JLCooper ES-SloMo RS422 User Manual
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1. 27 Editing the Cue List 28 TBar Operation 30 Edit Preset Track Arming 32 Machine Control 33 Gangway16 Operation 34 Setup 34 Gangwayl6 Controls 36 Controlling the Gangway16 38 Appendix 41 Log Operation 41 Clip Transfer Protocol 42 Pinout 44 Power 45 Care and Service 46 JLCooper Electronics Limited Factory Warranty 47 Introduction The ES SloMo is a compac2. 34 2 Enable Gangway Operation in the ES SloMo menu as shown below e To go to the menu press the MENU button Select the menu item by turning the jog wheel If you are in Shuttle Mode the display will tell you to go to the Jog mode Press the wheel to go to Jog mode and press the MENU button again e As the Jog wheel is turned different menu items are displayed on the top line of the window e Scroll to the menu item for amp e When the menu item f 4 per is selected press the ENTER button to move the cursor on the bottom line Turn the Jog wheel so that the value is set to Eris Press MENU to exit the menu 35 Gangway16 Controls When Gangway Operation is enabled in the menu the Machine Control buttons and LEDs are repurposed to control the Gangway16 In this case the functions of the buttons and LEDs are as follows ENABLE ALL ALL TALLY ON OFF O O O O MACHINE CONTROL Labeling Since the default labeling of these 4 buttons is for the Machine Control function a plastic decal shown below is supplied with the unit which allows the labeling of the buttons with the Gangway functions If desired this decal can be applied the ES SloMo above the four Machine Control as shown above to clarify the operation of these buttons and LEDs ENABLE ALL ALL TALLY ON OFF 36 Enable Pressing this button enters the Gangway16 configuration mode In this mode the Enable
3. SloMos together or to connect your ES SloMo to a computer refer to the pinout section 43 Pinout ES SloMo to Deck The table below details the pinout of the cable included with the ES SloMo ES SloMo Machine Machine Machine Machine Ports Function 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Ground 21 11 16 6 1 Receive A 22 25 17 20 2 Transmit B 10 12 5 7 3 Receive B 9 13 4 8 7 Transmit A 23 24 18 19 8 Note Some decks do not use pin I for ground so you may have to connect pin I at each end of the ES SloMo cable to pins 4 and 6 on your deck The data transmission from the ES SloMo follows the standard P2 specification EIA RS 422A at 38400 bits sec 8 data bits 1 stop bit and odd parity ES SloMo to ES SloMo ES SloMo to Computer To connect two ES SloMos together an RS 422A crossover adapter or cable will be needed An adapter is available from JLCooper Electronics by ordering p n 620026 An RS 422A crossover cable can be made by using the following pinout 1 4 6 amp 9 1 4 6 amp 9 2 8 3 7 7 3 8 2 Note pins 1 4 6 and 9 are grounds and are connected together at each end 44 Power The ES SloMo requires a 9 12 volt DC power supply capable of delivering 500 milliamps or more This can be either from the power mains using the provided power supply or directly from 9 12 volts DC The connector is a 2 1mm coaxial power connector The center pin is positive A power switch
4. second 2 seconds 3 seconds 4 seconds 5 seconds 6 seconds 7 seconds 8 seconds 9 seconds 20 Cue Delay Time 21 Sets the amount of delay between cues when in Play All Cues operation e 0 to 8 seconds Default is 0 seconds Mach 1 Control Enables or disables the machine on port 1 This is intended for units that have the ability to simultaneously record and playback This feature allows the operator to start the recorder at the beginning of an event and then locking out the controls to prevent the accidental stopping of the record process e Disabled e Enabled 18 22 Gangway Oper v1 23 or later firmware Enables or disables control of an optional JLCooper Electronics Gangway16 RS 422 router Enabling this option repurposes the 1 2 3 amp 4 buttons and LEDs below the T Bar for remote control of the Gangway16 See the section on Gangway Operation 19 Commands 23 24 235 Ply All Clips This allows the automatic playback of valid and enabled cues starting with the currently selected one When a blank cue is reached the operation ends A blank cue is defined as a cue with a stop time 00 00 00 00 which is the internal condition of erased cues You must be in Cue Play Stop or CuePlyStp Slo modes for this operation to take place After each cue is played the controlled unit will stop for a period set by the Cue Delay Time and then proceed to the next cue e ENTER When the ENTER key is pressed to ini
5. the selected machine If more than one button are held down all units will receive commands from the ES SloMo In this case the first one pushed will become the machine used for Tally operations current time code transport control LEDs and Edit Presets In a multi machine operation the selection of tally machine made during the output select process may be overridden by holding down the Rec Shift button then selecting a machine As soon as the Rec Shift button is held the current tally machine will be displayed Upon power up the unit will always start with machine 1 selected unless the menu item Mach I Control is set to Disabled In that case the ES SloMo will start up with machine 2 selected 33 Gangwayl16 Operation When Gangway16 Operation is enabled in the menu the ES SloMo is able to remotely control the Gangway16 The ES SloMo must have version 1 23 or later firmware to control the Gangwayl6 The Gangway16 requires version 1 01 firmware or later to be controlled by the ES SloMo Firmware upgrades are available for purchase from the JLCooper Electronics Service Department You can contact the Service Department by dialing 310 322 9990 in North America or 1 310 322 9990 outside North America The Service Department is also available by email at service jlcooper com Setup To use the Gangway16 with the ES SloMo 1 Connect port 1 of the ES SloMo to the rear panel controller port of the Gangway16 as shown below
