Apantac MI-16, MI-16-PLUS, MI-16-SHARP Users Guide

HDMI-8x8

Mi-16 Series

User Manual v2.2

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WARRANTY STATEMENT

Apantac LLC (herein after referred to as “Apantac”) warrants to the original purchaser of the

products manufactured by Apantac (the “Product,”) will be free from defects in material and

workmanship for a period of three (3) year from the date of shipment of the Product to the

purchaser.

If the Product proves to be defective during the three (3) year warranty period, the purchaser’s

exclusive remedy and Apantac’s sole obligation under this warranty is expressly limited, at

Apantac’s sole option, to:

(a)

(b)

(c)

repair the defective Product without charge for parts and labor or,
provide a replacement in exchange for the defective Product or,

if after a reasonable time, is unable to correct the defect or provide a replacement Product

in good working order, then the purchaser shall be entitled to recover damages subject to

the limitation of liability set forth below.

Limitation of Liability

Apantac’s liability under this warranty shall not exceed the purchase price paid for the defective

product. In no event shall Apantac be liable for any incidental, special or consequential damages,

including without limitation, loss of profits for any breach of this warranty.

If Apantac replaces the defective Product with a replacement Product as provided under the

terms of this Warranty, in no event will the term of the warranty on the replacement Product

exceed the number of months remaining on the warranty covering the defective Product.

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manufacturer’s warranty. Apantac assumes no warranty responsibility either expressed or implied

for equipment manufactured by others and supplied by Apantac.

This hardware warranty shall not apply to any defect, failure or damage:

a)

Caused by improper use of the Product or inadequate maintenance and care of the

Product;

b)

Resulting from attempts by those other than Apantac representatives to install, repair, or

service the Product;

c)

Caused by installation of the Product in a hostile operating environment or connection of

the Product to incompatible equipment;

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Table of Contents

1.0 What’s In The Box ....................................................................................... 4

2.0 Key Features................................................................................................ 5

2.1 Specifications .......................................................................................................... 6

2.2 Rear Views ............................................................................................................... 7

3.0 Hardware boot up ........................................................................................ 8

4.0 Software ..................................................................................................... 8

4.1 Changing the Mi-16 IP Address .......................................................................... 13

4.2 Configuring of the Mi-16 series .......................................................................... 14

Mi-16 ............................................................................................................................. 14

Mi-16+ .......................................................................................................................... 15

Mi-16# .......................................................................................................................... 16

5.0 Common features and configurations .......................................................... 17

5.1 Editing mode ......................................................................................................... 17

5.2 System level settings .......................................................................................... 18

5.2.1 Set output timing .............................................................................................. 18

5.2.2 Sources, Names, Tally and Other Setups ................................................ 19

5.2.3 Set Tally colors .................................................................................................. 25

5.2.4 System Settings................................................................................................. 25

5.2.5 Audio reference settings .................................................................................. 26

5.2.6 Load presets ...................................................................................................... 26

6.0 Editing ...................................................................................................... 27

6.1 To delete a window .............................................................................................. 27

6.2 Mi-16 series window styles ................................................................................. 30

6.3 How to insert a window ...................................................................................... 32

6.4 Customize Window Elements ............................................................................. 33

7.0 Offline Mode .............................................................................................. 47

Appendix......................................................................................................... 49

Mi-16 presets ............................................................................................................... 49

Mi-16+ presets ............................................................................................................ 54

Mi-16# presets ............................................................................................................ 57

Cable Pinouts ............................................................................................................... 60

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HDMI-8x8

QTY

Product

Description

1

Mi-16/Mi-16+/Mi-16#
multiviewer

2

Rack Ears

4

RJ50 to DB9 adapter
cable for GPI

4

DB9 Breakout Terminal
Block

1

RJ45 to DB9 adapter
cable for RS232 interface

16

Terminators for passive
loop outs

1

Analog audio breakout
cable

1

North American Power
Cord. Note: Countries
outside of North America
the power cord excluded

1

Optional Redundant
Power Supply.

