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Getting Started

This chapter introduces you to the features and specifications as well as the
external components of your Avitech MCC-8004 series. It also guides you
through the process of setting up your MCC-8004 series for use.

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Summary of Contents for MCC-8004 series

Page 1: ...User s Manual MCC 8004 series Revision 1 0 July 2009 ...

Page 2: ...s written permission of Avitech International Corporation Avitech International Corporation may have patents patent applications trademarks copyrights or other intellectual property rights covering the subject matter in this document Except as expressly written by Avitech International Corporation the furnishing of this document does not give you any license to patents trademarks copyrights or oth...

Page 3: ...ii Statement of Compliance viii Preface ix Welcome ix About this Manual x 1 Getting Started 1 1 1 Package Contents 1 1 2 Product Features 2 Specifications 3 Operating Features 4 1 3 Identifying the Front Hardware Component 4 1 4 Identifying the Rear Hardware Components 5 1 5 Getting Your MCC 8004 Series Ready for Use 6 Basic Hardware Connections 6 Cascading 7 1 6 Using the Galaxy Program 10 Module...

Page 4: ...he HyperTerminal s COM Port 99 3 3 Entering the ASCII Z Command Interface 100 3 4 ASCII Z Command Format 102 ZA 102 ZB 103 ZC 103 ZE 104 ZF 104 ZI 104 ZK 105 ZL 106 ZM 107 ZN 108 ZO 109 ZP 109 ZR 109 ZT 110 ZV 111 ZW 111 ZX 112 4 Firmware Upgrade 113 4 1 Updating the Firmware 113 DS80C400 C2 1 Firmware 113 FPGA MB Digital Clock Firmware 115 FPGA MB Analog Clock Firmware 117 FPGA UB Firmware 118 OS...

Page 5: ...ect to the limitation of liability set forth next Limitation of liability Avitech s liability under this warranty shall not exceed the purchase price paid for the defective product In no event shall Avitech be liable for any incidental special or consequential damages including without limitation loss of profits for any breach of this warranty If Avitech replaces the defective Product with a repla...

Page 6: ...nder conditions other than those specifically covered by the Hardware Warranty will be repaired at the price of parts and labor in effect at the time of repair Such repairs are warranted for a period of ninety 90 days from date of reshipment to customer Extended Warranty Options Avitech offers OPTIONAL Extended Warranty plans that provide continuous coverage for the Product after the expiration of...

Page 7: ...talled and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Properly shielded and grounded cables and connectors must be used in order to meet FCC emission limits Avitech...

Page 8: ...ne 1999 5 EC German Dieses Produkt entspricht den Bestimmungen der Europäischen Richtlinie 1999 5 EC Greek To προϊόν αυτό πληροί τις προβλέψεις της Ευρωπαϊκής Οδηγίας 1999 5 EC Icelandic Þessi vara stenst reglugerð Evrópska Efnahags Bandalagsins númer 1999 5 EC Italian Questo prodotto è conforme alla Direttiva Europea 1999 5 EC Norwegian Dette produktet er i henhold til bestemmelsene i det europei...

Page 9: ...Australia and New Zealand C Tick Marking and Compliance Notice Statement of Compliance This product complies with Australia and New Zealand s standards for radio interference viii ...

Page 10: ...series offer outstanding scalability and flexibility because individual modules can be combined to create the desired configuration Modules can be added or removed as the application requires This flexible architecture eliminates single points of failure that can cripple an entire system Component failures can be absorbed with simple built in software based procedures Using the latest DCDi technol...

Page 11: ...re used to distinguish elements of text NOTE provides additional hints or information that requires special attention CAUTION identifies important information which if not followed may result in loss of data or damage to your device Any name of menu command icon or button that you can see on the screen is shown in a bold typeset For example On the Start menu select Settings x ...

Page 12: ...e l accessories may be different from the ones shown in this manual 1 1 Package Contents After unpacking the shipping carton you should find these standard items Avitech MCC 8004 series Standard P stomers only ower Cord US cu RS 485 Cascading Cable DVI Cascading Cable optional when pu MCC 8004 series optional w re MCC 8004 rchasing 2 or more hen purchasing two or mo RJ 50 GPI Terminal Block Utilit...

Page 13: ... audio with phase correlation MCC 8004Q Audio meters for embedded audio with phase AES balanced unbalanced analog audio option NOTE Embed digital audio streams into high definition digital video signals AES Audio Engineering Society Officially known as AES3 it is a digital audio standard used for carrying digital audio signals between various devices AES was designed primarily to support PCM pulse...

Page 14: ... PAL PDL QL UL UEL UAL UDL Output Resolution from 800 600 up to 1920 1200 WUXGA via DVI I connector simultaneous DVI and RGB Number of output 2 Analog Available for MCC 8004aA aAL dA dAL PA PAL UA UAL Audio AES Available for MCC 8004dD dDL PD PDL UD UDL Embedded Available for MCC 8004dE dEL dA dAL dD dDL PE PEL PA PAL PD PDL Q QL UE UEL UA UAL UD UDL GPI 8 inputs Serial port Number of port 1 Baud ...

