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Avid® NewsCutter
Site Preparation Guide
Release 2.0
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Avid NewsCutter Site Preparation Guide • Part 0130-04771-01 Rev. A • December 2000
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Contents
Using This Guide
About This Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Symbols and Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
If You Need Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Related Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
If You Have Documentation Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
How to Order Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Avid NewsCutter Site Preparation
Avid System Layouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
NewsCutter Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Avid Unity for News Workgroup Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Fibre Channel Workgroup Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
NewsCutter Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Avid Meridien I/O Box Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Cabling Guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Component Weights and Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Site Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Source Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Synchronization Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Printing Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Telephone Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Environmental Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Networking Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
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Fiber-Optic Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Ethernet Hub. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Patch Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Pin Assignments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Serial Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
VGA Monitor Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Keyboard and Mouse Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
RJ-45 Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
GPI Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
SDTI Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Regulatory and Safety Notices
FCC Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Canadian ICES-003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
European Union Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Australia and New Zealand EMC Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Taiwan EMC Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
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Using This Guide
This guide provides site requirement information for the Avid
NewsCutter® system.
About This Guide
The guide provides specifications for your Avid system components in
the following areas:
• Connectors
• Environmental
• Physical (dimensions and weight)
• Electrical
Use this guide if you are responsible for preparing a site for
installation.
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Symbols and Conventions
This guide uses the following special symbols and conventions:
1. Numbered lists, when the order of the items is important.
a. Alphabetical lists, when the order of secondary items is
important.
• Bulleted lists, when the order of the items is unimportant.
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A note provides important related information, reminders, recommendations,
and strong suggestions.
A caution means that a specific action you take could cause harm to
your computer or cause you to lose data.
A warning describes an action that could cause you physical harm.
Follow the guidelines in this guide or on the unit itself when
handling electrical equipment.
If You Need Help
If you are having trouble using NewsCutter, you should:
1. Retry the action, carefully following the instructions given for that
task in this guide.
2. Check the documentation that came with your hardware for
maintenance or hardware-related issues.
3. Check the release notes supplied with your Avid application for
information on accessing the Avid Web site and the Avid
Knowledge Center.
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4. For customer support, contact your local Avid Reseller, or contact
Avid Customer Support directly:
• Broadcast customers — call 800-NEWS-DNG (639-7364).
• Postproduction customers — call 800-800-AVID (2843).
Related Information
The Help system and the following documents provide more
information about NewsCutter:
• Avid NewsCutter Getting Started Guide
This guide explains the basic concepts and terminology of
NewsCutter as well as how to create a project; work with bins;
record source material; and compose, edit, and trim a sequence.
• Avid NewsCutter Setup Guide
This guide provides installation and configuration instructions as
well as suggestions for troubleshooting problems that might arise
with system hardware.
• Avid NewsCutter User’s Guide
This guide provides complete information on all editing tasks,
such as recording footage, viewing and marking footage, editing,
trimming, importing, exporting, and generating final output. This
guide also provides a glossary that defines and explains many
industry terms.
• Avid NewsCutter Effects Guide
This guide describes techniques for using digital video effects,
titles, third-party plug-in effects, mattes, keys, and layering
options.
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• Avid NewsCutter Release Notes
This document describes new features, hardware and software
requirements, software installation instructions, and summary
information on system and memory requirements.
• Avid NewsCutter Upgrade Instructions
This document explains how to upgrade the hardware and
software in NewsCutter systems in accordance with the latest
feature and performance enhancements.
• Avid NewsCutter Quick Reference Card
This folded card lists convenient keyboard shortcuts
• Avid Products Collaboration Guide
This guide provides step-by-step instructions for transferring
project files, audio files, and graphics and effects files between
various Avid products.
The most recent update of the Avid Products Collaboration Guide is
provided online. Check the release notes supplied with your Avid
application for information on accessing online documentation.
If You Have Documentation Comments
Avid Technology continuously seeks to improve its documentation.
We value your comments about this guide, the Help, the Online
Publications CD-ROM, and other Avid-supplied documentation.
Simply e-mail your documentation comments to Avid Technology at
TechPubs@avid.com
Please include the title of the document, its part number, revision, and
the specific section you are commenting on in all correspondence.
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How to Order Documentation
To order additional copies of this documentation from within the
United States, call Avid Telesales at 800-949-AVID (2843). If you are
placing an order from outside the United States, contact your local
Avid representative.
