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Quick Start Guide

M926-9405-104

17 December 2014

Summary of Contents for Kaleido-IP X110

Page 1: ...Quick Start Guide M926 9405 104 17 December 2014 ...

Page 2: ...of Kaleido multiviewers to use their product manuals for their own internal business use Manuals for Grass Valley products may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying and recording for any purpose unless specifically authorized in writing by Grass Valley A Grass Valley manual may have been revised to reflect changes made to the p...

Page 3: ...prior to making any other equipment connections Identifies an external protective grounding terminal which may be connected to earth ground as a supplement to an internal grounding terminal Indicates that static sensitive components are present which may be damaged by electrostatic discharge Use anti static procedures equipment and surfaces during servicing Indicates that the equipment has more th...

Page 4: ...uid or aerosol cleaners use only a damp cloth Dangerous voltages may exist at several points in this equipment To avoid injury do not touch exposed connections and components while power is on High leakage current may be present Earth connection of product is essential before connecting power Prior to servicing remove jewelry such as rings watches and other metallic objects To avoid fire hazard us...

Page 5: ...ipment Electrostatic Discharge ESD Protection Electrostatic discharge occurs when electronic components are improperly handled and can result in intermittent failure or complete damage adversely affecting an electrical circuit When you remove and replace any card from a frame always follow ESD prevention procedures Ensure that the frame is electrically connected to earth ground through the power c...

Page 6: ...s le texte doit être remplacé par un fusible du même calibre Identifie une borne de mise à la terre de protection Il faut relier cette borne à la terre avant d effectuer toute autre connexion à l équipement Identifie une borne de mise à la terre externe qui peut être connectée en tant que borne de mise à la terre supplémentaire Signale la présence de composants sensibles à l électricité statique e...

Page 7: ...ndommager les connecteurs Coupez l alimentation avant de nettoyer l équipement Ne pas utiliser de nettoyants liquides ou en aérosol Utilisez uniquement un chiffon humide Des tensions dangereuses peuvent exister en plusieurs points dans cet équipement Pour éviter toute blessure ne touchez pas aux connexions ou aux composants exposés lorsque l appareil est sous tension Avant de procéder à toute opér...

Page 8: ...arations autres que celles qui sont décrites dans le présent manuel sauf si vous êtes qualifié pour le faire Confiez les réparations à un technicien qualifié La maintenance doit se réaliser dans un milieu libre d électricité statique L appareil peut comporter plus d un cordon d alimentation Afin de prévenir les chocs électriques débrancher tous les cordons d alimentation avant toute opération d en...

Page 9: ...0950 1 2nd Ed AM1 Safety of information technology equipment The power cords supplied with this equipment meet the appropriate national standards for the country of destination Electromagnetic Compatibility This equipment has been tested for verification of compliance with FCC Part 15 Subpart B requirements for class A digital devices This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the req...

Page 10: ...imitation of voltage fluctuations and flicker This equipment has also been tested and found to comply with the requirements of the EMC directive 2006 95 EC Low Voltage EN 60950 1 2nd edition IEC 60950 1 2nd edition UL CSA 60950 1 2nd edition GOST R 50377 92 Certification Russia GS Certification Germany ...

Page 11: ...Setup 8 Finding the Management IP Address and Application Version 13 Configuring a Client PC 14 Step 3 XEdit Installation 16 Step 4 System Setup 19 Opening XEdit in Online Mode 20 Configuring Transport Streams 20 Defining Logical Sources 25 Step 5 Testing the Monitor Wall Operation 26 Using the Kaleido RCP2 with Default Settings 26 Loading a Layout 28 3 Specifications 29 Appendix Disposal and Recy...

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Page 13: ...P X110 supports concurrent decoding of up to 16 MPEG 2 or up to 12 H 264 HD programs and up to 48 MPEG 2 or up to 24 H 264 SD programs The Kaleido IP X300 supports concurrent decoding of up to 24 MPEG 2 or up to 16 H 264 HD programs and up to 64 MPEG 2 or up to 32 H 264 SD programs The Kaleido IP X100 supports concurrent decoding of up to 8 MPEG 2 or up to 6 H 264 HD programs and up to 24 MPEG 2 o...

