How To Use Gang Recording - AJA KiProRack Installation And Operation Manual

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Ki Pro Rack Installation and Operation Manual — Advanced Features

How to Use Gang Recording

Navigating to the Transport screen, a "Show Gang Controls"
button appears on the left side of the screen. If "Show Gang
Controls" is clicked, a list of "Available Ki Pros" is presented. If
expected Ki Pro units do not appear, click on "Hide Gang View"
then click on "Show Gang View" again to refresh. Ki Pro information can take up to a
few seconds to be displayed. Finally, if Ki Pros are not listed after refreshing, confirm
that the Ki Pros are on the appropriate network, have the appropriate IP address, etc.
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Ki Pro Web Interface, Transport Screen—Show Gang Control
Parameters for each available Ki Pro will appear in the Gang Controls area. These
include: System, Input Format, Free Storage, Gang, Master and Settings. Ki Pro units that
may be added to a gang will appear under the System column. The Input Format
column gives information on what type of video format/framerate each system is
receiving. Free Storage allows for an "at a glance" view of the capacity of the media in
each unit. Gang is where the units can be added or removed from the gang. Master
allows the promotion of a Ki Pro unit to the "controlling" role in the gang. Settings
allows for the configuration of clip names on the Master and Slave Ki Pro units.
To add a Ki Pro to a gang, simply select the checkbox for the unit in the Gang column.
As a shortcut, if all available Ki Pro units are desired for a gang, select the "All" item
below Gang. Alternately, if you want to clear units from a gang, deselect them or use
the "Clear" option.
IMPORTANT: There can be only one Master in a gang; typically, the IP address for the Ki
Pro unit you entered and are viewing the web UI on is the one which should be
promoted to the "controlling" role. If the unit with the IP address that is currently being
viewed via the web UI is selected, a red capitalized "MASTER" text will appear on the
webpage above the columns.
A Master Ki Pro unit can send three items to the slave Ki Pro units within a gang; a
record start command, a stop command and clip naming. The record start and stop
commands are controlled from the web UI Transport area above the gang information
on the Master Ki Pro unit or via physical front panel buttons (provided the unit is set to
"Local Only" for the CONFIG parameter 35.2).