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INDIGO AV Mixer

User Manual

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Section

Troubleshooting

This chapter provides you with hints for dealing with most common prob-

lems on your

INDIGO AV Mixer

Further information can be found in the

FAQ Database

www.thomsongrassvalley.com

If you cannot find a solution to your specific problem, consult your dealer

or Thomson/Grass Valley.

Problem

Possible causes

Possible solution

SETUP
The INDIGO does not start

and the display is black

The power cable is not plugged in

Plug in the power cable and switch on the

device

The INDIGO is off

Switch on the device

There is no CF card with the INDIGO soft-

ware in the drive

Insert a CF card with the required INDIGO

software

The Transition Lever Arm

does not work correctly

The Transition Lever Arm is not calibrated Go to Setup > Control Panel > Calib. and

calibrate the Transition Lever Arm

The audio faders do not work

correctly

The audio faders are not calibrated

Go to Setup > Control Panel > Calib. and

calibrate the audio faders

The Touch Screen does not

work correctly

The Touch Screen is not calibrated

Go to Setup > Control Panel > Calib. and

calibrate the Touch Screen

The Joystick does not work

correctly

The Joystick is not calibrated

Go to Setup > Control Panel > Calib. and

calibrate the Joystick

The fan is not working

The fan is blocked

Turn off the unit; check if objects have got

into the cooling slots (do not open the

case)

System is overheated, but the

fans are ok

Cooling slots are obstructed

Check the cooling slots of the unit; do not

place the INDIGO on carpet, papers or

clothes

Too hot environment

When working in extremely hot environ-

ments, air condition should be used.

Summary of Contents for INDIGO

Page 1: ...INDIGO AV Mixer User Manual Software Version 1 2 2 000 219 419 800 August 2007 Revision 2 ...

Page 2: ...uth Decker Lake Blvd Salt Lake City UT 84119 United States 7140 Baymeadows Way Suite 101 Jacksonville FL 32256 United States Including its implementation meets the requirements of the standard ISO 9001 2000 Scope The design manufacture and support of video hardware and software products and related systems This Certificate is valid until June 14 2009 This Certificate is valid as of August 30 2006 ...

Page 3: ...ve end of life product take back program for recycle or disposal of end of life products Our program meets the requirements of the Euro pean Union s WEEE Directive and in the United States from the Environmental Protection Agency individual state or local agencies Grass Valley s end of life product take back program assures proper disposal by use of Best Available Technolo gy This program accepts ...

Page 4: ...p Thomas G Lane All rights reserved Portions of this software are copyright 1998 2007 by Bill Spitzak and others www fltk org All rights reserved This product incorporates copy protection technology that is protected by U S and foreign patents including patent numbers 5 315 448 and 6 836 549 and other intellectual property rights The use of Macrovision s copy pro tection technology in the product ...

Page 5: ...ower Cable 18 3 2 2 Ground Screw 18 3 3 Rackmount Connections 18 3 4 Video Connections 19 3 4 1 Video Inputs Overview 19 3 4 2 Video Inputs 19 3 4 3 Video Outputs Overview 20 3 4 4 Video Outputs 20 3 5 Analog Ref Connections 22 3 6 Audio Connections 23 3 6 1 Audio Inputs Overview 23 3 6 2 Audio Input Types 23 3 6 3 Audio Outputs Overview 25 3 6 4 Audio Output Types 25 3 6 5 AES EBU Pin Out 26 3 7 ...

Page 6: ... Making a Background Transition 55 5 3 3 Making a Title 56 5 3 4 Making a Chroma Key 58 5 3 5 Making an Effect Transition 59 5 3 6 Making a PiP Picture in Picture in SD Mode 60 5 3 7 Making a PiP Picture in Picture in HR Mode 61 5 3 8 Making a PiP within a PiP in HR Mode 61 5 4 Audio Processing 64 5 4 1 Mic Inputs 65 5 4 2 Stereo Inputs 65 5 4 3 Adjusting Audio 65 Section 6 Tutorials 67 6 1 Tutori...

Page 7: ... 9 3 Audio Submenu 129 7 9 4 Control Panel Submenu 135 7 9 5 GPIO Submenu 138 7 9 6 External Devices Submenu 143 7 10 Load Save Main Menu 146 Section 8 Network Operation 147 8 1 Purpose 147 8 2 Setting Up a Network Connection 147 Section 9 External Devices 149 9 1 Players and Recorders 149 9 2 Linear Editors 149 Section 10 Maintenance 151 10 1 CF Card Software Update 151 10 2 Cleaning 154 10 3 Bat...

Page 8: ...8 INDIGO AV Mixer User Manual Table of Contents Glossary 163 Index 171 ...

Page 9: ...o 1 1 Safety Terms and Symbols 1 1 1 Terms in this Manual Safety related statements may appear in this manual in the following form WARNING Warning statements identify conditions or practices that may result in personal injury or loss of life CAUTION Caution statements identify conditions or practices that may result in damage to equipment or other property or which may cause equipment crucial to ...

Page 10: ... service instructions This is a prompt to note fuse rating when replacing fuse s The fuse referenced in the text must be replaced with one having the ratings indicated Identifies a protective grounding terminal which must be con nected to earth ground prior to making any other equipment connections Identifies an external protective grounding terminal which may be connected to earth ground as a sup...

Page 11: ...ons components or circuitry when power is present Use proper power cord Use only the power cord supplied or specified for this product Ground product Connect the grounding conductor of the power cord to earth ground Operate only with covers and enclosure panels in place Do not operate this product when covers or enclosure panels are removed Use correct fuse Use only the fuse type and rating specif...

Page 12: ...ly formatted The soft ware stored on the CF card could be deleted Do not operate with suspected equipment failure If you suspect product damage or equipment failure have the equipment inspected by qualified service personnel Route cable properly Route power cords and other cables so that they are not likely to be damaged Properly support heavy cable bundles to avoid connector damage Use correct po...

Page 13: ...er Manual 13 Section 2 Welcome Welcome to the INDIGO AV Mixer The INDIGO AV Mixer uniquely combines the advanced features of a video production switcher a seamless switcher and an audio mixer Figure 1 The INDIGO AV Mixer ...

Page 14: ...ip sync 2 1 About this Manual This User Manual is intended to help you understand how your INDIGO AV Mixer works and how to work with it In addition to explaining basic functionality Basic Operation on page 37 hardware Connections on page 17 and software it also provides practical hints The Tutorials on page 67 may give you a good starting point for cre ating your own setups The section Menus on p...

Page 15: ...rrent versions of product catalogs brochures data sheets ordering guides planning guides manuals and release notes in pdf format are available for download FAQ Database Search our Frequently Asked Questions FAQ data base to find quick answers to common questions and troubleshoot problems Software Downloads Software updates drivers and patches are available for download 2 3 Before You Begin Check w...

Page 16: ...16 INDIGO AV Mixer User Manual Section 2 Welcome ...

Page 17: ...Rear Panel Overview The following figure shows the rear panel of the INDIGO AV Mixer with its various connectors Figure 2 Rear panel of the INDIGO AV Mixer Note All Sub D connectors of the INDIGO AV Mixer use SAE inch threads not ISO DIN metric threads 35 54 ...

Page 18: ...ppropriate power cable 3 2 2 Ground Screw Use the ground screw to connect the unit to the ground terminal Figure 3 The ground screw 3 3 Rackmount Connections You can install your INDIGO AV Mixer in a rack using telescopic rails For this purpose the device is equipped with four M5 cage nuts under neath Figure 4 Cage nuts for rackmounting CAUTION To avoid damages of the unit only use screws with a m...

Page 19: ...th analog and digital Note The system can perform auto frame synchronizing for all video inputs so there is no requirement for genlocking The following inputs are available 12 SDI inputs the first 6 supporting also analog formats Supported analog formats PAL B G H I M N Pal 60 NTSC NTSC M NTSC 4 43 Supported digital formats ITU R 656 SMPTE 259M 1997 with embedded audio SMPTE 272M 1994 6 CVBS Compo...

