Miranda imagestore 750, User Manual

Page 1: ...Imagestore 750 User Manual M872 9900 200 September 2008 Software version 2 0 Miranda Technologies Inc UK Tel 44 0 1491 820000 Fax 44 0 1491 820001 Email uksales miranda com Web www miranda com ...

Page 2: ...nologies Inc Copyright 1999 2008 Miranda Technologies Inc All rights are reserved and under the copyright laws this manual may not be reproduced in any form in whole or in part without the prior written consent of Miranda Technologies Inc Printed in Canada ...

Page 3: ...ranted for a period of ninety 90 days from the date of shipment from the factory Miranda Technologies Inc makes no other warranties expressed or implied of merchantability fitness for a particular purpose or otherwise Miranda s liability for any cause including breach of contract breach of warranty or negligence with respect to products sold by it is limited to repair or replacement by Miranda at ...

Page 4: ...o a terminal that is outside the range specified for that terminal 3 Ground the product Imagestore 750 is grounded through the grounding conductor of the power cable To avoid electrical shock the grounding conductor must be connected to earth ground Before making connections to the input or output terminals of Imagestore 750 ensure that the product is properly grounded 4 Do not operate without the...

Page 5: ...cluding Electrical Business Equipment IEC 60950 1 2001 A1 A2 Safety of Information Technology Equipment Including Electrical Business Equipment NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated...

Page 6: ... store products is outside the scope of this manual Details of this protocol and other related issues are found in the appropriate documents shown in the following list Associated Publications Oxtel Series Automation Protocol Part No 01035 Presmaster User Manual Part No 01232 MCS User Manual Part No 01033 Textbuilder User Manual Part No 02735 Intuition User Manual Part No 03457 Electronic copies o...

Page 7: ... from the display Where reference is made to a joystick input the legend of the position will be shown in lowercase italics escape or enter or by the arrow icons W and X The two line display provides a range of prompts in response to joystick moves Where reference is made to an actual display prompt this will be shown italicised e g Operate or Mix A Input These symbols denote Refer to documentatio...

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Page 9: ...ion provides an introduction to Miranda Technologies Ltd s Oxtel Remote Control Panel RCP It identifies the user controls and explains how they are used It describes the way the panel may be used to control more than one Imagestore unit through an Intelligent Panel Router IPR The full range of remote control panel functions available when used with Imagestore 750 are detailed and a description is ...

Page 10: ...it interconnections and interfaces It describes all the set up procedures required for a successful installation including reference source selection internal timing and synchronisation set up Support The support section describes the procedures for using the return to base warranty It explains how to contact the Miranda Technologies Inc technical support team and outlines a series of preliminary ...

Page 11: ...to the Imagestore 750 Up Mix option stereo to 5 1 surround Software Update Instructions on how to format a bootable USB drive and how to load the latest software via the USB drive or Imagestore web page Glossary This appendix contains a guide to the terms and abbreviations found within this user guide Menu Tree This appendix contains a listing of the current menu tree Index This appendix provides ...

Page 12: ...Preface Imagestore 750 User Manual Page 12 Miranda Technologies Inc ...

Page 13: ... of the Manual 6 Associated Publications 6 Symbols and Conventions 7 Contacts 8 Manual Structure 9 Overview 9 Front Panel Operations 9 RCP Operations 9 Audio Mix files 9 Emergency Alert System 9 Graphics Co Processor 10 Imagestore 750 Web Page 10 Installation 10 Support 10 Imagestore Specifications 10 Standard Mixfiles 10 Dolby Decode Encode 11 Up Mix 11 Software Update 11 Glossary 11 Menu Tree 11...

Page 14: ...age Loading and Distribution 42 Image Editing 42 Transmission 42 Animated Images 42 AB Mixer 44 Timing Control and Automation 44 Mechanical Bypass 44 Emergency Alert System 44 2D DVE PGM and PVW 45 Clock Insertion 45 Embedded Digital Audio Mixer 46 Switching Dolby E Signals 46 Digital Audio Storage 46 Options 47 Checking Installed Options 49 Front Panel Operations 51 Controls 51 Front Panel Displa...

Page 15: ...6 Input Masks 57 Input Masks Menu Tree 57 Left 59 Right 59 Top 59 Bottom 59 Colour Fields 60 Colour Fields Menu Tree 60 Standard Colours 61 Mix A Input 62 Mix A Input Menu Tree 62 Mix B Input 64 Mix B Input Menu Tree 64 AB Mixer 65 AB Mixer Menu Tree 65 Cut AB 67 Cut To A 67 Cut To B 67 Fade AB 67 Fade To A 67 Fade To B 67 Transition Type 67 Mix Rate 67 V Fade Colour 68 Standard Colours 68 Set Cut...

Page 16: ...D DVE PVW 74 2D DVE PVW Menu Tree 74 DVE Configuration 76 DVE Config Menu Tree 76 K1 K2 DVE K3 K4 76 K1 DVE K2 K3 K4 76 DVE K1 K2 K3 K4 77 DSK 1 78 Keyer Operations 79 Keyer Operations Menu Tree 79 Cut Up Down 81 Cut Up 81 Cut Down 81 Fade Up Down 81 Fade Up 81 Fade Down 81 Fade Rate 81 Set Key Params 82 Source 84 Type 84 Sense 84 Masking 84 Disable 84 Setup 85 Left 85 Right 85 Top 85 Bottom 85 C ...

Page 17: ... 88 Input Operations Menu Tree 88 Fill 1 Key 1 or Fill 2 Key 2 or Fill 3 Key 3 88 Unload Input 88 Store Operations 89 Store Operations Menu Tree 89 Load Image 90 Set Position 90 Horizontal 90 Vertical 90 Save Image 90 Unload Image 90 Load Mode 90 Clean Load 91 Cut Load 91 Start Strap 91 Stop Strap 91 Start Timer 91 Stop Timer 91 Reset Timer 91 Play Animation 91 Restart Anim 92 Stop Animation 92 St...

Page 18: ...10 Fade A B 110 Fade to A 110 Fade to B 110 Toggle Silence 110 Fade to Sil 110 Fade from Sil 110 Toggle VO 111 Voice over n 111 Fade up VO 111 Voice over n 111 Fade down VO 111 Voice over n 111 Preview Select 111 Clean Select 113 Monitor Select 113 Input Shuffles 114 Set Rates 115 Fade A B 115 Fade to Sil 115 Voice over n 115 Voice overs 115 Duck 116 Preset 116 Easyplay 116 Store n 116 MD Preset 1...

Page 19: ...ion Menu Tree 123 Import Config 124 Export Config 125 Last Config 125 Audio Setup 126 Audio Setup Menu Tree 126 Audio Metering 128 Meters 1 4 128 Meters 1 and 2 128 Follow Video 128 A B Mix 129 Fade to Black 129 Easyplay 129 Select Mixfile 129 Delays 130 GPI Setup 131 GPI Setup Menu Tree 131 Input to GPI 133 GPI Channels 134 Create a GPI Macro 134 GPI Macro Command List 135 Set Inputs 135 Input Ma...

Page 20: ...te 137 Insert After 137 Output from GPI 137 Create a GPI Output 137 Clear a GPI Output 139 Show GPI Inputs 139 File Operations 140 File Ops Menu Tree 140 Load Image 141 Erase Image 141 Load Audio 141 Erase Audio 141 Conf To USB 141 Conf From USB 142 Diags Save 142 Load Licences 142 Load Mixfile 142 Erase Mixfile 142 Input Status 143 Input Status Menu Tree 143 A Input 145 Video Standard 145 Input T...

Page 21: ...ule n Status 148 Module n Type 149 System Information 150 System Info Menu Tree 150 Serial Number 151 IP Address 152 Hostname 152 Network Mask 152 Gateway Add 152 NTP Server 152 Op System 152 File Sys Type 152 Animation Mem 153 Images Used 153 Disk Space Used 153 Current MixFile 153 COM n Counters 153 RS232A Counters RS232B Counters 153 RS485 n Counters 154 Time Zone 154 Current Date 154 Current T...

Page 22: ...6 FAN 2 SPEED 156 FAN 3 SPEED 156 FAN 4 SPEED 156 FAN 5 SPEED 156 Main Board ID 156 I O Board ID 156 DVE Board ID 156 Store SPD 156 Delay SPD 156 View Licences 158 Set Time 159 Set Time of Day Menu Tree 159 Year 159 Month 159 Day 159 Hour 160 Min 160 Sec 160 Self Tests 161 Self Tests Menu Tree 161 DSK 1 162 Image Border 162 Animation Fill 162 DSK 2 DSK3 DSK4 163 EAS 163 Severity 1 163 Severity 2 1...

Page 23: ...6 System Setup Menu Tree 166 Set Standard 170 Set Reference 170 Adjusting Reference Timing 171 Timing Delay Through the Imagestore 750 173 Pass Close Cap 174 Serial Comms 175 Baud Rate 175 Protocol 175 Presmaster 175 Intuition 175 EAS 176 RCP Classic 176 Automation 176 Serial Type 176 Serial Level 176 Strict 176 Relaxed 177 Store Memory 177 Timecode Options 178 Timecode Source 178 Timecode Status ...

Page 24: ...Hostname 181 IP Address 181 Network Mask 182 Gateway Address 182 NTP Server 183 Logging Server 183 Local Logging 183 Time Zone 184 Software Reset 184 Restart System 184 Factory Reset 185 Safe Shutdown 185 RCP Operations 187 Introduction 187 Controls 189 Display 189 Push Button Switches 189 Esc Key 189 Alphanumeric Keypad 190 Setup Menu 190 RCP Setup 190 DSK3 DSK4 Control Setup 191 Video Menu 192 M...

Page 25: ...sparency 201 Keying Modes 202 Keying Rates 203 Fade to Black Rate 204 Audio Menu 205 Transitions 205 A B Mix 205 Fade to Silence 206 Voice Overs 207 Inputs 208 A B VO1 VO2 208 Outputs 209 Program 209 Transitions 210 Rate 211 Mixer 211 Selecting the source 211 Cut 212 Trans 212 DSK 1 213 Cut 213 Trans 213 DSK 2 213 DSK 3 213 DSK 4 214 Take 214 Black and Silence 214 Voice Over 1 215 Voice Over 2 215...

Page 26: ...VIEW_XP VO3_PREVIEW_XP 221 EPLAY_XP 222 A_UNITY_XP B_UNITY_XP 222 VO1_UNITY_XP VO3_UNITY_XP 222 A B_PRESHUFFLE_UNITY_XP 222 Output Gain Types 223 PROGRAM_GAIN 223 Destinations 223 Mix File Commands 223 StartMix 224 AddToMix 224 SetOutputGain 224 OutputMix 224 EndMix 224 Simple mix structure 225 Input Bunches 225 Enhanced Mix File Commands 228 Input Bunch Profiles 228 MixDown 229 Monitor Profiles 2...

Page 27: ...ol of EAS via the Front Panel 241 EAS Receivers 241 Baud Rates 241 Load EAS EAS On 241 Unload EAS EAS Off 242 EAS Logs 242 Graphics Co Processor 243 Imagestore Intuition Control 245 Control 247 Automatic Keyer Management 247 Front Panel Menu 248 Def Keyer Assign 248 Keyer Release 248 Keyer Status 248 Fill Key Input 248 Keyer Management Example 248 VertigoXG 249 Web Interface 251 Logging In 251 Hom...

Page 28: ...edia 261 Create Device Capabilities File 262 Upgrade 262 Update Software 263 Full Re initialisation 264 Revert 266 Installation 269 Ventilation 269 Power Requirements 269 Environment 269 Imagestore 750 Rear Panel Connections 270 Overview 270 Serial Digital Video Inputs Outputs 270 Video Relay Bypass 271 REF IN 272 LAN 1 2 273 Audio AES connector 275 COM1 COM4 278 GPIO LTC 279 Connection of General...

Page 29: ...aining 286 Web Page 286 Returns Procedure 286 Transit Packaging 287 Imagestore Specifications 289 SDI Inputs and Outputs 289 Power Requirements 289 Interfaces 289 Mechanical 290 Environmental 290 Oxtel RCP 291 Mechanical 291 Environmental 291 Power Requirements 291 RTC Battery 291 Standard Mixfiles 293 Introduction 293 Imagestore 2 3 Emulation Mixfiles 298 is23 mix is23eply mix 298 Program output ...

Page 30: ...03 Preview Modes and Metering 303 Delay Banks for DVE Compensation 303 10 Channel Pass through 304 5 1 Mixfile Variants 304 5 1_dualVO mix 304 5 1_VO_eply mix 304 5 1_AES_dualVO mix 305 5 1_AES_VO_eply mix 305 5 1_IntuitionVO mix 305 5 1 Mix Modes 305 Mode 1 Standard 5 1 AB mix 305 Mode 2 Left and Right Copy 307 Mode 3 Left Right and Centre Copy 312 5 1 Mixfile Voice over Topology and Operation 31...

Page 31: ...ology and Operation 331 Dual External Voice over 331 Easyplay and External Voice over 331 8 channel External Voice over Intuition 333 Test Mixfiles 336 test_eply mix 336 testtone_all mix 336 Dolby Decode Encode 337 Introduction 337 Dolby Digital AC3 338 Dolby E 338 Dolby Metadata 338 Dolby Handling on Legacy Systems 339 Dolby Handling with Dolby Options Installed 341 Configurator Tool Overview 342...

Page 32: ...ixFiles and Dolby Options 357 Configurator 358 Dolby Metadata 359 Program Configuration 359 Metadata Sources 361 Metadata Destinations 362 Metadata Routing 362 5 1 Embedded SDI AB Mixing No Metadata 363 Metadata Direct Routing 364 Metadata Indirect AB Switched Routing 365 Metadata User Defined Presets 366 Metadata Parameters 367 Metadata Tab 367 Metadata Type 367 Program Configuration 367 Pitch Sh...

Page 33: ...373 Copyright 374 Original Bitstream 374 High Pass Filter 374 Bandwidth Low Pass Filter 374 LFE Low Pass Filter 374 Surround 90 Degrees Phase 374 Surround Attenuation 375 RF Pre emphasis 375 Compression Tab 375 Profile 376 Dynamic Range Tab 376 System Delays 377 Dolby Delays 377 Metadata Delays 378 Video Delay Blocks 378 Audio Delay Blocks 378 Automation Control 380 Internal Metadata Sources 380 D...

Page 34: ...e Upgrading 388 Configuring Up Mix via Route Manager 390 Configurator Tool 390 Connecting Up Mix Modules 391 Connecting Metadata to Up Mix Modules 391 Metadata 393 Metadata Monitoring Processing 393 Metadata User Defined Presets 393 Automation Control 394 Up Mix Modules 394 Software Update 395 Files 395 Update Methods 395 Update via Bootable USB Key 395 Update via Imagestore Web Page 396 Software ...

Page 35: ...nto either SD SDI or HD SDI digital video signals The capabilities of this 1RU unit include simple logo insertion still and animated images The Imagestore 750 can be purchased with Dolby options to enable enhanced audio features Applications Imagestore 750 is typically used to mix between different program feeds and to insert a still or animated logo channel identification a programme schedule an ...

Page 36: ...YER4 A B MIXER PREVIEW CHANNEL PROGRAM CHANNEL IS750 A B MIXER and KEYERS This basic configuration allows four images to be keyed simultaneously but independently over the background video with Program and Full Preview outputs Main Inputs Outputs The Imagestore 750 has the following IO connections 8 video BNC inputs 4 video BNC outputs 16 channel AES in and out i e 32 mono channels in 32 mono out ...

Page 37: ...GPIO LTC port Video Relay Bypass across 2 of the Outputs These Input Output Connections are shown in the diagram below IS750 A LAN 1 B Fill 1 Key 1 EtherNet C or Fill3 D or Key3 Fill 2 Key 2 Ref PGM OUT PVW OUT CLN OUT MON OUT GPIO LTC LAN 2 AES IN OUT COM1 4 IS750 I O Connections BNCs BNCs RJ45s SCSI style connector 25wD BNCs ...

Page 38: ...EL CLEAN FEED SELECT AUDIO PROCESSING There are line FIFOs on each SDI video input feeding 2 Video Channel Blocks Program and Preview and one parallel Audio Processing block Each video channel has and AB Mix and 4 keyers which may be fed from up to 3 external Fill Keys or one of 4 internal stores and an optional dual channel DVE Still oxt animated and Easytext oxa images are typically stored in th...

Page 39: ...ypass option is available that directly connects the A and C video input sources see block diagram below to the program and preview outputs in the event of a power supply problem Video Architecture Each of the 2 video channel blocks within the Imagestore 750 contains an AB Mixer and 4 Keyers overlaying either internal or external media onto background video from 4 stores and or up to 3 external Fi...

Page 40: ...80i 50 Hz SMPTE 274M 1998 1280 x 720 59 94 Hz SMPTE 296M 2001 1280 x 720 50 Hz SMPTE 296M 2001 Standard Pixels per active line S AL Active lines per frame Frame rate Hz Scanning format Interface sampling clock frequency Fs MHz Clock periods per total line S TL Total lines per frame SMPTE 259M 525i59 94 720 486 30 1 001 2 1 interlaced 13 5MHz 858 525 625i50 720 576 25 2 1 interlaced 13 5MHz 864 625...

Page 41: ...approx 90 seconds after a software upgrade Before booting normally the unit first checks to see if there is a USB stick in the USB port and if it finds one it will attempt to boot from that disk Miranda Technologies Inc issues specialised USB sticks for use as part of the software upgrade boot up sequence No other USB stick should ever be inserted The upgrade procedure is covered later in this man...

Page 42: ...y or network transfer Note that to save or load media to from a USB stick the USB stick needs to have been DOS formatted Miranda Technologies Inc also provides an image transfer and management system for Imagestore 750 The Xplorer software uses a local area network to connect the workstation to a number of Miranda Technologies Inc s image and audio insertion products Details of Xplorer are contain...

Page 43: ...o full screen is reduced proportionally to the area used Areas are evaluated each frame so animations may change in size with no penalty With 128MB of playout memory per store a logo of 64 screen size can be animated for just over half a minute Larger screen sizes or smaller playout memory sizes affect the maximum animation time pro rata Memory Allocated 128 256 512 1024 Standard Rate Frame Rate M...

Page 44: ...ments and remote control options include RS422 RS232 as well as GPI Mechanical Bypass In the event of power loss to the Imagestore 750 or failure of both internal power supplies the mechanical video relay bypass routes the serial digital background signal A In directly to the Program output PGM and C In to Preview output PVW This feature is an emergency failsafe and is completely non synchronous i...

Page 45: ...store 750 to insert customised in vision clocks A wide range of clocks and timers can be generated with hour minute and second indications Fully customised clocks can be produced offline using the Clock Builder application part of the Media Conversion Software MCS package Bugclock can be locked to station LTC or VITC timecode Clocks are loaded previewed positioned and keyed in the same way as anim...

