Vela CineCast 2000-0422, CineCast 2000-0422-1, CineCast 2000-0422-2 Installation And User Manual
Vela CineCast
MPEG-2 Decoder
Model 2000-0422
Version 2.6
Installation and User Manual
™
Quad Pro
MPEG-2 Four-Channel
Serial Digita l I nt er fa ce ( SDI )
A/V Decoder System for Broadcasters
(Also covers the Model 2000-0422-1 “Dash-1”
and Model 2000-0422-2 versions)
Docume nt Part Number 9050-0422
Copyright 2002 Vela LP. All rights reserved.
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to make changes to this manual and to the product(s) represented without
notice. No portion of this manual may be copied, reproduced, or transcribed
without the express written authorization of Vela.
CineCast is a trademark of Vela. All other brand names, product names, or
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or organizations that own the names or trademarks.
Returns must be accompanied by an authoriz ed RMA number obtained from Vela.
Vela OEM Products Division
5733 Myerlake Circle
Clearwater, FL 33760-2804
Phone: (727) 507-5300
Fax: (727) 507-5311
Shipping / Mailing Address:
5733 Myerlake Circle
Clearwater, FL 33760-2804
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FCC Information
This product has been tested and found to comply with FCC Rules
Part 15 and meets all FCC Class B requirements.
This product meets all
AS/NZS 3548:1995
requirements.
Printed in the United States of America 4-02
Rev. CQP-0204-007
European Union Declaration of Conformity
Information Technology Equipment
EU Directives Covered by this Declaration:
• 89/336/EEC E lectrom agne tic Comp atib ility Dire ctive
Product:
• Vela CineCast™ Quad Pro 4:2:2 MPEG-2 Rack-Mount Decoder,
Model 2000-0422.
Standards on which conformity is being declared:
• EN 55103-1:1997
• EN 55103-2:1997
• EN-60950
• FCC, Part 15, Subpart B
•ICES-003
The technical documentat ion requir ed to demonst rate that this prod uct meets th e
requirements of the stated EMC Directiv e has been compiled by the EM C testing
organization listed below and is available for inspection by the relevant enforcement authorities. The CE Mark was first appl ied to this mode l in 2000 .
Communication Certification Laboratory
1940 West Alexander Street
Salt Lake City, Utah 84119
USA
Vela OEM Products Division
5733 Myerlake Circle
Clearwater FL 33760-2804
Phone: (7 2 7) 50 7- 530 0
Fax: (727) 507-5311
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Table of Contents
List of Figures a nd Ta bles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xi
Chapter 1
Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Environmental and Support Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Recommended PC System Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Features and Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Interfaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Interfac e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Playback Channel Interfaces (per channel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
MPEG Decoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Audio Decod ing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Playback Mod es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
MPEG Play on Trigger Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Selection of Video and Audio Content: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Playback Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Audio Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Genlock Options Per Channel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Closed Captioning Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Video Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Supported Inline Trick M o des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Built-in MPEG Test Patterns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Time Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
SMPTE LTC Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Output (LTC/VITC) Time Code Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Decoder Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Device Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
CineCast Playback Application Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Functions Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Decoder Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Electrical Safety Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Unpacking and Mounting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Table of Conte nts
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The SCSI Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
SCSI IDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Setting the Decoder’s SCSI ID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Priority in Arbitrating For the Bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Bus Termination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Host Adapter (Initiator) Conf iguration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Decoder Installation/Removal (Hot Swap) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Power Down Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Power Up Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Jumper Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Software Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Required Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Minimum System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Software Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Installing Under Windows NT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Installing Under Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Hardware Driver Installation — Windows 2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Installing CineCast 2.6 Software (Windows 2000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Uninstalling CineCast Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Application Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Connector Pinout And Location Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Chapter 2
Overview and Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
SCSI Decoder Command Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
SCSI Command Sequence from Power-up, SCSI Reset, or Bus Device Reset 51
SCSI Command Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
INQUIRY Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Standard Inquiry Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Vital Product Data Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Supported Vital Product Data Page (00h) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Unit Serial Number Page (80h) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Revision Pag e (C0 h) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
MPEG PLAY Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
DECODER Command (45h). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
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Supported Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Command Code Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
0046 Genlock to SDI Timing Adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
0047 Video/Audio Fade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
MODE SELECT (6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
MODE PARAMETER List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
MODE PARAMETER Header. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
MODE PARAMETER Block Descriptor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Mode Parameter Pages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Vela MPEG Decoder Status Page (30h). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
MPEG Audio/Video Status Page (32h). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Time Code Mode Page (34h) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Audio Level Mode Page (35h). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
