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1. 18 AirSPACE Device Manager Guide e Button_Code is the code for that particular button all are specified in the Appendix e Button_Mask is the mask specifying which bits to inspect all are specified in the Twelve Channels section of the Appendix The following is the setup for two 2 channel Maney Panels See the Twelve Channels section for configuration of up to six 2 channel Maney Panels Playl 08 0F Recuel 04 0F Freezel 02 0F Abortl 01 0F Play2 07 0F Recue2 0B 0F Freeze2 0D 0F Abort2 0E 0F Play3 80 F0 Recue3 40 F0 Freeze3 20 F0 Abort3 10 F0 Play4 70 F0 Recue4 BO FO Freeze4 D0 F0 Abort4 E0 F0 For 4 channel Maney Panels the GPIs section has a different set of Button_Mask values All the values can be found in the Twelve Channels section The following is for a single 4 channel panel Playl Recuel 1 Freezel 1 Abortl 1 ENO SS Play2 Recue2 1 Freeze2 1 Abort2 1E 1 HUW HJ yyy Play3 08 1 zal 0130 06023 01 Rev A AirSPACE Device Manager Guide 19 Recue3 04 1F Freeze3 02 1F Abort3 01 1F Play4 07 1F Recue4 0B 1F Freeze4 0D 1F Abort4 0E 1F GpiPlayNextEnabled Yes_No The GPI Play button can have one of two behaviors In the default behavior when GpiPlayNextEnabled is set to No pressing the GPI Play button ona channel with a playing clip has no effect When GpiPlayNextEnabled is set to Yes the GPI Play button will act like a Play N2. 49 30 5900993 0 Fax 49 30 5900993 24 22 March 2004 Printed in the United States of America 0130 006023 01 Rev A
3. Category Configuration Action Modify the DMP file to ensure that at least one channel is specified for each video server Error Error reading Configuration section of profile file Location DM log file or screen Category Configuration Action The DM could not read the Configuration section of the DMP file Modify the DMP file to ensure that the syntax is correct Error Error reading VideoServers section of profile file Location DM log file or screen Category Configuration Action The DM could not read the VideoServers section of the DMP file Modify the DMP file to ensure that the syntax is correct Error ERROR The profile file does not contain a VideoServers section Location DM log file or screen Category Configuration Action Modify the DMP file to ensure that is contains a VideoServers section Error Event failed to play Location DM log file or screen Category Run time Action The DM was unable to play an event the user tried to play Check the AirSPACE to verify that it is in a state that allows playing by a remote application Error EVT_STATUS The clip clipname on the video server servername is now safe to play Location DM log file or screen Category Run time Action The DM has detected that a clip that was transferring to the video server has finished transferring The user need not take any action 0130 06023 01 Rev A AirSPACE Device Manager Guide 29 Error EVT_STATUS Th
4. Abortl 1 Play2 Recue2 1 Freeze2 1 Abort2 1E 1 Play3 Recue3 Freeze3 Abort3 Play4 Recue4 Freeze4 Abort 4 Play5 Recue5 Freeze5 Abort5 Play6 Recue6 Freeze6 1 Abort 6 18 1 4 121 1 wH o w 08 1 04 1 02 1 01 1 071 0B 1 0D 1 0E 1 aa a F mj mj nj tj mj RY nj ij 1800 1 1400 1 1200 1 1500 1 T700 1B00 1 DOO 1 1E00 1 FOO FOO FOO FOO FOO FOO FOO FOO Play7 Recue7 0400 1 Freeze7 0200 1 Abort7 0100 1 Play8 Recue8 0B00 1 0800 1F00 FOO FOO FOO 0700 1F00 FOO Freeze8 0D00 1F00 Abort8 0E00 1 Play9 180000 Recue9 140000 Freeze9 120000 Abort 9 150000 Playl0 Recuel Abort Playll Recuel Abort Playl2 Recuel Abort 170000 1 10 1B0000 1 Freeze10 1D0000 1 LO 1E0000 1 080000 1 11 040000 1 Freeze11 020000 1 l1 010000 1 070000 1 12 0B0000 1 Freeze12 0D0000 1 12 0E0000 1 FOO 1F0000 1F0000 1F0000 1F0000 F0000 F0000 F0000 F0000 F0000 F0000 F0000 F0000 F0000 F0000 F0000 F0000 AirSPACE Device Manager Guide 37 Copyright and Disclaimer This manual is copyright 2004 Avid Technology Inc All rights reserved All Avid products are covered by U S and foreign patents issued and pending Information in this publication supersedes that in all previously published material Specifications and price change privileges reserve
5. Choose Controls from the Menu Select Button lower left in GUI Operations The AirSPACE DM can be controlled from ControlAir Workstation in the same way that all other device managers are controlled Refer to the NEWS ControlAir 1 1 0 User Manual for more details The AirSPACE DM also supports sequential playback via GPI input The following section describes the two styles of Maney Panel and their behavior 2 Channel Maney Panel for Playback Play A Freeze A Tally controlled Auto abort A RecueA AbortA Play B Freeze B Tally controlled Auto abort B Recue B Abort B Figure 1 A 2 channel Maney Panel 0130 06023 01 Rev A AirSPACE Device Manager Guide 21 The 2 channel Maney Panel has 10 buttons on the front The first button on the left is an Enable for the Tally controlled Auto abort feature for Channel A and the last button on the right is the Tally controlled Auto abort feature for Channel B Auto abort is enabled if the button is depressed If a second Control panel is used Channels C and D would have the same setup as Channels A and B respectively Each set of four buttons controls a single channel The left set controls Channel A and the right set controls Channel B The buttons perform the Play Recue Freeze and Abort actions respectively These are very similar to the Play Cue Pause and Stop keys available on the ControlAir Workstation However they have slightly different behaviors e The Play but
