Summary of Contents for Doremi Labs V1-400 Series
- Page 1 U s e r ' s M a n u a l V e r s i o n 4 . 0 8 (09/01) For use with V1 - 400 series (Serial# 4000 and above) Doremi Labs, Inc. 306 E. Alameda Avenue, Burbank, CA 91502...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS WARRANTY..........................5 WARNING........................... 6 AVIS ............................. 6 PROTECTING YOURSELF AND THE V1 ................6 CE NOTICE ..........................8 INTRODUCTION........................9 SETUP GUIDE........................11 ....................11 UICK TART UIDE INSTRUCTIONS FOR INITIAL SETUP & TRANSPORT IMPORTANT!!.... 12 SCSI SCSI EMOVE THE TERMINATION ON REAR... - Page 3 5.3.3 Preparing the units....................36 5.3.3.1 The Recorder ....................36 5.3.3.2 The Player......................36 5.3.4 Preparing the drive ..................... 36 5.3.5 Running the system....................37 5.3.6 Link2V1 utility:....................37 ......................38 OTION 5.4.1 Introduction......................38 5.4.2 Rear Panel Connection ..................38 5.4.3 Preparing the units....................
- Page 4 12.1 DAWN ) ......55 ONNECTION TO THE WORKSTATION C OR LATER 12.2 DD-1500 RS422 )..55 ONNECTION TO THE WITH CONTROL RECOMMENDED 12.3 DD-1500 CHASE RS422 M ....... 55 ONNECTION TO THE 12.4 ................56 ONNECTION TO THE AIRLIGHT 12.5 ..
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Page 5: Warranty
WARRANTY Doremi’s warranty obligations are limited to the terms set forth below: Doremi Labs, Inc. (“Doremi”) warrants this hardware product against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of ONE (1) YEAR from the date of original retail purchase. -
Page 6: Warning
WARNING Power requirements for electrical equipment vary from area to area. Please ensure that your V1 meets the power requirements in your area. If in doubt, consult a qualified electrician or Doremi Labs, Inc. dealer. 120VAC @60Hz for USA and CANADA rating 1A 220-230/240VAC @50Hz for Europe rating 0.5A... - Page 7 WARNING!! To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
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Page 8: Ce Notice
• EN 55022 "Limits and Methods of Measurement of Radio Interface Characteristics of Information Technology Equipment." A "Declaration of Conformity" in accordance with the above standard has been made and is on file at Doremi Labs, Europe, Valbonne, France. -
Page 9: Introduction
INTRODUCTION Thank you for your V1 purchase. The V1 is a random access digital disk recorder that uses magnetic drives (hard drives) as a recording medium. To record video on a hard drive it should be digitized which means that the analog video information must be converted to a digital data stream. - Page 10 maintaining a list to indicate the start of each field on the drive. With CBS all fields have the same maximum size. Consequently, CBS does not require maintaining a list indicating the start of each field because they are all the same size. This results in a more reliable disk recorder with faster video access and frame accurate recording.
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Page 11: Setup Guide
1 Setup Guide 1.1 Quick Start Guide For more information about the bold letters, refer to Chapter 4 there you will find every Menu and Option Menu command listed and explained. Note V1-U and V1-UHD drives are pre-installed at the factory. -
Page 12: Instructions For Initial Setup & Transport Important
SCSI connector (If not there, the V1 will not operate properly). ♦ After powering-up, if your V1 has been ordered with a drive from Doremi Labs, you will be able to play the initial "video test" recording (In NTSC for USA, PAL for Europe) without the need of an external sync reference (Internal Sync. -
Page 13: Front Panel Description
2 FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION The V1 front panel contains a space for two (3 1/2") half-height SCSI drives or 3 (3 1/2") Low Profile SCSI drives, transport control keys, function keys, a jog/shuttle wheel and a numeric keypad. 2.1 SCSI Drives The V1 is shipped with a choice of standard SCSI storage devices: 3 1/2"... -
Page 14: Numeric Keypad
♦ During segment playback, the remaining time up to the OUT point is shown as "ssss : MM.SS", where "sss" is the number of the segment played from 001 to 2047, "MM.SS" is the remaining time up to the OUT point of the segment played in mn:sec ♦... - Page 15 ♦ In Shuttle mode, the angle of the wheel from its initial position will control the shuttle speed with 7 different values in each direction : 10%, 20%, 48%, 100%, 200%, 500%, 1000% in >> or <<. The value used and the direction (">>", "<<") is displayed on the bottom line of the LCD during the shuttle operation.
