Belden GRASS VALLEY KALEIDO Series, Installation & Service Manual

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Overview
About the Multiviewer
About the Multiviewer
The Kaleido - IP can monitor and display UHD, HD, and SD television programs distributed
over IP, across two UHDTV displays or through one or two streaming outputs. It supports
numerous compressed and uncompressed video and audio formats. See Decoding
Capacity , on page 120 for more information about the supported number of video
programs.
A Kaleido
- IP multiviewer system in its default configuration includes a predefined room
and some layouts. Once you have connected your Kaleido - IP to your local Management and
Media Networks , hooked up one or two 1920 × 1080 @ 50 / 59.94 Hz (HDTV) / 3840 × 2160 @
25 / 29.97 / 50 / 59.94 Hz (UHDTV) displays, and specified source information, you can start
using these layouts to monitor video signals distributed over IP. Consult the Kaleido
Software User’s Manual (see Related Documentation , on page 15) for instructions on how to
define more rooms and layouts to suit your specific requirements.
Limitations
The Kaleido - IP multiviewer supports a subset of the features offered by other Kaleido
Multiviewer series models as shown in the Kaleido Multiviewer Product Comparison Guide
(see Related Documentation , on page 15).
Kaleido Software Minimum Version Compatibility
A Kaleido - IP multiviewer cannot be downgraded to a Kaleido Software version earlier than
8.60. When downgrading this multiviewer, certain other requirements and limitations may
be in effect; see Upgrading the Multiviewer , on page 106 for more information.
To upgrade a multiviewer, see Upgrading the Multiviewer , on page 106.
Whenever possible, upgrade the multiviewer to use the latest Kaleido Software version to
take advantage of the latest bug fixes and stability enhancements. See the Kaleido
Software Release Notes for more information about a Kaleido Software release.