User`s manual

1 Setup Guide

1.1 Quick Start Guide for V1 DCT and MPEG2 machines

For more information about the items in bold, refer to Chapter 4 there you will find every Menu and

Option Menu command listed and explained. Note V1-U and V1-UHD drives are pre-installed at the

factory. See section 1.4 for setup information.

This quick start guide assumes the most common hardware setup: Single video channel V1 equipped with

a removable hard drive using the Kingston Data Express drive carrier and receiver. If you purchased your

Kingston and SCSI drive from Doremi, your V1 has been setup at the factory.

1. Plug the hard drive carrier in the Data Express receiver and turn the key counter clockwise until it

locks

2. Power the unit ON by pressing the Power On Switch. If you keep watching the LCD display on the

RCV2 or VToolsPro, you will see a “Scanning” message displayed for about 30 to 60 seconds (the

time it takes for the hard drive to be mounted)

i. The “Scanning” message should now disappear and you should get one of the

following:

1. A message saying “No MD Present” alternating with “Scanning”. This

means that this is the first time this drive is mounted on a V1 unit. If you

want to start using the drive:

a- Go to Option Menu 30 and select SINGLE FILE.

b- Set DISK-1 ID to the SCSI ID of the drive installed.

c- Set STRIPE ON to 1.

d- Set #RAIDSET to 1.

e- Go to MENU 7 and Initialize. In about 1 minute, the “Initialize”

message should disappear and you can start using the unit.

2. No message other than the Time Code and the Stop. This means that the

drive is recognized as a V1 drive and is ready to be used. Go to step 3.

ii. If you keep watching the LCD display on the front panel or VToolsPro and you don’t

see the any messages alternating, press the Menu button. If the menu disappears and

you don’t get a response, the V1 itself has a problem starting up. Refer to the

troubleshooting section.

3. Plug a valid video source on the composite input of the V1.

4. Plug a working monitor on the composite out of the V1

5. Go to the Sync Source menu and select your sync source. Ensure the selected sync source is present.

6. Go to the Menu and make sure Input Source is set to Composite

7. Go to Option Menu 3 (Set Video), press the ++ Key until you reach the Pattern Sub-menu, then

press the TOGGLE key to set the Pattern ON. This should display a pattern on your monitor. Press

the TOGGLE key again to set the Pattern OFF, then hit Escape.

8. If you have something recorded on the disk, it will be displayed on the monitor and hitting the Rec

button should set the unit in EE mode.

9. If you see a valid video signal on your monitor, you can press Rec and Play at the same time to start

recording on the V1

10. Hit Stop to finish the recording