Page 14: ... Kaleido RCP2 devices Up to three more dedicated 1000Base T or 100Base T Ethernet switch for your Kaleido IP units to connect to high bitrate data streams up to five more for a Kaleido IP X310 with six network adapters Client PC see below for system requirements Cables to connect your multiviewers to displays and to the networks Note Inline withour commitment toenvironmental preservation only the ...

Page 15: ...Operating system Windows XP Professional Windows 7 Windows 8 or Windows 8 1 Processor Core 2 Duo at 2 GHz or better Memory At least 2 GB of RAM Disk space At least 2 GB free Note The Kaleido IP X310 and X110 multiviewers cannot be downgraded to a Kaleido X software version earlier than 7 30 To recover from an unwanted downgrade use XAdmin s Upgrade page to upgrade your multiviewer back to Kaleido ...

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Page 17: ...ilation 2 Connect your Kaleido IP s gigabit Ethernet port LAN1 to the dedicated 1000Base T or 100Base T Ethernet switch associated with your management network and connect LAN2 to the switch associated a data network see Cabling Diagram on page 7 You will use the first port gigabit LAN1 to manage your system e g by using XEdit and XAdmin and direct all high bitrate data e g MPEG2 streams to the ot...

Page 18: ...I that shipped with your system or DisplayPort to DVI adapters not included Although the Kaleido IP unit has one DVI and two DisplayPort outputs only the two DisplayPort outputs are used To disconnect a display cable at the DisplayPort outputs you may need to use an object e g the blade of a flat screwdriver to reach the cable s locking mechanism If your displays are not collocated with your Kalei...

Page 19: ...el is identical except for LAN5 and LAN6 which are not available for this model Changing the Output Resolution To change a display s resolution from the monitor wall 1 Connect a mouse to one of the USB connectors of the Kaleido IP 2 Right click anywhere on the monitor wall point to Monitor Wall if you clicked a monitor and then click Display resolution The Display Resolution window appears 1 The K...

Page 20: ...nd XEdit a Kaleido IP X100 or Kaleido IP X300 with two network adapters is identified as Kaleido IP 2 A Kaleido IP X110 Kaleido IP X310 or Kaleido IP X300 with four network adapters is identified as Kaleido IP 4 and a Kaleido IP X310 or Kaleido IP X300 with six network adapters is identified as Kaleido IP 6 A client PC must be configured within the management network to communicate with the multiv...

Page 21: ...uto negotiate Auto negotiate Data port 1 IP address LAN2 172 30 3 70 172 30 3 70 172 30 3 70 Network mask 255 255 0 0 255 255 0 0 255 255 0 0 Link mode Auto negotiate Auto negotiate Auto negotiate Data port 2 IP address LAN3 172 30 3 71 172 30 3 71 Network mask 255 255 0 0 255 255 0 0 Link mode Auto negotiate Auto negotiate Data port 3 IP address LAN4 172 30 3 72 172 30 3 72 Network mask 255 255 0...

Page 22: ...d and then click Log in 7 Internet Explorer users If a blank page appears then refer to Enabling the Compatibility View in Internet Explorer 10 in the Kaleido X User s Manual The XAdmin Status and Options page appears 8 Click System configuration in the navigation area on the left of the page The System Configuration page appears showing the current system name management and data IP addresses net...

Page 23: ...nd duplex modes for your Kaleido IP s network adapters Note In the case of a Kaleido IP multiviewer the system name must comply with RFC 1123 because it is also used as the device s host name Up to 8 characters are allowed limited to A Z a z 0 9 and the hyphen The system name cannot start or end with an hyphen Management IP address Must be within the network to which the Kaleido RCP2 units and the...

Page 24: ...ng you to reboot the system immediately Network mask Must be set to the appropriate values for the management and data networks Default gateway If your management network is not configured with a gateway clear the default gateway IP address Detected link mode By default all network adapters are set to auto negotiate The connection speed and duplex mode will be set automatically based on the corres...

