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Exporting Clips.................................................44

Supported Media Files for Export..........................................44

To Select an Export Destination............................................44

To Export a Clip.....................................................................45

Server Configuration........................................46

To Assign Channel Transports to Physical

Channels........................................................................46

Channel Setup.......................................................................46

To Configure the Hardware Channels....................47

Video Formats.......................................................................48

UHDTV1 Support...................................................48

To Configure the Video Format..............................48

Video Router Setup...............................................................49

To Connect to a Video Router................................49

Audio Setup...........................................................................49

To Configure the Audio Setup................................49

Audio Router Setup...............................................................50

To Configure the Audio Router...............................50

Timecode Setup....................................................................51

To Configure the Timecode....................................51

Compression Setup...............................................................52

To Configure Video Compression..........................52

Channel Label Setup.............................................................52

To Assign Labels to Channel Transports...............52

Quad Viewer Setup...............................................................52

Quad Viewer Display.............................................52

Count Down Display..............................................53

To Configure the Quad Viewer...............................53

TSL Tally Setup.....................................................................53

To Configure the TSL Tally Input............................53

Replay Setup.....................................................55

Control Surface Connection..................................................55

Server Setup for Replay........................................................55

To Configure the Server for Replay.......................55

User Setup............................................................................56

To Set the Audio Tracks for the

Headphones...................................................56

To Set the Play List Auto-fill...................................56

To Set the Pre-roll Time.........................................56

To Set the Auto Jog Feature..................................57

To Set the Default Fast Forward and Rewind

Speeds............................................................57

To Set the Max Jog Speed.....................................57

To Set the Max Fast Jog Speed.............................57

To Set the Max Cruise Speed................................57

To Set the Max Fast Cruise Speed........................57

To Set the Max T-Bar Speed (VAR 2)....................58

To Set the Min T-Bar Speed (VAR 2).....................58

To Set the Max T-Bar Speed (VAR 3)....................58

To Set the Min T-Bar Speed (VAR 3).....................58

To Set the Auto-mark In-point Offset......................58

To Set the Auto-mark Out-point Offset...................59

To Set the Action of Camera Softkeys in CP

Mode...............................................................59

To Set the Transition Type for Two Replay

Channels.........................................................59

To Set the Duration of a Mix Transition..................59

To Set Whether Gang Mode is Selected for

Live EE Record...............................................59

To Set Whether Gang Mode is Deselected if

a Playout Channel is Selected........................60

To Set Whether Preferred Camera Angles are

Used for Live EE Record................................60

To Set the Preferred Camera Angles.....................60

To Set the Preferred Play List................................60

To Set Whether a Clip is Automatically Loaded

in CP Mode.....................................................60

To Set Whether the Out-point of a Clip is Used

in CP Mode.....................................................60

To Set Whether Play List uses

PGM/PVW......................................................61

To Set Whether a Mark Point is Saved to the

Clip Register...................................................61

To Set the Amount Inactive Lists are Dimmed

........................................................................61

To Set Control Surface Brightness.........................61

To Set Control Surface Contrast............................61

To Set Playout Channel Color................................62

To Set the Saturation of the Playout Channel

Borders...........................................................62

To Set the Source of the Name that is Applied

to New Clips....................................................62

To Set the Initial Clip Name Options......................62

To Set the Clip Name Options................................63

User Setup Files....................................................................63

To Save a User Setup File.....................................63

To Load a User Setup File.....................................63

To Name a Camera Input......................................................63

Remote Control Support..................................64

Remote Communications (RS-422)......................................64

To Configure Remote Communications.................64

DashBoard............................................................................65

Clip ID Support......................................................................65

Sony

MVS Series Switcher..................................................65

Maintenance......................................................66

Media Drive...........................................................................66

Disk Space.............................................................66

Troubleshooting...............................................67

Specifications...................................................69

Resources.............................................................................69

Operating Temperature.........................................................69

Ports..................................................................70

Serial (RS422) Port...............................................................70

LTC Port................................................................................70

AES Audio Port.....................................................................70

Mira Manual (v6.1) — Contents •

Summary of Contents for Abekas Mira

Page 1: ...Mira Manual v6 1 ...

Page 2: ... happen At Ross our employees are a special group Our employees truly care about doing a great job and delivering a high quality customer experience every day This code of ethics hangs on the wall of all Ross Video locations to guide our behavior 1 We will always act in our customers best interest 2 We will do our best to understand our customers requirements 3 We will not ship crap 4 We will be g...

