Miranda Kaleido-X (7RU), Kaleido-X (7RU)x2, Kaleido-X (4RU) User Manual

Kaleido-X User’s Manual

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Part Number: M770-2800-106 24 December 2008

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Title Kaleido-X User’s Manual

Part Number M770-2800-106

Revision 24 December 2008 12:08 am

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Safety Compliance

This equipment complies with:

• CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 950-95 / Safety of Information Technology Equipment, Including Electrical Business
Equipment.

• UL Std. No. 1950, 3rd Ed. / Safety of Information Technology Equipment, Including Electrical Business
Equipment.

• EN 60950:1992 (2nd edition) Incorporating A1, A2, A3, A4, and A11/ Safety of Information Technology
Equipment, Including Electrical Business Equipment.

CAUTION

These servicing instructions are for use by qualified service personnel only. To reduce the risk of electric
shock, do not perform any servicing other than that contained in the operating instructions unless you are
qualified to do so. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing should be done in a static­free environment.

Electromagnetic Compatibility

This equipment has been tested for verification of compliance with FCC Part 15, Subpart B, class A
requirements for Digital Devices.

This equipment complies with the requirements of:

• EN 55022 Class A, Electromagnetic Emissions,

• EN 61000-3-2 & -3-3, Disturbance in Supply Systems

• EN 61000-4-2, -3, -4, -5, -6, -8 & -11 Electromagnetic Immunity

Warranty Policies

Warranty information is available in the Support section of the Miranda web site (www.miranda.com).

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table of contents

1 Getting Started 1

About this Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Kaleido-X (4RU) System Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Kaleido-X (4RU) Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Kaleido-X (4RU) System Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Kaleido-X (7RU) System Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Kaleido-X (7RU)×2 Expansion System Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Kaleido-X Cluster System Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Detailed Setup Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Step 1 – Physical Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Step 2 – Networking Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Step 3 – Selecting a Default Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Step 4 – XEdit Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Step 5 – System Verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Obtaining EDID Data From Display Screens When Using the DXF-100 Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

RS-422 Connection Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

XEdit Application Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

2 New Features 45

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Monitor Wall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Alarms and Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Metadata Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Audio Monitoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Integration with Third-Party Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

3 Operation of the Monitor Wall 49

Key Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

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Detailed Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Logging on to the Monitor Wall Using the Kaleido-RCP2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Displaying the Dashboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Hiding the Dashboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Loading Layouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Displaying a Source in Full Screen Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Changing a Source’s Aspect Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Video Cropping/Zooming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Toggling Safe Area Markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Displaying Subtitles and Closed Caption Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Editing UMD Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Selecting an Input Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Assigning Channels to Widgets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Changing Crosspoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Using Timers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Triggering Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Triggering GPI Output Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Acknowledging Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Triggering Audio Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

4 Managing Kaleido-X Systems 79

Key Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Detailed Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Opening the XEdit Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Using XEdit Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Importing a Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Exporting a Database. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Creating a Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Retrieving a Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Creating a Single-Frame System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Creating a Cluster System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Configuring a System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Restoring Factory Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Managing Multiple Databases Efficiently . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

5 Calibrating the Kaleido-X 109

Key Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Detailed Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Calibrating the Brightness and Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

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Calibrating the Color Saturation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Calibrating the DVI Keying Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Calibrating the Audio Monitoring Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Calibrating the Audio Monitoring Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Calibrating Zero VU Reference Level for an Embedded Audio Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Calibrating Zero VU Reference Level for an ABT Audio Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Calibrating Dolby VANC Loudness Measurement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Calibrating Dolby E Audio Metadata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Calibrating Switch Field Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Calibrating SDI Signal Reclocking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Calibrating Automatic Aspect Ratio Decoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Calibrating Detail Enhancement and Dynamic Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Calibrating Subtitling/Closed Captioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Calibrating Metadata Holding Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Calibrating GPI Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

6Configuring Alarms 137

Key Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Configuring Video/Audio Alarm Threshold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Configuring Alarm Debouncing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

SNMP Agents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

7 Creating Channels 151

Key Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Detailed Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Creating and Configuring a Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Configuring Alarm Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

8 Setting Up Rooms 159

Key Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Detailed Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Managing Rooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Configuring Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Managing Display Libraries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

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9Creating Layouts 183

Key Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Detailed Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Managing Layouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Configuring Video Widgets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Configuring Audio Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

Configuring Audio Scales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

Timers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

Configuring UMD Widgets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

Displaying XDS Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

Inserting a Clock Logo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

Working with Composite Widgets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Using the Region Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236

Format Painting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

Managing Widget Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

10 Creating Actions 243

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

Key Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244

Detailed Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

Creating Monitor Wall Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

Creating Background Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247

11 Managing Kaleido-RCP Users 255

Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255

XEdit Quick Start Task List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255

Key Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

Detailed Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

Managing RCP Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

Managing Room Access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257

Setting Room Preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258

Setting RCP User Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263

12 Routers & Kaleido-X 271

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

Router Control Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Router Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277

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Serial Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279

Key Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

Q & A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

Detailed Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

Configuring an External Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

Configuring a Router Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296

Configuring Internal Router Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301

Router Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

Router Card Expansion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312

13 Third-Party Devices 317

Configuring Kalypso, Andromeda, Serial to TCP/IP Dispatcher and TSL Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317

Ross Video Production Switcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319

Sony Production Switcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325

Kahuna Production Switcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330

Kayak Production Switcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338

Configuring the Kayak Switcher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338

Configuring the Kaleido-X. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339

Serial Port Test Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347

14 Using the Kaleido Remote Control Protocol 349

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349

15 Using the Serial to TCP/IP Dispatcher 351

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351

16 Administration and Servicing 353

Key Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353

Network Considerations & Port Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354

Network Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354

TCP/UDP Port Usage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354

Detailed Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357

Assigning an IP Address to Each Device in Your System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357

Installing XEdit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358

Managing Hardware and Software Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358

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Enabling Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359

Servicing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361

Generating a System Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361

Viewing the Status Information of the Kaleido-X Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365

Viewing Kaleido-X Version Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367

Kaleido-X Upgrade Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369

17 Contact Us! 371

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Welcome to the Kaleido-X! This chapter provides a system overview, and information

about the documentation set.

Summary

About this Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Kaleido-X (4RU) System Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Kaleido-X (7RU) System Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Kaleido-X (7RU)×2 Expansion System Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Detailed Setup Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

RS-422 Connection Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

XEdit Application Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

About this Document

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

The Kaleido-X hardware and software are designed and produced by Miranda Technologies Inc.

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Kaleido-X (4RU) System Overview

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.

