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MVS -8000X/MVS-7000X

QUICK SETUP GUIDE

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Page 1: ...pg 1 MVS 8000X MVS 7000X QUICK SETUP GUIDE Revision 1 3 Copyright 2012 Sony Electronics Inc All rights Reserved All features specifications and procedures subject to change without notice ...

Page 2: ...r Requirements Environmental 12 Where do the components go 12 Group and Unit ID settings 13 Wiring 14 LANs 14 SWITCHER CHASSIS MVS 7000X only 16 Video Inputs 17 Video Outputs 17 Reference 17 Format Converter 18 Multi Viewer 18 DME Inputs and Outputs 18 SWITCHER CHASSIS MVS 8000X only 20 Video Inputs 21 Video Outputs 21 MVS 8000X Dedicated M E Outputs 22 Reference 22 Format Converters 22 Multi View...

Page 3: ...ng well 32 Start up 33 Section 3 Engineering Quick Start Software 34 Menu Overview 34 Menu Page Numbers 36 Network Config 37 LAN Diagnostics 40 Errors 40 System Config 42 Signal Format 44 Format Converters 48 Software Versions 49 MVS 7000X FlexConfig 50 A Note on using 8 Keyers 53 Outputs 54 Inputs 56 Naming Inputs 57 VIDEO KEY and Table Assignments 58 Key Signals 59 Sub Tables 61 Table Copy 62 Ta...

Page 4: ... internal Format Converters 68 Format Converters for MVS 8000X 68 Format Converters for MVS 7000X 68 Format Converter Parameters 70 Format Converter Outputs 70 Saving Our Work 72 Start Up Mode 72 Setup Define 73 Saving To Disk 74 That s It 79 ...

Page 5: ... more advanced items like setting up and programming tallies multiple control panels etc Each item mentioned comes with its own detailed installation manual which will likely answer all your questions not covered in this document What is the MVS System A typical MVS switcher system consists of the following major items 1 MVS switcher frame 2 Control Panel 3 DME Frame 4 Device Control Unit The MVS ...

Page 6: ...s comes as a standard unit An optional menu display and other modules may be added by the end user at purchase time A System Control Unit is also required The CCP 6000 panel below is shown with an optional MKS 8036A Device Control Module The CCP 9000 series control panels are ultra compact 19 wide panels Unlike the CCP 8000A and CCP 6000 series panels the CCP 9000 series have the System Control Un...

Page 7: ... frame is required The MVS 7000X has two internal slots for plug in DME boards Each board has 2 channel capability If more than 4 channels of DME are required for a MVS 7000X system then one external DME frame either MVE 8000A or MVE 9000 can also be installed The DME channels described here are in addition to the 2 5D Resizers that are standard on every keyer on the 8000X and 7000X In keeping wit...

Page 8: ...and 1 key source run to the inputs 3 At least 2 monitors PGM PVW are wired and operating The ICO Field Service Engineer will ensure that 1 The installation was done correctly and that all individual components are operating as designed and communicating with each other 2 All Inputs and Outputs are working 3 That all Mix Effects boards and Keyers are operating 4 That all DME channels are operating ...

Page 9: ... your training schedule but we cannot guarantee availability Changing your training dates after booking can affect your on air date 2 Training is limited to no more than a total of 10 hours per day Adding additional time to a day may result in additional charges for training 3 Regardless of how much training has been purchased if the customer requests a trainer to make two or more separate visits ...

Page 10: ...ock it will come packaged separately and will not be installed in your switcher frame when it arrives It is important to note that this guide is not a replacement for the individual installation and operation manuals that come with each component Installation guidelines and procedures as well as specifications can change without notice Only the individual installation guides that are shipped with ...

Page 11: ... and training have been completed Boxes that typically have extra items 1 Control Panel a The roller ball for the trackball module is not shipped installed as it can damage the module It will need to be installed by unscrewing the outside Z Ring and dropping the ball into the hole Please tighten the Z Ring when finished b Button Puller This item is required to remove the buttons from the control p...

Page 12: ...hassis all are mounted together in the Engineering Terminal Gear racks The connecting cables back to the control room are three Ethernet cables Even though the specification of the maximum distance for a single Ethernet run is 384ft Sony recommends your single cable run is no longer than 305 feet If you need runs longer than that you may have to convert Ethernet to fiber optic or explore other met...

