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  • Page 1 y$WWDFKp ™ D I G I T A L D I S K R E C O R D E R 8VHU*XLGH 6RIWZDUH 9HUVLRQ ...
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  • Page 3 y$WWDFKp ™ D I G I T A L D I S K R E C O R D E R 8VHU*XLGH 6RIWZDUH 9HUVLRQ  Part Number 750221-07...
  • Page 4 Printing History $WWDFKp User Guide: Jan-1998 / Feb-1998 / Mar-1998 / Apr-1998 Printed in U.S.A. Copyright ©Accom, Inc. 1998 User Guide...
  • Page 5 Notice The information contained in the User Guide is subject to change without notice or obligation. Acknowledgments ™ is a trademark of Accom, Inc. $WWDFKp ™ is a trademark of Accom, Inc. ® ®...
  • Page 6 Safety and First Aid Accom equipment is designed to the highest standards of quality and reliability. However, no matter how these systems are designed, operators and maintenance personnel can be exposed to electrical shock hazard when protective covers are removed for maintenance or the installation of options.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    7DEOHRI&RQWHQWV CHAPTER 1  SYSTEM FAMILIARIZATION 1.1 A ....................1 BOUT THIS ANUAL 1.2 T .................... 2 ERMS AND ONVENTIONS 1.3 F ........................4 EATURES 1.3.1 System Inputs......................7 1.3.2 System Outputs ..................... 8 1.3.3 External Control....................8 1.3.4 System Options ....................10 1.4 M .................
  • Page 8 $WWDFKp Accom APR• Digital Disk Recorder CHAPTER 3   GETTING STARTED 3.1 A ....................119 BOUT THIS HAPTER 3.2 P ....................120 OWER ROCEDURES 3.2.1 Power Up......................120 3.2.2 Power Down ..................... 121 3.3 D ......................122 ISPLAY ETUP 3.4 E...
  • Page 9 Table of Contents 4.6.3 Segment Play Mode ..................194 4.6.4 Segment Play Repeat ..................196 4.6.5 Segment Editing....................198 4.7 C (525 L )..............202 TANDARD ONLY 4.7.1 Cine Timeline (525 Line Standard only) ............204 4.8 GPI P ...................... 206 ROCEDURES 4.8.1 Input GPI’s .......................
  • Page 10 $WWDFKp Accom APR• Digital Disk Recorder CHAPTER 6   AUTO EDIT VIA ETHERNET 6.1 A ....................263 BOUT THIS HAPTER 6.2 A ............... 264 UNCTION VIA THERNET 6.2.1 Auto Edit Setup ....................265 6.3 A ..................... 269 OMMANDS 6.4 A ............
  • Page 11 Table of Contents APPENDIX A  HARDWARE INSTALLATION ..................329 BOUT THIS PPENDIX ................330 NPACKING AND NSPECTION ....................331 REPARATION .................. 332 YSTEM NTERCONNECTION A.4.1 Rear Panel Connectors ..................332 A.4.2 Rear Panel Video and Key Connectors............333 A.4.3 Rear Panel Audio I/O Connectors..............
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  • Page 15: Chapter 1  System Familiarization

    System Familiarization - Ch.1 About this Manual This manual covers operations of the Accom APR Attaché Digital Disk Recorder. If your system is not yet installed, refer to Appendix A, Hardware Installation. This manual has the following sections and appendices: Chapter 1: Attaché...

  • Page 16: Terms And Conventions

    $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder Terms and Conventions The following conventions are used throughout this manual: Buttons and other physical components such as connectors are shown in bold-faced, capital letters or a graphic representation of the button. In the text, the word “press”...
  • Page 17 “Operator” and “User” refer to the person who operates the Attaché. à “SGI” refers to Silicon Graphics, Inc. à “System” and “Attaché” refer to the Accom Attaché Digital Disk Recorder. à “Transport” refers to the mechanism that controls the internal disk drive array inside the Attaché.

  • Page 18: Features

    The Accom APR Attaché is the ideal peripheral device for the vast number of real time online editing systems (such as the Accom Axial editing system), as well as for workstation applications which involve processing or creating images on a frame-by- frame basis.
  • Page 19 System Familiarization - Ch.1  % 10-bit video input/output is achieved via the serial digital video I/O (SDI) and via Ethernet. The component analog video I/O has only 8-bit resolution on the Analog-to-Digital and Digital-to-Analog conversions. Fast Ethernet implementations for transport control and image transfer. Choice of control methods including: Attaché...
  • Page 20 $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder Playback Segments To take advantage of the random access capability of Attaché, a playback range from the disk (as defined by a marked IN point and OUT point) may be defined as a segment, and then inserted into a segment play list. Each segment has an associated play speed (from -99.999 to +99.999 times normal play), direction...

  • Page 21: System Inputs

    System Familiarization - Ch.1 Macros A series of keystrokes (or “button presses”) made on the Attaché Control Panel may be learned and then stored into one of nine on-line macro sequences. Each sequence in turn can save up to 50 keystrokes or operations. Once stored, a macro sequence may be played locally from the control panel, or triggered by a General Purpose Interface (GPI) input pulse.

