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1. Disks status Display raids Highlight RAID EX cxx c SS O O Se HS O AS BALI O Se LE SS O OS ERAIZS o o eS gt x roule cd er EXTi BM NM NM BM B MM 6 62 H2 H2 H2 H3 BS INT2 IHT1 Legend OK Not present Requested Configuration This area is used to select the following parameters Storage Type Possibilities are Internal only External Internal and External only Number of Raids Enter the number of raids you want to use Raid Configuration Type select the Raid configuration type The software is able to handle two raid organizations e 4 1 raid of 5 disks e 5 1 raid of 6 disks Current Configuration This area is used to display the selected configuration but no parameter can be updated here Refer to section 3 2 2 SAS Raids and Disks Status on page 56 for a description of each field 29 Issue 10 03 C 1 4 4 lt ENTER gt Validate lt ALI I gt More Info lt ESC gt Quit XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 OPTIONS ACCESSING THE OPTIONS MENU To enter the Options menu open the Maintenance menu then press the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys to highlight the Options line and press ENTER The Options window appears as shown below Full options Demo Ao Open Config lt ALT F gt Update From Local File lt ALT U gt Updat
2. mma 43 2 BOOTWINS amp ERROR MESSAGES eene nnns 44 2A INTRODUCTION coat tata 44 22 INITIALIZING THE DS scada ida 44 22 E E O SI EAE A A etl 44 Step 1 ei irazule nivis E M 44 SLED 2 DISK eii md 45 Slep 3 Board Capacity DISDIAV AE dva ASA AAA IE EA 46 ROSS IDIS EMoriMesSs 9 si ia 46 NS O BP ee re RE I Een EE Sn ERE a eo 47 2 3 READING THE CONFIGURATION FILE seeeennm nnns 47 2 4 INITIALIZING THE MICROCODE 0 00 een 49 25 DISK DATA RECOVER sstcutadcina atada 50 M enel ccm 52 9 4 SBTENETWORK MONITORING circa n 52 3 1 1 Information Available on the Screen cooiooccnnncccnonininninonccnanonononcn nano nnn 52 Data DISPO E Er 52 Background Gol QUE oido iS e dM AMEN MM MIU EUM dM LE 53 SAS o V ERE RETE A A IS 53 A T T m P O 53 FoSSIDIB ACUSA o D MIL ac eet e pac Dual MOD OK abia ara GE 53 3 1 2 How to Disconnect a Machine from the Server seee nne 54 32 SERVER MONITORING cease cies tee teo a fea d ua cmt E UG aan ed e revue euro tides 55 e detenti iterat adu ue d eU A LU IA 55 9 22 SAO FAIS dd DISKS E 56 RAID TY Pacino da 56 Issue XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference 10 03 C EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 RAID Status SERM 56 EMS AMA SAUS A o york ata fedt dicata o IM V cR 57 O ene 57 Q2 cba 58 324 Analog L
3. The operator can press ENTER and operate normally on 4 disks configuration 4 1 or on 5 disks configuration 5 1 or exit the software and return to EVS menu to run a Hardware Check 39 Issue 10 03 C 40 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 DISKS MONITORING The 15 page of the Server Monitoring screen allows disk monitoring Press Shift F5 to access this screen According to the type of disks this screen will differ as follows SCSI Disks SERVER MONITORING Disk Status Raid Map Raid H Raid 2 A A 37D Dsk Ok Ok 1 B 27G 47E Ok Ok Ok Ok e Genlock status Analog LTC status OK since 19 11 07 16 61 39 18 47 57 11 LOST Drifts HHA TimeCode Status LIC LTC jumps LTC threshold Peak alerts Peak Limit sec gt Frequency alerts Frequency Number Frequency Time USER jumps USER threshold In the Disk Status section the screen indicates the position of the disks on the disk array and the status of each disk Not present Raid Disconnected disk CS Disk present When a disk is disconnected the message Rebuild xx xx will appear next to the disk array to which the disconnected disk belongs This value shows the advance of the rebuild process When a disk is disconnected but new pictures are still being recorded on the disk array this number will decrease until the disk is replaced and the rebuild process starts
4. amp time I5 Calci gt bration CHoardware Check Issue 10 03 1 4 1 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 ADVANCED PARAMETERS N Important Most parameters are factory preset and should not be modified without advice of qualified EVS staff Improper values for some parameters will prevent the proper operation of the system Please refer to the parameters charts for correct values See section 1 4 9 Default Parameters on page 36 May 18 200 17 35 27 Messages Display and edit advanced parameters for the selected application For trained users only How TO MODIFY ADVANCED PARAMETERS 4 D Press F9 to open the Maintenance menu Select the Advanced Parameters item and press ENTER Press the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys to select the parameter to modify and press ENTER Enter the desired value and then press ENTER When all parameters are set press ESC A confirmation message is displayed press ENTER XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 10 03 C CODECS AVAILABILITY AND OPTIONS DEPENDING ON THE VIDEO STANDARD AND THE HARDWARE SD 625i COHX Codec Type SD MJPEG Standard SD IMX D10 DVCPro 50 Bitrate 20 100 Mbps 30 40 50 Mbps 50 Mbps Default 30 Mbps Default 30 Mbps Default 50 Mbps 576 lines 608 lines 576 li
5. Available on XS Systems cccsscsssscsssscssssssssecssesssseeseseesaseessseseseesasensasenss 3 1 3 AUDIO amp VIDEO CHANNEL PARAMETERS AVCFOQ esee 4 Po MEM A ES m 4 1 3 2 How to Modify A V Channel Parameters sess 4 1 3 3 Audio amp Video Parameters OVErVICW ccscccccsssssssssssesssesssessesseesssesseeseeseaeseeesereseeseatesneeeess 5 DOCK Video CAM E T P 5 Base Gorntdirallokizooe ici amauta cuit eo uh Ded rio 5 EOOD HOC e T LP 6 GD CAD ACL asar cs AAA HE 6 VIDEO NAY CUS si ASI EA O 7 VideO TECOS EET T e di 7 SUPE MONO R E C nacos triada 7 Audio FORMA taste LINDE 8 A A O 8 E E E a 8 ERP a O E EO 9 REG Ton all HE ioo ai hit ns a o UM o 9 SD Dual otedlTis eerie dendi uu a LI ee ene ae ee 9 AHCI Mode T mcr 9 Sample 37e CONV CNIS EENE E itid S coad ramon ru te end casas a Mc PR RR E da Ka Dd a Pei E aa E E Ka OR ERR EE 9 TSS Chame S OV CRU OW a lili cde 10 Do cg E MT pK s 10 CRR c A O Ratt igeclaia Me 10 A EDT 10 RE NaS A t E ME E EE ILI MR UM CD 11 ANGIO RACK S NR ON O LT ms 11 Audio Monitoring A MOD TA ua aoc dede gae tu de E 12 lo DOY AUGIO Management liarla ice 12 A ssi Just oae tamatde ti dubia cesis TETTE s o bes asta 12 Dolby conigurations IXS SEVES CETTE EO OO OL LUTTER 12 1 3 6 3D amp 1080p Dual Stream Management esee 13 dle P C eem 13 Possible Channels Confgur
6. LSM ID is a clip identifier based on the EVS video server structure The LSM ID is made up of 3 digits and 1 letter for example 112B where the digits and letter represent the following elements in the server structure Page Clip pa Server Net 1128 3 02 lt number T E Bank Camera The digits after the LMS ID correspond to the Net Number of the server on which the clip is stored i e the EVS video server ID on the XNet network They are not part of the LSM ID UMID The UmID is an 8 bytes ID with fixed length lt is used for the unique clip identification on the SDTI network By default all the protocols access and identify the clips via the UmID VARID The VarlD is a 32 bytes ID with variable length and format It can only be used in the VDCP protocol When this protocol uses the VarlD the following VarlD parameters need to be set up e Length 8 bytes 32 bytes e Format ASCII binary e Uniqueness level local server level global network level e Protocol visibility list of Net Numbers of the servers For more information on the parameters refer to the RS422 Protocol Settings page in the Multicam Configuration manual 69 Issue XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference 10 03 C EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 a Note Y From Multicam 9 the VarlD has been introduced to allow a redundant architecture where the VarlD can be identical on two different serve
7. Monitoring Output Character Out IN 4 SD HD IN OUT 1 Issue 10 03 C SD SDI Clean Output SD SDI Clean Output SD SDI Monitoring Output Character Out HD SDI Clean Output HD SDI Clean Output HD SDI Monitoring Output Character Out Issue 10 03 C XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 SD Codec in Rec BNCs Video Embedded Audio if Delay Phase present at input ua Wa wa Audio orl Audio oJ Audio of BNC J1 SD SDI or CVBS signal of BNC 1 with OSD Audio of BNC 1 only in n a n a SDI SD signal of BNC 1 with OSD Audio of BNC 1 HD Codec in Rec BNCs Video Embedded Audio if Delay Phase present at input va HO signal BN Adore ma wa Audio of J8 ma m J8 SD downconverted signal of BNC 1 Audio of BNC 1 E SD SDI or CVBS signal of BNC 1 with OSD Audio of BNC 1 only in No Adjustable 08 03 SDI HD signal of BNC 1 with OSD Audio of BNC 1 m No delay if the Rec HD gt SD Low Latency setting is set to ON in the Advanced Parameters window of the selected application in the EVS software SD Codec in Play BNCs Video Embedded Audio depending on the avcfg configuration s SD output Yes SD output Yes s i180 0 or CVBS oup wi 0S0 OnymsD 44 SD signal output with OSD Yes HD aoe in Play BNCs Video Embedded Audio depending on the avcfg configuration H
8. Plug In Editor switcher interface or Editware Fastrack This protocol name has been used to differentiate it from the already existing Sony BVW protocol that is limited in EVS server to the read only command subset EditRec protocol implements all Sony BVW protocol commands required for linear editing Refer to EditRec documentation for more details 65 Issue 10 03 C 66 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 XtenDD35 Protocol This protocol is based on the Sony BVW75 protocol for all standard transport commands lt has extended commands so that it supports clip management using this protocol the controlling device can create name recall and delete clips This protocol can be used with Thomson GVG XtenDD range of switchers and with DNF ST300 EVS and 4040CL EVS controllers EVS developed custom commands to propose all the features offered by the server EVS has also adapted the behavior of specific commands such as for the Sony BVW75 protocol Refer to the EVS XtenDD35 Protocol documentation for more details Odetics Protocol This protocol is based on the Sony BVW75 protocol for all standard transport commands It has extended commands so that it supports clip and playlist management using this protocol the controlling device can create name recall and delete clips but it can also manage playlists This protocol can be used with
9. The rebuild is complete when this number reaches 100 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 SAS Disks Issue 10 03 C SH ESC UGA RAID type 4 5 12 raids RAID status Hi 42 H3 H spares 4 L Disks status ExI4 ERT3 EXT ERT1 INTZ INTi Highlight RAID B Display disks H5 H6 H7 H8 i ii 12 EB NM E Legend OK Disconnected Rebuilding Refer to section 3 2 2 comprehensive description of this screen In the Disk Status section when disks SAS Raids and Disks Status is selected Ea Ti OK Not present on page 56 for a the screen indicates the position of the disks on the disk array and the status of each disk When raids is selected the screen indicates the raid number each disk diia to mp NEW x P IGE wk a ji MN FAG po SH ESC UGA EXPLORER RAID type 4 5 1 raids RAID status Hi H2 H3 H spares c o o E h F4 ITE Monitoring F9 CLIP F B PLST Display raids Highlight RAID External Arrays Status ExT 4 ERTS Ex T2 E Ti OK 38 M B M M ee el H2 H2 H2 H3 H3 Legend OR oe ted Rebuilding Hot present When a disk is disconnected it is orange and the RAID status section displays the percentage rebuilt at the position of t
10. and the number of spare disks This information cannot be modified RAID STATUS This represents each raid by its number and uses a colour code to display its status Refer to section 0 Disk Status on page 57 for the status description When a raid is rebuilding the percentage rebuild is displayed instead of the raid number This value shows the progress of the rebuild process For more information on the rebuild please go to section Disks Monitoring on page 40 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 10 03 C EXTERNAL ARRAY STATUS This displays the status of each external array and potential alerts Status Meaning OK No alert PSU1 PSU2 Problem with a power supply unit FAN1 FAN2 or FAN3 Problem with a fan DISK STATUS This area provides a representation of the disks contained in the external and or internal arrays as well as their status Colour Code Raid Status Light Grey OK the disk is connected in a raid Red Disconnected disk physically present but disconnected by the software Orange Rebuilding the disk is being rebuilt Green Spare the disk is connected but is not included in a raid Grey dashes Not present the disk is not physically connected to the hardware Based on the selection made in the Display field two types of representation can be displayed disks or raids Users can change the option by u
