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User Manual
872-99M00-301
10 May 2012
Copyright © 2012 by Miranda Technologies
All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form by photocopy, microfilm, xerography or any other means, or incorporated into any information retrieval system, electronic or mechanical, without the written permission of Miranda Technologies, Inc..
•Document revision: 301
•Document part number: 872-99M00-301
•Software Version: 4.4
Notice
Because of continued product development, the accuracy of the information in this document may change without notice. The information and intellectual property contained herein is confidential between Miranda and the client and remains the exclusive property of Miranda. If you find any problems in the documentation, please report them to us in writing. Miranda does not warrant that this document is error-free.
Trademarks
Miranda is a registered trademark of Miranda Technologies, Inc..
Brand and product names mentioned in this manual may be trademarks, registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective holders. All brand and product names mentioned in this manual serve as comments or examples and are not to be understood as advertising for the products or their manufacturers.
Software License Agreement and Warranty Information
Contact Miranda for details on the software license agreement and product warranty.
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Safety Compliance
This equipment complies with:
•CSA C22.2 No. 60950-1-07 Safety of Information Technology Equipment
•UL 60950-1 (2nd Edition) Safety of Information Technology Equipment
•IEC 60950-1 (2ndEdition) Safety of Information Technology Equipment
•K60065 Audio, video and similar electronic apparatus - Safety requirements
The power cord supplied with this equipment meets the appropriate national standards for the country of destination.
WARNING: An appropriately listed/certified mains power supply cord must be used for the connection of the equipment to the mains voltage at either 120V~ or 240V~.
CAUTION: These servicing instructions are for use by qualified personnel only.
To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not perform any servicing other than that contained in the operating instructions unless you are qualified to do so. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.
Electromagnetic Compatibility
This equipment has been tested for verification of compliance with FCC Part 15,
Subpart B requirements for Class A digital devices.
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 in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
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This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the requirements of the
EMC directive 2004/108/CE:
•EN 55022 Conducted emissions, Class A
•EN 55022 Radiated emissions, Class A
•EN 61000-3-2 Harmonic current emission limits
•EN 61000-3-3 Voltage fluctuation and flicker limitations
•EN 61000-4-2 Electrostatic discharge immunity
•EN 61000-4-3 Radiated electromagnetic field immunity - RF
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EN 61000-4-4 |
EFT immunity |
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EN 61000-4-5 |
Surge immunity |
•EN 61000-4-6 Conducted immunity
•EN 61000-4-11 Voltage dips, short-interruption and voltage variation immunity
•K00022
•K00024
Important Safeguards and Notices
This section provides important safety guidelines for operators and service personnel. Specific warnings and cautions appear throughout the manual where they apply. Please read and follow this important information, especially those instructions related to the risk of electric shock or injury to persons.
WARNING
Any instructions in this manual that require opening the equipment cover or enclosure are for use by qualified service personnel only. To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not perform any service other than that contained in the operating instructions unless you are qualified to do so.
Restriction on Hazardous Substances (RoHS)
Miranda is in compliance with EU Directive RoHS 2002/95/EC governing the restricted use of certain hazardous substances and materials in products and in our manufacturing processes.
Miranda has a substantial program in place for RoHS compliance that includes significant investment in our manufacturing process, and a migration of Miranda product electronic components and structural materials to RoHS compliance.
It is our objective at Miranda to maintain compliance with all relevant environmental and product regulatory requirements. Detailed information on specific products or on the RoHS program at Miranda is available from Miranda Customer Support.
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Disposal and Recycling Information
Your Miranda equipment comes with at least one lithium button battery (Li-MnO2) located on the main printed circuit board. The batteries are used for backup and should not need to be replaced during the lifetime of the equipment.
Before disposing of your Miranda equipment, please remove the battery as follows:
1 Make sure the equipment is unplugged from the power source.
2 Remove the protective cover from your equipment.
3Gently remove the battery from its casing, using a blunt instrument such as a screwdriver for leverage if necessary.
4Dispose of the battery and equipment according to your local environmental laws and guidelines.
WARNING: Be careful not to short-circuit the batteries by adhering to the appropriate safe handling practices. Do not dispose of batteries in a fire as they may explode. Batteries may explode if damaged or overheated. Do not dispose of batteries as household waste. Do not dismantle, open or shred batteries. Keep batteries out of the reach of children. In the event of a bettery leak, do not allow battery liquid to come into contact with skin or eyes. Seek medical help immediately in case of ingestion, inhalation, skin or eye contact, or suspected exposure to the contents of an opened battery.
