OmniTek 2.3 manual Introduction, From Power-Up

1. Introduction

This user guide describes the OmniTek XR product. This product consists of a PCI card installed into a Windows PC together with OmniTek software. The product may be supplied already installed and configured by OmniTek, or this may be done by the user. Note however that the installation and configuration of the PCI card and the OmniTek software are not covered here but in the separate PCI Card Installation Guide.

Also available are a ‘Motion-Capture’ module which permits storage and replay of images and sequences, and an ‘Advanced’ module which provides a range of more advanced features, such as Time-shift™ recording and Video Index insertion. The software may also be used in conjunction with either a Standard Audio option that provides status and metering information on up to 16 audio channels or an Advanced Audio option that also adds phase meters, Lissajous figures, A/V delay measurement and audio playback. The Advanced Audio option also provides the basis for an External Audio option that adds support for the AES/EBU digital audio standard, and a Dolby-E option that adds support for Dolby-E audio technology. Another possibility is offered by the 708 Decode option, which adds support for EIA-708 closed captions. OmniTek XR may also be extended to support a range of dual-link formats and the XYZ format. This guide attempts to make it clear what options are required for each feature.

As a PC-based product, OmniTek XR is designed to be driven using the PC’s keyboard and mouse. However, it also incorporates a number of features such as hot-keys, presets and profiles that provide ways of selecting commonly-used set-ups and carrying out commonly-used procedures with minimal keyboard use. Some of these shortcuts are introduced on page 11.

This user guide assumes that you are familiar with basic Windows techniques, such as using a mouse, manipulating window sizes and positions, scrolling etc.

Note: The Advanced Audio option cannot be run at the same time as the Motion-Capture option. So when you load a copy of OmniTek XR that includes the Advanced Audio option, you will be asked to choose whether to run the Advanced Audio option or the Motion-Capture option.

From Power-Up

When the operating system has finished booting, log in if prompted by the system.

After installation, the software will have been installed into c:\program files\omnitek\ omnitek xr. There will also be an OmniTek XR icon on the desktop, plus an entry in the Start menu.

By default, the OmniTek XR application does not auto-start upon loading Windows, so to start the application, either double click the ‘OmniTek XR’ icon on the desktop, or select OmniTek XR from Start menu→Programs→OmniTek. (If required, OmniTek XR can be set to start up automatically with Windows by selecting Preferences from the File menu, and then selecting Start with Windows as described on page 14.)

The application offers a range of windows and toolbars. When you exit from the OmniTek XR application, the status of windows and toolbars etc is automatically saved so that the next time the application is opened, the same windows are active and in the same layout as previously used.

User configurable settings are automatically saved in the same way. So for example if the screen was displaying a Waveform window showing RGB data when you exit from the application, OmniTek XR will open with a Waveform window showing RGB data the next time it is run. (The details are stored as startup_nnn.ods, where nnn indicates the slot and bus number of the OmniTek card.)

Note: None of these settings will be saved if the machine on which OmniTek XR is being run is simply turned off.

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