MCS-Locator User Manual
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1. Current Time Forthis to operate the desired machine mustbe enabled Also the CurrentTime mustbe the highertime i e the end ofthe segment 16 1 Press the key This enters the currenttime into the calculatormemory The display will dim to indicate acalculation processgoingon 2 Recall the Start Location Ifrecalling Main Storage selectthe desired time and press ENTER If recalling a Quick Store the ENTERkey is notneeded 3 Thedisplay willshow the elapsed time 4 To restore the display to normal operation pressthe ENTER again Technical Information Specifications Dimensions 6 25 x 8 5 x 1 25 158 75mm x 215 9mm x 31 75mm Weight 3lb 1 4Kg Troubleshooting Ifforsomereasonthe MCS Locatordoesnotgive you the expected results take amomentto do some investigating Themostimportantconceptisthatyou have yourlocator connected properly asoutlined on page 5 Takeaminuteto double checkthissetup Doublecheck with the manufacturerofthe deck you are controllingto see ifan extemallocatoris supported Aslong as yourcable connectionsare setup properly everythingshould be working Makesure yourVTRissetto Remote and not Local control ThiswillinsurethatyourMCSunits are communicating with the 9PINconnectoron the back ofthe VTR Care and Service Ifproperly cared for yourMCS Locatorshould provide years of trouble free performance Avoid dropping the MCS Locatoror banging h2. P O Boxes please a brief description of the problem and any other related items discussed with the service department and considered necessary to evaluate the product or effect a repair The return authorization number must be clearly written on the outside of the package JLCooper will without charge for parts or labor either repair or replace the defective part s Shipping costs are not covered by this warranty JLCooper s normal repair turn around time at the factory is approximately 15 business days from receipt of product to shipping Your actual turn around time will include return shipping Actual turn around time will vary depending de many factors including the repeatability of the customer s reported complaint the availability of parts required for repair the availability of related products needed to evaluate the product if necessary Priority services are available These should be discussed with the service technician at the time the return authorization is issued This warranty provides only the benefits specified and does not cover defects or repairs needed as result of acts beyond the control of JLCooper including but not limited to abuse damage by accident negligence modification alteration improper use unauthorized servicing tampering or failure to operate in accordance with the procedures outlined in the owner s manual nor for acts of God such as flooding lightning tornadoes etc THE DURATION OF A
3. MCS Locator Users Manual First Edition 2001 JLCooper Incorporated Jie sm eT MCS Locator Users Manual First Edition MCS Locator Owners Manual First Edition Part Number for this manual 932086 MCS Locator is a trademark of LCooper Electronics All other brand names are the property of their prospective holders 2001 LCooper Incorporated 142 Arena Street El Segundo CA 90245 JME GOPER ELECTRONICS Table of Contents Introduction TO 4 Modifying Your MOS ie eda eite ee a den ioni 5 MCS LocalorHookip asili 7 The Front Panel scarna 8 pie HO 10 Tim Code DSpace 10 Pre 401 11 Record Mode pre iui REPE MIRA 11 Record Machines assist ia 13 Machme Type incisis nosci Reve ieri Pa lia 13 LOCALES Pe P ere 14 Elapsed Time Calculation cciccnsirstenttidemsitinteitucimenimartewne 16 SPECIAL ste a d MORE RERO D RI OIM DM EE 18 Troubleshoot E iaia 18 Care aud SENI 19 Villa 20 Introduction Thank you forpurchasing the JLCooperMCS Locator Wethink thatyou will find itto be an invaluable productivity tool The MCS Locatorisa remote Video Cue Controllerdesigned to be used in conjunction with the JLCooperMCS RS 422 9PIN jogshuttle control module Itcan also be used asastand alone device The MCS Locatorprovides Go To and Edit Preset Control forup to fourvideo oraudio machines thatfollow the Sony P2 protocol In addition Au
