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User Manual

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reproduced in any form or by any means without written permission from the product

manufacturer. Changes are periodically made to the information in this document. They will be

incorporated in subsequent editions. The product manufacturer may make improvements and /or

changes in the product described in this document at any time.

All the registered trademarks referred to this manual are belonging to their respective companies.

WARRANTY STATEMENT

Apantac LLC (herein after referred to as “Apantac”) warrants to the original purchaser of the

products manufactured by Apantac (the “Product,”) will be free from defects in material and

workmanship for a period of three (3) year from the date of shipment of the Product to the

purchaser.

If the Product proves to be defective during the three (3) year warranty period, the purchaser’s

exclusive remedy and Apantac’s sole obligation under this warranty is expressly limited, at

Apantac’s sole option, to:

(a)

repair the defective Product without charge for parts and labor or,

(b)

provide a replacement in exchange for the defective Product or,

(c)

if after a reasonable time, is unable to correct the defect or provide a replacement Product

in good working order, then the purchaser shall be entitled to recover damages subject to

the limitation of liability set forth below.

19BLimitation of Liability

Apantac’s liability under this warranty shall not exceed the purchase price paid for the defective

product. In no event shall Apantac be liable for any incidental, special or consequential damages,

including without limitation, loss of profits for any breach of this warranty.

If Apantac replaces the defective Product with a replacement Product as provided under the

terms of this Warranty, in no event will the term of the warranty on the replacement Product

exceed the number of months remaining on the warranty covering the defective Product.

Equipment manufactured by other suppliers and supplied by Apantac carries the respective

manufacturer’s warranty. Apantac assumes no warranty responsibility either expressed or implied

for equipment manufactured by others and supplied by Apantac.

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This hardware warranty shall not apply to any defect, failure or damage:

a)

Caused by improper use of the Product or inadequate maintenance and care of the

Product;

b)

Resulting from attempts by those other than Apantac representatives to install, repair, or

service the Product;

c)

Caused by installation of the Product in a hostile operating environment or connection of

the Product to incompatible equipment;

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Table of Contents

1.0 WHAT’S IN THE BOX ........................................................................... 4

2.0 Key Features ....................................................................................... 4

3.0 Specifications ..................................................................................... 5

4.0 Hardware and Installation ................................................................. 6

4.1 Front Panel .................................................................................... 6

4.2 Rear Panel .................................................................................... 7

4.3 Installation .................................................................................. 7

5.0 MicroQ_Lite_Controller Software ................................................... 10

5.1 Getting Started .......................................................................... 10

5.2 Running the MicroQ_Lite_Controller ......................................... 10

5.3 Connecting to the MicroQ .......................................................... 10

5.4 Configuring the Output .............................................................. 14

5.5 Configuring the On Screen Elements ......................................... 15

5.5.1 Labels ...................................................................................... 15

5.5.2 Audio Meters ........................................................................... 20

5.5.3 Border ...................................................................................... 23

5.5.4 Alarm Tags ............................................................................... 25

5.5.5 Auto Aspect Ratio .................................................................... 26

5.5.6 Tally ......................................................................................... 27

5.5.7 Safe Area ................................................................................. 31

5.5.8 Presets ..................................................................................... 33

5.5.9 Front Panel Definitions ............................................................ 34

5.5.10 Write to Flash ........................................................................ 35

5.5.11 Quit and Exit .......................................................................... 36

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1.0 WHAT’S IN THE BOX

1 x MicroQ

1 x Mounting Plate

1 x RJ50 to DB9 cable for GPI/Tally

1 x DC 5V 3.2A Power Adapter

1 x Manual

Important Note:

Default IP address: 192.168.1.151

The configuration PC must be on the same subnet as the MicroQ, for example,

“192.168.1.1”

The default output resolution is set to 1024x768@59.95 Hz for 60Hz countries and

1024x768@60Hz for 50Hz countries to accommodate the most common display

resolution

2.0 Key Features

– Low power consumption - 12 W and Silent – No fan!

