Aja KONA LHi Manuale Utente

Installation & Operation GuideVersion 10.5Published: August 12, 2014

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com10 KONA LHi FeaturesThe KONA LHi card offers a large number of unique features for optimum quality, ease of use, and support for

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com11 Cable Connections KONA offers unsurpassed cable connectivity for a video/audio capture card. Connections are made via the bre

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com12 KONA 4/3G ConnectorsKONA 4/3G provides complete I/O connectivity choices in two multi-signal breakout cables and one HDMI-to-

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com13 Using Breakout BoxesThe KONA product line offers two optional 19” 1RU rack-mountable breakout boxes that attach to the KONA c

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com14 K3G-Box for KONA 4 & 3GThe K3G-Box for KONA 4 and 3G offers convenient connector access and additional functionality incl

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com15 supported. The HDMI input is designed to support long cable runs—up to 100 ft. when using 22 or 24AWG HDMI cable, or up to 50

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com16 Each of the four outputs is independently switchable between HD and SD. For example, if you are working in HD, you can have s

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com17 Chapter 2: InstallationInstallation OverviewThe installation and set up of a KONA card is very simple. All of the steps of in

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com18 System Test and Data Rate To guarantee maximum system performance, use KONA System Test and the AJA DataRate Calculator to ev

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com19 Figure 6. Shipping Box Contents, (KONA 3G contents shown)

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com2 Table of ContentsNotices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com20 The KONA LHi and LHe Plus cards use the breakout cable shown below providing XLR balanced audio connectors, an RS-422 9-pin c

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com21 Installing the KONA Card in a MacPro1. Place the computer in a well-lit area, where you will have easy access when opening th

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com22 Figure 9. Mac Pro Cardcage AccessFigure 10. Card Slots, PCIe Mac Pro shown here

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com23 Installing the KONA Card in a Windows PC 1. Place the PC in a well-lit convenient area, where you will have easy access to th

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com24 Cabling the SystemWhen installing your system, you’ll make video and audio input/output connections. These connectors are des

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com25 Typical System Figure 13 on page 26 shows typical system interconnections for a system with digital A/V sources. Your system

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com26 Figure 13. Typical KONA 4/3G System ConnectionsDigital VTR with SDI InputsSDI Videowith EmbeddedAudio In/OutAES/EBU Audio Out

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com27 LHe Plus Cable ConnectionsFigure 14. KONA LHe Plus System Using The Breakout CableTypical System Figure 15 on page 28 shows t

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com28 3. Connect a 9-pin DE9 machine control cable between your VTR’s RS422 control port and the breakout cable’s RS-422 machine co

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com29 LHi Cable ConnectionsFigure 16. KONA LHi System Using The Breakout CableTypical System A figure on the following page shows t

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com3 Format Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com30 3. Connect a 9-pin DE9 machine control cable between your VTR’s RS422 control port and the breakout cable’s RS-422 machine co

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com31 Installing KONA Software First ensure that your capture/editing application is installed as detailed in its user documentatio

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com32 1. Visit the AJA website and download the latest driver version appropriate to your configuration. 2. Locate the package file

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com33 8. The next screen lets you know that the installer will check your Mac to ensure it has the hardware and software resources

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com34 10. Read and agree to the Software License Agreement.Figure 22. KONA Software License Agreement Screen11. At the next screen

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com35 12. The installer will run and put all the necessary KONA drivers, AJA Control Panel, presets and additional software on the

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com36 13. Click the Restart button to complete the installation procedure. The system will perform a software restart and be ready

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com37 Figure 27. Install Wizard WelcomeWhen you see the Welcome page, click “Next” to view the KONA license agreement.Figure 28. Li

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com38 Read the KONA license agreement and check the Agreement box to accept. You will be asked to choose the type of installation y

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com39 Figure 30. Custom Installation Menu You may deselect an Item for installation by using the pulldown to make it unavailable. F

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com4 NoticesTrademarksAJA®, lo®, Ki Pro®, KONA®, KUMO®,T-TAP®, Because it matters.® and ROI® are registered trademarks of AJA Vid

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com40 Figure 32. Workstation Disk Usage DisplayTo return to the installation click OK. Click Next to begin the installation. screen