Page 13: ... 1 on all components However it is important to note that if you ordered more than one of the same item i e two DME chassis or multiple control panels you must set the Unit ID s before turning the system on We all know how computers love to have IP address conflicts MVS is no different If you have purchased two complete switcher systems for two control rooms you will need to plan out which system ...

Page 14: ...s not recommended to operate for long periods of time this way Unless specifically directed by Sony personnel or a Sony equipment manual do not connect your house or any other network into the Ethernet switches for your MVS switcher After rack mounting the two Ethernet switches please mark one of them as CONTROL LAN and the other as DATA LAN This will help ensure all future connections go to the c...

Page 15: ... diagram you can see that the Switcher DME if needed and Panel really the SCU all have CNTL and DATA Ethernet cables going to their respective switches You can also see that the DCU has a crossover cable going to the SCU ...

Page 16: ...pg 16 SWITCHER CHASSIS MVS 7000X only ...

Page 17: ...uts then the BNC connectors for Outputs 45 48 are not functional Just like inputs all outputs on the 7000X are mappable from the Setup Menu However the default factory setting is Out 1 M E 1 OUT 1 M E 1PGM Out 2 M E 1 OUT 2 M E 1 PVW Out 3 M E 2 OUT 1 M E 2 PGM Out 4 M E 2 OUT 2 M E 2 PVW Out 5 M E 3 OUT 1 M E 3 PGM Out 6 M E 3 OUT 2 M E 3 PVW Out 7 P P OUT 1 P P PGM Out 8 P P OUT 2 P P PVW Out 9 ...

Page 18: ... Multi viewer s window assignments are exclusive to its physical output card This means that Multi Viewer 1 can only see signals that are assigned to Out 1 24 Multi Viewer 2 can only see signals that are assigned to Out 25 48 For example it is not possible assign a signal that is mapped to output 51 to Multi Viewer 1 as Multi Viewer 1 can only access outputs 1 24 DME Inputs and Outputs The 7000X h...

Page 19: ...In 13 CH7 V In 6 CH3 K Out 14 CH7 K Out 6 CH3 K In 14 CH7 K In 7 CH4 V Out 15 CH8 V Out 7 CH4 V In 15 CH8 V In 8 CH4 K Out 16 CH8 K Out 8 CH4 K In 16 CH8 K In Notes 1 If an internal DME is installed it will always be DME1 Unit ID 1 and BNC connectors 1 8 for both input and output are not used 2 If a chassis of MVE 8000A or MVE 9000 is installed in addition to the internal DME connect the external ...

Page 20: ...pg 20 SWITCHER CHASSIS MVS 8000X only ...

Page 21: ...wever Premium Inputs can appear everywhere on the switcher A good rule of thumb is If you have M E 4 i e a 5 M E 8000X then put all your key signals on the premium input card in slot 3 In addition if you purchased any internal format converters the inputs for the format converter channels will also be on slot 12 They are in blocks of eight as each format converter card is an 8 channel option Video...

Page 22: ...minating resistor to the loop connector Both black and tri level sync are permitted however tri level sync is only required for special applications like 24P production It is also very important to note that BLACK reference is required when using the internal format converters The internal format converters will not work with tri level sync Format Converters If you purchased either one or two of t...

Page 23: ...utput card This means that Multi Viewer 1 can only see signals that are assigned to Out 1 24 Multi Viewer 2 can only see signals that are assigned to Out 25 48 For example it is not possible assign a signal that is mapped to output 51 to Multi Viewer 1 as Multi Viewer 1 can only access outputs 1 24 DME Inputs and Outputs The 8000X has the ability to use up to 8 channels of DME Each group of 4 chan...

