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Ultra XR User Guide
Software Release 3.4.58.0
Manual Revision 5
XR-56-201 5
Copyright © Omnitek 2016-18

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  • Page 1 Ultra XR User Guide Software Release 3.4.58.0 Manual Revision 5 XR-56-201 5 Copyright © Omnitek 2016-18...

  • Page 2: About This Manual

    The information contained in this documentation was prepared by Omnitek with all reasonable care and is believed to be accurate. However Omnitek does not accept responsibility for loss or damage resulting from omissions, inaccuracies or errors contained herein. The information contained in this document is subject to change and revisions hereto or new additions may be issued to incorporate such changes.

  • Page 3: General Safety

    50-60Hz. Only use the supplied power adaptor with the unit. Do not use a damaged AC cable with the unit as it may cause a shock or fire hazard. Replacement AC cables are available from your local Omnitek agent. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide...

  • Page 4: Installation Environment

    Omnitek products are designed and manufactured using only RoHS compliant components and materials. Therefore based on information provided by our suppliers, Omnitek certifies that ALL products that it manufactures are “RoHS-5” compliant and that they do not exceed the designated...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Web-browser User Interface ......................1–7 User Interface Operation ........................1–8 Menu Conventions ........................... 1–8 Shut Down and Power off ......................... 1–8 Viewer Menu ............................1–9 Generator Menu ............................ 1–10 Configuration Menu ..........................1–11 Connections Menu ..........................1–12 XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide...
  • Page 6 2 - Viewer Overview 2–3 Viewer Window Menu Operation ......................2–3 Instrument Tiles ............................. 2–4 Button Bar .............................. 2–4 Instrument Control Panels ........................2–5 Presets and Viewer Layouts ........................2–5 Saving a Preset..........................2–6 Recalling a Preset ..........................2–7 Renaming a Preset ..........................2–7 Deleting a Preset ..........................
  • Page 7 Loudness Configuration ........................2–28 Audio Lissajous Tile ..........................2–29 Lissajous Description ........................2–29 Audio Lissajous Controls ........................2–29 A/V Delay Tile ............................2–30 Omnitek TSA Sequence ........................2–30 Measuring AV Delay ......................... 2–30 Audio Errors Tile ............................. 2–31 Status 2–33 Video Status Tile .............................
  • Page 8 Ancillary Data 2–45 ANC Watch Tile ............................2–45 ANC Watch Description ........................2–45 ANC Watch Controls ......................... 2–46 Common ANC Packets ........................2–46 User Defined ANC Packets ........................ 2–48 ANC Counts Tile ............................2–49 ANC Counts Description ........................2–49 ANC Counts Controls ........................2–49 ANC Viewer Tile ............................
  • Page 9 Network Section ............................. 4–20 Setting the IP Address using DHCP ....................4–20 Setting the IP Address manually ....................... 4–21 Restarting the Ultra .......................... 4–21 SNMP Section ............................4–21 User Interface Section ..........................4–22 Files Section ............................4–22 XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide...
  • Page 10 Logging 4–23 Logging Menu............................4–23 Column filter Section ..........................4–23 708 Caption column filter Section ......................4–23 608 Caption column filter Section ......................4–23 OP47 Caption column filter Section ....................... 4–23 Common column Section ........................4–23 System Diagnostics ..........................4–24 Licences 4–25 Overview ..............................
  • Page 11 SDI 2 Input/Output (SD, HD and 3G) ....................B–7 SDI 3 Input/Output (SD, HD and 3G) ....................B–7 SDI 4 Output (SD, HD, 3G, 6G and 12G) .................... B–7 Eye Input (SD, HD, 3G, 6G and 12G) ....................B–7 Sync/CVBS............................B–7 XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide...
  • Page 12 B–13 Web Browser Control Overview ..............................B–13 Finding the Ultra using Machine Host Name ..................B–13 Finding the Ultra using the Omnitek Network Scanner ................. B–13 Finding the Ultra using the command prompt ..................B–14 Maintenance B–15 Software Maintenance ........................... B–15 Updating System Software from File ....................

  • Page 13: Overview

    1 - Overview XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 1–1...
  • Page 14 Overview 1–2 Overview 03/18 XR-56-201 5...

  • Page 15: Product Description

    Ultra high resolution UHD images in all SDI formats. The Ultra XR not only provides all of the traditional tools that are expected in these operating areas but also supports the emerging standards for High Dynamic Range and Wide Colour Gamut.
  • Page 16 Overview 1–4 Overview 03/18 XR-56-201 5...

  • Page 17: Options

    • SMPTE, EBU, DCI, BT.709 and BT.2020 Primaries (See "DisplayPort Output Timing") • Filtering and visualisation controls (See "DisplayPort Output Timing") • Black body curve display (See "DisplayPort Output Timing") • Histograms (see "Display Port Output Format") XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 1–5...

  • Page 18: High Dynamic Range Support (Video_Hdr)

    Overview High Dynamic Range Support (VIDEO_HDR) The VIDEO_HDR Option allows the dynamic range of the video image to be displayed on the Picture tile as false colours representing areas of the image that may be outside the viewable dynamic range of the monitor itself. The false colour display can show area within SDR and those with HDR for the chosen colour space and data range.

  • Page 19: Overview

    Selecting the “Configuration” menu from the user interface will display the current network IP Address and the unit’s unique “Machine Host Name”. See the "Web Browser Control" section in the Installation chapter for details about how to locate the unit on the network. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 1–7...

  • Page 20: User Interface Operation

    Overview User Interface Operation All menus within the system are controlled using a mouse and keyboard (optional). Clicking with the left-hand mouse button (ie left click) will select menu tabs, enable functions and allow items to be chosen from drop down lists. The majority of the user interface screen area is reserved for instrumentation and major functional areas.