Page 3: ...ates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his or her own expense Important Modifications Shielded Cables ...

Page 4: ...ency as required by the system Each chassis in this system must be electrically grounded by connecting the input power cord s to a correctly wired and grounded power outlet Warning Completely disconnect all input AC power cords from the chassis before removing the top cover from the chassis Failure to do so will expose dangerous electric currents and voltages Physical contact with these electric c...

Page 5: ...At Ross Video we take pride in the quality of our products but if a problem does occur help is as close as the nearest telephone Our 24 Hour Hot Line service ensures you have access to technical expertise around the clock After sales service and technical support are provided directly by Ross Video personnel During business hours eastern standard time technical support personnel are available by t...

Page 6: ...me a Clip 19 To Load a Clip from the Clip Register 19 To Import a Clip from the Clip Library 20 To Trim a Clip 20 Play List 20 To Create a Play List 20 To Name a Play List 21 To Edit a Play List 21 To Copy and Paste Play List Items 22 To Enable Aux Audio for a Play List 22 To Air a Play List 23 To Export Melt a Play List 24 Vue Marks 24 To Create a Mark Point 24 To View and Edit Marks 24 Channel T...

Page 7: ...T Bar Speed VAR 3 58 To Set the Auto mark In point Offset 58 To Set the Auto mark Out point Offset 59 To Set the Action of Camera Softkeys in CP Mode 59 To Set the Transition Type for Two Replay Channels 59 To Set the Duration of a Mix Transition 59 To Set Whether Gang Mode is Selected for Live EE Record 59 To Set Whether Gang Mode is Deselected if a Playout Channel is Selected 60 To Set Whether P...

Page 8: ...ach softkey button is shown along the bottom of the Replay window The label on the far left corresponds to softkey button 1 and the button on the far right corresponds to softkey button 10 Press the SHIFT button to access the shifted function for all the buttons on the Control Surface The buttons and indicators will pulse yellow while shift is active The shifted function for a button is shown just...

Page 9: ...GOTO IN press GOTO IN to jump to the in point of the clip Tip press GOTO IN during LIVE EE mode to mark a point of interest and rewind by the Auto mark In point offset GOTO POI press GOTO POI to jump to the point of interest of the clip GOTO OUT press GOTO OUT to jump to the out point of the clip PRE ROLL press SHIFT GOTO IN GOTO POI GOTO OUT to jump to the start of the pre roll interval for the s...

Page 10: ...Out points are automatically created based on the Auto MARK In and Out offsets from the User Setup menu VUE MARKS press SHIFT MARK to view the current list of marks SCROLL press SCROLL to be able to use the rotary dial to move up and down in a list BROWSE press SHIFT SCROLL to have a clip automatically loaded when it is highlighted WINDOW MIN MAX press SHIFT WINDOW to hide the row of camera inputs...

Page 11: ...er Replay Window The Replay window allows you to quickly view all the playout channels and camera inputs for the server as well as access Clip Registers Play Lists and menu items Playout Channels The playout channels are shown at the top of the window as the program outputs The name that appears on each playout channel can be set from the user settings You can select each playout channel using the...

Page 12: ...ed where the camera video is being recorded to the replay buffer Playback Mode In Playback mode you can replay a clip of an event that just took place The clip is played on the selected playout channel Note You must define and save the clip to the Clip Register for it to be available for playout at another time Clip Play Mode The Clip Play mode allows you to view any local clip on the server that ...

Page 13: ...sis Windows Login The server comes with the Microsoft Windows operating system and all the required software pre installed When you start the server you may be prompted for password for the Mira Server The default password is Abekas but can be changed once you are logged in User Mira Server Password Abekas Refer to the Windows help system for information on changing the password Note Once you have...

Page 14: ... you want to give limited access to the application This account is not password protected by default To Log In to Mira Explorer 1 Launch the Mira Explorer application 2 In the Login Type box select the type of account you want to log in as Administrator Privileged User Guest User 3 If required enter a password in the Enter Password field Administrator default password is multiflex Privileged User...

Page 15: ...n assign a virtual channel on the remote PC to it Physical channels are identified by the server they are located on The name of a server is shown in the upper right corner of the Mira Explorer window To Install Mira Explorer on a Remote PC Installing the software on a remote PC and the server itself are the same and use the same executable file Note Mira Explorer only runs on the Microsoft Window...