Page 46: ...nterlaced reference input 1080i tri level or SD bi level analogue reference and the Dolby E data must be aligned to this This is because Dolby E data is locked to the interlaced frame 720p 59 94Hz 59 94 Hz frame rate 1080i 59 94Hz 29 97 Hz frame rate This applies to all Imagestore 750 units that receive Dolby audio data whether or not any Dolby decode encode options are enabled Units without Dolby...

Page 47: ...input only 2 x Fill Key PGM PVW 512MB of stores memory SD and HD video standards IS 750 DVE Single Channel DVE PGM and PVW IS 750 DVE DUAL Dual Channel DVE PGM and PVW IS 750 Audio6 Audio 1 Group Embedded 6 AES in 6 AES out IS 750 Audio16 Audio 4 Groups Embedded 16 AES in 16 AES out IS 750 EAS Emergency Alert System with one AES in IS 750 EP2 Easyplay Stereo IS 750 EP8 Easyplay Eight Channels IS 7...

Page 48: ... 750 LOGO is a branding only product From a hardware perspective it is identical to the standard Imagestore 750 however the following features are disabled AB mixing C D inputs Fill 3 Key 3 Clean Feed Monitor Feed If these features need to be enabled at a future date is possible to upgrade to a standard Imagestore 750 by purchasing the appropriate licences The IS 750 Audio6 75 110 and IS 750 Audio...

Page 49: ... display From the opening screen press the right arrow key X to display Setup then press enter to display the Setup menu Press the right arrow key X until View Licences appears on the second line of the display then press enter Repeatedly pressing the X key will now cycle the display through a list of the fitted options When completed press the escape key a few times until the boot up menu reappea...

Page 50: ...tore Memory 512MB Store Mem 2048 Total Store Memory 2GB LOGO Imagestore 750 LOGO Inserter Clean Feed Clean Feed Monitor Feed Monitor Feed Dolby Dec n n x Dolby decoder modules where n is 1 to 4 DolbyE Enc n n x Dolby E encoder modules DolbyD Enc n n x Dolby Digital AC3 encoder modules Upmix n n x Up Mix modules Note C D Inputs clean feed and monitor feed are enabled by default for the Imagestore 7...

Page 51: ...s a USB port a four position joystick and a front panel LCD display Local control of the unit is menu driven using a combination of joystick movements together with options displayed on the front panel Joystick up is identified on the panel as escape and joystick down is identified as enter Left and right joystick moves W X are used to move a cursor left and right accordingly to select menu option...

Page 52: ...ce B Intermediate state transition being processed Image voice over keyed up to air Image voice over keyed down from air B Fade to Black S Fade to Silence Escape and Enter Joystick Selections Selecting escape is used to proceed to a menu option closer to the boot up menu Successive pressing of escape will bring the display to the start up menu Selecting enter is used to accept the menu item curren...

Page 53: ...Technologies Inc Page 53 Opening Screen The Imagestore 750 menu has two branches Operate Setup From the opening screen with Operate displayed press enter Note If the unit is purchased as an Imagestore 750 LOGO Inserter then the front panel will show IS750L 2 0 ...

Page 54: ...puts Select Operate Set Inputs Set Inputs Menu Tree Operate Set Inputs A Pass SDI Colour Field 1 Colour Field 2 Colour Field 3 Test Pattern 1 Test Pattern 2 B Pass SDI Colour Field 1 Colour Field 2 Colour Field 3 Test Pattern 1 Test Pattern 2 C Pass SDI Colour Field 1 Colour Field 2 Colour Field 3 ...

Page 55: ...rn 1 Test Pattern 2 Fill 1 Pass SDI Colour Field 1 Colour Field 2 Colour Field 3 Test Pattern 1 Test Pattern 2 Key 1 Pass SDI Colour Field 1 Colour Field 2 Colour Field 3 Test Pattern 1 Test Pattern 2 Fill 2 Pass SDI Colour Field 1 Colour Field 2 Colour Field 3 Test Pattern 1 Test Pattern 2 Key 2 Pass SDI Colour Field 1 Colour Field 2 Colour Field 3 Test Pattern 1 Test Pattern 2 ...

Page 56: ...ing that you wish this input to take Pass SDI Selects the incoming SDI signal to be used for the selected input Colour Field 1 Selects the first colour field to be used for the selected input Colour Field 2 Selects the second colour field to be used for the selected input Colour Field 3 Selects the third colour field to be used for the selected input Test Pattern 1 Selects the first internally gen...

Page 57: ...nel Operations Miranda Technologies Inc Page 57 Input Masks Select Operate Input Masks Input Masks Menu Tree Operate Input Masks A Left Right Top Bottom B Left Right Top Bottom C Left Right Top Bottom D Left Right Top Bottom Fill 1 Left ...

Page 58: ...oystick arrows W X and press enter Pressing enter after adjusting the Bottom value will accept all changes made Pressing escape prior to this returns all settings back to their previous values Warning Setting masks will directly affect the equivalent SDI source so anything else that uses that source for example the AB Mixer or a DVE Input will be also affected If an input is associated with a colo...

Page 59: ...s the right most extent of the mask Value ranges from Left to the width of the active picture which changes depending upon the video standard Top Selects the top most extent of the mask Value ranges from 0 to Bottom Bottom Selects the bottom most extent of the mask Value ranges from Top to the height of the active picture which changes depending upon the video standard ...

Page 60: ...ct it using the joystick arrows W X and press enter The colour field is set by adjusting the RGB Red Green Blue values from 0 to 100 for each colour in turn Using the joystick arrows W X increase or decrease the field value then when the desired value is reached press enter After adjusting the Red value the Green field will be displayed then the Blue Pressing enter at the Blue value will accept al...

Page 61: ...ies Inc Page 61 Standard Colours Colour Red Green Blue White 100 100 100 Yellow 100 100 0 Cyan 0 100 100 Green 0 100 0 Magenta 100 0 100 Red 100 0 0 Blue 0 0 100 Black 0 0 0 One of two built in test patterns may also be selected to replace SDI input for A and B inputs ...

Page 62: ...ree Operate Mix A Input A B C D Fill 1 Key 1 Fill 2 Key 2 This option is used to select the input source SDI colour field or test pattern see page 54 that will become the Mix A Input for the AB Video mixer The standard inputs fitted to the Imagestore 750 allow selection from up to eight inputs The illustration below shows the configuration ...

Page 63: ...re 750 User Manual Front Panel Operations Miranda Technologies Inc Page 63 Using the front panel joystick arrows W X display the input source you wish to select then press enter To go back a level press escape ...

Page 64: ...ree Operate Mix B Input A B C D Fill 1 Key 1 Fill 2 Key 2 This option is used to select the input source SDI colour field or test pattern see page 54 that will become the Mix B Input for the A B Video mixer Using the front panel joystick arrows W X display the input source you wish to select then press enter To go back a level press escape ...

Page 65: ...A Cut To B Fade AB Fade To A Fade To B Trans Type X Fade V Fade Mix Rate Fields 1 to 999 V Fade Colour RGB 0 to 100 Set Cut Mode Any Field Field 1 Def Field 2 The AB Mixer is an integral 2 input video switcher which provides the background video source to the program keyers and may also be used as input into DVE channels The mixer can be configured for both cut and ...

Page 66: ...ed between frames in the vertical interval so the active picture is allowed to finish before the new data is transmitted but other cut options are also possible see page 68 A FADE transition is the gradual process of switching to the selected source with rates adjustable between 1 and 999 fields 16 65 seconds at 60Hz By default fades begin between frames in the vertical interval but this can be ad...

Page 67: ...lds is set by the Mix Rate command Fade To A Fades in the Mix A Input as the background video source The rate in fields is set by the Mix Rate command Fade To B Fades in the Mix B Input as the background video source The rate in fields is set by the Mix Rate command Transition Type Use this option to select the transition type X Fade or V Fade Mix Rate Use this option to select the number of field...

Page 68: ...be displayed then the Blue Pressing enter after adjusting the Blue value will accept the change To go back a level press escape Standard Colours Colour Red Green Blue White 100 100 100 Yellow 100 100 0 Cyan 0 100 100 Green 0 100 0 Magenta 100 0 100 Red 100 0 0 Blue 0 0 100 Black 0 0 0 Note The default colour is black Set Cut Mode This option allows the user to determine exactly when cuts and fades...

Page 69: ...hnologies Inc Page 69 2D DVE PGM Select Operate 2D DVE PGM 2D DVE PGM Menu Tree Operate 2D DVE PGM Play Forward Play Backward Run Sequence Value 0 to 97 DVE Mode Bypass None Delay Enabled DVE 1 Input A B C D AB Mixer Fill 1 Key 1 Fill 2 Key 2 DVE 2 Input A B C D ...

Page 70: ...hes sports results and schedules The DVE delay is exactly 2 interlaced fields or 2 progressive frames For 59 94Hz standards the delay is 2 59 94 s and for 50Hz standards the delay is 2 50 s Any non active picture data in the DVE input stream is also delayed whilst the video is resized Embedded audio is delayed in the Audio Engine If the DVE is not required for that channel it can be completely tak...

Page 71: ... independently for program PGM and preview PVW channels Bypass DVE mode out of circuit bypassed therefore no video frame delay added None Delay DVE mode in circuit but inactive DVE compensating Video delay is in circuit Enabled With DVE enabled the DVE mode is in circuit and active DVE compensating Video delay is in circuit The inputs for each DVE channel are defined via the DVE 1 Input and DVE 2 ...

Page 72: ...E inserted after 2 Keyers AB MIX DSK DSK DSK DSK AB MIX IP SELECT COMP DELAY DSK DSK DSK DSK Dual Channel DVE A No DVE fitted Or DVE Mode Bypass DSK DSK DSK DSK AB MIX DSK DSK DSK DSK B DVE fitted no scaling DVE Compensating delay in circuit DVE Mode None COMP DELAY DVE SCALER DVE SCALER AB MIX IP SELECT COMP DELAY Dual Channel DVE DVE SCALER DVE SCALER DSK DSK DSK DSK AB MIX IP SELECT COMP DELAY ...

Page 73: ...put options SDI video colour field or test pattern currently chosen for the video inputs A B C D Fill 1 Key 1 Fill 2 Key 2 or AB Mixer output DVE 2 Input Selects the input that is passed into the second DVE window The setting applies independently for PGM and PVW channels DVE input selection can be any of the Set Input options SDI video colour field or test pattern currently chosen for the video i...

Page 74: ...randa Technologies Inc 2D DVE PVW Select Operate 2D DVE PVW 2D DVE PVW Menu Tree Operate 2D DVE PVW Play Forward Play Backward Run Sequence Value 0 to 97 DVE Mode Bypass None Delay Enabled DVE 1 Input A B C D AB Mixer Fill 1 Key 1 Fill 2 Key 2 DVE 2 Input A B C ...

Page 75: ...tore 750 with independent control of DVE sequences on the Preview PVW channel The IS 750 DVE option enables a single DVE window The IS 750 DVE DUAL option enables two DVE windows The menu items are identical to those for Program PGM as described on page 69 It is possible via automation to gang DVE modes and running of sequences between Program PGM and Preview PVW channels ...

Page 76: ... keyers within the video channel streams on both PGM and PVW This setting works in conjunction with the DVE Mode when it is enabled as shown on the diagram on page 72 Use the joystick arrows W X to select from the following options and press enter to accept a value K1 K2 DVE K3 K4 DVE is inserted after 2 keyers This option gives two layers of keying downstream of the DVE K1 DVE K2 K3 K4 DVE insert...

Page 77: ...Imagestore 750 User Manual Front Panel Operations Miranda Technologies Inc Page 77 DVE K1 K2 K3 K4 DVE inserted before all keyers This option gives four layers of keying downstream of the DVE ...

Page 78: ...ut from the AB Mixer forms the background video image on the program keyers which can accept a live external Fill and Key signal or image from the stores as shown in the diagrams on page 72 The following section describes how to control layer DSK 1 Select Operate DSK 1 DSK 1menus are split into the following sub headings Keyer Operations Input Operations Store Operations ...

Page 79: ...r Operations Select Operate DSK 1 Keyer Ops Keyer Operations Menu Tree Operate DSK 1 Keyer Ops Cut Up Down Cut Up Cut Down Fade Up Down Fade Up Fade Down Fade Rate Value in fields 1 to 999 Set Key Params Source Self Separate None Type Full Linear Sense Normal Invert Masking Disable Setup ...

Page 80: ...ult this is achieved between frames in the vertical interval so the active picture is allowed to finish before the new data is transmitted but other cut options are also possible see page 68 A FADE transition is the gradual process of switching to the selected source with rates adjustable between 1 and 999 fields 16 65 seconds at 60Hz 19 98 seconds at 50Hz By default fades begin between frames in ...

Page 81: ...kground video The background video is passed unchanged Fade Up Down Gradually switches on up or off down the fill key input source of DSK 1 over the background video The rate in fields is set by the Fade Rate command Fade Up Gradually displays the key input source of DSK 1 over the background video The rate in fields is set by the Fade Rate command Fade Down Gradually removes the displayed key inp...

Page 82: ...either the Fill input known as Self Key or a separate Key signal Once selected the Key signal is processed with Clip Gain and Transparency to alter the mapping function between Key input luminance to Key output values Transparency modifies the maximum key value in the range 0 to 1 Once generated the Key signal controls the combining of the Background and Fill video signals Oxtel series products su...

Page 83: ...ter edge on the Fill signal correlates with the character edge on the Key signal and the resultant Fill signal after multiplication would be parabolic Full keying is where the Fill signal needs to be multiplied by the Key signal prior to being added to the modified Background signal In this case the Fill has not already been cut by its key external to the Imagestore 750 Then the Imagestore 750 cut...

Page 84: ... that will cause the Fill image to be fully transparent and not appear over a background A white level key signal will cause the Fill image to be opaque with no background appearing through Intermediate keying levels will produce a pro rata transparency effect Invert reverses this effect and white level key signals now create a fully transparent Fill image with black level signals producing an opa...

Page 85: ... adjust the value Press enter to accept the changes made to the mask parameters or escape to cancel Note that in order to accept a change to any of the four masking parameters you have to press enter to accept each of the four parameters in turn C G T Clip Gain Transparency Clip Clip is the level under which the key signal will be forced to black In a keying process this will result in a total abs...

Page 86: ...ge of 0 clear to 512 opaque and can be adjusted using the joystick arrows W X Cut To Fr Blk Switches the output of DSK 1 between black and the background video plus fill and key signals Cut From Blk Switches the output of DSK 1 from black to the background video plus fill and key signals Cut To Blk Switches the output of DSK 1 from the background video to black Fade To Fr Blk Gradually changes the...

Page 87: ...87 Fade To Blk Gradually changes the output of DSK 1 to black The rate in fields is set by the FTB Rate command FTB Rate The Fade to Black rate is adjusted using the joystick arrows W X between 1 and 999 fields Press enter to accept the value Note At 1080i 59 94 60 fields 1 second ...

Page 88: ... 2 Fill 3 Key 3 Unload Input Fill 1 Key 1 or Fill 2 Key 2 or Fill 3 Key 3 Sets the fill key input source for DSK1 to Fill 1 Key 1 Fill 2 Key 2 or Fill 3 Key 3 Note that selecting a fill key will change the Key Params Source Type Sense Masking and CGT clip gain transparency to the values saved for that fill key Unload Input Unloads the keyer input either a media file from the store or an external f...

Page 89: ... Operate DSK 1 Store Ops Load Image Set Position Horizontal 1920 to 1920 1 Vertical 1080 to 1080 1 Save Image Unload Image Image Load Mode Clean Load Cut Load Start Strap Stop Strap Start Timer Stop Timer Reset Timer Play Animation Restart Anim Stop Animation Stop Anim Now 1 Note that the range depends on the standard selected the example shown is for 1080i ...

Page 90: ...f the screen Vertical Use the joystick arrows W X to adjust the value between vertical resolution 1080 and 1080 for 1080i Position 0 is the top left hand corner of the screen Save Image Saves the loaded image to the image library including any Key Params Source Type Sense Masking and CGT clip gain transparency values set When am external fill key is selected via the Input Ops the Key Params and CG...

Page 91: ... image will fail in this mode if the sum of the resident image animation and the new image animation exceeds the image memory capacity Use Clean Load mode when using such large animations Start Strap Starts a loaded Easytext file Stop Strap Stops a loaded Easytext file The images text will freeze on screen Start Timer Starts a loaded Bugclock timer Stop Timer Stops a loaded Bugclock timer Reset Ti...

Page 92: ...tore 750 User Manual Page 92 Miranda Technologies Inc Restart Anim Restarts the animation from the beginning of the sequence Stop Animation Stops the animation at the end of the sequence Stop Anim Now Stops the animation instantly ...

Page 93: ...logies Inc Page 93 DSK 2 Select Operate DSK 2 The commands for DSK 2 are identical to DSK 1 Keyer Operations Input Operations Store Operations DSK 3 Select Operate DSK 3 The commands for DSK 3 are identical to DSK 1 Keyer Operations Input Operations Store Operations ...

Page 94: ...ont Panel Operations Imagestore 750 User Manual Page 94 Miranda Technologies Inc DSK 4 Select Operate DSK 4 The commands for DSK 4 are identical to DSK 1 Keyer Operations Input Operations Store Operations ...

Page 95: ...o p PGM DSK1 o p PGM DSK2 o p PGM DSK3 o p This option allows the user to switch the preview output to any of the named signal paths The Preview output is typically used for previewing graphics audio voice overs and DVE moves prior to bringing them to air on the Program channel Using the front panel joystick arrows W X display the preview output source you wish to monitor then press enter To go ba...

Page 96: ...DSK2 o p PGM DSK3 o p This option allows the user to switch the clean feed output to any of the named signal paths The Clean output may be used for tapping off partially branded video from the Program channel Using the front panel joystick arrows W X display the clean feed output source you wish to monitor then press enter To go back a level press escape Note The output seen with the PGM DVE outpu...

Page 97: ...Monitor Select Monitor Select Menu Tree Operate Monitor Select Program o p Preview o p SDI A SDI B SDI C SDI D PGM AB Mix PVW AB Mix PGM DVE o p PGM DSK1 o p PGM DSK2 o p PGM DSK3 o p Store 1 Fill Store 1 Key Store 2 Fill Store 2 Key Store 3 Fill Store 3 Key Store 4 Fill Store 4 Key SDI Fill 1 SDI Key 1 SDI Fill 2 ...

Page 98: ... named signal paths The Monitor output can be used for monitoring video throughout the system from the inputs through to the outputs including between keyers plus the contents of stores fill and key colour fields and test patterns Using the front panel joystick arrows W X display the preview output source you wish to monitor then press enter To go back a level press escape Note The output seen wit...

Page 99: ...rate Audio Audio Menu Tree Operate Audio Cut to A B Cut to A Cut to B Fade to A B Fade to A Fade to B Toggle Silence Fade to Sil Fade from Sil Toggle VO Voice over 1 Voice over 2 Fade up VO Voice over 1 Voice over 2 Fade down VO Voice over 1 Voice over 2 Preview Select Embedded Input A Input B Input ...