Page 20: ...on page 29 3 4 3 Video Outputs Overview The following figure shows the video outputs of the INDIGO AV Mixer Figure 6 Video output connections 3 4 4 Video Outputs The outputs listed below are sorted by sections as labeled on the rear panel in order to allow a quick and easy overview Section PGM OUT The PGM OUT section provides the following outputs which can be used concurrently 2 x SDI 2 x CVBS Co...

Page 21: ...ion COMPUTER VIDEO OUT HiRes Board The optional HiRes board additionally provides the following video out puts 2 DVI I outputs with a resolution of up to 1920x1080 pixels Note DVI only provides progressive signals 2 downscaled outputs The downscaled outputs provide HR versions of PGM OUT and PREVIEW OUT and are internal resources Select one or two inputs out of the 12 available inputs Note Each do...

Page 22: ...e used as sync generator for the rest of the production system It also provides a Black Burst input with a loop through connector to sync the INDIGO AV Mixer to an external reference signal Use a terminating resistor of 75 Ohm if you connect a signal but do not loop it through Note The Analog Ref connectors cannot be used as inputs or outputs for video signals Figure 7 Analog Ref connections ...

Page 23: ...nnectors of the INDIGO AV Mixer correspond to IEC 61076 2 103 Only use corresponding plugs for example NEUTRIK Plugs that do not match this standard may become stuck in the jack 3 6 2 Audio Input Types You can connect various analog and digital audio input signals to the INDIGO AV Mixer Note The maximum amount of concurrently usable audio channels is 8 Analog Audio Input The INDIGO AV Mixer provid...

Page 24: ... MIC IN inputs can be amplified see Mixer Submenu on page 97 Digital Audio Input The INDIGO AV Mixer provides the following connections for digital audio input 6 x AES EBU 25 pin Sub D connector section DIGITAL AUDIO I O De embedded Embedded Audio SDI Audio can also be derived de embedded from up to six SDI video inputs see Audio Submenu on page 129 For all SDI outputs audio is embedded in Main an...

Page 25: ...rview Section ANALOG AUDIO MAIN OUT These outputs can be used concurrently 1 x XLR balanced 1 x RCA unbalanced Section SUB OUT Sub Out is a fully featured mixing unit These outputs are similar to Main Out but additionally provide delayed output functionality for example for a second pair of speakers in the middle of a bigger area or hall They can be used concurrently 1 x RCA unbalanced 1 x TRS 1 4...

Page 26: ...ame audio signal as section SUB OUT Additionally the SDI outputs of PGM OUT Section PGM OUT on page 20 provide embedded audio Channel 1 2 Main 3 4 Sub Note There is no audio processing for HR sources 3 6 5 AES EBU Pin Out Digital audio I O are available over SD SDI or AES EBU The pin out for the AES EBU connector is shown below Figure 11 AES EBU pin out AES EBU DSUB 25 pins female OUT1com OUT1 OUT...

Page 27: ...tputs and six XLR inputs with the 25pin AES EBU connector of your INDIGO AV Mixer The cable length is three meters Digital Audio Input Description Pin 1 IN1 1 IN1 14 IN1com 2 2 IN2 15 IN2 3 IN2com 16 3 IN3 4 IN3 17 IN3com 5 4 IN4 18 IN4 6 IN4com 19 5 IN5 7 IN5 20 IN5com 8 6 IN6 21 IN6 9 IN6com 22 Digital Audio Output Description Pin 1 OUT1 10 OUT1 23 OUT1com 11 2 OUT2 24 OUT2 12 OUT2com 25 ...

Page 28: ...allel Figure 12 Program monitor connections 3 7 2 Preview Monitors Preview monitors are connected to the outputs in the PREVIEW OUT section You can connect up to three preview monitors in parallel Figure 13 Preview monitor connections 3 7 3 Auxiliary Monitors Use the connectors of the AUX section to output special signals for example a single keyer signal to check on a separate monitor You can con...

Page 29: ...e 15 USB ports on the top panel Note To ensure proper function use only USB sticks that are tested and confirmed by GrassValley 3 9 Adapters 3 9 1 DVI I to VGA The DVI I outputs of the INDIGO AV Mixer provide both DVI and VGA signals If you want to connect standard VGA monitors you need an appropriate adapter or breakout cable 3 9 2 DVI I to DVI D You do not need an adapter to connect DVI D device...

Page 30: ...sponding pins of the connector to control external devices or relays 8 inputs usable as tally in or GPI By opening closing the connection between two corresponding pins of the connector you activate functions like transitions or audio channel on off see GPIO Submenu on page 138 Tally Breakout Adapter The optional Tally Breakout Adapter provides an easy way to use the GPI TALLY GPO connector Figure...

Page 31: ... can see the pin assignment of the GPI GPO connector and how to connect the inputs and outputs of the interface GPI GPO Connector A pair of two pins of the GPI GPO connector represents one input or one output The following table shows the corresponding pin assignments Figure 18 50 pin Sub D plug for GPI GPO features GPI Pins GPO Pins 1 1 2 1 22 23 2 18 19 2 8 9 3 34 35 3 24 25 4 3 4 4 41 42 5 20 2...

Page 32: ...terface as an example The other inputs are connected the same way Figure 19 GPI interface The following figure shows how to connect GPO 1 of the GPO interface as an example The other inputs are connected the same way Figure 20 GPO interface Q J Q H H U J 3 2 7 0 6 7 5 5 9 3 7 H G L X J W K J L P P 1 1 9 3 9 5 5 9 3 1 7 B 0 2 B 2 3 B 2 3 ...

Page 33: ...rear side to switch on your INDIGO AV Mixer Figure 21 The power switch 4 2 Video Settings Configure the video settings as needed according to the connected devices 1 Select the SETUP main menu see Setup Main Menu on page 116 to make your settings 2 In the VIDEO submenu see Video Submenu on page 120 press the Input button to list all video inputs and set the signal Type for each used video input 3 ...

Page 34: ...e embedded audio from video streams 7 Stereo 2 Mic You can use seven stereo audio signals deriving from RCA TRS 1 4 XLR AES EBU signals or even de embedded audio from video streams and two microphones that are connected to LINE MIC IN inputs 6 Stereo 4 Mic You can use six stereo audio signals deriving from RCA TRS 1 4 XLR AES EBU signals or even de embedded audio from video streams and up to four ...

Page 35: ...nual 35 Example Setup 4 4 Example Setup The following figure shows a possible setup Figure 22 Connections for a big event setup See more examples and how to adjust the corresponding setups in the section Tutorials on page 67 ...

Page 36: ...36 INDIGO AV Mixer User Manual Section 4 Initial Settings ...

Page 37: ...s accessed via the Touch Screen allow full control and edit facilities and are mainly used to set up effects and for system configuration The control features of the INDIGO AV Mixer are grouped by function ality into the following main sections 1 Touch Screen with Digipots see page 38 2 Delegation Subpanel see page 39 3 Crossbars for Bus and Source Selection see page 40 4 Main Transitions Subpanel...

Page 38: ...ion on page 77 the menus will follow the related Control Panel buttons For example pressing the FX button displays the EFFECTS submenu of the TRANSITION main menu on the screen See General Handling of the Menus on page 73 for detailed information on how to use the menus BGD Key 1 Key 2 Cut Auto Cut Auto FX FTB CUT AUTO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Shift 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Shift 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Shif...

Page 39: ...e desired menu screen and press and hold button 1 or button 2 for two seconds Delegate Use the DELEGATE section to determine which M E is active SD or HiRes Bus Delegation The INDIGO AV Mixer M Es include multiple sources as well as keyers and aux buses To simplify use the INDIGO AV Mixer panels provide alternate buses accessed by BUS DELEGATION buttons Press a BUS DELEGATION button to change whic...

