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USER MANUAL

USER MANUAL

USER MANUAL

USER MANUAL

USER MANUAL

USER MANUAL

USER MANUAL

USER MANUAL

Contents

Disclaimer ......................................................................................................... 8

1.1

Copyrights ..................................................................................................................................... 8

1.2

Warranty ....................................................................................................................................... 8

1.3

Liability .......................................................................................................................................... 8

1.4

Force Majeure ............................................................................................................................... 8

Terms and Definition ....................................................................................... 9

Hardware Specifications ............................................................................... 10

3.1

Safety instructions ...................................................................................................................... 10

English .................................................................................................................................................. 10

French .................................................................................................................................................. 11

Italian ................................................................................................................................................... 12

German ................................................................................................................................................ 13

Spanish ................................................................................................................................................ 14

Environmental specifications for all LivePremier models.................................................................... 15

3.2

Package Contents ........................................................................................................................ 15

3.3

Rack mount information ............................................................................................................. 15

Introducing LivePremier™ ............................................................................ 16

4.1

LivePremier

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Modular architecture ........................................................................................... 16

4.2

Front panel .................................................................................................................................. 17

4.3

LivePremier rear panels .............................................................................................................. 17

4.4

Input / Output cards ................................................................................................................... 18

Available cards ..................................................................................................................................... 18

Change an input / output card ............................................................................................................ 18

4.5

Fixed parts ................................................................................................................................... 19

USB and sync ports .............................................................................................................................. 19

Framelock ............................................................................................................................................ 19

GPIO ..................................................................................................................................................... 19

Dante audio connectors ...................................................................................................................... 19

Power supply units .............................................................................................................................. 20

4.6

Power on and off ......................................................................................................................... 21

Start the LivePremier ........................................................................................................................... 21

Power off ............................................................................................................................................. 21

Forced shutdown ................................................................................................................................. 21

4.7

Precautions when mounting a LivePremier unit ........................................................................ 21

Using the WebRCS ........................................................................................ 22

5.1

Run the WebRCS ......................................................................................................................... 22

WebRCS requirements ........................................................................................................................ 22

Default network settings ..................................................................................................................... 23

Connection .......................................................................................................................................... 23

5.2

General tips ................................................................................................................................. 23

Web browser features ......................................................................................................................... 23

Mobile version ..................................................................................................................................... 24

Summary of Contents for Aquilon C

Page 1: ...gway com 1 USER MANUAL USER MANUAL USER MANUAL USER MANUAL USER MANUAL USER MANUAL USER MANUAL USER MANUAL LivePremier unit V1 1 References AQL RS ALPHA AQL RS1 AQL RS2 AQL RS3 AQL RS4 AQL C AQL C USE...

Page 2: ...property of Analog Way and are protected by copyrights and other intellectual property rights 2019 Analog Way all rights reserved 12 2019 Consequently any representation and or reproduction in part o...

Page 3: ...k mount information 15 4 Introducing LivePremier 16 4 1 LivePremier Modular architecture 16 4 2 Front panel 17 4 3 LivePremier rear panels 17 4 4 Input Output cards 18 Available cards 18 Change an inp...

Page 4: ...on to the computer 28 Import a Configuration 29 5 5 Reset configuration 29 6 LivePremier concepts 30 6 1 What is Capacity 30 Standard formats capacity 30 Elements using capacity 30 Content and layer c...

Page 5: ...s 49 Background set for a screen with one output 49 Background set for a screen with multiple outputs 49 8 Multiviewers 50 8 1 Multiviewers settings 50 8 2 Multiviewers signal 50 8 3 Multiviewers patt...

Page 6: ...a custom format 63 Export an EDID to computer 64 Import an EDID from computer 64 1 3 Audio and Extras 65 13 1 Audio 65 Reboot or reset the Dante audio card 65 Audio routing 65 Default audio routing 6...

Page 7: ...er memory 81 15 2 Screen memories 82 Save a Screen memory 82 Load a Screen memory 82 Edit a Screen memory 82 Quick overwrite or revert 83 15 3 Rename a Memory 83 15 4 Reorder memories 83 1 6 Multiview...

Page 8: ...and to us are the owner s responsibility In case of hardware fault please contact your local distributor or us www analogway com While not an exhaustive list the following are provided for guidance W...

