Miranda Kaleido-X, Kaleido-X 5.30 User Manual

Kaleido-X User’s Manual

Part Number: M770-2800-111 1 June 2011

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Title Kaleido-X User’s Manual

Part Number M770-2800-111

Revision 1 June 2011, 4:37 pm

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Table of Contents

1 New Features 1

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

New Feature in Kaleido-X Version 5.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Features Introduced in Kaleido-X Version 5.20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Features Introduced in Kaleido-X Version 5.10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

2 Getting Started 5

About this Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

System Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Kaleido-Modular . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Kaleido-X16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Kaleido-X (4RU) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Kaleido-X (7RU) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Kaleido-X (7RU) x 2 Expansion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Kaleido-X Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

KMV-3901/3911 Cascade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Detailed Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Verifying your System Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Loading a Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Cabling Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

RS-422 Connection Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

XEdit Application Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

3 Operation of the Monitor Wall 31

Key Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Detailed Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Logging on to the Monitor Wall Using the Kaleido-RCP2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Displaying the Dashboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Hiding the Dashboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Loading Layouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Displaying a Source in Full Screen Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

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Changing a Source’s Aspect Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Video Cropping/Zooming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Toggling Safe Area Markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Displaying Subtitles and Closed Caption Text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Editing UMD Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Selecting an Input Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Assigning Sources to Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Changing Crosspoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Using Timers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Triggering Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Triggering GPI Output Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Acknowledging Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Triggering Audio Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Setting a Display Monitor’s Output Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Changing the IP Address of a Multi-Viewer from the Monitor Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

4 Managing Kaleido-X Systems 63

Key Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Detailed Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Opening the XEdit Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Using XEdit Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Importing a Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Exporting a Database. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Creating a Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Retrieving a Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Creating a Single Multi-Viewer System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Creating a Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Configuring the System Representation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Restoring Factory Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Managing Multiple Databases Efficiently . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

5 Calibrating the Kaleido-X 93

Key Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Detailed Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Multi-Viewer Output Calibrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Multi-Viewer Input Calibrations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Router Output Calibrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

GPI/Genlock Calibrations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

6 Configuring Alarms 119

Key Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Alarm Debouncing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

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Alarm Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Alarm Suppression. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Global Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Virtual Alarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Sub-Alarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Alarm Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Teletext, Subtitles, and Closed Captions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Dolby E/AC-3 Metadata. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Detailed Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Configuring Video/Audio Alarm Threshold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Configuring Alarm Debouncing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Sharing Alarm Status Information Between Multi-Viewers and iControl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Publishing Alarms to SNMP Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

7 Creating Logical Sources 135

Key Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Detailed Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Creating and Configuring Logical Sources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Configuring Alarm Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Monitoring Internal-Router Outputs on the Monitor Wall (Sample Scenario) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

8 Setting Up Rooms 145

Key Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Detailed Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Managing Rooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Configuring Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Managing Display Libraries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

9 Creating Layouts 171

Key Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Detailed Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Managing Layouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Configuring Video Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Configuring Audio Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

Configuring Audio Scales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Configuring Timers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

Configuring UMDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

Configuring Alarm Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

Configuring Metadata Monitors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218

Configuring V-Chip Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

Configuring Clocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

Working with Composite Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

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Using the Region Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Format Painting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

Managing Widget Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234

10 Creating Actions 237

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237

Key Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

Detailed Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

Creating Monitor Wall Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

Creating Background Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

11 Managing Kaleido-RCP2 Users 249

Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

XEdit Quick Start Task List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

Key Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

RCP2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

Detailed Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

Managing RCP Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

Managing Room Access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251

Setting Room Preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252

Setting RCP User Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

12 Routers & Kaleido-X 265

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265

Internal Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266

Kaleido-X as a Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266

Key Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

Router Control Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268

Router Protocols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272

Serial Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

Q & A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277

Detailed Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279

Configuring an External Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279

Configuring a Router Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292

Configuring Internal Router Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298

Router Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303

Router Card Expansion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306

13 Tally Interface Devices 311

Configuring Kalypso, Andromeda, Serial to TCP/IP Dispatcher and TSL Serial Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311

Ross Video Production Switcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313

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Sony Production Switcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318

Kahuna Production Switcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323

Kayak Production Switcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330

Configuring the Kayak Switcher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331

Configuring the Multi-Viewer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332

Serial Port Test Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339

14 Using the Kaleido Remote Control Protocol 341

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341

15 Using the Serial to TCP/IP Dispatcher 343

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343

16 Administration and Servicing 345

Key Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345

Default IP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346

Hardware and Software Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347

Dashboard Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349

Network Considerations & Port Usage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353

Detailed Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358

Assigning an IP Address to Each Device in Your System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358

Enabling Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371

Configuring Power Supply Redundancy on a Kaleido-X16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373

Installing XEdit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375

Obtaining EDID Data From Display Screens When Using the DXF-100 Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382

Servicing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383

Upgrading your Multi-Viewer System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390

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This chapter describes new features in Kaleido-X version 5.30.

Overview

Kaleido-X version 5.30 is a major release adding support for the new Kaleido-Modular KMV-3911 multi­viewer model. Version 5.30 also introduces a few enhancements.

New Features

New Feature in Kaleido-X Version 5.30

• Support for the new Kaleido-Modular KMV-3911 multi-viewer: The KMV-3911 multi-viewer
replaces the KMV-3901. In addition to the earlier model’s existing features, the KMV-3911 supports up
to two HD-SDI monitoring outputs (with embedded audio): one associated with Head 1, and one with
Head 2. See “KMV-3901/3911” on page 348 for the list of optional features, and “Configuring the HD­SDI Monitoring Output Format” on page 161 for more information.

Enhancements in Kaleido-X Version 5.30

• Teletext/subtitling color: Text color attributes are now supported for teletext (WST, OP-47). See
“Setting a Video Monitor’s Text Mode” on page 198.

Note: Other text formatting attributes specified in the OP-42 (WST) and OP-47 (HD teletext) standards
(e.g. background colors, italic and bold type, font case) are not supported. On the monitor wall, closed
captions (CC, DTVCC) appear in white against a black background.

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• Support for embedded audio at the HD-SDI monitoring output: All multi-viewer models now
support monitoring of one audio pair, embedded on Group 1, at the HD-SDI output.

Note: In the case of the Kaleido-X16, support for audio monitoring at the HD-SDI output requires
version 5.30 (or later) of the Kaleido-X Software, and recent hardware. In the XAdmin Status and Options
page, under SYSTEM, the value indicated for the Card revision attribute must be 0x4 or more.

• KMV-3901/3911: Support for dynamic range calibration. See “Calibrating Detail Enhancement and
Dynamic Range” on page 111.

• Custom images: The maximum size for a custom safe area image, clock logo, or layout background
image has increased to 256 KB. See “Selecting a Background Image for a Layout” on page182,
“Inserting a Clock Logo” on page 223, and “Adding a Custom Safe Area Image” on page 189.

Features Introduced in Kaleido-X Version 5.20

• Support for 3D-stereoscopic sources: Kaleido-X, Kaleido-X16, and KMV-3901-8×2 now support
merging two distinct signals (a left eye signal and a right eye signal) and interleaving them into a
composite video. The interleaved composite, displayed on a 3D-capable display, viewed with polarized
3D glasses, is seen as a stereoscopic, 3D image. In addition, combining 2D images and 3D images
(interleaved) on one display is supported.

Note: To be able to monitor a 3D stereoscopic signal, you must first add a second video level to your
logical sources (so you have a level for each eye), and then for each video monitor or composite you wish
to use for 3D monitoring, you must assign the left-eye and right-eye levels.

• Support for audio monitoring output through HDMI: The Kaleido-X16 and KMV-3901-8x2 now
support audio monitoring output over HDMI, for PCM audio pairs from SDI sources.

• Support for Cascade solution: To address solutions with more inputs per head using smaller cost­effective multi-viewers, KMV-3901-8x2 multi-viewers can now be configured in cascade. This allows
the support of the following configurations:

– KMV-3901-8x2 cascade with 16 inputs × 2 outputs
– KMV-3901-8x2 cascade with 16 inputs × 1 output
– KMV-3901-8x2 cascade with 24 inputs × 2 outputs
– KMV-3901-8x2 cascade with 24 inputs × 1 output

Features Introduced in Kaleido-X Version 5.10

Kaleido-X version 5.10 was a major release containing several new features, enhancements and bug fixes.

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Overview

• Support for 3Gbps input signals: The new KXI-16HSV3 is a universal input card that accepts 3Gbps
(1080p 60 Hz, 1080p 59.94 Hz, and 1080p 50 Hz), HD-SDI, SD-SDI, and composite inputs; the KXI­16HS3 supports 3Gbps, HD-SDI, and SD-SDI inputs.

• Support for version 5.0 of the TSL UMD protocol: Version 5.0 of the protocol allows TCP/IP or UDP/IP
communication between the TSL UMD controller and a multi-viewer, over a network. Since the protocol
and connection mode are totally different, devices using version 5.0 of the TSL UMD protocol and those
using version 3.1 of the protocol are considered different devices in XEdit. To use the latest protocol
(v. 5.0), select the TSL (network) device from XEdit’s Equipment library. As of XEdit version 5.10, the
earlier version-3.1 TSL device is called TSL (serial).

Note: The current implementation of the TSL UMD v. 5.0 protocol in the Kaleido-X Software does not
support multicast mode.

Enhancements in Kaleido-X Version 5.10

• [Ref. #25844] Router Control: Support for the HCO-1821 HD/SD/ASI Change Over with Clean Switch.

[Ref. #25706] Viewing assignment information for a video source on the monitor wall: Right-click a

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video monitor, and then point to Info on the shortcut menu, to view the monitor-wall destination
label, current logical source, physical source ID.

[Ref. #25780/26851] Viewing assignment information between router sources and multi-viewer

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inputs: The Signal Path Viewer application can be launched from the Kaleido-X home page. It opens as
a standalone panel, updated in real time as multi-viewer inputs are assigned different router sources,
and crosspoints are changed on the upstream router. For each multi-viewer input, the panel displays
the current router source assignment, the corresponding router destination, as well as router status
information. In the case of a Kaleido-X multi-viewer model, it also indicates if an input card has been
removed.

Note: In the case of a Kaleido-X multi-viewer model, if you remove or reseat output cards, Signal Path
Viewer may stop displaying real-time updates, in which case close the application and then open it
again.

• Kaleido-X (7RU), Kaleido-X (7RU) × 2, and Kaleido-X16: With earlier versions of the Kaleido-X
Software, it was possible to send sources to a multi-viewer’s internal router outputs, as long as these
sources were associated with multi-viewer inputs. As of Kaleido-X version 5.10, sending sources from
an upstream router to the multi-viewer’s router outputs is also supported.

Note: This feature is based on the KX Router logical router, instead of using the internal router. This
means that you must add the multi-viewer’s router outputs to the KX Router configuration, otherwise
the Send to [router] output menu will not be enabled. Once this is done, do not use the Internal Router
logical router. In addition, KX Router must have only one level.

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• HD-SDI monitoring output: Information about the optional SDI outputs is available in XAdmin’s
Status and Options; SDI output calibrations and other settings can be configured in XEdit. In the case of
the Kaleido-X multi-viewer models, the presence and status (normal mode, safe mode) of the KXO­HDM mezzanine are available via SNMP. Traps are also available for both alarms.

Note: Like other card presence alarms, the KXO-HDM traps are not configurable, and are always sent.

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Getting Started

Welcome to the Kaleido-X! This chapter provides an overview of the different multi-viewer

models and their initial configuration process.

Summary

System Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Detailed Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Cabling Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

RS-422 Connection Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

XEdit Application Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

About this Document

The Kaleido-X User’s Manual is intended to help you leverage the full working potential of the Kaleido-X
Software and XEdit application for controlling and monitoring audio, and video broadcast signal paths for
interfacing, routing distribution and other peripheral devices.

