Product specifications

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NewsCutter Layout
Figure 1-1 shows all standard and optional NewsCutter components
except for a source of reference video or a black burst generator. The
rack shown in the Þgure is not supplied with a NewsCutter system.
Figure 1-1 Sample NewsCutter System Layout
VLX
SCSI IDSCSI ID
DEVICE DEVICE
ACTIVITYACTIVITY
TERM BUS B TERM BUS B
TERM BUS ATERM BUS A
COOLINGCOOLING
POWER 2POWER 2
POWER 1POWER 1POWER 1POWER 1
Speakers and audio amplifier
(optional)
V-LAN VLXi
(option required to connect a deck
without Avid direct serial protocol)
Customer-supplied playback monitor
Customer-supplied deck, feed, router, or
other video input/output source
Video Slave Driver
Audio interface
Disk drives:
MediaDock, MRS, or MediaDrives
Keyboard
Customer-supplied rack
UI monitor
Modem
Avid Media
Processor
Mouse
MRS – multidrive rack-mountable storage
V-LAN – video local area network
Speaker