Pinnacle Systems Lightning 1000 Installation Manual

LIGHTNING 1000

Installation Guide

Part No. 151000-INST Rev. B • January 1999

Lightning 1000 Installation Guide

P/N 151000-INST • Rev. B • January1999 • Printed in U.S.A.
The information contained in this Installation Guide is subject to change

without notice or obligation.

Copyright

© 1999 PINNA CLE SYSTEMS, INC.
Contents of this publication may not be reproduced in any form without the

written permission of Pinnacle Systems, Inc. Reproduction or reverse
engineering of copyrighted software is prohibited.

Warning

Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the
equipment.

FCC Compliance

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class A dig ital 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 en vironment. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequenc y energy and, if not installed
and used 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. Shielded
cables must be used to ensure compliance with the FCC Class A limits.

Lithium Battery Notice

German:

eingesetzt wird. Nur mit einem gleichen oder ähnlichen, vom Hersteller
empfohlenen Typ, ersetzen. Verbrauchte Batterien müssen per den
Instructionen des Herstellers verwertet werden.

English:

type. Replace only with the same type recommended by the manufacturer.
Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

AcAc

htunghtung

Ac

AcAc

CACA

CA

CACA

. .

htung

. Explosionsgefahr wenn die Battery in umgekehrter Polarität

htunghtung

. .

UTION UTION

UTION - Danger of explosion if battery is replaced with incorrect

UTION UTION

French:

AA

TTENTIONTTENTION

A

TTENTION. Il y a danger d’explosion s’il a remplacement incorrect

AA

TTENTIONTTENTION

de la batterie. Remplacer uniquement avec une batterie du meme type ou
d’un type equivalent recommande par le constructeur. Mettre au rebut les
batteries usagees conformement aux instructions du fabricant.

Power Supply Cord Notice

German:

Zur sicheren Trennung des Gerätes vom Netz ist der Netzstecker zu

ziehen. Vergewissern Sie sich, daß die Steckdose leicht zugänglich ist.
English:

CACA

UTIONUTION

CA

UTION:

CACA

UTIONUTION

DISCONNECT DEVICE, ENSURE THAT THE SOCKET-OUTLET IS
LOCATED/INSTALLED NEAR THE EQUIPMENT AND IS EASILY
ACCESSIBLE.

French:

AA

TTENTIONTTENTION

A

TTENTION: LE CORDON D’ALIMENTATION EST UTILISÉ

AA

TTENTIONTTENTION

COMME INTERRUPTEUR GÉNÉRAL. LA PRISE DE COURANT
DOIT ÊTRE SITUÉE OU INSTALLÉE À PROXIMITÉ DU MATÉRIEL
ET ÊTRE F ACILE D’ACCÉS.

THE POWER SUPPLY CORD IS USED AS THE MAIN

Company Address

Customer Service Fax (U.S.): [phone]

Customer Service Fax (Europe): [phone]

Pinnacle Systems Inc.

280 North Bernardo Avenue

Mountain View, CA 94043

Customer Service (U.S.): [phone]

Customer Service (Europe): [phone]

FaxBack: [phone]

Sales Literature: (800) 4 PINNACLE

Customer Support Internet: [e-mail]

Website: http://www.pinnaclesys.com

1: Introduction

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Documentation Conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Primary Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Secondary Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Tertiary Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Documentation Terms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Welcome to Lightning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Lightning Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Lightning Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

User Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

System Inputs and Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

A Word About Windows NT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

TechFAX and Website. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Related Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Company Address and Phone Numbers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

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Contents

2: Hardware Installation

In This Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

What You Will Need. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Lightning Hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Chassis Dimensions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Chassis Front Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Chassis Rear Panel Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Chassis Backplane Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Chassis Internal Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

ShotBox Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Rear ShotBox Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Setup Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Preparing Your Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Unpacking and Inspection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Installing Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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Connecting Signals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Reference Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Input connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Output Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Control and Network Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Display Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

ShotBox Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

GPI Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Automation Systems Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Power Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Power Up Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Power Down Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

System Interconnect Diagram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

3: Software Installation

In This Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Software Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Installing Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

System Files and User Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Appendix A: Specifications ....................................................................... 37

Index.............................................................................................................39

Lightning 1000 Installation Guide

1: Introduction

Overview

This guide provides installation instructions for Pinnacle’s Lightning
system. The following chapters are included:

1

Note

Tip

• Chapter 1,
hardware and software components of the Lightning system.

