Document Outline

• Contents
• Preface
  • About This Manual
    • Additional Documentation
  • 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
    • Certification
  • Safety Summary
  • Safety Terms and Symbols
    • Terms in This Manual
    • Terms on the Product
    • Symbols on the Product
  • Warnings
  • Cautions
  • ESD Protection
  • Recommended ESD Guidelines
  • Sources of ESD and Risks
  • Grounding Requirements for Personnel
• System Overview
  • System Features
    • Primary On-Air Transitions
      • Working with Control Systems
  • 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
• 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
• Basic Maestro Operation
  • Powering Up the System
  • GUI Control Panel Start Up
    • Touch Screen Display Calibration
  • System Buttons (GUI Only)
    • Application Settings Menu
  • Video Overlay Option (GUI Only)
    • Changing the Overlay Setting
  • Program, Preset and AUX Buses
    • Selecting a Source on the Program, Preset and AUX (Background) Buses
    • Assigning a Source to a Program/Preset/AUX Button
      • Clearing a Source
      • Assigning a Source Using Quick Pick
      • Assigning an Audio-only Source
    • Warning Indicators
      • Non-sync Indicator
  • Transition Setup
    • The Next Transition Button Group
    • Rate Selection
    • User-Defined Transition Rates
    • Transition Type Selection
      • Cut
      • Fades
    • Bus Tally Indicators
  • Using the Take Button to Complete a Transition
    • Other Transition Buttons
  • Selecting Transition Effects
    • Wipes
    • DVE Effects
      • Important DVE Effect Information
    • Active DVE Effects
  • Selecting Configured Independent Transitions
  • Audio/Video Breakaway
    • Video Breakaway
    • Audio Breakaway
      • Audio Breakaway - All Audio Groups from a Single Source
      • Audio Breakaway - One or More Audio Groups from Multiple Sources
  • Audio Controls
    • Overview
    • The Home Screen
      • Audio Monitor Point Cluster
      • Audio Group Selection Cluster
      • Level Controls Cluster
      • Status Display
      • Meter Displays
    • Drill-Down Screens
      • Mono
      • Stereo and Dolby E Pass-Through
      • 5.1 Surround
    • Audio Monitor Controls
      • 5.1 Mode
      • Lt-Rt Mode
      • Stereo Mode
      • Mono Mode
      • Monitor Level Control
      • Dim
      • Reset
    • Option Screen
      • Phase Display (Default ON)
      • Display All Groups (Default) and Monitor Follow
      • PPM Scale (Default) and VU Scale
      • Brightness
    • Audio Monitor Source Tally
  • Dynamic Channel Mapping
    • Channel Mapping Process
      • Audio Output Group Substitution
        • Another typical scenario might involve the mapping of a single stereo input group to all output groups which may be mono, stereo or multi- channel surround. Figure 148 is an example of this type of mapping.
    • Un-Mapping Channels
  • Keyer Section
    • Key Source Selection
    • External/Self Keys
      • Auto routing configuration
    • Key Fill
    • Clip, Gain, and Opacity Adjustments
    • Key Setting Memory
      • Key Source Assignment Memory (Board Setup Save/Recall)
  • Upstream Keyer Operation
    • Placing a Key on Air
      • Replacing One Key with Another (No Background Change)
      • Adding One Key to Another (No Background Change)
      • Changing Background Without Changing Key
  • Downstream Keyer Operation
    • Assigning a Source to a Key
    • Inserting the Key
    • Leaving a Downstream Key on Program and Returning to Upstream Mode
    • Operating Up- and Downstream Keyers with a Single Transition
  • Audio Mixer Operation
    • Audio Mix-Over Controls
    • Mix Source Selection
    • Mix to Clean Feed
    • Mix-Over Ratio Selection
  • Channel Control Selection
    • Channel Bank
    • Lock
    • Force Unlock
    • Multi Channel
  • Automation Disable
  • Clock/Timer
    • Segment Timer
    • Stopwatch Functions
  • Save Assignment Set (Board Setup Save/Recall)
    • Save Key
  • Emergency Alert System Switching
  • Adding a Panel Server Connection
    • Adding an Active Panel Server
    • Adding a New Panel Server
• Channel Branding Overview
  • Channel Branding Features
  • Hardware Implementation
    • Audio Clip Cache
    • Branding DSP Engine
    • Channel Branding Hard Disk Storage
  • System Workflow
    • Content Creation
    • Content Gateway
    • Ingest of Branding Elements
    • Content Management