  • Page 21: Viewer Menu

    The Viewer window layout can be controlled manually and saved as a preset for future use. See the "SDI Inputs Control Panel" in the Viewer chapter for full details XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 1–9...

  • Page 22: Generator Menu

    Overview Generator Menu The Generator window, selected using the “Generator” tab at the top of the screen,or by selecting the <g> key on a locally connected keyboard. It is used to create, export and select line patterns for output via the SDI, HDMI or DisplayPort outputs. The main part of the Generator window is a working desktop to place test patterns ready for selection.

  • Page 23: Configuration Menu

    The Configuration window consists of a number of different areas that are selected using the buttons at the bottom of the screen: See the "Configuration Window Menu Overview" in the Configuration chapter for full details XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 1–11...

  • Page 24: Connections Menu

    Overview Connections Menu The Connections window, selected using the “Connections” tab at the top of the screen or by selecting the <x> key on a locally connected keyboard. It is used to configure the units internal inputs and outputs to match the units physical connections. This window displays a representation of the unit's rear panel connections and connection blocks representing the unit's input / outputs connections as well as internal virtual connections.

  • Page 25: Viewer

    2 - Viewer XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 2–1...
  • Page 26 Viewer 2–2 Viewer 03/18 XR-56-201 5...

  • Page 27: Overview

    The Viewer window layout can be controlled manually and saved as a preset for future use. The Viewer can be displayed in Normal, Hidden Control Panel or Clean Mode Normal Mode Hidden Control Panel Mode Clean Mode Hidden Control Panel and Clean display modes  XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 2–3...

  • Page 28: Instrument Tiles

    Viewer The User Interface section in the Configuration - System menu allows the menu colour scheme to be selected this drop down menu allows the user interface colour scheme to be selected. Brightness this drop down menu allows the brightness of user interface colour be selected from a choice of Default, High or Low.

  • Page 29: Instrument Control Panels

    Select Tile Layout window and the Viewer layout will change accordingly. Clicking on this icon will display the currently saved presets held on the system in the Edit Presets window. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 2–5...

  • Page 30: Saving A Preset

    Viewer This displays all of the current system presets with details of the menu areas that the preset effects. Here existing presets can be deleted by selecting the X next to the one to be deleted. Note that presets 1, 2 and 3 are reserved by the system and cannot be deleted. Clicking on this icon will allow the Presets held on the system to be exported to a file for backup purposes.

  • Page 31: Recalling A Preset

    Generator - “GenPresets.oaf” Configuration - " SysConfigs.oaf" Connection - “ConnectionsPresets.oaf” When importing one of these preset types, they will be placed in the currently selected preset block (Preset 0-9, Preset 11-19, Preset 21-29, etc) XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 2–7...

  • Page 32: Split Screen Mode

    Viewer Split Screen Mode The Viewer window can be set to Split Screen Mode to allow another major menu area, such as the Connections or Configuration window to be displayed in the bottom 2 tiles of the screen. This is useful, for example, to change test patterns while monitoring the Picture or other instruments. Clicking on the icon that appears when the cursor is over the “Viewer”...

  • Page 33: Picture

    Colour values controls the displayed pixel values. The choices are RGB, YCbCr, XYZ, Follow WFM or Input format. The Follow WFM choice will mean that the displayed pixel format will follow the currently selected waveform monitor settings. The Input format choice will follow the input format. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 2–9...

  • Page 34: Cage Display

    Viewer Cursor this controls the display of a crosshair cursor indicating the position within the Picture View of the current focus for displays such as the Data View, the Data Waveform and the Zoom View. The On (1)/Off (0) setting of this option controls whether the crosshair cursor is displayed or hidden.

  • Page 35: Closed Captions

    708 service allows the appropriate CEA 708 service to be selected. 608 channel allows the appropriate CEA 608 channel to be selected. Note that the OP-47 page number is selected in the Captions section of the Configuration - Video menu. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 2–11...

  • Page 36: False Colour Display

    Viewer False Colour Display Overview The dynamic range of the video image can be displayed on the Picture tile as false colours representing areas of the image that may be outside the viewable dynamic range of the monitor itself. The false colour display can show area within SDR and those with HDR for the chosen colour space and data range.

  • Page 37: Zoom View Tile

    See the "Active Cursors & SMPTE Cursors Control Panels" section for different ways in which to control the cursor. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 2–13...
  • Page 38 Viewer 2–14 Viewer 03/18 XR-56-201 5...

  • Page 39: Waveform

    Display mode allows the selection of parade or stacked. Visualization controls how the waveform is displayed. Graticule enables / disables the waveform graticule. Markers enables / disables the waveform markers. Cursor enables / disables the waveform cursors. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 2–15...

  • Page 40: Waveform Display Settings

    Viewer The following buttons are displayed when the Waveform tile is selected: allows the selection of YCbCr, YRGB or XYZ display modes Colour mode selects between displaying the waveform of a single line (picked out by the Line Mode crosshair cursor) or multiple lines. selects how the displayed data samples are filtered.
  • Page 41 10% steps. The graticule is modified by the Profile selected in the SDI Inputs block Control Panel See the "SDI Inputs Control Panel" section in the Connections chapter for details. Note that the Nits graticule is not be displayed on the YCbCr waveforms. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 2–17...

  • Page 42: Region Of Interest

    Viewer Markers enables / disables the waveform markers. There are two horizontal and two vertically markers that can be placed in user-defined positions on the waveform. This are controlled by the values in the X1, X2, Y1 and Y2 boxes. When markers are displayed, horizontal measurements are given in pixels and vertical measurements are given in the currently selected Graticule type.

  • Page 43: Vectorscope Tile

    Flat filter - applies a flat frequency response to the displayed waveform. This takes value of each individual pixel and smoothly interpolates between them to produce and 'analogue' (non-quantized) waveform. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 2–19...
  • Page 44 Viewer Low Pass filter - applies a low pass filter to the displayed waveform. This works in the same manner as the Flat filter, but removes the high frequency components so that levels can be measured. No Interpolation - removes any filtering of the displayed waveform. This may, however, display unwanted artefacts as it is displaying individual pixels.