MPEG Audio/Video Synchronization Page (31h) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Video Parameter Mode Page (33h) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
MODE SENSE (6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Mode Sense Example. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
WRITE BUFFER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Programming the Decoder Firmware (Microcode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
READ CAPACITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
REQUEST SENSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Sense Data Error Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
SCSI Command Error Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
MPEG Decoder Playback Errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
SCSI Parity Error Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Overlapped Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
START STOP UNIT (OpCode 0x1B, 6 bytes). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
TEST UNIT READY (OpCode 0x00, 6 byt es) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
MPEG WRITE (10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
MPEG Playback Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
MPEG PLAY Command (No Frame Counting) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
MPEG PLAY Command (With Frame Counting). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Special Cas e s – Playback End. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
MPEG Decoder Playback Erro rs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Error Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Decoder Warnings (MPEG Stream Errors) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Video/Audio Channel Buffer Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
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Genlock Loss Error. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
Collision Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Lip Sync Status Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Midstream Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
Audio Timeout Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
Application Note. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Two-channel Playback Example. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
CineCast Quad Pro Video/Audio Switching Feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Chapter 3
The Video Playback Controlle r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
User Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Playback Controller Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Using Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Creating, Modifying, or Opening a Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Saving a Playlist File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
Setup Window: Playback Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
Setup Window: Audio Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
Setup Window: Video Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153
Setup Window: Cueing Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
Setup Window: Cueing Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
Setup Window: Cueing Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
Setup Window: Error Log Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
Setup Window: Firmware Upgrade Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
Properties Window: Product Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159
Properties Window: Clip Properties Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160
Properties Window: Decoder Status Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161
Dynamic Se ttings Wind o w: Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
Dynamic Settings Window: Inline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
Expert Settings Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167
Playback Controller Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168
Chapter 4
Maintenance and Repair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
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Field Repair and Maintenance Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Fan Filter Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Fan Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Power Supply Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Primary Power Supply Replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Secondary Power Supply Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Fuse Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Appendix A
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Table of Conte nts
List of Figures and Tables
Chapter 1
Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Table 1-1. Quad Pro Functions Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Table 1-2. Host Adapter Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Table 1-3. SCSI Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Table 1-4. Quad Pro Jumper Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Figure 1-1. Installation Autorun Setup Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Figure 1-2. “Explore This CD” Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Figure 1-3. Install Welcome Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Figure 1-4. Destination Location Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Figure 1-5. Select Components Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Figure 1-6. Program Manager Group Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Figure 1-7. Installation Start Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Figure 1-8. Install Restart Message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Figure 1-9. CineCast License Agreement Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Figure 1-10. CineCast SDK License Agreement Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Figure 1-11. Password Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Figure 1-12. Installation Completion Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Figure 1-13. System Properties Device Manager Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Figure 1-14. Device Driver Wizard: Welcome Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Figure 1-15. Device Driver Wizard: Install Drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Figure 1-16. Device Driver Wizard: Locate Driver Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Figure 1-17. Device Driver Wizard: Browse Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Figure 1-18. Device Driver Wizard: Completion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Figure 1-19. System Settings Change Message Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Table 1-5. BNC Connector Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Table 1-6. D-Sub Connector Pinout, J13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Table 1-7. D-Sub Connector Pinout, J25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Table 1-8. Connector J7, Top. Reserved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Table 1-9. Connector J7, Bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Figure 1-20. CineCast Quad Pro Decoder Chassis Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Figure 1-21. Front View of 4-Channel Decoder (Front Panel Removed) . . . . . 46
Figure 1-22. Quad Pro Connector Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Figure 1-23. Typical Audio Cable Physical Makeup (Balanced) . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
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Figure 1-24. Typical Audio Cable Pinouts (Balanced) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Figure 1-25. SCSI Cable Adapter for Connecting Multiple Decoders. . . . . . . . 50
