AJA Ki PRO ULTRA Original operating instructions

Installation & Operation Guide
Version 1.2r1
Published: June 6, 2016

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Table of Contents
Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Copyright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Contacting Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Chapter 1: Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Ki Pro Ultra Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
AJA Pak Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
AJA Pak Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
AJA Pak-Adapt-CFast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Qualified CFast Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
AJA Pak-Adapt-eSATA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Qualified Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
AJA Pak Dock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Apple ProRes 422 and Apple ProRes 444 Advantages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
In This Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Chapter 2: Ki Pro Ultra at a Glance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Displays and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Reference Loop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
LTC Timecode I/O. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
SDI Input and Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
HDMI Monitor Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
HDMI Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Ethernet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
8-channel Balanced Analog Audio I/O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
AES Digital Audio I/O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
RS-422 Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Power Connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Formatting Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Using Ki Pro Ultra Media with Non-linear Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Closed Captioning Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Chapter 3: Ki Pro Ultra Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
What’s In The Box? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Desktop Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Applying Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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Using AC Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Using DC Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Remote Network Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Network Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
TCP/IP Information You’ll Need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Networking via DHCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Networking Ki Pro Ultra using a Static IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Networking Ki Pro Ultra using the Factory Default IP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Controlling Ki Pro Ultra from a web-browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Chapter 4: Front Panel Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Control Panel Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
User Control Knob Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Overlay Display Content. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Initial Overlay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
TRANSPORT Mode (default). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Recording a Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Recording Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Playing Back a Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Transport Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Deleting Clips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
STATUS menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Record Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Alarm Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
MEDIA menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Media Menu Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
12.1 Media State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
12.2 ROLLOVER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
12.3 Record Minutes (max) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
14.1 ENCODE TYPE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
15.1 PLAY MEDIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
15.2 LOOP PLAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
15.3 PLAYLIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
15.4 DROPPED FRAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
16.0 FILE SYSTEM FORMATTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
16.1 FORMAT MEDIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
16.2 DELETE CLIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
16.25 DELETE CURRENT CLIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
17.0 PRESET REEL NAME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
17.1 UNIT DESIGNATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
17.2 CLIP NAME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Clip Naming—Two Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
17.3 CLIP NUMBER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
17.4 CLIP APPEND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
17.5 ALPHA APPEND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
17.6 TAKE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
17.7 COMBINED NAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Custom Clip Naming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
19.1 CUSTOM CLIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
19.2 CUSTOM NAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
19.4 CUSTOM TAKE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
22.1 GANG CLIP NAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
22.4 CAPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

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CONFIG menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
CONFIG Menu Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
1.1 RECORD TYPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
1.3 PROGRESSIVE PLAYBACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
1.4 IN CONVERT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
1.5 OUT CONVERT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
1.6 SDI OUT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
1.64 3G SDI Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
1.65 Playback Image Division. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
1.66 HDMI Out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
1.68 HDMI/EDID Override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
1.8 SDI Monitor Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
1.90 SUPER OUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
1.93 OVERLAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
2.1 VIDEO INPUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
2.15 Image Division Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
2.2 AUDIO INPUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
2.3 AUDIO CHANNELS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
2.4 HEADPHONE AUDIO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
2.5 16 Ch - 8 Ch Audio Map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
4.1 ANALOG AUDIO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
6.1 GENLOCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
8.0 TC IN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
8.1 TC VALUE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
8.2 TC TYPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
8.3 ARM RECORDING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
9.0 INTERVAL RECORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
9.1 INTERVAL FRAMES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
9.2 INTERVAL TIME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
32.0 Loss of Video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
35.2 Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
41.1 VIDEO SG FRMT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
41.2 VIDEO SG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
41.3 AUDIO SG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
50.1 IP CONFIG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
50.2 IP ADDRESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
50.3 SUBNET MASK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
50.4 STATIC GATEWAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
50.5 SYSTEM NAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
50.6 MAC ADDRESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
50.9 User Authentication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
55.4 DATE/TIME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
55.7 TIME ZONE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
55.71 Daylight Savings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
70.10 Screen Saver Timeout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
70.2 DISPLAY INTENSITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
80.1SERIAL NUMBER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
80.2 SW VERSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
91.1 RECALL PRESET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
92.1 STORE PRESET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
99.1 FACTORY RESET. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Signal Routing Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Chapter 5: Browser Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

