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Maintenance Page Operations

Maintenance Page Operations

Click on the MAINTENANCE page selection button to 
display the maintenance page of the Web application on 
the right side of the screen.

This page allows you to check e-VTR product information 
(Device Information) and to call maintenance functions 
from the Maintenance Mode list.

Device Information

Model Name:

 e-VTR model name

Destination:

 e-VTR product destination

Serial Number:

 e-VTR serial number

Software Version:

 e-VTR firmware version

Option:

 Option boards installed in e-VTR

Maintenance Mode (pages accessible from 
the Maintenance Mode list)

Hours Meter:

 Click to display the Hours Meter page 

(

page 40

).

Error Logger:

 Click to display the Error Logger page 

(

page 41

).

User Registration:

 Click to display the User Registration 

page (

page 42

).

SNMP Variable Settings:

 Click to display the SNMP 

Variable Settings page (

page 44

).

Network Information:

 Click to display the Network 

Information page (

page 45

).

MENU Information for Network:

 Click to display the 

Menu Information page 

(see page 45)

.

MXF D10 Transfer Destination:

  Click to display the 

MXF D10 Transfer Destination page (

page 46

).

MXF Proxy AV Transfer Destination:

  Click to display 

the MXF Proxy AV Transfer Destination page (

page 

47

).

DNS Server & HTTP Proxy: Server

 Click to display the 

DNS Server & HTTP Proxy Server page (

page 48

).

Summary of Contents for BKMW-E3000

Page 1: ...NETWORK INTERFACE BOARD BKMW E3000 OPERATION MANUAL English 1st Edition ...

Page 2: ...th this directive implies conformity to the following European standards EN55103 1 Electromagnetic Interference Emission EN55103 2 Electromagnetic Susceptibility Immunity This product is intended for use in the following Electromagnetic Environment s E1 residential E2 commercial and light industrial E3 urban outdoors and E4 controlled EMC environment ex TV studio Warning This unit must be installe...

Page 3: ...16 Copying the Timecode Recorded in the Source Cassette 16 Selecting the Output Audio Channel of e Monitor 16 Enabling File Transfer Through Control Panel Operation 17 Starting e VTR Manager 19 e VTR Manager Window Menus 20 e VTR Manager Window Tool Buttons 20 Registering e VTRs 21 Outputting Device Register Information to a File 21 Registering the Device Information at a Time by Reading a File 22...

Page 4: ...me With the File Being Transferred 34 Changing File Attributes Change Attribute 34 Web Application Operations 35 Displaying the Web Application 35 Information in the Top Page 36 File Page Operations 37 Displaying and Modifying Attributes of Existing Files 38 Updating the Content of File and Entry Record Lists 38 Capturing Images 38 Creating Files 38 Creating Record Entries 38 Maintenance Page Oper...

Page 5: ...s application network services Installing e VTR Manager the supplied Windows application allows FTP file transfer and monitoring of video and audio from the application Using the e VTR control panel to transfer FTP HTTP files You can use the control panel operation of the e VTR instead of the supplied Windows application e VTR Manager to transfer FTP or HTTP files If you specify IN and OUT points ...

Page 6: ...ansmission You can thus operate metadata under external control and video audio data recorded on tapes in collaboration Automatic file system data operations with an external server Information regarding the file system is normally stored in the Tele File You can set your e VTR to write and automatically read these data to from an external server This permits you to specify many files regardless o...

Page 7: ...stem Configuration The following figures show examples of network systems using e VTRs Connecting two e VTRs Connecting multiple e VTRs and a server Z Z Computer e VTR 1 e VTR 2 Hub Z Z Z Computer e VTRs Server Hub ...

Page 8: ...8 Overview Connecting multiple e VTRs and a mass storage server Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Computer e VTRs Mass storage server Hub Hub Hub Rooter ...

Page 9: ...HOME button pressed press the F5 MENU button to open the MAINTENANCE MODE page 3 Rotate the MULTI CONTROL knob to bring the cursor to M5 NETWORK and press the F5 SET button The M5 NETWORK page appears 4 Rotate the MULTI CONTROL knob to bring the cursor to M50 IP ADDRESS and press the F5 SET button The M50 IP ADDRESS setting page appears 5 Enter a new value or change the present value MULTI CONTROL...