Page 100: ...t Tone Passthrough Clean Select Embedded Input A Input B Input A B Mix VO Input VO Mix Program Silence Test Tone Passthrough Monitor Select Embedded Input A Input B Input A B Mix VO Input VO Mix Program Silence Test Tone Passthrough Input Shuffles A Input Channel 1 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 101: ...1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Channel 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Channel 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Channel 4 ...

Page 102: ...1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Voice over Channel 1 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Channel 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 103: ... 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Channel 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Channel 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 B Input ...

Page 104: ...4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Channel 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Channel 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 105: ...Channel 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Set Rates Fade A B Fields 1 to 999 Fade to Sil Fields 1 to 999 Voice over 1 Fields 1 to 999 Voice over 2 Fields 1 to 999 Voice overs Voice over 1 Duck Off 99 0dB to 28 0dB Preset Off 99 0dB to 28 0dB Voice over 2 ...

Page 106: ...asyplay Start Easyplay Stop EPlay Unload MD Preset Processor 1 Processor 2 Processor 3 Processor 4 The Imagestore 750 Easysound digital audio mixer option IS 750 Audio6 or IS 750 Audio16 adds voice overs jingles and other audio inserts over the program soundtrack at transmission The de embedder is capable of handling all four groups 16 channels from video inputs and the embedder is capable of hand...

Page 107: ...onnector to enable wiring of mating connectors Up to 8 channels of 24 bit 48kHz audio can also be simultaneously played out Easyplay option IS 750 EP2 gives 2 channels a stereo pair of play out and Easyplay option IS 750 EP8 gives the full 8 channels of play out All internal processing is 24 bit at 48kHz The following signals appear as inputs to the mixer Audio Inputs Channels SDI A embedded 16 SD...

Page 108: ... any one of 1024 time slots which will then be fed to a gain multiplier and then into an accumulator This will allow any combination of inputs to mixed together The outputs of the accumulator will then be shuffled again to route the correct mixes to the correct outputs The Imagestore 750 audio model consists of an AB Mixer plus two cascaded voice overs ...

Page 109: ...ransmitted but other cut options are also possible see page 68 A FADE transition is the gradual process of switching to the selected source with rates adjustable between 1 and 999 fields 16 65 seconds at 30 frames second 60Hz interlaced By default fades begin between frames in the vertical interval but this can be adjusted see page 68 Symbols will appear on the top line of the front panel display ...

Page 110: ...to A Fades in the A input source from the AB Mixer The rate in fields 1 to 999 is set by the Set Rates Fade A B command Fade to B Fades in the B input source from the AB Mixer The rate in fields 1 to 999 is set by the Set Rates Fade A B command Toggle Silence Alternatively swaps between program output and silence The rate in fields 1 to 999 is set by the Set Rates Fade to Sil command Fade to Sil F...

Page 111: ...the Set Rates Voice over n command Fade up VO Voice over n Fades up voice over n The rate in fields 1 to 999 is set by the Set Rates Voice over n command Fade down VO Voice over n Fades down voice over n The rate in fields 1 to 999 is set by the Set Rates Voice over n command Preview Select Select from the list the point you wish to preview Embedded Input A Input B Input A B Mix VO Input VO Mix Pr...

Page 112: ... Miranda Technologies Inc Note The Preview Select behaviour depends critically on how the preview modes were set up within the current mixfile and some modes may not be available The available preview modes are documented in the header of each standard mixfile ...

Page 113: ...ence Test Tone Passthrough Note The Clean Select behaviour depends critically on how the preview modes were set up within the current mixfile and some modes may not be available The available preview modes are documented in the header of each standard mixfile Monitor Select Select from the list the point you wish to preview on the Monitor output Embedded Input A Input B Input A B Mix VO Input VO M...

Page 114: ...ono to stereo copies and other audio manipulations can be achieved Each output channel can take its input from any of the 4 mono input channels and each input can be copied to multiple output channels This will only have the desired effect on the audio system when running the Imagestore 750 with either of the standard Imagestore 2 emulation mixfiles is23 mix is23eply mix Units running other standa...

Page 115: ...e input channel bunch top row is to be included in This can range from none to all four output channels bunches Set Rates Use this menu to change the rate in fields the desired operation should take The maximum field rate is 999 999 fields 16 65 seconds at 30 frames second 999 fields 19 98 seconds at 25 frames second Fade A B Sets the Fade to A and Fade to B rates Fade to Sil Sets the Fades to Sil...

Page 116: ... dBs for example when the voice over is on the background ducks by 12dB Preset The Preset enables you to adjust the level of the voice over audio when the voice over is on for example when the voice over is on the voice over audio comes up to 0dB Easyplay The optional Easyplay licences IS 750 EP2 or IS 750 EP8 allow users to play audio files oxe oxw or wav off disk Store n Select Store 1 2 3 or 4 ...

Page 117: ...ads the Easyplay file from the current store Note oxe and oxw audio files can be created from the AudioBuilder program supplied on the MCS CD MD Preset This option allows one of four banks of user defined Metadata presets to be loaded into internal Metadata sources called banks or processors Processor n Select Metadata processor bank n 1 to 4 ...

Page 118: ...t Menu Tree Operate GPI Output GPI Out 1 On GPI Out 1 Off GPI Out 2 On GPI Out 2 Off GPI Out 3 On GPI Out 3 Off GPI Out 4 On GPI Out 4 Off GPI Out 5 On GPI Out 5 Off GPI Out 6 On GPI Out 6 Off GPI Out 7 On GPI Out 7 Off GPI Out 8 On GPI Out 8 Off GPI Out 9 On GPI Out 9 Off GPI Out 10 On GPI Out 10 Off GPI Out 11 On GPI Out 11 Off ...

Page 119: ... used to trigger the execution of a series of Imagestore 750 internal pre programmed commands GPI macros To set up a GPI macro please read the section of this document entitled GPI Setup on page 131 GPI Output Use the front panel joystick arrows W X to scroll through the list of GPI Out macros To start a GPI macro to press enter while the appropriate GPI Out On is selected To stop a GPI macro that...

Page 120: ...ed for setting the GPI macros delay in fields for and instigating the emergency to air facility in the event of background video failure or for showing Emergency Alerts EAS GPI Delay Use the front panel joystick arrows W X to adjust the delay value in fields When the delay function is called up within a GPI macro the system will pause for the specified number of fields Note This feature is only av...

Page 121: ...g EAS message into memory It will cut down DSK4 if active and load the EAS template as specified by the priority of the stored message and then bring the crawl to air on DSK4 Note For EAS straps to appear correctly on DSK4 the fourth store must be allocated sufficient memory See page 177 for details of how to change the store memory allocation To change the default appearance of the EAS messages i...

Page 122: ...720 oxa No Priority for 720p The render time of the text will depend on the length of the string Maximum length 1990 characters See page 44 for more information about the EAS system EAS Off Setting EAS Off will remove the EAS crawl from air once it has completed and restore the original DSK4 keyer image or external fill key only after the entire message has been displayed ...

Page 123: ...HD standards by creating two configurations and then importing the appropriate configuration file when a change is required System configurations may also be transferred between units to ensure consistency of state between them After an import all settings within the selected configuration file are validated against the capabilities of the new device This ensures that any hardware or licence diffe...

Page 124: ...that DSK1 DSK2 and DSK3 be cut down and unloaded but DSK4 be cut up and loaded with the station logo Note In addition to allowing modification of System Settings the Configurator tool contains a Route Manager for graphically setting up audio routing and a Metadata Mode for controlling Dolby metadata Please see pages 342 357 and 390 for more information Import Config This option allows the user to ...

Page 125: ...copied into the Configurator tool at any time so that granular edits can be made to the restart behaviour of volatile settings The new configuration file can then be saved back onto the Imagestore unit and re imported when required Export Config This option causes the active configuration to be saved as a snapshot The name of the file is generated from the current date and time in the form YYYYMMD...

Page 126: ...etup Audio Setup Menu Tree Setup Audio Setup Audio Metering Meters 1 4 Meters 5 8 Meters 9 12 Meters 13 16 Meters 17 20 Meters 21 24 Meters 25 28 Meters 29 32 Meters 33 36 Meters 37 40 Meters 41 44 Meters 45 48 Meters 49 52 Meters 53 56 Meters 57 60 Meters 61 64 Meters 1 2 Meters 3 4 Meters 5 6 Meters 7 8 Meters 9 10 ...

Page 127: ... 26 Meters 27 28 Meters 29 30 Meters 31 32 Meters 33 34 Meters 35 36 Meters 37 38 Meters 39 40 Meters 41 42 Meters 43 44 Meters 45 46 Meters 47 48 Meters 49 50 Meters 51 52 Meters 53 54 Meters 55 56 Meters 57 58 Meters 59 60 Meters 61 62 Meters 63 64 Follow Video A B Mix On or Off Fade to Black On of Off Easyplay Follow DSK Use Voiceover Select Mixfile Select file Delays Delay Bank 1 ...

Page 128: ... unit is set to Imagestore 2 Emulation mode and to set the audio delays of the 8 banks of 16 channels as defined in the audio mix file Audio Metering This option displays audio meters on the front panel The output is un calibrated and for indication purposes only Meters 1 4 Displays 4 metering channels on the front panel display Meters 1 and 2 Displays 2 metering channels on the front panel displa...

Page 129: ...e filename prefix as the image loaded onto a DSK and play it out when the graphic is cut up Use Voiceover Set On or Off If set to On the system will activate Voiceover 1 when Easyplay is started Select Mixfile Audio parameters are configured via audio mixfiles A set of standard predefined mixfiles are stored in etc mixes Custom mixfiles are stored in home mixes A special case custom mixfile genera...

Page 130: ...where the delay period can then be set between 0 and 32767 samples 1 sample 48KHz clock period 20 833uS maximum delay 682 5mS This option sets an internal audio delay within the systems for any of the 8 audio banks which are defined within the audio mix file Use the joystick arrows W X enter to select a bank and then to adjust the timing delay between 0 and 32767 samples ...

Page 131: ...tup GPI Setup Menu Tree Setup GPI Setup GPI Inputs GPI In 1 On GPI In 1 Off GPI In 2 On GPI In 2 Off GPI In 3 On GPI In 3 Off GPI In 4 On GPI In 4 Off GPI In 5 On GPI In 5 Off GPI In 6 On GPI In 6 Off GPI In 7 On GPI In 7 Off GPI In 8 On GPI In 8 Off GPI In 9 On GPI In 9 Off GPI In 10 On GPI In 10 Off GPI In 11 On ...

Page 132: ...I In 16 On GPI In 16 Off GPI Outputs GPI Out 1 On GPI Out 1 Off GPI Out 2 On GPI Out 2 Off GPI Out 3 On GPI Out 3 Off GPI Out 4 On GPI Out 4 Off GPI Out 5 On GPI Out 5 Off GPI Out 6 On GPI Out 6 Off GPI Out 7 On GPI Out 7 Off GPI Out 8 On GPI Out 8 Off GPI Out 9 On GPI Out 9 Off GPI Out 10 On GPI Out 10 Off GPI Out 11 On GPI Out 11 Off GPI Out 12 On GPI Out 12 Off GPI Out 13 On GPI Out 13 Off GPI ...

Page 133: ...trings When triggered the commands within the macro execute sequentially and pauses may be defined within the macro If the GPI is assigned as an output it may only have a single status associated with it from the list on page 137 Input to GPI Where a GPI port is used as an input the command macro is activated either when the connection is made GPI On or when it is switched off GPI Off relative to ...

Page 134: ... OUT 33 16 GND GND GND 13 32 13 15 Create a GPI Macro To create a macro display the relevant GPI then press enter If the GPI is unused Empty will be displayed on the front panel Press enter again to gain access to the entire Imagestore 750 Operate menu Using the joystick arrows W X display the first command to be added to the macro and press enter to add it The display is now returned to the listi...

Page 135: ...ns Colour Fields See page 57 for details of the menu options Mix A Input See page 62 for details of the menu options Mix B Input See page 64 for details of the menu options AB Mixer See page 65 for details of the menu options 2D DVE PGM See page 69 for details of the menu options 2D DVE PVW See page 74 for details of the menu options DSK 1 See pages 79 88 and 89 for details of the menu options DSK...

Page 136: ...for details of the menu options Monitor Select See page 97 for details of the menu options Audio See page 99 for details of the menu options GPI Output See page 118 for details of the menu options Miscellaneous See page 120 for details of the menu options Edit a GPI Macro Select the GPI to edit then press enter The macro will be displayed one command line at a time Use the joystick arrows W X to i...

Page 137: ...ction below All GPIs 1 16 may be assigned as a GPI Output with a condition assigned whether it is set on or off for example GPI Out x On or GPI Out x Off Create a GPI Output To create a GPI output display the relevant GPI then press enter If the GPI is unused None will be displayed on the front panel Press enter again then using the joystick arrows W X display the command to be added to the GPI Ou...

Page 138: ...2 Tmr 0 DSK2 Tmr Non 0 DSK3 Tmr 0 DSK3 Tmr Non 0 DSK4 Tmr 0 DSK4 Tmr Non 0 DSK1 Img Busy DSK1 Img Ready DSK2 Img Busy DSK2 Img Ready DSK3 Img Busy DSK3 Img Ready DSK4 Img Busy DSK4 Img Ready DVE PGM Activ DVE PGM Bypas DVE PGM None DVE PGM Run DVE PGM Stop DVE PVW Activ DVE PVW Bypas DVE PVW None DVE PVW Run DVE PVW Stop EAS Running EAS Stopped Audio AB at A Audio AB at B Follow AB Off Follow AB O...

Page 139: ...To clear a GPI output select the appropriate GPI and press enter The current entry will be display on the front panel display Use the joystick arrow W to select None then press enter Show GPI Inputs The status screen shows the status of the 16 GPI input ports As the GPI is triggered externally the corresponding number or least significant digit for numbers greater than or equal to 10 will be displ...

Page 140: ...lect Setup File Ops File Ops Menu Tree Setup File Ops Load Image Media Inserted Erase Image No Yes Load Audio Media Inserted Erase Audio No Yes Conf To USB Media Inserted Conf From USB Media Inserted Diags Save Media Inserted Load Licences Media Inserted Load Mixfile Media Inserted Erase Mixfile No Yes ...

Page 141: ... library using the joystick arrows W X Once selected press enter then use the joystick arrows W X to select Yes to delete Load Audio Copies an audio file from the inserted media USB stick to the sound library Supported formats Imagestore 750 audio file multi channel oxe Imagestore 2 format audio file oxw WAV audio file wav Erase Audio Index through the files within the sound library using the joys...

Page 142: ...g file from previous session Load Licences Copies new licence codes syscodes txt from the inserted USB stick which enable software options on the Imagestore 750 after a restart Load Mixfile Copies new custom mixfiles all files ending in mix from the inserted USB media to the hard disk The new file s will reside in home mixes Erase Mixfile Index through the files within the home mixes library using...

Page 143: ...ut Status Menu Tree Setup Input Status A Input Video Standard Input Status Audio Type Channel n 1 16 B Input Video Standard Input Status Audio Type Channel n 1 16 C Input Video Standard Input Status Audio Type Channel n 1 16 D Input Video Standard Input Status Audio Type Channel n 1 16 Fill 1 Input Video Standard Input Status ...

Page 144: ...l 2 Input Video Standard Input Status Key 2 Input Video Standard Input Status Reference Ext Ref Locked Source Standard AES Pair 1L Pair 1R Pair 2L Pair 2R Pair 3L Pair 3R Pair 4L Pair 4R Pair 5L Pair 5R Pair 6L Pair 6R Pair 7L Pair 7R Pair 8L Pair 8R Pair 9L Pair 9R Pair 10L Pair 10R Pair 11L Pair 11R Pair 12L Pair 12R Pair 13L ...

Page 145: ...ised Unlocked is shown if no signal is connected Input Timing Shows the video signal timing on the A input in lines and samples in addition to the equivalent in micro seconds Unknown is shown if the signal is unrecognised and Unlocked is shown if no signal is connected Note In order to be valid the input timing value needs to be negative If the value is not negative the reference offset needs to b...

Page 146: ...ion is only shown if the input has embedded audio B C D Input Sub menu status options as per A Input above Fill 1 Key 1 Fill 2 Key 2 Input Sub menu status options as per A Input above apart from Audio Type which is not applicable to these inputs References Ext Ref Locked Shows whether the external reference is Locked or Unlocked It does not differentiate between tri level HD or bi level SD analogu...

Page 147: ...put is not a valid AES signal the front panel with display Unlocked The status is shown for the left L and right R of each of the 16 channel pairs Clocks 74 MHz Clk Shows whether the internal 74 MHz clock has successfully locked The front panel will show either Locked or Unlocked 54 MHz Clk Shows whether the internal 54 MHz clock has successfully locked The front panel will show either Locked or U...

Page 148: ... 2 Status Module 3 Status Module 4 Status Module 1 Type Module 2 Type Module 3 Type Module 4 Type These options are used to view the status and type of the optional audio modules fitted Module n Status Displays error status of the audio module as follows Module Error The module has an error Module OK There are no errors for the module Not Fitted No module is fitted Unknown The module type is unkno...

Page 149: ...anda Technologies Inc Page 149 Module n Type Displays type of the audio module or Not Fitted if no module is fitted Module types can be Dolby Decoder Dolby D Encoder Dolby E Encoder Up mix If the module type is unknown the front panel will display Unknown ...

Page 150: ... Serial Number IP Address Hostname Network Mask Gateway Add NTP Server Op System Linux X X XX File Sys Type Animation Memory DSK 1 Animation Memory DSK 2 Animation Memory DSK 3 Animation Memory DSK 4 Images Used Disk Space Used Current MixFile COM 1 Counters COM 2 Counters COM 3 Counters COM 4 Counters RS232A Counters RS232B Counters RS485 1 Counters RS485 2 Counters ...

Page 151: ...emperature PSUA 12V PSUB 12V SYS 5V SYS 3 3V SYS 2 5V SYS 1 8V SYS 1 2V DVE 12V DVE 2 5V DVE 1 8V DVE 1 2V PSU A PSU B FAN 1 SPEED FAN 2 SPEED FAN 3 SPEED FAN 4 SPEED FAN 5 SPEED Main Board ID I O Board ID DVE Board ID Store SPD Delay SPD These options are used to view the following Serial Number Displays the unit s serial number on the front panel display This number is factory set and cannot be ...

Page 152: ...number To modify the number refer to page 182 Gateway Add This menu displays the unit s Gateway Address number To modify the number refer to page 182 NTP Server This displays the IP Address of the NTP Server To modify the number refer to page 183 If the NTP Server address is set to 255 255 255 255 then the menu displays Disabled Op System Shows the version number of the installed Linux operating s...

