Decimator Design MD-QUAD 1-4 Channel SDI Multi Viewer Instruction Manual

June 17, 2024
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Decimator Design MD-QUAD 1-4 Channel SDI Multi Viewer

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Product Information

Specifications:

  • Product Name: MD-QUAD
  • Version: 3
  • Channels: 1 to 4 (3G/HD/SD)-SDI Multi-Viewer / Quad-Split
  • Outputs: SDI and HDMI
  • Firmware Version: 2.0

Product Usage Instructions

Power LED Settings:
Use the rotary to select the menu and press the button to toggle the setting. The Power LED will change to Red when settings are changed and back to Green when saved. Defaults are highlighted.

Input Status:
For all Menu Subsets when Rotary = 0, the Input Status is displayed as follows:

  • Input 1 Format Detect: None, SD, HD
  • Input 2 Format Detect: None, SD, HD
  • Input 3 Format Detect: None, SD, HD
  • Input 4 Format Detect: None, SD, HD

HDMI Output Type:
Menu Subset = 0/Rotary = 2. HDMI Output Type LED settings for different output options.

FAQ:

  • Q: Where can I download the latest USB Control Software and Specifications?
    A: You can download the software and specifications for this product at www.decimator.com.

FIRMWARE VERSION 2.0 SETTINGS

Please note:
MD-QUAD 3 hardware has serial numbers starting with MQC.

  • The latest USB Control Software and Specifications for this product can be downloaded at: www.decimator.com.
  • Use the rotary to select the menu and press the button to toggle the setting.
  • When the settings are changed the Power LED will change to Red and change back to Green when they are saved.
  • Defaults are highlighted.

For all Menu Subsets when Rotary = 0. Input Status (Button is disabled)

  LED Status
LED Description
1 Input 1 Format Detect
2 Input 2 Format Detect
3 Input 3 Format Detect
4 Input 4 Format Detect

For all Menu Subsets when Rotary = 1. Menu Subset

LED 1 LED 2 LED 3 LED 4 Menu Subset
Off Off Off Off 0
Off Off Off Green 1

Menu Subset = 0/Rotary = 2. HDMI Output Type

LED 1 LED 2 LED 3 LED 4 Output
Off Off Off Off DVI RGB 4:4:4, No audio is passed
Off Off Off Green HDMI RGB 4:4:4, 2 Audio channels passed
Off Off Green Off HDMI YCbCr 4:4:4, 2 Audio channels passed
Off Off Green Green HDMI YCbCr 4:2:2, 2 Audio channels passed
Off Green Off Off HDMI RGB 4:4:4, 8 Audio channels passed
Off Green Off Green HDMI YCbCr 4:4:4, 8 Audio channels passed
Off Green Green Off HDMI YCbCr 4:2:2, 8 Audio channels passed

Menu Subset = 0/Rotary = 3. Output Select

LED 1 LED 2 LED 3 LED 4 Output
Green Green Green Green Multi-View
Green Off Off Off Video Source 1
Off Green Off Off Video Source 2
Off Off Green Off Video Source 3
Off Off Off Green Video Source 4

Menu Subset = 0/Rotary = 4. Multi-View Audio Source

LED 1 LED 2 LED 3 LED 4 Output
Green Off Off Off Video Source 1
Off Green Off Off Video Source 2
Off Off Green Off Video Source 3
Off Off Off Green Video Source 4