Page 40: ...information on the types of buses that can be assigned to the crossbar and how to select them Background The Background Crossbar indicates which signal is selected as the current background picture Pressing another key in this row performs a hard cut to another background picture The selected background picture can be viewed on the corresponding program monitor Background Preset The Background Pre...

Page 41: ...rform main transitions After a transition is complete the background source selec tions flip flop readying the Background Preset bus for the next source selection Figure 26 Main Transition Section Next Transition Pressing these buttons does not change the current output of the switcher but prepares for a change the next transition The NEXT TRANSITION section includes the following buttons BGD Back...

Page 42: ...in the effect CUT Instantaneously replaces the selected elements with their new sources or states regardless of the transition type selected AUTO Starts an automatic transition of a predetermined rate either from one video to another or when applying an effect The duration can be set in the DURATION submenu see page 82 Pressing Auto a second time during a transition pauses the transition at that p...

Page 43: ...moving the lever at any point reverse its direction and even return it to the original limit without completing the transition 5 1 6 Numeric Input Subpanel Use the Numeric Input Subpanel to enter numbers for example to enter the standardized identification number for effects in the EFFECTS submenu Use the Del button to delete the last digit entered and press the Enter button to confirm your entrie...

Page 44: ...0 presets Access numbers 11 to 20 with the Shift button In the E MEM main menu you can access stored presets with a number higher than 20 Learn Waits for the next state to be saved to E MEM via Enter 5 1 7 Audio Control Subpanel Figure 29 Audio Control Subpanel Mute PFL Buttons PFL Pre Fader Listening Changes to PFL mode This allows you to hear the audio signal on the headphones as it sounds befor...

Page 45: ...es of different audio sources Master Volume Button The Master Volume Button lets you adjust the overall volume Headphones The phones connectors output the Main out Sub Out or channel PFL signal There are 2 phones connectors one on the Control Panel and one on the rear panel They have the same source but separate amplifiers 5 1 8 Joystick The Joystick in the upper right section of the INDIGO AV Mix...

Page 46: ...s are selected in the middle crossbar row labeled as BACKGROUND Pressing another key in this row per forms a hard cut to another signal Select the input and output sources in the VIDEO submenu under SETUP see Video Submenu on page 120 and assign the signals to the crossbar buttons in the CONTROL PANEL submenu see Control Panel Submenu on page 135 Keys Sources Auxes and Stills Key and fill signals ...

Page 47: ...nscreen Preview The Onscreen Preview window lets you display program preview and aux1 2 signals of SD outputs directly on the Touch Screen see Onscreen Preview on page 75 5 2 2 Audio Use the faders and the AUDIO MIXER main menu to control the audio signals see Audio Mixer Main Menu on page 97 Use the CONTROL PANEL submenu to assign the audio channels to the faders see Control Panel Submenu on page...

Page 48: ...title Making a chroma key Making an effect transition Making a PiP Picture in Picture Transitions A transition is a change from one image to another It can be applied to the entire picture or to only the background or keyed elements of the picture It may include multiple elements The INDIGO AV Mixer supports the following types of transitions Cut Mix Wipe Cut A cut is an instantaneous switch from ...

Page 49: ...kground to another and to mix up to two separate keys on or off over a background Back ground and key mixes can be done separately or simultaneously Wipe A wipe is a transition from one picture to another in which the edge of a shape moves across the screen revealing the new picture Wipe transitions can be applied to backgrounds keys or both simultaneously A wipe tran sition shape can be selected ...

Page 50: ... the incoming key sig nals Setting Gain too high can cause ragged key edges The INDIGO AV Mixer provides two methods for adjusting the key control signal Clip and Gain Cleanup and Density Note that both of these methods control the same basic keying process Clip and Gain The Clip and Gain operation selects a threshold of the selected key cut video that will be used to cut the hole in the backgroun...

Page 51: ... in horizontal and ver tical placement Variations include Outline Extrude and Drop Opacity The opacity of a key can be adjusted When opacity is reduced below 100 some background video is allowed to show through areas where it is normally excluded Key opacity is an adjustment to the overall intensity of the key and is separate from Clip and Gain controls Note that a common mistake is to set opacity...

Page 52: ...ust be generated from the incoming video signal using clip and gain controls When only one source is used for both key cut and key fill the key is called a Self key or Video key The same key source signal is multiplied by the key cut signal to create the key fill and then the signals are summed Figure 30 Luminance Key Clip and Gain controls for luminance keys offer wide adjustment ranges X X Backg...

Page 53: ...ground can be a mountain scene The completed chroma key consists the mountain scene replacing the backing color cre ating the illusion that the reporter is sitting in front of the mountain Figure 31 Chroma Key X X Suppression Background Video Key Hole Background Chroma Key Chroma Key Source Completed Invert Chroma Key video only Primary Gain Clip Invert Suppression Chroma Key Secondary Key Control...

Page 54: ... the backing color same as a linear or luminance key in the final picture Background does not refer to the back drop of the foreground scene Chroma keys are performed by suppressing the backing color in the fore ground scene cutting a hole in the background and then combining the two processed signals When conditions are ideal complete suppression of the backing color is possible and the hole cut ...

Page 55: ...g on delegation and press SD BGND or HR BGND 5 Select the desired category and the pattern for example 3D and Ripple See SD HR Effects Submenu on page 78 for further information Note If the FX button is OFF only Mix is used for transitions If FX is ON the selected effects are used for transitions Note For HiRes only Wipes and Mix are available 6 Press the AUTO button See Duration Submenu on page 8...

Page 56: ...ON If Auto Menu Delegation is unlocked the KEYER menu is selected automat ically Key 1 BUS DELEGATION is selected automatically 2 Make sure Key 1 BUS DELEGATION is selected 3 Make sure KEYER main menu is selected 4 Select the SD KEY 1 submenu and press Type 5 Select Luma as key type 6 Press the Source button to select key sources Fill Characters from title generator Key Alpha channel from title ge...

Page 57: ...ing 10 Press the Cut KEY 1 or Mix KEY 1 button or Press the CUT or AUTO button See Duration Submenu on page 82 if you want to modify the duration of the Auto transition or Move the Transition Lever Arm to the opposite position U T X I U T X I 9 9 ...

Page 58: ...e sure Key 1 BUS DELEGATION is selected 3 Make sure KEYER main menu is selected 4 Select the SD KEY 1 submenu and press Type 5 Select Chroma as key type 6 Press the Source button to select key and fill sources 7 Press the Adjust button 8 Press the Auto button This adjusts the Chroma and Selectivity values automatically or Press the Cursor button Adjust the Cursors position and size with the Joysti...

Page 59: ...ain menu is selected 4 Select the SD KEY 1 submenu and press Type 5 Select Type 6 Select Source 7 Go to the TRANSITION main menu 8 Select SD Key 1 In 9 Select the desired category and pattern for example Slide and Left 10 If necessary go to the DURATION submenu to adjust the timing settings 11 Select SD Key 1 Out 12 Select the desired category and pattern for example Wipe and Circle 13 If necessar...

Page 60: ...u is selected automat ically Key 1 BUS DELEGATION is selected automatically 2 Make sure Key 1 BUS DELEGATION is selected 3 Make sure KEYER main menu is selected 4 Select the SD KEY 1 submenu and press Type 5 Select PiP as Type 6 Press the Source button and select the Fill source from the list 7 Press Transform 8 Make sure the Enable button is activated 9 Adjust Top Corner Bottom Corner and 2D Size...

Page 61: ...ould be VGA DVI or HD SDI However HD SDI also accepts an SD signal HR Key Type PiP sets up the outer PiP However sometimes a different Key Type could be useful Note HR Key Type PiP is not the same as the described PiP of HR images Key Type PiP means that neither luminance nor chroma keying will take place but the assembled HR image will be cut into the background without any change Thus you get an...

