Each intercom also has 2 selectable channels, a production channel and an engineering
channel. This means that for broadcast setups with a large crew, you can split your crew
communications between the two channels. The production channel lets you communicate with
the director, producer and other crew members in the control room or broadcast truck, whilst
the engineering channel lets you communicate with the lighting crew, technical operators and
other camera operators. You can use the 'talkback' page in the menu of your Blackmagic Studio
Fiber Converter to select the source for each channel as 'SDI + DB25' or 'intercom tally DB25'
on your Studio Fiber Converter. For more information refer to the 'operating the studio fiber
converter' section.
The Blackmagic Camera Fiber Converter also includes a standard 10 pin connection for tracker
talkback, which is perfect when both headset connections are in use and you need to feed an
additional talkback connection for your crane operator.
TIP
Effective two-way communication between camera operators and the production
and engineering crew is essential for busy broadcast and studio productions.
Blackmagic Camera Fiber Converter has a 'call' button so camera operators can alert
production and engineering crew and talk via their intercom headsets. Pressing this
button flashes a numbered 'press to talk' button on ATEM Talkback Converter 4K, and
makes the tally indicator on the LCD of Blackmagic Studio Fiber Converter flash.
Likewise, if crew in a control room or broadcast truck have an urgent need to talk with
a camera operator, they can press the 'call' button for that camera on the ATEM
Camera Control panel. This makes the tally light on the Camera Fiber Converter flash
and the tally light on the camera's URSA Viewfinder or URSA Studio Viewfinder flash.
Using Tally
The tally indicator on the front of the panel, provides a traditional tally indicator with red for
program and green for preview, so that you know when the camera you are operating is on air.
Status Indicators
The 'power', 'tally' and 'fiber' status LEDs at the top of the converter will illuminate different
colors depending on the status of the unit. When the fiber cable is unplugged, no lights
are illuminated.
The status LEDs will illuminate
different colors to let you
know the status of the unit
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