Menu Subset = 0/Rotary = 5. Multi-View/Test-Pattern Mode Output Format

LED 1 LED 2 LED 3 LED 4 Multi-View Output Format
Off Off Off Off 1. SD 720x487i59.94
Off Off Off Green 2. SD 720x576i50
Off Off Off Red 3. HD 1920x1080i60
Off Off Off Orange 4. HD 1920x1080i59.94
Off Off Green Off 5. HD 1920x1080i50
Off Off Green Green 6. HD 1920x1080psf30
Off Off Green Red 7. HD 1920x1080psf29.97
Off Off Green Orange 8. HD 1920x1080psf25
Off Off Red Off 9. HD 1920x1080psf24
Off Off Red Green 10. HD 1920x1080psf23.98
Off Off Red Red 11. HD 1920x1080p30
Off Off Red Orange 12. HD 1920x1080p29.97
Off Off Orange Off 13. HD 1920x1080p25
Off Off Orange Green 14. HD 1920x1080p24
Off Off Orange Red 15. HD 1920x1080p23.98
Off Off Orange Orange 16. HD 1280x720p60
Off Green Off Off 17. HD 1280x720p59.94
Off Green Off Green 18. HD 1280x720p50
Off Green Off Red 19. HD 1280x720p30
Off Green Off Orange 20. HD 1280x720p29.97
Off Green Green Off 21. HD 1280x720p25
Off Green Green Green 22. HD 1280x720p24
Off Green Green Red 23. HD 1280x720p23.98
Off Green Green Orange 24. 3G 1920x1080p60
Off Green Red Off 25. 3G 1920x1080p59.94
Off Green Red Green 26. 3G 1920x1080p50

Menu Subset = 0/Rotary = 6. Multi-View Windows

LED 1 LED 2 LED 3 LED 4 Multi-View Windows
Off Off Off Green 1
Off Off Green Off 2
Off Off Green Green 3
Off Green Off Off 4

Menu Subset = 0/Rotary = 7. Multi-View Layout

LED 1 LED 2 LED 3 LED 4 Description
Off Off Off Off 1. 100% of Screen Size
Off Off Off Green 2. 100% of Screen Size with Border
Off Off Off Red 3. 90% of Screen Size
Off Off Off Orange 4. 90% of Screen Size with Border
Off Off Green Off 5. 100% of Screen Size with Gap
Off Off Green Green 6. 100% of Screen Size with Border and Gap
Off Off Green Red 7. 90% of Screen Size with Gap
Off Off Green Orange 8. 90% of Screen Size with Border and Gap
Off Off Red Off 9. Custom
Off Off Red Green 10. Custom
Off Off Red Red 11. Custom
Off Off Red Orange 12. Custom
Off Off Orange Off 13. Custom
Off Off Orange Green 14. Custom
Off Off Orange Red 15. Custom
Off Off Orange Orange 16. Custom
Off Green Off Off 17. Custom
Off Green Off Green 18. Custom
Off Green Off Red 19. Custom
Off Green Off Orange 20. Custom
Off Green Green Off 21. Custom
Off Green Green Green 22. Custom
Off Green Green Red 23. Custom
Off Green Green Orange 24. Custom
Off Green Red Off 25. Custom
Off Green Red Green 26. Custom
Off Green Red Red 27. Custom
Off Green Red Orange 28. Custom
Off Green Orange Off 29. Custom
Off Green Orange Green 30. Custom
Off Green Orange Red 31. Top to Bottom
Off Green Orange Orange 32. Left to Right

Menu Subset = 0/Rotary = 8. Select Input/s to Configure

LED 1| LED 2| LED 3| LED 4| Selected Input to configure
---|---|---|---|---
Off| Off| Off| Off| All inputs
Green| Off| Off| Off| Video Source 1
Off| Green| Off| Off| Video Source 2
Off| Off| Green| Off| Video Source 3
Off| Off| Off| Green| Video Source 4

Menu Subset = 0/Rotary = 9. UMD Enable for Selected Input/s

  LED Status
LED Description
1 UMD Enable

LEDs 2, 3 and 4 are off.

Menu Subset = 0/Rotary = A. Audio Meter Enable for Selected Input/s

LED 1 LED 2 LED 3 LED 4 Description
Off Off Off Off Off
Off Green Off Off 1 Pairs on Left
Green Off Off Off 2 Pairs on Left
Off Off Off Green 1 Pairs on the Right
Off Green Off Green 1 Pairs on Left and Right
Green Off Off Green 2 Pairs on the Left and 1 Pair on the Right
Off Off Green Off 2 Pair on the Right
Off Green Green Off 1 Pairs on the Left and 2 Pair on the Right
Green Off Green Off 2 Pairs on the Left and 2 Pair on Right

