VER Ultra-View 2 Director Monitor Manual v1-0

Ultra-View 2 Director Monitor Video Equipment Rentals Ltd.

Ultra-View 2

5.8GHz Wireless Director Monitor

User Operation Manual

23.12.2016 v1_0

Subject to change without notice E&OE



Video Equipment Rentals - VER

912 Ruberta Avenue

Glendale, CA

91201 - U.S.A.

Office 818-956-1444


Table of Contents Table of Contents 3 ........................................................................................

About the User Manual 5 ..................................................................................

Warranty and Support 5 ...................................................................................

Introduction to the Ultra-View 2 Director Monitor 6 .................................................

Specification of the Ultra-View 2 Director Monitor 8 .................................................

Mounting the Ultra-View 2 Director Monitor 11 .......................................................

Front Panel Operation 12 ................................................................................

Front Panel Display Operation 13 .....................................................................

Confidence Speaker and Headphone Output 20 ....................................................

HD Screen Menu 20 ......................................................................................

Technical Section 22 .......................................................................................

Connector Pin Outs 22 ..................................................................................

Unit Dimension Drawings 22...........................................................................



Change History

Version Date Change Summary Author

V1.0 23.12.2016 MB



About the User Manual

This user manual describes the operation of the Ultra-View 2 Director Monitor.

The user manual is split into two sections.

Section one is the user guide, in which the reader is introduced to the Ultra-View 2 Director Monitor and its operation. The various control options are described. A guide to installation of the system is given.

Section two is the technical section, the system specifications, dimensions and interfaces are described.

Warranty and Support

In the event of a suspected product failure, users should contact the VER support team on the

telephone at 1-888-584-TECH (8324)

Should the fault persist or if the support team are unable to resolve the fault, it may become

necessary to return the equipment. Equipment should be returned to:

Video Equipment Rentals

Attn: Wireless Video Department

912 Ruberta Ave.

Glendale, CA

91201 - U.S.A.



Introduction to the Ultra-View 2 Director Monitor

The Ultra-View 2 Director Monitor is a high definition and standard definition MPEG4 microwave wireless video receiver / decoder LCD monitor system. The Ultra-View 2 that has been designed specifically for the Television, Film and Video Production industry and is the ideal tool for receiving transmissions from many commonly used 5.8GHz COFDM video transmitters.

The Ultra-View 2 has two built in 5.8GHz Antenna ports, and can also support an additional two external downconverters for 4 way diversity.

The Ultra-View 2 has a 10 inch native high definition screen, and is powered from industry standard Anton Bauer style IDX Li-Ion batteries. For longer deployments the Ultra-View 2 can also be powered from a cable interface with standard 4 pin XLR connector.

User operation of the Ultra-View 2 is made simple by the ability to store and recall up to 24 preset channels, stored in 2 user selectable banks. All 24 preset channels are accessible from the front panel button interface. Additionally a powerful on screen display Spectrum Analyzer function is provided to enable users to quickly diagnose RF problems. Programming of the 24 channels is easily performed using the user software provided with Ultra-View 2.

The Ultra-View 2 is provided with 2 HD/SD-SDI video outputs for connection to larger displays, as well as analog audio outputs for monitoring. A speaker and head phone output are provided for confidence monitoring.

Ultra-View 2 can be simply hand carried using the hand grips provided, or tripod / stand mounted via the ¼’’-20 or 3/8”-16 threaded base.



