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Panasonic AY-RP500 Installation Manual

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  • Page 1 Nonlinear Editing System Control Panel Kit AY-RP500 ® Before attempting to connect or operate this product, please read these instructions completely...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    The exclamation point within an equi- in the event of theft. lateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important Model No. AY-RP500 operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompa- Serial No. nying the appliance.

  • Page 3: Preface

    PREFACE The AY-RP500 Nonlinear Editing System is a combination of powerful hardware, flexible software and a custom human interface; developed for professional post-pro- duction. With the AY-RP500 Nonlinear Editing System, nonlinear editing is a creative process that finishes your videos to high standards while maintaining production budgets.

  • Page 4: Precautions

    PRECAUTIONS • Do not expose the main unit and JOGPAD to rain or • Use the main unit or JOGPAD in an environment moisture, and do not try to operate the equipment in where the temperature is within 32°F - 95°F (0°C - + wet areas.

  • Page 5: Major Operating Controls And Their Functions

    MAJOR OPERATING CONTROLS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS VIDEO COMPRESSION BOARD SCSI BOARD (TARGA DV2000 BOARD) 1. S-VGA connector (15 pins) 1. Channel A (Ch A) connector for external This connector is used to connect the personal com- connections puter monitor via a special cable. This connector is used to connect the hard disk box via a special cable.
  • Page 6 JOG BOARD 1. ISA connector •Time code input and output This connector is used to connect the personal com- This connector is used to connect with the time code puter. input and output on a VCR, etc. Make this connec- tion only if the VCR has a time code signal (LTC) out- 2.
  • Page 7 JOGPAD e r t y 1. Positioner 8. MARK IN Sets the key position. Is ineffective with Ver. 1.0 soft- Sets or cancels the starting mark. ware. (SHIFT + MARK IN) Selects the grip of the IN point. 2. Wipe Lever Controls the Wipe speed and audio volume.

  • Page 8: Cable Information

    CABLE INFORMATION Necessary cables for this system Cable This cable connects the video compression board and the personal VGA loop cable CA-206 computer monitor. This cable is provided with the video compression board. Analog I/O cable This cable connects the video compression board with the DVCPRO CA-208 VCR (video, audio), the NTSC monitor, etc.
  • Page 9 VGA loop cable (CA-206) Connects to the VGA connector on the video compression board. (15-pin male connector)(labelled "TARGA DV2000") Connects to the VGA connector on the computer. (15-pin male connector) (labelled "VGA") Connects to the cable for the personal computer monitor. (15-pin female connector) (labelled "MONITOR") Analog I/O cable (CA-208)
  • Page 10 VCR/JOGPAD cable JOGPAD RS422 control connector on VCR, etc. D-sub 9-pin JOG board Mini-DIN 8-pin LTC/REF cable Mini-DIN 9-pin JOG board VCR, etc. Cable color Label Signal name Plug shape Ref IN External sync input Green Ref OUT Ref IN loop-through Blue LTC IN LTC input...

