Avid make manage move media. Avid On-Air Graphics. Setup and Configuration Guide

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1 Avid make maage move media Avid O-Air Graphics Setup ad Cofiguratio Guide

2 Copyright ad Disclaimer Product specificatios are subject to chage without otice ad do ot represet a commitmet o the part of Avid Techology, Ic. The software described i this documet is furished uder a licese agreemet. You ca obtai a copy of that licese by visitig Avid's Web site at The terms of that licese are also available i the product i the same directory as the software. The software may ot be reverse assembled ad may be used or copied oly i accordace with the terms of the licese agreemet. It is agaist the law to copy the software o ay medium except as specifically allowed i the licese agreemet. This documet is protected uder copyright law. A authorized licesee of Deko, DekoCast, ad Thuder may reproduce this publicatio for the licesee s ow use i learig how to use the software. This documet may ot be reproduced or distributed, i whole or i part, for commercial purposes, such as sellig copies of this documet or providig support or educatioal services to others. This documet is supplied as a guide for Deko, DekoCast, ad Thuder. Reasoable care has bee take i preparig the iformatio it cotais. However, this documet may cotai omissios, techical iaccuracies, or typographical errors. Avid Techology, Ic. does ot accept resposibility of ay kid for customers losses due to the use of this documet. Product specificatios are subject to chage without otice. Copyright 2008 Avid Techology, Ic. ad its licesors. All rights reserved. Prited i USA. The followig disclaimer is required by Sam Leffler ad Silico Graphics, Ic. for the use of their TIFF library: Copyright Sam Leffler Copyright Silico Graphics, Ic. Permissio to use, copy, modify, distribute, ad sell this software [i.e., the TIFF library] ad its documetatio for ay purpose is hereby grated without fee, provided that (i) the above copyright otices ad this permissio otice appear i all copies of the software ad related documetatio, ad (ii) the ames of Sam Leffler ad Silico Graphics may ot be used i ay advertisig or publicity relatig to the software without the specific, prior writte permissio of Sam Leffler ad Silico Graphics. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS-IS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL SAM LEFFLER OR SILICON GRAPHICS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER OR NOT ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE, AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. The followig disclaimer is required by the Idepedet JPEG Group: Portios of this software are based o the work of the Idepedet JPEG Group. This Software may cotai compoets licesed uder the followig coditios: Copyright 1989 The Regets of the Uiversity of Califoria. All rights reserved. Redistributio ad use i source ad biary forms are permitted provided that the above copyright otice ad this paragraph are duplicated i all such forms ad that ay documetatio, advertisig materials, ad other materials related to such distributio ad use ackowledge that the software was developed by the Uiversity of Califoria, Berkeley. The ame of the Uiversity may ot be used to edorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior writte permissio. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Copyright 1989, 1991 by Jef Poskazer. Permissio to use, copy, modify, ad distribute this software ad its documetatio for ay purpose ad without fee is hereby grated, provided that the above copyright otice appear i all copies ad that both that copyright otice ad this permissio otice appear i supportig documetatio. This software is provided "as is" without express or implied warraty. Copyright 1995, Triity College Computig Ceter. Writte by David Chappell. Permissio to use, copy, modify, ad distribute this software ad its documetatio for ay purpose ad without fee is hereby grated, provided that the above copyright otice appear i all copies ad that both that copyright otice ad this permissio otice appear i supportig documetatio. This software is provided "as is" without express or implied warraty. Copyright 1996 Daiel Dardailler. 2

3 Permissio to use, copy, modify, distribute, ad sell this software for ay purpose is hereby grated without fee, provided that the above copyright otice appear i all copies ad that both that copyright otice ad this permissio otice appear i supportig documetatio, ad that the ame of Daiel Dardailler ot be used i advertisig or publicity pertaiig to distributio of the software without specific, writte prior permissio. Daiel Dardailler makes o represetatios about the suitability of this software for ay purpose. It is provided "as is" without express or implied warraty. Modificatios Copyright 1999 Matt Koss, uder the same licese as above. Copyright 1991 by AT&T. Permissio to use, copy, modify, ad distribute this software for ay purpose without fee is hereby grated, provided that this etire otice is icluded i all copies of ay software which is or icludes a copy or modificatio of this software ad i all copies of the supportig documetatio for such software. 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5 Cotets Usig This Guide Symbols ad Covetios If You Need Help Techical Support Cotactig Avid Customer Support Related Iformatio Chapter 1 Avid O-Air Graphics Systems Overview O-Air Graphics Products Deko Products DekoCast Products Thuder Products Check List for Settig Up Your System Chapter 2 Upackig ad Ispectig Your System Upackig Your System Verifyig Compoets Ispectig Compoets for Damage SD/HD Video Boards ad Video I/O Boards Frot Pael (All Products) Rear Pael Iformatio Rear Pael (Deko 1000 C SD ad Deko 550 C SD) Rear Pael (Deko 3000 C SD/HD/HY ad Deko 1000 C HD/HY) Rear Pael (Deko 3000 C Extra Storage ad ClipDeko Plus) Rear Pael (DekoCast C SD ad Authorig Statio SD) Rear Pael (DekoCast C HD/HY ad Authorig Statio HD/HY) Rear Pael (Thuder C SD/HD/HY) Chapter 3 Settig Up ad Turig O Your System Settig Up Your System Istallig the System Drive ad Media Drives

6 Coectig the Software Applicatio Key (USB Dogle) Attachig the Mouse, Keyboard, VGA Moitor, ad AC Power Cords Turig O Your System Chapter 4 Activatig Widows XP Settig Up the Widows XP Operatig System Checkig Drive Letters ad Partitio Sizes Checkig Drive Letter Assigmets Checkig Partitio Sizes Chagig Drive Letter Assigmets Checkig Your Scree Resolutio Settigs Checkig ad Chagig Scree Resolutio Settigs o SD Systems Checkig ad Chagig Scree Resolutio Settigs o HD/HY Systems Chapter 5 Istallig Avid Applicatio Software Istallig Avid Deko Applicatio Software Startig the Deko Applicatio Istallig Avid DekoCast Applicatio Software Startig the DekoCast Applicatio Startig Other DekoCast Related Applicatios Istallig Avid Thuder Applicatio Software Startig the Thuder Applicatio Istallig Avid Thuder Browse Applicatio Software Chapter 6 Backig Up Your Workstatio Creatig a C: Drive System Image ad Storig it o the E: Partitio Creatig a Bootable CD Backig Up The Graphics Partitio (D:) ad Media Drives (E:) Chapter 7 Rack Moutig ad Attachig Peripherals to Your System Rack Moutig the Chassis Attachig the Rack Ears ad Frot Pael Cover Attachig the Rack Rails Coolig Attachig the VGA, Mouse, ad Keyboard Usig the Avocet Exteders Istallig the FastActio Keyboard Serial Iput ad Output Coectios

7 Network Cofiguratio Chapter 8 Cofigurig Your Hardware Coectig Referece Coectig Video Coectig Video o Stadard Deko Systems Coectig Video o DekoCast Systems Coectig Video o Thuder Systems Coectig Video (Deko 3000 C Extra Storage ad ClipDeko Plus Systems). 89 Coectig Audio Settig Up AES Audio for DekoCast C HD/HY Systems Coectig a AES Audio Source Your DekoCast C HD/HY System Eablig AES Audio i DekoCast Istallig the USB Audio Adapter for Thuder Usig COM ad GPI Port Piouts Usig COM Port 1 as a Serial Port (All Deko ad DekoCast Systems) Settig Up Deko Automatio Coectig the Serial Cable Settig Serial Protocol Eablig Deko Automatio Coectig a Thuder System to a Automatio System Usig COM Port 1 as a GPI Coectio for Deko Systems GPI Iput for Deko Systems GPI Output for Deko Systems Usig GPI Iput ad Output Coectios for Thuder Systems GPI Iput for Thuder Systems GPI Output for Thuder Systems Chapter 9 Cofigurig Your Software Cofigurig Deko Software Settig Your Video Format Stadard Verifyig the Deko Software Istalled Optios Cofigurig the Deko Computer Display Savig a New Layout Settig Your Directory Paths

8 Checkig Video Outputs Checkig Video Iputs Playig Out the Demo Sequece for Sigle Chael Systems Playig Out the Demo Sequece for Dual Chael Systems Cofigurig ClipDeko to Import.MOV Files Istallig ClipAutoUpdate Cofigurig DekoCast Software Verifyig DekoCast Software Eabled Optios ad Versio Checkig Video I ad Video Out Coectios Settig the Video Stadard ad Other Optios Ruig a Test Scee for Video I Loadig ad Playig Test Scees Cofigurig Thuder Software Cofigurig Clip Servers Cofigurig Your Thuder Display Opeig a Test Database Chapter 10 Maitaiig Your System Iflexio I/O Diagostic Utility Overview Locatios of Diagostic Test Settig Up Boards Before Testig Settig SD/HD Boards for Automatic Test Mode Ruig Automatic Tests o SD/HD Video Boards Ruig the Iflexio I-O Diagostic Test Utility Automatic Test Descriptios Uderstadig Automatic Testig Results For Passed Testig Results For Error or Failed Testig Results Restorig the C: Partitio Image Restorig the Image to the C: Partitio from a Ruig System Restorig the Image to the C: Partitio Usig a Bootable CD Cofigurig the AFAP Filter Driver Appedix A PCI Slot Locatios ad Disk Cofiguratios PCI Slot Locatios Stadard HD Product PCI Slot Locatios

9 High Performace HD Plus Product PCI Slot Locatios Basic SD Product PCI Slot Locatios Disk Cofiguratios Appedix B Usig Shaped Ad Ushaped Keyig Shaped Keyig Ushaped Keyig Mathematical Equatios Compariso Matrix Appedix C Usig SQL with Thuder Backgroud Terms to Kow Relatioal Databases ODBC SQL How ODBC ad SQL Improve Access for Thuder Settig up the SQL Server Before you Begi Cofigurig Microsoft SQL Server Creatig a New SQL Database Creatig a New Logi for the SQL Database Ruig the Avid Supplied Script Istallig ad Cofigurig Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Istallig Microsoft.NET Framework Istallig Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Istallig Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Toolkit Cofigurig Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express for Thuder Eablig TCP/IP o the SQL Express System (2005 Express) Creatig a New SQL Database (2005 Express) Creatig a New Logi for the SQL Database (2005 Express) Ruig the Avid Supplied Script (2005 Express) Idex

10 Illustratios Frot Pael (Oe Media Drive) Frot Pael (Two Media Drives) Frot Pael (Four Media Drives) Rear Pael (Deko 1000 C SD ad Deko 550 C SD) Rear Pael (Deko 3000 C SD/HD/HY ad Deko 1000 C HD/HY) Rear Pael (Deko 3000 C Extra Storage ad ClipDeko Plus) Rear Pael (DekoCast C SD ad Authorig Statio SD) Rear Pael (DekoCast C HD/HY ad Authorig Statio HD/HY) Rear Pael (Thuder C SD/HD/HY) USB Port # 1 Locatio Diagram Drive Letter Example AES Audio Board Diagram COM Ports (Deko 1000 C SD, Deko 550 C SD, ad DekoCast C SD) COM Ports (Deko 1000 C HD/HY, Deko 3000 C SD/HD/HY, Deko 3000 C Extra Storage ad ClipDeko Plus) COM Port 1 Piouts for Automatio Cotrol COM Ports 3-8 o Thuder SD/HD/HY Chassis COM Port Piouts for Automatio Cotrol Typical GPI iterface circuit Custom Circuit for GPI Output Upper ad Lower Board Loop Back PCI Slot Locatios for Stadard HD Products PCI Slot Locatios for High Performace HD Plus Products PCI Slot Locatios for Stadard Deko Products

11 Tables System Drive ad Media Drive Cotets per System Type Frot Pael Fuctios (All Products) Rear Pael Iformatio Table by Product ad Model Rear Pael Fuctios (Deko 1000 C SD ad Deko 550 C SD) Rear Pael Fuctios (Deko 3000 C SD/HD/HY ad Deko 1000 C HD/HY) Rear Pael Fuctios (Deko 3000 C Extra Storage ad ClipDeko Plus) Rear Pael Fuctios (DekoCast C SD ad Authorig Statio SD) Rear Pael Fuctios (DekoCast C HD/HY ad Authorig Statio HD/HY) Rear Pael Fuctios (Thuder C SD/HD/HY) Drive Letter Desigatios ad Partitio Sizes for Disk Disk/Drive Partitio Desigatio for All System Types Video Referece Setup Guidelies COM Port Cofiguratios RS-232 COM Ports, Male RS-422 COM Ports, Female GPI Coector Pi Assigmets, Male Thuder GPI Iput Specificatios Default Video Stadards for Your Deko Model Default Video Stadards for Your DekoCast Model Clip Server Dialog Box Shortcuts to Iflexio I-O Diagostic Test Stadard HD Products PCI Slot Locatios Table High Performace HD Plus Products PCI Slot Locatios Table Basic SD Products PCI Slot Locatios Table Clip Drives by System Type Compariso Matrix

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13 Usig This Guide You have purchased a Avid advaced graphics workstatio that is capable of creatig complex graphical elemets ad clips for live o-air broadcast productios. It is based o the Microsoft Widows XP operatig system ad Avid proprietary Applicatio egie. Widows XP provides the itercoectios, serviceability, ad etworkig capabilities required to seamlessly itegrate ito the critical broadcast eviromet. The object-based broadcast-quality video processig egie is desiged to support a wide rage of broadcast fuctioality, icludig clip recordig ad playback, real-time effects geeratio, ad graphics display. This documet is meat to be used for iitial setup ad istallatio.

14 Usig This Guide Symbols ad Covetios Avid documetatio uses the followig symbols ad covetios: Symbol or Covetio c w Meaig or Actio A ote provides importat related iformatio, remiders, recommedatios, ad strog suggestios. A cautio meas that a specific actio you take could cause harm to your computer or cause you to lose data. A warig describes a actio that could cause you physical harm. Follow the guidelies i this documet or o the uit itself whe hadlig electrical equipmet. > This symbol idicates meu commads (ad subcommads) i the order you select them. For example, File > Import meas to ope the File meu ad the select the Import commad. t Margi tips Italic fot Courier Bold fot Ctrl+key or mouse actio This symbol idicates a sigle-step procedure. Multiple arrows i a list idicate that you perform oe of the actios listed. I the margi, you will fid tips that help you perform tasks more easily ad efficietly. Italic fot is used to emphasize certai words ad to idicate variables. Courier Bold fot idetifies text that you type. Press ad hold the first key while you press the last key or perform the mouse actio. For example, Ctrl+drag. 14

15 If You Need Help If You Need Help If you are havig trouble usig your Avid O-Air Graphics workstatio: 1. Retry the actio, carefully followig the istructios give for that task i this guide. It is especially importat to check each step of your workflow. 2. Check for the latest iformatio that might have become available after the documetatio was published: - The latest iformatio for your Avid product is provided as a ReadMe file, it is supplied i your Avid applicatio folder as a PDF documet (ReadMe.pdf) ad is also available olie. You should always check olie for the most up-to-date release otes or ReadMe because the olie versio is updated wheever ew iformatio becomes available. To view these olie versios, select ReadMe from the Help meu. or visit the Kowledge Base at 3. Check the documetatio that came with your Avid applicatio or your hardware for maiteace or hardware-related issues. 4. Visit the olie Kowledge Base at Olie services are available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Search this olie Kowledge Base to fid aswers, to view error messages, to access troubleshootig tips, to dowload updates, ad to read or joi olie message-board discussios. Techical Support Before cotactig Avid Customer Support, please complete the followig Troubleshootig Questioaire ad have the aswers ready before you cotact us. 1. What is the product model ad software versio umber? Select Help > About i the applicatio. 2. Ca you reproduce the problem cosistetly or is the problem itermittet? 3. Whe did the problem start? Has the product ever worked? What was the last thig chaged or added to the system? 4. What is the exact wordig of ay error messages you have received? 5. Are you usig the product as it was iteded or recommeded to be used? 6. Does the issue disappear if you start the system with all third-party devices removed? 7. What have you doe to try to resolve the issue yourself? 15

16 Usig This Guide Cotactig Avid Customer Support All requests for techical support assistace should be iitiated first by opeig a case through our call ceter. Whe callig to ope a call please be sure to iclude your ame, phoe umber, system ID, ad the serial umber of the workstatio with your request. The appropriate member of the Avid Customer Support team will respod to your request. Please keep this maual at a locatio where it ca readily be foud. Whe you are cotacted by Avid Systems Customer Support, you might eed this documet for troubleshootig ad maiteace of your system while o the phoe with the Support Egieer. For the latest iformatio o Avid Systems products, visit the Avid Systems Web site at: Related Iformatio Avid Deko Products User s Guide Avid DekoCast Products User s Guide Avid Thuder Products User s Guide 16

17 Chapter 1 Avid O-Air Graphics Systems Overview Avid O-Air Graphics solutios itegrate idustry-leadig broadcast graphics systems ad live productio servers with both the ewsroom ad broadcast productio. The result is facility-wide access to braded visual templates ad elemets from traffic to the promotios departmet to the jouralists ad a more cosistet ad competitive chael idetity i all ews, sports ad etertaimet programmig. This documet provides setup ad cofiguratio iformatio about your Avid O-Air Graphics workstatio. It is meat to be used for iitial setup ad istallatio ad for system maiteace ad troubleshootig. These workstatios are advaced high-defiitio ad/or stadard defiitio graphics workstatios that are capable of displayig broadcast productios i either Stadard Defiitio (SD) or High Defiitio (HD) format, or Hybrid (either SD or HD), depedig o the system you order. This chapter cotais the followig sectios: O-Air Graphics Products Check List for Settig Up Your System

18 Chapter 1 Avid O-Air Graphics Systems Overview O-Air Graphics Products All OAG workstatios covered i this documet use the same basic system chassis with differet software (Deko, DekoCast, or Thuder ), but depedig o the system type or model, differet systems might be cofigured with differet boards i differet PCI slots, ad cotai from oe to four media disk drives. All workstatios are based o Microsoft Widows XP operatig system. The egie is a object-based broadcast quality video processig egie that is desiged, depedig o the system ordered, to support a wide rage of broadcast fuctioality that icludes clip recordig ad playback, real-time effects geeratio, ad graphics display. The followig sectios provide a explaatio of what is actually istalled i your system (it ca differ depedig o your system order) ad a explaatio of the frot ad rear paels. Deko Products Deko is a broadcast-quality character geerator for Stadard or High defiitio output (based o the model). Text ad graphics tools iclude the ituitive Deko iterface, ulimited editable layers, real time effects such as wipes, pushes, rolls, crawls, slow reveals ad dissolves, a wide rage of file import ad export formats, itelliget capabilities such as shrik-to-fit, desig features like ulimited fots ad details, ad layer-based motio effects. Below are hardware descriptios of the various Deko models. Deko 3000 C SD Deko 3000 C SD cotais a separate PCI graphics board with up to two chaels of stadard defiitio output, ad ca be cofigured to be i a Preview/Program or Dual Program cofiguratio, depedig o how the workstatio was ordered. Deko 3000 C HD Deko 3000 C HD cotais a separate PCI graphics board, oe or two HD outputs, ad a SATA RAID cotroller to coect to the two separate media drives. Multi-chael systems ca be cofigured i Preview/Program or Dual Program cofiguratios with hard or soft preview chaels depedig o your hardware is cofigured. Deko 3000 C HY (Hybrid) Deko 3000 C HY (Hybrid) cotais a combiatio of outputs that allows you to use either SD or HD video, but ot both at the same time. This system cotais a separate PCI graphics board, up to two chaels of SD output, oe or two chaels of HD output, ad a RAID 18

19 O-Air Graphics Products cotroller to coect to the two separate media drives. It ca be cofigured to be i a Program or Program-Preview cofiguratio, depedig o how the workstatio was ordered. Deko 3000 C SD/HD/HY Extra Storage Deko 3000 C SD/HD/HY Extra Storage is a versio of Deko 3000 C that is available i either SD, HD or HY formats ad uses oboard graphics, cotais oe chael of HD output, ad uses a RAID cotroller that coects up to four separate media drives. This system also cotais a referece coector that provides oe sigal referece to both chael Video boards. It ca be cofigured to be i a Program or Preview/Program cofiguratio. The Deko 3000 C SD/HD/HY Extra Storage also cotais a PCI serial board that brig RS422 sigals to the rear pael at COM ports 3 through 8. The Deko 3000 C HY Extra Storage system cotais a combiatio of outputs that allows you to use either SD or HD video, but ot both at the same time. Deko 3000 C HD/HY ClipDeko Plus Deko 3000 C HD/HY ClipDeko Plus is a versio of Deko 3000 C that is available i either HD or HY formats ad uses oboard graphics, cotais two chaels of HD output (allowig 8 streams of video output), ad uses a RAID cotroller that coects up to four separate media drives. This system also cotais a referece coector that provides oe sigal referece to both chael Video boards. It ca be cofigured to be i a Program or Preview/Program cofiguratio. The Deko 3000 C SD/HD/HY ClipDeko Plus also cotais a PCI serial board that brig RS422 sigals to the rear pael at COM ports 3 through 8. The Deko 3000 C HY ClipDeko Plus system cotais a combiatio of outputs that allows you to use either SD or HD video, but ot both at the same time. Deko 1000 C SD Deko 1000 C SD cotais a separate PCI graphics board with up to two chaels of stadard defiitio output, ad ca be cofigured to be i a Preview/Program or Dual Program cofiguratio, depedig o how the workstatio was ordered. Deko 1000 C HD Deko 1000 C HD cotais a separate PCI graphics board, oe or two HD outputs, ad a SATA RAID cotroller to coect to the two separate media drives. Multi-chael systems ca be cofigured i Preview/Program or Dual Program with hard or soft preview chaels, depedig o how your hardware is cofigured. 19

20 Chapter 1 Avid O-Air Graphics Systems Overview Deko 1000 C HY (Hybrid) Deko 1000 C HY (Hybrid) cotais a combiatio of outputs that allows you to use either SD or HD video, but ot both at the same time. This system cotais a separate PCI graphics board, up to two chaels of video output, ad a RAID cotroller to coect to the two separate media drives. It ca be cofigured to be i a Preview/Program or Dual Program cofiguratio, depedig o how the workstatio was ordered. Deko 550 C SD Deko 550 C SD is a broadcast quality o-air graphics creatio ad play-out workstatio for stadard defiitio output. Text ad graphics tools iclude selectable speed wipes, pushes, rolls, crawls, slow reveals ad dissolves. DekoCast Products Below are descriptios of the various DekoCast C ad DekoCast C Authorig systems. DekoCast C SD DekoCast C SD is a advaced O-Air solutio for a wide rage of master cotrol, chael bradig ad localizatio applicatios. It icludes audio mixig capabilities, itegrated Deko CG, ad object-based timelie cotrol. It is a sigle chael system with SDI video I/O with embedded audio, failover video ad audio bypass. DekoCast C Authorig Statio SD DekoCast C Authorig Statio SD is a cost effective platform for authorig scees for use o O-Air DekoCast systems. It icludes the followig DekoCast software optios: Clips, the Cel Aimatio player, the 4RU Turkey system, a sigle power supply, ad watermarked SDI output (ot suitable for o-air use). DekoCast C HD DekoCast C HD is a advaced O-Air solutio for a wide rage of master cotrol, chael bradig, ad localizatio applicatios. It icludes audio mixig capabilities, itegrated Deko CG ad object-based timelie cotrol. DekoCast C HD is a sigle Chael System with HD-SDI Video+Key I/O with embedded audio failover video ad audio bypass. It supports 1080i ad 720p video formats. DekoCast C HD uses oboard graphics, cotais oe chael of HD output, ad uses a RAID cotroller to coect to two separate media drives. It ca be cofigured to be i a Program cofiguratio, depedig o how the workstatio was ordered. The systems also cotai a PCI serial board that brigs RS422 sigals to the rear pael at COM port 3 ad 4. 20

