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1. drives on the external chain should be non terminated except for the last drive in the chain which should be terminated When no drives are connected externally connect the supplied SCSI terminator to the SCSI connector on the back of the DO NOT USE SCSI 107 FOR DRIVES this ID can only be used by the V1 itself 2 2 Volume The two volume potentiometers located on the left of the V1 time code display are used to set the audio input level during the recording process only They have no effect at playback Volume levels are displayed along the bottom of the LCD display during recording and playback OdB on the V1 scale represents OdB digital or 20dB analog 4dB 0VU is at 20dB on the V1 scale Audio recordings should be made at around 12dB on the scale with peaks between 12dB and OdB The OdB level is the absolute maximum going over it will produce digital clipping 2 3 LCD Time Code Display The first line of the Time Code display shows the time location of the video material using the following format HH MM SS FF F1 F2 where HH represent the hours from 00 to 23 MM represent the minutes from 00 to 59 SS represents the seconds from 00 to 59 FF represents the frames from 00 to 24 in PAL and 00 to 29 in NTSC FI F2 represent the field F1 for odd fields and F2 for even fields This display will show either Absolute Time or Time Code depending upon what the user has selected in the Time Mode 01 Menu In addit
2. iet etre BALASAN 26 3 2 9 REMAINING TIME A SEGMENT 26 3210 REVERSE UN Sd 27 3 3 USING DISCONTINUOUS TIME CODE ON A DRIVE eee 27 3 3 1 INCREASING TME CODE 332 NON INCREASING TIME CODE 3 3 3 REPEATING TIME 4 REAR CONNECTION S is 52 habeo Ree eh ee ee qp le ue eU PR 41 HARDWARE SETUP OF THE BI PHASE 0 000000000000000000000 000 29 5 VITPRO202 UTIEITY SOEIWARE 30 DD VIPr0202 Installation e eee e ede ege eet ec ee eet 30 5 2 VEPro202 Modes of operation S e CR Ee dee o ede A AA GA AA 30 2 3 VIPr0202 Menus iiiter eet ee AAA e NAGA Sese ER aded 30 5 4 VIBr0202 Controls i ier pe ERG OQ ERO Une 3l 5 5 Editing the configuration file v1s cfg eese eee ener enne nennen enne nene 32 5 6 Upload from the Vlupload utility eese eee eene nennen enne nennen nennen ener 33 5 7 The Ethernet Option suene egre de de ERI gi ee de Pas 33 5 8 Converting Media Composer Files to 35 3 9 SCSI Copy using VIPrO202 4524 85888144 Sous
3. will toggle between Player Only or Rec Player This option is used when more than one V1 unit are connected to the same drive or RAID You can only have one unit set in Rec Player and all the rest should be Player The Rec Player is the only unit allowed to record on the network Important Note When the unit is in Player Only mode all operations that write to the active drive are denied including record initialize format etc The or will toggle between NTSC and PAL This option menu replaces jumper number 6 on the back panel DIP switch If you want the new setting to be the default startup setting a Save command should be executed after changing this parameter If the unit does not allow you to switch to PAL turn the unit OFF set DIP switch number 6 UP and restart the unit The or will toggle between Full and Limited 8 pixels This option menu replaces jumper number 7 on the back panel DIP switch If you want the new setting to be the default startup setting a Save command should be executed after changing this parameter The or will toggle between ON 360 and OFF 720 This option menu replaces jumper number 8 on the back panel DIP switch If you want the new setting to be the default startup setting a Save command should be executed after changing this parameter OFF is a better quality picture The or will toggle between Two and One This option menu replaces jumper number 9 on the
4. The or will toggle between 1 amp 2 and 3 amp 4 When 1 amp 2 is selected and when the V1 is playing at any speed below 100 the output on tracks 3 and 4 will come from the audio recorded on channels 1 amp 2 When 3 amp 4 is selected and when the V1 is playing at any speed below 100 the output on tracks 1 and 2 will come from the audio recorded on channels 3 amp 4 When the speed is 100 and above every track will play its own recorded audio The or will toggle between OFF and ON When this option is set ON the V1 will record play in a loop specified by the clip selected in option menu 8 Menu The Toggle lt gt key will switch between IN and OUT When using the EDIT ON OFF commands from a P2 editor the or keys in the IN submenu will set the time that the V1 will start recording after receiving the EDIT ON command to 4 5 6 7 8 9 or 10 fields In the OUT submenu the number of fields will set the time that the V1 will stop recording after receiving the EDIT OFF command This command will stripe Time Code with black video and no audio The striping will start at the time line position starting with the time line displayed on the LCD Example If you want to stripe time code beginning at 01 00 00 00 you would Initialize your drive Create a one hour offset using the OPTION IN command Then use this Option Menu command by pressing the Toggle lt gt key The LCD
5. V 1 User s Manual Version 2 0 07 98 Doremi Labs Inc 3631 Cahuenga Blvd West Los Angeles California 90068 U S A TABLE OF CONTENTS IJ vnn 2 4 nn 5 WARNING 5 O E O M 5 PROTECTING YOURSELF AND THE 0 00424002 00 0 4 08 000 06 0000 0600 seen asina 5 D 7 iO 8 1 MENU SEEECTIONS 2 ud nep 9 Il Standard Menu is esae eter 9 7 22 Optional Mens ts Rieti ie e soto ehe Es UTD tenia DR RUE EXE CO 12 2 FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION mee eret stag tan retento poene YE ERA Ree YR EE exe A SANA MANA 19 2 1 SCSI Drives 2 2 Volume due que eee en RH PEE OH PELE OLS e 2 3 CD Time Code Display dicet er e EO EE HEU n 19 2 4 od ie rettet et ete oe ertet etre obe esit ee eerte etre andes stt eire ica 20 2 5 Transport Controls 5 titel ote ret pee Ro ra De ate tle 20 2 6 OTT NNARERRER
6. 0 Ren i eee dp 35 5 10 Wiring of the VI RS422 PC Cable d e ee edge de ree erri Ried 37 5 11 Wiring of the VI RS422 Mac Cable Anna AA AA Nan AN Alai 38 6 DIP SWITGH SETTINGS n rie rr er e Ri dp e rre e e EO e RARE ET 39 7 DISK RECORD TIMES FOR VARIOUS COMPRESSION 40 7 1 NTSC Compression Chart according to CCIR 601 eee 41 7 20 PAL Compression Chart according to CCIR 601 eese eene nene nnne 41 7 35 e R SITICIORS reni eee nte qe rot egy Doer iet eder ooo Qe RP ovre dere edere ede 41 8 USING THE REMOTE 0 4 1 1 1 0000 43 9 APPLICATION AND TROUBLESHOOTING INFORMATION 2 44 10 CONNECTING THE TO A WORKSTATION 2 20 2202 4 2 0000000000000000000000 00 tenete ene 46 10 1 Connection to the DAWN workstation v 4 3c or later essen 46 10 2 Connection to the Akai DD 1500 with RS422 control recommended 46 10 3 Connection to the Akai DD 1500 in CHASE RS422 Mode eene eene nenne 46 10 4 Connection io the diete e re Pepe 47 10 5 Connection to the Microlynx the Lynx 1 and Lynx 2 synchronizers eere 47 10 6 Connection to the Sonic Solutions eese enne 47
7. 1 MENU SELECTIONS If your front panel EPROM on the V1 has version V1 20 or higher you have access to two different sets of menus Pressing the MENU key will allow access to the Standard menu and pressing OPTION MENU hold the OPTION key while pressing MENU will allow access to the Optional menu If your front panel EPROM only shows the standard menu and you need to use the optional menu you can either use the 202 Utility or request a front panel EPROM programmed with version V1 20 or higher Do not confuse the front panel EPROM socketed 40 IC on the front panel board version V1 20 with the V1 Flash EPROM socketed 32 pin PLCC IC on the DVP100 main PC board version V1 20 1 1 Standard Menu The MENU key will call up the menus allowing the user to define the set up of the V1 unit The up arrow key down arrow key 2 will allow the user to get to the next or previous menu selection The Toggle Select key generally sets the parameters for the selected menu Once menus are set up pressing the ESC or MENU keys will save the settings and quit the menu mode All the settings related to the recording i e Remote Local Time Mode Sync Source Input Source etc are automatically saved on the current disk when you exit the menu mode on version 1 9 and lower the V1 will wait for a STOP command before saving the set up on the current drive 00 Control Selects the mode of control for the The Togg
8. 10 7 Connection to the Pro Tools 4 0 47 10 8 Connection to the Orban AUDICY VX ema ee ena ea nanas anna anna aan 47 10 9 Most Common 7 1 A 48 10 10 List of DAWs amp Editors currently supported with the 1 essere 48 11 CHANGES AND ADDITIONS 202 22 2 204 0220220200 0100 000 49 11 14 Upgrading version 2 0 eb uideo tine tede pe i 49 12 INSTRUCTIONS FOR INITIAL SETUP amp TRANSPORT eere nennen 50 13 MOUNTING SCSI DRIVES eode pP Peter iota bene itd 51 13 1 Mounting one Jaz drive ONLY ennt enne neret 51 13 2 lt Cep ere e t Dee ESPERA 51 13 3 Mounting one Kingston Data Express removable drive system eese 52 13 4 Mounting two Kingston Data Express removable drive systems eese 53 13 5 Mounting one Jaz and one Kingston Data Express removable system eese 53 13 6 Setup of the Fast SCSI Seagate Barracuda4 hard drive STI5150N sese 53 13 7 Setup of the Micropolis 3243av 4 GB hard drive essere 54 13 8 Setup of the Seagate Ultra SCSI hard drives 4 GB 9 GB amp 18 0 55 13 9 Setup of the Magneto Optical Drive MOD NIKON BELUG
9. If you are recording on the 2 6 GB MOD Nikon Beluga 0053 you must use a 1024 Bytes sectors cartridge and you should not attempt to set the compression ratio to a value less than 20 1 1 field frame The V1 will not give an indication that the drive is overloaded but the picture may not play correctly In shuttle reverse If you have a normal RS422 9 pin control connection and you can not control the V1 check the CHASE menu command It should be set to CHASE OFF and not to CHASE RS422 Bad sectors on JAZ cartridges Since software version 1 18 the V1 efficiently handles bad sectors on the JAZ cartridges When such bad sectors are found the V1 would repeat the last good frame read until a new good sector is found again Please note that this process may produce a video jump if the bad sectors area is too large In case of too many bad sectors the best solution is to request a cartridge exchange under warranty from Iomega Muting the audio outputs during a stop in LTC chase mode Since software version 1 19 the V1 automatically mutes the audio outputs after detecting a stop on the incoming LTC timecode while in LTC chase The muting is executed 200 ms after the time code stops Quick toggle between SHUTTLE amp JOG modes While in SHUTTLE mode you can still use the nudge keys and to JOG field by field Recording in case of tape drop outs When recording with external timecode two kinds of drop out might occur If the
10. Switching between the JAZ and hard drive To switch the active drive follow these steps 9 16 9 17 9 18 9 19 9 20 9 2 From HD to JAZ Stop the playback on the HD STOP switch off the HD key the LCD will display No disk insert the JAZ cartridge and wait for few seconds The No disk will disappear when the Jaz cartridge is mounted From JAZ to HD Stop the playback on the JAZ STOP eject the cartridge the LCD will display No disk switch on the HD key then wait for few seconds The No disk will disappear when the HD is mounted The same switch can be done between two or more hard drives using their ON OFF key Replace eject by key off and insert by key on Modes of operation with multiples drives Unless the drives were recorder in the serial chained mode See Section 3 1 5 Recording on Two or More Drives only one drive can be active on the The video has no colors If the video is not stable and is not displaying colors properly you have set the Sync From to Auto or Sync In but you do not have a black burst signal a composite signal is not accepted fed to the SYNC IN connector If the video stabilizes when you switch to Internal the problem is definitely your Sync From setting If you have a remote control unit connected to port 2 of the and the unit is not responding to remote commands you need to disable the front panel of the V1 Please refer to Sect
11. especially metal objects into the V1 Use only an AC power supply Never use a DC power supply If water or any other liquid is spilled into or onto the V1 disconnect the power and call your dealer Make sure the unit is well ventilated and away from direct sunlight To avoid damage to internal circuitry as well as the external finish keep the V1 away from sources of direct heat stoves radiators etc Avoid using aerosol insecticides etc near the V1 They may damage the surface and may ignite Do not use denatured alcohol thinner or similar chemicals to clean the DR8 They will damage the finish Modification of this equipment is dangerous and can result in the functions of the V1 being impaired Never attempt to modify the equipment in any way In order to ensure optimum performance of your V1 select the setup location carefully and make sure the equipment is used properly Avoid setting up the V1 in the following locations 1 In a humid or dusty environment 2 In a room with poor ventilation 3 On a surface which is not horizontal 4 Inside a vehicle such as a car where it will be subject to vibration 5 In an extremely hot or cold environment WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING
12. 2 6 Segment Definition and Playback Sets the OUT point for segment play See Section 3 2 6 Segment Definition and Playback To locate to a specific frame field from the V1 front panel enter the time code location numbers from the numeric keypad and press GOTO when finished This is the escape key Press it when you want to exit the menu modes or abort an operation Used to recall a segment number See Section 3 2 6 Segment Definition and Playback Used to save a segment into a memory location number See Section 3 2 6 Segment Definition and Playback Clears the display to enter new data Press after selecting a segment number to play See Section 3 2 6 Segment Definition and Playback Also used in the copy command Used to access additional functions Moves the cursor back one character 22 3 RECORDING amp PLAYBACK 3 1 Recording 31 1 STANDARD RECORDING PROCEDURE Pressing the REC button on the front panel will automatically put the V1 into RECORD READY mode or INPUT MONITOR mode the red LED will go ON This is useful for monitoring the input audio and video before you record To turn INPUT MONITOR OFF press STOP A drive must be formatted then initialized before it is ready for recording See Section 1 1 Menu 08 FORMAT To begin recording from STOP or RECORD READY modes hold down REC and press PLAY both green and red LEDs will go ON simultaneously begin recording