The Kaleido-X series hardware—including the Kaleido-Modular, Kaleido-X16, and Kaleido-X multi­viewer models—and the associated software products are designed and produced by Miranda
Technologies Inc.

For installation instructions, refer to the Quick Start Guide that shipped with your multi-viewer. Once you
have completed your multi-viewer’s initial installation perform a system verification (see “Verifying your

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System Configuration” on page 15), load a layout on the monitor wall if you haven’t done so already (see
“Loading a Layout” on page 22), and then review the more advanced topics in “Administration and
Servicing” on page 345, to fine-tune your initial system configuration.

After you have established that your basic configuration works as expected, move on to the other chapters
in this manual, to complete your system configuration until it meets your actual monitoring requirements.

Note: In line with our commitment to environmental preservation, only the Release Notes, the Quick
Start Guide for your multi-viewer model, and some ancillary documents (e.g. welcome letters, warranty
cards) are distributed in printed form. All manuals are available on the Kaleido-X DVD. You can also obtain
them from the Software Downloads section of Miranda’s Technical Support portal.

System Overview

This section reviews the different multi-viewer models that support the Kaleido-X Software:

Kaleido-Modular . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Kaleido-X16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Kaleido-X (4RU) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Kaleido-X (7RU) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Kaleido-X (7RU) x 2 Expansion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Kaleido-X Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

KMV-3901/3911 Cascade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Kaleido-Modular

The Kaleido-Modular KMV-3911, which has replaced the earlier KMV-3901 model, is an expandable, 8­input, dual-output multi-viewer (3Gbps/HD/SD) on one Densité Series card. Hosted in a Densité 3 frame,
the KMV-3911 is the most space- and energy-efficient multi-viewer system, with up to 20 multi-viewer
outputs per 3 RU frame, or up to 288 multi-viewer outputs when connected to an upstream router.

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Kaleido-Modular

With its unmatched space and energy efficiency, Kaleido-Modular is ideal for production monitoring in
trucks. The multi-viewer system integrates tightly with the highly space-efficient NVISION 8288 Truck
router (288 × 576 in 10 RU), as well as Densité signal processing cards, and third-party production
switchers. Control of a highly integrated system is simplified with the RCP-200 panel, which can operate
the router and multi-viewer, as well as signal processing and distribution cards.

The KMV-3901/3911 provides a subset of the features of the Kaleido-X (4RU) and (7RU) models:

• Eight auto-sensing 3Gbps/HD/SD video inputs, two independent HDMI outputs

• Video signals can be repeated in up to eight windows, and scaled up to 1920 × 1200 pixels

• Audio signal, video time code and AFD/WSS data can be extracted for on-screen display

• A reference signal from a REF-1801 Densité card can be used to minimize processing delay, and
reference clocks on the monitor wall

• Expansion through combination with upstream router

• DXF-200 extension module simplifies long runs to monitors from Densité frame, and is a single fiber
solution for supporting high-resolution (1920 × 1200) displays over distances of up to 1000 m
(3300 ft)

• Choice of multi-viewer remote control panels: simple Kaleido-RCP2 and advanced RCP-200 with router
control

• Control by NVISION control panel and NV9000 controller

• Super silent for installation within studios and control rooms

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Kaleido-X16

The Kaleido-X16 is a compact, ultra-quiet multi-viewer with 16 inputs and two multi-viewer outputs. It
offers the highest level of image quality, and can be used with 3Gbps/HD/SD and Analog video. It is ideal
for small control rooms, although it can also be paired with routers to create the very largest combined
multi-viewer and routing systems.

There are two types of Kaleido-X16: Kaleido-X16-S (single head) and Kaleido-X16-D (dual head).

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Kaleido-X16 system overview

The 1RU Kaleido-X16 is ideal for smaller monitoring facilities, such as call letter television station master
control rooms, mobile trucks and production fly cases, as well as community television. The Kaleido-X16’s
super silent design is highly appreciated for use within studios and control rooms.

Kaleido-X16 provides a subset of the features of the Kaleido-X (4RU) and (7RU) models:

• 1RU non-modular frame

• 16 auto-sensing 3Gbps/HD/SD/Analog video inputs, two independent HDMI outputs

• Two 3Gbps/HD/SD router outputs

• 3Gbps with 3D support (SMPTE-425M Level A & B)

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• Expansion through combination with upstream router

• 4 analog channel, 2 digital channel audio monitoring

• 2 HD-SDI monitoring outputs

• DXF-100 optical DVI extension module simplifies long runs to monitors from frame, and is a single fiber
solution for supporting high-resolution (1920 × 1200) displays over distances of up to 1000 m
(3300 ft)

• Choice of multi-viewer remote control panels: simple Kaleido-RCP2 and advanced RCP-200 with router
control

• Internal router control by NVISION control panel and NV9000 Controller

• Super silent for installation within studios and control rooms

Kaleido-X (4RU)

The Kaleido-X (4RU) is a multi-room, multi-image display processor and router in a single, expandable
chassis. Its unique mix of capabilities represents the most integrated monitoring and routing solution. As
a multi-image processor, it offers the highest level of signal flexibility. Each chassis can display 32 HD, SD
or Analog inputs any number of times, in any size, across 4 displays of any resolution and orientation.

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Kaleido-X (4RU) system overview

Kaleido-X (7RU)

The Kaleido-X (7RU) is a multi-room, multi-image display processor and router in a single, expandable
chassis. Its unique mix of capabilities represents the most integrated monitoring and routing solution. As
a multi-image processor, it offers the highest level of signal flexibility. Each chassis can display 96 HD, SD
or Analog inputs any number of times, in any size, across 8 displays of any resolution and orientation. As a
router, it offers switching of 96 unprocessed inputs to 48 HD/SD outputs for feeding monitors, test
equipment and master control or production switchers.

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Kaleido-X (7RU) system overview

Kaleido-X (7RU) x 2 Expansion

Since version 3.00 of Miranda’s Kaleido-X Software, it is possible to expand the input connectivity of one
Kaleido-X (7RU) frame to include that of a second. The two frames, each with its own expansion (KXO-EXP)
card, are connected by a high bandwidth cable, such that all the output (KXO) modules on each frame (up
to 6 in total) have access to all inputs (KXI) on each frame (up to 192 in total) without any blocking or
bandwidth limitations.

Using XEdit, the two frames can be configured as a single system, allowing rooms to share input modules
from either frame. The expansion card allows seamless sharing of video, audio monitoring output, time

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Kaleido-X Cluster

code inputs, reference input, metadata information (CC, XDS, alarms, etc.), and audio level meter data.
Refer to the “Kaleido-X (7RU) Expansion” chapter in the Kaleido-X (7RU) Hardware Description &

Installation Manual for more information.

Kaleido-X (7RU)×2 expansion system overview

Kaleido-X Cluster

As of version 4.00 of the Kaleido-X Software, it is possible to configure a cluster system, allowing operation
of layouts sharing output signals from multiple Kaleido-X multi-viewers fed by a router, while using only
one mouse, and one Kaleido-RCP2. Refer to “Creating a Cluster” on page 79, for more information.

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Kaleido-X cluster system overview

KMV-3901/3911 Cascade

As of version 5.20 of the Kaleido-X Software, it is possible to configure up to three KMV-3901/3911 multi­viewers as a cascade system. Unlike the cluster, whose purpose is to increase the number of output heads
in a room, the cascade increases the maximum number of inputs that can be displayed to a single head.
For more information, refer to the KMV-3901/3911 Cascade Step-by-Step Configuration guide, available on
the Kaleido-X DVD.

Detailed Directions

Verifying your System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Loading a Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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Verifying your System Configuration

Verifying a Multi-Viewer’s Internal Statuses and Options

To perform a system verification:

1. You can check internal system statuses via the Web-based XAdmin application. There are two ways to

access XAdmin:

Method 1: Use XEdit on a client PC to start the XAdmin application (see “Installing XEdit” on page 375).
On the Configure menu, click Use XAdmin. This will open your default Web browser.

Method 2: From a workstation on the same subnet, open a Web browser window and type the multi­viewer’s IP address in the address bar.

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The Kaleido-X home page appears:

2. Click the XAdmin button.

The XAdmin Status and Options page appears, displaying a list of all modules and their statuses.

1. The multi-viewer must have Kaleido-X software version 2.10 or later.

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For example, in the case of a Kaleido-X multi-viewer, the heading rows show the card type, serial number,
firmware and safemode versions, a card status indicator, and input signal status indicators. The card
status indicator shows whether the card is running normally (green) or in safe mode (red). The signal
status indicators reveals the presence of a valid input signal at the corresponding connector.

3. Move the pointer to an input signal status indicator to view the associated signal format.

Status indicator

Card type Serial number

Version information
Input signal status

Input signal format

4. Click the arrow button at the end of a module’s heading row to view more detailed information about

this module.

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Expand details
Refresh
Reset card

– At any time you can click the Refresh button to make sure the data displayed for the selected

module is up to date.

– In the case of a Kaleido-X multi-viewer, click the Reset card button at the end of a card’s header row

to reset the card remotely, directly from your Web browser.

– In the case of a Kaleido-X16 or Kaleido-Modular multi-viewer model, click the Reset multi-viewer

button at the end of the multi-viewer’s header row to reset the multi-viewer remotely, directly from
your Web browser.

5. Review the enabled options for each module, and make sure that no error is reported.

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Note: See “Hardware and Software Options” on page 347 for more information on the options available
for the different multi-viewer models.

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6. If your system supports a GPI interface1, you can check the main system statuses of the Kaleido-X

multi-viewer, to make sure that there are no errors or alerts related to:

–system temperature
– power supply status
– fan operation
– card fault conditions

Te mp er at u re

PSU statuses

Fan statuses

The other statuses—especially the ones listed in the table below—should all be normal, although if
you left the door open when checking a GPI/Genlock card’s LEDs, you may see a warning under Chassis
Door Open Status.

KXA-GPI-GEN - 1.2V Status

KXA-GPI-GEN - 1.8V Status

KXA-GPI-GEN - 2.5V Status

1. The KXA-GPI-GEN card, with support for GPI, is standard on the Kaleido-X (7RU), and optional for the Kaleido-X (4RU). GPI
support is built-in on the Kaleido-X16, and Kaleido-Modular multi-viewers.

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KXA-GPI-GEN - 3.3V Status

KXA-GPI-GEN - 48V Power Supply A Fuse Status

KXA-GPI-GEN - 48V Power Supply B Fuse Status

KXA-GPI-GEN - Board High Temperature

KXA-GPI-GEN - Chassis Door Open Status

KXA-GPI-GEN - Power Supply A Status

KXA-GPI-GEN - Power Supply B Status

KXA-GPI-GEN - Rear Fan 1 Status

KXA-GPI-GEN - Rear Fan 2 Status

KXA-GPI-GEN - Rear Fan 3 Status

KXA-GPI-GEN - Rear Fan 4 Status

KXA-GPI-GEN - Rear Fan 5 Status

KXA-GPI-GEN - Rear Fan 6 Status

If you have a Kaleido-X (4RU) without a KXA-GPI-GEN card, then you will find the fan and power supply
statuses listed with the master output card’s information:

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Fan statuses

PSU statuses

Temperatures

Verifying a Kaleido-RCP2

To verify that the RCP2 is functioning normally:

1. Log on to the RCP2 (see “Logging on to the Kaleido-RCP2” on page 368).

2. Test various operations using the RCP2 keyboard and the mouse (e.g. load layout presets).

Verifying an Audio Bridge Terminal

To verify that the ABT is functioning normally:

• Inspect the ACTIVITY and front panel LEDs on the unit to make sure there are no error conditions.

