ST300-S/SM NS User Manual.
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1. 1 02 112108 Document 10 91304 5 User Manual doc 2 ST304 SRP amp ST304 SRP T Slow Motion Controller 1 REVISION HISTORY 111804 1 0 Original document 092106 1 01 Added Create New Clip 112108 1 02 Clarifications made to Starting Stopping records ST304 SRP amp ST304 SRP T Slow Motion Controller Getting Started 2 4 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION The ST304 SRP Slow Motion Controller combines the power of the ST300 Slow Motion Controller using Sony BVW protocol a larger 4 line display and with the power of the DDRs that have simultaneous Record Playback capability The key features are e Simultaneous Record and Playback e Segment Playout e Press EE to go to live video DEFINITIONS Throughout this document VTR DDR VDR amp Video Server will be referred to collectively as VTR The ST304 SRP will be referred to as 57300 Q Words surrounded by brackets for example ENTER are keys on the ST300 XXX XXX means hold the two keys down simultaneously ST304 SRP amp ST304 SRP T Slow Motion Controller 5 INSTALLATION Connect 1 connector on the back of the ST300 to the REMOTE connector of playback channel 1 on DDR 1 Connect VTR2 connector on the back of the ST300 to the REMOTE connector of playback channel 2 on DDR 2 Connect VTR3 connector on the back of the ST300 to the REMOTE connector of record ch2. 12843 Foothill Blvd Suite Sylmar California 91342 V 818 898 3380 F 818 898 3360 sales dnfcontrols com Model No ST304 SRP amp ST304 SRP T for DDRs With SIMULTANEOUS RECORD PLAYBACK CAPABILITY SONY BVW PROTOCOL SLOW MOTION CONTROLLER WITH SEGMENT PLAYOUT USER MANUAL Manual Version 1 02 1 Table of Contents REVISION HISTORY GETTING STARTED 2 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION DEFINITIONS YOK TAMA OO DP INSTALLATION CONNECTION DIAGRAM OPERATION LCD DISPLAY TRANSPORT CONTROL IN OUT POINTS SELECT A CUE POINT SAVE A CUE POINT AUTO MARK OFF SAVE A CUE POINT AUTO MARK ON GOTO PREROLL TO A CUE POINT PLAYING SEGMENTS GOTO PREROLL TO A MANUALLY ENTERED TIME RECORD MODE SELECTION START NEW RECORDING STOP RECORD GO TO EE GO TO LIVE ADVANCED FEATURES 6 A B TRANSFER CUELIST TRANSMIT CUE LIST FUNCTION RECEIVE CUE LIST FUNCTION REFERENCE 7 8 9 SETUP MENU FUNCTION TABLE SPECIFICATIONS RS422 SERIAL CONNECTOR POWER CONNECTOR AUX PORT RS422 SERIAL CONNECTOR GPI IN OUT CONNECTOR 10 11 1 KEY LAYOUT DNF CONTROLS LIMITED WARRANTY ST304 SRP amp ST304 SRP T Slow Motion Controller A V NNNSN AR 10 USING SIMULTANEOUS RECORD PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS WITH A DDR CLIP BASED VIDEO SERVER 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 12 13 14 14 17 19 19 19 19 20 21 22 Manual
3. amp OUT When IN amp OUT LEDs are off and there is an equal sign between OUT and the Timecode the 3 and 4 lines of the display show the content of currently selected cuepoint b TRANSPORT CONTROL Select the desired transport function by pressing the appropriate switch on the ST300 The Real Time Status Indicators will light to indicate the VTR s current tape transport mode For example Pressing PLAY will put the Player into the PLAY mode The PLAY status Indicator will turn on when the VTR is in PLAY mode OR Press SHIFT RECORD to put the Recorder into RECORD mode See SETUP MENU The RECORD status indicator will turn on when the VTR is in RECORD Mode NOTE Check SETUP MENU prior to using the SLOW MOTION CONTROLLER to confirm proper Record mode and other User settable modes 7 ST304 SRP amp ST304 SRP T Slow Motion Controller IN OUT POINTS 1 Mark IN OUT Point Press SHIFT IN to manually enter the time into the IN point The IN LED turns on Press SHIFT OUT to manually enter the time into the OUT point The OUT LED turns on 2 Delete IN OUT Point Press DEL IN DEL OUT The current IN OUT point is deleted IN OUT LED turns off 3 GOTO IN Point Press RECUE to search to currently selected IN point d SELECT A CUE POINT Press NEXT CUE or LAST CUE to step through the Cue Points OR Manually enter the desired Cue Point number us