Kaleido-X (4RU) system overview

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Kaleido-X (4RU) Frame

Kaleido-X (4RU) Frame

The Kaleido-X (4RU) frame (KXA-FR4) is 4 RU high. It comprises an internal midplane for interconnecting
the cards. Cards are installed from the front of the frame. Each card is associated with input and/or output
connectors which are mounted on a connector panel. These connector panels are installed from the rear of
the frame, in the same horizontal position as their associated card. The redundant power supplies are
located in the lower right-hand corner of the frame. The hinged front door gives access to the cards.

The Kaleido-X (4RU) frame (KXA-FR4) comprises the following key elements:

• A rack-mountable mechanical framework

• A side-opening, removable door to cover and protect the front of the frame and the installed cards

• A midplane board that enables inter-card communication

• Slots for installing signal processing cards that plug into the midplane

• Mounting points for rear connector panels

• Redundant power supplies

• Ventilation
The front slots and rear panel connection points are color-coded according to the type of card that can be

located in the slot. The extractor handles on the cards are color-coded to match. The cards are physically
configured so they cannot be installed in the wrong type of slot.

The illustration above shows the location of the available slots in the frame. The function of each slot is
given in the following table:

Slot Function Color code Card type

1 Main Grey KXA-GPI-GEN

2
3

Output A
Output B

Yellow KXO-DUAL

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Slot Function Color code Card type

4
5

Input A
Input B

Green KXI-16HSV

KXI-16HS
KXI-16SV

6
7

Option A
Option B

Mauve Future use

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Kaleido-X (4RU) System Block Diagram

Kaleido-X (4RU) System Block Diagram

Kaleido-X (4RU) system block diagram

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Kaleido-X (7RU) System Overview

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.

Kaleido-X (7RU) system overview

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Kaleido-X (7RU)×2 Expansion System Overview

Since version 3.00, 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 Miranda’s XEdit software, the two frames can be configured as a single system, allowing “rooms” to
have a mixture of input modules from either frame. The expansion card interconnect allows seamless
sharing of video, audio monitoring output, time code inputs, reference input, metadata information (CC,
XDS, alarms and other…), and audio level meter data.

Please refer to the Kaleido-X Expansion Guide for more information.

Kaleido-X (4RU) System Block Diagram

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

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Kaleido-X Cluster System Overview

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 frames fed by a router, while using only one
mouse, and one Kaleido-RCP2.

Kaleido-X cluster system overview

Detailed Setup Instructions

Step 1 – Physical Setup

To set up the Kaleido-X hardware, do the following:

1. With the Kaleido-X frame (enclosure) installed in its designated rack position, and before powering up
the unit, verify that each card is securely seated in its slot.

2. Make the network and other connections as shown in the cabling diagram below. Connect a client PC,
the Kaleido-RCP2, one or more Audio Bridge Terminals, and every output module to a dedicated
100Base-T Ethernet switch. You can also connect a mouse and a keyboard to your Kaleido-RCP2.

Note: The Kaleido-RCP2 Remote Control Panel and Audio Bridge Terminals (ABTs) are optional devices,
and may not have been shipped with your Kaleido-X system. For information on these and other

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Kaleido-X options, please contact your nearest Technical Support center. See “Contact Us!” on
page 371.

3. The Kaleido-X has been tested and configured with a default resolution of 1280×1024 at 60 Hz.
Connect the output of the Kaleido-X to one or more displays that support this resolution.

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4. Connect one or more video sources to the frame.

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Kaleido-X (7RU) cabling diagram

Step 1 – Physical Setup

To power up the Kaleido-X, do the following:

• Plug both power cords from the Kaleido-X into a grounded power outlet. The Kaleido-X does not have
a power switch, and will start up as soon as it is plugged in. The startup sequence takes approximately
4 minutes, during which some video may appear on the display(s). The startup is completed when the
CPU LEDs of the output cards (second from the top) are solid green.

To verify that the modules (cards) are ready:

• Ch eck th e status LEDs on each module (card) i nstalled in the Kaleido-X frame. Make sure that none are
indicating an error condition (see table below).

Photograph of a Kaleido-X frame showing LED indicators on modules.

CPU LED Color Card Status Action Required

Solid green Ready for operation None

Red Fault Verify that the card is securely seated in the proper slo t in the frame. If status

remains unchanged, remove the card, reseat it and then reboot.

Flashing green Rebooting Wait for the card to reboot before starting operations.

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Step 2 – Networking Setup

For the Kaleido-X unit to join a TCP/IP network, it must be configured with an IP address, a network mask,
a gateway, and a system name. In addition, a client PC must be configured to communicate with the
Kaleido-X. You must also configure the Kaleido-RCP2 unit, and any Audio Bridge Terminal you may have
ordered with your system.

There are two possible configuration states for Kaleido-X systems as shipped:

Scenario A: If your organization had requested a specific IP configuration from Miranda, it would have been
assigned prior to shipment. A configuration document, describing the IP address assignments for the
frame and other system devices, would be included in the shipment.

Scenario B: The Kaleido-X is shipped with default settings:

4RU 7RU 7RU Expansion

Frame IP address 10.0.3.70 10.0.3.70 10.0.3.70

Network mask 255.255.0.0 255.255.0.0 255.255.0.0

Gateway 10.0.0.1 10.0.0.1 10.0.0.1

Output A 10.0.3.69 10.0.3.66 10.0.3.66

Output B 10.0.3.68 10.0.3.67 10.0.3.67

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Output C — 10.0.3.68 10.0.3.68

Output D/EXP — 10.0.3.69 —

Output A (frame B) — — 10.0.3.61

Output B (frame B) — — 10.0.3.62

Output C (frame B) — — 10.0.3.63

Note: If you ordered multiple Kaleido-X systems at once, the second and following units have been pre­configured with their IP addresses incremented by 10 (e.g. 10.0.3.80 for the second frame, 10.0.3.90 for a
third frame, etc.).

If, for some reason, the IP address of the Kaleido-X has been changed (i.e. it no longer corresponds to the
as-shipped configuration), it is still possible to determine the IP address.

To find the system IP address, system name and application version, do the following:

1. Connect a mouse to the front USB connector of an output card.

2. Right-click anywhere on the monitor wall. On the shortcut menu, point to Monitor Wall, and then click
Show dashboard to display the dashboard associated with the current head. A small window appears,

Step 2 – Networking Setup

revealing the frame IP address and the system version. Take note of these values — they will be used
later in the configuration process.