Page 15: ...4Q cascade maximum One MCC 8004 series can fit in a single rack unit space for a maximum of four video inputs RJ 50 GPI terminal block adapter is provided for Tally or loading presets Up to 26 presets configurations can be saved and recalled from the module s Flash EEPROM Compatible with ACC 8000 and VCC 8000 modules 1 3 Identifying the Front Hardware Component Ref Component Description Lights gre...

Page 16: ...ing output 10 BNC connector for analog audio output Keypad RS 232 connector for signal from optional TACP Touch screen Control Panel or numerical Simplified Control Panel SCP keypad RS 232 RS 232 connector for signal from PC In out 5 6 7 8 BNC connectors for HD SD SDI composite video input loop passive for analog video active for digital video Cascade In DVI I connector for multimedia input cascad...

Page 17: ...ing steps to get your MCC 8004 series up and running NOTE The steps outlined next would depend on the type of configuration you wish to set up 1 Connect up to four BNC cables to the four video Input 1 2 3 4 ports for HD SD SDI composite video inputs 2 Connect the RS 232 cable to the RS 232 port for signal from PC 3 Connect the Ethernet cable to the IP port for using the computer s Galaxy program t...

Page 18: ...er values as long as both are different from each other s setting ID 0 ID 1 IMPORTANT When cascading two or more modules up to 15 maximum make sure each module gets assigned a unique rotary ID or it will cause input conflicts 2 Connect one end of DVI cable to the DVI I Out port of MCC 8004 series ID 0 and the other end to the Cascade In port of MCC 8004 series ID 1 DVI output ID 0 to DVI cascade I...

Page 19: ... to RS 485 input ID 1 4 Connect one end of the DVI cable to the DVI I Out port of MCC 8004 series ID 1 and the other end to the monitor display ID 0 ID 1 Connect to monitor display Or for monitor display with VGA input connect one end of the VGA cable to the Analog Out port of MCC 8004 series ID 1 and the other end to the monitor display Connect to monitor display ID 1 ID 0 8 ...

Page 20: ...nd to the RS 232 port of MCC 8004 series ID 0 Connect to computer ID 0 ID 1 6 If the computer application uses multimedia input connect one end of the DVI cable to the computer s DVI port and the other end to the Cascade In port of MCC 8004 series ID 0 ID 0 ID 1 Connect to computer 9 ...

Page 21: ...r 1 6 Using the Galaxy Program The Galaxy program is designed to be used with Avitech Multiviewer modules A small yet powerful program it uses very little system resource and will not take up much hard drive space best of all no installation is required This software can be used on your PC or laptop computer and may even be run through an external portable device but should not be run from a read ...

Page 22: ... you will use the network cable IP address to connect configure your computer to the following setting IP address 210 100 100 150 and subnet mask 255 255 255 0 If you will use the serial cable to connect configure your computer s COM port to be 1 10 2 If you decide to use the network cable to connect make sure you can ping the module at 210 100 100 151 factory default IP address by clicking on Sta...

Page 23: ...ommunication 4 Type exit to exit the Command Prompt screen 5 Run the Galaxy program by double clicking the Galaxy V311 exe file When the following screen appears under Serial Port select Automatically Search 6 Click OK and your computer would start to search for your MCC 8004 series 12 ...

Page 24: ... baud rate and resolution is the same as the master module s 7 Upon finding your device the following screen appears to confirm connection to your MCC 8004 series For standalone module For cascaded modules NOTE Make sure the cascaded modules have different rotary ID settings e g 1 2 3 on their rear panels 13 ...

Page 25: ...yout window contains the bird s eye view of the module layout belonging to each ID in the system In this example the top window displays the layout belonging to ID 1 on the Galaxy control window the middle window displays the layout belonging to ID 2 while the bottom window displays the layout belonging to ID 3 14 ...

Page 26: ...out On the blue information bar portion can be found the following items Logo icon Avitech Galaxy proprietary logo and the name of the software 1280 1024 60Hz shows the current output resolution and frequency Baud 57600 bps shows the current COM port baud rate 15 ...

Page 27: ...Option window is for group and window label setup save load file adjust image monitor audio and COM port setting Refer to a later section for details 16 ...

Page 28: ...Select from 2 2 up to 10 10 as possible grid positions on the monitor display NOTE The layout size available for your particular model will depend on the monitor display s resolution as well as the smallest window size limitation MCC 8004 series smallest window size is 144 128 pixel 17 ...

Page 29: ... Menu Select from 2 2 up to 10 10 left to right or top to bottom as possible grid positions on the Module Layout window Galaxy Control Window Select Menu Open Option Menu Toggles the Option window display on with checkmark off 18 ...

Page 30: ...enu Returns the Option window display to its default position on the right side of the Galaxy control window This option is not available grayed out if the previous item Open Option Menu is disabled Settings Menu 19 ...