1.0 What’s In The Box

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2.0 Key Features

There are 3 models in the Mi-16 family

– Mi-16 – 16x1 multiivewer, one source per window, no copy or duplicating sources
– Mi-16+ - 8x2 multiviewer, one source per window, no copy or duplicating sources
– Mi-16# - 16x2 multiviewer, sources can be copy and duplicated from any input to

any output

General features for all Mi-16 series

– Low latency – single frame processing delay
– Accepts 16 auto-detect 3G/HD/SD-SDI inputs
– 16 passive input loop through
– Windows can be sized and moved freely

Mi-16 series

– Decode up to 16 embedded audio channels per SDI input, up to a total of 128

meters

– Ethernet for configuration and extenernal control
– Dynamic UMD/labes & Tallies (TSL)
– 20 standalone labels
– 4 customizable logos
– 32 GPIs for tallies, count up/down triggers or alarms
– Digital and Analog clocks can be sync’d with LTC or NTP
– Borders can be turn on or off
– Safe area markers
– Visual alarm tags for video/audio alarm detection
– Audio monitoring output – stereo, AES, embedded SDI and HDMI
– Optional redundant power supply
– 3 year warranty

Mi-16 specific features

– 2 simultaneous and indentical HDMI and SDI outputs
– Each source can only be assigned to a window once

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Mi-16+ specific features

– 2 independent outputs, 8 windows on each output
– 2 analog and 2 digital clocks
– Each source can only be assigned to a single window

Mi-16# specific features

– 2 independent outputs
– 2 analog and 2 digital clocks
– Each source can be freely assigned to any window
– Each source can be copied up to 16 times as long as they are the same size
– Each source can be copied to a different size window, but only up to 16 times
– Once a source is copied to a different size, the total number of sources will be

decrease by one.

Mi-16 series

2.1 Specifications

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2.2 Rear Views

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Figure 2-1 Mi-16x rear view

3.0 Hardware boot up

There is no on/off on the Mi-16, this is due to the UL safety regulation imposed on 1 rack
unit products. To power on the Mi-16, insert power cord directly to the AC power
receptacle, the Mi-16 will boot in approximately 10 seconds. When the HDMI output is
connect to the screen, the following information will display on the lower third of the
display for about 5 seconds (see Fig. 1), then followed by the Apantac logo, then the very
last screen layout prior to powering off the unit.

Figure 1: FPGA/FW versions and IP address of the unit will be displayed for about 5 seconds

4.0 Software

This section will help you get the Mi-16 setup as quickly as possible.

Before you can successfully run the JDirector, you must first copy it from the provided CD or

download it from the Apantac website (www.apantac.com) and place it in an appropriate location

on your HDD. The JDirector software can be run from either a MAC or a Windows PC.

If you are using a MAC, click on he APP_ApantacJDirector icon

Figure 2: Double-Click on APP_ApantacJDirector to launch the JDirector

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If you are using a Windows PC, click on the ApantacGUIRUN.BAT to launch

Figure 3: Double-click on the ApantacGUIRUN.BAT to launch the JDirector

After the JDirector launches you will see this screen

Figure 4: JDirector Initialization screen

To connect to the multiviewer your PC must be connected to the same subnet as the
multiviewer. The IP address(es) is displayed briefly on the monitor attached to the
corresponding output at boot up.

Figure 5: IP address of the unit will be displayed for about 5 seconds on boot up.

The default IP address is 192.168.0.100

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To connect to the Mi-16 multiviewer

 Right click on Local Area Network

 Click on Mi-16x IP Address Manager

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Figure 6: Local Area Network -> Mi-16x IP Address Manager

 Press the ADD Mi-16x button

Figure 7: Add Mi-16 module

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There are 3 different models in the Mi-16 series, Mi-16, Mi-16+ and Mi-16#

Figure 8: Select your Mi-16 model, then enter the IP address

Note: Even if you select incorrect Mi-16 model, the JDirector will automatically detect
the proper version of hardware you have.

Figure 9: Add Mi-16 module

After you have completed the above steps, click “OK” to continue, then the JDirector will
take to the overview mode of the user interface.

If you have already connected to this Mi-16 once before, you may see this dialog when
you connect to it again, click on <OK> to continue.

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Figure 10: Connect to a Mi-16 that has been previously connected

Figure 11: Connect to a Mi-16+ that has been previously connected

Figure 12: Connect to a Mi-16# that has been previously connected

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4.1 Changing the Mi-16 IP Address

When at the “Connect to the Mi-16x..” window when first opening the jDirector software you

should see the current IP address if you have added a unit with the above instructions or have

previousely connected to the Mi-16.

 Right click on the Network line and select Modifiy Board IP Adress.
 Enter in the desired IP address and confirm change.

 Reboot the Mi-16 unit to make the change active.

Figure 13: Mi-16 change IP Address contextual menu.

