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install - concepts - PixMaster - switcher - CG - clips - controls - team - appendix 

Broadcast Pix 

V3.0

 

1.8 

1.8   Troubleshooting

 

The default Multi-View always displays a status bar with an indicator light, as shown 
below.  If it is green all is OK, if not (Red) click on the status light, which will bring up 
the Status Tab on the Multi-View and the following detailed status window will appear.  

Lights during normal operation  

Status on Mica 2000 

Status of

 

 Light

 Indicates

  

Mica genlock 

 Orange

 Mica Switcher has external blackburst reference 

 

 Blue

 Mica Switcher has external 1080i reference

 

 Green

 Mica Switcher has external 720p reference 

 

 Yellow

 Mica Switcher has no external reference and 

 

 

 is producing internal reference 

Panel ready  

 Green 

 Control panel is ready and has joined show 

 

 Grey

 It is not 

Status message

 Message on what is currently happening 

Содержание Mica 2000

Страница 1: ...install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix Broadcast Pix V3 0 Mica 2000 1ME HD Video Switchers Operators Manual Mica Software Version 3 0...

Страница 2: ...from Manufacturer Broadcast Pix will repair or at its sole option replace any component found to be faulty on any system returned to the service center of Broadcast Pix in the USA for repair The cost...

Страница 3: ...Tally Box a Mica 2000 1 4 2 Installing Optional 8 port Tally Box 1 4 3 Installing Optional 24 port Tally Box 1 4 4 Installing Tally Box Drivers 1 4 5 Installing Multiple Tally Boxes 1 5 Audio I O 1 5...

Страница 4: ...4 3 Multi View PixPad 2 4 4 PixPad Order Controls 2 4 5 Floating PixPads 2 5 Multi View 2 5 1 Overview of the Multi View 2 5 2 Sources on Multi View 2 5 3 Keyer Windows on the Multi View 2 5 4 Program...

Страница 5: ...the central Library 3 5 4 Adding a group of content from the central library 3 5 5 Manually Importing Content 3 5 6 Importing Content into a Subfolder 3 5 7 Fluent Watch Folders 3 5 8 Resizing and So...

Страница 6: ...ging Effect Transition Rates 4 3 4 Reversing an Effect 4 3 5 Modifying an Effect 4 3 6 Fade to Black 4 4 Keys 4 4 1 Key Controls 4 4 2 Assigning a Source to Keys 1 6 4 4 3 Direct Keys Controls 4 4 4 T...

Страница 7: ...ol 4 11 4 Optional Remote Panels 4 11 5 Remote Panel Wiring 4 11 6 Remote Panel Configuration 4 11 7 Remote Panel Setup 4 11 8 Remote Panel Operation 4 12 SnapShot Memories 4 12 1 Saving a Mem 4 12 2...

Страница 8: ...rs for Rolls and Crawls 5 4 Updating CG Graphics On the Fly 5 4 1 Quick Scribe Editing 5 4 2 Overwriting a File 5 5 Animation Store 5 5 1 Creating an Animated Graphic 5 5 2 Creating Animations in a 3r...

Страница 9: ...odifiers 6 3 1 Mark In and Out Points 6 3 2 Auto Start Clips 6 3 3 Auto Stop Clips 6 3 4 Auto Rewind Clips 6 3 5 Loop Clips 6 3 6 Cut Points 6 3 7 Auto Transition 6 3 8 Auto Next 6 3 9 AutoAspect Cont...

Страница 10: ...7 7 3 Setting the Camera Numbers for Hitachi Camera Control 7 7 4 Panasonic Camera Control Settings 7 7 5 Telemetrics Camera Control Settings 7 8 Adding Camera Control to a Show 7 9 Selecting Camera...

Страница 11: ...mer Control Settings 7 17 4 Selecting Streamer Control in a Production 7 17 5 Controlling a Streamer Group 7 18 KiPro Control 7 18 1 Installing KiPro Control 7 18 2 Adding KiPro Control to a Show 7 18...

Страница 12: ...raphics Operator and 1 Panel 8 5 2 Two Operators with Separate Graphics Operator and 2 Panels 8 6 Two Operators with Two Computers 8 7 Remote Operator in the Back Room 8 8 Dual Panels for Back Up Redu...

Страница 13: ...e have redefined the video production switcher Take note to which model and or option you have purchased and refer to that section in this manual prior to using your Broadcast Pix Switcher Please refe...

Страница 14: ...or Clean Feed on inexpensive monitors or for feeding a video projector The DVI outputs support the video standard of 1920x1080i at 59 94 50Hz Note that depending on your device the DVI signal may or...

Страница 15: ...ll graphics animations and show files live on the Systems C hard drive which is the removable tray in the front of the unit and all the clips live on the Video D drive which is mounted internally in t...

Страница 16: ...the available sliding rack rails to provide the proper rear support when attached with multiple heavy cables In addition there are 4 rear feet which may be used to stand the unit up right without harm...

Страница 17: ...tents The Broadcast Pix Mica 2000 is comprised of the following standard components Software BPswitcher V2 Inscriber TitleMotion GS HD Character Generator Microsoft Windows XP FES SP3 Broadcast Pix So...

Страница 18: ...er USB Dongle installed internally in the Server at the factory USB Keyboard USB Mouse Network Crossover Cable to connect panel to Server Software Broadcast Pix Software V2 Inscriber TitleMotion GS Ch...

Страница 19: ...as tape decks etc HD SD SDI Assignable in Mica Output Assignments 1 3 are Failsafe Top I O In 1 In 2 In 3 In 4 In 5 In 6 In 7 In 8 or Key Fill In K Key Cut Ref In Ref Out Out 1 Out 2 Out 3 Out 4 Out 5...

Страница 20: ...t or activate a circuit by sinking current to ground or could be used in an environment that is looking for a 0 to 5V logic level The maximum current is 350ma DC and the maximum voltage is 12V DC The...

Страница 21: ...pose Inputs contact points for triggering Macros Up to 8 external sources plugged into the Mica Input board can be tallied as shown by the diagram below Input 1 on the Mica card corresponds to 0 on Ta...

Страница 22: ...s USB ports and needs to be plugged into an electrical socket with the supplied power supply NOTE The Tally Box does not supply any voltage for tally Voltage must be provided by your Camera Control Un...

Страница 23: ...n the Tally Box to each terminal on your camera camera unit one to Program and the other to the Ground as shown below NO Normally Open goes to Program and C Common goes to Ground NC Normally Closed is...

Страница 24: ...l window as shown below left 3 Click on the Install button to install the drivers 4 Once the drivers are installed a pop up window will appear confirming the installation Click on the Finish button to...

Страница 25: ...ultiple tally boxes 1 Ensure that the Measurement Computing InstaCal software is installed as described in section 1 4 4 and open the InstaCal software by navigating to Start Menu All Programs Measure...

Страница 26: ...ion stores are included on all Mica Systems The clip store and 1 animation store can be used with or without audio Output 1 is used for Clip store out and Output 2 is used for Animation store channel...

Страница 27: ...our master audio output from the audio mixer by the total amount of video processing delay i e 33ms in this case the clip and animation audio will need to be advanced separately by another 33ms or 1 f...

Страница 28: ...ight 2 In System Settings window click on the Audio Tab which will bring up the various audio settings 3 In the Clip audio advance text box enter a number from 0 to 15 frames The number entered will a...

Страница 29: ...l a show must be loaded A show is running when the Multi View is filled with content video To Run a Show 1 Double click on the Broadcast Pix Switcher application on the desktop and a Welcome Screen wi...

Страница 30: ...system select the Sample Show 60 or 50 Hz based off the Video Standard selected in the previous steps 7 Click on the Open button A video initialization progress window will appear please wait unit th...

Страница 31: ...n the Mica Switcher needs to be configured with this assignment window to ensure proper operation All the settings in the Mica IO Assignments window are show based meaning that they are remembered on...

Страница 32: ...button as shown on the right The Mange custom names and labels will open as shown on the right To add a custom Label select the Labels tab and enter a custom label in the text field then click on the...

Страница 33: ...signal and Input 8 as the Key Fill signal If no External Keyer is used then Input K may not be used as another live input however Input 8 can 8 For each input select its native video Aspect Ratio eith...

Страница 34: ...or SDI Outputs 5 6 select the desired format for the Preview and PowerAux outputs either 1080i 16 9 720p 16 9 486i 576 16 9 486i 576 4 3 None 486i 576 4 3 Box or 486i 576 4 3 Crop Note if PowerAux is...

Страница 35: ...ion above shows the four ways that a 4 3 source can be treated in a 16 9 production If None is selected then the image is stretched to fill the space as is done on other switchers and the result makes...

Страница 36: ...View and the following detailed status window will appear Lights during normal operation Status on Mica 2000 Status of Light Indicates Mica genlock Orange Mica Switcher has external blackburst referen...

Страница 37: ...Settings as shown on the right The System Settings window will appear 2 In System Settings window click on the Video Tab which will bring up the various video settings 3 Under the Options section plac...

Страница 38: ...boards shipped after March 1 2011 the reference outputs can output the format of the input signal The Ref out LED will illuminate orange when outputting blackburst green when outputting 720p and blue...

Страница 39: ...Usually delay can be compensated in a studio environment with an audio delay In image magnification IMAG productions it is important to have the least amount of delay possible The values below includ...

Страница 40: ...Load a Show as described above To change which show auto loads 1 10 1 In BPswitcher click on Setup and a drop down window will appear then select System Settings as shown on the right The System Setti...

Страница 41: ...on Setup and a drop down window will appear then select System Settings as shown on the right The System Settings window will appear as shown below 2 In System Settings window click on the Video Tab w...

Страница 42: ...tputting to SD to eliminate aliasing No check preserves the most detail of an SD source When this option is enabled all HD content video and graphics may show additional artifacts This setting does no...

Страница 43: ...el may also be recessed into a cut out of a table top or console If a cut out installation is desired then the following dimensions should be used to cut the hole in the console top 1 11 Tabletop inst...