21 O-Air Graphics Products DekoCast C Authorig Statio HD DekoCast C Authorig Statio HD uses the same hardware as DekoCast C HD. These systems use oboard graphics, cotai oe chael of HD output, use a RAID cotroller to coect to two separate media drives, ad watermarked SDI output (ot suitable for o-air use). It is a cost effective platform for authorig scees for use with O-Air DekoCast systems. DekoCast C HY (Hybrid) DekoCast C HY (Hybrid) systems cotai a combiatio of outputs that allows you to use either SD or HD video, but ot both at the same time. For more iformatio specific to each mode, see DekoCast C SD o page 20, or DekoCast C HD o page 20. DekoCast C Authorig Statio HY DekoCast C Authorig Statio HY (Hybrid) systems cotai a combiatio of outputs that allows you to use either SD or HD video, but ot both at the same time. It also icludes watermarked SDI output (ot suitable for o-air use). Thuder Products Below are descriptios of the various Thuder products. Thuder C SD Thuder C SD is a SD video recordig ad playback device that uses oboard graphics, cotais up to two chaels of SD output, ad uses a RAID cotroller that coects up to three separate media drives. It ca be cofigured to be i a Program, Program-Preview, or Dual Program with hard or soft preview chaels, depedig o your hardware cofiguratio. The Thuder C SD also cotais a PCI serial board that brigs RS422 sigals to the rear pael at COM ports 3 through 8. Thuder C HD Thuder HD is a HD video recordig ad playback device that uses oboard graphics, cotais two chaels of HD output, ad uses a RAID cotroller that coects up to four separate media drives. This system also cotais a referece coector that provides oe sigal referece to both chael Video boards. It ca be cofigured to be i a Program or Preview/Program cofiguratio. The Thuder C HD also cotais a PCI serial board that brig RS422 sigals to the rear pael at COM ports 3 through 8. 21

22 Chapter 1 Avid O-Air Graphics Systems Overview Thuder C HY (Hybrid) Thuder HY (Hybrid) systems cotai a combiatio of outputs that allows you to use either SD or HD video, but ot both at the same time. For more iformatio specific to each mode, see Thuder C SD o page 21, or Thuder C HD o page 21. Check List for Settig Up Your System Use the followig check list whe settig up your system: 1. Upack your system. See Upackig Your System o page Verify the compoets i your system. See Verifyig Compoets o page Ispect the compoets for damage. See Ispectig Compoets for Damage o page Set up ad power o your System. See Settig Up ad Turig O Your System o page Istall ad activate Widows XP. Activatig Widows XP o page Check, ad, if ecessary, chage the drive letters ad partitio sizes for your system. See Checkig Drive Letters ad Partitio Sizes o page Check your scree resolutio settigs. See Checkig Your Scree Resolutio Settigs o page Istall your Avid applicatio software (Deko, DekoCast, or Thuder). See Istallig Avid Applicatio Software o page Create a backup of your system. See Backig Up Your Workstatio o page Rack mout your system ad attach peripherals such as the VGA, mouse, ad keyboard. See Rack Moutig ad Attachig Peripherals to Your System o page Attach serial iput ad output coectios. See Serial Iput ad Output Coectios o page Obtai etwork cofiguratio iformatio for your site. See Network Cofiguratio o page Cofigure hardware, icludig coectig referece, video, ad audio. See Cofigurig Your Hardware o page Coect COM ports ad GPI iputs ad outputs. Usig COM ad GPI Port Piouts o page Cofigure the software for your product (Deko, DekoCast, or Thuder). See Cofigurig Your Software o page

23 Chapter 2 Upackig ad Ispectig Your System This chapter cotais iformatio o how to upack your system ad ispect it to verify that you have received the appropriate compoets for your order, ad that the compoets are ot damaged i ay way. It also cotais iformatio ad illustratios o the frot ad back paels for all system types. This chapter cotais the followig sectios: Upackig Your System Verifyig Compoets Ispectig Compoets for Damage SD/HD Video Boards ad Video I/O Boards Upackig Your System Before you upack your system, make sure the locatio is free of clutter ad dust. Also, make sure you have clea power ad a VGA moitor earby. To upack your system: 1. Ope the box. 2. Follow the diagram o the side of the cardboard shippig box to upack your system. The diagram shows how the foam ad ier cartos ad boxes were packaged.

24 Chapter 2 Upackig ad Ispectig Your System This iformatio is helpful i the evet that Customs officials eed to upack the system to ispect the serial umber of the uit, or i the evet that you eed to retur the uit to Avid Techology, Ic. Avid recommeds that you keep all packagig materials for at least 90 days. If you eed to retur a system to Avid Techology, Ic., the system must be repackaged i its origial packagig material to esure that there is o damage to the system durig shipmet. 3. Remove all of the boxes, icludig the rack rails, if applicable to your order, ad lay them out so you ca verify that you have received all of the compoets that should have bee shipped. 4. Oce all of the boxes ad compoets have bee upacked, visually ispect the chassis to make sure that it is free of all scratches ad dets, that there are straight coectors o the back, ad that the power-supply securig screws are ot bet. 5. The ext step is to verify that you have received all of the items particular to your order. For more iformatio, see Verifyig Compoets o page 24. Verifyig Compoets Oce you have upacked everythig, verify that you have the followig boxes or compoets: Documetatio box, which icludes: - Software CDs - Applicatio User s Guide (Deko, DekoCast, Thuder) - Avid O-Air Graphics Setup ad Cofiguratio Guide (this documet) ReadMe files are ot i the box. They ca be foud i your Avid applicatio folder as a PDF documet (ReadMe.pdf) ad are also available olie. You should always check olie for the most up-to-date release otes or ReadMe because the olie versio is updated wheever ew iformatio becomes available. To view these olie versios, select ReadMe from the Help meu, or visit the Kowledge Base at System Drive ad Media Drive boxes. These boxes are labeled Drives ad Eablig Documetatio. The umber of media drives that are icluded with your system type determies the umber of white boxes ad the cotets. - 1 system drive (packed i a separate white box, possibly with oe media drive). - Betwee 1 ad 4 media drives (they might be packed i separate white boxes, or might be icluded i the same box as the system drive). 24

25 Verifyig Compoets See the followig table for more detailed iformatio for your system type: System Drive ad Media Drive Cotets per System Type System Type # of Boxes Cotets For these (SD) systems: Deko 1000 C SD Deko 550 C SD DekoCast C SD DekoCast C SD Authorig For these (Stadard HD) systems: Deko 3000 C SD/HD/HY Deko 1000 C HD/HY DekoCast C HD/HY DekoCast C HD/HY Authorig For this (High Performace HD) system: Thuder C SD/HD/HY Deko 3000 C SD/HD/HY Extra Storage Deko 3000 C HD/HY ClipDeko Plus 1 Box 1 cotais the followig: Oe System drive Oe Media drive (Media Drive #1) 2 Box 1 cotais: Oe System drive Box 2 cotais: Media Drive #1 Media Drive #2 3 Box 1 cotais: Oe System drive Box 2 cotais: Media Drive #1 Media Drive #2 Box 3 cotais: Media Drive #3 Media Drive #4 Each System ad Media Drive (white) box has a copy of the system serial umber for the drive. This serial umber matches the serial umber o the associated system chassis. Drives should ot be swapped betwee systems. This esures that the system tested at the factory is the same system you are assemblig at your site. Applicatio key (system dogle) bag. This bag might be located i the same box as the System Drive ad Media Drive. Make sure you locate the applicatio key before cotiuig. The applicatio key is essetial i settig up ad cofigurig your software. Stadard Deko keyboard box (you might have also ordered the optioal Fast Actio keyboard). 25

26 Chapter 2 Upackig ad Ispectig Your System Power supply rack ear bag that cotais rack ears ad plastic frot pael tabs. Workstatio frot pael cover. Accessory kit (mouse, driver, Widows XP CD ROMs, ad system ID labels). 2 AC power cords (USA) ad 2 AC power cords (iteratioal). Oly two of the supplied power cords are ecessary for the workstatio. The type used depeds o the type of power outlet used i your facility. USB Audio Adapter (for Thuder systems). Workstatio chassis. If you are missig ay of these compoets, cotact Avid Techical Support before proceedig. Ispectig Compoets for Damage 26 Oce you have verified that all of your compoets have bee shipped, you must verify that they are ot damaged. 1. Visually ispect all of the hardware compoets listed i the sectio o the previous page to make sure that oe of them were damaged durig shipmet. 2. If you received a hardware compoet that was damaged, cotact Avid Techical Support. For cotact iformatio, see Techical Support o page 15. SD/HD Video Boards ad Video I/O Boards The Avid O-Air Graphics workstatio is built with a high-performace motherboard cofiguratio drive by powerful plug-i boards that maage the video ad graphics data that flows through the system. The plug-i boards iclude the followig: The Corsica SD/HD Video board is a advaced real-time video ad audio processig egie that maages all graphic modules i the Avid O-Air Graphics workstatio. The SD/HD Video board always has a Video I/O board attached to it (see followig bullet). Depedig o your model, a HD system ca be ordered with either oe or two SD/HD Video boards that are istalled i the factory. The Serrao Video I/O board is attached to the SD/HD Video board ad provides all of the digital video coectios required to itegrate ito a broadcast facility. It also provides a bypass mechaism for sigals durig a system power failure. The Video I/O board coects directly to the other coectors o the SD/HD Video board, ad directs

27 Frot Pael (All Products) all of the I/O ito ad out of the SD/HD Video board. The Video I/O board provides referece (for gelock), a sigle video iput, a sigle key/video iput, ad four outputs (program video, program key, auxiliary video, ad auxiliary key). AES support for DekoCast is accomplished usig a separate board called a Jalepeo that is piggybacked oto the Serrao Video I/O board. For more iformatio o coectig audio, see Settig Up AES Audio for DekoCast C HD/HY Systems o page 90. Wheever there are two SD/HD Video boards i the system, a Referece Share board coects them at the backplae to allow oe Gelock sigal to be used by both SD/HD Video boards. All Deko, DekoCast ad Thuder systems are equipped with RS-422 serial cotroller boards, which ca be cofigured to be RS-232 or RS-422. For more iformatio, see Usig COM ad GPI Port Piouts o page 93. Frot Pael (All Products) The frot pael o all Avid O-Air Graphics workstatios is essetially the same. The oly differece is the umber of media drives that your model ships with. The followig figures show what the frot pael of your system ca look like after you istall the system drive ad the media drives. The table followig the figures describes the mai compoets o the frot pael. The umber of media drives i your system ca differ depedig o your system order. For more iformatio o the umber of media drives i your system, see the followig illustratios. Frot Pael (Oe Media Drive) Frot Pael for Deko C 1000 SD, Deko 550 C SD, DekoCast C SD, ad DekoCast C Authorig Statio SD Media drive 1 USB ports 3 ad 4 System drive Power LED MEDIA 1 BLANK MEDIA 1 BLANK USB BLANK SYSTEM Power O/Off Power O/Off LED LED BLANK BLANK USB DVD Disk activity LED CD/DVD drive 27

28 Chapter 2 Upackig ad Ispectig Your System Frot Pael (Two Media Drives) Frot Pael for Deko 3000 C SD/HD/HY, Deko 1000 C HD/HY, DekoCast C HD/HY, ad DekoCast C Authorig Statio HD/HY Media drives (1-2) USB ports 3 ad 4 System drive Power LED MEDIA 1 MEDIA 1 MEDIA 2 MEDIA 2 USB BLANK SYSTEM Power O/Off Power O/Off LED LED BLANK BLANK USB DVD Disk activity LED CD/DVD drive Frot Pael (Four Media Drives) Frot Pael for Thuder C SD/HD/HY, Deko 3000 C SD/HD/HY Extra Storage, Deko 3000 C HD/HY ClipDeko Plus Media drives (1-3) USB ports 3 ad 4 Media drive 4 System drive Power LED MEDIA 1 MEDIA 2 MEDIA 1 MEDIA 2 USB MEDIA 4 SYSTEM Power O/Off Power O/Off LED LED MEDIA 3 MEDIA 3 USB DVD Disk activity LED CD/DVD drive 28

29 Frot Pael (All Products) Frot Pael Fuctios (All Products) Locatio Power O/Off Power LED Disk Activity LED Media drives System drive USB ports CD/DVD drive Fuctio Press to tur power O ad Off. You must have power supplies plugged i. There are o power switches o the rear power uits. LED is o whe the power is O. LED is O whe there is disk activity o the Media drives. Used to store clips ad graphics. See your model ad the precedig illustratios to determie how may disk drives ship with your system. Deko 1000 C SD, Deko 550 C SD, ad DekoCast C SD, ad DekoCast C Authorig Statio SD products ship with oe media drive. Deko 3000 C SD/HD/HY, Deko 1000 C HD/HY, DekoCast C HD/HY, ad DekoCast C Authorig Statio HD/HY products ship with two media drives. Thuder C SD/HD/HY, Deko 3000 C SD/HD/HY Extra Storage, ad Deko 3000 C HD/HY ClipDeko Plus products ship with four media drives. Cotais the operatig system ad the system software you eed to load. The USB ports o the frot pael are umbered 3 ad 4 for all Deko, DekoCast, ad Thuder products. Do ot use the USB ports o the frot of the system to attach the system dogle. System dogles should be coected to USB port 1, located at the rear of the workstatio. Used to load software oto the workstatio. 29

30 Chapter 2 Upackig ad Ispectig Your System Rear Pael Iformatio The rear paels of the chassis for Avid O-Air Graphics products vary betwee products ad models. The followig table shows the differet models ad where to fid the iformatio about each product rear pael iformatio. Rear Pael Iformatio Table by Product ad Model Product Model For More Iformatio Deko Deko 1000 C SD Deko 550 C SD Deko 3000 C SD/HD/HY Deko 1000 C HD/HY Deko 3000 C SD/HD/HY Extra Storage Deko 3000 C HD/HY ClipDeko Plus DekoCast DekoCast C SD DekoCast C Authorig Statio SD DekoCast C HD/HY DekoCast C Authorig Statio HD/HY See Rear Pael (Deko 1000 C SD ad Deko 550 C SD) o page 31 See Rear Pael (Deko 3000 C SD/HD/HY ad Deko 1000 C HD/HY) o page 33 See Rear Pael (Deko 3000 C Extra Storage ad ClipDeko Plus) o page 35 See Rear Pael (DekoCast C SD ad Authorig Statio SD) o page 37 See Rear Pael (DekoCast C HD/HY ad Authorig Statio HD/HY) o page 39 Thuder Thuder C SD/HD/HY See Rear Pael (Thuder C SD/HD/HY) o page 41 30

31 Rear Pael Iformatio Rear Pael (Deko 1000 C SD ad Deko 550 C SD) The followig figure shows what the rear pael of your Deko 1000 C SD, ad the Deko 550 C SD system ca look like. The table followig the figure describes the mai compoets of the rear pael. Deko 3000 C SD/HD/HY Extra Storage or Deko 3000 C HD/HY ClipDeko Plus systems are ot icluded i this topic. For rear pael iformatio o those systems, see Rear Pael (Deko 3000 C SD/HD/HY ad Deko 1000 C HD/HY) o page 33. Rear Pael (Deko 1000 C SD ad Deko 550 C SD) Rear Pael for Deko 1000 C SD, ad Deko 550 C SD SVGA (Not used) COM Ports 3 ad 4 Gelock Referece (Not used) REDUNDANT POWER SUPPLIES FIBRE CHN COM 3 COM 4 COM 5 Power Supplies SVGA COM 6 COM 7 COM 8 REFERENCE GPI MOUSE KEYBRD USB COM Port 1 SVGA La1 NETWORK La2 ALARM SILENCE Power supply screws Keyboard COM Port 1 LAN 1 ad PCI Slots Mouse USB Port 1 (for applicatio key) Oboard SVGA Alarm Silece butto PCI graphics board locatio Rear Pael Fuctios (Deko 1000 C SD ad Deko 550 C SD) Locatio Power supplies Mouse coector Keyboard coector Fuctio Provide power ad are hot-swapable. Coector for mouse (Gree). Coector for keyboard (Purple). 31

32 Chapter 2 Upackig ad Ispectig Your System Rear Pael Fuctios (Deko 1000 C SD ad Deko 550 C SD) (Cotiued) Locatio USB ports COM port 1 Oboard SVGA SVGA (Not used) COM Ports 3 a 4 LAN 1 ad 2 PCI graphics board Alarm Silece butto PCI Slots 5 through 1 Gelock Referece iput Fuctio There are two (Port 1 ad Port 2) USB ports o the rear pael: The applicatio key (system dogle) should always be iserted ito USB Port 1. Used for commuicatio from the motherboard. The Oboard SVGA is used by all Deko systems. There are two SVGA coectios o the back pael of your system. The other SVGA coectio might be covered by a plastic cover. Do ot remove the cover. You should always use the Oboard SVGA (Active) coector. Not used. There are two SVGA coectios o the back pael of your system. This SVGA coectio might be covered by a plastic cover. Do ot remove the cover. You should always use the Oboard SVGA (Active) coector. Used for these Deko systems. 1-GB local area etwork ports. LAN 1 is Primary. Used for secod desktop required by Deko systems. Alarm goes off whe a power supply is ot workig. Pressig the Alarm Silece butto turs off the alarm. Used by SD/HD video, ad serial boards. Board cofiguratios for the PCI slots vary by system. See PCI Slot Locatios o page 142 for proper slot locatios. Not used. The Video I/O card is used for referece. 32

33 Rear Pael (Deko 3000 C SD/HD/HY ad Deko 1000 C HD/HY) Rear Pael Iformatio The followig figure shows what the rear pael of your Deko 3000 C SD/HD/HY ad Deko 1000 C HD/HY systems look like. The table followig the figure describes the mai compoets of the rear pael. Rear Pael (Deko 3000 C SD/HD/HY ad Deko 1000 C HD/HY) Rear Pael for Deko 3000 C SD/HD/HY ad Deko 1000 C HD/HY SVGA (ot used) COM Ports 3 through 8 Gelock Referece (Not used) REDUNDANT POWER SUPPLIES FIBRE CHN COM 3 COM 4 COM 5 Power Supplies SVGA COM 6 COM 7 COM 8 REFERENCE GPI MOUSE KEYBRD USB COM Port 1 SVGA La1 NETWORK La2 ALARM SILENCE Power supply screws Mouse Keyboard COM Port 1 USB Port 1 (for applicatio key) Oboard SVGA (Active) LAN 1 ad 2 Alarm Silece butto PCI Slots PCI graphics card locatio whe eeded Rear Pael Fuctios (Deko 3000 C SD/HD/HY ad Deko 1000 C HD/HY) Locatio Power supplies Mouse coector Keyboard coector Fuctio Provide power ad are hot-swapable. Coector for mouse (Gree). Coector for keyboard (Purple). USB Ports There are two USB ports o the rear pael (USB Ports 1 ad 2). The applicatio key (system dogle) should always be iserted ito USB Port 1 (the top USB port). COM port 1 COM Port 1 is used for commuicatio from the motherboard. 33

34 Chapter 2 Upackig ad Ispectig Your System Rear Pael Fuctios (Deko 3000 C SD/HD/HY ad Deko 1000 C HD/HY) Locatio Oboard SVGA (Active) SVGA COM Ports 3 through 8 LAN 1 ad 2 PCI graphics board Alarm Silece butto PCI Slots 5 through 1 Gelock Referece iput Fuctio The Oboard SVGA is used by all Deko systems. There are two SVGA coectios o the back pael of your system. The other SVGA coectio might be covered by a plastic cover. Do ot remove the cover. You should always use the Oboard SVGA (Active) coector. Not used. There are two SVGA coectios o the back pael of your system. This SVGA coectio might be covered by a plastic cover. Do ot remove the cover. You should always use the Oboard SVGA (Active) coector. COM Ports 3 through 8 are used by these Deko systems. 1-GB local area etwork ports. LAN 1 is Primary. Used for secod desktop required by Deko systems. Alarm goes off whe a power supply is ot workig whe you tur o the system from the frot pael. Pressig the alarm butto turs off the alarm. Used by SD/HD video, ad serial boards. Board cofiguratios for the PCI slots vary by system. See PCI Slot Locatios o page 142 for proper slot locatios. Not used. The Video I/O card is used for referece. 34

35 Rear Pael (Deko 3000 C Extra Storage ad ClipDeko Plus) Rear Pael Iformatio The followig figure shows what the rear pael of your Deko 3000 C SD/HD/HY Extra Storage or Deko 3000 C HD/HY ClipDeko Plus system ca look like. The table followig the figure describes the mai compoets of the rear pael. Rear Pael (Deko 3000 C Extra Storage ad ClipDeko Plus) Rear Pael for Deko 3000 C SD/HD/HY Extra Storage ad Deko 3000 C HD/HY ClipDeko Plus SVGA (ot used) COM Ports 3 through 8 Gelock Referece (Not used) REDUNDANT POWER SUPPLIES FIBRE CHN COM 3 COM 4 COM 5 Power Supplies SVGA COM 6 COM 7 COM 8 REFERENCE GPI MOUSE KEYBRD USB COM Port 1 SVGA La1 NETWORK La2 ALARM SILENCE Power supply screws Mouse Keyboard COM Port 1 USB Port 1 (for applicatio key) Oboard SVGA (Active) LAN 1 ad 2 Alarm Silece butto PCI Slots PCI graphics card locatio whe eeded Rear Pael Fuctios (Deko 3000 C Extra Storage ad ClipDeko Plus) Locatio Power supplies Mouse coector Keyboard coector Fuctio Provide power ad are hot-swapable. Coector for mouse (Gree). Coector for keyboard (Purple). USB Ports There are two USB ports o the rear pael (USB Ports 1 ad 2). The applicatio key (system dogle) should always be iserted ito USB Port 1 (the top USB port). COM port 1 Used for commuicatio from the motherboard. 35

36 Chapter 2 Upackig ad Ispectig Your System Rear Pael Fuctios (Deko 3000 C Extra Storage ad ClipDeko Plus) (Cotiued) Locatio Oboard SVGA SVGA COM Ports 3 through 8 LAN 1 ad 2 PCI graphics board Alarm Silece butto PCI Slots 5 through 1 Gelock Referece iput Fuctio The Oboard SVGA is used by all Deko systems. There are two SVGA coectios o the back pael of your system. The other SVGA coectio might be covered by a plastic cover. Do ot remove the cover. You should always use the Oboard SVGA (Active) coector. Not used. There are two SVGA coectios o the back pael of your system. This SVGA coectio might be covered by a plastic cover. Do ot remove the cover. You should always use the Oboard SVGA (Active) coector. COM Ports 3 through 8 are used by these Deko systems. 1-GB local area etwork ports. LAN 1 is Primary. Used for secod desktop required by Deko systems. Alarm goes off whe a power supply is ot workig whe you tur o the system from the frot pael. Pressig the alarm butto turs off the alarm. Used by SD/HD video, ad serial boards. Board cofiguratios for the PCI slots vary by system. See PCI Slot Locatios o page 142 for proper slot locatios. Not used. The Video I/O card is used for referece. 36