4. Frame Ground 6 Receive Common 2 Receive A 7 Receive B 3 Transmit B gt 8 Transmit A gt 4 Transmit Common 9 Frame Ground 5 Spare POWER CONNECTOR 9 Pin D Type Male DB9M Pin 1 5v DC 6 5 VDC 2 5v DC 7 Ground 3 Ground 8 Ground 4 12 VDC 9 Ground 5 12 VDC AUX PORT RS422 SERIAL CONNECTOR 9 Pin D Type Female Pin 1 2 3 4 5 Frame Ground Receive A Transmit B gt Receive Common Spare OND Transmit Common Receive B Transmit A gt Frame Ground 19 ST304 SRP amp ST304 SRP T Slow Motion Controller 20 GPI IN OUT CONNECTOR 15 Pin D Type Female DB15F Pin Description GPI 1 Out GPI 2 Out GPI 3 Out GPI 4 Out GPI 5 Out GPI 6 Out GPI 7 Out Ground ST304 SRP amp ST304 SRP T Slow Motion Controller Function PLAY tally out STILL STOP tally out RECORD tally out REWIND tally out FFWD tally out SLOMO tally out Description GPI 1 In GPI2 In GPI 3 In GPI 4 In GPI 5 In GPI 6 In GPI 7 In Function PLAY STOP RECORD REWIND FFWD SLOMO STILL KEY LAYOUT 10 0600 e E 2S3 LHS 3dOlN 3n INIL 151 M31N3 dV2A33 MOTIAN 1 yyg L uo Ajuo sr Aay A3M 2UL ILON Oldd 1 dM S S rO LS e P Bis ST304 SRP amp ST304 SRP T Slow Motion Controller 21 11 DNF CONTROLS LIMITED WARRANTY DNF Controls warrants its product to be free from defects in ma
5. HEEL Press Softkey JOG or SHUTTLE to enable that function to be engaged by turning the AUTOENABLE Wheel GANG MODE Press Softkey to select PERMANENT GANG described in the FUNCTION TABLE or TEMPORARY GANG In TEMPORARY mode press and hold the VTR key that you want to read status from then press the VTR s of those VTRs that you want to include in the gang Release the keys The LED on the monitored VTR blinks all other VTRs in the gang stay on constantly To break the temporary gang press any VTR key 15 ST304 SRP amp ST304 SRP T Slow Motion Controller ST300 SETUP ST300 SETUP SetDefault Clear Cues Press Softkey beneath ClearCues to clear all Cue Points to 00 00 00 00 Press Softkey YES when asked You Sure Press Softkey beneath SetDefault to set ST300 to default settings Press Softkey YES when asked You Sure DISPLAY The version number for the currently installed software is displayed SOFTWARE VERSION VIDEO Press Softkey to select NTSC PAL or 24P video standard depending on the standard STANDARD you re using INPUT VIDEO Input Video Delay specifies the time interval between video recorded on the Recorder part DELAY of the DSR being available for playback This parameter is used in GO TO LIVE function The default value is 5 seconds REFERENCE Press softkey to Enable Disable Reference Video VIDEO MARK Q Press Softkey to Enable ADVANCE t
6. OTO to search to the IN point saved in the Cue Point After cuepoint is recalled the IN and OUT LEDs are ON h PLAYING SEGMENTS 1 Select VTR channel to PLAY 2 Press PLAY key The Player will start playing and it will stop when the time code reaches the OUT point The third line of the display shows Playing Segment If the Player is positioned after the OUT point the playout will continue until STOP is pressed 3 Press PLAY SHIFT to disregard the OUT point and continuously play until STOP is pressed 4 In Variplay SloMo mode the Playback will stop once the time code reaches the OUT point i GOTO PREROLL TO A MANUALLY ENTERED TIME 1 Press ENTER TIME to use the numeric keypad Manually enter a time on the numeric keypad 2 Press GOTO OR RECUE to search to the entered time OR Press ESC to exit without searching The ENTER TIME indicator will turn off 9 ST304 SRP amp ST304 SRP T Slow Motion Controller j RECORD MODE SELECTION 1 2 3 4 5 Press MENU The MENU indicator will turn on Turn the Wheel until REC is viewed on the top line of the display The current Record mode is shown Press MENU to select Record Lockout Assemble Crash or Insert Record mode INSERT ONLY Press the desired Softkey to toggle Video Audiol Audio2 Audio3 or Audio4 record on off The Softkeys are located just below the display Follow the line graphic from the bottom of t