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Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Operations Unique to the Web UI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Updating Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Presets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Gang Recording with Multiple Ki Pro Ultras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Data Transfer via LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Playlists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Chapter 6: Ki Pro Ultra Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Ki Pro Ultra Handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Ki Pro Ultra Shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
AJA Fiber Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Appendix A: Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Video Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Codec Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Removable Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Video Input Digital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Video Output Digital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Audio Input Digital. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Audio Input Analog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Audio Output Digital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Audio Output Analog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Timecode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Reference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Network Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
RS-422 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Appendix B: Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Compliance Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Class A Interference Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
FCC Caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Canadian ICES Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
European Union and European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
Regulatory Compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Recycling Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Korean KCC Compliance Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Taiwan Compliance Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Japanese Compliance Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Chinese Compliance Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Translated Warning and Caution Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Before Operation Please Read These Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Warranty and Liability Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Limited Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Limitation of Liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

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Notices
Trademarks
AJA® and Because it matters.® are registered trademarks of AJA Video Systems, Inc. for use with
most AJA products. AJA™ is a trademark of AJA Video Systems, Inc. for use with recorder, router,
software and camera products. Because it matters.™ is a trademark of AJA Video Systems, Inc. for
use with camera products.
CION®, Corvid Ultra®, lo®, Ki Pro®, KONA®, KUMO®, ROI® and T-Tap® are registered trademarks of AJA
Video Systems, Inc.
AJA Control Room™, FiDO™, KiStor™, Science of the Beautiful™, TruScale™, TruZoom™, V2Analog™
and V2Digital™ are trademarks of AJA Video Systems, Inc.
AirPort, Apple, Apple logo, AppleShare, AppleTalk, FireWire, iPod, iPod touch, Mac, Macintosh and
ProRes, are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. Final Cut Pro, QuickTime and QuickTime logo are
trademarks of Apple Inc.
Avid, Avid DNxHD and Media Composer are registered trademarks of Avid Technology, Inc.
Adobe is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other
countries.
HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered
trademarks of HDMI Licensing, LLC.
DVI is a registered trademark of DDWG.
TASCAM is a registered trademark of TEAC Corporation.
Dolby and the double-D Dolby logo are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing
Corporation.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
Copyright
Copyright © 2016 AJA Video Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. All information in this
manual is subject to change without notice. No part of the document may be
reproduced or transmitted in any form, or by any means, electronic or mechanical,
including photocopying or recording, without the express written permission of AJA
Video Systems, Inc.
Contacting Support
When calling for support, have all information at hand prior to calling. To contact AJA for
sales or support, use any of the following methods:
Telephone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
Web: http://www.aja.com
Support Email: suppor[email protected]
Sales Email: [email protected]

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Chapter 1: Introduction
Overview
This manual covers Ki Pro Ultra installation, operation and optional accessories.
Ki Pro Ultra is a 4K/UltraHD/2K/HD file-based video recorder and player, supporting the
latest connectivity and large raster high-framerate workflows, including 4K 60p. Both
Square Division and Two Sample Interleave (2SI) formats for 4K and UHD are supported.
3G-SDI, Fiber and HDMI digital video connectivity and a wealth of analog and digital
audio connectivity answers any project’s demand for efficient, powerful and flexible
workflows. Designed to be either portable or rack-mountable with half-rack wide, 2RU
high dimensions, it’s well suited for use in studio/truck environments in addition to on-
set and even digital signage applications. The Ki Pro Ultra answers the growing demand
for 4K and UltraHD capable recorder products with full support for current HD projects.
Ki Pro Ultra enables manageable large-raster workflows with the efficiencies of Apple
ProRes, supporting a broad range of video formats and framerates recorded directly to
AJA’s proven and reliable Pak Media, offering the lowest cost per GB available today.
Next generation pristine UltraHD 60p and 4K 60p recording in Apple ProRes HQ is offered
utilizing AJA Pak1000 SSD media, complete with full rollover capabilities from drive to
drive. This ensures long recording times for the most demanding projects.
Smooth slow motion playback can be obtained easily with full control via the RS-422
serial connection or through the simple and intuitive on-unit menu system.
Menus and images are beautifully rendered on a new high resolution LCD display
enabling detailed playback and monitoring in all environments. Ki Pro Ultra—the
ultimate next-generation digital recorder and player.