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4.2 Configuring of the Mi-16 series

Mi-16

The Mi-16 is the most basic model of the Mi-16 family. There are 16 inputs and 1 output.
Each source can be only assigned to a single window. Once the JDirector is connected
to the Mi-16, the following editor layout will appear:

Figure 14: Mi-16 Overview Mode

Double click on the white outline of the output will take you to JDirector’s editing mode.

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Mi-16+

The Mi-16+ is the medium model of the Mi-16 family. There are 16 inputs and 2 outputs
with 8 windows on each output. Each source can be only assigned to a single window.
Once the JDirector is connected to the Mi-16+, the following editor layout will appear:

Figure 15: Mi-16+ Overview Mode

Double click on the white outline of the output will take you to JDirector’s editing mode.

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Mi-16#

The Mi-16# is the most adavanced model of the Mi-16 family. There are 16 inputs and 2
output, each output can have up to 16 windows. Each source can be copied to multiple
windows of the same size or different sizes. Once the JDirector is connected to the
Mi-16#, the following editor layout will appear:

Note: In the Mi-16#, there are 16 windows resources, when a source is copied to a
same size window, it will not consume any additional window resources, however,
when a source is copied to a different size window than its original size, it will
consume one additional window resource. For example, if source one is copied to a
different size window, then there are only 14 window resources left instead of 15.

Figure 16: Mi-16# Overview Mode

You can either double click on the white outline of the outputs or click on the <Output:1>
or <Output:2> tabs to take you to JDirector’s editing mode for each outputs.

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5.0 Common features and configurations

5.1 Editing mode

Figure 17: Mi-16 editing mode

Figure 18: Mi-16+ and Mi-16# editing mode

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On the Top Level Menu,
click on System ->
Output Manager to set
the output timing.

Figure 19: Output Manager

The JDirector editor consists of four major work areas,

1. Tool Bar, is where all the tool short cuts reside

2. Work Space, is the space to edit the on screen layout and look

3. Window Bin, where all the windows templates reside

4. Object Bin, where all the objects such as standalone labels, digital clocks, analog

clocks and temperature alarm

5. button on the tool bar will update the laytout on the PC to the

Mi-16 output.

5.2 System level settings

5.2.1 Set output timing

The Mi-16 series comes with the default output setting of 1080P 60Hz, it can easily be
changed to 1080P 50Hz by doing the following,

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5.2.2 Sources, Names, Tally and Other Setups

Every Mi-16’s source attributes can be configured in a single place. Since the Mi-16#
allows copying of the sources, these attributes can follow the sources every time it is
assigned to a new window.

These attributes are as follows,

Names

 The default names are Input (1) to Input (16), each name can have up to 32

characters

 The names can be static or dynamic. When the names are set to dynamic, the

UMD of the window will become blank and waiting for the name assignment to
come from an external tally management system such as TSL or TSI.

TSL

In order for the names to be dynamic, the TSL address is assigned to each source.
The default assignment is 0 ~ 16

Tally Mode

The Tally can be either trigger via GPI or an external tally management system such
as TSL or TSI.

Tally attributes

Whether the tally trigger is GPI or TSL, the tally indicators can be assigned to on
screen elements such as LEDs, borders, UMD text and UMD text colors.

To start configuring the Input Source table

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Continue to name all the sources.

Figure 22: Input source manager with updated names

On the top
menu, go to
System -> Input
Source Manager,
the Input Source
Manager dialog
will pop up.

Figure 20: Input source manager

Name the source

Click on any of the

Name field and

start assigning

names. Click

<OK>, then it will

automatically jump

to the next name

until you hit

<Cancel>

Figure 21: Enter source names

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Quick Settings

There are
several quick
settings that will
speed up the
setup process

Figure 23: Enter source names

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Set all attributes
to default

Figure 24: Enter source names

Rest Input
Names <SET> –
will set all the
input names
back to Input
(1), Input (2)
and so on

Figure 25: Enter source names Figure 26: Enter source names

Clear all source
Tally GPI bit
<SET> – will
clear all GPI tally
settings

Figure 27: Enter source names Figure 28: Enter source names

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Tally – 1 GPI bit
per source
<SET> - will
sequentially
assign one GPI
tally per source

Figure 29: Enter source names

Tally – 2 GPI bit
per source
<SET> - will
sequentially
assign two GPI
tally per source

