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KONA 3 Installation and Operation Manual — Checking the System with a
The Video Options button is greyed out for KONA 3 (use the KONA 3 Control Panel
for video configuration; the Audio Options button opens a second dialog where Final
Cut gives options for changing bit depth, number of channels, and the sample rate.
Since Final Cut currently only supports 2 channels of audio, AJA recommends you
leave all of these settings as set in the factory defaults.
You may wish to use a different KONA 3 output for final Print-to-tape from Final
Cut. You can select that in this window by clicking the checkbox “Different Output
for Edit to Tape/Print to Video.” This allows you to select via a pull-down menu any
KONA 3 video output and audio output.
The window also allows you to turn on and off device and audio output warnings.
Checking the System with a Simple Test Project of Bars and Tone
To test that you’ve installed the KONA 3 drivers and have audio and video
monitoring correctly configured, try creating a simple Final Cut Pro project with bars
and tone.
1. Select an Easy Setup as previously discussed (go to the Final Cut Pro menu and
select Easy Setup; then select a desired preset).
2. Select New Project from the File menu.
Create a New Project
3. The Sequence window will be at the bottom of the screen and a Browser
window will be at the top left. Look at the Browser window and locate the
“Effects” tab at the top right. Click on it.
4. Locate the Viewer window in Final Cut and click on the Filmstrip pulldown
menu button (it’s a “filmstrip” icon with an “A” on it). Select “Bars and Tone
NTSC” or “Bars and Tone PAL”. The viewer window will display bars after you
do this.