For more information about recycling, please contact Miranda Technologies.
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General Warnings
A warning indicates a possible hazard to personnel which may cause injury or death. Observe the following general warnings when using or working on this equipment:
•Heed all warnings on the unit and in the operating instructions.
•Do not use this equipment in or near water.
•This equipment is grounded through the grounding conductor of the power cord. To avoid electrical shock, plug the power cord into a properly wired receptacle before connecting the equipment inputs or outputs.
•Route power cords and other cables so they are not likely to be damaged.
•Disconnect power before cleaning the equipment. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners; use only a damp cloth.
•Dangerous voltages may exist at several points in this equipment. To avoid injury, do not touch exposed connections and components while power is on.
•Do not wear rings or wristwatches when troubleshooting high current circuits such as the power supplies.
•To avoid fire hazard, use only the specified fuse(s) with the correct type number, voltage and current ratings as referenced in the appropriate locations in the service instructions or on the equipment. Always refer fuse replacements to qualified service personnel.
•There are no user-serviceable fuses in this equipment. Connection to the mains supply should be via a circuit breaker or by a mains plug which meets the relevant local standards in the country of installation.
•To avoid explosion, do not operate this equipment in an explosive atmosphere.
•Have qualified service personnel perform safety checks after any service.
•To avoid electrical shock or fire hazard, do not operate the equipment with its covers removed.
•To prevent equipment from overheating, provide proper ventilation.
General Cautions
A caution indicates a possible hazard to equipment that could result in equipment damage. Observe the following cautions when operating or working on this equipment:
•When installing this equipment, do not attach the power cord to building surfaces.
•To prevent damage to equipment when replacing fuses, locate and correct the problem that caused the fuse to blow before re-applying power.
•Use only the specified replacement parts.
•Follow static precautions at all times when handling this equipment.
•This product should only be powered as described in the manual. To prevent equipment damage, select the proper line voltage on the power supply(ies) as described in the installation documentation.
•To prevent damage to the equipment, read the instructions in the equipment manual for proper input voltage range selection.
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Symbols and Their Meanings
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle alerts the user to the presence of dangerous voltages within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle alerts the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance/service instructions.
The ground symbol represents a protective grounding terminal. Such a terminal must be connected to earth ground prior to making any other connections to the equipment.
The fuse symbol indicates that the fuse referenced in the text must be replaced with one having the ratings indicated.
The presence of this symbol in or on Miranda equipment means that it has been designed, tested and certified as complying with applicable Underwriter’s Laboratory (USA) regulations and recommendations.
The presence of this symbol in or on Miranda equipment means that it has been designed, tested and certified as essentially complying with all applicable European Union (CE) regulations and recommendations.
When shipped into member countries of the European Community, this equipment is accompanied by authentic copies of original Declarations of Conformance on file in Miranda Technologies Inc. offices in Montreal, Canada.
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Table of Contents
1 Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Chapter Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
The PDF Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Terms, Conventions and Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Scope of the Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Applicable Publications and Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Publications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Software Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Functional Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Multi-level Branding Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Advanced Audio Mixing and Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Video Mixing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Master Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Automated and Manual Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Robust Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Architectural Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Physical Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
The Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Symbols and Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3 Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Three Scenarios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Downstream Branding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Master Control Switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Branding Insertion Options for Intuition XG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Fill/Key Branding Insertion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Downstream Branding Insertion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 In-Stream Branding Insertion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Agile Audio Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Example 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Example 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
4 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Video Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Propagation Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Reference Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Adjusting Reference Timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
HD Example (1080i) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Audio Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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Audio Graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Sample Audio Graph Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Embedded SDI Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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External AES Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Audio A/B Mixing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Voice-Overs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Easyplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Switching Dolby E Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Advanced Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Video A/B Mixing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Store Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Keying Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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External Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Internal Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Emergency Alert System (EAS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Temperature Probe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Keying Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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DVE (for Program and Preview) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Video Frame Delays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Preview Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Active Preview AB Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Active Preview Keyers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Clean-Feed Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Monitor Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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General Purpose Interface (GPI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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GPI Inputs and Macros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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GPI Outputs and Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Macros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Adding Macros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Triggering Macros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Graphics Co-Processors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Oxtel Command Forwarding to a Co-Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Automatic Keyer Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Closed Captions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Timecode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Message Logging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Logging Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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External Logging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Local Logging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Video Bypass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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5 Master Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Imagestore 750 Configuration Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 NV9000’s IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Channel Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Source Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Router Salvos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Router Destinations (Feeding Program and Preset Inputs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Router Destination (Feeding AUX) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Router Sources (Fed by PGM, PST, CLN, and MON Outputs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Router Source (Fed by BLACK/SILENCE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
