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- Page 1 Installation and Operation Manual Blackmagic MultiView June 2018 日本語 English, , Français, Deutsch, Español, 中文 , Italiano, Português and Türkçe. 한국어 ,...
- Page 2 Please check our web site at www.blackmagicdesign.com and visit the support page to download the latest updates to this manual and software. Lastly, please register your Blackmagic MultiView when downloading software updates so we can keep you updated when new software is released.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Blackmagic MultiView Getting Started Plugging in Power Connecting SDI Sources and Monitors Setting your Multi View Layout Connecting to a Network Connecting Serial Control Rack Installation Using Multiple MultiViews Changing Settings Blackmagic MultiView 16’s Front Control Panel Teranex Mini Smart Panel Installing Teranex Mini Smart Panel Teranex Mini Smart Panel Features Control Buttons and Rotary Knob... -
Page 4: Getting Started
Getting Started Getting started with your Blackmagic MultiView is as easy as plugging in power, connecting your SDI video sources, and plugging your monitors and televisions into the HDMI or SDI outputs. This section of the manual will show you everything you need to know to get started using your Blackmagic MultiView. -
Page 5: Setting Your Multi View Layout
On Blackmagic MultiView 16 you can output the multi view via dedicated HD-SDI outputs, or up to Ultra HD via the 6G-SDI and HDMI outputs. Blackmagic MultiView 4 and MultiView 16 has loop outputs above each input so you can also connect each source to other video equipment. - Page 6 Select 4x4 from the layout setting by turning the rotary knob on the front control panel. 4x4 lets you see all 16 source views on one screen. Whenever a setting changes, you’ll notice the ‘set’ button and the ‘menu’ button will start flashing. This means a setting has changed and you can either confirm the setting change by pressing the ‘set’...
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Page 7: Connecting To A Network
MultiView 4’s. For more information check the Blackmagic Design website at www.blackmagicdesign.com When installed in the rack shelf, all connectors are accessed from the rear of the unit as normal. -
Page 8: Using Multiple Multiviews
Using Multiple MultiViews You can use multiple BlackMagic MultiViews in combination to create custom monitoring setups. This is helpful if you need to add more view sources to your multi view output. Simply plug the output from one MultiView into the input of another to add more source views to your multi view output. -
Page 9: Blackmagic Multiview 16'S Front Control Panel
‚ Videohub Control software – When your Blackmagic MultiView 16 or Blackmagic MultiView 4 is connected to a network, you can use Blackmagic Videohub Control software to route sources, change views, and select the audio input source. Refer to the ‘Using Videohub Software Control’ section for more information. Blackmagic MultiView 16’s Front Control Panel Blackmagic MultiView 16’s front control panel makes it very easy to change any of the settings. - Page 10 Solo Button You can monitor a view in full screen by pressing the ‘solo’ button. Now press any view button on the control panel to monitor that view in full screen mode. Press solo again to return to the multi view layout.
- Page 11 LOOP OUT Press a numbered view button on the control panel to select your desired input. Alternatively, you can use the rotary knob to scroll through your inputs on the LCD. Press the ‘set’ button to confirm your setting. SD/HD/3G/6G-SDI IN HDMI OUT 6G-SDI OUT HD-SDI OUT...
- Page 12 Highlight the menu item you with to adjust and press “set” to open its settings You can choose from 3 different multi view layouts to best suit the number of inputs you have connected Audio In This setting is used to select the SDI input from which audio will be taken and embedded into the multi view outputs.
- Page 13 For tally to work properly, make sure you connect your Blackmagic MultiView 16’s inputs so they match the input numbers on your ATEM switcher or tally may be displayed on the wrong view. Video Out The ‘video out’ settings let you control output options on your Blackmagic MultiView 16. ‚...
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Page 14: Teranex Mini Smart Panel
Use the rotary knob or the view buttons on Blackmagic MultiView 16’s control panel to assign values to your network settings Teranex Mini Smart Panel The Teranex Mini Smart Panel mounts to the front of your Blackmagic MultiView 4 and replaces the original basic panel. You get fast access to your settings using buttons, a rotary knob and built in LCD. -
Page 15: Teranex Mini Smart Panel Features
When installing the Teranex Mini Smart Panel to your Blackmagic MultiView 4, holding the panel with your fingers and thumb aligned with the panel’s rear connector will help guide it into place The original basic panel is very strong, so if you need to mount your Blackmagic MultiView 4 in the back of a rack system or in areas where there are lots of cables or activity, you can always reinstall the original basic panel. -
Page 16: Changing Settings Using Teranex Mini Smart Panel
‚ 1 and 2 buttons – Press these buttons to increase or decrease numeric setting values, or to move up or down through menu settings. ‚ Set – After changing a setting using the 1 and 2 buttons, press the ‘set’ button to confirm your setting. - Page 17 Video Format Your Blackmagic MultiView 4 can be set to Ultra HD or HD output at either 29.97 or 25 frames per second. Use this setting to cycle through the available resolution and frame rate options. Overlay The overlay submenu lets you set the appearance of overlay features on or off. Overlay features are: ‚...