13. BELOW 2 0 WILL ALLOW 8 1 COMPRESSIONS OR HIGHER HOWEVER THE Vim SHOULD NOT BE USED AT ANY COMPRESSION BELOW 12 1 LATER SOFTWARE VERSIONS WILL NOT ALLOW SELECTION OF COMPRESSIONS BELOW 12 1
14. Code Offset 02 03 Sync from Chase A Time as LTC VITC Time 10 If you are using A Time with or without an offset as your time code and if your controller requires time code you should choose this option which will make the A Time look like Time Code on the RS422 connection During record the time code embedded in the video input signal VITC will be recorded on the VITC track of the V active drive The time code displayed on the V1 front panel and present on the VITC OUT connector during playback or record is the same time code recorded on the VITC track unless a time code offset has been set See Section 3 1 4 Time Code Offset Specifies the sync reference during playback The V1 is always locked to the Input when recording The Toggle Select key will switch between Auto Sync In Input Internal The V1 syncs to the SYNC IN input The V1 syncs to the SYNC IN input Auto and Sync In are the same The V1 syncs to the VIDEO IN input The V1 syncs to its own internal clock Specifies how the V1 will chase to time code The Toggle Select key gt will switch between Off LTC MTC Serial TC RS422 Biphase Normal mode of operation when the unit is controlled by a workstation via the 9 pin connection In this mode the V1 will chase the time code fed through TIME CODE INPUT jack This mode is recommended when no RS422 9 pin control is present See Sections 3 2 1 a
15. Menu Stripe TC command e Set Option Menu 12 V1 Type to Rec Player on the V1 recorder then use Option Menu 4 to save the settings Set Option Menu 12 Type to Player Only on the player then use Option Menu 4 to save the settings e Restart the whole system and after both units mount the server make sure that Time Left is equal to 0 e Feed the time code output of the V1 reorder to the time code input of the V1 player Use a balanced 14 in cable very important e On the recorder locate to the A Time that equals the delay desired if your delay is 1 hour locate to A Time 01 00 00 00 and start recording e On the V1 player locate to the A Time that equals the delay desired then add the delay to that A Time 2xDELAY type the value 2xDELAY using the numeric keypad and hit OPTION IN Example If your delay is 1 hour locate to 01 00 00 00 type 02 00 00 00 and hit OPTION IN If you want to avoid repeating this step every time you turn the V1 player ON you can use the Save command to keep the delay saved on the Flash EPROM of the V1 Player Hit OPTION PLAY on the V1 player to initiate a chase command the V1 player will start playing the material recorded a DELAY earlier If the V1 player does not start playing hit OPTION PLAY one more time V This system will stay in a loop until you press stop on both units 26 32 8 PLAY LIST amp LOOPING Once the segments are fully defined as described above a pl
16. THE Vlupload UTILITY MIGHT ALSO BE A SPECIFIFC VERSION OF VTPRO202 PLEASE READ AND FOLLOW CAREFULLY IN ORDER TO UPGRADE CORRECTLY 1 Unstuff unzip all the files contained in the MAINxxxx sit MAINxxxx zip into one folder and call it Viupload Connect the bottom RS422 port of the V1 to your computer Turn ON the V1 wait until the drive mounts and check that a correct video signal is displayed on the V1 monitor Open the Vlupload folder and start Vlupload by double clicking on the icon The Vlupload window should display the same time code shown on the V1 front panel click on PLAY then STOP and confirm that the V1 responded properly to your commands Go to the Upload menu From the Upload menu choose Upload The unit will ask for your serial number which is located on the back of the V1 unit Then it will start asking about some Ethernet configurations If you do not have the Ethernet option you should use the default values for the IP address the Network Mask and the Port If you do have the Ethernet option please refer to the dedicated Ethernet paragraph in this chapter Finally a window will ask you to specify the file to upload you should choose the file mainxxxx bin from the same folder The upload procedure will begin You should see Uploading then Flashing then Success Note that while Flashing the video frame might be erased Once Success is displayed you can quit Vlupload and turn off the V1 R
17. TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL The lightning flash with the arrowhead symbol superimposed across a graphical representation of a person within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance CE NOTICE Marking by the symbol indicates compliance of the device to the EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility directive and to the Low Voltage directive of the European Community Such marking is indicative that this device meets or exceeds the following technical standard e EN 55022 Limits and Methods of Measurement of Radio Interface Characteristics of Information Technology Equipment A Declaration of Conformity in accordance with the above standard has been made and is on file at Doremi Labs Europe Valbonne France INTRODUCTION If you are a Digital Audio Workstation DAW user and are tired of waiting for your analog tape VTR to locate and follow up with your DAW you would need to replace your video tape machine with a random access digital video recorder player that would respond instantly to your locate commands and communica
18. Ultra SCSI drives Barracuda and Cheetah Seagate part Numbers Barracuda4LP Barracuda9 Barracuda9LP Barracudal8 Narrow SCSI ST34371N 5 19171 ST39173N ST118273N ST34572N ST34573N Wide SCSI ST34371W ST19171W ST39173W ST118273W ST34572W ST39173LW ST118273LW ST34573W LW Seagate part Numbers Cheetah4LP Cheetah9 Cheetah9LP Cheetah18 Narrow SCSI __ O Wide SCSI ST34501W ST19101W ST39102LW ST118202LW ST34502LW These are the two connectors that should be configured for all these drives SCSI CONNECTOR REAR SCSI CONNECTOR REAR TP TO BUS TP FROM DRIV RESERVE PARITY DISABELE NWRITE PROTEC WRITE PROTECT MOTOR START 956 MOTOR START EN DELAY MOTOR ST FORCE SINGLE EN 12 All Other drives Listed above J2 should have a jumper to set the termination power from SCSI bus see above drawing For LW drives the Force Single Ended Jumper must also be installed The Data Express carrier should be connected to the drive with 3 cables 1 Power Cable 2 SCSI Cable 3 SCSI ID number cable this cable is supplied by Kingston with the Data Express and has one 3 pin connector 5 for wide that connects to the Data Express carrier and three five for wide 2 pin connectors that should be connected to the drive Note that each of those 3 wires is connected to only one side of the 2 pin connector That si
19. back panel DIP switch If you want the new setting to be the default startup setting a Save command should be executed after changing this parameter The or will toggle between 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 and 7 selection represents the SCSI ID number of the V1 after restart Do not use a SCSI ID number for the V1 that conflicts with any installed 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Clks Frame Emulation Audio Ch Jog On Loop Mode Edit Time Stripe TC Odd Fields Stop Chase I7 drive A Save command should be executed after changing this parameter The or will toggle between 01 02 04 10 The selection represents the number of clicks on the incoming Biphase signal per video frame 012 1 click per frame PAL 25 frames sec 01 25Hz 02 50Hz 04 100Hz 10 250Hz If you want the new setting to be the default startup setting a Save command should be executed after changing this parameter The or will toggle between V1 default and BVW 75 If you want the new setting to be the default startup setting a Save command should be executed after changing this parameter The or will toggle between 0 2 and 4 which designate the number of audio channels that will be recorded after initialization of the drive O2 No audio recorded 2 Audio on channels 1 amp 2 will be recorded 4 Audio on channels 1 2 3 amp 4 will be recorded V1D 2MD only
20. connect the optional RCV1 external remote control from Doremi Labs Inc If the internal cable of RS 422 connector 2 is installed on J10 of the main motherboard this port can be used as a second RS 422 connector It can then be used to connect the optional external remote control from Doremi Labs Inc If the internal cable of RS 422 connector 2 is installed on J3 of the main motherboard this port can be used as the Biphase input connector Refer to Section 4 1 Hardware setup of the Biphase Input DIP switches for selecting the SCSI ID of the V1 See Section 6 DIP Switch Settings Balanced TRS 1 4 input and output connectors for LTC time code The V1 time code input accepts balanced signals tip hot ring cold amp sleeve is ground If you are feeding an unbalanced signal to it both ring and sleeve should be connected to GND You can use an unbalanced jack tip and sleeve on the time code input of the V1 The V1 time code output is a balanced signal tip hot ring cold amp sleeve is ground If you are feeding it to an unbalanced input ring should not be connected to anything You can not use an unbalanced jack tip and sleeve on the time code output of the V1 If you connect time code from one 1 to the other the cable should be balanced on both ends House Sync input BNC connector for the V1 synchronization reference Use only Black Burst Sync here Your Sync input should not exceed 1V P P Analog Composite video i
21. on the drive goes from 02 00 00 00 to 02 15 00 00 the next from 01 00 00 00 to 01 10 00 00 and the third from 03 00 00 00 to 03 12 00 00 you can switch between projects using two different methods Use the REW or FF until you get to the destination project Define a segment for each project and select the desired project from the Clip Menu 3 3 3 REPEATING TIME CODE If your drive is divided for example into 3 different projects recorded using the same time code you can switch between projects using two different methods Use the REW or FF until you get to the destination project The only way you would recognize the project is by looking at the video because the LCD display will give you the same time code for all three project Not recommended Define a segment for each project and select the desired project from the Clip Menu 28 4 REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS Analog Audio Digital Audio RS 422 1 RS 422 2 or Biphase Time Code Sync In Video S Video SDI RGB YUV SCSI These XLR connectors are the balanced analog audio inputs and outputs Pin 2 is hot pin 3 is cold and pin 1 is ground Optional on the and and standard on the Transformer balanced AES EBU input and output Pin 2 is hot pin 3 is cold and pin 1 is ground The serial interface connector to the V1 Connector 1 should be connected to your edit controller or workstation while connector 2 is used to
22. segment sss the V1 will locate to that point and stops Note 4 The Segment definition uses the A Time as a reference this means that even if you set a Time Code Offset your segments will not change they will only display the new time code when played 3 2 9 REMAINING TIME OF A SEGMENT DURING PLAYBACK When you RECALL a segment or a play list the LCD will display the segment number playing back along with the remaining time up to the OUT point of that segment in the following format 27 sss 58 Where sss is the segment number played from 001 to 511 and MM SS is the remaining time up to the OUT point in mn sec 3 2 10 REVERSE PLAY To play video and audio in reverse at normal speed hold the OPTION key and press REW You may also press the WHEEL button and go into SHUTTLE at the same reverse play speed During reverse play the LCD will display lt lt 100 JOG 3 3 USING DISCONTINUOUS TIME CODE ON A DRIVE 3 31 INCREASING TIME CODE If your drive is divided for example into 3 different projects where the first project on the recorded on the drive goes from 01 00 00 00 to 01 10 00 00 the next from 02 00 00 00 to 02 15 00 00 and the third from 03 00 00 00 to 03 12 00 00 you can switch between projects just by locating to any time code location within the destination project 3 3 0 NON INCREASING TIME CODE If your drive is divided for example into 3 different projects where the first project on the recorded
23. should first select their time code frame rate from the Drop Frame menu option Drop or Non Drop To enter your Time Code Offset locate to any position on the drive manually enter the new time code desired at that location and then hold down the OPTION key while hitting the IN key The Time Code offset will be permanently saved on the drive This Time Code Offset function 15 useful to transform an Absolute Time track into a Time Code track once the right offset is set for a recording done in A Time it will behave as if time code was recorded on the drive 3 11 5 RECORDING ON TWO OR MORE DRIVES Make sure the two drives are on consecutive SCSI ID numbers i e 3 and 4 Power up the first drive Turn on the key of the Kingston or insert the cartridge for a removable media and wait until it mounts Set the compression ratio to the desired value Initialize the drive Power down the first drive Turn off the drawer key or eject the cartridge for a removable media Power up the second drive Turn on the drawer key or insert the cartridge and wait until it mounts Set the compression ratio to the same value you have set for the first drive Initialize the drive Power down the second drive Turn off the drawer key or eject the cartridge for a removable media the preceding steps are required to make sure that both drives are initialized with the same compression ratio amp recording parameters Power up both drives at the same