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Features
Ki Pro Ultra offers many unique features for optimum quality, ease of use, and support for
a wide variety of workflows and environments. Ki Pro Ultra provides flexible HD/2K/
UltraHD/4K recording, for versatile operation in mixed format environments, with a very
small form factor and solid state storage.
Hardware •3G-SDIinput(4xBNCconnectors)
• 3G-SDI output (4x BNC connectors)
• 3G-SDI Fiber input (4x LC connectors) (optional)
• 3G-SDI Fiber output (4x LC connectors) (optional)
• HD-SDI monitor output (1x BNC connector)
• HDMI Input1.4b (RGB or YCbCr)
• HDMI Input v2.0 compatible (4K 60p 4:2:0 YCbCr)
• HDMI Output 1.4b (RGB or YCbCr)
• HDMI Output v2.0 compatible (4K 60p 4:2:0 YCbCr)
• 8-ch AES Audio Input (1/2x DB-25 TASCAM pinout)
• 8-ch AES Audio Output (1/2x DB-25 TASCAM pinout)
• 8-ch Analog Audio Input (1x DB-25 TASCAM pinout)
• 8-ch Analog Audio Output (1x DB-25 TASCAM pinout)
• LTC Input (1x BNC connector)
• LTC Output (1x BNC connector)
• Reference Loop (2x BNC connectors)
• RCA Audio output (2x mono RCA connectors)
• Headphone jack (1x 3.5mm Jack)
• 10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN (1x RJ45 connector)
• RS-422 Machine control (1x DB9)
• 1280 x 720p TFT LCD display (for UI information and confidence monitoring)
• Dual 12 Volt AC/DC power (2x 4-pin XLR connectors)
Software • Internal web server for remote control configuration via LAN
• Both HFS+ and ExFAT file systems supported
• Continuous rollover record only limited by the size of your media
• Capture and playback of CEA 708 Closed Captioning data as QuickTime movie tracks
• Download and upload of QuickTime files via LAN
• 20 Preset registers for storing and recalling system preset configurations
• Alarms to alert users to conditions that may need attention