  • Page 45: Gamut

    XYZ enables / disables the XYZ set of meters X enables / disables the individual X meter Y enables / disables the individual Y meter Z enables / disables the individual Z meter XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 2–21...

  • Page 46: Cie Colour Chart Tile

    Viewer CIE Colour Chart Tile CIE Colour Chart Description The CIE Colour Chart tile, available on the local user interface, displays the colour content of the image within the bounding triangle of the chosen colour space. The is user to ensure that all colours within the image are within gamut.

  • Page 47: Cie Region Of Interest

    When the ROI button is enabled, the Picture tile will display cursors to allow the region of interest to be setup. The selected region of interest will be displayed on the Waveform monitor, Vectorscope and the CIE Colour Chart where it can be analysed and measured. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 2–23...

  • Page 48: Histogram Tile

    Viewer Histogram Tile Histogram Description The Histogram tile displays the number of pixels of each colour within the image as a histogram. The horizontal axis displays the digital level of the colour and the vertical axis indicates the number of pixels with the same colour.

  • Page 49: Histogram Control Panel

    / disables the waveform graticule. The graticule can be Digital Levels, % IRE, mV or Nits. With the 10% Marks enabled (1) the graticule vertical division will be in 10% steps. The currently selected graticule is displayed at the bottom of the tile. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 2–25...
  • Page 50 Viewer Markers enables / disables the waveform markers. There are two horizontal and two vertically markers that can be placed in user-defined positions on the waveform. This are controlled by the values in the X1 and X2 boxes. When markers are displayed, horizontal measurements are given in pixels and vertical measurements are given in the currently selected Graticule type.

  • Page 51: Audio

    +18, dBFS +20, Nordic -2dB, Nordic - 0dB, Nordic +2dB, DIN, BBC, EBU, VU (Standard), VU (North America) or VU (France) meter scales and ballistics in the Configuration - Audio menu. See the "Audio Meters" section in the Configuration chapter for details. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 2–27...

  • Page 52: Loudness Graph Tile

    Viewer Loudness Graph Tile Loudness Graph Description The Loudness Graph tile displays the record of audio program loudness and can be configured to show LU, LUFs or LKFs values in accordance with EBU, ITU BS. 1770-1, BS. 1770-2, BS. 1770- 3, ATSC A/85, ARIB TR-B32 or OP-59 recommendations.

  • Page 53: Audio Lissajous Tile

    Interpolate when selected (I) interpolates the adjacent samples to display a smooth waveform. See the "Embedded Surround Sources Section" section of the Configuration - Audio menu for details about how to assigned SDI audio channels to the Surround view. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 2–29...

  • Page 54: A/V Delay Tile

    To measure the AV delay the following needs to be setup: Select the Omnitek TSA sequence in the Generator menu of an Ultra 4K Tool Box or Ultra TQ Enable the Audio in Generator menu for the channels that need to be measured Set the Audio Click Mode set to Mutes on frame 1 In the Viewer menu select the A/V Delay tile.

  • Page 55: Audio Errors Tile

    The Audio Errors control panel, displayed at the right of the screen when the Audio Errors tile is selected, allows the selection of Chan 1-8 and Chan 9-16 XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 2–31...
  • Page 56 Viewer 2–32 Viewer 03/18 XR-56-201 5...

  • Page 57: Status

    2 or more video Input 1:2 streams (for example 3GB-2S). Pressing this button will select the different status pages for the second stream. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 2–33...

  • Page 58: Format Information

    Viewer Format Information A Format entry is given at the top of each status page. On pages relating to Inputs, it gives the standard to which the individual input is locked - automatically determined by the Ultra e.g. from SMPTE 352 packets within the video stream.

  • Page 59: Gamut Information

    TRS codes and CRCs, above which an error should be reported. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 2–35...

  • Page 60: Propagation Delay Measurement

    To measure the propagation delay the following needs to be setup: Select the Omnitek TSA sequence in the Generator menu of an Ultra 4K Tool Box or Ultra TQ In the Viewer menu select page 3 of the Video Status tile.

  • Page 61: Audio Status Tile

    2 or more video Input 1:2 streams (for example 3GB-2S). Pressing this button will select the different status pages for the second stream. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 2–37...

  • Page 62: Status Viewer Display

    Viewer Status Viewer Display Status Viewer Description The Status Viewer tile shows both video and audio channel status in a single tile. The contents of the tile can be selected from different tables in the Status Viewer Control Panel. Chan 1-8 Error Checking Section Field Vertical Horizontal timing reference.

  • Page 63: Chan 9 - 16

    The SFP Information Display tile appears if the SFP / IP option is installed. When a supported SFP is installed in the Ultra unit, details of the device are displayed in the SFP Information tile. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 2–39...
  • Page 64 Viewer 2–40 Viewer 03/18 XR-56-201 5...

  • Page 65: Data

    ‘Square Division’ or ‘2-Sample Interleave’ 4K UHD as these draw their data from more than one input. Please refer to the appropriate SMPTE standards for details of data sample structure. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 2–41...

  • Page 66: Data View Tile

    Viewer Data View Tile Data View Description The Data View tile shows how the data samples are assembled to form the image. The Data View displays the values for a selected set of pixels delivered over the different ‘Inputs’ that contribute to the final image.

  • Page 67: Data View Controls

    Note that movements made on the Picture tile and the Zoom View are restricted to the active picture area, whereas those on the Data View and Cable View can be used to explore the blanking using the SMPTE Sample cursor. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 2–43...

