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GRASS VALLEY KALEIDO-MX 3RU Quick Start Manual

GRASS VALLEY KALEIDO-MX 3RU Quick Start Manual

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KALEIDO-MX (3RU)
HIGH QUALITY, PRE-CONFIGURED MULTIVIEWER

Quick Start Guide

M933-7105-104
2 April 2015

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  • Page 1: Quick Start Guide

    KALEIDO-MX (3RU) HIGH QUALITY, PRE-CONFIGURED MULTIVIEWER Quick Start Guide M933-7105-104 2 April 2015...
  • Page 2 Grass Valley. A Grass Valley manual may have been revised to reflect changes made to the product during its manufacturing life. Thus, different versions of a manual may exist for any given product.
  • Page 3 The presence of this symbol in or on Grass Valley equipment means that it has been tested and certified as complying with applicable Canadian Standard Association (CSA) regulations and recommendations for USA/Canada.
  • Page 4 Notices The presence of this symbol in or on Grass Valley product means that it complies with all applicable European Union (CE) directives. The presence of this symbol in or on Grass Valley product means that it complies with safety of laser product applicable standards.
  • Page 5 Kaleido-MX (3RU) 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. •...
  • Page 6 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...
  • Page 7 électrique, de compatibilité électromagnétique et de conformité environnementale. Le symbole ci-contre sur un appareil Grass Valley ou à l’intérieur de l’appareil indique qu’il est conforme aux normes applicables en matière de sécurité laser. Avertissements Les avertissements signalent des conditions ou des pratiques susceptibles d’occasionner des blessures graves, voire fatales.
  • Page 8 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 ci- dessous : •...

  • Page 9: Safety Compliance

    Kaleido-MX (3RU) 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.
  • Page 10 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.

  • Page 11: Table Of Contents

    RS-422 Connection Diagram ............37 Introduction Grass Valley's Kaleido family of multiviewers ranges from quad-splits to large-scale, multi- room monitoring systems, with outstanding image quality and signal flexibility. The...
  • Page 12 Setting Up Your Kaleido-MX Multiviewer Introduction Viewer is available for all multiviewer models, except Kaleido-IP (for which it is not relevant). A Kaleido-MX multiviewer system in its default configuration includes a number of layout presets. Each preset shows the video signals from a specific input module (card). Refer to the Kaleido-X User’s Manual (on the DVD that shipped with your multiviewer) for instructions on how to create rooms and layouts according to your specific requirements.

  • Page 13: Getting Organized

    Kaleido-MX (3RU) Quick Start Guide Kaleido-MX functional block diagram Getting Organized This section provides information about system requirements, and items shipped with your Kaleido-MX (3RU). Required Materials Your Kaleido-MX system package includes the following: • A Kaleido-MX (3RU) unit with pre-installed cards (2–4 input cards, 1 or 2 output cards, a Densité...
  • Page 14 Setting Up Your Kaleido-MX Multiviewer Getting Organized Slot Card Card model Applies to... Input A KMX-3901-IN -16-Q 32 × 4, 48 × 4, 64 × 4 KMX-3901-IN-16-D 32 × 2, 48 × 2, 64 × 2 Output B KMX-3901-OUT-D 32 × 4, 48 × 4, 64 × 4 Output A KMX-3901-OUT-D All 3RU configurations...
  • Page 15 Release Notes for a complete list. You can obtain the latest version of the manuals, the Release Notes, as well as software and useful data, from the Software and documentation section of Grass Valley’s support portal. In addition to the above, you might need the following (not supplied): •...

  • Page 16: Step 1: Physical Setup

    Setting Up Your Kaleido-MX Multiviewer Physical Setup Memory At least 2 GB of RAM Disk space At least 2 GB free Step 1: Physical Setup To set up the Kaleido-MX hardware 1 With the Kaleido-MX (3RU) frame (enclosure) installed in its designated rack position, and before powering up the unit, verify that each card is securely seated in its slot, and leave the frame door open so that you can monitor all the card’s LEDs.
  • Page 17 • You may need to upgrade your Audio Bridge Terminal and Kaleido-RCP2 devices (if available) to the latest firmware. The update files can be found on the DVD that shipped with your multiviewer, and on Grass Valley’s support portal. Please refer to the Kaleido-RCP2 Guide to Installation and...
  • Page 18 Setting Up Your Kaleido-MX Multiviewer Physical Setup Kaleido-X User’s Manual, for instructions on how to create 4K UHD rooms and layouts. OUTPUT A, Top left OUTPUT B, Top right SDI OUT 1 quadrant SDI OUT 1 quadrant OUTPUT A, Bottom left OUTPUT B, Bottom right SDI OUT 2...

