Installation and Operation Manual January 2020 Blackmagic Audio Monitor 12G and Languages To go directly to your preferred language, simply click on the hyperlinks listed in the contents below.Welcome Thank you for purchasing a Blackmagic Audio Monitor for your production needs! We hope you share our dream for the television industry to become a truly creative industry by allowing anyone to have access to the highest quality video equipment. Audio monitoring is crucial for any video production workflow, whether it’s broadcast, post production or live production. Blackmagic Audio Monitor gives you all the features of professional audio monitors in a compact rack mount design. You can connect to virtually all types of audio equipment for high quality monitoring. The original Blackmagic Audio Monitor supports 6G-SDI for connecting Ultra HD video up to 30 frames per second. Blackmagic Audio Monitor 12G supports 12G-SDI for connecting Ultra HD video up to 60 frames per second and also supports level A and B 3G-SDI video signal inputs. This instruction manual contains all the information you need to start using your Blackmagic Audio Monitor. Please check the support page on our web site version of this manual and updates to your Blackmagic Audio Monitor’s internal software. Keeping your internal software up to date will always ensure you get all the latest features. When downloading software, please register with your information so we can keep you updated when new software is released. We are constantly working on new features and improvements, so we would love to hear from you! Grant Petty CEO Blackmagic Design English 3Blackmagic Audio Monitor 12G 4Getting Started Introducing Blackmagic Audio Monitor Blackmagic Audio Monitor and Blackmagic Audio Monitor 12G are single rack real time audio monitoring solutions that can be used with a variety of video and audio sources in live, post production and broadcast environments. Blackmagic Audio Monitor connects to SD/HD/3G/6G-SDI, digital AES/EBU and analog audio equipment to ensure outputs have the correct audio levels. The 12G model supports 12G-SDI so you can connect Ultra HD video up to 60 frames per second. Left and right channel LED level meters let you see where your audio is peaking and the built in LCD shows your SDI video input plus important information such as input connection type, video format, frame rate, audio channels and volume level. You can monitor up to 16 channels of embedded SDI audio, or use XLR connectors for balanced analog and AES/EBU digital audio. There are also RCA connectors so you can plug in consumer equipment such as HiFi systems and iPods. Your Blackmagic Audio Monitor includes two high quality internal full range speakers and two sub woofers that give you a wide range of frequencies for clear and deep sound reproduction, or you can connect a headset for confident sound monitoring that is great if you are in a noisy environment! The front panel of Blackmagic Audio Monitor 12G The rear panel of Blackmagic Audio Monitor 12G Plugging in Audio Blackmagic Audio Monitor supports virtually all types of audio equipment! If you want to connect SDI signals in SD, HD, 2K or even Ultra HD, you can plug in via the SDI input using a standard BNC connector. The 12G model supports level A and B 3G-SDI video signal inputs. Plug in using XLR connectors if you want to monitor digital AES/EBU audio from equipment including disk recorders and digital audio consoles, or from analog equipment such as audio mixers or Betacam SP decks. Analog audio from consumer equipment such as VCRs and DVD players can be connected using standard RCA connectors. You can also connect headphones via the 1/4” TRS headphone jack when you need to listen to your audio privately without disturbing others. 51. HDMI 2. SDI embedded audio 3. XLR for AES/EBU 4. XLR for Analog audio 5. RCA for consumer audio connections Selecting your Audio Source After plugging in your audio equipment to Blackmagic Audio Monitor, all you need to do is select your connection by pressing the INPUT button on the control panel. When your input is selected and audio is present, you’ll notice the audio level meter LEDs illuminated. The audio level meter consists of 2 rows of colored LEDs and are brightly lit so you can easily confirm your audio input is working. The INPUT button lets you cycle through your audio connections and you can see them on the color LCD with information including input type, audio channels and volume level. That’s all you need to do to monitor audio with Blackmagic Audio Monitor. Connecting Video Outputs If you need video as well as audio monitoring, Blackmagic Audio Monitor’s video outputs let you monitor video with audio on a large screen, or connect to more video equipment. The HDMI output and SDI loop output can be used to monitor video and embedded audio. You can connect to SD, HD, 2K and even Ultra HD capture devices such as DeckLink 4K Extreme with a single SDI cable. Connect video with embedded audio to