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System Requirements
The Ki Pro Ultra records and plays Apple ProRes 422 and Apple ProRes 444 QuickTime
files to/from SSD media. Files are stored on the media using the HFS+ file system. This
makes the media readable on any Mac OS computer natively (using the associated media
reader) and PCs using 3rd-party software that can read HFS+ formatted drives
(MediaFour's MacDrive for example).
Ki Pro Ultra Options
AJA Pak Media Ki Pro Ultra lets you record edit-friendly 4K, 2K, or HD ProRes files directly to removable
AJA Pak Media. Once removed from the Ki Pro Ultra, the Pak can be inserted in the AJA
Pak Dock which connects directly to your computer via Thunderbolt or USB 3.0, allowing
you to rapidly transfer ProRes files that are ready for use immediately in your non-linear
editing system.
AJA Pak Options The Pak256, Pak512, and Pak1000 options are high-capacity Solid State Drives encased in
a protective housing with rugged connection engineered to handle the rigors of
repeated use in the field.
AJA Pak-Adapt-
CFast
Pak-Adapt-CFast allows you to use CFast media you provide with Ki Pro Quad. Simply
insert the CFast card and once the green LED is lit, your media is mounted and can be
formatted. Formatting CFast media may take up to 60 seconds to complete. You're then
able to record direct to your media. Pak-Adapt-CFast requires qualified media to ensure
you get the best results.
For long recording times, AJA recommends Pak512 and Pak1000 media. For 4K 60p
recording Pak1000 media is required.
Qualified CFast Media Although most types of CFast media will mount, only qualified media will provide proven
performance. AJA does not prevent the user from using unqualified media and as such
does not recommend the usage of any other media than that listed below. AJA Video
does not take any responsibility for any loss of data by using unqualified media.
For a current listing of all CFast media qualified by AJA, see the Qualified Media Guide at:
https://www.aja.com/en/products/pak#support
AJA Pak-Adapt-
eSATA
Pak-Adapt-eSATA is a Pak media sized eSATA adapter that lets you attach qualified RAID
or single volume storage to Ki Pro Ultra and use that media as a record drive. Simply
connect a high quality eSATA cable to the Pak-Adapt-eSATA port, and once the green LED
is lit your media is mounted. You can then record direct to that media.
Qualified Media Pak-Adapt-eSATA requires qualified media to ensure the best results. Although most
types of RAID and single volume drives will mount, only qualified media provides proven
performance. AJA does not prevent the use of unqualified media, but does not
recommend using any devices other than those listed below. AJA only supports
customers using qualified RAID enclosures, high quality cables and approved drives. AJA
does not take responsibility for any loss of data resulting from the use of unqualified
media.

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IMPORTANT: The 'Rollover' functionality of Ki Pro Ultra is not supported between multiple Pak-Adapt-
eSATAs, or between Pak media and Pak-Adapt-eSata, due to the longer mount times
required by larger volumes.
For a current listing of all eSATA media qualified by AJA, see:
https://www.aja.com/en/products/pak#support
AJA Pak Dock The AJA Pak Dock option is an external media reader with Thunderbolt™ and USB 3.0
connections for fast transfer of media to a host computer.
Apple ProRes 422 and Apple ProRes 444 Advantages
Captured media using Apple ProRes 422 or Apple ProRes 444 is virtually
indistinguishable from uncompressed HD/2K/4K sources. Better yet, Apple ProRes
maintains the quality during editing, surviving multiple encoding/decoding generations
without degradation. It was designed by Apple specifically for editing. Some of the
advantages include:
• Resolution support for 4096-by-2160 (4K), 3840-by-2160 (UltraHD), 2048-by-1080 (2K),
1920-by-1080 (HD), and 1280-by-720 (HD).
• 4:2:2 or 4:4:4 chroma sampling. Provides precise compositing and blending at sharp
saturated-color boundaries.
• 10-bit sample depth. Preserves subtle gradients of 10-bit sources (perfect for green-
screen compositing, graphics or color correction) with no visible banding artifacts.
NOTE: Ki Pro Ultra can accept 12-bit inputs but processes and encodes at 10-bit.
• Intra-frame encoding. Ensures consistent quality in every frame and no artifacts from
complex motion.
• Variable bit-rate (VBR) encoding. “Smart” encoding analyzes the image and allocates
more bits to complex frames.
• Low data rate requirements make for more storage options and require less drive space
to store high quality video.
• Optimized for efficient real-time effects.

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Workflow
The following illustration shows typical workflow options for Ki Pro Ultra.
Figure 1. Ki Pro Ultra Workflow—Ingest, Edit, Monitor, and Master in 4K, 2K, or HD
In This Manual
Chapter 1 is the introduction you’re reading, provides an overview of hardware and
software features, options, box contents, and system requirements.
Chapter 2 gets you started with Ki Pro Ultra, introducing the front panel controls and
rear connector features.
Chapter 3 gives detailed installation information.
Chapter 4 provides complete instructions for operating the Ki Pro Ultra from the
front-panel controls and LCD display.
Chapter 5 discusses remote web browser control of Ki Pro Ultra via Ethernet.
Chapter 6 provides details of AJA accessories available for use with Ki Pro Ultra.
Appendix A lists specifications.
Appendix B provides safety and compliance information.
Warranty Information & Index complete the manual.