Страница 44: ...eated a restore point after your system has been installed and configured These instructions cover the basics of creating backup point and recovering to that point For advanced use of the Paragon soft...

Страница 45: ...ng window select the Back up now radial button and then click on the Next button 11 In the summary window click on the Next button 12 In the Completing the Backup Wizard window click on the Finish but...

Страница 46: ...ing the Red X at the top right corner To restore a backup in Paragon 1 Quit all applications including Broadcast Pix Switcher 2 Double click the yellow Paragon icon on the desktop If the icon is not o...

Страница 47: ...es in this window 8 In the Restore results window ensure that the Assign the following drive letter is set C Then click on the Next button 9 In the Completing the Restore Wizard window click on the Fi...

Страница 48: ...ly reboot You are now ready to use your system To restore from a bootable DVD All Mica Servers come with a bootable DVD that allows you to enter a Linux partition to launch and restore a Paragon back...

Страница 49: ...ly one system drive in the system there wont be ay other choices in this window 8 In the Restore Summary window click on the Next button This will begin the restore process During the restore process...

Страница 50: ...e Delete button to permanently delete the backup file The file is erased from the backup capsule Since the Backup Capsule on the System drive is only 125GB the capsule may fill up with multiple restor...

Страница 51: ...rs 6 standard keyers each with 2 dimensional DVEs reposition and cropping capabilities In addition one linear key can accept key cut and fill from an external CG One Chromakey is standard upgradable t...

Страница 52: ...of the control panel consists of 2 buses the Source and Destination Rows which correspond with the display row below them They are used to change key and aux assignments The bottom of the panel consis...

Страница 53: ...f 12 PixButtons 4 Motion Controls 4 multi purpose Knobs 8 Content Devices 4 assignable wildcard device buttons 4 Switcher Controls a 3 axis joystick and a Display These are all used to control various...

Страница 54: ...ustration below the Character Generator CG is active as shown by the CG icon See Section 2 3 for all icons The remainder of the PixButton generally shows what individual content element is now active...

Страница 55: ...ontrol panel 1 12 in a PixPad To select content within a device and for modifiers 2 32 Source Displays To see what device is on each source and to modify controls 3 6 Direct Keys To see what is in eac...

Страница 56: ...icons are used for VTR and other sources HD Clip Store 1 channel Instant access to clips Import and play out Use motion controls and time codes Plays compressed HD clips with embedded audio H 264 mov...

Страница 57: ...combination of Keys 1 6 to be keyed with a cut or mix onto the Aux 1 output It also converts formats aspect ratios and timing to a specified output Fluent Macros MEM Is a device that enables SnapShot...

Страница 58: ...upper middle half of the panel is comprised of the device controls as shown in the illustration below The remainder of the panel is comprised of the fixed controls which are described in section 4 The...

Страница 59: ...ps Stills and Animations 4 Wildcard Device PixButtons To control the optional camera and server control 16 Destination PixButtons 6 Key buttons Up to 10 Aux buttons 1 Effects PixButton 1 Memory Button...

Страница 60: ...as in the clip store shown below or to the numeric keypad such as in the Still Store To quickly jump to the first page of the content in the PixPad simply select the device button you are using in the...

Страница 61: ...button When selected the Multi View PixPad tallies red if on air and orange if not the PixPad on the control panel will always tally red no matter if the content is on or off air use the Multi View t...

Страница 62: ...tent Selection Buttons Buttons 1 9 on control panel To move back to previous PixPad Button 10 on control panel To move ahead to the next PixPad Button 12 on control panel To move down to the Controls...

Страница 63: ...e Joystick Control for the device not available for all devices Return to the thumbnail view of the device 2 4 3 Device Select Controls Page of Multi View PixPad The control buttons below will vary fr...

Страница 64: ...b Control is adjusted Joystick Control on the Multi View PixPad To control the Joystick select he Joystick button on the Multi View PixPad and it will highlight blue and the PixPad will show a 2 axis...

Страница 65: ...der PixPad and the PixPad order window will appear 3 Use the up and down arrows to move the highlighted selection to where on the list you want it to appear Highlight other items and them move them wi...

Страница 66: ...esized to virtually any size 3 Release unclick the mouse and the PixPad has been resized 2 4 5 Floating PixPads In addition to the Multi View PixPad in the top right corner of the Multi View you can c...

Страница 67: ...w consists of source windows larger preview and program monitors a PixPad of thumbnails to correspond to the control panel PixPad keyer windows a status bar a clock timer clip counters as well as tall...

Страница 68: ...w Depending on the screen resolution the default layout may appear slightly different However the basic concepts apply to all of Multi View layouts Multi View PixPad Keyer Windows Preview Monitor Prog...

Страница 69: ...re sources above the sources shown you may create your own custom layout and float up to all 32 inputs See section 2 5 9 2 5 2 Sources on Multi View 2 5 2 ME Preview Tally Program Tally ME Program Tal...

Страница 70: ...am 1 Any key that is off air grey or orange can be brought on air by clicking on its keyer thumbnail on the Multi View This will cause this key to fade on air at the rate for that keyer and the tally...

Страница 71: ...sure no video graphics are cut off There are 3 overlays which may be selected on Preview and or Program Title Action Safe Zones Aqua colored lines 4 3 Video Safe Zone White colored lines and Center ma...

Страница 72: ...provide Tally information Red letters On Program Orange letters On Preview White letters Selected in the device store To set the clip counters to count down 1 Right click on the any counter window 2...

Страница 73: ...ck on the Device Tabs at the top of the PixPad To change content Click on the desired thumbnail in the PixPad To effect Preview to air Program Click on the Preview monitor Will perform the selected Mi...

Страница 74: ...r Click on Mix or Fx button on the bottom of the Preview monitor To change the transition rate or effect Click on Mix or Fx button on the bottom of the Preview monitor and the PixPad will change showi...

Страница 75: ...ll bring up the various video settings as shown on the right 3 Deselect the Show transition controls checkbox under the Options section The Mix Fx Rate and BGR controls on the Preview and Program outp...

Страница 76: ...ayout tailored to that specific show You may use the default layouts as a starting point and then modify save them to your needs To create a custom layout 1 In BPswitcher click the Multi View drop dow...

Страница 77: ...ions under the Layout Colors menu as shown on the right To change the background color select the Multi View menu and select Use Colored Background by default this option is selected on To change to t...

Страница 78: ...olor select the OK button The Use Mica option applies a subtle glow effect behind each window The Gray White Blue Font color option changes the font color of the under monitor displays on the Multi Vi...

Страница 79: ...ayout window will appear as to the right 3 Enter the name you wish to give the layout in the Layout name field You may also save layouts in different sub folders Simply click in the Layout folder fiel...

Страница 80: ...ng out the end of your production this timer may also be controlled from the panel and or Multi View PixPad as a device To float a clock 1 Select the Multi View drop down menu 2 Select the Float optio...

Страница 81: ...se the countdown left click on the green play triangle button in the lower right hand corner of the timer window You may also double click in the middle of the timer to start pause the countdown 7 To...

Страница 82: ...o the clock Color Changes the background face of the clock to either Blue Green Red White or Gray Offset from local time Time shifts the clock backwards or forwards both in hours and or minutes from t...

Страница 83: ...n of the timer control 2 5 10 To add Timer Control to a show 1 Select the show to which you wish to add Timer Control by loading a show or creating a new one and then opening PixMaster by selecting Fi...

Страница 84: ...es 3 pieces of information 1 The top left corner always shows status running stopped and type of the timer stopwatch In this case the words Timer Countdown from 00 01 00 indicates the type of counter...

Страница 85: ...mer will automatically start playing updating the Multi View and display The motion control button will illuminate orange signifying that the countdown is running as shown on the right To enter a cust...

Страница 86: ...as shown on the right 3 To continue counting down from the paused time press the motion control button the button will illuminate orange 4 To reset the countdown to the start press the motion control...

Страница 87: ...To pause the stopwatch press the motion control button and the timer will stop and the button will no longer be illuminated as shown on the right 3 To continue counting up from the paused time press t...

Страница 88: ...modify and in the Screen Resolution section select the appropriate setting for your monitor 5 Select OK to save your changes 2 6 List of Screen Resolutions Computer monitors should always be square p...

Страница 89: ...on the C Drive for graphics each of which corresponds to a button on the panel They are Stills C graphics stills CG C graphics cg Animations C graphics animation 3 0 D clips Show 1 Pointers to clips...

Страница 90: ...on it is recommended to create a Generic Show that has all inputs sources mapped to the switcher and all devices pointed to the correct folders 3 1 To Create a New Show 1 Launch PixMaster by double cl...

Страница 91: ...cher as well as the content assigned to each source You can then edit from that starting point You may want to create one or more default shows as your universal starting point 4 Give the new show a n...

Страница 92: ...o single click on the show name and then press the Choose Show button From Switcher 1 Select the File menu as shown at the right and click on Edit Show The show that you have open with now open in Pix...

Страница 93: ...ignments memories or extra devices assigned to the 4 wildcard buttons in the upper right corner of the panel 3 View and save the content summary for the show PixMaster Show Editor 1 Click on device na...

Страница 94: ...you click on Clips 1 its Content Window for this show will open Content Window The content window in this case for the Clips 1 clip store enables you to Reorder the clips in the show Import new clips...

Страница 95: ...der in which it will be played out during the show again allowing for ease of use With the use of Fluent Watch folders you have the ability to automatically add clips and graphics to any show even one...

Страница 96: ...d hold it down 3 Select the last item you wish to move and all the ones in between will highlight 4 Then click the up or down button one time for each position that you want the selected group to move...

Страница 97: ...n the content window This will open the complete library folder that your device is pointing to as shown below To have PixMaster automatically show the entire library check the Always show entire libr...

Страница 98: ...to the show by clicking on the show s content list on the right side In the illustration below Hurricane is selected and so the 04 Milwaukee Weather clip will be inserted after the Hurricane clip 4 Pr...

Страница 99: ...sh to move and it will highlight 2 Hold down shift on the keyboard 3 Click on the last item of the group you wish to move and it and all the ones in between will highlight 4 Then select the area in th...

