DNF Controls CP20 User Manual

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Flex Control Network

Model No. CP-20

CONTROL PANEL

User Manual

Rev. 1.06

Table of Content

Revision History....................................................................................................... 3

1. Installation.................................................................................................... 4

Connection Diagram....................................................................................... 4

2. IP Configuration............................................................................................. 5

A. IP Address Setup..................................................................................... 5

B. Subnet Mask Setup.................................................................................. 5

C. Gateway Address Setup............................................................................ 5

3. Initial Setup .................................................................................................. 6

A. Set Password.......................................................................................... 7

B. Set System Time..................................................................................... 8

C. Set System Label .................................................................................... 9

D. Set DNF Port Number..............................................................................10

E. Set Ethernet Speed.................................................................................11

F. Channel Assignment ...............................................................................12

G. Additional Setups ...................................................................................13

H. System maintenance ...........................................................................14

4. Setup menu. .............................................................................................. 17

5. VTR mode................................................................................................... 22

A. Play......................................................................................................22

B. Recue ...................................................................................................22

C. Mark a Cue point....................................................................................22

D. Learn Cue point......................................................................................23

E. Gang-Temporary (set in menu) ................................................................24

F. Gang-Permanent (set in menu) ................................................................24

G. Set IN and OUT points.............................................................................24

H. Load a Cue Point.................................................................................25

I. Recue ...................................................................................................26

J. Search to .............................................................................................. 26

K. Preroll...................................................................................................26

6. CLIP mode .................................................................................................. 27

A. Load a clip.............................................................................................27

B. Play a clip..............................................................................................27

C. Recue...................................................................................................27

D. Loop.....................................................................................................28

E. Play to Loop...........................................................................................28

F. Mark a Cue point....................................................................................29

G. Learn a Cue point...................................................................................29

H. Gang-Temporary (set in menu).............................................................30

I. Gang-Permanent (set in menu) ................................................................30

J. Set IN and OUT points.............................................................................30

K. Load a Cue Point ....................................................................................31

L. Recue ...................................................................................................31

M. Search to...........................................................................................31

N. Preroll ...............................................................................................32

O. Create a clip.......................................................................................32

7. Shotbox Functions........................................................................................ 33

8. Shotbox Shotkey Mapping of Cue Point Locations.............................................. 33

9. Function Table............................................................................................. 34

10. Specifications .............................................................................................. 36

11. Keyboard layout........................................................................................... 37

DNF Controls Limited Warranty................................................................................ 38

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Revision History

020107 1.00 Original document.
020507 1.01 Minor corrections.
091207 1.02 Added new features (channel view, gang function).
091907 1.03 Minor corrections.
072709 1.04 Minor corrections.
081309 1.05 Added IP Configuration.
102510 1.06 Added Shotbox

Document name ............................................................. CP20_User_Manual.doc

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1. Installation

CAUTION
Do NOT apply AC voltage to the power supply, before connecting the power supply to

CP20 CONTROL PANEL. Component damage may occur.

1) Connect a Cat 5 cable to CP20 CONTROL PANEL connector labeled “E-NET #1”.

Connect other end of the Cat 5 cable to customer supplied Ethernet hub.

2) Connect power supply DB9 female connector to the CP20 CONTROL PANEL

connector labeled “POWER“.

3) Connect female side of AC power cable to the supplied power supply.

4) Connect male side of AC power cable to 100 – 240VAC.

5) Push the CONTROL PANEL power switch, located on rear panel, to ON position.

“O” on the power switch is the OFF position.

6) When power up and system initialization completes, the front panel display will

show Model Number and Software Version. Allow 25 seconds for power up and
system initialization to complete.

7) OPTIONAL: Connect PC Keyboard to CP20 CONTROL PANEL connector labeled

“Keyboard”

8) OPTIONAL: Connect ST420 Shotbox to CP20 CONTROL PANEL connector labeled

“RS-232 Port” using the supplied RS232 cable. Use the top connector.
CAUTION
Do NOT apply AC voltage to power supply, then hot plug the power supply to the

CP20 CONTROL PANEL. Component damage may occur.

