4040CL-L-8, 300 Clip Fast Access System Using Louth Protocol
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1. e lt gt lt gt lt gt lt gt lt gt lt gt lt gt lt gt lt gt O OO N C UI amp WN FO Turn Whee view clips LOAD to Load Press CR to Create a new clip Press ENT manually enter clip ID CREATE Page 20 of 23 4040CL L 8 230 Clip Fast Access System Louth Protocol XX KEY LAYOUT ST400 VTR DDR Controlle 1 1 LET r X ut TROLS Q 3 E lt gt Ly lt bh 2 4040CL L 8 300 Clip Fast Access System Louth Protocol Page 21 of 23 DNF CONTROLS LIMITED WARRANTY DNF Controls warrants its product to be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of one 1 year from the date of sale to the original purchaser from DNF Controls In order to enforce the rights under this warranty the customer must first contact DNF s Customer Support Department to afford the opportunity of identifying and fixing the problem without sending the unit in for repair If DNF s Customer Support Department cannot fix the problem the customer will be issued a Returned Merchandise Authorization number RMA The customer will then ship the defective product prepaid to DNF Controls with the RMA number clearly indicated on the customer s shipping document The merchandise is to be shipped to DNF Controls 12843 Foothill Blvd Suite D Sylmar CA 91342 USA2. 8 Advanced Features neo p RR en ORE Ou REEL 9 CREATE A CLIP seeded dh ene udi end 9 XIII REALI GN GANGED 5 9 XI V CREATE SUBCLI P FOR LOUTH ONLY 10 XV LABEL oen ene etie eie eds 10 Reference onu been BEAR teni a avin ER na 11 XVI SETUP ee ee eae ed d em 11 XVII FUNCTION TABLE coeno oe e eR oe iie ers 14 XVIII SPECIFECATIONS ne Ree Rh n alten Rh ege 16 XI X SCREENSHOTS esee RR HO E e E RE Ra i RERO 18 XX KEY LAY OUT s cocina bee Re hei inte eee 2 DNF CONTROLS LI MI TED WARRANTY 22 4040CL L 8 300 Clip Fast Access System Louth Protocol Page 1 of 23 1 REVISION HISTORY 121103 1 0 Original document 021004 Rev 1 1 Corrected footer from Odetics to Louth 061704 Rev 1 2 Added sections for BVW Protocol 073004 Rev 1 3 Revised GPI IN OUT CONNECTOR 082605 Rev 1 4 Updated Connection Diagram 022106 Rev 1 5 Added subclip function 052606 Rev 1 51 Updated dimensions for T bar and Non T bar housings Added screen shots 110606 Rev 1 52 Corrected clip capacity Page 2 of 23 4040CL L 8 230 Clip Fast Access System Louth Protocol Getting Started
3. SYSTEM DESCRIPTION The 4040CL system includes DNF s most robust controller the ST400 with Cliplist software The ST400 controls up to 8 video channels individually or ganged It features full transport functionality The 4040CL provides fast access to fill clip and key clip combinations with the press of one key The 4040CL L supports Louth VDCP protocol and requires that the Video Server be controllable under VDCP Protocol The 4040CL provides fast access to existing video clips stored in the Grass Valley Group PROFILE the Leitch VR and other Video Servers supporting VDCP Protocol The 4040CL L also allows VTR control on select channels Definitions Throughout this document DDR VDR amp Video Server will be referred to collectively as Video Server Words surrounded by brackets for example ENTER are keys on the ST400 XXX XXX means hold the two keys down simultaneously The 6 keys directly below the display are referred to as Softkeys Their function changes as indicated on the last line of the display 4040CL L 8 300 Clip Fast Access System Louth Protocol Page 3 of 23 Ill SYSTEM INSTALLATION A ST400 VTR DDR CONTROLLER 1 Page 4 of 23 Plug one end of a 9 conductor RS422 serial cable into the VTR1 VTR2 VTR3 VTR4 VTR5 VTR6 VTR7 or VTR8 connector on the rear of the ST400 Plug the other end of the cable into the 9 pin REMOTE connector on the Video Server Connect the su
