User's Manual

While it may appear like it’s an up or down conversion setting, what your converter is actually
doing is telling your source equipment to output Ultra HD or HD video so that your converter can
then output the source video’s native HD or Ultra HD resolution without up or down conversion.
To force your source video to HD, Ultra HD, or to let your converter automatically negotiate the
optimum resolution with your source equipment, simply use combinations of switches 1 and 2.
The combination settings are shown below.
AUTO - switch 1 to OFF, switch 2 to OFF
Your converter will negotiate an optimum HD or Ultra HD resolution with your source equipment
based on its output capabilities.
FORCE TO HD - switch 1 to OFF, switch 2 to ON
If your HDMI source equipment is capable of outputting HD and Ultra HD, your converter will
instruct the source equipment to output HD video.
FORCE TO ULTRA HD - Switch 1 to ON, Switch 2 to OFF
If your HDMI source equipment is capable of outputting HD and Ultra HD, your converter will
instruct the source to output Ultra HD video.
The switch legend on the base of your converter gives you
all the information you need to change conversion settings
Blackmagic Converters Setup Settings
The Converters Setup utility can be used to change settings and update your Mini Converter’s
software. You can access these settings by moving between the ‘audio,’ and ‘about’ tabs. The
‘about’ tab is detailed in the ‘changing settings’ section in this manual. The ‘audio’ tab for Mini
Converter HDMI to SDI 6G contains the following settings.
Input Levels menu
This menu allows you to adjust the gain on the audio input. You can adjust audio levels
independently per channel, or together by clicking the ‘link’ icon next to their sliders. To reset
all audio levels back to 0 dB click the ‘reset’ button at the top of the ‘input levels’ menu.
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