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Page 18: Changing Settings Using Switches
You can download the latest version from the Blackmagic Design support center at www.blackmagicdesign.com/support Changing Settings using Switches... - Page 19 Switch Settings for Blackmagic MultiView 4 Blackmagic MultiView 4 AUDIO SOURCE INPUT 1 AUDIO SELECTION BIT 1 INPUT 2 AUDIO SELECTION BIT 0 INPUT 3 INPUT 4 LABELS OFF LABELS ON AUDIO METERS AUDIO METERS SDI OUTPUT BORDER OFF BORDER ON 2160p29.97 2160p25 SDI OUTPUT BIT 1...
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Page 20: Switch Settings For Blackmagic Multiview 4 Hd
Switch 2 and 1 Switches 2 and 1 are represented as bits 1 and 0 respectively. This means that by setting various on/off combinations of switches 2 and 1 you can select the output format of your MultiView 4’s SDI signal. SDI Output Selection Table SDI Output Switch 2... - Page 21 Blackmagic MultiView 4 HD’s switches let you change the following settings: Switch 8 and 7 – SDI Audio Embed and Solo Select Switches 8 and 7 are grouped together to provide 4 ON/OFF combinations. Having four different combinations allows the audio from any one of the four SDI inputs to be embedded into the multi view output.
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Page 22: Using Blackmagic Multiview Setup
Using Blackmagic MultiView Setup Blackmagic MultiView Setup lets you easily configure your Blackmagic MultiView from any Mac or Windows PC, as well as update the unit’s internal software. The utility is intuitive and easy to use, plus if you have Blackmagic MultiView 4 connected to a network, you can even change settings via Ethernet so you don’t have to plug in via USB. -
Page 23: Blackmagic Multiview Setup Home Page
Mac OS X installation Double click the installer file from the supplied media or from your downloads folder if you downloaded the software from the Blackmagic Design website. Follow the install prompts and Mac OS X will automatically install the software. A folder called “Blackmagic MultiView”... -
Page 24: Sources
Use Blackmagic MultiView Setup to customize input labels so you can quickly identify each source within the multi view layout ‚ Sources – Lets you customize your input labels. This changes how your sources are labelled on your multi view display. ‚... -
Page 25: Views
Views Customizing View Labels On Blackmagic MultiView 16, you can change the labels of the views so they are easier to identify as destinations when controlling your MultiView 16 via Videohub Control software. To customize the view labels: Click on the ‘views’ tab. In the ‘output labels’... -
Page 26: Video Output
Video Output Video Format and HD Output Video format settings differ slightly between Blackmagic MultiView models. Blackmagic MultiView 16 can output HD and Ultra HD video simultaneously. You can also choose the video frame rate you want to output. For example if you want to output a signal that conforms to the format commonly used in the USA, select 2160p29.97 and the HD output will automatically match the frame rate. - Page 27 Changing the Multi View Layout Similar to the ‘layout’ settings on Blackmagic MultiView 16’s control panel LCD menu, you can also change the layout using the setup software. Choose the layout setting you wish to use by clicking on the desired layout icon in the ‘details’ settings. Set the screen layout for MultiView 16 in the ‘video output’...
- Page 28 ‘Tally override’ mode works with Blackmagic URSA Mini, URSA Mini 4K, URSA Mini Pro, and URSA Broadcast cameras that are connected to a Blackmagic ATEM switcher or Blackmagic Camera Fiber Converter. For information on how to connect a third party switcher or third party tally, refer to the Blackmagic 3G-SDI Shield for Arduino manual.
