SWIT NDI EFP Multi Camera Production System User Manual

**SWIT NDI EFP Multi Camera Production System User Manual

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1. Man-made damage such as appearance wear and tear;
2. Product failure or damage caused by failure to use, maintain and store according to the instructions;
3. When used in a special environment, the signal quality will be attenuated;
4. Product damage caused by using a non-product matching power adapter;
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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 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. D-tap power output from battery

13. HDMI Monitor out for Local / Return video

14. SDI loop output*

15. SDI input
    EC-N200 up to 3G; EC-N200-4K up to 12G

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

17. RJ45 network cable fixer install position

18. Gigabit high bandwidth NDI interface
    EC-N200 up to 1080p50/60, 150Mbps EC-N200-4K up to 2160p50/60, 250Mbps

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

System Connection
Connect all the camera adaptors and the intercom control panel to the NDI network.

IP Setup
The camera adapter and intercom control panel has factory default IP address:

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 web page of the camera adapter, and input 192.168.1.101 to enter configuration web page of the intercom control panel.

Input User ID and password to log-in configuration web page

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 ID and Password Setting
   

8. Firmware Update
   

Webpage Settings – Intercom Control Panel

1. Channel – Assign Camera Adapters
   

2. NDI Settings
   

Indicators

The Camera Adaptor EC-N200/N200-4K

OFF/ON
| On| Powered on
Off| 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
On board TALLY
| Red| The camera channel is PGM
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

The Intercom Control Panel ET-N80

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 active
| Off| Individual intercom mode
Green| Announcement mode
| 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| Camera SDI format not supported
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
upgrade firmware| The device is already latest firmware| Check the firmware version

Specification

1080P（60/59.94/50/30/23.98/29.97/25） 1080I（60/59.94/50） 720P（60/59.94/50）
NDI| 1080P（60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25） 1080I（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） 1080I（60/59.94/50） 720P（60/59.94/50）
HDMI| 1080P（60/59.94/50/30/23.98/29.97/25） 1080I（60/59.94/50） 720P（60/59.94/50）| 1080P（60/59.94/50/30/23.98/29.97/25） 1080I（60/59.94/50） 720P（60/59.94/50）
DC Input| DC/ Battery 11～17V，1.5A， PoE 42～57V，0.5A
Power| 16W
Environment| 0℃～+40℃
Size| 139.23×176×52.5mm
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

Dimension

EC-N200/N200-4K

ET-N80

Packing List

EC-N200/N200-4K

Single ear headset (5-pin XLR)
15mm rail rods
Camera 15mm rail base
Adaptor 15mm rail clamp
External TALLY with cable and coldshoe
RJ45 cable fixer
D-tap to 5.5/2.1mm DC cable
Carrying Case
Single ear headset (5-pin XLR)
Swanneck Microphone (3-pin XLR)
AC power cable

References

• SWIT Global Website

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