Page 9: ...Keying is typically used for titles logos and special effects Layer Item displaying one content Live inputs Image or Screen Program Layers can overlap depending on their visual priority Layers can be...

Page 10: ...tute the only mean to completely disconnect the equipment from the main power Use the following guidelines The equipment connected to the network must have a release system easily accessible and locat...

Page 11: ...areils peuvent tre quip s de 2 ou 3 cordons d alimentation d tachables la mise hors tension se fait en d branchant ces cordons de l appareil Attention Les cordons d alimentation constituent le seul mo...

Page 12: ...di terra per mettere a terra la vite del telaio dell unit Far funzionare l apparecchiatura solo con la sorgente d alimentazione indicata sull apparecchiatura Le apparecchiature queste devono essere o...

Page 13: ...Stromquelle mit effizienter Erdung angeschlossen werden Diese Erdung darf auf keinen Fall ge ndert umgangen oder entfernt werden Anschluss von Ger ten ans Stromnetz muss nach Abzweigschalter des Geb u...

Page 14: ...po puede ser equipado de 2 o 3 cables de alimentaci n si desconectamos los cables dejamos al equipo sin alimentaci n Atenci n Los cables de alimentaci n constituyen el nico medio de desconectar el apa...

Page 15: ...patibility EN55032 EN55024 EN61000 3 2 EN61000 3 3 CFR47 Part 15 ICES 003 Environment RoHS WEEE Caution Should the unit lose power unexpectedly unsaved settings may be lost 3 2 Package Contents The Li...

Page 16: ...and Output cards can be replaced and every card is composed of four identical slots Fixed models have been created for users looking for stable preconfigured units Freelance Rental or Staging All othe...

Page 17: ...update Network settings Import Export configuration Factory Reset and Status check Fig 1 LivePremier 4RU and 5RU front panels The front panel displays information such as device IP address firmware v...

Page 18: ...put cards and vice versa Do not force cards in places other than slots specified in Fig 2 LivePremier rear panel Aquilon RS4 page 17 Do not remove cards other than input and output cards Installation...

Page 19: ...e rate of multiple devices with a physical connection The Framelock input is used to synchronize the LivePremier unit with an external reference The Framelock loop connector is then used to send the s...

Page 20: ...om the same type type 1 or type 2 Do not use different types of power supplies in the same unit as it may damage the unit Because the LivePremier is modular the power supplies can be removed and swapp...

Page 21: ...he front panel until shutdown 4 7 Precautions when mounting a LivePremier unit Warning For safety reasons it is recommended to earth the unit Use an earth cable not provided to earth a screw of the un...

Page 22: ...nder development coming in 2020 Note Control can also be integrated into automation and control systems for more information contact your local technical support 5 1 Run the WebRCS WebRCS requirements...

Page 23: ...trator before plugging these devices into the network to avoid any IP address conflicts Example of static IP address on one computer Computer IP address 192 168 2 50 Computer Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0...

Page 24: ...ckly copy paste or reset the settings of one section Paste works when similar settings are currently copied i e layer position copied to a different layer in a different screen Set a number value In t...

Page 25: ...In the top bar click then any sub item of the Dashboard to enter the Dashboard menu Click on Dashboard items on the left panel to open the corresponding settings on the right panel Fig 6 Dashboard Da...

Page 26: ...el using a USB drive 1 Load the updater file on a USB drive root 2 Connect the USB drive to the front panel The LivePremier unit automatically detects updater files on the USB drive If the updater fil...

Page 27: ...nd that the air flow is not blocked Maintain the air filter regularly to prevent dust from blocking the air flow For more information see 17 1 User Maintenance Air filter page 91 Dashboard Power Cauti...

Page 28: ...ibility obsolete information device logs 3 In the filters select the settings to load 4 Select how to merge the images in the Library Merge and replace Merge and replace frames in non empty slots Merg...

Page 29: ...mation device logs 3 In the filters select the settings to import 4 Select how to merge the images in the Library Merge and replace Merge and replace frames in non empty slots Merge without replacing...