Display from card output (partial view) showing dashboard at the bottom right

Frame IP address

Application version

System name

Room name

Enlarged view of dashboard.

Changing the Client PC’s IP Address’

Both the client PC that you will use to communicate with the Kaleido-X (via XAdmin and XEdit) and the
Kaleido-X itself must have IP addresses within the same subnet.

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To change the IP address of the client PC, do the following:

1. On the Windows XP Start menu, point to Control Panel, right-click Network Connections, then click
Open on the shortcut menu.

2. In Network Connections, right-click Local Area Connection, then click Properties on the shortcut menu.

3. In Local Area connection Properties, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) from the list on the General tab,
then click Properties.

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Configuring IP settings on a PC with Windows.

4. On the General tab, click Use the following IP address.

Step 2 – Networking Setup

5. Type an IP address in the same range as the default IP address of the Kaleido-X frame. For example, if
the IP address of the Kaleido-X frame is “10.0.3.70”, then the IP address of your client PC could be
“10.0.3.123”. If you are unsure, contact your network administrator.

6. Type a subnet mask in the same range as that of the Kaleido-X.

7. Click OK.

8. In Local Area Connection Properties, click OK.

Configuring the Kaleido-X

To change the Kaleido-X’s system IP address, and adjust your system’s configuration, do the
following:

1. Configure your client PC with an IP address in the same range as the IP address of the Kaleido-X.
See “Changing the Client PC’s IP Address’” on page 13.

2. Open a Web browser window and type the IP address of the Kaleido-X frame (with Kaleido-X software
version 2.10 or later):

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The Kaleido-X home page appears:

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3. Click the XAdmin button.
A login window appears.

4. Type “admin” in the User name box. Leave the Password box empty, and press Enter.

The XAdmin Status and Options page appears.

XAdmin Status and Options page

Step 2 – Networking Setup

5. Click the System configuration link, in the navigation area on the left of the page.

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The System Configuration page appears, showing the current system name, IP address, network
mask, gateway and output cards IP addresses, as well as the date and time settings.

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• The default system name corresponds to your order number. Type a different name for your system if

you wish.

• If this system requires a 50Hz frame rate, select the corresponding check box.

• Adjust the date and time settings, as required. Refer to the Help pane if needed.

6. Type the appropriate IP address information in each of the boxes, and then click Save.

Step 2 – Networking Setup

The new settings are saved locally.

7. Click OK.
The Apply settings button becomes available.

8. Click Apply settings.
The Kaleido-X system must be restarted for changes to the network configuration to take effect. A

message appears prompting you to reboot the system immediately.

9. Click OK.
Note: Settings cannot be applied to the Kaleido-X while a card is being upgraded. If the Kaleido-X

frame does not reboot after 10 seconds or so, try clicking Apply Settings again after a minute or two,
until the frame reboots.

10. Remember to change your client PC’s IP address to one that matches the new Kaleido-X subnet. You
will also need to edit the XAdmin URL in your Web browser's address bar, in order to log on to the frame
again.

Configuring the Kaleido-RCP2

The Kaleido-RCP2 is a multi-function remote control panel designed for use with Miranda’s Kaleido-X.
Ethernet connectivity allows multiple RCP2 users to access multiple Kaleido-X systems, allowing

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convenient access to the real-time operating features of the Kaleido-X. When logged on to a Kaleido-X via
its Ethernet connection, the RCP2 user can control various operating features of the Kaleido-X.

Before you can use the RCP2 to operate your Kaleido-X, you must set up the Ethernet connection between
the two devices. By default, the Kaleido-RCP2 is shipped with DHCP enabled, so it will automatically be
assigned an IP address by a DHCP server. If no DHCP server is present on the network, the Kaleido-RCP2 will
default to the static IP address 10.0.3.191.

Notes

• The Kaleido-RCP2 is powered through the RJ-45 Ethernet connector. There is no power ON/OFF button,

so the device is ON whenever a powered Ethernet cable is connected.

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• If you purchased more than one Kaleido-RCP2 units, keep in mind that they all ship with the same

default static IP address. Make sure to assign them different static IP addresses before connecting them
to the network if DHCP is not used.

• The time-out period before the RCP2 defaults to its static address is 1 minute. To speed up the

initialization, disable the DHCP option.

To assign a static IP address to the RCP2, do the following:

1. Press and hold the ENTER key on the RCP2 for 8 seconds to display the configuration menu.

2. Press the 8 key (to move down the list) until ETHERNET OPTIONS appears on the RCP2 LCD display.

3. Press the ENTER key to display the ETHERNET OPTIONS menu.

4. Select the IP ADDRESS menu using the 2 key (to move up in the list) or the 8 key (to move down the
list), then press ENTER.

5. Using the numeric keypad, type the chosen IP address, then press ENTER.

6. Select the NETWORK MASK menu using the 2 key (to move up in the list) or the 8 key (to move down
the list), then press ENTER.

7. Using the numeric keypad, type the chosen network mask, then press ENTER.

Step 2 – Networking Setup

You have assigned a static IP address to the RCP2.

To select a room for the RCP2, do the following:

1. Press and hold the ENTER key on the RCP2 for 8 seconds to display the configuration menu.

2. In the ROOM SELECTION display, press ENTER again to get the room list from the Kaleido-X systems that
are currently available on the network.

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).

Note: By default, the two head (DVI/VGA) outputs from each of the Output A, B, C and D cards are
assigned to ROOM 1, ROOM 2, ROOM 3 and ROOM 4 respectively.

4. When the appropriate room name is highlighted, press ENTER to accept the new selection.

5. When prompted, log on to the selected room. See “Logging on to the Kaleido-RCP2” on page 21.

Connecting the RCP2 to Other Kaleido-X Systems

The unicast IP feature enables a Kaleido-RCP2 to find up to three Kaleido-X systems on different subnets
and connect to them (via network gateways), while maintaining connections to Kaleido-X systems in its
own subnet.

Notes

• To navigate the RCP2 menu, press the 2 key to move up, or the 8 key to move down.

• There is no need to configure unicast IP addresses for Kaleido-X systems on the same subnet as the

RCP2.

To configure a unicast IP address on the RCP2, do the following:

1. Press and hold the ENTER key on the RCP2 for 8 seconds to display the configuration menu.

2. Select ETHERNET OPTIONS on the LCD display, then press ENTER.

3. Select Unicast host IP, then press ENTER.

4. Select Enable IP 1, then press ENTER.
The Enable IP x parameter instructs the RCP2 to query the selected IP address for a list of rooms.