– Fixed Quad Split, each window can go full screen

– Accepts 4 x auto-detect 3G SDI, HD SDI, SD SDI and Composite video signals

– Simultaneous HDMI and SDI outputs

– Decode/display up to 8 embedded audio per SDI input

– Ethernet port for Configuration, Dynamic Labels & Tallies interface (TSL)

– One 32 characters labels per Window

– Up to 32 characters

– Text and Background Colors, Transparency are adjustable

– Borders, can be turned ON or OFF

– Visual Alarms (Tags)

– 0 to 8 Embedded Audio Meters can be displayed for each Window

– Audio monitoring output – analog, HDMI

– Four Front Panel Buttons capabilities configurable for:

– Safe Area Markers

– Up to 4 tally levels control with TSL, 2 with GPI

– Support of the TSL protocol v. 3.1 over IP is standard

– 8 x GPI contacts: Configurable for tally or ASCII protocol

– Automatic aspect ratio

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3.0 Specifications

Decription

Compact video quad split

Output

1 x HDMI, 1 x SDI

Total Windows

4

HDMI

800x480 to 1920x1200

(1080p)

50/59.94/60Hz

Inputs

3G/HD/SD-SDI/Composite

SDI

Matching the HDMI

output resolution up to

3G

Serial Digital Video

SMPTE 424M, 292M, 259M

On Screen Display

Border, Tally, Audio

meters, Alarm tags,

Safe area marker

Equalization

120m at 2.97 Gbps, 140 m

at 1.48 Gbps, 400m at 270

Mbps with Belden 1694A

GPI

8 for tally or AXP

(ASCII commands)

Return Loss

>15db up to 1.485 Gbps

>10db up to 3G

IP

100 Base-Tx, TSL,

AXP_Lite

Embedded Audio

SMPTE-272M-A

Electrical

12 W, 90-250V

50/60Hz

Composite

NTSC (SMPTE-170M), PAL

(ITU624-2)

EMI/RFI

Complies with FCC Part

15, Class A, CE, EU,

EMC, C-tick

Signal Level

1V nominal

Power

DC 5V 3.2A

DC Offset

0V, ± 0.1V

Size

171 mm W x 120 mm

D x 44.45 mm H

Impedence

75 Ω

Mount

Magnetic

Return Loss

40 db up to 5MHz

Option

Rack Mount

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4.0 Hardware and Installation

4.1 Front Panel

Figure 4-1 MicroQ Front Panel

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4.2 Rear Panel

Figure 4-2: MicroQ Rear Panel

4.3 Installation

4.3.1 The MicroQ is a fan-less device; therefore, it is very important the heating

vents on the sides are not blocked

Figure 4-3: MicroQ Venting

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4.3.2 The MicroQ can be mounted 3 different ways

• Using the standard magnetic mounting plate

• Using the optiona VESA plate for mounting on the back of the monitors

• Using the optional rack mount to mount 2 MicroQ’s side by side

Figure 4-4: MicroQ Standard Mounting Plate

Figure 4-5: MicroQ Optional Vesa Mounting Plate

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Figure 4-3: MicroQ Optional Vesa Mounting Plate with MicroQ

Figure 4-6: MicroQ Optional Rack Mount

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5.0 MicroQ_Lite_Controller Software

5.1 Getting Started

The MicroQ_Lite_Controller is design to allow you to quickly access all the feature sets of the

MicroQ on a single User Interface. This section will help you get the MicroQ up and running

with the MicroQ_Lite_Controller as quickly as possible.

5.2 Running the MicroQ_Lite_Controller

Before you can successfully run the MicroQ_Lite_Controller, you must first copy it from the

CD prvided and place it in an appropriate location on your computer’s HDD.

Now you can run the MicroQ_Lite_Controller by double clicking on the “Apantac

MicroQ_Lite_Controller” icon.

Figure 5.1: Double click on the Apantac MicroQ_Lite_Controller

5.3 Connecting to the MicroQ

To connect to the MicroQ you PC must be connected to the same subnet as the MicroQ.

The default IP address for the MicroQ is 192.168.1.151

After the MicroQ_Lite_Controller launches, you will see this screen

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Figure 5.2: Connect dialog

• Click on the IP address box, if the desired IP address is not already entered.

