AirPlay¨ MP Release 3.9 Release Notes
These release notes pertain to Avid AirPlay MP Release 3.9.
This document lists the hardware and software requirements for AirPlay MP 3.9. It also contains installation instructions, a list of the documentation that accompanies the product, and a product over- view. The product overview includes: ¥ Compatibility with other Avid products ¥ Support for product models and subsystems ¥ Features ¥ Known bugs and limitations
Contents
Symbols and Conventions ...... 6 If You Need Help ...... 7 New Features ...... 8 Arming Window...... 8 Requirements ...... 8 System...... 8 Disk Drives ...... 8 Boards ...... 9 Installation Procedures ...... 9 Reinstalling the Macintosh System Software ...... 9
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Reinstall Requirements ...... 9 Backing Up the Internal Hard Drive ...... 10 Cleaning Off the Internal Hard Drive ...... 10 Verifying Internal Hard Drive Readiness ...... 11 Installing Macintosh System Software 7.5.3r2 ...... 12 Restoring Files from the External Drive ...... 12 Resuming Operations ...... 13 Disconnecting the External Drive ...... 13 Installing the AirPlay MP Software ...... 13 Installation Results ...... 15 Installing the AVIDinit Extension ...... 17 Installing VScanner on Multichannel Systems ...... 18 Checking the Installation ...... 19 Configurations and Settings ...... 23 Running Pro Tools...... 23 Configuring Memory ...... 24 Configuring the RAM ...... 25 Configuring the Color Settings ...... 26 Setting the Avid Project Folder as Default...... 27 Turning off File Sharing ...... 27 Documentation for AirPlay MP 3.9 ...... 27 AirPlay MP 3.9 Overview ...... 28 Compatibility with Other Avid Products ...... 28 Compatibility with ITU-R BT.601 (CCIR601) and SMPTE 125M...... 29 Support for Product Models and Subsystems...... 29 Supported Product Models ...... 29 Unsupported Product Models ...... 30 Supported External Subsystems ...... 30 Unsupported External Subsystems ...... 30 Supported Software Utilities ...... 31 Unsupported Software Utilities ...... 31 New Features in AirPlay MP 3.9 ...... 31
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Arming a Playlist ...... 31 Setting Up and Enabling an Arming Window ...... 32 Viewing the Arming Window Clocks ...... 36 The Arming Window LED ...... 39 Supplemental Information ...... 39 Arming a Playlist ...... 39 As Run Log ...... 40 AFRTS Configuration Drawing ...... 40 Configuration Drawing for Avid Media Player ...... 41 AVIDdrive 1.3.8 ...... 42 Cable Wiring Run List ...... 42 Channel-Switching Between Record and Play...... 42 Creating Disk Space for Recording ...... 42 Using a Dedicated Disk...... 43 Clearing a Disk Partition...... 44 Customer Support Phone Number Ñ Area Code Change...... 45 House Timecode ...... 46 Iomega Jaz Drives...... 46 NTSC in Japan...... 47 PAL Format Unsupported...... 47 PICT File Imports ...... 47 Router Table Configuration ...... 48 Shared Media Files: Locking and Unlocking ...... 48 User Interface Settings ...... 49 Using a MediaDock for Shared Libraries ...... 49 Viewing an Event in a Playlist ...... 50 Known Bugs and Limitations in AirPlay MP 3.9 ...... 50 AirPlay MP Application ...... 50 As Run Logs ...... 50 Audio Marks ...... 50 Audio Scrubbing ...... 51 Backup ...... 51 Bins ...... 51
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Clips Not Created ...... 51 Clips Without Tape ID ...... 52 Consolidating Subclips ...... 52 Deck Control ...... 52 Deck Disconnected ...... 53 Delete ...... 53 Digital Recording ...... 54 Documentation ...... 55 Duplicated Clips in Playlists ...... 55 Effects ...... 55 External Events ...... 56 GPIs ...... 56 Head Frames ...... 56 Loop Mode ...... 57 Master Clips Reappear ...... 57 Modify ...... 57 OMF ...... 57 Partition Limit ...... 57 Pause Events ...... 58 Playback ...... 58 Playlists ...... 58 Print File Import ...... 60 Printer Driver Additions ...... 60 Priority Standby ...... 60 Real-Time Titles ...... 61 Serial Port Settings ...... 61 Startup ...... 61 Timecode ...... 61 Undo/Redo ...... 62 Troubleshooting AirPlay MP ...... 62 System Freezes ...... 63 Fatal Assertions ...... 64 Crashes to MacsBug ...... 65
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Erratic System Behavior...... 66 Maintenance ...... 67 Daily Maintenance Procedures...... 70 Single-channel Systems ...... 70 Multichannel Systems ...... 70 All Systems with As Run Log Option ...... 71 Weekly Maintenance Procedures...... 71 BiWeekly Maintenance Procedures ...... 73 Monthly Maintenance Procedures ...... 75 Rebuilding the AirPlay¥Database (Multichannel Systems). . . . . 76 Cable Wiring Run List...... 83
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Symbols and Conventions
These release notes use the following special symbols and conven- tions:
Ctrl-x means to hold down the Ctrl key and another key to perform the operation.