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Chapter 2: Ki Pro Ultra at a Glance
Overview
When using Ki Pro Ultra, you’ll make cable connections to a variety of equipment based
on how it’s being used. Chapters 2 and 3 discuss how to operate and use the Ki Pro Ultra
in its many configurations—this chapter introduces the operating configurations, power
supply options, plus all indicators, controls, and connections so you’ll have a working
knowledge of how it can be used to tie together the worlds of acquiring media
(production) and post-production.
Learning about the front panel indicators will be useful in selecting operational modes
and monitoring what is happening on Ki Pro Ultra as well as troubleshooting problems
that can occur. Becoming familiar with the Ki Pro Ultra operator-side and connectors will
simplify installation, setup, and operation of the system.
On the following pages are front and rear panel illustrations with notations that
summarize all of the connectors and indicators. Detailed descriptions of each of the
connectors and indicators follow afterward.
Caution!
The AJA Ki Pro Ultra contains a lithium battery soldered in place permanently (it is not
user replaceable). If you ever dispose of the Ki Pro Ultra, ensure you follow local
regulations for safe disposal. The lithium battery shall not be exposed to excessive
heat, such as sunlight or fire.

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Controls
Figure 2. Ki Pro Ultra Operator Side Controls
Front Panel The Ki Pro Ultra front panel includes:
• Transport controls
• Headphone volume control and headphone jack
• Multi-purpose User Control Knob for jog and selection functions
• Large 1280 x 720 TFT LCD display with Video Monitor and Menu/Status Overlays
• Additional selection buttons to quickly access the overlay display modes:
• Configuration menus
• Status display
• Video monitor overlay display options
•Mediamanagement
Buttons
Power ON/OFF Button: Controls system power ON/OFF and shows when power is ON (when illuminated) or OFF.
NOTE: When power is first applied to Ki Pro Ultra, the unit powers up immediately (without pressing
the button. This facilitates a quick return to operation if there is a power interruption.
In normal operation to turn power on, press the button once. It isn’t necessary to press
hard—it’s a “soft” button sensed by the processor inside. Pressing the button will begin
power-up and display start-up progress on the alphanumeric display.
To power down, press and hold the power button down for 3 seconds while the display
counts down. This process prevents accidental power-off during normal operation. You
can abort the power-down process by simply removing your finger from the power
button before the 3 seconds have elapsed.
Two PAK
Media Slots
User Control Knob
Headphone
Jack
Status overlay
PAK Media
Cartridges PAK Media
Slot Eject
Button
Power
On/O
Transport Control
Buttons
VU Meter overlay
Overlay
Mode
Select
Buttons
Volume Control