Page 62: ...ote The following example uses HR Key 1 and Key 1 BUS DELEGATE but you can also use HR Key 2 and or Key 2 BUS DELEGATE Configuring the Keyer 1 In the KEYER main menu select HR Key 1 and press Type 2 Select PiP as Type 3 Press the Source button and select the Fill source from the list Note Select IN01 HR or IN02 HR Do not select a Still 4 Press Transform 5 Make sure the Enable button is activated 6...

Page 63: ...2D to for example 0 5 Selecting the Sources 1 Select the desired background 2 Select the PiP of the HR image a In SETUP VIDEO INPUT select IN01 HR or IN02 HR as source from the list b Select Internal SD as Type c Select the desired internal source from the Int Sources list d Adjust the Alignment e If you want to get a fixed aspect ratio activate the Preserve Aspect button 3 Select the HR main imag...

Page 64: ...Sources 5 Select the desired video channel from the Video Sources list 6 Press the Audio Source button to display the Audio Sources list 7 Select the desired audio channel from the Audio Sources list 8 Press the Level Set button 9 Use the two faders of the small area next to the Audio Sources list to adjust the audio levels for On Air and Off Air You may also use the Digipots to adjust these value...

Page 65: ... Equalizer An equalizer allows you to manipulate the frequency spectrum of an audio signal You can use it for example to prevent feedback in live situations to reduce unwanted frequencies like low level noise or to raise frequen cies that are important for an instrument s sound or a speaker s intelligi bility The INDIGO AV Mixer provides a 4 band equalizer for each channel i e you can adjust four ...

Page 66: ...stening mode i e if you change the fader the volume also changes In some cases you may not want the audio to follow the fader for example if you want to check an audio channel without changing the adjusted volume You can achieve this by pressing the PFL button which changes to PFL Pre Fader Listening mode This allows you to hear the audio signal as it sounds before the fader Accessing channel sett...

Page 67: ...rk with the INDIGO AV Mixer how to choose the appropriate devices connect them to your INDIGO AV Mixer adjust the settings for all video and audio channels and compose the output signal The tutorials are examples only configure your system according to your individual needs Note Currently there is only one tutorial ...

Page 68: ...ions or other small events Only a few devices and settings are necessary to create an impressive pre sentation Note This example makes use of the optional HiRes board s DVI inputs and out puts 6 1 1 Setup The following figure illustrates a possible setup for a small presentation or event Figure 33 Example for a small presentation setup ...

Page 69: ...t DVI I 1 of the COMPUTER VIDEO IN section HiRes board 5 CD DVD player for background music connected to RCA input 1 L R of the ANALOG AUDIO LINE IN section 6 Projector to let the audience see the presentation connected to DVI I MAIN of the COMPUTER VIDEO OUT section HiRes board 7 Amplifier with speakers connected to ANALOG MAIN OUT via RCA 8 Headphones connected to the phones jack on the top pane...

Page 70: ...ur presentation from the audience s view The INDIGO AV Mixer produces a presentation view mixed by three sig nals The background is a PPT presentation from the laptop In the right lower corner the main camera s view showing the pre senter is inserted via PiP In the left lower corner a logo from an internal Still is inserted ...

Page 71: ...t the Type to DVI d Press OUTPUT e Set the Graphic Standard according to your projectors specifications f Select the Standard PAL or NTSC as required Audio Settings 4 Select the AUDIO submenu a Press Operation Mode b Select 7 Stereo 2 Mic as Audio Mode 5 Select the AUDIO MIXER main menu 6 Select the MIXER submenu a Select Micro 1 b Make sure the ON button is activated c Adjust volume and pan 7 Sel...

Page 72: ...taining the logo file in the USB drive 11 Select the STILLS STORE main menu 12 Select memory cell 1 and press Load 13 Select the desired logo file from the list and press OK 14 If desired rename the Still 15 Select the KEYER main menu 16 Select the SD KEY 2 submenu a Press Type b Select Chroma c Press Source d Select IN01 SD Still or newly named Still the logo as Fill and Key e Press Adjust f Pres...

Page 73: ... operator spends most of his time working directly on the Control Panel The menus are used extensively for setup and effects creation There are four Digipots beneath the Touch Screen In many menus you can use them to adjust the parameters of the selected characteristic Pressing a Digipot sets the parameter value to default The handling of the menus is quick and easy because of the Touch Screen the...

Page 74: ...s 6 Audio Display 7 Onscreen Preview button 8 Auto Menu Delegation button Figure 36 Example of the Graphical User Interface You can easily navigate through the menus by touching the desired Main Menu on the left and the Submenus on the top of the screen In the menus use the Parameter Navigation Area in the upper part to select the parameter you want to modify In the Parameter Edit Area in the midd...

Page 75: ...he Digipots allows easy operation On some menus you can scroll a list located on the screen with the Digipots 7 1 2 Virtual Numeric Keypad and Keyboard Alternatively you can use the Virtual Numeric Keypad to type in para meter values Figure 37 Virtual Numeric Keypad To open the Virtual Numeric Keypad select the area containing the para meter to be modified then press the display area directly abov...

Page 76: ...he Onscreen Preview video overlay window The Onscreen Preview window lets you display program preview and aux1 2 signals of SD outputs directly on the Touch Screen Thus you can check the signal output or adjust a chroma key without having to use an external monitor Figure 39 Onscreen Preview window Note There is no onscreen preview available for HiRes PGM or PVW ...

Page 77: ...adjustment is shown locked If Auto Menu Delegation is locked the menu display is not affected by panel buttons 7 2 Transition Main Menu Use the TRANSITION main menu to select and modify transitions and effects and assign them to the Background and the transition in transition out of Key 1 and Key 2 Select the effect type for the background and for the transition in tran sition out of Key 1 and Key...

Page 78: ...the number of available categories and patterns varies Figure 40 Transition SD Effects submenu To assign an effect see also Making an Effect Transition on page 59 1 In the Parameter Navigation Area select the signal for example SD BGND that will be affected 2 In the Parameter Edit Area select one of the Categories and the effect Pattern Depending on the selected pattern additional parameter areas ...

Page 79: ...border s outer and inner edges and for the color crossing between outer and inner part Note If Width is set to 0 the border is turned off and only one edge is displayed The Softness of this edge is determined by the Outer value Inner and Split have no effect Note Matte 1 and Matte 2 have the same default colors Some parameter changes are only visible if different colors are set for Matte 1 and Mat...

Page 80: ...ft Top White Mix Sphere Right Right Right Right Right T Left Black Mix Swirl Top Top Top Top Top T Right Matte Mix Rock Bottom Bottom Bottom Bottom Bottom B Right Blind 4 T Left T Left T Left T Left Hor B Left Discont T Right T Right T Right T Right Vert Cross B Right B Right B Right B Right Rect x4 B Left B Left B Left B Left Square45 2 Hor 2 Hor Hor Slit V 2 Vert 2 Vert Vert Slit H 4 Multi 4 Mul...

Page 81: ...ne transitions for the HR background and the two HR keyers For HR only Wipe and for HR BGND Mix are available as categories Overview of HR Effect Patterns The following patterns are available for Wipe Left Top Cross Rect The following patterns are available for Mix White Mix Black Mix Matte Mix ...

Page 82: ... following transitions independent for SD and HR Background Transition BGD Transition for Key 1 2 Key 1 2 Fade to Black FTB Figure 41 Transition Duration submenu Use the Digipots to adjust the duration or enter the value with the Virtual Numeric Keypad The duration is displayed in seconds and frames and ranges from 0 to 59 seconds ...