6. 0 reverse play speed to 100 forward play speed 31 Edit Preset Track Arming The ES SloMo includes buttons dedicated to adjusting the Edit Preset status of a target machine The main modes are Crash Recording Insure that neither the INS nor ASM LEDs are on Holding down the Shift button then pushing the PLAY button will place the machine s in the Crash Record mode Assemble Recording Toggle the ASM button so that it is on Holding down the Rec Shift button then pushing the PLAY button will place the machine s in the Assemble Record Edit mode Insert Recording Toggle the Ins button so that it is on In addition press the desired tracks so that they are on Immediately available are the Video Al and A2 tracks When the Rec Shift is pushed the Al and A2 buttons LEDs become the D3 and D4 toggles Holding down the Rec Shift button then pushing the PLAY button will place the machine s into the Insert Record Edit mode Jfno Video or Audio track is enabled only the Play command will be sent To exit any of the modes while the deck in motion simply press the Stop button The exact command sent will depend on the f item 32 Machine Control Any combination of four machines may be controlled by the ES SloMo The four buttons labeled Machine Control indicate and modify the machines that will receive commands Pressing a single button will switch both the output of the ES SloMo and the tally back to it to
7. ES SloMo Slow Motion Video Controller Operations Manual Jigs cera ES SloMo Gangway16 and ES 450 are trademarks of JLCooper Electronics All other brand names are the property of their respective owners ES SloMo User s Manual Third Edition Part Number 932094 2009 JLCooper Electronics 142 Arena Street El Segundo CA 90245 USA T 310 322 9990 310 335 0110 2 www jlcooper com Table of Contents Introduction 4 Features 4 Connecting 6 Initialization 7 Timecode Display 8 Ment 10 Parameters 12 Cue Operations 24 Basic Cue Operations 24 Cue and Park Specific Operations 25 Cue Ply Stop and CuePlyStp Slo Specific Operations
8. LED will illuminate and the VFD will show the Gangway 16 routing All On When this button is pressed the Gangway is configured to enable all 16 ports All Off When this button is pressed the Gangway is configured to disable all 16 ports Tally Pressing this button allows you to select the port which provides Tally information timecode status to the ES SloMo In this mode the Tally LED will illuminate and the VFD will show the Gangway 16 Tally routing 37 Controlling the Gangway16 To control the Gangway 16 simply press the Enable button The Enable LED will illuminate and the display will show similar to the screen shot below The top line indicates the ports of the Gangway16 Port 1 2 Port 2 and so on Starting with only the last digit is shown due to space constraints In this case Port 10 Port 11 and so on The bottom line indicates which ports are enabled The presence of an arrow pointing up indicates that a port is enabled for output While the absence of an arrow indicates that the port is not enabled for output To enable or disable a port on the Gangway make sure that the Enabled LED is illuminated then key in the 2 digit entry on the numeric keypad for the port For example to toggle the state of Port 6 press 0 6 The display will be similar to the screen shot below In addition the Gangway16 will illuminate buttons 1 and 6 38 This indicates that Ports 1 and 6 are ena
9. allow liquids dust or other foreign matter to get inside the unit There are no user serviceable parts in the ES SloMo Please refer to the JLCooper Electronics Limited Factory Warranty on the following page for detailed warranty and service information 46 JLCooper Electronics Limited Factory Warranty JLCooper Electronics JLCooper warrants this product to be free of defects in materials or workmanship for a period of 12 months from the date of purchase This warranty is non transferable and the benefits apply only to the original owner Proof of purchase in the form of an itemized sales receipt is required for warranty coverage To receive service under this warranty customers in the United States should contact the JLCooper factory at 310 322 9990 and talk to a service technician If necessary a Return Authorization number may be issued For our customers outside the United States it is recommended that you first contact your Dealer or Distributor since they may offer their own service or support policy If local support is not obtainable please send a FAX to JLCooper s Service Department at 1 310 335 0110 with a detailed description of the service required Upon issuance of return authorization the product should be packed in the original shipping materials and shipped prepaid and insured to Service Department JLCooper Electronics 142 Arena Street El Segundo CA 90245 Please include the following copy of the sales receipt
