Preface
Preface
This manual p
rovides safety and installation information for the ECO8000 Series
Automatic Changeover Unit. Also included is information about basic instrument
operation.
Product description
The ECO8000 Series Automatic Changeover U nit is a highly versatile automatic
sync and s ignal changeover unit w ith configurations and capabilities required
to address modern master sync application and other advanced sync timing
application. The ECO8000 Series offers exceptional reliability, stability, and is
designed
with optional high-bandwidth input changeover capabilities for HD/SD
and/or 3G-SDI signal environments.
Each ECO
8000 unit can be used with the following signal generators to form the
complete sync generator system, which offers extra redundancy for the critical
timing and synchronization system in the facilities.
A pair of Tektronix Master Sync / Master Clock Reference Generators
(SPG8000) for most broadcast facility timing applications.
A pair of Tektronix Test Signal Generators (TG8000) for more advanced post
production facility timing applications.
ECO8000 Series models
The
ECO8000 Series consist of the f ollowing models:
ECO8000: This model provid es up to nine user-configurable BNC channels
an
d four LTC channels. The base configuration has three 50 MHz Electronic
Fast Switch (REF/ELSW) channels with options for six more 50 MHz
Electronic Fast Switch or 3 GHz Relay Switch (HREF/Relay) channels in
groups of three channels each, plus four optional LTC channels. Each channel
consisting of primary and backup inputs, and an output.
ECO8020: This model provides up to 20 user-configurable high-density
BNC channels and four LTC channels. The base configuration has five 50
MHz Electronic Fast Switch (REF/ELSW) channels with options for 15
more 50 MHz Electronic Fast Switch or 3 GHz Relay Switch (HREF/Relay)
channels in groups of five channels each, plus four optional LTC channels.
Each channel consisting of primary and backup inputs, and an output.
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