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AJA Ki Pro Installation And Operation Manual

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Ki
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Published: 6/12/09
Installation and Operation
Guide
B e c a u s e
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  • Page 1 Published: 6/12/09 Installation and Operation Guide B e c a u s e m a t t e r s .

  • Page 2: Contacting Support

    AJA Video shall pay for the return of the product to the Customer if the shipment is to a location within the country in which the AJA Video service center is located. Customer shall be responsible for paying all shipping charges, insurance, duties, taxes, and any other charges for products returned to any other locations.
  • Page 4 In standalone mode, it can connect to a camera while sitting on a desk or flat surface. Ki Pro can be used by itself to record and playback media or it can be connected to a Mac Pro or MacBook Pro via FireWire for transferring media.
  • Page 5 flexibility, you can save time, steps, and get your project done quicker and with the highest quality. Ki Pro is the only recording device in the world that supports Apple’s ProRes 422 in hardware—allowing realtime recording of full-raster I-frame media at 4:2:2 quality.
  • Page 6 Apple ProRes media for the simplest possible end-to-end file-based Final Cut Pro environment—bridging Camera to Post, using Ki Pro as the interconnecting path. With a camera, an Apple Mac Pro or MacBook Pro, FCP, and Ki Pro, you have an ideal high-quality cost-effective system for onset acquisition, conversion, transport, and post-production workflow.
  • Page 7 Ki Box Exo-skeleton Option Storage Module Options: SSD or Hard Drive • Ki Pro SSD Storage Module—although the Ki Pro comes standard with a removable HDD Storage Module, an optional SDD Storage Module is also available. The Ki Pro Solid State Storage Module (SSD) is recommended for mobile environments where shock-proof sturdiness may be needed.

  • Page 8: What's In The Box

    Ki Pro Installation and Operation Manual — What’s In The Box? • Ki Pro Rod Accessory Kit—this kit adds endplates to the Exo-skeleton so you can attach two user-supplied 15mm camera accessory rods. The endplates have knobs for adjusting the height of the rod brackets relative to the camera, as well as a set of knobs for securing the rods in the brackets.
  • Page 9 Ki Pro. • Registration Sheet—allows you to register your card by mail or online (details provided). Please save all packaging for shipping the Ki Pro should you wish to do so when moving or sending it in for service. Ki Pro...

  • Page 10: System Requirements

    Ki Pro Installation and Operation Manual — System Requirements System Requirements AJA Video recommends that the Mac Pro or MacBook Pro used with the Ki Pro offer a FireWire 800 port and support Apple ProRes 422 with a satisfactory level of performance.
  • Page 12 Mac Pro or MacBook Pro for accessing stored media you’ve shot. Chapters 2 and 3 discuss how to operate and use the Ki Pro in its many configurations—this chapter introduces the operating configurations, power supply options, plus all indicators, controls, and connections so you’ll have a working...

  • Page 13: Controls And Displays

    Ki Pro Operator Side (front panel) Controls and The Operator Side of Ki Pro features a variety of buttons, knobs, jacks, and indicators for operating Ki Pro directly. Each of the items found on the “Operator Displays Side”...
  • Page 14 Ki Pro Installation and Operation Manual — Operator Side—Buttons and shares functionality with STATUS. The STATUS button can be used to toggle through alarms. All menus and front panel operations are described in Chapter 3. CONFIG Button—Pressing CONFIG when not lit, enters the CONFIG menu.
  • Page 15 “WARNING FRMT MEDIA” or “WARNING MEDIA LOW.” Note: On power up, the storage module is the initial storage system selected and accessed by Ki Pro. SELECT Buttons— In the CONFIG and MEDIA menus the SELECT buttons cycle through parameters in the menus.
  • Page 16 Ki Pro Installation and Operation Manual — Operator Side—Buttons and Head Phone Volume Knob—To adjust headphone listening level, press the knob inward and the knob will then pop out for easy adjustment—just like the audio input level knobs. Displays and Indicators Alphanumeric and Graphics Display—Display details: The display is a 140x16 Graphics...

  • Page 17: Connector Side

    ExpressCard Memory Slots (2)—Both of these slots support ExpressCard/34 (34 mm wide) memory cards (not ExpressCard/54). Cards must be very fast to be used with Ki Pro. Visit the Ki Pro support page on our website for a list of AJA-qualified cards: http://www.aja.com/support/ki-pro/ki-pro.php...

