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QuickStart Guide

Product Number: QG0012-04 Revision: A0; Date: 2/17/11 1

NV5100MC Master Control

and NV9000 Connections

Frame(s)...

Local

devices

Routers...

MCPMs and MCEs

Config

Master Control Panels (and GUIs)...

EBCPs...

Channel 1

Channel 2

NV9000

Automation

Tally

Ethernet

Video Audio

[Ctrl and I/O]

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Dev. Control

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Product Summary

Your master control shipment contains one or more master

control products, power cords, miscellaneous cabling, a soft-

ware and documentation CD (SB0221) and this printed

Quickstart Guide. Depending on you order options, the ship-

ment might also include a GUI CD (SB0222).

Frames ship with the I/O cards and master control processors

you ordered already installed and tested.

You should, of course, inspect the shipment for content and

damage. You should also copy all the documentation from

the SB0221 CD to a secure place in your facility’s file system.

It is to your advantage to become familiar with the documen-

tation at an early point in your system development.

In addition to this Quickstart Guide, there are several manu-

als and user’s guides in the NV5100MC documentation set:

QuickStart Roadmap

The goal of this Quickstart Guide is for you to be able to

hookup everything in your Master Control system and get it

to the point where you can start configuring and cabling.

One of the major hurdles you are facing is that to be able to

set up and configure any one portion of master control, you

must understand everything about master control and (possi-

bly) much about NV9000 router control systems.

Survey the documentation to become acquainted with all the

concepts and then focus on individual tasks.

Topics covered here, in order, are

1 Master control feature set.

What the Master Control devices are, where the connec-

tors are and what they do, etc.

2 Hardware connections.

How to make control and network connections and how

to make I/O connections.

3 Software installation.

How to install the software and documentation.

4 Configuration software.

A brief survey of what the configuration applications do.

5 Details.

More detail about master control features.

Master Control Features

A master control system is moderately complex, involving a

number of hardware components, software applications,

documentation, computers, networks, and several options.

Figure 1 represents the principal components of an

NV5100MC master control system.

Master Control Processors

Master control processors are the heart of the master control

system. There are two broad categories:

• MCPMs — master control processing modules.

• MCEs — master control engines.

Each MCPM or MCE is considered a channel. The main out-

put of a channel is called “program output.”

Frames

MCPMs and MCEs reside in a master control frame. A master

control system can include one or more master control

Configuration Guides and Technical Information

UG0008 MasterConfig User’s Guide

UG0009 MasterDiag User’s Guide

UG0010 MasterLogo User’s Guide

UG0011 Master Control Installation Guide

UG0013 Master Control Reference Manual

UG0029 MCS Panel Configuration Editor User’s Guide

UG0036 Tally Processor User’s Guide

UG0038 Device Controller User’s Guide

Panel Operators’ Guides

UG0016 SCP Operator’s Guide

UG0026 CECP GUI Operator’s Guide

UG0027 CECP Operator’s Guide

UG0028 FECP Operator’s Guide

UG0052 Aux/Preview GUI Operator’s Guide

Figure 1. An NV5100MC Master Control System

Summary of content (24 pages)