Page 31: ...the output resolution affects all the modules in the selected group If you have more than one group make sure you select the correct Group on the drop down menu The MCC 8004 series default output resolution is 1024 768 60 Hz 20 ...

Page 32: ...lowing screen appears set the output resolution to match the monitor display s Select the Refresh Frequency select the Mode from the drop down menu and then click OK You will notice that the selected resolution is displayed on the top bar of your Galaxy program 21 ...

Page 33: ...Flashing Window Border When the Flashing Window Border option is enabled with checkmark the border of the window where the mouse cursor just resided will blink twice to notify you of its location 22 ...

Page 34: ...t Network Serial Port When you have unplugged the IP cable and re connected it click Reconnect Network to continue the configuration process Or when using the serial cable click Reconnect Serial Port instead 23 ...

Page 35: ...System Parameter The following setup affects all the modules of all the groups Upon clicking System Parameter the menu appears as shown next 24 ...

Page 36: ...Group Parameter The following setup affects all the modules in the selected group only Upon clicking Group Parameter the menu appears as shown next 25 ...

Page 37: ...Module Parameter The following setup affects the selected module only Upon clicking Module Parameter the menu appears as shown next 26 ...

Page 38: ... to import label from export label to Microsoft Excel or Notepad to be edited externally The convenient way is to export the file label as a BMP Label Unicode or Label ANSI txt file by assigning a filename when the next screen appears 27 ...

Page 39: ...the txt file and import it The on screen labels will then be updated System Parameter The following are the items appearing on System Parameter Return Group Index to Default Allows you to return all groups to their default setting as well as combine all modules into one group Click OK when the next screen appears to complete the configuration change 28 ...

Page 40: ...e next screen appears click OK to finalize the changes The configuration progress will be shown on screen NOTE The group s sequence would be set according to the Rotary ID number in an ascending order When in full screen mode the window layout prior to full screen mode would automatically be restored before grouping After grouping the module s preset file will be cleared The MCC 8004 series system...

Page 41: ...w groups is 1 Right click the mouse on the module you wish to add to the new group Then click Set ID To New Group 2 Repeat for all additional modules you can either add additional modules to the new group or create additional groups 30 ...

Page 42: ...Yes when prompted to save to flash memory Save System Files to Flash Allows you to save all configuration settings to flash memory If the system configuration has been changed save the changes first before continuing the other configuration settings The progress of saving to flash memory will be displayed 31 ...

Page 43: ...les regardless of the group it belongs to click ON OFF Module Cascade Series Use the DVI Switch function to enable or disable Cascade In for each ID number Use the Cascade Series function to change the ID number designation only this will not affect the actual physical connection of the MCC 8004 series 32 ...

Page 44: ...y default the Galaxy program will save all backup files to the C Avitech_VCC BackUp folder You may change this by clicking Browse to select a different location to save the backup information No Signal size refer to When the window is unable to detect a signal this will serve as the basis for the Galaxy program to adjust the window size NTSC maximum window size is 816 465 PAL maximum window size i...

Page 45: ... OK to exit Group Parameter The following are the items appearing on Group Parameter Group Reset Allows you to refresh all modules belonging to the same group Meter There are two hierarchies for setting the Meter properties One can affect the entire group while the other affects a single window For an Entire Group To change the audio meter properties for an entire group perform the following steps...

Page 46: ...ondary channel for each group allowing you to display the left and right VU meter of either the master or secondary channel on the left and right side of the window just as the menu depicts 2 To change the group select it from the Group 1 4 drop down menu NOTE When there is no audio detected you will NOT see any VU meters 3 Use the sliders to adjust the Phase H L sliders VU one slider Sound H L sl...

Page 47: ...hen click Set Meter Label There are two hierarchies for setting the Label properties One can affect the entire group while the other affects a single window For an Entire Group To set the label properties perform the following steps NOTE Make sure to turn on all labels see previous section before setting the label properties 36 ...

Page 48: ...Allows you to adjust the Font Color B G background Color and font Size for all labels in the group 37 ...

Page 49: ...For an Individual Window 1 Right click the mouse on a window and select Label to enter the text 38 ...

Page 50: ...tion of the label by clicking above or below the blue line default is 0 Label Outside allows you to place the label outside the window Fill Background allows the label background to fill the entire width of the window Text Transparency Switch allows you to set the transparency level of the entire label including the background 39 ...

Page 51: ...et the Font Font style and Size Then click OK 4 On the Line 1 window enter a label in the desired language by first selecting the language on the Windows taskbar 5 Repeat the above steps for all the other windows Setting Border Properties Borders are turned on by default to turn off the border perform the following steps For an Entire Group 1 Upon clicking Border the following screen appears Chang...

Page 52: ...or Each pixel line can have a different color 3D border For an Individual Window To change the border properties for an individual window right click the mouse on the window and select Set Border then select the desired color and size 41 ...