Look here in the margin In the margin you will Þnd tips that help you perform tasks more eas- for tips. ily and efÞciently. ✔ A check mark indicates a bug that has been Þxed.
✘ An X indicates a known bug or limitation. Where appropriate, a workaround is provided.
Workaround: A workaround provides a way to work around a known bug or limitation.
A note provides important related information, reminders, recommendations, n and strong suggestions.
A caution means that a speciÞc action you take could cause harm to c your computer or cause you to lose data.
A warning describes an action that could cause you physical harm. w Follow the guidelines in the manual or on the unit itself when han- dling electrical equipment.
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If You Need Help
If you encounter a problem while you use AirPlay MP, try these sug- gestions: ¥ For peripheral-related issues, check the documentation that came with the peripheral equipment. ¥ For AirPlay MP problems: a. Try the operation again, following the instructions in the doc- umentation. b. Check the Services & Support section of the Avid web site at http://www.avid.com for the latest Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Tips & Techniques, Avid Answers, and other Avid online offerings. c. Check the Avid Bulletin Board, "Avid Online," for information on products and user conferences. You can use this forum to exchange information with Customer Support representatives and other Avid customers. d. Contact the Avid Customer Support Center: Before September 1, 1997: Phone: 800-NEWS-DNG (800-639-7364) Fax: 508-640-1472 After September 1, 1997: Phone: 800-NEWS-DNG (800-639-7364) Fax: 001-978-640-1472 FROM OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES: Before September 1, 1997: Phone: 001-508-275-2484 Fax: 001-508-640-1472 After September 1, 1997: Phone: 001-978-275-2484 Fax: 001-978-640-1472
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New Features
AirPlay MP 3.9 includes the following new feature.
Arming Window
The Òarming windowÓ is a period of time during which an AirPlay MP system in Standby or Priority Standby waits for an external ÒplayÓ General Purpose Interface. See ÒArming a PlaylistÓon page 31.
Requirements
This section describes the minimum conÞguration required for running AirPlay MP Release 3.9.
System
AirPlay MP 3.9 runs on a properly conÞgured Avid Media Processor, a Macintosh Quadra¨ 650 with Expansion Chassis, or a Macintosh Quadra 950, running Macintosh¨ System Software 7.5.3r2.
Disk Drives
Each AFRTS system channel will have an Iomega¨ Jaz Drive. In addi- tion, the conÞguration needs at least one of the following qualiÞed drives: ¥ AvidRAIDª MX-500 ¥ MediaDockª ¥ MediaDrive iS9 (9-GB)
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Boards
These boards are required: ¥ Compression: Advanced JPEG, Revision 10 or Revision 11a (to support AVR 70H) ¥ Video: Avid Broadcast Video Board (ABVB), with optional analog or digital video I/O board. ¥ Audio: SA 4 ¥ SCSI accelerator board: ATTO SiliconExpress IV Revision 10 or SiliconExpress 4D Revision 10
Installation Procedures
If you are a new customer, the correct Macintosh system software and the AirPlay MP application are already installed on your system. You may skip to ÒConÞgurations and SettingsÓon page 23.
Reinstalling the Macintosh System Software
In a rare case, you may need to reinstall the Macintosh system soft- ware to solve an unusual problem. Do not attempt this unless your Customer Support representative recommends it.
Failure to follow these procedures can result in a system crash dur- c ing upgrade, or in serious errors during the execution of Avid appli- cations.
