Page 1 MV-8 SERIES CORE MULTIVIEWER THE CORE MULTIVIEWER INSIDE MV-8XX MULTIVIEWERS User Manual RMY3 MV8-UM Issue 2 Revision 2 2020 November 19, 09:06...
Page 2: Patent Information
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Page 3: Read Me First
When using your MV-8XX multiviewer you will need access to the following Grass Valley documents, available from the Grass Valley website: 1 This manual - MV-8 Series Core Multiviewer User Manual - for information on the core multiviewer features, control screens, ‘getting going’ instructions, and maintenance.
Page 4 Notices...
Page 5: Document History
MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Document History Publication Issue and Document Number Notes Date Revision Original document.  2019-Mar-14 RMY3 MV8-UM Iss-1 Rev-1 Description of the common core multiviewer v3.0 for MV-8X0 Multiviewers.  Includes information on: HDR support, Media Biometrics, XDS support, Embedded audio on head display outputs, SNMP support.
Page 6 Notices...
Page 7: Table Of Contents
New in MV-8 Series Multiviewer Software ........
Page 8 Table of Contents “Information” box ............. 23 SNMP Managers box .
Page 9 MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Stream URLs ..............73 Stream IP Ports.
Page 10 Stage 1: Add License to RollCall Control Panel....... . .162 Stage 2: Install License on the MV-8 Series Multiviewer ......163 Software Upgrade Package.
Page 11 MV-8 Series Multiviewer MIB ........
Page 12 Grass Valley Technical Support ........
Page 13: Core Multiviewer Overview
Core Multiviewer Overview The MV-8 Series Core Multiviewer is the core multiviewer “engine” within the Grass Valley MV-8x0/8x1/825 Multiviewer product range. Various video input and video wall output signal types are supported by the product range. This user manual describes the MV-8x0/8x1/8x5 Multiviewer product range’s common core multiviewer features and includes the features of the MV-8 Series Multiviewer software.
Page 14: Features Of Mv-8 Series Multiviewer
• MV-8 Series Core Multiviewer inputs may be scaled and compressed to create H.264- encoded copies which can then be streamed out over an IP connection.  Note: An MV-8X1 unit requires a ‘H.264 stream’ license. • Viewable on a desktop PC with Grass Valley’s GV Orbit software or older Orbit Client software.
Page 15: New In Mv-8 Series Multiviewer Software
MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual New in MV-8 Series Multiviewer Software V3.3 New features in software v3.3 include: • NTP timestamp in bio-metric signatures. (See Media Biometrics Support, on page 79.) Earlier Versions Features in software v3.2 include: • Input-copy - scaled/compressed H.264 streams for monitoring...
Page 16: Order Codes
Core Multiviewer Overview Order Codes Order Codes Table 1-1: Order Codes MV-8 Series Multiviewer Order Code Description Products: For specific MV-8xx product order codes/licenses, refer to the corresponding multiviewer user manual. Licenses: A license comprises a code to enable more functionality.
Page 17: Mv-8 Series Multiviewer Architecture
User Manual MV-8 Series Multiviewer Architecture The MV-8 Series Multiviewer is found in the MV-8x0/8x1/8x5 Multiviewer range, which covers a multiplicity of products, including multiviewers that are integrated into routers, in standalone boxes, and/or have video IP input capabilities. Figure 1-2 and Figure 1-3 identify the MV-8 Series Multiviewer “engines”...
Page 18 Core Multiviewer Overview MV-8 Series Multiviewer Architecture MV-8 Series Core Multiviewer shown in product functional block diagrams Fig. 1-3: MV-8 Series Core Multiviewer in MV-825-RTR Multiviewer Product Fig. 1-4: Block Diagram of MV-8 Series Core Multiviewer...
Page 19 MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Figure 1-4 shows a simplified block diagram of the MV-8 Series Core Multiviewer. The main inputs and outputs of the MV-8 Series Multiviewer come from or go to the MV-8xx product and comprise: • 48 Video Inputs.
Page 20: Input Processing
H.264 encoder modules. HDR Input Support The MV-8 Series Multiviewer supports HDR video inputs. Each multiviewer input has a selectable video dynamic range converter (HDR to SDR) which can handle different opto- electrical transfer functions (OETFs) and color space for HDR video inputs.
Page 21: Mv-8 Series Core Multiviewer Set Up
The layout and style of video walls are designed with the GV Orbit Client software application: Wall designs are stored as individual projects (GV Orbit multiviewer projects), which are then pushed to an MV-8xx unit, for use by the MV-8 Series Core Multiviewer ‘engine’ inside.
Page 22 Core Multiviewer Overview Terminology...
Page 23: Core Mv Control Screens
Core MV Control Screens Core MV Control Screens Introduction ......................... page 12 Control Screen Banner ....................... page 13 Control Screen Selection ..................page 13 System Box ........................ page 14 NTP Status Box ......................page 14 Settings Changes and System Reset ................
Page 24: Introduction
Core MV Control Screens Introduction Introduction This section describes the control screens (RollCall templates) of an MV-8 Series Core Multiviewer and is common to MV-8X0/8X1/8X5 Multiviewer products. Note: For multiviewer products which contain a core multiviewer plus one or more other functional block(s) which may require configuration, please also refer to the respective multiviewer user manual.
Page 25: Control Screen Banner
Selection box Banner section Fig. 2-1: Control Screen Upper ‘Banner’ Section (MV-821 shown) Control Screen Selection MV-8 Series Multiviewer control screens may be selected from the Selection box in any control screen: System - Setup: System-Setup Control Screen on page 16...
Page 26: System Box
• OK - the multiviewer is working correctly. • Fail - the multiviewer has a problem. • Restart Required - the MV-8 Series Core Multiviewer requires a restart. (This is indicated for some configuration changes which require a restart before the change takes effect.)
Page 27: Settings Changes And System Reset
RollCall System-Setup control screen. Such a reset will affect all MV-8X0/8X1/8X5 Multiviewer product’s connections, including the multiviewer outputs. See “System Reset” box, on page 18. When the MV-8 Series Multiviewer has re-booted, the new settings will be adopted.
Page 28: System-Setup Control Screen
Core MV Control Screens System-Setup Control Screen System-Setup Control Screen Note: The multiviewer must be System Reset for any saved setting changes to take effect, “System Reset” box, on page 18. The System-Setup control screen (see Figure 2-3) comprises various information boxes which display basic information about the multiviewer, for example, system status, product name and software version.
Page 29 MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Fig. 2-3: Multiviewer System-Setup Control Screen (MV-800 shown)
Page 30: System Reset" Box
A system reset reboots the multiviewer by effectively powering it down and then powering it back up: This will interrupt and produce a picture disturbance on all MV-8 Series Multiviewer multiviewer outputs. IMPORTANT A system reset of the multiviewer will affect all outputs.
Page 31: Product" Box
The Network Settings area of the System - Setup control screen shows the MAC addresses and any network interface bonding status of each of the MV-8 Series Multiviewer IP network interfaces and is used to set the network details for each of the MV-8 Series Multiviewer IP interfaces.
Page 32: Ntp Servers" Box
Do this for each address entered. “Router Controller Settings” box A Grass Valley router frame may provide input video to a multiviewer; the router will have a main router controller and possibly a backup controller. The IP address and IP port details of both router controllers are set up in this box: Port details must correspond to port settings in the router configuration.
Page 33: Rollcall Settings" Box
“RollCall Settings” box The RollCall settings are used to allow GV Orbit Client software applications to control the MV-8 Series Core Multiviewer and should normally be changed if you have multiple MV-8 Series Multiviewer units on the same RollCall network.
Page 34: Reference Input" Box
Multiviewer multiviewer head display outputs to a single 4K signal suitable for the monitor. “Reference Input” box Set which router/unit reference input is used by the MV-8 Series Multiviewer to synchronize its head display outputs to. Select reference source from the drop down list. Settings choices are: •...
