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Setup of channel allocation, video format, video codecs, timecode, audio and video routing, remote communications and more.
Server Configuration
Video Formats
Select the video format that the server is operating in, and the source of the reference signal.
To Configure the Video Format
The server can only operate in one video format at a time. All Media Players will play and record in the same format.

Setup
Setup of channel allocation, video format, video codecs, timecode, audio and video routing, remote communications and more.
- Server Configuration
  - Channel Setup
  - Video Formats
    Select the video format that the server is operating in, and the source of the reference signal.
    - To Configure the Video Format
      The server can only operate in one video format at a time. All Media Players will play and record in the same format.
  - Video Router Setup
    You can connect the server to an external router and control the sources feeding the server.
  - Audio Setup
    You can select the number of audio channels to record, which sources audio will use, and which audio channel to monitor from the analog audio out headphone jack. The number of AES digital audio inputs and outputs depends on the model of server you purchased. You can select the number of audio tracks to record, which sources audio will use, and which audio channel to monitor from the analog audio out headphone jack.
  - Audio Router Setup
    There are two integrated audio routers built into the server. An input router that sends audio from an audio input to any Media Player, and an output router that sends the audio from a Media Player to any audio output. The number of audio inputs and outputs depends on the options you have installed in your server.
  - Timecode Setup
    The selected timecode information that is recorded with the video can be overlaid on the output video stream of the server. This can be time of day linear timecode (LTC) coming into the server, or the embedded ancillary timecode (ATC) in the video stream being recorded.
  - Channel Label Setup
    You can assign a custom name to each output of a Media Player.
  - Quad Viewer Setup
    The Quad Viewer HD-BNC output displays the Quad Viewer.
  - TSL Tally Setup
    The server can receive TSL messages from a downstream device to tally the channels on the server.
- Remote Control Support
  Use the information in this section to assist you in setting up an external device to control your server.
- Maintenance
  Refer to the following information for performing maintenance on your server, muting an alarm, restoring factory defaults, or upgrading the software.
- AsRun Log Creator
  The server keeps a log of stills and clips that have been played in their entirety on all channel of the server. This information can then be filtered and output into either a CSV file or a PDF report.
- Troubleshooting

To Configure the Video Format

The server can only operate in one video format at a time. All Media Players will play and record in the same format.

Note: Not all video resolutions and frequencies are compatible. Some selections will be grayed out if they are not compatible.

Launch the Kiva Config application.

You may be prompted to allow the program to make changes on the computer, click Yes.
Click the Video tab.
In the Video Reference Frequency area, select the frequency you want the server to operate in.
In the Video Resolution area, select the video resolution you want the server to operate in.

Note: The available resolutions depend on the frequency you have selected.
In the Video Reference Source area, select the type of input reference signal that the server is using. This is the video signal that is connected to the REF IN HD-BNC on the back of the server.

Note: You should only use Free Run when the server is not receiving video from, or outputting video to, another device.

Important: If you select Tri-Level External Reference or Bi-Level External Reference with no valid reference signal coming into the server, you will get corrupt video on all outputs.
In the Horizontal Phase area, select a timing offset for the video output relative to the reference timing.
Click Restart Kiva. A confirmation dialog box is displayed.
Click Restart Kiva to restart the server application and services with the new setting.
Click OK when the restart has completed to dismiss the window.