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EDIUS SP / EDIUS SP-SDI / EDIUS SD / EDIUS HD
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  • Page 1 Hardware Setup Manual EDIUS SP / EDIUS SP-SDI / EDIUS SD / EDIUS HD F095807233...
  • Page 2 (4) However we do not take any responsibility for malfunctions arising from use, irrespective of the points outlined in (3). (5) Irrespective of whether it was due to a usage error, Thomson Grass Valley takes no responsibility for extraordinary, incidental or derivative claims, including those for lost earnings generated by the application of this product.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1 Before Using Notices & Warranties ........3 Notices &...
  • Page 4 3 Software Installation / Uninstallation Installing EDIUS �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� �� 35 Installing Attached Application Software ��...

  • Page 5: Before Using

    Thomson Grass Valley or an authorized Thomson Grass Valley agent. This warranty applies only to the original purchaser of the Thomson Grass Valley product and is not transferable, Thomson Grass Valley warrants that for this period the product will be in good working order.

  • Page 6: Danger

    Do not remove the cover or modify the Product. Fire, electric shock or malfunction may result. For internal inspection or repair, please contact your system integrator or Thomson Grass Valley directly. CAUTION  The following conditions indicate the potential for bodily harm, damage to hardware or loss of data.

  • Page 7: Fcc Notice

    (1)This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Declaration of Conformity  According to FCC Part 15 Responsible party Name: Grass Valley, Inc Address: 400 Providence Mine Road, Nevada City, CA 95959 Telephone: 530-478-3890...

  • Page 8: Operation Environment

    Operation environment  Notes • EDIUS operation is not necessarily guaranteed even in the environments satisfying all conditions below. EDIUS SP ► CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.8GHz or higher (Xeon 2.8GHz Dual Processor (hyper-threading) recommended.) * EDIUS complies with multi-processor and hyper threading technology. * CPU supporting SSE2 instructions is necessary in operating EDIUS.
  • Page 9 ► Windows XP SP2 or later (32bit) Windows Vista SP1 or later (32bit)* Windows Vista SP1 or later (64bit)* * Windows Vista SP1 includes the following operation systems. Windows Vista Home Basic Windows Vista Home Premium Windows Vista Ultimate Windows Vista Business EDIUS SP-SDI ►...
  • Page 10 ► Windows XP SP2 or later (32bit) Windows Vista SP1 or later (32bit)* Windows Vista SP1 or later (64bit)* * Windows Vista SP1 includes the following operation systems. Windows Vista Home Basic Windows Vista Home Premium Windows Vista Ultimate Windows Vista Business EDIUS SD / EDIUS HD ►...

  • Page 11: Limitations

    ► Sound system Support for WDM driver is required. ► DVD-ROM drive Required for software installation. DVD-R / RW or DVD+R / RW drive is required when creating DVD-Video with Canopus DVD Creator. ► IEEE1394 card TI or NEC chip based PCI IEEE1394 card (For DV data capture) ►...

  • Page 12: Support

    Support Customer Support  For questions regarding hardware setup and usage, please contact your local Thomson Grass Valley office, distributor or the store where you have purchased this product. Web-site  Including EDIUS, the latest company information is announced at our web-site: http://desktop.grassvalley.com/ The latest drivers utilities, product manuals, FAQs, etc.

  • Page 13: Hardware Setting

    Hardware Setting Setting the Main Board Before board setting, be sure that your work area is dust-free and dry. Prepare a Philips screwdriver and an empty box for removed screws in advance. Also, be sure that your PC is turned off and that the cables (including power) are removed from the PC.
  • Page 14 Tightly set the main board in PCI (PCI Express) slot. Main board POINT • The main board should fit in the PCI (PCI Express) slot without using any force. If the board cannot be inserted fully, please do not force in or bend any parts of the board. Set the audio cable (4pin-4pin) to the main board. <EDIUS SP>...

  • Page 15: Setting The Sdi Bracket

    Setting the SDI bracket Connect main board and SDI bracket. SDI-OUT2 SDI-OUT1 SDI-IN Main board Setting the Sub Board Expansion board (HX-HD1) Tightly slide expansion board (HX-HD1) in PCI slot and fix the bracket temporarily. Connect main and expansion boards with the board connection cable (6pin-6pin). Expansion board (HX-HD1) Main board Board connection cable (6pin-6pin)
  • Page 16 Connect main and expansion boards with the audio cable (4pin-4pin). Audio Cable (4pin-4pin) * Do not use these two connectors when connecting the expansion board. POINT • For more details on audio output, see "Audio output" on page 15. Connect main and expansion boards with the DV cable. * You can use either of the two DV connectors on the expansion board. DV cable...

