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Preface 

PresStation User Manual 

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Miranda Technologies Ltd 

Copyright © 1999 - 2007 Miranda Technologies Ltd. All rights are reserved 
and, under the copyright laws, this manual may not be reproduced in any 
form, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of Miranda 
Technologies Ltd. 

Printed in the UK. 

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Page 1: ...PresStation User Manual 03251 04 April 2007 Software version 4 5 Miranda Technologies Ltd UK Tel 44 0 1491 820000 Fax 44 0 1491 820001 Email uksales miranda com Web www miranda com Web www miranda com ...

Page 2: ...logies Ltd Copyright 1999 2007 Miranda Technologies Ltd All rights are reserved and under the copyright laws this manual may not be reproduced in any form in whole or in part without the prior written consent of Miranda Technologies Ltd Printed in the UK ...

Page 3: ...d will replace or repair at its cost Oxtel Series equipment returned to the factory carriage and duty paid and insured by the sender Before returning any item for warranty repair a valid returns authorisation must be granted by Miranda Technologies Ltd All repaired goods will be delivered as instructed carriage and duty paid and insured by the sender Any warranty over and above that offered here i...

Page 4: ... terminal that is outside the range specified for that terminal 3 Ground the product PresStation is grounded through the grounding conductor of the power cable To avoid electrical shock the grounding conductor must be connected to earth ground Before making connections to the input or output terminals of PresStation ensure that the product is properly grounded 4 Do not operate without the covers T...

Page 5: ...nces PresStation has CE approval and complies with the standards detailed in EN50082 1 1992 and BS EN 60950 1992 Amd 3 Scope of the User Manual This User Manual includes all the information you will need to get started using PresStation and using all the facilities available from the PresStation control panel For technical set up and specific product information refer to the publications listed be...

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Page 7: ...this User Manual he PresStation User Manual provides a general introduction to the PresStation system and describes all the facilities available from the PresStation panel and control unit The following list indicates which chapter you should go to to find out more details about each section T ...

Page 8: ... how to choose and adjust the rate at which a transition is made 7 Choosing and changing your source describes how to choose change and edit the sources associated with the PGM and PST source buttons 8 Inserting a picture or logo describes how use PresStation to insert channel branding stills and in vision clocks and timers 9 GPI Macros describes how to invoke a stored macro on the upstream Images...

Page 9: ...tact and what to do if you have any problems with PresStation 17 Appendix 1 describes how to upgrade software via a web browser Conventions used in this User Manual The following typestyle conventions are used throughout the User Manual boldface is used for emphasis and button names italics are used for screen titles references to other parts of the guide new terms and LEDs ...

Page 10: ...Preface PresStation User Manual Page 10 Miranda Technologies Ltd ...

Page 11: ...hat does each chapter include 8 Conventions used in this User Manual 9 1 Introducing PresStation 19 What is PresStation 19 Multi channel control 19 Channel branding 19 Video and audio switching 20 Control system 20 2 Getting Started 21 What is the PresStation Control Panel 21 The PresStation buttons and displays 22 Dialogue buttons 22 Function buttons 22 Rotary knob 23 The PresStation VGA screen 2...

Page 12: ...t Transitions 41 The transition buttons 42 The Transition Types and Rates screen 43 How to change a transition type setting 44 Audio and video only transitions 45 Disable Fade and Silent buttons 47 6 Choosing a Transition Rate 49 Adjusting the specified rates 49 How to change a transition rate 50 7 Choosing and Changing Your Source 51 The Source Select screen 52 How to change to a different group ...

Page 13: ...gs screen 62 How to load an image 63 How to take an image to air 63 How to remove an image 64 How to load a live image 64 Rates CGT and Keying 65 Fade Rates 65 How to adjust a fade time 66 CGT 66 How to adjust the clip gain or transparency 66 Keying 67 How to choose a Key Source 68 How to choose a Key Mode 68 How to choose Key Invert 68 Position Size and Cropping 68 Position 70 How to adjust the p...

Page 14: ... 83 Outputs 0 23 83 Inputs 24 31 84 Prescontrol 84 Outputs 0 23 84 Inputs 24 31 84 10 Controlling Multiple Channels 85 The Channel Select screen 85 How to save a configuration 88 How to display version details about PresStation and Prescontrol 89 How to configure the PresStation panel 90 How to save your new setup 92 11 Using Audio 93 Adjusting the output gain 93 Preview Monitor 94 Adding voice ov...

Page 15: ...cay ms db 102 Configuring the meter labels 102 Changing the preview monitor button names in the audio control dialog 106 Audio Monitoring Architecture 107 Audio adjustment 108 Input level 108 Wav file level 108 Monitoring level 108 12 Intuition 110 13 Controlling a MVP 114 Setting up control of a Miranda Kaleido 114 Additional configuration for a Kaleido KX 117 Setting up control of an Evertz MVP ...

Page 16: ... Power Requirements 128 Environment 128 Rear Panel connectors 129 GPIOA and GPIOB 129 USB 129 RS422 130 LAN 131 COM1 RS232 131 VGA 132 PS2 Keyboard mouse 132 Audio OUT 133 Audio IN 133 Power in 133 Mechanical 134 Panel Cut out 134 16 Support 136 Product Support 136 Warranty and Non Warranty Repairs 136 Obsolescence 136 Upgrades 137 Service Visits 137 Equipment Loans 137 Training 137 Web Page 138 R...

Page 17: ...Contents Miranda Technologies Ltd Page 17 Transit Packaging 138 Contact information 139 17 Appendix 1 140 Software updates 140 Installing software 140 Login 140 Password 141 Apply patch 141 Set Active Version 142 Reset 143 18 Index 144 ...