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Page 16: Rear Panel Connections
3 REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS V1 Rear Panel... - Page 18 All V1 internal drives supplied by Doremi Labs, Inc. are non-terminated. 115V / 230V: Confirm that the proper voltage is selected for your area on the power supply. The switch...
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Page 19: Hardware Setup Of The Midi And Bi-Phase Input
Video Connections: There are 4 analog output connectors provided that can be configured using Option Menu 3 for: SVHS RGB (optional) YUV (optional) C (SVHS) Y (SVHS) Y-SYNC Composite 1 Composite 2 SYNC Composite The YUV output carries the SYNC on Y. The RGB output uses the composite output to provide SYNC. - Page 20 The pinout is of the external DE9 GPIO connector is: GPI3 GPI1 GPO3 GPIO connector on Back Panel GPO2 GPI2 GPO1 Option Menu 33, GPIO Port, is used to enable or disable the GPIO for units that have the GPIO option board installed.
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Page 21: Menu Selections
4 MENU SELECTIONS From the front panel, you have access to two different sets of menus. Pressing the MENU key will provide access to the Standard menu and pressing OPTION MENU (hold the OPTION key while pressing MENU) will allow access to the Options menu. If you don’t have a front panel controller, you can either use the VToolsPro utility or the RCV9P-V1 stand-alone controller. - Page 22 VITC Time During record, the time code embedded in the video input signal (VITC) will be recorded on the VITC track of the V1 active drive. The time code displayed on the V1 front panel and present on the VITC OUT connector during playback or record is the same time code recorded on the VITC track, unless a time code offset has been set.
- Page 23 (05) Input From Specifies which video input of the V1 is active. The Toggle/Select key ) will switch between COMPOSITE, S-VIDEO, YUV, RGB OR SDI, depending on the model and options you have installed. (06) Compress Specifies the Compression Ratio. An initialize command should be executed in order for the new compression ratio to be valid for the new recording.
- Page 24 Once Format and Initialize have been executed on a drive, it is not necessary to Format again. Initialize is enough for erasing the drive. (09) Drop Frame This option is only valid when Time Mode is set to A-Time or A-Time As LTC in NTSC mode (See Section 5.2, "Special Playback Functions").
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Page 25: Options Menu
4.2 Options Menu $, the V1 V1 Info. If you are in Option Menu (00) and hit the down arrow key will display information about the unit. The Toggle (!) key will switch between: Version Number, IP address, Ethernet Port Address and finally the amount of RAM used on that unit. - Page 26 ♦ During the copy process, the LCD will display a counter showing how much is left to be copied (in Gbytes, Mbytes), when finished, it will display "Completed". ♦ The copy process will only copy valid recordings from the source drive.
- Page 27 HTRIG: Use "++" or "--" to set the HTRIG adjustment ON or OFF. HTRIG: The "--" will move the picture to the left, "++" will move it to the right. You can also enter a number from the keyboard followed by the ENTER key. Black: Sets the black level to 0V for the Japanese standards and 0.75V for the American standards.
- Page 28 Toggle/Select key ( ). This will give you the option of recording “All” or “Video Only”. You can switch between the two modes using the “++” or “--“ keys. Step record cannot be enabled on the MPEG2 products. (08) Clip Menu The "++"...
- Page 29 (14) Nb Pixels The "++" or "--" will toggle between Full and Limited (-8 pixels. If you want the new setting to be the default startup setting, a Save command should be executed after changing this parameter. The unit will switch only after the drive is initialized.
- Page 30 EDIT OUT: 2, 3, 4 or 5 frames. Specifies the number of frames the V1 will wait before it stops recording after receiving an EDIT OFF command. For MPEG2 units this should be set to 5. (24) Stripe TC This command will stripe Time Code with black video and no audio. The striping will start at the time line position starting with the time line displayed on the LCD.
- Page 31 (31) Port Setup Defines the protocol used on the RS422 PORT1 and RS422 PORT2 located on the back of the unit. Each port can be individually set to emulate: P2 Protocol: Sony P2 protocol at 38400 bauds LD Protocol: Pioneer Laser Disk Protocol at 4800 or 9600 bauds. (32) Audio lvl Sets the audio input level for each analog audio channel separately.
