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[Scott Staton]

Decimator plate

Decimator plate

The info I got from my sales rep was that the slots on the back of the Decimator are actually threaded, and to attach the plate, you need M3x6 machine screws. I bought a couple today, and it mounted without a problem. He said they are planning on including instructions and screws in the future, although I'm not sure why they didn't to begin with.

My sales rep did not know what the holes were for, so I contacted the tech department at Red Byte
( tech@redbytedesign.com ) and he said the plate and holes were for attaching the unit to a rack. In other words, the plan was for the unit to be sitting in a rack system. However, since it is basically 12v, and small, we can use it in the field.

Photo attached (from sales rep)
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[Charles Papert]

A PDF has been posted on the Redbyte site that describes the plate (and also has a cheat sheet for the dipswitches):

http://www.redbytedesign.com/specs/DECIMATOR_SETTINGS.pdf

 

[Adi Lima]

I am using REDByte Decimator, it is quite nice,
it's about 90% smaller than AJA, no DVI output

 

[Adi Lima]

I'm having trouble getting my decimator running, any help would be appreciated..

here's what I tried

(Input) R1 PREVIEW output using a "Red BNC to DIN cable" -> "BNC MALE TO MALE coupler" -> Decimator

(Output) Decimator SD output (BNC) -> BNC/Phono adapter -> Composite input on TV

I'm pretty green about video cables, what am I missing!!!

I did get an image pop up for a second, the camera is set to 720p output??

Any help much appreciated, I'm almost out of things to try.

I believe you should use the composite output from the decimator (BNC), then connect it
to composite TV input.
That's always work for me, but btw I have some interesting result when dealing
with a `cinelog' (dont remember which version), I use the same composite output from decimator and connect it to the cinelog (using BNC), but I got no output at the cinelog's monitor (have to be composite, not HD/SDI).
I have to use AJA as a `mediator': Camera (Preview)-> AJA HD/SDI Input -> AJA HD/SDI Output->RedByte Decimator input->RedByte Composite output->Cinelog.
It's quite funny, because the Input/Output from the AJA is actually the same (HD/SDI),
not the DVI of course, but if I use direct connection from the camera, then the result is
a blank screen.
Why?

 

[Charles Papert]

FYI I am now repping the Redbyte Decimator in LA. If you need, one, please send a shout. I'm going to try to always have a couple in stock for last minute emergencies.

Email is info (at) charlespapert.com.

 

[Mitch Gross]

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