10. be able to always start T Bar operation at a know speed different from the Max or Min value When the PRESET button is pushed a speed value equal to the speed set in the Menu Item TBar Speed Preset will be immediately sent That speed will be shown on the second line of the display Unless the TBar happens to be sitting at the Preset speed the PRESET LED will blink indicating that the T Bar needs to be moved to the null point the point where the T Bar position is the same as the Preset 30 On the far right of the display an up or down arrow will show which direction the T Bar needs to be moved When the TBar is moved past the Preset point the LED will turn off and the arrow will disappear The T Bar is now Live When the ENABLE LED is off movement of the T Bar will display for about 1 2 second the speed that would be sent were the T Bar enabled This includes any min max scaling if the T1 LED is lit By this means the operator can go to an exact speed position at any time without causing the controlled machine to move 5 Play Range With this range the Preset and Range buttons do nothing The range of the TBar is from about 95 of normal play speed to about 105 10 Play Range With this range the Preset and Range buttons do nothing The range of the TBar is from about 90 of normal play speed to about 110 Bidirectional With this range the Preset and Range buttons do nothing The range of the TBar is from 10
11. bled for output that is commands from the ES SloMo will be sent to decks connected to Ports 1 amp 6 Similarly to disable Port 1 in the above example press 0 1 The display will show similar to the screen shot below and the Gangway will now only illuminate button6 To enable Port 12 in the above example press 1 2 The display will show similar to the screen shot below To enable all the ports on the Gangway16 for output press the All On button The display will show To disable all the ports on the Gangway 16 for output press the All Off button The display will show To receive data such as Timecode or Status back from the deck a port for Tally operation must be selected This can be done by pressing the Tally button Pressing Tally will illuminate the Tally LED and cause the display to show the following 39 The down pointing arrow will indicate the port that is configured as the Tally port or the port that the ES SloMo listens to for Timecode and Status responses As with the Enable function to enable a port on the Gangway for Tally make sure that the Tally LED is illuminated then key in the 2 digit entry on the numeric keypad for the port For example to select Port 9 for Tally press 0 9 The display will be similar to the screen shot below To remove the Gangway16 configuration pages simply press the Enable button This will cause the display to revert to normal operation 40 Appendi
12. e 2 Enter a 1 2 or 3 digit number 3 Press Enter Current time will be stored and display will revert No Goto will be sent To store a manually entered time to a Cue 1 Press ManTime button The display will show 2 Start pressing numbers they will scroll from right to left across the screen 3 When desired time entered press StoreCue The display will show 4 Enter a 1 2 or 3 digit number 5 Press Enter The entered time will be stored and the display will revert No Goto will be sent To copy a time from one Cue to another 1 Enter a1 or 2 digit Cue number The associated time will be shown on the second line 26 2 Press StoreCue The display will show 3 Entera 1 2 or 3 digit number 4 Press Enter The entered time will be stored and the display will revert No Goto will be sent Cue Ply Stop and CuePlyStp Slo Specific Operations Saving a Cue with Start and Stop times 1 Insure that in either Cue Ply Stop or CuePlyStp Slo mode 2 Select a starting Cue number by entering the number on the keypad then pressing CLR ESC The number will show as the leftmost 3 digits on the top line 3 At desired Start point press Mark In An asterisk appears to the right of the cue number This may take place with unit playing at any speed or stopped 4 At desired Stop point press Mark Out Again this may take place with unit playing at any speed or stopped The Store Cue LED will
13. e 5 95 to 105 of play speed e 10 90 to 110 of play speed e Bidirectional 1x to 1x play speed 4 TBar Mode e Passive Movement of an Enabled TBar sets the speed which will be sent upon either pressing the Play button or calling up a Clip or Cue Actual command sent would be selected by the TBar Message below unless set at exactly Play speed in which case a Play message will be sent e Active Movement of the TBar immediately sends an appropriate command to machine when Enable LED is on 12 5 TBar Speed Min This sets the minimum speed to be sent by the TBar in Normal Mode when the T1 Scaling button is active e Still e x e 1y 64X e 3 16X e ly 32X e x a om x e if 16X e 4x e 37 32X e x 6 TBar Speed Max This sets the maximum speed to be sent by the TBar in Normal Mode when the T1 Scaling button is active e 1x e 4x e 1 x e 8x e 2x e 10x 7 TBar Speed Preset Sets the Preset Speed to be evoked by pressing the Preset Button e Still e ux eax x e 1y 32X e YX 64x e x e i6x e Play e 3 32X e 1Y x e kx e 2x e ay 16X e 4x 8 TBar Message This sets the type of command sent by unit during TBar operations e Jog e Variable e Shuttle 13 9 Stop gt TBar This determines if pressing the STOP PLAY R PLAY REW or FFWD button will disable the TBar and turn off ENABLE LED No Effect Turns Off 10 Step Frame This determines what will happen when a Frame 1 or Frame 1 button