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Router Source (Fed by USER 1-20) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Graphics Co-Processor Feeding Fill and Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Channel Acquisition and Ownership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Monitor Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Hardware Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Cable Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Video Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Network Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 NV9000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Imagestore 750. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Intuition XG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 iMC Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Configuration PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Serial Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Serial Connection to Automation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Serial Connection to Intuition XG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Software Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Software Versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Router Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Master Control Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Channel Sources Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Channel Source Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Source Groups Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Master Control Configuration Cross-Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Salvo Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Salvo Configuration Cross-Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Router Destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Router Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Graphics Co-Processor Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Slave Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 External Fill/Key Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Channel Acquisition and Ownership Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Channel Selection Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Panel Permissions Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Channel Permissions Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Monitor Wall Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Monitor Wall Source Group Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Monitor Wall Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Channel Acquisition Salvos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Miscellaneous Router Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Channel Transitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Transition Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Transition Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Transition Type Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Transition Rate for DSKs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Transition Rate for Voice-Overs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Panel Behavior Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
6 Advanced Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Dolby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Dolby Data Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Dolby Digital (AC-3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Dolby E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Dolby Metadata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
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Dolby Handling on Legacy Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Installing Dolby Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Dolby Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Decode and Encode Combinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Product Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Dolby Decode Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Dolby E Encoder Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Dolby Digital Encoder Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Dolby Processing Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Upgrading Dolby Module Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Dolby Front Panel Display Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Configuring Dolby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Automation Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Dolby Decoder Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Dolby E Encoder Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Dolby Digital Encoder Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Dolby Metadata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Program Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Metadata Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Metadata Destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Metadata Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Custom-Defined Metadata Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Metadata Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 ‘Modes & Levels’ Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Features Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Compression Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Dynamic Range Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Automation Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Up-Mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Up-Mix Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Product Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Up-Mix Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Up-Mix Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Up-Mix Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Up-Mix Processing Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Upgrading Up-Mix Module Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Configuring Up-Mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Imagestore 750 Configurator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Connecting Up-Mix Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Connecting Metadata to Up-Mix Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Metadata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Metadata Monitoring and Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Custom-Defined Metadata Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Automation Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Up-Mix Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Audio Description (AD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 AD Receiver Mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 AD Broadcast Mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Product Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Silence Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Audio Delays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
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Dolby Delays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Metadata Delays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Audio Delay Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
7 Control and Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Control Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Automation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
iMC Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
PresStation / Presmaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
GPI Controller Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Emergency Alert System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Monitoring and Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Alarm Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
SNMP Traps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Status LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
8 Imagestore 750 Configurator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Configurator Mode Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Configuration Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Store Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Audio Graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Licences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Metadata Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Gain Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Shuffle Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Master Control Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Salvo Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Macro Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
DVE Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Managing Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Saving a Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Importing a Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Exporting a Capabilities File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
9 Web Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Web Interface Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Front Panel Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Media Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Audio Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
System Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
System Reset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Software Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Revert Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Bootable USB Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
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10 FTP Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Media transfer via FTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Login Credentials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Imagestore 750 Media Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Secure transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Example FTP Clients. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Example FTP Client - Windows Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Example FTP Client - WinSCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
11 Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
About Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Available options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
IS-750-LOGO Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Audio Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
12 Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Rack Mounting Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Restricted Access Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Rear Panel and Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Video Inputs and Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Reference Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Video Relay Bypass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 AES Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 LANs 1 and 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 COM 1–4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Serial Connection to Intuition XG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 GPIO / LTC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Connection of General-Purpose Interface (GPI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 Input to GPI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 Output from GPI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 LTC Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 AC Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 Applying Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
13 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
SDI Inputs and Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Video Frame Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
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Appendix A: Front Panel Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Appendix B: GPI Event Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Appendix C: Imagestore 750 Hardware Revisions. . . . . . . . . . 243
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Contact Us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
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Chapter 1 is an introduction to the user manual itself.
Topics
Chapter Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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The PDF Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Terms, Conventions and Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Scope of the Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Applicable Publications and Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Chapter Structure
This guide provides installation guidelines for Miranda’s Imagestore 750 systems. It includes the following chapters:
•Chapter 1, Preface (this chapter) outlines effective ways to use this guide, presents an overview of the user manual.
•Chapter 2, Introduction, is a brief introduction to the Imagestore 750.
•Chapter 3, Applications, describes typical applications of the Imagestore 750.
•Chapter 4, Features, presents important characteristics and functions of the Imagestore 750.
