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DVR-3901 Digital Video Recorder Installation and Operation Manual

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1. e 10 Installing Adobe Acrobat Reader sss 10 Chapter 2 Installation and Removal OVEL EW otio SERIES RERO E CEU LOIR PER IDE eb eE ots 11 Checking the Packing Last nne i 12 Installing DVR 3901 Modules eren 12 Removing DVR 3901 Modules sess 12 Making Connections sees eene nennen rennes 13 Connecting Using a RS 422 Cable sse 13 Connecting Using a PC Serial Cable esses 14 AES LTC Mating Connectors ccceccccsesseeseesceesecseensecnecnseceeenseees 15 Setting J mpets nies dne ede e HH RE aan is 16 Jumper Locations sess ene 16 RS 422 PC Serial Cable Selection sssssssss 17 LTC Input Termination Selection eee 17 Terminating LTC Output Port Termination ss 18 LTC Output Port Termination sese 18 Upgrading DVR 3901 Firmware essen 19 Upgrading the Firmware Discovery Method 19 Upgrading the Firmware Drag and Drop Method 21 Correcting a Failed Upgrading Procedure sss 23 Setting the Module to Fail Safe Loader Mode 23 Upgrading the Firmware in Fail Safe Mode 23 Rebooting the Module sse 25 M 26 Chap
2. DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual 51 Chapter 4 Remote Operation LEITCH Device Type Request Table 4 5 Device Type Request Command Data Hex Explanation Device type 00 11 11 Playlist mode 12 11 39 01 5D request BVW Odetics mode 12 11 20 25 68 for D1 525 12 11 21 25 69 for D1 625 Transport Commands The DVR 3901 responds to transport commands with ACK or NAK Table 4 6 Transport Commands Command Data Hex Explanation STOP 20 00 20 PLAY 20 01 21 Play forward at 1X play speed REC 20 02 22 FAST FWD 20 10 30 Playlist mode seek to last frame in play list BVW Odetics mode go to the last frame of video or the last frame of video in the current Odetics ID if Odetics ID is used STEP FWD 20 14 34 Advance one frame forward up to OUT point REWIND 20 20 40 Playlist mode seek to first frame in play list BVW Odetics mode shuttle reverse at 30X play speed STEP REV 20 24 44 Step one frame back up to IN point 52 DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual LEITCH Chapter 4 Remote Operation Table 4 6 Transport Commands Continued Command Data Hex Explanation CUE UP 24 31 ff ss mm hh uu Cue to the specified frame this is WITH DATA always relative to the first frame of the play list For example to cue to time 01 22 33 15 enter 24 31 15 33 22 01 FULL EE 20 60 80 Has no effect OFF
3. LEITCH Table 3 3 LED Indicator Descriptions Continued LED Description EE MODE Amber DVR is in E E Mode e g in recording LNK ACT Green Network link is established Flashing Green Data communication is active Off Unit is not connected to the network T STATUS Green Top hard drive is online Flashing Green Top hard drive is recording Amber Top hard drive is offline Off Top hard drive is not detected B STATUS Green Bottom hard drive is online Flashing Green Bottom hard drive is recording Amber Bottom hard drive is offline Off Bottom hard drive is not detected DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual Overview BEY Note For descriptions of the most used functions and procedures of the DVR 3901 see Chapter 5 Functions and Controls on page 57 Chapter 4 Remote Operation This chapter describes how to operate the DVR 3901 Digital Video Recorder using UDP Ethernet RS 422 or a PC controller RS 422 or serial control is set via jumper J6 See RS 422 PC Serial Cable Selection on page 17 The following topics are found in this chapter e Control Port Assignment on page 46 e RS 422 Communication Protocol on page 47 e Motion Control on page 51 DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual 45 Chapter 4 Remote Operation LEITCH Control Port Assignment You can connect one RS 422 controller via the serial port and one or BV Note
4. DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual 7 Chapter 1 Introduction GLEITCH Video Compression Storage BY Note In Europe and Asia the 2 5 in 6 35 cm hard drive is described as 9 5 mm The DVR 3901 uses the industry standard M JPEG baseline video compression method Closed captions and other VBI lines are compressed using M JPEG and retained with the compressed video See Video Compression on page 61 for more information The compressed video PCM audio and time code are stored on two on board 2 5 in 6 35 cm IDE hard drives One or both hard drives can be connected online for real time recording or playback See Storage on page 62 for more information Controls and Operations You can operate and control the DVR 3901 through the following methods Local Card Edge Controls Local card edge controls let you customize configurations and settings and provide card status information and alarms All the parameters are accessible at the card edge See Operation on page 27 for more information CCS Pilot and CCS Navigator RS 422 Controls These PC GUI software packages can be used to control configure and monitor various Leitch products Please see www leitch com for more information The NEO DVR 3901 can be controlled by all versions of Leitch CCS All the parameters available at card edge are accessible from the CCS software The DVR 3901 responds to a RS 422 controller for example a
5. Edition C July 2004 New material Off line media transfer through FTP UDP control through Ethernet Audio level control Video level and hue controls e On screen display OSD added to monitoring video showing time code operation status and audio meter Built in frame synchronizer in EE mode Edition D March 2005 Addition of DvrPlyCtrl and DvrRecCtrl parameter Minor corrections to content Edition E August 2005 Replaced 40 GB hard drive with 80 GB hard drive DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual LEITCH Writing Conventions Preface This manual adheres to the following writing conventions Table P 2 Writing Conventions Term or Convention Description Bold Indicates dialog box property sheet field button check box list box combo box menu submenu window list and selection names Italics Indicates email addresses names of books and publications and first instances of new terms and specialized words that need emphasis CAPS Indicates a specific key on the keyboard such as ENTER TAB CTRL ALT DELETE Code Indicates variables or command line entries such as a DOS entry or something you type into a field Indicates the direction of navigation through a hierarchy of menus and windows hyperlink Indicates a jump to another location within the electronic document or elsewhere Internet address
6. AES Audio Output on page 75 Embedded Audio Output on page 75 LTC Output on page 76 Monitoring Outputs on page 76 Hard Drive on page 77 RS 422 on page 77 Power Consumption on page 78 Ethernet Port on page 78 Specifications and designs may change without notice DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual 71 Chapter 6 Specifications GLEITCH Serial Digital Video Input Table 6 1 Serial Digital Video Input Item Specification Standard SMPTE 259M C 525 625 component Connector BNC Number of inputs 1 Level 800 mV 10 Impedance 750 Return loss gt 18 dB to clock frequency CMRR 30 V pk to pk up to 60 Hz Equalization Automatic up to 300 M coax AES Audio Input Table 6 2 AES Audio Input Item Specification Standard AES 3 Connector Leitch 3 pin balanced connector Number of inputs 1 Sample resolution 16 20 24 bits Sample rate 32 44 1 48 96 kHz Level 2 to 7 V pk to pk Balanced impedance 110 72 DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual Embedded Audio Input Table 6 3 Embedded Audio Input Item Specification Standard SMPTE272M A Sample resolution 20 24 bits Sample rate 48 kHz LTC Input Table 6 4 LTC Input Item Specification Standard SMPTE12M Connector 3 pin balanced Number of inputs 1 Level 0 5 to 5 V pk to pk Imped
7. FULL EEON 2061 81 Switch to pass through mode where video and audio at configured video inputs is visible at the video and audio outputs DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual 53 Chapter 4 Remote Operation Variable Speed Commands GLEITCH The following commands specify a playback speed When one of these commandis is issued the recorder immediately starts playing at the specified speed The data byte s of the command conform to Sony s formula for speed data One byte or two bytes of speed data may be provided Two byte speed data gives greater speed resolution most useful at lower play speeds As a point of reference 40 hex defines normal playback speed 20 hex defines 1 10 play speed 60 hex defines 10 times play speed Table 4 7 Variable Speed Commands Command Data Hex Jog Fwd 21 11 xx uu 22 11 xx xx uu Var Fwd 21 12 xx uu 22 12 xx xx uu Shuttle Fwd 21 13 xx uu 22 13 xx xx uu Jog Rev 2 21 xx uu 22 21 xx xx uu Var Rev 21 22 xx uu 22 22 xx xx uu Shuttle Rev 21 23 xx uu 22 23 xx xx uu DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual LEITCH Time Commands Chapter 4 Remote Operation The following command retrieves a time code from the recorder See Table 4 8 Within the response the time information is formatted as ff ss mm hh where ffis frames ss is seconds mm is minutes and hh is hours For example time code 01 22 33 15 would be form
8. Indicates a jump to a Web site or URL BV Note Indicates important information that helps to avoid and troubleshoot problems DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual Preface LEITCH Obtaining Leitch Documents Installation navigation configuration and setup information is now included in the NEO FR 3901 FR 3903 and FR 3923 Mounting Frames Installation and Operation Manual If your current NEO frame manual is Edition A B C or D you will need to download an updated version from the Leitch Web site to access this information Leitch documents can be viewed or downloaded from the Leitch Web site at www leitch com go to Support gt Documentation Alternatively contact your Leitch customer service representative to request a document x DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual Preface LEITCH Unpacking the Module Before you install and configure NEO modules follow these steps l Check the equipment for any visible damage that may have occurred during transit Confirm that you have received all items listed on the packing list Remove the anti static shipping pouch if present and all other packaging material Retain the original packaging materials for possible reuse Contact your Leitch sales representative if parts are missing or damaged Keep at least one set of original packaging in the event that a product needs to be returned for service If the original package is no
9. Top position 6 OSDTxtDisp OSD Text Display Activate or deactivate on screen displays On text display Off OSDTxtPosX OSD Text Position X On screen display horizontal position Small 0 to 34 Large 0 to 19 depending on font size 2 OSDTxtPosY OSD Text Position Y On screen display vertical position Small 0 to 13 Large 0 to 11 depending on font size 2 34 DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual LEITCH Table 3 1 Operator and All List Parameters Chapter 3 Operation Card Edge Options or User ID Parameter Name Function Range OSDUsrDisp OSD User Display Enable or disable clip name on OSD em Off PB Gainl Playback Gain Ch 01 Audio Gain adjustment for playback 18 0 to 18 0 dB channel 01 clip 0 PB Gain2 Playback Gain Ch 02 Audio Gain adjustment for playback 18 0 to 18 0 dB channel 02 clip 0 PB Invi Playback Inv Ch 01 Invert playback channel 01 Yes No PB Inv2 Playback Inv Ch 02 Invert playback channel 02 Yes No Pedestal Pedestal Adds a pedestal to the monitoring video gt On output Off Ply AP Aud ProcAmp for Play Audio ProcAmp for Play Enabled Disabled Ply VP Vid ProcAmp for Play Video ProcAmp for play Enabled Disabled PlyAVDelay Ply AudioVideo Delay Play audio video delay 40 to 40 ms clip 0 PlyY Offst VP Play Luma Offset Video proc amp play luma offset 448 to 448 clip 0 Pl
10. algorithms ICE PAC Imagine ICE Inscriber Inscriber Connectus Invenio NEO Nexio Nexio AMP PersonalizedTV Router Works Videotek Videotek ASI STAR Videotek GEN STAR and Videotek HD STAR are registered trademarks of Imagine Communications or its subsidiaries Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation HD BNC is a trademark of Amphenol Corporation Some products are manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby and the double D symbol are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories DTS Neural audio products are manufactured under license from DTS Licensing Limited DTS and the Symbol are registered trademarks amp the DTS Logos are trademarks of DTS Inc 2008 2010 DTS Inc All other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective companies Contact Information Imagine Communications has office locations around the world For locations and contact information see http www imaginecommunications com contact us Support Contact Information For support contact information see Support Contacts http www imaginecommunications com services technical support eCustomer Portal http support imaginecommunications com 2014 Imagine Communications Corp Proprietary and Confidential DVR 3901 Digital Video Recorder Installation and Operation Manual er CLEITCH Contents Trademarks and Copyrights
11. essere 58 bun PD 58 AIO uote tiere betreiben eor tetercdve IEEE EEAS ai a eiaa 59 Genlock and DARS sse 60 Audio Video Delay naci t RHET EREE AER PEERS AREE 61 Tine Codes onsite a Utente 61 Video CompressiOhn ec necne reete ie estet rere dena 61 NIC TEES 62 On Screen Display OSD seen 63 Online Operation Modes sse ener 65 Playlist mode 2 inen ones erefeo ne tue a I ES UR Rie 65 BV W Odetics Mode se erepto ee e HERRERA 68 Switching Between BVW Odetics Mode and Playlist Mode 69 Offline File Tramsber aie ceeteo ce ete ener etre 69 Exception Handling 0 ce ccecesecsceeeesesseeeeeeceeceeeseeseceecaeeeeeeceasnaseeeeeeneeas 70 Loss Of POWGE 2er tono len tare eatin adele seers 70 Loss of Video Input essere enne 70 DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual v Contents vi LEITCH Loss of Video Genlock eene 70 Firmware Upgrade essesseeseeeeee eren nennen nennen 70 Chapter 6 Specifications OVEIVIEW 3 cene ec ivt aerae tte rere er es 71 Serial Digital Video Input sessssssssseeeeeeerenene een 72 AES Audio Inpl t etre eene bete er EF Ree HR Vocal 72 Embedded Audio Input seen 73 LTO Input NC MH 73 Reference Video Input 5 5 ener Re RR 74 Serial Digital Video Output essere 74 AES Audio Output 4 rete entente e eie ee 75 Embedde