  • Page 11: Board Setup

    1. Video compression board (TARGA DV2000 board) 2. SCSI board 7. Remove the screws that secure the cover for the 3. JOG board [AY-RP500 board (JOG board)] video card, and then remove the video card. Preparation 8. Plug the video card into the PCI slot that is farthest from the CPU, and secure the cover in place with the screws.
  • Page 12 BIOS Setup Installing the Video Compression board (TARGA DV2000 board) 1. This procedure sets up the motherboard BIOS. Note that due to structural differences, the installation location may differ depending on the model of computer 2. Open the BIOS setup screen. (The method of calling used.
  • Page 13 Connect the ground wire to the computer's chassis 2.) Board spacer (plastic type) (metal portion) only when the metal type of board spacer is supplied. Chassis (metal portion) Grooves in the rail guides Ground wire on the board spacer. Main board Connect the ground wire of the video compression board (board spacer) to the chassis (metal portion) of the system unit.
  • Page 14 9. Follow the instructions to install the driver from the 5. Connect the CA-206 cable that was provided with CD-ROM. Operate according to the procedures the TARGA DV2000 board. Plug the connector below. labelled "TARGA DV2000" into the connector on the 1) The window for Truevision TARGA DV2000 Setup TARGA DV2000 board, plug the connector labelled appears.
  • Page 15 12. The Windows NT Diagnostics Program window 8) Click Close in "Display Types". appears. 9) Click in "Screen Properties". Close Click the "Resources" label. The resource list shown below appears (not in the same layout). 10) The message "You must restart your computer..." appears.
  • Page 16 Installing the SCSI board 12. When Windows NT has restarted, click Start From Programs in the Start Menu, click 1. Remove the cover for the PCI slot (the white connec- "Administrative Tools" Windows NT tor on the motherboard) that is adjacent to the slot Diagnostics".
  • Page 17 Setting the baud rate of the SCSI board 6. Appear Configuration menu window. Set the SCSI baud rate of the SCSI board. Check the model number of the board used, and set the rate by following the procedure given. When AHA-3940UWD is the SCSI board used 1.
  • Page 18 9. Press [ESC] key 2 times, appear next message. When AHA-3940AUWD is the SCSI board used 1. Power On. 2. Appear next comment when Boot Up. Adaptec AHA-3940AU/AUW/AUWD SCSI BIOS v1.xx Select "Yes", press [Enter] key. (c) 199x Adaptec, Inc. ALL Rights Reserved. Finish for channel A.
  • Page 19 6. Appear Configuration menu window. 8. When finish to change about all SCSI ID, press [ESC] key 2 times. Appear confirmation message. Select "Yes", and press [Enter] key. Finish for channel A. 9. Press [ESC] key. Select channel B and change same as channel A. Select "SCSI Device Configuration", and press 10.
  • Page 20 Do not push in jumper pins. from the CPU. 2. Carefully remove the AY-RP500 board (the JOG board) from its anti-static protective pack. If you •To set "240H" as the I/O address: need to set the board down, place it on top of this Push in the jumper pin here.
  • Page 21 JOG board can perform 10- appears. bit address decoding. (Refer to the diagram below) JOG board Other devices 10. Confirm that the AY-RP500 board (JOG board) IRQ , 230H 230- 23F 630- 63F A30- A3F E30- E3F...

