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Installation Manual

Thank you for purchasing the the unit.

Please read through this manual which tells you:

How to set up the unit (assembly precautions)

How to check the unit’s functions (methods for checking that the
functions are operating after startup)

Reading through this Manual before proceeding with installation will
make it easier to understand the installation procedures involved.

Non-Linear Editing System

AJ-

For details on video and audio uploading, editing and other
operations, refer to the Reference Manual (AJ-SF97).

Summary of Contents for AJ-DE97P

Page 1: ...k the unit s functions methods for checking that the functions are operating after startup Reading through this Manual before proceeding with installation will make it easier to understand the installation procedures involved Non Linear Editing System AJ P For details on video and audio uploading editing and other operations refer to the Reference Manual AJ SF97 ...

Page 2: ...elated configuration checks 13 3 1 Checking the disk settings 13 3 2 Checking the AudioPool VideoPool TitlePool directories 15 Chapter 4 Checking operation using the pre installation program 16 4 1 Checking the uploading operation 16 4 2 Check the editing functions 24 4 3 Checking the downloading operation 30 OWindows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation OPentium is a ...

Page 3: ... 45 C 2 How to start up Disk Administrator 45 C 3 Checking the disk settings 46 C 4 How to inspect the disks 47 C 5 How to format disks 49 C 6 How to exit Disk Administrator 52 Appendix D How to use Event Viewer provided with Windows NT 53 D 1 Outline of Event Viewer 53 D 2 How to start Event Viewer 53 D 3 Checking system events 54 D 4 How to exit Event Viewer 54 Contents Appendix E Shutdown Proce...

Page 4: ...ttaching the stabilizer feet Before proceeding with the connections check that all the accessories shown below are present and accounted for Keyboard Mouse Power cord Operating instructions Warranty card Stabilizers a4 mounting screws a8 Installation manual which you are now reading Service support guide Check Do not subject the supplied mouse keyboard or cables to strong bumps or shocks Doing so ...

Page 5: ...rrite cores When the SCSI hard disk drive for external expansion purposes is to be connected one of ferrite cores packed with the unit must be attached to one end of the SCSI I F cable and the other one must be attached to the other end It is recommended that the cable shown below be used as the SCSII F cable OModel No ACK M WP made by Adaptec Inc ...

Page 6: ... of the connectors on the rear panel to verify that the keyboard has not been connected to the mouse connector or the mouse has not been connected to the keyboard connector Connect the power cord to the socket on the main unit Secure the power cord using the clamp Refrain from connecting the power plug to the power outlet at this stage Note Not only may the unit fail to operate properly if it has ...

Page 7: ...he vicinity At the installation stage do not drop the keyboard or mouse and take care not to run their cables underneath the unit or peripheral devices Do not place objects on top of the unit Leave a sufficient clearance around the unit in order to improve the ventilation inside the unit Do not place food or drinks in the vicinity of the unit Morsels of food or spilled drinks can cause trouble Che...

Page 8: ... set to ON set the unit s power switch to ON and conduct the checks described below at startup If trouble has been detected as a result of conducting the checks refer to the Troubleshooting section in the Operating Instructions Refer to pages 20 27 of the Operating Instructions Since it takes very little time to check the displays on the computer monitor you will find it easier to perform the chec...

Page 9: ... value standard 256 MB correct Did the CD ROM drive name appear for an instant Did the name of the system hard drive appear Refer to the BIOS screen displays in Appendix A Did the SCSI card name appear Refer to the BIOS screen displays in Appendix A Did all the SCSI disk names appear Refer to the BIOS screen displays in Appendix A Did the PCI device list appear Refer to the BIOS screen displays in...

Page 10: ...he Operating Instructions Refer to pages 20 27 of Operating Instructions When the checks in this section have been completed with no errors found proceed to the next section 2 3 AV disk inspections without exiting the SCSI BIOS Tool 1 After the series of checks described in Section 2 1 Checking the power startup have been completed with no errors found reboot the unit and check the SCSI device set...