12. This checksum byte is included in Table 4 4 and Table 4 5 for commands that do not contain variable data For example the PLAY command consists of three bytes 20 01 21 In this command the third byte 21 is the checksum For commands and responses that contain variable data the checksum byte is denoted in the table as uu Table 4 2 Summary of CMD 1 Categories CMD 1 hex Function Direction 0 System control To DVR 3901 1 System control response From DVR 3901 2 Transport control To DVR 3901 4 Preset and select control To DVR 3901 6 Sense request To DVR 3901 7 Sense response From DVR 3901 A Odetics auto mode extensions To DVR 3901 C NEO VR extensions Bidirectional F NEO VR extensions Bidirectional DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual PLETER Msi als i UDP Control The DVR 3901 implements UDP remote control over an Ethernet port UDP Communication Over Ethernet Port You can use the external Ethernet port to control the DVR 3901 by sending serial control protocol commands encapsulated in UDP packets UDP communication is conducted on port 331 This method requires that the content of server client conversation bear the format outlined in Table 4 3 Table 4 3 UDP Datagram Format Field Format Description ID 4 bytes This field contains he ID number of a unsigned command or response MSB first It should have different values for adjacent comma
13. 1 One channel video and one stereo audio recording playback not simultaneously Video line standards 525 and 625 SDI Video input and output AES and embedded audio input and output LTC input and output NTSC and PAL B monitoring video standards with on screen display of time code operation status and audio meter The audio meter can be either a VU meter or a PPM meter Monitoring mono mixed audio on 1 RCA jack Genlock to reference video or SDI video input Video and audio processing and amplifier proc amps for recording path and playback path Built in video frame synchronizer in EE mode Sony 9 pin VTR Protocol via RS 422 UDP control over ethernet Capability for configuration and status via both the card edge interface and Leitch CCS software 10 100 Ethernet connection for compressed video file transfer in or out of the disk DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual 3 Chapter 1 Introduction GLEITCH Front and Back Modules Front Module NEO front modules are designated by the suffix FM For example the front module of the DVR 3901 is the DVR 3901 FM Figure 1 1 illustrates the position of the LEDs and card edge controls on the DVR 3901 FM Front view 64 X 16 VFD Remote Local switch Escape button submodule hidden behind extractor Visible display area Card extractor Nav Nav switch Enter button up down Top view Remote Local Module indicators switch REM LOC DARS pres
14. 2 3 A Low Z selection setting 600 selection setting Figure 2 6 The J8 Settings for Low Z and 600 selection LTC Output Port Termination Follow this procedure to set the J9 jumper for either Low Z or 600 series impedance for the LTC output port 1 Locate jumper J9 on the module See Figure 2 3 on page 16 7 2 Place a jumper on pins 1 and 2 to set the module for Low Z IN Note selection or pins 2 and 3 to set the module for 600 selection The white triangle on the See Figure 2 7 below module near the jumper pins indicates pin 1 1m 20893 A A Low Z selection setting 600Q selection setting Figure 2 7 The J9 Settings for Low Z and 600 selection 18 DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual LEITCH w A3 J J 9 Chete2 Installation and Removal Upgrading DVR 3901 Firmware Firmware upgrading is a routine procedure that you must perform to install newer versions of software on the DVR 3901 module Pilot Co Pilot or Navigator software applications are required for this procedure You can use either the Discovery or the drag and drop method When performing the upgrading procedure check the appropriate readme file to confirm which files are needed Use care to ensure that you upload the correct files to the intended module If for some reason the upgrade fails the module may not respond to controls and will appear to be non functional In that event
15. Mod Selects the Dithering Mode for all outputs None On AudInSrc Audio Input Source Audio Input Source CAES Embedded ColorBar ColorBarTestSignal Color Bar Test Signal On Off CompRatio Compression Ratio Video Compression Ratio 4 0 to 10 0 clip RO Ctrl Port Control Port Sel Selects the control port e RS 422 UDP 30 DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual LEITCH Table 3 1 Operator and All List Parameters Chapter 3 Operation Card Edge Options or User ID Parameter Name Function Range DARS Src DARS Source Selects the DARS source None AES In DARS Phase DARS Phase Adjusts the DARS phase 0 to 511 wrap Adjustmen DARSLckErr DARS Lock Error DARS Lock Error Yes RO No DARSLocked DARS Locked AES output timing locked to DARS Yes RO No DiskOnline Disk Online Disk Online Both T Only B Only None DiskSize Disk Size Returns the Disk size 0 0 GB to 655 35 GB RO DiskStatus Disk Status Returns the disk status OK RO Full Malfunctn DiskUsed Disk Used Space Returns the Disk used space 0 0 to 100 0 RO DmxChSel Aud DeMux ChPair Sel Audio DeMux Channel Pair Select ChPair 1 ChPair2 DmxDBNCtrl Aud DeMux DBN Controls the handling of the DBN Data Alert Control Block Number Ignore DmxErr Aud DeMux Err Status Returns the Error Status of the DeMuxed None RO audio DBN Ch
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17. amp Imagine x Installation and Operation Manual n SS Neo DVR 3901 Digital Video Recorder Edition E 175 000152 00 Publication Information 2014 Imagine Communications Corp Proprietary and Confidential Imagine Communications considers this document and its contents to be proprietary and confidential Except for making a reasonable number of copies for your own internal use you may not reproduce this publication or any part thereof in any form by any method for any purpose or in any language other than English without the written consent of Imagine Communications All others uses are illegal This publication is designed to assist in the use of the product as it exists on the date of publication of this manual and may not reflect the product at the current time or an unknown time in the future This publication does not in any way warrant description accuracy or guarantee the use for the product to which it refers Imagine Communications reserves the right without notice to make such changes in equipment design specifications components or documentation as progress may warrant to improve the performance of the product Trademarks 6800 ADC CCS Navigator Channel ONE ChannelView ClipSync Delay D Series D Series DSX Deliver the Moment Delivering the Moment FAME Farad G8 G Scribe HView IconMaster IconLogo IconSta tion lconKey InfoCaster In
18. be positioned according to Setting Jumpers on page 16 Figure 2 6 shows the RS 422 pinouts Controlling device ontrolled device RS 422 controller DB9 M DVR 3901 DB9 M Front view Front view OOOO N OOOO OOO OOO D 4 _Frame GND 0 TXA TXB CN B__ 3 RXB Q s _ Or 8 3 e O RXB T ransmit B X 7 1 TXA Receive A X 8 RXA Frame GND 9 Figure 2 1 RS 422 Cable Pinouts T DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual 13 Chapter 2 Installation and Removal LEITCH Connecting Using a PC Serial Cable The DVR 3901 is equipped with a 6 ft 1 83 m long PC serial control cable This cable is male at one end and female at the other end Plug the male end to the DB 9 connector on the back module and the other end to the PC serial port See Figure 2 2 Controlling device Controlled device PC RS 239 DB9 F DVR 3901 RS 422 DB9 M Front view Front view GOQOGQOQ0 1006 00 OOOO 90 00 CD O Frame GND RXD 2 TXA TXD G RXB DTR RX_GND GND 5 Spare DSR TX_GND RTS O TXB CTS RXA RI 9 Frame GND Shell Shell Figure 2 2 PC Serial Conversion Cable Pinouts Fasten all the screws The jumper J6 should be positioned according to Setting Jumpers on page 16 14 DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual LEITCH Cater 2 Installation and Removal AES LTC Mating Connectors The AES IN AES OU
19. before making new recordings In this mode the DVR 3901 supports Odetics extension commands Each Odetics ID is identified as a clip that may occupy 24 hours of time code space Recording playback and storage otherwise work in the same way as when the Odetics extension is not used Existing Odetics automation controllers are supported DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual GLEITCH Chapter 5 Functions and Controls Switching Between BVW Odetics Mode and Playlist Mode 4 Note Be sure to use the FormatDisk command to clean up the disk right after switching to BVW Odetics mode to ensure proper recording and playback Material recorded in BVW Odetics mode is preserved in original clips and can be edited in a nonlinear way after switching to Playlist mode however the sense of 24 hour time code is lost and the disk simply holds individual video clips Modifications in Playlist mode may result in the reshuffling and or loss of video clips if switched back to BVW Odetics mode Video recorded in Clip Mode cannot be played back in BVW Odetics mode Offline File Transfer When one or both drives are put offline you can transfer clips in and out of the DVR 3901 s drives through the Ethernet port The transfer may occur between two DVRs or between a DVR and a PC You can use the NEO VR Command Center software to access all the file transfer capabilities Please refer to the NEO VR Command Center User Guide for details DVR 3
20. click OK 10 Click Perform Transfer and then click Yes This may take several minutes 11 Wait for the message File transfer to device succeeded in the status bar If an f10 folder is included in the zip file the files within that folder must now be uploaded as shown below In some cases the readme file may indicate other separate files must be uploaded instead Follow these steps to upload the remaining files 1 On the Software Upgrade tab select the slotx fl0 where x is the slot number directory in the Select the device directory to transfer to field 2 Click Add and in the Add Upgrade Files box browse and select the fl0 folder in the module s upgrade package 3 Click OK 4 Select the files shown in the Add Upgrade Files box and then click OK 5 Select and delete unwanted files for example vx Works lzs in the Add upgrade files for transfer to device field by clicking Remove Click Perform Transfer and then click Yes Wait for the message File transfer to device succeeded This may take a moment Click Reboot Device and then click Yes Wait 30 seconds and then close the Configuration box The module name appears at the card edge DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual LEITCH J Chepte2 Installation and Removal Correcting a Failed Upgrading Procedure Firmware upgrades may fail in the event of network interruptions power failures or if too much data is uploade
21. customize them The following topics are found in this chapter Functions and Controls on page 58 Online Operation Modes on page 65 Offline File Transfer on page 69 Exception Handling on page 70 Firmware Upgrade on page 70 DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual 57 Chapter 5 Functions and Controls GLEITCH Functions and Controls Video The following section describes the most used functions of the DVR 3901 Digital Video Recorder and the procedures for using parameters to customize them The DVR 3901 supports one digital video input via an SDI input port The SDI input is 270 MHz and complies with SMPTE259 C The module outputs one channel of SDI video at 270 MHz and one composite video output for monitoring purposes The video processing is 10 bit The video compression and decompression method is 8 bit M JPEG Selecting a Video Standard Setting Color Bars 58 Select between 525 or 625 lines for the DVR 3901 video system via the parameter VidStdSet The SDI input and output must comply with the video system selection For SDI input the card edge LED SDI IN and the parameter SdiPrsnt indicate if SDI input is present The parameter SdiStdFb indicates the detected video standard at SDI input When the SDI input video standard is different than the VidStdSet the StdSetErr will be turned on The alarm is turned on when the SDI IN LED is flashing green To show a 75 color b
22. follow the procedures described in Correcting a Failed Upgrading Procedure on page 23 Upgrading the Firmware Discovery Method Follow these steps to upgrade the firmware using the Discovery method 1 Download the most recent appropriate upgrade package from the Leitch Web site or from your CD ROM and then unzip the upgrade package 2 Ifthe affected module has not been discovered perform the Discovery operation as described in your CCS software application manual or online help 3 Double click the device icon The Configuration window opens On the Software Upgrade tab the slotx boot where x is the slot number directory appears in the Select the device directory to transfer to field 4 Click Add and in the Add Upgrade Files box browse and select the boot folder in the module s upgrade click OK The Add Upgrade Files box appears 5 Select the file and then click OK 6 Click Perform Transfer and then click Yes This may take several minutes 7 Wait for the message File transfer to device succeeded in the status bar DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual 19 Chapter 2 Installation and Removal Caution You must delete unwanted files in the Add upgrade files for transfer to device field before transferring the files Otherwise the upgrading procedure will fail 20 LEITCH If an f10 folder is included in the zip file the files within that folder must now be uploaded as shown b
23. the legislation Leitch equipment that complies with the EU directive will be marked with a RoHS compliant symbol as shown in Figure 1 RoHS Compliant Figure 1 RoHS Compliance Symbol DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual xiii Preface GLEITCH Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment WEEE Directive The European Union EU Directive 2002 96 EC on Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment WEEE deals with the collection treatment recovery and recycling of electrical and electronic waste products The objective of the WEEE Directive is to assign the responsibility for the disposal of associated hazardous waste to either the producers or users of these products Effective August 13 2005 producers or users will be required to recycle electrical and electronic equipment at end of its useful life and must not dispose of the equipment in landfills or by using other unapproved methods Some EU member states may have different deadlines In accordance with this EU Directive Leitch Technology International Inc and other companies selling electric or electronic devices in the EU will affix labels indicating that such products must be properly recycled See the Leitch Web site www leitch com for more information on dates and deadlines for compliance Contact your local Leitch sales representative for information on returning these products for recycling Leitch equipment that complies with the EU directiv