Page 30: ...nk bandwidth The maximum capacity 8 refers to 8K bandwidth Standard formats capacity Here is a table showing some commonly used formats and their corresponding capacity Capacity 1 Capacity 2 1920 x 10...

Page 31: ...capacity 1 The content is displayed correctly but the resources are not optimized An input or image with capacity 2 can only be used in a layer with capacity 2 Content with capacity 2 The content can...

Page 32: ...layers Layers are assigned to Screens in the Preconfig menu of the WebRCS LivePremier features two layers modes Mixing layers and Split layers Note A Screen contains either mixing layers or split lay...

Page 33: ...rs and allocate them to one or multiple outputs Understanding VPU concept is the key for optimized performance Each VPU contains 8 source links and 8 outputs links Capacity 1 uses one link and capacit...

Page 34: ...itecture and rearranges its links depending on the Screen configuration Number of outputs in the Screen Number of layers in the Screen Capacity of the links between layers and outputs VPU configuratio...

Page 35: ...nd 2 at the same time in any order Screen 1 1 output and 1 mixing layer capacity 1 Screen 2 1 output and 1 mixing layer capacity 1 Screen 3 2 outputs and 2 mixing layers capacity 2 and 2 mixing layer...

Page 36: ...Optimized mode An Optimized mode is enabled for the whole VPU when one Screen uses at least 5 outputs links and at least one layer of capacity 2 The Optimized mode removes the 4 links boundary and con...

Page 37: ...ens 4 Aux 12 Screens 4 Aux 8 Screens 8 Aux 12 Screens 8 Aux Max 4K60 mixing layers capacity 2 4 4 8 8 12 up to 8 up to 12 Max DL split layers capacity 1 16 16 32 32 48 up to 32 up to 48 Note VPUs are...

Page 38: ...m In Preconfig System set internal rate framelock color space and quick HDCP Vertical rate Vertical rate sets the overall internal operating frame rate of the unit which defines the frame rate of all...

Page 39: ...omposite Analog Sync or Composite TTL Sync H sync Load Hi Z or 75 ohms Increase stability On Off toggle Increase the frequency tolerance of the Framelock input 7 1 1 4 Framelock output settings Set th...

Page 40: ...wers screens Two Multiviewers Max output resolution per Multiviewer is 2560x1600 60 or 4K 30 Up to 48 widgets One Multiviewer Max output resolution is 4K 60 Up to 24 widgets Note By default Two Multiv...

Page 41: ...ty 1 16 16 32 32 48 up to 32 up to 48 Set Output capacity In Preconfig Screens Aux Screens Outputs tab set capacity for each output 1 Click an output 2 Set if this output is used as Screen or Aux 3 Se...

Page 42: ...an Aux Screen Use to unassign the Output Note After making changes click Apply to save the new configuration Tip All pending changes are identified with a and listed in the Summary If needed click to...

Page 43: ...are applied to the selected Screen Grid and Free type have their own settings and switching between types does not keep the current configuration Patterns Display patterns to test and control how out...

Page 44: ...ping area from both projectors to create a seamless projection For an effective blending align the projected images so they are square with each other In Grid type use X and Y areas to create covering...

Page 45: ...grid cells Click the arrow to set the grid rows and columns Hide content to display only layers wireframe 7 4 3 2 Create a canvas in Auto mode In Auto mode select outputs and enter their H position an...

Page 46: ...lected resolution 8 Repeat step 5 and 7 or all outputs Tip Use the tools in the bottom bar to snap to a custom grid and or other outputs 7 4 3 4 Create a covering in Free canvas blending Recommendatio...

Page 47: ...ion of the AOI Tip Use arrows for fine adjustment 7 4 4 2 Pitch compensation Some Screens using multiple outputs can have outputs with different pitches especially LED video walls Using pitch compensa...

Page 48: ...of IPUs Image presets available 1 24 image presets at capacity 1 12 image presets at capacity 2 2 48 image presets at capacity 1 24 image presets at capacity 2 Note Images of capacity 1 and 2 can be...

Page 49: ...d inputs to the background pool for Output 1 2 In Preconfig Images add images to the background pool for Output 1 3 In Preconfig Backgrounds select Screen 1 4 Select Background Set 1 Output 1 is autom...