  • Page 68: Data Waveform Tile

    Viewer Data Waveform Tile Data Waveform Description The Data Waveform tile gives a graphical display of the YUV values of the pixels shown on the central line of the Zoom View i.e. at the current cursor position. The display is offered in two forms, referred to as ‘Single’ and ‘Double’. The ‘Single’ version of the waveform corresponds to the 15x15 version of the Zoom View and shows the data from 15 pixels.

  • Page 69: Ancillary Data

    SMPTE cursor and hence the focus of the Data View, Cable View and ANC Viewer displays to the location of the ANC Packet within the blanking so that you can see the details of the packet in these displays. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 2–45...

  • Page 70: Anc Watch Controls

    Viewer ANC Watch Controls When the Anc Watch tile is selected, the following buttons are available: this button allows any accumulated errors to be cleared. Reset this jumps to the ANC Watch display. ANC Watch this jumps to the first set of detail ancillary information. Set 1 this jumps to the second set of detail ancillary information.
  • Page 71 ARIB HD CC ARIB-B 37 defined HD video closed captions ARIB SD CC ARIB-B 37 defined SD video closed captions ARIB Analg CC ARIB-B 37 defined analogue video closed captions Unknown Unrecognized DID XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 2–47...

  • Page 72: User Defined Anc Packets

    Viewer User Defined ANC Packets To cater for additional ANC Packet types, the system allows you to specify up to three user-defined ANC Packet types for the system to watch for alongside its standard selection. ANC Packets are defined by DID (Data Identifier) and its SDID (Secondary Data Identifier) values. However, these values are not visible for the user to check whether a particular packet is already on the list but under an unfamiliar name.

  • Page 73: Anc Counts Tile

    Inputs) has errors. This can be done by disabling the inputs (by clicking at the top of the relevant column), then watching to see how the count of packets and the count of errors in those packets changes. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 2–49...
  • Page 74 Viewer The columns you have selected to ignore continue to be marked with coloured dots to indicate the presence of ANC packets of the selected type but they don’t contribute either to the displayed count of packets or to the number of those counted that contain errors. Clicking on All restores the display to counting the packets across all the inputs The actual ANC errors that are displayed are defined in the Configuration - Ancillary menu.

  • Page 75: Anc Viewer Tile

    (for example 3GB-2S). This will select the data from the first stream on. this button will appear if the video signal is transferred over 2 or more video Input 1:2 streams (for example 3GB-2S). This will select the data from the second stream. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 2–51...
  • Page 76 Viewer 2–52 Viewer 03/18 XR-56-201 5...

  • Page 77: Timing

    Marker right of centre: the Input under test is behind the Reference signal These interpretations should be reinforced by the word ‘advanced’ or ‘delayed’ shown below the meter after the number of microseconds. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 2–53...

  • Page 78: Timing Controls

    Viewer IMPORTANT: Timing differences between the constituent Inputs to the video that is currently being analysed can be made without any additional set-up, while measurements against an external reference signal just require a suitable Reference signal to be plugged into the "Sync/CVBS" (Composite) port on the Ultra.

  • Page 79: Inter-Link Timing Measurement

    Reference by clicking the appropriate button on the Button Bar. In this example the Ref=AUX 1 Output button. The timings shown in the display then show the values relative to the selected Input. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 2–55...
  • Page 80 Viewer 2–56 Viewer 03/18 XR-56-201 5...

  • Page 81: Logging

    See the Columns Used section in Configuration - Logging menu the for details The contents of the current log can be navigated using the buttons at the bottom of the screen when the Event Logging tile is selected. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 2–57...

  • Page 82: Event Logging Controls

    Viewer Event Logging Controls The Event Logging control panel, that appear when the Event Logging tile is selected, allows the type of event to be selected for logging. Misc allows miscellaneous events, such as picture aspect ratio changes, to be displayed in the log. Video allows the video events, defined in the Configuration - Video menu to be displayed in the log.

  • Page 83: Caption Logging Tile

    See the Columns Used section in Configuration - Logging menu the for details The contents of the current log can be navigated using the buttons at the bottom of the screen when the Event Logging tile is selected. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 2–59...

  • Page 84: Caption Logging Controls

    Viewer Caption Logging Controls The Caption Logging control panel, that appear when the Caption Logging tile is selected, allows the type of closed captions / subtitles to be selected for logging. Type allows 608, 708 or OP47 closed captions to be selected for logging. Mark Text allows user-defined text to be entered in the log when the Add Text Marker button is selected.

  • Page 85: Generator

    3 - Generator XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 3–1...
  • Page 86 Generator 3–2 Generator 03/18 XR-56-201 5...

  • Page 87: Overview

    See the "SDI Outputs Block" section in the Connections chapter for details. See the "HDMI Output Block" section in the Connections chapter for details. See the "DP Output Block" section in the Connections chapter for details. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 3–3...

  • Page 88: Selecting The Generator Menu

    Generator Selecting the Generator menu The Generator menu can be selected using the "Generator" tab at the top of the screen. If the Ultra is being controlled using the HDMI output and keyboard attached to the Ultra, pressing the <g> key will also display the Generator window.

  • Page 89: Common Tab

    (ie patterns, sequences and stills that have been created. Memory indicates the amount of memory allocated to video capture (25% by default) and test pattern generation. The proportion of capture video space to generator video space is user definable. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 3–5...

  • Page 90: Creating A Line Pattern

    Generator Creating a Line Pattern New Line Patterns can be created by selecting the New Test Pattern button at the bottom of the screen. Colour Bars is created by default, but this can be changed by selecting the pattern thumbnail from the desktop and modifying the parameters in the control panel that appears at the right of the screen.

  • Page 91: Line Pattern Types

    Note that the "Pathological EQ Test" and "Pathological PLL Test" patterns are provided legacy SD- SDI, HD-SDI and 3G-SDI support and should not be used for 6G-SDI, 12G-SDI or 4K/UHD TV testing purposes because they do not provide the 2 frame sequences that are required. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 3–7...
  • Page 92 Generator 3–8 Generator 03/18 XR-56-201 5...