•Chapter 5, Master Control, provides information regarding the Imagestore 750’s master control option and its use in the iMC master control system.
•Chapter 6, Advanced Audio, provides information about optional Dolby and up-mix modules, Audio Description (AD), silence detection and audio delays.
•Chapter 7, Control and Monitoring, provides information about controlling the Imagestore 750 and monitoring its status.
•Chapter 8, Imagestore 750 Configurator, describes the Imagestore 750’s configuration software.
•Chapter 9, Web Interface, provides information regarding the Imagestore 750’s web interface.
•Chapter 10, FTP Interface, provides information about transferring media to the Imagestore 750 via FTP
•Chapter 11, Options, briefly presents the Imagestore 750’s purchase options.
•Chapter 12, Installation, provides information about connecting the Imagestore 750.
•Chapter 13, Specifications, presents a few basic specifications for the Imagestore 750.
•Appendix A, Front Panel Menu, presents a complete list of front panel menu items.
•Appendix B, GPI Event Types, provides a complete list of GPI events.
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The PDF Document
•Appendix C, Imagestore 750 Hardware Revisions, is a brief statement about Imagestore 750 versions.
•Appendix D is a Glossary.
•An Index is also provided.
The PDF Document
This manual is provided in PDF format, allowing you to use Acrobat’s “bookmarks” to navigate to any desired location when you are reading it on your computer. You can also easily print a hardcopy. Please note:
•Use the Table of Contents bookmarks to jump to any desired section.
•Many hyperlinks are provided within the chapters.
•Use the Index to jump to specific topics within a chapter. Each page number in the index is a hyperlink.
•Use Acrobat’s ‘Go to Previous View’ and ‘Return to Next View’ buttons to retrace your complete navigational path.
•Use the ‘First Page’, ‘Previous Page’, ‘Next Page’, and ‘Last Page’ buttons to go to the first, previous, next, or last page within a PDF file.
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•Use Acrobat’s extensive search capabilities, such as the ‘Find’ tool and ‘Search’ tool to perform comprehensive searches as required.
Terms, Conventions and Abbreviations
The following conventions are used throughout this manual:
•The symbol denotes a note, an example, a warning, or a special message.
•Entries written in a bold font, in Capital Letters, or enclosed in single quotation marks (‘ ’) denote the names of menus, buttons, commands, and knobs:
Click ‘Apply’ to . . .
Press Transition to . . .
•Double quotation marks (“ ”) denote colloquial or informal language. Single quotes and double quotes do not have the same meaning.
•Entries written in a monospaced font denote pathnames, parts of your file system, or items that you must select or enter:
C:\Program Files\Miranda\Master Control\...
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Operate > Clean Output
•The term “MC” is an abbreviation for “master control.”
•The terms “panel” and “control panel” refer to master control panels, either hardware or software.
Other terms, used occasionally, include the following:
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•Intuition XG is a singleor dual-channel graphics processor. The term “Intuition XG” can encompass all the hardware and software involved in the Intuition XG component of master control.
•XMedia is a term that includes different software applications that create and manage images, keyers, logos, etc. used by Intuition XG.
•Xplay and the XG Dashboard are software applications under XMedia. Both of these are used to configure the Intuition XG processor.
•Oxtel identifies a Miranda automation protocol used by the Imagestore 750.
Scope of the Manual
This user manual includes all the information required to install, configure, and operate an Imagestore 750.
This user manual addresses the Imagestore 750 in three contexts:
•A non-master control environment,
•A Presmaster master control environment,
•An iMC master control environment.
The manual addresses the Imagestore 750 in a general way and is suitable for all contexts.
Note: Chapter 5, Master Control, describes the Imagestore 750 as it is used in an iMC master control environment.
The serial automation control protocols used by the Imagestore 750 are outside the scope of this manual. Details of this protocol and other related topics are found in the documents listed under Applicable Publications and Tools, following.