Page 10: ...s for the hardware address of the e VTR should be defined in advance on the DHCP server The hardware address can be confirmed on the Network Interface page see page 45 of the Web application 6 When you have set the value press the F5 SET button The message Save Complete appears 7 Set the subnet mask and default gateway in the manner which is explained in steps 4 to 6 To set the subnet mask Bring t...

Page 11: ...on 4 Rotate the MULTI CONTROL knob to change the setting and then press the F5 SET button The message Save Complete appears Viewing the Network Settings You can use the maintenance menu to list the following network settings Setting for automatic acquisition of IP address Whether the internet proxy is used or not IP address assigned to the e VTR Subnet mask for the connected network IP address of ...

Page 12: ...rs 3 Rotate the MULTI CONTROL knob to bring the cursor to M570 REC WITHOUT TELE F and then press the F5 SET button The M570 REC WITHOUT TELE F setting page appears 4 Rotate the MULTI CONTROL knob to change the setting enable Recording of transferred files is enabled even when cassettes inserted in the e VTR have no memory labels disable default setting Recording of transferred files is disabled fo...

Page 13: ... the e VTR has a memory label disable default setting REC command execution is disabled for any cassette inserted in the e VTR that has a memory label 5 Press the F5 SET button The message Save Complete appears Enabling File Creation Exceeding the Capacity of a Memory Label Creation of a file exceeding the capacity ot the memory label attached to the cassette is normally disabled With the followin...

Page 14: ...ithout restarting the e VTR Proceed as follows 1 Do steps 1 to 3 of Basic Network Settings see page 9 to display the M5 NETWORK page of the maintenance menu 2 Rotate the MULTI CONTROL knob to bring the cursor to M58 M50 M52 RENEW and press the F5 SET button The M58 M50 M52 RENEW page appears 3 Rotate the MULTI CONTROL knob to set the setting to ON 4 Press the F5 SET button The message Complete app...

Page 15: ...tart the e VTR Setting the Maximum Transfer Rate You can reduce the load on the network by setting the maximum transfer rate to the network by the sending side e VTR When required change the setting using the Setup menu ITEM 250 MAXIMUM RATE on the transmitting VTR For details on setup operation refer to the Operation Manual supplied with the VTR best effort default setting Send data at the maximu...

Page 16: ...receiving VTR this must be set on the Setup menu ITEM 252 TCG NETWORK REGEN MODE For details on setup operation refer to the Operation Manual supplied with the VTR off default setting The recorded timecode is regenerated by the timecode generator during recording of video audio signals transferred through the network on The timecode generator locks to the timecode of the transmitting VTR and the t...

Page 17: ...ls is to be selected using the Setup menu ITEM 254 MXF D10 DESTINATION NO on the transmitting VTR 1 to 5 Registration number of the server you registered in the Web window default setting 1 The registration number of the destination server for MXF Proxy AV materials is to be selected using the Setup menu ITEM 255 MXF PRX DESTINATION NO on the transmitting VTR 1 to 5 Registration number of the serv...

Page 18: ...erred 2 Press the PLAY button while holding the ENTRY button pressed The portion between the IN and OUT points is tranferred as a file Note that this operation is not possible if F6 TR_SEL has been set to BOTH When sending both MXF D10 and MXF Proxy AV while playing back the tape or sending an MXF D10 or MXF Proxy AV signal while recording the input signal on the tape it must be guaranteed that th...

Page 19: ...r icon The e VTR Manager window shown below appears The Network Device Register window also appears when e VTR Manager is started Use the Network Device Register to manage the devices controlled by e VTR Manager see page 21 e VTR Manager window Network Device Register window Menu bar Tool bar Status bar ...

Page 20: ...ens the Input Filename window and File Entry window at the same time to create a new file and record entry Edit Entry Opens the File Entry window to modify the file selected in the VTR window or the record entry settings of the file You can change the top end points of the file add delete the record entries and change the record entry positions Get Top Thumbnail Picture In the VTR window captures ...

Page 21: ...er the host name or an IP address then click on the OK button The newly entered name and host name or IP address appear in the Network Device Register window You do not necessarily have to enter a name in Config Name field If you do not enter a name the system uses the name entered as the host name or the IP address Outputting Device Register Information to a File Information you have registered i...

