GRASS VALLEY M-122A, User Manual

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20 April 2005 M-Series User Manual 3
Contents
Finding Information
........................................................................................... 11
About this manual.................................................................................................... 11
Getting more information ......................................................................................... 13
Grass Valley Product Support ................................................................................. 14
Safety Summaries
.............................................................................................. 15
Chapter 1 Installing the M-Series iVDR
Making connections for basic operation .................................................................. 22
M-122A/M-222A: Recorder input connections.................................................... 22
M-122A/M-222A: Player output connections ...................................................... 23
M-222D/M-322D: Recorder input connections ................................................... 24
M-222D/M-322D: Player output connections...................................................... 25
Keyboard, mouse, and VGA monitor connections.............................................. 26
Audio monitoring connections ............................................................................ 27
Reference Video connections............................................................................. 28
Power connection ............................................................................................... 29
VGA Display ‘hot-key’ sequence ............................................................................. 29
Powering on and shutting down .............................................................................. 30
To power on........................................................................................................ 30
To shutdown or restart........................................................................................ 30
Accessing the Windows desktop ........................................................................ 32
Configuring for basic operation ............................................................................... 32
Select system settings........................................................................................ 32
Select the video input ......................................................................................... 34
Select the audio input (digital models only) ........................................................ 35
Select timecode source ...................................................................................... 36
Verifying basic operation ......................................................................................... 36
Setting up the Ethernet network .............................................................................. 37
Connecting the Ethernet network cabling........................................................... 37
100BaseT Configuration: Data and streaming between iVDRs.......................... 38
1GBaseT Configuration: Data and streaming between iVDRs........................... 42
Operating with both 100BT and 1GBT network connections.............................. 46
100BaseT Configuration: iVDR and Profile XP streaming.................................. 47
Connecting IEEE 1394A.......................................................................................... 53
Connecting RS422 .................................................................................................. 53
Connecting GPI ....................................................................................................... 54
Chapter 2 Quick Start Procedures
To record a clip........................................................................................................ 56
To play a clip ........................................................................................................... 57
To trim a clip ............................................................................................................ 58
To create a playlist .................................................................................................. 59
Chapter 3 Product Description
Product overview ..................................................................................................... 62
Key features ....................................................................................................... 62
Functional description......................................................................................... 65
Determining storage capacity .................................................................................. 66
Front view with optional Front Panel ....................................................................... 68
Rear panel view....................................................................................................... 69
Guide to using AppCenter ....................................................................................... 70
Starting AppCenter ............................................................................................. 70
AppCenter control options .................................................................................. 71
AppCenter user interface overview .................................................................... 72