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1 Getting Started

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About this Document  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Kaleido-X (4RU) System Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Kaleido-X (4RU) Frame  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Kaleido-X (4RU) System Block Diagram  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Kaleido-X (7RU) System Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Kaleido-X (7RU)×2 Expansion System Overview  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Kaleido-X Cluster System Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Detailed Setup Instructions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Step 1 – Physical Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Step 2 – Networking Setup  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Step 3 – Selecting a Default Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Step 4 – XEdit Installation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Step 5 – System Verification  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Obtaining EDID Data From Display Screens When Using the DXF-100 Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

RS-422 Connection Diagram  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
XEdit Application Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

2 New Features

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Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Monitor Wall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Alarms and Actions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Metadata Monitoring  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Audio Monitoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Integration with Third-Party Devices  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

3 Operation of the Monitor Wall

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Key Concepts  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

table of contents

Summary of Contents for Kaleido-X (4RU)

Page 1: ... 4 00 Questions about the Kaleido X Telephone 1 514 333 1772 e mail techsupp miranda com Comments and suggestions about the Kaleido X documentation e mail documentation feedback miranda com Part Number M770 2800 106 24 December 2008 ...

Page 2: ...tronic or mechanical including photocopying and recording for any purpose unless specifically authorized in writing by Miranda Technologies Inc AMirandaTechnologiesInc manualmayhavebeenrevisedtoreflectchangesmadetotheproductduring itsmanufacturinglife Thus differentversionsofamanualmayexistforanygivenproduct Careshouldbe taken to ensure that one obtains the proper manual version for a specific pro...

Page 3: ...sk of electric shock donotperformanyservicingotherthanthatcontainedintheoperatinginstructionsunlessyouare qualified to do so Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing should be done in a static free environment Electromagnetic Compatibility This equipment has been tested for verification of compliance with FCC Part 15 Subpart B class A requirements for Digital Devices This equip...

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Page 5: ...etup 8 Step 2 Networking Setup 12 Step 3 Selecting a Default Layout 24 Step 4 XEdit Installation 26 Step 5 System Verification 33 Obtaining EDID Data From Display Screens When Using the DXF 100Interface 40 RS 422 Connection Diagram 42 XEdit Application Shortcuts 43 2 New Features 45 Overview 45 Systems 45 Monitor Wall 45 Alarms and Actions 46 Metadata Monitoring 46 Audio Monitoring 46 Integration ...

Page 6: ...Crosspoints 67 Using Timers 70 Triggering Actions 73 Triggering GPI Output Events 73 Acknowledging Alarms 74 Triggering Audio Monitoring 76 4 Managing Kaleido X Systems 79 Key Concepts 79 Detailed Directions 81 Opening the XEdit Software 81 Using XEdit Online 84 Importing a Database 87 Exporting a Database 89 Creating a Backup 90 Retrieving a Backup 92 Creating a Single Frame System 93 Creating a ...

Page 7: ... Signal Reclocking 130 Calibrating Automatic Aspect Ratio Decoding 131 Calibrating Detail Enhancement and DynamicRange 132 Calibrating Subtitling Closed Captioning 133 Calibrating Metadata Holding Time 134 Calibrating GPI Lines 136 6 Configuring Alarms 137 Key Concepts 137 Configuring Video Audio Alarm Threshold 142 Configuring Alarm Debouncing 145 SNMP Agents 146 7 Creating Channels 151 Key Conce...

Page 8: ...ditor 236 Format Painting 238 Managing Widget Libraries 239 10 Creating Actions 243 Overview 243 Key Concepts 244 Detailed Directions 245 Creating Monitor Wall Actions 245 Creating Background Actions 247 11 Managing Kaleido RCP Users 255 Checklist 255 XEdit Quick Start Task List 255 Key Concepts 256 Detailed Directions 256 Managing RCP Users 256 Managing Room Access 257 Setting Room Preferences 25...

Page 9: ...oduction Switcher 325 Kahuna Production Switcher 330 Kayak Production Switcher 338 Configuring the Kayak Switcher 338 Configuring the Kaleido X 339 Serial Port Test Agent 347 14 Using the Kaleido Remote Control Protocol 349 Overview 349 15 Using the Serial to TCP IP Dispatcher 351 Overview 351 16 Administration and Servicing 353 Key Concepts 353 Network Considerations Port Usage 354 Network Consid...

Page 10: ...Options 359 Servicing 361 Generating a System Snapshot 361 Viewing the Status Information of the Kaleido X Frame 365 Viewing Kaleido X Version Information 367 Kaleido X Upgrade Manager 369 17 Contact Us 371 index 373 ...

Page 11: ...DetailedSetup Instructions 8 RS 422 Connection Diagram 42 XEdit Application Shortcuts 43 About this Document The Kaleido XUser sManual is intended to help you leverage the full working potential of the Kaleido X hardwareandXEditapplicationforcontrollingandmonitoringaudio andvideobroadcastsignalpathsfor interfacing routing distribution and other third party devices The Kaleido X hardware and softwa...

Page 12: ...ble chassis Its unique mix of capabilities representsthemost integrated monitoring and routing solution As a multi image processor it offers the highest level of signal flexibility Each chassis can display 32 HD SD or Analog inputs any number of times in any size across 4 displays of any resolution and orientation Kaleido X 4RU systemoverview ...

Page 13: ...amework A side opening removable door to cover and protect the front of the frame and the installed cards A midplane board that enables inter card communication Slots for installing signal processing cards that plug into the midplane Mounting points for rear connector panels Redundant power supplies Ventilation The front slots and rear panel connection points are color coded according to the type ...

Page 14: ...4 GettingStarted 1 4 5 Input A Input B Green KXI 16HSV KXI 16HS KXI 16SV 6 7 Option A Option B Mauve Future use Slot Function Color code Card type ...

Page 15: ...Kaleido X 4RU SystemBlock Diagram 5 Kaleido X 4RU System Block Diagram Kaleido X 4RU systemblockdiagram ...

Page 16: ...d monitoring and routing solution As a multi image processor it offers the highest level of signal flexibility Each chassis can display 96 HD SD orAnaloginputsanynumberoftimes inanysize across8displaysofanyresolutionandorientation Asa router it offers switching of 96 unprocessed inputs to 48 HD SD outputs for feeding monitors test equipment and master control or production switchers Kaleido X 7RU ...

Page 17: ...otal haveaccesstoall inputs KXI on each frame up to 192 in total without any blocking or bandwidth limitations UsingMiranda sXEditsoftware thetwoframescanbeconfiguredasasinglesystem allowing rooms to have a mixture of input modules from either frame The expansion card interconnect allows seamless sharing of video audio monitoring output time code inputs reference input metadata information CC XDS ...

Page 18: ...owing 1 WiththeKaleido Xframe enclosure installedinitsdesignatedrackposition andbeforepoweringup the unit verify that each card is securely seated in its slot 2 Makethenetworkandotherconnectionsasshowninthecablingdiagrambelow ConnectaclientPC the Kaleido RCP2 one or more Audio Bridge Terminals and every output module to a dedicated 100Base T Ethernet switch You can also connect a mouse and a keybo...

Page 19: ...tact your nearest Technical Support center See Contact Us on page 371 3 The Kaleido X has been tested and configured with a default resolution of 1280 1024 at 60 Hz Connect the output of the Kaleido X to one or more displays that support this resolution ...

Page 20: ...10 GettingStarted 1 4 Connect one or more video sources to the frame Kaleido X 7RU cablingdiagram ...

Page 21: ...rom the top are solid green To verify that the modules cards are ready CheckthestatusLEDsoneachmodule card installedintheKaleido Xframe Makesurethatnoneare indicating an error condition see table below Photographof aKaleido X frameshowingLEDindicatorsonmodules CPU LED Color Card Status Action Required Solid green Ready for operation None Red Fault Verifythatthecardissecurelyseatedintheproperslotin...

Page 22: ...ond and following units have been pre configuredwiththeirIPaddressesincrementedby10 e g 10 0 3 80forthesecondframe 10 0 3 90fora third frame etc If for some reason the IP address of the Kaleido X has been changed i e it no longer corresponds to the as shipped configuration it is still possible to determine the IP address To find the system IP address system name and application version do the foll...

Page 23: ... Displayfromcardoutput partialview showingdashboardatthebottomright Enlargedviewofdashboard Changing the Client PC s IP Address Both the client PC that you will use to communicate with the Kaleido X via XAdmin and XEdit and the Kaleido X itself must have IP addresses within the same subnet Application version FrameIPaddress Systemname Room name ...

Page 24: ...Connections then click Open on the shortcut menu 2 InNetworkConnections right clickLocalAreaConnection thenclickPropertiesontheshortcutmenu 3 In LocalArea connection Properties select Internet Protocol TCP IP fromthe liston the General tab then click Properties ConfiguringIPsettingsonaPCwithWindows 4 On the General tab click Use the following IP address ...

Page 25: ...e a subnet mask in the same range as that of the Kaleido X 7 Click OK 8 In Local Area Connection Properties click OK Configuring the Kaleido X To change the Kaleido X s system IP address and adjust your system s configuration do the following 1 Configure your client PC with an IP address in the same range as the IP address of the Kaleido X See Changing the Client PC s IP Address on page 13 2 Opena...

Page 26: ...16 GettingStarted 1 The Kaleido X home page appears 3 Click the XAdmin button A login window appears 4 Type admin in the User namebox Leave the Password box empty and press Enter ...

Page 27: ...Step2 Networking Setup 17 The XAdmin Status and Options page appears XAdminStatusandOptionspage 5 Click the System configuration link in the navigation area on the left of the page ...

Page 28: ...s the date and time settings Thedefaultsystemnamecorrespondstoyourordernumber Typeadifferentnameforyoursystemif you wish If this system requires a 50Hz frame rate select the corresponding check box Adjust the date and time settings as required Refer to the Help pane if needed 6 Type the appropriate IP address information in each of the boxes and then click Save ...

Page 29: ... is being upgraded If the Kaleido X frame does not reboot after 10 seconds or so try clicking Apply Settingsagain after a minute or two until the frame reboots 10 Remember to change your client PC s IP address to one that matches the new Kaleido X subnet You willalsoneedtoedittheXAdminURLinyourWebbrowser saddressbar inordertologontotheframe again Configuring the Kaleido RCP2 The Kaleido RCP2 is a ...

Page 30: ...ip with the same defaultstaticIPaddress MakesuretoassignthemdifferentstaticIPaddressesbeforeconnectingthem to the network if DHCP is not used The time out period before the RCP2 defaults toits static address is 1 minute To speed up the initialization disable the DHCP option To assign a static IP address to the RCP2 do the following 1 Press and hold the ENTER key on the RCP2 for 8 seconds to displa...

Page 31: ...bnets and connect to them via network gateways whilemaintaining connections to Kaleido X systems in its own subnet Notes To navigate the RCP2 menu press the 2 key to move up or the8 key to move down There is no need to configure unicast IP addresses for Kaleido X systems on the same subnet as the RCP2 To configure a unicast IP address on the RCP2 do the following 1 Press and hold the ENTER key on ...

Page 32: ...offline or No login list available appears on the LCD display press the ESC ENTER and DEL keys simultaneously and go back to step 1 Formoreinformation pleaserefertotheHardwareDescription InstallationManual availableontheDVD that shipped with your system Configuring an Audio Bridge Terminal TheoptionalAudioBridgeTerminal ABT isanexternalaudiomultiplexer serializerfortheKaleido X The Kaleido X suppo...

Page 33: ...nnect it to the unit using an Ethernet cable Ifnot PoEmid span inserter equipmentmustbeplacedbetweentheswitchandtheAudio Bridge Terminal 4 Press the RESET button located on the right hand side of the ABT rear panel beside the ETHERNET POWER RJ 45 connector for at least 1 second The Audio Bridge Terminal will reboot with the following static network configuration 5 Using a Web browser on the PC con...

Page 34: ...e connecting them to the network if DHCP is not used Formoreinformation pleaserefertotheHardwareDescription InstallationManual availableontheDVD that shipped with your system Step 3 Selecting a Default Layout If your system was configured prior to shipment then the designated layout will show up on all displays Otherwise a gray screen will appear with the following message in the middle No layout ...

Page 35: ...itorwallshortcutmenu A layout browser appears on the displays associated with the current room By default each room is associated with one output card Each default layout is pre configured to show 16 video streams for each input card Exampleofadefaultlayoutshowing16videostreams 4 Choose a default layout from the layout browser The video sources should appear on the room displays Note You can also ...

Page 36: ...er and then export your changes to the Kaleido X AsofKaleido Xversion2 10 XEditisnolongerprovidedasastandaloneapplication Instead PCclientscan download and launch the application directly from the Kaleido X Note You can also download XEdit from the Miranda Technical Support portal Contact techsupp miranda com for details To install XEdit do the following 1 From a workstation on the same subnet ope...

Page 37: ... 10 and later you must have Java Runtime Environment J2SE version1 5 0_07installedonyourPC IfyourPCdoesnothaveexternalaccessto the Internet click the link at the bottom of the screen to download the installer for Java Runtime Environment required to use XEdit You must do this before proceeding 2 Click the XEdit button ...

Page 38: ...1 3 The Opening MEdit jnlp window may appear Click OK 4 ThesystemwillautomaticallydetecttheJ2SEversiononyourcomputer and ifnecessary willprompt you to install version 1 5 0 07 Accept any security warnings that may appear ...

Page 39: ...Step 4 XEdit Installation 29 5 You will be prompted to accept the J2SE license agreement 6 If you click Accept the J2RE Installer will update your PC Click Finish when prompted ...

Page 40: ...30 GettingStarted 1 A window appears displaying the progress of the XEdit download 7 You may see a warning about XEdit s digital signature Just click Run ...

Page 41: ...k Yes This will add a shortcut icon on your desktop If the installer cannot find all of the fonts needed by XEdit it will download them to your PC automatically A message will appear confirming the font update and asking you to restart XEdit 9 Click OK to continue then restart XEdit from the desktop shortcut ...

Page 42: ...OK to continue 11 When the installation process is completed the XEdit main window appears Note OnceithasbeendownloadedfromtheKaleido X theXEditapplicationremainsonyourPC andcan be launched from the shortcut icon that was created on your desktop in step 8 above See Creating Room Layouts on page 186 for information on how to create layouts ...

Page 43: ...application Therearetwowaysto access XAdmin Method1 UseXEditonaclientPCtostarttheXAdminapplication see Step4 XEditInstallation on page 26 On the Configure menu click Use XAdmin This will open your default Web browser Method2 From a workstation on the same subnet open a Web browser window and type the IP address of the Kaleido X frame in the address bar The frame must have the Kaleido X software ve...

Page 44: ...34 GettingStarted 1 The Kaleido X home page appears 2 Click the XAdmin button A login window appears 3 Type admin in the User namebox Leave the Password box empty and press Enter ...

Page 45: ...d safemode versions a card status indicator and input signal status indicators The card status indicator shows whether the card is running normally green or in safe mode red Thesignal status indicators reveals the presence of a valid input signal at the corresponding connector 4 Move the pointer to an input signal status indicator to view the associated signal format Card type Serial number Versio...

Page 46: ...ormationforthiscard Note At any time you can click the Refresh button to make sure the data displayed for the selected card is up to date Clickthe Reset card button at the end of a card s header row to reset the card remotely directly from your Web browser Expand details Refresh Reset card ...

Page 47: ... is reported Note See Managing Hardware and Software Options on page 358 for more information on the available options 7 IfyoursystemincludesaKXA GPI GENcard optionalfortheKaleido X 4RU youcancheckthemain system statuses of the Kaleido X frame to make sure that there are no errors or alerts related to ...

Page 48: ...ytheoneslistedinthetablebelow shouldallbenormal althoughif youleftthedooropenwhencheckingthecardLEDs youmayseeawarningunderChassisDoorOpen Status KXA GPI GEN 1 2V Status KXA GPI GEN 1 8V Status KXA GPI GEN 2 5V Status KXA GPI GEN 3 3V Status KXA GPI GEN 48V Power Supply A Fuse Status Temperature PSU statuses Fan statuses ...

