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MCC-8004 series
Revision 1.0
(July 2009)

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  • Page 1 User’s Manual MCC-8004 series Revision 1.0 (July 2009)
  • Page 2 WARNING Do not attempt to disassemble your MCC-8004 series device. Doing so may void your warranty. There are no serviceable parts inside. Please refer all servicing to qualified personnel. TRADEMARKS All brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    1.2 Product Features .................2 Specifications..................3 Operating Features................4 1.3 Identifying the Front Hardware Component.........4 1.4 Identifying the Rear Hardware Components ........5 1.5 Getting Your MCC-8004 Series Ready for Use........6 Basic Hardware Connections ..............6 Cascading....................7 1.6 Using the Galaxy Program ..............10 Module Layout Window ..............18 Galaxy Control Window ..............18...
  • Page 4 Option Window ..................72 Mouse Right-click Menu ..............73 Simplified Control Panel ............. 94 2.1 Using the Simplified Control Panel (Optional) ........94 Preparing the MCC-8004 Series For Use With the SCP Keypad..94 Recalling Presets................95 Avitech ASCII Protocol..............98 3.1 Setting the RS-232 Port..............98 3.2 Setting the HyperTerminal’s COM Port ..........99...

  • Page 5: Warranty

    Limitation of liability: Avitech’s liability under this warranty shall not exceed the purchase price paid for the defective product. In no event shall Avitech be liable for any incidental, special, or consequential damages, including without limitation, loss of profits for any breach of this warranty.

  • Page 6: Extended Warranty Options

    Avitech equipment. Services and Repairs Outside the Warranty Period Avitech make its best offer to repair products that is outside the warranty period, provided the product has not reached its end of life (EOL). The minimum charge for such repair excluding shipping and handling is $200 (US dollars).

  • Page 7: Regulatory Information

    Properly shielded and grounded cables and connectors must be used in order to meet FCC emission limits. Avitech is not responsible for any radio or television interference caused by using other than recommended cables and connectors or by unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment.

  • Page 8: European Union Ce Marking And Compliance Notices

    European Union CE Marking and Compliance Notices Statements of Compliance English This product follows the provisions of the European Directive 1999/5/EC. Danish Dette produkt er i overensstemmelse med det europæiske direktiv 1999/5/EC. Dutch Dit product is in navolging van de bepalingen van Europees Directief 1999/5/EC.

  • Page 9: Australia And New Zealand C-Tick Marking And Compliance Notice

    Australia and New Zealand C-Tick Marking and Compliance Notice Statement of Compliance This product complies with Australia and New Zealand's standards for radio interference. viii...

  • Page 10: Preface

    Directional Correlation De-interlacing. Its function is to help optimize full screen mode regardless of the input format. Your MCC-8004 series can be used as a standalone unit, or cascaded (daisy-chained) with ACC-8000 or VCC-8000 series modules to provide highly complex monitoring applications (up to 15 modules).

  • Page 11: About This Manual

    About this Manual This manual contains comprehensive information of your Avitech MCC-8004 series to help you operate the device. Throughout the manual, the following conventions are used to distinguish elements of text. NOTE: provides additional hints or information that requires special attention.

  • Page 12: Getting Started

    Getting Started This chapter introduces you to the features and specifications as well as the external components of your Avitech MCC-8004 series. It also guides you through the process of setting up your MCC-8004 series for use. NOTE: MCC stands for Media Control Center.

  • Page 13: Product Features

    Communication control via RS-232 or IP. Compatibility with Galaxy software for configuration, monitor layout, and multiple-system control. Avitech ASCII Protocol (AAP) support. DCDi™ processing (MCC-8004P, MCC-8004Q, MCC-8004U). Fixed quad-split display (MCC-8004Q). 32 channels of embedded audio with phase correlation (MCC-8004Q).

  • Page 14: Specifications

    Specifications Parts Specifications Inputs Video Automatic sensing via BNC HD-SDI (1080i/59.94, 1080i/60, 1080i/50, 720p/59.94, 720p/60, 720p/50) SD-SDI (NTSC/525i, PAL/625i, 525p/59.94, 625p/50) Composite analog (NTSC, PAL) Number of inputs: (for MCC-8004a / aL / aA / aAL) four automatic detection composite video (PAL/NTSC) (for MCC-8004d / dL / dE / dEL / dA / dAL / dD / dDL / P / PL / PE / PEL / PA / PAL / PD / PDL) four automatic detection SD-SDI /...