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Avid NewsCutter Site Preparation
This guide provides information about requirements for the site where
the Avid NewsCutter system will be installed. Electrical and physical
specifications on the system components are also included. Connector
information and pin assignments are given if customized cabling is
required.
Avid System Layouts
This section provides typical system layouts. Diagrams of the Avid
system components identify the rear interface connectors. The exact
orientation of the equipment depends on:
• Available space in the work area — This document provides the
dimensions of the equipment (see “Component Weights and
Dimensions” on page 27). However, Avid recommends
additional space for access and ventilation.
• Length of the cables — Avid does not recommend excessively long
cables. See “Cabling Guidelines” on page 24 for cabling
information.
• User preference — Whether the monitor, video deck, and system
are on the left or right side is up to the user. The order from top to
bottom in the rack can also differ due to accessibility of the
controls or viewing indicators.
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NewsCutter Layout
Figure 1 shows all standard and optional NewsCutter components
except for a video reference source (such as a black burst generator).
Set up your system components, especially the User Interface (UI) and
Playback monitors, video deck, and keyboard, in positions that give
you easy access to them.
Video deck
Speaker UI monitor
Keyboard
Figure 1 Sample NewsCutter Layout
NewsCutter has the following features:
• Internal hard drive with an NTFS partition; primary drive that
contains the operating system.
• 3.5-inch diskette drive; reads and writes to 1.44-MB diskettes.
• CD-ROM reader; required for loading software. Avid software is
distributed on CD-ROM.
Playback monitor
Mouse
Speaker
Amplifier
VLX
44.1 kHz
kHz
48
SCSI IDSCSI ID
Slots Slots
ActAct
WideWide
DualbusDualbus
FansFans
Pwr 2Pwr 2
Pwr 1Pwr 1
V-LAN VLX
PULL DOWN
AUDIO SYNC
POWER
VIDEO SYNC
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Industry-standard rack
(optional)
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Meridien I/O box
NewsCutter
MediaDock
• Fast and wide SCSI connector; for connecting SCSI media drives.
Media drives must be formatted as NTFS.
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• Ethernet network interface; required for Avid network
connections.
• High-resolution monitor (1024 x 768); required for viewing the
media edits.
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• Windows NT
Windows NT service pack.
Workstation Version 4.0 operating system with
Avid Unity for News Workgroup Layout
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NewsCutter can work as a standalone system or as part of a broadcast
network such as an Avid Unity
The Avid Unity for News workgroup environment consists of the
following functional components:
• Supported Avid editing systems (such as NewsCutter).
• Avid Unity MediaManager server to track and manage Avid Unity
media files. When connected to an F/C network, a workgroup
client uses the MediaManager server to share Avid Unity files
with clients within the workgroup.
• Avid Unity TransferManager server to manage the transfer of
media files to and from another workgroup’s TransferManager
server (typically, over an Ethernet network). The TransferManager
server also allows you to transfer media files from a feed (ingest)
device or send finished sequences to a playback device.
The TransferManager server is not required equipment in a MediaNet
environment. However, you must connect a TransferManager server in your
workgroup if you want to share media files with other workgroups in the
MediaNet environment.
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for News workgroup.
• Avid Unity MediaNet file server and storage subsystem.
• A Fibre Channel (F/C) network that connects the Avid editing
systems, MediaManager server, and TransferManager server to
the file server and storage subsystem.
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An optional Fibre Channel connection kit is available for connecting
NewsCutter to the Avid Unity MediaNet environment.
• An Ethernet network that is used as a general-purpose
communications network connecting all the system components.
An Ethernet network can also be used by the TransferManager
server to transfer media files between workgroups.
The purpose of the workgroup is to enable collaborative workflows by
allowing multiple NewsCutter editors to share media files and other
project data.
Figure 2 shows a typical shared-storage workgroup configuration that
includes the necessary connections if you are planning to transfer
media files over a network to an optional playback device. The
playback sequences are cued and sent to air by the optional Broadcast
Control System (BCS). The BCS controls the playback devices using a
serial connection.
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Fibre Channel switch
TransferManager server
to another workgroup
Playback
device
MediaManager
server
Still store
Broadcast Control
System
Local network
hub or switch
Character
generator
Serial connections to
playback devices
NewsCutter systems
(see Figure 1 for
a typical layout)
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Avid Unity
MediaNet file
server and
Avid Unity
storage
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Figure 2 Sample Layout for an Avid Unity for News
Workgroup Environment
For information about setting up NewsCutter in an Avid Unity for News
workgroup environment, see the Avid Unity Workgroup Setup Guide.
