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   3G/HD/SD fibre optic transmitters
FTX-L 3G Dual channel 3Gb/s, HD or SD to fibre optic transmitter. Sends digital signals over long distances and works with single-mode and multi-mode fibre, meeting the SMPTE 297-2006 short-haul specification. Includes two input loop-throughs. Companion product to FRX 3G receiver.

   3G/HD/SD fibre optic receiver
FRX 3G Dual channel fibre optic to 3Gb/s, HD or SD receiver. Receives digital signals that have been sent over long distances on single-mode and multi-mode fibre and meets the SMPTE 297-2006 specification. Companion product to FTX 3G transmitter.

   Up and down converters with integrated fibre input/output
Up-Down 3G Combined up, down and cross converter which works with 3Gb/s, HD and SD, performs two simultaneous conversions and gives dual outputs (individually configurable as either 3G/HD or SD) that are co-timed and constant in format. Includes integrated fibre input/output connectivity option.
Up-Down-A 3G Combined up, down and cross converter which works with 3Gb/s, HD and SD, performs two simultaneous conversions and gives dual outputs (individually configurable as either 3G/HD or SD) that are co-timed and constant in format. Handles four groups of audio. Includes integrated fibre input/output connectivity option.
Up-Down-AFD 3G Combined up, down and cross converter which works with 3Gb/s, HD and SD, performs two simultaneous conversions and gives dual outputs (individually configurable as either 3G/HD or SD) that are co-timed and constant in format. Handles four groups of audio and includes AFD insertion and reading. Includes integrated fibre input/output connectivity option.
Up-Down-AT 3G Combined up, down and cross converter which works with 3Gb/s, HD and SD, performs two simultaneous conversions and gives dual outputs (individually configurable as either 3G/HD or SD) that are co-timed and constant in format. Handles four groups of audio and includes AFD insertion and reading, audio routing and timecode conversion. Includes integrated fibre input/output connectivity option.
Up-Down-ATX 3G Combined up, down and cross converter which works with 3Gb/s, HD and SD, performs two simultaneous conversions and gives dual outputs (individually configurable as either 3G/HD or SD) that are co-timed and constant in format. Handles four groups of audio and includes AFD insertion and reading, audio routing, timecode conversion and teletext/subtitles handling. Includes integrated fibre input/output connectivity option.
Up-Down-AS 3G Synchronising up, down and cross converter which works with 3Gb/s, HD and SD, performs two simultaneous conversions and gives dual outputs (individually configurable as either 3G/HD or SD) that are co-timed and constant in format. Handles four groups of audio. Includes integrated fibre input/output connectivity option.
Up-Down-AFDS 3G Synchronising up, down and cross converter which works with 3Gb/s, HD and SD, performs two simultaneous conversions and gives dual outputs (individually configurable as either 3G/HD or SD) that are co-timed and constant in format. Handles four groups of audio and includes AFD insertion and reading. Includes integrated fibre input/output connectivity option.
Up-Down-ATS 3G Synchronising up, down and cross converter which works with 3Gb/s, HD and SD, performs two simultaneous conversions and gives dual outputs (individually configurable as either 3G/HD or SD) that are co-timed and constant in format. Handles four groups of audio and includes AFD insertion and reading, audio routing and timecode conversion. Includes integrated fibre input/output connectivity option.
Up-Down-ATXS 3G Synchronising up, down and cross converter which works with 3Gb/s, HD and SD, performs two simultaneous conversions and gives dual outputs (individually configurable as either 3G/HD or SD) that are co-timed and constant in format. Handles four groups of audio and includes AFD insertion and reading, audio routing, timecode conversion and transport of teletext and closed captions between definitions. Includes integrated fibre input/output connectivity option.
Q-Down-AG 3G Broadcast short-delay down converter and distribution amplifier. Gives two reclocked 3Gb/s, HD or SD input loop-throughs (or eight if a DA6 top board fitted) and three HD or SD video outputs which can be configured as mixtures of analogue and digital. Can handle four audio groups and includes aspect ratio converter, AFD reading and insertion, integrated fibre input/output connectivity, signal reporting and delay options.
Q-Down-ATG 3G Broadcast short-delay down converter and distribution amplifier with timecode and closed captions capability. Gives two reclocked 3Gb/s, HD or SD input loop-throughs (or eight if a DA6 top board fitted) and three HD or SD video outputs which can be configured as mixtures of analogue and digital. Can handle four audio groups and includes aspect ratio converter, AFD reading, integrated fibre input/output connectivity, signal reporting and delay options.