  • Page 15: Operating Features

    (up to 15 MCC-8004/ACC-8000/ VCC-8000 via 14 RJ-485 and DVI (except MCC-8004Q) cascade maximum). One MCC-8004 series can fit in a single rack unit space for a maximum of four video inputs. RJ-50 GPI terminal block adapter is provided for Tally or loading presets.

  • Page 16: Identifying The Rear Hardware Components

    1.4 Identifying the Rear Hardware Components Label/Component Description In 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 BNC connectors for HD / SD-SDI / composite video inputs. Audio Inputs Connector for up to four analog stereo pairs / AES audio inputs. Analog Out VGA connector for output to monitor display.

  • Page 17: Getting Your Mcc-8004 Series Ready For Use

    4. Connect the DVI-I cable to the DVI-I Out port for video output to the monitor display. 5. Make sure to assign a unique address to your MCC-8004 series ID rotary dial when connecting to systems with two or more units.

  • Page 18: Cascading

    ID, or it will cause input conflicts. 2. Connect one end of DVI cable to the DVI-I Out port of MCC-8004 series ID 0 and the other end to the Cascade In port of MCC-8004 series ID 1.
  • Page 19 3. Connect one end of the RS-485 cable to the RS-485 (out) port of MCC-8004 series ID 0 and the other end to the RS-485 (in) port of MCC-8004 series ID1. ID 1 RS-485 output (ID 0) to RS-485 input (ID 1) ID 0 4.
  • Page 20 5. Connect one end of the RS-232 cable to the computer’s RS-232 port and the other end to the RS-232 port of MCC-8004 series ID 0. ID 1 Connect to computer ID 0 6. If the computer application uses multimedia input, connect one end of the DVI cable to the computer’s DVI port and the other end to the Cascade In...

  • Page 21: Using The Galaxy Program

    MCC-8004 series ID 0 IP port to the computer’s RJ-45 port. ID 1 ID 0 Connect to computer 8. Connect the power cables to the two MCC-8004 series and make sure that power is available. Connect to power Connect to power 1.6 Using the Galaxy Program The Galaxy program is designed to be used with Avitech Multiviewer modules.
  • Page 22 NOTE: Make sure the MCC-8004 series is powered on and connected properly to your computer (see previous section) before launching the Galaxy program. To optimize the usage of your Avitech MCC-8004 series, perform the following steps to configure it using the Galaxy program: 1.
  • Page 23 3. Type ping 210.100.100.151 and the following screen appear to signify a successful communication. 4. Type exit to exit the Command Prompt screen. 5. Run the Galaxy program by double-clicking the Galaxy-V311.exe file. When the following screen appears, under Serial Port select Automatically Search.
  • Page 24 Make sure that the slave module’s baud rate and resolution is the same as the master module’s. 7. Upon finding your device, the following screen appears to confirm connection to your MCC-8004 series. For standalone module For cascaded modules NOTE: Make sure the cascaded modules have different rotary ID settings (e.g., 1 – 2 – 3)
  • Page 25 8. Click OK and the following screens appear: Module Layout window, Galaxy control window, and Option window. Module Layout window contains the bird’s eye view of the module layout belonging to each ID in the system. In this example, the top window displays the layout belonging to ID:1 on the Galaxy control window, the middle window displays the layout belonging to ID:2, while the bottom window displays the layout belonging to ID:3.
  • Page 26 Galaxy control window is for creating and configuring the layout. On the blue information bar portion can be found the following items: Logo icon Avitech Galaxy: proprietary logo and the name of the software. 1280×1024 (60Hz): shows the current output resolution and frequency.
  • Page 27 Option window is for group and window/label setup, save/load file, adjust image, monitor audio, and COM port setting. (Refer to a later section for details.)
  • Page 28 Layout menu. Select from 2×2 up to 10×10 as possible grid positions on the monitor display. NOTE: The layout size available for your particular model will depend on the monitor display’s resolution as well as the smallest window size limitation (MCC-8004 series smallest window size is 144×128 pixel).