Страница 100: ...t box is checked as shown above If you do not want this and instead just want to add it to the library but not the show then simply uncheck the box 4 Press OK A browser window opens 5 Use standard Mic...

Страница 101: ...fill in its name on the blank line before you press OK This is handy for remembering a series of related clips especially when it comes time to clean excess media off your drives remember uncompresse...

Страница 102: ...tch Folders enhances your workflow throughout your entire facility Watch Folders are show specific and each device and channel may have a watch folder enabled For any show the maximum number of watch...

Страница 103: ...existing files option is enabled the graphic content will update once the file is taken off air 6 Click on OK to save the Watch folder options 7 In the content window click on OK to save and enable t...

Страница 104: ...The loaded show will be display as show on the right In this example 6pm News is the loaded show This text file is helpful when copying files from remote networked computers that may not be near the B...

Страница 105: ...before see section 3 5 5 3 5 8 3 5 8 Resizing and Softening Images When content is imported it can either come in as is or the images can be resized and softened upon import This is particularly usef...

Страница 106: ...age will appear 3 To close the still being previewed click on the red X in its upper right corner 3 5 9 3 5 9 Previewing Content At any time you can see a large thumbnail of any content element in any...

Страница 107: ...ire Library button 2 Select the item you wish to rename in the Entire Library section of the window 3 Right click on the file and a drop down menu will appear with 3 options as shown below 4 Select on...

Страница 108: ...brary as removing a content does not delete it from your system If you want to delete content from the hard drive see section 3 5 12 3 5 11 6 If leadings numbers are being used on content you have the...

Страница 109: ...leted and it is not recommended To delete a Clip or Graphic from the library 1 Make sure your are viewing the entire library by clicking on the View entire library button and the content window will e...

Страница 110: ...s Content Summary On the PixMaster window for the desired show click on View show contents The View Show Contents window will open To Save the Content Summary You can save this by clicking on Save Li...

Страница 111: ...ngs Windows for the Show will appear The Show Settings window enables you to edit Switcher Sources for re mapping adding and removing sources as well as assigning a fail safe source Memory Rows for as...

Страница 112: ...ents window will open showing all 32 mapable input sources 2 Select the source number you wish to change by clicking on its name A drop down menu will appear with all your available source names creat...

Страница 113: ...ce from the drop down window 4 Click on OK to return to the Edit Show Settings window To remove a wildcard device 1 Repeat steps 1 2 above 2 Select remove from the drop down list 3 Click on OK to retu...

Страница 114: ...napShot Memories Macros may also be added and sorted in this menu if a Macro has a leading number applied to it See section 4 12 for more information about Macros The memory controls in PixMaster enab...

Страница 115: ...window click on View all memories which will expand the memory window to include the central library of all memories For moving memories into a show and organizing them this window works same way as t...

Страница 116: ...mory window shown on the previous page 2 Click on Edit memory The Edit Memory window opens You may also double click the memory 3 Fill in the name you wish to give the Memory in the Name for memory x...

Страница 117: ...ion the text with the 2 arrows and the position will show in the white preview window It is recommended to use the default font if desired you may select another by un checking the Use default font bo...

Страница 118: ...l for triggering Alpha Wipe transitions and other frequently used effects without having the need to enter the MEM Device PixPad To assign MEMs to the Memory Rows 1 In the Edit Show Settings window se...

Страница 119: ...this option will continue to show the source name icon when in the memory mode 6 To view source names icons on unassigned memory buttons place a check mark next to Show source names on unassigned butt...

Страница 120: ...is only available when the optional external tally box is installed as described in section 1 4 2 Since this is an advanced feature in large installations it is advised to contact Technical Support r...

Страница 121: ...ftPanel 4 0 Switcher Controls When you launch Broadcast Pix Switcher and a show is loaded see section 1 7 the switcher controls fill in on the panel as shown below Source Controls To select sources fo...

Страница 122: ...the optional tally box is installed the program tally is also sent out Panel Tally State Color Buttons PixButtons Selected and on Program Red Selected and on Preview Orange Off not selected White but...

Страница 123: ...trated below These 16 sources are arrayed in columns of 4 buttons each The same source is assigned to all 4 buttons in each column The displays on the PixButtons in the display row indicate what sourc...

Страница 124: ...ew preset which will be illuminated orange during a transition the preview row illuminates red and returns to orange at the end of the transition Source Row The Source Row is used to select which sour...

Страница 125: ...will change to the names of sources 17 32 There is no need to hold down shift since the panel will stay in the shifted state until it is deselected 2 Select a button from the Program Preview or Sourc...

Страница 126: ...without the need of selecting shift every time for these occasions the shift function may be locked To turn on Lock Shift from the control panel 1 In the Program Bus Transition section double punch th...

Страница 127: ...ves into the next Effect An effect is a transition that uses a pattern or special effect to change from one picture to the next Effects include wipes pushes squeezes and other 2D DVE moves The Transit...

Страница 128: ...abled checked 5 Click on the OK button to save and exit the System Settings window 6 To turn off Transition Preview repeat these steps 4 2 1 4 2 1 Transition Preview Transition Preview adds confidence...

Страница 129: ...and it will illuminate orange 2 On the preview bus select the source you wish to transition to by pressing its button The button will light orange and the selected source is displayed in the preview...

Страница 130: ...ted source is displayed in the preview monitor 3 If not already lit press the Mix button which will illuminate orange The effects PixButton to the right of it will change to green 4 Press the Auto Tra...

Страница 131: ...he Device Controls will change to effect including the PixPad knobs and joystick The effect that is currently selected and ready to execute is shown in the effects PixButton in the transition section...

Страница 132: ...ressing the Effect PixButton This will cause the following device controls to appear 4 Knobs for modifying effects LED Display shows selected device effect knob values and numeric keypad value Effects...

Страница 133: ...t PixButton and the next 9 will appear 4 To see the 9 beyond that press the Next PixButton again You may press the Next button until PixPad runs out of assigned pages 5 To back up and look at the prev...

Страница 134: ...reversed see section 4 3 5 Types of Transition Effects The Broadcast Pix Switcher supports many types of transitions each has its own style PixButton icon For example if there was currently a picture...

Страница 135: ...k wipes which start in one position and then move in a circle Their icons show a black region where the foreground begins to enter and then a curved or diagonal arrow with the direction of the clock m...

Страница 136: ...t Number you wish using the numeric keypad As you enter each number it will appear in the display For example Fx 122 as shown below If you enter a wrong number press the UP PixButton which will bring...

Страница 137: ...es are displayed in frames with 30 frames being equal to one second 60Hz and 25 being equal to one second in 50Hz The system defaults to 30 frames until another rate is selected To change the transiti...

Страница 138: ...te OR 1 If the Device Controls are not already assigned to effects press the Effects PixButton 3 Press the Trans Rate PixButton and the following numeric keypad will appear 4 Enter the rate Number you...

Страница 139: ...w start on the outside and go to the center etc To reverse an effect To Reverse the direction of all effects on the Effects PixPad press the Controls PixButton then press the Reverse PixButton To indi...

Страница 140: ...o effects if they are not press the Effects PixButton in the transition section 3 Select the effect you want with either the numeric keypad or one of the Effect Pattern PixButtons 4 Click the Controls...

Страница 141: ...FTB button on the Program monitor it will illuminate blue as shown on the right 3 The PixPad will change showing a numeric keypad as shown on the right Enter the desired fade to black rate with the Nu...

Страница 142: ...he selected rate and the FTB button will illuminate red and start blinking 2 To fade from black press the FTB button in the transition section and the button will turn off To modify the FTB rate on th...

Страница 143: ...ox Picture in Picture which can hold a camera still clip or any other source Any key may hold a Chroma Luma Key however only one source at a time may have a Chroma Luma key applied as an option multip...

Страница 144: ...lly Manually turn keys on and off on Program Source Row Buttons For use with the Key Select Buttons to change which device is assigned to a key Key Select Buttons in the Destinations Row For assigning...

Страница 145: ...ifferent source you will be impacting the on air content The lit source button will illuminate orange if this key is not on air If a shifted source 17 32 is currently in the key it will blink on the C...

Страница 146: ...is will cause this key to fade on at the rate for that keyer and the button will change color to red To Manually Take a Key Off Program 1 Any key that is on air red can be taken off program by pressin...

Страница 147: ...e used with each Transition Controls section This enables key transitions to be combined with background transitions This also enables any effects such as a wipe or push off to be used for transitioni...

Страница 148: ...the transition section of the control panel by default the buttons layers are added selected one at a time leaving the previously selected layers enabled For most users this method is acceptable howev...

Страница 149: ...for left crop the R Knob for right crop T Knob for top crop and B Knob for bottom crop Once any side has been cropped the display and keyer window on the Multi View will read out Cr next to the key ra...

Страница 150: ...or X Axis control and or the 2nd Knob for Y Axis control using the knobs provides fine tuned control For quicker control the Joystick may also be used Move the Joystick Once a keyer has be repositione...

Страница 151: ...he desired keyer to assign the Device Controls to that key in this example Key 3 is being used 2 Turn the 1st knob to the desired transition rate which will be shown after the letters Ra in the displa...

Страница 152: ...the layer order of the keyers by bringing a keyer up towards the foreground or down towards the background This is useful when creating DVE boxes see next section and want to zoom a keyer full screen...

Страница 153: ...2 Select the desired key to move down in this case Key 3 by pressing the Key 3 transition button The keyer will move down one layer and the display will update to reflect that as shown on the right 3...

Страница 154: ...Key 6 Select This will assign the Device Controls to the Keyer selected as described in section 4 4 2 3 Press the DVE OnOff PixButton on the Keyer Modifier PixPad which will cause the word DVE to app...

Страница 155: ...u would like to feed into the DVE Box by pressing another Source button in the Sources Row When pressed the content will appear in the DVE Box on the preview monitor 7 Bring the previewed DVE Box to a...