Page 53: ...nce of the Tally perform the following steps 1 Upon clicking Tally the following window appears Tally 1 2 and 3 are triggered by GPIO 2 The settings that can be adjusted include Tally Color LED Label Border and Flash NOTE Tally 1 2 3 can trigger either Label or Border but there is only one border or label If Tally 1 2 3 are triggered simultaneously the display priority will be Tally 1 then Tally 2...

Page 54: ...allows you to set the Process Video Audio Alarm Switch adjust the Signal Type s Font Color and B G background Color for alarm in the group You can also lock the video alarm For an Individual Window To set the alarm properties for an individual window right click the mouse on the window and select Set Alarm Module Process Alarm Switch to turn on the alarm setting make sure that both options are ena...

Page 55: ...larm to disable the alarm that is triggered when no motion is detected Alarm Lock once the signal gets lost but re gains it back afterwards the warning will still be shown on the screen This feature is to notify you a problem happened but no one noticed it right away Video Black to turn on off the video black alarm that is triggered by setting the threshold brightness level of image in relation to...

Page 56: ...for all clocks in the group You can also set the Analog Clock Size Border Hide Switch full screen mode Count up down Font Color Source and Time Zone BMP Label allows you to activate the universal fonts for clock by performing the following steps 1 Click to enable the BMP Label checkbox with checkmark 2 Click the BMP Label Font Type button 3 When the Font window appears set the Font Font style and ...

Page 57: ...C NTSC PAL You can also synchronize the clock from the slave module by clicking the mouse on Slave to select it Then click the Update button on the lower right portion and then click OK The NTP time code feature allows the MCC 8004 series to synchronize the clock with an external NTP time server The IP port on the rear of the MCC 8004 series can control as well as receive time code information at ...

Page 58: ... memory then restarting the Galaxy program before the clock can be updated Underscan The technique that allows you to extend the raster the overall area that is scanned by the electron guns closer to the edge of the monitor s bezel is called overscanning The opposite occurrence when the display image is focused toward the middle of the monitor display is called underscanning You may need to use th...

Page 59: ...Click Under Scan and the following screen appears Click the checkbox to enable Is Under Scan then use the slider to set the Left 128 126 Width 34 0 Top 0 18 Height 16 0 Click OK to exit 48 ...

Page 60: ... and baud rate set to 57600 bps to configure the serial port of the module with PC for configuration and control There are two methods for setting COM port To set the COM port perform the following steps 1 Click COM A or on the Option window click Set COM A 49 ...

Page 61: ...ort of the module with AVR connection Load File for use with the SCP Simplified Control Panel keypad TSL V3 1 for configuring the serial port of the module with TSL connection The initialization process is different so the same TSL connection for other Avitech products may not function correctly with the MCC 8004 series without additional changes 5 Select the Detect Slave Module Mode Fast Default ...

Page 62: ...eeded for connecting to the first module of each group To setup the configuration perform the following steps 1 Select Settings Group Parameter COM A 2 On the Mode drop down menu select TSL V3 1 The Baud Rate will automatically adjust to 38400 bps according to TSL specifications 3 Save and exit the Galaxy program this can also be done once all the parameters have been configured 51 ...

Page 63: ...r the TSL protocol This can be changed for an individual window on a group basis or at the system level by clicking Settings System Parameter 5 Click All TSL and then select ON OFF For an Entire Group 1 Select Settings Group Parameter TSL 52 ...

Page 64: ...er output feeding the corresponding Avitech input 4 If you want to display dynamic labels then click the radio button to select TSL Only If you want to display both the static and dynamic labels click the radio button to select Allow Both Static Dynamic 5 To display 8 or 16 dynamic characters in case the TSL implementation allows it click the radio button to select the corresponding options This c...

Page 65: ... same steps for each window by right clicking the mouse on each individual window then clicking TSL to set the TSL Display Address NOTE When dynamic labels are displayed bitmap fonts cannot be used for displaying static and or dynamic labels 54 ...

Page 66: ...re two output timings namely Normal and VESA Normal output timing is designed for some brands of monitor display which do not support the VESA standard The default setting for output timing is Normal VGA to Background Allows you to alter the sequence of a particular cascading window that appears on the monitor display By default Window 1 should appear on top of Window 2 but you can move it to be b...

Page 67: ...the window is stretched If the image is 4 3 and it is stretched to 16 9 the result is two vertical black bars appearing on either side of the display If the image is 16 9 and it is scaled down to 4 3 then it will have a letterbox effect Set Default Layout When you have multiple units cascaded together you can quickly show all the windows by selecting Set Default Layout Module Parameter The followi...

Page 68: ...ing There are two output timings namely Normal and VESA Normal output timing is designed for some brands of monitor displays which do not support the VESA standard The default setting for output timing is Normal Clock Window When the item All Clocks under System Parameter is set to On a checkmark appears on this item You can turn on with checkmark or off the clock window display Click on the item ...

Page 69: ...gered by GPIO while Tally 3 is triggered via serial communication 2 The settings that can be adjusted include Tally Color Label Border and Flash VGA to Background When the item VGA to Background under Group Parameter is set to On a checkmark appears on this item This allows you to alter the sequence of a particular cascading window that appears on the monitor display By default Window 1 should app...