Page 49: ...Temperature KXA GPI GEN Chassis Door Open Status KXA GPI GEN Power Supply A Status KXA GPI GEN Power Supply B Status KXA GPI GEN Rear Fan 1 Status KXA GPI GEN Rear Fan 2 Status KXA GPI GEN Rear Fan 3 Status KXA GPI GEN Rear Fan 4 Status KXA GPI GEN Rear Fan 5 Status KXA GPI GEN Rear Fan 6 Status ...

Page 50: ...be configured for its target display before it is connected to the Kaleido X otherwise the Extended display identification data EDID information listed in XAdmin s Status and Options page for the corresponding output card will not reflect the actual values for the target display XAdmin would not be reporting the actual timing data from the display but default values corresponding to the maximum re...

Page 51: ...ormationwasonlyreportedforthemasterKXO DUALcard Inmore recent versions every KXO DUAL card reports the EDID information for its associated displays Please refer to the DXF 100DVIFiberOpticInterfaceUser sManual part no M792 9500 1XX for more information Verifying a Kaleido RCP2 To verify that the RCP2 is functioning normally do the following 1 Log on to the RCP2 2 Test various operations using the ...

Page 52: ...S 422 SMPTE207M EBU 3245 or RS 485 device to your Kaleido X unit you will require a DE 9S to RJ 45 adapter cable Miranda supplies such a cable correctly wired for this application Miranda part no 1737 3000 102 The pinout for the RS 422 signals on the Kaleido X RJ 45 connector and the wiring diagram for an appropriate adapter cable are shown here Color Board Status Green Normal Flashing green Norma...

Page 53: ...Restore the factory resolutions Ctrl Shift E Restore the factory audio scales Ctrl Shift A Toggle the grid Ctrl Shift G Toggle the Tips pane Ctrl Shift H Restore the factory widget libraries Ctrl Shift L Toggle the Properties pane Ctrl Shift P Toggle the layout navigator Ctrl Shift N Toggle the status bar Ctrl Shift S Toggle the Toolspane Ctrl Shift T Cut widget Ctrl X Copy widget Ctrl C Paste wid...

Page 54: ...44 GettingStarted 1 ...

Page 55: ...oard and Kaleido RCP2 Streamlined channel editing New incremental copy tool smart column resizing ability to import channel definitions from a spreadsheet file invalid assignment and video source indicators current cell assignment highlighted in the filtered System list Date format and system frame rate settings ability to reset cards from the XAdmin Web client Monitor Wall Controlling outputs on ...

Page 56: ...a Monitoring Display of CGMS A metadata located in the CC 608 XDS channel Content Generation Management System for Analog metadata located in the XDS channel is decoded allowing visual monitoring of CGMS A metadata from an analog video source Available with the CC XDS option KXS CSX Display of CAD 708 Content Advisory Descriptor on a monitor wall is decoded allowing visual monitoring of V chip rat...

Page 57: ...ew Router Control applications from the Kaleido X home page ThisallowscontroloftheKaleido X sinternalrouteraswellasofotherexternalroutersthatarepartof the system ACOS protocol The Kaleido X can now retrieve tally source and output name data from the Thomson Kayak family of production switchers through a serial interface for dynamic display on a layout Available with the KXS Tally Kayak option ...

Page 58: ...48 New Features 2 ...

Page 59: ...pecific Kaleido X system Room Aroomisavisualgroupingofdisplayscreens Aroomrepresentsthephysicaldisplays positioned and sized as viewed by the user in an actual room Rooms can include full screenzones and are defined and configuredby using the XEdit application Layout Alayoutreferstoavisualgroupingofwidgetsonthemonitorwall Layoutsarespecific toaroom andcreatedbyusingtheXEditapplication Fullscreenla...

Page 60: ...posite widget also referred to as acomposite a monitor or a tile is a group of widgets that can be seen as a single object within a layout Composite widgets typically include a video window one or more audio meters and a UMD with two tallies Safe area The safe area is a configurable region inside a video window The safe area markers delimit this region e g a 4 3 region inside a 16 9 window Audio m...

Page 61: ...me 2 DOWN timercountsdownfromapresettimetozero and 3 REMAINING timercountsdownfromthecurrenttimeuntilitreachesapreset time Timers are defined and configured in XEdit They can be slaved to production timers assignedtochannels assignedtoroomsorspecificRCPusers andcontrolledfromthe Kaleido RCP2 Clock A clock is the visual representation of time in a video or display It can be based on a reference LTC...

Page 62: ...type the password for this user name then press ENTER Note By default the user name Admin has no password Note By default the two head DVI VGA outputs from each of the output A B C and D cards are assigned to ROOM 1 ROOM 2 ROOM 3 and ROOM 4 respectively The message Access granted will appear on the LCD display if the login is successful If a mouse is connected to the RCP2 then you should be able t...

Page 63: ...dashboard manually Note It is possible to disable the automatic display of the dashboard on specific displays See Disabling the Dashboard on page 179 for details on how to configure this option To display the dashboard 1 Right clickanywhereonamonitor Ontheshortcutmenu pointtoMonitorWall andthenclickShow dashboard to display the dashboard associated with the current head Monitorwallshortcutmenu fro...

Page 64: ...nthemonitorwall Hiding the Dashboard To hide the dashboard Clickthe buttonatthebottom rightcornerofthedashboard Alternatively right clickanywhereon themonitor pointto MonitorWallontheshortcutmenu ifyouclickedawidget andthenclickHide dashboard to hide the dashboard on the current head Note Clickingthe buttonclosesthedashboardsoneverymonitorintheroomiftheyweredisplayed automatically Hide dashboard ...

Page 65: ...n every monitor in the room Note When a dashboard is closed while the system is in an error condition it will automatically reappear after 60 minutes or when a new error occurs Loading Layouts Loading a Layout by Using the Mouse To load a layout on the monitor wall by using the mouse 1 Right clickthemonitorwallbackground pointtoMonitorWall ifyouclickedawidget andthenclick Load layout on the shortc...

Page 66: ...ears 2 Browse to the layout you wish to display and select it 3 Click Open The new layout appears on the monitor wall Loading a Layout by Using the RCP2 To load a layout on the monitor wall by using the RCP2 1 Press LOAD on the RCP2 The layout chooser appears ...

Page 67: ...out Right clickthemonitorwall pointtoMonitorWall ifyouclickedawidget andthenclickRefresh on the shortcut menu Locating the Mouse Pointer on the Monitor Wall Ifyouhave a cluster system the monitor wall maycomprisealargenumber ofdisplayscreens wherethe mouse pointer location is not always obvious To locate the mouse pointer on the monitor wall Click the middle mouse button A more recognizable square...

Page 68: ...io using the RCP2 Movethepointeroverthevideosourcewhoseaspectratioyouwishtochange andthenpressASPECT RATIO on the RCP2 Continue pressing ASPECT RATIO to toggle between the available aspect ratio options 4 3 16 9 andpossiblyathirdcustomaspectratioifone wasdefinedinXEditfor the widget To change the aspect ratio using the mouse 1 Right click the video source 2 On the shortcut menu point to Aspect Rat...

Page 69: ...e then the shortcut menu will allow you to change to overscan If the video is in overscan mode then the shortcut menu will allow you to change to underscan Notes The overscan margins are set to 5 by default They can be customized in XEdit Safetitleareaandaspectratiomarkersfollowthevideosignal e g ifthesafetitleiswithin5 oftop left rightandbottom thenwhenthevideoisindefaultoverscanmode thesafetitle...

Page 70: ...hen click Safe Area on the shortcut menu The safe area markers appear inside the video window 2 Click Safe Area again on the shortcut menu to hide the markers Displaying Subtitles and Closed Caption Text Setting the Text Mode To change the text mode for a video widget 1 Right click the appropriate video source on the monitor wall ...

Page 71: ...nding on the current video format Switching Closed Captioning On Off To switch CC 608 closed captioning on off 1 Right click the appropriate video source on the monitor wall Signal type Text Mode Icon Label Available choices SD SDI CVBS 525 Auto CC 608 CC 608 Off CC1 Text mode sub menu Any CC 608 SD SDI CVBS 625 Auto Subtitling WST Subtitling Off Page A Edit pages Text mode sub menu Any Subtitling...

Page 72: ...lick the appropriate video source on the monitor wall 2 On the shortcut menu point to CC 708 and then click either the appropriate service number orOff Note The shortcut menu displays Service 1 to Service 6 Use the Extended services sub menu to selectfromtheService 7toService 63range Whenanextendedserviceisenableditisaddedtothe shortcut menu below Service 6 ...

Page 73: ...ght click a video widget point to Subtitling WST and then click Page A page number on the shortcut menu The shortcut menu displays Page A where is the number of the actual page being monitored from 100 to 899 It is possible to change the assignment using the Edit pages sub menu This menu allows you to configure the page selection for the current input ...

Page 74: ... shortcut menu UMDtext editcommandinshortcutmenu Editabletextbox 2 Type the new text and then press ENTER on the RCP2 or external keyboard The UMD displays the new text NewUMDtext Selecting an Input Method To select an input method 1 Click the appropriate video source on the monitor wall 2 Press left Alt Shift 1 on the external keyboard The Select Input Method menu appears ...

Page 75: ...nywidgetinalayoutcanbeassignedachannelinXEdit Itispossibletochangethechannelassignment directly on the monitor wall Note ChannelassignmentscanalsobechangedbyconfiguringactionsinXEdit See CreatingActions on page 243 for more information Assigning a Channel to a Widget by Using the RCP2 To assign a channel to a widget by using the RCP2 CHANNEL button 1 Move the pointer over the widget that is to be ...

Page 76: ...hanneltomonitormenu Thecurrentchannelassignmenthasacheckmarkonthemenu andtheinputcardassociatedwiththis channel appears in italics 2 Navigate to the appropriate Channel number and then press ENTER on the RCP2 to select it Assigning a Channel to a Widget by Using the Mouse To assign a channel to a widget by using the mouse 1 Right click the widget that is to be assigned a channel Current channel wi...

Page 77: ...SDI inputs to each processor TheseoutputscanbeusedtofeedhighqualityCRTmonitors testequipmentsuchaswaveform scopes as well as ISO recorders The outputs can even feed other multi image display systems Independent from its built in routing capabilities the Kaleido X itself can be used as a router and controlled as such by any external router control device or software When configured for such purpose...

Page 78: ...e outputs are connected to the Kaleido inputs navigate to the input you wish to assign to the monitor and select it The Kaleido X requests the specified source signal from the router Changing an Internal Router Crosspoint To change a crosspoint in the internal router 1 Right click the appropriate video window on the monitor wall ...

Page 79: ...widget s source assignment by using a router control device or application Apply a crosspoint change to route the desired Kaleido X channel to the video window whose source assignment you wish to change on the monitor wall in the same way you would do for any router controlled by the device or application you have The video from the first video level assignment within the selected channel appears ...

Page 80: ...l such timers by using the timer widget s buttons and shortcut menu An RCP user can be assigned a specific timer This allows using the numeric keypad on an external keyboard connected to the RCP2 to control the timer Controlling a Timer by Using the Timer Widget s Buttons and the Shortcut Menu Notes Timer widgets display time in HH MM SS format Even if the widget is synchronized with an LTC source...

Page 81: ...r buttons will stop the timer if it was running To configure an interactive timer widget on the monitor wall 1 Right click the timer you wish to configure 2 On the shortcut menu point to Mode navigate to the appropriate timer mode and then click the desired end behavior ...

Page 82: ...k the Timer mode button to select one of three modes Overrun Stop or Loop Click the End behavior button to select one of three modes Down Up or Remaining The timer widget is updated accordingly 3 Use the Preset controls to set a new preset time 4 Click the Reset button to reset the timer to its initial value based on timer mode and preset time ...

Page 83: ...ess the plus key to reset the timer This will also stop the timer if it was running Press the Enter key to start pause the timer Use the number keys to set or modify the preset time Triggering Actions To trigger an action 1 Move the pointer over a widget associated with the action you wish to trigger The pointer changes to a hand icon 2 If the action is not triggered automatically click or double ...

Page 84: ...w the latched state through their borders See Configuring a Video Widget s Alarm ReportingBehavior onpage 206fordetailsonconfiguringthealarmreportingandlatchingattributesfor these layout elements TheKaleido Xsystemtracksthelatchedstateofallalarmlevelsinachannelatalltimes evenwhenalarms are not being monitored on the wall or via SNMP traps or background actions It could thus happen that some widget...

Page 85: ...use Right click the widget whose alarm state you wish to acknowledge and then click Unlatch Acknowledge on the shortcut menu To acknowledge all the current alarms for this system 1 Right click the widget whose alarm state you wish to acknowledge 2 On the shortcut menu point to Monitor wall and then click Unlatch Acknowledge all Red border indicates alarm state Red text indicates latched state Red ...

Page 86: ...indow and then click or press AUDIO MONITORING on the RCP2 This will route the specific audio level associated with the video widget based on the assigned channel Move the pointer over any other widget and then click or press AUDIO MONITORING on the RCP2 This will route the first audio level of the associated channel to the monitoring output Audio metersthathave an audio monitoringindicator see Co...

Page 87: ... Attenuate the volume by 20 dB by pressing the 20 dB button on the RCP2 Triggering Audio Monitoring by Using an Action Note Allaudiometersandvideowidgetsareconfiguredbydefault withaMonitoraudioactiontriggered by a single click To trigger audio monitoring by using an action CreateaMonitoraudioaction fortheaudiosourceyouwishtomonitor Thisactioncanbeassignedto awidgetonthemonitorwall oritcanbeabackgr...

Page 88: ...78 Operation of the Monitor Wall 3 ...

Page 89: ...RU built in routing capability offers switching of 96 unprocessed inputs to 48 HD SD outputs for feeding monitors test equipment master control or production switchers ISO recorders or other multi image processors XEdit XEditis the Kaleido Xlayouteditor asoftware intended to berun on aremote computer Its purpose is to define your Kaleido X system components including external devices create rooms ...

Page 90: ...ase Expansion system An expansion system includes two Kaleido X 7RU frames working together as a single unit Cluster A cluster refers to multiple Kaleido X frames configured so that they can be operated as a single system from a room comprising up to 48 displays fed by the different frame s outputs The complete system can include up to 128 displays Channel Achannelreferstoagroupofattributesfromphy...

Page 91: ...atabase is used as a workspace to save layouts and related configuration data temporarily while you are building your Kaleido X system in offline mode If you need to build more than one system you can keep working with the same database and use the backup tool to save the data for each system separately To further work on a specific system you would then use the retrieve backup tool See Managing M...

Page 92: ...82 ManagingKaleido X Systems 4 A startup screen appears followed by the Database Location window 2 When prompted to specify the database location click Browse ...

Page 93: ...cationofyourlocalworkspace then select the Don t ask next time check box to avoid being prompted every time you open XEdit 4 Click OK to close the Database Location window The XEdit main window appears This may take a few seconds When first opening XEdit in offline mode the database contains the default configuration for a Kaleido X 7RU system including a fully populated frame all cards present an...

Page 94: ... View menu point to Panes and tabs and then click Restore default window settings To close XEdit On the File menu click Exit Alternatively click the button in the upper right corner of the main application window Using XEdit Online When using XEdit in online mode any changes made are applied and stored directly on the Kaleido X frame When using XEdit inoffline mode all changes are stored locally o...

Page 95: ...r PC are included in the list 2 IfyourPCandtheKaleido Xareonthesamesubnet thenyoucanselecttheIPaddressoftheKaleido X system you wish to connect to from the list Otherwise type the appropriate IP address in the box 3 Click OK The selected system s hierarchical list appears in XEdit s main pane showing the frame type frame name and IP address and the status bar shows the connection status Connection...

Page 96: ...n the Kaleido X frame To retrieve the data set from the Kaleido X either disconnect from the frame and then use the Import function or use the Create backup function to save a copy ofthedatabase Adatabasecanberetrievedfromabackuprepositorytoyourlocalworkspacelater See Managing Multiple Databases Efficiently on page 106 for a description of the recommended workflow Itisnotrecommendedtohavetwoormore...

Page 97: ...appears promptingyoufortheIPaddressoftheKaleido Xsystemwhosedatabaseyouwish to import IP addresses for all the Kaleido X systems that are onthe same subnet as your PC are included in the list 2 IfyourPCandtheKaleido Xareonthesamesubnet thenyoucanselecttheIPaddressoftheKaleido X from the list Otherwise type the appropriate IP address in the box 3 Click OK ...