recording decks such as HyperDeck Studio via SD/HD-SDI or the latest Ultra HD display and projectors via HDMI. The selection buttons allow you to choose which input you wish to monitor, isolate left and right stereo channels, move up or down through available audio channels, and mute the speakers or headphones. PUSHPUSHPUSH HDMI OUTUSB 2.0SDI INSDI LOOP OUTAES/EBU IN 32154 -45-30-20-10-3+3 L R 0 SOLO LEFT SOLO RIGHT CHCH INPUT SDI1080PsF/30Ch 1&2 6Using Blackmagic Audio Monitor Using the Control Panel Blackmagic Audio Monitor’s control panel provides fast access to critical functions and status. LCD The built in color LCD features a text overlay that displays important status information, such as your selected input, the video format if SDI is connected, selected audio channels, and the volume level for your speakers or headphones. The LCD will also display any incoming SDI video signal. If there is no SDI video detected, a music icon will be displayed. The following information is displayed for each selected input: SDI input SDI, video format, selected audio channels. -45-30-20-10-3+3 L R 0 SOLO LEFT SOLO RIGHT CHCH INPUT SDI1080PsF/30Ch 1&2 The color LCD displays audio and video information including connection type, video format, selected audio channels and volume level. -45-30-20-10-3+3 L R 0 SOLO LEFT SOLO RIGHT CHCH INPUT AnalogCh 1&2 A music icon is displayed on the LCD unless monitoring an SDI video signal. Balanced AES/EBU XLR input AES/EBU, selected audio channels. Balanced XLR analog inputs Analog, selected audio channels. Unbalanced RCA analog inputs HiFi, selected audio channels. Audio Level Meters Blackmagic Audio Monitor’s level meters feature two banks of green, orange and red LEDs that show the strength of your audio levels. If all LEDs are lit, your audio levels are too high and are clipping. 7The behaviour of the audio level meters will change depending on which meter type setting you have selected in the Audio Monitor Setup utility. If you are using VU metering, adjust the output levels on your audio equipment so the meter peaks at the 0dB indicator on the control panel. This maximizes the signal to noise ratio and ensures your audio is at the highest quality. If your audio peaks beyond the 0dB indicator there is a high risk of sound distortion. Please refer to the ‘Audio Monitor Setup’ section for information on installing Blackmagic Audio Monitor Setup and setting the level meter types. Solo Left and Solo Right These buttons let you isolate left and right channel audio so you can listen for any potential audio problems in each channel independently. -45-30-20-10-3+3 L R 0 SOLO LEFT SOLO RIGHT CHCH INPUT SDI1080PsF/30Ch 1&2 Selecting Solo Left deactivates the right audio channel. The audio level meter will continue to display both levels. To monitor left channel audio: 1 Press the Solo Left button. The button will become backlit green and your audio will play through the left speaker only. 2 Press Solo Left again to return to stereo audio monitoring. To monitor right channel audio: 1 Press the Solo Right button. The button will become backlit green and your audio will play through the right speaker only. 2 Press Solo Right again to return to stereo audio monitoring. Channel Up and Channel Down These buttons let you cycle through the embedded audio channels in your SDI connection. For 3G-SDI, this includes up to 16 channels, or 8 pairs. Press the channel ‘up’ and ‘down’ buttons to move up or down through the embedded SDI audio channels. Blackmagic Audio Monitor 12G supports 12G-SDI which includes up to 64 channels of audio, or 32 pairs of channels. Press and hold the arrow up or down buttons to quickly scroll through them. 8Input Repeatedly pressing the INPUT button cycles through the SDI, AES/EBU, Analog and HiFi inputs so you can select which video and audio equipment you wish to monitor. The selected audio input can be listened to via the built in speakers, plus you can monitor the audio on CH 1 & 2 of the HDMI output. NOTE The HDMI output will display black video when the analog, AES/EBU or HiFi inputs are selected. The SDI Loop output always outputs the video and audio connected to the SDI input. Mute This button mutes Blackmagic Audio Monitor’s control panel speakers and headphones. Muting the audio will not affect your audio input and will only affect the speakers and headphones output. Pressing the MUTE button again will restore audio to the control panel speakers or headphones. Alternatively, increasing the volume will also restore audio. Volume This knob adjusts the volume for the speakers or headphones independently. Volume level is displayed on the built in LCD. When headphones are connected, Blackmagic Audio Monitor’s speakers will mute and audio is outputted via headphones. Volume can easily be adjusted up or down by turning the volume knob clockwise or counterclockwise. -45-30-20-10-3+3 L R 0 SOLO LEFT SOLO RIGHT CHCH INPUT SDI1080PsF/30Ch 1&2 The volume level is displayed on the control panel LCD. 9Next >