Connection Diagram

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2.

IP Configuration

IP Configuration is required after initial installat ion.

A.

IP Address Setup

1) On the CP20 front panel, press [Menu] to enter the setup menu.

2) Using the shuttle wheel, scroll to t he left until the “Current IP Address”
screen is displayed. Display will show current IP address.

3) Press {New IP} to edit the current IP address.

4) Using the numeric keypad, enter the desired IP address for the CP20.

5) Press {SAVE} to save new IP address. Confirmation will be requested
before saving changes. Press {YES} to save the changes, or {NO} to
discard them.

OR
Press {CANCEL} to exit without saving.
NOTE- New IP Address will take effect on next power up.

B.

Subnet Mask Setup

1) On the CP20 front panel, press [Menu] to enter the setup menu.

2) Using the shuttle wheel, scroll to th e left until the “Current Subnet Mask”
screen is displayed. Display will show current subnet mask.

3) Press {New Subnet Mask} to edit the current IP address.

4) Using the numeric keypad, enter the desired subnet mask for the CP20.

5) Press {SAVE} to save new subnet mask. Confirmation will be requested
before saving changes. Press {YES} to save the changes, or {NO} to
discard them.

OR
Press {CANCEL} to exit without saving.
NOTE- New Subnet Mask will take effect on next power up.

Gateway Address Setup

C.

1) On the CP20 front panel, press [Menu] to enter the setup menu.

2) Using the shuttle wheel, scroll to the left until the “Current Gateway”
screen is displayed. Display will show current gateway.

3) Press {New Gateway} to edit the current IP address.

4) Using the numeric keypad, enter the desired gateway for the CP20.

5) Press {SAVE} to save new gateway. Confirmation will be request ed
before saving changes. Press {YES} to save the changes, or {NO} to
discard them.

OR
Press {CANCEL} to exit without saving.
NOTE- New Gateway Address will take effect on next power u p.

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3. Initial Setup

Setup is required after installation. This step may be performed at any other time,
as required.

Setup is performed using a computer running an off-the-shelf web browser such as
“Microsoft Internet Explorer” or “Netscape”. Connect the CAT5 cable from the
computer to the same Ethernet hub that the CP20 is connected to.

After launching the web browser, enter the IP address of the CP20 to be setup. The
Home Page will be displayed.

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A. Set Password

The default password, when shipped from the factory, is “controls”, all lower
case. The password is used to access all configuration screens.

Using the web browser-

From the Home Page, click on the “System” link. The System page will be

1)
displayed.

2) Click on “Set Password”. The Set Password page will be displayed.

3) In the “Old password” entry box, enter the current password.
Note- When shipped from the factory, the default password is “controls”, all

lower case.

4) Enter the new password in the “New Password” entry box.

5) Enter the new password in the “Verify New Password” entry box.

6) Click on “Save” to save the new password.
OR
Click on “Cancel” to exit without chan ging the password.

Note- If the “New Password” entry and the “Verify New Password” entry do
not match, an error will be displayed.

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B. Set System Time

The system time is only used for error and event time stamping.
Using the web browser-

1) From the Home Page, click on the “System” link. The System page will be
displayed.

2) Click on “Set System Time”. The Set System Time page will be disp layed.

3) Using the drop down menus, set the current date and time.

4) Click on “Save” to save the entered date and time.
OR

Click on “Cancel” to exit with out saving.

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C. Set System Label

The System Label is used to uniquely identify a CP20. This name is associated
with the IP address.

Using the web browser-

1) From the Home Page, click on the “System” link. The System page will be
displayed.

2) Click on “Set System Label”. The Set System Label page will be displayed.

3) Enter any name made up of letters, numbers, or special characters, up to 16
characters.

4) Click on “Save” to save the entered name.
OR

Click on “Cancel” to exiting without changing the System Label.

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