Applicable Publications and Tools
Publications
Electronic copies of these documents are available from the Miranda website at
http://www.miranda.com/support
As an alternative, you may contact Miranda Customer Support to obtain the latest documents. The documents and their part numbers (ordering codes) are listed here:
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Automation |
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Oxtel Series Automation Protocol |
01035-16 |
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Presmaster Automation Protocol |
01235-14 |
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Imagestore 750 |
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Imagestore 750 User Manual |
872-99M00-301 |
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Imagestore 750 Quick Start Guide |
872-54M05-200 |
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Intuition XG |
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Intuition XG Installation and Quick Start Guide |
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Intuition XG Configuration Guide |
v.4.50 |
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NV9000 |
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NV9000 Quickstart Guide |
QG0005-xx |
NV9000-SE Utilities Users Guide |
UG0007-xx |
• iMC Master Control |
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iMC-Panel-GUI Operators Guide for IS750 |
UG0053-xx |
iMC-Panel-100 Operators Guide for IS750 |
UG0069-xx |
iMC-Panel-200 Operators Guide for IS750 |
UG0054-xx |
iMC-Panel-300 Operators Guide for IS750 |
UG0055-xx |
iMC-Panel-GUI Operators Guide for MCEs |
UG0057-xx |
iMC-Panel-100 Operators Guide for MCEs |
UG0070-xx |
iMC-Panel-200 Operators Guide for MCEs |
UG0058-xx |
iMC-Panel-300 Operators Guide for MCEs |
UG0059-xx |
MasterConfig Users Guide |
UG0061-xx |
MasterDiag Users Guide |
UG0062-xx |
MasterLogo Users Guide |
UG0063-xx |
iMC Installation Guide |
UG0064-xx |
iMC Reference Manual |
UG0065-xx |
MCS Panel Configuration Editor Users Guide |
UG0066-xx |
• Presmaster |
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Presmaster User Manual |
01232-10 |
PresStation User Manual |
03251-06 |
Presmaster Integration Guide |
01234-05 |
• Tools |
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Vertigo After Effects1 Plug-in User Manual |
4.60 |
Text Builder 2 Software User Manual |
02760-03 |
Media Conversion Software User Manual |
01033-14 |
Software Tools
Electronic copies of these tools are available from the Miranda website at
http://www.miranda.com/support
As an alternative, you may contact Miranda Customer Support to obtain the latest versions of these tools:
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Imagestore 750 Configurator |
1.5 |
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After Effects Plugin |
5.60 |
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Media Conversion Suite |
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Animation Builder |
5.11 |
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Clock Builder |
5.11 |
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Audio Builder |
5.11 |
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DVE Editor |
5.11 |
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Text Builder (Easytext) |
2.08 |
1.After Effects is a digital motion graphics and compositing software package published by Adobe Systems. Its main purpose is for film and video post-production.
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Chapter 2 is a brief introduction to the Imagestore 750.
Topics
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 5 Functional Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 6 Architectural Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 9 Physical Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 11
Overview
The Imagestore 750 is a master control and branding processor for highly automated specialty channels, capable of inserting up to four layers of graphics into HD or SD. The graphics layers can be fed by an external graphics device such as an Intuition XG or from internally stored stills and animations. The Imagestore 750 also offers character generation and clock insertion. It is ideal for downstream banding or master control switching applications.
Its integrated audio engine provides multi-channel mixing and voice-overs. Audio is accepted either as embedded SDI or from 16 AES input connectors. The Imagestore 750 provides 16channel audio mixing and playout with dynamic shuffling and gain control. Background audio is automatically “ducked” during voice-overs. It supports multi-channel audio clip storage and playback of up to 16 channels in four audio streams. Playback of stored audio clips is called Easyplay 2. Advanced audio options include audio description (AD), stereo-to-5.1 up-mixing, and Dolby processing with up to 4 Dolby decoders or encoders and sophisticated metadata processing.
An extensive range of options and upgrades are available for the Imagestore 750, including video A/B mixing, audio mixing, Emergency Alert System (EAS) and a temperature probe. Its high-performance graphics capability includes dual-window 2D DVEs on both program and preview outputs. See figures 2-1 and 2-2.
A template-based character generator (called Easytext) can insert crawl layers or static text layers that are dynamically updated. High quality characters are output with 256 level antialiasing, with easy control over drop shadows and transparency. Unicode characters in TrueType fonts are available from 6 to 600 pixels, in any RGB color.
The Imagestore 750 has a master control option. This option turns the Imagestore 750 into a powerful master control switching and branding channel designed for automated, multichannel environments. The option provides multi-channel arbitration for multiple panels, channel branding (through Intuition XG or internal stores), video and audio switching and a robust and scalable control system. The master control option is typically used in conjunction with other associated devices such as automation, the NV9000 Router Control System, Intuition XG, iMC control panels and monitor walls such as Kaleido-X. Automation drives upstream content from video servers and causes the channel to synchronize router switches with appropriate video/audio mixing, graphics keying events, DVE moves, audio switches, and so on. The
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Imagestore 750 transition engine synchronizes the overall transition by driving the NV9000 Router Control System to make router switches at appropriate times, driving the Intuition XG graphics output, and performing its own internal transitions as required. Panel operators may use any iMC control panel to acquire ownership of the channel manually to preview channel states, override automation, and adjust a number of other channel settings related to transitions, media loading or system configuration.