6. ControlAir Workstation If you want to use remote panel control and you installed GPI Remote Panel support when you installed ControlAir then a digital I O board is also required Note The GPI Remote Panels are designed for sequential playout of a list of clips They do not support taking clips out of order as the Workstation does GPI Remote Panel Maney Panel Avid Broadcast supports one of two styles of GPI Remote Panel for the AirSpaceDM The first style controls 2 channels on the DM the second style controls 4 channels on the DM These panels are produced by maney logic http maney logic com and are usually called Maney Panels The Maney Panels connect to a digital I O board installed in the computer that runs the AirSPACE DM The PCI DIO24 board from Measurement Computing has been qualified to work with ControlAir The board ships with a CD containing drivers and an installation program To install the board 1 Solder a 10 pin SIP 2 2 K pull up resistor pack into the socket labeled Port A with the common end in the spot marked HI on the board The common end of the SIP is the end with a dot or a line on it This is usually on the left hand side of the side with the writing Repeat Step 1 with Ports B and C 3 Insert the CD and install the installation program called InstaCal N 0130 006023 01 Rev A 4 AirSPACE Device Manager Guide Note The installation program should start automatically but if
7. cue a clip 0130 006023 01 Rev A 22 AirSPACE Device Manager Guide The typical workflow for Maney Panel control is to press the Play button to start a clip then either let it run out or press the Abort key to stop it If the operator wants to preview a clip she would press the Play button followed by the Recue button If the operator wants to skip the currently cued clip she would press the Play button followed quickly by the Abort button to advance to the next event The Play Recue Freeze and Abort buttons are always lit They are controlled by the panel s microprocessor The two Tally controlled Auto abort buttons are mechanically latching switches and the LEDs for these keys are controlled by the microprocessor If the Tally controlled Auto abort button is unpressed the LED is OFF indicating auto abort is not enabled If the Tally controlled Auto abort button is pressed the LED is ON indicating auto abort is enabled Note An output code is not sent when simply toggling the Tally controlled Auto abort button Only the panel is aware of the button s state and the LED displays the correct status A valid tally event if enabled is reported exactly the same as a valid button command No output code is sent if a valid tally event is detected when the Tally controlled Auto abort button is OFF When you press any Play Recue Freeze or Abort button the Tally controlled Auto abort LED switches to its reverse state for 1 4 second
8. to indicate a valid command If the Tally controlled Auto abort button s LED does not toggle a valid command was not detected and an output code will not be sent If you press a button and the enable light toggles for 1 second an invalid button combination was detected and code was not sent Two buttons pressed simultaneously for a single channel results in an invalid command 0130 06023 01 Rev A AirSPACE Device Manager Guide 23 4 Channel Maney Panel for Playback Tally controlled Auto abort key for each channel Play Recue Freeze Abort Cio LED for enabled Auto abort of each channel Figure 2 A 4 channel Maney Panel The 4 channel Maney Panel refer to Figure 2 has 20 buttons on the front The buttons labeled A B C and D are for enabling the Tally controlled Auto abort feature for each respective channel Auto abort is enabled if the LED beside the button is lit The buttons perform the following actions Enable Enable Enable Enable LED Play Recue Pause Abort LED Play Recue Pause Abort LED Play Recue Pause Abort LED Play Recue Pause Abort For their behavior refer to the descriptions of Play Recue Pause and Abort respectively in the 2 channel panel description 0130 006023 01 Rev A 24 AirSPACE Device Manager Guide Playing a Transferring Clip The AirsPACE DM differs from other video DMs when it comes to playing a clip that is streamed to the AirSPACE In the other vid
9. 023 01 Rev A 14 AirSPACE Device Manager Guide WARNING If more than one instance of the AirSPACE DM is running on the same computer they must use different log file directories NumberOfLogFiles FILE_COUNT The NumberOfLogFiles keyword specifies the maximum number of log files that are created Replace FILE_COUNT with a number between 1 and 999 The default number of log files is 50 StartLoggingOnProgramStart Yes_No The StartLoggingOnProgramStart keyword specifies whether the AirSPACE DM starts logging immediately at startup or should wait until the user explicitly starts logging with the Logging Start Logging menu option Replace Yes_No with Yes or No The default is Yes which starts logging immediately Diagnostic Messages The following keywords determine which types of diagnostic messages the AirSPACE DM reports and at what level of detail The diagnostic message keywords come in pairs Reportmessagetype and ReportmessagetypeDetails each requiring a Yes or No The first keyword specifies that the AirsPACE DM report general messages of the chosen type The second keyword specifies that the AirSPACE DM report more detailed messages in addition to the general messages of the chosen type To specify Yes on a details keyword you must also specify Yes on the general keyword for that message type If none of the keywords is specified the defaults are as follows ReportOnAirControl Yes ReportPlaylistManagement Yes ReportErr
