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HDMI-8x8
Mi-16 Series
User Manual v2.2
APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224
INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921

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  • Page 1 HDMI-8x8 Mi-16 Series User Manual v2.2 APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
  • Page 2 All the registered trademarks referred to this manual are belonging to their respective companies. WARRANTY STATEMENT Apantac LLC (herein after referred to as “Apantac”) warrants to the original purchaser of the products manufactured by Apantac (the “Product,”) will be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of three (3) year from the date of shipment of the Product to the purchaser.
  • Page 3 Caused by improper use of the Product or inadequate maintenance and care of the Product; Resulting from attempts by those other than Apantac representatives to install, repair, or service the Product; Caused by installation of the Product in a hostile operating environment or connection of the Product to incompatible equipment;...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    7.0 Offline Mode ....................47 Appendix......................49 Mi-16 presets ....................... 49 Mi-16+ presets ......................54 Mi-16# presets ......................57 Cable Pinouts ....................... 60 ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...

  • Page 5: What's In The Box

    HDMI-8x8 1.0 What’s In The Box Product Description Mi-16/Mi-16+/Mi-16# multiviewer Rack Ears RJ50 to DB9 adapter cable for GPI DB9 Breakout Terminal Block RJ45 to DB9 adapter cable for RS232 interface Terminators for passive loop outs Analog audio breakout cable North American Power Cord.

  • Page 6: Key Features

    Mi-16 – 16x1 multiivewer, one source per window, no copy or duplicating sources – Mi-16+ - 8x2 multiviewer, one source per window, no copy or duplicating sources – Mi-16# - 16x2 multiviewer, sources can be copy and duplicated from any input to – any output General features for all Mi-16 series Low latency –...

  • Page 7: Specifications

    Once a source is copied to a different size, the total number of sources will be – decrease by one. 2.1 Specifications ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...

  • Page 8: Rear Views

    Mi-16 series 2.2 Rear Views ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...

  • Page 9: Hardware Boot Up

    Figure 2-1 Mi-16x rear view 3.0 Hardware boot up There is no on/off on the Mi-16, this is due to the UL safety regulation imposed on 1 rack unit products. To power on the Mi-16, insert power cord directly to the AC power receptacle, the Mi-16 will boot in approximately 10 seconds.
  • Page 10 IP address of the unit will be displayed for about 5 seconds on boot up. The default IP address is 192.168.0.100 ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
  • Page 11 Local Area Network -> Mi-16x IP Address Manager Press the ADD Mi-16x button  Figure 7: Add Mi-16 module ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
  • Page 12 After you have completed the above steps, click “OK” to continue, then the JDirector will take to the overview mode of the user interface. If you have already connected to this Mi-16 once before, you may see this dialog when you connect to it again, click on <OK> to continue.
  • Page 13 Connect to a Mi-16+ that has been previously connected Figure 12: Connect to a Mi-16# that has been previously connected ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...

  • Page 14: Changing The Mi-16 Ip Address

     Reboot the Mi-16 unit to make the change active.  Mi-16 change IP Address contextual menu. Figure 13: ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...

  • Page 15: Configuring Of The Mi-16 Series

    4.2 Configuring of the Mi-16 series Mi-16 The Mi-16 is the most basic model of the Mi-16 family. There are 16 inputs and 1 output. Each source can be only assigned to a single window. Once the JDirector is connected...

  • Page 16: Mi-16

    Mi-16 series Mi-16+ The Mi-16+ is the medium model of the Mi-16 family. There are 16 inputs and 2 outputs with 8 windows on each output. Each source can be only assigned to a single window. Once the JDirector is connected to the Mi-16+, the following editor layout will appear:...

  • Page 17: Mi-16

    Mi-16 series Mi-16# The Mi-16# is the most adavanced model of the Mi-16 family. There are 16 inputs and 2 output, each output can have up to 16 windows. Each source can be copied to multiple windows of the same size or different sizes. Once the JDirector is connected to the...

  • Page 18: Common Features And Configurations

    5.0 Common features and configurations 5.1 Editing mode Figure 17: Mi-16 editing mode Figure 18: Mi-16+ and Mi-16# editing mode ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...

  • Page 19: System Level Settings

    Mi-16 output. System level settings 5.2.1 Set output timing The Mi-16 series comes with the default output setting of 1080P 60Hz, it can easily be changed to 1080P 50Hz by doing the following, On the Top Level Menu, click on System ->...

  • Page 20: Sources, Names, Tally And Other Setups

    Mi-16 series 5.2.2 Sources, Names, Tally and Other Setups Every Mi-16’s source attributes can be configured in a single place. Since the Mi-16# allows copying of the sources, these attributes can follow the sources every time it is assigned to a new window.
  • Page 21 <Cancel> Continue to name all the sources. Figure 22: Input source manager with updated names ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...

  • Page 22: Setup Process

    Quick Settings There are several quick settings that will speed up the setup process Figure 23: Enter source names ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
  • Page 23 Tally GPI bit <SET> – will clear all GPI tally settings Figure 27: Enter source names Figure 28: Enter source names ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
  • Page 24 TSL address back to default 0 ~ 15 Figure 36: Enter source names Figure 37: Enter source names ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
  • Page 25 Set TSL Tally attributes. Set Tally mode to TSL, double click on Tally -> Configure Figure 42: Enter source names ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...

  • Page 26: Set Tally Colors

    TSL. Temperature alarm setting as well as current temperature will also be shown in this dialog. ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...

  • Page 27: Audio Reference Settings

    5.2.6 Load presets The Mi-16 series can have up to 30 presets. Each Mi-16x comes with 10 preloaded presets. Please see Appendix A for all the preset layouts. Load Presets by File -> Glogal -> LOAD Figure 43: File ->...