Page 35: Multicast Group Addresses
Define a Multicast Group Base Address for: • An installation which requires particular multicast IP addresses to be used. • Installations with more than one MV-8 Series Multiviewer device on the network. Note: If there is more than one MV-8XX device is on the network, then it is recommended that specific Multicast Base Addresses are set up in the control screen of each MV-8XX device.
Page 36: Snmp Managers Box
This box lists the SNMP community strings for SNMP Get, Set and Trap message types.  Enter the strings for each SNMP message type System Reset to Implement Settings Changes After all System-Setup control screen settings changes have been made, an MV-8 Series Multiviewer System Reset is required. See “System Reset”...
Page 37: Video Alarms Control Screen
MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Video Alarms Control Screen The Video Alarms control screen allows the user to: • See the state of alarms related to the video picture for each MV-8 Series Multiviewer input • Acknowledge alarms. Note: Alarms can be viewed and acknowledged on this control screen.
Page 38: Audio Alarms Control Screen
Core MV Control Screens Audio Alarms Control Screen Audio Alarms Control Screen The Audio Alarms control screen allows the user to: • See the state of alarms related to embedded audio channels accompanying the video picture for each multiviewer input. •...
Page 39 MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Fig. 2-6: Audio Alarms Control Screen...
Page 40: Reference Alarms Control Screen
Reference Alarms Control Screen The Reference Alarms control screen allows the user to see the state of and to acknowledge MV-8 Series Multiviewer alarms relating to loss of input reference and to genlock source. To acknowledge an alarm, select the corresponding Alarm Ack check box on the right- hand side of the control screen.
Page 41: Ancillary Alarms Control Screen
MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Ancillary Alarms Control Screen The Ancillary Alarms control screen allows the user to see the state of alarms and to acknowledge alarms related to the ancillary data for each multiviewer input. All alarms sourced by the multiviewer can be monitored by GV Orbit and are available to a RollCall LogServer.
Page 42 Core MV Control Screens Ancillary Alarms Control Screen Table 2-3: Ancillary Data Alarms (continued) Video Alarm Description OP42 Lost Loss of OP42 Closed Caption information. OP47 Lost Loss of OP47 Closed Caption/Subtitling information. SMPTE2010 Lost Loss of SMPTE 2010 data. Note: Alarms can be viewed and acknowledged on this control screen.
Page 43: Layout Control Screen
The Layout control screen allows the user to select which wall layout to apply to each video wall on one or more multiviewer head display outputs. (Alternatively, a Grass Valley soft- panel or hard-panel may also select wall layout, via the RollCall protocol)...
Page 44 Core MV Control Screens Layout Control Screen On the Layout control screen, there is a Wall pane per video wall defined in the GV Orbit multiviewer project. See Figure 2-9. Wall name Applicable head display output(s) Layout selection drop-down box Wall pane Layout name a) Layout Control Screen...
Page 45: Overlays
MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Table 2-5: Layout Transition Settings Setting Description Layout Transition: Fade Through Black Check box.  Controls the type of on-screen transition seen when changing between wall layouts. • Select for fade down to black, then fade up to new layout.
Page 46 Core MV Control Screens Overlays Table 2-6: Overlay Settings (continued) Setting Description om right-hand side of each output. • After 20 seconds, the overlay then reverts to showing only brief output information, as shown in Figure 2-10. Identify Inputs: Overlay identifies a video input in a multiviewer video wall tile Identify Outputs: Overlay identifies multiviewer display output...
Page 47: Tsl Control Screen
MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual TSL Control Screen The TSL control screen allows the user to select settings related to MV-8 Series Multiviewer support of the TSL protocol. Fig. 2-11: TSL Control Screen TSL protocol is supported in TSL Server Mode or TSL Client Mode, see...
Page 48: Gpio Control Screen
GPIO Control Screen GPIO Control Screen The GPIO control screen allows the user to set up settings related to the MV-8 Series Multiviewer unit’s GPIO interface. There are four GPIO ports, 1 to 4, on a MV-8X0/8X1/8X5 Multiviewer product. For connector pinouts, see the respective MV-8X0/MV-8X1/MV-8X5 product user manual.
Page 49: Ltc Control Screen
MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual LTC Control Screen The LTC control screen allows a user to select an LTC source for the MV-8 Series Multiviewer multiviewer. Note: This control screen is not applicable to standalone multiviewer products (which are not integrated into a router frame).
Page 50 Core MV Control Screens LTC Control Screen (WorkBench tool screenshot) Fig. 2-14: EmbeddedTimecodeEnable Router Controller LTC Source Configuration Item...
Page 51: Timer Control Screen
MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Timer Control Screen The Timer Control screen allows a user to set up timers used in widgets on a video wall and then remotely control the timers. Timers may also then be remotely started or stopped controlled with RollCall soft-panels or hard-panels.
Page 52 Core MV Control Screens Timer Control Screen Table 2-10: Timer Control Settings (continued) Setting Description Radio button.  Count Up Select to reset the timer and count up. Radio button.  Count Down Select to reset the timer and count down. Remember to press the S button.
Page 53: Timer Request Protocol Control Screen
MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Timer Request Protocol Control Screen The Timer Request Protocol control screen allows a user to define the IP address of an “eTimer” server device and the IP port number to use.  The protocol used is the Plura timer request protocol.
Page 54: Biometrics Setup Control Screen
Enter RollCall+ domain ID. Press S to save value. Note 1: Set the Domain ID to be the same as the one used by the media assurance system, for example Grass Valley SigMA. Note 2: Use a different Domain ID value from the RollCall Settings domain ID, set up in the System-Setup Control Screen.
Page 55 MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Table 2-12: Media Biometrics Settings (continued) Setting Description Active Video Displays which video inputs have media biometrics generators (MBGs) enabled. Check box.  Video Input Select Select the video input to configure. Enabled Check box....
Page 56: Hdr Setup Control Screen
Core MV Control Screens HDR Setup Control Screen HDR Setup Control Screen The HDR Setup control screen sets up the multiviewer’s HDR/SDR conversions on a per multiviewer video input or per head display output basis. Each of the 48 inputs has a HDR- SDR conversion block which can convert an HDR input into an internal SDR signal.
Page 57 MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual b) Video Input HDR Settings (Ganged) a) Video Input HDR Settings d) Output HDR Settings (Ganged) c) Head Display Output HDR Settings  Fig. 2-19: HDR Setup Controls:  a) Video Inputs.  b) Ganged.
Page 58 Core MV Control Screens HDR Setup Control Screen Table 2-13: HDR Setup Settings (continued) Setting Description Drop-down box.  Primary Select the color space of the video input. Text box.  Nits Enter the Nits value for the HDR to SDR conversion. See Nits, on page 77, for information about this setting.
Page 59: Audio Codec Select Control Screen
MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Audio Codec Select Control Screen The Audio Codec Select control screen selects optional audio channel(s) to be compressed for each ‘input-copy’ RTSP stream. The audio stream and the corresponding input video H.264-compressed stream are wrapped into a RTSP stream. (Requires the ‘H264 stream’...
Page 60 Core MV Control Screens Audio Codec Select Control Screen Fig. 2-20: Audio Codec Select Control Screen Note: A mono audio can be set up for each multiviewer video input. Settings are for the 48 inputs. They do not reflect any quad-link input associations that might be applied in the multiviewer.
Page 61 MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual 1 De-select to enable the audio codec for this audio channel. 2 Select stereo pair. 3 Select audio from the pair: • Stereo (i.e. a down-mix); • Left; or • Right. Fig. 2-21: Audio Channel Selection...
Page 62 Core MV Control Screens Audio Codec Select Control Screen...
Page 63: Core Mv Input Alarms
Core MV Input Alarms Chapter summary: Core MV Input Alarms Introduction ......................... page 52 Input Alarms Dialog ....................page 52 Overview of Configuring Input Alarms ............... page 53 Input Tab ..........................page 54 Selecting a Multiviewer Input to Configure ............page 54 Copying Input Alarm Settings to One or More Other Inputs ......