Chapter 2
Overview and Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Table 2-1. Command and Status Processing List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Table 2-2. Control Byte Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Table 2-3. INQUIRY Command Descriptor Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Table 2-4. Standard Inquiry Data Block Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Table 2-5. Vital Product Data Page Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Table 2-6. Unit Serial Number Page Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Table 2-7. Revision Page Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Table 2-8. MPEG PLAY Command Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Table 2-9. Decoder Command Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Table 2-10. Time Code Command Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Table 2-11. Set Audio Channel Selection/Fade Page Format . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Table 2-12. Genlock SDI Timing Adjustment Command Format . . . . . . . . . . 87
Table 2-13. Video/Audio Fade Command Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Table 2-14. MODE SELECT Command Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Table 2-15. MODE PARAMETER List Command Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Table 2-16. MODE PARAMETER Header Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Table 2-17. MODE PARAMETER Block Descriptor Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Table 2-18. Vela MPEG Decoder Status Page Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Table 2-19. MPEG Audio/Video Status Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Table 2-20. Time Code Mode Page Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Table 2-21. Audio Level Mode Page Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Table 2-22. MODE SENSE Command Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Table 2-23. WRITE BUFFER Command Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Table 2-24. READ CAPACITY Command Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Table 2-25. READ CAPACITY Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Table 2-26. REQUEST SENSE Command Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Table 2-27. REQUEST SENSE Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Table 2-28. START STOP UNIT Command Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Table 2-29. TEST UNIT READY Command Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Table 2-30. MPEG WRITE (10) Command Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
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Chapter 3
The Video Playback Controlle r. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Figure 3-1. Playback Controller Main Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Figure 3-2. Playlist GUI Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Figure 3-3. MPEG Clip “Open Files” Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Figure 3-4. Playlist “Open Files” Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Figure 3-5. Playlist “Save As” Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Figure 3-6. Setup Window (Playback Tab) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Figure 3-7. Setup Window (Audio Tab). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Figure 3-8. Setup Window (Video Tab). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Figure 3-9. Setup Window (Cueing Tab). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Figure 3-10. Setup Window (Cueing Tab): GPIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Figure 3-11. Setup Window (Cueing Tab): LTC Input. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Figure 3-12. Setup Window (Error Log Tab) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Figure 3-13. Setup Window (FW Upgrade Tab) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Figure 3-14. Properties Window (Product Tab). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Figure 3-15. Properties Window (Clip Properties Tab) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Figure 3-16. Properties Window (Decoder Status Tab). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Figure 3-17. Dynamic Settings Window (Default View). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Figure 3-18. Dynamic Settings Window (Inline: Immediate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Figure 3-19. Dynamic Settings Window (Inline: Output) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Figure 3-20. Dynamic Settings Window (Inline: Input) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Figure 3-21. Dynamic Settings Window (Inline: Frames) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Figure 3-22. Expert Settings Window (Video Tab) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Figure 3-23. Playback Controller Main Window with Item Identification . . . . . 168
Chapter 4
Maintenance and Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Figure 4-1. View of Quad Pro Decoder (Front Panel Removed). . . . . . . . . . 172
Appendix A
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
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Chapter 1
Getting Started
Introduction
The Vela CineCast™ Quad Pro decoder, Model 2000-0422, is an MPEG-2 audio/
video 4-channel deco ding system desi gned for a wide range o f video app licati ons
requiring Serial Digital Interface (SDI) video output. The decoder is designed to
handle compressed di gital video resolu tions rangi ng from MPEG-1 SIF ( 352×240
pixels) to MPEG-2 digital D-1 4:2:2 video (720×512 pixels). The decoder is
designed to be convenien tly mo unt ed i n a st andard 19-i nch equipmen t ra ck, o ccupying one unit of ra ck space. Th e Quad Pro supports Ultr a-2 Fast -40 LVDS SCSI,
compatible with single-ended SCSI. The Quad Pro runs under the Microsoft
Windows
®
2000 or Windows NT™ 4.0 operating systems.
An enhanced version of t he Quad Pro, the Model 2000-0422- 1 (“Dash-1”), includes
all the features of the Model 2000-0422 and incorporates sev er al oth ers:
• Video Fade: In addition to the au d io fad e/ sw itch a nd vi deo swit ch A/B
capabilities of the Cine Cast Quad Pro, this op tion provides the capab ilit y
for video fade from or to adjacent channels. Duration of the fade is programmable from 33 msec. up to 5 se conds. The capa bility to fade to a
background color between the channel-to-channel fade is also supported.
®
• Genlock Adjustment: The standard Cine Cast Quad Pro aligns the SDI output
with the genlock input. The “Enhanced” Dash-1 version provides the capability of adjusting the SDI output with respect to the ge nlock reference. The
Model 2000-0422-2 version of the Quad Pro also supports this same SDI
genlock reference adjustment feature.
• Enhanced secondary audio decoder supports MPEG-2 AAC audio.
All versions of the Quad Pro decoder wil l be refer red to in thi s book as t he Quad
Pro. Features, commands, etc., unique to the “Dash-1 ” and/o r Mo del 20 00-0422- 2
will be mentioned and amplif i ed upon as r equir ed.
Developer tools for the decoders include a comprehensive 32-bit Windows SDK
for application development, a sample MPEG player application and a selection
of sample MPEG-2 clips.
CineCast is a trademark of Vela LP for a line of audio/video decoder products. All other
trademarks, brand names, or product names appearing in this publication are registered to
the respective companies or organizations that own the names or trademarks.
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The CineCast Quad Pro in its basic form is designed for high-quality broadcast
decoding, ad insertion, digital storage and retrieval, video archiving, video on
demand (VOD), and other applications where high quality video is important.