  • Page 29: Module Layout Window

    Module Layout Window Layout Menu Select from 2×2 up to 10×10 (left to right or top to bottom) as possible grid positions on the Module Layout window. Galaxy Control Window Select Menu Open Option Menu Toggles the Option window display on (with checkmark) / off.
  • Page 30 Dock Option Menu Returns the Option window display to its default position on the right side of the Galaxy control window. This option is not available (grayed out) if the previous item Open Option Menu is disabled. Settings Menu...
  • Page 31 Changing the output resolution affects all the modules in the selected group. If you have more than one group, make sure you select the correct Group on the drop-down menu. The MCC-8004 series default output resolution is 1024×768 / 60 Hz.
  • Page 32 1. Click Settings, and then click Set Output Mode. 2. When the following screen appears, set the output resolution to match the monitor display’s. Select the Refresh Frequency, select the Mode from the drop-down menu, and then click OK. You will notice that the selected resolution is displayed on the top bar of your Galaxy program.
  • Page 33 Flashing Window Border When the Flashing Window Border option is enabled (with checkmark), the border of the window where the mouse cursor just resided will blink twice to notify you of its location.
  • Page 34 Reconnect (Network) / (Serial Port) When you have unplugged the IP cable and re-connected it, click Reconnect (Network) to continue the configuration process. Or, when using the serial cable, click Reconnect (Serial Port) instead.
  • Page 35 System Parameter The following setup affects all the modules of all the groups. Upon clicking System Parameter, the menu appears as shown next:...
  • Page 36 Group Parameter The following setup affects all the modules in the selected group only. Upon clicking Group Parameter, the menu appears as shown next:...
  • Page 37 Module Parameter The following setup affects the selected module only. Upon clicking Module Parameter, the menu appears as shown next:...
  • Page 38 Importing / Exporting Label ® Allows you to import label from / export label to Microsoft Excel or Notepad to be edited externally. The convenient way is to export the file (label) as a BMP Label (Unicode) or Label (ANSI) txt file by assigning a filename when the next screen appears.
  • Page 39 ® Notepad, edit the text in the file starting with Group 1 and By using Microsoft Module 1. When you are done editing the label (highlighted in red next) save the txt file and import it. The on screen labels will then be updated. System Parameter The following are the items appearing on System Parameter.
  • Page 40 When in full screen mode, the window layout prior to full screen mode would automatically be restored before grouping. After grouping, the module’s preset file will be cleared. The MCC-8004 series’ system.agi (new configuration file), module.sys, and software.ini files will be updated.
  • Page 41 Or, another method for creating new groups is: 1. Right-click the mouse on the module you wish to add to the new group. Then click Set ID# To New Group. 2. Repeat for all additional modules (you can either add additional modules to the new group or create additional groups).
  • Page 42 3. To switch between the different groups, use the Group drop-down menu. 4. Exit the Galaxy program and select Yes when prompted to save to flash memory. Save System Files to Flash Allows you to save all configuration settings to flash memory. If the system configuration has been changed, save the changes first before continuing the other configuration settings.
  • Page 43 Module Cascade Series Use the DVI Switch function to enable or disable Cascade In for each ID number. Use the Cascade Series function to change the ID number designation only; this will not affect the actual physical connection of the MCC-8004 series.
  • Page 44 Advanced Upon clicking Advanced the following screen appears: Use Broadcast Load File For loading preset / switching resolution / group reset. When this option is enabled (with checkmark), the Galaxy program will broadcast the command to every module, allowing for simultaneous execution of the command.
  • Page 45 Setup Module Speaker ID Upon clicking Setup Module Speaker ID the following screen appears: Use this function to set up the speaker to monitor the audio source by assigning the Speaker ID number (1 to 60) for each module ID. Click to assign One group per speaker or to assign All group in one speaker.
  • Page 46 1. Upon clicking Meter the following screen appears: The MCC-8004 series is capable of displaying embedded audio as VU (volume unit) meters inside the video window. Embedded audio is divided up into four groups with a master and secondary channel for each group,...