Page 11: ...the parameters of all the devices are set as shown below Is the Maximum Sync Transfer Rate set to 160 Is the Initiate Wide Negotiation set to yes Is the Enable Disconnection set to yes Is the Send Start Unit Command set to yes Is the Enable Write Back Cache set to N C Is the BIOS Multiple LUN Support set to no Is the Include in BIOS Scan set to yes SCSI device configuration checks 2 Conduct the ch...

Page 12: ... Inspect the disks following the instructions on 3 Inspecting the disk media in B 3 pages 46 47 of Appendix B SCSI BIOS Tool Yes No Exit Utility Channel A SCSI disk checks Did Verify Disk of the SCSI ID 0 disk end with Disk Verification Complete Did Verify Disk of the SCSI ID 1 disk end with Disk Verification Complete Did Verify Disk of the SCSI ID 2 disk end with Disk Verification Complete Did Ve...

Page 13: ...ed with no errors found When the sequence of power startup steps is completed and the waiting to log on dialog box has appeared on the screen follow the instructions in the box and complete the logging on procedure for Windows NT On the startup window after Windows NT log on check the disk settings in this section using the Disk Administrator which is a Windows NT management tool Before starting t...

Page 14: ...cluding the CD ROM displayed altogether Is one CD ROM drive displayed Are the names of the drives for disk 0 set to C or D Is NTFS the format of disk 0 for both C and D Is the name of the drive for disks 1 through 4 set to O Is the name of the drive for disk 5 set to L Is RTLFS the format of disks 1 through 5 Is the name of the CD ROM drive set to E Check OStart up the Disk Administrator following...

Page 15: ...w Does the AudioPool directory L AudioPool appear for drive L 6 When the checks in this section have been completed with no errors found click at the top right of the Explorer window exit the Windows NT Explorer and return to the Windows NT startup screen Check Check the names of the directories which appear on the right side of the divided window Does the TitlePool directory D TitlePool appear fo...

Page 16: ...composite connectors before starting the checks 4 1 Checking the uploading operation 16 4 2 Check the editing functions 24 4 3 Checking the downloading operation 30 4 1 Checking the uploading operation Proceed with the checks in this section after the series of checks described in the previous chapters have been completed with no errors found In this section the limited edition of the pre installe...

Page 17: ...e screen shown below now appears Double click Top Bin if the Bin window of Top Bin is not open Did the screen shown below appear as a result of starting the limited edition of the editing software program Check ...

Page 18: ...o start the digitizer Did the digitizer window as shown below appear The device list box for selecting the VTRs and other devices is located at the top left of the digitizer window The VTR unit to be controlled can be changed by changing the device VTR control checks Check ...

Page 19: ...l VTR using the VTR function buttons on the digitizer window The area shown below of the digitizer window is where the VTR function buttons are located Clicking one of these buttons using the mouse initiates the operation of the button clicked Did the internal VTR playback start in the 50M a2 speed mode when the button was clicked Check the internal VTR s playback output by viewing the video monit...

Page 20: ... 10 When the button is clicked while the internal VTR is still in the 50M a2 speed playback mode the next data is uploaded The uploading is completed by clicking the button and an icon of the new clip is automatically registered in the bin If the clip format is DVCPRO 50M the edge of the icon of the registered clip will be colored blue if it is 25M it will be colored yellow 11 Repeat these steps t...

Page 21: ...on was clicked Did the color of the area with the RecStart letters on the button change to white when the button was clicked Was the new icon of the uploaded clip registered in the bin when the button was clicked Did the internal VTR 50M a2 speed mode playback stop when the button of the internal VTR was clicked after all the clips were uploaded Check the internal VTR s playback output by viewing ...

Page 22: ... OInternal VTR 50Mx1 Internal VTR 50M a1 speed OInternal VTR 25Mx4 Internal VTR 25M a4 speed and OInternal VTR 25Mx1 Internal VTR 25M a1 speed select Internal VTR 50Mx1 Internal VTR 25Mx4 and Internal VTR 25Mx1 as the device displayed on the VTR control panel and conduct the same checks described above as for Internal VTR 50Mx2 Even with a system that connects an external VTR or a system which use...

