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2 Internally, Ki Pro natively supports the Apple ProRes 422 codecs in hardware, allowing realtime capture directly to Apple ProRes 422 QuickTime files

1 3 Ki Pro Installation and Operation Manual — Features • Panel user interface features a VFD display (2 line character display), with 14 control bu

4 Storage Module Options: SSD or Hard Drive • Ki Pro SSD Storage Module—although the Ki Pro comes standard with a removable HDD Storage Module, an

1 5 Ki Pro Installation and Operation Manual — What’s In The Box? What’s In The Box? When you unpack your Ki Pro, you’ll find the following components

6 System Requirements AJA Video recommends that the Mac Pro or MacBook Pro used with the Ki Pro offer a FireWire 800 port and support Apple ProRes 42

1 1 Chapter 2: Getting Started 2 Overview When using Ki Pro, you’ll make media cable connections to a variety of equipment based on how it’s being us

8 Operator Side Ki Pro Operator Side (front panel) Controls and Displays The Operator Side of Ki Pro features a variety of buttons, knobs, j

1 9 Ki Pro Installation and Operation Manual — Operator Side STATUS Button—Pressing the STATUS button, when not lit, enters the I/O Status menu. Pre

10DELETE CLIP Button—Dedicated button that when pressed, deletes the currently selected clip. When pressed, the system displays a precautionary “ARE Y

111Ki Pro Installation and Operation Manual — Operator SideHead Phone Volume Knob—To adjust headphone listening level, press the knob inward and the k

ii Trademarks AJA ® , KONA ® , and XENA ® are registered trademarks of AJA Video, Inc. Ki Pro™, Io Express™, Io HD ™ and Io ™ are trademarks of AJ

12Note: ExpressCard Memory is not supported in Ki Pro versions 1.0 through 2.0.Visit the Ki Pro support page on our website for a list of AJA-qualifie

113Ki Pro Installation and Operation Manual — Connector Side• 2 channel balanced analog audio Input and Output (4x XLR)• 2 channel unbalanced analog a

14CVBS Composite NTSC/PAL OutputOne BNC connector supplies composite NTSC or PAL output. Connect the CVBS Out BNC to a monitor, or other Composite vid

115Ki Pro Installation and Operation Manual — Power Connector (back of unit)Host (FireWire 800)IEEE 1394b FireWire™ connector for connecting to the 80

16Warning! Ki Pro has no user-serviceable parts. To remove power from the unit, remove the 4-pin XLR power connector to ensure disconnection. Refer al

117Ki Pro Installation and Operation Manual — StorageRemovable Storage Modules (HDD or SSD)Although the Ki Pro comes standard with a removable 250GB H

18InstallationThe following topic details set up and installation of Ki Pro. There are two different ways to set up and use the Ki Pro portable record

119Ki Pro Installation and Operation Manual — Installation• Desk mounted in an AV media library, recording legacy material from a variety of decks, fo

20Exo-skeleton Setup and AdjustmentThe Exo-skeleton option has two configurations. As it comes out of the box, it contains an adjustable camera mount o

121Ki Pro Installation and Operation Manual — InstallationExo-skeleton Camera MountingAttaching the optional Ki Pro Exo-skeleton rod accessory kit is

1 iii Ki Pro Installation and Operation Manual — Limited Warranty THE PRODUCT IS NOT INTENDED, STATED, OR WARRANTED TO OPERATE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR

22 Exo-skeleton Endplates and Rod Height Adjustment

123Ki Pro Installation and Operation Manual — InstallationApplying Power The installation and set up of a Ki Pro is straight-forward. If you’ll be con

24In the event of sudden power loss, recordings that are in progress will not be written properly to the media. Note that there is a "Low Batter

125Ki Pro Installation and Operation Manual — Remote Network ControlDevices on a LAN have IP addresses which may be fixed and permanent, or dynamically

26Here are the steps to communicate with Ki Pro after choosing the DHCP selection:1. Use the Select buttons to navigate to parameter 50.2. Note on a p

127Ki Pro Installation and Operation Manual — Remote Network ControlConfiguring Ki Pro with a Static IP AddressNote: for parameters 50.2, 50.3, and 50.