14. e unit to write to nonvolatile memory The ES SloMo performs this when it sends data Erase All Cues In Cue and Park mode pressing the ENTER key will set all 1000 cue locations to 00 00 00 00 which is considered an erased location In Cue Ply Stop mode pressing the ENTER key will set all 400 start and stop times to 00 00 00 00 which is considered an erased location In CuePlyStopSlo mode pressing the ENTER key will set all 400 start and stop times to 00 00 00 00 and set the speed to 00 00 which is considered an erased location 21 28 Init for Sports Pressing the ENTER key will set up parameters for typical sports slow motion operation Frame rate and type 30 drop Record Enabled TBar Normal range TBar Passive Min TBar Still Max TBar Play Speed TBar Preset Play Speed TBar sends Shuttle Stop FF Rew have no effect on TBar Enable Step Frame GoTo Type 2 Audio track handling Stop button sends Stop Latched FF and Rew Enabled Track Tally W1 toggles Clip Enable W2 writes new SloMo speed on current Clip Display Shuttle Speed Off Log Function Off Cue operation Cue Play Stop with SloMo Preroll 0 sec Clip Delay 0 sec Mach 1 Control Enabled 22 29 Init for Coords Pressing the ENTER key will set up parameters for another typical sports slow motion operation Frame rate and type 30 drop Record Enabled TBar Normal range TBar Passive Min TBar Still Max TBar Play Spe
15. ed TBar Preset Play Speed TBar sends Shuttle Stop FF Rew have no effect on TBar Enable Step Frame GoTo Type 2 Audio track handling Stop button sends Stop Monentary FF and Rew Enabled Track Tally W1 Off W2 Off Display Shuttle Speed Off Log Function Off Cue operation Cue and Park Preroll 15 frames Clip Delay 0 sec Mach 1 Control Enabled 23 Cue Operations There is nonvolatile storage on the ES SloMo for 1000 cues or 400 clips These are numbered 000 999 or 000 399 The various operations involving cues are as follows Basic Cue Operations To Goto a Predefined Cue 1 Enter the 1 2 or 3 digit number the time will show on line 2 of the display while the entry is shown on line 1 2 Press Enter A locate command will be issued and the top line will revert to showing current time Note If Preroll is enabled that will be applied to time 3 The next action will depend upon the Cue Operation mode that the unit is configured for e Ifin Cue and Stop mode the controller does nothing e Ifin Cue Ply Stop mode the controller will send a Play command when Mark In point is reached minus any Preroll and will send a Stop command when the Mark Out point is reached e Ifin CuePlyStopSlo mode the controller will send a Variable Play command when Mark In point is reached minus any Preroll and will send a Stop command when the Mark Out point is reached 4 Pressing the CLR ESC button will ex
16. eration Enables or disables Log Operation See Log Operation in appendix Disabled Enabled 18 Cue Operation This determines how cues are stored and played back and the definition of a cue Cue and Park Cues are only defined a start time When a cue is recalled a CueUp message is sent to unit and no further action is taken Cue start times are captured using the Store Cue button This mode allows 1000 cues Cue Ply Stop Cues are stored as start and stop times When a cue is recalled a CueUp message is sent When the unit reports that it is cued a Play command is issued When the play time agrees with the stop time a Stop command is issued Cues are captured using the Mark In Out keys along with the ENTER key This mode allows 400 cues composed of start and stop times CuePlyStopSlo Intended primarily for Sports Like the operation above except that when the cue is captured the present setting of the TBAR is saved as a SloMo setting This may be done without the TBAR actually affecting the speed of playback at the time the capture takes place When a cue is recalled this SloMo speed setting will be used 17 instead of the Play command unless the current setting of the TBAR is at Play speed in which case a normal Play command is issued This mode allows 400 cues composed of start and stop times with a speed value 19 Preroll Time Sets the amount of preroll applied to all Goto operations 0 second 15 frames 1
17. hat a CuePlyStp Slo Clip plays back This will take effect on individual recalls of a Clip or on the Play all Clips operation 28 Program the W1 or W2 button for Change SloMo operations With the TBar Enabled recall a Clip Move the TBar to a desired speed optional at this point Recall a clip While playing you may move the TBar to desired speed When set to desired speed press the W1 or W2 button programmed in step 3 above The new speed will now be written to the current clip 29 TBar Operation The TBar may be set via TBar Range to Normal 5 10 or bidirectional operation Normal There are three main aspects of the Normal speed operation of the TBar as follows Full Range Operation Press the ENABLE button As soon as the TBar is moved a speed command depending on message choice made in the Menu will be sent The range of operation is from Still all the way toward the operator to 10x normal play speed A subsequent press of the ENABLE button will turn the TBar off Depending on selection within the Menu the pressing of any transport button REW R PLAY STOP PLAY FFWD may be made to turn the TBar off Scaled Range Operation Press the T1 button The TBar will be enabled The Minimum speed of the T Bar will now be the value set in the Menu Item TBar Speed Min The Maximum speed will now be the value set in the Menu Item TBar Speed Max Preset Operation It might be desired to
