Kramer Electronics FC-10 - Manual (Page 13)

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5.5 Getting to Know Your FC-4043
The KRAMER FC-4043 CV/YC - Component Transcoder interfaces between Composite video
and Y/C to the most widely used professional video format - Component Video (Y, R-Y, B-Y)
bi-directionally. In many video studios and production centers there is a need to convert from one
format to the other, and the Kramer FC-4043 is the perfect choice as it operates in the most
common standards - PAL, SECAM and NTSC (both) – and bi-directionally. Decoding operation
is microprocessor controlled via the internal I
2 C bus and the machine allows standards
conversion between PAL and SECAM. Front/Rear panel features of the FC-4042 are described
in Figure 5 and Table 6.
NOTE
For operation instructions refer to section 9.
Figure 5: FC-4043 Front/Rear Panel Features
Table 6: FC-4043 - Front/Rear Panel Features
No. Feature Function
1. Power Switch Illuminated switch supplies power to the unit.
2. ENC/TRANS pushbutton Encoder or Transcoder function selector. When Transcoder is selected (switch is
not illuminated), an internal link is formed between the components outputs of the
Decoder section and the component inputs of the Encoder section – allowing for
example - Composite SECAM to PAL conversion (or vice versa)
3. PAL, SECAM, 3.58, 4.43 encoder
pushbuttons Illuminated pushbuttons: selecting the output encoding standard desired.
Note that the machine does not scan convert between PAL and NTSC but can
allow for NTSC 4.43 output from an NTSC 3.58 input for example.
4. Internal trimmers
Not used. WARNING!
Adjustments or attempted adjustments of the trimmers are not
allowed. Failure to comply with this warning may damage the
machine.
5. CV/YC pushbutton Illuminated pushbutton. Selects either composite video or Y/C signal at the
decoder input when pressed.
6. HUE (+/-) pushbuttons Only active when NTSC is used, for changing output picture hue.
7. PAL, SECAM, 3.58, 4.43 LEDS Illuminates the appropriate LED when one of the corresponding standards input
signal is auto detected (blinks when there is no input.)
8. INPUTS CV BNC connector Composite video input to the Decoder.
9. INPUTS Y/C 4P connector Y/C input to the Decoder.
10. OUTPUTS Y, R-Y, B-Y BNC
connectors Component video outputs from the Decoder.
11. INPUTS Y, R-Y, B-Y BNC
connectors Component video inputs to the Encoder.
12. OUTPUTS YC 4P connector YC output from the Encoder.
13. OUTPUTS CV BNC connector Composite video output from the Encoder.
14. Power Connector
A 3-prong AC connector allows power to be supplied to the unit. Directly
underneath this connector, a fuse holder houses the appropriate fuse.