Reinstall Requirements
The following are required to complete the reinstall procedures:
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¥ An external SCSI hard drive, which can be connected to the Mac- intosh SCSI port. The drive must be large enough to back up the entire internal hard drive. ¥ These Norton Utilities (3.2 or higher): ¥ Norton Disk Doctorª ¥ Norton Wipe Info ¥ Virex (the latest version available) ¥ AVIDdrive Utility 1.3.8 ¥ Macintosh System Software 7.5.3r2 disks (NOT 7.5 disks with updates)
Backing Up the Internal Hard Drive
To back up the internal hard drive: 1. Shut down the Macintosh computer. 2. Connect the external SCSI hard drive to the Macintosh systemÕs built-in SCSI port (NOT into an ATTO card). 3. Turn on the external SCSI hard drive. 4. Start the Macintosh computer. 5. Copy the entire internal hard drive to the external hard drive. Be sure to copy the complete System Folder. 6. On the external drive, install Norton Disk Doctor, Norton Wipe Info, Virex, and AVIDdrive Utility 1.3.8 (see the Requirements list). 7. From the Apple menu, choose Control Panels, then Startup Disk, then the external hard drive. 8. Restart the Macintosh; it should boot off the external drive.
Cleaning Off the Internal Hard Drive
To clean off the internal hard drive: 1. From the Edit menu, choose Select All.
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2. Drag everything to the trash. 3. From the Special menu, choose Empty Trash. Be sure all the items in the trash are deleted. You may need to unlock Þles or take other actions. 4. From the external disk, launch Wipe Info. 5. Select Wipe Disk. 6. Click Drive until the internal hard drive is selected. 7. Click Wipe Entire Disk. 8. Click to verify this action. 9. When the wipe is complete, quit Wipe Info. 10. From the external drive, launch the AVIDdrive Utility. 11. Select the internal hard drive, which is now untitled. 12. Click Install. 13. Verify this action. 14. When the install is complete, quit AVIDdrive.
Verifying Internal Hard Drive Readiness
To verify that the internal hard drive is clean and ready: 1. From the external hard drive, launch Norton Utilities. 2. Select Norton Disk Doctor. 3. Select the internal hard drive. 4. Click examine. 5. If Disk Doctor Þnds a problem, click Fix. 6. Continue to run Disk Doctor and to Þx problems until no prob- lems remain. 7. From the external hard drive, launch Virex. 8. Select the internal hard drive.
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9. Click repair. 10. If Virex Þnds a problem, repair it. 11. Continue to run Virex and to repair problems until no problems remain.
Installing Macintosh System Software 7.5.3r2
To install System Software 7.5.3r2: 1. Insert Install Disk 1 of the 7.5.3r2 System installer diskette set. 2. Launch the Installer icon. 3. Click OK in the opening dialog box. 4. Select the internal hard drive. 5. Click Install. 6. Follow the screen instructions until the install is complete.
Restoring Files from the External Drive
To restore Þles from the external drive: 1. Copy all the Þles EXCEPT the System Folder from the external drive to the internal drive. 2. Compare the new System Folder on the internal drive and the backup System Folder on the external drive. To facilitate the comparison, open both folders so that they are dis- played side by side, listed by name. 3. From the backup System Folder on the external hard drive, drag ONLY essential items to the new System Folder on the internal drive. If the new folder contains an item that you know you do not need, do NOT replace it with the identical item from the backup.
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Resuming Operations
To resume working operations: 1. From the Apple menu, choose Control Panels, then Startup Disk, then the internal hard drive. 2. From the Special menu, choose Restart. The system should boot off the internal hard drive.
Disconnecting the External Drive
After you are sure the internal drive is running correctly, you can dis- connect the external hard drive.
Be sure to turn off the Macintosh computer and the external hard c drive before you disconnect the drive.
Installing the AirPlay MP Software
To install the AirPlay MP software: 1. Quit all open applications. 2. Insert the Þrst 3.5-inch installation diskette.
3. Double-click the AirPlay Installer icon. A splash screen appears. 4. Select Click here to continue or press Return to exit the splash screen.
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If you select Click here to continue, the Installer dialog box appears.
Avid Disk
5. Drag the AirPlay icon to the Avid Disk icon (the Macintosh hard drive). The installation starts. The Macintosh ejects the Þrst diskette and prompts for each diskette in turn, using all diskettes. When the installation is complete, a status box appears.
