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Miranda Kaleido-K2 Manual To Installation And Operation

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Guide to Installation and Operation
Copyright 2006 Miranda Technologies Inc.
Kaleido-K2
M406-9900-402
Specifications may be subject to change.
Printed in Canada
November 2006
Miranda
Technologies inc.
3499 Douglas-B. Floreani
St-Laurent, Québec, Canada H4S 1Y6
Tel. 514-333-1772
Fax. 514-333-9828
www.miranda.com
High Resolution
Virtual Monitor

Wall Processor

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  • Page 1: Wall Processor

    High Resolution Kaleido-K2 Virtual Monitor Wall Processor Guide to Installation and Operation M406-9900-402 Copyright 2006 Miranda Technologies Inc. Specifications may be subject to change. Printed in Canada November 2006 Miranda Technologies inc. 3499 Douglas-B. Floreani St-Laurent, Québec, Canada H4S 1Y6 Tel.
  • Page 2 EN 61000-3-2 & -3-3, Disturbance in Supply Systems EN 61000-4-2, -3, -4, -5, -6, -8 & -11 Electromagnetic Immunity How to contact us: For technical assistance, please contact the Miranda Technical support centre nearest you: Europe, Middle East, Americas Asia...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    4.4.10 HD-SDI Video Input Module (MWI-HD) ..................18 4.4.11 Output Module (MWO-HR) ......................18 4.5 Multiple Kaleido-K2 installation ......................19 4.5.1 Controlling multiple Kaleido-K2 through an ethernet network ............ 19 4.5.2 Controlling multiple Kaleido-K2 through RS-422 ................ 21 4.5.3 RS-422 serial ID assignment ...................... 21 Operation………..
  • Page 4 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION Kaleido K2...

  • Page 5: Kaleido-K2 High Resolution Virtual Monitor Wall Processor

    1 Kaleido-K2 Ultra High Resolution Virtual Monitor Wall Processor 1.1 Introduction The Kaleido-K2 Ultra High Resolution Virtual Monitor Wall Processor is designed as the ultimate solution to signal monitoring requirements. It accepts inputs in many standard formats; each input is equipped with its own advanced de-interlacing and scaling engine for highest display quality.
  • Page 6 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION REF Input Figure 1.2.1 Kaleido-K2 functional block diagram 2 | Kaleido K2...

  • Page 7: Overview

    2.2 Rear Panel The rear panel of the Kaleido-K2 incorporates all of the input and output connectors for the installed modules, and access to the two redundant power supplies. See section 4.4 for a detailed description of the connectors and their functionality.

  • Page 8: Mechanical Installation

    3.1 Unpacking Make sure the following items have been shipped with your Kaleido. If any of these are missing, contact your distributor or Miranda Technologies Inc. - Kaleido unit, with pre-installed modules and power supplies - 2 AC power cords...
  • Page 9 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION Figure 3.2.2 Moving the connector Once the DE-9 connector is installed in the proper opening and the unit reassembled, do the following: - Remove the 4 rubber feet on the underside of the unit. - Place the Kaleido-RCP into the mounting bracket and secure it using the supplied screws (figure 3.2.3). - Install the unit into the rack using the appropriate rack screws and washers (not provided).

  • Page 10: Frame And Electrical Installation

    GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION 4 Frame and Electrical Installation Kaleido is a self-contained unit consisting of a frame, redundant power supplies, a controller card, and various input and output cards. 4.1 Frame The frame is 4 RU high. It incorporates an internal midplane for interconnecting the modules. Modules are installed from the front of the frame.

  • Page 11: Operation

    GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION 4.2.2 Operation Connect each power supply to a power source using the supplied power cords. In normal operation, both supplies should be switched ON (power switch on the power supply unit set to | ). A green status lamp will illuminate on the power supply unit (see figure 4.2.1.1).

