Installation guide

CinéWave 4.7 Configuration and Qualification Guide for Mac OS 10.3.6
11/11/2004
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 Full support for capturing to the Apple 8 bit codec with CinéWave, to complement existing
support for Apple RT Extreme and the ability to capture to the Apple 10 bit codec.
System Preference Settings
All unnecessary system drivers or services should be deactivated (e.g., screen savers, automatic
login items, virus protection, file sharing services, etc.).
Launch the System Preferences utility, and make the following changes:
 In the “Login Items” System Preference Pane, remove any items that automatically start when
you log in.
 In the “Screen Effects” System Preference Pane, set “Time until screen effects start” to “Never”.
 In the “Display” System Preference Pane, set the “Colors” to “Millions”
 In the Energy Saver System Preference Pane, set “Put the computer to sleep when it has been
inactive” to “Never”; and “Put the hard disk to sleep when possible” should not be checked.
 In the Sound System Preference Pane, select the “Sound Effects” tab. Turn the “Output volume”
all the way up, and lower the “Alert volume” to the desired level. Select the “Output” tab and
select “CinéWave Tether 1 and 2” as the desired output. Select the “Input” tab. Set the “Input
volume” to the midpoint of the slider, this can be adjusted later as needed when digitizing analog
audio inputs. It is also important to set the proper input setting (AES/EBU, SDI, Balanced or
Unbalanced, etc.) prior to attempting capture or editing capture presets. The setting should match
the signal that is being fed to the CinéWave Breakout Box. This is particularly important when
working with digital sources. If improperly configured, you may encounter hardware errors when
launching Log & Capture or editing Presets. To verify that the settings have properly initialized,
after setting the Sound Preferences, quit out of System Preferences and relaunch. Open the
CinéWave System Preference and verify the Sound Input listed in the TARGA Ciné Engine tab.
 In the QuickTime System Preference Pane, select the “Update” tab, and deselect “check for
updates automatically”. Select “About QuickTime” and verify that the version of QuickTime
installed on the system is in accordance with the version mentioned in the “Required Software
Versions” section of this Configuration Guide.
 In the “Sharing” System Preference Pane, disable all services. The Firewall should be off.
Internet sharing should be off.
 In the Date and Time System Preference Pane, the Menu Bar Clock should be disabled. The
option to “"Use a Network Time Server”" should be deselected.
 In the Software Update System Preference Pane, “Automatically check for updates when you
have a network connection" should be unchecked.