11. both channels during the browsing and playout The F amp K clip association can be done by IPDirector or VDCP Custom command If no clip association is done the server follows the camera mapping ex if the Fill clip 111A 02 is loaded on Channel 1 the server will load the clip 111B 02 as Key XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 10 03 C Refer to the EVS VDCP Protocol documentation for more details AVSP Protocol AVSP is a proprietary serial protocol giving quite full access to EVS video server resources e simultaneous multi port control from one serial link 115kbps e dynamic channel configuration including mixed channel for effect audio and or video e playlist management including train record in progress with or without fixed delay e timeline management including train record in progress with or without fixed delay e start stop mode and GPI conditional events e slow motion clips e extended channel and clip status reporting e ganged channels control e duplication or move of clips among network EVS video servers e auto backup to XFile e metadata management 1 name 3 keywords of 12 bytes each e This protocol is used for other EVS products interfaced to the server like AIRBOX AIREDIT EDIT2AIR and by third party partners for specific applications IPDP Protocol For more information on how the IP Director application contro
12. clear the error message lf it does not resolve it after a few re start a clear clip will be necessary If the message INIT ERROR TIMED OUT state St is displayed it means the initialization is not complete St refers to a position in the code Y Note Never forget that to start Multicam the bootwins must successfully initialize the microcode In that case the message HCTX board initialized is displayed In all other error case the boot sequence or initialization phase is cancelled and multicam cannot be started DISK DATA RECOVERY When Multicam is started it sometimes happens that the application does not succeed in reading the data stored on the disks However the data is still available on the disks The EVS Disk Doctor has been developed to address this issue This tool allows reconstructing the data trains and clips stored on the disks The tool scans each data block identifies the recorder on which the data has been created and reconstructs the whole audio and video material The clips will also be recovered However several overlapping clips will be recovered as one single long clip This means that in the schema below the clips CD EF and GH will be recovered as one single long clip for which the IN point will be C and the OUT point will be H XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 Recorded and recovered train
13. contact EWS Tel mp AAA eb J2 A 3651 7099 E mail supportlevs tv Press lt ENTER gt to continue HOW TO ENTER NEW LICENSE CODES To enter new license codes proceed in one of the following ways e f you have received a xxxxx COD file xxxxx serial number of the server for which this file has been calculated from EVS copy this COD file on a USB key and press simultaneously ALT U keys The licence codes will be automatically read from the USB key and updated into the system Or e You can also copy manually the xxxxx COD file to the C drive then restart the EVS menu enter the Options windows and press simultaneously ALT F keys The codes will be read from the local file on the C drive and updated into the system or 1 Make sure the cursor blinks in the Option box in the lower part of the Options windows 2 In the Validation Code field type the code corresponding to the selected option license codes are sent by EVS Technical Support Dpt and press ENTER 3 Repeat this operation for the next license code 4 You can check that the corresponding options are enabled by scrolling into the options list 31 Issue XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference 10 03 C EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 How TO REMOVE A LICENSE CODE To remove a license code proceed as follows 1 Press the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys to move inside the options list and select the option that
14. is applied to all recorder channels CLIP CAPACITY Possible values Global Per Channel This parameter allows selecting the recording mode In Global mode the clip capacity is shared between the different record trains Example When 3 record trains are used creating a clip of 30 min on REC1 will take 10 min of recording capacity equally from each record train XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 10 03 C In Per Channel mode the clip capacity is only relevant to the individual record train Example 3 record trains are used creating a clip of 30 min on REC1 will take 30 min of recording capacity from the 1st record train but will not affect the recording capacity of the other two record trains The default value depends on the basic configuration 2 ch VTR Slave Server Video Delay configurations Per Channel Per Channel Global locked VIDEO PLAYERS Range 1 4 This parameter allows selecting the number of player channels of the application and the associated audio channels VIDEO RECORDERS Possible values in range 1 4 This parameter allows selecting the number of RECORD channels of the application The partition of the disk storage between these channels and the associated audio channels are automatically updated SUPER MOTION REC This parameter defines the type of Super Motion recorders The parameter is only edi
15. many different control devices and automation softwares including DNF ST300 and 4040CL controllers EVS developed custom commands to propose all the features offered by the server EVS has also adapted the behavior of specific commands such as for the Sony BVW75 protocol A specific Odetics Fill amp Key mode is available It allows the controller to control two channels Fill amp Key instead of one with one serial When the controller loads a Fill clip the EVS server automatically loads the associated Key clip on the second channel and manages the perfect synchronization of both channels during the browsing and playout The F amp K clip association can be done by IPDirector or VDCP Custom command lf no clip association is done the server follows the camera mapping ex if the Fill clip 111A 02 is loaded on Channel 1 the server will load the clip 111B 02 as Key Refer to the EVS Odetics Protocol documentation for more details VDCP Protocol This protocol is a more complex protocol mainly used by automation systems but also by video switchers lt is based on standard Louth VDCP protocol and can handle clips as well as playlists A specific VDCP Fill 4 Key mode is available lt allows the controller to control two channels Fill amp Key instead of one with one serial When the controller loads a Fill clip the EVS server automatically loads the associated Key clip on the second channel and manages the perfect synchronization of
16. parameter allows selecting each audio channel in the selected audio format In 16 audio configurations the PAGE DOWN and PAGE UP keys make it possible to navigate through the list of 16 audio channels The values depend on the audio format and available connectors Analog A Digital Embedded D DY E EY 4 DB15 Analog 16 BNC Digital or 1 8 1 16 1 64 4 DB15 Analog 4 DB15 Digital Issue 10 03 C 1 3 5 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 Audio Gain Range from 90dB to 23 5dB This parameter allows the operator to adjust the audio gain for each audio track The adjustments are done by pressing CTRL 1 0 75dB steps or SHIFT J 7 6dB steps CTRL UP ARROW or CTRL DOWN ARROW changes the value per 0 75 dB step CTRL LEFT ARROW or CTRL RIGHT ARROW change the value per 6 dB step AUDIO MONITORING A MON This parameter defines the audio monitoring outputs selects the type of audio and allows adjusting the audio gain for each channel DOLBY AUDIO MANAGEMENT SOME DEFINITIONS Dolby Digital or Dolby 5 1 or AC 3 is an audio coding system containing up to 6 discrete channels of sound with 5 channels for normal range speakers 20 Hz 20 000 Hz Right front Center Left Front Right Rear and Left Rear and one channel 20 Hz 120 Hz for the LFE or subwoofer Dolby E is a professional coding system optimized for the d
17. process One after the other the different stages are displayed in the BOOT HCTX window The test process is complete when the HCTX board is initialized A Important Hardware check is also used to rebuild the video and audio information after replacing a faulty disk DISK ERRORS AND DISCONNECTION Disconnection When one disk of the video raid array has sustained errors the Multicam automatically disconnects that disk and use the parity disk to rebuild the missing data and provide the video and audio data blocks to the application The operator can thus continue working normally and the message Raid appears on all monitoring outputs 37 Issue XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference 10 03 C EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 SAS Disks With an XS SAS a message is displayed each time a disk is disconnected e if the faulty disk is a spare disk Warning a spare disk has been disconnected The System will operate normally on the remaining disks At the next opportunity please consider replacing the faulty disk It can be identified in the Shift F5 screen or in the EVS RAID configuration menu Enter Continue e if the faulty disk is contained in a RAID Warning a disk has been disconnected The system will operate normally on the remaining disks At the next opportuniry please consider replacing the faulty disk It can be identified in the Shift F5 screen or in the E
18. succeed in reading it when the application is Started INITIALIZING THE DISKS The process differs according to the type of disks connected to the XS server SCSI DISKS STEP 1 INITIALIZATION START The system is trying to initialize the SCSI hard disks The message Waiting for disk information appears The procedure is started on the system to initialize hard disks XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 10 03 C STEP 2 DISK STATUS A status table is displayed Board 0 READY READY READY READY READY Board x READY READY READY READY READY Primary XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX defects Grown YYY YYY YYY YYY YYY defects It gives the status of each disk of each board The different statuses are NOT PRESENT Disk is not found PRESENT Disk is present but Test unit ready function failed MAJOR ERROR A major error has been detected Disk cannot be used READY Disk initialization succeeded NOT_READY Time out after attempting to start the disk VERIFY_ERROR An error occurred while verifying sectors on the disks The system can probably work for a while but should be disconnected in operation LBA ERROR LBA size is not 512 System cannot work SYS ERROR All other possible errors Note The information regarding primary and grown defects is only available in maintenance mode start a hardware check in EVS maintenance menu XXX is
19. the number of primary defects found on each disks YYY is the number of defects found on each disks 45 Issue XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference 10 03 C EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 STEP 3 BOARD CAPACITY DISPLAY After this table the system displays the total capacity of all boards The message Capacity of board sx m n GBytes or XXX blocs of YYY KBytes is displayed where X is the board number m n is the size of the board in base 1024 1024 1024 Giga bytes XXX is the number of blocs available on the disks YYY is the size of each bloc POSSIBLE ERROR MESSAGES e f a major error has been detected on a disk it has been disconnected In this case the system displays the message LET SEST CONTROLLER fX DISCONNECTED LIIS where X is the number of the controller lt is advised to replace this disk and to rebuild its data if necessary In that case start the CHECK program in EVS menu to rebuild the data e lf more than 2 disks are faulty at start up the system displays the message MORE THAN 2 CONTROLLERS IN ERROR SYSTEM CANNOT WORK PROPERLY In that case the faulty disks must be replaced Data rebuild is not possible e f a major error occurred on the board or the board is not correctly plugged or simply missing the system displays the message ITO ERRORS TIMED OUI gt gt SESL BOARD 0 PROBABLY NOT PRESENT In that case check the board installa
20. vertical resolution of 1080 pixels The configuration is adapted in the AVCFG when you select the 1080p video standard in the AVCFG main screen See also the section Video amp Audio Area on page 26 Issue 10 03 C 1 3 7 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 AN Important When you activate or deactivate the 1080p video standard it is highly recommended desired channel configuration in the Channels Configuration screen before you launch the requested application OSD VIDEO AND AUDIO SIGNALS ON COHX IN REC PLAY Embedded audio is present on the monitoring of the codecs in rec The following table summarizes what is present on each of the BNC of a COHX input output COHX rear panel connector SD Mode Input SD SDI Input SD SDI Loop of Input CVBS or SD SDI Loop of Input Character Out HD Mode Input HD SDI Input SD SDI Loop of Input CVBS or SD SDI Loop of Input Character Out SD SDI Loop of Input SD SDI Loop of Input SD SDI Loop of Input Character Out HD SDI Loop of Input HD SDI Loop of Input HD SDI Loop of Input Character Out XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 SD Mode Output NOTHING CVBS or SD SDI Monitoring Output Character Out HD Mode Output SD SDI Clean Output CVBS or SD SDI