  • Page 12: Connector Panel Installation

    GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION 4.3.1 Connector panel installation Remove the blank panel (a blank panel is used to occupy the rear panel space behind empty slots) or existing connector panel. Release the captive screws at the top and bottom, and pull the panel straight out of the frame. Slide the new connector panel into the slot on the rear of the frame.

  • Page 13: Module Description And Connection

    One output module comes standard with Kaleido-K2, and two output modules are included with the Kaleido-K2 Dual Head. You may add a secondary module in the single head mode for redundancy purposes. Each of the available modules is described below, as is the associated rear connector panels electrical installation.
  • Page 14 LTC signal must conform to SMPTE 12M (EBU-3259-E) standard. REF IN: (OPTION) Connect a reference input signal to genlock the Kaleido-K2 (i.e. lock the Kaleido-K2’s internal clock circuitry to this external reference). The input reference can conform to any of these standards: SMPTE 170M, SMPTE 318M, ITU 624-2, BUT 470-6, or composite sync.
  • Page 15 Kaleido-K2 is mounted in a rack. Figure 4.4.1.4 Front edge of Controller module In the event that the Controller module fails, the Kaleido-K2 will continue to display the incoming video feeds at its output in the most recent configuration.

  • Page 16: Gpi Module (Mwa-Gpi)

    GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION 4.4.2 GPI Module The GPI module provides interfaces and processing to support 66 contact closure tally inputs and 36 contact closure alarm outputs. Four DC-37S connectors are installed on the MWR-GPI rear connector panel (10). The connector pinout and circuit schematics are shown in figure 4.4.2.2 and 4.4.2.3 respectively.
  • Page 17 2500 VRMS Figure 4.4.2.3 GPI connector pin-out To facilitate cabling of the GPI inputs and outputs, a terminal block adapter is available separately (Miranda P/N 1377-9800-100). A double-sided lexan is provided to identify the terminals assignment for both input and output connectors.

  • Page 18: Analog Audio Input Module (Mwi-Sa)

    (refer to figure 4.4.3.2 below for connector pinout). To facilitate cabling of the audio inputs, a terminal block adapter is available separately (Miranda P/N 1376-9800- 100). A lexan is provided to identify the terminals assignment for the input connectors. See figure 4.4.2.4 for lexan installation on the MWA-TBA-A terminal block adapter.

  • Page 19: Digital Audio Input Module (Mwi-Aes)

    S4.40-1992 standard. The DSUB 50 connector receives 16 inputs (refer to figure 4.4.4.2 below for connector pinout). To facilitate cabling of the audio inputs, a terminal block adapter is available separately (Miranda P/N 1376-9800- 100). A lexan is provided to identify the terminals assignment for the input connectors. See figure 4.4.2.4 for lexan installation on the MWA-TBA-A terminal block adapter.

  • Page 20: Y/C Analog Video Input Module (Mwi-Yc)

    GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION Figure 4.4.5.1 MWI-CVBS rear connector panel 4.4.6 Y/C Analog Video Input Module (MWI-YC) This module provides inputs for 4 channels of Y/C (S-video) analog video. The inputs are mini-DIN 4-pin connectors, internally terminated and available on the MWR-YC rear connection module (5). The MWR-YC accepts NTSC or PAL, PAL-M, PAL-N Y/C signals conforming to the SMPTE 170M or ITU-R BT.470-6 standard respectively.

  • Page 21: Digital Video Sd-Sdi Input Module (Mwi-Sdi)

    GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION Figure 4.4.7.3 MWA-BOC cable adapter 4.4.8 Digital Video SD-SDI Input Module (MWI-SDI) This module provides inputs for four channels of serial digital video. The inputs are on BNC connectors and are available on the MWR-4B rear connection module (2). The MWI-SDI accepts a 4:2:2 serial digital video signal in either 525 or 625-line format.