24. your settings return to the previously selected item in the list and then press Escape to move up a level See SelPar Adj Mode in the Setup section at the end of the Tree View to enable or disable this delayed adjust mode feature BV Note After several seconds of inactivity a scrolling message will appear describing the purpose of the currently selected parameter 80 To navigate and then view or change a parameter from the Tree View follow these steps 1 Open the front panel of the NEO frame 2 Press any card edge control to turn on the VFD display The message NEO VR will appear as the banner on the card edge display 3 Press the Enter button The first two items in the Level One list will appear 4 Click Nav down on the Nav Nav switch to view more items in the Level One list 5 Select the desired item in the Level One list and then press Enter This leads you to the Level Two list 6 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to view more items in Levels Two Three and Four 7 Ifthe parameter is selectable slide the bar to the desired parameter using the Nav Nav switch OR Select the desired item in the Level Four list and then press Enter Once the Level Four parameter is set or viewed you can leave the parameter in its current state or return to the banner To return to the NEO VR banner repeatedly press the Escape button Close the front panel again after you have completed the procedure to prevent the
25. 3901 hard drives use the procedure for Replacing a DVR 3901 Hard Drive on page 88 DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual 87 Appendix B Servicing Instructions LEITCH Replacing a DVR 3901 Hard Drive To replace a hard drive on the DVR 3901 you will need the following items Phillips 2 screwdriver e DVR 3901 module e Approved replacement hard drive s Procedure E Note 1 Ensure that all power has been disconnected from the frame Wh lacing the hard drives eee e e 2 Remove the DVR 3901 from the frame using the extractor handle tested and recommended by See your NEO FR 3901 FR 3903 and FR 3923 Mounting Frames Leitch For a list of approved Installation and Operation Manual ip dva nnd a 3 Remove the four screws visible from the top of the assembly Leitch sales representative See Figure B 1 below PTFTITIGIY 7 a FRSRESEGEY B Figure B 1 Location of Screws for Step 3 4 Carefully pull the complete hard drive assembly toward the front of the module until the assembly is touching the front edge of the cutout hole 5 Lift the assembly up and away from the main board 88 DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual GLEITCH A Note Follow the handling instructions located on the hard drive EV Note After installing the new hard drives remember to format the disk using FormatDisk command before the first use Appendix B Servicing Instructions 6 Remo
26. 422 or the IP address of the active UDP controller if the active port is UDP e Force a connection by sending the set CtrlPort command 46 DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual euEmcH harlot Remote Operation RS 422 Communication Protocol The DVR 3901 implements RS 422 remote control over a DB 9 connector DB 9 connector This 9 pin connector supports serial communication that conforms to the industry standard electrical interface data format and command protocol used by Sony and other manufacturers Electrical interface TIA EIA 422 B e 38 400 bits per second 38 4 kbps Data format e Asynchronous full duplex communications Command protocol Odd parity 8 data bits 1 stop bit Command Block Format Table 4 1 describes the command block format for messages sent via the RS 422 Communication Protocol Table 4 1 Command Block Format 1 Byte N 2 1 Byte 1 Byte By tes Byte 1 Byte Bits 7 4 Bits 3 0 CMD 1 Data Count CMD 2 DATA 1 DATA n CHECKSUM DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual 47 Chapter 4 Remote Operation CHECKSUM 4 Note Only some motion commands are described in this manual For the full list of commands supported please refer to the DVR 3901 Automation Control Developer s Manual 48 GLEITCH The final byte in these commands is always a modulo 256 checksum This is the sum of all bytes of the command not including the checksum byte itself
27. 47 default settings for alarms 42 DejaView 41 device type request 52 disabling or enabling alarms 42 Discovery method of upgrading 19 20 drag and drop method of upgrading 21 22 drop frame time code 61 DVR name on screen display 63 E embedded audio 59 enabling or disabling alarms 42 Ethernet 49 controls 9 exception handling 70 F fail safe procedure 23 fast fwd command 52 91 Index file transfer 69 firmware upgrades 70 firmware upgrading 19 25 flO folder 20 22 25 front and back module description 4 full EE off command 53 full EE on command 53 G Genlock 7 loss of 70 genlock 60 H hard drives 62 identifying cause of alarm 41 input audio 7 input video 7 installing and removing modules 12 J Jog Fwd command 54 jog rev command 54 L loss of power 70 loss of video input 70 LTC 7 61 manuals purchasing x module description front and back 4 module installation 12 92 eGLEITCH N navigating parameter lists 29 80 Navigation Properties box 21 24 NEO VR Command Center 10 non drop frame time code 61 O Odetics mode 68 offline file transfer 9 offline operations 69 on screen display online drives 62 online status on screen display 63 operation modes 65 OSD See on screen display output audio 7 output video 7 P packing equipment for shipping xi parameter lists Tree View 81 PC Controls 9 PC serial control cable 14 pedestal 58 play command 52 playback speed
28. 901 Installation and Operation Manual 69 Chapter 5 Functions and Controls t LEITCH Exception Handling Loss of Power If your DVR 3901 loses power during recording it will lose all material captured since the recording started Loss of Video Input If your DVR 3901 loses video input while recording it will record black If it is recording embedded audio with the video it will record silence Loss of Video Genlock If your DVR 3901 loses video genlock during playback and CardRef is selected for the RefVid parameter the output video will freerun Firmware Upgrade You can upgrade to new firmware using CCS Pilot or by card edge ethernet connection Leitch Customer Support staff will help you with your new firmware upgrades After you download new firmware reboot the module via CCS Pilot or by disconnecting it from and reconnecting it to its power source to continue the upgrade process When the module is upgrading the card edge LEDs scroll When the upgrading is complete and the scrolling stops the module is ready to use 70 DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual Overview Chapter 6 Specifications The following tables list specifications for the DVR 3901 Digital Video Recorder module Serial Digital Video Input on page 72 AES Audio Input on page 72 Embedded Audio Input on page 73 LTC Input on page 73 Reference Video Input on page 74 Serial Digital Video Output on page 74
29. Controls Online Operation Modes Playlist mode The DVR 3901 operates in two different modes Playlist mode and BVW Odetics mode Select the mode through the DvrOpMode parameter The mode should be set properly before the DVR is used for recording If the disk contains pre recorded material switching operating modes may cause undesirable effects even when the mode is switched back to the original mode These effects include video clip shuffling time code errors and even the loss of video clips In either mode you can control the DVR 3901 with an RS 422 controller or a PC application through the RS 422 or Ethernet port Two cables are supplied for this purpose e RS 422 cable Use this cable if you are using an RS 422 controller e PC serial control cable does RS 232 to RS 422 conversion Use this cable when you are using a PC to control the DVR In either mode you can record different clips with different video bit rate settings You can adjust the parameter VidBitRate at any time If you change the bit rate during recording the change takes effect in the next recording In either mode use the SlowMoDisp parameter to select different display capabilities when the video is played back at less than 1x play speed including stepping forward and backward and still frames The recommended setting is FIF1F2F2 or F1 Only for smooth display In Playlist mode a clip is considered to be a sequence of video frames that are recorded
30. T LTC IN and LTC OUT connectors are special BEY Note 3 pin balanced connectors Their mating connectors are included as If you require more AES or LTC accessories The audio and LTC cables can be installed onto these mating connectors please connectors with a slot head screw driver The polarities for signal contact your Leitch wiring are shown on the connectors themselves representative and request part number Leitch audio 3F For LTC cables the NEO DVR 3901 supports both 600Q or Low Z Hi Z cables See Setting Jumpers on page 16 for the correct impedance matching DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual 15 Chapter 2 Installation and Removal LEITCH Setting Jumpers To achieve your desired configuration you may need to change the settings of some or all of the J6 J7 J8 and J9 jumpers There is an on board silkscreen describing the jumper settings Jumper Locations The jumpers are located at the rear of the board See Figure 2 3 below Jumper settings silkscreen Figure 2 3 Position of Jumpers on the Board 16 DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual LEITCH J Cheter2 Installation and Removal RS 422 PC Serial Cable Selection Follow this procedure to set the J6 jumper for either manual or automatic selection 1 Locate jumper J6 on the module See Figure 2 3 on page 16 MM 7 2 Place a jumper on pins 1 and 2 to set the module fo
31. TCH NEO VR Command Center Application YY Note For more information about the more robust NEO VR Command Center please contact your Leitch sales representative NEO VR Command Center Lite is PC application software that provides a means to configure and control the DVR 3901 from a PC The CD ROM 1s attached to the inside back cover of this manual and includes the NEO VR Command Center Lite program the NEO VR Command Center Lite user manual in pdf format and NEO VR Command Center Lite online help For information on installing NEO VR Command Center Lite please see the user manual If you do not have Adobe Acrobat installed on your system see Installing Adobe Acrobat Reader on page 10 for installation instructions NEO VR Command Center is the full version of the software that can only be enabled by a USB dongle plugged into the PC It is dedicated to playlist mode operations and supports playlist generation playlist editing clip trimming shotbox and FTP Read the Command Center manual from the Leitch website for more information Installing Adobe Acrobat Reader 10 Adobe Acrobat Reader is available on the NeoVR Command Center Lite Installation CD To install the Acrobat Reader software from the Installation CD complete these steps Use Windows Explorer to find the Adobe Acrobat Reader setup file rp500enu exe on the Installation CD at this location third party Adobe rp500enu exe Dou
32. To enable the text window on the video monitoring output use the parameter OSDTxtDisp Set the position of the text window on the screen using the parameters OSDTxtPosX and OSDTxtPosY and adjust its opacity using OSD Opaque You can also select between two sets of fonts small 8x16 and large 12x18 using OSDFontSiz DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual 63 Chapter 5 Functions and Controls GLEITCH Audio Meter Window String Display 64 The Audio Meter window displays VU meter PPM meter or mixed VU PPM a VU meter with a top bar showing the PPM value Enable the audio meter window through OSD VUDisp When you select VU meter or PPM meter a white bar on the top indicates the peak hold value It holds for one second in 525 line standard and 1 2 seconds in 625 line standard The audio meter shows the audio levels for both the left and right channels Each channel displays three sections colored red yellow and green Adjust the level of top of yellow and top of green through OSD VUYTop and OSD VUGTop respectively Adjust the position ofthe audio meter window via OSD VUPosX and OSD VUPosY and use OSD Opaque to adjust its opacity With an RS 422 Ethernet controller the DVR 3901 can write strings for example a clip name for display on the on screen display Refer to the DVR 3901 Automation Control Developer 5 Manual for more information DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual LEITCH Chapter 5 Functions and
33. ance Hi Z gt 30 kQ or 600Q Common mode range 8 V pk to pk CMRR 40 dB at 60 Hz DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual 73 Chapter 6 Specifications Reference Video Input Serial Digital Video Output 74 GLEITCH Table 6 5 Reference Video Input Item Specification Standard NTSC PAL B Connector BNC Number of inputs 1 Level 1 V pk to pk 3 dB Impedance 75 CMR 5 V pk to pk CMRR 760 dB at 60 Hz Return loss 235 dB to 6 MHz Table 6 6 Serial Digital Video Output Item Specification Standard SMPTE259M C 525 625 component Connector BNC Number of outputs 1 Level 800 mV Impedance 75 Return loss 718 dB to clock frequency Rise and fall times 0 75 to 1 5 ns Drive capacity up to 250 m Belden 8281 DC offset within 0 5 V Overshoot 1095 DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual LEITCH AES Audio Output Chapter 6 Specifications Table 6 7 AES Audio Output Item Specification Standard AES 3 Connector Leitch 3 pin balanced connector Number of outputs 1 Sample resolution 20 bits Sample rate 48 kHz Level 4 5 V pk to pk Jitter 4 ns 0 025UI Rise fall time 5 to 30 ns 10 to 90 Balanced impedance 110Q Embedded Audio Output Table 6 8 Embedded Audio Output Item Specification Standard SMPTE272M A Sample
34. ap 0 PIyC Gain Range 0 to 511 clip 256 PlyVPStart Range Line 20 to 23 for 525 Line 20 to 25 for 625 line 22 PlyWhtClip Range 940 to 1019 clip PIyBIKCIip Range 4 to 64 clip PIyC Clip Range 448 to 507 clip Rec VP Options Enable Disable RecY Offst Range 448 to 448 clip 0 RecY Gain Range 128 to 511 clip 256 RecHue Range 180 to 180 deg wrap 0 RecC Gain Range 0 to 511 clip 256 RecVPStart Range Line 20 to 23 for 525 Line 20 to 25 for 625 Line 22 RecWhtClip Range 940 to 1019 clip RecBIkClip Range 4 to 64 clip RecC Clip Range 448 to 507 clip Synchroniz HPhase Range 525 mode 0 to 63 518 us 625 mode 0 to 63 963 us VLOV EE Options Black Freeze Color Bar DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual 85 Appendix A Tree View Navigation EV Note Default settings for Frame IP options are as follows IP Address 192 168 100 250 Subnet 255 255 255 0 and Gateway 192 168 100 250 86 Setup GLEITCH VPhase Range 525 mode 0 Ln to 524 Ln 625 mode 0 Ln to 624 Ln TestGen ColorBar Options On Off Alarms Config DARSLckErr Options Enable Disable DmxErr Options Enable Disable DskFullErr Options Enable Disable DskMalErr Options Enable Disable GIVPrsnt Options Enable Disable SDIPrsnt Options Enable Disable StdSetErr Options Enable Disable Rese
