Doremi V1-HD, V1-UHD, V1-UHD/LE User Manual
V1-HD
V1-UHD
V1-UHD/LE
Video Servers
User Manual
Version 5.0
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Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................................10
1.1 V1 UNCOMPRESSED HD................................................................................................................10
1.2 V1 COMPRESSED HD: JPEG2000 ................................................................................................10
1.3 THE CBS ALGORITHM ................................................................................................................... 10
1.4 AUDIO AND TIME CODE .................................................................................................................. 10
2 DESIGN OF MANUAL ........................................................................................................................ 11
2.1 PRODUCT SERIES.......................................................................................................................... 11
2.2 FIRMWARE VERSIONS .................................................................................................................... 11
2.3 MENU CUSTOMS............................................................................................................................ 11
3 INSTALLATION .................................................................................................................................. 12
3.1 CONNECTIONS FOR BASIC OPERATION ........................................................................................... 12
3.1.1 Basic Input Connections .........................................................................................................12
3.1.2 Basic Output Connections....................................................................................................... 13
3.1.3 Power Connection ................................................................................................................... 13
3.2 POWER ON AND SHUT DOWN......................................................................................................... 14
3.3 ETHERNET ....................................................................................................................................14
3.4 CONNECTING RS422..................................................................................................................... 15
3.5 CONNECTING GPI .........................................................................................................................15
4 QUICK START PROCEDURES .........................................................................................................16
4.1 NAVIGATION..................................................................................................................................16
4.2 HOW TO CREATE A VIDEO SEGMENT .............................................................................................. 17
4.3 HOW TO PLAY A VIDEO SEGMENT................................................................................................... 17
4.4 HOW TO MAKE A SINGLE VIDEO SEGMENT LOOP............................................................................. 18
4.5 HOW TO CREATE A PLAYLIST .........................................................................................................18
4.6 HOW TO PLAY A PLAYLIST.............................................................................................................. 19
4.7 BASIC MENU OPERATIONS ............................................................................................................. 19
4.8 SETTING RECORD PARAMETERS WITH THE V1 MULTI-FILE SYSTEM (MFS) ...................................... 19
4.9 SETUP V1 FOR PLAYBACK .............................................................................................................20
4.10 SETUP V1 FOR RECORD ................................................................................................................ 20
4.11 REMOTE OPERATION ..................................................................................................................... 20
4.12 SAVE CURRENT SETTINGS TO MEMORY.......................................................................................... 20
4.13 GETTING THE FIRMWARE VERSION NUMBER OF THE V1 ..................................................................20
5 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................. 21
5.1 OVERVIEW: V1-HD VS V1-UHD .................................................................................................... 21
5.2 FRONT PANEL ...............................................................................................................................22
5.2.1 Keypad Area............................................................................................................................ 22
5.2.2 Menu Controls and Jog/Shuttle............................................................................................... 23
5.2.3 Transport Controls................................................................................................................... 24
5.2.4 LCD Time Code Display.......................................................................................................... 25
5.2.5 SCSI Drives............................................................................................................................. 26
5.2.6 LCD Video Display .................................................................................................................. 26
5.3 REAR PANEL DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................ 27
5.3.1 Video In/Out ............................................................................................................................27
5.3.2 Audio In/Out ............................................................................................................................28
5.3.3 9Pins Connector...................................................................................................................... 28
5.3.4 Ethernet................................................................................................................................... 28
5.3.5 Time Code............................................................................................................................... 28
5.3.6 SCSI ........................................................................................................................................29
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6 RECORDING AND PLAYBACK ........................................................................................................30
6.1 USING THE V1 MULTI-FILE SYSTEM................................................................................................30
6.1.1 The Default File .......................................................................................................................30
6.1.2 Creating a New File................................................................................................................. 30
6.1.3 Loading an Existing File .......................................................................................................... 30
6.1.4 Erasing a File ..........................................................................................................................30
6.1.5 Files and Time Code ............................................................................................................... 30
6.1.6 Setting Recording Parameters for each File ........................................................................... 30
6.1.7 Mixing Recording Parameters................................................................................................. 30
6.2 RECORDING MODES ......................................................................................................................31
6.3 THE V1 AND SUPPORTING CONTROL PROTOCOLS ........................................................................... 31
6.3.1 Serial Machine Control (SONY 9 pin and Pioneer Laser Disk) Protocols............................... 31
6.3.2 Odetics and VDCP (Louth) Protocols...................................................................................... 31