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DISP Button: Use the display button to toggle video overlay display modes. Sequential presses of the
button step through these display modes:
1. No overlay – display is video monitor only
2. Top and bottom status overlay
3. Top and bottom status overlay plus VU meters
The display button can be used to hide the CONFIG or STATUS overlay if it is active.
User Control Knob: The User Control Knob on the right hand side of the Ki Pro Ultra front panel is used to
scroll through and select menu items. After scrolling to, and high-lighting a menu item of
interest, push the knob to select. To pop out of a selected menu item, use the rotator
knob to highlight EXIT and push the knob to return to the top level.
When not in a configuration mode and media is mounted with clips available, you can
use the selection knob to scroll through the clips. Press the knob once to enable JOG
mode to step through the clip a frame at a time.
STATUS Button: When it is not highlighted, you can press the STATUS button to display the status overlay.
Status includes video input, format, record format, and audio setup information. Once
selected, the selector knob can be rotated to display either the STATUS or ALARM tab. If
any ALARMS or WARNINGS are active, they will be displayed under the ALARMS tab.
When it is highlighted, pressing the STATUS button hides the STATUS overlay.
A blinking Status button indicates Alarms are present. Press the STATUS button to
immediately display the ALARM tab.
NOTE: When necessary, you can initiate a “safeboot” of the Ki Pro Ultra to factory presets by holding
in the Status button while powering up.
CONFIG Button: When it is not highlighted, you can press CONFIG to access the Ki Pro Ultra configuration
menu overlay. If the transport is active—video is playing or being recorded—you will be
prompted to stop the transport before entering configuration mode. Use the User
Control Knob to respond to system prompts by rotating and pushing to select. Once in
configuration mode the User Control Knob can be rotated to scroll the menu system.
Push the User Control Knob to enter a selected menu, scroll through the selections, push
to select a setting. To leave a menu, scroll to Exit and press the knob.
MEDIA Button: When it is not highlighted, you can press the MEDIA to enter the Media menu. Pressing
MEDIA when it is highlighted will turn Off the MEDIA menu (returning to the default
TRANSPORT menu). The MEDIA menu can only be entered from the transport STOP
mode. The MEDIA menu remembers which parameter it is set to when exited and will
return to that same parameter when the menu is re-entered.
Transport Control Buttons: The transport buttons are always active.
STOP : The STOP button has a dual function. When playing back a clip (PLAY, FFWD, or
REV) the first push of STOP acts as a “pause” mode: the playback is paused, the current
point of the clip is displayed, and the STOP button flashes. A second push of STOP
completely stops the playback and directs Ki Pro Ultra's outputs into an “E to E” mode
(the currently selected inputs bypass to the outputs). To determine at a glance if the
STOP button is in a “pause” mode, note that the stop button will flash if media playback is
paused. The STOP button is fully illuminated in “stop” mode.
PLAY >: Press PLAY to begin forward playback of the current clip at normal speed.
RECORD : Press the red RECORD button to begin recording. Once in RECORD mode, all
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FFWD >>: Press this button to begin fast playback of the current clip at 2x speed.
Successive pushes increase the speed to 4x, 8x, and 16x. (Pushing the button after 16x
speed is reached has no further effect.) When fast-forwarding, audio is muted.
REV <<: Press REV when not highlighted to begin playback of the current clip in reverse
at 1x speed. Successive pushes increase the speed to 2x, 4x, 8x, and 16x. (Pushing the
button after 16x speed is reached has no further effect.) When playing in reverse, audio is
muted for all speeds.
SLOT Button: The SLOT button serves two purposes. It selects which media slot is accessed by the
system (either Slot 1 or 2) and is used to unmount the currently selected media. When
the Pak card LED is extinguished, it is un-mounted and can be removed.
NOTE: Upon power up with both slots populated, Slot 1 is the initial storage system accessed by
Ki Pro Ultra.
Head Phone Volume Knob: To adjust headphone listening level, press the knob inward and the knob will then pop
out for easy adjustment.
Displays and Indicators
Alphanumeric and Graphics
LCD Display:
This display shows menus, status, alerts and other information. Some words in the menus
may be truncated to fit the display limits. The LCD displays not only UI information, but
also a scaled version of the incoming signal or playback of recordings. When the
monitoring outputs are set to crop a signal to 1920x1080, a graticule is applied to the
scaled image on the LCD to alert the user.
VU Meters: A video overlay is provided on the LCD to display audio VU meters. Meters are color-
coded to report signal strength:
Green—audio source signal level is in the “safe” area (no clipping). Vertically, the green
LEDs also show the signal strength, so you can see if the signal level is low. Generally, it’s
preferred to have the signal near the top of the green or even occasionally peaking into
the yellow LEDs.
Yellow—audio source signal levels are at the peak edge of the safe area before clipping
will occur.
Caution!
Always use the SLOT button to unmount media or it may be damaged when removed.
Pushing the slot button cycles between unmounting media and selecting media.
This function is only active when in transport STOP mode. If it is not highlighted, press
the stop button. After you select a slot, the system returns to the last selected clip and
timecode for that slot. If the media has been changed since the slot was last selected
(media physically removed or replaced), the “first” clip on the media will be “cued” to
its start point. If inserted media has any issues, additional prompts may be displayed
as appropriate such as: “WARNING Backup and Reformat” or “WARNING Media
Unformatted.”
Caution!
Removing media with the Slot LED highlighted, or while flashing, can result in
corrupted media or potential damage to the media.