Страница 156: ...of the DVE Box may be modified by twisting the Joystick or The size may also be changed by pressing the Size PixButton and using the Knobs in Device Control by twisting the 1st Knob for overall size...

Страница 157: ...Green Blue Turn the corresponding knobs until the desired color is reached 4 5 3 4 5 3 Multiple DVE Boxes Two DVE Boxes may be used at once one on Key 1 and the other on Key 2 This is known as dual bo...

Страница 158: ...ssociated source controls applied to it To activate source controls 1 Select a Source PixButton in the Macro Row on the control panel or SoftPanel and it will illuminate orange as shown below Ensure t...

Страница 159: ...of the source either Native 4 3 or Native 16 9 in the PixPad 4 Now select the desired treatment effect either Auto Asp Box Auto Asp 14 9 or Auto Asp Crop Note that the Multi View source monitors will...

Страница 160: ...PowerAux is enabled Key 6 may not have a Chromakey applied to them The most important element to a successful Chromakey is even lighting Not only do you need to light your subject with standard 3 poi...

Страница 161: ...urned on 5 Press the Chrma Cntrls button on the above PixPad to bring up the Chromakey controls on the PixPad as shown below The Chrma Cntrls button will not bring up these controls unless you have tu...

Страница 162: ...r wheel in degrees Outside of the acceptance angle is opaque within has increasing transparency as you approach the exact hue The wider the angle the more colors are accepted as transparent 0 to 180 C...

Страница 163: ...e colored edge around your subject is mostly keyed out 5 Press the Clip Shrink Spill PixButton in the Chrma Cntrls PixPad 6 Adjust the Clp value to reduce the amount of your background that is remaini...

Страница 164: ...rough the Source Controls PixPad Also when a Luma key is applied to a source the Luma key will appear everywhere that source is applied to i e program preview key aux etc If PowerAux is enabled Key 6...

Страница 165: ...e 6 Adjust the Gain value by turning its knob under the display The Gain setting determines the overall amount of brightness that is cut out The greater amount of gain the harsher the edges will be to...

Страница 166: ...dcast Pix menu button as shown on the right 2 The Fluent Controls window will appear click on the Input Settings button as shown on the right 3 Select the desired input to modify by clicking on the Ad...

Страница 167: ...e Store button as shown on the right In the Adjust settings pull down menu select a different input and click on the Recall button Now all the values from the previous input are copied to this newly s...

Страница 168: ...settings pull down menu as shown on the right 2 In the Aspect Ratio section of the window click on the native aspect ratio either 4 3 or 16 9 as shown on the right 3 Then select a treatment in the Aut...

Страница 169: ...it utilizes Keys 4 5 6 If a system has those keyers enabled they are temporally hidden from use until Virtual Sets is turned off Although there are up to 8 angles which can activated only 3 can be us...

Страница 170: ...used as a Virtual Set input Click on the Angles menu bar and drop down menu will appear 4 In the Angles To Display menu select how many inputs to show and use for Virtual Sets either 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 or...

Страница 171: ...l Set background see section 4 9 2 5 stock sets are provided with each system users may add or remove to this list using standard Windows conventions of copy paste save 2 Select the folder of images t...

Страница 172: ...er of the selected angle double click on the angle thumbnail and the Images pane will change as shown on the right with Angle 1 To adjust the chromakey settings 1 Once a background has been assigned t...

Страница 173: ...et number to use either 1 2 3 4 5 or 6 by selecting the corresponding radio button Enter a button caption in the Caption text field as shown on the right 3 Click on the Save button Now each background...

Страница 174: ...them to be used in a keyer with a DVE to create a dual box or routed to PowerAux However they may be used in up to 3 buses simultaneously A Virtual Set is in use when assigned to a Keyer Preview Progr...

Страница 175: ...er basic photo enhancements are included like brightness contrast and blur to give the right depth of field to your Virtual Set To import an image 1 Open the Fluent Controls window if not already open...

Страница 176: ...ck and drag anywhere on the original image 3 In the middle of the Image Editor there are basic controls to modify the picture Move the sliders to the right to increase the Brightness Contrast Gamma Bl...

Страница 177: ...cted Angle back to the assigned image Exporting an image 1 Once the image is modified to your liking the file can be exported for use in the Images section of the Virtual Set or the still store of the...

Страница 178: ...for the Key Cut signal 4 10 1 To setup the External Key 1 Select Setup Mica IO Assignments then click on the Input Assignment button To assign the inputs being used for the Cut and Fill channels this...

Страница 179: ...ey 4 To operate the external keyer 1 Select the Key 4 Select PixButton in the Destinations Row it will illuminate orange as shown below 2 Select the CG Fill button using the Sources Row The PixPad wil...

Страница 180: ...ux converts the selected input to the format assigned in Mica Output Assignments and allows internal clips and graphics to be sent as an auxiliary output There is only one PowerAux which is accessed t...

Страница 181: ...minate orange and the video will be sent to the selected output In addition the Multi View will show the name of the source selected if the Aux Tab and the display will read out the newly selected sou...

Страница 182: ...o the Aux output either Key 1 OnOff Key 2 OnOff Key 3 OnOff Key 4 OnOff Key 5 OnOff and or Key 6 OnOff The display will read out the keys you have on Aux 1 The Keyers will fade on off based off the Ke...

Страница 183: ...ugh a 100BASE T TCP IP connection Each panel can be configured with different user modes which can restrict or allow access of any input or output 4 11 5 Remote Panel Wiring The Remote Panel Mica Serv...

Страница 184: ...el IP Address 1 On the Remote Panel select and hold down the Shift button it will illuminate yellow Then select the Lock button as shown below This will put the Remote Panel into an offline setup mode...

Страница 185: ...exit out of the setup function 6 Click on the Output PixButton labeled Join The Show to connect to a running show To Change the Button Contrast 1 On the Remote Panel select and hold down the Shift bu...

Страница 186: ...e in PixMaster Show Editor and every setting is show based meaning that all the settings are saved and recalled on a show by show basis To Setup the Remote Panels 1 Launch BPswitcher and load a show a...

Страница 187: ...the input or output is blocked and not accessible from the Remote Panel Green PixButtons signify that the input or output is allowed for selection The inputs shown are the direct inputs to the Mica S...

Страница 188: ...gn Macro or SnapShot memories in the Memoires section click on the desired memory button either 1 through 11 An assign memory window will appear as shown on the right The list of numbered Macros and S...

Страница 189: ...On the Remote Panel select and hold down the Shift button it will illuminate yellow Then select the Lock button as shown below This will put the Remote Panel into an offline setup mode as shown below...

Страница 190: ...ton will illuminate orange red if Program is the selected output and the video will be routed to the SDI output on the Switcher 4 To access inputs C or D select the Shift button it will illuminate yel...

Страница 191: ...icon The Macro PixButton will illuminate red and the B PixButton will illuminate orange and turn to a Play icon 4 To stop running a macro re select the macro SnapShot PixButton or select the A input...

Страница 192: ...short are generally saved during pre production before a show is on air The saving process takes several steps to indicate exactly which portions of the panel to save and whether to save just the set...

Страница 193: ...you press each the display will keep track of them so you know what you saved For example to save key 1 press the Mem Save Key 1 PixButton Press it once for the key set up and the display will say 1k...

Страница 194: ...the content 5k 5s or 5c Mem Save Key 6 PixButton will save the Key 6 keyer set ups press again to save a specific source press once more to save the content 6k 6s or 6c Mem Save Prev PixButton will sa...

Страница 195: ...ff both for preview and program of Direct Key 6 Useful for quickly brining on off Key 6 D6 Mem Save Direct All PixButton is a short cut for saving Direct Keys 1 to 6 Press again and it clears all 6 Di...

Страница 196: ...this PixPad see below 10 Mem Save Aux 1 PixButton will save the source assigned to Aux 1 A1 Mem Save Aux 2 6 PixButton will save the source assigned to Auxes 2 6 This function is not available on a M...

Страница 197: ...out the memory number and it s attributes plus the Status Bar on the Multi View will display which SnapShot MEM was recalled 4 12 3 To recall a Mem by number 1 Press the Mem device and the MEM PixPad...

Страница 198: ...gger pre made effects Macro Editor Overview Action List Displays the list of commands steps in a selected macro Fields include Time to show duration Hold time to show how many frames a specific action...

Страница 199: ...put trigger Up to 100 macros per bank can be assigned Counter Displays the running elapsed time of the active macro Display Shows the active macro file name and status information Details Panel Shows...

Страница 200: ...13 3 To record a macro from the Macro Editor 1 Open the Macro window as described in section 4 12 1 2 If the Action List is blank proceed to step 3 if not click on the New button in the Toolbar as sho...

Страница 201: ...he recorded macro onto the hard drive Enter a name and click on Save All macros will have a tln file extension and all SnapShot Mems have a bpm file extension In order for Macros to be stored and reca...

Страница 202: ...recording the counter in the lower right corner will start to move and the Play motion control button will illuminate red 7 When the macro is finished being recorded select the MEM button in the Devi...

Страница 203: ...step will highlight white and the Details Panel will display the editable fields of that command each command will have slightly different panel 2 Modify the top timing information in the Details Pane...

Страница 204: ...he drop down menu Content selector displays a thumbnail and address bar for changing which clip or graphic is loaded in a specified store To select a different clip or graphic click on the Thumbnail o...

Страница 205: ...t This function should only be used in pre production when creating Macros To turn off Live editing re click the Live button and the button will turn to grey 6 To move a step up or down in the Action...

Страница 206: ...nserted command will appear The Details Panel will display a list of available command groups as shown on the right Clicking on the Command Group drop down menu will list the Switcher Content and DVEs...

Страница 207: ...on the external USB tally GPO boxes 1 288 3 Select the desired Command Group from the drop down menu either Macro Utilities Switcher Content or DVEs Keys For example to change the Program Row source...

Страница 208: ...to a SnapShot memory When using Insert Steps the recording will start above the selected step and the option Add Pause will be available to insert an indefinite pause which can be modified later Note...