6.3.3 Odetics Limited Mode ............................................................................................................. 31
6.4 CREATING SEGMENTS AND PLAY LISTS........................................................................................... 31
6.4.1 What is a Segment .................................................................................................................. 31
6.4.2 Segments and the V1’s Multi-File System ..............................................................................31
6.4.3 Creating a Segment ................................................................................................................32
6.4.4 Creating a Play List and Loops ............................................................................................... 32
6.5 CHASE COMMAND AND CHASE MODES ...........................................................................................34
6.5.1 The Chase Command ............................................................................................................. 34
6.5.2 Chase Mode, CHASE to LTC Time Code ............................................................................... 34
6.5.3 Chase Mode, CHASE to RS422 or Serial Time Code ............................................................34
6.6 USING DISCONTINUOUS TIME CODE ON THE OPEN FILE...................................................................34
6.7 TIME CODE OFFSET....................................................................................................................... 35
7 SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS................................................................................................................ 36
7.1 USING THE V1 WITH EDIT CONTROLLERS........................................................................................36
7.2 SYNCHRONIZING MULTIPLE UNITS .................................................................................................. 36
7.3 PLAYBACK FOR PRESENTATION ...................................................................................................... 36
7.4 TIME DELAY, 1 CHANNEL – V1-HD ONLY .......................................................................................36
7.5 SLOW MOTION REPLAY: V1-HD ONLY ........................................................................................... 37
7.6 AUDIO POST.................................................................................................................................. 38
7.6.1 Most Common Connection...................................................................................................... 38
7.6.2 Overdubbing Video and Audio Tracks ....................................................................................39
7.6.3 Overdubbing/Insert of Video or Audio Only ............................................................................ 39
8 MENU REFERENCE CHART............................................................................................................. 40
8.1 MENU CHART ................................................................................................................................40
8.2 OPTION MENU CHART....................................................................................................................41
8.3 CONTROLLER MENU CHART........................................................................................................... 44
9 MENU.................................................................................................................................................. 45
10 OPTION MENU ...............................................................................................................................47
10.1 TRANSPORT ..................................................................................................................................49
10.2 AUTO PLAY ...................................................................................................................................50
10.3 NEW REC SET...............................................................................................................................50
10.4 INIT DISK.......................................................................................................................................52
10.5 SAVE SETNGS ............................................................................................................................... 52
10.6 SCSI SETUP.................................................................................................................................53
10.7 MEDIA SETUP................................................................................................................................53
10.8 DISK COPY....................................................................................................................................53
10.9 VID IN........................................................................................................................................... 54
10.10 VID OUT................................................................................................................................... 54
10.11 AUD IN LVL ..............................................................................................................................55
10.12 AUD OUT LVL ..........................................................................................................................55
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10.13 EDIT PRST ................................................................................................................................55
10.14 CLICKS/FR – BI-PHASE............................................................................................................. 55
10.15 SERIAL PORT ............................................................................................................................56
10.16 TIME CODE .............................................................................................................................. 56
10.17 J2K PARAMS.............................................................................................................................56
10.18 VID MIXER................................................................................................................................56
11 CONTROLLER MENU....................................................................................................................57
12 VIDEO AND KEY............................................................................................................................ 59
12.1 VIDEO & KEY USING THE SINGLE-PASS RECORDING METHOD..........................................................59
12.1.1 Creating the Recording File ................................................................................................ 59
12.1.2 Recording the Video & Key ................................................................................................. 60
12.2 VIDEO & KEY USING THE DUAL-PASS METHOD ...............................................................................62
12.2.1 Creating the recording file ...................................................................................................62
12.2.2 Recording the Video-Part .................................................................................................... 64
12.2.3 Recording the Key-Part ....................................................................................................... 64
12.2.4 Merging the Video-part and the Key-Part ........................................................................... 65
12.2.5 Creating the Video & Key File ............................................................................................. 65
12.2.6 Executing the Merge ........................................................................................................... 66
13 3D.................................................................................................................................................... 67
13.1 3D USING THE SINGLE-PASS RECORDING METHOD......................................................................... 68
13.1.1 Creating the Recording File ................................................................................................ 68