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Fibre Channel Workgroup Configuration
An optional Fibre Channel connection kit is available for NewsCutter.
If you are installing a Fibre Channel connection kit, follow the
instructions provided by the computer manufacturer for removing the
cover and installing an expansion board in NewsCutter.
NewsCutter Connectors
The NewsCutter system is a computer with specific peripheral boards
installed for converting the incoming video and audio, analog or
digital signals into digital format for storage. The Windows NT
operating system, Windows NT Service Pack, and NewsCutter
application software come preinstalled. This disk-based, nonlinear,
random-access system is designed for editing news stories,
promotional material, and other broadcast needs.
Ta bl e 1 provides a description of each system or peripheral board
connector. Avid customers sometimes request pin assignments for
customizing their interface cables. See “Pin Assignments” on page 34
for information on which signals are on which pins.
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Table 1 NewsCutter Connector Identifiers
Connector Name Connector Function
Digital media board
(M port)
VGA VGA output from standard VGA board, 15-pin
Network Network interface, RJ-45 network jack
SCSI SCSI port, fast and wide interface, 68-pin female
PS/2-style Two PS/2-style connectors (keyboard and mouse),
Parallel Parallel port, 25-pin female DB-connector; connects
COM1 and COM2 Two serial ports, 9-pin male DB-connector;
Fibre Channel Rx and Tx
(option)
Interface between NewsCutter and the Avid
Meridien™ I/O box (Avid proprietary cable,
shipped with NewsCutter)
DB-connector; connects to VGA interconnect cable
DB-connector; connects MediaDrives
6-pin
application key and local printer
connects the serial adapter for remote video deck
control
Fibre Channel adapter board, receive and transmit
optical interface connectors (needed for Avid
workgroup configurations)
The Fibre Channel adapter board also has two
9-pin female DB connectors.
SDTI board (option) Serial Data Transport Interface board; contains
receive and transmit male multi-pin connector that
connects to female multi-pin connector on
breakout box, which connects to a video deck
through a cable.
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Avid Meridien I/O Box Connectors
The Avid Meridien I/O box provides all the audio and video input
and output connections for the NewsCutter system (including
four-channel audio with the second audio interface installed). Figure 3
identifies the audio connectors. See Ta b le 2 for a description of each
connector.
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16
17
6
8
7
10
1
11
12
13
2
4
3
14
5
Figure 3 Meridien I/O Box Audio Connectors
Table 2 Meridien I/O Box Audio Id entifiers
Number Label Function
1 AUDIO IN MIC Microphone audio input, female connector
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2 AUDIO IN CHAN 1 Channel 1 audio input, female connector
3 AUDIO IN CHAN 2 Channel 2 audio input, female connector
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Table 2 Meridien I/O Box Audio Identifiers (Continued)
Number Label Function
4 AUDIO OUT CHAN 1 Channel 1 audio output, male connector
5 AUDIO OUT CHAN 2 Channel 2 audio output, male connector
6 AES/EBU IN AES/EBU digital input, female connector
7 AES/EBU OUT AES/EBU digital output, male connector
8 S/PDIF IN S/PDIF digital input, phono (RCA) jack
9 S/PDIF OUT S/PDIF digital output, phono (RCA) jack
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11 AUDIO IN CHAN 3 Channel 3 audio input, female connector
12 AUDIO IN CHAN 4 Channel 4 audio input, male connector
13 AUDIO OUT CHAN 3 Channel 3 audio output, male connector
14 AUDIO OUT CHAN 4 Channel 4 audio output, male connector
AUDIO IN MIC2 Microphone audio input 2, female connector
15 AES/EBU IN 2 AES/EBU digital input 2, female connector
16 AES/EBU OUT 2 AES/EBU digital output 2, male connector
17 S/PDIF IN 2 S/PDIF digital input 2, phono (RCA) jack
18 S/PDIF OUT 2 S/PDIF digital output 2, phono (RCA) jack
a. Numbers 10 through 18 require the installation of a second audio interface.
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Figure 4 identifies the video connectors on the Meridien I/O box. See
Ta bl e 3 for a description of each connector.
1
3
5
16
2
14
15
6
4
12
13
1117 9
7
10
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Figure 4 Meridien I/O Box Video Connectors
Table 3 Meridien I/O Box Video Identifiers
Number Label Function
1 COMPONENT Y IN Video Y component input, BNC connector. Connects to
analog video output of decks, satellite feeds, or routers.
