Boxx Meridian User manual

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MERIDIAN
User Guide 2.5
October 2012

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1. Before Using the Meridian System
2. Safety Instructions
3. Using the System
4. Quick Set Up
5. Touchpad Controls
6. Receiver Menu
• HomePage
 • HeadphoneLevel
• ChannelFrequency
 • HDDownConverter
 • Region
 • MenuLevel
 • AdminPassword
 • CustomFrequency
 • UnitName
 • TXPower
 • Permissions
INDEX
7. Receiver Antenna Conguration
8. Transmitter Menu
• HomePage
 • InputSelect
 • ChannelFrequency
 • TXPower
 • Region
 • MenuLevel
 • AdminPassword
 • AnalogAudioLevel
 • ComponentGain
 • UnitName
 • Permissions
9. Warranty

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BeforeusingtheMeridiansystemforthersttime,pleasecheckthefollowingtoensuretheunithasn’tbeendamagedduring
shipping.
1.Visuallyinspectoutercasing,plugs,screenandcablestoensurethereisnodamage.
2.Slowlyrotatetheunittoensureallcomponentsareinplaceandnothingislooseinsidethecasing.
3.Turnontheunitsandcheckifallbuttonsareworkingne.
IfyourequireassistanceorareconcernedabouttheworkingconditionoftheMeridiansystem,pleaseemailourServiceteam
[email protected]orcall+44(0)8456432874.
PleasevisitourYouTubepage,whichhasvariousinstructionsvideos,tipsandtrickswhensettingupaMeridiansystem.
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BEFORE USING THE MERIDIAN SYSTEM

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
WhenregionissettoUSonthesystem,itcomplieswithPart15,oftheFCCRules,whichdeclares:
Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemust
acceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
TheMeridensystemhasbeenengineeredtoensureasafeworkingenvironmentfortheoperatoratalltimes.Withsafetyinmind,
wehavetestedandwillcontinueretestingtheMeridiansystemtoensureweprovidethesafestsystemonthemarket.
FollowthesesafetyprecautionswhenusingtheMeridiansystem:
• Keepallventilationholesclearandunblocked.Ensurethatproperventilationisprovidedatalltimeswheninuse.
• Do NOTinsertobjectsofanykindintotheventilationholesasthismayresultindamagetotheunit
• Do NOTusewhenwetandprovideadequatecoverwhenusingintherain.
• Do NOTuseliquidcleanersoraerosolcleanersontheunit.Useadampclothforcleaning.
• Do NOTdisassemblethisproduct.
Ifserviceorrepairisrequired,contactourServiceteambye-mailat[email protected]orcall+44(0)8456432874.

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USING THE SYSTEM
TheMeridiansystemhasbeendesignedsothatitisascompactandlightaspossiblefortheoperatortouse.Thecasingofthe
Meridiansystemisdurableandconstructedtolast,butcareshouldbetakentoavoiddamagingthesensitivecircuitboardinside.
Donotattempttoopenorservicetheunityourself.
Theinternalcircuitandantennasarehighlytunedandtamperingwiththemwilldamagetheunit.
Keepingasmuchaspossiblein‘lineofsight’betweenthecameramanandthereceiverwillalsoincreaseyourrange.
The Meridian unique transmission system is specically designed to transmit broadcast quality video through walls and
oorsfromamovingcamera.However,allmicrowavetransmissionsystemswillhavetheirrangedramaticallyreducedwhen
attemptingtotransmitthroughobjectssuchasconcrete,steel,glass,waterandthehumanbody.

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Transmitter setup
1. Ifusingatransmitterwithabatteryplate,placethetransmitteronthebackofthecamera.Clipthecamerabatteryontheback
 ofthetransmitter.Thiswillpowerboththecameraandtransmitter.
 Ifusingatransmitterwithoutabatteryplateusethepowercableprovided.
2. Connectthevideofromthecameratothetransmitter.NotetherearedifferentinputsforHDSDI/SDI,compositeandcompo-
nentvideo.
4. IfusingSDIorHDSDIvideotheSDIembeddedaudiowillbesentoverthelink.
3. Ifusingcompositeorcomponentvideo,selectwhataudiocableyouaregoingtouse.
Usual cables for Meridian transmitter
CBL104–3.5mmheadphoneoutput.
Onthekeypadpressthe‘E’ button.Thiswilldisplaytheinputpage.Selecttestpatternifitisnotalreadyselected.