Page 24: ... Out 2 CH1 K In 10 CH5 K In 3 CH2 V Out 11 CH6 V Out 3 CH2 V In 11 CH6 V In 4 CH2 K Out 12 CH6 K Out 4 CH2 K In 12 CH6 K In 5 CH3 V Out 13 CH7 V Out 5 CH3 V In 13 CH7 V In 6 CH3 K Out 14 CH7 K Out 6 CH3 K In 14 CH7 K In 7 CH4 V Out 15 CH8 V Out 7 CH4 V In 15 CH8 V In 8 CH4 K Out 16 CH8 K Out 8 CH4 K In 16 CH8 K In Notes Connectors 1 8 CH1 4 are for the first external chassis and 9 16 CH5 8 are for...

Page 25: ...d the System Control Unit SCU You first need to determine how many sections your main panel has If your panel is a 4 M E panel then it must have a separate Aux row This will be a 5 inch tall section that is usually as wide as the switcher panel itself Usually this separate Aux row will mount perpendicular or at a more vertical angle to the main panel 4 M E Panel with Separate Aux ...

Page 26: ... at the top of the main panel or it can be separated 3 M E Panel with Integrated Aux 3 M E Panel with Separate Aux These panel decisions were made at the time of purchase Whether your aux is integrated or separate is one of the few items that are not easy to change after manufacture ...

Page 27: ...NEL1 If your Aux is integrated into the main panel no separate aux row then there is nothing to connect The switcher processor will determine which row is the aux automatically If you are using an MVS 8000X switcher and have a 5 M E panel you will have another separate row for M E 4 This will connect with an SWC cable in the same manner as the Aux row except connect M E 4 to the EXT PANEL2 Connect...

Page 28: ...need to connect the supplied USB cable to the SCU Please connect the Type A flat end of the supplied USB cable to the DEVICE port on the SCU If you have a USB Memory Stick Module the Type B end square needs to be plugged into the back of the panel where the USB Module is located For instance if the USB module is in the separate aux row on a 4 M E or 3 M E panel you would connect the Type B plug ne...

Page 29: ... all cases there will be a backup power supply to plug in along with the primary If you have a 7000X switcher then there is a good chance you will not have any external DME chassis as the 7000X supports up to 4 channels of plug in DME However the 7000X can also accommodate an additional 4 channels of external DME to augment the internal 4 In very rare cases a 7000X can have 8 channels 2 chassis of...

Page 30: ... model you purchased for pin out wiring specifications for the tally ports Your Install Check Out Field Service Engineer can assist you in programming tallies during the ICO Serial Tally The MKS 8700 DCU has 2 serial tally connectors on its frame typically used for monitor walls and routers Both can be set in the switcher s setup menu independently The MKS 2700 does not have a serial tally connect...

Page 31: ...her DCU connects to the MVS system the same way via the PERIPHERAL LAN Please refer above to LAN WIRING Aux Bus Remotes Sony manufactures two different Aux Bus remote panels for the MVS system the 1RU MKS 8080 and the 3RU MKS 8082 The 1RU MKS 8080 is typically used for a single aux bus remote It has 32 small buttons and a jog dial to set which bus is being controlled and other programming The 3RU ...

Page 32: ...ront of each chassis should be cleaned of dust and other contaminants every two months Please refer to the individual unit s installation manual Periodic Inspection and Maintenance for additional information 2 Chassis Fan Maintenance a The fans in each chassis should be cleared of dust every month Please refer to the individual unit s installation manual Periodic Inspection and Maintenance for add...

Page 33: ...ilt in to the main panel it should also be lit All the rectangular LCD labels over the crosspoint buttons should have text in them If things don t look right there are a few items to check 1 Make sure your Ethernet switches are turned on A symptom of no network connectivity is the LCD labels will light but have no text at all Another symptom of no network connectivity is crosspoint button pushes o...

Page 34: ...ase find and press the ENG SETUP button Now let s look at the actual touchscreen portion On the left side are the major groups You ll see SYSTEM PANEL SWITCHER DME DCU etc Please remember that the way the engineering setup menu is laid out is by device function This means that items under the SYSTEM section are settings that affect the whole system Items in the PANEL section only affect settings t...

Page 35: ... touchscreen are the individual sections that can be changed for each Group For instance on the left please select the SYSTEM group You will then see the bottom row change and show you items like NETWORK CONFIG SYSTEM CONFIG FORMAT etc ...

Page 36: ... Page Numbers At the very upper left corner of the touchscreen you ll see a box that says Page and it will have a 4 digit number Press the Page button now You will see a dialog box open Type 7311 and press ENTER ...

