Roland HDMI Video Switcher User Manual
- June 9, 2024
- Roland
Table of Contents
Roland HDMI Video Switcher
Product introduction
Switcher supports 4 HDMI video signal inputs, 1 HDMI PVW output+ 1HDMI PGM output; 5upports HDMl embedded audio +External audio, it can be embedded in the HDMI signal output or output from the audio port after mixing processing; also equipped with Type-Cvideo capture port, support OBS, vMix, VLc, PotPlaYer and other market software, to achieve online video recording, streaming.HDMI input signal is automatically adapted for above 720P resolution, 1080P output signal resolution can be selected according requirements (1080p60/1080p50/1080p30/1080p25/1080p24), which is quite flexible. Support PIP for PVW and PGM, support adjust the window size and position, and support screen freeze. Support RGB(Red, Green or Blue) background cutout; and can adjust the tint according to the shade of the studio filter’s background color in software. Support hard-cutting with CUT key and AUTO special effect switch, and the transition speed can be adjusted with RATE keys(X1, X2, X3, X4). Widely used for video conferences, Iive broadcasts, weddings, radio and television, program production, outdoor sports, teaching courses, and other video-switching scenes.
Interface Introduction
Cotrol panel
Buttons areas
Function area:
- K1:Switch PGM output resolution, currently supports resolutions: 1080p60,1080p50,1080p30, 1080p25,1080p24. The resolution can be switched by pressing the button according to the adaptive equipment.
- K2: Reset function, one-key reset all functions to the power-on state.
- K3: After pressing K3, the PGM output and 3.5mm audio output switch to mute, press “K3” again to resume volume output.
Audio area:
+/-:Volume adjustment(increase or decrease), press the key once to gradually
adjusted, or press and hold the key to continuously adjust volume. “ON”: When
the green ligh is on, it indicates that this audio input is available, after
press again, the green light is off to turn off this audio input. RST: Reset
this channel to come back its initial default state.
Special effect Switch:
X1,X2,X3,X4: Transition rate for special effect transitions
TRANSITIONS: There are 6 transition modes: MIX Transition, DIP fade in and fade out effects, four special effects wipe transitions (up/down/left/right)
- This operation can be implemented only after PIP and PR cutout function is turn off
MIX Special effect example
Press the MIX key in the special effect switch area (green light is displayed
after pressing),and then press AUTO to switch. Superimposed on the A picture
and gradually superimposed the B picture, until the transition to the end, the
picture is completely replaced by the B picture
DIP Special effect example
Press the DIP key in the special effect switch area (green light is displayed
after pressing), and then press AUTO to switch. A gradually darkens the
picture until it is completely black, and then gradually changes from black to
B picture.
Example of four-direction effects
PIP section:
PIP: Picture-in-picture enable switch, press the button to turn on the
PVW picture-in-picture function, press the CUT button at the same time to turn
on the picture-in-picture function of the main interface, press PIP button
again to turn offthe picture-in-picture function.
STILL: Picture-in-picture freeze function, press the button to freeze the PIP image on the PGM video, but the preview monitoring of PIP function cannot be frozen. 4 position keys: PIP display area, the PIP initial value is displayed in the boundary corner position. The PIP size, position, and border color size can be modified by the menu key. If the PIP function of PGM live broadcast needs to be turned on and off by the CUT button when the PIP button lights up.
MENU area:
MENU: Switch to the main MENU. Press this button to MENU functions by the PVW
screen, the effect is as follows:
4 directions keys: control the menu up and down, left and right; If you need to change the parameter value through the menu, you need to use the up and down keys to select the target option first, then use the left and right keys to control the menu cursor to the target item, and finally the corresponding parameter value can be changed by the up and down keys.
- When you need to return or exit, you can select return or exit at the cursor, and press the MENU button again.
On the right side of the menu bar is the audio status monitor, which reflects the current audio input or output, and the audio bar will jump with the volume.
Video area:
PVW: the monitoring preview screen, as shown in the following figure There are
four Windows at the bottom corresponding to the input source monitor,
respectively corresponding to the No. 1-4 keys on the control panel of the
switch console.
- STILL: PGM live screen still button, after pressing the button, then output PGM video animation will enter the freeze phenomenon.
- FTB: PGM live screen black screen button, after pressing the button, the live screen will be black.
- BAR: Picture color bar key, when pressed, it can control PGM/PVW to output color bar picture.
After the device connects to the video signal source, press 1 (PGM) and 2 (PVW) in the button panel, the live and preview signal sources in the output multi-screen monitor are 1 (PGM) and 2 (PVW) respectively, the signal sources are HDMI IN1 and HDMI IN2 respectively.
The effect diagram is as follows:
- When you need to switch between PVW and PGM screen, you can press the CUT or AUTO button to switch between the live PGM signal source and PVW signal source.
Chroma key area:
PR: Enable switch key for the filter: Press this key to select the RGB three-
color background keying function, then overlap with the background image to
achieve the purpose of keying and superimposing imposing the background.
Operation: Press the PR enable key, then press the G (GREEN) key, the PGM
signal source is the background, and the PVW signal is the keying source, and
the overlay effect can be achieved, as shown in the figure below:
- R (Red selects the red background cutout)
- G (Green selects the green background cutout)
- B (Blue selects the blue background cutout).
- Other red and blue color operations are the same as green. If the background color is not the standard chromaticity, and the image keying effect needs to be adjusted in detail, they can be operated by software.
