Quick Start Guide M869-9905-112 17 December 2014
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Kaleido-X16 Quick Start Guide Important Safeguards and Notices This section provides important safety guidelines for operators and service personnel. Specific warnings and cautions appear throughout the manual where they apply. Please read and follow this important information, especially those instructions related to the risk of electric shock or injury to persons.
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Kaleido-X16 Quick Start Guide • When installing this equipment, do not attach the power cord to building surfaces. • Products that have no on/off switch, and use an external power supply must be installed in proximity to a main power outlet that is easily accessible. • Use the correct voltage setting. If this product lacks auto-ranging power supplies, before applying power ensure that each power supply is set to match the power source. • Provide proper ventilation.
Notices Mesures de sécurité et avis importants La présente section fournit des consignes de sécurité importantes pour les opérateurs et le personnel de service. Des avertissements ou mises en garde spécifiques figurent dans le manuel, dans les sections où ils s’appliquent. Prenez le temps de bien lire les consignes et assurez-vous de les respecter, en particulier celles qui sont destinées à prévenir les décharges électriques ou les blessures.
Kaleido-X16 Quick Start Guide La marque ETL Listed d’Intertek pour le marché Nord-Américain certifie que l’appareil visé a été testé par Intertek et reconnu conforme aux exigences applicables en matière de sécurité électrique en vigueur au Canada et aux ÉtatsUnis. Le marquage CE indique que l’appareil visé est conforme aux exigences essentielles des directives applicables de l’Union européenne en matière de sécurité électrique, de compatibilité électromagnétique et de conformité environnementale.
Notices • Après tout travail d’entretien ou de réparation, faites effectuer des contrôles de sécurité par le personnel technique qualifié. Mises en garde • • • • • • • • • Les mises en garde signalent des conditions ou des pratiques susceptibles d’endommager l’équipement. Veuillez vous familiariser avec les mises en garde cidessous : L’appareil est conçu pour être installé dans un endroit à accès restreint.
Kaleido-X16 Quick Start Guide • Pour plus de sécurité, vérifiez périodiquement la valeur de résistance du bracelet antistatique. Elle doit se situer entre 1 et 10 mégohms. • Si vous devez mettre une carte de côté, assurez-vous de la ranger dans un sac protecteur antistatique. • Les cartes qui sont reliées à un châssis ou boîtier métallique mis à la terre ne nécessitent pas de protection antistatique spéciale. Remplacement et élimination des piles L’appareil renferme une pile.
Notices Electromagnetic Compatibility This equipment has been tested for verification of compliance with FCC Part 15, Subpart B requirements for class A digital devices. Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
Setting Up Your Multiviewer Welcome to the Kaleido family of multiviewers! This Quick Start Guide is designed to help you get your Kaleido-X16 multiviewer up and running for the first time. The following sections will guide you through the installation of a Kaleido-X16 system in its default configuration. Summary Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Getting Organized . . . . . . .
Setting Up Your Multiviewer Introduction A Kaleido-X16 multiviewer system in its default configuration includes a number of layout presets. The default output head configuration is set to automatically detect the resolution of the associated display. If this information is not available, it will fall back to 1280 × 1024 @ 60 Hz. Consult the Kaleido-X User’s Manual (on the DVD that shipped with your system) for instructions on how to define rooms and layouts according to your specific requirements.
Kaleido-X16 Quick Start Guide The Kaleido-X16 system is available in two model types: the Kaleido-X16-D and the Kaleido-X16-S. There are two heads on the Kaleido-X16-D and one head on the Kaleido-X16-S. Getting Organized This section provides information about system requirements, and items shipped with your Kaleido-X16.
Setting Up Your Multiviewer Physical Setup • Cables (to connect your multiviewer to video sources, to displays, and to the network): Cable type Purpose CAT-5 For Ethernet connectivity Display cables Either extension modules—for example Grass Valley’s DXF-200 (part number DXF-200-B)—or HDMI cables Video cables Standard coaxial cables with BNC connectors Notes • On all Kaleido multiviewers, the network adapters are set to autonegotiate.
Kaleido-X16 Quick Start Guide 2 Position the Kaleido-X16 frame at the designated location within the rack, and secure the front of the frame to the rack by using suitable screws and washers (not included). IMPORTANT Mobile Installation If you are deploying your Kaleido-X16 in a mobile unit, it is your responsibility to make sure the back of the multiviewer is securely attached to the rack.
Setting Up Your Multiviewer Physical Setup Notes • The Kaleido-RCP2, and Audio Bridge Terminal (ABT) are optional devices, and may not have been shipped with your Kaleido-X16 system. For information on these and other Kaleido-X16 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-X16 Quick Start Guide LED LED Status Green Blinking green Red Blinking red Yellow Blinking yellow CPU Normal operation Application booting Error Live Update OS Booting N/A Front cover is closed CPF Activity N/A Activity N/A N/A N/A N/A No Activity Video Inputs Inputs are locked N/A Inputs are unlocked, or no input ERROR ON SIGNAL N/A N/A Front cover is closed DVI Inputs Inputs are locked N/A Inputs are unlocked, or no input ERROR ON SIGNAL N/A N/A Front cover is
Setting Up Your Multiviewer Physical Setup • 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-X16 Quick Start Guide Step 2: Networking Setup For the Kaleido-X16 multiviewer 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 multiviewer (Configuring a Client PC, on page 12). You must also configure any Kaleido-RCP2, and Audio Bridge Terminal units you may have ordered. The Kaleido-X16 is shipped with the following default settings: System IP address 10.0.3.
Setting Up Your Multiviewer Networking Setup Display from 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 Note: The Kaleido-RCP2 unit is optional and is not included in the standard Kaleido-X16 package.
Kaleido-X16 Quick Start Guide Kaleido-RCP2 will fall back to its default static IP address, subnet mask, and gateway settings: Default IP address 10.0.3.191 Default subnet mask 255.255.0.0 Default gateway 0.0.0.
Setting Up Your Multiviewer Networking Setup If your system was configured prior to shipment, then a layout will appear 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.” 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.
Kaleido-X16 Quick Start Guide 3 In Network Connections, right-click the network adapter you wish to configure (e.g., Local Area Connection, or Ethernet), and then click Properties. If the system prompts you for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation. The Properties window for the selected network adapter opens. 4 On the Networking tab, under This connection uses the following items, click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4), and then click Properties.
Setting Up Your Multiviewer XEdit Installation 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. If you are unsure, contact your network administrator. 7 Type a subnet mask in the same range as that of the multiviewer. 8 Click OK. 9 In Local Area Connection Properties, click Close.
Kaleido-X16 Quick Start Guide 2 Click the XEdit button. The browser prompts you to save an executable file to your hard drive (Kaleidowindows32-online.exe1). This file is an online installer, which will download XEdit and other companion elements from your multiviewer, and install them. Some browsers may allow you to run the file directly. Depending on your browser’s security features, warnings may appear, which you may safely dismiss.
Setting Up Your Multiviewer XEdit Installation • 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). Once the installation has completed, the XEdit startup screen appears. Depending on your Windows Firewall settings, a security alert may appear. • Click Allow access to unblock the application.
Kaleido-X16 Quick Start Guide • Click OK to continue, and then open XEdit again, by using the shortcut on your desktop, in your Apps view (Windows 8.1) or Start screen (Windows 8), or from the Start menu (Windows 7, Windows XP). 4 When prompted to specify a database, choose one from the Path list, or click Browse to navigate to the database you wish to use as your local workspace, and then click OK. Once the database has completed loading, XEdit’s main application window appears.
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