Страница 209: ...ginning with all the appropriate timing 2 To play one step at a time click on the Step button in the Control Bar This function will play out one step action for every button push Use Play Step for a m...

Страница 210: ...13 6 Assigning Macros in the Macro Player After a macro has been created edited and saved it needs to be assigned to the Macro Player to be triggered during a production There are 4 Macro Banks the fi...

Страница 211: ...he Assign Buttons button in the Toolbar 6 The Macro Bank will display the available button numbers click on the desired button 1 100 The select Macro window will open 7 Select the desired tln Macro fi...

Страница 212: ...edit a Macro Bank 2 To assign a custom name to the selected bank click on the Rename Bank button in the Toolbar 3 In the Rename Banks window enter the custom name in the Bank Name text field as shown...

Страница 213: ...ear Bank un assigns all the Macros in the specified bank Clicking this button will open a confirmation box click on Yes or No Compress Bank reorganizes the Macro buttons to the top of the bank Clickin...

Страница 214: ...on the right Place a check mark next to Use External GPI Box as shown on the right Now an external device may trigger a macro in the GPI bank from the external USB GPI Box To activate General Purpose...

Страница 215: ...ck on the desired Macro Bank and it will illuminate white 5 To run a macro click on the desired Macro Button and the macro will start The Macro button will turn red and the Macro Display will read out...

Страница 216: ...ng red Paused button clicking on Paused again will resume the macro 5 To end the macro entirely click on the Stop button in the Control Bar To control a macro from the control panel 1 Select the ALL M...

Страница 217: ...an also be trigger by the numeric PixPad similar to a SnapShot MEM as described in section 4 13 2 To control a macro from the Macro Row As described in section 3 7 7 SnapShot and Macro memories can be...

Страница 218: ...ted modified with a macro In this case the control panel will provide feedback of files not in a show to advise the user The Multi View on the other hand will display the correct file name and attribu...

Страница 219: ...loaded into your show Fluent Macros is used to rapidly recall the animation assign it to a keyer bring the keyer on air switch the background when the animation is full screen and finally bring the ke...

Страница 220: ...rs The main Program Output 1 and Program MD Output 3 outputs are set to be the Fail Safe outputs internally Input 1 is routed to Output 1 and input 2 to output 3 No format timing or aspect correction...

Страница 221: ...r TitleMotion GS software already installed The Inscriber box packed with the system includes a copy of the CG software and a purple application dongle The dongle must be attached to the system to be...

Страница 222: ...k This will act as a guide when creating graphics so your text does not get cut off on the edges of TV screens Canvas Workspace in which you create CGs Libraries Shortcut to customizable styles for te...

Страница 223: ...on is opened it will automatically open TitleMotion and minimize it ready for use It is recommended not to close TitleMotion and use the minimize button to hide the application when not in use To crea...

Страница 224: ...ition the cursor over the letters and then type in what you want That is all there is to creating a professional title If desired you can modify your title by changing the font point size position col...

Страница 225: ...already in your Broadcast Pix show quickly and on the fly for immediate results see section 5 4 1 To Export a Still Graphic 1 On the Inscriber GUI at the top left click on the File menu and a drop do...

Страница 226: ...right The Save As window will appear 3 Type in the File Name 4 Change the Save In storage location to the folder in which you wish to keep your titles In general all CG graphics are kept in the centr...

Страница 227: ...h in an 8 bit RGB color mode and a Pixel Aspect Ratio of square pixels HD using a transparent background Prior to exporting you will need to prepare your Photoshop document in order for the alpha chan...

Страница 228: ...annels Tab will show the new channel as shown below 6 Save your file by selecting the File Save As menu Change the file Format to Targa Select 32 bits pixel under the Options Window so the transparenc...

Страница 229: ...he right of the template palette menu as shown on the right 3 Type in the desired text Note that a scroll bar appears below the text or to the right to indicate where in the crawl roll you are The scr...

Страница 230: ...ntrol section and its timecode will show in the display 5 3 3 Motion Controls for Rolls and Crawls Ensure that the Device Controls are assigned to CG by checking in the top left corner of the display...

Страница 231: ...blank page at the beginning and or end setting it to loop setting it to auto start when taken to air changing the read direction changing the aspect ratio and changing its speed To modify a roll or a...

Страница 232: ...ange a crawl to a roll press the Roll Crawl PixButton on the CG Modifier PixPad The C in the display will change to a R 6 Sometimes it is desired to have the roll or crawl start out of view This way w...

Страница 233: ...cond will appear above the knob This illustration also shows a CG graphic with many modifiers set To make a roll crawl run faster turn the knob to the right to make it run slower turn it to the left Y...

Страница 234: ...pid overwriting of files even if the file is on program or preview 5 4 To Activate Scribe Editing 1 Create an Inscriber file in TitleMotion GS and export it as a Scribe file as described in section 5...

Страница 235: ...ed and saved The use of Watch Folders can assist in automatically replacing overwriting graphic files see section 3 5 7 for more information To Overwrite a File 1 Create a CG in either Inscriber or an...

Страница 236: ...he length of the animations When using RLE files each animation store has a maximum of 400mb of data You may also configure the Mica System to have a 1 channel 100 frame uncompressed or 800mb compress...

Страница 237: ...mation by pressing the green button If you like it click on the Apply button 6 If desired you can move the animation movement points for the chosen animation by clicking on them in the large window sh...

Страница 238: ...port and then select Export All Frames as shown to the right 9 In the Save As insure that the file type is set to TGA Truevision and that the Compression check box is checked and enter the file name S...

Страница 239: ...size of 400mb for each animation store or 800mb for one as described in section 5 5 You may also use QuickTime Animation mov files All image sequences need to end with a number starting with 0 in orde...

Страница 240: ...nd it will illuminate orange The counter will also begin to countdown 4 To stop pause an animation press the motion control button again and the light will turn off 5 To rewind the animation to the be...

Страница 241: ...xample to the right the Ring Wipe is set to Auto Start Auto Stop and Auto Rewind 3 To set an animation to continuously loop press the Loop Anim OnOff PixButton on the Anim Controls PixPad The letter L...

Страница 242: ...tions and Clips have more modifiers controls since they involve motion where as Stills only have aspect ratio controls To operate the Character Generator or Still Store substitute CG Still for Clip an...

Страница 243: ...les ending in gif Joint Photographic Experts Group JPEG which are picture files ending in jpg The system accepts full screen stills in 1920x1080 1280x720 square pixels in a 16 9 aspect ratio for 50 an...

Страница 244: ...lect the Languages Tab 2 Place a check mark in the box alongside Install files for complex script and right to left languages including Thai As shown on the right You will be prompted to insert the Wi...

Страница 245: ...0 Click on OK to close the window 11 In the Text Services and Input Languages Window click on Apply and then click on OK to close the window 12 In the Regional and Language Options window click on App...

Страница 246: ...igate Start Menu All Programs Harris TitleMotion GS Configuration Utilities and select the inscribe ini file A configuration file will open in Notepad 15 Under the Right to Left font processing option...

Страница 247: ...cost graphic automation 5 9 1 Rapid CG Installation To launch and operate Rapid CG both TitleMotion GS and Rapid CG software must be installed and the USB activation dongle must be plugged into an ava...

Страница 248: ...useful when the selected file in Rapid CG is on air with Broadcast Pix but modifications need to be made to other files in Rapid CG 5 9 3 Adding the RTX Tags Rapid CG updates text fields and logo obj...

Страница 249: ...and repeating this step 4 Once all the RTX tags have been entered click on the Red X button in the News Edit window to close the window 5 To view all the enabled RTX tags click on the Display Options...

Страница 250: ...install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix Broadcast Pix V3 0 5 9 3 RTX Tags on Text Logo Fields News Edit Display Options TitleMotion GS Canvas Window...

Страница 251: ...w Rapid CG consists of 4 main panels as shown below The entire Rapid CG window is scalable Content A bin where Scribe template files can be added removed and allows for playback of all files in the bi...

Страница 252: ...cribe files Click on Add Content from Folder to clear the bank and to add a folder of files The newly added files will appear in the bank showing its thumbnail and file name To Sort Content 1 Right cl...

Страница 253: ...desired file to be removed and it will highlight blue 2 Right click on the thumbnail and a drop down menu will appear as shown on the right 3 Select the Remove From Bin option and the file will be re...

Страница 254: ...be imported into the Content panel the alias name may be modified allowing for a more descriptive name If no alias name is entered and other files with the same file name are imported then the alias...

Страница 255: ...the desired file path 4 Click on the Save button as shown on the right A single TGA file has been created 5 To export all the files in the Content panel click on the Content panel menu bar 6 In the d...

Страница 256: ...e right This will show all the assigned RTX tags from TitleMotion GS All assigned text fields will appear in yellow and all assigned logo fields will appear in blue as shown on the right This step pro...

Страница 257: ...anel or use the Back and Forward navigation buttons at the button of the Editor Panel as shown on the right Selecting a new file will also update the output to the selected file if live output is turn...

Страница 258: ...Editor Window To Configure Clocks 1 Click on the Data Menu and a drop down menu will appear as shown on the right 2 Select the Clocks option and the Data Panel will change to view the Clocks propertie...

Страница 259: ...the right 4 To change the display format click on the Format drop down menu A list of available display formats will appear as shown on the right Select the desired format The Countdown1 display will...

Страница 260: ...different dates may be configured and linked to files 4 To change the display format click on the Format drop down menu A list of available display formats will appear as shown on the right Select the...

Страница 261: ...e Titles drop down menu or the Previous or Next navigation buttons as shown on the right 6 To have the RSS Feeds cycle through the entire list of titles enter an update rate between 5 60 seconds at th...

Страница 262: ...or a U S city as shown on the right 4 Click on the Get button to activate the weather feed The name of the city and state will appear in the display area plus list of weather conditions will appear in...

Страница 263: ...erent names click on the Tables drop down menu and select the desired table If the database has multiple tables with the same name then the Search field may be used to search by a data field For examp...