The ACTIVITY indicator is located on the right-hand side of the rear panel. This LED reports the status
of the Ethernet connection as follows:

Color Board Status

Off No link detected

Green Normal (good link)

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Orange Activity

Red Hardware fault

Flashing red Upgrading firmware

Two LEDs are visible on the front panel, one for each power supply. When lit, they both indicate the
same status:

Color Board Status

Green Normal

Flashing green Normal, rebooting

Orange Warning

Flashing Orange Warning, rebooting

Red Hardware fault

Flashing red Upgrading firmware

When the ABT is powered up, all three LEDs will be orange until the boot sequence is terminated. This
is a visual indicator that the LEDs are functioning properly.

Loading a Layout

If your system was configured prior to shipment, then the designated layout will show up on all displays.
Otherwise, a gray screen will appear with the following message in the middle:

“No layout has been assigned to this room. Please load a layout.”

To load a layout on the monitor wall:

1. Connect a mouse to the Kaleido-RCP2 (if available) and log on to the multi-viewer from the RCP2, if
you have not already done so (see “Logging on to the Kaleido-RCP2” on page 368).

Alternatively, connect the mouse directly to one of the USB ports on the multi-viewer.

2. Right-click anywhere on the monitor wall, point to Monitor Wall (if you clicked a layout element), and
then click Load layout on the shortcut menu.

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Monitor wall shortcut menu

A layout browser appears on the displays associated with the current room.

Note: By default, each room is associated with one multi-viewer output or output card. Most predefined
layouts are configured to show all video streams for a given input card (in the case of the Kaleido-X multi­viewer models) or all video streams connected to the multi-viewer’s inputs (in the case of a Kaleido-X16
or Kaleido-Modular multi-viewer model).

3. Choose a default layout from the layout browser.

Loading a Layout

The video sources should appear on the room displays.

Example of a default layout showing 16 video streams

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Note: You can also use the 10 LAYOUT PRESETS buttons on the RCP2 to load the associated default layout
to the monitor wall.

Cabling Diagrams

KMV-3901/3911

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Loading a Layout

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Kaleido-X (4RU)

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Kaleido-X (7RU)

Loading a Layout

Kaleido-X (7RU) x 2

Refer to the “Kaleido-X (7RU) Expansion” chapter in the Kaleido-X (7RU) Hardware Description &
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RS-422 Connection Diagram

Note: For information on the KMV-3911 multi-viewer’s RS-422 interface, refer to the KMV-3911 Guide
to Installation and Operation, available on the DVD that shipped with your system.

In the case of a Kaleido-X multi-viewer, each output card supports one RS-422 port over an RJ-45
connector. The Kaleido-X16 supports two RS-422 serial inputs over RJ-45 connectors. These inputs allow
the multi-viewer to connect to external serial devices such as a router, production switcher, or router
controller.

Note: The RS-422 ports each have an RJ-45 connector in order to preserve space on a busy panel. The
RS-422 interface specifies a DE-9 connector, so if you are using this interface, you will require a
DE-9-to-RJ-45 adapter. Miranda supplies two adapter models, correctly wired for this application: a
straight adapter (part no. 1737-3000-102), and a crossover adapter (part no. 1792-3700-100).

The pinout for the RS-422 signals on the Kaleido-X16’s RJ-45 connectors, and the wiring diagrams for the
appropriate adapters, are shown here:

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Pinout of each RS-422 port’s

RJ-45 connector on the

multi-viewer

RJ-45 DE-9 male DE-9 female

Pinout of straight adapter

(Miranda part no. 1737-3000-102)

Pinout of RS-422 connector

on SMPTE slave device

Standard wiring between multi-viewer and devices wired to SMPTE “slave” specification (e.g. most routers, Ross Synergy
switchers, Nevion ETH-CON)

Pinout of each RS-422 port’s

RJ-45 connector on the

multi-viewer

RJ-45 DE-9 male DE-9 female

Pinout of crossover adapter

(Miranda part no. 1792-3700-100)

Pinout of RS-422 connector

on SMPTE master device

Standard wiring between multi-viewer and devices wired to SMPTE “master” specification (e.g. Philips Jupiter router control
system, Miranda Presmaster PCS)

Note: The two RS-422 ports on the multi-viewer side have no ground pin. Using the appropriate
DE-9S-to-RJ-45 adapter, an external device should be able to communicate with a multi-viewer despite
the lack of a ground.

XEdit Application Shortcuts

The following is a list of shortcut keys available in XEdit to execute specific actions.

Action Shortcut Key

Restore the factory resolutions Ctrl+Shift+E

Restore the factory audio scales Ctrl+Shift+A

Restore the factory calibrations Ctrl+Shift+C

Loading a Layout

Restore the factory widget libraries Ctrl+Shift+L

Toggle the grid Ctrl+Shift+G

Toggle the Tips pane Ctrl+Shift+H

Toggle the Properties pane Ctrl+Shift+P

Toggle the layout navigator Ctrl+Shift+N

Toggle the status bar Ctrl+Shift+S

Toggle the Tools pane Ctrl+Shift+T

Cut Ctrl+X

Copy Ctrl+C

Paste Ctrl+V

Duplicate Ctrl+D

Create grid-type layout based on selection (Auto-layout) Ctrl+M

Select all Ctrl+A

Send to back Ctrl+B

Send to front Ctrl+R

Delete selection Delete

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Action Shortcut Key

Redo last operation Ctrl+Y

Undo last operation Ctrl+Z

Unlock composite F2

Zoom in Ctrl+plus sign

Zoom out Ctrl+minus sign

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Operation of the Monitor Wall

This section introduces the Kaleido-X monitor wall features.

Key Concepts

Monitor wall The monitor wall refers to the group of display screens that are connected to the output

modules of a specific Kaleido-X system.

Room A room is a visual grouping of display screens. A room represents the physical displays,

positioned and sized as viewed by the user in an actual room. Rooms can include full screen
zones, and are defined and configured by using the XEdit application. See “Logging on to
the Monitor Wall Using the Kaleido-RCP2” on page 35.

Automatic
resolution detection

Automatic resolution detection eases the initial setup of a new display monitor by
automatically determining the best resolution supported by the display. This ensures that
the multi-viewer will be configured for the best video quality. When a new display is
connected, the multi-viewer will detect the EDID of the display on boot-up, and will set
the correct resolution accordingly. This means that displays can be hot-swapped. If an
existing display is replaced by a new one, the Kaleido-X will automatically change the
resolution without the need for a system restart. See “Setting a Display Monitor’s Output
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Layout A layout refers to a visual grouping of monitors on the monitor wall. Layouts are specific

Dashboard The dashboard is a window that contains the system name, IP address and software build

Monitor A monitor (also called a widget) is a graphical element that is part of a layout. XEdit

to a room, and created by using the XEdit application. Full screen layouts, also defined in
XEdit, are specific to a full screen zone within a particular room. See “Loading Layouts” on
page 38, and “Displaying a Source in Full Screen Mode” on page 41.

version. It also displays error messages. The dashboard is displayed at the bottom right of
each display, on the monitor wall:

See “Displaying the Dashboard” on page 36, and “Hiding the Dashboard” on page 37.

supports several types of primary elements (clocks, timers, video monitors, audio
monitors, UMDs, time code monitors, alarm monitors, etc.), that can be grouped into
composite monitors.

Logical source A logical source (called a channel, in earlier versions of the documentation) refers to a

group of physical audio, video, or metadata sources, and text attributes. A logical source
can be used as a whole, and assigned to a virtual monitor. See “Assigning Sources to
Monitors” on page 48.

Video monitor A video monitor is a layout element used to define an area for displaying a video signal.

Within a video monitor, the video window is the active area where the video signal is
displayed.

Composite monitor A composite monitor (also referred to as a composite, a monitor or a tile) is a group of

primary elements that can be seen as a single object within a layout. Composite monitors
typically include a video window, one or more audio level meters, and a UMD with two
tallies.

Safe area The safe area is a configurable region inside a video window. The safe area markers delimit

this region (e.g. a 4:3 region inside a 16:9 window). See “Toggling Safe Area Markers” on
page 43.

Audio monitor An audio monitor (also called audio level meter or ALM) is a layout element that provides a

visual representation of sound. See “Triggering Audio Monitoring” on page 58.

UMD An under monitor display (UMD) has a text label that can be static or updated by a

peripheral device. It can also have left and right tally indicators. The UMD usually indicates
the name of the video source seen in a video monitor. See “Editing UMD Text” on page 47,
and “Selecting an Input Method” on page 47.

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Key Concepts

Time code monitor A time code monitor displays the Ancillary Time Code (ATC) from an HD video signal, or the

time code found in an embedded SDI video signal, part of the vertical interval of an analog
si gna l (VITC), or o the r ex ter nal Lin ear Tim e Co de ( LTC ). Time co de m oni tor s ca n be used f or
monitoring the duration of programs.

Timer A timer monitor is based on a timer defined within the Kaleido-X system.

Three timer modes are available: (1) UP: timer counts up starting from zero up to a preset
time, (2) DOWN: timer counts down from a preset time to zero, and (3) REMAINING: timer
counts down from the current time until it reaches a preset time.
Timers are defined and configured in XEdit. They can be slaved to production timers,
assigned to logical sources, assigned to rooms or specific RCP users, and controlled from
the Kaleido-RCP2. See “Using Timers” on page 53.

Clock A clock is the visual representation of time in a video or display. It can be based on a

reference LTC signal or on the Kaleido-X system time. Clocks can be in a digital or analog
format.
Note: The KMV-3901/3911 supports digital clocks only.

Action An action is an operation automatically performed in response to a specific trigger. Monitor

wall actions are directly associated with layout elements. Background (floating) actions are
actions that are global to the Kaleido-X system. Unlike monitor wall actions, background
actions are always available. See “Triggering Actions” on page 56.

Trigger A trigger is an event that triggers an action. An example of a trigger could be a double click

on a monitor. Background actions are triggered by alarms or by Gateway commands. In
XEdit, when defining an action for a layout element, you could specify, for instance, that a
specific full screen layout be displayed on the monitor wall in response to the trigger.

Alarm monitor Alarm monitors help you see the status of global and virtual alarms, but their use is not

limited to this type of alarms. When any alarm level is assigned to an alarm monitor, the
status of this alarm will be shown. When using the global alarm at the text label level, it
will display the text value of the alarm, which is a readable name. See “Configuring Alarm
Monitors” on page 216.

Alarm latch To prevent operators from missing temporary alarms on the monitor wall, layout elements

that are capable of displaying an alarm status (e.g. video monit ors, UMDs, alarm monitors)
can be configured with a latching mechanism. An alarm latch will keep the error state
visible until someone acknowledges the associated alarm.

Video monitors can provide alarm status information through their borders’ color and
blinking behavior, and show the latched state as small indicators in each corner of the
video window. UMDs (text and tallies) and alarm monitors can change their text or
background color and blinking behavior, to reflect the alarm status and show the latched
state through their borders.

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Red border indicates
current alarm state

Red corners indicate
latched state

See “Configuring a Video Monitor’s Alarm Reporting Behavior” on page 196, “Configuring
a UMD’s Alarm Reporting Behavior” on page 214, and “Configuring Alarm Monitors” on
page 216, for details on configuring the alarm reporting and latching attributes for these
layout elements.

The Kaleido-X system tracks the latched state of all alarm levels in a logical source at all
times, even when alarms are not being monitored on the wall, or via SNMP traps or
background actions. It could thus happen that some layout elements will show a latched
status indicator after a layout is loaded, even if the current state of the corresponding
alarm is normal and the alarm was not monitored in the previous layout (the alarm
occurred on the feed while the feed was not monitored).

• Latching only occurs when an alarm severity is above normal (i.e. minor, major, or
critical). All other alarm states (unavailable, unassigned, pending, unknown, etc.) are
not latched.

• Unlatching a global alarm unlatches all its contributing alarms. Unlatching the last
alarm contributing to a global alarm unlatches the global alarm itself.