  • Page 22: System Outputs

    $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder 1.3.2 System Outputs The Attaché provides the following standard video outputs: (1) Component analog RGB/YUV Betacam) video output (2) Composite analog color video outputs for preview purposes one w/menu overlay, user selectable on/off) (1) S-Video analog video output w/menu overlay, user selectable on/off) (1) ITU-R/BT.601 (CCIR-601) serial digital video output (SDI)
  • Page 23 System Familiarization - Ch.1 RS232 Control One standard serial RS232 control panel port is provided: à RS232 used by the Attaché Control Panel to communicate with the Attaché main chassis. General Purpose Interface (GPI) Control The GPI port provides simple “trigger” control over external devices, and allows external devices to trigger macro functions within the Attaché.

  • Page 24: System Options

    $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder 1.3.4 System Options A variety of options are available for the Attaché. The following paragraphs summarize each option. Audio Option The Attaché Audio option provides real time playback and record of audio, matched precisely with video. The Attaché Audio Option includes utilities for transferring computer audio files in the “.aif”...

  • Page 25: Main Chassis - Front Layout

    System Familiarization - Ch.1 Main Chassis - Front Layout The illustration in Figure 1.1 shows the layout of the front of the Attaché main chassis: C P U R e s e t S w i t c h P o w e r O N F l o p p y D i s k D r i v e D i s k A c t i v i t y P o w e r O N...
  • Page 26 $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder illuminates whenever there is floppy disk activity. The integral floppy disk EJECT BUTTON is used to eject the floppy disk from the drive. 32:(5 /(' The POWER LED illuminates when power to the chassis is ON. The power switch for the chassis is located on the rear panel, next to the AC power plug.

  • Page 27: Main Chassis - Rear Panel Layout

    System Familiarization - Ch.1 Main Chassis - Rear Panel Layout The illustration in Figure 1.1 shows the layout of the front of the Attaché main chassis: R E F E R E N C E R E F E R E N C E C T L P A N E L Y U V + R G B I N N O T U S E D...

  • Page 28: Applications

    The Accom APR Attaché Digital Disk Recorder is the ideal peripheral device for a vast number of real-time online editing systems (such as the Accom Axial editing system). The Attaché system is also perfectly suited for use in telecine suites, acting as a video capture device at the output of the telecine.
  • Page 29 System Familiarization - Ch.1 pin-registered telecine suite, with control via GPI or RS422 serial communications. Computer Graphics Application The Attaché is utilized as an animation capture device, with the ability to record single field or single frames of video material, and then play the material back in real-time.

  • Page 30: Computer/Video Transfer Limitations

    $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder Computer/Video Transfer Limitations When transferring any image between two environments, there will be certain limitations associated with the transfer. When a computer image of a particular file format is created in one drawing program and is transferred to a different file format for use in another drawing program, there will be some degradation or limitations that the transfer imposes.
  • Page 31 System Familiarization - Ch.1 space converter to convert the image file format to YUV from either: RGB; Raw RGB; SGI RGB; or Targa file formats. Aspect Ratio Computer systems generally work in a square pixel mode, sized 640 x 480 pixels. The YUV file size is 720 x 486 in the 525 line standard (NTSC) and 720 x 576 in the 625 line standard (PAL), with 4:3 rectangular pixels.
  • Page 32 $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder image. Try looking for a “television gamma” correction utility in your computer graphics software package to alleviate this problem. Interlaced Scanning Television uses interlaced scanning for image reproduction while most computer monitors use non-interlaced scanning. When you transfer images from your computer to the Attaché, there can be a corresponding increase in image flicker...
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  • Page 37: Chapter 2  Hardware Control Panel Familiarization

    Hardware Control Panel Familiarization - Ch.2 About this Chapter This chapter provides you with information to familiarize you with the APR/Attaché controls. This chapter includes detailed descriptions of the following: Attaché Control Panel Attaché Status Menu Overlay Display Attaché Menu Tree Attaché...

  • Page 38: Attaché Control Panel

    $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder Attaché Control Panel Figure 2.1 illustrates the Attaché Control Panel. The paragraphs that follow broadly describe the main sections of the control panel. A t t a c h é A U T O...
  • Page 39 Hardware Control Panel Familiarization - Ch.2 These softkeys are primarily used to set up operational conditions for the DDR (such as video input format, remote control protocols, etc.). Secondarily, the softkeys are used for operational functions such as segment list editing, macro constructions and mode selections.

  • Page 40: Attaché Mode Select

    $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder 2.2.2 Attaché Mode Select N O R M A L P r e - R e a d P G M D e l a y S E G P L A Y C o n f i d e n c e...
  • Page 41 Hardware Control Panel Familiarization - Ch.2 button is used to mark the timecode OUT point for the following purposes: Loop and Ping-Pong play repeat, during both Normal Play and Segment Play modes. To define a playback segment while in Normal Play mode. To define an auto-edit event while the Auto Edit function is enabled.
  • Page 42 $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder button illuminated, extinguishes the symbol, and illuminates the symbol. While Ping-Pong is active, the disk plays repeatedly in a forward and backward direction between the marked IN and OUT timecode points. The Record Mode button selects the recording mode of operation.
  • Page 43 Hardware Control Panel Familiarization - Ch.2 may be set as high as 2:00 minutes. Performing a record operation either from the Attaché control panel or from an external editing system will first play back the video material off disk prior to recording.

  • Page 44: Numeric Keypad

    $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder 2.2.3 Numeric Keypad C L E A R T R I M + / - E N T E R )LJXUH  1XPHULF (QWU\ .H\SDG The numeric entry keypad includes the hardkeys numbered from...

