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  • Page 1 Video Workstation Home/Start LIPSTER Hardware Guide...
  • Page 3 Hardware Guide LIPSTER Introduction Overview Installation Operation Maintenance Appendix Index...
  • Page 4 Specifications and data may change without notice. We offer no guarantee that this documenta- tion is correct and/or complete. In no event shall DVS Digital Video Systems GmbH be liable for any damages whatsoever (including without limitation any special, indirect, or consequential damages, and damages resulting from loss of use, data, or profits, or business interruption) aris- ing out of the use of or inability to use the hardware, software and/or manual materials.
  • Page 5 Headquarters: DVS Digital Video Systems GmbH Krepenstr. 8 30165 Hannover GERMANY Phone: +49-511-67807-0 Fax: +49-511-630070 E-mail: info@dvs.de Internet: http://www.dvs.de Support: Phone: +49-511-67807-25 Fax: +49-511-67807-31 E-mail: support@dvs.de For the Americas: U.S. Headquarters: DVS Digital Video, Inc. 300 East Magnolia Boulevard, Suite 102...
  • Page 7 You may also use our online registration form which can be accessed from the following internet page: http://www.dvs.de/english/support/support.html Customer Name:...

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    Contents Introduction ................1-1 1.1 Overview................1-2 1.2 Target Group................ 1-3 1.3 Conventions Used in this User Guide........1-3 1.4 Safety Instructions ............... 1-4 1.5 Important Notes ..............1-6 1.6 Scope of Delivery ..............1-8 Overview ................... 2-1 2.1 Overview of Front ..............2-2 ............
  • Page 10 Hardware Guide LIPSTER 4.2 Operational Items ..............4-5 ..............4-5 4.2.1 Faceplate ..............4-6 4.2.2 DVD-ROM ..............4-7 4.2.3 Controls Maintenance ................5-1 5.1 Hard Disk Maintenance ............5-2 ......5-2 5.1.1 How to Act when a Hard Disk Fails ....

  • Page 11: Introduction

    DVS. C is a powerful high definition video LIPSTER workstation with enormous flexibility, especially designed to meet the demands of modern post production houses. Based on DVS' quality hardware, C works with uncompressed material in any reso- LIPSTER lution up to 2K in RGB 10 bit.

  • Page 12: Overview

    This chapter provides a front and a rear over- view of the video workstation detailing all items, connectors and interfaces. Additionally, it contains some interesting information about special DVS naming conventions of the con- nectors. Chapter 3 Describes the hardware installation of C...

  • Page 13: Target Group

    Introduction Target Group To use this manual you should have experience in handling video and computer equipment. Additionally, to use C in connection with LIPSTER other equipment, e.g. a camera or a VTR, you should know how to handle this equipment. Conventions Used in this User Guide The following typographical conventions will be used in this docu- mentation:...

  • Page 14: Safety Instructions

    Hardware Guide LIPSTER Safety Instructions To use C correctly please heed the following: LIPSTER Please read the following safety instructions very carefully before attempting any installation and/or performing any work on C LIPSTER If C is not used in compliance with the safety instruc- LIPSTER tions, the warranty and all resulting liability claims will be void.
  • Page 15 Introduction – C may not be misused, abused, physically damaged, LIPSTER neglected, exposed to fire, water or excessive changes in the cli- mate or temperature, or operated outside maximum rating. – Do not perform any changes or extensions to C whatso- LIPSTER ever.

  • Page 16: Important Notes

    In the warranty period the customer must keep the original packing and pack the DVS product in it in case of a product return. If the customer is not satisfied with the repair, DVS will have the option to either attempt a further repair, exchange the product, or refund the purchase price.
  • Page 17 Leave about 15% of the overall video hard disk capacity for real-time performance reasons empty of data. A DVS CineReel connected to C as a storage for vid- LIPSTER eo material will be too slow for editing purposes in real time (e.g.

  • Page 18: Scope Of Delivery

    Option: C Rack-Mount Kit LIPSTER Needed to mount one of the C casings into a 19" rack LIPSTER – 2 × rails – Screws If any of these items are missing or damaged, contact your local vendor or DVS immediately.