24. stop the V1 This Chase command is different from the Chase to LTC mode See Section 3 2 2 Chase to LTC in that mode the V1 will stay locked to the incoming LTC Note that during OPTION PLAY the LCD displays PLAY with a black dot to indicate that the play is in sync with the source 3 2 2 CHASE to LTC Time Code mode To put the V1 into the Chase to LTC mode change the menu 03 to Chase to LTC Both the source machine and the V1 should be synchronized to the same source of House Sync and the time code should 24 be fed from the source machine into the LTC IN of the V1 Begin playing the source machine The V1 will begin playing as soon as it sees time code that is within the range defined for the active drive and will continue to play LOCKED to the incoming LTC so a stop on the incoming LTC will also stop the V1 Note that during this chase play the V1 LCD displays VAR to indicate that it can chase at different speeds 3 203 CHASE to MTC MIDI Time Code mode Similar to the Chase to LTC mode described above but using the MIDI time code input instead of the LTC input 3 2 4 CHASE to RS422 or Serial Time Code mode This mode requires a special cable described in the Connecting the to the DD1500 section Section 10 2 To put the V1 into the Chase to RS422 or Serial Time Code mode change the menu 03 to Chase to Serial TC Both the source machine and the V1 should be synchronized to the same source of House Sync and
25. the V1 is setup with one internal drive it is recommended for cooling purposes that the drive occupies the bottom tray of the V1 If both and a hard drive are mounted it is better to have the hard drive in the bottom tray and the JAZ drive in the top tray If you have a problem listening to your audio outputs you might need to reset the audio circuitry This is done by hitting the RECORD key twice to enter in and out of input monitor which usually resets the audio circuitry In older versions the reset was done using the Jog mode If you are recording on a Jaz drive you should not attempt to set the compression ratio to a value less than 12 The V1 will not give an indication that the drive is not capable but the picture will not play correctly If you are recording on the Fast SCSI Seagate 4 drives ST15150N you should not attempt to set the compression ratio to less than 5 Note that on compression by 5 only the first 14 minutes of recording are reliable when the drive starts recording in inner sectors the picture will start degrading Again you would not notice anything when recording but playback will show a degradation in the picture quality after the 14th minute For other drives the operator should test their limitations and make a note of them or contact Doremi Labs if the results are unsatisfactory If you are recording on the Seagate Ultra SCSI drives you can choose any compression ratio down to 4 1
26. the V1 with the Doremi RCV1 remote control connect it to the upper RS422 port on the back of the V1 For a 1 19 front panel firmware Engage the menu mode and go to Control Press the OPTION key The LCD will display 00 2 FRONT Press OPTION Toggle Select lt gt the LCD will display 00 PORT 2 REAR Quit by pressing ESC 9 For 1 20 front panel firmware and V1 S N lt 0201 Hold the OPTION key while pressing lt gt the display will show the message disabled to indicate that the front panel of the V1 is disabled This message will stay displayed until OPTION lt gt are pressed again then it will display enabled for a short period and the front panel will be enabled again Once the front panel is disabled the RCV1 2 will become active For a V1 S N gt 0201 Just connect the RCV1 2 to the upper port The front panel access will stay active also The front panel access on the V1 can still be disabled if necessary Hold the OPTION key while pressing lt gt the display will show the message disabled to indicate that the front panel of the V1 is disabled This message will stay displayed until OPTION lt gt are pressed again then it will display enabled for a short period and the front panel will be enabled again 9 9 2 9 3 9 4 9 5 9 6 9 7 9 9 9 10 9 11 9 12 9 13 44 9 APPLICATION and TROUBLESHOOTING INFORMATION When
27. time Turn the drawer keys or insert the cartridges for removable media and wait until they mount Set the recording parameters compression same as above time code etc Initialize Both drives should flash if not use the Mount menu command to mount all drives after mounting both drives should flash during Initialization Record The V1 will start recording on the drive with the higher SCSI ID number and will continue on the lower ID number The jump from drive to drive is not noticeable 99 9 9 9 9 This procedure can also be used record on more than two drives with consecutive SCSI ID numbers As described above each drive must first be initialized alone using the same compression ratio for all drives then all drives should be powered up and initialized together Use the Mount menu command to mount all drives if needed before initializing them 3 2 SPECIAL PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS 3 2 1 OPTION PLAY Command or Chase Command To execute a Chase command you should hold down the OPTION key and press PLAY Both the source machine and the V1 should be synchronized to the same source of House Sync and the time code should be fed from the source machine into the LTC IN of the V1 Begin playing the source machine The V1 will begin playing as soon as it sees time code that is within the range defined for the active drive and will continue playing in stand alone mode so a stop on the incoming LTC will not
28. time code drops out but the video signal 15 still valid the V1 will keep recording the timecode it will free wheel for 4 frames and then records any right or wrong time code fed on the TIME CODE IN jack and the valid video signal Ifthe video signal is not valid the will pause stop recording but in record mode until the video signal becomes valid then the V1 will continue recording V1 identification for DAW on the RS422 port The V1 can reply with two different Machine Ids when connected to a digital audio workstation DAW 45 If OPTION MENU 17 EMULATION is set to BVW75 it will reply with a BVW75 identification If OPTION MENU 17 EMULATION is set to V1 default the V1 will reply with a VI identification Caution note Some DAWS or Editors will not initialize the RS422 port correctly if the Id returned on the RS422 port is unknown by them In this case set the EMULATION to BVW75 9 14 The unit is not playing smoothly in reverse play This can be due to two factors Low compression ratio The drive caching is not effective in reverse play that is why you would need to set the compression ratio to a higher value if your project requires smooth playback in reverse Playing at the end of the drive When the drive reads from its inner sectors the transfer rate becomes lower thus causing slower performance and not so smooth reverse playback The remedy is again recording with a higher compression 9 15
29. to 5V not connected ground In order to enable the Biphase input port switch off the V1 disconnect AC power cable remove V1 top cover and locate the IDC10 ribbon cable connected to the second RS 422 connector Unplug the IDC connector from J10 on the motherboard and plug it on J3 the red mark or should be to your left if you are looking straight at the front panel of the V1 Note The RZ and SZ signals are locked in phase with a 90 phase difference 30 5 VTPro202 Utility Software VTPro202 is a software utility that displays a V1 front panel on a Mac or a PC running Windows 95 or Windows NT 4 0 and performs the same operations of the V1 front panel In addition VTPro202 gives you the ability to update your V1 internal software firmware by programming the flash EPROM 202 had originally been developed for the V1b video recorder player without front panel controls amp display but can also be used with the V1 as a remote utility 5 1 VTPro202 Installation Unzip the file called VTPro202 zip expand VTPro202 sit for a Mac in one directory For a PC connect the bottom RS422 port of the V1 to a free serial port on your PC Com 1 to 4 by using the V1 RS422 PC cable description available at the end of this chapter This cable allows a direct connection from the PC RS232 port up to the RS422 port of the V1 Fora Mac connect the bottom RS422 port of the t
30. will reply Are you sure If you are hold the OPTION Key and press the Toggle lt gt key if not just hit the ESC key The speed shown in percentage after the word Under will define the speed under which the V1 will only play odd fields If you want to play odd and even fields at all speed use the key to select 0 The number of frames defined in this option menu will set the free wheel of the chase mode between 1 and 10 frames or 0 When set to 0 the V1 will play the same field for the whole duration of the time code drop out When set to a value between 1 and 10 the V1 will play the same field for the specified amount of frame s before it stops and wait for the new time code to chase This function is useful to reduce the audio noise during the chase command If you know that your source does not have drop outs in the time code set this value to 1 18 Optional menus 05 06 07 are saved on the active drive So if the drive is mounted on another V1 unit these settings will be recovered If your unit has software version 1 99 or higher Positions 1 2 3 6 7 8 9 and 10 on the DIP switch are no longer valid AND MUST ALL BE SET IN THE UP POSITION WHILE THE UNIT IS POWERED OFF Positions 4 and 5 on the DIP switch should be set to the low position to allow proper termination of the SCSI bus 19 2 FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION The V1 front panel contains a space for two 3 1 2 or 5 1 4 half height
31. 0 will disable this feature 010 will cause the unit to output black video when the unit is idle for 10 seconds Use or to toggle the video pattern ON and OFF VID only Use the to select the output as RGB YUV or S Video Chroma Phase Use the or to increase or decrease the chroma phase from 0 to 360 You can also enter a number from the keypad followed by the ENTER key Use or to set the HTRIG adjustment ON or OFF THIS OPTION SHOULD BE SET TO OFF FOR ALL UNITS WITH SERIAL NUMBER 300 OR LOWER The will move the picture to the left will move it to the right You can also enter a number from the keyboard followed by the ENTER key Sets the black level to OV for the Japanese standards and 0 75V for the American standards Used in NTSC only 0 or 1 Use the or to set the value according to the PAL standard used in your area A or B Use the or to set the Luma Brightness 00 is the default value Use the 4 or to set the Luma Contrast 00 is the default value Use the or to set the Chroma Saturation 00 is the default value Use the or to set the Chroma Hue 00 15 the default value 04 05 06 07 08 09 Save Disk Access Frame Mode Step Rec Clip Menu TC burn in 15 This option is not saved on the drive it is saved on the V1 flash EPROM only if you execute a Save from optional me
32. 1 to play in reverse at normal speed 5 5 Editing the configuration file v1s cfg Before running VTPro202 you need to configure the file vls cfg to match your hardware The file is already pre configured to use COMI and on a PC and both Modem and Printer ports on a Mac The first block of information specifies the communication ports used by VTPro202 Each communication port has its own definition information formatted as follows CMMx communication port identification field is the first serial port is the second serial port 2 is the Ethernet port NNNN number of V1s connected to this port The field structure for each V1 connected to this port is 33 SSSSSS serial number in decimal of the V1 This serial number should be six characters long with leading zeros Internet protocol address of the V1 in Hex PPPP UDP port of the V1 default 8080 NEXT V1 or NEXT communication port identification A last line that reads should indicate the end of the useful information 5 6 Upload from the Viupload utility Your new software will always be packaged with a software utility called Vlupload that you should use to upgrade the firmware on your VI YOU SHOULD USE ONLY THE VIUPLOAD VERSION INCLUDED WITH THE MAINxxxx SOFTWARE YOU ARE INSTALLING BY USING ANY OTHER VERSION YOU ARE RISKING AN UNSUCCESSFULL UPLOAD THAT MIGHT RESULT IN PHYSICALLY CHANGING THE FLASH EPROM ON YOUR UNIT
33. 202 Information about the version number of the software 5 4 VTPro202 Controls RR Rewind button with a speed of 40 times normal When the rewind is close to the beginning of the recording the speed is slowed down to normal until it reaches the start FF Fast forward control button with a speed of 40 times normal When the fast forward is close to the end of the recording the speed is slowed down to normal until it reaches the end PLAY Play control button If the active drive has recorded material pressing the PLAY key will start playback from the current location at normal speed and the green LED will go ON STOP Stop control button The STOP key will cause the V1 to stop any transport control play record rewind and fast forward REC Record control button This key is used in several ways all described earlier in this manual LOCK This button locks PLAY and REC together If LOCK is highlighted pressing PLAY will be like pressing PLAY and REC at the same time Option MENU Pressing MENU will engage the menu mode Pressing the MENU key again will return the V1 to the time code display mode You may also press ESC settings are saved Holding down the Option ALT for PC key of the keyboard and pressing MENU will engage the Optional Menu mode UP Usethis key 1 to scroll to the next menu DOWN TGL NUDGE BACK NUDGE FORWARD SHUTTLE IN OUT GOTO ESC RCL SAVE AT TC REMOTE LOCAL O
34. A DD33 sese 56 13 10 Setup of hard drives other than Seagate Ultra SCSI 57 13 11 Noteson JAZ cariridgess x seu er etae tenete cxt tne edt ees dedere ti aa dee edi 57 14 NOTES FOR THE V IM rrr Ee Pu eS ENSE 58 WARRANTY Doremi s warranty obligations are limited to the terms set forth below Doremi Labs Inc Doremi warrants this hardware product against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of ONE 1 YEAR from the date of original retail purchase If you discover a defect Doremi will at its option repair replace or refund the purchase price of this product at no charge to you provided you return it during the warranty period with transportation charges prepaid to the authorized Doremi distributor from whom you purchased it or to any other authorized Doremi distributor within the country of original retail purchase You can obtain additional information by contacting Doremi at the address printed on this certificate To each product returned for warranty service please attach your name address telephone number and a copy of the bill of sale bearing the appropriate Doremi serial numbers as proof of date of the original retail purchase If your product fails during the warranty period while you are out of the country of original retail purchase you may have it repaired no refunds or
