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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&

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hdmi->hdmi

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sdi->sdi

sdi->hdmi

SMPTE_260M_1035i_30_Hz

Note 1

Note 2

ok

Note 1

SMPTE_295M_1080i_25_Hz

Note 1

Note 2

ok

Note 1

SMPTE_274M_1080i_or_1080sF_30_Hz

ok

Note 2

ok

ok

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ok

Note 2

ok

ok

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ok

Note 2

ok

ok

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ok

Note 2

ok

ok

SMPTE_274M_1080p_24_Hz

ok

Note 2

ok

ok

SMPTE_296M_720p_60_Hz

ok

Note 2

ok

ok

SMPTE_274M_1080sF_24_Hz

ok

Note 2

ok

ok

SMPTE_296M_720p_50_Hz

ok

Note 2

ok

ok

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Note 1

Note 2

ok

Note 1

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Note 1

Note 2

ok

Note 1

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Note 1

Note 2

ok

Note 1

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ok

Note 2

ok

ok

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122$

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121$

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120$

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119$

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2$

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3$

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4$

Set$selected$streamer/punch$color$to$green,$trigger$

5$

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6$

Set$selected$streamer/punch$color$to$red,$trigger$

7$

Set$selected$streamer/punch$color$to$blue,$trigger$

8$

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