Page 153: ...d Disk Space Used Displays the amount of disk space used in the image directory as both size and percentage of total space available Current MixFile Displays the name of the installed mixfile and its location Standard mixfiles are stored in etc mixes and customised mixfiles are stored in home mixes COM n Counters These menus display port errors for each of COM 1 to 4 Rx Received data Tx Transmitte...

Page 154: ...t Time Displays the current time To modify the time refer to page 159 Running Since Indicates date and time when the unit was last powered up i e absolute time not elapsed time Temperature The temperature displayed is the highest internal ambient temperature that is measured from the available temperature sensors Two temperature sensors are located on the main board and one extra on the DVE board ...

Page 155: ...ail SYS 1 2V Displays the voltage of the 1 2V supply rail DVE 12V Displays the voltage of the 12V supply rail on the DVE card DVE 2 5V Displays the voltage of the 2 5V supply rail on the DVE card DVE 1 8V Displays the voltage of the 1 8V supply rail on the DVE card DVE 1 2V Displays the voltage of the 1 2V supply rail on the DVE card PSU A Displays status of power supply A as OK or FAIL PSU B Disp...

Page 156: ...plays the speed of fan 4 in RPM FAN 5 SPEED Displays the speed of fan 5 in RPM Main Board ID Displays the main board ID revision number or Not Fitted I O Board ID Displays the input output board ID revision number or Not Fitted DVE Board ID Displays the DVE board ID revision number or Not Fitted Store SPD Displays the size and product ID of the store memory or FAILED Delay SPD Displays the size an...

Page 157: ...Imagestore 750 User Manual Front Panel Operations Miranda Technologies Inc Page 157 Note Presmaster alarm tolerances are as follows 10 for 12V 5 for other voltages Fan speeds 5000 to 15000 rpm ...

Page 158: ...l Page 158 Miranda Technologies Inc View Licences Select Setup View Licences This command will display on the front panel display all installed licenses Use the joystick arrows W X to iterate through the list The licence options are listed on page 49 ...

Page 159: ...age 159 Set Time Select Setup Set Time Use this command to set the RTC real time clock in the Imagestore 750 Set Time of Day Menu Tree Setup Set Time Year Month Day Hour Min Sec Year Sets the year between 2000 2100 Month Sets the month between 1 12 Day Sets the day between 1 31 ...

Page 160: ...Front Panel Operations Imagestore 750 User Manual Page 160 Miranda Technologies Inc Hour Sets the hour between 0 23 Min Sets the minutes between 0 59 Sec Sets the seconds between 0 59 ...

Page 161: ... Self Tests Use this menu to run from a selection of hardware and software tests Self Tests Menu Tree Setup Self Tests DSK 1 Image Border Animation Fill DSK 2 Image Border Animation Fill DSK 3 Image Border Animation Fill DSK 4 Image Border Animation Fill EAS Severity 1 Severity 2 Severity 3 Prod Tests No Yes ...

Page 162: ...visible the layer must be cut up If the store memory allocation associated with the DSK is less than 512MB then the animation will only complete an appropriate percentage of its total The animation can be repositioned masked and unloaded in the normal way The animation is in the form of a progress bar filling the image from left to right with a green background keyed as a ramp and repeating contin...

Page 163: ...pm IMST Severity 3 Green scrolling banner displaying A Broadcast station or cable system has issued a Required Weekly Test for Snohomish WA beginning at 1 26 pm and ending at 2 26 pm IMST Prod Tests Warning This option must NOT be used when output is live on air The option kills off all software processes and then starts up a stand alone front panel application from which the user can select vario...

Page 164: ...tup Logging Errors Only Media Keying Verbose Errors Only This logging level reports errors including automation commands that were invalid when received No valid automation commands get logged in this mode Media Keying In addition to errors this logging level records all valid media and keying activity This gives a full audit of which graphics have appeared on air Verbose This logging level gives ...

Page 165: ...rogram Preview Clean Feed Program Add a video delay to the Program output of 0 to 16 frames Preview Add a video delay to the Preview output of 0 to 16 frames Clean Feed Add a video delay to the Clean Feed output of 0 to 16 frames Note There is no video delay block associated with the Monitor output Such delay is only seen at the Monitor output if it is selected to actually monitor either of the Pr...

Page 166: ...ct Setup System Setup Use this menu tree to adjust the following System Setup Menu Tree Setup System Setup Set Standard 625 Line 525 Line 1080i 59 94 1080i 50 720 59 94 720 50 Set Reference Lines Samples Lines uS Pass Close Cap Disabled Enabled Serial Comms COM 1 Baud Rate 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 ...

Page 167: ... Intuition ENDEC 1822 TFT EAS 911T RCP Classic Serial Type RS232 RS422 COM 2 Baud Rate 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 Protocol Automation Presmaster Intuition ENDEC 1822 TFT EAS 911T RCP Classic Serial Type RS232 RS422 COM 3 Baud Rate 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 Protocol Automation Presmaster Intuition ENDEC 1822 ...

Page 168: ...OM 4 Baud Rate 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 Protocol Automation Presmaster Intuition ENDEC 1822 TFT EAS 911T RCP Classic Serial Type RS232 RS422 Serial Level Strict Relaxed Store Memory Memory allocation in MB for stores 1 4 Timecode Ops Timecode Source LTC VITC Timecode Status Intuition Set Def Keyer Ass None DSK 1 DSK 2 DSK 3 DSK 4 ...

Page 169: ...abled Enabled Keyer Status Keyer Status Fill Key Input Fill 1 Key 1 Fill 2 Key 2 Fill 3 Key 3 Send Wakeup Hostname IP Address Network Mask Gateway Add NTP Server Logging Server Local Logging Disabled Enabled Time Zone Software Reset No Yes Restart System No Yes Factory Reset No Yes Safe Shutdown No Yes ...

Page 170: ...se see page 125 for details Note Unload all images before changing between video standards especially changing between interlaced and progressive standards Set Reference For SD standards connect the facility s black and burst analogue reference to Ref in For HD standards connect the facility s analogue reference which may be either a black and burst analogue reference or a tri level sync reference...

Page 171: ...e overall reference offset setting Before adjusting the reference timing ensure that the standard set is correct and the unit has been restarted to apply the new setting Note The connected reference must be at the same frame rate as the current standard and the SDI inputs to avoid picture corruption The input timing can also be verified as described on page 145 Following the change of standard the...

Page 172: ...FIFO depth is lengthened up to its maximum of 1 line Timing is dependent on the relative phase between the SDI input and the reference To illustrate the set up refer to the following example Example of HD SDI Signals with Tri Level Sync This example deals with a system where the HD SDI input arrives 3μs later than the associated tri level sync Let s call this timing 0 ln 3μs To set the minimum del...

Page 173: ...ual input timing Then add 10 to 20 micro seconds to give some buffering in the line FIFOs Timing Delay Through the Imagestore 750 Refer to the 2D DVE section if the DVE is installed Without the DVE the delay through the unit can be up to 1 line The exact data delay depends on the adjustment of the reference timing The delay consists of the input line FIFO depth plus a minimum processing delay For ...

Page 174: ...es that the close caption information is preserved if graphics are keyed over lines 20 21 Disabling the option instructs the keyers mixers to treat these lines as part of the active picture so that they may be keyed over On HD standards close caption is contained in line 9 which is outside the active picture Since this is never processed by the keyers the close caption information is preserved wha...

Page 175: ...nction with serial type as RS422 Protocol The protocol can be set for Automation Presmaster Intuition or either of the two EAS units Presmaster If the Imagestore 750 is being controlled by a Presmaster system then the connected port may be set to either Presmaster or Automation Note Presmaster software version 4 6 or higher is required for compatibility with Imagestore 750 Otherwise tallies for DS...

Page 176: ...750 is being controlled by automation or a Presmaster system set the port to Automation Serial Type The serial type can be set to RS232 or RS422 depending on requirements Serial Level This setting defines the strictness with which the Imagestore treats the STX STX0 or STX1 that is received with each external automation command on any port The setting is global to the Imagestore and so applies equa...

Page 177: ... harder for automation to know which command may have failed Store Memory The standard amount of memory available for the Imagestore 750 stores is 512MB however 2GB is available with the IS 750 MEM 2GB option Use the joystick arrows W X to increase or decrease the memory allocation for each store and pressing enter to accept each value When the final value is accepted there will be a warning shown...

Page 178: ...t panel display Intuition Set This menu configures the Imagestore 750 when used in conjunction with an Imagestore Intuition advanced channel branding system Refer to the Graphics Co processor section on page 243 Def Keyer Assign This option enables Automatic Keyer Management which sets the selected keying layer for Intuition control When the Intuition keyer is cut up the Imagestore 750 will perfor...

Page 179: ...Release The Keyer Release Mode option defines how the keyer is released from Intuition control Disabled Disabled mode leaves the Imagestore keyer cut up when all Intuition keys are cut down Enabled Enabled mode turns off the Imagestore keyer if all Intuition keys are cut down Keyer Status Intuition can combine up to 14 virtual keying layers into its composited output This menu displays the active ...

Page 180: ...option determines which external fill key is routed to the assigned keyer during Automatic Keyer Management Fill 1 Key 1 Routes Fill 1 and Key 1 inputs to the assigned keyer Fill 2 Key 2 Routes Fill 2 and Key 2 inputs to the assigned keyer Fill 3 Key 3 Routes Fill 3 and Key 3 inputs to the assigned keyer ...

Page 181: ...ssage New setting takes effect on restart Restart the Imagestore 750 by selecting Software Reset or Restart System IP Address This option displays the unit s IP Address number and enables the user to modify it The IP Address will be shown on the front panel display and each value can be adjusted between 0 and 255 The number is in four blocks separated by full stops for example 10 96 98 240 Use the...

Page 182: ... your IT department To adjust the number refer to the IP Address section see above Pressing enter to accept the change will then display the message Updating EEPROM shortly followed by Restart to apply new setting Restart the Imagestore 750 by selecting Software Reset or Restart System Gateway Address This option displays the unit s Gateway Address and enables the user to modify it The Gateway Add...

Page 183: ...ds Using the joystick arrows W X enter the IP address of your NTP server See IP Address The number is in four blocks separated by full stops for example 255 255 255 255 Logging Server This option allows the user to set the IP address of a remote syslog server permitting log files to be logged externally Setting up of a syslog server is well documented on the Internet however Support can also provi...

Page 184: ...ons to be saved to disk The system settings that are restored after the restart depend upon the Active Configuration as described on page 123 To confirm the restart select Yes and press enter to confirm Restart System This option safely reboots the system by restarting the operating system and software and reloading the firmware A restart is needed after certain settings such as video standard are...

Page 185: ...to factory default settings To confirm the factory reset select Yes and press enter to confirm Note Use this option with extreme care as all custom set parameters will be removed Safe Shutdown This feature halts the operating system in a controlled manner by saving files to disk before shutting down Use this option if you wish to power off the unit ...

Page 186: ...Front Panel Operations Imagestore 750 User Manual Page 186 Miranda Technologies Inc ...

Page 187: ... features and facilities provided by the unit Note that keyer control can be configured for two possible modes Operation of DSK1 and DSK2 standard RCP Operation of all four keying layers modified RCP with DSK3 and DSK4 controlled via the keypad The two RCP configuration options for control of DSK1 DSK2 or DSK1 DSK2 DSK3 DSK4 respectively are shown below These need to be matched via the DSK CONTROL...

Page 188: ...o arm cuts or fades transitions for the appropriate keyer The cut and fade buttons on the keypad are not active but instead light up to show the arm state for the appropriate keyer The remote control panel may be connected to any of the four serial ports on the rear panel see page 278 The serial protocol must be set as RCP Classic see page 176 The RCP may be connected to the Imagestore 750 at any ...

Page 189: ...nce the integral lamps within each push button switch will illuminate in turn The following paragraphs describe the use of the Oxtel RCP controls Display The LCD display provides interactive access to the control menus of the connected Imagestore 750 The top level menu display of the Oxtel RCP will be shown shortly after power is supplied and can be reached at any time by repeatedly pressing the E...

Page 190: ...s selected that requires their use When DSK3 and DSK 4 are selected to be controlled six of the alphanumeric keys will be used to enable the control required We assume this mode of operation below Setup Menu RCP Setup Press the RCP soft key Note that the contents of all four DSKS will be shown on the display even if only DSK 1 and DSK2 are enabled Select the appropriate lamp brightness display bri...

Page 191: ... DSK3 DSK4 Control Setup Press the DSK34 soft key Select the DSK numbers that are desired to be controlled using the RCP where 12 Control of DSK 1 and 2 Only 1234 Control of DSK 1 2 3 and 4 Press the OK soft key The selection made is shown on the display Press the OK soft key ...

Page 192: ...2 and FTB parameters via the LCD Mixer Transition Type Press the Mixer soft key Note that the contents of all four DSKS will be shown on the display even if only DSK 1 and DSK2 are enabled Press the Trans soft key Select the appropriate transition type X Fade or V fade The select option will appear on screen Press the OK soft key to accept the changes ...

Page 193: ...User Manual RCP Operations Miranda Technologies Inc Page 193 Rate Press the Mixer soft key Press the Rate soft key Adjust the rates using the rotary pots above each heading Press the OK soft key to accept the changes ...

Page 194: ...key Press the relevant DSK soft key Note that all four DSKS will be shown on the display even if only DSK 1 and DSK2 are enabled Press the Input soft key Select the appropriate input source Fill 1 Key 1 Inputs 3 and 4 Fill 2 Key 2 Inputs 5 and 6 Fill 3 Key 3 Empty Input from store The selected source will now be shown on screen Press the Esc key to go back up the menu tree ...

Page 195: ... Note that all four DSKS will be shown on the display even if only DSK 1 and DSK2 are enabled Press the File soft key To load an image press the Load soft key Use the arrow control soft keys to locate the file in the image library Once displayed press the OK soft key to load it The LCD display will return to the File screen showing the new file name ...

Page 196: ...key Press the relevant DSK soft key Note that all four DSKS will be shown on the display even if only DSK 1 and DSK2 are enabled Press the File soft key To position an image press the Pos soft key To adjust the images on screen position use the rotary pots above each heading Press the OK soft key to accept the changes ...

Page 197: ...e 197 Horizontal Crop Press the relevant DSK soft key Press the relevant DSK soft key Note that all four DSKS will be shown on the display even if only DSK 1 and DSK2 are enabled Press the File soft key To position an image press the Pos soft key Press the HCrop soft key ...

Page 198: ...sing the rotary pots above each heading Press the OK soft key to accept the changes Vertical Crop Press the relevant DSK soft key Press the relevant DSK soft key Note that all four DSKS will be shown on the display even if only DSK 1 and DSK2 are enabled Press the File soft key To position an image press the Pos soft key ...

Page 199: ...0 User Manual RCP Operations Miranda Technologies Inc Page 199 Press the VCrop soft key Adjust the images vertical crop values by using the rotary pots above each heading Press the OK soft key to accept the changes ...

Page 200: ...Press the relevant DSK soft key Press the relevant DSK soft key Note that all four DSKS will be shown on the display even if only DSK 1 and DSK2 are enabled Press the File soft key To save a modified image press the Save soft key Press OK soft key to replace the file in the image library ...

Page 201: ...soft key Press the relevant DSK soft key Note that all four DSKS will be shown on the display even if only DSK 1 and DSK2 are enabled Press the Edit soft key To adjust the Clip Gain and Transparency press the CGT soft key Adjust the values using the rotary pots above each heading Press the OK soft key to accept the changes ...

Page 202: ...wn on the display even if only DSK 1 and DSK2 are enabled Press the Edit soft key To adjust the key modes press the Mode soft key Adjust the keying modes by pressing the appropriate soft key By pressing the Srce soft key the box below the left hand pot will toggle between None Separate and Self By pressing the Type soft key the box below the centre pot will toggle between Full and Linear ...

Page 203: ...e between Normal and Invert Press OK to accept the changes Keying Rates Press the relevant DSK soft key Press the relevant DSK soft key Note that all four DSKS will be shown on the display even if only DSK 1 and DSK2 are enabled Press the Rate soft key Adjust the keying rates by using the rotary pots above each heading Press OK to accept the changes ...

Page 204: ...Page 204 Miranda Technologies Inc Fade to Black Rate Press the FTB soft key Adjust the FTB rates by using the rotary pots above each heading Press OK to accept the changes The Audio menu for the DSKs is identical in format to that for the Mixer ...

Page 205: ...uts and Voiceover parameters via the LCD Transitions A B Mix Press the Trans soft key Press the A B soft key Select the AVF soft key to toggle whether audio follows video Press the Cut or Fade soft key to perform an audio A B mix The fade rate is shown on the LCD and controlled via the central rotary pot Press the OK soft key to accept the changes ...

Page 206: ...e Press the Trans soft key Press the FTS soft key Select the AVF soft key to toggle whether audio follows video Press the Cut or Fade soft key to perform a Fade to Silence The fade rate is shown on the LCD and controlled via the central rotary pot Press the OK soft key to accept the changes ...

Page 207: ... activate the voice over The fade rate is shown on the LCD and controlled via the right hand rotary pot The Duck and Preset levels are also displayed on screen and controlled via the rotary pots above each heading Note that on entering the menu the duck and preset rates do not reflect the last values selected on the RCP or front panel Press the OK soft key to accept the changes ...

Page 208: ...e appropriate A B VO1 or VO2 soft key To Mute the input press the Mute soft key Muted is then displayed on the LCD To Invert the input press the Phase soft key Inverted is then displayed on the LCD The input level volume is shown on the LCD and controlled via the right hand rotary pot Press the OK soft key to accept the changes ...

Page 209: ...ge 209 Outputs Program Press the O put soft key The Program output level volume is shown on the LCD and controlled via the left hand rotary pot To index through the named signal preview points press the Prev and Prev soft keys Press the OK soft key to accept the changes ...

Page 210: ...RCP Operations Imagestore 750 User Manual Page 210 Miranda Technologies Inc Transitions ...

Page 211: ...tting of slow med and fast As each option is selected it is illuminated To set the rates use the Video Menu button as described previously The rate in frames will only effect the trans variable fade transitions selection of the AB Mixer and DSK buttons as the cut command is an instantaneous action Mixer The AB Mixer is an integral 2 input video switcher which provides the background video source t...

Page 212: ...pressed a Cut AB transition is actioned and the video source will change on the program output The mixer will then be disarmed and the selected option set to none no option illuminated Trans If trans is selected the AB Mixer is armed and the resultant transition is previewed through the preview channel When the Take button is pressed a Fade AB transition is actioned and the video source will chang...

Page 213: ...ansition is actioned and the image will appear on the program output DSK 1 will then be disarmed and the selected option set to none no option illuminated Trans If trans is selected DSK 1 is armed and the image is previewed through the preview channel When the Take button is pressed a Fade Keyer Up transition is actioned and the image will appear on the program output DSK 1 will then be disarmed a...

