Grass Valley PVS Series System User Manual
System Guide
software release 4.0
071-0624-04
JULY 2001
PROFILE XP PVSSeries
MEDIA PLATFORM
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Revision Status
Rev Date Description
December 1, 1999 Initial rele ase of the Profile XP System Guide 071- 0624-00A
December 6, 1999 Updated to include version 4.0. 1 featur es 071-0624-01
November 15, 2000 Updated to inc lude support for 73 GB RAID drives — 071-0624-02
January 17, 2001 Supports new system processor board connections. 071-0624-03
July 27, 2001 Updated to inc lude WebA ble support. 071-0624-04
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Contents
Preface
About this manual ................................................................................................................................... 9
Getting more information ...................................................................................................................... 13
Grass Valley Group Pr oduct Support.................................... ................................ ................................ 14
Safety Summaries
General Safety Summary...................................................................................................................... 15
Safety Ter m s a n d Symbols........... .. ... ......... ... ................... ... ......... ... .. .......... .. ... .......... .. .......... .. ............ 16
Service Safety Summary ......................................................................................................................16
Certifi ca t io ns an d Compliance s .... .. .......... .. ... ......... ... .......... .. ... ......... ... .. .......... .. .......... .. ... ................... 17
Chapter 1 Introducing the Profile XP
Profile XP Media Platform highlights..................................................................................................... 19
Front panel controls and indicators....................................................................................................... 20
Rear Panel View. .................................... ........... .. .. ........................ ........... .. .. ........................................23
Standard accessor ies shipped with the Profi le XP ........................... .. ............ ........... ............ .. ............ .24
Profile XP Media Platform features....................................................................................................... 25
Summary of Profile XP Models.................... ..................................... .. ..................................... .. ......25
About channels and factory default confi guration.... .............................. .. .......... .. .......... .. .......... ......25
Video compression............... ..................................................... ........................................ .. ............. 26
Fibre Channel RAID storage................. .. ............ ...................... ........... ............ ............ ............ ........27
Fibre Channel and/ or Et hernet IP Networks .................. ............ ............ ...................... ............ ........27
Profile XP Media Platform system overview .........................................................................................28
High level block diagram..................................................................................................................28
Board level block diagram................................................................................................................ 30
Starting the Profile XP system .............................................................................................................. 34
Logging on Windows NT.................. ......................................................... .. .. ............ ............................ 35
Automa tic Logon ..... .. .......... .. ... ......... ... .. .......... .. .......... ... .. .......... .. ... ......... ... .......... .. .. ......................35
Logging on as Administrator ............................................................................................................ 35
Logging on as Profile ....................................................................................................................... 36
Shutti ng dow n th e Profile XP syste m.......... .......... .. ... .......... .. .................... .. .......... .. ... ......... ... .. ............37
Chapter 2 Working with Configuration Manager
Tour of Configurati on M anager.......................... ............ ...................... ............ ............ ............ ............. 40
File Syste m . .. .......... .. ... ......... ... .. .......... .. .......... .. ... .......... .. ... ......... ... ................... ... .......................... 40
Network ............................................................................................................................................ 41
Video setup items....... ............ ............ ............................................ ............ ...................... ................ 42
Audio setup items............................................................................................................................. 43
Channel Configuration .....................................................................................................................44
Viewing hardware settings summary dialog boxes .......................................................................... 45
Viewing board locati on information............ ............ .. ............................................................................. 47
Saving an d re s to ri ng yo u r s ys te m s et tings ...... ... ................... ... ......... ... .. .......... .. ... ......... ... .......... .. .......48
Saving a copy of your system configuration.....................................................................................48
Openin g sa v e d conf ig u ra tion files ............... ... .. .......... .. .................... .. .......... .. ... ......... ... .. .......... .......49
Restoring default settings.................................................................................................................50
Importing and Exporting system setti ngs....................................... .................... .. ................................. 51
Exporting a configuration ................................................................................................................. 51
Importing a configuration..................................................................................................................53
Remote co n fig u r at io n : N et C e nt ra l X P En te r p ris e ... .......... ... .. .......... .. .................... .. .................... .. ....... 55
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Chapter 3 Wo rking with Profi le XP storage system s
PFC500 Fibre Channel RAID Chassis key features............... ............ ........... ............ .. ............ .. ...........57
PFC500 pr o d uct descriptio n ......... .. .......... .. ... .......... .. .. .......... ... ......... ... .. .......... .. ... .......... .. ................... 58
Storage capacity estimates.......... ................................. ...................... .................................................. 58
Maximum video dat a rate per channel.......... .. .......... .. .......... .. .......... .................... ................................ 60
Connec ting storag e: Usin g a si n gl e P F C5 0 0...... .. .......... .. ... .......... .. ................... ... .......... .. .. .......... ... .. .. 61
Connecting storage: Using multiple PFC500s......................................................................................64
Address in g re q ui re m e n ts ...... ... .......... .. .. .......... ... .. .......... .. .......... .. ... .......... .. .. .......... ... ......... ... ......... 64
Configuring storage using Disk Utility................................................................................................... 69
About configuring storage................................................................................................................ 69
Configuring stor age without hot spare drives........... ........................................................ ........... ..... 71
Configuring storage to include hot spare drives...............................................................................75
Changing the volume name............................................................................................................. 80
Expanding stora ge............................ ............ ...................... ...................... ....................................... 83
Determining which disk modules make up a LUN....... ............ ............ ............ .................................85