  • Page 22: Hd-Sdi Video Input Module (Mwi-Hd)

    GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION Figure 4.4.8.2 DE-15P connector pinout 4.4.10 HD-SDI Video Input Module (MWI-HD) This module provides three standard- and high-definition digital video inputs. The HD/SDI video input module accepts 4:2:2 standard definition serial digital video signal in either 525 or 625-line format, conform to the SMPTE 259M-C standard and high-definition serial digital video signal conform to the SMPTE-292M-1998 standard.

  • Page 23: Multiple Kaleido-K2 Installation

    4.5.1 Controlling multiple Kaleido-K2s through an ethernet network Using an ethernet network is an efficient way to control several Kaleido-K2 systems. A PC station on the network running K-Edit software can be the central control station, on which layouts may be created and uploaded to any of the Kaleido-K2s on the network.
  • Page 24 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION Figure 4.5.1 Cascading two Kaleido-K2s Figure 4.5.1.1 Controlling multiple Kaleido-K2s through an ethernet network 20 | Kaleido K2...

  • Page 25: Controlling Multiple Kaleido-K2 Through Rs-422

    By default, Kaleido-RCP will send instructions using RS-422 protocol to ID 1. This means that a system comprised of only one Kaleido-K2 frame will work out of the box as each frame’s default ID is also set to 1. However, for applications where more than one Kaleido-K2 frame is used, you will need to assign a unique ID number to each of them.

  • Page 26: Operation

    GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION 5 Operation The function of Kaleido-K2 is to gather information from multiple sources and merge it into a single information stream for presentation on a monitor. This process is managed under software control. The Kaleido software...

  • Page 27: Maintenance

    6.3 Replacing a defective fan Kaleido-K2 uses a cross flow fan for cooling the modules. This fan may be replaced even if the unit is installed in the equipment rack. To replace the fan, refer to figure 6.3.1 and follow these steps: 1.
  • Page 28 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION 5. Remove the 4 screws that hold the fan onto the bracket, then remove the fan. 6. Install the new fan using the 4 retaining screws. 7. Plug in the fan power connector. Reinstall the fan bracket and the connector panels. 8.

  • Page 29: Technical Specifications

    GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION Specifications INPUT COMPOSITE VIDEO INPUT (MWI-CVBS) SIGNAL (4): NTSC (SMPTE 170M), PAL, PAL-M, PAL-NITU 624-4, SECAM RETURN LOSS: > 35 dB up to 5.75 MHz QUANTIZATION: 8 bits CONNECTOR: Y/C VIDEO INPUT (MWI-YC) SIGNAL (4): NTSC (SMPTE 170M), PAL, PAL-M, PAL-NITU 624-4 RETURN LOSS: >...
  • Page 30 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION SCALES: EBU DIGITAL PPM (IEC-60268-18), NORDIC (IEC-60268-10 TYPE I), BBC/UK PPM(IEC-60268-10 TYPE IIA), EBU PPM (IEC-60268-10 TYPE IIB) PROGRESSIVE RGBHV INPUT (MWI-VGA) SIGNAL (2): Analog RGBHV RESOLUTION: From 640 x 480 to 1600 x 1200 NI signals REFRESH RATE: Up to 85 Hz RETURN LOSS:...
  • Page 31 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OUTPUT PROGRESSIVE RGBHV OUTPUT 1 (MWO-HR) SIGNAL: Analog RGBHV RESOLUTION: From 800 x 600 to 1600 X 1200 NI H FREQUENCY: 31 kHz to 96 kHz REFRESH RATE: 50/59.94 Hz CABLE LENGH: 5m (low), 20m (medium) and 50m (high) cables built-in equalizer (Belden 1694) LEVEL: Selectable 0.7 or 1.0 Vp-p CONNECTOR:...
  • Page 32 4 RU X 460 mm (18”) WEIGHT: 15 Kg (33 lb) FULL SPEC. TEMP. RANGE: 0-40°C SOFTWARE: Kaleido-K2 software REMOTE CONTROL PANEL CONNECTOR: DE-9S (female) DIMENSIONS: 78 mm X 203 mm X 32 mm (3.5” X 8” X 1.25”) VOLTAGE:...

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