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- Page 1 DENSITÉ series HMP-1801 High Definition Media Player Guide to Installation and Operation M864-9900-108 21 Mar 2012 Miranda Technologies Inc. 3499 Douglas-B.-Floreani St-Laurent, Québec, Canada H4S 1Y6 Tel. 514-333-1772 Fax. 514-333-9828 www.miranda.com © 2012 Miranda Technologies Inc.
- Page 2 • EN 61000-4-5 Surge immunity • EN 61000-4-11 Voltage dips, short interruptions and voltage variations immunity How to contact us: For technical assistance, please contact the Miranda Technical support centre nearest you: Americas Asia Europe, Middle East, Africa, UK Telephone:...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION Table of Contents HMP-1801 High Definition Media Player ................. 1 Introduction ............................1 Features .............................. 1 Block Diagram ............................. 2 Front Card-edge Interface ........................2 1.4.1 Compression Format......................3 1.4.2 Flash Memory ........................3 1.4.3 Web Interface ......................... - Page 4 4.2.2 Using the HMP-1801 webpage .................... 63 Specifications ........................65 ANNEX 1 – HMP-1801 User Interface (local menu structure) ........... 67 A) HMP-1801 in PLAYBACK mode ......................67 B) HMP-1801 in RECORD mode ....................... 69 ANNEX 2 – VDCP Commands Supported by HMP-1801 ............71 ANNEX 2 –...
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Page 5: Hmp-1801 High Definition Media Player
1.1 Introduction The Densité HMP-1801 module is a solid-state video clip server that can playback or record HD and SD video sequences or stills. The HMP is ideal for frequently used full screen promos or for always available animated apology sequences. -
Page 6: Block Diagram
GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION Block Diagram This block diagram shows the functionality of the HMP-1801. Figure 1.1 Functional block diagram of the HMP-1801 1.4 Front Card-edge Interface The front card-edge of the HMP-1801 incorporates four elements: • Status LED (see section 3.2) •... -
Page 7: Compression Format
The HMP-1801 import tool will encode video at 100Mbps for HD video and 25Mbps for SD contents. The HMP-1801 allows the export and import of compressed data files, and it is convenient to use this approach when exchanging video essences between cards. The HMP-1801 can import these file formats: •... -
Page 8: Web Interface
GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION 1.4.3 Web Interface The HMP-1801 incorporates its own ethernet interface, independent from the Densité frame’s interface. This independent interface is used to load data, configure and manage clips and upgrade card’s firmware. • This interface is described in detail in Section 4. -
Page 9: Fill & Key
GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION 1.5.3 Fill & Key 1.5.4 Direct Capture HMP-1801 | 5... -
Page 10: Advanced Workflow Option
GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION 1.5.5 Advanced Workflow Option 6 | HMP-1801... -
Page 11: Installation
Miranda Densité-series cards are each associated with a rear connector panel, which must be installed in the Densité frame before the card can be inserted. The HMP-1801 card is sized to fit into Miranda’s Densité-2 frame. One rear connector panel is available to fit the Densité 2 frame: •... -
Page 12: Card Installation
The Densité-3 frame supports many Miranda Densité-2 series cards, including the HMP-1801. Should you wish to install the HMP-1801 card in your Densité-3 frame, you will need an adapter for the card. You may use one of the two 3 RU rear panels that are available for the HMP-1801 (HMP-1801-3SRP or HMP-1801-2OUT-3SRP), or you may use the 2 RU rear panel (HMP-1801-DRP). - Page 13 3. Slip the top of the 2RU rear panel into the slot at the bottom of the adapter, and secure it to the frame using the captive screw at the bottom of the panel. HMP-1801 | 9...