6. Click Restart to restart your Macintosh.
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Installation Results
The AirPlay MP installer optimizes the Macintosh system environ- ment for AirPlay MP operation by moving or removing certain Macintosh operating system items. Table 1 lists the items and describes the actions: ¥ ÒMovedÓ to the Avid Disabled Items folder in the System folder ¥ ÒRemovedÓ from the system
Table 1 Macintosh Operating System for AirPlay MP
Folder Subfolder Action
System Folder
Launcher Items folder Removed
Apple Menu Items
AppleCDª Audio Player Removed
Automated Tasks Moved
Jigsaw Puzzle Removed
Stickies Removed
Control Panels
Extensions Manager Moved
HeapSaver 1.0.2 Removed
Launcher Removed
PowerBook¨ Display Moved
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Table 1 Macintosh Operating System for AirPlay MP (Continued)
Folder Subfolder Action
SCSI Probe Removed
WindowShade Removed
Extensions
PowerBook¨ Moved
IIci/IIsi Monitors Extension Moved
Apple CD-ROM Removed
Apple Photo Access Removed
Audio CD Access Removed
Color Picker Removed
Foreign File Access Removed
High Sierra File Access Removed
ISO 9660 File Access Removed
Macintosh Quadra¨ AV Monitors Moved Extension
QuickDraw¨ Moved
SCSI Manager 4.3 Removed
Preferences
Jigsaw Picture Removed
Jigsaw Preferences Removed
Launcher Preferences Removed
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Table 1 Macintosh Operating System for AirPlay MP (Continued)
Folder Subfolder Action
Stickies Þle Removed
WindowShade Preferences Removed
Installing the AVIDinit Extension
AVIDinit provides several functions to ensure that the ATTO SiliconExpress board communicates correctly with the storage system. AVIDinit also allocates additional memory for the system software, reducing the possibility that the system will run out of memory and display performance problems. c Do not install AVIDinit and AVIDstartup on your system. Three versions of AVIDinit are provided. By default, the system installs AVIDinit_A. This is the correct init for AirPlay MP 3.9 if you are using an Advanced JPEG (Janus) board. Use the other inits for these conditions: ¥ Install AVIDinit_B if you are not using an Advanced JPEG board and not using removable magnetic drives. ¥ Install AVIDinit_C only if you are using removable magnetic drives.
Install the init by dragging the init icon from the Utilities folder on the Avid disk to the Extensions folder in the System folder. n Install only one version of init. Remove any inappropriate versions. You must restart your system to launch the init. However, you can defer the restart until you Þnish the installations and conÞguration.
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Installing VScanner on Multichannel Systems
Multichannel AirPlay MP systems require VScanner. VScanner is installed in the Startup and Utilities folders on each Avid disk (that is, the internal hard disk drive that stores the system software for each channel).
If you are upgrading your software, you should install VScanner your- self; Avid installs VScanner on new systems. After VScanner is installed, it works in the background while AirPlay MP is operating, and generally does not require any additional operator input.
VScanner performs two main functions for each channel in the system. VScanner locks the shared disks if the SCSI-NETª preferences Þle indicates that the channel does not have write access to them. The Record channel is the only channel with write access, which it needs to upload newly recorded material to the shared library.
A Playback channel can only read the disks in the shared library, not write to them. However, the Playback channel cannot see the new material or download the media Þles for playback until VScanner has remounted the shared disks.
Set up each channelÕs access to the shared library of disks by using the n SCSI-NET preferences Þle, not VScanner. For information on conÞguring access, see the Avid Digital News Gathering System Hardware Guide.
Follow these steps to install and launch VScanner: 1. Drag the old version of VScanner from the Startup Items folder (located in the System folder) to the Trash. n Do not delete the SCSI-Net Preferences Þle. 2. Click the VScanner application in the Utilities folder on your Avid disk to highlight the application, then choose Make Alias from the File menu. The system makes an alias of the VScanner application.
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3. Drag the VScanner alias to the Startup Items folder, located in your System Folder. 4. You must restart your system to launch the VScanner application. However, you can continue with the AirPlay MP installation pro- cedure and restart after you conÞguring the settings described in ÒConÞgurations and SettingsÓon page 23.
Checking the Installation
The AirPlay MP ConÞguration Checker checks for the required sup- porting Þles, control panels, and software each time you launch the software.
You can display all information about the conÞguration, or only the information about conÞguration tests that did not pass: ¥ To display all the information, activate the ConÞguration Check window and choose Full Listing from the Edit menu or press k-L. ¥ To display only logged problems, choose Brief Listing from the Edit menu or press k-K.
If INIT conßicts or hardware problems are found when the application is launching, a dialog box appears.
Take one of the following actions: ¥ Click Abort to stop the software from launching.