13.1.2 Recording the 3D ................................................................................................................68
13.2 3D USING THE DUAL-PASS METHOD............................................................................................... 70
13.2.1 Creating the Recording File ................................................................................................ 70
13.2.2 Recording the Left-Eye ....................................................................................................... 72
13.2.3 Recording the Right-Eye ..................................................................................................... 72
13.2.4 Merging the Left-Eye and the Right-Eye ............................................................................. 73
13.2.5 Creating the 3D File ............................................................................................................73
13.2.6 Executing the Merge ........................................................................................................... 74
14 TROUBLESHOOTING....................................................................................................................75
14.1 UNABLE TO CONTROL V1 REMOTELY .............................................................................................75
14.2 V1 IDENTIFICATION FOR EDITORS AND DAW ON THE RS422 PORT .................................................75
14.3 THE VIDEO HAS NO COLORS ..........................................................................................................75
14.4 NO AUDIO FROM INPUT MONITOR ................................................................................................... 75
14.5 UNABLE TO WRITE TO ACTIVE DRIVE .............................................................................................. 75
14.6 FORCING POWER ON IN ANY CONDITION ........................................................................................ 75
14.7 NO MD FOUND ............................................................................................................................. 75
15 TECHNICAL SUPPORT ................................................................................................................. 76
16 WARRANTY ...................................................................................................................................77
17 SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT........................................................................................... 78
18 APPENDIX ...................................................................................................................................... 80
18.1 INSTRUCTION FOR INITIAL SETUP AND TRANSPORT.......................................................................... 80
18.2 UPGRADING THE V1 FIRMWARE .....................................................................................................80
18.3 UPGRADING THE RCV2 FIRMWARE ................................................................................................ 80
18.3.1 Check your RCV2 Firmware Version .................................................................................. 80
18.3.2 The VUploader Utility ..........................................................................................................80
18.4 HIGH DEFINITION UNCOMPRESSED CHART ..................................................................................... 81
18.5 JPEG2000 COMPRESSION / TIME CHART ......................................................................................82
18.6 BIPHASE SETTINGS ....................................................................................................................... 83
18.7 CONNECTING V1 TO AUDIO WORKSTATIONS & EDIT CONTROLLERS ................................................ 83
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18.7.1 Most Common Connection.................................................................................................. 83
18.7.2 Connection to the DAWN workstation (v 4.3c or later) ....................................................... 83
18.7.3 Connection to the Akai DD-1500 with RS422 control (recommended)............................... 84
18.7.4 Connection to the Akai DD-1500 in CHASE RS422 Mode ................................................. 84
18.7.5 Connection to the Fairlight .................................................................................................. 84
18.7.6 Connection to the Microlynx, the Lynx 1 and Lynx 2 synchronizers ................................... 85
18.7.7 Connection to the Sonic Solutions ......................................................................................85
18.7.8 Connection to the Pro-Tools 4.0 .........................................................................................85
18.7.9 Connection to the Orban AUDICY VX ................................................................................ 86
18.7.10 Connection to the Dyaxis II .................................................................................................86
18.7.11 List of DAWs & Editors currently supported by the V1
(*)
..................................................... 87
19 DOCUMENT REVISION HISTORY ................................................................................................ 88
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WARNING
THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHED
IMPORTANT
WARNING
Power requirements for electrical equipment vary from area to area. Please ensure that your V1
meets the power requirements in your area. If in doubt, consult a qualified electrician or Doremi
Labs, Inc. dealer.
120VAC @60Hz for USA and CANADA rating 1A
220-230/240VAC @50Hz for Europe rating 0.5A
240VAC @50Hz for Australia rating 0.5A
AVIS
Le voltage peut différer d’un pays à l’autre. Il faut que le V1 soit ajuste au voltage du pays.
LA SOURCE DE PUISSANCE DOIT AVOIR UN CONDUCTEUR CONNECTE A LA TERRE.
Toutes réparations doivent être effectuées par une personne qualifiée.
AFIN D’EVITER UN CHOC ELECTRIQUE, VEUILLEZ NE PAS ENLEVER LE CAPOT.
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PROTECTING YOURSELF AND THE V1
Never touch the AC plug with wet hands
Always disconnect the V1 from the power supply by pulling on the plug, not the cord.
Allow only a Doremi Labs, Inc. dealer or qualified professional engineer to repair or reassemble
the V1. Apart from voiding the warranty, unqualified engineers might touch live internal parts
and receive a serious electric shock
Do not put, or allow anyone to put any object, especially metal objects into the V1
Use only an AC power supply. Never use a DC power supply.
If water or any other liquid is spilled into or onto the V1, disconnect the power, and call your
dealer.
Make sure the unit is well ventilated, and away from direct sunlight.
To avoid damage to internal circuitry, as well as the external finish, keep the V1 away from
sources of direct heat (stoves, radiators, etc.).
Avoid using aerosol insecticides, etc. near the V1. They may damage the surface, and may
ignite.
Do not use denatured alcohol, thinner or similar chemicals to clean the V1. They will damage
the finish.
Modification of this equipment is dangerous, and can result in the functions of the V1 being
impaired. Never attempt to modify the equipment in any way.
In order to ensure optimum performance of your V1, select the setup location carefully, and
make sure the equipment is used properly. Avoid setting up the V1 in the following locations:
1. In a humid or dusty environment
2. In a room with poor ventilation
3. On a surface that is not horizontal
4. Inside a vehicle such as a car, where it will be subject to vibration
5. In an extremely hot or cold environment
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WARNING!!
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK,
DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK).
NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
The lightning flash with the arrowhead symbol superimposed
across a graphical representation of a person, within an equilateral
triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated
“dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure; that may be
of sufficient ma
nitude to constitute a risk of electric shock.