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Page 14: Rear Connector Panels
Move the card to other slot for correct operation. No damage will result to the card if this occurs. 2.4.1 Ethernet Port Configuration The ethernet port must be configured before it can be used to download media into the HMP-1801. •... -
Page 15: Gpi Connector
GPI-IN 2 GPI-IN 5 GPI-OUT 2 GPI-OUT 5 GPI-IN 1 GPI-IN 4 GPI-OUT 1 Note: Miranda’s NSH-15M wiring terminal GPI-OUT 4 adapter can be used to connect the GPI lines GPI-IN 3 to this connector GPI-IN 6 GPI-OUT 3 GPI-OUT 6 The GPI IN lines are control lines, whose function is assigned via the GPI I/O Config panel in an iControl environment (see Section 3.4.3.7 ), or via the Densité... -
Page 16: Vdcp Connector
GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION 2.4.3 VDCP Connector The HMP-1801 can interface to a remote recorder using the VDCP protocol via the RS-422 port on the rear panel. This interface is implemented on an RJ45 connector to save space. The HMP-1801 supports a subset of the VDCP protocol. A detailed description of the supported commands is contained in Appendix 2 to this document, beginning on page 71. -
Page 17: Operation
3.2 Card-Edge Status LED The status monitor LED is located on the front card-edge of the HMP-1801, and is visible through the front access door of the DENSITÉ frame. This multi-color LED indicates the status of the HMP-1801 by color, and by flashing/steady illumination. -
Page 18: Record Mode
3.3 Local control using the Densité frame control panel 3.3.1 Overview Push the SELECT button on the HMP-1801 card edge (see Section 1.4) to assign the local control panel to operate the HMP-1801. Use the control panel buttons to navigate through the menu, as described below. -
Page 19: Menu For Local Control
3.4.1 The iControl graphic interface window The basic window structure for the HMP-1801 is shown in figure 3.2. The window identification line gives the card type (HMP-1801 in this example) and the slot number where the card installed in its Densité frame. - Page 20 Red – Playback mode – card is configured in external reference mode but no external reference is detected Yellow – Playback mode – card is configured in internal reference mode Gray – Reference DISABLED – HMP-1801 is in Record mode con 3 – Output 1 reference mismatch Green – OK (no mismatch) Red –...
- Page 21 3). Click on one to access the indicated controls. The selected button is highlighted (darker) and the main panel heading matches the button name. 3. This section contains the main operating controls and displays for managing the HMP-1801’s feature set. The contents are selected by clicking one of the buttons on the left-hand side of the screen.
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Page 22: The Status Panel
• Click the Refresh CPU Status button to update the reported values. The lower portion reports the size of RAM and Compact Flash memory installed in the HMP-1801. Figure 3.4 Status - Hardware panel 18 | HMP-1801... -
Page 23: The Setting Panel
The settings on this panel do not affect the Densité frame’s ethernet port. The settings for that port are configured through the frame’s controller card. Hostname The data box shows the current hostname for this HMP-1801 card • To change the hostname, type a new name into the data •... - Page 24 Figure 3.6 Settings - General / Storage tab 3.4.3.3 The General / Protocol tab Use the pulldown to select the protocol. Choices: • Oxtel • VDCP (note: available only for firmware versions 5.1.0 and up) Figure 3.7 Settings - General / Protocol tab 20 | HMP-1801...
- Page 25 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION 3.4.3.4 The Setting / Playback tab The Playback tab in the settings panel is only available when the HMP-1801 is in the Playback mode • When the HMP-1801 is in the Record mode, this tab will be gray and non-functional •...
- Page 26 Figure 3.10 Setting / Playback / ANC tab Time Code – Line Insert – select the line into which the time code will be inserted at the HMP-1801 output when Time Code Insertion is ON, for each of the six indicated signal formats:...
- Page 27 GPI is triggered. 3.4.3.9 The Setting / Record tab The Record tab in the settings panel is only available when the HMP-1801 is in the Record mode • When the HMP-1801 is in the Playback mode, this tab will be gray and non-functional •...
- Page 28 Note that the maximum bitrate for the Key output is 50 Mbps. 3.4.3.11 The Record / Audio tab The HMP-1801 allows the capture of up to 8 audio channels, of the 16 available at the input. This panel allows the user to enable and assign the input audio channels to the audio file that will be recorded.
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Page 29: The Playback Panel
Figure 3.15 Setting / Record / GPI tab This panel provides controls for operating the playback features of the HMP-1801. If the HMP-1801 is currently in RECORD mode, this panel will display a single button: Click on this button to switch the HMP-1801 from Record mode to Playback mode. - Page 30 Right eye in stereoscopic playback Hold First Duration How many frames to hold the first frame after Play is activated, before beginning to play the clip. Fade-in Duration How many frames to fade up from black when play is activated 26 | HMP-1801...
- Page 31 Attempts to cue an item with a different format will fail, and a message will appear in the Status Message window explaining why. Click on the Cue & Play button to cue the clip to the first frame, and then play it immediately HMP-1801 | 27...