37 Rear Pael Iformatio Rear Pael (DekoCast C SD ad Authorig Statio SD) The followig figure shows what the rear pael of your DekoCast C SD ad DekoCast C Authorig Statio SD system ca look like. The table followig the figure describes the mai compoets of the rear pael. Rear Pael (DekoCast C SD ad Authorig Statio SD) Rear Pael for DekoCast C SD ad DekoCast C Authorig Statio SD SVGA (ot used) COM Ports 3 ad 4 Gelock Referece (Not used) REDUNDANT POWER SUPPLIES FIBRE CHN COM 3 COM 4 COM 5 Power Supplies SVGA COM 6 COM 7 COM 8 REFERENCE GPI MOUSE KEYBRD USB COM Port 1 SVGA La1 NETWORK La2 ALARM SILENCE Power supply screws Keyboard COM Port 1 LAN 1 ad PCI Slots Mouse USB Port 1 (for applicatio key) Oboard SVGA (Active) Alarm Silece butto PCI graphics card locatio whe eeded Rear Pael Fuctios (DekoCast C SD ad Authorig Statio SD) Locatio Power supplies Mouse coector Keyboard coector Fuctio Provide power ad are hot-swapable. Coector for mouse (Gree). Coector for keyboard (Purple). USB ports There are two USB ports o the rear pael (USB Ports 1 ad 2). The applicatio key (system dogle) should always be iserted ito USB Port 1 (the top USB port). COM port 1 COM Port 1 is used for commuicatio from the motherboard. 37

38 Chapter 2 Upackig ad Ispectig Your System Rear Pael Fuctios (DekoCast C SD ad Authorig Statio SD) (Cotiued) Locatio Oboard SVGA SVGA COM Ports 3 ad 4 LAN 1 ad 2 PCI graphics board Alarm Silece butto PCI Slots 5 through 1 Gelock Referece iput Fuctio The Oboard SVGA is used by all DekoCast systems. There are two SVGA coectios o the back pael of your system. The other SVGA coectio might be covered by a plastic cover. Do ot remove the cover. You should always use the Oboard SVGA (Active) coector. Not used. There are two SVGA coectios o the back pael of your system. This SVGA coectio might be covered by a plastic cover. Do ot remove the cover. You should always use the Oboard SVGA (Active) coector. COM ports 3 ad 4 are brought to the rear of the box for all DekoCast C SD systems. All COM Ports are fed by a RS-422 card i PCI slot 1. 1-GB local area etwork ports. LAN 1 is Primary. Used for secod desktop required by Deko systems. A alarm goes off whe a power supply is ot workig. Pressig the Alarm Silece butto turs off the alarm. Used by SD/HD video, ad serial boards. Board cofiguratios for the PCI slots vary by system. See PCI Slot Locatios o page 142 for proper slot locatios. Not used. The Video I/O card is used for referece. 38

39 Rear Pael (DekoCast C HD/HY ad Authorig Statio HD/HY) Rear Pael Iformatio The followig figure shows what the rear pael of your DekoCast C HD/HY ad DekoCast C Authorig Statio HD/HY systems ca look like. The table followig the figure describes the mai compoets of the rear pael. Rear Pael (DekoCast C HD/HY ad Authorig Statio HD/HY) Rear Pael for DekoCast C HD/HY ad DekoCast C Authorig Statio HD/HY SVGA (ot used) COM Ports 3 through 8 Gelock Referece (Not used) REDUNDANT POWER SUPPLIES FIBRE CHN COM 3 COM 4 COM 5 Power Supplies SVGA COM 6 COM 7 COM 8 REFERENCE GPI MOUSE KEYBRD USB COM Port 1 SVGA La1 NETWORK La2 ALARM SILENCE Power supply screws Mouse Keyboard COM Port 1 USB Port 1 (for applicatio key) Oboard SVGA (Active) LAN 1 ad 2 Alarm Silece butto PCI Slots PCI graphics card locatio whe eeded Rear Pael Fuctios (DekoCast C HD/HY ad Authorig Statio HD/HY) Locatio Power supplies Mouse coector Keyboard coector Fuctio Provide power ad are hot-swapable. Coector for mouse (Gree). Coector for keyboard (Purple). USB Ports There are two USB ports o the rear pael (USB Ports 1 ad 2). The applicatio key (system dogle) should always be iserted ito USB Port 1 (the top USB port). COM port 1 Used for commuicatio from the motherboard. 39

40 Chapter 2 Upackig ad Ispectig Your System Rear Pael Fuctios (DekoCast C HD/HY ad Authorig Statio HD/HY) Locatio Oboard SVGA SVGA COM Ports 3 through 8 LAN 1 ad 2 PCI graphics board Alarm Silece butto PCI Slots 5 through 1 Gelock Referece iput Fuctio The Oboard SVGA is used by all DekoCast systems. There are two SVGA coectios o the back pael of your system. The other SVGA coectio might be covered by a plastic cover. Do ot remove the cover. You should always use the Oboard SVGA (Active) coector. Not used. There are two SVGA coectios o the back pael of your system. This SVGA coectio might be covered by a plastic cover. Do ot remove the cover. You should always use the Oboard SVGA (Active) coector. COM Ports 3 through 8 are used by all DekoCast C HD/HY products. 1-GB local area etwork ports. LAN 1 is Primary. Used for secod desktop required by Deko systems. Alarm goes off whe a power supply is ot workig whe you tur o the system from the frot pael. Pressig the alarm butto turs off the alarm. Used by SD/HD video, ad serial boards. Board cofiguratios for the PCI slots vary by system. See PCI Slot Locatios o page 142 for proper slot locatios. Not used. The Video I/O card is used for referece. 40

41 Rear Pael Iformatio Rear Pael (Thuder C SD/HD/HY) The followig figure shows what the rear pael of your Thuder C SD/HD/HY system ca look like. The table followig the figure describes the mai compoets of the rear pael. Rear Pael (Thuder C SD/HD/HY) Rear Pael for Thuder C SD/HD/HY SVGA (ot used) COM Ports 3 through 8 Gelock Referece (Not used) REDUNDANT POWER SUPPLIES FIBRE CHN COM 3 COM 4 COM 5 Power Supplies SVGA COM 6 COM 7 COM 8 REFERENCE GPI MOUSE KEYBRD USB COM Port 1 SVGA La1 NETWORK La2 ALARM SILENCE Power supply screws Mouse Keyboard COM Port 1 USB Port 1 (for applicatio key) Oboard SVGA (Active) LAN 1 ad 2 Alarm Silece butto PCI Slots PCI graphics card locatio whe eeded Rear Pael Fuctios (Thuder C SD/HD/HY) Locatio Power supplies Mouse coector Keyboard coector Fuctio Provide power ad are hot-swapable. Coector for mouse (Gree). Coector for keyboard (Purple). USB Ports There are two USB ports o the rear pael (USB Ports 1 ad 2). The applicatio key (system dogle) should always be iserted ito USB Port 1 (the top USB port). COM port 1 Used for commuicatio from the motherboard. 41

42 Chapter 2 Upackig ad Ispectig Your System Rear Pael Fuctios (Thuder C SD/HD/HY) (Cotiued) Locatio Oboard SVGA SVGA COM Ports 3 through 8 LAN 1 ad 2 PCI graphics board Alarm Silece butto PCI Slots 5 through 1 Gelock Referece iput Fuctio The Oboard SVGA is used by all Thuder systems. There are two SVGA coectios o the back pael of your system. The other SVGA coectio might be covered by a plastic cover. Do ot remove the cover. You should always use the Oboard SVGA (Active) coector. Not used. There are two SVGA coectios o the back pael of your system. This SVGA coectio might be covered by a plastic cover. Do ot remove the cover. You should always use the Oboard SVGA (Active) coector. COM Ports 3 though 8 ca be used by all Thuder products. All COM ports are fed by a RS-422 card i PCI slot 1. 1-GB local area etwork ports. LAN 1 is Primary. Not used for Thuder C SD/HD/HY products. Alarm goes off whe a power supply is ot workig whe you tur o the system from the frot pael. Pressig the alarm butto turs off the alarm. Used by SD/HD video, ad serial boards. Board cofiguratios for the PCI slots vary by system. See PCI Slot Locatios o page 142 for proper slot locatios. Not used. The Video I/O card is used for referece. 42

43 Chapter 3 Settig Up ad Turig O Your System This chapter describes how to set up your workstatio. Iformatio is icluded about istallig the hard drives, attachig peripheral devices, testig the workstatio, settig up the hardware, settig up the software, ad coectig optioal hardware. This chapter cotais the followig sectios: Settig Up Your System Turig O Your System

44 Chapter 3 Settig Up ad Turig O Your System Settig Up Your System Before istallig your system i its permaet locatio (such as i a rack), Avid recommeds that you test ad properly cofigure your system. To set up your system, you do the followig: Istall the System drive ad Media drives Istall the mouse, keyboard, VGA moitor, ad AC power cords Coect the Software Applicatio key (USB dogle) Istallig the System Drive ad Media Drives Before istallig the System ad Media drives, make sure you wear a ati-static strap whe hadlig the drives. The lift out portio of the shippig case cotais a white box cotaiig the system drives ad oe or more media drives (depedig o the system ad model you ordered). For more iformatio, see the table i Verifyig Compoets o page 24. Each System/Media Drive (white) box has a copy of the system serial umber. This serial umber matches the serial umber o the associated system chassis. Drives should ot be swapped betwee systems to esure that the system tested at the factory is the same system you are assemblig at your site. To istall the System drive ad Media drives: 1. Isert the System hard drive ito the frot pael of the workstatio by doig the followig: a. Alig the System drive so that it properly slides ito the drive bay that is labelled System. b. Push the System drive so that it completely slides ito the bay. This coects the drive to its coectors at the back of the bay. c. Firmly press the drive ito the bay. d. Use a screwdriver to securely tighte the thumbscrews. Do ot overtighte the thumbscrews. 2. Isert the Media hard drives ito their respective drive bays o the frot pael of the workstatio by doig the followig: a. Alig the Media drive so that it properly slides ito the drive bay that is labelled Media 1. b. Push the Media drive so that it completely slides ito the bay. This coects the drive to its coectors at the back of the bay. 44

45 Settig Up Your System c. Firmly press the drive ito the bay. d. Use a screwdriver to securely tighte the thumbscrews. Do ot overtighte the thumbscrews. 3. If you have more tha oe Media drive, repeat Step 2 for Media 2, Media 3, ad, if applicable, Media 4. The Media hard drives are labeled with a umber ad must be placed as show i the followig figures i the Frot pael (for example o HD/HY workstatios, you must isert the Media 1 drive ito the Media 1 slot, Media 2 drive ito the Media 2 slot, ad so o.) With the System drive ad all Media drives istalled, you should have o empty drive slots. Coectig the Software Applicatio Key (USB Dogle) USB Port 1 must be used for your applicatio key (USB dogle). To coect the Software Applicatio key: t Coect the Software Applicatio key (USB dogle) to the USB port #1 at the rear of the system as show i the followig diagram. USB Port # 1 Locatio Diagram Applicatio key USB Port # 1 Mouse MOUSE Keyboard KEYBRD USB COM Port 1 SVGA La1 NETWORK La2 45

46 Chapter 3 Settig Up ad Turig O Your System Attachig the Mouse, Keyboard, VGA Moitor, ad AC Power Cords Avid recommeds that all mouse, keyboard, ad moitor coectios be made directly to the computer, ad ot through a KVM exteder. For iformatio o coectig your mouse, keyboard, ad VGA moitor through a KVM exteder, see Attachig the VGA, Mouse, ad Keyboard Usig the Avocet Exteders o page 80. To attach the mouse, keyboard, VGA moitor ad AC power cords: 1. Attach the mouse ad keyboard to the PS2 coectios o the back pael of the workstatio. The mouse that is provided cotais a USB-to-PS2 adapter. Avid recommeds that you use this adapter. The mouse ad keyboard coectios o the workstatio are show i USB Port # 1 Locatio Diagram o page 45. If you received a Fast Actio Keyboard (FAK) as part of your order, istall that istead of the Stadard keyboard. For more iformatio, see Istallig the FastActio Keyboard o page Coect the VGA moitor (ot supplied) directly to the appropriate SVGA (Active) port for your product. For more iformatio o the Active SVGA port for your system, see SD/HD Video Boards ad Video I/O Boards o page 26. Moitors must be able to display 1024x768 at 60Khz to work properly with this workstatio. Failure to coect a VGA before bootig ca cause problems with the active VGA display at boot. Cotact Avid Techical Support if your active VGA output appears displayig black, ad ot the ormal motherboard BIOS or Widows splash screes. 3. Coect both AC power cords (supplied) to the workstatio. The AC power cords coect to both power supplies located at the back of the workstatio. Use the power cords appropriate for the system. 4. Tur o the VGA moitor. 5. Oce all devices are coected, you ca tur o your system. For more iformatio, see Turig O Your System o page

47 Turig O Your System Turig O Your System At this poit, you ca tur o the system. To tur o your system: t Press the Power butto o the frot of your system. You should see the ormal boot widows, ad the a Microsoft Widows XP splash scree. Widows XP has bee istalled o your system; however, Widows Activatio has ot bee completed. This is the resposibility of the ed user who must agree to the licesig of Widows with Microsoft Widows XP software istalled. To activate Microsoft Widows XP, see Settig Up the Widows XP Operatig System o page 49. To tur off your system: t Select Start > Shutdow. Avid recommeds that you back up your workstatio before istallig software. For more iformatio, see Backig Up Your Workstatio o page

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49 Chapter 4 Activatig Widows XP This chapter describes how to activate the Widows XP Operatig System that was preistalled o your workstatio. Additioal iformatio is icluded about how to check ad chage (if ecessary) the drive letter desigatios. This chapter cotais the followig sectios: Settig Up the Widows XP Operatig System Checkig Drive Letters ad Partitio Sizes Checkig Your Scree Resolutio Settigs Settig Up the Widows XP Operatig System This procedure assumes that your system is ot coected to a etwork or the iteret ad tells you to skip the activatio at this time. However, if your system is coected to a etwork or the Iteret, you ca complete the steps to activate Widows XP. To licese ad activate the Widows XP operatig system: 1. Tur o the system. For more iformatio, see Turig O Your System o page 47. Make sure the VGA moitor is tured o. A welcome widow opes. 2. Click Next. The licese agreemet opes. 3. Accept the licese agreemet by clickig Yes, I accept. 4. Click Next.

50 Chapter 4 Activatig Widows XP The product key cofirmatio widow opes. 5. Type the 25 characters that make up the product key umber for the workstatio ad the click Next. The licese umber is case sesitive. The alphaumeric characters that make the product key ca be foud o the frot pael of the workstatio. If the frot pael cover is o the frot of the workstatio, remove the pael cover. The product key sticker is glued oto the frot pael of the workstatio. 6. If you are prompted by a Help protect your PC widow for automatic Widows updates, select Not Right Now. 7. Click Next. A widow promptig for the ame of the computer opes. 8. Type the ame of the computer ad click Next. The default ame is the Serial Number of the system. Oly the characters A-Z, the umbers 0-9, ad hyphes ca be used. Leave the computer descriptio field blak. If the workstatio is coected to a etwork, the ame give to the machie (ad the descriptio if oe is give) opes o the etwork. Whe Next is clicked, the Admiistrator password widow opes. 9. Do ot eter a Admiistrator password. Click Next. A widow askig for the ame of the workstatio users opes. The password has already bee cofigured durig the factory-imagig process. The Admiistrator password is avid. The password caot be chaged at this poit. If you type i a differet password, it will be igored. 10. Whe you are prompted about the computer beig a part of a domai, select No. 11. Click Next. 12. Whe you are prompted about how the computer coects to the Iteret, click the Skip butto. Skip is located at the bottom-right side of the widow. A Ready to activate Widows widow opes. 13. Do oe of the followig: - If you are ot coected to the Iteret, select No, remid me every few days. - If you have a iteret coectio available, you ca coect your etwork LAN 1 ad select Yes, activate Widows over the Iteret ow. This activates your Widows XP software with Microsoft. 50

51 Settig Up the Widows XP Operatig System 14. Click Next to cotiue. 15. If a Ready to register with Microsoft widow opes, select No, ot at this time, ad click Next. A Thak you widow opes. 16. Click Fiish (lower right-had side) i the Thak you widow. The workstatio reboots ad a Log O To Widows dialog box opes with the default LogO: UserName: Admiistrator 17. Chage the user ame from the word Admiistrator to the ame of your system type. The ame of your system type should be Deko for ay Deko system, DekoCast for ay DekoCast system, or Thuder for ay Thuder system. Do ot type i a password. 18. Click OK. You might see a brief hardware wizard ope mometarily idetifyig your HASP / Dogle istalled o USB Port Click Next to cotiue. The backgroud widow opes. The operatig system is ow set up o the workstatio. 51

52 Chapter 4 Activatig Widows XP Checkig Drive Letters ad Partitio Sizes The drive letters o your system ad media drives were chaged durig system preparatio. Sice your O-Air Graphics system eeds specific drive assigmets, your ext step is to check the drive letter assigmets ad partitio sizes to determie whether you eed to chage them for your system type. Checkig Drive Letter Assigmets For a typical system, the drive assigmets should be as follows: The System drive has two partitios, which should be labeled as follows: - C:, labeled System - D:, labeled Graphics A Media drive cotais oly oe partitio E:, labeled Clips. This partitio might cotai multiple drives ad might be striped. To check your Drive letter assigmets: 1. O your Desktop, right-click My Computer, ad select Maage. A widow similar to that show below opes. Disk Maagemet 52

53 Checkig Drive Letters ad Partitio Sizes 2. Click Disk Maagemet i the left pae. Drive Letter Example Disk 1 butto Checkig Partitio Sizes I order to check the partitio size of Disk 1, do the followig: To check the partitio of Disk 1: 1. O your Desktop, right-click My Computer, ad select Maage. 2. Click Disk Maagemet i the left pae. 3. See the followig table to determie the drive letter desigatios, ad whether you eed to chage the drive letter desigatio or partitio size. Drive Letter Desigatios ad Partitio Sizes for Disk 1 For These Systems Stadard Deko 3000 SD/HD/HY Stadard Deko 1000 HD/HY DekoCast HD/HY Stadard Deko 1000 C SD Stadard Deko 550 C SD Deko 3000 C SD/HD/HY Extra Storage Deko 3000 C HD/HY ClipDeko Plus DekoCast C SD Thuder C SD/HD/HY Disk 1 should be E: Clips/NTFS, Primary partitio, 64k clusters. The partitio size should be oe half of the etire drive (250 gig). Whe formattig is eeded, perform a quick format, ad leave the secod half of Disk 1 utouched. E: Clips/NTFS, Primary partitio, 64k clusters. The partitio size should be the etire drive. If this is ot the case, formattig is eeded. You must perform a quick format. 53

54 Chapter 4 Activatig Widows XP If you fid that the partitio size for Disk E: is ot cosistet with the iformatio i the precedig table for your system type, you must format Disk 1 as drive E: usig the followig settigs: Primary partitio type - use the maximum disk space for the partitio NTFS Quick format 64K clusters Chagig Drive Letter Assigmets Sice o drive ca cotai the same drive letter, the followig procedure shows you how to chage oe of the drive letters to H ad the chage it back to the eeded drive letter. To chage the drive ad hard drives letter desigatios: 1. O your Desktop, right-click My Computer, ad select Maage. A widow similar to that show below opes. Disk Maagemet 54

55 Checkig Drive Letters ad Partitio Sizes 2. Click Disk Maagemet i the left pae. A widow similar to that show below is displayed. If ecessary, expad the widow s size. The desigatios for the drives should match those as show i the followig table: Disk/Drive Partitio Desigatio for All System Types Drive/Disk Disk 0/Drive C: Partitio Desigatio Should be labelled System (C:). Disk 0/Drive D: For Deko or DekoCast systems, the drive should be labelled Graphics (D:). For Thuder systems, the drive should be labelled Backup (D:). Disk 1/Drive E: CD-ROM 0/Drive F: Should be labelled Clips (E:). This drive is the CD-ROM/DVD drive. 55

56 Chapter 4 Activatig Widows XP 3. Chage the desigatios if eeded by right-clickig the drive word Clips (D: or whatever letter is icorrect) ad selectig Chage Drive Letters ad Paths. Chage Drive Letters ad Paths 4. Click Chage. A dialog box opes. 5. Make sure that Assig the followig drive letter is selected ad select H from the meu. 6. Click OK. (You will later chage this to Drive E:). A cofirmatio dialog box opes. 7. Select Yes to cofirm that the drive desigatio is to be assiged. 56

57 Checkig Drive Letters ad Partitio Sizes 8. Right-click the partitio word Graphics (E:) ad select Chage Drive Letters ad Paths. 9. Click Chage. 57

58 Chapter 4 Activatig Widows XP 10. Select D from the meu as the ew drive desigatio to be assiged to Graphics ad the click OK. 11. Click OK agai to cofirm that the drive desigatio is to be assiged. 12. Chage the desigatio of the Clip drive to E from H by right-clickig the Clips H: drive ad selectig Chage Drive Letters ad Paths Select E from the pull dow as the ew drive desigatio to be assiged to Clips ad the click OK. 14. Click OK to cofirm that the drive desigatio is to be assiged. The Computer Maagemet widow should appear as follows: For Thuder systems, the D: drive should be labelled Backup (D:). 15. Close the Computer Maagemet widow. 58

59 Checkig Your Scree Resolutio Settigs Checkig Your Scree Resolutio Settigs It might be helpful to check your scree resolutio settigs to make sure they are compatible for your system type (SD or HD/HY). Follow the procedure below for your system type (SD or HD/HY). Checkig ad Chagig Scree Resolutio Settigs o SD Systems To check ad chage scree resolutio settigs o SD systems: 1. Right click o the Desktop ad select Properties > Settigs. 2. Make sure the Scree resolutio is 1024 by 768 pixels ad Color quality is 32 bit. 3. Click Ok, ad if ecessary select Yes to keep the resolutio ad color quality. Checkig ad Chagig Scree Resolutio Settigs o HD/HY Systems To check ad chage scree resolutio settigs o HD/HY systems: 1. Right click o the Desktop ad select Properties > Settigs. 2. Select Display 1, ad make sure the Scree resolutio is 1024 by 768 ad Color quality is 32 bit. 3. Select Display 2, click o the Advaced butto, ad select the Moitor tab. Make sure there is o check mark for Hide modes that this moitor caot display ad the click OK. For Deko HD ad HY systems, the moitor represetatios (i.e., moitor 1 ad moitor 2) withi the Display Properties widow must be arraged as show below: 59

60 Chapter 4 Activatig Widows XP The left edges of the moitor represetatios must be aliged as show. For Display 2: Make sure Scree resolutio is 1920 by 1096 ad Color quality is 32 bit. Make sure the Use this device as the primary moitor is ot checked. Make sure the Exted my Widows desktop oto this moitor is checked. 4. Click OK ad if ecessary Yes to keep the settigs that have bee made. The ext part of the process is to istall the applicatio software. See Istallig Avid Applicatio Software o page

