Switcher, video
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- OBJECT TYPE
- ANALOGUE
- DATE
- 1975
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2002.0274.001
- MANUFACTURER
- ROSS VIDEO LTD.
- MODEL
- RVS508
- LOCATION
- Iroquois, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 570
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 20
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1 WOOD CASING WITH METAL CONSOLE; METAL & SYNTHETIC CONTROLS & PARTS/.2-.5 METAL CASINGS; METAL & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS/.6-.13 METAL FRONT WITH METAL & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS/.14 METAL CASING, SYNTHETIC COVERED WIRING, SYNTHETIC FIBRE/.15 PLASTIC CASING, METAL PARTS/.16-.20 SYNTHETIC & METAL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Communications
- Category
- Television
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- ROSS
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Iroquois
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- MID 1970S +
- Canada
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PART OF COLLECTION OF EQUIPMENT USED BY CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORP. IN TORONTO FOR TELEVISON PRODUCTION. THIS ANALOGUE EQUIPMENT BECAME OBSOLETE WHEN CBC SHIFTED ITS PRODUCTION SYSTEMS TO DIGITALFORMAT. FOUNDED IN 1974, CANADIAN COMPANY ROSS VIDEO DESIGNS & MFRS. ANALOGUE & DIGITAL SWITCHERS, KEYERS & TERMINAL GEAR (REF. 2). - Function
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INSTRUMENT USED IN TELEVISION BROADCAST STUDIO TO SWITCH BETWEEN VARIETY OF VIDEO INPUTS (CAMERA, TAPED MATERIAL, NETWORK & SATELLITE FEEDS) DURING PROGRAM PRODUCTION. - Technical
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EXAMPLE OF ANALOGUE VIDEO SWITCHER OF 1970S. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 BLACK "ROSS" LOGO & LABEL READING "570/ SWRRR"; BLACK LETTERING FOR CONTROL FUNCTIONS/.2-.5 BLACK LETTERING READING "VIDEO SWITCHING SYSTEM"/.2 PLATE READING "ROSS [LOGO] SERIAL NO. O35/ MODEL RVS508A/ TYPE M FRAME/ MANUFACTURED IN CANADA BY/ ROSS VIDEO LIMITED"/.3 SAME PLATE EXCEPT "SERIAL NO. 077" & "TYPE E FRAME"/.4 SAME PLATE EXCEPT "SERIAL NO. 078" & "TYPE E2 FRAME" /.5 SAME PLATE EXCEPT "SERIAL NO. 003", "MODEL 5102" & "TYPE RGB Follow Swr"/ BLACKPRINTED PAPER LABELS READ.1 "DVE CH. A",.2 "DVE CH. B",.8 "DPS 1",.9 "DPS 2",.10 "FLOOR MONITORS", "DPS 1" & "DPS 2"/ SEE DECORATION
- Missing
- UNKNOWN
- Finish
- .1 CONSOLE PAINTED GLOSSY SANDY-PINK; WOOD STAINED BROWN & COATED; WHITE & BLACK SYNTHETIC & METAL CONTROLS; YELLOW & RED BUTTONS; BRUSHED METAL CONTROLS/.2-.5,.14 CASING FRONTS PAINTED GLOSSY SANDY-PINK; METALLIC CASINGS & PARTS;.6-.13 FRONTS PAINTED GLOSSY SANDY-PINK; MULTICOLOURED WORKING PARTS/.15 LIGHT & DARK GREY EXTERIOR/.16 BLACK/.17-.10 GREY
- Decoration
- .1-.5 ROSS LOGO ON FRONTS/.15 LABELS READING "INPUT FROM ROSS RVS508 SWITCHER" & "OUTPUT/ TO LKI SYSTEM RCU OR MCU"
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