Page 64: Introduction
GV Orbit project: Input alarms can be set up and enabled for one multiviewer input, and then those settings can be copied to other inputs. Finally, the project needs to be pushed to the core MV-8 Series Multiviewer for the setting changes to take effect.
Page 65: Overview Of Configuring Input Alarms
MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Overview of Configuring Input Alarms This is the procedure for configuring input alarms: 1Select a multiviewer input (Selected Input) in the Input tab. 2Configure alarms for the selected input (for example, for frozen video, video presence, audio levels etc.);...
Page 66: Input Tab
Core MV Input Alarms Input Tab Input Tab The Input tab of the Input Alarms dialog has two functions. It allows the user to: •Select a multiviewer input to be configured for alarms, see Figure 3-2 on page 54. (See Selecting a Multiviewer Input to Configure, on page 54.) •Copy input alarm settings from one input to one or more other inputs, see...
Page 67: Copying Input Alarm Settings To One Or More Other Inputs
MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Copying Input Alarm Settings to One or More Other Inputs This sub-section describes copying input alarm settings from one input to one or more other inputs. Settings can be copied to all inputs or to a selection of inputs. When one input has all of its alarm settings fully configured (i.e.
Page 68: Alarm Tab
Core MV Input Alarms Alarm Tab Alarm Tab The Alarm tab in the Input Alarms dialog allows one or more audio, video and ancillary data alarms to be enabled and set up for the Selected Input. Alarm properties can be viewed and settings changed.
Page 69: Alarm Tab - Basic Alarm Properties
MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Alarm Tab - Basic Alarm Properties The basic properties are shown in Figure 3-4 on page 56. Note: Alarms are enabled in the tab on a per input basis. For example, disabling the Audio PCM Lost alarm for input 2 disables the checking for the presence of PCM audio on all audio channels of input 2 only....
Page 70: Selected Alarm List
Core MV Input Alarms Selected Alarm List Selected Alarm List All alarm types for the Selected Input are listed in the Select Alarm box. When alarms are enabled for the Selected Input, they are underlined in the Select Alarm box. See Figure 3-5. Selected Alarm Enabled alarms (for the Selected Input) are shown underlined and bold ...
Page 71: Alarm Properties
MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Alarm Properties Alarm properties depend on the alarm type. There are the following classes of alarm properties: • Basic Alarm Properties • Additional Alarm Properties • Extended Alarm Properties Basic Alarm Properties Alarm Tab - Basic Alarm Properties, on page 57, are common to all alarms and are shown on the Alarm tab, in the Properties box.
Page 72: Additional Properties Of Video Input Alarms
Core MV Input Alarms Additional Properties of Video Input Alarms Additional Properties of Video Input Alarms Some video input alarms have specific additional properties. These are covered here and include: •Additional Properties - Video Black Alarm, on page 60. •Additional Properties - Video Freeze Alarm, on page 61.
Page 73: Additional Properties - Video Freeze Alarm
MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Additional Properties - Video Freeze Alarm Informative message Fig. 3-8: Video Freeze Alarm - Additional Properties Table 3-3 on page 62 for a description of the additional alarm properties. Additional Properties - Video Stillish Alarm...
Page 74: Video Black, Freeze, And Stillish Alarm Properties
Core MV Input Alarms Additional Properties of Video Input Alarms Video Black, Freeze, and Stillish Alarm Properties The properties described in Table 3-3 relate to Figure 3-7 on page 60, Figure 3-8 on page 61, and to Figure 3-9 on page 61. Table 3-3: Video Black, Freeze and Stillish - Additional Alarm Properties Property Description...
Page 75: Additional Properties - Video Input Format Change Alarm
MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Additional Properties - Video Input Format Change Alarm The additional properties for this alarm are not shared by another video alarm. Selected Expected Format Fig. 3-10: Video Input Format Change Alarm - Additional Properties Table 3-4 Video Input Format Change - Alarm Properties...
Page 76: Levels Tab
Core MV Input Alarms Levels Tab Levels Tab This Input Alarm dialog tab presents some Extended Alarm Properties associated with some audio alarms. The Levels tab sets audio trigger levels for input alarms associated with the Selected Input. The same trigger levels are used for all audio channels of the Selected Input.  (The Selected Input is shown at the bottom of the tab.) Note: The same audio level settings are used for all audio channels on the Selected Input.
Page 77: Audio 1-16 And Audio 17-32 Tabs
MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Audio 1-16 and Audio 17-32 Tabs Introduction These Input Alarm dialog tabs presents some embedded-audio, channel-specific Extended Alarm Properties associated with input audio alarms for the Selected Input. There are two similar tabs: •Audio 1-16 - sets up input audio channels 1 to 16.
Page 78 Core MV Input Alarms Audio Channel Tabs Alarms covered by the tab. (Enable an alarm in the Alarm tab to ‘ungray’ its column.) Fig. 3-12: Audio Tab (Audio 1-16 shown) The Audio 1-16 and Audio 17-32 tabs are similar and are further shown in Figure 3-13 and their various alarm properties are described in Table 3-6 on page 68.
Page 79 MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Audio Level column is active, not grayed-out, indicating Audio Level alarm is enabled. AC3 Lost column is inactive, grayed-out, indicating AC3 Lost alarm is not enabled. Selected Input Click None to de-select all channels in the column One column per audio alarm type.
Page 80 Core MV Input Alarms Audio Channel Tabs Table 3-6: Audio 1-16 and Audio 17-32 Tab Properties Property Description (Column Heading) Audio Level Check box, per embedded audio channel. Select to enable the Audio Level alarm for the channel. Audio channels may be selected individually or all channels can be selected/deselected by clicking the All / None button at the base of the column.
Page 81 MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Table 3-6: Audio 1-16 and Audio 17-32 Tab Properties (continued) Property Description (Column Heading) Drop-down list.  Expected Dolby E Config Select the Dolby E configuration to be expected on the audio channel-pair.  The Dolby E configurations selectable are shown below: Check box.
Page 82 Core MV Input Alarms Audio Channel Tabs Table 3-6: Audio 1-16 and Audio 17-32 Tab Properties (continued) Property Description (Column Heading) All / None Toggle buttons. Located at the bottom of each alarm type column. Click on the All button to select all entries in that column. Click on the None button to deselect all items in that column.
Page 83: Core Mv Input-Copy H.264 Streams
GV Orbit Client Examples ..................page 77 Latencies ..........................page 91 This chapter describes an MV-8 Series Multiviewer’s H.264 ‘input-copy’ feature. Note: An MV-8X1 multiviewer requires a ‘H.264 stream’ license. For example, license ‘MV-821-H264’ . For MV-801, MV-831, and MV-841/851 multiviewers, the license can be added in the field.
Page 84: Introduction
The MV-8 Series Multiviewer supports sending out H.264-compressed copies of video inputs on a control network interface for displaying on a PC screen as a simple confidence monitor facility using Grass Valley’s GV Orbit Client application (product: GV Orbit Lite) or a suitable media player application.
Page 85: Control Settings
MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Control Settings The following ‘Input-Copy’ stream settings are defined on the System - Setup control screen, see System-Setup Control Screen, “Streamed Output” box, on page 22: • Ethernet interface to use. • IP port number.
Page 86: Viewing H.264 Input-Copy Streams
All multiviewer RTSP H.264 ‘Input-Copy’ streams are now ready to be sent out. A stream is only sent out from the MV-8 Series Multiviewer when another device/application (for example, a media player) has opened the RTSP stream for viewing.
Page 87 MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Enter URL of stream.  For example, RTSP://10.162.51.166:8554/Stream48 Click Play. Fig. 4-3: Open Media Stream 3 Click Play. The media is shown in the player window.
Page 88 Core MV Input-Copy H.264 Streams Media Player Example Fig. 4-4: Playing H.264 ‘Input-Copy’ Stream...
Page 89: Gv Orbit Client Examples
MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Fig. 4-5: Codec Information GV Orbit Client Examples To view an H.264 ‘input-copy’ stream in a video tile in GV Orbit Client, a video tile on a GV Orbit screen needs setting up to show streamed video from some URL.
