Grass Valley Kayenne XL Package Installation v.7.0.4 - Manual (Page 22)

22 Kayenne XL Package — Installation and Service Manual
Section 1 — Introduction
Overview
The Grass Valley Kayak HD family of multi-format digital production
switchers provides powerful, ground-breaking features designed to meet
the widest range of requirements for live studio, mobile, and post-produc-
tion applications. Available in configurations ranging from 1-ME to
4.5-MEs, Kayenne XL Packages combine features available in the Grass
Valley XtenDD, Kalypso and Kayak HD switchers along with additional
capabilities previously unavailable in any video production switcher by
any manufacturer.
Kayenne XL Package
A wide variety of possible system configurations exist to meet different
customer requirements.
The package contains:
• Kayenne XL Control Panel
• Kayak HD Mainframe
• Software Licenses
Kayak HD Video Processor Frames
The Kayak HD Video Processor Frame comes in two sizes. The 8-RU full
size frame supports up to 4.5 ME systems. The 4-RU compact frame sup-
ports 1-ME through 2.5-ME Kayak HD systems (
Figure 1 ). The number of
boards present in the Kayak HD frame determines the number of MEs
available, as well as the number of video inputs, outputs, GPIs and Tally.
Figure 1. Kayak HD Video Processor Frames
Kayenne XL Control Surfaces
A Kayenne XL control surface consists of a Control Panel, a Menu Panel
with an included articulated support arm, a Panel Control Unit frame, and
optional Satellite panels. This control surface has an innovative modular
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KayakHD-XL 8-RU
Video Processing Frame KayakHD-XL 4-RU
Video Processing Frame