Updating your PFC500 firmware .......... .. ........... .......................... ............................................... ..... 86
Chapter 4 Addin g or Re m o v in g Channels
Using the Channel Configuration dialog box ......... ............ .................................. ................................. 87
Displaying the Channel Configuration dialog box ....... ............ ............ ............ .................................88
Working with channels..................................................................................................................... 89
Default settings for channels you add............... ............................................................... ................ 89
Why reso u rc e s a p pea r d im m e d , re d , o r in us e ....... ... .......... .. ... ......... ... ......... ... .. .......... .. ... .......... .. .. 90
Using Tool Tips to manag e resources.... ......................................................................... ................91
Using the W a rn in g sym b ol to fi nd sh a red re sources .................... ... .......... .. .. .......... ... .. .......... .. ....... 92
Using the Summary butt on to review channel settings....... ...................... ....................... ................ 93
Adding and configuring a new channel................................................................................................. 94
To add a channel............................................................................................................................. 94
Entering channe l name and description.............................. ...................... ............ ...................... .....94
Selecting the channel type........ ............ ............ ............ ...................... ............ ...................... ........... 96
Selecting video quality and crosspoints................. ............................................................... ........... 98
Selecting audio channels for each audio track............. .......... ............ .............................. .. ...........103
Selecting timecode I/O for each timecode track ................................................ ............................104
Removing a channel........................................................................................................................... 105
Chapter 5 Modif yi ng a Cha n ne l : Vi deo Settings
Adjusting video output timing....... .. ...................... ................................ ............................................... 107
Adjusting playout timing to match zero time .................................................................................. 108
Adjusting playout timing to match E to E timing............................................................................. 110
Adjust ing sy st e m re fe re n c e ti m in g to offs e t a ll pl a yo u t timing............ ... .. .......... .. ... ......... ... ............ 11 2
Auto-timin g synchronous video feeds.................................................................. ............................... 113
Options for timing asynchronous feeds .............................................................................................. 114
Changing the system video standard ................................................................................................. 116
Selecting the video I/Os used by a channel........... ................................ ............................................. 117
Selecting video quality for a channel....... ........................................... ...................... .......................... 118
Guidelines for selecting Video Quality Presets .............................................................................. 118
Selecting video quality settings for a channel................................................................................ 120
Selecting brow se video quality settings for a channel ................... .............................. .. ................ 121
Defining an d se le c ti ng a c ustom video qu al i ty pr e set ....... .......... .. .................... .. .................... .. ..... 12 3
Recording VBI info rmation unc ompressed . ... .......... .. .. .......... ... ......... ... .. .......... .. ... .......... .. .......... .. ... .. 124
Select in g the vi d eo st ill -p la y mode . ... ......... ... ................... ... ................... ... ......... ... .. .......... .. ... ............ 126
Viewing video input status......................... ...................... ............ ...................... ................................. 127
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Modifying vi deo input settings............... .. .......... .................... .. .......... .. .......... .. .................... .. .............. 128
Setting up the VITC reader ............................................................................................................ 128
Erasing video input VBI information........... .. ............ .................................. ........... ............ ............. 130
Selecting freeze or black upon video input loss................. .................... .. ......................................132
Modifying vi deo output settings.................. .. .................... .. .................... .. .......... .. ............................... 133
Settin g u p the VI T C gene r a to r .......... ... .. .......... .. .................... .. .......... ... .. .......... .. ... ......... ... ............ 133
Erasing video output VBI information............................ ............ ........... ............ .. ............ ............ ....135
Selecting freeze or black for video output signal loss. .. .......... .. .................... .. .................... .. .........137
Erasing the horizontal blanking interval .........................................................................................138
Renami n g v id e o I/ O s in cr os s p o in t lists.............. ......... ... .. .......... .. .......... ... .. .......... .. ... ......... ... ............ 139
Renaming the video in puts............... .. ...................... ...................... ................................ ................ 139
Renaming the video out puts ............ .. .......................................... ................................ .................. 140
Configuring the video monitor output............ ........................................................................... ........... 141
Enabl in g or di sa b ling dither o n the Vi deo M o ni to r o ut p u t.............. ... .. .......... .. ... ......... ... .......... .. ... .. 1 4 1
Enabling or disabling NTSC pedestal ............................................................................................142
Configuring Text Overlay on the Video Monitor output .......................... ............ ...................... ......143
Enabling Video Monitor timecode burn-in....... .. ............ ............ .................................. ........... ........144
Using multiple video tracks for one channel ....................................................................................... 146
Chapter 6 Modif yi ng a Cha n ne l : A udi o S e tt in gs
About Profile XP Audio ....................................................................................................................... 149
Determining the number of audio channels available ....................................................................149
Determ in in g the au d io fo rma ts availa bl e...................... ... .. .......... .. .......... .. ... .......... .. .. .......... ... ....... 150
Addin g or re m o v in g au dio tracks .............. .. ... ......... ... .. .......... ... ......... ... .. .......... .. ... ......... ... ................. 151
Removi n g a udio tracks... .. .......... ... .. .......... .. .................... .. .......... .. ... ......... ... .. .......... .. .......... .......... 151
Addin g aud i o tr ac k s... .......... .. .................... .. .......... .. ... .......... .. ................... ... .......... .. .. .................... 152
Selecting audio channels for an audio track.......................................................................................154
Changing the audio I/O format............................................................................................................ 155
Select audio input format ...................... ............ ............ ............ ...................... ............ ................... 155
Select audio output format... .. ............ ...................... .................................. ...................... .............. 157
Checking AES/EBU input stat us....... .................................... .. ................................... ......................... 159
Select in g the a ud io cl o ck re fe re n c e ....... ... .. .......... .. .................... .. .......... ... .. .......... .. ... ......... ... ............ 160