  • Page 22: Hard Disk Setup

    HARD DISK SETUP There are two different methods for hard disk setup.One Termination Setting is for installing a hard disk inside the personal computer, Set the termination as shown below. and one is for using an external hard disk unit (optional). Insert jumpers.
  • Page 23 Installing the disk in a 3.5-inch bay Mounting and connecting the hard disk Use the screws (inch screws) provided to install the drive drive. 1. Take off the front panel of the personal computer. Installing the disk in a 5-inch bay The assembly diagram shown below is intended as Use the brackets and screws (inch screws) provided to an example.
  • Page 24 4. Use the flat cable (68-pin, Wide-SCSI) provided with 3. Insert the hard disk, and attach it with screws (in four the SCSI board. Connect one end to the connector places). on the hard disk, and connect the other end to the The assembly diagram shown below is intended as connector on the SCSI board.
  • Page 25 When installing a hard disk in a hard When connecting two or more hard disk boxes When connecting two or more hard disk boxes, disk box (optional) AY-CA68SR3 SCSI cables (sold separately) are needed. Installing a hard disk Connect the SCSI OUT connector on the first hard disk A hard disk with a capacity of 2G, 4G or 9G can be box to the SCSI IN connector on the second hard disk installed in a hard disk box.
  • Page 26 Checking the hard disk 6. Appear a list of the connected SCSI devices. Check the hard disk. This operation must be done when the hard disk is incor- porated in the computer or hard disk unit. Check the model number of the board used, and check the hard disk by following the procedure given.
  • Page 27 8. Appear the following confirmation message. When AHA-3940AUWD is the SCSI board used 1. Power On. 2. Appear next comment when Boot Up. Adaptec AHA-3940AU/AUW/AUWD SCSI BIOS v1.xx Move the cursor, select "Yes", and press [Enter] key. (c) 199x Adaptec, Inc. ALL Rights Reserved. Disk check now commences.
  • Page 28 6. Appear a list of the connected SCSI devices. 8. Appear the following confirmation message. Move the cursor, select Yes, and press [Enter] key. Disk check now commences. If this check discovers trouble in the disk media, a message prompting the user to proceed with re-allo- cation appears.
  • Page 29 Setting up the hard disk Note: When setting up the disk, if the audio or video hard disk display is for a logical drive (displayed It must be set up so that the hard disk can be used. in blue) rather than the primary partition (dis- 1.
  • Page 30 When two SCSI hard disks are for video 11. In "Tools" on the menu bar, click "Format". and one SCSI hard disk is for audio 12. The format window opens. Click of "File system", and select "NTFS". 1. Disk 0 is the IDE drive, and disks 1 through 3 are the SCSI hard disks.
  • Page 31 23. The selected area will have message 39. The screen message will prompt you for the size of "Unformatted". the partition to be created. Do not modify anything, but just click . When the confirmation mes- 24. In "Partition" on the menu bar, click "Commit sage is displayed, click .The selected area will Changes Now...".
  • Page 32 8 When four or more SCSI hard disks are for 8 When the hard disk for audio is IDE video 1. C: drive of disk 0 is the area for system use. C: drive contains the system, so must not be Proceed with the settings following the same method touched.
  • Page 33 8. In "Partition" on the menu bar, click "Commit Note: After application software is installed, the con- Changes Now...". tents of the video hard disks cannot be viewed using Explorer or File Manager. However, this is 9. At the message "Do you want to save changes?", not a malfunction.

  • Page 34: System Connection

    Resolution: 1152 x 870 (max.) Horizontal scanning frequency: 68.025kHz (max.) Vertical sync frequency: 75Hz (max.) Computer (rear) Personal computer monitor Mouse connecting cable Keyboard connecting cable TARGA board Mouse Panasonic Print Scroll Pause Screen Lock SysRq Break TARGA DV2000 &...
  • Page 35 Connecting the JOGPAD Use the VCR/JOGPAD cable (accessory) to connect the D-sub 9-pin connector on the rear of the JOGPAD to the mini- DIN, 8-pin JOGPAD connector on the JOG board. Use the screws to secure the cable connector to the connector on the rear of the JOGPAD.
  • Page 36 Connecting the VCR Indicates an example of system connection. The system connection diagram shown below is intended as an example. The actual connection locations may differ depending on the model of computer used. When connecting a video cassette recorder designed for commercial applications As in the figure below, [Genlock Input Control] is set to "Blackburst Genlock Input"...
  • Page 37 When connecting a video cassette recorder designed for commercial applications (2) (When there is no sync signal generator) Set [Genlock Input Control] to "Disabled". Video output monitor Analog I/O cable S-VIDEO OUT R-Y/R OUT B-Y/B OUT Y/G OUT Computer (rear) R AUDIO OUT L AUDIO OUT Video output...
  • Page 38 S-VHS VCR (No RS422 control) Set [Genlock Input Control] to "Disabled". Video output monitor XLR3-RCA pin conversion cable CV/CS OUT R AUDIO OUT L AUDIO OUT S-VIDEO OUT S VIDEO IN Computer (rear) R AUDIO IN L AUDIO IN XLR3-RCA pin conversion cable Y/G OUT Relay Plug...
  • Page 39 Connecting the VCR (Serial Digital Interface : SDI) When connecting a video cassette recorder designed for commercial applications As in the figure below, [Genlock Input Control] is set to "Disable". [TAPE/EE switch] is set to "TAPE" in VCR. Video output monitor I/O cable ANALOG Y/C VIDEO OUT DIGITAL VIDEO OUT...

