Apantac Mi-16 Series User manual

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Mi-16 Series
User
Manual

Mi-16 series
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Table of Contents
1.0 What’s In The Box ....................................................................................... 3
2.0 Key Features................................................................................................ 4
2.1 Specifications ..........................................................................................................5
2.2 Rear Views...............................................................................................................6
3.0 Hardware boot up........................................................................................ 7
4.0 Software ..................................................................................................... 7
4.1 Changing the Mi-16 IP Address..........................................................................12
4.2 Configuring of the Mi-16 series..........................................................................13
Mi-16 .............................................................................................................................13
Mi-16+ ..........................................................................................................................14
Mi-16# ..........................................................................................................................15
5.0 Common features and configurations .......................................................... 16
5.1 Editing mode .........................................................................................................16
5.2 System level settings..........................................................................................17
5.2.1 Set output timing ..............................................................................................17
5.2.2 Sources, Names, Tally and Other Setups ......................................................17
5.2.3 Set Tally colors ..................................................................................................23
5.2.4 System Settings.................................................................................................23
5.2.5 Audio reference settings ..................................................................................24
5.2.6 Load presets ......................................................................................................24
6.0 Editing ...................................................................................................... 25
6.1 To delete a window ..............................................................................................25
6.2 Mi-16 series window styles .................................................................................28
6.3 How to insert a window ......................................................................................30
6.4 Customize Window Elements .............................................................................30
7.0 Offline Mode .............................................................................................. 45
Appendix......................................................................................................... 46
Mi-16 presets ...............................................................................................................46
Mi-16+ presets ............................................................................................................51
Mi-16# presets ............................................................................................................53
Cable Pinouts ...............................................................................................................56
COPYRIGHT and TRADEMARK .......................................................................... 57
WARRANTY STATEMENT .................................................................................. 57

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1.0 What’s In The Box
QTY
Product
Description
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Mi-16/Mi-16+/Mi-16#
multiviewer
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Rack Ears
4
RJ50 to DB9 adapter
cable for GPI
4
DB9 Breakout Terminal
Block
1
RJ45 to DB9 adapter
cable for RS232 interface
16
Terminators for passive
loop outs
1
Analog audio breakout
cable
1
North American Power
Cord. Note: Countries
outside of North America
the power cord excluded
1
Optional Redundant
Power Supply.

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2.0 Key Features
There are 3 models in the Mi-16 family
–Mi-16 - 16x1 multiivewer, one source per window, no copy or duplicating sources
–Mi-16+ - 8x2 multiviewer, one source per window, no copy or duplicating sources
–Mi-16# - 16x2 multiviewer, sources can be copy and duplicated from any input to
any output
General features for all Mi-16 series
–Low latency –single frame processing delay
–Accepts 16 auto-detect 3G/HD/SD-SDI inputs
–16 passive input loop through
–Windows can be sized and moved freely
–Decode up to 16 embedded audio channels per SDI input,
up to a total of 128 meters
–Ethernet for configuration and extenernal control
–Dynamic UMD/labes & Tallies (TSL)
–20 standalone labels
–4 customizable logos
–32 GPIs for tallies, count up/down triggers or alarms
–Digital and Analog clocks can be sync’d with LTC or NTP
–Borders can be turn on or off
–Safe area markers
–Visual alarm tags for video/audio alarm detection
–Audio monitoring output –stereo, AES, embedded SDI and HDMI
–Optional redundant power supply
–3 year warranty
Mi-16 specific features
–2 simultaneous and indentical HDMI and SDI outputs
–Each source can only be assigned to a window once

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Mi-16+ specific features
–2 independent outputs, 8 windows on each output
–2 analog and 2 digital clocks
–Each source can only be assigned to a single window
Mi-16# specific features
–2 independent outputs
–2 analog and 2 digital clocks
–Each source can be freely assigned to any window
–Each source can be copied up to 16 times as long as they are the same size
–Each source can be copied to a different size window, but only up to 16 times
–Once a source is copied to a different size, the total number of sources will be
decrease by one.
2.1 Specifications

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2.2 Rear Views
Figure 2-1 Mi-16x rear view

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3.0 Hardware boot up
There is no on/off on the Mi-16, this is due to the UL safety regulation imposed on 1 rack
unit products. To power on the Mi-16, insert power cord directly to the AC power
receptacle, the Mi-16 will boot in approximately 10 seconds. When the HDMI output is
connect to the screen, the following information will display on the lower third of the
display for about 5 seconds (see Fig. 1), then followed by the Apantac logo, then the very
last screen layout prior to powering off the unit.
Figure 1: FPGA/FW versions and IP address of the unit will be displayed for 5 seconds
4.0 Software
This section will help you get the Mi-16 setup as quickly as possible.
Before you can successfully run the jDirector, you must first run the installation from the provided
CD or download it from the Apantac website.
After completing the Apantac jDirector software installation open the application by using the
shortcut created on the Windows Desktop or from the shortcut in the Windows Start Menu under
the APANTAC folder.

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When launching the jDirector software you will first see the intialization screen.
Figure 2: jDirector Initialization screen
To connect to the multiviewer your PC must be connected to the same subnet as the
multiviewer. The IP address(es) is displayed briefly on the monitor attached to the
corresponding output at boot up.
Figure 3: IP address of the unit will be displayed for 5 seconds on boot up.
The default IP address is 192.168.0.100

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To connect to the Mi-16 multiviewer click the Add / Remove Multiviewer button
Figure 4: Local Area Network -> Mi-16x IP Address Manager
Click the ADD Mi-16x button
Figure 5: Add Mi-16 module

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There are 3 different models in the Mi-16 series, Mi-16, Mi-16+ and Mi-16#
Figure 6: Select your Mi-16 model and then enter the IP address
Note: Even if you select incorrect Mi-16 model, the jDirector will automatically detect
the proper version of hardware you have.
Figure 7: Add Mi-16 module
After you have completed the above steps, click “OK” to continue, then the jDirector will
take to the overview mode of the user interface.