Page 18: ...Table of Contents PresStation User Manual Page 18 Miranda Technologies Ltd ...

Page 19: ... DVE and networked image distribution using the Imagestore Media Manager software video and audio switching a robust and scalable control system Multi channel control With a PresStation system you can control up to 200 transmission channels from a single panel or you can simply operate a single transmission channel manually Channel branding PresStation can control up to four keying layers per chan...

Page 20: ...ion fitted to your Imagestore system Control system PresStation includes a robust and highly scalable control system Each PresStation control panel must be connected to one or up to 6 Presmaster Control Unit s PCS 001 to provide interfacing to Imagestore or Intuition channel branding systems external router s automation system s Sony 9 pins Each Presmaster Control Unit PCS 001 can control up to 4 ...

Page 21: ...l ou use the PresStation Control Panel to control a Presmaster Control Unit PCS 001 It has two different types of control dedicated buttons and displays for the most frequently used actions and most frequently required pieces of information an external VGA monitor and mouse for viewing and changing a varied range of settings Y ...

Page 22: ...us and or dialogues on the VGA screen When you press a dialogue button it lights up green to show that it is active and the associated menu or dialogue is displayed on the VGA screen To switch it off simply press it again and the green light goes out see How to display a PresStation menu dialogue below for further details Function buttons The square buttons are known as function buttons and are us...

Page 23: ...esStation Panel is known as the rotary knob You use this to adjust the settings on some of the PresStation menus screen displays see How to adjust a setting on the touch screen below To adjust the sensitivity of the Jog wheel refer to page 84 The rotary knob is only active when the blue LED positioned at 2 o clock is illuminated ...

Page 24: ...nt space on the control panel The main screen as shown below gives an overview of the system in terms of Imagestores connected bugs loaded current DVE squeeze preset voice overs levels and audio metering with peak hold indicators This dynamic screen constantly changes to reflect the current status of the system Items in use will be highlighted red and features not connected will be greyed out ...

Page 25: ...B option is not fitted configured and fade to black FTB and fade to silence FTS are active As well as providing an overview short cuts to other menu screens can be achieved by clicking the mouse on the following boxes VO 1 VO 2 Out gain Imagestore A DSK 1 and DSK 2 Imagestore B DSK 3 and DSK 4 optional DVE optional Alarm Meters Logo ...

Page 26: ...agestore A DSK 1 box will display the following screen How to display a PresStation menu dialogue To display any of the PresStation menu dialogue screens simply press one of the white round buttons known as dialogue buttons on the PresStation Panel When you press a dialogue button the button lights up in green and the associated menu dialogue is displayed on the VGA screen ...

Page 27: ...ttons the following screen is displayed To select an item simply click with the mouse and the item automatically changes colour to show that it is selected To go back to the previous screen Main screen press the PGM dialogue button again or click on the region to the left of ALARM known as the Title Bar note that the green PGM dialogue button light also goes out ...

Page 28: ...ple from the Transition Types and Rates screen below you can adjust the transition times To adjust a transition time click on the appropriate button Slow Medium or Fast and then turn the rotary knob As you turn the knob you will see the current settings go up or down depending on which way you turn the knob See the relevant sections in this manual for details about how to change the settings etc f...

Page 29: ...he Channel Select buttons numbered Chan 1 to Chan 6 to switch between the various channels controlled by one PresStation panel The name of the channel currently being controlled is shown on the screen display next to the Channel Select button See Chapter 10 Controlling Multiple Channels for more information ...

Page 30: ...e chosen from the range of sources the router has available for the current channel The name of each source is displayed above the two rows of ten buttons You can also change the source by pressing the Source button and then choosing the new source from the Source Select screen displayed on the VGA screen See Chapter 7 Choosing and Changing Your Source for more information ...

Page 31: ...tomation enabled at start up the Auto On Off button automatically lights up when you switch the panel on To switch to manual control and ignore automation commands press the Auto On button so the light goes out Press the Automation dialogue button then click on Use Panel Under Auto to use the system at the same time as automation ...

Page 32: ...Technologies Ltd Front Panel Control Connected Imagestores can be manually controlled from the PresStation panel Select the appropriate channel Chan1 Chan 6 From the Channel Select screen click on the Configuration button to display the Configuration screen ...

Page 33: ...PresStation User Manual Getting Started Miranda Technologies Ltd Page 33 Click on the IS2 1 button to access the upstream Imagestore and the IS2 2 button to control a downstream Imagestore if connected ...

Page 34: ...ing Started PresStation User Manual Page 34 Miranda Technologies Ltd Click on the screen buttons to navigate through the Imagestores menus For further information please refer to the Imagestore User Manual ...

Page 35: ...een click on the ALARM text on the right hand edge of the Title Bar Click on the appropriate tab to display the alarm settings for either the Panel or PCS Values highlighted in red are outside the factory default settings and are therefore considered an alarm condition If an alarm is registered the ALARM text shown in the Title Bar will change from grey to red To turn an alarm off click on the but...

Page 36: ...Ltd To return to the main screen click in the Title Bar to the left of the ALARM text In the event of an alarm condition on the PCS the message will be displayed immediately on the front panel Previous alarm messages will only be shown when the screen saver is activated ...

Page 37: ...urrent programme output that is what is currently going to air This method is useful if you are only working with a limited number of sources that is a minimum of two and maximum of ten and you are not concerned about checking a source before it goes to air PresStation has two rows of 10 buttons buses for selecting and switching between sources The yellow PST buttons enable you to choose and previ...

Page 38: ...different source press the appropriate red PGM source button the new button lights up and the previous source button light goes out the programme output automatically cuts to the source you have just chosen If you simply use the PGM buttons to cut to different output sources you do not get the chance to check the source before you go to air If you want to be able to preview your next source before...