7. annel 1 on DDR 1 Connect VTR4 connector on the back of the ST300 to the REMOTE connector of record channel 2 DDR 2 Connect the supplied POWER SUPPLY APX 4108 into the POWER connector on the rear of the ST300 Plug the Power Supply into an outlet 90 VAC 240 VAC Select REMOTE mode on the VTR s front panel Check the SETUP MENU prior to using the Slow Motion Controller to confirm proper Record mode SLO MO speed range and other User settable modes ST304 SRP amp ST304 SRP T Slow Motion Controller 3 CONNECTION DIAGRAM Connection Diagram GPI IN OUT DDR 22 RS422 Cable SUPPLY R5422 Cable Player channel DDR 1 RS422 Cable 65422 Cable Player channel 6 ST304 SRP amp ST304 SRP T Slow Motion Controller Recorder channel Recorder channel 4 LCD DISPLAY During normal operation the top row of the display shows the selected time mode and current time location of the selected Player The second line shows the current time of the Recorder For example P 01 12 09 23 01 13 09 23 TC Time Modes Tape Timer TCZLTC VT VITC The currently selected SLO MO speed is displayed on the far right side of the top row The bottom rows of the display shows the current Cue Point number and its contents or the contents of currently marked IN and OUT points When IN amp OUT LEDs are ON the 3 and 4 lines of the display show the content of current IN
8. ck of the ST300 from the VTR4 connector of the transmitting ST300 using RS422 9 pin cable with TX and RX lines crossed A Turnaround Cable b Press MENU Scroll the Wheel until Receive CUE List YES Enter Exit ESC is displayed d Press ENTER to start receiving The Display shows Waiting to receive on the first line e When the Transmitter is ready transfer starts automatically The Display now shows Receiving cuelist f After the transfer is over the display shows Done Success Press any key g Press any key The display shows Receive cuelist message h Press ESC to exit the MENU mode 2 To Receive Cue Points from the PC a Connect the VTR4 connector on the back of the ST300 to one of the COM ports on the PC using RS422 to RS232 adapter b Repeat steps a thru h of Receive Cue Points From Another ST300 13 ST304 SRP amp ST304 SRP T Slow Motion Controller Reference 7 SETUP MENU Q Press MENU The MENU indicator will turn on Turn the Wheel to select item to change Use the Softkeys to change the desired mode for that option Turn the Wheel at anytime to select another item Press ESC at anytime to exit SETUP MENU The MENU indicator will turn off MENU MODES Turning Wheel Clockwise RECORD Press MENU to select the desired record mode Lockout Assemble Crash Full or Insert Only in INSERT mode Press the associated S
9. he display to the Softkey Press ESC to exit the MENU The MENU indicator will turn off OR Turn the Wheel for other setup options 5 USING SIMULTANEOUS RECORD PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS WITH A DDR CLIP BASED VIDEO SERVER a START NEW RECORDING Prior to the start of the recording you must open a file on the DDR record channel Each file channel must be given a unique name Once the channels have been put into record the clips need to be loaded on the corresponding play channel of the DDR D 2 3 4 5 Create a clip on the video server using local controls on the server unit This opens a file ready for recording Create a clip on each record channel of the DDR video server NOTE Clips cannot be created or loaded from the ST304 SRP AII clips must be created and loaded from the front panel of the DDR video server Begin recording on each record channel of the DDR video server from the front panel OR Press SHIFT REC on to start recording on the Record channel connected to VTR3 connector on the rear of the ST300 Press SHIFT REC on VTR 2 to start recording on the Record channel connected to VTR4 connector on the rear of the ST300 The Record LED will turn ON for each channel that is currently in record Load the currently recording clip into the corresponding playback channel using the front panel of the DDR video server NOTE For most DDR s video servers this must be done from the fr