35. ar at output use the ColorBar parameter This color bar only affects the output and won t be recorded onto disk For NTSC monitoring pedestal setup is controlled via the parameter Pedestal If a loss of video occurs at the SDI input the picture on the SDI output depends on whether the VLOV_EE parameter is set to black 75 color bar or frozen DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual LEITCH Using Video Proc Amps Audio Audio Inputs Chapter 5 Functions and Controls The DVR 3901 has two separate video processing and amplifiers ProcAmps built in one for the recording path and one for the playback path They can be enabled or disabled by parameters VP Rec and VP_Play Once the parameter is set to Enable you can control the luma gain luma offset chroma gain hue white clip black clip and chroma clip level Use RecVPStart and PlayVPStart to adjust the starting line where the video procamp takes effect The DVR 3901 supports one audio channel pair which can consist of one stereo pair or two independent audio channels For convenience the first channel is referred to as Left and the second channel is referred to as Right Select between AES or embedded audio at SDI input for the audio channel pair using the AudInSre parameter The card edge LED AES IN and the parameter AES Prsnt indicate the presence of valid AES audio input The card edge LED EMB AUD IN and the parameter DmxErr show the status
36. atted in hexadecimal as 15 33 22 01 Table 4 8 Time Code Command Command Data Hex Response Current Time Sense 61 0C 01 6E 74 04 ff ss mm hh uu Status Sense Command The data byte xx of this command specifies which status bytes the recorder will send See Table 4 9 The most significant four bits indicate the first byte to be returned The least significant four bits indicate the number of status bytes to send For example a data byte of 25 hex causes the recorder to send bytes 2 through 6 Table 4 9 Status Sense Command Command Data Hex Status Sense 61 20 xx uu DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual 55 Chapter 4 Remote Operation GLEITCH See Table 4 10 for the format of status data Positions that contain no entry are always zero Table 4 10 Format of Status Data Byte No Bit 7 Bit 6 Bit 5 Bit 4 Bit 3 Bit 2 Bit 1 Bit 0 0 Busy Hard Local Error 1 1 Stop Rewind Fast Record Play Forward 2 1 Shuttle Jog Variable 0 fwd Still Cue Play 1 rev Complete 3 Auto Out In Preset Mode Preset 4 Full EE Review Preview Preroll On 5 Insert 6 7 8 9 Preview Preview Out In Preset Preset 0D Start of End of Timeline Timeline 56 DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual Overview Chapter 5 Functions and Controls This chapter describes the most used functions of the DVR 3901 and how to
37. ble click the rp500enu exe file icon to start setup Follow the instructions that appear on the computer monitor DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual Overview Caution Before installation please read the NEO Safety Instructions and Precautions Manual This document contains important information about the safe installation and operation of NEO products Chapter 2 Installation and Removal Installation navigation configuration and setup information is now included in the NEO FR 3901 FR 3903 and FR 3923 Mounting Frames Installation and Operation Manual If your current NEO frame manual is Edition A B C or D you will need to download an updated version from the Leitch Web site www leitch com to access this information In this chapter you can find information on the following topics Checking the Packing List on page 12 Installing DVR 3901 Modules on page 12 Removing DVR 3901 Modules on page 12 Making Connections on page 13 Setting Jumpers on page 16 Upgrading DVR 3901 Firmware on page 19 Correcting a Failed Upgrading Procedure on page 23 DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual 11 Chapter 2 Installation and Removal LEITCH Checking the Packing List The NEO DVR 3901 module package includes these items T Note One DVR 3901 FM front module In Europe and Asia the 2 5 in R 3901 BM back dui 6 35 cm hard drive is One DVR 3901 ee described as 9 5 mm e One DVR 3901 In
38. commands 54 Playlist mode 9 playlist mode 65 power loss 70 PPM meter on screen display 64 proc amps audio 7 video 7 R RCA jack 60 DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual GLEITCH rebooting the module 20 25 record command 52 recording 63 removing and installing modules 12 restoring default settings for alarms 42 retry handling 50 returning equipment xi rewind command 52 RS 422 remote control 47 S safety standards and compliances xii SDI 7 SDI input defined 58 Setup parameters 40 shipping equipment xi shuttle fwd command 54 shuttle rev command 54 Software Upgrade tab 20 21 software upgrading 19 25 Sony protocol 9 state recovery of alarms 28 41 status sense command 55 step fwd command 52 step rev command 52 stop command 52 synchronizing alarms 41 T time code 7 61 commands 55 on screen display 63 time commands 55 timeout 50 tone 60 transport commands 52 Tree View parameter list 81 DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual Index U UDP remote control 49 unpacking xi upgrading firmware 19 25 70 V var fwd command 54 var rev command 54 variable speed commands 54 video compression 61 loss of input 70 monitoring 7 video compression 8 video input interruptions 70 VTR commands 51 VU meter on screen display 64 vxWorks lzs file 20 22 23 25 W warranty information ii Web site location of manuals x 93 Index 94 LEITCH DVR 3901 Installation and
39. d Audio Output sse 75 LIC Output 5 tte eth taret en EE RR 76 Monitoring Outputs 0 0 cece ecseeeeseeeeeceseeeeeeceecseceeeeeesesaeeeceeeaeeversereneeas 76 Hard Dri yeere eU EDD EIU HEIMAT rece tre 77 RS 4D isis neu ae eon ce ees 77 Power Consumption 0 cccccecceescescesseescesceeeeceeesececeseseeneeeeeeeeeaeenseeaees 78 Ethernet Port 5i rom rer ee e IR Roe adnate 78 Appendix A Tree View Navigation ovg ul P 79 Navigating the Tree View sss 80 Tree View Parameteis pigen enni IHRER ER HE HIERARS 81 Appendix B Servicing Instructions OVeryleW ei Gia eae Ee A IOURS 87 Replacing a DVR 3901 Hard Drive sese 88 DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual Preface Manual Information Purpose This manual details the features installation operation maintenance and specifications of the NEO DVR 3901 Digital Video Recorder Audience This manual is written for engineers technicians and operators responsible for the installation setup maintenance and operation of the NEO DVR 3901 Digital Video Recorder DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual vii Preface Revision History viii LEITCH Table P 1 Revision History Edition Date Revision History Edition A December 2003 Initial Release Edition B February 2004 Addition of NeoVR Control Center Lite CD ROM and installation instructions for Adobe Acrobat Reader
40. d to the NEO module Often uploads of too much data can occur for one of the following reasons The boot file typically vxWorks Izs was accidentally uploaded during the f10 procedure instead of the boot procedure Files were sent to the wrong NEO module e The particular hardware version of the module requires only some but not all of the available fl0 files e The upgrade zip file was mistakenly sent to the module All of these problems can be corrected by re installing the firmware while in a fail safe mode as described in the following pages When you are performing this procedure check the appropriate readme file to confirm which files are needed Use care to ensure that you upload the correct files to the intended module Setting the Module to Fail Safe Loader Mode Follow these steps to set a NEO module to the fail safe loader mode 1 Remove the affected module from the NEO frame 2 Press the Nav switch down while simultaneously pressing both the Escape and Enter buttons 3 While still pressing the buttons and the navigation switch reinsert the module into the frame and hold for approximately three seconds until the display on the module reads Offline H or Offline L Upload Required Upgrading the Firmware in Fail Safe Mode Follow these steps to upgrade the firmware in the fail safe mode EZ Note 1 Download the most recent appropriate upgrade package from the To successfully upgrade the Leitch Web si
41. d within the available software control applications for example Pilot Lite Pilot or Navigator See the appropriate software control user manual or online help for more information Table 3 3 LED Indicator Descriptions LED Description SDIIN Green SDI video input is present Flashing Green SDI input has a different video standard than VidStdSet Red SDI video input is absent AES IN Green AES audio input is present and DARSLckErr is No Red AES audio is absent AudInSrc is selected to AES IN and DARSLckErr is No Off AES audio is absent and AudInSrc is not selected to AES IN and DARSLckEirr is No Flashing Green AES audio input is present and DARSLckErr is Yes Flashing Red AES audio input is absent and DARSLckErr is Yes EMB AUD IN Green Embedded audio input is present Red Embedded audio input is absent or in error and AudInSrc is selected to Embedded Off Embedded audio is absent and AudInSrc is not selected to Embedded LTC IN Green LTC input is present Red LTC input is absent and LTC Input is selected to External Off LTC input is absent and LTC Input is selected to Internal GENLOCK IN Green Reference video input is present and locked Flashing Green Ref Video input has a different video standard than VidStdSet Red Reference video input is absent or not locked DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual 43 Chapter 3 Operation 44
42. e is given drive letter M A single recording can span two drives The resulting file is split into two clips one on each drive DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual GLEITCH Offline Drives Formatting Disks Chapter 5 Functions and Controls When a single drive is online the drive letter is assigned T for top drive or B for bottom drive If only one disk is online the other disk is offline Online disks are open for real time recording or playback All Sony protocol motion control commands apply to the operation of the online disks see Motion Control on page 51 Offline drives cannot accept transport Odetics or playlist commands Offline drives can only be accessed through the Ethernet network To transfer files in and out of a disk the selected drive must be offline Leitch formats and tests DVR 3901 drives before shipment However if you are installing new hard drives you must format them prior to use To format a drive follow this procedure 1 Ifthe disk is offline switch it to online mode using the card edge parameter DiskOnline 2 Format the disk using the card edge control parameter FormatDisk This command formats the online disk It takes one or two seconds On Screen Display OSD Text Window The DVR 3901 can display a text window an audio meter window and customizable strings The text window displays the DVR s name current time code and whether it is on or off line
43. e will be marked with a WEEE compliant symbol as shown in Figure 2 Figure 2 WEEE Compliance Symbol xiv DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual Chapter 1 Introduction Overview The DVR 3901 module is a digital video recorder designed for NEO 1RU and 3RU rack mounted frames but that occupies only a single slot This chapter covers the following topics e Product Description on page 2 Main Features on page 3 Front and Back Modules on page 4 e Back Module on page 5 Signal Flow on page 6 Function Descriptions on page 7 Operation Modes on page 9 NEO VR Command Center Application on page 10 DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual 1 Chapter 1 Introduction YY Note Installation navigation configuration and setup information is now included in the NEO FR 3901 FR 3903 and FR 3923 Mounting Frames Installation and Operation Manual If your current NEO frame manual is Edition A B C or D you will need to download an updated version from the Leitch Web site www leitch com to access this information GLEITCH See the FR 3901 FR 3903 and FR 3923 Installation and Operation Manual for information about NEO frames The frame manual includes information about these items General information about module unpacking installation removal navigation configuration and setup Card edge screen savers e State recovery parameters Fan modules e R
44. eg wrap 0 RecInvl Record Invert Ch 01 Record invert channel 01 Yes No RecInv2 Record Invert Ch 02 Record invert channel 02 Yes No 36 DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual LEITCH Table 3 1 Operator and All List Parameters Chapter 3 Operation Options or User Card Edge ID Parameter Name Function Range RecMode Recording Mode Recording mode Normal Loop Rec Frame Grab RecC Gain VP Rec Chroma Gain Video proc amp chroma gain 0 to 511 clip 256 RecVPStart VP Rec starting line Video proc amp record starting line Line 20 to 23 for 525 Line 20 to 25 for 625 Line 22 RecWhtClip VP Rec White Clip Video proc amp record white clip 940 to 1019 clip RecBlkClip VP Rec Black Clip Video proc amp record black clip 4 to 64 clip RecC_Clip VP Rec Chroma Clip Video proc amp record chroma clip 448 to 507 clip RefVid Reference Video Selects reference video format CardRef SDIIn Freerun SdiPrsnt SDI IP Video Present Returns the presence of the SDI input Yes RO signal No SdiStdFb SDI IP Video Std Fb Returns the detected SDI input video Unknown RO signal standard D1 525 DI 625 DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual 37 Chapter 3 Operation Table 3 1 Operator and All List Parameters GLEITCH Card Edge Options or User ID Parameter Name Function Range SloMoDisp S
45. elow In some cases the readme file may indicate other separate files must be uploaded instead Follow these steps to upload the remaining files l On the Software Upgrade tab select the slotx fl0 where x is the slot number directory in the Select the device directory to transfer to field Click Add and in the Add Upgrade Files box browse and select the f10 folder in the module s upgrade package Click OK Select the files shown in the Add Upgrade Files box and then click OK Select and delete unwanted files for example vx Works lzs in the Add upgrade files for transfer to device field by clicking Remove Click Perform Transfer and then click Yes Wait for the message File transfer to device succeeded This may take a moment Click Reboot Device and then click Yes Wait 30 seconds and then close the Configuration box The module name appears at the card edge DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual LEITCH Chapter 2 Installation and Removal Upgrading the Firmware Drag and Drop Method Follow these steps to upgrade the firmware using the drag and drop method 1 2 3 4 Caution Do not make changes in the third field located above and to the right of the Set Default button 5 6 7 Download the appropriate most recent upgrade package from the Leitch Web site or from your CD ROM and then unzip the upgrade package If the affected module has not been discovered by yo
