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Installation and Operation Manual

SmartView & 

SmartScope

November 2017

Summary of Contents for SmartScope Duo 4K

Page 1: ...Installation and Operation Manual SmartView SmartScope November 2017...

Page 2: ...espectively Video monitoring is designed to work straight out of the box and our Blackmagic SmartView setup software provides the user with an easy and intuitive configuration tool This instruction ma...

Page 3: ...K 14 What is Blackmagic SmartScope 14 Waveform Display 15 Vectorscope Display 16 Parade Display 17 Histogram Display 19 Audio Metering Display 20 Connecting to a Network 21 Direct Ethernet 21 Ethernet...

Page 4: ...ns but it is all as simple as connecting a single SDI cable to each monitor SmartScope Duo 4K has all the same features as SmartView Duo plus can be used to display waveform vectorscope and other popu...

Page 5: ...ining Monitors Each SmartView and SmartScope monitor has its own independent SDI input as well as a loop through output so you can chain multiple monitors together to display the same input signal 1 P...

Page 6: ...SmartView setup can be installed on multiple networked computers if desired The DVD supplied with SmartView contains the software installer but we recommend visiting www blackmagicdesign com support...

Page 7: ...ings icon for your connected SmartView or SmartScope this message will appear if an internal software update is required The update will take about 5 minutes to complete Adjusting Monitor Settings Whe...

Page 8: ...ur monitor s internal software make sure your monitor is connected via USB or Ethernet A USB icon will appear next to your monitor s name Monitor Settings To adjust settings and displays for each moni...

Page 9: ...anamorphic standard definition video choose the 16 9 aspect ratio When viewing traditional 4 3 standard definition video choose the 4 3 aspect ratio Vectorscope Select whether your input is based on 1...

Page 10: ...ur video via optical fiber A 12G SDI output is provided so you can feed your video to other equipment plus two Ethernet connectors for networking remote control and loop output for daisy chaining to o...

Page 11: ...o close the setting H V Delay Pressing the H V delay button lets you quickly confirm the presence of ancillary data embedded in your SDI video signal For example press the H V delay button once to vie...

Page 12: ...n view and edit frame markers using the H Mark and V Mark buttons Frame markers help you compose shots or keep important information or graphics within the safe area of the screen Different television...

Page 13: ...be file extension you can even load custom LUTs generated with Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve Refer to the DaVinci Resolve manual for more information about generating LUT files To load a 3D LUT into 3D L...

Page 14: ...xt several pages explains how each scope display is used so you can get a deeper understanding of how each display can help you It s easy to set your Blackmagic SmartScope Duo 4K to show a different s...

Page 15: ...rm from the display drop down menu in Blackmagic SmartView setup You will want to make sure the blacks in your waveform do not drop below 0 and the whites do not exceed 100 as this means you are getti...

Page 16: ...sily see if your video is correctly white balanced or if there is a color tint If your video has a color tint the vectorscope display will drift off center and you might see two center dots Normally t...

Page 17: ...ay enables you to identify details common to the red green and blue channels making it simple to color balance and remove unwanted color tints It s important when color correcting to make sure the vid...

Page 18: ...for calibrating a video signal s chroma values to a color bar test pattern so that colors are represented accurately and the signal being broadcast will be displayable by television sets Color correc...

Page 19: ...ep the video above the black clip and below the white clip so you can have more freedom later to adjust colors without whites and blacks appearing flat and lacking in detail When color correcting you...

Page 20: ...ertical in phase line If the line is horizontal then your audio is out of phase and could cancel out i e loss of audio when received by downstream equipment Audio phase is one of the most common audio...

Page 21: ...the Ethernet port on your computer This is also a fast way to connect SmartView and SmartScope units via Ethernet as you don t need to run any cables back to a network switch Ethernet Connector Ether...

Page 22: ...back to a network switch Power must be supplied to all units Ethernet Network Switch Connection Diagram If you want to connect several units to your studio s existing network you only need to connect...

Page 23: ...dows 7 or Windows 8 to provide DHCP addresses to any directly attached units This will avoid having to manually assign static IP addresses to each unit You can use this feature to provide DHCP address...

Page 24: ...dress of a SmartView or SmartScope Duo 4K but it hasn t automatically appeared in the Blackmagic SmartView setup home page you can add the monitor manually To do so 7 Make sure your Blackmagic monitor...

Page 25: ...25 Adjusting Network Settings You can manually add a SmartView or SmartScope monitor to the list of connected monitors by clicking the plus icon and entering the monitor s IP address...

Page 26: ...refer to the accompanying tally pin connections diagram for information about wiring the tally port for use with your switcher or automation system The 9 pin D port wiring description is printed on t...

Page 27: ...faceplate A number 02 size pozidriv screwdriver is required 1 Remove the screws from the top bottom left and right sides of the faceplate SmartView Duo and SmartScope Duo 4K have 10 screws and SmartVi...

Page 28: ...nd when appropriate You can subscribe to the mailing list at http lists blackmagicdesign com mailman listinfo bmd developer In some cases we might request a brief outline of the software you are devel...

Page 29: ...425M B support for mapping SMPTE 372M into a single 3 Gb s link Timing reference signals line number and line CRC insertion is the same as above During active video 10 bit Red Green and Blue data is s...

Page 30: ...048 EAV 3FFh EAV 000h EAV 000h EAV XYZh LN0 LN1 CRC0 CRC1 ANC Audio Data SAV 3FFh SAV 000h SAV 000h SAV XYZh B1 B2 G4 B5 Data Stream 3 R2041 B2043 B2044 R2045 B2047 B2048 EAV 3FFh EAV 000h EAV 000h EA...

Page 31: ...ients should ignore lines they do not recognize Version 1 3 of the Blackmagic SmartView Ethernet Protocol was released with SmartView 1 3 software Protocol Preamble The first block sent by the SmartVi...

Page 32: ...gateway 192 168 2 1 The parameters with the CURRENT prefix are read only and show the active configuration regardless of the static or dynamic setting Changing the device name or any network settings...

Page 33: ...temporarily override any other border setting in effect The BORDER property can be used to programmatically set the soft Tally colored borders to one of the primary colors RED GREEN BLUE WHITE or NON...

Page 34: ...an also select which channels to show The values for selecting which audio channels are mapped in the following way 0 Channels 1 and 2 1 Channels 3 and 4 2 Channels 5 and 6 3 Channels 7 and 8 4 Channe...

Page 35: ...he support options your reseller offers as they can arrange various support plans based on your workflow requirements 3 The next option is to email us with your questions using the send us an email bu...

Page 36: ...d if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this product in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interf...

Page 37: ...ligated to furnish service under this warranty a to repair damage resulting from attempts by personnel other than Blackmagic Design representatives to install repair or service the product b to repair...

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