  • Page 19: Changing The Output Resolution

    Kaleido-MX (3RU) Quick Start Guide You can now proceed with the networking setup (see Step 2: Networking Setup, on page 11). IMPORTANT Make sure to connect your Densité controller and output cards to the same subnet, and that your Ethernet switch remains isolated from the rest of your network (consult your network administrator if necessary) until all required networking setup is complete.
  • Page 20 Setting Up Your Kaleido-MX Multiviewer Physical Setup 3 Press the SEL button. HEAD 1 appears on the LCD display. 4 Press the SEL button again. 5 The current resolution for the monitor wall display that is connected to the multiviewer’s output head 1 (i.e. through the MV OUT 1 connector) appears on the LCD display.

  • Page 21: Step 2: Networking Setup

    Kaleido-MX (3RU) Quick Start Guide Cabling Diagram HDMI outputs to displays Video input connections Kaleido-RCP2 Kaleido-MX (3RU) rear Audio Bridge Terminal Ethernet switch Client PC or laptop (for XEdit & XAdmin) Cabling diagram, showing Kaleido-MX (3RU) rear panel) Step 2: Networking Setup For the Kaleido-MX multiviewer to join a TCP/IP network, it must be configured with a system name, appropriate IP addresses, network mask, and gateway settings.
  • Page 22 Setting Up Your Kaleido-MX Multiviewer Networking Setup configure the Densité CPU-ETH2 controller’s networking parameters, and any Kaleido-RCP2 and Audio Bridge Terminal units you may have ordered, and a client PC to communicate with the multiviewer and its peripheral devices (see Configuring a Client PC, on page 25).
  • Page 23 Kaleido-MX (3RU) Quick Start Guide default gateway as appropriate. See Configuring the Network Settings for a Single- or Dual-Head Kaleido-MX on page 14. The output card’s IP address will automatically become your system’s virtual IP address. 4 Configure the Kaleido-RCP2, and Audio Bridge Terminal units you have connected to your system, if any.
  • Page 24 Setting Up Your Kaleido-MX Multiviewer Networking Setup 5 When the display shows the desired value, press SEL repeatedly until you reach the last position (if needed), and then press SEL once more to save your changes and return to the previous menu level. Note: Pressing ESC when the input focus is in the first position returns to the previous menu level.
  • Page 25 Kaleido-MX (3RU) Quick Start Guide Status LED Select button The Status LED on the selected card flashes orange, and the associated control menu appears on the display of the Densité frame’s local control panel. 2 On the local control panel, press the [–] button repeatedly until NETWORK SETTINGS appears on the display, and then press the SEL button.
  • Page 26 Setting Up Your Kaleido-MX Multiviewer Networking Setup 5 When the display shows the desired value, press SEL repeatedly until you reach the last position (if needed), and then press SEL once more to save your changes and return to the previous menu level. Note: Pressing ESC when the input focus is in the first position returns to the previous menu level.
  • Page 27 Kaleido-MX (3RU) Quick Start Guide 16 Once the startup has completed, check the card’s Status LED again, and make sure that it does not indicate an error condition. Green Normal Blinking orange Booting (or the card is selected for local control) Firmware initialization in progress / no Ethernet / SD card error Blinking red Fan failure / no rear / duplicate IP address...
  • Page 28 Setting Up Your Kaleido-MX Multiviewer Networking Setup FRAME IP ADDRESS EDIT appears on the display. 3 Press the SEL button again. The current value appears on the display. • Press the [+] and [–] buttons, to change the digit at the current input position. •...
  • Page 29 Kaleido-MX (3RU) Quick Start Guide 13 Press ESC to return to the previous level in the local control menu. LINK MODE EDIT appears again on the LCD display. 14 Press the [–] button. OUTPUT A IP EDIT appears on the control panel’s display. 15 Repeat step 3 step 4...
  • Page 30 Setting Up Your Kaleido-MX Multiviewer Networking Setup To set your Kaleido-MX system name 1 Configure your client PC or laptop with an IP address in the same range as the multiviewer’s current IP addresses if needed (see Configuring a Client PC, on page 25).
  • Page 31 Kaleido-MX (3RU) Quick Start Guide settings, information about your housing frame, the input cards and the output card you are currently connected to, as well as date and time settings. 9 Under General, type the name you wish to use for your system. If there are more than one multiviewer in the same network environment, it is important to assign each a unique system name, so that you can tell them apart (for example, when using a remote control panel such as the Kaleido-RCP2 or RCP-200).
  • Page 32 Setting Up Your Kaleido-MX Multiviewer Networking Setup 11 Click OK. The Apply settings button becomes available. 12 Click Apply settings. The multiviewer must restart for changes to the network configuration to take effect. A message appears prompting you to restart the system immediately. 13 Click OK.
  • Page 33 Kaleido-MX (3RU) Quick Start Guide Notes (continued) • To access rooms located in other subnets, the Kaleido-RCP2 must be configured with the appropriate unicast IP addresses (see Configuring Unicast IP Addresses, in the Kaleido-RCP2 Guide to Installation and Operation, available on the DVD that shipped with your system.) 2 On the Kaleido-RCP2 unit, press the ENTER button and hold it until the ESC button lights up.
  • Page 34 Setting Up Your Kaleido-MX Multiviewer Networking Setup series of Audio Bridge Terminal panels through SDTI inputs. The ABT-64 supports 64 channels and the ABT-128 supports 128 channels. There is not enough space on the Kaleido-MX rear panels to also include discrete audio connectors.
  • Page 35 Kaleido-MX (3RU) Quick Start Guide Subnet mask 255.255.0.0 Default gateway 10.0.0.1 5 Using a Web browser on the PC, connect to the ABT using the following address: 10.0.3.190. The home page of the ABT’s built-in Web server is displayed. 6 Click Network Configuration (in the navigation pane). The Network Configuration page is displayed.
  • Page 36 Setting Up Your Kaleido-MX Multiviewer Networking Setup 2 In the search box, type “adapter”, and then, under Network and Sharing Center, click View network connections. 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.