Page 37: ...ost settings in the MVS menu are immediate you press the button and the setting changes However there are a few which need to not be immediate either because we need to confirm something or MVS is waiting for several settings to be changed and executed all at once Press the AUTO CONFIG button You will get a dialog asking if you want to continue Say OK This function will go out to the network and a...

Page 38: ...nels you purchased DME1 can have up to 4 channels of video processing If you have channels 5 8 you should also see DME2 Please note that you will NOT see the DCU Device Control Unit on this page If everything looks good and you see all the parts you paid for please press the DEFINE button If you do not see all the parts you paid for please check the network connecting cables and the Unit Group ID ...

Page 39: ...pg 39 Pressing DEFINE will say These are my components and use only these when the system starts This keeps the system from trying to say talk to PNL2 when there isn t one ...

Page 40: ...ts you just defined Just as a side note blinking red lines are bad and mean communication is not occurring This is a great menu to troubleshoot communication errors Errors The MVS system has a sophisticated internal diagnostic system These diagnostics start from power up and run continuously while power is applied If MVS detects an error in the system you will see large red letters spelling ERROR ...

Page 41: ...nt error status by touching the word ERROR on the screen This error status shows that DCU1 and DCU2 are missing reference Please be sure to keep the ERROR POPUP button on Turning it off will prevent the error notification from being displayed ...

Page 42: ...YSTEM CONFIG Look at the top of the table You will see PNL1 on the left column Column 2 should say SWR1 meaning that PNL1 is going to be controlling SWR1 It is highly unlikely you will have two switcher chassis being controlled by a single panel which would show up under Column 3 as SWR2 We re going to ignore the other columns for now as these will be checked by our Field Service Engineer during y...

Page 43: ...switcher SWR2 on the LAN Lastly there is a button labeled FM Data Port Enbl In the LAN wiring section you should have connected an Ethernet cable to the FM DATA RJ 45 and connected it to the Ethernet switch that you marked DATA LAN If you did this please turn on this button This will speed up Frame Memory communication If you did not hook this cable up please do so and turn on this feature DO NOT ...

Page 44: ...unt Manager and they will put you in touch with someone that can help configure more complex systems Signal Format Next let s make sure the video signal format is correct for your facility Please jump to menu page 7313 On the left table you will see any panel s switcher s and DME s programmed to be on your system See why this has to be set up in order If the switcher didn t know what to expect thi...

Page 45: ...ase select the video format you will use which will likely be 480i 59 94 720p 59 94 or 1080i 59 94 If the only formats available to you are 576i 50 and 480i 59 94 and you need HD then it is likely your Multi format license keys have not been installed Please contact your Sony Account Manager for assistance ...

Page 46: ...d s Please set each of your components to your house reference type and the same system format using the above procedure If it is different it will also show up as yellow If you are in 480i you will need to also set your aspect ratio obviously HD should be 16 9 To set press the ASPECT button Just select one in the Screen Aspect group and everything will be set If you change something on this page ...

Page 47: ...s the EXECUTE button to save those changes It will warn you that the system will restart This is normal Please say OK When the system comes back up we should be in the correct operating format To check go back to menu 7313 and see if everything is set to the correct format and reference type ...

Page 48: ...s 1 4 to accept 480i and maybe the other inputs 5 8 to accept 720p Or they can all the set to 480i It s your choice Since an MVS 8000X can accommodate two format converter boards you may also see Inputs 9 16 which can also be set in blocks of four You can also set two different types of output formats Outputs 1 2 and Outputs 3 4 can be set independently of each other Please note that outputs 3 4 a...

Page 49: ...all the correct connections as discussed earlier Because this screen reads all chassis software versions this is another great place to look for communications problems If a software version is reported back it s usually a good sign of normal communication If you ever have trouble and call Sony Service on the phone one of the first things they ll ask you is what software version you have installed...

Page 50: ...nel M E s then M E resources need to be allocated in the system menu The FlexConfig feature was very likely discussed both with Engineering and the switcher operators prior to the sale It is recommended that you consult with those individuals prior to partitioning the M E s as described below However partitioning is not a permanent process and is easily changed Please jump to menu page 7316 11 Thi...

