Grass Valley Maestro Master Control Installation v.2.4.0 - Manual (Page 53)

MAESTRO Installation and Service Manual 53
Section
2
Installation Planning
This section provides information that should be considered before pro-
ceeding with the Maestro installation process.
Customer Requirements
The system planner/integrator should consider the following customer
requirements when designing a Maestro installation.
SD or HD
The MAE-SD Processor board is licensed to operate with Standard defini-
tion (SD) video only. After installation, the license can be upgraded to High
definition (HD) operation if desired.
The MAE-HD Processor board will accept standard or high definition
digital video. However, you must re-configure the system to switch from
SD to HD.
Note HD operation consumes more power than SD.
Supported SD and HD video standards are listed in
Appendix A-Specifications.
Video Channels
Each Processor board provides one on-air “channel”
1
consisting of one
video channel and up to 16 digital audio channels.
A maximum of four SD or HD Processor boards can be installed in each 8
RU Maestro/Concerto+ frame.
1. In this manual, the term “channel” used by itself generally refers to an “on-air” channel, that is, a video channel and its associated
audio channels. “Channel” is thus equivalent to a single Maestro Processor board.