    • Playout Management
    • Element Playout
  • Supported Branding Element Formats
    • Still Images
    • Audio Files
    • Animation Sequences
    • Text Crawls
• Installation Planning
  • Content Gateway and LAN Architecture
    • Maestro HD Licensing
• Branding User Operations
  • Branding Element Source Overview
  • Branding Element Source Assignment
    • Source Assignment Considerations
  • Modifying a Branding Source
    • Modify Still Image Parameters
      • Clip, Gain and Opacity
    • Key Position
• Visualization Tools
  • Visualization Tool
    • Visualization Tool Interface
      • Menu Bar
      • Starting the Visualization Tool
    • Still Image Tab
      • Previewing an Image
      • Changing the Background Color
      • Alpha Channel (Key Data) Tools
      • Saving Image with Key Channel Data
      • Enhanced Scanline/Pixel Fine-Tuning for Still Image Positioning
    • Font Builder Tab
      • Creating a Maestro Internal Font
      • Enhanced Font Aspect Ratio
    • Audio Files Tab
      • Opening an Audio Element
      • Verifying the Audio File Information
    • Animation Tab
      • Animation File Size
      • Opening an Animation File
      • Viewing Animation File Information
      • Verifying an Animation File
      • Support for .MOV Animation Files
    • CG Text Tab
      • Selecting the Video Standard
      • Adding an Empty Box
      • Adding a Text Box
      • Setting the Text Box’s Position and Alignment
      • Adding Content to the Text Box
      • Adding an Image Box
    • Text Crawl Tab
      • Creating a Template File
      • Selecting the Text Color
      • Configuring the Layout Position
      • Entering the Content
      • Selecting a Separator
    • DVE Key Frames Tab
      • Modifying a DVE Key Frame
      • Program and Auxiliary Channel Settings
      • Preview Section
• DVE Option Configuration
  • Software Requirements
  • Hardware Requirements
  • DVE Software Configuration
  • Installations with Apex Audio Router
  • DVE Control Panel Buttons
    • Button Description
      • Effects LCD Button
      • DVE Effect
      • DVE Audio Mode
      • Forward
      • Next Transition DVE
    • DVE Definitions
    • Available DVE Effects
    • Available Audio Modes
  • Dual Channel DVE
    • Entering a DVE Effect
    • Exiting a DVE Effect
    • Dual Channel DVE Keyframes Interpolation
    • Tally Colors on the Control Panel
      • DVE Effect Example: EnterPGM
      • DVE Effect Example: EnterAUX
      • DVE Effect Example: EnterPST
      • DVE Effect Example: AUX<->PST
• Maestro Content Management Center
  • The Server Information Area
  • The Server List Area
    • Adding a Content Manager Server
    • Deleting a Content Manager Server
    • Saving and Updating the Configuration
  • The Configuration Tab
  • The Channel list Area
    • Editing a Channel
    • Deleting a Channel
    • Default Channel Folder Structure
  • The Server information Tab
    • Connecting to the Content Manager Server
    • The Ingest Jobs Tab
    • The FTP Log Tab
    • The Error Log Tab
    • Transferring Files
    • Reporting Tools
    • Deleting Content
• Emergency Alert System Messaging
  • Reduced Channel Branding Resources
  • EAS Messaging Configuration
    • The Serial Connection Table
    • The Event Code Definition Table
      • EAS Device Settings
      • EAS Device Relay Configuration
    • The Event Code Definition Table Settings
  • The GPIO Definition Table
  • The Button Definition Table
  • Maestro Control Panel Changes for EAS
  • Hardware Installation Procedure
    • Pre-Installation Steps
    • EAS Hardware Installation Steps
• Pre Roll Take Feature
  • Defining the Default Pre-roll Duration - GPIO Definition Table
  • Defining the Pre-roll Duration - Source Assignment Sub-Panel
  • Pre Roll Take Operation
  • Performing a Pre Roll Take
• Channel Branding Text Display Formatting
• Animation File Size
  • Determining the Length of an Animation File
    • Determining the Max Clip Length
    • Determining the Clip Length in Seconds
    • Example Information
• Insertion of Keys and Audio Overs via GPI
  • Emergency Alert System Switching
    • Maestro Configuration
      • Maestro Input Table
      • GPIO Definition Table
      • Background Buttons Table
    • Operation
• Specifications
  • Mechanical
  • Environmental
    • Air Intake/Exhaust Locations
  • Electrical
  • Operating Transitions
  • Meter Levels: Compared to Analog and Digital Signal Levels
• Index