Grass Valley K2 Media Client Field Kit Upgrade Instruction Manual

K2 Media Client
Field Kit Upgrade Instructions

Table of Contents

Grass Valley Product Support................................................................................2

About this document ...............................................................................................3

Safety Summaries.......................................... ....................................... ...................3

Installing a mezzanine board upgrade....................................................................3

Converting SD to HD..............................................................................................9

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K2 Media Client Field Kit Upgrade Instructions

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About this document

Use these installation instructions to upgrade your K2 Media Client. Refer to the
section in this document that applies to the upgrade kit that you received.

Safety Summaries

Safety Summaries

!

WARNING: In order to avoid personal injury and prevent damage to
this product and i ts peripheral produc ts, be sure to re view all safety a nd
ESD precautions listed in the K2 Media Client System Guide.

Installing a mezzanine board upgrade

This section provides instructions for the following field kits.

Upgrade Nomenclature Description

K2-HD-01-FK Adds one decoder mezzanine board to a HD-00 K2 Media

Client. For a K2 Media Client model with two or three
channels, this adds one playout channel.

K2-HD-10-FK Adds one encoder mezzanine board to a HD-00 K2 Media

Client. For a K2 Media Client model with two or three
channels, this adds one record channel.

Tools and materials needed:

• Torx tool with T15 magnetic tip.

• Upgrade mezzanine board and four attachment screws.

!

CAUTION: This system contains boa rd-level components that must be
protected from stati c di scharge and physical shock. Wear a wrist strap
grounded th rough one o f the system's ESD Grou nd jacks wh en
handling system components.

To install the Codec upgrade:

1. Make a record of the settings in Configur ation Manager for your cur rent channel s.
Because the mezzanine board upgrade process rewrites configuration files, all
channel settings are reset to their default values. Therefore, at the end of the
upgrade process you must reconfigure your channels.

2. Shutdown the K2 Media Client

3. Remove both power cords from power supplies.

!

4. Remove the top cover as illustrated:

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CAUTION: To avoid possible damage to circuit boards and other
sensitive parts, turn off the K2 Media Client and d is conne ct AC power
before opening the top cover or removing any internal parts.

K2 Media Client Field Kit Upgrade Instructions

Remove screw

1

2

Pull cover toward
rear 2 cm to release,
then lift off

5. Remove the codec board as illustrated.

1

Disconnect
power cables

Remove six screws*

2

4

Lift board gently from
chassis, then reach
under and disconnect
XLR board cable

*Do not remove any

of the mezzanine
board screws.

3

Disengage from RTP
board

A mezzanine board is at tached by four screws, which a re accessed from the top si de
of the codec board. Do not remove these screws while removing the codec board.

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Installing a mezzanine board upgrade

6. Identify the position of a mezzanine board cu rrently installed, as illustrated.

1

Flip the codec board
over so the mezzanine
board is on top.

2

Identify mezzanine
board positions

P3/R2 position

BNC connectors

P4/R1 position

Each position could have either a decoder mezzanine board or an encoder
mezzanine board, according to the current channel configuration, as follows:

If the system has the following channels… Mezzanine boards are positioned as follows:
Record Channels Play Channels Position P3/R2 Position P4/R1

02EmptyEmpty
0 3 Decoder Empty
0 4 Decoder Decoder
12EmptyEncoder
1 3 Decoder Encoder
2 2 Encoder Encoder

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K2 Media Client Field Kit Upgrade Instructions

7. Verify if a currently installed mezzanine board is a decoder or an encoder.
Likewise verify if the upg rade mezzanine board you are abou t to install is a decoder
or an encode r. Refer to the following il lustration:

XXXXX XXXXXX

XX XXXXXXX

GRASS VALLEY
HD/SD ENCODER

GRASS VALLEY

XXXXX XXXXXX

XXXXXXXXX

XX XXXXXXX

HD DECODER

MEZZANINE

8. Make sure that you have the correct mezzanine board ( decoder or encoder) for your
intended upgrade. Also make sure you are installing it in the cor rect position. Refer
to the previous steps for information on the mezzanine boa rd positions for the
current and target channel configuration. In some cases you need to remove a
currently installed board to create the correct target channel configuration.