21. 220 146 220 102 Mbps Default Default Default Default Default Default Default 100 100 100 145 220 220 102 145 100 Default Default Default Default N O 145 100 1920 1920 1920 1280 Horizontal Resolution a 1152 1152 1152 pL LC ae ae EE LL D d 1600 m o HD 720p 50Hz Codec HD HD AVID Apple DVCPro Type MJPEG MJPEG DNxHD ProRes ProRes ProRes HD EVS Standard 10 bit 422 LT 422 422 HQ 10 bit 185 185 100 Mbps Mbps Mbps ee 20 360 20 360 20 360 1 120 121 185 121 185 85 185 100 Default Default Default Default Default Default Default Default Default Default Default 100 100 120 185 185 85 120 185 185 100 ire D Resolution mi NE 1 EE 1 NEN 1280 1 EE 1 E 1 EE 768 oo m r 1024 1024 1024 e 1280 1280 1280 default 20 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 10 03 C HD 720p 59 94Hz Codec HD DVCPro Type MJPEG ProRes ProRes HD EVS Standard 10 bit 422 LT 422 HQ 10 bit 220 102 220 100 Mbps Mbps Mbps Mbps eco 20 360 20 360 20 360 1 145 146 220 146 220 102 220 220 Default Default Default Default Default Default Default Default Default Default Default 100 100 100 145 220 220 102 145 220 220 100 Horizontal Resolution 640 640 640 1280 1280 1280 1280 1280 960 768 768 default default 768 1024 1024 10
22. 24 1280 1280 1280 default t Note Y The dynamic bitrate management system modifies compression tables for each recorded field to keep the bitrate of the encoded stream as close as possible to the target A higher bitrate means better picture quality and less storage capacity but a higher bandwidth is required Improper values can lead to exceed disks performance causing frozen pictures during playback A Important Some video formats allowed on XS hardware create clips that are not compatible with previous hardware When an incompatible format is selected a warning will be issued at the starting up of the application In addition the video format information displayed on the Shift F2 page of the Multicam indicates any incompatible information VIDEO DISK BLOCK SIZE 8 MB This parameter indicates the size in KB of data blocks to be recorded to or read from the disks OPERATIONAL DISK SIZE Range 0 100 This parameter indicates the percentage of the disks actually used to store the data Restricting access to the centre part of the drives increases the performance of the system but decreases capacity 21 Issue 10 03 C 22 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 REC HD gt SD Low LATENCY Possible Values Off On This parameter prevents the downconverted output of the record channels from being delayed This is very useful in set
23. ANDS AVAILABLE FROM THE MAIN MENU The UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys of the keyboard can be used to select an application The purple line shows the current selection The black line shows the default application The ENTER key is used to start the selected application Press F7 to make the currently selected application the new default one The default application is automatically started every time the EVS program is entered When the application currently selected is already the default application pressing F7 will disable the default application and the system will remain in the EVS Main menu every time the EVS software is launched Press F8 to immediately open the Channel Config window related to the selected application Press ALT Q to come back to main menu Press F9 to enter the Maintenance menu To exit the EVS software and go back to the DOS prompt press simultaneously ALT Q and confirm with ENTER To restart the EVS software from the DOS simply type RUN CONFIGURATIONS AVAILABLE ON XS SYSTEMS EVS XS Servers Configurations 2 Channel BDR222 4 Channel 4 Channel BDR444 BDR414 4 Channel BDR441 PGM1 Mix PGM2 PRV BDR222 PGM1 Mix PGM2 PRV PGM3 PGM4 BDR444 BDR414 PGM1 Mix PGM2 PRV PGM3 PGM4 CAM1 PGM1 Cut BDR222 PGM1 Mix CAM1 gt PGM2 PRV PGM3 BDR444 CAM1 gt BDR414 PGM1 Mix PGM2 PRV PGM3 CAM1 CAM2 BDR222 PGM1 Mix PGM2 PRV CAM1
24. B 7 CAM2 BDR444 CAM1 che PGM1 Cut CAM3 BDR444 CAM1 PAM PGM Cut CAM3 BDR441 CAM1 CAM2 CAM3 CAM4 BDR444 CAM1 CAM3 CAM4 BDR441 Issue XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference 10 03 C EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 1 3 AUDIO 8 VIDEO CHANNEL PARAMETERS AVCFG 1 3 1 INTRODUCTION A Important Most parameters are factory preset and should not be modified without advice of qualified EVS staff Improper values for some parameters will prevent the proper operation of the system Please refer to the parameters charts for correct values See section 1 4 9 Default Parameters on page 36 Each application has its own set of parameters When the user selects an application in the EVS main menu and press F8 Parameters the A V Channels Configuration window also called AVCFG appears ao Custom 14 01 32 SpotBox IPDP es a 3 E BIER r F 4 En This window is used to define video 4 audio channels type and configuration of recorders audio format and audio video synchronization parameter All the parameters are described in this section 1 3 2 HOWTO MODIFY A V CHANNEL PARAMETERS 1 From the EVS main menu press F9 to open the Maintenance menu 2 Select the Channel Parameters item and press ENTER 3 Select the Application to configure and press ENTER The A V Channel Config window appears 4 Use the l
25. D output HD output SD downconverted output SD SDI or CVBS signal output with OSD Only in SDI HD output with OSD XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 10 03 C 1 4 MAINTENANCE MENU The Maintenance menu contains various options to configure and check the system These options are described in details in the next sections According to the type of disks detected at bootwins the Maintenance menu will slightly differ To select an option press the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys of the keyboard to highlight the corresponding line and press ENTER or press the key corresponding to the character between brackets To go back to the Application window press ESC on the keyboard SCSI Disks Ad v anced Parameters Configuration O pt1ons C l ear Video Disks Fo r ce Load Clips Phase de f inition Default A pplication Default Parameters E x port Log Files I m portMExport Setup Files Import Export Keywords Files MES a T to VGA Set Date amp tjime TS Cal 1 brat1ion Hardware Check S y stem Reboot SAS Disks hannel Prarameters Adivanced Parameters RAID Cotn figuration Configuration ES Ctloear Video Disks Fotrice Load Clips Phase detf gt inition Default A gt pplication Default Parameters Etx gt port Log Files I cm port Export Setup Files Import Export K gt eywords Files DeedFault to WGA Set Date
26. EVS server A single Odetics or VDCP serial connection can control two PGM paired channels in a Fill and Key configuration on an XS server lt is therefore possible to assign the same RS422 port number sn which corresponds to a VDCP or Odetics protocol to the Fill and Key player channels of one XS server The first channel will be assigned as the Fill channel and the second will automatically be the Key channel XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 10 03 C For a player channel this parameter defines which record train is the default source For a recorder channel two parameters are available e Recording Capacity Disk Percentage of disk space allocated to each channel Total of all values must not exceed 100 e Loop No Loop depends on the value of Loop Rec previously described Always forced to Loop with the current version AUDIO TRACKS The audio tracks are listed from A1 up to A16 e A1 to A16 IN Mono audio inputs of the current channel e A1 to A16 OUT Mono audio output of the current channel Audio Format Possible values Analog A Digital AES EBU D Dolby E AES DY Embedded E Dolby E Embedded EY The available values depend on the type of audio connectors defined in EVS hardware configuration 4 DB15 Analog 16 BNC Digital 4 DB15 Analog 4 DB15 Digital Audio Channel Range 1 64 This
27. Err The type of error Err can be 1 Block error A disk error occurred while loading the configuration file to disks In this case the disks have to be replaced by new ones 2 Cache overflow error No more memory blocks are available from the memory cache XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 10 03 C 2 4 3 Checksum error This error might occur when a disk has been replaced but the data of this disk is not restored For solving the problem start the Rebuild data process 4 Signature error The signature of the configuration file is modified or the file format is modified and then the file is not compatible with the microcode In this case select the Format command to correct the error If the loading duration of the configuration file is too long a time out error message appears READ CONFIGURATION ERROR TIMED OUT state ST In this case reset the system and start again the application INITIALIZING THE MICROCODE The final step is the initialization of the microcode If the first line of the application is flashing with the message Disk x has been disconnected in operation the system will display the message Disk to be disconnected x The system will work on 4 disks Raid function is turned off The message Init board nb blocks of size kBytes Audio aud DiskUse use is displayed where nb is the num
28. General mC Train Gestion mG GBE Driver mG amp CSI mo Cache mG GnlHgyr mC_Datasave mc_ udio_Recs mG sdti mG CnlLgHec mG GnlLgPlwv T SAS e muc Jm unu cm E fa fa 61 Issue 10 03 C 62 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 LOG FILE TYPES The left column displays items related to microcode The right column displays those of the Multicam Each item has two associated log files e a regular log file e alogfile logging only errors CRITICALITY LEVELS Each item has a criticality level that can be modified e The lowest and default level of criticality is Critical where the log is limited to recording critical and important commands e An intermediate level is Normal e The highest level is Debug which basically records every command This highest level should never be chosen without advice of qualified EVS staff The default value for all items is Critical A help screen can be reached by pressing SHIFT F1 EXTRACTING LOG FILES This screen also offers the ability to extract log files when the Multicam is running On this 3 4 page of the Server Monitoring section pressing E extracts the log files instantly so that a user can access them through a common FTP client application from a remote computer The extracted files are located in C LSMCE DATA LOG Their name starts with an underscore The re
29. Genlock status Analog LIC status OK since 19711 7607 16 61 39 162477259511 L ST Drifts HHH TimeCode Status Rec3 LIG LIC jumps 5 HAS LIC threshold Peak alerts Peak Limit sec Frequency alerts Frequency Number Frequency Time USER jumps USER threshold In this section the Raid Map indicates the position of the disks on the disk array and the status of each disk on each existing raid on the right Disk not present Raid Disk disconnected When a disk is disconnected the message Rebuild xx xx will appear next to the disk array to which the disconnected disk belongs This value shows the progress of the rebuild process For more information on the rebuild please go to section Disks Monitoring on page 40 99 Issue 10 03 C 3 2 2 56 EXT3 EXT2 EXT1 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 SAS RAIDS AND DisKS STATUS In an XS SAS the first page gives information on the disks or raids from internal and or external storage SERVER MONITORING PAGE 1 External Arrays Status 4 07 08 09 10 11 13 14 15 16 1 01 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 09 10 11 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 em ea En AE BE e A pa pa gd pr pa pa pa M um We um om unm INT2 INT Legend OK RAID TYPE This field displays the number of raids the type of raid 4 1 or 5 1
30. ITC Reci H6 69213514 Rec2 66 69713514 Rec3 H6 69213514 Rec4 H6 69213514 TAB SELECT lt gt CHANGE Pglp Pgi PgDn Pg3 ALT Q ERIT MULTICAM 3 2 7 TIMECODE MONITORING ON HD RECORDERS One page of the Server Monitoring section displays the following information e LTC timecode on the XS server e VITC timecode on the various recorders 3 2 8 LOG MANAGEMENT From the Server Monitoring section the 3 page in XS SCSI or the fourth page in XS SAS displays a menu dedicated to log management This page allows a user friendly and easy management of the logs where log files can be accessed from a remote computer while the Multicam is still in use nS wu JEI t MONI 4I Qi a 1 PAC 1 zy 4 s a SH ESC UGA EXPLORER Sh F4 Network Monstering F9 CLIP Fie PLST Log Management Menu MicroCode Logs Multicam Logs Critical 112 Mul_Ghe Critical 113 Hul P RUSP Plau4di Critical 114 Mul_P_AUSP_Play42 Critical 115 Mul_P_AUSP_Play43 Critical 116 Mul General Critical 117 Mul_Database Critical 118 Mul_Sdti_Cmd Critical 119 Mul_Console Critical 12H Mul Hemote H Critical 121 Mul Remote 1 Critical 122 Mul Remote 2 Critical 123 Mul Remote 3 124 Mul Hemate 4 125 Mul Hemote 5 126 Mul PlauList 127 Mul_TimeLine 128 Mul_Incrust Critical Critical Critical Critical Critical Critical Critical Critical Critical Critical Critical Critical Critical Critical Critical Critical Critical m _