5. Select Host IP ADDR, then press ENTER.

6. Using the numeric keypad, type the IP address of a Kaleido-X on a remote subnet, then press ENTER.

7. Repeat step 4 to 6 to add unicast IP addresses for up to three remote Kaleido-X systems.

Logging on to the Kaleido-RCP2

As a network device, the RCP2 provides access to any room configuration on any Kaleido-X system on the
network. As a security measure, access is controlled by a login procedure.

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To log on to a Kaleido-X system from the RCP2, do the following:

1. Press the LOGIN key.
The following message will appear on the LCD display:
LOGIN Position

Admin

2. Press ENTER to select Admin.
A message prompting you to enter a password will appear on the LCD display.

3. Press ENTER again (by default, there is 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.

Note: 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.

For more information, please refer to the Hardware Description & Installation Manual, available on the DVD
that shipped with your system.

Configuring an Audio Bridge Terminal

The optional Audio Bridge Terminal (ABT) is an external audio multiplexer/serializer for the Kaleido-X. The
Kaleido-X supports up to 128 inputs, and all of the video input connectors are located on the rear panels
associated with the KXI-series of cards.

There is not enough space on the rear panels to also include the audio connectors. The ABT provides
connector space for the audio signal inputs, and multiplexes all the audio signals into combined serial
feeds on coaxial cables that connect to the KXI cards.

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Step 2 – Networking Setup

Note: The ABT is powered through the RJ-45 Ethernet connector. There is no power ON/OFF button, so the
device is ON whenever a powered Ethernet cable is connected.

To configure the IP address and other network settings of the ABT, do the following:

1. Connect a PC to a switch.

2. Referring to “Changing the Client PC’s IP Address’” on page 13, configure the PC with the following
network settings:

DHCP Off

Static IP address 10.0.0.1

Subnet mask 255.255.0.0

Default gateway 10.0.0.1

3. Apply power to the Audio Bridge Terminal and make sure it is connected to the same switch as the PC.
If the switch is Power over Ethernet (PoE) enabled, simply connect it to the unit using an Ethernet
cable. If not, PoE mid-span (“inserter”) equipment must be placed between the switch and the Audio
Bridge Terminal.

4. Press the RESET button (located on the right-hand side of the ABT rear panel beside the ETHERNET/
POWER RJ-45 connector) for at least 1 second. The Audio Bridge Terminal will reboot with the
following static network configuration:

DHCP OFF

Static IP address 10.0.3.190

Subnet mask 255.255.0.0

Default gateway 10.0.0.1

5. Using a Web browser on the PC, connect to the ABT using the following address: 10.0.3.190.
The home page of the ABT’s built in Web server is displayed.

6. Click Network Configuration (in the navigation pane).

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The Network Configuration page is displayed.

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7. Change the ABT’s network settings, as necessary, then click Apply & Reboot.

Note: If you purchased more than one Audio Bridge Terminal unit, keep in mind that they all ship with the
same default static IP address. Make sure to assign each of them a different static IP address before
connecting them to the network, if DHCP is not used.

For more information, please refer to the Hardware Description & Installation Manual, available on the DVD
that shipped with your system.

Step 3 – Selecting a Default 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 select a default layout, do the following:

1. Connect a mouse to the RCP2.

Step 3 – Selecting a Default Layout

2. If you have not already done so, log on to the Kaleido-X from the RCP2. See “Logging on to the Kaleido­RCP2” on page 21.

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

Monitor wall shortcut menu

A layout browser appears on the displays associated with the current room. By default, each room is
associated with one output card. Each default layout is pre-configured to show 16 video streams for
each input card.

Example of a default layout showing 16 video streams

4. Choose a default layout from the layout browser.
The video sources should appear on the room displays.

Note: You can also use the first 6 LAYOUT PRESETS buttons on the RCP2 to select a default layout.

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Step 4 – XEdit Installation

The Kaleido-X Layout Editor (XEdit) is used to create layouts and configure the Kaleido-X. When the
computer with XEdit is connected to the Kaleido-X through a TCP/IP network, you can use XEdit to modify
layouts and settings directly on the Kaleido-X, or you can work locally on the computer and then export
your changes to the Kaleido-X.

As of Kaleido-X version 2.10, XEdit is no longer provided as a standalone application. Instead, PC clients can
download and launch the application directly from the Kaleido-X.

Note: You can also download XEdit from the Miranda Technical Support portal. Contact
[e-mail] for details.

To install XEdit, do the following:

1. From a workstation on the same subnet, open a Web browser window and type the IP address of the
Kaleido-X frame (with Kaleido-X software version 2.10 or later):

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The Kaleido-X home page appears:

Step 4 – XEdit Installation

Note: To use the version of XEdit included in Kaleido-X 2.10 and later, you must have Java Runtime
Environment (J2SE) version 1.5.0_07 installed on your PC. If your PC does not have external access to
the Internet, click the link at the bottom of the screen to download the installer for Java Runtime
Environment required to use XEdit. You must do this before proceeding.

2. Click the XEdit button.

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3. The Opening MEdit.jnlp window may appear. Click OK.

4. The system will automatically detect the J2SE version on your computer, and, if necessary, will prompt
you to install version 1.5.0 07. Accept any security warnings that may appear.

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Step 4 – XEdit Installation

5. You will be prompted to accept the J2SE license agreement:

6. If you click Accept, the J2RE Installer will update your PC. Click Finish when prompted.

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A window appears, displaying the progress of the XEdit download:

7. You may see a warning about XEdit’s digital signature. Just click Run:

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The XEdit startup screen appears:

Step 4 – XEdit Installation

8. When prompted to create XEdit shortcuts, click Yes .

This will add a shortcut icon on your desktop.
If the installer cannot find all of the fonts needed by XEdit, it will download them to your PC

automatically. A message will appear confirming the font update, and asking you to restart XEdit:

9. Click OK to continue, then restart XEdit from the desktop shortcut.

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10. When prompted to specify a database, choose one from the Path list, or click Browse to specify
another location. Click OK to continue.

11. When the installation process is completed, the XEdit main window appears:

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Note: Once it has been downloaded from the Kaleido-X, the XEdit application remains on your PC, and can

be launched from the shortcut icon that was created on your desktop in step 8 above.

See “Creating Room Layouts” on page 186, for information on how to create layouts.