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QuickStart Guide NV5100MC Master Control and NV9000 Connections Product Summary Your master control shipment contains one or more master control products, power cords, miscellaneous cabling, a software and documentation CD (SB0221) and this printed Quickstart Guide. Depending on you order options, the shipment might also include a GUI CD (SB0222). Figure 1. An NV5100MC Master Control System Frame(s)...
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NV5100MC Master Control frames. The two types of frames, NV5100MC and the older NV5128-MC, look the same except for the door legends. Each frame has 8 input card slots, 8 output card slots, and two control card slots. MCPMs and MCEs occupy output card slots. Any main source can be assigned pre-roll and machine control characteristics. Any squeeze source that is also a main source can have assigned pre-roll and machine control characteristics.
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NV5100MC Master Control 10 Adjust and complete your configurations as required. connecting an NV9000 control system, Ethernet control is preferable. You do not have to specify a complete configuration to get started. You can always add to, or change, configurations any time. Leave yourself the option to expand or change. The CTRL1 and CTRL2 ports are DE9, RS-422.
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NV5100MC Master Control Diagnostic Ports The DIAG ports are DE9, either RS-232 or RS-422 (selectable in UniConfig). These ports are for configuration, firmware uploads, and testing. The ports are typically used with UniConfig to initialize the primary and secondary control cards for routing. The DIAG ports are not used during normal operation. See UniConfig. Ethernet Control Ports The Ethernet connectors are used when you have an NV9000 router control system connected over Ethernet.
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NV5100MC Master Control The frame has two aux bus connections. The connection is loop-through: you can pass the SMS7000 “node bus” control signals on to another device. You can connect a redundant control system on the “node bus.” Single Reference Signals If you are using an SMS7000 control system, terminate the “node bus” with a 50Ω terminator. Redundant Reference Signals S Using an SMS7000 requires an SMS7000 mezzanine card installed on each router control card. See the Reference Manual.
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NV5100MC Master Control • The MCPM-MK-SD and -MK-HD do not have squeeze generators. Note also that the 16 inputs for the MCPM-MK-HD are on its own backplane module. They are not routed through the frame’s motherboard. These inputs are HD only, and not SWB. These inputs are not accessible by other MCPMs or MCEs. DB25 connectors (analog audio) require breakout cable. Miranda’s WC0053 is a suitable cable. MCEs do not accept analog video or analog audio inputs.
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NV5100MC Master Control Each MCPM or MCE can direct two auxiliary audio inputs to audio monitors or audio meters. These sources are called, respectively, “off-air” and “aux in.” Each MCPM source uses a set of up to 8 AES inputs. Each MCE source uses a set of up to 16 AES inputs. The connection is fairly simple: it is just an Ethernet cable from each NV9000 controller’s master control port to the master control Ethernet switch. If you have a stand-alone NV9000 system, make only one such connection.
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NV5100MC Master Control Excternal squeeze image sources do not require a pool of connectors. A single connector suffices for each. For MCEs, a set of external router connections can be defined for the program and preset buses and for the preview and aux buses. These connections support all the external sources you might define.
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NV5100MC Master Control Then, follow these steps: 1 Connect the DE9-to-Phoenix cable from a COM port of your PC to the diagnostic port of the MCE. The diagnostic port is the upper 3 pins of the 6-pin Phoenix connector. GND (6) D I A G Rx (5) Tx (4) n.c. 1 Rx 2 Tx 3 9 5 9 Tx Com n.c. Rx Com Rx + Tx + GND 5 MCE Rx 6 6 1 Tx Gnd PC 2 Launch MasterDiag. Choose serial mode from the ‘Communications’ menu. Choose the COM port at this time if necessary.
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NV5100MC Master Control Alarm signals on the connector represent the health of the panel. You can connect these to circuits of your own. 4 Choose the WINS tab and ensure the settings appear as shown here: WINS Tab GUI and Configuration PCs Windows users’ accounts must be set to ‘Standard User’ or better. Master control software does not function properly when users have ‘Restricted User’ access or less. Your GUI PCs and configuration PCs must reside on the master control network.
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NV5100MC Master Control Then connect the serial ports to VTRs and other devices you want to control. You might have to make custom cables depending on the serial connectors of your devices. Determine the pre-roll and device latency timing values for the device. Include the pre-roll time in the configuration of the main source that represents the device. Include the device latency value in the port configuration of the DC21.
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NV5100MC Master Control 4 The NV9000 Integration screen displays: 6 The confirmation screen displays: Click ‘Next’ to proceed. Click ‘Cancel’ to cancel the installation. Click ‘Back’ to change your installation parameters. If you are integrating an NV9000 router control system with your master control system, enter the IP address of the NV9000’s primary system controller (and secondary system controller, if applicable). A stand-alone system controller is considered the primary, in this instance.