  • Page 28: Editing

    Click on the window you want to delete to highlight it, then press the <delete> key on the keyboard. ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
  • Page 29 Right click on the window you want to delete to highlight it, then select <Close> to close the window Figure 46: The end result ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
  • Page 30 Hold down the CTRL key and click on multiple windows, then right click on a highlighted window, then select <Close> ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...

  • Page 31: Mi-16 Series Window Styles

    The end result 6.2 Mi-16 series window styles o The Mi-16 series comes with 5 basic window styles. These styles are located in the “Window Bin” area of the JDirector editor. o Each window style consists of 4 window templates o Each window has 4 predefined sizes –...
  • Page 32 Style 4 templates – windows with skin labels and no tally LEDs Figure 54: Highlight the preset you want to load. Click on <LOAD> ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...

  • Page 33: How To Insert A Window

    Highlight the preset you want to load. Click on <LOAD> 6.3 How to insert a window Figure 56: Highlight the preset you want to load. Click on <LOAD> ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...

  • Page 34: Customize Window Elements

     Size 0 bord er off Figure 61: Select <Set Border> Figure 62: Set Window border  Colors ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
  • Page 35 Figure 67: Skin 2 Figure 68: Skin 3 Figure 69: Skin 4 Figure 70: Skin 5 Figure 71: Skin 6 ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
  • Page 36 16 channels of audio to a single Figure 75: Alarm tags turn Figure 76: Alarm tags turn window ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
  • Page 37 Percentage slider to move the safe area to 5% on each side. Figure 79: Set percentage ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
  • Page 38 Ratio Fix <4:3>, the click OK to exit Figure 81: Enable second safe area and enable 4x3 safe area ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
  • Page 39 – returns all objects to the position prior to their move Copy/Paste – Windows can be copied and pasted ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
  • Page 40 Name field and select the time zone Figure 85: Edit digital clock properties Figure 86: The digital clock ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
  • Page 41 <OK> Figure 91: Set font color Figure 92: Set background color ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
  • Page 42 Right Click on the digital clock in the the work space, this configuration dialog will appear Figure 96: Insert text ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
  • Page 43 The font color and background color of the clock can be set by click on <SET> under the attributes ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
  • Page 44 Right click on the clock and select <Properties> Figure 104: Set font color Figure 105: Set font color ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
  • Page 45 The clock hands and color can also be configured Figure 109: Insert text Figure 110: Insert text ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
  • Page 46 <Audio Bar Group> to the work space. Right click on the meters to set the properties ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
  • Page 47 Let go of the mouse, the a dialog box will open for you to choose the logo file ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...

  • Page 48: Offline Mode

    The JDirector software can also work in offline mode. Start with a fresh copy of JDirector and select offline mode ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
  • Page 49 Once you enter the offline mode, you can start editing as if you were online. ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...

  • Page 50: Appendix

    Mi-16 series Appendix Mi-16 presets The Mi-16 can store up to 30 presets. It comes with 10 pre configured layouts as below, Figure 112: Preset1 – 16 windows (Preset1.OPx) Figure 113: Preset2 – 16 windows with 2 Tally LEDs (Preset2.OPx)
  • Page 51 Preset3 – 16 windows with 2 audio meters each (Preset3.OPx) Figure 115: Preset4 – 16 windows with 2 Tally LEDs and 2 Audio Meters (Preset4.OPx) ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
  • Page 52 Mi-16 series Figure 116: Preset5 – 14 windows (Preset5.OPx) Figure 117: Preset6 – 14 windows with 2 audio meters (Preset6.OPx) ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
  • Page 53 Figure 118: Preset7 – 16 windows with labels inside the windows (Preset7.OPx) Figure 119: Preset8 – 11 windows (Preset8.OPx) ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
  • Page 54 Mi-16 series Figure 120: Preset9 – 9 windows with 2 audio meters and labels inside (Preset9.OPx) ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...

  • Page 55: Mi-16+ Presets

    Mi-16 series Mi-16+ presets The Mi-16+ can store up to 30 presets. It comes with 10 pre configured layouts as below, Figure 121: Preset1 – 8 windows on each output with Analog, digital clocks and Standalone Labels (Preset1.OPx) Figure 122: Preset2 –...
  • Page 56 Figure 126: Preset6 – 16 windows (Preset6.OPx) Figure 127: Preset7 – 16 windows with audio meters and tally LEDs (Preset7.OPx) ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
  • Page 57 Preset9 – 9 windows with 2 audio meters and labels inside (Preset9.OPx) Figure 130: Preset10 – 16 windows with 2 audio meters (Preset10.OPx) ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...

  • Page 58: Mi-16# Presets

    Figure 131: Preset1 – (Preset01.OPX) Figure 132: Preset2 – (Preset02.OPX) Figure 133: Preset3 – (Preset3.OPX) Figure 134: Preset4 – (Preset4.OPX) ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
  • Page 59 Figure 135: Preset5 – (Preset5.OPX) Figure 136: Preset6 – (Preset6.OPX) Figure 137: Preset7 – (Preset7.OPX) Figure 138: Preset8 – (Preset8.OPX) ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...
  • Page 60 Mi-16 series Figure 139: Preset9 – (Preset9.OPX) Figure 140: Preset10 – (Preset10.OPX) ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...

  • Page 61: Cable Pinouts

    Mi-16 series Cable Pinouts ________________________________________________________________________________ APANTAC LLC, 7470 SW BRIDGEPORT ROAD, PORTLAND, OR 97224 INFO@APANTAC.COM, TEL: +1 503 968 3000, FAX: +1 503 389 7921...

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