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¥ Click OK to launch AirPlay MP. The software will launch, but you might experience problems during operation. ¥ Click Save to save the conÞguration report.
Contact Customer Support if problems occur when you launch AirPlay MP.
Table 2 shows the Þles that must be installed on the systemÕs Avid disk (or on each channel disk, for multichannel systems) for AirPlay MP 3.9 software to perform correctly.
Table 2 Required Files
Location File Release Purpose Folder: Subfolders
AirPlay AirPlay 3.9 Application software.
AirPlay¥Data- 3.8 Multichannel database. base
Read Me First 3.9 Online documentation on new features and known bugs.
VScanner 3.8 On multichannel systems, moni- tors write-access to shared drives and scans drives to ensure that they are operating properly.
Settings NA Contains your AirPlay MP settings Þles.
Supporting Files NA Provides required software sup- porting Þles.
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Table 2 Required Files (Continued)
Location File Release Purpose Folder: Subfolders
System Folder MacsBug 6.5.2 Debugger program that displays data about system anomalies.
Debugger Prefs 12/22/95
Startup Items SEIV 1.0 StartupItem
Preferences SCSI-NET Prefs ConÞgures write access to the central library on multichannel systems.
VScanner Prefs
Control Panels Avid QD Accel 1.0a7
Software FPU 3.0 Avid Media Processor systems only
Extensions AutoGuest 2.0a1 Required to conÞgure multichan- INIT nel systems.
AVIDinit (ver- 1.4b3 Ensures that the Silicon Express sion A, B, or C, board communicates correctly depending on with the storage system. the system)
Digisystem 2.4 An INIT required for the Pro INIT Tools audio hardware to operate properly.
EvE INIT 1.7 Communicates with the dongle, a software licensing device.
ProgrammerÕs 1.4.2 Pressing k-Power On manually Key enters the MacsBug debugger.
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Table 2 Required Files (Continued)
Location File Release Purpose Folder: Subfolders
QuickTime¨ 2.0
AvidEx- 3.1 For striping drives. pressStripe
Shared Library Avid Media Processor only; Manager installed by System 7.5.3
Utilities AVIDdriveª 1.3.8 Formats and partitions drives. Utility
Avid DVR 1.2d3 ROM loader
Calibration Tool 1.1
CommCloser 1991 Resets the Macintosh serial ports.
Pro Toolsª 1.2 Establishes the audio hardware Setup setup. Creates the DigiSetup Þle.
SEIV Updater 1.65 Loads the drivers onto the ATTO board.
Set Clock 3.3
SExpress IV 2.0.1 Provides data on drives con- nected to the ATTO Silicon Express SCSI bus. Mounts, updates, and sets up drives.
Slot Looker 1.0 Provides information on NuBus cards.
VScanner 3.9 Monitors write access to shared drives; scans drives to ensure that they are operating properly.
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Table 2 Required Files (Continued)
Location File Release Purpose Folder: Subfolders
AVIDInits AVIDinit_A, 1.4b3 All versions of AVIDinit are _B, and _C stored here; the correct version for the system is stored in the Extensions folder.
Compact Pro CompactProª 1.33 Compacts Þles.
DriveUpdater DriveUpdater 5.5
QuickTimeª MoviePlayerª 1.0
QuickTime 2.0
Configurations and Settings
This section tells how to conÞgure your audio hardware correctly and suggests some other settings to help achieve optimum AirPlay MP per- formance.
Running Pro Tools
The Þrst time you run your system, use the Pro Tools¨ software to con- Þgure your audio hardware correctly. 1. Double-click your Utilities folder to open it. This folder is stored on your Avid disk. 2. Double-click the Pro Tools Setup icon.
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The Pro Tools Setup dialog box appears.
Slot will vary based on system configuration
3. ConÞgure the Pro Tools Setup window in one of the following ways: ¥ If you are using digital audio inputs, change the Sync Mode to Digital, Digital Format to AES/EBU, and CH 1, 2 Input to Digital. Select Digital as the Sync Mode only if the system will have continuous access to a digital sync signal. Any break in the sync signal will prevent successful system operation. ¥ If you are using analog audio inputs, conÞgure the Pro Tools Setup window as shown in step 2. 4. Click Recalibrate Inputs. 5. Click OK.
Configuring Memory
To conÞgure the memory cache size and optimize record and playback performance: 1. Choose Control Panels from the Apple menu. A window appears.
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2. Double-click Memory. The Memory dialog box appears.
