Miranda Integrated Master Control Provided by: Miranda Technologies.

Miranda Integrated Master Control

Provided by: Miranda Technologies

Training Materials…

Course Syllabus

Presentations used in the class

Training Manual (in PDF)

Exercises and Home work handouts

Training Evaluation

Final Exams

Classroom Rules… Cellular phones not allowed. No access to emails or Internet in

Classroom. Students required to remain in the

class for duration of the day. Regularly scheduled breaks.

Introduction to the IMC System

IMC System components may include Imagestore 750, Imagestore Modulars and Control Panels.

Communicate via Ethernet LAN.

Control Panel will issue a commands to attached channel (IS-750 and Imagestore Modular

Channel responds with status and executes command.

When successful channel notifies panel and updates its displays and indicators accordingly.

Introduction to the iMC System

Introduction to the iMC System

iMC works in conjunction with NV9000 router control system, allowing channel access to entire router input space and providing the ability to select any router source.

Many control panels can control more than one channel at a time – although usually channels managed one at a time.

When Channel changed, control panel update takes about a second.

Panel attaches to newly selected channel and provides the new channel’s specific source layout, transition rates and layer presets.

Automation can also control channels.

Control Panels for the iMC System

Presently 3 hardware and 1 software (GUI) panels available:

iMC-Panel-GUI: Software control panel.

Runs on PC and provides graphical user interface.

It is software emulation of iMC-Panel-200.

Designed to work with or without touch screen.

iMC-Panel-100: 3RU rack-mounted panel with separate rack-mountable display.

Sleek design with just over 2 inch depth.

Control Panels for the iMC System

iMC-Panel-200: Compact hardware CP with large LCD touch screen, many function buttons and joystick.

Mounts on desktop or work surface.

All buttons have LCD legends and color-coding.

iMC-Panel-300: Full size CP with large LCD touch screen and many function buttons as well as joystick.

Mounts on desktop or work surface.

All but two buttons have LCD legends and color-coding.

Other Miranda products Intuition XG:

Single- or dual-channel HD\SD graphics processor.

Stores XG media clips, transmits clips (fill \ key) when directed

Imagestore 750 Overview Channel branding processor.

Operates as stand-alone device with or without automation or as part of Miranda’s IMC System (750/NV5100MC master control system).

Combined with NV9000 router control system it provides video/audio sources and one or more MC panels (such as iMC-300) that provide commands.

IS-750 provides switching instructions to NV9000 when it receives commands from MC panel.

IS-750 essentially A/B transition processor that inserts video effects (DVEs and DSKs) and voice-overs into its output.

Occur many configuration options (covered in IS-750 training).

Imagestore 750 block diagram

Imagestore 750 block diagramInput and outputs include:

4 x SDI IN, A-D. Accept HD or SD.

2 x External keyer pairs (fill and key). IN C/D can be used for third keyer pair.

16 x GPIO (IN or Out, LTC and Dolby metadata). 16 X AES IN and 16 AES OUT.

4 x SDI outputs (PGM / PWV / Clean feed / monitor). Also 4 COM ports and 2 Ethernet ports.

Imagestore 750 video processing:


Select an input (A,B,C,D, Fill1, Key1, Fill 2, Key 2) individually as SDI or as one of 5 test signals.

Each SDI input can be subject to a rectangular clipping mask.

Inputs C / D can be used as pair (Fill 3, Key3). Any fill/key input can receive clips from Intuition XG processor. Similarly DVEs can connect to any input. DVEs can also accept output of A/B mixer. DVE output can be inserted in one of three places of the processing path:

Before DSK1, before DSK2 or before DSK3.


IS-750 also has storage for supporting internal keyers (logos, etc).

Preview output can present video from one of several tap points.

Similarly CLN and MON outputs can present video from several different tap points.

Control Panel features

Channel selection, including ‘no channel’ mode and ‘ganged channels’: Typically panel has assigned channel on boot-up. May be configured so default channel part of channel gang. This referred to as ‘automatic gang mode’. When this channel selected, all channels in gang are selected.

Configurable function buttons:

Requirements of buttons vary according to needs of facility and operator.

When controlling IS-750, iMC-Panel-300 has 5 sets of customer-definable buttons.

Control Panel featuresSalvos:

iMC-Panel-300 can trigger NV9000 system salvo each time channel change occurs.

Example: salvo can change entire audio/video monitor configuration instantly.

Independent downstream keyers (DSKs): When controlling IS-750, panel can control 4 independent (linear) DSKs,

each with separate key and fill inputs. Key parameters (i.e. clip, gain, transparency) configured independently on

each IS-750. DSKs handle internal keys (stills / animations) plus up to 3 external keys.