31. RL UP ARROW or CTRL DOWN ARROW or per 3dBu step by pressing CTRL LEFT ARROW or CTRL RIGHT ARROW REC 1 ON ALL REC Possible values Yes or No All audio channels associated to REC1 CAM A will be automatically used for all other RECORD channels if Yes is selected 3D DUAL STREAM Possible values OFF or ON This parameter activates the 3D Dual Stream option which makes it possible to use the server to record and playback 3D video The parameter is only available for users who have subscribed to the 3D Dual Stream option licence code 23 When the 3D Dual Stream is set to ON a message informs the user that the video and player configuration will automatically be adapted into a compatible configuration For more information on the 3D Dual Stream feature please refer to the section 1 3 6 3D amp 1080p Dual Stream Management on page 13 ANCILLARY MODE Possible values 20 bits or 24 bits This parameter defines the encoding method used for Digital Audio This parameter is solely applicable in SD allowing you to have the output of the embedded audio in 20 or 24 bits In HD it is always 24 bits SAMPLE RATE CONVERTER Possible values OFF or ON This parameter is available with AES EBU audio format If this parameter is set to OFF the user has to ensure that the signals are properly synchronized Issue 10 03 C 1 3 4 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference EVS Broadca
32. Recovered clip CAM A Clip CD Clip EF Clip GH G H If you want to use this tool please contact the EVS support Issue 10 03 C 51 Issue XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference 10 03 C EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 3 Monitoring 3 1 SDTI NETWORK MONITORING The SDTI Network Monitoring screen available via SHIFT F4 enables more accurate monitoring of the SDTI network status the screen background is black SDTI NETWORK MONITORING 1 SH ESC UGA EXPLORER SH F3 RESET ALL F6 KW1 Fr KW2 FS SRCH F9 CLIP F10 PLST 04 Dist3 06 SERUER 10 master 01 master 35300 Loc 34520 34600 117740 00152 M A 00073 M A 00152 M A 00100 Ctrl Alt L Disconnect XHub branch from network amp CHANGE PAGE PgDn SM Sort RETURN RST STAT SPACE PAUSE 3 1 1 INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THE SCREEN DATA DISPLAYED All the machines are displayed in the logical connection order e the way they are effectively connected on the network For each machine the following information is displayed e net number name e Serial number e main network configuration setting server master or client as defined in the EVS application 52 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 10 03 C BACKGROUND COLOUR The background colour of the data related to a given machine means e blue effectiv
33. Sed da eure Eae Se vu ocu doni 30 Accessing ME OPINIONS Me T 30 A gU T Tm 30 Bis 30 Expiratioriand Wai A S Rie ada E onoecMd bx stum de cito bacc ro 31 How to Enter New License COG CS uo isse eer rrt esto et er a dad 31 How to Remove a License C OB ect ea ssb ER tb bebe ea ii 32 How to Check Hardware Key dongle InformatioN ooooocononocononnnnnoconocononononacononnnnonnnnnonononanannnnnnnnnnnnnnnonnnnnnnns 32 NA DI5KSo a corte dio coena du esto M LED LAM M LIN DEPT 33 o o PP ae eee eee renee neers erate me 33 A ANS dia 33 Standard DW 8 la Lo y PAC PEN A O saan 33 o A et ee ne cee ee 34 EANES AAA A rR fe LL M tg a A ERI SP Se CAET 34 Ao DAA A O 35 Howto Define a Default Applicaton sepen a r tl acc ek au ia ure E DPC HR RUD e UR edu 35 How To Remove the Default Application oe deep aa veut aie ahaa ew rere DOO e Pru o Ee duras 35 t49 Default Parameters us lead aD 36 Default Parameters for all ApplicatiONS oooonononnncnnnincnnnononononnancnnnnnnnnonnnno anna cnnnnnnnnnnncnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnas 36 41O Deu VA as 36 A AS 36 i a cen eh Pm On ee RR Ue or eR OA a 37 1 4 13 Hardware Check Raid Rebuild senmm nnns 37 Disk Errorsand DISCONAECUI Na ad E ES 37 Disks Monitoring 122 2 2 525 6 esti ii A 40 Rebuild PROCESS A le e 42 Removing A
34. T Configuration windows window Jun Ad 20A9 14 33 01 an x Cus tom T 2 XS 3Rec iPlay a3 AS 2Rec 2Play XS 1Rec 3Play at KS 4Play Message window Task bar Title bar the first line of the VGA screen is the title bar It contains the EVS software revision and current date and time Task bar the last line of the VGA screen is the task bar It contains a summary of the keyboard controls available Application window this window contains the list of all applications installed on the system Configuration windows the windows show the hardware configuration of the system Message window messages are displayed in this space to provide more information on the current selection TIPS TO MOVE INSIDE THE EVS SOFTWARE e The active window is always shown with a double frame e Press the UP ARROW the DOWN ARROW or the lt TAB gt key to change the selection inside the active window e Press the lt SPACE BAR gt to toggle between pre defined values e Press ENTER to select an item or to confirm an entry e Press ESC to go back to the previous menu or to cancel an entry XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 1 2 3 1 2 4 2 5 O REC 1 REC 2 REC 3 REC Issue 10 03 C STARTING AN APPLICATION Select the appropriate application from the Applications list then press ENTER to confirm the selection COMM
35. TO Stalis adici n 59 325 MMmMecode SAUSE Senei A E AE 59 3 2 6 Timecode Monitoring on SD Recorders seen 61 3 2 7 Timecode Monitoring on HD Recorders eene 61 2 2 0 LOG Manage MeN naasser e 61 LOORI TYDES PUN 62 Crincaliy REVe lS aia tect casei E E EE E A N E 62 Extracting OG F ieS saeia Eo RIIIE N QE 62 A ASRUNLCOG aaa a EEE Aa Ea 63 A PURPOSE nicca a E 63 42 AS RUN LOG MECHANISM sese nnne nnn 63 AS SERVER AS RUNILOG FILE sumada oda atacado 64 AA AS RUN OG HUECONTEN Tona as 64 di EROTOCO Sutil alterada 65 51 CONTROL PROTOC Ol Sesion cacao Pe ape E 65 52 MONITORING PROTOGC ODL iieri rer iere C ida 68 6 POSSIBLE CLIP IDENTIFIERS eeeeeenrnrrnnnn n 69 SM ES IEID P o E o aceny nave shetaevotosceguctasabeseluavnara ti ctaaushemasgna aageciositeasientenden 69 PME CIT A 69 Oc MER Up 69 REGIONAL GON TAG TS aaa 71 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 10 03 C What s New The following table describes the sections updated to reflect the new and updated features on Multicam version 10 03 In the user manual the icon pe has been added on left margin to highlight information on new and updated features Click the section number or the description in the table to jump directly to the corresponding section Upd
36. Technical Reference Software Version 10 03 July 2010 Studio Production Server XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 10 03 C COPYRIGHT EVS Broadcast Equipment Copyright 2009 2010 All rights reserved DISCLAIMER The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only and subject to change without notice While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this user manual is accurate up to date and reliable EVS Broadcast Equipment cannot be held responsible for inaccuracies or errors that may appear in this publication IMPROVEMENT REQUESTS Your comments will help us improve the quality of the user documentation Do not hesitate to send improvement requests or report any error or inaccuracy on this user manual by e mail to doc evs tv Issue XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference 10 03 C EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS cansan II WHAT S NEW israel V Ls EVS SOFTWARE aicut du I ECL II hui I EI ON EH MEDIE MEI UE 1 Ei INR OD UO CIO IN T n m 1 e MEI SU DANSE 2 121 EVS Screen LAY OU Ue 2 1 2 2 Tips to Move Inside the EVS Software sss 2 123 Slang an Aplica ION Menuet ener St Rene oe eet en 3 1 2 4 Commands Available from the Main Menu sse 3 1 2 5 Configurations
37. This protocol allows the server to be seen as a VTR by the controlling device On a playback channel all usual transport commands play PlayVar pause goto timecode stop etc are supported On a record channel only Rec and Stop commands are supported This protocol is the simplest one but does not support clip management lt should be used when the controlling device does not support the XtenDD35 Odetics or Louth VDCP protocols ex edit controllers NLE applications some video switchers VTR controllers etc EVS has also adapted the behavior of specific commands e REC when a REC command is sent to a player channel this channel will return in E2E mode on its default record train If the default recorder channel associated to that player is currently stopped it will jump to the last recorded picture and pause e EJECT if the player channel is not yet in E2E mode when the command is sent it will return to E2E mode on its default record train similar to receiving a REC command If the player channel is already in E2E mode it will switch to the next recorder channel available A gt B gt C gt gt A gt This is for example useful with a BVE edit controller to allow the editors to select the record train they want to work with Refer to the EVS Sony Protocol documentation for more details EditRec Protocol EditRec protocol allows the EVS server to be controlled by one editing console like Sony BVE2000 BVE9100 Sony
38. UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys to adjust the secondary phase value by half pixel i e SD 37 ns or HD 13 5 ns steps or type in the value in the Phase Value field e Press ENTER to save the new values and return to the Maintenance menu or press ESC to go back to the Maintenance menu without saving the changes XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 10 03 C 1 4 8 AN Important note 1 The SD phase is always adjusted according to the SDI outputs Internal CVBS outputs have a delay of 48 x 37 nsec compared to the corresponding SDI outputs A Important note 2 The internal CVBS outputs can not be used to feed directly a vision mixer or any equipment performing video effects since the phase of the chroma subcarrier is not adjustable internally DEFAULT APPLICATION This option is used to define the default application that is automatically started by the system Every time the EVS software is entered the default application is started a few seconds later You can avoid the automatic start by pressing the lt SPACE BAR gt or the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys immediately when entering the EVS software If no default application has been defined the system will remain in the EVS software The default application is shown against a black background in the Application window How TO DEFINE A DEFAULT APPLICATION e In the Application window select the new def
39. VS RAI contquration men Enter lecontanue Exit When exiting the Multicam application a warning will appear to remind the operator that one disk was disconnected and invite him to perform a hardware check to repair the video raid SCSI Disks To protect disk array integrity a disk has been disconnected At the next opportunity please perform a hardware check to evaluate the faulty disk and perform a rebuild to correct the problem Enter OK SAS Disks This warning is displayed even if a spare disk is available e if the faulty disk is a spare disk Warning a spare disk has been disconnected At the next opportunity please consider replacing the faulty disk It can be identified in the Shift F5 screen or in the EVS RAID configuration menu Enter Continue e fthe faulty disk is contained in a RAID Warning a disk has been disconnected At the next opportunity please consider replacing the faulty disk It can be identified in the Shift F5 screen or in the EVS RAID configuration menu Enter Continue 38 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 10 03 C Restarting SCSI Disks If the Multicam is restarted without the RAID being rebuilt the following message is blinking during the Bootwins SCSI Controller C disconnected in operation Then when entering the Multicam another message appears To protect
40. allOris iei ot epar uo cte ede eed exeo a iul MU a 13 SD CONMGUIATON siecle E noo A T P 13 POSOD CONAN ER RR 13 1 3 7 OSD Video and Audio Signals on COHX in Rec Play enne 14 14 MAINTENANCE MENU aiii 17 L4 Advanced Parma 18 How to Modify Advanced P arameters euet dnd 18 Codecs Availability and Options Depending on the Video Standard and the Hardware sssss 19 Video Disk BIOGKSIZG aid eb ta s dial caf tL 21 Operational DISK Sra e M 21 Rec AD SD La ce 22 Vertical Interpolator and Four Lines Interpolation ooooonocnnnncccccncncconnnnnnnaconcnnnnnnnnnnonnnnnnnnronnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnananrnnnnnos 22 1 52 3590 dtl allo estrado eeeh ercer eee ee 23 How to Enter the Configuration Window cooooononnnononnnnncnnnonononannncnnnnnnnnnnnnnoonnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnnnnnnonrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnas 23 How to Modify an Item in the Configuration Window ccccccccccsseeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeceaeeeeeeeeeeessaeeeeeeessaaseeeeeeesananseneeees 23 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 10 03 C Hardware FICVISIONS AIC ced lada t ds 24 Sottware Releases A oa 24 Network Aled med o c aD o a cM A UR E MEM a 25 Video JAUIO ATBSu iol A A 26 AO 27 WAS BAD CON IM a dde cel eu ieae 28 OA A Ree Ree ee 28 RAID COMM ULAMOM oh S cheat TE EU DRE 29 lAa OO
