SpectraCal VideoForge 4K - Manual (Page 2)

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Power Up
The power control button for the VideoForge is located in the upper right corner of the front
panel. To power up the unit, momentarily press the Power button and release.
On power up, the front panel LCD shows; Booting, Booting .., Booting …, and then switches to
show the unit’s IP address. If the VideoForge is connected to a DHCP network router, this is the
network assigned IP address. If the VideoForge is not connected to a network, this is the unit’s
internally assigned IP address, according to the Zero Configuration Network (Zeroconf)
protocol.
The VideoForge defaults to a 720p60 YCC-10 Rec709 format on initial power up, with the AV
Foundry logo image, with outputs on SDI 3, SDI 4, and HDMI.
Manual Control User Interface
To manually control the VideoForge, including its output signal resolution and test pattern:
1. Connect the VideoForge either to a network or directly to a host computer with an
Ethernet cable (straight through or crossover), power on the VideoForge, and note the
unit’s IP address on the LCD.
2. Open a computer web browser (e.g. Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.).
3. Enter the unit’s IP address into the browser’s address bar and press Enter.
4. Select the desired VideoForge user interface tab and make desired selections.
VideoForge User Interface Tabs:
 Output – The Output page gives full control over the VideoForge SDI and HDMI
output formats. This includes format, titling, orientation, color gating, color space,
EDID, etc.
 Video Cal – The Video Cal page provides a convenient shortcut to select test
patterns that are commonly used for video calibration procedures. The desired
pattern can be selected by simply clicking on a Pattern button on the left hand side.
Any pattern parameter options for the selected pattern appear in the panel to the
right of the buttons.
 Patterns – The Patterns page provides a list of all the patterns installed on the
VideoForge. Many of the test patterns also provide selection boxes to modify
various parameters of the output pattern.
 Admin – The Admin page provides version and serial number information for the
VideoForge. It also allows displays the network settings, updates the firmware, and
resets the unit. Pressing the unit’s Power button for an extended period also forces
the VideoForge to reset and power down.