Grass Valley Terrapin FTR-D6 - Manual (Page 6)

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About Terrapin FTR-D6
About the Terrapin FTR-D6 System
About the Terrapin FTR-D6 System
The Terrapin FTR-D6 provides the features of a fiber optic digital video transmitter, a fiber
optic digital video receiver, plus a six-output digital video distribution amplifier in a single
unit.
The transceiver handles a wide range of digital video rates. Supported formats include:
• 3 Gb/s HD/SDI: SMPTE 424M (reclocked)
• 1.5 Gb/s HD/SDI: SMPTE 292M (reclocked)
• 540 Mb/s: SMPTE 344M
• 270 Mb/s DVB/ASI (reclocked)
• 143 Mb/s: SMPTE 259M
• 19.4 Mb/s ATSC: SMPTE 310M
• AES and MADI Audio
• Non-standard digital signals to 3 Gb/s
The unit is interoperable with industry standard optical HD/SDI signals to/from other
equipment, such as Rattler™, Python™, TelePort™, Telethon™, and Viper™ series frames and
modules, as well as other manufacturers' routers, DAs, etc.
The Terrapin FTR-D6 accepts a 75 ohm coaxial input on a BNC connector or an optical signal
on an ST connector up to 3Gb/s, or both at the same time. The output of the unit can also
be applied to the six BNC connectors or an ST fiber connector, or both at the same time.
The Terrapin FTR-D6 operates in one of four modes. The mode is set by using a single push-
button that allows the choice of the following:
• Fiber optic transmitter with six BNC outputs of the digital video signal
• Fiber optic repeater with six BNC outputs of the received digital video signal
• Fiber optic receiver with six BNC outputs and Fiber optic transmitter of a separate
digital video signal
• Fiber optic repeater and local digital video D.A.
Colored LEDs on the top of the Terrapin FTR-D6 unit show the current mode with easy-to-
understand arrows indicating signal flow of the copper and optical signals.
The Terrapin FTR-D6 can be used in "throw down" mode with an external AC power supply
or with the optional external battery mounted to the Terrapin FTR-D6 unit. Screw holes are
provided on the unit to allow the Terrapin FTR-D6 to be attached to any suitable surface.
Figure 1-1 is a singlular example of a multitude of possible uses for the Terrapin FTR-D6.
This example shows a remote truck operating at a stadium where a series of Terrapin FTR-
D6 units are chained together by looping fiber feeds. Each Terrapin FTR-D6 is capable of
providing a BNC signal to six destinations.