Ross Acuity - Features; Hot Swappable Boards; Analog;Tri-Level Reference Input; Multi-Definition Serial Digital Inputs

Features
Thank you for considering a Ross Video Acuity
®
Production Switcher. The Acuity
®
is a completely new
large switcher platform that takes Ross production
switchers to the next level of performance and unleashes
operator creativity.
Hot Swappable Boards
The boards and power supplies in the Acuity
®
frames
are hot swappable. The resources, or sources provided
by a board are lost when the board is removed.
Analog/Tri-Level Reference Input
The switcher supports both external and internal reference
sources. The external reference can be an input from a
house sync to the reference input BNC and back out the
looping reference output. Although tri-level sync is
recommended as your reference source for all HD
applications, analog black burst can be used when
operating the switcher.
Table 2: Compatible Video Formats
Usable FormatInput Reference
480i480i
480i 16:9
720p 59.94Hz
1
1080i 59.94Hz
1
1080p 59.94Hz (A/B)
2
UHDTV1 59.94Hz (UHD-2SI)
3
576i
576i
576i 16:9
720p 50Hz
1
1080i 50Hz
1
1080p 25Hz
1080p 50Hz (A/B)
2
UHDTV1 50Hz (UHD-2SI)
3
720p 50Hz
720p 50Hz
720p 59.94Hz720p 59.94Hz
Usable FormatInput Reference
576i1080i 50Hz
576i 16:9
720p 50
1080i 50Hz
1080p 25Hz
1080p 50Hz (A/B)
2
UHDTV1 50Hz (UHD-2SI)
3
480i
1080i 59.94Hz
480i 16:9
720p 59.94Hz
1080i 59.94Hz
1080p 29.97Hz
1080p 59.94Hz (A/B)
2
UHDTV1 59.94Hz (UHD-2SI)
3
1080p 60Hz
1080i 60Hz
UHDTV1 60Hz (UHD-2SI)
3
1080p 24Hz
1080p 24Hz
1080pSF 23.98Hz1080pSF 23.98Hz
1080pSF 24Hz1080pSF 24Hz
Notes
1
It is not recommended that you operate the switcher in
these video formats when you are using a composite sync
(480i or 576i) reference signal. SMPTE
®
recommends
using a tri level sync reference signal for high-denition
video.
2
The 1080p 50Hz Level B and 1080p 59.94Hz Level B
video formats are only accepted by the MultiProcessor
Input and 12G MultiProcessor Input boards where they
are converted to level A automatically.
3
Only the MultiProcessor Input and 12G MultiProcessor
Input boards can process UHDTV1 UHD-2SI video
signals. Only the 12G MultiProcessor Input can process
UHDTV1 UHD-2SI (single link) at 12Gb/s.
Multi-Definition Serial Digital Inputs
The Acuity
®
frames come standard with a single Video
Input board providing 20 Multi-Denition SDI BNC
inputs. Depending on the size of frame you have this can
be increased to either 60 or 120 BNCs.
• 4RU – expandable from 20 to 40 or 60.
• 8RU – expandable from 20 to 40, 60, 80, 100, or 120.
Acuity UHD Configuration Guide (v9.1) — Features • 7