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Lightning 1000 Installation Guide

Lightning Hardware

The following topics are covered in this section:

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Chassis Dimensions

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Chassis Front Components

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Chassis Rear Panel Components

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Chassis Backplane Components

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Chassis Internal Components

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ShotBox Components

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Rear ShotBox Components

Chassis Dimensions

The Lightning Chassis is 7.0 inches (178 mm)  or 4 rack units high, 17.0
inches (432 mm) wide and 24.5 inches (622 mm) deep.

17.0"

24.5"

7.0"

The Chassis is designed for rack-mounting in a standard equipment rack.
All video and control connections are located on the rear of the Chassis.
Refer to the 

Signal Connection section for input/output connection details.

Summary of Contents for Lightning 1000

Page 1: ...LIGHTNING 1000 Installation Guide Part No 151000 INST Rev B January 1999...

Page 2: ...ated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interfer...

Page 3: ...SUPPLY CORD IS USED AS THE MAIN DISCONNECT DEVICE ENSURE THAT THE SOCKET OUTLET IS LOCATED INSTALLED NEAR THE EQUIPMENT AND IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE French A A A A ATTENTION TTENTION TTENTION TTENTION TTE...

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Page 5: ...uts and Outputs 6 A Word About Windows NT 6 TechFAX and Website 7 Related Publications 7 Company Address and Phone Numbers 8 2 Hardware Installation In This Chapter 9 What You Will Need 10 Lightning H...

Page 6: ...y Connection 28 Remote Control 28 ShotBox Connection 29 GPI Connection 29 Automation Systems Connections 31 Power Connection 31 Power Up Procedure 32 Power Down Procedure 32 System Interconnect Diagra...

Page 7: ...apter 3 Software Installation provides instructions for installing software updates or reinstalling the system software if required Appendix A Specifications provides tables of electrical and mechanic...

Page 8: ...word click For example Click the Freeze button to freeze In the text when two keyboard buttons must be pressed to perform a function the symbol is used between button names This symbol indicates that...

Page 9: ...l cable with BNC connectors Image Picture and Still are used synonymously to describe still pictures created touched up or captured A Sequence is a playlist of stills from 1 to 999 Sequences can be sa...

Page 10: ...rinted document Please refer to the online manual for information on how to operate Lightning with the keyboard and mouse In addition please refer to the Lightning ShotBox Tutorial for information on...

Page 11: ...launches the Lightning application for use with the User Interface or with the ShotBox See Chapter 3 Software Installation for complete details on updating or reinstalling Lightning s system software...

Page 12: ...ey Lightning Chassis Note that each channel has one input which is 4 2 2 4 video plus key 4 2 2 on the video input connector 4 0 0 on the key input connector Refer to Chapter 2 Hardware Installation f...

Page 13: ...additional TechFAX documents FaxBack U S 650 237 1973 Website Pinnacle System s Website offers valuable and timely information about the company its full range of products and detailed infor mation a...

Page 14: ...iew California 94043 USA Customer Service U S 650 930 2990 Customer Service Europe 44 1895 442 003 Customer Service Fax U S 408 933 8632 Customer Service Fax Europe 44 1895 442 009 FaxBack 650 237 197...

Page 15: ...reparing Your Site Unpacking and Inspection Installing Hardware Connecting Signals Power Up Procedure Power Down Procedure System Interconnect Diagrams Important When performing the following installa...

Page 16: ...SDI video output monitoring Component Digital SDI sources Component Digital SDI devices e g switchers recorders A stable power source Optional Equipment Additional channels systems supports up to two...

Page 17: ...l Components ShotBox Components Rear ShotBox Components Chassis Dimensions The Lightning Chassis is 7 0 inches 178 mm or 4 rack units high 17 0 inches 432 mm wide and 24 5 inches 622 mm deep 17 0 24 5...

Page 18: ...ly are cooled by multiple fans Air flows through the front vents to the internal fans To provide optimum air flow do not obstruct the front air vents 3 Door The front door slides to reveal the floppy...

Page 19: ...6 RS 422 Ports 13 AC Power In 20 A Video Input 7 Channel 3 I O 14 Mouse 21 B Key Input 1 Captive Screws Two captive screws secure the Rear Connector Panel to the chassis Releasing them allows the hing...

Page 20: ...provided with the option If the channel is not installed a blank panel is provided 8 Channel 2 Input Output This capability is optional on a Lightning system Two CCIR 601 inputs Video and Key and two...

Page 21: ...nput connections GPI A is used to connect GPI lines from an automation system These lines allow the automation system to trigger a variety of Lightning functions GPI B is currently not implemented See...

Page 22: ...gital I O Card std 18 Parallel Port 1 Air Vents This set of exhaust vents are located immediately behind the CPU fan and hard drives Air flows through the front vents to the internal fans and out thro...