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Page 32: The Record Panel
If the HMP-1801 is currently in PLAYBACK mode, this panel will display a single button: Click on this button to switch the HMP-1801 from Playback mode to Record mode. The panel display will change to show the Record mode operating controls, as described here. -
Page 33: The Media Manager Panel
Note that an Ethernet connection to the HMP-1801 rear panel is required to load the media management utility This utility is used to import and export video and audio essences and Clip Lists to/from the HMP-1801, and to configure the characteristics of those essences. - Page 34 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION This table shows the reference formats that work for the various output formats available on the HMP-1801. Reference Types 1080i59.94 1080i50 720p59.94 720p50 3.4.7.2 The Reference / Timing tab Fill Output The HMP-1801 will select the timing based on the clip format, so the card output can be timed correctly for all formats.
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Page 35: The Thumbnail Panel
3.4.8 The Thumbnail panel The thumbnail panel displays a thumbnail image of the HMP- 1801 output. Enable – Click the radio buttons to select whether the thumbnails will be streamed from this HMP-1801 • OFF – streaming is disabled •... - Page 36 Meter Ballistics Config tab The Phasemeter (located at the bottom of the RALM meter display) is a small meter that represents the phase correlation factor between the two channels of a pair. 180° 90° 0° Figure 3.27 RALM meter details 32 | HMP-1801...
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Page 37: The Factory / Presets Panel
Click the Load Factory button to restore the card to its Factory default settings. User Presets The HMP-1801 has memory registers which can hold up to 5 sets of user-defined parameter settings. • IP parameters are not included in the saved data Select any one of the five presets using the pulldown list. - Page 38 HMP-1801-OPT-KEY option (Fill & Key) This option provides the extraction of a Key signal that is sent to output 2 of the HMP-1801. This enables the use of the two HMP-1801 outputs as Fill and Key, for applications where the HMP-1801 is feeding a downstream keyer that will insert its output into a video program stream.
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Page 39: The Alarm Config Panel
Figure 3.32 Alarm Configuration Panel The panel is organized in columns. Status/Name This contains an expandable tree listing all the alarms reported by this HMP-1801 card. • Each alarm name includes an icon that shows its current status The Card LED, Overall alarm and GSM contribution columns contain pulldown lists that allow the level of contribution of each individual alarm to the alarm named in the column heading to be set. - Page 40 All Overall Alarms for which there is no Card LED alarm will be forced to Disabled A warning box will open allowing you to confirm the action, since it will result in changes to the configuration and there is no undo function. Figure 3.33 Warning for Follow LED change 36 | HMP-1801...
- Page 41 OK accepts the settings and closes the window once the card confirms that there are no errors. • Apply accepts the settings, but leaves the window open • Cancel closes the window without applying any changes, and leaves the previous settings intact. HMP-1801 | 37...
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Page 42: The Info Panel
• Details…: Reports the Firmware version, service version, and panel version for this card Figure 3.37 Details window • Advanced…: Shows the Miranda LongID for this card. The Miranda LongID is the address of this HMP-1801 in the iControl network. Figure 3.38 Advanced window 38 | HMP-1801... - Page 43 • Remote System Administration – opens the Joining Locators data box, which lists remote lookup services to which this HMP-1801 is registered. Add: Force the iControl service for this HMP-1801 to register itself on a user-specified Jini lookup service, using the following syntax in the Input dialog: jini://<ip_address>...
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Page 44: Web Control Panel
GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION 4 Web Control Panel The HMP-1801 is provided with a dedicated ethernet port on its rear panel, in order that it may communicate with outside systems independently of the Densité frame controller and independently of the iControl system. -
Page 45: Playback
This is equivalent to switching the card mode via the iControl interface – see Section 3.4.4 on page 25 • This will interrupt the card’s output for a few seconds Once the card is in the Playback mode, the window display appears as shown in the figure below. HMP-1801 | 41... - Page 46 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION Figure 4.3 Ingest and Configuration Utility - Playback panel The Playlists window on the right of the panel lists all the Clip Lists that are stored in the HMP-1801’s on-board memory. • Two pulldowns allow you to decide how to display the list: Sort –...