Page 90: Gv Orbit Custom User Panel Example
Core MV Input-Copy H.264 Streams GV Orbit Client Examples GV Orbit Custom User Panel Example This example will describe how to view an H.264 ‘Input-Copy’ stream on a custom user panel. This is for a GV Orbit Professional or Enterprise user. To run a GV Orbit custom user panel, a GV Orbit system is required with a GV Orbit server: 1 Open GV Orbit Client.
Page 91 MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Video > Source Path property Enter H.264 stream URL Fig. 4-7: Enter URL for Video > Source Path Property 6 Click the ‘Run Mode/Design Mode’ tool bar icon. See Figure 4-8. The custom user panel is run and video appears as a live thumbnail image in the widget.
Page 92: Gv Orbit Lite Example
Core MV Input-Copy H.264 Streams GV Orbit Client Examples GV Orbit Lite Example For GV Orbit Lite product users, there is just the GV Orbit Client tool, no GV Orbit server nor C&M project. The example uses just the GV Orbit Client tool and is also applicable to the GV Orbit Professional and Enterprise products.
Page 93 MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Fig. 4-10: Creating a New Multiviewer project 3 Select ‘Output Size’ 1920x1080. And click OK. 4 Click the Walls icon and click New Wall. See Figure 4-11. Fig. 4-11: Creating a New Wall 5 Enter a Name for the new wall....
Page 94 Core MV Input-Copy H.264 Streams GV Orbit Client Examples 6 Click the Run Mode/Design Mode tool bar icon to set GV Orbit Client into ‘Design Mode’ . (Note: Clicking this icon toggles between the two modes.) The new video wall is shown in the Wall Editor. See Figure 4-12. Run Mode/Design Mode icon, showing GV Orbit Client in ‘Design Mode’...
Page 95 MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Click on a 3x3 grid Assign Outputs to Wall button Fig. 4-13: Setting a 3x3 Grid in Wall Editor 9 Select a video tile on the Wall. 10 Find the Streaming Video property and set it to ‘True’ .
Page 96 Core MV Input-Copy H.264 Streams GV Orbit Client Examples Streaming Video Selected Tile property value set to True Fig. 4-14: Streaming Video True 11 Click the Save Project icon in the tool bar ( ) to save the Wall design. The basic preparation of a simple desktop video wall is done and is now saved.
Page 97 MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Click Multiviewer -> Properties Properties Dialog IP address of multiviewer ‘Streamed Output’ section Fig. 4-15: Properties Dialog In the Properties dialog: 13 Enter the IP address of a multiviewer sourcing H.264 ‘Input-Copy’ streams. 14 Click Apply.
Page 98 Core MV Input-Copy H.264 Streams GV Orbit Client Examples 2 Enter the IP port number used by the multiviewer for the H.264 Input-Copy streams. 16 Click OK. A dialog pops up advising that the ‘Streamed Output’ changes mean the Wall editor will need to be closed (so any unsaved Wall design needs saving first).
Page 99 MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Fig. 4-18: Re-Open Wall The wall design is opened in ‘Run Mode’ . One video tile shows video from a RTSP video stream. See Figure 4-19.
Page 100 Core MV Input-Copy H.264 Streams GV Orbit Client Examples Run Mode/Design Mode icon Fig. 4-19: Wall Running and Showing a Video Stream To change the video input being shown by the video tile: 19 Click the Run Mode/Design Mode icon  to stop running the wall and show it in the Wall Editor.
Page 101 MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Selected video tile Properties box a) Select video input to show on video tile. b) Resulting RTSP video stream path. Note: RTSP video stream path is shown for an MV-8X0 multiviewer.  An MV-8X1 multiviewer uses one of four IP port numbers, depending...
Page 102 Core MV Input-Copy H.264 Streams GV Orbit Client Examples Run Mode/Design Mode icon Fig. 4-21: Wall Running and Showing a New Video Stream...
Page 103: Latencies
MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Latencies An MV-8 Series Multiviewer can generate up to 48 RTSP streams which are scaled, H.264- compressed copies of its multiviewer inputs. These streams are viewable on a networked PC running a suitable viewing software application.
Page 104 Core MV Input-Copy H.264 Streams Latencies...
Page 105: Other Supported Core Mv Features
Other Supported Core MV Features Chapter summary: Other Supported Core MV Features Audio Meters ........................page 94 TSL Support .......................... page 96 High Dynamic Range Video Support ................page 101 Media Biometrics Support ....................page 103 Extended Data Services Support ...................
Page 106: Audio Meters
Other Supported Core MV Features Audio Meters Audio Meters A multiviewer video wall is defined by the GV Orbit multiviewer project running on the multiviewer. Typically, this has video tiles which display audio levels via graphical ‘Audio Bars’ widgets. Audio Meter Type The ‘Audio Bars’...
Page 107 MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual CAUTION Audio Meter Ballistics: All audio data in a multiviewer will have the same ballistics.  (As set by the Audio Meter Type setting in a GV Orbit multiviewer project.) A video wall can be designed and may use graphical Audio Bars widgets to display audio data.
Page 108: Tsl Support
Specify the MV-8X0/8X1/8X5 Multiviewer IP address and network port to receive Tally messages on. b) Client Mode - MV-8 Series Multiviewer reads Tally messages from a Tally controller. Specify the IP address and network port number of the Tally controller.
Page 109: Step 2: Specifying Index Parameters For Each Umd In Gv Orbit
Client Mode Fig. 5-2: TSL Protocol Operating Modes: a) Server Mode; b) Client Mode. The Grass Valley RollCall Control Panel application is used to configure the settings for a MV-8 Series Multiviewer in the RollCall TSL control screen; see...
Page 110: Gv Orbit Umd Properties - Tsl Protocol Version 5.0
Other Supported Core MV Features Step 2: Specifying Index Parameters for each UMD in GV Orbit 1. Select Video Tile and the video tile properties are shown. 2. Set Preferences > UMD to ‘True’ and UMD properties are shown below. (Expand this property item if required.) 3.
Page 111 MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Each multiviewer monitor screen is addressed by a Screen Index and each UMD within it by a Display Index. Each UMD widget associated with a video tile must have two parameters set up: • 5.0 Screen Index - Index number (address) of each display monitor....
Page 112 Other Supported Core MV Features Step 2: Specifying Index Parameters for each UMD in GV Orbit...
Page 113: High Dynamic Range Video Support
MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual High Dynamic Range Video Support The HDR support at MV-8 Series Multiviewer inputs and outputs is described in this section. Note: For information about high dynamic range video, refer to the ‘HDR - A Guide to High Dynamic Range Operation for Live Broadcast Applications’...
Page 114: Control Settings
The Nits control sets how much of the extra dynamic range of an HDR input signal is used when it is converted to SDR internally for the MV-8 Series Multiviewer. And vice versa for the HDR conversion at the head display outputs.
Page 115: Media Biometrics Support
(MBG), which produces a low data-rate signature for the respective input video and audio. Up to 48 signatures can be generated. Setting up of an MV-8 Series Multiviewer is done via the multiviewer unit’s control screen (RollCall template), see Biometrics Setup Control Screen, on page 42.
Page 116: Extended Data Services Support
For full information about all extended data services, refer to the CEA-608-B specification. The MV-8 Series Multiviewer provides access to some of the XDS data on each of its video inputs. XDS data is extracted from each input and is available externally via RollCall commands.
Page 117 MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Edit Behaviours icon Fig. 5-7: ‘XDS Labels’ on New Tile 4 Select one Label and click the Edit Behaviours icon (see Figure 5-7) to open the ‘Behaviours and Bindings’ graphical editor. 5 Add a RollCall+ Command Behaviour to the editor. See Figure 5-8.
Page 118 Other Supported Core MV Features On-Screen Example 6 Double-click on the added RollCall+ Behaviour in the graphical editor to edit the Behaviour properties. 7 Set the Command Number property to ‘1600’ .  (This is the V Chip Label, see to Appendix B XDS Data Types Supported, Program Name...