Function key area
- CUT: The switch button for the PGM live screen and the PVW monitoring preview screen, it is also the picture-in-picture display button of the PGM screen in the PIP picture-in-picture mode. (see 5.4. PIP).
- AUTO: PGM live screen and PVW monitoring preview screen special effects switch button (See 5.3. Special effect operation for operation).
Video Capture
The live switcher supports various capture and streaming software on the market. We take OBS software for video capture as an example, as follows: Open the OBS official website and download the OBS software： https://obsproject.com/download
Video capture:
- Open the OBS software and click the source box “+” in the lower left corner of the interface, then click “Video Capture Device”, in the pop-up interface, click Create New and change the name, make source visible and click √.
- At the device, select: USB Video, Click Activation Type: Activate; Resolution: 1920×1 080; FPS: Highest FPS; Video format: YUY2; Color space: 601; Click OK.
- After the video is played normally, you can freely choose to “start recording” at the control option in the lower right corner, and the saved recording path is in the upper left corner of the “File-Show recordings”.
Software connection
The switcher can complete online operations without touching the device itself and supports more detailed keying adjustments and audio settings, you can connect to a computer through the device’s own LAN interface for remote control. The switcher and the computer or mobile device must be in the same IP network segment, and these devices must share the same subnet mask and gateway settings. In addition, the first three segments of the control panel IP address must also match. If a computer connects to the switcher directly, you need to manually change the IP of the switcher to avoid IP conflicts on the same network segment.
Confirm the device’s IP
- Confirm the normal connection between the device and the computer port.
- Open the switcher and click the IP connection in the upper left corner.
- Click Search in the pop-up window.
- After the search is successful, the number displayed is the device IP. Then we go to the next step to modify the IP of the computer.
Modify PC IP
- Open the “Network and Sharing Center”; Click on “Internet”; eg: if you are using Wifi, the network port is connected to the live switch, then you need to select LAN.
- Access to Properties(may require administrator privileges);
- Under “This connection uses the following items”, find “Internet Protocol version 4 (TCP/IPv4)”;
- Select “Use the following IP address” and change the IP address to the same network segment as switcher, please make sure that the IP addresses do not conflict. Click “Subnet Mask” and the computer will automatically calculate the subnet mask of the address; Click OK.
- Click “confirm” and return to the live switcher software, and click “Connect” to control the software.
System IP settings
When you need to change the IP address, subnet mask and gateway data of the
device, you can click the system configuration option, the software will
automatically pop up the relevant information pop-up window, you can also make
corresponding settings according to your practical requirements, click OK
after completion. The device will be automatically disconnected after the
change is completed, and you will need to reconnect the device.
- If the IP addresses of other devices on the network have the same fourth field value, there will be a conflict and the device will not connect. If a conflict is encountered, just modify the identification value of the fourth segment of the IP address of the device.
- You can also use a network switch to connect this switcher, and you can use a computer in the same LAN network to control the switcher: you need to use a computer to connect the device directly, and then change the IP of the switcher in the system configuration of the software synchronize with the LAN IP, and then repeat the steps (6.2 Modify PC IP), and reconnect with the software after completion.
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Software operation
Software Interface
The software button corresponds to each key position of the device. When it is
lit, the device light will be lit synchronously, and the operation command
will be issued to the device synchronously.
Keying Adjustment: Press PR key to turn on/off
- Fill Source: CAM1-4 synchronized as a PVW button, and also a PVW input signal source.
- Background Color: Detail adjustment cutout background, you can adjust the tint according to the shade of the background color of the studio filter. When the background is green, the other two colors are locked. Similarly, when the background color is red or blue, the other two colors cannot be adjusted.
- Adjust: This function can be adjusted in more detail. You can operate this function when you are not satisfied with the effect or the ideal effect is not achieved due to factors such as lighting and environment.
PIP (Picture In Picture)
- Position: X/Y respectively represent the position of the PIP shape, which can be adjusted by the up and down keys.
- Size: Three PIP sizes to choose from.
- Border: The thickness of the picture-in-picture frame can be adjusted according to practical requirements.
- Color: Three border colors are available, which are red, green and blue.
Effect speed:
There are 4 kinds of speeds that can be adjusted when switching the speed of
special effects conversion, and the switching speed of X1-X4 gradually
increases.
Output resolution:
Through the host computer, you can more accurately adjust the PGM output
resolution you need. The default resolution is: 1080P/24, 1080P/25, 1080P/30,
1080P/50, 1080P/60.
Audio Interface
The live switcher built-in mixer to use embedded HDMI audio from cameras,
media servers, and other inputs, don’t need an external audio mixer.
Input:
The 7 audio bars represent 7 channels of audio input respectively. You can
make detailed adjustments to each channel of audio through the following
operations.
Decibel:
You can adjust the volume of each input source through the slider. The right
audio column will fluctuate with the volume of the current left and right
channels. When the “On” light is on, the audio of this channel keeps running
normally. When “On” is not selected, the channel audio bar no longer changes
and is muted.
Channel:
Here is to adjust the audio output of the left and right channels.
Main channel:
AFV is the function of audio following video function. When you choose to turn
on the “AFV” button, the PGM live screen will only play the audio of the
current signal source, and there will be no audio output from other channels.
Size application
This product has a wide range of applications and is suitable for various
outdoor, multi-camera switching scenarios, and fully meets various projects
such as live events, game live broadcasts, virtual studios, music production
and online conferences…
Product parameter
References
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