Installation guide

CinéWave 4.7 Configuration and Qualification Guide for Mac OS 10.3.6
11/11/2004
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Procedure for Upgrading TARGA Ciné Engine to 66 MHz
Great news for CinéWave owners, you can now boost the power of your TARGA Ciné Engine PCI
card from 33 MHz to 66 MHz for a nominal fee. Please refer to the Pinnacle Systems website at the
following link, to receive more details on this process:
http://www.pinnaclesys.com/docloader.asp?templ=1044&doclink=/BSD/cinewave/English(US)/doc/
upg_cw_031504.html&product_id=108&Langue_ID=7
Please note that the 66 MHz upgrade will only effectively boost the performance and throughput on
Apple Power Mac G5’s with PCI-X compatible busses. However, the 66 MHz TARGA Ciné Engine
is fully compatible with all Power Mac G4s and G5 computers.
All TARGA Ciné Engine PCI cards with a part number of 141203043, Revision D or above are
already 66 MHz. In addition, TARGA Ciné Engines with a white sticker listing with the words “66
MHz” are also already upgraded to 66 MHz.
If the card is operating at 66 MHz, the user should see the suffix “–66” appended to TARGA Ciné
Engine at the bottom of the CinéWave 4.7 preference pane window. If you think your card has been
upgraded, but you are not seeing this suffix, it is possible that you either:
1. Have the card installed in a Power Mac G4 (no 66 MHz-compatible slots)
2. Have another 33 MHz card installed in the same bus as the TARGA Ciné Engine
3. The upgrade was not performed properly
Please refer to the CinéWave Installation Instructions for more information on
properly setting up your CinéWave 4.7 systems.
Required Components for the Power Mac G4 MDD Systems:
CinéWave Fan Assembly:
Customers using the Power Mac G4 MDD systems should consult the CinéWave 4.0.3
Configuration Guide for details on acquiring the required fan assembly.
GeeThree Stealth Serial PCI Bracket:
Customers using the GeeThree Stealth Serial Adapter should consult the CinéWave 4.0.3
Configuration Guide for details on acquiring the PCI bracket, used instead of replacing the
modem.
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♦Note: Regarding Erroneous Timecode Breaks:
Erroneous timecode breaks have been reported on the new Mirrored Drive door G4s when working with
GeeThree Stealth, Griffin and Keyspan PCI serial adapters on Mac OS X. To avoid these errors, the user
may disable the "Abort of Broken Timecode" preference in Final Cut Pro (although legitimate timecode
breaks will, then, also not be reported). It has been found that the Keyspan USB device control can more
successfully navigate this problem in the operating system, although erroneous timecode breaks have also
been encountered there, on clips greater in length than 30 minutes.