Page 119 MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Fig. 5-11: XDS Labels Tile on Wall 15 Click Save. 16 Click Save Project. 17 Click the Push icon in the main tool bar to push the project to the MV-8XX. The multiviewer unit deploys the project and the XDS data on video input 1 is shown on-...
Page 120 Other Supported Core MV Features On-Screen Example Fig. 5-12: Deployed XDS Labels Tile...
Page 121: Output Embedded Audio Support
MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Output Embedded Audio Support The MV-8 Series Multiviewer supports embedded audio on its head display outputs. GV Orbit and Output Embedded Audio The output embedded audio channels are configured in GV Orbit; stereo audio pairs from any multiviewer video input can be selected for each output: 1 Open an GV Orbit multiviewer project.
Page 122 Other Supported Core MV Features GV Orbit and Output Embedded Audio Table 5-1: Output Audio Dialog Settings Setting Description Select Output To select which multiviewer head display output to configure,  click on an output name in the list (Output 1 to Output 12). Stereo Output 1 to ...
Page 123: Input Audio Loudness
User Manual Input Audio Loudness There are 48 audio loudness engines in an MV-8 Series core multiviewer. Audio loudness is a measure of subjective programme loudness. Loudness is measured in loudness units (LU) and are displayed relative to some maximum, full-scale amplitude (units LUFS).
Page 124: Audio Loudness Widget
Other Supported Core MV Features Audio Loudness Widget • L - Audio channel is used and treated as a ‘Low frequency (sub)’ type audio channel. Repeat for each engine being configured. 5 Click OK when all done. An engine’s output can be shown on an Audio Loudness widget on a video wall. Audio Loudness Widget In this example, an Audio Loudness widget is added to a video tile.
Page 125: Save And Push
MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Edit Behaviours icon Click on an Audio Loudness Behaviour to add an Audio Loudness Behaviour and Binding to the widget. Fig. 5-16: Add an Audio Loudness Behaviour and Binding 4 Click on a Audio Loudness Behaviour.
Page 126: Input Audio Phase
Input Audio Phase Input Audio Phase There are 48 audio phase engines in an MV-8 Series core multiviewer. Audio phase is a measure of the similarity of an audio left-right stereo channel pair. It can to check for inversion of an audio channel. An audio phase engine has a response time of approximately one second.
Page 127: Audio Phase Widget
MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual • Stereo Pair 16. Repeat for each engine being configured. 5 Click OK when all done. An engine’s output can be shown on an Audio Phase widget on a video wall. Audio Phase Widget In this example, an Audio Phase widget is added to a video tile.
Page 128: Save And Push
Other Supported Core MV Features Save and Push Edit Behaviours icon Click on an Audio Phase Behaviour to add an Audio Phase Behaviour and Binding to the widget. Fig. 5-19: Add an Audio Phase Behaviour and Binding 4 Click on a Audio Phase Behaviour. An Audio Phase Behaviour and a Binding to the widget.
Page 129 MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual • Full green - the pair is in-phase. • Full red - the pair is in anti-phase (180 degrees). • If an audio input is missing the meter will display a small yellow line in the center of the...
Page 130 Other Supported Core MV Features Save and Push...
Page 131: Core Mv Getting Started
Setting up Input Alarms and Unit Alarms ............page 130 Setting up TSL Support ..................page 130 This chapter describes getting started with your MV-8X0/8X1/8X5 Multiviewer product containing a core MV-8 Series Multiviewer, including the multiviewer start-up splash screen and configuring initial basic settings.
Page 132: Introduction
(starting up). The MV-8 Series Multiviewer boots up after power is applied to the MV-8XX product unit or after a system reset (for example, a system reset instigated from RollCall Control Panel).
Page 133 LED when it has finished booting, contact Grass Valley Support. When the MV-8 Series Multiviewer has finished starting up, the start-up splash screen goes away (and the green CPU Heartbeat LED on the front main module begins to flash). The...
Page 134: The Core Mv Start-Up Head Display Splash Screen
Series Multiviewer and MV-8XX product information about the multiviewer unit, see Figure 6-2. Note: Use the ‘1G1’ multiviewer network interface when performing the initial unit configuration with Grass Valley RollCall Control Panel. Note: The ‘Eng’ interface is a reserved internal IP network interface, do not use this IP address.
Page 135: Step 1: Prepare Client Computer
To prepare a computer for initial connection: 1 Select which computer Ethernet RJ45 port to use  and set the port to a fixed IP address on the same network sub-net as the MV-8 Series Multiviewer. (For example, use 10.54.31.200 for the computer port when connecting to a multiviewer default IP address of 10.54.31.221.
Page 136: Step 2: Gv Orbit Client Connection
8X1/8X5 Multiviewer product for details of rear panel Ethernet connections. To connect GV Orbit Client to the MV-8 Series Multiviewer: 1 With the computer connected to the 1G Ethernet port of the MV-8X0/8X1/8X5 Multiviewer, open the GV Orbit Client application.
Page 137  Click OK to connect to the device. The control screen for the MV-8 Series multiviewer core is shown in the main pane of the GV Orbit Client tool.  GV Orbit Client has now connected to the multiviewer unit.
Page 138 Core MV Getting Started Step 2: GV Orbit Client Connection Selection Box Fig. 6-5: MV-8 Series Multiviewer Control Screens For initial configuration settings of the multiviewer unit, continue to Step 3: Initial Multiviewer Unit Settings, on page 127.
Page 139: Step 3: Initial Multiviewer Unit Settings
MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Step 3: Initial Multiviewer Unit Settings (Initial configuration should be carried out on a separate IT network, separate from any house IT network.) This initial configuration sets up an MV-8X0/8X1/8X5 Multiviewer unit’s IP addresses and...
Page 140: Step 4: Connecting Into House System
Screens, on page 11. Default Video Wall By default, after booting up, a new MV-8 Series Multiviewer will display each of the 48 multiviewer video inputs on a default video wall layout. This done on four multiviewer head display outputs (Outputs 1 to 4), see Figure 6-7.
Page 141: Identifying Display Outputs And Video Inputs
Video inputs 1 to 48 are shown V-8 Series Multiviewer Fig. 6-7: MV-8 Series Multiviewer Default Video Wall on Multiviewer Head Display Outputs 1 to 4 Identifying Display Outputs and Video Inputs To help with getting started and with unit system set up, the multiviewer can be configured to identify its inputs and outputs with an overlay on each multiviewer head display output.
Page 142: Step 5: Further Unit Configuration
Specific IP input configuration instructions are found in the ‘Getting Started’ chapter. Setting up Input Alarms and Unit Alarms Alarms on an MV-8 Series Multiviewer are defined in the GV Orbit multiviewer project, in the ‘Multiviewer’ main menu item. See Core MV Input...
Page 143: Getting Started With Gv Orbit
Getting Started with GV Orbit Getting Started with GV Orbit Introduction ........................page 132 Get Multiviewer Project from a Multiviewer Unit ............page 133 Save Project ......................page 137 Edit a Project Name ....................page 137 Set Up Input Alarms ......................
Page 144: Introduction
Getting Started with GV Orbit Introduction Introduction After the MV-8 Series Multiviewer unit is configured and ready to be added into the house network (see Core MV Getting Started, on page 119), the default GV Orbit multiviewer project may be pulled from the unit, modified and pushed back to the unit.
Page 145: Get Multiviewer Project From A Multiviewer Unit
MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Get Multiviewer Project from a Multiviewer Unit The first time that a GV Orbit Client connects to a multiviewer, the client PC will not have a local copy of the multiviewer’s GV Orbit multiviewer project. In this case, a local project needs to be created from the existing multiviewer.
Page 146 All accessible multiviewer devices are auto-discovered and listed. Note: Auto-discovery of multiviewer devices relies on GV Orbit ‘GVOP’ data packets being present on the network. Ensure these are supported by the house network system. Contact Grass Valley customer support for further information.