• Chapter 2,
for installing the system hardware.

• Chapter 3,
software updates or reinstalling the system software if required..

• Appendix A,
mechanical specifications.

An index is provided for your reference.

Refer to the Lightning ShotBox Tutorial and the Lightning Online Help
files for operating instructions.

Before installing your Lightning system, take a moment and fill out
your Lightning Registration Card—and be sure to send it in to Pinnacle

Systems. Registered Users will be informed of software updates and
release availability.

Introduction

Hardware Installation

Software Installation

Specifications

summarizes the guide and describes the

provides tables of electrical and

provides step-by-step directions

provides instructions for installing

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Documentation Conventions

The following conventions are used throughout this guide:

• In the text, the first use of important terms are indicated in italic
letters. For example:

A

layout

is an image manipulation...

• In the text, references to material elsewhere within this manual are
also indicated in italic letters. For example:

Refer to the

• In an operations procedure, buttons are preceded by the word

Click the Freeze button to freeze...

• In the text, when two keyboard buttons must be pressed to perform

• Primary sections are listed in very large bold characters with a

Computer Requirements

“click.” For example:

a function, the “+” symbol is used between button names. This
symbol indicates that the first button is held down while the second
button is pressed. For example, the label

instructs you to hold down ALT and then press T. These combina­tion functions are often called keyboard “accelerators.”

single line above:

section...

ALT + T

Primary Section

• Secondary sections are listed in large bold characters:

Secondary Section

• Tertiary sections are listed in bold italic characters:

Tertiary Section

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Documentation T erms

The following terms are used throughout this guide:

•

•

•

•

•

•A

•A

•A

Operator and User
System

refers to the entire Lightning system itself.

Video System

(including switcher, edit controller and VTRs) in which the
Lightning is supported.

SDI

refers to Serial Digital Video, a digital signal that is distributed

via a single via a single coaxial cable with BNC connectors.

Image, Picture

pictures—created, touched-up or

Sequence

saved to the hard disk (with the .seq extension) and recalled later..

Source

refers to an input video signal (to a particular channel or

layer). Sources included external video inputs and key signals.

Channel

associated supporting key (2 inputs total), plus two outputs—video
and key. Lightning can have up to 3 channels, each with support­ing key.

refers to represents a single video input with an

refer to the person who uses Lightning.

refers to the mix of interconnected equipment

and

Still

are used synonymously to describe still

captured.

is a playlist of stills (from 1 to 999). Sequences can be

3

•

Key

describes the effect of electronically cutting one image into

another.

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Welcome to Lightning

Pinnacle’s Lightning is an advanced still store that allows you to record and
play stills, organize them into sequences, create transitions between
channels (from the “Preview” channel to the “Air” channel), and create
basic

layouts

third party plug-ins.

with your stills. You can also create your

own

transitions using

Note

Lightning

Channel 3

(optional)

For convenience and speed, the

Lightning Operator’s Manual

is

provided as an online help file instead of a printed document. Please
refer to the online manual for information on how to operate Lightning
with the keyboard and mouse. In addition, please refer to the

ShotBox Tutorial

for information on operating Lightning from the

Lightning

optional ShotBox.

The following sections briefly review Lightning’s features and functions.

Lightning Hardware

The figure below illustrates a basic Lightning system. Optional equipment
is shown connected by dotted lines.

SDI Video Monitors

(customer supplied)

Lightning

Channel 2

(optional)

Lightning

Channel 1

SVGA

Monitor

(customer

Supplied)

Alphanumeric Keyboard

and Mouse

ShotBox A

(optional)

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Lightning

Chassis

ShotBox B

(optonal)

The basic system consists of the Lightning electronics chassis (single­channel), keyboard, and mouse. Two customer supplied components are
also required:

••

• An SVGA menu monitor for viewing the user interface (or

••

“display”)

• An SDI (serial digital) video monitor for previewing stills and

transitions

The following optional equipment can be added:

• Channel 2 and Channel 3 electronics

• Up to 2 ShotBoxes for remote control

The system is available in both 525 and 625 standards. See Chapter 2,

Hardware Installation

for details on Lightning’s system hardware.