  • Page 19: Overview

    Overview This chapter provides a detailed overview of the C hardware. LIPSTER The video workstation will be shown in a front and a rear view and all its parts and connectors will be listed. For explanatory reasons the section about the rear of C also contains some information LIPSTER about special naming conventions of the connectors.

  • Page 20: Overview Of Front

    Hardware Guide LIPSTER Overview of Front This section provides an overview of the front of C . The oper- LIPSTER able front panel is covered by a faceplate which can be removed. Therefore, the faceplate will be described first followed by an over- view of the operable front panel of C LIPSTER 2.1.1 The Faceplate...
  • Page 21 Overview Figure 2-2: Removal of faceplate delivered with 2 chassis: LIPSTER You can distinguish the two casings of C when the faceplate LIPSTER is removed via the DVD-ROM: The main system of the video system incorporates a DVD-ROM whereas the disk array is not equipped with a DVD-ROM.

  • Page 22: The Front Panel

    Hardware Guide LIPSTER 2.1.2 The Front Panel Once the faceplate is removed, you have access to the front panel. The following figure shows a detailed overview of the front panel: DVD-ROM controls disk carrier (RFU) video hard disks faceplate plug power supply unit Figure 2-3: Overview of front panel disk carrier (RFU)

  • Page 23: Overview Of Rear

    LIPSTER connectors of the video system, the labeling has been simplified. DVS named the input/output channels (connectors) of the digital vid- eo signals alphabetically. For YUV you will usually use one channel (connectors labeled ’A’). For YUVA you will need two channels (’A’ for YUV and ’B’...

  • Page 24: Overall Overview Of The Rear

    LIPSTER video I/O panel containing the DVIs, the graphic card panel and a SCSI connector panel to connect the C to a DVS LIPSTER CineReel. Furthermore, if applicable, some additional panels may be present for internal reasons or on customer request.
  • Page 25 Overview delivered with 2 chassis: LIPSTER The rear of the main system provides the connectors as shown in the figure above. The rear of the disk array differs from the figure above and provides connectors only in the area of the slot panel connectors.

  • Page 26: Connector Panel 1

    Hardware Guide LIPSTER 2.2.3 Connector Panel 1 The connector panel 1 provides the standard in- and outputs of C to give you the full functionality of the video system. It holds, for STER example, the connectors for remote control and the video I/Os (serial digital interface).
  • Page 27 Overview Item Description SDI Out A BNC connector for output of YUV or RGB in dual link mode, serial digital interface for digi- tal video SDI Out B BNC connector for output of YUV or RGB in dual link mode, serial digital interface for digi- tal video SDI Out C Reserved for future use...

  • Page 28: Slot Panel Connectors (1 Chassis Delivery)

    Hardware Guide LIPSTER 2.2.4 Slot Panel Connectors (1 Chassis Delivery) In the slot panel connector area of C delivered with one chas- LIPSTER sis you can find the digital video I/O that contains the DVIs and the graphic card panel. digital video I/O panel DVI OUT DVI IN...
  • Page 29 Overview Digital Video I/O Panel This is the digital video I/O panel of C . It holds two digital video LIPSTER interfaces (DVIs) for the in- and output of analog and digital video sig- nals. DVI OUT DVI IN Figure 2-7: Digital video I/O panel In detail the panel provides the following: Item Description...
  • Page 30 Hardware Guide LIPSTER SCSI Connector Panel (1) This SCSI connector panel is used to connect a DVS CineReel to LIPSTER The DVS CineReel is a specially designed portable, outdoor-proof disk array. Usually it is used in connection with the DVS CineControl, a transportable digital disk recorder developed to suit the needs of on-set film capturing.

