Avitech Rainier-4a User Manual

Page N°1Rainier ManualRainier-4a, 4a1v, 8a1v, 4d, 4d1v, 8d1vJuly, 2007Avitech Rainier Software V1.00

Page N°10Communication• The Rainier series communicates via RS232 via a USB to RS232 converter, which is provided for communication with the module. A

Page N°11Installing USB to RS232 Adapter• Connect the USB end of the adapter to a USB port on your computer• Windows will find the new device and will

Page N°12Installing USB to RS232 Adapter Conti.• Locate the drivers on the CD under D:\USB Version V1.1\USB Dual to Serial(DB-9M) Cable\Driver\Windows

Page N°13Installing USB to RS232 Adapter Conti.• Select Finish to complete the installation of the USB to RS232 Adapter• You should now see a Prolific

Page N°14Rainier-4a/4d vs. Rainier-4a1v/4d1vRainier - 4a/4d• Designed for quad split or full screen only (no scaling)• With DVI, it will auto-detect t

Page N°15Rainier Software V1.00 -Initialization• Communication Mode– Make sure Serial Port is checked and the Mode is set to All– Select OK to initiat

Page N°16Creating New Groups• By default, the Rainier Software will combine all available modules into one large group, to divide up the modules, righ

Page N°17Rainier Software V1.00 - Output• The first thing to do after the Rainier Software connects to the module is to set the output resolution to m

Page N°18Rainier Software V1.00 – DVI Input• By default the DVI input on the Rainier fills the entire screen behind the video windows (Rainier Cascade

Page N°19Rainier Software V1.00 – DVI Adjustment• When using a VGA to DVI adapter with the Rainier series, there will be times when the image is not a

Page N°2Overview• Introduction• Inside the box• Rainier Types• Hardware connection• Cascading• Communication• Rainier Differences• Rainier Software V1

Page N°20Rainier Software V1.00 – Set Default Layout• If you have multiple units cascaded together, you can quickly show all the windows by selecting

Page N°21Rainier Software V1.00 – Arranging Windows• To quickly setup the layout for your video windows, right click on the blue information bar to ac

Page N°22Rainier Software V1.00 – Resizing a Window• To resize a single window to one of the preset sizes, right click on the window and select Size f

Page N°23Rainier Software V1.00 – Repositioning a Window• To reposition a window, drag the center of a window to a new position and it will update on

Page N°24Rainier Software V1.00 – Quick Keys• There are two quick keys in the Rainier Software that allow you to quickly bring a window to and from fu

Page N°25Rainier Software V1.00 – Turning on Labels/Audio Meters• To turn on all labels, select Settings -System Parameter -All Label—ON• To turn on a

Page N°26Rainier Software V1.00 – Setting Label Properties• Make sure to turn on labels (see previous page)• Select Settings—Group Parameter—Label to

Page N°27Rainier Software V1.00 – Setting Border Properties• Borders are turned on by default, to turn off the border, select Settings - Group Paramet

Page N°28Rainier Software V1.00 – Setting Audio Meter Properties• Make sure audio meters are turned on (see slide 19)• To change the Audio settings fo

Page N°29Rainier Software V1.00 –Outputting Audio• There are four audio pairs on each Rainier 4d unit that can be output via AES through the audio out

Page N°3Introduction• The Rainier series was designed for stand alone operation with control over RS232• Two units can fit in a single rack unit space

Page N°30Rainier Software V1.00 – GPI• There are 8 positions on the RJ50 to GPI terminal block that are assignable to either activate tally (two per v

Page N°31Rainier Software V1.00 – Tally• The GPI terminal block allows for a total of 8 inputs to activate tally, 2 per window• Users can also use the

Page N°32Rainier Software V1.00 – Window Adjustment• To change the properties of an individual window you can right click on the window to access the

Page N°33Rainier Software V1.00 – Turn On/Off Window/Label• The Option menu has two check boxes for each window that can be used to close a source win

Page N°34Rainier Software V1.00 – Special Screen Layout• There are three special screen layouts for Rainier that do quad split, rows or columns of fou

Page N°35Rainier Software V1.00 – Com A• There are three settings for the Com port on the Rainier series and all three can be used with the Rainier So

Page N°36Rainier Software V1.00 –Export/Import LabelsThis feature allows users to export labels to either a Microsoft Excel or text file to be edited

Page N°37Rainier Software V1.00 – Saving to Flash• There are two times you need to use the save to flash feature. The first time is after you have cre

Page N°38Rainier Software V1.00 – Saving a Preset• All the presets you create get stored in the module and not in the computer that is running the Rai

Page N°39Rainier Software V1.00 – Backing up Presets• Connect to the module with saved presets with the Rainier Software• Select Help—Backup All Infor

Page N°4Inside the Box• You should receive the following with each Rainier unit– Rainier Module– USB to RS232 converter with driver CD– CD with the Ra

Page N°40Rainier Software V1.00 – Restoring Presets• Connect to the module with the Rainier Software– Some versions of the Rainier Software will detec

Page N°41Rainier – SCP Keypad Integration• The numerical SCP keypad (optional) can be used in to load up to 10 presets saved in the flash memory of th

Page N°42Rainier – Preparing for Keypad• To prepare the Rainier for use with a keypad, create up to ten presets with the file name 0~9 for up to ten g

Page N°43Rainier – SCP Communication• To initiate communication with the Rainier using the SCP keypad, do the following keystrokes in the following or

Page N°44Rainier – Avitech ASCII Protocol• The serial port on the rainier can also be used to interface with a third party controller for control over

Page N°45Rainier – AAP List• ZC GGMMPP B[order]/L[abel] RRRGGGBBB NDC(no dim color): This command is used to set the border and label background color

Page N°46Rainier – AAP GlossaryResolution Number– 1 : 800 x 600 @ 60Hz– 2 : 1024 x 768 @ 60Hz– 15 : 1280 x 720 @ 60Hz– 22 : 1280 x 768 @ 60Hz– 9 : 1

Page N°47Rainier – AAP Example1. “*” “1” “Enter” <used to initiate communication with the Rainier>2. ZC 010000 border 000255000 <set group 1

Page N°48Updating FirmwareThe Rainier series each has two firmware that can be update:The Control Board (CB) and the Upper Board (UB) firmwareTo Updat

Page N°49Technical Support• If you have any questions regarding the information provided in this guide, please call our technical support line at 425-

Page N°5Rainier Types8.0"100-250V ACDVI-I OutputID012346789ABCDEF5Video Input1234KeypadGPIRS-485 (in) (out)RS-232100-250V AC8.0"100-250V AC

Page N°6Hardware ConnectionSome connectors may not be installed – Model dependant• Four BNC’s for video input• Left DVI for multimedia input (Rainier-

Page N°7Cascading• To cascade two modules together, make sure each Rainier has a unique rotary ID, in the example below ID 0 and ID 1• Take the DVI ou

Page N°8Example 1: 2xRainier-8d1v (1 Group)

Page N°9Example 2: 2xRainier-8d1v and 1xRainier4a (3 Groups)