Страница 264: ...ave been configured as described in the steps above it is now time to link each data field to a tag field for each template file in the Editor Panel A data field is either a clock timer or a specific...

Страница 265: ...shown on the right 6 Repeat steps 1 4 above to link other data fields Select other data sources by selecting the Data Panel and selecting another source 7 To add a TagLink to another template file sel...

Страница 266: ...on as shown on the right 3 The Action Button window will appear as shown on the right Each text action button may have a value equal to added or subtracted from the current text To have a value equal...

Страница 267: ...e applied to all the template files in the Content Panel This is useful for updating a score to multiple score pages in a sports production Select the Use on all pages with matching Tag Name checkbox...

Страница 268: ...a caption The image may reside anywhere on the local area network The image is scaled to fit the size of the original file created in TitleMotion 4 If multiple pages use the exact same TagName the Act...

Страница 269: ...enu will appear as shown on the right 2 To move the Action Button one space to the right select the Move to Next option 3 To move the Action Button one space to the left select the Move to Previous op...

Страница 270: ...nctional To start running a Timer click on the Action Button is will illuminate green as shown on the right To pause a Timer click on the Action button again it will now illuminate orange as shown on...

Страница 271: ...ductions with different content If no project file is saved Rapid CG will remember the last state at application shutdown and will reload it at the next opening To Save a Project 1 Click on the Fluent...

Страница 272: ...n the right 2 In Rapid CG click on the Fluent RapidCG menu and a drop down menu will appear 3 Click on Project followed by Import EZNews Project as shown on the right 4 A Load EZ News Project warning...

Страница 273: ...l clips must be compressed as a QuickTime movie file encoded as a H 264 wrapped as a mov or mp4 extension or Apple ProRes wrapped in a mov extension Clips can play with or without audio The Mica clip...

Страница 274: ...l appear in the top left corner of the display 3 The number and name of the currently selected clip will be in the display 4 The PixPad will change to clips including the first nine clips which corres...

Страница 275: ...be in the the display as well as the Multi View 6 1 2 To Select a Clip by Number 1 Press the Clips Button if it is not already illuminated 2 On the Clip Store PixPad press the Controls PixButton which...

Страница 276: ...ation buttons at the bottom of the PixPad the left and right arrows To modify clip settings click on the Controls button to bring up the Clip Controls PixPad as shown below 6 1 4 Viewing More Clips in...

Страница 277: ...r of the clip you wish to capture by selecting the Use frame radio button and entering a frame number The desired image will then be captured and appear on the Multi View The image will be saved in th...

Страница 278: ...ling as shown on the right The Create clip thumbnail window will appear 5 Click on the Create button as shown on the right As an alternative you may specify the frame number in the animation you wish...

Страница 279: ...g again 4 To return to the beginning of the clip press the l button 5 To jump to the end of the clip press the motion control 6 2 1 Clip Counter The runtime of the clip is displayed in lower right cor...

Страница 280: ...d in section 2 4 3 To view clip motion controls 1 Select the Controls button on the Multi View PixPad either using the control panel or mouse This will bring up the Clip modifiers PixPad as shown on t...

Страница 281: ...aying at its mark out point These are helpful for temporarily trimming off unused portions of a clip when ingested To set mark points on a clip 1 Select the Clips 1 button in the Device Select section...

Страница 282: ...ually started with the motion button Instead the auto start function may be set to automatically begin playing from its Mark In point or from the beginning if no mark in point is set when taken to air...

Страница 283: ...n turned on for that clip 6 3 3 NOTE If a clip has audio associated with it the audio will cut off once the clip is taken off of program if it is desired to be able to keep playing the audio once tran...

Страница 284: ...clip as illustrated below if mark in and out points are also set then LIO will appear 5 To remove the Loop point and to enter a new one select the Rem Loop Point 6 3 5 Loop Clips When a clip reaches...

Страница 285: ...ned on for that clip as illustrated below 5 To remove the Cut point and to enter a new one select the Rem Cut Point Only one cut point may be marked at a time per clip 6 3 6 Cut Points Similar to a lo...

Страница 286: ...he end whatever is in preview including keyers will flip flop to program and place the clipstore in preview 4 To turn off the Auto Trans select the Auto Trans PixButton until the display clears the T...

Страница 287: ...until the display clears the N 6 3 8 Auto Next So far this section has described playing one clip at time using various attributes If you wish to string multiple clips together so they play out one af...

Страница 288: ...w or vice versa Each piece of content in a channel can have its own aspect controls for greater flexibility For more information on AutoAspect see section 1 7 1 To change a clip s aspect 1 Select the...

Страница 289: ...10 1 If the Clip button is not illuminated assign the device controls to clips by pressing the Clip button and it will illuminate 2 Put the desired clip on preview by pressing the Clip Store button in...

Страница 290: ...4 extension and supports the Main Profile level 4 2 standard of H 264 with a max bit rate of 90 mbits second 2 The Apple ProRes codec wrapped as a mov extension and supports ProRes Proxy ProRes LT and...

Страница 291: ...To export from Final Cut Pro 1 On your Final Cut Pro computer select the File drop down menu 2 Select Export Using QuickTime Conversion as shown on the right 3 A Save pop up window will appear as show...

Страница 292: ...or ProRes as shown on the right Choosing any other setting will not create a file recognizable in Broadcast Pix 7 Under the Motion section select the Frame Rate drop down menu and select 29 97 for NTS...

Страница 293: ...the Sound section to change the audio compression settings 16 The Sound Settings window will appear as shown on the right Under the Format drop down menu select Linear PCM 17 Under the Channels drop...

Страница 294: ...ttings 23 In the Save window name your file in the Save As text field and choose a destination to save the file in the Where drop down menu If your Final Cut Pro system is on the same network as the M...

Страница 295: ...m the Edge Port to each channel of the DDR that you wish to control as shown below ensuring that you align Channel 1 with Port 1 Channel 2 with Port 2 and Channel 3 with Port 3 4 Ensure that the exter...

Страница 296: ...ight 2 Select the Serial Ports option 3 Select Com1 from the Port drop down menu 4 In the Protocol drop down menu select VDCP as shown on the right Repeat steps 7 8 for each com port 5 Under the VDCP...

Страница 297: ...uration screen click on the RS 422 Control button as shown on the right 4 For each Com Port 1 4 click on the Protocol drop down menu and select the Louth option as shown on the right 5 For each Com Po...

Страница 298: ...n the desktop as shown on the right Enter your username and password 10 Select the File System System Setup menu as shown on the right 11 In the Setup window place a check mark in the Remote column ne...

Страница 299: ...as shown on the right 3 Click on the Player Configuration link in the Configuration section as shown on the right 4 Select the MediaDirector in the Player Configuration section as shown on the right...

Страница 300: ...3 9 Assign the MediaPort to be controlled under the MediaPort Name drop down menu 10 Assign which channel A or B to be controlled under the Channel drop drop menu 11 Click on the Done button to retur...

Страница 301: ...Configuration Utility This will bring up the window below If this utility is not installed on your workstation it may be necessary to install the driver CD which came with your Edge Port contact tech...

Страница 302: ...dow select the Devices tab 3 Select either DDR Control for 360 and Nexio control or Omneon Server Control for Omneon control It will highlight orange as shown on the right 4 Click on the Settings butt...

Страница 303: ...not be visible See the next section for adding the server control to a show 8 Select the clips you wish to access from the panel by clicking on each clip individually and each it will highlight as sho...

Страница 304: ...Devices to open the Add Device window as shown below 3 Assign the DDR Control device to a Device Button 1 4 by selecting the drop down menu and choosing DDR Control or Omneon Server Control 4 Click o...

Страница 305: ...ls will show the up to three channels for 360 Nexio and up to 4 for Omneon to select from as illustrated below The large display will also say External DDR in it s top left corner to let you know the...

Страница 306: ...To rewind press the I button 3 Select the desired clip and by pressing its PixButton and the information for that clip will appear in the large display as shown below 6 5 5 Name of Clip Time code of...

Страница 307: ...clip name in the display to let you know that it has been set to loop as shown below 4 To turn off looping press the above Loop Clip OnOff PixButton again and the L will be removed from the display T...

Страница 308: ...lustrated in section 6 5 5 To let you know which channel you are controlling the number of the channel appears in the large display and in the upper right corner of every PixButton as shown below for...

Страница 309: ...enables control of the following features Sony Control up to 12 cameras with tilt pan zoom focus iris up to 16 preset positions per camera white balance and tally control Hitachi Control up to 9 came...

Страница 310: ...f the Broadcast Pix workstation are RS 232 connections Depending on which option is purchased the correct adapter is supplied either a RS 232 cable or a converter to RS 422 B B 422 PP9TB Sony PTZ came...

Страница 311: ...several long runs to a set of cameras then connecting each camera in a daisy chain configuration In some installations this will reduce the amount of cable run See diagrams on next page It is importa...

Страница 312: ...in Set Up RS 422 Star Configuration RS 422 Star with Daisy Chain Configuration 7 2 1 Sony VISCA Cable Sony VISCA Cable Broadcast Pix RS 232 to VISCA Cable Server Server 4 8 port Edgeport USB A B Cable...

Страница 313: ...splay Devices and others that need to be acquired before installation Parts supplied by Broadcast Pix Software Installation CD with option code comes pre installed on new systems This Operations and I...

Страница 314: ...irectly into on the workstation s COM port if desired 3 Run a three wire cable from the converter plug to the 5 pin connector on the pan tilt head If a 24 AWG wire is used then the maximum length for...

Страница 315: ...three wires leaving the RS 232 to RS 485 converter need to be multiplied to go to each head This can be done with a multiplexer or by splicing wires together The 485 Multiplexer sends all 5 wires to...

Страница 316: ...2 connections Depending on which option is purchased the correct adapter is supplied either a converter to RS 422 B B 422 PP9TB or a 4 8 port USB extender Edgeport Panasonic PTZ cameras support star c...

Страница 317: ...RS 422 Configuration Panasonic Controller Configuration Connect up to 5 cameras through the AW RP655 then connect to the Broadcast Pix with a RS 232 serial cable 7 4 1 Screw terminal to RJ 45 RS 422 S...