• The color of the latch indicator reflects the highest level of alarm received since the
corresponding alarm was last unlatched.

Crosspoint A multi-viewer can control upstream routers, an d i t ca n al so be c ontr oll ed a s a rou ter its elf .

In addition, some multi-viewer models—Kaleido-X16, Kaleido-X (7RU), and Kaleido-X
(7RU) × 2—can have optional router outputs. A crosspoint is the link inside a router
between a source (input) and a destination (output). See “Changing Crosspoints” on
page 50.
Note: As of Kaleido-X version 5.20, the preferred method of controlling sources, regardless
of whether they are sources from an upstream router or physical multi-viewer inputs, is to
configure logical sources.

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Detailed Directions

This section describes the actions you can perform on the Kaleido-X monitor wall.

Logging on to the Monitor Wall Using the Kaleido-RCP2

As a network device, the Kaleido-RCP2 provides access to any room, from any Kaleido-X system on the
network. As a security measure, access is controlled by a login procedure. More than one Kaleido-RCP2 can
be used by multiple users to access the same room concurrently. When multiple RCP users are active in the
same room, they each control a separate pointer on the monitor wall, and can use the monitor wall menu
independently, as long as they limit their actions to separate displays.

To log on to a Kaleido-X room:

1. On an RCP2 with an active connection to the network, press and hold the ENTER button until the ESC
button lights up. The Configuration menu appears, with the ROOM SELECTION option displayed.

2. Press ENTER again to obtain the list of rooms from the Kaleido-X systems that are currently available
on the network.

Detailed Directions

The rooms are listed in the form [multi-viewer name]/[room name]. If a room belongs to a cluster
system, its name appears once for each of the member multi-viewers (e.g. if two multi-viewers, KX1
and KX2, are configured as a cluster, and ROOM1 includes displays fed by both multi-viewers, then both
KX1/ROOM1 and KX2/ROOM1 will be listed. You may select either one.

Note: By default, in the case of a Kaleido-X (7RU), the two head (DVI/VGA) outputs from each of the
Output A, B, C and D cards are assigned to ROOM1, ROOM2, ROOM3 and ROOM4 respectively. Likewise, in
the case of a Kaleido-X (4RU), the two heads associated with Output A are assigned to ROOM1, and the
two heads associated with Output B are assigned to ROOM2.

3. In the room list, select the room you wish to access by pressing the 2 key (to move up in the list) or the
8 key (to move down the list).

4. When the appropriate room name is highlighted, press ENTER to accept the new selection, and then
press ESC to exit the Configuration menu.

5. Press the LOGIN key.

The following message will appear on the LCD display:

LOGIN Position
Admin

6. Select your user name by pressing the 2 key (to move up in the list) or the 8 key (to move down the list).

7. When you user name is highlighted, press ENTER.

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8. When prompted, type the password for this user name, then press ENTER.

Note: By default, the user name “Admin” has no password.

The message “Access granted” will appear on the LCD display if the login is successful. If a mouse is
connected to the RCP2, then you should be able to see and move the mouse pointer on the monitor
wall. Alternatively, use the RCP2’s mouse-function keys.

Notes

• If at any time the message “Target system is offline” or “No login list available” appears on the
LCD display, press the ESC, ENTER and DEL keys simultaneously and go back to step 1.

• If the room you were logged on to is part of a cluster system, try accessing it from a different
multi-viewer (e.g. select KX2/ROOM1 instead of KX1/ROOM1, from the room list).

• The pointer may flicker when two RCP users access displays fed by the same output card.

• Two users accessing the same display will be limited to sharing a single pointer.

For more information on the Kaleido-RCP2, please refer to the Kaleido-RCP2 Guide to Installation and
Operation, available on the DVD that shipped with your system.

Displaying the Dashboard

Whenever your Kaleido-X detects an error, it will automatically display the dashboard on every monitor of
the monitor wall. When all errors are resolved, then the system automatically closes the dashboard on
every monitor. You can also display the dashboard as needed, to view the Kaleido-X system name, IP
address, software version and current error messages. In such cases you must close the dashboard
manually.

Note: It is possible to disable the automatic display of the dashboard on specific displays. See “Disabling
the Dashboard” on page 166 for details on how to configure this option.

To display the dashboard:

1. Right-click anywhere on a monitor. On the shortcut menu, point to Monitor Wall, and then click Show
dashboard to display the dashboard associated with the current head:

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Show dashboard

Monitor wall shortcut menu (from composite monitor shortcut menu)

Note: If you right-click the monitor wall background directly, then the monitor wall shortcut menu
appears immediately, and you can click Show dashboard directly:

Hiding the Dashboard

After a brief delay, the dashboard appears at the bottom-right corner of the monitor, and the
command Hide dashboard replaces Show dashboard on the menu:

Dashboard on the monitor wall

Hiding the Dashboard

To hide the dashboard:

• Click the × button at the bottom-right corner of the dashboard. Alternatively, right-click anywhere on
the monitor wall, point to Monitor Wall on the shortcut menu (if you clicked a layout element), and
then click Hide dashboard to hide the dashboard on the current display:

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Hide dashboard

Note: Clicking the × button closes the dashboards on every display monitor in the room if they were
displayed automatically.

To hide all the dashboards:

• Right-click anywhere on the monitor wall, point to Monitor Wall on the shortcut menu (if you clicked
a layout element), and then click Hide all dashboards to hide the dashboard on every display in the
room:

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Hide all dashboards

Note: When a dashboard is closed while the system is in an error condition, it will automatically reappear
after 60 minutes, or when a new error occurs.

Loading Layouts

Loading a Layout by Using the Mouse

To load a layout on the monitor wall, by using the mouse:

1. Right-click the anywhere on the monitor wall, point to Monitor Wall (if you clicked a layout element),
and then click Load layout on the shortcut menu:

The layout chooser appears:

Loading Layouts

Load layout

2. Select the layout you wish to load, from the set of layouts defined for this room, and then click OK.

The new layout appears on the monitor wall.

Loading a Layout by Using the RCP2

To load a layout on the monitor wall, by using the RCP2:

1. Press LOAD on the RCP2.

The layout chooser appears:

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2. Select the layout you wish to load, from the set of layouts defined for this room, and then click OK.

The new layout appears on the monitor wall.

Using Layouts Presets

To toggle layouts using the RCP2’s preset buttons:

• Press the appropriate preset button (1-10) on the RCP2.

The layout associated with the preset button for the current user will be loaded onto the monitor wall.
See “Assigning Room Layouts to an RCP User’s Presets” on page 280 for more details.

Refreshing a Layout

To refresh a layout:

• Right-click anywhere on the monitor wall, point to Monitor Wall (if you clicked a layout element), and
then click Refresh on the shortcut menu:

Refresh

Locating the Mouse Pointer on the Monitor Wall

If you have a cluster system, the monitor wall may comprise a large number of display screens, where the
mouse pointer location is not always obvious.

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Displaying a Source in Full Screen Mode

To locate the mouse pointer on the monitor wall:

• Click the middle mouse button.

A more recognizable square shape appears around the pointer.

Displaying a Source in Full Screen Mode

To display a source in full screen mode:

1. Move the pointer over the video source you wish to display in full screen mode.

2. Press FULL SCREEN on the RCP2.

The full screen layout assigned to the current user is loaded into the full screen zone.

To close the full screen view:

• Move the pointer over the full screen zone, and then press FULL SCREEN again, on the RCP2.

Note: A full screen layout can also be loaded by configuring actions in XEdit. See “Managing Layouts” on
page 173, for information on creating a full screen layout, and refer to “Creating Actions” on page 237, for
detailed instructions.

Changing a Source’s Aspect Ratio

To change the aspect ratio using the RCP2:

• Move the pointer over the video source whose aspect ratio you wish to change, and then press ASPECT
RATIO on the RCP2. Continue pressing ASPECT RATIO to toggle between the available aspect ratio
options (4:3, 16:9, and possibly a third custom aspect ratio if one was defined in XEdit for the monitor).

To change the aspect ratio using the mouse:

1. Right-click the video source.

2. On the shortcut menu, point to Aspect Ratio, and then click 4:3 or 16:9:

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Note: There may be one more choice on the menu if you set a custom aspect ratio in XEdit, for this
monitor. See “Setting a Video Monitor’s Aspect Ratio” on page 187.

The video is resized accordingly within the layout.

Video Cropping/Zooming

To toggle the cropping mode using the RCP2:

• To change the current cropping mode, move the mouse pointer over the video signal you wish to
change, and then press the UNDERSCAN button on the RCP2. Continue pressing UNDERSCAN to toggle
between underscan and overscan mode.

To toggle the cropping mode using the mouse:

• Right-click the video source.

If the video is in underscan mode, then the shortcut menu will allow you to change to overscan:

If the video is in overscan mode, then the shortcut menu will allow you to change to underscan:

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Toggling Safe Area Markers

Notes

• The overscan margins are set to 5% by default. They can be customized in XEdit.

• In the case of a KMV-3901/3911 multi-viewer, up to 10% cropping is supported.

• Safe title area and aspect ratio markers follow the video signal (e.g. if the safe title is within 5%
of top, left, right and bottom, then when the video is in default overscan mode, the safe title will
not appear).

Toggling Safe Area Markers

To toggle the safe area markers on a video using the RCP2:

• Move the pointer over the video source, and then press SAFE AREA on the RCP2. Continue pressing SAFE
AREA to toggle the markers.

To toggle the safe area markers on a video using the mouse:

1. Right-click the video source, and then click Safe Area on the shortcut menu:

The safe area markers appear inside the video window:

2. Click Safe Area again on the shortcut menu, to hide the markers.

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Displaying Subtitles and Closed Caption Text

Note: The KMV-3901/3911 multi-viewers do not support displaying of subtitles and closed captions.

Setting the Text Mode

To change the text mode for a video monitor:

1. Right-click the appropriate video source on the monitor wall.

2. On the shortcut menu, point to the current text mode indicator —either CC (608), CC (708), Tex t (CC/
Subtitling), or Teletext & Subtitling—, then point to Text mode, and click the text mode you wish
to apply:

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To prevent the shortcut menu from being too crowded by CC (608), CC (708) and Teletext/Subtitling
options, its content (label, icon and available choice) changes, depending on the current video format:

Signal type Text Mode Icon Label Available choices

SD-SDI/CVBS 525 Auto CC (608) CC (608) (Off, CC1), Text mode

Any CC (608)

SD-SDI/CVBS 625 Auto Teletext &

Subtitling

Any Teletext &

Subtitling

HD-SDI Auto CC (708) CC (708) (Off, Service 1 to

Any CC (708)

sub-menu

Subtitling (Off, Page A, Edit
pages), Text mode sub-menu

Service 63), Text mode sub-

menu

Displaying Subtitles and Closed Caption Text

Signal type Text Mode Icon Label Available choices

Other / Unknown Auto Text (CC/

Subtitling)

Enable text check box, Text
mode sub-menu.

Switching Closed Captioning On/Off

Note: The KMV-3901/3911 multi-viewers do not support extraction of closed captions.

To switch CC (608) closed captioning on/off:

1. Right-click the appropriate video source on the monitor wall.

2. On the shortcut menu, point to CC (608), and then click either CC1 or Off:

To switch CC (708) closed captioning on/off:

1. Right-click the appropriate video source on the monitor wall.

2. On the shortcut menu, point to CC (708), and then click either the appropriate service number or Off:

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Note: The shortcut menu displays Service 1 to Service 6. Use the Extended services sub-menu to select
from the Service 7 to Service63 range. When an extended service is enabled it is added to the shortcut
menu below Service 6.

