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- Page 1 Profile XP PVS3000 & PVS3500 MEDIA PLATFORMS FOR STANDARD & HIGH DEFINITION Installation Guide SOFTWARE VERSION 5.4 071-8255-00 FEBRUARY 2004 the mos t watched worl dwide...
- Page 2 Copyright Copyright © 2004 Thomson Broadcast and Media Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. This document may not be copied in whole or in part, or otherwise reproduced except as specifically permitted under U.S. copyright law, without the prior written consent of Thomson Broadcast and Media Solutions, Inc., P.O.
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Page 3: Before Getting Started
Before getting started This installation guide provides step-by-step instructions for installing the PVS3000 and PVS3500 Media Platforms using factory default settings. After installing the Profile XP Media Platform using this installation guide, you can refer to the Profile XP System Guide to customize system settings for your installation. For Grass Valley Customer Support information, refer to page 47 of this Installation Guide. - Page 4 Before getting started Referring to Related Documentation This manual is part of a full set of support documentation for the Profile XP Media Platform. The following illustrates how to use the Profile XP documentation depending on the task you are performing. Path for the Installer Release Notes Installation Guide...
- Page 5 Before getting started Checking standard accessories Your Profile XP Media Platform is shipped with several standard accessories as shown in the table. Locate the accessories you need for your installation and proceed. Standard PVS3000 Accessories Keyboard and Mouse Ethernet Cable I/O Panel and interface cable Windows NT Software Disk and Documentation Rack-mount slides...
- Page 6 Before getting started System power-off and reboot procedure When you power-off or reboot your Profile XP Platform and RAID storage system, you must follow the proper sequence as described in the following procedure. NOTE: If your Profile XP Media Platform is part of an Open SAN, disregard this procedure, and refer to the instructions in the Open SAN Instruction Manual for shutting down the Open SAN.
- Page 7 Set up system hardware and connect video Using the diagrams on this or the following page, set up the system hardware as shown, then locate your PVS3000 Series model (PVS3000 or PVS3500) under Default Video Connections. Use the color coding to make the video I/O connections for the recorder and player channels.
- Page 8 Profile XP Media Platform PVS 3500 Default Video Connections SVGA Monitor PVS 3502 PVS 3512 Video Connections Ethernet Channel names Video Connections Channel names Video Connections with Embedded Audio Windows NT Network HD-SDI HD-SDI HD-SDI Vtr1 Vtr1 Keyboard Vtr2 Vtr2 NTSC/PAL NTSC/PAL NTSC/PAL...
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Page 9: Connect Audio
Connect audio Determine if your PVS3000 Series media platform has one or two audio boards installed as shown on this diagram, then use the color coding to determine the audio I/O connections for each video channel for your model. Channel Audio I/O Channel Audio I/O... - Page 10 Set up RAID Storage: PFC500/E (Local storage only) IMPORTANT: If you are installing your PVS3000 Series (PVS3000 or PVS3000 Series)as part of an Open SAN, do not perform this RAID storage setup. Instead, follow the instructions in the Open SAN Instruction Manual for setting up RAID storage.
- Page 11 Set up the RAID Storage: PFR500/E IMPORTANT: If you are installing your PVS3000 as part of an Open SAN, do not (Local storage only) perform this RAID storage setup. Instead, follow the instructions in the Open SAN Instruction Manual for setting up RAID storage. Use this diagram to set up the PFR500/E chassis addresses and to connect Fibre Channel cabling, then proceed to step 3b on the next page.
- Page 12 Set up RAID Storage: PFR500/E IMPORTANT: If you are installing your PVS3000 as part of a Media Area Network, do not (Local storage only) perform this RAID storage setup. Instead, follow the instructions in the Open SAN Instruction Manual for setting up RAID storage. Use this diagram to connect Ethernet and serial interface cabling required for monitoring the PFR500/E with NetCentral Lite or NetCentral Manager.
- Page 13 Set up the RAID Storage: PFR600/E (Local storage only) IMPORTANT: If you are installing your PVS3000 as part of an Open SAN, do not Open SAN perform this RAID storage setup. Instead, follow the instructions in the Use this diagram to set up the PFR600/E chassis addresses and to connect Fibre Instruction Manual for setting up RAID storage.
- Page 14 Set up RAID Storage: PFR600/E (Local storage only) IMPORTANT: If you are installing your PVS3000 as part of an Open SAN, do not perform this RAID storage setup. Instead, follow the instructions in the Open SAN Instruction Use this diagram to connect Ethernet and serial interface cabling required for monitoring the Manual for setting up RAID storage.
