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Blackmagicdesign SmartScope Duo 4K Installation And Operation Manual

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Installation and Operation Manual
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SmartScope
November 2017

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  • Page 1 Installation and Operation Manual SmartView & SmartScope November 2017...
  • Page 2 Video monitoring is needed everywhere in a facility. SmartView 4K has a native 4K LCD so you can monitor Ultra HD video in full resolution, plus a sleek 6RU housing with a control panel that lets you quickly change settings.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Updating the Software Tally Port Pin Connections Adjusting Monitor Settings Optimizing the Viewing Angle Using SmartView 4K Developer Information Introducing Blackmagic SmartView 4K Blackmagic 2K Format – Overview Control Panel Buttons Blackmagic 2K Format – Loading 3D LUTs using Vertical Timing Reference Blackmagic SmartView Setup Blackmagic 2K Format –...

  • Page 4: Getting Started

    SDI source! SmartView 4K has a 15.6” 4K LCD so you can monitor SD, HD, or Ultra HD video in its native 3840x2160 pixel resolution.

  • Page 5: Plugging In Video Sources

    2K signals are automatically detected by the SDI input and loop through output connections. SmartView 4K and SmartScope Duo 4K also detects Ultra HD 4K. When no video is received by the unit, the backlight turns off, saving power until the next valid signal is received.

  • Page 6: Plugging In Your Computer

    Blackmagic SmartView setup can be installed on multiple networked computers if desired. The DVD supplied with SmartView contains the software installer, but we recommend visiting www.blackmagicdesign.com/support to ensure you have the latest version. To install on Mac OS X: Open the supplied DVD, or downloaded disk image, and double click on the install SmartView icon.

  • Page 7: Using Blackmagic Smartview Setup

    Using Blackmagic SmartView Setup Updating the Software Once Blackmagic SmartView setup is installed and launched, click on the settings icon below the name of your monitor. You may be prompted to update the internal software of your SmartView or SmartScope. To do so: Connect your SmartView or SmartScope to the computer via USB or Ethernet and launch Blackmagic SmartView setup.

  • Page 8: Monitor Settings

    See the next section for information on settings that are available for Blackmagic monitors and how to apply them. For information on how to configure network settings using Blackmagic SmartView setup, turn to the section “adjusting network settings”. Blackmagic SmartView setup automatically searches for any SmartView and SmartScope units connected locally via USB or over a network.
  • Page 9 Adjust When using a SmartScope or SmartView Duo, choose the monitor you want to adjust by selecting ‘left monitor’, ‘right monitor’, or ‘both monitors’ to adjust both at the same time. When the ‘both monitors’ setting is enabled, any adjustments to brightness, contrast and saturation will be applied to both monitors on SmartView Duo and SmartScope.

  • Page 10: Using Smartview 4K

    Two levels of focus peaking let you make sure your shots are in perfect focus, and with support for AC and DC power you have the option to plug SmartView 4K into mains power, or an external battery for portability on set.

  • Page 11: Control Panel Buttons

    Disp The ‘disp’ button is used to adjust the brightness setting on your SmartView 4K’s LCD. Adjust brightness by pressing the up and down arrow buttons. Press the ‘disp’ button again to close the setting.
  • Page 12 Use the up and down arrow buttons when editing a setting, for example adjusting the display brightness or editing frame marker positions. Power Press the power button once to turn your SmartView 4K on. Press again to turn off. BLUE INPUT...

  • Page 13: Loading 3D Luts Using Blackmagic Smartview Setup

    Loading 3D LUTs using Blackmagic SmartView Setup SmartView 4K lets you monitor your video using 3D LUTs. This gives you the option to calibrate your SmartView 4K using professional calibration LUTs, or to view your video as close to your final grade as possible.

  • Page 14: Using Smartscope Duo 4K

    Using SmartScope Duo 4K What is Blackmagic SmartScope? Previously, broadcast quality television and post production scopes were incredibly expensive custom solutions that only let you see one scope at a time on a tiny screen! Some scopes look ugly and don’t really look good in front of your client. With SmartScope Duo 4K you get the addition of waveform monitors which allow you to see any aspect of your video signal on your dual monitors in real time.