  • Page 45: Transport Control

    Hardware Control Panel Familiarization - Ch.2 The ENTER button is not used at this time. 2.2.4 Transport Control A U T O E D I T D D R D D R V T R V T R S T O P P r e v i e w R e v i e w E n a b l e...
  • Page 46 $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder Auto Edit IN and OUT points for both the recorder and the player device. Please note that the button interacts with the button. Once some or all of the criteria are set for an Auto Edit event, if you desire, you may temporarily turn OFF the Auto Edit function while preserving the data entered thus far.
  • Page 47 Hardware Control Panel Familiarization - Ch.2 button is used to enable or disable the key track (in machines equipped with the KeyTrack Option) for recording purposes. It’s used for both “direct” record and “Auto Edit” recordings -- assuming the recording device has the KeyTrack option fitted.
  • Page 48 $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder button is used to enable or disable the Bypass function, also known as “EE”. When turned ON, the bypass function allows incoming audio, video and key to be seen and heard on the output of Attaché.
  • Page 49 Hardware Control Panel Familiarization - Ch.2 This button is used to play the disk forward from the current position. If the button is pressed while the Var Play function is OFF, then the disk plays at +1.000 times (normal) play speed. If button is pressed while the Var Play function is ON, then the forward play speed is determined by the value of the most- recently used Var Play speed value (from –3.000 to +3.000 times...
  • Page 50 $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder If the button is pressed while the button is being held down, the recording operation starts at the current disk position and uses the currently set recording duration. While the Attaché is recording, the LED within the red...
  • Page 51 Hardware Control Panel Familiarization - Ch.2 When the disk reaches the start of disk during Normal Play (or start of the segment list during Seg Play), the rewind operation is canceled and STOP is selected: therefore, the LED within the button extinguishes, and at the same time the LED within the button illuminates.
  • Page 52 $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder When the button is pressed, the LED within the button is illuminated while the disk is seeking to the next field or frame, to indicate that disk jogging is underway. As soon as the next field or frame is reached, the LED extinguishes.
  • Page 53 Hardware Control Panel Familiarization - Ch.2 There is also a secondary function for the button, in which you may immediately seek the disk to the end of disk (physical end of disk during Normal Play, or to the end of the segment list during Seg Play).
  • Page 54 $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder button is used to assign the Shuttle function to the rotary knob on the Attaché control panel. When the button is pressed, the LED within the button is illuminated to indicate that the shuttle function is selected.
  • Page 55 Hardware Control Panel Familiarization - Ch.2 button is used to assign the Jog function to the rotary knob on the Attaché control panel. When the button is pressed, the LED within the button is illuminated to indicate that the rotary knob jog function is selected.
  • Page 56 $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder selected. Had the play speed been 0.000 or in the forward direction, then is selected. While the button is selected, the rotary knob may be used to adjust the play speed of the disk playback, with a play speed range from -3.000 up to +3.000 times normal play speed, in 0.001...

  • Page 57: Auto Edit Functions

    Hardware Control Panel Familiarization - Ch.2 2.2.5 Auto Edit Functions A U T O E D I T D D R V T R S T O P P r e v i e w R e v i e w E n a b l e R e c o r d e r )LJXUH  $XWR (GLW 6HFWLRQ...
  • Page 58 $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder completed. You may press the button at any time to cancel the Auto Edit Preview operation. This button is used in conjunction with the Auto Edit function. button is active only if the button is turned ON, and a successful Auto Edit recording event has been performed.
  • Page 59 Hardware Control Panel Familiarization - Ch.2 resumes control over only the Attaché DDR system. Therefore, had the button been set to VTR prior to toggling OFF the button, the button reverts to the DDR setting when the button is turned OFF. When the button is turned OFF, the two LEDs for the status of the button are also both OFF.
  • Page 60 $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder Auto Edit IN and OUT points for both the recorder and the player device. Please note that the button interacts with the button. Once some or all of the criteria are set for an Auto Edit event, if you desire, you may temporarily turn OFF the Auto Edit function while preserving the data entered thus far.

  • Page 61: Attaché Status Menu Overlay Display

    Hardware Control Panel Familiarization - Ch.2 Attaché Status Menu Overlay Display This following paragraphs explain the Status Menu Overlay which appears on both the Composite Video and S-Video outputs of the Attaché. The Status Menu Overlay indicates the current state of the system, and allows you to control all system functions.
  • Page 62 $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder 3OD\ 0RGH  'LVN 3RVLWLRQ 6HFWLRQ Provides an indication of the current disk playback mode (Normal or Seg Play), the current disk transport timecode (or frame) position, play repeat functions, and Bypass/Freeze functions. 1XPHULF (QWU\ 6HFWLRQ As you type numbers into the numeric keypad on the Attaché...
  • Page 63 Hardware Control Panel Familiarization - Ch.2 0HQX 'LVSOD\ 3$57,$/ Displays only the Transport Status, Play Mode, and Numeric Entry portions of the menu overlay. 0HQX 'LVSOD\ 121( No status display. Allows you to see the complete video output. Each primary menu section is divided into smaller areas. Figure 2.10 indicates the sub-sections and the following sections provide a description of the areas.
  • Page 64 $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder until a “Stop" command is issued. Refer to section 4.3 for instructions on setting the record duration and recording images. 5HFRUG (OHPHQWV The Record Elements indicates the currently selected video, key and/or audio recording elements which will be included in a new recording made on the Attaché.
  • Page 65 Hardware Control Panel Familiarization - Ch.2 )UHH]H%\SDVV The Freeze/Bypass value indicates when the Freeze or Bypass function is enabled. Refer to section 2.5.2 for instructions on selecting these output functions. 7UDQVSRUW 6SHHG Directly to the right of the Transport Status, the current disk play speed is indicated.
  • Page 66 $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder 'LVN 3RVLWLRQ The Disk Position value shows the current disk position in the selected format  either in timecode or frames notation. During timecode display, this value displays hours, minutes, seconds and frames (HH:MM:SS:FF) Refer to Section 4.2 for instructions on changing the numeric display...