Page 98: ...seconfirmationwindow 4 Click Yes A progress window appears followed by a message stating whether the import succeeded or not Databaseimportprogresswindow Importsucceededwindow 5 Click OK Theimporteddatahasreplacedtheformerlocaldatabasecontent Theoriginatingsystem sframetype and IP address now appear in the System list Frame type Frame IP address ...

Page 99: ...ystem where you wish to transfer the database IP addresses for all the Kaleido X systems that are onthe same subnet as your PC are included in the list 2 IfyourPCandtheKaleido Xareonthesamesubnet thenyoucanselecttheIPaddressoftheKaleido X from the list Otherwise type the appropriate IP address in the box 3 Click OK A window appears prompting you to confirm that you really want to export data to th...

Page 100: ...ceededwindow 5 Click OK All data on the remote system is now replaced with content from the local database Creating a Backup Use the Create backup and Retrieve backup functions to manage copies of Kaleido X databases This is equivalenttotheusualSaveasandOpenfunctions andisusefulnotonlyforsecuritypurposesbutalsoon sites where more than one system must be maintained ...

Page 101: ...t to Database then to Create backup and click Resolutions 2 In the window that appears select the location where you wish to save a backup copy of the resolutions from the current database and then click Save The resolutions are saved as an XEdit collection file with a xcol extension Backing Up Audio Scales To back up audio scales from the local database 1 On the Configure menu point to Database t...

Page 102: ...leDatabasesEfficiently onpage 106for an overview of the recommended workflow Retrieving a Database from a Backup To retrieve a backup database 1 On the Configure menu point to Database and then click Retrieve backup Retrievebackupmenu The Retrieve backup window appears 2 InRetrievebackup navigatetotheappropriatebackupfile aZIParchive inthecaseofafulldatabase backup select it and then click Open A ...

Page 103: ...ating a Single Frame System When first openingXEdit in offlinemode the database containsthedefaultconfiguration for aKaleido X 7RU system including a fully populated frame all cards present as a starting point If you have a different frame type e g a Kaleido X 4RU or an expansion frame then you need to replace the default frame Note For the purpose of creating a system an expansion system Kaleido ...

Page 104: ...94 ManagingKaleido X Systems 4 ThemainpanedisplaystheSystemhierarchicallist andtheToolspanedisplaystheequipmentlibrary when the root of the System list is selected ...

Page 105: ...mands for the remaining frame types A message may appear prompting you to confirm your intention 4 Click Yes to have the system populated with factory defaults for the selected frame type See RestoringFactoryDefaults onpage 103fordetails Alternatively clickNo ifthissystemisbasedona existing system whose room and layout configurations you wish to reuse For instance you could be converting two 7RU f...

Page 106: ...t 6 On the File menu click Save Alternatively click the Save button on the toolbar Changes to the system are saved Creating a Cluster System Clustersystemscanonlybecreatedandconfiguredinonlinemode Creatingaclustersysteminvolvesthe following steps connect to a first Kaleido X frame add more frames to the system configure new rooms that include displays fed by the different frames create layouts for...

Page 107: ...ce thename is changed Youwillthen needtoreconfigure the head assignments for any room that includes display screens associated with the renamed frame A frame can only be part of one cluster system at any time XEdit will not let you add a frame that is already included in a different cluster system To create a system with multiple Kaleido X frame 1 LaunchXEdit andthenclickConnectonthe Databasemenu ...

Page 108: ...rame i e theoneyouareconnectedto See ConfiguringaSystem onpage 100 fordetailed instructions on adding cards Refer to Routers Kaleido X on page 271 and Third Party Devices on page 317 for instructions on adding other routing and control devices Note Eachmemberofaclustersystemhasitsowndatabasewherebothcommoninformationabout the cluster and information local to the frame are stored Room and layout de...

Page 109: ...rosstheclustersystem XEditwillnotletyouuseanameifthere is already a room with this name associated with one of the frames within the cluster Allframesassociatedwiththeclustersystemmustbeavailable Ifoneofthememberframesbecomes unavailable while you were configuring a room for the cluster system then XEdit will not let you save the room If you wish to save the room anyway first remove any unavailabl...

Page 110: ...m associated with a cluster system includes display screens for which you configured custom resolutions see Changing Room Display Resolutions on page 174 then these resolutions must be added on every frame within the cluster TIP Makeabackupcopyoftheresolutionsfromthesystemwiththecustomsettings andthenapplythis resolution backup the other associated frames To do so 1 Use the create backup feature s...

Page 111: ...2 Expand the System root and the Kaleido X frame Note Inthecaseofanexpansionsystem thenyouneedtofirstexpandthedualframeelement under which both frames A and B are listed You can then configure each of the two frames as described below The card slots appear in the hierarchical list If you already loaded the factory defaults for the frame type then some slots are already populated with a card ...

Page 112: ...g the card from the equipment library onto the empty card slot The slot name is now appended with the card type Cardtypeappearstotherightoftheslotname 4 Repeatthepreviousstep untilthesystem sinputandoutputslotsarepopulatedwithcardsthatmatch the hardware configuration of your Kaleido X frame 5 On the File menu click Save Alternatively click the Save button on the toolbar All card assignments are sa...

Page 113: ... possible to reset resolutions audio scales or widget libraries only to their factory default definitions Resetting Resolutions Audio Scales and Widget Libraries to Their Factory Defaults To restore the factory default resolutions audio scales or widget libraries Note If you already have custom resolutions or audio scales that you may wish to reuse make sure you have a back up before proceeding Se...

Page 114: ...ierarchical list Alternatively right click the list root and then click the system of choice on the shortcut menu A messages appears prompting you to confirm you intention 2 Click Yes XEditthenpromptsyoutoconfirmthatyouwanttorestorethefactorydefaultsfortheframetypeyou chose Databaserestoreconfirmationmessage 3 Click Yes The selected Kaleido X frame type appears in the System hierarchical list 4 On...

Page 115: ...want to import data from the Kaleido X frame 3 Click Yes A progress window appears followed by a message stating whether the import succeeded or not 4 Click OK Restoring Factory Defaults From the Kaleido X DVD To restore factory defaults from the Kaleido X DVD Note See Retrieving a Backup on page 92 for more details 1 On the Configure menu point to Database and then click Retrieve backup The Retri...

Page 116: ...three typical situations summarized below WorkingOnline If you are connected to a Kaleido X frame and working online in XEdit you are actually editing the database that is located inside the Kaleido X file system There is one database per Kaleido X frame An expansionsystem comprisingtwoKaleido Xframes isalsomanagedthroughasingledatabase Acluster Kaleido X 4RU Kaleido X 7RU Kaleido X 7RU Dual with ...

Page 117: ... It is recommended to consider this workspace as a sandbox into which you import the database you wish to work on during this session and from which you export the database at the end of the session TIP Once you are satisfied with the location of your local workspace on the Configure menu point to Database andthenselecttheDonotpromptforthedatabasepathcheckbox toavoidbeingprompted every time you op...

Page 118: ... to locate a backup database 2 Navigatetoyourcentralbackupstoragearea selectthebackupdatabaseyouwishtorestore andthen click Open A message appears prompting you to confirm your intention 3 Click Yes Oncetheoperationcompletes yourXEditworkspaceareawillcontaintheretrieveddatabase Youcannow work on this database in offline mode or export it back to the Kaleido X frame ...

Page 119: ...lay 119 CalibratingZeroVU Reference Level for anEmbeddedAudio Source 123 CalibratingZeroVU Reference Level for anABT Audio Source 124 CalibratingDolbyEAudio Metadata 127 CalibratingSwitch Field Selection 128 CalibratingSDI Signal Reclocking 130 CalibratingDolbyVANCLoudness Measurement 125 CalibratingDolbyEAudio Metadata 127 CalibratingSwitch Field Selection 128 CalibratingSDI Signal Reclocking 130...

Page 120: ...110 Calibratingthe Kaleido X 5 CalibratingMetadata Holding Time 134 CalibratingGPI Lines 136 ...

Page 121: ...set either as a background or as a foreground for the layout shown on the monitor wall Input Card Calibrations Detail enhancement The purpose of the detail enhancement parameter is to recover sharpness that may have been lost in the de interlacing and scaling process Dynamic range The dynamic range parameter determines the color model to be applied either full range RGB 0 255 or video RGB 16 235 F...

Page 122: ...ithin an acceptable range 1 comparedtotheencodeddialnorm or 2 comparedtothereferencedialnormforyour organization or 3 when the encoded dialnorm itself deviates too much from the reference dialnorm for your organization The related parameters determine the loudnessmeasuringstandardyouwishtoapply thechannelsthatareinvolvedinthe measurement the reference dialnorm level for your organization and the r...

Page 123: ...lay the brightness parameters set the black offsets of the RGB output signals and the contrast parameters set the gain offsets of these signals To calibrate the brightness and contrast parameters 1 In the mainwindow click theSystem tab andthenclickDescription Calibrationsonthesecond level tab bar A hierarchical list representing the current system appears 2 In the list expand the frame whose outpu...

Page 124: ...ed card will show the two output heads among other items 4 Select the head you wish to calibrate 5 Click the Properties tab The brightness and contrast adjustment controls appear Expand the headings to show the controls if they are not visible ...

Page 125: ...g every output head one by one and adjusting the sliders to the same value for the selected parameter Note Ifyouwanttoapplythesamevaluestoalltheotheroutputheadsinyoursystem youmustclick the Apply to all button forGreen master FIRST and then the Apply to all buttons for blue and red in any order Otherwise the values for blue and red would be modified following the application of the value for green...

Page 126: ...ons on the second level tab bar A hierarchical list representing the current system appears 2 In the list expand the frame whose output heads you wish to calibrate 3 Expand the output card whose head you wish to calibrate The expanded card will show the two output heads among other items 4 Select the head you wish to calibrate 5 Click the Properties tab ...

Page 127: ...ltaneously 7 If appropriate you may copy the settings from this head to everyheadon alltheoutputcardsin the system To apply the color saturation settings globally throughout your system click Apply to all Thishasthesameeffectasselectingeveryoutputheadonebyone andadjustingtheColorsaturation slider to the same value 8 On the File menu click Save Alternatively click the Save button on the toolbar Cal...

Page 128: ...escription Calibrations on the second level tab bar A hierarchical list representing the current system appears 2 In the list expand the frame whose output heads you wish to calibrate 3 Expand the output card whose heads you wish to calibrate The expanded card will show the two output heads among other items 4 Select the head you wish to calibrate ...

Page 129: ...rating the Audio Monitoring Delay Each of the two output heads on each KXO Dual card in the Kaleido X frame is associated with two audio output channels The monitoring output is simultaneously available on one AES and two analog connections Foreachhead outputparameterscanbeadjustedtooptimizetherelativetimingoftheaudio and video signals on the monitor wall display The Audio monitoring delay calibra...

Page 130: ...pand the frame whose output heads you wish to calibrate 3 Expand the output card whose heads you wish to calibrate The expanded card will show the two output heads among other items 4 Select the head you wish to calibrate 5 Click the Properties tab ...

Page 131: ... 0 and 100 ms or between 4 and 4800 AES samples directly in the Audio monitoring delay box Note All videos on the monitor wall display controlled by the selected head are adjusted simultaneously 7 If appropriate you may copy the settings from this head to everyheadonalltheoutputcards in the system To apply the audio monitoring delay calibration globally throughout your system click Apply to all Th...

Page 132: ...and then click Description Calibrations on the second level tab bar A hierarchical list representing the current system appears 2 In the list expand the frame whose output heads you wish to calibrate 3 Expand the output card whose head you wish to calibrate The expanded card will show the two output heads among other items 4 Select the head you wish to calibrate ...

Page 133: ... button on the toolbar Calibrating Zero VU Reference Level for an Embedded Audio Source To calibrate an audio source 1 Click the System tab in the main window 2 On the Configure menu click Connect if you wish to apply the changes in real time If the connection succeeds Connected to IP address will appear in the status bar Note If this step is omitted then you will need to export the database to ap...

Page 134: ...sing the Zero VU slider under Calibration Alternatively type the value directly in the Zero VU box Zero VUreferencelevelselection 6 Click Apply to all to apply the chosen Zero VU reference value throughout the system 7 On the File menu click Save Alternatively click the Save button on the toolbar Calibrating Zero VU Reference Level for an ABT Audio Source To calibrate an ABT audio source 1 Click t...

Page 135: ...h frames A and B are listed 4 Expand the appropriate input card its ABTelement and then one oftheABT s audio elements Select Zero VU ABTZeroVUaudioselection 5 Click the Properties tab 6 Setthereferencelevelstotheappropriatevalues indBFS andindBu usingtheZeroVUsliders under Calibration Alternatively type the values directly in the Zero VU boxes Zero VUreferencelevelselection 7 Click Apply to all to...

Page 136: ...is step is omitted then you will need to export the database to apply the calibration changes 3 Expand the System root and the Kaleido X frame Note Inthecaseofanexpansionsystem thenyouneedtofirstexpandthedualframeelement under which both frames A and B are listed 4 Expand the appropriate input card and select Loudness Dialnorm 5 Click the Properties tab and set the appropriate values for your inst...

Page 137: ...l Selection Select the check boxes corresponding to the audio channels that should contribute to the loudness measurement Loudness Standard Selectthestandardyouwishtoapply eithertheA weightedLeq LEQ A ortheITU R BS 1770 metering ballistics Max lower deviation The Max lowerdeviation parameter determines the toleratedexcursionrangebelow thereferencevalue Themeasuredlevels andtheencodeddialnormcanbec...

Page 138: ...node for which you wish to apply a calibration then click the Properties tab 2 In the Dolby ESelection list choose the AES pair embedded audio 1 to embedded audio 8 that will be decoded in Dolby E 3 Click the Save button Calibrating Switch Field Selection To calibrate switch field selection for a router card 1 Click the System tab in the main window ...

Page 139: ...the status bar Note If this step is omitted then you will need to export the database to apply the calibration changes 3 Expand the System root and the Kaleido X frame Note Inthecaseofanexpansionsystem thenyouneedtofirstexpandthedualframeelement under which both frames A and B are listed 4 Expand the appropriate router card and select Switch Field Selection RoutercardSwitchfieldselection ...

Page 140: ...ow 2 On the Configure menu click Connect if you wish to apply the changes in real time If the connection succeeds Connected to IP address will appear in the status bar Note If this step is omitted then you will need to export the database to apply the calibration changes 3 Expand the System root and the Kaleido X frame Note Inthecaseofanexpansionsystem thenyouneedtofirstexpandthedualframeelement u...

Page 141: ...tem 7 On the File menu click Save Alternatively click the Save button on the toolbar Calibrating Automatic Aspect Ratio Decoding Aspect ratio information can be encoded following different standards The following table shows the different standards and their availability according to the signal type Note For AFD VI the AFD can be encoded as 4 bits or 3 bits legacy Standard Signal type HD SD 525 SD...

Page 142: ... AFD 2016 so no calibration is needed 4 Click Apply to all to apply the associated setting to all video inputs on all KXI cards 5 On the File menu click Save Alternatively click the Save button on the toolbar Calibrating Detail Enhancement and Dynamic Range To configure detail enhancement and dynamic range for a video signal 1 Click the System tab in the main window 2 On the Configure menu click C...

Page 143: ...olbar Calibrating Subtitling Closed Captioning To configure WST page selection 1 Click the System tab in the main window 2 On the Configure menu click Connect if you wish to apply the changes in real time If the connection succeeds Connected to IP address will appear in the status bar Note If this step is omitted then you will need to export the database to apply the calibration changes 3 Expand t...

Page 144: ...larms can be configured for allfour preset pages See Configuring Alarm Debouncing on page 145 for instructions on how to configure an alarm 9 On the File menu click Save Alternatively click the Save button on the toolbar Calibrating Metadata Holding Time To calibrate metadata holding time 1 Click the System tab in the main window 2 On the Configure menu click Connect if you wish to apply the chang...

