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KONA 3G Installation & Operating Guide — AJA Control Panel Overview
not always be obvious which currently controls it.
The Control Panel displays the name of the application controlling the KONA 3G. In
some cases, applications may not always properly “let go” of the I/O interface as
another takes over—you’ll be able to tell by looking at the Control Panel.
Primary Format—The video format currently assigned to KONA 3G. This is the format
that the framebuffer will use and is shown in the Control Panel using the color blue.
All icons in blue are the same as the Primary Format used by the framebuffer. Also
any text descriptions in the block diagram that appear in blue also indicate that
something is in the primary format. So, for example, if you see that the input and
output icons are blue, then you know that the same format is used throughout the
video path and that no format conversion is being performed. If a different color is
displayed on the input or output, say green for example, then you know that KONA
3G is performing a format conversion in the video path.
Secondary Format—Any format other than the currently selected Primary Format, is a
secondary format. As described previously, this means that either the Inputs or
Outputs are somehow different from the framebuffer’s assigned format (i.e., the
“Primary Format”). This can be seen at a glance because the color will be different
than blue.
Input/Output Icons—The input and output icons are triangles that together with their
color show all the input and outputs and their status (selected, not selected, input
present or not, format, etc.). A complete video path is shown when inputs and
outputs are connected with lines going to/from the framebuffer.
Input/Output Icon
Conversion Icons—when an input or output is a different standard than the
framebuffer, the KONA 3G may be up- down- or cross-converting the signal to the
selected standard. This may be automatic, because it's detected an input signal that
differs from the standard currently selected, or because you've explicitly told it to
convert. In either case, the block diagram will show the conversion by displaying a
conversion icon in between the input/output and the framebuffer.
Color Meanings—All items in the KONA 3G Control Panel block diagram are color-coded
to show what is happening in realtime. This applies to both icons and text. These colors
have the following corresponding meanings:
Blue: video is same format as the Primary Format (framebuffer)
Red: the selected operation cannot be performed
Yellow: reference video (black burst or other reference source)
Green: indicates that KONA 3G is performing an active change to the video making
it different from the Primary Format (e.g., down-conversion).
Control Panel Screens—The side area of the KONA 3G Control Panel provides different
information categorized by topics. Clicking on a topic—or a block diagram element—
displays an information screen corresponding to that topic. Screens that can be selected
are:
Control: configures KONA 3G operation and output timing.
Format: select the framebuffer primary video format and any secondary formats for
conversion of inputs/outputs
Input Select: view and edit input selections and how they are mapped
SDI Out: select output for
mat
HDMI: configure the HDMI I/O
Analog Out: configure the component/composite analog output