Page 51: ...e running in 1 M E mode but the third board which was used exclusively for M E 2 has now been divided into two logical M Es consisting of M E 2 and M E 3 In this mode P P and M E 1 have 8 keyers but M E 2 and M E 3 will have 4 keyers each It is very likely the assignment of these resources as already been discussed between Sony your engineering management and your facilities switcher operators ...

Page 52: ...ws having only two physical boards installed in the chassis but having a 4 M E control panel In this case each of the available boards has been divided into two logical M E partitions Each M E in this scenario will have 4 keyers ...

Page 53: ...es to the M E modes you will need to press the EXECUTE button which will cause a system reboot A Note on using 8 Keyers Sony control panels by default are shipped from the factory programmed and labeled for four keyers per M E If you are running any M E s that have 8 keyers you will not be able to control keys 5 8 until the switcher is properly programmed and the panel s button labels have been up...

Page 54: ...e go to menu page 7333 ENG SETUP SWITCHER OUTPUT In the table you can see what has by default been assigned to each output connector on the back of the switcher If you have already hooked up a monitor to an output and that output has been assigned as P P OUT1 by default it s Output 7 then you re set If your physical connection does not match up let s set it Please press OUTPUT ASSIGN ...

Page 55: ...have purchased enough outputs to get them out of the switcher In fact there are WAY more signals floating around the switcher than you would ever have outputs It s analogous to a 512x128 fully populated routing switcher You may have 512 inputs to your router but you can only get 128 out at a time A switcher works a lot like that As mentioned in the beginning of this document there are factory defa...

Page 56: ... the PANEL section Why the panel section Aren t inputs part of the switcher Well yes and no The video side of inputs like level adjustments whether ancillary data is passed blanking etc are set in the switcher but we are really talking about mapping an input to a panel button That s why we are in the panel section Mapping can be a rather complex topic so bear with us The MVS system has 15 differen...

Page 57: ... any space between the ROUT and the 1 On the display ROUT will take the first line and 1 will be centered on the second line If you have a name that you want less than 4 characters on the first line and you also want a second line for example CAM 1 don t use a space as MVS will see a space as the fourth character and your CAM will be left justified and the 1 will be nicely centered below it Instea...

Page 58: ...ng us what are called Video Key V K pair assign numbers These numbers aren t really important to the end user but each of these pairs needs to be accounted for Again think of the back of a patch panel we need to set what s normal The right table is a combination of physical inputs BNC connectors in the switcher and other internal signals This table can be quite large If this is a brand new switche...

Page 59: ... for its associated key signal Find the video input name in the left table that corresponds with where the video from your device is wired and make sure it s selected In this example we ll simulate this on Input 7 and Input 8 which are called CG V and CG KEY Next press the KEY button in the Assign group Make sure only KEY is turned on if both VIDEO and KEY are turned on turn off VIDEO In the right...

Page 60: ...rue key signal too The Main V K Pair Assign area we are in is typically only accessed by engineers and not TDs or switcher operators Once this section is setup it is rarely touched unless something changes in the way the switcher is actually wired just like the back of the patch panel However the operators need to be able to freely change where inputs appear on crosspoint buttons of the switcher T...

Page 61: ...ely DO NOT want them any of them set to MAIN MAIN is the back of our fictitious patch panel If we leave MAIN assigned it means if an operator wants to change a button they have to mess with the V K pair assignments or the back of our fictitious patch panel a big no no However if we set the switcher areas to use TABLE1 instead operators can freely change crosspoint mappings without changing the mai...

Page 62: ...ly press the purple TABLE ASSIGN SET button Now the entire switcher is using Table1 for mapping Table Copy Just to make sure we are using the defaults and we are working with a clean slate let s initialize Table1 so it matches the main table Please press the TABLE COPY button On the left side please select the bottom entry MAIN On the right side please select Table1 then press the purple COPY butt...

Page 63: ...as made Table1 exactly the same as Main Now let s change Table 1 s button assignments This lets the operator move inputs to any crosspoint button but preserves your engineering settings in the MAIN V K assign table ...