61 Chapter 5 Istallig Avid Applicatio Software This chapter describes how to istall your Avid applicatio software (Deko, DekoCast, or Thuder). It also cotais iformatio o how to lauch your Avid applicatio software. See the appropriate sectio based o the Avid applicatio software you are istallig. This chapter cotais the followig topics: Istallig Avid Deko Applicatio Software Istallig Avid DekoCast Applicatio Software Istallig Avid Thuder Applicatio Software Istallig Avid Thuder Browse Applicatio Software

62 Chapter 5 Istallig Avid Applicatio Software Istallig Avid Deko Applicatio Software The followig procedure describes how to istall the software for the followig Deko systems: Stadard Deko 3000 C SD/HD/HY Stadard Deko 1000 C SD/HD/HY Stadard Deko 550 C SD Deko 3000 C SD/HD/HY Extra Storage Deko 3000 C HD/HY ClipDeko Plus The istallatios are very similar, but you might ecouter differet dialog boxes depedig o the type of system you are istallig. I geeral, you should follow the istructios you see o the scree. This procedure takes approximately 30 miutes. To istall your Avid Deko applicatio: 1. Place the CD ito the CD/DVD drive. After a short period of time, the Istallatio software lauches automatically, ad the Welcome dialog box opes. 62

63 Istallig Avid Deko Applicatio Software If the CD does ot lauch automatically, lauch the istallatio maually as follows: a. Double-click the My Computer ico o the desktop. The My Computer widow opes. b. Right-click the DVD ico, ad select AutoPlay. The Istallatio widow opes. Depedig o your software, the versio umber or type of software show i the widow ca be differet. 2. Click Next. The Software Licese Agreemet dialog box opes. 3. Select I accept the terms of the licese agreemet, ad click Next. The Setup Type dialog box opes. 4. Determie whether you wat to istall a FastActio keyboard (FAK), the do oe of the followig: t If you do ot wat to istall a FastActio Keyboard at this time, select Complete, ad click Next. t If you wat to istall a FastActio Keyboard (FAK) ow, select Custom, ad click Next twice. I the Select Features dialog box, select the FAK optios, ad click Next agai. The Choose Destiatio Locatio dialog box opes. 5. Accept the default locatio (C:Deko), or browse to a desired locatio ad click Next. The Ready to Istall the Program dialog box opes. 6. Click Istall. The istallatio program istalls the software compoets. Some messages boxes (Setup Status, Extractig Files, Istallig Drivers) appear o the scree. Some warigs might ope statig that Avid software does ot have Microsoft Certificatio. 63

64 Chapter 5 Istallig Avid Applicatio Software 7. Click Cotiue Ayway o all of these dialog boxes. 8. Cotiue with the istallatio util you see a Foud New Hardware Wizard. 9. Respod to each of the Foud New Hardware Wizards as follows: a. Always select Istall the software automatically (Recommeded). b. Click Next ad Fiish for each Foud New Hardware Wizard that opes. c. Cotiue with the ext Foud New Hardware Wizard util o more ope. 64

65 Istallig Avid Deko Applicatio Software If your system seems to be takig too much time to istall drivers, the Foud New Hardware Wizard dialog boxes might be hidde behid aother dialog box. Move the dialog boxes aroud, ad click Next or Fiish o ay Foud New Hardware dialog boxes that you fid. The Flash Gordo dialog box also opes. Let it cotiue to flash the boards. Depedig o what was flashed at the factory, the boards might ot eed to be updated, or oly certai compoets might flash. Whe all of the software is loaded, a message box opes. 10. Click OK. The Setup Complete dialog box opes, askig if you wat to restart the system. 11. Select No, do ot restart at this time, ad click Fiish. 12. Select Start > Shut Dow > Shut dow, ad click OK. The system is tured off. You must tur off the machie completely. Startig the Deko Applicatio Oce you have istalled the Deko software, you ca start the Deko applicatio. If you are usig a FastActio keyboard (FAK), ad have ot istalled it yet, you must locate the CD, ad istall the FAK software. For more iformatio, see Istallig the FastActio Keyboard o page 81. To start the Deko applicatio: 1. Tur o your system. For more iformatio, see Turig O Your System o page Log o as userame: Deko (o password). 65

66 Chapter 5 Istallig Avid Applicatio Software 3. Lauch the Deko applicatio by clickig the Deko ico o your desktop. If a Licese agreemet dialog box opes, click I Accept. The Avid Deko applicatio opes. Whe lauchig Deko, the applicatio lauches i the default video stadard based o the system type (SD, or HD/HY). The default video stadards are as follows: - For SD products, the default video stadard is NTSC - For HD products, the default video stadard is HD_1080i For HY products, the default video stadard is HD_1080i Chage the default video stadard to ay stadard that is supported for your system by selectig Optios > Hardware Settigs. The Hardware Settigs dialog box opes. 5. I the Video Stadard list box, select the type of video format that your facility wats to use with this machie (SD or HD), ad click OK. You must restart Widows whe switchig betwee SD ad HD modes. For more iformatio o cofigurig your hardware settigs, see the Avid Deko Products User s Guide. 6. Select Help > About Deko. The About Deko dialog box opes. 7. Verify that the optios you purchased are eabled. 8. Verify that you are ruig the latest released versio of Deko software. For more iformatio, see 9. After you have lauched Deko successfully for the first time, you should make a backup of this workstatio. For more iformatio, see Backig Up Your Workstatio o page

67 Istallig Avid DekoCast Applicatio Software Istallig Avid DekoCast Applicatio Software The followig procedure describes how to istall the software for all DekoCast SD/HD/HY systems. I geeral, you should follow the istructios you see o the scree. This procedure takes approximately 30 miutes. To istall your Avid DekoCast applicatio: 1. Place the CD ito the CD/DVD drive. After a short period of time, the Istallatio software lauches automatically, ad the Welcome dialog box opes. If the CD does ot lauch automatically, lauch the istallatio maually as follows: a. Double-click the My Computer ico o the desktop. The My Computer widow opes. b. Right-click the CD/DVD ico, ad select AutoPlay. The Istallatio widow opes. Depedig o your software, the versio umber or type of software show i the widow ca be differet. 2. Click Next. The Software Licese Agreemet dialog box opes. 3. Click Yes to accept the licese. The Choose Destiatio Locatio dialog box opes. 4. Accept the default locatio (C:DekoCast), or browse to a desired locatio ad click Next. 5. Cotiue clickig Next util the Select Compoets Widow opes. 6. Click Next. Never deselect ay optios that are selected. 7. Cotiue util you see a Foud New Hardware Wizard. The remaiig parts of the istallatio load the firmware ad drivers for the Avid boards that are located i your system. The more boards you have i the system, the more Foud New Hardware Wizard boxes ope. Some warigs statig that Avid software does ot have Microsoft Certificatio might also ope. Always click Cotiue Ayway. 67

68 Chapter 5 Istallig Avid Applicatio Software 8. Respod to each of the Foud New Hardware Wizards as follows: a. Always select Istall Software Automatically. b. Click Next ad Fiish for each Foud New Hardware Wizard that opes. c. Cotiue with the ext Foud New Hardware Wizard util o more ope. If your system seems to be takig too much time to istall drivers, the Foud New Hardware Wizard dialog boxes might be hidde behid aother dialog box. Move the dialog boxes aroud, ad click Next or Fiish o ay Foud New Hardware dialog boxes that you fid. The Flash Gordo dialog box also opes. Let it cotiue to flash the boards. Whe all of the software is loaded, a message box opes. 9. Click OK. The Setup Complete dialog box opes, askig if you wat to restart the system. 10. Click No, do ot restart at this time, ad click Fiish. 11. Select Start > Shut Dow > Shut dow, ad click OK. The system is tured off. You must tur off the machie completely. 68

69 Istallig Avid DekoCast Applicatio Software Startig the DekoCast Applicatio To start the DekoCast applicatio: 1. Tur o your system. For more iformatio, see Turig O Your System o page 47. Whe the system restarts, there are five icos o your desktop: - DekoCast - PostDeko Lite - DekoCast Cetral - Avid Sequece - Trascode 2. Start the DekoCast applicatio by clickig the DekoCast ico o your desktop. If a Licese agreemet dialog box opes, click I Accept. The Avid DekoCast applicatio opes. 3. Select Help > About DekoCast. The About DekoCast dialog box opes. 4. Verify that the optios you purchased are eabled. 5. Verify that you are ruig the latest released versio of DekoCast software. For more iformatio, see 6. After you have lauched DekoCast successfully for the first time, you should make a backup of this workstatio. For more iformatio, see Backig Up Your Workstatio o page You ca also start ay of the other DekoCast-related applicatios that have icos o your desktop. For more iformatio, see Startig Other DekoCast Related Applicatios o page 69. Startig Other DekoCast Related Applicatios t To start ay of the other applicatios, click o their icos o the desktop. For more iformatio o usig the Avid PostDeko Lite applicatio, see the Avid Deko Products User s Guide. For iformatio o usig the Avid DekoCast Cetral applicatio ad the Avid Sequece applicatio, see the Avid DekoCast Products User s Guide. 69

70 Chapter 5 Istallig Avid Applicatio Software Istallig Avid Thuder Applicatio Software The followig procedure describes how to istall the software for all Thuder SD/HD/HY systems. I geeral, you should follow the istructios you see o the scree. For iformatio o istallig Thuder Browse applicatio software o a system other tha the Thuder Server, see Istallig Avid Thuder Browse Applicatio Software o page 73. This procedure takes approximately 30 miutes. To istall your Avid Thuder applicatio software: 1. Place the CD ito the CD/DVD drive. After a short period of time, the Istallatio software starts automatically, ad the Choose Thuder Type dialog box opes askig if you wat to istall Thuder or Thuder Browse. If the DVD does ot lauch automatically, lauch the istallatio maually as follows: a. Double-click the My Computer ico o the desktop. The My Computer widow opes. b. Right-click the DVD ico, ad select AutoPlay. The Istallatio widow opes. Depedig o your software, the versio umber or type of software show i the widow ca be differet. 2. Select Thuder, ad click Next. The Welcome dialog box opes. 3. Click Next. The Software Licese Agreemet dialog box opes. 4. Click I accept the terms of the licese agreemet, ad click Next. The Choose Destiatio Locatio dialog box opes. 5. Accept the default locatio (C:Thuder), or browse to a desired locatio ad click Next. The Ready to Istall the Program dialog box opes. 6. Click Istall. 7. Cotiue util you see a Foud New Hardware Wizard. The remaiig parts of the istallatio load the firmware ad drivers for the Avid boards that are located i your system. The more boards you have i the system, the more Foud New Hardware Wizard boxes ope. Some warigs might ope statig that Avid software does ot have Microsoft Certificatio. Always click Cotiue Ayway. 70

71 Istallig Avid Thuder Applicatio Software 8. Respod to each of the Foud New Hardware Wizards as follows: a. Always select Istall software automatically. b. Click Next ad Fiish for each Foud New Hardware Wizard that opes. c. Cotiue with the ext Foud New Hardware Wizard util o more ope. If your system seems to be takig too much time to istall drivers, the Foud New Hardware Wizard dialog boxes might be hidde behid aother dialog box. Move the dialog boxes aroud, ad click Next or Fiish o ay Foud New Hardware dialog boxes that you fid. The Flash Gordo dialog box also opes. Let it cotiue to flash the boards. Whe it s fiished flashig all segmets of both SD ad HD boards, ad all of the software is loaded, a message box opes. 9. Click OK. The system cotiues istallig required programs, the the IstallShield Wizard Complete dialog box opes, askig if you wat to restart your computer ow. 10. Click No, I will restart my computer later ad click Fiish. 11. Select Start > Shut Dow > Shut dow, ad click OK. The system is tured off. You must tur off the machie completely. 71

72 Chapter 5 Istallig Avid Applicatio Software Startig the Thuder Applicatio To start the Thuder applicatio: 1. Tur o your system. For more iformatio, see Turig O Your System o page Start the Thuder applicatio by clickig o the Thuder ico o your desktop. If a Licese agreemet dialog box opes, click I Agree. The Thuder applicatio lauches with the Tip of the Day dialog box displayed. 3. Click Close. 4. Exit Thuder by selectig File > Exit. 5. After you have started Thuder successfully for the first time, you should make a backup of this workstatio. For more iformatio, see Backig Up Your Workstatio o page

73 Istallig Avid Thuder Browse Applicatio Software Istallig Avid Thuder Browse Applicatio Software Thuder Browse is a software-oly versio of Thuder that allows remote users from ay PC to coect to ay Thuder database. The Thuder Browse software is ot istalled o the Thuder server. Thuder Browse provides remote cotet browsig ad maagemet ad eables users to perform such tasks as browsig media, previewig stills ad clips, trimmig clips, deletig ad copyig files, ad creatig sequeces. Remote cotrol also icludes complete record ad playback capability, allowig a Thuder chael to be cotrolled from a separate cotrol room. The followig procedure describes how to istall the Thuder Browse applicatio software. I geeral, you should follow the istructios you see o the scree. To istall your Avid Thuder Browse applicatio: 1. Place the CD ito the CD/DVD drive. After a short period of time, the Istallatio software starts automatically, ad the Choose Thuder Type dialog box opes askig if you wat to istall Thuder or Thuder Browse. If the DVD does ot lauch automatically, lauch the istallatio maually as follows: a. Double-click the My Computer ico o the desktop. The My Computer widow opes. b. Right-click the DVD ico, ad select AutoPlay. The Istallatio widow opes, askig which type of Thuder you wat to istall. Depedig o your software, the versio umber or type of software show i the widow ca be differet. 2. Select Thuder Browse, ad click Next. The Welcome dialog box opes. 3. Click Next. The Video Stadard dialog box opes. 4. Select the video stadard that is most appropriate for this system, ad click Next. The Software Licese Agreemet dialog box opes. 73

74 Chapter 5 Istallig Avid Applicatio Software 5. Click Yes to accept the licese. The Choose Destiatio Locatio dialog box opes. 6. Accept the default locatio (C:Thuder), or browse to a desired locatio ad click Next. The Ready to Istall the Program dialog box opes. Whe the software is loaded, the IstallShield Wizard Complete dialog box opes, askig if you wat to restart the system. 7. Click Yes, I will restart my computer ow ad click Fiish. 8. Click the Start butto ad Select Shutdow to tur off the system. 9. Start the Thuder Browse applicatio by clickig o the Thuder Browse ico o your desktop. If a Licese agreemet dialog box opes, click I Accept. The Avid Thuder Browse applicatio opes. For more iformatio o usig your Avid Thuder Browse applicatio, see the Avid Thuder Products User s Guide. 74

75 Chapter 6 Backig Up Your Workstatio Your system ow cotais the cofigured operatig system ad the Avid applicatio. This chapter describes iformatio o how to back up your workstatio. Because a restore DVD is ot supplied, you eed to perform the backup procedures to make sure you ca restore your system if ecessary. Avid recommeds that you back up your workstatio before istallig ay software. Avid provides a program, Acrois True Image, for your use as a tool to perform backups ad restores if eeded. Avid recommeds that you use the Acrois program, or aother program selected by your IT departmet, to back up the workstatio o a regular basis. Periodic backups should be made of both the System drive ad the Media drives. This helps to isure that the workstatio ca be brought back olie quickly if oe of the drives should fail ad eed to be replaced. Periodic backups also provide a quick way to recover files that are somehow corrupted or iadvertetly deleted. Spare hard drives for the workstatio should be stored at the facility where the workstatio is beig used. For more iformatio o creatig backups of your system, see: Creatig a C: Drive System Image ad Storig it o the E: Partitio o page 76 Creatig a Bootable CD o page 77 Backig Up The Graphics Partitio (D:) ad Media Drives (E:) o page 78

76 Chapter 6 Backig Up Your Workstatio Creatig a C: Drive System Image ad Storig it o the E: Partitio Oce you have loaded your system applicatio oto the system disk, you should create a image of the system drive s C: partitio ad place it oto the E: partitio of the media drives usig Acrois True Image. The followig procedure explais how to create a image of your system drive, usig the Acrois True Image software, ad store the image o the E: partitio of your drive. The image should be stored with high compressio so the size of the file is ot too large. To create ad store a C: drive system image o the E: partitio: 1. Select Start > Programs > Acrois > True Image > Acrois True Image OEM editio. The OEM Editio Widow opes. 2. Click No Thaks. The Applicatio Widow opes. 3. Double-click the Create Image ico. 4. Click Next. 5. Select the C: partitio as the partitio you wish to create a image for, ad click Next. A widow opes askig where you wat to store the created image. 6. Usig the icos i the left pael, browse to ad select the E: drive as the locatio for storig the image. The E: Drive is called Clips o your system. 7. Choose a ame for the image, type it ito the Fileame locatio, ad the click Next. You describe the partitio later i the process. Write dow the ame of the image ad where it is stored. 8. Select Automatic ad click Next. 9. Select the compressio to be used (Avid recommeds High Compressio), ad click Next. The ext widow asks if you wish to password protect the image. 10. Avid recommeds NO password. 11. Click Next. The Image commet widow opes. 76

77 Creatig a Bootable CD c 12. Type a brief explaatio of the image that you are restorig, icludig for example: - Date ad time - Software revisio if kow - No-Avid software loaded such as Adobe software - Ay specific iformatio that might defie the image 13. Click Next. A cofirmatio widow opes ad asks you to cofirm the iformatio. 14. Do oe of the followig: t Click Proceed if correct. t Click Back to chage iformatio, ad retur to this locatio whe complete ad click Proceed whe correct. The image creatio starts. Avid recommeds that you DO NOT use the system while the applicatio is creatig ad storig the image because you could lose data. It might take up to 5 miutes for the image to be created. 15. Click Ok, ad close the applicatio. You ca also use the same procedure to back up the complete system disk (partitios C: ad D:) i case the complete disk is uusable. If you decide to do this, Avid recommeds that you store both the C: partitio ad the complete disks (partitios C: ad D:) so you ca choose betwee what images you eed to restore. Creatig a Bootable CD You should ow use the Acrois software to create a bootable CD cotaiig the Acrois True Image software. This is a bootable CD that boots to the Acrois software o a CD. You the use the Acrois software to recreate the image stored previously o aother drive. To create a bootable CD image with Acrois True Image software: 1. Place a blak CD ito the CD drive. 2. Select Start > Programs > Acrois > True Image > Bootable Rescue Media Builder. A Welcome Widow opes. 77

78 Chapter 6 Backig Up Your Workstatio 3. Click Next. A bootable media Wizard opes. 4. Select Full Versio ad click OK. 5. Select CD ad click Proceed. 6. Whe complete, click OK, label the CD, ad place it i a safe locatio. Backig Up The Graphics Partitio (D:) ad Media Drives (E:) The backup partitio ad media drives o a workstatio should be backed up usig stadard file backup procedures or Acrois True Image software. Cotact your IT Departmet or Corporate IT Facility Admiistrator to obtai detailed iformatio about how to back up the Graphics (D:) Partitio ad Media Drives (E:) Partitio, or see the Acrois True Image User s Guide located as a PDF file o the disk. Whe you have more tha oe Media drive cofigured as a drive array o a workstatio, all of the drives show up as oe partitio (E: partitio). After you have backed up your workstatio, icludig Graphics ad Media drives, ad created a bootable CD, you should rack mout your system. For more iformatio, see Rack Moutig ad Attachig Peripherals to Your System o page

79 Chapter 7 Rack Moutig ad Attachig Peripherals to Your System This chapter describes how to rack mout your Avid system, icludig how to coect the serial iput ad output coectios, cofigure the etwork, ad istall the FastActio keyboard, if ecessary. This chapter cotais the followig sectios: Rack Moutig the Chassis Serial Iput ad Output Coectios Network Cofiguratio Rack Moutig the Chassis If the workstatio is to be rack mouted or moved to aother locatio, discoect all of the compoets ad rack mout the workstatio chassis i the ew locatio. The workstatio chassis is desiged so that idustry-stadard rails ca be coected to it for rack moutig purposes. The workstatio fits o ich stadard istrumet racks.