!
!
The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to
alert the user to the presence of important operating and
maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature
accompanying the appliance.
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CE NOTICE
Marking by the symbol
Compatibility) directive and to the Low Voltage directive of the European Community. Such
marking is indicative that this device meets or exceeds the following technical standard:
• EN 55022 "Limits and Methods of Measurement of Radio Interface Characteristics of
Information Technology Equipment."
A "Declaration of Conformity" in accordance with the above standard has been made and is on
file at Doremi Labs, Europe, Valbonne, France.
indicates compliance of the device to the EMC (Electromagnetic
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1 Introduction
Thank you for your V1 purchase. The V1 is a random access video recorder that uses magnetic
drives (hard drives) as a recording medium.
To record video on a hard drive it should be digitized which means that the analog video
information must be converted to a digital data stream.
The V1 line of products includes uncompressed video recorders (8 and 10 bit encoding) and
compressed video recorders, the trade off is between storage requirement and video quality.
Hopefully this introduction explains to the reader the basic technical principles of digital video
disk recording.
1.1 V1 Uncompressed HD
The V1-UHD and V1-UHD/LE (for HDTV video) series records the video directly on the hard
drive without the use of compression. The value priced V1-UHD/LE supports 8bit HD video
recording only.
1.2 V1 Compressed HD: JPEG2000
Doremi’s V1-HD product line uses JPEG2000 video compression.
1.3 The CBS Algorithm
The V1 uses a constant block size (CBS) algorithm. With traditional compression algorithms,
depending on video complexity, the size of each compression field can vary thus requiring
maintaining a list to indicate the start of each field on the drive. With CBS all fields have the
same maximum size. Consequently, CBS does not require maintaining a list indicating the start
of each field because they are all the same size. This results in a more reliable video recorder
with faster video access and frame accurate recording.
1.4 Audio and Time Code
In addition to the video, and regardless of the compression ratio used, the V1 records 2, 4, 6 or
8 tracks of uncompressed audio (sampled at 48Khz). It also records the LTC and digital-VITC
timecodes.
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2 Design of Manual
2.1 Product Series
This user manual covers the V1 JPEG2000 and Uncompressed HD series. Although the basic
operation of all V1 products is the same, there are minor differences. When a feature refers to
only one product series, that function will be highlighted in bold with the name of the product as
seen in the examples below:
>>V1-UHD Only – for the HDTV Uncompressed product series only. If features are
supported on the V1-UHD and not on the V1-UHD/LE that will be
highlighted in the text.
>>V1-HD Only – for the JPEG2000 compression product series only (V1-HD)
2.2 Firmware Versions
This manual was written with the product firmware numbers below:
• HDTV Uncompressed (V1-UHD): 4.62e
• JPEG2000 (V1-HD): 4.62e
• Front Panel (RCV2) firmware 1.20
The V1 firmware can be checked by going to the OPTION MENU (hold the OPTION button then
press the MENU button). Press the up or down Menu buttons till you reach menu number
00. Press ++ until you see the version number V1 (no.).
Check the front panel firmware in the CONTROLLER MENU. Hold the ESCAPE button and
press MENU. And then scroll to Firmware.
If you have a newer firmware than shown above, check the addendum pages on the back of this
manual for a list of changes and additions. If you have recently upgraded your firmware please
print out the README document included in the zip file with the new firmware. You can also
download the latest V1 manual from our tech support page “manual” section on the Doremi
website www.doremilabs.com
If you will not be upgrading, you can download older manuals from the Doremi FTP page.
.
2.3 Menu Customs
CAPITAL & BOLD text is used when referring to buttons on the front panel.
Menu (no.) text provides the MENU, OPTION MENU, or CONTROLLER MENU name and the
menu function #.
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3 Installation
The procedures provided in this section are the following:
• Connections for basic operation, see paragraph 3.1
• Power on and shut down, see paragraph 3.2
• Ethernet, see paragraph 3.3
• Connecting RS422, see paragraph 3.4
• Connecting GPI, see paragraph 3.5
3.1 Connections for Basic Operation
Depending on the option, additional connectors can be available on the rear panel. This
paragraph provides only a common connection setup for basic operations only. In order to
facilitate the understanding, some parts are shadowed on the figures below.
3.1.1 Basic Input Connections
Analog Audio
Channel 1 (L)
Channel 2 (R)
Figure 1: Audio Inputs – V1 Rear Panel
SDI Video: IN-A
Figure 2: Video Input – V1 Rear Panel
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3.1.2 Basic Output Connections
Analog Audio
Channel 1 (L)
Channel 2 (R)
Figure 3: Audio Outputs – V1 Rear Panel
Figure 4: Video Output – V1 Rear Panel
3.1.3 Power Connection
Please connect the power connector as shown on the figure below:
SDI Video: OUT-A1
Figure 5: Power Connection – V1 Rear Panel
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3.2 Power On and Shut Down
To power the V1 on or to shut it down, just press on the power button located on the front panel
– make sure the V1 is connected to power according to paragraph 3.1.3.