4. NY OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER IMPLIED OR EXPRESS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE DURATION OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY HEREIN JLCOOPER HEREBY EXCLUDES INCIDENTAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF TIME INCONVENIENCE DELAY IN PERFORMANCE OF THIS WARRANTY THE LOSS OF USE OF THE PRODUCT OR COMMERCIAL LOSS AND FOR BREACH OF ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY APPLICABLE TO THIS PRODUCT JLCOOPER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OR LOSS RESULTING FROM THE NEGLIGENT OR INTENTIONAL ACTS OF THE SHIPPER OR HIS CONTRACT AFFILIATES THE CUSTOMER SHOULD CONTACT THE SHIPPER FOR PROPER CLAIMS PROCEDURES IN THE EVENT OF DAMAGE OR LOSS RESULTING FROM SHIPMENT 20 Je eT 2001 JL Cooper Electronics M CS M edia Control Station MCS3 and M CS L ocator are trademarks of JL Cooper Incorporated Other brand names are the property of thar respective holders JLCooper Electronics 142 Arena Street El Segundo CA 90245 U S A www jlcooper com P n 932086 Printed in U S A
5. ard on the controls Clean with asoftcloth dampened with window cleaner Do not allow liquids to getinside the unit There are no user serviceable parts in the MCS Locator Please referto the really fine printfordetailed warranty and service information JLCooper Electronics Limited Factory Warranty JLCooper Electronics JLCooper warrants this product to be free of defects in materials or workmanship for a period of 12 months from the date of purchase This warranty is non transferable and the benefits apply to the original owner Proof of uate OC APP 8 purchase in the form of an itemized sales receipt is required for warranty coverage To receive service under this warranty customers in the United States should contact the JL Cooper factory at 310 322 9990 and talk to a service technician If necessary a Return Authorization number may be issued For our customers outside the United States it is recommended that you first contact your Dealer or Distributor since they may offer their own service or support policy If local support is not obtainable please send a FAX to JLCooper s Service Department at 310 335 0110 with a detailed description of the service required Upon issuance of return authorization the product should be properly packed and shipped to Service Department JLCooper Electronics 142 Arena St El Segundo CA 90245 Please include the following copy of the sales receipt your name and address no
6. button on the MCS doesnotfunction e Crash No Edit Preset Track Arm may be made Pressing the Record button on the MCS results in a Crash Record message beingsent e Assemble No Edit Preset Track Arm may be made Pressing the Record button on the MCS results in an Assemble record takingplace e Insert Edit Presets Track Arm forVideo and Audio tracks may be made Pressing the record button on the MCS resultsin an InsertRecord taking place To Choose the Record Mode 1 Press and release the Select button until the REC LED is lit The display will show the currentmode 2 By holdingdown the Selectbutton altemate choices will be shown Release when the desired choice isshown 3 While the Record Modeisshowingin the display the keypad may be used to make Edit Presetchanges This will only function while in the Insert mode The keys function as follows Key 1 gt Toggles between Assemble and Insert Modes Key 2 gt Toggles the Video Edit track Key 3 gt Toggles the Audio 1 Edit track Key 4 gt Toggles the Audio 2 Edit track Key 5 gt Toggles the Audio 3 Edit track Key 6 gt Toggles the Audio 4 Edit track 4 The F1 thru F6 buttons on an attached MCS may be used to enable disable Edit tracks The MCS Locator does not need to be in the Record Mode REC led on to perform this task but the MCS Locator must be in INSERT mode The keys function as follows F1 gt Toggles between As
7. d orifatime isentered manually itis stored in an internal Last Register Pressing the LAST button sends this time CLEAR button Pressing this will terminate any pending Locate function Elapsed Time Calculation The MCS Locatormay beused to automatically calculate elapsed orrunning times between eithertwo stored locationsorbetween the current time and astored location Using Two Stored Locations Note itmay be easierli e less confusing ifyou disable all machinesviathe Machine buttonswhile performing these steps 1 Recall the End Location using stepsoutlined in Chapter5 This may be eitherthe main 100 locations storage orthe Quick Store storage Ifrecalling main storage the ENTERkey mustbe pushed If recalling a Quick Store location ENTERisnot needed 2 Press the H key This will enterthe recalled time into the calculatormemory The display will dim to indicate acalculation processgoingon 3 Recall the Start Location using the same stepsasin the above section labeleda Ifrecalling Main Storage the ENTERkey mustbe pushed after thelocationisselected If recalling a Quick Store the ENTER keyisnotneeded 4 Theelapsed timeisshowninthe display Ifthetimeshownis somethinglike 23 57 45 02 then the locates were entered backwards i e the firstlocationwasa lowertime 5 To restore the display to normal operation press the ENTER key again The display will brighten again Using a Stored Location and the
