User`s manual

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5.2.8 Reverse Play.................................................................................................... 43
5.3 USING DISCONTINUOUS TIME CODE ON A DRIVE........................................ 43
5.3.1 Increasing Time Code ..................................................................................... 43
5.3.2 Non-Increasing Time Code ............................................................................. 43
5.3.3 Repeating Time Code...................................................................................... 44
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ONTROLLING THE V1 FROM A PC OR MAC.................................................................. 45
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PGRADING THE V1 FIRMWARE..................................................................................... 46
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PGRADING THE RCV2 FIRMWARE ............................................................................... 47
8.1 Checking your RCV2 firmware version .................................................................. 47
8.2 The VUploader utility.............................................................................................. 47
9 WIRING DIAGRAMS AND PINOUTS.................................................................................. 48
9.1 Wiring of the V1 RS422-PC Cable.......................................................................... 48
9.2 Wiring of the V1 RS422-Mac Cable........................................................................ 49
9.3 Wiring of the standard RS422 Cable....................................................................... 50
9.4 Wiring of the RS422 Chase cable............................................................................ 51
9.5 GPIO Connector Pinout.......................................................................................... 52
9.6 MIDI and Biphase Connector Pinout: .................................................................... 52
10 DISK RECORD TIME / COMPRESSION CHARTS................................................ 53
10.1 DCT Compression Chart......................................................................................... 53
10.2 MPEG2 Compression Chart ................................................................................... 55
10.3 Standard Definition Uncompressed Chart.............................................................. 55
10.4 High Definition Uncompressed Chart..................................................................... 56
11 USING THE RCV2-9P REMOTE CONTROL.......................................................... 57
12 APPLICATION AND TROUBLESHOOTING INFORMATION .............................. 58
12.1 Unable to control V1 remotely................................................................................ 58
12.2 Quick toggle between SHUTTLE & JOG modes..................................................... 58
12.3 Recording in case of tape drop-out ............................................................................. 58
12.4 V1 identification for DAW on the RS422 port .............................................................. 58
12.5 The unit is not playing smoothly in reverse play..................................................... 58
12.6 The Video has no colors.......................................................................................... 59
12.7 No Audio from input monitor .................................................................................. 59
12.8 Unable to write to active drive................................................................................ 59
12.9 Forcing power ON in any condition ....................................................................... 59
13 CONNECTING V1 TO AUDIO WORKSTATIONS & EDIT CONTROLLERS..... 60
13.1 Connection to the DAWN workstation (v 4.3c or later).......................................... 60
13.2 Connection to the Akai DD-1500 with RS422 control (recommended).................. 60
13.3 Connection to the Akai DD-1500 in CHASE RS422 Mode..................................... 60
13.4 Connection to the Fairlight..................................................................................... 61
13.5 Connection to the Microlynx, the Lynx 1 and Lynx 2 synchronizers ...................... 61
13.6 Connection to the Sonic Solutions........................................................................... 61
13.7 Connection to the Pro-Tools 4.0 ............................................................................. 61
13.8 Connection to the Orban AUDICY VX.................................................................... 62
13.9 Connection to the Dyaxis II..................................................................................... 62
13.10 Most Common Connection.................................................................................. 62
13.11 List of DAWs & Editors currently supported by the V1
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13.12 Using the V1 with Edit Controllers..................................................................... 63
14 INSTALLING SCSI DRIVES..................................................................................... 65
14.1 V1 and removable SCSI drives................................................................................ 65
14.2 Important Note about using Jaz Drives................................................................... 65
14.3 Mounting Data-Express on all DCT products except V1x2.................................... 66
14.4 Mounting Data-Express on the V1x2 without drive sharing................................... 67
14.5 Mounting Data-Express on the V1x2 sharing a drive............................................. 67
14.6 Mounting Data-Express on the V1-U...................................................................... 67
14.7 Mounting Data-Express on the V1-MP2................................................................. 67
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DDENDUM................................................................................................................. 68