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Index&to&VM+15A&Users&Guide&
1.&&Product&Description&
2.&&Quick&Start&
2.1&Install&the&FTDI&USB&driver&
2.2&Get&the&GUI&
2.3&Connect&the&VM+15A&
2.4&Finding&the&version&info&
2.5&Buttons&and&indicators&
2.6&Naming&
3.&&Warranty&and&program&updates&
3.1&Warranty&
3.2&Updates&and&how&to&install&them&
4.&&Installation&
4.1&Power&
4.2&Cooling&
5.&&DVI/HDMI&Setup&
5.1&EDID&
5.2&Distribution&systems&that&block&EDIDs&
6.&&Connectors&and&pin+outs&
6.1&HDMI&
6.1.1&In/out&HDMI&
6.2&SDI&&
6.2.1&in/out&BNC&
6.3&RS422&9&PIN&D&
6.4&EVENTS&IN&9&PIN&D&
6.5&BEEPS&OUT&XLR&
6.6<C/POP&IN&XLR&&
6.7&MIDI&in&
6.8&Ethernet&
7.&Supported&formats&
7.1&SDI&
7.1.1&SMPTE&259&
7.1.2&SMPTE&274&
7.1.3&SMPTE&295&
7.1.4&SMPTE&296&
7.2&HDMI& &
8.&Operational&features&
8.1&Streamer&
8.1.1&Streamer&and&end&bar&color&
8.1.2&Width&
8.1.3&Rate&
8.1.4&Multiple&streamers&
8.1.5&Transparency&
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8.1.6&Stubby&streamers&
8.1.7&End&punch&
8.2&Punch/Beeps&&
8.2.1&Color&
8.2.2&Reverse&video&
8.2.3&Size&
8.2.4&Duration&
8.2.5&Repeat&count&
8.2.6&Repeat&seconds&
8.2.7&Enables&
8.3&Annunciator&
8.4<C/MTC&window&
8.5&Picture&only&during&cue&
8.6&Picture&when&stopped&
9.&Triggering&
9.1&Closures&
9.2&MIDI&
9.3<C&
9.4&MTC&
9.5&Pop&
9.6&GUI&
10.&Conversions&
10.1&SDI&to&HDMI&
10.2&HDMI&to&SDI&
10.3&Conversion&table&
11.&MIDI&tables&
11.1&Note&on&
11.2&Velocity&
11.3&Annunciator&
11.4&Annunciator&colors&
12.&Mac&GUI&
12.1&Streamer&tab&
12.1.1&Streamer&colors,&triggers&
12.1.2&Accumulating&trigger&
12.1.3&Streamer&end&punch&
12.1.4&Width/bottom/top/transparent&sliders&
12.1.5&Duration&seconds&
12.2&Punch/beeps&tab&
12.2.1&Punch&colors,&triggers,&reverse&video&
12.2.2&Punch/beeps&timing&
12.2.3&Size&
12.2.4&Positioning&
12.3&Setup&tab&
12.3.1&Input&priority&
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12.3.2&Frame&rate&
12.3.3&Test&Patterns&
12.3.4&Masking&
12.3.5&Pop/LTC&enables&
&12.3.6&Annunciator/LTC/Text&
&12.3.7&Cue&in/out&behavior&
&12.3.8&SDI&generator&
12.3.9&Progress&bar&
12.3.10&Rate&converter&
12.4&Debug&tab&
12.4.1&Transmit&
12.4.2&Receive&
12.4.3&Clear&rx&text&
12.4.4&Get&HDMI&timing&
12.4.5&Extended&timing&
12.4.6&Streamer&fields&
12.5&Cue&sheet&window&(ALE&application)&
12.5.1&Add&
12.5.2&Remove&
12.5.3&Send&text&
12.5.4&Clear&screen&
12.5.5&‘Include&dialog&in&text’&and&‘include&ID&in&text’&check&boxes&&
12.5.6&Streamer&seconds&
12.5.7&MTC&window&
12.6&Setting&up&network&MIDI&to&connect&cue&sheet&to&Protools&MTC&and&the&VM+15A&
13.&Application¬es&
&&&&&&&13.1&MIDI&test&setup&
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