Page 16: ...records multiple video streams into a single clip and uses a single channel transport In most cases this will be channel A ChA 5 Click Next 6 Do you have a User Setup file for your Control Surface that you would like to use Yes click Select Mira Control Surface User Setup navigate to the file and click Open No proceed to the next step 7 Click Next 8 Do you have a Replay Event Template that you wou...

Page 17: ...s are shown on the list 2 Select the replay event you want to load and press LOAD Tip Select a replay event and press Set Favorite 3 and select a softkey for the number you want to apply to the favorite This allows you to quickly load that replay event at any time using the keyboard For example if you assign a replay event for favorite 3 you can quickly switch to that replay event by pressing Ctrl...

Page 18: ...how the Router Source List Select the new source and press Load or Select Source 4 If you know the name of the source you can enter it using the keyboard and press SEARCH to locate it The video from the selected camera is shown on the selected playout channel and the border around the camera video and softkey button changes to the same color as the playout channel border To Replay from Live Record...

Page 19: ...art of the event for all cameras 4 Manually adjust the in point and out point as required In Point press GOTO IN the IN button turns red and the playout channel goes into PLAYBACK mode and use the rotary dial to select the new point and press IN to mark it Out Point press GOTO OUT the OUT button turns red and the playout channel goes into PLAYBACK mode and use the rotary dial to select the new poi...

Page 20: ...video format that the server is operating in cueable are shown on the list The Clip Library is shown at the bottom of the window 3 Select the clip that you want to use in the replay event By default the clip is loaded into the playout channel as soon as it is selected Tip Press APPEND to Play List 7 or INSERT in Play List 6 to add the selected clip to the current Play List Append will add the clip...

Page 21: ...n the Play List Tip You can change the camera that is shown in the clip by selecting a different camera softkeys 5 Trim the in point POI and out point of the clip on the Play List as required using the buttons in the CLIP CONTROL area To Name a Play List Each Play List can have a unique name to help you identify it Names can also be copied and pasted from Play List to Play List 1 Press PLAY LIST E...

Page 22: ...t of the clip is ignored and the clip will continue playing until it is stopped or reaches the end You must click TAKE to transition to the next clip immediately Note The Play List will ignore the END command while the loop flag is set You must either toggle LOOP off to proceed to the END of the clip or press TAKE to transition to the next clip in the Play List To Copy and Paste Play List Items An...

Page 23: ...IST Library 1 4 Select the Play List that you want to play and press PLAY LIST The Play List is loaded and the playout channel is in PL EDIT mode 5 Press PLAY LIST again The playout channels are in PLAY LIST mode In 2 channel playout you will notice that the first item in the Play List is cued in P1 and the second item in the list is cued in P2 Tip This is a good time to take a quick note of how t...

Page 24: ...message is shown if there is a problem exporting a clip Check the export destination settings Each clip entry turns green and is shown next to the Clip ID as it is exported The green highlight indicates that the clip has been exported A green clip entry will not be exported again unless the clip is changed or the melt flag is reset When a clip is changed the entry returns to normal and will need t...

Page 25: ...ary dial to select the new in point c Press IN 5 Select a new point of interest as follows a Press GOTO POI b Use the rotary dial to select the new point of interest c Press POI 6 Select a new out point as follows a Press GOTO OUT b Use the rotary dial to select the new out point c Press OUT 7 Press SAVE to store the mark point to the Clip Register Mira Manual v6 1 Replay 25 ...

Page 26: ...at 1 times normal speed 12 Fast Forward Fast Forward the current clip at 30 times normal speed 13 Timecode Shows the timecode value of the current position in the clip An f1 or f2 at the end of the timecode indicates Field playback interlaced and an f1 2 indicates Frame playback progressive Tip Double click on the timecode to enter a new timecode value manually The channel transport immediately se...

Page 27: ...le click the clip you want to load into the transport control The clip must be in the same video format that the server is operating in Tip You can also drag and drop the clip onto the channel transport area or click the load clip button next to the clip name in the transport control area Tip Click the up arrow next to the Clip Library title to expand the listing Only the selected channel transpor...

