DECIMATOR DESIGN MD-QUAD 4 Channel Multi Viewer Quad Split Instructions
- June 13, 2024
- DECIMATOR DESIGN
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DECIMATOR DESIGN MD-QUAD 4 Channel Multi Viewer Quad Split
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Please note: MD-QUAD 3 hardware has serial numbers starting with MQC.
The latest USB Control Software and Specifications for this product can be downloaded at: www.decimator.com
Use the rotary to select the menu and press the button to toggle the setting.
When the settings are changed the Power LED will change to Red and change back to Green when they are saved.
Defaults are highlighted.
For all Menu Subsets when Rotary = 0. Input Status (Button is disabled)
| LED Status
---|---
LED| Description| Off| Green| Red| Orange
1| Input 1 Format Detect| None| SD| HD| 3G
2| Input 2 Format Detect| None| SD| HD| 3G
3| Input 3 Format Detect| None| SD| HD| 3G
4| Input 4 Format Detect| None| SD| HD| 3G
For all Menu Subsets when Rotary = 1. Menu Subset
LED 1 | LED 2 | LED 3 | LED 4 | Menu Subset |
---|---|---|---|---|
Off | Off | Off | Off | 0 |
Off | Off | Off | Green | 1 |
Menu Subset = 0 / Rotary = 2. HDMI Output Type
LED 1 | LED 2 | LED 3 | LED 4 | Output |
---|---|---|---|---|
Off | Off | Off | Off | DVI RGB 4:4:4, No audio is passed |
Off | Off | Off | Green | HDMI RGB 4:4:4, 2 Audio channels passed |
Off | Off | Green | Off | HDMI YCbCr 4:4:4, 2 Audio channels passed |
Off | Off | Green | Green | HDMI YCbCr 4:2:2, 2 Audio channels passed |
Off | Green | Off | Off | HDMI RGB 4:4:4, 8 Audio channels passed |
Off | Green | Off | Green | HDMI YCbCr 4:4:4, 8 Audio channels passed |
Off | Green | Green | Off | HDMI YCbCr 4:2:2, 8 Audio channels passed |
Menu Subset = 0 / Rotary = 3. Output Select
LED 1 | LED 2 | LED 3 | LED 4 | Output |
---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Green | Green | Green | Multi-View |
Green | Off | Off | Off | Video Source 1 |
Off | Green | Off | Off | Video Source 2 |
Off | Off | Green | Off | Video Source 3 |
Off | Off | Off | Green | Video Source 4 |
Menu Subset = 0 / Rotary = 4. Multi-View Audio Source
LED 1 | LED 2 | LED 3 | LED 4 | Output |
---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Off | Off | Off | Video Source 1 |
Off | Green | Off | Off | Video Source 2 |
Off | Off | Green | Off | Video Source 3 |
Off | Off | Off | Green | Video Source 4 |
Menu Subset = 0 / Rotary = 5. Multi-View / Test-Pattern Mode Output Format
LED 1 | LED 2 | LED 3 | LED 4 | Multi-View Output Format |
---|---|---|---|---|
Off | Off | Off | Off | 1. SD 720x487i59.94 |
Off | Off | Off | Green | 2. SD 720x576i50 |
Off | Off | Off | Red | 3. HD 1920x1080i60 |
Off | Off | Off | Orange | 4. HD 1920x1080i59.94 |
Off | Off | Green | Off | 5. HD 1920x1080i50 |
Off | Off | Green | Green | 6. HD 1920x1080psf30 |
Off | Off | Green | Red | 7. HD 1920x1080psf29.97 |
Off | Off | Green | Orange | 8. HD 1920x1080psf25 |
Off | Off | Red | Off | 9. HD 1920x1080psf24 |
Off | Off | Red | Green | 10. HD 1920x1080psf23.98 |
Off | Off | Red | Red | 11. HD 1920x1080p30 |
Off | Off | Red | Orange | 12. HD 1920x1080p29.97 |
