User Manual

Pearl-2 User Guide Front and back view Pearl-2
Table 4 Pearl-2 Rackmount and Pearl-2 Rackmount Twin back panel descriptions
Label Name Description
Power jack Plug the power supply in here. Always use the provided power supply.
HDMIin Connect HDMI and DVIsignals.
4KHDMIin Connect up to 4K
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HDMI signals.
SDI in Connect SDIsignals.
XLRaudio in
The four XLR ports can function as two, professional line level
left/right stereo pairs (XLR A pair and XLR B pair) or as four mono
inputs, see AV inputs.
The XLR ports are professional line-level inputs and are calibrated for
+ 4.0 dBu signals.
RCA audio in
The RCA ports are consumer line level, left/right stereo pair and are
calibrated for - 10 dBV signals.
HDMIOut For displaying a source or channel on an external display (up to 4K
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).
USB3.0 ports
For connection of external hard drives, flash drives, USB webcameras,
USB microphones or control interfaces. See Record for recording to a
USBdrive.
RJ-45 Ethernet
Auto-sensing gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000 Base-T network port. See
Configure network settings for setup instructions.
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Requires 4K feature add on
The SDI ports on the back of Pearl-2 can be delicate. Be careful to avoid sharp impacts or pressure
such as balancing the system on its back with the SDI ports against a hard surface. Rough
treatment of the SDI ports could result in loss of functionality for that port.
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