DNF Controls 2034CL-N-PBIO User Manual

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Model No. 2034CL-N-PBIO

(&2034CL-N-PBIO-T)

200 CLIP INSTANT ACCESS SYSTEM

FOR GRASS VALLEY GROUP NATIVE PROTOCOL

WITH PERIPHERAL BUS INTERFACE OPTION

User Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. REVISION HISTORY 4

GETTING STARTED . . . 5

SYSTEM DESCRIPTION 5

2.

DEFINITIONS 6

3. SYSTEM

A. ST300-S/SM, VTR/DDR CONTROLLER 6
B. ST420 SHOTBOX 6
C. PRODUCTION SWITCHER 7

LOADING A CLIP 9

4.

5. CAPTURE

A. SETTING AN IN (OUT) POINT 9
B. CLEARING AN IN (OUT) POINT 9
C. GANGING CLIPS WITH PREVIOUSLY SET IN POINTS 9
D. GOTO TIME 10

INSTALLATION 6

FUNCTION 9

6. LEARN 10

A. LEARN ON THE ST300 10
B. LEARNING IN POINTS, GANGED CLIPS 10
C. LEARN ON THE SHOTBOX 10
D. LEARN ON THE PRODUCTION SWITCHER 10

7. RECALL 11

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

8. VIEW

CONTENTS OF CUE POINTS ON THE SHOTBOX 11

9. TRIGGER 12

GRASS

VALLEY GROUP 12

SONY 12

ADVANCED FEATURES . . . 13

10. LOOPING

A. LOOP CLIP 13
B. SAVING CLIPS THAT AUTOMATICALLY LOOP 13
C. SAVING CLIPS THAT AUTOMATICALLY PLAY TO LOOP 14

11. DUPLICATING

12. TRIMMING

13. RECORDING

14. VIEW

15. TRANSFER

A. TRANSMIT CUE LIST FUNCTION 16
B. RECEIVE CUELIST FUNCTION 17

16. SHOTBOX

17. SHOTBOX

18. SHOTBOX

19.

P-BUS REGISTER MAPPING TO CUE POINTS 18

FUNCTIONS 13

A CLIP 14

A CLIP 15

A NEW CLIP 15

CONTENT OF CUE POINTS ON THE ST300 16

CUELIST 16

DISPLAY 17
SHOTKEY MAPPING TO ST300 SHOTLIST LOCATIONS 18
CONTROL SWITCHES 18

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REFERENCE . . . 19

20.

SETUP MENU 19

ST300

21. FUNCTION

22. VIDEO

A. CONFIGURING THE PROFILE FOR NATIVE MODE 25
B. OVERVIEW OF PROFILE CONNECTIONS 25
C. CONNECTION AND CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS 26

23. COMPLETING

A. PROFILE CONNECTION OPTIONS 27
B. DRIVE/DIRECTORY SELECTION 27
C. NAMING CONVENTIONS 28

SETUP DEFAULTS 22

TABLE 23

SERVER SETUP 25

THE PROFILE CONNECTION 27

24. SPECIFICATIONS 29

A. ST300 29
B. ST420 (SHOTBOX) 30

TROUBLESHOOTING 31

25.

ST420

26. KEY

27. DNF

TROUBLESHOOTING 31

LAYOUT 32

CONTROLS LIMITED WARRANTY 33

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

Document No.............................2034CL-N-PBIO 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 Adde d DN F C ontrols Limited Warranty.

Updated Receive Cue List & Transmit Cue List Function description.

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Getting Started . . .

2. SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

 NOW, production switchers can load and play video clips from PROFILE.

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

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

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

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

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

channels in sync.

 Control up to 3 video channels individually or ganged, including looping.

The 2034CL-N, 300 Clip Instant Access System consists of the ST300-SSM and the ST420
SHOTBOX. The ST300 and 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 and current time of each clip on up to 3
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 Time on up to 3 video channels and setup the “learned” GANG mode.

With the Peripheral Bus Interface Option, the ST300 has 3 Peripheral Device Addresses, one for
each VTR that it controls. This allows the production switcher to control any and all VTRs
connected to the ST300.

Upon receipt of the LEARN command from the production switcher, 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 Clip to the “Learned” time, then restores the “Learned” GANG mode.

The Trigger function on the production switcher puts the selected VTRs into Play, Stop, Recue or
other available modes.

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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 functions keys located directly below the display window.

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 or 3)
connector on the rear of the ST300. Plug the other end of the cable into the
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 - 240
VAC.

Do NOT Hotplug!!!

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 22.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.

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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, N, 8,1)

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

To set the Device Address for each VTR:

3) Press [MENU] on the ST300 and turn the Wheel until “PBIO Address” is
displayed.

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

5) Assign a Peripheral Device Address for that VTR, from 0 to 23, by entering the
desired address using the numeric keypad. Address 24 or greater will turn PBIO
off

.

6) Select the next VTR and assign a Peripheral Device Address for it.
Each VTR must have its own unique address.

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

a) Press [MENU] and turn the Wheel until “SWITCHER’ is displayed.

b) Press the Softkey to choose Son y or Gr ass Valley.

9) When done, press [ESC] to exit the MENU.

10) Configure the production switcher:

Installation is complete.

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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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.

The display now shows:

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

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.

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

e. Locate the clip to the desired IN time.

Create New Clip?
LOAD=OK WHEEL=Next

XXXXXXXX LOAD=OK
ENTER ID:

(“xxxxxxxx” is the eight character CLIP 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) i ndi cat o r goes out.

c. 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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d. GOTO TIME

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

2) Enter the desired time using the numeric keypad.

3) Press [RECUE].

6. LEARN

NOTE: The ST300 and SHOTBOX sh are common memo ry in the ST300.

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] or VTR [3].

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 [2] or VTR [3] to select the VTRs.

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

b. 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.

c. LEARN ON THE SHOTBOX

1) Press [LEARN].

2) Select Bank and press Shotkey

d. LEARN ON THE PRODUCTION SWITCHER

1) Select and enable the Peripheral Device Addresses for the ST300.

2) Do a LEARN to the desired REGISTER.

OR

Press [ENTER] to GOTO the selected time.

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.

The ST300 will: LEARN (save) the VTR number, loaded CLIP ID, and current
time into the REGISTER number in the ST300.

Select VTR:
Learn - OK, ESC-Cancel

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