  • Page 67: Attaché Menu Tree

    Hardware Control Panel Familiarization - Ch.2 Attaché Menu Tree The Attaché user interface for the Status Menu Overlay has a single “top level” menu (the HOME Menu) which provides access to ten sub-menus and their associated features. To access any sub-menu, you must first return to the HOME Menu, usually by pressing the button once.

  • Page 68: Attaché Menu Familiarization

    $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder Attaché Menu Familiarization The following paragraphs provide a complete overview of all menus and all functions within the Attaché menu tree. Menus to be discussed are listed below: • HOME Menu • Attributes Menu •...

  • Page 69: Home Menu

    Hardware Control Panel Familiarization - Ch.2 2.5.1 HOME Menu From any sub-menu (with exception of any of the Disk Array Status sub-menus), press the button once to access the HOME Menu, as illustrated in Figure 2.12 below. To access the HOME Menu from any of the Disk Array Status sub-menus, simply press the button twice in succession.

  • Page 70: F1: Attributes Menu

    $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder 127( If you don’t see the menu overlay displayed on the composite output monitor, press the menu button to toggle through the “Display FULL”, “Display SMALL”, and “Display OFF” selections until you see the status menu overlay display that you desire.
  • Page 71 Hardware Control Panel Familiarization - Ch.2 F1 Output Press ) to select the video output mode. This setting affects the Output manner in which still and variable-speed video is played back from disk, but does not affect playback at 1x normal play speed in either forward or reverse directions (-1.00 or +1.00).
  • Page 72 $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder output mode when video on the disk is frame-based, there is no inter-field differences between adjacent field pairs, and you require field 1-2 pairing. Â Sets the output mode to Frame with 2-1 field pairing, Frame f2-1 and causes the Attaché...
  • Page 73 Hardware Control Panel Familiarization - Ch.2 normal speed (-1.00 or +1.00), the vertical interpolator is “inactive”. Â When the vertical interpolator is OFF no vertical interpolation takes place. During Field output mode, single fields are simply repeated to display a complete frame of video.
  • Page 74 $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder  Places the Attaché in Segment Play mode. The label in the Playback Mode area of the status menu overlay reads “ ”. Segment Play mode restricts the disk playback to material that has been defined in a segment playback list, as defined in the Segments Menu.
  • Page 75 Hardware Control Panel Familiarization - Ch.2 according to the convention seen in the illustration in Figure 2.14 below. " C i n e " T i m e l i n e " N o r m a l " T i m e l i n e P h a s e "...
  • Page 76 $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder regardless of the current menu or output mode. With Bypass active, input video and audio passes directly from the video and audio inputs to the output of the Attaché, for quick monitoring of input signals. Toggle to disable E-E function and return the video and audio outputs to off-disk material.
  • Page 77 Hardware Control Panel Familiarization - Ch.2 S T O P P E D + 0 . 0 0 0 0 1 . 0 6 . 2 0 . 0 0 = I n R = 3 0 . 0 0 . 0 0 V K A 0 1 .
  • Page 78 $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder functions are also directly accessible from the button on the Attaché control panel. Â Enables the Loop play repeat function. The label in the Loop Repeat Function area of the status menu overlay reads “...
  • Page 79 Hardware Control Panel Familiarization - Ch.2 During the Seg Play mode, Loop works in a similar manner as in the Normal Play mode, but uses the segment play list timeline instead of the Normal Play timeline. To define the Loop IN and OUT points during Seg Play mode, you may use either Segment IDs or timecode values on the Segment Timeline.
  • Page 80 $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder disk reverses and plays backwards to the IN point, then reverses and plays forward again. When you press the button, the disk plays backwards from the OUT point to the IN point, reverses and plays forward to the OUT point. The Ping Pong...
  • Page 81 Hardware Control Panel Familiarization - Ch.2 )LJXUH  3LQJ 3RQJ )XQFWLRQ You may also enter a Ping Pong count by typing a numeric value into the numeric keypad and then pressing the button. This sets a count value that is used by the Ping Pong function to play the Ping Pong a specified number of times before automatically stopping.
  • Page 82 $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder timecode sequence intact. Each playback field displays the timecode that was recorded with the original film frame. This means that the playback timecode and “real-time” do not agree. Â Places the Cine Timeline into the...
  • Page 83 Hardware Control Panel Familiarization - Ch.2 )LJXUH  &LQH 7LPHOLQH &RPSDULVRQ The setting of the Cine Timeline parameter affects the operation of the numeric entry during Mark In, Mark Out, Goto, and operations with positional values. It also affects how timecode is reported on the Attaché Control Panel, as well as the timecode reported on the RS422 serial control port connected to an external editing system.

