DNF Controls 2034CL-N User Manual

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Model No. 2034CL-N

(&2034CL-N-T)

300 CLIP INSTANT ACCESS SYSTEM

FOR GRASS VALLEY GROUP

PROFILE USING NATIVE PROTOCOL

User Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. REVISION HISTORY 4

GETTING STARTED . . . 5

2. SYSTEM

DESCRIPTION 5

DEFINITIONS 5

3. SYSTEM

4.

A. ST300-S/SM, VTR/DDR CONTROLLER 6
B. ST420 SHOTBOX 6

LOADING A CLIP 7

5. CAPTURE

6.

A. SETTING AN IN (OUT) POINT 7
B. CLEARING AN IN (OUT) POINT 7
C. GOTO TIME 7
D. GANGING CLIPS WITH PREVIOUSLY SET IN POINTS 7
E. MULTIGANG SUPPORT 8

LEARN 8

A. LEARN ON THE ST300 8
B. LEARNING IN POINTS, SINGLE CLIP 8
C. LEARNING IN POINTS, GANGED CLIPS 8
D. LEARN ON THE SHOTBOX 9

INSTALLATION 6

FUNCTION 7

7. RECALL 9

8. VIEW

A. RECALL ON THE ST300 9
B. RECALL ON THE SHOTBOX 9

CONTENTS OF CUE POINTS ON THE SHOTBOX 9

ADVANCED FEATURES . . . 10

9. LOOPING

A. LOOP CLIP 10
B. SAVING CLIPS THAT AUTOMATICALLY LOOP 10
C. SAVING CLIPS THAT AUTOMATICALLY PLAY TO LOOP 10

10. DUPLICATING

11. TRIMMING

12. RECORDING

13. VIEW

14. TRANSFER

A. TRANSMIT CUE LIST FUNCTION 13
B. RECEIVE CUELIST FUNCTION 14

15. VIEW

16. SHOTBOX

17. SHOTBOX

FUNCTIONS 10

A CLIP 11

A CLIP 11

A NEW CLIP 12

CONTENT OF CUE POINTS ON THE ST300 12

CUELIST 13

SHOTBOX SHOTKEY ASSIGNMENTS 14

SHOTKEY MAPS 15
CONTROL SWITCHES 15

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REFERENCE . . . 16

18. SETUP

ST300

19. FUNCTION

20. VIDEO

A. CONFIGURING THE PROFILE FOR NATIVE MODE 22
B. OVERVIEW OF PROFILE CONNECTIONS 22
C. CONNECTION AND CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS 23

21. COMPLETING

A. PROFILE CONNECTION OPTIONS 24
B. DRIVE/DIRECTORY SELECTION 24
C. NAMING CONVENTIONS 25
D. DEFINING RECORD LOOP LENGTH 25

MENU 16

SETUP DEFAULTS 19

TABLE 20

SERVER SETUP 22

THE PROFILE CONNECTION 24

22. SPECIFICATIONS 26

A. ST300 26
B. ST420 (SHOTBOX) 27

23. TROUBLESHOOTING 28

ST420

24. KEY

25. DNF

TROUBLESHOOTING 28

LAYOUT 29

CONTROLS LIMITED WARRANTY 30

Manual Version ……………………………………. 1.3 110403

Document No.....................................2034CL-N User Manual

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1. REVISION HISTORY

081903 Rev. 1.1 Reformatted.
Added Key Layout.

082503 Rev. 1.2 Clarified use of [MARK] & [LEARN] keys.
Replaced Key Layout.

110403 Rev. 1.3 Added DNF Controls Li mited Warranty.
Updated Receive Cue List & Transmit Cue List Function description.

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Getting Started . . .

2. SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

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

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

channels in sync.

 Control up to 4 video channels individually or ganged, and LOOP up to 4 channels in

sync.

The 2034CL-N, 300 Clip Instant Access System consists of the ST300-SSM with Clip software
and the ST420 SHOTBOX. The ST300 and the SHOTBOX share a common, non-volatile Cue
Point memory in the ST300.

The Video Server is the Grass Valley Group PROFILE running Native Protocol.

The 10 banks of 30 switches each, on the SHOTBOX, provide instant access to 300 Clips.

Press [LEARN] on the SHOTBOX to learn the CLIP ID, current IN time of each Clip on up to 4
video channels and the current GANG mode into the selected Shotkey on the SHOTBOX (Cue
Point on the ST300).

Press any Shotkey on the SHOTBOX to instantly recall the learned CLIP ID and cue to the
learned IN time on up to 4 video channels and setup the “learned” GANG mode.

DEFINITIONS

Throughout this document, the Grass Valley Group Profile will be referred to as the “Video
Server.”

The ST300-S/SM as the ST300.

The ST420 as the SHOTBOX.

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

Softkey refers to the multiple function keys located below the display window.

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3. SYSTEM INSTALLATION

a. ST300-S/SM, VTR/DDR 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 9­pin 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.

Do NOT

3) Check SETUP MENU prior to using the ST300 to confirm proper Record mode
and other User settable modes. See CONFIGURING THE PROFILE FOR
NATIVE MODE, Section 20.a.

b. ST420 SHOTBOX

1) Plug one end of a 9-conductor, 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 ST300.