Figure 30: Enter source names Figure 31: Enter source names

All Input Names
TSL <SET> will
change all
Fixed/Dyanmic
Names from

“Fixed” to
“Dynamic”

Figure 32: Enter source names Figure 33: Enter source names

All Input Names
static <SET>
will change all
Fixed/Dyanmic
Names from

“Dynamic” to
“Fixed”

Figure 34: Enter source names Figure 35: Enter source names

Reset TSL
Addresses
<SET> will set
all TSL address
back to default 0
~ 15

Figure 36: Enter source names Figure 37: Enter source names

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Settings

Change Name
from Fixed to
Dynamic and
vise versa

Figure 38: Enter source names

Change TSL
addressesk.
Double Click on
the TSL address
Cell and change
it to the desired
number between
0 to 127

Figure 39: Enter source names

Change the Tally
Mode between
GPI to Tally

Figure 40: Enter source names

Set GPI Tally
attributes. Set
Tally mode to
GPI, double click
on Tally ->
Configure

Figure 41: Enter source names

Set TSL Tally
attributes. Set
Tally mode to
TSL, double click
on Tally ->
Configure

Figure 42: Enter source names

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Set Tally Colors. System -> Set Tally
colors

Set system settings. System -> System
Settings

RS-232 Communication mode can be set
for software control or TSL. Temperature
alarm setting as well as current
temperature will also be shown in this
dialog.

5.2.3 Set Tally colors

5.2.4 System Settings

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Reference audio
setting can be set
Load Presets by File -> Glogal -> LOAD

Figure 43: File -> Global -> LOAD

Highlight the preset you want to load,
then click on <LOAD>

5.2.5 Audio reference settings

5.2.6 Load presets

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The Mi-16 series can have up to 30 presets. Each Mi-16x comes with 10 preloaded
presets. Please see Appendix A for all the preset layouts.

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You can also load preset from the
overview mode. Highlight the preset
you want to load then clock on <LOAD>

6.0 Editing

6.1 To delete a window

There are two methods to remove a window.

1. Highlight the window you would like to delete
a. Press the <delete> key

Figure 44: Click on the window you want to delete to highlight it, then press the <delete> key

on the keyboard.

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b. Or right click on the window and select <Close>

Figure 45: Right click on the window you want to delete to highlight it, then select <Close> to

close the window

Figure 46: The end result

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How to delete multiple windows

1. Press and hold the <CTRL> Key

2. Highlight the windows you would like to delete
a. Press the <delete> key

Figure 47: Hold down the CTRL key and click on multiple windows, then press the <delete>

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key on the keyboard

b. Or right click on the window and select <Close>

Figure 48: Hold down the CTRL key and click on multiple windows, then right click on a

highlighted window, then select <Close>

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Figure 49: The end result

6.2 Mi-16 series window styles

o The Mi-16 series comes with 5 basic window styles. These styles are located in

the “Window Bin” area of the JDirector editor.

o Each window style consists of 4 window templates
o Each window has 4 predefined sizes – 1/4, 1/9, 1/16, 1/25

o

Figure 50: Highlight the preset you want to load. Click on <LOAD>

Style 1 templates – windows with 2 tally LEDs

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Figure 51: Highlight the preset you want to load. Click on <LOAD>

Style 2 templates – windows with no tally LEDs

Figure 52: Highlight the preset you want to load. Click on <LOAD>

Style 3 templates – windows with skin labels and 2 tally LEDs

Figure 53: Highlight the preset you want to load. Click on <LOAD>

Style 4 templates – windows with skin labels and no tally LEDs

Figure 54: Highlight the preset you want to load. Click on <LOAD>

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Style 5 templates – windows with labels and tally LEDs over the video

Figure 55: Highlight the preset you want to load. Click on <LOAD>

6.3 How to insert a window

Figure 56: Highlight the preset you want to load. Click on <LOAD>

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In addition
to window
templates,
each
window
elements
can still be
customized
by right
clicking on
the window

Figure 57: Right click on a window

Set Window
Objects
Tally LEDs:
On/off
Borders:
On/off,
width and
skin
OMD/UMD:
On/off
Alarm tags:
Video
format,
Video frozen

Figure 58: Select <Set Object> Figure 59: Check the objects to turn on/off

Figure 60: Alarm tags turned on

Set Borders:

 Size 0

to 7
pixels

 Size 0

=
bord
er off

 Colors

Figure 61: Select <Set Border> Figure 62: Set Window border

6.4 Customize Window Elements

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Figure 63: Alarm tags turned Figure 64: Alarm tags turned on

