Seagate ST15150N - Barracuda 4.3 GB Hard Drive User Manual

Doremi Labs, Inc. 3631 Cahuenga Blvd. West, Los Angeles, California 90068, U.S.A. V1 User's Manual Version 2.33 (09/00)

10 2 MENU SELECTIONS If your front panel EPROM on the V1 has version V1.20 or higher, you have access to two different sets of menus. Pressing the

11 A Time as LTC If you are using A Time (with or without an offset) as your time code and if your controller requires time code, you should choos

12 (04) Mount Mounts all drives that are not mounted. To mount a disk, press the (STRIPE) Toggle/Select key (). A message will appear on the

13 The format operation is a long procedure that takes approximately around 20 mn for a JAZ-1GB, 1 h 20 for a 4 GB drive and around 2 h 30 for

14 Toggle/Select key () will switch between each of the following sub-menus: 1. Source is : type the SCSI ID number of the source drive (Valid r

15 1. A1: To insert/overdub on audio track 1, select On by pushing the "++" key. To select Off, press the "--" key. 2. A2:

16 Hue: Use the "++" or "--" to set the Chroma Hue. 00 is the default value. This option is not saved on the drive, it is

17 Position: The "++" or "--" will allow the user to choose one of 6 different positions: Top-Left, Top-Center, Top-Right, Bott

18 new setting to be the default startup setting, a Save command should be executed after changing this parameter. (17) SCSI ID The "++"

19 wait for the new time code to chase. This function is useful to reduce the audio noise during the chase command. If you know that your source doe

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS WARRANTY...

20 3 FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION The V1 front panel contains a space for two (3 1/2" or 5 1/4") half-height SCSI drives or one full-height

21 ♦ During transport controls, the current operation is shown on the right side of the display: PLAY, STOP, REWIND, FORWARD, RECORD, JOG, SHUTTL

22 TOGGLE/SELECT Use this key (Double arrow, ) to change selections within most menus. WHEEL This key activates the Jog/Shuttle wheel. W

23 4 RECORDING & PLAYBACK 4.1 Recording 4.1.1 STANDARD RECORDING PROCEDURE Pressing the REC button on the front panel will automatically pu

24 4.1.4 TIME CODE OFFSET This function will allow you to offset your time code track starting at any location (frame) on the disk. NTSC users sho

25 V1. Note that during this chase play, the V1 LCD displays "VAR" to indicate that it can chase at different speeds. 4.2.3 CHASE to MTC

26 Using version 1.99P and above, when you start to enter the clip number the V1 will immediately locate to that clip. It will go to play only if y

27 To define the next segment : ♦ Press RCL, enter the number of the segment to MODIFY, press , the LCD will display "Next Seg : sss",

28 4.2.10 REVERSE PLAY To play video and audio in reverse at normal speed, hold the OPTION key (.) and press REW. You may also press the WHEEL butto

29 5 REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS Analog Audio These XLR connectors are the balanced analog audio inputs and outputs. Pin 2 is hot (+), pin 3 is co

3 6.4.3 VtoolsPro Copy (add clips to existing material) ... 36 6.4.4 VtoolsPro View ...

30 the last drive in the chain should be terminated. All V1 internal drives supplied by Doremi Labs, Inc. are non-terminated. VITC Out Available

31 6 VToolsPro Utility Software VToolsPro is a software utility that displays a V1 front panel on a Mac or a PC running Windows 98, Windows NT 4.

32 on any of the serial ports. The only way to get rid of the TCP/IP startup message is by installing TCP/IP on your computer 6.3 VToolsPro Menus

33 6.4 VToolsPro Modes of operation Control: Use this mode to control the V1 Clips: Use this mode to manipulate clips Copy: Use this mode to make

34 TGL Use this key to change selections within most menus. NUDGE BACK (--) Locates one field back from the current position. Also used for

35 On the left is the list of clips. On the right is the play list. To create a clip, go to the in point

36 Keyboard command equivalence: Command N: New Command O: Open Command S: Save Command Q: Quit Command X: Cut Command C: Copy Command V: Paste C

37 1. Power up the source disk and create all the clips that you intend to copy to the destination disk. These clips should appear on the clip lis

38 3. Enter an IP address in decimal for that V1 using the following convention: Enter 10.1.1.80 for the first V1 unit with an Ethernet board

39 0000CMM200020009990A010150808000020010000A0101518080endf The Ethernet board can be installed on all V1 units with serial number 200 or higher, t

4 WARRANTY Doremi’s warranty obligations are limited to the terms set forth below: Doremi Labs, Inc. (“Doremi”) warrants this hardware product a

40 7 The Vupdater Utility Vupdater is a new utility that should be used to update the internal software of the V1 line of products. YOU SHOULD NO

41 8. Once "Success..." is displayed, you can quit Vupdater and turn off the V1. 9. Restart the V1, and check the version number, which,

42 7.1 Wiring of the V1 RS422-PC Cable 126738495CONTROLLING DEVICE(PC/RS232)DB9-FFront View126 738495CONTROLLED DEVICE(V1)DB9-MFront View1234