  • Page 37: Step 3: Xedit Installation

    Kaleido-MX (3RU) Quick Start Guide 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. If you are unsure, contact your network administrator. 7 Type a subnet mask in the same range as that of the multiviewer.
  • Page 38 Setting Up Your Kaleido-MX Multiviewer XEdit Installation 2 Click the XEdit button. The browser prompts you to save an executable file to your hard drive ( Kaleido- ). This file is an online installer, which will download XEdit and windows32-online.exe other companion elements from your multiviewer, and install them.
  • Page 39 Kaleido-MX (3RU) Quick Start Guide • 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.
  • Page 40 For more information about calibrating your system, configuring rooms, creating layouts, and operating the monitor wall, refer to the Kaleido-X User’s Manual, available on the DVD that shipped with your system, and from Grass Valley’s support portal.

  • Page 41: Step 4: System Verification

    Kaleido-MX (3RU) Quick Start Guide Step 4: System Verification Verifying the Kaleido-MX Multiviewer Status You can check internal system statuses via the Web-based XAdmin application. To verify the status of your Kaleido-MX multiviewer 1 Open a Web browser window and enter your multiviewer’s system IP address (the IP address you configured for Output A, in the case of a single- or dual-head system on page 16), or the virtual IP address you configured at step 4...
  • Page 42 Setting Up Your Kaleido-MX Multiviewer System Verification 6 Click Physical connections, in the navigation area on the left of the page. The Physical Connections page appears, showing the current connection status for your system, with a visual representation of the physical connections between the detected input cards and the output cards associated with the frame IP address.
  • Page 43 Kaleido-MX (3RU) Quick Start Guide 7 Review the information on this page, to make sure your input and output cards are all properly interconnected. Information in red indicates the location where a problem was detected. 8 Click Status and options, in the navigation area on the left of the page, to go back to the Status and Options page.
  • Page 44 Setting Up Your Kaleido-MX Multiviewer System Verification Card type Serial number Input signal status Input signal format 10 Click the arrow button ( ) at the end of a module’s heading row to view detailed information. Reset card Expand details Refresh 11 Review the enabled input and output options, and the main system statuses of the Kaleido-MX frame, to make sure that there are no status errors, and no alerts related to...
  • Page 45 Kaleido-MX (3RU) Quick Start Guide Alternatively, connect the mouse directly to the USB port at the front of one of your system’s output card. 2 Right-click anywhere on the monitor wall, point to Monitor wall (if you clicked a monitor), and then click Load layout on the menu. Monitor wall shortcut menu A layout browser appears on the displays associated with the current room.
  • Page 46 Setting Up Your Kaleido-MX Multiviewer System Verification The Status LED on the selected card flashes orange, and the associated control menu appears on the display of the Densité frame’s local control panel. 2 On the local control panel, press the [–] button repeatedly until NETWORK SETTINGS appears on the display, and then press the SEL button.

  • Page 47: Rs-422 Connection Diagram

    Kaleido-MX (3RU) Quick Start Guide Verifying an Input Card’s Application Version To verify the application version on an input card 1 Press the Select button on the front edge of the Kaleido-MX input card. Status LED Select button The Status LED on the selected card flashes orange, and the associated control menu appears on the display of the Densité...
  • Page 48 Standard wiring between multiviewer and devices wired to SMPTE “master” specification (e.g. Philips Jupiter router control system, Grass Valley Presmaster PCS) Note: The two RS-422 ports on the multiviewer side have no ground pin. Using the appropriate DE-9S-to-RJ-45 adapter, an external device should be able to communicate with a multiviewer despite the lack of a ground.
  • Page 49 1-800-547-8949 (US and Canada) or +1 514 333 1772. To obtain a local phone number for the support center nearest you, please consult the Contact Us section of Grass Valley’s Web site ( www.grassvalley.com An online form for e-mail contact is also available from the Web site.

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