Osprey® 460e A/V Option Installation Guide
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Osprey 460e AV Option Installation Guide Osprey 460e A/V Option The Osprey 460e video capture card is a PCI® Express card designed to simultaneously capture four independent channels of analog video and unbalanced stereo audio signals and process them independently, minimizing internal PC space requirements. The Osprey® 460e audio/video (A/V) option includes additional internal video inputs and four additional balanced audio inputs that can be switched in as alternatives to the rear panel connectors.
Osprey 460e AV Option Installation Guide A/V Option Board The Osprey 460e A/V Option Board (Figure 3) has two connectors, an industry standard DB25 female connector and a DB15 male connector (see pinout tables). Balanced audio is provided on the DB25 connector and it is TASCAM DTRS compatible. Figure 3.
Osprey 460e AV Option Installation Guide DB15 DB 15 Pinouts Osprey Pin Composite Component Y/C 1 2 A4 B3 A-Pr B-Pb A-S-Chroma 3 4 5 C2 C4 D3 C-Y C-Pr D-Pb C-S-Luma C-S-Chroma 6 A3 A-Pb 7 8 9 B2 B4 C3 B-Y B-Pr C-Pb B-S-Luma B-S-Chroma 10 11 12 13 14 15 D2 A2 Shield/Gnd Shield/Gnd Shield/Gnd D4 D-Y A-Y Shield/Gnd Shield/Gnd Shield/Gnd D-Pr D-S-Luma A-S-Luma Shield/Gnd Shield/Gnd Shield/Gnd D-S-Chroma 3
Osprey 460e AV Option Installation Guide Connecting the A/V Option to the Osprey card Note: It is best to use a grounding strap when performing these steps. To connect the A/V option: 1. Locate Audio pin 1 on the Osprey 460e card (Figure 4). Figure 4. Osprey 450e Video Capture Card Video Pin 1 2. Audio Pin 1 An arrow is located at one end of the ribbon cable (Figure 5). Align the arrow to Audio pin 1. Figure 5. Ribbon Cable End Arrow 3. Osprey Connect the ribbon cable by pressing down firmly.
Osprey 460e AV Option Installation Guide 4. Locate Audio pin 1 on the A/V option board (Figure 6). Figure 6. A/V Option Board Video Pin 1 Audio Pin 1 5. Locate the arrow at the other end of the ribbon cable. Align this arrow to Audio pin 1 on the A/V option board. 6. Connect the ribbon cable by pressing down firmly. 7. Repeat steps 1 through 6 for video. Make sure the ribbons do not cross. Figure 7.
Osprey 460e AV Option Installation Guide Figure 8. PCI Express Slot 10. Power up the computer. The OS will detect the newly present Osprey card, and begin to activate the driver. 11. When the installation is complete, reboot the system.
Osprey 460e AV Option Installation Guide Configuring the additional A/V inputs The Osprey 460e and 450e have four independent channels which are denoted by A, B, C, and D. Each channel can support up to four composite inputs, a component input, and a Y/C input. With the addition of the A/V option and component panel, the Osprey AVStream Driver enables you to select any of these as physical inputs to each channel. As an example, the driver lists Osprey 460 Device 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D.
Osprey 460e AV Option Installation Guide Figure 10. Video Input Drop-Down List 2. Click on the Video Input drop-down list to display all of the available video inputs for channel A, Composite1, Composite2, Composite3, Composite4, Y/C (S-Video) and Component. Note: The Osprey 460e can capture video from only one of the four composite video inputs at any given time. See the Osprey driver manual for information on changing the inputs. 3. Osprey Click OK.
Osprey 460e AV Option Installation Guide Connecting to the optional panels The optional panels include the cables that connect to the A/V option connectors or the Osprey 460e or 450e video capture card and a standard 19-inch rack panel. Cables are removable from the panels. Figure 11. 95-00463 Osprey 460e Component Video Panel On the Component panel, Composite 2, Composite3 and Composite4 are indicated by A2, A3, and A4 for the A channel.
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