Page 25: ...hen refer to Configuring Virtual Network Adapters on a Kaleido IP in the Kaleido X User s Manual to add the required virtual network adapters Finding the Management IP Address and Application Version To find the management IP address and application version 1 Connect a mouse to a USB connector either at the front of the frame or on the rear panel 2 Right click anywhere on the monitor wall On the s...

Page 26: ... has Windows 7 or Windows 8 1 Press the Windows key on your keyboard type control panel and then press Enter 2 In the search box type adapter and then under Network and Sharing Center click View network connections 3 In Network Connections right click the network adapter you wish to configure e g Local Area Connection or Ethernet and then click Properties If the system prompts you for an administr...

Page 27: ...ndows XP 1 On the Start menu point to Control Panel right click Network Connections and then click Open on the menu 2 In Network Connections right click Local Area Connection and then click Properties on the shortcut menu 3 In Local Area connection Properties select Internet Protocol TCP IP from the list on the General tab and then click Properties The Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window op...

Page 28: ...iviewer s IP address in the address bar The multiviewer s home page appears 2 Click the XEdit button The browser prompts you to save an executable file to your hard drive Kaleido windows32 online exe2 This file is an online installer which will download XEdit and other companion elements from your multiviewer and install them Some browsers may allow you to run the file directly Depending on your b...

Page 29: ...ortcuts are added to your desktop and to the Start menu under All Programs If you have Windows 8 1 or Windows 8 XEdit will appear on your desktop in the Apps view with all the other applications on your PC Windows 8 1 or in your Start screen Windows 8 Once the installation has completed the XEdit startup screen appears ...

Page 30: ...e will appear to confirm the font update and instruct you to restart the application Click OK to continue and then open XEdit again by using the shortcut on your desktop in your Apps view Windows 8 1 or Start screen Windows 8 or from the Start menu Windows 7 Windows XP 4 When prompted to specify a database choose one from the Path list or click Browse to navigate to the database you wish to use as...

Page 31: ...y prefer to work in online mode to take advantage of the predefined room and layouts that are available in the default configuration In any case you must work in online mode at least once to obtain the list of programs and elementary streams under each transport stream The supported stream types are source specific multicast source filtered multicast filtering limited to a single source IP in incl...

Page 32: ...al list appears in the main pane showing the multiviewer type system name and IP address and the status bar shows the connection status Configuring Transport Streams The default configuration for a Kaleido IP system includes eight predefined any source multicast ASM streams under NETWORK ADAPTER 2 Before you can use these streams you must adjust their settings to match the actual transport streams...

Page 33: ...the SSM source IP address box The Kaleido IP establishes a connection with the selected stream All programs that are part of the stream and the elementary streams included in these programs automatically appear under the transport stream element in the System list Note Under the network adapter elements transport streams are listed in alphabetical order Notes The Kaleido X Software supports UTF 8 ...

Page 34: ...es to the system are saved Adding Stream Sources If you have connected your Kaleido IP to more than one data network and wish to monitor sources from Unicast streams or more sources from Multicast streams then you need to add transport streams to the basic system configuration See Adding a Multicast Transport Stream below and Adding a Unicast Transport Stream on page 24 Refer to Managing Transport...

Page 35: ...n replace the default stream name if desired select the appropriate protocol RTP UDP and type the multicast group address and port number associated with the transport stream you wish to add 4 In the case of an SSM or SFM stream select the Source specific multicast SSM check box and then type the IP address associated with the specific source you wish to monitor in the Source IP address box 5 Clic...

Page 36: ...d a unicast transport stream 1 In the main window click the System tab and then click Description Calibrations on the second level tab bar 2 Expand the System hierarchical list right click the appropriate network adapter for the source you wish to add and then click insert Unicast The Unicast Stream Configuration window appears 3 In Unicast Stream Configuration replace the default stream name if d...