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Red—audio source amplitude is too hot and the signal is clipping at its signal peaks. You
should reduce the input gain at its source (camera, mixer or source equipment supplying
the signal).
Slot LED Status Indicator: These LED 1 and 2 states indicate the status of the media slots, S1 and S2:
• LED highlighted/on: selected media
• LED not highlighted/off: inactive media, okay to eject or no media inserted
• LED flashing: recording in progress
• On power up, slot S1 is the initial selection.
Head Phone Jack: 1/8” (3.5mm) miniature stereo TRS connection for standard stereo headphones.
Connectors
The functions of Ki Pro Ultra’s inputs and outputs depend on the operational mode. Ki Pro
Ultra’s active input (the one to be recorded) is selected by front panel or web browser
control. Ki Pro Ultra’s outputs are active all the time.
Figure 3. Ki Pro Ultra Connectors

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Connections • Reference video loop for connection to a stable source of genlock video or sync
•LTCInputandOutput(2xBNC)
• HDMI v1.4b compatible input and output RGB or YCbCr
• HDMI v2.0 compatible input and output YCbCr, 4:2:0 only at 4K/UltraHD 50, 59.94, 60
• 10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN
• Dual-channel Fiber Inputs 1-4/Outputs 1-4
• HD/3G-SDI Inputs and Outputs 1-4, with 8-channel embedded audio (8x BNC)
• HD-SDI Monitor Output (1 BNC) with embedded audio.
• Balanced 8-channel Analog Audio Input via one DB-25 TASCAM pinout
• Balanced 8-channel Analog Audio Output via one DB-25 TASCAM pinout
• AES EBU 8-channel Audio Input and Output via one DB-25 TASCAM pinout
• RS-422 DB-9 Machine Control Interface (Sony 9 Pin protocol)
• Dual Mono Analog Audio Output via 2 RCA Connectors
Reference Loop Two looping BNCs allow genlock signal input and output connections. If the genlock
output is unused, it must be terminated using a 75-ohm termination cap. When the
output connects to downstream equipment, the last piece of equipment in the series
must be terminated into 75 ohms.
LTC Timecode I/O Two BNCs provide connections to the house LTC timecode generator or source.
Connections are high impedance. One BNC is for input and the other for output.
SDI Input and Outputs Eight BNC connectors (four inputs and four outputs) are provided supporting HD/3G-SDI
video and embedded 24-bit digital audio.
HDMI Monitor Out One HDMI connector provides for monitor output of HDMI compatible video and multi-
channel embedded audio. HDCP is not supported on the output. The HDMI output
supports standard HDMI cables only.
HDMI Input One HDMI Input connector provides input of HDMI video and multi-channel
embedded audio. HDCP is not supported on the input. The HDMI input supports
standard HDMI cables only.
HDMI formats supported: • 720p 50, 59.94, 60
• 1080i 25, 29.97, 30
• 1080p 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94, 60
• 2Kx1080p 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94, 60
• Ultra HD (3840x2160p) 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50*, 59.94*, 60*
• 4K (4096x2160p) 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50*, 59.94*, 60*
NOTE: When using the Ki Pro Ultra HDMI connection and attaching it to any HDMI audio or video
accessory, you must use a ferrite-beaded HDMI cable, HH-28F-06, between the HDMI output
port of the Ki Pro Ultra and the HDMI accessory to maintain regulatory compliance.
Ethernet An RJ45 connector provides a 10/100/1000 Ethernet port for connecting Ki Pro Ultra
directly to a computer or Ethernet hub or switch for connecting to a LAN. Ki Pro Ultra is
compatible with CAT-5 straight-through or cross-over Ethernet cables, automatically
detecting which is used. Once connected and properly configured, Ki Pro Ultra can then
be controlled by a web browser on the LAN.

