Configuring everything else – Studio Technologies 5152 V.1 User Manual
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Model 5152 User Guide
Issue 5, September 2013
Studio Technologies, Inc.
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Model 5152
Video Generator/Audio Embedder Module
Configuring Everything Else
Many other Model 5152 operating param-
eters can be configured using the Model 
5190 Remote Access Module or by way of 
a text file. Details on how to use the Model 
5190’s menu pages are covered in other 
documentation. Understanding how to cre-
ate and use a configuration text file will be 
covered in this guide.
An initial overview of the configuration 
choices is provided in the following para-
graphs. Following these paragraphs are 
details on how to determine a module’s 
current configuration and how to revise 
parameters as required.
SDI Input Select
The Model 5152 is capable of having its 
SDI input in the form of a coaxial signal 
(BNC connector) or an optical signal (SFP 
module). All versions of the Model 5152 
support the coaxial (BNC) input. The opti-
cal input is an option and may or may not 
be present on the specific module you are 
configuring. Configuring this function can 
be performed using the Model 5190 
Remote Access Module or by way of a 
text file stored on a USB flash drive.
SDI Output Image Format/Rate Mode
One setting is used to configure how the 
format and rate of the internal SDI genera-
tor is selected. (The internal SDI generator 
creates the short-duration solid-gray video 
image and plays back the stored “720” 
and “1080” images.) In the Auto mode the 
format and rate will automatically “follow” 
that of a connected SDI input. This allows 
the Model 5152 to automatically “learn” the 
specific format and rate used by a broad-
cast facility or live event. In the Locked 
mode the format and rate of the internal 
SDI generator will be “locked” so that it will 
not change. Configuring this mode can be 
performed using the Model 5190 Remote 
Access Module or by way of a text file 
stored on a USB flash drive.
Delay Before Stored Image
The Model 5152 can output a solid-gray 
video image prior to the stored image 
being generated. This is provided as an 
innocuous indication to downstream equip-
ment that a loss of SDI has occurred. The 
solid-gray image can be selected to be 
present for a fixed duration of one to seven 
seconds. It can also be disabled allowing 
the stored image to be output as soon as a 
loss of an input SDI signal is detected.
Moving Image Overlay
A “moving” graphic image can be overlaid 
onto the stored “720” and “1080” images 
when either one is being output by the 
Figure 7. RS-485 Address Settings
