Grass Valley Turbo iDDR User Manual

Turbo™

INTELLIGENT DIGITAL DISK RECORDER

Quick Start Guide

071-8379-01
JULY 2005

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Safety Summary Use Prop er Power Co rd – To avoid fire hazard, use only the power cord specified for this

product.
Ground the Product – This product is ground ed throug h the g roundin g conduc tor of t he powe r
cord. To avoid electric shock, the grounding conductor must be connected to earth ground.
Before making connections to the input or output terminals of the product, ensure that the
product is properly grounded.
Do Not Operate Without Covers – To avoid el ectric shock or fire hazard, do not operat e this
product with covers or panels removed.
Do Not Operate in Wet/Damp Conditions – To avoid electric shock, do not operate this
product in wet or damp conditions.
Do Not Operate in an E xplos ive A tmosp here – T o avoid injur y or fi re haz ard , do n ot oper ate
this product in an explosive atmosphere.
Avoid Exposed Circuitry – To avoid injury, remove j ew elry s uch a s ri ngs, watch es, a nd othe r
metallic objec ts. Do not touch exposed connection s and components when power is present.

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The following symbols may appear on the product:

Product

DANGER high voltage

Protective ground (earth) terminal

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Revision Status

Rev Date Description

03 May 2005 Final Draft of the Turbo Quick Start Guide — 071-8379-00
06 July 2005 Removed software version number — 071-8379-01

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Installation

1

Unpack and check contents

Before you begin, unpack and identify the following items:

KeyboardPower Cord

Mouse

Turbo iDDR

Quick Start Guide

System Software CD-ROM
Documentation CD-ROM

2

If desired, mount in an equipment rack

Power-off the Turbo iDDR, and remove the power cord. Rack-mount the Turbo using the optional rack-mount kit.
Refer to the Turbo Rack-Mount Kit Instructions on the Documentation CD-ROM.

1

Install rails
using screws
provided

2

Remove standard screws
and use longer screws
provided in rack-mount kit
to install brackets

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Installation

3

Connect mouse, keyboard, & monitor

(if desired)

You can operate the Turbo iDDR in Front Panel Control mode or Workstation Control mode. Make connections as
described in the following table.

To use this control mode: Make these connections:

Front Panel Control None

Front Panel Control with external

Keyboard

keyboard for text entry

Workstation Control Keyboard, mouse, & monitor

a.

You can use the front panel USB port, if desired.

USB Connector

Connect mouse and

keyboard supplied

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 Keyboard

a

h

s

VGA Monitor

u

P

h

s

u

P

4

Connect Recorder inputs

Digital audio

-or-

Analog audio

Ch 1 P1

LTC In S/PDIF

Ch 2

SDI

h

s

u

P

h

s

u

P

Ch 1 Ch 2

R1

Push

R1

INPUT

SD RECORDER

Push

RPB CMPST/Y S- Video

P

Ch 1 Ch 2

P2

Supported Video Types

a

Video Resolutions 720 x 480 I @ 29.97Hz

720 x 576 I @ 25Hz

SDI .

S-Video .

Composite Analog .

Component
Analog (VTR)

Component
Analog (DVD)

a.

To select a signal source, see “Modify settings as required”

on page 8.

R1

INPUT

SDI Pb CMPST/Y

SD RECORDER

R1

INPUT

SDI Pb CMPST/Y

SD RECORDER

R1

INPUT

SDI Pb CMPST/Y

SD RECORDER

R1

INPUT

SDI Pb CMPST/Y

SD RECORDER

R1

INPUT

SDI Pb CMPST/Y

SD RECORDER

Pr

Pr

Pr

Pr

Pr

S-Video

S-Video

S-Video

S-Video

S-Video

.

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Installation

5

Connect Player 1 and 2 outputs

Ch 1 P1

DVI-I

P1 OUTPUT HD/SD PLAYER

Ch 2

Ch 1 Ch 2

Push

R1

Push

h

s

SDILTC Out S/PDIF Composite

u

P

h

s

u

P

Ch 1 Ch 2

S- Video

DVI-I

P2 OUTPUT HD/SD PLAYER

P2

SDILTC Out S/PDIF Composite S- Video

Video output formats and connectors

Play Channel Setting Video Output Types Available

Video Type
Setting

NTSC 720 x 480 I 4:3 or 16:9 !! DVD Player: Y, Pb, Pr
PAL 720 x 576 I !!
XGA 1024 x 768 P 4:3 or 16:9
WXGA 1365 x 768 P 16:9 ! Computer Monitor (RGBHV)
1080i 1920 x 1080i 16:9 monitor

a.