10. htning or other acts of God damaged the product repair parts to be supplied by DNF Controls either directly or through its authorized dealer network Similarly any repair work not performed by either DNF Controls or its authorized dealer may void the warranty After the warranty period has expired DNF Controls offers repair services at prices listed in the DNF Controls Price List DNF Controls reserves the right to refuse repair of any unit outside the warranty period that is deemed non repairable DNF Controls shall not be liable for direct indirect incidental consequential or other types of damage resulting from the use of the product 22 ST304 SRP amp ST304 SRP T Slow Motion Controller
11. ing the numeric keypad The current Cue Point number and its contents will be shown on the second line of the display e SAVE A CUE POINT AUTO MARK OFF AUTO MARK allows one key marking of segments by automatically calculating the OUT point You can turn it ON OFF in the SETUP MENU Press IN or MARK to save time into the IN Point of the current Cue Point If EE light is ON Recorder s time will be saved into the IN Point of the Cue Point If Advance option is set time will be saved into the next Cue Point s IN Point Press OUT to save time into the OUT Point of the CURRENT Cue Point If EE light is ON Recorder s time will be saved into the CURRENT OUT Point of the Cue Point Note In order to save an OUT point to the current Cue Point the current Cue Point must have an IN point saved FIRST 8 ST304 SRP amp ST304 SRP T Slow Motion Controller f SAVE A CUE POINT AUTO MARK ON If AUTO MARK MODE is ON when IN or MARK key is pressed the OUT point is automatically calculated as IN SEG duration then saved in the cuepoint When OUT key is pressed the IN is automatically calculated as OUT SEG duration and saved in the cuepoint AUTO MARK allows one key marking of segments by automatically calculating the OUT point You can turn it ON OFF in the Setup Menu g GOTO PREROLL TO A CUE POINT 1 Select the desired Cue Point The Cue number and its contents are shown on the bottom line of the display 2 Press G
12. mation 1 Transmit Cue Points to Another ST300 a b 4 5 Connect the VTR4 connector the rear of the ST300 to the VTR4 connector of the receiving ST300 using an RS422 9 pin cable with TX and RX lines crossed A turnaround cable Press MENU Scroll the Wheel until Transmit CUE list YES Enter ExitZESC is displayed Press ENTER to start transmitting The Display shows Waiting to transmit on the first line When the Receiver is ready transfer starts automatically The Display now shows Transmitting cuelist After the transfer is over the display shows Transfer is over for one second and then shows Waiting to transmit again Connect another ST300 to transmit the list again OR Press ESC twice to exit the MENU mode 2 To Transmit Cue Points to a PC a b Connect the VTR4 connector on the back of the ST300 to one of the COM ports on the PC using a RS422 to RS232 adapter Repeat steps a thru g of To Transmit Cue Points to Another ST300 12 ST304 SRP amp ST304 SRP T Slow Motion Controller b RECEIVE CUE LIST FUNCTION The RECEIVE CUE LIST function allows you to receive a list of Cue Points from a PC or from another ST300 Transfer to a PC requires OpSuite 3 0 software which runs on a Windows based computer Contact DNF Controls for more information 1 To Receive Cue Points From Another ST300 a Connect the VTR4 connector on the ba