The Imagestore 750 can be used with the Xmedia Suite’s work order management, graphics preparation, asset management, data interfacing and playout automation workflow tools. The Xmedia Suite streamlines graphics operations in localized and distributed environments, and contributes to lower costs, faster delivery, and greater creativity.
The Imagestore 750 provides SNMP support for system monitoring and diagnostics, and provides configurable alarms and traps.
Functional Features
This is a summary of the Imagestore 750’s features:
Multi-level Branding Graphics
•High-impact multi-level channel branding.
•Easy selection of video format.
•Four independent keying layers.
•Preview output.
•SD and HD video standards. (SD is 525i or 625i; HD is 720p or 1080i at 50 Hz and 59.94Hz.)
•Integral flash-based storage for more than 4000 HD or SD images, animations, and text. Maximum animation playout memory size (2 GB) requires the IS-750-MEM-2GB option.1
•Dual fill and key inputs that allow operation with an Intuition XG graphics co-processor.
•Emergency Alert System (EAS) crawls and audio messages (in the USA). This is available with the IS-750-EAS option.
•Digital or analog clock insertion with a “bugclock” option. This is available with the IS-750-Clock option.
•“Easytext” template-based, automated character generator option for data-driven graphics, such as in-show promos.
This is available with the IS-750-ET option.
•Temperature probe for dynamic display of temperature in Celsius or Fahrenheit. The probe is typically located on or near the studio building.
This is available with the IS-750-TEMP option.
•Full compatibility with Vertigo graphics automation and asset management.
1. See Chapter 11 for a complete list of Imagestore 750 options.
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Advanced Audio Mixing and Processing
•16-channel audio mixing from embedded audio and 16 external AES pairs. Support for 5.1 audio and multi-lingual audio.
•Versatile multi-channel audio clip playback, with simultaneous playout of up to four clips on up to 16 channels. This is called Easyplay 2.
This is available with the IS-750-EP16 option.
•Up to 4 Dolby decoders and encoders.
These are available with the various IS-750-DOLBY-xxxx options.
•5.1 up-mixing using Linear Acoustic’s AutoMAX-IITM technology. This is available with the IS-750-UMX or IS-750-UMX-UPG options.
•Advanced metadata processor with support for embedded metadata, metadata switching, metadata generation, dynamic metadata modification, metadata pass-through and metadata delay.
•Audio description (AD) —automated mixing of commentary track, e.g. for the visually impaired.
This is available with the IS-750-AD-1 option.
•Silence detection to automate control of multiple independent voice-overs fed from the same wide Easyplay clip.
•Multiple voice-overs with background audio automatically ducked during voice-overs.
•Dynamic control of shuffle, gain level, trim, phase, and mute for each channel.
•Dynamic selection of audio preview points and metering.
•Fades to silence and configurable audio delays.
•Graphical audio configuration tool (in the Imagestore 750 Configurator) for creating, viewing, and editing audio routing.
Video Mixing
•A/B mixing of video sources for cuts, V-fades, U-fades, X-fades, and arbitrary asymmetric V-fade transitions.
•Variable rates: fast, medium, slow, and automation.
•Independent clean feed and auxiliary outputs.
•Singleor dual-window 2D DVE options (SD and HD) for squeeze-and-reveal and picture-in- picture effects, using 10-bit processing, advanced interpolation, sub-pixel motion and scaling calculations.
These are available with the IS-750-DVE and IS-750-DVE-DUAL options.
•The Imagestore 750’s C and D inputs are available to feed the DVEs. They can also be used as extra fill and key inputs. See figures 2-1 and 2-2.
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Master Control
•The master control option is suitable for automated, multi-channel environments. This is available with the IS-750-Master-Control option.2
•Control of router switching through the NV9000 router control system.
•Configuration of router sources, source groups and salvos for each channel.
•Automatic retrieval of source names from the NV9000 router control system, with channelspecific source name overrides.
•Selectable router sources for program, preset and aux buses.
•Hot-cut transitions on the program bus for video source, keyers, DVE moves, voice-overs and macros.
