SWIT EC-N200 Multi Camera Production System User Manual

SWIT EC-N200 Multi Camera Production System User Manual

Safety Precautions

Please follow the safety precautions in this manual and operate in the correct way. Our company guarantees that this product can be used for a long time, but the following situations are not included:

1. Unauthorized disassembly, maintenance or replacement of parts and other operations.
2. Damage caused by accident, including but not limited to lightning, fire, exposure to rain or moisture.
3. The type of power source being used is not within the voltage range allowed for this product.

Warning

• Do not let any liquid splash on the product.
• In order to avoid electric shock, please do not block or paste the ventilation holes on the product, do not remove the product cover, or put pins, iron wires, and foreign objects into the gaps in the ventilation holes.
• To reduce the risk of electric shock or fire, do not place this product in rain or moisture.

Danger

• Before connecting with any equipment, please turn off the power first, and then operate.
• Power socket: To avoid short-circuit electric shock or fire, please confirm that the type of power socket used is within the voltage range of this product.
• Power cord: Do not place any objects or heavy objects on the power cord to prevent the power cord from being pressed or strained.
• Power load: Do not exceed the load on the wall socket, extension cord or other porous sockets to avoid fire or electric shock.
• Lightning: To avoid lightning or long time without use of the product, please remove the plug/external battery.

User environment

• Do not place this product in an unstable place, the product may be seriously damaged due to falling.
• Do not place this product near equipment that is too hot, too cold or too humid, or that will cause a strong magnetic field.

Introduction

The SWIT NDI EFP system consists of camera adaptors EC-N200 (up to HD) or EC-N200-4K (up to 4K) and an intercom control panel ET-N80 with all the essential accessories for one-stop setup.

The EC-N200 camera adaptor takes 3G-SDI input from cameras, encoded to an HD NDI stream over an IP network, and the EC-N200-4K camera adaptor takes 12G-SDI input, and encodes to 4K NDI. Both of the HD and 4K versions support NDI PGM source decoded and monitoring output via HDMI. You can use any on-camera monitors with HDMI input, to monitor local camera video and return PGM video in pic-in-pic mode. The control buttons on the adaptor are available for intercom volume adjustment and Push-to-talk with the director. There’s on- board TALLY light for cameramen and also extended TALLY light for the anchor. The camera adaptors support PoE power and V-mount battery power as well.

The ET-N80 intercom control panel can be assigned with up to 8 camera adaptors, and supports link connection for more channels or for external 3rd party intercom system by 4-wire connector. Directors can talk to every cameraman individually by pushing button numbers or announce everyone by the ANN button, instead of selecting intercom channels from webpages.

The NDI EFP system has respected all the operation habits of SDI/Fiber EFP system, and greatly simplified cable works by using NDI IP solution. You can use any ENG cameras to build up a pure NDI production system, and all the intercom, TALLY, return video are based on NDI, the high quality and low latency IP video solution with reasonable network bandwidth

Features

• Encode camera SDI to high bandwidth NDI, HD up to 150Mbps and 4K up to 250Mbps.
• Decode PGM NDI in every camera adaptor and display local video and return video together.
• Full duplex intercom between cameramen and director.
• The director can select camera numbers to talk individually or press ANN to talk to everyone.
• The director can group the camera channels and talk to each group.
• The cameraman can initiate the call to director.
• Provide dual colors on-board TALLY light and external TALLY light set on the front of the camera.
• The camera adaptor supports DC-IN power, V-mount battery power and PoE power.
• The intercom control panel can be connected into 3rd party intercom system

Index of Parts and Functions

The Camera Adaptor
EC-N200 / EC-N200-4K

1. External TALLY output, 3.5mm jack

2. Power ON/OFF switcher

3. Volume Up *

4. Volume Down *

   • Press both to call director

5. NDI return video Indicator

6. NDI return video switcher， press in turn:
   Local video → Local/Return PIP→ Return Video

7. SDI input lock indicator

8. Press the pin to reset

9. 5-pin XLR headset input

10. On-board TALLY light

11. V-mount battery plate (Gold mount option)

12. DC 8.4V(Reg.) power output from battery

13. D-tap 14.4V power output from battery

14. HDMI Monitor out for Local / Return video

15. SDI loop output*

16. SDI input*

    • EC-N200 up to 3G; EC-N200-4K up to 12G

17. DC 11-17V input, 5.5/2.1mm jack

18. RJ45 network cable fixer install position

19. Gigabit high bandwidth NDI interface *

    • EC-N200 up to 1080p50/60, 150Mbps
      EC-N200-4K up to 2160p50/60, 250Mbps

Index of Parts and Functions

The Intercom Control Panel
ET-N80

1. 3-pin XLR Microphone socket

2. Mic/Headset switching button
   Press down to switch from Headset to Mic

3. 5-pin XLR Headset socket

4. Speaker, output when switching to Mic

5. Volume Down

6. Volume Up

7. ANN: Announcement mode
   Press to talk to all camera channels

8. MIC OFF: Turn off the Microphone input

9. MUTE: Turn off the Headphone/Speaker output

10. 1-8: Camera Channels 1-8
    Press the numbers to talk individually

11. 4-Wire: External intercom channel
    Press to take over external intercom

12. Power ON/OFF switcher

13. Press the pin to reset

14. AC 100-240V 50/60Hz input

15. AC ON/OFF switcher

16. DC 11-17V input, 4-pin XLR

17. External intercom connect, RJ45 4-Wire *

    • Pin definition:
      Pin 1| Null
      ---|---
      Pin 2| Null
      Pin 3| Audio OUT +
      Pin 4| Audio IN +
      Pin 5| Audio IN –
      Pin 6| Audio OUT –
      Pin 7| Null
      Pin 8| Null

18.  NDI network connect, RJ45

Get Started

1. System Connection
   Connect all the camera adaptors and the intercom control panel to the NDI network.
   
   3rd Party Intercom System

2. IP Setup
   The camera adaptor and intercom control panel has factory default IP address:Device| Default IP
   ---|---
   EC-N200/N200-4K| 192.168.1.15X
   ET-N80| 192.168.1.101

You can find the default IP address on the product label

Set computer IP address to the same segment, and connect directly with the device or through network switcher, by straight through RJ45 cable.