  • Page 15: Waveform Display

    The video monitoring display setting shows the video signal as it will normally appear on a television screen or monitor Waveform Display The waveform display provides a digitally encoded waveform similar to traditional luminance waveform monitors, which is used to monitor and adjust the luma (brightness) levels of your video signal.

  • Page 16: Vectorscope Display

    Select ‘waveform’ in Blackmagic SmartView setup ‘display’ settings to view the luminance values in your video signal Vectorscope Display The vectorscope display uses a vector view to show the colors in a video signal. Depending on the standard of color bar test signals used in your facility, select either 100% or 75% from the ‘set’...

  • Page 17: Parade Display

    Vectorscope display showing the “fleshtone line” towards the 10 o’clock position Set your vectorscope to 100% or 75% color bar test signals Parade Display RGB and YUV parade displays are perfect for color correction, checking for illegal colors and checking levels. When color correcting, select RGB parade from the ‘display’...
  • Page 18 To check YUV levels, select YUV parade from the ‘display’ drop down menu. This view is useful because the luma (brightness) values are separated from the chroma (color) values, which is the format of video signals for television broadcast. The left waveform shows the luma information and the second and third waveforms show the chroma information.

  • Page 19: Histogram Display

    Histogram Display Histogram display is most familiar to graphic designers and camera operators. Histogram display shows the distribution of white to black information and lets you monitor how close the detail is to being clipped off in the whites or blacks of the video. Histogram display also lets you see the effects of gamma changes in the video.

  • Page 20: Audio Metering Display

    Audio Metering Display The audio metering displays show you the audio levels in the embedded audio of the SDI video signal. Up to 16 channels of embedded audio are de-embedded and then displayed in either dBVU or dBFS format. The VU meter shows average signal levels, is easy to use and very common on older equipment. VU is calibrated to the SMPTE recommendation of a 1 kHz tone test signal set to -20 dBFS.

  • Page 21: Connecting To A Network

    Connecting to a Network By connecting a SmartView or SmartScope monitor to a network, you can adjust monitor settings for multiple units remotely. While SmartView and SmartScope monitors display video without needing any configuration, any network settings need to be configured prior to deployment. Network configuration can only be performed using a direct USB connection to a computer.
  • Page 22 Direct Ethernet Connection Diagram You can connect the Ethernet port of a computer directly to a unit without needing a network switch. Additional units can be daisy-chained to each other so you don’t have to run multiple cables back to a network switch. Power must be supplied to all units. SmartScope Ethernet Network Switch Connection Diagram If you want to connect several units to your studio’s existing network, you only need to connect...

  • Page 23: Adjusting Network Settings

    Adjusting Network Settings Network Settings Device Name It is a good idea to change your monitor’s name so each SmartView or SmartScope unit is easy to identify on a network, e.g., “Field Cameras 1&2”, “Multi-View Output”, “4K feeds” etc. To change your monitor’s name, make sure your monitor is connected via Ethernet or USB. Launch Blackmagic SmartView setup and click on the settings icon under your monitor name.

  • Page 24: Adding A Blackmagic Monitor

    The USB icon next to your monitor’s name shows that the monitor is connected to your computer via USB. Your Blackmagic monitor needs to be connected via USB to adjust network settings. Network settings can be set to use DHCP or a Static IP address and can only be changed via USB Adding a Blackmagic Monitor If you already know the IP address of a SmartView or SmartScope Duo 4K but it hasn’t...
  • Page 25 You can manually add a SmartView or SmartScope monitor to the list of connected monitors by clicking the ‘plus’ icon and entering the monitor’s IP address Adjusting Network Settings...