10. 12PM Fire The system administrator can configure the AirSPACE DM with specific prefixes for specific shows Any show for which a default prefix is desired is specified in the Shows section with a line of the following form ShowINDEX SHOW_PATH PREFIX e INDEX is a number 1 2 3 e SHOW _PATH is the fully qualified path of the rundown queue in iNEWS e PREFIX is the desired prefix Here are two examples of how a user specifies a clip The Shows section contains two lines Show1 SHOW 10PM RUNDOWN 10p Show2 SHOW 12PM RUNDOWN 12n The AirSPACE contains five clips 10p Fire 10p Barn 12n Fire 9p Barn Fire A user can refer to the various clips in the 10PM and 12PM shows as follows e The clips 10p Fire and 10p Barn can be entered as Fire and Barn respectively in the 10PM show e The clip 12n Fire can be entered as Fire in the 12PM show e The clip 9p Barn must be entered as 9p Barn in either show e The clip Fire will not be found by the AirSPACE DM in either show Additionally the 10p clips can be entered as 10p Fire and 10p Barn into any show and the AirSPACE DM will find them and play the right clip 0130 06023 01 Rev A AirSPACE Device Manager Guide 17 This section can also be left empty if the user always wants to refer to clips by their full names The section must be present in the DMP file even if it is empty Channels The Channels section maps each channel controlled by the AirsPACE DM to an AirSPACE channel I
11. ACE DM does not auto cue clips If Yes_No is set to No the AirSPACE DM will auto cue clips If the keyword is not specified the default value is No AutoCueDelay HOW_MANY SECONDS The AutoCueDelay keyword specifies how many seconds the AirsPACE DM waits after the end of a playing clip before it auto cues the next clip on that channel Replace HOW_MANY_ SECONDS with the number of seconds it should wait If DisableAutoCue is set to Yes this keyword is ignored If the keyword is not specified the default value is 0 which means that the next clip will be cued immediately AutocueOtherChannelsOnPlay Yes_No The AutocueOtherChannelsOnPlay keyword specifies whether the AirSPACE DM auto cues the next clip on every channel when a clip is played on one channel If Yes_No is set to Yes then the AirSPACE DM un cues any auto cued clips above the played clip and auto cue the next clip on each channel below the played clip If Yes_No is set to No the AirsSPACE DM only auto cues the next clip on the playing channel leaving auto cued clips on other channels unaffected Sites using only the Maney Panel for on air control should set the keyword to No If the keyword is not specified the default value is Yes Logging LogFileDirectory DIRECTORY_NAME This keyword is required The LogFileDirectory keyword specifies the directory in which log files are created Replace DIRECTORY_NAME with a path to the directory An example is C AirSpaceDMLogs 0130 006
12. Action The DM received a message from ControlAir Server that it cannot handle It will ignore it and continue processing If this happens frequently it is likely that there is data being lost between the ControlAir Server and the DM Error Can t establish connection to any channel Good Bye Location DM log file or screen Category Configuration Action The DM cannot connect to any specified channel Check the DMP file and the AirSPACE GUI to ensure everything is correctly configured Error Can t establish connection to the server Good Bye Location DM log file or screen Category Configuration Action The DM cannot connect to the ControlAir Server Check that the correct host name is specified in the DMP file and that the ControlAir Server is running Then restart the DM 0130 006023 01 Rev A 26 AirSPACE Device Manager Guide Error Can t Initialize GPI board number for Control Panel Location DM log file or screen Category Configuration Action The DM cannot connect to the GPI board used for the Maney Panels Check that the board is correctly installed and calibrated using the InstaCal program Then restart the DM Error Cue of event eventname failed on channel channelname Location DM log file or screen Category Run time Action A clip named eventname that the user tried to cue could not be cued Check the AirSPACE GUI to verify that it is set to Remote control not Local control Error DEVICE
13. Avid NEWS ControlAir AirSPACE Device Manager Guide 1 1 0 This Device Manager Guide is intended to advise you of certain technical requirements and considerations that will affect your use of the AirsPACE Device Manager with Avid s NEWS ControlAir system This guide covers the following general areas e Installation the hardware and software needed to control an Avid AirsPACE with the ControlAir system e Configuration the configuration options needed to control how the AirSPACE DM and the AirSPACE behave e Operations notes on using the AirsPACE DM in a news production environment 2 AirSPACE Device Manager Guide Table of Contents Install SA A 3 Hard Water unid odds IE edad E O E E E r eea a 3 GPI Remote Panel Maney Panel ooooicincninnonononononononnnnnnnnononononcnnonononcnnanonnonononenono 3 Cabine seeen arees e iets err sey bee a E e EE E REE EE a EE E T 4 MA A EEE AAE E EEEE Ea EEEE 5 Software Installation ccccccccscesessecssessseseeeeceeeseneseseseseseensneseseseseeceeeeeeeeeseseseseeenenes 5 O O 12 Configuration Filer merene E ee ea a E A AEE fi dass 12 Eonfig rat ronhos res an idn reaa Eaa Ae raar E E EA O EAE LS AAEREN iea 12 ESAS Mii TEE ONITE A T 16 Lekanne A TAN 17 FORTS TA o e aa lados E EESE a cien tds 17 VESES CARETAS AAA A AS 19 A e EEE 19 Operativa ranita ia rai papu 20 2 Channel Maney Panel for Playback oconcociicinoninonnonnncnenencnncnrnrrnnananerarararananos 20 4 Channel Maney Panel f