Launch web browser on the computer, input 192.168.1.15X to enter configuration webpage of the camera adaptor, and input 192.168.1.101 to enter configuration webpage of the intercom control panel.

Input User ID and password to log-in configuration webpage

Webpage Settings – Camera Adaptor

1. Channel – Camera Channel configuration
   

2. Channel – Return Video Source Select
   

3. Channel – NDI Group Setting
   

4. Channel – External Sources
   

5. Channel – Advanced Settings
   

6. Network – Change IP address
   

7. User Admin – Log-in Password Setting
   

8. Firmware Update
   

Webpage Settings – Intercom Control Panel

1. Channel – Assign Camera Adaptors
   

2. Advanced – Group Talk Settings
   

3. NDI Settings
   

Indicators

1. The Camera Adaptor EC-N200/N200-4K
   Signal Indicator| Status/Color| Instruction
   ---|---|---
   OFF/ON
   | On| Powered on
   Of| Device not get powered
   SDI IN| Red| No SDI input recognized
   Green| SDI input recognized
   NDI RETURN| Red| No return NDI source recognized
   Green| Return NDI source recognized
   NDI RETURN| Red| The camera channel is PGM
   On board TALLY
   | Green| The camera channel is PVW
   Amber| The camera channel is both PGM & PVW
   External TALLY
   | Red| The camera channel is PGM
   Green| The camera channel is PVW
   Amber| The camera channel is both PGM & PVW
2. The Intercom Control Panel ET-N80
   Singal Indicator| Status/Color| Instruction
   ---|---|---
   POWER
   | On| Powered on
   Off| Device not get powered
   INPUT
   | Red| 3-pin Microphone actived
   Green| 5-pin Headset actived
   | Red| The camera channel connected
   Green| The camera channel intercom actived
   Red flashing| The camera channel is calling
   | Red| External intercom system is connected
   Green| External intercom channel is actived
   | Off| Individual intercom mode
   Green| Announcement mode
   | Off| Microphone is turned on
   Green| Microphone is turned of
   Off| Microphone is turned on
   Green| Microphone is turned of
   | Off| Earphone or Speaker is turned on
   Green| Earphone or Speaker is turned of

Troubleshooting

supply
Camera SDI not connected| Check camera SDI cable
Camera SDI format not supported| Check camera SDI format
Network blocked| Check IP address of the camera adaptor
No return video display| Didn’t select return video source| Camera adaptor- Channel-Return source
Return video not switched on| Press Return button on camera adaptor
Intercom can’t be connected| Low volume or Mic OFF or Mute| Check the button status
Camera adaptor not assigned| Check the channel assign settings
Unable to launch web configue page| Wrong IP address| Check IP address of the device
Web browser need refresh| Press Ctrl+F5 to refresh web browser
Unable to upgrade firmware| Firmware file error| Make sure the file name is correct
The device is already latest firmware| Check the firmware version

Specification

2160P（60/50/30/29.97/25/23.98）1080P（60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25/23.98）1080（I 60/59.94/50）720P（60/59.94/50）
Video Formats| NDI| 1080P（60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25）1080（I 60/59.94/50）720P（60/59.94/50）| 2160P（60/50/30/29.97/25）1080P（60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25）1080（I 60/59.94/50）720P（60/59.94/50）
| | 1080P（60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25/23.98）| 1080P（60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25/23.98）
| HDMI| 1080（I 60/59.94/50）| 1080（I 60/59.94/50）
| | 720P（60/59.94/50）| 720P（60/59.94/50）
DC Input| DC/ Battery 11～17V，1.5A，PoE 42～57V，0.5A
DC Output| D-tap 14.4V out×1; Pole-tap 8.4V(Reg.) 3A out×1. (Available when battery attached)
Power| 16W
Environment| 0℃～+40℃
Size| 139.23×176×52.5mm
Weight| 742g
Intercom Control Panel| ET- N80
---|---
AC Input| 100～240V, 0.5A
DC Input| 11～17V，1.5A
Power| 16W
Environment| 0℃～+40℃
Size| 482.6×164.4×44.5mm, 1U rackmount
Weight| 1.5kg

Dimensions

EC-N200/N200-4K

ET-N80

Packing List

EC-N200/N200-4K

Single ear headset (5-pin XLR) :×1
15mm rail rods : x2
Camera 15mm rail base : x1
Adaptor 15mm rail clamp: x1
External TALLY with cable and coldshoe : x1
RJ45 cable fixer; x1
Carrying Case : x1

ET-N80

Single ear headset (5-pin XLR) : x1
Swanneck Microphone (3-pin XLR): x1
AC power cable: x1

References

• SWIT Global Website

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