Page 23: ...O card standard provides the electronics for the first channel s digital video and key inputs and outputs Note that the connectors descriptions listed below apply to all three Digital I O Cards a Key...

Page 24: ...nnector is used for the Lightning security dongle However it can also be used to connect a printer Chassis Internal Components The figure below illustrates a top view of the interior of the Lightning...

Page 25: ...rage of graphics transitions sequences and layouts 4 CPU Fan Assembly The CPU Fan Assembly provides cooling for the Motherboard and CPU underneath 5 Standard Hard Drive The standard Hard Drive provide...

Page 26: ...and outputs 18 Channel 1 Digital I O Card The Channel 1 Digital I O Card provides the electronics for the first channel s digital video and key inputs and outputs 19 Video Connector Board The Video C...

Page 27: ...Group 2 Keypad Display 4 Keypad 1 Status Display The Status Display shows information such as still names sequences and messages 2 Keypad Display The Keypad Display shows numeric entries in progress a...

Page 28: ...ctor is provided for connecting the ShotBox to the Lightning Chassis The ShotBox can be placed at a maximum distance of 500 meters 1 640 feet from the chassis One 25 foot 7 6 m cable is supplied 2 Pow...

Page 29: ...tor or Loop Power Power AC Power AC Power Control Mouse Keyboard PC Network 10 baseT or 100 baseT Universal Power Supply DC Power optional ShotBox A Power AC Power Universal Power Supply DC Power opti...

Page 30: ...meter Specification System voltage NTSC and PAL 110 220V auto sensing 50 60 Hz Power consumption 500 Watts The following table lists power requirements for the Lightning ShotBox Note that power is sup...

Page 31: ...RU If possible provide 1 RU rack unit of space above the Lightning chassis Note Do not obstruct the front air vents or block the rear fan This will ensure optimum air flow and maximum chassis cooling...

Page 32: ...s in your Lightning system 2 If Lightning is the last device in your reference loop terminate the right hand Reference connector with a 75 ohm terminator as shown below Reference Out Loop Loop 75 Ohm...

Page 33: ...ndard and optional channels connect the Key Output to the desired destination input typically a routing switcher Note The user can redefine channel assignments via software In this condition note that...

Page 34: ...ied Y C monitor to the Y C connector for remote menu display monitoring in the Y C format Note The SVGA connection is the preferred one for maximum video quality The Composite and Y C connections are...

Page 35: ...f ports RS 422 C and RS 422 D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 No connection 6 Power Ground 2 Transmit 7 Transmit 3 Receive 8 Receive 4 Power Ground 9 Chassis Ground 5 Chassis Ground GPI Conn...

Page 36: ...circuit Automation System s Relay Output GPI Pin 1 in 0 Pin 11 in 1 Pin 3 in 2 Pin 13 in 3 Pins 2 4 6 12 14 Ground Lightning GPI Inputs Simplified Schematic of GPI Interface The following table provid...

Page 37: ...d RS 422 B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 No connection 6 Power Ground 2 Receive 7 Receive 3 Transmit 8 Transmit 4 Power Ground 9 Chassis Ground 5 Chassis Ground Power Connection A stable p...

Page 38: ...p and launches the Lightning application Power Down Procedure To power down the Lightning system 1 Exit from the Lightning application by pressing the standard Windows close box in the upper right cor...

Page 39: ...cal Control ShotBox Control SVGA Monitor Keyboard ShotBox B ShotBox A Ch 1 In Video Ch 2 In Video Ch 1 In Key Ch 2 In Key Video out Ch 1 Video out Ch 2 Key out Ch 1 Key out Ch 2 To Facility Destinatio...

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Page 41: ...cription The Lightning system runs in the Windows tm NT environment and all operating system software must be installed prior to Lightning installation Additionally NT installation must include Micros...

Page 42: ...form on the supplied CD ROM The filename for the release notes is ReadMe Doc System Files and User Files On the Lightning hard disk several directories and sub directories are added for important syst...

Page 43: ...module One CCIR 601 serial digital input with separate digital key input One CCIR 601 serial digital output with separate serial digital key output External Reference Loop through 1V peak to peak ana...

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Page 45: ...Connector Board 20 Control Interface 37 cooling requirements 12 Customer service 7 customer supplied components 5 10 D Diagram system interconnection 33 Digital I O Card 17 20 Digital I O module 37 D...

Page 46: ...e Notes 36 Remote Control 6 28 RJ 45 connector 15 27 RS 422 6 RS 422 Card 17 RS 422 control 28 RS 422 ports 14 S SDI 3 SDI video monitor 5 Sequence 3 Setup Block Diagram 23 ShotBox 21 ShotBox connecti...

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