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- Page 1 ArgoNavis QA/QC Decoder User Manual and Installation Guide ArgoNavis Decoder Installation User Guide Version 10.0.12.x Page | 1...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Decoder Analog and HDMI Model Connection Diagram ..........8 Decoder Analog and HDMI Model Connector Table ............8 System Specifications ......................9 ArgoNavis Operations ....................... 10 Launching the Application .................... 10 Some Basic Settings ...................... 11 Configuring the Output Resolution ................11 Playlist Operations ...................... - Page 3 ArgoNavis QA/QC Decoder User Manual and Installation Guide 608 Captioning Overlay ..................... 21 708 Captioning Overlay ..................... 22 Video Background Color ................... 22 Action\Title Safe Area Overlay .................. 22 Timecode Overlay ..................... 22 Use 1080P not 1080PsF .................... 22 Use Alternate SD MPEG Decoder ................23 Deinterlacing Mode HD.....................
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Page 4: Introduction
ArgoNavis unit. Physical Connections Note that the ArgoNavis platform can be configured as an encoder or decoder and the inputs and outputs will be enabled/disabled based upon the configuration of the unit. For example, an encoder only unit will have only the inputs enabled. Likewise, the decoder only configuration will have only the outputs enabled. -
Page 5: Decoder Pro Model Connection Diagram
ArgoNavis QA/QC Decoder User Manual and Installation Guide Decoder Pro Model Connection Diagram Decoder Pro Model Connector Table Connectors SDI Video Output HD/SD Switchable 75 ohm BNC Component Video Output Y, Pb, Pr on 3 BNC Composite Video Output S-Video Output... -
Page 6: Decoder Pro Model Breakout Cable Pinout
ArgoNavis QA/QC Decoder User Manual and Installation Guide Decoder Pro Model Breakout Cable Pinout. Page | 6... -
Page 7: Decoder Sdi Model Rear Panel Label
ArgoNavis QA/QC Decoder User Manual and Installation Guide Decoder SDI Model Rear Panel Label 4000-xxxx-2 ArgoNavis Encoder HD/SD SDI A – GEN LOCK IN MULTI I/O B – SD SDI PORT C – HD/SD SDI Decoder SDI Model Connection Diagram... -
Page 8: Decoder Analog And Hdmi Model Rear Panel Label
ArgoNavis QA/QC Decoder User Manual and Installation Guide Decoder Analog and HDMI Model Rear Panel Label 4000-xxxx-1 ArgoNavis Encoder Analog and HDMI A – HDMI IN MULTI I/O B – HDMI OUT PORT Decoder Analog and HDMI Model Connection Diagram... -
Page 9: System Specifications
ArgoNavis QA/QC Decoder User Manual and Installation Guide System Specifications Chassis Model: 4000-2187-x (1.5 U Rackmount) Dimensions: (WxHxD) 16.8 x 2.6 x 13 in. (427 x 66 x 330 mm) Weight Gross Weight: 19.6 lbs. (8.9 kg.) System Input Requirements AC Input Voltage: 100-240V AC auto-range, 5A, 50 –... -
Page 10: Argonavis Operations
ArgoNavis Operations Launching the Application The application can be launched from the Vela Toolbar (shown below) which will launch automatically at startup and be positioned on the right hand side of the desktop. Or the application can be launched from the Windows Start menu by selecting the start icon , then select ‘All Programs’, ‘Vela Research’, ‘ArgoNavis’, ‘ArgoNavis... -
Page 11: Some Basic Settings
ArgoNavis QA/QC Decoder User Manual and Installation Guide Some Basic Settings Configuring the Output Resolution By default the Output Resolution is set to Auto-Scale mode. In Auto-Scale mode the output resolution is automatically set to the native resolution of the file being played back. -
Page 12: Playlist Operations
ArgoNavis QA/QC Decoder User Manual and Installation Guide Playlist Operations Add a Clip to the Playlist 1. Select one of the ‘Browse’ buttons (see above) and browse for the file. 2. Once in the ‘Browse’ window the file can be added using the ‘Open’ button or individual or multiple files can be ‘dragged and dropped’... -
Page 13: Creating A Playlist
ArgoNavis QA/QC Decoder User Manual and Installation Guide Creating a Playlist Playlist Controls from left to right are: Load List Save Playlist Clear Playlist Remove Clip from Playlist 1. Select the ‘Add Clip’ button to add clips to the Playlist 2. -
Page 14: Decoder Controls And Keyboard Shortcuts
ArgoNavis QA/QC Decoder User Manual and Installation Guide Decoder Controls and Keyboard Shortcuts Stop 1. Stops decoder Playback. Play / Pause 1. Initiates playback. 2. When playing, Pauses playback 3. Keyboard Shortcut: Space bar Frame Advance 1. Advances the clip one frame. -