3. ConÞgure the memory settings as follows: a. Set the Cache Size to 32K.
Setting the Cache Size higher than 32K can degrade playback and record per- n formance.
b. Turn on Modern Memory Manager or 32-bit addressing, depending on your system. c. Turn off Virtual Memory. d. Turn off RAM Disk. 4. Restart the computer, or conÞgure the RAM and then restart. (See ÒConÞguring the RAMÓon page 25 for more information.)
Configuring the RAM
Follow these steps to conÞgure the RAM: 1. In the Finder, choose About This Macintosh from the Apple menu. Total Memory indicates how much RAM is available on your sys- tem. 2. Select the AirPlay application icon in the desktop folder.
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3. Choose Get Info from the File menu. The Get Info dialog box appears. 4. Set the memory allocation to the appropriate level for your needs. Then click the close box. 5. Restart the computer. The system displays a warning if you set the memory lower than 38 MB. However, if the memory allocation is appropriate for the size of the playlists you will be creating, the message is not valid.
Configuring the Color Settings
The Þrst time you run your system, follow these steps to set color set- tings: 1. From the Apple menu, choose Control Panels. 2. Double click Monitors. The Monitors dialog box appears. 3. Click the monitor icon, and choose Millions of Colors.
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Setting the Avid Project Folder as Default
The Macintosh operating system may be set to default Þles to the top level of your local hard drive. To be sure projects and bins default to the Avid Projects folder, follow these steps: 1. From the Apple menu at the top left of your desktop, select Con- trol Panels, then General Controls. 2. Under Documents, select Folder which contains the application.
The projects and bins will be located in the Avid Projects folder.
Turning off File Sharing
File Sharing should not be on while you use AirPlay MP. To check on status of Þle sharing and turn it off if necessary: 1. From the Apple menu, choose Control Panels, then Sharing Setup. 2. If File Sharing is off, the button under File Sharing is Start. You do not need to take any action. 3. If File Sharing is on, the button under File Sharing is Stop. Click this button. 4. In the popup, enter the number of minutes to wait until File Shar- ing is turned off. The default is 0.
Documentation for AirPlay MP 3.9
The AirPlay MP 3.9 documentation set includes the following items: ¥ Avid AirPlay MP 3.9 Release Notes The release notes provide the latest information about the AirPlay MP software. They describe installation procedures, com- patibility with other releases and products, documentation updates, and known, current problems and limitations. Read the
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release notes before you read anything else in the documentation set. ¥ Avid Digital News Gathering System Hardware Guide This guide provides installation instructions, maintenance tech- niques, and information about AirPlay MP components. ¥ Avid AirPlay MP Product Overview This guide provides an overview of the product and the software. ¥ Avid AirPlay MP UserÕs Guide This guide provides details about how to use the product. ¥ Avid AirPlay MP Quick Reference Card This 6-panel card contains basic information in a convenient size and format. Detailed information is provided in other documents. ¥ Starting Avid AirPlay MP 3.9 from a Jaz Drive This document contains information on how to start your system from a Jaz drive.
AirPlay MP 3.9 Overview
This section describes new features, compatibility with other releases and products, and known, current problems and limitations.
Compatibility with Other Avid Products
AirPlay MP 3.9 is fully compatible with Avid NewsCutter 3.8.1.
AirPlay MP 3.9 is compatible with Media Composer 6.0 (using AVR 70 media). It is also compatible with Media Composer 6.5 (NuBus), and MCXpressª for Macintosh, Release 1.5.
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AirPlay MP 3.9 can support AvidNet 1.0.4v2 or 2.1.9. These two releases of AvidNet are not compatible with each other; however, AvidNet 2.19 is compatible with AvidNet 2.2. Therefore, all Avid sys- tems on your network must run release 1.0.4 v2 exclusively or 2.1.9 and 2.2. Some Avid applications, such as Avid Media Composer¨ Release 6.5, require AvidNet 2.1.9 or 2.2.
Compatibility with ITU-R BT.601 (CCIR601) and SMPTE 125M
The Avid Broadcast Video Board (ABVB) complies with ITU-R BT.601 and SMPTE 125M in that it samples Y at 13.5 MHz and the U and V signals at 6.75 MHz. Further, video is quantized with black at digital 16, white at digital 235, footroom below black down to digital 1, and headroom above white to digital 254. All these parameters are as spec- iÞed in ITU-R BT.601 and SMPTE 125M.
