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KONA LHe Installation and Operation Manual — Support

If the problem is an AJA Video KONA LHe issue, then contact AJA Video Customer Support using one of the methods listed below:

Contacting by Mail Address:

180 Litton Drive, Grass Valley, CA. 95945 USA

Telephone: 1.800.251.4224 or 1.530.274.2048

Fax: 1.530.274.9442

Web: http://www.aja.com

Support Email: [email protected]

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Apple provides a large amount of support information online at their support website.

Information provided includes answers to top questions, discussions on specific topics, and software downloads for updates and utilities.

products. Information is provided on the Apple Support website on how to enroll in

AppleCare.

General Apple Support Website for information on all products: http://www.info.apple.com/

Mac Pro Support Area: http://www.apple.com/support/macpro/

Final Cut Pro Web Support: http://www.info.apple.com/usen/finalcutpro/

Final Cut Discussion Area:

http://www.apple.com/support/finalcutpro/

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Appendix A: Specifications

Formats

Video Input

Video Output

525i 29.97

625i 25

720p 59.94

720p 60

1080i 25

1080i 29.97

1080i 50

1080psf 23.98

1080psf 24

Digital: 8 or 10 bit HD-SDI/SDI, SMPTE-259/292/296, Dual-rate

Analog:

Composite/S-Video (Y/C): NTSC, NTSCJ, PAL

12 bit A/D, 2x oversampling

3 line adaptive comb filter decoding

+/- .25 db to 5.0 MHz Y Frequency Response

+/- .25 db to 1 MHz C Frequency Response

.5% 2T pulse response

Component:

< 1.5% Diff Phase

< 1.5% Diff Gain

SMPTE/EBU N10, Betacam 525 line, Betacam 525J, RGB

12 bit A/D, 2x oversampling

+/- .25 db to 5.5 MHz Y Frequency Response

+/- .25 db to 2.5 MHz C Frequency Response

.5% 2T pulse response

<2 ns Y/C delay inequity

Digital: SD-SDI, SMPTE, 259M, 10-bits, BNC

HD-SDI SMPTE, 292/296, 10-bits, BNC

Analog:

Composite/S Video:

SD Component:

NTSC, NTSCJ, PAL

12 bit D/A, 8x oversampling

+/- .2 db to 5 MHz Y Frequency Response

+/- .2 db to 1 MHz C Frequency Response

.5% 2T pulse response

< 1% Diff Phase

< 1% Diff Gain

SMPTE/EBU N10, Betacam 525 line,

Betacam 525J, RGB

12 bit D/A, 8x oversampling

+/- .2 db to 5.5 MHz Y Frequency Response

+/- .2 db to 2.5 MHz C Frequency Response

.5% 2T pulse response

<1 ns Y/C delay inequity

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Analog SD and HD Output, 12-bits, BNC:

HD:

SD:

YPbPr, RGB

YPbPr, RGB (component mode)

Composite/YC (composite mode)

Audio Input

Digital: 2-channel 24 bit AES/EBU, 48KHz sample rate

Synchronous or Non-synchronous

(Internal sample rate conversion)

24 bit SMPTE-259 SDI embedded audio, 8-ch, 48kHz synchronous

Analog: 2-channel balanced input

+24dbu Full Scale Digital

24 bit A/D, 48 KHz sample rate

+/- 0.2db 20 to 20 KHz Frequency Response

Audio Output

Digital: 2-ch 24-bit AES/EBU, 48 KHz sample rate

24 bit SMPTE-259 SDI embedded audio, 8-ch, 48 KHz synchronous

Analog: 2-channel Balanced output (XLR)

+24dbu Full Scale Digital (0dbFS)

24 bit D/A, 48 KHz sample rate

+/- 0.2db 20 to 20 KHz Frequency Response

2-channel unbalanced output (RCA-jack): requires KL-Box option

Down-Conversion

Hardware: 10-bit output, 24-bit internal processing

Anamorphic: full-screen

Letterbox: image is reduced with black top and bottom added to image

area with the aspect ratio preserved

Crop: image is cropped horizontally

Reference Input

Analog Color Black or HD Tri-level

1 BNC on standard breakout cable (75 ohm terminating)

KL-Box (optional): 2 BNCs, passive loop-through

Hardware Acceleration Provided

DVCProHD hardware acceleration

HDV hardware acceleration

Dynamic RT Extreme hardware acceleration

KONA LHe Installation and Operation Manual — Machine Control

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Machine Control

RS-422, Sony 9-pin protocol Connector provided on KONA LHe breakout cable and on optional KL-