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com41 When the installer has completed copying the KONA software to disk, you may see a standard Windows Logo test warning. Click o

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com42 Updating KONA FirmwareWhen you update your KONA software by downloading new versions from the aja.com website, it is possible

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com43 Figure 37. Firmware Update Warning Screen5. After the firmware installation completes, you’ll be asked to Shut Down the compu

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com44 Chapter 3: OperationUsing KONA with Professional Video /Audio SoftwareAfter you install the KONA software and any AJA plug-

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com45 User Preferences: This file exists to immediately, automatically, store preference changes made by a user on a particular AJA

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com46 Control Panel DefinitionsThe following are some basic definitions you should know: Block Diagram Screen: The top area of the

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com47 Framebuffer: The framebuffer is the “engine” in KONA where active video operations take place using the third-party video app

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com48 Conversion Icons: When an input or output is a different standard than the framebuffer, the KONA card may be up-, down-, or c

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com49 Control Panel Operation in Standard ModeNOTE: This section discusses KONA standard mode Control Panel operation. The KONA 4 a

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com5 Chapter 1: IntroductionOverviewThe AJA KONA series brings the highest quality 4K/UHD, 2K, HD, and SD video and audio to Mac an

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com50 The following are the Default Output Choices and their meanings:Black: This selection directs the KONA card to output video b

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com51 Format Screen The Formats screen shows the video format currently in use by the KONA framebuffer (called the Primary Format)

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com52 RGB Range: The RGB Range pulldown menu allows you to select either Full-range (0-1023) or SMPTE range (typically 64-940) for

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com53 Figure 45. AJA Control Panel, Formats Screen, Example shows cross-conversionSD to SD: This pulldown is for SD to SD aspect ra

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com54 Input Select Screen On the Inputs screen, you can view the currently selected video and audio input sources and map audio sou

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com55 NOTE: Be sure to set the Reference/LTC connection to Reference in the pulldown menu in the Video Input pane. Audio Input: Thi

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com56 Video+Key: When selected, this indicates that the SDI 3 video is set to the same format as the framebuffer. SDI 4 is set to a

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com57 HDMI Output Settings The Source pulldown menu allows you to select either the primary video format (framebuffer) or a seconda

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com58 Analog Out Screen KONA 4/3G provides a high-quality analog component or composite + Y/C output, generally used for monitoring

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com59 Audio Monitor: Here you select which two channels will be mapped to the analog audio stereo output (headphone jack).Video Set

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com6 3rd-Party Plugins: AJA-provided plugins for popular 3rd-party Professional Video Applications from Adobe, Avid, Apple, Telestr

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com60 working in a particular editorial environment, you might choose to leave 50Hz unchecked if working solely in a 60Hz editorial

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com61 Conversion Screen (Mac OS only)In the Mac OS version of the AJA Control Panel, this screen offers controls that determine how

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com62 Figure 54. AJA Control Panel, Codec Screen, Frame-padding Pattern ChoicesYUV-RGB Conversion:: These pulldowns select industry

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com63 DS Keyer Screen The KONA 4/3G have a hardware-based downstream keyer that is ideal for putting logos, “bugs” or other video m

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com64 Graphic over Video In: Places a graphics file having an alpha channel (chosen in “Graphic File” pulldown) over the video inpu

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com65 Figure 57. DS Keyer Screen, Loading a Graphic Over FramebufferFigure 58. DS Keyer Screen, Loading a Graphic File Over a Matte

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com66 Timecode Screen The Timecode input:• Selects the timecode stream read for applications that use it (for example, when the tim

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com67 Figure 60. AJA Control Panel, Timecode ScreenTimecode Output SettingsUse QuickTime Timecode(Mac OS Only):This feature is for

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com68 Presets Screen After configuring the AJA Control Panel screens, you can then save all your settings as a snapshot for later r

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com69 Firmware Screen Use the Firmware link to access the firmware update/changeover screen. For the KONA 4/3G, the Desired pulldow

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com7 KONA Card Features These features are common to all four KONA cards—KONA 4, 3G, LHe Plus, and LHi.• DVCPRO HD hardware acceler

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com70 Info Screen This screen shows the KONA software files that have been installed on your system. This information may be needed