Power Button
Figure 6: Power Button - Front Panel
3.3 Ethernet
To set up the Ethernet network, connect the Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port of the V1 unit as
presented below – note that if your unit is fitted with an optional Gigabit Ethernet connector, that
optional connector has to be used instead of the connector presented below:
Default Ethernet
connector
Figure 7: Ethernet Connector – Rear Panel
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3.4 Connecting RS422
To use one of the RS422 port, connect the corresponding cable(s) to the RS422 connector(s)
presented below:
RS-422-2 connector
RS-422-1 connector
Figure 8: RS-422 Connectors – Rear Panel
3.5 Connecting GPI
No GPI connector is directly available on the V1. To use GPI triggers, contact Doremi Labs, Inc
in order to buy a RS422/GPI converter.
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4 Quick Start Procedures
The quick start procedures provided in this section are the following:
• Navigation, see paragraph 4.1
• How to create a video segment, see paragraph 4.2
• How to play a video segment, see paragraph 4.3
• How to make a single video segment loop, see paragraph 4.4
• How to create a playlist, see paragraph 4.5
• How to play a playlist, see paragraph 4.6
• Basic Menu Operation, see paragraph 4.7
• Setting record parameters with the V1 multi-file system (MFS), see paragraph 4.8
• Setup V1 for playback, see paragraph 4.9
• Setup V1 for record, see paragraph 4.10
• Remote Operation, see paragraph 4.11
• Save current settings to memory, see paragraph 4.12
• Getting the firmware version number of the V1, see paragraph 4.13
4.1 Navigation
The procedure below allows you to navigate within the video on the drive according to a starting
point that you choose.
Step 2: Choose the time code using
the keypad numbers
Step 1: Press “CLEAR”
Step 3
: Press “GOTO”
Step 4:
Press the
corresponding
key above the
jog/shuttle
wheel: “JOG”,
“SHUTTLE” or
“SLO MO”.
Step 5: Use the Jog/Shuttle wheel in order to view
the video -
is the ring and “SLO MO” is the ring.
“JOG” is the inner wheel, “SHUTTLE”
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4.2 How to Create a Video Segment
The procedure below allows you to create a video segment:
: Press “IN”
Step 2
Step 1: Locate to desired
start of video
Step 3: Locate to desired
end of video
Step 4:
Press “OUT”
Step 5:
Press “SAVE”
Step 6: Assign a number to the
segment using the keypad numbers
Step 7: Press “ENTER”
Figure 10: Video Segment Creation
Note
: “IN” and “OUT” can also be pressed while video is playing.
4.3 How to Play a Video Segment
The procedure below explains how to play a video segment – assuming that the segment exists.
Step 2: Enter the segment number
using the keypad numbers
Step 1:
Press “RECALL”
Figure 11: How to Play a Video Segment
Step 3:
Press “ENTER”
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4.4 How to Make a Single Video Segment Loop
The procedure below explains how to make a single video segment loop – assuming that the
segment exists.
Step 2: Enter the segment number
using the keypad numbers
Step 3: Press “++”
Step 1:
Press “RECALL”
Step 4: Enter the same
segment number again
Step 5: Press “ENTER”
Figure 12: How to Make a Single Video Segment Loop
4.5 How to Create a Playlist
The procedure below explains how to create a playlist:
Step 1
: Create all the segments that will be
part of the playlist according to the procedure
“How to create a video segment” presented in
paragraph 4.2.
Step 2
Press “RECALL”
Step 3: Enter the number of the first
segment you want to put in the playlist using the keypad numbers
:
Step 7
: Repeat step 2 to step 6 for the segment entered in step 5
in order to chain that segment to another one. Then, repeat step
7 until all the segments you want to process are entered.
Step 6: Play the looped segment
according to the procedure presented
in the paragraph 4.3 above.
Step 4: Press “++”
: Enter the number
Step 5
of the next segment you
want to put in the playlist
– using the keypad
numbers
: Press “ENTER”
Step 6
: In order to loop the playlist, have the last video segment recall the first video segment.