  • Page 40: Powering Main Unit On And Off

    POWERING MAIN UNIT ON AND OFF Turning on the power switches 1. Turn on the power switches on the peripheral equip- ment first. If using an external hard disk unit, turn on the power switch on the hard disk unit. The power indicator of the hard disk box lights red.

  • Page 41: Operating Procedures

    LOADING SOFTWARE PACKAGE To use the system, the application program on the CD- 2. Double-click the icon "System". ROM supplied with the software package must be installed on the hard disk. This requires a keyboard, mouse, and personal computer monitor. Setting Up the Virtual Memory This procedure sets up the virtual memory to operate the application program.
  • Page 42 4. Click C: . 6. Click the button. Confirm that the top window shows 300-400. Then, click on this panel. 5. Enter 300 in the box for initial size and 400 in the box for maximum size. 7. Click and restart.
  • Page 43 Install an Application Program 7. The Choose Destination Location window appears. Click Next 1. Connect the keyboard, mouse, and personal com- 8. The TARGA Product Information window appears. puter monitor to the personal computer, and turn on Select the type of video compression board to use, the power switches on the peripheral equipment and and click Next...
  • Page 44 12. The "Black Level Information" window appears. Installing Fonts Select the setup level to be used and click Next (When the setup level is selected, is displayed.) 1. Open the Control Panel, and double-click the "Fonts" icon. The "Fonts" panel appears. 13.

  • Page 45: Version-Up Procedures For Dvedit

    VERSION-UP PROCEDURES FOR DVEdit This manual describes the procedures for upgrading Updating Procedures DVEdit to the newest software. Observe the following procedures to correctly replace Erasing Data from DVEdit Already in Use the existing software. Virtual Memory Expansion After replacing the Targa driver, be sure to replace, or Observe the manual "Setting up the Virtual Memory"...
  • Page 46 (b) DVEdit software version Uninstalling the Old Targa Driver The DVEdit version panel appears when the "About" (a) Select "Program", "Targa DV2000" and "uninstall menu on the Special panel is clicked. Targa DV2000 ..." from "Start". This starts uninstalling the Targa driver. (b) Click under the dialog shown.
  • Page 47 (d) If the following message appears during uninstall, Installing the New Targa Driver click No to All (a) Installing the Targa driver Insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. (The case where the CD-ROM drive is d:¥ is described below.) Move the cursor to the Run command in the Start menu and click the command.
  • Page 48 Have Disk in "Display Modification". Double-click the icon "Add/Remove Programs" on the Control Panel. Select "Panasonic DVEdit" on the ( f ) The directory of the display driver is to be opened, "Application Add/Remove Properties" panel and click so enter the "Add/Remove"...
  • Page 49 (b) Restart Not Erasing Data from DVEdit Already in Use Select "Shutdown" from "Start". Add a check mark to "Restart Computer" and click In upgrading the DVEdit software version, the new software can be written over the old software. Overwrite permits use of the existing A/V data as it is even after (c) Directory Delete upgrading the version.
  • Page 50 (b) DVEdit software version Uninstalling the Old Targa Driver The DVEdit version panel appears when the "About" (a) Select "Program", "Targa DV2000" and "Uninstall menu on the Special panel is clicked. Targa DV2000 ..." from "Start". This starts uninstalling the Targa driver. (b) Click under the dialog shown.
  • Page 51 (d) If the following message appears during uninstall, Installing the New Targa Driver click No to All (a) Installing the Targa driver Insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. (The case where the CD-ROM drive is d:¥ is described below.) Move the cursor to the Run command in the Start menu and click the command.
  • Page 52 Installing new DVEdit ( d ) Click Change in "Display Type". Insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. (The case where the CD-ROM drive is d:¥ is described below.) ( e ) Click Have Disk in "Display Modification". Move the cursor to the Run command in the Start menu and click the command.
  • Page 53 OPERATING PROCEDURES Refer to the reference manual for details on how to store and edit video and audio material. Starting the System 1. Turn on the power switches on the peripheral equipment, any hard disk units, and the computer, in that order. 2.