Selecting incoming digital audio coding format................................................................................... 161
Adjusting audio delay......... ............ ............ ............ ............ ...................... ............ ............ ................... 162
Selecting audio delay presets............ ...................... .......................................... ............................ 162
Selecting cus tom audio delay .......... .. ................................ .......................................... .................. 163
Adjusting analog audio input level ........................... ...................... ...................... ............ .......... ......... 164
Adjusting analog audio output level...................................... ............ ...................... ............................ 165
Muting analog audi o outputs................... ...................... ...................... ................................ ................ 166
Selecting analog audio output line mode.......... ............ ...................... ............ ...................... ..............167
Selecting audio reference level........................................................................................ ................... 168
Changing how audio sounds during shuttle........................................................................................169
Contents
Chapter 7 Modifyi ng a Channel: Timecod e Settings
About Profile XP series timecode ....................................................................................................... 171
Using the internal timecode generators.............................................................................................. 172
Selecting the internal generator as a timecode source..................................................................172
Using the same TC generator multiple channels........................... ...................... ..........................173
Setting up an internal timecode generator..................................................................................... 175
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Recording VITC .... .. .. .......... ... ................... .. .......... ... .. .......... .. ... ......... ... .......... .. .. .......... ... .. ................. 177
Selecting a VITC input for a channel.............................................................................................177
Setting up the VITC reader on a Video Input.................................................................................178
Setting up the VITC reader on the Reference Input....................................................................... 180
Generating VITC on a video output .... .. ............ ............ ........................................................ .............. 182
Selecting the video output as a timecode outpu t fo r the channel .......... .. ...................... ................ 182
Settin g u p the VI T C gene r a to r o n a vid e o ou tp u t.... ... .. .......... ... ................... .. .......... ... .. .......... .. ... .. 18 4
Deleting unwanted VITC si gnals................ .. ................................. .. .. ............ ...................................... 185
Recording or generating LTC ............................................................................................................. 187
Select a timecode source for timecode burn-in.................................................................................. 188
Chapter 8 Controlling the Profile XP Remotely
Setting up RS-422 remote cont rol in VdrPanel...... .............................................. ........... ............ .. ...... 190
Setting up RS-422 remote cont rol using Prolink................... .. ............ ........... ............ .. .. ............ .........193
How to set up Prolink ..................................................................................................................... 193
Overview of the Proli nk com m unications window.......... ...................... ...................... ............ ........ 194
Running PortServer to enable remote operation................................................................................195
Chapter 9 Setting up a Simp le Network
About Profile Networking .................................................................................................................... 197
About Windows NT networking...................................................................................................... 197
About the Fibre Channe l vi deo network option............. ...................... ............ ............................... 198
About the Ethernet video network option....................................................................................... 201
Simple N et w o rk s ....... ... .. .......... .. .......... .. ... .......... .. .. .......... ... ......... ... .. .......... .. ... .......... .. ................. 203
Profile XP systems with both video network options installed........................................................ 203
Setting up a simple Windows NT network .......................................................................................... 204
Set machine name and IP address on each Profile XP system.......... ............ ...................... ......... 204
Power-off and conn ect proper cabling................. ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ .............. 206
Power-on the hub or switch and configure if necessary ................................................................ 207
Power-on and test each Prof il e XP system on the network................. .. .. ............ .......................... 207
Setting up a simple video network: Fibre Channel ............................................................................. 208
Set up the Windows NT Ethernet network..................................................................................... 208
Configure Fibre Channel network settings on each Profile XP....... ............ .. ............ .....................209
Manually Edit the
Power-down and connect proper Fibre Channel cabling........ ............ ............ ........... ............ .. ...... 212
Power-on the switch and configure if necessary......... .. ...................... ............ ...................... .........213
Test the Fibre Channe l net work using Media Manager...................... ............ ............................... 213
Settin g u p a sim p le vi d eo ne t w or k : Et h e rn e t ... .......... .. .......... ... .. .......... .. ... ......... ... .......... .. .. .......... ... .. 218
Set up the Windows NT Ethernet network..................................................................................... 218
Configure the video network on each Profile XP: Ethernet............................................................ 218
Manually Edit the
Power-off and conn ect proper Ethernet cabling........................... ............ ...................... ................ 222
Power-on the hub or switch and configure if necessary ................................................................ 223
Test the Ethernet video network using Media Manager....................................... ...................... .... 223
hosts file on each Profile XP............................................................................. 210
hosts file on each Profile XP............................................................................. 220
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Chapter 10 Solving Com m on Setup Prob l em s
Summary of setup problems............................................................................................................... 229
Common record/play problems........................................................................................................... 230
Problems with video............................................................................................................................ 231
Problems with audio........ ........................ ........... .. ............ .. ....................... ............ .. .. .......................... 232
Problems with timecode...................................................................................................................... 234
Storage system problems ............................ ............ ...................... ..................................................... 236
Problems using Conf iguration Manager........ .. ...................... ...................... ............ ...................... ......237
Channel control problems...................................................................................................................238
Common Ethernet network problems .................................................................................................239