NOTE: Installing the upgrade mezzanine board in the wrong position will render
the K2 Media Client inoperable.

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Installing a mezzanine board upgrade

9. Install the upgrade mezzanine board. Refer to the following illustration:

1

Engage connectors at
both ends of mezzanine

If installing in
P4/R1 position

Provide support
under the codec
board when seating
connectors.

board.

If installing in
P3/R2 position

Make sure both
connectors are fully
seated.

3

Install the four
screws attaching the
upgrade mezzanine board

Screws for P4/R1
mezzanine board

2

Flip the codec
board over

Screws for P3/R2
mezzanine board

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K2 Media Client Field Kit Upgrade Instructions

10.Replace the codec board. Make sure screws are installed in the proper sequence,
as illustrat ed:

7

Connect large
power cable

On HD/SD models,
also connect
small power cable

Install side

4

screws tightly

Tighten

5

center

Install side

6

screws

screw

Loosely install

3

center screw

2

Carefully engage the
RTP board

Install side

1

Move board into position,
then reach under and
connect XLR board cable

6

screws

11.Replace the top cover.

12.Connect power cables.

13. Start up the K2 Media Client.

14.Log in to Windows.

15.When the AppCenter logon box appears, click

Cancel and Abort.

16. Delete all co nfiguratio n XML files in the C:\profile\config direct or y. These
configuration files cannot be saved and reused.

On restart, the K2 Media C lient rescans hardware, discovers th e new mezzanine
board, reconfigures appropriately, and writes a new configuration file.

17.Restart the K2 Media Client, log in to Windows and AppCenter, and open
Configuration Manager. The new channel should be available for configuration,
according to the decoder (play channel) or encoder (record channel) installed.

In addition, all settings on all chan nels are at the default va lues.

18.Configure all channels, making new settings on the new channel and returning
existing channels to their previous settings.

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Converting SD to HD

This section provides instructions for the following field kit:

Upgrade Nomenclature Description

K2-SD-HD-UPGD-KIT Converts a SD K2 Media Client to a HD K2 Media Client.

Tools and materials needed:

• Torx tool with T15 magnetic tip.

• HD codec board.

•The K2 Media Client Service Manual

Converting SD to HD

!

CAUTION: This system contains boa rd-level components that must be
protected from stati c di scharge and physical shock. Wear a wrist strap
grounded th rough one o f the system's ESD Grou nd jacks wh en
handling system components.

Refer to instructions and illustrations earlier in this document and in the K2 Media
Client Service Manual as needed.

To do the conversion:

1. Make a record of the settings in Configur ation Manager for your cur rent channel s.

Because the conversion process rewrites configuration files, all channel settings
are reset to their default values. Therefore, at the end of the process you must
reconfigure your channels.

2. On the K2 Media Client go to Windows

Valley K2 Client

software.

Add/Remove Programs and remove Grass

3. Open Windows Explorer and delete the following file:

C:/profile/config/config.xml

4. Shutdown the K2 Media Client

5. Remove both power cords from power supplies.

!

CAUTION: To avoid possible damage to circuit boards and other
sensitive parts, turn off the K2 Media Client and d is conne ct AC power
before opening the top cover or removing any internal parts.

6. Remove the top cover from the K2 Media Client

7. Remove the existing SD Codec board.

8. Switch the positions of the RTP card and Dual port network card.

9. Install the HD codec board. If you are also adding mezzanine boards, refer to

instructions earlier in this document as appropriate.

10.Replace the top cover.

11.Connect power cables.

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K2 Media Client Field Kit Upgrade Instructions

12. Start up the K2 Media Client.

13. Follow the procedure in the K2 Media Client Service Manual to make motherboard
CMOS settings, which involves the following steps:

• During startup processes, access BIOS settings.

• Make BIOS settings.

• Save settings and restart the K2 Media Client.

14.At startup, ignore “Found New Hardware” messages.

15.Install K2 client software and configure based on customer requirements.

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