To use NewsCutter in conjunction with AirPlay MP, you must adjust the AirPlay system to the operating standard so that digital 235 produces a 100-IRE output.
Support for Product Models and Subsystems
This section lists supported and unsupported product models, utili- ties, and external subsystems.
Supported Product Models
AirPlay MP 3.9 supports these product models: ¥ Power Mac¨ (NuBus) ¥ Avid Broadcast Video Board (ABVB), with optional analog or digi- tal video I/O board ¥ AVR 70, Normal and High
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¥ ATTO SiliconExpress IV or SiliconExpress 4D, Revision 10 ¥ Advanced JPEG, Revision 10 or Revision 11a (to support AVR 70H) ¥ ATM board ¥ SA 4 audio boards
Unsupported Product Models
AirPlay MP 3.9 does not support the PCI bus.
Supported External Subsystems
AirPlay MP 3.9 supports these external subsystems: ¥ Mouse and keyboard ¥ 640 x 480 video monitor ¥ 1024 x 768 video monitor ¥ 1152 x 870 video monitor ¥ Digidesignª Video Slave Driver ¥ Digidesign Audio 4x4 ¥ Digidesign Audio 888 ¥ MediaDrive iS9 (9-GB) ¥ AvidNet Peer-to-Peer 2.1.9 or 1.0.4v2 ¥ AvidRAID MX-500 ¥ MediaDock ¥ Iomega Jaz Drive
Unsupported External Subsystems
AirPlay MP 3.9 does not support AvidDroidª manual user interface or a third-party substitute.
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Supported Software Utilities
AirPlay MP 3.9 supports these utilities: ¥ Norton Utilities¨ Version 3.2 or higher. ¥ MediaMover archiving software
Unsupported Software Utilities
AirPlay MP 3.9 does not support SoftWindowsª.
New Features in AirPlay MP 3.9
This section describes the new features in AirPlay MP 3.9.
Arming a Playlist
During an arming win- The Òarming windowÓ is a period of time during which an dow, the system will AirPlay MP system in Standby or Priority Standby waits for an exter- also respond to an oper- ator clicking the Play nal ÒplayÓ GPI. An arming window is always tied to a pause event. button. When arming is enabled, one of these conditions will cause the red arrow to move to a pause event based on the current time: ¥ You put AirPlay MP into Standby or Priority Standby mode. ¥ AirPlay MP starts with an open playlist.
You deÞne the arming window duration by specifying two values: ¥ The number of seconds prior to the start of an external or playable event ¥ The number of seconds after the start of the external or playable event
The sum of these values is the duration of the arming window.
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Setting Up and Enabling an Arming Window
Follow these steps to set up and enable an arming window: 1. Click the Settings button in the Project window. 2. Double-click User Interface.
Settings button
Double-click here.
The User Interface window opens.
3. Select Soft play time and date. 4. Click OK. 5. Click the Settings button in the Project window.
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6. Double-click Playlist Settings. The Playlist Settings window opens.
7. Select Enable playlist arming. You cannot select this option unless the User Interface Playtime Setting is Soft play time and date. 8. Select from the arming options: ¥ If you want the playlist to be armed at startup in the event of a normal or unexpected quit out of AirPlay MP, select Arm play- list at startup. The Arm Playlist at Startup option causes AirPlay MP to behave as follows: If AirPlay MP quits normally or unexpect- edly, AirPlay MP will automatically reopen the playlist that was running before the quit; the red arrow moves to the cur- rent arming window based on the current time. c There are two prerequisites for this option to execute properly: First, you must save the Project window after you open the playlist. If there is no save and if AirPlay MP does not quit properly, AirPlay MP cannot determine which playlist was open.
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Second, the Macintosh shut down warning must be disabled. To disable the Macintosh shut down warning: 1. Go to the Desktop. 2. Choose Control Panels from the Apple menu. 3. Choose General Controls from the Control Panels. 4. Deselect the shut down warning Warn me if the computer was shut down improperly. ¥ Select Ignore play GPIs outside of window to cause AirPlay MP to ignore play GPIs that are received during a time outside the arming window, including when the playlist is stopped. ¥ Enter the duration, in seconds, for the before event start and after event start values. The sum of these values is the arming window duration. The default for each value is 10 seconds, creating a 20-second arming window. 9. DeÞne the duration of the arming window by entering the num- ber of seconds before and after the start of the event. 10. Click OK.