Menu Subset = 0/Rotary = B. Audio Bar Scale

LED 1 LED 2 LED 3 LED 4 Reference Level
Off Off Off Off AES/EBU
Off Off Off Green VU
Off Off Green Off Extended VU
Off Off Green Green BBC (IEC 2a)
Off Green Off Off EBU (IEC 2b)
Off Green Off Green DIN (IEC 2b)
Off Green Green Off NORDIC (IEC 2b)

Menu Subset = 0/Rotary = C. Audio Test Signals

LED 1 LED 2 LED 3 LED 4 Audio Test Signals
Off Off Off Off Off
Off Off Off Green 1kHz on Group1, Pair 1 only
Off Off Green Off Pair 1 = 1kHz Tone, Pair 2 = 500Hz Tone

Pair 3 = 1kHz Broken Tone, Pair 4 = 500Hz Broken Tone

Off| Off| Green| Green| 1kHz Tone on Left for Pair 1, 2, 3 & 4

1kHz Broken Tone on Right for Pair 1, 2, 3 & 4

Menu Subset = 0/Rotary = D. Test Pattern

LED 1 LED 2 LED 3 LED 4 Test Pattern
Off Off Off Off 1. SMPTE HD Bars
Off Off Off Green 2. Bars 100/0/100/0
Off Off Off Red 3. Bars 100/0/75/0
Off Off Off Orange 4. Bars 75/0/75/0
Off Off Green Off 5. Bars 100% & Red
Off Off Green Green 6. SMPTE EG 1 Bars
Off Off Green Red 7. Path Equalizer & PLL
Off Off Green Orange 8. Square on 4:3 Mon.
Off Off Red Off 9. Square on 16:9 Mon.
Off Off Red Green 10. 5 Step Y Staircase
Off Off Red Red 11. 5-Step UV Staircase
Off Off Red Orange 12. Y Sweep
Off Off Orange Off 13. UV Sweep
Off Off Orange Green 14. Y Multiburst
Off Off Orange Red 15. UV Multiburst
Off Off Orange Orange 16. Y Ramp
Off Green Off Off 17. UV Ramp
Off Green Off Green 18. Pluge
Off Green Off Red 19. Convergence
Off Green Off Orange 20. Tartan Bars
LED 1 LED 2 LED 3 LED 4 Test Pattern
--- --- --- --- ---
Off Green Green Off 21. 1 Field in 8 White
Off Green Green Green 22. White 100%
Off Green Green Red 23. White 75%
Off Green Green Orange 24. Black
Off Green Red Off 25. Red
Off Green Red Green 26. Yellow
Off Green Red Red 27. Green
Off Green Red Orange 28. Blue
Off Green Orange Off 29. Magenta
Off Green Orange Green 30. Cyan
Off Green Orange Red 31. Y Static X ZP/L
Off Green Orange Orange 32. Y Static X ZP/H
Off Red Off Off 33. Y Static Y ZP
Off Red Off Green 34. Y Moving Left X ZP
Off Red Off Red 35. Y Moving Right X ZP
Off Red Off Orange 36. Y Moving Up Y ZP
Off Red Green Off 37. Y Moving Down Y ZP
Off Red Green Green 38. Y Moving Up XY ZP
Off Red Green Red 39. Y Moving Down XY ZP
Off Red Green Orange 40. Y Static C ZP
Off Red Red Off 41. Y Moving In C ZP
Off Red Red Green 42. Y Moving Out C ZP
Off Red Red Red 43. UV Static X ZP/L
Off Red Red Orange 44. UV Static X ZP/H
Off Red Orange Off 45. UV Static Y ZP
Off Red Orange Green 46. UV Moving Left X ZP
Off Red Orange Red 47. UV Moving Right X ZP
Off Red Orange Orange 48. UV Moving Up Y ZP
Off Orange Off Off 49. UV Moving Down Y ZP
Off Orange Off Green 50. UV Moving Up XY ZP
Off Orange Off Red 51. UV Moving Down XY ZP
Off Orange Off Orange 52. UV Static C ZP
Off Orange Green Off 53. UV Moving In C ZP
Off Orange Green Green 54. UV Moving Out C ZP

Menu Subset = 0/Rotary = F. Test Pattern Enable

  LED Status
LED Description
1 Test Pattern

LEDs 2, 3 and 4 are off.