41. ancel it and start the Multicam application in which case the rebuild carries on in online mode Maximum duration for on line rebuild with SCSI disks e 5x73GB 16 5h e 5x146GB 33h e 5x300GB 66h e 10x300GB 133h e 15x300GB 200h Off line rebuild time with SCSI disks takes about 1 5h for 5x73GB disks 3h for 5x146GB disks 6h for 5x300GB disks t Note Y lf errors are detected during the rebuild process a message appears after the rebuild is complete to warn the operator and the raid is not considered as properly rebuilt In this state the system will keep working on 4 disks SCSI disks or 4 1 SAS disks configuration or on 5 disks 5 1 SAS disks configuration If you want to run on 5 or 6 disks again you can try replacing the disk again and perform another rebuild or clear all clips If you don t need to retrieve the clips or the record trains you don t need to rebuild the RAID In this case select the Clear All Clips answer when the message with this option appears in the Hardware Check XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 10 03 C If you don t rebuild the RAID array or if you don t clear clips the XS will keep running on 4 or 5 disks only and you will see a warning message appearing every time you start or close the Multicam application Normal operation can be achieved on 4 or 5 disks but then if
42. another disk fails the system will hang and all video and audio data will be definitely lost Y Important By default the online rebuild process takes up 10 of the disk bandwidth If you want to change this contact EVS support RETRIEVING LOGS If you suspect that the drive disconnection in operation was not due to a severe disk failure but perhaps to the server being too prompt to disconnect a drive you must run a hardware check immediately after ending the session during which the disk was disconnected Don t rebuild the RAID but press simultaneously the ALT L keys to generate the log file C LSMCE DATA LOG SCSI LOG and send this file to EVS for detailed analysis Note that this procedure is only valid if the drive is disconnected during operation not for a drive being disconnected when booting the system 43 Issue 10 03 C 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 44 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 2 Bootwins amp Error Messages INTRODUCTION This section of the manual describes e the sequences of the system initialization and the errors that might occur during this process These different error messages will allow the EVS engineers to identify quickly the reason of a hardware problem and to provide the operator with a relevant solution e the tool called EVS Disk Doctor which makes it possible to recover the disk data in case Multicam would not
43. ansition to a hard cut o The sample rate converter parameter does not apply to embedded audio The Dolby E transitions will be correct as long as e the configuration is correct e the AES stream containing Dolby E is correctly synchronised with the video Dolby E transitions will not be correct 2 frames of mute at the transitions if the AVCFG is set to E instead of EY or D instead of DY Audio effects scrub slow motion are not possible in Dolby E If they are used anyway the audio will be muted 3D amp 1080P DUAL STREAM MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLE The 3D and 1080p features is based on the use of two physical channels recorders or players seen by the server as a logical channel Consequently two physical recorders or players are required but only one is assigned in the Channels Configuration These two configurations require the record and playout on synchronous channels POSSIBLE CHANNELS CONFIGURATIONS The possible video configurations are e 1IN 1 OUT e 2IN 0 OUT e 0IN 2 OUT 3D CONFIGURATION With the 3D feature the two physical cameras will record the same scene with a slightly different angle to mimic the angle difference between the human eyes The configuration is set up in the Channels Configuration screen via the 3D Dual otream option See also the section 3D Dual Stream on page 9 1080P CONFIGURATION With the 1080p feature the two physical cameras make it possible to get the progressive image scan with a
44. anual for more information about the hardware Some pieces of information cannot be detected e Audio In Out defines the audio input and output connectors available from the rear panel o 4 DB15 Analog 16 BNC Digital o 4BDB15 Analog 4 DB15 Digital o None e Video Ch the number of available video channels can be adjusted 9 Note The order of the boards in this list is the same as inside the mainframe from top to bottom The revision of a board located in the front part of the mainframe is always written on a white label on the left front end of the board Rev A1 SN 2307 COHX Board revision Board serial number Board type SOFTWARE RELEASES AREA LSM This parameter displays the version number of Multicam software installed HCT This parameter displays the version number and release date of HCT microcode installed XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 10 03 C NETWORK AREA SDT Possible values off 540Mbps Non Relay 1485Mbps Non Relay This parameter makes it possible to enable the SDTI option and select the bandwidth of the network On XS servers there is one pair of SDTI connectors XNet 2 Non Relay connectors can be used at either 540 or 1485 Mbps The SDTI circuit is closed only when the Multicam software is started A Important The SDTI bandwidth must be identical on all XS servers connected to the XNe
45. ast Equipment SA July 2010 HIGH DEFINITION If the REF TYPE is set to SD BlackBurst and if the system is configured for HD the phase definition window appears as follows Phase Definition m qe lt ENTER gt Validate lt ESC gt Cancel Mod Main Ph 4t Mod Sec Ph The main phase value for SD can be adjusted between 12000 ns and 15000 ns by 37 ns steps and the secondary phase value relative phase of the HD SDI outputs compared to the phase of the SD SDI outputs can be adjusted between 1000 ns and 1000 ns by 13 5 ns steps If the REF TYPE is set to HD Tri Level Sync the phase definition window is as follows Phase Definition ENTER Validate lt ESC gt Cancel gt Mod Main Ph 1T Mod Sec Ph The main phase value for HD can be adjusted between 30000 ns and 32000 ns by 13 5 ns steps and the secondary phase value relative phase of the SD SDI Outputs compared to the phase of the HD SDI outputs can be adjusted between 400 ns and 400 ns by 37ns steps COMMANDS e Press the LEFT ARROW and RIGHT ARROW keys to adjust the main phase value by half pixel i e SD 37 ns or HD 13 5 ns steps or type in the value in the Phase Value field e Press the CTRL LEFT ARROW and CTRL RIGHT ARROW keys to adjust the phase value by 1 line i e 1440 in SD 2880 half pixel in HD 720p and 3840 half pixel in HD 1080i steps e Pres the lt TAB gt key to toggle between Main Phase and Secondary Phase fields e Press the
46. ates for Multicam version 10 03 1 4 Update Maintenance Menu for RAID Configuration SAS Disks 1 4 1 New codec Apple ProRes 422 LT 1 4 3 Raid Configuration for SAS Disks 1 4 13 Hardware check and Rebuild process with SAS disks 2 2 Initializing process with SAS disks 3 2 2 Update Server Monitoring page for Raid amp Disk Status 4 As Run Log function XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 10 03 C 1 1 1 EVS Software INTRODUCTION The EVS software is used for configuration and maintenance operations It is also used to select which application to run since EVS disk recorders have the ability to run various dedicated applications Video Server When turning on the EVS mainframe the first step is the PC boot sequence followed by the boot of the video I O boards and finally the EVS software is started lf a default application has been previously selected this application will start automatically after a few seconds if no key is hit lf a default application has not been defined or if the space bar is hit the system will remain in the EVS main menu see snapshot on next page and wait for the operator s next command Issue 10 03 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 Application Title bar XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 EVS MAIN MENU EVS SCREEN LAYOU
47. ault application using the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys and press F7 OR e Call the Maintenance menu with F9 and select Default Application select the defined application from the list and press ENTER o lfa default application was already defined a message warns the operator that it will be disabled The command can be confirmed with ENTER or cancelled with ESC o If the command is confirmed another message warns the operator that a new default application has just been defined How TO REMOVE THE DEFAULT APPLICATION e n the Application window select the application that is the current default application blue characters with black background using the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys and press F7 OR e Call the Maintenance menu with F9 and select Default Application Then select the current default application from the list and press ENTER A message warns the operator that the current default application will be disabled The command can be confirmed with ENTER or cancelled with ESC 35 Issue XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference 10 03 C EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 1 4 9 DEFAULT PARAMETERS This command erases all current parameter settings and restores the default factory settings for all applications When selecting this option you are asked to confirm the command or cancel it DEFAULT PARAMETERS FOR ALL APPLICATIONS XS Spotbox XS server 00 Custom 00 Cust
48. ber of blocks used on the system size is the size in kBytes of a block on a disk aud is ON OFF use is the operationalDiskSize in 9o If the system must load tables no clear clips done in EVS main menu the message Loading tables will appear When the initialization is complete the system displays the message HCTX board initialized and the system is ready If an error occurs the message ERROR OxErr HCTX board not correctly initialized is displayed The error Err are detailed in the following section 49 Issue 10 03 C 2 5 50 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 Possible Errors If an error is detected while loading tables the following message is displayed LOAD lt TAB gt LE ERROR state St where St can be 1 Block error A disk error occurred while loading the table on hard disks Maybe a disk failure Replace disks 2 Cache overflow error No more blocks available in cache Algorithm problem Contact EVS 3 Checksum error This can occur if a disk has been replaced and data not rebuilt on it Rebuild data on the disk to clear the message If no disk has been replaced try to re start the server to clear the error message lf it does not resolve it after a few re Start a clear clip will be necessary 4 Signature error The signature on the table file is not found in the header file Try to re start the server to
49. cast Equipment SA July 2010 Allowed to access the content of Can be accessed by other EVS all EVS video servers on the video servers on the network network DB Size Possible values 32000 clips This parameter defines the size of the network database i e the maximum number of clips that can be created for the entire SDTI network VIDEO amp AUDIO AREA Std This parameter allows selecting the video standard 26 6251 50 00 PAL default for SD 525i 59 94 NTSC 5251 59 94 NTSC Japan 10801 50 00 PAL default for HD 10801 59 94 NTSC 10801 59 94 NTSC Japan 1080p 50 00 PAL 1080p 59 94 NTSC 1080p 59 94 NTSC Japan 720p 50 00 PAL 720p 59 94 NTSC 720p 59 94 NTSC Japan XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 10 03 C Aspect Ratio In High Definition this parameter allows the user to select the format of the image for the downconverted outputs of the XS not used in SD configurations letterbox default the entire width of the 16 9 original picture is shown but there are black panels horizontally above and below the picture the sides of the 16 9 picture are cut off but the 4 3 frame is filled anamorphic widescreen mode The 16 9 picture area is squeezed horizontally to fit inside the 4 3 space In Standard Definition the parameter defines the aspect ratio of the incoming video feeds for third party usage Xe
50. dio for instance SD Mon OUT Possible values CVBS or SDI This parameter specifies the type of output monitoring SD Edge Enhancement Range 0 200 Default 66 This parameter specifies the value of the edge enhancer for the SD downconverted outputs of the XS servers set in HD Audio Possible values On or Off This parameter enables or disables the Audio REF amp PHASE AREA Ref Type Possible values SD Black Burst HD Tri Level Sync This parameter allows selecting the genlock reference input between e SD Black Burst default e HD Tri Level Sync HD only 27 Issue 10 03 C c 1 43 28 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 Sync Mode Possible values Studio mode Resync mode This parameter allows selecting the frame synchronizer mode between e Studio mode should be used when the video input signals are synchronized default e Resync mode should be used when the video input signals are not synchronized In this case they will be re synchonized on the digital I O board This can cause a shift of up to 3 fields between the various video input signals Genlock Possible values OK or BAD This information is automatically displayed This parameter checks if the Genlock input is valid TC In This parameter displays the status of the LTC input of the server and the video format corresponding to the incom