Common Fibre Channel video network problems . ..............................................................................240
Testing the Fibre Channel Video network.................................................. ....................................241
Common Ethernet video net work problems.................................................... .................................... 245
Testing the Ethernet Video network............................................................................................... 246
Appendix A Electrical and Environmental
Specifications
General Information ............................................................................................................................ 251
Test Equipment................................................................................................................................... 251
Electrical Specifications ...................................................................................................................... 252
Profile XP System Power Specifications............................................................................................. 256
PAC 216 Power Requirements......................... ......................... .. .. ........... .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. ........... .. ...... 256
Enviro n me n ta l C riteria ...... .. .......... .. .................... .. .................... .. .......... .. ... ......... ... .. .......... ................. 257
Contents
Appendix B Connector Pin-outs
S-VGA connector ................................................................................................................................ 259
RJ-45 Ethernet connector...................................................................................................................260
Parallel Port connector........................................................................................................................ 261
RS-232 connectors................. .. ............ ............ ............ ...................... ............ .................................... 262
I/O Panel RS-422 connector s................. ........... ............ .. .. ....................... ............ .. .. .......................... 263
I/O Panel GPI connectors ....... .. .......................................................................................................... 264
GPI Input connector (on I/O Panel)................. ........................................... ....................................264
GPI output connector (on I/O Panel).............................................................................................. 265
I/O Panel LTC connecto rs........... ............ ........................................................ ........... ............ ............. 266
Fibre Channel Disk board connectors........... .. .. ............ ...................................................................... 267
Fibre Channel Cable Specifications..................... .. ............ ............ ............ ........... ............ .. ...........267
Fibre Channel Network board connector................. ...................... .....................................................268
Audio board connector........................................................................................................................ 269
Appendix C Rack Mounting Information and
Rear Panel Drawings
Rack mounting the Profile XP ............................................................................................................. 271
Chassis dimensi ons for Profile XP and peripher al equipment... .. ............ ............ ...................... ....272
Rack mount hardware shi pped with the Profile XP system.......... .. ............ ........... ............ .. ...........273
Rack mount hardware for the PFC500 Fibre Channel RAID system.............. ............ ...................273
Mounting the Rack Slides .............................................................................................................. 274
Installing t he Profile XP on the rack mount rails......................................... ...................... .............. 276
Making R a ck Slid e Ad ju s tments ........ ... .. .......... .. ... .......... .. .................... .. ................... ... .......... .. ..... 276
Mounting Panels and Audi o Chassis ........... ............ ...................... ............ ...................... ..............277
Rear Panel Drawings............. ............. .............. ......................... .. .. ........... .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. ................... 278
Profile XP Media Platform Chassis ................................................................................................ 278
XLR216 and BN C216 AES/EBU Br e ako u t P an e ls ...... ... .. .......... .. .......... .. ... .......... .. .. .......... ... ....... 278
PAC216 Profile Audio Chassis ...................................................................................................... 279
I/O Panel........... .. .. ............ ........... ............ .. .. ............ ........... ............ .. .. ............ ............................... 279
PFC500 Fibre Channel RAID Chassis................................ ............ .. .. ...........................................280
PFC 500E Expansion Chassis........................................................................................................280
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Preface
About this manual
This Profile XP System Guide d escribes the features of the Profile XP Media Platform
and presents step-by-step procedures for modifying system settings to meet the
specific needs of our system . This manual assumes you have already installed your
Profile XP system using the Installation Guide shipped with your unit.
Using the Profile XP Documentation Set
This manual is part of a full set of support documentation for the Profile XP Media
Platform. The following illustrates how to use the Profile XP documentation
depending on the task you are performing.
Path for the Installer
Grass Valley Group
Profile XP
Manual
Family of XP Series
Release Notes
Contains the latest
information about Profile XP
hardware and software
shipped with your system.
Path for the Operator
Grass Valley Group
Profile XP
Manual
Family of XP Series
Release Notes
Contains the latest
information about Profile XP
hardware and software
shipped with your system.
Grass Valley Group
Profile XP
Manual
Family of XP Series
Installation Guide
Contains essential steps for
installing your Profile XP
system using factory
Grass Valley Group
System Guide
Contains the product description
and step-by-step instructions for
modifying system settings.
default settings.
Grass Valley Group
Profile XP
Manual
Family of XP Series
User Manuals
Contains complete instructions for using
Profile applications. These manuals include:
- Profile XP User Manual
- ContentShare Explorer User Manual
- Other user manuals you received with
optional Profile applications.
Profile XP
Manual
Family of XP Series
Installers consult
the User Manuals
as needed.
Grass Valley Group
Profile XP
Manual
Family of XP Series
Grass Valley Group
Profile XP
Manual
Family of XP Series
Other Manuals
These manuals include:
- PFC500 Instruction Manual
- Profile XP Service Manual
with NetCentral.
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Preface
Manual Descriptions
• Installation Guide (for your Profile XP Model) This guide provides step-by-step
instructions for installing the Profile XP Media Platform usi ng fact ory default
settings for all recor d/play channels. Factory default se ttings are indicated within
the guide. After installing the Profile XP system using this installation guide, you
can refer to this Profile XP System Guide to customize system settings for your
installation.
•
Profile XP User Manual Contains complete instructions for using Profile
applications to operate the Profile XP Media Platform.
Profile XP Service Manual with NetCentral Contai n s info rm at ion fo r se rvi ci ng
•
the Profile XP Media Platform and monitoring systems using NetCentral.
Procedures are includ ed for following tasks:
- Setting up and usi ng NetCent ral t o monitor and di agnose problems o n loca l and
remote Profile XP systems.
- Problem analysis using symptom, possible problem, solution table s.
- Running diagnostics
- Replacing field replaceable units.
Profile XP Release Notes Contains the latest information about the Profile
•
hardware and the software release shipped on your system. This information
includes software specifications and requirements, feature changes from the
previous releases, helpful system administrative information, and any known
problems.
• PFC500 Instruction Manual Contains i nformation for servic ing the PFC500 Fibre
Channel RAID Chassis including step-by-step procedures for repl acing f ield
replaceabl e unit s .
