SWIT FLOW500 Tx SDI & HDMI Wireless Video & Audio Transmission System User Manual

Model: FLOW500 Tx/FLOW500 Rx 500ft
Wireless HD
Tx SDI & HDMI Wireless
Video & Audio Transmission System
User Manual

Please read this user manual throughout before using
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Preface

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• The warranty period of this product is one year, and does not cover the following:
  (1) Physical damage to the products
  (2) Any damage or breakdown caused by use, maintenance, or storage not according to the user manual’s introductions.
  (3) The attenuation of signal quality resulting from being used in any special environment.
  (4) Any damage caused by not powering the product by a package-supplied power adaptor.
  (5) Any damage or breakdown not caused by the product s design, workmanship, manufacturing, quality, unauthorized repairs or parts replacement, or other operations.

• For any suggestions and requirements on these products, please contact us, please contact us through phone, fax, Email, etc.

Safety Precautions
Please follow the safety precautions before using. The following conditions are not covered by a warranty.

1. Unauthorized repairs or other Unauthorized operations.
2. Inappropriate placement includes but is not limited to lighting, fire, and exposure to rain, water, or gas.
3. Using the wrong power supply.

  Warning

• Do not get any liquid inside the products
• Do not block the ventilation openings or put substances inside, in order to avoid short circuits, fire, or electric shock.
• Do not place the product in the rain or moisture to avoid electric shock or fire.

Danger

• Switch the power off before connecting other devices.
• Power socket: Make sure the power socket is under the voltage range of the product to avoid short circuits, electric shock,s, and fire.
• Power cable: Make sure the power cable is not pressed or tightened by any items or weights.
• Power Load: Do not exceed the load on the wall outlet, extension cable, or another porous receptacle to avoid fire or electric shock.
• Lightning: Disconnect the power cable if it is lightning or not used for a long period of time.

Working environment

• Please don’t lay the product in any unstable place to avoid fallen damage.
• Please don’t use the product in a place overheating, undercooling, with lots of moisture, or nearby strong magnetic devices.
• Please don’t lay the product on a metal shelf, in order to ensure effective wireless transmission.

**Packing list

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This wireless system includes the below accessories:

 Product Introduction

FLOW500 includes a transmitter and receiver, adopts the latest encrypted transmission technology, Supports SDI and HDMI wirelessly transmitted in 150 meters scale (Line-of-Sight), 2 channels SDI/HD-MI digital video transmission, auto pairing, and OLED display. FLOW500 is equipped with a DC power connector; compact size, and portable, and the receiving signal is very stable.

Features

• 3G/HD/SD-SDI and HDMI transmission
  Support up to 1080p 50/60Hz SDI & HDMI wireless transmission.

• 150 meters transmission distance
  In an open outdoor area, the effective transmission distance is approx. 150 meters( line of sight)

• Wireless Frequency

The system adopts 5180-5220MHz and 5762.5-5822.5MHz Wireless frequency bands (FLOW500 Tx

Frequency Band and Frequency Point

CHOO| 5180MHz| CH04| 5780MHz
CHO1| 5200MHz| CH05| 5800MHz
CH02| 5220MHz| CH06| 5820MHz
CH03| 5760MHz| /| /

• Pairing mode
  Support auto pairing connection and manual switching of frequency points. Support one transmitter to multi-receiver mode.

• OLED
  Display the current working parameter, such as signal format, wireless channel, signal strength, and so on.

• High quality & Wall thorough mode
  Support 1 transmitter to unlimited receivers and High quality & Wall through mode choose.

The system adopts 5182.5-5282.5MHz and 5760-5820MHz Wireless frequency bands (FL0W500 Rx).

Frequency Band and Frequency Point

CHOO| 5180MHz| CH04| 5780MHz
CHO1| 5200MHz| CH05| 5800MHz
CH02| 5220MHz| CH06| 5820MHz
CH03| 5760MHz| /| /

• Encryption
  Support AES 128-bit encryption to protect the transmission.

• All-Metal Shell
  Both the transmitter and receiver adopt a metal shell that is durable and solid.

• All hardware design
  The wireless system is hardware and plug-and-play designed, and without installing software, easy to set up.

• Multiple battery plates change
  The transmitter can choose different battery plates according to demand.

Remark:

1. The transmission distance may be different and depend on surroundings, radio wave conditions, buildings, etc., the 150 meters transmission distance maybe not be guaranteed.
2. The wireless transmission might be interrupted if there’re other devices of 5GHz wireless bandwidth Used in the same location.
3. Signal reception may be affected by the position, height, and angle of devices. If the reception video is not stable, please physically adjust placement for the optimized signal.
4. Set the antennas straight up and set the receiver higher to enhance the transmission efficiency.