- Page 15 Set up the RAID Storage: PFR700/E (Local storage only) IMPORTANT: If you are installing your PVS3000 as part of an Open SAN, do not Open SAN perform this RAID storage setup. Instead, follow the instructions in the Use this diagram to set up the PFR700/E Fibre Channel addresses and to connect Instruction Manual for setting up RAID storage.
- Page 16 Set up the RAID Storage: PFR700/E (Local storage only) 23 February 2004...
- Page 17 Start your system IMPORTANT: If you are installing your Profile XP Media Platform as part of an Open SAN, disregard this step. Instead, follow the instructions in the Open SAN Instruction Manual for starting your Profile XP Media Platform. To start your system: 1.
- Page 18 Start your system PVS3000 & PVS3500 Installation Guide 23 February 2004...
- Page 19 1 8 1 5 Create a video file system IMPORTANT: If you are installing your Profile XP Media Platform as part of an Open SAN, disregard this step. Instead, follow the instructions in the Open SAN Instruction Manual for starting your Profile XP Media Platform. Before you can use your Profile XP Media Platform system, you must create a video file system on the Fibre Channel RAID Chassis using the Disk Utility.
- Page 20 Create a video file system 3. If you are configuring a PFR500 or PFR600 storage system, perform the following steps to set the Fibre Channel ID, otherwise, proceed to step 4. a. Expand the tree view and right-click the icon under PFR500 or Controller0 PFR600, then select in the context menu.
- Page 21 Create a video file system b. Select RAID 3 using the LUN TYPE drop-down box. c. Select five contiguous disks, then click the add button to add them to the Selected Disks list. (TIP: Use ‘shift-click’ to select disks.) d. Click to close the Binding LUN…...
- Page 22 Create a video file system 7. Enter a volume name or accept the default name, then click Next 8. Select , then click Yes, create a file system using all RAID3 LUNs Finish 9. Click , in the warning message box. The Progress Report window appears showing the create file system task status.
- Page 23 Create a video file system 10. Upon 100% completion, click in Progress Report window. Close 11. When the reboot message appears, click , then restart the Windows NT operating system on the Profile XP Platform. 12. Continue with the next procedure in this guide. 23 February 2004 PVS3000 &...
- Page 24 Create a video file system PVS3000 & PVS3500 Installation Guide 23 February 2004...
- Page 25 Set up PFR500 or PFR600 network 1 5 1 6 settings This procedure explains how to modify factory default PFR500 or PFR600 network and SNMP settings for monitoring with NetCentral Lite or NetCentral Manager. This step is not required for PFC500 RAID storage systems. NOTE: Disregard this step if you are connecting one Profile XP Platform and PFC500 RAID storage system to a network using factory default network settings.
- Page 26 Set up PFR500 or PFR600 network settings >>> CAUTION: Use only the PFR500 and PFR600 commands specified in this procedure. Modifying some system parameters may render your RAID chassis inoperable. Instructions Text entered and displayed in terminal window Press Enter to receive the Ciprico# reboot command prompt, then type...
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Page 27: Communication Parameters
Set up PFR500 or PFR 600 network settings Instructions Text entered and displayed in terminal window Type the IP address for this IP address(0.0.0.0 = RARP, 255.255.255.255 = DHCP/BOOTP)? RAID Controller, then press [192.168.0.11] <enter your IP address> Enter. NOTE: RAID Controller A and the optional RAID Controller B must use different IP addresses. -
Page 28: Network Interface Parameters
Set up PFR500 or PFR600 network settings Instructions Text entered and displayed in terminal window Press Enter to accept defaults. How long (in seconds) should CPU delay before starting up? [10] NOTE: Default value may appear different than shown here. RAID controller configuration NETWORK INTERFACE PARAMETERS: is displayed showing your... - Page 29 Set up PFR500 or PFR 600 network settings Instructions Text entered and displayed in terminal window Wait for reboot, plus 10 Rebooting now for new system parameters to take effect seconds, to allow the Enclosure Services Interface Ciprico Web Manager initialization to start.
- Page 30 Set up PFR500 or PFR600 network settings PVS3000 & PVS3500 Installation Guide 23 February 2004...
- Page 31 1 5 1 7 Set up PFR700 network settings This procedure explains how to modify factory default PFR700 network and SNMP settings for monitoring with NetCentral Lite or NetCentral Manager. This step is not required for PFC500 RAID storage systems. NOTE: Disregard this step if you are connecting one Profile XP Platform and PFC500 RAID storage system to a network using factory default network settings.