Control Panel featuresDVEs:

DVE (digital video effect) is sequence of operations that can dynamically scale and position a video image on the screen, overlaying the main source.

DVE can perform other effects too. Created with DVE Editor. Stored in IS-750.

XG Layers: XG layer (or clip) is one of up to 8 outputs of Intuition XG processor. When controlling IS-750, panel can control up to 8 XG layers. XG layers are processed by one of DSKs. Usually there is default DSK assigned to XG layers.

Control Panel featuresFade to black:

Provides fade-to-black and fade-to-silence function.

General-purpose I/O (GPIO).

CP have two optically isolated inputs that can sense external events and two relay outputs that trigger external events.

Audio metering and monitoring: When iMC-Panel-300 is controlling IS-750, Audio Monitoring section has

customer-configurable buttons. Knobs control overall audio gain for IS-750 CLN and MON outputs.

Control Panel featuresAudio channel control:IS-750 processes 16 audio channels.IS-750 has 5 audio sections:

Program input audio Program output audio Preset input audio Voice over 1 audio Voice over 2 audio

Panel lock:Use to prevent accidental changes to panel settings.

Source groups: Up to 24 main source buttons. IS-750 allows definition of multiple

source groups. Each group can be mapped to main

source buttons of iMC-Panel-300. Sources in group selected from

sources defined in NV9000 System. Thus all NV9000 sources are

potentially accessible.

iMC-Panel-300 summary Configurable master control panel.

28.25” wide x 6.96” high x 20.14” deep.

Sits on console or desk top.

iMC-Panel-300 Top view

iMC-Panel-300 Side

andRear view

iMC-Panel-300 summaryTop left -- 16 customer-definable function buttons.Top right -- Group of audio monitor and meter controls.Knobs -- Control IS-750 CLN audio and MON audio outputs.2 (red) audio level knobs. Red as they control on-air signals.Top center -- 3-axis joystick.Lower front surface are 4 rows of 24 buttons: Preset – Program - Preview/User – Aux/UserPreset / program rows contain up to 24 main sources and 8 video effects and up to 2 voice-overs.Video effects and voice-over buttons can be configured in any order, but effects executed in configurable order in the IS-750.

iMC-Panel-300 summary Preset and Program buttons identical. Represent same sources, video effects and voice-overs. Paired (and identical) and support content and transitions going on air.

Preview/User buttons when panel controlling IS-750 are set of 24-customer-deablable buttons among which are menu buttons. (Menu buttons select menus on touch screen.

Aux/User buttons include same main sources as program and preset. Provides up to 6 customer-definable buttons (at right) instead of video effects

and voice-over. Aux buttons provide means to direct selected router source to auxiliary

device such as a monitor.

iMC-Panel-300 front panel Front of panel are two groups of

function buttons.

Group of 12 are Transition control buttons by convention.

Group of 3 buttons are System Control buttons by convention.

All are configurable.

Right front is (orange) transition button which is not configurable.

iMC-Panel-300 rear connectors Rear of panel are two power connectors, GPI/Alarms connector, Ethernet

port, USB port, an aux port and SD/HD input (BNC).

USB port reserved for future development.

SD/HD input connector (BNC) is panel audio metering input. Not used with IS-750.

Sections of iMC-Panel-300

Sections of iMC-Panel-3001. Program buttons2. Preset buttons3. Preview/user buttons4. Aux/user buttons5. Configurable buttons6. LCD touch screen7. Joystick8. Audio monitor/meter section9. Touch screen knobs10.Audio level knobs11. Transition control buttons12.System control buttons13.Transition button

Sections of iMC-Panel-3001. Program buttons:

24 program buttons include main source and layer buttons.

Layer buttons – configure as video effects or voice-overs.

Number of main sources, video effects and voice-overs varies according to panel configuration.

Whatever main source, video effects and voice–overs selected on program buttons form program output of IS-750 that is currently controlled by panel.

Note: Preset/program buses behave differently under different transition options.

Sections of iMC-Panel-3002. Preset buttons:

Allow setup of state of program output that will exist after next transition.

Also include main source buttons and layer buttons.

Function assigned to program also assigned to preset button directly beneath it.

Whatever main source, video effects and voice-overs selected on preset bus form, preview output is of IS-750 currently being controlled by panel.

Note: Preset/program buses behave differently under different transition options.

Sections of iMC-Panel-3003. Preview/user buttons:

Customer-definable buttons when panel controlling IS-750.

4. Aux/user buttons: When panel controlling IS-750, row contains AUX buttons and up to 6

customer-definable buttons. AUX buttons are main source buttons. Main sources are same sources as

on preset and program button rows. Allows main source to be directed to aux device, such as a monitor. IS-750 has aux bus follow ‘aux bus follow’ option. Depending on how they’re set, aux buttons may follow program or preset

bus or remain independent.

