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Bittree Innovations For NAB Show
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t the 2013 NAB Show, Bittree will
display its newest innovations in
patchbays and patching solutions,
each designed to help integrators
and audio/video specialists achieve
greater ﬂexibility in rapidly changing
media environments.
Bittree highlights at this year’s
show include a new line of ﬁbre
feed-through panels to support
today’s increasingly ﬁbre-based
operations, as well as coaxial audio
patchbay solutions – offering a
specialised, high-density alternative
to video-patching equipment in
today’s demanding digital audio
environments.

Digital Audio
Coaxial Patchbay
Bittree’s digital audio coaxial
patchbay was developed in

response to the rapid growth of
digital audio content. Traditionally,
many installers used video
patchbays for digital audio patching.
Designed for discreet AES signals,
the Bittree digital audio patchbay
offers signiﬁcant cost savings over
video patchbays for this purpose,
and the BNC rear interface is
designed speciﬁcally for fast and
easy installation.

Fibre Patch Panels
At the 2013 NAB Show, Bittree will
showcase a new line of ﬁbre patch
panels developed in response to
the rapid growth of ﬁbre optic cable
in broadcast and AV environments.
Available for LC/LC, ST/ST, and
SC/SC, these ﬁbre feed-through
panels are the industry’s ﬁrst to

Bittree 969-S series of
programmable audio patchbays

provide optional designation strips.
With the addition of this
new ﬁbre product
line, Bittree now
provides a single
source for resellers
and integrators to
purchase both copper and ﬁbre
patching systems.

Programmable
Audio Patchbay
Programmable audio patchbays
from Bittree’s highly popular
969-S series of programmable
audio patchbays are mainstays
in a wide range of large-scale
broadcasting, mobile production,
and post-production operations.
As the exclusive manufacturer of
this unique design, Bittree offers
a powerful blend of reliability and
simplicity – making these systems
the preference of installers and
engineers alike.
The patented front-panel
programmable design of the
969-S series allows for quick and
easy changes to the normal, and
grounding for the entire patchbay or
for individual circuits. The switched
ground design maximises reliability
by eliminating differences in ground

Bittree’s digital audio coaxial
patchbay caters for the rapid growth
of digital audio content

potential. Normals can be changed
to full-normal, half-normal, or nonnormal, and grounding can be
changed to switched or bussed.

Mini-WECO
Monitor Patchbay
Bittree’s new 3 x 32 Mini-WECO
monitor patchbay features an
innovative design that adds an
additional monitor row to the
traditional Mini-WECO patchbay
without exceeding the 2-RU panel
height. Since engineers can now
use the third row as a test point,
this design has enabled new
applications for patching – both
in traditional broadcast studios
and in industries ranging from
aerospace and military to large
content distribution centres.

Fischer Connectors Help To Make Broadcasting Easier
Fischer Connectors has been designing, manufacturing and distributing high performance connectors
and cable assembly solutions for almost 60 years…
he Fischer FiberOptic
connector secures premium
optical performance in extreme
environments. The brand new
interconnecting technology offers
the essential quality and stability
needed for an optical link combined
with extreme robustness, easy
mating and easy cleaning. The
range is complemented with the
best choices of Optical cables and
support equipment.
The Fischer FiberOptic connector
with two (FO2) or four (FO4) optical
channels will perform perfectly in
harsh and extreme environments. It
has a high ingress protection of IP68
(2m/24hours) when mated and IP67
in unmated conditions. In addition,
Fischer Connectors’ FiberOptic
optical performance is insensitive to
mechanical strain on the connector
from the outside world. The spring
optical contacts ﬁlter out any stress
applied to the connector housings
while keeping the typical advantage
of a push-pull solution – quick, safe
and easy locking.
The Fischer FiberOptic connector
provides the extreme quality and
stability necessary for the creation of

Fischer FiberOptic connector system

an optic link and, in the case of low
back-reﬂection, Fischer Connectors
is able to provide a single-mode
APC. Each connector can be used
for up to 1,000 mating cycles before
any degradation to the performance
of the link is seen.
The optical performance of the
connector is not effected should
they become subject to axial
bending on the cable or connector
and they are proven to show
resistance against vibration and
shock. Their torque resistance is
a result of the mechanical coding
through multiple keyways.
Assembly of the Fischer
FiberOptic connector is extremely
simple with each one supplied

pre-cabled for fast and hassle free
integration to systems. Soft seal
caps protect unmated connectors
and colour rinds on the pugs and
receptacles make it easy to identify
each connectors.
Fischer Connectors’ Triax HD
Pro+ Broadcast Solution pushes
the limits of your camera equipment,
facilitating Triax technology to
connect HD video cameras and
related equipment. Ensuring
flawless transmission requires
highly reliable signal performance
over long transmission distances
faced by broadcasters.
With its 1051 Triax, Fischer
Connectors claims to have set
the standards for both studio
and OB. The Triax HD Pro+
Broadcast Solution with hugely
improved transmission distance
pushes the limits of HD camera
equipment. This integrated cable
and connector solution designed
for indoor and outdoor applications
showed excellent results at 1,100
m transmission distance using an
LDK8000 camera.
The 1051 Triax HD Pro+ connector
offers improved RF performance, as

well as fast and easy cable assembly.
Its high strength, rugged and
waterproof design assures reliable
transmission between camera and
control unit in studios or broadcast
vehicles, where long cable lengths
are used under extreme weather
conditions. It is maintenance friendly
and easy to clean, which is highly
appreciated in the field.
The future for Triax HD technology
is to combine highly reliable signal
performance with long transmission
distance offering a plug and play
user-friendly solution.

Fischer Triax HD Pro+

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