Set Border
Skins:

There are 6
predefined
skins, if you
would like to
make your
own skins,
please
contact
Apantac
tech support
for futher
assistance

Figure 65: Choose Skin Border

Figure 66: Skin 1 Figure 67: Skin 2

Figure 68: Skin 3 Figure 69: Skin 4

Figure 70: Skin 5 Figure 71: Skin 6

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Select Input
Source.
Note: Only
Mi-16#
allows you
to freely
assign
sources to a
window.
Mi-16 and
Mi-16+ the
sources are
preassigned
and cannot
be copied

Figure 72: Select Input source Figure 73: The available sources

Adding /
removing
audio
meters to
windows by
right
clicking on a
window and
select <Set
Audio>

Figure 74: Select Audio

Once a
source is
assigned to
a window,
you can now
make audio
assignments
to the
meters.
You can
assign up to
16 channels
of audio to a
single
window

Figure 75: Alarm tags turn Figure 76: Alarm tags turn

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Set Safe
Area
Each
window can
have up to 2
safe areas.
To set and
enable the
safe area,
right click
on a
window and
selec <Set
Safe Area>

Figure 77: Enable first safe area Figure 78: Enable first safe area

There are two tabs,

“Safe Area 1” and
“Safe Area 2”.
Check the “Enable”

box on “Safe Area 1”,

then use the

Percentage slider to

move the safe area to
5% on each side.

Figure 79: Set percentage

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Click on “Safe Area 2”

tab. Check the

“Enable” box, then,

select Ratio Fix
<4:3>, the click OK
to exit

Figure 80: Enable second safe area and enable 4x3 safe area

Click on “Safe Area 2”

tab. Check the

“Enable” box, then,

select Ratio Fix
<4:3>, the click OK
to exit

Figure 81: Enable second safe area and enable 4x3 safe area

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You can now see the
the safe areas
enabled on the
window

Figure 82: After safe area was turned on

Unlocking objects –
the objects in the
windows cannot be
moved until it is
unlocked

Return objects to
default position –
returns all objects to
the position prior to
their move

Copy/Paste –
Windows can be
copied and pasted

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Setup standalone
label

Figure 83: Insert text

Insert Digital Clock.

Drag “Digital Clock”

into the work space

Figure 84: Drag the digital clock onto the workspace

Right click on the
label to bring up the
properties dialog.

Uncheck “Enable
DATE”, “Enable
YEAR”, remove “Clock

from
the Name field and
select the time zone

Figure 85: Edit digital clock properties Figure 86: The digital clock

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Set font color to
White, click <OK>
and set background
color to black, then
click <OK>

Figure 87: Edit font color Figure 88: Edit
background color

Right click on the
label to bring up the
properties dialog.
Select Font 4 for the
largest size font.

Figure 89: Set label properties Figure 90: Set
label properties

Set font color to
White, click <OK>
and set background
color to black, then
click <OK>

Figure 91: Set font color Figure 92: Set background color

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Set Label Font Type.
Set Label Mode:
Follow Source or
Static. When set to
<Follow Source>,
the label name will
follow the name
assigned in the Input
Source Manager.
When set to
<Static>, the label
name can be
renamed to names

such as “Program”
and “Preview”

Figure 93: Insert text Figure 94: Insert text

To insert digital clock
by draggin the
<Digital Clock> to
the work space

Figure 95: Insert text

Right Click on the
digital clock in the
the work space, this
configuration dialog
will appear

Figure 96: Insert text

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The font size of the
clock can be set in 4
different sizes.

The digital clock can
be named in the
Name box.

Figure 97: Insert text

The digital clock
properties can be set
as the following,

1. Clock or a

counter

2. can be sync’d

to Internal,
LTC or NTP

3. Daylight

savings on/off

4. Time zone, if

the clock is
set to Internal

5. When the

clock is set to
Internal, it

can be sync’d
to the PC’s

clock by
clicking on
<Sync. PC
GMT Time>

Figure 98: Insert text

Figure 99: Insert text

The font color and
background color of
the clock can be set
by click on <SET>
under the attributes

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Set font color to
White, click <OK>
and set background
color to black, then
click <OK>

Figure 100: Set font color Figure 101: Set background color

Several clock display
options can be set

Figure 102: Set font color

To insert an analog
clock by dragging the
<Analog Clock> to
the work space

Figure 103: Set font color

To set the properties
on the analog clock.
Right click on the
clock and select
<Properties>