14. Channel name is back online Location DM log file or screen Category Run time Action The channel named name was offline but has been brought back online No further action is required from the user Error ERROR At least one thread used for channel control failed to start Location DM log file or screen Category Run time Action The DM could not start all the threads it needs to control the AirSPACE This is an engineering issue contact customer service Error ERROR Channel channelname is not assigned to any video server in the VideoServers section of the profile file Location DM log file or screen Category Configuration Action Every channel must be assigned to some video server Modify the DMP file to ensure that each channel in the Channels section also appears in the VideoServers section Error Error Connecting to Channel channelname Location DM log file or screen Category Configuration Action The DM could not connect to the specified channel Check the DMP file and the AirSPACE GUI to ensure everything is correctly configured 0130 06023 01 Rev A AirSPACE Device Manager Guide 27 Error Error getting duration from device Location DM log file or screen Category Run time Action The DM could not determine a clip s duration Check the AirSPACE GUI to ensure that the DM is connected and the AirSPACE is in a correct state Error Error getting position Location DM log file or screen Catego
15. Common Ground Tally is active with 24V on Pin 1 or Pin 2 with respect to Pin 5 The Tally inputs on the DB 9 connector are opto isolated and have no relation to the keyboard s power or ground Pin 1 and Pin 2 inputs are connected to the anode of opto couples through 1500 ohm 1 2 watt resistors A valid Tally event is a 24V signal 10 mA held on the opto coupler for at least 50ms and then OFF for 50ms The Tally controlled Auto abort button state is checked before the abort code is issued Software Installation See the ControlAir 1 1 Release Notes for the list of AirSPACE versions on which the AirsPACE DM has been qualified Before the AirsPACE DM can be installed some of the AirsSPACE software must be installed Here are the steps for that installation 1 Run the Avid AirSPACE install set The AirSPACE dialog box appears AirSPACE xi This program will install the AirSPACE product Do you want to continue 2 Click Yes The Welcome dialog box appears 0130 006023 01 Rev A AirSPACE Device Manager Guide InstallShield Wizard j x Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for the Avid AiSPACE NT Applications This program will install the Avid AIrSPACE NT Applications on your computer It s recommended that you uninstall any previous versions before installing this version To continue click Next lt Back Cancel 0130 06023 01 Rev A AirSPACE Device Manager Guide 7 3 Click Next The Ch
16. c geographic location See the FrameRate description in the Configuration File section for more information The standards refer to frame refresh rates per second Choices for ControlAir are based on the following standards e NTSC e PAL NTSC is an abbreviation for the National Television Standards Committee The NTSC committee is responsible for setting television and video standards in the United States The NTSC standard for television defines a composite video signal with a refresh rate of 60 half frames interlaced per second Each frame contains 525 lines and can contain 16 million different colors 0130 06023 01 Rev A AirSPACE Device Manager Guide 31 The NTSC standard is incompatible with most computer video standards which generally use RGB video signals Special video adapters can be inserted into your computer that convert NTSC signals into computer video signals and vice versa NTSC locations include USA Antigua Bahamas Barbados Belize Bermuda Bolivia Burma Canada Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Greenland Guam Guatemala Guyana Honduras Jamaica Japan South Korea Mexico Netherlands Antilles Nicaragua Panama Peru Philippines Puerto Rico St Vincent amp the Grenadines St Kitts Saipan Samoa Surinam Taiwan Tobago Trinidad Venezuela and the Virgin Islands PAL is an abbreviation for Phase Alternating Line the dominant television standard in Euro
17. ck If you are satisfied with the settings click Next to begin copying files Current Settings Components Launch Pad Mission Control Install directory C Program Files Ayvid 4irS PACE InstallShield 7 Click Next The Setup Status dialog box appears with a progress bar indicating the percentage of the install completed When the InstallShield Wizard Complete dialog box appears indicating the successful completion of the install click Finish 0130 06023 01 Rev A AirSPACE Device Manager Guide 11 InstallShield Wizard InstallShield Wizard Complete Setup has finished installing AirSPACE on pour computer 0130 006023 01 Rev A 12 AirSPACE Device Manager Guide Configuration This section describes how to configure the AirsSPACE DM and the AirsPACE Configuration File All device manager configuration files are called Device Manager Profile DMP files and have a dmp file extension There are five sections to an AirSPACE DM configuration file Configuration Shows Channels GPIs VideoServers Each section starts with its name in square brackets and contains lines of the form Keyword Value The following sections describe each keyword available in each section with a description following it Configuration The Configuration section contains general configuration for the AirSPACE DM There are four required keywords e DeviceName e SvrHostName e NumberOfChannels e lLogF