Features such as genlock capability (genlock input s can l ock one, t wo , or four
decoder channels to a single genlock source, or ha ve indi vidu al inputs per channel),
a 2×1 A/V switcher , redundant power supplies, dual st ereo AES audi o, tw o t o four
channels of SMPTE 272M digit al au dio, and dual stereo analog audio, make the
CineCast Quad Pro ideal for high-end professional applications. In addition, each
decode channel supports indi vi dual LTC time code outputs. The Quad Pro supports
two General Purpose Interface (GPI) inputs and outputs per chann el.
An available Software Developers Kit (SDK) provides a versatile and robust set
of tools to integrate MPEG playback capability into your applica tion. The CineCast SDK supports functions such as random acce ss, seamless ba ck-to-back play,
pause, stop, play, continue, f ast forwa rd, slo w motion , freeze frame, singl e frame,
and multi-channel audio control.
Configuration
The CineCast Quad Pro 4-Channel SCSI decoder is designed to interface to a
SCSI Ultra-2 Fast-40 LVDS (or SCSI Ultra Fast-20 single-ended interface).
A sketch of the decoder, along with pinouts of audio connectors, and views of
the front and back panels, appears at the end of this chapter.
System Requirements
Environmental and Support Requirements
• Commercial 115V, 60 Hz or 230V, 50 Hz AC voltage source.
• Operating temperature not to exceed 104° F (40° C).
• Relative humidity between 10% and 90%.
• Associated equipment needed to accomplish the decoding process, such as
video and audio monitors, video servers, distribution apparatus, etc.
• PC with SCSI host adapter (see next section for details).
• Tools, cables, and associated hardware necessary for installation of the
CineCast Quad Pro 4-Channel SCSI Decoder.
Recommended PC Syst em Confi gura tion
• Pentium® based system, with 200 MHz or faster processor.
Configuration
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• Minimum of 32MB of RAM (64MB recommended).
• Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0 (NT Service Pack 6a).
• Ultra-2 / Wide (16-bit) SCSI-3 host adapter (PCI bus), such as those made
by Qlogic
®
. See“Host Adapter (Initiator) Configuration,” page 16 for
configuration information.
®
•Adaptec
SCSI Protocol Interface (ASPI).
• System hard drive (SCSI, EIDE or IDE) for operating system.
• Dedicated SCSI hard drive to hold MPEG video files.
• CD-ROM drive (for software install purposes).
Features and Characteristics
Interfaces
System Interfaces
• 68-pin Ultra-2 (Fast-40) Wide SCSI interface (80 Mbytes/sec) LVDS SCSI,
compatible with single-ended Ultra SCSI.
• External SCSI ID switch.
• External SCSI termination enable/disable switch.
• SCSI hot swap switch.
• SMPTE Longitudinal Time Code (LTC) input: Master clock input for local
house time.
• NTSC/PAL Discrete Input determines power - up vi deo stan dard .
• LED status panel indic at es boa r d power-up st at us, SCS I b us activity, LUN
playback activity, SCSI hot swap status, and power supply and fan failure
indicators.
• Each of the four deco der channels is independ ent ly a ccessi ble via indivi du al
LUNs.
• Back panel audio and v ideo connectors consist of two 44-pin D-Sub con nectors (analog audio, GPIO, LTC out, and tally); a 15-pin D-Sub for LTC inp ut
and power -up vid eo standard discret e input; and si xteen BNC connec tors for
video out, genlock in, and digital audio out.
Playback Channel Interfaces (per channel)
• PAL/NTSC SMPTE 259M SDI output (w/EDH) with dual stereo
embedded audio.
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• Two stereo channels of AES/EBU digital audio output.
• Two stereo channels of balanced analog audio (18dB/ 20dB headr oom select) .
• Composite video genlock input.
• LTC time code output.
• Two general purpose input discretes (GPIN1 and GPIN2).
• Two general purpose output discretes (GPOUT1 an d GPOUT2 ).
• Playback Active output (normally open [NO] contact closure; tally output).
MPEG Decoder
• MPEG-2 Main Pr ofile and 422 Prof il e @ Mai n Level sup por ted.
• Supported stream types: System, Program, Transport, Video PES, Video
Elementary, Audio PES (MPEG and MPEG Audio Elementary.
• MPEG stream bit rates supported up to 50Mbps for System, Program, and
Transport streams.
• Supports M PEG- 1 vi de o co mpr es sio n enc apsu la ted in MP EG-2 Pro gra m
and Transport streams.