2 COMPONENT R-Y IN Video R-Y component input, BNC connector. Connects to
analog video output of decks, satellite feeds, or routers.
3 COMPONENT B-Y IN Video B-Y component input, BNC connector. Connects to
analog video output of decks, satellite feeds, or routers.
4 COMPONENT Y OUT Video Y component output, BNC connector. Connects to
analog video input of decks or routers.
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Table 3 Meridien I/O Box Video Identifiers (Continued)
Number Label Function
5 COMPONENT R-Y OUT Video R-Y component output, BNC connector. Connects
to analog video input of decks or routers.
6 COMPONENT B-Y OUT Video B-Y component output, BNC connector. Connects
to analog video input of decks or routers.
7 SYSTEM IN/OUT Audio and video I/O connector from NewsCutter.
8 LTC OUT Longitudinal timecode (LTC) output, male connector
(timecode output currently is not functional).
9 LTC IN Longitudinal timecode input, female connector. Master
clock used to synchronize NewsCutter to the house
master clock (SMPTE for NTSC and EBU for PAL).
10 SLAVE CLOCK OUT Clock output, BNC connector. Used to synchronize other
Broadcast components.
11 S-VIDEO OUT Super composite video output, 4-pin connector. Connects
to analog video input of decks or routers.
12 COMPOSITE OUT 3 Composite video output, BNC connector. Connects to
analog video input of decks, monitors, or routers.
13 COMPOSITE OUT 2 Composite video output, BNC connector. Connects to
analog video input of decks, monitors, or routers.
14 COMPOSITE OUT 1 Composite video output, BNC connector. Connects to
analog video input of decks, monitors, or routers.
15 S-VIDEO IN Super composite video input, 4-pin connector. Connects
to analog video output of decks, satellite feeds, or
routers.
16 COMPOSITE IN Composite video input, BNC connector. Connects to
analog video output of decks, satellite feeds, or routers.
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Table 3 Meridien I/O Box Video Identifiers (Continued)
Number Label Function
17 Video Reference (REF) Black burst input, BNC connector. Synchronizes decks
and V-LAN
system.
®
VLXi® controller that are part of the
Figure 5 identifies the optional serial digital connectors on the
Meridien I/O box. See Ta bl e 4 for a description of each connector.
Instructions for installing the optional serial digital board are provided in the
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2
4
3
Figure 5 Meridien I/O Box Serial Digital Connectors
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Table 4 Meridien I/O Box Serial Digital Identifiers
Number Label Function
1 SERIAL DIGITAL IN Composite video input, BNC connector. Connects to
digital video output of decks, satellite feeds, or routers.
2 SERIAL DIGITAL OUT 1 Composite video output, BNC connector. Connects to
digital video input of decks, monitors, or routers.
3 SERIAL DIGITAL OUT 2 Composite video output, BNC connector. Connects to
digital video input of decks, monitors, or routers.
4 SERIAL DIGITAL OUT 3 Composite video output, BNC connector. Connects to
digital video input of decks, monitors, or routers.
Cabling Guidelines
The customer is responsible for the audio, video, network, and serial
cables. Lengths are determined by the customer’s needs. A floor plan
of the facility, with the locations marked where the users and
equipment are located, will help plan the cabling needs. Avid does not
recommend excessively long cables.
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Ta bl e 5 lists the standard and maximum lengths that Avid
recommends for the system cables.
These guidelines refer to the cable lengths and not the physical distances of the
equipment.
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Table 5 System Cable Lengths
Cable Standard Length Maximum Length Connects
Power cables 6 ft (1.8 m)
Included with system
components
Keyboard cable 6 ft (1.8 m)
Attached to keyboard
Mouse cable 6 ft (1.8 m)
Attached to mouse
Mouse extension cables longer than 25 feet (7.6 m) can negatively impact
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system performance. Longer cables cause signal degradation and might
require a booster.
User Interface (UI)
monitor cable
6 ft (1.8 m)
Included with monitor
Monitor extension cables longer than 25 feet (7.6 m) can negatively
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impact system performance. Longer cables cause signal degradation and
might require a booster.
A quality power strip
can be used (not
supplied).
Up to 12 ft (3.6 m)
A quality PS/2
extender cable can be
used (not supplied).
Up to 12 ft (3.6 m)
A quality PS/2
extender cable can be
used (not supplied).
Up to 15 ft (4.6 m)
A quality VGA
extender cable can be
used (not supplied).