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Page 47: Record
This is equivalent to switching the card mode via the iControl interface – see Section 3.4.5 on page 28 • This will interrupt the card’s output for a few seconds Once the card is in the Record mode, the window display appears as shown in the figure below. HMP-1801 | 43... - Page 48 ] icon at the right to exit the edit mode and use the new name. Clicking in the “Recording Name:” area has the same effect. The bar chart at the bottom of the panel shows the memory usage on the HMP-1801’s flash memory. Use it to determine whether there is enough free memory to complete your recording.
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Page 49: Library
The recording will automatically stop if there is no more space on the local drive, or if the input status changes 4.1.3 Library The Library panel provides resources for managing the essences and Clip Lists stored on the HMP-1801. Figure 4.5 Ingest and Configuration Utility - Library panel The bottom portion of the screen shows the current memory allocation and availability, and status for the FTP (import and export) and Densité... - Page 50 Below the window are three buttons that are used to manage the video essences • All of the buttons will be enabled only when an essence is selected • Select an essence by clicking anywhere in its row 46 | HMP-1801...
- Page 51 AFD: The AFD is used to signal the preferred presentation of the aspect ratio of the item. An AFD code is inserted in the video output of the HMP-1801, unless No Selection is chosen in the procedure below. •...
- Page 52 Fill and Key outputs. Figure 4.8 Select AFD window Delete: remove the selected essence from the list and delete it from the HMP-1801’s memory. Export: export a video essence to a computer via the rear-panel ethernet port.
- Page 53 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION 4.1.3.2 Library – Audio This view shows the audio essences that are stored on board the HMP-1801 Figure 4.9 Library panel - Audio Essence shows an icon indicating the audio format of the essence Details...
- Page 54 Click Close to end the editing session and return to the Media Browser window. Delete: Click the Delete button to remove the selected essence from the list and erase it from the HMP-1801’s on- board memory.
- Page 55 Autoplay: whether the clip will start playing as soon as it is cued [End behaviour] Shows how the HMP-1801 will behave once the playout of this Clip List is completed Clip count: Shows the number of individual clips that make up this Clip List Use the scroll bar to move up and down the list The total number of Clip Lists in the list is shown beside the Edit button below the main window.
- Page 56 (0 Continuous Play), or to loop through a specific number of times before initiating the end behavior. Use the scroll box to select the desired number Figure 4.11 Editing Clip List window – simple view 52 | HMP-1801...
- Page 57 To delete a clip from the Clip List, select it and click the Del button at the bottom • Video and audio essences associated with the clip are not deleted, and remain in the HMP-1801 memory The Clip Details section on the right shows all the parameters of the selected clip and the icon shows those that are editable.
- Page 58 The graphic between the thumbnail window and the control buttons shows the video essence timeline, expressed in H:M:S below (seconds to the nearest thousandth), and H:M:S:F above, with the total frame count shown in brackets. A blue pointer can be moved along the timeline. 54 | HMP-1801...
- Page 59 The video that came before the new IN and after the new OUT is removed from the essence, so you cannot go back later and move the IN earlier or the OUT later Delete: remove the selected Clip List from the list and delete it from the HMP-1801’s memory. HMP-1801 | 55...
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Page 60: Jobs
The Clip List will be saved as an .mhc file 4.1.4 Jobs The Jobs window provides resources to manage all encoding and transfer tasks for this HMP-1801. This window is available in both Online and Offline modes, but note that transfers cannot be executed while offline. - Page 61 This pane provides resources to locate video and audio material to be encoded into formats suitable for use on the HMP-1801, create and manage a list of encoding tasks, and execute the encoding process. Multiple tasks are queued, and are executed one at a time in list sequence.
- Page 62 Note – If you have selected a file for the list that is not valid for encoding, it will be flagged by a red icon in the list. Hover the cursor over any task in the list; the results of the validity check will be reported in the tooltip, e.g.: 58 | HMP-1801...
- Page 63 Click Start Tasks to begin executing the list of tasks in order from the top of the list. Click Stop Tasks to terminate the task execution process. Note that if a task is terminated in progress, the transfer will resume on the next Start Tasks if connected to the same card. HMP-1801 | 59...