43 7.2 Wiring of the V1 RS422-Mac Cable 36 2 3 4 5 6 7 81 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 883 78 25 64 44 1Mac DIN8-M Fr

44 7.3 Wiring of the standard RS422 Cable 126 738495CONTROLLING DEVICE(RCV9P-V1)DB9-MFront View126 738495CONTROLLED DEVICE(V1)DB9-MFront View1234

45 7.4 Wiring of the RS422 Chase cable 126 738495CONTROLLING DEVICEDB9-MFront View126 738495CONTROLLED DEVICE(V1)DB9-MFront View59123456789Frame

46 DIP SWITCH SETTINGS Viewing the V1 from the rear panel, the switches are counted from left to right with 0 (off) being toward the top of the uni

47 8 DISK RECORD TIMES FOR VARIOUS COMPRESSION RATIOS As a typical guide for ratios versus visual quality : 7:1 is comparable to analog Betacam,

48 8.1 NTSC Compression Chart according to CCIR-601 RECORDING TIME FOR NTSC 2 FIELDS/FRAME RECORDING TIME FOR NTSC 1 FIELD/FRAME Comp Ratio 1 G

49 9 USING THE RCV1 REMOTE CONTROL If you want to control the V1 with the Doremi RCV1 remote control, connect it to the upper RS422 port on the b

5 WARNING THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHED IMPORTANT WARNING Power requirements for electrical equipment vary from area to area. Please ensure

50 10 APPLICATION and TROUBLESHOOTING INFORMATION 9.1. When the V1 is setup with one internal drive, it is recommended (for cooling purposes) tha

51 If OPTION MENU (17): EMULATION is set to BVW75, it will reply with a "BVW75" identification. If OPTION MENU (17): EMULATION is set to

52 11 CONNECTING THE V1 TO A WORKSTATION 11.1 Connection to the DAWN workstation (v 4.3c or later) 1. Feed house sync to the V1 and the DAWN,

53 11.4 Connection to the Fairlight 1. Feed House Sync to the V1 and the Fairlight, 1. Connect the serial cable between the Fairlight and the V

54 15. Under “Port”, select the serial or USD port that you connected your LTC-to-MTC converter to. 16. Set “Minimum sync delay” to 30 frames. 17. S

55 2. Connect the time code out of the V1 to the time code in of the DAW, 3. Connect the serial cable between the V1 RS422 port 1 and the DAW, Run

56 Other important connections: The RM450, the Player and the Recorder (V1) should be locked to the same House Sync signal. The communication pro

57 12 CHANGES AND ADDITIONS / VToolsPro Version 2.0 adds some menu items and functionality to the V1. To use version 2.0 efficiently, you need to

58 13 INSTRUCTIONS FOR INITIAL SETUP & TRANSPORT IMPORTANT !! ♦ Before powering-up the V1 unit, please connect the SCSI termination supplied

59 14 MOUNTING SCSI DRIVES The V1 is factory set to SCSI ID6 by setting DIP switches 1, 2 & 3 on the back of the V1 to high, low & low. T

6 CAUTIONRISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCKDO NOT OPEN !CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK,DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK).NO USER-SER

60 ♦ Connect the termination supplied with the V1 on the rear external SCSI port, switch ON the V1 and execute a Format command followed by an Init

61 14.4 Mounting one Kingston Data-Express removable drive system ♦ Disconnect all cables including power from the back of the V1 ♦ Prepare your

62 ♦ Install the hard drive in the carrier (See Sections 14.7, 14.8, 14.9 for setup), connect the SCSI Id cable supplied (black/brown/red) to the

63 14.5 Mounting two Kingston Data-Express removable drive systems ♦ Repeat the procedure C. for both frames. Set the bottom tray to ID3 and the

64 14.8 Setup of the Micropolis 3243av 4 GB hard drive. These are the two connectors that should be configured on the 3243av: TP FROM BUSThis i

65 14.9 Setup of the Seagate Ultra SCSI hard drives 4 GB, 9 GB & 18 GB Seagate has 2 series of Ultra SCSI drives: Barracuda and Cheetah. Sea

66 only one side of the 2 pin connector. That side with the wire should be connected to the top row of J6 (J5 for wide) if you are looking straight

67 14.11 Setup of hard drives other than Seagate Ultra SCSI models ♦ Generally speaking, the basic setup must be as following : ♦ Drive Termin

68 15 Notes for the V1m The V1m is the same as the V1 with the exception of the following differences: 1. Older V1m units have only ½ MB of SRAM

69 16 The V1-2000 series All V1 units with a serial number over 2000 will be referred to as the V1-2000 series. Notes: • V1-2000<2100 means V

7 CE NOTICE Marking by the symbol indicates compliance of the device to the EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility) directive and to the Low Vol

8 INTRODUCTION If you are a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) user and are tired of waiting for your analog tape VTR to locate and follow up with you

9 1 Quick Startup Guide This chapter assumes the most common hardware setup: V1 equipped with a removable hard drive using the Kingston Data Expre