35. DERE E M 20 3 RECORDING amp PLAY BACK PAR 22 Sh Recordin aeneae Nitto tive e EU diese 22 3 1 1 STANDARD RECORDING PROCEDURE sees nren nere 22 3 1 2 OVERDUBBING VIDEO amp AUDIO 5 22 3 1 3 OVERDUBBING INSERT OF AUDIO 8 22 3 1 4 TIMECODE OBESET Me rte re rere Ehe Dep e erae ANG ai 23 3 1 5 RECORDING ON TWO OR MORE 5 23 3 2 SPECIAL PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS isiin eninin esena ttii riirii iia aa 23 3 2 1 OPTION PLAY Command or Chase Command essen eene eee 23 3 2 2 CHASE to LTC Time Code imode ok ie ed nae Rape 23 3 2 3 CHASE to MTC MIDI Time Code mode AN nan enne rennen 24 3 2 4 CHASE to RS422 or Serial Time Code mode 222001 2 000000000000 rene rennen 24 3 25 CHASE to BI PHASE mode tette a dea aba e eee aee Banana 24 3 2 6 SEGMENT DEFINITION amp 2 1 2 0000000080 1000000000000000 9 24 3 2 7 DELAYED PROGRAMMINQG 5 RR ERR ERR ERR AAA EXER SURE 25 3 2 8 PLAY EOOPING
36. Data Express carrier chassis 54 13 7 Setup of the Micropolis 3243av 4 GB hard drive These are the two connectors that should be configured on the 3243av POWER and SCSI CONNECTORS To Data Express 4 W2 OO e O ejejejOOOOO OO O B B R L E Red Brown amp Black TP FROM BUS K N D wires on the bottom This is the only jumper that should be installed on W2 Rear View of the drive in the mounting position Bottom View of the drive W2 should only have one jumper to set the termination power from SCSI bus That position is marked in the drawing above Remove the two terminator resistors RN1 and RN2 10 pin SIP resistor The Data Express carrier should be connected to the drive with 3 cables 1 Power Cable 2 SCSI Cable 3 SCSI ID number cable this cable is supplied by Kingston with the Data Express and has one 3 pin connector that connects to the Data Express carrier and three 2 pin connectors that should be connected to the drive Note that each of those 3 wires are connected to only one side of the 2 pin connector that side with the wire should be connected to the bottom row of the DIP connector if you are looking straight to the front of the drive Extra care should be given as to not have cable number 3 described above be caught between the drive and the Data Express carrier chassis 55 13 8 Setup of the Seagate Ultra SCSI hard drives 4 GB 9 GB amp 18 GB Seagate has 2 series of
37. In SCSI Speed V1 Type Video Type Nb Pixels Decimation Nb Field SCSI ID 16 This option is only available on units with serial number 201 or higher that were purchased with the digital audio option To ensure loosless audio on the digital input it must be sampled at 48 000Khz and phase locked to the video input If you feed digital audio at a different frequency or at a non phase locked frequency the V1 will re sample the audio at 48Khz which might produce undesirable clicks The or will toggle between analog or digital input This option is only available on units with serial number 201 or higher The or will toggle between 10 MB sec or 20 MB sec This is the speed of the SCSI synchronous negotiations A Save command should be executed after changing this parameter and the unit should be restarted to use the new speed If the internal jumper of the unit is set to ASYNC this option should be 10MB sec If the Internal jumper is set to SYNC this option can be set to 10MB s or 20MB sec The combination SYNC and 20MB sec should only be used with software version 1 99z or higher SYNC mode should only be set by an authorized technician IF YOU ARE NOT SURE WHETHER YOUR JUMPER IS SET TO SYNC OR ASYNC SET THE SCSI SPEED TO 10MB SEC The Toggle Key will allow you to switch between 8bit and 16bit You should leave this option set to 8bit unless instructed by a Doremi technician to do otherwise The or
38. L 004 2 Next Seg 003 ENTER Press RCL 003 2 Next Seg 008 ENTER Press RCL 008 2 Next Seg 001 ENTER Press RCL 001 2 Next Seg 004 ENTER To insert segment 5 in the play list 4 3 8 5 1 4 Press RCL 005 2 Prev Seg 008 ENTER Press RCL 005 2 Next Seg 001 ENTER The Previous Segment is only used to insert a segment in a previously defined play list The V1 will automatically display the previous segments for each play list item when you recall the segment and move to Prev Seg Note 1 The segment definition and playback feature allows the user to define more than one play list as long as the segment numbers do not conflict i e the user can define Play list 1 5 4 3 2 1 5 and Play list 2 10 9 8 7 10 To play list 1 the user can recall any segment from list 1 1 2 3 4 or 5 or play list 2 by recalling any segment from list 2 7 8 9 or 10 Note 2 A list can be modified during playback This is useful to allow jumps from one list to the other If we use the 2 play list defined in Note 1 if during playback of list one the user Recalls segment 2 and enter 10 as the next segment instead of 1 the V1 will jump from list 1 to list 2 as soon as it finishes playing back segment number 2 Note 3 A segment can also be used as a marker Locate to the point you want to put a marker on hit the IN key followed by the OUT key and save the segment number as sss do not define an OUT point Any time you recall
39. Protools 4 0 etc Feed house sync to the V1 and the DAW 2 Connect the time code out of the V1 to the time code in of the DAW 3 Connect the serial cable between the V1 RS422 port 1 and the DAW Run the DAW software which will control the V1 10 10 List of DAWs amp Editors currently supported with the V1 1 Adams Smith SuperController Akai DD1500 AMS Neve Audiofile Augan OMX DAR Digidesign Protools 4 0 Digigram X Track Doremi Labs Dawn II v 4 3 Fairlight MFX3 Fast Video Machine 2 Sadie Sonic Solutions Sony BVE Spectral Studer Dyaxis SSL Screensound Synclavier TimeLine Vista Waveframe StudioFrame TimeLine Lynx amp Micro Lynx Synchronizers Special note for the SSL Screensound On the Screensound go into the page Setup Serial and select Motion Off The V1 will be controlled by the Screensound The offset on the Screensound must then be set to 0 if not the Screensound will operate as if a real offset is present between the V1 and the audio tracks on the Screensound The V1 can be used with virtually all systems that has the ability to control video machines through serial Sony 9 Pin protocol like SSL Consoles Euphonix consoles Slow Motion Controllers Desktop Remote Controllers See note 9 13 about the VI RS422 protocol identification 1 This list is not limited consult Doremi Labs if your product is not listed above 2 Under preparation at the time of this printing 49 11 CHANGES AND ADDI
40. R LEGAL THEORY INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS DOWNTIME GOODWILL DAMAGE OR REPLACEMENT OF EQUIPMENT AND PROPERTY AND ANY COSTS OF RECOVERING REPROGRAMMING OR REPRODUCING ANY PROGRAM OR DATA STORED IN OR USED WITH DOREMI PRODUCTS Doremi Labs Inc 3631 Cahuenga Blvd West Los Angeles CA 90068 WARNING THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHED IMPORTANT WARNING Power requirements for electrical equipment vary from area to area Please ensure that your V1 meets the power requirements in your area If in doubt consult a qualified electrician or Doremi Labs Inc dealer 120VAC 60Hz for USA and CANADA rating 1A 220 230 240V AC 50Hz for Europe rating 0 5A 240VAC 50Hz for Australia rating 0 5A AVIS Le voltage peut differer d un pays a l autre Il faut que le V1 soit ajuste au voltage du pays LA SOURCE DE PUISSANCE DOIT AVOIR UN CONDUCTEUR CONNECTE A LA TERRE Toutes reparations doient etre effectuees par une personne qualifiee AFIN D EVITER UN CHOC ELECTRIQUE VEUILLEZ NE PAS ENLEVER LE CAPOT PROTECTING YOURSELF AND THE V1 Never touch the AC plug with wet hands Always disconnect the V1 from the power supply by pulling on the plug not the cord Allow only a Doremi Labs Inc dealer or qualified professional engineer to repair or reassemble the V1 Apart from voiding the warranty unauthorized engineers might touch live internal parts and receive a serious electric shock Do not put or allow anyone to put any object
41. SCSI drives or one full height 5 1 4 SCSI drive volume potentiometers for setting the audio input record level transport control keys function keys a jog shuttle wheel a numeric keypad and the main power switch 2 1 SCSI Drives The V1 is shipped with a choice of standard SCSI storage devices 3 1 2 half height or low profile LP hard drives mounted internally inside the V1 or in a removable tray Data Express IOMEGA JAZ drive with 1 or 2 GB magnetic removable cartridge and 2 6 GB magneto optical drive and cartridge When mounted in a removable tray hard drives can be removed or installed while the V1 is on line without the need to shut the unit off To remove or install a drive insert the supplied drive key into the key slot on the removable tray below the lit SCSI ID number and turn it clockwise or counter clockwise When removing a drive turning the key clockwise will unlock the drive and cut power off from it causing it to spin down Before removing a drive wait until it has completely finished spinning down This will usually take about 10 to 20 seconds depending on the drive It is not necessary to set a SCSI ID for the V1 internal removable drives The ID is set by the removable tray inside the V1 hardware All V1 internal drives should be non terminated the external SCSI termination supplied with the V1 should be mounted before powering up Additional SCSI drives be added to the V1 rear panel SCSI connector
42. TIONS VTPro202 Version 2 0 adds some menu items and functionality to the V1 To use version 2 0 efficiently you need to replace the front panel EPROM on your V1 or use the VTPro202 software 11 1 Upgrading to version 2 0 To upgrade your V1 to version 2 0 you need to get the V 1upload software and 1 2 EPROM chip for the front panel controller See section 5 6 Upload using Vlupload You can get a copy of the Vlupload software and of the EPROM chip by contacting Doremi Labs or by connecting to our web server at http www doremilabs com 50 12 INSTRUCTIONS FOR INITIAL SETUP amp TRANSPORT IMPORTANT Before powering up the V1 unit please connect the SCSI termination supplied on the rear external SCSI connector If not there the V1 will not operate properly After powering up if your V1 has been ordered with a drive from Doremi Labs you will be able to play the initial video test recording In NTSC for USA PAL for Europe without the need of an external sync reference Internal Sync selected If you need to play locked to House Sync connect a Black Burst signal to the SYNC IN connector and go to menu 02 Sync from select the option Sync In and validate by pressing ESC Before turning the V1 OFF please eject all JAZ cartridges Before any transport Please eject all JAZ or MOD cartridges and remove them Lock the Data Express Key ON as for normal use Switch the V1 OFF Remove the SCSI termination
43. ant to mount hold the OPTION key and press the Toggle Select key lt gt again all drives will be mounted Ifyou change your mind and don t want to mount press ESC Note If you have not changed your front panel EPROM to version V 1 20 this menu command is called STRIPE and to mount drives you need to Toggle it ON then OFF once Specifies which video input of the V1 is active The Toggle Select key lt will switch between COMPOSITE and S VIDEO The SDI selection is available only on the V1D Specifies the Compression Ratio An initialize command should be executed in order for the new compression ratio to be valid for the new recording Available ratios are 2 1 2 5 1 3 1 3 5 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 1 10 1 12 1 14 1 16 1 20 1 24 1 34 1 Pressing the Toggle Select key lt gt will increase the ratio until it reaches 34 1 then it will start over from 4 1 Holding down the OPTION key while pressing the Toggle Select key lt gt will decrease the ratio For more information refer to Section 7 DISK RECORD TIMES FOR VARIOUS COMPRESSION RATIOS Available only on units with over 2MB of internal SRAM like the VID 2M This command wipes deletes all previous recordings and writes all the new set up parameters selected in the menus on the active drive A disk that was never initialized on the V1 will display the message No V1 disk until it gets initialized Use this command to change t
44. ay list can be defined to automatically chain or loop segments during playback In order to implement this list each segment requires the definition of a next segment parameter and optionally a previous segment parameter To define the next segment Press RCL enter the number of the segment to MODIFY press 59 the LCD will display Next Seg sss enter the segment number of the clip you want to play next and press ENTER Note that your are only allowed to enter valid segment numbers If the current segment is equal to the next segment then you have defined an infinite LOOP until you hit STOP Do that for each segment you want to chain Define a previous segment only when you want to insert a segment into an existing play list Press and enter the number of the segment to be inserted press 2 the LCD will display Prev Seg sss enter the segment number that will precede it in the play list and press ENTER Note that your are only allowed to enter valid segment numbers Press RCL and enter the number of the segment to be inserted press gt gt the LCD will display Next Seg enter the segment number that will follow in the play list and press ENTER Note that your are only allowed to enter valid segment numbers Examples To play the following list of segments 4 3 8 1 4 the 4 at the end will cause the V1 to loop Once all these segments have been denned with the IN OUT and SAVE Press RC
45. d be fed from the source machine into the second RS422 port of the V1 Locate the source machine at a reference position locate also the V1 to the same reference position frame and then enter the required Time code Offset on the V1 Refer to Section 3 1 4 Begin playing the source machine The V1 will begin playing in chase and will continue to play LOCKED to the incoming Biphase signal so a stop on the incoming Biphase will also stop the V1 Note that during this chase play the V1 LCD displays to indicate that it can chase at different speeds 32 6 SEGMENT DEFINITION amp PLAYBACK A segment also called clip is a valid recording on the active drive defined by a time in and a time out Up to 511 segments can be defined on the V1 To define a segment press IN where you want the in point to be and press OUT where you want the out point to be You may enter these values on the fly while you are playing or you can locate to each point individually Enter timecode and push GOTO or locate command RS422 and enter the in and out points separately Press SAVE and enter a number from 001 to 511 to identify the segment and then press ENTER If you want to define the segment that will play directly after the one you have just entered before you hit ENTER press the up arrow key and enter the next segment you can also define the previous segment then press ENTER To recall any defined segment for playback press RCL enter the number of th