Page 214: ...d using Setup Menu DSK34 1234 The DSK 4 button will remain illuminated whilst the image in on air unless the control of DSK3 and DSK4 has been disabled using Setup Menu DSK34 12I Take Pressing the Take button will activate all armed DSK s DSK1 and or DSK2 and or DSK3 and or DSK4 and the Mixer sending the transition to air Black and Silence Pressing the Black and Silence button will send the total ...

Page 215: ...e Over 1 Pressing the Voice Over 1 button will activate an Easyplay file or external voice over on groups 1 and 2 depending on the unit s license Voice Over 2 Pressing the Voice Over 2 button will activate an external voice over on groups 3 and 4 Chan Sel Feature not yet available ...

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Page 217: ...unction and terminology of the mix file and how to create them Note The Route Manager option within the Configurator tool is now the recommended method for setting up the Imagestore audio engine This graphical tool represents the entire audio setup and automatically generates a mixfile for the user Introduction This section explains the mix file structure used to create the audio mix files for Ima...

Page 218: ...ore 750 has two voice overs as opposed to the two stereo pairs in Imagestore 2 A mapping is performed Imagestore 2 Imagestore 750 Voice over 1 Pair 1 Voice over 1 Voice over 1 Pair 2 Voice over 2 The audio board in Imagestore 750 contains a 1024 x 1024 cross point multiplier switcher where all inputs and outputs are configurable and where cross point are controlled by the GainType field of the Add...

Page 219: ...less than or equal to 1024 The default mix file used is named is23 mix If the unit has an Easyplay licence then a slightly different mixfile is23eply mix is used For a complete listing of the mixfiles refer to page 293 Sources Sources are any input signals that may be added to a mix For example the right hand channel of the first pair of audio group three de embedded from the SDI A input this sign...

Page 220: ...XP A B mixer B input A_CUT_XP A B mixer cut A input B_CUT_XP A B mixer cut B input VO1_XP Voice over 1 VO3_XP Voice over 2 VO1_PREVIEW_XP Voice over 1 with no gain FTS or duck VO3_PREVIEW_XP Voice over 2 with no gain FTS or duck EPLAY_XP Easyplay gain A_UNITY_XP A input B_UNITY_XP B input VO1_UNITY_XP Voice over 1 preview VO3_UNITY_XP Voice over 2 preview A_PRESHUFFLE_UNITY_XP A input no shuffles ...

Page 221: ...iour of the A B mixer A_CUT_XP B_CUT_XP The A_CUT_XP and B_CUT_XP gain types are identical to the A_XP and B_XP gain types except that they perform a cut at the midpoint rather than a fade VO1_XP VO3_XP The gain types VO1_XP and VO3_XP correspond to Voiceovers 1 and 2 respectively These apply the preset voice over level to the assigned input when that particular voice over is turned on This also c...

Page 222: ...io paths to provide accurate input previewing and is insensitive to A B transitions Mute and Trim gains will be reflected VO1_UNITY_XP VO3_UNITY_XP The VO1_UNITY_XP and VO3_UNITY_XP gain types will pass the input signals for voiceovers 1 and 2 with no gain change They are used to preview the voice overs off air A B_PRESHUFFLE_UNITY_XP The A B_PRESHUFFLE_UNITY_XP gain type will pass the input signa...

Page 223: ...set to this gain type Additionally if metering is required to reflect the program gain s value any meters assigned to program outputs should also be set to this gain type Destinations Each mix can be mapped to any number of destinations however each destination can only come from one mix An example destination would be the left hand channel of AES output pair 5 AES_O_P5_L or one of the 64 metering...

Page 224: ...rce with the specified gain type This command can only be used after StartMix and before EndMix SetOutputGain OutputMix Destination GainType Sets the gain type of Destination to be GainType This command must be used after the last AddToMix commands for the current mix and before EndMix OutputMix OutputMix Destination Maps the AddToMix inputs of the current mix to the specified output destination T...

Page 225: ...put Bunches has been introduced The rationale for this is to use Automation Commands and the User interface that already exist for finite audio configurations Four Input Bunches are available and these correspond to the four mono input channels that were available on Imagestore 2 When a command is sent that was intended to target a certain input channel it will be interpreted as a command to targe...

Page 226: ...4 A B mixer cut A input bunch 4 B_CUT_XP_1 A B mixer cut B input bunch 1 B_CUT_XP_2 A B mixer cut B input bunch 2 B_CUT_XP_3 A B mixer cut B input bunch 3 B_CUT_XP_4 A B mixer cut B input bunch 4 VO1_XP_1 Voice over 1 input bunch 1 VO1_XP_2 Voice over 1 input bunch 2 VO1_XP_3 Voice over 1 input bunch 3 VO1_XP_4 Voice over 1 input bunch 4 VO3_XP_1 Voice over 2 input bunch 1 VO3_XP_2 Voice over 2 in...

Page 227: ...ce over 1 input bunch 4 VO3_UNITY_XP_1 Voice over 2 input bunch 1 VO3_UNITY_XP_2 Voice over 2 input bunch 2 VO3_UNITY_XP_3 Voice over 2 input bunch 3 VO3_UNITY_XP_4 Voice over 2 input bunch 4 A_PRESHUFFLE_UNITY_XP_1 Unshuffled A preview input bunch1 A_PRESHUFFLE_UNITY_XP_2 Unshuffled A preview input bunch2 A_PRESHUFFLE_UNITY_XP_3 Unshuffled A preview input bunch3 A_PRESHUFFLE_UNITY_XP_4 Unshuffled...

Page 228: ...selection of input sources have to be supported Each input bunch has a profile associated with it Input Bunch Profiles can be controlled using existing input shuffle Automation commands Each GainType associated with an AddToMix command can be given an InputProfile value between 0 and 31 The relevant GainType switch is only then enabled included in the mix when the InputProfile parameter specified ...

Page 229: ... for automated control of Bunch Profiles MixDown AddToMix Source GainType InputProfile MixDown The MixDown field of the AddToMix command allows sources to be added to the mix but at an attenuated level Source configurations controlled by input profiles may require more than just simple re routing operations For missing signals that would normally be present there may often be a need to generate th...

Page 230: ...a mix so Monitor Profiles control the output By adding the MonitorType and MonitorProfile fields the output is only enabled when the conditions are met Monitor Profiles act as enables and only switch the output on when the MonitorProfile value is correspondingly set externally via the front panel or Automation control MonitorType 1 corresponds to Preview MonitorType 2 corresponds to Meters and Mon...

Page 231: ... 2 Right A_G2_P1_L 2 1 Left A_G2_P1_R 2 1 Right A_G2_P2_L 2 2 Left A_G2_P2_R 2 2 Right A_G3_P1_L 3 1 Left A_G3_P1_R 3 1 Right A_G3_P2_L 3 2 Left A_G3_P2_R 3 2 Right A_G4_P1_L 4 1 Left A_G4_P1_R 4 1 Right A_G4_P2_L 4 2 Left A_G4_P2_R 4 2 Right B_G1_P1_L SDI B de embedder 1 1 Left B_G1_P1_R 1 1 Right B_G1_P2_L 1 2 Left B_G1_P2_R 1 2 Right B_G2_P1_L 2 1 Left B_G2_P1_R 2 1 Right B_G2_P2_L 2 2 Left B_G...

Page 232: ...Right D_G1_P2_L 1 2 Left D_G1_P2_R 1 2 Right D_G2_P1_L 2 1 Left D_G2_P1_R 2 1 Right D_G2_P2_L 2 2 Left D_G2_P2_R 2 2 Right D_G3_P1_L 3 1 Left D_G3_P1_R 3 1 Right D_G3_P2_L 3 2 Left D_G3_P2_R 3 2 Right D_G4_P1_L 4 1 Left D_G4_P1_R 4 1 Right D_G4_P2_L 4 2 Left D_G4_P2_R 4 2 Right AES_I_P1_L AES Input 1 Left AES_I_P1_R 1 Right AES_I_P2_L 2 Left AES_I_P2_R 2 Right AES_I_P3_L 3 Left AES_I_P3_R 3 Right ...

Page 233: ...PLAY_5 5 PLAY_6 6 PLAY_7 7 PLAY_8 8 DELAY1_I_1 to 16 Input from Delay Bank 1 16 DELAY2_I_1 to 16 17 32 DELAY3_I_1 to 16 33 48 DELAY4_I_1 to 16 49 64 DELAY5_I_1 to 16 65 80 DELAY6_I_1 to 16 81 96 DELAY7_I_1 to 16 97 112 DELAY8_I_1 to 16 113 128 AUDIO_MODULE1_I_P1_L to AUDIO_MODULE1_P8_R Dolby Up Mix Input2 Module 1 1 16 AUDIO_MODULE2_I_P1_L to AUDIO_MODULE2_P8_R Dolby Up Mix Input Module 2 17 32 AU...

Page 234: ...1_L 4 1 Left PGM_G4_P1_R 4 1 Right PGM_G4_P2_L 4 2 Left PGM_G4_P2_R 4 2 Right PVW_G1_P1_L SDI Preview Embedder 1 1 Left PVW_G1_P1_R 1 1 Right PVW_G1_P2_L 1 2 Left PVW_G1_P2_R 1 2 Right PVW_G2_P1_L 2 1 Left PVW_G2_P1_R 2 1 Right PVW_G2_P2_L 2 2 Left PVW_G2_P2_R 2 2 Right PVW_G3_P1_L 3 1 Left PVW_G3_P1_R 3 1 Right PVW_G3_P2_L 3 2 Left PVW_G3_P2_R 3 2 Right PVW_G4_P1_L 4 1 Left PVW_G4_P1_R 4 1 Right ...

Page 235: ..._L 2 2 Left MON_G2_P2_R 2 2 Right MON_G3_P1_L 3 1 Left MON_G3_P1_R 3 1 Right MON_G3_P2_L 3 2 Left MON_G3_P2_R 3 2 Right MON_G4_P1_L 4 1 Left MON_G4_P1_R 4 1 Right MON_G4_P2_L 4 2 Left MON_G4_P2_R 4 2 Right AES_O_P1_L AES Output 1 Left AES_O_P1_R 1 Right AES_O_P2_L 2 Left AES_O_P2_R 2 Right AES_O_P3_L 3 Left AES_O_P3_R 3 Right AES_O_P4_L 4 Left AES_O_P4_R 4 Right AES_O_P5_L 5 Left AES_O_P5_R 5 Righ...

Page 236: ...ELAY7_O_1 to 16 97 112 DELAY8_O_1 to 16 113 128 AUDIO_MODULE1_O_P1_L to AUDIO_MODULE1_O_P8_R Dolby Up Mix Output Module 1 1 16 AUDIO_MODULE2_O_P1_L to AUDIO_MODULE2_O_P8_R Dolby Up Mix Output Module 2 17 32 AUDIO_MODULE3_O_P1_L to AUDIO_MODULE3_O_P8_R Dolby Up Mix Output Module 3 33 48 AUDIO_MODULE4_O_P1_L to AUDIO_MODULE4_O_P8_R Dolby Up Mix Output Module 4 49 64 Mixfile Mapping The standard Imag...

Page 237: ...onsists of two components an on screen crawl displaying the nature of the emergency and the regions affected in the broadcast area and an audio message up to two minutes in length Imagestore EAS Option Imagestore 750 supports the Emergency Alert System providing the relevant IS 750 EAS licence is installed The supported EAS receivers are Sage ENDEC Model 1822 TFT EAS 911 The EAS option provides a ...

Page 238: ...eze back to reveal the crawl and keep the program video intact and play a stored audio clip which could provide a pre recorded announcement 3 The EAS alert includes an audio message This message can be up to two minutes in length and is stored in the receiver until the alert is triggered to play This audio is brought into the Imagestore 750 using one of the voiceover inputs As most receivers have ...

Page 239: ...y for 1080i EASNoneHD720 oxa No Priority for 720p Each of these EAS templates can be modified to suit requirements using TextBuilder Background colour crawl speed font size shadow and positioning are all customizable Additional elements can also be added to the crawl such as another text field or logo graphical element When modifying these files please note the follow considerations Do not change ...

Page 240: ...e the EAS alert is initiated otherwise stale data will be displayed DSK4 is cut up to display the EAS alert When an EAS alert is triggered off on the Imagestore 750 by GPI or automation the following occurs The current EAS alert will complete the current crawl on DSK4 DSK4 is then cut down The previous image if any is reloaded into DSK4 Any keyer that was cut up at the time the EAS alert was initi...

Page 241: ...Model 1822 TFT EAS 911 To select the required EAS model select Setup System Setup Serial Comms Setup COMx Protocol Use the joystick arrows W X to select the required EAS unit then press enter Baud Rates Baud rates need to be set correctly when the appropriate EAS unit is selected Load EAS EAS On Setting EAS On will load the EAS message into memory It will cut down the DSK1 DSK2 and DSK3 keyers if ...

Page 242: ... EAS crawl from air once it has completed It will cut down the crawl and restore the DSK 4 keyer to its original state EAS Logs When verbose logging is enabled all EAS transactions are recorded in the standard Imagestore 750 log files Access to the log file can be gained by viewing the Imagestore 750 Web Page see page 255 for details ...

Page 243: ...irectly from automation as it uses the same Oxtel Series Automation protocol interface However if an additional automation port is not available then the Imagestore 750 can be placed in a mode where it can forward commands to the Co Processor as shown in the Intuition example below Here Imagestore Intuition can simultaneously transmit templates or animation files loaded through numerous virtual ke...

Page 244: ...er of keying layers on offer If Intuition is being controlled directly via automation then the full 16 layers are available If it is connected and controlled via an Imagestore then only 12 layers are available For example if an Imagestore 750 receives a command to load a graphic into layer 0x4 it will forward this command onto the Intuition to load the graphic into the first Intuition keying layer...

Page 245: ...h an Intuition From the front panel select Setup System Setup Serial Comms COM1 4 Protocol Intuition The control port is used to forward selected commands to the Intuition at 19 2KHz The commands highlighted below are the ones supported Cmd Description 0 Fade To From Black 1 Fade Keyer Up Down 2 Cut To From Black 3 Cut Keyer Up Down Set Fader Angle B Set Transition Duration 8 Load Image From Libra...

Page 246: ...Position Z2 Change Text Font and Colour Z3 Render Box Z4 Change Image Z5 Run Strap Z6 Set Text Background to Matte Z7 Set Text Background to Gradient Z8 Set Text Background to Clear Z9 Set Text Drop Shadow ZA Set Transparency ZB Set Text Tracking Zg Pause Restart Animation ZC Set Strap Speed ZD Set Template Background ZE Set Text Alignment ZF Set Text Wrapping Zd Text Box Update Ze Image Update m0...

Page 247: ...Keyer Management Without automatic keyer management automation has to drive the Imagestore 750 Intuition combination as follows Send a command to load an image on the Intuition via the Imagestore Perform Load Live on one of the Imagestore Keying layers This allows the Intuition output to be fed in to the keying layer Cut up the Imagestore keying layer assigned to load live so the Intuition output ...

Page 248: ...to cut up an Intuition layer Then in reverse if automation cuts down all intuition layers the Imagestore can cut down the layer it was using and turn off load live The Intuition setup menu is found under Setup System Setup Intuition Set Front Panel Menu There are four menu items Def Keyer Assign See page 178 for details Keyer Release See page 179 for details Keyer Status See page 179 for details F...

Page 249: ...tuition layer Imagestore cuts down DSK1 and turns off load live Warning The Imagestore 750 maintains the layer status of the Intuition based on the automation commands it forwards If the operator changes the layer status of the Intuition using the front panel the Imagestore 750 will not be aware of any change and therefore will not be able to perform automatic keyer management correctly The same i...

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Page 251: ...features available on the Imagestore 750 Web Page which is hosted on the unit Logging In The Imagestore 750 web page can be viewed from a standard web browser provided that the computer is on the same subnet as the Imagestore Start by typing in the IP address of the unit into the location bar which will bring up the following screen ...

Page 252: ...tore web page with the web user password miranda Home The home page that will greet you is shown below Overview The web interface provides the following menu options on the left hand side of the home page These options remain visible as you navigate the web page Home Configuration Templates ...

Page 253: ...a Technologies Inc Page 253 Front Panel Logs Media System Information System Reset Tools Upgrade LOGOUT Configuration Templates This page provides some configuration templates to aid the design of complex audio models via the Configurator tool ...

Page 254: ...nel Mirror This shows a front panel mirror applet that allows the user full control of the front panel and is useful for setting up the unit remotely The front panel mirror can be navigated by use of the ESC and ENT buttons in the same way as the joystick on the unit is used Clicking in the window where the front panel is represented allows the four arrow keys on the keyboard to have the same oper...

Page 255: ...s log will continue updating as new messages are added to the log and can be used for trouble shooting This file can also be saved from the web browser To view the messages log from the previous session select the link named messages old This may be useful for fault diagnosis if the Imagestore was restarted after a failure although it is always preferable for a diagnostics archive to be created be...

Page 256: ...o be browsed and also to be backed up Please note that the web page is read only and so files can not be uploaded onto an Imagestore 750 To view a list of media files stored on the unit select the appropriate media type For example if the View Standard Mix Files etc mixfiles option is selected then something similar to the following would be seen ...

Page 257: ... may display the contents in the web browser or associated program depending on the file extension Backup Media To create a backup of all of the media on the Imagestore 750 press the Backup button Please note that this option may take some time to complete depending on how much media is stored on the unit System Information Select System Information from the left hand side of the web page ...

Page 258: ...Technologies Inc This option allows diagnostics information to be viewed relating to the following Licences Network Information Release Notes includes software update procedure Running Processes Interrupt Statistics Serial Configuration Serial Statistics ...

Page 259: ... be used to trigger a restart of the Imagestore system This is identical to selecting Restart System from the front panel Note Since this option affects on air output it should be used with extreme care In order to reset the system tick the check box and click on the Reset button Once the system has restarted click where shown to continue using the web page ...

Page 260: ...iagnostics File Create USB Upgrade Media Create Device Capabilities File Create Diagnostics File This option creates a diagnostics tarball file that gathers up information on all aspects of system state It is particularly helpful for Miranda Support when diagnosing a system issue because it captures a snapshot of the full system in addition to the normal messages log files ...

Page 261: ...da Support for analysis Once the diagnostics archive has been created a link will appear allowing the user to save the file Create USB Upgrade Media This option is used to create a bootable USB key containing an HTTP server The appropriate update zip file is750 update v20 3 zip is required to create the bootable USB key The process is as follows Insert a blank USB key into the Imagestore Click Bro...

Page 262: ...boot off a USB stick that reports itself as a USB HDD device even though it will appear to have imaged correctly Software upgrades from software version 2 0 or later do not require a USB key to be created since software can be updated directly via the Web Page Please see page 263 for details Create Device Capabilities File This option allows the user to create or view a capabilities file for the I...

Page 263: ...version 2 0 to be downgraded this requires a bootable USB stick This procedure requires one file a CPIO archive is750 2 0 cpio which will provide the software image and must be uploaded to a networked PC To perform a software update Click on the Browse button in the Update Software section and then select the required CPIO file Click on the Software Upgrade button after confirming with the Are you...