46. ent not functional Reference present LI Freeze m sd In present EU 1080psf LEDs B MAJOR MINOR POWER MODULE ALARM ALARM STATUS Enter button Extractor handle Escape button Nav Nav switch up down Figure 1 1 Front Module of the DVR 3901 4 DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual Back Module In the NEO frame back modules are placed directly behind the front modules Back modules are designated by the suffix BM For example the back module of the DVR 3901 is the DVR 3901 BM The back module connections are shown below our gt EEA wn E EN SP MONITOR OUT MONITOR J RS 422 VIDEO SDI SDI AUDIO EEE Figure 1 2 DVR 3901 BM Back Module OUT 6 10T 100TX ETHERNET Nero at DVR 3901 DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual 5 Chapter 1 Introduction GLEITCH Signal Flow Figure 1 3 1s a functional block diagram of the DVR 3901 module Video Video M Proc Amp Compression Audio Demux Audio Proc Amp AES IN AES RX AES EMB LTC IN Video Genlock Frame Sync Monitor Composite On Screen Video Encoder Display EDH Audio Video Sp E Embeader AES OUT Audio Monitor Audio DAC Proc Amp Audio LTC OUT Card Edge CCS Controls RS 422 10 100 Ethernet Module Controller Figure 1 3 Functional Block Diagram of the DVR 3901 Module 6 DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual LEITCH Chapter 1 Introduction Function Descript
47. ere from a single recording This single playlist is referred to as the Full Spotbase When demonstrating or debugging the DVR you can use the DvrPlyCtrl parameter for basic transport functions In Playlist mode this parameter only controls the active playlist Upon power up of the DVR unit the active playlist 1s the full spotbase To enable loop recording switch parameter RecMode to LoopRec When this is enabled recording is only made to the available disk space not the whole disk space The available disk space can be viewed as a wrap around tape New video will be recorded onto the available disk space over and over Old recordings outside of the available disk space won t be deleted or recorded over Once the recording is stopped the final video recorded is only as long as the available disk space For example before the loop recording if the available space is three hours of video after loop recording for 10 hours when the recording is stopped the DVR 3901 will hold the only the last 3 hours of the recording Enable the Frame Grab feature by switching RecMode to FrameGrab When in this mode every time the DVR receives a Record command it turns on recording status and grabs a single video frame It appends this frame to the current clip When the DVR 3901 receives a Stop command the clip that contains individual frames is saved to disk DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual lt i M Rd Creating Playlists Wit
48. esource modules Alarm interconnect modules e Power supplies e Servicing instructions Product Description BEY Note In Europe and Asia the 2 5 in 6 35 cm hard drive is described as 9 5 mm The NEO DVR 3901 Digital Video Recorder is a multifunction digital video recorder that can in many applications replace a VTR It is designed to complement the modular line of video audio and signal processing products available for use in the NEO frame The DVR 3901 comes with a front module a back module and two fixed 2 5 in 6 35 cm IDE hard drives that are mounted on the NEO DVR front module The DVR 3901 comes with a VFD display at the front edge of the card This display provides a way for you to locally monitor and control the operation of this module DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual GLEITCH Main Features Chapter 1 Introduction These are the main features of the DVR 3901 module e EV Note Older versions of DVR 3901 e shipped with two 40 GB hard drives Disk based video recorder that provides instant access to any video frame stored on the disk Recording and playback like a VTR with support for slow motion variable speed playback and jog and shuttle Two operation modes Playlist mode and BVW Odetics mode Two 80 GB onboard 2 5 in 6 35 cm IDE hard drives that can operate in drive spanning Merged Mode Motion JPEG compression for storage with compression ratios ranging from 4 1 to 10
49. ess DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual CompRatio RO Range 4 0 to 10 0 clip VidBitRate Range 17000 kbps to 42000 kbps 83 Appendix A Tree View Navigation 84 LEITCH Genlock GIStdFb RO Options NTSC PAL B UnKnown GlVPrsnt RO Options Yes No RefVid Options CardRef SDI In Freerun Monitoring Other OSD_VUDisp Options Off VU PPM VU PPM OSD_Opaque Range 0 to 15 clip OSDFontSiz Options Small Large OSD VUPosX Options 0 to 40 clip 2 OSD VUPosY Range Small 0 to 9 Large 0 to 8 depending on font size 6 OSD VUGtop Range 40 to 3 clip 18 OSD VUYtop Options 20 to 3 clip 6 OSDTxtDisp Options On Off OSDTxtPosX Range Small 0 to 34 Large 0 to 19 depending on font size 2 OSDTxtPosY Range Small 0 to 13 Large 0 to 11 depending on font size 2 OSDUsrDisp Options On Off Pedestal Options On Off SdiPrsnt RO Options Yes No SdiStdFb RO Options Unknown D1 525 D1 625 StdSetErr RO Options Ok Err RecMode Options Normal Loop Rec Frame Grab VidStdSet Options D1 525 D1 625 DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual GLEITCH 9 APpendix A Tree View Navigation ProcAmp Ply VP Options Enabled Disabled PlyY Offst Range 448 to 448 clip 0 PlyY Gain Range 128 to 511 clip 256 PlyHue Range 180 to 180 deg wr
50. foCaster Creator InfoCaster Manager InfoCaster Player InstantOnline Invenio Live Update mCAPTURE Magellan Magellan CCS Navigator Magellan Q SEE MultiService SDN NetPlus NetVX NewsForce Nexio G8 Nexio AMP ChannelView Nexio Channel ONE Nexio ClipSync Nexio Delay Nexio Digital Turnaround Processor Nexio Farad Nexio G Scribe Nexio IconKey Nexio IconLogo Nexio IconMaster Nexio IconStation Nexio InfoCaster Nexio InfoCaster Creator Nexio InfoCaster Manag er Nexio InfoCaster Player Nexio InfoCaster Traffic Nexio InstantOnline Nexio mCAPTURE Nexio News Force Nexio NXIQ Nexio Playlist Nexio Remote Nexio RTX Net Nexio TitleMotion Nexio TitleOne Nexio Velocity ESX Nexio Velocity PRX Nexio Velocity XNG Nexio Volt OPTO Panacea Platinum Playlist Predator Il GRF Predator Il GX Punctuate Remote RTX Net QuiC Q SEE SD STAR Selenio Selenio 6800 SelenioNext Selenio X50 Selenio X85 Selenio X100 TitleMotion TitleOne Velocity ESX Velocity PRX Velocity XNG Versio Videotek SD STAR X50 and X85 are trademarks of Imagine Communica tions or its subsidiaries Altitude Express Connectus Enabling PersonalizedTV ICE Broadcast System ICE Illustrate ICE Q
51. frame from overheating DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual Tree View Parameters Unlike the Operator and All List navigation modes the Tree View is a multi level structure that includes all of the available card edge parameters Parameters with the designation RO are read only An asterisk indicates the default user range or value See page 80 for instructions on navigating the Tree View Audio DeMultiplx DmxChSel Options ChPair 1 ChPair 2 DmxDBNCtrl Options Alert Ignore DmxErr RO Options None DBN Chksum Parity DmxGrpPres RO Options 4 3 3 4 2 2 4 23 23 4 n n 4 1 3 1 34 5 12 1 2 4 123 1234 DmxGrpSel Options Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Monitoring AES Prsnt RO Options Yes No AmonMode Options Left Right Mixed Multiplex EmbEn Options Yes No EmbGrpSel Options Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Other AudinSrc Options AES Embedded DARS Src Options None AES In DARS Phase Range 0 to 511 wrap DARSLckErr RO Options Yes No DARSLocked RO Options Yes No DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual 81 Appendix A Tree View Navigation t LEITCH ProcAmp AudDither Options None On PB Gain1 Range 18 0 to 18 0 dB clip 0 PB Gain2 Range 18 0 to 18 0 dB clip 0 PB Inv1 Options Yes No PB Inv2 Options Yes No Ply AP O
52. from when you send a Record command until you send a Stop command These frames are added to the directory where they appear as discrete clips that can be trimmed and deleted using a PC application or an edit controller In Playlist mode new recordings do not overwrite existing recordings When the disk is full the recorder cannot record more unless some space is freed by manually deleting video frames If time code is not present at the recorder s LTC IN connector when recording the video the recorder assigns internal time code to every frame By default the internal time code starts at zero with each clip DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual 65 Chapter 5 Functions and Controls GLEITCH BEY Note Use the On Screen display OSD to view the current status of the DVR Do not use the current state selected on the DvrPlyCtrl card edge control because this control does not receive feedback of the current status Loop Recording Frame Grabbing 66 The time code that 1s recorded is called source time code Set the UseSrcTC parameter to On if you wish to play out the source time code during playbackt Otherwise the DVR 3901 generates sequential time code which starts from zero at the beginning of the playlist By default all the video clips are chained in the sequence of their relative time of recording to form a single playlist As a result all the recordings can be played from beginning to end seamlessly as if they w
53. h the help of NEO VR Command Center which you can purchase separately you can construct playlists Playlists can be assembled using selected clips and parts of selected clips The constructed playlist forms a new sequence of video frames that can be played back seamlessly Playlist construction is a basic form of nonlinear cuts only editing Any mode can be switched to Playlist mode so that recordings can be managed in a nonlinear editing fashion In Playlist mode you can enable the parameter LoopPlayEn to play the selected playlist in a loop around fashion Deleting Clips In Playlist mode the only way to remove clips at card edge is by using the FormatDisk command which empties the entire disk space To delete individual clips and portions of clips leaving other clips intact you must use the NEO VR Command Center software DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual 67 Chapter 5 Functions and Controls LEITCH BVW Odetics Mode This mode can operate in two ways with and without the Odetics extension Without Odetics Extension BE Note When the disk is full the disk may not actually contain 24 hours of video If a full disk contains 6 hours worth of video there will be 24 6 18 hours of black when playing back the whole 24 hours With Odetics Extension 68 In BVW mode the disk space is viewed as a virtual linear tape recorded with black and prestriped with 24 hours of time code When a clip is recorded
54. hapter 3 Operation GLEITCH Operation Notes Caution Failure to observe these Operation Notes will result in accidental changes to the module s parameter settings When using the DVR 3901 module observe the following operation notes e If you change parameters within 16 seconds after the NEO VR banner first appears on the VFD your changes will not be saved Parameter changes that you make after this 16 second delay will be saved and restored if the module loses power and must be restarted Although your parameter changes seem to take effect immediately the settings are only saved after 20 seconds of inactivity When you set the RstSetting Restore Settings parameter to Yes the module takes several seconds to reset all of the parameters Setup parameters are not affected by this restore setting mode See Operator and All List Parameters on page 30 for a list of the default settings that you activate when setting RstSetting to Yes Changes in some parameters will cause additional changes in other parameters or lock them out entirely See Functions and Controls on page 57 for more information on these cross functional parameter changes State Recovery Parameter Availability The parameter settings for this module are automatically saved onto the 3901RES E resource module installed in your NEO frame every five minutes If a module should fail and be replaced with a cold spare the state parameters can be a
55. if LTC input is present the time code determines the clip s location on the virtual tape If you record a clip with time code from hour 2 to hour 4 and another clip with time code from hour 5 to hour 6 you would have a one hour gap filled with black video between hour 4 and hour 5 If LTC input is not present the time code automatically increments during recording so you can cue to the time code location Only recorded material occupies disk space When newly formatted the disk is empty The virtual tape can still be played back and is all black If as in the above example you record a video clip from time code hour 2 to hour 4 and another from hour 5 to hour 6 your disk will only hold three hours of video The physical location of a video on the disk has no relationship to that video s position in the 24 hour time code In BVW Odetics mode when you record material with the same time code as previously recorded video the DVR 3901 deletes the previously recorded material with identical time codes This deletion does not occur until after a recording is complete Consequently it is not possible to overwrite a video recording when the disk space available is less than the length of the video clip to be recorded the disk could be filled before the recording has finished and before the overwritten video can be deleted from the disk To avoid the accidental loss of previously recorded material keep a record of recorded material to consult