80 Chapter 7 Rack Moutig ad Attachig Peripherals to Your System Attachig the Rack Ears ad Frot Pael Cover The rack ears are provided i a plastic bag alog with the power cables. This bag cotais the followig: 2 rack ears 4 plastic tabs for moutig the frot cover 4 screws for moutig the rack ears to the side of the chassis To attach the rack ears ad frot pael cover: 1. Attach the rack ears ad plastic tabs to the side of the system to secure the frot pael cover. 2. Attach the frot bezel (supplied) to the frot of the workstatio. The frot bezel is the large plastic cover that has the product ame (Deko 1000, Deko 3000, DekoCast, Thuder) that idetifies your system type. Attachig the Rack Rails Coolig The ext step is to attach the iteral rack rails to the chassis. Whe rack moutig, it is recommeded that you allow access to the top of the uit with power ad cotrol durig troubleshootig. To measure the proper distace to allow access, exted the system out o the rack slides to the poit where you ca remove the top of the uit. This is the legth of cable required to remai coected for a proper service loop. To attach the rack rails, refer to the istructios that came with your rack rails. It is recommeded that for proper coolig you leave a sigle rack uit of space betwee the top ad bottom of the uit. Attachig the VGA, Mouse, ad Keyboard Usig the Avocet Exteders Oce your OAG chassis is placed i a rack, you most likely will eed to use a Avocet exteder to coect your VGA, mouse, ad keyboard. For iformatio o coectig the VGA, mouse ad keyboard usig a KVM exteder (such as Avocet), see the maufacturer s istructios. 80

81 Rack Moutig the Chassis The mouse ad keyboard coectios o the workstatio are show i USB Port # 1 Locatio Diagram o page 45. If you received a Fast Actio Keyboard (FAK) as part of your Deko order, you wat to istall that istead of the Stadard keyboard (SK). For more iformatio, see Istallig the FastActio Keyboard o page 81. Istallig the FastActio Keyboard If you ordered the FastActio Keyboard (FAK), you should ow istall the software ad hardware for it. See the Avid Deko Products User s Guide for iformatio o usig the FAK. The FAK supports the use of may laguages used with Widows operatig system. If you add a laguage to your system, you might eed to reistall the FAK driver. The applicatio software displays the firmware versio i the FAK display whe it powers up. The miimum firmware versio is 1.6. To istall the FastActio Keyboard: 1. Make sure the Deko applicatio is ot ruig. 2. Isert the FAK driver CD that ships with the FAK. The FAK Istaller automatically starts. 3. Click Next ad follow the istructios o the scree. If you are istallig the driver o a Widows XP system, you will be prompted with a message statig that the software you are istallig has ot passed Widows Logo testig to verify its compatibility with Widows XP. Click Cotiue Ayway. This dialog box might be hidde behid the Istaller widow. Move the widow aside to see the message. 4. Whe asked if you wat to restart your system, click Yes. 5. Coect the FAK to the keyboard port at the rear of the system. 6. Coect the FAK power supply to the keyboard. 7. Coect the AC power cord to the power supply ad the wall. 8. Lauch the Deko applicatio by clickig the Deko ico o your desktop. If a Licese agreemet dialog box opes, click I Accept. The Avid Deko applicatio opes. 9. Select Optios > Prefereces, ad select the followig optios: - Ehaced keypad - FastActio fuctio keys 81

82 Chapter 7 Rack Moutig ad Attachig Peripherals to Your System - FastActio Lights If ay of these are uavailable, locate the CD that came with your FAK ad reistall the FAK software. For more iformatio o usig your Avid Deko applicatio, see the Avid Deko Products User s Guide. 10. You must ow cofigure the hardware ad software for your system. For more iformatio, see Cofigurig Your Hardware o page 85. Serial Iput ad Output Coectios A explaatio of serial iputs ad outputs ca be foud i Usig COM ad GPI Port Piouts o page 93. Network Cofiguratio If at ay time you eed to use Admiistrator privileges uder the operatig system, the built-i default Admiistrator password for this image is avid. Cotact your System Admiistrator at the facility where the workstatio is to be istalled to obtai etwork cofiguratio iformatio for your system. c The followig guidelies are for your etwork System Admiistrator to use for protectig the system from viruses. While it is uderstood that all of these guidelies might ot be practical, followig them provides the best level of protectio agaist system ifectio. Share a folder or drive to Everyoe with full access. All systems have a local admiistrator password of avid preassiged. Always assig a local Admiistrator password o every machie. Not assigig a local Admiistrator password ca itroduce a serious security risk. Do ot store files with a.exe extesio i directories with write permissios. If possible, keep all Avid O-Air Graphics equipmet o a separate etwork that is isolated from other machies i the facility. Disallow Iteret access o ay Avid O-Air Graphics machies that do ot require it. Do ot istall ati-virus software o ay of the Avid-supplied hardware compoets that are used o air. 82

83 Network Cofiguratio Istall ad ru ativirus software o all PC compoets that are ot used for o-air playout. This icludes Avid products such as DekoCast Authorig Statio, PostDeko, ThuderMOS, DekoMOS cliets, ad Thuder Browse. See the Virus Protectio Recommedatios for Avid Live Productio Products white paper for additioal guidelies o how to protect your O-Air Graphics system from virus ifectio. This ad other white paper ad applicatio otes ca be foud at 83

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85 Chapter 8 Cofigurig Your Hardware This chapter provides you with step by step procedures o how to cofigure the hardware for your Avid workstatio, icludig how to coect referece, video ad audio. There are also detailed descriptios o the use of the COM ad GPI port piouts for your Avid workstatio. The chapter cotais the followig topics: Coectig Referece Coectig Video Coectig Audio Usig COM ad GPI Port Piouts

86 Chapter 8 Cofigurig Your Hardware Coectig Referece This sectio explais the video referece setup guidelies based o your system type, ad also how to coect referece for Deko, DekoCast, ad Thuder. Whe coectig the referece for your system, use the followig table. Video Referece Setup Guidelies System Type High Defiitio (HD) Hybrid (HY) Stadard Defiitio (SD) Select this optio Tri-level syc (Recommeded) Aalog Referece Black Tri-level syc does ot work i SD. However, if the system always remais i HD mode, ad does ot switch to SD mode, Avid recommeds that you use Tri-level syc. Aalog Referece Black 86

87 Coectig Video Coectig Video This sectio cotais iformatio o how to make the video coectios o the Video I/O board for your system type (Deko, DekoCast, or Thuder). The followig is a illustratio of the Video I/O board. REF Referece Video I VIDEO A Key I Key/Vid B Video Out (Out 1 V) PGM Vid Key Out (Out 1 K) PGM Key AUX Vid Aux Video (Out 2 V) AUX Key Aux Key (Out 2 K) For iformatio o how these iputs ad outputs are used to coect video for your system type, see the followig topics: Coectig Video o Stadard Deko Systems o page 88 Coectig Video o DekoCast Systems o page 88 Coectig Video o Thuder Systems o page 89 Coectig Video (Deko 3000 C Extra Storage ad ClipDeko Plus Systems) o page 89 87

88 Chapter 8 Cofigurig Your Hardware Coectig Video o Stadard Deko Systems For Stadard Deko systems (Deko 3000 C SD/HD/HY, Deko 1000 C SD/HD/HY, ad Deko 550 C SD), the Video I/O coectios should be as follows: Referece - Aalog Black or Tri-syc Video I - SD/HD Video Iput Key I - SD/HD Key Iput Video Out - Program or Program A Key Out - Program Key or Program A Key Aux Video - Preview Video or Program B The Aux Video coector is a software-eabled BNC ad should oly be coected after checkig the software optios for your system. Aux Key - Preview Key or Program B Key The Aux Key coector is a software-eabled BNC ad should oly be coected after checkig the software optios for your system. Coectig Video o DekoCast Systems For DekoCast C SD/HD/HY systems, the Video I/O coectios should be as follows: Referece - Aalog Black or Tri-syc Video I - SD/HD Video Iput Key I - SD/HD Key Iput Video Out - Chael Video Out Key Out - Chael Key Out Aux Video - Not used Aux Key - Not used 88

89 Coectig Video Coectig Video o Thuder Systems For Thuder C SD/HD/HY systems, the Video I/O coectios should be as follows: Referece - Aalog Black or Tri-syc Sice all Thuder C SD/HD/HY systems cotai two Video I/O boards, Referece must be coected to Chael #1 oly (the I/O slot o the left if lookig at the rear of the chassis. Coect to this Referece oly REF REF It is ot ecessary to coect a secod referece o the secod I/O chael. If coected properly, the referece for both I/O boards is take care of iterally. Video I - SD/HD Video Iput Key I - SD/HD Key Iput Video Out - Chael Video Out Key Out - Chael Key Out Aux Video - Not used Aux Key - Not used Coectig Video (Deko 3000 C Extra Storage ad ClipDeko Plus Systems) For Deko 3000 C SD/HD/HY Extra Storage ad Deko 3000 C HD/HY ClipDeko Plus systems, the Video I/O coectios should be as follows: Referece - Aalog Black or Tri-syc Sice all Deko 3000 C ClipDeko Plus systems cotai two Video I/O boards, referece must be coected to Chael #1 oly (the I/O slot o the left if lookig at the rear of the chassis. Coect to this Referece oly REF REF 89

90 Chapter 8 Cofigurig Your Hardware It is ot ecessary to coect a secod referece o the secod I/O chael. If coected properly, the referece for both I/O boards is resolved iterally. Video I - SD/HD Video Iput Key I - SD/HD Key Iput Video Out - Chael Video Out Key Out - Chael Key Out Aux Video - Not used Aux Key - Not used Coectig Audio The audio for all systems is embedded to SMPTE specificatios. DekoCast C HD ad DekoCast C HY systems come equipped with the ability to support AES audio as well as SDI embedded audio. For all Thuder systems, you ca coect the supplied USB Audio adapter if you wat to use speakers, or headphoes. For more iformatio, see the followig topics: Settig Up AES Audio for DekoCast C HD/HY Systems Istallig the USB Audio Adapter for Thuder Settig Up AES Audio for DekoCast C HD/HY Systems DekoCast C HD ad DekoCast C HY systems come equipped with the ability to support AES audio as well as SDI embedded audio. AES support is accomplished usig a separate board called a Jalepeo that is piggy-backed oto the Serrao Video I/O board. AES audio ca either pass-through the system separately usig the AES iputs ad outputs o the Jalepeo or ca be embedded ito the SDI video stream by eablig AES audio mode. Whe i AES mode, the Video Iput objects obtai their audio from the AES coectors. Both video iput ports obtai the same audio from these AES coectio. That is, they both obtai chaels of audio from AES ports 1/2 ad 3/4. The AES audio is the embedded ito the video stream ad ca be heard o the video output of the DekoCast C HD/HY system. 90

91 Coectig Audio Coectig a AES Audio Source Your DekoCast C HD/HY System Before you ca use the AES audio fuctioality with DekoCast, you must coect a AES audio source to either of the AES iputs o the Jalepeo board usig a 75 ohm BNC cable. AES Audio Board Diagram CTRL - Maual Bypass Cotrol AES 1/2 Iput AES 3/4 Iput AES 1/2 Output AES 3/4 Output AES 1/2 AUX (ot used) AES 3/4 AUX (ot used) Eablig AES Audio i DekoCast Oce your DekoCast is coected properly, if you wat to embed the AES audio ito the SDI video stream, you must eable AES audio i DekoCast. Otherwise, the AES audio will just pass-through the Jalepeo s coectios. To eable AES audio i DekoCast: 1. Lauch the DekoCast applicatio. 2. Select Prefereces > Optios, ad eable AES audio mode. 91

92 Chapter 8 Cofigurig Your Hardware Istallig the USB Audio Adapter for Thuder The Thuder system backplae does ot cotai ay audio outputs. Therefore, Avid has provided a USB Audio adapter for use with Thuder C SD/HD/HY systems. The USB Audio adapter ca be used durig clip preview oly. It does ot de-embed the audio stream to a aalog output. The applicatio cotais the driver for the USB adapter, so istallatio of the adapter must take place after you istall the applicatio. USB Audio Adapter To istall the adapter: 1. Ope the SIIG USB SoudWaveOptical 5.1 box ad take out the product. 2. Plug the icluded USB cable ito the USB iput port o the rear of the USB SoudWave Optical 5.1 uit. 3. Plug the other ed of the USB cable ito USB Port #2 of the Thuder. MOUSE KEYBRD USB COM Port 1 SVGA La1 La2 NETWORK USB Port # 2 The software detects the USB adapter ad automatically istalls the eeded software. 4. Plug the icluded fiber optic cable ito the Toslik optical output of the USB SoudWave Optical 5.1 uit. 5. Plug the other ed of the fiber optic cable ito a Optical iput port of a digital receiver/decoder (speakers or headphoes). 6. For more iformatio, see the documetatio that is provided with your USB audio adapter. 92

93 Usig COM ad GPI Port Piouts Usig COM ad GPI Port Piouts This sectio cotais iformatio o how to use the COM ports o your Avid O-Air Graphics workstatio. There is o COM 2 coectio o ay system. COM Port Cofiguratios COM Port Cofiguratios 1 GPI Cofiguratio Serial Cofiguratio 3 RS-422 Cofiguratio 4 RS-422 Cofiguratio 5 RS-422 Cofiguratio 6 RS-422 Cofiguratio 7 RS-422 Cofiguratio 8 RS-422 Cofiguratio See the followig sectios: Usig COM Port 1 as a Serial Port (All Deko ad DekoCast Systems) Coectig a Thuder System to a Automatio System Usig COM Port 1 as a GPI Coectio for Deko Systems Usig GPI Iput ad Output Coectios for Thuder Systems 93

94 Chapter 8 Cofigurig Your Hardware Usig COM Port 1 as a Serial Port (All Deko ad DekoCast Systems) Your Avid O-Air Graphics system comes equipped with a RS-232 COM 1 port located off the motherboard. It is usually used by all Deko (icludig Deko 3000 C Extra Storage, ad Deko 3000 C ClipDeko Plus systems) ad all DekoCast C SD/HD/HYsystems for coectig to a automatio system. Use the followig illustratios to locate COM Port 1 o the rear of your system. COM Ports (Deko 1000 C SD, Deko 550 C SD, ad DekoCast C SD) COM Ports 3 ad 4 REDUNDANT POWER SUPPLIES FIBRE CHN COM 3 COM 4 COM 5 REFERENCE SVGA COM 6 COM 7 COM 8 GPI MOUSE KEYBRD USB COM Port 1 SVGA La1 NETWORK La2 ALARM SILENCE COM Port 1 COM Ports (Deko 1000 C HD/HY, Deko 3000 C SD/HD/HY, Deko 3000 C Extra Storage ad ClipDeko Plus) COM Ports 3 through 8 REDUNDANT POWER SUPPLIES FIBRE CHN COM 3 COM 4 COM 5 REFERENCE SVGA COM 6 COM 7 COM 8 GPI MOUSE KEYBRD USB COM Port 1 SVGA La1 NETWORK La2 ALARM SILENCE COM Port 1 94

95 Usig COM ad GPI Port Piouts The male piouts for the COM Port 1 for automatio cotrol are show i the followig figure. COM Port 1 Piouts for Automatio Cotrol The followig table lists the RS-232 sigals for the male COM Port 1 coector o the rear pael. RS-232 COM Ports, Male Pi # Sigal 1 Data Carrier Detect (DCD) 2 Receive data 3 Trasmit data 4 Data Trasmit Ready (DTR) 5 Groud 6 Data Set Ready (DSR) 7 Request To Sed (RTS) 8 Clear To Sed (RTS) 9 Rig Idicator These COM ports o the back of the workstatio operate as stadard COM ports that are selected from the system software, or from a custom applicatio that is writte for your system. For more iformatio, see the appropriate user s guide for your system. 95

96 Chapter 8 Cofigurig Your Hardware Settig Up Deko Automatio To set up Deko Automatio, you eed to do the followig: a. Coect the serial cable. For more iformatio, see Coectig the Serial Cable o page 96. b. Set the serial protocol. For more iformatio, see Settig Serial Protocol o page 96. c. Eable the automatio. For more iformatio, see Eablig Deko Automatio o page 97. Coectig the Serial Cable Automatio uses RS-232 commuicatio betwee the serial port of the system ad the serial port of the Newsroom Computer System. A stadard ie-pi ull modem cable ca be used to coect the two systems. RS-232 serial cables are always female to female. To coect the serial cable: 1. (Optio) If makig your ow cable, coect the followig pis (the system oly uses three of the ie wires.): - 2 to 3-3 to 2-5 to 5 2. Coect oe ed of the cable to the desired port of the Newsroom Computer System, ad the other ed to COM Port 1 o the rear of the workstatio. RS-232 is rated for fifty feet. For loger rus, you eed to use a RS-422 coverter ad cable. Iexpesive coverters from RS-232 ad RS-422 are readily available. The advatage of RS-422 is that you ca have a loger distace betwee the system ad your NCS. RS-422 is good for up to 1,000 feet. Search the web for RS-232 ad RS-422 to fid compaies such as Addeda Electroics, which you ca cotact at (831) Settig Serial Protocol This is a oe-time setup. Most automatio systems ru serial commuicatios at: 9600 baud 8 bits No Parity Oe stop bit 96

97 Usig COM ad GPI Port Piouts The serial protocol of your system ad the automatio system must match. To check or set the commuicatio ports of your system: 1. Press Ctrl+Esc to brig up the meu bar of the system. 2. Click the Start butto, ad select Settigs > Cotrol Pael. 3. Double-click Ports to display the selectio of serial ports (usually COM1). The Ports widow opes. 4. Double-click the port to which you coected the serial cable. The settigs dialog box opes. 5. Chage the settigs as eeded, to match those of the Newsroom Automatio system. 6. Click OK to accept the chages i the settigs dialog box, the click Close i the Ports widow. Eablig Deko Automatio You oly eed to perform these steps oce. Oce you save the settigs, your system is eabled for automatio. To eable Deko automatio: 1. Start the Deko applicatio from the desktop. 2. Select View > Automatio. The Automatio dialog box opes at the bottom of the scree. 3. I the Port text box, type the Commuicatios port that system is usig, most ofte COM1. Be sure to type the COM port ame as oe word, with o spaces. 4. I the Type field, select I.I.I. (for Itelliget Iterface). 5. I the ID text box, if you have oly oe system, type 1. With multiple machies, each machie eeds its ow separate Machie ID. 6. I the Default Doc area, select either Program or Preview to decide which scree receives your data. The Newsroom Automatio system ca override this default. 7. Select Automatio Eabled. A successful coectio shows a message such as: Server created through \\.\COM1 If you do ot see this message, cotact Customer Support. 8. To save settigs, select Optios > Save Settigs Now. Your Deko system is ow set up for Automatio. 97

98 Chapter 8 Cofigurig Your Hardware Coectig a Thuder System to a Automatio System Your Thuder C SD/HD/HY systems come equipped with six idustry stadard COM (that is, RS-422) ports that ca be used for coectig to a automatio system or for other cotrol applicatios. These ports are labeled as COM 3 thru COM 8 o the rear of the Thuder C SD/HD/HY chassis. COM Ports 3-8 o Thuder SD/HD/HY Chassis COM Ports 3-8 REDUNDANT POWER SUPPLIES FIBRE CHN COM 3 COM 4 COM 5 REFERENCE SVGA COM 6 COM 7 COM 8 GPI MOUSE KEYBRD USB COM Port 1 SVGA La1 NETWORK La2 ALARM SILENCE The piouts for the COM ports for automatio cotrol are show i the followig figure. COM Port Piouts for Automatio Cotrol

99 Usig COM ad GPI Port Piouts The followig table lists the RS-422 sigals for the female COM port coectors o the rear pael. RS-422 COM Ports, Female Pi # Sigal 1 Chassis groud 2 RX, Receive data ( ) 3 TX+, Trasmit data (+) 4 No coectio 5 No coectio 6 Groud 7 RX+, Receive data (+) 8 TX, Trasmit data ( ) 9 No coectio These COM ports o the back of the workstatio appear as stadard COM ports that are selected from the Thuder software, or from a custom applicatio that is writte for your Thuder system. For more iformatio, see the Avid Thuder Products User Guide. 99

100 Chapter 8 Cofigurig Your Hardware Usig COM Port 1 as a GPI Coectio for Deko Systems GPI s (Geeral Purpose Iterface) coectios ca be used to iterface with peripheral devices that are capable of sedig ad receivig GPI pulses. A GPI iput ca be selected from the Deko Sequecer to trigger a graphics sequece maually. A GPI output ca be set from a Deko macro commad to trigger a exteral device. For details o how to use GPIs withi the Deko applicatio, see the Avid Deko Products User s Guide provided with your system. The RS-232 port o the rear of your Deko 3000 C SD/HD/HY system (COM Port 1) ca be repurposed to provide a sigle GPI iput ad output. The followig diagram shows the pi coectios o the RS-232 port that are used as GPIs. GPI i+ GPI i- Pi 1 Pi 4 Pi 5 GROUND Pi 7 GPI OUT GPI Iput for Deko Systems Pis 1 ad 4 of the RS-232 coector ca be used to detect a GPI from a stadard cotact closure (such as a GPI output from a switcher). Alteratively, a short pulse (miimum 10 millisecods) o pi 1 also triggers the GPI iput o the Deko applicatio. 100

101 Usig COM ad GPI Port Piouts GPI Output for Deko Systems Pi 7 o the RS-232 coector pulses high (for approximately 100 millisecods) whe a GPI output commad is issued from the Deko applicatio. This ca be used to trigger a exteral device that is expectig a pulse to trigger a evet from the Deko. For a exteral device that does ot trigger from a short pulse, but requires a cotact closure, the custom circuit show i the followig illustratio ca be used. This circuit coverts the pulse o Pi 7 ito a cotact closure to properly trigger devices that expect a somewhat more traditioal GPI (for example, Avid s Thuder Clip Server). Pi 5 GPI OUT- (GROUND) Pi 7 GPI OUT+ Usig GPI Iput ad Output Coectios for Thuder Systems GPIs ca be used to iterface a Thuder workstatio with peripheral devices that are capable of sedig ad receivig GPI electroic pulses. That is, if a exteral device such as a automatio system is coected to the Thuder system s GPI port ad remote cotrol is eabled (by meas of the Eable GPI Trigger meu item withi the Thuder software), electroic pulses from that exteral device ca cotrol specific fuctios of the Thuder workstatio. The followig table lists pi assigmets for the 25-pi male GPI coector o the rear pael. The exteral coector ad cable are customer supplied. A shielded cable must be used o this coector to maitai RFI compliace. The shield of the cable should be coected to the coector s shield or shell

102 Chapter 8 Cofigurig Your Hardware GPI Iput for Thuder Systems GPI Coector Pi Assigmets, Male Pi # Sigal Pi # Sigal Pi # Sigal 1 Groud 10 GPI Out 4 19 GPI I 7 2 GPI Out 1 11 GPI I 4 20 GPI Out 8 3 GPI I 1 12 GPI Out 5 21 GPI I 8 4 GPI Out 2 13 Groud 22 GPI Out Commo Emitter 5 Groud 14 GPI I 5 23 N/C 6 GPI I 2 15 GPI Out 6 24 Power Supply Fail Alarm (Active Low) 7 GPI Out 3 16 GPI I 6 25 Power Supply Fail Groud 8 GPI I 3 17 Groud 9 Groud 18 GPI Out 7 To coect GPI iput lies, you eed to build a custom cable that coects a exteral device (such as a automatio system) GPI output to the desired iput pis o the Thuder GPI coector. Most exteral devices that output GPI (such as a switcher) use a stadard cotact closure circuit. The followig figure illustrates a typical GPI iterface cotact closure circuit. Typical GPI iterface circuit Automatio System's Relay Output GPI I 1-8 Groud GPI Iputs The desired fuctio is activated upo release of the High (that is, risig edge) from groud. 102

103 Usig COM ad GPI Port Piouts For additioal iformatio o coectig that system s GPI lies, refer to your peripheral device s maual, as well as the followig table that lists the Thuder workstatio GPI iput specificatios, Thuder GPI Iput Specificatios Parameter Miimum Pulse Width Actio Curret sourcig Specificatio 0.5 ms Pull-dow to groud Approximately 5 ma GPI Output for Thuder Systems Pi 22 (GPI Out Commo Emitter) o the GPI coector pulses high (for approximately 100 millisecods) whe a GPI output commad is issued from the Thuder software applicatio. This ca be used to trigger a exteral device that is expectig a pulse to trigger a evet from the Thuder. The GPI Outputs are opto-isolated closures to the GPI Out Commo Emitter referece voltage (set by the customer). Exteral pull-up resistors to a customer-set power rail are required o each GPI output. A typical setup would look similar to the followig figure. Custom Circuit for GPI Output Vcc GPI Out GPI Commo Emmiter Iteral Coectio to Other Emmiters 103

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105 Chapter 9 Cofigurig Your Software This chapter provides you with step by step procedures o how to cofigure the Deko, DekoCast ad Thuder software for your system. This sectio cotais the followig topics: Cofigurig Deko Software Cofigurig DekoCast Software Cofigurig Thuder Software Cofigurig Deko Software This sectio cotais iformatio o how to cofigure the software for all Deko systems. This icludes the followig: 3000 C SD/HD/HY Deko 3000 C SD/HD/HY Extra Storage Deko 3000 C HD/HY ClipDeko Plus) Deko 1000 C SD/HD/HY Deko 550 C SD systems. Whe cofigurig Deko software, you must do the followig: 1. Set the Video Stadard for your system. See Settig Your Video Format Stadard o page Verify the Deko Software Istall optios. See Verifyig the Deko Software Istalled Optios o page 107.