Page 39: ...a source before going to air The yellow PST source buttons on the bottom row enable you to choose and preview the next source before going to air Before you can use the PST source buttons to choose your next source you have to tell PresStation how you are going to transfer the preview source to the current programme output this is known as a transition What is a transition The process of switching...

Page 40: ...played above the three rows of buttons the new button lights up and the previous PST source button light goes out the new source is immediately shown on your preview monitor Once you have chosen and checked your preview PST source you are ready to make the transition cut from the preview source to the programme output And do a simple cut Once you have chosen armed the type of transition you want t...

Page 41: ... common form of transition It is where one video source or picture is immediately replaced by another source This type of transition is not affected by the transition rate see Choosing a Transition rate below Fade There are five types of fade cut fade fade cut V fade X fade and U fade With a fade there is a gradual transition from an image to a black screen or from a black screen to an image Wipe ...

Page 42: ...uces a standard mix between the programme output and the preset source The Cut Fade transition button cuts the programme output to black and then fades it up to the preset source The Fade Cut transition button fades the programme output down to black and then cuts to the preset source The V Fade transition button fades the programme output to black and then fades from black to the preset source i ...

Page 43: ...as a V wipe except that the wipe is from left to right or right to left depending on how your system is set up configured The Transition Types and Rates screen You use the Transition Types and Rates screen to change the settings of the transition buttons You can also change the rate speed at which a transition is made from this screen see Chapter 6 Choosing a transition rate for more information T...

Page 44: ...and cross fade buttons are not configurable and are therefore not displayed on this screen How to change a transition type setting To change any of the transition type settings for example the in and out times the relative times or the wipe softness click on the appropriate button turn the rotary knob the setting goes up or down depending on which way you turn the knob Note Changing the out time o...

Page 45: ... lit and then press the take button When you select Audio Only the next transition will only affect change the audio part of the on air signal Similarly when you select Video Only the next transition will only affect change the video part of the on air signal After you have made an audio only or video only transition both the programme and preset sources will be on air If you then choose a differe...

Page 46: ...reset audio are added and used as the output When the Lead Audio button is lit up the preset audio source is on air and subsequent cuts on the preset source only affect the audio output You use the Lag Audio option in combination with the Take button to add audio from the current program source with the video from the preset source You select the LAG AUDIO option by pressing the A V Split button u...

Page 47: ...straight away The Silent button is lit up when the output audio is silent the video remains unchanged Disable Fade and Silent buttons The Fade and Silent buttons can be disabled to avoid accidental pressing To disable or enable the feature go to the Button Disabling screen using the following sequence Press the Channel Select dialogue button From the Channel Select screen press the Configuration b...

Page 48: ...gies Ltd Pressing FTS will enable or disable Silent button Pressing FTB will enable or disable Fade button Pressing Auto will enable or disable Auto On button Pressing Lead Lag will enable or disable the Lead and Lag buttons To return to the main screen press the Title Bar ...

Page 49: ... their component part timing expressed as a percentage of the total X fade time For example the V fade down and up times could be 60 and 82 The total time for any transition type does not have to be 100 For example a V fade with a down time of 60 and an up time of 82 would create a transition which lasts 1 42 times as long as an X fade These proportions stay the same irrespective of the rate slow ...

Page 50: ...n rate click on the Slow Medium or Fast buttons the selected button will illuminate green turn the rotary knob the number of frames will go up or down depending on which way you turn the knob Note You cannot choose a rate which is in the same range as a slower or faster rate in other words they cannot overlap ...

Page 51: ...hat is currently going to air Although it is unlikely that you will need to press any buttons in this row the buttons relating to the source s which are currently contributing to the programme output are lit up If you do press a button in this row the programme output will always be affected unless it is hidden by a DSK or fade to black PST These buttons enable you to choose the next source to go ...

Page 52: ...sition output control buttons See Using Transitions for further details The Source Select screen You use the Source Select screen to choose and change the groups and sources associated with the PGM and PST buttons To display the Source Select screen press the Source dialogue button and the Source Select screen is displayed on the VGA screen For example The current group that is the group of source...

Page 53: ...up button on the Source Select screen The group you chose is then highlighted in green You can now check and or change the associated sources for that group How to change a source Once you have chosen your group you can change the source for each of the ten source buttons within that group To change a source click on the appropriate source button it changes to dark grey to show that it is selected...

Page 54: ...source press either the PGM or PST dialogue buttons and the Edit Source screen for that option is displayed Name Displays the source name associated with the illuminated bus button Machine Displays the name of the connected VCR if set in the Prescontrols configuration file Note PresStation has no manual control over VCR machines ...

Page 55: ...all the channels at once To change the level of an individual channel click on the appropriate input channel level box 1 2 3 or 4 to activate it it goes green to show that it is activated and then use the rotary knob to adjust the level When you have finished making the adjustment click on the box again to de activate it To change all levels at once click on the All Levels button and then use the ...

Page 56: ...le each input channel goes to the corresponding output channel for example input channel 1 goes to output 1 and so on To change the output source for an input channel simply click on the appropriate output box to display a cross These configurations can be set on a source by source basis The information is stored on the PCS 001 and is transferred to the connected Imagestore when the source is sele...

Page 57: ...played and Always Show Source enabled when the preset bus changes to source 16 group 2 PresStation will assign source 16 to button 10 default which now represents the out of range preset The button will light up and the text displayed for that source will change to that of source 16 The entire 10th column has become source 16 temporarily If you press the 10th button on the PGM bus you are actually...

