NewTek TriCaster LC-11 Installation And Instructions Manual

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Installation and Instructions
NX-001077-R001
Revised – July 15, 2010

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  • Page 1 Installation and Instructions NX-001077-R001 Revised – July 15, 2010...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS PRODUCT WARRANTY ..................2 INTRODUCTION ....................4 System Requirements .......................4 Installing ..........................4 2.2.1 Updates ........................4 LC-11 CONTROLS ....................6 LC-11 Variants ........................6 Switcher Section ........................8 3.2.1 Selecting Switcher Sources ..................8 3.2.2 Auto and Take ......................10 Transition Section ......................11 3.3.1 Fade and FX ......................11 3.3.2 SPEED and FX ......................11 3.3.3...
  • Page 3 INDEX........................19 CREDITS ....................... 20...
  • Page 4: Product Warranty

    NewTek warrants that for a period of 1 year from the date or your original purchase of our Product it shall be free from defects in material and workmanship. If a defect is determined to be covered by this warranty as determined by NewTek, NewTek will correct it, and may do so using new or remanufactured components.
  • Page 5 Other Legal Disclosures. THE ABOVE WARRANTY IS EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED AND IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY WARRANTY EXTEND BEYOND ONE (1) YEAR FROM DATE OF PURCHASE. Because so many states have different laws that are ever-changing, and because we have no desire to conflict with these laws, then any term of this warranty that is prohibited by applicable law shall not apply.
  • Page 6: Introduction

    2.2.1 UPDATES As time goes along, software updates may be issued for your NewTek live production system to provide various enhancements and improvements. To get the most out of your system, make it a practice to periodically check for updates.
  • Page 7 Update TriCaster link at right. VT[5] VT system owners can visit the “my downloads” page in the Customer Care> Registration area of the NewTek website (www.newtek.com) for updates when performing an installation from the original media, and from time to time thereafter.
  • Page 8: Controls

    Figure 2 - TriCaster Studio Switcher Figure 3 - TriCaster TCXD300 Switcher In large measure, LC-11 physically replicates the Switcher and related controls of your NewTek live production system. (This is no great surprise, since the virtual controls in the interface were cleverly designed to mimic the appearance and behavior of familiar live production equipment.)
  • Page 9 You may have purchased LC-11 for use with an SD–only model TriCaster or VT[5]. On the other hand, perhaps your control surface will be connected to a TriCaster TCXD300 or TCXD850. The *button caps installed on your unit will differ slightly to suit your need. Figure 4...
  • Page 10: Switcher Section

    SWITCHER SECTION Figure 5 - LC-11 Switcher section The largest of the three main sections of the LC-11 control surface corresponds to your NewTek live production system’s Switcher, as you can see in Figure 5. 3.2.1 SELECTING SWITCHER SOURCES...
  • Page 11 TRICASTER TCXD300  Effects Row: TriCaster TCXD 300’s Effects row has eight buttons, but LC-11 has eleven. The last three buttons in LC-11’s Effects row are unassigned.  Program and Preview: The eleven buttons in each row on LC-11 operate the first eleven buttons in the corresponding Switcher rows.
  • Page 12: Auto And Take

    the order of video source selection buttons in the Switcher section on LC-11 will almost certainly be different initially than your VT[5] display. Figure 6 – VT[5] Switcher (default appearance) The hardware buttons always control the first 11 Switcher buttons. To avoid confusion, you may well decide to adjust the sources in the software Switcher to match the button order on the LC- 11.
  • Page 13: Transition Section

    TRANSITION SECTION The most obvious component of the Transition section is the T-Bar, which works just like the one in the software version. LC-11 also provides some other buttons and knobs that do not have exact equivalents in the onscreen display, as discussed next. Figure 7 - Transition section 3.3.1 FADE AND FX Pressing the Fade button selects the standard CrossFade transition (found in the first well of each...
  • Page 14: Ftb And Alt

    Twirling the FX knob changes the selected Transition effect, cycling back and forth through the representative thumbnail icons loaded in the onscreen Transition Bank. TRICASTER TCXD300 & TCXD850 For these models only, press LC-11’s FX knob (as though it were a button) to toggle the Reverse (Transition) switch.
  • Page 15: Overlay Section - Tricaster (Sd) & Vt[5]

    TRICASTER TCXD300 & TCXD850 TCXD models have two downstream Overlay channels. When the Link Overlays (padlock) button in the Overlay section of the Switcher is enabled, both are affected (displayed or hidden) by a Fade All or Take All operation. Otherwise, only Overlay 1 is affected (Overlay 2’s display state remains unchanged).
  • Page 16: The Joysticks

    3.4.1 THE JOYSTICKS There are two joysticks, labeled A and B. Joystick A has no assigned function currently. Joystick B acts as a Shuttle control for any DDR module selected on the Switcher’s Preview row. Move it left or right to scan backward or forward in the current clip. The rate of scanning is controlled by the pressure you apply to the joystick.
  • Page 17: Fade & Take (Overlay)

    VT[5] VT*5+’s Downstream Key section provides a drop-down menu for source selection, but otherwise, the function of LC-11’s EXT, DDR1, DDR2 and TXT buttons is identical. Note: EXT refers to external sources such as an iVGA™ connected computer display or LiveText™ title page, whereas TXT invokes the current Title Template. 3.4.4 FADE &...
  • Page 18: Joysticks

    3.5.1 JOYSTICKS When used alone (unmodified by other buttons, moving either of the two joysticks invokes their primary function – LiveSet zooming. (Secondary functions assigned to joysticks when used in conjunction with other buttons are described in the following sections.) ...
  • Page 19 SELCT (SELECT) Press and hold the Selct button as described next to assign sources for Overlay channels. PICK OVERLAY CHANNEL SOURCE 1. Press and hold the button labelled Selct. 2. Twirl the Overlay 1 or Overlay 2 knob above to click one by one through the list of available overlay sources.
  • Page 20: Fade & Take (Overlay)

    2. Twirl the Overlay 1 or Overlay 2 knob to adjust the scale of the corresponding overlay channel on both axes simultaneously. FREELY ADJUST SCALE 1. Press and hold the button labelled Scale. 2. Use the Overlay 1 or Overlay 2 joysticks to independently adjust the scale of the corresponding overlay channel on either axis.
  • Page 21 INDEX ALT Button, 8, 9, 12, 16, 18 Mode Buttons, 16 Auto Button, 10, 11 Overlay, 13, 15 Control Surface, 6 Pos Button, 17 DDR Knob, 16 DDR1 & DDR2 Buttons, 14 DDR1 Knob, 14 DDR2 Knob, 14 Scale Button, 17 Selct (Select) Button, 17 Shuttle, 14 SPEED Knob, 11...
  • Page 22 STUDIO, TriCaster BROADCAST, TriCaster TCXD300, TriCaster TCXD850, 3Play, SpeedEDIT, DataLink, LiveText, TriCaster LC-11, VT, VT[3], VT[4], VT[5], Video Toaster, Toaster, Inspire 3D, 3D Arsenal and Aura are trademarks of NEWTEK. LightWave and LightWave 3D are registered trademarks of NEWTEK. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders.

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