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Page 32: Recording & Playback
5 RECORDING & PLAYBACK 5.1 Recording 5.1.1 STANDARD (CRASH) RECORDING PROCEDURE Pressing the REC button on the front panel will automatically put the V1 into "RECORD READY" mode or "INPUT MONITOR" mode, the red LED will go ON. This is useful for monitoring the input audio and video before you record. -
Page 33: Special Playback Functions
Non Drop). To enter your Time Code Offset locate to any position on the drive, manually enter the new time code desired at that location and then hold down the OPTION key while hitting the IN key. The Time Code offset will be permanently saved on the drive. This Time Code Offset function is useful to transform an Absolute Time track into a Time Code track;... -
Page 34: Segment Definition & Playback
so a stop on the incoming Biphase will also stop the V1. Note that during this chase play, the V1 LCD displays "VAR" to indicate that it can chase at different speeds. 5.2.5 SEGMENT DEFINITION & PLAYBACK A segment (also called clip) is a valid recording on the active drive defined by a time in and a time out. Up to 2047 segments can be defined on the V1. -
Page 35: Remaining Time Of A Segment During Playback
The "Previous Segment" is only used to insert a segment in a previously defined play list. The V1 will automatically display the previous segments for each play list item when you recall the segment and move to "Prev Seg". Note 1: The segment definition and playback feature allows the user to define more than one play list, as long as the segment numbers do not conflict. -
Page 36: Delayed Programming
5.3 DELAYED PROGRAMMING 5.3.1 Introduction Delayed programming using a V1bx2 requires both channels to access a single disk. For this reason the disk should be very fast (ST318452 – 18gig 15rpm, ST336752 – 36gig 15rpm, or ST373405 73gig) and the unit should work in LVD mode. 5.3.2 Rear Panel Connection Connect BNC cables as show below: A/V Destination... -
Page 37: Running The System
2. Initialize the drive 3. Stripe TC on the whole drive (OPTION MENU 24) 4. After Stripe TC is done, check MENU 10 to verify that Time Left is 0 5. Set Sync Source to input (MENU 2). You should make sure that you maintain a valid video signal on the Recorder at all time. -
Page 38: Slow Motion
5.4 Slow Motion 5.4.1 Introduction Using a V1bx2 in Slow Motion applications where the whole game should be recorded requires both channels to access a single disk. For this reason the disk should be very fast (ST318452 – 18gig 15rpm, ST336752 – 36gig 15rpm, or ST373405 73gig) and the unit should work in LVD mode. -
Page 39: Preparing The Drive
7. Save these setting using OPTION MENU 4 5.4.4 Preparing the drive The drive should be prepared using the Recorder. 1. Select the desired compression ratio (MENU 6), which should not exceed 5:1. You need to verify that you have enough time on the drive for the whole game. 2. -
Page 40: Using Discontinuous Time Code On A Drive
5.5 USING DISCONTINUOUS TIME CODE ON A DRIVE. 5.5.1 INCREASING TIME CODE If your drive is divided for example into 3 different projects, where the first project on the recorded on the drive goes from 01 00 00.00 to 01 10 00.00, the next from 02 00 00.00 to 02 15 00.00 and the third from 03 00 00.00 to 03 12 00.00, you can switch between projects just by locating to any time code location within the destination project. -
Page 41: Controlling The V1 From A Pc Or Mac
6 Controlling the V1 from a PC or Mac To control the V1 from a PC or Mac, you can use the VTPro software included with the V1 package and posted on our support page at http://www.doremilabs.com. The manual for VTPro is usually in pdf format and included with the VTPro compressed file. -
Page 42: Upgrading The V1 Firmware
