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Grass Valley K2 Media Client System Guide v.3.3 User Manual

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K2 Media Client System Guide

June 9, 2009

Contents

Assigning a K2 Media Client to a different FTP server ........................................... 169
Basic operations for shared storage K2 Media Clients ........................................... 170

Power on/off procedures .................................................................................... 170
Taking a K2 Media Client offline......................................................................... 170

Appendix A

Remote control protocols

Using AMP protocol to control K2 systems ............................................................. 172
Using VDCP protocol to control K2 systems ........................................................... 174
Using BVW protocol to control K2 systems............................................................. 176
Special considerations for automation vendors ...................................................... 177

Harris settings .................................................................................................... 177

RS-422 connections ................................................................................................ 178

RS-422 connectors and AppCenter channels .................................................... 178
RS-422 connectors and channels on K2 Media Client models .......................... 180
RS-422 and Protocol Controller Ports ................................................................ 184
RS-422 and COM ports ...................................................................................... 185

Security and protocol control................................................................................... 185

Appendix B

Specifications

AC power specification............................................................................................ 188
Environmental specifications................................................................................... 188
Mechanical specifications ....................................................................................... 189
Electrical specifications ........................................................................................... 189

Serial Digital Video (SDI).................................................................................... 189
Composite Analog Video - SDA-00 models ....................................................... 190
Genlock Reference............................................................................................. 190
System Timing.................................................................................................... 191
AES/EBU Digital Audio....................................................................................... 192
Analog Audio - SDA-00 model ........................................................................... 192
Audio Monitor - SDA-00 model........................................................................... 192
LTC Input/Output ................................................................................................ 193
VITC Input/Output .............................................................................................. 193
RS-422 specification .......................................................................................... 193
GPI I/O specifications ......................................................................................... 194

Operational specifications ....................................................................................... 195

Video codec description K2 Media Client SDA-00 and SD-00 ........................... 196
Video codec description K2 Media Client HD-00 ............................................... 197
Playout of multiple formats ................................................................................. 197

Active Format Description (AFD) specifications ...................................................... 201

About Active Format Description ........................................................................ 201
Storing AFD in the K2 Media Client.................................................................... 201
Ingesting SDI ...................................................................................................... 202
AFD input/output settings ................................................................................... 202
Using AFD with file transfers .............................................................................. 203
Default generated AFD values ........................................................................... 204
VBI/Ancillary/data track specifications................................................................ 208
Internationalization ............................................................................................. 215
Video network performance ............................................................................... 215
Supported file input/output formats on K2 Media Client and K2 SAN ................ 216
MXF export behavior on K2 Media Client........................................................... 218
Media file system performance on K2 Media Client and K2 SAN ...................... 219
Protocols supported ........................................................................................... 219
Transfer compatibility with K2 Media Client ....................................................... 220
Control Point PC system requirements .............................................................. 221

MIB specifications ................................................................................................... 222

K2 client MIBs .................................................................................................... 223
K2 Media Server MIBs ....................................................................................... 224