  • Page 54: Dvedit Installation Check Items

    DVEdit INSTALLATION CHECK ITEMS 1. Board Installation Check 3.3. SCSI Device Setup Check Press [Ctrl]+[A] on the BIOS screen to show the SCSI (a) Is the Targa board installed in the first slot from the Utility screen and check the following. CPU? (a) Are all the maximum sync transfer rate settings 40.0 (b) Is the SCSI board installed in the second slot from the...
  • Page 55 3.6. Others (a) Do the jumper settings (IRQ, I/O address) on the JOG board agree with the DVEdit software settings? (b) Is the Targa driver installed? (c) Is the SCSI driver installed? (d) Is the display driver changed for Targa? (e) Is DVEdit installed? ( f ) Is the font installed in Windows? (g) Is the font additionally registered in DVEdit? (Register...

  • Page 56: Dvedit Inspection Details

    DVEdit INSPECTION DETAILS heck with "Device Setup" on the "Special" panel The results of editing using the sequence that the device settings agree with the connections. editor can be saved as clips. They can be Clips can be created using the manual digitizer. reopened and reproduced.

  • Page 58: Appendix

    APPENDIX How to install the board Plug the AY-PB500 board (TARGA DV2000 board) into the PCI slot that is closest to the CPU (or the next closest slot, if the board will not physically fit into the closest slot). Here, firmly mount the board spacer between the guide rails on the computer.
  • Page 59 For a MICRON PC tower type Board spacer (metal type) Board spacer (plastic type) Guide rail Guide rail twist-tab wire twist-tab wire Pass the twist-tab wire through the guide rails as shown above. Use the twist-tab wire to secure the board spacer to the guide rails inside the computer. Twist the twist-tab wire and secure it properly.
  • Page 60 For a MICRON PC mini tower type Board spacer (metal type) Board spacer (plastic type) Board spacer Guide rail twist-tab wire Board spacer twist-tab wire Guide rail Pass the twist-tab wire through a hole of the guide rails as shown above. Use the twist-tab wire to secure the board spacer to the guide rails inside the computer.
  • Page 61 For a DELL PC mini tower type Board spacer (metal type) Board spacer (plastic type) twist-tab wire Guide rail twist-tab wire Guide rail Pass the twist-tab wire through a hole of the guide rails as shown above. Use the twist-tab wire to secure the board spacer to the guide rails inside the computer. Twist the twist-tab wire and secure it properly.

  • Page 62: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS Video Video Input Input Connector 1 source (selectable from Composite., Y/C, Y/P 1.0 V [p-p] / 75 Ω (BNC) Composite: 1.0 V [p-p] / 75 Ω Y /C: 0.286 V [p-p] / 75 Ω (Y/C terminal) 1.0 V [p-p] / 75 Ω (BNC) Component: 0.525 V [p-p], or 0.756 V [p-p] / selectable 0 setup / 75 Ω...
  • Page 63 48 kHz, 16 bit Mixing Stereo 2 ch output from monaural 6ch Recording Time Approx. 86 min / GB General AY-RP500 Power Supply: 5 V DC, -12 V Power Consumption: 2.1 W Ambient Operating Temperature: 5 °C — 35 °C Ambient Operating Humidity: 10 % —...
  • Page 64 Executive Office: 3330 Cahuenga Blvd W., Los Angeles, CA 90068 (323)436-3500 EASTERN ZONE: One Panasonic Way 4E-7, Secaucus, NJ 07094 (201)348-7621 Mid-Atlantic/New England: One Panasonic Way 4E-7, Secaucus, NJ 07094 (201)348-7621 Southeast Region: 1225 Northbrook Parkway, Ste 1-160 Suwanee, GA 30024 (770)338-6845...

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