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Page 29: Configure
On Blackmagic MultiView 16 and Blackmagic MultiView 4, the overlay settings in the ‘configure’ tab lets you turn overlay features on or off such as borders, view labels, audio meters, or even SDI tally borders For tally to work properly, make sure you connect all your Blackmagic MultiView inputs so they match the input numbers on your ATEM switcher or tally may be displayed on the wrong view. -
Page 30: Saving And Loading Label Sets
Network and Serial Control Settings Network and serial control settings can be set using Blackmagic MultiView Setup when your Blackmagic MultiView 16 is connected to your computer via USB. You can also change these settings using the front control panel LCD menu. When configuring Blackmagic MultiView 4, only network settings are available. -
Page 31: Updating The Internal Software
Use Blackmagic MultiView setup to save and load labels Updating the Internal Software Occasionally, the internal software in your Blackmagic MultiView will need to be updated. Updates to internal software can provide new features, compatibility with new hardware, and support for new formats. To update your Blackmagic MultiView internal software: Connect your Blackmagic MultiView to your computer via USB or Ethernet. -
Page 32: Using Videohub Control Software
‘destinations’ panel. The Videohub Control application is part of the Videohub software installer which can be downloaded from the Blackmagic Design support center at www.blackmagicdesign.com/support. NOTE You can use Videohub Control software to route sources to views on Blackmagic MultiView 16, plus other settings such as selecting the view for... - Page 33 Viewing your Inputs To see which of your Blackmagic MultiView 16’s video inputs is routed to a particular view, click a view pushbutton in the destinations panel. The destination, or view, button will illuminate. In the ‘sources’ panel, the pushbutton of the routed video input will also illuminate, making it clear which input, or source, is routed to the view.
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Page 34: Developer Information
Developer Information Blackmagic Videohub Ethernet Protocol v2.3 Summary Your Blackmagic MultiView is compatible with the Blackmagic Videohub Ethernet Protocol. It is text based and is accessed by connecting to your Blackmagic MultiView’s IP address and TCP port 9990. NOTE Controlling your MultiView via Ethernet is available on Blackmagic MultiView 16 and Blackmagic MultiView 4, however, most features are relevant to Blackmagic MultiView 16. - Page 35 This example is for the Blackmagic MultiView 16 which has 16 sources and 18 views including solo which is view 16 and audio which is view 17, referred to here as outputs. Legend ↵ line feed … and so on Version 2.3 of the Blackmagic Videohub Ethernet Protocol was released with Videohub 4.9.1 software Initial Status Dump...
- Page 36 Status Updates When any route, label, or lock is changed on the multi view by any client, the multi view resends the applicable status block, containing only the items that have changed. If multiple items are changed, multiple items may be present in the update: OUTPUT LABELS: ↵...
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Page 37: Blackmagic Multiview 16 Rs-422 Protocol
In the absence of simultaneous updates, the dialog expected for a simple label change is as follows: OUTPUT LABELS: ↵ 6 new output label seven ↵ ↵ ACK ↵ ↵ OUTPUT LABELS: ↵ 6 new output label seven ↵ ↵ The asynchronous nature of the responses means that a client should never rely on the desired update actually occurring and must simply watch for status updates from the MultiView and use only these to update its local representation of the server state. - Page 38 The RS-422 serial port is configured as 9600 N81: 9600 is the line speed, or baud rate, at 9600 bits/sec. N represents no parity check, or ‘none’. 8 is the data length. 1 is for stop bits. To summarize N81, data without a parity check begins with 1 start bit, includes 8 true data bits, and 1 stop bit.
- Page 39 Pin No. Function Pin 1 TX + Pin 2 TX - Pin 3 Pin 4 Pin 5 RX - Pin 6 RX + Pinout diagram for the RJ11 connector Notifications Once connected, if status reporting is enabled, the client will receive a notification message when a route changes on the MultiView.
- Page 40 Salvo Commands queue route change P:0/destination,source … queue multiple route changes P:0/destination,source/destination-2,source-2 The specified routing changes are added to the current salvo for later execution. request individual port status in salvo P?0destination If a routing change for the specified destination port is queued, the route will be returned as a notification.
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Page 41: Help
After checking the version of your Blackmagic MultiView on your computer, please visit the Blackmagic Design support center at www.blackmagicdesign.com/support to check for the latest updates. While it is usually a good idea to run the latest updates, it is a wise practice to avoid updating any software if you are in the middle of an important project. -
Page 42: Regulatory Notices And Safety Information
Regulatory Notices and Safety Information Regulatory Notices Disposal of waste of electrical and electronic equipment within the European union. The symbol on the product indicates that this equipment must not be disposed of with other waste materials. In order to dispose of your waste equipment, it must be handed over to a designated collection point for recycling. -
Page 43: Warranty
Warranty Limited Warranty Blackmagic Design warrants that Blackmagic MultiView will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 36 months from the date of purchase excluding connectors, cables, cooling fans, fiber optic modules, fuses, keyboards and batteries which will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 12 months from the date of purchase.
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