- Page 32 Set up PFR700 network settings 2. Enter network settings for the RAID chassis. 3. For each SNMP manager to which you want to send SNMP trap messages, enter the IP address of the PC hosting the manager. If you are monitoring the PFR700/E with your NetCentral Lite on your Profile XP Media Platform, enter its IP address.
- Page 33 Start NetCentral Lite 1 5 1 8 monitoring software NetCentral Lite monitoring software is installed and preconfigured to run on your Profile XP Media Platform to monitor system status. Using NetCentral Lite, you can check status information for all major subsystems in the Profile XP Media Platform and receive alert messages when a subsystem is operating at reduced capacity or is no longer functioning.
- Page 34 Start NetCentral Lite monitoring software Adding the PFR 500, PFR600, or PFR700 RAID storage device This procedure explains how to add the PFR500, PFR600, or PFR700 Fibre Channel RAID Chassis to the NetCentral device list. This step is required in order to monitor the RAID chassis.
- Page 35 1 5 1 9 Select audio I/O format You must verify the audio I/O format for the audio channels assigned to the default video channels and change it if required. The Profile XP Media Platform supports three audio I/O formats: AES/EBU, embedded audio, and analog audio formats.
- Page 36 Select audio I/O format 3. If you selected embedded audio format, perform the following steps for each audio channel input pair requiring embedded audio: a. Click the left-hand drop-down list arrow in the Embedded column for the channel pair you want to configure, and select a video input as shown. NOTE: With one audio board, only the first 4 video inputs are selectable.
- Page 37 Select audio I/O format Select audio output format To select audio output format: 1. Click to navigate to Page 2 of the Audio Output Routing dialog box as shown. Next 2. For AES/EBU or Analog audio, no selection is required. These audio formats are selected automatically when the system sees the audio interface is attached.
- Page 38 Select audio I/O format c. Click the right-hand drop-down list arrow in the column for the Embedded channel pair you want to configure, and select an audio group and channel pair as shown. NOTE: Up to two audio groups (8 audio channels) can be embedded on a single video output.
- Page 39 Test your system setup using 1 6 1 10 VdrPanel In this step, you will use VdrPanel in local control to test the record and play channels. This procedure assumes you have video and audio signals connected to the inputs of all record channels and have a way of monitoring the video, audio, and timecode outputs.
- Page 40 Test your system setup using VdrPanel 3. Load and play a clip on each Play Channel as follows: a. Click anywhere in the panel for a Play Channel. b. Select to open the Load Clip dialog box. VideoClip | Load Clip c.
- Page 41 1 7 1 Adjust video output timing All playback channels are zero timed by default, however, video output timing adjustment is provided to meet downstream timing requirements if needed. In this procedure you will load a clip and verify the output timing for each play channel. To adjust video output timing: 1.
- Page 42 Adjust video output timing 2. Select in the Configuration Manager window. Page 1 of the Video Video Timing Timing dialog box appears. 3. Click to navigate to page 2 of 3. Next Delay Advance 4. Select the video output from the list, then adjust the video output timing with the timing controls.
- Page 43 1 8 1 Select an RS-422 control protocol Profile XP Media Platform remote control protocols are shown in the table. Follow the procedure indicated for the remote control protocol you want to use. If you are not using RS-422 control, you can skip this step Protocols Available Application to Use Procedure to Follow...
- Page 44 Select an RS-422 control protocol 4. Select a serial port using the port select drop-down list as shown. COM1 and COM2 are RS-232 ports on the PVS3000 rear panel. P1 through P8 are RS-422 ports on the I/O Panel. Figure 1. dialog box 5.
- Page 45 Select an RS-422 control protocol Setting up RS-422 remote control using Prolink (Profile protocol) Use this procedure to start and set up Prolink to control the Profile XP Media Platform using Profile protocol. 1. Close VdrPanel if you used it earlier to test your record and play channels. 2.
- Page 46 Select an RS-422 control protocol PVS3000 & PVS3500 Installation Guide 23 February 2004...
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Page 47: Grass Valley Product Support
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) database. World Wide Web: http://www.thomsongrassvalley.com/support/ Technical Support E-mail Address: gvgtechsupport@thomson.net Phone Support Use the following information to contact product support by phone during business hours. Afterhours phone support is available for warranty and contract customers. - Page 48 PVS3000 & PVS3500 Installation Guide 23 February 2004...