•Armable transitions for A/B mixing, keyer cuts and fades, DVE moves, voice-overs, and macros.
•Arm and take capability for synchronizing an overall transition, with preview of the upcoming video and audio on the preset bus.
•Full integration with Intuition XG., allowing advanced graphics effects.
•Configurable wide-audio shuffles and per-channel gains saved on a per-source basis.
•The iMC master control panels allow manual preview and override of channels with an acquisition time of under 3 seconds.
•Configurable channel acquisition privileges/permissions for different panel users.
•The iMC master control panels control channel settings including automation on/off, source selection (on the program, preset, and aux buses), hot-cuts, arm/take transitions, browsing of media files using thumbnail proxies, source group editing, and audio configuration.
•The iMC master control panels can show the current source regardless of whether the source is in the active source group.
•A globally active source group can be shared among panels.
•Dynamic monitor wall updates on channel changes.
•Support for Presmaster automation protocol.
Automated and Manual Control
•Full automation control using the widely supported Oxtel protocol (serial, Ethernet) and GPI.
•Manual control alternatively provided by the branding panel, PresStation, or Vertigo Xpanel.
Robust Design
•Compact flash memory for graphics storage.
•Robust, real-time Linux operating system.
•Redundant, hot-swappable power supplies.
•Mechanical bypass of program input to program output.
•Dedicated GPI support for 16 GPI signals (inputs or outputs).
2.See Chapter 11 for a complete list of Imagestore 750 options.
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•Built-in web server providing front panel control, system information, message logs and diagnostics, media management, audio templates, system backup and restore, and software upgrades.
•Front panel diagnostics for configuration, temperature, power supplies, and PLL.
•SNMP support for system monitoring and diagnostics.
•Configuration tool (the Imagestore 750 Configurator) for system setup and graphical audio route management.
Architectural Summary
The following block diagrams shows the functions of the Imagestore 750:
Fig. 2-1: Simplified Functional Diagram of the Imagestore 750 (Video)
Fig. 2-2: Simplified Functional Diagram of the Imagestore 750 (Audio)
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Architectural Summary
The Imagestore 750 has 8 video inputs, HD or SD. Each SDI video input feeds the internal video buses (program, preview, monitor, and clean-feed) and one parallel audio-processing block. The Imagestore 750 has line FIFOs for all 8 SDI inputs for timing adjustment. Embedded audio can be de-embedded from any 4 of the 8 inputs, and then be manipulated as required by the Imagestore 750’s audio engine.
The program video bus (PGM) has an A/B mixer, four keying layers and an optional dual-window 2D DVE. The A/B mixer allows the PGM output to be transitioned between two SDI video streams. Each of the keying layers may be fed graphics content from its own dedicated store or any of the three available external fill and key pairs, and then keyed over the background video. The stores can be loaded with a still image, animation, Easytext template, analog/digital clock, or Emergency Alert System (EAS) crawl. All available media files are stored in the media library (compact flash or hard disk, depending upon the option purchased) and then loaded into the internal stores on demand. The dual-window 2D DVE is used to create picture-in-picture squeeze effects which can be dynamically positioned between different keying layers on the program video bus.
The preview video bus (PVW) has four keying layers and an optional dual-window 2D DVE. Each keying layer shares graphics content with the corresponding program keying layer, but can be controlled independently in order to preview graphics before they are viewed on-air. Similarly the dual-window 2D DVE can be used to preview DVE moves before they are played on-air.
The clean-feed (CLN) and monitor (MON) video outputs allow a number of different internal points within the video system to be sampled and viewed for partial branding or monitoring purposes. For example, the CLN output can take its output from DSK3 of the program bus to show a partially branded version of the program output, without a station logo.
A fail-safe mechanical video relay bypass connects the A video source to the program output directly and connects the C video input to the preview output (PVW) directly when a power supply problem occurs. The bypass mechanism is shown in Figure 2-1.
The Imagestore 750’s audio engine accepts audio inputs from four embedded SDI feeds, 16 AES pairs, and from the multi-channel Easyplay2 audio clip player, which gives simultaneous playout of up to four audio clips sharing a total of 16 channels. The audio engine provides 16-channel A/ B mixing and multiple voice-overs. During voice-overs, background audio is automatically ducked. Silence detection automates control of multiple independent voice-overs fed from the same Easyplay clip. (Silence detection is typically used in a multi-language broadcast environment.)