4. speed OR a range of 0 gt 1x detent at 1x play speed Press SPD RNG softkey to toggle between SLOMO speed ranges 0 gt 1 OR 0 gt 2x Press BACK softkey to return to SLOMO MENU Press ESC to exit OR turn the Wheel to select another item For Wheel Press the PRSET softkey to toggle between UPDATE and STATIC modes UPDATE When exiting SLOMO mode the last used speed is saved in the Preset Speed register STATIC The Preset Speed register is NOT updated when exiting SLOMO mode It is only changed by SHIFT SLOMO PRESET SLOMO Press SPD RNG softkey to toggle between SLOMO speed ranges 02 2x OR 1 gt 2x RECALL MODE Press NORMAL or REDIR redirect NORMAL The cue point will load on the learned VTR REDIR When one and only one clip is learned into a Cue Point the Clip will be REDIRECTED to load On the currently selected VTR GANG MODE Page 12 of 23 PERM Permanent Gang The GANG can be created and undone only with the GANG softkey TEMP Temporary Gang The Gang is created by pressing GANG softkey then selecting the VTRs to gang ungang Quickly undo the GANG by pressing any VTR key 4040CL L 8 230 Clip Fast Access System Louth Protocol PARAMETER DESCRIPTION SERVICE DEFAULTS CLEANUP BACK DEFAULTS Set ST400 to factory defaults Follow the prompts on the display Press YES to continue or press NO to exit without changing ST400
5. 4 Transmit Common 9 Frame Ground 5 Spare POWER CONNECTOR 9 Pin D Type Female DB9M Pin 1 5v DC 6 5 VDC 2 5v DC 7 Ground 3 Ground 8 Ground 4 12 VDC 9 Ground 5 12 VDC Page 16 of 23 4040CL L 8 230 Clip Fast Access System Louth Protocol GPI IN OUT CONNECTOR 26 Pin D Type Female DB26F Pin Function OONADUBWNE No Connection No Connection No Connection No Connection No Connection No Connection No Connection No Connection Ground GPI 1 Play GPI 2 Stop GPI 3 Recue GPI 4 Next Cue Pin Function 14 GPI 5 Last Cue 15 GPI 6 Recall 16 No Connection 17 No Connection 18 Ground 19 5V 20 5V 21 No Connection 22 No Connection 23 No Connection 24 No Connection 25 No Connection 26 Ground 4040CL L 8 300 Clip Fast Access System Louth Protocol Page 17 of 23 XI X SCREEN SHOTS 4040CL amp 2044CL Main Screen Not to scale PLAY MODE NORMAL REC MODE LOCKOUT LOADED CUE OUT GANG Page 18 of 23 4040CL L 8 230 Clip Fast Access System Louth Protocol 4040CL amp 2044CL GANG Screen Not to scale PLAY MODE NORMAL REC MODE LOCKOUT LOADED Select VTRs to gang 00 00 00 00 CUE OUT GANG 4040CL L 8 300 Clip Fast Access System Louth Protocol Page 19 of 23 4040CL amp 2044CL Clip List Screen Not to scale PLAY MODE NORMAL REC MODE LOCKOUT LOADED CLIP IN CLIP CLIP CLIP CLIP CLIP CLI P CLIP CLIP CLIP CLIP
6. CLEANUP Clears all cue points in all banks Follow the prompts on the display BACK Return to prior menu item 4040CL L 8 300 Clip Fast Access System Louth Protocol Page 13 of 23 XVII FUNCTION TABLE Key Press Description CUE TO OUT CUE OUT If OUT point is marked cue to the OUT point POINT FFWD Press and hold to FFWD Release key to stop Set WIND SPEED in MENU GO TO SHIFT RECUE To search manually enter the desired time on the ENTERED ST400 s numeric keypad TIME Press ENTER or RECUE GANG SETUP Individually press the VTR keys to be included in the gang The LED above the key will turn on Press the VTR key again to remove from gang the LED above the key will turn off Press ESC to exit Upon exiting all members of the gang will have their VTR LEDs turned on The flashing LED shows which VTR is currently selected Select JOG mode and enable Wheel LAST CUE LAST Step to the previous Cue Point Location NEXT CUE NEXT Step to the next Cue Point Location RECORD REC Places VTR into the Record mode selected by RECORD MODE in the SETUP MENU Press RECORD or RECORD PLAY REWIND Press and HOLD to rewind Release key to stop Set WIND SPEED in MENU SHUTTLE SHUTTLE Select SHUTTLE mode and enable Wheel SLOMO Press SLOMO to slo mo the VTR Turn the Wheel or move the T bar if available to change the play speed Press SLOMO to STILL frame OR press any transport key to