Appearance Instruction

Transmitter FLOW500

1. Antenna
2. Product label
3. Link: Wireless status indicator
4. Video: Video signal indicator
5. Power: Power status indicator
6. OLED: 0.96-inch OLED
7. Five-direction switch: Five-direction adjustment button (adjust the display menu to switch and confirm in five directions: up, down, left, right, and vertical)
8. Installation thread: 1/4″-20 thread. Use the package supplied articulating arm trestle to install the device to the camera.
9. USB: Micro USB, software upgrade interface
10. HDMI in : HDMI input (H DM I-A type connector)
11. Battery plate: Power supply via D & F & U model battery plate. Model D battery we recommend SWIT battery: S-8D98. S-8D58, S-8D62 which is compatible with Panasonic CGA series ; CGA-D54S/D28S, VBD series SWV-VBD58; Model F battery we recommend SWIT battery: S-8972, S-8970, S-8770, S-8975, which is compatible with SONY L series NP-F770/970; Model U battery we recommend SWIT battery LB-SU98„ which is compatible with PXW-FX series BP-U60/U30/U90.
12. SDI LOOP: SDI Loop out (BNC connector)
13. SDI in: SDI input (BNC connector)
14. ON/OFF: Power switch
15. DC in: Support DC 7-34V voltage input, 5.5mm (outer diameter) /2.1mm (inner diameter). Outside: negative, Inside: Positive

The description of the LED status indicator

Receiver FLOW500

1. Antenna
2. ON/OFF: Power switch
3. USB: Micro USB, software upgrade interface
4. Link: Wireless status indicator
5. Video: Video signal indicator
6. Power: Power status indicator
7. DC in: Support DC 7-34V voltage input, 5.5mm (outer diameter) /2.1mm (inner diameter).Outside: negative, Inside: positive
8. OLED: 0.96-inch OLED
9. Five-direction switch: Five-direction adjustment button. (adjust the display menu to switch and confirm in five directions up, down, left, right, and vertical)
10. Installation thread: 1/4″ -20 thread, Use the package supplied articulating arm trestle to install the device to the camera
11. HDMI OUT: HDMI output (HDMI-A type connector)
12. SDI out: SDI output (BNC connector)
13. Battery plate: Power supply via D & F & U model battery plate. Model D battery we recommendSWIT battery: S-8D98, S-8D58. S-8D62 which is compatible with Panasonic CGA series; CGA-D54S/D28S. VBD series SWV-VBD58; Model F battery we recommend SWIT battery:$-8972. S-8970, S-8770, S-8975, which is compatible with SONY L series NP-F770/970; Model Battery we recommend SWIT battery LB-SU98, which is compatible with PXW-FX seriesBP-U60/U30/U90.

The description of the LED status indicator

LED Display menu

Initial interface (One-to-one mode)
When no signal is input, the transmitter is consistent with the receiver display content. See Fig. 1

Initial interface (One-to-one mode)

When Transmitter and receiver video signal con- section normal, the transmitter is consistent with the receiver display content. See Fig. 2

Initial interface (One-to-multi mode)
When the transmitter has no signal input, see Fig. 3

Initial interface (One-to-multi mode)
When the transmitter video signal is connected normally, as shown in Fig. 4 Initial interface (One-to-multi mode)
When the receiver has no signal input, see Fig. 5 Initial interface (One-to- multi mode)
When the receiver video signal is connected normally, as shown in Fig, 6

Tips:

1. Using a joystick(up and down) to change frequency channel, 7 channels in total.
2. After changing to One-to-multi mode, There will be an “M” show on the bottom

Interface changing
a: Changing interface in transmitter via using the joystick(left and right), see fig 7.8.9.
b: Changing interface in receiver via using the joystick(left and right), see fig .7.9.

Tips:

1. The menu content of transmitter and receiver is different: Quality mode and wall through mode can only be selected in the transmitter, see fig.8
2. The“MULTICAST” should change to“ON” in both transmitter and receiver to open one-to-multi mode. (Both transmitter and receiver need to choose “MULTICAST ON”)
3. Support firmware upgrading via USB interface.
4. Both transmitter and receiver support manually switching frequency channels.
5. The factory setting is “MULTICAST OFF”.
6. Choose “MULTICAST ON” (The transmitter needs to pair with every receiver before using one-to-multimode)

Pairing

1. Switch on both FLOW500 transmitter and receiver; The “POWER?” indicator light in every receiver should light up when there is multiple receivers, Waiting for jumping to the main interface.
2. Right pushing the joystick to the “PAIR” interface and choosing “YES” in both transmitter and receiver, the “LINK” indicator flashes quickly during pairing(Every receiver should pair with the transmitter separately when using one-to-multi mode).
3. The “LINK” indicator will stop flashing after pairing successfully. The device is in an encrypted transmission state.