Ultra-View 2 Director Monitor



Specification of the Ultra-View 2 Director Monitor

Inputs Antenna Inputs NType Female UHF Inputs BNC Female Genlock BNC Female USB Mini USB connector Battery AB Gold Mount DC In XLR 4 Pin (M) Outputs CVBS/HD-SDI/ASI Out 1 BNC Female HD-SDI Out 2 BNC Female Audio Out L/R XLR 3 Pin (M) x 2 Headphone 3.5mm Mini Phone Jack Ethernet RJ45

RF Frequency Range 5.5 – 6.0GHz (downconverter interchangeable) Bandwidth 6/7/8MHz and DTC UMVL (manual selection) Diversity 4 channel Maximum Ratio Combining (MRC) Modulation COFDM UVML and DVB-T (QPSK / 16QAM / 64QAM) – automatic FEC ½ , 2/3, ¾, 5/6. 7/8 - automatic Guard Bands 1/32,1/16,1/8,1/4 -automatic Impedance 50ohm

External Inputs Frequency Range 50-850MHz DC Power 9V nominal Video Video Out Digital HD-SDI (HD modes) SDI (SD modes) Compression MPEG-2 SP@ML, MPEG-2 MP@ML, MPEG-2 SP@HL (HD) AVC/H.264/MPEG-4 Part 10 Resolution 1920 x 1080i (HD) 23.98/24/25/29.97/30 fps 1280 x

720p (HD) and 720 x 576i 23.98/24/25/29.97/30/50/59.94/60 fps

GOP Structure Stripe Mode, IP or IBP Latency Encoder Dependent

Screen Type LCD 10.1’’



Size 10.1’’ Diagonal Display Native Resolution HD 1920x800 Brightness 400 cd/m2 Aspect 16 * 9 Screen Control Options Brightness, Sharpness, Contrast, Saturation, Tint, Colour

Balance RGB Audio Digital Output Embedded audio on SDI / HDSDI Analogue Channels Stereo Out L/R Line Level Sample Rate 48/32Khz Control Remote Control USB for pre-programming channels User menu interface: DVB-T bandwidth 6/7/8MHz select CVBS / ASI / HDSDI out select RF Status Select Stored Config Bank Select Channel Select 12 channel select buttons RF Status ON/Off from joystick panel Power ON/OFF button Screen ON/OFF button Dial For volume control and screen menu selection Battery Clip Part Number AB Gold Mount Battery Plate Duration 2 hours

Physical Size Depth 127mm x W 423mm x H 231mm Weight 3.2Kg. Colour Matt Black Mounting Removeable Plate Bottom ¼’’-20 mount. Temperature -10 to + 55 degrees Celsius / 14 to 131 degrees Fahrenheit Sealing Un-sealed Power Consumption 42W DC In Voltage 10-16V Current 4A at 12V





Mounting the Ultra-View 2 Director Monitor The Ultra-View 2 can be mounted in a number of ways.

The Ultra-View 2 has a bottom plate secured by 4 M5 counter sunk screws. The bottom plate has a ¼’’-20 tapped hole allowing the Ultra-View 2 to be tripod mounted. The mounting plate can be replaced if other mounting styles are required.

For side mounting the handles can be removed exposing 8 fixing points two in each corner of the chassis. These can be used to rack mount the Ultra-View 2. The side mounting holes employ M5 x 16 flanged screws.



Front Panel Operation The Ultra-View 2 Director Monitor is controlled using the front panel buttons.

These are shown below.

The buttons have the functions described in the table below.

Button Function

Power Button Press into up on position unit powers up.

Press into down off position unit powers down.

Service Buttons 1 to 12

Press to select associated channel. The button will illuminate to show it is selected. The channel number and name will be displayed on the front panel display.

Front Panel Display See Below




Power ButtonFront Panel Display


Front Panel Display Operation For functions other than quick channel change, the Ultra-View 2 is supplied with a Front Panel Display.

During boot up the front panel display will show the text ‘INITIALISING…’ as shown below. This will last for approximately 30 seconds.

Once initialisation is complete the Ultra-View 2 will display the current Channel number and channel name allocated to the channel. As shown below.

Control of the front panel is achieved using the two buttons.

Left Button is a press only button and is for cancel and return.

Right Button is a 5 way joystick (press for enter, Left, Right, Up, Down)



Cancel/Return button Joystick button: Enter (centre), Left, Right, Up, Down

Pressing the left Cancel button will enter the Top Level Menus as shown above.

Front Panel buttons have the following functions.