Off | Off | Orange | Off | 13. HD 1920x1080p25 |
Off | Off | Orange | Green | 14. HD 1920x1080p24 |
Off | Off | Orange | Red | 15. HD 1920x1080p23.98 |
Off | Off | Orange | Orange | 16. HD 1280x720p60 |
Off | Green | Off | Off | 17. HD 1280x720p59.94 |
Off | Green | Off | Green | 18. HD 1280x720p50 |
Off | Green | Off | Red | 19. HD 1280x720p30 |
Off | Green | Off | Orange | 20. HD 1280x720p29.97 |
Off | Green | Green | Off | 21. HD 1280x720p25 |
Off | Green | Green | Green | 22. HD 1280x720p24 |
Off | Green | Green | Red | 23. HD 1280x720p23.98 |
Off | Green | Green | Orange | 24. 3G 1920x1080p60 |
Off | Green | Red | Off | 25. 3G 1920x1080p59.94 |
Off | Green | Red | Green | 26. 3G 1920x1080p50 |
Menu Subset = 0 / Rotary = 6. Multi-View Windows
LED 1 | LED 2 | LED 3 | LED 4 | Multi-View Windows |
---|---|---|---|---|
Off | Off | Off | Green | 1 |
Off | Off | Green | Off | 2 |
Off | Off | Green | Green | 3 |
Off | Green | Off | Off | 4 |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Menu Subset = 0 / Rotary = 7. Multi-View Layout
LED 1 | LED 2 | LED 3 | LED 4 | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
Off | Off | Off | Off | 1. 100% of Screen Size |
Off | Off | Off | Green | 2. 100% of Screen Size with Border |
Off | Off | Off | Red | 3. 90% of Screen Size |
Off | Off | Off | Orange | 4. 90% of Screen Size with Border |
Off | Off | Green | Off | 5. 100% of Screen Size with Gap |
Off | Off | Green | Green | 6. 100% of Screen Size with Border and Gap |
Off | Off | Green | Red | 7. 90% of Screen Size with Gap |
Off | Off | Green | Orange | 8. 90% of Screen Size with Border and Gap |
Off | Off | Red | Off | 9. Custom |
Off | Off | Red | Green | 10. Custom |
Off | Off | Red | Red | 11. Custom |
Off | Off | Red | Orange | 12. Custom |
Off | Off | Orange | Off | 13. Custom |
Off | Off | Orange | Green | 14. Custom |
Off | Off | Orange | Red | 15. Custom |
Off | Off | Orange | Orange | 16. Custom |
Off | Green | Off | Off | 17. Custom |
Off | Green | Off | Green | 18. Custom |
Off | Green | Off | Red | 19. Custom |
Off | Green | Off | Orange | 20. Custom |
Off | Green | Green | Off | 21. Custom |
Off | Green | Green | Green | 22. Custom |
Off | Green | Green | Red | 23. Custom |
Off | Green | Green | Orange | 24. Custom |
Off | Green | Red | Off | 25. Custom |
Off | Green | Red | Green | 26. Custom |
Off | Green | Red | Red | 27. Custom |
Off | Green | Red | Orange | 28. Custom |
Off | Green | Orange | Off | 29. Custom |
Off | Green | Orange | Green | 30. Custom |
Off | Green | Orange | Red | 31. Top to Bottom |
Off | Green | Orange | Orange | 32. Left to Right |
Menu Subset = 0 / Rotary = 8. Select Input/s to Configure
LED 1| LED 2| LED 3| LED 4| Selected Input to
configure
---|---|---|---|---
Off| Off| Off| Off| All inputs
Green| Off| Off| Off| Video Source 1
Off| Green| Off| Off| Video Source 2
Off| Off| Green| Off| Video Source 3
Off| Off| Off| Green| Video Source 4
Menu Subset = 0 / Rotary = 9. UMD Enable for Selected Input/s
| LED Status
---|---
LED| Description| Off| Green
1| UMD Enable| Off| On
LED 2, 3 and 4 are off.
