Getting Started - Codex Onboard S Getting Started Manual

ON BOAR D S R ECOR DE R
SETTING THE STANDARD FOR FILE-BASED WORKFLOWS, THE CODEX ONBOARD S RECORDER CAN CAPTURE UNCOMPRESSED HD OR WAVELET ENCODED HD
– PLUS AUDIO AND METADATA – ONTO A REMOVABLE SOLID STATE CAPTURE DRIVE.
THE ONBOARD S IS IDEAL FOR SMALLER HD-SDI CAMERAS LIKE THE SONY PMW-F3 AND THE CANON EOS C300. WHEN SHOOTING IS DONE, A CODEX MEDIA
STATION OR VAULT CAN BE USED TO OFFLOAD MATERIAL MUCH FASTER THAN REAL-TIME.

GETTING STARTED

This guide provides an overview of the Onboard S Recorder. For configuration guides for recording common formats, and further documentation visit www.codexdigital.com/support
The operating temperature range of the Onboard S is 5-40 Degrees C.
Licensing
Recorders are available with different licensed features. The licences on your recorder can be confirmed on the Setup->Licence screen. Licenses that can be installed are:
HD - allows recording of HD formats using the first input channel (Inputs 1/2).
Multi-Chan - allows recording of licensed formats using both input channels (facilitating stereo capture and ARRIRAW up to 60fps)
Power Up and Shutdown
The power input for the Onboard S auto-switches between two voltage ranges. See the VOLTAGE RANGES section for details. Once all necessary cabling is correctly connected, press the Power
Button on the top surface of the Onboard S. When it has started and a Capture Drive with a Roll is loaded it will switch into Monitor mode and the LED ring will become orange.
The battery meter on the display shows minutes remaining and a capacity remaining percentage for smart batteries, or else just a voltage reading. If the Shutdown volts setting in the System menu has
been set too high for your battery, then you may not be able to start up normally. In this case boot the Onboard S into safe mode by pressing a thin implement, such as a paperclip, through the small
hole next to the power button, whilst pressing the power button. This will reset the Shutdown volts setting to default (10V), and you will be able to boot normally after this.
To power down press the Power Button on the top of the Onboard S and then press the Shutdown button which appears on the Control Panel. The shutdown process is complete when all lights on the
Onboard S have switched off.
Loading and unloading a Capture Drive
To load a Capture Drive lift the drive port cover at the front of the Onboard S. Slide the Capture Drive into the port (with cooling ridges facing upwards) and push so that the connector is fully mated.
Close the drive port cover to complete the loading process. The LED on the Capture Drive will flash blue whilst it loads, and turn off when it finishes loading. To unload a Capture Drive lift the drive port
cover. The Capture Drive will be ejected and the LED will become solid blue, meaning it is safe to pull the Capture Drive out of the drive port.
(WARNING - damage may occur to the Capture Drive if it is removed before the LED is solid blue)
Roll and shot concepts
There must be a Roll on a Capture Drive in order to make a recording. See section on the Storage screen for information on how to create a Roll.
A shot is created after each record-stop cycle of operations. Multiple shots can be recorded onto a Roll, and once shots have been recorded they can be transferred and will maintain the original Roll
name in their metadata.
For dual camera recording the Onboard S can record shots with two video channels, identified by default Channel IDs of V1 and V2 (which are user definable). When processed out by a Codex Media
Station or Vault the shots from each camera are then output as separate files with metadata allowing them to be organised correctly for post production. For independent dual camera recording refer to
the Remote User Interface section of this guide.
CODEX ONBOARD S RECORDER GETTING STARTED GUIDE VERSION 1.0