18. in the pictures below Timecode display in Cue and Park Mode indicating field 1 Timecode display in Cue Play Stop and Cue Play StopSlo Modes indicating field 1 If the machine returns field 2 in the timecode the ES SloMo displays a colon as in the pictures below Timecode display in Cue and Park Mode indicating field 2 Timecode display in Cue Play Stop and Cue Play StopSlo Modes indicating field 2 Many decks do not return fields so you may only see one or the other Menu There are a number of user configurable items that should be checked and set for your application To go to the menu press the MENU button Select the menu item by turning the jog wheel Jf you are in Shuttle Mode the display will tell you to go to the Jog mode Press the wheel to go to Jog mode and press the MENU button again As the Jog wheel is turned different menu items are displayed on the top line of the window There are two types of items accessed this way Parameters and Commands Parameters allow the user to modify settings and are stored in nonvolatile memory Commands allow you to perform certain operations such as a memory dump or clear memory In the case of parameters you will see the currently selected and stored value on the bottom line An arrow of the left side of the display points to the top line indicating that the menu item is now being selected by the wheel 10 Once the desired menu item is shown a pres
19. ing the provided power supply or directly from 9 12 volts DC The connector is a 2 1mm coaxial power connector The center pin is positive A power switch on the rear panel turns the unit on or off Initialization The ES SloMo configuration and TBar calibration can be reset by holding the EJECT button while applying power to the unit After doing so the display will show Then the display will show Follow the directions on the display This calibrates the TBar for optimum range These values are stored in nonvolatile memory and should never need to be changed After performing this the unit will revert to normal operation Timecode Display When the ES SloMo displays timecode it displays more than just the current timecode The character to the left of the hours field indicates drop frame operation If the machine returns nondrop frame timecode the ES SloMo displays a space as in the pictures below Nondrop Timecode display in Cue and Park Mode Nondrop Timecode display in Cue Play Stop and Cue Play StopSlo Modes If the machine returns drop frame timecode the ES SloMo displays a period or dot as in the picture below Drop Frame Timecode display in Cue and Park Mode Drop Frame Timecode display in Cue Play Stop and Cue Play StopSlo Modes The character between the seconds and frames numbers indicates field 1 or 2 If the machine returns field 1 in the timecode the ES SloMo displays a period as
20. is pushed GoTo Mode This will issue a GoTo to the proper frame This should be used with most modern machines as it can cause inaccurate locating with older machines such as the BVU 800 SloMo Mode This issues a slow shuttle command in the appropriate direction then a Still command when the desired frame has been reached This does not work well with disk based recorders Step Fwd Rev This sends a 2x 14 or 2x 24 command that is recognized by only very new machines 11 Audio Trk Type This determines how the audio track arming is handled Type 1 Older decks with 2 analog tracks A1 Analog Audio 1 This is sometimes interpreted as Digital Audio 1 in some decks A2 Analog Audio 2 This is sometimes interpreted as Digital Audio 2 in some decks Shift Al Analog Audio 3 TC in some decks Shift A2 Analog Audio 4 Sync in some decks 14 e Type 2 Sends a 2 byte track arm message with the Al amp A2 bits copied from the D1 amp D2 bits Tally back uses byte 5 of the Status Data message Al Analog Audio 1 and Digital Audio 1 A2 Analog Audio 2 and Digital Audio 2 Shift Al Digital Audio 3 Shift A2 Digital Audio 4 e Type 3 Same as Type 2 except Tally back uses the Edit Preset Sense message Al Analog Audio 1 and Digital Audio 1 A2 Analog Audio 2 and Digital Audio 2 Shift Al Digital Audio 3 Shift A2 Digital Audio 4 e Type 4 Same as Type 2 except the Al amp A2 bits a