Figure 104: Set font color Figure 105: Set font color

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The analog clock
properties can be set
as the following,

1. Can be sync’d

to Internal,
LTC or NTP

2. Daylight

savings on/off

3. Time zone, if

the clock is

set to Internal
When the clock is set
to Internal, it can be

sync’d to the PC’s

clock by clicking on
<Sync. PC GMT
Time>

Figure 106: Set font color Figure 107: Set font color

Figure 108: Insert text

Clock faces
There are 3 different
type of clock faces
(skins) you can
choose from. The
clock hands and
color can also be
configured

Figure 109: Insert text

Figure 110: Insert text

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Figure 111: Insert textAd

To adjust the GMT
time. Right click on
the clock and select
<Control>

Adding standalone
audio meters by
dragging the <Audio
Bar Group> to the
work space.
Right click on the
meters to set the
properties

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Audio sources can be
assigned to each of
the meters.
Any pair of the audio
meters can also be
sent to the audio
monitoring output by
clicking on
<Monitor>
Audio alarm range
and audio meter
width can also be set
here

Adding a logo to the
layout by dragging
the Picture LOGO to
the work space. Let
go of the mouse, the
a dialog box will
open for you to
choose the logo file

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Insert a temperature
warning by dragging
<Temperature> to
the workspace.

Set Temperature
alarm property by
right clicking on the
temperature alarm
Start with a fresh copy of JDirector
and select offline mode

7.0 Offline Mode

The JDirector software can also work in offline mode.

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It will prompt you to copy your online
folder to the offline folder. If you
would like to continue to make edits
to your online layout, then click
<Yes>, otherwise, click <No>

Add a Mi-16 to the editor. You can
choose from the list.

Once you enter the offline mode, you
can start editing as if you were
online.

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Appendix

Mi-16 presets

The Mi-16 can store up to 30 presets. It comes with 10 pre configured layouts as below,

Figure 112: Preset1 – 16 windows (Preset1.OPx)

Figure 113: Preset2 – 16 windows with 2 Tally LEDs (Preset2.OPx)

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Figure 114: Preset3 – 16 windows with 2 audio meters each (Preset3.OPx)

Figure 115: Preset4 – 16 windows with 2 Tally LEDs and 2 Audio Meters (Preset4.OPx)

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Figure 116: Preset5 – 14 windows (Preset5.OPx)

Figure 117: Preset6 – 14 windows with 2 audio meters (Preset6.OPx)

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Figure 118: Preset7 – 16 windows with labels inside the windows (Preset7.OPx)

Figure 119: Preset8 – 11 windows (Preset8.OPx)

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Figure 120: Preset9 – 9 windows with 2 audio meters and labels inside (Preset9.OPx)

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Mi-16+ presets

The Mi-16+ can store up to 30 presets. It comes with 10 pre configured layouts as
below,

Figure 121: Preset1 – 8 windows on each output with Analog, digital clocks and

Standalone Labels (Preset1.OPx)

Figure 122: Preset2 – 8 windows on each output, labels inside the windows

(Preset2.OPx)

Figure 123: Preset3 – 7 windows on each ouputs (Preset3.OPx)

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Figure 124: Preset4 – (Preset4.OPx)

Figure 125: Preset5 – 15 windows (Preset5.OPx)

Figure 126: Preset6 – 16 windows (Preset6.OPx)

Figure 127: Preset7 – 16 windows with audio meters and tally LEDs (Preset7.OPx)

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Figure 128: Preset8 – 12 windows with 2 audio meters (Preset8.OPx)

Figure 129: Preset9 – 9 windows with 2 audio meters and labels inside (Preset9.OPx)

Figure 130: Preset10 – 16 windows with 2 audio meters (Preset10.OPx)

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Figure 131: Preset1 – (Preset01.OPX)

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Figure 132: Preset2 – (Preset02.OPX)

Figure 133: Preset3 – (Preset3.OPX)

Figure 134: Preset4 – (Preset4.OPX)

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Figure 135: Preset5 – (Preset5.OPX)

Figure 136: Preset6 – (Preset6.OPX)

Figure 137: Preset7 – (Preset7.OPX)

Figure 138: Preset8 – (Preset8.OPX)

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Figure 139: Preset9 – (Preset9.OPX)

Figure 140: Preset10 – (Preset10.OPX)

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Cable Pinouts

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