
Barco PDS-4K HDMI Presentation Switcher (R9009650)
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Description
The Barco PDS-4K is a small-venue presentation switcher with 4K capabilities, designed for mid-sized live events, breakout sessions, seminar rooms and boardrooms. It enables single screen, dual screen and quad screen switching with high-quality 4K processing, with six HDMI 2.0 inputs and four fully seamless mixing program outputs at up to 4K resolution. Barco quotes ultra-low latency processing of two frames or less at 60Hz and Event Master Athena scaling technology, and an option card slot allows Dante audio and DisplayPort inputs to be added. Article number R9009650 is Barco's HDMI-only version; R9009651 is the PDS-4K SDI.
Key features
Single, dual and quad screen switching with high-quality 4K processing; two UHD@60 program outputs or four UHD@30 / FHD@60 program outputs.
Barco quotes processing of two frames or less delay at 60Hz, with seamless transitions between inputs.
The PDS-4K uses Event Master Athena scaling technology for signal clarity and minimum scaling artifacts.
An option card slot supports additional video input connectors, embedded audio processing and Dante audio. The DP + Audio card (R9802040) adds Dante audio (de)embedding, passthrough and two DisplayPort 1.2 inputs.
Front panel mappable buttons, Event Master screen management software for PC or Mac, Event Master controllers, WebUI, and Ethernet RJ-45 1000/100/10 Mbps autosense.
1x UHD@60 multiviewer output with user-definable layouts consisting of inputs plus PVW and PGM for each screen, plus eight still stores of up to 4K each.
Technical specifications
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Connectivity (3)
- Video inputs
- 6x HDMI 2.0 connectors
- Video outputs
- 4x HDMI 2.0 connectors
- Program output
- Two UHD @60 PGM, or four UHD @30 / FHD @60 PGM
Power & Physical (2)
- Dimensions (HxWxD)
- 6.62 cm (2.605 in) x 48.41 cm (19.06 in) x 40.9 cm (16.1 in)
- Weight
- 6.21 kg (13.7 lbs)
Certifications & Warranty (1)
- Warranty
- 3 years parts and labor
General (12)
- Live effects canvas
- 2x outputs up to 4K60 or 4x outputs up to 4K30, each with single mixing PiP or two non-mixing PiPs on a still background
- Keying/Mixing
- Luma and Chroma on non-mixing PiPs
- Mixers
- 1 mixer per PGM output
- Still stores
- Eight stills, up to 4K each
- Multiviewer
- 1x UHD@60 output with user definable layouts consisting of inputs plus PVW and PGM for each screen
- Expandability
- Option card slot for other video connector types and/or Dante audio
- HDCP
- HDCP 1.x and 2.2
- Control
- Front panel mappable buttons; Event Master screen management software for PC or MAC; Event Master controllers; WebUI; Ethernet RJ-45, 1000/100/10 Mbps autosense
- Noise Level
- 37 dB in a room temperature environment (23C/73F)
- Power
- Input power: 100-240 VAC 50/60Hz 151W
- Environmental temperature
- 0-40 C (32-104 F)
- Environmental humidity
- 0-95% non-condensing (non-operating); 0-85% non-condensing (operational)
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Delivery & returns
Estimated delivery 24 Oct - 28 Oct. UK mainland delivery only. Some large or made-to-order items carry longer lead times, shown on the product page.
Unused items in original packaging can be returned within 14 days of delivery — see the returns policy for how business and consumer returns differ. Faulty items are covered under manufacturer warranty and by your statutory rights.
Bought in the UK, backed in the UK
This item is in UK stock and ships to you from within the UK, so the order never crosses a customs border on its way to you.
The manufacturer warranty is honoured here in the UK. If something fails, you deal with us, not with an overseas seller in another time zone.
Our own UK-based engineers install, commission and support what we sell, and can attend site when a system needs hands on it.
Delivered within the UK mainland, so there is no import duty, customs charge or courier handling fee waiting for you on delivery.
Prices are in pounds sterling with proper UK VAT invoices, and purchase orders are accepted from approved education accounts: no currency conversion and no surprises at the door.
Payment & security
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Schools, colleges, sixth forms, universities and multi-academy trusts can order on invoice, with no card payment required. Purchase orders and credit terms are for education customers only.
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