Grass Valley 8990ARC v.3.0 - Manual (Page 7)

8990ARC Instruction Manual 7
8990ARC SD Aspect Ratio
Converter
Introduction
The 8990ARC converts between standard (4:3) and widescreen (16:9) SD
video formats. Flexible aspect ratio control is provided on the module’s
front panel and through remote control using the 8900 web browser graph-
ical user interface (GUI) and the Newton Control Panel.
The 8990ARC is compact and fits in the 8900 frame which holds up to 10
modules in 2 RU. It supports 270 Mb serial digital video with outputs ref-
erenced from the input signal.
Key features include:
• 270 Mb component serial digital input and output,
• Module is hot-swappable,
• Module settings are stored in non-volatile memory,
• Automatic 525/625 line selection based on video input,
• Passes horizontal ancillary data (HANC),
• Passes or blanks vertical interval ancillary data (VANC),
• Standard, modified, and custom Video Index Coding and Wide Screen
Signaling (WSS) with selectable WSS line,
• GPI (general purpose interface) input can recall one of four
user-defined preset settings,
• Selection of top and bottom one, two, or three active video lines as data
lines, and
• Remote control and monitoring through the 8900 frame ethernet I/F
and Newton Control Panel (with 8900NET module running software
version 3.2.0 and later).