8. e to bedisplayed e Amount ifany ofPreRoll desired Record Mode Type ofmachineattached Time Code Display The MCS Locatormay display eitherControl also know asCTL orTimer orLongitudinal also know asLTC time code To Choose 1 Press and release the blue Selectbutton repeatedly until the LED labeled TC is lit 2 Hold the Selectbutton down until the display showseither tC CtL or tC LtC This will correspond to Control or Longitudinal Time Code While pressing and holding the Select button the selection altemates between the two choices Release the Selectbutton when the desired choice appearsin the display 3 Thisselection isremembered and retained internally PreRoll The MCS Locatormay be setto send outall Locate commands with a user defined amountofPreRoll from Oto 9 seconds To setyourPreRoll 1 Pressand release the blue Selectbutton repeatedly until the LED labeled PRE is lit The display will show Pr x SEC with x numberofsecondscurrently set 2 By holding down the Selectbutton thenumberof seconds willscroll up to 9 then back to 0 Release atthe desired number ofseconds 11 3 Altemately while the PreRoll display isin place the keypad may be used to enterfrom Oto 9seconds 4 Thisselection isremembered and retained internally Record Mode Thefollowingfourbasic Record Modesare supported by the MCS Locator e Disable No Edit Preset Track Arm may be made and the Record
9. hed to a MCS The Keypad isused to callup alocate and to store aspecific locatetime Note to perform any Locate operation the TC led mustbe lit To Store a Locate 1 Press the SetLocate button The display shows Loc 2 Using the Keypad enterthe two digit Location numberthat you wish to store alocate 3 Press ENTER The display changes to 4 Usingthe keypad enterthe desired time Sincethe entries scroll to the left mistakes may be overwritten by continued keypadentry 14 5 Press ENTER This stores the entered time into the selected Location Ifno keypad entry oftime took place the current time asreported back from the lowestnumbered enabled machine willbe stored To Recall a Locate 1 Using the keypad enterthe two digitLocation numberyou wish to recall 2 Press Enter The recalled time will be sentand will be shown fortwo seconds then the display willrevertback to showing the currenttime ofthe lowestnumbered enabled machine To Enter a manual time 1 Pressthe LOCATE key The display changes to 2 Usingthe keypad enterthe desired time 3 Press ENTER This entered time willbe sent The display will continue showing the entered time fortwo seconds then revert back to showing the currenttime ofthe lowestnumbered enabled machine Ifno time was entered the time 00 00 00 00 willbesent minusany PreRoll LAST button Anytime aLocateis recalle
10. semble and Insert Modes F2 gt Toggles the Video Edit track F3 gt Toggles the Audio 1 Edit track F4 gt Toggles the Audio 2 Edit track F5 gt Toggles the Audio 3 Edit track F6 gt Toggles the Audio 4 Edit track Record Machine s You may designate 0 4 machines to be the Record Machine Machines so designated will be the only one s to receive Edit Preset Track Arm and Record Edit commands While the REC Led is on the four MACHINE Leds show the designated Record Machines Use the MACHINE buttons to toggle the state of these LED s When you step out of the REC mode your selection will be saved in memory Machine Type If Edit Presetoperations are to be made the MCS Locatormust besetto send the correctmessage Type 1 isappropriate for 13 mostolderVTRs while Type 2is appropriate forAmpex 1 and Sony D2 machines A little experimentation may be necessary to testwhich Type you should use To select 1 Pressand release the Selectbutton until the Type LED is lit The display will show the currentMachine Type 2 Hold down the Selectbutton until the desired Machine Typeis shown 3 Alternately whilethe Type LED islit you may pressthe Keypad 1 or 2 button to selectyour Machine Type Locates The MCS Locatorwill store 100 Locates within its memory These willbe stored and retained internally In addition there are seven quick store locations available when attac
