Grass Valley LDK Basestation XCU WorldCam - XCU 4200/00, /05, /10, /15, /40, /50, 4210/10

The patent pending XCU™ (eXchangeable Control Unit) base stations are like no other in the world. XCU's unique cradle can be pre-mounted and pre-wired in the rack, making a secure mechanical and electrical connection, permitting the XCU base station to easily slide in and out whenever needed. Each XCU comes with one cradle, but additional cradles may be acquired to extend usability across different environments, allowing you to quickly and easily transfer XCUs between OB vans, studios, or anyplace.

World Class Transmission: 720p... sure. 1080i... of course. 1080p... now that's world class—and that's the XCU WorldCam™. As a member of the Grass Valley® 3G Transmission Family, XCU WorldCam fully supports the LDX Series™ upgradable camera platform (including LDX Compact™), and many LDK Series camera heads, with both triax and fiber solutions. For 1.5G operation, the XCU Elite™ supports current 1080i and 720p HD formats and is upgradable to full XCU WorldCam specifications for 1080p50/59.94 operation.

Rock the Cradle: Imagine the flexibility of being able to move base stations easily and quickly between locations such as trucks and studios. XCU cradles deliver just that. Pre-mounted and pre-wired to eliminate cabling errors, the unique cradle provides on-demand resources for fast paced productions, resulting in less set up time and more on-air time. Compatibility with the LDX Series and many LDK Series cameras extends the cradle's usefulness across all types of productions.

• Unique cradle connectivity to support dockable XCU (eXchangeable control unit)
• Built-in EEPROM in XCU Cradle for production-set storage
• XCU WorldCam & XCU Elite are members of the versatile 3G Transmission series
• Full support for all HD formats:

XCU WorldCam: 720p/1080i/1080p/1080PsF
XCU Elite: 720p/1080i/1080PsF

• Full support for 3G Transmission converter boxes
• Four versions available:

Triax only
Hybrid fiber only
Triax and dark fiber (Twin)
Triax and hybrid fiber (Dual)

• Video outputs:

XCU WorldCam: 6x 3G and 2x 1.5G or 8x 1.5G video outputs
XCU Elite: 8x 1.5G video outputs

• Extensive (analog/digital) audio connectivity
• Embedded audio
• 3x selectable return inputs:

XCU WorldCam and Elite: 3G, HD, or SD

• Universal 3G power supply
• Compact (2 RU), robust base station
• XCU Elite fully upgradable to XCU WorldCam

XCU Elite & XCU WorldCam (see XCU WorldCam additional specifications)

Video
720p: 50/59.94 Hz
1080i: 50/59.94 Hz
1080PsF (LDX Elite™ or WorldCam required): 25/29.97 Hz

Compatible Cameras
All LDX Series cameras*
LDK 8000 Elite Series (LDK 4000 Elite, LDK 8000 Elite Enterprise, and LDK 8000 Elite WorldCam)
LDK 8000 Series (LDK 4000, LDK 8000 Enterprise, and LDK 8000 WorldCam*)
LDK 8300 (1X speed mode only)

General (incl. cradle)
Dimensions XCU + cradle (HxWxL, approx.): 438 x 88 x 510 mm (19" rack, 2U) (17.2x3.5x20.1 in.)
Operating temperature: 0 to +45° C (+32 to +113° F)
Storage temperature: -20 to +70° C (-4 to +158° F)
Operation humidity: Max. 90% (non-condensing)
Shock resistance: Max. 10G (transport, Max. 2G (operating)
Altitude: Max. 15,420m (50,000 ft.)
Weight XCU + cradle: 11.8-12.2 kg (26.0-26.9 lbs.) (depending on version) full-option equipped
Weight XCU: 7.3-7.7 kg (16.1-16.9 lbs.) (depending on version) full-option equipped
Power requirement: AC 100V/240V, 47 to 63 Hz
Power connector: IEC type, 3-pin male
Power consumption: Total power (Cam + XCU) 450W max.

Connectors
Teleprompter in: BNC 1x (loop-through output), (C)VBS, 1.0 Vp-p, 75Ω
Reference in: 1x (loop-through output), 1.0 Vp-p, 75Ω HD tri-level sync or SD black-burst
HD-SDI out: BNC 6x 0.8 Vp-p, 75Ω, SMPTE 292M, 1080i/720p at 50/59.94 Hz
HD-SDI out (live/effect): BNC 2x 0.8 Vp‑p, 75Ω, SMPTE 292M, 1080i/720p at 50/59.94 Hz
HD-SDI monitoring out: BNC 1x 0.8 Vp‑p, 75Ω, SMPTE 292M, 1080i/720p at 50/59.94 Hz
SD-SDI out: BNC 2x 0.8 Vp-p, 75Ω, SMPTE 259M ITU-R, BT.601
SD-SDI monitoring out: BNC 1x 0.8 Vp-p, 75Ω, SMPTE 259M ITU-R, BT.601
Composite Video monitoring output: BNC 1x 1.0 Vp-p, 75Ω (CVBS text with video, for viewing purposes)
Signaling in/out: D-sub 15-pin, male; preview, green tally (call), dry contact; yellow tally (iso), dry contact; red tally (on air), dry contact; remote audio level control (22-64 dB), DC
Auxiliary in/out: D-sub 9-pin, female; private data in/out; 100 kb TTL (RS-232)
Control data: RJ-45 connector for C2IP (camera control)
Control data: RJ-45 connector for Ethernet (future use)
Fibre (Hybrid) executions: Lemo Hybrid fiber connector acc. SMPTE 304 (other fiber connectors on request)
Fibre (Single Mode) executions: ST/SC fiber connectors
Triax executions: Fischer, ARD, Lemo-4E, Lemo-3T, BBC-Lemo, Trilock
External video in: HD-SDI (1.5 Gb/3.0 Gb) or SD-SDI in 1, (loop-through output), 0.8 Vp‑p, 75Ω/HD-SDI (1.5 Gb/3.0 Gb) or SD-SDI in 2, 0.8 Vp-p, 75Ω/HD-SDI (1.5 Gb/3.0 Gb) or SD-SDI in 3, 0.8 Vp-p, 75Ω
2-ch. audio: Audio out, XLR-3 2x ; 0/+6 dBu (±1.5 dB, max. 18 dBu, 600Ω, gain max. 70 dB)
Frequency response: 40 Hz to 15 Hz, (+1/-3 dB, 1 kHz, -10 dBu output level)
Distortion: Less than 0.5% (100 Hz/1 kHz, +6 dBu out, 600Ω)
S/N ratio: 58 dB (unweighted RMS)
AES-EBU 1+2: BNC 75Ω, Dig audio output Audio 1 and 2
AES-EBU 3+4: BNC 75Ω, Dig audio output Audio 3 and 4
Intercom in/out (2/4-wire intercom): D-sub 15-pin, female (program in, production in/out, engineering in/out), in: 0 or 6 dBu; out: 0 or 6 dBu (±2 dB, max. 12 dBu)
Frequency response: 150 Hz to 6 kHz (1 kHz, -10 dBu output level)
Distortion: Less than 2% (1 kHz, +12 dBu level)

XCU WorldCam Additional Specifications
Video
1080p (LDX WorldCam required): 50/59.94 Hz

Compatible Cameras
LDX WorldCam and LDK 8000 WorldCam

Connectors
HD-SDI out: BNC 6x 0.8 Vp-p, 75Ω, SMPTE 292M, 1080i/720p at 50/59.94 Hz or BNC 6x 0.8 Vp-p, 75Ω, SMPTE 425M‑A, 425M-B, 1080p at 50/59.94 Hz