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19. e clip clipname on the video server servername may not be safe to play Location DM log file or screen Category Run time Action The DM has detected that the clip is transferring to the video server and is not completely present Playing it may yield unpredictable results The user need not take any action Error Invalid channel assignment Location DM log file or screen Category Run time Action The DM received a Play command for an event with a bad channel assignment Correct the channel assignment either in ControlAir Workstation or in iNEWS and try again Error Missing channel configuration Check profile Location DM log file or screen Category Configuration Action The Channels section of the DMP file is missing Modify the DMP file to ensure that it contains a Channels section Error Missing ControlAir host name Check profile Location DM log file or screen Category Configuration Action The Configuration section of the DMP file does not specify the computer running the ControlAir Server software Add the line SvrHostName hostname to the Configuration section of the DMP file where hostname is the name of the computer running the ControlAir Server software Error Missing device name Check profile Location DM log file or screen Category Configuration Action The Configuration section of the DMP file does not specify the device name Add the line DeviceName devicename
20. eeze5 0200 Abort5 0100 Play6 0700 Recue6 OBOO Freeze6 0D00 Abort6 OEOO OFOO OFOO OFOO OFOO OFOO OFOO OFOO OFOO Play7 8 Recue7 4 Freeze7 2 Abort7 1 Play8 7 Recue8 B Freeze8 D Abort8 E Play9 0 Recue9 0 Freeze9 0 Abort9 0 Play10 070000 Recuel0 0B0000 Freeze10 0D0000 Abort10 0E0000 Playll 800000 Recuell 400000 Freeze11 200000 Abort11 100000 Playl2 700000 Recuel2 B00000 Freeze12 D00000 Abort12 E00000 000 F000 000 F000 000 F000 000 F000 000 F000 000 F000 000 F000 000 F000 80000 0F0000 40000 0F0000 20000 0F0000 10000 0F0000 0F0000 0F0000 0F0000 0F0000 FO0000 FO0000 FO0000 FO0000 FO0000 FO0000 FO0000 FO0000 AirsPACE Device Manager Guide 35 Cabling for three 4 channel panels Panel 1 Channels A B C D GPI Panel DIO24 End End DB 37 DB 15 Female Plug Wire Color Female Plug AO 37 2 DO Al 36 7 D1 A2 35 10 D2 A3 34 14 D3 A4 33 15 D4 G 19 4 G Panel 2 Channels E F G H GPI Panel DIO24 End End DB 37 DB 15 Female Plug Wire Color Female Plug BO 10 2 DO B1 9 7 D1 B2 8 10 D2 B3 7 14 D3 B4 6 15 D4 G 17 4 G Panel 3 Channels LJ K L GPI Panel DIO24 End End DB 37 DB 15 Female Plug Wire Color Female Plug Co 29 2 DO C1 28 7 D1 C2 27 10 D2 c3 26 14 D3 C4 25 15 D4 G 15 4 G 0130 006023 01 Rev A GPls Section for three 4 channel panels Playl Recuel 1 Freezel
21. eo DMs this ability can be enabled or disabled If it is disabled a transferring clip will not be available to play until the transfer finishes The AirSPACE does not indicate when a clip is being transferred to it Consequently the AirSPACE DM cannot keep a clip unavailable until the transfer finishes and will always allow the user to play a clip that is being transferred To disable this feature you must ensure that any transfer of a clip to the AirSPACE is not a streaming transfer In Avid NewsCutter this is done by ensuring that the PWT radio button on the Send to Playback dialog box is clear JHRSEG newmname 0130 06023 01 Rev A AirSPACE Device Manager Guide 25 Error Handling This section lists the AirSPACE DM error messages in alphabetical order Each error message is followed by its location a category a description of the problem and if appropriate steps to take to resolve it The possible categories are e Configuration errors setting up the DMP file correctly e Run time errors Words in italics in the error message descriptions below indicate where actual values appear in the actual error message For example a screen message Cue of event Fire failed on channel A matches the error description Cue of event 1n eventname failed on channel channelname Error lt lt lt Received Msg Message Type value NOT TRAPPED Location DM log file or screen Category Run time
22. ext button if a clip is already playing on the channel That is the playing clip stops and the clip in standby on the channel starts playing If there is no standby clip in this case the GPI Play button has no effect VideoServers The AirSPACE DM can control multiple AirSPACEs simultaneously The VideoServers section names the AirSPACEs being controlled and specifies the channels on each AirSPACE Each video server is specified by a line in the following format ServerINDEX NAME ChanN1 ChanN2 e INDEX is a number 1 2 3 e NAME is the hostname of the video server e N1 N2 are the numbers from the Channels section that indicate the channels on that machine Examples Serverl AirSp1 Chanl Chan2 Server2 AirSp2 Chan3 Device Setup To configure the Avid AirSPACE to be controlled by the AirSPACE DM you must set up the controllers for each channel The following steps explain how to do this Note Do not do this while any channel is on air you will take it off air 1 Start the AirSPACE GUI if it is not already running 0130 006023 01 Rev A 20 AirSPACE Device Manager Guide 2 Choose Controller Setup from the Menu Select Button lower left in GUD 3 Set Controllers to Record Playlist for the controller that will be driven by The AirSPACE DM 4 Set Controller Protocol to None 5 Click OK to save settings 6 Click Yes when you see the message Changing Controllers will cause All Streams to Stop 7