  • Page 93: Configuration

    4 - Configuration XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 4–1...
  • Page 94 Configuration 4–2 Configuration 03/18 XR-56-201 5...

  • Page 95: Overview

    Licences menu to allow new system licences to be installed. Licences opens the Network Devices menu to allow connection to other units Network Devices resets the parameters of the currently open menu (Video, Audio, System, etc) to Reset their default settings. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 4–3...

  • Page 96: Basic Operation

    Configuration Basic Operation Select the “Configura�on” tab Setup unit network IP Save and recall system System safe shutdown to show this screen address for browser access se�ngs using presets Change configura�on page using Set units date and �me View unit status Restart so�ware Monitor storage useage se�ngs...

  • Page 97: Video

    Timecode link source is used to select the video input / link where the timecode is located. Timecode source allows the selection of LTC, VITC, ATC VITC1, ATC VITC2 or ATC LTC. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 4–5...

  • Page 98: Timing Section

    Configuration Timing Section The "Timing" configuration section controls how the system measures the interlink timing of video sources and the relative timing against an external analogue reference signal. The way that measurements are made will be different depending on the settings in the “Timing” section of the Configuration - Video menu.

  • Page 99: Cage Section

    Safe Action cage from a choice of Auto, 4 : 3, 14 : 9, 16 : 9 and Variable. Each of these Cages can be shown as solid or dashed line. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 4–7...

  • Page 100: Setting Up Standard Cages

    Configuration Setting up Standard Cages To setup these cages Select the appropriate Standards body from the drop-down menu offered on the Default fixed sizes line of the Cages area of the display. Select the required screen geometry from the drop-down menu offered on the first line of the Cage definition.

  • Page 101: Waveforms

    VI AFD Status when enabled will log changes in the input VI status within the Event Log. ANC 2016 AFD Status when enabled will log changes in the input ANC 2016 status within the Event Log. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 4–9...

  • Page 102: Video Error Checking Section

    Configuration Video Error Checking Section Setting the Permitted Ranges The permitted ranges of the different colour components are part of overall video configuration, set in the Configuration - Video menu. The Ultra is delivered with the various maximum and minimum values set in accordance with standard practice within the industry but the user is free to set their own choice of values.

  • Page 103: Audio

    The Audio menu determines how the Ultra system processes and displays audio channels that are present on the SDI input signal. Users Audio Config Section The "User Audio Config" section is used to configure the Audio Meters in the Viewer menu. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 4–11...

  • Page 104: Audio Meters

    Configuration Audio Meters The Audio Meters drop down menu allows the selection of the required Audio display settings. dBFS (-18) - Decibel Full Scale, -18dB Alignment Level dBFS (-20) - Decibel Full Scale, -20dB Alignment Level dBFS Log (-18) - Decibel Full Scale, Log scale, -18dB Alignment Level dBFS Log (-20) - Decibel Full Scale, Log scale, -20dB Alignment Level...

  • Page 105: Dolby Type

    Loudness Range that of any program and is used to provide a standardized method of determining the signal dynamic range. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 4–13...

  • Page 106: Stereo Mix Down

    Configuration Stereo Mix Down The "Stereo Mix Down" section defines how individual audio channels, in a surround sound program, contribute to the overall program loudness measurement. Mode allows the selection of Lo/Ro (Left-only / Right-only), Lt/Rt Pro Logic or Lt/Rt Pro Logic mix-down modes. Center Mix defines the attenuation value of the center channel contribution to the mix down.

  • Page 107: Embedded Surround Sources Section

    SDI input to be displayed in the Audio Meters tile if Surround has been selected. Show PGM Loudness when enabled (1) will display the program loudness meter in the Audio Meters tile if Surround has been selected. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 4–15...
  • Page 108 Configuration 4–16 Configuration 03/18 XR-56-201 5...

  • Page 109: Ancillary

    Packet types because the packets will continue to be picked out as the supplied Packet type after you have defined your User ANC Packet type. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 4–17...

  • Page 110: Anc Error Checking Section

    Configuration Note that there is nothing to stop you defining a User ANC Packet type that has the same DID and SDID values as one of the standard ANC Packet types. However, any ANC packet detected with these values will be counted as the standard ANC Packet type and not as your User ANC Packet type. There is also mothing to stop you defining more than one User ANC Packet type to pick out ANC Packet types with the same DID and SDID values: in this case, the packets will be counted as the User ANC Packet with the higher number i.e.

  • Page 111: System

    Software Version is the version of software running on the system. The latest version is available on the Omnitek support website (www.omnitek.tv). Main Board Serial Number is the unique MAC address for the system. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 4–19...

  • Page 112: Settings Section

    Configuration Settings Section The "Settings" section allows the system time to be set and the amount of RAM allocated to video capture. Setting Date and Time Automatically The system’s time and date can be setup automatically or manually. If the network you are using is connected to the Internet you can use the Look up function: Set the “Date/Time: Use NTP”...

  • Page 113: Setting The Ip Address Manually

    The unit should now be visible on the network. To check this use one of the following: 1. Entering the units Machine Host Name into a web browser, 2. Running the Omnitek Network Scanner application, 3. Using the command prompt “arp –a” command 4.

  • Page 114: User Interface Section

    Factory Reset this button returns all of the systems settings in all of the menus back to factory default values. Please contact support@omnitek.tv before using this. See the "Software Maintenance" section in the Installation appendix for details about how to install new software.

  • Page 115: Logging

    "Text" columns to be display/hidden and their width to be adjusted. Common column Section The Common columns used in Caption and Event logs" section allows the "System Date", "System Time" and "Timecode columns to be display/hidden and their width to be adjusted. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 4–23...