Page 58: ...m the temporary source The 10th bus will not change until the preset changes The mode will remain active until either the source is switched back to within the displayed group or the feature is turned off from the configuration screen Enabling Always Show Source Always Show Source is enabled from the Panel Configuration screen To open the Panel Configuration window click on Chan Configuration Pane...

Page 59: ...the Preset or Programme bus selection The default option is PST where the mode is activated when the preset bus goes out of the displayed group Click on the button to select PGM where the mode is activated when the programme bus goes out of the displayed group Always Show Source bus source to use Use this option to determine which bus button source is to be reallocated The default option is button...

Page 60: ...Choosing and Changing your Source PresStation User Manual Page 60 Miranda Technologies Ltd ...

Page 61: ... Imagestore is linked to DSK 1 and DSK 2 A second Imagestore can be linked to DSK 3 and DSK 4 Each DSK cluster is identical and they are ordered from left to right This means that as the signal travels from left to right the right hand DSK is the last in the chain and is therefore the topmost layer note that your system may be set up configured differently Note Only DSK 1 and DSK 2 are available u...

Page 62: ...press the appropriate DSK button to cycle through the available options When a DSK is contributing to the output the relevant DSK button is lit up and illuminated in red The DSK Settings screen When you press a dialogue button above a DSK cluster the DSK Settings screen is displayed on the touch screen You can then choose an image animation or clock from the Imagestore associated with that DSK loa...

Page 63: ...ow to take an image to air Once you have loaded an image you are ready to take it to air press the appropriate DSK button and the selected image is displayed on the PST preview monitor note that you can change the image on the PST preview monitor simply by choosing clicking another image on the DSK Settings screen the DSK LED is lit up to show that it is armed choose the rate speed you want the im...

Page 64: ...nitor and the Cut or Fade LED lights up press TAKE and the image is removed from the PGM programme output screen and the DSK lights goes out How to load a live image press the appropriate DSK dialogue button to display the DSK settings screen select the very first image button Load Live at the top of the screen by touching the thumbnail the Fill input of the selected Imagestore will go straight to...

Page 65: ...left hand tab on the DSK Settings screen to adjust Fade rates Clip Gain and Transparency Keying modes key source key mode and key invert Fade Rates Fade Rates enables you to set the number of frames it will take to complete a fade transition You can adjust the number of frames for each of the rates slow medium and fast ...

Page 66: ...cy parameters Note that the CGT parameters are typically only used with Load Live Clip Clip is the level under which the key signal will be forced to black In a keying process this causes a total absence of fill video in areas where the incoming key signal is less than the clip level Gain The gain level amplifies the key signal forcing grey levels towards and up to white level In a keying process ...

Page 67: ...ntent of the fill image When the Key Source parameter is set to None the key for an image is white i e there is no image transparency Key Mode When the Key Mode parameter is set to Full the foreground image is passed only when the key signal is present When the Key Mode parameter is set to Linear the background and foreground are summed and the foreground is unaffected by the key Key Invert When t...

Page 68: ...ne Self and Key see The DSK Parameters above for more information How to choose a Key Mode To choose a key mode click on the Key Mode button to switch between Linear and Full see The DSK Parameters above for more information How to choose Key Invert To choose key invert click on the Key Invert button to switch between Normal and Invert see The DSK Parameters above for more information Position Siz...

Page 69: ...ick on the middle tab on the DSK Settings screen to adjust X Y position Crop top and bottom Crop left and right Load an image to modify or press the Preview button to edit an already loaded image The Preview screen will now show the on screen position of the image and its crop boundaries ...

Page 70: ...ition button until it turns green turn the rotary knob on the PresStation control panel until the desired image position is obtained the value will go up or down depending on way you turn the knob The image position is shown by the grey filled rectangle click on the button again to accept the change The button will now go grey To zero the image to the top left hand corner of the screen click on th...

Page 71: ...st the cropping click on the appropriate crop button until it turns green turn the rotary knob on the PresStation control panel until the desired position is obtained the value will go up or down depending on way you turn the knob The crop boundary is shown by the black rectangle click on the button again to accept the change The button will now go grey To remove the cropping click on Zero button ...

Page 72: ...lick on the right hand tab on the DSK Settings screen to adjust the following parameters Real Time Update Any changes made to the selected image with this option affect the Imagestore immediately Save without Crop Pressing this button will save the image back to the Imagestore without any cropping details ...

Page 73: ... from IS2 Pressing this button will delete the selected image from the Imagestore library HD Load Live Input 1 2 These buttons set which input load live will be loaded into on the ImageStore HD These buttons only effect the ImageStore HD and must be selected prior to the Load Live being loaded Pressing these buttons once load live is already loaded will not change the input until load live is load...

Page 74: ...te the mode from the Panel Configuration window To open the Panel Configuration window click on Chan Configuration Panel Configuration The option is on the last button so you will need to use the down arrow scroll button Click on the Enable file type icons in browser to select the option then save the configuration This icon denotes a still oxt This icon denotes an animation clock or Easytext craw...

Page 75: ...operation as defined under the Imagestores GPI Input Assign menu structure GPIs must be programmed from the Imagestores front panel or by using the PresStation Mirror command see Section 2 Getting Started page 32 For a full list of GPI operations refer to the Imagestore User manual Each Macro button 1 6 can be assigned to one of the 9 video or 9 audio GPIs via a matrix screen Press the Macro dialo...

Page 76: ...p off To disarm a macro prior to a take command press the relevant flashing button s DVE Squeezes are controlled in an identical manner whereby the Squeeze move is stored as a GPI command on the Imagestore These can be programmed to perform a range of squeezes pans wipes and similar effects on full motion SDI video in real time For example you can use it for picture in picture applications such as...