Note
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Figure 13: How to Create a Playlist
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4.6 How to Play a Playlist
The procedure below presents how to play a playlist:
Step 1:
Press “RECALL”
Step 2: Enter the number of the first segment
of the playlist – using the keypad numbers
Step 3: Press “ENTER”
Figure 14: How to Play a Playlist
4.7 Basic Menu Operations
Basic menu operations are presented below:
• Three different menus are available:
o Browse the MENU by pressing the Menu or key
o Browse the OPTION MENU by holding the “OPTION” button and press the
MENU or key
o Browse the CONTROLLER MENU by holding the “ESCAPE” button and press
the MENU or key
• Menu Navigation: To scroll from one menu item to the next, press the MENU
• Change a value: Use the “TOGGLE” button or Jog Wheel
• Navigate the submenus: Use the "++"or "--"keys
• Exit the Menu or Abort: Press the “ESCAPE” button
or keys
4.8 Setting Record Parameters with the V1 Multi-File System (MFS)
The V1 will always contain one default file (clip). Each file has a default value of 24 hours.
When you create a new file, it will be created with all the settings currently specified in OPTION
MENU (3) New Rec Set.
To change compression ratio, bit rate, NTSC or PAL etc… change the setting in New Rec Set
and then create a new file as described below:
• To create
• To load an existing file: hold OPTION and press RECALL. Turn the Jog Wheel to browse
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• To erase
existing files, press ENTER to erase the selected file.
a file: hold OPTION and press CLEAR. Turn the Jog Wheel to browse through
4.9 Setup V1 for Playback
Before performing a playback, make sure the V1 has the correct setting parameters.
Basic playback setup is provided below:
1. Connect one of the V1's video output BNCs to a Video Monitor and the XLR audio output
to a speaker.
2. Select Sync Source in MENU (3) and choose Internal Sync. Or select the sync source
connected to the back panel.
3. Exit the MENU by pressing on “ESCAPE”
4. To play, go to the desired point of the video and press “PLAY”.
4.10 Setup V1 for Record
Before performing a recording, make sure the V1 has the correct setting parameters.
Basic record setup is presented below:
1. Select Audio Source in MENU (6) and select your audio source format (Analog or SDI)
2. To record, locate to the desired point on the drive and hold “RECORD“ then press “PLAY”
or set Rec at: to "End F." in OPTION MENU (1) which will cause the V1 to start recording
at the end of the last recorded video.
4.11 Remote Operation
Basic remote operation setup is provided below:
1. Connect your remote controller to RS-422-1 on the V1 back panel.
2. Select Control in MENU (1) and choose "remote".
3. Select Transport in OPTION MENU (1) and press “++” until you reach "Emulate___"and
select your control protocol.
4.12 Save Current Settings to Memory
To save current setting, do the following:
1. Go to OPTION MENU (5) Save Stngs,
2. Press the “TOGGLE“ key: LCD displays "Are you sure?",
3. Press the “ENTER” key for yes – the V1 will exit the Menu automatically
4.13 Getting the Firmware Version Number of the V1
To get the firmware version number of your V1, do the following:
1. Go to OPTION MENU (00),
2. Press “++” key until you reach "V1 y.xx". This is your firmware number. Note that for the
V1-HD, there is also a J2K version displayed as follows: “j2k vers y.xx”.
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5 Product Description
5.1 Overview: V1-HD vs V1-UHD
Figure 15: V1-UHD and V1-UHD/LE Overview
The V1-UHD offers the superior resolution of high definition video in a compact full featured disk
recorder. Instant access to video, uncompressed recording and networkable operation make the
V1-UHD the ideal multi-format recorder. The V1-UHD is only three rack units high and is
available with fixed or hot swappable internal drives. An external RAID5 chassis is also
available.
The V1-UHD records high definition serial digital video (HD-SDI) and standard definition SDI
video. Frame accurate control via RS-422 makes the V1-UHD a drop-in replacement for any HD
video tape recorder. The available Gigabit Ethernet interface is ideal for fast network transfer of
still image and movie files to/form graphics and editing workstations.
The V1-UHD/LE is a value version of the V1-UHD with two removable hot-swap drives. The V1UHD/LE only supports 8bit HD-SDI recording. SD video can be recorded at 10bit or 8bit.
Figure 16: V1-HD Overview
Doremi's V1-HD server sets the standard for affordable high-performance HD video recording.
The V1-HD records HD-SDI and SDI video using JPEG2000 compression at up to 300Mb/s.
For digital cinema applications, the V1-HD is available with dual link 4:4:4 recording and
playback at 2K resolution. Dual-synchronized playback is supported for video+key, superwidescreen and 3D applications.
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5.2 Front Panel
The V1 front panel (called the RCV2) contains space for up to 3 Low Profile SCSI drives,
keypad, menu controls, transport controls, LCD display and an optional LCD video confidence
monitor.
To disable the front panel and prevent accidental operation, hold the OPTION button then press
ESCAPE. Press again to unlock the RCV2. When the RCV2 is in “disable mode” the letters
“DIS” will be displayed in the top right corner of the LCD.
