Pinnacle Systems DS - 5.0 Setup Guide

5.0

WORKSTATION SETUP GUIDE

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FCC Notice

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful interference.

2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

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 harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

Canadian ICES-003

This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada.

European Union Notice

Declaration of Conformity (According to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014)

Application of Council Directives:

Standards to which Conformity is Declared:

Manufacturer’s Name: Avid Technology, Inc.

European Contact: Nearest Avid Sales and Service Office or

Type of Equipment: Information Technology Equipment

Product Name: Products for the Windows NT and Windows

Base Model Numbers: None

Product Options: All

Year of Manufacture: 2001

Products for the Windows NT and Windows 2000 Operating Systems: products were tested in a typical Avid|DS configuration.

73/23/EEC, 89/336/EEC.

EN60950:1992 + A1 + A2 + A3 + A4 + A11 CISPR 22:1985 / EN55022:1988 Class A EN55024:1998 + A1

1925 Andover Street Tewksbury, MA 01876, USA

Avid Technology Sales Ltd. Sandyford Business Center Unit 3, Dublin 18, Ireland

2000 Operating Systems: Avid|DS

I, the undersigned, hereby declare that the equipment specified above conforms to the above Directives and Standards.

George R. Smith, Director of Hardware Design and Development

Australia and New Zealand EMC Regulations

John Kells, Australian Operations Manager Avid Technology (Australia) Pty Ltd. Unit B 5 Skyline Place French Forest NSW 2086 Australia Phone: 61-2-8977-4800

Taiwan EMC Regulations BSMI Class A EMC Warning

Warnings

To reduce the risk of electrical shock, do not attempt to open the equipment unless instructed. Do not use a tool for purpose other than instructed.

Cast and Crew: Patrick Bayne, Sylvain Labrosse, Luc Langevin, Marianne Rodrigues and Liven Tam.

Document No. 0130-05116-01 1101

Printed in Canada.

Contents

Before You Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Where to Find Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Document Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Avid|DS Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Licensing Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Training Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Hotline Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Corporate Addresses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Avid|DS Mailing List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Web Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Chapter 1 Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Package Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Chapter 2 Site Preparation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Site Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Environmental Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Electrical Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Space Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Additional Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Chapter 3 System Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

System Inputs and Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Signal Flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

House Sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Tri-level Sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Sync Topology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Back Panel Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Workstation Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Card Placement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Disk Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

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Contents

Chapter 4 Assembling the System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Before Assembling the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

The Keyboard, Mouse, and Graphic Tablet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

The Computer Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

The Avid Equinox Break-Out-Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

The Avid MediaDock LVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Single-Enclosure Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Two-Enclosure Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Three-Enclosure Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Avid Unity MediaNet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Installing the Emulex Fibre Channel Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

The Avid MEDIArray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Connecting the Copper Cables to the Fibre Channel

Controller Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

The Machine Control Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Peripheral Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Video Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Audio Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

The Software Protection Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

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Where to Find Information

The Avid Roadmap, you’ll know where to find the information you need to get up and running quickly and effectively.

Start with the Workstation Setup Guide to prepare your site for Avid|DS and assemble your workstation. Use the Installation & Administration Guide should you need to reinstall and license any of the components, or for tips on the daily maintenance of your system.

Use the Drivers CD if you need to reinstall or update the drivers for any of the components, or troubleshoot problems with Avid|DS. This CD also contains PDF versions of all the documentation and a few utilites you may find useful.

Note: In order to view the documentation on the CD, you need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 and QuickTime version 5.0 or later installed. Acrobat Reader is included on the Drivers CD. QuickTime can be downloaded from the Apple website.

|DS package includes a comprehensive set of learning materials. With this

Comments?

We’d appreciate any comments or suggestions you may have about this guide or any other piece of our documentation. Just send them to: dsdocs@avid.com.

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Refer to the Release Notes for feature limitations and workarounds.

You can join the Avid|DS Discussion Group, a worldwide network of Avid|DS users exchanging ideas and techniques by e-mail. To subscribe, send an e-mail to

majordomo@softimage.com with the following text in the body of your message: subscribe ds.

About This Guide

This guide provides information on:

• The components of the workstation

• Proper assembly of the workstation

• Necessary additional peripherals

Document Conventions

• Troubleshooting

Following these guidelines can help ensure the successful installation of your workstation, and avoid delays in getting your workstation up and running.

This guide is intended for anyone who is installing an Avid|DS 5.0 HD (high definition) or standard definition workstation for the first time, moving a workstation, or attempting to solve problems that can arise with the hardware.

This guide uses the following symbols and conventions:

Bold

Italics

> The greater than (>) sign indicates menu commands (and

Bold is used for menu commands, dialog box and property editor options, and file/folder names.