Page 77: ...mage stored within PresStation To modify a Squeezy DVE setting press the Edit Squeezy button The Edit Squeezy screen When you press the Edit Squeezy button the DVE Settings screen is displayed on the VGA screen You can then check the existing preset positions for each of the 100 DVE Presets held on the Imagestore edit the size aspect ratio position and border widths preview changes to the squeezy ...

Page 78: ...eight 50 screen centre Width width of squeeze image relative to screen width 100 full screen Height height of squeeze image relative to screen height 100 full screen Ratio Free Ratio Locked Controls the aspect ration of the squeeze image relative to the screen size Revert resets the squeeze image to full screen centrally placed X 50 Y 50 W 100 H 100 Preview LIVE pressing this button will display a...

Page 79: ...f the GPI the off part is not used NO ACTIONS SET will appear in the display providing that the GPI is empty Press the enter key then press enter again to insert an action In this example select squeezy Squeeze mode 0 Reveal MG Store After pressing enter VGPI 1 will now contain the squeeze mode but not the squeeze move To add the squeeze move press the right hand arrow key to display END OF LIST P...

Page 80: ...PIO connectors A and B that is GPIO 0 signal on connector GPIO C is a duplicate of GPIO 0 signal on connector GPIO A There are also 8 analogue fader inputs in two groups of 4 on connectors A and B As before these are duplicated on connectors C and D Assignment and set up can be specified in the software configuration file Port ID Label Desc Type GPIO A GPIO A General GPIO port GPIO GPIO B GPIO B G...

Page 81: ... GPIO 7 6 GPIO 9 7 GPIO 11 8 GPIO 13 9 GPIO 15 10 Not Connected 11 AN_IN0 Analogue Fader Input 0 12 AN_IN2 Analogue Fader Input 2 13 Ground 14 GPIO 0 15 GPIO 2 16 GPIO 4 17 GPIO 6 18 GPIO 8 19 GPIO 10 20 GPIO 12 21 GPIO 14 22 5V OUT 23 12 V OUT 24 AN_IN1 Analogue Fader Input 1 25 AN_IN3 Analogue Fader Input 3 Connector type 25 pin female D type ...

Page 82: ...PIO 23 6 GPIO 25 7 GPIO 27 8 GPIO 29 9 GPIO 31 10 Not Connected 11 AN_IN4 Analogue Fader Input 4 12 AN_IN6 Analogue Fader Input 6 13 Ground 14 GPIO 16 15 GPIO 18 16 GPIO 20 17 GPIO 22 18 GPIO 24 19 GPIO 26 20 GPIO 28 21 GPIO 30 22 5V OUT 23 12 V OUT 24 AN_IN5 Analogue Fader Input 5 25 AN_IN7 Analogue Fader Input 7 Connector type 25 pin female D type ...

Page 83: ... close GPIO 2 In black all should release GPIO 3 GPIO 4 GPIO 5 GPIO 6 GPIO 7 GPIO 8 Latching PST bus input selection mapped to buttons 1 8 GPIO 9 In a mix both should close GPIO 10 In black all should release GPIO 11 GPIO 12 GPIO 13 GPIO 14 GPIO 15 GPIO 16 Take momentary GPIO 17 DSK1 Live latching GPIO 18 DSK2 Live latching GPIO 19 DSK3 Live latching GPIO 20 DSK4 Live latching GPIO 21 VO1 Live lat...

Page 84: ...trol Outputs 0 23 GPIO 0 channel changed GPIO 1 chan 1 selected latching GPIO 2 chan 2 selected latching GPIO 3 chan 3 selected latching GPIO 4 chan 4 selected latching GPIO 5 chan 1 automation on off latching GPIO 6 chan 2 automation on off latching GPIO 7 chan 3 automation on off latching GPIO 8 chan 4 automation on off latching GPIO 23 Alarm OR of all possible alarms Inputs 24 31 GPIO 24 chan 1...

Page 85: ...ingle control panel You use the channel buttons labelled Chan 1 to Chan 6 displayed at the top of the VGA screen to switch between the first 6 channels The name of the channel currently being controlled is shown in the left hand edge of the Title Bar To choose any other channel once assigned simply click on a Chan button then select from the Channel Select screen The Channel Select screen W ...

Page 86: ...nd placed in the following directory mnt i565cache logos If the logos part of the directory does not exist it must be created Here is an example of a 3 channel system with a logo for each channel as displayed in the dialogue example First three files are created GardenTV bmp ZooTV bmp DinoChan bmp Then the panel conf on the panel or PresStation is edited as follows The groups of channels can also ...

Page 87: ...ntrolling Multiple Channels Miranda Technologies Ltd Page 87 group_names groupname1 Sports groupname2 News groupname3 Childrens groupname4 Evening The channel name matches the filename Please note that all text is case sensitive ...

Page 88: ...nual Page 88 Miranda Technologies Ltd How to save a configuration To save a configuration click on the Configuration button on the Channel Select screen and the Configuration screen is displayed Now press Save Configuration to save your configuration ...

Page 89: ...sStation and Prescontrol To display version information i e software serial numbers IP addresses and the build date click on the Version Info button on the Configuration screen The above screen simply displays version details about Prespanel and Prescontrol You cannot change any details on this screen it is for information only ...

Page 90: ...onfiguration button on the Channel Select screen and the Configuration screen is displayed click on the Panel Configuration button on the Configuration screen and the Panel Configuration screen is displayed Each of the options on the left hand side of the screen can be ON or OFF You simply click on an option to turn it on or off When you select an option it flashes in green and then goes to red fo...