Step 5 – System Verification

Step 5 – System Verification

Verifying the Kaleido-X’s Internal Statuses and Options

To perform a system verification, do the following:

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 “Step 4 – XEdit Installation” on
page 26). On the Conf igure 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 IP
address of the Kaleido-X frame, in the address bar. (The frame must have the Kaleido-X software
version 2.10 or later.)

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The Kaleido-X home page appears:

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2. Click the XAdmin button.
A login window appears.

3. Type “admin” in the User name box. Leave the Password box empty, and press Enter.

Step 5 – System Verification

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

Cards are presented in the order they appear, from left to right when looking at the front of the chassis.
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.

4. 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

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5. Click the arrow button at the end of each card’s heading row to view detailed information for this card.

Note: At any time you can click the Refresh button to make sure the data displayed for the selected
card is up to date. Click the Reset card button at the end of a card’s header row to reset the card
remotely, directly from your Web browser.

Expand details
Refresh
Reset card

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Step 5 – System Verification

6. Review the enabled card options, and make sure that no card status error is reported.

Note: See “Managing Hardware and Software Options” on page 358 for more information on the
available options.

7. If your system includes a KXA-GPI-GEN card (optional for the Kaleido-X (4RU)), you can check the main
system statuses of the Kaleido-X frame, to make sure that there are no errors or alerts related to:

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• system temperature

• power supply status

• fan operation

• card fault conditions

Tem pe r at ur e

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PSU statuses

Fan s tatuses

The other statuses—especially the ones listed in the table below—should all be normal, although if
you left the door open when checking the card 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

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

Step 5 – System Verification

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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:

Fan s tatuses

PSU statuses

Temperatures

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

The DXF-100 is a transmitter/receiver combination that allows a digital flat panel display to be located up
to 1,000 meters (3,300 feet) away from the signal source. The transmitter and receiver are interconnected
by a single multimode optical fiber, and connect to the source and display using DVI connectors.

The DXF-100 must be configured for its target display, before it is connected to the Kaleido-X, otherwise
the Extended display identification data (EDID) information listed in XAdmin’s Status and Options page
for the corresponding output card will not reflect the actual values for the target display. XAdmin would
not be reporting the actual timing data from the display, but default values corresponding to the
maximum resolution supported by the DXF-100, i.e. 1920×1200. The DXF-100 interface is unidirectional
from the transmitter (Kaleido-X) to the receiver (display). For XAdmin to show timing data from the
display, the EDID information needs to be transmitted in the reverse direction: from the display to the
Kaleido-X.

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

To obtain a display’s timing information in XAdmin:

• Connect the display directly to the DVI output of the Kaleido-X, by using a copper cable. (This is not
always practical, since the display can be far or mounted on a wall.)

• Alternatively, connect the DXF-100 transmitter to the DVI input connector on the display, and then
connect it to its power supply. The LED will flash for a few seconds while the transmitter reads and
stores the EDID information from the display. When the LED stops flashing, disconnect the transmitter
from the display and reconnect it to the Kaleido-X. The EDID information from the display will now be
visible in XAdmin.

Note: Prior to Kaleido-X v. 3.00, EDID information was only reported for the master KXO-D UAL card. In more
recent versions, every KXO-DUAL card reports the EDID information for its associated displays.

Please refer to the DXF-100 DVI Fiber Optic Interface User’s Manual (part no. M792-9500-1XX) for more
information.

Verifying a Kaleido-RCP2

To verify that the RCP2 is functioning normally, do the following:

1. Log on to the RCP2.

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, do the following:

• 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)

Orange Activity

Red Hardware fault

Flashing red Upgrading firmware

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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.

RS-422 Connection Diagram

The Kale ido- X’s RS- 422 p ort has a n RJ- 45 co nnec tor i n ord er to p rese rve s pace on a b usy p anel . The RS-4 22
interface specifies a DE-9S connector, so if you are using this interface to connec t an RS-422 (SMPTE 207M,
EBU-3245) or RS-485 device to your Kaleido-X unit, you will require a DE-9S-to-RJ-45 adapter cable.
Miranda supplies such a cable, correctly wired for this application: Miranda part no. 1737-3000-102.

The pinout for the RS-422 signals on the Kaleido-X RJ-45 connector, and the wiring diagram for an
appropriate adapter cable, are shown here:

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Pinout of the RJ-45 connector
on the KXO-Dual-R rear panel

Wiring diagram for an RJ-45-to-DE-9 adapter cable
to connect the Kaleido-X to an RS-422 network

Note: The RS-422 port on the Kaleido-X side has no ground pin. Using the DE-9S-to-RJ-45 adapter, an
external device should be able to communicate with a Kaleido-X 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 Description Shortcut Key

Restore the factory resolutions Ctrl+Shift+E

Restore the factory audio scales Ctrl+Shift+A

Toggle the grid Ctrl+Shift+G

Toggle the Tips pane Ctrl+Shift+H

Restore the factory widget libraries Ctrl+Shift+L

Toggle the Properties pane Ctrl+Shift+P

Toggle the layout navigator Ctrl+Shift+N

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

Toggle the status bar Ctrl+Shift+S

Toggle the Tools pane Ctrl+Shift+T

Cut widget Ctrl+X

Copy widget Ctrl+C

Paste widget Ctrl+V

Duplicate widget Ctrl+D

Select all widgets Ctrl+A

Send widget to back Ctrl+B

Send widget to front Ctrl+R

Delete selection Delete

Redo last operation Ctrl+Y

Undo last operation Ctrl+Z

Unlock composite F2

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This chapter describes new features in Kaleido-X version 4.00.

Overview

Kaleido-X version 4.00 is a major release with many important new features and enhancements, including
in the following areas.

Systems

• Cluster systems: Each output head in a room can be fed by different Kaleido-X units. This allows

operation of a very large monitor wall, while using a single mouse, keyboard and Kaleido-RCP2.

• Streamlined channel editing: New incremental copy tool, smart column resizing, ability to import

channel definitions from a spreadsheet file, invalid-assignment and video-source indicators, current
cell assignment highlighted in the filtered System list.

New Features

• Date format and system frame rate settings; ability to reset cards from the XAdmin Web client.

Monitor Wall

• Controlling outputs on the monitor wall, by using a standard router control panel or software:

Supported router control protocols include Network Compact (serial), Pro-Bel SW-P-08, and Pro-Bel
SW-P-02.