Sections of iMC-Panel-3005. Configurable buttons:

16 buttons with LCD legends. Each programmable to perform functions such as channel selection,

menu selection or source group selection. Some buttons can function as status indicators. Buttons in other sections of panel also configurable.

6. LCD touch screen:

Color LCD touch screen allows for parameters to be adjusted and control system functions.

8 rotary knobs are associated to touch screen for adjustment of parameters.

Sections of iMC-Panel-3007. Joystick:

Adjust certain parameters such as change size or position of DSK’s.

8. Audio monitor/meter section: Two rotary knobs in ‛Audio Monitoring’ section labeled ‛Gain’. These associated with rows:

Mon A / CLN Mon B / MON

For IS-750 panel : CLN gain knob controls audio level of IS-750 CLN output. MON gain knob controls audio level of IS-750 MON output.

12 buttons customer-configurable buttons. Others have no functions.

Sections of iMC-Panel-3009. Touch screen knobs:

8 knobs under touch screen allow operator to adjust menu parameters.

10. Audio level knobs: Duck Level

When controlling an IS-750, knob controls level at which main audio is dimmed when voice-over is mixed with PGM output.

Gain / Voice-Over preset When controlling an IS-750, knob controls over level when voice-

over is mixed with PGM output. Knobs support only program audio.

Sections of iMC-Panel-30011. Transition control buttons:

Transition buttons. User configurable.

12. System control buttons:

Convention, system control buttons. User configurable.

Displays transition type (as a graphic) and transition rate (in text).

13. Transition button:

Cut transition involve no rate so no rate text exists for this button.

Pressing transition button initiates transition in IS-750 according to panel setup.

iMC-Panel-300 Touch screen

Presents number of different menus. Adjust operating parameters. Menu buttons allow for selection to

appear on touch screen. Menu buttons toggle. Press once to display menu; again

returns to Main menu. Some menus allow function parameters such as DSK Rates, CGT and

Keying menu to be managed. Line at top of touch screen for status and error messages and a second for

informative messages.

iMC-Panel-300 Configurable buttons

Definable button functions:

LCD – 3 rows of 8 characters. Color definable. Classes available for IS-750:

Channel selection Transition type Transition rate Salvo Automation assist System Control Menu

iMC-Panel-300 Audio levels

Program audio:

Affects only program audio. Two sections:

Duck-Level Gain / Voice-Over Preset

Duck level Knob

For IS-750 controls level that main audio is dimmed when voice-over mixed with program output.

Adjusts in increments of 0.5 Db.

Gain / Voice-Over Preset Knob

When panel controls IS-750, controls over level when voice-over mixed with program output.

Adjusts in increments of 0.5 Db.

iMC-Panel-300 Joystick

3-axes: up, down, left, right. Considered X- and Y-axes. Change certain parameters.

i.e. size or position of DSK’s. Use to scroll through

channels, video effects and other displays.

Also possible to select crosspoint in audio channel swap matrix.

Left button function varies. Example could use to make audio crosspoint connection. Right button not used.

Knurled “Z-axis” not used for IS-750

iMC-Panel-300 Monitor and Meter control

When controlling IS-750 buttons user configurable.

Often used for non-audio functionality.

Dim buttons are disabled. CLN and MON apply to IS-750. Knobs adjust audio level in

increments of 0.05 dB, from -99.5 dB to +28.0 dB.

Monitoring knobs do NOT affect on-air levels.

iMC-Panel-300 Preset and Program buttons

Program and preset buses divided into two parts:

1. Main source buttons

Typically green. High-tally when selected, low-tally when not.

If problem with main source it is high-tally amber when unselected and red when selected. Unused main sources are dark.


Program and preset buses divided into two parts:

2. Layer buttons

Rightmost buttons can be configured as video effects or voice-overs.


Main source buttons and layer buttons together form two buses:

Program: Selections on Program bus compose program output of currently selected IS-750.

Preset: Selections on Preset bus preview content of program bus as it will appear after next transition.

iMC-Panel-300 Aux/User buttons

Aux/User buttons are located above or behind preview bus.

Divided into two parts:

1. Main source buttons:

Usually green, high-tally when selected. Low-tally when not. Amber high-tally problem on source but it’s not selected. Red problem on source and its currently selected.

iMC-Panel-300 Aux/User buttons

Aux/User buttons are located above or behind preview bus. Divided into two parts:

2. Customer-definable buttons: Rightmost buttons, if not committed to main sources are

customer definable. Up to 6 buttons in Aux/User row can be configurable.

iMC-Panel-300 buttons details

Main Source button characteristics: Up to 8-character display. Following color scheme:

Touch screen displays source status. If OK no message text. Following are possible fault conditions: Note: priority of message is as shown.