Box. 9-pin D-connector pinout is as follows:

1............. GND

2............. RX-

3............. TX+

4............. GND

5............. No Connection

6............. GND

7............. RX+

8............. TX-

9............. GND

Shell....... GND

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KONA LH/LHe Installation and Operation Manual — Index

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Index

Symbols

.pkg

23

Numerics

10-bit video

66

24 frames-per-second to 30 conversion

43

48kHz audio

2

8-bit Versus 10-bit Video

66

8-channel 24-bit 48kHz AES

2

9-pin D-connector

3

A

A/V Devices

55

AES audio

2

AES/EBU

22

AES/EBU Audio Inputs

9

Analog 4 Channel Balanced/Unbalanced Audio 9

analog component

40

analog composite

40

Analog Format

40, 41

Analog monitor output

9

Analog Out Screen

40

Analog Out Screen Settings

40, 41, 42

Apple Support

69

aspect ratio

57

ATA 5

Audio 2

Audio Input

37

audio input/output

21

Audio Inputs And Outputs 9

Audio Mapping

61

Audio Out

45

Audio/Video Settings

53

Audio/Video Settings Menu

55

B

Balanced

9

Bars and Tone, sample FCP project

63

Betacam

9

black burst

9

Black Level

41, 43

block diagram element

30

Block Diagram Screen

30

BNC Connectors

8

BNC connectors 8

BNCs for Audio

21

Box

2

Box Contents

17

Browser window

63

C

Cable Connections

7, 21

Cable connector descriptions

8

cables

17

cables, what’s included

17

Cabling the System 21

camcorders

9

capacity

6

Capture Preset

55

CD

2

CD-ROM 23

Chassis Connections

22

Checking the System

63

Codec Screen Settings 43

codec settings

57

codecs

12

color matte 45

Color Meanings, Control Panel 32

color selection dialog 45

1 colors, meaning of 32

COMMAND key

34

Component Analog Video Out

22

Component settings

40

Component video 9

Component/Composite

9

composite output

40

Composite settings

40

Composite video 9

Configuration 23

Connector Descriptions

8

Connectors 8

connectors

21

Control Panel Basics 29

Control Panel Presets

49

Control Panel, AJA Software 2

Control Panel, KONA 29

Control Screen 33

Control Screen Settings 33

conversion icon 32

Conversion Icons

32

Conversion Icons, Control Panel 32

Crop

36

customer service

67

D data protection

6

DB9

9, 22

Device Control Preset 55

Digital Out Screen 39

Digital Out Screen Settings 39

Digital System 22

Down (Conversion)

36 downconversion 36

downstream keyer 45

drivers

23

Drop Frame 61

DV (DV25)