46. de with the wire should be connected to the top row of J6 J5 for wide if you are looking straight at the front of the drive back of the drive for wide On the wide drives the yellow cable should not be connected to anything 56 Extra care should be given as to not have cable number 3 described above be caught between the drive and the Data Express carrier chassis 13 9 Setup of the Magneto Optical Drive MOD NIKON BELUGA DD53 The top DIP switch must be configured according to the table below Switch 1 Switch 2 Switch 3 Switch 4 Switch 5 Switch 6 Switch 7 Switch 8 ON ON OFF ON ON ON ON OFF Default Disable SCSI Termination Disable Read after Write Default Default Default Direct Access Device Very important Default The 2 6 GB cartridge must be 1024 Bytes sectors 57 13 10 Setup of hard drives other than Seagate Ultra SCSI models Generally speaking the basic setup must be as following Drive Termination Disable Termination Power from the SCSI bus Parity Enabled Write Protect if any Disabled Others jumpers or switches default position should be OK 9 9 In order to get the best performance in video audio recording DOREMI Labs has selected the Seagate Ultra SCSI family because these drives offer the best performance currently available on the SCSI 2 bus and are validated to support 4 1 compression with a single drive and the audio only insert capabilitie
47. dow and activate the 9 pin Port 6 Select the Machine Setup set PreRoll to 25 frames and activate the Machine Follows Insertion Selection 7 Select Mac Control Panel and then enter in the OMS OPCODE MIDI SYSTEM setup Please be sure to deselect the serial port used by PT 4 0 for V1 control to avoid conflict with OMS operation The Pro Tools 4 0 will control the V1 10 8 Connection to the Orban AUDICY VX 1 Feed house sync to the V1 and to the reference video inputs on Audicy s timecode and digital input modules 2 Connect the time code out of the V1 to Audicy s time code input You don t need to connect Audicy s time code output 3 Connect the RS422 port 1 ofthe V1 to the Audicy s RS 422 output through the Orban adapter cable supplied 4 Make sure the V1 is in Chase Off mode 5 Make sure Audicy s I O Setup has Sync Source set to Video and your local sync rate NTSC or PAL You may set this as a default 6 Make sure Audicy s VTR Setup is set for 2 frame Timecode Delay and normal Chase Dynamics and Lock Criterion You may set this as a default 48 If you press Audicy s Machine Control button the V1 will follow every move you make on the Audicy If you press Audicy s Chase button it will follow every move you make on the V1 You may switch freely between these functions during a session 10 9 Most Common Connection This connection scheme is used to connect the V1 to StudioFrame Audiofile Audiovision Post Pro Dyaxis II
48. drive when you hit play only the source disk should be playing then power up insert cartridge in 02 Edit Preset 13 your destination drive s Engage the Disk Copy menu the Toggle Select key lt gt will switch between each of the following sub menus 1 Source is type the SCSI ID number of the source drive Valid range from 0 to 7 then use to go to the next sub menu 2 ft Targets type the number of drives that will act as your destination drives Valid range from 1 to 6 if you enter a value higher than the maximum allowed the V1 will default to its maximum then use to go to the next sub menu 3 Target 1 type the SCSI ID number of the destination drive number 1 See Caution below If you specify more than one target you will be prompted for Target 2 etc then use to go to the next sub menu 4 Segment if you wish to copy only a segment already defined on the source drive enter the segment number from 1 to 511 and if previous menus 1 2 3 have the values you need press ENTER to start the copy process If you need to perform a full copy then use to go to the next sub menu 5 Full Disk if you wish to copy the full disk and if previous menus 1 2 3 have now the values you need press ENTER to start the copy process If you do not want to perform the copy operation at this time hit ESC use or to go to other sub menus Important notes Hitting ENTER a
49. e segment from 001 to 511 and then press ENTER The segment will play automatically and the LCD will display the segment information as indicated in the following section 25 CAUTION NOTE The V1 will not save any segment number above 511 and will also not save segment number 000 Using version 1 99P and above when you start to enter the clip number the V1 will immediately locate to that clip It will go to play only if you hit ENTER Example Recall Clip No 123 1 Push the RCL button you see recall clip 000 2 Push 1 the V1 will locate to clip 1 3 Push 2 the V1 will locate to clip 12 4 Push 3 the V1 will locate to clip 123 5 if you hit escape the V1 will remain located at the start of clip 123 if you hit enter the V1 will replay clip 123 6 if a clip dose not exist the V1 will locate to the start of the disk 32 7 DELAYED PROGRAMMING You can use the V1 loop feature to create a 2 channel delayed programming system To build this system you need to have a two channel V1 system where two V1 units are connected to the same server with enough storage to equal or exceed the delay desired Both units should have option menu 22 Loop Mode ON and option menu 8 Clip Menu to 0 or the desired playback clip Both units should be in A Time mode To prepare the server you need to make sure that menu 10 Time left is equal to 00 00 00 00 You can achieve that by recording on the whole server at least once or using the Option
50. estart the V1 and check the version number which in this case should be Vx xx This will confirm that the upgrade was successful Peor VUA oos 5 7 The Ethernet Option To take full advantage of the Ethernet board you need to follow these steps If you received the Ethernet Option with your unit you can read the factory assigned IP address by going to the Version Optional Menu and hitting the Toggle Key If that IP address is OK with your network administrator you can proceed to step B below otherwise start from 1 1 Connect the serial cable between your V1 and the PC or MAC Make sure the Ethernet is not connected at this time 2 Run which should locate your by showing a checkmark next to the serial port used 34 3 Go to the upload submenu and choose mainxxxx bin The Ethernet only works with V1 software version 1 99u or higher 4 When prompted enter the serial number of the V1 unit and hit OK 5 When prompted enter an IP address in hex for that V1 using the following convention Enter 04010150 for the first V1 unit with an Ethernet board Decimal 10010180 Enter 04010151 for the second unit with an Ethernet board Decimal 10010181 Etc 6 For network mask leave the default value FFFFFFOO0 if you not sure what else to put 7 For port address leave the default value 8080 if you are not sure what else to put The V1 will start the upload procedure after the message Success is disp
51. from PLAY mode with the Edit Preset Video hold down PLAY and press REC both green and red LED will go ON simultaneously See Section 1 2 Optional Menu 02 Edit Preset To stop recording but keep playing press PLAY or press STOP to stop everything 3 1 2 OVERDUBBING VIDEO amp AUDIO TRACKS To overdub both video and audio on a section of your disk you need to execute the Chase Command by holding the OPTION key while pressing PLAY See Section 3 2 1 CHASE command Use Optional Menu 02 Edit Preset and select Insert ON then select Al ON 2 ON and Video ON Both the source machine and the V1 should be synchronized to the same reference House Sync and time code should be fed from the source machine into the TIME CODE IN of the Execute the Chase command by holding down the OPTION key and pressing PLAY Place the V1 into INPUT MONITOR by pressing the REC button Begin playback of the source machine before the section that you want to overdub The V1 will begin playing as soon as it sees time code that matches what is on the current disk Wait until the V1 LCD shows PLAY with a black dot this indicates that the V1 is playing in sync and chasing the time code from the source machine When you reach the point where you want to punch in hold down PLAY and press REC to start recording Press PLAY or STOP to stop overdubbing 3 1 3 OVERDUBBING INSERT OF AUDIO TRACK S This feature allows the inser
52. fter each of these sub menus will save your choice and launch the copy operation so do not press ENTER until you have entered all the correct values in the sub menus The destination drive must be previously initialized on a V1 The will be aborted if the destination drive is not a V1 drive During the copy process the LCD will display a counter showing how much is left to be copied in Gbytes Mbytes when finished it will display Completed The copy process will only copy valid recordings from the source drive If the source drive has invalid recordings or bad sectors in the recording to be copied the LCD will display Copy aborted and will abort the copy process In this case check your recording on the source drive and record it again if it is damaged or contains bad sectors Caution Your destination drive will be fully erased by the copy This feature will allow you to select which audio track s to edit overdub while the other non selected track s are monitored at the same time The overdub feature is only supported on the Seagate Ultra SCSI hard drives with compression ratios of 8 1 2 fields or higher See Section 3 1 3 for other drives The Toggle Select key lt gt will switch between the following selections 1 Al To insert overdub on audio track 1 select On by pushing the key To select Off press the key 2 A2 To insert overdub on audio track 2 select On by pushing the
53. he compression ratio or after changing any of the rear panel DIP switches To initialize a disk press the Toggle Select key P A message will appear on the LCD screen Are you sure If you want to initialize hold the OPTION key and press the Toggle Select key lt gt again the LCD will display Initialize and initialize the disk Once done the message Initialize will disappear and the drive is now ready for recording Ifyou change your mind and don t want to initialize press ESC This command wipes all previous recording and prepares the active drive for optimal V1 performance You should use this command at least once on every new drive you install on the V1 The Format command should always be followed by an Initialize command To format a disk press the Toggle Select key lt You will be prompted with the following message Are you sure If you want to continue hold the OPTION key and press the Toggle Select key 4 again the LCD will display Formatting and will format the disk Once done Formatting is cleared and the drive is now ready for the Initialize operation CAUTION NOTE Formatting a drive is a long procedure please do not attempt to use the V1 until the format operation is complete and DO NOT SHUT OFF THE V1 DURING THE FORMAT OPERATION 12 If the V1 is switched off during the format operation the drive may require a low level format operation on a comp
54. he message Copying is shown once done Copy Complete is shown and if source drive has invalid recording Bad Segment or Copy aborted is shown During the drives mounting insert and un mounting eject the message No disk is displayed 2 4 Numeric Keypad This keypad is used to enter numeric data such as time code addresses in and out points locate points etc To enter data simply begin typing the numbers and the display will automatically overwrite To abort an operation press the ESC escape key The display will revert to its previous setting The BKSP Backspace key can be used to correct typing errors 2 5 Transport Controls The V1 standard tape style transport controls are REW Rewind control button with a speed of 40 times normal When the rewind is close to the beginning of the recording the speed is slowed down to normal until it reaches the start FF Fast forward control button with a speed of 40 times normal When the fast forward is close to the end of the recording the speed is slowed down to normal until it reaches the end PLAY Play control button If the active drive has recorded material pressing the PLAY key will start playback from the current location at normal speed and the green LED will go ON STOP Stop control button The STOP key will cause the V1 to stop any transport control Play record rewind fast forward REC Record control button This key is used in several ways described later in thi
55. his cable to the SCSI terminator supplied with the Jaz drive This means that the 50 connector is now connected to the terminator and not to the V1 main board Connect a SCSI cable from your computer to the Centronics 50 connector located on the back of the V1 Connect the power cable turn ON the V1 then turn ON your computer Install the Jaz Tools software supplied with the Jaz on your computer Run Jaz tools select Drive Options set the drive to No Write verification and set the sleep time to 30 minutes then hit the button labeled SET Quit the Jaz tools turn OFF the computer and the V1 Remove the SCSI terminator from the end of the 50 ribbon IDC cable and connect it back to the V1 main board pin 1 red mark on the cable should be to your right if you are looking at the front of the V1 pin closer to the power supply Connect the termination supplied with the V1 on the rear external SCSI port switch ON the V1 and execute a Format command followed by an Initialize command 13 2 Mounting two Jaz drives Disconnect all cables including power from the back of the V1 Repeat the procedure A for each of the drives separately and use SCSI 194 for and SCSI ID3 for the other Mount Jaz ID3 on the bottom V1 tray Mount Jaz 104 on the top V1 tray Connect SCSI and power to both drives Make sure you connect the end of the 50pin IDC to the V1 main board 52 13 3 Mounting one K