Page 23: ... operating instructions of the external VTR for details on the setting method Is the correct device name displayed on the digitizer window of the system and limited edition of the editing software program 17 After the checks only if necessary for the uploading operation using the external VTR have been completed error free click at the top right of the digitizer window to close the window Do not e...

Page 24: ... used in the last section Upload several clips to the AV disk in advance to use in checking the operations If the clips registered in the bin have been erased return to the previous section 4 1 create several fresh clips and play them back to check that no noise or disturbances are present The sequence editor is used to check the editing operations 1 Click the button from the Toolbox to start the ...

Page 25: ...it possible to drag and drop the clip on the video track 3 In the same way drag and drop several clips on the video track and create the video sequence The clips on the video tracks are automatically color coded When a clip extends beyond the sequence editor screen click the or button at the top of the window to change the time axis The displayed length of a clip can be shortened using the button ...

Page 26: ...lips has already reached 5 In addition the specifications of the sequence editor do not permit DVCPRO 50M and DVCPRO 25M clips to be mixed so data in the same format must be used to create a video sequence consisting of multiple clips The figure below shows an example of the display of a video sequence consisting of two clips Was it possible to drag and drop several clips on the video track Did th...

Page 27: ...Did the playback of the video sequence stop when the button was clicked Was there any noise or disturbances in the playback AV of the video sequence Check the playback images visually on the monitor video for monitoring the pictures Check Next check the operation for the video 2 channel simultaneous playback in which video effects are utilized 10 Use the mouse to click the first clip in the video ...

Page 28: ...rns from white to red 17 Keep dragging the grid which has turned red and move it toward the right before releasing the mouse at the appropriate position 18 The join between the first and second clips changes to a mark as shown in the figure above The default video effect is dissolve 19 If necessary repeat steps 11 through 18 for other clips and add the video effect to the video sequence An example...

Page 29: ... video sequence is being played back the playback position is indicated on the video track by the cursor 24 Playback ends automatically when the end of the video sequence is reached 25 To stop the playback at any time click the button 26 Click the mark at the top right of the sequence editor window with the mouse 27 The window shown below now appears 28 Click the button to exit the sequence editor...

Page 30: ...sed are free from noise and disturbances Ensure that a cassette tape enabling test recording is already loaded in the system s internal VTR Note Clips must be used to check the downloading operation If the video sequence used in section 4 2 is downloaded it will not be recorded properly on the tape When Record To Video tool is started the screen shown below appears Use the Record To Video tool to ...

Page 31: ...VTR 50Mx2 is not displayed at the Device on the Record To Video window click the mark at the far right of the list box to display the device list and select Internal VTR 50Mx2 which is the system s internal VTR 3 Select by clicking Immediate among the selector buttons that indicate the selectable recording modes on the Record To Video window 4 Use the mouse to drag the DVCPRO 50M clip clip with th...

Page 32: ...ayed back using the button on the Record To Video window when Internal VTR 50Mx2 is the Device on the Record To Video window the images of every other frame will be displayed on the video monitor If preview playback at a1 speed is performed for a DVCPRO 50M tape by this system using the button control over the head tracks will not be exercised for the tape s recording tracks This means that even w...

Page 33: ...start on the tape 9 Click the button among the VTR controls to play back the internal VTR s tape at the a1 speed and check the downloaded data 10 The playback images are output to the video monitor 11 To stop playback click the button This now completes the check for the downloading operation and the downloaded data for the internal VTR s 50M a2 speed mode To conduct further checks on the download...

Page 34: ...on status CD ROM drive name 6 SCSI card ASC 39160 SCSI BIOS startup information 7 SCSI HDD for 5 units connection information 8 PCI device information A 2 Details on PC unit BIOS information checks The information to be checked on the computer s monitor display immediately after the unit s power is turned on in Section 2 1 Checking the power startup of Chapter 2 consists of the following six items...

Page 35: ...s the main memory size when the unit is shipped Award Modular BIOS v6 0 An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 95 Award Software Inc ASUS CUBX L ACPI BIOS Revision 1007 Intel R Pentium R III 850MHz Processor Memory Test 262144K OK Award Plug and Play BIOS Extension v1 0A Initialize Plug and Play Cards PNP Init Completed Copyright C 1995 Award Software Inc BIOS version display Main memory size ...