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How this manual is organized
The Profile XP System Guide is organized around the tasks you’ll be perfo rming to
customize the Profile XP settings to meet your system needs. You can see this
reflected in the chapter titles chosen for this manual. The following identifies and
describes the chapte rs included in this manual:
Chapter 1 - Introducing the Profile XP
Introduces the Profile XP Media Platform. You can read this chapter to get familiar
with the Profile XP key features and system components. Also included is a brief
architectur al overv iew o f the Prof ile X P s ystem.
Chapter 2 - Working with Configuration Manager
Describes the Configur ation Manage r user inter face and functionali ty. Configuration
Manager is the application used to configure and manage the Profile XP system.
Chapter 3 - Working with Profile XP storage systems
Describes how to set up the external storage for the Profile XP. Procedures are
included for conf igurations with mul tiple PFC500 Fibre Chann el RAID Chassis and
PFC500E expansion chassis, and for systems with the optional second controll er
board.
Chapter 4 - Adding or Removing Channels
Describes the basics of adding, configuring, or removing channels. Information on
advanced channel sett ings are referenced to chapters 5 through 7.
Chapter 5 - Modifying a Channel: Video Settings
Describes how to modify the video settings for a channel.
Chapter 6 - Modifying a Channel: Audio Settings
Describes how to modify the audio settings for a channel.
Chapter 7 - Modifying a Channel: Timecode Settings
Describes how to modify the timecode settings for a channel.
Chapter 8 - Controlling the Profile XP Remotely
Describes how to set u p the Profile XP Media Platform for the control mode you want
to use: remote control protocol over RS-422 or remote applications over Ethernet.
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Chapter 9 - Setting up a Simple Network
Describes how to set up a simple network of Profile XP systems. Procedures are
included for setting up the Windows NT network and both Profile XP video networ k
options.
Chapter 10 - Solving Common Setup Problems
Provides help for solving common set up problems that occur when Profile XP
features or signal requir ements are not understood.
Appendix A - Electrical and Environmental Specifications
This appendix consists of electrical and environmental specifications.
Appendix B - Connect or Pin-outs
This appendix identif ies connectors and the signals present on the pins of those
connectors.
Appendix C - Rack Mounting Information and Rear Panel Drawings
This appendix provides rack moun ting information for the Profile XP system and
peripheral equipme nt. Also provided are rear panel illustr ations for the Profile XP and
peripheral equipment.
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Getting more information
In addition to printed documents, Profile XP product information is available in
on-line manuals and the Profile XP help system. Use these as additional sources for
information.
On-line manuals
Electronic ver sions of the foll owing manuals are located on the system drive of your
Profile XP Media Platform and on the Profil e XP software CD-ROM.
• Installat ion Guide (for your mode l)
• Profile XP System Guide
• Profile XP User Manual
• Profile XP Release Notes
• ContentShare User Guide
• Profile XP Service Manual with NetCen tral XP
You can view these m anuals using Adobe Acrobat Reade r which is al so pre-in stalled
on your Profile XP system.
On-line Help
Contains all the information in the Profile XP System Guide, optimized for use
on-line. You can access on-line help by choosing the Help menu, or by clicking the
Help button in a dialog box.
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Preface
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Safety Summaries
General Safety Summary
Review the following sa fety precautions to a void injury and prevent damage
to this product or any products conne ct ed to it.
Only qualified personne l should perform service procedures.
While using this product, you may need to acces s other parts of the system.
Read the General Safety summary in other system manuals for warnings and
cautions related to operating the system.
Injury Precautions
Use Proper Power
Cord
Ground the Product This product is grounded through the grounding conductor of the power
Do Not Operate
Without Covers
Do Not operate in
Wet/Damp
Conditions
Do Not Opera te i n an
Explosive
Atmosphere
Avoid Exposed
Circuitry
To avoid fire hazard, use only the power cord spe cified for this product.
cord. To avoid electric shock, the grounding conductor must be connected
to earth gr ound. B efore makin g c onnections to the in put o r output ter minal s
of the product, ensure that the product is properly grounded.
To avoid electric shock or fir e hazar d, do not ope rate this product with
covers or panels removed.
To avoid electric shock, do not operate this product in wet or damp
conditions.
To avoid injury or fire hazard, do not opera te this product in an ex plosive
atmosphere.
To avoid injury, remove jewelry such as rings, watches, and other meta llic
objects. Do not touch exposed conne ctions and componen ts when power is
present.
Product Damage Precautions
Use Proper Power
Source
Provide Proper
Ventilation
Do Not Operate With
Suspec ted Failures
Battery
Replacement
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Do not operate this product from a power source tha t applies more t han the
voltage specifie d.
To prevent product overheating, provide proper ventilation.
If you suspect there is dama ge to this product, have it inspected by qualifi ed
service personnel.
To avoid damage, replace only with the same or equiva lent type
recommended by the circuit board manufacturer. Dispose of used battery
according to the circuit board manufacturer’s instructions.
Safety Summaries
Safety Terms and Symbols
Terms in This
Manual
!
!
Terms on the
Product
Symbols on the
Product
These terms may appear in this manual:
WARNING: Warning st atements identi fy conditions or practi ces that can
result in personal injur y or loss of life.
CAUTION: Caution statements identify conditions or practices that can
result in damage to the equipment or other property.
These terms may appear on the product:
DANGER indicates a person al inj ury ha zard i mmediately acc essible as one
reads the marking.
WARNING indicates a personal injury hazard not immediately accessible
as you read the marking.
CAUTION indicates a hazard to property inc luding the product.
The following symbols may appear on the produc t:
DANGER high voltage
Protective ground (ear th) terminal
!
