System installation, A. shotbox, B. st300-s/sm, vtr/ddr controller – DNF Controls 2034CL-MAV-PBIO User Manual
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3.
SYSTEM
INSTALLATION
a. SHOTBOX
1)
Plug one end of a standard 9-pin, RS422 serial cable, into the OUTPUT
connector on the rear of the SHOTBOX. Plug the other end of the cable into the
AUX connector on the rear of the ST300.
2)
Connect the 5 VDC, 1Amp POWER SUPPLY into the POWER connector on
the rear of the SHOTBOX. Plug the Power Supply into an outlet, 90 VAC – 240
VAC.
b.
ST300-S/SM, VTR/DDR CONTROLLER
1)
Plug one end of a 9-conductor, RS422 serial cable into the VTR1 (2 or 3)
connector on the rear of the ST300. Plug the other end of the cable into the
REMOTE connector on the Video Server.
2)
Connect the +5, +12, -12 VDC POWER SUPPLY into the POWER connector
on the rear of the ST300. Plug the Power Supply into an outlet, 90 VAC – 240
VAC.
3)
Check SETUP MENU prior to using the ST300 to confirm proper Record mode
and other User preference modes.
c. PRODUCTION
SWITCHER
1)
Connect a standard cable (RS422, 9-pin serial cable) to the supplied turnaround
adapter. Plug the turnaround adapter into the “VTR4” connector on the rear of
the ST300. Connect the other end of the cable to the Peripheral Bus Connector
on the production switcher. (Communication Format- 38.4K, N, 8,1)
2)
The ST300 has 3 Peripheral Device Addresses, one for each VTR that it
controls. To set the Device Address for each VTR:
Press
[MENU] and turn the Wheel until “Peripheral Address” is displayed.
3) Press
VTR[1], VTR[2] or VTR[3] to select a VTR.
4)
Assign a Peripheral Device Address for that VTR, from 0 to 23, by using the
numeric keypad. Address 24 or greater will turn PBIO off.
5)
Select the next VTR, and then assign a Peripheral Device Address for it.
6)
To select a Production Switcher type (Default = Grass Valley Group).
a) Press
[MENU] and turn the Wheel until “SWITCHER’ is displayed.
b)
Press the Softkeys to toggle between Sony and Grass Valley.
c)
For version 3.0 hardware, you will have the option to set Parity to
match the parity of the production switcher. In hardware versions 2.0
and 2.1 you are not offered this option because the hardware
automatically adjusts for the parity the switcher is set to.