Document Outline

• Contents
• Preface
  • About This Manual
    • Additional Documentation
  • Safety Summary
  • Safety Terms and Symbols
    • Terms in This Manual
    • Terms on the Product
    • Symbols on the Product
  • Warnings
  • Cautions
  • Regulatory Notices
  • Certifications and Compliances
    • FCC Emission Control
    • Canadian EMC Notice of Compliance
    • EN55022 Class A Warning
    • Canadian Certified Power Cords
    • Canadian Certified AC Adapter
    • Laser Compliance
      • Laser Safety Requirements
      • Laser Safety
      • FCC Emission Limits
    • Certifications:
  • ESD Protection
  • Recommended ESD Guidelines
  • Sources of ESD and Risks
  • Grounding Requirements for Personnel
• System Overview
  • System Features
    • Primary On-air Transitions
    • Maestro Master Control and a Controller System
  • Major Components
    • Maestro/Concerto Frames
      • 8 RU M/C Frame
      • 4 RU M/C Frame
    • Automation Interface
    • Hardware Control Panel
      • MAE-AUD2-CP Audio Control Sub Panel
      • MAE-CHN-CP Channel Control Sub Panel
      • MAE-ASN-CP Source Assignment Control Sub Panel
      • MAE-SRC-CP Source Control Sub Panel
      • MAE-KEY-CP Keyer Control Sub Panel
    • GUI Control Panel
    • Configuration/Deployment PC
  • Specifications
• Installation Planning
  • Customer Requirements
    • SD or HD
    • Video Channels
    • .Audio Channels and Groups
    • MADI Audio Expansion
      • Interfacing to Maestro
    • Automation
    • Manual Control
      • Manual Control via GUI Control Panel
      • Manual Control via Hardware Control Panel
    • Router Control
    • Router type
    • Keyers
    • Audio Mixers
    • 75 or 110 Ohm Audio Wiring
    • Branding Engine
    • Digital Video Effects
    • System Monitoring
      • Video
      • Audio
      • Monitor Follow
    • General Purpose Inputs and Outputs (GPIO)
      • Tally
      • Maestro Controlled By or Controlling an External Device
      • Insertion of Keys and Audio Overs
      • Emergency Alert System Switching
    • System Protection
      • Processor Backup Battery
      • Alarm System
  • Rack Space, Cooling, and Power Requirements
  • Cabling Requirements
    • Dolby E Metadata Connections
    • Monitor Follow
  • 110 Ohm AES Audio Cables
  • Control Cables
    • 44-pin Control Connectors
      • GPIO Port
    • 9-pin Control Connectors
  • Factory cables
    • “MPK” Control Cables
  • GUI Panel Server Cabling
  • Configuration/Deployment PC
  • Maestro Configuration and Deployment Computer
  • IP Network Requirements
  • Ordering Information
  • PCI Panel Server Board (MAE-GUI-PS)
• Hardware Installation
  • Summary of Installation Procedure
    • Pre-Installation Steps
    • Installing the Maestro Master Control Panel
    • Installing the GUI Control Panel
    • System PC Installation
  • Tally
  • Space and Ventilation Requirements
  • Specifications
  • Installing the Video Overlay Option
  • Installing the PCI Panel Server Option
  • Touch Screen Calibration
  • Using a Customer-supplied PC as a Configuration/ Deployment Computer
• Software Installation
  • Installing Optional Features
  • Software Upgrade Procedure
    • Maestro HD Licensing
    • Maestro Deployment PC
      • Requirements
      • Installing the Maestro Software Package
      • Manually Removing the Maestro Jupiter Router Service Software
      • Maestro HD Licensing
  • Improved Support For 256 Character Fonts
• The Maestro Configuration Editor
  • The Maestro Configuration Editor
  • Configuration Editor Guidelines
    • Automatic Table Entry
    • Find Text
    • Cursor Movement
    • Entry/Edit Within a Table
    • Row Editing
    • Saving
    • Fill / Increment
    • Copying and Pasting a Block
    • Sorting
    • Configuration Set Naming Rules
  • 1st Step: Connections
    • RCS (Router Control System) Configuration Server
    • RCS Connection
      • Network Description
      • Serial Connection
  • 2nd Step: Definition
    • Category
    • Level
    • Event Code Definition
      • Event Code
      • Severity Level
  • 3rd Step: Audio Sets
    • Audio Output
    • Audio Input
      • Derived Group Definitions
      • Recommended Audio Mapping Values
    • Audio Options
      • Embedded Audio Options
  • 4th Step: Branding Engine
    • Content Definition
    • Content Input
      • Enhanced Font Aspect Ratio
  • 5th Step: Input/Output Sets
    • Input
    • Interconnection
    • General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) Definition
    • Maestro Configuration
      • External Device Control of Maestro (Action: Transition)
      • Maestro Control of External Device (Action: Transition in Progress)
      • Source Tally Mode
      • Bus Tally Mode (Jupiter/MI-3040 Systems)
      • Jupiter/MI-3040 Configuration
    • Monitor Follow
  • 6th Step: Input-based Sets
    • Button Definition
      • The Exclusion of Internal Content for a Background Button
    • Key Fill Association
    • Automation Input
    • Quick Pick
  • 7th Step: Effects Configuration