21. it the cue entering process but will allow the entered cue to remain pending for possible Cue Ply Stop time capture operation 24 Next Cue Pressing this will bring up the next higher cue from the last entered or used The time stored in this Cue location will be displayed on the second line Multiple presses of this will scroll thru the Cues e Pressing Enter will cause the currently displayed Cue to be sent e Pressing the Clr Esc button will exit back to normal operation without sending the Cue Last Cue This operates the same as above except that the Cue number is decremented with each push Current Cue Pressing the ENTER key will replay the most recently selected cue This may be done repeatedly Cue and Park Specific Operations To Manually Enter a Goto Time 1 Press ManTime button The display will show 2 Start pressing numbers they will scroll from right to left across screen At any time a first press of the CLR ESC button will clear whatever entry is being made to all zeros A second push of the button will exit the operation 3 When the desired time is displayed press Enter The GoTo command will be issued and the top line will revert to showing current time Note If Preroll enabled that will be applied to time 25 To store Current Time to a Cue 1 Press StoreCue If no manual entry of time has been made the Current Time will transfer to bottom line and will appear on top lin
22. light and the current time will freeze on the display 5 If planning to have the automatic SloMo speed captured you can at this point move the TBar to a desired speed which will be displayed on the second line If the ENABLE LED is off this may be done without affecting the playback that may be going on 27 6 Press the ENTER key The Start and Stop times along with the SloMo speed will be saved to the currently displayed storage location then the Cue number will auto increment 7 Repeat steps 3 thru 6 Each time the Cue number will increment to the next Playing back a Cue Ply Stop or CuePlyStp Slo Cue 1 Make sure in correct mode 2 Enter the desired Cue number on the numeric keypad 3 Press ENTER 4 Controlled unit will be directed to cue to the Start time minus any preroll time Once there either a Play or a SloMo command will be issued The exact command sent is the one set in the TBar Message Menu item When the unit has reached the prestored Stop point a Stop command is issued Editing the Cue List It is possible to step thru the list of Cues and Enable or Disable them individually for inclusion in the Play all Clips playback 1 Set the W1 or W2 button for Toggle Clip Enable 2 As you step thru the clips using the Next Last or numerical input the selected W1 or W2 button s LED will light if a clip is enabled Pressing the button toggles the condition It is possible to change the SloMo speed t
23. on the rear panel turns the unit on or off The unit comes with a power supply appropriate for the country in which the unit was sold If you need a power supply specific to your location please contact your local distributor or JLCooper Electronics Warning Using a power supply other than the unit specified could result in damage to the ES SloMo and or other equipment which is not covered by the JLCooper Factory Warranty Location JLC P N North America PSDC117 Europe except UK PSDC230 Japan PSDC117 JLCooper Approved Power Supplies 45 Troubleshooting If for some reason the ES SloMo does not give you the expected results take a moment to do some investigating The most important concept is that you have your ES SloMo connected properly as outlined in Installation and Use Take a moment to double check your setup A common problem is forgetting to turn the power switch on or turning the unit on after the software application has launched In addition the JLCooper website www jlcooper com will contain up to date information on drivers applications and troubleshooting If all else fails you can contact the JUCooper Service Department at service jlcooper com Care and Service If properly cared for your ES SloMo should provide years of troublefree performance While the ES SloMo is built in a rugged metal enclosure please avoid dropping the ES SloMo Clean with a soft damp cloth Do not
24. re set to zero Al Digital Audio 1 A2 Digital Audio 2 Shift Al Digital Audio 3 Shift A2 Digital Audio 4 12 Stop Method Sets Stop behavior e STOP Command A Stop command is sent e STILL Command A Shuttle 0 Still command is sent e 2nd push STOP or STILL STOP The first push will cause a Still command to be sent The second push will cause a Stop to be sent 15 13 14 15 FFwd and Rew Sets Fast Forward and Rewind behavior e Latched After release of the key the controlled unit will remain in selected operation until some other button is pressed e Momentary Upon release either a Stop or Still will be sent depending on the Stop Method selected above Trk Data Tally Allows disabling of this tally which under unusual circumstances might disrupt normal track select operations If this is disabled the ES SloMo will not know of any track operation done on the controlled unit itself e Disabled e Enabled W1 Button Send W2 Button Send Allow user selection of the command sent by the W1 and W2 buttons e Off no command sent e Preroll e Full EE On e Preview e Full EE Off e Review e Select EE On e Autoedit e 4x Play e Sync Play e x Rev Play e Toggle Clip Enable see Editing the Cue List below e Change SloMo see Editing the Cue List below 16 16 Show Shut Spd Enables or disables display of the Shuttle speed in the display window Disabled Enabled 17 Log Op