  • Page 47 For an Individual Window To change the audio meter properties for a single window, use the mouse to right-click on a window, and then click Set Meter. Label There are two hierarchies for setting the Label properties. One can affect the entire group, while the other affects a single window.
  • Page 48 Allows you to adjust the Font Color, B-G (background) Color, and font Size for all labels in the group.
  • Page 49 For an Individual Window 1. Right-click the mouse on a window and select Label to enter the text.
  • Page 50 2. Keep in mind that each window supports one line of text up to 32 characters. OSD Position: allows you to change the vertical position of the label by clicking above or below the blue line (default is 0). Label Outside: allows you to place the label outside the window. Fill Background: allows the label background to fill the entire width of the window.
  • Page 51 BMP Label: allows you to activate the universal fonts for labels by performing the following steps – 1. Click to enable the BMP Label checkbox (with checkmark). 2. Click the BMP Label Font Type button. 3. When the Font window appears, set the Font, Font style, and Size. Then click OK.
  • Page 52 2. You can also change the border color. Each pixel/line can have a different color 3D border For an Individual Window To change the border properties for an individual window, right-click the mouse on the window and select Set Border, then select the desired color and size.
  • Page 53 Activating Tally The RJ-50-to-GPI terminal block allows for a total of eight inputs to activate Tally, two per window. You can also use the serial port with ASCII, TSI, or TSL to activate the Tally. To change the appearance of the Tally, perform the following steps: 1.
  • Page 54 Setting Alarm Properties Allows you to setup the notification when a signal is missing. For an Entire Group To set the alarm properties, click Alarm and the following screen appears. Click to enable Module Alarm Switch that allows you to set the Process/ Video/Audio Alarm Switch, adjust the Signal Type’s Font Color and B-G (background) Color for alarm in the group.
  • Page 55 Video/Audio Alarm Switch: to turn on/off the “no video” signal. You may set the image border to be Red or to Flash as warning. GPO: to assign a GPO contact closure to alarm so that the alarm creates a voltage (supports up to 5 V) on the contact when it is triggered. All Process Response Time: to set the “no video”...
  • Page 56 Setting Clock Properties NOTE: Make sure to turn on all clocks (see previous section) before setting the clock properties. To set the clock properties, click Clock to adjust the Font Color, B-G (background) Color, and font Size for all clocks in the group. You can also set the Analog Clock Size, Border, Hide Switch (full screen mode), Count (up/ down), Font Color, Source, and Time Zone.
  • Page 57 NTP time server. The IP port on the rear of the MCC-8004 series can control as well as receive time code information at the same time. To set up the NTP time code, perform the following steps: 1.
  • Page 58 You may need to use this function when the composite (PAL/NTSC) video source entering the MCC-8004 series causes lines of text appearing on the side (any) to be cut off. Use underscan to allow the cut off portions to be made visible.
  • Page 59 Click Under Scan and the following screen appears. Click the checkbox to enable Is Under Scan, then use the slider to set the Left (–128 ~ 126) / Width (–34 ~ 0) / Top (0 ~ 18) / Height (–16 ~ 0). Click OK to exit.
  • Page 60 Setting COM Ports By default the COM port is set to normal and baud rate set to 57600 bps to configure the serial port of the module with PC for configuration and control. There are two methods for setting COM port. To set the COM port, perform the following steps: 1.
  • Page 61 2. The following screen appears. Select the Setting COM A option (if available). 3. Set the Baud Rate. NOTE: When cascading with other MCC-8004 series, the baud rate should set to 57600 bps. 4. Select the Mode. Normal – for configuring the serial port of the module with PC configuration and control.
  • Page 62 The MCC-8004 series includes one RS-232 port that is used for connecting to a PC for configuration control and connecting to TSL controller. One TSL port of the TSL controller is needed for connecting to the first module of each group. To setup the configuration, perform the following steps: 1.
  • Page 63 4. By default all windows are enabled for the TSL protocol. This can be changed for an individual window, on a group basis, or at the system level by clicking Settings System Parameter. 5. Click All TSL, and then select ON/OFF. For an Entire Group 1.