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Page 64: Backup
4.1.5 Backup This section allows the user to save the entire contents of the HMP-1801’s compact flash memory card to a file on external media, and to retrieve a backup file and restore the HMP-1801 compact flash memory to the saved state. -
Page 65: Refresh All
4.1.6 Refresh All The Refresh All button forces a file synchronization with the HMP-1801 card. In normal use, the list should always be up to date and a refresh would not make any difference. However, when many Web applications are started at the same time or if the card is used with the Vertigo XMS software, a refresh might be needed in order to get to files transferred by the other applications. -
Page 66: Online / Offline
The Offline mode is useful for encoding jobs as a background task, but transfers cannot be done while offline. 4.2 Firmware Upgrade 4.2.1 Using the Miranda Interface Updater (MIU) Enter the Densite frame’s IP Address Select the Upgrade file (.tar.gz) Check the cards to update Press “UPGRADE”... -
Page 67: Using The Hmp-1801 Webpage
GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION 4.2.2 Using the HMP-1801 webpage Step 1: Type the IP Address of the card in a web browser to get the HMP-1801 web page Step 2: Jump to the Updater webpage by clicking on the “Start HMP Updater….” button. - Page 68 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION Step 5: Click on the “reboot the HMP-1801” link to apply the changes. 64 | HMP-1801...
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Page 69: Specifications
OS Reserved Space (MB) Video (MB/s) 12.50 12.50 12.50 12.50 Audio (MB/s: 48kHz, 8 ch, 24 bits) 1.10 1.10 1.10 1.10 Metadata (MB/s) 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 Total number of seconds 1047 2129 Duration (min) Duration (s) HMP-1801 | 65... - Page 70 GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OTHER MAXIMUM POWER 10 Watts Max PHYSICAL FORMAT Densité, Densité-2, Densité-3 66 | HMP-1801...
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Page 71: Annex 1 - Hmp-1801 User Interface (Local Menu Structure)
GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION ANNEX 1 – HMP-1801 User Interface (local menu structure) The contents of the menu depend on the card operating mode – PLAYBACK or RECORD. Both versions are shown below. A) HMP-1801 in PLAYBACK mode STATUS CLIP STATUS (CUED, PLAYING, STOPPED, PAUSED) REF 525 / REF 625 / REF 1080i59.94 / REF 1080i50 / REF 720p59.94 / REF 720p50 /... - Page 72 [LIST OF CLIPS NAMES] [PLAY CLIP] [PAUSE CLIP] [STOP CLIP] IN #5 OUTPUT [1,2] CUE CLIP [LIST OF CLIPS NAMES] [PLAY CLIP] [PAUSE CLIP] [STOP CLIP] IN #6 OUTPUT [1,2] CUE CLIP [LIST OF CLIPS NAMES] [PLAY CLIP] [PAUSE CLIP] 68 | HMP-1801...
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Page 73: B) Hmp-1801 In Record Mode
OPTIONS VERSION HMP-1801: XXX (RO) FACTORY [RESTORE] DEFAULTS B) HMP-1801 in RECORD mode STATUS CLIP STATUS (RECORDING, STOPPED) CARD MODE (PLAY, RECORD) NO REAR / SINGLE REAR / DOUBLE REAR 3U INPUT:525/625/720@50p/720@59.94p/1080@50i/1080@59.94i/NO INPUT ETH STATUS (100BASETX-FD/100BASETX-HD/10BASET-FD/10BASET-HD) - Page 74 [GREEN, YELLOW, RED, FLASH ALARM LEVEL RED] ALARM REPORT [NONE, GPI] SYSTEM PERFORM FS CHECK [START] (note: initiates a File System check. This function is not available on the iControl interface) VERSION HMP-1801: XXX (RO) OPTIONS FACTORY [RESTORE] DEFAULTS 70 | HMP-1801...
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Page 75: Annex 2 - Vdcp Commands Supported By Hmp-1801
GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION ANNEX 2 – VDCP Commands Supported by HMP-1801 In the tables below: Supported – Full ....means the command is implemented and respects the VDCP protocol. Supported – Partial ... means the command will be answered by the appropriate response but the parameters in the answer may not represent reality. -
Page 76: Preset / Select Commands
The command can be used to cue a clip but the start position and the duration parameters are ignored. Delete ID The command is acked but no ID is deleted by the HMP-1801. Get From Archive Clear Send To Archive % to signal full... -
Page 77: Sense Requests
ID Request Compr. Settings Request IDs Added List IDs Deleted List Multi Port Status Deferred (Time Line) Commands Deferred (Time Line) commands are not supported by the HMP-1801. Macro Commands Macro commands are not supported by the HMP-1801 HMP-1801 | 73...
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