  • Page 17: Audio Output

    Audio output Specification of audio cable (4pin-4pin) is: : Right channel (R) White : Left channel (L) Black : Ground (G) Audio cable (4pin-4pin) For audio output, use the attached audio cable (4pin-4pin) to connect sound device in output destination and the main board. * Attached audio cable (4pin-4pin) branches off connectors with different type and wiring specification.

  • Page 18: Connecting To Hdbx

    Connecting to HDBX ► For EDIUS SD / HD only. POINT • See the following sections for the combination of EDIUS HD + HDBX- 1000H and EDIUS SD + HDBX-1000S. "Setting HDBX connecting terminal" P16 "Connecting HDBX" P21 • See the following sections for the combination of EDIUS SD + HDBX- 1000S + HDBX-UG.
  • Page 19 Remove the SDI terminal and the remote cable from the RX-E1 board. The removed SDI terminal and remote terminal will not be used. The SDI terminal and remote cable may not be attached to some products. SDI terminal Remote cable Set the HDBX connecting terminal and cable in the RX-E1 board.

  • Page 20: Edius Hd + Hdbx-1000H Or Hdup-1000

    Set the RX-E1 board in PC. Set covers in empty slots. Cover RX-E1 board Notes • Insert the RX-E1 board to the PCI 64bit / 66MHz slot. The optimal performance of the device will not be expected if you insert it to the different slot. The PCI 64bit / 66MHz slot is longer than the normal PCI slot.
  • Page 21 Attaching the Dongle (to the HD board) Notes • Attaching the HDBX-1000H to EDIUS-HD V26 Dongle HDRX-E1 board with V26 Dongle Attach the dongle (V26 Dongle) to the HD board and fasten it with the screw. * Please pay attention to the connector direction and insert it in the center. Attaching location After...

  • Page 22: Upgrading Hdbx

    Upgrading HDBX  This section explains how to set HDBX-UG in HDBX-1000S to upgrade to HDBX- 1000H. Notes • Static electricity can damage electronic components. Take care not to touch connectors or cards directly. When installing or working on your PC, first touch a grounded metal surface. This will discharge any static electricity on your body.

  • Page 23: Connecting Hdbx

    Connecting HDBX  Notes • Do not turn on the power of workstation until the product connections are complete. Set a round bar handle in each short bracket to attach them to both sides of the HDBX front panel. CSK head screw x 4 Short bracket Round bar handle Screw with washer x 4...
  • Page 24 Connect HDBX. * HDBX-1000H (HDBX-1000S + HDBX-UG) is shown below. Screw (*1) Outlet Protect metal fitting Shapes for cable differ HDBX connecting digital cables depending on the destination. AC adapter Remove the screw (*1) shown in the figure. Connect AC adapter to HDBX. Set the protect metal fitting and fasten it with the screw (*1).
  • Page 25 Connect the HDBX connecting digital cables to the board on the workstation side. RX-E1 board HDBX connecting digital cables The board has A and B connectors. Check the types described in the cables (A or B) and connect them correctly. Connect other connectors to HDBX as necessary.

  • Page 26: Part Names

    Part names EDIUS SP Main board (SHX-E1 / E2) rear panel  [1] Special multi I/O cable terminal (D-Sub62pin) [2] DV terminal (DV4pin) Special multi I/O cable connection terminals [10] [11] [12] [1] Component input terminal (BNC) [2] S video input terminal (S-Video) [3] Composite input terminal (BNC) [4] Component output terminal (BNC) [5] S video output terminal (S-Video) [6] Composite output terminal (BNC) [7] Unbalanced audio 2ch Input terminal (RCA)

  • Page 27: Edius Hd / Sd (Rx-E1) Rear Panel

    EDIUS HD / SD (RX-E1) Rear panel  RS-422A ► EDIUS HD HD/SD SDI OUT1 HD/SD SDI OUT2 HD/SD SDI IN SD REF IN HD REF IN ► EDIUS SD SD SDI OUT1 SD SDI OUT2 SD SDI IN SD REF IN Specifications for REF input terminal Output device RX-E1 RX-E1...

  • Page 28: Expansion Board (Hx-Hd1) Rear Panel

    Expansion board (HX-HD1) rear panel  [1] Unbalanced audio 2ch output terminal (RCA) * Can simultaneously be used with unbalanced audio output of main board. [2] HD / SD component output terminal (BNC) SDI bracket rear panel  [1] SDI-IN SDI input terminal [2] SDI-OUT1 SDI output terminal [3] SDI-OUT2 SDI output terminal...