Selecting a Teletext/Subtitle Page from the Monitor Wall

To change the decoded Teletext/Subtitle page for a video source on the wall:

• Right-click a video monitor, point to Teletext & Subtitling, and then click Page A ([page number])
on the shortcut menu:

The shortcut menu displays Page A (###) where “###” is the number of the actual page being
monitored (from 100 to 899).

It is possible to change the assignment using the Edit pages sub-menu. This menu allows you to
configure the page selection for the current input.

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Editing UMD Text

Editing UMD Text

To edit the text on a UMD:

1. Right-click the UMD whose text label you wish to modify, and then click Edit text on the shortcut
menu:

The UMD text area becomes editable:

2. Type the new text, and then press ENTER on the RCP2 or external keyboard.

The UMD displays the new text:

Selecting an Input Method

Note: In the case of a KMV-3901/3911 multi-viewer, the current version of the Kaleido-X Software does
not support input methods on the monitor wall. As a workaround, you can use XEdit, open the layout that
contains the text you wish to modify (e.g. static UMD text), and then use the appropriate input method
from your client PC or laptop.

To select an input method:

1. Click the appropriate video source on the monitor wall.

2. Press left Alt+Shift+1 on the external keyboard.

The Select Input Method menu appears.

3. On the Select Input Method menu, click the appropriate input method:

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You can now type text in your language of choice, using an external keyboard connected to the
Kaleido-RCP2.

Assigning Sources to Monitors

Any monitor in a layout can be assigned a logical source in XEdit. It is possible to change the logical source
assignment directly on the monitor wall.

Note: Logical source assignments can also be changed by configuring actions in XEdit. See “Creating
Actions” on page 237 for more information.

Assigning a Logical Source to a Monitor by Using the RCP2

To assign a logical source to a monitor, by using the RCP2 CHANNEL button:

1. Move the pointer over the monitor that is to be assigned a logical source, and then press CHANNEL on
the RCP2.

The Assign Source window appears:

Current assignment

The label of each category/index button in Assign Source is based on recurring strings found in the
logical source names available for your system. The Src box shows the current assignment.

2. Click through the categories until the Pst box shows the logical source you wish to assign to the
selected monitor. For example, if you wish to assign the logical source named “/Input B/Channel 16”
to the monitor, click Input B, 1, and then 6:

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3. Click Tak e.

The selected logical source is now assigned to the monitor.

4. Click the X button to close the Assign Source window.

Assigning a Logical Source to a Monitor by Using the Mouse

To assign a logical source to a monitor, by using the mouse:

Assigning Sources to Monitors

1. Right-click the monitor that is to be assigned a logical source.

2. On the shortcut menu, point to Assign source to [component] (where [component] will be monitor,
video, UMD, tally, audio meter, status alarm, time code, metadata display, or clock, depending on
the monitor you clicked):

Assign source to monitor menu

The Assign Source window appears:

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Current assignment

The label of each category/index button in Assign Source is based on recurring strings found in the
logical source names available for your system. The Src box shows the current assignment.

3. Click through the categories until the Pst box shows the logical source you wish to assign to the
selected monitor. For example, if you wish to assign the logical source named “/Input B/Channel 16”
to the monitor, click Input B, 1, and then 6:

4. Click Tak e.

The selected logical source is now assigned to the monitor.

5. Click the X button to close the Assign Source window.

Changing Crosspoints

Changing an External Router Crosspoint

Note: As of version 5.20 of the Kaleido-X Software, when a multi-viewer manages an upstream router,
you should now manage the router’s physical sources as logical sources within the multi-viewer system
(see page 135). Router sources can thus be assigned to monitor wall elements transparently, just as
sources connected directly to the multi-viewer’s inputs (see “Assigning Sources to Monitors” on page 48).
The KMV-3901/3911 multi-viewers do not support the procedure described below.

To change an external router crosspoint:

1. Right-click a composite or video monitor on the monitor wall.

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2. On the shortcut menu point to Assign [router] input (where [router] will be the name of a logical
router whose outputs are connected to the multi-viewer inputs), navigate to the input you wish to
assign to the monitor, and then select it:

The multi-viewer requests the specified source signal from the router.

Changing an Internal Router Crosspoint

Note: This feature is only available on Kaleido-X (7RU), Kaleido-X (7RU) × 2, and Kaleido-X16 multi­viewers, with the

To change a crosspoint in the internal router:

1. Right-click the appropriate composite or video monitor on the monitor wall.

2. On the shortcut menu, point to Send to [router] output (where [router] will be the name of the first
logical router mapped to your multi-viewer’s router outputs), navigate to the appropriate logical
output number, and then select it:

SDI Router Output option.

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The source signal displayed on the monitor is routed to the selected destination.

Changing Logical Sources Assignments on a Kaleido-X Configured as a Router

To change a monitor’s source assignment by using a router control device or application:

• Apply a crosspoint change to route the desired Kaleido-X logical source to the video monitor whose
source assignment you wish to change on the monitor wall, in the same way you would do for any
router controlled by the device or application you have.

The video from the first video level assignment within the selected logical source appears in the video
window.

When the current layout is reloaded, either of the following two situations may apply:

— No logical source: If there was no logical source associated with the monitor, then the Kaleido-X

will remember the new source assignment.

— Not a monitor wall destination: If the monitor was not already configured as a monitor wall

destination, then the layout will be reloaded in its initial state, as it was configured in XEdit.

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Using Timers

Timers can be assigned to timer monitors in a layout. Any user can control such timers by using the timer
monitor’s buttons and shortcut menu. An RCP user can be assigned a specific timer. This allows using the
numeric keypad on an external keyboard connected to the RCP2 to control the timer.

Controlling a Timer by Using the Timer Monitor’s Buttons and the Shortcut Menu

Reset Timer mode End behaviorStart/Stop

Stop

.

Down

Overrun Up

Notes

• Timer monitors display time in HH:MM:SS format. Even if the monitor is synchronized with an
LTC source, frame count is not displayed.

• Using a timer monitor’s Reset, Timer mode or End behavior buttons will stop the timer, if it
was running.

To configure an interactive timer monitor on the monitor wall:

1. Right-click the timer you wish to configure:

Remaining

Loop

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2. On the shortcut menu, point to Mode, navigate to the appropriate timer mode, and then click the
desired end behavior:

Alternatively, you can set the mode and behavior directly, by clicking the timer monitor’s Timer
mode, and End behavior buttons:

— Click the Timer mode button to select one of three modes: Overrun, Stop or Loop.
— Click the End behavior button to select one of three modes: Down, Up or Remaining.

The timer monitor is updated accordingly:

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3. Use the Preset controls to set a new preset time:

4. Click the Reset button to reset the timer to its initial value (based on timer mode and preset time):

5. Click the Start button to start the timer:

Controlling a Timer by Using an External Numeric Keypad

If a timer is assigned to the current RCP user, or else if a timer is assigned by default for the room, then the
external keyboard’s numeric keypad controls this specific timer.

Note: The reserved keys are always enabled, whether Num Lock is set or not.

To configure your assigned timer, by using a numeric keypad:

• Press the slash key (“/”) to set the timer mode and end behavior. Keep pressing the key to cycle through
all the available options, until the buttons show the appropriate settings.

• Press the plus key (“+”) to reset the timer. (This will also stop the timer if it was running.)

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• Press the Enter key to start/pause the timer.

• Use the number keys to set or modify the preset time.

Triggering Actions

To trigger an action:

1. Move the pointer over a monitor associated with the action you wish to trigger.

The pointer changes to a hand icon.

2. If the action is not triggered automatically, click or double-click the monitor.

Note: An Action’s trigger is determined when the Action is created in XEdit. See “Creating Actions” on
page 237 for more information.

Triggering GPI Output Events

To trigger a GPI output event:

1. In XEdit, configure the appropriate GPI line’s direction as an output (system calibration).

2. Create an action to toggle the GPI output on/off state, and assign it to a monitor.

3. Export the database to the Kaleido-X.

4. Trigger the action by clicking the monitor.

The GPI line’s state changes.

Note: GPI lines configured as outputs can have their state set manually for test purposes in XEdit’s
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Acknowledging Alarms

Acknowledging Alarms

Acknowledging Alarms on the Monitor Wall

When you acknowledge an alarm, latched or current, the latched status is reset to normal (i.e. unlatched).
If the alarm is acknowledged while its status indicates an error condition, the latched status is reset to
normal, and will only go back to error if the alarm status returns to normal and then to error again.

To acknowledge an alarm, by using the RCP2:

• Move the pointer over the monitor whose alarm state you wish to acknowledge, and then press the
UNLATCH STATUS button on the RCP2.

To acknowledge an alarm, by using the mouse:

• Right-click the monitor whose alarm state you wish to acknowledge, and then click Unlatch/
Acknowledge on the shortcut menu:

Unlatch/Acknowledge

To acknowledge all current alarms in a room:

• Right-click the monitor wall, point to Monitor Wall (if you clicked a monitor), and then click Unlatch/
Acknowledge all on the shortcut menu:

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This will acknowledge every alarm monitored in the current room.

Acknowledging Alarms by Using an Action

Unlatch/Acknowledge all

To acknowledge alarms, by using an action:

•Create a Unlatch/Acknowledge all action. This action can be assigned to a monitor on the monitor wall,
or it can be a background action. See “Creating Actions” on page 237 for details.

Triggering Audio Monitoring

Triggering Audio Monitoring by Using the mouse or the RCP2

To trigger audio monitoring, by using the mouse or RCP2:

• Move the pointer over an audio monitor, and then click the monitor, or press AUDIO MONITORING on
the RCP2.

This will route the monitor’s audio source to the monitoring output assigned to the current RCP user.

• Move the pointer over a video monitor, and then click the monitor, or press AUDIO MONITORING on the
RCP2.

This will route the specific audio level associated with the video monitor, based on the assigned logical
source.

• Move the pointer over any other monitor, and then click the monitor, or press AUDIO MONITORING on
the RCP2.

This will route the first audio level of the associated logical source to the monitoring output.

Audio monitors that have an audio monitoring indicator (see “Configuring Audio Monitors” on page

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Setting a Display Monitor’s Output Resolution

current display (see “Calibrating the Audio Monitoring Color” on page 104), showing that someone is
listening at this specific display:

Audio monitoring indicator

If multiple users are listening to the same audio source at the same time, then the indicator will show
one color only: (1) the color associated with a display in the same room (2) the color associated with
the display at the monitoring output that was enabled last in the room.

Controlling the Audio Monitoring Volume from the RCP2

• Adjust the audio volume for your assigned monitoring output by using the up and down volume

buttons on the RCP2.

• Mute the audio by pressing the Mute button on the RCP2.

• Attenuate the volume by 20 dB by pressing the -20 dB button on the RCP2.

Triggering Audio Monitoring by Using an Action

Note: All audio and video monitors are configured by default, with a Monitor audio action triggered by
a single click.

To trigger audio monitoring, by using an action:

•Create a Monitor audio action, for the audio source you wish to monitor. This action can be assigned to
a monitor on the monitor wall, or it can be a background action. See “Creating Actions” on page 237
for details.

Setting a Display Monitor’s Output Resolution

It is possible to configure a display’s output resolution from the monitor wall. This is useful if you don’t have
access to another computer. If there is no output on a display, you can reset the output resolution to
1280 × 1024 @ 60 Hz, by using a keyboard shortcut: hold down the Ctrl and Alt keys, and then press R.

•In the case of a Kaleido-X, connect the keyboard to a USB port on the output card associated with the

display. If two displays are connected to this output card, then the resolution is applied to both.
Alternatively, use a keyboard connected to the Kaleido-RCP2.

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•In the case of a Kaleido-X16, connect the keyboard to one of the USB ports on the multi-viewer. If two

displays are connected to the multi-viewer, then the resolution is applied to both. Alternatively, use a
keyboard connected to the Kaleido-RCP2 (if available).

