Kaleidescape Strato C, Installation Manual

Page 1: ...Kaleidescape Strato C Installation Guide July 2017...

Page 2: ...de names are owned by third parties and may be registered in some jurisdictions iPad is a trademark of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries HDMI and High Definition Multimedia Interface...

Page 3: ...Clearance 9 Power Requirements 9 Network Requirements 9 Audio and Video components 9 Installing Strato C 10 Tabletop Shelf Installation 10 Rack Installation 10 Audio and Video Connections 15 Network C...

Page 4: ...s 26 Supported HDMI Features 27 HDMI Video Output Status 28 About Lossless Audio 31 Troubleshooting HDMI Connections 32 Check HDMI Port Capabilities 32 Check Device Settings 32 Check Device Software F...

Page 5: ...5 Kaleidescape Child Remote 38 Third Party Control Devices 38 IR Remote Control 38 Touch Panels 39...

Page 6: ...that includes Strato players with storage or a Terra movie server This document covers the Strato C movie player There is a separate installation guide for the Strato movie player with storage Benefit...

Page 7: ...t a maximum of two simultaneous movie playbacks one on the player itself plus one being sent to a remote player or two remote playbacks A system that stores its movies on the internal storage of a Str...

Page 8: ...rato C in standby Front Panel Error Indicators There are three error indicators located on the front panel of Strato C These error indicators illuminate briefly during system startup but otherwise are...

Page 9: ...240 V and frequency between 50 60 Hz Verify that power outlets are grounded and preferably shielded from power surges and brownouts Kaleidescape recommends a grounded outlet with a high quality surge...

Page 10: ...onnections section below Rack Installation Installing Strato C in a rack requires the Strato C rack mount kit KMOUNT STRATO C sold separately One or two Strato C players can be installed in one rack u...

Page 11: ...s in the player where the screws were removed Move the shelf into position as required by the installation In the frontmost position the player face will protrude by recommended In the rearmost positi...

Page 12: ...fascia will go on the outside of the shelf This panel is not firmly attached until the shelf is installed in the rack 6 While firmly holding the fascia to the rack shelf flip the assembly over It is...

Page 13: ...e units Note the appropriate sets of holes to be used in the diagram below Orient the shelf so the mounting holes are lined up with the holes in the players where the screws were removed Move the shel...

Page 14: ...ide into position 5 The bottom flange on the fascia will go on the outside of the shelf This panel is not firmly attached until the shelf is installed in the rack 6 While firmly holding the fascia to...

Page 15: ...e SMPTE HDR HDR10 standard When the HDMI signal passes through other components before reaching the display e g an audio receiver all of those components must also support HDMI 2 0 and HDCP 2 2 Otherw...

Page 16: ...s set to the correct HDMI input then connect Strato C s AC adapter You should see the Kaleidescape logo on the display and after a few minutes the initial setup menu appears If you do not see the Kale...

Page 17: ...player If the existing system includes a player you can easily find the correct URL by going to the onscreen Settings menu and choosing the Other Settings option This option displays the URL to access...

Page 18: ...linking are all accessed via the system s Browser Interface Onscreen Settings Menu To access this menu press the MENU button on your Kaleidescape remote scroll to the System tab and select Settings Th...

Page 19: ...o the onscreen Settings menu and choosing the Other Settings option This option displays the URL to access the settings in the Browser Interface To change settings of your player click the Settings bu...

Page 20: ...d to the display via intermediate devices such as an audio processor an A V matrix switch an active HDMI cable or an HDMI extender every device in that chain must support the required HDMI and HDCP ve...

Page 21: ...scape OSD can be rendered with 4 4 4 chroma HDMI 2 0a 10 2 Gbps 1080p 24 30 60 2160p 24 30 10 bit color HDR possible with HDR display 2160p 60 8 bit color HDMI 2 0a 18 Gbps 1080p 24 30 60 2160p 24 30...

Page 22: ...pressed in terms of three numbers separated by colons like 4 4 4 or 4 2 0 The details of this notation are beyond the scope of this document but in summary 4 4 4 has discrete luma brightness and chrom...

Page 23: ...ke will depend upon the capabilities of the display and any intermediate devices like switches or audio processors Best Quality Single Connection To achieve maximum image quality Strato C must be conn...

Page 24: ...MI port to if the audio equipment has HDMI or HDCP limitations that the display does not Even if the display only supports a maximum of 10 2 Gbps consider choosing cables that are tested to work at 18...

Page 25: ...ion and frame rate Strato C includes a new tool to help you ensure that things are working as expected Go to the system s Browser Interface and click on the Settings tab You should see the Components...

Page 26: ...connected directly to the display then this shows the capabilities that the display is reporting If Strato C is connected to the display via an audio processor an HDMI switch or matrix or other inter...

Page 27: ...ents 10 bits per component equals 30 bits etc Supported HDMI Features This section details the copy protection resolution TV standard and color capabilities of the display and indicates whether audio...

Page 28: ...content so you can use it to confirm that 4K Ultra HD content is being displayed at full resolution that 1080p content is being up scaled and that the expected frame rates and color information are be...

Page 29: ...display This particular projector does not support 18 Gbps HDMI 2 0 so the onscreen display is being rendered at 60 frames per second with YUV 4 2 0 color sampling and 8 bit color Here is another exam...

Page 30: ...ovie playback This would allow Strato C to switch to 24 frames per second on film content which would in turn allow Deep Color information to be passed to the display One final example In the example...

Page 31: ...Browser Interface Settings page Go to the system s Browser Interface and click on the Settings tab You should see the Components page In the section for your Strato C click the Settings button In the...

Page 32: ...of your components is up to date Use the HDMI Capabilities Tool Use the HDMI Capabilities Tool described in the previous section Verify that the Supported 4K Ultra HD Modes and the Supported HDMI Feat...

Page 33: ...vices may all support 18 Gbps connections but the cable may be unable to carry that speed reliably You can try temporarily forcing Strato C to use 13 5 Gbps or 10 2 Gbps instead This can help to ident...

Page 34: ...t was playing and then try playing your content again The advanced settings can also be used to compensate for problems that arise when a display or intermediate device does not correctly report or pa...

Page 35: ...will go blank and the second zone will also see no video signal If playback is stopped and then resumed Strato C will have an opportunity to reconfigure the HDMI output and playback may be able to pro...

Page 36: ...can communicate with Strato C with IR or by using a simple text based protocol over the network For more information on control connections refer to the Kaleidescape System Control Protocol Reference...

Page 37: ...ovies The app extends the Kaleidescape experience to the iPad displaying your movie collection with vivid high resolution cover art synopses and other details The Kaleidescape App for iPad includes vo...

Page 38: ...e manufacturers also provide templates modules and IR libraries to control Kaleidescape systems Control devices can be simple IR remotes or touch panels IR Remote Control The simplest control device i...

Page 39: ...hilips CCF file For a list of all IR codes in hex or CCF format available from Kaleidescape or for the CCF file go to www kaleidescape com go ir Templates are available for download for RTI URC and El...

Page 40: ...information with text based details for content The touch panel replicates the details pages for movies while browsing the onscreen display When selecting the touch screen for an installation consider...

Page 41: ...41 can require more than one type of touch panel interface to provide the best control for every zone For more information go to www kaleidescape com support control systems...