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DCR 4000 User’s Guide | Installation

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1.6

Synchronizing with other devices

When the Viper and Venom are to be synchronized with other cameras for a multi-
camera shoot or with other devices such as audio recorders or motion control rigs, it is
necessary to connect Genlock and/or Time Code.

1.6.1

Genlock

The Genlock signal required is HD Tri-level sync or Analog black reference, which must
be connected to the Venom via the docking plate BNC connector, not to the Viper. The
reference signal used must be of the same format as that selected on the camera.

1.6.2

Time Code

Both an internal TC run mode and an external TC mode are available:

• Internal run mode: time code is set to actual real time code. From the start, time

code is generated in sync with the incoming video signal and sent to the LTC
output.

• Time code is set to the time code of the external TC generator and begins

counting up when a new recording starts.

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Summary of Contents for DCR 4000 Venom FlashPak

Page 1: ...DCR 4000 User s Guide Venom FlashPak 3922 496 30561 Version 2 0 June 2006 POWER READY PLAY REC STOP PLAY REV SAVE DOWN UP RECORD ESC SEL BT VENOM FlashPak ...

Page 2: ... required to take whatever measures may be required to correct the interference Copyright Für diese Unterlage behalten wir uns alle Rechte vor Gemäß DIN 34 Technische Änderungen im Zuge der Weiterentwicklung vorbehalten Copying of this document and giving it to others and the use or communication of the contents thereof are forbidden without express authority Offenders are liable to the payment of...

Page 3: ... 1 Single Viper Venom configuration 1 10 1 7 2 Multiple Viper Venom configuration with single Clock It box 1 10 1 7 3 Multiple Viper Venom configuration with multiple Clock It boxes 1 11 Chapter 2 Using Venom with Viper 2 1 Initial Screen Displays 2 1 2 1 1 Idle Screen without source signal 2 1 2 1 2 Idle Screen with source signal 2 2 2 2 Formats recorded on Venom 2 3 2 3 Making a recording 2 3 2 ...

Page 4: ...ng authority must then be informed For example safety is likely to be impaired if the apparatus fails to perform the intended function or shows visible damage Warnings Warnings indicate danger that requires correct procedures or practices to prevent death or injury to personnel Do not modify this equipment Installation of this equipment must only be performed by qualified personnel To prevent risk...

Page 5: ...g the screws in the wrong order could result in mechanical damage to the camera Loosening the screws in the wrong order could result in mechanical damage to the camera Do not subject the unit to severe shocks or vibration Do not expose the unit to extremes of temperature Do not leave the unit in direct sunlight or close to heating appliances for extended periods Connection panel position in the ra...

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Page 7: ...ull quality uncompressed recording of all formats supported by Viper Venom FlashPak mounts on to Viper using a docking adaptor which gives direct connection such that a FlashPak can be quickly removed and replaced Each recording is given a Take number and metadata can be attached to identify and describe each Take After recording data is downloaded directly from Venom into a long term storage devi...

Page 8: ...mory Recorder video format auto sensing to follow output from camera all Viper modes are supported Quantization 10 bit Recording time up to 15 min HDTV up to 10 min FilmStream Metadata includes camera settings and user settings Connections Video ouput 26 pin multicore connector Docking connector D type 24 pin 7 coaxial 23 regular HD SDI output 2x BNC SMPTE 292M 0 8Vpp 1 5Gb s 75 Ohm Dual HD SDI ou...

Page 9: ...cal outputs 12V DC input XLR 4p used when Venom is not mounted on the camera e g for playback Audio out 3 5mm Jack Stereo output of the two audio channels 1 3 2 Connectors on Docking Adaptor Genlock BNC connector Genlock signal can be either HD Tri level sync or Analog Black reference The genlock signal must be of the same format as that selected on the camera Time Code Hirose 5p connector for ext...

Page 10: ...4 1 4 Controls on Venom RECORD RECORD POWER POWER LIGHT LIGHT ESC ESC UP UP DOWN DOWN BT BT PLAY PLAY READY READY SEL SEL PLAY PLAY STOP STOP REC REC VENOM FlashPak record stop play navigate Bluetooth escape select power ready play record menu backlight UP DOWN ...

Page 11: ...nting Frame in one of two positions and is fixed in place using the four bolts supplied To mount the Venom on top of the Viper the Docking Plate is fixed using the four holes on the Mounting Frame nearest the V Block If it is required to mount the Venom behind the camera the Docking Plate is fixed using the four holes at the rear of the Mounting Frame Check the orientation of the plate relative to...