•In the case of a KMV-3901/3911, you can only connect a keyboard to the Kaleido-RCP2 (if available).

If two displays are connected to the multi-viewer, then the resolution is applied to both.

Note: If the keyboard is connected to a Kaleido-RCP2, the Keyboard attribute for the current RCP user must
have been set to “US” in XEdit, otherwise the shortcut may not work (i.e. it could be parsed and converted
to a special character, depending on the selected locale). In the case of a Kaleido-X, the shortcut will reset
the resolution on the active display (the one where the mouse pointer is located) and on the other display
connected to the same output card, if any.

Enabling EDID Auto-Detection from the Monitor Wall

To enable EDID auto-detect for a display:

1. Right-click the monitor wall background, and then click Display Resolution on the shortcut menu:

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2. Select the Use detected monitor resolution check box:

3. Click OK.

Note: The monitor EDID auto-detect feature is enabled by default in order to facilitate the initial setup
of a Kaleido-X system. To avoid problems, Miranda recommends that you disable the auto-detect feature
once the initial setup is completed. If you later wish to replace one of the displays, re-enable the auto­detect feature beforehand (remember to disable it once the new display is up and running).

Changing the IP Address of a Multi-Viewer from the Monitor Wall

Specifying Output Resolution from the Monitor Wall

To specify output resolution from the Monitor Wall:

1. Right click on the Monitor Wall background, and choose Display Resolution from the menu that
appears:

2. Choose a value from the Default DVI resolution menu:

3. Click OK.

Changing the IP Address of a Multi-Viewer from the Monitor Wall

The IP address, system name, and other parameters can be set via a control panel on the monitor wall.

To change the IP address of the multi-viewer from the monitor wall:

1. Right-click anywhere on the monitor wall, point to Monitor Wall, and then click System
configuration.

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The System Configuration window appears.

2. Click the Ethernet tab.

3. Type the required Frame IP address, network mask, and gateway address in the appropriate boxes.

4. Type the required addresses for all outputs.

5. Click OK.

6. When prompted to restart the system to apply your changes, click Yes .

The new configuration will become effective once the system restart has completed.

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Managing Kaleido-X Systems

This section explains what constitutes a Kaleido-X system, and the related workflow.

Key Concepts

Term Description

System A Kaleido-X system represents a grouping of equipment, including one or more

multi-viewers that have the Kaleido-X Software, and a number of peripheral
devices such as routers, production switchers, UMD controllers, or automation
systems. In XEdit, you work against one system at a time. Each system is stored
as a separate database.

Kaleido-X The Kaleido-X multi-viewer is a multi-room, multi-image processor and router in

a single, expandable frame. The compact Kaleido-X (4RU) multi-viewer supports
32 inputs and 4 multi-image outputs. The Kaleido-X (7RU) multi-viewer can
display 96 inputs over up to 8 displays of any resolution and orientation. By using
a mid-plane expansion module, two Kaleido-X (7RU) frames can be connected to
display up to 192 video inputs over up to 12 displays. The Kaleido-X (7RU) built­in routing capability offers switching of 96 unprocessed inputs to 48 HD/SD
outputs for feeding monitors, test equipment, master control or production
switchers, ISO recorders, or other multi-image processors.

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Term Description

Kaleido-X16 The Kaleido-X16 is a compact, ultra-quiet multi-viewer in a 1RU frame, with 16

KMV-3901/3911 The KMV-3901, the first member of the Kaleido-Modular series, is a multi-viewer

inputs and two outputs. It provides a subset of the features of the Kaleido-X 4RU
and 7RU models. There are two types of Kaleido-X16: Kaleido-X16-S (single
head) and Kaleido-X16-D (dual head).

on a single Densité card, with eight inputs and two outputs. Designed to address
production-type applications, it supports a subset of the features offered by the
other Kaleido-X series multi-viewer models:

• Processing: Video scaling, Video cropping, 3Gbps (Level A) support,
KXI-DVI-Bridge support.

• Probing: Display of audio levels (up to 16 audio signals per head), time
codes (based on URS signal from a REF-1801 Densité card, or on
embedded reference signal), video format and audio format.

• GPIO interface: Support for 8 GPI inputs and 2 GPI outputs.

In addition to the features listed above, the new KMV-3911 multi-viewer
supports up to two HD-SDI monitoring outputs.

XEdit XEdit is the Kaleido-X layout editor, a software intended to be run on a remote

computer. Its purpose is to define your Kaleido-X system components, including
external devices, create rooms, logical sources, layouts, and RCP user definitions,
and perform all the configurations required for successful operation of the multi­viewer. XEdit has two modes of operation: you can work offline in a local
workspace and then apply your changes by exporting them to the multi-viewer,
or you can connect to a multi-viewer and work in online mode, directly on the
system. Changes made in online mode take effect immediately on the monitor
wall.

Database Layouts and related configurations for your Kaleido-X system are created in

XEdit. All this information is stored in a database. When you work in offline mode,
your load the appropriate database in a local workspace on the PC where XEdit is
used. XEdit can export such a database to a multi-viewer, or import the current
layouts and configurations from a multi-viewer into the local workspace on your
PC. For changes you make in offline mode to take effect on the monitor wall, you
must export the database to a multi-viewer. Conversely, any configuration
change you make in online mode must be imported from the multi-viewer into
your local workspace if you wish to be able to make further changes in offline
mode.

Expansion system An expansion system includes two Kaleido-X (7RU) frames, working together as

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Key Concepts

Term Description

Cluster A cluster refers to multiple multi-viewers, configured so that they can be

operated as a single system from a room comprising up to 48 displays fed by the
different multi-viewers’ outputs. The complete cluster system can include up to
128 displays. See “Creating a Cluster” on page 79.

Cascade A cascade refers to up to three KMV-3901/3911 multi-viewers, configured so that

they can be operated as a single system from a room. The cascade makes it
possible to monitor up to 24 video inputs, on a single monitor wall display. Refer
to the KMV-3901/3911 Cascade Step-by-Step Configuration guide, for more
information.

Logical source A logical source (called a channel, in earlier versions of the documentation) refers

to a group of physical audio, video, or metadata sources, and text attributes. A
logical source can be used as a whole, and assigned to a virtual monitor. See
“Creating Logical Sources” on page 135, for details.

Cards Cards are added to, and removed from a Kaleido-X (7RU) or Kaleido-X (4RU)

multi-viewer. There are different, specialized types of cards: input cards, output
cards, a GPI/genlock card, expansion cards and internal router cards. Refer to the
appropriate Hardware Description & Installation Manual available on the DVD
that shipped with your system, for more information.

Virtual card slots The Kaleido-X16 introduced the concept of virtual card slots that represent a set

of hardware features directly on the multi-viewer’s main board. In XEdit, the
Kaleido-X16 virtual card slots contain representations of GPI/genlock, input,
output, and internal router cards that are equivalent to their physical
counterparts on the Kaleido-X (4RU) and Kaleido-X (7RU) models. Likewise, the
KMV-3901/3911 multi-viewers have virtual card slots with representations of
GPI/genlock, input, and output cards.

There are, however, some differences in the Kaleido-X16 and KMV-3901/3911
multi-viewer models are presented in XEdit, compared to the other Kaleido-X
models:

• Cards in virtual slots are always present by default, and cannot be
removed in XEdit.

• There are no status icons next to a virtual card slot (e.g. inserted or
empty card slot icon).

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Term Description

Calibration Calibration refers to the configuration of different card attributes. For example,

Peripheral devices A peripheral device is an external piece of equipment, such as a router or

In XAdmin the virtual slot/card concept is represented as follows:

• Cards in virtual slots have no name.

• There is no reset button associated with each card. Instead, there is a
single multi-viewer reset button that sends a reboot command to the
multi-viewer.

• Cards in virtual slots have no serial number. Instead, there is one serial
number for the multi-viewer.

• Cards in virtual slots do not have individual IP addresses. There is only
one IP address, which is associated with the multi-viewer.

an output card’s Brightness and Contrast attributes can be calibrated, or an input
card’s Silence threshold attribute. See “Calibrating the Kaleido-X” on page 93, for
details.

production switcher, that can be connected to the multi-viewer.

Detailed Directions

Creating and maintaining a Kaleido-X system involves a number of file management tasks, including
backup and restore operations. The XEdit software is used to perform these tasks. Some tasks are done
online, others in offline mode. Most are available in both modes.

A local database is used as a workspace to save layouts and related configuration data temporarily while
you are building your Kaleido-X system in offline mode. If you need to build more than one system, you
can keep working with the same database, and use the backup tool to save the data for each system
separately. To further work on a specific system you would then use the retrieve backup tool. See
“Managing Multiple Databases Efficiently” on page 90 for an overview of the recommended workflow.

Opening the XEdit Software

When using XEdit offline, you work inside a workspace locate d on you r clien t PC . Whe n yo u fir st o pe n XE dit ,
a window will prompt you for the location for this workspace. It is recommended to consider this
workspace as a sandbox into which you will always first import the database you wish to work on during
the current session, and from which you will export the database at the end of the session.

To open XEdit:

1. Double-click the XEdit icon on your desktop: .

A startup screen appears, followed by the Database Location window.

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2. When prompted to specify the database location, click Browse.

3. From the window that opens, locate an appropriate directory for your workspace, and then click Open
to close the Select the database location window.

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If it is not the first time you open XEdit, and you are satisfied with the location of your local workspace,
then select the Don’t ask next time check box, to avoid being prompted every time you open XEdit.

4. Click OK to close the Database Location window.

The XEdit main window appears. This may take a few seconds.

When first opening XEdit in offline mode, the database contains the default configuration for a
Kaleido-X (7RU) system, including a fully-populated frame (all cards present) and a set of predefined
logical sources.

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Using XEdit Online

To customize the layout of the XEdit application window:

• Resize the window, and its three panes, by dragging the window’s borders, corners, and pane splitters.

• Move the Tips, Tools, and Properties tabs between the left and right panes, and reorder them, by

clicking their handle and dragging to the desired location.

•Close the Tips, Tools, and Properties tabs by clicking their X button.

•Undock the Tips, Tools, and Properties tabs from the main window, by clicking their square button.

X button Handle Square button

Splitter

•Dock the Tips, Tools, and Properties tabs, by clicking their X button.

To restore the default application layout:

1. Dock the Tips, Tools, and Properties tabs, if they are undocked, by clicking their X button.

2. On the View menu, point to Panes and tabs, and then click Restore default window settings.

To close XEdit:

•On the File menu, click Exit. Alternatively, click the × button in the upper right corner of the main
application window.

Using XEdit Online

When using XEdit in online mode, any changes made are applied and stored directly on the multi-viewer.
When using XEdit in offline mode, all changes are stored locally on the user’s PC, and the database must be
exported to the multi-viewer for the changes to take effect.

When connected to a multi-viewer, any change you make to your system’s configuration takes effect
immediately on the multi-viewer itself; your local database is not involved. The online mode is not limited
to basic system configuration; changes can also be made to existing logical sources, rooms, layouts, RCP
users, etc.

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Note: Cluster systems can only be configured in online mode.

Connecting to a Multi-Viewer

To connect to a multi-viewer:

1. On the Configure menu, click Connect.

The Connect to Multi-Viewer window appears.

IP addresses for all the multi-viewers that are on the same subnet as your PC are included in the list.

2. If your PC and the multi-viewer are on the same subnet, then you can select the IP address of the multi­viewer you wish to connect to from the list. Otherwise type the appropriate IP address in the box.

3. Click OK.

The selected system’s hierarchical list appears in XEdit’s main pane, showing the multi-viewer type,
system name and IP address, and the status bar shows the connection status.

Connection status Multi-viewer type System name System IP address

It is also possible to verify which version of the Kaleido-X Software is installed on this multi-viewer, by
moving to pointer to the system name in the System list. A tip appears, showing this information.