Page 64: ...ally Also since Sub Tables TABLE1 14 are sub tables are always referenced to the MAIN table any changes to make in the MAIN table will trickle down to all the sub tables Practice changing the location of your newly wired inputs and place them on different buttons Keep in mind if you use INSERT or DELETE inputs may fall off the panel and become inaccessible When you re finished it might be a good i...

Page 65: ...air or completely unused pair For example you had 6 cameras when you installed this switcher and you put them on inputs 1 6 A year later you buy another camera Camera 7 Don t try to move all the BNC connectors down one so all your cameras are next to each other The same advice goes for Main V K pairs Don t move everything so all the cameras are next to each other on the back of our fictitious patc...

Page 66: ...48 outputs We ll concentrate on the MSD1 output Please jump to menu page 7333 9 This screen sets initial parameters such as the Split Mode 4 or 10 boxes whether output names are superimposed on the screen and if borders are enabled between the windows You can also use knobs 2 3 to adjust the position of the name titles Before a signal can be placed in a Multi Viewer window it first must be assigne...

Page 67: ...indow please press Output Assign Here you can select the output on the right and assign it to a specific Multi Viewer window on the left by pressing the SET button Window numbers are sequential from the upper left of the screen to the lower right ...

Page 68: ...for MVS 8000X The MVS 8000X has dedicated BNC inputs for its format converters As mentioned earlier in this document those inputs can be found on Slot 12 Mapping a format converter s input to a V K pair and a crosspoint button are exactly the same procedures as we covered earlier The only difference is the source number On the 8000X the format converter inputs are found on source 165 180 So using ...

Page 69: ... can select which physical BNC input is assigned to a format converter input channel Then mapping a format converter s input to a V K pair and a crosspoint button are exactly the same procedures as we covered earlier ...

Page 70: ...ind that by their very nature converting an input will add a one frame delay to the signal path Format Converter Outputs As mentioned earlier there are four dedicated BNC connectors for format converted outputs If you have 24 outputs in your switcher and a format converter card of course then FC Out 1 2 will be active If you have 48 outputs in your switcher than all four FC outputs will be active ...

Page 71: ...ignals Take a look at menu 7333 1 switcher output assign You can see here that FC output 1 will be assigned the same signal as physical output 1 Format Converter output 2 will be assigned the same signal as physical output 2 If you have 48 outputs then Format Converter outputs 3 and 4 share signals with physical outputs 25 26 ...

Page 72: ...m This tells the switcher to boot with the selection in the Setup group directly below Next set the Setup group to User This tells the switcher to boot from the stored flash memory of settings rather than the factory setting If we left this in factory mode next time you powered up the switcher all our settings would be lost For now let s just leave the Initial Status group to Factory This will get...

Page 73: ...he changes the top table should show the proper boot modes Setup Define We have told the switcher how to boot but we actually haven t told the switcher what to boot with For this we need to press SETUP DEFINE on each component ...

Page 74: ...g the startup mode you should never have to touch again However when you make any future changes to setup you need to repeat the SETUP DEFINE procedure to re save the flash memory to each system component SWR PNL DME Otherwise if the switcher re boots it will revert to the last save Saving To Disk You might also like to save a disk file as well Please go to menu page 7171 FILE Configure Directory ...

Page 75: ...page 7161 Inside the category group please make sure the only button that is turned on is Setup This indicates that when we save the file only setup data will be saved no effects or any other operator file types will be saved ...

Page 76: ...pg 76 Make sure Register is showing on the Device pushbutton on the upper left Make sure HDD is showing under Device on the right ...

Page 77: ...pg 77 On the right press the pushbutton under Directory A popup will appear Select the folder name you just made Sony ...

Page 78: ... saving data from Register the switcher to the HDD in the sub folder You have now successfully saved both the flash memory of the switcher and also created an offline version on the internal hard drive When your Field Service Engineer arrives they will teach you how to also save these files on a USB drive or Memory Stick media ...

Page 79: ...ccount Manager the model number and serial number for each chassis you purchased Next it s time to set an on air date and prepare for operator training As mentioned above Sony requires at least 30 days notice and it s strongly recommended that you don t schedule your ICO and your operator training back to back in case there s an issue that needs resolving If you have any questions or just need an ...

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