   Embedders/de-embedders with integrated fibre input/output
TANDEM 3G 3Gb/s, HD or SD audio embedder/de-embedder which works with up to four groups of digital audio. Allows the embedding or de-embedding of up to eight AES at the same time and in any combination. Includes full channel shuffling and replace (with 32 x 32 audio router), audio delay of up to 80ms, stereo to mono conversion and gain control. Will embed and de-embed Dolby E and includes Dolby E positioning and one or two frames video delay for matching Dolby E delays. Includes video proc-amp and option of integrated fibre connectivity.
TANDEM 310 3Gb/s, HD or SD audio embedder/de-embedder which works with up to four groups of digital or analogue audio. Allows the embedding or de-embedding of up to eight AES and 16 analogue audio channels at the same time, depending on the piggybacks fitted. Includes audio routing, audio delay of up to 400ms, video delay of up to ten frames, stereo to mono conversion, video proc-amp and gain control. Will embed and de-embed Dolby E and includes the option of fitting a Dolby decoder with stereo down mix. Includes optional integrated fibre connectivity.

   Video synchronisers with integrated fibre input/output
SYN103 SD frame synchroniser. Can be used as a synchroniser or delay line. Cross-locking allows SD or HD analogue syncs to be used as reference for any source. Horizontal and vertical timing adjustments and freeze function. Includes optional integrated fibre connectivity.
SYN 3G 3G/HD/SD frame synchroniser. Can be used as a synchroniser or delay line. Cross-locking allows SD or HD analogue syncs to be used as reference for any source. Horizontal and vertical timing adjustments and freeze function. Includes optional integrated fibre connectivity.
SYN-A 3G 3G/HD/SD frame synchroniser which works with up to four groups of embedded audio. Allows a mixture of Dolby E and standard AES within a single audio group, with automatic Dolby E alignment. Features tracking audio delay, audio routing and audio resampling. Can insert SMPTE 2016 AFD data to help downstream equipment select correct aspect ratio. Includes optional integrated fibre connectivity.
SYNNER-E 3G 3G/HD/SD combined video synchroniser, tracking audio delay, embedder/de-embedder, audio processor and video proc-amp with flexible processing of Dolby E and delay compensation. Working with up to four groups of audio, can embed or de-embed up to eight AES or Dolby E at the same time and in any combination. Allows a mixture of Dolby E and standard AES within a single audio group. Includes optional integrated fibre connectivity.
SYNNER 310 3G/HD/SD combined video synchroniser, tracking audio delay and embedder/de-embedder. Allows the embedding or de-embedding of up to eight AES and eight analogue audio channels at the same time, depending on the piggybacks fitted. Includes audio routing, audio delay, video delay, stereo to mono conversion, video proc-amp and gain control. Will embed and de-embed Dolby E, allows a mixture of Dolby E and linear AES within the same group, and includes the option of fitting a Dolby decoder with stereo down mix. Includes optional integrated fibre connectivity.

   Routing switch with integrated fibre output
Safe Switch 3G 2 x 2 clean and intelligent switch which works with 3Gb/s, HD and SD - and the way to guarantee a clean switch. Framestore synchroniser on each input can correct for any timing difference between the two inputs with no disruption to the output picture, and also includes loss of reference protection. Ideal for planned maintenance switches or as an intelligent emergency transmission switch with 16 fault conditions to auto-trigger a switch. Includes optional integrated fibre output connectivity.

   Aspect ratio converter with integrated fibre input/output
ARC-20MC 10 bit bi-directional aspect ratio converter with motion adaptive video de-interlacing. Six presets for the most common conversions between 4:3 and 16:9 along with flexible size, position and crop controls for customised aspect ratios. Features full AFD functionality and the ability to change aspect ratios live on air. Includes optional integrated fibre connectivity. Replaces ARC-10MC.

   Colour corrector/legaliser with integrated fibre input/output
CoCo 3G 3G/HD/SD space-saving colour corrector and legaliser which works with 25 different video standards. Allows whole picture adjustments in both the YUV and RGB colour spaces. Includes wide range of tools to adjust level, gain and gamma and advanced correction for gamut errors. Includes optional integrated fibre connectivity.

   Video delays with integrated fibre input/output
ViViD 3G 3G/HD/SD video delay line designed to compensate for any system delays. Provides 0.5 seconds of delay in 3Gb/s, 1 second in HD and 5.5 seconds in SD. Includes integrated fibre I/O.
ViViD 3GS 3G/HD/SD video delay line designed to compensate for any system delays. Provides 0.5 seconds of delay in 3Gb/s, 1 second in HD and 5.5 seconds in SD. Includes integrated fibre I/O and framestore synchroniser.
ViViD 3G-20 3G/HD/SD long video delay line designed to compensate for any system delays. Provides 10 seconds of delay in 3Gb/s, 20 seconds in HD and 110 seconds in SD. Includes integrated fibre I/O.
ViViD 3GS-20 3G/HD/SD long video delay line designed to compensate for any system delays. Provides 10 seconds of delay in 3Gb/s, 20 seconds in HD and 110 seconds in SD. Includes integrated fibre I/O and framestore synchroniser.
AVDELAY 3G Audio/video delay designed for correcting large lip-sync errors on incoming 3Gb/s, HD or SD signals containing up to four groups of embedded audio, with the ability to change the relative audio/video timing by several seconds in either direction. Includes optional integrated fibre connectivity.