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Aleksander Tidemann edited this page Aug 29, 2022 · 1 revision

Portal Quick Setup Guide (Video & Audio)

The following is a brief guide to setting up Audio & Video for a Portal session.

Audio

  1. Switch on the MIDAS M32 digital mixing console.

    • On the Show control panel of the mixer, press the button View. Then, on the screen, select the Scenes tab, choose MCT PORTAL 2021 using the left most dial, load by clicking the dial and confirm with the right arrow button. This loads the default Portal scene.
    • Press the button inputs 17-32 and slide up channels 23 and 24 to get the audio from zoom (these channels are linked so only one fader needs to be slid up). Then press the button Sel on top of one of those channels and make sure that the Main Stereo button is on (to the left of the screen). Press the button Buses 1-8 and make sure the faders for channels 1 and 2 are up.
    • Finally turn up the Main fader (situated on the right of the digital mixing console).

Midas M32

  1. Switch on the SD8 Stagebox (situated under the NEC 4x TV screen).

SD8

  1. Switch on the main Genelec speakers (FOH) to each side of the NEC 4x TV screen.

Video

  1. Turn on the screens

    • Sony TV
    • NEC 4x TV

  2. Turn on the PTZ (Pan–Tilt–Zoom) camera

    • The switch is on the back, make sure that it has also been turned on with its associated remote, and wait to see the image on the Blackmagic Design Web Presenter HD.

  3. Route the HDMI Matrix

    • Input 1 to Output 1
    • Input 2 to Output 2.

HDMI

  1. Make sure that the Main Zoom computer is on (Zoom PC 1).

    • Finally, go to the iPad, swipe the screen and enter the code: 000000.
    • Open the Zoom app, and press Meet now.

Routing Plan

Below is a full routing plan for the Portal.

Routing Plan

Troubleshooting

  • if the PTZ (Pan–Tilt–Zoom) camera is not working:
    • Turn it on with the remote.
    • Check that the switch button behind the camera is turned ON.
  • elif the iPad does not have an internet connection:
    • The iPad is connected by ethernet. Check if there is an ethernet cable connected. If not, connect the iPad to the 79-nett Cisco router by ethernet
    • cable yourself.
    • Verify that the 79-nett Cisco is connected to the outlet in the wall.
  • elif Zoom does not work in the iPad:
    • Check that the MAIN Zoom computer is turned on (the one next to the HDMI matrix).
  • elif I cannot log in to the Zoom computer:
    • Click users in the lower left corner of the main TVs, then log back in.
    • Activate the remote keyboard and mouse.
  • elif there is no sound coming from the speakers:
    • Check that the MIDAS is routed properly. You can quickly recall the default scene by clicking the View button directly on the console, scrolling over to scenes, pick the “MCT-PORTAL-2021” show, and hit load. For more detailed information on the MIDAS, see https://github.com/MCT-master/portal-wiki/wiki/Midas-M32-documentation.
    • Check that your outputs are routed to the Main Stereo. If you are trying to output sound from a Zoom conference, select the from Zoom channels (23-24) and see if the Main Stereo button is highlighted on the Main Bus panel.
    • Check that the main stereo speakers are turned ON.
    • Check that the Stagebox is turned ON.
    • The XLR cable might be faulty. Try a new XLR cable.
  • else YOU DID GREAT !
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