28Networking Ki Pro using the Factory Default IPIf you don’t want to use DHCP to network Ki Pro and also don’t want to set your own static IP address,

129Ki Pro Installation and Operation Manual — Remote Network Control• Select the type of security, if any, to be used. If there is security, you’ll al

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11Chapter 3: Front Panel Operation3There are three ways to control Ki Pro: the front panel, remotely from a web browser connected via ethernet, or a w

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32In the CONFIG or MEDIA menus, the Select buttons select various adjustable parameters, and the Adjust buttons adjust the selected parameter. When en

133Ki Pro Installation and Operation Manual — TRANSPORT Mode (default)At any time you only need to hit any transport button to exit (or “exit” a STATU

34Playing Back a Clip To playback recorded media, you simply select the clip desired and press PLAY. If the clip you wish to playback is not currently

135Ki Pro Installation and Operation Manual — STATUS menusSTATUS menusThe STATUS menus display I/O status and Alarm information. The STATUS menu can b

36Ki Pro features a variety of alarms to help you diagnose the condition of the unit, possible configuration issues, or possible signal issues. Here i

137Ki Pro Installation and Operation Manual — MEDIA menus"WARNING Backup and Reformat" may appear if media has issues being mounted by the K

3816.2 DELETE CLIPSThis parameter can be used to delete all of the clips on the media. The Ki Pro Storage Module can be used to hold data other than A

139Ki Pro Installation and Operation Manual — MEDIA menusKi Pro offers these parameter choices for easy identification of the QuickTime files, so that t

4017.4 CLIP APPENDThis parameter is used with parameter 17.5 ALPHA APPEND to append a text value after the CLIP NUMBER or have no text appended.17.5 A

141Ki Pro Installation and Operation Manual — MEDIA menus19.1 USE CUSTOM CLIP NAMEThis parameter enables or disables whether a custom clip name can be

1 1 Ki Pro Installation and Operation Manual — Table of Contents Table of Contents Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4222.1 GANG CLIP NAMEThis parameter is used when performing gang recording via multiple Ki Pros (refer to Controlling Multiple Ki Pros later in this m

143Ki Pro Installation and Operation Manual — CONFIG menus1.1 RECORD TYPEThis parameter defines the frame recording method of media stored. RECORD TYPE

441.4 IN CONVERTThis parameter defines the type of up, down, cross, or aspect-ratio conversion, if any, applied to the selected input and stored when r

145Ki Pro Installation and Operation Manual — CONFIG menus2.1 VIDEO INPUTThis parameter selects a video input source from the video input connections

463.2 COMPONENT OUT LVLThis parameter selects the output level for signals applied at the component video output connectors. Note: Setting the Ki Pro

147Ki Pro Installation and Operation Manual — CONFIG menus5.1 UPCONVERSIONThis parameter selects the type of upconversion from SD performed, if set up

485.2 DOWNCONVERSIONThis parameter selects the type of downconversion from HD performed, if set up to do so with parameters 1.6 through 1.8. 6.1 GENLO

149Ki Pro Installation and Operation Manual — CONFIG menus8.1 TC VALUEThis parameter selects an hour for timecode to start. 8.2 TC TYPEThis parameter

50If MEDIA parameter 15.1 is set to "All", Ki Pro allows the playback of all clips on the Storage Module in the order they were created, but

151Ki Pro Installation and Operation Manual — CONFIG menus41.3 AUDIO SGThis parameter determines the audio signal output from Ki Pro’s internal test s

2 Networking Ki Pro using a Static IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5250.3 SUBNET MASKThis parameter determines the subnet mask used by Ki Pro for TCP/IP networking. Please read the “Note” about editing IP addresses i

153Ki Pro Installation and Operation Manual — CONFIG menus50.6 MAC ADDRESS This parameter is an information only field showing the MAC address of the K

5453.1 802.11 CONTROL This parameter determines whether Ki Pro can be controlled remotely from a wireless browser. Enabling 802.11b/g control turns on

155Ki Pro Installation and Operation Manual — CONFIG menus53.3 802.11 SECURITY This parameter defines the type of security (encryption/format) used bet