Page 147 MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Fig. 7-3: New Project Dialog - Discovered Multiviewers List If no devices are discovered automatically, then a device’s IP address and GVOP Domain number may be specified manually.  To specify manually: 5 Click Specify Host and enter the device’s GV Orbit GVOP Domain number and IP address.
Page 148 Getting Started with GV Orbit Get Multiviewer Project from a Multiviewer Unit 9 At the login dialog, enter the appropriate project User Name and Password.  Note: For a default project on a new, factory unit, this is ‘admin’ and ‘admin’ . Fig.
Page 149: Save Project
MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Save Project icon Local folder path where project is locally stored Project name Fig. 7-6: Example Project Open in GV Orbit Client Save Project To save a project on the local computer in the previously-specified folder: 1 Click Project >...
Page 150 Getting Started with GV Orbit Edit a Project Name To edit a project name in GV Orbit Client: 1 Click Edit Name, on the project home screen to rename the project. 2 Enter a new project name  and click OK. (This will avoid over-writing the default project on the multiviewer later.) 3 Click Project >...
Page 151: Set Up Input Alarms
MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Set Up Input Alarms Input alarms can be set up and enabled on each multiviewer input. These are definable in the GV Orbit multiviewer project. In this ‘Getting Started’ example, a video alarm and an audio alarm are enabled on one input and then those input alarm settings are copied to all the inputs.
Page 152: Set Up Video Lost Alarm
Getting Started with GV Orbit Set up Video Lost Alarm CAUTION Selected Input appears on other tabs and it may be changed at any time.  Use caution to avoid inadvertently changing this. Set up Video Lost Alarm To enable the ‘Video Input Lost’ alarm: 1 Select the ‘Alarm’...
Page 153 MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Enabled alarms are underlined in the Select Alarm list. Fig. 7-9: Audio Levels Alarm Enabled The Audio Level alarm needs further settings to be configured and this is done in the other tabs of the Input Alarms dialog: 2 Select the ‘Levels’...
Page 154 Getting Started with GV Orbit Set Up Audio Levels Alarm Fig. 7-11: Audio Channels 1-16 (17-32) This has now set up the ‘Video Lost’ alarm and ‘Audio Levels’ alarm for multiviewer Input 1.
Page 155: Copy Input Alarm Settings
MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Copy Input Alarm Settings To apply the same to all the other multiviewer inputs: 1 Select the ‘Input’ tab. Selected Input List of all inputs to copy to. This is all the inputs by default.
Page 156: Set Up Multiviewer Unit Alarms
Getting Started with GV Orbit Set Up Multiviewer Unit Alarms Set Up Multiviewer Unit Alarms The unit alarms that can be set up and enabled in the multiviewer project via the ‘Multiviewer’ main menu item. Unit alarms are not related to any one multiviewer input. The configuration dialog is accessed in the following way in GV Orbit Client when a multiviewer project is open: 1 Click Multiviewer >...
Page 157 MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Table 7-2: Unit Alarms Properties (continued) Alarm Property Description Delay text box. (seconds) The time in seconds from when the alarm occurs to when it is automatically acknowledged by the multiviewer system. Set a delay here to allow an alarm to flash and be displayed for a short time before being automatically acknowledged.
Page 158: Set Up Multiviewer Input Audio
Getting Started with GV Orbit Set Up Multiviewer Input Audio Set Up Multiviewer Input Audio Input audio settings are defined in the Input Audio dialog. Audio Meter Type A video wall’s audio meter scale type and signal ballistics are set up for the metering in Audio Bars graphical widgets in this tab.
Page 159: Audio Reference
MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Audio Reference 1 Select the Reference tab. Fig. 7-15: Input Audio Dialog - Reference Tab 2 Select the Digital Audio Reference to apply to all audio channels. Audio Loudness There are 48 audio loudness engines. (See...
Page 160: Audio Phase
Getting Started with GV Orbit Audio Phase • “L” channel is a ‘Low frequency (Sub)’ type. Repeat for each engine being configured.  An engine’s output can be shown on an Audio Loudness widget on a video wall. Audio Phase There are 48 audio phase engines.
Page 161: Set Up Multiviewer Output Audio
MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Set Up Multiviewer Output Audio The Output Audio dialog is used to set up the audio sources for each of the audio channels in each of the multiviewer head display outputs. Up to eight stereo channels are embedded in each multiviewer head display output.
Page 162: Quick Edit Of Video Wall
Getting Started with GV Orbit Quick Edit of Video Wall Quick Edit of Video Wall To make a quick and visible change to the video wall: 1 Click the large Walls icon and select a wall item in the list, for example, ‘Output 1’ . See Figure 7-19.
Page 163 MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Design Mode/Run Mode icon (Run Mode shown) Clock and Text Label tile Fig. 7-20: Example Wall Open in Wall Editor in Run Mode Figure 7-20 shows the GV Orbit Wall Editor in Run Mode. To perform edits to the multiviewer video wall, the Wall Editor must be in Design Mode.
Page 164 Getting Started with GV Orbit Quick Edit of Video Wall Run Mode/Design Mode icon (Design mode shown) Clock and Text Label tile Fig. 7-21: Example: Wall Editor in Design Mode Note: Clicking on the Design Mode/ Run Mode icon toggles between modes.
Page 165 MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Tile Properties box Background Color tile property ... icon Fig. 7-22: Tile Editor To make a change to the tile: 4 Click on the tile background. 5 In the Properties box, select the ‘Extended Style > Background > Background Color’...
Page 166 Getting Started with GV Orbit Quick Edit of Video Wall Color selected Alpha 255 (fully opaque) Fig. 7-23: Color Picked 8 Click the Save File icon in the main tool bar to save the tile change. Click to Save File and Click x to close tile Fig.
Page 167 MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Click to Save Project Click x to close the Wall Fig. 7-25: Example Changed Wall The project is saved on the PC. Once all changes are made, the next step is to push it back to...
Page 168: Push A Project To A Multiviewer Device
Getting Started with GV Orbit Push a Project to a Multiviewer Device Push a Project to a Multiviewer Device To push a project from GV Orbit Client onto a multiviewer device: 1 Open the multiviewer project in GV Orbit Client and click Multiviewer > Properties in the main menu.
Page 169 5 When the push is complete a ‘pushed successfully’ message is shown. See Figure 7-28b. Click OK. a) Push Message b) Push OK. Fig. 7-28: Push Messages The project is now running on the target MV-8 Series Multiviewer. The edited tile background color is changed.
Page 170: On-Screen Alarm Warnings
With the project running on the multiviewer, to provoke a ‘Video Input Lost’ alarm: 1 Disconnect a video signal going to the 48-input multiviewer (for example, to Input 25).  I.e. disconnect signal at the MV-8 Series Multiviewer’s Video Input connector. Video loss is detected at the 48-input multiviewer input....
Page 171: Pull A Project From A Multiviewer Unit
MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Pull a Project from a Multiviewer Unit To pull a project into GV Orbit Client from a MV-8X0/8X1/8X5 Multiviewer unit: 1 Open a multiviewer project in GV Orbit Client and  click Multiviewer > Properties in the main menu.
Page 172 Getting Started with GV Orbit Pull a Project from a Multiviewer Unit...
Page 173: Core Mv Maintenance
......................page 173 This section describes various software maintenance operations for the MV-8 Series Multiviewer. These operations are carried out via the control interface of the MV-8 Series Multiviewer. Refer to the respective MV-8X0/8X1/8X5 Multiviewer user manuals for details about the control Ethernet interface to use.
Page 174: License Installation Procedure
License Installation Procedure License Installation Procedure The process of adding a license to an MV-8 Series Multiviewer follows the standard process for a hardware module with licenses administered by Grass Valley RollCall. For more details, please see the Grass Valley ‘RollCall Control Panel User Manual’ or the Grass Valley ‘RollMechanic Operator’s Manual’...