NewsCutter and system
components to ac source (or
power strip)
Keyboard to NewsCutter
Mouse to NewsCutter
UI monitor to NewsCutter
Meridien digital
media cable
SCSI cable
(optional)
6 ft (1.8 m)
Included with
Meridien I/O box
Customer supplied Up to 6 ft (1.8 m)
The last SCSI device in the SCSI chain must be terminated. Terminators are
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customer supplied and are available through Avid.
50 ft (15.3 m)
Optional through
Av id
Optional through
Av id
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Meridien I/O box to
NewsCutter
SCSI devices (MediaDock™
and MediaDrive) to the
NewsCutter
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Table 5 System Cable Lengths (Continued)
Cable Standard Length Maximum Length Connects
Fiber-optic cable
(optional)
Remote-control
serial cable
GPI control cable Customer supplied Up to 25 ft (7.6 m) GPI controller to
V-LAN VLXi cable Customer supplied Up to 25 ft (7.6 m) VLXi to NewsCutter
Speaker cable Customer supplied Up to 20 ft (6.1 m) Speaker to amplifier
BNC video
reference cables
BNC video cables
(analog or digital)
Customer supplied 50 micron, up to
1650 ft (500 m)
65 micron, up to
577.5 ft (175 m)
12 ft (3.6 m)
Included with system
Customer supplied Up to 25 ft (7.6 m) Black burst generator or
Customer supplied Up to 25 ft (7.6 m) NewsCutter to
100 ft (30 m)
Limit imposed by
RS-422 requirements
NewsCutter clients and
playback devices to Fibre
Channel hub (Fiber-optic cables
must be industry certified.)
Video deck to NewsCutter
NewsCutter
reference video source to
deck, NewsCutter, and
V-LAN VLXi
customer-supplied equipment
(such as a deck, satellite feed,
and Playback monitor)
BNC timecode
cables
Printer cable Customer supplied 6 ft (1.8 m) NewsCutter to
RJ-45 Category 5
cables
Customer supplied Up to 25 ft (7.6 m) V-LAN VLXi to deck (required
only if deck does not have a
built-in timecode)
customer-supplied printer
Customer supplied Up to 330 ft (100 m) Ethernet hub to NewsCutter
clients, playback devices,
and BCS
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Component Weights and Dimensions
Ta bl e 6 provides the dimensions and weights of Avid system
components.
Table 6 Physical Specifications for Components
Rack-
Component
Meridien I/O box
(Includes a two-channel audio
interface and video interface. The
serial digital interface is optional.)
NewsCutter
®
IntelliStation® Z Pro Type
(IBM
6866 system)
NewsCutter
(Compaq® Professional
Workstation AP500 system)
BROCADE
(Fibre Channel switch)
Vix el® 7100 (8-port) or Vixel 7200
(16-port) Fibre Channel switch
Audio amplifier Yes 1 2 x 19 x 12 in
®
SilkWorm®
mount
Yes 3 5.21 x 17.25 x 7.6 in
Yes 4 17.3 x 8.5 x 23.9 in
Yes 5 18.7 x 8.03 x 23.2 in
Yes 2 3.5 x 17.6 x 17 in
Ye s 2 ——
Rack
Units Height x Width x Depth Weigh t
(13.2 x 43.9 x 19.3 cm)
(44.0 cm x 21.6 cm x 60.6 cm)
(47.5 x 20.4 x 58.9 cm)
(8.7 x 44.8 x 43.1 cm)
(5 x 48 x 30 cm)
15.5 lb
(7 kg)
Minimum, 55 lb
(25.0 kg)
54.75 lb
(24.89 kg)
19 lb
(8.6 kg)
14 lb
(6.4 kg)
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Table 6 Physical Specifications for Components (Continued)
Rack-
Component
External Drives
MediaDrive rS LVD (with
interlocking stacking brackets)
MediaDock LVD rack mount
(includes a maximum of eight
MediaDock Shuttle™ drives
and two power supplies)
Monitor
21-inch monitor No — 19.3 x 19.7 x 19.2 in
17-inch monitor No — 16 x 16 x 17 in
Playback monitor
(customer supplied)
Video input/output hardware (to be used with customer-supplied decks, feeds, or routers)
mount
Yes 2 3.1 x 8.2 x 9.9 in
Ye s 4
—— — —
Rack
Units Height x Width x Depth Weigh t
7.1 lb
+ 1 for
cables
(7.9 x 20.8 x 25 cm)
5.3 x 17.6 x 16.3 in
(13.3 x 44.6 x 41.4 cm)
(49 x 50 x 48.8 cm)
(41 x 41 x 43.2 cm)
(3.2 kg)
63 lb (28.3 kg)
(includes two
power supplies
and eight drives)
77 lb
(35 kg)
38 lb
(17.1 kg)
GPI controller Yes 1 1.75 x 17 x 10.5 in
(5 x 43.2 x 26.7 cm)
Black burst generator No — 1.75 x 7 x 8 in
(5 x 18 x 20 cm)
V-LAN and VLXi Yes 1 1.75 x 19 x 11 in
(5 x 48 x 28 cm)
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9 lb
(4.1 kg)
1.9 lb
(0.9 kg)
8.5 lb
(3.8 kg)
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Site Requirements
The following are the site requirements for NewsCutter.