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• UMD tallies based on crosspoint status data from a router or switcher: Sources connected to a specific

destination on the device can thus be tallied on the monitor wall.

• Mouse pointer locator: Clicking the middle mouse button will make a more recognizable square shape

appear around the pointer.

• It is now possible to load a layout on the monitor wall, from within XEdit.

• Rooms can be configured to prevent the dashboard from appearing on specific displays.

• The output cards' DVI inputs can now be used to feed background or foreground keying material to the

corresponding output head.

Alarms and Actions

• Actions based on crosspoint status data from a router or switcher.

• Alarm latching: Widgets on the monitor wall can now indicate not only the current state of an alarm

but also its previous (latched) state. It is possible to reset the latch indicator (i.e. acknowledge the
latched alarm state) at any time, by using the UNLATCH STATUS button on the Kaleido-RCP2. Alarm
indicators can be configured to blink, according to specific criteria (e.g. alarm severity,
acknowledgement state).

• Freeze and black detection limited to a specific zone within a video window.

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Metadata Monitoring

• Display of CGMS-A metadata located in the CC (608) XDS channel: Content Generation Management

System for Analog metadata located in the XDS channel is decoded, allowing visual monitoring of
CGMS-A metadata from an analog video source. Available with the CC/ XDS option (KXS-CSX).

• Display of CAD (708): Content Advisory Descriptor on a monitor wall is decoded, allowing visual

monitoring of V-chip rating from an HD-SDI video source. Available with the CC/ XDS option (KXS-CSX).

Audio Monitoring

• Loudness metering: The Kaleido-X can now measure the audio level of an embedded audio signal,

using either the A-weighted Leq or ITU-R BS.1770 metering ballistics, and trigger alarms when the
measured level deviates too much from the dialnorm value encoded in the signal. The measured levels
and the encoded dialnorm value can also be compared against your organization’s standard “Expected”
dialnorm value, and alarms will be triggered in case of too much deviation. Available with the KXS-
Loud ness option.

• Audio monitoring indicator: Audio meters now have an indicator that shows which audio inputs are

being monitored in the room and can be used to identify the output head where the monitoring is
taking place. (If an audio input is monitored concurrently by more than one user, then the indicator
shows the color associated with the last output that started playing this audio input.).

Overview

• It is now possible to pass through audio signal encoded in Dolby E and AC-3 on the audio monitoring

outputs.

Integration with Third-Party Devices

• Opening the Single Bus and Matrix View Router Control applications from the Kaleido-X home page:

This allows control of the Kaleido-X’s internal router as well as of other external routers that are part of
the system.

• ACOS protocol: The Kaleido-X can now retrieve tally, source and output name data from the Thomson

Kayak family of production switchers through a serial interface, for dynamic display on a layout.
Available with the KXS-Tally-Kayak option.

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Operation of the Monitor Wall

This section introduces the Kaleido-X monitor wall features.

Summary

Key Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

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Key Concepts

Term Description

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.

Layout A layout refers to a visual grouping of widgets on the monitor wall. Layouts are specific

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.

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Term Description

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

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

Widget A widget is a graphical element that is part of a layout. XEdit provides several types of

atomic widgets (clock, video, audio meter, UMD, time code, alarm statu s, etc.), as well
as composite widgets.

Channel A channel refers to a group of assignments from physical sources, that can be assigned

to widgets as a single entity. A channel can represent a device, a signal path, or any set
of attributes one may find useful to consider as a single entity.

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

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

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

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

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Safe area The safe area is a configurable r egion inside a video window. The safe area markers

delimit this region (e.g. a 4:3 region inside a 16:9 window).

Audio meter An audio meter (also referred to as an audio level meter) is a layout element that

provides a visual representation of sound.

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

by a third-party device. It can also have left and right tally indicators. The UMD usually
indicates the name of the video source seen in a video widget.

Time code widget A time code widget 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 signal (VITC), or other external Linear Time Code (LTC). Time code widgets can
be used for monitoring the duration of programs.

Logging on to the Monitor Wall Using the Kaleido-RCP2

Term Description

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

Three timer modes are available on the Kaleido-X: (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 channels, assigned to rooms or specific RCP users, and controlled from the
Kaleido-RCP2.

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 Kale ido-X system time. Clocks can be in a digital or
analog format.

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

Monitor wall actions are directly associated with widgets and layouts. Background
(floating) actions are actions that are global to the Kaleido-X frame. Unlike monitor
wall actions, background actions are always available.

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

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

Crosspoint A crosspoint is the link inside a router between a source (input) and a destination

Detailed Directions

This section describes the actions a user 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
net work. A s a se curi ty meas ure, a cces s is c ontro lled by a l ogin procedu re. Mo re th an on e Kal eido -RCP 2 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 key for 8 seconds. The
Configuration menu appears, with the ROOM SELECTION option displayed.

(output).

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

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

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.

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

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

Note: By default, the two head (DVI/VGA) outputs from each of the output A, B, C and D cards are

assigned to ROOM 1, ROOM 2, ROOM 3 and ROOM 4 respectively.

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.

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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 is part of a cluster system, try accessing it from a different frame (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 Hardware Description & Installation Manual,
available on the DVD that shipped with your system.

Displaying the Dashboard

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 179 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.

Show dashboard

Monitor wall shortcut menu (from composite widget 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:

Monitor wall shortcut menu

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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, point to Monitor Wall on the shortcut menu (if you clicked a widget), and then click Hide
dashboard to hide the dashboard on the current head.

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Hide dashboard

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

Loading Layouts

To hide all the dashboards:

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

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 monitor wall background, point to Monitor Wall (if you clicked a widget), and then click
Load layout on the shortcut menu.

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The layout chooser appears.

2. Browse to the layout you wish to display and select it.

3. Click Open.
The new layout appears on the monitor wall.

Loading a Layout by Using the RCP2

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

1. Press LOAD on the RCP2.
The layout chooser appears.

Displaying a Source in Full Screen Mode

2. Select the layout to load, from the set of layouts defined for this room.

3. Click Open.
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.

Note: See “Assigning Room Layouts to an RCP User’s Presets” on page 264 for more details.

Refreshing a Layout

To refresh a layo ut:

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

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.

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 is loaded into the full screen zone assigned to the user.

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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 184, for information on creating a full screen layout, and refer to “Creating Actions” on page 243, for
details on how to create actions.

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 widget).

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

widget. See “Setting a Video Widget’s Aspect Ratio” on page 197.