  • Page 64 3. Specify the Display Address (ranges from 0 to 126). The address should match the TSL controller configured address corresponding to the router output feeding the corresponding Avitech input. 4. If you want to display dynamic labels then click the radio button to select TSL Only.
  • Page 65 For an individual window Perform the above same steps for each window by right-clicking the mouse on each individual window, then clicking TSL to set the TSL Display Address. NOTE: When dynamic labels are displayed, bitmap fonts cannot be used for displaying static and/or dynamic labels.
  • Page 66 Aspect Auto Detect Allows you to turn on/off automatic detection of the input signal’s aspect ratio. For HD-SDI input signal the aspect ratio will be 16:9; for SD-SDI / composite the aspect ratio default setting is 4:3. Output Timing There are two output timings namely Normal and VESA. Normal output timing is designed for some brands of monitor display which do not support the VESA standard.
  • Page 67 Window Size There are three window sizes which could display all the windows in a group namely, 4:3, 16:9, or Lock Aspect Ratio. When changing the width of the window, the height will automatically adjust to match the aspect ratio. When Lock Aspect Ratio is set at On, the aspect ratio of the video display will be maintained even if the window is stretched.
  • Page 68 Auto Parameter The MCC-8004 series can automatically detect the display’s optimum aspect ratio. To enable or disable this feature, perform the following steps: 1. Click Auto Parameter. 2. Click Aspect Detect, then select On/Off (default setting is Off). NOTE: When the Aspect Detect option is set to On, all the presets will be displayed in the optimum aspect ratio.
  • Page 69 Activating Tally The RJ-50-to-GPI terminal block allows for a total of eight inputs to activate Tally, two per window. You can also use the serial port with ASCII, TSI, or TSL to activate the Tally. To change the appearance of the Tally, perform the following steps: 1.
  • Page 70 GPI Definitions Eight positions can be found on the RJ-50-to-GPI terminal block that are assignable to either activate Tally (two per video input) or to load presets, but each pin can only be assigned to one task. To assign the definition of each GPI, perform the following steps: 1.
  • Page 71 NOTE: The RJ-50-to-GPI terminal block adapter has eight positions that can each be used for setting Tally and loading presets. By default, the terminal block is used to turn on/off the Tally for each window: – Position 1 + GND = turns on main Tally for window 1. –...
  • Page 72 2. Specify the Display Address (ranges from 0 to 126). The address should match the TSL controller configured address corresponding to the router output feeding the corresponding Avitech input. 3. If you want to display dynamic labels then click the radio button to select TSL Only.
  • Page 73 Special Screen Layout Menu Some special screen layouts are available for the MCC-8004 series namely (layouts that are grayed-out signify none availability for your particular configuration): Layout 1 (Default 2×2) – quad split mode Layout 2 (Default Others) – rows or columns of four windows. Upon clicking...
  • Page 74 Layout 6 (Briefing) – cycle between presets for a slideshow effect. Help Menu...
  • Page 75 Read BIOS Version To find out the Avitech MCC-8004 series module firmware version, perform the following steps: 1. Click Read BIOS Version. When the following screen appears, click Export. 2. Assign a filename and click Save to save the data.
  • Page 76 Update BIOS Allows you to update the BIOS / firmware version of your MCC-8004V series. Upon clicking Update BIOS the following screen appears (see the succeeding chapter for details on upgrading the firmware).
  • Page 77 Update Signal Type / Format To update signal type / format, click Update Signal Type / Format and the next sample screen shows the entire image’ signal type / format. Module Signal State To find out the module’s signal state, click Module Signal State. Backing Up Presets To backup a preset, perform the following steps: 1.
  • Page 78 To manually restore a preset, perform the following steps: 1. Upon clicking Restore Module Information, you should see a progress bar showing the preset being loaded into the MCC-8004 series. 2. When the following screen appears, the checking result confirms that everything is normal.
  • Page 79 If incorrect, click Browse to select the correct location. Then click OK to continue. 3. Click OK when the next screen appears to continue. 4. Click OK when the next screen appears to restart the Galaxy program.
  • Page 80 Converting Preset File to ASCII Format 1. Click Preset to ASCII. When the following screen appears, confirm if the Save Path is correct. If incorrect, click Browse to select the correct location. 2. Select the Requirements, and then click Conversion. 3.