Italics place emphasis on certain words.

subcommands) in the order that you choose them. For example, File > Import means to open the File menu and then choose the Import command. This applies to menus from the main menu bar and pop-up menus that appear when you right-click on the interface.

Notes are reminders or contain important information.

Tips are useful bits of information, workarounds, and shortcuts that you may find helpful in a particular situation.

Warnings are used when you can lose or damage information or equipment, such as deleting data or not being able to easily undo an action. Warnings always appear before you attempt a task!

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Mouse, Pen and Keyboard

In Avid|DS, you can use a two-button mouse (with wheel) or a pen and tablet. The left and right mouse buttons perform different operations. Unless otherwise stated, use the left mouse button.

The mouse and pen operate slightly differently. All the procedures in this guide are documented for the mouse. You can, however, easily use a pen or the keyboard. The following table shows the terms relating to the mouse, pen, and keyboard.

This term Means this with a mouse Means this with a pen

Click Quickly press and release the

Double-click Click the left mouse button

Right-click Quickly press and release the

Drag Hold down the left mouse

Alt+

key,

Ctrl+

key,

Shift+

key,

etc.

left mouse button. Always use the left mouse button unless otherwise stated.

twice rapidly.

right mouse button.

button or the wheel while you move the mouse.

Hold down the first key while you press the second key. For example, “Press Alt+F1” means to hold down the Alt key while you press the F1 key.

Tap the tablet once with the tip of the pen, or touch the pen to the tablet with enough pressure to click.

Quickly tap the tablet twice in the same screen pixel or press the F5 key to go from single to double-click.

Press the top portion of the switch on the side of the pen or press the F6 key to go from left to right-click.

Press the pen to the tablet while moving the pen.

Customizing the Pen or Mouse

By customizing the pen, you can adjust the click pressure, switch functions, and other features. For information on customizing the pen, refer to the WACOM ArtZII documentation provided with your Avid|DS system.

You can also customize the mouse. For example, you can select left-handed configuration or change the double-click speed.

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For information on customizing the mouse, refer to the Windows NT or Windows 2000 online help.

Avid|DS Support

Technical support for Avid|DS is provided by your Avid reseller working together with Avid|DS Customer Service. Immediate assistance for any technical issue is available through our hotline, e-mail, and web support services.

Licensing Support You must contact your reseller to request a license for your Avid|DS system.

You can do this through your reseller or through the license request form under Licensing at http://softimage.com/avidds.

Training Support If you’re interested in Avid|DS training, you’ll find a complete overview of

courses, education centers, and training programs under Education at http://softimage.com/avidds.

Hotline Support Avid resellers provide first line support for Avid|DS according to their specific

geographical area and time zone. Working as an extension of Avid|DS Customer Service, these fully trained agents provide the most efficient and effective support possible to all our customers.

Contact information for your Avid reseller is available through the Avid Reseller Locator at http://avid.com/cgi/locator/index.asp.

You can reach Avid|DS Customer Service at the following:

Avid|DS Customer Service

North America

tel: 1 800 387-2559 fax: 1 514 845 8252

Wo r l d w i d e

tel: 1 514 845-2199 fax: 1 514 845 8252

9:00 am to 9:00 pm (Eastern) 2:00 pm to 2:00 am (GMT)

Hotline assistance is also available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for an additional fee.

Europe

tel: 44 175 365 0670 fax: 44 175 365 8503

9:00 am to 6:00 pm (GMT) 4:00 am to 1:00 pm (Eastern)

E-mail & Web

e-mail: dssupport@avid.com web: avid.com

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Corporate Addresses You can reach Avid Technology, Inc. at the following addresses:

Corporate Headquarters

Avid Technol ogy, Inc. Avid Technol ogy Park One Park West Tewksbury, MA 01876 tel: 800 949-AVID or 978 640-6789

fax: 978 640 1366 web: avid.com

European Headquarters

Avid Technology Europe Ltd. Westside Complex Pinewood Studios Pinewood Road Iver, Buckinghamshire SLO ONH United Kingdom tel: 44 175 365 5999 fax: 44 175 365 4999

Asian Headquarters

Avid Technology (S.E. Asia) Pte. Ltd. 315 Alexandra Road #03-01 Performance Center Singapore 159944 Republic of Singapore tel: 65 476 7666 fax: 65 475 7666

Avid|DS Mailing List If you have an e-mail account, you can join the worldwide network of Avid|DS

users exchanging ideas. The mailing list has proven to be quite useful for users, with a constant stream of new subscribers.

To subscribe, send an e-mail to majordomo@softimage.com with the following text in the body of your message: subscribe ds. You can get further information on using the automated list server by e-mailing majordomo@softimage.com with “help” as your message.