ATTENTION – refer to manual
Service Safety Summary
Do Not Service
Alone
Disconnect Power To avoid elect ri c shock, disconnect the main power by means of the power
Use Care When
Servicing With
Power On
Do not perform interna l service or adjus tment of this pr oduct unless another
person capable of rendering first aid and resuscitation is present.
cord or, if provided, the power switch.
Dangerous voltages or currents may exi st in this produc t. Disconnect power
and remove battery (if applicable) before removing protective panels,
soldering, or replacing components.
To avoid electric shock, do not touch exposed connections
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Certifications and Compliances
Safety Summaries
Canadian Certified
Power Cords
FCC Emission
Control
Canadian EMC
Notice of
Compliance
Canadian approval incl udes the products and power cords appropriate for
use in the North Ameri ca power network. All other power cords supplied are
approved for the country of use.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits
are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmf ul interference
when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if
not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause
harmful inter ference t o rad io communic ations . Opera tion of thi s equipmen t
in a reside ntial area is like ly to cause harmful int erfere nce in whic h case the
user will be r equired t o correct t he interfer ence at his own expense . Changes
or modifications not expressly approved by Tektronix can affect emission
compliance and could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise
emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference
Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.
Le présent appareil num érique n’émet pas de bruit s radioélectriques
dépassant les limites applicables aux appareils numériques de la classe A
préscrites dans le Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicté par le
ministère des Communications du Canada.
Canadian Certified
AC Adapter
EN55022 Class A
Warning
Laser C om p liance
Laser Safety
Requirements
Canadian approval incl udes the AC adapters appropriate for use in the
North America power network. All other AC adapters supplied are
approved for the country of use.
For products that comply with Class A. In a domestic environment this
product may cause radio interf erence in which case the user may be
required to take adequate measures.
The device used in thi s product is a Class 1 cer tified laser product . Operating
this product out side specifications or altering its origina l design may result
in hazardous radiation exposure, and may be con sidered an act of modif ying
or new manufactur ing of a laser product under U. S. regulat ions contained in
21CFR Chapter 1, subchapter J or CENELEC regulations in HD 482 S1.
People performing such an act are req uired by law to recertify and reidenti fy
this product in accordanc e with provisions of 21CFR subchapter J for
distribution within the U.S.A., and in accordance with CENELEC HD 482
S1 for distribution wit hin countries using the IEC 825 standard.
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Safety Summaries
Laser Safety Laser safety in the United States is regulated by the Center for Devi ces and
Radiological Hea lth (CDRH). The laser safety regulations are published in
the “Laser Product Performance Standard,” Code of Federal Regulation
(CFR), Title 21, Subchapter J.
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Standard 825,
“Radiation of Laser Produc ts, Equi pment Clas sific ation, Requirements a nd
User’s Guide,” governs laser products outside th e United States. Europe and
member nations of the European Free Trade Association fall under the
jurisdiction of the Comité Européen de Normalization Electrotechnique
(CENELEC).
FCC Emission
Limits
Certification
Category Standard
Safety Designe d/tested for com pliance with:
This device c omplies with Part 1 5 of the FCC R ules. Operati on i s subje ct t o
the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful
interferen ce, and (2) thi s devi ce mu st acc ep t any int erf erence received ,
including interf erence that may cause undesirable operation.
UL1950 - Sa fe ty of Inf or mation Techn olo gy Equipme nt, incl udi ng Elect ri cal Bus in ess
Equipment (Third Edition, 1995)
IEC 950 - Sa fe ty o f Info rma tion Te chn ol ogy Equi pment , inclu di ng Elec tric al Busines s
Equipment (Second editi on, 1991)
CAN/CSA C22.2, No. 950-95 - Safety of Information Technology Equi pm ent,
including Electrical Business Equip m ent
EN60950 - Sa fety of Inf ormation Technol ogy Eq uipment, includi ng El ectric al Busin ess
Equipment
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Chapter
1
Introducing the Profile XP
The Profile XP Media Platform provide s a multi- channel, high bandwidth platform
for the storage and manipul ation of video and a udio i n profess ional applic ation s. The
Profile XP has a wide range of capabilit ies, from a stand alone digita l disk recorder to
being part of a large ne twork of video s ervers. The Prof ile XP Media Plat form can be
used in a wide variety of applications including spot insertion, program delay, store
and forward, and multi-channe l replay.
Profile XP Media Platform highlights
Highlights include:
• Up to 8 channels of broadcast-qual ity video
• MPEG-2 4:2:2 @ Main Level from 4-50Mb/s, long GOP
• SMPTE 259M, 270MHz Serial Digital I/O (Analog monitor optional)
• 16/32 channels audio — AES/EBU, embedded, analog uncompressed audio,
Dolby E and AC-3 compressed audio
• 600Mb/s System Bandwidth
• Redundant power supply, NT disk, cooling fans for reliability
• Fibre Channel attached high performance RAID storage
• Remote error reporting & monitor ing via SNMP
• High speed Fibre Channel networking up to 300Mb/s
• 100BaseT Ethernet networking up to 30Mb/s
• 525/60 or 625/50 operation: accepts NTSC, PAL reference.
• Remote control including:
- Remote Applications over Ethernet
- RS-422 control protocol including Louth, Odetics, BVW, or Profile protocols.
- GPI Trigger (8 I/O)
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Front panel controls and indicators
The Profile XP front panel include s the following controls and indicators :
➊ Power-On LED - indicates the standby switch is in the on position and that
secondary voltages are present in the chassis.
➋ Standby Switch - provides syste m On/Off control.
➌ System Fault LED - indicates a syst em fault exist somewhere in the Profile XP
unit.