Страница 318: ...d to connect multiple serial cables Broadcast Pix control of the camera systems through the Telemetrics Studio Software CPS ST S This configuration allows for up to 50 cameras to be controlled through...

Страница 319: ...iple Camera Telemetrics Configuration The Telemetrics STS 12 Control Transfer Switch is needed The STS 12 must be ordered with at least 1 RS 232 port if connecting directly to the Broadcast Pix workst...

Страница 320: ...ust be set for RS 232 or RS 422 control The Controller Board is located on the same side as the connecters on the pan tilt head Unscrew the 2 screws and the board will swing open Dip switch labeled S2...

Страница 321: ...lect System Settings as shown on the right 2 In the System settings window select the Devices tab 3 In the list of enabled devices select Sony Camera Control and select the Settings button The Camera...

Страница 322: ...Setup menu and select System Settings as shown on the right 2 In the System settings window select the Devices tab 3 In the list of enabled devices select Hitachi Camera Control and select the Setting...

Страница 323: ...ris knob 2 You may enter a number from 1 254 for focus and 1 10 for iris These values dynamically change the faster the knob is turned the maximum number is used the slower the the knob turns the mini...

Страница 324: ...in section 3 2 Add camera control to that show as described in section 7 8 3 Decide what address each Pan Tilt Head is going to be In order to set the address of the head the panel sends out a command...

Страница 325: ...the desired number 8 Press the Enter PixButton and the PixPad shown in the upper right will appear 9 Press the Change Address PixButton and the selected camera number will be assigned to the head that...

Страница 326: ...Panasonic controller like the AW RP655 This type of configuration is useful for having a secondary operator control camera shading but still have Broadcast Pix control camera presets and camera moveme...

Страница 327: ...nasonic AW series may be controlled from Broadcast Pix 7 To have dual control with a Panasonic controller like the AW RP655 place a check mark next to Cams 1 to 5 thru Remote Panel option 8 Some opera...

Страница 328: ...Control Settings window will appear as shown on the right 4 In the Camera Control Settings window click the Camera Number drop down menu to select a camera 1 10 and change the Comm Port number to the...

Страница 329: ...e Load Show 2 Open PixMaster by selecting File Edit Show 3 Click on Edit Show Settings and the Edit Show Settings window will open 4 Click on More Devices and the More Devices window will open as show...

Страница 330: ...n you press the Camera Control PixButton the active camera will be whichever camera was last used or Cam 1 if you are just starting To select a different camera to control press the camera number on t...

Страница 331: ...y be manually controlled with the joystick and knobs To control camera 1 the display must show that it is active as follows 1 To manually control the active camera s pan and tilt position move the joy...

Страница 332: ...the Camera twist the Joystick To the right to zoom in To the left to zoom out For a Slow zoom twist the joystick a little For a fast zoom twist the joystick a lot 3 To adjust the focus of the active...

Страница 333: ...ou wish to move faster before touching the joystick press the motion button and it will illuminate Now when you move the joystick the motion will be at the fast speed specified in Camera Control Setti...

Страница 334: ...functions Slow If you wish to move slower before touching the joystick or knobs press the motion button and it will illuminate orange The display will read out Slow controls as shown below now when yo...

Страница 335: ...ls apply only to the Telemetrics Camera Control and not to Sony Hitachi or Panasonic To control the speed of manual camera functions Default If you wish to use the default normal speed for the joystic...

Страница 336: ...tions when moved up and down The default state of the joystick is to control the Pan and Tilt commands on the camera head If a TelePod or TeleGlide system is install Pedestal and Dolly movements may a...

Страница 337: ...not be stored saved by Broadcast Pix this function must be done with the Studio Software CTS ST S Only snapshot presets can be saved from the Broadcast Pix Device Icon indicates Camera Control Camera...

Страница 338: ...you wish to save by using the Joystick and the Knobs as described in section 7 10 Bring the desired camera up on the preview monitor by pressing its source button in the preview row so you can see its...

Страница 339: ...press Next button and the following PixPad will appear If desired keep pressing the Next button until you reach the Preset Position you wish to use On Panasonic cameras you may select the numeric PixB...

Страница 340: ...ed To recall a preset position 1 Select the desired camera from the list available on the top level PixPad for camera control as shown on the lower left such as Camera 1 The Preset Positions PixPad fo...

Страница 341: ...next 9 will appear as shown below On Panasonic cameras you may select the numeric PixButton to enter a preset number Keep pressing the Next PixButton to reach the preset you desire You can back up by...

Страница 342: ...all speed either fast medium or slow When each preset position is saved it will automatically set this recall speed at whatever speed the system is currently set to To set the Recall Speed 1 On the ca...

Страница 343: ...perator to go past the normal or usable limits There are 2 for Tilt Up and Down and 2 for Pan Left and Right all of which need to be set prior to saving any camera presets Travel limits must be set on...

Страница 344: ...ystick to manually move the camera to each position For example move the camera to the upper limit you wish to set and then press the Save PixButton Repeat for any other limits you wish to set As soon...

Страница 345: ...display will show what is illustrated below Turn the 3rd knob to select either Preset Memory 1 or Memory 2 2 To adjust the Shutter Speed Press the Shutter PixButton and the display will show what is...

Страница 346: ...isplay will show what is illustrated below Turn the 3rd knob to display the color bars 7 To adjust Detail Press the Set Detail PixButton and the display will show what is illustrated below Turn the 3r...

Страница 347: ...ther Auto for the camera to automatically set the Iris Remote for the middle knob on the Broadcast Pix panel to control Iris Manual for manual control of the Iris by the iris ring on the camera 10 To...

Страница 348: ...vert Horz Motn PixButton as shown below and the large display will add the add H as shown below 7 12 2 NOTE When the camera is mounted upside down and so these two invert commands are applied care mus...

Страница 349: ...ntrol the Focus Turn the first knob labeled Focus To set the camera to automatic focus press the Start Auto Focus PixButton in the PixPad The display will show Auto Focus On as shown below To turn off...

Страница 350: ...cenarios press the White Bal A T W PixButton in the PixPad The display will show White Bal ATW as shown below To set the camera to an indoor 3200K color temperature preset press the White Bal Inside P...

Страница 351: ...for that particular camera 7 14 1 Adjusting CCU Functions The Camera Settings PixPad can be accessed by selecting the Camera Control device select PixButton then selecting a Camera PixButton and sele...

Страница 352: ...the amount of gain Depending on the Panasonic camera the range is 0db to 12db in step 15db 18db or AGC on 4 To control the White Balance There are 4 options for white balance from preset to manual to...

Страница 353: ...own below Depending on which Panasonic camera is used the online menu has access to more advance CCU functions like color balancing genlock phasing and output formats Use the Next Menu PixButton to se...

Страница 354: ...ce control must be done through a 3rd party controller or by using the Telemetrics Studio Software 7 15 1 Adjusting CCU Functions The Camera Settings PixPad can be accessed by selecting the Camera Con...

Страница 355: ...edestal amount The display will update showing positive or negative Master Black numbers Master black only works when Telemetrics has a controller that can initialize the cameras or when using the Stu...

Страница 356: ...d for Sony Camera Control For assistance about which connection to use please contact technical support 7 16 1 Enabling Audio Follow To use the Audio Follow Video the System Option needs to be install...

Страница 357: ...Devices the Speaker Icon as shown below 2 In the MIDI Music Playback section Select your driver Either USB Device or the name of your mixer or other depending on the manufacturer 3 Check Use only defa...

Страница 358: ...Program the On Air and Off Air commands in the table provided Sources 1 32 refer to the inputs on the Broadcast Pix Switcher The first 9 sources are shown scroll down to reach the shifted sources 17 t...

Страница 359: ...scene change could recall a reverb effect and turn on fader 3 You need to first create and save your memories scenes from your audio mixer refer to your mixer s manual on how to save a scene change To...

Страница 360: ...ble to disable a command temporarily without losing its settings This can be accomplished by pressing the Disable button Disabled commands are shown in the table with leading minus signs When a comman...

Страница 361: ...ic Whenever a source goes on or off Program the appropriate command or commands is are sent On the control panel and the Multi View sources tally red when they are on program The Audio Follow window c...

Страница 362: ...ViewCast users manual 7 17 1 Installing Streamer Control To use the Streamer Control the System Option needs to be installed On new systems this is preinstalled to enable this option after the initial...

Страница 363: ...2 Open PixMaster by selecting File Edit Show 3 Click on Edit Show Settings and the Edit Show Settings window will open 4 Click on More Devices and the More Devices window will open as shown below 5 S...

Страница 364: ...abled devices select ViewCast Streamer it will highlight orange and select the Settings button The ViewCast Encoder settings window will appear as shown on the right 4 Enter the IP Address of the View...

Страница 365: ...reamer group was last used or the first top left group if you are just starting To select a different group to control press the Group name PixButton in the PixPad The display indicates 3 pieces of in...

Страница 366: ...oup 3 Select the motion control button it will illuminate orange as shown on the right The display will update with the words Started as shown on the right 4 To start more groups repeat steps 2 3 abov...

Страница 367: ...ior to taking them to air Clips appear on the PixPad in the order in which they are stored recorded on the KiPro 7 18 1 Installing KiPro Control Control of each KiPro is through individual Cat5 TCP IP...

Страница 368: ...Show 2 Open PixMaster by selecting File Edit Show 3 Click on Edit Show Settings and the Edit Show Settings window will open 4 Click on More Devices and the More Devices window will open as shown below...

Страница 369: ...ch KiPro in the text field the periods are necessary as shown on the right Up to 12 IP addresses may be added as each number is entered the system attempts to verify if the connection is valid this ma...

Страница 370: ...ip wad last used or the first device if you are just starting The display indicates 4 pieces of information 1 The top left corner always shows the KiPro unit currently assigned to the panel s bank of...

Страница 371: ...will change showing the available controls Select the Start Record PixButton as shown on the right The display will update with the words Recording and the motion control button will illuminate orang...