  • Page 116: System Diagnostics

    Configuration System Diagnostics Show this button, when selected, will open a new browser tab to allow system diagnostics logs to be down loaded. Download with down load the selected file to a network folder. Delete will delete the selected log. 4–24 Configuration 03/18 XR-56-201 5...

  • Page 117: Licences

    Where a facility is listed as No Hardware, however, extra hardware is needed in order to support this option. Where this is the case, you may need to return the Ultra either to Omnitek or to your Omnitek dealer: your dealer will be able to advise you on this.

  • Page 118: Files Section

    Ultra’s Local UI is being used, on a USB stick plugged in the back panel. Email a copy of this licence file to Omnitek/your Omnitek dealer as advised by your dealer. Steps on receipt of the updated licence file: Copy the received licence file either to a directory on the computer controlling the Ultra or to a USB stick.

  • Page 119: Network Devices

    System page of its Configuration window. Details of the remote links are given on the right-hand side of this page, under the Network heading, together with an X button that you can use to terminate any unwanted link (except the one that you yourself are using). XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 4–27...
  • Page 120 Configuration 4–28 Configuration 03/18 XR-56-201 5...

  • Page 121: Connections

    5 - Connections XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 5–1...
  • Page 122 Connections 5–2 Connections 03/18 XR-56-201 5...

  • Page 123: Overview

    These blocks can be interconnected by links to configure the unit for different modes of operations. These can be saved as presets for future use. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 5–3...

  • Page 124: Basic Operation

    Connections Basic Operation Select “Connec�ons” Drag link from the Local User Interface block Drag link from the Generator block node to tab to show this screen node to the HDMI Output block node to SDI Outputs block node to output test pa�ern view the user interface on an HDMI monitor or sequence Select the physical output(s) to...

  • Page 125: User Interface Connection

    The User Interface resolution is limited to 1920x1080. To output the User Interface via the DisplayPort output, the output format needs to be set to 1920x1080 first. See the "Display Port Output Format" section on how to select the output video format and frame rate. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 5–5...

  • Page 126: User Interface Via The Sdi Output

    Connections User Interface via the SDI Output Link from the Analyser block to the Local User Interface block and link the Local User Interface block to the SDI Outputs block to output the user interface on chosen SDI output connection . The User Interface resolution is limited to 1920x1080.

  • Page 127: Analyser Inputs

    The HDMI Input represents the HDMI 1.4 physical input Connection. If there is no signal present the block will display "No Input" otherwise it will display the currently detected format and frame rate. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 5–7...

  • Page 128: Sdi Inputs Block

    Connections SDI Inputs Block The output of the SDI Inputs block can be connected to the Analyser/Convertor block to allow analysis of the SDI input signal. Link the SDI Inputs block to the Analyser / Convertor block and the format will be converted to that of the output block connected to the Local User Interface block.

  • Page 129: Sdi Inputs Control Panel

    PQ EOTF uses the Dolby Vision PQ (Perceptual Quantizer) Electro-Optic Transfer Function profile as standardised by SMPTE-2084. HLG EOTF uses the Hybrid Log-Gamma Electro-Optic Transfer Function profile as defined by ITU-R BT. 2390. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 5–9...

  • Page 130: Genlock Block

    Connections Genlock Block The Genlock block represents the physical connections that can be used to lock the unit to. The connection to be used as the system's locking reference can be selected by clicking on the down arrow. When the Genlock function is selected on the HDMI Output, DP Output and SDI Outputs blocks, their outputs will be frame locked to the selected genlock input.

  • Page 131: Outputs

    The timing of the HDMI output can be aligned to the system's genlock input using the Genlock Timing Editor. This allows the HDMI output to be advanced/delayed using Pixel and Line values. Selecting the OK button will apply any changes made. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 5–11...

  • Page 132: Dp Output Block

    Connections DP Output Block The DP Output block represents the physical Display Port output connection and is used to select the format and frame rate of the Display Port output. The input to this block can be connected directly from the Generator block, to allow Display Port signal generation, or can be connected from the Local User Interface block to provide the control system user interface on a Display Port monitor.

  • Page 133: Display Port Output Format

    The timing of the DisplayPort output can be aligned to the system's genlock input using the Genlock Timing Editor. This allows the DisplayPort output to be advanced/delayed using Pixel and Line values. Selecting the OK button will apply any changes made. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 5–13...

  • Page 134: Sdi Outputs Block

    Connections SDI Outputs Block The SDI Outputs block represents all of the possible SDI output connections that make up the video signal including single link, dual link and quad link connections. This block also sets the SDI output format and frame rate.

  • Page 135: Sdi Output Format

    Interface, Raster and Refresh settings. applies the currently selected video format, frame rate and data sampling mode to the SDI outputs. Close closes the Video Standards Editor without applying or saving the changes. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 5–15...

  • Page 136: Smpte 352 Packet Inserter

    Connections SMPTE 352 Packet Inserter The dropdown list next to S352 Insert controls when the SMPTE 352 packet is insterted into the SDI output data streams: Disable turns off the SMPTE 352 packet Required turns on the SMPTE 352 packet only for the specific video standards which require it.

  • Page 137: Sdi4 Output Level

    11/324 for PAL 625 and line 14/277 for NTSC 525. This is inserted as 2 bits (sample 0 and 1) within the Chroma data stream. VI Aspect sets the VI aspect ratio code VI AFD sets the VI active format description code XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 5–17...

  • Page 138: Anc 2016

    Connections ANC 2016 ANC 2016 enables /disables SMPTE 2016 active format description ANC AFD sets the SMPTE 2016 active format description code Timecode Generation Timecode enables / disables timecode generation on the SDI outputs. VITC enables timecode on the VITC packet. ATC VITC 1 enables timecode on the V-TCode S12-2 packet.

  • Page 139: Line Pattern Generator

    SDI Output block to display the currently selected test pattern in the Generator menu on the SDI output(s). See the "SDI Output Format" section on how to select the output video format and frame rate. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide 5–19...

