High quality, pre-configured multiviewer (55 pages)
Summary of Contents for GRASS VALLEY MV-1216
Page 1
MV-1216 / MV-1232 STANDALONE MULTIVIEWERS 1 RU High Performance Multiviewer Systems Installation and Operation Manual 13-06511-000 AA 2024-01-30 www.grassvalley.com...
Page 2
Copyright and Trademark Notice Grass Valley®, GV® and the Grass Valley logo and/or any of the Grass Valley products listed in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of GVBB Holdings SARL, Grass Valley USA, LLC, or one of its affiliates or subsidiaries. All other intellectual property rights are owned by GVBB Holdings SARL, Grass Valley USA, LLC, or one of its affiliates or subsidiaries.
Page 3
The presence of this symbol in or on Grass Valley equipment means that it has been tested and certified as complying with applicable Underwriters Laboratory (UL) regulations and recommendations for USA.
Page 4
Notices The presence of this symbol in or on Grass Valley equipment means that it has been tested and certified as complying with applicable Intertek Testing Services regulations and recommendations for USA/Canada. The presence of this symbol in or on Grass Valley product means that it complies with all applicable European Union (CE) directives.
Page 5
MV-1216 / MV-1232 Standalone Multiviewers Installation and Operation Manual Cautions A caution indicates a possible hazard to equipment that could result in equipment damage. Observe the following cautions when operating or working on this equipment: • This equipment is meant to be installed in a restricted access location.
Page 6
Replace the battery only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. To dispose of used batteries and/or your Grass Valley equipment, please consult your local goods disposal and recycling program. Cautions for LCD and TFT Displays Excessive usage may harm your vision.
Page 7
électrique, de compatibilité électromagnétique et de conformité environnementale. Le symbole ci-contre sur un appareil Grass Valley ou à l’intérieur de l’appareil indique qu’il est conforme aux normes applicables en matière de sécurité laser. Avertissements Les avertissements signalent des conditions ou des pratiques susceptibles d’occasionner des blessures graves, voire fatales.
Page 8
Notices • Cet équipement est mis à la terre par le conducteur de mise à la terre des cordons d’alimentation. Pour éviter les chocs électriques, branchez les cordons d’alimentation sur une prise correctement câblée avant de brancher les entrées et sorties de l’équipement.
Page 9
Remplacez la pile uniquement par un modèle identique ou équivalent recommandé par le fabricant. Disposez des piles usagées et de tout équipement Grass Valley conformément aux instructions de votre programme de récupération local pour le recyclage des équipements électroniques.
Page 10
Lithium Batteries Battery Warning Your Grass Valley equipment usually comes with at least one button battery located on the main printed circuit board. The batteries are used for backup and should not need to be replaced during the lifetime of the equipment.
Page 11
MV-1216 / MV-1232 Standalone Multiviewers Installation and Operation Manual 4 Dispose of the battery and equipment according to your local environmental laws and guidelines. WARNING • Be careful not to short-circuit the battery by adhering to the appropriate safe handling practices.
Page 12
Notices Mains Supply Voltage Before connecting the equipment, observe the safety warnings section and ensure that the local mains supply is within the rating stated on the rear of the equipment. Safety and EMC Standards This equipment complies with the following standards: Safety Standards Information Technology Equipment - Safety Part 1 EN60950-1: 2006...
Page 13
EMC Performance of Cables and Connectors Grass Valley products are designed to meet or exceed the requirements of the appropriate European EMC standards. In order to achieve this performance in real installations it is essential to use cables and connectors with good EMC characteristics.
Introduction Overview The MV-1216 and MV-1232 Standalone Multiviewers are fully-featured broadcast-quality multiviewers in 1RU format with up to 3G SDI inputs as standard, with the option for 12G SDI inputs. Features • For 2K FHD operation - up to 4 Independent outputs are supported with simultaneous SDI and HDMI outputs at 3G-SDI FHD50/59/60 resolution.
