North American Power Cord. Note: Countries outside of North America the power cord excluded Optional Redundant Power Supply. ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
2 simultaneous and indentical HDMI and SDI outputs – Each source can only be assigned to a window once – ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
Once a source is copied to a different size, the total number of sources will be – decrease by one. 2.1 Specifications ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
5 seconds (see Fig. 1), then followed by the Apantac logo, then the very last screen layout prior to powering off the unit.
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IP address of the unit will be displayed for 5 seconds on boot up. The default IP address is 192.168.0.100 ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
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Local Area Network -> Mi-16x IP Address Manager Click the ADD Mi-16x button Figure 5: Add Mi-16 module ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
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Mi-16 series There are 3 different models in the Mi-16 series, Mi-16, Mi-16+ and Mi-16# Figure 6: Select your Mi-16 model and then enter the IP address Note: Even if you select incorrect Mi-16 model, the jDirector will automatically detect the proper version of hardware you have.
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“OK” to continue. Figure 8: Connecting to a Mi-16 that displays a previous connection ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
Then confirm the change by clicking the OK button. Reboot the Mi-16 unit to make the change active. Mi-16 change IP Address. Figure 9: ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
Select the Output 1 tab at the top or double click within the white outline of the Output and this will take you to jDirector’s editing mode. ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
Select the Output 1 or Output 2 tab at the top or double click within the white outline of Overview Output desired output in the and this will take you to jDirector’s editing mode. ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
Select the Output 1 or Output 2 tab at the top or double click within the white outline of Overview Output desired output in the and this will take you to jDirector’s editing mode. ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
Note: Mi-16 will only have Output 1 whereas Mi-16+ and Mi16# will have both Output 1 and Output 2. ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
Mi-16 series System level settings 5.2.1 Set output timing The Mi-16 series comes with the default output setting of 1080P 60Hz, it can easily be changed to 1080P 50Hz by doing the following, On the Top Level Menu, click on System ->...
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<OK>, then it will automatically jump Figure 16: Enter source names to the next name until you hit <Cancel> ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
Quick Settings There are several quick settings that will speed up the setup process Figure 18: Enter source names ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
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Tally GPI bit <SET> – will clear all GPI tally settings Figure 22: Enter source names Figure 23: Enter source names ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
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TSL address back to default 0 ~ 15 Figure 31: Enter source names Figure 32: Enter source names ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
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Set TSL Tally attributes. Set Tally mode to TSL then double click on Tally -> Configure Figure 37: Enter source names ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
TSL. Temperature alarm setting as well as current temperature will also be shown in this dialog. ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
5.2.5 Audio reference settings Reference audio setting can be set 5.2.6 Load presets The Mi-16 series can have up to 30 presets. Each Mi-16x comes with 10 preloaded Appendix A presets. Please see for all the preset layouts. Load Presets by File -> Glogal -> LOAD Figure 38: File ->...
Click on the window you want to delete to highlight it then press the <delete> key on the keyboard. ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
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Right click on the window you want to delete to highlight it then select <Close> to close the window Figure 41: The end result ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
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Hold down the CTRL key and click on multiple windows then right click on a highlighted window then select <Close> Figure 44: The end result ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
Mi-16 series 6.2 Mi-16 series window styles o The Mi-16 series comes with 5 basic window styles. These styles are located in the “Window Bin” area of the jDirector editor. o Each window style consists of 4 window templates o Each window has 5 predefined sizes – 1/4, 1/9, 1/16, 1/25 and 1/36 Figure 45: Click on the window style you want to load.
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Style 5 templates – windows with labels and tally LEDs over the video Figure 50: Click on the window preset you want to load. ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
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Figure 67: Select Input source Figure 68: The available sources available. If it is black the source has been used. ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
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You can assign up to 16 channels of audio to a single window Figure 70: Alarm tags turn Figure 71: Alarm tags turn ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
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Safe Area 1 then use the Percentage slider to move the safe area to 5% on each side. Figure 74: Set percentage ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
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Unlocking objects The objects in the windows cannot be moved until it is unlocked Figure 77: Lock Object Items toggle ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
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Copy/Paste – Windows can be copied and pasted Figure 79: Copy/Paste of Windows Setup standalone label Figure 80: Insert Label ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
Remove “Clock” from the Name field Time Zone Select the time zone from the drop down menu. Figure 83: The digital clock ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
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Label Background Color Figure 88: Set font color Figure 89: Set background color Set background color to black then click <OK> ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
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Space and then select Properties from the contextual menu to open this configuration dialog. Figure 92: Set Clock Properties ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
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Figure 95: Sync the Clock with the connected PC Insert an Analog Clock by dragging the <Analog Clock> to the work space Figure 96: Insert Analog Clock ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
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Figure 100: Sync the Clock with the connected PC Internal it can be sync’d to the PC’s clock by clicking on <Sync. PC GMT Time> ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
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Figure 103: Skin Type 2 To adjust the GMT time right click on the Clock and select <Control> Figure 104: Adjust GMT Time ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
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<Monitor>. Audio alarm range and audio meter width can also be set here. Figure 106: Audio Meter configuration ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
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Figure 108: Adding Temperature Alarm Set Temperature alarm property by right clicking on the temperature alarm Figure 109: Temperature Alarm configuration ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
Once you enter the offline mode, you can start editing as if you were online. ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
The Mi-16 can store up to 30 presets. It comes with 10 pre configured layouts as below, Figure 110: Preset1 – 16 windows (Preset1.OPx) Figure 111: Preset2 – 16 windows with 2 Tally LEDs (Preset2.OPx) ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
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Preset3 – 16 windows with 2 audio meters each (Preset3.OPx) Figure 113: Preset4 – 16 windows with 2 Tally LEDs and 2 Audio Meters (Preset4.OPx) ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
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Mi-16 series Figure 114: Preset5 – 14 windows (Preset5.OPx) Figure 115: Preset6 – 14 windows with 2 audio meters (Preset6.OPx) ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
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Figure 116: Preset7 – 16 windows with labels inside the windows (Preset7.OPx) Figure 117: Preset8 – 11 windows (Preset8.OPx) ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
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Mi-16 series Figure 118: Preset9 – 9 windows with 2 audio meters and labels inside (Preset9.OPx) ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
Preset2 – 8 windows on each output, labels inside the windows (Preset2.OPx) Figure 121: Preset3 – 7 windows on each ouputs (Preset3.OPx) ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
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Figure 124: Preset6 – 16 windows (Preset6.OPx) Figure 125: Preset7 – 16 windows with audio meters and tally LEDs (Preset7.OPx) ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
If Apantac replaces the defective Product with a replacement Product as provided under the terms of this Warranty, in no event will the term of the warranty on the replacement Product exceed the number of months remaining on the warranty covering the defective Product.
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