Power Requirements
Avid strongly recommends using a surge protector and an
uninterruptible power supply (UPS). If the computer loses power even
for a moment, the entire system will stop functioning. There must be a
20 A, 110 to 120 Valternating current (ac), 60 Hz or 10 A, 220 to
224 V ac, 50 Hz circuit for each NewsCutter. The circuit must have a
dedicated circuit breaker and an isolated ground.
Storage upgrades might require additional electrical service. Take into
consideration the equipment nameplate ratings when addressing this
concern. Consult your Avid representative.
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Systems are designed to work with a single-phase (three-wire)
power cord with a grounded neutral conductor. To reduce the risk of
electric shock, always plug the cord into a grounded power outlet.
Ta b le 7 lists the power requirements for individual system
components. Surge protectors and a UPS are recommended but are not
supplied by Avid.
For best performance, keep all system power connections on the same
power feed distribution panel. Do not connect fans, lamps, coffee pots,
or other equipment to the same outlet that is powering the Avid
equipment.
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Table 7 Power Requirements
Item Type Voltage Frequency Power
Meridien I/O box Auto-sensing 100 to 120 V ac
220 to 240 V ac
NewsCutter
(IBM IntelliStation Z Pro Type
6866 system)
NewsCutter
(Compaq Professional
Workstation AP500 system)
BROCADE SilkWorm
Fibre Channel switch
Vixel 7100 (8-port) or Vixel 7200
(16-port) Fibre Channel switch
Audio amplifier (optional) Auto-sensing 110 V ac
Disk drive systems
MediaDrives Auto-sensing 100 to 120 Vac
MediaDock Switch
Auto-sensing 90 to 137 V ac
180 to 265 V ac
Auto-sensing 100 to 120 V ac
200 to 240 V ac
Auto-sensing 100 to 120 V ac
200 to 250 V ac
Auto-sensing 100 to 120 V ac
200 to 250 V ac
220 Vac
200 to 240 V ac
83 to 245 V ac 47 to 63 Hz 140 W (idle)
selectable
60 Hz
50 Hz
47 to 63 Hz Minimum,
60 Hz
50 Hz
60 Hz
50 Hz
60 Hz
50 Hz
60 Hz
50 Hz
60 Hz
50 Hz
65 W
0.52 kVA
540 W
maximum
—
—
35 W
40 W
200 W (max.)
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Table 7 Power Requirements (Continued)
Item Type Voltage Frequency Power
Monitors
21-inch UI monitor Auto-sensing 100 to 120 V ac
200 to 240 V ac
17-inch UI monitor Auto-sensing 100 to 120 V ac
200 to 240 V ac
Playback monitor (user
supplied; requirements vary)
Video and input/output
hardware
GPI controller Auto-sensing 90 to 240 V ac 47 to 63 Hz 30 W
Black burst generator Switch
V-LAN and VLXi Auto-sensing 120 V ac
—— ——
120 Vac
selectable
240 Vac
220 Vac
60 Hz
50 Hz
60 Hz
50 Hz
60 Hz
50 Hz
60 Hz
50 Hz
Source Requirements
Avid systems accept video and audio that adhere to broadcast
standards. Excessive jitter and noise on a signal is not an acceptable
source. All video sources need to be synchronized.
150 W
120 W
20 W
20 W
Synchronization Requirements
A stable video reference source is required for synchronizing the
system. Use 75-ohm coaxial cables when you are connecting the
reference signal. You can use a black burst generator as the video
reference source.
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Printing Requirements
NewsCutter uses standard 25-pin parallel printing capabilities. The
parallel port is AT-compatible, supporting bidirectional, EPP, and ECP
protocols. You can use network printers via Ethernet connections.
