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12. In the Layouts tab, create layouts and assign channels created in step 11 to widgets that can display
text (e.g. UMD) and alarms (e.g. UMD, video, text alarm).
13. On the File menu, click Save. Alternatively, click the Save button on the toolbar.
14. On the Configure menu, point to Database , and then click Export to export the database onto a
Kaleido-X frame.
15. On the Kaleido-X, load the layout containing the widgets assigned to dynamic text and tallies coming
from the Ross Video switcher.
You should see source names and tallies from the Ross Video switcher on the monitor wall.
Sony Production Switcher
The Kaleido-X can receive dynamic source names and tally information from a Sony switcher. The
procedure below describes how to set up the Kaleido-X to interface with a Sony production switcher (DVS-
9000 series, MVS-8000 series or MFS-2000 series).
To set up the Sony switcher:
1. Enable “serial tally” on one of the switcher’s ports (refer to the Sony Production Switcher System User’s
Guide . for details).
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2. Physically connect one end of an RJ-45 crossover cable to the Kaleido-X’s RS-422 port.
3. Using an DE-9S-to-RJ-45 converter, connect the other end of the crossover cable to the enabled serial
tally port on the Sony switcher. See “RS-422 Connection Diagram” on page 42 for pinouts on the
Kaleido-X.
Note: There are no serial tally connections on the DVS-9000 chassis. They are on the DCU (Device
Control Unit) which is a model MKS-8700 or DCU-8000, or on the SCU (System Control Unit) which is
model MKS-8010A. On the DCU, the connectors are labeled as Serial Tally 1, and Serial Tally 2. The 1RU
1.The User’s Manuals for the DVS-9000, for example, are available here:
http://bssc.sel.sony.com/BroadcastandBusiness/docs/manuals/dvs9000ccp8000_ug_1er11e.pdf
http://bssc.sel.sony.com/BroadcastandBusiness/docs/manuals/dvs9000ccp8000_ug_1er12e.pdf