Page 36: ...sk drive HDD Award Modular BIOS v6 0 An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 95 Award Software Inc ASUS CUBX L ACPI BIOS Revision 1007 Intel R Pentium R III 850MHz Processor Memory Test 262144K OK Award Plug and Play BIOS Extension v1 0A Initialize Plug and Play Cards PNP Init Completed Copyright C 1995 Award Software Inc The Chip Away Virus R On Guard Detecting Primary Master IBM DTLA 307030 Detecti...

Page 37: ...tec SCSI Card 39160 SCSI BIOS vX XX c 1997 Adaptec Inc All Rights Reserved 222 Press Ctrl A for SCSISelect TM Utility 111 Ch A SCSI ID 1 IBM DDYS T18350M 160 Hard Disk0 SCSI ID 2 IBM DDYS T18350M 160 Hard Disk1 Ch B SCSI ID 0 IBM DDYS T18350M 160 Hard Disk2 SCSI ID 1 IBM DDYS T18350M 160 Hard Disk3 SCSI ID 2 IBM DDYS T18350M 160 Hard Disk4 The SCSI card name must include 39160 The disk drive names...

Page 38: ...ve Disk CD ROM MODE 4 SPD On Module s Yes Sec Master Disk None Data Integrity Non ECC Sec Slave Disk None BIOS BIOS update data incorrect CPUID 00000619 Update not loaded PCI device listing Bus No Device No Func No Vender ID Device ID Device Class IRQ 0 4 1 8086 7111 IDE Controller 14 15 0 4 2 8086 7112 Serial bus controller 9 0 11 0 9005 00C0 Mass storage controller 10 0 11 1 9005 00C0 Mass stora...

Page 39: ... 5 Shutdown to restart Windows NT If Windows NT has not been started up set the power to ON 2 When the following message appears on the screen while the PC is starting up press Ctrl A on the keyboard Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 SCSI BIOS vX XX c 1997 Adaptec Inc All Rights Reserved 222 Press Ctrl A for SCSISelect TM Utility 111 3 A dialog box with an underlying blue tone is opened and the selection sc...

Page 40: ...s the Esc key to return to the previous menu SCSI Channel Interface Definitions Host Adapter SCSI ID 7 SCSI Parity Checking Enable Host Adapter SCSI Termination Automatic Additional Options Boot Device Options Press Enter SCSI Device Configuration Press Enter Advanced Configuration Options Press Enter 4 The parameters for SCSI devices 0 to 15 now appear Check that the parameters of all the devices...

Page 41: ...urn to the previous menu 3 Check that the screen shown below now appears Press the Esc key to return to the previous menu Configure View Host Adapter Settings SCSI Disk Utilities Options When there are not enough devices OCheck that the power supply has been connected to the SCSI HDD OCheck that the SCSI cable has been connected properly OCheck the SCSI ID settings SCSI ID 0 No Device SCSI ID 1 IB...

Page 42: ...ia item and press the Enter key Press the Esc key to return to the previous menu 5 The Verify Disk message now appears Select Yes to start the disk media check 6 The progress made is indicated and when the Disk Verification Complete message is displayed press the Esc key Format Disk Verify Disk Media Configure View Host Adapter Settings SCSI Disk Utilities Options SCSI ID 0 No Device SCSI ID 1 IBM...

Page 43: ... make the selection Press the Esc key to return to the previous menu 2 The selection screen shown below now appears Press the or arrow key to highlight the SCSI Disk Utilities item and press the Enter key Press the Esc key to return to the previous menu Configure View Host Adapter Settings SCSI Disk Utilities Options SCSI ID 0 No Device SCSI ID 1 IBM DDYS T18350M SCSI ID 2 IBM DDYS T18350M SCSI ID...

Page 44: ...ed the message shown below appears and formatting is commenced Please Wait Please Wait Depending on your disk capacity formatting may take from one minute to several hours Please Wait Please Wait 6 Upon completion of the formatting the Formatting Complete message appears Press the Esc key B 4 How to exit SCSI BIOS Tool 1 Press the Esc key several times until the following message box appears on th...