Dark Button not in use.

Low Green Not selected.

High Green Selected video.

High Amber Unselected video source is non-sync or LOS or unselected audio source is LOS.

High Red Selected video source is non-sync or LOS, or audio source is LOS.

1. Video LOS 3. Video Non-sync

2. Audio LOS 4. Audio problem

iMC-Panel-300 Video Effects

Selected video effects overlay selected main video source. Video effects cumulative and apply in order defined by IS-750. DSK’s are applied: DSK1, DSK2, DSK3, DSK4. DSK4 is highest layer. Downstream effects modify upstream effects and main source. Upstream effects do not modify downstream effects.

Dark Video effect not supported by IS-750.

Low-tally blue Video effect not selected.

High-tally blue Video effect is selected.

High-tally amber

Unselected video effect has problem (i.e. non-sync or LOS). Warning flag.

High-tally red Selected video effect has problem (i.e. non-sync or LOS). Error/severe warning flag.

iMC-Panel-300 Downstream Keyers

4 keyer buttons are independent toggles. Downstream keyer (DSK) active when its button is selected (high-tally) and

inactive when its button is low-tally.Note: DSK cannot be used when it is non-sync or LOS.

External key usually pair of video sources – key/fill. Key forms mask for Fill. External keys can be provided by Intuition XG. Internal key is stored still frame or animation. Key source overlays upstream source (and upstream effects) with specified

clip, gain, and transparency parameters that control key values. Any DSK can be associated to any key source, including Intuition XG clips.

iMC-Panel-300 DVE

DVE buttons: Independent toggles. Active when associated is button high-tally / inactive when its low-tally. Pre-configured with DVE stored in IS-750 Button functions available to enable/disable DVEs on program and preset

button rows.

iMC-Panel-300 Voice-overs

2 voice-over button pairs on Program and Preset buses not mutually exclusive. When over selected on Program row, its audio contributes to program audio. When over selected on Preset row, becomes armed and plays at next transition. An over function mixes selected audio source to air, but does not trigger audio

playback of source device. Voice-Over Button Characteristics:

Low violet Voice-over not supported by IS-750.

High violet Voice-over selected.

High amber Unselected voice-over has problem (i.e. non-sync or LOS).

High red Selected voice-over has problem (i.e. non-sync or LOS).

iMC-Panel-300

Transitionand

System control

Transition control: 12 buttons available for transitions. User-definable.

System control 3 buttons by convention. User-definable.

Transition button: Initiates transition in IS-750 controlled by

iMCPanel-300. Transition rate and type can be changed. Orange under normal circumstances. High-tally while IS-750 performing

transition. Otherwise low-tally.

iMC-Panel-300

Definable button

functions

Buttons in configurable button, transition control, and system control sections of iMC-Panel-300 can be redefined.

Button function classes:

Following slides give descriptions of some functions that can be assigned to definable buttons during configuration

Button functionality configured using MCS Panel Configuration Editor.

Channel selection Automation assist

Salvo Transition type

System Control Transition rate

Menu

iMC-Panel-300

Definable button

functions

Channel selection: IS-750 equivalent to a channel. Typical panel configuration provides a set of channel

selection buttons. If desired when selected Channel can invoke an

NV9000 salvo. Panel usually have default channel that is selected

when it powers up. Panel may be configured so that default channel is part

of a channel gang. This is referred to as “automatic gang mode.”

When default channel selected, all channels in automatic channel gang selected.

iMC-Panel-300

Definable button

functions

Channel select buttons use following colors:

IS-750 can accept up to 4 concurrent connections. Any combination of up to 4 control panels may acquire

same channel at same time. If fifth control panel tries to connect to IS-750 its

request is ignored.

Low-tally green Associated channel not selected.

High-tally green Associated channel selected and communicating. The channel might or might not be main channel in channel gang.

High-tally amber

Associated channel selected as follower in channel gang and is communicating

High-tally red Associated channel selected, but iMC-Panel-300 cannot establish communication with it.

iMC-Panel-300

Definable button

functions

No Channel buttons use following colors:

“No channel” button typically used for diagnostics. Only one “No channel” button possible on a panel.

Salvo iMC-Panel-300 can have one or more salvo buttons. Pressing Salvo causes NV9000 salvo to execute.

(Requires connected NV9000 router control system). Channel change can also execute salvo. Exception is if switching to default channel under

automatic gang mode. When channel gang selection is enabled, salvos are inhibited.