Page 91: ...ed when a DSK is armed Arm DSK on FADE first If this option is ON the DSK automatically goes to FADE first instead of CUT Disarm DSK on TAKE to air If this option is ON the DSK is automatically disarmed after a TAKE to air Disarm DSK on TAKE from air If this option is ON the DSK is automatically disarmed after a TAKE from air Flash TAKE key when mix armed If this option is ON the TAKE key flashes ...

Page 92: ...can also adjust the sensitivity of the Jog Wheel Jog Wheel Acceleration button by changing the acceleration rate between None Linear acceleration Rate of change constant to rotational speed of jog wheel Low Linear logarithmic default Rate of change mainly constant but will increase slightly as rotational speed of jog wheel increases High logarithmic acceleration Rate of change increases sharply as...

Page 93: ...ons to control the output gain on the preset and programme meters and to add voice audio overs to background video soundtracks Adjusting the output gain You can adjust the output gain on the preset and programme meters from the Audio Control screen To display this screen click on Output Gain region of the main screen Y ...

Page 94: ...in level in decibels go up or down depending on which way you turn the knob The value range is 99dB to 28dB To re set the output gain to zero simply press the Zero button Preview Monitor The Preview Monitor buttons along the bottom of the screen allow you to monitor the audio levels of various sources Preview preview source audio levels PGM Input programme input source audio levels Imagestore A in...

Page 95: ...ted with an AES input If you choose a DSK which has an associated audio input the appropriate Audio Over button LED arm light comes on to show that it is armed for the next TAKE Note If the V O uses ARM TAKE option is set to OFF in the Panel Config screen the voice over will go straight to air Specifying the voice over settings You can specify the duck level preset level and voice over rate for Au...

Page 96: ... is on Preset Level The preset level enables you to adjust the level volume of the voice over audio when the voice over is on V O Rate The V O rate enables you to adjust the rate in fields at which the voice over is applied To adjust any of these settings click on the parameter you want to adjust and then turn the rotary knob on the PresStation control panel The value dBs ...

Page 97: ...ect The programme output select buttons allows you to determine whether pair 1 pair 2 or no voice over is applicable for the selected channel The 4 x 2 matrix is a visual confirmation of the settings and cannot be adjusted from this screen To adjust the settings for Audio Over 2 simply press the Audio Over 2 dialogue button to display the Voice over 2 Settings screen ...

Page 98: ...Using Audio PresStation User Manual Page 98 Miranda Technologies Ltd Configuring the Audio meters To configure the audio meters click on the meter display section of the main screen ...

Page 99: ... dBFS Top Lower decibel limit dBFS Bot Upper text limit Text Top Red threshold Red Div Setting dbfs top 0 and dbfs bot 25 will give a range of 25 dbfs if we set Text Top 10 then the labelling on the meters will start at 10 go through 0 to 15 25 dbfs range Red Div is where the meters change from green to red not in dBFS but as text for ease of use normally set at zero If it was in dBFS you would ha...

Page 100: ...Top dBFS Bot Text Top Red Div 0 36 0 12 dBU 18 Sets a 36dbfs range with the meters labelled from 18 to 18 changing red at 0dbfs dBFS Top dBFS Bot Text Top Red Div 0 36 18 0 PPM Sets the meters to show Peak Programme Meters in accordance with BBC British Broadcasting Corporation guidelines This display is different from the other presets in that it cannot be configured from the manual buttons The o...

Page 101: ...1 Text Top Set the meter text labelling in the range 138 138 Red Div Set the red threshold in the range 138 138 To modify the settings press the required button which will turn green then use the rotary knob to adjust the value Once the required value is displayed press the Apply button Options These functions allow you to change the characteristics of the displayed meters L R balance Displays Lef...

Page 102: ...he required value is displayed range 10 400ms then press the Apply button Configuring the meter labels It is possible to select what is displayed on the audio meters There are 8 audio meters available to display configured as four pairs By default the 2 left hand meter pairs show the preview output stereo pairs and the right hand 2 meter pairs show the programme stereo pairs It is possible to chan...

Page 103: ...name3 German name4 Spanish name5 French name6 Mono L Having defined the names that can be used in pairnames sections of the configuration file the use of these names needs to be defined in a meter_profile section within the channel config section the section with field rate and frame rate There is one meter profile for each of the audio buttons This is what selects which meter labels are displayed...

Page 104: ... the screen are the audio buttons referred to below For this example pressing the audio 1 button will display English 5 1 on the first 3 meter pairs Spanish on the fourth meter pair Pressing audio 2 button will display Portuguese on the first meter pair German on the second meter pair Spanish on the third meter pair French on the last meter pair Pressing audio 3 button will display Mono L on the f...

Page 105: ...ls are the same This means you will see one label spanning three pairs for readability This occurs when two three or four identical labels are next to each other It is only necessary to define the meter profiles which are required to change If these are not defined the conventional Preview and Programme labelling will be used ...

Page 106: ... with no profile_name definition the button name will default to profile x where x is the button number With no meter_profile section the previous button default names will be used i e Preview PGM input VO input and so on An example of naming the buttons meter_profile1 profile_name This is the first button pairname1 1 pairname2 1 pairname3 1 pairname4 4 meter_profile2 profile_name This is the seco...

Page 107: ...ntrol Room Audio The rear panel of PresStation contains 4 audio XLR connectors for processing control room audio prior to amplification The audio board within PresStation will perform level control and mix stored wav files for audio previewing Audio Monitoring Architecture ...

Page 108: ... level Click on this button then use the rotary knob to adjust the input level 100 for normal operation 85 for 6dB trim Wav file level Click on this button then use the rotary knob to adjust the WAV file level 100 no attenuation 0dBFS 12dBu when monitoring level is set to max Monitoring level Click on this button then use the rotary knob to adjust the Monitoring level 100 no attenuation ...

