User guide

821016: AMPx-E8 Series User Guide

Chapter 2 System Overview

Monitoring Inputs

Monitoring an SDI Input

1. To monitor an SDI signal, do one or both of the following:

• Connect an SDI signal to the rear panel SDI In 1 (BNC), or

• Connect an SDI signal to the rear panel SDI In 2 (BNC).

2. On the front panel, press the Input button until the LCD displays

the corresponding input you want to monitor:

• SDI1 for a signal to the SDI In 1 (BNC), or

• SDI2 for a signal to the

SDI In 2 (BNC).

3. Continue on to Channel Selection and Mixing on page 25.

Monitoring a Dolby Input

To monitor a Dolby signal, connect the Dolby input to the rear panel

Dolby E/AC-3 In 1 or In 2 (BNC) connector.

On the front panel, press the Input until the LCD screen displays the

Dolby input signal you want to monitor.

• BSt1 for a signal to the Dolby E/AC-3 In 1 (BNC), or

• BSt2 for a signal to the Dolby E/AC-3 In 2 (BNC).

4. Refer to Terminating/Unterminating Inputs on page 40 to check/

set your termination settings.

5. Continue on to Channel Selection and Mixing immediately below.

Monitoring Dolby in SDI

To Monitor a Dolby signal embedded in SDI, follow the instructions

below.

1. Connect the SDI signal with embedded Dolby to either SDI In 1 or

SDI In 2.

2. Press the Dolby key (Double D symbol) to activate the bistream

mode.