Page 28: ...lected channel Clip Repeat Modes Looping There are a number of ways to have a clip continuously loop when playing out These modes can be set in the metadata of a clip so that the clip always loads in this mode They can also be set manually from the channel transport controls or they can be set remotely from an external device Only one play repeat mode can be active at a time Tip Repeat modes use P...

Page 29: ...ich tracks you want to record Note Audio is recorded depending on how the Audio Input Source is set in Mira Config Video record the video and any embedded audio coming into the Video In BNC depending on the audio source Audio record the digital audio coming into the AES ports or the embedded audio on the Video In BNC depending on the audio source 6 In the New Clip area enter a name for the clip in...

Page 30: ...rrent clip Overwrite arms the channel transport to start recording at the currently selected point in the exiting clip Everything after this point in the clip will be overwritten 5 In the Record Tracks area select which tracks you want to record Note Audio is recorded depending on how the Audio Input Source is set in Mira Config Video record the video and any embedded audio coming into the Video I...

Page 31: ...nnel transport Ctrl 1 1 H Select Channel H No Clear all Channels set all channel chain controls to Off Ctrl 1 C C Chain Channel Transport Control Chain Support Description Shortcut Function No Chain Current Channel turn Ctrl 1 C Y channel chain control On for the selected channel transport No Unchain Current Channel turn Ctrl 1 C N channel chain control Off for the selected channel transport No To...

Page 32: ...ansport forward at 3 times speed Yes 4 Forward play the clip in the selected F14 channel transport forward at 4 times speed Chain Support Description Shortcut Function Yes 8 Forward play the clip in the selected F15 channel transport forward at 8 times speed Yes 16 Forward play the clip in the selected F16 channel transport forward at 16 times speed Yes 30 Forward play the clip in the selected F17...

Page 33: ...ansport before running this command No Overwrite Record selects LIVE EE mode Ctrl 2 O and starts recording over the clip loading in Channel A Transport The server starts recording over the current clip at the location Channel A Transport is parked No Move Cursor to On Air Item selects Ctrl L A List Play the item that is currently airing on the on air playlist Chain Support Description Shortcut Fun...

Page 34: ...ay List and add the clips Arrange the clips in the order you want them to play and set how you want to transition between clips and the speed you want the clip to play out 1 If you are creating a new Play List click New New Playlist and enter a name for the new Play List If you are editing a Play List proceed to the next step 2 Double click on the name of the Play List you just created 3 Drag and ...

Page 35: ...es the last clip It is recommended that you set START to PLAY and END to TAKE to fully automate the loop The first clip starts to play out and executing the Start End and transition tags of the current clip When the clip is close to the end 3 seconds the next clip highlights yellow indicating that the PVW channel is about to go on air as part of the transition Tip When you are finished using the p...

Page 36: ...ew data or selecting it from a drop down list To Edit the Label Metadata of a Clip The label metadata is shown in the Clip Library and is used to sort and identify clips 1 Select the clip in the Clip Library you want to edit the metadata for Note You cannot edit the metadata of a clip if it is locked 2 Click Clip Library Modify 3 Click on the Labels tab 4 Edit the metadata item you want to change ...

Page 37: ...it reaches the Play Repeat OUT point When it reaches the Play Repeat OUT point it starts playing in reverse until it reaches the Play Repeat IN point again 6 Use the Play Repeat IN and Play Repeat OUT fields to the set the timecode for the in and out points of the clip Play Repeat IN the first inclusive field frame of the repeated portion of the clip By default this is the first field frame of the...

Page 38: ...parent clip that use an independent set of metadata This allows you to create a number of child clips that are trimmed differently from their parent and each other without taking up additional space on the media drive Once a child clip has been created you cannot delete the parent clip until all the child clips have been deleted To Create a Child Clip The child clip can have different metadata fro...

Page 39: ... the clip that you want to lock or unlock and right click on it Tip Select multiple files and right click on one of them to lock unlock multiple files at once 3 Click Properties 4 Click the General tab and select locked or un select unlocked Read only in the Attributes section 5 Click OK Mira Manual v6 1 Clip Library 39 ...

Page 40: ...code MXF Import Bundle 2 5 DV50 DVCPRO 50 Calibrated Q XD Decode MXF Import Bundle 1 4 Apple XDCam HD MXF Calibrated Q XD Decode MXF Import Bundle 1 4 XDCam EX Plug in Codec File Type Calibrated Q XD Decode MXF Import Bundle 1 4 HDV Calibrated Q MXF Import 1 DV25 DVCPRO Calibrated Q MXF Import 1 DV50 DVCPRO 50 Calibrated Q DV50 Decode 2 Calibrated Q DV100 Decode MXF Import Bundle 2 5 DV100 DVCPRO ...