  • Page 29: Hdbx Front Panel

    HDBX front panel  [1] Headphone terminal [2] Adjusting volume for headphone level [3] LCD indicator [4] LCD switching button [5] Audio monitor output selecting button (LED integrated) This button switches CH1 to CH4 and CH5 to CH8. * Press it twice to become mute, and LED blinks. [6] Audio monitor output mapping button (LED integrated) Use this button to select the channel you can monitor in the [1] headphone terminal and the rear panel [5] audio monitor.

  • Page 30: Hdbx Rear Panel

    HDBX rear panel  [1] Analog audio I/O part [2] Audio monitor output part [3] Analog video I/O part [4] Digital audio I/O part [5] Connectiong to external device (VCR) part [6] Power part [8] Digital signal I/O part [9] Reference I/O part [10] D terminal output part [11] Timecode I/O part [7] Connecting to external device(HDBX-1000H) part...
  • Page 31 [2] Audio monitor output part 1 AUDIO MONITOR (L/R) (RCA x 2) Unbalanced audio monitor output (stereo 1 system). [3] Analog video I/O part 1 COMPOSITE VIDEO IN (BNC x 2) Composite input (left) and loop through (right). 2 COMPOSITE VIDEO OUT(BNC x 2) Composite output (1 / 2).
  • Page 32 [4] Digital audio I/O part 1 DIGITAL AUDIO (AES/EBU) (1/2 IN / 3/4 IN / 5/6 IN / 7/8 IN) (BNC x 4) AES/EBU audio input. 2 DIGITAL AUDIO(AES/EBU)(1/2 OUT / 3/4 OUT / 5/6 OUT / 7/8 OUT) (BNC x 4) AES/EBU audio output.
  • Page 33 [8] Digital signal I/O part 1 SD-SDI INPUT IN(BNC x 2) SD-SDI input (left) and active through (right). 2 SD-SDI OUTPUT(1/2)(BNC x 2) SD-SDI output (1/2). 3* HD-SDI INPUT IN(BNC x 2) HD-SDI input (left) and active through (right). 4* HD-SDI OUTPUT(1/2) (BNC x 2) HD-SDI output (1/2).
  • Page 34 [11] Timecode I/O part 1 TIME CODE IN (XLR) LTC input. 2 TIME CODE OUT (XLR) LTC output. * In case of HDBX-1000H or HDBX-1000S + HDBX-UG Specifications for REF input terminal Output device RX-E1 RX-E1 RX-E1 SD NTSC / PAL HD 60Hz / 50Hz HD 24Hz *SD Input terminal...

  • Page 35: Edius Sp Breakout Box

    EDIUS SP Breakout Box  Front panel [1] [2] [1] DV rear / front toggle switch [2] DV connection terminal (front) Rear panel REMOTE HOST INTERFACE COMPONENT VIDEO VIDEO S VIDEO REF IN AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT REMOTE HOST INTERFACE [1] DV connection terminal (rear) [2] DV connection terminal (for connection to EDIUS SP for HDV main board) [3] HOST INTERFACE...
  • Page 36 COMPONENT VIDEO VIDEO S VIDEO REF IN [1] COMPONENT VIDEO (BNC) Component video terminals. Upper three terminals (Y / Pb / Pr) are used for input; lower three terminals (Y / Pb / Pr) for output. [2] VIDEO (BNC) Composite video terminals. Upper terminal is used input;...

  • Page 37: Software Installation / Uninstallation

    Software Installation / Uninstallation Installing EDIUS This section explains how to install EDIUS both on Windows Vista and Windows XP. Notes • When you start up PC after setting up the board, "Found New Hardware"("Found New Hardware Wizard" in Windows XP) appears. Select [Cancel] here.
  • Page 38 Click [Yes] to agree the license agreement. Windows Vista Windows XP POINT • If you do not accept the terms, click [No]. If you do not agree to the license agreement, you cannot use this product. Notes • Be sure of reading through terms and conditions by scrolling whole description.
  • Page 39 Specify the folder to install EDIUS, and click [Next]. Click [Browse], and select the folder, to install in another folder. Windows Vista Windows XP Check on the component to install, and click [Next]. [HX-E1 / E2] must be checked for EDIUS SP / SP-SDI. [RX-E1] must be checked for EDIUS HD / SD.
  • Page 40 Check the settings and click [Next]. Installation of EDIUS starts up. Windows Vista Windows XP POINT • To use GPUfx transition, the following conditions are required. - Direct3D 9.0c or later, PixelShader 3.0 or later - SD 128 MB or larger required, 256 MB or larger recommended - HD 256 MB or larger required, 512 MB or larger recommended Click [Install].
  • Page 41 Select "Yes, I want to restart my computer now." and click [Finish]. Windows Vista Windows XP PC restarts. Installation of EDIUS is completed. POINT • USB key in the package stores the license for using EDIUS. • Attach the USB key to the USB port of PC for using EDIUS. If the detection is completed properly, the message appears to notify that new hardware is found.