Page 145: ...conds after which closed captions 608 are cleared Subtitling holding time Set the delay between 5 and 60 seconds after which WST subtitles are cleared DTVCC holding time Set the delay between 15 and 60 seconds after which closed captions 708 are cleared XDS filtering Set the holding time between 5 and 60 seconds for each XDS metadata element APS ASB CGMS A channel number elapsed time network name ...

Page 146: ...ds Connected to IP address will appear in the status bar Note If this step is omitted then you will need to export the database to apply the calibration changes 3 Expand the System root and the Kaleido X frame Note Inthecaseofanexpansionsystem thenyouneedtofirstexpandthedualframeelement under which both frames A and B are listed 4 Expand the GPI GENLOCK router card and then click the appropriate G...

Page 147: ...veral parameters can be calibrated including the duration of the potential alarm event how often this event occurs during a specific period called the detection window and the length of this detection window An alarm occurrence not the alarm itself is detected when a probe is in a continuous error state for the number of seconds specified in the Duration debouncing parameter The actual alarm is tr...

Page 148: ...or detected Warning or Minor Supported for Gateway alarms only Major Supported for Gateway alarms only Error or Critical Error detected Disabled Covers multiple conditions No alarm assigned to the status indicator Alarm exists but is disabled at the source by the user The Kaleido X has the ability to deactivate some alarms on the hardware itself Alarm exists but was not reported yet The software i...

Page 149: ...estatusofthisalarmwillbeshown When using the global alarm at the text label level it will display the text value of the alarm which is a readable name Choose from two display modes cycle and marquee In cycle mode the Alarm status widget displays text from each alarm one after the other In marquee mode the alarm text scrolls across the widget In addition you can control the cycling speed and the sc...

Page 150: ...CAM WST 1080i 50Hz 25Hz PSF DTVCC708 Component Y Only 525 NONE 1080p 25Hz DTVCC708 Component Y Only 625 NONE 1080p 25Hz EM DTVCC708 UNAVAILABLE NONE 1080 25PSF EM DTVCC708 XGA NONE 1080p 23 98Hz 24Hz DTVCC708 SXGA NONE 1080p 23 98PSF 24PSF DTVCC708 WXGA NONE 1080p 24Hz EM DTVCC708 WSXGA PLUS NONE 1080 24PSF EM DTVCC708 UXGA NONE 1080i 50Hz DTVCC708 UNSUPPORTED DVI NONE 1035i 59 94Hz DTVCC708 SDI 5...

Page 151: ...be embedded as ancillary data VANC in the video stream For example Ifmultichannelaudio upto8channels iscodedinaDolbyEstreamandtransportedoverasingleAES channel metadata and audio levels are extracted from the Dolby E stream Limited to 1 embedded audio source selectable no ABT support VU and Peak meters 8 channels for each source Program config for each source Dialnorm for program 1 for each source...

Page 152: ...ct if you wish to apply the changes in real time If the connection succeeds Connected to IP address will appear in the application status bar Note If this step is omitted then you will need to export the database to apply the calibration changes Term Definition Dolby E Stream A coded compressed 8 channel digital stream that fits inside an AES channel L R Dolby Metadata Metadata of Dolby E type suc...

Page 153: ... Note Inthecaseofanexpansionsystem thenyouneedtofirstexpandthedualframeelement under which both frames A and B are listed 4 Expand the appropriate input card one of its Video elements and then one of the alarm related elements or the ABT element and then one of the ABT s audio elements Select the alarm whose threshold you wish to calibrate ...

Page 154: ... time allowed for an alarm state to be normal before the systemactuallyclearsthealarm Thishelpseliminatethefalsereleasingofalarms The defaultvalueis0 onarangeof0to60seconds Notethatwhensettingtheresetdelay to any value other than 0 it may happen that the freeze alarm will only be released after a long time longer than the value of the reset delay if the video has short duration freezes duringthe r...

Page 155: ...sionsystem thenyouneedtofirstexpandthedualframeelement under which both frames A and B are listed 4 Expand the appropriate input card one of its Video elements and then one of the alarm related elements or the ABT element and then one of the ABT s audio elements 5 Select the alarm whose debouncing you wish to configure 6 In the Properties pane set appropriate values for each attribute in the Debou...

Page 156: ...hese significant events are flagged within the Kaleido X system as alarms Two actions are required to set up the SNMP trap process on the Kaleido X Identify the targets SNMP managers to which SNMP traps will be sent Choose the traps that will be sent to the selected SNMP managers SNMP Manager Identification To define target SNMP managers 1 In the mainwindow click theSystem tab andthenclickDescript...

Page 157: ...ed for the selected frame SNMPManagersthataretraptargetsforthisframeare identified by their host address and port number 7 Add remove or modify trap targets as needed and thenclickOKtoconfirmandapplythechanges orclick Cancel toclose the SNMP Configuration window without saving your changes to the trap targets list To add a trap target to the list 1 In the Host address box type the IP address of th...

Page 158: ...lagproblemsthroughalarms Each alarm can be individually configured Most alarm definitions specify detection thresholds and detection windows in order to exclude transient events Note See ConfiguringVideo AudioAlarmThreshold onpage 142 and ConfiguringAlarmDebouncing on page 145 for more details on alarms and their configuration As part of the alarm calibration process you can specify that the alarm...

Page 159: ...this setting to allotheralarmswiththesamename throughout the system In the example clicking Apply to all will enable the Video Luma Too High trap on every input card in your system Note Thisisparticularlyusefulforaudioinputerrors becauseofthelargenumberofchannelsarriving at the Kaleido X 8 Repeat the procedure until all desired SNMP traps have been enabled 9 On the File menu click Save Alternative...

Page 160: ...150 Configuring Alarms 6 ...

Page 161: ...evel category can contain multiple levels Level A level is an instance of a level category For example within a channel the video level category may comprise different levels each representing a specific physical part of a video signal Source WhentheKaleido Xitselfisconfiguredasarouter the channels areconsideredas sourcesfor the KX Router logical router whose destinations are either widgets on the...

Page 162: ...rces tab in the main window Incremental copy Onceachannelisconfigured itispossibletouseincrementalcopytoautomaticallypropagate appropriate physical assignments to other adjacent channels For instance if the current channel s levels are assigned from Video 1 then the incremental copy tool will automatically assign corresponding physical elements from Video 2 to the next channel s levels and so on A...

Page 163: ...r FRB 2 On the File menu click New Alternatively right click the Channels Sources column heading and then click Add channel on the shortcut menu A channel is added at the bottom of the channels table Note Youcanchangethechannelnameandpath Forexample InputA Channel1 canberenamed Cam 1 When assigning channels to widgets on the monitor wall you will see that channels sharing the same path are grouped...

Page 164: ...all desired physical assignments are completed for this channel Making Further Assignments by Incremental Copy Once done with a first channel if the next channel is to be similar to the first one it is possible to use incremental copy to automatically create it Alternatively if only one or a few specific levels are to be similarly configured it is possible to use incremental copy on the correspond...

Page 165: ...ed with a green border and the target cells with a red border 4 Release the mouse button once you have reached the last channel to be configured The level cells are now populated with incremented physical assignments Note It is possible to drag the incremental copy zoneup or down The physical assignments will be decremented or incremented accordingly Adding Levels To add a level 1 Click the Channe...

Page 166: ...ckthePropertiestab thentypethenewnameintheLevelname box 3 On the File menu click Save Alternatively click the Save button on the toolbar The channels table is saved Configuring Alarm Levels To assign an alarm to a channel s alarm level 1 Click the Channels Sources tab in the main window 2 In the channels table click the cell that corresponds to the channel and alarm level you wish to configure Lev...

Page 167: ...s 157 3 ExpandthefilteredSystemlistintheToolspane locatethealarm anddragitontotheselectedcellin the channels table 4 On the File menu click Save Alternatively click the Save button on the toolbar The channels table is saved ...

Page 168: ...158 Creating Channels 7 ...

Page 169: ...sizes as well as zones that are used to display full screen layouts Display versus Monitor Within the XEdit workflow a display refers to the representation of a physical monitor such as a CRT within a room whereas a monitor refers to a composite widget A video widget displaying a specific video signal on a display is called a video window Full Screen Zone A full screen zone is a sub section of a r...

Page 170: ...ssigneachofthemanoutputhead Youcanalsodefinefull screen zones Note In the case of a cluster system it is possible to view a room configuration in offline mode In order to create and configure a room XEdit must be connected to one of the cluster members see Using XEdit Online on page 84 Creating Rooms To create a room 1 Click the Rooms tab in the main window 2 On the File menu click New Anemptyroom...

Page 171: ...mes within the cluster In a cluster system if one of the member frames becomes unavailable while you were configuring a room thenXEditwillnotletyousave theroom Ifyouwishto save theroomanyway firstremove any unavailable frame from the cluster system Adding Displays To add a display to a room 1 Select a display from the display library and drag it onto the room area Note Allcurrentlyopendisplaylibra...

Page 172: ...ngUpRooms 8 Alternatively clicktheDisplaywidget buttoninthetoolbar andthenclicktheroomareatoadda custom display Selected display Properties of the selected display Display library Room area Filtered System list ...

Page 173: ... anddragtheappropriateoutputheadontoadisplay in the Rooms tab Alternatively right clickthedisplay andthen ontheshortcutmenu pointtoAssignhead navigateto the appropriate output card and click the output head you wish to assign to this display Display shortcut menu ...

Page 174: ...display at a time When different displays are assignedthesameoutputhead ifthedisplaysarepartofthesameroom thenXEditwillissueanerror message and prevent you from saving the room until the head assignment is corrected However to facilitate room management XEdit will let you assign the same head to displays that are located in different rooms but such conflicting assignments will be marked in red in ...

Page 175: ...temlistthatappearsatthebottomoftheToolspane Clearthe unwantedheadassignments either byremovingthecorrespondingdisplaysfromtheroomlayout or by completely deleting the old room configuration if you do not need it anymore Adding Full Screen Zones Note Adding full screen zones to a room is optional Do not span a full screen zone across more than one display use spanned video widgets instead See Widget...

Page 176: ...en type a name for the zone Opening a Room To open an existing room 1 Click the Rooms tab in the main window 2 On the File menu click Open The Open Room window appears OpenRoomwindow 3 Select the room you wish to open and then click Open The selected room appears in the Rooms tab ...

Page 177: ...tcoversmoststandarddisplays is included with the Kaleido X system Any custom resolutions you add to this set will be available throughout the system and can be reused when configuring any display in any room You can configure display resolutions in two ways either globally from the Tools menu or by clicking a specific display in a room Note In the case of cluster systems custom resolutions must be...

Page 178: ...ings window 2 Select the resolution you wish to customize or the one on which you wish to base a new resolution from the list at the bottom of the window Note When you modify one of the default resolutions you can only save your changes as a new resolution On the other hand custom resolutions can be tweaked and saved repeatedly until the desired configuration is achieved However make sure that the...

Page 179: ...orblankstart syncstart syncendandblankend setthe refreshrate andothertimingparameterssothattheymatchthoseofthephysicaldisplayyouneedto configure Note In XAdmin s Status and Options page these parameters are listed under the corresponding output card information according to the blank sync start end modeline system and with the sync polarity expressed as a number between 0 and 3 Refer to Viewing th...

Page 180: ...d timing information as listedin XAdmin 4 Type a name for the new resolution in the Friendly name box and then click Save as to close the Edit ResolutionSettingswindow Alternatively ifyouaremodifyinganexistingcustomresolution youcan click the Save button Configuring a CustomResolution froma Specific Display in a Room To configure a custom resolution from a specific display in a room 1 Click the di...

Page 181: ...right of the resolution presets The Edit Resolution Settings window appears EditResolution Settings window 3 Under either the Porch or the Modeline section depending on whether you prefer to specify front porch backporch sync andactivevalues orblankstart syncstart syncendandblankend setthe Edit Resolution Settings button ...

Page 182: ...w showingtimingparameters Note In XAdmin s Status and Options page these parameters are listed under the corresponding output card information according to the blank sync start end modeline system and with the sync polarity expressed as a number between 0 and 3 Refer to Viewing the Status Information of the Kaleido X Frame on page 365 for details ...

Page 183: ...itResolution Settings window Frequency and timing information as listedin XAdmin 4 Type a name for the new resolution in the Friendly name box and then click Save as to close the Edit ResolutionSettingswindow Alternatively ifyouaremodifyinganexistingcustomresolution youcan click the Save button 5 On the File menu click Save Alternatively click the Save button on the toolbar ...

Page 184: ...pect Ratio Notes Itisimportanttoproperlysettheaspectratioofadisplay sincethiswillaffecttheproportionsofevery componentyouwillusetocreatelayoutsforthisroom Forinstance iftheaspectratioofadisplaydoes not match the aspect ratio of the actual display in the physical room then a video window inside a layout will show distorted images If you change the display aspect ratio later in the process layouts c...

Page 185: ...e Save button on the toolbar Changing a Display s Diagonal Size To change the diagonal size of a display in a room 1 Click the display whose properties you wish to configure 2 Click the Diagonal size box in the Properties pane Diagonal size 3 SelecttheappropriateunitofmeasurementfromthelistthatappearsinsidetheDiagonalsizebox and type the size 4 On the File menu click Save Alternatively click the S...

Page 186: ...he Height box in the Properties pane Heightproperty 3 Selecttheappropriate unitofmeasurementfromthe listthatappearsinside the Heightboxandtype the height 4 On the File menu click Save Alternatively click the Save button on the toolbar Changing a Display s Width To change the width of a display in a room 1 Click the display whose properties you wish to configure ...

Page 187: ...otation Note TheKXS Rotatoroption RotationLicenseforPortraitDisplay mustbeenabledontheKXO Dualcard for rotation to work properly on the monitor wall The option can be enabled and verified in XAdmin s Status and Options page see Enabling Options on page 359 To change the rotation setting for a display in a room 1 Click the display whose properties you wish to configure 2 Click the Rotation box in t...

Page 188: ...e Alternatively click the Save button on the toolbar Changing a Display s Position To change position of a display in a room 1 Click the display whose properties you wish to configure 2 Click the Position box in the Properties pane then click the button that appears inside the box The Specify Position window appears SpecifyPositionwindow 3 Type the appropriate values in theX mm and Y mm boxes 4 Cl...

Page 189: ...ective fan a power supply alarm etc To disable the dashboard for a specific display Click the display on which you do not want the dashboard to appear and then clear the Allow dashboard display check box in the Properties pane Managing Display Libraries Thedefaultdisplaylibraryincludesconfigurationsforthemostpopulardisplaymodels Youcanalsocreate your own display configurations and add them to cust...

Page 190: ...library appears below the default display library area in the Tools pane 4 Right click anywhere in the display library area and then click Save Display Library on the shortcut menu The Save Display Library window appears 5 Type a name for the new custom display library and then click Save CustomdisplaylibrariesarestoredseparatelyfromtheXEditworkspace Theyhavea dlib extension New empty display libr...

Page 191: ...whileholdingtheCtrlkey Note It is not possible to further customize a display once it is inside a library Should you need to do so drag the display to the room area apply the required changes and then Ctrl drag the modified display to the display library You can then remove the obsolete display from the library Removing Displays From Custom Libraries To remove a display from a custom library Click...

Page 192: ...ry on the shortcut menu Alternatively click Close display library on the File menu Opening Display Libraries To open a custom display library Right clickanywhereinthedisplaylibraryareaontheToolstab andthenclickOpendisplaylibraryon the shortcut menu Alternatively click Open display library on the File menu Note It is possible to have multiple custom libraries open at the same time ...

Page 193: ...iption Layout Alayoutisavisualgroupingofwidgetsthatappearondisplayswithinaroom Alayout includesdifferenttypesofwidgetsinavarietyofplacementsandsizes Therearetwo types of layouts room layouts and full screen layouts Widget A widget is a graphical item that is part of a layout XEdit provides several types of primitive widgets such as clock video audio meter UMD time code as well as composite widgets...

Page 194: ...dgets Widgets from a library can be used to help construct a layout More than one widget library can exist Composite Acomposite alsoreferredtoasa monitor onthemonitorwall isagroupofwidgets that can be dragged as a single object onto a layout Timer A timer widget is based on a timer defined within the Kaleido X system Timers are defined and configured in XEdit Timer widgets can be configured direct...