Green iMC-Panel-300 connected to channel.

Red iMC-Panel-300 not connected to channel.

iMC-Panel-300

Definable button

functions

System Control button types: 11 system control button types that can be configured

on a iMC-Panel-300.

Panel Lock Toggle, press once to lock panel and again to unlock it. When locked button is high-tally red.

Panel Lock Automation Off Fade-to-black

Macro Arm PGM DVE Enable Group select

Audio Lock Fade-to-silence Fire Macro

PST DVE Enable Kaleido-X Layout

iMC-Panel-300

Definable button

functions

Automation Off Toggle that enables/disables control of currently

selected IS-750 by automation system. High-tally red -- currently selected IS-750 ignores

commands from automation system. Low-tally green -- IS-750 communicates with

automation system normally. If IS-750 does not allow for automation to be turned off

or on, button disabled (dark).

iMC-Panel-300

Definable button

functions

Fade to Black (FTB) Toggle. Press once to fade PGM output of currently

selected IS-750 to both black and silence. Press it again to fade PGM output up from black and

silence. When PGM output is in black/silence, fading to it or

fading up from it, FTB and FTS buttons of main menu are red.

Fades occur at FTB (and FTS) rate defined in IS-750 configuration.

High-tally green – PGM output fades to black. Low-tally green -- PGM output fades back to normal.

iMC-Panel-300

Definable button

functions

Fade to Silence (FTS) Toggle. Press once to fade PGM output of currently

selected IS-750 to silence. Press it again to fade PGM output up from silence. When PGM output is in silence, fading to it, or fading

up from it, FTS buttons of main menu is red. Fades occur at FTS rate defined in IS-750

configuration. High-tally green – PGM output fades to silence. Low-tally green -- PGM output fades back to normal.

iMC-Panel-300

Definable button

functions

Group Select IS-750 allows different source groups to be defined,

sources in group mapped to main source buttons of panel.

‘Group Select’ button selects source group. When the group selected, its source mnemonics

appear on main source buttons and (if system so configured) sources in group appear on monitors of a monitor wall.

Audio Lock Toggle that enables/disables two program audio level

knobs on iMC-Panel-300. (Helps prevent accidental changes to audio levels).

Button amber when audio level knobs are locked.

iMC-Panel-300

Definable button

functions

Macro Arm Select IS-750 macro that will execute at next transition.

Comment: Certain macros can contain functions that must not execute during a transition. Such macros execute immediately after transition completes.

Fire Macro Executes IS-750 macro immediately.

PGM DVE Enable Enables use of DVE buttons on Program button row.

PST DVE Enable Enables use of DVE buttons on Preset button row.

iMC-Panel-300

Definable button

functions

Kaleido-X Layout Triggers Layout of Kaleido-X multi-viewer to load.

Comment: Panel will not likely have ‘Kaleido-X Layout’ buttons if master control system not associated with KX multi-viewer.

Automation Assist There are 4 ‘Automation Assist’ button functions:

1. Cue next.

2. Drop next.

3. Hold next.

4. Take next. These buttons allow manipulation of automation playout

to a limited extent.

iMC-Panel-300

Definable button

functions

Transition type 8 button functions:

Mutually exclusive. Press one to select transition type IS-750 will use subsequently to execute transitions.

All other transition type buttons become deselected.

Cut V-fade (fade-fade) V-fade preset 1

Fade/cut Cross fade (X-fade) V-fade preset 2

Cut/fade U-fade

Buttons green and show graphics instead of text:

iMC-Panel-300

Definable button

functions

Transition rate 4 button types:

Actual rates (duration in frames) correspond to slow, medium and fast defined in IS-750.

‘Automation Rate’ button selects rate in effect in automation system (if there is one).

Transition rate buttons mutually exclusive. Transition rate buttons are green.

Comment: Keep in mind that each DSK has its own slow, fast, and medium rate settings. If you press ‘Medium’, for instance, all DSKs will play out at their own medium rate (unless set to cut to program output).

Slow Medium Fast Automation rate

iMC-Panel-300

Connectors

Power 2 power connectors,

PS1 and PS2, for redundancy.

Only one is required. Connect power

supplies to AC power. Panel has no on/off

switch. Recommend to use

wire retainers to prevent accidental disconnection.

iMC-Panel-300

Connectors

Ethernet 1 x RJ-45 Ethernet connector. Connect panel to switch on master control network

using Cat5 cable or better. Panel communicates on this network with IS-750s and

with configuration software. Operators generally need not be concerned with the

panel’s network address. use ‘Panel’ menu to set its network address. Default IP address is 192.168.7.100. Subnet mask must always be 255.255.255.0.

iMC-Panel-300

Connectors

GPI/Alarm Supports GPI inputs, outputs

and alarms. Details of use in iMC-Panel-300

operations guide.

iMC-Panel-300

Connectors

Aux Reserved for future development.