56. ial cable between the Fairlight and the V1 RS422 port 1 Run the Fairlight software Hit the Machine 1 button to put the V1 on line Push buttons for setup of MI Set Lace parameters to UNLACE ON And the LACE time parameter to 0 SEC The Fairlight software will control the V1 properly 10 5 Connection the Microlynx the Lynx 1 and Lynx 2 synchronizers 1 Feed house sync to the V1 and the lynx 2 If you are using a Lynx 1 connect the time code out of the V1 to the in of the Lynx 3 Connect the transport serial cable between the Lynx and the V1 4 In the Transport menu select the machine as DVR10 5 If you are using a Microlynx or a Lynx 2 select Serial TC The Lynx will control the V1 and lock it to the system 10 6 Connection to the Sonic Solutions 1 Feed house sync to the V1 and the Sonic Station 2 Connect the time code out of the V1 to the time code in of the Sonic 3 Connect the serial cable between the V1 RS422 port 1 and the Sonic 4 Select D 2 as the type of machine in the Sonic Machine list The Sonic software will control the V1 10 7 Connection to the Pro Tools 4 0 V1 must have firmware version gt 1 20 1 Connect the 9 pin RS422 cable between the V1 and the Mac Modem or Printer port 2 Connect the V1 LTC output to the PT 4 0 LTC input SMPTE to Midi interface 3 Install Post View or Machine Control Option on the 4 Start the PT 4 0 software and the V1 5 Select the Session Setup Win
57. ing only few fields sec called reference fields and then recording the difference between each new field and the reference fields MPEG compression requires very sophisticated techniques but yields a better transfer rate than JPEG for the same video quality The uses a constant block size CBS Motion JPEG algorithm With traditional JPEG algorithms depending on video complexity the size of each JPEG field can vary thus requiring maintaining a list to indicate the start of each field on the drive In the CBS all fields have the same maximum size This is an overkill for non complex pictures but it does not require maintaining a list indicating the start of each field because they are all the same size Since not all lines and pixels are useful the V1 only compresses the valid 480 lines and 720 pixels line for NTSC 576 lines and 720 pixels line for PAL thus making the non compressed data stream 20 71 MB s in NTSC 20 73 MB s in PAL In addition to the video and regardless of the compression ratio used the V1 records 2 tracks of uncompressed audio sampled at 48Khz one time code track and allocate space on each drive for saving the setup information Each audio sample is coded on 2 bytes 2 2 48000 192 KB s and every field of time code is sampled on 80 bytes 29 97 2 80 4 795 KB s for NTSC and 25 2 6 4 KB s for PAL Hopefully this introduction to digital video has explained to the reader the principles of digital video recording
58. ingston Data Express removable drive system Disconnect all cables including power from the back of the V1 Prepare your Kingston receiver according to one of the following diagrams If you dont see 3 W3 terminator resistors cg SIP use this jumper setting 50 PIN SCSI CONNECTOR J4 000000 Rear View of the 00000 OjOJO 0 0 Kingston Receiver If you see 3 terminator resistors W1 W2 SIP remove them and use this jumper setting 9 50 SCSI CONNECTOR J4 J7 oon Rear View of the Kingston Receiver 68 PIN SCSI CONNECTOR 12 0 wi Install the hard drive in the carrier See Sections 13 6 13 7 13 6 for setup connect the SCSI Id cable supplied black brown red to the correct jumpers on the hard drive Check also the direction Install the receiver on the bottom V1 tray Connect SCSI and power to the Data Express Power ON the and set the SCSI ID of the Data Express to 103 screw on the right hand side of the receiver using the screwdriver provided with the Data Express For more detail refer to the Data Express manual Execute a Format command followed by an Initialize command 9 53 13 4 Mounting two Kingston Data Express removable drive systems Repeat the procedure for both frames Se
59. ion If you are using a Jaz drive make sure that the Iomega extension is DISABELED RESTART THE MACINTOSH the V1 disk will not be mounted on your desktop 1 ON THE AVID SIDE Convert the avid file to a Quick Time movie using the default converter which is usually the fastest and save it on a drive that is mounted on the Mac 2 Run the VTPro202 application go to the Command menu and choose Convert MC to V1 a pop up menu will ask you to specify the source and destination you would only need to select the SCSI ID number of the V1 disk under destination Another menu will ask you to select the file to convert you would choose the file that you have already converted on the avid station VTPro202 will start the conversion after that you can remove the V1 disk and play it on any V1 running software version V1 99P or higher 5 9 SCSI Copy using VTPro202 The SCSI copy menu command available only on for the Mac version of VTPro202 will allow the user to make video copies of V1 drives or cartridges without the presence of a V1 1 If you are using Jaz drives make sure that the Iomega driver is disabled Remove the Iomega driver icon from the Extensions folder and restart your Macintosh 2 Runthe VTPro202 application software 36 Make sure all V1 source and destination drives are connected to the MAC SCSI port only the Mac internal drive and the end of the SCSI chain should be terminated and are powered up amp running ca
60. ion 8 for more detail on using the RCV1 remote control If the Time Left on a drive seems to be wrong or the recording on a drive never stops yet the Vl is still playing normally It could be an indication of a SCSI ID conflict between the V1 and the drive in question If you can not hear the audio when you go in input monitor check the option menu setting for Audio Input If you are not able to write to your active drive i e can not record initialize or format check option menu 12 V1 type and make sure you set it to Rec Player 46 10 CONNECTING THE V1 TO AWORKSTATION 10 1 Connection to the DAWN workstation v 4 3c or later Feed house sync to the V1 and the DAWN Connect the time code out of the DAWN to the time code in of the V1 Connect the RS422 port 1 of the V1 to one of the serial ports on the Macintosh Make sure the V1 is in Chase Off mode Make sure the V1 Sync source is Auto Run the DAWN software You should see a V1 track at the bottom of the mix view Make sure House Sync is checked Toggle Master Slave and then make sure you end up in master mode 10 Hit play both units should play in sync 11 Hit Stop both unit should stop The DAWN should always be in master mode SELON CA quU 10 2 Connection to the Akai DD 1500 with RS422 control recommended 1 Use the standard RS422 direct cable male male 9 pins Master to Slave 2 Feed House Sync to the V1 and to the DD1500 3 C
61. ion to the audio input levels the second line displays the following At the V1 start up the bottom left displays the version of the V1 software installed on the flash EPROM example V2 0 when version 1 20 is installed then No Disk is displayed on the left side and Stop is displayed on the right side until a valid drive is recognized on the SCSI bus of the V1 in such case No Disk will disappear and only Stop will be displayed indicating that the V1 is now ready to 20 access the drive If No Disk is still displayed even though a disk was mounted the V1 did not recognize the disk Check for SCSI ID conflict During transport controls the current operation is shown on the right side of the display PLAY STOP REWIND FORWARD RECORD JOG SHUTTLE VAR VAR is indicated during play in chase on LTC MTC or in variable speed from RS422 During shuttle movement the shuttle speed is shown as If forward shuttle gt gt 90 with xx 96 10 20 50 100 200 50096 100096 If reverse shuttle lt lt xx 96 with xx 10 20 50 100 200 50096 100096 During segment playback the remaining time up to the OUT point is shown as sss MM SS where sss is the number of the segment played from 001 to 511 MM SS is the remaining time up to the OUT point of the segment played in mn sec During formatting the message Formatting is shown During initialize the message Initialize is shown During drive copy t
62. key To select Off press the key 03 Set Video 4 Video 14 To insert overdub time code on the guide track select On by pushing the key To select Off press the key Note that you can use the Time Code Offset function and keep this option Off To insert overdub video select On by pushing the key To select Off press the key 5 Assemble If this submenu is set to On by pressing the key all 3 Insert previous submenus 1 2 3 amp 4 will default to the On position and the drive is set for normal recording video audio and time code You can select Off by pressing the key The reason for the On Off toggle for video is to allow the V1 to record while in PLAY mode Usually required by Editors using RS422 control in this case the sub menu Assemble must be On In the Off position the V1 will ignore all previous settings When set to ON the V1 will be in insert mode The overdub procedure is explained further in Section 3 1 3 This menu option will allow you to move the picture horizontally or vertically Delay Pattern Out CH PH HTRIG HTRIG Black PAL Switch Luma Brit Luma Cont Chroma Sat Chroma Hue The Toggle Select key lt gt will switch between This parameter sets the delay until the video output goes black screen saver The will move the delay down by 10 seconds will move it up by 10 seconds 00
63. layed turn off the V1 and wait until the drives have settled and restart the V1 The version number might not appear at startup but you can see it from the option menu by going to option menu 00 and hitting the down arrow key Now you need to prepare your v1s cfg file to use Ethernet equipped V 1s Quit V 1upload Make sure VTPro202 and v1s cfg are in the same folder Open the file v1s cfg with a text editor If the lines starting with CMM down to endf are commented using you need to remove the from the beginning of all the lines starting with 2 Under CMMZ you need to enter the number of V1s with Ethernet the serial number and the IP address of every V1 according to the following CMM2 indicates the number of V1s with Ethernet SSSSSS indicates the serial number of the first V1 Enter your own here 0A010150 indicates the IP address of the first V1 PPPP indicates the port used TTTTTT indicates the serial number of the second V1 Enter your own here 0A010151 indicates the IP address of the second V1 PPPP indicates the port used m gt endf ends the Ethernet port Save the file v1s cfg as text and keep the same name and extension v1s cfg Disconnect the serial cable connecting the V1 to your computer Connect all V1s with Ethernet to the same 10 hub or switch your computer is connected to Run VTPro202 Go to the menu Control and choose Connect V1 on a pop up me
64. le Select key gt will switch between Local For front panel control of the V1 Remote For control of the V1 by an external edit controller or workstation via the rear panel RS 422 connector 1 RS 422 connector 2 is to be used only for the desktop remote control from Doremi Labs Inc 01 Time Mode Selects the Time Code source of the V1 during playback Regardless of the setting for this option the V1 will record the time code present on the video input on the VITC track and the time code present on the LTC input on the time code track This menu option will allow you to choose the time code during playback The Toggle Select key lt gt will switch between A Time Absolute Time the time code displayed on the V1 front panel and present on the TIME CODE OUT connector during playback or record is generated internally by the V1 A Time represents the time elapsed since the start of the recording unless a time code offset has been set See Section 3 1 4 Time Code Offset Time Code During record the time code present on the TIME CODE IN connector will be recorded on the time code track guide track of the V1 active drive a valid LTC signal should first be fed to the V1 LTC IN connector The time code displayed on the V1 front panel and present on the TIME CODE OUT connector during playback or record 15 the same time code recorded on the time code track unless a time code offset has been set See Section 3 1 4 Time
65. nd 3 2 2 Chase Play In this mode the V1 will chase the time code fed through the MIDI IN connector This mode is recommended when no RS422 9 pin control is present In this mode the V1 will chase the time code fed through the RS422 connection This mode requires a special cable and it is recommended only if no RS422 9 pin control is present Please refer to Section 10 2 Connecting the VI to the AKAI DD1500 for more information on this mode In this mode the V1 will chase the Biphase input clock signal Option Menu 18 Clks Frame should be setup properly in order to select the clock frequency Please refer to option menu 16 at the end of Section 1 2 To use the Biphase mode the internal cable of the second RS422 port should be connected to J3 on the main motherboard Please refer to Section 4 0 for information The Biphase mode is only available on units with serial number 201 and higher using firmware version 1 99E or higher Note The Chase to LTC Mode above is different than the OPTION PLAY Command also referred to as Chase Command note the 04 05 06 07 08 Mount STRIPE Input From Compress Initialize Format 11 difference between Mode and Command See Sections 3 2 1 and 3 2 2 for an explanation of the difference Mounts all drives that are not mounted To mount a disk press the Toggle Select key lt gt A message will appear on the LCD screen Are you sure If you w
66. nput and output BNC connectors Video IN is where you connect your video signal for recording to the V1 and Video OUT is for connection to a video monitor or another video recorder Mini DIN 4 connectors for S Video Y C input and output VID only Serial Digital Interface input and output BNC connectors for direct connection with digital betacams VID only Three RGB or YUV selectable BNC output connectors Standard 50 pin female Centronics connector for connection to external SCSI drives When no external SCSI devices are used make sure the supplied terminator is connected here When connecting external drives 29 the last drive in the chain should be terminated All V1 internal drives supplied by Doremi Labs Inc are non terminated VITC Out Available only on units with serial number 201 or higher MIDI DIN 5 connectors for MIDI chase Ethernet Not implemented 115V 230V Confirm that the proper voltage is selected for your area on the power supply The switch is located between the power connectors Note On the VID please do not use YUV RGB output and Y C S Video outputs at the same time because these signals are coming from the same buffered outputs and so this will produce a mismatch on impedance loads 4 1 HARDWARE SETUP OF THE BI PHASE INPUT The Biphase input connector 9 pin D Sub is wired as follows Pin Signal Not connected Ground RZ input 0 to 5V Not connected output 5 ground SZ input 0