11. ted on the small GPCPU RS422 board isaJumperwith Install Jumperto connectto Machine printed nextto it This jumpershould be removed and saved Itmay be plugged back in with only onelead attached forsafe keeping 3 6 Pin Connector g 7 i x i OPEP aha 23 y Pe 154i Aar 11 JiCmepar lmciraneca I I i 1 f KE gt AI 42 TE Pi ets a n E Eb az x E sb toe ar 4 Carefully unplugthe 6 pin connectorattached to the cable at the 2location Take note ofitsorientation and remove the strain relieffrom the sloton the bottom chassis 5 Replacethiscable with the shortcable provided Be sure to use the same orientation asthe cable you removed 6 Slidethe strain relief ofthis cable into the sloton the bottom chasssis 7 Carefully placethetop panelon the bottom chassis 8 Slide the metal joinerstrip between the top and bottom pieces according to the orientation thatyou have chosen Align the holesonallofthe piecesand tighten the fourscrews 9 Remove the two Allen screwsonthe MCS Locator appropriate forthe orientation you have determined 10 Insertthe joinerplate between the top and bottom pieces align the holesand replace the screws 11 Connectthe cable you justinstalled into the 9 pin connector onthe MCS Locator This cable will now supply powerand communication to the MCS Locator The powersupply should be connected to the MCS only no poweradapterwill be necessary forthe MCS Loca
12. tomatic Elapsed Time calculationsmay be performed When used in combination with the MCS 9PIN RS 422 or MCS S9PIN RS 422 version you will have complete Multi machine transportcontrol with aprofessionaljog shuttle mechanism and advanced auto locatorcontrols You willneed to complete a small modification to the MCS in orderto allow communication between thetwo units This will be covered in the firstchapter Included with yourMCS Locatorare the followingitems 1 MCS3to MCSLocatorconnection cable part 620020 1 Loccatorto VTRconnection cable part 620021 1 MCS ProSeriesJoinerPlate part 710349 1 5 64 Allen Wrench een part 933008 1 ProductRegistration Card Please take amomentto fill outyourProductRegistration Card this will allow usto notify you of future updates and products as they becomeavailable Modifying the MCS Before you begin you should decide which side ofthe MCS Locatorwill be mounted to the MCS You may place iton the leftornghtside depending on preference MCS S joined to MCS Locator 1 Using the supplied Allen wrench remove the fourAllen screwson the top panel ofthe MCS 2 Carefully liftthe frontpanel offofthe bottom chassis and set face down offto the side on asoftsurface thatwill notscratch the unit Be particularly careful nototpull onthe attached cable ordamage the Jog Shuttle mechanism 3 Loca
13. tor MCS Locator Hookup 1 Connectthe 25 pin connectorofthe Multi Machine Cable to the connectormarked To Machines on the rearofthe MCS Locator No other device should be plugged into this jack Damage to both devices may result 2 The otherend ofthe Multi Machine Cable should be attached to the controlled machinesas follows Machine Connector EWN FR az VI The Front Panel The MCS Locatorfrontpanel consists offive main sections 1 The large eightcharacter Display showsTime Code UserBits and setup information 2 The ten key Numeric Pad isused to inputlocation times location numbers and forbasic set up information 3 The six Control Keys are used to startorend control operations suchas go to or elapsed time calculations 4 The Machine Selectareais located in the upperrightcomer and consists offourmachine selectbuttons with corresponding LED designators These buttons are used to enabled disabled up tp fourmachineswhich are now being controlled by the MCS Locatorand attached MCS All Time Code display information on the MCS Locatorreflects the state ofthe lowestnumbered enabled machine 9 5 The Function Selectarea islocated on the leftside ofthe display and consists of five labeled LED s and ablue select button These buttons are used to selecttime code userbits prerollandmachinetype Setup Basic decisions thatneed to to be made during setup include e Type ofTime Cod
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