• Supports the following NTSC and PAL resolutions (in pixels):
NTSC PAL
720×512 (4:2:2 profile) 720×608 (4:2:2 profile)
720×480 720×576
704×480 704×576
640×480 544×576
544×480 480×576
480×480 352×576
352×480 352×288
352×240 —
Audio Decoding
• Dual stereo analog audio outputs, dual stereo AES audio outputs, and two
stereo channels of SMPTE 272M audio embedded in the SDI output.
Features and Characteristics
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• Primary audio decoder supports two-channel (left/right) MPEG-1 layers I
and II at 32kHz, 44.1kHz, and 48kHz.
• The Model 2000-0422 secondary audio decoder supports two-channel
MPEG-1 (layers I and II).
• The secondary au di o decoder of the enhan ced M odel 2000-0422-1 ( “Da sh1”) supports the following:
Two-channel MPEG-1 layers I and II.
MPEG-1 layer III (MP3), when played as an audio elementary stream.
MPEG-2 AAC-ISO/IEC 13818-7 Advanced Audio Coding (AAC)
Low-Complexity Profile (LC) Audio Data Transport Stream (ADTS),
two-channel downmixed.
• 20-bit audio sampl e reso luti on main tain ed throu gh the system ( MPEG audi o
is only 16-bit).
• Analog audio uses 24-bit DACs.
• AES/EBU digital audio output and SDI embedded audio always at 48kHz
sampling rate; sample rate converters convert other rates to 48kHz.
• Future support for two-channel Dolby* Digital (AC-3) (5.1 downmixed to
two-channel.) Not currently supported. Contact Vela Customer Service for
more informatio n.
Playback Modes
• Playlist: Allows the user to create, modify and/ or play back a list of M PEG
video files.
• “Back-to-back with no black” mode supported (stream concatenation).
• Pre-black value set-up: 0-255 frames.
• Post-black value set-up: 0-255 frames.
• Frame count: Number of displayed frames using vertical sync as counter.
• Pause on under -run modes: T his determ ines what happens t o a playback when
the host system can not keep up with the demand of dat a. Available modes:
1. Freeze Video: Pause video, start playback when data flow is restored.
2. Go To Black: When the decoder ru ns out of data in th e SDRAM buffer,
playback will termin ate and an error code will be returned to the host .
* Dolby is a trademark of Do lb y Laboratories.
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MPEG Play on Trigger Options
• Pause on first frame of video (soft trigger).
• Hardware trigger using General Purpose Input discrete 1 or 2.
• Trigger on LTC input time code.
• Trigger when adjacent channel's playback complete (i.e. start playback on
channel 2 when channel 1 is complete).
Selection of Video and Audio Content:
• Automatic: Firmware parses MPEG headers to choose video and
audio streams.
• Program and System streams: manual selection via audio/video stream
ID select.
• T ransport streams: manual selection via Transport Program ID (PID) select.
Playback Controls
• Playlist (create and play lists of MPEG files).
•Play
• Frame accurate start/stop and play out of all frames of MPEG data.
• Stop (go to black).
• Stop (with freeze frame).
• Pause video (freeze frame and suspend playback).
• Pause on first frame of video.
• Pause on last frame of video.
• Fast Forward (plays only I-frames).
• Slow Motion (e ig ht di fferent speeds).
• Single Step (frame advance and frame advance by ‘n’ frames).
• Resume normal play (from trick mode).
• Blank and Unblank video.
• Internal A/B switch allows video and audio switching of two decoder
channels into a single A/V output channel.
• The Model 2000-0422-1 “Dash-1” version of the decoder also provides
video and audio fading between two decoder channels with adjustable
fade times from 33 ms to 5.4 sec ond s .
Features and Characteristics
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Audio Controls
• Audio selection for pr imary an d secondar y audio ou tp uts from f our different
sources.
• Audio fade and switch, fade time adjustable 21ms to 341ms.
• Audio gain (-84dB to +12dB): Host specifies gain in dB in one-sixteenth-dB
increments.
• Left/Right channel swapping.
• Left only mode: Left cha nne l on bo th righ t and left audi o outp uts.
• Right only mod e: Righ t cha n nel on bo th r ight a nd lef t aud io o ut put s.
• Analog audio: Selectable 18dB/20dB headroom; default is 18dB.
• Two stereo channels of audio gets embedded into SDI video and output as
analog aud io an d AE S/E BU di git al au dio .
• Audio level indicator: Reports back to host for monitoring purposes.
Genlock Options Per Channel
• Individual channel genlock input.
• Channel 1 genlock input used to lock all four channels together.