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8-channel Balanced
Analog Audio I/O
Two DB-25 TASCAM pinout, one input and one output, provide 8-channel balanced
audio. Audio is high-quality 24-bit A/D input and D/A output at 48kHz. Level adjustments
are made via software. Software level adjustments for analog audio (parameter 4.1) apply
to balanced audio.
AES Digital Audio I/O AES digital audio connections consist of one DB-25 TASCAM pinout for 8 channels of
input and 8 channels of output.
RS-422 Connector Ki Pro Ultra offers a 9-pin serial port that may be used with some RS-422 devices.
IMPORTANT: Not all RS-422 devices have been tested with Ki Pro Ultra, so AJA cannot definitively say
which devices may or may not communicate as expected with Ki Pro Ultra when
operated under RS-422 remote control. To see which devices or nonlinear editors have
been tested operating under RS-422 control, refer to the latest Ki Pro Ultra Release Notes
document.
For details on using RS-422 machine control setup, see “35.2 Remote Control” on page 53.
Power Connector
On the back of Ki Pro Ultra are two standard 4-pin male XLR
connectors for supplying 12-Volt DC power to the unit. You can
use either the supplied AC Adapter or furnish your own battery
source. Since the connector is an industry standard pinout,
choices are varied and flexible. Many 3rd party vendors offer
products using this standardized power connector.
Pin 1: -
Pin 4: +
Pins 2 and 3: not used
Warning!
Ki Pro Ultra has no user-serviceable parts. To remove power from the unit, remove the
4-pin XLR power connector to ensure disconnection. Refer all servicing to qualified
service personnel. Servicing is required when the device has been damaged in any
way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects
have fallen into the device, the device has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not
operate normally, or has been dropped.
Warning!
Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized
plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding type plug has two
blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong are provided
for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician
for replacement of the obsolete outlet.

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Storage
Record to Pak media, a form of removable SSD media. The media is formatted as HFS+
and is native to the Mac OS file system. Media can be mounted on the Mac OSX desktop
for immediate editing and file access when used with the Pak Dock. To work with media
on Windows OS systems, you can use third-party software such as Mediafour's MacDrive
(recommended).
Formatting Media Pak media is provided pre-formatted. However, if you want to format media that has
already been used or name media and format it during your shoot. To format Pak media,
the media must be inserted into a Media Slot. Once the media is mounted:
1. Press the MEDIA button
2. Rotate the User Interface Control Knob until you see the menu parameter 16.0
File System Formatting:
3. Push in the User Interface Control Knob.
4. Rotate the User Interface Control Knob to choose the type of file system formatting
(HFS+ or ExFAT).
5. Push in the User Interface Control Knob.
6. Rotate the User Interface Control Knob until you see the menu parameter 16.1
Format Media:
7. Push in the User Interface Control Knob.
8. Rotate the User Interface Control Knob until “OK” appears. Push in on the User
Interface Control Knob.
9. Press and hold in the User Interface Control Knob and formatting will begin.
You may select any other key to abort the format operation should you inadvertently enter
this menu parameter. The confirmation process used for formatting media helps you avoid
accidentally formatting media.
Warning! Once you have formatted media, you will not be able to recover recordings that
were previously made on the media. Always be sure that any media you format has been
properly backed up prior to formatting.
Ki Pro Ultra will display formatting progress and will display a completion confirmation
when done. Press any key to clear the completion prompt.
Warning!
Since the Mains plug is used as the disconnection for the device, it must remain
readily accessible and operable.
Warning!
Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs,
convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the device.
Caution!
Failure to properly mount or dismount media, or an unexpected loss of power while
recording, can result in an unrecoverable data loss.