51. disk array integrity a disk has been disconnected At the next opportunity please perform a hardware check to evaluate the faulty disk and perform a rebuild to correct the problem BGC Exit Enter Continue The operator can press enter and operate normally on 4 disks or exit the software and return to EVS menu to run a Hardware Check SAS Disks If the Multicam is restarted without the RAID being rebuilt the following message is displayed during the Bootwins e if a spare disk is OK Bad SEAGATE ST9300603SS 3SE10H1J 0006 279GB 02 07 e if no spare disk is OK and the RAID is no more complete Bad SEAGATE ST9300603SS 35E10H1J 0006 279GB 02 07 WARNING Tray XX is missing 1 disk s to be complete Then when entering the Multicam another message appears even if a spare disk is available e if the faulty disk is a spare disk Warning a spare disk has been disconnected The system will operate normally on the remaining disks At the next opportunity please consider replacing the faulty diek It can be udentiti ed an the Shate F5 sereen or in the EVS RAID Configuration menu Enter Continue e if the faulty disk is contained in a RAID Warning a disk has been disconnected The system will operate normally on the remaining disks At the next opportunity please consider replacing the Laulty Gdesk ITC Can Ie dental tied 2m tue Sherer S Screen or in the EVS RAID configuration menu Enter Continue
52. e From USB Key 30 INTRODUCTION This window is used to manage software license codes for all applications This window only displays the permanent codes you have subscribed to as well as valid or expired temporary codes To run particular application software and or specific software options not only the software itself is required but also a license key which is unique for every option on every system This license key can be temporary and be valid only until a defined deadline for demonstration purposes or permanent with no time limit Example of line for a PERMANENT option 92 PERM XS 1 PLAY Example of line for a TEMPORARY option 95 DEMO XS 4 PLAY DISPLAY In the Options menu the highlighted lines show the valid options The red line is the current line Press the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys to move inside the options list When temporary options are present the limit time for these is shown in the lower XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 10 03 C part of the Options window To go back to the Maintenance menu press ESC EXPIRATION AND WARNING When a temporary license key is about to expire the system will warn the operator The warning is displayed every time the EVS software starts from 2 weeks before the expiration date The following message appears Warning Demo Options will be out of date on Heco ee ee Please
53. e server e grey not currently server TEXT COLOUR The colour of the text indicates the video network overload based on how many SDTI network mailboxes are used e White ok less than 90 capacity e Red over 90 risk of network overload LINK COLOUR The colour of the link indicates the physical link status between two machines e green OK e red errors POSSIBLE ACTIONS e Pressing the Space bar pauses or restarts the monitoring e Pressing Enter resets the counters e Pressing PgDn displays a new screen with the information of the list of machines sorted by serial number with error counters information SH ESC lt UGA EXPLORER lt SH gt F3 RESETCALL SDTI n Pru5n Name CpLk Frm Hb 7016 23658 mdu xt2 6060 BABA 11 23658 51986 MDU 1 HHA 5 51515 11 51960 29616 File HHA HHA 11 lt gt CHANGE PAGE PgDn SH Sort RETURN RST STAT SPACE PAUSE In operating conditions when all machines are connected the CpLk electrical quality of the network and Frm checksum on the packets counters should not increase at all At the contrary the counters will increase during disconnection connection of to the network 53 Issue XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference 10 03 C EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 3 1 2 How TO DISCONNECT A MACHINE FROM THE SERVER The operator has the possibility to disconnect a machine from the XNet network This can be useful when settin
54. figuration is locked if Option Code 4 Authorize video configuration changes is not active in the Options List BASE CONFIGURATION Possible values XS Server Sony XS Server DD35 XS Server Odetics XS Server Odetics F amp K XS Server VDCP XS Server VDCP F amp K XS Server AVSP XS Server IPDP XS SpotBox Sony Issue 10 03 C XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 XS SpotBox DD35 XS SpotBox Odetics XS SpotBox Odetics F amp K XS SpotBox VDCP XS SpotBox VDCP F amp K XS SpotBox AVSP XS SpotBox IPDP Video Delay 2 ch VTR The different configurations appear according to the licence codes that have been enabled Secondary Controller When you select a Spotbox configuration you can define secondary controllers by pressing CTRL F1 Limitations Some configurations lead to the following message to warn the users of the limitations of the selected configuration Warning your parallel selection is not fully operational Parallel Configuration Remote IPDirector VDCP Odetics and DD35 protocols are standard protocols which have not been developed to work in collaborative mode Each protocol has its own workspace so the actions of the first controller are not always correctly interpreted by the second controller LooP REC This parameter enables disables the endless loop recording in AVSP Server Spotbox configurations This function
55. g up an SDTI network or troubleshooting an SDTI network issue This is only possible when using a XHub from version 3 03 To disconnect a machine from the server proceed as follows Press SHIFT F4 to access the SDTI Network Monitoring screen Press CTRL ALT L to disconnect the XHub branch from the network The following warning is displayed cia ido The network branch you are connected on WELE De eu scomimec ed Ev om tie e Eod ic AM et tone la ecu Ege acido lees al edo eb ESC eumd ENTER R OE EEN 3 Press ENTER to confirm that you want to disconnect the XHub branch from the network On the SDTI Network Monitoring screen the following message in red font informs that the machine is disconnected and how it can be connected again XHub branch disconnected from the network Press CTRL ALT L to reconnect 54 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 10 03 C 3 2 SERVER MONITORING The first pages of the Server Monitoring section make it possible to monitor the recording activity and the timecodes on the XS server They are also used to set up how the timecodes are managed in the timecode jump tables There are available by selecting SHIFT F5 in Multicam The different pages differ according to the type of disks used in the XS server 3 2 1 SCSI DISK STATUS SERVER MONITORING Disk Status i Raid A Ok A 1 B 2 C 4 E Ok Ok Ok
56. gular log file Multicam_Database log is renamed _Multicam_Database log once extracted when the application is running Y Note From Multicam version 10 01 you will be able to extract the logs from the XNet Monitor for any server running on the XNet network For more information refer to the XNet Monitor manual XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 10 03 C 4 1 4 2 4 AsRunLog PURPOSE An As Run Log is a file which logs what has been effectively played on a channel and when The As Run Log will then have a format such as an EDL The purposes of using As Run Log can be e to produce bills for advertising agency e to monitor what has effectively been played out in case of errors during transmission e to be used as a point of reference when subjects are placed on a website after they have been played on air The As Run Log is generally started before a production and stopped after the production This allows to have an As Run Log file with only the events of the current production AS RUN LOG MECHANISM The As Run Log mechanism is not an automatic process It must be triggered by a start command on the EVS video server and is handled through the GbE port of the MTPC board of the EVS server The As Run Log function can be activated or deactivated from the VGA screen of an EVS server or from the Playlist Panel of IPDirector Refer
57. he RAID number When a disk is disconnected but new media is still being recorded on the disk array this number will decrease until the disk is replaced and the rebuild process starts The rebuild is complete when this number reaches 100 41 Issue 10 03 C 42 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 REBUILD PROCESS The XS server is capable of performing a rebuild process of the SCSI RAID This process can happen either while the Multicam application is not running offline process rebuild is faster or while the Multicam application is running online process rebuild is slower Disconnection process As explained in the previous section the software will disconnect a disk that does not behave as expected Two options are available for the operator e Replace the disconnected disk and restart the server o Start the Multicam application The rebuild process will start automatically o Start a hardware check from the EVS menu and launch the rebuild The process starts offline The operator can wait for the rebuild to be completed or cancel it that is to say postpone it and start the Multicam application in which case the rebuild carries on in online mode e The operator can also force the disk to be reconnected by starting the rebuild process in the hardware check The process starts offline The operator can wait for the rebuild to be completed or c
58. ield is automatically incremented by one Period of time in seconds of continuous timecodes after which a break in timecodes in the recorded material will generate a peak alert When a peak alert is generated the value in Peak Alerts field is incremented by one Number of frequency alerts generated for the recorder since the last start of the server A frequency alert is generated when X timecode jumps have been detected in Y seconds The X value is defined in the Frequency Number field The Y value is defined in the Frequency Time field In this case this field is automatically incremented by one Number of timecode jumps calculated in the VITC timecode jump table for the given recorder since the last start of the server Number of continuous timecodes to be received after a break in VITC timecodes in the recorded material in order to create a new record in the VITC timecode jump table Default Values C1 10 50 Default Values C1 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 10 03 C 3 2 6 TIMECODE MONITORING ON SD RECORDERS One page of the Server Monitoring section displays the following information e LTC timecode on the XS server e VITC timecode on the various recorders 4g ETE Ta SH ESC UGA EXPLORER Sh F4 Network Monitoring F9 CLIP F10 PLST TimeCode y Analog LTG A5 43 52 28 U
59. ing timecode Ex TC in 12 24 45 09 PAL or TC in 12 24 45 09 NTSC If no valid timecode is detected the display will show TC in Bad Phase This parameter shows the value currently set for the main video phase of the digital video outputs Refer to the Phase Definition section for details RAID CONFIGURATION This option is only available when the XS server is equipped with SAS disks RAID CONSTRUCTION At the first start the software builds the SAS disk raids using the following settings e lf internal and external storage are detected both are used e 5 1 raid configuration with a maximum of 5 spares is used First all the raids are built The remaining disks are used as spare disks The construction of raids starts with internal arrays and carries on with external arrays raid can be created across several hardware arrays 9 Note Only SAS drives from EVS can be used as they are specifically configured to work with EVS video servers XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 10 03 C RAID CONFIGURATION This function from the Maintenance menu is used to let the users change the RAID type RAID configuration EUS 1885 3h Feb 25 2818 68 36 34 Use External only 4 hae raids Use External only RAID type External Arrays Status 4 5 1 raids B spares I E RAID status Bi B WF Ad
60. is parameter allows selecting the type of audio number of mono audio tracks associated to each video channel The following table specifies the audio types available for the various audio formats Audio Analog A Digital Embedded LIPSYNC Range for PAL From 41 458 ms to 14 708 ms 848 to 3544 samples With 0 ms 2838 Range for NTSC from 34 625 to 12 125 ms 688 to 2932 samples With 0 ms 2350 The Lipsync parameter is the delay in ms between video and audio signals A positive value means video is ahead of audio A negative value means audio ahead of video CTRL UP ARROW or CTRL DOWN ARROW changes the value per 1 ms step CTRL LEFT ARROW or CTRL RIGHT ARROW change the value per 5 ms step The operator can also enter directly a value with the keyboard Y Note This adjustment is done during the RECORD process A new Lipsync value will apply for the next recorded pictures only XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 10 03 C AUDIO FULL SCALE Range of value 10 30 dBu The audio full scale parameter in dB specifies the maximum audio level for the analogue outputs on the server It allows indirectly defining the head room as the audio full scale is 4 dB higher than the head room As the default value for the audio full scale is 22 dB the default value for the head room is 18 Change the value per 1dBu step by pressing CT