Page 41: ...on 2 In the Channel to take offline list select the channel that you want to use for the import and click OK The Mira Import dialog box is shown 3 Click Import From and select the folder that the media files you want to import are located in Tip If you want to point the import application to a network drive you must map that drive in Windows before you can select it as a source 4 Click Choose 5 Cl...

Page 42: ...olor tab and select how the RGB luminance color range is interpreted when a file is imported Normal color luminance range is scaled from 0 to 255 Prescaled to 10 235 color luminance range is scaled from 10 to 235 Tip If the blacks of your imported media files appear crushed or the whites do not appear as bright as expected try selecting the opposite mode 5 Click the Multi Screen tab to allow the i...

Page 43: ...ect whether the Mira Import application is started automatically and whether the selected folders are watched Start importer 30 seconds after login the Mira Import application will be started 30 seconds after you log into Windows Enable watch folders at login the watch folder functionality will start automatically with Mira Import Import Channel select the channel transport to be used for import w...

Page 44: ...Mb s Sony IMX in Apple QuickTime MOV wrapper D10 IMX 40Mb s Sony IMX in Apple QuickTime MOV wrapper D10 IMX 50Mb s Panasonic DV25 in MXF wrapper DV25 MXF Panasonic DV50 in MXF wrapper DV50 Description Codec File Type Sony IMX in MXF wrapper D10 IMX 30Mb s Sony IMX in MXF wrapper D10 IMX 40Mb s Sony IMX in MXF wrapper D10 IMX 50Mb s Panasonic DV25 in Panasonic P2 wrapper DV25 P2 Panasonic DV50 in P...

Page 45: ...ight click on the replay event you want to export the Play List from and click Melt Replay Event Select the Play List s you want to export and click Finish The Export Editor opens with the clips from the selected Play List s 4 Click Clip Library Export The Export Editor opens with the selected clips listed 5 To select a different destination for a clip right click on the clip and click Set Destina...

Page 46: ...t the second group of channels ChE H are configured in the same way The exception being those configurations that use all 8 channels Table 3 Video Only Video Key Modes Description Mode Four 4 background channel transports no alpha This is the setting to use for UHDTV1 operation V V V V One 1 keyer channel transport video alpha and two 2 background channel transports VK V V Channel A carries the vi...

Page 47: ...nd right eye video 3D ISO2 stream for 3D production with two 2 replay channels Channel A carries the left eye and channel C the right eye video stream for the first channel transport and channel B carries the left eye and channel D the right eye video stream for the second channel transport Description Mode Channel E carries left eye and channel G the right eye video stream for the first replay ch...

Page 48: ... Event and File Export features are not available for UHDTV1 at this time With the 8 channel JPEG 2000 board operating in a UHDTV1 mode the eight 8 channels are converted into one 1 UHDTV1 channel ChA With the 8 channel AVC Intra board operating in a UHDTV1 mode the eight 8 channels are converted into two 2 UHDTV1 channels These two channels provide two separate record play background channel tran...

Page 49: ...art Mira to restart the server application and services with the new setting 11 Click OK when the restart has completed to dismiss the window Video Router Setup You can connect the server to an external router and control the sources feeding the server Note The router must support the Evertz Quartz protocol To Connect to a Video Router You can change what destinations are coming into the server fr...

Page 50: ... transport audio that you want to monitor on the analog audio output headphone jack Only audio tracks 1 and 2 are available on the analog audio output port 7 Click Apply Audio Router Setup There are two integrated audio routers built into the server An input router that sends audio from an audio input to any channel transport and an output router that sends the audio from a channel transport to an...

Page 51: ...deo signal being recorded Important When you turn the timecode overlay on it is shown over the image on the video output To Configure the Timecode The timecode information can be overlayed on the output video stream of the server Note The timecode overlay is only on the video output and will not appear in the recorded video 1 Launch the Mira Config application You may be prompted to allow the prog...

Page 52: ...rer and on each box in the HD SDI Quad Viewer output To Assign Labels to Channel Transports Channel transport labels are shown on the channel transport and help identify each channel 1 Launch the Mira Config application You may be prompted to allow the program to make changes on the computer click Yes 2 Click the Labels tab Figure 4 8 Channel Shown 3 Enter a new label name for each channel transpo...

