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Chapter 3 – Operation
AJA Control Panel Overview
The AJA Control Panel is a software application that provides a simple visual
showing how the KONA hardware is currently configured and allows you to make
changes. You can change signal input and output parameters and define the
video processing that will be performed.
The AJA software installer automatically installs the Control Panel application on
your computer.
Control Panel Screens Used In This Manual
NOTE: KONA 4 and KONA 5 Control Panel functions are virtually the same. KONA 4
Control Panel screen shots are predominately used for this discussion.
AJA Control Panel Operating Modes
AJA Control Panel has two fundamental operating modes.
Playback Mode -
Used for playing back video files from the computer, usually
with a non-linear editing application (NLE) or AJA Control Room, through the
KONA card to that card’s video/audio outputs for viewing and/or external
recording.
Capture Mode -
Used for capturing video/audio signals that are coming into
the KONA card from an external source to create video files on the computer
using AJA Control Room or an NLE, or just for display on the KONA outputs.
This mode is also used for stand-alone video display or conversion when
Control Panel is being used without an external controlling application.
The current KONA operating mode is reported on the Control Panel UI screen,
below the block diagram (see
).
AJA Control Panel User Interface
The AJA Control Panel user interface includes a visual block diagram of the unit’s
current configuration. The current status, input and output settings, and many
other details are depicted in the color-coded block diagram. Below this block
diagram are various controls for changing operating parameters, which will vary
depending on which function screen has been selected.
The left side of the AJA Control Panel provides a navigation list of available
function screens. Clicking on a link (or alternatively, a related element in the block
diagram) displays a function screen corresponding to that topic.