Page 83: ...Effect Transition on page 59 Making a PiP Picture in Picture in SD Mode on page 60 and Making a PiP within a PiP in HR Mode on page 61 Using the submenu tabs on the top you can select which key should be used to perform the following actions Selecting the key type see page 83 Selecting the source of the fill and the key signal see page 84 Adjusting the key parameters see page 85 Modifying the key ...

Page 84: ... sources can either be one of the video input channels or a saved Still see Stills Store Main Menu on page 112 Note For HR keyers the functionality is basically the same but you can only select a Fill signal from one of the HR inputs You can also select the sources via the crossbars Fill Press the corresponding button on the Bus Crossbar Key Press and hold the desired BUS DELEGATION button for exa...

Page 85: ...See also Key Control Signal Adjustment on page 50 for detailed information Figure 43 Adjusting the Keyer parameters Auto The INDIGO AV Mixer automatically sets the key signal parameters to suitable values automatic chromakey computation Cursor This button is only available if you selected Chroma as the key type The Cursor button enables disables the Cursor to select the area color to be cut ...

Page 86: ...r of the source is used to compute the automatic chromakey Preview Select what is to be displayed on the Preview Out None shows the standard transition preview Fill shows the pre processed fill signal of this keyer Key shows the related key alpha signal This function is useful when setting up a keyer to check if the desired part of the video is opaque FGD Fade This button is only available if you ...

Page 87: ...d in the lower left corner of the Parameter Edit Area changes accordingly In the second parameter display field you can modify the Opacity Op of the key signal If you selected Chroma as the key type you get two additional display fields Chroma to modify Hue Luminance and Saturation Selectivity to modify Color Offset C Left L and Right R Selec tivity ...

Page 88: ...Control Signal Adjustment on page 50 for detailed information Press Enable to display the border parameters If you selected Chroma or Luma as the key type you can modify the fol lowing parameters Figure 44 Modifying the key border Chroma or Luma as the key type Type Note This section is not available for HR keys HR keys only have the type Border ...

Page 89: ...lay field Use the Matte 1 display field to modify Hue Luminance and Saturation of the Matte which determines the color of the border If you selected PiP as the key type you can modify the Crop and Border parameters Use the Crop functions to trim the edges of a key The picture edge will be replaced with the background video Figure 45 Modifying the key border for PiP as the key type ...

Page 90: ... Cropping all edges Softness Opacity Crop Single Allows you to modify the values for cropping the left L right R top T or bottom B edge Border All Allows you to modify the values for All edges Softness Opacity Border Single Allows you to modify the values for the left L right R top T or bottom B edge Border Color Allows you to modify Hue Luminance and Saturation in the param eter display field ...

Page 91: ...ote This functionality is not available for HR keys Press Enable to display the mask parameters and patterns Figure 46 Modifying the mask and pattern parameters Crop Automatically truncates the width of an analog signal so blanking does not extend into the image ...

Page 92: ... Suppresses the area within the selected and adjusted mask Use this mode if objects accidentally extend into the bluescreen area for example a microphone hanging down and should be masked out Patterns Select the desired mask pattern from the Patterns list This allows you to adjust the mask approximately to the area to be masked in or out depending on Mask Mode Invert Inverts the mask The parameter...

Page 93: ...o display the parameters Note This menu appears slightly different for SD and HR keys SD Keys For every SD keyer type you can modify the following properties Top Corner Bottom Corner 2D Size 3D Rotation 3D Position Figure 47 Modifying the key size and position for SD keys ...

Page 94: ...e LY parameter in the Top Corner display field moves the upper left corner of the key up or down The key is modified accordingly Use the parameters in the 2D Size display field to alter the dimension of the key horizontally X vertically Y or horizontally and vertically at the same time All Use the parameters in the 3D Rotation display field to rotate the center of the key around the x y or z axis ...

Page 95: ...rs for HR keys Select the property you want to modify by touching the corresponding pad and use the Digipots to adjust the parameters Use the parameters in the Pan Zoom display field to modify the posi tion and the size of the key Note Alternatively you can use the Joystick to adjust position and size Use the parameters in the 2D Position display field to move the center of the key along the x and...

Page 96: ...d vertically at the same time All See also Preserve Aspect on page 122 for information on manipulating the HR video input signal size PiP Enable When enabling PiP you can change the following parameters to adjust the PiP function PiP Size 2D PiP Position 2D Find detailed information on how to use this function for PiP in PiP in Making a PiP within a PiP in HR Mode on page 61 ...

Page 97: ...ng actions in the submenus Set audio channel volume and pan see page 97 Adjust an audio channel s EQ and gain settings see page 99 Set the Main Out Sub Out and Phones Out level see page 101 7 4 1 Mixer Submenu Use the MIXER submenu to control audio channel volume and pan bal ance The number and type Stereo or Micro of the channels displayed in this submenu depend on the Operation Mode selection in...

Page 98: ...ls and does not permit panning On Turns the related channel on off PFL Activates Pre Fader Listening for this channel The PFL mode allows you to hear the audio signal on the head phones as it sounds before the fader So you can adjust the sound of this channel e g with the equalizer before you mix this channel to Main Sub EQ Indicates the Equalizer is turned on for this channel You can turn the Equ...

Page 99: ...d the gain Figure 50 Channel Adjust submenu Equalizer On Turns the Equalizer on off for the selected channel i e the channel selected in the MIXER submenu page 97 The Low Mid 1 Mid 2 and High sections allow you to adjust the gain of four separate frequencies The frequency of each of the four bands can be set individually You may also set the Q factor quality i e the width of the filter for the Mid...

Page 100: ...o signal on the sub output on off see Audio Output Types on page 25 Phase Invert This button is only available if you assigned a microphone input to the channel It shifts the phase of a monaural audio signal or one channel of a stereo audio pair by 180 degrees Low Cut Cuts all frequencies below 100 Hz to reduce low level noise This is espe cially recommended if a speech signal is assigned to the c...

Page 101: ... Menu 7 4 3 Monitor Submenu Use the MONITOR submenu to adjust the volume of Main Out Sub Out and the headphones Figure 51 Monitor submenu Mute Mutes the corresponding output This applies to the Main Out Sub Out Add Sub to Main and Phones Out sections ...

Page 102: ... Out section offers some additional buttons Main Allows you to hear the signals of the Main output on the headphones This button is only available if no channel PFL is active Sub Allows you to hear the signals of the Sub output on the headphones This button is only available if no channel PFL is active PFL AFL Choose if you want to hear the signals of the Main and Sub outputs in AFL or PFL mode on...

Page 103: ...referred clips The configuration of the connected external device is handled in the SETUP main menu see External Devices Submenu on page 143 7 5 1 Remote Control Submenu Use the REMOTE CONTROL submenu to select the Media Player and the clips that you want to load and play Figure 52 Remote Control submenu Loop Sets the loop status of the clip If active the defined section IN OUT of the clip is repe...

Page 104: ...y to select the desired clip directory on the external device 3 Press Refresh Clip List to update the list 4 Select the desired clip from the list 5 Press Load Clip 6 Press Add to Favorites if you want to add this clip to your list of preferred clips see Favorites Submenu In the Status for Loaded Clip display you get information about the clip s start and end time its duration and its status While...

Page 105: ...nu you first must have loaded the clip and added it to this list with the Add to Favorites button in the REMOTE CONTROL submenu see Remote Control Submenu on page 103 Figure 53 Favorites submenu Move To Moves the selected clip to another destination on this screen By using this button you can change the order of your favorite clips To move a clip to another position Select the clip Press Move To S...

Page 106: ...GO AV Mixer User Manual Section 7 Menus Remove from List Removes the selected clip from the list Load Clip Loads the selected clip Use the player control buttons on the bottom to play pause and rewind the clip ...