  • Page 31: Slot Panel Connectors (2 Chassis Delivery)

    Overview 2.2.5 Slot Panel Connectors (2 Chassis Delivery) If your C is delivered with two chassis, you have to intercon- LIPSTER nect the two casings. This interconnection is set up with some of the connectors of the slot panel connector area. The outlines for both casings, the casing of the main system and the disk array, are de- scribed in the following.
  • Page 32 Hardware Guide LIPSTER SCSI connector panel (1) See section section “SCSI Connector Panel (1)” on page 2-12. SCSI connector panel (2) This panel provides the connectors to be connected to the disk array. The Slot Panel Connectors of the Disk Array Because the casing of the disk array of C delivered with LIPSTER...

  • Page 33: Connector Panel 2

    Overview 2.2.6 Connector Panel 2 The connector panel 2 holds the interfaces for analog and digital au- dio (AES/EBU) as well as LTC and wordclock. Analog Audio OUT WCLK OUT Mon.1 Mon.2 9-16 LTC IN PUSH LTC OUT Digital Audio Figure 2-11: Second connector panel on rear Item Description...

  • Page 34: Connector Panel 3

    Hardware Guide LIPSTER XLR connectors for digital audio are available via breakout cables. 2.2.7 Connector Panel 3 This area of the rear of C holds the connectors of the comput- LIPSTER er system. It provides the following connections: mouse parallel port LAN (1000Mb) keyboard USB ports...

  • Page 35: Installation

    “Overview of Rear” on page 2-5. If you want to connect a DVS CineReel, the connectors carry corresponding designations (numbering) to make the setup easy. Thus, ’CH A’ should be connected to ’SCSI 1’ and...
  • Page 36 Hardware Guide LIPSTER delivered with 2 chassis: LIPSTER If your C is delivered in two casings, you have to set up the LIPSTER connections between the casings now: " Connect the cables as shown in the figure below: Figure 3-1: Connections for C delivered with 2 chassis LIPSTER The layout of the slot panel connector areas shown in the...

  • Page 37: Operation

    Operation This chapter describes how to operate the C hardware. First, LIPSTER the most basic operation is explained, i.e. how to start the video work- station and how to shut it down. After that follows a description of the individual items of the C chassis in detail.

  • Page 38: Basic Operation

    Hardware Guide LIPSTER Basic Operation This section describes how to start the system and how to shut it down. For both procedures the main power switch of the controls on the front of the video system has to be used. To access the controls you have to remove the faceplate first.

  • Page 39: Shutting Down The System

    Operation 4.1.2 Shutting Down the System There are several possibilities to shut down C . All possibilities LIPSTER depend on whether the operating system is already loaded, or not. Please act accordingly: delivered with 2 chassis: LIPSTER To turn off the video system with C delivered with 2 chassis LIPSTER you have to shut down the main system first.
  • Page 40 Hardware Guide LIPSTER " Shut down the system by pressing the main power switch until the system turns off. Shutting down the video system while the operating sys- tem is loading may lead to corrupted system data. Use this procedure only if absolutely necessary. The system will shut down immediately.

  • Page 41: Operational Items

    Operation Operational Items This section describes the operational items of the C chassis LIPSTER in detail and explains how to operate them. 4.2.1 Faceplate The operable front panel of the video system is covered by a face- plate which can be removed to access the operational items. "...

  • Page 42: Dvd-Rom

    Hardware Guide LIPSTER 4.2.2 DVD-ROM The video system is equipped with a DVD-ROM drive. This can be used for maintenance purposes or to install additional software. For further information regarding the operation of the drive, please refer to the original manufacturer’s documentation. DVD tray status LED emergency eject...

  • Page 43: Controls

    Operation 4.2.3 Controls Via the controls the system can be turned on or off and the LEDs dis- play the system status. mute system reset main power settings LEDs Figure 4-4: Controls overview mute In case of a system malfunction, e.g. a fan failure, the system alarm turns on.
  • Page 44 Hardware Guide LIPSTER settings The system settings determine that the video system uses SCSI to connect the computer system with the video hard disks. These settings are factory set. Do not change them. In the figure above you can find the default set- tings for SCSI.

  • Page 45: Maintenance

    Maintenance This chapter explains the maintenance work that you can perform on your own. For each work a detailed procedure description is given. If you experience trouble with the video workstation that can not be re- solved with the work described here or the section “Troubleshooting” on page A-2, please contact your local vendor.