Page 15: Jump
ArgoNavis QA/QC Decoder User Manual and Installation Guide Jump Allows you to jump to a particular timecode within the file. 1. Click ‘JUMP’ to open the jump menu (or Keyboard Shortcut: CTRL+J) 2. Input a valid timecode in HH:MM:SS:FF format 3. -
Page 16: Special Controls
ArgoNavis QA/QC Decoder User Manual and Installation Guide Special Controls Opens the CC decode window (this window is opened by default on app launch) LED: Opens the Alarm Details window (this window is opened by default on app launch) Loop:... -
Page 17: Alarm Details Window
ArgoNavis QA/QC Decoder User Manual and Installation Guide Alarm Details Window The Alarm Details window is designed to allow the operator to configure set points on the following parameters: Audio Levels for each channel Audio LKFS for up to two logical audio streams (up to six channels each) - Page 18 ArgoNavis QA/QC Decoder User Manual and Installation Guide Configuring Black and Closed Captioning Alarm Set Points Black Frame detection and Closed Captioning Packet detection alarm set points can be configured by performing the following. 1. Select the parameter you wish to configure 2.
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Page 19: File Information/Parse
ArgoNavis QA/QC Decoder User Manual and Installation Guide File Information/Parse This feature will display information about the file in the list. Once opened you can select which file to show information about by selecting the drop down menu in the File Information/Parse window (see below). -
Page 20: Closed Captioning Display Window
To Launch the CC viewer select the CC button, which is one of the Special Controls buttons on the front panel of the ArgoNavis user interface. Note that this window is launched automatically when the decoder application is launched... -
Page 21: Playback Properties And Graphics Overlay Settings
Playback Properties and Graphics Overlay Settings 608 Captioning Overlay The ArgoNavis can decode Line 21/608 closed captions and overlay them onto all video outputs as open captions. Select the ‘608 Closed Captioning Overlay’ checkbox and then select the Service Type to display (CC 1 is default) Note: No other graphics overlay options can be selected when ‘Line 21 Closed... -
Page 22: 708 Captioning Overlay
‘decoder’ outputs such as SDI, Component, etc. are affected. Action\Title Safe Area Overlay The ArgoNavis can provide a graphic overlay of the Action and Title Safe areas. These areas can be used to determine if video or graphics will be cutoff on CRT monitors. -
Page 23: Use Alternate Sd Mpeg Decoder
ArgoNavis QA/QC Decoder User Manual and Installation Guide Use Alternate SD MPEG Decoder When ‘checked’ this setting uses a different MPEG decoder design to perform decoding. This setting is ‘Unchecked’ by default. This setting provides an alternate decode platform which can be useful in certain troubleshooting or debugging scenarios. -
Page 24: Enforce Field Ordering For Sd Source
ArgoNavis QA/QC Decoder User Manual and Installation Guide Enforce Field Ordering for SD Source This setting swaps the Field Ordering on the physical outputs and can be used to find ‘Field Ordering’ issues that result in a ‘jittery’ output. This setting should be used in conjunction with: 1. -
Page 25: Disable .Info Files
ArgoNavis QA/QC Decoder User Manual and Installation Guide Disable .info Files By default the decoder creates a file that contains the mpeg parameters of media file under test. This file is stored in the same location as the media file under test and is used to ‘pre-configure’... -
Page 26: Clear All Values When Media Starts
ArgoNavis QA/QC Decoder User Manual and Installation Guide Clear All Values When Media Starts When checked the final Realtime LKFS values will persist until the next clip is played. Exclude LKFS Measurement on Silence When checked silence will not be included in the Realtime LKFS Integrated measurement. -
Page 27: Exiting The Application
Exiting the Application Under normal conditions, shutdown the application using the windows x button. Under abnormal conditions, select the Soft Reset option on the Vela Toolbar. This will forcibly shutdown all Vela applications and threads and clear the programs from memory. - Page 28 ArgoNavis QA/QC Decoder User Manual and Installation Guide www.vela.com 5540 Rio Vista Drive Clearwater, FL 33760-3107 727 507 5344 Copyright 2014 Vela Research LP. All rights reserved. Vela and PlayAdvantage are trademarks or registered trademarks of Vela Research LP. Page | 28...
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