Page 195: ...Managing Layouts 185 The Open Layout window appears OpenLayoutwindow 3 In Open Layout navigate to the appropriate layout and then clickOpen The selected layout appears in the Layouts tab ...

Page 196: ...yout appears on the monitor wall Closing a Layout To close a layout On the File menu click Close Alternatively click the Close button on the toolbar Creating Room Layouts To create a room layout 1 Click the Layouts tab in the main window 2 On the File menu click New The Create a New Layout window appears It lists all the existing rooms and full screen zones in your system CreateaNewLayoutwindow ...

Page 197: ...y widget a channel See Adding Widgets to a Layout on page 188 6 On the File menu click Save Alternatively click the Save button on the toolbar The Save Layout window appears SaveLayoutwindow 7 Type a name for the layout 8 Click Save Creating Full Screen Layouts To create a full screen layout 1 Click the Layouts tab in the main window 2 On the File menu click New ...

Page 198: ...dding Widgets to a Layout To add widgets to a layout 1 Drag components from the widget libraries onto the layout or create custom components using the various widget buttons on the toolbar 2 Resize move and configure the widgets until the desired layout is achieved See Configuring Video Widgets on page 197 Configuring Audio Meters on page 209 Timers on page 216 Configuring UMDWidgets onpage223 Dis...

Page 199: ...d as horizontal resolution pixels divided by display width inches or mm and vertical resolution divided by display height Ideally you should use displays that have the same physical size and resolution The figure below shows two displays properly sized and positioned for widget spanning Notes Widgets can extend outside the edge of a monitor but not completely The use of a mouse is not completelysu...

Page 200: ...Edit menu click Duplicate Alternatively press Ctrl D A copy of the widget is added to the layout 3 Move the new widget to the appropriate position on the layout 4 Press Ctrl D again and repeat until the desired number of copies of the widget are added to the layout Thenewcopiesareautomaticallypositionedatintervalsmatchingtherelativepositionsoftheoriginal widget and its first duplicate Copying layo...

Page 201: ...tion Atwo panewindowappears Theleftpanerepresentsthesourcelayout andtherightpanerepresents the destination room where the new layout is to be used 3 Drag one head from the source pane to the destination pane 4 Repeatuntileverypartofthesourcelayoutyouwishtocopyhasbeendraggedtotheappropriatehead in the destination pane and then click Copy layout The Save Layout window appears ...

Page 202: ... channel Widgetshortcutmenu Alternatively select a channel from the Channels list in the Tools pane and drag it onto the appropriate widget Note You do not need to select the widget first when using this method 3 Repeat the procedure until all widgets have been assigned a channel 4 On the File menu click Save Alternatively click the Save button on the toolbar The active Layout is saved Selecting a...

Page 203: ...t already listed in Select Image then click the Open button to open the Browse Image window Locate the image select it and then click Open BrowseImagewindow The image is imported into the current database Note The maximum size for each image is 100 KB and the maximum overall size for all images is 10 MB TheimagecanbeinPNG GIF orJPEGformat Imagescanbeusedonmultiplelayoutsandonly need to be imported...

Page 204: ...ound input cannot be resized the resolution on the PC that feeds this input is best set to match the selected display s head resolution The DVI background is always positioned from thetop leftcornerofthedisplayandisdrawnpixelforpixel Iftheresolutionsdonotmatch somepartof the DVI input might be missing or noise might be displayed To use the DVI background input on a display in a layout 1 Click the ...

Page 205: ...e Properties pane click the Background color box and then click the button that appears inside the box to open the Pick a Color window 3 In Pick a Color click the RGB tab 4 Set the Red to 255 Green to 0 and Blue to 255 5 Click OK ...

Page 206: ...zoom in or out Type the zoom factor you wish to apply in the range of 2 to 1600 directly in the zoom box Press and hold the spacebar then click and drag to pan Use the scroll bars at the right side and bottom of the Layouts or Rooms tab In the case of a layout view click and drag the layout navigator s red rectangle in the Tools pane Showing and Hiding the Layout Navigator To show or hide the layo...

Page 207: ...hange whilethe video view will still keep its aspect ratio Change the aspect ratio property of the video widget See Setting a Video Widget s Aspect Ratio below The video widget will keep its bounds and the video view will be resized to fill as much of the video widget area as possible given the new aspect ratio Setting a Video Widget s Aspect Ratio To set a video widget s aspect ratio 1 Click the ...

Page 208: ...o is needed Note Double click the video if is part of a composite widget 2 In the Properties pane click the Custom aspect ratio box The box becomes editable 3 Type the appropriate aspect ratio and then press Enter Thenewaspectratioisappliedtothevideoview withinthevideowidget anditisaddedtoboththe Current aspect ratio and Custom aspect ratio lists Note The custom values are appended to the Custom a...

Page 209: ...c This is accomplished by adding a free form safe area image to the video widget The image can be in PNG GIF or JPEG format Note Themaximumsizeforeachimageis100 KB andthemaximumoverallsize forallimages is10 MB To ensure that the aspect ratio of the imported image is preserved you should position the graphic on a fully transparent background with the same aspect ratio as the video widget on which i...

Page 210: ...he image you wish to use is not already listed inSelectImage thenclicktheOpen buttontoopentheBrowseImagewindow locatetheimage select it and click Open The image is imported into the current database Note Images can be used on multiple layouts and only need to be imported to the database once Select image button ...

Page 211: ...lick OK 7 The image appears on the video widget 8 Toadjustthetransparencyleveloftheimage clicktheUnsafezonetransparencybox thenmovethe slider or type the desired transparency valuedirectlyin the box At 0 theportions ofthe image that correspond to the unsafe area are opaque at 100 the entire image is transparent ...

Page 212: ...erscan Overscan settings can be customized To set the underscan overscan properties of a video widget do the following 1 In XEdit open a layout and click to select the video widget for which you wish to specify overscan underscan settings The Underscan Overscan settings appear under the Properties tab 2 ChooseUnderscan todisplaytheentirevideosignal orOverscan todisplayacroppedvideosignal from the ...

Page 213: ...ithin 5 of top left right and bottom then when the video is in default overscan mode the safe title will not appear When the layout is loaded on the Kaleido X the updated overscan underscan properties become available Configuring Automatic Aspect Ratios TheaspectratioofvideodisplayedontheKaleido Xmonitorwallcannowbeautomaticallyadjusted With multiplevideoplayers widgets onamonitorwall inmultiplefo...

Page 214: ...traps The Automatic Aspect Ratio feature can be configured for each video input on a Kaleido X To slave a video widget to the input signal aspect ratio 1 InXEdit undertheLayoutstab selectthevideowidgetforwhichyouwishtoapplyautomaticformat detection OFF by default Term Definition Video raster Video signal that is displayed inside the video widget on a monitor wall AFD VI Active Format Descriptor en...

Page 215: ...nput feed IftheAutomaticAspectRatiopropertyissettoFollowInputFormatandAFDCodedFrame thenthe videowidgetwillchangeitsaspectratioaccordingtotheAFDCodedFrame IfthereisnoAFDpresent thedefaultvalueforthecurrentformat i e DefaultHDAFDValueiftheinputisHD orDefaultSDAFD WSSValueistheinputisnotHD isused IftheDefaultisNone thentheinputfeedaspectratioisused 3 Click the Save button To have a video raster to f...

Page 216: ...on Configuring a Video Widget s Alarm Reporting Behavior To prevent users from missing temporary alarms on the monitor wall widgets that are capable of displaying an alarm status e g video windows UMDs alarm status widgets can be configured with a latching mechanism An alarm latch will keep the error state visible until someone acknowledges the associated alarm Video widgets can provide alarm stat...

Page 217: ...he latchedstatus indicators in each cornerofthe video window Blink mode Description Off The status indicator will never blink Follow Latch Thestatusindicator sblinkingwillfollowthelatchstatus Theindicatorwillblinkuntil someone unlatches the alarm Critical The status indicator will blinkwhen the current status is critical Critical or Major The status indicator will blinkwhen the current status is c...

Page 218: ...708 XDS and Subtitling WST are all activated as a single option See Enabling Options on page 359 for more information To set the subtitling properties of a video widget do the following 1 In XEdit open a layout and click the video widget for which you wish to specify subtitling properties The CC Subtitling settings appear in the Properties tab 2 Select the Text enabled check box 3 Choose a value f...

Page 219: ... configure 2 In the Properties pane click the Audio scale box under Appearance and then select the appropriate audio scale from the list Note See Configuring Audio Scales on page 210 for more information 3 The Monitoringindicatorcheckboxisselectedby default Audiometerswithamonitoringindicator showbytheircolorthatsomeoneislisteningtothesameaudiolevel Therecouldbeadistinctivecolor foreachofthedispla...

Page 220: ...g Audio Metadata on page 214 for more information 5 Make the appropriate assignments and set the other attributes as needed Note See Creating Actions on page 243 for more information Configuring Audio Scales You can configure audio scales in two ways either globally from the Tools menu or by clicking a specific audio meter widget in a layout ...

Page 221: ...eaudioscaleyouwishtocustomize ortheoneonwhichyouwishtobaseanewaudioscale from the list at the bottom of the window Note Whenyoumodifyoneofthedefaultaudioscales youcanonlysaveyourchangesasanewaudio scale On the other hand custom audio scales can be tweaked and saved repeatedly until the desired configuration is achieved 3 Click one of the Top Middle or Bottom Color buttons to set the top middle and...

Page 222: ... desired 7 Enter the audio thresholds in Upper limit and Lower limit 8 Type a name for the new audio scale in the box at the bottom and then click the Save as button Alternatively if you are modifying an existing custom audio scale you can click the Save button Configuring an Audio Scale Froma Specific Audio Meter Widget To configure an audio scale from a specific audio meter widget 1 In the Layou...

Page 223: ...op middle and bottom color The Choose Background Color window appears 4 Click the appropriate color square Swatches in the selected color appear under Preview 5 Click OK to close the Choose Background Color window In Edit Audio Scale the corresponding button andthe corresponding part oftheaudio meter preview show the selected color ...

Page 224: ...ed and saved repeatedly until the desired configuration is achieved Removing Audio Scales From the System To remove a custom audio scale from the system 1 On the Tools menu click Edit audio scales The Edit Audio Scale window appears 2 In Edit Audio Scale select the custom scale you wish to remove from the list at the bottom of the window and then click Delete Note The default audio scales cannot b...

Page 225: ...hoosethesourceassociatedwiththisaudiometerfromtheAudioformatlist Auto PCM DolbyEor Dolby VANC Note Iftheactualaudiosourceassignedtothisaudiometerisnotofthesameformatconfiguredhere then the audio data will not be shown 3 Choose an Audio level 4 Choose a value from the Channels list to indicate which channel to display If the Audio format is set to PCM then the available choices are left right and s...

Page 226: ...y a Friendly name 7 Click the Save button Timers Buildingacountdowntimerinvolvesdefiningthetimeritself name behavior timingreference etc and then creating one or more widgets to display the timer on a monitor wall Timers can be assigned to channels rooms or individual RCP users and controlled from the Kaleido RCP2 Note In addition to timer widgets Gateway commands canbe used to interact with timer...

Page 227: ...to the System To define a timer do the following 1 On the Tools menu click Edit Timers 2 In the Timer Editor window that appears click New 3 Type a name for your new timer i e an alphanumeric friendly name in the Timer name box ...

Page 228: ...me start time To restart it you must either reset the timer widget on the monitor wall or set and specify a new start time 5 ChooseaTimerend i e whathappenswhenthetimerreachestheendofitscountdownperiod from the drop down menu Loop The timer restarts and repeats its cycle not available with the Remaining timer mode Stop The timer stops Overrun The timer counts through its specified end point and th...

Page 229: ...deReferencelist anLTCinput eachOutputcard has 3 LTC sources video time code sources or Internal clock time default 10 Click Save to save your new timer and close theTimer Editor window 11 Under the Channels Sources tab create a new channel to associate with the timer and name it ...

Page 230: ...ane totheselectedcellinthechannels table 13 Click Save Adding a Timer Widget to a Layout To create a timer widget do the following 1 In XEdit open a layout and click the Timer tool 2 Click and drag to draw a timer widget on a monitor in the layout Alternatively you can drag a timer widget from the Timers library to the layout The timer s attributes appear under the Properties tab ...

Page 231: ...mer widget Theselectedchannel snameappearsintheSourcebox andtheTimersourceboxshowsthevalueof the corresponding time code level Note Thefirsttimecodelevelappliesbydefault Ifyoursystem schannelsincludemorethanonetime code level select the one you wish to apply from the Time code level list 5 Click the button beside Timer source The Timer Editor window appears Assigned channel name Time code level va...

Page 232: ...ent to the widget Note Each timer widget is assigned to exactly one timer Multiple widgets can be assigned to the sametimer Start stop resetormodechangesappliedtoonewidgetaffectallotherwidgetsassigned to the same timer 7 Click Save 8 Modify the timer s Appearance properties as needed 9 To attach an action to the timer click the button beside Mouse click The Action Editor window appears ...

Page 233: ...with the new timer widget 13 Export the database to a Kaleido X and load the layout TheinteractivetimerwidgetappearsontheMonitorWall See UsingTimers onpage 70 Assigning a Timer to a Room on page 262 and Assigning a Timer to an RCP User on page 267 for more information Configuring UMD Widgets Setting the text font To set the text font for a UMD 1 In the Layouts tab click the UMD widget whose text f...

Page 234: ...m the channels table 1 IntheChannels Sourcestab clickthecellthatcorrespondstotheappropriatetextlevelofthechannel that is assigned to the UMD widget whose static text you with to set 2 Type the new static text Configuring a UMD s Alarm Reporting Behavior To prevent users from missing temporary alarms on the monitor wall widgets that are capable of displaying an alarm status e g video windows UMDs a...

Page 235: ... your purposes 5 The Kaleido X supports the following blinking modes Blink mode Description Off The status indicator will never blink Follow Latch Thestatusindicator sblinkingwillfollowthelatchstatus Theindicatorwillblinkuntil someone unlatches the alarm Critical The status indicator will blinkwhen the current status is critical Critical or Major The status indicator will blinkwhen the current sta...

Page 236: ... Data To display XDS Data 1 ClicktheMetadata display widget button on the toolbar clickthelayout andthenmove or resize the widget as needed XDSmetadatadisplaywidget 2 Click the Properties tab Critical Major and Minor The status indicator will blink when the current status is critical major or minor Blink mode Description ...

Page 237: ... labels XDS datadisplayselection The selected widget is updated accordingly on the layout Inserting a Clock Logo To insert a clock logo 1 Clickthe Layoutstab andopenthelayoutthatcontainstheclockwidgetwhosebackgroundlogoyou wish to set 2 Click the clock widget 3 In the Properties pane click the Logo box under Appearance 4 Click the button that appeared at the end of the box The Select Image window ...

Page 238: ...Image window Locate the image select it and then click Open BrowseImagewindow 6 Select the Logo you wish to use Note File size is limited to 100 KB JPEG PNG and GIF image file formats are supported Images can be used on multiple layouts and only need to be imported to the database once 7 Click Open The image is imported into the database ...

Page 239: ...e clock background Working with Composite Widgets Creating a Composite Compositewidgetsencapsulateanumberofatomicwidgets e g avideo oneortwoaudiometers aUMD andatimecodewidget thatcanthenbemanagedasasingleobject Thefollowingexampleoutlinesthe basic rules to follow in order to create composite widgets that can be resized elegantly To create a composite widget 1 Open an existing layout or create a n...

Page 240: ...ite 3 Right clicktheemptybox andthenclickUnlockontheshortcutmenu Alternatively clickthebox and then press F2 Notice that the handles around the box boundary line become orange Unlockedemptycomposite Note If you double click a composite widget the handles also become orange However in such a case you cannot add move or resize individual components within the composite you can only edit each existin...

Page 241: ...ar and then click inside the composite to add a video widget Videowidgetwithinunlockedcomposite Note Onlyatomic widgets not composite can be part of a composite 5 ClicktheAudiometerwidgetbuttononthetoolbar andthenclickinsidethecompositetoaddameter Audiometerwidgetwithinunlockedcomposite 6 Click the UMD widget button on the toolbar and then click inside the composite to add a UMD UMDwidgetwithinunl...

