Quick Start Guide M808-9905-111 17 December 2014
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Setting Up Your Multi-Viewer Welcome to the Kaleido family of multiviewers! This Quick Start Guide is designed to help you get your Kaleido-X (7RU) multiviewer up and running for the first time. The following sections will guide you through the installation of a Kaleido-X (7RU) system in its default configuration. Summary Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Getting Organized . . .
Setting Up Your Multi-Viewer Introduction • Signal Path Viewer opens as a standalone panel, updated in real time, showing assignment information between router sources and multiviewer inputs. Signal Path Viewer is available for all multiviewer models, except Kaleido-IP (for which it is not relevant). A Kaleido-X multiviewer system in its default configuration includes a number of layout presets. Each preset shows the video signal from a specific input module (card).
Kaleido-X Quick Start Guide have access to all inputs on each frame (up to 192 in total) without any blocking or bandwidth limitations. Using Grass Valley’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, etc.), and audio level data.
Setting Up Your Multi-Viewer Getting Organized • One keyboard • One mouse • Serial port adapters (one with straight cabling and one with crossover cabling for each output module in your multiviewer): Part number Adapter cabling RS-422 pinout at the DE-9P connector 1737-3000-102 Straight Controller (SMPTE master) mode 1792-3700-100 Crossover Tributary (SMPTE slave) mode • Two AC power cord per power supply • The Kaleido-X (7RU) Quick Start Guide (this document) • DVD including the Release Notes for
Kaleido-X Quick Start Guide System Requirements for a Client PC A client PC or laptop meeting the following requirements is required to access the XAdmin Web client, and the other Kaleido-X client applications. Operating system Windows XP Professional, Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 8.
Setting Up Your Multi-Viewer Physical Setup Notes • The Kaleido-RCP2, and Audio Bridge Terminal (ABT) are optional devices, and may not have been shipped with your Kaleido-X (7RU) system. For information on these and other Kaleido-X options, please contact your Grass Valley sales representative. • You may need to upgrade your Audio Bridge Terminal and Kaleido-RCP2 devices (if available) to the latest firmware.
Kaleido-X Quick Start Guide Cabling Diagram Kaleido-X (7RU) cabling diagram Changing the Output Resolution To set a display’s output resolution from the monitor wall: 1 Connect a mouse to an output card’s USB connector.
Setting Up Your Multi-Viewer Physical Setup The Display Resolution window appears: • If you would like the system to automatically select a resolution based on information from the connected display, select Use detected monitor resolution. • If you would like to manually set (and fix) the resolution, select the desired resolution from the Default DVI resolution list: 3 Click OK. The output resolution is adjusted accordingly.
Kaleido-X Quick Start Guide Verifying that the Cards are Ready To verify that the cards (modules) are ready: • Check the status LEDs on each card installed in the Kaleido-X frame. Make sure that none are indicating an error condition (see table below). Photograph of a Kaleido-X (7RU) frame showing LED indicators on modules. CPU LED Color Card Status Action Required Solid green Ready None Red Fault Verify that the card is securely seated in the proper slot in the frame.
Setting Up Your Multi-Viewer Networking Setup Kaleido-X (7 RU) Kaleido-X (14 RU) Gateway 10.0.0.1 10.0.0.1 Output A 10.0.3.66 10.0.3.66 Output B 10.0.3.67 10.0.3.67 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 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.
Kaleido-X Quick Start Guide 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. Using the Kaleido-RCP2 with Default Settings To start using the Kaleido-RCP2 with its default settings: 1 Physically connect the Kaleido-RCP2 unit to the network using an Ethernet cable. By default, the Kaleido-RCP2 is shipped with DHCP enabled, so it will automatically be assigned an IP address by a DHCP server.
Setting Up Your Multi-Viewer Networking Setup Notes • If you need to operate with a fixed IP address, you must use the KaleidoRCP2’s configuration menu to disable DHCP and set up the correct IP address, Network Mask, and Gateway (see the “Enabling or Disabling DHCP” and “Setting an IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway” sections in the “Peripheral Equipment” chapter of the Kaleido-X (7RU) Hardware Description & Installation Manual).
Kaleido-X Quick Start Guide middle: “No layout has been assigned to this room. Please load a layout.” Note: To access other layouts, press the LOAD button. To assign a layout to a preset button, press and hold the button for more than six seconds while the desired layout is showing on the monitor wall. Loading a Layout To load a layout on the monitor wall: 1 Connect a mouse to the Kaleido-RCP2. 2 If you have not already done so, log on to the Kaleido-X from the Kaleido-RCP2.