Page 264: ...g of the CPU FPGA platform flash which will render the unit inoperable Upgrades can take up to 15 minutes depending on the features and software versions Full Re initialisation This option is similar to the Update Software option however the full system image will be refreshed including all settings and media This option should only be required in the event of a disk failure to initialise a replac...

Page 265: ... the required CPIO file Click on the Full Re initalisation button after confirming with the Are you sure checkbox You may monitor the update progress on the front panel which will run through several parts ending with the message DONE After the software has installed the Imagestore will automatically power cycle and boot the new software When Imagestore restarts the new software will be running ...

Page 266: ...ically Revert The Compact Flash stores two software images on different partitions This option allows the user to revert back to the previous software version on the other partition Tick the Are You Sure checkbox and click on Revert button You may monitor the update progress on the front panel which will run through several parts ending with the message DONE After the software has installed the Im...

Page 267: ... Do not power off the device if you see a progress bar Doing so will interrupt programming of the CPU FPGA platform flash which will render the unit inoperable Upgrades can take up to 15 minutes depending on the features and software versions The unit will restart automatically ...

Page 268: ...Web Page Imagestore 750 User Manual Page 268 Miranda Technologies Inc ...

Page 269: ...Imagestore 750 unit remain clear of any obstruction Miranda recommends leaving a minimum inch gap above and below the Imagestore 750 unit in a rack Power Requirements The unit uses a mains supply input circuit that auto senses whether the applied AC mains voltage is in the region of 90 132V and 180 264V AC and responds accordingly The unit is tolerant of both 50Hz and 60Hz AC supplies and under no...

Page 270: ...rence inputs 2 RJ45 Ethernet Network connectors LAN 1 2 And on bottom row 1 AES Audio connector 4 serial communication ports COM1 COM4 4 RS485 Metadata inputs outputs 1 GPIO LTC connector GPIO LTC 2 Mains Inlets Serial Digital Video Inputs Outputs Serial digital I O referred to below as SDI is to SMPTE 292M 1998 HD and SMPTE 259M 1997 SD The video standards supported are HD 1080i50 720p50 1080i59 ...

Page 271: ...95 for options PGM OUT BNC female SDI Program Output A IN BNC female SDI video input A Background B IN BNC female SDI video input B FILL 1 IN BNC female SDI video Fill 1 input KEY 1 IN BNC female SDI video Key 1 input FILL 2 IN BNC female SDI video Fill 2 input KEY 2 IN BNC female SDI video Key 2 input C FILL 3 IN BNC female SDI video Fill 3 input or C input D KEY 3 IN BNC female SDI video Key 3 i...

Page 272: ...le below Input Output A IN relay bypassed to PGM Out C FILL 3 IN relay bypassed to PVW Out This bypass functionality is shown on the rear panel silk screen via lines connecting the BNC legends REF IN This is used to connect an HD Tri level sync or SD analogue bi level sync Note Only VITC ANSI SMPTE standard 12M 1995 may be present on bi level sync ...

Page 273: ...store 750 operating in SD mode may only use a bi level sync LAN 1 2 These are used to connect to up to two local network switches Note It is recommended that both LAN ports are connected ideally to separate switches as the ports are bonded together in software to achieve Ethernet redundancy on the same IP address Pin No Signal Name RJ45 1 TDP 2 TDN 3 RDP 4 NC 5 NC 6 RDN 7 NC 8 NC Connector type 8 ...

Page 274: ...Installation Imagestore 750 User Manual Page 274 Miranda Technologies Inc ...

Page 275: ...d 16 output pairs digital AES EBU audio channels These are identified as Inputs AES_IN_1 to AES_IN_16 Outputs AES_OUT_1 to AES_OUT_16 This provides for 32 mono audio channels in and 32 out Each AES channel should be connected to the Imagestore 750 over two wires using balanced differential signals and a grounded shield Signal and associated pin out connections are given in the following table ...

Page 276: ...IN_7 9 AES_IN_8 43 AES_IN_8 10 AES_IN_9 44 AES_IN_9 11 AES_IN_10 45 AES_IN_10 12 AES_IN_11 46 AES_IN_11 13 AES_IN_12 47 AES_IN_12 14 AES_IN_13 48 AES_IN_13 15 AES_IN_14 49 AES_IN_14 16 AES_IN_15 50 AES_IN_15 17 AES_IN_16 51 AES_IN_16 18 AES_OUT_1 52 AES_OUT_1 19 AES_OUT_2 53 AES_OUT_2 20 AES_OUT_3 54 AES_OUT_3 21 AES_OUT_4 55 AES_OUT_4 22 AES_OUT_5 56 AES_OUT_5 23 AES_OUT_6 57 AES_OUT_6 24 AES_OUT...

Page 277: ...audio break out box is available for both 110R and 75R AES signals See products ABT 32 32 D110 and ABT 32 32 D75 respectively Connect to the Audio Break Out box with a SCSI VHDCI 68 male to HD68 male SCSI cable The following table shows the dimensions of the audio break out boxes Product W H D1 D2 ABT 32 32 D110 482 6 mm 19 00 inches 43 2 mm 1 70 inches 37 7 mm 1 48 inches 29 4 mm 1 16 inches ABT ...

Page 278: ...anda Technologies Inc COM1 COM4 For serial comms RJ45 connectors are provided software selectable as RS422 or RS232 Pin No Signal Name RS422 Signal Name RS232 1 TX RTS 2 TX TXD 3 RX CTS 4 NC NC 5 NC NC 6 RX RXD 7 NC NC 8 GND GND Connector type 8 pin RJ45 ...

Page 279: ...tains a variety of signals General Purpose Interface port o 16 General Purpose Interface ports software configurable as inputs or outputs o 1 GP_ 12V supply 500mA max o 1 GP_ 5V supply 500mA max o 1 GP_GND ground pin for GPI interface Linear Time Code port LTC LTC LTC_GND Total DC Fail Alarm o 2 pin contact closure for Total DC voltage failure condition within the Imagestore 750 unit o Otherwise w...

Page 280: ...or future use The table below shows pin outs for the GPIO 44 way D type connector Pin No Signal Name 1 LTC 2 LTC_GND 3 TOTAL_DC_FAIL 4 GPIO_15 5 GPIO_13 6 GPIO_11 7 GP_ 5V 8 GP_ 12V 9 GPIO_8 10 GPIO_6 11 GPIO_4 12 GPIO_2 13 GP_GND 14 RS232B_TX reserved for future use 15 RS232B_RTS reserved for future use 16 RS485 1 17 RS485 1 18 RS485 2 19 RS485 2 20 RS485 3 21 RS485 3 22 RS485 4 23 RS485 4 ...

Page 281: ...e 31 LTC 32 GP_GND 33 GPIO_16 34 GPIO_14 35 GPIO_12 36 GPIO_10 37 TOTAL_DC_FAIL 38 GPIO_9 39 GPIO_7 40 GPIO_5 41 GPIO_3 42 GPIO_1 43 RS232A_RX reserved for future use 44 RS232B_RX reserved for future use Connector type 44 pin female D type Miranda offers a 44 way GPIO adapter to assist connecting to this connector GPIO 44TBA Note For details on the 25 way GPIO port on earlier Imagestore 750 units ...

Page 282: ...nd pin 13 or 15 depending whether GPI On or GPI Off has been assigned Output from GPI A GPI port may used as an output and its active status on is defined by the output being internally pulled to ground by a Darlington configured transistor such that an active low will be represented by 0 7V Lamps or relays attached to an output GPI may use the GP 12V supply pin 8 or GP_ 5V supply pin 7 but the ma...

Page 283: ...r Manual Installation Miranda Technologies Inc Page 283 Mains Input Imagestore 750 can have two 350W PSUs fitted each fed from its own rear IEC connector The power supplies are auto ranging from 100 120V and 200 240V AC ...

Page 284: ...Installation Imagestore 750 User Manual Page 284 Miranda Technologies Inc ...

Page 285: ...ertificate for warranty details A repair service for warranty and non warranty products provides a typical turnaround time of ten working days The procedure for returning a unit to Miranda Technologies Inc is given later in this section Obsolescence Obsolete products will be supported for a minimum of 3 years from the date of obsolescence Miranda Technologies Inc will continue to provide support b...

Page 286: ...nged with the Engineering Support department through the helpdesk although it is not always possible to fulfil loan requests at short notice Training Customer training can be provided to match individual requirements Training can be carried out either at customer premises preferred option or at Miranda Technologies Inc s facility in Oxfordshire where a dedicated demonstration room is available Cou...

Page 287: ...ferably the original and avoid common polythene or polystyrene chips since the product may contain static sensitive devices Some components such as hard drives may be susceptible to damage by physical shock and caution is required when removing the equipment from racks Units received at Miranda Technologies Inc with obvious damage not described on the accompanying documentation or not notified to ...

Page 288: ...Support Imagestore 750 User Manual Page 288 Miranda Technologies Inc ...

Page 289: ...ctors The Return Loss is better than 15dB up to 1 5GHz Each input circuit is provided with automatic adaptive equalisation circuitry suitable for cable lengths of up to 110m Belden 8281 or Belden 1694A All outputs have amplitudes of 800mV 10 Imagestore 750 will delay the video path by no more than one line excluding any in circuit DVE delay Power Requirements Imagestore accepts power from a 110V o...

Page 290: ...ial interfaces 4 off Mechanical The unit is contained within a 1RU chassis with the following mechanical specification Height 44mm 1 75 1RU Width 482mm 19 with mounting ears 442mm 17 40 without ears Depth 660mm 26 Weight 9 0kg 19 8lbs minimum system 1 PSU Cooling Forced air via internal fans Environmental Operating temp 5 C to 40 C Storage temp 10 C to 70 C Humidity 20 C to 80 C non condensing Not...

Page 291: ...g temp 0 C to 40 C Storage temp 10 C to 70 C Humidity 20 C to 80 C non condensing Power Requirements Voltage 12V DC The Oxtel RCP obtains its power from either An external power supply An Intelligent Panel Router IPR using the signal data interconnection lead RTC Battery The CPU card contains a lithium back up battery 3V CR2032 or equivalent for the Real Time Clock Should this need replacing dispo...

Page 292: ...Imagestore Specifications Imagestore 750 User Manual Page 292 Miranda Technologies Inc ...

Page 293: ...o the Oxtel Automation Protocol document for more detail of these commands or contact Miranda Support for further information The following list gives a brief description of each of the standard mixfiles Mixfiles with the string eply in the file name are designed to work with the Easyplay sound clip playout system and will only be available for use on units that have the Easyplay licence installed...

Page 294: ...chn_AES_pass mix 32 channel AES pass through 5 1_dualVO mix 5 1 surround embedded AB mixing Dual AES voice overs Embedded output 5 1_VO_eply mix 5 1 surround embedded AB mixing Single AES voice over Easyplay Embedded output 5 1_AES_dualVO mix 5 1 surround AES AB mixing Dual AES voice overs AES output 5 1_AES_VO_eply mix 5 1 surround AES AB mixing Single AES voice over Easyplay AES output 5 1_Intui...

Page 295: ... Play currently selected Easyplay file on all embedded and AES channels testtone_all mix Play in built test tone on all embedded and AES channels To view the contents of each mixfile log into the Imagestore web server by typing the IP address of the Imagestore in a web browser connected on the same subnet The following table summarises input assignments for each mixfile Please see page 275 for AES...

Page 296: ...AES 1 3 6 AES 4 6 6 5 1_AES_VO_eply mix AES 1 3 6 AES 4 6 6 5 1_IntuitionVO mix A Video 6 B Video 6 7 1_dualVO mix A Video 8 B Video 8 7 1_VO_eply mix A Video 8 B Video 8 7 1_AES_eply mix AES 1 4 8 AES 5 8 8 The following table summarises voice over assignments for each mixfile Mixfile Name Num Voice Overs Easyplay VO 1 Physical VO 1 Channels VO 2 Physical VO 2 Channels is23 mix 2 No AES 3 2 AES 4...

Page 297: ...s Used for Easyplay 6 AES 7 2 5 1_IntuitionVO mix 1 No AES 1 3 6 Not Used 7 1_dualVO mix 2 No AES 1 2 AES 2 2 7 1_VO_eply mix 1 Yes Used for Easyplay 8 AES 1 2 7 1_AES_eply mix 0 Yes Used for Easyplay Not Used The following table summarises output assignments for each mixfile Please see page 275 for AES output pin assignments Mixfile Name PGM Output Physical PGM Output Channels is23 mix PGM Video ...

Page 298: ...ES_eply mix PGM Video AES 1 4 8 Imagestore 2 3 Emulation Mixfiles is23 mix is23eply mix For the Imagestore 2 3 emulation mixfiles a group refers to a collection of four mono inputs Mixing occurs between the group currently selected for Program PGM and the group selected for Preset PST Further still selectable cross points for each channel allow mapping of both groups for the mix The operation of t...

Page 299: ... these are implemented within the mixfile interface these features only apply to is2 3 emulation mixfiles Pass through Mixfiles These mixfiles are intended for use in situations where all audio is being processed externally to the Imagestore All 16 channels of audio within the SDI stream are routed via the delay banks so that audio is synchronised with video if the Imagestore is providing DVE effe...

Page 300: ...s shuffles or any form of audio stream manipulation is possible before audio is output other than the delay adjustment to synchronise with video DVE 16 Channel AB Mixfiles The 16 channel AB mixfiles offer the opportunity to perform full 16 16 audio mixes All 16 channels are routed via the delay banks thus allowing for audio to be resynchronised with video if the Imagestore is providing DVE effects...

Page 301: ...8 Note These voice overs were selected to allow for dual voice over control in a Presmaster master control environment 16chn_AB_eply mix This mixfile is designed for 16 channel embedded AB mixing with single AES voice over plus Easyplay onto embedded output It collects audio from the A and B inputs for standard AB mixing All 8 channels of Easyplay can be inserted on a one to one basis onto the fir...

Page 302: ...e are variations for AES and embedded mixing with Easyplay and or external AES voice over insertion All of the 5 1 mixfiles use the channel ordering presented below Mix Modes To provide the maximum level of flexibility for 5 1 surround sound three common mix modes are provided for the Imagestore audio engine These mix modes allow a variety of common tasks to be performed by the dynamic reconfigura...

Page 303: ...cts can be triggered from sources such as automation and GPI macros The Easyplay versions of the mixfiles allow six Easyplay channels to be inserted onto the output of the AB mixer via voice over 1 Preview Modes and Metering Preview modes enable monitoring of different stages of the audio stream from input to final output This monitoring can be audible via the preview output and visual via audio m...

Page 304: ...bedded AB mixing with dual AES voice over onto embedded output It collects audio from the first 6 channels of the A and B inputs and mixes these to the program output incorporating dual voice over insertion Both voice overs use the dual voice over matrix described later in this document Voice over 1 is on AES input pair 1 and voice over 2 is sourced from AES input pair 2 5 1_VO_eply mix This mixfi...

Page 305: ...can be inserted on a one to one basis onto the first 8 channels of the AB mix output and this is controlled by the first voice over External voice over insertion is also possible on the first 8 channels of the AB mix and this is controlled by voice over 2 which sources its inputs from AES input pair 7 The output of the AB mixing is routed to AES outputs 1 3 5 1_IntuitionVO mix This mixfile is desi...

Page 306: ...inputs must be switched Failure to do this will result in undesired behaviour or silence The automation commands required to set the Imagestore to this mix mode are as follows PGM input j01510 j01520 PST input j03510 j03520 The jg automation command should now be used to set up the default shuffles in the matrix Each command sets one crosspoint PGM input jg101 jg112 jg124 jg138 PST input jg301 jg3...

Page 307: ...ode Mode 2 Left and Right Copy In this mix mode any stereo input can be routed to any stereo output or to any surround stereo output The routing possibilities are shown below Stereo left Stereo right Surround left Surround right Stereo left Stereo right The four input and output bunches have been mapped to allow for independent gain control and muting as follows ...

Page 308: ...e The automation commands required to set the Imagestore to this mix mode are as follows PGM input j01512 j01522 PST input j03512 j03522 The jg automation command should now be used to set up the shuffles in the matrix First it is prudent to clear any existing shuffles to prevent any undesired effects PGM input jg100 jg110 jg120 jg130 PST input jg300 jg310 jg320 jg330 Next the crosspoints in the m...

Page 309: ...input Stereo right output Stereo left output Surround left output Surround right output X X X X The following diagrams give examples of further shuffles that may be set up within this mix mode Left to left right to right Left to right left to surround right right to left right to surround left Left to all outputs mono left Right to all outputs mono right ...

Page 310: ...al Page 310 Miranda Technologies Inc Stereo left input Stereo right input Stereo right output Stereo left output X X Stereo left input Stereo right input Stereo right output Stereo left output Surround left output Surround right output X X X X ...

Page 311: ... Inc Page 311 Stereo left input Stereo right input Stereo right output Stereo left output Surround left output Surround right output X X X X Stereo left input Stereo right input Stereo right output Stereo left output Surround left output Surround right output X X X X ...

Page 312: ...right audio needs to be summed onto the centre channel The routing possibilities are shown below Stereo left Stereo right Centre Stereo left Stereo right The four input and output bunches have been mapped to allow for independent gain control and muting as follows Stereo left input Stereo right input Stereo right output Stereo left output Centre channel When using the group select command to chang...

Page 313: ...tomation command should now be used to set up the shuffles in the matrix First it is prudent to clear any existing shuffles to prevent any undesired effects PGM input jg100 jg110 jg120 jg130 PST input jg300 jg310 jg320 jg330 Next the crosspoints in the matrix are set The following commands set the shuffle configuration for the diagram below giving left to left left to centre right to right and rig...

Page 314: ...reo left output Centre channel X X X X The following diagrams give examples of further shuffles that may be set up within this mix mode Left to left left to right left to centre mono left Right to left right to right right to centre mono right Stereo left input Stereo right input Stereo right output Stereo left output Centre channel X X X ...

Page 315: ...urations for dual external VO Easyplay with single external VO and 6 channel external VO Intuition insertion which are presented below The physical inputs used for each of the variants are detailed on page 302 The depiction of the audio matrix used here is in line with that presented for VO control in the Presmaster GUI because they are designed to be compatible with this system Dual External Voic...

Page 316: ...Stereo right VO2 Centre VO2 right VO2 left A small selection of possible shuffle possibilities are presented below Left to left left to centre right to right right to centre VO1 and VO2 Left to left left to right left to centre VO1 right to left right to right right to centre VO2 Left to left right to right VO1 left to centre right to centre VO2 ...

Page 317: ...ut VO2 right input Stereo right output Stereo left output Centre channel Stereo right output Stereo left output Centre channel X X X X X X X X VO1 left input VO1 right input VO2 left input VO2 right input Stereo right output Stereo left output Centre channel Stereo right output Stereo left output Centre channel X X X X X X ...