106 Chapter 9 Cofigurig Your Software 3. Cofigure the Deko computer display. See Cofigurig the Deko Computer Display o page Save a ew layout. See Savig a New Layout o page Set your directory paths. See Settig Your Directory Paths o page Check your video outputs. See Checkig Video Outputs o page Check your video iputs. See Checkig Video Iputs o page Play out the Demo Sequece for Sigle Chael Systems. See Playig Out the Demo Sequece for Sigle Chael Systems o page Optioal: Play out the Demo Sequece for Dual Chael systems. See Playig Out the Demo Sequece for Dual Chael Systems o page Cofigure ClipDeko to import.mov files. See Cofigurig ClipDeko to Import.MOV Files o page Istall ClipAutoUpdate. See Istallig ClipAutoUpdate o page 116. Settig Your Video Format Stadard To set your video format stadard: 1. Start the Deko applicatio. For more iformatio, see Startig the Deko Applicatio o page 65. The Avid Deko applicatio opes. Your Deko will start i a default video stadard based o the Deko Model. Refer to the followig table for more iformatio: Default Video Stadards for Your Deko Model Deko Model Deko 1000 C SD Deko 550 C SD Deko 3000 C SD/HD/HY Deko 1000 C HD/HY Deko 3000 C SD/HD/HY Extra Storage Deko 3000 C HD/HY ClipDeko Plus Default Video Stadard NTSC HD_1080i59.94 It is importat to ote that some SD models due to the chassis i which the Deko software is loaded, iitially lauch i the HD video stadard. See Step 2 below to chage the video stadard. 2. To chage the default video stadard to ay stadard that is supported for your system, select Optios > Hardware Settigs. The Hardware Settigs dialog box opes. 106

107 Cofigurig Deko Software 3. Select the type of video format for your facility from the Video Stadard list, ad click OK. 4. Make sure the Gelock preset optio is selected. 5. Check to make sure your video shaped ad ushaped settigs are cosistet with what you expect for your site. For more iformatio, see Usig Shaped Ad Ushaped Keyig o page 147. For more iformatio o cofigurig your hardware settigs, see the Avid Deko Products User s Guide. 6. Whe you are doe, close the applicatio, ad restart it from the desktop. 7. Select Optios > Hardware Settigs. 8. Check to make sure your ew selectios appear i the Hardware Settigs dialog box. 9. Restart your system. Widows eeds to restart wheever switchig betwee SD ad HD modes. This applies to all Hybrid (Deko C HY) systems. Verifyig the Deko Software Istalled Optios You should ext verify that the istalled optios for your Deko software match the system you ordered. To verify the Deko software istalled optios: 1. Select Optios > Eabled Optios. The Avid Deko optios dialog box opes with the Avid Deko Product / HASP ID displayed at the top of the dialog box. If you have HASP error messages, cotact Avid Techical Support for assistace. 2. Check your software istalled optios to make sure they are the same as you have ordered. If a optio is selected, it meas it is istalled o this system. The two primary optios for eablig your Aux Video / Aux Key BNC coectors o the back of the Video I/O board are the followig: - HD Dual Program - HD Preview If either or both of these are checked, you ca use the Aux Video / Aux Key outputs. 3. If you have ay questios about your eabled optios, cotact your Avid Techology dealer or Avid Sales office. 107

108 Chapter 9 Cofigurig Your Software Cofigurig the Deko Computer Display The default display for all Deko systems is the Style Edit widow. Although this display works well for displayig graphics, it is ot ideal for checkig video outputs or iputs o sigle chael or dual chael systems. For sigle chael systems, chage the layout for sequece playback: t Select Widows > Select Layout > Sequece Playback. For more iformatio o cofigurig your Deko System display, see the Avid Deko Products User s Guide. For dual chael systems, chage the layout for dual chael playback: 1. Select Widows > Select Layout > Sequece Playback. 2. Select Chael > Dual Program > View Program B. This gives you three chael displays as show i the followig illustratio Repositio the three displays so that all three ca be viewed o the scree. This is doe as follows: a. Place the mouse poiter i the lower right had corer of the display chael util the mouse poiter appears as a diagoal left/right arrow. b. Right click ad drag the chael view to make it smaller.

109 Cofigurig Deko Software c. Repeat this step for the other two chaels util all chaels fit o the scree as show i the followig illustratio: If you have a Deko HY system, you ca create a layout for Stadard Defiitio (SD) 4x3 display, ad oe for High Defiitio (HD) 16x9 display. For more iformatio o cofigurig your Deko System display, see the Avid Deko Products User s Guide. Savig a New Layout Oce you have created a ew layout, you should ame it ad save it, so that the ext time you ope the applicatio, you do ot have to recofigure the layout. 109

110 Chapter 9 Cofigurig Your Software To save your ew layout 1. Select Widow > Save Layout as. The Save Layout dialog box opes. 2. Type a ame, for example Egieerig Dual Chael, ad click Save. The ew layout is saved with the rest of the layouts. You must ow set your directory paths to test the system demos. For more iformatio, see Settig Your Directory Paths o page 110. Settig Your Directory Paths Oce you have saved your layouts, you ca ow set your directory paths for your system type (sigle chael or dual chael). You ca also verify that your keyboard settigs are appropriate for your keyboard type. To set your directory paths: 1. Select the Program chael o the Deko applicatio by clickig o it to make it the active widow. The top of the bar o the Program chael should be blue idicatig it is the active widow. 2. Select File > Ope. The Ope dialog box opes. 3. Navigate to the followig path: D:\Test_Deko\Templates\003.dko This file sets your directory paths for the system demos as either oe chael or two chael. 110

111 Cofigurig Deko Software 4. Select Optios > Prefereces. The Prefereces dialog box opes. 5. Select the Startig Layout that matches the system type you wat to test: t Select the Sequece Playback layout for sigle chael systems. t Select the Egieerig Dual Chael layout for dual chael systems. 6. I the Keyboard area, if you are operatig Deko with a FastActio Keyboard, make sure the followig optios are selected: - Ehaced Keyboard - FastActio Fuctio Keys - FastActio Lights If you have a stadard keyboard, these boxes should be deselected. 7. Select the Paths tab, ad make sure all paths are set to the followig locatio: D:\Test_Deko\Templates. 8. Click OK. 9. Select Optios > Save Settigs Now. This isures that if you close the applicatio for ay reaso durig the ext portios of the testig, your settigs will retur to these cofiguratios. 111

112 Chapter 9 Cofigurig Your Software The displays are ow cofigured for output/iput testig. For more iformatio, see Checkig Video Outputs o page 112. For more detail o settig user prefereces, see the Avid Deko Products User s Guide. Checkig Video Outputs The ext step is to check your video outputs i Deko. To check video outputs: 1. Select the Sequece Playback layout for your system: - Sigle Chael - Egieerig Dual Chael 2. Click the Program A widow to give this widow the actio. 3. Select Chael Keyer Test. 4. Repeat this step for your Preview widow o sigle chael systems or Chael (Program) B o dual chael systems. Click Program A widow. 5. Check the Video Output BNC s. For more iformatio, see Settig Up Boards Before Testig o page 127. The coectors are software-eabled BNC s ad should oly be coected after checkig the software optios for your system by selectig Optios > Eabled Optios. 112

113 Cofigurig Deko Software 6. Select Chael > Keyer Test patter o chaels A ad B. Your Video output should display color bars. Your Key output should display a graduated key output patter. Whe itegratig your Deko system with a productio switcher, you should use this test patter to set up your liear key settigs o your switcher. For more iformatio o settig shaped key sigals o your switcher, see Usig Shaped Ad Ushaped Keyig o page 147. I Dual Chael mode, there is o hardware video output for the Preview widow. The Preview widow is oly displayed o the VGA moitor. Checkig Video Iputs The ext step is to check your video iputs i Deko. To check your video iputs: 1. Select the Program A widow. Above the Program A widow there is a series of activatio buttos. They are called Output View buttos. The first butto labeled CG Pgm A sets video output to O (whe white) or Off (whe grayed out). 2. Select the Video i 1 butto. This sets the Video ad Key iputs to the O positio. 3. Verify your Video output. This should ow be a combied sigal with your Video Iput ad your Keyer test patter. 4. Do the same with your key iput. If you have a full key, the combied key output sigal will be full scree white. 113

114 Chapter 9 Cofigurig Your Software 5. Repeat this procedure for your secod chael Program B widow. Although the CG Pgm. B Video i 2 is labeled i 2, the Deko oly has a sigle video ad key iput per system. The first butto labeled CG Pgm B sets video output to O (whe white) or Off (whe grayed out). 6. Select the Video i 2 butto. 7. Verify your Video Output. This should ow be a combied sigal with your Video Iput ad your Keyer test patter. 8. Verify your Key iput. If you have a full Key, the combied Key output sigal will be full scree white. 9. Verify your Program Video i. This is doe by opeig both a Program widow ad a Preview widow. 10. Select the Video i 2 butto. 11. Verify your Program Video i. This completes the video iput test. If you experiece ay problems or have ay questios regardig your video output or iput cofiguratios, cotact Avid Techical Support. 114

115 Playig Out the Demo Sequece for Sigle Chael Systems If you are cofigurig a sigle chael system, the ext step is to play out the demo sequece. To play out the demo sequece for a sigle chael system: Cofigurig Deko Software 1. Select Widows > Select Layout > Sequece Playback. 2. Select File > Ope. 3. Navigate to D:\Test_Deko\Templates. 4. Locate the loopig sequece foud i the directory that matches your system type (Deko 3000, Deko 1000, or Deko 550), ad select it. Optios iclude the followig: _1chael_loop.seq _1chael_loop.seq - 550_1chael_loop.seq 5. Ru the looped sequece by selectig the gree right-poited arrow ext to the.seq file that matches your system type. 6. Stop the sequece by pressig the stop butto. This completes chael cofiguratio ad testig for your sigle chael system. Playig Out the Demo Sequece for Dual Chael Systems If you are cofigurig a dual chael system, the ext step is to play out the demo sequece. To play out the demo sequece for a dual chael system: 1. Select Widows > Select Layout > Sequece Playback. 2. Select File > Ope. 3. Navigate to D:\Test_Deko\Templates. 4. Locate the loopig sequece foud i the directory that matches your system type (Deko 3000, Deko 1000, or Deko 550), ad select it. Optios iclude the followig: _2chael_loop.seq _2chael_loop.seq - 550_2chael_loop.seq 5. Ru the looped sequece, by selectig the gree right poited arrow ext to the.seq file that matches your system type. 115

116 Chapter 9 Cofigurig Your Software 6. Stop the sequece by pressig the stop butto. This completes chael cofiguratio ad testig for your dual chael system. The ext step is to cofigure ClipDeko to import.mov files. For more iformatio, see Cofigurig ClipDeko to Import.MOV Files o page 116. Cofigurig ClipDeko to Import.MOV Files Deko ships with the ability to import the followig video clip formats:.m2v.vbs.mxf To cofigure ClipDeko to import.mov files, you eed to load Apple QuickTime Player for Widows XP, or purchase Apple QuickTime Pro, ad istall it o this system. Deko coverts all.mov files to Avid s ative.mxf file formats. For more iformatio, see the Avid Deko Products User s Guide. Istallig ClipAutoUpdate If you wat to cofigure your Deko system to automatically import a clip durig productio, you eed to istall ad cofigure the ClipAutoUpdate.exe o your system. The istallatio is covered i this guide, ad the cofiguratio is covered i the Avid Deko Products User s Guide. To istall ClipAutoUpdate: 1. Locate the ClipAutoUpdate.exe i the followig path depedig o your system type (Deko 3000, Deko 1000, or Deko 550). The paths are the followig: - C:\Deko3000\Utilities\ClipAutoUpdate - C:\Deko1000\Utilities\ClipAutoUpdate - C:\Deko550\Utilities\ClipAutoUpdate 116

117 Cofigurig DekoCast Software 2. Ru the update.exe file. You see a small ico i the lower right had corer of your taskbar, idicatig that the ClipAutoUpdate applicatio is active. ClipAutoUpdate ico i taskbar 3. You must ow cofigure ClipAutoUpdate for your system. For more iformatio o cofigurig ClipAutoUpdate, see the Avid Deko Products User s Guide. Cofigurig DekoCast Software This sectio cotais iformatio o how to cofigure the software for your DekoCast SD/HD/HY system. The followig topics are covered: Verifyig DekoCast Software Eabled Optios ad Versio Checkig Video I ad Video Out Coectios Settig the Video Stadard ad Other Optios Ruig a Test Scee for Video I Loadig ad Playig Test Scees Verifyig DekoCast Software Eabled Optios ad Versio You should ext verify the istalled optios for your DekoCast software match what you have ordered. You should also verify that the DekoCast software versio you have istalled is cosistet with the curret released versio of the software. To check the DekoCast software eabled optios ad versio: 1. Start the DekoCast applicatio. For more iformatio, see Startig the DekoCast Applicatio o page 69. The Avid DekoCast applicatio opes. 2. Select Help > About DekoCast. The About DekoCast dialog box opes. 117

118 Chapter 9 Cofigurig Your Software 3. Check your software istalled optios to make sure they are the same as those you ordered. If you have ay questios about your eabled optios, cotact your Avid Techology dealer or Avid Sales office. 4. Write dow the curret released versio umber of the DekoCast software from this dialog box. 5. Verify that your istalled versio of DekoCast is the same as the curret release of DekoCast by goig to locatig the DekoCast page, ad comparig software versios. Checkig Video I ad Video Out Coectios t Esure that the appropriate cables are coected to Video I A ad Video Out A located o the back of the chassis. For more iformatio, see Coectig Video o DekoCast Systems o page 88. Settig the Video Stadard ad Other Optios Oce you have made sure the video coectios are coected properly, you must set the video stadard ad other optios for your DekoCast system. To set the video optios for your DekoCast system: 1. If the DekoCast applicatio is t already started, start it by double-clickig the DekoCast shortcut o the desktop. For more iformatio, see Startig the DekoCast Applicatio o page 69. Your DekoCast will start i a default video stadard based o the DekoCast Model. Refer to the followig table for more iformatio: Default Video Stadards for Your DekoCast Model DekoCast Model Default Video Stadard DekoCast C SD ad Authorig Statio NTSC DekoCast C HD/HY ad Authorig Statio HD_1080i Select Optios > Prefereces > Video Hardware Optios. 3. Select the video format stadard that is applicable for your system. 4. Select other appropriate optios. For more iformatio, see the Avid DekoCast Products User s Guide. 118

119 Cofigurig DekoCast Software Ruig a Test Scee for Video I The ext step is to ru a test scee to test Video Iput ad Video Output o Program A. To ru the test scee for Video I: 1. If the DekoCast applicatio is t already started, start it by selectig the DekoCast shortcut o the desktop. 2. Select File > New. 3. Select Isert > Video I to add a Video I object. 4. Select File > Save. 5. Navigate to the locatio where you wat to save your video i scee. 6. Type a ame for your scee, ad click Save. 7. I the upper left-had corer, highlight your ewly created Video I scee from the list, ad make sure the Draw box ext to the scee path ame is checked. If ay other scees i this list are selected, deselect them at this time. 8. Oce you have selected this scee, make sure that you ca see video o your Video Output moitor. If you do ot see video o your Video Output moitor, you eed to do the followig: a. Verify that all cables are coected properly ad that you have the proper source routed to your moitor. Proper Gelock or Referece must be coected for the DekoCast to perform properly. b. Verify that you have a proper source comig i o Video I A ad that it is the appropriate video format. c. If you have verified all cables ad coectios ad still caot see video, try usig a video scope to further aalyze the problem. 9. Repeat Step 7 of these istructios. If you still caot see video o your Video Output moitor, cotact Avid Techical Support. Loadig ad Playig Test Scees The ext step is to load ad play the test scee to make sure that all of the differet eabled optios work properly. 119

120 Chapter 9 Cofigurig Your Software To load ad play test scees: 1. If the DekoCast applicatio is ot already started, start it by double-clickig the DekoCast shortcut o the desktop. 2. Select File > Ope ad avigate to D:\DekoCast4.0\Fiace. 3. Select the appropriate scee (.dkx) that correspods to your statio s video stadard. Examples are as follows: - Test_PowerFiace_1080i50.dkx. This scee was created to test various eabled optios i HD format 1080i Test_PowerFiace_1080i5994.dkx. This scee was created to test various eabled optios i HD format 1080i Test_PowerFiace_NTSC.dkx. This scee was created to test various eabled optios i NTSC (Stadard Defiitio). - Test_PowerFiace_PAL.dkx. This scee was created to test various eabled optios i PAL. 4. Select the scee from the list i the upper left had corer of your scree ad select the Draw box ext to the scee path ame. If ay other scees i this list are selected, deselect them at this time. 5. Notice a umber of actios located to the left of the Timelie Editor. 6. Select the crawl o a actio ad click the Play butto located betwee the Stop ad Scrub icos above the Timelie Editor. You should ow see a crawl o your Video Output moitor. If you do ot see a crawl, do the followig: a. Verify that all cables are coected properly. b. Verify that you have the proper source routed to that moitor. Proper Gelock or Referece must be coected for the DekoCast to perform properly. c. If you have verified all of these coectios ad still caot see video, try usig a video scope to further aalyze the problem, the repeat this procedure from Step 4. If you still caot see video o your Video Output moitor, cotact Avid Techical Support. 7. Oce the Crawl Text O has bee verified, select the actio Crawl Text Off ad click the Play butto located betwee the stop ad scrub icos above the timelie editor. 8. Repeat this procedure for every eabled optio o this DekoCast system. Optios may vary as to what was purchased for each uit. 120

121 Cofigurig Thuder Software Cofigurig Thuder Software The ext step is to cofigure Thuder to recogize itself ad ay other clip servers o the etwork. The followig topics are covered: Cofigurig Clip Servers o page 121 Cofigurig Your Thuder Display o page 124 Opeig a Test Database o page 124 Cofigurig Clip Servers The Thuder software cotrols clip servers through COM (Compoet Object Model) modules shipped i the form of.dll files. Because of this, ew server cotrol protocols ca be supported by the additio of a ew.dll without requirig a ew versio of Thuder. A sigle Thuder system ca access ad cotrol other Thuder systems all at the same time. Clip server IDs defie the actual machie ad must remai the same o every Thuder workstatio. If two differet Thuder systems ca cotrol a third, the third Thuder s ID must be the same the o other two. With this arragemet, the two cotrollig Thuder systems each require their ow idividual server ID. The serial ports ad iput chaels ca differ for each workstatio. For istace, the same chael from a give Thuder ca be coected to iput chael 2 ( Hdwr. 2 ) o oe Thuder workstatio ad iput chael 1 ( Hdwr. 1 ) o a differet workstatio. As log as the Server ID is the same, each Thuder coected to this oe will play clips properly. To cofigure clip servers: 1. Select File > Prefereces > Cofigure Clip Servers. A warig message box opes. 121

122 Chapter 9 Cofigurig Your Software 2. Click Yes. The Clip Server dialog box opes. If there are other Thuder systems o your site, you must make sure that each clip server has a uique ID umber. Server List The Clip Server dialog box icludes the followig fields. Clip Server Dialog Box Settig Server List Server ID Name Iput Descriptio A list of all curretly cofigured servers, icludig the local Thuder. A ID umber that represets each cofigured server. Each server must have its ow uique umber. A multichael server, such as Thuder, uses the same ID for each chael. The ame of the Thuder workstatio or other clip server as it is kow o your etwork. Specifies the iput chael through which a exteral server is coected to this Thuder workstatio: Hdwr. 1, Hdwr. 2, ad so o. 122

123 Cofigurig Thuder Software Clip Server Dialog Box (Cotiued) Settig Protocol Isert Delete Properties Descriptio Lists the supported protocols used to commuicate with differet disk recorders. Select from: ThuderNet LOCAL Louth Bvw75 Iflexio RocketClip DoReMi Tahoe Odetics Sierra PDR-100 The Isert butto is eabled after a valid Server ID ad Protocol have bee etered. Clickig Isert adds this server to the list. This fuctio pertais to addig ew protocols for exteral clip servers. Removes the selected server from the list. The Thuder ad BetaCam protocols each have uique requiremets. Click o the Properties butto to cofigure the selected disk recorder. If the clip pico displays a red ico istead of gree, there is a clip server problem to resolve before the clip will play. For more iformatio o chagig clip picos, see the Avid Thuder Products User s Guide. For more iformatio about cofigurig clip servers, see the Avid Thuder Products User s Guide. 123

124 Chapter 9 Cofigurig Your Software Cofigurig Your Thuder Display Thuder has a graphic user iterface icorporatig widows, toolbars ad meus similar to other Widows-based applicatios. The key elemets of the Thuder user iterface, ad the fuctio ad use of these elemets is discussed i the Avid Thuder Products User s Guide. Opeig a Test Database The ext step i cofigurig Thuder is to ope a test database. To ope a test database: 1. Double-click a Thuder database (.pff file) i the left pae. 2. Select the video stadard you selected whe you first lauched Thuder (1080i, etc.). 3. Right-click the folder i the left pae, ad select Set Default Database. 4. Exit the applicatio. 124

125 Chapter 10 Maitaiig Your System This chapter describes how to use software utilities provided with your workstatio system software as a meas to quickly ad easily troubleshoot the workstatio. Performig these procedures helps streamlie the process of gettig your workstatio up ad ruig agai. This chapter also provides the procedures for cases whe the etire operatig system must be replaced o or restored oto a workstatio. Backup procedures for the hard drives o a workstatio are also give. All Deko 3000 C HD/HY ClipDeko Plus ad Thuder C SD/HD/HY systems cotai a AFAP (stads for As Fast As Possible) filter driver cofigured o the drive image. This driver helps your system maitai multiple playout streams. Additioal iformatio is provided i this chapter o how to cofigure the AFAP driver after you have restored a drive image. This chapter assumes that you have created a system image durig the setup of the system as explaied i Backig Up Your Workstatio o page 75. If at ay time you eed to use Admiistrator privileges uder the operatig system, the built-i default Admiistrators password for this image is avid. This chapter cotais the followig sectios: Iflexio I/O Diagostic Utility Overview Settig Up Boards Before Testig Ruig Automatic Tests o SD/HD Video Boards Restorig the C: Partitio Image Cofigurig the AFAP Filter Driver

126 Chapter 10 Maitaiig Your System Iflexio I/O Diagostic Utility Overview The Iflexio Iput/Output (I/O) Diagostic software test utility provides a rage of tests if you, or Avid Customer Support, suspect that there is a problem with the SD/HD Video boards i a workstatio. The procedure for performig the Iflexio I-O Diagostic Test should be used o both SD ad HD systems. For Hybrid systems, chage your video stadard to the oe you wat to test (SD or HD), ad the ru the test. Ru this test before cotactig Customer Support. If a SD/HD Video board is the problem, dowtime is kept to a miimum sice the problem is quickly idetified. Problems that might lead you to ru the Iflexio I-O Diagostic Utility are as follows: No picture beig output from the workstatio Video looks bad or rolls cotiuously (o gelock) Effects of clips stutter Video capture ad playback ot workig Audio is scrambled Locatios of Diagostic Test For ease of use, Avid has placed a shortcut to the Iflexio diagostic test o the C: drive. The followig table describes the shortcut ame ad locatio, as well as the diagostic test ame ad test locatio. Shortcuts to Iflexio I-O Diagostic Test Shortcut Name Shortcut Locatio Diagostic Test Name Diagostic Test Locatio Depedig o your software: Deko Video I-O Diagostic DekoCast Video I-O Diagostic Thuder Video I-O Diagostic C:\ProgramFiles\Avid Support\Diags Pimtest.exe. C: > Corsica > Utilities For more iformatio, see Ruig Automatic Tests o SD/HD Video Boards o page

