DNF Controls 2MCE-24P User Manual

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Model No. 2MCE-24P

Two Machine, Cuts Only Editor

With 24P Editing Capability

USER MANUAL

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Table of Contents

1. REVISION HISTORY 3

GETTING STARTED . . . 4

2. DESCRIPTION 4
STANDARD

FEATURES 4

DEFINITIONS 4

3. INSTALLATION 5

A. ST300-S/SM, VTR/DDR CONTROLLER 5
B. SELECT RECORDER 5
C. SELECT PLAYER 5
D. REFERENCE VIDEO INPUT 5
E. SET THE VTR’S COLOR FRAME MODE 5
F. SET THE RECORD DELAY 6
G. SET THE RECORD MODE 6
H. SET THE VIDEO STANDARD 6
I. SET PREROLL VALUE 6

4. OPERATION 8

A. TRIM AN IN/OUT POINT 8
B. CLEAR AN OUT POINT 8
C. GOTO IN/OUT POINTS 8
D. CRASH RECORD 8
E. PERFORM AN EDIT 9
F. PERFORM AN OFF SPEED EDIT 10
G. PREVIEW AN EDIT 11
H. REVIEW AN EDIT 11
I. ONE MACHINE AUTOEDIT 12
J. ONE MACHINE AUDOEDIT PREVIEW FUNCTION 13

REFERENCE . . . 14

5. SETUP

6. FUNCTION

MENU 14

TABLE 16

7. SPECIFICATIONS 17
RS422
POWER
GPI

8. KEY

9. DNF

LAYOUT 18

CONTROLS LIMITED WARRANTY 19

SERIAL CONNECTOR 17

CONNECTOR 17

IN/OUT CONNECTOR 17

Manual Version .…...……….……….….............. 1.1 112103

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1. REVISION HISTORY

100903 1.0 Original document.

112103 1.1 Added DNF Controls Limited Warranty.

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Getting Started . . .

2. DESCRIPTION

The 2MCE-24P is a two machine Cuts Only editor with the ability to perform 24P edits for HD
media.

 Fast, easy to use, news-style editing.
 Easy to read 4-line display quickly shows in, out and duration.
 Numeric keypad provides quick and easy entry of in, out and duration.
 Performs off speed Edits. Change Source speed during edit.
 Hot punch Video and Audio channels during edit.

STANDARD FEATURES

Record, Edit, Play, Stop, Rewind, Fast Forward, Jog, Shuttle, Preroll, GoTo,
Trim +, Trim -, Clear OUT Point, Preview, Review, Off Speed Edit.

Video Reference input provides frame accurate edits.

Set IN & OUT points by manually entering desired time.

OR

By MARKing tape location.

Trim + and TRIM - keys and numeric keypad provide a fast and easy way to trim IN and OUT
times. Trim by frames, second, minutes or hours.

Easy to perform off speed edits: Select source playback speed, Set Source IN point, Set Recorder
IN and OUT point. Perform the edit.
Change Source speed during edit.

During INSERT recording, hot punch

Video, Audio1, Audio2, Audio3 & Audio 4
Punch In or Punch Out

Optional 7 GPI Inputs and 7 GPI Outputs.

DEFINITIONS

 Throughout this document VTR, DDR, VDR & Video Server will be referred to collectively

as “VTR.”

 The Two Machine Cuts only Editor will be referred to as the 2MCE.

 Words surrounded by brackets, for example, [ENTER], are keys on the ST300.

 [XXX] + [XXX] means hold the two keys down simultaneously.
 The 5 “SOFTKEYS” are located just below the Display.

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3. INSTALLATION

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

1) Plug one end of a 9-conductor, RS422 serial cable into the 9-pin connector
(VTR1, VTR2, VTR3 or VTR4) 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 a wall outlet, 90 VAC to
240 VAC.

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

b. SELECT RECORDER

Press [SHIFT] + [VTR1], [SHIFT] + [VTR2], [SHIFT] + [VTR3], or [SHIFT] +
[VTR4] to select the RECORDER. The VTR’s LED will flash.

c. SELECT PLAYER

Press [VTR1], [VTR2], [VTR3] or [VTR4] to select the PLAYER. The VTR’s LED
will turn on.

NOTE: Selecting a PLAYER VTR will automatically put the RECORDER VTR into
EE mode. The selected PLAYER VTR indicator will turn on and remains on when the
RECORDER is selected.

d. REFERENCE VIDEO INPUT

Connect Black Video or the Tri-level Sync (for 24P editor) to the Reference Video BNC
on the rear of the 2MCE.

NOTE - The ST300 will allow edits without sync.

e. SET THE VTR’S COLOR FRAME MODE

1) Set the color frame on the RECORD DECK to: ON

2) Set the color frame on the PLAYBACK to: OFF

3) Set the VTRs Capstan Lock. Set Capstan Lock on the Recorder to “2FD.”

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f. SET THE RECORD DELAY

1) Press [MENU]. The MENU key indicator will turn on.

2) Turn the wheel until “RECORD DELAY=” is displayed.

3) Enter Record Command latency (delay) time in frames using the numeric
keypad.

(Typical value for SONY BVW75 is 3 frames.)

4) Press [ESC] to exit the SETUP MENU.
The MENU key indicator will turn off.

g. SET THE RECORD MODE

1) Press [MENU]. The MENU key indicator will turn on.

Turn the wheel until “REC: =” is displayed.

2) Press [MENU] to toggle between LOCKOUT, ASSEMBLE, CRASH and

INSERT record modes.

3) In INSERT mode, press the “SOFTKEYS” to select Video, Audio1, Audio2,

Audio3 or Audio4.

NOTE: The 5 “SOFTKEYS” are located just below the Display.

4) Press [ESC] to exit the setup menu. Indicator will turn off.

h. SET THE VIDEO STANDARD

1) Press [MENU]. The menu indicator will turn ON.

2) Turn the wheel until “Video Standard:” is displayed.

3) Press the softkey (a key underneath the desired standard: 24P, NTSC or PAL) to
select a video standard to perform edits in.

4) Press [ESC] to exit the setup menu.

i. SET PREROLL VALUE

1. Press [SHIFT] + [PREROLL]. The display will show the current Preroll

Value.

2. Enter the desired Preroll Value using the numeric keypad. The display will

show the entered value.

3. Press [PREROLL] to save the current value and exit.

OR

Press

[ESC] to exit without saving.

Installation is complete.

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