  • Page 18: Component Ypbpr

    —Although RGB is used less in today’s video systems, Ki Pro A Note About RGB supports it at both input and output. Because Ki Pro’s (and SMPTE SDI) native format is YPbPr, AJA recommends the use of YPbPr whenever possible. Although component video monitors often have RGB inputs, it’s better to use YPbPr when...
  • Page 19 —Component Video, or YPbPr, has been given several names A Note About YPbPr over time. YUV, Y/R-Y/B-Y, and YCbCr, are just some examples. Although these various formats have some differences in levels, they are all basically the same. Ki Pro supports three different types of YPbPr: SMPTE/EBU N10, Betacam (NTSC), and Betacam (NTSC Japan).

  • Page 20: Power Connector (Back Of Unit)

    Ki Pro record/stop. Lens Tap This connector supports an optional “Lens Tap” kit AJA offers for controlling Ki Pro. A proprietary AJA cable connects between the camera body and the lens, intercepting the camera’s own interconnecting cable.
  • Page 21 AJA will post on the Ki Pro support web page which brands AJA has tested and found to work acceptably. Since cards have to be fast enough to sustain throughput without dropping frames, not all ExpressCard/34 cards will qualify for Ki Pro usage.

  • Page 22: Selecting Media

    • Camera and mounting with optional Exoskeleton (with or without a tripod) Software setup is the same for both uses. Choices you will make include how Ki Pro will be controlled (front panel, 802.11 wireless, or Ethernet & web-browser) and the physical system requirements for your application (camera mount or not, video and audio monitoring choices, and media workflows).

  • Page 23: Stand-Alone Usage

    • Recording live house-of-worship services, Ki Pro sits on a shelf receiving a feed from a wall mounted remote camera and audio feed from house mixer. • Recording live music at a remote location, Ki Pro receives video feed from event producer’s switcher and picks up audio from a stereo pair of phantom-powered condenser microphones.

  • Page 24: Exoskeleton Setup And Adjustment

    Ki Pro controls will face the same direction as the camera controls, so the camera operator can easily make adjustments. Power to Ki Pro exits on the same side as the back of the camera so cables don’t clutter the lens side of the setup.
  • Page 25 (Note: 15mm rods to be supplied by customer) For most uses with an Exoskeleton, you’ll want to first mount the camera or camcorder to the adjustable mount on top, before sliding in the Ki Pro unit and locking it. To mount a camera, follow these steps: 1.
  • Page 26 Ki Pro Installation and Operation Manual — Installation Attaching the rod accessory kit is simple: 1. Place an endplate from the kit on the outside of the Exoskeleton frame, aligning it’s two screw slots with the two screw holes in the frame.

  • Page 27: Applying Power

    To begin using Ki Pro, plug the 4-pin XLR on the supplied AC adapter into the XLR power socket on the back of Ki Pro. Then plug the AC adapters line cord into 110 VAC or 220 VAC (the supply is autosensing).

  • Page 28: Remote Network Control

    Cat-5 cable. If connecting via a LAN, you then connect the Ki Pro’s Ethernet connector to a hub or switch on the LAN. A LAN is a shared network that includes other Ethernet devices all attached via a hub or digital switch.

  • Page 29: Networking Ki Pro Using A Static Ip Address

    You should now see Ki Pro’s browser status screen. If Ki Pro cannot get an address from the DHCP server on the LAN while Ki Pro is set to DHCP via parameter 50.1, it will then automatically drop back to a preset factory IP address of 192.168.0.2.

  • Page 30: Networking Ki Pro Using The Factory Default Ip

    Configuring Ki Pro with a Static IP Address Networking Ki Pro If you don’t want to use DHCP to network Ki Pro and also don’t want to set your own static IP address, you can simply use a Default setting to use a factory setting of using the Factory 10.65.74.65.

  • Page 31: Mac Ping Procedure

    Simply run the Ping utility “Ping” from a computer on the same LAN as Ki Pro, or one attached directly to Ki Pro. Here’s how to Ping a Ki Pro from a Mac OSX computer or Windows PC: Mac Ping Procedure 1.
  • Page 32 Storage Module and any desired ExpressCard/34 cards installed) also via a FireWire 800 cable to a Mac. When a Ki Pro is connected, all available storage media installed in that Ki Pro will mount on the Mac’s desktop. For example, if you have a 250GB HDD storage module and an ExpressCard/34 8GB card installed, then you’ll see those two volumes...

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