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Io Express Installation and Operation Guide — Cabling the System

System Check Installer Screen

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Read and agree to the Software License Agreement.

Io Express Software License Agreement Screen

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The next screen shows all the available drives on the Mac Pro. Click on the drive that 
contains your system files (Apple default is “Macintosh HD”). A green arrow will point to the 
drive you’ve selected. Click the 

Continue

 button to proceed with installation.

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Summary of Contents for IOExpress

Page 1: ...1 1 www aja com Installation and Operation Guide B e c a u s e i t m a t t e r s Published 12 28 12 USO RESTRITO...

Page 2: ...y of their respective holders Notice Copyright 2012 AJA Video Inc All rights reserved All information in this manual is subject to change without notice No part of the document may be reproduced or tr...

Page 3: ...xes and any other charges for products returned to any other locations This warranty shall not apply to any defect failure or damage caused by improper use or improper or inadequate maintenance and ca...

Page 4: ...iv USO RESTRITO...

Page 5: ...In This Manual 8 Chapter 2 Installation Installation Overview 9 Connecting to your Computer 10 Cabling the System 11 Typical System 11 Installing Io Express Software 12 Mac Pro Software Installation...

Page 6: ...n Into Problems 47 Updating Software 48 Contacting Support 48 Appendix A Specifications Formats 49 Video Input 49 Video Output Digital 49 Video Output Analog 49 Audio Input Digital 50 Audio Output Dig...

Page 7: ...sed workflows Features The Io Express package includes the following features HD SD SDI input and output HDMI 1 3a input and output Component Video output for monitoring 2 channel RCA audio output LTC...

Page 8: ...lication that application will use the new product for its input output while the first application you launched will continue to use the previous AJA product Multiple AJA Products Pulldown Menu Examp...

Page 9: ...when converting an Output from the Primary Format you must select an output signal with O for output only Convert Mode Convert Mode allows selection of a conversion mode for down conversion between H...

Page 10: ...a wide variety of popular SD and HD formats Support for third party applications Apple Final Cut Pro X Avid Media Composer Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe Photoshop and more AJA s Io Express software and ha...

Page 11: ...s damaged during shipment If you find any damage immediately notify the shipping service and supply them with a complete description of the damage AJA will repair or replace damaged items If you find...

Page 12: ...ller For the latest appropriate match for your software and hardware visit http www aja com en support io mac io express Cable Connections Io Express connections are made directly to the unit s rear c...

Page 13: ...rear panel of Io Express A Note About YPbPr Component Video or YPbPr has been given several names over time YUV Y R Y B Y and YCbCr are just some examples Although these various formats have some dif...

Page 14: ...also provided on video settings and use of genlock external reference Chapter 3 discusses operational aspects of Io Express when used with the AJA Control Panel and third party applications Chapter 4...

Page 15: ...once prior to installing Io Express software 3 For latest System Compatibility and Software Version information for Io Express visit http www aja com en support io mac io express 4 Install AJA Io Expr...

Page 16: ...nect your desired Video I O Audio monitoring reference and machine control cables Refer to Cabling the System following 5 Connect the Power Supply to AC power and turn on Io Express using the front po...

Page 17: ...ctors to go to an analog monitor 3 Connect a 9 pin DE 9 machine control cable between your VTR s RS422 control port and the Io Express RS 422 machine control connector 4 Connect two SDI cables between...

Page 18: ...ion use the CD ROM supplied with the Io Express system to install necessary software drivers and the AJA Control Panel You cannot use Io Express with third party software until the AJA Io Express soft...

Page 19: ...e host Mac to be used with Io Express The system must be an Apple Mac Pro or MacBook Pro as described earlier in Chapter 1 System Requirements If you are going to use Adobe Applications with Io Expres...

Page 20: ...ame and password at the Authenticate prompt if you have multiple users defined ensure that you log on as a user with administrator level authority Log On Authenticate Prompt 5 Click on the OK button a...