  • Page 81: Quick Keys - Change Window To/From Full Screen Mode; Swap Window Contents

    Quick Keys – Change Window to/from Full Screen Mode; Swap Window Contents Two quick keys are available that allows you to quickly bring a window to/from full screen mode; as well as swap the contents from one window to another by performing the following steps: 1.
  • Page 82 Arranging Windows (by Group) To quickly setup the layout for your video windows, right-click the mouse on the blue information bar to access the Group Layout menu. Select from 2×2 up to 5×5 as possible grid positions on the monitor display. Repositioning an Individual Window To reposition a window, perform the following steps: 1.

  • Page 83: Option Window

    Option Window 2. Use the Position Fine Adjustment menu to adjust the position of any window in a pixel by pixel basis. Keep in mind that the width increases in 16 pixel increments and the height in 1 pixel increments.

  • Page 84: Mouse Right-Click Menu

    Mouse Right-click Menu To change the properties of an individual window, right-click the mouse on the particular window to access the window’s menu.
  • Page 85 Resizing Window To resize a single window to one of the preset sizes, perform the following steps: 1. Right-click the mouse on a particular window and select Size followed by the desired preset size selection. NOTE: This option is not available for the scaleable DVI input. 2.
  • Page 86 3. Alternatively, you can use the Size Fine Adjustment menu to adjust each window on a pixel by pixel basis. Keep in mind that the width increases in 16 pixel increments and the height in 1 pixel increments. 4. On a particular window select Full Screen to maximize the image and fill up the whole screen.
  • Page 87 Check Signal To find out the video signal being fed into the selected window, right-click the mouse on a particular window and click Check Signal. The following screen appears. Turning On/Off the Label 1. The Option window has a checkbox that can be used to turn off the label (L) for each window.
  • Page 88 3. Upon right-clicking on a particular window, select Set Label and the following screen appear. Refer to a previous section for details on setting the Label Properties. NOTE: When output resolution is set to 800x600, the label size can support up to two (36 pixels) only.
  • Page 89 Setting the Meter Properties Allows you to change the audio meter properties. Upon right-clicking a particular window, select Set Meter and the following screen appears. Refer to a previous section for details on setting the Meter Properties.
  • Page 90 Turning On/Off the Border Allows you to change the properties for the border. Upon right-clicking on a particular window, select Set Border and the following screen appear. Refer to a previous section for details on setting the Border Properties.
  • Page 91 Safe Area Upon right-clicking on a particular window, select Safe Area and the following screen appear. The following should be noted when setting the safe area: Luminance is reduced outside the safe area. Enable – can be enabled/disabled for each source window. By using the slider, freely adjust the horizontal (Left and Right) and vertical (Top and Bottom) markers.
  • Page 92 Display 4:3 markers – fixed 4:3 markers (vertical yellow lines) delineates the 4:3 area in a 16:9 window. Underscan Upon right-clicking a particular window, select Underscan and the following screen appears. Refer to a previous section for details on setting the underscan parameters.
  • Page 93 Set Alarm Upon right-clicking a particular window, select Set Alarm and the following screen appears. Refer to a previous section for details on setting the Alarm Properties.
  • Page 94 Aspect Auto Detect Allows you to set the input signal’s aspect ratio of a particular window. If the input signal is of a different aspect ratio than the monitor in which it is displayed, you may change the monitor’s aspect ratio to display the signal without deformation.
  • Page 95 Saving to a Flash File There are two instances that you will need to use the save to flash feature: After creating the master layout and you want the MCC-8004 series to load it again when the unit is power cycled (shutdown and restart).
  • Page 96 Or, close the Galaxy program and select Yes when prompted to save. Saving a Preset All the presets you create are stored in the MCC-8004 series and not in the computer that is running the Galaxy program. In order to write all the presets into the internal flash memory of the MCC-8004 series after creating it, you will need to save to flash.
  • Page 97 2. Click Save File on the Option window.
  • Page 98 5. After you are done creating presets, load the file that you want to be the master layout, which gets loaded when the MCC-8004 series is powered on. 6. Close the Galaxy program and select Yes when prompted to save to flash.
  • Page 99 Loading File 1. In the Option menu, click Load File.
  • Page 100 2. Select a saved file then click OK to load the preset.
  • Page 101 Making Adjustments 1. In the Option menu, click Adjustment.
  • Page 102 2. The following screen appears. 3. Select the Image Window, then you can adjust the input signal such as Brightness (0 ~ 255), Saturation (0 ~ 127), Contrast (0 ~ 127), Hue (–128 ~ 127), Color Key Lower (All/Red/Green/Blue, 0 ~ 255), VGA Gain (All/Red/ Green/Blue, 0 ~ 255), and Gamma (All/Red/Green/Blue, 0.523 ~ 5) parameters directly by using the sliders or clicking the radio button.
  • Page 103 Audio Delay 1. In the Option menu, click Check Audio. 2. When the following screen appears, click the audio Check option.
  • Page 104 3. Use the slider to set the Audio Delay time (Millisecond). 4. Click on the radio button to select 60 or 59.94 Hz frequency. Select 60 Hz when the signal is for HD (high definition); select 59.94 Hz when it is for 59.94 Hz (1/1.001) to prevent interference on the waveform output.

  • Page 105: Simplified Control Panel

    Simplified Control Pan el to load up to ten presets saved in the flash memory of the MCC-8004 series. 2.1 Using the Simplified Control Panel (Optional) Preparing the MCC-8004 Series For Use With the SCP Keypad To prepare the MCC-8004 ser...