Cancel Button: Enter top level menus, exit menus and cancel operation

Joystick Press: To enter and select a new value

Joystick Left: To move the cursor left

Joystick Right: To move the cursor right

Joystick Up: To move up in a list or increment a value

Joystick Down: To move down in a list or decrement a value

The front panel menu tree is shown below:


Note: Users wishing to lock the display to prevent operation can do so by press and holding both buttons simultaneously for 3 seconds.




TOP LEVEL/CHANNEL LIST MENUS


> CHANNEL LIST

CONFIGURATION

STATUS INFO

Cancel

CHANNEL 1

Channel 1 Name

Channel 1

Enter

EnterCHANNEL n

> Edit Channel Name <

Enter to Save

CHANNEL 2

Channel 2 Name

Channel 2

Power-up/Default timeout page

Up/ Down

CHANNEL 24

Channel 24 Name

Channel 24

See CONFIGURATION MENUS

See STATUS INFO MENUS

Current Channel Number

Current Channel Name


CONFIGURATION MENUS


CHANNEL LIST

> CONFIGURATION

STATUS INFO

CHANNEL BANK

1 / 2

Parameter Name

> Edit Parameter <

Enter to Save

FREQUENCY

5500 - 6000 MHz

RF MODE

DVB-T / UMVL

BANDWIDTH

6 / 7 / 8 MHz

LO FREQUENCY

5200 MHz

LO Frequency

Downconverter dependent

LO SIDE

LOW / HIGH

OSD MODE

Off / Date-Time / Detailed / Spectra / Scan

BNC OUTPUT MODE

HD-SDI / Composite / ASI

AUDIO OUTPUT

Analogue / Digital

GENLOCK MODE

Off / External / Internal

IP ADDRESS

192.168.0.1

IP SUBNET MASK

255.255.255.0

IP GATEWAY

192.168.0.254

DHCP MODE

Off / On

RESTORE DEFAULTS

Off / On



IP SUBNET MASK

255.255.255.0

IP GATEWAY

192.168.0.254

DHCP MODE

Off / On

RESTORE DEFAULTS

Off / On


STATUS INFO MENUS


CHANNEL LIST

CONFIGURATION

> STATUS INFO

RF Status (LOCK/ALARM) Frequency (MHz)

ANT1 signal strength bar SNR

RF Status (LOCK/ ALARM) Frequency (MHz)

UHF3 signal strength bar SNR


Rx Constellation Rx Guard


Video Status Locked /


IP Address:

SOFTWARE VERSIONS

Controller: vX.Y

Receiver: vX.Y


Confidence Speaker and Headphone Output

The Ultra-View 2 is supplied with an audio confidence speaker and headphone output.

The speaker is on by default, but will be muted automatically if the headphones are inserted. The speaker and headphone volume can be controlled in the screen menu. Operation of the screen menu is described below.

HD Screen Menu The 10.1’’ HD screen can be controlled using the screen control buttons on the left hand side of the Ultra-View 2. There are 3 controls shown below.

The controls have the following functions


Menu Button

Screen On/Off Button Screen Rotary Dial

Errata: In units delivered prior to February 2017 the function of the confidence monitor and headphone is disabled. It can be enabled by software upgrade.


The screen control menu appears as shown below.

Control Function

Screen On / Off Press Once when screen on – switches screen off

Press and hold 1 second when screen off – switches screen on

Menu Enables/Disables screen control menu

Dial Rotate Up – move cursor up

Rotate Down – move cursor down

Press to enter and exit menu and select changes


Users can control the following parameters from the screen menu:

- Screen Brightness

- Speaker and Headphone Volume

- Screen Saturation

- Colour Temperature

There is a restore defaults function if required.


Technical Section

Connector Pin Outs Power 4 Pin XLR Male Pin 1 – GND Pin 2 – NC Pin 3 - NC Pin 4 - VCC Audio Left and Right 3 Pin XLR Female Pin 1 – GND Pin 2 – Audio + Pin 3 – Audio -

Unit Dimension Drawings


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VER Ultra-View 2 Director Monitor Manual v1-0