Optional audio modules can be added that provide integrated support for Dolby encoding and decoding, and stereo-to-5.1 up-mixing. The audio engine complements Dolby and up-mixing with advanced metadata processing. Audio description (AD) allows a background commentary track to be mixed with the background audio for people who are visually impaired.
One of up to 16 possible tap points from the audio engine can then be dynamically assigned to each of the available unit outputs, to the four embedded outputs (PGM, PVW, CLN, MON), to the external AES outputs, and to the level metering.
The audio engine is configured using the ‘Audio Graph’ page of the Imagestore 750 Configurator.
An Ethernet interface provides rapid transfer of images and animations using Media Conversion Software (MCS) and other third-party media management applications. This interface also allows the transfer of images between a PC and the Imagestore 750 using Miranda’s Vertigo Xplorer.
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The Media Conversion Software (MCS) and its documentation is available on a CD and includes:
•Audio Builder
•Clip Builder
•Clock Builder
•Batch Converter
•Animation Builder
•DVE Editor
Miranda’s Vertigo Xplorer provides for the transfer and management of still images and animations. See the Xplorer User Guide for details regarding Xplorer.
Files may also be transferred between a PC workstation and the Imagestore 750 using a secure FTP program, DOS-formatted USB device, or the Imagestore 750’s web page. (The files must be in an appropriate format.) Miranda’s Media Conversion Suite (MCS) applications are designed for this purpose and ship with each Imagestore 750.
Physical Features
The Imagestore 750 is a 1RU master control and branding processor.
Fig. 2-3: Imagestore 750
It has a small control panel and a USB port at the front, and a number of connectors at the rear.
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The front panel’s fascia is removable. Turn the thumbscrews to remove or replace it:
USB Port (Hidden by Fascia)
LCD Joystick |
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Fig. 2-4: Imagestore 750 front panel
Behind the fascia are bays for two removable power supply modules and a USB port:
USB Port (Hidden by Fascia)
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Fig. 2-5: Imagestore 750 front panel with fascia removed |
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The USB port can be used for loading new license options, load and saving configurations, saving device diagnostics, copying image, animation, and audio files to the Imagestore 750, and booting the Imagestore 750 from USB for software upgrades.
The rear panel connections are arranged as shown:
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Fig. 2-6: Imagestore 750 rear panel |
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The AES connector provides 16 AES input pairs and 16 AES output pairs.
The GPIO connector provides 16 GPIs (individually configurable as an input or output), LTC terminals, and 4 RS-485 ports.
The COM ports (RJ45) can be configured as RS-422 or RS-232.
The LAN ports (RJ45) are for Ethernet connections. These are either “bonded” to the same IP address for networking redundancy, or un-bonded on independent IP addresses to separate media management from automation control.
The video inputs are A, B, C/Fill-3, D/Key-3, Fill-1, Key-1, Fill-2, and Key-2, supporting HD and SD video formats. See Video Frame Rates on page 212 for details.
(C and D inputs can be used as fill and key inputs if the Imagestore 750 is so configured.)
The video outputs are PGM Out, PVW Out, CLN Out, and MON Out, supporting HD and SD video formats.
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The Front Panel
The front panel has a 16×2 alphanumeric display which is used for status and for configuration. It is used in connection with a 4-position joystick:
Joystick
Fig. 2-7: Imagestore 750 front panel display and joystick
Using the joystick, an operator can navigate efficiently through a fairly large menu system. The menu system is hierarchical. See Appendix A for a complete description of the menu.
Moving the joystick down has two functions, depending on the current position in the menu system.
•It accesses the first item in the list of items belonging to the menu currently displayed.
•If the current menu item has no list of items (i.e., it is a leaf node in the menu tree), the item is an operand and moving the joystick down selects the value of the operand as the current value of the parameter it represents.
Moving the joystick up causes the display to go up one level in the menu tree. At the top level, moving the joystick up has no effect.
Moving the joystick left or right selects the previous, or next, item in the list of items at the current menu level.
Symbols and Conventions
Where this user manual discusses joystick input, it represents the 4 positions of the joystick with the terms ‘[esc]’, ‘[enter]’ or the arrow icons and .
At times, additional symbols are shown on the top line of the display, at the right hand edge. These highlight the state of either the A/B Mixer (video or audio) or the keyers. These symbols represent:
A Source A
BSource B
–Intermediate state, transition being processed.
↑Image/voice-over keyed up (to air)
↓ Image/voice-over keyed down (from air)
B Fade to black
SFade to silence
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