Page 53: ...nsparency of the background behind the overlay text 5 In the Channel Label Overlay area select the opacity position and size of the channel information text Opacity select the transparency of the label Select Off to make the label fully transparent Position select the position for the label in the box Height select the size of the label 6 Click Apply TSL Tally Setup The server can receive TSL mess...

Page 54: ...ng TSL UMD V5 0 select if the tally server is using the TSL tally protocol v5 0 TSL UMD V3 1 select if the tally server is using the TSL tally protocol v3 1 7 In the Assign Preview Tally area select which indicator is lit when a channel transport is tallied as being on preview 8 In the Assign Preview Tally Color area select the color you want to use when a channel transport is tallied as being on ...

Page 55: ...t your requirements This configuration is based on the number of channels you have and how you want to use them Use the information in the following table to pick a mode Playout Channels Cameras 4 Channel 2 2 IOS2 1 3 IOS3 0 4 IOS4 8 Channel 2 2 IOS2 2 1 3 IOS3 2 0 4 IOS4 2 2 5 IOS5 2 6 IOS6 Playout Channels Cameras 1 7 IOS7 0 8 IOS8 2 3D 2 3D 3D IOS2 1 3D 3 3D 3D IOS3 Note You can configure the 8...

Page 56: ...ge for the headphones output 8 Press MARK SCROLL again to close the menu To Set the Play List Auto fill Clips will be automatically appended to a Play List with the same name as the clip If the name of the clip contains any words that are the same as a Play List name the clip will be appended to those Play Lists For example if you have Play Lists named GOAL and REVIEW any clip that has goal in the...

Page 57: ...er Setup menu opens 2 Use the up and down arrows or the rotary dial to select JOG Maximum Speed 3 Use the keyboard to enter the multiplier you want to use 1X is real time 4 Press MARK SCROLL again to close the menu To Set the Max Fast Jog Speed Set the maximum speed video will move when using the rotary dial in FAST JOG mode 1 Press MARK SCROLL The User Setup menu opens 2 Use the up and down arrow...

Page 58: ...n the maximum speed position top and the VAR 3 mode is active 1 Press MARK SCROLL The User Setup menu opens 2 Use the up and down arrows or the rotary dial to select T BAR VAR 3 MAX Speed 3 Use the keyboard to enter the multiplier you want to use 1X is real time 4 Press MARK SCROLL again to close the menu To Set the Min T Bar Speed VAR 3 Set the minimum speed video will move when the T bar is in t...

Page 59: ...Set the Transition Type for Two Replay Channels Select the type of transition that is applied when you press TAKE in Playlist mode PL and have two replay channels The transition occurs between the two channels 1 Press MARK SCROLL The User Setup menu opens 2 Use the up and down arrows or the rotary dial to select 2 Replay Channel TRANSITION 3 Select the type of transition you want to use to transit...

Page 60: ...emaining playout channels 5 Press MARK SCROLL again to close the menu To Set the Preferred Play List Set the preferred Play List for each playout channel when a Replay Event is launched 1 Press MARK SCROLL The User Setup menu opens 2 Use the up and down arrows or the rotary dial to select P1 Preferred Playlist 3 Use the keyboard to enter the Play List number 1 99 you want to assign to the playout ...

Page 61: ...feature on or off 4 Press MARK SCROLL again to close the menu To Set the Amount Inactive Lists are Dimmed Set the amount the Clip Register or Play List are dimmed when not active This helps to quickly focus on the list that is currently active 1 Press MARK SCROLL The User Setup menu opens 2 Use the up and down arrows or the rotary dial to select Dim for inactive clips and lists 3 Use the keyboard ...

Page 62: ...the source of the title you want to apply to the camera angles and clip name IN Timecode in point timecode is used as the name OUT Timecode out point timecode is used as the name none no default name is applied 4 Press MARK SCROLL again to close the menu To Set the Initial Clip Name Options Set the name prefixes you would like to be able to assign to new clips from the Control Surface When you pre...

Page 63: ...the USB port on the Control Surface 1 Press MARK SCROLL User Setup Files 5 2 Select the drive you want to store the file to Note If you want to store the file to a USB drive you must install the USB drive into the USB port on the front of the Control Surface Hard Drive selected by default press H Drive 7 from USB selection USB press Control Surface USB 7 3 In the ENTRY field enter the name you wan...