Page 175: Stage 2: Install License On The Mv-8 Series Multiviewer
Stage 2: Install License on the MV-8 Series Multiviewer Once the required license is imported into RollCall Control Panel, the next stage is to install the license on the device (MV-8 Series Multiviewer, or MV-8X0/8X1/8X5 Multiviewer video IP block etc.).
Page 176 Core MV Maintenance Stage 2: Install License on the MV-8 Series Multiviewer 2 The Unit License window shows current licenses and available licenses. See Figure 8-4. Selected License Fig. 8-4: Unit License Dialog - Selected License (An image for MV-821 is shown) 3 Select the available license to be installed.
Page 177: Software Upgrade Package
Stage 1: Add Upgrade Package to RollCall This stage is applicable to upgrading MV-8 Series Multiviewer software (or to upgrading an MV-821-IP product’s video IP rears, or to upgrading the MV-825-RTR router software). The example below uses Grass Valley RollCall Control Panel. See...
Page 178 Core MV Maintenance Stage 1: Add Upgrade Package to RollCall 2 Connect to the multiviewer block as required. 3 Click the Import New Upgrade icon, see Figure 8-5. The RollCall Upgrade Packages window is displayed. Fig. 8-5: Import New Upgrade Icon 4 Click the Import Upgrade Package button.
Page 179: Stage 2: Install The Upgrade On The Mv-8 Series Multiviewer
7 Close the dialog. Stage 2: Install the Upgrade on the MV-8 Series Multiviewer This stage is applicable to an MV-8 Series Multiviewer in an MV-8 Series Multiviewer unit  (or to an MV-820-IP’s video IP block). The instructions below describe the upgrade procedure with RollCall Control Panel. When set going below, the upgrade sequence of events on the unit is: •...
Page 180 Core MV Maintenance Stage 2: Install the Upgrade on the MV-8 Series Multiviewer unit name Unit Upgrade Fig. 8-8: Right-Click Menu 2 Click Unit Upgrade in the drop-down menu.  RollCall’s Unit Upgrade window is displayed. Select ‘Upgrade All Files’ .
Page 181 Click No in response to the message box shown in The upgrading begins... 8 The upgrade file is then automatically sent to the MV-8 Series Multiviewer.  The MV-8 Series Multiviewer unit then starts to install the upgrade package onto itself.
Page 182 9, Figure 2-1) 10 While the software upgrade is finalizing (see Figure 8-13),  if the MV-8 Series Multiviewer’s programmable logic (FPGA) requires upgrading as part of this upgrade package, then this FPGA upgrade is done.  It approximately takes a further 16 minutes to complete an FPGA upgrade.
Page 183 Control Panel when the upgrade is done. See Figure 8-14 for typical Update Log messages. IMPORTANT For MV-8 Series Multiviewer software versions earlier than 2.8.17: Wait for the unit being upgraded to be ready for use. And ignore “Upgrade Complete” messages in RollCall Control Panel’s Unit Upgrade window (the message does not indicate that the unit’s...
Page 184 12 The unit’s multiviewer head display outputs re-show a video wall layout. 13 Grass Valley RollCall Control Panel may be reconnected to the unit. The control screen for the MV-8 Series Multiviewer shows the upgraded software version. 14 Check that the MV-8X0/8X1/8X5 Multiviewer product’s front module has a flashing green CPU Heartbeat LED.
Page 185: Download Log Files
MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Download Log Files MV-8 Series Multiviewer unit log files can be downloaded using GV Orbit Client: 1 Open the GV Orbit multiviewer project on the multiviewer with GV Orbit Client.  Unit, on page 133, or ...
Page 186 Core MV Maintenance Download Log Files...
Page 187: Appendix A Mv-8 Series Multiviewer Specification
Inputs 48-off ‘up-to-12G’ SDI, dependent on product and license applied. Up to 32 embedded audio channels per input. Note: ASI inputs are not supported by MV-8 Series Multiviewers. ‘Loss of signal’ is reported for ASI inputs. High Dynamic Range Inputs Optional HDR to SDR conversion.
Page 188: Outputs
Outputs Head Display Outputs Head Display Outputs 4 to 12 enabled video outputs. • Outputs 1 to 4 on enabled as standard on MV-8 Series Multiviewer. • Outputs 5 to 12 enabled with MV-8 Series Multiviewer output licenses. Embedded Audio 16 channels of embedded audio per output.
Page 189 MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual H.264 Streaming Out of Video Input-Copies Output Streams Up to 48-off H.264 streams, scaled copies of the multiviewer inputs. (On MV-821 multiviewers, this is a ‘H.264 stream’ licensed feature, also requiring factory-fitted hardware codec modules.) Each multiviewer input is H.264 encoded to create streamed...
Page 190: Multiviewer Monitoring And Alarms
MV-8 Series Multiviewer Specification Multiviewer Monitoring and Alarms Multiviewer Monitoring and Alarms Monitoring and Alarms Video: Input: Monitoring of multiviewer video input: • Media Biometrics. • XDS. Support for HDR inputs. On-Screen Fully flexible layouts: Monitoring: • Any object can be any size, in any position.
Page 191: Video Wall Screen Display
MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Monitoring and Alarms Metadata and Control Monitoring: On-Screen Monitoring: • Closed Caption & Subtitle detection • V chip detection • Display UMD router source names  via General Remote protocol SW-P-08 over IP Alarms: Loss of: •...
Page 192 MV-8 Series Multiviewer Specification Video Wall Screen Display Screen Display Closed Captions Support for displaying closed caption information:. OP42/OP47 Presentation Levels 1 and 1.5 are supported, which includes character sets for the following languages: English, German, Swedish/Finnish/Hungarian, Italian, French, Portuguese/Spanish, Czech/Slovak.
Page 193: Software Versions
MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Screen Display Miscellaneous Control direct from mouse on screen. TSL tally display. Graphics / Images: • Add graphics files to display labels and channel logos, • Programmable background color or image Software Versions Tool Version RollCall Control Panel 4.20.5 or later...
Page 194 MV-8 Series Multiviewer Specification Software Versions...
Page 195: Appendix B Xds Data Types Supported
............. page 185 Time of Day ........................page 185 Local Time Zone ........................ page 185 The XDS data types supported by the MV-8 Series Multiviewer are presented in this appendix. XDA Data Types Table B-1: XDS Data Types Supported XDS Type...
Page 196: Length / Time-In-Show
XDS Data Types Supported Length / Time-in-Show Table B-1: XDS Data Types Supported (continued) XDS Type RollCall XDS Class Data Description Command Number (Hexa decimal) Length / Time-in-Show Current This carries two items of relevant data: Program length: hh:mm 1850 - 1897 Where: hh = Hours (0 - 63) mm = Minutes (0 - 59)
Page 197: Program Description
MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Table B-1: XDS Data Types Supported (continued) XDS Type RollCall XDS Class Data Description Command Number (Hexa decimal) Program Description Current 10 - 17 A list of 8 strings separated by new lines. 1750 - 1797...
Page 198 Local Time Zone...
Page 199: Appendix D Snmp Support
Community Strings box, on page 24.) Up to 8 SNMP managers can be configured to receive trap messages from the MV-8 Series Multiviewer. Once configured, a trap message will be sent to each manager whenever there is a change of alarm state.
Page 200: Mib Files
Contact Grass Valley Customer Support for the MIB files.  Note: https://www.grassvalley.com/contact/support/ MV-8 Series Multiviewer MIB The MV-8 Series Multiviewer MIB is ‘Multiviewer.mib’ , which has four main sections, see Figure C-1. The multiviewer MIB tree comprises: • mvStatus, on page 189 •...
Page 201: Mvstatus
User Manual mvStatus The mvStatus section displays the overall status of the MV-8 Series Multiviewer, providing the similar information to that accessible in GV Orbit by right-clicking on the multiviewer name in the Network View and selecting ‘Details’ . See Figure C-2.
Page 202: Mvalarms
The mvAlarms section comprises two sub-sections: unitAlarms and inputAlarms. It displays the alarm states of the MV-8 Series Multiviewer. See Figure C-3. unitAlarms: • Temperature alarms (tempAlarmTable) - Providing names, status and temperature for each of the temperatures monitored.