Page 242: ...resizedandmovedtothebottom withitsupperrighthandlematchingtheaudiometer slowerleft handle Note To align awidgetmore precisely againstanother select one ofthem andthenclick the second one while holding the Shift key It is then possible to drag any of the sizing handles the larger grey dots to resize any of the selected widgets while their relative position remains visible Whenever appropriate match...

Page 243: ...ininghorizontalarea 10 Drag the video widget s bottom center handle until it meets the UMD s bounds VideowidgetstretchedverticallywithitsboundsmatchingtheUMD s Note Resizing thevideo widgetis easier withtheUMD s boundsvisible first click thevideo andthen click the UMD while holding the Shift key 11 Adjust the size and position of the components some more if needed making sure to keep the periphera...

Page 244: ...toremoveremainingemptyspacearoundvideo 14 To be able to reuse the new composite in other layouts drag it onto the appropriate widget library while holdingtheCtrlkey See Creating a Widget Library on page 239 for more information 15 On the File menu click Save Alternatively click the Save button on the toolbar Resizing a Composite To resize a composite Click the composite and drag any of its cornerh...

Page 245: ...g rules Video widgets are scaled proportionally in both width and height Vertical audio meters are scaled vertically but their width does not change Horizontalaudiometers timecodes timers andUMDsarescaledhorizontally buttheirheightdoes not change Clocks are not resized The following table summarizes these rules Widget type Height Width Video Scalable Scalable Vertical audio meter Scalable Fixed Ho...

Page 246: ... the Expert view check box Using the region editor is not recommended To accomplish most configurations the standard tools available in the layout editor are sufficient To open the region editor 1 Click the widget whose properties you wish to see 2 In the Properties pane click the Bounds box under Size Position Click the button that appeared inside the box to open the Region Editor window RegionEd...

Page 247: ...he upper left corner of the display 3 Click OK to close the editor 4 On the File menu click Save Alternatively click the Save button on the toolbar Configuring a Widget s Dimensions using the Region Editor To configure a widget s dimensions 1 For each dimension first select the appropriate unit Dimensionselectedunits 2 Type values in the Width and Height boxes 3 Click OK to close the editor 4 On t...

Page 248: ...get whose boundary box is still shown can be copied onto the widget beneath the pointer 4 Click the widget beneath the pointer to copy the properties onto that widget Its appearance will change to reflect the new properties Note To have the width and height copied as well press and hold the Ctrl key while clicking the widget 5 Repeat this for each widget whose properties you wish to change 6 Click...

Page 249: ...st widget 5 Repeat this for each widget whose size you wish to change 6 Click the Select button on the toolbar to exit size painting mode when you have finished Managing Widget Libraries Creating a Widget Library To create a widget library 1 Click the Layouts tab 2 Right click inside one of the predefined widget libraries in the Tools pane and then click New widget library on the shortcut menu Alt...

Page 250: ...theselected type Alternatively drag a widget from one of theexisting libraries onto the layout or choose an existing widget within the layout 5 Customizethewidgetifnecessary andthendragitontothenewwidgetlibrarywhileholdingtheCtrl key Note It is not possible to customize a widget once it is inside a library 6 Right click anywhere inside the widget library and then clickSave widget library on the sh...

Page 251: ...n click Close widget library on the shortcut menu Alternatively on theFile menu click Close widget library Opening a Widget Library To open a custom library Right clickinsideoneofthepredefinedwidgetlibrariesintheToolspane andthenclickOpenwidget library on the shortcut menu On the File menu click Open widget library On the File menu point to Open recent and then select from the list of recently use...

Page 252: ...242 Creating Layouts 9 ...

Page 253: ...out is loaded on the monitor wall whereas a backgroundaction can be triggered at any time by any alarm on the Kaleido X Unlike monitor wall actions background actions are always available within a Kaleido X system regardless of what layouts are currently loaded Examples of actions Unlatch Acknowledge all Load a new layout Assign channel Set GPI output Show Hide full screen layout Reset Pause Start...

Page 254: ...cific full screen layout be displayed on the monitor wall in response to the trigger on Change background action is triggered by any change in alarms status on Disabled background action is triggered when an alarm is disabled on Normal OK background action is triggered when an alarm reverts to normal on Minor Warning supportedforGatewayalarmsonly on Major supportedforGatewayalarmsonly on Critical ...

Page 255: ...1 Openthelayoutthatcontainsthewidgettowhichyouwishtoassignanaction orcreateanewlayout 2 In the Layouts tab click the appropriate widget 3 In the Properties pane click the Mouse click box under Actions Scripts Note For a UMD widget three action types can be set and there is a box for each under Actions Scripts Left tally Mouse click Right tally Mouse click and UMD click 4 Click the button that appe...

Page 256: ...oreactions Ifmultipleactionsarespecified thetrigger e g singleclick on UMD will cause all of these actions to be executed in order 9 When finished click OK The next time the layout is loaded on the monitor wall the actions will be available Note When you click a widget on the monitor wall allthe actions associated with the single click event are triggered When you double click a widget all the act...

Page 257: ...Launch XEdit and open the database associated with the Kaleido X for which you wish to create a background action Alternatively click Connect on the Configure menu to work online see Using XEdit Online on page 84 2 Click the Actions tab 3 Click the New button in the application toolbar ...

Page 258: ...ons pane 6 Configure the action s properties in the Properties pane 7 Repeat step 5 and step 6 as necessary Note If you assign multiple action items to a trigger you can change the order of execution by dragging items to higher or lower positions in the list When the background action is triggered its associated action items are executed in order from top to bottom 8 Click the Save button in the a...

Page 259: ...atshowsafilteredSystemlistdisplayingalarms right click on a specific alarm 2 From the Set action menu select a trigger condition on Change on Disabled on Normal OK on Critical Error Note The trigger conditions on Minor Warning and on Major are supported for Gateway alarms only The Action Editor window appears ...

Page 260: ...mn 4 Edit the action item s properties in the Properties pane 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 as needed 6 Click OK to close the window and save the action 7 Export the database to the Kaleido X Creating an action that can be triggered via the a Gateway command 1 Perform steps 1 to 3 from To create a background action on page 247 ...

Page 261: ...Detailed Directions 251 2 From the Action List underthe Tool pane clickanddragoneofthe availableactionitemsanddropit in the On Change Gateway column at the bottom of the Actions pane ...

Page 262: ...pane modify the action item s parameters 3 ClickSaveintheapplicationtoolbarifyoumodifiedtheactionundertheActionstab orclickOKifyou modified the action in the Action Editor window 4 Export the database to the Kaleido X Removing an action item from an action 1 Select an action under the Actions tab or in the middle pane of the Action Editor window 2 Select one or more action items associated with th...

Page 263: ... the Actions tab 2 Select one or more action items associated with the action 3 Click the Delete button in the application toolbar 4 ClickSaveintheapplicationtoolbarifyoumodifiedtheactionundertheActionstab orclickOKifyou modified the action in the Action Editor window 5 Export the database to the Kaleido X ...

Page 264: ...254 Creating Actions 10 ...

Page 265: ...ccess 257 Setting RoomPreferences 258 Setting RCP User Preferences 263 Checklist XEdit Quick Start Task List Follow these steps in XEdit to set up your RCP Users profiles 1 Create an RCP user See Managing RCP Users on page 256 2 Grant room access to the RCP user See Managing Room Access on page 257 3 Select the configuration of the external keyboard for this user See Setting the Keyboard Language ...

Page 266: ... certain aspects of the RCP2 Detailed Directions Managing RCP Users Adding RCP Users To add an RCP user to the system 1 In the main window click the RCP users tab 2 In the Tools pane right click anywhere in the RCP usersarea and then click New useron theshortcut menu RCPusersshortcutmenu A new user is added to the RCP users list Notes New users are called UserN where N 1 2 3 etc RCP users can be r...

Page 267: ...nu A confirmation window appears 4 Click Yes 5 On the File menu click Save Alternatively click the Save button on the toolbar Note The user Admin cannot be removed Managing Room Access Granting Room Access to RCP Users To grant RCP users access to a room 1 In the main window click the RCP users tab 2 In the Tools pane select the appropriate users from the RCP users list Note Use Shift click or Ctr...

Page 268: ...to select multiple users 2 OntheFilemenu clickRemoveuserfromroom Alternatively clicktheRemoveuserfromroombutton on the toolbar or right click and then click Remove user from room on the shortcut menu 3 On the File menu click Save Alternatively click the Save button on the toolbar Note The user Admin cannot be removed Setting Room Preferences Room preferences will apply by default for any user who ...

Page 269: ... appear beside the room in the main pane if any of its properties are modified The asterisk will disappear when the changes are saved 3 On the File menu click Save Alternatively click the Save button on the toolbar Assigning Room Layouts tothe RCP2 s Preset buttons To assign room layouts to the RCP2 s preset buttons 1 Inthemainwindow clicktheRCPuserstab andthenselecttheroomforwhichyouwishtoconfigu...

Page 270: ...ct the appropriate layout from the list Assigning Audio Output to the RCP2 s AUDIO MONITORING button To assign an audio output to the RCP2 s AUDIO MONITORING button for a room 1 Inthemainwindow clicktheRCPuserstab andthenselecttheroomforwhichyouwishtoconfigure the RCP2 s AUDIO MONITORING button from the rooms hierarchical list ...

Page 271: ...ropriateoutput signal to be monitored from the list of available signals Enabling the Large Mouse Pointer for a Room To display a larger pointer on the monitor wall for a room 1 In the main window click the RCP users tab and then select the room where you wish to use a large pointer on the monitor wall ...

Page 272: ...roperties pane select the Use large mouse pointer check box Assigning a Timer to a Room To assign a default timer for all RCP users in a room 1 Inthemainwindow clicktheRCPuserstab andthenselecttheroomtobeassignedatimer fromthe hierarchical list ...

Page 273: ...fythepreferencesasneeded See AssigningRoomLayoutstoanRCPUser sPresets onpage 264 AssigningaFullScreenLayouttoanRCPUser onpage265 AssigningAudioOutputtoanRCPUser on page 266 and Setting the Keyboard Language on page 266 Note User preferences are specific to an RCP user in a specific room If no preferences have been specified for an RCP user then the corresponding room preferences apply They appear ...

Page 274: ... an RCP User s Presets To assign a room layout to an RCP user s preset button 1 In the main window clickthe RCP users tab and then select the user for whom youwish to configure the RCP2 s preset buttons from under the appropriate room in the hierarchical list 2 For each RCP preset button click the corresponding box in the Properties pane and then select the appropriate layout from the list Note If...

Page 275: ... the rooms hierarchical list 2 InthePropertiespane clicktheFullscreensettingsbox andthenclickthebuttonthatappearedatthe end of the box The Full Screen Settings window appears 3 In Full Screen Settings select the appropriate full screen layout and then clickOK Note Before XEdit 2 00 fullscreen layouts were not associated with a specific fullscreen zone In the case of such legacy layouts you must al...

Page 276: ...t signal to be monitored by this user in this room from the list of available signals Note Ifnoaudiomonitoringoutputisspecifiedforthisuser theoutputsignalthathasbeenselected in the room s preferences will apply It will appear in gray in the Audio monitoring output box See Setting Room Preferences on page 258 Setting the Keyboard Language To set the input language for an external keyboard connected...

Page 277: ...hissettingappliestotheselecteduser inthecurrentroomonly Akeyboardconfigurationmust be selected for each user in every room unless the system default is suitable Assigning a Timer to an RCP User To assign a timer to an RCP User 1 In the main window click the RCP users tab and then select the user to whom you wish to assign a timer from under the appropriate room in the rooms hierarchical list ...

Page 278: ...references on page 258 Changing an RCP User s Name and Password To change an RCP user s name or password 1 In the main window click the RCP users tab and then select the user whose user name or password you wish to change from under any of the rooms in the hierarchical list Note A user s name or password cannot be changed from within the Tools pane They can only be changed from within the rooms hi...

Page 279: ...P User Preferences 269 2 In the Properties pane click the User name box and then type the new name Note Thenamemustbenomorethan8charactersinlength andconsistofonlylettersandnumbers no spaces or special characters ...

Page 280: ... In the Properties pane click the Password box 4 Click the button that appeared at the end of the box The Password Modification window appears 5 In Password Modification type the new password and then type it again to confirm 6 Click OK ...

Page 281: ... mostrouting switchers via Ethernetor serial connection for router control and dynamictextlabeltracking Theinterfaceallowsdynamicsourceupdatesfromtherouter andquickaccess to any router sources using the On screen Mouse control Kaleido X can also save source assignments on the layout presets and reconfigure the router from a recall of a layout preset For quality control applications the monitor wal...

Page 282: ...tionally theoutputscanbeselectedbyaproductionswitcher sauxiliarybus controls Thebuilt inrouterimprovesintegration andreducescablingandequipmentcosts Theroutingcapability eliminates the need for a separate router for the following applications feeding baseband high quality monitors anywhere in a facility feeding test equipment for quality control monitoring feeding a secondary multi image display p...

Page 283: ...ternal communications mechanism e g MIDI The routercommandcontainsanIDthatcausesittobeacceptedbyonerouterinthecascade andignored by the rest 4 The Kaleido X can be controlled by an external push button control panel via a serial or TCP IP connection Usually suchapanelisusedtocontroleitherasimpleexternalrouter 2 connectedtothe Kaleido X or the internal router cards 1 5 TheKaleido Xcanbecontrolledby...

Page 284: ...cts the command and sends it to the designated router over a serial or TCP IP connection using the appropriate router protocol 3 Therouterreceivesthecommandandexecutesacrosspointswitch eitherchangingthesignalonone of its connections to a Kaleido X KXI card or 4 sending the signal to another device e g vector scope QC monitor ISO recorder 5 Inthesameway commandsfromtheshortcutmenuonthemonitorwallca...

Page 285: ... router over a serial or TCP IP connection using the appropriate router protocol 3 The physical router receives the command and then relays it to the other physical routers in the cascade using an internal communications mechanism e g MIDI 4 Whenthetargeted Level receivesthecommand itexecutesacrosspointswitch eitherchangingthe signal on one of its connections to a Kaleido X KXI card or 5 sending t...

Page 286: ...Kaleido X 2 TheKaleido Xsoftwaredetectsthecommand translatesittotheappropriaterouterprotocoland then sends it to the designated router over a serial or TCP IP connection 3 The router or Level in a cascade receives the command and executes a crosspoint switch either changing the signal on one of its connections to a Kaleido X KXI card or 4 sending the signal to another device e g vector scope QC mo...

Page 287: ...nalenteringoneoftheKXIcardstoanotherdevice e g vectorscope QCmonitor ISO recorder Router Protocols The following table lists the router protocols supported by the Kaleido X The individual drivers are available as options Contact your sales representative for details Company Protocol Routers Controllers Text database download Datatek D 2815ControlModuleProtocol No ETL ETL Matrix ETL Matrix Harris L...

Page 288: ...eneral Switcher Protocol SW P 02 No General Remote Protocol SW P 08 Halo AuroraandSiriusController serial control Yes Quintech XRM SRM MRF MRM Series Protocol serial SRM 2150 Matrix Switching Systems No Sony GVG NPEmulationSonyrouters requires HKSPC card GVG routers Ethernet No Thomson Grass Valley GVG 7000 Native Protocol serial Concerto series routers Encore series control panels Yes Thomson Gra...

Page 289: ...anda provides an adapter Part no 1737 3000 02 with every KXO DUAL card which maps the RS 422 signals back to the more common DE 9S form factor Note Some routers have RS 232 ports which will require the use of a RS 232 to RS 422 converter externally powered ones work best The DE 9S pinouts for the adapter are as follows Company Protocol Miranda Kaleido Ethernet based Remote Control Protocol Miranda...

Page 290: ...7 3000 102 adapter CANNOT be connected directly to the Philips controller A crossover cable must be put between the 1737 3000 102 and the Philips connector so that the signals match up 2 RX 5 Not connected 8 TX 3 TX 6 Not connected 9 Not connected 1 Not connected 4 Ground 7 TX 2 TX 5 Ground 8 RX 3 RX 6 Not connected 9 Not connected 1 Ground 4 Not connected 7 RX 2 RX 5 Not connected 8 TX 3 TX 6 Not...