Page 109: ...PresStation User Manual Using Audio Miranda Technologies Ltd Page 109 ...

Page 110: ... DSK1 or DSK2 To select which input of the Imagestore the Intuition is fed into press the appropriate DSK box and from the DSK Settings dialogue select the Intuition option Exiting the DSK Settings dialogue will then display the Intuition logo in the appropriate DSK dialogue The Intuition has eight keying layers each of which is capable of outputting its own graphics These layers are displayed in ...

Page 111: ... to be cut up or down By selecting an appropriate thumbnail for the layer a further dialogue the Load Template dialogue will be displayed In this dialog each keyer can be armed to cut or fade by pressing the DSK ARM button this will toggle the Arm CUT Arm FADE and Arm Off option Alternatively the operator can change the panel configuration file so that the Intuition text or state button option is ...

Page 112: ...ing able to Arm a DSK the DSK can be cut up or down directly by pressing the DSK State Cut Up button On selecting on one of the keying level graphics the Load Template dialog will be displayed In this layer the required graphic is loaded by selecting the appropriate thumbnail in this dialogue and then closing the dialogue ...

Page 113: ...Presmaster User Manual Intuition Miranda Technologies Ltd Page 113 ...

Page 114: ...control up to 16 Kaleidos over Ethernet One Kaleido can be used as a master to change channels on the panel when a layout is changed on the Kaleido The setup of the Kaleido is carried out from the panel configuration file An example of the changes required to the panel configuration file is shown below There will be one port entry for each Kaleido that will be controlled Start the port numbering f...

Page 115: ... net_port 13000 master true By default the Presmaster will assume a layout called layout1 kg2 for the first channel layout2 kg2 for the second etc on up to layout200 kg2 However there is provision made should you wish to use different layout names in the mvp_mappings section A typical example is mvp_mapping shot_chan0 device258 layout Untitled1 xml device259 layout layout1 kg2 ...

Page 116: ...channel layout on the Kaleido Even if you do not need an mvp_mapping section it would be worthwhile adding the no channel section without this the Presmaster will never be able to have no channel selected when controlled by a master Kaleido The config section would look like this mvp_mapping no_chan device258 layout no_chan_layout kg2 device259 layout another_no_chan_layout kg2 ...

Page 117: ...he configuration file below port256 device_type mvp device_protocol kaleido ip 10 96 99 64 net_port 13000 master true room Master Control type Kx Setting up control of an Evertz MVP The setup of the Evertz MVP is carried out from the panel configuration file An example of the changes required to the panel configuration file is shown below An RS422 serial port connection is taken from the Presmaste...

Page 118: ...p for the Presmaster Control panel an entry should be put into the configuration file containing the Evertz NCP and PTX IP addresses and the port number for the PTX An additional entry nochan can be added to define which layout is displayed when no channel is acquired on the panel panel panel section defining shot names port0 device_type mvp device_protocol evertz debug 0 timeout 1 shot_chan0 NCP ...

Page 119: ...PresStation User Manual Controlling a MVP Miranda Technologies Ltd Page 119 shot_chan2 NCP 172 29 144 131 PTX 172 29 114 115 PTX_Port 3 nochan NCP 172 29 144 131 PTX 172 29 114 116 PTX_Port 2 ...

Page 120: ...uttons W and X escape and enter in conjunction with prompts on the display From the displayed menu option use the enter key to index to the next level or to accept the setting Where the symbols and are displayed use the arrow keys W and X to scroll through the options To return to the main menu continue pressing the escape key until it is displayed The front panel control menus can also be accesse...

Page 121: ...PresStation User Manual Prescontrol Front Panel Menu Commands Miranda Technologies Ltd Page 121 PCS Front Panel control screen Click on the screen buttons to navigate through the Prescontrols menus ...

Page 122: ... 1 O P value PSU 2 O P value 5V Supply value Unreg Supply value Temperature value I P Addresses IP Alias value Press enter to adjust Running Time value Serial info Serial Port 0 Type OK n Fail n Serial Port 1 Type OK n Fail n Serial Port 2 Type OK n Fail n Serial Port 3 Type OK n Fail n Serial Port 4 Type OK n Fail n Serial Port 5 Type OK n Fail n Serial Port 6 Type OK n Fail n Serial Port 7 Type ...

Page 123: ...il n Serial Port 17 Type OK n Fail n Serial Port 18 Type OK n Fail n Serial Port 19 Type OK n Fail n Serial Port 20 Type OK n Fail n Serial Port 21 Type OK n Fail n Serial Port 22 Type OK n Fail n Serial Port 23 Type OK n Fail n Version Details Serial Number S W version Build Date Build Time Built By PCB Rev FPGA Rev Serial Port data Type is a description of the port as defined by the configuratio...

Page 124: ... scroll through all the entries If no key presses are detected within 2 minutes the screen saver will be activated System To index to the next menu level press the enter key Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 System Restart Restart No Restart Yes Restarting System Reboot Reboot No Reboot Yes Rebooting Please Wait Change Name Press enter to adjust ...

Page 125: ...ct Information I P Addresses then Alias Display the address then press the enter key to change it Using the left and right hand arrow keys W and X adjusts the position of the triangular pointer shown on the top row by moving it above the number or space to be modified To increase the value press the escape key and to decrease the value press the enter key To accept the change move the pointer over...

Page 126: ...nd X adjusts the position of the triangular pointer shown on the top row by moving it above the letter or space to be modified To increase the value press the escape key and to decrease the value press the enter key The name can be a maximum of 16 alpha numeric characters To accept the change move the pointer over the Y or to cancel above the N then press the enter key once more The new name will ...