Page 50: ...connector to display information about this output On the interactive rear panel click an output to open its settings 8 2 Multiviewers signal In Multiviewers select one Multiviewer In Signal the foll...

Page 51: ...Off toggle Using raw colors disables all Adjustments settings ex Colorimetry User Gain etc Raster Box Format Click to enable raster box on whole format AOI Click to enable raster box on AOI Note For m...

Page 52: ...about this output On the interactive rear panel click an output to open its settings Click Blink LED to identify the selected output connector on the physical rear panel of the unit Output signal In O...

Page 53: ...sed or the AOI Raw Colors On Off toggle Using raw colors disables all Adjustments settings ex Colorimetry User Gain etc Raster Box Format Click to enable raster box on whole format AOI Click to enable...

Page 54: ...ick an input to open its settings The selected input is highlighted in the interactive rear panel Click Inputs to return to the inputs Grid On the interactive rear panel hover on an input connector to...

Page 55: ...d Recommendation Always use high quality cables to prevent connection and bandwidth errors when using HDCP Input pattern When enabled a pattern overrides any input signal Most patterns offer adjustmen...

Page 56: ...layer level to keep the input unchanged Setting name Description Setting selection Aspect Ratio Content ratio Force an aspect ratio for the input if it needs correction non square pixels Native 5 4 4...

Page 57: ...Colorimetry adjust the Color Correction to fade the selected hue 8 Enable Disable Freeze and Color mask to view the keying result and adjust settings until satisfied Note The Black and White mask is s...

Page 58: ...The following information are displayed per image Resolution Image recommended capacity Image number in Library Image file name Download to PC in Delete from library in Image formats LivePremier unit...

Page 59: ...he Library and can be loaded as image presets Download an image file from the unit 1 In Library click on the bottom right corner of an image 2 Click Download The selected image is downloaded to the co...

Page 60: ...page 48 Downscale to capacity When an image resolution is higher than the image preset capacity the unit can either resize the image to fit the capacity or display nothing This option named Downscale...

Page 61: ...rs Use these settings to correct the image aspect ratio if needed Note Change aspect ratio at layer level to keep the image unchanged Setting name Description Setting selection Aspect Ratio Transform...

Page 62: ...H V front porch H V sync H V back porch width height sync polarity Create a custom format 1 Go to Formats 2 Select a Template format to prefill the settings 3 Enter a label for the new custom format 4...

Page 63: ...om connected input outputs custom formats or EDIDs files imported from computer Save an EDID from inputs and outputs To save EDIDs in the EDID bank drag and drop EDIDs from inputs and outputs to the E...

Page 64: ...DID to computer 1 In EDID hover on an EDID and click in the top right corner to show more settings 2 Click to download the EDID to the computer Import an EDID from computer 1 In EDID hover on an EDID...

Page 65: ...LivePremier is able to manage Dante routing For Dante control use Dante software Dante audio can only be controlled from the Dante ports Dante primary secondary connections have a dedicated LAN separa...

Page 66: ...e filter buttons to show hide audio channels Enable Advanced Routing Mode for single channel routing Default audio routing Default audio routing assigns all audio channels of a receiver to the audio c...

Page 67: ...select the display format and set timer offset if needed b In Count down mode select the display format and set the countdown duration c In Count up mode select the display format 4 For Count down an...

Page 68: ...Mode Select Take and associate a Screen to trigger the transition when using the GPI Take In Take mode select the Screen to take when triggering the GPI State Check if the GPI is currently On or Off G...

Page 69: ...Preview Screens is composed of Program PGM and Preview PRW windows for each screen as well as access to sources layer properties memories and transition panel Program windows are always displayed on t...

Page 70: ...iew Screen Click on the bottom right corner of a source thumbnail to open options ex Freeze an input or access the setup menu for the selected source Layer selection This bar shows tools and all avail...

Page 71: ...ayers Select layers to include exclude from this layout Margin Reduce the area of this layout ex Top 50 will ignore the top half of the Screen Spacing In Mosaic mode set gaps between columns and or ro...

Page 72: ...yer selection in the middle of the Screen Align the layer selection Left Center or Right Align the layer selection Top Center or Bottom Scale the layer selection to full screen Set layer size to sourc...

