DNF Controls 2034CL-SX User Manual

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Model 2034CL-SX
(& 2034CL-SX-T)

300 Clip Instant Access System

SONY SX PROTOCOL

FOR SONY SX HYBRID RECORDERS

USER MANUAL

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Table of Contents

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1. REVISION HISTORY 4

2.

SYSTEM DESCRIPTION 5

DEFINITIONS 5

GETTING STARTED . . . 6

3.

SYSTEM INSTALLATION 6

a. SHOTBOX 6
b. ST300-S/SM, VTR/DDR CONTROLLER 6

4. VIDEO

5. OPERATION

6. SETUP

7.

CREATE NEW CLIPS 11

8.

LEARN ON THE SHOTBOX 12

SERVER SETUP 7

MODE SETUP 7

MENU 9

a. LOAD A CLIP ON THE ST300 12
b. DO A LEARN ON THE SHOTBOX 12

9. RECALL

ADVANCED FEATURES . . . 14

10. VIEW

11. SHOTBOX

12. SHOTBOX

13. TRANSFERRING

ON THE SHOTBOX 13

CONTENTS OF CUE POINTS 14

SHOTKEY MAPS 15
CONTROL SWITCHES 15

CUELISTS 15

a. TRANSMIT CUE LIST FUNCTION 15
b. RECEIVE CUE LIST FUNCTION 16

14. CAPTURE

FUNCTION 17

a. SET AN IN POINT 17
b. SET AN OUT POINT 17
c. VIEW THE IN POINT 18
d. VIEW THE OUT POINT 18
e. CLEAR THE IN POINT 18
f. CLEAR THE OUT POINT 18
g. ENTER PREROLL VALUE 18
h. SET THE RECORD DELAY 18
i. EXECUTE CAPTURE FUNCTION 19

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REFERENCE . . . 20

15. FUNCTION

16.

SPECIFICATIONS 21

17. TROUBLESHOOTING 23

ST420 23

18. ST300

19. ST420

20. DNF

CONTROLS LIMITED WARRANTY 26

TABLE 20

KEY LAYOUT 24
KEY LAYOUT 25

Manual Version..……....……............................1.1 111703

Document ID....………….….....2034CL-SX User Manual

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1. REVISION HISTORY

111703 Rev. 1.1 Reformatted.

Company header information revised.
Revised Connection Diagram.
Updated Receive Cue List & Transmit Cue List Function description.
Added Key Layout.

Added DNF Controls Limited Warranty.

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2. SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

The 300 Clip Instant Access System consists of the ST300-SSM VTR Controller, STS420
Shotbox and Shotlist Software. The Video Server must support SONY DP Protocol.

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.

SHOTLIST provides instant access to existing video clips stored on SONY SX hybrid machines.
The SHOTLIST contains up to 300 CLIP IDs, stored in non-volatile memory in the ST300.

The user can remotely view the CLIP IDs that exist in the DDR under control. Desired clips can
be MARKed into the SHOTLIST at a single location or at multiple locations.

DEFINITIONS

 Throughout this document, the hard disk drive in the SX unit will be referred to as “Video

Server.”

 The ST300-S/SM 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

SHOTBOX.

 [XXX] + [XXX] means hold the two keys down simultaneously.

 HDD refers to the hard disk drive video recorde r in the SX devi ce.

 “Softkeys” are the row of keys directly below the display that perform multiple functions in

Menu and other modes.

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Getting Started . . .

3. SYSTEM INSTALLATION

a. SHOTBOX

1) Plug one end of a standard 9-pin, RS422 serial cable, into the OUTPUT
connector, 9-pin female, on the rear of the SHOTBOX. Plug the other
end of the cable into the 9-pin connector, AUX, 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 – 240
VAC.

DO NOT HOT PLUG!

b. ST300-S/SM, VTR/DDR CONTROLLER

1) Plug one end of a 9-conductor, RS422 serial cable into the 9-pin connector
(VTR 1-4) on the rear of the ST300. Plug the other end of the cable into the 9­pin REMOTE connector on the SX Hybrid Machine.

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

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

Installation is complete.

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4. VIDEO SERVER SETUP

a. When you switch to “Local” mode on the SX, the SX goes to the beginning of the first

clip on the list.

b. Clips loaded from the front panel of the SX will not be Learned or displayed on the

ST300 or ST420.

c. The SONY DNW unit must have the following or higher software versions:

1) SY1-3.22; SY2=3.22:SSX=3 .2 0: SV 1=3.20

2) DNW extended menu item 210:DiskProtcl must be V1.0. (Load errors occur
otherwise.)

d. Assuming DNW PLAYER=TAPE, RECORDER=DISK MASTER:

1) ST300/VTR 1 disk operation.

DNWPB/EE enabled: TC Reader display is from tape when VTR EE mode is
active. During disk PB, TC reader display is from DISK MASTER. Refer to
DNW extended menu item 108 AUTO EE SELECT.

DNW PB enabled: TC reader display is from DISK MASTER only.

2) ST300/VTR2 tape operation: TC reader display is from tape regardless of DNW
PB/EE selection.

e. SETUP MENU/RECORD MODE. Crash and Lockout are the only modes supported.

Hybrid cannot perform INSERT Edit to either TAPE or DISK MASTER.

5. OPERATION MODE SETUP

On the ST300 setup as follows:

a. Press [MENU].

b. Press the VTR [1], [2] [3] or [4] to select the VTR you control the DNW from.

c. Turn the Wheel until “Player: REC:” is displayed.

d. Press [MENU] to toggle between the following operation modes of the SX unit:

Player = Ext, REC = Tape Player = Disk, REC = Tape
Player = Ext, REC = Disk Player = Disk, REC = Tape
Player = Tape, REC = Disk

e. Repeat steps b-d to configure all SX units you want to configure.

f. Press [ESC] at anytime to exit.

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SWITCHING BETWEEN HD and TAPE

Switching between tape and HD, press [TAPE] to assign control to the Tape or the HD.

If the LED above [TAPE] is on you are controlling the tape drive. The time code on the ST300’s
display is the tape drives’ time code and the video signal comes from Tape, (assuming SX
operation mode is set to Player = Tape, Rec = Disk or Player = Disk, Rec = Tape).

If the LED above [TAPE] is off, you are controlling HD; Time Code and Video you are
monitoring come from the HD. NOTE: The Clip List function is not available on the Tape drive.

When you LEARN on the HD, the CLIP ID, time and data are stored in the Cue Point.
When you do a LEARN and the Tape is active, only current Timecode and Gang data are
stored in the Cue Point.

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