16x3G-SDI MV-1232 MV-1200 Series 32 Input Multiviewer with 4 Heads 32x3G-SDI MV-1216-OPT-12G License to enable 12G SDI inputs for MV-1216 MV-1232-OPT-12G License to enable 12G SDI inputs for MV-1232 MV-1200-PS MV-1200 Series Standalone Multiviewer power supply Fig. 1-1: Front View (All Models) Fig.
MV-1216 / MV-1232 Standalone Multiviewers Installation and User Manual Multiviewer Remote Panels Order Codes Model Description MV-1216-RCP MV-1200 Series Standalone Multiviewer remote control panel with TFT LCD and 18 switches with GPIO breakout MV-1232-RCP MV-1200 Series Standalone Multiviewer remote control panel with TFT...
Page 20
Introduction Remote panel communication with the MV-1200 Series on a network...
O peration Touch Screen LCD display Though control and monitoring of a frame will primarily be via the browser GUI, the front panel LCD display can provide a quick way of checking the frame status. Network settings can be modified and layouts can be recalled from here.
Web Browser User Interface Graphical User Interface Toolbar Main Menu Quick Properties Object, Source Layout Workspace Editor and Layout Explorer Fig. 3-1: MV-1200 Series Web Browser User Interface The browser GUI interface comprises the following areas: Perimeter Description Main Menu Comprising the Module, Layout, Group, Object, Grid and Help menus from which all parameters of the multiviewer can be configured.
Web Browser User Interface Module Menu Perimeter Description Toolbar A selection of the most commonly used functions to allow for quick and easy Tile layout and Tile Object editing. Object Source and Allows Tile Objects and Sources to be configured as well as allowing Layouts to be selected. Layout Explorer Module Menu Boards...
MV-1216 / MV-1232 Standalone Multiviewers Installation and User Manual Screen This menu displays the current screen resolution. To view the current screen resolution, navigate to Module > Setup Module > Screen. Click on the checkboxes to unable or disable Genlock and HDCP.
Web Browser User Interface Audio Meter Audio Meter This menu displays the audio meter. To view audio meter, navigate to Module > Setup Module > Audio Sources > Audio Meter Setting Description Scale Regions Audio scale Comprising the Module, Layout, Group, Object, Grid and Help menus from which all parameters of the multiviewer can be configured.
MV-1216 / MV-1232 Standalone Multiviewers Installation and User Manual Setting Description Scale Regions Toolbar A selection of the most commonly used functions to allow for quick and easy Tile layout and Tile Object editing. Object Source and Allows Tile Objects and Sources to be configured as well as allowing Layouts to Layout Explorer be selected.
Web Browser User Interface Audio Monitor Outputs Audio Monitor Outputs This menu displays the audio meter. To view audio meter, navigate to Module > Setup Module > Audio Sources > Audio Monitor Output. In The Stereo Monitor Out section, the Input SDI source and Stereo Pair can be assigned to the audio jack output.
MV-1216 / MV-1232 Standalone Multiviewers Installation and User Manual GPIs This menu displays the GPI Input task. To view GPI input, navigate to Module > Setup Module > General Purpose Inputs / Outputs> GPIs Assigns the task to execute on each Global or Video GPI in when activated.
Web Browser User Interface GPOs GPOs This menu displays the GPO Output task. To view GPO output, navigate to Module > Setup Module > General Purpose Inputs / Outputs> GPOs Setting Description GPO Output Task Assign alarm condition to the selected Global or Video GPI Out X option. A selection of alarm conditions including None, Source X alarm, Video loss on any source etc are available from the pull-down menu.
MV-1216 / MV-1232 Standalone Multiviewers Installation and User Manual Setting Description Hostname Enter a friendly name for the frame. Use DHCP Check to use DHCP for automatic acquisition of network settings. Uncheck for entry of fixed network settings. IP Address Enter fixed IP address.
Web Browser User Interface Siera Router Siera Router This menu displays the Siera Router tab. To view Siera Router tab, navigate to Module > Setup Module > Network> SNMP This allows the physical connections between the Sierra router and the frame, and the configuration of the TCP settings of a connection to a Sierra Video Systems Router.