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Receiver setup
1. Ifusingareceiverwithaportablebatteryplate,placethereceiveronthebackofthemonitor.Clipthebatteryonthebackofthereceiver.Thiswillpowerboth
 thereceiverandmonitor.
2. Connectthevideo-outfromthereceivertothemonitor.Note,therearedifferentoutputsforHDSDI/SDI,compositeandcomponentvideo.
3. IfusingSDIorHDSDIvideo-out,theSDIembeddedaudiocanbeusedformonitoring.
4. Ifusingcompositeorcomponentvideo,selectwhataudiocableyouaregoingtouse.
Usual Meridian receiver cables
CBL111: 5pinXLRto4pinHirose
CBL114:2x3pinXLRto5pinminiXLR
PS1205: 12V5Apowersupplyunit
TheMini5pinXLRwillplugintothereceiver.Theotherendwillplugintomonitor.
Youcanalsomonitortheaudioviathetwoheadphonesocketsonthereceiver.Werecommendusingaheadphonewithanin-lineaudiovolumecontrol.
Turnthemonitoronandselectthecorrectinput.
5. Turnonthecamera.
6. Onthetransmitter,pressthe*button.Thiswilldisplaytheinputpage.Selectwhichvideoinputyouareusing,(SDI,componentorcomposite).Afterabout5
 seconds,thepicturefromthecamerawillbedisplayedonthemonitor.
Iflossisdisplayedinthescreen,thetransmitterisnotdetectingavideosource.ChecktheBNCcableandthatyouhavetherightoutputonthecameraplugged
intothecorrectinput.OncethetransmitterdetectsavideoinputOKwillbedisplayed.

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OB / Receiver’s Setup
• Positioningthereceiver
• Antennaline-up
• Poweringuptheunit&menus
• Outputs(Signal)
• Signalstrenghtmeters
• Downconverting
Easiestwaytolearn,howtooperateBoxxHDvideotransmissionsystem,istowatchourinstructionvideosonwww.boxx.tvoronourFacebookpage.
Youwillndanumberofpracticalvideos,whereMeridiansystemisbeingusedindifferentenvironment.
1. Positioning the Receiver
Ingeneral,youwanttopositionthereceiver,ashighaspossible,tocreatealineofsightenvironmenttothetransmitter,withanymicrowavesystem.Obsticleslike
trees,crowds,movingvehicles,willalllimitthereliabilityofthesignalstrenght.
2. Antenna Line Up
Asyoucanseeinthephotobelow,5receiver’santennashasbeensetupwheredirectionsandpolarisations*arealldifferent,theideabehindtheMeridian
technologyis,thatyouwanteachantennatoreceiveadifferentsignal.Pointingtheantennasonthesamedirection,willreduceperformanceofthesignal.
3. Powering Up & Menu Settings
TheMeridianreceiversworkonavoltagebetween10-18VDC,using4PinXLRcable.

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Onceunitispoweredup,youwillseetheLCDscreenlightup,andafterapprox.10seconds,youwillbeabletonavigatethe
Menu.Homescreenwillshowyouthefrequencyyouarecurrentlyworkingonandantennasignalstrenghtlevel.
BeforeconguringyourReceiver,youneedtoanalyzetheareatoseeifthereisnoonerunningatransmitteronyourselected
frequency.Yousimplyneedtopowerupthereceiver(Transmitterneedstobeturnedoff)andyoushouldseeantennabarsempty
andnotactive,ifthereisanyantennabarsmovement,trychaningthefrequencytillyoundanemptychannel.

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5. Signal Strenght Meters
Oncethetransmitteristurnedon,andscreenisshowing“VideoPresent”,5barswillshowyouthesignalstrenghtofeachan-
tenna,thismethodcanbeusedtoindicateifoneoftheantennasisbrokenornotperformingaswellasitshould,youwillseethat
oneofthebarsisdramaticallylowerthentherest.Generallytheyshouldbenomorethan10dBfromeachother.Ifyoususpect
afaultyantennatryplacingtheReceivernexttotheTransmittertoseeifsignalbarsincreasing,

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Transmitter Setup
Note: Please refer to the Receiver setup, prior to conguring the Transmitter
• Mountingonthecamera
• Antennasmounting
• Poweringuptheunit
• Inputs(Signal)
• Menusettings
1. Mounting on camera
TransmittercanbemountedusingV-LokorAntonBauerbatteryplates,oryoucanalsohaveanoplatetransmitter,whichyoucanpowerupusing4Pinhirose
cable.
2. Antennas mounting
Forstandardoperation,only4antennas(ANT104)areneededontheTransmitter.
3. Inputs (signal and audio)
PleaseusetheBNCcablestoconnectcameratothetransmitter,ifusingSD-SDIorHD-SDIsignal,theaudiofromcamerawillbeembedded,whenusingCompos-
iteorComponentinput,youneedtoplugtheaudiocableintoyourtransmitter.
4. Menu settings
YouturnonorofftheTransmitterbyholding*buttononthekeypad.Press“E” toenterthemenu,andselecttheinputyouwanttouse.Thetransmitteralsohas
atestpatternsignalwhichisat720p.Afterselectingtheinputmethod,youcanpress*buttontogobacktothemainscreen,whereyoucanselectfrequnecy,by
pressingUpandDownbuttonsontherightsideofthescreen.