56. ight or Mixed Left and Right using the AmonMode parameter You can generate audio tone at any time using the ToneEnable parameter Use the ToneFreq and ToneGain parameters to adjust the tone frequency and gain The tone will not be recorded when it is turned on There are two separate built in audio processing and amplifiers procamps one for the recording path and the other for the playback path They can be enabled or disabled by the parameters AP Rec and AP Play Once a parameter is set to Enabled you can adjust the audio level and invert the phase for the left and right channels Genlock and DARS 4 Note DARS should always be 48 kHz sample rate 60 Use the RefVid parameter to lock the video to the selected video source on the DVR 3901 using the Genlock circuit This video source can be reference video input SDI video input or free running Adjust video timing via the Vphase and Hphase parameters For reference video input the GIStdFb parameter is used to show the standard that has been detected and GIVPrsnt indicates it is present If PAL M is being used as reference video GIStdFb will indicate NTSC instead but the SDI video output timing 1s still correct The DVR 3901 offers the capability of DARS digital audio reference signal locking so that the AES output complies to AES 11 standard You can turn DARS locking on and off via the DARS Src parameter When you set the parameter to AES IN the DARS input i
57. ing the VidBitRate parameter which ranges from 17 Mbps to 42 Mbps If the bit rate is changed during recording the change takes effect in the next recording During playback video is decompressed seamlessly from clip to clip with various bit rate settings DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual 61 Chapter 5 Functions and Controls GLEITCH Storage BE Note In Europe and Asia the 2 5 in 6 35 cm hard drive is described as 9 5 mm Online Drives 62 The compressed video PCM audio and time code are stored on the on board 2 5 in 6 35 cm IDE hard drives A DVR 3901 has two hard drives installed Disk status reporting parameters include e DiskSize Shows the online disk size and offline disk sizes e DiskStatus Shows the disk well being DiskUsed Indicates the percentage of disk occupied by media and system material Table 5 1 shows the number of hours of video that a single 80 GB hard drive can store Table 5 1 Video Hours Available Taon nig canus 42 4 DigiBeta 4 00 34 5 BetaCam 5 00 28 6 BetaCam 6 00 24 7 BetaCam 6 50 21 8 BetaCam 7 50 m 9 S VHS 8 40 17 10 S VHS 9 30 Use DiskOnline to select which drive s are online and which are offline Online drives record and play back video and accept transport Odetics and playlist commands coming from an RS 422 or Ethernet port If both drives are online they are merged as a single disk space and the merged driv
58. ions Video Audio Monitor Output Genlock Time Code The primary video and audio interfaces of the DVR 3901 are digital Analog video and audio outputs are provided for monitoring purposes Functions and Controls on page 57 provides more details about the functions and controls The DVR 3901 supports one digital video channel that is one SDI in and one SDI out One composite video output is provided for monitoring purposes You can select between 525 or 625 line format for the video system Video proc amps are available on recording and playback Use the proc amp to adjust contrast brightness hue and color saturation See Video on page 58 for more information The DVR 3901 supports one audio channel pair which can consist of one stereo pair or two independent audio channels You can use the provided RCA jack to monitor mono audio Audio proc amps are available on recording and playback Use the proc amps to adjust gain and phase inversion See Audio on page 59 for more information Monitor Video and Monitor Audio outputs are analog Use the video monitor out to view time code DVR status and audio meter Use Genlock to lock the playback video to the selected video source on the DVR 3901 See Genlock and DARS on page 60 for more information The DVR 3901 supports LTC input and output The use of time code differs in different operation modes See Online Operation Modes on page 65 for details
59. ksum Panty DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual 31 Chapter 3 Operation GLEITCH Table 3 1 Operator and All List Parameters Card Edge ID Options or User Parameter Name Function Range DmxGrpPres Aud DeMux Grp Lists the audio DeMux groups that are RO Present present eu pen e 234 o Ws NUT Gee e 1 34 NU e 12 4 eee e 1234 DmxGrpSel Aud DeMux Group Sel Selects audio demux group number Group I Group2 Group3 Group4 DropMode Drop Mode Time Code Set time code to drop frame mode On DskFullErr Disk Full Error Indicates that the disk is full e On RO Off DskMalErr Disk Malfunction Indicates that the disk has malfunctioned Yes RO No DvrOpMode DVR Operation Mode Sets DVR Operation Mode Playlist BVW Odetic 32 DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual LEITCH Table 3 1 Operator and All List Parameters Chapter 3 Operation Card Edge Options or User ID Parameter Name Function Range EmbEn Aud Embed Enable Enables the audio embedder Yes No EmbGrpSel Aud Embed Group Sel Selects the group number to embed to Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 FormatDisk Format disk Formats the selected disk s 0 Top disk e Bottom disk 2 Both disks GIStdFb GL Video Std Fb Returns the detected external reference e NTSC RO signal standard PAL B UnK
60. les for transfer to device field by clicking Remove Click Perform Transfer and then click Yes Wait for the message File transfer to device succeeded This may take a moment Click Reboot Device and then click Yes Wait 30 seconds and then close the Configuration box The module name appears at the card edge DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual 25 Chapter 2 Installation and Removal 26 GLEITCH DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual Overview A Note For descriptions of the most used functions of the DVR 3901 and the procedures for using them see Chapter 5 Functions and Controls of the DVR 3901 on page 57 Chapter 3 Operation Installation navigation configuration and setup information is now included in the NEO FR 3901 FR 3903 and FR 3923 Mounting Frames Installation and Operation Manual If your current NEO frame manual is Edition A B C or D you will need to download an updated version from the Leitch Web site www leitch com to access this information This chapter describes how to operate the DVR 3901 module using card edge controls The following topics are found in this chapter e Operation Notes on page 28 Navigating the Operator and All Lists on page 29 e Operator and All List Parameters on page 30 e Setup Parameters on page 40 e Alarms on page 41 e Module Status LEDs on page 43 DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual 27 C
61. list of seven alarms You can disable any alarm by modifying the Alarms parameter in the Setup section When you select Alarms all of the active alarms are visible in the display below Config Configurations If no alarms are active only Config appears Alarm Synchronization Alarm synchronization is available for this module if your NEO frame contains a 3901 RES E resource module that supports the feature When active alarm synchronization ensures that the alarm configuration settings of card edge controls and the CCS control software and control panels are consistent If the DVR 3901 module is set for local control the alarm settings will appear the same at both the card edge and via CCS but the settings can only be changed using the card edge controls If the module is set for remote control the alarm settings can be changed via both the card edge and CCS control software and control panels Alarm configuration settings undergo DejaView state recovery automatically This means that when a module is hot swapped the alarm configuration for the new module is updated to the settings of the module that was previously in that slot See State Recovery Parameter Availability on page 28 for more information Identifying the Cause of an Alarm To identify the reason for an alarm select the active alarm and then press Enter A scrolling message appears on the VFD describing the cause of the fault DVR 3901 Installation and Opera
62. low Motion Display Select slow motion stepping and still Normal frame display options e FIFIF2F2 noi 2 ed frame show both F1 Only 1elds interlace 32 PuDn FIFIF2F2 for each frame show one field at a time e F1 Only for each frame show field 1 only 3 2 PuDn for 24fps material in D1 525 mode show 3 2 pull down when play speed is set to 0 8x of normal play speed StdSetErr RO StdSet mismatch Standard set mismatch e Ok Err ToneEnable Tone Enable Enables the audio tone generator On Off ToneFreq Tone Freq Set Adjust the frequency of the selected audio 20 Hz to 20000 Hz tone generator 1000 Hz ToneGain Tone Gain Adjust the gain of the selected audio tone 40 dB to 0 dB generator UseSrcTC Use Source Time Code Enables user source time code during On playback Off VidBitRate Video Bit Rate Selects video bit rate 17000 kbps to 42000 kbps VidStdSet Video Std Set Selects the line standard for the device DI 525 DI 625 VLOV EE Video OP in EE Mode Video output in EE mode Black Freeze Color Bar 38 DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual LEITCH Table 3 1 Operator and All List Parameters Chapter 3 Operation ie Parameter Name Function Options or User Range VPhase Vertical Phase Adjusts the vertical timing 525 mode 0 Ln to 524 Ln 625 mode e O Lnto624 Ln RstSetting RstSetting Restore default settings Yes No DvrPlyCtrl DVR Play Control Control
63. multiple UDP controllers via the ethernet port to the DVR 3901 The NeoVR Command Center However the DVR 3901 can only respond to one controller at a time automatically handles Control To prevent the DVR 3901 from receiving conflicting commands from Port switching using different controllers the DVR 3901 uses the following rules to assign Communication Settings and with the Connect Disconnect button on the VR View Please e On power up DVR communication is in an idle state refer to the VEO VR Command CenterUser Manual for details control to a specific controller e If there is no communication on an active control port for 15 seconds that control port will become inactive and communication will go to an idle state There are three ways to set an active control port If DVR communication is in an idle state the DVR will grant access to the first controller that sends commands to it and assign the corresponding control port to be the active control port To switch between an RS 422 port and a UDP port set the CtrlPort command in Pilot or use the card edge controls to make that port active From any port a controller can set a new active port by sending a CtrlPort command Please refer to the DVR 3901 Automation Control Developer Manual A controller can perform one of the following options to obtain control of the DVR e Issue a get Ctrl Port status command The DVR will reply with 0 if the active port is RS
64. n automation controller through an RS 422 port using Sony protocol It supporst a selection of Sony and Odetics commands The DVR 3901 package includes a straight through RS 422 cable See Remote Operation on page 45 for more details DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual PC Controls A PC application using Sony protocol can control the DVR 3901 through the RS 422 port An RS 232 to RS 422 conversion cable included in the DVR 3901 package should be used to connect the PC to the DVR 3901 RS 422 port See Remote Operation on page 45 for more details Ethernet Controls In addition to RS 422 control you can control the DVR 3901 through UDP IP communication This method supports the same commands as the RS 422 controls but they are wrapped differently See UDP Control on page 49 for details on the UDP communication protocol Offline File Transfer The DVR 3901 s two drives can be put offline individually Once a drive is offline you can transfer video audio clips on that drive in and out of the drive through the Ethernet port See Offline File Transfer on page 69 for details Operation Modes The DVR 3901 operates in two different modes Playlist mode and BVW Odetics mode It can be controlled by a RS 422 controller or an Ethernet controller in either mode See Online Operation Modes on page 65 for more details DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual 9 Chapter 1 Introduction LEI
65. nd select the boot folder in the module s upgrade Click OK Select the file and then click OK Click Perform Transfer and then click Yes This may take several minutes Wait for the message File transfer to device succeeded in the status bar DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual LEITCH Chapter 2 Installation and Removal Rebooting the Module Follow these steps to reboot the affected NEO module BEY Note Some NEO modules will reboot automatically In these cases the Reboot button will be grayed out During this time the module s card edge display will show the word Rebooting before the name of the module appears These modules do not require the fl0 file Caution You must delete unwanted files in the Add upgrade files for transfer to device field before transferring the files Otherwise the upgrading procedure will fail l 10 11 Click Reboot Device and then click Yes After the module has rebooted a message box advises you to wait until the device has rebooted Wait 30 seconds On the Software Upgrade tab select the slotx fl0 where x is the slot number directory in the Select the device directory to transfer to field Click Add and then browse and select the fl0 folder in the module s upgrade package Click OK Select the files shown in the Add Upgrade Files box and then click OK Select and delete unwanted files for example vx Works lzs in the Add upgrade fi
66. nds For example this field can be an incrementing count number modulo 2 32 unless the command is a retry of the previous command for example resulting from a response time out The retried command will bear the same ID number as the original failed command CHANNEL byte This field should be 0 unsigned DATAO N byte size This field contains either a command from DATA N 1 depends on the controlling device or a response from command the controlled device Referring to Table 4 1 this field contains all the bytes in the command except the checksum DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual 49 Chapter 4 Remote Operation Timeout amp Retry Handling 50 LEITCH The controller should ignore any responses that don t match the last command s identification If the controller does not receive a response that matches the last command s identification within the protocol s timeout it may either retry the failed command using the same identification number or proceed to the next command using a new identification number If the DVR 3901 receives two or more consecutive commands bearing the same identification numbers it will only execute and respond to the first instance after which it will simply return duplicates of the first response for every subsequent instance without actually executing them This gives the controller the option of retrying unacknowledged commands without the danger