Page 318: ...utput Centre channel X X X X Voice over shuffles are easily configurable via automation GPI or the Presmaster GUI Below is an example of setting a VO shuffle via automation First it is prudent to clear any existing shuffles to prevent any undesired effects jg200 jg210 jg220 jg230 Next the crosspoints in the matrix are set The following commands set the shuffle configuration shown in the previous d...

Page 319: ...yplay channels to outputs is shown below Surround right Stereo left Stereo right Centre Surround left LF channel Easyplay channel 1 Easyplay channel 2 Easyplay channel 3 Easyplay channel 6 Easyplay channel 4 Easyplay channel 5 The input bunch mapping is as follows Play channels 1 3 5 Play channels 2 4 6 Play channels 1 2 Play channels 3 4 Play channels 5 6 Note that six crosspoints in the VO1 port...

Page 320: ...s 1 2 Play channels 3 4 Play channels 5 6 X X X X X X Examples of different Easyplay configurations are shown in the following diagrams Easyplay left right LF channels 1 2 6 Easyplay centre surround left surround right channels 2 4 5 Play channels 1 3 5 Play channels 2 4 6 Play channels 1 2 Play channels 3 4 Play channels 5 6 X X X ...

Page 321: ...nels 5 6 X X X Following is an example of setting an Easyplay shuffle via automation First it is prudent to clear any existing shuffles to prevent any undesired effects jg200 jg210 Next the crosspoints in the matrix are set The following commands set the shuffle configuration shown in the previous diagram jg206 jg212 The external voiceover uses a different mapping ...

Page 322: ...ut Centre channel Stereo right output Stereo left output Centre channel An example shuffle for the mapping above is illustrated below giving left to left right to right left and right summed to centre VO2 left input VO2 right input Stereo right output Stereo left output Centre channel Stereo right output Stereo left output Centre channel X X X X ...

Page 323: ...rix are set The following commands set the shuffle configuration shown in the previous diagram jg225 jg236 6 channel External Voice over Intuition This option allows for 5 1 surround external voice over insertion This is particularly tailored towards receiving audio input from an Intuition The topology for control of the 6 channel voice over VO1 is similar to that used for Easyplay mixfile variant...

Page 324: ...ows Clips channels 1 3 5 Clips channels 2 4 6 Stereo Left Stereo Right Centre Surround Left Surround Right LFE channel 4 5 1 2 3 6 Note that six crosspoints in the VO1 portion of the matrix are used to enable disable each external channel The cross points required to activate all Easyplay channels are shown below ...

Page 325: ...each audio channel input it is likely that all six channels will set active for the majority of the time Following is an example of setting the shuffle for the external voice over via automation First it is prudent to clear any existing shuffles to prevent any undesired effects jg200 jg210 jg220 jg230 Next the default crosspoints in the matrix are set The following commands set the shuffle configu...

Page 326: ...n All of the 7 1 mixfiles use the channel ordering presented below It is worth noting that the AES variant of the 7 1 mixfiles does not offer dual voice overs This is due to the physical limitation of AES input channels Mix Modes To provide the maximum level of flexibility for 7 1 surround sound three common mix modes are provided for the Imagestore audio engine These mix modes allow a variety of ...

Page 327: ...onitoring can be audible via the preview output and visual via audio metering Using the first two groups of the preview output and meters 1 8 the 7 1 surround mixfiles offer the same previewing modes as the 5 1 surround mixfiles Mix preview PST input preview PGM input preview VO 1 mix Easyplay preview VO 2 mix preview Delay Banks for DVE Compensation As with all mixfiles for the Imagestore delay b...

Page 328: ...incorporating dual voice over insertion Both voice overs use the dual voice over matrix described later in this document Voice over 1 is on AES input pair 1 and voice over 2 is sourced from AES input pair 2 7 1_VO_eply mix This mixfile is designed for 7 1 surround embedded AB mixing with single AES voice over plus Easyplay onto embedded output It collects audio from the first eight channels of the...

Page 329: ...o from the first eight channels of the A and B inputs and mixes these to the program output incorporating a single 8 channel voice over insertion Physical inputs for the voice over are on AES inputs 1 4 The voice over is specifically tailored towards receiving audio input from an Intuition 7 1 Mixfile Modes Mode 1 Standard 7 1 AB mix In this mix mode the first 8 channels of each of the embedded in...

Page 330: ...Each command sets one crosspoint PGM input jg101 jg112 jg124 jg138 PST input jg301 jg312 jg324 jg338 Stereo Left Right Surround Left Right and Rear Left Right Centre channel Centre channel LF channel X X X X Note The above diagram shows the only permitted shuffle configuration for this mix mode Mode 2 AB Mix Left and Right Copy In this mix mode any stereo input can to be routed to any stereo outpu...

Page 331: ... VO Easyplay with single external VO and 8 channel external VO Intuition insertion The physical inputs used for each of the variants are detailed on page 326 The depiction of the audio matrix used here is in line with that presented for VO control in the Presmaster GUI because they are designed to be compatible with this system Dual External Voice over The dual external voice over mapping is ident...

Page 332: ...play channel 4 Easyplay channel 5 Rear left Rear right Easyplay channel 7 Easyplay channel 8 The input bunch mapping is as follows Play channels 1 3 5 7 Play channels 2 4 6 8 Play channels 1 2 Play channels 3 4 Play channels 5 6 Play channels 7 8 Note that eight crosspoints in the VO1 portion of the matrix are used to enable disable each Easyplay channel The cross points required to activate all E...

Page 333: ...210 Next the crosspoints in the matrix need to be set The following commands set the shuffle configuration shown in the previous diagram jg20f jg21f 8 channel External Voice over Intuition This option allows for 7 1 surround external voice over insertion This is particularly tailored towards receiving audio input from an Intuition The topology for control of the 6 channel voice over VO1 is similar...

Page 334: ...6 Clips channel 4 Clips channel 5 Rear left Rear right Clips channel 7 Clips channel 8 The input bunch mapping is as follows Clips channels 1 3 5 7 Clips channels 2 4 6 8 Stereo Left Stereo Right Surround Left surround Right Centre Rear Left Rear Right LFE channel 4 5 1 2 3 7 8 6 Note that eight crosspoints in the VO1 portion of the matrix are used to enable disable each external channel The cross...

Page 335: ...template can control each audio channel input it is likely that all eight channels will set active for the majority of the time Following is an example of setting the shuffle for the external voice over via automation First it is prudent to clear any existing shuffles to prevent any undesired effects jg200 jg210 jg220 jg230 Next the default crosspoints in the matrix are set The following commands ...

Page 336: ...ould not be used when on air test_eply mix This mixfile is designed to play the current Easyplay file out of the first eight channels of embedded program outputs preview outputs clean feed outputs monitor outputs and AES channels testtone_all mix This mixfile is designed to emit a 1 kHz sine wave onto all possible output channels program preview clean feed monitor and AES There is no input source ...

Page 337: ...e options provide a compact and flexible extension to existing Imagestore 750 audio processing capabilities Note A total of up to four Dolby Decode Dolby Encode and Up Mix audio modules can be fitted within the Imagestore at one time These audio modules provide the following features Dolby Encoders and Decoders Dolby in via Embedded SDI video or AES Metadata handling Metadata RS485 serial ports Au...

Page 338: ... E can tolerate multiple encode decode cycles encountered during broadcast contribution post production and distribution stages Dolby E Encoders and Decoders convert to from compressed audio Dolby Metadata A Dolby data stream contains information about the Dolby encoded audio bit stream itself called metadata Metadata is different for Dolby Digital and Dolby E It is used to control aspects of the ...

Page 339: ... video keying The diagram below shows the basic engine As the Dolby data passes through the audio processing engine it is treated as pure data and left untouched so there is no decompression or re compression performed The nature of Dolby E data streams means they may be cleanly switched and cut synchronised with the mid point of the audio mixer Any metadata in the data stream is also switched Sin...

Page 340: ...de Encode Imagestore 750 User Manual Page 340 Miranda Technologies Inc The diagram below shows the audio processing of a legacy Imagestore 750 handling both PCM audio and Dolby E AB mix and AB switch respectively ...

Page 341: ...tore 750 Dolby Encode Decode options provide additional integrated Dolby encode and decode functionality This is described in the remainder of this chapter When Dolby Encode Decode options are added to an Imagestore 750 this provides the facility to internally decode and encode Dolby within the 1RU unit as per the following diagram ...

Page 342: ...Overview The Configurator tool for Windows XP is now distributed on the Miranda Conversion Software MCS CD This is a graphical utility for defining audio and Dolby configurations in addition to general system configuration Please see the separate Configurator tool user manual for further information ...

Page 343: ...Embedded in SDI video o AES stereo pair PCM baseband uncompressed audio to Dolby data conversion Metadata handling o Metadata AB switching synchronously with audio AB mix o 4 x RS485 serial metadata I O connections o User defined Metadata presets o Internal adjustable Metadata sources Monitors audio input status and reports on front panel o PCM Dolby E or Dolby Digital Audio type status bits in AE...

Page 344: ...lby E or Dolby Digital Product codes cover various user cases by allowing combinations to be built up The table below summarises some of the possible encode decode use case combinations ID Encode Decode Combination Dolby E Decoders Dolby E Encoders Dolby Digital Encoders 1 E encode 1 2 3 or 4 2 Digital encode 1 2 3 or 4 3 E decode 2 or 4 4 E decode E encode 2 1 or 2 5 E decode Digital encode 2 1 o...

Page 345: ...Imagestore 750 User Manual Dolby Decode Encode Miranda Technologies Inc Page 345 ...

Page 346: ...formed on both baseband audio PCM coded and on Dolby audio via Dolby Decode Encode modules Additionally incoming input Dolby metadata is AB switched and used to re encode with the switched metadata is also available in a serial form A mixture of encode and decode modules can be used This is depicted in the following diagram ...

Page 347: ...Imagestore 750 User Manual Dolby Decode Encode Miranda Technologies Inc Page 347 ...

Page 348: ...Dolby modules in total A special I O card variant with RS485 Up to four RS485 ports configured In or Out for serial Metadata Dolby Encode and or Decode modules fitted as per the kit option o Room for one or more modules in future Please check with Miranda Customer Support to see if existing Imagestore 750 devices can have Dolby added retrospectively Dolby Upgrade Codes Upgrade codes add on Encoder...

Page 349: ...be fitted in the field Please contact your Miranda Customer Support for advice Example Product Codes The figure below depicts basic Decode Encode use cases The above cases are covered by the following kits 1a IS 750 DOLBY ENCE 2a IS 750 DOLBY ENCD 3a IS 750 DOLBY DEC2 4a IS 750 DOLBY DEC2 ENCE 5a IS 750 DOLBY DEC2 ENCD ...

Page 350: ...DOLBY DEC2 ENCE product code includes Dolby carrier board RS485 serial I O ports Two decoder modules One Dolby E encoder module This leaves space for one further module to be fitted at a later date For example the IS 750 DOLBY ENCE UPG could be purchased to add a second Dolby E encoder module ...

Page 351: ... the Imagestore 750 detects the modules presence and type automatically Dolby Module Types The Dolby modules used in the Imagestore 750 are as follows Dolby Decoder Module Dolby E Encoder Module Dolby Digital Encoder Module Dolby Decode Module Dolby part number CAT552 The Dolby CAT552 module has capability for both Dolby E and Dolby Digital decode The Imagestore 750 decoder application here is for...

Page 352: ...AT559E module provides Dolby E encoding It takes in up to 8 channels of audio as well as a metadata bitstream and outputs a stereo pair Control of encoding or pass through may be set via automation commands Please see page 381 for details Dolby Digital Encoder Module Dolby part number CAT559D The Dolby CAT559D module provides Dolby Digital AC3 encoding It takes in up to 6 channels of audio as well...

Page 353: ...uto 384 Auto 448 The data rate is adapted to the channel coding 1 0 2 0 3 2 where 384kbps and 448kbps are the maximum rates This is the recommended mode Note The standard data rate for ATSC transmission in the USA is 384kbps The Dolby AC3 encode data rate may be set to any one of the following 32kbps 40kbps 48kbps 56kbps 64kbps 80kbps 96kbps 112kbps 128kbps 160kbps 192kbps 224kbps 256kbps 320kbps ...

Page 354: ...tereo 3 0 L C R From 256kbps 2 1 L R S From 256kbps 3 1 L C R S From 320kbps 2 2 L R Ls Rs From 320kbps 3 2 L C R Ls Lr From 384kbps often 448kbps Dolby Processing Times Dolby decoding and encoding takes one or more video frames to perform Type Decode Encode Video Frames Dolby E Decode 1 Dolby Digital Decode 1 Dolby E Encode 1 Dolby Digital Encode 6 The Imagestore 750 has built in video delays tha...

Page 355: ...the overall software upgrade time could be extended by up to 16 minutes Please monitor progress on Imagestore 750 front panel and do not power down the unit too early since this may render it inoperable Throughout the software upgrade progress is reflected on the front panel of the Imagestore This indicates which software firmware file is being loaded For Dolby modules the filenames start with the...

Page 356: ... of the front panel operation The module type shows whether a fitted module is a Dolby decoder a Dolby Digital encoder a Dolby E encoder or an Up Mix module Please see page 149 for more details of the front panel operation Input Audio Type The input status for all audio inputs SDI A SDI B SDI C SDI D and all AES inputs is available from the front panel This shows whether an input is carrying PCM D...

Page 357: ...oftware is that this mixfile may be generated graphically via the Route Manager This is the recommended option since the routing is much clearer compared with hand crafting mixfiles and delays through audio modules can also be calculated automatically by the Route Manager Note Users upgrading to v2 0 from v1 14 x software may prefer to retain their previous audio mixfile References to Dolby module...

Page 358: ...e derived from Draw Dolby Metadata configurations Define Dolby Metadata user defined presets When in Configuration Mode parameters for the following system settings may also be set up in addition to the Route Manager Video standard Audio settings Video settings DVE Devices Miscellaneous Stores memory allocation View licences Since these settings are not covered within this manual please see the se...

Page 359: ...etadata is routed through the Imagestore 750 connected between various metadata sources and destinations Metadata may be carried with the audio within SDI or AES transport or separately on a RS485 serial connection The Metadata handling includes AB switching of metadata synchronously with audio AB mixer RS485 serial metadata connections flexible inputs and outputs3 User defined Metadata presets In...

Page 360: ...R 2 8 4 2 2 1L 1R 1C 1S 3L 3R 2L 2R 3 8 4 2 1 1 1L 1R 1C 1S 3C 4C 2L 2R 4 8 4 1 1 1 1 1L 1R 1C 1S 4C 5C 2C 3C 5 8 2 2 2 2 1L 1R 3L 3R 4L 4R 2L 2R 4 8 2 2 2 1 1 1L 1R 3L 3R 4C 5C 2L 2R 5 8 2 2 1 1 1 1 1L 1R 3C 4C 5C 6C 2L 2R 6 8 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1L 1R 4C 5C 6C 7C 2C 3C 7 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1C 2C 3C 4C 5C 6C 7C 8C 8 8 5 1 1L 1R 1C 1LFE 1Ls 1Rs 1 6 4 2 1L 1R 1C 1S 2L 2R 2 6 4 1 1 1L 1R 1C 1S 2C 3C 3 6 2 ...

Page 361: ...rround channel rear right Lb Left Back channel Rb Right Back channel Lc Left Centre channel Rc Right Centre channel Notation 5 1 reflects the number of full range channels 1 to reflect the limited range of the LFE channel Metadata Sources Metadata can be sourced from any of the following inputs External RS485 ports 4 Internally generated from a Dolby decoder module 4 Internal Metadata AB switch In...

Page 362: ...Internal Metadata AB switch Metadata Routing All audio configurations that use Dolby and metadata have an accompanying metadata configuration Metadata may be connected from any available source to any available destination Metadata typically feeds an internal Dolby encoder or is output from the Imagestore Metadata configuring is done via the Configurator tool and the diagrams below illustrate how ...

Page 363: ...agestore 750 User Manual Dolby Decode Encode Miranda Technologies Inc Page 363 5 1 Embedded SDI AB Mixing No Metadata The following diagram shows a simple 5 1 channel AB mix with SDI inputs and SDI output ...

Page 364: ...ta at the output In this case a Dolby E encoder module is added into the configuration and fed by external metadata from a serial RS485 communication port however the metadata it could equally have been input from any other available metadata source The metadata is then included within the Dolby E output via the PGM SDI stream ...

Page 365: ... one of two RS485 inputs depending on the position of the audio AB mixer The metadata sources are cut at the half way point of an audio AB mix The metadata is then included within the Dolby E output via the PGM SDI stream as before Note Metadata that is generated internally by the Imagestore is set up via Metadata Mode within the Configurator tool ...

Page 366: ...er defined preset parameters can be loaded into these metadata banks The preset metadata parameters for are defined within the Configurator tool and transferred to the unit via a configuration file Once transferred individual user defined preset files can then be loaded into the internal metadata banks via automation Once a user defined preset is loaded into an internal bank its values can be over...

Page 367: ...es which type of Dolby metadata should be generated Dolby E Professional Metadata Dolby Digital Consumer Metadata Program Configuration Available program configuration options are listed in full on page 359 Note This option is only enabled for Dolby E Pitch Shift This indicates the amount of pitch shift between the original playback speed and the current playback speed Programs This control shows ...

Page 368: ...Programs list Bitstream Mode Indicates type of program service being carried from the following Main audio service complete main CM Main audio service music and effects ME Associated service visually impaired VI Associated service hearing impaired HI Associated service dialogue D Associated service commentary C Associated service emergency E Associated service voice over VO Main audio service kara...

Page 369: ...B 0 500 6 dB 0 Note This option is only enabled for Dolby E Dolby Surround Mode This indicates whether program has been encoded in Dolby Surround It can take one of the following values Not indicated Not encoded Encoded Note This option is not used by the AC3 decoder but may be used by other portions of the audio reproduction equipment Dialogue Normalization The dialog element of program audio gen...

Page 370: ...lly measured by means of pink noise with an RMS value of 20 or 30 dB below the peak RMS sine wave level The value of the mix level is not typically used within the AC 3 decoder but may be used by other parts of the audio reproduction equipment Room Type The room type indicates the relative size and monitor frequency response curve of the mixing room used for the final audio mixing session The room...

Page 371: ...udio coding mode is 1 0 2 0 2 1 or 2 2 then the meaning of this field is Reserved Lt Rt Surround Mix Level This setting indicates the nominal down mix level of the surround channels with respect to the left and right channels in a Lt Rt down mix 0 841 1 5dB 0 707 3 0dB 0 595 4 5dB 0 500 6 0dB 0 000 inf dB Note The meaning of this field is only defined as described if the audio coding mode is 2 1 3...

Page 372: ...annel with respect to the left and right channels in a Lo Ro down mix 0 841 1 5dB 0 707 3 0dB 0 595 4 5dB 0 500 6 0dB 0 000 inf dB Note The meaning of this field is only defined as described if the audio coding mode is 2 1 3 1 2 2 or 3 2 If the audio coding mode is 1 0 2 0 or 3 0 then the meaning of this field is Reserved Dolby Surround EXTM Mode This mode indicates whether or not the program has ...