Page 291: ...oftware representation of router equipment Physical routers hold information on how to communicate with the equipment as well as the number of physical levels associated with the router Physical level Some router equipment can have multiple physicallevels which are subsetsof the physicalrouter s inputs and outputs Protocol The instruction set and parameters used to communicate with and control a d...

Page 292: ...onsistent with iControl Other types of equipment production switchers controllers tally boxes have their own specific entries in the Equipment library Q Can there be more than one external router A Yes Every router or router control panel that is connected to a serial port on the Kaleido X corresponds to an External Router in XEdit Similarly every router with a unique IP address connected via TCP ...

Page 293: ...asanactualsizeof96x24 120x48 refers to the size of the router card when including certain internal connections Detailed Directions Configuring an External Router Theprocessofcreatingandconfiguringanexternalrouter i e third partyroutersorroutercontrolpanels for use with your Kaleido X system consists of 4 steps Defining the physical router Adding one or more physical levels Creating one or more log...

Page 294: ... from the Equipment library onto the root of the System hierarchical list in the Description Calibrations pane 3 Enter a descriptive name to act as a device identifier for the external physical router A new physical router appears in the System list ...

Page 295: ...This can be a serial port connection to one of the KXO output cards each KXO DUAL card has one RS 422 port which can be used for this purpose or a network TCP IP connection 6 At this point there are still no properties associated with the new physical router Click the Router Configurations tab where you will find the same control panel that exists in the iControl Router Manager embedded in XEdit s...

Page 296: ...sent there will be no entries in the Levels list 7 Choose a protocol from the Router protocol list Once you have chosen a protocol you can click Help to view tips on its use Note The connection type and output card specified earlier under the Properties tab appear here automatically These values can be changed if necessary Any changes will also appear under the Properties tab ...

Page 297: ...es theconnection is to one of severalrouters in a cascade configuration For example in the case of Network Electronics routers the Kaleido X sends commands to one router in the cascade which passes it on to the other routers via an internal communications mechanism MIDI in this case Each router in the cascade has an ID To represent this arrangement in XEdit the router connected to the Kaleido X is...

Page 298: ...t on router ID 2 When the command is sent to routers on a MIDI bus each router will examine the command check its ID and ignore it unless the ID matches its own 4 Click Edit In the Edit Level Size window specify the number of sources and destinations associated with the physical router ThethreeoptionbuttonslabeledVideo AudioandOtherareusedforNetworkElectronicsroutersonly forwhichlevelsmustbeclassi...

Page 299: ... a Network Electronics audio router It is fairly typical to have an audio and a video router connected to the same serial port When a crosspointswitchissentoutovertheserialport itaddressesbothrouters sothattheaudiofollowsthe video switch Step 3 Adding logical routers Logical routers add another layer of refinement over the control of a router In a typical situation a very largerouter e g 1024x1024...

Page 300: ... Router under the Router Configurations tab 2 Under Router Configurations Configuration type a Logical router name e g SmallLogicalRouter This is the name that will appear on the Kaleido X monitor wall in theAssign router input menu Ignore Logical router matrix IDfor now Enter the number of sources and destinations e g 16 x 4 IMPORTANT Once you have configured the logical router it is important no...

Page 301: ...elname e g Video The Logical level ID is not important at this point 4 Thelogical levelmustbe associated withaphysical routerlevel ClickAdd thenselectaphysicallevel from the list that appears 5 Click OK and then click OK again in the Logical Level Configuration window The new logical level appears in the Levels list under the Router Configurations Configurations tab 6 Next youmustspecifytherelatio...

Page 302: ...ter level column A menu appears listing all of the available outputs associated with that physical level Choose a physical output for each logical level destination 8 ClickAutomaptoautomaticallyenterphysicaloutputs insequentialorder startingfromthefirstone in the list If you have already specified a physical output the sequence starts from that one then autofillsfromthere Iftheoneyouspecifiedisina...

Page 303: ...as without spaces Sample label file 1 VTR 1 OUT 1 2 VTR 2 OUT 2 3 CAM 1 OUT 3 4 CAM 2 OUT 4 5 SAT 1 PGM 6 SAT 2 PVW 10 Select the Auto update labels check box to import labels directly from a router Note Labels are imported at runtime i e they only appear on the monitor wall not in XEdit This feature applies only to certain router protocols ETL Matrix HRS 1801 NVision NV9000 Protocol Pro Bel Gener...

Page 304: ...rs The softwaredoesnotpreventthis Inthecaseofdestinations caremustbetakentoavoidconflictswhen using auto mapping At this point you have completed the source and destination mapping for a logical level e g 0 Video Additional levels can be created For example it is often necessary to switch the audio at the same time as the video If you have a video routerand an audio router and you select Video 2 o...

Page 305: ...ate it with a physical router Audio level 13 Click the Destination mapping tab A new column appears corresponding to the new logical Audio level Theaudiodestinationscanbemappedtocorrespondtothevideodestinations Thesameapplies when it comes to mapping sources ...

Page 306: ... to set up breakaway switches you must use other software e g iRouter or a router controller e g Pro Bel SW P 08 At this point you have completed the definition of an external router Configuring a Router Controller There are two categories of router controllers that can be used to control the routers connected to controlled by a Kaleido X Simple router controllers e g Network Compact Intelligent r...

Page 307: ...hoose an output card from the list Note Simple router controllers can also communicate with Kaleido X via TCP IP This type of connection is enabled automatically and allows such controllers to issue commands to the internal router cards 5 Under the Interconnects tab click the router controller icon Under the Properties tab a list of settings appears with defaults for the serial communication param...

Page 308: ...uter controller is one that can issue switching commands to any router connected to controlled by the Kaleido X In order to be able todo this it must attach a unique identifier to each command that will allow the Kaleido X to direct the command to the appropriate device This unique identifier is the Logical router matrix ID which is similar to the Level or frame ID for a physical router but identi...

Page 309: ...299 To add a Pro Bel SW P 08 or equivalent router controller 1 Click and drag Router Controller Pro Bel SW P 08 from theEquipment library to the System hierarchical list 2 When prompted enter a name ...

Page 310: ...e list 5 Under the Interconnects tab click the router controller icon Under the Properties tab a list of settings appears with defaults for the serial communication parameters the bit rate bps the number of data bits parity stop bits and flow control However inthiscase thereisnoRouterfieldforspecifyingwhichlogicalrouteristobecontrolled This is because the SW P 08 protocol allows the controller to ...

Page 311: ...router levelIDs e g 0 Video 1 Audio whenitsends commands allowing you to target just video crosspoints just audio crosspoints or both Note You must always configure a logical router for a physical external router There is no way to control a physical external router directly Configuring Internal Router Cards The KXO 24Router card provides 24 external monitoring outputs that can route any of the 96...

Page 312: ...ave a router card installed To add aninternalroutercard right clickOPTIONAorOPTIONBintheSystemlist andthenclickInsertKXO 24Router on the shortcut menu A progress indicator briefly appears 2 Click the Router Configurations tab then click the Physical Router Kaleido X 7RU Internal Router folder under the Router list in the left pane ...

Page 313: ...303 Note TheKaleido XalwayshasaTCPportopen port14000 forcontrollingtheinternalrouterviaan Ethernet connection No communication configuration is required in XEdit ...

Page 314: ...pane Note that the physical levels are automaticallycreated OPTIONA Video120x48 andOPTIONB Video120x48 andconfigured to the right size Note 120x48 refers to the physical router size including internal connections used for router expansion The actual size of each router card is 96x24 ...

Page 315: ... not done automatically Click in the logical level column e g 0 Video undertheRouter configurations Source mappingtab and choosean input from thedrop down menu 6 Labels can be entered manually or by importing a CSV comma delimited file by clicking Import labels A file browser appears allowing you to select a CSV file such as might be exported from an Excel spreadsheet ...

Page 316: ...1 should contain numbers from 1 to N the number of sources column 2 should contain the source labels and column 3 should contain the destination labels Columns are delimited by commas without spaces Sample label file 1 VTR 1 OUT 1 2 VTR 2 OUT 2 3 CAM 1 OUT 3 4 CAM 2 OUT 4 5 SAT 1 PGM 6 SAT 2 PVW ...

Page 317: ...307 Auto map works as described in Step3 Addinglogicalrouters on page 293 It is also useful to have manual control over the source destination mapping in the event a router card is removed ...

Page 318: ...the KXI card Router Connections TobeabletocontrolarouterfromtheKaleido Xmonitorwall usingtheAssign router inputcommand you must define the connections between KXI inputs and external router outputs When you right click a videowidget thesoftwareusesthisinformationtodetermineitspointoforigin whichBNCconnectoron which KXI card and then what router output it is connected to The shortcut menu on the mo...

Page 319: ...onnectors on the Kaleido X and the external router OUTPUTs which allows the Kaleido X to determine the crosspoint switch needed 3 TheKaleido Xsendsthiscommandtotheexternalrouter overaserialorTCP IPconnection usingthe appropriate protocol 4 The external router redirects the specified source signal Monitor wall showing shortcut menu DVI outputs to monitor wall INPUTs 1 to 96 entering KXI cards OUTPU...

Page 320: ...do X inputs and for each an assigned router connection For each Kaleido X KXI input e g INPUT A Video 01 click the firstmenu under Router connection and choose a physical router e g NewPhysicalRouter Video Note Unconnectedmeans not connectedtoa router The input might for example be connected to another source MapstoBNCconnectors on the KXI cards The name of the physical router Maps to OUTPUT BNC c...

Page 321: ...l Router Note What you see on the wall is not a list of physical inputs but of logical inputs labels Once you have established your configuration in XEdit you always work with logical devices levels Note There is not yet an automapping feature available for router connections There is another function available on the monitor wall right click a video and choose Send to router output This will disp...

Page 322: ...ected to each other to create an even larger router Note that even if you connect two Kaleido X systems in an expansion configuration and thereby have access to any source or anyinputon eitherframe in yourlayouts thesameisnottrueoftheirrespective routercards Youcannot choose a source from one frame and send it to a router output on the other frame In order to do this you must connect the router ca...

Page 323: ...eframeareconnectedtotwomoreinthesecondframe butitisalsopossibleto connect only one card per frame XEditcreatesaphysicalroutercorrespondingtoeachcard andtwologicalrouters oneforeachframe insteadofonelargelogicalrouter ThisisbecausethesourcesofoneKaleido Xdonotentertherouter ofthe otherKaleido X The signalsdonotpassviathe frame expansioncable For this reason it is not possibletocreatealarge combined...

Page 324: ...OPTION A and B with rows labeled Expansion Input and Expansion Output Normally you connect the router cards in matching slots e g FRAME A OPTION A to FRAME B OPTION A 4 For FRAME A OPTION A click in the white column beside Expansion Input and choose a corresponding output option from the list A progress window for the router configuration appears briefly Note that the corresponding inverse setting...

Page 325: ...E B are completed automatically 8 Click the Router Configurations tab Note that the two logical routers have been replaced by one larger logical router 192x96 because now the sources can go anywhere via the router expansion cables ...

Page 326: ...omapping works for all inputs and outputs Note It is not yet possible to use the router expansion cables to connect router cards between standalone Kaleido X frames It is possible however to only interconnect one router card per frame leaving anotherrouter card perframe standalone Thiswould have the effectof creatingthree logical routers ...

Page 327: ...in order to receive and interpret serial tally information from third party devices The illustrations options or properties shown below may vary depending on your actual system To configure a Kalypso Andromeda Serial to TCP IP Dispatcher or TSL serial device 1 In the mainwindow click theSystem tab andthenclickDescription Calibrationsonthesecond level tabbar ThemainpanedisplaystheSystemhierarchical...

Page 328: ...r box and click OK 4 Click the Interconnects tab 5 Click the Kaleido X frame icon and hold the mouse button while dragging the pointer towards the third party device icon A line representing the connection between the frame and the device appears Connectionbetweentheframeandthedevice exampleusingKalypso sameforalldevices 6 Click the connection line between the frame and the device ...

Page 329: ...terconnects tab 9 In the Properties pane set the serial communications properties for the device 10 On the File menu click Save Alternatively click the Save button on the toolbar Ross Video Production Switcher The Kaleido X can receive dynamic source names and tally information from a Ross Video production switcher Synergy 2 3 4 SD MD and Vision models The procedures below describe how to set up t...

Page 330: ... the Kaleido X must be configured with the same values 2 Physically connect one end of an RJ 45 crossover cable to the Kaleido X s RS 422 port 3 Usingan DE 9S to RJ 45 converter connectthe other end of the crossover cable to the enabled serial tally port on the switcher Note Since the protocol is unidirectional only the transmit pins are required from the switcher s remote port See RS 422 Connecti...

Page 331: ...ely right click the list root and then click Insert Kalypso on the shortcut menu Note OntheKaleido X Kalypsoisthemodulethatreceivesandinterpretsserialtallyinformationfrom Ross Video production switchers A window appears prompting you for a device identifier Deviceidentifierinputwindow 4 Type a name for the Kalypso module in the Enter device identifier box and click OK 5 Click the Interconnects tab...

Page 332: ...8 In the Properties pane click the appropriate output in the RS 422 Com Port list 9 In the Interconnects tab click the Kalypso device icon 10 In the Properties pane set the serial communications properties for the remote port on the Ross Video switcher as follows Baud rate 38 400 115 200 Data bits 8 Parity NONE Stop bits 1 ...

Page 333: ...le below for a list of valid source IDs and their meaning in the context of the Kalypso serial tally protocol Source IDs Kalypso 1 92 Inputs 1 92 93 M E 1 PGM A 94 M E 1 PGM B 95 M E 1 PGM C 96 M E 1 PGM D 97 M E 1 PVW A 98 M E 1 PVW 2 99 M E 2 PGM A 100 M E 2 PGM B 101 M E 2 PGM C 102 M E 2 PGM D 103 M E 2 PVW A 104 M E 2 PVW 2 105 M E 3 PGM A 106 M E 3 PGM B 107 M E 3 PGM C ...

Page 334: ... Pst PGM A 112 Pgm Pst PGM B 113 Pgm Pst PGM C 114 Pgm Pst PGM D 115 Pgm Pst PVW A 116 Pgm Pst PVW 2 117 Test Signal 118 Black 119 Background 1 120 Background 2 121 Still Store 1 122 Still Store 2 123 Still Store 3 124 Still Store 4 125 Still Store 5 126 Still Store 6 127 Still Store 7 128 Still Store 8 Source IDs Kalypso ...

Page 335: ...9000 series MVS 8000 series or MFS 2000 series To set up the Sony switcher 1 Enable serialtally ononeoftheswitcher sports refertotheSonyProductionSwitcherSystemUser s Guide for details 1 2 Physically connect one end of an RJ 45 crossover cable to the Kaleido X s RS 422 port 3 Usingan DE 9S to RJ 45 converter connectthe other end of the crossover cable to the enabled serial tally port on the Sony s...

Page 336: ...Editor can be used with an adapter TouseaserialtallyfromanSCUmodelMKS 8010A a15 pin to 9 pinadapterisrequired withpinouts as follows SCU 15 pin SCU Signal Serial Tally Device 9 pin 2 RX 2 3 TX 3 10 RX 7 11 TX 8 4 GND 4 Serial Tally 2 Serial Tally 1 Sony Device Control Unit Pack DCU 8000 Editor can be used as Serial Tally Sony System Control Unit MKS 8010A ...

Page 337: ...ndtheToolspanedisplaystheequipment library when the root of the System list is selected 3 Drag the Sony production switcher device from the equipment library onto the root of the System hierarchical list Alternatively right click the list root and then click Insert Sony serial tally on the shortcut menu A window appears prompting you for a device identifier Deviceidentifierinputwindow 4 Type the n...

Page 338: ...ice appears Connectionbetweentheframeandthedevice 7 Click the connection line between the frame and the device and then click the Properties tab 8 In the Properties pane click the appropriate output in the RS 422 Com Port list 9 In the Interconnects tab click the Sony production switcher icon ...

Page 339: ...ial tally device 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 Baud Rate 38 400 Data Bits 8 Parity O...