7. Failure to obtain a proper RMA number prior to returning the product may result in the return not being accepted or in a charge for the required repair DNF Controls at its option will repair or replace the defective unit DNF Controls will return the unit prepaid to the customer The method of shipment is at the discretion of DNF Controls principally UPS Ground for shipments within the United States of America Shipments to international customers will be sent via air Should a customer require the product to be returned in a more expeditious manner the return shipment will be billed to their freight account This warranty will be considered null and void if accident misuse abuse improper line voltage fire water lightning or other acts of God damaged the product All repair parts are to be supplied by DNF Controls either directly or through its authorized dealer network Similarly any repair work not performed by either DNF Controls or its authorized dealer may void the warranty After the warranty period has expired DNF Controls offers repair services at prices listed in the DNF Controls Price List DNF Controls reserves the right to refuse repair of any unit outside the warranty period that is deemed non repairable DNF Controls shall not be liable for direct indirect incidental consequential or other types of damage resulting from the use of the product 43 dd Page 22 of 23 4040CL L 8 230 Clip Fast Access System Louth Pro
8. be cleared using NEXT CUE LAST CUE or manually entering the cue point number Press SHIFT LEARN The CLEAR softkey will be displayed on the bottom of the display Press the CLEAR softkey to clear the cue point The cue point will be cleared and the display will return to the normal screen OR Press ESC to escape without clearing XI PLAY CLIP SEGMENT A B Set IN Point and OUT Point Jog Shuttle to the desired IN point Press IN The IN LED will blink Jog Shuttle to the desired OUT point Press OUT The OUT LED will blink OR Press SHIFT IN Manually enter the IN time on the numeric keypad Press ENTER Press SHIFT OUT Manually enter the OUT time on the numeric keypad Press ENTER Learn the segment into a cuepoint Page 8 of 23 4040CL L 8 230 Clip Fast Access System Louth Protocol C Recall a cuepoint The IN and OUT LEDs turn on steady Press PLAY The clip will play the OUT point then stop NOTE If IN amp OUT LEDs blink the clip will not stop at the OUT point It will only stop at the OUT point of LEDs are on steady This function is only available on Louth channels Advanced Features XII CREATE CLIP NOTE On Louth channels only A B XIII In the Setup Menu configure Louth port as Input Port Press CLIP LIST Press CREATE The display will show the default CLIP ID Press LOAD to accept the default CLIP ID OR Manually
9. enter an ID with a maximum of 32 characters from the ST400 numeric keypad OR Manually enter an ID with a maximum of 32 characters from a PC keyboard Press LOAD The clip will be created and loaded If the entered CLIP ID already exists a warning message will be displayed To load the existing clip press ENTER Press ESC to exit without loading the existing clip REALI GN GANGED CHANNELS When the channels are Jogged Shuttled Slomoed in gang they may drift apart To bring the channels back to their initial offsets press SHIFT STOP 4040CL L 8 300 Clip Fast Access System Louth Protocol Page 9 of 23 XIV CREATE A SUBCLIP FOR LOUTH ONLY A Load a clip as described in Section VI LOAD A CLIP B Mark enter an IN and OUT point C Press SHIFT CLIPLIST D Enter a new clip name using a PC keyboard or a numeric keypad E Press ENTER F The new clip is created The new clip has entered name It s SOM is the IN point and EOM is the OUT point XV LABEL A CUEPOINT A Press LABEL key If the cuepoint is not empty the display prompts to enter a label for the selected cuepoint B Enter a label using numeric keypad as a PC keyboard C Press ENTER to assign a label to a cuepoint OR Press ESC to exit without saving Page 10 of 23 4040CL L 8 230 Clip Fast Access System Louth Protocol Reference XVI SETUP MENU Press MENU The MENU indicator will turn on The display will show