  • Page 106: Recalling Presets

    Load File on the Mode drop-down menu. Then click OK. 3. You will be prompted to shutdown the Galaxy program and save to flash. 4. Power off the MCC-8004 series by unplugging the power cord. Then plug in the SCP keypad to the rear panel’s Keypad port.
  • Page 107 (approximately five seconds), make sure that your MCC-8004 series has a stable and uninterrupted power supply. 7. When the DVI-I port has an analog VGA input, the MCC-8004 series can do automatic image adjustment by pressing the following three keys: .
  • Page 108 8. When the DVI-I port has an analog VGA input, the MCC-8004 series can do automatic gain adjustment by pressing the following three keys: . (point or period) / (slash) Enter. 9. To logout from the Simple Control Panel mode just unplug the SCP keypad...

  • Page 109: Avitech Ascii Protocol

    Before using the ASCII Z command interface, make sure that the COM A (RS-232) port on the MCC-8004 series is set at Normal (8-bit data, 1 stop bit, no parity, and no flow control). The default baud rate is 57600 bps. To correctly use the ASCII Z commands, use the Galaxy program’s default Group and Modul...

  • Page 110: Setting The Hyperterminal's Com Port

    NOTE: To set COM A to Normal. Click Settings Group Parameter COM A. When the next screen appears, select Normal on the Mode drop-down menu. Then click OK. Disconnect the SCP keypad if that is connected. 3.2 Setting the HyperTerminal’s COM Port To set the HyperTerminal’s COM Port, perform the following steps: 1.

  • Page 111: Entering The Ascii Z Command Interface

    1. Connect the HyperTerminal’s COM port (PC) to the MCC-8004 series RS-232 port and make sure that power supply is available. 2. Connect the power cord to the MCC-8004 series so that it will use the default baud rate (57600 bps) to transmit the startup signal.
  • Page 112 3. Press Enter to login to the ASCII Z command interface. When the HyperTerminal’s command prompt “>” symbol appears, you can start entering ASCII Z commands. 4. To logout of the ASCII Z command interface, type exit and press Enter.

  • Page 113: Ascii Z Command Format

    Arabic numerals, this is used in designating the color. Parameter 2 of on/off switch = “1” signifies ON while “0” signifies OFF. The following is a list of available ASCII Z commands for the MCC-8004 series: ZA GGMMPP [NByN(2,3,……)] [Nth(1,2,……)]...
  • Page 114 ZA 010900 2 1 Examples: Set group 1 module 9 to a 2×2 map position 1,2,3,4 (quad). ZA 010000 2 1 Set group 1’s all modules to quad. ZA 010202 3 2 Place window 010202 to a 3×3 map position 2. ZA 010200 6 13 Place group 1 module 2 to a 6×6 map position 13,14,15,16.
  • Page 115 ZC 010101 B 000255000 Examples: sets the border color of group 1 module 1 window 1 as green with 3D effect. ZC 020202 B 255000000 ndc sets the border color of group 2 module 2 window 2 as red but without 3D effect.
  • Page 116 Description: For video window the channel values are 1 ~ 4. For clock the channel values are 1 = internal, 2 = DVI, 3 = VITC-NTSC, 4 = LTC, 5 = VITC-PAL, 6 = NTP (Network Time Protocol). ZI GGMM00 1 Examples: sets GGMM to have all window source from internal channel 1.
  • Page 117 ZK GGMM P S 1 11 22 33 Examples: sets GGMM’s preset time ID1 = 11:22:33. ZK GGMM P L 1 sets GGMM’s time to be the same as preset time of ID1. ZK GGMM P 2 use analog clock shape #2. Format for NTP calibration time: ZK GGMM C[alibrate] HH MM ZK GGMM C 2 30 execute NTP calibration every 2.5 hours.
  • Page 118 ZM GGMMPP ## (resolution number) [No Automatic arrangement] Format: Function: to change the output resolution, the resolution number refers to the list of resolutions the MCC-8004 series supports. Description: Vertical Frequency Resolution 50 Hz 60 Hz 800 × 600 1024 × 768 1280 ×...
  • Page 119 252: VESA timing 253: color graphic card timing 254: frame lock timing 255: normal timing ZM 010000 10 Examples: sets all the modules in group 1 to display at 1600×1200 resolution at 60 Hz vertical frequency and automatically arrange all windows to the optimum size and position.
  • Page 120 For initializing the audio source: ZO GGMMPP I[nitialize] 1 ~ 4 Format: (Lgroup) AES (Rgroup) 60 (frequency is 60 Hz or else it is 59.94 Hz) 1 (PPM) / 2 (VU ballistics). For setting the audio output: ZO GGMMPP 1 (on) / 0 (off) [channel] 1 (stereo) / 2 (mono left) / 3 (mono right sound).
  • Page 121 ZP 000000 L “stage1” Examples: sets all the modules in all the groups to load the previously saved “stage1” preset file ZP 020000 S “file2.GP2” saves the current layout of all modules in group 2 to a preset file “file2.GP2” ZP 000000 S saves the file of all modules in all the groups into flash memory.
  • Page 122 Description: Designate the action of the Tally. The following table shows the color index. Index Color Null Green Yellow Blue Pink Light Blue White ZT 000000 2 1 6 Examples: activate Tally 2 for all the window(s) in all the module(s) for all the group(s) with pink color.
  • Page 123 ZW GGMM01 Examples: sets GGMM’s window 1 as the top window. ZW GGMMPP 100 200 300 400 sets GGMMPP at (100,200) (400,600). ZX GGMMPP “label text” (include the quotation marks) # (font size Format: (where 0 is the current font size, 1 ~ 4 are the available font size) + background extend (0 is do not extend, 64 is extend) + outside video (0 is inside video, 128 is outside video) Function:...