  • Page 46: Hard Disk Maintenance

    For further informa- tion on this subject, please contact the DVS service department. The replacement of a failed disk can be divided into four steps: Remove the hard disk from the video system.
  • Page 47 Maintenance mounting screw disk carrier Figure 5-1: Hard disk carrier overview To remove a video disk from the system perform the following: " If appropriate, stop the operation of your video system. Although you can change the video disks with the power turned on (on-the-fly), it is recommended to shut down the system for this procedure.
  • Page 48 Hardware Guide LIPSTER " Change the broken disk against a new one and assemble it in the disk carrier again with the screws. It is best to use the same brand and type of hard disk again. Otherwise a loss of performance might occur. After that, the hard disk is replaced and the device carrier with the new disk has to be reassembled in the video system.
  • Page 49 ’Dynamic Disks’. " After that create a partition on the stripe set (’Stripeset Partition’) and set the drive letter to ’V’ (for ’video’). Some DVS maintenance tools depend on a correct drive letter and volume name for the C stripe set.

  • Page 50: Notes On Formatting The Video Hard Disks

    – Select the file format ’NTFS’ to format the stripe set. – Specify 64 KB as the allocation unit size. – Assign as the volume label the name Clipster-Storage- XXXX (with XXXX standing for the capacity of the C LIPSTER storage in gigabyte) to the stripe set.

  • Page 51: Power Supply Unit Maintenance

    Maintenance Power Supply Unit Maintenance The power supply unit provides the video system with power. It is a very reliable and enduring part of the video system. However, in the unlikely event that it fails, it will be an easy subject for replacement. mounting screws handle...
  • Page 52 Hardware Guide LIPSTER...

  • Page 53: Appendix

    Appendix This chapter first gives some hints how to resolve irregularities during operation. After that technical data and general information about are provided. LIPSTER...

  • Page 54: Troubleshooting

    “Hard Disk Mainte- nance” on page 5-2. An alarm is sounded and A fan has failed. Shut down the video sys- one or more of the three tem immediately and con- fan LEDs are lit up. tact the service department of DVS.

  • Page 55: Technical Data

    Appendix A.2 Technical Data The following shows the technical data of C LIPSTER Dimensions height: 175 mm (4 U) width: 431 mm depth: 653 mm delivered with 2 chassis: LIPSTER height: 2 × 175 mm (2 × 4 U) Weight approx.

  • Page 56: Hardware Specifications

    Hardware Guide LIPSTER A.3 Hardware Specifications The following table shows the hardware specifications of C LIPSTER Table A-1: C specifications LIPSTER Video Input Output HD Digital Serial I/O (8 and 10 bit) 3 BNC 3 BNC Single or Dual Link (SMPTE 292M) also with HSDL Analog HD 3 BNC for RGB/...
  • Page 57 Appendix Table A-1: C specifications (cont.) LIPSTER Data Formats Color Modes 4:2:2 A 4:2:2:4 RGB 4:4:4 RGBA 4:4:4:4 Storage Format Uncompressed YUV 4:2:2 YUVA 4:2:2:4 RGB 4:4:4 RGBA 4:4:4:4 all in 8/10 bit, user selectable Internal Processing Color space conversion, mixer, scaler, frame repetition...

  • Page 58: Video Raster

    Hardware Guide LIPSTER A.4 Video Raster The following table shows the supported video raster. All frequencies indicate the frame rate. Table A-2: Supported video raster Total lines Aspect Raster x size y size per frame ratio 525i 29.97 Hz (NTSC) 625i 25 Hz (PAL) 525i 29.97 Hz (NTSC HR) 16:9...
  • Page 59 Appendix Table A-2: Supported video raster (cont.) Total lines Aspect Raster x size y size per frame ratio 2048p 23.976 Hz 1125 2048 1080 2048p 24 Hz 2048sF 23.976 Hz 1125 2048 1080 2048sF 24 Hz 2048p 24 Hz 1600 2048 1556 2048sF 14.985 Hz...