The video is resized accordingly within the layout.

Video Cropping/Zooming

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:

Notes

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

• 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.

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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.

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

Displaying Subtitles and Closed Caption Text

Setting the Text Mode

To change the text mode for a video widget:

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

Displaying Subtitles and Closed Caption Text

2. On the shortcut menu, point to the current text mode indicator —either CC (608), CC (708), Tex t (CC/
Subtitling), or Subtitling (WST)—, then point to Tex t m ode, and click the new text mode.

Note: To prevent the shortcut menu from being too crowded by CC (608), CC (708) and WST 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 sub-menu

Any CC (608)

SD-SDI/CVBS 625 Auto Subtitling (WST) Subtitling (Off, Page A, Edit pages), Text

Any Subtitling (WST)

HD-SDI Auto CC (708) CC (708) (Off, Service 1 to Service 63), Text

Any CC (708)

Other / Unknown Auto Text (CC/Subtitling) Enable text check box, Text mode sub-

mode sub-menu

mode sub-menu

menu.

Switching Closed Captioning On/Off

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

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

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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 Service1 to Service6. Use the Extended services sub-menu to

select from the Service 7 to Service 63 range. When an extended service is enabled it is added to the
shortcut menu below Service 6.

Displaying Subtitles and Closed Caption Text

Selecting a WST Page from the Monitor Wall

To change the decoded WST page for a video source on the wall:

• Right-click a video widget, point to Subtitling (WST), 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

To edit the text on a UMD:

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

UMD text-edit command in shortcut menu

Editable text box

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

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New UMD text

Selecting an Input Method

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.

Assigning Channels t o Widgets

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

Select Input Method menu

You can now ty pe tex t in yo ur lan guage of cho ice, us ing th e exte rnal keybo ard that is conne cted t o the
monitor wall.

Assigning Channels to Widgets

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

Note: Channel assignments can also be changed by configuring actions in XEdit. See “Creating Actions” on
page 243 for more information.

Assigning a Channel to a Widget by Using the RCP2

To assign a channel to a widget, by using the RCP2 CHANNEL button:

1. Move the pointer over the widget that is to be assigned a channel, and then press CHANNEL on the
RCP2.

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The Assign channel to [component] shortcut menu appears (where [component] will be monitor,
video, UMD, tally, audio meter, status alarm, time code, metadata display, or clock, depending on the
widget you clicked).

Current channel with check boxCurrent input group in italics

Assign channel to monitor menu

The current channel assignment has a check mark on the menu, and the input card associated with this
channel appears in italics.

2. Navigate to the appropriate Channel [number] and then press ENTER on the RCP2 to select it.

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Assigning a Channel to a Widget by Using the Mouse

To assign a channel to a widget, by using the mouse:

1. Right-click the widget that is to be assigned a channel.

Changing Crosspoints

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

Current input group in italics

Current channel with check box

The current channel assignment has a check mark on the menu, and the input card associated with this
channel appears in italics.

3. Select the appropriate Channel [number].

Changing Crosspoints

The Kaleido-X system features built-in routing which eliminates the need for separate routing in control
rooms. Unprocessed baseband outputs can be provided from any of the HD / SD-SDI inputs to each
processor. These outputs can be used to feed high quality CRT monitors, test equipment such as waveform
scopes, as well as ISO recorders. The outputs can even feed other multi-image display systems.

Independent from its built-in routing capabilities, the Kaleido-X itself can be used as a router, and
controlled as such by any external router control device or software. When configured for such purposes,
the Kaleido-X channels are considered as sources for a router called KX Router, and the destinations are
either widgets on the monitor wall, or BNC outputs on the KXO-24Router cards.

Changing an External Router Crosspoint

To change an external router crosspoint:

1. Right-click one of the video window on the monitor wall.

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2. On the shortcut menu point to As sign [router] input ( whe re [ rou ter ] w ill be t he n am e of a lo gi cal rou ter
whose outputs are connected to the Kaleido inputs), navigate to the input you wish to assign to the
monitor, and select it.

The Kaleido-X requests the specified source signal from the router.

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Changing an Internal Router Crosspoint

To change a crosspoint in the internal router:

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

Changing Crosspoints

2. On the shortcut menu, point to Send to [router] output (where [router] will be the name of the first
logical router mapped to the KXO-24Router cards where this input can be sent), navigate to the
appropriate logical output number, and select it.

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

Changing Channels Assignments on a Kaleido-X Configured as a Router

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

• Apply a crosspoint change to route the desired Kaleido-X channel to the video window 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 channel appears in the video
window.

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

• No channel: If there was no channel associated with the widget, then he Kaleido-X will remember

the new source assignment.

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• Not a monitor wall destination: If the widget 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.

Using Timers

Timers can be assigned to timer widgets in a layout. Any user can control such timers by using the timer
widget’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 Widget’s Buttons and the Shortcut Menu

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Reset Timer mode End behaviorStart/Stop

.

Stop

Down

Overrun Up

Remaining

Notes

• Timer widgets display time in HH:MM:SS format. Even if the widget is synchronized with an LTC

source, frame count is not displayed.

Loop

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

running.

To configure an interactive timer widget on the monitor wall:

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

Using Timers

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

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Alternatively, you can set the mode and behavior directly, by clicking the widget’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 widget is updated accordingly.

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

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

Triggering Actions

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.)

• 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 widget 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 widget.
Note: An Action’s trigger is determined when the Action is created in XEdit. See “Creating Actions” on

page 243 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 widget.

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3. Export the database to the Kaleido-X.

4. Trigger the action by clicking the widget.
The GPI line’s state changes.

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

Acknowledging Alarms

To prevent users from missing temporary alarms on the monitor wall, widgets that are capable of
displaying an alarm status (e.g. video windows, UMDs, alarm status widgets) can be configured with a
latching mechanism. An alarm latch will keep the error state visible until someone acknowledges the
associated alarm.

Video widgets 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 status widgets can change their text or background color and blinking behavior to reflect the
alarm status, and show the latched state through their borders. See “Configuring a Video Widget’s Alarm
Reporting Behavior” on page 206 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 channel 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 widgets 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.

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Acknowledging Al arms

Acknowledging Alarms on the Monitor Wall

To acknowledge an alarm, by using the RCP2:

• Move the pointer over the widget 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 widget whose alarm state you wish to acknowledge, and then click Unlatch/
Acknowledge on the shortcut menu.