Web Browser User Interface HDR and Colorimetry Internal Matrix Controller This menu displays the MV Connection External Matrix tab. To view Internal Matrix Controller tab, navigate to Module > Setup Module > Protocol > GV Router Network > Internal Matrix Controller Generally this is more appropriate for frames with a router since it allows a GV controller to configure the router, but it can also be used to set source names (UMDs).
MV-1216 / MV-1232 Standalone Multiviewers Installation and User Manual Setup Selected Video Source This menu allows user to setup selected video source. Navigate to Module > Setup Selected Video Source...
Web Browser User Interface Setup Selected Video Source Audio Tab Setting Description Digital Audio Set the analogue to digital reference level when applying an analogue meter Reference scale to a digital source, or a digital meter scale to an analogue source. It can be set within the range of -30 to -3 dBfs.
MV-1216 / MV-1232 Standalone Multiviewers Installation and User Manual Setting Description Select alarm Click on an alarm to select it and then be able to set its Properties. Enabled Enables the selected alarm. NOTE: Enabled alarms change from red to a green circle.
Web Browser User Interface Setup Selected Video Source Setting Description Overscan by the same When this is checked only one adjustment will appear for adjusting all 4 edges amount on all edges that mark the boundary of the overscan region by the same amount. When unchecked, the following four menu items appear providing manual adjustment of the edges marking the overscan region.
MV-1216 / MV-1232 Standalone Multiviewers Installation and User Manual Setup Time This menu allows user to setup time. Navigate to Module > Setup Time Clock/date display data can be derived from several sources; the system clock, NTP synchronisation, LTC, or VITC from a chosen SDI input.
Web Browser User Interface Update Firmware Update Firmware This menu allows user to update firmware. Navigate to Module > Update Firmware Select Choose-File to navigate to the firmware update package which has the following format, mvc3-bundle-chromatec-version.raucb When the file has been selected click upload to begin the process. The ongoing progress of uploading and updating will be displayed and once complete the browser will reload the page.
MV-1216 / MV-1232 Standalone Multiviewers Installation and User Manual Layout Menu Setting Description New Layout Offers to save the current layout before removing all objects from the editor workspace ready to create a new layout. Load Layout Loads a previously saved layout.
Web Browser User Interface Group Menu Setting Description Background Set the display background colour. Bitmap Enables the selected bitmap from the pull down menu on the right to be used as the background. The picture should be in png format Style Select bitmap style: •...
MV-1216 / MV-1232 Standalone Multiviewers Installation and User Manual Object Menu Setting Description New object Creates a new Tile Object. Edit object Opens the Edit Object dialogue for the Tile Object that is currently selected. Cut object Cut the currently selected Tile Object.
Web Browser User Interface Edit Object Setting Description Move object to back Sends the currently selected Tile Object behind all other objects. Fit object to grid Sets the size of the currently selected Tile Object to the chosen grid pitch. Fit object to screen Set the selected Tile Object to full-screen size.
MV-1216 / MV-1232 Standalone Multiviewers Installation and User Manual Setting Description Tile Aspect Ratio • The aspect ratio of the tile can be set so that as either width or height are changed then the corresponding height or width will be automatically adjusted to retain the ratio.
Web Browser User Interface Edit Object Setting Description Source For a video tile, this selects the source of the video to display in the tile. For an audio tile, it selects the audio channels that have been set up to be associated with the chosen source.
Page 47
MV-1216 / MV-1232 Standalone Multiviewers Installation and User Manual Setting Description Text 1st line/ Text 2nd Enter UMD text (via keyboard). line Use source name Enables the use of the assigned source name for the UMD text. Font Choose font of the text.
Web Browser User Interface Edit Object Audio Meter (Layout and Properties) Tab Setting Description applies to Meter 1 and Meter 2 Display meter Enables each audio meter groups. Scale type Sets the scale type of all the audio meter bars on display in this meter. When both meters are displayed, the scale type for meter 1 is also used for meter 2.
Page 49
MV-1216 / MV-1232 Standalone Multiviewers Installation and User Manual Setting Description applies to Meter 1 and Meter 2 Over Colour Sets the over range colour for the bar selected in the Bar Colours control. Upper Colour Sets the upper range colour for the bar selected in the Bar Colours control.