Page 12: ...mounting foot then push the V plate firmly forward into the camera s V block until the locking bar clicks into place Connect the multicore cable to the connector on the Docking Plate The red dots must be aligned and the cable pushed fully into the connector In order to correctly align the cable it is necessary to twist the cable so that it forms a loop This also ensures that the cable does not hav...

Page 13: ... existing rear camera mounting foot with the new one supplied Remove the existing foot by undoing four bolts Use these bolts and washers to fix the replacement mounting foot 1 5 4 Mounting Venom Locate Venom by sliding the foot into the docking plate Do not push it fully into the connector rotate the locking lever clockwise to clamp the Venom into position ...

Page 14: ...g back a Take or in idle mode no data is lost or affected Note Because it is necessary to reduce noise during recording the cooling fan is set to low speed while recording is in progress The fan will run at full speed again when recording stops When an external DC power supply is used to power the Venom and the Viper follow these recommendations to prevent power loss during high current demanding ...

Page 15: ...el sync or Analog black reference which must be connected to the Venom via the docking plate BNC connector not to the Viper The reference signal used must be of the same format as that selected on the camera 1 6 2 Time Code Both an internal TC run mode and an external TC mode are available Internal run mode time code is set to actual real time code From the start time code is generated in sync wit...

Page 16: ...shows the mechanism that is available A Clock It box is connected to the first camera system containing a Viper and a Venom recorder Both the Clock It box and the Venom docking plate receive a genlock signal on their reference input The Clock It box outputs the time code according to SMPTE 266M standard to the Venom via a connector on the docking plate In this way the Venom takes over the the time...

Page 17: ...ence gen lock signal This way all Clock It boxes are synchronized both in the reference signal and in the time code Each Viper Venom camera is connected to a Clock It box which provides both the gen lock and LTC in signal to the docking plate The clock in the Clock It box is stable enough to allow for synchronization at the start of a working day only When the Viper and Venom are switched off the ...

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Page 19: ...internal initialisation has taken place and the FlashPak is ready for use the LCD screen will show one of the following displays depending on whether or not there is a source signal 2 1 1 Idle Screen without source signal The remaining recording capacity is shown as a percentage of total storage RECORD RECORD POWER POWER LIGHT LIGHT ESC ESC UP UP DOWN DOWN PLAY PLAY READY READY SEL SEL PLAY PLAY S...

Page 20: ...ws the current line Up and down arrows on the right hand side show when further menu options can be displayed by pressing UP or DOWN On pressing DOWN twice the display will scroll to show the Tools Settings menu Pressing Select will open the next level for the line indicated by See Section 3 for details of the menu structure and navigation RECORD RECORD POWER POWER LIGHT LIGHT ESC ESC UP UP DOWN D...

Page 21: ...ording press either the VTR button on the lens the VTR Start button on the side of the camera or the REC button on the Venom FlashPak STOP Recording using the same device so if the lens or camera button was used to start recording either one of these can be used to stop but if recording was started on the Venom it must also be stopped by pressing STOP on the Venom Table 2 1 Video formats and recor...

Page 22: ...ely available to start the next Take NB In the event of power loss during a recording either by removal of the power source or by battery power being below the 9 5V threshold the Take being recorded will be lost All previously completed Takes will be safeguarded and the FlashPak will recover when power is restored 2 4 Playback from Venom Recorded material can be played back from Venom immediately ...

Page 23: ...N buttons and pressing SEL then PLAY At the end of the take list is PLAY ALL If this is selected all Takes will be played in sequence From the Tools Settings Menu a play loop function can be set ON or OFF If this is set ON the selected Take or All Takes will be played continuously until STOP is pressed 2 5 Erasing Takes Once a recording has finished or a Take has been played back the Take can be e...

Page 24: ...power loss during any erase process either by removal of the power source or by battery power being below the 9 5V threshold the erasing may not have been completed correctly After such a power loss when power has been restored repeat the erase process to ensure the recording space is completely cleared RECORD RECORD POWER POWER LIGHT LIGHT ESC ESC UP UP DOWN DOWN PLAY PLAY READY READY SEL SEL PLA...

Page 25: ... structure while pressing ESC returns to the previous level In the Idle screen shown above the cursor is pointing at TAKE Pressing DOWN once moves the cursor to the Metadata selection and pressing DOWN again causes the screen to scroll to show the next line as shown here There are three lines available on the top menu level TAKE METADATA TOOLS AND SETTINGS RECORD RECORD POWER POWER LIGHT LIGHT ESC...