Page 373: ...Indicated Not Dolby Headphone Encoded Dolby Headphone Encoded Note The meaning of this field is only defined as described if the audio coding mode is 2 0 If the audio coding mode is 1 0 3 0 2 1 3 1 2 2 or 3 2 then the meaning of this field is Reserved AD Converter Type This setting indicates the type of A D converter technology used to capture the PCM audio This information is not used by the AC 3...

Page 374: ...r prior to encoding The filter removes high frequency signals that are not encoded At the suitable data rates this filter operates above 20 kHz In all cases it prevents aliasing on decoding and is normally switched on This parameter is not passed to the consumer AC3 decoder LFE Low Pass Filter This frame element determines whether a 120 Hz lowpass filter used to remove frequencies above 120 Hz tha...

Page 375: ...ose originating from mixing rooms used for Television and DVDs For compatibility with older film formats theatrical mixing rooms set the surround playback channel sensitivity and thus the reproduced SPL 3 dB lower than the sensitivity thus reproduced SPL of the front channels The consequence is that the surround signal levels on tapes produced in a dubbing stage are 3 dB higher than those produced...

Page 376: ...ing situations such as movie delivery to a hotel room or to an airline seat The peak level limitation is useful when for instance a monophonic downmix will feed an RF modulator and over modulation must be avoided A compression profile is one of the following None Film Standard Film Light Music Standard Music Light Speech Dynamic Range Tab Each audio program see page 367 carried within a Dolby E st...

Page 377: ...es Total Frames 1a Single E encode 1 1 2a Single Digital encode 6 6 3a A B E decode 1 1 4a A B E decode 1 E encode 1 1 2 5a A B E decode 1 Digital encode 1 6 7 The table below lists the corresponding delay required in the video path after the keying stages for the cases when DVE is out of circuit and DVE is in circuit Video Delay System Encode Decode Case Audio Delay No DVE DVE 1a Single E encode ...

Page 378: ...elay is only seen at the Monitor output if it is selected to actually monitor either of the Program Preview or Clean Feed outputs These delays may be used independently of the Dolby option but are primarily used to compensate for the audio delay through Dolby decode and or encode modules Each video output delay is user adjustable between 0 and 16 video frames Video frame delays may be set via the ...

Page 379: ... of delay per audio delay block although the actual delay in frames depends upon the frame rate for the current video standard as follows 50Hz standards 17 06 frames audio delay 59 94Hz standards 20 45 frames audio delay Audio delay banks and video frame delays may be used in conjunction to ensure the audio and video are kept in sync when processing Dolby E Digital Encode or Decode or performing s...

Page 380: ...h shift code o1 Set Program Description o2 Set Program bitstream mode o3 Set Program audio coding mode o4 Set Program Center Mix Level o5 Set Program Surround Mix Level o6 Set Program Dolby Surround Mode o7 Set Program LFE enable o8 Set Program Dialogue Normalization o9 Set Program Production Mix level oA Set Program Production Room type oB Set Program Copyright flag oC Set Program Original Bitstr...

Page 381: ...ession Profile oS Set Program Dynamic range value oT Load metadata Preset oU Set Program Dynamic range type Please refer to version 15 or higher of the Oxtel Automation Protocol document for details of the command formatting and parameters Dolby E Encoder Modules Note This only applies to the CAT559E encoder module The Dolby E encoder function may be set via the q1 automation command This allows t...

Page 382: ...sthrough Please refer to version 15 or higher of the Oxtel Automation Protocol document for details of the command formatting and parameters Dolby Decoder Modules Note This only applies to the CAT552 decoder module The Dolby decoder function may be set via the q3 automation command This allows the decoder to be set into one of the following modes 0 Automatic 1 Dolby E 2 Dolby Digital 3 Mute Please...

Page 383: ...annel compatible audio signal from a stereo source The up mixing employed supports the Linear Acoustic upMAXTM up mixing algorithm Note A total of up to four Dolby Encode Dolby Decode and Up Mix audio modules can be fitted within the Imagestore at one time The Up Mix audio module provides the following features Stereo to multi channel audio Up to four Up Mix modules Linear Acoustic upMAXTM up mix ...

Page 384: ...iranda Technologies Inc Up Mix Configurations There can be up to four Up Mix modules installed within an Imagestore 750 Product codes allow various combinations to be built up Up Mix can be positioned before or after the AB mix engine as required ...

Page 385: ...y build time and provides the Up Mix kit option This comprises of Audio module carrier card Additional RS485 serial ports Up Mix module 1 off Up Mix Upgrade Code The IS 750 UMX UPG product code provides an Up Mix upgrade for Imagestore 750 This is used either to supplement a factory built unit with Up Mix kit and or Dolby kit option or as a separate purchase of additional Up Mix modules This optio...

Page 386: ...ause the Imagestore 750 detects the modules presence and type automatically The Up Mix audio module supports the Linear Acoustic upMAXTM 5 1 channel surround field synthesizer under license This processing creates down mix compatible Left Right Centre Surround and LFE channels from a two channel audio input Each Up Mix module fitted can be set into one of the following modes Passthrough Up Mix Fro...

Page 387: ...nput 5 1 Audio Stereo UpMix UpMix Mode From Metadata Mode In this mode the control of up mixing or passthrough is steered by metadata This allows automated stereo surround switching between inputs when the input source contains same source audio transitions Please see page 391 for more details 5 1 Audio UpMix MetaData Follow Mode 5 1 Audio or Stereo MetaData ...

Page 388: ...Video Frames Up Mix 1 The Imagestore 750 has built in video delays that allow the user to compensate for this delay This is covered for Dolby modules on page 377 and exactly the same principles apply to Up Mix Up Mix Module Firmware Upgrading Firmware for the Up Mix modules is included within the Imagestore 750 software release A module s firmware will be upgraded automatically during a software u...

Page 389: ...ould be extended by up to 16 minutes Please monitor progress on Imagestore 750 front panel and do not power down the unit too early since this may render it inoperable Throughout the software upgrade progress is reflected on the front panel of the Imagestore 750 This indicates which software firmware file is being loaded For Up Mix modules the firmware upgrade will be seen as Load upmix ...

Page 390: ...e engineering user to configure various aspects of the Imagestore including the audio setup The Route Manager is the recommended tool for designing audio configurations that incorporate Up Mix modules Configurator Tool Within the Configurator tool the user can set up the following Draw the audio configuration connecting up audio inputs outputs and other blocks to Up Mix blocks Draw Dolby metadata ...

Page 391: ...inputs may be in stereo or 5 1 surround Connecting Metadata to Up Mix Modules Next we need a way to control the Up Mix module dependent on whether the input is stereo or 5 1 surround This is so the module can know whether to up mix the input or pass it straight through To do this we set the Up Mix module into From Metadata mode and then use the first RS485 port to control whether up mix is enabled...

Page 392: ...Up Mix Imagestore 750 User Manual Page 392 Miranda Technologies Inc ...

Page 393: ...ging internally generated metadata via automation Flexible metadata internal routing including simple passing This is explained in the Dolby section on page 359 Metadata Monitoring Processing The Imagestore 750 may route metadata from any one of its internal metadata sources This includes using user defined metadata presets to set up the metadata audio channel mode parameters of which can then be ...

Page 394: ...ther information in individual metadata parameters Automation Control Automation commands can be used to control some aspects of the audio modules and to change internal metadata source values The internal sources of Metadata are termed a banks and there are four available banks The metadata commands are summarised on page 380 Please refer to version 15 or higher of the Oxtel Automation Protocol d...

Page 395: ...sible mechanisms for upgrading the Imagestore 750 Update via a bootable USB key that contains an HTTP server Update via the Imagestore web page on a running unit Update via Bootable USB Key The bootable USB key upgrade method must be used when upgrading from v1 14 x to v2 x software It should also be used when a unit requires initialisation or is not currently bootable The Software Update ZIP file...

Page 396: ...magestore will automatically power cycle and boot the new software Note that if you have not removed the USB key the Imagestore will boot back into the installer When the Imagestore restarts the new software will be running Warning Do not switch off the device during an upgrade Doing so may interrupt programming of the firmware which will render the unit inoperable Upgrades can take up to 15 minut...

Page 397: ...em reset switch must not be used in normal operation Notes on Upgrading from v1 14 1 to v2 0 On a system upgrade from version 1 14 x to version 2 0 the following parameters will be preserved Serial automation level Setup System Setup Serial Level Source input selections Operate Input Masks Source mask values Operate Set Inputs Colour field RGB values for each colour field Operate Colour Fields AB ...

Page 398: ...rate Audio Preview Select Audio clean feed select Operate Audio Clean Select Audio monitor select Operate Audio Monitor Select Audio follows video information settings o Audio follows AB mix Setup Audio Setup Follow Video A B Mix o Audio follows fade to black Setup Audio Setup Follow Video Fade To Black o Audio Easyplay follows DSK Setup Audio Setup Follow Video Easyplay Follow DSK o Audio Easypla...

Page 399: ...erial Comms COM n Baud Rate o Serial protocol Setup System Setup Serial Comms COM n Protocl o Serial standard Setup System Setup Serial Comms COM n Serial Type Timecode source Setup System setup Timecode Ops Timecode Source Intuition settings o Intuition keyer assign Setup System Setup Intuition Set Def Keyer Ass o Intuition release mode Setup System Setup Intuition Set Keyer Release o Intuition k...

Page 400: ...Software Update Imagestore 750 User Manual Page 400 Miranda Technologies Inc ...

Page 401: ...lack GPI General Purpose Interface HD SDI High Definition Serial Digital Interface SMPTE 292M HDTV High Definition Television Hz Hertz cycles per second JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group LTC Linear Longitudinal Time Code Mb s Megabits per second 106 bits per second MHz Megahertz 106 cycles per second mV Millivolt 10 3 volt NTSC National Television Standards Committee Colour TV system used in U...

Page 402: ... Control Panel RS422 RS232 Types of serial data communication standards SDI Serial Digital Interface SD SDI Standard Definition Serial Digital Interface SMPTE Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers TARGA Image file format developed by Truevision Inc VITC Vertical Interval Time Code ...

Page 403: ...Pattern 1 Test Pattern 2 D Pass SDI Colour Field 1 Colour Field 2 Colour Field 3 Test Pattern 1 Test Pattern 2 Fill 1 Pass SDI Colour Field 1 Colour Field 2 Colour Field 3 Test Pattern 1 Test Pattern 2 Key 1 Pass SDI Colour Field 1 Colour Field 2 Colour Field 3 Test Pattern 1 Test Pattern 2 Fill 2 Pass SDI Colour Field 1 Colour Field 2 Colour Field 3 Test Pattern 1 Test Pattern 2 Key 2 Pass SDI Co...

Page 404: ...2 Left Right Top Bottom Colour Fields Colour Field 1 Red Green Blue Colour Field 2 Red Green Blue Colour Field 3 Red Green Blue Mix A Input A B C D Fill 1 Key 1 Fill 2 Key 2 Mix B Input A B C D Fill 1 Key 1 Fill 2 Key 2 AB Mixer Cut AB Cut To A Cut To B Fade AB Fade To A Fade To B Trans Type X Fade V Fade Mix Rate V Fade Colour Red Green Blue Set Cut Mode Any Field Field 1 Def Field 2 2D DVE PGM ...

Page 405: ...Fill 1 Key 1 Fill 2 Key 2 2D DVE PVW Play Forward Play Backward Run Sequence DVE Mode Bypass None Delay Enabled DVE 1 Input A B C D AB Mixer Fill 1 Key 1 Fill 2 Key 2 DVE 2 Input A B C D AB Mixer Fill 1 Key 1 Fill 2 Key 2 DVE Config ___K1K2 DVE K3K4 K1 DVE K2K3K4 DVE K1K2K3K4 DSK 1 Keyer Ops Cut Up Down Cut Up Cut Down Fade Up Down Fade Up Fade Down Fade Rate Set Key Params Source Self Separate No...

Page 406: ...oad Image Set Position Horiz Vertical Save Image Unload Image Load Mode Clean Load Cut Load Start Strap Stop Strap Start Timer Stop Timer Reset Timer Play Animation Restart Anim Stop Animation Stop Anim Now DSK 2 Keyer Ops Cut Up Down Cut Up Cut Down Fade Up Down Fade Up Fade Down Fade Rate Set Key Params Source Self Separate None Type Full Linear Sense Normal Invert Masking Disabled Setup Left Ri...

Page 407: ...ation Stop Anim Now DSK 3 Keyer Ops Cut Up Down Cut Up Cut Down Fade Up Down Fade Up Fade Down Fade Rate Set Key Params Source Self Separate None Type Full Linear Sense Normal Invert Masking Disabled Setup Left Right Top Bottom C G T Cut To Fr Blk Cut From Blk Cut To Blk Fade To Fr Blk Fade From Blk Fade To Blk FTB Rate Input Ops Fill 1 Key 1 Fill 2 Key 2 Fill 3 Key 3 Unload Input Store Ops Load I...

Page 408: ...p Bottom C G T Cut To Fr Blk Cut From Blk Cut To Blk Fade To Fr Blk Fade From Blk Fade To Blk FTB Rate Input Ops Fill 1 Key 1 Fill 2 Key 2 Fill 3 Key 3 Unload Input Store Ops Load Image Set Position Horiz Vertical Save Image Unload Image Load Mode Clean Load Cut Load Start Strap Stop Strap Start Timer Stop Timer Reset Timer Play Animation Restart Anim Stop Animation Stop Anim Now Preview Select Pr...

Page 409: ...ore 4 Fill Store 4 Key SDI Fill 1 SDI Key 1 SDI Fill 2 SDI Key 2 Colour 1 Colour 2 Colour 3 Colour 4 Pattern 1 Pattern 2 PGM DVE1 PGM DVE2 PVW DVE1 PVW DVE2 Audio Cut A B Cut to A Cut to B Fade A B Fade to A Fade to B Toggle Silence Fade to Sil Fade from Sil Toggle VO Voice over 1 Voice over 2 Fade Up VO Voice over 1 Voice over 2 Fade Down VO Voice over 1 Voice over 2 Preview Select Embedded Input...

Page 410: ... 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Channel 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Channel 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Channel 4 1 2 3 4 1 2...

Page 411: ... 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Channel 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Channel 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Channel 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2...

Page 412: ...3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Channel 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Channel 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Set Rates Fade A B Fade to Sil Voice over 1 Voice over 2...

Page 413: ...ut 2 On GPI Out 2 Off GPI Out 3 On GPI Out 3 Off GPI Out 4 On GPI Out 4 Off GPI Out 5 On GPI Out 5 Off GPI Out 6 On GPI Out 6 Off GPI Out 7 On GPI Out 7 Off GPI Out 8 On GPI Out 8 Off GPI Out 9 On GPI Out 9 Off GPI Out 10 On GPI Out 10 Off GPI Out 11 On GPI Out 11 Off GPI Out 12 On GPI Out 12 Off GPI Out 13 On GPI Out 13 Off GPI Out 14 On GPI Out 14 Off GPI Out 15 On GPI Out 15 Off GPI Out 16 On G...

Page 414: ...36 Meters 37 38 Meters 39 40 Meters 41 42 Meters 43 44 Meters 45 46 Meters 47 48 Meters 49 50 Meters 51 52 Meters 53 54 Meters 55 56 Meters 57 58 Meters 59 60 Meters 61 62 Meters 63 64 Follow Video A B Mix Fade To Black Easyplay Follow DSK Use Voiceover Select Mixfile Delays Delay Bank 1 Delay Bank 2 Delay Bank 3 Delay Bank 4 Delay Bank 5 Delay Bank 6 Delay Bank 7 Delay Bank 8 GPI Setup GPI Inputs...

Page 415: ...n GPI Out 7 Off GPI Out 8 On GPI Out 8 Off GPI Out 9 On GPI Out 9 Off GPI Out 10 On GPI Out 10 Off GPI Out 11 On GPI Out 11 Off GPI Out 12 On GPI Out 12 Off GPI Out 13 On GPI Out 13 Off GPI Out 14 On GPI Out 14 Off GPI Out 15 On GPI Out 15 Off GPI Out 16 On GPI Out 16 Off Show GPI IPs File Ops Load Image Erase Image Load Audio Erase Audio Conf To USB Conf From USB Diags Save Load Licences Load Mix...

Page 416: ...r 8R Pair 9L Pair 9R Pair 10L Pair 10R Pair 11L Pair 11R Pair 12L Pair 12R Pair 13L Pair 13R Pair 14L Pair 14R Pair 15L Pair 15R Pair 16L Pair 16R Clocks 74 MHz Clk 54 MHz Clk 27 MHz Clk Audio Mod Stat Module 1 Status Module 2 Status Module 3 Status Module 4 Status Module 1 Type Module 2 Type Module 3 Type Module 4 Type System Info Serial Number IP Address Hostname Network Mask Gateway Add NTP Ser...

Page 417: ... FAN 1 SPEED FAN 2 SPEED FAN 3 SPEED FAN 4 SPEED FAN 5 SPEED Main Board ID I O Board ID DVE Board ID Store SPD Delay SPD View Licences Set Time Self Tests DSK 1 Image Border Animation Fill DSK 2 Image Border Animation Fill DSK 3 Image Border Animation Fill DSK 4 Image Border Animation Fill EAS Severity 1 Severity 2 Severity 3 Prod Tests Logging Errors Only Media Keying Verbose Video Delay Program ...

Page 418: ...ocol Automation Presmaster Intuition ENDEC 1822 TFT EAS 911T RCP Classic Serial Type RS232 RS422 COM 3 Baud Rate 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 Protocol Automation Presmaster Intuition ENDEC 1822 TFT EAS 911T RCP Classic Serial Type RS232 RS422 COM 4 Baud Rate 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 Protocol Automation Presmaster Intuition ENDEC 1822 TFT EAS 911T RCP Classic Serial Type RS232 RS422 Serial Le...

Page 419: ... DSK 2 DSK 3 DSK 4 Keyer Release Disabled Enabled Keyer Status Keyer Status Fill Key Input Fill 1 Key 1 Fill 2 Key 2 Fill 3 Key 3 Send Wakeup Hostname IP Address Network Mask Gateway Add NTP Server Logging Server Local Logging Disabled Enabled Time Zone Software Reset Restart System Factory Reset Safe Shutdown ...

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Page 422: ... 189 192 195 205 licence codes 142 Licences 158 Load 89 90 91 106 116 140 141 142 195 241 LTC 45 178 401 macro 44 120 133 134 136 MCS 6 39 45 70 117 Mechanical 44 290 Mechanical Bypass 44 memory 43 121 162 241 Meters 126 127 128 Min 159 160 mix 109 128 129 130 Mix 7 62 64 65 67 100 109 127 129 217 mix file 9 217 222 Mixer 46 49 137 189 192 193 211 214 Mixfile 129 mixfiles 114 236 Month 159 Network...

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