Aspect ratio conversion mode is user selectable— bars, crop, or bars & crop.

b.

Sync on Y or G when 3-wire formats are used.

c.

The monitor output is down-converted and not timed to the reference input. It is provided for monitoring purposes only.

DVI-I Connector

8

DVI-I

Resulting
Resolution

1724

9

1

Aspect
Ratio
Available

a

S-Video
Composite

SDI DVI -I

Digital Analog Componentb

(Selectable)

a

c

monitor ! SMPTE 274M (RGB)

! Computer Monitor (RGBHV)

SMPTE 274M (YUV)

The DVI-I connector provides both digital and component analog output signals at the same
time. You must supply a standard DVI-I cable or adapter to make DVI digital and/or component
analog video connections. (Optional cable available, contact your Thomson Grass Valley
representative.)

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Installation

P

m

R

C

ease Wa

6

Connect power and turn power on

1

Connect Turbo iDDR and all
external equipment to a
grounded AC power source,
and turn on power.

Standby button

Power on indicator

Drive busy indicator

Front Panel Features

Standby button Turns Turbo iDDR on and off.

Power indicator ON: Power is on and the Turbo is operational.

Blinking: Turbo needs service. Refer to Turbo Service
and Troubleshooting Guide.

OFF: Power is in standby mode.

Drive busy indicator Indicates data is being written or read.

2

Monitor system
startup messages

JOG

SHTL

VAR

R1

P1

P2

MARK

OUT

3

Front Panel Control

MENU

CLIPS

ESC

SHIFT

MARK

OUT

anel Control Syste

eceiving

Pl

mode display after
startup

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Installation

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Configuration and Operation

Front Panel Operation: Refer to page 8 to configure
and operate the Turbo iDDR using the front panel
control mode.

(Keyboard if desired)

AppCenter Workstation Operation: Refer to page 15
to configure and operate the Turbo iDDR using App­Center Workstation mode.

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Modify settings as required

o

Front Panel Operation

To access Turbo iDDR configuration:

Press

1

button twice

MENU

Menu

2

Scroll and select
a menu item

All Channels Settings

Setting Choices

Reference Standard NTSC (59.94) or PAL (50Hz)

Time of Day Source System Clock or LTC Input

Audio Reference Level 0dB, 4dB, 8dB

R1 (Recorder Channel) Settings

Setting Choices

Compression Format MPEG

Recording Data Rate 4,8,12,15 Mb/s

Video Noise Reduction None, Low, Medium, High

Video Input Type SDI, S-Video, Analog Composite,

Analog Component

Audio Input Type Analog or Digital (S/PDIF)

Audio Input Trim (Analog) +/-12dB

Audio Input Format (S/PDIF) 16-bit PCM

AC-3

Timing Offset +/-200ms

Scroll

Push t
Select

P1 and P2 (Player Channels) Settings

Setting Choices

Video Output Format NTSC (SD), XGA (1024x768), WXGA

(1365x768), 1080i (1920x1080)

Aspect Ratio Standard or Widescreen

Aspect Ratio Conversion Bars, Crop, Bars and Crop

Output Component Type RGB, Y,Pb,Pr

Output Pedestal On or Off

Still-play Mode Field (reduce jitter on freeze frame)

Frame (enhances still graphics display)

Test Mode (colorbars) On or Off (generates colorbars/1kHz

4dbu audio tone)

Video Gain 0-255

Chroma Gain 0-255

Chroma Phase -127 to +128

Black Level 0-15

Sharpness 0-12

Frame Offset 0-1 frames

Line Offset (coarse) 0-524 lines

Sample Offset (fine) 0-1715 samples

Analog Sub-pixel Offset 0-255

Timing Offset +/-200ms

GPI Input Setup

Setting Choices

Trigger Channels None, R1, P1, P2

Trigger Action Play, Record, Stop, Rewind, Fast Forward,

Cue Start, Cue End, Eject, Preview, Cue Next
Event, Cue Previous Event, VAR Playback

Active High or Low

Panel Set up

Setting Choices

Jog Speed -1x to 1x, -1x to 3x

Shuttle Speed -16x to 16x, -32x to 32x

VAR Setting 0.25x, 0.5x, 0.75x

Always start at
VAR preset

Yes or No

GPI Output Setup

Setting Choices

Channel None, R1, P1, or P2

Trigger Name <User specified name>

Active High or Low

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