Tips:

1. The transmitter and receiver should pair at the same time. Every receiver should be paired with the ‘transmitter separately when using the one-to-multi mode
2. Make sure every receiver has already paired successfully before using one-to-multi mode.
3. The paired receiver and transmitter, are automatically connected after boot, no need to pair again,
4. Keep 1-2 m distance between transmitter and receiver when pairing to avoid pairing failure.
5. Do not use more than 4 group wireless transmission devices to avoid disturbing.

Connection

1.  Connecting the SDI IN/HDMI IN interface of the FLOW500 transmitter with the SDI OUT/HDMI OUT interface of the camera or video output device. Connecting SDI loop out the interface of FLOW500 transmitter with SDI interface of monitor or switcher.
2. Connecting SDI OUT interface of FLOWS00 receiver with SDI IN interface of monitor or switcher. When using the one-to-multi mode, every SDI OUT interface of the receiver should be connected with the SDI IN interface of the monitor or switcher.
3. Switch on both FLOWS500 transmitter and receiver, the “Power” indicator light up, the OLED screen show “WAIT…” then jump to the initial interface, see fig.1 or fig.3; Wait until the “Link” and “Video” indicator light up, the transmitter and receiver have identifiable signal inputs and connected successfully. If the transmitter and receiver have identifiable signal inputs but fail to establish a connection, the “link” indicator will flash.

Tips:

1. After powering the FLOW500 transmitter and receiver, dial the power switch on the product “on”
2. FLOW500 transmitter support SDI video signal input and HDMI video signal input, the system automatically identifies input video interfaces. The system will choose the SDI video signal when both HDMI and SDI interfaces are connected.
3. When multiple receivers are used simultaneously in the same environment, ensure that multiple wireless devices have identifiable signal input.

High-quality mode & wall through mode

1. Connecting the SDI IN/HDMI IN interface of FLOW500 with the SDI OUT/HDMI OUT interface of the camera or video output device. Connecting SD! loop out the interface of  OW500 transmitter with SDI IN interface of monitor or switcher.
2.  When using the one-to-multi mode, every SD! OUT interface of the receiver should be connected with the SDI IN interface of the monitor or switcher.
3. Switch on both FLOW500 transmitter and receiver, every receiver should be switched on when using one-to-multi mode. “Power” indicator light up, OLED screen show“WAIT…” then jump to the initial interface, see fig.1 or fig.3; Wait until the “Link” and “Video” indicator light up, the transmitter and receiver have identifiable signal inputs and connected successfully, right push the joystick to“PREF” interface, see fig.11.
4. It is recommended to choose the high-quality mode for wireless devices under normal operating conditions, such as a better environment, stronger signal, or more than one set of wireless devices- es under the same scene.
5. Wall through mode is recommended for wireless devices under complex operating conditions, such as poor on-site environments, high distance barriers, and only 1-2 sets of wireless devices in the same scene. (If more than one set is used in the same scene, it is recommended to use a high-quality mode to reduce interaction)

Tips:

1. When wireless devices are under normal operating conditions, choosing a High-quality mode can get a better video quality, but transmission distance will be cut.
2. When wireless devices are under complex operating conditions, choosing Wall through mode can get a long transmission distance, but the video quality will be cut.

The way to get the best effect of Wireless Transmission

1. Set the antenna on both the transmitter and receiver vertically straight up. (See Fig.12), Set the receiver facing the transmitter to extend the transmission distance and stabilize the transmission quality.

2. Set the receiver as high as possible to avoid interference.

3. Avoid walls, trees, and water to reduce signal attenuation.

Troubleshooting

If the receiver failed to output video correctly, the possible causes are as below; please find the solution from the following chart:

and switch on the transmitter and receiver
The antennas are not installed properly and screwed tightly| Install the antennas properly and screw tightly both transmitter and receiver
Bad connection of video cable| Check video cable connection of both transmitter and receiver
The video format is not supported| Change the output video format of the camera
Poor
Video quality| Bad connection with a video cable| Reconnect reliably
The wireless transmission is disturbed by the environment| Wait for 1 minute or reboot the transmitter and receiver
The transmission distance is out of effective range| Close the transmitter to the receiver

Specification

(60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25/24/23.98)
Wireless frequency| 5.17GHz-5.23GHz and 5.75GHz-5.83GHz
modulation mode| OFDM Support 160AM, 640AM, OPSK, BPSK modulation mode
transmission distance| 150m (Line of sight)
Power consumption| <8W| <8W
Transmitting power| Max CE:25mW FCC:50mW| /
Human-Machine Interaction| 0.96-inch OLED, Five-direction adjustment button
Input voltage| DC/ Battery:7-‘-34V
Working environment| Temperature :0°C–1-40°C
Dimensioniwithout antenna and plate)| 66 x 106.5 x 24.7 (m)| 106.5 x 66x 24.7 (mm)
Net weight (without antenna)| 240.0g| 230.0g

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