127 Settig Up Boards Before Testig Settig Up Boards Before Testig You should carry out the setup procedures i the followig sectios for automatic ad maual test modes before ruig the Iflexio I-O Diagostic test. Settig SD/HD Boards for Automatic Test Mode The tests that are carried out from withi automatic mode by the Iflexio I-O Diagostic test program are as follows: DMA Memory (for SD/HD Video board) DVI (for SD/HD Video board) Upper Board Iterface (for SD/HD Video board ad Video I/O board) Lower Board Iterface (for SD/HD Video board ad Video I/O board) The Upper ad Lower Board iterface tests require the Video I/O board to be set for video ad key/video loop back. The program prompts you whe this is to be doe. 127

128 Chapter 10 Maitaiig Your System To set up the SD/HD Video board for testig: 1. With two BNC cables (75 ohm), coect the Video I/O board (which provides iput ad output to the SD/HD Video board) to itself. 2. Whe the diagostic test gets to the start of the Upper Board Iterface test, coect the Program Video (PGM Vid) output to the Video A iput, ad coect the Program Key output to the Key/Video B iput. For a visual diagram, see the followig figure. Upper ad Lower Board Loop Back Upper loopback diagram Lower loopback diagram REF REF VIDEO A VIDEO A Key/Vid B Key/Vid B PGM Vid PGM Vid PGM Key PGM Key AUX Vid AUX Vid AUX Key AUX Key 3. Whe the diagostic test gets to the start of the Lower Board Iterface test, coect the Auxiliary Video (AUX Vid) output to the Video A iput, ad coect the Auxiliary Key output to the Key/Video B iput. 128

129 Ruig Automatic Tests o SD/HD Video Boards Ruig Automatic Tests o SD/HD Video Boards The followig sectio explais how to ru the automatic test procedure for SD/HD Video boards. This procedure should be used o both SD ad HD systems. For Hybrid (HY) systems, chage your Video Stadard to the oe you wat to test (SD or HD), ad the ru the Iflexio I-O Diagostic test. The Iflexio I-O Diagostic test is a automatic test that rus a list of tests o the SD/HD video board util either a error is detected, or util all the tests are successfully completed. This test should be ru before cotactig Customer Support. The followig procedure, icludig the scree examples was documeted from the HD diagostic test perspective. However, the steps for ruig the SD test are exactly the same, with the exceptio of the AES Audio test. AES is ot supported for SD video boards. Ruig the Iflexio I-O Diagostic Test Utility To ru the Iflexio I-O Diagostic test utility i automatic mode: 1. Tur o the Workstatio. Oly the Widows OS should be ruig. If ay other programs are ruig o the workstatio, exit those programs. If your workstatio is corrupted so that it does ot start whe tured o, cotact Avid Techical Support. If there are two VGA displays, make sure that the first VGA is set to 1024x768 ad the secod VGA is set to 1920x1096. Otherwise, false failures might occur whe you ru the HD diagostic. 2. Start the Iflexio I/O Diagostic software program by doig the followig: a. Navigate to C:\ProgramFiles\AvidSupport\Diags. b. Click the appropriate shortcut for your system type: - Deko Video I-O Diagostic - DekoCast Video I-O Diagostic - Thuder Video I-O Diagostic The actual diagostic test is called Pimtest.exe, ad is located i C:\Corsica\utilities. For more iformatio, see Locatios of Diagostic Test o page

130 Chapter 10 Maitaiig Your System A widow similar to the followig opes. If the Out of Memory dialog box is displayed, the either the HD program is also ruig, or some other program is ruig that iterferes with the Iflexio I/O Diagostic. If this occurs, quit all other programs ad restart the workstatio. Repeat Step 2 so that oly the Iflexio I/O Diagostic program is ruig. 130

131 Ruig Automatic Tests o SD/HD Video Boards 3. For two chael systems, you are prompted to select which board you wat to ru this test for. You should ru this test o the board that you suspect is failig. t If you thik Chael A or Chael 1 is the failed chael, select the BOARD_1 optio from the Automatic Tests list. t If you thik Chael B or Chael 2 is the failed chael, select the BOARD_0 optio from the Automatic Tests list. 4. Click the Start Full Test butto. Oce you click the Start Full Test butto, a Test I Progress idicator flashes at the top of the Iflexio I-O Diagostic widow as the program cycles through each automatic test. Automatic Test Descriptios Followig are brief descriptios of available automatic tests: DMA Memory Test -- This test checks the Direct Memory Access (DMA) capability of the SD/HD Video board to sed data directly to the memory o the motherboard of the workstatio. This test also verifies that the etire Frame Buffer memory i the SD/HD Video board is preset ad valid. DVI Test -- This test checks that the SD/HD Video board s Digital Visual Iterface is properly fuctioig. The Digital Visual Iterface gives the SD/HD Video board the ability to covert a aalog video sigal to a digital video sigal for moitors with the ability to hadle digital sigals. Upper Board Iterface Test -- This test loops a sigal out of the upper SDI portio of the SD/HD Video board ad checks that the sigal comes back ito the board exactly the same. This test also verifies the Digital Tether coectio used to coect the Pimeto board to the SD/HD Video board. At the start of this test, the diagostic program pauses testig ad opes the Next Test dialog box so loop back ca be set up. Oce you have set up loop back accordig to the istructios give i the dialog box, click OK to cotiue with the automatic testig. Loop back must be set up for the Upper Board Iterface test to have a chace to pass. See Settig SD/HD Boards for Automatic Test Mode o page

132 Chapter 10 Maitaiig Your System Lower Board Iterface Test -- This test loops a sigal out of the lower SDI portio of the SD/HD Video board ad checks that the sigal comes back ito the board exactly the same. This test also verifies the Digital Tether coectio used to coect the Pimeto board to the SD/HD Video board. At the start of this test, the diagostic program pauses testig ad displays the dialog show i the followig figure so that loop back ca be set up. Oce loop back has bee set up per the istructios give i the dialog box, click OK to cotiue with the automatic testig. Loop back must be set up for the Lower Board Iterface test to have a chace to pass. See Settig SD/HD Boards for Automatic Test Mode o page 127. Video Bypass Test - This test determies if the bypass fuctioality is workig properly. The dialog box istructs you o how to coect the Video Is ad Outs i a specific maer. Click OK to ru the test. 132

133 Ruig Automatic Tests o SD/HD Video Boards Audio Test - If you are i HD mode, you ca test the AES Audio fuctioality. The dialog box opes istructig you to coect the Audio Is ad Outs for either the Upper Audio Iterface or the Lower Audio Iterface. Click OK to ru the test. Uderstadig Automatic Testig Results After you ru automatic testig for a compoet, the word Passed or Failed is displayed for each test i the Log Messages sectio of the Iflexio HD I/O Diagostic utility widow. This message tells you whether the compoet you tested passed or failed. For Passed Testig Results If a automatic test completes successfully, the word Passed is displayed. This meas that the compoet you tested passed the diagostic test ad is workig correctly. Do the followig if a test passes: t You ca ru aother test for aother compoet. For Error or Failed Testig Results If a automatic test fails, the word Error or Failed appears withi the listig for that test i the Log Messages sectio of the Iflexio HD I/O Diagostic utility widow. This meas that the compoet you tested failed the diagostic test ad is ot workig correctly. 133

134 Chapter 10 Maitaiig Your System Do the followig if a test fails: 1. Determie if it was the Upper Board or Lower Board Iterface test that failed. 2. Check that the loop through cables are coected properly to the Pimeto board beig tested. See Settig Up Boards Before Testig o page 127 for automatic testig setup procedures. 3. Tur off the workstatio ad make sure of the followig: - The SD/HD Video board is properly seated. - The I/O board is properly attached. - Loop-through cables are secure ad properly coected. 4. Tur o the workstatio ad repeat the automatic test sequece. All tests that are ru by the Iflexio I-O Diagostic Test Utility are saved i a file called Videotest.log. This file is located i the same folder as the actual diagostic, C:\Corsica\utilities. 5. If the test fails agai, double-click the file VideoTest.log to ope it. A sample Videotest.log file is show i the followig figure. 6. Save the VideoTest.log file uder a differet ame, ad the close it. The Videotest.log file is overwritte if you exit out of the Iflexio I-O Diagostic Test Utility program ad the use it agai. 7. Cotact Avid Techical Support. They will provide you istructios o how to obtai a replacemet SD/HD Video board. 134

135 Restorig the C: Partitio Image Restorig the C: Partitio Image This sectio describes the two ways for you to restore your system disk (C: partitio) if it becomes uusable. See the followig sectios: Restorig the Image to the C: Partitio from a Ruig System o page 135 Restorig the Image to the C: Partitio Usig a Bootable CD o page 137 Durig setup of your system, you were istructed to create a image from your C: partitio ad store the image o your E: partitio (see Creatig a C: Drive System Image ad Storig it o the E: Partitio o page 76.) There might be istaces whe a Avid Systems Customer Support represetative istructs you to restore that system image to the C: partitio. The followig two sectios explai the two ways of performig the restore. Restorig the Image to the C: Partitio from a Ruig System c The followig procedure explais how to use Acrois True Image software to restore a system image from the E: partitio to the C: partitio whe the system disk is still usable. This procedure permaetly deletes all of the material o your C: partitio. Be sure to back up all importat material o your C: partitio if eeded before performig this procedure. To restore a system image from a ruig system: 1. Click the Start butto, ad select Programs > Acrois > TrueImage > Acrois True Image OEM editio. The OEM Editio widow opes. 2. Click No Thaks. The Applicatio Widow opes. 3. Double-click the Restore Create image ico. 4. Click Next. 5. Navigate to the locatio of where the image is located, ormally o the E: partitio (drive), ad select the image. 6. Click Next. 7. Select oe of the followig: - Restore ad verify (Verifyig is of brief duratio). - Restore ad ot verify. 8. Click Next. 135

136 Chapter 10 Maitaiig Your System 9. Select the Partitio or Hardware to restore, ormally system Drive (C:) partitio ad click Next. 10. Select where you wat the partitio restored to: System drive (C: partitio), ad click Next. A widow opes that asks what you wat to do. 11. Double-click the Reboot optio. This tells the program to reboot the system (thus stoppig the operatig system) ad the image is restored "before" the operatig system is brought back up. The system starts to reboot. Durig the reboot process (prior to the loadig of the operatig system), the Acrois applicatio widow opes. 12. Double-click Restore Image. 13. Click Next. 14. Navigate to the locatio where the image is located, ormally o the E drive (E: partitio). 15. Select the image, ad click Next. 16. Select No verificatio, ad click Next. 17. Select the source of the image that you wat to restore. Normally System Disk would be where the image is located. 18. Click Next. 19. Select target System C (C: partitio), ad click Next. 20. Select Active for Restored Partitio type, ad click Next. The restore partitio size widow opes. 21. Do ot chage ay settigs, ad click Next. 22. Select No, I do't wat to restore ay other partitio ad click Next. A cofirm message box opes. 23. Click Proceed. Do ot be alarmed whe you are iformed a partitio is deleted. It must delete the existig partitio before it restores the image. The image should be restored i about 5 miutes. 24. Whe complete, click OK, ad close the widow The system cotiues to reboot to the ew image. Avid always recommeds that you periodically back up your system ad media (clip) drives. 136

137 Restorig the C: Partitio Image Restorig the Image to the C: Partitio Usig a Bootable CD c The followig procedure explais how to use a bootable CD to ru the Acrois True Image software to restore a system image from the E: partitio to the C: partitio whe the system disk is ot bootable. This procedure permaetly deletes all of the material o your C: partitio. Be sure to back up all importat material o your C: partitio before proceedig with this procedure. To restore the stored system image from E: partitio to the system disk (C: partitio) usig the bootable CD: 1. Make sure the bootable CD created i Creatig a Bootable CD o page 77 is i the CD drive, ad tur the system off. 2. Tur o the system. The Acrois software boots from the CD because the system BIOS is set to look at the CD drive for a bootable disk before tryig to boot from the hard drives. The Acrois Widow opes. 3. Double-click the Restore Image ico. The Restore Image Wizard opes. 4. Click Next. The Image Archive Selectio opes. 5. Usig the left pael, browse to the E: partitio ad select the image saved previously. It should have a.tib extesio. This partitio should say C: partitio. 6. Click Next. The Verify Image widow opes. 7. Select Verify ad click Next. 8. Select the System (C:) partitio to restore ad click Next. 9. Select the System C: partitio as the Target Positio ad click Next. 10. Select Active ad click Next. The Restore Partitio Size widow opes. 11. Click Next. You are asked if you wat to restore aother partitio. 12. Select No, I do t wat to do this, ad click Next. A complete sectio opes that describes all of the choices you made. 137

138 Chapter 10 Maitaiig Your System 13. Check for correctess, ad click Back if you eed to make chages. If ot, click Proceed. Whe completed the Image Successfully Restored dialog box opes. 14. Click OK. 15. Select Exit from the operatios Meu. 16. Remove the CD. 17. Tur power off, wait for 10 secods ad the tur power o. You should be bootig from the C: partitio. Cofigurig the AFAP Filter Driver I order to help your Deko 3000 C ClipDeko Plus, ad Thuder C SD/HD/HY systems maitai multiple playout streams, Avid has istalled the AFAP (stads for As Fast As Possible) filter driver o the drive images. Wheever the clip drive is reformatted, a driver settig is lost ad you eed to recofigure the AFAP filter driver. The AFAP filter driver was developed to throttle disk writes to favor playout. For example, if you are playig 6 streams o your Deko 3000 C HD/HY ClipDeko Plus or Thuder C SD/HD/HY system, ad at the same time, aother user is copyig clips to the clip drive, this filter will slow the writes from the file copies so that the badwith eeded for the 6 streams of playout is maitaied. 138

139 Cofigurig the AFAP Filter Driver To cofigure the AFAP Filter Driver: 1. Ope AFAP maager by selectig Start > Programs > AFAP > AfapMaager.exe 2. Click o E:\ i the Volumes colum. 3. I the Maage tab, do the followig: t I the New Total Badwith field, type t I the Write Pealty (%) field, type 200. t Select the Persistet optio. 139

140 Chapter 10 Maitaiig Your System 4. Click the Start Filterig butto. 5. Close AFAP maager ad restart the machie. 140

141 Appedix A PCI Slot Locatios ad Disk Cofiguratios w This appedix cotais iformatio o the PCI Slot locatios for each board ad all system types. Also covered is a discussio o the disk cofiguratios for each system type. Wheever you remove a compoet from a Avid O-Air Graphics workstatio, you must first shut dow the system software, tur system power off, ad uplug the system from the wall. Workstatio compoets should oly be replaced if you are directed to do so by a Customer Support represetative. This chapter cotais the followig sectios: PCI Slot Locatios Disk Cofiguratios

142 Appedix A PCI Slot Locatios ad Disk Cofiguratios PCI Slot Locatios This topic cotais iformatio o the PCI slot locatios for the three groups of products that coicide with the three chassis that are available. The product groups are as follows: Stadard HD Products, icludig Deko 3000 C SD/HD/HY, Deko 1000 C HD/HY, DekoCast C HD/HY, ad DekoCast C Authorig Statio HD/HY products. For more iformatio, see Stadard HD Product PCI Slot Locatios o page 143. High Performace HD Plus Products, icludig Deko 3000 C SD/HD/HY Extra Storage, Deko 3000 C HD/HY ClipDeko Plus, ad Thuder C SD/HD/HY products. For more iformatio, see High Performace HD Plus Product PCI Slot Locatios o page 144. Basic SD Products, icludig Deko 1000 C SD, Deko 550 C SD, ad DekoCast C SD, ad DekoCast C Authorig Statio SD products. For more iformatio, see Basic SD Product PCI Slot Locatios o page 145. For full drawigs ad details o the hardware compoets that comprise your model, refer to Rear Pael Iformatio o page

143 PCI Slot Locatios Stadard HD Product PCI Slot Locatios The followig diagram ad table provides the PCI slot locatios of each board for the Stadard HD products, icludig Deko 3000 C SD/HD/HY, Deko 1000 C HD/HY, DekoCast C HD/HY, ad DekoCast C Authorig Statio HD/HY products. PCI Slot Locatios for Stadard HD Products Rear Pael for Deko 3000 C SD/HD/HY ad Deko 1000 C HD/HY, DekoCast C HD/HY, ad DekoCast C Authorig Statio HD/HY REDUNDANT POWER SUPPLIES FIBRE CHN COM 3 COM 4 COM 5 REFERENCE SVGA COM 6 COM 7 COM 8 GPI MOUSE KEYBRD USB COM Port 1 SVGA La1 NETWORK La2 ALARM SILENCE PCI graphics card locatio whe eeded PCI Slots Stadard HD Products PCI Slot Locatios Table Slot DekoCast C HD/HY ad DekoCast C Authorig Statio HD/HY Deko 3000 C SD/HD/HY ad Deko 1000 C HD/HY PCI_Graphics Oboard SVGA used PCI Graphics Board PCI 5 SD/HD Video Card SD/HD Video Card PCI 4 Not used Not used PCI 3 Not used Not used PCI 2 RAID Cotroller RAID Cotroller PCI 1 Serial 422 Card Serial 422 Card Video I/O Board a Yes (AES Audio I/O) Yes a. The Video I/O board is a extesio of the SD/HD Video board. I this case, a AES Audio I/O board ca also be attached to the Video I/O board (called the Video/AES Audio I/O board) for AES audio whe eeded for DekoCast C HD ad HY systems. 143

144 Appedix A PCI Slot Locatios ad Disk Cofiguratios High Performace HD Plus Product PCI Slot Locatios The followig diagram ad table provides the PCI slot locatios of each board for the High Performace HD Plus products, icludig Deko 3000 C SD/HD/HY Extra Storage, Deko 3000 C HD/HY ClipDeko Plus, ad Thuder C SD/HD/HY products. PCI Slot Locatios for High Performace HD Plus Products Rear Pael for Deko 3000 C SD/HD/HY Extra Storage, Deko 3000 C HD/HY ClipDeko Plus, ad Thuder C SD/HD/HY REDUNDANT POWER SUPPLIES FIBRE CHN COM 3 COM 4 COM 5 REFERENCE SVGA COM 6 COM 7 COM 8 GPI MOUSE KEYBRD USB COM Port 1 SVGA La1 NETWORK La2 ALARM SILENCE PCI graphics card locatio whe eeded PCI Slots High Performace HD Plus Products PCI Slot Locatios Table Slot Deko 3000 C SD/HD/HY Extra Storage Deko 3000 C HD/HY ClipDeko Plus Thuder C SD/HD/HY PCI_ Graphics PCI Graphics Board PCI Graphics Board Oboard SVGA used PCI 5 SD/HD Video Card 1 a SD/HD Video Card 1 SD/HD Video Card 1 PCI 4 Not used Not used Not used PCI 3 Not used SD/HD Video Card 2 SD/HD Video Card 2 PCI 2 RAID Cotroller RAID Cotroller RAID Cotroller PCI 1 Serial 422 Card Serial 422 Card Serial 422 Card Video I/O Board b Yes Yes Yes a. A special board (Referece Share board) betwee the coectors of the SD/HD Video boards ad the Video I/O board distributes a sigle referece betwee each SD/HD Video board. It is used oly whe two SD/HD Video boards are i the system. b. The Video I/O board is a extesio of the SD/HD Video board. 144

145 PCI Slot Locatios Basic SD Product PCI Slot Locatios The followig diagram ad table provides the PCI slot locatios of each board for the Deko 1000 C SD, Deko 550 C SD, ad DekoCast C SD, ad DekoCast C Authorig Statio SD products: PCI Slot Locatios for Stadard Deko Products Rear Pael for Deko 1000 C SD, ad Deko 550 C SD, DekoCast C SD, ad DekoCast CAuthorig Statio SD REDUNDANT POWER SUPPLIES FIBRE CHN COM 3 COM 4 COM 5 REFERENCE SVGA COM 6 COM 7 COM 8 GPI MOUSE KEYBRD USB COM Port 1 SVGA La1 NETWORK La2 ALARM SILENCE PCI graphics card locatio whe eeded PCI Slots Basic SD Products PCI Slot Locatios Table Slot Deko 1000 C SD/Deko 550 C SD DekoCast C SD ad DekoCast C Authorig Statio SD PCI_ Graphics PCI Graphics Board PCI Graphics Board PCI 5 SD/HD Video board SD/HD Video board PCI 4 Not used Not used PCI 3 Not used Not used PCI 2 Not used Not used PCI 1 RS-422 Serial (Blastroix) RS-422 Serial (Blastroix) Video I/O Board a Yes Yes a. The Video I/O board is a extesio of the SD/HD Video board. 145

146 Appedix A PCI Slot Locatios ad Disk Cofiguratios Disk Cofiguratios Disk cofiguratios vary by system ad are importat o your system. To use your disks, you should uderstad the types of disks available. For Deko 1000 C HD/HY, Deko 3000 C SD/HD/HY, Deko 3000 C SD/HD/HY Extra Storage, Deko 3000 C HD/HY ClipDeko Plus, ad DekoCast C HD/HY products, to replace these drives, the SATA drives eed to be hardware striped usig the actual cotroller board ad ot the Microsoft operatig system. Avid uses oly Basic drives for these products. The followig SD systems (Deko 1000 C SD, Deko 550 C SD, DekoCast C SD, ad DekoCast C Authorig Statio SD), with the exceptio of the Deko 3000 C SD, use the same Disk cofiguratio. The followig table defies the clip drives available o your system. All systems cotai Disk 0, the System disk. It is always a Basic Disk, attached to the cotroller o the motherboard, with two amed partitios: System ad Graphics. The Basic disk is ot show i the table. Clip Drives by System Type Avid OAG System Type Number of Clip Drives Type of Clip Drive Clip Drive Format Deko 3000 C SD/HD/HY 2 (250 GB) Basic RAID 0 Deko 1000 C SD 1 (250 GB) Basic NTFS/64k Deko 1000 C HD/HY 2 (250 GB) Basic RAID 0 Deko 550 C SD 1 (250 GB) Basic NTFS/64k Deko 3000 C SD/HD/HY Extra Storage 4 (250 GB) Basic RAID 5 Deko 3000 C HD/HY ClipDeko Plus 4 (250 GB) Basic RAID 5 DekoCast C HD 2 (250 GB) Basic RAID 0 DekoCast C Authorig Statio HD/HY 2 (250 GB) Basic RAID 0 DekoCast C SD 1 (250 GB) Basic NTFS/64k DekoCast C Authorig Statio SD 1 (250 GB) Basic NTFS/64k Thuder C SD/HD/HY 4 (250 GB) Basic RAID 5 146

147 Appedix B Usig Shaped Ad Ushaped Keyig Workig with multiple sources i a video productio eviromet requires a mixig operatio to properly combie idepedet Video + Key elemets. This operatio is ormally foud i graphics systems, character geerators, DVE s (Digital Video Effects) ad switchers that are used for O-Air broadcasts. Traditioally, two differet methods of keyig have bee used i this eviromet: Shaped ad Ushaped Keyig. These two methods caot be used iterchageably ad ca sometimes lead to cofusio ad improper operatio. I the broadcast eviromet, video ad key sigals are ormally trasported o two separate sigals. The terms Shaped ad Ushaped refer to how a separate key sigal is used i cojuctio with a associated video (or fill) sigal to represet a oopaque source. The followig topics provide more iformatio about shaped ad ushaped compositig: Shaped Keyig Ushaped Keyig Mathematical Equatios Compariso Matrix