25. rmation in one of two protocols e Ash Vale SM 2a e ES SloMo The SM 2a protocol is The port settings are 38400 bits sec no parity 8 data bits 1 stop bit The data format is ODh OAh lt Cue gt 20h lt Time gt ODh OAh lt Cue gt 20h lt Time gt ODh OAh The ES SloMo protocol is The port settings are 38400 bits sec no parity 8 data bits 1 stop bit The data format is ODh ODh OAh lt Cue gt 20h lt StartTime gt 20h lt EndTime gt 20h lt n gt lt n gt ODh ODh OAh lt Cue gt 20h lt StartTime gt 20h lt EndTime gt 20h lt n gt lt n gt ODh ODh OAh Cue is a3 digit ASCII value 000 to 999 or 000 to 399 that specifies the cue location 42 Time StartTime and EndTime are 11 digit ASCII values that specifies timecode values in the following format hh mm ss ff n and n define play speed for the clip in CuePlyStop Slo mode The actual play speed is can be determined by the following equation TapeSpeed ol see x Qe _ ale These are the same values sent from the ES SloMo to a machine and are defined on page 17 of the Sony document Protocol of Remote 9 pin Connector 2 Edition The character terminates the sending of cue data When sending data from a computer a 30 mS delay must be inserted between each cue to allow the unit to write to nonvolatile memory The ES SloMo performs this when it sends data For details on how to connect two ES
26. s of the ENTER key will cause the arrow to change to the bottom line of the display This indicates that turning the Jog wheel will scroll the possible options for that menu item Pressing the ENTER key again will return the arrow to the top line and additional menu items may be scrolled thru When all options have been set another push of the MENU button will save them to the nonvolatile memory If you decide to not save pressing the CLR ESC key will exit out of the menu mode without saving When commands are reached at the end of the parameters the arrow symbol no longer appen The second line will now be an instruction such as ze In some cases additional instructions may appear afier the pressing of ENTER Pressing the CLR ESC key will exit out of the menu operation On the following pages are the list of parameters and commands along with all the possible options The defaults after initialization are shown in boldface 11 Parameters 1 Time Code Type This is only used by the Step Frame Frame 1 and Frame 1 functions This determines how the ES SloMo behaves at whole second boundaries e 24 e 29 97 drop e 25 e 30 drop e 29 97 e 60 e 30 2 Record Enable Allows record and edit functions to be enabled or disabled e Enabled e Disabled 3 TBar Range This sets the speed range of the TBar from bottom to top e Normal Scaling Disabled Still to 10x Scaling Enabled Configurable using TBar Speed Min and Max
27. sy to read 2 line x 16 VF Display Assemble insert crash and record lockout modes Global record lock Machine 1 control lockout Mark In and Mark Out keys to quickly store cue points Capacity to store 1000 cue points or 400 in and out points with varispeed Ability to transfer cues to from another ES SloMo or computer for backup or editing Ability to import export cues from to Ash Vale SM 2a Programmable cueing modes Automatic play All Cues function 2 user assignable buttons Log operation for QC Applications 16 variable replay speeds EE PB switching control EJECT function for tape based decks Controls most VTRs and hard disk based systems Direct support for Doremi Video Servers Direct support for Odetics compatible video servers 10 foot 3m detachable control and power cable with recessed connector to minimize footprint AC or DC power 90 240 volts AC 50 60 Hz or 9 12 volts DC Connecting Connecting the ES SloMo is straightforward Connect the large 25 pin D Sub connector to the rear of the ES SloMo Secure the connector the unit by screwing the lock screws into the connector Connect each deck or video server to the smaller 9 pin D Sub connectors Some video servers have more than one connector which allow simultaneous control of the recorder and player In these cases connect each port to its own connector on the ES SloMo Lastly connect the unit to a source of power This can be either from the power mains us
28. t controller for News Sports Scoreboard and other slow motion editing operations It makes the operation of professional video recorders quick and easy It s a full featured 4 machine editor and universal Jog Shuttle remote for most VTRs DDRs and disk recorders Its sleek design and low cost make it the perfect addition to edit suites remote trucks and other studio applications ES SloMo features include professional transport buttons professional Jog Shuttle Wheel for convenient picture search operations a high quality TBar for Slow Motion and shuttle tape operation an easy to read 2 x 16 VF display for accurate editing a full size numeric keypad fast access function keys and an integrated data and power cable to minimize desktop clutter Features e Simultaneous Control of up to 4 VTRs or DDRs via standard 9 pin P2 protocol e Simultaneous Control of up to 16 VTRs or DDRs with the addition of the optional Gangway16 e 4RS 422 serial ports 16 with the optional Gangway16 e Professional Jog Shuttle mechanism e TBar control for slow motion control using Shuttle Jog or Variable Play commands e Dynamic slow motion replays directly accessed from integrated TBar mechanism e User programmable TBar limits e User programmable TBar behavior Min to Max Max to Max 5 10 e Active or Passive TBar Modes High durability transport buttons Full size numeric keypad to enter and recall cue locations and time code Ea
