Product specifications

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Connecting the MediaShare Library
The Avid MediaShare is a SCSI router that allows you to connect
several Avid video and audio systems to a shared group of storage
drives. MediaShare allows up to four editors to collaborate on projects
from separate workstations, or work on separate parts of the same
project concurrently. Figure 9-16 shows the location of the status
display and the button used for selecting display choices. The Avid
MediaShare Installation and UserÕs Guide provides detailed information
on MediaShare connections and operation.
Figure 9-16 Avid MediaShare Display and Buttons
Connecting Systems to the MediaShare Unit
MediaShare units can only connect to Avid systems using differential
SCSI connections. If the system does not already have a
SiliconExpress 4D board, you must purchase one. Any external single-
ended or differential SCSI storage drives currently connected to the
system can be connected to the MediaShare unit.
To connect the Avid system to the MediaShare unit:
1. Remove any external SCSI storage currently connected to the Avid
Media Processor.
Status display
Status display buttons