12

DV50

12

DVCPRO HD 12

DVCProHD

12, 13, 14

E

Easy Setups 53

Easy Setups Menu

53

EBU N10 9

I-2

editing timebase 57

embedded audio

2

F

Factory Easy Setups

54

Features

5

features

1

Features, KONA software 2

Fibre Channel

5

Field dominance

57

Final Cut Pro 4

2, 29

Final Cut Pro and KONA

29

Final Cut Pro menu 53

Final Cut Pro™

2

Final Cut Pro™ support

2

Foreground pre-multiplied (checkbox) 45

Format Screen Settings

36

format, primary

10

Formats and Transfer Rates/Storage Table 6

formats, mixing and matching 15

Frame Buffer over Matte

45

Frame Buffer over Video In 45

Frame Rate

61

Frame Size

59

Frame size

57

Framebuffer

31

Freerun 34

Full Frame 43

G

Genlock

34

Genlock and Your System

27

Getting Help 68

graphic file, test pattern output

34

H

hard drives 5

Hardware

1

hardware and software requirements 4

HD editing 12

Hold Last Application 34

Horizontal reference 34

Hours of Storage

6

house reference 9

house reference sync

22

house sync 27

I

Icons

32

icons

30

Icons, Control Panel 32

Info Screen

47, 48

Input Pass through 33

Input Screen

37

Input Screen Settings

37

Input/Output

32

Installation Overview

17

Installation Software CD-Rom

2

Installer Screen

24

Installing Io Software

23

Installing the KONA Card 19, 20

Introduction, KONA 2

1

IRE

41

K

KL-Box connector descriptions

8

KL-Box, Front and Rear

7

keyed video

45

KONA Control Panel 29

KONA Software

23

L

Letterbox

36

Limitations

5

Lock Input Audio Gain To Unity 42

Log On Authenticate Prompt

23

LTC

61

LUT

44

M

Machine Control

9

machine control parameters 60

Machine Control, pinout

3

Manual

10

Matte

45

Matte Color 45

menus, context-sensitive 30

minimum hardware and software requirements

4

minimums

5

Mirroring

5

Mixing and Matching Formats

15

Monitor Audio

42

Monitor Out

9

O offset, video adjustment (timing)

34

OS X installer files

23

Output Pulldown Menu

33

P

packaging 3

Parity 5

pattern, test

34

Pause on 43

PCI-Express slots

19, 20

PhotoJPEG 12

pinout, RS-422 D-connector

3

Pixel aspect ratio

57

playback device

62

Post-roll

61

Pre-roll

61

Presets 49

presets

53

Presets, KONA Control Panel 49

Primary

39

Primary format

10

KONA LH/LHe Installation and Operation Manual — Index

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Print-to-tape

62

problem symptoms

67

Problems, what to do

67

problems, what to do if you encounter

67

progressive frame

36 progressive segmented frame 36

psf

36

Q

QuickTime Audio Settings

60

QuickTime video

57

QuickTime Video Settings

59

QuickTime™ Drivers, AJA KONA

2

R

RAID

5

RAID 0

5

RAID 1

5

RAID 5

5

RAIDs

5

RCA connector pair, KL-Box configuration 42

rear panel

8

Recommended System Requirements

4

Ref In 34

Ref Loop

22

Reference Video

9

Requirements 4

Requirements, System

4

RGB

9

RP 188 definition

47

RP-188

46

RP-188 Timecode

46

RS422

9, 60

RS-422, Sony 9-pin protocol. 9-pin D-connector pinout

3

S sample rate

57

Sample rate conversion

2

Save Preset..

49

Scenarios, workflow

11

SCSI RAID

5

SDI cables 22

SDI embedded audio

2

SDI Input and Outputs

8

Secondary

39

select audio 45

Sequence Preset

55

Sequence window

63

set up

17

Settings 53

shipping

18

Shipping Box Contents 3

Single Field 43

SMPTE protocol

9

SMPTE RP 188

47

snapshot, Control Panel settings 49

Software

2

Software CD

23

software files that have been installed

48

Software For Striping 6

Software License Agreement Screen 25

software requirements

4

software updates

68

software, 3rd-party

29

Sony 9

Standard Cables

7

Storage capacity

6

Storage Methods

5

Storage Requirement Table 6

Striping

5

Striping data

5

Support 68 support 68

1

Support, 3rd-party software

2

Symptoms, problem 67

sync generator

9

synchronizing other video equipment

9

system configuration, Control Panel 29

System Connections 22

system interconnections

22

System software 23

T

Tabbed Windows 30, 31

Tabs available 30

Tabs available, Control Panel

30

Test Pattern 34

Time Source

61

timebase

57

Timecode

61

Timecode Offset

47

Timecode Screen

45, 46

Timecode Screen Settings

45, 46

timing adjustment

34

Transfer Rate

6

Transfer Rate Table

6

Troubleshooting

67 troubleshooting 67

typical system interconnections 22

Typical Workflows

12

U

Uncompressed 10-bit

14

Uncompressed 8-bit 14

uncompressed media

5

unpack 2

Unpacking

17

Updating Software 68

user and password

23

User Bits, RP-188

46

Using KL-Box 7

V

Vertical reference 34

video and audio input/output connections

21

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Video Format

36

Video Input

37, 1

video input source

34

Video Monitor

22

Video Output 2

video path

31, 32

video processing properties

57

Video/Audio connections

21

VITC

61

VTR

22, 60

VTR RS-422 Control Port

9

VTRs,

9

W

Workflow

11

Workflow General Notes 15

X

Xserve RAID 5

Y

Y/R-Y/B-Y

9

YPbPr 9

YUV 9