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Notes

• When using XEdit in online mode, some database functions, such as Export, Import, and
Retrieve backup, are not available. Any changes made by the user are not kept locally on the

user’s PC, but applied directly on the multi-viewer. To retrieve the data set from the multi-

, either disconnect from the multi-viewer, and then use the Import function, or use the

viewer

Create backup function to save a copy of the database. A database can be retrieved from a
backup repository to your local workspace later. See “Managing Multiple Databases Efficiently”
on page 90 for a description of the recommended workflow.

• It is not recommended to have two or more users simultaneously connected online to the same
multi-viewer for editing.

Disconnecting from a Multi-Viewer

Disconnecting from a Multi-Viewer

To disconnect from a multi-viewer:

•On the Configure menu, click Disconnect.

XEdit displays the OFFLINE status on the status bar.

Importing a Database

To import a database:

1. On the Configure menu, point to Database, and then click Import.

A window appears, prompting you for the IP address of the multi-viewer whose database you wish to
import.

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IP addresses for all the multi-viewers that are on the same subnet as your PC are included in the list.

2. If your PC and the multi-viewer are on the same subnet, then you can select the IP address of the multi­viewer from the list. Otherwise type the appropriate IP address in the box.

3. Click OK.

A window appears, prompting you to confirm that you really want to import data from the multi­viewer.

4. Click Yes .

A progress window appears, followed by a message stating whether the import succeeded or not.

5. Click OK.

The imported data has replaced the former content in your local workspace. The originating system’s
multi-viewer type and IP address now appear in the System list.

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Multi-viewer type IP address

Exporting a Database

To export a database:

1. On the Configure menu, point to Database, and then click Export.

Exporting a Database

The Export to Multi-Viewer window appears, prompting you for the IP address of the multi-viewer to
which you wish to transfer the database.

IP addresses for all the multi-viewers that are on the same subnet as your PC are included in the list.

2. If your PC and the multi-viewer are on the same subnet, then you can select the IP address of the multi­viewer from the list. Otherwise type the appropriate IP address in the box.

3. Click OK.

A window appears, prompting you to confirm that you really want to export data to the multi-viewer.

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4. Click Yes .

A progress window appears, followed by a message stating whether the export succeeded or not.

5. Click OK.

All data on the remote system is now replaced with content from the local workspace.

Creating a Backup

Use the Create backup and Retrieve backup functions to manage copies of your system database. This is
equivalent to the usual Save as and Open functions, and is useful not only for security purposes but also
on sites where more than one system must be maintained.

Backing Up the Current Database

To back up the current system database:

1. On the Configure menu, point to Database, then to Create backup and click All.

Database backup menu

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The Create Backup window appears.

2. In Create Backup, select the location where you wish to save a backup copy of the current database
content, and then click Save.

The database is saved as a ZIP file.

Backing Up Resolutions

To back up resolutions from the current system:

1. On the Configure menu, point to Database, then to Create backup and click Resolutions.

The Create Backup window appears.

2. In Create Backup, select the location where you wish to save a backup copy of the resolutions from the
current database, and then click Save.

The resolutions are saved as an XEdit collection file, with a

.xcol extension.

Backing Up Audio Scales

To back up audio scales from the current system:

1. On the Configure menu, point to Database, then to Create backup and click Audio scales.

The Create Backup window appears.

2. In Create Backup, select the location where you wish to save a backup copy of the audio scales from
the current database, and then click Save.

The audio scales are saved as an XEdit collection file, with a

.xcol extension.

Retrieving a Backup

Retrieving a Database from a Backup

Note: When XEdit retrieves a database backup, it replaces the content of the local workspace with data
from the backup. This cannot be undone. Always create a backup of the current data before retrieving
data from a different source. See “Managing Multiple Databases Efficiently” on page 90 for an overview
of the recommended workflow.

To retrieve a backup database:

1. On the Configure menu, point to Database, and then click Retrieve backup.

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The Select Backup window appears.

2. In Select Backup, navigate to the appropriate backup file (a ZIP archive, in the case of a full database
backup), select it, and then click Open.

A message appears prompting you to confirm your intention.

3. Click Yes .

The former content of the local workspace is entirely replaced with data from the backup.

Retrieving Resolutions or Audio Scales from a Backup

To retrieve resolutions or audio scales from a backup:

1. On the Configure menu, point to Database, and then click Retrieve backup.

The Select Backup window appears.

2. In Select Backup, navigate to the appropriate backup file (an XEdit collection file, with a
extension), select it, and then click Open.

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The content of the local workspace is updated with data from the backup.

Note: XEdit will not prompt for confirmation.

Creating a Single Multi-Viewer System

When first opening XEdit in offline mode, the database contains the default configuration for a
Kaleido-X (7RU) system, including a fully-populated frame (all cards present) as a starting point. If you
have a different multi-viewer type—i.e. a Kaleido-Modular, a Kaleido-X16, a Kaleido-X (4RU) or an
expansion system—, then you need to replace the default multi-viewer type.

Note: For the purpose of creating a system, an expansion system—Kaleido-X (7RU) × 2—is considered
as a single multi-viewer. For instructions on creating a cluster system, see “Creating a Cluster” on page 79.

To create a system with a single multi-viewer:

1. Launch XEdit.

2. In the main window, click the System tab, and then click Description/Calibrations on the second­level tab bar.

The main pane displays the System hierarchical list, and the Tools pane displays the equipment library
when the root of the System list is selected:

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3. In the equipment library, select the appropriate multi-viewer type: Kaleido-X (7RU),

Kaleido-X(4RU), Kaleido-X (7RU) × 2 (with expansion), Kaleido-X16-D, Kaleido-X16-S, or
Kaleido Modular KMV-3901/3911, and drag it onto the root of the System hierarchical list.

Alternatively, right-click the list root, and then click the appropriate multi-viewer type on the shortcut
menu:

Note: If you deleted the initial multi-viewer entry from the System list then the menu shows “Insert...”
options for each multi-viewer type; otherwise it shows “Replace with...” options for the remaining multi­viewer types.

A message may appear, prompting you to confirm your intention:

4. Click Yes to have the system populated with factory defaults for the selected multi-viewer type. See
“Restoring Factory Defaults” on page 87, for details.

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Alternatively, click No, if this system is based on an existing multi-viewer system whose room and
layout configurations you wish to reuse. (For instance, you could be converting two 7RU multi-viewers
to an expansion system. Refer to the “Kaleido-X (7RU) Expansion” chapter in the Kaleido-X (7RU)
Hardware Description & Installation Manual for more information.)

Note: Databases created for a KMV-3901/3911, Kaleido-X16, a Kaleido-X (4RU) or a Kaleido-X (7RU)
system are not fully compatible with each other. It is important to select the proper multi-viewer type at
this stage.

5. Select the relevant peripheral devices in the equipment library and drag them onto the root of the
System hierarchical list in the main window. Alternatively, right-click the list root, and then click the
appropriate peripheral device on the shortcut menu.

All peripheral devices added to the system appear in the System list.

6. If you are going to control the multi-viewer, from a device using one of the supported TCP/IP router
protocols (SW-P-02, SW-P-08, Network Modular, or NVISION), then configure the router level to be
controlled:

— Click the multi-viewer in the System list, and then, in the Properties tab, specify the logical router

and level you wish to control, by selecting the appropriate values in the Router and Router level
lists under TCP/IP Router control.

Note: As of version 5.00 of the Kaleido-X Software, the router selected by default for TCP/IP control is the
.KX Router logical router

7. On the File menu, click Save. Alternatively, click the Save button on the toolbar.

Changes to the system are saved.

Creating a Cluster

Clusters can only be created and configured in online mode. Creating a cluster involves the following steps:

• connect to a first multi-viewer

• add more multi-viewers

• configure new rooms that include displays fed by the different multi-viewers

• create layouts for the new rooms

• replicate RCP users from one multi-viewer to all other systems that are part of the cluster

• replicate custom display resolutions from one multi-viewer to all others

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Adding Multi-Viewers to a Cluster

Notes

• Any multi-viewer you wish to add to a cluster must have Kaleido-X Software version 4.00 or
later, and all members of a cluster must have the same Kaleido-X Software version.

• Each multi-viewer you wish to add to a cluster must have a unique name.

• If you change the system name or IP address of a cluster member while another cluster member
is offline or otherwise unavailable, the cluster’s integrity will be broken. If you attempt to make
such a change, XEdit will alert you of the situation, prompting you to cancel the operation and
try again later, when all cluster members are available. If you choose to force the change, then
you will need to repair the cluster (see “Repairing a Cluster System” on page 83).

• Changing the system name or IP address of a KMV-3901/3911 multi-viewer associated with a
cluster, by using the card’s control panel on the Densité housing frame, or by using the KMV­3901/3911 control panel in iControl, is not supported. If this happens, then you will need to
repair the cluster (see “Repairing a Cluster System” on page 83).

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

To create a system with multiple multi-viewers:

1. Open XEdit, and then click Connect on the Configure menu, to access one of the multi-viewers you
wish to be part of a cluster system. See “Connecting to a Multi-Viewer” on page 70.

You are now ready to add more multi-viewers to the system.

2. In the equipment library, select any multi-viewer type, and then drag it onto the root of the System
hierarchical list.

The Add Multi-Viewer to Cluster window appears.

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IP addresses for all the multi-viewer systems that are on the same subnet as your PC are included in
the list.

3. If your PC and the multi-viewer you wish to add are on the same subnet, then you can select the multi­viewer’s IP address from the list. Otherwise type the appropriate IP address in the box.

The multi-viewer is added to the System list.

Note: The system type is automatically adjusted based on the actual target system.

4. Repeat from step 2 until you have added all the required systems to the cluster.

5. If further system configuration is required on the individual members of the cluster, start with the
current system (i.e. the one you are connected to). See “Configuring the System Representation” on
page 85, for detailed instructions on adding cards. Refer to “Routers & Kaleido-X” on page 265, and
“Tally Interface Devices” on page 311, for instructions on adding other routing and control devices.

Note: Each member of a cluster has its own database where both common information about the cluster
and information local to the individual cluster member are stored. Room and layout definitions are
automatically replicated to all cluster members, whereas the configuration for devices connected to a
specific system is only stored in this system’s database.

6. Once you have completed the current system’s specific configuration, save it, and then connect to the
next cluster member you need to configure, by expanding the appropriate node and double-clicking
any card.

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Once the connection is established, the selected system becomes highlighted in the System list, and
the message “Connected to...” appears in the status bar.

Double-click to expand multi-viewer

Double-click any card to connect

7. Repeat from step 5 until all cluster members are configured.

Note: In the hierarchical list for a cluster, an unavailable system is indicated by a dimmed icon and cannot
be expanded. It can take up to 15 seconds before a multi-viewer’s status icon is updated in the System list.

Creating Rooms for a Cluster System

Create rooms for the cluster system, by adding displays associated with the different multi-viewers as
appropriate. See “Setting Up Rooms” on page 145, for details.

Notes

• Each room must have a unique name across the cluster system. XEdit will not let you use a name
if there is already a room with this name associated with one of the multi-viewers within the
cluster.

• All multi-viewers associated with the cluster system must be available. If one of the member
multi-viewers becomes unavailable while you were configuring a room for the cluster system,
then XEdit will not let you save the room. If you wish to save the room anyway, first remove any
unavailable system from the cluster.

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Creating Layouts for a Cluster System

It is possible to create a partial layout for a cluster system in offline mode, and then export it to the
appropriate multi-viewer for further online configuration. When configuring a layout for a room that is
associated with a cluster system, you only work on one part at a time: the part that is associated with the
current multi-viewer’s output heads. See “Creating Layouts” on page 171 for detailed instructions.