  • Page 84: F2: Setup: Editor Menu

    $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder 2.5.3 F2: Setup: Editor Menu From the HOME Menu, press to access the Setup Editor Comms Menu, as illustrated in Figure 2.21 below. S T O P P E D + 0 . 0 0 0 0 1 .
  • Page 85 Hardware Control Panel Familiarization - Ch.2 F2 Protocol Press ) to toggle the communications protocol of the two Protocol RS422 ports between . With selected you set the SMPTE SMPTE Sony SMPTE address (device address) for the Attaché by typing a number (from 1-99) on the numeric keypad and then pressing .
  • Page 86 RS422 ports. Possible values are: Â Selects the ID for the Accom RTD digital disk recorder. 0 : RTD Â Selects the ID for the Abekas A60 digital disk recorder.
  • Page 87 Hardware Control Panel Familiarization - Ch.2 F7 TC Delay Press ) after typing a value into the numeric keypad to set the TC Delay offset to the timecode value (in fields) reported by the Attaché over the RS422 interface while the Attaché disk is in motion. This parameter is used to compensate for signal processing delays in the edit path.

  • Page 88: F3: Setup: Video Timing

    $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder 2.5.4 F3: Setup: Video Timing From the HOME Menu, press to access the Setup Video Timing Menu, as illustrated in Figure 2.22 below. S T O P P E D + 0 . 0 0 0 0 1 .
  • Page 89 Hardware Control Panel Familiarization - Ch.2  Places the 54mV setup on the output CAV only. Output Only  Places the 54mV setup on both the input and output In & Out CAV. Default in the 525 line standard. F2 Pic-Sync Out Press ) after typing a value into the numeric keypad to Pic-Sync Out...
  • Page 90 $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder displays the current value for the parameter. Change the timing value in one-line increments by pressing and holding down the softkey (Vert. Timing) while turning the rotary knob on the Attaché control panel.  % Only qualified engineering personnel should adjust this parameter.
  • Page 91 8-bit image by reducing the banding affect that is sometimes seen in video material containing highly saturated colors or ramps. Accom recommends enabling the Dynamic Rounding feature on the video input whenever you are recording 10-bit source material into the Attaché...
  • Page 92 $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder F7 Record Ref Pressing ) toggles the recording reference parameter, to Record Ref determine which reference signal is used by the Attaché during recording operations. The possible settings are as follows: Â Uses the selected Reference Input (as determined by the...

  • Page 93: F4: Macros Menu

    Hardware Control Panel Familiarization - Ch.2 2.5.5 F4: Macros Menu From the HOME Menu, press to access the Macros Menu, as illustrated in Figure 2.23 below. S T O P P E D + 0 . 0 0 0 0 1 . 0 6 . 2 0 . 0 0 = I n R = 3 0 .
  • Page 94 $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder In the Macros Menu, the first seven lines list functions that deal with macro recording, playback, and editing: F1 Select Macro Press ) after typing a value into the numeric keypad to Select Macro select the specified macro sequence.
  • Page 95 Hardware Control Panel Familiarization - Ch.2 F6 Insert/Append Press ) to insert a keystroke (or group of keystrokes) Insert/Append into the current macro, starting at the current sequence location. Use this function for macro editing. If positioned past the end of the macro, the new steps will be appended on the end of the existing macro.
  • Page 96 $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder I n s e r t D e l e t e S t e p H o l d T i m e 0 0 . 0 0 S t e p : <...

  • Page 97: F5: Segments Menu

    Hardware Control Panel Familiarization - Ch.2 2.5.6 F5: Segments Menu From the HOME Menu, press to access the Segments Menu, as illustrated in Figure 2.25 below. S T O P P E D + 0 . 0 0 0 0 1 . 0 6 . 2 0 . 0 0 = I n R = 3 0 .
  • Page 98 $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder F1 In: Press :) after typing a value into the numeric keypad to set the IN point of the segment. Press without a numeric entry to mark the current disk position as the segment IN point. Values are entered as either frames or HMSF timecode, depending upon the setting of the timecode display function.
  • Page 99 Hardware Control Panel Familiarization - Ch.2 The following five softkey labels are blanked selectively when they are not available for segment list editing. For example, if there are no segments currently in the list, softkey labels through are blank. F4 Previous Press ) to step backward one segment in the segment list.
  • Page 100 $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder F7 Delete Seg Press ) to delete the currently selected segment, or type a Delete Seg numeric entry and then press to delete a specified segment. Use this function for editing the segment list.
  • Page 101 Hardware Control Panel Familiarization - Ch.2 N e x t I n s e r t D e l e t e S e g M o d i f y S e g ( 0 0 . 0 0 . 1 5 . 1 3 ) F 1 0 I n / O u t / G o t o U s e...
  • Page 102 $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder For purposes of Loop and Ping-Pong play repeat functions, when the parameter is selected, Use Seg ID the OUT point is considered to be “inclusive”. For example, if IN point is Seg 2, and the OUT point is Seg 4, a loop playback will play segments 2, 3, and 4 (segment 4 is included).