148 Appedix B Usig Shaped Ad Ushaped Keyig Shaped Keyig Shaped refers to a video ad key pair that has the key preapplied (or premultiplied) to the video sigal. This is most apparet o objects with a soft, semi-trasparet border as show i the followig illustratio. Shaped Video Sigal Shaped Key Sigal I this example, the letter O has a soft border that is apparet o both the video ad key sigals. Oce this graphic is keyed, the backgroud image shows through the semitrasparet border as show i the followig illustratio. Keyed Result 148

149 Ushaped Keyig Ushaped Keyig Ushaped refers to a video ad key pair that does ot have the key preapplied to the video. I this case, all trasparecy is represeted by the key sigal. The followig illustratio shows the same example i the ushaped eviromet. Ushaped Video Sigal Ushaped Key Sigal Oce this graphic is keyed, the backgroud image shows through the semitrasparet border just as i the shaped case, as show i the followig illustratio. Keyed Result 149

150 Appedix B Usig Shaped Ad Ushaped Keyig Mathematical Equatios A keyer or switcher that combies two keyed sources must take ito accout their formats (shaped or ushaped). Two distict mathematical fuctios are used depedig o the format of the keyed iputs. For the mathematically iclied, the equatios are provided below. Ushaped Keyig uses the followig equatios for mixig two Video + Key sources: K out = K foregroud + K backgroud * (1 K foregroud ) V out = V foregroud * K X + V backgroud * (1 K X ) where K X = (K foregroud - K foregroud *K backgroud ) / K out Shaped Keyig uses the followig equatios for mixig two Video + Key sources: K out = K foregroud + K backgroud * (1 K foregroud ) V out = V foregroud + V backgroud * (1 K foregroud ) While the Key equatio is the same i both cases, it is clear that the Video equatio is much simpler for Shaped Keyig tha for Ushaped. Havig the Key preapplied to the Video greatly reduces the computatios required produce the combied result. It is for this reaso that shaped keyig has become stadard i the world of graphics ad multilayer compositig. 150

151 Compariso Matrix Compariso Matrix Due to the simplified ature of workig with multiple layers, graphics systems have relied o Shaped keyig for all compositig fuctios. Coversely, live DVE systems have traditioally used ushaped keyig as applyig effects to full scree video is easier i this domai. The compariso matrix below summarizes some of the mai differeces betwee workig i the shaped ad ushaped domai. Compariso Matrix Fuctio Shaped Ushaped Keyig Process Additive (Simple). Multiplicative (More complex). Preview Stadardizatio Productio Switches Previewig video properly displays trasparecy properties. Most graphics, compositig, ad computer based systems use Shaped keyig processes. Most moder switchers support Shaped keyig. However, some older aalog switchers oly support Ushaped keyig. Previewig video does ot display trasparecy properties (o soft borders). N/A Most switchers support Ushaped keyig. 151

152 Appedix B Usig Shaped Ad Ushaped Keyig 152

153 Appedix C Usig SQL with Thuder Thuder clip servers ad Lightig still stores iclude a optio to use a SQL server with ODBC databases. The advatages of usig this optio might ot be clearly uderstood by most users. ODBC allows multiple users to access a sigle database seamlessly ad trasparetly with added stability. This sectio attempts to clarify these issues, i additio to presetig step-by-step istructios for settig up a SQL server. For iformatio o eablig the ODBC optio ad settig up ODBC databases o a Thuder or Lightig, see the Avid Thuder Products User s Guide. Almost all of the iformatio preseted here is equally applicable to Lightig, which stores stills, or Thuder, which ca store either clips or stills. However, for clarity, the text refers to Thuder with referece to either system ad uses the term clip with referece to clips or stills. The followig sectios are icluded: Backgroud Settig up the SQL Server

154 Appedix C Usig SQL with Thuder Backgroud Thuder uses databases for storig clips ad stills. These databases cotai iformatio for each clip icludig duratio, I ad Out poits, format, the media ID, locatio of the proxy, ad more. This data is easily accessed from the local machie, that is, the machie upo which the database resides. I additio, Thuder adheres to Avid s BroadNet protocol, allowig other machies o the etwork access to its databases. Avid also offers a software-oly optio, Thuder Browse, which is used to access Thuder databases remotely from a stadard etworked PC. If these other machies are give the requisite permissios, they ca modify, delete, or write to the Thuder database. While the ative database format works well i cofiguratios where a relatively small umber of systems are accessig the data, it was ot desiged for the icreasigly complex etworks with umerous systems requirig simultaeous access. I these large etwork cofiguratios, a ODBC database might be a better alterative. This is largely due to the way that databases allow users to modify their cotets. Databases have to deal with a fudametal issue i ay setup where more tha oe system is allowed cocurret access to its data. The issue is that both systems might be accessig the same data, ad oe might chage the data while the other is still tryig to read it. At best, this results i iaccurate data, ad at worst, system istability. Almost all databases have some protectio built i to prevet agaist such a occurrece, usually i the form of a lock. Whe oe system is writig data, it sets a lock i the database. If aother system tries to access that data, it is deied permissio locked out util the first system releases the lock, usually after it has fiished its modificatios. The form ad extet of the lock dictates how much access is allowed to ay other system while the lock is i place. The method that ative Thuder databases uses is sigularly efficiet; it locks the whole database whe ay request is made to write to it. This is effective i esurig that all data is the same for ayoe desirig access oce the lock is released. It meas, however, that other users are preveted from performig maipulatios of other parts of the database. For example, the I-poit of clip #37 i a database amed Local News might eed to be adjusted. While this chage is beig writte back to the database, the whole Local News database is locked, prevetig ay other user from modifyig ay other clip, ot just clip #37. Thuder ca make chages quickly, ad the locked time is usually ot perceptible. However, if oe system is chagig large amouts of data at a time, this ca result i log delays betwee accesses. The followig topics provide more iformatio o backgroud: Terms to Kow o page 155 How ODBC ad SQL Improve Access for Thuder o page

155 Backgroud Terms to Kow Prior to settig up a SQL server, there are some terms that you should kow regardig relatioal databases, SQL servers, ad ODBC. The followig topics provide more iformatio o the terms you eed to kow before settig up a SQL server. Relatioal Databases o page 155 ODBC o page 155 SQL o page 155 Relatioal Databases ODBC SQL Relatioal databases are sets of related iformatio stored i tables. These tables ca be liked together, ad may differet tables ca be used i a sigle database. A search for data ca be made i a sigle table or across tables, ad ca be sorted based o ay of the idividual characteristics of the results. These databases are maaged by database maagemet systems (DBMSs), which ca be purchased from various compaies: Oracle, IBM, Sybase, Microsoft, Iformix, ad others. This sectio focuses o Microsoft s SQL Server, as Thuder ad Lightig are Widows applicatios. ODBC stads for Ope Database Coectivity ad is a stadard that was developed by Microsoft Corporatio for commuicatio with databases. It permits a search across a etire etwork at oe time, rather tha a oe-by-oe search of idividual servers. It also allows software to maage or access a database to meet a specific eed. Databases i Thuder ca be set up that utilize this ability. SQL, geerally proouced sequel, stads for Structured Query Laguage. SQL is the laguage used to retrieve ad process data from a relatioal database. A SQL server is a database maagemet system that stores a relatioal database ad uses SQL to add data to or retrieve data from the database. 155

156 Appedix C Usig SQL with Thuder How ODBC ad SQL Improve Access for Thuder SQL ad ODBC are a cofiguratio optio for Thuder. The basic setup etails a separate computer ruig Microsoft SQL Server, ad at least oe database o a Thuder created usig ODBC. A differet database resides o the SQL server. This is a relatioal database ad cotais oly metadata: details about the clips ad stills, ot the actual files themselves. The actual data the clips, stills ad proxies are still kept o the Thuder hard drives. The advatage to this cofiguratio is realized i access time ad lockig. Each separate parameter of every etry i a Thuder database is retaied i a idividual field i a table i the SQL database. Each I-poit, Out-poit, duratio, media ID, title, descriptio, ad so o, is stored idepedetly. Whe ay of these fields is goig to be chaged, oly that field is locked. Not eve other fields for that clip are locked. So, i the Local News database example above, whe the I-poit of clip #37 is beig modified, ot oly ca other clips i the Local News database be modified, but eve the Out-poit of clip #37 could be adjusted. Because oly metadata is stored o the SQL server, the time required to make the modificatios is ot ay greater. This lockig system decreases the chaces of other systems ot beig able to make chages due to beig locked out, ad icreases the overall system stability. Oe additioal advatage to usig SQL ad ODBC databases is if more tha oe Thuder database has bee set up to use ODBC, a search ca be made across all the Thuder ODBC databases o a etire etwork at oe time, rather tha a oe-by-oe search of idividual servers. For iformatio o eablig the ODBC optio ad settig up ODBC databases o a Thuder or Lightig, also see the Avid Thuder Products User s Guide. Settig up the SQL Server This topic cotais iformatio o how to perform each of the ecessary steps to correctly itegrate SQL ad ODBC ito a existig system. The SQL server must be istalled o a Server versio of Widows 2000 or Widows Microsoft SQL Server 2000 is supported for Thuder software versio 5.2 or later. For Thuder versio 7.1, i additio, Microsoft SQL Server 2005 ad Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express are also supported. 156

157 Settig up the SQL Server Before you Begi Before you istall Microsoft SQL Server software, you must do the followig: 1. Istall the Widows 2000 or 2003 Server operatig system. Whe assigig a machie ame, Avid recommeds selectig a ame such as ThSQLxxxx, where xxxx is a uique umber such as the serial umber of the system. 2. Add the ew machie to your etwork. 3. Istall the appropriate versio of Microsoft SQL Server 2000 or Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express software. For iformatio o: - Cofigurig Microsoft SQL Server 2000, see Cofigurig Microsoft SQL Server 2000 o page Istallig ad cofigurig Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express, see Istallig ad Cofigurig Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express o page 168. After SQL Server software has bee istalled, you must cofigure a database for use with Thuder. For more iformatio o creatig a ew database for Thuder, see the Avid Thuder Products User s Guide. Cofigurig Microsoft SQL Server 2000 If you have istalled Microsoft SQL Server 2000, you must set up the ew SQL database, create a ew logi, ad ru the Avid script. Microsoft SQL Server 2000 is supported for Thuder software versio 5.2 or higher. For Thuder versio 7.1, i additio, Microsoft SQL Server 2005 ad Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express are also supported. Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express is ot supported o Thuder versios that precede 7.1. The followig topics provide more iformatio o settig up the Microsoft SQL Server 2000: Creatig a New SQL Database o page 158 Creatig a New Logi for the SQL Database o page 160 Ruig the Avid Supplied Script o page

158 Appedix C Usig SQL with Thuder Creatig a New SQL Database To create a ew SQL database: 1. Start Eterprise Maager by selectig Programs > Microsoft SQL Server > Eterprise Maager. 2. Select a SQL Server. The server ame should be the ame of the machie o which you istalled SQL Server (this machie). 3. Below the server, right-click o the Databases folder ad select New Database from the meu. Select New Database The Database Properties dialog box opes. 158

159 Settig up the SQL Server 4. I the Name text box, type shark, ad click the OK butto. You have just created a SQL database amed shark. You must ow create a logi for this SQL database. For more iformatio, see Creatig a New Logi for the SQL Database o page

160 Appedix C Usig SQL with Thuder Creatig a New Logi for the SQL Database Oce you have created the SQL database, you eed to create a logi for the SQL database. To create a logi for the SQL database: 1. For the SQL database you just created, avigate to the Security folder, right-click the Logis ico, ad select New Logis from the meu. Select New Logi 160

161 Settig up the SQL Server The SQL Server Logi Properties dialog box opes. 2. Do the followig: - I the Name text box, type shark. - I the Autheticatio area, select SQL Server Autheticatio (ot Widows 2000 or NT autheticatio) - I the Password text box, type shark. - Select Database > shark. 161

162 Appedix C Usig SQL with Thuder 3. Click the Server Roles tab. Select System Admiistrators 4. Select System Admiistrators. 162

163 Settig up the SQL Server 5. Click the Database Access tab. Verify that the database ad user are both called shark ad are selected. Also, make sure the Permit optio is selected for this database ad user. 6. Verify that the Permit field is selected for the Database shark ad its correspodig user shark are both selected. 7. Click OK. The Cofirm Password dialog box opes. 8. I the Cofirm ew password text box, type shark ad click OK. 163

164 Appedix C Usig SQL with Thuder 9. Right-click the database ad select Properties. Select Properties 164

165 Settig up the SQL Server 10. Click the Security tab. 11. Make sure that Autheticatio is set to SQL Server ad Widows ad ot the default of Widows oly. 12. Click OK. 165

166 Appedix C Usig SQL with Thuder Ruig the Avid Supplied Script To ru the Avid supplied script: 1. Start Query Aalyzer (part of the SQL Server software) by selectig Start > Programs > Microsoft SQL Server > Query Aalyzer. 2. Coect to the server that you have set up, ad log i by typig the password shark. 3. Select File > Ope ad avigate to the Thuder CD. 4. From the Thuder CD, avigate to the makeall.sql script. This ca be foud by selectig Samples ad Scripts > SQL Scripts > makeall.sql. 166

167 Settig up the SQL Server 5. Click Ope. A dialog box opes. 6. Select shark from the DB: meu. 7. Click the Execute Query butto. Whe the script is doe, it should retur the message, The commad(s) completed successfully. If the result is differet, cotact Avid Customer Support. 8. Close the Query Aalyzer widow. This cocludes the setup for the SQL Server. 167

168 Appedix C Usig SQL with Thuder Istallig ad Cofigurig Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express This sectio cotais iformatio o how to istall ad cofigure Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express for your Thuder system. Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express is ot supported o Thuder versios that precede Thuder versio Before you ca istall Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express, you eed to istall Microsoft.NET Framework 2.0. The, istall Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express. Oce, that is istalled, you eed to istall the Microsoft SQL Express 2005 Toolkit. This sectio cotais the followig topics: Istallig Microsoft.NET Framework 2.0 Istallig Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Istallig Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Toolkit Cofigurig Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express for Thuder Istallig Microsoft.NET Framework 2.0 Before you istall the SQL Server 2005 Express, you must istall Microsoft.NET Framework 2.0. To istall Microsoft.NET Framework 2.0: 1. Navigate to from the SQL Express system. 2. Dowload the Microsoft.NET Framework 2.0 software Redistributable Package, ad select the dotetfx.exe file. The Microsoft.NET Framework 2.0 Setup Welcome widow opes. 3. Click Next. The Ed-User Licese Agreemet page opes. 4. Read the licese agreemet, select I accept the terms of the Licese Agreemet, ad click Istall. The istallatio begis. 5. Click Fiish i the Setup Complete widow. 168

169 Istallig ad Cofigurig Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Istallig Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express The istallatio of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express takes approximately 15 miutes. To istall Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express: 1. Navigate to from the SQL Express system. 2. Dowload the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express software, ad double-click SQLEXPR.exe file. The Ed User Licese Agreemet dialog box opes. 3. Read the licese agreemet, select I accept the licesig terms ad coditios, ad click Next. The Istallig Prerequisites dialog box opes. 4. Click Istall. The Microsoft SQL Native Cliet ad SQL Server 2005 Setup Support files are istalled. 5. Click Next. The Welcome Server Istallatio Wizard dialog box opes. 169

170 Appedix C Usig SQL with Thuder 6. Click Next. The System Cofiguratio Check dialog box opes. 170

171 Istallig ad Cofigurig Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express 7. Click Next. The Registratio Iformatio dialog box opes. Deselect this optio 171

172 Appedix C Usig SQL with Thuder 8. Do the followig: a. Type the ame ad compay you wat use to register the software. b. Deselect Hide advaced cofiguratio optios. c. Click Next. The Feature Selectio dialog box opes. 9. Click Cliet Compoets ad select Etire feature will be istalled o local hard drive. 172

173 Istallig ad Cofigurig Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express 10. Click Next. The Istace Name dialog box opes. 173

174 Appedix C Usig SQL with Thuder 11. Select Default istace ad click Next. The Service Accout dialog box opes. Select SQL Browser 174

175 Istallig ad Cofigurig Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express 12. Select SQL Browser ad click Next. The Autheticatio Mode dialog box opes. Mixed Mode optio 13. Do the followig: a. Select Mixed Mode (Widows Autheticatio ad SQL Server Autheticatio). b. Type a password ad cofirm the password. c. Click Next. The Collaboratio Settigs dialog box opes. 14. Click Next. The User Istaces dialog box opes. 15. Click Next. The Error ad Usage Report Settig dialog box opes. 175

176 Appedix C Usig SQL with Thuder 16. Click Next. The Ready to Istall dialog box opes. 176

177 Istallig ad Cofigurig Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express 17. Click Istall to begi the istallatio. The Setup Progress dialog box opes ad displays setup status. The istallatio takes approximately 5 miutes. 18. After Setup fiished displays ext to all of the products, click Next. The Completig Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Setup dialog box opes. 19. Click Fiish. 177

178 Appedix C Usig SQL with Thuder Istallig Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Toolkit The istallatio of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Toolkit takes approximately 15 miutes. To istall Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Toolkit: 1. Navigate to from the SQL Express system. 2. Dowload the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Toolkit software, double-click SQLEXPR_TOOLKIT.exe file. A dialog box appears askig if you wat to ru this file. 3. Click Ru. The Ed-User Licese Agreemet dialog box opes. 4. Read the licese agreemet, select I accept the licesig terms ad coditios, ad click Next. The Istallig Prerequisites dialog box opes. 5. Click Istall. 6. Click Next whe the statemet The required compoets were istalled successfully displays. 178

179 Istallig ad Cofigurig Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express 7. Click Next util the Registratio Iformatio dialog box opes. 179

180 Appedix C Usig SQL with Thuder 8. Do the followig: a. Type the ame ad compay you wat use to register the software. b. Click Next. The Feature Selectio dialog box opes. 9. Click Cliet Compoets ad select Etire feature will be istalled o local hard drive. The Error ad Usage Report Settigs dialog box opes. 10. Click Next. The Ready to Istall dialog box opes. 180

181 Istallig ad Cofigurig Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express 11. Click Istall to begi the istallatio. The Setup Progress dialog box opes ad displays setup status. The istallatio takes approximately 10 miutes. 12. After Setup fiished displays ext to all the products, click Next. The Completig Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Setup dialog box opes. 13. Click Fiish. 181

182 Appedix C Usig SQL with Thuder Cofigurig Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express for Thuder After you istall Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express, you eed to cofigure it. The, you must set up the ew SQL database, create a ew logi, ad ru the Avid script. The followig topics provide more iformatio o settig up the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express: Eablig TCP/IP o the SQL Express System (2005 Express) o page 182 Creatig a New SQL Database (2005 Express) o page 185 Creatig a New Logi for the SQL Database (2005 Express) o page 188 Ruig the Avid Supplied Script (2005 Express) o page 193 Eablig TCP/IP o the SQL Express System (2005 Express) The first step i cofigurig Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express is to eable TCP/IP o the SQL Express system. To eable TCP/IP o the Thuder Server: 1. Click Start ad select Programs > Microsoft SQL Server 2005 > Cofiguratio Tools > SQL Server Cofiguratio Maager. The SQL Server Cofiguratio Maager widow opes. 2. Select Protocols for MSSQLSERVER i the left pae. Select this item 182

183 Istallig ad Cofigurig Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express 3. Right-click TCP/IP i the right pae ad select Properties. The TCP/IP Properties dialog box opes. 4. O the Protocol tab i the Geeral area, chage Eabled from No to Yes. Chage to Yes. 183

184 Appedix C Usig SQL with Thuder 5. Click the IP Addresses tab, ad do the followig: a. I the IP1 list, select Eabled ad chage from No to Yes. b. I the IP2 list, select Eabled ad chage from No to Yes. Select Yes for Eabled Select Yes for Eabled 6. Click Apply ad click OK i the message box. 7. Click OK to close the TCP/IP Properties dialog box. 184

185 Istallig ad Cofigurig Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express 8. Do the followig: a. Select SQL Server 2005 Services i the left pae. b. Select SQL Server (MSSQLSERVER) i the right pae. c. Click the Restart Service butto. b. Select item. c. Restart Service butto a. Select item. Creatig a New SQL Database (2005 Express) To create a ew SQL database usig Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express: 1. Ru SQL Server Maagemet Studio Express by selectig Start > Programs > Microsoft SQL Server 2005 > SQL Server Maagemet Studio Express. 2. Select a SQL Server. The server ame should be the ame of the machie o which you istalled SQL Server (this machie). 3. Click Coect. 185

186 Appedix C Usig SQL with Thuder 4. Below the server, right-click o the Databases folder ad select New Database from the meu. Select New Database The Database Properties dialog box opes. 186

187 Istallig ad Cofigurig Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express 5. I the Name text box, type shark, ad click the OK butto. You have just created a SQL database amed shark. You must ow create a logi for this SQL database. For more iformatio, see Creatig a New Logi for the SQL Database (2005 Express) o page

188 Appedix C Usig SQL with Thuder Creatig a New Logi for the SQL Database (2005 Express) Oce you have created the SQL database, you eed to create a logi for the SQL database. To create a logi for the SQL database: 1. For the SQL database you just created, avigate to the Security folder, right-click the Logis ico ad select New Logi from the meu. Select New Logi 188

189 Istallig ad Cofigurig Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express The Logi - New dialog box opes. 2. Do the followig: a. I the Logi ame text box, type shark. b. Select SQL Server Autheticatio optio (ot Widows autheticatio). c. I the Password text box, type shark. d. I the Cofirm Password text box, type shark. e. Make sure to ucheck all three password check boxes (Eforce password policy, Eforce password expiratio, User must chage password at ext logi). f. I the Default Database list, select shark. g. I the Laguage field, leave <default> selected. h. Make sure the Eforce password policy check box is deselected. If ot, deselect it. 189

190 Appedix C Usig SQL with Thuder 3. Click the Server Roles tab. 4. Select sysadmi. 190

191 Istallig ad Cofigurig Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express 5. Click the User Mappig tab. Verify that the database ad user are both called shark ad are selected. Also, make sure the Map optio is selected. 6. Verify that the Map optio is selected for the Database shark ad its correspodig user shark. 7. Click OK. 8. Right-click the server ad select Properties. 191

192 Appedix C Usig SQL with Thuder 9. Click the Security tab. 10. Make sure that Autheticatio is set to SQL Server ad Widows Autheticatio mode ad ot the default of Widows Autheticatio mode oly. 11. Click OK. 192

193 Istallig ad Cofigurig Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Ruig the Avid Supplied Script (2005 Express) To ru the Avid supplied script: 1. Select Start > Programs > Microsoft SQL Server 2005 > SQL Server Maagemet Studio Express. 2. Coect to the server that you have set up, ad log i by typig the password shark. 3. Select File > Ope > File ad avigate to the Thuder CD. 4. From the Thuder CD, avigate to the makeall.sql script. This ca be foud by selectig Samples ad Scripts > SQL Scripts > makeall.sql. 5. Click Ope. 6. Type shark, ad click Coect. 193

194 Appedix C Usig SQL with Thuder 7. Make sure shark appears i the DB meu. Select shark 8. Click the Execute Query butto. Whe the script is doe, it should retur the message, Query executed successfully. If the result is differet, cotact Avid Customer Support. 9. Close the widow. This cocludes the setup for the SQL Server usig Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express. For iformatio o usig ODBC ad Thuder to create Thuder databases, see the Avid Thuder Products User s Guide. 194