To reset the controller (soft reset) hold the 1, 2, 3 or 4 buttons and press CLEAR. This may be
necessary to reset the LCD video monitor if you switch between NTSC & PAL formats.
5.2.1 Keypad Area
Figure 17: Keypad Area
1, 2, 3, 4 (Channel Selection): If your V1 is in 1R/P mode, only channel "1" can be
selected. If it is in 1R-1P mode channels “1” and “2” can be
selected.
AUD. SEL: Audio Select button: Switches between audio channel
pairs for the headphone connection.
ALPHA-NUMERIC KEYPAD: This keypad is used to enter numeric data such as time
code addresses, in and out points, locate points, etc. To
enter data, simply begin typing the numbers and the
display will automatically overwrite. To abort an operation,
press the ESCAPE button. The display will revert to its
previous setting. The BKSP (Backspace) button can be
used to correct typing errors. The keypad can also be used
to name Video Segments by using the corresponding
letters (This Feature is not yet available).
RECALL: Recall a saved video segment. For more about segments
See paragraph 6.4.
SAVE: Save a video segment into a memory location number or
name.
CLEAR: Clears the display to enter new data.
ENTER: Press after selecting a segment to play. Also to answer
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OPTION + SAVE: Creates a new file.
OPTION + RECALL: Recalls an existing file.
OPTION + CLEAR: Deletes an existing file.
5.2.2 Menu Controls and Jog/Shuttle
Figure 18: Jog/Shuttle Area
IN: Select the In time point for a Video Segment.
OUT: Select the Out time point for a Video Segment.
GOTO: To locate to a specific frame (field) from the V1 front panel, enter
the time code location numbers from the numeric keypad and
press GOTO.
ESCAPE: This is the escape button. Press it when you want to exit the menu
mode.
OPTION: Selects the options menu. Hold down option button and press the
MENU button.
TOGGLE: Use this button to change selections within most menus and
options.
-- Nudge the value backward. Also locates one field or frame back
from the current position. This depends if you are in frame or field
mode - OPTION MENU (1).
++ Nudge the value forward. Also locates one field or frame forward
from the current position. This depends if you are in frame or field
mode - OPTION MENU (1).
MENU Pressing one of these buttons will engage the V1 MENU (See
Section 9). Pressing the ESCAPE button will return the V1 to the
time code display mode. Scroll forward and backward through the
menu by pressing the or keys.
OPTION + MENU Holding the OPTION button and pressing the MENU button will
ESCAPE + MENU Holding the ESCAPE button and pressing the MENU button will
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engage the V1 CONTROLLER MENU (See Section 11).
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OPTION + ESC Holding the OPTON button and pressing ESC will disable/enable
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the front panel controls of the V1. “DIS” will appear in the upper
right corner of the LCD when the front panel controls are disabled.
OPTION + IN Holding the OPTION button and pressing IN will create a time
code offset.
JOG/SHUTTLE WHEEL FUNCTIONS: Activates the following function when lit:
JOG: In Jog mode, the rotation of the Internal wheel will generate "Jog"
steps in forward or reverse. Also does the same function as the -and the ++ buttons.
SHUTTLE: In Shuttle mode, the angle of the external wheel from its initial
position will control the shuttle speed with 7 different values in
each direction: 10%, 20%, 50%, 100%, 200%, 500%, 1000% in
>> or <<.
The value used and the direction (">>", "<<") is displayed on the
bottom line of the LCD during the shuttle operation.
SLO MO: Activates the external wheel for slow motion control. The slow
motion is forward only with predefined values of 0%, 3%, 10%,
15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 65%, 75%, 80%, 87%,
93%, 100%
5.2.3 Transport Controls
REC STOP PLA
Figure 19: Transport Control Buttons
The V1’s standard transport controls include:
REC Record control button. This button also has other functions
described elsewhere in this manual.
STOP Stop control button. The stop button will cause the V1 to stop any
transport control (Play, record, rewind, fast forward).
PLAY Play control button. If the active drive has recorded material,
pressing the PLAY button will start playback from the current
location at normal speed. If the sync source selected is present, a
dot will appear to the left of the PLAY message on the 4 lines LCD
display.
REW Rewind control button with a speed of 40 times normal. When the
rewind is close to the beginning of the recording, the speed is
slowed down to normal until it reaches the start. Pressing this
button again will increase the speed. There are three speed levels
REW+REW+REW.
REW FF
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FF Fast forward control button with a speed of 40 times normal.
When the fast forward is close to the end of the recording, the
speed is slowed down to normal until it reaches the end. Pressing
this button again will increase the speed. There are three speed
levels FF+FF+FF.
OPTION + REW Reverse Play. Holding OPTION and then pressing REW will
cause the V1 to play video at 100% reverse speed.
OPTION + PLAY Executes the Chase Command. Hold OPTION and press PLAY.
