank.
ThisproductwasdesignedbyEngineersforEngineers.Weourselvesusethisgeneratorto
testallofourproductsduringdevelopmentandmanufacturing.
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Pleasenotethatthisproductwasdesigned
andmanufacturedinAustraliabyREDBYTE
DESIGNPTYLTD.Inthepastthisproducthasbeen re ‐brandedundervariousnames.Ifyou
havepurchasedoneoftheseunits,pleasecontactyournearestDealertofindoutifitis
possibletoupgradethelatestversion.
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Features
 3G‐SDI,HD‐SDIorSD‐SDIoutput(26Formatsintotal )
 54TestPatternsincludingLumaandChromaZoneplates.
 Embeddedaudiotestgeneratorfeaturing:
i) All8stereopairs(16channelsor4groups)
ii) Adjustablefrequencyfrom1to20,000Hzinstepsofeither1,10,
100and1kHzsteps
iii) Amplitudeadjustmentfrom0to‐100dBFS
iv) Brokenorunbrokentoneoneitherchannel
v) 24‐bitaudioforHDand20‐bitaudioforSD
 Upto20charactersofon‐screentext
 EDH(ErrorDetectionandHandlingforSD)
 High
qualitystainlesssteelcase
 Superiorquality3GratedUSmadeBomarconnectors
 LowPoweroperationfromeither+5VDCmainsor3xAAbatteries(Mayoperateupto8
hoursfromrechargeable2500mAhNiMH)
 Automaticpower‐downmodewhenrunningfrombatteries
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