Page 70: ...tivate Tally two per video input or to load presets but each pin can only be assigned to one task To assign the definition of each GPI perform the following steps 1 Upon clicking GPI Definitions the following screen appears 2 After you have finished assigning tasks to each GPI click OK to finalize the changes 59 ...

Page 71: ...ow 2 Position 4 GND turns on secondary Tally for window 2 Position 5 GND turns on main Tally for window 3 Position 6 GND turns on secondary Tally for window 3 Position 7 GND turns on main Tally for window 4 Position 8 GND turns on secondary Tally for window 4 Preset Time By using the RJ 50 to GPI terminal block allows you to set the count up or count down the preset time Index 1 8 that can be reca...

Page 72: ...corresponding Avitech input 3 If you want to display dynamic labels then click the radio button to select TSL Only If you want to display both the static and dynamic labels click the radio button to select Allow Both Static Dynamic 4 To display 8 or 16 dynamic characters in case the TSL implementation allows it click the radio button to select the corresponding options This concludes the TSL setup...

Page 73: ... series namely layouts that are grayed out signify none availability for your particular configuration Layout 1 Default 2 2 quad split mode Layout 2 Default Others rows or columns of four windows Upon clicking on this item select from the following layout as shown on the next screen 62 ...

Page 74: ...Layout 6 Briefing cycle between presets for a slideshow effect Help Menu 63 ...

Page 75: ...To find out the Avitech MCC 8004 series module firmware version perform the following steps 1 Click Read BIOS Version When the following screen appears click Export 2 Assign a filename and click Save to save the data 64 ...

Page 76: ...date BIOS Allows you to update the BIOS firmware version of your MCC 8004V series Upon clicking Update BIOS the following screen appears see the succeeding chapter for details on upgrading the firmware 65 ...

Page 77: ...ckup All Information the following warning message appears Click OK to continue 2 The following message appears when back up is successful click OK to continue This will backup all saved presets and system configuration files to c Avitech_VCC Backup XXXX _ WARNING Everything in the Backup folder will be erased If you have previously backed up presets they will all be written over when you backup p...

Page 78: ... Information you should see a progress bar showing the preset being loaded into the MCC 8004 series 2 When the following screen appears the checking result confirms that everything is normal If that is the case then click Cancel to exit restoring of preset s You may skip steps 3 and 4 If the checking results shows an Abnormal report confirm if the backup Path is correct Then click Restore 67 ...

Page 79: ...incorrect click Browse to select the correct location Then click OK to continue 3 Click OK when the next screen appears to continue 4 Click OK when the next screen appears to restart the Galaxy program 68 ...

Page 80: ...screen appears confirm if the Save Path is correct If incorrect click Browse to select the correct location 2 Select the Requirements and then click Conversion 3 Click OK to exit Read Galaxy Information Click About You should see a pop up box showing the Galaxy program information 69 ...

Page 81: ... 2 To access the swap window quick key move your cursor to the bottom left hand corner of a window until a capital letter S appears 3 Click on the capital letter S to select the source window and then click again at a destination window where you want to swap the contents from the source This will swap all the contents and properties of the source window to the destination window Window Layout Set...

Page 82: ...information bar to access the Group Layout menu Select from 2 2 up to 5 5 as possible grid positions on the monitor display Repositioning an Individual Window To reposition a window perform the following steps 1 Drag the center of a window and drop to a new position and it will update on the monitor display Or 71 ...

Page 83: ...indow 2 Use the Position Fine Adjustment menu to adjust the position of any window in a pixel by pixel basis Keep in mind that the width increases in 16 pixel increments and the height in 1 pixel increments 72 ...

Page 84: ...Mouse Right click Menu To change the properties of an individual window right click the mouse on the particular window to access the window s menu 73 ...

Page 85: ...e followed by the desired preset size selection NOTE This option is not available for the scaleable DVI input 2 Or manually resize a window by dragging the border of a window to the desired size Keep in mind that there is a scaling limitation for each window that limits the maximum scaleable size to 816 465 pixels for NTSC video and 816 560 for PAL video 74 ...

Page 86: ...hat the width increases in 16 pixel increments and the height in 1 pixel increments 4 On a particular window select Full Screen to maximize the image and fill up the whole screen Select Source Allows you to specify the DVI signal source when cascading with the VCC 8000 series The selected source would have a checkmark 75 ...

Page 87: ...ular window and click Check Signal The following screen appears Turning On Off the Label 1 The Option window has a checkbox that can be used to turn off the label L for each window 2 To turn off a label find the checkbox that represents the selected window and check to enable or un check to disable the Label 76 ...

Page 88: ...cular window select Set Label and the following screen appear Refer to a previous section for details on setting the Label Properties NOTE When output resolution is set to 800x600 the label size can support up to two 36 pixels only 77 ...