Page 64: ... you want to restrict the clip list to in the Restrict Folder area 5 In the Response Time area select how quickly the server executes the Clip Play command after the Clip Load command Fast executes the play command immediately after the load command This is recommended when controlling the server from an external switcher Accurate executes the play command only after receiving confirmation that th...

Page 65: ...ss Video equipment including openGear cards Carbonite production switchers Ross video servers and Ross cameras Download and install the latest version of DashBoard from http www opengear tv Review the documentation that comes with DashBoard for information on installing and launching DashBoard To control Mira from DashBoard you must create a custom panel in DashBoard using PanelBuilder to send VDC...

Page 66: ...edia content Disk Space The amount of free disk space on the media drive that is available for clips is shown at the top of the Mira Explorer window The free space is shown in time HH MM SS FF and percentage of free space on the drive When the amount of free space goes below 10 the text is highlighted in yellow If the amount of free disk space goes below 5 the text is highlighted in red 66 Mainten...

Page 67: ... Library listing While it is possible to enter save and search find keywords for all clips the feature to display the keywords in the Clip Library is not implemented at this time Mira Import Problems Cannot see any remote directories when choosing the Import From directory or when selecting clips to import Have you mapped the remote directory as a local disk drive Video on channel is disrupted whe...

Page 68: ... power supply modules from the chassis rear These LEDs should be solid green If either LED is blinking or has changed to yellow or red then you may have a fault in the power supply module Remove the suspect power supply module immediately the alarm should then mute Contact Ross technical support for assistance If the power supply checks okay check the LEDs on the SSD drive on the front of the serv...

Page 69: ...ental Conditions Non operating Operating 40 to 65 C 40 to 149 F 5 to 55 C 41 to 131 F Temperature 5 to 95 non condensing 8 to 90 non condensing Relative Humidity 35 C 95 F non condensing 29 5 C 85 F non condensing Max Wet Bulb Temperature 15 C hour 59 F hour 15 C hour 59 F hour Max Temperature Gradient 300 to 12 200m 984 to 40 026ft 300 to 3 048m 984 to 10 000ft Altitude Range Note Operator is res...

Page 70: ...tandard 1 2 3 8 9 4 5 6 7 Signal Pin Ground 1 Tx 2 Rx 3 Rx Ground 4 n c 5 Tx Ground 6 Tx 7 Rx 8 n c 9 LTC Port Signal Pin Ground 1 LTC 2 LTC 3 AES Audio Port There are two AES audio ports one for the first four transport channels and one for the last four transport channels Both have the same pinouts 70 Ports Mira Manual v6 1 ...

Page 71: ...26 Create Replay Event 16 Create Replay Event Template 17 Cruise Speed Max User Setup 57 Cue Points 28 D Delete Clip 38 Dim for Lists User Setup 61 Disk Space 66 Duplicate Segment Export 45 E Edit Replay Event Template 17 EE 26 Eject Clip 28 Electronic to Electronic 26 Ethernet Control 64 Exit Playlist 35 Explorer 14 Export Destination 44 Export Replay Play List 24 F Fast Cruise Speed Max User Set...

Page 72: ... User Setup 63 O Obey Clip Out point User Setup 61 Operating Temperature 69 Operation Modes 12 P Panel Brightness User Setup 61 Panel Contrast User Setup 61 Parent Clips 38 Personality 56 63 Ping Pong Repeat 26 28 Play Forward 26 Play List 11 34 Play List Copy Paste 22 Play List Create 21 Play List Edit 21 Play List Exit 35 Play List Looping 35 Play List Auto Fill User Setup 56 Play List Commands ...

Page 73: ...r 8 T Bar VAR 2 Max Speed User Setup 58 T Bar VAR 2 Min Speed User Setup 58 T Bar VAR 3 Max Speed User Setup 58 T Bar VAR 3 Min Speed User Setup 58 Timecode 26 51 Title New Clips User Setup 62 Trash Can Play List 22 Trim Head Tail 27 TSL Tallies 53 U UnLoad Clip 28 Use 2 Channels for PL mode User Setup 61 User Setup 56 User Setup File Load 63 User Setup File Save 63 User Setup Files 63 V VAR 2 3 1...

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