Grass Valley Kaleido-Modular-X v.7.70 - Manual (Page 5)

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Setting Up Your Kaleido-Modular-X System
Welcome to the Kaleido family of multiviewers! This Quick Start Guide is designed to help
you get your Kaleido-Modular-X multiviewer up and running for the first time. The
following sections will guide you through the installation of a Kaleido-Modular-X system in
its default configuration. For more information about the Kaleido-Modular-X hardware,
refer to the Kaleido-Modular-X Hardware Description & Installation Manual (on the DVD that
shipped with your system).
Summary
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Getting Organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Step 1: Physical Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Step 2: Networking Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Step 3: XEdit Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Step 4: System Verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
RS-422 Connection Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Introduction
Grass Valley's Kaleido family of multiviewers ranges from quad-splits to large-scale, multi-
room monitoring systems, with outstanding image quality and signal flexibility. The
Kaleido multiviewers are available in different models: the Kaleido-MX, the Kaleido-IP, the
Kaleido-X (7RU), the Kaleido-X (4RU), the Kaleido-X16, and the Kaleido-XQUAD frames, as
well as the Kaleido-Modular-X cards, and the Kaleido-Modular KMV-3901/3911 cards.
The Kaleido-Modular-X offers a flexible and scalable multiviewer solution for TV
production optimized for the space, power and weight considerations found in studios and
outside broadcast trucks. FlexBridge coax cable bridging between the input and output
modules allows for the installation of the input stage next to the router or sources, and the
output stage next to displays, for simpler, cost-effective cabling with none of the risk
associated with HDMI extenders. The Kaleido-Modular-X supports up to 64 video inputs,
and up to four multiviewer outputs.
At the heart of every multiviewer system is the Kaleido-X software, which includes the
following client applications:
• XAdmin is a Web client that your system administrator will use to manage the
multiviewer system.
• XEdit is a client application used to create layouts for the monitor wall, and to configure
the multiviewer, from your PC or laptop.
• The Router Control Software Single Bus and Matrix View applications (also part of the
iRouter Router Control Software packaged with iControl Application Servers) can be
used to control your multiviewer’s logical sources and monitor wall destinations, via