Page 89: ...operties Allows you to change the audio meter properties Upon right clicking a particular window select Set Meter and the following screen appears Refer to a previous section for details on setting the Meter Properties 78 ...

Page 90: ...der Allows you to change the properties for the border Upon right clicking on a particular window select Set Border and the following screen appear Refer to a previous section for details on setting the Border Properties 79 ...

Page 91: ...following screen appear The following should be noted when setting the safe area Luminance is reduced outside the safe area Enable can be enabled disabled for each source window By using the slider freely adjust the horizontal Left and Right and vertical Top and Bottom markers 80 ...

Page 92: ...ertical yellow lines delineates the 4 3 area in a 16 9 window Underscan Upon right clicking a particular window select Underscan and the following screen appears Refer to a previous section for details on setting the underscan parameters 81 ...

Page 93: ...Set Alarm Upon right clicking a particular window select Set Alarm and the following screen appears Refer to a previous section for details on setting the Alarm Properties 82 ...

Page 94: ...rticular window and click Aspect Auto Detect When the next screen appears click the mouse to select Enable and then select the desired aspect ratio 2 Then click OK The available selection for HD SDI is 16 9 while for SD SDI Composite you can switch between 4 3 and 16 9 Displaying Static Dynamic Labels Allows you to display static dynamic labels by right clicking a particular window select TSL and ...

Page 95: ...o load it again when the unit is power cycled shutdown and restart After you are done saving presets and you want to save all the presets that were created into the internal flash memory of the module If this action is skipped the module will lose all the presets that were created To save to flash perform the following steps 1 Click Save File on the Option window 84 ...

Page 96: ...set All the presets you create are stored in the MCC 8004 series and not in the computer that is running the Galaxy program In order to write all the presets into the internal flash memory of the MCC 8004 series after creating it you will need to save to flash To save a preset perform the following steps 1 Configure the layout to how you want it to display 85 ...

Page 97: ...2 Click Save File on the Option window 86 ...

Page 98: ...the numbers 1 8 for your preset names The file extension GP will be automatically added to the filename 4 Repeat the above steps for each additional preset 5 After you are done creating presets load the file that you want to be the master layout which gets loaded when the MCC 8004 series is powered on 6 Close the Galaxy program and select Yes when prompted to save to flash 87 ...

Page 99: ...Loading File 1 In the Option menu click Load File 88 ...

Page 100: ...2 Select a saved file then click OK to load the preset 89 ...

Page 101: ...Making Adjustments 1 In the Option menu click Adjustment 90 ...

Page 102: ...on 0 127 Contrast 0 127 Hue 128 127 Color Key Lower All Red Green Blue 0 255 VGA Gain All Red Green Blue 0 255 and Gamma All Red Green Blue 0 523 5 parameters directly by using the sliders or clicking the radio button Click the Default button on the lower right portion of the screen to reset the values to the factory default 91 ...

Page 103: ...Audio Delay 1 In the Option menu click Check Audio 2 When the following screen appears click the audio Check option 92 ...

Page 104: ...o button to select 60 or 59 94 Hz frequency Select 60 Hz when the signal is for HD high definition select 59 94 Hz when it is for 59 94 Hz 1 1 001 to prevent interference on the waveform output 5 Click the Sound drop down menu to select between Stereo Mono Left or Mono Right 93 ...

Page 105: ... with using the Simplified Control Panel to load up to ten presets saved in the flash memory of the MCC 8004 series ies for use with the Simplified Control Panel 1 es ps Refer to the previous chapter on saving presets 2 1 Using the Simplified Control Panel Optional Preparing the MCC 8004 Series For Use With the SCP Keypad To prepare the MCC 8004 ser perform the following steps Create up to ten pre...

Page 106: ... 8004 series by unplugging the power cord Then plug in the SCP keypad to the rear panel s Keypad port NOTE If you need to connect again using the Galaxy program you must first disconnect the SCP keypad 5 Connect the power cord back to the MCC 8004 series to power on Recalling Presets The MCC 8004 series COM port is automatically set to the following parameters RS 232 8 bit data 1 stop No parity 96...

Page 107: ...ll the 9 GP1 preset file 5 Recall preset mode 3 supports recall of preset files 0 26 Example 1 pressing 1 one point or period 1 one Enter total of four keys would allow MCC 8004 series to recall the 1 GP1 file Example 2 pressing 2 two point or period 1 one 7 seven Enter total of five keys would allow MCC 8004 series to recall the 17 GP2 file Example 3 pressing 3 three point or period 2 two 6 six E...

Page 108: ...VGA input the MCC 8004 series can do automatic gain adjustment by pressing the following three keys point or period slash Enter 9 To logout from the Simple Control Panel mode just unplug the SCP keypad from the rear panel s Keypad port 97 ...

Page 109: ...ch ASCII Protocol AAP of the MCC 8004 s 232 ing the eries via Microsoft Windows HyperTerminal function as an example e number for the MCC 8004 series Refer to the previous sections for details 3 1 Setting the RS 232 Port Before using the ASCII Z command interface make sure that the COM A RS 232 port on the MCC 8004 series is set at Normal 8 bit data 1 stop bit no parity and no flow control The def...