  • Page 103: F6: Setup: System I/O Menu

    Hardware Control Panel Familiarization - Ch.2 Refer to Sections 4.6 to 4.6.5 for complete instructions on using segments. From the Segments Menu, press to return to the HOME Menu. 2.5.7 F6: Setup: System I/O Menu From the HOME Menu, press to access the Setup System I/O Menu, as illustrated in Figure 2.27 below.
  • Page 104 $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder displays the current selection, which may be set to either Analog Beta, Analog YUV, or D1 Digital. Each selection is described below. Â Select this format for the analog video input if the Analog Beta device feeding video to the Attaché...
  • Page 105 Hardware Control Panel Familiarization - Ch.2 Â Select this format for the CAV output if the CAV D1 & RGB output of Attaché is connected to a device that accepts RGB formatted component analog video.  % The F1 softkey in the Video Setup Menu (F3 from the HOME menu) allows you to toggle ON and OFF the 54mV Beta setup on the CAV output - whether it’s set to “Analog Beta”...
  • Page 106 $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder  % “Analog Sync” & “Analog Grn” selections on softkey F3 Play Ref are possible only if softkey F1 Video In is set to “Analog Beta” or “Analog RGB”. Â Select Analog Sync to synchronize the Attaché to...
  • Page 107 Hardware Control Panel Familiarization - Ch.2 Use this setting when recording or playing images via “non-video” means, such as with Ethernet. If you are recording or playing using a “video” pathway, it’s strongly recommended that each video device be externally locked to the same reference. Therefore, the “Ref In”...
  • Page 108 It’s recommended that operations personnel do not use this function. Leave the setting at its default value of (zero). Contact Accom Technical Support for advice on using this feature. 127( Only qualified engineering personnel should adjust this parameter. F6 TV Std/Format...
  • Page 109 Hardware Control Panel Familiarization - Ch.2 Â Selects the 525 (NTSC) Line Standard, with 10-bit 525 10-Bit recording and playback resolution on disk. Â Selects the 625 (PAL) Line Standard, with 8-bit 625 8-Bit recording and playback resolution on disk. Â...
  • Page 110 $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder F8 TC Offset Pressing ) after typing a timecode value into the numeric TC Offset keypad places an offset onto the timecode used within the Attaché. This allows you to match the timecode inside the Attaché to an external source video tape timecode.

  • Page 111: F7: Setup: Record Menu

    Hardware Control Panel Familiarization - Ch.2 2.5.8 F7: Setup: Record Menu From the HOME Menu, press to access the Setup Record Menu, as illustrated in Figure 2.28 below. S T O P P E D + 0 . 0 0 0 0 1 .
  • Page 112 $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder F1 Record Mode This softkey toggles between four possible recording modes: Normal; PreRead; Program Delay (PGM Delay); and Confidence. When is pressed, the recording mode is selected and the red lamps on the Attaché control panel toggle in unison, to reflect the current recording mode.
  • Page 113 Hardware Control Panel Familiarization - Ch.2 By default, the PreRead operation is destructive (immediate write after read). By using the “PreRead Offset” parameter (softkey ) within this setup menu, you may specify an offset for the PreRead record operation. This value may be set as high as two minutes (2:00:00) away from the playback point on disk.
  • Page 114 $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder F2 PreRead Offset This softkey function is used to define the offset during PreRead record operations. This value is used only if the PreRead record mode is selected with softkey . When the Offset value is set to 00.00, the PreRead recordings will immediately overwrite the original source video and key (if enabled).
  • Page 115 Hardware Control Panel Familiarization - Ch.2 mixer, or other processing devices (like keyers or effects machines). The PreRead Delay parameter compensates for this external delay, and only takes effect only when the “PreRead” record mode is selected with softkey . A PreRead Delay value of 00.00 is used when there is no external delay in the path from the Attaché...
  • Page 116 $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder P r o g r a m D e l a y = 2 . 0 0 . 0 0 R e c o r d P o i n t D e f i n e d R e c o r d I N 0 0 .
  • Page 117 Hardware Control Panel Familiarization - Ch.2 the 4:0:0 digital key signal is available a separate digital key input and output connector set. Â This selects the component digital RGB “Dual Link” RGB 4:4:4 video format. What was formerly the 4:2:2 digital video track is now configured to carry the green channel and half of the red and blue channel information.
  • Page 118 $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder F8 Record Lockout Press ) to toggle the record lockout ON or OFF: Record Lockout  Recording may take place anywhere on the disk.  No recording of any sort may take place anywhere on the disk.
  • Page 119 Hardware Control Panel Familiarization - Ch.2 This function is also displayed on the second line of the status menu overlay, between the Record Length value and the OUT= value. The possible indications are for the recording enables are shown in the Table 2-3 below. 'HVFULSWLRQ 'LVSOD\ 'HVFULSWLRQ...

  • Page 120: F8: Setup: Audio Menu

    $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder 2.5.9 F8: Setup: Audio Menu From the HOME Menu, press to access the Setup Audio Menu, as illustrated in Figure 2.32 below. 127( The Setup Audio Menu is available only if you have the Audio Option fitted in your Attaché...
  • Page 121 Hardware Control Panel Familiarization - Ch.2 F1 Audio Source Press ) to toggle to the desired audio source for Audio Source recording purposes. The possible choices are: Â This is the default selection. With this setting, the Input/Disk Attaché takes its audio from either the audio input or from off-disk, depending upon whether the disk is playing (Disk) or if Bypass is active (Input).
  • Page 122 $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder  Selects the audio input/output operating level of -10dB. -10dB The headroom for this setting is 20dB.  Selects the audio input/output operating level of -20dB. -20dB The headroom for this setting is 20dB.
  • Page 123 Hardware Control Panel Familiarization - Ch.2 F4 Headphone Vol (Volume) Press ) adjust the volume of the headphone output. Headphone Vol This setting does not affect the main audio output. The indicator in the right column displays the current volume setting; from 1 (lowest) to 11! (highest). There are three ways of adjusting the volume setting: Â...

