AJA Hi5-3G - Manual (Page 6)

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To run Mini Config on a Mac, double-click the Applications folder and locate the AJA
Mini Config application. Double-click the AJA Mini Config application to launch it.
Once AJA Mini Config is running (PC or Mac), it looks pretty much the same,
regardless of the platform.
A File menu at the top of the Mini Config application menu bar allows you to Save the
current state of the Mini-Converter—with all the settings you’ve made—to a file for
later recall. This allows you to set up the converter for different applications, storing
each (with Save) to a unique name for easy recall later—using the
Open menu item. A
Revert to Factory Settings menu item similarly allows you to change the settings back
to AJA’s factory defaults. An Edit menu allows you to cut and paste values to/from
fields, just as in other applications.
Operating Mini
Config When the application is running, you’ll see a simple graphical interface for viewing
settings and updating software. This user interface consists of an information area at
the top that shows the available Mini-Converters attached to the computer via USB
(in this case your Hi5-3G), with a graphical rendering of the selected Mini-Converter
showing all the BNCs and connectors and their current state.
Colored text by connectors provides and indication of signal type and what the Hi5-
3G is doing. Text in blue shows the values automatically selected, while text in black
shows values that you have manually selected. Text in red shows that Hi5-3G is not
detecting a signal or cannot negotiate with the attached device (even if can’t detect
an output device, it still shows the signal it is outputting).
Note: configuration settings in red will change based on the attached output
device as well as input signals. For improved accuracy and reliability, you should
configure the Mini-Converter only when the target output device is attached and
input signals are supplied at the inputs.
Screens are virtually the same on both PC and Mac, with subtle differences that
reflect the general look of the platform environment.
Mini Config can manage multiple AJA Mini-Converters connected via USB—even
when they are of differing types. However it only connects to one at a time. You can
choose which Mini-Converter you wish to control using the pulldown menu in the
upper right hand corner. If you want to configure and update multiple Mini-
Converters in parallel, you can do it by running multiple instances of the Mini Config
application and have each control a different Mini-Converter.