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Page 128: ... it is essential that these holes remain clear of any obstruction Power Requirements The unit uses two external 12V DC power supplies 60W or greater The connection into the unit is via 2 5mm jack sockets with the inner contact positive and the outer contact negative Environment The PresStation will tolerate operating temperatures in the range 5 C to 40 C with humidity of between 20 and 80 non cond...

Page 129: ...Technologies Ltd Page 129 Rear Panel connectors GPIOA and GPIOB For pin out information refer to page 77 78 USB PresStation has an external USB 1 1 connectors Pin No Signal Name USB 1 D0VDD 2 D0 3 D0 4 GND Connector type 4 pin universal serial bus ...

Page 130: ...l Name RS422 1 Ground 2 RX 3 TX 4 Ground 5 Ground 6 Ground 7 RX 8 TX 9 Ground Connector type 9 pin female D type PresStation has 3 RS422 comm ports labelled RS422 0 to 2 On some units they may be labelled RS422 1 to 3 The mapping is as follows RS422 0 RS422 3 RS422 1 RS422 2 RS422 2 RS422 1 ...

Page 131: ... 3 RX 4 NC 5 NC 6 RX 7 NC 8 NC Connector type RJ45 The LAN connector has 2 integral LED indicators The green LED indicated 100Mbps speed and the yellow LED detects LINK and ACTIVE signals COM1 RS232 Pin No Signal Name RS232 1 DCD 2 RX 3 TX 4 DTR 5 Ground 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 RI Connector type 9 pin male D type ...

Page 132: ...en 3 Blue 4 NC 5 Ground 6 Ground 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 NC 10 Ground 11 NC 12 NC 13 H sync 14 V sync 15 NC Connector type 15 pin female high density D type PS2 Keyboard mouse Pin No Keyboard PS 2 Mouse 1 KBDATA MSDATA 2 MSDATA MSDATA 3 GND GND 4 IOVSB IOVSB 5 KBCLK MSCLK 6 MSCLK MSCLK Connector type 6 pin PS2 ...

Page 133: ... Installation Miranda Technologies Ltd Page 133 Audio OUT Pin No Signal Name XLR M 1 GND 2 OUT 3 OUT Audio IN Pin No Signal Name XLR F 1 GND 2 OUT 3 OUT Power in 2 5mm DC jack socket Centre pin positive Outer contact negative ...

Page 134: ...chanical The unit is contained within a 3RU chassis with the following mechanical specification Height 132 5mm 5 22 Width 482 6mm 19 with mounting ears Depth 66 5 Weight 3 0kg excluding external power supplies Cooling Forced air via internal fans Panel Cut out 430mm x 129mm ...

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Page 136: ...at boot up Warranty and Non Warranty Repairs Miranda Technologies Ltd provides all products that are sold new with a two year return to base warranty Products that are purchased as ex demo may have a limited warranty and reference should be made the original acknowledgement of order or the Product Certificate for warranty details A repair service for warranty and non warranty products provides a t...

Page 137: ...m a Miranda Technologies Ltd Field Service Engineer will be provided assuming adequate notice is given Service visits are normally chargeable and are not covered by the standard warranty Equipment Loans A variety of loan agreements are possible and can be arranged with the Engineering Support department through the helpdesk although it is not always possible to fulfil loan requests at short notice...

Page 138: ...y packaged using good quality materials Particularly ensure that the unit is tightly packed within a strong carton preferably the original and avoid common polythene or polystyrene chips since the product may contain static sensitive devices Some components such as hard drives may be susceptible to damage by physical shock and caution is required when removing the equipment from racks Units receiv...

Page 139: ...chnologies Ltd Page 139 Contact information Should you need to contact you local sales or support representative details can be found from the main screen From the main screen click on the Miranda logo the contact screen will then be displayed ...

Page 140: ...ia a web browser To upgrade software use the following procedure Installing software Login Open a web browser Microsoft Explorer or similar and in the address banner below the icon tool bar type in the Media Alias IP address of the unit to be upgraded The address can be found from the configuration screen see page 83 Click on Log In To Continue ...

Page 141: ...PresStation User Manual Appendix 1 Miranda Technologies Ltd Page 141 Password At the next login screen type in the password ox117le then click on log in Apply patch ...

Page 142: ...pply Patch section This will open a window allowing you to select the file from your local or networked drive Once the patch file has been selected click on Open then Apply from the previous window This will then download the file to the selected PresStation After completion click on Continue Set Active Version ...

Page 143: ...ct the latest downloaded software Once selected click on to install the new software The new software is now installed but will not become active until the system is reset Reset To reset the PresStation and activate the new software click the check box then press Reset When PresStation restarts the new software will be running ...

Page 144: ...95 96 DVE 8 19 24 25 61 76 77 Embedded 55 Fade 41 42 46 47 48 62 63 64 65 66 84 FTB 25 48 FTS 25 47 function 22 Gain 65 66 93 94 GPI 8 75 76 79 80 Icons 74 Imagestore 19 46 110 Intuition 8 20 110 Key 67 68 Lamp 92 Macro 75 76 79 Meters 25 100 Mute 55 PGM 8 27 37 38 39 51 52 53 54 57 59 63 64 83 94 95 Phase 55 Position 68 70 Preset 52 59 78 96 preview 45 Preview 52 69 73 78 94 101 102 PST 8 37 38 3...

Page 145: ...tation User Manual Appendix 1 Miranda Technologies Ltd Page 145 Title Bar 48 transition 45 46 47 V O 91 95 96 VCR 54 VGA screen 22 24 26 28 30 52 53 77 85 video 45 46 47 web 9 138 140 Wipe 41 43 XLR 107 133 ...

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