67. nown GIVPrsnt GL Video Present Returns the presence of the video signal Yes RO from the external reference source No HPhase Horizontal Phase Adjusts the horizontal timing 525 mode 0 to 63 518 us 625 mode 0 to 63 963 us IP Addr IP Address IP address String IP Mask IP Mask IP mask String IPGateAddr IP Gateway IP gateway String LoopPlayEn Loop Playback Enable Enables Loop Playback Yes e No LTC Input LTC Input Selection Select LTC input Internal External LTC Prsnt LTC Input Present LTC Input Preset Yes RO No DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual 33 Chapter 3 Operation Table 3 1 Operator and All List Parameters GLEITCH Options or User Card Edge ID Parameter Name Function Range OSD_VUDisp OSD VU bar Display Determines on screen display VU meter 7 Off type VU PPM VU PPM OSD Opaque OSD Opaqueness On screen display opacity 0 to 15 clip OSDFontSiz OSD font size On screen display font size Small Large OSD VUPosX OSD VUBar Position X On screen display horizontal position 0 to 40 clip 2 OSD VUPosY OSD VUBar Position Y On screen display VU bar vertical position Small 0 to 9 Large 0 to 8 depending on font size 6 OSD VUGtop OSD VU Green Bar On screen display green bar top position 40 to 3 clip Top 18 OSD VUYtop OSD VU YellowBar On screen display VU yellow bar top 20 to 3 clip
68. of embedded audio at the SDI input You can use the parameter DnxDBNCtr1 to turn off a data block number DBN error as some embedder equipment does not generate DBNs that comply to SMPTE172M Use the parameters DmxGrpSel and DmxChSel to select the desired audio group and channel pair to be de embedded The parameter DmxGrpPres indicates the presence of different audio groups The audio input either AES or embedded audio must be in PCM audio format If the V bit is set as in the case of compressed audio input the input audio is muted The AES input can be 16 20 or 24 bit resolution and sampled at 32 kHz 44 1 kHz 48 kHz or 96 kHz The embedded audio input must be 20 bit embedded with a 48 kHz sampling rate Audio recorded onto disk is 16 bit PCM format sampled at 48 kHz For playback audio dithering is provided via the AudDither parameter DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual 59 Chapter 5 Functions and Controls t LEITCH Audio Outputs Audio Proc Amps One channel pair of audio is output to AES embedded onto SDI video output and output to the audio monitoring port Use the EmbEn parameter to enable Audio embedding or EmbGrpSel to enable group selection The channel pair is embedded in the selected group on both channel pair 1 and channel pair 2 The embedder will overwrite the designated audio group if it exists Use the provided RCA jack to monitor mono audio Select from the mono output options of Left R
69. of having them executed repeatedly by the DVR DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual LEITCH Chapter 4 Remote Operation Motion Control ACK NAK For the list of all commands supported by the DVR 3901 please refer to DVR 3901 Automation Control Developer s Manual In BVW Odetics mode the DVR supports most of the Sony BVW 75 VTR commands and Odetics extension In playlist mode apart from the transport commands it adds the command extension to support directory listing title setting and playlist creation chase mode loop recording frame grab and loop playback Both BVW Odetics mode and Playlist mode support the following basic control commands The tables following often refer to an ACK or NAK The recorder returns an ACK acknowledge or NAK negative acknowledge for commands that do not return a specific response containing for example time code or status information There are different forms of a NAK for different communication errors Table 4 4 ACK and NAK Response Examples Data Hex Explanation ACK 1001 11 Command recognized recorder is attempting to perform the action called for in the command NAK 11 12 01 24 Command not supported or command not recognized due to communication error 11 12 02 25 Software overrun error command cannot be processed when DVR is in a particular state 11 12 04 27 Command had incorrect checksum 11 12 20 43 Overrun error on serial line
70. oltage within the product s enclosure may be sufficient to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons CAUTION Statements identifying conditions or practices that can result in damage to the equipment or other property Important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the product xii DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual LEITCH Preface Restriction on Hazardous Substances RoHS Directive Directive 2002 95 EC commonly known as the European Union EU Restriction on Hazardous Substances RoHS sets limits on the use of certain substances found in electrical and electronic equipment The intent of this legislation is to reduce the amount of hazardous chemicals that may leach out of landfill sites or otherwise contaminate the environment during end of life recycling The Directive takes effect on July 1 2006 and it refers to the following hazardous substances Lead Pb Mercury Hg Cadmium Cd e Hexavalent Chromium Cr V1 e Polybrominated Biphenyls PBB Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers PBDE In accordance with this EU Directive all Leitch Technology products sold in the European Union will be fully RoHS compliant and lead free See the Leitch Web site www leitch com for more information on dates and deadlines for compliance Spare parts supplied for the repair and upgrade of equipment sold before July 1 2006 are exempt from
71. ptions Enabled Disabled PIyAVDelay Range 40 to 40 ms clip 0 Rec AP Options Enabled Disabled RecGain1 Range 18 0 to 18 0 dB clip 0 RecGain2 Range 18 0 to 18 0 dB clip 0 Reclnv1 Options Yes No Reclnv2 Options Yes No TestGen ToneEnable Options On Off ToneFreq Range 20 Hz to 20000 Hz 1000 Hz ToneGain Range 40 dB to 0 dB Data Other Ctrl Port Options RS 422 UDP IP Addr Options String IP Mask Options String IPGateAddr Options String Storage DiskOnline Options Both T Only B Only None 82 DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual LEITCH Other Timecode Other Video Appendix A Tree View Navigation DiskSize RO Range 0 0 GB to 655 35 GB DiskStatus RO Options OK Full Malfunctn DiskUsed RO Range 0 0 to 100 0 DskFullErr RO Options On Off DskMalErr RO Options Yes No FormatDisk Options M Online T Online B Online None DvrOpMode Options Playlist BVW Odetic LoopPlayEn Options Yes No SloMoDisp Options Normal FIF1F2F2 F1 Only 3 2 PuDn RstSetting Options Yes No DvrPlyCtrl Options Stop Play EE On Prev Next StepFwd StepRev ShutleFwd ShutleRev Jog Fwd Jog Rev DvrRecCtrl Options Stop Record DropMode Options On Off LTC Input Options Internal External LTC Prsnt RO Options Yes No UseSrcTC Options On Off Compr
72. r RS 422 BEY Note selection or pins 2 and 3 to set the module for PC serial selection The white triangle on the See Figure 2 4 below module near the jumper pins indicates pin 1 A RS 422 selection setting PC serial selection setting Figure 2 4 The J6 Settings for RS 422 and PC serial selection LTC Input Termination Selection Follow this procedure to set the J7 jumper for selecting either Hi Z or 600Q shunt impedance for the LTC input port 1 Locate jumper J7 on the module See Figure 2 3 on page 16 BV Note 2 Place a jumper on pins 1 and 2 to set the module for Hi Z selection The white triangle on the or pins 2 and 3 to set the module for 6000 selection module near the jumper pins See Figure 2 5 below indicates pin 1 A A Hi Z selection setting 600Q selection setting Figure 2 5 The J7 Settings for Hi Z and 600Q selection DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual 17 Chapter 2 Installation and Removal LEITCH Terminating LTC Output Port Termination Follow this procedure to set the J8 jumper for either Low Z or 600Q series impedance for the LTC output port 1 Locate jumper J8 on the module See Figure 2 3 on page 16 _ o Place a jumper on pins 1 and 2 to set the module for Low Z EX Note selection or pins 2 and 3 to set the module for 600 selection The white triangle on the See Figure 2 6 below module near the jumper pins indicates pin 1 1
73. resolution 20 bits Sample rate 48 kHz DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual 75 Chapter 6 Specifications GLEITCH LTC Output Table 6 9 LTC Output Item Specification Standard SMPTEI2M Connector 3 pin balanced Number of outputs 1 Level output into 1 kQ 2V pk to pk Low Z 1 25 V pk to pk 600Q Impedance Low Z lt 25 or 600 Transition time 40 4 us measured at 10 and 90 amplitude Overshoot undershoot 3 Monitoring Outputs Table 6 10 Monitoring Output Item Specification Monitoring video connector BNC Monitoring audio connector 1 RCA jack 76 DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual GLEITCH Hard Drive EV Note In Europe and Asia the 2 5 in 6 35 cm hard drive is described as 9 5 mm 4 Note Older versions of DVR 3901 shipped with two 40 GB hard drives RS 422 Table 6 11 Hard Drive Chapter 6 Specifications Item Specification Hard drive installed 2 x 80 GB 2 5 in 6 35 cm IDE Hard drive model See the Leitch Web site or contact your service representative for a list of certified hard drive models Table 6 12 RS 422 Item Specification Protocol Sony Odetics subset Connector DB 9 Standard TIA EIA 422 B Input impedance gt 4 KQ Input common mode voltage 7 V Maximum input amplitude 10V common 12V differential Ou
74. s DVR playback functionality Stop Play EEOn Prev Next StepFwd StepRev ShutleFwd ShutleRev usability see Appendix A Tree View Navigation for a complete list of Setup parameters and factory default settings Jog Fwd Jog Rev DvrRecCtrl DVR Record Control Controls DVR record functionality Stop Record Setup Setup Parameters Sets the parameters for display and Various DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual 39 Chapter 3 Operation LEITCH Setup Parameters YY Note Setup parameters on a local or remote control panel may be different from the card edge parameters described here 40 You can modify the Setup parameters to configure the card edge controls for your personal needs The Setup section appears at the end of all three navigation lists and consists of these items e e e Alarms Navigation modes Adjustment modes Browse modes Scroll modes Display intensity Parameter descriptions Name FrameIP Sync full About mode In Appendix A Tree View Navigation see the section Setup on page 86 for the structure of the Setup menu See your NEO FR 3901 FR 3903 and FR 3923 Mounting Frames Installation and Operation Manual for more information on Setup items including descriptions and operation notes DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual GLEITCH Alarms Chapter 3 Operation The DVR 3901 module has a default
75. s shared with the AES IN port The AES OUT timing will then lock to the DARS input Adjust the DARS Phase parameter to achieve your desired DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual GLEITCH Chapter 5 Functions and Controls phase on the AES output Note that the DARS must be locked to the reference video which could be a reference video input or an SDI input depending on the RefVid setting Otherwise the DARSLocked status will show Not locked and the AES output will be in the wrong format Audio Video Delay Time Code Use PlyAVDelay to adjust the audio delay in the range of 1 to 1 video frame if there is a need to compensate for lip sync errors present downstream during playback The DVR 3901 supports LTC input and output For video standard 525 use DropMode to select drop frame or non drop frame for time code generation The use of time code differs in different operation modes See Online Operation Modes on page 65 for details Video Compression The DVR 3901 uses the ndustry standard M JPEG baseline as its video compression method You can find out the compression ratio from the CompRatio parameter It can range roughly from 4 1 to 10 1 For the D1 525 system the video lines 17 to 262 of each field are compressed using M JPEG and stored for D1 625 the lines are 23 to 310 Closed captions and other VBI lines are retained with the compressed video You can adjust the compressed video bit rate at any time us
76. sss il Warranty Information cccccccsseesesscesseeeceeceseseeceeeeeecseeseecaecsaecaeeseeaeens il Preface Manual Information 2 0 eesecsecseeeeesecseceeeeceaeceeecersneeaeeaeeseeaeeaseeeeaes vii PUT pO Sene eA N vii PANTO Ieo le oh cars PEE E ERS ETE E A vii Revision History race ERR ERE E viii Writing Conventions sse enne eene ix Obtaining Leitch Documents 20 0 0 cc ccceccecseceseeseceeceteeeeceeeeeeeeeeeseenes X Unpacking the Module sess xi Safety Standards and Compliances sse xi Safety Terms and Symbols sse xii Chapter 1 Introduction OVVIE W tito eee datei etim ei t Der e iiie aru iS 1 Product Description cci ncm eerie de tede 2 Main Featufes enelem mE MU 3 Front and Back Modules sese 4 Front Module 4 4 soot etit co ote ern ces ER Ee ERA 4 Back Module sse eere nnne 5 Signal Flow 4 nire HH HH E ENTRE EHE HR HUE 6 Function Descriptions sssesssssseseeee eene eene ener enne 7 Nidoran e E etat E 7 Pug enter ca di ee nein we eee 7 Monitor Output scien eo auc hene ertet 7 Genlock nero rn ere nen deii ee 7 Time COG EE 7 DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual iii Contents LEITCH Video Compression sese enne 8 Storage MEE 8 Controls and Operations sesesseeeeneeneenennnn enne 8 Operation Modes sss 9 NEO VR Command Center Application
77. stallation and Operation Manual per order Two fixed 2 5 in 6 35 cm IDE 80 GB hard drives mounted on the A Note NEO DVR front module Older versions of DVR 3901 One 10 ft 3 05 m RS 422 cable shipped with two 40 GB hard drives e One 6 ft 1 83 m PC serial control cable RS 232 to RS 422 conversion Four mating connectors for AES and LTC ports Installing DVR 3901 Modules This module requires no specialized installation procedures For general information about installing NEO modules see your VEO FR 3901 FR 3903 and FR 3923 Mounting Frames Installation and Operation Manual Removing DVR 3901 Modules This module requires no specialized removal procedures For general information about removing NEO modules see your VEO FR 3901 FR 3903 and FR 3923 Mounting Frames Installation and Operation Manual 12 DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual LEITCH Chepte2 Installation and Removal Making Connections Either RS 422 or PC serial cables can be used for connections on the BV Note DVR 3901 The DVR 3901 can also be controlled by Ethernet cables over using UDP For more information See UDP Control on page 49 Connecting Using a RS 422 Cable The DVR 3901 is equipped with a 10 ft 3 05 m long RS 422 cable This cable has male connectors on both ends Plug one end to the DB 9 connector on the back module and fasten the screws The jumper J6 should