  • Page 60: Signal In- And Outputs

    Hardware Guide LIPSTER A.5 Signal In- and Outputs This section provides pin-out information about some of the connec- tors provided by C LIPSTER Digital Video Interfaces (DVI-I Output Connector) (external view; female on interface, male on cable) Table A-3: Pin-out for Output Connector (DVI OUT) Signal Signal Signal...
  • Page 61 Appendix Table A-4: Pin-out for Input Connector (DVI IN) Signal Signal Signal /RX_2 /RX_1 /RX_0 RX_2 RX_1 RX_0 /RX_4 /RX_3 /RX_5 RX_4 RX_3 RX_5 DDC_CLK DDC_DAT RX_CLK ANALOG_VSYNC HP_DETECT /RX_CLK – – – ANALOG_HSYNC...
  • Page 62 Hardware Guide LIPSTER GPI (9-Pin D-Sub Connector) (external view; male on interface, female on cable) Pin No. Signal – GPI_OUT0 (GPI output 0) GPI_IN0 (GPI input 0) – – GPI_OUT1 (GPI output 1) GPI_IN1 (GPI input 1) The GPI inputs are voltage sensing inputs with TTL trigger levels (>...
  • Page 63 Appendix Digital Audio (25-Pin D-Sub Connector) (external view; female on interface, male on cable) Table A-5: Digital Audio CH 1-8 Pin No. Signal Pin No. Signal Audio OUT CH 7/8 /Audio OUT CH 7/8 Audio OUT CH 5/6 /Audio OUT CH 5/6 Audio OUT CH 3/4 /Audio OUT CH 3/4 Audio OUT CH 1/2...
  • Page 64 Hardware Guide LIPSTER Table A-6: Digital Audio CH 9-16 (cont.) Pin No. Signal Pin No. Signal /Audio IN CH 13/14 Audio IN CH 11/12 /Audio IN CH 11/12 Audio IN CH 9/10 /Audio IN CH 9/10 – RMT IN, RMT OUT and AUX 1 (9-Pin D-Sub Connectors) (external view;...

  • Page 65: Internal Wiring From Video Board To Outputs

    Appendix A.6 Internal Wiring from Video Board to Outputs The video board installed inside the video system is an important piece of equipment. In case any of the internal wiring becomes loose, you have to reconnect the video board to the outputs again. The video system works with voltages that can be haz- ardous to your health.

  • Page 66: Packing Instructions

    In any other case, if you do not have the original packing anymore, use a similar structured packing for transportation. DVS can not be held liable for damages due to transporta- tion. Fragile. Avoid shocks or vibrations. For longer distances use a lifting truck.
  • Page 67 Appendix Figure 3: Figure 4: Box A Box B Box B Figure 5: Box B Box B Box B A-15...
  • Page 68 Hardware Guide LIPSTER A-16...

  • Page 69: Index

    Index Numerics LIPSTER ....2-1 disk array (2 chassis) ..A-11 25-pin D-Sub connector pin-out ........ 3-1 installation 9-pin D-Sub connector pin-out .... 2-1 main system (2 chassis) ........A-12 AUX 1 ........1-1 option ........A-10 ......... 4-3 shut down ........
  • Page 70 ........A-9 pin-out LED(s) ........2-11 DVI OUT ........4-8 controls ........A-8 pin-out ........ 4-6 DVD-ROM ......2-12 DVS CineControl ...........A-2 ....... 1-7, 2-12 DVS CineReel .......... 4-8 fans ....... 3-1 connection setup ......4-2, 4-8 power-on ......4-8 system failure ..........
  • Page 71 Index ........2-9 SDI Out B ........2-9 SDI Out C ...... A-14 packing instructions ...... 5-5 setting up a stripe set ........2-16 parallel port .......... 4-8 settings ......... 5-5 partition ....4-3 shutting down the system pin-out ......4-3 fast shut down ...
  • Page 72 Hardware Guide LIPSTER ........2-15 ......2-6, 2-15 WCLK OUT wordclock...

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