Page 110: ...onnected 3 2 Setting the HyperTerminal s COM Port To set the HyperTerminal s COM Port perform the following steps 1 Click Start All Programs Accessories Communications HyperTerminal to startup the Windows HyperTerminal function 2 Set the HyperTerminal s COM port to the following settings same as RS 232 port setting Baud Rate 57600 Data Bits 8 Parity None Stop Bits 1 Flow Control None 99 ...

Page 111: ... perform the following steps 1 Connect the HyperTerminal s COM port PC to the MCC 8004 series RS 232 port and make sure that power supply is available 2 Connect the power cord to the MCC 8004 series so that it will use the default baud rate 57600 bps to transmit the startup signal 100 ...

Page 112: ...r to login to the ASCII Z command interface When the HyperTerminal s command prompt symbol appears you can start entering ASCII Z commands 4 To logout of the ASCII Z command interface type exit and press Enter 101 ...

Page 113: ... s Group Module Window assignment Group is comprised of the first two numbers 01 99 00 is used to pertain to all groups Module is comprised of the middle two numbers 01 15 00 is used to pertain to all modules Window Assignment is comprised of the last two numbers 01 04 00 is used to pertain to all window assignments Parameter 1 of color assignment RRRGGGBBB is comprised of nine Arabic numerals thi...

Page 114: ... to turn on off blinking of border or label Examples ZB GGMMPP L 0 GGMMPP turn blinking label off ZB GGMMPP B 1 GGMMPP turn blinking border on ZC Format ZC GGMMPP B order L abel RRRGGGBBB red ratio 000 255 green ratio 000 255 blue ratio 000 255 NoDimColor Function to set the border of the window with without 3D effect and the label s background color Description B order to signify the border of th...

Page 115: ...on 0 off Function to turn on off echo command response time would be much faster when echo is turned off Examples ZE GGMM 0 Turn echo off for module GGMM RS 232 ZF Format ZF GGMMPP 1 on 0 off Function to turn on off the video window s full screen mode Examples ZF 010104 1 sets group 1 module 1 window 4 to full screen mode display ZF 010104 0 disables full screen mode for group 1 module 1 window 4 ...

Page 116: ...nternal channel 1 ZI GGMM99 2 sets GGMM clock to synchronize with DVI To allow the clock input source to trigger NTP in order to synchronize the time instantly ZI GGMM99 1 2 sets GGMM clock to sync to any other source except NTP ZI GGMM99 6 sets GGMM clock to sync to NTP ZK Format ZK GGMM P reset S et L oad 1 5 ID of analog clock Preset ID 1 8 HH MM SS Function to set the time and method of counti...

Page 117: ...1 22 33 ZK GGMM 11 22 33 0 sets GGMM time to 11 22 33 and counting down ZK GGMM 1 sets GGMM clock to start counting upwards ZL Format ZL GGMMPP clock 00 255 transparency 000000000 RRRGGGBBB set text color 000000000 RRRGGGBBB set label color TEXT label text string 50 ASCII characters maximum Function to set the label s transparency text and text color Examples ZL GGMMPP 0 255000000 000000255 CNN Ne...

Page 118: ...ports Description Vertical Frequency Resolution 50 Hz 60 Hz 800 600 42 1 1024 768 31 2 1280 720 30 15 1280 768 32 22 1280 1024 29 9 1280 768 SONY LMD230 N A 23 1280 768 SONY LMD172 N A 43 1280 768 SONY LMD322 N A 44 1360 768 38 20 1400 1050 34 35 1400 1050 JVC 33 27 1440 900 46 45 1600 1200 39 10 1680 1050 41 40 1920 1080 1080p 28 26 1920 1200 37 36 1280 800 Apple monitor N A 56 107 ...

Page 119: ...solution at 60 Hz vertical frequency with no automatic arrangement ZN Format For turning on off various options ZN GGMMPP option A larm B order C lock control D isplay closed caption E xtend label background F PGA selection 0 digital clock 1 analog clock L abel M eter N eedle of clock R atio aspect S afe area V ideo format display W indow 1 on 0 off Function to turn on off various options Examples...

Page 120: ... off ZO 020100 1 turns group 2 module 1 audio on ZO 000203 1 4 turns the audio on for all groups in module 2 window 3 to channel 4 ZO 020201 1 2 3 sets group 2 module 2 window 1 channel 2 to output audio on mono right ZP Format ZP GGMMPP L oad S ave filename GP ZP GGMM This command only works in HyperTerminal ACP does not support this format Function load a previously saved preset or save current ...

Page 121: ...oes not support this command ZR Format ZR GGMMPP SD width rate SD height rate HD width ratio HD height ratio Function to lock and adjust the video ratio Examples ZR GGMM01 4 3 16 9 sets GGMM01 SD video ratio as 4 3 HD video as 16 9 ZR 000000 16 9 4 3 sets all windows SD video ratio as 16 9 HD video as 4 3 ZR GGMMPP 7 12 7 12 sets GGMMPP s SD and HD video ratio as 7 12 ZR GGMMPP 0 0 0 0 disables th...