For all Menu Subsets when Rotary = E.
Button 1 will reset all settings to their defaults.

Menu Subset = 1/Rotary = 2. Audio Meter Style

LED 1 LED 2 LED 3 LED 4 Style
Off Off Green Green Vertical Bar and Float
Off Off Off Green Vertical Bar
Off Off Green Off Vertical Float

Menu Subset = 1/Rotary = 3. Audio Meter Reference Level

  LED Status
LED Description
1 Reference Level

LEDs 2, 3 and 4 are off.

Menu Subset = 1/Rotary = 4. On Screen Input Format Enable

  LED Status
LED Description
1 On Screen Format

LEDs 2, 3 and 4 are off.

Menu Subset = 1/Rotary = 5. Multi-View Output Reference

  LED Status
LED Description
1 Multi-View Output Reference

LEDs 2, 3 and 4 are off.

Menu Subset = 1/MENU = 6. GPI Configuration

  LED Status
LED Description
1 GPI

LEDs 2, 3 and 4 are off.

Menu Subset = 1/MENU = 7. 3G Output Level

  LED Status
LED Description
1 3G Output Level

LEDs 2, 3 and 4 are off.

Menu Subset = 1 / MENU = 8, 9, A, B, C, D & F. Reserved for future use

GPI (General Purpose Inputs) Configuration 0 (Tallies)

PIN NAME DESCRIPTION
1 Q1_TALLY_EN Ground pin to enable Tally on input 1
2 Q2_TALLY_EN Ground pin to enable Tally on input 2
3 Q3_TALLY_EN Ground pin to enable Tally on input 3
4 RX+ RS422/RS485 Positive Receive Pin
5 RX- RS422/RS485 Negative Receive Pin
6 Q4_TALLY_EN Ground pin to enable Tally on input 4
7 OS_TOGGLE Ground pin to toggle outputs between quad-split and input

1, 2, 3 and 4.
8| GROUND| Use as reference ground.

Configuration 1

PIN NAME DESCRIPTION
1 Q1_PT_EN Ground pin to enable pass-through of input 1 to outputs.
2 Q2_PT_EN Ground pin to enable pass-through of input 2 to outputs.
3 Q3_PT_EN Ground pin to enable pass-through of input 3 to outputs.
4 RX+ RS422/RS485 Positive Receive Pin
5 RX- RS422/RS485 Negative Receive Pin
6 Q4_PT_EN Ground pin to enable pass-through of input 4 to outputs.
7 QS_EN Ground pin to enable Quad-Split on outputs.
8 GROUND Use as reference ground.

SERVICE WARRANTY

Decimator Design warrants that this product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for 36 months from the date of purchase. If this product proves to be defective within this warranty period, Decimator Design, at its discretion, will either repair the defective product without charge for parts and labour or will provide a replacement product in exchange for the defective product.

To service under this warranty, you the Customer, must notify Decimator Design of the defect before the expiration of the warranty period and make suitable arrangements for the performance of service. The Customer shall be responsible for packaging and shipping the defective product to a designated service centre nominated by Decimator Design, with shipping charges prepaid. Decimator Design shall pay for the return of the product to the Customer if the shipment is to a location within the country in which the Decimator Design service centre is located. The Customer shall be responsible for paying all shipping charges, insurance, duties, taxes, and any other charges for products returned to any other location.

This warranty shall not apply to any defect, failure or damage caused by improper use or improper or inadequate maintenance and care. Decimator Design shall not be obligated to furnish service under this warranty a) to repair damage resulting from attempts by personnel other than Decimator Design representatives to install, repair or service the product, b) to repair damage resulting from improper use or connection to incompatible equipment, c) to repair any damage or malfunction caused by the use of non-Decimator Design parts or supplies, or d) to service a product that has been modified or integrated with other products when the effect of such a modification or integration increases the time of difficulty of servicing the product.

MD-QUAD Hardware Manual for Firmware Version 2.0 Copyright © 2014 Decimator Design Pty Ltd, Sydney, Australia E&OE.

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