NewTek TriCaster TC1 (2 RU) - Manual (Page 36)

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• SDI Video Inputs 1-4 and Genlock input.
• SDI Video Outputs 1-4 and Tally connector
Note: Hardware details as depicted are subject to change without prior notice. Also, TC Mini provides clearly
labeled (mic and line level) audio inputs on its faceplate.
1. Connect any local SDI video sources to one of the four BNC connectors in the SDI IN section.
Note: SDI video sources with embedded audio do not necessarily require separate audio connections.
3.5.2
CONNECTING A CONTROL SURFACE
Please refer to Section 22.1 for a discussion of connecting and configuring control surfaces.
3.5.3
CONNECTING A VIDEO ROUTER
With the appropriate software installed, your system (not a TC Mini feature) can control and access output
from router models supporting the popular Grass Valley
® Native Protocol, as well as Black Magic Design ®
Video Hub routers.
The implementation offers a number of configuration options; a basic setup would be as follows:
• Connect the router to the system by Ethernet cable, and then connect one (or more) of the router’s
video outputs to SDI inputs with matching numbers, using suitable video cables.
(For example, by default router output number 3 would be connected to Input 3 for control
communication between the devices to be properly linked.)
• Click the Shutdown icon on the Home page (Launch Screen), and click the Administrator Mode at right.
• In the Administrator Mode panel, click Exit to Windows.
• Navigate to the appropriate folder below by model:
o C:\ProgramData\NewTek\TriCaster\Configuration, or
o C:\ProgramData\NewTek\VMC1\Configuration
• And open the file named router_setup.xml by double-clicking it (it will launch in Notepad ).
This file is where you add the routers you wish to connect. Each router is identified by an entry you insert
between the starting and closing “config” tags, as explained in the file comments.
A typical entry might be as follows:
• Save the file after editing, and re-launch the system.
Note: The system communicates with routers using individual IP address and port numbers, allowing multiple
routers to be connected simultaneously. File comments explain how you can bypass the default 1:1 mapping
of router outputs to inputs when required, or prevent accidental changes to inputs that are displayed on