7 Upgrading the V1 firmware The V1 firmware can be upgraded from a PC or Mac using the Vuploader utility included with the V1 package and posted on our support page at: http://www.doremilabs.com. Software upgrades are usually posted on our web site: For JPEG units (V1, V1m, V1D, V1bx2) the file name should start with MJPEG For MPEG2 units (V1MP2) the file name should start with MPEG2 For standard definition uncompressed (V1U) the file name should start with V1U... -
Page 43: Wiring Diagrams And Pinouts
8 Wiring Diagrams and pinouts 8.1 Wiring of the V1 RS422-PC Cable CONTROLLING DEVICE CONTROLLED DEVICE (PC/RS232) (V1) DB9-F DB9-M Front View Front View Frame GND RX_GND SPARE TX_GND Frame GND Shell Shell Wiring List: V1 (1) to V1 Shell to PC Shell V1 (2) to PC (2) V1 (8) to PC (3) V1 (3 + 4 + 6) to PC (5) -
Page 44: Wiring Of The V1 Rs422-Mac Cable
8.2 Wiring of the V1 RS422-Mac Cable V1 DB9-M Mac DIN8-M Front View Front View TGND SIG GND RGND SIG GND Frame GND Frame GND... -
Page 45: Wiring Of The Standard Rs422 Cable
8.3 Wiring of the standard RS422 Cable CONTROLLING DEVICE CONTROLLED DEVICE (RCV9P-V1) (V1) DB9-M DB9-M Front View Front View Frame GND Receive B SPARE Transmit B Receive A Frame GND... -
Page 46: Wiring Of The Rs422 Chase Cable
8.4 Wiring of the RS422 Chase cable CONTROLLING DEVICE CONTROLLED DEVICE (V1) DB9-M DB9-M Front View Front View Frame GND Receive A Transmit A Transmit B Receive B Transmit GND Receive GND SPARE Receive GND Transmit GND Receive B Transmit B Transmit A Receive A Frame GND... -
Page 47: Gpio Connector Pinout
8.5 GPIO Connector Pinout GPI3 GPI1 GPO3 GPIO connector on Back Panel GPO2 GPI2 GPO1 8.6 MIDI and Biphase Connector Pinout: Pin 5: +5V will provide a 5V power signal Pin 4: Biphase S signal Pin 9: Biphase R Signal Pin 1: Ground Signal The rest of the pins are used for MIDI chase, which is still not implemented. -
Page 48: Disk Record Times For Various Compression Ratios
9 DISK RECORD TIMES FOR VARIOUS COMPRESSION RATIOS 9.1 NTSC M-JPEG Compression Chart according to CCIR-601 2 FIELDS / FRAME RECORDING TIME FOR NTSC Comp Ratio 1 GB 2 GB 2.6 GB 4 GB 9 GB 18GB 36GB 50GB 73GB 180GB 1:37 3:02... -
Page 49: Pal M-Jpeg Compression Chart According To Ccir-601
9.2 PAL M-JPEG Compression Chart according to CCIR-601 2 FIELDS / FRAME RECORDING TIME FOR PAL Comp Ratio 2.6GB 18GB 36GB 50GB 73GB 180GB 1:37 3:02 3:28 6:54 13:50 27:40 0:55:20 1:16:51 1:50:40 04:36:40 2.5:1 2:15 3:41 5:30 8:20 16:50 33:40 1:07:20 1:33:31... -
Page 50: Mpeg2 Compression - Ntsc Chart At 720X480
9.3 MPEG2 Compression - NTSC Chart at 720x480 Comp 4.5 GB 9 GB 18GB 36GB 50GB 73GB 180GB Ratio 50 Mbit/s 00:10:11 00:20:23 00:40:46 01:21:32 01:53:14 02:43:04 06:47:40 45 Mbit/s 00:11:18 00:22:37 00:45:14 01:30:28 02:05:38 03:00:56 07:32:20 40 Mbit/s 00:12:39 00:25:19 00:50:38 01:41:16... -
Page 51: Standard Definition Uncompressed - Pal/Ntsc
9.5 Standard Definition Uncompressed – PAL/NTSC Uncompressed Recording Time Model Number 8Bit 10Bit Drive Size Drive Qty V1-U-23 18 GB 0:29:03 0:23:21 V1-U-46 36GB 0:58:07 0:46:43 V1-U-93 73 GB 1:56:14 1:33:25 V1-U-231 181GB 4:47:34 3:51:08 9.6 High Definition Uncompressed HDTV Uncompressed Recording Time V1-UHD w/ Internal Storage V1-UHD w/ External Storage Unit Drive Size... -
Page 52: Using The Rcv9P-V1 Remote Control
10 USING THE RCV9P-V1 REMOTE CONTROL To use the RCV9P-V1 remote controller with the V1, connect the power from the provided AC adapter and the provided RS422 cable between the RCV9P-V1 and any available RS422 port on the V1. All functions available on the front panel of the V1 are available on the RCV9P-V1 accept for the audio level meters that can only be viewed on the front panel RCV1. -
Page 53: Application And Troubleshooting Information