  • Page 140: Sdi Pass Through Mode

    Connections SDI Pass Through Mode The signal on the SDI Inputs block can be routed to the SDI Outputs block with exactly the same video format, frame rate and physical link configuration. Although there is a permanent link from the SDI Inputs block to the Pass Through block, for SDI Pass Through mode to operate, the link from the SDI Inputs block must be made to the Analyser / Converter block In the example above a Dual Link signal connected to SDI 1 and SDI 2 inputs is looped through to the...

  • Page 141: A - Glossary

    A - Glossary XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide A–1...
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  • Page 143: Glossary Of Terms

    ARIB-B 27 Capt ARIB defined caption data in VANC space. Audio S2020 SMPTE S2020 defined standardized data packet defining the encoding for a Dolby stereo or a multi-channel surround group of audio channels. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide A–3...
  • Page 144 Glossary Bayonet Neill-Concelman. This connector comes in 2 generic forms 50Ω (typically used in radio) and 75Ω (typically used in broadcast video). There are variants for SD-SDI, HD-SDI, 3G-SDI and 12G-SDI signals. Cam. Pos S315 SMPTE 315M defined camera position data in HANC and VANC spaces. Caption 708 EIA 708 standard defining closed caption data for HD-SDI in VANC space.
  • Page 145 60fps and for all UHDTV2 formats. KLV-V RP214 SMPTE RP214 defined KLV Metadata transport in VANC space. KLV-V RP214 SMPTE RP214 defined KLV Metadata transport in HANC space. Lnk.Enc1 S472 SMPTE S427 defined link encryption data packet. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide A–5...
  • Page 146 Glossary Lnk.Enc2 S472 SMPTE S427 defined link encryption data packet. Link Enc S427 SMPTE S427 defined link encryption data packet. Abbreviation for Loudness Range Management Information Base file. Used with SNMP to define the functionality of piece of equipment used by SNMP. MPEG Rcd S353 SMPTE 353M defined MPEG recoding data in HANC and VANC spaces.
  • Page 147 (Secondary Data Identifier) is a data word within the ANC Data packet. See DID for more details. SMPTE S334 defined Subtitling Data Essence. SDTI S305 SMPTE 305M defined SDTI transport data packet in active frame space. SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers) XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide A–7...
  • Page 148 Square Division approach instead of using the 2 sample interleave method defined in all UHDTV specifications. Omnitek Test Sequence A. This is a sequence of animated frames built from a series of different panels (such as zone plate, multiburst, clock, static images, scrolling images and text).
  • Page 149 The UI measurement is used for Eye Pattern measurement and is specified for each video format. Ultra Omnitek Ultra 4K Tool Box UMID (Unique Material Identifier) is a special code that is used to identify audio- visual (AV) materials.
  • Page 150 Glossary A–10 Glossary 03/18 XR-56-201 5...

  • Page 151: B - Installation

    B - Installation XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide B–1...
  • Page 152 Installation B–2 Installation 03/18 XR-56-201 5...

  • Page 153: Physical Installation

    Physical Installation Environmental Power Unit 12V DC 60W 100-240V AC 50-60Hz Size/Weight Weight 1.7Kg Height 42mm Width 215mm Depth 233mm Temperature Operation +5 to +35C Storage -20 to +50C Humidity <95% non-condensing XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide B–3...

  • Page 154: Rear Panel Connections

    Installation Rear Panel Connections Input Output Input Output Output DisplayPort AUX 1 AUX 2 AUX 3 AUX 4 Input HDMI Sync / CVBS SDI 1 SDI 2 SDI 3 SDI 4 Power Label Power Connector Lemo Power 12V DC, 60W (from supplied power adaptor) Function Unit's power supply Eithernet...

  • Page 155: Hdmi Connections

    DisplayPort Input Connector DisplayPort 1.2 Function Not currently used Specification DisplayPort 1.2 DisplayPort 1.2 Output Label DisplayPort Output Connector DisplayPort 1.2 Function User interface or test pattern generation up to 2160p60 Specification DisplayPort 1.2 XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide B–5...

  • Page 156: Sdi Video Connections

    Installation SDI Video Connections To use the video inputs and outputs the system must be configured using the Connections menu. See the "HDMI Output Timing" and "SDI Outputs Block"sections in the Connections Chapter for full details. AUX 1 Input (SD, HD, 3G, 6G and 12G) Label AUX 1 Connector...

  • Page 157: Sdi 2 Input/Output (Sd, Hd And 3G

    Tri-level (0.6V p-p) Function External studio reference connection to genlock Ultra Specification Tri-level syncs (SMPTE 274M and SMPTE 296M) 600 mV pk-pk PAL Black Burst (ITU624-4/SMPTE318) 1V pk-pk, Composite NTSC (SMPTE 170M) 1V pk-pk XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide B–7...
  • Page 158 Installation B–8 Installation 03/18 XR-56-201 5...

  • Page 159: System Interconnection

    3G - Link 3 Output See the "HDMI Output Timing" and "SDI Outputs Block" sections in the Connections Chapter for full details. See the "HDMI Output Block" section in the Connections chapter for HDMI Output configuration details XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide B–9...

  • Page 160: Power On And Off

    Installation Power On and Off Power On The unit is turned on using the front panel button. When pressed the surround will turn green to indicate that the unit is on and after about 30 seconds the user interface should appear on the local interface screen (HDMI by default).

  • Page 161: Internal Configuration Overview

    / outputs connections as well as internal virtual connections. See the "Connections Window General Operation" section in the Connections chapter for details about how configure the system's inputs, outputs and internal connections. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide B–11...
  • Page 162 Installation B–12 Installation 03/18 XR-56-201 5...