Setting Up Your Multi-Viewer Networking Setup Example of a default layout showing 16 video streams 4 Choose a layout from the layout window on the monitor wall. The video source should appear on the room displays. Configuring a Client PC 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. The following procedure applies to a typical Windows 7 or Windows 8 system.
Kaleido-X Quick Start Guide 4 On the Networking tab, under This connection uses the following items, click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4), and then click Properties. The Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties window opens. 5 On the General tab, click Use the following IP address. 6 Type an IP address in the same range as the multiviewer’s current IP address. For example, if the multiviewer’s IP address is 192.168.3.31, then the IP address of your client PC could be 192.168.3.123.
Setting Up Your Multi-Viewer Networking Setup Changing an IP Address on Windows XP To change the IP address of a client PC that has Windows XP 1 On the Start menu, point to Control Panel, right-click Network Connections, and then click Open on the menu. 2 In Network Connections, right-click Local Area Connection, and 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, and then click Properties.
Kaleido-X Quick Start Guide For more information about the ABT, refer to the Audio Bridge Terminal Guide to Installation and Operation, available on the DVD that shipped with your system. To configure the IP address and other network settings of the ABT 1 Connect a PC to a switch. 2 Referring to Configuring a Client PC on page 14, 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.
Setting Up Your Multi-Viewer XEdit Installation 7 Change the ABT’s network settings, as necessary, and 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.
Kaleido-X Quick Start Guide A window appears, showing the download and installation progress. At the end of the installation process: • If you have Windows 7, or Windows XP, shortcuts ( and to the Start menu (under All Programs). ) are added to your desktop • If you have Windows 8.1, or Windows 8, XEdit will appear on your desktop, in the Apps view with all the other applications on your PC (Windows 8.1), or in your Start screen (Windows 8).
Setting Up Your Multi-Viewer XEdit Installation Depending on your Windows Firewall settings, a security alert may appear. • Click Allow access to unblock the application. If XEdit cannot find all of the fonts it needs already on your PC or laptop, it downloads them from the multiviewer automatically, in which case a message will appear to confirm the font update, and instruct you to restart the application.
Kaleido-X Quick Start Guide Note: Once it has been installed from the multiviewer, XEdit remains on your PC or laptop, and can be launched from the shortcut that was added to your desktop, Apps view, or Start screen (see page 19), or from the Start menu. Whenever you install a new version of the Kaleido-X software on the multiviewer, the next time you open XEdit, your installed copy of the application will be automatically updated from the multiviewer.
Setting Up Your Multi-Viewer System Verification 2 Click the XAdmin button. 3 If you see a security warning, or a certificate error message, then refer to Registering your Multiviewer's Security Credentials with your Browser, in the Kaleido-X User’s Manual. 4 If the “Log in to XAdmin” page appears, type the password, and then click Log in. 5 Internet Explorer users: If a blank page appears, then refer to Enabling the Compatibility View in Internet Explorer 10, in the Kaleido-X User’s Manual.
Kaleido-X Quick Start Guide Cards are presented in the order they appear, from left to right when looking at the front of the chassis. The card heading shows the card type, serial number, firmware and safemode versions, and a summary view of the input signals for each input card. 6 Move the pointer to an input signal status icon to view the associated signal format.
Setting Up Your Multi-Viewer System Verification Card type Serial number Version information Input signal status Input signal format 7 Click the arrow button ( ) at the end of each card’s heading row to view detailed information for this card. Expand details Refresh Reset 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.
Kaleido-X Quick Start Guide Note: See Managing Hardware and Software Options, in the Kaleido-X User’s Manual, for more information on the available options. 9 If your system includes a GPI/genlock card (KXA-GPI-GEN), you can check the main system statuses of the Kaleido-X frame, to make sure that there are no errors or alerts related to system temperature, fan operation, or card fault conditions.
Setting Up Your Multi-Viewer System Verification The other statuses 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.
Kaleido-X Quick Start Guide Verifying the Kaleido-RCP2 To verify that the Kaleido-RCP2 is functioning normally: • Log on to the Kaleido-RCP2 (see Using the Kaleido-RCP2 with Default Settings on page 11), and then test various operations using the Kaleido-RCP2 keyboard and the mouse (e.g. load a predefined layout).
Setting Up Your Multi-Viewer RS-422 Connection Diagram Pinout of each RS-422 port’s RJ-45 connector on the multiviewer RJ-45 DE-9 male DE-9 female Pinout of straight adapter (Grass Pinout of RS-422 Valley part no. 1737-3000-102) connector on SMPTE slave device Standard wiring between multiviewer and devices wired to SMPTE “slave” specification (e.g.
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