5654.2 802.11 IP ADDRESSThis parameter determines the static IP address used by Ki Pro’s 802.11 transceiver. Note: For parameters 54.2 and 54.3, you

157Ki Pro Installation and Operation Manual — CONFIG menus55.6 TIME SETThis parameter manually sets the calendar date of the internal Ki Pro clock, wh

5870.3 FAN SPEEDThis parameter determines the speed of Ki Pro’s internal cooling fan. In some environments where audio recording is occurring close to

11Chapter 4: Browser Remote Control4Remote Control OverviewAn optimized web server inside Ki Pro allows you to remotely monitor and adjust parameter s

60General Screen InformationAll Ki Pro web screens have certain areas in common. On the left of each screen is an information pane listing all the ava

161Ki Pro Installation and Operation Manual — Web Browser via EthernetGang Recording Multiple Ki Pro units can be used in unison to produce recordings

1 3 Ki Pro Installation and Operation Manual — Table of Contents 8.3 ARM RECORDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

62Ki Pro Web Interface, Transport Screen—Show Gang ControTo add a Ki Pro to a gang, simply select the checkbox for the unit in the Gang column. As a

163Ki Pro Installation and Operation Manual — Web Browser via EthernetBy default, the Ki Pro is configured to use the standard clip naming conventions,

64Config Screen The Config screen is a general purpose screen used to configure Ki Pro’s I/O choices, conversion choices, and also set up Ki Pro’s enviro

165Ki Pro Installation and Operation Manual — Web Browser via EthernetArm Recording (8.3): This parameter selects how recording will begin: either by

66Video SG (41.2): This parameter determines the video signal output from Ki Pro’s internal test signal generator. This parameter is used with parame

167Ki Pro Installation and Operation Manual — Web Browser via EthernetClip Append (17.4): This parameter is used with parameter 17.5 ALPHA APPEND to a

68RECORD : press the red RECORD button to begin recording. Once in RECORD mode, all other transport buttons are locked-out except the STOP button. FF

169Ki Pro Installation and Operation Manual — Web Browser via EthernetKi Pro Web Interface, Transport Screen—Show Gang ControlsNetwork Screen This scr

70Ki Pro Web Interface, Network ScreenIP Address Type (50.1): use to change the IP address for Ki Pro. When an IP address is entered and the Update bu

171Ki Pro Installation and Operation Manual — Web Browser via EthernetWireless Screen This screen is used to enable or disable wireless access to/from

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72802.11 Netmask (54.3): This parameter determines the subnet mask used by Ki Pro for TCP/IP networking. 802.11 Password (53.4): This parameter defines

173Ki Pro Installation and Operation Manual — Web Browser via EthernetUpdate Firmware ScreenThe Update Firmware screen allows you to update your Ki Pr

74Upload and Install the Software on your Ki ProUploading and installing the software update only requires a PC or Mac that can “see” the Ki Pro via i

175Ki Pro Installation and Operation Manual — Web Browser via Wireless• Select the type of security, if any, to be used. If there is security, you’ll

76ViewKi ProStatusNavigation MenuCongureInput/Outputand ConversionsChooseApple ProRes 422Encoding Methodand MakeMedia ChoicesViewclips listand select

177Ki Pro Installation and Operation Manual — Web Browser via WirelessStatusThis iPhone screen displays the following controls and values:• I/O status

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11Appendix A: SpecificationsAVideo InputDigital: SD and HD-SDI (1xBNC), SMPTE-259/292/296HDMIAnalog: SD/HD Component (3xBNCS):SMPTE/EBU N10, Betacam 52

A-2Audio OutputDigital:24-bit SDI embedded audio, 8 channel, 48kHzHDMI embedded, 8 channelAnalog:24-bit D/A, 2 channel balanced XLR, 48kHz2 channel un

1A-3Ki Pro Installation and Operation Manual — FireWireFireWireIEEE-1394b, FireWire™ 800Mb/s connects to Mac Pro or MacBook Pro (mount as harddrive)—n

1 1 Chapter 1: Introduction 1Edge Shot Photo Here Overview Ki Pro is an all new way of connecting production and post. With it, you can now acquire w

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