DNF Controls 2034CL-L-PBIO User Manual

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Model No. 2034CL-L-PBIO

(&2034CL-L-T)

300 CLIP INSTANT ACCESS SYSTEM

Louth Protocol

VERSION 3.0 SOFTWARE

Note: Supports up to 3 Video Server Channels

User Manual

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Table of Contents

1. REVISION HISTORY 4

GETTING STARTED . . . 5

2. SYSTEM

DESCRIPTION 5

DEFINITIONS 5

3. SYSTEM

A. SHOTBOX 6
B. ST300 CONTROLLER 6
C. PRODUCTION SWITCHER 7

4. VIDEO

5. LOAD

6. LEARN

A. LEARN ON THE SHOTBOX 10
B. LEARN ON THE PRODUCTION SWITCHER 10
C. LEARN ON THE ST300 10

INSTALLATION 6

SERVER SETUP 9

A CLIP 9

A CLIP OR CLIP COMBINATION 10

7. RECALL 11

8. SHOTBOX

9. PBIO

A. RECALL ON THE SHOTBOX 11
B. RECALL ON THE PRODUCTION SWITCHER 11
C. RECALL ON THE ST300 11

SHOTKEY MAPPING TO SHOTLIST LOCATIONS 11

REGISTER MAPPING TO SHOTLIST LOCATION 12

10. TRIGGER 12

ADVANCED . . . 13

11. CREATE

A. SET THE RECORD DURATION 13
B. CREATE A NEW NAME 13
C. RECORD A CLIP 14

12. CREATING

A. MARK IN (OUT) POINT 15
B. DELETE IN (OUT) POINT 15
C. MANUALLY ENTER IN (OUT) POINT 15
D. CREATE SUBCLIP 15

13. RECUE

14. VIEW

15. VIEW

16. SHOTBOX

17. CLEAR

18. TRANSFERRING

A. TO TRANSMIT CUE POINTS TO THE ST300 18
B. TO TRANSMIT CUE POINTS TO THE PC 18

19. RECEIVE

A. TO RECEIVE CUE POINTS FROM THE ST300 19
B. TO RECEIVE CUE POINTS FROM THE PC 19

A CLIP 13

SUBCLIPS 15

THE CURRENTLY LOADED CLIP 16
THE CLIP ID OF THE CURRENTLY LOADED CLIP 16
CONTENT OF CUE POINTS ON THE SHOTBOX 17

CONTROL SWITCHES 17

SINGLE CUEPOINT 17

CUELISTS 18

CUELIST FUNCTION. 19

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REFERENCE . . . 20

20. SETUP

21. FUNCTION

22. SPECIFICATIONS 24

ST300 24
RS422
AUX
GPI
ST420
RS422
POWER

23. TROUBLESHOOTING 26

24. KEY

25. DNF

A. ST420 TROUBLESHOOTING 26
B. VERSION 3.0 HARDWARE OF ST300 ONLY 26

MENU 20

TABLE 23

SERIAL CONNECTOR 24

PORT RS422 SERIAL CONNECTOR 24

IN/OUT CONNECTOR 25

(SHOTBOX) 25
SERIAL CONNECTOR 25

CONNECTOR 25

LAYOUT 27

CONTROLS LIMITED WARRANTY 28

Manual Version.....................…............................... 1.5 020504

Document ID............................... 2034CL-L-PBIO User Manual

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1. REVISION HISTORY

070103 Rev. 1.1 Added Section CLEAR SINGLE CUEPOINT, and Key Layout.
Added the following to SETUP MENU.
CLIP SOM
RECALL MODE
VIDEO STANDARD

110303 Rev. 1.2 Added DNF C ontrols Limited Warranty.

Updated Receive Cue List & Transmit Cue List Function description.

120903 Rev. 1.3 Added CREATING SUBCLIPS section.

012204 Rev. 1.4 Changed Key Layout.

020504 Rev. 1.5 Added note to cover and System Description: Supports up to 3 Video

Server Channels.

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Getting Started . . .

2. SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

 NOW

 Use the EMEM or SNAPSHOT Learn & Recall functions of the production switcher to

 Use the Run and Trigger functions of the production switcher to Play, Stop or Recue the

 Instantly load a FILL clip & KEY clip at the press of ONE button, then play out both

The 300 Clip Instant Access System consists of the ST300-SSM VTR Controller, STS420
Shotbox and Shotlist Software.

The ST300 controls up to 3 video channels individually or ganged.

SHOTLIST provides fast access to existing video clips stored on Grass Valley Group’s PROFILE,
other DDR, VDR or Video Server supporting Louth Protocol.
The SHOTLIST contains up to 300 CLIP IDs, stored in non-volatile memory in the ST300.

Any clip in the SHOTLIST can be quickly loaded by simply entering the associated 3-digit
number of its location, then pressing [LOAD]. Press [PLAY] to play the clip.
Press [RECUE] to recue to the beginning of the clip or to the “recalled” time if defined.

Upon receipt of the Learn command, the ST300 saves the CLIP IDs of the currently loaded clips,
the current time of each clip, the VTRs they are loaded on and the current GANG mode into the
appropriate Cue Point.

When the RECALL command is received, the ST300 loads the learned Clips onto the learned
VTRs, cues the Clips to the learned time and restores the learned GANG mode.

Learn & Recall may also be done directly from the ST300.

