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AJA Ki Pro Quick Start Manual

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Quick Start Guide
Introduction
This Quick Start Guide provides a basic overview of Ki Pro as well as some basic configuration guidelines. It is not meant as a
substitute for the detailed information found in the Ki Pro Manual, but rather as a supplement to that documentation.
Basic information to get started using Ki Pro
If this is the first time you are removing Ki Pro from the box, we strongly recommend that you first read the full Ki Pro Manual in
addition to this document.
Again, if this is the first time you are removing Ki Pro from the box, locate the Ki Pro Storage Module among the contents. You will
want to insert this media into Ki Pro before continuing with the rest of this Quick Start Guide. To insert the media, simply line up
the media with the information label facing down, and the AJA logo on the case facing up.
Published: 8/31/09

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  • Page 1 Ki Pro Manual, but rather as a supplement to that documentation. Basic information to get started using Ki Pro If this is the first time you are removing Ki Pro from the box, we strongly recommend that you first read the full Ki Pro Manual in addition to this document.
  • Page 2 To make inserting the media as easy as possible, you might want to first line up the media with both hands so that the media will slide along the guides inside the Ki Pro, and then use both thumbs to guide the media into place. You will hear a clicking of the clutch that holds the media in place when it is fully inserted.
  • Page 3 Ki Pro Quick Start Guide— Remove the sliding plate from the top of the Exoskeleton by twisting the locking knob counterclockwise, then slide the plate free. Place the camera on the mount, orienting the mount’s alignment pin to the camera’s corresponding pin socket. Once aligned, tighten the mounting screw to secure the camera.
  • Page 4 Slide Ki Pro into the Exoskeleton from the right hand side with the locking knob facing the rear. Center the 4-pin XLR power connector in the rear opening of the Exoskeleton. Anchor the Ki Pro in the Exoskeleton with the two thumbscrews.
  • Page 5 If you have a camera with component analog output, you will need to connect the three cables that create the Y, Pb, Pr signal to the inputs on Ki Pro. You will need to connect audio to Ki Pro via the analog audio inputs - XLR balanced or RCA unbalanced.
  • Page 6 Making choices prior to recording After you have powered up the camera and the Ki Pro, you may want to make menu selections to create your desired recording. Before you make a recording or configure the settings in the menus, it might be good to ask yourself the following basic questions: •...
  • Page 7 SD, you will likely want to set this to "Betacam". In rare cases, you may be connecting the Ki Pro output to a RGB only device (like a projector) and therefore may want to set this to "RGB".

  • Page 8: Display Intensity

    This parameter determines the speed of Ki Pro’s internal cooling fan. In some environments where audio recording is occurring close to the Ki Pro unit, it may be desirable to set the fan speed to “QUIET RECORD” for optimum quiet operation.
  • Page 9 REEL NAME. The REEL NAME parameter is also the name of the media as it will appear when the storage module is mounted on a Mac OSX desktop. This is why, before formatting Ki Pro media, you may want to make sure that this value is what you want. 17.2 Clip Name This parameter determines the clip name associated with all clips generated while using this setting.
  • Page 10 Ki Pro. If you are not sending valid video to the Ki Pro, you will see the STATUS menu displaying "IN No Input" and "REC No Input"; if you do see this prompt, be sure that the appropriate cabling from the camera to Ki Pro has been performed as well as the correct menu selections for Video Input and Audio Input.
  • Page 11 Ki Pro Quick Start Guide— Using the DELETE CLIP button If you want to review a clip on a monitor attached to one of Ki Pro's video outputs, simply hit the play button. If you want to pause the playback of a currently playing clip, hit the stop button again.
  • Page 12 "WARNING Input Format Changed" prompt appears if a recording is started and the signal is lost or is changed. If this occurs, Ki Pro stops the recording that is in progress. "WARNING Record Format" may appear if there is no video input to Ki Pro. No recording will be performed in this state.
  • Page 13 "WARNING Backup and Reformat" may appear if media has issues being mounted by the Ki Pro. As the prompt indicates, it is best to back up the media by copying it to another drive or disk array and then reformat the media. Some signs that the media is in a read- only state: even though clips have been recorded to the media, "N/A"...