Page 26: ...RECORD RECORD POWER POWER LIGHT LIGHT ESC ESC UP UP DOWN DOWN PLAY PLAY READY READY SEL SEL PLAY PLAY STOP STOP REC REC TAKE 001 00 27 TAKE 002 00 25 TAKE 003 01 12 TAKE 004 00 59 RECORD RECORD POWER POWER LIGHT LIGHT ESC ESC UP UP DOWN DOWN PLAY PLAY READY READY SEL SEL PLAY PLAY STOP STOP REC REC REMAINING TIME 02 12 TAKE 001 00 21 1080psf24 26 09 05 14 22 31 RECORD RECORD POWER POWER LIGHT LIGH...

Page 27: ...u Press SEL to display the first three items RECORD FAN SLOW is a fixed setting for the cooling fan It cannot be changed PLAY LOOP When this is set ON the selected Take or All Takes will play continuously until STOP is pressed Press SEL to toggle between ON and OFF RECORD RECORD POWER POWER LIGHT LIGHT ESC ESC UP UP DOWN DOWN PLAY PLAY READY READY SEL SEL PLAY PLAY STOP STOP REC REC ERASE TAKE 1 T...

Page 28: ... toggle between DUAL SINGLE SUBD OUT The two HDSDI outputs on the SUBD connector can be set in the same way as the two BNC connectors to give either one pair of Dual Link HDSDI signals or two identical Y Cr Cb signals for viewing Press SEL to toggle between DUAL SINGLE TIME AND DATE SEL to enter the date The current date set is shown as Actual Entry of the new date is by means of the square cursor...

Page 29: ...2h clock display When 12h is selected time will be displayed with AM PM TIME AND DATE Press SEL to toggle between date formats dmy or mdy AUDIO IN Press SEL to choose between LEFT RIGHT and STEREO The default setting is LEFT This is the channel supplied by the Viper RECORD RECORD POWER POWER LIGHT LIGHT ESC ESC UP UP DOWN DOWN PLAY PLAY READY READY SEL SEL PLAY PLAY STOP STOP REC REC TIME ENTRY AC...

Page 30: ...ed in case of any technical support questions SERVICE MODE This is reserved for service personnel use and is password protected Press ESC to return to the Idle screen RECORD RECORD POWER POWER LIGHT LIGHT ESC ESC UP UP DOWN DOWN PLAY PLAY READY READY SEL SEL PLAY PLAY STOP STOP REC REC TOOLS AND SETTINGS ERASE ALL FIRMWARE VERSION SERVICE MODE RECORD RECORD POWER POWER LIGHT LIGHT ESC ESC UP UP DO...

Page 31: ...Venom via Bluetooth This data is then saved as part of the Take and cannot later be edited or deleted without deleting the Take There are many systems available for compiling Metadata the following describes a particular system using a PDA 4 1 Connecting to Venom When the PDA is switched on it searches for other Bluetooth devices within range and displays a list Venom FlashPaks available will be s...

Page 32: ...dows are then shown as below There are three main sections Metadata Window Status Window Command Windows Select the Connect window to connect to the selected Venom FlashPak Once connection is established the Status window will show the current state of the Venom Ready Record Play ...

Page 33: ... can be viewed using the PDA as a remote control to PLAY and STOP that Take provided the Venom is currently in Ready mode and not already playing or recording Also in the FP commands window Sync Time sends the current time from the PDA to synchronize the internal clock on Venom The Metadata window gives access to existing Metadata and allows entry and transmission of new Metadata ...

Page 34: ...ree structure in the main Metadata window Existing data can be opened for editing by selecting Edit MD By using this function Metadata from one take can be used as a basis for the information needed on the next take e g taking the data from Take 1 and just changing it to Take 2 may be sufficient for a repeat shot The Open command opens Metadata files stored on the PDA for editing ...

Page 35: ...escription Overall information about the title and ownership of the production Clip Identification Information about the Scene Locations Description Actual and Imaginary locations Participants Identification of Producer Director Camera operator and Actors involved in the scene Annotations Additional notes as required The edited Metadata information can now be saved as a file on the PDA using the S...

Page 36: ...Pak before starting the recording of the Take to which it refers At this point it has not been permanently recorded on the FlashPak this only takes place when the recording of the Take is completed NB If for any reason power to the Venom is switched off or lost before the Take is recorded the Metadata will be lost and must be re sent from the PDA Note that these windows and commands may vary with ...

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