  • Page 124: F9: Setup: Ethernet Menu

    $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder 2.5.10 F9: Setup: Ethernet Menu From the HOME Menu, press to access the Setup Ethernet Menu, as illustrated in Figure 2.33 below. S T O P P E D + 0 . 0 0 0 0 1 .
  • Page 125 Hardware Control Panel Familiarization - Ch.2 F1 Ethernet: On Press ) to toggle the Ethernet port On and Off. The Ethernet: ON associated parameter is an automatic Ethernet reset parameter. The Timeout Ethernet port will reset if there is an interruption in the receipt of a communications packet.
  • Page 126 $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder the host tables of all your workstations on the same network in order for the workstations to recognize the Attaché. You can edit the existing IP Address by first pressing (with no numerals entered into the numeric keypad). In doing so, the existing IP Address appears in the Attaché...

  • Page 127: F10: System Status Menu

    Hardware Control Panel Familiarization - Ch.2 2.5.11 F10: System Status Menu From the HOME Menu, press to access the System Status Menu, as illustrated in Figure 2.34 below. S T O P P E D + 0 . 0 0 0 0 1 .
  • Page 128 $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder F1 Status (1 - 5) Pressing displays the configuration and status of the Status (1-5) first five disks within the Attaché disk array. This sub-menu shows the type of drives installed in the system, and an error log associated with each of the five drives.
  • Page 129 Hardware Control Panel Familiarization - Ch.2 only one drive within the array is possible. Formatting takes approximately 10 to 15 minutes for each drive. A password is required to format any of the drives. 7R )RUPDW D 6,1*/( 'LVN Using the numeric keypad, type the number of the disk that you would like to format, then press to initiate the format process.
  • Page 130 $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder User Guide...
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  • Page 132 $WWDFKp Accom APR• Digital Disk Recorder User Guide...

  • Page 133: About This Chapter

    Getting Started - Ch.3 About this Chapter This section provides the procedures for powering up the Attaché and performing the initial setups required for normal operation. The procedures in this section only cover setups from the Attaché Control Panel. For details on setup and use of the Attaché...

  • Page 134: Power Procedures

    $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder Power Procedures The following paragraphs provide steps for powering the Attaché ON and OFF. 3.2.1 Power Up 1. Turn the system power ON by pressing the “ ” portion of the POWER switch located on the rear of the Attaché chassis. During the power-up sequence, the system locks, configures, and initializes the video disk array.

  • Page 135: Power Down

    Getting Started - Ch.3 2. Turn ON the workstation or and/any other ancillary equipment (such as VTRs, Editor, etc.). 3.2.2 Power Down Use the following steps to power down the Attaché system: 1. It is recommended, but not mandatory, that all material on the Attaché is backed up to a digital VTR for safekeeping prior to removing power from the Attaché.

  • Page 136: Display Setup

    $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder Display Setup The Attaché allows you to change the numeric display between timecode notation (seconds:frames) and frames notation. You may change the display at any time during operations, depending upon your requirements. Once performed, all areas that display timecode numbers change to frames, or vice versa.
  • Page 137 Getting Started - Ch.3 3. Toggle the display between notation: Timecode Frames Press Time Display User Guide...

  • Page 138: Editor Setup

    $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder Editor Setup The Setup: Editor Comms Menu is used to set up the RS422 #1 editor port. The following instructions show how to set up this RS422 #1 port. Prior to configuring the RS422 #1 port, ensure proper connection of the remote editing system to the Attaché.
  • Page 139 Getting Started - Ch.3 Use the following procedures to setup the editor communications ports. F1 Editor Port #1 This parameter toggles the RS422 serial communications Port#1 ON or OFF (this port typically connects to an external editing system). 1. To change the port enable: Press Editor Port#1 Toggle between the two following choices:...
  • Page 140 $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder F3 Edit Field This parameter toggles the field dominance setting of the RS422 serial communications Port#1 (this port typically connects to an external editing system). When assigned as a recorder, Attaché edits on the selected field. Make sure this setting matches the dominance of your editing system.
  • Page 141 Machine ID Toggle between the five following field dominance choices: Â 0 : RTD Selects the ID for the Accom RTD digital disk recorder. Â 1 : A60 Selects the ID for the Abekas A60 digital disk recorder. Â 2 : DVR-10 Selects the ID for the Sony DVR-10 digital video tape recorder.
  • Page 142 $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder Select the desired Machine ID directly, according to the list below: Type into the numeric keypad the desired value, then... Press Machine ID BVW-75 DVR-1000 DVR-10 The default value is 3, for the BVW-75 Sony Betacam VTR.
  • Page 143 Getting Started - Ch.3 F9 Baud Rate This parameter toggles the Baud Rate setting of the RS422 serial communications Port#1 (this port typically connects to an external editing system). 1. To change the Baud Rate parameter: Press Baud Rate Toggle between the three following choices: Â...