10. will turn on E Select the desired Cue Point by pressing NEXT CUE LAST CUE or by manually entering the Cue Point using the numeric keypad followed by ENTER The selected Cue Point number is shown on the bottom part of the display F Press SHIFT LEARN to initiate the Learn The display will show Select VTRs to learn G Select the VTRs to be learned by pressing VTR keys 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 and or 8 H Press LEARN to complete the Learn process NOTE Learn will overwrite the previous contents of the Cue Point Press ESC at anytime to escape without LEARNing NOTE BVW channels do not learn the clip name only IN OUT and Gang Information 4040CL L 8 300 Clip Fast Access System Louth Protocol Page 7 of 23 VIII A RECALL A CLI P OR CLIP COMBI NATI ON Select the desired Cue Point by pressing NEXT CUE LAST CUE or by manually entering the Cue Point using the numeric keypad The selected Cue Point number is shown on the bottom of the display Press LOAD on the ST400 The ST400 will automatically load the learned clips on the learned VTRs Cue the clips to the learned IN time BVW channels will position the tape to the learned IN time IX RECUE CLIP A B Press RECUE If an IN Point is marked the IN indicator is on the clip will RECUE to the IN Point Press CUE OUT to cue to the marked OUT point X CLEAR CUE POINTS A Select the cue point to
11. a 2 a a d 12843 Foothill Blvd SN Suite D Sylmar 91342 818 898 3380 voice 818 898 3360 fax www dnfcontrols com Model No 4040CL L 8 amp 4040CL L 8 T 300 CLI P FAST ACCESS SYSTEM Louth Protocol User Manual Manual 4 1 52 110606 Document 4040CL L 8 User Manual doc TABLE OF CONTENTS l REVISION 5 2 e eet RA RO RU edad 2 Getting a SUBARU REIN S 3 II SYSTEM DESCRI PTI 2 3 Il SYSTEM I NSTALLATI 4 IV CONNECTION 5 V VI DEO SERVER SETUP 1 6 Vi LOAD A eee eoe RU beak AeA ree UR eee ts 6 VII LEARN A OR CLIP COMBI NATI 6 VIII RECALL A CLIP OR CLIP 8 uae 8 X CLEAR CUE ue EROR QUE ORE en Ae 8 PLAY SEGMENT
12. exit SLOMO Press to stop the channel TIME MODE TIME MODE Press to toggle between Timecode TC VITC VT SELECT or Tape Timer TM display modes on a VTR and between Remaining Time RT and Elapsed Time ET on a Video Server PLAY If an OUT point is marked play to the OUT point and stop If no OUT point is marked play normally Page 14 of 23 4040CL L 8 230 Clip Fast Access System Louth Protocol Key Press Description RECUE RECUE If the IN point is marked cue to the IN point REALIGN SHIFT STOP Search ganged channels to the appropriate time to GANGED resynchronize them CHANNELS 4040CL L 8 300 Clip Fast Access System Louth Protocol Page 15 of 23 XVIII SPECIFICATIONS Power 90 VAC to 265 VAC adapter supplied with IEC connector APX Model AP4108 5v 4A 12v 1 0A 12V 0 6A Size Non Tbar H x W x D 1 3 4 front x 3 3 8 rear x 11 3 8 x 6 1 2 8 5 8 high to top of display T bar H x W x D 1 3 4 front x 3 3 8 rear x 13 3 4 x 6 1 2 8 5 8 high to top of display Weight 10 Ibs Rear Panel Connectors VTRI 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 All DB9F GPI DBF25F Power DB9M Keyboard 6 pin mini DIN Ref Video In BNC Ground Threaded stud Display Easy to read back lit LCD display Jog Shuttle Wheel With mechanical detents RS422 SERI AL CONNECTOR 9 Pin D Type Female DB9F Pin 1 Frame Ground 6 Receive Common 2 Receive A 7 Receive B 3 Transmit B gt 8 Transmit A gt
