Product Overview
The AJA KONA® LHe Plus is a powerful video and audio I/O with a full set of no-compromise features for video professionals.
KONA LHe Plus offers video professionals at all levels an affordable desktop I/O solution that doesn't compromise on quality or essential functionality. KONA LHe Plus supports both HD/SD analog and digital I/O for video and audio, providing maximum capability, simplifying integrating analog and digital signals into a single workflow and multiple output options to ensure you can deliver whatever formats are required.
With support for 10-bit or 8-bit uncompressed video, KONA LHE Plus features one input and two outputs which can be configured independently for HD or SD. KONA LHe Plus also includes 2-channel AES digital audio, 8-channel SDI embedded digital audio, analog composite/S-video/SD/HD component video I/O, 2-channel balanced analog audio I/O, Genlock input, and three BNCs which may be configured for analog video input and output (HD or SD).
Features
- Supports HD and SD ingest and output at frame rates up to 30p
- Real time down-conversion
- HD-SDI I/O and Component Video I/O on supplied breakout cable
- 2-ch AES/EBU, 8-ch embedded SDI digital audio I/O on supplied breakout cable
- 2-ch balanced analog audio I/O on supplied breakout cable
- Extend external connectivity incl Ref and RS-422 with KL-BOX-LH breakout box option
- macOS, Windows and Linux support
- Compatible with leading creative apps
- Three year warranty
Specifications
- Video Formats:
- 525i 29.97
- 625i 25
- 720P 50, 59.94, 60
- 1080i 25, 29.97, 30
- 1080PsF 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30
- 1080p 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30
- Video Input, Digital:
- SD/HD SDI, SMPTE-259/292/296, 8- or 10-bits
- Single link 4:2:2 (1 x BNC)
- Video Input, Analog:
- Composite/S-Video (Y/C) (1 x BNC/2x BNC+Adapter)
- NTSC, NTSCJ, PAL
- Component (3 x BNC)
- HD: YPbPr, RGB
- SD: YPbPr, RGB (component mode)
- SMPTE/EBU N10, Betacam 525 line, Betacam 525J, RGB
- 12-bit A/D, 8x oversampling
- +/- .2 dB to 5.0 MHz Y Frequency Response
- +/- .2 dB to 1 MHz C Frequency Response
- .5% 2T pulse response
- < 1% Diff Phase
- < 1% Diff Gain
- < 1 ns Y/C delay inequity
- Video Output, Digital:
- SD SDI, SMPTE-259M, 10-bit
- HD SDI, SMPTE-292/296, 10-bit
- Video Output, Analog:
- Composite/S-Video (Y/C) (1 x BNC/2x BNC+Adapter)
- NTSC, NTSCJ, PAL
- Component (3 x BNC)
- HD: YPbPr, RGB
- SD: YPbPr, RGB (component mode)
- SMPTE/EBU N10, Betacam 525 line, Betacam 525J, RGB
- 12-bit D/A, 8x oversampling
- +/- .2 dB to 5.0 MHz Y Frequency Response
- +/- .2 dB to 1 MHz C Frequency Response
- .5% 2T pulse response
- < 1% Diff Phase
- < 1% Diff Gain
- < 1 ns Y/C delay inequity
- Audio Input, Digital:
- 8-channel, 24-bit SMPTE-259 SDI embedded audio, 48kHz sample rate, Synchronous
- 2-channel, 24-bit AES/EBU audio, 48kHz or 96 KHz sample rate, Synchronous or Non-synchronous, Internal sample rate conversion (via 1 x XLR on breakout cable or optional KL-Box)
- Audio Input, Analog:
- 2-channel, 24-bit A/D analog audio, 48kHz sample rate, balanced (via 2 x XLR on breakout cable or optional KL-Box)
- +24dbu Full Scale Digital
- +/- 0.2db 20 to 20kHz Frequency Response
- Audio Output, Digital:
- 8-channel, 24-bit SMPTE-259 SDI embedded audio, 48kHz sample rate, Synchronous
- 2-channel, 24-bit AES/EBU audio, 48kHz or 96 KHz sample rate, Synchronous or Non-synchronous, Internal sample rate conversion (via 1 x XLR on breakout cable or optional KL-Box)
- Audio Output, Analog:
- 2-channel, 24-bit D/A analog audio, 48kHz sample rate, balanced (via 2 x XLR on breakout cable or optional KL-Box)
- +24dbu Full Scale Digital (0dbFS)
- +/- 0.2db 20 to 20kHz Frequency Response
- 2-channel unbalanced output (via 2 x RCA jacks on optional KL-Box)
- Down-Conversion:
- Hardware 10-bit
- Anamorphic: full-screen
- Letterbox: image is reduced with black top and bottom added to image area with the aspect ratio preserved
- Crop: Crop: image is cropped to fit new screen size
- Reference Input:
- Analog Color Black (1V) or Composite Sync (2 or 4V)
- Looping
- 75 ohm on optional KL-Box, terminated on supplied breakout cable
- Machine Control:
- RS-422, Sony 9-pin protocol (via breakout cable or optional KL-BOX)
- 9-pin D-connector pinout is as follows:
- Pin 1=GND
- Pin 2=RX-
- Pin 3=TX+
- Pin 4=GND
- Pin 5=No Connection
- Pin 6=GND
- Pin 7=RX+
- Pin 8=TX-
- Pin 9=GND
- Shell=GND