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com71 Using KONA 4 and 3G in 4K ModeIn 4K Mode (KONA4/ 3G only), you can input (for capture) or output four channels of video repre

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com72 NOTE: Up, Down, and Cross Conversion are available only when the KONA 4/3G module has Standard Mode firmware installed (see “

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com73 4K Capture Mode You can configure the bi-directional SDI connectors for input by accessing the Control Screen and selecting I

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com74 SDI Output Screen in 4K ModeThe SDI Output Screen allows you to select the Primary format or RGB for 4K output. Video+Key and

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com75 HDMI Screen in 4K ModeThe HDMI screen allows you to make the same selections previously described for Standard Mode when an S

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com76 Analog Output Screen in 4K ModeThe Analog Output screen allows you to make the same selections previously described for Stand

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com77 Video Setup Screen in 4K Mode4K Mode also adds the 4K Geometry selection (check box). Like other raster sizes, the Geometries

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com78 Figure 74. Firmware Changeover to 2KYou will be required to power-cycle your computer to finish the changeover.Figure 75. Upd

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com79 Who is Controlling KONA?There are times when you might have several Quicktime applications open at one time, and each of thes

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com8 Conversion: • Broadcast quality hardware-based 10-bit down-conversion• Broadcast quality hardware based 10-bit up-conversion•

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com80 Using Multiple AJA ProductsStarting with the v7.5 drivers, more than one AJA product can be used with your host computer. Usi

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com81 Notes on using multiple AJA Products:Performance of multi-product use depends on a variety of factors: CPU usage, RAM, disk I

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com82 Chapter 4: TroubleshootingIf You Run Into ProblemsOne useful way to find the source of problems is to isolate your system to

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com83 Updating SoftwareCheck on the AJA Video website for software updates.http://www.aja.com/en/support/softwareSelect the link fo

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com84 SupportWhen calling for support, first check over your system configuration and ensure everything is connected properly. Even

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com85 Appendix A: SpecificationsKONA 4/3G SpecificationsVideo Formats • 480i 29.97• 525i 23.98 (intermediate format only), 29.97• 6

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com86 Video Output Analog • Composite/S-Video (Y/C) (1 x BNC)•NTSC, NTSCJ, PAL• 12-bit D/A, 8x oversampling• +/- .2 dB to 5.0 MHz Y

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com87 Down-Conversion •Hardware 10-bit• Anamorphic: full-screen• Letterbox: image is reduced with black top and bottom added to ima

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com88 LHe Plus SpecificationsVideo Formats • 525i 29.97• 625i 25• 720P 50, 59.94, 60• 1080i 25, 29.97, 30• 1080PsF 23.98, 24, 25, 2

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com89 • +/- .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 de

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com9 For example, you can load a QuickTime clip that has an alpha-channel (a flying logo generated in the Animation codec) into AJA

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com90 KONA LHi SpecificationsVideo Formats • 525i 29.97• 625i 25• 720P 50, 59.94, 60• 1080i 25, 29.97, 30• 1080PsF 23.98, 24• 1080p

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com91 • Component (3 x BNC)•HD: YPbPr, RGB• SD: YPbPr, RGB (component mode)• SMPTE/EBU N10, Betacam 525 line, Betacam 525J, RGB• 12

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com92 Cross-Conversion •Hardware 10-bit• 1080i to 720P• 720P to 1080i• 720P to 1080PsFSD to SD Aspect RatioConversion• Letterbox: T

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com93 Warranty and Liability InformationLimited WarrantyAJA Video Systems, Inc. (AJA Video) warrants that the product, not includ

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com94 Limitation of LiabilityUNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL AJA VIDEO BE LIABLE IN ANY WAY FOR ANY LOST, CORRUPTED OR DESTROYED DAT

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com95 IndexNumerics10-bit video 8124 frames-per-second to 30 conversion 613D output 573GSDI connections 254K Analog Output 764K Mod

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com96 firmware update 42Foreground pre-multiplied (checkbox) 64Format Screen Settings 51Frame Buffer over Matte 63Frame Buffer over

KONA v10.5 www.aja.com97 Red 48Ref Loop connector 25, 27Reference Input 50reference video 16re-install Windows drivers 41replacement 20RGB range 52RP