78. t DARSLckErr if alarm has occurred DmxErr if alarm has occurred DskFullErr if alarm has occurred DskMalErr if alarm has occurred GIVPrsnt if alarm has occurred SDIPrsnt if alarm has occurred StdSetErr if alarm has occurred Nav Mode Navigation Mode Options Oper List All List Tree View SelPar Adj Mode Adjust Mode Options Immediate Delayed Brws Mode Browse Mode Options Param List Param Val Scrl Mode Scroll Mode Options Wrap Don t Wrap Disp Inten Display Intensity Options 100 50 25 12 Param Desc Parameter Description Options Enabled Disabled Name DVR 3901 Frame IP see note for default settings Options IP Address Subnet Gateway Sync Full Options No Yes About Options GL Hwld FS HwID Sw Ver DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual Overview A Note Older versions of DVR 3901 shipped with two 40 GB hard drives Z Note Replacement of the DVR 3901 hard drives by anyone other than a Leitch Service Representative may void the warranty Appendix B Servicing Instructions The DVR 3901 uses two 80 GB hard drives Although Leitch recommends that replacement be done by a Leitch Service Representative these drives can be field replaced When replacing the hard drives only use drives that have been tested and recommended by Leitch For a list of approved drives please contact your Leitch sales representative To replace one or both of the DVR
79. t available you can purchase replacement packaging from Leitch Technology Otherwise you can supply your own packaging as long as it meets the following criteria e e The packaging must be able to withstand the product s weight The product must be held rigid within the packaging There must be at least two inches five centimeters of space between the product and the container The corners of the product must be protected If the product is still within the warranty period Leitch Technology will return it to you by prepaid shipment after servicing DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual xi Preface GLEITCH Safety Standards and Compliances See the NEO Safety Instructions and Standards Manual to find the safety standards and compliances for this NEO series product A safety manual is shipped with every FR 3901 FR 3903 and FR 3923 Mounting Frames Installation and Operation Manual and can be downloaded from the Leitch Web site at www leitch com Alternatively contact your Leitch customer service representative for a copy of this safety manual Safety Terms and Symbols This manual uses the following safety terms and symbols See your NEO Safety Instructions and Precautions Guide for more information Table P 3 Safety Terms and Symbols Used in Manual WARNING Statements identifying conditions or practices that can result in AN personal injury or loss of life High voltage is present Uninsulated dangerous v
80. te or from your CD ROM and then unzip the upgrade firmware you must follow these package steps in the exact sequence described DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual 23 Chapter 2 Installation and Removal 24 Caution Do not make changes in the third field located above and to the right of the Set Default button 10 11 LEITCH If the affected module has not been discovered by your CCS software application enter the Build mode and then drag or copy and paste the module s device icon from the catalog folder into the Network or Discovery folder Right click the device icon and then select Properties On the NRO or Device tab of the Navigation Properties box enter the IP address of the frame that holds the module See Figure 2 9 Enter frame IP number here Do not make changes in this field a Y General NRO OF Monitor Poin Device NRO Class EEA z m pg NRO Instance ID IP 255 255 255 255 fi Set Default Alarm Filtering Control Access Rights Figure 2 9 Navigation Properties Box In the last field enter the slot number of the module and then close the window Double click the device icon The Configuration box opens On the Software Upgrade tab the slotx boot where x is the slot number directory appears in the Select the device directory to transfer to field Click Add and in the Add Upgrade Files box browse a
81. tem continues to operate properly DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual 29 Chapter 3 Operation GLEITCH Operator and All List Parameters This complete list of parameter settings is arranged so that the settings A Note most likely requiring changes are placed at the top of the list Items on You can reset the default values the bottom of the list are the least likely to require changing Parameters for all of the parameters with the designation RO are read only An asterisk indicates the automatically via the default user range or value RstSetting parameter see page 39 The All List is a long flat list of all the available parameters arranged from the most used to least used It is intended for a Supervisor security designation The Operator List is a condensed version of the All List and is intended for an Operator security designation Table 3 1 shows all available parameters Parameters accessed only from within the All List are shaded in gray See Navigating the Operator and All Lists on page 29 for instructions on navigating this list using card edge controls Table 3 1 Operator and All List Parameters Card Edge Options or User ID Parameter Name Function Range AES Prsnt AES In Present Detects the presence of AES Input signals Yes RO No AmonMode Audio Monitor Mode Sets the monitoring audio mode Left Right Mixed AudDither Audio Out Dither
82. ter 3 Operation Si LVL SW E 27 Operation Notes ie pde rH HE ARATRO HR E ERE TA 28 State Recovery Parameter Availability sense 28 Navigating the Operator and All Lists esee 29 Operator and All List Parameters sssssssesseeneeeeenee 30 Setup Parameters iie er er p RR E RE RES RR CHEER eR EXER FERE Re RS 40 PAPIER 41 iv DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual eGLEITCH Contents Alarm Synchronization eese 41 Identifying the Cause of an Alarm sse 41 Enabling or Disabling an Alarm Parameter esses 42 Restoring Default Settings sese 42 Module Status LEDS eese eee nemen 43 Chapter 4 Remote Operation OVEIVICW A 45 Control Port Assignment sess 46 RS 422 Communication Protocol essen 47 Ib eed M 47 UDP Control 5 ie trit rei ei Pen Den eed 49 Motion Control ses eU HU TIE I Re 51 ACK A NAK sinocni e UR RR PO ER EIER eens 51 Device Type Request sess 52 Transport Commands eese nenne 52 Variable Speed Commands sse 54 Time Commands sessssssssseeeereeene nennen nennen 55 Status Sense Command sse 55 Chapter 5 Functions and Controls OVEDVIEW uenia aiU red p EU OP Dir e rer Ce erred 57 Functions and Controls
83. tion Manual 41 Chapter 3 Operation GLEITCH Enabling or Disabling an Alarm Parameter To enable or disable an alarm parameter follow these steps 1 Select Alarms then select Config and then press Enter 2 Select one ofthe alarm parameters and then press Enter 3 Press Enabled or Disabled 4 Press Enter to activate the selection Restoring Default Settings To restore the alarms to their default settings follow these steps 42 1 Select Alarms select Config and then press Enter 2 Scroll down the list of alarms and then select Reset 3 Press Enter to activate the selection The following table lists the default alarms for the DVR 3901 module You can enable or disable these settings but you cannot change the level of the alarm Table 3 2 Default DVR 3901 Alarms Card Edge Name of Alarm Alarm ID Alarm Level Meaning DARSLckErr DARS Lock Major DARS lock error Error DmxErr Demux Error Major Demux error DskFullErr Disk Full Error Major Disk full DskMalErr Disk Major Disk malfunction Malfunction error GIVPrsnt Genlock Video Major Loss of reference Present SdiPrsnt SDI Present Major Loss of sdi STDSetErr Video Standard Major Mismatch among Setting Error standard setting and feedbacks VidStdSet GIStdFb and SdiStdFb DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual LEITCH Module Status LEDs Chapter 3 Operation Alarms are usually logged and monitore
84. tput impedance 1000 Output amplitude 2to 10V Output short current 150 mA Output power off leakage 100 pA current Output rise fall time 0 1 UI or 20 ns Output overshoot lt 10 DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual 77 Chapter 6 Specifications GLEITCH Power Consumption Table 6 13 Power Consumption Item Specification Power up 24 0 W max Record play operation 19 0 W max Idle 16 4 W Ethernet Port Table 6 14 Ethernet Port Item Specification Standard IEEE 802 3u Connector RJ45 78 DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual Overview Appendix A Tree View Navigation The Tree View is one of the three navigation modes available on the DVR 3901 modules Unlike the other navigation modes the Tree View is a multi level list of parameters arranged in the following main groups e e Audio on page 81 Data on page 82 Other on page 83 Timecode on page 83 Video on page 83 Setup on page 86 See page 40 for more information on the use of Setup parameters which govern the operation of the card edge controls This appendix consists of instructions for navigating the lists see page 80 and the Tree View Parameter list DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual 79 Appendix A Tree View Navigation t LEITCH Navigating the Tree View Note If you do not wish to make changes to
85. ur CCS software application enter the Build mode and then drag or copy and paste the module s device icon from the catalog folder into the Network or Discovery folder Right click the device icon and then select Properties On the NRO or Device tab of the Navigation Properties box enter the IP address of the frame that holds the module See Figure 2 8 Enter frame IP number here Do not make changes in this field a General NRO or Monitor Poir bee _ NRO Class z NAO Instance ID IP 5 255 255 255 255 t XC 3 n Set Default Alarm Filtering Control Access Rights Figure 2 8 Navigation Properties Box In the last field enter the slot number of the module and then close the window Double click the device icon The Configuration window opens On the Software Upgrade tab the slotx boot where x is the slot number directory appears in the Select the device directory to transfer to field Click Add and in the Add Upgrade Files box browse and select the boot folder in the module s upgrade DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual 21 Chapter 2 Installation and Removal GLEITCH Caution You must delete unwanted files in the Add upgrade files for transfer to device field before transferring the files Otherwise the upgrading procedure will fail 22 8 Click OK The Add Upgrade Files box appears 9 Select the file and then
86. utomatically recovered For more information on this feature see the VEO FR 3901 FR 3903 and FR 3923 Mounting Frames Installation and Operation Manual Edition E and above 28 DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual LEITCH Chapter 3 Operation Navigating the Operator and All Lists To navigate and then view or change a parameter from the Operator or All Lists follow these steps Y Note After several seconds of inactivity a scrolling message will appear describing the purpose of the currently selected parameter l 2 Open the front panel of the NEO frame Press any card edge control to turn on the VFD screen The message NEO VR appears If a previous user has left the display at a different parameter name repeatedly press the Escape button until the message NEO VR appears Push the Enter button The name of the first parameter option in the list appears Push the Enter button again to access the options for the parameter displayed on the VFD screen OR Press the Nav Nav switch down repeatedly to view other parameters and then press Enter to access an item s parameter options Press the Nav Nav switch up or down to scroll through the different selectable parameter options and then press Enter to select the value you want OR Press the Nav Nav switch up or down to adjust the numeric parameter value and then press Enter Close the front panel of the frame to ensure the cooling sys
87. ve the four M3x5 PH metric screws located on the sides from the assembly These secure the hard drive s that 1s being replaced See Figure B 2 below Hard Y drive screws Hard drive Y screws Top hard Top hard SEU drive Screw 1 of 4 1 of 4 Bottom hard Bottom hard drive screw drive screw 1 of 4 1 of 4 Figure B 2 Locations of the M3x5 PH Screws 7 Carefully pull the hard drive out of the assembly 8 The mounting of the new hard drive s and assembly is the reverse of the above procedure Be careful to align the connector to the mating connector in the DVR 3901 module DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual 89 Appendix B Servicing Instructions 90 LEITCH DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual A Add Upgrade Files box 19 24 Adobe Acrobat Reader 10 AES 59 alarms 41 42 audio 7 59 monitoring 7 on screen display 64 audio video delay 61 automation controller 8 B back and front module description 4 boot file 19 21 23 buying manuals x BVW Odetics mode 9 68 C card edge controls 8 cause of alarms 41 CCS Pilot 70 checksum 48 Command Center 10 compliance and certification information xii compression ratio 61 video 8 Configuration window 19 25 DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual Index control port assignment 46 correcting a failed upgrade 23 cue up with data 53 current time sense command 55 D DARS 60 DB 9 connector
88. yY Gain VP Play Luma Gain Video proc amp play luma gain 128 to 511 clip 256 PlyHue VP Play Hue Video proc amp play hue 180 to 180 deg wrap 0 PIyC Gain VP Play Chroma Gain Video proc amp play chroma gain 0 to 511 clip 256 DVR 3901 Installation and Operation Manual 35 Chapter 3 Operation Table 3 1 Operator and All List Parameters LEITCH Card Edge ID Parameter Name Function Options or User Range PlyVPStart VP Play start line Video proc amp play start line Line 20 to 23 for 525 Line 20 to 25 for 625 line 22 PlyWhtClip VP Play White Clip Video proc amp play white clip 940 to 1019 clip PlyBlkClip VP Play Black Clip Video proc amp play black clip 4 to 64 clip PIyC Clip VP Play Chroma Clip Video proc amp play chroma clip 448 to 507 clip Rec AP Aud ProcAmp for Rec Audio proc amp for record Enabled Disabled Rec VP Vid ProcAmp for Rec Video proc amp for record Enabled Disabled RecY Offst VP Rec Luma Offset Video proc amp record luma offset 448 to 448 clip 0 RecY Gain VP Rec Luma Gain Video proc amp record luma gain 128 to 511 clip 256 RecGainl Record Gain Ch 01 Audio Gain adjustment for recording 18 0 to 18 0 dB channel 01 clip 0 RecGain2 Record Gain Ch 02 Audio Gain adjustment for recording 18 0 to 18 0 dB channel 02 clip 0 RecHue VP Rec Hue Video proc amp record hue 180 to 180 d

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