Telephone Requirements
Systems do not include a modem. Communication outside the
NewsCutter system should be done through the network board. A
telephone near the system is recommended if you need to
communicate with your Avid representative. Avid encourages all
customers to use the Avid Customer Support Knowledge Center to
access the latest news.
Environmental Requirements
Ta bl e 8 lists the environmental specifications for a standard
NewsCutter environment. The air conditioning must maintain the
operating temperature listed.
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Avid reserves the right to stop the installation and shut off the Avid
equipment if the temperature exceeds 75°F (24°C). Installation will
be completed once the air conditioning has been corrected.
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Table 8 Environmental Specifications
Condition Range
Operating temperature 50°F to 75°F (10°C to 24°C)
Storage temperature –4°F to 140°F (–20°C to 60°C)
Relative humidity 20% to 80%
Altitude 0 to 6000 ft (0 to 1829 m)
Networking Requirements
NewsCutter is designed to work over industry-standard local area
networks (LANs) and wide area networks (WANs), using standard
networking protocols. NewsCutter systems include an RJ-45 Ethernet
network connector. Avid recommends that you use a Category 5
unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable when connecting NewsCutter to
a network.
Install network cabling before the equipment arrives (for example, lay
out the network cables between rooms before setting up the
equipment). Make a note of all the network IP addresses (clients,
printers, playback devices).
Fiber-Optic Switch
NewsCutter transfers the finalized sequences to the playback device
through a Fibre Channel switch connection. (Avid recommends the
BROCADE SilkWorm or Vixel 7100/7200 Fibre Channel switch.)
Typically, fiber-optic cable is run along or inside ductwork. Fiber-optic
cable is made of optical fibers, fine strands of glass, or other
transparent material and is not resilient by nature.
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Ethernet Hub
Patch Panel
The Ethernet hub connects NewsCutter clients to Avid broadcast
network segments. Ethernet hubs have multiple RJ-45 ports that
connect all the network devices. When a packet arrives at one port, it is
copied to all the other ports so that all segments of the LAN can see all
packets.
A 100BASE-T Ethernet hub is required when connecting within a
production workgroup. Typically, status LEDs on the hub show valid
connections or network activity.
A patch panel is used as a junction box to centralize all the incoming
connections from the workstations and network devices in the
computer room. The incoming connections access the system through
the patch panel. Patch panels allow you to reconfigure and diagnose
the system with minimal effort; failed computer components can be
bypassed easily. Avid recommends that the system administrator keep
a log of each device connected to the patch panel.
The customer is responsible for running the cable from the computer
room to each distribution point. In turn, the distribution points
connect each network device (printers, teleprompters, and wire
services) via a Category 5 cable.
Pin Assignments
The following sections provide the pin assignments for the
NewsCutter connectors.
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Serial Ports
NewsCutter has two serial ports (COM1 and COM2). The ports can be
internally configured to communicate in RS-232 and
RS-422 protocol. The NewsCutter serial ports use 9-pin male
connectors. Figure 6 shows the connector pinouts.
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Figure 6 9-Pin Serial Connector
Ta b le 9 lists the pin assignments for the serial connectors. Not all serial
devices use every signal.
Table 9 Serial Connector Pin Assignments
Pin RS-232 Signal RS-422 Signal
1 Data carrier detect Ground
2 Receive data Transmit data –
3 Transmit data Receive data +
4 Data terminal ready Receive common
5 Ground Not used
6 Data set ready Transmit common
7 Request to send Transmit data +
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Table 9 Serial Connector Pin Assignments (Continued)
Pin RS-232 Signal RS-422 Signal
8 Clear to send Receive data –
9 Ring indicator Ground
VGA Monitor Port
The UI Monitor port uses a 15-pin female VGA connector. Figure 7
shows the pinouts for the connector.
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Figure 7 VGA Monitor Connector
Ta b le 10 lists the pin assignments for the VGA UI monitor connector.
Table 10 VGA Connector Pin Assignments
Pin Signal
1Red video
2Green video
3 Blue video
4GND
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Table 10 VGA Connector Pin Assignments (Continued)
Pin Signal
5 Display Data Channel GND
6Red GND
7Green GND
8Blue GND
9 Not used
10 SYNC GND
11 GND
12 Serial Data
13 Horizontal SYNC
14 Vertical SYNC
15 Serial Clock
Keyboard and Mouse Connectors
NewsCutter provides two PS/2-style connectors used for the
keyboard and mouse. Figure 8 shows the pinouts for these 6-pin
female connectors.
