Codec C90

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Introduction

Getting started

The Video Input Matrix

The video input matrix is found at the rear side of the codec and illustrates the combinations in which the video inputs can be connected.

About the matrix

Only one video input source from each row can be active at any time.

The numbers in the left column represents the Video Input Sources 1–5. The main connectors, which are used in basic setup, are marked in orange color.

The Comp. 5 and S-Video (YC) 5 inputs uses the same physical connectors and can not be connected at the same time.

Configure the video inputs

You can configure the video input settings from the Administrator Settings menu or by running API commands.

The default configurations are shown below:

Administrator Guide

About the menus

About the settings

Settings Library

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Video input matrix

 

Input Sources

Connector Name

 

1

1st Camera

HDMI 1

HD-SDI 1

YPrPb 1

2

2nd Camera

HDMI 2

HD-SDI 2

YPrPb 2

3

PC

HDMI 3

HD-SDI 3

DVI-I 3

4

 

HDMI 4

HD-SDI 4

5

 

DVI-I 5

Comp. 5*

YC 5*

* Comp 5 and YC 5 are not supported in version 1

What connectors are active is determined by the configuration of the video input connector settings:

Video Input Source 1 Connector: HDMI

Video Input Source 2 Connector: HDMI

Video Input Source 3 Connector: DVI

Video Input Source 4 Connector: HDMI

Video Input Source 5 Connector: DVI

The video name of the connector inputs should be set:

Video Input Source 1 Name: “Main Camera“

Video Input Source 2 Name: “Secondary Camera“

Video Input Source 3 Name: “PC“

Video Input Source 4 Name: “DVD“

Video Input Source 5 Name: “Document Camera“ The video quality of the connector inputs should be set:

Video Input Source 1 Quality: Motion

Video Input Source 2 Quality: Motion

Video Input Source 3 Quality: Sharpness

Video Input Source 4 Quality: Motion

Video Input Source 5 Quality: Sharpness

To determine the main video source and the default presentation source for the system the following setting must be configured:

Video MainVideoSource: 1

Video DefaultPresentationSource: 3

Administrator settings

Open the menu on screen to configure the video input sources and which of the sources should be the main video source and the default presentation source.

If the system is in standby mode, press any key on the remote control to wake up the system.

1.Select: Settings > Administrator Settings > Advanced Configurations

2.From this point you can:

Search for the words “source” or “video” to see a list of the available Video Input Source [1–5] Connector settings

- or, you can navigate down in the list to Video > Input > Source 1 > Connector

3.On the remote control, press the right arrow to edit the values

Select a value and press Save, or press Cancel to leave without saving.

4.Proceed and configure the:

Video Input Source Name, for the current input

Video Input Source Quality, for the current input

Video Main Video Source, for the system

Video Default Presentation Source, for the system

API commands

Open a telnet or ftp session to the codec to issue an API command to configure the video input sources and which of the sources should be the main video source and the default presentation source.

The following commands determines which connector to be active:

xconfiguration video input source 1 connector: hdmi

xconfiguration video input source 2 connector: hdmi

xconfiguration video input source 3 connector: dvi

xconfiguration video input source 4 connector: hdmi

xconfiguration video input source 5 connector: dvi

Set the video quality and a name of the video inputs 1 to 5:

xconfiguration video input source 1 quality: motion

xconfiguration video input source 1 name: “Main Camera“

Configure the video inputs 2 to 5

The main video source is the camera, connected to video input source 1:

xconfiguration video mainvideosource: 1

The default presentation source is a PC, connected to video input source 3:

xconfiguration video defaultpresentationsource: 3

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