Grass Valley Kaleido-X16 Quick Start v.7.80 - Manual (Page 13)

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Setting Up Your Kaleido-X16 Multiviewer
Welcome to the Kaleido family of multiviewers! This Quick Start Guide is designed to help
you get your Kaleido-X16 multiviewer up and running for the first time. The following
sections will guide you through the installation of a Kaleido-X16 system in its default
configuration.
Summary
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Getting Organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Step 1: Physical Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Step 2: Networking Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Step 3: XEdit Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Introduction
Grass Valley's Kaleido family of multiviewers ranges from quad-splits to large-scale, multi-
room monitoring systems, with outstanding image quality and signal flexibility. The
Kaleido multiviewers are available in different models: the Kaleido-MX, the Kaleido-MX 4K,
the Kaleido-IP, the Kaleido-X (7RU), the Kaleido-X (4RU), the Kaleido-X16, and the
Kaleido-XQUAD frames, as well as the Kaleido-Modular-X cards, and the Kaleido-Modular
KMV-3901/3911 cards.
The Kaleido-X16 can display 16 3Gbps, HD, SD or analog inputs across two high-resolution
outputs at multiple sizes. With its router option, the Kaleido-X16 can also behave as a
router, with 16 input channels as sources and two router outputs as destinations. Up to
three Kaleido-X16 units can be configured into a single- or dual-output cascade system
supporting up to 48 inputs.
At the heart of every multiviewer system is the Kaleido-X software, which includes the
following client applications:
• XAdmin is a Web client that your system administrator will use to manage the
multiviewer system.
• XEdit is a client application used to create layouts for the monitor wall, and to configure
the multiviewer, from your PC or laptop.
• The Router Control Software Single Bus and Matrix View applications (also part of the
iRouter Router Control Software packaged with iControl Application Servers) can be
used to control your multiviewer’s logical sources and monitor wall destinations, via
the KX Router logical router, or to control other logical routers configured within your
multiviewer system.
• Signal Path Viewer opens as a standalone panel, updated in real time, showing
assignment information between router sources and multiviewer inputs. Signal Path