61. istribution of surround and multichannel audio through two channel postproduction and broadcasting infrastructures or for recording surround audio on two audio tracks of conventional digital video tapes video servers communication links switchers and routers DOLBY CONFIGURATIONS IN XS SERVERS Case 1 The 5 1 audio signal is carried on 6 discrete PCM audio channels e Available on an XS in all configurations e The audio can be analogue digital or embedded depending on the configuration e In AES audio if the audio is correctly genlocked to the video the sample rate converter can be switched off Case 2 The 5 1 audio signal is coded in the two channels Dolby E standard e Dolby E over AES EBU links o Set the configuration of the pair of channels carrying the Dolby E signal to DY in the AVCFG This has two effects e t disables the sample rate converter on the input channels e t forces all transitions to a hard cut If the sample rate converter is activated and the audio configuration is a mix between PCM audio over AES and Dolby E over AES the sample rate converter will only be applied to the PCM over AES signal XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 10 03 C 1 3 6 e Dolby E Embedded in the SDI HD SDI stream o Set the configuration of the pair of channels carrying the Dolby E signal to EY in the AVCFG This will force the tr
62. ls the EVS video server refer to the IP Director Technical Reference manual and User manual LinX API The LinX Application Programming Interface is an integrated API used to control the EVS family video servers through IP connection It is available since Multicam 10 02 version It is proposed to EVS partners in order to develop applications interacting with EVS servers This API exposes a simplified view of the video server and its functionalities and hides future underlying changes in the server architecture To be as open as possible to potential users the API implements multiple layers to isolate all OS dependent parts in lower layers and provide an interface to many programming language in the upper layers C C C Refer to the EVS LinX documentation for more details 67 Issue 10 03 C 9 2 68 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 MONITORING PROTOCOL SNMP Since Multicam 10 02 A SNMP agent is available in all the EVS products to monitor the status of the device software The Source MIB is proposed to EVS partners in order to develop monitoring applications interacting with EVS systems Refer to the EVS SNMP Documentation for more details XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 10 03 C 6 1 6 2 6 3 6 Possible Clip Identifiers LSM ID The
63. must be removed 2 When the option is selected white characters press simultaneously CTRL DEL on the keyboard 3 Confirm the deletion of the option with ENTER or cancel with ESC How TO CHECK HARDWARE KEY DONGLE INFORMATION When the Options window is open press simultaneously ALT I A new window Option Info appears The following information is available System ID ID code of the hardware key This information is necessary for license code calculation Factory setting only User s name This information is a label and is for information only Factory setting only Serial number of the mainframe The S N is also written on the back plate of the mainframe Factory setting only Defines the type of mainframe If this value is wrong audio and video routing inside the system will not work properly Factory setting only PSU Type Defines the type of CPU installed on the chassis standard or redundant hswap Limit time Expiry date amp time for temporary licence codes This line does not appear when the permanent codes are installed Key time Current date amp time of the hardware key displayed in a GMT 1 Time zone Belgium Time This is the date used to determine whether limit time for temporary license codes has been reached or not Factory setting only Press ENTER to go back to the Options window 32 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equi
64. nes Recorded video lines L23 310 L336 623 default L7 310 L820 623 L23 310 L835 622 592 lines L15 310 L328 623 608 lines L7 310 L320 623 SD 525i COHX Codec Type SD MJPEG Standard SD IMX D10 DVCPro 50 Bitrate 20 100 Mbps 30 40 50 Mbps 50 Mbps Default 30 Mbps Default 30 Mbps Default 50 Mbps 512 lines 496 lines L7 262 L270 525 480 lines Recorded video lines L16 23 L278 525 default L23 262 L285 524 480 lines L23 262 L286 525 512 lines L7 262 L270 525 HD 10801i 1080p 50Hz Codec HD HD AVID Apple Type MJPEG MJPEG DNxHD DNXHD DNxHD ProRes EVS Standard 10 bit 422 HQ 10 bit 185 185 Mbps Mbps Default Default Default Default Default Default Default Default Default Default Default 100 100 100 120 185 185 85 120 185 185 100 Horizontal Resolution 1920 1920 1920 1920 1920 1920 1920 1440 1280 1280 1280 em stay emm He pee pem SO hus peo ue 1 LLL LLL ass ios pe i S Geo peo pee 1 1 1L EL heo pem em 1 19 Issue XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference 10 03 C EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 HD 1080i 1080p 59 94Hz Codec HD HD AVID Apple DVCPro Type MJPEG MJPEG DNxHD ProRes HD Standard 10 bit 422 HQ 10 bit 220 220 100 Mbps Mbps Mbps Bitrate 20 360 20 360 20 360 1 145 146
65. om 01 XS SpotBox BVW75 01 XS Server BVW75 Y 02 XS SpotBox DD35 Y 03 XS SpotBox Odetics Y 04 XS SpolBox VOCE 05 XS SpolBox AVS 06 XS SpolBox IPDP 1 4 10 DEFAULT TO VGA Between the PC boot and the I O boot the video driver is loaded and the display is switched to one of the following mode e VGA mode e B amp W video mode allowing the VGA screen to be displayed on a standard composite video monitor using the VGA BNC adapter provided with the unit Note At start up the keys combination ALT lt Backspace gt on the keyboard is still available for switching from one mode to the other 1 4 11 TS CALIBRATION When the Touch Screen option is installed it can be calibrated using this command If the Touch Screen is not installed a warning message is displayed 36 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 10 03 C 1 4 12 1 4 13 SET TIME The Set Time command allows adjusting the system time amp date Example of time format 22 58 00 for 22 h 58 min 00 sec 24 hour display Example of date format dd mm yyyy 24 10 2007 for October 24 2007 15 03 2008 for March 15 2008 HARDWARE CHECK RAID REBUILD The purpose of this tool is to check the hardware and to verify the validity of the data recorded on the video disk array After the selection of this command from the Maintenance menu the system automatically starts the test
66. or managing and monitoring the timecode jump tables Records are created in these tables when a break or jump in the timecodes occurs in the recorded material The records in the timecode jump tables are then used to search for and manipulate the video material on the XS Server There are two timecode jump tables e Timecode jump table for the LTC timecodes e Timecode jump table for the timecodes specified by the user in the VITC setting on the first page of the Setup screen 59 Issue 10 03 C 60 LTC LTC jumps LTC threshold Peak alerts Peak limits sec Frequency alert Frequency Number of timecode jumps detected for the recorder Number after which a frequency alert can be generated Frequency Period of time in seconds after which a frequency Time alert can be generated VITC jumps VITC threshold XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 Number of timecode jumps calculated in the LTC timecode jump table for the given recorder since the last start of the server Number of continuous timecodes to be received after a break in LTC timecodes in the recorded material in order to create a new record in the LTC timecode jump table Number of peak alerts generated for the recorder since the last start of the server A peak alert is generated each time the peak limit specified in the Peak Limit field is reached In this case this f
67. played out over midnight and no stop command is received during the current day The server As Run Log file is named as follows YYYYMMDD_XTNUM_XTNAME_XTSERIAL_PLAYER_X_PLAYERNAME where e YYYYMMDD is the file creation date e XTNUM is the user number of the EVS server on the XNET as defined in evs exe e XTNAME is the name of that EVS server as defined in evs exe e XTSERIAL is the serial number of the EVS server e X is the number corresponding to the player in case of a PGM PRV the number of the PGM is considered e PLAYERNAME is the name of the player as defined in the SHIFT F2 screen of the Multicam AS RUN LOG FILE CONTENT The As Run Log file contains e a header with all the information related to the channel EVS server name and serial number channel name and PGM number e an event section with a line for each event played out Events include playout of trains and playout of black clips The following information will be recorded in the file for each element played Out to air on air date on air time on air duration total duration of the clip even if a transition effect is present Name VarlD UmID LSM ID TC IN TC OUT end date end time XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 10 03 C 5 Protocols 9 1 CONTROL PROTOCOLS These protocols allow the EVS video server to be controlled by external devices Sony BVW75 Protocol
68. pment SA July 2010 10 03 C 1 4 5 1 4 6 1 4 7 CLEAR VIDEO DISKS This function is used to erase all media from the RAID disk array A Important C aution This will definitely delete all video and audio data includin protected clip and record trains To clear video disks proceed as follows 1 Press F9 to open the Maintenance menu 2 Press the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys to select the Clear Video Disks option line and press ENTER 3 Confirm the deletion with ENTER or cancel with ESC FORCE LOAD CLIPS This function is used when swapping disks arrays between XS servers If clips are saved to disks this command forces the system to re load the clips To force loading of clips proceed as follows 1 Press F9 to open the Maintenance menu 2 Press the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys to select the Force Load Clips option line and press ENTER 3 Confirm the reloading with ENTER or cancel with ESC PHASE DEFINITION This option is used to adjust the digital phase of the mainframe STANDARD DEFINITION If the REF TYPE see Configuration windows is set to SD BlackBurst the phase definition window is as follows Phase Definition XENTER Validate amp ESC Cancel gt Mod Main Ph 11 Mod Sec Ph The phase value for SD can be adjusted between 12000 ns and 15000 ns by 37 ns steps 33 Issue 10 03 34 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference EVS Broadc
69. rs All servers can stay on the same SDTI network Consequently this does not require a full replication of the XNet network With the Um ID the full replication was necessary as this clip ID has to be unique on the XNet network 70 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference Manual EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 EVS Americas East Coast EVS Americas West Coast EVS Canada ASIA 8 PACIFIC EVS Australia EVS China EVS Hong Kong EVS India Issue 10 03 C Regional Contacts AMERICA NORTH 4 LATIN Tel 1 818 846 9600 Fax 1 818 846 9601 Tel 1 973 575 7811 Fax 1 973 575 7812 Tech line 1 973 575 7813 Tel 1 514 750 7544 Fax 1 514 750 7518 Tech line 1 973 575 7813 Tel 61 02 9452 8600 Fax 461 02 9975 1368 Mobile 61 420 307 387 Tel 86 10 6808 0248 Fax 86 10 6808 0246 Tech line 86 139 1028 9860 Tel 852 2914 2501 Fax 4852 2914 2505 Tech line 852 9401 2395 Tel 91 22 6697 2999 Fax 91 22 2673 2092 Mobile 91 98 9017 5958 EUROPE MIDDLE EAST 8 AFRICA EVS Belgium Headquarters EVS Brussels EVS Deutschland EVS France Tel 32 0 4 361 7000 Fax 32 0 4 361 7099 Tech line 32 0 495 284 000 Tel 32 0 2 421 78 70 Fax 32 0 2 421 78 79 Tel 49 0 89 4111 949 00 Fax 49 0 89 4111 949 99 Tech line 49 0 89 4111 949 17 Tel 33 1 46 99 9000 Fax 33 1 46 99 9009 Tech line 33 1 46 99 9003
70. s perfectly steady but the vertical bandwidth is even more reduced set both Four Lines Interpolation and Vertical Interpolator to on 9 Note All VTRs use interpolation in PLAY VAR mode XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 10 03 C 14 2 CONFIGURATION This function is used to set the hardware configuration of the system boards release numbers port settings Jun 64 2089 14 33 81 Z 48 48 Custom de OFF M2 3S 3Rec iPlay B3 XS 2Rec 2Play lt pem T x l a How TO ENTER THE CONFIGURATION WINDOW To enter the configuration window press F9 to open the Maintenance menu select Configuration and press ENTER A double frame appears around the Configuration window and the cursor blinks next to one of the parameters in this window part How TO MODIFY AN ITEM IN THE CONFIGURATION WINDOW 1 Press the UP ARROW DOWN ARROW or TAB keys to select the desired item 2 Press the SPACE BAR gt several times until the correct value appears 3 Select another item to modify or press ESC to go back to the Maintenance menu 23 Issue 10 03 C 24 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 HARDWARE REVISIONS AREA This area indicates board by board the detected hardware inside the chassis Please refer to the XS Technical Reference Hardware m