  • Page 42: Installing Attached Application Software

    Installing Attached Application Software Install attached application software if necessary. This section explains how to install EDIUS both on Windows Vista and Windows XP. Notes • TitleMotion Pro may not be included in the package depending on the product of your purchase. Installing TitleMotion Pro  TitleMotion Pro is the application software specific for the title creation.

  • Page 43: Tools Folder Contents

    Select "Yes, I want to restart my computer now." and click [Finish]. Windows Vista Windows XP PC restarts. Installation of TitleMotion Pro is completed. Tools Folder contents  The following contents are provided in Tools Folder in the product DVD. Adobe Reader is included. Use it to view the PDF manuals provided.
  • Page 44 License Transfer Tool is included. Without attaching the USB key, you can use the license of EDIUS or other EdiusLM optional products. License Transfer ►P52 Included files are the default shortcut key file, "Avid shortcut for EDIUS.dat", "EDIUS Pro3 shortcut.dat", Keyboard "FinalCutPro shortcut for EDIUS.dat", and "FinalCutPro Shortcut...

  • Page 45: Installing Dv Capture

    Installing DV Capture This section explains how to install EDIUS both on Windows Vista and Windows XP. Set the product DVD into the DVD-ROM drive. Open "Tools" folder, "DVCapture" folder, and double-click "CDVCap.exe". "InstallShield Wizard" dialog box appears. Click [Next]. Windows Vista Windows XP If you agree the license agreement, select "I accept the terms of the license agreement" and click [Next]. Windows Vista Windows XP Notes • Be sure to read through terms and conditions by scrolling whole description.
  • Page 46 Specify file user name and company name and click [Next]. Windows Vista Windows XP Specify the folder to install DV Capture, and click [Next]. Click [Change...] and select the folder, to install in another folder. Windows Vista Windows XP Click [Install]. Windows Vista Windows XP...
  • Page 47 Click [Finish]. Windows Vista Windows XP...

  • Page 48: Confirmation After Installation

    Confirmation after installation Confirming resource (in Windows Vista) Confirm whether driver has been normally installed after restarting when driver and application software installation is finished. Proceed to [System and Maintenance] from [Control Panel] of [Start] menu. Or right click [Computer] of [Start] menu and select [Properties].

  • Page 49: Confirming Resource (In Windows Xp)

    POINT • For more information on how to start up EDIUS, see "Starting EDIUS" "EDIUS User Guide / Reference Manual". POINT If HX-E1 (Expansion board) is mounted, follow the following steps and check whether the driver is installed properly. Referring to steps 1 and 2, open [Device Manager]. Double click the following items to check that the driver is installed.
  • Page 50 Select [Hardware] tab and click [Device Manager]. Double click [Sound, video and game controllers]. * This screenshot is of EDIUS SP-SDI. Confirm the device names. • [HX-E1] (EDIUS SP) • [HX-E2] (EDIUS SP-SDI) • [RX-E1] (EDIUS HD / SD) • [AVC-C1] (AVC-Intra) If you find ! or X mark at the top of device name, that means you failed installing HX- E1 / E2, RX-E1, AVC-C1 driver.
  • Page 51 POINT • For more information on how to start up EDIUS, see "Starting EDIUS" "EDIUS User Guide / Reference Manual". POINT If HX-E1 (Expansion board) is mounted, follow the following steps and check whether the driver is installed properly. Referring to steps 1 and 2, open [Device Manager]. Double click the following items to check that the driver is installed.

  • Page 52: Uninstallation

    Uninstallation Uninstalling driver and application  software from Windows Vista  Notes • Before starting uninstallation, close all the other applications that may be running in the task tray. • In order to uninstall, you must log in as a user with administrator privileges. Click "Start" menu and click "Control Panel". Click "Uninstall a program".