Figure 5.3: Save folder will create automatically

• Once the MicroQ_Lite_Controller connects to the MicroQ a Save folder will be created

in the same directory

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After the MicroQ_Lite_Controller is connected to the MicroQ, the configuration
surface will appear.

Now you are ready to configure your layout

Figure 5.4: MicroQ control GUI

The default settings of the On screen Elements on the MicroQ are as follows,

Labels

• Default settings

o On

o On top of the video

o Text - <Label>

o Color – Dark blue

o Fit to Text

Borders

• Default settings

o On

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o Color – Dark Blue

Audio meters

• Default settings

o Off

o Width - 16

Alarms

• Default settings

o Video – Off

o Audio - Off

Tally

• Default settings

o Off

o Left LED – Red

o Right LED – Green

o

Safe area

• Default settings

o Off

o Line color – Yellow

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5.4 Configuring the Output

Set Output resolution

Figure 5.5: Set output resolution

Set Output Frequency

Figure 5.6: Set output timing

Important Note: If your input sources are 59.94, the output resolution and

timing must be set to 59.94Hz.

Set HDMI/DVI Output Format

Note:If HDMI is selected, HDMI will also carry the audio monitoring output as part of its

embedded audio

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Figure 5.7: Set output display format

Set SDI Output Format

The SDI output format must match the HDMI/DVI output timing. However, as an exception,

if the HDMI/DVI output is set to 1080p, the SDI output can also be set to 1080i.

Figure 5.8: Set output SDI format

5.5 Configuring the On Screen Elements

5.5.1 Labels

Default Labels are on top of the video. Got to, <System> -> <Enable Label Outside>

To move the labels outside the video

• Set label properties

o Put labels inside or outside of video

o Turn on/off label

o Change label text

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o Change label background color

o Change label text color

o Change label width

! Change Label Width

• Fit to text: The label background will be the same width as the

text

• The maximum width is 32, which the same as the maximum

number of characters

• If the number selected is less than the number of characters on

the label text, it will default to <Fit to Text>

o Change label transparency

! Change Label Transparency

! 100% = opaque

! 0% = 100% transparent

Figure 5.9: Put labels outside

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Figure 5.10: Set label properties

Figure 5.11: Change label text

Figure 5.12: Change label background color

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Figure 5.13: Change label width

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Figure 5.14: Connect label transparency

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5.5.2 Audio Meters

Figure 5.15: Set meters

• Set Meters

o 0 – 8 meters can be turned on/off

o Meter width can be set to 4 – 16 pixels

o SDI embedded audio channels can be assigned to individual meters

o One pair of audio meters can be selected as monitor output to go to the analog

audio output or the HDMI output

Figure 5.16: Diso;ay 0 – 8 meters

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Figure 5.17: Set meter width

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Figure 5.18: Set SDI audio channels

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Figure 5.19: Set audio monitor output

5.5.3 Border

Figure xx: Set borders

• Set Borders

o Border can be turn on/off

o Border color can be set

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Figure 5.20: Turn border on / off

Figure 5.21: Set border color

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5.5.4 Alarm Tags

Figure 5.22: Set Alarm Tags

• Set Alarm Tags

o Video Format and Audio Status alarm tags can be turned on/off

o Video Alarm Tags shows the following

! While video signal is present

• Displays video format, (NTSC/PAL, 525, 626, 720p, 1080i/p

50/60)

! While video signal is lost

• <No Video>

o Audio Alarm Tags shows the following

! While audio signal is present

• No tag

! While audio signal is lost

• “No Audio”

Figure 5.23: Turn Alarm tags on / off

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Figure 5.24: Result after the alarm tags turned on

5.5.5 Auto Aspect Ratio

• Set Auto Aspect Ratio

o Auto Ratio can be turn on/off

o Aspect Ratio can be set by the user to any ratio

o Default is 4x3 for SD and 16x9 for HD

Figure 5.25: Set Aspect Ratio

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5.5.6 Tally

Default: Tally LEDs are off

Figure 5.26: Set Tally

• Set Tally

o Tally 1 (left) and Tally 2 (right) can be turned on/off

o Border, UMD (Label) Text and UMD (Label) Backgruond can be assigned to be

associated with the tally

o Tally LED colors can be set

o GPI can be assigned to the tallies or AXP (ASCII protocol)

o TSL can be assigned to the dynamic tallies

Figure 5.27: Turn on / off LED and tally options

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Figure 5.28: The result have the tally LEDs are turned on