Page 37: ...urces for a transport stream 1 In the main window click the Channels Sources tab 2 In the Tools pane expand the multiviewer and navigate to the transport stream for which you wish to define logical sources 3 Right click the transport stream and then click Create logical sources on the menu Notes The Kaleido X Software supports UTF 8 encoded stream names The only characters which cannot be used in ...

Page 38: ... under Source info and using the incremental copy tool as needed 6 On the File menu click Save Alternatively click the Save button on the toolbar Step 5 Testing the Monitor Wall Operation Using the Kaleido RCP2 with Default Settings To start using the Kaleido RCP2 with its default settings 1 Physically connect the Kaleido RCP2 unit to the management network using an Ethernet cable see Cabling Diag...

Page 39: ...D display 8 Press ENTER again by default there is no password The message Access granted will appear on the LCD display if the login is successful If a mouse is connected to the Kaleido RCP2 then you should be able to see and move the mouse pointer on the monitor wall 9 Press any of the LAYOUT PRESETS buttons to load a predefined layout on the monitor wall Default IP address 10 0 3 191 Default sub...

Page 40: ...Kaleido RCP2 with Default Settings on page 26 Alternatively connect the mouse directly to one of the USB ports on the Kaleido IP frame 2 Right click anywhere on the monitor wall point to Monitor Wall if you clicked a monitor and then click Load layout on the shortcut menu A layout browser appears on the displays associated with the current room 3 Select the layout you wish to load from the list of...

Page 41: ...treams SPTS Performance Up to 1 Gbps OTHER INPUT FORMATS ASI Densité IRD 3802 optional ATSC RF Densité IRD 3811 VQ optional DVB S S2 RF Densité IRD 3811 DVB S2 optional Set top box EdgeVision optional VIDEO DECODERS Standard MPEG 2 H 264 AVC ITU T H 264 Chroma format 4 2 0 and 4 2 2 Kaleido IP X310 performance Concurrent decoding of 128 SD MPEG 2 or 64 HD MPEG 2 64 SD H 264 or 32 HD H 264 video pr...

Page 42: ...200 60 Hz Height 43 mm 1 7 in 1 RU Width 437 mm 17 2 in Depth 710 mm 28 in Weight 12 7 kg 28 lbs Power supply 750 W 1 1 hot swappable redundant power supply 10 4 amp Nominal power 550 W AC 100 240 V 60 50 Hz Operating temperature 10 35 C 50 95 F Max storage humidity 90 RH non condensing Max functional humidity 65 RH non condensing Height 43 mm 1 7 in 1 RU Width 437 mm 17 2 in Depth 710 mm 28 in We...

Page 43: ...Streaming Max storage humidity 90 RH non condensing Max functional humidity 65 RH non condensing On screen control Kaleido RCP2 optional Source and layout configuration XEdit Alarms management iControl optional Device DXF 200 optional Distance 1 km 3280 ft Fiber optic cable Multi mode 50 or 62 5 125 SC Connector SC Device EdgeVision optional ...

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Page 45: ...ipment 3 Gently remove the battery from its casing using a blunt instrument for leverage such as a screwdriver if necessary 4 Dispose of the battery and equipment according to your local environmental laws and guidelines IMPORTANT Be careful not to short circuit the batteries by adhering to the appropriate safe handling practices Do not dispose of batteries in a fire as they may explode Batteries ...

Page 46: ...eprotoxic of category 2 in the European Union Accordingly exposure to DME may impair fertility and may cause harm to the unborn child DME is also classified as harmful by inhalation Risk of exposure occurs only if the battery is mechanically or electrically abused The most likely risk is acute exposure when a cell vents In the event of a battery leak do not allow battery liquid to come in contact ...

Page 47: ... number for the support center nearest you please consult the Product Support section of Grass Valley s Web site at http www grassvalley com support contact An online form for e mail contact is also available from the Web site Corporate Head Office Grass Valley 3499 Douglas B Floreani St Laurent Quebec H4S 2C6 Canada Telephone 1 514 333 1772 Fax 1 514 333 9828 www grassvalley com ...

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