Page 203: Mvcontrol
MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual mvControl The mvControl section contains a ‘wallLayoutTable’ , which allows control and interrogation of the video wall layout currently selected for each video wall. It allows the currently- selected layout to be changed on each of the walls. See Figure C-4.
Page 204: Mvevents
SNMP Support mvEvents mvEvents The mvEvents section lists the available SNMP traps that may be sent. See Figure C-5.
Page 205 MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Fig. C-5: mvEvents MIB Tree...
Page 206 SNMP Support mvEvents...
Page 207: Appendix E Multiviewer Terminology
Multiviewer Terminology This section describes some of the multiviewer terminology used in the manual and should be read alongside the example dual-screen video wall illustration shown in Figure D-1 page 196.
Page 208 Multiviewer Terminology Video Wall Screen Screen Tile Grid for Output 1 Tile Grid for Output 2 MV-8X0/8X1 Multiviewer Head Display Output 1 MV-8X0/8X1 Multiviewer Head Display Output 2 Clock Widget Clock Tile with Video Tiles Digital Clock Video widget Widget Widget Audio Bars Widget...
Page 209 A multiviewer video wall screen is divided up into rectangular areas; various sizes and arrangements are possible.  A tile grid can be used in the Grass Valley Orbit tool for quick- positioning of tile arrangements on a wall. Fine Grid A fine grid on a Grass Valley Orbit screen is used for the fine- positioning of graphical elements.
Page 210 Multiviewer Terminology...
Page 211: Appendix F Mv-8 Core Supported Rollcall Commands
MV-8 Core Supported RollCall Commands MV-8 Core Supported RollCall Commands Introduction ........................page 200 Reference Alarm Acknowledgment ................page 200 Layout Control ........................page 201 Timer Control ........................page 202 GPIO ............................. page 203 Logging ..........................page 204 ............................page 205 ............................
Page 212: Introduction
MV-8 Core Supported RollCall Commands Introduction Introduction This appendix describes the RollCall command set supported by the MV-8 Series core multiviewer, listing the supported direct RollCall command numbers. This information is an extract taken from the following Grass Valley technical document and is applicable to all MV-8 Series multiviewers: •...
Page 213: Layout Control
User Manual Layout Control The layout on individual multiviewer video wall monitors can be selected through RollCall commands. One to twelve video walls are supported for an MV-8 Series multiviewer, with up to 64 layouts per video wall monitor. Note:...
Page 214: Timer Control
MV-8 Core Supported RollCall Commands Timer Control Timer Control Up to sixteen timers can be controlled through RollCall. A timer can be started, stopped, set and reset. Timer Start/Stop Timers can be started and stopped using the direct commands 15000 to 15015. Name Command Number Value...
Page 215: Timer Direction
MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Timer Direction A timer is configured as an incrementing or decrementing timer using a direct command. If a timer is currently running it will be set to the stopped state. Timers can be set using the direct commands 15300 to 15315.
Page 216: Logging
MV-8 Core Supported RollCall Commands Logging Logging Log Field values are available on RollCall commands. The table below describes the Log fields and the range of commands associated with them. In the table: • The first command number column is for input 1 and the second is for input 48.  Other inputs fall in the range between these two numbers.
Page 217: Ltc
MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual The system publishes the current LTC timecode for the multiviewer on Command ID 1200. Name Command Number Value LTC timecode 1200 String Each input publishes the ATC time code on a unique RollCall command if the Ancillary Data contains a timecode.
Page 218: Source Id From Vanc
MV-8 Core Supported RollCall Commands Source ID from VANC Source ID from VANC Each input publishes the Source ID extracted from input-video VANC data on a unique RollCall command. The Source ID for each input can be read through a direct command. Source ID values can be read using the direct commands 1500 to 1547.
Page 219: Scte-104 Detection
MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual SCTE-104 Detection Each input publishes SCTE-104 Detection information on a unique RollCall command. The SCTE-104 Detection for each input can be read through a direct command. SCTE-104 Detection values can be read using the direct commands 1700 to 1747.
Page 220: Xds Program Length
MV-8 Core Supported RollCall Commands XDS Program Length XDS Program Length Each input publishes the Program Length associated with the input on a unique RollCall command. The Program Length for each input can be read through a direct command. Program Length values can be read using the direct commands 1850 to 1897. Name Command Number Value...
Page 221: Xds Program Type
MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual XDS Program Type Each input publishes the Program Type associated with the input on a unique RollCall command. The Program Type for each input can be read through a direct command. Program Type values can be read using the direct commands 2000 to 2047.
Page 222: Xds Channel Number
MV-8 Core Supported RollCall Commands XDS Channel Number XDS Channel Number Each input publishes the Channel Number associated with the input on a unique RollCall command. The Channel Number for each input can be read through a direct command. Channel Number values can be read using the direct commands 2150 to 2197. Name Command Number Value...
Page 223: Xds Time Zone
MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual XDS Time Zone Each input publishes the Time Zone associated with the input on a unique RollCall command. The Time Zone for each input can be read through a direct command. Time Zone values can be read using the direct commands 2200 to 2247.
Page 224: Example Timecode Display
MV-8 Core Supported RollCall Commands Example Timecode Display Example Timecode Display This example presents a timecode value on a video wall tile using GV Orbit Client and a multiviewer project. This example modifies a 2x2 video wall, replacing one tile with a custom ‘timecode’...
Page 225 MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Fig. E-2: 2x2 Video Wall in Design Mode 2 Select a video tile to modify and  change its ‘Preferences > Type’ property to ‘Analogue Clock’ . Fig. E-3: Tile ‘Preference > Type’ Change This changes the tile from a video tile to a clock tile.
Page 226: Step 2: Add Timecode To A Custom Tile
MV-8 Core Supported RollCall Commands Procedure Fig. E-4: Enter a Name for Custom Tile The new custom tile is shown in the Tile Editor. 4 Select the Clock widget and delete it. This clears the tile for our example. 5 Click Save File in the main tool bar. We now have a correctly-sized, blank custom tile to use in our example.
Page 227 MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Click the Edit Behaviours icon Fig. E-6: Added Label 3 With the Label widget still selected, click on the Edit Behaviours icon ( 4 The graphical ‘Behaviours and Bindings’ editor opens. See Figure E-7. ‘Behaviours and Bindings’ editor Fig.
Page 228 MV-8 Core Supported RollCall Commands Procedure ‘RollCall+ Command’ Behaviour added with a ‘Direct’ Binding Fig. E-8: Add ‘RollCall+ Command’ Behaviour (with a ‘Direct’ Binding) A ‘RollCall+ Command’ Behaviour is added to the graphical ‘Behaviours and Bindings’ editor stage area. Additionally, a ‘Direct’ Binding is also automatically added. 6 Double-click on the added Behaviour.
Page 229 MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Modify properties: • Address - set this to the RollCall address of the multiviewer.  (For example, “2000:66:00”) • Command Number - set this to “1200”  (i.e. the LTC direct command ID number). Fig. E-9: Modify Behaviour Properties 7 Modify the Behaviour’s properties, see Figure E-9.
Page 230: Step 3: Exercise The Custom Timecode Tile
MV-8 Core Supported RollCall Commands Procedure Fig. E-10: Completed Custom LTC Tile Step 3: Exercise the Custom Timecode Tile 1 Click Save Project in the main tool bar. 2 To close the graphical ‘Behaviours and Bindings’ editor, click the Edit Behaviours icon. 3 Click on the Run Mode icon ( ) to run the tile/video wall in GV Orbit Client.
Page 231: Step 4: Run On Multiviewer
MV-8 Series Multiviewer User Manual Note: Optional widgets added here for annotation: Live timecode shown. • static labels; • a line; and • an analogue clock. Fig. E-11: Custom LTC Tile Running, Showing Live Time Code Step 4: Run on Multiviewer...
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Page 234: Contact Us
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