29. tampering ingress of foreign matter or failure to operate in accordance with the procedures outlined in the owner s manual nor for natural or man made events such as but not limited to flooding lightning tornadoes earthquake fire civil unrest war terrorism etc THE DURATION OF ANY OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER IMPLIED OR EXPRESS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE DURATION OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY HEREIN JLCOOPER HEREBY EXCLUDES INCIDENTAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF TIME INCONVENIENCE DELAY IN PERFORMANCE OF THIS WARRANTY THE LOSS OF USE OF THE PRODUCT OR COMMERCIAL LOSS AND FOR BREACH OF ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY APPLICABLE TO THIS PRODUCT JLCOOPER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OR LOSS RESULTING FROM THE NEGLIGENT OR INTENTIONAL ACTS OF THE SHIPPER OR HIS CONTRACT AFFILIATES THIS WARRANTY SHALL BE GOVERENED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 47
30. tiate this command a second message appears telling the operator to place the destination deck into record then press ENTER again to begin e WI or W2 By selecting the W1 or W2 button to be Tog Clip Enable it is possible e CLR ESC Pressing the CLR ESC button at any time aborts the operation Ply Odet Clips This the same as Play All Cues except that it uses the Odetics protocol to accomplish the playback All other description of Play All Cues is valid Xmit Cue List Pressing the ENTER key causes all non zero cue location data to be sent over port 4 to either another ES SloMo unit or a computer When attaching to another ES SloMo unit a special RS 422A crossover cable is necessary When attaching to a computer as RS 422A port or RS 422A to RS 232 converter is necessary 20 26 27 When the ES SloMo is in Cue and Park mode the data format conforms to the Ash Vale SM 2a protocol When the ES SloMo is in Cue Ply Stop or CuePlyStopSloMo mode the data format is unique to the ES SloMo Both formats are detailed in the appendix Rev Cue Dump Pressing the ENTER key causes the ES SloMo to prepare itself for reception of a Cue Dump from another ES SloMo or from a computer Reception is via port 4 The Es SloMo will automatically detect which format is being sent to it Pressing the CLR ESC button aborts this operation When sending data from a computer a 25 mS delay must be inserted between each cue to allow th
31. x Log Operation When doing QC work with films or tapes an operator must look for flaws and log the type of flaw and time code often by hand The ES SloMo includes a mode to help automate this task When in this mode accessed thru the Menu Item Log Operation Machine 4 s output is used to send a special command upon the operator s pushing of one of the buttons immediately below the display This command will be in the form 74h bb ff mm ss hh cs where bb is button from 0 to 5 This is intended to be an indication of the type of flaw found by the operator and is entirely definable by the user ff mm ss hh is the timecode as returned from the machine immediately preceding the button press It is in BCD format cs is checksum of all the bytes in the packet preceding it The checksum is truncated to the least significant 8 bits The data transmission from the ES SloMo follows the standard P2 specification EIA RS 422A at 38400 bits sec 8 data bits 1 stop bit and odd parity The user will need to usually provide a RS 422 to RS 232 or USB converter and will need to provide a simple application that receives this data and presents it in a useful format JLCooper may provide this software at some point in the future depending on demand Contact the factory for details For details on how to connect your ES SloMo to a computer refer to the pinout section 41 Clip Transfer Protocol The ES SloMo can transfer cue info
32. your name and address no P O Boxes please a brief description of the problem and any other related items discussed with the service department and considered necessary to evaluate the product or effect a repair The return authorization number must be clearly written on the outside of the package JLCooper will at its option without charge for parts or labor either repair or replace the defective part s or unit Shipping costs duties customs brokerage and other fees to and from JLCooper are not covered by this warranty JLCooper s normal repair turn around time at the factory is approximately 10 business days from receipt of product to shipping Your actual turn around time will include return shipping Actual turn around time will vary depending upon many factors including the repeatability of the customer s reported complaint the availability of parts required for repair the availability of related products needed to evaluate the product if necessary Priority services are available at additional cost These should be discussed with the service representative at the time the return authorization is issued This warranty provides only the benefits specified and does not cover damage defects or repairs needed as result of acts beyond the control of JLCooper including but not limited to abuse damage by accident or negligence damage from using incorrect power supply modification alteration improper or abnormal use unauthorized servicing
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