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NV5100MC Master Control Installing Documentation Follow these steps to install the GUI software: Miranda provides several user’s guides, operator’s guides, and reference manuals (including this one) on the software and documentation CD (SB0221). Follow these steps to install documentation: 1 Insert the GUI CD in your CD-ROM drive. The CD will “auto-play.” 1 Insert the CD in your CD drive. When the CD “autoplays,” click the ‘Documentation’ button.
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NV5100MC Master Control 4 The “Select Installation Folder” screen displays: 7 The completion notice displays: Click ‘Done’. The default folder for the installation is C:\Program Files\NVISION\Master Control\. Browse if you want to choose another folder. We recommend that you select “Everyone” so that everyone who uses the PC can access the software. Click ‘Disk Cost’ if you wish to see how much disk space you need: Finally, click ‘Next’ in the “Select Installation Folders” window to proceed.
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NV5100MC Master Control The tally processor is third-party equipment and comes with its own built-in configuration utility that runs in a browser on a connected PC. Refer to the Tally Processor’s User’s Guide. Other third-party equipment (e.g., automation systems, or router control systems) are also outside the scope of this guide. All configuration requires a connected configuration PC. GUI configuration files require special handling.
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NV5100MC Master Control directly available. You must obtain them from tech support. Each of an MCPM’s video sources can be configured with up to 8 audio sources. Options include embedded audio, discrete audio, analog audio, and Dolby E encoding. Each of an MCE’s video sources can be configured with up to 16 audio sources. MCEs. Use the file MCESoftwarePackage_6_1_0.nvz in the ‘setup’ subfolder of the master control installation folder.
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NV5100MC Master Control that controls an MCPM-MK-SD or -MK-HD. These MCPMs have no squeeze function. A panel might lack support for MCPM or MCE features. For example: the aux bus or preview bus in an MCE cannot be accessed from an FFCP, CFCP, PC GUI, or SCP. Automation can do so, however, because it is not limited by any panel features. The SCP has menu pages that are not present for any other panel. Some panels (CECP for instance) have “virtual button” assignment pages.
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NV5100MC Master Control Tally Processor The master control tally processor is third-party equipment. Its configuration application is built-in and requires no separate installation. It communicates with a designated MCPM or MCE using NVEP. It senses and controls a certain set of master control events. Prior to configuration, you must have assigned the tally processor an IP address on the master control network. That assignment is made through the tally processor’s front panel.
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NV5100MC Master Control Misc. Topics Restarting an MCPM or MCE MCPM and MCEs restart, or reset, after you (1) press the reset switch at the front of the module, (2) reinsert the module in the frame, or (3) cycle power to the module. At reset, the MCPM enters bypass mode (wherein the emergency bypass relay routes bypass signals to the program output and inhibits MCPM output), the red bypass LED comes on, the red alarm LED comes on, and the MCPM initializes. After a few seconds, the heart beat LED comes on.
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NV5100MC Master Control recognize signals of these types. (MCEs do not accept analog audio or video input.) The numbering of the slots is sequential, from 1 to 16: PRI CTRL SEC CTRL CTRL 1 CTRL 1 CTRL 2 CTRL 2 DIAG DIAG AES REF 1 All I/O modules, MCPMs, and MCEs, and their backplanes are “hot-swappable.
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NV5100MC Master Control and the FECP. MCEs also work in conjunction with the (new) video and audio timing page of MasterDiag. Differences Notable differences between the MCEs and MCPMs include: • MCE audio and video connectors are coax (1.0/2.3 DIN) connectors; MCPM audio and video connectors are BNCs. • MCEs have 16-channel audio. MCPMs have 8 channels. • MCEs have 2 clean feed outputs; MCPMs have one. • MCEs have 2 aux outputs and 2 (video) source inputs; MCPMs do not have these.
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NV5100MC Master Control MFR Skip this if you have no MFR in your master control frame. If you have an MFR, you must also have a router control card (EM0374) in the frame. Follow these steps to set up your router control card: router (MFR) uses output cards and the wing output cards of MCPMs that have them. These are the I/O modules that relate specifically to master control: Analog Audio Old SWB Video (input) AES Audio Old SWB Video (output)a 2 Launch UniConfig. Choose serial mode.
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NV5100MC Master Control Other Hardware EBCP All MCPMs have emergency bypass capability. The emergency bypass control panel (EBCP) is a 1RU panel that has two large button switches. One button’s legend is “Main” and the other’s is “Bypass.” Pressing the red “Bypass” button places a channel in bypass mode. Pressing the green “Main” button enables normal mode. The buttons are also status lamps. (The EBCP controls only the channel to which it is connected.
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NV5100MC Master Control Contact Information Contact Miranda if you need information about NVISION router control systems or third-party automation systems. www.miranda.com In the Americas, call toll-free +1-800-224-7882 (9 am to 9 pm EST) In Europe, the Middle East, African or the UK, call +44 (0) 1491 820222 (9 am to 6 pm, GMT) In France, call +33 1 55 86 87 88 (9 am to 5 pm, GMT + 1) In Asia, call +852-2539-6987 (9 am to 5 pm, GMT + 8) In China, call +86-10-5873-1814 Miranda Technologies, Inc.