Grass Valley Kaleido-Modular-X v.7.70 - Manual (Page 9)

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Kaleido-Modular-X
Quick Start Guide
• A dedicated 100Base-T Ethernet switch with enough ports for the KMX-3901-OUT
output cards, the housing frames’ Densité CPU-ETH2 controller cards, client PCs,
Kaleido-RCP2 units, and Audio Bridge Terminals
• Client PC (see below for system requirements)
• Cables (to connect your multiviewer to video sources, to displays, and to the network):
System Requirements for a Client PC
A client PC or laptop meeting the following requirements is required to access the XAdmin
Web client, and the other Kaleido-X client applications.
Step 1: Physical Setup
To set up the Kaleido-Modular-X hardware
1 Install your Densité 3 and Densité 3+ FR1 housing frames in their designated rack
position, if they are not installed already (refer to the appropriate manuals for your
frames: the Densité 3+ FR1 User Manual, or the Densité 3 Housing Frame Guide to
Installation and Operation, available from the Grass Valley support portal).
Cable type Purpose
CAT-5 For Ethernet connectivity
Display cables To connect the multiviewer’s HDMI outputs to displays:
• Standard HDMI cables
• Extension modules—for example, Grass Valley’s DXF-200
DVI/HDMI Optical Extension System:
• part number DXF-200-B, for output cards with a double
rear connector panel (KMX-3901-OUT-D-3DRP)
• part number DXF-200-C, for output cards with a single
rear connector panel (KMX-3901-OUT-D-3+SRP)
To connect the multiviewer’s SDI outputs to displays:
• Standard coaxial cables with DIN 1.0/2.3 connectors
• SDI to HDMI 2.0 (or SDI to DisplayPort) converter—for
example, AJA’s Hi5-4K Mini-Converter (firmware version
2.2 or later)
Video cables Standard coaxial cables with DIN 1.0/2.3 connectors
Note: On all Kaleido multiviewers, the network adapters are set to auto-
negotiate. By default, the connection speed and duplex mode will be set
automatically based on the corresponding port settings on the switch.
Operating system Windows XP Professional, Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 8.1
Processor Core 2 Duo at 2 GHz, or better
Memory At least 2 GB of RAM
Disk space At least 2 GB free