    • Wipe Transitions
    • DVE Configuration
    • Automation DVE Association
    • Transition Configuration
      • Independent Transition Examples
    • Transition Associations
    • VBI PassThrough
  • 8th Step: Channel Sets
    • Channel Setup
    • Channel Delegation
    • Channel Delegation (Control) Sub Panel
  • 9th Step: General
    • Channel Server
    • GUI Configuration
    • Compiling the Completed Set
  • Configuration Editor Shortcut Icons
    • Create New Configuration
    • Open Existing Configuration
    • Save Current Configuration
    • Show Configuration Workflow
    • Validate Current Configuration
    • Compile Current Configuration
  • Configuration Files
  • Re-compiling a Prior Version Configuration File
• Deployment Control Center
  • Maestro Applications Files
  • Software Application Files
    • Software Application Box
  • Configuration Files
    • Configuration Box
  • Board List
  • Function Buttons
  • Auto-communication
  • Log View
    • Board Communication
    • Log Options
    • Service Info
  • Updating the System Configuration and Software
    • Checking the Boot ROM Versions
    • Updating FPGAs/CPLDs
  • Battery Charging Status
• Prelude Control System Interface
  • Configuration and Installation Steps
    • Configuring and Updating the Prelude Matrices
      • Updating the Matrices to the Latest Version of Prelude
    • Configuring and Updating the Prelude Panels
      • Updating the Panels to the Latest Version of Prelude
    • Load the Router Configuration File
      • Sending the Router Configuration File to the Control Panel
    • Load the Panel Configuration File
      • Sending the Panel Configuration File to the Control Panel
    • Configuring the Maestro RCS Configuration Server and RCS Connections Tables
      • Setting the RCS Type
      • Define the Protocol Type and Redundant IP Address
• Software Installation
  • Maestro HD Licensing
  • Software Upgrade Procedure
    • Maestro Deployment PC
    • Requirements
    • Checking the Boot ROM Versions
    • Making a Copy of the Maestro Configuration File
    • Installing the Maestro Software Package
      • Automatically Removing the Previous Version of Maestro
      • Installing the Maestro Jupiter-Router Service
      • Manually Removing the Previous Version of Maestro
      • Manually Installing Maestro
      • Manually Removing the Maestro Jupiter Router Service Software
    • Re-compiling the Configuration File
    • Updating the System Configuration and Software
    • Checking the GUI Control Panel for Proper LAN Settings
    • Updating FPGAs/CPLDs
      • Updating FPGAs/CPLDs on the Processor Boards
      • Updating FPGAs/CPLDs on the Hardware Control Panels
• Channel Branding Hardware Installation
  • Channel Branding Board Installation
    • Removing the Channel Branding Boards from the Packaging
    • Fastening the Channel Branding Board to the Base Board
  • Channel Branding Hard Drives Installation
    • Mounting and Formatting Drives
      • Mounting a Drive
      • Partitioning and Formatting a Drive
    • Formatting and Partitioning the Hard Disks
  • Installing the Content Gateway
    • Content Gateway Configuration Process
      • Creating a Shared Folder
      • Mapping a Network Drive
• Channel Branding Configuration
  • Content Definition Table
    • Calculating the Default Vertical and Horizontal Percentage Position
  • Content Input Table
  • Input Table
• Deploy and Verify Content
  • Branding Element Deployment
  • Verify Branding Element Deployment
  • Verify Branding Element Assignment
• Dual-Channel DVE Hardware Installation
  • DVE Board Installation
    • Removing the DVE Boards from the Packaging
    • Removing the Old DVE Board
    • Fastening the DVE Board to the Base Board
• DVE Configuration
  • DVE Configuration
  • Automation DVE Association
  • Transition Configuration
    • Independent Transition Examples
  • Transition Associations
  • VBI PassThrough
• Maestro Content Manager Service Configuration
  • The Configuration Process
    • Starting the Maestro Content Manager Server Application
    • Selecting the Content Manager Server
    • Connecting to the Content Manager Server
    • Defining the Channel Information
    • Saving and Updating the Configuration
  • Testing the connection
• EAS Hardware Installation
  • Summary of Installation Procedure
    • Pre-Installation Steps
    • EAS Hardware Installation Steps
• EAS Messaging Configuration
  • EAS Messaging Configuration
  • Saving Changes to Tables
  • Serial Connection Table
    • Event Code Definition Table
    • EAS Device Relay Configuration
    • GPIO Definition Table
    • Button Definition Table
• Specifications
  • Mechanical
  • Environmental
    • Air Intake/Exhaust Locations
  • Cable Lengths
  • Electrical
  • Operating Transitions
  • Maestro Configuration and Deployment Computer
  • Meter Levels: Compared to Analog and Digital Signal Levels
• Start and Reset Procedures
  • Frame Processor
  • PCI Panel Server
• Index