  • Page 163: Web Browser Control

    Web Browser Control Overview The Ultra XR can be controlled via a web browser such as Chrome, FireFox or Internet Explorer. The web server within the Ultra 4K XR can be accessed via a network by entering the units IP address or “Machine Host Name”...

  • Page 164: Finding The Ultra Using The Command Prompt

    Installation Finding the Ultra using the command prompt Use the “arp –a” command at the command prompt. This will display the locally connected units by their Mac Address (in the form fc:c2:3d:08:23:03) and the currently allocated IP address: C:\user\username>arp –a <Enter> Note search windows for CMD or command to find the command prompt, then enter “arp –a”...

  • Page 165: Maintenance

    Ultra unit. Detailed steps are typically given in the Upgrade Instructions provided with the software. Registered users may download the individual components from the Omnitek web site http://omnitek. tv/download. Download or copy the ultra_#_#_##_0.omk file to an appropriate folder or desktop of the computer controlling the Ultra via web browser.

  • Page 166: Updating The System Software From Usb

    Updating the System Software from USB Detailed steps are typically given in the Upgrade Instructions provided with the software. Registered users may download the individual components from the Omnitek web site http://omnitek. tv/download. Download or copy the ultra_#_#_##_0.omk file to the ROOT directory of a FAT or FAT32 formatted USB memory stick.

  • Page 167: Licence Management

    Once you are connected to the Ultra using the web browser, go to the to the Configuration menu and select the Licenses tab Select the Update function in the Files section and locate the License file on the PC controlling the Ultra. The license file should now be installed XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide B–17...

  • Page 168: Hardware Maintenance

    Installation Hardware Maintenance Connectors Ensure that the correct type of connector is used in all circumstances. All of the BNC connectors on the unit are 75 Ohm. Connecting 50 Ohm cables into the unit's 75 Ohm connectors will cause damage that is not covered under warranty.

  • Page 169: C - Applications

    C - Applications XR-56-201 5 XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide Ultra XR User Guide C–1 C–1...
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  • Page 171: High Dynamic Range Setup

    BT.2020 colour space. S Gamut3 is the corresponding colour space for S-Log 3 Profile to accommodate BT.2020. S Gamut is the corresponding colour space for S-Log 2 Profile to accommodate BT.709. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide C–3...
  • Page 172 Applications Range Sets the digital levels of black and peak white used in the image. Auto detects the range from the input signal. - Currently SMPTE SMPTE Narrow Range uses the following levels: 8-bit RGB 16 = black - 240 = white, CbCr 16 to 235 10-bit RGB 64 = black - 940 = white, CbCR 64 to 960 12-bit RGB 256 = black - 3760 = white, CBCr 256 to 3840 Full Range uses the following levels:...

  • Page 173: Waveform Monitor Setup

    'highlights. This should be setup to match normal working practices. Nit maximum sets the maximum Nits level. This should be set to match that of the delivery format. Note that specific settings can be saved as a Configuration Preset for future use. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide C–5...

  • Page 174: Pq Eotf Test Pattern

    Applications PQ EOTF Test Pattern The Ultra Generator provides a HDR Test Pattern ("HDR Luma Staircase") whose levels are dynamically set by the chosen SDI output Profile. The image bellow shows the waveform levels for PQ EOTF. Note that the Graticule Levels are set in the "Nits graticule marks" section of the Configuration - Video menu.

  • Page 175: Picture False Colour Display

    See the "False Colour Display" section in the Viewer chapter for details The following image shows the HDR Test Pattern for HLG EOTF with M-HDRZone selected with an SDR- Max value set to 100NITs. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide C–7...
  • Page 176 Applications C–8 Applications 03/18 XR-56-201 5...

  • Page 177: Cable / Data View

    4 cables. From these 4 ‘sub images’ come 8 ‘streams’ (a luma and chroma pair for each virtual image). These streams are then multiplexed on to the physical cable(s) in the data order defined by the cable interface being used. XR-56-201 5 Ultra XR User Guide C–9...
  • Page 178 Applications In the colour-coded diagram above, “Data View” (left) shows the 8 ‘streams’ from the 4 sub images and the “Cable View” (right) shows how these streams are actually multiplexed on the single physical 12G-SDI cable. C–10 Applications 03/18 XR-56-201 5...

  • Page 179: Snmp Remote Control

    SNMP Remote Control Overview The Omnitek Ultra is highly suited to being used in routine monitoring applications through its support for remote control using the SNMP protocol. SNMP stands for Simple Network Management Protocol and it is commonly used in production line testing both to run the required sequence of tests and to monitor the instrument under test for conditions that warrant attention.

  • Page 180: Set-Up

    3. Programming the device from which the systems are to be monitored with the appropriate SNMP Manager application. 4. Uploading a copy of the Omnitek Ultra MIB to the SNMP manager. Linking the boxes into a single LAN Typically either the device from which the automated control is to be driven need to be added to the network that the Ultra is already on or the Ultra needs to be added to a network that includes the device from which it will be remotely controlled.

  • Page 181: Programming The Control Device

    Once the MIB file has been uploaded (using the Load MIBs function in the File menu), the private/ enterprises section of the MIB tree will include an entry for omnitek/ultra, under which will be a list of the categories into which the MIB file divides the OIDs associated with the Ultra. For most purposes,...
  • Page 182 Applications In order to see the value associated with a particular parameter or set of parameters on a particular Ultra system, the current values need to be fetched. In the iReasoning browser, this is done by first setting the address of the Ultra, then giving the instruction to Walk. This causes the browser to read the values from the selected Ultra.

  • Page 183: Automating A Test Procedure

    SNMP. For example, the Jitter Spectrum display will only ever list six peaks in its peak table but SNMP gives you access to ten highest peaks. If there are facilities that you want to use but do not know how to access from SNMP, please contact Omnitek Customer Support (support@omnitek.tv).
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