Page 107: ... states The state defines parameter settings for video audio effects and transitions After an E MEM is learned it is stored into one of 160 available memory cells that can be accessed via this menu and recalled at a later time The first 20 E MEMs can also be accessed via Numeric Input Subpanel Figure 54 E MEM main menu Learn Starts the learning sequence Delete Deletes the selected E MEM Only unpro...

Page 108: ...Area 3 Select which settings are to be included in the E MEM by de activating the corresponding buttons below the E MEM list 4 Press Learn activate the button 5 Make the desired settings for example change inputs on the Crossbar or adjust audio fader settings 6 Press Enter 7 If required repeat steps 5 and 6 until your sequence is finished 8 Press Learn again The E MEM is now stored to the selected...

Page 109: ...rection Submenu Use the COLOR CORRECTION submenu to change an input signal s brightness contrast and gamma correction for the luma red green and blue compo nents as well as hue and saturation for the chroma component Figure 55 Color Correction submenu Enable Switches the color correction and the display of the parameters for the selected source on or off A green entry in the Sources list indicates...

Page 110: ...e image to the complete range of lumi nance Gamma Automatically adjusts the gamma settings of the image Applying Color Correction to a Video Signal To modify the color information of a video signal by hand 1 Select the input source of the video signal from the Sources list 2 Press Enable to activate the color correction and to display the parameters 3 Select the desired color component Red Green o...

Page 111: ...TES submenu to change adjust hue luma and saturation for the predefined four SD and four HR color mattes Figure 56 Mattes submenu Default Sets all parameters to the predefined default values Note Mattes can be assigned to Control Panel buttons See Button Assignment on page 136 for more details ...

Page 112: ...s for keying see Keyer Main Menu on page 83 and assign them to a button on the Control Panel see Control Panel Submenu on page 135 Figure 57 Stills Store main menu Note Depending on the Operation Mode see Video Operation Mode on page 125 there are both STILL SD and STILL HR submenu only STILL SD submenu or only STILL HR submenu The functionality of SD and HR submenu is nearly identical Sources Sel...

Page 113: ... defined by Sources Rename Opens the Virtual Keyboard Type in the new name and press Ok Load Opens a dialog to let you select and load a Still from an external USB device This dialog also allows you to create new directories and delete or rename Stills Note Stills must be JPGs or PNGs and must match the selected video standard resolution Save Opens a dialog to let you save a Still to an external U...

Page 114: ... the video input and store it into the next unused Still Store To confirm the storage of the Still the FS button flashes shortly and the STILL STORE menu appears if Auto Menu Delegation is active Note You can only capture Stills from a video source Color Mattes and already existing Stills cannot be stored into a Still Store Saving a Still To save a Still to an external USB device 1 Select the stil...

Page 115: ...side of the screen 2 Press Load to open the load dialog 3 Navigate to the desired directory The currently selected directory is shown in the Current Directory dis play 4 Select the desired Still from the list of image files The currently selected filename is shown in the Current Filename dis play 5 Press Load to open the file The Still is loaded into the selected memory cell and a thumbnail is sho...

Page 116: ...tem Submenu Use this submenu to set up the parameters for a connected network obtain information on the system status and set the complete system to default settings Use the buttons in the Parameter Navigation Area on the top to access the following sections Network In this section you can configure the ID parameters if the INDIGO AV Mixer is connected to a network for example to remotely control ...

Page 117: ...ere is a major problem with the network Fix the problem or switch the system to No Network mode Press Edit to display the buttons for configuring the IP parameters No Network Select this button if the INDIGO AV Mixer is not connected to a network Static IP Select this button if you want to assign static IP parameters Touch the display areas for the IP Address and Sub Net Mask to open the Virtual N...

Page 118: ...y Applies the new IP parameters to the network Note Updating the values may take up to 30 seconds Cancel Closes the display field to the left and resets the values for IP address and Sub Net Mask Diagnosis This display provides you with information on The fan status and the system s temperature The version of the mainframe and its panel Figure 59 Overview of the system status ...

Page 119: ...INDIGO AV Mixer User Manual 119 Setup Main Menu See Troubleshooting on page 159 for information on how to handle the error messages Reset Press Reset All to reset the complete system to default settings ...

Page 120: ...o Input Settings In this section you define the signal type of every video channel input Depending on the input see Video Inputs on page 19 you can select SDI for all sources except 13 to 15 HR Composite for sources 1 to 6 S Video for sources 1 to 4 Downscaled for sources 9 and 10 DV IEEE 1394 for sources 11 and 12 VGA DVI SDI HD for sources 13 and 14 HR Internal SD for sources 13 to 15 HR Figure ...

Page 121: ...ed Positioning to adjust center a VGA input that does not match the supported VGA modes If this button is active you can change Position X and Position Y even if Overscan X is 0 see Align ment section below Auto Adjust automatically adjusts position and colors of the VGA signal Activate Manual Gain to manually adjust the signal s VGA Gain and VGA Blacklevel SDI HD Inputs 13 and 14 can be set to sh...

Page 122: ...the bottom Use Position X and Position Y to change the position of the video signal Preserve Aspect Allows you to preserve the aspect ratio of the source signal when changing the size If active after sizing the video signal via Overscan the image gets re sized regarding the aspect ratio This may result in black borders on the left and right or on the top and bottom of the image if it does not matc...

Page 123: ...tton Yellow message This means that no proper bypass can be guaranteed In this case try to improve the sync signal a Activate the Ext Lock Enable button in the Video Output Settings section see Video SD Output Settings on page 126 b Increase the Phases values in the Video Output Settings section Note If you consider the incoming video signal to be in sync with the reference try to set the V phase ...

Page 124: ...ay Current Favorite from the Commands list the currently selected favorite clip see Favorites Submenu on page 105 will be started as soon as the source input is selected for program output Note For this command to work the clip must have been saved to Favorites from the same source that you are now taking to air To adjust an offset of the external media player set an appropriate Preroll time ...

Page 125: ... one of the following modes 2 MEs The 2 ME mode is the standard mode and useful when working with both SD and HR signals In this mode separate SD and HR button assignment is possible in the Control Panel see Control Panel Submenu on page 135 SD Flat In the SD mode only SD ME is available SD inputs 9 and 10 are replaced by HR inputs 1 and 2 No HR inputs can be configured for internal SD sources ...

Page 126: ... the HR effect transitions between two SD sources are done using the SD effect Note Due to the limited number of scalers three there are some limitations for source combinations visible on the program out at the same time Note The HR program and preview signals available in SD output format on SD AUX 1 and AUX 2 can be used for recording Video SD Output Settings In this section you can select the ...

Page 127: ...ock the INDIGO AV Mixer to an external reference signal The external reference signal must match the selected video standard PAL or NTSC When Ext Lock Enable is active and a valid reference signal is applied to the Analog Ref input see also Analog Ref Connections on page 22 the INDIGO AV Mixer will enter the Ext Lock mode In Ext Lock mode you can use the Phases parameter display field to adjust th...

Page 128: ...ct the format of the HR video output Figure 64 Video HR output settings Graphic Standard Select the graphic standard of the video output Note Changing the graphic standard may take up to 30 seconds To change the graphic standard 1 Select the desired setting from the Graphic Standard list 2 Click Apply ...

Page 129: ...buttons in the Parameter Navigation Area on the top to access the following sections Audio Input In this section you can select which of the physical Audio Inputs is assigned to which of the eight internal audio channels called Mixer Inputs The following audio inputs are available RCA TRS TRS 1 4 Phone XLR AES SDI SineGen sine wave generator Figure 65 Audio input assignment ...

Page 130: ...nal s connection type from the Audio Inputs list TRS If you select a TRS 1 4 Phone connection you can also select the TRS Source Level High Mid or Low SDI The SDI connections provide de embedded audio If you select an SDI input you can also select the group Group A B C D and the channel pair Pair 1 2 where the audio is to be taken from SineGen The sine wave generator can be used for testing and an...