Page 122: ...nk color ZT 010203 1 0 close Tally 1 for group 1 module 2 window 3 NOTE Upon changing a Tally color the same color is applied to the other Tally of the same module ZV Format ZV GGMMPP volume default 32 range 0 127 Function to set the analog audio s volume level Examples ZV GGMM01 0 turns GGMM s window 1 analog audio to mute ZW Format ZW GGMMPP X position Y position W idth H eight Function to set t...

Page 123: ...ackground extend 0 is do not extend 64 is extend outside video 0 is inside video 128 is outside video Function to change the label text and font size as well as specify the inner outer video Examples ZX 000000 Input 1 Input 1 will appear as the label for all the window s in all the module s of all the group s ZX 000000 3 sets all window s label font size to 3 ZX 000000 Outside video 128 Set all wi...

Page 124: ... series is divided int DS80C400 C2 1 firmware FPGA MB digital clock firmware FPGA MB analog clock fir FPGA UB firm SD firmware DS80C400 C2 1 Firmware To update the DS80C400 C2 1 firmware perform the following steps Connect the power cable to the 100 250V AC power jack on the 1 rear panel of 2 rear panel s RS 232 port and the other end to the computer s serial port side the MCC 8004 series and the ...

Page 125: ...ort number you are using to connect the MCC 8004 series to the PC from the COM drop down menu 6 Select the Delay Time 1 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 from the drop down menu 7 Click the Browse button to specify the location of the firmware file and select mcc 8004d hex for MCC 8004d mcc 8004u hex for MCC 8004Q P U mcc 8004a hex for MCC 8004a mcc 8004aa hex for MCC 8004aA 8 Push the number 1 dip switch lo...

Page 126: ...o shutdown the MCC 8004 series then re attach the power cord to restart the MCC 8004 series FPGA MB Digital Clock Firmware To update the FPGA MB digital clock firmware perform the following steps 1 Run the Galaxy program by double clicking the Galaxy V311 exe file Click Others when the following screen appears 2 When the following screen appears select Others and on the Module Style drop down menu...

Page 127: ...tton to specify the location of the firmware file and select AT MCC 8004MB D 080123 rbf for MCC 8004d Q AT MCC 8004MB D0123 08 rbf for MCC 8004a aA P U 5 Click the Update button located on the left lower portion of the screen 6 Reboot unplug and re plug the power cord the MCC 8004 series when FPGA MB Digital Clock firmware update is successful NOTE Shutdown and startup of MCC 8004 series needs to ...

Page 128: ...311 exe file Click Others when the following screen appears 2 When the following screen appears select Others and on the Module Style drop down menu select MCC 8004 3 Click to select the IP checkbox with the factory default 210 100 100 151 value In case you have changed the IP address of your MCC 8004 series then make sure to enter the correct IP address 117 ...

Page 129: ... left lower portion of the screen 6 Reboot unplug and re plug the power cord the MCC 8004 series when FPGA MB Analog Clock firmware update is successful NOTE Shutdown and startup of MCC 8004 series needs to be done to completely update the FPGA MB Analog Clock firmware FPGA UB Firmware To update the FPGA UB firmware perform the following steps 1 Run the Galaxy program by double clicking the Galaxy...

Page 130: ...CC 8004 series then make sure to enter the correct IP address 4 Click to select the FPGA UB checkbox then click the Browse button to specify the location of the firmware file and select AT MCC 8004UB DAll 080123 rbf for MCC 8004d Q AT MCC 8004UB AA0126 rbf for MCC 8004aA AT MCC 8004UB PALL0129 08 rbf for MCC 8004P AT MCC 8004UB UALL0213 08 rbf for MCC 8004U 5 Click the Update button located on the...

Page 131: ...ate the OSD firmware perform the following steps 1 Run the Galaxy program by double clicking the Galaxy V311 exe file Click Others when the following screen appears 2 Select Others and on the Module Style drop down menu select MCC 8004 3 Click to select the IP checkbox with the factory default 210 100 100 151 value In case you have changed the IP address of your MCC 8004 series then make sure to e...

Page 132: ...E Shutdown and startup of MCC 8004 series needs to be done to completely update the OSD firmware 4 2 Resetting to the Factory default State To reset your MCC 8004 series to the factory default state perform the following steps 1 Power off the MCC 8004 series by unplugging the power cord 2 Push the number 2 dip switch located on the MCC 8004 series rear panel downward to the ON position 3 Power on ...

Page 133: ...en cascading more than one module Module File the module s sys file contains the module ID model name IP address Tally configuration data Preset File the preset s gpx file contains the layout label border configuration data Rotary ID A circular dip switch used to set a unique ID to each MCC 8004 Selector Switch module The rotary ID selector switch s range spans from 0 9 and then from A F For the G...

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