See 6.5.
5.2.4 LCD Time Code Display
Figure 20: LCD Time Code Display
The First line of the display shows the following:
• Time location of the video material using the following format: “HH:MM:SS:FF F1/F2”
• "HH" represent the hours from 00 to 23, "MM" represent the minutes from 00 to 59, "SS"
represents the seconds from 00 to 59, "FF" represents the frames from 00 to 24 in PAL
frame-rates, 00 to 29 in NTSC frame-rates and 00 to 23 in 24P-48i frame-rates - "F1/F2"
represent the field: "F1" for odd fields and "F2" for even fields.
• This display shows the Time Code depending upon what the user has selected in
MENU (2) Time Mode. The display also shows Drop/NonDrop information; “.” Means
NonDrop and “;” means DROP frame. Field one shows “.” Field two shows “:” or “;”
The Second line displays the following:
• At the V1 start-up, the bottom left displays the firmware version of the V1, then No Disk
and Scanning messages will alternate on the left side, then No MD Found and
Scanning messages will alternate once a disk is detected and Stop is displayed on the
right side. Once a valid drive is recognized on the SCSI bus of the V1. No Disk/No MD
Found will disappear and only Stop will be displayed indicating that the V1 is now ready
to access the drive. If No Disk/Scanning is still displayed even though a disk was
installed, the V1 did not recognize the disk. If No MD Found / Scanning is still displayed,
it is an indication that the V1 has detected a disk but it cannot be mounted – refer to
paragraph 14.7 for details.
• During transport controls, the current operation is shown on the right side of the display:
Servo-Lock Dot, PLAY, STOP, REWIND, FORWARD, RECORD, JOG, SHUTTLE,
VAR.
"VAR" is indicated during play in chase on LTC/MTC or in variable speed from RS422.
• During shuttle movement, the shuttle speed is shown as:
If forward shuttle: ">> xx %" with xx % = 10%, 20%, 50%, 100%, 200%, 500%, 1000%
If reverse shuttle: "<< xx %" with xx % = 10%, 20%, 50%, 100%, 200%, 500%, 1000%
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• During segment playback, the remaining time up to the OUT point is shown as "no. :
MM.SS", where "no." is the number of the segment played from 001 to 2047, "MM.SS"
is the remaining time up to the OUT point of the segment played in mn:sec
• During formatting, the message Formatting... is shown. During initialize, the message
Initializing is shown. During drive copy, the message Copying... is shown, once done,
Copy Complete is shown and if source drive has invalid recording, Bad Param or Copy
aborted is shown.
• During the drives mounting (insert) and un-mounting (eject), the message No disk is
displayed.
The A1, A2, A3, A4 lines of the LCD display the Audio Level meters.
5.2.5 SCSI Drives
The V1 is shipped with either hard-mounted drive(s), a removable drive using a Data-Express or
with external raid5 storage.
When mounted in a removable tray, hard drives can be removed (or installed) while the V1 is
on-line (without the need to shut the unit off).
To remove (or install) a drive, insert the supplied drive key into the key slot on the receiver
below the lit SCSI ID number and turn it clockwise (or counter-clockwise). When removing a
drive, turning the key clockwise will unlock the drive and cut power off from it causing it to spin
down.
Before removing a drive, wait until it has completely finished spinning down.
usually take about 30 to 40 seconds depending on the drive.
This will
5.2.6 LCD Video Display
Figure 21: LCD Video Display
Optional LCD video confidence monitor. The display can be turned OFF or ON in the
CONTROLLER MENU (01) Video option.
To reset the entire front panel controller (soft reset) hold the 1, 2, 3 or 4 buttons and
press CLEAR. This may be necessary to reset the LCD video monitor if you switch
between NTSC frame-rates & PAL frame-rates formats.
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5.3 Rear Panel Description
The V1 rear panel differs from one version to another. V1-HD and V1-UHD have the same rear
panel even if differences can be found dues to optional connectors – e.g., audio expansions:
Figure 22: Rear Panel
5.3.1 Video In/Out
Figure 23: Video In/Out
SYNC IN House Sync input BNC connector for the V1 synchronization
reference – Bi-Level or Tri-level sync input. Locks the V1 to an
external sync source. Sync input should not exceed 1V P-P
CVBS Composite Video Reference Output – Standard Video Resolution.
SDI Serial Digital Interface input and output BNC connectors:
• “IN-A” is an HD/SD SDI input, whereas “IN-B” is only valid
when the unit is fitted with a dual link. Then A/B corresponds
to the HD-SDI dual link inputs.
• Without dual link, OUT-A1, OUT-A2, OUT-B1 and OUT-B2 are
HD/SD SDI outputs whereas in case of dual link, A1/B1 and
A2/B2 represent two dual link outputs couples.
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