USB Reserved for future development.

SD/HD Input iMC-Panel-300 has SD/HD input port: Input drives panel’s “live levels” display

when panel controlling MCE or MCPM. Can be either SD or HD video with

16 channels of embedded audio. Not used when controlling IS-750.

iMC-Panel-300 Menu components

1. Menu name

2. Error bar

3. Message bar

4. Selection buttons

5. Scroll bar

6. Navigation buttons

7. Toggle buttons

8. Momentary buttons

9. Rotary knobs

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iMC-Panel-300 Menu

components

Menu name:

Displays current menu name. Always present in top left corner. Changes dynamically when different menu selected. Main menu actually shows channel ID (name).

Error bar:

Rectangular area at top of menu. Displays error messages. i.e. panel not connected.

Message bar:

Second rectangular area at top of menu. Displays messages when certain actions in progress. i.e. changing channels or NV9000 Salvo successful.

Selection buttons

Choose one of several items. i.e. one of the four DSK .

iMC-Panel-300 Menu

components

Scroll bar: Allows operators to move through long list of items.Navigation buttons: Links to another menu.Toggle buttons: Allows operator to: (1) Choose one of several items or (2)

switch state of some parameters. i.e. Still and Animated buttons enable/disable subset of

available DSKs for selection.Momentary buttons: Perform single task.Rotary knobs: Adjust menu parameters by rotating associated knob.

iMC-Panel-300 other menu components

1. Functional area: Working area for all

selections, adjustments and modifications.

Content changes according to selected menu.

Content includes messages, lists of settings, scroll bar, etc.

2. Toggle button: Allows operator to switch

function or option on/off or select between two options.

iMC-Panel-300 other menu components

3. Navigational buttons:

Change display, introduce new controls or present another menu altogether.

MAIN: Return to main menu. BACK: Jump one level up from

current location. EDIT/MORE: Jump down one

level in menu structure.

4. Keypad buttons:

Appears when menu has parameter that is set with numeric value.

iMC-Panel-300 Main Menu

iMC-Panel-300 main menu

Audio input section: Status buttons. Shows sources selected on program and preset button rows.

Note: This can be important if source selected not among sources currently shown on program and preset buttons.

Buttons are labeled ‘PGM’ and ‘PST’. ‘PGM’ button green. Displays source currently selected on

Program bus. ‘PST’ button is grey. Displays source selected on Preset bus. If you press ‘PGM’, panel shows ‘Program Input Audio’ menu. If you press ‘PST’, panel shows ‘Preset Input Audio’ menu.


Video input section: Status buttons. Shows sources selected on program and preset button rows.

Note: This can be important if source selected not among sources currently shown on program and preset buttons.

Buttons are labeled ‘PGM’ and ‘PST’. ‘PGM’ button green. Displays source currently selected on

Program bus. ‘PST’ button is grey. Displays source selected on Preset bus. If you press ‘PGM’ or ‘PST’, panel shows ‘Sources’ menu.


Voice over control: Display Voice-over 1 and

Voice-over 2 menus.

Audio Meters: Meters in this portion of

screen show audio levels of designated audio source.

Touch Meters section to access audio meters menu.


Intuition XG, XG layers and Layer groups: Button on left, labeled Intuition XG

Layer Control provides access to XG Keyer Layers Menu.

Two buttons on right, labeled ‘XG Lyr 1–4’ and ‘XG Lyr 5–8’ cause 4 middle buttons at bottom of screen to represent XG layers 1–4 or 5–8.

4 middle buttons on bottom represent XG layers.

DSK controls: Each Imagestore DSK button access DSK browser menu.


Miscellaneous controls Output Gain provides access to Program

Output Audio menu. FTS is status button that turns red when

channel’s program output is in silence, fading to silence or fading up from silence.

FTB is status button that turns red when channel’s program output is in black/silence, fading to black/silence or fading up from black/silence.

Panel Settings button accesses panel menu.

Channels button accesses channel selection menu.

iMC-Panel-300 menus

Audio Meters Menu: Displays 16 audio meters. Meters show audio channels for

selected source. Press Meters Source Select to

access menu where source can be selected for meters.

Press any source button to change metering source.

iMC-Panel-300 menus

Audio Meters Menu: 11 source choices illustrated here:

NOTE: Number of sources and names of sources determined by person who configured IS-750.