Page 73: ...ed to PGM and remain in PRW Screens during a Take or Take Cut T Bar Transition the selection manually Fade Out Fade the selected screens to black Fade In Fade the selected screens from black to Step B...

Page 74: ...in pixels top bottom left and right and layer aspect None 1 1 Centered Fullscreen Cropped Border Set a layer border and layer shadow Effects Set color filters Black and white Negative Sepia Solar and...

Page 75: ...ens click a source icon in the left panel 2 Select a Layer or make sure it is available for drag and drop 3 Drag a content and drop it in the layer The content thumbnail is displayed in the layer with...

Page 76: ...roperties are kept Tip It is also possible to remove a content in other ways Use the PGM or PRW buttons to clear the entire Screen Click next to the layer letter icons then click to clear the correspo...

Page 77: ...t Layer crop is set for a layer and only affects the content used in this layer without changing the native content Layer crop is set in percentage so the crop ratio stays the same even with content w...

Page 78: ...ow 1 In Screens select a layer 2 In Properties click Border to show the corresponding settings 3 Toggle Shadow to apply layer shadow settings 4 Set the X and Y positions for the shadow direction 5 Set...

Page 79: ...fade If disabled the first content disappears before the next one appears Cross Depth Same content changing Layer ex L1 to L4 The layer moves in depth to reach new z position If disabled the transitio...

Page 80: ...Saving a Master memory actually saves one Screen memory per Screen These Screen memories can be accessed when using the Screen mode 1 In Screens click the Memories tab in the right panel 2 Select Mast...

Page 81: ...Memory slot to use Enter a label for the Master Memory 3 Select the Screen memories to use in the Master memory 4 Click Save Note Changing and deleting a Screen memory also affects a Master memory us...

Page 82: ...e exclude from the Master Memory Select the layer to include exclude from the Master Memory Save to Select the Screen Memory slot to use Enter a label for the Screen Memory 4 Select the settings to sa...

Page 83: ...ename a Memory 1 In Screens click the Memories tab in the right panel 2 Select Master or Screen mode 3 Click Edit 4 Click in the top right corner of the memory slot to open the Label field 5 Enter a n...

Page 84: ...Multiviewers Note Go to Preconfig Multiviewers to enable One Multiviewer or Two Multiviewers Got to Setup Multiviewers to set the Label Signal parameters Patterns and Image correction 16 1 Tips and re...

Page 85: ...l The tallies turn red and green if the content is used in a Program and or Preview Screen Click on the bottom right corner of a source thumbnail to open options ex Freeze an input or access the setup...

Page 86: ...creen layers Layers wireframes displayed when content Layers wireframes are always displayed Layers wireframes are never displayed Tip It is possible to monitor both Program and Preview of a Screen in...

Page 87: ...gets Select widgets to include exclude from this layout Margin Reduce the area of this layout ex Top 50 will ignore the top half of the Multiviewer Spacing Set gaps between columns and or rows Bottom...

Page 88: ...custom layout in Mosaic or Cascade mode 3 Auto fill the widgets with a type of source 4 Select widgets to include exclude from the layout 5 Apply the layout on Multiviewer All the Multiviewer widgets...

Page 89: ...s All widgets settings are saved loaded The LivePremier is able to save up to 50 Multiviewer memories Save a Multiviewer memory 1 In Multiviewers click the Memories tab in the right panel 2 Click Save...

Page 90: ...of the memory slot to open the Label field 4 Enter a new name for the memory slot Reorder memories 1 In Multiviewers click the Memories tab in the right panel 2 Click Edit 3 Drag a memory slot to a ne...

Page 91: ...fe still position 5 Pull the air filter and take it out from the unit 6 Carefully clean the air filter with a duster or vacuum 7 When the air filter is clean gently put it back in place 8 Gently tilt...

Page 92: ...e unit front panel go to Control Controllers a Go to Status to check the detected Controllers b Enable Identify to display ID on the controller 1 or 2 3 Select the controller to open its settings Cont...

Page 93: ...l free 1 855 353 4988 3047 Summer Oak Place Buford GA 30518 USA Analog Way Ltd Tel 852 2967 0428 Unit 2705 06 27 F Tung Seng Commercial Building 69 Jervois Street Sheung Wan Hong Kong Sales General in...

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