11 APPLICATION and TROUBLESHOOTING INFORMATION 11.1 Unable to control V1 remotely If you have a normal RS422 9 pin control connection and you cannot control the V1, check the CHASE menu command. It should be set to CHASE OFF and not to CHASE RS422. 11.2 Quick toggle between SHUTTLE &... -
Page 54: No Audio From Input Monitor
SYNC IN Internal accepted) fed to the connector. If the video stabilizes when you switch to , the Sync From problem is definitely your setting. 11.8 No Audio from input monitor If you cannot hear the audio when you go in input monitor, check the option menu setting for Audio Input. -
Page 55: Connecting V1 To Audio Worksations & Edit Controllers
12 CONNECTING V1 TO AUDIO WORKSATIONS & EDIT CONTROLLERS 12.1 Connection to the DAWN workstation (v 4.3c or later) 1. Feed house sync to the V1 and the DAWN, 2. Connect the time code out of the DAWN to the time code in of the V1, 3. -
Page 56: Connection To The
12.4 Connection to the Fairlight 1. Feed House Sync to the V1 and the Fairlight, 1. Connect the serial cable between the Fairlight and the V1 RS422 port 1, 2. On the V1, set the Jog Speed to No Limit and save using Option Menu 4. 3. -
Page 57: Orban Audicy Vx
17. Select Protools -> Setups -> Preferences -> Operation. Activate “Machine Follows Selection/Scrub” 18. Locate the Transport Control on your screen. If you don’t see it, select Protools -> Display -> Show Transport 19. Make sure “transport = protools” is set and that the “online” button (the one that looks like a clock) is selected. -
Page 58: List Of Daws
12.11 List of DAWs & Editors currently supported by the V1 Adams-Smith SuperController, Akai DD1500, AMS Neve Audiofile, Augan OMX, DAR, Digidesign Protools 4.0, Digigram X-Track, Doremi Labs Dawn II v. 4.3+, Fairlight MFX3, Fast Video Machine, Sadie, Sonic Solutions, Sony BVE, Spectral, Studer Dyaxis, SSL/Screensound, Synclavier, TimeLine Vista Waveframe/StudioFrame, TimeLine Lynx &... - Page 59 Other important connections: The RM450, the Player and the Recorder (V1) should be locked to the same House Sync signal. Our Recommendations: 1. RM450 on the V1side should be in CTL mode and the V1 should be in A-Time or A-Time As LTC. 2.
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Page 60: Installing Scsi Drives
Data Express mechanism should be used with each of our products The V1-400 series uses Ultra Wide LVD SCSI at 80 MB/s. The SCSI connector on the back of the unit should always be terminated. -
Page 61: Products Except V1 Bx 2
13.3 Mounting Data-Express on all JPEG products except V1bx2 ♦ Disconnect all cables including power from the back of the V1 ♦ Prepare your Kingston receiver according to one of the following diagrams: DE100i-RSW/B 68 PIN SCSI CONNECTOR If you dont see 3 terminator resistors (SIP) use this jumper setting... -
Page 62: Without Drive Sharing
♦ Wait for about 40 seconds the “No Disk” message on your LCD will either disappear (Disk already initialized on a V1), or a new message saying “No MD Present” will appear. In case you get “No MD Present”, select the proper compression ratio and initialize the drive. There is no need to perform a Format command on new drives. - Page 63 13.8 Setup of the Seagate Ultra SCSI hard drives This setup includes all hard Seagate hard drives that end with the designation “N”, “W”, “LW” or “LWV” These are the two connectors that should be configured for all these drives: SCSI CONNECTOR (REAR) SCSI CONNECTOR (REAR) ORANGE...
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Page 64: (Mod) Nikon Beluga Dd53
13.9 Setup of the Magneto-Optical Drive (MOD) NIKON BELUGA DD53 ♦ The top DIP switch must be configured according to the table below : Switch -1 (Default) Switch -2 Disable SCSI Termination Switch -3 Disable Read after Write Switch -4 (Default) Switch -5 (Default)
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