23. ileDirectory All other keywords are optional with default values if they are not specified DeviceName DEVICE_NAME This keyword is required The DeviceName keyword specifies the name that the AirSPACE DM reports to ControlAir Server It appears in ControlAir Workstation and must match the name of the video device used in production cues Replace DEVICE_NAME with the iNEWS device name SvrHostName SERVER_HOST_NAME This keyword is required The SvrHostName keyword specifies the host name of the computer running the ControlAir Server This is the server that the AirSPACE DM connects to when it is started NumberO0fChannels CHANNEL COUNT 0130 06023 01 Rev A AirSPACE Device Manager Guide 13 This keyword is required The NumberOfChannels keyword specifies the total number of channels the AirsSPACE DM controls Replace CHANNEL COUNT with a number between 1 and 16 FrameRate FRAME_RATE The FrameRate keyword specifies the frame rate of the AirSPACE Replace FRAME_RATE with one of the words NTSC PAL or NTSC_DROPFRAME If the keyword is not specified the DM will use a default value of NTSC For details about the different television standards refer to the Television Video Standards section DisableAutoCue Yes_No The DisableAutoCue keyword specifies whether the AirSPACE DM auto cues the next video clip on a channel when the playing clip on that channel ends or is stopped If Yes_No is set to Yes then the AirsP
24. it doesn t explore the CD and run the setup exe program 4 Shut down the computer install the card and reboot 5 The Add New Hardware wizard runs and asks for a location Enter the drive letter of the CD drive The wizard will install the drivers 6 Run the InstaCal program and add the board as Board 1 The cable that connects Maney Panels to the digital I O board is described in the Cabling section Cabling The cable layout between two 2 channel Maney Panels and the DIO24 card is shown below For a full 12 channel setup using six 2 channel Maney Panels see the Twelve Channels section in the Appendix The Twelve Channels section also contains the cable layout for up to three 4 channel Maney Panels Panel 1 Channels A B DIO24 End GPI Panel End DB 37 DB 15 Female Plug Female Plug AO 37 2 DO Al 36 7 D1 A2 35 10 D2 A3 34 14 D3 G 19 4 G Panel 2 Channels C amp D DIO24 End GPI Panel End DB 37 DB 15 Female Plug Female Plug A4 33 2 DO A5 32 7 D1 A6 31 10 D2 A7 30 14 D3 G 17 4 G 0130 06023 01 Rev A AirSPACE Device Manager Guide 5 Tally Connection Tally is connected to the Maney Panel through a DB 9 connector The 2 channel Maney Panel has the DB 9 socket in the back whereas the 4 channel Maney Panel has the DB 9 socket on the GPI card end of its attached cable The pinouts are as follows Pin 1 24V input for Channel A Pin 2 24V input for Channel B Pin 5
25. l panels or two 4 channel panels you cannot use one of each 0130 06023 01 Rev A AirsPACE Device Manager Guide 33 Cabling for six 2 channel panels Panel 1 Panel 4 Channels Channels A amp B G amp H GPI Panel GPI Panel DIO24 End End DIO24 End DB 37 DB 15 Female Plug Wire Color Female Plug Female Plug Wire Color Female Plug AO 37 Pink 2 DO B4 6 2 DO Al 36 Brown 7 D1 B5 5 7 D1 A2 35 Purple 10 D2 B6 4 10 D2 AS 34 Yellow 14 D3 B7 3 14 D3 G 19 Black 4 G G 13 4 G Panel 2 Panel 5 Channels Channels C amp D I amp J GPI Panel GPI Panel DIO24 End End DIO24 End DB 37 DB 15 Female Plug Wire Color Female Plug Female Plug Wire Color Female Plug A4 33 Red 2 DO CO 29 2 DO A5 32 White 7 D1 Cl 28 7 D1 A6 31 Blue 10 D2 C2 27 10 D2 A7 30 Orange 14 D3 C3 26 14 D3 G 17 Green 4 G G 11 4 G Panel 3 Panel 6 Channels Channels E amp F K amp L GPI Panel GPI Panel DIO24 End End DIO24 End DB 37 DB 15 Female Plug Wire Color Female Plug Female Plug Wire Color Female Plug BO 10 2 Do C4 25 2 Do B1 9 7 D1 C5 24 7 D1 B2 8 10 D2 C6 23 10 D2 B3 7 14 D3 C7 22 14 D3 G 15 4 G G 21 4 G 0130 006023 01 Rev A GPls Section for six 2 channel panels Playl 08 0F Recuel 04 0F Freezel 02 0F Abortl 01 0F Play2 07 0F Recue2 0B 0F Freeze2 0D 0F Abort2 0E 0F Play3 80 F0 Recue3 40 F0 Freeze3 20 F0 Abort3 10 F0 Play4 70 F0 Recue4 BO F0O Freeze4 D0 F0 Abort4 E0 F0 Play5 0800 Recue5 0400 Fr
26. oose Destination Location dialog box appears InstallShield Wizard Nx Choose Destination Location Select folder where Setup will install files Setup will install the Avid AirSPACE NT Applications in the following folder To install to this folder click Next To install to a different folder click Browse and select another folder Destination Folder C Program Files Ayvid 4irS PACE Browse InstallShield Cancel 4 Click Next to accept the default setting for the Destination Folder or click Browse to set another drive and directory as the destination The Select NewsCutter version dialog box appears lt Back 0130 006023 01 Rev A AirSPACE Device Manager Guide InstallShield Wizard Select NewsCutter version stall Shield 5 Choose Version 2 0 and click Next The Select Components dialog box appears 0130 06023 01 Rev A AirSPACE Device Manager Guide 9 InstallShield Wizard Select Components Choose the components Setup will install fag Mission Control O Transfer Tool Installshield 6 Select LaunchPad and Mission Control and click Next The Start Copying Files dialog box appears 0130 006023 01 Rev A 10 AirSPACE Device Manager Guide InstallShield Wizard Start Copying Files Review settings before copying files Setup has enough information to start copying the program files If you want to review or change any settings click Ba