Note: Each layout must have a unique name across the cluster system. XEdit will not let you export a
layout to a cluster system if there is already a layout with this name associated with one of the multi­viewers within the cluster. As a workaround, you could make a copy of one of the conflicting layouts under
a different name, and then delete the original before proceeding with the export (see “Copying layouts”
on page 181).

Replicating RCP Users Across a Cluster System

Currently, RCP Users are not automatically propagated to all multi-viewers. Before a user can log on to a
room associated with a cluster system, the corresponding RCP user configuration must be manually
replicated on all member multi-viewers across the cluster.

Replicating Custom Resolutions Across a Cluster System

If a room associated with a cluster system includes display screens for which you configured custom
resolutions (see “Changing Room Display Resolutions” on page 160), then these resolutions must be
added on every multi-viewer within the cluster.

TIP: Make a backup copy of the resolutions from the system with the custom settings, and then apply this
resolution backup to the other associated multi-viewers. To do so:

1. Use the create backup feature (see “Backing Up Resolutions” on page 75).

2. While working offline, import the database from one of the target multi-viewers to your

local workspace, and then use the retrieve backup feature to obtain the custom resolutions
(“Retrieving Resolutions or Audio Scales from a Backup” on page 76).

3. Export the updated database from your local workspace to the target multi-viewer.

4. Repeat until all multi-viewers have been updated with the complete set of resolutions.

Repairing a Cluster System

Note: In the procedure below, System A refers to the system whose name or IP address was changed
while another cluster member, referred to as System B, was unavailable.

To repair the cluster configuration:

1. In XEdit, connect to System B, the multi-viewer that was unavailable when the change was made, once
it is available again.

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2. In the Description/Calibrations tab, remove System A from the cluster, and then add it back to the
cluster.

3. If other cluster members were unavailable when the change was made (e.g. if System A is a
KMV-3901/3911 whose name or IP address was changed from the Densité frame’s control panel, or
from the KMV-3901/3911 control panel in iControl, then repeat the previous steps for each.

If only the IP address was changed then no further action is required. Otherwise, if the system name
was changed, then proceed as follows.

4. Connect to System A.

5. Change something in every room (e.g. move a display and then bring it back to its initial position) to
enable the Save button.

6. Save the room.

This will replicate the proper room configuration to the other members of the cluster. (At the same
time, the layouts will also be updated on all multi-viewers in the cluster.)

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Configuring the System Representation

In the case of Kaleido-X (4RU), Kaleido-X (7RU), and expansion systems, configuring your system’s
representation in XEdit includes adding or removing cards until the representation matches the hardware
configuration of your actual multi-viewer system.

Note: This topic applies to the Kaleido-X (4RU), Kaleido-X (7RU), and expansion systems only. The
Kaleido-X16 and KMV-3901/3911 multi-viewer models have virtual card slots that represent a set of
hardware features integrated within their main board. In XEdit, these virtual card slots are, for the most
part, equivalent to their physical counterparts on the Kaleido-X models. See page 65, for details.

To configure a system:

1. In the main window, click the System tab, and then click Description/Calibrations on the second­level tab bar.

The main pane displays the System hierarchical list, and the Tools pane displays the equipment library
when the root of the System list is selected.

2. Expand the System root, and the multi-viewer.

Note: In the case of an expansion system, then you need to first expand the dual frame element, under
which both frames A and B are listed. You can then configure each of the two frames as described below.

The card slots appear in the hierarchical list. If you already loaded the factory defaults for the multi­viewer type, then some slots are already populated with a card.

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3. Add or remove cards until the system’s card slots are populated with cards that match the hardware
configuration of your multi-viewer.

— For each populated slot that should be empty, right-click the slot in the System list, and then click

Remove on the shortcut menu. Alternatively click the populated card slot, and then press Delete
on your keyboard.

The slot is now empty and the card type does not appear any more:

Empty slot

— For each empty slot that should be populated with a card, right-click the slot in the System list, and

then click Insert [card type] on the shortcut menu. Alternatively drag the card from the
equipment library onto the empty card slot.

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The slot name is now appended with the card type:

Restoring Factory Defaults

Populated slot

4. On the File menu, click Save. Alternatively, click the Save button on the toolbar.

All card assignments are saved.

Restoring Factory Defaults

A number of predefined rooms and layouts are available on the multi-viewer when you first install the
system. Similarly, when you first set up a system in XEdit, it has a number of pre-populated cards, and
logical sources, as well as one predefined RCP2 user (“Admin”). However, the default XEdit database does
not include rooms or layouts.

If you wish to use default rooms and layouts as a starting point for building your system, you can either
import the default database from the multi-viewer, or use the Retrieve backup function to load the
default database from the DVD shipped with the system.

In some situations you may wish to repurpose an existing XEdit database that was designed for a specific
multi-viewer and use it with a different multi-viewer model. After the database is converted, it may still

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include calibrations that were only relevant to the original multi-viewer model. This is not desirable if the
new system has limited memory compared to the original one. In such a case, restoring the factory-default
calibrations and then calibrating your new system as required is faster than recreating rooms and layouts.

It is also possible to reset resolutions, audio scales or widget libraries to their factory default definitions.

Note: If you already have custom resolutions or audio scales that you may wish to reuse, make sure you
have a back up before proceeding. See “Backing Up Resolutions” on page 75 and “Backing Up Audio
Scales” on page 75, for details. Custom monitors are not affected by this operation since they can only be
added to custom widget libraries, and these are stored independently from the XEdit workspace.

To restore the factory-default audio scales, calibrations, resolutions, or widget libraries:

•On the Configure menu, point to Database, then to Restore, and then click Calibrations,
Resolutions, Audio scales, Widget libraries, or All of the above.

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The selected elements are reset to their factory-default definitions.

Restoring the XEdit Factory Defaults for a Selected Multi-Viewer Type

Note: If y ou a lre ad y ha ve r oom s or l ayouts t hat you wis h t o keep, mak e su re t o b ack up t he XEd it d ata ba se
before restoring the factory defaults. The XEdit factory defaults do not include any rooms or layouts.

To restore the XEdit factory defaults for a multi-viewer:

1. In the equipment library, select the appropriate multi-viewer type—Kaleido-Modular
KMV-3901/3911, Kaleido-X16-S, Kaleido-X16-D, Kaleido-X (4RU), Kaleido-X (7RU), or
Kaleido-X (7RU) × 2 (with expansion)—, and drag it onto the root of the System hierarchical list.

Alternatively, right-click the list root, and then click the system of choice on the shortcut menu.

A message appears, prompting you to confirm your intention.

Restoring Factory Defaults From a Specific Multi-Viewer

2. Click Yes .

XEdit then prompts you to confirm that you want to restore the factory defaults for the multi-viewer
type you chose.

3. Click Yes .

The selected multi-viewer type appears in the System hierarchical list.

4. On the File menu, click Save. Alternatively, click the Save button on the toolbar.

Restoring Factory Defaults From a Specific Multi-Viewer

Note: See “Importing a Database” on page 71, for details.

To restore factory defaults from a multi-viewer:

1. On the Configure menu, point to Database, and then click Import.

A window appears, prompting you for the IP address of the multi-viewer whose factory-default
database you wish to import.

IP addresses for all the multi-viewers that are on the same subnet as your PC are included in the list.

2. If your PC and the multi-viewer are on the same subnet, then you can select the IP address of the multi­viewer from the list. Otherwise type the appropriate IP address in the box.

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A window appears, prompting you to confirm that you really want to import data from the multi­viewer.

3. Click Yes .

A progress window appears, followed by a message stating whether the import succeeded or not.

4. Click OK.

Restoring Factory Defaults From the Kaleido-X DVD

Note: See “Retrieving a Backup” on page 75, for details.

To restore factory defaults from the Kaleido-X DVD:

1. On the Configure menu, point to Database, and then click Retrieve backup.

The Retrieve backup window appears.

2. In Retrieve backup, navigate to the Kaleido-X DVD, locate the appropriate default database for your
multi-viewer type—for instance,
Kaleido-X (7RU)—, select it, and then click Open.

FR7_factory_default_DB.zip, if you have a

A message appears prompting you to confirm your intention.

3. Click Yes .

Factory Defaults by Multi-Viewer Model

Model Logical Sources Rooms Layouts RCP2 Users

KMV-3901/3911

KMV-3901/3911-8x1

Kaleido-X16-S

Kaleido-X16-D

Kaleido-X (4RU)

Kaleido-X (7RU)

Kaleido-X (7RU) × 2

8 1 30 1 (Admin)

8 1 22 1 (Admin)

16 1 20 1 (Admin)

16 1 20 1 (Admin)

32 2 4 1 (Admin)

96 4 24 1 (Admin)

192 6 36 1 (Admin)

Managing Multiple Databases Efficiently

To avoid mistakes in managing databases, especially when multiple multi-viewers are involved, it is
recommended to follow the rules below:

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• Back up the database for each system to a central repository, separate from the local workspace you

use when working in XEdit offline.

• When using XEdit, limit yourself to a single workspace. When working online, the local workspace is

not used. When working offline, first either import the database from the appropriate multi-viewer
into your XEdit workspace, or retrieve the latest backup for the system you wish to work on.

• When your work session in XEdit is complete, always create a new backup of the database, regardless

of whether you were working online or offline.

The next sections describe three typical situations, summarized below:

Online

1. Work in XEdit.

2. Backup database from
multi-viewer to
central repository.

Offline System restore from backup (offline)

1. Import database from multi­viewer into local workspace.

2. Work in XEdit.

3. Backup database from local
workspace to central repository.

4. Export database from local
workspace to

multi-viewer.

1. Retrieve backup from central repository into
local workspace.

2. Work in XEdit, if needed...
...and then backup database from local
workspace to central repository.

3. Export database from local workspace to

multi-viewer.

Working Online

If you are connected to a multi-viewer, and working online in XEdit, you are actually editing the database
that is located inside the multi-viewer’s file system. There is one database per multi-viewer. An expansion
system, comprising two Kaleido-X (7RU) frames, is also managed through a single database. A cluster
system includes one database for each multi-viewer in the cluster. When you have completed your
changes, create a backup of the current database and store it in a secure location on your PC. In the case
of a cluster or cascade system, make a separate backup from each member.

To back up the current Kaleido-X system:

1. On the Configure menu, point to Database, to Create backup, and then click All.

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2. Browse to the secure location on your PC where you store all your database backups (e.g.

MirandaDatabaseBackups), and type a name for the new backup, preferably a name that

includes the multi-viewer name and the date (e.g.

KX_A&B_08_12_02.zip).

Working Offline

When using XEdit offline, you work inside a workspace located on your client PC. You set the location for
this workspace when you first opened XEdit. It is recommended to consider this workspace as a “sandbox”
into which you import the database you wish to work on during this session, and from which you export
the database at the end of the session.

TIP: Once you are satisfied with the location of your local workspace, on the Configure menu, point to
Database, and then select the Do not prompt for the database path check box, to avoid being

prompted every time you open XEdit.

See “Importing a Database” on page 71, for instructions on how to import the database from a specific
multi-viewer into your workspace. Once the import is completed, you can work locally, in your XEdit
workspa ce. W hen you have comple ted your changes, export the database from the workspace, back to the
multi-viewer.

Applying a Backup Database to the Multi-Viewer

To retrieve a backup database, you must use XEdit in offline mode. A backup database must first be
restored to your local workspace before it can be exported back to the appropriate multi-viewer.

To retrieve a backup database:

1. On the Configure menu, point to Database, and then click Retrieve backup.

A window appears, prompting you to locate a backup database.

2. Navigate to your central backup storage area, select the backup database you wish to restore, and then
click Open.

A message appears prompting you to confirm your intention.

3. Click Yes .

Once the operation completes, your XEdit workspace area will contain the retrieved database. You can now
work on this database in offline mode, or export it back to the multi-viewer.

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