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Figure 8 PS/2 Connector
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RJ-45 Jacks
Ta bl e 11 lists the PS/2-style connector pin assignments.
Table 11 PS/2 Connector Pin Assignments
Keyboard/Mouse Pin Signal
1 Data
2 NC
3 Ground
4 +5 volts
5 Clock
6 NC
NC – no connection
Category 5 UTP cable supports up to 1 gigabit per second
(1000 megabits per second). The cable contains four twisted pairs of
wires, for a total of eight wires. Avid recommends using Category 5
cables for serial connections whenever possible.
The four pairs of wires in UTP cable are colored so that they can be
identified at each end of the cable. Typically, the pairs are made up of a
solid color wire and the same color wire striped with white.
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The standard pin configuration for an 8-pin RJ-45 jack (used on
Category 5 cables) is shown in Figure 9.
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Figure 9 Category 5, RJ-45 Connector
Ta b le 12 lists the pin assignments with color code according to the
IEEE specification for an EIA/TIA-568B RJ-45 wiring scheme. Not
all devices use every pin. Pairs are identified by colors. Ethernet
100BASE-T data connections use only the orange (pins 1 and 2) and
green pairs (pins 3 and 6).
Table 12 Category 5 Pin Assignments
Pin Color Code
1 Orange/white stripe
2 Orange
3 Green/white stripe
4Blue
5 Blue/white stripe
6Green
7 Brown/white stripe
8Brown
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GPI Connector
The Videomedia
general-purpose interface (GPI) inputs/outputs with quick-disconnect
terminal connectors. Each connector contains three terminals: the left
terminal is the GPI input, the center terminal is the GPI ground, and
the right terminal is the GPI output. Remove about 1/4-inch of
insulation from the appropriate wire and insert the bare wire into the
appropriate terminal. Turn the screw directly above the terminal
clockwise to secure the wire in the connector. Figure 10 shows the
node terminals on the GPI controller.
Figure 10 GPI Node Terminals
SDTI Connectors
The SDTI adapter option in NewsCutter connects to a breakout box
containing four BNC connectors. Figure 11 identifies the signals for
each connector on the breakout box.
SERIAL
®
VLXi-GT GPI controller contains six programmable
OUTIN OUT IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT
IN
1 2 3 4 5 6
SDI/SDTI Out
SDI/SDTI Loop Out
SDI/SDTI In
Figure 11 BNC Connectors
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FCC Notice
Regulatory and Safety Notices
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.
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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
73/23/EEC, 89/336/EEC.
EN 60950: 1992 + A1 + A2 + A3 + A4
IEC950: 1992 + A1 + A2 + A3 + A4: 1993 Mod.
CISPR 22:1985 / EN 55022:1988 Class A
EN 50082-1:1992 / IEC801 -2, -3, -4
1925 Andover Street,
Tewksbury, MA 01876, USA
Avid Technology International B.V.
Sandyford Business Center
Unit 3,
Dublin 18, Ireland
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Product Name: Products for the Windows NT Operating System:
Media Composer, Film Composer, Avid Xpress,
Avid Xpress DV, Avid Unity, Avid|DS, NewsCutter,
NewsCutter XP, NewsCutter DV, Symphony
Products for the Macintosh Operating System:
Media Composer, Film Composer, Avid Xpress,
Avid Unity
Base Model Numbers: None
Product Options: All
Year of Manufacture: 2000
(1) Products for the Windows NT Operating System: products were
tested in a typical Media Composer, Film Composer, Avid Xpress,
Avid Xpress DV, Avid Unity, Avid|DS, NewsCutter, NewsCutter XP,
NewsCutter DV, or Symphony configuration.
(2) Products for the Macintosh Operating System: products were
tested in a typical Media Composer, Film Composer, Avid Xpress, or
Avid Unity configuration.
I, the undersigned, hereby declare that the equipment specified above
conforms to the above Directives and Standards.
George R. Smith, Director of Quality Engineering
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Australia and New Zealand EMC Regulations
N1709
John Kells, Australian Operations Manager
Avid Technology (Australia)
166 Epping Road
Lane Cove N.S.W.
Sydney, Australia 2066
Phone: 011-612-9937-1800
Taiwan EMC Regulations
Taiwan EMC Regulations BSMI Class A EMC Warning
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