Belden Grass Valley MCP 450 User manual

3922 496 32291 February 2018 v1.1
Software v1.3.0.0
MCP 450
User’s Guide
Master Control PC

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Table of contents
Chapter 1 – Introduction
1.1 Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.2 Embedded Box Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.3 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
1.4 Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
1.5 Screen layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
1.5.1 Single camera mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1.5.2 Multiple camera mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Chapter 2 – Installation
2.1 Connecting the embedded box computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
2.2 Setting up the embedded box computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.2.1 Power up configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.2.2 Screen resolution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.2.3 Changing network settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.3 Setting up the MCP application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.3.1 Software Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
2.3.2 HW Model Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.3.3 Serial nr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
2.3.4 PID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.3.5 IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Chapter 3 – Operation
3.1 Operating a single camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.1.1 Switching to single camera mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.1.2 Function sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
3.1.3 Function field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
3.1.4 Changing values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.1.5 Secondary color corrector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
3.2 Operating multiple cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3.2.1 Multiple camera mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3.2.2 Function sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
3.2.3 Function matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
3.2.4 Changing values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
3.2.5 Operating combined functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
3.2.6 Monitoring cameras. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
3.3 Selecting functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
3.3.1 Opening the Function Select window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
3.3.2 Selecting function groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
3.3.3 Selecting single functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
3.3.4 Selecting all functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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3.4 Selecting cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
3.4.1 Information display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
3.4.2 Selecting a camera (in single camera mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
3.4.3 Selecting cameras (in multi camera mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
3.5 Managing groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
3.5.1 Creating a new group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
3.5.2 Editing a group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
3.5.3 Renaming a group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
3.5.4 Deleting a group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
3.6 Managing files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
3.6.1 File management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
3.6.2 Scene files menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
3.6.3 Scene file actions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
3.6.4 Controlling multiple files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
3.6.5 Editing files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
3.7 Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
3.7.1 Diagnostics screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
3.7.2 Ref Available . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
3.7.3 Gen. Lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
3.7.4 Camera Comm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
3.7.5 Basestation Comm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
3.7.6 OCP Comm.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
3.7.7 Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
3.7.8 C->BS FibCable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
3.7.9 C->BS FibSignal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
3.7.10 BS->C FibCable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
3.7.11 BS->C FibSignal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
3.7.12 Cable Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
3.7.13 C->BS TrSignal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
3.7.14 BS->C TrSignal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Chapter 4 – Specifications
4.1 Specifications for MCP 450 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
4.2 Dimensions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
4.3 Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

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Recycling
Visit www.grassvalley.com for recycling information.
Packing for return
If a unit is being returned to Grass Valley for servicing, try to use the containers and materials
of the original packaging. Attach a tag indicating the type of service required, return address,
model number, full serial number and the return number which will be supplied by your Grass
Valley service centre.
If the original packing is not available or can no longer be used contact your regional Grass
Valley service representative to have a return package provided.

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Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 1
Introduction
1.1 Application
The MCP 450's centralized camera control and network monitoring allow you to get more done
in less time. Interpret and log all your network activity between cameras and control panels.
Efficient data-gathering capabilities and a spreadsheet-like interface enables you to review all
camera settings and make across-the-board or camera-by-camera adjustments. The save and
share camera and production capabilities allow you to take advantage of standard USB storage
media—just save, email and upload settings from one event or venue to the next.
The MCP 450 allows you to control up to 99 Grass Valley cameras. The compact and
ergonomic MCP 450 operates within a standard Ethernet-based camera control network using
TCP/IP as its communication protocol.
The MCP 450 not only controls all camera functions, it can also be used to change the menu
settings of all Grass Valley XCU/Base Stations. Extensive setup functions for the MCP 450
itself, the camera and XCU/Base Station are available.
The user interface is designed for convenience, with menu accessible functions for detailed
setup and a clear display of current values.
☞Note ☞Note
The MCP 450 can control many different types of camera. Depending on the type of camera to
which the MCP 450 is connected, not all functions may be available. The values available are
also camera and configuration dependent.
1.2 Embedded Box Computer
The MCP 450 Master Control PC application runs on a compact and powerful Embedded Box
Computer. All hardware is built into a small form factor, ruggedized housing that allows for easy
installing or embedding in any application or situation. The solid and heavy-duty case offers
vibration and dust resistance while also providing a passive cooling (fan-less) solution.

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☞Note ☞Note
Do NOT install any other applications onto the Embedded Box Computer and do NOT change
the Windows settings as this may reduce the reliability of the MCP 450.
1.3 Features
• Supports C2IP camera control interface protocol supported by all Grass Valley LDX Series,
LDX Compact and LDK cameras;
• Fast and full graphical control of all camera and XCU/Base Station functions;
• Matrix function provides full overview of all cameras connected to the C2IP network
simultaneously and supports the control of multiple cameras at the same time;
• Uses off-the-shelf IT-network infrastructure. Based on IP connectivity - standard
IEEE 802.3 10/100 Mb Ethernet;
• Ability to define sets of camera and control-function groups make it very easy to have the
right set within reach during any stage of the production;
• Direct access to camera system diagnostics, including warning dialog functionality;
• Transfer of operational parameters between cameras;
• Connects to any VGA or HDMI monitor (or a DVI-D monitor with a HDMI to DVI-D cable) or
touchscreen display.

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1.4 Configuration
Typically, a single MCP 450 can control the full C2IP camera network. The IP address and other
options for the Ethernet connection can be set up in the MCP setup menu.
☞Note ☞Note
When an MCP 450 is present in a C2IP network, up to three more Operational Control Panels
(OCPs) can be connected to the same camera.
XCU 1
XCU 2
XCU #n
Camera 1
Camera 2
Camera #n
OCP 400
C2IP
MCP 450
On Air/Tally
signal
1 Gb switch
51
52
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1.5 Screen layout
1.5.1 Single camera mode
The single camera mode can be used to control one specific camera in the system. At the top
right of the screen, tap Video Adjust in the main menu to switch to single camera mode.
Function groups
- displays function groups
of the selected set
Function field
- displays functions and
their values
Main menu
- selects camera operation mode
- manages groups of functions
- manages files
Diagnostics
- provides a quick
status overview of
the system
Call button
- sends Call signal
to camera operator
Screen lock
- locks screen
Selected function
- displays the current
function
Camera selection
- displays currently selected camera
- select a camera
- define and maintain groups of
cameras
Analog settings and value controls
- displays the analog settings for the
selected function
- change the value of a function by
clicking/tapping the up and down
arrows or click and use the mouse
scroll wheel