Web Support The Avid|DS Support and Download sections at http://softimage.com/avidds

provide quick access to a wide range of resources from the Avid|DS teams and user community. Downloads, including presets, drivers, and Quick Fix Engineering (QFE), provide the latest solutions for your Avid|DS system. Online documentation, tutorials, and Knowledge Base articles ensure you get the most out of your work with Avid|DS. It's like having a dedicated Avid|DS Customer Service engineer sitting at your desk!

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Chapter 1 Package Contents

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Chapter 1 • Package Contents

In This Chapter...

This chapter provides an overview of the hardware, software, and documentation included with your Avid|DS workstation.

Package Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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Package Contents

Your Avid|DS workstation contains hardware, software, and documentation.

Hardware After carefully unpacking the hardware, verify all of the items on the packing

slip before setting up your workstation. And, make sure that you write down the serial number of all the devices.

Your workstation contains the following hardware:

Device Device, cables, and accessories

IBM IntelliStation Z Pro • Base unit

21-inch IBM P260 monitors • 2 21-inch monitors

Avid MediaDock™ LV D storage system

Avid MEDIArray™ Fibre Channel storage system

(only available with the standard definition version of Avid|DS)

Avid Equinox™ Break-Out-Box

WACOM tablet •Tablet

DUA II audio convertor (standard with HD systems)

DataMate/Rosetta Stone (RS-232 to RS-422 convertor for deck control)

•Keyboard

•IBM mouse

•2 optical cables (for Mykerinos audio card)

•Power cable

•Rackmount kit (optional)

•2 monitor cables with inputs

•2 power cables

•MediaDock LVD enclosure

•8 MediaDock LVD shuttles (for HD systems)

•4 MediaDock LVD shuttles (for SD systems)

•Power cable

•LVD cab le s

•Fibre Channel Drive Enclosure (FCDE)

•8 Fibre Channel drives

•2 power cords

•Copper Fibre Channel cable

•Rack mount rails, clip nuts, mounting clips,

and screws (for the rackmount FCDE)

•Breakout box

•Digital tether cable

•USB and BNC cables

•Power cable

•Pen and stand

•RS-232 cable

•Power transformer cable with AC adapter

•4D mouse

•Convertor

•2 optical cables

•Power cable

•Convertor

•RS-232 cable

•RS-422 cable

If you purchased the standard definition version of Avid|DS, you can choose between an Avid MediaDock LVD storage or an Avid MEDIArray Fibre Channel storage.

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Software Most of the software that you receive on CD is also installed on your

workstation's hard drive. You should keep the Software, Drivers, and Recovery CDs in a safe place in case you need to reinstall the software or any of the drivers.

The Avid|DS version 5 software package contains:

• Avid|DS Software CD

• Avid|DS Drivers C D

• Avid|DS Recover y CD

• Software protection key (dongle)

Your workstation comes with the following software components preinstalled on your workstation:

• Windows 2000 Professional and Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 software and documentation

• Merging Technologies Mykerinos documentation

• WACOM software and documentation

• 3Dlabs Wildcat 4210 software and documentation

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Documentation The complete Avid|DS documentation set includes:

Document Format Version Description

Release Notes Print 5 Describes known problems and provides workarounds.

Package Contents

Workstation Setup Guide Print 5 Shows you how to prepare for and set up your

Installation & Administration Guide

Remote Processing Guide Print 5 Provides instructions on how to install and configure remote

New Features Tour and Guide

Online Help Online 5 Contains reference information on:

Quick Reference Card Online 5 Contains a list of editing tips.

Shortcut Card Online 5 Contains all the Avid|DS keyboard shortcuts. You can slide

Tutorial Print 5 Contains basic step-by-step lessons with specific

User’s Guide Print 5 Describes the work processes of Avid|DS and shows you

Compositing & Effects Guide

Print 5 Provides instructions on how to reinstall the current version

Online/

Print 5 Describes the basic types of effects in Avid|DS and shows

workstation hardware.

of Avid|DS, and perform workstation administration tasks.

processing stations.

5 Provides an interactive multimedia overview of the new

features in Avid|DS.

•Layouts and views

•Parameters in property editors and dialog boxes

•Commands in toolbars and pop-up menus.

it under the cover sheet of your graphic tablet.

examples, so you can start working with Avid|DS.

how to perform basic and advanced tasks in every phase of post production, from capturing material to outputting a finished sequence.

you how to apply them to your media. There’s also information on when and how to process effects.

Vendor documentation Print -- Guides from the vendors of the various hardware

components that comprise your Avid|DS workstation. Note: For details on setting up, handling and maintaining

these components, refer to the documentation included with each of them.

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