• Channel pairs locked together:
Channels 1 and 2
Channels 3 and 4
Decoder Channel Genlock Input Source Select
Channel 1 Channel 1
Channel 2 Channel 2, Channel 1
Channel 3 Channel 3, Channel 1
Channel 4 Channel 4, Channel 3, Channel 1
The Model 2000-0422-1 “Dash-1” version of the decoder provides an SDI
genlock adjustment to ad just the re lative position of the SDI out put to that of
the composite genlock input.
Closed Captioning Support
• Divicom/C-Cube® format type 09 (two bytes, field 1 only).
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• Divicom/C-Cube format type 0A (using first two of five data bytes, field 1
only).
• ATSC / EIA-708 (field 1).
• Supports either (1) display ordered or (2) bit stream ordered closed
captioning da ta via h ost c omm an d.
Video Support
•NTSC
• PAL (BGHID)
• NTSC/PAL input discrete determines power-up default video standard
NTSC or PAL.
• Programmable background col or: black, blue, or u ser defined color for Y, Cr,
Cb values.
Supported Inline Trick Modes
• Based on last block of MPEG data loaded (same as exis ti ng Vela CineCast
products)
• Occur at specific output SMPTE time code.
• Occur at specific frame count.
• Occur at specific input LTC time code.
• Occur when input discrete (GPIN1 or GPIN2) is activated/ inactivated.
• Occur when playback starts or stops (used for audio/video switching).
• Occurs on adjac ent chann els outp ut (SMPT E time code mod e), f rame count,
or playback start/stop.
Built-in MPEG Test Patterns
• NTSC color bars and hardware-generated 1kHz audio tone.
• PAL color bars and hardware-generated 1kHz audio tone.
Time Code
SMPTE LTC Input
• Reports LTC input time code back to host through SCSI.
• Trigger playback at specific time code.
• Inline trick mode commands at specific Input LTC time code.
Features and Characteristics
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Output (LTC/VITC) Time Code Options
• MPEG GOP header SMPTE time code: Firmware will calculate time code
for each picture in the GOP.
• User defined Starting Time code: Firmware will increment time code for
each video frame.
Decoder Specifications
See Appendix A for a complete list of specifications pertaining to the CineCast
Quad Pro 4-Channel SCSI Decoder.
Device Drivers
Vela has developed CineCast Quad Pro software device drivers for use under the
Microsoft W indo ws oper ating system. Contact y our Vela area sales representati v e
for current information on these products.
CineCast Playback Ap plication Overview
The full-featured CineCast Playback Application ships with ev ery CineCast Quad
Pro decoder . Complete details of the applicati on, including GUI screen il lustrations,
playback mode details, and setup mode informati on can be f ound in C hapte r 3.
Functions Summar y
Item Functions/Commands
1Play
2Stop
3Blank Video
4 Un-Blank Video
5 Pause Video (Freeze frame & stop playback)
6 Fast Forward (one speed)
7 Slow Motion (various speeds)
8 Resume Normal Play from Slow, Fast Motion, or Pause
Table 1-1. Quad Pro Functions Summary
Decoder Specifications
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Item Functions/Commands (Continued)
9 Single Step (after Pause)
10 Frame Advance by n Frames
11 Back-to-back with no black mode
12 Loop Mode
13 Play List
14 Pre-Black Value Setup: 0 – 255 Frames
15 Post-Black Value Setup: 0 – 255 Frames
16 Frame Count/Non-Frame Count (of Displayed Frames)
17 Pause on Under-run Mode
• Freeze video
• Go to black
18 Pause on First Frame of Video
19 Pause on Last Frame of Video
20 Mid-Steam Start
• By Frame Counts
• By Byte Offset
21 NTSC/PAL Video Mode Select
22 Enable Playback Status Return
23 Select Audio/Video Stream ID (Program and System Streams)
24 Audio/Video PID Select (Transport Streams)
25 Genlock Mode Select:
• Genlock disable (standalone mode)
• Genlock enable
26 Closed Caption Mode Select:
• Divicom user data type 9A
• ATSC (Field 1)
• Field 1 CC support
• Supports display order or bitstream order CC data
Table 1-1. Quad Pro Functions Summary (Continued)
Functions Summ ary
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Item Functions/Commands (Continued)
27 4:2:2/4:2:0 Select:
• Auto detect
• Manual detect
28 Audio Switch
29 A/V Switch
30 Programmable Audio Fade (Audio Switch Output) 0 – 341 ms.
31 Audio Attenuation Control
• 18dB/20dB Select (analog)
• Step Attenuation: 1/16 dB/step
32 Embedded Audio Output Select
• MPEG Audio
• AAC two-channel or 5.1 downmixed (Model 2000-0422-1 only)
33 Time Code Input
• LTC Input (Single input for all four channels)
34 Linear Time Code Output Source Select (Each decode channel)
• MPEG Stream Time Code Extraction
35 Standard/Professional Profile Detect
36 Revision Page
37 Error Reporting On/Off
38 Firmware Download Mode
39 Audio Level Reporting
40 LTC Input/Output Reporting
41 Audio/Video Fade with Programmable Fade Time
(Model 2000-0422-1 only)
42 SDI Genlock Timing Adjustment (Models 2000-0422-1 and -2 only)
Table 1-1. Quad Pro Functions Summary (Continued)
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Electrical Safety Considerations
WARNING!
Shock Hazard – Do Not Open
Choc Hasard – Ne Pas Ouvrir
Verletzungs gefahr – Nicht Öff ne n
Peligro de Descarga Electrica – No Abrir
Hazardous electrical voltages may be present in this equipment. Follow
proper safety procedures during installatio n and at any time the cabinet
is open or removed from the equipment rack.
• Read and understand all in structi ons before c onnectin g u nit to th e
voltage supply.
Lire et comprendre tout es le s instruc tions a van t de brancher l'u nité à la
prise.
GEBRAUCHS ANW EISUNG LESEN UN D BEGREIFN, BEVOR GERÄT ANGE-
SCHLOSSEN WIRD.
Leer y comprender todas instrucci on es antes de conectar l a uni da d al
suministro de electricidad.
• Connect unit only to a properly measured supply. Use only the threewire cord provided with th e unit.
Connecter l'un ité seu lme n t à un e pr ise co rrecteme nt dime nsi on né e.
Utiliser seulment le cable à trois fils fourni avec l'unité.
GERÄT NUR AN EINE AUS REICHEND DIMENSIONIERTE STECKEDOSE UND NUR MIT
DEM MITGELIEFERTEN
3-
ADRIGEN KABEL ANSCHLIESSEN
.
Conectar unidad solo a un suministr o de el ectricidad correctamente dimensionado. Utilizar solo cab le de tr es alambr es pr ovis to con la uni dad.
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• Always disconnect power cord before opening unit.
Toujours débrancher la corde avant d'ouvrir l' unité.
IMMER NETZKABEL AUSSTECKEN BEVOR EINHEIT GEÖFFNET WIRD.
Desenchufar antes de abrir la unidad.
• For continued protection, replace fuse with only same rating and type.
Attention: Pour ne pas compromettre la protection remplacer par un fusible de même type et de mêmes caracteristiques nominales.
VORSICHT: SICHERUNG NUR MIT GLEICHEM TYP UND STÄRKE ERSETZEN.
Para pro teccion continua, r eemp laze el fusible solo con uno del mismo
tipo y clasificacion.
• Do not block ventilation openings.
Ne pas bloquer les ouvertures d'aération.
LÜFTER-ÖFFNUNGEN NICHT BLOCKIEREN.
No tapar abertura de ventilacion.
• Never expose the unit to rain or any liquid.
Jamais exposer l'unité à la pluie ou un liquide quel conque.
NIEMALS EINHEIT REGEN ODER FLÜSSIGKEITEN AUSSETZEN.
Nunca exponer la unidad a lluvia o cualquier otro liquido.
Unpacking and Mounting
The CineCast Quad Pro 4-Channel Decoder comes packed in a sturdy shipping
carton, which contains all relevant hardware, software, cables, and this manual.
1. Carefully un pack the shipping cont ainer and check for damage to the container
or its contents.
2. Following electrical safety considerations outlined above, install the decoder
unit in a suitable 19-inc h eq uipm ent rac k, insurin g tha t adequa te ventil ation is
available.
The following cables are suggested for the CineCast Quad Pro:
• Four video cables with BNC connectors.
• Four genlock cables with BNC connectors.
• Up to eight digital audio output cables with BNC connectors.
• Part No . 60 00- 042 2, audi o out put c a ble wi th ei ght ma le XLR co nnec tors for
analog output. Refer to Table 1-6 and Table 1-7 for audio connector pinouts.
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• SCSI interface cable with high-density 68-pin SCSI connector.
• AC power cable (included). Note that if a customer-supplied power cable
is used, it mus t be equ al to or exc eed 18 AWG, 1250W, 10A -12 5V.
Depending on whether or not decoder “hot swapping” is required, the installation and removal sequence, SCSI terminat ion cap abil ity, and switch settings
will be different.
For an installation where “hot swapping” is not implemented:
• No activity can occur on the SCSI bus while a decoder is being installed or
removed (fail ure to adhere to this may cau se the host system to crash and /or
may require the host system to be rebooted).
