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Pearl-2 User Guide Tech specs
Input port Qty Details
XLR
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The XLR inputs accept balanced and unbalanced, pro line level
signals (+4.0 dBu) up to to 12.3 VRMS, +24 dBu.
By default, the four XLR ports operate as two stereo left/right
audio pairs (XLR A pair and XLR B pair). You can configure the
ports to operate as independent mono inputs using the Admin
panel, see Configure audio ports for stereo or mono.
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SD-SDI audio is not supported
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Requires 4K feature add on
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In the Admin panel, Analog audio B includes audio signals from the XLR B audio pair and the RCA audio pair
by default. You can disable one or the other using the Admin panel, see Assign audio sources to an input.
If you are using DVI2PCIe cards with your Pearl-2, DVI2PCIe cards do not support audio over
HDMI.
Tech specs
The input and output connectors are listed for Pearl-2 and Pearl-2 Rackmount. Pearl-2 Rackmount Twin is
made up of two completely independent Pearl-2 systems, therefore it has double the number of inputs and
outputs that are listed in this table.
For the most up-to-date product specifications and information, go to www.epiphan.com/pearl-2.
Table 9 Specifications for Pearl-2
Video Inputs
Connectors
(2) 12G SDI
(2) HDMI™ / DVI¹
(2) 4K HDMI
2
/ DVI¹
(2) USB video
Resolutions
Most common and custom HDMI/DVI/SDI/USB modes
up to 4096×2160
Video Format
Options
3G-SDI; 6G-SDI; 12G-SDI; 4K-SDI; HD-SDI; SD-SDI
DVI single link (through an adapter), USB video through
USB Webcamera or UVC AV.io video grabber;
HDMI, 4K HDMI
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