Page 340: ... Kaleido X to interfacewitha Kahuna switcher To set up the Kahuna switcher 1 Physically connect one end of an RJ 45 crossover cable to the Kaleido X s RS 422 port 2 UsinganDE 9S to RJ 45converter connecttheotherendofthecrossovercabletotheappropriateRS 422controlportontheKahunaswitcher See RS 422ConnectionDiagram onpage42forpinoutson the Kaleido X The illustration below shows the location of the RS...

Page 341: ...2 ports select the one to which you connected the crossover cable 6 Set the communications parameters for the selected port as follows using the rotary controls on the right of the GUI panel 7 On the Kahuna switcher s GUI panel press the PERIPH button The Peripherals menu appears 8 Touch the Tally Control button on the screen to bring up the Peripherals Tally Protocolmenu 1 The Kahuna Install Manu...

Page 342: ...nedisplaystheSystemhierarchicallist andtheToolspanedisplaystheequipment library when the root of the System list is selected 3 Drag the Kahuna production switcher device from the equipment library onto the root of the System hierarchical list Alternatively right click the list root and then click Insert Kahuna on the shortcut menu A window appears prompting you for a device identifier Deviceidenti...

Page 343: ...e device appears Connectionbetweentheframeandthedevice 7 Click the connection line between frame and device and then click the Properties tab 8 In the Properties pane click the appropriate output in the RS 422 Com Port list 9 In the Interconnects tab click the Kahuna production switcher icon ...

Page 344: ...xt and Alarm elements coming from the Kahuna s serial tally information Note Refer to the table below for a list of valid source IDs and their meaning in the context of the Kahuna serial tally protocol Baud Rate 115200 Data Bits 8 Parity NONE Stop bits 1 Source IDs Kahuna 1 80 Inputs 1 80 81 Store 9 82 Store 10 83 Store 11 84 Store 12 85 Store 13 86 Store 14 87 Store 15 88 Store 16 ...

Page 345: ... 1 Output 3 96 M E 1 Output 4 97 Unused 98 Unused 99 M E 2 Output 1 100 M E 2 Output 2 101 M E 2 Output 3 102 M E 2 Output 4 103 Unused 104 Unused 105 M E 3 Output 1 106 M E 3 Output 2 107 M E 3 Output 3 108 M E 3 Output 4 109 Unused 110 Unused 111 Pgm Pst Output 1 112 Pgm Pst Output 2 113 Pgm Pst Output 3 114 Pgm Pst Output 4 Source IDs Kahuna ...

Page 346: ...ile 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 115 Unused 116 Unused 117 DVE 2 Output 1 118 DVE 2 Output 2 119 DVE 2 Output 3 120 DVE 2 Output 4 121 Store 1 122 Store 2 123 Store 3 124 Store 4 125 Store 5 126 Store 6 127 Store 7 128 Store 8 Source IDs Kahuna ...

Page 347: ...ion Switcher 337 15 OntheKaleido X loadthelayoutcontainingthewidgetsassignedtodynamictextandtalliescoming from the Kahuna switcher You should see source names and tallies from the Kahuna switcher on the monitor wall ...

Page 348: ...eving dynamic source or destination names and changing crosspoints are available on all ACOS enabled production switchers Configuring the Kayak Switcher Once you have established a serial connection between the switcher and the Kaleido X frame you will need to enable the ACOS protocol on the switcher s serial port by using the Sidepanel software To set up the Kayak switcher 1 Physically connect on...

Page 349: ...heswitcherandtheKaleido X TheKaleido Xsystemwill be able to send commands to the switcher and the switcher will respond accordingly Configuring the Kaleido X For your Kaleido X to receive tally status input names and output names from a Kayak switcher and to display the switcher s contribution on the monitor wall as visual tally and dynamic text information you need to configure your Kaleido X s K...

Page 350: ...ction switcher device from the equipment library onto the root of the System hierarchical list Alternatively right click the list root and then click Insert Kayak on the shortcut menu A window appears prompting you for a device identifier Deviceidentifierinputwindow 4 Type a name for the Kayak production switcher in the Enter device identifier field and click OK 5 Click the Interconnects tab 6 Pos...

Page 351: ...ties tab 8 In the Properties pane click the appropriate output in the RS 422 Com Port list 9 In the Interconnects tab click the Kayak production switcher icon 10 In the Properties pane set the serial communications properties for the Kayak device as follows Baud Rate 38400 Data Bits 8 Parity NONE Stop bits 1 ...

Page 352: ...ally sources DD35 and the Kayak series switchers only provide RED On Air tally sources This is a limitation in the current version 6 9 3 of the ACOS protocol Refer to the table below for a list of valid sources depending on your switcher model and their meaning in the context of the ACOS protocol InputNumber DD35 XtenDD HD XtenDD SD KayakDD Kayak SD HD 0x00 BLACK BLACK BLACK BLACK BLACK 0x01 0x60 ...

Page 353: ... 0x91 ColorBGD2 ColorBGD2 ColorBGD2 ColorBGD2 0x92 ColorBGD3 ColorBGD3 ColorBGD3 0x98 ColorBGD ME 0x99 ColorBGDTest 0xA0 PP Main PP Main PP Main PP A PP A 0xA1 ME1 Main ME1 Main ME1 Main M1 A M1 A 0xA2 ME2 Main ME2 Main ME2 Main M2 A 0xA3 ME3 Main ME3 Main ME3 Main M3 A 0xA4 MEhA 0xA8 PP_UTIL_D 0xA9 PP_UTIL_E 0xAA ME1_UTIL_D 0xAB ME1_UTIL_E 0xAC ME2_UTIL_D 0xAD ME2_UTIL_E 0xAE ME3_UTIL_D 0xAF ME3_...

Page 354: ...ideoStore5 VideoStore5 0xBD VideoStore6 VideoStore6 0xC0 PP C 0xC1 Layer ME1 PP D 0xC2 Layer ME2 M1 C 0xC3 Layer ME3 M1 D 0xC4 M2 C 0xC5 M2 D 0xC6 M3 C 0xC7 M3 D 0xC8 PPKey PPKey 0xC9 ME1Key ME1Key 0xCA ME2Key ME2Key 0xCB ME3Key ME3Key 0xD0 PP Clean PP Clean PP Clean PP B PP Clean PP B 0xD1 ME1 Clean ME1 Clean ME1 Clean M1 B ME1 Clean M1 B 0xD2 ME2 Clean ME2 Clean ME2 Clean M2 B 0xD3 ME3 Clean ME3...

Page 355: ...PP Clean Preview MEh B 0xD5 PP UtilB PP UtilB 0xD6 PP UtilC PP UtilC 0xD7 ME1 UtilA ME2 UtilA M1p2 ME1 Clean Preview 0xD8 ME1 UtilB ME1 UtilB PPp2 0xD9 ME1 UtilC ME1 UtilC M1p2 0xDA ME2 UtilA ME2 UtilA M2p2 0xDB ME2 UtilB ME2 UtilB M3p2 0xDC ME2 UtilC ME2 UtilC Mhp2 0xDD ME3 UtilA ME3 UtilA 0xDE ME3 UtilB ME3 UtilB 0xDF ME3 UtilC ME3 UtilC 0xE0 0xEF VirtualInput00 15 VirtualInput00 15 VirtualInput...

Page 356: ...button on the toolbar 4 On the Configure menu point to Database and then click Export to export the database to your Kaleido X frame On the Kaleido X you can now load the layout containing the widgets that were assigned dynamic text andtalliesprovidedbytheKayakswitcher Inputandoutputnames aswellastallystatusfromtheKayak switcher will be visible on the Kaleido X monitor wall Any changes made by the...

Page 357: ... the frame icon or the device s and drag the pointer towards the other 4 Clickthetestdevice sicon andadjusttheportsettingstomatchthoseoftheactualthird partydevice you wish to test 5 Click the connection line between the device and the frame 6 In the Properties pane select the appropriate output from the RS 422 Com Port list When connected the serial port test agent will log alldata received from t...

Page 358: ...348 Third Party Devices 13 ...

Page 359: ...ns Overview The Kaleido X system can execute commands received through a Gateway allowing third party developers and individual users remote access to some Kaleido functions For more information refer to the KaleidoRemoteControlProtocol Gateway User sGuide Ref M770 0900 XXX Note Theterm Kaleido isusedtodescribefeaturescommontotheKaleidofamily Featuresexclusiveto any one of these products are descr...

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Page 361: ...patcher is a piece of software designed to run on a separate PC or embedded into a product such as the Kaleido X and act as a bridge between a serial device and the TCP IP network Note For more information refer to the Serial to TCPDispatcherProtocol guide Ref M819 0300 XXX ...

Page 362: ...352 Using the Serial to TCP IP Dispatcher 15 ...

Page 363: ... X Audio Bridge Terminal The Audio Bridge Terminal ABT is an external audio multiplexer serializer for the Kaleido X System Snapshot TheKaleido Xsystemgeneratesdatatokeeptrackofcertainevents Thisdataisstored aslogfilesthat canbe extracted fromthe systemas acompressedZIParchive created whenrequestedbytheuserforspecificpurposes e g debugging frameevents This ZIP archive is called a system snapshot S...

Page 364: ...ernal side of the firewall Note All necessary ports are open by default on the Kaleido X There is no mechanism provided for changing the default settings FromClient to Kaleido X The following ports must be open on the Client e g workstation running XEdit Service Port Transport Notes HTTP 80 TCP Used by XEdit and XAdmin 5122 TCP Used by XEdit for keep alive heartbeat 5432 TCP Used by XEdit for expo...

Page 365: ...ery and communications between devices services on a network HTTP 8080 TCP 8082 TCP Internal communication 8083 TCP Internal communication 8084 TCP Internal communication 8085 TCP Internal communication 8086 TCP Internal communication 8087 TCP Used for debugging purposes 8090 TCP Web service 32769 TCP filenet rpc 5120 UDP On multicast 230 8 8 9 for RCP2 7572 UDP On multicast 230 8 8 8 for keep ali...

Page 366: ...internal router via the Network protocol 14000 TCP Used to control the Kaleido X internal router via the Pro Bel SW P 08 protocol Driver Port Transport Notes ETL 4000 TCP GVG 7000 Native 12345 TCP NVision NV9000 9193 TCP Network modular 4381 TCP Quintech 9100 TCP Sony HKSPC 12345 TCP GVGNP Emulator Utah RCP 3 5001 TCP SC 4 Ethernet Pro Bel SW P 02 2000 TCP Pro Bel SW P 08 14000 TCP Service Port Tr...

Page 367: ...to Changing the Client PC s IP Address on page 13 3 Configure the Kaleido RCP2 Refer to Configuring the Kaleido RCP2 on page 19 Kaleido RCP2 To assign an IP address to the Kaleido RCP2 Connect the RJ 45 Ethernet connector to the Kaleido RCP2 The RCP2 draws its power from the Ethernet cable Refer to Configuring the Kaleido RCP2 on page 19 Audio Bridge Terminal ABT To assign an IP address to the ABT...

Page 368: ...ons that can be enabled and disabled via the XAdmin Status and Options Web page Card type Option Part No Feature Notes INPUT CC XDS KXS CSX License for Extraction of CC andXDS metadata 1 input module Dolby E KXS DolbyE License for Extraction of Dolby E metadata and ALM 1 input module Embedded Audio KXS HD EMB HD SD SDI Input Embedded Audio Extraction 1 input module KXS SD EMB SD SDI Input Embedded...

Page 369: ...enable options on a Kaleido X 1 From a workstation on the same subnet open a Web browser window and type the IP address of the Kaleido X frame in the address bar Note The frame must have the Kaleido X software version 2 10 or later The Kaleido X home page appears ...

Page 370: ...sword box empty and press Enter The XAdmin Status and Options page appears 4 Click the arrow button at the end of the heading row that corresponds to the card for which you wish to enable an option 5 Locate the entry for the option you wish to enable and then click the corresponding Enable button Click to expand Click to collapse ...

Page 371: ...ge andtype the key Note that one CC XDS Option key is needed per input card and the extraction of CC 608 CC 708 XDS and Subtitling WST metadata are all activated as a single option Servicing Generating a System Snapshot To generate a system snapshot 1 From a workstation on the same subnet open a Web browser window and type the IP address of the Kaleido Xframeintheaddressbar TheframemusthavetheKale...

Page 372: ...362 Administration andServicing 16 The XAdmin Status and Options page appears 4 Click the Technical support link in the navigation pane ...

Page 373: ...Servicing 363 The Technical Support contact information page appears TechnicalSupportpage 5 Click System snapshot ...

Page 374: ...n takes a few seconds and then the following window appears SystemsnapshotFileDownloadwindow 6 Click Save The Save As window appears SaveAswindow 7 Type a new name for the file in the File name box if desired 8 Browse to the location where you wish to save the file ...

Page 375: ...en Folder or Close Viewing the Status Information of the Kaleido X Frame To view the status information of the Kaleido X frame 1 From a workstation on the same subnet open a Web browser window and type the IP address of the Kaleido X frame in the address bar The frame must have the Kaleido X software version 2 10 or later 2 In the Kaleido X home page click the XAdmin button A login window appears ...

Page 376: ...resentedintheordertheyappear fromlefttorightwhenlookingatthefrontofthechassis The heading rows show the card type serial number firmware and safemode versions a card status indicator and input signal status indicators The card status indicator shows whether the card is running normally green or in safe mode red Thesignal status indicators reveals the presence of a valid input signal at the corresp...

Page 377: ...nforthiscard Viewing Kaleido X Version Information 1 From a workstation on the same subnet open a Web browser window and type the IP address of the Kaleido X frame in the address bar The frame must have the Kaleido X software version 2 10 or later Card type Serial number Version information Input signal status Input signal format Status indicator Expand details Refresh Reset card ...

Page 378: ... page appears showing the system s and XEdit s software version information at the bottom of the page 2 In the Kaleido X home page click the XAdmin button A login window appears 3 Type admin in the User namebox Leave the Password box empty and press Enter ...

Page 379: ...Web browser s title bar The firmware and safe mode package numbers appear both in the heading row and within the detailed status information for each card Kaleido X Upgrade Manager For information on upgrading a Kaleido X system to version 4 00 please refer to the Kaleido X v 4 00 Release Notes ...

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Page 383: ...rs265 room layouts to RCP users264 timers to RCP users267 timers to rooms262 Audio metadata127 monitoring delay119 reference level123 124 Audio Bridge Terminal22 Audio meters configuration209 scale configuration212 Audio monitoring triggered by actions76 77 triggered from the RCP276 Audio outputs assigning to RCP users266 Audio scales210 backup91 B Background actions247 Background images clock log...

Page 384: ...udio Bridge Terminal22 audio meters209 audio scales210 212 client PC13 IP address357 Kaleido X15 100 networking12 13 RCP219 router output signal reclocking130 routers271 serial devices317 static UMD text223 system15 100 UMD text223 Cropping59 Crosspoints67 68 D Dashboard 53 disabling179 Database backup90 location93 recommended workflow106 retrieving backup92 Debouncing alarms145 Default layouts24 ...

Page 385: ...ation15 100 expansion system7 factory defaults106 frame status365 hardware setup8 version information367 Kalypso317 319 Keyboard input method64 Keying mode calibration117 L Languages input method64 Layout background keying117 foreground keying117 Layouts184 188 assigning to RCP users264 background image192 channel assignment192 closing186 default layout selection24 duplicating190 DVI background in...

Page 386: ...solutions168 170 174 Resolutions custom backup91 Restoring database backup92 factory defaults103 Room dashboard179 Rooms adding displays161 adding full screen zone165 assigning layouts to RCP users264 closing167 cluster165 creating160 display aspect ratio174 display diagonal size175 display height176 display position178 display properties167 display resolutions168 170 174 display rotation177 displ...

Page 387: ...up8 snapshot361 status information365 verification33 version information367 T Tally contribution devices317 Third party devices271 serial port test347 TSL317 Timers assigning to RCP users267 assigning to rooms262 Troubleshooting361 TSL devices317 U UMD editing text64 static text223 text font223 V Video widgets aspect ratio197 duplicating190 full screen57 overscan59 resizing197 safe area59 199 unde...

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