Flexibility, compact form factor, and operation without a computer make the DECIMATOR DMON-6S 6 Channel Multi-Viewer HDMI SDIa valuable tool on location and in the studio. The unit can be used as either a one to six-channel Multiviewer or as a six-to-one input multiplexer. It supports six independent SDI inputs with active loop-through outputs, or you can view all six inputs on one optional monitor. You can also Multiplex the 6 input signals, allowing you to transmit the six SDI signals over a single output. It supports audio embedded in the SDI stream and supports RS422/485 protocols that allow you to select tally display and control UMD (under monitor display) position and size.

The built-in LCD menu screen and control buttons, allows you to access menu functions without needing to connect to an external computer or utilize DIP switches for settings. The multiview output supports and displays inputs with different formats and frame rates at the same time, and the pass-through mode allows any of the six inputs to be selected for output via the SDI and HDMI outputs. you can select from premade display layouts or create and save your own custom layouts, and with up to 32 GPI, you can interface with optional devices for tally and remote switching.

Open Box Products Have a Limited 3-Year Manufacturer Warranty    1 to 6-Channel Multiviewer/Multiplexer    6 x SD/HD/3G-SDI Active Loop-Through    Supports Embedded Audio    Tally Display Selections    RS422/485 for Dynamic UMD & Tallies    LCD Info Panel with Button Control    Independent Simultaneous Format Display    Selectable Output Format    Premade & Custom Layouts    32 GPI (General Purpose Input)

The DMON-6S is a small form factor 3G/HD/SD-SDI 1 to 6-channel multiviewer or six-to-one input multiplexer/portable converter that incorporates an LCD and button control to set up and control the unit.

• Six 3G/HD/SD-SDI active loop copies of each input
• Custom layouts with various standard layouts
• 16-character UMD overlay per window with individual enables, custom positioning, and size
• 16-channel audio metering overlay per window with individual enables, custom positioning, and size
• Safe Action and Safe Title overlay per window with individual enables and adjustment
• Center Cross overlay per window with individual enable
• Audio ID overlay
• Tallies can be applied to either Tally Boxes (default), Outside Safe Action Area, or Border
• Tally boxes allows for up to four tallies per window (green, red, blue, and yellow)
• Load and restore custom layouts
• Fast switching between inputs using full-screen scaling
• Selectable output format in both full-screen and multiviewer mode
• Low-latency buffering for each input, allowing non-synchronous inputs
• Linked 3G/HD/SD-SDI and HDMI outputs
• Six 3G/HD/SD-SDI inputs with auto detection (six formats supported in total)
• Each window is independent of the others, allowing any 3G/HD/SD format of any frame rate to be displayed simultaneously
• Variable aspect ratios per quadrant
• Pass-through mode allows any of the six inputs to be selected for output
• In pass-through mode, the selected input is passed through to both the 3G/HD/SD-SDI and HDMI outputs
• The unit supports:
  • 32 GPI on 37-pin D-SUB connector for tallies and remote switching
  • RS-422/485 on 37-pin D-SUB connector for Dynamic UMD and tallies via TSL protocol
  • USB port for control and firmware updates

The unit features a threaded locking power connector that helps guard against kickouts.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. 1. What happens when signal lost or disconnect one of the SDI input - does it show black on missing input or show some test patterns or solid color?2. Can we disable audio meters / file names / input names to have clean multi-view feed to monitor?

A: Got Answer from Chris.H (Thank you) B&H and Decimator The DMON-6S can be set up to either generate its own reference (free run) or use one of the inputs as a reference. If its set up to use free run or an input other than the one thats pulled then it will continue to show an output with just that window showing its background colour. The background colour can be selected in the USB Control Panel software, available free of charge for Windows and Mac. For the application your customer has described I would recommend setting it up so that Reference is set to Free Run nd background colour is set to black.You can remove all in picture overlays (audio meters, graticules, UMDs and status displays) from the multi-view output to show just the input sources.

Q: 2. is it possible to have 5 inputs in the MW. one must be centered in the middle of MW?

A: Yes

Q: 3. Noticed DMON16s doesn't have a way to flip images vertically and horizontally, like the MD-QUD. WHY?

A: Decimator offers no explanation as to why the image flipping feature was not included. Eventually a firmware update may add this feature. Decimator says that the engineers do regularly add improvements to existing products.

Q: 4. Are the various outputs able to show different things (for example, 8 inputs out to 2 monitors show as 4-up on each monitor) or do the two outputs mirror each other?

A: Use as a 1-to-12-channel multi-viewer or 12-to 1-input multiplexe . Each quadrant is independent of the others, allowing any 3G/HD/SD format of any frame rate to be displayed simultaneously

Q: 5. i need to go from my macbook running obs via Thunderbolt 3 and have 3 outs. one too my teradeck bolt for livestream via hdmi, one too my led wall laptop via hdmi and one sdi to a projector. can this do that?

A: No the DMON-6S would not work for multiple splits, it combines multiple inputs into one screen. You could use an Apple HDMI adapter (APMUF82AMA), a 1 x 4 HDMI splitter (KASPHD1X44K) and a HDMI to SDI converter (BLCMCHS3WPSU) to connect to all three devices.

Q: 6. How does one name the individual umd's 1-16 on the dmon-16s?

A: You re-name via the USB control panel, or dynamically via serial control.

Q: 7. I want to connect 4 PTZ cameras to this for the camera operator to view then loop each independent camera feed to a switcher. Can this do that?

A: Yes you can. Each input has an active loop output.

Q: 8. Is it possible to use the loop out and multi view at the same time? My setup is that I will have 2 SDI inputs from my PTZOptics cams, loop those out to my BMD Mini Recorders, but I want to be able to monitor both of those feeds on the same screen. I'm also wondering what the output resolution of this device is? Is it dependent on the inputs? Right now I'm having an issue where my PTZOptics cams have to be set to 1080p30 as that's the max my BMD Mini Recorders will support. The cams can output HDMI and SDI simultaneously, so I thought I'd just plug the HDMI feed into one of my monitors, but my monitors apparently don't support 1080p30, they throw an error asking for 60Hz. Any feedback / suggestions is appreciated.

A: Hi Taylor, This is Jules from Product Support at Symbiosis, Decimator's master distributor for your region. You can configure a DMON-4S to receive SDI on inputs 1 & 3 then use the ports for inputs 2 & 4 as loop outputs of inputs 1 & 3 respectively. Inputs 1 & 3 are still available to use in the multi-viewer, although obviously you then only have two inputs available for up to four windows, depending on how many windows you wish to show on screen. The four HDMI outputs can be individually controlled so each output can be configured to either be the output of the multi-viewer or a loop output of any of the SDI inputs. If you need a hand configuring it when it arrives please feel free to contact us at support@symbiosis.com. I hope this helps. Kind regards Jules

Q: 9. My church use Sony D50 I was wonder would this work with it...and would we still need to use our switcher?

A: Yes it could.

Q: 10. Can the internet be used as an input? Can I show 8 different netflix shows simultaneously?

A: Not the way you ask it. It only accepts HD-SDI BNC connections for Cinema/TV Professional Cameras. You would need 8 seperate devices connected to the internet then a HDMI-to-HDSDI Converter to plug in each device to view all 8 shows. its still only 1080p best. So each of the 8 signals would be Standard Def at best on the screen.