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FS4 Frame Synchronizer/Converter v1.1
Chapter 4: Display Menus
Overview
The FS4 is generally controlled using two different methods: (1) direct control using the
front panel buttons, knobs, and display menus, (2) remote control using a web browser.
This chapter describes the first, using the front panel controls, which is the most direct
way to configure and use an FS4. The other method, using a computer, is described in the
next chapter. A third method of FS4 control, using external GPI contacts, is described in
various locations in this manual.
FS4 Modes, System
Parameters, and
Video Parameters
The FS4 also operates in two distinct modes, either Four Channel Mode or Single Channel
Mode. Menu parameters settings made in one mode may or may not affect the operation
of FS4 when it is set to the other mode. For example, in Single Channel Mode, setting
Output Image Mapping to 2SI will not affect operations in Four Channel Mode, because
that parameter only affects 4K or UltraHD formats that are not available in Four Channel
mode. However, changing the IP Address Type (DHCP, Static) will affect FS4 operation in
both modes regardless of the mode in which that parameter was adjusted.
In general, settings made for FS4 system operation, like IP address, Output Frame Rate,
Genlock, etc. affect operation in both Four Channel and Single Channel mode. These
front panel menu settings are accessed via the three System buttons (VIDEO, CONFIG,
and AUDIO).
The Channel Select AES menus (and associated LEVEL and DELAY menu parameters for
AES and MADI), also affect the FS4 in both operating modes. Separate MAP parameters
for audio routing, however, are saved for each Video Processor, so changing mapping in
one operating mode will not affect mapping in the other mode.
The Channel Select EMBED menus provide LEVEL, DELAY, and MAP menu parameters for
embedded SDI audio. Because both operating modes use the same SDI inputs,
adjustment to these parameters affects both modes.
Video parameter settings in the Channel Select VID1-4 menus (and associated VIDEO
submenus) apply to only the current FS4 operating mode. In Four Channel Mode, each
VID channel accesses separate settings for only that channel, allowing four different
conversions to take place simultaneously. In Single Channel Mode, only one set of video
parameters exists that apply to that single channel. Changing video parameters in Four
Channel Mode will not affect any video settings stored in Single Channel Mode.
NOTE:
One exception is in the REMOTE Menu Group. The Remote Control setting (Local, Remote)
affects both Four Channel and Single Channel mode, but separate sets of GPI In and GPI Out
settings exist for each operating mode. Single Channel Mode has only one set. Separate GPI
inputs and outputs are needed for the different functionality available in these two modes.