  • Page 53: Uninstalling Driver And Application Software From Windows Xp

    Alternative • Click "Start" menu and click "All Programs". Click and open "Canopus" folder, and click "Uninstall" in "EDIUS 5" folder. Then follow the procedure in Step4 to 6. Uninstalling driver and application  software from Windows XP  Notes • Before starting uninstallation, close all the other applications that may be running in the task tray.

  • Page 54: License Transfer

    License Transfer Transferring license When you are using EDIUS on a desktop PC where the numbers of USB ports are limited, or when you do not want to carry USB key, consider transferring EDIUS licenses. Make sure to read and understand the following notes before transferring licenses.

  • Page 55: Transfer Between A Usb Key And A Local Disk Of A Pc

    Open "Tools", "EdiusLM" and double-click "EdiusLM.exe". [EDIUSLM] dialog appears. Transfer between a USB key and a local  disk of a PC  Click the "USB to PC" tab on the "EDIUSLM" dialog. Select the license to transfer and click [->]. To transfer from a PC to a USB key, click [<-]. Wait until the license is transferred, and click [Close].

  • Page 56: Transfer Between A Usb Key And Another Usb Key

    Transfer between a USB key and another  USB key  Click the "USB to USB" tab on the "EDIUSLM" dialog. Select the license to transfer and click [->]. Remove the USB key, set the USB key to transfer the license to, and then click [Refresh]. Notes • Make sure to remove the USB key where the license had been stored, before setting the destination USB key.

  • Page 57: Hardware Specifications

    Hardware Specifications Main Board EDIUS SP (SHX-E1)  PCI Spec. Revision 2.1 For HD / SD edit: 64bit / 66MHz PCI PCI standard For SD edit: 32bit / 33MHz PCI DV terminal (DV 4pin) x 1 Digital video * OHCI board or Expansion board is required for HDV I/O Composite (BNC) x 1 Input *1 S-Video (Mini DIN 4pin) x 1...

  • Page 58: Edius Sp-Sdi (Shx-E2)

    EDIUS SP-SDI (SHX-E2)  PCI standard PCI Express x 1 (PCI Express Spec. Revision 1.0a) Digital video DV terminal (DV 4pin) x 1 Composite (BNC) x 1 Input *1 S-Video (Mini DIN 4pin) x 1 Component (BNC) x 3 Analog video Composite (BNC) x 1 Output S-Video (Mini DIN 4pin) x 1 Component (BNC) x 3...

  • Page 59: Edius Sd (Rx-E1)

    EDIUS SD (RX-E1)  Input / Output SDI 10bit (SMTPE 259M-C SD-Mode Signal Compatible) Format Video Format Spported 720 x 486 (NTSC) or 720 x 576 SD-Mode Formats (PAL) Internal Signal 4:2:2 input / Output 10bit Processing Format (Internal processing 8bit) SD-SDI BNC x 1 Input BNC x 1 Terminal...

  • Page 60: Edius Hd (Rx-E1)

    EDIUS HD (RX-E1)  HD-SDI 10bit (SMTPE 259M-C Input / HD-Mode Compatible) Output Signal SDI 10bit (SMTPE 259M-C SD-Mode Format Compatible) 1920 x 1080 / 59.94i 1920 x 1080 / 50i 1920 x 1080 / 24PsF HD-Mode 1920 x 1080 / 23.98PsF Video Format 1920 x 1080 / 29.97PsF Spported 1920 x 1080 / 25PsF...
  • Page 61 EDIUS HD / SD + HDBX-1000H / S HD-SDI IN HD-SDI* 1 route BNC x 2 SMPTE 292M + ACTIVE THROUGH SD-SDI IN SD-SDI 1 route BNC x 2 SMPTE 259M-C + ACTIVE THROUGH Video Betacam, input Component 1 route BNC x 3 SMPTE / EBU- S-VIDEO...
  • Page 62 Embedded HD-SDI* SMPTE 299M audio Embedded SD-SDI SMPTE 272M-A audio ch 1/2, ch 3/4, AES/EBU 4 routes BNC x 4 AES3(AES-3id) ch5/6, ch7/8 +4dBm (600 Audio ohm loaded) output Analog *Available balanced 4 routes XLR3 pin x 4 to switch audio output level/ headroom...

  • Page 63: Expansion Board (Hx-Hd1)

    Expansion board (HX-HD1) PCI standard PCI Spec. Revision 2.1 (32bit / 33MHz) Analog video Output HD / SD component output (BNC) x 3 Unbalanced audio (RCA pin-jack) x 2 Analog audio Output * Can simultaneously be used with audio output of main board. Board size 120mm (Width 93mm) consumption...

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