67. nu 04 This menu option will save all the Flash EPROM settings of the V1 To write the changes on the Flash EPROM see Note below press the Toggle Select key P A message will appear on the LCD screen Are you sure If you want to save hold the OPTION key and press the Toggle Select key again The V1 will write the changes on the Flash EPROM Ifyou change your mind and don t want to save press ESC NOTE THIS FUNCTION SHOULD NOT BE ABUSED BECAUSE THE FLASH EPROM CAN ONLY BE WRITTEN 2000 TIMES IF YOU SAVE YOUR SETTINGS ON THE FLASH EPROM MORE THAN 2000 TIMES YOU MIGHT DAMAGE IT AND NEED TO REPLACE IT BY ORDERING NEW FLASH FROM DOREMI LABS INC This menu option will allow you to write protect your drive The or keys will switch between Play Only and Play amp Record Default When Play Only is selected you will not be able to record on the disk or initialize it This option is saved on the disk The or will toggle between Frame Mode ON OFF and Play Only When ON the V1 will stop on a frame and in slow motion it will play frame by frame When OFF the V1 will stop on a field and in slow motion it will play field by field In Play Only the V1 will stop on a field and in slow motion it will play frame by frame This setting also affects the Step Recording option Step Recording The or will toggle between Step Recording enabled or disabled When enabled every time the V1 goe
68. nu will show you Coml Com2 Ethernet SSSSSS The first serial number in v1s cfg will appear here Ethernet TTTTTT The second serial number in v1s cfg will appear here If you select any of the Ethernet lines the unit with the same serial number will become the controlled unit A properly configured v1s cfg file for use with 2 V1s with Ethernet Option would look like CMMO 0001 000000 00000000 0000 1 0001 0000 00000000 35 0000 CMM2 0002 000999 0A010150 8080 0002 001000 0A010151 8080 endf The Ethernet board can be installed on all V1 units with serial number 200 or higher the Ethernet board sits in place of the MIDI board By installing the Ethernet board both MIDI and Biphase will be disabled Note On you computer you need to enable TCP IP via Ethernet and configure your server with an IP address and a Subnet Mask consult your network administrator to get a unique IP address for your computer A common Subnet Mask is 255 255 255 0 Contact your local dealer to order the Ethernet board upgrade 5 8 Converting Media Composer Files to V1 format The Mac version of VTPro202 can convert files from Media Composer to V1 To be able to achieve the conversion you need to have the following configuration 1 A Macintosh computer running 058 2 The Avid Codec extension should be installed 3 VTPro202 software and V 1s cfg file in the same folder 4 A V1 disk initialized on a at any compress
69. o a free serial port on your Mac Modem Printer by using the V1 RS422 MAC cable description available at the end of this chapter Run VTPro202 utility Awindow will appear showing the V1 front panel if the V1 has a valid drive with video recorded the time code display in the VTPro202 window will show the V1 time code IN ORDER FOR VTPRO202 TO RUN PROPERLY YOU NEED TO HAVE THE FILE vls cfg IN THE SAME DIRECTORY AS THE APPLICATION VTPRO202 WINDOWS 95 USERS If you get a message that the file WS2 32 dll is missing you need to copy the two files enclosed in the WS2 zip in the windowsNsystem directory You will find WS2 zip on our ftp site at ftp www doremilabs com 5 2 VTPro202 Modes of operation Control Use this mode to control the V1 Clips Use this mode to manipulate clips Copy Use this mode to make a SCSI copy of a clip list View Use this mode to capture a field from the V1 on your computer screen 5 3 VTPro202 Menus File New New Clip File Open Open an existing Clip File Save Save current clip file Save As Save current clip file with a different name Import Clips Import clips from the V1 Quit Quit the program Edit Undo Undo the last change Cut Clip Cut the selected clip to the clipboard Copy Clip Put the selected clip in the clipboard Paste Clip Paste clip from the clipboard Find Find the clip in the list Clip In Set the IN point of the clip to be created Out Set the OUT point of
70. ompressio 1 GB 2GB 2 6 GB 4 GB 9 GB 18GB 1GB 2GB 2 6 GB 4GB 9 GB 18GB Ratio Y 6 48 6 48 54 04 34 16 1 06 42 4I 317 609 759 1313 2603 56 6 25 18 53 39 32 28 1 04 56 29 05 2 03 24 38 34 20 40 3413 1 12 36 2 25 12 39 48 38 33 1 17 06 23 44 22 50 45 42 1 31 24 7 2 PAL Compression Chart according to CCIR 601 RECORDING TIME FOR PAL 2 FIELDS FRAME RECORDING TIME FOR PAL 1 FIELD FRAME Rao Y Ratio V 1 1 1 EN i a 20 1 1 a 21 21 NI T Note The 2 6 GB columns represent the total time for both sides of a Magneto Optical Cartridge 7 3 Hestrictions Due to drive speed variations the following drives should not have a total record time lower than the value specified in this table Drive Type Jaz 1GB Jaz 2GB Beluga Barracuda4 Micropolis 3243av 2 6GB Minimum Total Recording 8 02 9 4 21 26 side 18 11 23 16 Time Due to drive speed variations the following drives can only be used at the compressions specified in this table Drive type ST3437IN W 8 7345014 ST34573N W LW ST34502LW ST34572N W STI9171N W ST19101N W ST39173N W LW ST118273N W LW ST39102LW ST118202LW Minimum Compression Fields Ratio 2 4 1 or higher 3 1 or higher 2 5 1 or higher 2 1 or higher 42 43 8 USING THE RCV1 REMOTE CONTROL If you want to control
71. on rear Leaving it may break the SCSI connector during transport 51 13 MOUNTING SCSI DRIVES The V1 is factory set to SCSI ID6 by setting DIP switches 1 2 amp 3 on the back of the V1 to high low amp low To avoid conflicts Don t use this ID 6 for any drive to be installed CAUTION NOTE FOR VENTILATION PURPOSES THE OPENEING OF THE TOP COVER SHOULD ALWAYS BE TOWARDS THE HARD DISK TRAYS AND NOT TOWARDS THE POWER SUPPLY ALL INTERNAL CABLES SHOULD BE PLACED AT LEAST ONE INCH ABOVE THE CIRCUIT BOARD USE CABLE TIES IF NECESSARY 13 1 Mounting one Jaz drive only Disconnect all cables including power from the back of the V1 Set the SCSI ID of the Jaz to 4 usually this is the Iomega factory default for the Jaz drive Refer to the Jaz manual to make sure the SCSI ID is set correctly Jaz SCSI ID setting A2 A1 A0 ID OFF OFF OFF 0 OFF OFF ON 1 OFF ON OFF 2 OFF ON ON 3 ON OFF OFF 4 ON OFF ON 5 ON ON OFF 6 ON ON ON 7 The following procedure should be repeated for each Jaz drive mounted on the V1 9 9 Install the Jaz drive in the 3 1 2 to 5 1 4 bracket adapter supplied with the Jaz drive according to the instruction supplied with the Jaz drive Install the Jaz drive on the top V1 tray Connect one of the internal free 50 IDC connector to the Jaz Drive Connect the power connector to the Jaz Disconnect the SCSI ribbon cable from the main board near the power supply and connect the end of t
72. onnect the serial cable between the V1 RS422 port 1 and the DD1500 4 Set the DD1500 Word Sync to Video A 29 97 for NTSC 25fps for PAL 5 Set the Ext M C of the DD1500 to Master 6 Make sure the V1 is in Chase Off mode The DD1500 will control the V1 If your DD 1500 DL1500 has the version gt 2 3 you can have access to all the V1 menus directly on your DD1500 In order to get the best performance in variable speed mode when controlled by the DD1500 the V1 must have firmware version gt 1 97 Please contact Akai to get the best connection with the DD 1500 and the DD 8 10 3 Connection to the Akai DD 1500 in CHASE RS422 Mode 1 If you did not receive a special serial cable that is DB9 Male to Male specific to the DD1500 you need to make one with the following pin out This is a twisted Slave to Slave cable pin 1 gt pin 1 pin 2 pin 8 pin 3 pin 7 pin 4 pin 6 pin 5 gt pin 5 pin 6 gt pin 4 pin 7 pin 3 pin 8 pin 2 pin 9 gt pin 9 Feed house sync to the V1 and to the DD1500 Connect the serial cable between the V1 RS422 port 1 and the DD1500 Set the DD1500 Word Sync to Video A 29 97 for NTSC 25 fps for PAL Set the Ext M C of the DD1500 to Full Slave Set the Chase mode of the V1 to RS422 se the DD1500 as if it is standalone the V1 will chase to it at any speed Cio ta 47 10 4 Connection to the Fairlight Feed House Sync to the V1 and the Fairlight Connect the ser
73. ption RR 32 Use this key 2 to scroll to the previous menu Use this key to change selections within most menus Locates one field back from the current position Also used for selection in the Edit Preset and Set Video Optional Menu selections Locates one field ahead of the current position Also used for selection in the Edit Preset and Set Video Optional Menu selections Click on the button and move the mouse to shuttle in forward or reverse The angle up to 90 controls the shuttle speed which is displayed on the second line of the LCD When the mouse button is released the shuttle button will return to its original position 0 Sets the IN point for segment play See Section 3 2 6 Segment Definition and Playback Sets the OUT point for segment play See Section 3 2 6 Segment Definition and Playback To locate to a specific frame field from the V1 front panel enter the time code location numbers from the numeric keypad and press GOTO This is the escape key Press it when you want to exit the menu mode or abort an operation Used to recall segment numbers See Section 3 2 6 Segment Definition and Playback Used to save a segment to a memory location number See Section 3 2 6 Segment Definition and Playback Toggles between Absolute Time and Time Code Toggles between Remote and Local Holding down the Option Shift for PC key of the keyboard and pressing the RR button allows the V
74. replacements are provided at your expense by an authorized Doremi distributor in the country in which the product failed You may obtain a refund for the repair costs by submitting a claim to Doremi instructions are obtained by contacting Doremi at the address printed on this certificate This warranty applies only to hardware products manufactured by or for Doremi that can be identified by the V1 trademark trade name or logo affixed on them Doremi software is warranted pursuant to a separate written statement packed with the software Doremi does not warrant any products that are not Doremi products Note that most third party products have a manufacturers warranty This warranty does not apply if the product has been damaged by accident abuse misuse or misapplication if the product has been modified without the written permission of Doremi or if any Doremi serial number has been removed or defaced THE WARRANTY AND REMEDIES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHERS WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED DOREMI SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE No Doremi distributor agent or employee is authorized to make any modification extension or addition to this warranty DOREMI IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM ANY BREACH OF WARRANTY OR UNDER ANY OTHE
75. rtridges inserted and not asleep Drives will not be mounted on the Macintosh desktop They are not supposed to if you have disabled the Iomega Extension Select SCSI Copy from the Command menu VTPro202 will detect all drives with a valid V1 header drives need to be formatted and initialized on a V1 in order for them to be recognized and will display them under Source and Destination Any drive configured as Play Only will not be displayed under the destination column always configure your source drive as Play Only Select your Source drive you can only select one source Select your destination drive s Hit OK The copy command will now start with a status bar indicating the progress of the copy command Hitting the ESC key will stop the copy command 37 5 10 Wiring of the V1 RS422 PC Cable Wiring List shell V1 1 to V1 Shell to PC Shell V1 2 to PC 2 VI 8 to PC 3 3 44 6 to PC 5 38 5 11 Wiring of the V1 RS422 Mac Cable Mac DIN8 M V1 DB9 M Front View Front View OO OO OOOO TX RXB TX RXA RX TXB RX TXA SIG GND TGND SIG GND RGND Frame GND Frame GND Wiring List Mac 6 to V1 3 Mac 3 to V1 8 Mac 8 to V1 7 Mac 5 to V1 2 Mac 4 to V1 4 4 6 Mac Shell to V1 1 39 6 DIP SWITCH SETTINGS Viewing the V1 from the rear panel the switches are counted from left to right with 0 off being toward the top of the unit and 1 on being toward
76. s Operation and performance with drives from other sources Micropolis IBM Fujitsu must be checked on the V1 by the user DOREMI LABS in this case cannot guarantee the full operation or performance In case of technical problems please inform DOREMI Labs with a full description of what has been noticed 13 11 Notes on JAZ cartridges Some precautions need to be followed with the JAZ cartridges Eject them before any transportation or before switching off the V1 Don t use them in case of condensing Humidity going into water drops this may produce error while record or play In case of bad sectors on cartridges you can test them with Win95 Surface Scan or any low level utility software like FWB Hammer for Mac 58 14 Notes for the Vim The V1m is the same as the V1 with the exception of the following differences 1 The Vim has only gt MB of SRAM thus it is only capable of 12 1 compressions or higher 2 The Vim does not have a front panel controller instead it has a front panel connector for an external RS422 remote control You should not use a cable longer than 6 feet on this front panel connector 3 The Vim does not have SVHS IN OUT 4 The 1 does not have MIDI IN OUT 5 The Vim is a 2U rack mount unit Notes Earlier versions of the V1m were shipped in a 3U rack mount chassis with the following exceptions 1 No front panel RS422 connector 2 With SVHS IN OUT 3 With MIDI IN OUT SOFTWARE VERSIONS
77. s into record it will only record one frame or field depending on the Frame mode setup This option is useful for animation When Step Recording is disabled the V1 is in normal mode of operation The or will go to the beginning of the next or previous clip segment This menu only shows previously defined segments For more information on defining segments see Section 3 2 6 Segment Definition and Playback You can also type the clip number using the keypad followed by the ENTER key if you enter an undefined clip number the V1 will locate to the previous clip When a clip other than 0 is selected here the V1 operations will be restricted between the boundaries of that clip segment Time Code Burn In window This option is only available on units with serial number 201 and higher It will allow the user to define how and where the burn in time code window will be displayed on the VITC output The Toggle Select key lt gt will switch between two submenus Position The or will allow the user to choose one of 6 different positions Top Left Top Center Top Right Bottom Left Bottom Center amp Bottom Right Color The or will allow the user to choose one of 5 different selections Off White on Black White on Background Black on White amp Black on Background This selection is saved on the machine after executing 04 Save 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Audio