Страница 372: ...desired clip by selecting the Clip Name PixButton The display will update showing the selected clip and timecode and the PixPad will automatically change to show the Controls PixPad NOTE Clip selecti...

Страница 373: ...button will turn off as shown on the right The timecode will stop in the display To rewind a clip 1 Ensue that the desired clip is selected as described in the previous section 2 In the Controls PixPa...

Страница 374: ...Fast Fwd PixButton again The clip will fast forward at 16X speed When the clip reaches the end of the clip fast forward will stop 6 To pause the clip from fast forwarding select the motion control but...

Страница 375: ...ational control for playback and record all engineering settings can be modified through the AJA web browser Settings include changing record settings format settings and deleting clips 1 One the Cont...

Страница 376: ...es 7 19 1 Installing VOX Each VOX unit has 8 line level audio inputs using an XLR Phono jack combo connecter Up to 13 units may be cascaded together for control of up to 104 audio inputs VOX does not...

Страница 377: ...ed Red LEDs Indicate that the VOX unit and BPSwitcher Application are communicating with each other will blink at a fast rate Yellow LEDs Indicate that signal is present on the audio inputs Level adju...

Страница 378: ...s connected to the 15 pin GPI panel connecter on the rear of the VOX unit The panel is designed to be flush mounted to a desk or to a table top box A custom overrode button panel may also be made and...

Страница 379: ...Pin connector is the loop output from the first VOX unit which is then connected to the Bpix Next VOX 9 Pin connector on the second unit and following units You may continue to loop through other uni...

Страница 380: ...d Prior to configuring the VOX unit it is important to create the Macros used for the production as described in section 4 13 Macros may need to be refined to ensure that each switch is perfectly time...

Страница 381: ...the Microphone settings tab on the top of the window A list of all available mic inputs will appear 1 8 for each VOX unit connected as shown on the right Each labeled input corresponds to the physical...

Страница 382: ...ailable macros click on the Reload macros button at the top of the window as shown on the right To assign a Title Macro to an input In addition to having macros assigned to an input a Title Macro may...

Страница 383: ...rophone settings tab at the top of the window 2 To the right of each input select the Down Arrow button to move the mic to a lower priority as shown on the right 3 To the right of each input select th...

Страница 384: ...production macros will randomly be triggered from this list depending on the time settings configured for the production To have a greater chance to run a certain macro simply add the macro to the lis...

Страница 385: ...gs to adjust when the assigned Macros as described above are triggered There are settings for when the mic and general titles are repeated as well settings for how frequent the various Macros are trig...

Страница 386: ...o as shown on the right is how long a source stays on air when there is no other mic activation and one mic continues to speak for a longer period of time This setting is the longest amount of time af...

Страница 387: ...minimum time This option adds a more dynamic and lively look to the production Under the Addition settings section place a checkmark next to Switch through mic macros after minimum time as shown on t...

Страница 388: ...minated solid red then a Macro has been assigned When the LED is flashing slowly the GPI has been triggered and it is waiting for the previous Macro to end before the new Macro will start If the LED i...

Страница 389: ...he audio mix to select pre defined Macros This allow for a basic operator to take control at certain points of the production These Macros can then be selected on a control panel Multi View PixPad or...

Страница 390: ...appear enter a name in the File name text box in this example Town Meeting it is recommended to save these files in one common folder i e C BroadcastPix Vox 3 Click on the Save button A voxc file wil...

Страница 391: ...ight This software may also be launched from the VOX Editor On the top window of the VOX Editor click on the Run configuration button as shown on the right 3 A window with all the available inputs wil...

Страница 392: ...minate to represent that a signal is active those LEDs are also visible in the VOX software under the Active row as shown with input 1 on the right A Mic Macro should now be running followed by its co...

Страница 393: ...on as shown on the right and it will turn grey re enabling the Pause button option VOX will continue with the automation where it left off 11 To stop cancel the automation click on the Stop button as...

Страница 394: ...Show 2 Open PixMaster by selecting File Edit Show 3 Click on Edit Show Settings and the Edit Show Settings window will open 4 Click on More Devices and the More Devices window will open as shown belo...

Страница 395: ...o select which Macro to run and to Start Stop Pause automation 7 19 7 Pressing the VOX Macro 1 9 PixButtons will trigger the assigned Macro from the VOX editor as soon as a Mic or General Macro finish...

Страница 396: ...used to control the show For example if the control panel is the one primarily used and should fail and lose its network connection then the SoftPanel can be used or visa versa Only 1 panel can be us...

Страница 397: ...any size screen To access a 1ME SoftPanel 1 In BPswitcher click on the Panel drop down menu 2 Select 1ME Soft Panel 3 In the drop down menu that appears select either Internet Explorer or Flash as sho...

Страница 398: ...erent devices and operated independently while the fixed switcher control are still locked together For example it may be desirable for the graphics person to always be able control the CG no matter w...

Страница 399: ...ght click and the following drop down menu will appear 3 Click on Zoom In and then just a portion of the panel will be shown The resulting portion of the SoftPanel can then be sized and positioned lik...

Страница 400: ...is so complex that the primary operator wants help 8 5 1 Two Operators with Separate Graphics Operator and 1 Panel To enable this environment a second monitor should be added all Mica systems support...

Страница 401: ...portion of the Broadcast Pix SoftPanel This enables the graphics person to view exactly what the state of the panel is on the show creator s system The graphics operator can use the portion of the co...

Страница 402: ...comes with the system You will need to set a static IP address to each computer Do not use the same IP address as the one used for the control network 192 168 53 250 as this will cause performance is...

Страница 403: ...00 html This will open a 1ME SoftPanel 6 Click on return on the keyboard to launch the SoftPanel in the web browser 7 If at any time the SoftPanel loses connection to the main workstation the words Re...

Страница 404: ...ated below use the SoftPanel option and dual monitor option to attach a second SoftPanel for the back room operator In this illustration this SoftPanel has been reduced to just an aux panel see sectio...

Страница 405: ...y Mica system The second control panel needs to have a different IP address than the main control panel This is accomplished with changing the Panel IP address on the control panel in the Panel Setup...

Страница 406: ...the subnet 5 When complete select the motion button in the Device Control This will save the new IP address to the control panel and change the PixPad back to the main Setup Test menu The panel is now...

Страница 407: ...ernet port via an appropriate Internet connection DSL is fine 2 In BPswitcher select the Setup menu 3 Then select System Settings 4 In the System Settings window click on the Other tab 5 The Switcher...

Страница 408: ...ck on the Start menu of Windows right click on My Computer and select Manage in the pop up menu as shown on the right 10 In the Computer Management Window double click Services and Applications then d...

Страница 409: ...go to www whatsmyip com Your IP address will be displayed in the web browser for example 67 152 12 226 Enter that IP address followed by the Web Server Port number assigned for example http 67 152 12...

Страница 410: ...wn on the right The PixPad will change to a numeric PixPad 4 Select the Clear PixButton 14 times to clear the existing IP address The display will update accordingly until Workstation URL is left as s...

Страница 411: ...ndix Broadcast Pix V3 0 8 9 6 Press the back motion control button to save the new IP address and the display will update 7 If multiple panels are connected ensure that the Panel IP addresses are diff...

Страница 412: ...and Clips 1 and runs on the iPhone or iPod Touch The iPixPad is a free download from the Apple Application Store which can be accessed at http itunes apple com us app ipixpad id333188743 mt 8 The iPi...

Страница 413: ...ve a Successfully Connected message If no wireless network can be found a message Cannot Connect to the Broadcast Pix Studio will appear Go to the wireless network settings on the iPhone iPod to confi...

Страница 414: ...roadcast Pix splash screen will appear Enter the IP address of the Broadcast Pix system In the IP Address text box in this case 10 0 0 51 Click the Keyboard key on the virtual keyboard to hide the key...

Страница 415: ...Home button on the iPad The multitasking tray will appear as shown on the right Slide the tray to the right until the Lock icon appears Select the Orientation Lock icon and a lock will appear as shown...

Страница 416: ...not connect the Broadcast Pix system to the internet To Download New Software 1 Register your unit by going to http www broadcastpix com support html where you will have access to the customer downloa...

Страница 417: ...as shown to the right and click on the Remove button It is important not to remove any other software as this may effect system performance 4 A pop up message will appear asking if you want to remove...

Страница 418: ...d Click on the Next button 4 The next screen will ask to add the BPswitcher application to the Startup menu if desired check the Add Broadcast Pix Switcher to Startup box and click on the Next button...

Страница 419: ...7 When complete the Switcher Setup window will close and an Installation Complete window will appear click on the Close button as shown on the right 8 Shutdown the System by selecting the Start Menu a...

Страница 420: ...in it is available from customer support by providing the Mica board number of your system which is also displayed on the Installed Options menu 1 In BPswitcher select Setup menu 2 Then select Install...

Страница 421: ...d the panel always responds These keep alive ping messages let both the panel and the workstation know that the situation is normal A watchdog process in the panel software notices if these signals st...

Страница 422: ...e Cut button is also illuminated indicating that it can be used to perform cuts between program and preview When entering the Fail Safe mode program and preview are automatically connected to the inpu...

Страница 423: ...ns and PixButtons Turn off Sleep Normally the panel falls asleep after 30 minutes of inactivity While asleep all panel buttons are extinguished and a single dot scrolls through the display A press of...

Страница 424: ...44 Lbs 20 Kg Power 500 watts Power Consumption Typical 132VA 240VAC 450 BTU hr Max 500VA 240VAC 1700 BTU hr Mica Specifications Dimensions Inches 18 5 x 12 5 x 8 Centimeters 47 x 31 x 20 Weight 16 2...

Страница 425: ...for access to the latest software downloads and support information Support E mail support broadcastpix com Mailing Address 3 Federal Street Billerica Massachusetts 01821 USA Broadcast Pix welcomes s...

Страница 426: ...install concepts PixMaster switcher CG clips controls team appendix Broadcast Pix V3 0 Notes...

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