Menu Subset = 0 / Rotary = A. Audio Meter Enable for Selected Input/s
LED 1 | LED 2 | LED 3 | LED 4 | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
Off | Green | Off | Off | 1 Pairs on Left |
Green | Off | Off | Off | 2 Pairs on Left |
Off | Off | Off | Green | 1 Pairs on Right |
Off | Green | Off | Green | 1 Pairs on Left and Right |
Green | Off | Off | Green | 2 Pairs on Left and 1 Pair on Right |
Off | Off | Green | Off | 2 Pair on Right |
Off | Green | Green | Off | 1 Pairs on Left and 2 Pair on Right |
Green | Off | Green | Off | 2 Pairs on Left and 2 Pair on Right |
Menu Subset = 0 / Rotary = B. Audio Bar Scale
LED 1 | LED 2 | LED 3 | LED 4 | Reference Level |
---|---|---|---|---|
Off | Off | Off | Off | AES/EBU |
Off | Off | Off | Green | VU |
Off | Off | Green | Off | Extended VU |
Off | Off | Green | Green | BBC (IEC 2a) |
Off | Green | Off | Off | EBU (IEC 2b) |
Off | Green | Off | Green | DIN (IEC 2b) |
Off | Green | Green | Off | NORDIC (IEC 2b) |
Menu Subset = 0 / Rotary = C. Audio Test Signals
LED 1 | LED 2 | LED 3 | LED 4 | Audio Test Signals |
---|---|---|---|---|
Off | Off | Off | Off | Off |
Off | Off | Off | Green | 1kHz on Group1, Pair 1 only |
Off | Off | Green | Off | Pair 1 = 1kHz Tone, Pair 2 = 500Hz Tone Pair 3 = 1kHz |
Broken Tone, Pair 4 = 500Hz Broken Tone
Off| Off| Green| Green| 1kHz Tone on Left for Pair 1, 2, 3 & 41kHz Broken Tone
on Right for Pair 1, 2, 3 & 4
Menu Subset = 0 / Rotary = D. Test Pattern
LED 1 | LED 2 | LED 3 | LED 4 | Test Pattern |
---|---|---|---|---|
Off | Off | Off | Off | 1. SMPTE HD Bars |
Off | Off | Off | Green | 2. Bars 100/0/100/0 |
Off | Off | Off | Red | 3. Bars 100/0/75/0 |
Off | Off | Off | Orange | 4. Bars 75/0/75/0 |
Off | Off | Green | Off | 5. Bars 100% & Red |
Off | Off | Green | Green | 6. SMPTE EG 1 Bars |
Off | Off | Green | Red | 7. Path Equalizer & PLL |
Off | Off | Green | Orange | 8. Square on 4:3 Mon. |
Off | Off | Red | Off | 9. Square on 16:9 Mon. |
Off | Off | Red | Green | 10. 5 Step Y Staircase |
Off | Off | Red | Red | 11. 5 Step UV Staircase |
Off | Off | Red | Orange | 12. Y Sweep |
Off | Off | Orange | Off | 13. UV Sweep |
Off | Off | Orange | Green | 14. Y Multibuys |
Off | Off | Orange | Red | 15. UV Multibuys |
Off | Off | Orange | Orange | 16. Y Ramp |
Off | Green | Off | Off | 17. UV Ramp |
Off | Green | Off | Green | 18. Pluge |
Off | Green | Off | Red | 19. Convergence |
Off | Green | Off | Orange | 20. Tartan Bars |
LED 1 | LED 2 | LED 3 | LED 4 | Test Pattern |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Off | Green | Green | Off | 21. 1 Field in 8 White |
Off | Green | Green | Green | 22. White 100% |
Off | Green | Green | Red | 23. White 75% |
Off | Green | Green | Orange | 24. Black |
Off | Green | Red | Off | 25. Red |
Off | Green | Red | Green | 26. Yellow |
Off | Green | Red | Red | 27. Green |
Off | Green | Red | Orange | 28. Blue |
Off | Green | Orange | Off | 29. Magenta |
Off | Green | Orange | Green | 30. Cyan |
Off | Green | Orange | Red | 31. Y Static X ZP/L |
Off | Green | Orange | Orange | 32. Y Static X ZP/H |
Off | Red | Off | Off | 33. Y Static Y ZP |
Off | Red | Off | Green | 34. Y Moving Left X ZP |
Off | Red | Off | Red | 35. Y Moving Right X ZP |
Off | Red | Off | Orange | 36. Y Moving Up Y ZP |
Off | Red | Green | Off | 37. Y Moving Down Y ZP |
Off | Red | Green | Green | 38. Y Moving Up XY ZP |
Off | Red | Green | Red | 39. Y Moving Down XY ZP |
Off | Red | Green | Orange | 40. Y Static C ZP |
Off | Red | Red | Off | 41. Y Moving In C ZP |
Off | Red | Red | Green | 42. Y Moving Out C ZP |
Off | Red | Red | Red | 43. UV Static X ZP/L |
Off | Red | Red | Orange | 44. UV Static X ZP/H |
Off | Red | Orange | Off | 45. UV Static Y ZP |
Off | Red | Orange | Green | 46. UV Moving Left X ZP |
Off | Red | Orange | Red | 47. UV Moving Right X ZP |
Off | Red | Orange | Orange | 48. UV Moving Up Y ZP |
Off | Orange | Off | Off | 49. UV Moving Down Y ZP |
Off | Orange | Off | Green | 50. UV Moving Up XY ZP |
Off | Orange | Off | Red | 51. UV Moving Down XY ZP |
Off | Orange | Off | Orange | 52. UV Static C ZP |
Off | Orange | Green | Off | 53. UV Moving In C ZP |
Off | Orange | Green | Green | 54. UV Moving Out C ZP |
LED 2, 3 and 4 are off.