Page 45: ...Disk Administrator 1 From the Start menu select and click Programs 5 Administrative Tools 5 Disk Administrator Respond to messages until Disk Administrator starts up 2 System configuration will be automatically updated to reflect these changes when you next opt to save changes when exiting Disk Administrator OK 3 System configuration will now be updated OK 4 Do you want to write a signature on Dis...

Page 46: ...S Disk 2 O RTLFS Disk 3 O RTLFS Disk 4 O RTLFS Disk 5 L RTLFS CD ROM E ___ There are not enough disks The displayed data differs from the above table OFollowing the instructions in C 6 page 52 exit the Disk Administrator and Windows NT and try rebooting the unit Perform the checks in C 2 and C 3 again when the unit is started up again OIf the status still remains unchanged an incorrect disk settin...

Page 47: ...lick the disk to be checked 2 Click Properties from the Tools menu The dialog box in Fig 2 is now opened Fig 2 Properties dialog box 3 When the Tools tag is clicked the dialog box shown in Fig 3 is opened Fig 3 Properties tool dialog box ...

Page 48: ...el the check When the check status is displayed after checking Start button and the check is completed the dialog box signaling completion shown in Fig 5 appears Click OK Fig 5 Dialog box signaling completion 5 The properties tool dialog box screen shown in Fig 3 now returns Click Cancel to exit the tool When the checks on C and D of disk 0 reveal an error or problem OThere is a possibility that t...

Page 49: ...y not only the installed editing software program but the unit s system software programs and recorded data as well and is therefore not recommended 3 When Commit changes Now is clicked on the Partition menu the confirmation dialog box shown in Fig 7 appears Click Yes Fig 7 Confirmation dialog box 1 Click all drives 1 through 4 while holding down the Ctrl key on the keyboard 2 When Create stripe s...

Page 50: ...er is clicked on the Tools menu the Assign Drive Letter dialog box shown in Fig 9 appears Set O for Assign drive letter and click OK Fig 9 Assign Drive Letter dialog box Fig 10 Confirmation dialog box 6 The confirmation dialog box shown in Fig 10 now appears Click Yes 7 Exit the Disk Administrator 8 On the Start menu click and select Programs followed by Panasonic RT LFS and format RT LFS in this ...

Page 51: ...te Primary Partition dialog box How to format drive L 9 The RT LFS format tool starts up and the dialog box shown in Fig 11 appears Set 0 for Drive Letter and click Format Fig 11 Format RT LFS tool dialog box 10 If the formatting is completed error free the Format completed dialog box shown in Fig 12 appears Click OK Fig 12 Format completed dialog box ...

Page 52: ... shown in Fig 9 now appears Set L for Assign drive letter and click OK 6 The confirmation dialog box shown in Fig 10 now appears Click OK 7 Exit the Disk Administrator 8 On the Start menu click and select Programs followed by Panasonic RT LFS and format RT LFS in this order 9 The RT LFS format tool starts up and the dialog box shown in Fig 11 appears Set L for Drive Letter and click Format 10 If t...

Page 53: ...rom the Event Viewer can be used to analyze the past trouble which has occurred in the unit s system D 2 How to start Event Viewer 1 Exit all applications and return to the Windows NT startup screen 2 Select and click Programs 5 Administrative tools 5 Event Viewer from the Start menu 3 System Log is now displayed One example is shown in the figure below Appendix D How to use Event Viewer provided ...

Page 54: ...n the System Log to set it to the selected coloring status and double click it 2 Event Detail now appears One example is shown in the figure below D 4 How to exit Event Viewer 1 Click the Close button to exit Event Detail 2 Click at the top right to exit the System Log ...

Page 55: ...ck the End Task button If the dialog box does not appear click the End Task button a second time If the task ends without the dialog box being displayed continue with the next step 5 The Windows NT Task Manager window reappears Repeat steps 3 and 4 above to end the remaining tasks listed 6 Click on the mark in the upper right corner of the Windows NT Task Manager window to close the Task Manager I...

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