27. or Playback oocnicoonnommsmmmmrecnrrarrnnnananos 23 Playing a Transferring Clip cococcocononenenonenonnnncnnnnencnanenacannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnrorananannn rn rnraranannnoo 24 Error Handling nuts tna aun caia 25 Television Video Standards siora a onee iai E SEEE E ERRE 30 o T 32 Twelve Channels oaen ie EE E E E S RIE AEN R EL a lists 32 Cabling for six 2 channel panelS coocniocononononnncnocnrrnnrnnenncncnraroranancrnarararananans 33 GPIs Section for six 2 channel panels ococococonononenononnnncncnnnncncnrnrnnnnnnarararanananos 34 Cabling for three 4 channel panelS oooconononininonnononmmmmmcccnrrnrcrnereraranannnos 35 GPIs Section for three 4 channel panels coccicinonincnconononenenonncncncnrrnnrnrnrararannnanos 36 0130 06023 01 Rev A AirSPACE Device Manager Guide 3 Installation Hardware In a typical setup the AirSPACE Device Manager AirSPACE DM runs on the same computer as the ControlAir Server program It can also run on a separate computer if necessary Therefore hardware requirements are identical to those used for the ControlAir Server Refer to the NEWS ControlAir Installation and Operations Manual for further details The AirSPACE DM connects to the AirSPACE via the network unlike some other device managers that require serial connections No additional cables to the AirSPACE are needed for playout control One or more GPI Remote Panels can be used to control AirSPACE playout as an alternative or an addition to using the
28. ors Yes All others No ReportOnAirControl Yes ReportOnAirControlDetails Yes OnAirControl messages occur whenever a Play Stop Cue Pause or Channel Change command is received from ControlAir Workstation ReportPlaylistManagement Yes ReportPlaylistManagementDetails No 0130 06023 01 Rev A AirSPACE Device Manager Guide 15 PlaylistManagement messages occur whenever an event or story is added to deleted from or moved in the playlist ReportEventStatusChange No ReportEventStatusChangeDetails No EventStatusChange messages describe changes in the status of individual events ReportDeviceStatusChange No ReportDeviceStatusChangeDetails No DeviceStatusChange messages describe changes in the status of the AirSPACE being controlled by the device manager ReportErrors Yes ReportErrorDetails NO Error messages describe situations where the device manager could not perform an action or a status changed unpredictably ReportDeviceCommunication Yes ReportDeviceCommunicationDetails No Device communication messages provide more detail about how the device manager is communicating with the AirSPACE They appear only in the log file ReportGPIActions Yes ReportGPIActionsDetails NO GPI action messages describe which GPI buttons are getting pushed and when the action is processed They appear only in the log file Miscellaneous CueReplacesPlayingEvent Yes_No The CueReplacesPlayingEvent keyword specifies
29. pe PAL delivers 625 lines at 50 half frames per second Many video adapters that enable computer monitors to be used as television screens support both NTSC and PAL signals PAL locations include Afghanistan Algeria Argentina PAL N Australia Austria Bahrain Bangladesh Belgium Brunei Cameroon Canary Islands China Cyprus Denmark Finland Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece also SECAM Hong Kong Iceland India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Jordan Kenya North Korea Kuwait Liberia Luxembourg also SECAM Madeira New Zealand Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan Paraguay PAL N Portugal Qatar Saudi Arabia also SECAM Sierra Leone Singapore South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Thailand Turkey Uganda United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Uruguay PAL N Yemen the former Yemen Arab Republic was PAL and the former People s Democratic Republic of Yemen was NTSC Yugoslavia Zambia and Zimbabwe 0130 006023 01 Rev A 32 AirSPACE Device Manager Guide Appendix Twelve Channels This section describes the cabling requirement for controlling an AirSPACE DM with up to 12 channels The cabling is described for both 2 channel and 4 channel Maney Panels If you want to use more than four or less than twelve channels you must use either all 2 channel panels or all 4 channel panels You may not use both to control a single DM For example to control six channels you must use either three 2 channe
30. ry Run time Action The DM could not determine the amount of time remaining on a playing clip Check the AirSPACE to ensure that the DM is connected and the AirSPACE is in a correct state Error ERROR Invalid channel ChanX specified on line lt line gt of the VideoServers section of the profile file There are only Y channels Location DM log file or screen Category Configuration Action The channel number X must be between 1 and Y inclusive Modify the DMP file to ensure that each channel in the VideoServers section appears in the Channels section Error ERROR Line Jine in the VideoServers section of the profile file contains no video server name Location DM log file or screen Category Configuration Action Modify the DMP file to ensure that each line in the VideoServers section contains a video servername Error ERROR Line l ne in the VideoServers section of the profile file has a bad channel specification channelspec should be of the form ChanX Location DM log file or screen Category Configuration Action A channel is specified by a string of the form ChanX where X is a number Modify the DMP file to ensure that each channel in the VideoServers section appears in the Channels section 0130 006023 01 Rev A 28 AirSPACE Device Manager Guide Error ERROR Line line in the VideoServers section of the profile file has no channels specified Location DM log file or screen
