Echolab Opera 3416 questions/help...

Hello all,

We recently had an Echolab Opera 3416 switcher donated to us. I have scoured the internet, and not been able to find much info on it. I know BM bought Echolab, so i thought i would start here...

First off, let me give you an idea of our current set-up; I am in charge of the video board in a junior college basketball arena. We have 4 Sony DXC-D30 cameras connected (via 26-pin cable) to 4 Sony CCU-M5A's. We also have 2 hotronic AP-41 frame syncs (for GoPro cameras).

We also have a Grass Valley Turbo iDDR and a Fast Forward Video Omega Deck for instant replay. All 8 of the sources are fed (via composite) into a Sony BVS-3200 8-input switcher. We also have a Chyron character generator for graphics that is being fed into the External Key/Fill inputs.

Of the info that i have found online about the Echolab 3416, i do know it can accept 16 inputs of any combination of Component, Composite or SDI. Currently all 8 of our sources are composite. All of the Sony CCU's can output component, the Grass Valley iDDR, FFV Omega Deck and the Chyron can output SDI.

I have also heard that the switcher has it's own internal frame syncs for each input. 99% of our problems are genlock related, for example; sources losing phase, and drifting am i right in assuming that using this switcher will allow us to not have to use genlock for each source?

If anyone can give me some feedback it would be greatly appreciated.

I can tell this switcher is an upgrade from what we have, and we would like to be able to have more than the 8 sources we are currently limited to. We have an additional FFV Omega Deck, and an additional Sony DXC-D30 camera and CCU but are unable to use them due to the lack of inputs into the switcher. Additionally our chyron system has 2 outputs, we are only using one of the channels, again due to lack of inputs.

I want to make sure it is what we are looking for before tearing out our current system.

Thanks!

I can't recall exactly how much timing correction you have, should be enough, but good to check. Gotta feed some sort of reference signal to the unit, or it simply will not function.

Likely will be a more stable version over your current setup.

I'll see if I can't hazard up a manual for that line (we had a similar one at my previous place). As I remember, while you can accept any flavor, the input modules work in sets of 4 - so you can have SDI, but you better have 4 SDI sources to make it worthwhile.

Setup of those modules may be a challenge unless you were also given the control software that allows you to change the input types.

Button mapping and control panel labeling is done via a config file stored on the CF drive at the back of the unit.

Your key/fill sources can be anything, select the keyer and then hit the key source button, shift select (or something similar) the key fill...and Bob's your uncle.

I would start by checking out the manual for the Opera 37xx series hosted right here on atemuser under files. You should find most of the Opera line have similar base, and then little nicities that change from the 34/37/39 series.

Take care to NOT CROSS the coaxes from the control tub to the switcher

Make sure that you have the CF card in switcher base, might want to make a clone of it as without that software, the whole thing doesn't go.

I can't recall if there is a "profile switch" on the control tub - but on the front of the unit by the Echolab logo, there is a number selector switch...this tells which profile to load off of the CF card. The panel may need to be set to the same profile number. Again, it has been too long since I've laid hands on it.

Sorry to dig up an old thread but I'll looking for the compact flash software for my 3416. We've been given a system but it came with no compact flash. We've picked up a blank card but we're missing the software.

If you're able to send me the files I would be eternally grateful!!!

Thanks in advance,
Colin

Go to atemusers.com. There is a support section for the echolab versions..

Yes you can find a backup of the compact flash card in the downloads section of atemuser.com


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