PGM Input PGM Input Post PGM Easyplay1 PGM Post Voice-Over

PST Input PST Input Post PST Easyplay PST Post Voice-Over

PGM Copy PGM Post AB Mix AES Voice-Over Input

iMC-Panel-300 menus

Automation Menu: Provides alternative to dedicated

function buttons. Buttons allow operator to

manipulate automation playout to limited extent.

Meanings of terms ‘Cue Next’, ‘Skip Next’, ‘Hold Next’, and ‘Take Next’ defined by automation system.

iMC-Panel-300 menus

Channel Select Menu: Shows list of channels. Currently selected channel is highlighted . If more than 12 channels, scrolling enabled. Press channel button to select it. Channel selection is immediate, although it

take about one second for the switch to occur.

Comments: When channel shared with other operators, panels reflect any changes made.

When Configurable button assigned to selected channel, it becomes high-tally. Under automatic gang mode, any buttons assigned to channels in gang become high-tally

iMC-Panel-300 menus

Version Info Sub-menu: Lists software and firmware

versions of attached IS-750s. Refer to this menu, as

required, for channel-related trouble-shooting.

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DSK Menus: Used to select stills or

animations from IS-750 or Intuition XGs and place them on-air.

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DSK Browser Menus: Touch DSK thumbnail

to select a key. Use scroll bar to view

additional thumbnails. Parameters controlled

by options buttons apply to most recently selected DSK.

Touch option button to go to the sub-menu for those keyer options.

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DSK Browser Menus: Press red Load Disabled button to

enable selection of clips using thumbnails. Button turns green and reads Load

Enabled when clip selection enabled. Disabling loads prevents accidental

selection of clip. Press Load Enabled again to re-disable

selection of clips. Press Clear DSK button to unselect

currently selected DSK.

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DSK Browser Menu:

Position, Size, Crop sub-menu

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Macro Menu: Arm or execute IS-750 macros

immediately. Upper row of buttons are “fire” buttons

and execute macros immediately. Lower row are “arming” buttons. Armed macro executes at next

transition (or end if contains commands that interfere with transition itself).

Buttons for armed macro appear high-tally and show the word ‘ARMED’. “Fire” buttons go high-tally briefly when macro executing. Number of macros and their names depend on IS-750 configuration.

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Program Input Audio Menu:

Program Input Audio and Preset Input Audio menu control IS-750’s audio input.

Control at bottom of screen adjusts main overall audio level of program output.

To adjust turn knob associated with green asterisk in control box or touch keypad icon to access large keypad.

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Program Input Audio Menu: Buttons Shuffles: Accesses ‘Audio Channel Shuffle’

sub-menu (for program input audio). Gain Mutes: Accesses ‘Gain and Mutes’

sub-menu (for program input audio). Phase Inverts: Accesses ‘Phase Inverts’

sub-menu (for program input audio). Set All Levels to Unity sets each of the 16 audio channels to unity gain. Restore Shuffle to Config reverts shuffle to that which was defined in IS-750. Restore Gain to Config’ reverts audio channels’ gains to those that were defined

in IS-750. Save All saves all audio channel manipulations to IS-750. Audio channel data can

saved for each main source.

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Program Input Audio Menu: Gains and Mutes

Each of 16 audio channels has mute button.

Touch mute button to mute or un-mute channel.

When muted button is amber.

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Program Input Audio Menu: Gains and Mutes Either top row of 8 or bottom row of 8 buttons

can be associated with one of the 8 knobs. To choose top row, touch the top row. To choose bottom row, touch bottom row. Can thus adjust gain of each channel by turning

its knob. Gain range is –99.5 dB to +28.0 dB. Gain of individual channels is affected by master gain of program input. Shuffles: accesses ‘Audio Channel Shuffle’ sub-menu. Phase Inverts: Accesses ‘Phase Inverts’ sub-menu. Back’ return to ‘Program Input Audio’ menu.

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Program Input Audio Menu: Phase Inverts

Term phase is misnomer. Phase has nothing to do with signal inversion.

When audio channel is inverted, its PCM values are multiplied by –1.

Pressing invert button either inverts or un-inverts audio samples.

When button amber, samples are inverted.

When green, samples are normal.

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Program Input Audio Menu: Audio Channel Shuffle

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Program Output Audio Menu:

Controls IS-750 audio output.

Control at bottom of screen adjusts main overall audio level of program output.

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XG Keyer Layers Menu:

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XG Keyer Layers Menu:

Select any of the eight XG layer “menu” buttons (in ‘XG Keyer Layers’ menu) to get an XG browser for that layer.

Show Selection: Scroll list to currently selected clip. This can be important if there’s a large number of clips.

Press or touch clip’s thumbnail to select it. It will be highlighted in light blue.

Load Disabled: Disables selection of clips using thumbnails. Prevents accidental selection of a clip. Press again to re-enable selection of clips using thumbnails.