Page 21: ...License Agreement Io Express Software License Agreement Screen 10 The next screen shows all the available drives on the Mac Pro Click on the drive that contains your system files Apple default is Maci...

Page 22: ...be restarted after installation Click the Continue Installation button to proceed Restart OS X Reminder Prompt 13 The installer will run and put all the necessary Io Express drivers presets and softw...

Page 23: ...turn off any virus protection and security software that you have installed on your computer Open the AJA Windows Software download or insert the Software CD in the PC Note If you are installing from...

Page 24: ...ld like to perform Installation Type If you don t have all the AJA Windows Software supported Adobe Production Studio products installed on your workstation you may choose to perform a Custom installa...

Page 25: ...ict the more elaborate Custom installation Shown below are the top level directory of options Click to expand or contract Top level Installation Item Selection You may deselect any Item for installati...

Page 26: ...installed Custom Selection Second level Options Disabled selections are marked with a red X Before clicking Next to install you can verify your disk space availability by clicking the Disk Usage butt...

Page 27: ...you will see a standard Windows Logo test warning Click on the Continue Anyway button to finish the installation When the installation is completed a final screen will be displayed announcing that Se...

Page 28: ...Change Repair or Remove Installation Menu Genlock and Your System For video stability and proper system operation you can genlock all equipment to house sync however genlock is not required for Io Exp...

Page 29: ...One thing you ll notice instantly about the Control Panel is that it represents a visual block diagram of how the unit is configured The current status input and output settings and many other detail...

Page 30: ...nes will also show whether the outputs are video or video key Icon objects on the block diagram screen input output icons frame buffer etc also called widgets indicate their status by color explained...

Page 31: ...if you see that the input and output icons are blue then you know that the same format is used throughout the video path and that no format conversion is being performed If a different color is displ...

Page 32: ...on pass through desktop etc plus setting output timing Format select the framebuffer primary video format and any secondary formats for down conversion of inputs outputs Input Select view and edit inp...

Page 33: ...currently controlling the Io Express card if there is one For example in the screen shown here the default output is Input Passthrough Io Express Control Panel Control Screen Control Screen Settings D...

Page 34: ...tion in controlling the output Test Pattern this selection directs Io Express to output a choice of preset patterns when no other QuickTime application is using Io Express Hold Last Application this s...

Page 35: ...rence to the Ref Video source selected The Horizontal reference can be adjusted by selecting a number of pixels clocks to offset Vertical can be adjusted by specifying a number of lines to offset Form...

Page 36: ...d This allows you to see what you ve chosen and also see those formats that are incompatible with the selected Primary format For more details on Io Express Primary and Secondary Formats see About Pri...

Page 37: ...n menus allow you to see and change what s currently selected and the video format that Io HD has detected if any In the example shown previously it shows that video is selected at the SDI 1 input and...

Page 38: ...bedded digital audio so you can choose from the 16 channels that can be embedded in SDI and pick which to bring in from the group 1 8 or 9 16 If your application supports only two channels of audio yo...

Page 39: ...etting or click on another to change to it Primary when selected this indicates that the SDI output is set to the same format as the framebuffer That value will be listed in blue Secondary when select...

Page 40: ...the video output range color space and number of embedded audio channels 2 or the maximum 8 for the HDMI output A Protocol pulldown allows you to choose either HDMI or DVI protocol use DVI if you re o...

Page 41: ...g Out Screen Settings Select menu you can select either the Primary or Secondary format downconvert for the Analog output Analog Format choices in the Analog Format pulldown menu vary depending upon t...

Page 42: ...that may be available to applications By selecting the checkbox next to specified parameters the video outputs related to these specified parameters are enabled as possible video outputs for applicat...

Page 43: ...k Audio Gain To Unity When set the Io Express will ignore the third party application s gain setting and set the audio gain at unity When not set this checkbox tells the Io Express to get the audio ga...