31. t maps the channel index used by NEWS to the channel and allows the user to specify a name that is displayed in ControlAir Workstation A channel is specified by a line in the following format ChaniNEWS_Channel Name Video Server Channel_Name e iNEWS_Channel is a number 1 2 3 this is the channel number used by iNEWS e Name is a string containing anything but a colon this is the name of the channel displayed in ControlAir Workstation e Video Server is the hostname of the AirSPACE to be controlled e Channel_Name is the name of the channel on that AirSPACE that will be controlled Examples Chanl A__ AirSp1 Channel 1 Chan2 _B_ AirSp1 Channel 3 Chan3 __C AirSp2 Channel 1 Note For the AirSPACE DM to control Rec Mon channels the channel numbers must be odd numbers If the AirsPACE DM controls Rec Playlist channels the channel numbers must be even numbers For example the first I O board in the AirSPACE will be Channel 1 if it is configured Rec Mon and Channel 2 if configured Rec Playlist GPIs For each channel the GPIs section maps the buttons for that channel on a Maney Panel to the four actions Play Recue Pause Abort available on that channel Each channel and its associated action are specified by a line in the following format Button_Name Button_Code Button_Mask e Button_Name is made up of the action and the channel index for instance Play1 is the Play action on Channel 1 0130 006023 01 Rev A
32. to the Configuration section of the DMP file where devicename is the desired name for the DM 0130 006023 01 Rev A 30 AirSPACE Device Manager Guide Error Missing number of channels Check profile Location DM log file or screen Category Configuration Action The DMP file does not specify how many channels the device has Add the line NumberOfChannels numberofchannels to the Configuration section of the DMP file where numberofchannels is a number Error The detail diagnostic keyword ReportmessagetypeDetails cannot be set to Yes unless the general diagnostic keyword Reportmessagetype is also set to Yes Location DM log file or screen Category Configuration Action In order to have details on a message type reported the user must tell the program to report the message type as well as its details Add the line Reportmessagetype Yes to the DMP file If the line already exists check that the value after the equal sign is Yes Error The profile file must specify a log file directory using the LogFileDirectory keyword Location DM log file or screen Category Configuration Action Add the line LogFileDirectory directory to the Configuration section of the DMP file where directory is a path where the log files will be stored Television Video Standards The values available for the keyword FrameRate in the DMP file are based on the television and video standards required for a specifi
33. ton starts playing the clip cued on the specified channel This is the next clip assigned to the channel after the last played clip Because it is designed for sequential play it does not play the event under the cursor as the Workstation Play key does For a description of what happens when the Play button is pressed while a clip is playing on the channel see the description of the keyword GpiPlayNextEnabled in the Configuration section e The Recue button stops the current playing or paused clip on the specified channel and recues it for Play again If there is no playing or paused clip this button does nothing This is different from the Workstation Cue key which merely cues the clip under the cursor The Recue button is not affected by the CueReplacesPlayingEvent keyword while the Workstation Cue key is affected by it e The Freeze button pauses the currently playing clip on the specified channel If there is no playing clip this button does nothing To start the clip rolling again from its paused position you must press the Play button This is different from the Workstation Pause key which works as a toggle pressing the Pause key again will start the clip rolling again as will the Play key e The Abort button stops the currently playing clip on the specified channel If there is no playing clip this button does nothing This is different from the Workstation Stop key which can also uncue a manually cued clip to let the DM auto
34. whether the DM will stop any playing event on a channel when the user makes a Cue request on that channel If the keyword is set to Yes a Cue request stops the currently playing event on that channel and cue the new event If the keyword is set to No a Cue request puts the new event into Standby status until the playing event ends at which point the new event is cued If the keyword is not specified the default value is No 0130 006023 01 Rev A 16 AirSPACE Device Manager Guide ChannelPoll1lInterval HOW_MANY_ SECONDS The ChannelPolliInterval keyword specifies how often the AirsPACE DM checks to see if any channels that are offline can be brought back online If the keyword is not specified the default is 10 seconds ConnectServerlnterval HOW_MANY SECONDS If the AirsPACE DM starts before CASvr does it will retry the connection at regular intervals The ConnectServerInterval keyword specifies how long the interval is If the keyword is not specified the default is 5 seconds Shows The Shows section allows the system administrator to set up default prefixes for the names of clips in various shows The AirSPACE has no directory structure for storing its clips all clips are ina single bin Users may wish to separate the clips by specifying a common prefix for clips of a certain type For instance a clip for the 10PM show might be named 10PM Fire while a similar clip in the noon show might be named
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