2) Connect the +5,VDC POWER SUPPLY into the POWER connector on the rear
of the SHOTBOX. Plug the Power Supply into a wall outlet, 90 VAC - 240
VAC.

Installation is complete.

Hotplug!!!

CONNECTION DIAGRAM

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4. LOADING A CLIP

a. Select a VTR by pressing VTR [1], VTR [2] or VTR [3].

b. Press [CLIP LIST] to view the list of Clips that exist in the VIDEO SERVER.

The CLIP LIST indicator comes on.

c. The display now shows:

d. Turn the Wheel.
The top line of the display will show:

(“xxxxxxxx” is the 8-character CLIP ID)

Turn the Wheel clockwise to scroll forward, or counter-clockwise to scroll backward,
through the list of available CLIP IDs.

OR

Enter the ID (if a clip has one) from the numeric keypad.

e. Press [LOAD] to load the current CLIP ID shown on the top line of the display.

f. Locate the clip to the desired IN time.

Create New Clip?
LOAD=OK WHEEL=Next

XXXXXXXX LOAD=OK
ENTER ID:

5. CAPTURE FUNCTION

a. SETTING AN IN (OUT) POINT

1) Locate the clip to the desired IN (OUT) time.

2) Press [IN] ([OUT]).
The IN (OUT) indicator comes on.

b. CLEARING AN IN (OUT) POINT

Press and hold [DEL], then press and release [IN] ([OUT]).

The IN (OUT) indicator goes off.

c. GOTO TIME

1) Press [SHIFT] + [RECUE] to enter a search time.

2) Enter the desired time using the numeric keypad.

3) Press [RECUE] OR [ENTER] to GOTO the selected time.

d. GANGING CLIPS WITH PREVIOUSLY SET IN POINTS

If a gang is established with the master having an IN point, the gang relationship will be

relative to the master IN point and all slave IN points will be overwritten.

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e. MULTIGANG SUPPORT

2 gangs are allowed to exist on the ST300 simultaneously. As long as the loading of a
Cue Point or a selection of a gang does not interfere with another gang, any gang is legal.

For example:
Load clips on all four VTRs
Press [SHIFT] + VTR [1]; then press VTR [1], then VTR[2]
Press [ESC]
Press [SHIFT] + VTR [3]; then press VTR [3], then VTR [4]
Press [ESC]

The two gangs will exist without conflict. Learn either one of these gangs into a Cue
Point and load into the Cue Point. The load will never conflict with the other gang.

6. LEARN

NOTE: The ST300 and SHOTBOX share common

If a LEARN is done on the SHOTBOX, it doesn’t need to be LEARNed on the ST300.

a. LEARN ON THE ST300

1) Select a VTR by pressing VTR [1], VTR [2], VTR [3] or VTR [4].

2) LOAD a Clip. If LEARNING a Gang, load all clips and set the Gang.

3) Select the desired Cue Point by pressing [NEXT CUE], [LAST CUE] or by

4) Press [SHIFT] + [MARK] to initiate the LEARN of the current configuration.

5) Press VTR [1], VTR [2], VTR [3] or VTR [4] to select the VTRs.

6) Press [MARK] and the ST300 will: LEARN (save) the Cue Point, CLIP IDs, IN

b. LEARNING IN POINTS, SINGLE CLIP

If the learned clip has an IN point marked, the LEARN time will be the IN point. If there
is no learned IN point, then the current location will be the learned time and will be made
the IN point upon learning.

c. LEARNING IN POINTS, GANGED CLIPS

If the master has no IN point, the current location of each clip in the gang will be learned
as IN points. IF the slaves have IN points, the slaved IN points will be overwritten.

memory in the ST300.

manually entering the Cue Point using the numeric keypad.

The selected Cue Point number is shown on the bottom line of the display.

The display shows:

and OUT Times, Current Directory and Ganged VTRs.

Select VTR:
Learn - OK, ESC-Cancel

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d. LEARN ON THE SHOTBOX

1) Press [LEARN].

2) Select Bank and press Shotkey

7. RECALL

a. RECALL ON THE ST300

1) Select the desired Cue Point by pressing [NEXT CUE], [LAST CUE],

2) Press [LOAD] on the ST300.

b. RECALL ON THE SHOTBOX

1) Select the desired BANK, pressing BANK [0]-[9].

2) Select the desired Shotkey and press.

or by manually entering the Cue Point using the numeric keypad.

The selected Cue Point number is shown on the bottom line of the display.

The ST300 will automatically load the Learned clips on the Learned VTRs, cue
the clips to the Learned time, then set the Learned GANG mode.

8. VIEW CONTENTS OF CUE POINTS ON THE
SHOTBOX

a. Press and hold [VIEW].

Select the desired bank key, then the desired switch key.

The display will show assignments for all four VTRs in either the first 4 or last 4 buttons
on the first row of display keys.

b. Press the selected switch again to see which clips are assigned to this Cue Point on VTR3

and VTR4.

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