  • Page 124: Firmware Upgrade

    MCC-8004 series and the other end to an electrical outlet. Use a serial (RS-232) cable and connect one end to the MCC-8004 series rear panel’s RS-232 port and the other end to the computer’s serial port side.
  • Page 125 4. When the following screen appears, click to select the radio button for CB (RS232) and on the Style drop-down menu select DS80C400 (C2.1). 5. Select the COM port number you are using to connect the MCC-8004 series to the PC from the COM drop-down menu.

  • Page 126: Fpga Mb Digital Clock Firmware

    10. Push back the number 1 dip switch upward to the default position. 11. When the next screen appears, pull off the power cord from the power jack to shutdown the MCC-8004 series, then re-attach the power cord to restart the MCC-8004 series.
  • Page 127 6. Reboot (unplug and re-plug the power cord) the MCC-8004 series when FPGA MB Digital Clock firmware update is successful. NOTE: Shutdown and startup of MCC-8004 series needs to be done to completely update the FPGA MB Digital Clock firmware.

  • Page 128: Fpga Mb Analog Clock Firmware

    2. When the following screen appears, select Others and on the Module Style drop-down menu select MCC-8004. 3. Click to select the IP checkbox with the factory default 210.100.100.151 value. In case you have changed the IP address of your MCC-8004 series then make sure to enter the correct IP address.

  • Page 129: Fpga Ub Firmware

    6. Reboot (unplug and re-plug the power cord) the MCC-8004 series when FPGA MB Analog Clock firmware update is successful. NOTE: Shutdown and startup of MCC-8004 series needs to be done to completely update the FPGA MB Analog Clock firmware.
  • Page 130 MCC-8004. 3. Click to select the IP checkbox with the factory default 210.100.100.151 value. In case you have changed the IP address of your MCC-8004 series then make sure to enter the correct IP address. 4. Click to select the FPGA UB checkbox, then click the Browse button to specify the location of the firmware file and select AT-MCC-8004UB-DAll 080123.rbf (for MCC-8004d/Q)

  • Page 131: Osd Firmware

    6. Reboot (unplug and re-plug the power cord) the MCC-8004 series when FPGA UB firmware update is successful. NOTE: Shutdown and startup of MCC-8004 series needs to be done to completely update the FPGA UB firmware. OSD Firmware To update the OSD firmware, perform the following steps: 1.

  • Page 132: Resetting To The Factory-Default State

    6. Reboot (unplug and re-plug the power cord) the MCC-8004 series when OSD firmware update is successful. NOTE: Shutdown and startup of MCC-8004 series needs to be done to completely update the OSD firmware. 4.2 Resetting to the Factory-default State...

  • Page 133: A Glossary

    Glossary DDC (Display VESA standard for communication between a monitor display Data Channel) and a video adapter. Using DDC, a monitor display can inform a computer’s video card about its properties, such as maximum resolution and color depth, to ensure that the user is presented with valid options for configuring the display.

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