13. ntly displayed Cue Point GANG SHIFT VTR 1 Individually press the VTR keys to be included in the gang OR the LED above the key will turn on Press the VTR key again SHIFT VTR 2 to remove from gang the LED above the key will turn off OR Press ESC to exit SHIFT VTR 3 OR The VTR LEDs that are on show the gang SHIFT VTR 4 The flashing LED shows which VTR is currently selected JOG Select JOG mode and enable the Wheel LAST CUE LAST CUE Step to the previous Cue Point Location MARK CUE MARK Save the current time in the currently displayed Cue Point POINT Per SETUP MENU the Cue Point Location will advance to the next Cue Point location or remain the same NEXT CUE NEXT CUE Step to the next Cue Point Location REVERSE REV For T BAR ONLY HOLD key to play video in reverse PLAY RELEASE key to play forward REWIND RWD Press and HOLD to rewind Release key to stop Set WIND Speed in MENU SHUTTLE SHUTTLE Select SHUTTLE mode and enable the Wheel 17 ST304 SRP amp ST304 SRP T Slow Motion Controller SLOMO SLOMO Press SLOMO to slo mo the VTR Turn the Wheel or move the T Bar to change the play speed Press SLOMO to STILL frame OR press any transport key to exit SLO MO SHIFT SLOMO For WHEEL ONLY to preset the slo mo speed Turn the SPEED PRESET Wheel to select desired speed Press ESC OR any transport key to exit STOP STOP Press once to STILL frame VTR Pres
14. o next Cue Point when MARK is pressed OR Maintain CURRENT Cue Point when MARK is pressed DROP Press Softkey to select DROP FRAME ON or OFF FRAME Used to preset the VTR s Timecode Generator SEG DURATION Enter SEG duration that will be used to calculate IN OUT point AUTO MARK Press softkey to turn AUTO MARK ON OFF AUTO MARK allows one key marking of segments TRANSMIT Transmits Cuelist to another ST300 or to a PC CUELIST RECEIVE Receives Cuelist from another ST300 or a PC CUELIST 16 ST304 SRP amp ST304 SRP T Slow Motion Controller 8 FUNCTION TABLE EE On Off EE Toggle EE mode on off Status indicator is on when EE is on ENTER TIME ENTER TIME To manually enter timecode number into the currently displayed Cue Point enter the desired timecode number using the numeric keypad Press ENTER to save your entry OR ESC to exit without saving To enter a GOTO location without altering the contents of the Cue Point enter the desired timecode number using the numeric keypad Press GOTO to search to the entered time Press ESC to exit without searching START SHIFT RECORD Press SHIFT RECORD to start recording on selected RECORD record channel STOP RECORD SHIFT STOP Press SHIFT STOP to stop recording on the selected record channel FFWD FF WD Press and HOLD to FFWD Release key to stop Set WIND Speed in MENU GOTO CUE GOTO Search the VTR to the IN Point of the curre
15. oftkey located below the display to toggle Video V Audiol A1 Audio2 A2 Audio3 A3 Audio4 A4 on off WIND MODE Press Softkey to select HOLD Fast wind is maintained only while key is pressed OR LATCH Fast wind is initiated and maintained with momentary key press Select fast wind speed 3 9 to 23 7 by pressing Softkey below SPD 14 ST304 SRP amp ST304 SRP T Slow Motion Controller SLOMO ST300 display shows SLOMO with TBAR T Bar version Wheel SpdRange Preset ST300 display shows SLOMO with WHEEL Non T Bar version SpdRange Preset Press Softkey TBAR or WHEEL to toggle between T BAR and WHEEL The T BAR has two speed ranges 0 gt 200 with a detent at 100 play speed OR 0 gt 100 with a detent at 100 For Wheel only Press Softkey SPDRANGE to select SLOMO speed ranges Press Softkey to select 0 gt 200 OR 100 gt 200 Press Softkey BACK to return to SLOMO MENU Press ESC to exit SETUP MENU OR turn the Wheel to select another item For Wheel only Press Softkey PRSET to select the SLOMO Preset Speed Mode Press Softkey UPDATE When exiting SLOMO mode the last used speed is saved in the Preset Speed register Press Softkey STATIC The Preset Speed register is NOT updated when exiting SLOMO mode It is only changed by SHIFT SLOMO PRESET SLOMO TBAR Press Softkey ON to enable slomo to be engaged by moving the TBAR AUTOENABLE W