Red border indicates alarm state

Red text indicates latched state

Red corners indicate latched state

To acknowledge all the current alarms for this system:

1. Right-click the widget whose alarm state you wish to acknowledge.

2. On the shortcut menu, point to Monitor wall, and then click Unlatch/Acknowledge all.

Unlatch/Acknowledge

Unlatch/Acknowledge all

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This will acknowledge every alarm monitored in the current room.

Acknowledging Alarms by Using an Action

To acknowledge alarms, by using an action:

•Create a Unlatch/Acknowledge all action. This action can be assigned to a widget on the monitor wall,
or it can be a background action. See “Creating Actions” on page 243 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 meter, and then click, or press AUDIO MONITORING on the RCP2.
This will route this meter’s audio source to the monitoring output assigned to the current RCP user.

• Move the pointer over a video window, and then click, or press AUDIO MONITORING on the RCP2.
This will route the specific audio level associated with the video widget, based on the assigned
channel.

• Move the pointer over any other widget, and then click, or press AUDIO MONITORING on the RCP2.
This will route the first audio level of the associated channel to the monitoring output.

Audio meters that have an audio monitoring indicator (see “Configuring Audio Meters” on page 209) and
that are currently assigned the same audio level, will turn the color associated with the current display (see
“Calibrating the Audio Monitoring Color” on page 122), showing that someone is listening at this specific
display.

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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.

Triggering Audio Monitoring

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 meters and video widgets 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 widget on the monitor wall, or it can be a background action. See “Creating Actions” on page 243 for
details.

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

Key Concepts

Kaleido-X

The Kaleido-X is a multi-room, multi-image processor and router in a single, expandable frame. As a multi­image processor, the 7RU frame can display 96 HD, SD or analog inputs any number of times, in any size,
over up to 8 displays of any resolution and orientation. The compact 4RU frame supports 32 inputs and 4
multi-image outputs. By using Kaleido-X’s mid-plane expansion module, two 7RU frames can be
connected to display up to 192 video inputs over up to 12 displays. The Kaleido-X (7RU) built-in 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.

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, channels, layouts,
and RCP user definitions, and perform all the configurations required for successful operation of the
Kaleido-X. XEdit has two modes of operation: you can work offline in a local workspace and then apply your
changes by exporting them to the Kaleido-X, or you can connect to a Kaleido-X system and work online
directly on the system. Changes made in online mode take effect immediately on the monitor wall.

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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 d atabase to a Kaleido-X fram e, or impor t
the current layouts and configurations from a Kaleido-X frame 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
Kaleido-X frame. Conversely, any configuration change you make in online mode must be imported from
the Kaleido-X frame into your local workspace if you wish to be able to make further changes in offline
mode.

System

A Kaleido-X system represents a grouping of equipment, including one or more Kaleido-X frames, cards,
and routing devices. In XEdit, you work on one system at a time. Each system is stored as a separate
database.

Expansion system

An expansion system includes two Kaleido-X (7RU) frames, working together as a single unit.

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Cluster

A cluster refers to multiple Kaleido-X frames, configured so that they can be operated as a single system
from a room comprising up to 48 displays fed by the different frame’s outputs. The complete system can
include up to 128 displays.

Channel

A channel refers to a group of attributes from physical sources, that can be assigned to widgets as a single
entity. A channel can represent a device, a signal path, or any set of attributes one may find useful to
consider as a single entity. Within a channel, attributes are organized by levels belonging to one five
categories: Video, Audio, Text, Alarm, and Time code. Each level category can include as many levels as
necessary for your monitoring purposes. See “Creating Channels” on page 151 for details.

Cards

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

Calibration

Calibration refers to the configuration of different card attributes. For example, 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 109 for details.

Third-Party Devices

A third-party device is an external piece of equipment, such as a router or production switcher, not
produced by Miranda Technologies, that can be connected to the Kaleido-X frame.

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 106 for an overview of the recommended workflow.

Detailed Directions

Opening the XEdit Software

When using XEdit offline, you work inside a workspace located on your client PC. When you first open XEdit,
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 o pen XEd it:

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

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

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

Opening the XEdit Software

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.

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 factory
channels.

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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, Too l s, and Properties tabs by clicking their X button.

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

X button Handle Square button

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

To restore the defaul t 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 c los e 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 Kaleido-X
frame. When using XEdit in offline mode, all changes are stored locally on the user’s PC, and the database
must be exported to the Kaleido-X frame for the changes to take effect.

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

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

Connecting to a Kaleido-X System

Connecting to a Kaleido-X System

To connect to a Kaleido-X system:

1. On the Configure menu, click Connect.
The IP Address window appears.

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

2. If your PC and the Kaleido-X are on the same subnet, then you can select the IP address of the Kaleido­X system 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 frame type, frame

name and IP address, and the status bar shows the connection status.

Connection status Frame type Frame name Frame IP address

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

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 Kaleido-X frame. To retrieve the data set from the Kaleido-X, either disconnect
from the frame, and then use the Import function, or use the Create backup function to save a copy
of the database. A database can be retrieved from a backup repository to your local wo rkspace later. See
“Managing Multiple Databases Efficiently” on page 106 for a description of the recommended
workflow.

• It is not recommended to have two or more users simultaneously connected online to the same frame

for editing.

Disconnecting from a Kaleido-X System

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To disconnect from a Kaleido-X system:

•On the Configure menu, click Disconnect.

XEdit displays the OFFLINE status on the status bar.

Offline status

Importing a Database

Importing a Database

To import a database:

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

Database import menu

A window appears, prompting you for the IP address of the Kaleido-X system whose database you wish
to import.

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

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

3. Click OK.

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A window appears, prompting you to confirm that you really want to import data from the Kaleido-X
frame.

Import database confirmation window

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

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Import succeeded window

5. Click OK.
The imported data has replaced the former local database content. The originating system’s frame type

and IP address now appear in the System list.

Frame type Frame IP address

Exporting a Database

Exporting a Database

To export a database:

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

Database export menu

A window appears, prompting you for the IP address of the Kaleido-X system where you wish to
transfer the database.

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

2. If your PC and the Kaleido-X are on the same subnet, then you can select the IP address of the Kaleido­X 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 Kaleido-X

frame.

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

Export progress window

Export Succeeded window

5. Click OK.
All data on the remote system is now replaced with content from the local database.

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Creating a Backup

Use the Create backup and Retrieve backup functions to manage copies of Kaleido-X databases. 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.