For all Menu Subsets when Rotary = E.
Button 1 will reset all settings to their defaults.
Menu Subset = 1 / Rotary = 2. Audio Meter Style
LED 1 | LED 2 | LED 3 | LED 4 | Style |
---|---|---|---|---|
Off | Off | Green | Green | Vertical Bar and Float |
Off | Off | Off | Green | Vertical Bar |
Off | Off | Green | Off | Vertical Float |
Menu Subset = 1 / Rotary = 3. Audio Meter Reference Level
| LED Status
---|---
LED| Description| Off| Green| Red
1| Reference Level| -20dBFS| -18dBFS| -15dBFS
LED 2, 3 and 4 are off.
Menu Subset = 1 / Rotary = 4. On Screen Input Format Enable
| LED Status
---|---
LED| Description| Off| Green| Red
1| On Screen Format| Off| On for 5 seconds| Always on
LED 2, 3 and 4 are off.
Menu Subset = 1 / Rotary = 5. Multi-View Output Reference
| LED Status
---|---
LED| Description| Off| Green
1| Multi-View Output Reference| Free-run| Video Source 1
LED 2, 3 and 4 are off.
Menu Subset = 1 / MENU = 6. GPI Configuration
| LED Status
---|---
LED| Description| Off| Green
1| GPI| Configuration 1| Configuration 2
LED 2, 3 and 4 are off.
Menu Subset = 1 / MENU = 7. 3G Output Level
| LED Status
---|---
LED| Description| Off| Green
1| 3G Output Level| A| B
LED 2, 3 and 4 are off.
Menu Subset = 1 / MENU = 8, 9, A, B, C, D & F. Reserved for future use
GPI (General Purpose Inputs)
Configuration 0 (Tallies)
PIN | NAME | DESCRIPTION |
---|---|---|
1 | Q1_TALLY_EN | Ground pin to enable Tally on input 1 |
2 | Q2_TALLY_EN | Ground pin to enable Tally on input 2 |
3 | Q3_TALLY_EN | Ground pin to enable Tally on input 3 |
4 | RX+ | RS422/RS485 Positive Receive Pin |
5 | RX- | RS422/RS485 Negative Receive Pin |
6 | Q4_TALLY_EN | Ground pin to enable Tally on input 4 |
7 | OS_TOGGLE | Ground pin to toggle outputs between quad-split and input |
1, 2, 3 and 4.
8| GROUND| Use as reference ground.
Configuration 1
PIN | NAME | DESCRIPTION |
---|---|---|
1 | Q1_PT_EN | Ground pin to enable pass-through of input 1 to outputs. |
2 | Q2_PT_EN | Ground pin to enable pass-through of input 2 to outputs. |
3 | Q3_PT_EN | Ground pin to enable pass-through of input 3 to outputs. |
4 | RX+ | RS422/RS485 Positive Receive Pin |
5 | RX- | RS422/RS485 Negative Receive Pin |
6 | Q4_PT_EN | Ground pin to enable pass-through of input 4 to outputs. |
7 | QS_EN | Ground pin to enable Quad-Split on outputs. |
8 | GROUND | Use as reference ground. |
SERVICE WARRANTY
Decimator Design warrants that this product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 36 months from the date of purchase. If this product proves to be defective within this warranty period, Decimator Design, at its discretion, will either repair the defective product without charge for parts and labour, or will provide a replacement product in exchange for the defective product.
In order to service under this warranty, you the Customer, must notify Decimator Design of the defect before the expiration of the warranty period and make suitable arrangements for the performance of service. The Customer shall be responsible for packaging and shipping the defective product to a designated service centre nominated by Decimator Design, with shipping charges prepaid. Decimator Design shall pay for the return of the product to the Customer if the shipment is to a location within the country in which the Decimator Design service centre is located. The Customer shall be responsible for paying all shipping charges, insurance, duties, taxes, and any other charges for products returned to any other location.
This warranty shall not apply to any defect, failure or damage caused by improper use or improper or inadequate maintenance and care. Decimator Design shall not be obligated to furnish service under this warranty a) to repair damage resulting from attempts by personnel other than Decimator Design representatives to install, repair or service the product, b) to repair damage resulting from improper use or connection to incompatible equipment, c) to repair any damage or malfunction caused by the use of non Decimator Design parts or supplies, or d) to service a product that has been modified or integrated with other products when the effect of such a modification or integration increases the time of difficulty of servicing the product.
MD-QUAD Hardware Manual for Firmware Version 2.0 Copyright © 2014 Decimator Design Pty Ltd, Sydney, Australia E&OE
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