78. s menu 2 6 Function Keys MENU Pressing this key will engage the menu mode Pressing the MENU key again will return the V1 to the time code display mode You may also press ESC all settings are saved ARROW UP Use this key gt to scroll to the next menu ARROW DOWN TOGGLE SELECT WHEEL NUDGE BACK NUDGE FORWARD IN OUT GOTO ESC RCL SAVE CLEAR ENTER OPTION BKSP 21 Use this key 2 to scroll to the previous menu Use this key Double arrow to change selections within most menus This key activates the Jog Shuttle wheel When active the amber LED above the button will go ON Pressing the key while active will toggle between jog and shuttle In Jog mode the rotation of the wheel will generate Jog steps in forward or reverse In Shuttle mode the angle of the wheel from its initial position will control the shuttle speed with 7 different values in each direction 10 20 50 100 200 500 1000 in gt gt or lt lt The value used and the direction gt gt lt lt is displayed on the bottom line of the LCD during the shuttle operation Locates one field back from the current position Also used for selection in the Edit Preset and Set Video Optional Menu selections Locates one field ahead of the current position Also used for selection in the Edit Preset and Set Video Optional Menu selections Sets the IN point for segment play See Section 3
79. t overdub of selected audio track s on existing recordings while the other track s will be monitored at the same time The insert overdub feature is only supported on the Seagate Ultra SCSI hard drives at a compression ratio of 8 1 2 fields or higher ratios this feature can also be used with other drives but in higher compression ratios Users who want to use this feature with other drives should test how low in compression they can go before committing to a compression ratio PAL users have reported that they can use this feature at 12 1 2 fields a Jaz 1GB drive The transfer to disk in PAL mode 15 faster then NTSC To use this feature Use Optional Menu 02 Edit Preset to select which audio track s you want to insert Provide the same House Sync to the source machine and the V1 Connect the time code out from the source machine into the TIME CODE IN of the Begin playback of the source machine before the section that you want to insert on the V1 Hold down OPTION and press PLAY Chase Command to engage synchronized playback with the source wait until the V1 LCD shows PLAY with a black dot This indicates that the V1 is now in sync with the source then hold down PLAY and press REC The V1 will record the insert Then press STOP or PLAY to end the insert segment procedure 23 3 1 4 TIME CODE OFFSET This function will allow you to offset your time code track starting at any location frame on the disk NTSC users
80. t the bottom tray to and the top one to ID 4 13 5 Mounting one Jaz and one Kingston Data Express removable system Repeat procedure for the Jaz set it to ID4 and install it on the top V1 tray Repeat procedure C for the Data Express set it to ID3 and install it on the bottom V1 tray 13 6 Setup of the Fast SCSI Seagate 4 hard drive ST15150N Obsolete drive These are the two connectors that should be configured on the ST15150N PIN 1 O Oje 701 o ole OO OO TP FROM BUS This is the only jumper that should be installed on J01 Red Brown amp Black BRN wires on LEFT RED To Data Express POWER CONNECTOR Rear View 101 should only have one jumper to set the termination power from SCSI bus That position is marked in the drawing above The Data Express carrier should be connected to the drive with 3 cables 1 Power Cable 2 SCSI Cable 3 SCSI ID number cable this cable is supplied by Kingston with the Data Express and has one 3 pin connector that connects to the Data Express carrier and three 2 pin connectors that should be connected to the drive Note that each of those 3 wires are connected to only one side of the 2 pin connector that side with the wire should be connected to the left row of J4 if you are looking straight to the back of the drive Extra care should be given as to not have cable number 3 described above be caught between the drive and the
81. te efficiently with your DAW to allow you to finish your work faster If you have an application that requires instant locate and playback from any time code position you would need a random access digital video recorder player The is the first generation of our random access digital video equipment that uses magnetic hard drives or magneto optical MOD drives as a recording medium To be able to record video on a hard disk it should be digitized which means that the analog video information must be converted to a digital data stream Every frame of NTSC or PAL video contains 525 or 625 lines that has 858 or 864 pixels each In a typical A D conversion every pixel is coded on 16 bits 2 Bytes which yields a data stream of NTSC 525 858 2 900900 bytes frame 29 97 900900 27 MB s PAL 625 864 2 1080000 bytes frame or 25 1080000 27 s You see that in both cases the drive should be capable of handling a transfer rate of at least 27 5 This figure does not include any audio tracks Since the transfer rate of various media range between 1MB s and 16MB s to record the video you would need to use RAID systems multiple drives chained together to achieve faster transfers or compress the video data stream by sacrificing picture quality Two compression techniques are becoming popular Motion JPEG and MPEG Motion JPEG consists on compressing every field of video and save the data on the drive MPEG consists on compress
82. the bottom The switches are as follows THE DIP SWITCH SETTING SHOULD NOT BE CHANGED WHILE THE UNIT IS ON THIS MIGHT CAUSE SEVERE INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE UNIT AND VOID THE WARRANTY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Up OFF 0 6 PAL Full 720 2Field Off NTSC IDO ID2 ON 1 6 6 ON ON NTSC spixis 360 1 Field Down ONLY AFTER YOU UPDATE TO VERSION 2 0 TURN THE UNIT OFF SET THE DIP SWITCH TO THE DEFAULT SETTING ABOVE BOLD AND RESTART THE UNIT Switches 1 2 amp 3 set the SCSI ID These are as follows IDO Switch 1 ID1 Switch 2 ID2 Switch 3 SCSI ID Number Up Up Up 0 Down Up Up 1 Down Up 2 Down Down Up 3 Up Up Down 4 Down Up Down 5 Up Down Down 6 default Down Down Down 7 Test Mode do not use Switch 4 is termination for the SCSI bus and the default setting is ON Switch 5 is for providing termination power the default setting is ON provide termination power Switch 6 if this switch is in the UP position recommended setting the unit can be set to PAL or NTSC using OPTION MENU 13 If this switch is in the DOWN position the unit will stay in NTSC mode and it will not be possible to change it using OPTION MENU 13 IF YOUR UNIT HAS VERSION 1 99 OR HIGHER POSITIONS 1 2 3 6 7 8 9 AND 10 ON THE DIP SWITCH ARE NO LONGER VALID AND MUST ALL BE SET IN THE UP POSITION WHILE THE UNIT IS POWERED DOWN POSITIONS 4 AND 5 SHOULD BE SET IN THE LOW POSTION TO INSURE PROPER TERMINATION TO THE SCSI BUS S
83. the clip to be created Create Clip Create a new clip using the IN and OUT points Command Control Help 3l Rename Clip Rename the selected clip Goto In Go to the IN point of the selected clip Goto Out Go to the OUT point of the selected clip Open Source Open the Source clip file to be copied Copy to Time Line Copy the source file to the destination disk at the time line location Copy to End Copy the source file to the destination disk at the end of the disk Rename Disk Rename the V1 disk Goto To locate to a specific time code enter the value in the format hhmmssFF f To locate to 23 minutes 12 seconds 15 frames field 2 enter 00231215 2 the 00 at the start is not necessary Set TC To create an offset enter the desired time code at the current time line and hit OK SCSI Copy Select your source and destination drives for a full disk copy SCSI Continue Copy Continue the SCSI copy from where you have stopped it Get Field From Capture a field and display it in the View Mode SCSI Capture the field through SCSI Ethernet Capture a field through Ethernet File Capture a field from a JPEG File Save Field Save the current field to a JPEG file Get Movie Select a Quick Time movie to be converted to V1 format Convert Movie Convert the selected quick Time movie to V1 format Escape TBD Control V1 on Choose the port connected to your V1 Upload will start the firmware upgrade program on the V1 About VTPro
84. the time code should be fed from the source machine into the RS422 port of the V1 Begin playing the source machine DAW The V1 will begin playing as soon as it sees a time code within the range defined for the active drive and will continue to play LOCKED to the incoming RS422 timecode Note that during this chase play the V1 LCD displays VAR to indicate that it can chase at different speeds NOTE 1 This Chase mode is only recommended for connecting the V1 to the Akai DD1500 Refer to Section 10 2 Connection to the Akai DD1500 for the details of this operation The V1 can also play in Chase to LTC with the DD1500 but with some limitations in the variable speed range due to current limitations of the LTC output of the Akai DD1500 NOTE 2 Don t put the menu 03 Chase on 5422 to have a standard RS422 control operation on the V1 The standard RS422 control is done with menu 03 Chase in the OFF position 32 5 CHASE to BI PHASE mode To put the V1 into the Chase to Biphase mode 3 steps are required e First change the internal cable connector of the second RS422 port to the Biphase position Refer to Section 4 e Second select the frequency input using Optional Menu 18 Clks Frame Refer to Section 1 2 e Third change the menu 03 to Chase to Biphase and menu 01 to A Time Refer to Section 1 1 Both the source machine and the V1 should be synchronized to the same source of House Sync and the Biphase signal shoul
85. time left at the moment it was activated When the drive is fully recorded Time Left will display 00 00 00 00 and you are only allowed to record over existing material When this menu selection is active pressing the Toggle Select key lt gt will update the time left Menus 00 01 02 04 05 and 06 are saved on the active drive So if this drive is mounted on another V1 unit all these settings will be recovered 1 2 Optional Menu V1 Info If you are in Option Menu 00 and hit the down arrow key 2 the will display information about the unit The Toggle lt key will switch between Version Number IP address Ethernet Port Address and finally the amount of RAM used on that unit 00 Auto Play If you enter a segment number that is already defined See Section 3 2 6 Segment Definition amp Playback The V1 will play that segment every time it mounts that drive This function can also be used to automatically locate to a start point every time the disk is mounted you need to do is set the IN and OUT time at the same location for the auto play segment 01 Disk Copy This feature will allow you to make duplicates of one recording source on one or more drive s target s or destination s without the need to re record the video thus allowing video audio time code segments definition and menu set up to be transferred digitally from one drive to the other First make sure your source disk is the active
86. uter before it can be used again on a V1 The format operation is a long procedure that takes approximately around 20 mn for a JAZ 1GB 1 h 20 for a 4 GB drive and around 2 h 30 for a 9 GB drive Ifyou change your mind and don t want to format press ESC NOTE THE FORMAT COMMAND ONLY WORKS ON DRIVES IF THE LCD DISPLAYS THE MESSAGE NO VI DISK THE DISK NEEDS TO BE INITIALIZED BEFORE IT CAN BE FORMATTED Once Format and Initialize have been executed on a drive it is not necessary to Format again Initialize is enough for erasing the drive 09 Drop Frame This option is only valid when a time code offset is specified in NTSC mode See Section 3 2 Special Playback Functions The Toggle Select key lt will switch between Drop and Non Drop set your Time Code Offset locate to any position on the drive manually enter the new time code desired at that location and hold the OPTION key while hitting the IN key The Time Code offset will be saved on the drive 10 Time Left This menu selection will display how much time HH MM SS FF is still available on the disk from the end of the existing recording The total duration is calculated using the disk capacity detected the compression rate the 8 pixel jumper setting and the one or two fields jumper setting After an Initialize command Time Left displays the full capacity of the drive in HH MM SS FF format If you call this menu during recording it will show the
87. witch 7 reduces the image size by 8 pixels on all sides Since standard video monitors do not display an entire video image this 10 screen reduction improves the displayed image quality as there is more disk space available for storing the actual displayed image with less compression The default setting is Full OFF Switch 8 selects recording at 360 pixels horizontal or 720 pixels horizontal Recording at 360 pixels horizontal improves the image quality at high compression ratios 20 1 34 1 The default setting is for recording 720 pixels Switch 9 selects recording of 2 fields per frame CCIR 601 or 1 field per frame Recording at field per frame allows you to record approximately twice as much video material on a disk for any given amount of storage space The default setting is 2 fields per frame SINCE ALL DIP SWITCH SETTINGS ARE NOW MOVED TO THE OPTION MENU NEWER UNITS DO NOT HAVE THE DIP SWITCH ON THE REAR PANEL 40 7 DISK RECORD TIMES FOR VARIOUS COMPRESSION RATIOS As a typical guide for ratios versus visual quality 7 1 is comparable to analog Betacam 12 1 to 16 1 is comparable to S VHS 24 1 to 34 1 is comparable to VHS For typical audio post production work a 20 1 1 field is a good enough visual quality 34 1 1 field can also be used for maximum recording time 41 7 1 NTSC Compression Chart according to 601 RECORDING TIME FOR NTSC 2 FIELDS FRAME RECORDING TIME FOR NTSC 1 FIELD FRAME C

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