BEL DIGITAL BM-A1-16OB HIGH-QUALITY 16 CHANNEL AUDIO MONITORING UNIT WITH SDI DE-EMBEDDING HOUSED IN A COMPACT CHASSIS
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BEL DIGITAL BM-A1-16OB HIGH-QUALITY 16 CHANNEL AUDIO MONITORING UNIT WITH SDI DE-EMBEDDING HOUSED IN A COMPACT CHASSIS

THE BEL BM-A1-16OB IS A HIGH QUALITY, 1U, 16-CHANNEL AUDIO MONITOR/DE-EMBEDDER SUITABLE FOR OPERATION IN OB VEHICLES, FLYAWAY SYSTEMS OR ANYWHERE WHERE HAVING A COMPACT CHASSIS IS BENEFICIAL. THE UNIT IS ABLE TO DE-EMBED 16 CHANNELS OF AUDIO FROM 3G/HD/SD SDI, AND DISPLAY THE LEVELS OF CHANNELS 1 TO 8 OR 9 TO 16 ON THE FRONT PANEL METERS, AND TO PROVIDE STEREO AUDIO MONITORING OF ANY COMBINATION OF THE 16 CHANNELS.
THE UNIT IS VERY SIMPLE TO USE: ALL SOURCE SELECTION AND MAIN MONITORING SETUP IS DONE FROM INDIVIDUAL CONTROLS ON THE FRONT PANEL WITHOUT ANY NECESSITY FOR MENU NAVIGATION.
IN ADDITION TO TWO AUTO-DETECTING 3G/HD/SD SDI INPUTS, THE MONITOR HAS TWO BALANCED ANALOGUE INPUTS (XLR) AND FOUR AES3ID INPUT BNCS. A RE-CLOCKED LOOP-THROUGH OUTPUT IS AVAILABLE FOR THE SELECTED SDI SOURCE PROVIDING A CONVENIENT AND COST-EFFECTIVE METHOD OF SWITCHING SDI FEEDS TO AN EXTERNAL MONITOR. CHANNELS 1 TO 8 OF THE SELECTED SOURCE ARE ALSO ROUTED TO FOUR AES3ID OUTPUTS. IN ADDITION, THE STEREO AUDIO MONITOR MIX IS AVAILABLE AS A SEPARATE BALANCED FEED AT A PAIR OF XLRS.
AUDIO LEVELS ARE METERED ON EIGHT 26-SEGMENT TRICOLOUR LED BARGRAPHS. USER SETUP OPTIONS ALLOW A CHOICE OF FOUR SCALES AND BALLISTICS (INCLUDING BBC OR DIN PPM, VU AND AES/EBU), AND ALSO COLOUR TRANSITION POINTS AND PEAK HOLD.
THE AUDIO QUALITY IS REMARKABLY HIGH FOR A 1U UNIT IN ADDITION TO THE FRONT PANEL STEREO SPEAKERS A THIRD LOW FREQUENCY DRIVER IS MOUNTED INTERNALLY TO PROVIDE AN IMPRESSIVELY EXTENDED LOW FREQUENCY RESPONSE FOR SUCH A COMPACT MONITOR UNIT. USERS HAVE FULL FLEXIBILITY IN ASSIGNING ANY CHANNEL TO LEFT, RIGHT OR BOTH SPEAKERS (OR NEITHER), AND AUTOMATIC LEVEL ATTENUATION COMPENSATES FOR MONITORING MULTIPLE CHANNELS. A ¼” JACK HEADPHONE OUTPUT SOCKET IS PROVIDED ON THE FRONT PANEL. WHEN IN USE, THE INTERNAL SPEAKERS ARE MUTED. AUDIO LEVEL AT THE REAR PANEL ANALOGUE OUTPUTS MAY BE CONFIGURED FROM A SETUP MENU EITHER TO BE FIXED OR TO FOLLOW THE MAIN VOLUME CONTROL.
THE BM-A1-16OB IS FITTED WITH A DISPLAY SCREEN, ENABLING EASY DEVICE CONFIGURATION AND DISPLAY OF SIGNAL STATUS INFORMATION AND VOLUME LEVEL.
THE UNIT, BUILT TO A VERY HIGH MECHANICAL STANDARD IN A STAINLESS STEEL 1U, 200 MM DEEP, 19” ENCLOSURE, IS DESIGNED TO GIVE THE BEST POSSIBLE ISOLATION FROM EXTERNAL INTERFERENCE AND VICE VERSA, AND IS FULLY ROHS COMPLIANT.