Figure 5.29: Assign border tally

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Figure 5.30: Assign UMD text tally (text tally)

Figure 5.31: Assign UMD Background tally (Label tally)

Figure 5.32: Set tally colors

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Figure 5.33: Set GPI

Figure 5.34: Set GPI to trigger Tally

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Figure 5.35: Set TSL address

Figure 5.36: Set TSL address

5.5.7 Safe Area

Figure 5.37: Set Safe Area

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• Set Safe Area

o Safe Area can be turn on/off

! With a mask

! With a line

! Or with both mask and line

o The safe area line color can be changed

o The safe area can be freely assigned

Figure 5.38: Turn on safe area

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5.5.8 Presets

Figure 5.39: Save Preset

Figure 5.40: Recall Presets

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5.5.9 Front Panel Definitions

Figure 5.41: Set Front Panel buttons

1. Default: Fullscreen/Quad

2. Off: Disable the buttons, so no one accidentally triggers them

3. Fast Load Preset: As long as the preset names are set to 1.pt, 2.pt, 3.pt and

4.pt, buttons 1 will recall 1.pt, button 2 will recall 2.pt, button 3 will recall 3.pt
and button 4 will recall 4.pt

Figure 5.42: Select front panel settings

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5.5.10 Write to Flash

It is a good idea to write to flash occasionally, just in case your PC experience
problems

Figure 5.43: Write to flash

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5.5.11 Quit and Exit

Figure 5.44: Quit

Figure 5.45: Confirm and write to flash again

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Apendix I

Apantac eXchange Protocol - MicroQ

Revision Date: November 23, 2012

Introduction

The AXP-Lite is a set of text commands to allow 3

rd

party interface to control the

Crescent MicroQ via TCP/IP.

Port Description

TCP/IP: Default port = 101

AXP-Lite Commands set Overview

Command

FW

Release

Overview

audio

Set audio monitoring output

Exit

Exit from text command mode

ledumd

Turn on/off tally and set label text

Load

Load presets

AXP-Lite command sets

Audio: Set audio monitoring output

Note: MicroQ only supports 2 groups of embedded audio (8 channels), audio
monitoring must be done in pairs, therefore, when you choose meter 1, you
will get a stereo pair of 1 and 2, when you choose 3, you will get a stereo pair
of 3 and 4 and so on.
Audio [SDI_Number][GROUP] [Channel/PAIR]

Parameters

Values

Description

[SDI_Number]

1 - 4

SDI input number

[Group]

1 – 2

[Channel/Pair]

1 – 4 channel

Pairs of audio meters

to be monitored

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Examples:

Command

Description

Audio 1 2 3

Select SDI input 1, Group 2, Channel

3 and 4 to the monitoring output

Exit: Exit from text command mode

Exits the text command mode. Press <CR> to return to text command mode

Ledumd: Turn on/off tally and set label text

Ledumd [WIN_ID] [LED1] [LED2] [TEXT]

Parameters

Values

Description

[WIN_ID]

0 ~ 4

[LED1 on/off]

1, 0

Turn on/off Tally LED 1

[LED 2 on/off]

1, 0

Turn on/off Tally LED 2

[LED 3 on/off]

1, 0

Turn on/off Tally LED 3

[LED 4 on/off]

1, 0

Turn on/off Tally LED 4

[TEXT]

Text

Label text. Must be

bracketed with “| |”

Load:

Load [FILE_NAME]

Parameters

Values

Description

[file_name]

The preset file name.

*The file name must

be bracketed with “| |”.

Example:

Command

Description

Load |1_full.pt1|

Loads preset name “1_full.pt1”

Example:

Command

Description

turn 3 6 0

Turn off VPM[3], standalone label

#2. See Appendix A for item_id

Turn 3 6 0 3

Turn off VPM[3] standalone label #2,

#3 and # 4