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Ultrix Acuity Setup
The Ultrix™ router must be set up to support the Ultrix Acuity on the Software Defined Production Engine (SWR-SDPE) blade. This includes setup of the Ultripower units, DashBoard connections, video reference and timing, the matrix database, and the UltriScape Multi-Viewer.
Input Sources in Acuity
Video inputs coming into the switcher can be assigned to a type of device they are coming from. Assigning a device type allows you to associate a device you are controlling from the switcher with an input.
To Set Up Video Sources

Ultrix Acuity Setup
The Ultrix™ router must be set up to support the Ultrix Acuity on the Software Defined Production Engine (SWR-SDPE) blade. This includes setup of the Ultripower units, DashBoard connections, video reference and timing, the matrix database, and the UltriScape Multi-Viewer.
- Ultrix Acuity Hardware Setup
  The router and switcher components of Ultrix Acuity must be set up separately before they can work together.
- DashBoard Connection
  Ultrix™ has a separate ethernet connection to DashBoard and appears as a separate node in the DashBoard tree view.
- Switcher Network Setup
  From the web interface, you can set up the IP Address, as well as selecting the IP addresses of all the control panels, and SoftPanel that can access the switcher.
- Reference
  Ultrix™ provides the reference input and internal signals that the switcher uses for timing.
- Video Routing in Ultrix
  Sources and destinations in the router must be connected to the inputs and outputs of the switcher.
- Input Sources in Acuity
  Video inputs coming into the switcher can be assigned to a type of device they are coming from. Assigning a device type allows you to associate a device you are controlling from the switcher with an input.
  - To Set Up Video Sources
- Audio Routing in Ultrix™
  Audio is handled separately in the router and audio sources and destinations in the router must be connected to the inputs and outputs of the switcher.
- Aux Bus Router Sources
  Switcher aux buses need to be mapped to router sources and destinations so that video can be assigned to them.
- UltriScape Multi-Viewer
  Some of the outputs from each ME are available as PiPs for the software defined UltriScape MultiViewer in the router.
- Ultrix™ Ultricore BCS Setup
  If your router ecosystem uses an Ultricore BCS, the switcher requires the IP address of the Ultricore BCS to communicate with the router to switch aux buses.

To Set Up Video Sources

Tip: You can see if there is a valid video signal on an input BNC from the Input Status menu.

Note: Do not assign multiple switcher sources to the same Ultrix source. This can lead to the same Ultrix source being tallied as both on-air and off-air at the same time. This conflict is visible on the Tallies menu where multiple Inputs are assigned to the same Ext. Source.

Press HOME > Setup > Installation > Source Configuration > Input Type.
Use the Input knob to select the input source that you want to configure.
Use the Ultrix Source knob to select the router source that you want to assign the input source to. Sources that appear gray are on Video Inputs boards that are not installed.

Note: Do not assign a switcher Input to an Ultrix Source that is assigned to a disconnect or virtual input. This can cause the source to tally as both on-air and off-air at the same time.
In the Input Type area, select how you want the input source configured. Input types are assigned to the input sources, and not the physical BNC.

Note: All input sources must be assigned to Video or Alpha unless the device connected to that input source is controlled by the switcher.
- Alpha — alpha signal to be paired with a fill, or video, signal for an auto select key.
- Char Gen — video signal from a character generator.
- Off — no video signal, or to temporarily turn an input off.
- Robotic Cam — video signal from a robotic camera.
- Router — video signal from a router.
- Video — video signal from any source you are not controlling from the switcher.
- VTR — video signal from a VTR or video server.
Press HOME > Confirm.