Grass Valley Profile XP Aug 16 2004 - Manual (Page 6)

Contents
6 Profile XP System Guide 23 July 2004
Setting up an internal timecode generator ..................................................................217
Recording VITC................................................................................................................219
Selecting a VITC input for a channel ...........................................................................219
Recording timecode from ancillary data ......................................................................220
Setting up the VITC reader on a Video Input ..............................................................221
Setting up the VITC reader on the Reference Input ....................................................223
Generating VITC on a video output..................................................................................225
Selecting the video output as a timecode output for the channel ................................225
Setting up the VITC generator on a video output ........................................................227
Deleting unwanted VITC and other VBI signals ...............................................................228
Recording or generating LTC ...........................................................................................230
Select a timecode source for timecode burn-in ................................................................231
Chapter 8 Modifying a Channel: Ancillary Data
About Profile XP series ancillary data ..............................................................................233
Adding an ancillary data track ..........................................................................................234
Selecting the video I/Os used for ancillary data ...............................................................235
Removing an ancillary data track .....................................................................................237
Chapter 9 Managing Optional Licenses
Enabling optional features................................................................................................239
Requesting a license ........................................................................................................240
Adding a license ...............................................................................................................244
Deleting licenses ..............................................................................................................245
Archiving licenses ............................................................................................................245
Chapter 10 Controlling the Profile XP Remotely
Setting up RS-422 remote control in VdrPanel ................................................................248
Setting up RS-422 remote control using Prolink ..............................................................251
How to set up Prolink ..................................................................................................251
Overview of the Prolink communications window .......................................................252
Running PortServer to enable remote operation..............................................................253
Setting up AMP remote control ........................................................................................254
Configuring AMP protocol control................................................................................254
Using the AMP application for local control......................................................................256
Setting Options ............................................................................................................257
Loading a clip ..............................................................................................................258
Playing a clip ...............................................................................................................258
Recording a clip...........................................................................................................258
Chapter 11 Setting up a Simple Network
About Profile Networking..................................................................................................259
About Windows NT networking ...................................................................................259
About the Fibre Channel video network option ...........................................................260
About the Ethernet video network option ....................................................................263
Simple Networks .........................................................................................................265
Profile XP systems with both video network options installed .....................................265
Setting up a simple Windows NT network........................................................................266
Set machine name and IP address on each Profile XP system ..................................266
Power-off and connect proper cabling.........................................................................268
Power-on the hub or switch and configure if necessary ..............................................269
Power-on and test each Profile XP system on the network ........................................269
Setting up a simple video network: Fibre Channel ...........................................................270
Set up the Windows NT Ethernet network ..................................................................270
Configure Fibre Channel network settings on each Profile XP ...................................271
Manually Edit the
hosts file on each Profile XP ..........................................................272
Power-down and connect proper Fibre Channel cabling ............................................274