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TOUCHPAD CONTROLS
A.
C.
B.
C.
D.
D.
E.
E.
A. Pressandholdtopowertheunitoffandon.Pressoncetoreturntothe“HomePage”.
B. Presstoenterdisplayedmenusandsub-menus.
C.Presstoscrollthroughthemenupages.
D.Presstoselecttheoptionsdisplayedonthescreen.
E.Presstoselecttheoptionsdisplayedonthescreen.Allowsforchannelselection,upanddown,onthe“HomePage”.

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A.
B.
RECEIVER MENU
Receiver Home Page
A.Signal Bar:Showsthesignalstrengthofthesignalbeingreceived.
B. Video Signal Indicator: Indicatesifthereceiverisreceivingvideo.Ifthereceiverisreceivingasignal“VideoPresent”will
  bedisplayed.Ifnosignalisbeingreceived“NoVideo”willbedisplayed.
Note:BoththetransmitterandthereceiverMUSTbeonthesamesettingortheywillnotwork.
Note:UsethearrowstotherightoftheLCDscreentomanuallychangethechannels.
C.

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RECEIVER MENU
Headphone Level
UsethearrowstothesideoftheLCDscreentocontroltheleftandrightaudiochannels.
Werecommendusingheadphonewithain-linevolumecontrolsforeasyadjustmentofvolume.Somerecommended
headphonesare:
• SonyMDR-V250V
• PanasonicRP-HT227
• PhilipsSHP2500/37
• SonyMDRNC11

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Channel Frequency
UsethearrowstoselecteitherAutoScanoramanualchannel.
Note: Ifyouareonthesamechannelsasthetransmitterandyouarenotreceivingapicture,checkyouareonthesame
  countrydomainasthetransmitter.
Note:Forthefastestreconnectiontimeuseamanualchannel.SelectingAutochannel,willdelaytheconnectiontime.

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HD Down Converter
AtthesametimeasoutputtingtheHDsignal,anyHDformatwillbedownconvertedtocomposite.UsethearrowkeystoselecteitherPALorNTSC.
Note:  DifferentframerateswillconvertbettertoeitherPALorNTSC.Ifthedownconversionlooksjumpyormissingframes,trytheother
  standard.
59.98i: DownconverttoNTSC
50i: DownconverttoPAL
23.98p: DownconverttoPAL
24p: DownconverttoPAL
25p: DownconverttoPAL
YoucanplugaModulusor2.4GhzanaloguetransmitterintotheMeridianreceiver.Thisallowsyoutorebroadcastthesignalfromthecamerato
inexpensiveanaloguereceivers.AstheModulusisnotmovinginspaceyouwillndthepicturequalityverystable.
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Region
You must select same region on both the Transmitter and Receiver, or the system will not work.
Thereare3presetfrequencytablesandonecustomtable.Thepresetregionsare:
•Europe
•USA
•Custom
•Custom2
Usethearrowstoselectthecountryyouareoperatingtheunitin.
Note: Byselectingthewrongcountrycodeyoumaybeinbreachoflocalregulations.
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Menu Level
Themenusallowtheusertocontrolthefeaturesofthesystem.Allthesystem’sfunctionsareheldinoneofthreedifferentfolders:
Userfolder:  Formenufunctionsthatareusedregularly;designedtobetheusersmainoperatingfolder.
    ThisfolderisNOTpasswordprotected.
Adminfolder:  Forfunctionsthatrarelychanged,andneedminimaltonoadjustmentonaregularbasis.Thismenuispassword
    protected,allowingthemainusertolockdownfunctions.Thedefaultpasswordforthismenuis:
123456
Note: Itispossibletomoveanyofthefunctionsfromthe“Admin”foldertothe“User”foldereliminatingtheneedforpasswords.Howtodothis
  willbecoveredlaterinthemanual.

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Entering Passwords
The“Admin”folderispasswordprotected.Toaccessthe“Admin”folderenterthedefaultpassword.
A.UsethearrowstotheleftoftheLCDscreentoscrollthroughthecharactors.
B.UsethearrowstotherightoftheLCDscreentomovethecursorrightorleft.
Press“E”oncethepasswordhasbeenentered.
A.
B.

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Customising the “Admin” Password
Oncethedefaultpasswordhasbeenentered,andwithinthe“Admin”folder,thepasswordcanbechangedtoonethatisclient
specic.Onthe“AdminPassword”page,usethearrowstotheleftoftheLCDscreentoselectnewdigits,andthearrowstoright
oftheLCDscreentomovethecursor.Oncethenewpasswordhasbeenchosenexitoutofthepage.
Note:  Ifyouforgetthepasswordtheunitwillhavetobereturnedtoustobereset.Ifyouchangethepasswordwesuggest
  youwriteitdownhere