Page 44: ...do 24 frames per second to 30 conversion where extra fields will be added to pad the existing ones Depending on video content selection of different field patterns may be useful in reducing jitter du...

Page 45: ...flickering would be a distraction YUV RGB Conversion These pulldowns select industry standard color space and gamma transfer functions for the YUV RGB conversion or allow you to direct Io XT to automa...

Page 46: ...mecode Screen Settings RP 188 Timecode n in RP 188 timecode SMPTE 12M 2 there can be multiple timecode values in the data stream Use this pull down to select the one you wish to monitor The selection...

Page 47: ...own selects whether the timecode value is burned in on video output from Io Express If set to OFF timecode will not be keyed over the video If set to timecode then the timecode value will be keyed ove...

Page 48: ...save a preset simply go to the Presets screen and click Save Preset A dialog will be presented asking you for a name enter a meaningful name and click OK Thereafter the preset will be available under...

Page 49: ...access the firmware install screen Click install to erase current firmware and load the firmware version contained in your current driver installation Note the Installation message shown below Firmwar...

Page 50: ...ess software files that have been installed on your system This information may be needed if you talk to an AJA Customer Service representative to determine if files are missing or need updating Io Ex...

Page 51: ...Io Express If no QuickTime applications are running the board s state is determined by the AJA Control Panel s settings QuickTime Application Format Selection If a running QuickTime application uses I...

Page 52: ...if a sky region is mostly the same color but varies by only a few digital numbers from one side of the picture to another you may see contour lines where the signal passes from one digital value to th...

Page 53: ...gs you ve tried and when and how the symptoms appeared Symptom Check Disk RAID cannot keep up dropped frames etc Ensure the disk system is providing at least 50 MB second sustained transfer rate Dropp...

Page 54: ...find the cause of the problem having this information at hand will help when you call AJA Customer Support for help If the problem is unknown or you need general help first contact the dealer where yo...

Page 55: ...Link 4 2 2 1 x BNC HDMI v1 3 30 bits pixel RGB or YUV 2 25 Gbps SD HD 1080p 50 60 Video Output Analog Composite S Video Y C 1 x BNC NTSC NTSCJ PAL 12 bit D A 8x oversampling 2 dB to 5 0 MHz Y Frequenc...

Page 56: ...Hz sample rate Synchronous Audio Output Analog 2 channel 24 bit unbalanced audio via RCA jack Reference Input or LTC Input 1 BNC assignable to Reference video or LTC input Reference Analog Color Black...

Page 57: ...antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an exp...

Page 58: ...22 2 NO 60065 2003 A1 06 GS EN 60065 2002 A1 Additional licenses issued for specific countries available on request Emissions EN 55103 1 1996 EN61000 3 2 2006 EN61000 3 3 1995 A1 2001 A2 2005 CISPR 22...

Page 59: ...ent This is a Class A product based on the standard of the VCCI Council VCCI V 3 2008 04 If this equipment is used in a domestic environment radio interference may occur in which case the user may be...

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Page 64: ...te este dispositivo da tomada durante trovoadas ou quando n o utilizado durante longos per odos de tempo Avviso Utilizzare soltanto i collegamenti e gli accessori specificati e o venduti dal produttor...

Page 65: ...ng 27 Connector Descriptions 6 Connectors 6 Control Panel Basics 23 Control Panel AJA Software 4 Control Panel KONA 2 23 Control Panel Tabbed Screens 26 Control Screen 36 37 Control Screen Settings 27...

Page 66: ...gnal conversion 2K 4 SMPTE protocol 7 SMPTE RP 188 41 snapshot Control Panel settings 42 Software 4 Software CD 13 software files that have been installed 44 Software License Agreement Screen 15 Softw...

Page 67: ...1 5 Io Express Installation and Operation Guide Index Y Y R Y B Y 7 Yellow 26 YPbPr 7 YUV 7 YUV RGB Conversion 39 USO RESTRITO...

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