13. pplied POWER SUPPLY APX 4108 into the POWER connector on the rear of the ST400 Plug the Power Supply into an outlet 90 VAC 240 VAC Plug in a Black Burst Reference Video Source into REF VIDEO IN connector on the back of the ST400 using a BNC cable Check SETUP MENU prior to using the ST400 to confirm proper Record mode and other User settable modes Installation is complete 4040CL L 8 230 Clip Fast Access System Louth Protocol IV CONNECTION DIAGRAM Video Server RS422 Serial Port Rev 050205 4040CL L 8 300 Clip Fast Access System Louth Protocol Page 5 of 23 V VIDEO SERVER SETUP A Select Louth Broadcast communications protocol on the VIDEO SERVER to be controlled B Assign a serial port on the VIDEO SERVER through which the ST400 will control it NOTES Louth mode the VIDEO SERVER only allows Full Record INSERT and ASSEMBLE record modes are disabled Setup is complete VI LOAD A CLIP NOTE Only available on Louth channels A Select a VTR by pressing VTR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 or 8 B Press CLIP LI ST to view the list of CLIP IDs that are resident on the Video Server The CLIP LIST indicator will turn on C Press CREATE to create and load a new clip Creating a clip is described in the CREATING A CLIP section OR Turn the Wheel to view the existing CLIP IDs on the video server Turn the Wheel clockwise to scroll forward or counter clockwise to scroll back
14. the following parameters with their current settings Turn the wheel to select a menu option Press the CHANGE softkey to modify the current setting Press the EXIT softkey to exit the Setup Menu PARAMETER DESCRIPTION LOUTH PORT Enter the controlled channel s Louth port number 1 9 on the numeric keypad Then press the I NPUT or OUTPUT softkey An INPUT is indicated by before the port number To CREATE RECORD clips an INPUT channel must be selected To playout CLIPS an OUTPUT channel must be selected Enter O to turn off the port This option is applicable to Louth channels only PROTOCOL Select a Protocol for the current channel Press a softkey to select LOUTH or BVW STANDARD NTSC or PAL WI ND MODE HOLD Fast wind is maintained only while key is depressed OR LATCH Fast wind is initiated and maintained with momentary key press SPEED Press the softkey to change the speed setting 3 9 6 0 8 1 10 0 23 7 EXTENDED IDs ON Allow up to 32 character CLIP IDs OFF Allow up to 8 character CLIP IDs RECORD MODE Press a softkey to select the desired record mode Lockout or Crash 4040CL L 8 300 Clip Fast Access System Louth Protocol Page 11 of 23 PARAMETER DESCRIPTION SLOMO Press the TBAR or WHEEL softkey to select the T bar or wheel for slomo For T bar The T bar has a speed range of 0 gt 2x with a detent at 1x play
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16. ward through the list of available CLIPs OR Press ENTER to start manually entering a CLIP ID using the ST400 numeric keypad or PC keyboard D Press LOAD to load the entered CLIP ID for playout E Repeat steps a thru d to load clips on desired VTRs F Set the Gang Mode if required See GANG SETUP in FUNCTION TABLE section VII LEARN A CLIP OR CLIP COMBINATION A Press VTR 1 2 4 151 6 71 or 8 B Load a clip on the selected channel See section LOAD A CLIP Page 6 of 23 4040CL L 8 230 Clip Fast Access System Louth Protocol C Use the transport functions to view the clip Press IN to mark an IN point The IN LED will blink On recall the clip will cue to the IN time not the beginning of the clip and the LED will stay on steady Optional Press OUT to mark an OUT point The OUT LED will blink On recall the clip will play to the OUT point then stop To delete an IN or OUT point press and hold DEL then press IN or OUT The IN OUT LED will turn off If no IN point is marked the current location of the clip will be learned as the IN point D For GANGs repeat steps a b or c for each channel Then press the GANG softkey Press VIR 1 2 4 5 6 7 or 8 to add the VTR to the GANG The VTR LED will turn on Press the VTR key again to remove it from the gang The VTR LED will turn off Press ESC to exit GANG mode The LED of all GANGed VTRs
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