  • Page 26: Using Tally

    Using Tally Tally Port Pin Connections It is not necessary to connect the tally port of SmartView or SmartScope and you can skip this section if you do not intend to use the tally feature. Each SmartView and SmartScope screen features independent tally borders in red, green or blue which can be used to indicate the status of a video signal such as on-air, preview or recording.

  • Page 27: Optimizing The Viewing Angle

    Optimizing the Viewing Angle If SmartView Duo, SmartView HD or SmartScope monitors are to be installed high up in an equipment rack, you may wish to physically invert the LCDs for the optimum viewing angle. The images on the LCDs will automatically flip to the correct orientation when they sense an inversion.

  • Page 28: Developer Information

    The list is just for developers. Contacting Blackmagic Design Developer Assistance You can also contact us via developer@blackmagicdesign.com if you have any developer related questions or wish to ask questions off the list.

  • Page 29: Blackmagic 2K Format - Vertical Timing Reference

    This information includes everything product developers need to know for building native 2K SDI equipment. Of course, all Blackmagic products can be updated, so if the television industry adopts an alternative SDI-based film standard, we can add support for that too! Frame Structure Transmitted at 23.98, 24 or 25 frames per second as a Progressive Segmented Frame.

  • Page 30: Blackmagic 2K Format - Data Stream Format

    Blackmagic 2K Format – Data Stream Format This diagram shows the data stream formats around the optional ancillary data section of the horizontal line. Note that each active pixel takes up three samples. Data ANC/Audio Stream 1 Data Data ANC/Audio Stream 2 Data Data...

  • Page 31: Blackmagic Smartview Ethernet Protocol V1.3

    Blackmagic SmartView Ethernet Protocol v1.3 Summary The Blackmagic SmartView Ethernet Protocol is a text-based status and control protocol, very similar in structure to the Videohub protocol, that is accessed by connecting to TCP port 9992 on a SmartView or SmartScope device. Upon connection, the SmartView or SmartScope device sends a complete dump of the state of the device.
  • Page 32 Network Configuration The next block shows the TCP/IP networking configuration: NETWORK:↵ Dynamic IP: true↵ Static address: 192.168.2.2↵ Static netmask: 255.255.255.0↵ Static gateway: 192.168.2.1↵ Current address: 192.168.1.101↵ Current netmask: 255.255.255.0↵ Current gateway: 192.168.1.1↵ ↵ The network settings prefixed with CURRENT show the active TCP/IP settings, and are read- only.
  • Page 33 Displaying SD in 16:9 The following command sets standard definition video to display in 16:9: MONITOR A:↵ WidescreenSD: ON↵ Displaying SD in 4:3 The following command sets standard definition video to display in 4:3: MONITOR A:↵ WidescreenSD: OFF↵ Identification and Tally Settings The Identify flag is transient, and will cause a white border to be displayed around the entire picture for a duration of 15 seconds, after which it will be reset.
  • Page 34 In the example above, Monitor B has been selected to display Audio Metering in Dbvu with audio channels 1 and 2 selected for the phase meter. Selecting LUTs for SmartView 4K To select 3D LUTs using SmartView 4K: MONITOR A:↵ LUT: 0...

  • Page 35: Help

    Help Getting Help There are four Steps to Getting Help. Check out the Blackmagic Design support center at www.blackmagicdesign.com/ support for the latest support information. Call your Blackmagic Design reseller. Your local reseller will have the latest technical updates from Blackmagic Design and should be able to give you immediate assistance.

  • Page 36: Regulatory Notices And Safety Information

    Regulatory Notices and Safety Information Regulatory Notices Disposal of waste of electrical and electronic equipment within the European union. The symbol on the product indicates that this equipment must not be disposed of with other waste materials. In order to dispose of your waste equipment, it must be handed over to a designated collection point for recycling.

  • Page 37: Warranty

    Warnings for Authorized Service Personnel Disconnect power from both power inlets before servicing! Caution - Double Pole/ Neutral Fusing The power supply contained in this equipment has a fuse in both line and neutral conductors and is suitable for connection to the IT power distribution system in Norway.

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