Web Browser User Interface Edit Object Audio Meter (Position) Tab Setting Description applies to Meter 1 and Meter 2 Auto fit Automatically scales the meter to fit into the whole tile. NOTE: The Position and Size settings are disabled when this is selected. Auto align vertically Automatically align the base and height of audio meters that are in tiles of the same vertical position and height.
MV-1216 / MV-1232 Standalone Multiviewers Installation and User Manual Error Tab Setting Description Enable alarm alerts Enables alarm indications within the tile. Display alarm When enabled all the alarms that are currently triggered or have recently been messages cleared will be displayed in the tile. NOTE: Only one alarm type gets displayed at a time, it will cycle through them if multiple alarms are present.
Web Browser User Interface Edit Object Tally Tab Setting Description Enabled Turns the display of the tally on/off. Left-right sources Select Hardware or one of two Software tallies. The Hardware tally is the GPI tally that has been set up for the video source of the tile. This GPI-to-source assignment is configured in the GPI inputs tab.
MV-1216 / MV-1232 Standalone Multiviewers Installation and User Manual VBI Tab Setting Description Closed Captioning NOTE: These settings apply to composite NTSC inputs only (line-21 closed (EIA-608) captions) Indicator on Enables a “CC” indicator to be shown in the tile if the selected closed caption type is present.
Web Browser User Interface Edit Object Setting Description Mode Selects the type of WSS/AFD to decode, select None, WSS, AFD or WSS/AFD Auto size video image When enabled, the aspect ratio of the video will automatically respond to any to the WSS/AFD changes in the selected WSS or AFD information.
MV-1216 / MV-1232 Standalone Multiviewers Installation and User Manual Grid Menu Accessible from the Main menu, the Grid menu enables the layout workspace to be defined by a grid for ease of aligning Tile Objects in a regular arrangement. The Size Object to Grid function in the main toolbar works in conjunction with this feature and automatically sizes the currently selected tile to the cell size of the grid that has been set.
Page 56
Web Browser User Interface About Setting Description About Shows in numerical order starting from Slot 0, the main card type fitted in that slot along with its firmware revision. For all input cards, the type of rear fitted along with its firmware revision is also shown. To view all the cards in the chassis, it may be necessary to use the righthand scroll bar and scroll downwards.
MV-1216 / MV-1232 Standalone Multiviewers Installation and User Manual Logging Setting Description Download all Navigate to a network location to save the system log. Refresh System log is refreshed with current settings.
Specifications Audio Audio meters 48 Fully configurable tiles with left/right or split meters All pairs of embedded audio can be displayed. Embedded Audio on SDI or HDMI outputs can be individually configured to include up Outputs to 4 pairs of embedded audio from any of the inputs. Audio Monitoring Out 1 Pair of embedded audio from a Reference...
Specifications Environmental Clocks/Dates Analogue and Digital Clocks with foreground and background colours. Date display with digital clock. Clock/date display data can be derived from several sources; the system clock, NTP synchronisation, LTC, or VITC from a chosen SDI input. Time- zone and offset settings.
MV-1216 / MV-1232 Standalone Multiviewers User Guide GPIO Input Circuit The GPIO input circuit is shown below for a single input. The GPIO input is triggered when the input is shorted to GND - typically from an open collector driver. Each input is pulled up to 3.3V with a 10K resistor.
Specifications GPIO Outputs GPIO Outputs GPIO Output Signals Up to a maximum of 8xGPIO Outputs. A High-density 44-way D-type socket with the following pinout is used. DB-44 GPIO GPI1 GPI2 GPI3 GPI4 GPI5 GPI6 GPI7 GPI8...
MV-1216 / MV-1232 Standalone Multiviewers User Guide GPIO Fused Power A +5V output with 200mA PTC fuse is provided on pin 31 that can be used to power an external receiver. DB-44...
1-800-547-8949 (US and Canada) or +1 530 478 4148. To obtain a local phone number for the support center nearest you, please consult the Contact Us section of Grass Valley’s website ( www.grassvalley.com ). An on-line form for e-mail contact is also available from the website.
Need help?
Do you have a question about the MV-1216 and is the answer not in the manual?
Questions and answers