Clear XG Keyer Layer: Unloads currently selected clip from XG layer.

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A/B Mixer Menu:

Displays characteristics of transition types defined in IS-750 under control.

Adjust Rates: Provides access to sub-menu where operator can set slow, medium, and fast rates of A/B mixer.

Controls at bottom of screen adjust the slow, medium, and fast transition rates.

Note each DVE and DSK has its own slow, medium, and fast rates, independent of A/B Mixer.

Adjust Profiles: Provides access to sub-menu where operator can set down time, mid time, and up time (or rise time) of individual transition types.

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Sources menu:

Displays names of source groups (green buttons).

Also displays names of sources that belong to selected source group in blue.

To view different source group, press appropriate green button.

Users can: Add sources to selected group. Remove sources from selected group. Change selected source (in selected group).

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Sources menu: Adding a Source to Group

1. Select source group to which you want to add a Source.

2. Press any grey source button. Dialog appears which allows any router source available to chosen. Press source button to choose source. Scroll, if necessary, to find source. Press ‘Cancel’ to return to Sources menu. Press ‘Show Selection’ if current selection is not visible in window.

3. After source is chosen, panel immediately returns to ‘Sources’ menu. Added source selection will be available.

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Sources menu:

Adding a Source to Group

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Sources menu: Changing a Source within Group

1. Select source group to which you want to add a Source.

2. Press appropriate blue source button. Dialog appears which allows any router source available to chosen. Press source button to choose source. Scroll, if necessary, to find source. Press ‘Cancel’ to return to Sources menu. Press ‘Show Selection’ if current selection is not visible in window.

3. After source is chosen, panel immediately returns to ‘Sources’ menu. Added source selection will be available.

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Sources menu: Changing a Source within Group

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Sources menu: Removing a Source from Group

1. Select source group to which you want to remove Source.

2. Press appropriate blue source button. Dialog appears which allows any router source available to chosen. Press Clear Slot to remove source. Press ‘Cancel’ to return to Sources menu.

3. After source is cleared, panel immediately returns to ‘Sources’ menu. Removed source button is now grey, showing it is unassigned.

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Panel menu: Panel settings button access

Panel Info menu. Five buttons available to allow

following to be managed:1. IP Setup – change panel’s IP

and Mask.2. Manage Log -- view and clear

system log.

3. Set Date Time – set time/date.4. Version Info – review software and firmware versions.5. Panel Status – restart panel, adjust LCD brightness, update panel configuration

and perform control panel tests.

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Manage Log: View and clear System Log. View Log: Lists all network

transactions for trouble-shooting. Clear Log: Clears contents of

system log. MCS Panel Configuration Editor

application can also read panel’s log file.

Show Status: Display system messages. If there are no messages, display is blank.

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Version Info:

View and clear System Log software and firmware versions.

Panel Status

Display ‘Panel Status’ menu:

iMC-Panel-300 -- Panel Status:Button Function

Shut Down Panel Performs “clean” shutdown. Internal software halts, screen turns dark, buttons and knobs become inoperable. Power supplies shut down.To start panel after shutdown, power cycled it either via power cord or by flipping power supplies’ on/off switches inside panel.Warning! Never just shut off power. You risk damage to the panel’s

flash memory.

Restart Panel “Hard” start — restarts control panel completely. Process takes approx. minute. After restart Main menu is loaded.

Test Panel Launches Test Panel Sub-menu

Update Config “Soft” start — restarts control panel software only (with current config).“Update” -- panel’s config copied from local non-volatile storage to local memory. “Update Config” process takes only few seconds. During this time panel cycles off then on. Use this soft start function to restart control panel software when Configuration needs to be written to panel.

Purge Thumbs Cache Panel empties its cache of Intuition XG thumbnail images.

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Panel Test Sub-menu: Launch from Panel Status menu. View Alarm: Status and

temperature information. Turn (all) button LCDs ON/OFF:

Verify all functioning normally. Test movement of Joystick. Test knobs/buttons and observe

changes in color of buttons. Done: Returns panel to its previous state. Button testing does not have any effect on program or preview output.

They continue unimpaired.

iMC-Panel-300 Alarms

iMC-Panel-300 produces two levels of alarm output:

1. Major alarm: A failure of any circuit board. Failure of both power supplies. A detected failure of an attached transition lever arm.

2. Minor alarm: Failure of one power supply. Fan failure or over temperature.

Comment: Alarm outputs appear on GPI/Alarm connector on rear of panel. Alarm outputs are SPDT relay terminals (NC, NO, COM) as are GPI output terminals on connector. What alarm relays operate, if anything, is determined by customer.

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