71. sing the Space bar keys T 4 keys gt lt keys Disk Display Disks Status EXT4 EXT3 EXT2 EXT1 INT2 INT1 01 01 o1 o1 11 2 03 it 2 03 A 1 e ai la fl p 5 ul ul cm cm cmn 8 09 10 09 10 8 09 10 8 09 10 This represents each disk by its number in the array or grey dashes if not present and uses a colour code to display its status The external arrays can contain up to 24 disks with a minimum of 5 disks The 57 Issue XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference 10 03 C EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 internal arrays organisation can be as follows one array of 6 disks on array of 12 disks two arrays with 6 disks each Refer to section RAID Status on page 56 for the status description Raid Display Disks Status Display BN Highlight raid Jj EXTS 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 16 EXT 07 07 07 08 08 08 08 08 09 09 09 09 09 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 EXT1 03 03 03 03 03 04 04 04 04 04 05 05 05 05 05 07 02 02 02 2 02 02 This represents each disk by the raid number it is included in or grey dashes if not present and uses a colour code to display the disk status Spare disks are represented by the letters sp Highlight Raid This field is used to select a raid number and highlight the disks belonging to that raid with a light grey background 3 2 3 GENLOCK STATUS This section displays the c
72. st Equipment SA July 2010 CHANNELS OVERVIEW Channels input output and name are automatically defined according to the parameters entered in the fields Base configuration Video Players Video Recorders and SLSM Rec The player channels are allocated first starting with OUT1 then the record channels are allocated starting with IN1 Y Note To modify the parameters included in the Channels area press F3 to enter the Advanced Configuration mode TYPE Possible values Rec Play SLSM Rec SLSM Rec 1 SLSM Rec 2 SLSM Rec 3 This parameter is automatically set according to the settings of the previous ones It defines the type of channel and depends on the values of Video Players Video Recorders and SLSM Rec CTRL Possible values Sony DD35 VDCP VDCP F amp K Odetics Odetics F amp K Edit Rec AVSP LinX IPDP This parameter defines which system or protocol controls the current channel This parameter is automatically set and not editable when the Base Configuration is set to Video Delay PORT Range 1 6 This parameter defines the RS422 port number that controls each channel These fields are not available with Video Delay configurations 9 Note A single Sony BVW serial connection can control multiple PGM channels which are ganged on an XS server It is therefore possible to assign the same RS422 port number sn which corresponds to a Sony BVW protocol to several PGM channels on the same
73. t If one system is configured with a different bandwidth it will block the entire network The Disk Block Size parameter must be the same on all XS servers Net Name The Net name defines the machine name on the network This name is user defined but cannot exceed 8 characters Entering a Network Name is not mandatory because a network number is also assigned to the system but it is recommended to easily identify all servers connected to the XNet Net Number Range 1 29 The Net Number parameter defines the machine number on the network This number is user defined and must be unique for each system on the network When entering a new number if this number is already assigned to another machine an error message will warn the user Type Possible values Client Master Server The type defines the privileges of the XS server on the SDTI network One XS server on the network should be set to Server type If no server is defined XNet will not be activated If more than one server is defined only the first one to connect will be the actual server Other XS servers on the network can be set either to Master type if they need to access clips from other servers or to Client type if their clips must be available on the network but they don t need to access clips from other servers 25 Issue 10 03 C SERVER Yes Yes MASTER Yes Yes XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference EVS Broad
74. t TAB gt key to move from one box to the next one Some information about the current parameter is displayed in the INFO area XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 10 03 C 1 3 3 5 Press lt TAB gt or the arrow keys to move across the different parameters in the window 6 When the desired field is selected modify the parameter to its new value by pressing the lt SPACE BAR gt or by entering its numeric value and then pressing ENTER to validate 7 Press F3 to enter the Advanced Parameters 8 Press F4 to save the current configuration A dialog Box appears to enter a name 9 Press F5 to load the list of configurations previously saved 10 Press ALT Q to exit the A V Channel Config window OR 1 From the Application List in the EVS main menu select the application to configure and press F8 2 Continue from step 4 AUDIO amp VIDEO PARAMETERS OVERVIEW Y Note When Modifying the value of a parameter in the Audio 4 Video Channel Config always press ENTER after changing the value of a parameter to validate the new choice Check the channels table in the centre of the screen to make sure that the changes are reflected there LOCK VIDEO CONFIGURATION Possible values Yes No This item enables disables the access to the modifications of the next three tems Video Players Video Recorders and Type for REC1 The video con
75. table if at least 2 channels are available to be used as Super Motion recorders Otherwise the parameter has the value None and is not editable Six types of record are available e None Standard rate 50 60 Hz e Single SD Super Motion 3x Alternate Parity EVS mode 150 180 Hz e Single SD Super Motion 3x Identical Parity 150 180 Hz e Single HD Super Motion 2x Alternate Parity EVS mode 100 120 Hz e Single HD Super Motion 3x Alternate Parity EVS mode e Double HD Super Motion 2x Alternate Parity EVS mode 9 Note The fault tolerance on the different phases of the super motion camera is 90 of one field So there should be no delay between the different phases when all equipments are genlocked Issue 10 03 C XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 AUDIO FORMAT Possible values Analog A AES EBU D Embedded E Dolby E AES DY Dolby E Embedded EY This parameter allows selecting the Audio format When the Audio Format is set to AES EBU D or DY or Embedded E or EY the analogue audio outputs are used for additional monitoring When the Audio Format is set to Embedded E or EY the digital audio AES EBU outputs are also active For more information on Dolby Audio Management refer to section1 3 5 Dolby Audio Management on page 12 AUDIO TYPE Possible values 1 Track 2 Tracks 4 Tracks 8 Tracks 16 Tracks Th
76. ters of the system from session to session Those parameters are diskBlockSize and operationalDiskSize The message Reading configuration file please wait is displayed during process 47 Issue 10 03 C 48 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 If the Configuration File is Found on Disks The parameters are displayed Configuration of user on disks block size xxx kBytes yyy kBytes nbr of blocks aaa bbb This table shows the parameters stored on the system on disks column and the ones from the EVS advanced parameters of user column The values from both columns must be identical to use properly the system If not the system displays a warning message A parameter incoherence has been detected Would you like to format the system Answer Yes to format the A V data saved on disks Answer No to go back to EVS main menu AN Important If you answer Yes and decide to format the system all clips will be cleared This operation is instantaneous If the Configuration File is not Found A warning message appears Your system is not formatted Would you like to format the system Answer Yes to format the A V data saved on disks Answer No to go back to EVS main menu If Errors Occur While Reading the Configuration File The following message appears Error reading configuration file status
77. tion If the error persists install a new board or contact EVS support 46 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 10 03 C 2 2 2 2 3 SAS DISKS The system initializes the disks one by one and the following messages are displayed as the process is going on Tray Vendor Model Serial Rev Cap Enc At Bad SEAGATE 91930060388 35E10H1J 0006 279GB 02 07 lt 05 02 gt SEAGATE ST930060355 3SE10HCH 0006 279GB 02 08 lt 05 03 gt SEAGATE ST93006035S S3SE10GWL 0006 279GB 02 09 lt 05 04 gt SEAGATE ST93006035S 3SE10J2X 0006 279GB 02 10 05 05 SEAGATE 91930060388 35E10FQ1 0006 279GB 02 11 05 01 SEAGATE 91930060388 3SETOHPD 0006 279GB 02 12 here Bad represents a disconnected disk 05 01 is used for disk 1 of RAID 5 Possible Error Messages If a major error has been detected on a disk it has been disconnected In this case the system displays one of the following messages e if a spare disk is OK Bad SEAGATE ST93006035S 3SE10H1J 0006 279GB 02 07 e if no spare disk is OK and the RAID is no more complete Bad SEAGATE ST93006035S 3SE10H1J 0006 279GB 02 07 WARNING Tray XX is missing 1 disk s to be complete READING THE CONFIGURATION FILE After the disk initialization sequence the system reads the configuration file stored on the disk This file contains the parameters which guarantee the coherence of main parame
78. to part 6 of IPDirector manual for more information on the IPDirector As Run Log function The As Run Log is a characteristic of a channel When it is activated from the EVS server the server generates an event channel log file the server As Run Log and stores it on the server local storage C multicam asrunlog playerX where X is the number of the corresponding player from 1 to 6 This file will contain all the operations which have been done on the channel since the As Run Log mechanism has started When it is activated from IPDirector the final As Run Log file is created in two different steps e First the EVS video server generates the server As Run Log e Secondly a configurable merger application can analyze the server As Run Log file and format it in the final As Run Log format It can retrieve the As Run log files from each player and merge them to provide a single file per EVS server per day 63 Issue 10 03 C 4 3 4 4 64 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 SERVER AS RUN LOG FILE The As Run Log is a characteristic of a channel One file is created per day per player even if the process is started and stopped several times a day Up to 10 As Run Log files are kept per player which corresponds to 10 days The last clip which started the day before is included at the beginning of the event section of the current day if this clip is
79. ups including high resolution and low resolution servers VERTICAL INTERPOLATOR AND FOUR LINES INTERPOLATION Possible values Off On This parameter enables or disables the interpolation processes Select off to disable the interpolation process or on to enable the interpolation process selected by the Four lines interpolation parameter An interpolation process is aimed at reducing the vertical jitter of the pictures that is present during slow motion replays This vertical jitter is actually caused by a violation of the frame parity when playing back the pictures at less than 100 speed The process consists in re building new frames to produce a more transparent result These frames have to be interpolated that is calculated by making suitably weighted averages of adjacent lines There are 2 interpolation modes the 2 line interpolator and the 4 line interpolator The disadvantage of this method is that it reduces the vertical resolution This is particularly true with the 4 line interpolator The user can choose between 3 modes no interpolation maximize the vertical bandwidth of the picture but a vertical jitter appears in SloMo set Vertical Interpolator to off whatever the value of Four Lines Interpolation 2 line interpolator reduces the vertical jitter but the vertical bandwidth is reduced set Four Lines Interpolation to off and Vertical Interpolator to on 4 line interpolator the picture i
80. urrent status of the genlock It is available e on the first page of the Server Monitoring screen in XS SCSI Refer to section 3 2 1 SCSI Disk Status on page 55 to see the screenshot e on the second page in XS SAS SERVER MONITORING PAGE 2 Genlock status Analog LTC status OK since 25702710 68 42 56 Hg 45 04 060 lt OK gt Drifts HAA TimeCode Status Reci Rec2 Rec3 LIG LIC jumps Hi Hi AH LIC threshold THS Peak alerts 60 BA 601 Peak Limit sec Bibl I Hi Frequency alerts HAH 666 HHH S BSE Frequency Number Ait Frequency T ime ASA USER jumps AL USER threshold THS Ai AG HAL F Si C E E Ca ul 58 XS Series DISK RECORDER Version 10 03 Software Technical Reference Manual Issue EVS Broadcast Equipment SA July 2010 10 03 C 3 2 4 ANALOG LTC STATUS This section specifies the current status of the analogue LTC timecode and specifies the number of drifts detected compared to the genlock The possible status values are the following depending on the MTPC board used MTPC A2 A4 CS The timecode is incremented in a normal way CS The timecode received and the genlock are not synchronous The timecode received is not correct For example when an NTSC timecode is received instead of a PAL timecode freq error when there are disturbances in the timecode reception bad signal No timecode is available 3 2 5 TIMECODE STATUSES This section displays the settings f
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