Page 131: ...ou want the PFL pre masterfader or the AFL after masterfader signal to be displayed by the main VU meter on the right side of the screen You can also set the XLR Out Level i e the output gain to Low Mid or High Sub Out Provides the same options as Main Out In addition you can set a Delay in milliseconds independently for left and right channel for example to balance wide distances between the spea...

Page 132: ...even de embedded audio from video streams 7 Stereo 2 Mic You can use seven stereo audio signals deriving from RCA TRS 1 4 XLR AES EBU signals or even de embedded audio from video streams and two microphones that are connected to LINE MIC IN inputs 6 Stereo 4 Mic You can use six stereo audio signals deriving from RCA TRS 1 4 XLR AES EBU signals or even de embedded audio from video streams and up to...

Page 133: ...on see Audio Follow Video on page 64 Note You can also assign Audio Follow Video to Stills Figure 67 Audio Follow Video assignment To enable Audio Follow Video 1 Press AVF Enable The Video Sources list is displayed 2 Select the video signal from the Video Sources list You can also select Stills from this list 3 Press Audio Sources The Audio Sources list is displayed ...

Page 134: ...nds on the Operation Mode you selected 5 Press Level Set The volume output level faders for the volume output level are dis played 6 If desired you can change the volume level in dB for on air right fader and off air left fader Input Delay In this section you can change the delay settings for the audio inputs Figure 68 Input Delay ...

Page 135: ...ts the delay automatically in sync with the video signal 3 Set the delay in the Delay parameter field 7 9 4 Control Panel Submenu Use the buttons in the Parameter Navigation Area on the top to access the following sections Calibration In this section you can perform the calibration of the following control ele ments Audio Faders Joystick Touch Screen Transition Lever Arm T Bar Additionally you can...

Page 136: ...ons on the Control Panel Note Depending on the Operation Mode see Video Operation Mode on page 125 you can assign SD and HR buttons only SD buttons or only HR buttons To assign a button to a signal 1 Select the desired button from the Buttons list S stands for the Shift button on the left side of the crossbar 2 Select the video signal s source from the Sources list 3 Press Assign Default Resets th...

Page 137: ...ls to the six faders on the Audio Control Subpanel Figure 70 Assigning audio signals to faders on the Control Panel To assign a fader to an audio signal 1 Select the desired fader from the Fader list 2 Select the audio signal s source from the Sources list The entries in this list depend on your selection of the operation mode in the AUDIO submenu 3 Press Assign ...

Page 138: ...der Default All Resets the assignments of all six faders 7 9 5 GPIO Submenu Use the buttons in the Parameter Navigation Area on the top to access the following sections GPI Here you define actions to be triggered for up to eight GPIs See also Tally GPI GPO on page 30 Figure 71 Configuring the GPI ...

Page 139: ...he selected audio channel Audio channel PFL toggles the selected audio channel between PFL and AFL mode Transition Auto executes an auto transition Transition Cut executes a cut Trigger Select the trigger type from the Trigger list Depending on the selected action this can be Closed Opened or Rising Falling Both EMEM Channel Transition This shows the destination of the action Depending on the sele...

Page 140: ...ct the GPO from the list 2 Select the video input from the Sources list 3 Select the Outputs Depending on this selection the GPO reacts if the selected source is included in an SD PGM signal or an HR PGM signal or either of them if both are selected 4 Set the desired GPO status from the Active list Note If you select Fixed from the Sources list you can set a GPO to permanent Open or Closed status ...

Page 141: ... You can use eMEM Level to for example switch lights on and off Figure 73 eMEM Level settings The state of the Active button will be recorded in the E MEM if GPO is active in the E MEM menu see E MEM Main Menu on page 107 If Active is highlighted the contact of the corresponding GPO is set to the Active state here Closed ...

Page 142: ... E MEM if GPO is active in the E MEM menu see E MEM Main Menu on page 107 The Trigger button generates a pulse of the set length here 1 field The polarity is valid for the active range of the pulse in this example Closed is selected i e the contact will be closed for the duration of one field The pulse length will also be recorded in the E MEM but not the polarity If Active is highlighted the cont...

Page 143: ...to eight external devices for example Turbo iDDR that you can then access via the MEDIA PLAYER main menu see Media Player Main Menu on page 103 Figure 75 Configuring the media players To set up for example a Turbo iDDR as external player do the following 1 Select the desired entry from the list for example MediaPlayer1 2 Select the type of connection for example LAN 3 Select Turbo 4 Select P1 to h...

Page 144: ...selecting MP1 from the MEDIA PLAYER main menu Edit In this section you define how your INDIGO AV Mixer can be remotely controlled by an external editing system Figure 76 Configuring the Indigo for remote control To set up the INDIGO AV Mixer for remote control 1 Select the port RS422 Port 1 or RS422 Port 2 to which the external editing system is connected ...

Page 145: ...E 2 HiRes GVG Indigo is an extension for GVG 200 and reserved for future use 3 Select the effect mapping Mapping GVG 100 provides only 10 background wipes Mapping GVG 200 provides 36 background wipes Mapping Indigo provides all effects of the TRANSITION menu Note If you select none the currently selected effect from the TRANSITION menu will be used ...

Page 146: ...le a USB stick Thus different users can quickly and easily use their individual set tings by loading a setup within seconds The stored setup files have the extension indigo Figure 77 Load Save main menu Current Loaded Application This display shows the name of the latest setup that has been loaded via the Load button Load Opens the load dialog which lets you load rename and delete setups Save Open...

Page 147: ... NOT a self organizing network 8 2 Setting Up a Network Connection To set up a network connection do the following 1 Connect the LAN connector of your INDIGO AV Mixer to the Turbo iDDR or the router via Ethernet cable 2 Select the SETUP main menu 3 Select the SYSTEM submenu 4 Select Network in the Parameter Navigation Area 5 Press Edit to show the possible settings In an existing company network o...

Page 148: ...k the INDIGO AV Mixer and the Turbo iDDR must use the same address range for example Note Do not use IP addresses starting with 192 168 99 xxx This may cause mal functions Note Updating the values may take up to 30 seconds IP Address Sub Net Mask INDIGO AV Mixer 192 168 0 100 255 255 255 0 Turbo iDDR 192 168 0 101 255 255 255 0 ...

Page 149: ...ransport functions only GVG 100 supports 1 M E mixers GVG 200 also supports 2 M E mixers BVW75 Supports transport functions only AMP Extended Odetics protocol providing clip lists and thumbnails for example to remotely control a Turbo iDDR 9 2 Linear Editors Using linear editors the INDIGO AV Mixer can be remotely controlled For this purpose it supports the GVG 100 and GVG 200 protocols See Extern...

Page 150: ...150 INDIGO AV Mixer User Manual Section 9 External Devices GVG 200 This is the same as GVG 100 but allows control of 2 M E mixers i e the two M Es of the INDIGO AV Mixer can be controlled separately ...

Page 151: ...F card reader CF card with at least 128 MB capacity formatted with FAT file system Note The CF card of your INDIGO AV Mixer will do but you may want to keep the old software on it Procedure To update the software 1 Download the latest software version incl the installation tool at http www thomsongrassvalley com rnt Switcher switcher_Indigo htm or http gvg custhelp com cgi bin gvg cfg php enduser ...

Page 152: ...t side and remove the CF card 5 Insert the CF card or a new FAT formatted one into the CF card reader of the PC 6 On the PC open the downloaded self extracting EXE file It will automatically run the software installation tool Indigo CD 7 Select Install new software on Indigo device to copy the new software onto the CF card 8 Wait until the copy process is completed 9 Remove the CF card ...

Page 153: ...Select the LOAD SAVE menu c Select the saved data from the list and press Load d Wait until the load process is completed e Remove the USB flash memory 15 Start working with the new software Contacting Grass Valley Customer Service Contact Grass Valley Customer Service if you have questions or encounter any problems North America 1 800 547 8949 or 1 530 478 4148 ERoW Call Center 800 80 80 20 20 Ac...