Pull here to
open (each side)
Accessory
Door
Standby/On
2
Switch
1
Standby/On LED
Accessory
Door
System
3Chassis Pull
Fault LED
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Front panel controls and indicators
The Profile XP fr ont panel fea tures two ac cessory doors tha t provide a ccess to se veral
storage devices. The follo wing describes the stor age devices install ed on the standard
Profile XP system.
➊ System Disk - conta ins the Windows NT operatin g syst em and Profil e XP system
software and applications.
➋ 1.44MB Floppy Disk Drive
➌ CD-ROM Drive - for maintaining the Windows NT operating system and
performing Profil e XP system software upgrades.
NOTE: If an accessory door is accidental ly dislocated from its hinges, you can
easily pop it back into place.
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System
1
Disk Drive
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Floppy
2
Disk Drive
CD-ROM
3
Drive
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The following describe s the storage devices in a Profile XP system with the redundant
system disk option.
➊ Primary System Drive - contains Windows NT operatin g system and Profile XP
software and applications.
➋ Mirror Syst em Disk - mirrors primary s ystem disk and provides autom atic fail-over
in the event the pr imary system d isk fails.
➌ Drive Mirroring Controller and Indicator Panel -
The Indicator Panel status LEDs indicate the operating mode of the mirroring
system as follows:
- Green - Drives are in Mirror mode
- Red - Drives in Single mode
- Orange - Drive activity
The Buzzer Off switch can be used to silence the buzzer, which sounds under the
following conditi ons:
- Short beep during power on indicates successful boot-up
- Second beep indicates the mirror ing system is running in single mode
- Continuous or intermittent beep indicates a drive failure
➍ CD-ROM Drive - for maintaining the Windows NT operating system and
performing Profil e XP system software upgrades.
➎ 120MB Super-Drive - accepts 1.44MB floppy disks and 120MB disks.
Dupli
Disk
Primary System
1
Disk Drive
Primary
Mirror Status Buzzer
3
DupliDisk
Indicator Panel
Mirrored System
2
Disk Drive
4
CD-ROM
Drive
5
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Superdrive
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Rear Panel View
The figure shows the Profile XP rear panel connectors. Rear panel drawings for
peripheral equipment are located in Appendix C, “Rack Mounting Information and
Rear Panel Drawings”.
Rear Panel View
Power Cord
Power
Good LED
Optional
Power
Supply
PVS 1000 Media Platform
Audio
Channels
1-16
Audio
Channels
1-16 (opt.)
FC Disk (Port A)
Video Monitor, Video I/O,
or Video Out
FC Disk (Port B)
LTC/
GPI
Monitor
Parallel Port
Mouse
Keyboard
Com1 (RS-232)
Reference In
(Loop-Thru)
Ethernet
(Windows NT
Network)
RS-422
Breakout
Video
network (opt.)
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Standard accessories shipped with the Profile XP
The Profile XP Media Platform is shipped with the fol lowing standard accessories :
• Manuals Include:
- Installation Guide
- Profile XP System Guide
- Profile XP User Manual
- Profile XP Service Manual with NetCentral
- Content Share User Manual
- Profile XP Release Notes
• Software package which includes the Profile XP Software CD-ROM and an
emergency repair disk.
• Windows NT software package
• Keyboard and mouse
• I/O Panel and cables (provides LTC, RS-422 & GPI interfaces)
• Power cabl e assemb ly
• Rack mounting slides
• Ethernet cable
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Profile XP Media Platform features
Profile XP Media Platform features
The Profile XP Media Plat form is an a ll digi tal a rch itectur e suppor ting S DI vide o I/ O
and either uncompressed or compressed audio.
Summary of Prof ile XP Mo de ls
Profile XP is available in several factory installed configurations. The following
figure shows the number of encoders and decoders available in each model.
Number of
Encoders
PVS1022 PVS1044
22
PVS1024 PVS1008
2
PVS1026 PVS1062
2
Number of
Decoders
4
6
Number of
Encoders
44
0
6
About channels and factory default configuration
Profile applications use channels to control disk recording and playback. A channel
defines a grouping of Profile XP video, audio, and timecode resources and is
identified by a unique name. Profile XP software supports three channel types:
Recorder channel, Player channel, or Player/Recorder channel. For more information
on channel types and creating or modifying channels, refer the Profile XP System
Guide.
Number of
Decoders
8
2
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Your Profile XP system is shipped with def ault Rec order and Playe r channels. These
default channe ls are named Vtr 1, Vtr2, Vt r3 and so on. The follo wing table desc ribes
the video and audio connections you’ll make for the two channel types. The
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Installation Guide contains specifics about the type and number of default channels
in your Profile XP model, and their video and audio I/O connections.
Default
channel
type
Recorder 1 SDI video input
Player 1 SDI video output 2, 4, or 8 audio I/Os Recorded timecode is
a.
The number of audio I/Os is determined by your Profile XP model and the numbe r of Audio
boards in stalled.
b.
Availab le if the optional Video Monitor board is installed.
Video I/O
connections
1 analog moni tor
You can use the information in this System Guide to modify default channel setting s
to satisfy the needs of your syste m. For more infor mation about channels, refer to
Chapter 4, Adding or Removing Channels.
Video compression
The Profile XP Media Platform uses MPEG 2 4:2:2 @ Main Level encoding with
selectable bit r ates f rom 4Mbs to 50M bs. The addi tional c hroma res oluti on that 4: 2:2
sampling gives provides good mult i-generation capability as well as up-conversion
quality.