  • Page 144: Setup System I/O

    $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder Setup System I/O In the Setup: System I/O Menu you may set the system line standard, video input and output formats, disk recording formats, system reference source, and select test patterns. There are also controls for setting the picture phasing and video setup.
  • Page 145 Getting Started - Ch.3 To make changes to the Attaché system parameters, select the desired parameter and make changes to the settings as outline below. F1 Video Input This parameter is used to match the format of the component analog video (CAV) input on the Attaché...
  • Page 146 $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder 2. Toggle between the two following video output choices: Â Selects the Serial Digital Video (SDI) output, with RGB D1 & RGB format on the CAV output. Â Selects the Serial Digital Video (SDI) output, with D1 &...
  • Page 147 Getting Started - Ch.3 on the YUV RGB VIDEO IN connector on the rear of the Attaché chassis. Â Locks the Attaché system to the green (or luminance) Analog Grn portion of the component analog video (CAV) input signal, as found on the YUV RGB VIDEO IN connector on the rear of the Attaché...
  • Page 148 $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder F4 Test Pattern The Attaché provides a set of test patterns that are written to the video output frame buffer. You may select these patterns to use as a reference signal at the video outputs, or to transfer to your workstation as a reference signal.
  • Page 149 Getting Started - Ch.3 ,03257$17 When the line standard is changed, the images recorded on disk in the previous standard can no longer be played back properly. 1. To change the Video Line Standard: Press TV Std/Format 2. Toggle between the four following line standard/video format choices: Â...
  • Page 150 $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder F7 Access Limit The Access Limit parameter allows the Attaché to report timecode beyond the physical limits of the disk. This timecode reporting appears up to 5 minutes beyond the physical limits of the disk. This "extra" timecode allows pre-roll and post-roll beyond the physical disk ends, while under external editor control, or when using the Goto command.
  • Page 151 Getting Started - Ch.3 Type the desired timecode offset value into the numeric keypad, and then... Press TC Offset  % When displaying the disk position as a “Frame” value, the Timecode Offset operates from frame 0 at the physical start of the disk. User Guide...

  • Page 152: Video Setup Menu Adjustments

    $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder 3.5.2 Video Setup Menu Adjustments The following procedures are for setting up the Attaché video outputs. You make these adjustments in the Setup Video Timing Menu. To display the Setup: Video Timing Menu do the following: 1.
  • Page 153 Getting Started - Ch.3 To make changes to the Attaché system parameters, select the desired parameter and make changes to the settings as outline below. F1 7.5 IRE Setup (525 line standard only) Video for Betacam VTRs have a “54mV Setup” (black level shift). To allow you to use this signal you may configure the “54mV Setup”...
  • Page 154 $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder F3 Horizontal Timing Use Horizontal Timing to adjust the horizontal position of the (Horiz Timing) component digital and composite video outputs. 1. To adjust the Horizontal Timing parameter: Type the desired value into the numeric keypad, and then...

  • Page 155: Setup Audio

    Getting Started - Ch.3 3.5.3 Setup Audio The following procedures are for setting up the Attaché audio parameters. You make these adjustments in the Setup Audio Menu. To display the Setup Audio Menu do the following: 1. If the HOME Menu is not displayed, press 2.
  • Page 156 $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder To make changes to the Attaché audio system parameters, select the desired parameter and make changes to the settings as outline below. F1 Audio Source This parameter determines from where the audio source will come, for recording purposes.
  • Page 157 Getting Started - Ch.3 +8dB, +4dB, or 0dB. Most consumer equipment operates within the -10dB to -20dB range. 1. To change the audio Operating Level parameter: Press Op. Level Toggle between the five following choices: Â This is the default selection. With this setting, the +4dB audio input/output operating level is set to +4dB.
  • Page 158 $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder you had made prior to installing the audio option will present “static” when played after installing the option. In such a case, the default “OFF” setting for the Program Mute function changes to “OFF (Auto)”. This...
  • Page 159 Getting Started - Ch.3 Press and hold down Headphone Vol, then... Turn the rotary knob on the Attaché control panel. F5 Headphone Mute This parameter is used to apply or remove an audio mute on the headphone output. This function does not affect the main audio output; rather it only affects the headphone audio output.

  • Page 160: Setup Record

    $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder 3.5.4 Setup Record The following procedures are used to setup the record parameters for Attaché . You make these adjustments in the Setup Record Menu. To display the Setup Record Menu do the following: 1.
  • Page 161 Getting Started - Ch.3 F1 Record Mode This function selects the machine recording mode, with a choice of Normal; PreRead; Program Delay (PGM Delay); and Confidence. The record mode may also be selected by using the Record Mode button on the Attaché control panel. 1.
  • Page 162 $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder disk video, key & audio from the point where the recording was started. This function normally defaults to no program delay. There is a parameter within the setup menu (softkey Program Delay) which allows you to specify a program delay as little as 1 frame, and up to a maximum of two minutes (2:00:00).

  • Page 163: Recording

    Getting Started - Ch.3 D e f i n e d R e c o r d I N A c t u a l R e c o r d I N S o u r c e R e c o r d i n g 0 0 .
  • Page 164 $WWDFKp Accom APR Digital Disk Recorder F4 Program Delay This softkey function is used to define the amount of delay during PGM Delay record operations. This value is used only if the PGM Delay record mode is selected with softkey .

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