Page 154: ... polishing particles as they may damage the surface and the Touch Screen of your INDIGO AV Mixer 10 3 Battery The battery should be changed every three years to ensure that the system time is correct To change the battery 1 Switch off the INDIGO AV Mixer 2 Open the main fan cover at the bottom side by removing the two screws 3 Remove the old battery 4 Insert the new battery The battery type must b...

Page 155: ...h Screen To calibrate the Touch Screen 1 Press all four Digipots at once to enter calibration mode or Select SETUP main menu select CONTROL PANEL submenu press Calib press Touchscreen 2 Touch the four corners of the Touch Screen one after each other as indicated by the calibration procedure Note Missing a corner when calibrating makes the Touch Screen inoperable To recover press all four Digipots ...

Page 156: ...n menu 2 Select CONTROL PANEL submenu 3 Press Calib button 4 Press T Bar button to enter calibration mode 5 Move the Transition Lever Arm up as indicated by the calibration procedure 6 Press the OK button 7 Move the Transition Lever Arm down as indicated by the calibration procedure 8 Press the OK button 9 Press OK again to store the calibration ...

Page 157: ...matically to upper and lower position 5 Press OK to store the calibration 10 4 4 Joystick To calibrate the Joystick 1 Select SETUP main menu 2 Select CONTROL PANEL submenu 3 Press Calib button 4 Press Joystick button to enter calibration mode 5 Move the Joystick to the upper left position as indicated by the calibration procedure 6 Press the OK button 7 Move the Joystick to the lower right positio...

Page 158: ...ress the OK button 9 Twist the Joystick to the left as indicated by the calibration procedure 10 Press the OK button 11 Twist the Joystick to the right as indicated by the calibration procedure 12 Press the OK button 13 Press OK again to store the calibration ...

Page 159: ...k correctly The Transition Lever Arm is not calibrated Go to Setup Control Panel Calib and calibrate the Transition Lever Arm The audio faders do not work correctly The audio faders are not calibrated Go to Setup Control Panel Calib and calibrate the audio faders The Touch Screen does not work correctly The Touch Screen is not calibrated Go to Setup Control Panel Calib and calibrate the Touch Scre...

Page 160: ...nections The audio input setup is not correct Go to Setup Audio Input and set up the audio mixer inputs The audio output setup is not correct Go to Setup Audio Output and check the settings in Source Select and TRS Out Level The used audio channel is off Go to the Audio Mixer menu and check whether the On button is enabled for the corresponding audio channel If the problem still exists go to Audio...

Page 161: ...0 60 Hz 5 Power consumption max 220 W Leakage current 2 5 mA USB Power max 0 5 A all devices Storage temperature 20 C to 70 C 4 F to 158 F Operating temperature 5 C to 40 C 41 F to 104 F Relative humidity 90 non condensing Electromagnetic environment E2 according to EN55103 1 2 Width 444 mm 17 5 inch Depth 469 mm 18 5 inch Height 57 211 mm 2 3 8 3 inch Weight INDIGO1 SD 9 kg 19 8 lbs INDIGO1 HR 9 ...

Page 162: ...162 INDIGO AV Mixer User Manual Section 12 Technical Specifications ...

Page 163: ...d scene into which a key may be inserted Backing Color The color in a chroma key scene that will be replaced with another video signal Bit Rate The number of bits per second passed from one point to another Black Burst Video reference signal for synchronization purposes Contains the combined sync tim ing elements of a video signal along with the color burst signal Box Wipe A rectangular wipe patte...

Page 164: ...ture to another Switching circuitry allows cuts only during the vertical interval of the video sig nal to prevent disruption of the picture D Delegate To assign panel controls to a particular oper ating function Some panel controls buttons knobs Joystick can affect more than one function The operator can choose an alterna tive function by delegating the panel controls to that function typically by...

Page 165: ...required to make a complete picture video frame be cause alternate lines are scanned Fill Video A video signal which fills a hole cut in back ground video by a key control signal Flip Flop A transition where the sources selected on the background buses for example preset and program of an M E are exchanged at the end of a transition The original preset bus source becomes selected on the program bu...

Page 166: ... lines of a picture are pre sented consecutively as two separate inter leaved fields The two fields required to make a complete picture are called a frame K Key An effect where a portion of a background scene is replaced by a new video Key cut and key fill signals are involved though in some cases the same signal may be used for both self key Key Cut In key effects the key cut signal is used to sp...

Page 167: ...e other connector is used as an output for con necting the input signal to another piece of equipment Low Cut A high pass filter that removes low frequen cies from an audio signal Useful for speakers to remove low level noise and to make speech clearer Luminance The brightness of the picture or area of the screen being considered Chroma hue and luminance make up the three characteristics of televi...

Page 168: ...point Point of Use A location in the system where a resource is used A resource is generally used at differ ent locations at different times However with some resources it is possible to use the same resource at different locations at the same time Post Fader A term used to describe an aux send or other output that is connected so that it is affected by the setting of the associated channel fader ...

Page 169: ...rd Definition serial digital video SMPTE 259M operates at 270 MBits sec 2 x 13 5 MHz x 10 bits Serial Interface An interface which allows the switcher to be controlled remotely by a computer editor or other serial controller Data is passed serially between the editor and the switcher at select able baud transmission rates Serializer A device that converts parallel digital infor mation to serial Sn...

Page 170: ...ated input to the switch er is on air Terminate Termination To complete a circuit by connecting a resis tive load to it Touch Screen A screen with a touch sensitive film on top allowing a user to touch areas of the screen to press buttons and move sliders Transition A change from one picture to another Cut mix and wipe are transitions Transition Lever Arm A hand gear to manually execute transition...

Page 171: ... Crossbar 40 Background transition 55 Battery 154 Black Burst input output connections 22 Border 51 Bus Crossbar 40 Bus Delegation 39 Button assignment 136 C Calibration Faders 157 Joystick 157 Touch Screen 155 Transition Lever Arm 156 CF Card 151 Changing the battery 154 Channel Adjust Submenu 99 Chroma Key 53 Cleaning the device 154 Cleanup and Density 50 Clip and Gain 50 Color Correction 110 Co...

Page 172: ...G GPI configuration 138 GPI Tally GPO connector 30 GPIO Submenu 138 GPO configuration 140 eMEM Level 141 eMEM Pulse 142 Ground Screw 18 GVG 100 149 GVG 200 150 H HiRes board 20 I Interfaces 149 Inverting keys 51 Inverting the key signal 86 IP Address 147 J Joystick 45 Joystick calibration 157 K Key Border 88 Control signal adjustment 50 Crop 88 Invert 51 Mask Pattern 91 Parameters 85 Signal invert...

Page 173: ...enu 101 N Network connection 147 Network settings 116 Numeric Input Subpanel 43 O Onscreen Preview 47 76 Opacity 51 Operation Mode 125 Overview of effect patterns HR 81 SD 80 P Parameter Edit Area 74 Parameter Navigation Area 74 Peak Meters 45 PFL Pre Fader Listening 66 Phase Invert 100 PiP Picture in Picture in HR mode 61 in SD mode 60 within PiP in HR mode 61 Players and recorders protocols 149 ...

Page 174: ...0 Submenu tab cards 74 Supress FGD 92 Symbols on the product 10 System reset 119 System Submenu 116 T Tally Breakout Adapter 30 Technical data 161 Touch screen 38 Touch Screen calibration 155 Transition Lever Arm 43 Transition Lever Arm calibration 156 Transition Main Menu 77 Transitions 48 Troubleshooting 159 U USB ports 29 V Video HR Output settings 128 Initial settings 33 Input CMD 124 Input co...

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