Blackmagic ATEM 1 M/E Flypack Cable Setup

The following is an instruction diagram on how to do a basic setup with the Blackmagic ATEM 1 M/E Flypack.

  1. Place all the objects in the appropriate places
  2. Plug in all the cables for the mobile switcher
    1. Plug in power cable from Blackmagic ATEM 1 M/E Video Flypack
      1. Make sure the power switch is enabled on the Monster Power Conditioner
    2. Plug in power cable from Blackmagic ATEM 1 M/E Audio Flypack
      1. Make sure the power switch is enabled on the Furman Power Conditioner
    3. Plug in the power cable to the Blackmagic Atem 1 M/E panel
    4. Plug in the power cable to the preview monitor (left Asus LCD monitor)
    5. Plug in the power cable to the program monitor (right Asus LCD monitor)
    6. Plug in the power cable to the program monitor (Ultrascope Asus LCD monitor)
    7. Plug in the power cable for the Atem Laptop
    8. Make sure the Ultracurve Pro is powered on by pressing the power button
  3. Plug in the ethernet cables
    1. Plug in an ethernet cable from the Blackmagic Atem Panel to the Blackmagic ATEM 1 M/E Video Flypack ethernet port 1 
    2. Plug in an ethernet cable from the Blackmagic Atem Panel to the Atem Laptop
    3. Power up the Atem Laptop and launch the Atem Program to add graphics to the ATEM switcher and perform other administrative duties
  4. Plug in the HDMI cables to the Asus Preview / Asus Program Monitor
    1. Connect an HDMI cable from the HDMI 6 port on the Atem Rack #1 to the Program Monitor (Right LCD Screen)
    2. Connect an HDMI cable from the HDMI 5 port on the Atem Rack #1 to the GUI Monitor (Left LCD Screen)
  5. Plug in the cables needed for the ultrascope
    1. Plug in the USB3 cable (blue) into a blue USB3 port on the rear of the Ultrascope PC
    2. Plug in the keyboard and mouse into the front USB ports on the Ultrascope PC
    3. Plug in a DVI cable from the ultrascope PC and connect it to the Ultrascope Monitor
    4. Turn on the ultrascope PC and launch the Ultrascope application
  6. Connect all of your video inputs
    1. Connect your video SDI inputs on HD-SDI ports 1-4
    2. Connect your video HDMI inputs on HDMI ports 1-4
  7. Connect your audio inputs to the Blackmagic ATEM Audio Flypack
    1. Connect your XLR inputs to the Alesis inputs 1-3 (note that 2-3 have wireless mics connected via TRS and you can add 2 more XLR inputs by unplugging the other wireless mics)
  8. Connect your audio outputs from the Blackmagic ATEM Audio Flypack to the video flypack
    1. Connect your Alesis XLR outputs (TRS to XLR from main out on board) to the Blackmagic Atem Video Flypack XLR input (left is top, right is bottom)
  10. Format your SSD for usage with the Blackmagic Hyperdeck Studio
    1. Connect the SSD to the ATEM laptop via the USB adapter
    2. In Windows 7, go to Computer, right click the drive and choose Format
    3. In the options, choose the format to be exFAT
  12. Pop the SSD into the Blackmagic Hyperdeck Studio and be sure that your input is SDI by clicking the Input button
  13. Press record when you are ready to record

TO SEE THE BLACKMAGIC SUPPORT VIDEO TO HOW TO SET UP THE ATEM SYSTEM CLICK HERE.