Page 22: ...omputer 1 Select the e VTR that you want to access from among the e VTRs in the Network Device Register window and double click it or click on the OPEN button The DirectLogin window appears 2 If you want to use files on the VTR or operate the VTR enter your user name and password If you do not need to use files or operate the VTR but simply want to use e monitor functions check the Simple Monitori...

Page 23: ...toring the Simple Monitor window appears In the Simple Monitor window you can monitor the video output from the e VTR s Video Output connector You cannot control the VTR or do any file operations e VTR Manager window VTR window Simple Monitor window ...

Page 24: ...tored on the computer as a temporary JPEG file until you exit the application or eject the tape that contains the data for the file Refresh button Click on this button to refresh the VTR window Notes System information Top of file picture display Cassette Title ID indication File list Metadata Directory indication File display mode list File System indication Refresh button Item Display example Sy...

Page 25: ... turned off or the tape is ejected Import files These are files temporarily created to hold imported file information They are discarded when the power is turned off or the tape is ejected Virtual files These are files created automatically whenever the power is turned on and whenever a cassette is loaded Virtual files are classified as follows File name Definition Operation in VTR window whole mx...

Page 26: ...data when executing file transmission The path of the directory under which the metadata have been stored is displayed in the Metadata Directory indication field in the VTR window The superuser can change the directory setting Changing procedure 1 Double click on the Metadata Directory indication field to open the Cassette Information window The window can also be opened by right clicking in an em...

Page 27: ...y label 125 files at maximum can be created regardless of the lengths of filenames To manipulate the file system data on an external server log on as a superuser and proceed as follows Setting procecure 1 Double click on of the File system indication to open the Cassette Information window The window can also be opened by right clicking in an empty area of the file list and selecting Cassette Info...

Page 28: ... on the TOP button in the File Entry window The file top is defined 5 In the same way cue up the position that you want to make the end of the file and click on the END button in the File Entry window The file end is defined Creating Record Entries A record entry is a section of the tape for which a start and end timecode pair has been defined There must be at least one record entry in a file file...

Page 29: ...d in the editor window or by other applications Simple Only file names and the starting and ending timecodes of files are imported and exported This data consist of alphanumeric characters and can be viewed in the editor window or by other applications Please note that the existence of identical timecodes on the cassette to may lead to cueing failures 1 Select File in the main window of the e VTR ...

Page 30: ...k1 Shot Mark2 Post Mark When Tele File is selected The following items can be selected Rec Start Mark Cue Point IN OUT Mark To prevent the misreading of timecodes at the boundary between recorded items the recording of timecodes for the start and end of each file is delayed by 2 frames Backing Up the Menu Settings The Setup menu settings of the e VTR can be saved as a file to the computer The save...

Page 31: ...icture display changes every time the file selection changes The captured picture data is discarded when you exit the application or when you eject the cassette Monitoring the Video and Audio of Files e monitor Select the file that you want to monitor from the file list of the VTR window Right click on the file and select Preview Monitor from the popup menu that appears Or click on the Preview Mon...

Page 32: ...ns 3 Enter the filename and click on the Save button The MXF Proxy AV file is stored as a local file on the PC If you click on the Preview button in Progress window during file transmission the MXF Proxy AV Viewer is activated permitting you to play a desired portion to check the contents while transmitting the file Playing Back a MXF Proxy AV File on the PC Local Disk Click on the right most butt...

Page 33: ...ow by holding down the Shift key or Ctrl key as you click on the files Drag and drop all of the selected files to the file list in the receiving side VTR window The files are transferred in the order in which they appear in the sending side file list File Transfer Progress Window Operations The File Transfer Progress window shown below appears during file transfers In addition to a progress bar an...

Page 34: ...Attributes Change Attribute Clicking on the Change Attribute button on the Toolbar opens the File Atribute window permitting you to change the attibuttes for the currently selected file To change the filename In the File Name field enter characters for the desired name and click on the OK button You can use up to 23 characters To change the owner name In the Owner Name field enter characters for t...

Page 35: ...onnections tab of the Internet Options dialog click LAN settings In the Local Area Network LAN Settings dialog clear the check from the Use proxy server check box Netscape Navigator Select Settings from the Edit menu and select Proxy from the Advanced category of the Settings dialog In the Proxy Settings screen select Connect to Internet directly Supported Web browsers Use either Internet Explorer...