Lightning Software

All Lightning software is provided on CD ROM for easy installation and
upgradeability. Each system also includes a 3.5" floppy disk drive (1.44
MB) for storing and transporting graphics, sequences, and layouts. Upon
power-up, the system boots, logs on to Windows NT, and automatically
launches the Lightning application for use with the User Interface or with
the ShotBox. See Chapter 3,
updating or reinstalling Lightning’s system software.

Software Installation

for complete details on

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User Interface

All still record, play, sequence and layout functions are performed with
Lightning’s SVGA display (in combination with the mouse and keyboard),
or with the dedicated ShotBox. All ShotBox buttons are arranged in concise
groups according to functionality. The primary ShotBox function buttons
have built-in LEDs for additional user-feedback.

The SVGA menu display is divided into sections or windows, each of
which serves a different Lightning function. Windows are reserved for the
image database, for layout parameters, and for creating sequences of stills.

Networking

Each Lightning system includes a standard network card. This card allows
you to connect Lightning to your facility’s network with the ability to share
stills and sequences across multiple platforms.

Refer to your
Lightning as a network node.

Windows NT User’s Guide

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for details on configuring your

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Remote Control

The Lightning system can be controlled remotely via GPI, RS-422 automa­tion or OLE commands.

System Inputs and Outputs

A Lightning system can be configured with a maximum of three CCIR-601
Input/Output channels as shown below:

Inputs

Video

Key

Video

Key

Video

Key

Lightning

Chassis

Note that each channel has
(4:2:2 on the video input connector; 4:0:0 on the key input connector).

Refer to Chapter 2,

A Word About Windows NT

Channel

1

Channel

2

Channel

one input

which is 4:2:2:4—video plus key

Hardware Installation

Outputs

Video Out
Key Out

Video Out
Key Out

Video Out

3

for complete I/O details.

Key Out

The Lightning system runs in the Windows™ NT environment. This guide
assumes that you are comfortable with standard Windows-based proce­dures, such as using Dialog Boxes. These procedures will not be discussed
in this guide. If you are not familiar with Windows NT, refer to your

Windows NT User’s Guide

subject.

or to one of the many third-party books on the

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TechFAX and Website

As a vital part of our ongoing customer support activities, Pinnacle Systems
offers several important services:

• FaxBack and TechFAX

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A FaxBack system is online and available for 24-hour technical
support information. The system provides up-to-the-minute
Lightning information, technical tips, troubleshooting procedures
and important application notes. All TechFAX documents are
updated on a regular basis.

• Website

For optimum performance with Pinnacle’s Website, two programs are

Note

recommended: Netscape Navigator version 4.0 (or later), or Internet
Explorer version 3.0 (or later).

Related Publications

Use the following references for additional information:

• Refer to the

••

• Refer to the

••

To utilize the service, you
highly recommended that your initial request is the TechFAX
catalog, document number 1. Then, follow the instructions to
receive additional TechFAX documents.

FaxBack (U.S.): [phone]

Pinnacle System’s Website offers valuable and timely information
about the company, its full range of products, and detailed infor­mation about customer service. The Website also lists all
TechFAXes and pertinent application notes.

Pinnacle’ s Website address is listed below.

http://www .pinnaclesys.com

Lightning ShotBox Tutorial

on Lightning operations, using the optional ShotBox.

Lightning Online Help Files

additional operating instructions using the keyboard and mouse.

must

dial in from your fax machine. It is

for an introductory course

for reference material and

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Company Address and Phone Numbers

Pinnacle Systems Inc.
280 North Bernardo Avenue
Mountain View, California 94043 USA

• Customer Service (U.S.): [phone]

• Customer Service (Europe): [phone]

• Customer Service Fax (U.S.): [phone]

• Customer Service Fax (Europe): [phone]

• FaxBack: [phone]

• Sales Literature: (800) 4 PINNACLE

• Customer Support Internet: [e-mail]

• Website: http://www.pinnaclesys.com

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