Grass Valley Kaleido-IP User Manual

Step-by-Step Configuration

M926-3904-101

22 August 2013

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Title Kaleido-IP/Kaleido-X16 Cascade Step-by-Step Configuration

Part Number M926-3904-101

Revision 22 August 2013, 9:00 am

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This document explains how to connect two multiviewers — a Kaleido-IP and a Kaleido-X16
— in cascade mode, and how to configure and operate them as a single system. Both
multiviewers must have the same Kaleido-X software version (6.40 or later).

Summary

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Physical Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Cascade Configuration in XEdit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Cascade Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Introduction

The number of sources that can be monitored concurrently on a single monitor wall display
is limited by the number of inputs supported by your specific multiviewer model. One
Kaleido-X16 multiviewer supports 16 inputs. One way to increase the number of inputs is to
use more than one multiviewer to build the output to a single head, by configuring a
multiviewer cascade. It is possible to configure up to three Kaleido-X16 or KMV-3901/3911
multiviewers as a cascade system. Depending on your purposes, you may wish to monitor
both baseband and IP sources at once, on the same monitor wall display. This can be
achieved by configuring a hybrid cascade system, involving one Kaleido-IP multiviewer and
one Kaleido-X or Kaleido-X16 multiviewer.

Kaleido-IP/Kaleido-X16 Cascade

Step-by-Step Configuration

With a Kaleido-IP/Kaleido-X16 Cascade system, the Kaleido-IP provides some parts of the
monitor wall image, sends it to the Kaleido-X16, which adds some more elements to the
output and then sends the resulting output to the monitor wall. Unlike the cluster, whose
purpose is to increase the number of output heads in a room, the hybrid cascade not only
increases the maximum number of inputs that can be displayed to a single head but also
allows you to display both IP sources and baseband sources to the same head.

To configure your Kaleido-IP and Kaleido-X16 multiviewers as a cascade system, you need
to physically connect one Kaleido-IP output to a DVI input on the Kaleido-X16 multiviewer.
Then connect a display to the appropriate output on the Kaleido-X16. Once you have
defined your cascade system and room in XEdit, you will be able to operate the cascade as a
single multiviewer.

Physical Installation

To interconnect the Kaleido-IP and the Kaleido-X16 multiviewers in a cascade room with a
single output head, you will need a good-quality DisplayPort-to-DVI cable, as short as
possible. For a cascade room with two output heads, then you will need two such cables.

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Physical Installation

To interconnect a Kaleido-IP and a Kaleido-X16 into a cascade

1 Connect one of the Kaleido-IP’s DisplayPort outputs to a DVI input on the Kaleido-X16.

2 In the case of a cascade room with two output heads, connect the second DisplayPort

output on the Kaleido-IP to the second DVI input on the Kaleido-X16.

Note: Although nothing prevents you from connecting any DisplayPort

output to any DVI input, the recommended practice is to choose the most
logical signal path, by connecting DP1 to DVI IN
Configuring your cascade system in XEdit will then be straightforward.

1, and DP2 to DVI IN 2.

3 Connect the appropriate HDMI outputs on the Kaleido-X16 to one or two monitor wall

displays, depending on the multiviewer model (dual or single) and on your specific
purposes.

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Cascade Configuration in XEdit

Adding Multiviewers to a Cascade

The Kaleido-X software’s support for cascade systems is based on the cluster feature.
Therefore, like a cluster, a cascade system must meet the following requirements:

• The multiviewers you wish to add to a Kaleido-IP/Kaleido-X16 cascade must have
Kaleido-X software version 6.40 or later, and both cascade members must have the
same version of the software.

• Each multiviewer you wish to add to a cascade must have a unique name.

• Do not change the system name of a multiviewer or its IP address, once it has been
added to a cascade, if the other multiviewer is offline or otherwise unavailable. This
would cause all head assignments to become unknown. If you must rename a
multiviewer, or change its IP address, while the other member of the cascade is
unavailable, remove it from the cascade configuration first, and then add it again after
you made the required change. You will then need to reconfigure the head
assignments for any room that includes display screens associated with the renamed
multiviewer (see

• A multiviewer can only be part of one cascade or cluster system at any time. XEdit will
not let you add a multiviewer that is already included in a different cascade or cluster
system.

Repairing a Cascade Configuration on page 5).

Kaleido-IP/Kaleido-X16 cascade

Step-by-Step Configuration

To add multiviewers to a cascade

1 Open XEdit, and then click Connect on the Configure menu, to access the Kaleido-X16

(i.e. the multiviewer that will output directly to the monitor wall).

You can now create a cluster by adding the Kaleido-IP to your system configuration.

2 In the equipment library, select any multiviewer type, and then drag it onto the root of

the System hierarchical list.

The Add Multiviewer to Cluster window appears.

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