Limitations on 1st generation Bolt 2000 TX / RX units

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The 1st generation Bolt 2000 system has the following two hardware limitations:

SD-SDI video formats

The 1st gen Bolt 2000 TX does not support SD-SDI video input formats, and the 1st gen Bolt 2000 RX does not support SD-SDI video output formats.

Workaround: a video format converter or video scaler must be used to convert between an analog 480i/576i video signal or a digital SD-SDI 480i/576i video signal, into an HD-SDI or 3G-SDI signal for the TX to recognize and transmit the video.

PsF / Progressive Segmented Frame video formats

The 1st gen Bolt 2000 TX can transmit a PsF video format, but the 1st gen Bolt 2000 RX will display the signal with a stair step effect / lines around areas of motion in the scene.

Workaround: a 1st gen Bolt 2000 TX can be paired with a 2nd generation Bolt 2000 RX to transmit the signal. There is no way to use a 1st gen Bolt 2000 RX with this video format without the effect being present.