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Setting Up Your Multiviewer
Welcome to the Kaleido family of multiviewers! This Quick Start Guide is designed to help
you get your Kaleido-X16 multiviewer up and running for the first time. The following
sections will guide you through the installation of a Kaleido-X16 system in its default
configuration.
Summary
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Getting Organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Step 1: Physical Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Step 2: Networking Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Step 3: XEdit Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Introduction
Grass Valley's Kaleido family of multiviewers ranges from quad-splits to large-scale, multi-
room monitoring systems, with outstanding image quality and signal flexibility. The
Kaleido multiviewers are available in different models: the Kaleido-MX, the Kaleido-IP, the
Kaleido-X (7RU), the Kaleido-X (4RU), the Kaleido-X16, and the Kaleido-XQUAD frames, as
well as the Kaleido-Modular-X cards, and the Kaleido-Modular KMV-3901/3911 cards.
The
Kaleido-X16
can display 16 3Gbps, HD, SD or analog inputs across two high-resolution
outputs at multiple sizes. With its router option, the Kaleido-X16 can also behave as a
router, with 16 input channels as sources and two router outputs as destinations. Up to
three Kaleido-X16 units can be configured into a single- or dual-output cascade system
supporting up to 48 inputs.
At the heart of every multiviewer system is the
Kaleido-X software
, which includes the
following client applications:
•
XAdmin
is a Web client that your system administrator will use to manage the
multiviewer system.
•
XEdit
is a client application used to create layouts for the monitor wall, and to configure
the multiviewer, from your PC or laptop.
• The
Router Control
Software Single Bus and Matrix View applications (also part of the
iRouter Router Control Software packaged with iControl Application Servers) can be
used to control your multiviewer’s logical sources and monitor wall destinations, via
the
KX Router
logical router, or to control other logical routers configured within your
multiviewer system.
•
Signal Path Viewer
opens as a standalone panel, updated in real time, showing
assignment information between router sources and multiviewer inputs. Signal Path
Viewer is available for all multiviewer models, except Kaleido-IP (for which it is not
relevant).
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