Seamless play and cuts editing at any bit rate and any GOP is made possible by the
Profile XP dual MPEG decoder arc hitec ture tha t allows stora ge effic ienci es of a l ong
GOP and maintains the ability to cut on any frame and play clips back-to-back
seamlessly. This provides all of the advantages of long GOP encoding, without the
limitations.
Audio connections
b
2, 4, or 8 audio I/Os Uses the internal
a
Timecode I/O
timecode ge nerator.
used to generat e VITC on
the SDI video output
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Fibre Channel RAID storage
Profile XP storage is comprised of the PFC500 Fibre Channel RAID Chassis and the
PFC500E Expansion Chassis. Both are 3.5 RU ten drive Fibre Channel disk arrays
with hot swap and redunda nt drives, p ower suppli es and fa ns. The PFC500 houses the
controller for the system.
The PFC500 Fibre Channel RAID Chassis contains five or ten 18 or 36 GB drives.
Additional storage is available by adding up to two PFC500E Expansion Chassis.
Each PFC500E Expansion chassis can hold five or ten 18 (PFC518) or 36 GB
(PFC536) drives. The PFC500’s RAID controll er will control up to two PFC500E
expansion chassis.
The PFC500 is available in a two controller configuration for redundancy. I f the
primary RAID Controller fai ls, the system will automatically swit ch over to the
redundant controlle r within a few seconds.
The PFC500 is configured to use RAID-3 storage for hig h availability to media.
Fibre Channel and/or Ethernet IP Networks
The Profile XP family offers tru e IP networking over Fibre Channel or Ethernet.
• Faster than real time tran sfer s (up to 40x) with no generation loss
Fibre Channel RAID storage
• Reliable tran sfers using secure file tra n sfer pr o toc ols
• IP networking enables file s to be m oved between de vices or between facilit ies over
standard public networ ks.
• Profile network stre aming enables “play while t rans fer ri ng”
Fibre Channel Streaming enables the file to be used shortly after the destination
Profile starts receiving it — just like you can do with a traditional video router. This
eliminates the traditional drawback of networking in which the file must finish
transferri ng befo re a user h as acces s to edit it or play it out .
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Profile XP Media Platform system overview
The Profile XP Media Platform system is an extension to a standard PCI bus-based
Windows NT computer. This standard is enhanced to add functionality and
performance necessary to deliver an industrial grade, broadcast quality disk based
video server. Thi s sect ion discu sses the major archi tectu ral bl ocks, what t hey do, and
how they interconnect.
High level block diagram
The Profile XP Media Platform has three subsystems: Application Subsystem, Real
Time Subsystem, and Storage Subsystem.
User Interface, Control,
Configuration
Application
Subsystem
Application Subsystem
The Application Subsyst em is a Windows NT computer subsystem. The Application
Subsystem provides a platform for running Windows based applications for
configuring and contr olling the Real Time Subsystem both locally and remotely.
Real Time Subsystem
The Real-Time Subsys tem contains a real tim e proc essor and peripheral devices and
runs the VXWorks operating system.The Real Time Subsystem manages all the
hardware involved in contr olling the flow of video, audio, tim ecode in and out of the
system. This inc ludes vid eo I/O boards , audio I/O boards , vide o compression boards,
and networking and s torage. The Real Time Subsystem is controlled by appl ications
running on the Applications Subsystem using Inter-Processor Messaging channels
(IPM). It is responsible for the execution of events on the play timeline.
IPM
Channel
Platform
Resources
Video I/O, Audio I/O,
Media Networking
Real Time
Subsystem
Fibre
Channel
Media
Storage
Subsystem
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Media Storage Subsystem
The Storage Subsystem is where the video, audio, timecode and other media related
data is stored. This storage system is made up of one or more external RAID level 3
storage chassis containing Fibr e Channel disks. The Profile XP Real Time Subsy stem
controls read/write disk operations by sending SCSI protocol commands ove r one or
more Fibre Channel links.
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Platform R esources
The platform resources provide the infrastructure necessary to operate, interconnect,
and integra te all the Application Subs ystem, Real Ti me Subsystem components. The
elements that comprise the Platform Resources are: Multi-sl ot PCI bus, video & audio
crosspoint fabric , powe r supply and system cooling.
High level block diagram
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Board level block diagram
This section describes the Profile XP architecture in more detail using a board level
block diagram. From this discussion you‘l l gain an understanding of the basic signal
flow in the Profile XP system. Use this information when you are installing and
setting up the Profile XP Media Platform.
PCI Bus
Audio Interface Audio Interface
Net.
Net.
SDI
2In/2Out
SDI
4Out
Video
Monitor
NTSC/PAL
Add. I/O Boards
Audio
(Ch1-16)
Audio
(Ch1-16)
Ethernet
Video
Network
Fibre Ch.
Video
Network
Real Time Subsystem
Crosspoint
Examples
Video/Audio
Crosspoint
Fabric
PCI Bus
Video
Compression
(up to 8 channels
total)
MPEG-2
Encoder
(2Ch SD)
MPEG-2
Decoder
(2Ch SD)
Add. Encoder/
Decoder Boards
Real Time
System Board
Real Time
Processor
LTC & GPI
I/Os
Genlock
LTC
4
GPI
8
Ref In
Media Storage Subsystem
Fibre Channel
Disk Interface
Port A Port B
024
6810
#
#
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
135
7911
PFC 500 System
(RAID 3 Storage)
Applications Subsystem
PCI Bus
Applications
Processor
(plus Windows NT)
3.5FDCD HD Mirror
8 CH
RS-422
Interface
4
I/O
8
Panel
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SVGA
Mouse
Kybd
Ethernet
HD
Video
Embedded
Audio
AES/EBU
Audio
Profile XP
Optional item
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