16. ont panel and cannot be done from the ST304 SRP 10 ST304 SRP amp ST304 SRP T Slow Motion Controller 11 b STOP RECORD 1 Press SHIFT STOP on to stop recording on Record channel connected to VTR3 connector of the ST300 2 The Record LED turns OFF 3 Press SHIFT STOP on VTR2 to stop recording on Record channel connected to VTR4 connector of the ST300 if second DSR is connected 4 The Record LED turns OFF NOTE Most video servers do not allow to begin recording using the same clip once the record has been stopped A new clip must be created to go back into record GO TO EE Press EE key to go to Live video on the corresponding Playback Channel The EE LED turns on When EE light is ON MARK IN and OUT keys mark the Recorder s time code If EE LED is OFF MARK IN and OUT keys mark the Player s Time code d GO TOLIVE 1 Press REC key 2 The Player searches to the current Recorder time minus user defined INPUT Video Delay See SETUP MENU 3 The Player starts playing ST304 SRP amp ST304 SRP T Slow Motion Controller Advanced Features 6 TRANSFER CUELIST a TRANSMIT CUE LIST FUNCTION The TRANSMIT CUE LIST function allows you to transmit your list of Cue Points to a PC using the provided utility software on the PC or to another ST300 Transfer to a PC requires OpSuite 3 0 software which runs on a Windows based computer Contact DNF Controls for more infor
17. s again to put VTR into STOP mode TIME MODE TIME MODE Press to toggle between Timecode TC VITC VT or Tape SELECT Timer TM display modes GO TO Press to search to currently set IN point IN POINT MARK MEN Save current time as IN point IN POINT Per SETUP MENU the Cue Point Location will advance to the next Cue Point location or remain the same ES ES POINT Save current time as OUT point Note OUT point is always saved in the current Cue Point TIME PRESET SHIFT Press to enter Time Preset Generator TIME MODE Press ENTER to load Time Generator with 00 00 00 00 Preset OR enter the time desired via the numeric keypad and press ENTER to load that time OR press ESC to exit without saving 18 ST304 SRP amp ST304 SRP T Slow Motion Controller 9 SPECIFICATIONS Power Size Weight Rear Panel Connectors Display Jog Shuttle Wheel Optional 90 VAC to 265 VAC adapter supplied with IEC connector L x W x H 12 x 6 x 1 5 front 3 0 rear T Bar unit is 12 6 long 4 Ibs VTR2 VTR3 DB9F GPL aee DBFISF POWER DB9M AUK oN tata set eI DIA MTM DB9F Reference Video BNC Easy to read 4 line back lit LCD display User adjustable contrast With mechanical detents Slo mo 0 200 of Play Speed RS422 SERIAL CONNECTOR 9 Pin D Type Female DB9F Pin 1
18. terial and workmanship for a period of one 1 year from the date of sale to the original purchaser from DNF Controls In order to enforce the rights under this warranty the customer must first contact DNF s Customer Support Department to afford the opportunity of identifying and fixing the problem without sending the unit in for repair If DNF s Customer Support Department cannot fix the problem the customer will be issued a Returned Merchandise Authorization number RMA The customer will then ship the defective product prepaid to DNF Controls with the RMA number clearly indicated on the customer s shipping document The merchandise is to be shipped to DNF Controls 12843 Foothill Blvd Suite C Sylmar CA 91342 USA Failure to obtain a proper RMA number prior to returning the product may result in the return not being accepted or in a charge for the required repair DNF Controls at its option will repair or replace the defective unit DNF Controls will return the unit prepaid to the customer The method of shipment is at the discretion of DNF Controls principally UPS Ground for shipments within the United States of America Shipments to international customers will be sent via air Should a customer require the product to be returned in a more expeditious manner the return shipment will be billed to their freight account This warranty will be considered null and void if accident misuse abuse improper line voltage fire water lig
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