Page 36: ...utton Click on this button to display the maintenance page see page 39 You can use this page to register users if you are the superuser and to change passwords To exit the Web application Click on the LOG OFF button to exit the Web application Information in the Top Page The top page displays product information about the VTR and network settings Product Information Model Name e VTR model name Des...

Page 37: ...isplay the file page of the Web application on the right side of the screen The file page allows you to modify existing files on e VTRs in the network and to create new files Display area for aquired image File record entry list Reset button File record entry attributes area Execute button ...

Page 38: ... finished with your modifications select Change Attribute from the Function drop down list and click on the Execute button To cancel the operation Click on the Reset button Updating the Content of File and Entry Record Lists Click on the Reload button to reload the content of file and entry record lists When you exchange cassette tapes you should always click on the Reload button to update the fil...

Page 39: ...s accessible from the Maintenance Mode list Hours Meter Click to display the Hours Meter page page 40 Error Logger Click to display the Error Logger page page 41 User Registration Click to display the User Registration page page 42 SNMP Variable Settings Click to display the SNMP Variable Settings page page 44 Network Information Click to display the Network Information page page 45 MENU Informati...

Page 40: ...rated in fast forward rewind playback search recording or editing mode in units of 1 hour H04 THREADING COUNTER total number of threading Displays the total number of times tape has been threaded in the unit H12 DRUM HOURS accumulated head drum rotation time Same as H02 except that the count is resettable Can be used as a guide for head drum replacement H13 TAPE HOURS accumulated tape running time...

Page 41: ... the messages stored in the error logger of the e VTR Three types of the messages can be selected for display Error Warning and Channel Condition Check the message type to be displayed and click on the Execute button An error log list showing messages of the selected type appears ...

Page 42: ...l user can change his her own password User Registration page for the superuser The superuser can register up to five pairs of user names and passwords for each e VTR The user ID UID of the superuser is 0 The superuser can access all files on the e VTR To register a user Enter a user name in the User Name field Enter a password in the Password field and then enter the same password in the Verify P...

Page 43: ...stration page for general users General users can change their own passwords To change your own password Enter a password in the Password field and then enter the same password in the Verify Password field Finally click on the Execute button ...

Page 44: ...le Network Management Protocol function that allows management information on devices on the network such as the e VTR to be monitored by external monitoring applications SNMP settings can be made in the SNMP Variable Settings page For details on SNMP settings refer to the Installation Manual ...

Page 45: ...the address of the DNS server HTTP Proxy Server Displays the internet proxy on off when sending files to the HTTP server Hardware Address Displays the hardware address of the network board of the e VTR Link Speed Displays the transmission speed of the network to which the e VTR is currently connected Duplex Displays the connection status of the network Full full duplex or Half half duplex MENU Inf...

Page 46: ...d Protocol Select the transfer protocol Hostname IPAdrs Enter the hostname or IP address of the transfer destination server User Name Enter the user name to log in the transfer destination server Password Enter the password to log in the transfer destination server Enter the same password in the Verify Password fiield Path Specify the directory path to the storage location in the destination serve...

Page 47: ...gistered Protocol Select the transfer protocol Hostname IPAdrs Enter the hostname or IP address of the transfer destination server User Name Enter the user name to log in the transfer destination server Password Enter the password to log in the transfer destination server Enter the same password in the Verify Password fiield Path Specify the directory path to the storage location in the destinatio...

Page 48: ...Address field To automatically acquire the DNS server from the DHCP server the IP address and subnet mask must be automatically acquired at the same time It is not possible to acquire the DNS server setting alone from the DHCP server When you do not use the DNS server and specify an destination server by directly entering the IP address these settings are not required Setting the HTTP Proxy Server...

Page 49: ... for use by the purchasers of the equipment described in this manual Sony Corporation expressly prohibits the duplication of any portion of this manual or the use thereof for any purpose other than the operation or maintenance of the equipment described in this manual without the express written permission of Sony Corporation ...

Page 50: ...Sony Corporation B P Company 2004 BKMW E3000 SYM 3 857 242 01 1 ...

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