• The decoder’s internal SCSI terminators may be used.
For an installation where decoder “hot swapping” is required:
• Activity between other SCSI Devices is allowed during the installation /
removal.
• No bus activity can occur for the decoder that is being installed or removed
(failure to adhere to this may cause the host system to crash and/or may
require the host system to be rebooted).
• External SCSI bus terminators are to be used.
• “Hot swap” installation and removal procedures are detailed in “Decoder
Installation/Removal (Hot Swap),” page 17.
The SCSI Interface
The Vela CineCast Quad Pro decoder connects to the host system through a
Small Computer Sys tems In te rf ace (SCSI) interface. This i nterface conforms to
the following ANSI standards, except as detailed in this specification. The type
of interface is Low Voltage Differential Signal (LVDS) Ultra-2 (Fast-40), which
is compatible with single-ended (S E) Ultra (Fast-20) SCS I. Supports Log ical
Unit Numbers (LUNs) 0, 1, 2, and 3.
American National Standards Institute SCSI Standards
SCSI-3 Architectural Model (SAM) X.3.270:1996
SCSI-3 Interlocked Protocol (SIP) X.3.292:1997
SCSI-3 Primary Commands (SPC) X.3.301:1997
SCSI-3 Parallel Interface (SPI) X.3.253:1995
SCSI-3 Parallel Interface-2 (SPI-2) X.3.302:1999
SCSI-3 Fast-20 Parallel Interface (Fast-20) X.3.277:1996
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SCSI IDs
Typically, each device on a SCSI bus, including the host adapter, must have a
unique SCSI ID. The SCSI ID serves two pur poses:
• It uniquely defines each SCSI device on the bus.
• It determines the d evice’s priority on the bus during ar bitration f or the bus.
Setting the Decoder’s SCSI ID
The SCSI ID of the CineCast Quad Pro Decoder is set via the SCSI ID selector
switch located on the rear panel. It should be noted that ID7 is usually reserved
for the SCSI initiator (host adapter).
Priority in Arbitrating For the Bus
• Normally, the SCSI initiator (host adapter) is set for SCSI ID 7, which is the
highest priorit y.
• Each SCSI device on the bus must have a unique SCSI ID.
• Not all host adapters support SCSI IDs 8–15.
• Some host adapters and operating systems have further restrictions on SCSI
IDs for hard disk, CD-ROMs, and tape drives.
• Operating systems and SCSI device drivers may restrict the use of SCSI IDs
to SCSI IDs 0 through 7 only.
Bus Termination
The CineCast Quad Pro decod er includ es a selectab le built-in termin ator; however, if “hot swapping” of the decoder is anticipated, an in-line SCSI terminator
is recommended. Generally, both ends of a SCSI bus must be terminated.
For systems where only one SCSI cable is used between the host adapter (initiator) and all SCSI devices, the termination is enabled on the host adapter and on
the last SCSI device on the SCSI cable.
For systems where two SCSI cables are connected to the host adapter, the termination is disabled on the host adapter. The last SCSI device on each SCSI cable
must be terminated.
When mixing both 8-bit and 16-bit de vices consult t he host adapter’s user manual
for correct termination requirements.
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Host Adapter (Initiator) Configuration
The following Ultra-2 SCS I host adapter, based on the PCI bus, is recommended:
• Qlogic Ultra-2 Wide SCSI host adapter, Model QLA-1080.
Note: Adaptec host adapters, such as the Model AHA-2940U2W, have an inherent problem
dealing with multiple LUN SCSI devices. This limits their performance and are not recommended at this time.
Host Adapter Parameter Setting
Disconnect Allowed Enabled (mandatory for multiple SCSI
decoder operation)
Synchronous Data Transfer
Enabled
(Synchronous Negotiation)
Synchronous Data Transfer Rate 80M transfers/second (REQ/ACK period)
Wide Data Transfer (16-bit) Enabled
Renegotiate on Error Enabled
Enable Device at Boot Enabled
Enable LUN Enabled
Table 1-2. Host Adapter Settings
Parameter Decoder
SCSI Supports SCSI Disconnect-Reconnect
SCSI Transfer Rates
• Asynchronous SCSI supports up to 10Mbps
• Synchronous SCSI supports 80Mbps for Ultra-2/Wide
SCSI (16-bit Ultra-2 SCSI-2)
SCSI ID and LUN Provides selectable SCSI ID (0–15) and responds only to
Termination Selectable termination
Table 1-3. SCSI Parameters
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LUN 0, 1, 2, 3
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