DEFINITIONS

Throughout this manual, VTR, DDR, VDR & Video Server will be referred to collectively as
“Video Server.”

The ST300-S/SM is referred to as the ST300.

The ST420 SHOTBOX is referred to as “SHOTBOX.”

SHOTKEY refers to the 1-30 switches on the SHOTBOX.

Words surrounded by brackets, for example, [ENTER], are keys on the ST300 or the SHOTBOX.
[XXX] + [XXX] means hold the two keys down simultaneously.

, production switchers can load & play video clips on Grass Valley Group

PROFILE and other video servers.

load and play a video clip from a Recall or timeline.

video clip. Instantly load a video clip at the press of a button.

channels in sync.

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3. SYSTEM INSTALLATION

a. SHOTBOX

1) Plug one end of a standard 9-pin, RS422 serial cable into the OUTPUT
connector on the rear of the SHOTBOX. Plug the other end of the
cable into the AUX connector on the rear of the ST300.

2) Connect the 5 VDC, 1Amp POWER SUPPLY into the POWER connector on
the rear of the SHOTBOX. Plug the POWER SUPPLY into an outlet, 90 VAC
to 240 VAC.

b. ST300 CONTROLLER

1) Plug one end of a 9-conductor, RS422 serial cable into the VTR 1 (2, 3 or 4)
connector on the rear of the ST300. Plug the other end of the cable into the
9-pin REMOTE connector on the Video Server.

2) Connect the +5, +12, -12 VDC POWER SUPPLY into the POWER connector
on the rear of the ST300. Plug the Power Supply into an outlet, 90 VAC to 240
VAC.

3) Assign logical Louth ports to ST300’s VTR connectors.

a) Press [MENU].

b) Tu rn the Wheel until VTR Louth Address is displayed.

c) Press VTR[1], VTR[2], or VTR[3] to select VTR.

d) Assign a Louth Port address for that VTR 0-9. (0 turns that channel

OFF.)

e) The second line of the display will show “Input=Enter, Out=ESC”

f) Press [ENTER] to select an Input Port.
(A “-“ will appear in front of the selected number.)
OR

[ESC] to select an Out Port.

g) Repeat steps c-f to assign a Louth Address to ALL VTRs you want to

use.

h) Press [ESC] to leave the MENU mode.

4) Check the other options in the SETUP MENU prior to using the ST300 to
confirm proper Record mode and other User settable modes.

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c. PRODUCTION SWITCHER

1) Connect a standard cable (RS422, 9-pin serial cable) to the supplied turnaround
adapter. Plug the turnaround adapter into the “VTR4” connector on the rear of
the ST300. Connect the other end of the cable to the Peripheral Bus Connector
on the production switcher. (Communication Format- 38.4K, 8,1)

2) To select a Production Switcher type (Default = Grass Valley Group).

a) Press [MENU] and turn the Wheel until “SWITCHER” is displayed.
b) Press Softkeys to toggle between Sony and Grass Valley.

c) Press [ESC] at anytime to exit MENU mode.

3) The ST300 has 4 Peripheral Device Addresses, one for each VTR that it
controls.

To set the Device Address for each VTR:

a) Press [MENU] and turn the wheel until “Peripheral Address” is

displayed.

b) Press VTR[1], VTR[2], VTR[3] or VTR[4] to select a VTR.

c) Assign a Peripheral Device Address for that VTR, from 0 to 23, by

entering the desired address using the numeric keypad.

OR

Press [DEL] to turn off the device.

d) Select the next VTR and assign a Peripheral Device Address for it.
e) When done, press [ESC] to exit MENU mode.

4) Select Parity:
a) Press [MENU] and turn the Wheel until “Parity” is displayed.
b) Press Softkey to select ODD, EVEN or NONE parity to match the

settings on the Production Switcher.

c) Press [ESC] to exit menu mode.

5) Configure the production switcher:

On the production switcher –
Enable the Peripheral Bus.
Enable the Peripheral Device Addresses assigned to the ST300.
Enable the appropriate Learn/Recall levels.
Enable the Timeline or Recall Trigger function.

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Installation is complete.

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4. VIDEO SERVER SETUP

Select LOUTH Broadcast communications protocol on the VIDEO SERVER to be controlled.

If required, assign a serial port on the VIDEO SERVER through which the ST300 will control it.

NOTE: In LOUTH mode, the VIDEO SERVER O
(INSERT and ASSEMBLE record modes are disabled.)

Setup is complete.

NLY allows Full Record.

5. LOAD A CLIP

a. Select a VTR by pressing VTR[1], VTR[2], or VTR[3].
b. Press [CLIP LIST] to view the list of CLIP IDs that are resident on the Video Server.

The CLIP LIST indicator will turn on.

c. Press [LOAD] to create and load a new clip.

(Creating a clip is described in “CREATE A CLIP,” Section 11.)
OR

Turn the Wheel to view the existing CLIP IDs on the video server.

Turn the Wheel clockwise to scroll forward, or counter-clockwise to scroll backward,
through the list of available CLIPs. Backward scrolling is limited to the last 10 CLIP IDs
viewed.

OR

Manually enter a clip ID using the ST300 numeric keypad, or Shotbox Qwerty keyboard.

d. Press [LOAD] to load the selected CLIP ID for playout.
e. Locate the clip to the desired IN time.
f. Repeat steps a-e until clips are loaded into the desired VTRs.
g. Set the GANG mode, if required.

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