The example below shows where an arming window is calculated in a playlist. Event # Name Duration Start Time 1 A 00:30 09:00:00 2 Pause 01:00 09:00:30 09:01:00 Arming window start 3 B 00:30 09:01:30 09:01:50 Arming window end
In this example, the arming window is calculated around the start time of Event B. If the Before event start time is 30 seconds and the After event start time is 20 seconds, the arming window begins at 09:01:00 and ends at 09:01:50.
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These rules cover special calculation cases: ¥ If the arming window start time precedes the pause start time, the arming window start time changes to coincide with the pause start time. ¥ If the arming window end time is later than the start of the next pause event or the end of the rundown (not in LOOP mode), the arming window end time is adjusted to the latest possible value within these conditions. ¥ If a playlist is in LOOP mode, the date in the playlist is not used to determine the location of the arming window. If LOOP mode is on, it is assumed that the playlist has an overall duration of 24 hours.
The following example shows how these rules apply when the Before event start duration is 20 seconds and the After event start duration is 30 seconds.
Event # Name Duration Start Time Arming Window 1 A 00:30 09:00:00 2 Pause 01:00 09:00:30 3 B 00:30 09:01:30 09:01:10 - 09:02:00 4 C 00:30 09:02:00 5 Pause 00:30 09:02:30 6 E 00:10 09:03:00 09:02:40 - 09:03:101 7 Pause 00:10 09:03:10 8 F 00:10 09:03:20 09:03:10 - 09:03:302 9 Pause 01:00 09:03:30 10 G 01:00 09:04:30 09:04:10 - 09:05:00 11 H 00:30 09:05:30
1 The arming window end time is adjusted from 09:03:30 to 09:03:10 to align with the start of the subsequent pause. 2 The arming window start time is adjusted from 09:03:00 to 09:03:10 to align with the start of the preceding pause.
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After you deÞne and enable playlist arming, the arming window becomes active if AirPlay MP is in Standby or Priority Standby mode and the red arrow reaches a pause.
If AirPlay MP receives an external ÒplayÓ GPI or if you click Play dur- ing the arming window, the subsequent playable events are played up to the next pause event, unless you intervene. Otherwise, the events are skipped up to the next pause event; a new arming window is cal- culated, and the red arrow jumps to it.
You can modify a playlist while an arming window is active: 1. Click the Stop button. 2. Make the modiÞcations. 3. Click the Standby button (NOT the Play button).
If download is turned on and the arming window is enabled, you c must option- click the Standby button to cue the playlist to the cor- rect time of day. If download is off, click only standby to cue the playlist to the correct position.
Viewing the Arming Window Clocks
You can display arming window clocks in the status pane. The Arming Start and Arming End clocks are shown below.
Values for the Arming Start and Arming End clocks appear when a valid arming window is conÞgured and enabled. The other arming window clocks display values only when the arming window is active.
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To display the arming clocks, take one of the following actions: ¥ Select Clock Settings from the Project Settings list.
Select a type from the pull-down menus for Clock 1, Clock 2, and Clock 3.
Arming window selections
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¥ Make a selection from the clock label pop-up menu:
The clock labels for arming are: ¥ Arming Start displays the start of the next arming window. ¥ Arming End displays the end of the current arming window. ¥ Arming Duration displays the length of the arming window. ¥ Arming Remaining displays the amount of time remaining in the arming window. ¥ Arming Played displays the duration of time the arming win- dow has been active. ¥ Time to Next Arming Window displays the amount of time between the current time of day and the start of the next arm- ing window.
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The Arming Window LED
If arming is enabled through the Playlist Settings dialog box, a LED display appears on the right of the status pane, below the three clocks. When AirPlay MP is in an arming window, the LED turns green.
Arming window LED
Supplemental Information
The following information supplements or corrects the AirPlay MP user documentation.
Arming a Playlist
In addition to the Status Bar clock headings described in the AirPlay MP UserÕs Guide, there is a new arming heading: Time to Next Arming Window displays the amount of time between the current time of day and the start of the next arm- ing window.
The default values for seconds before event start and seconds after event start are 10 seconds each.
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Values for the Arming Start and Arming End clocks appear when a valid arming window is conÞgured and enabled.
To accomodate the arming feature, User Interface Settings default to Soft play time and date.
To get into Priority Standby without waiting for the countdown, option click Standby.
As Run Log
The entries in the As Run log represent the on-air duration of AirPlay MP events only. Deck and network events are not logged.
AFRTS Configuration Drawing
The following conÞguration drawing illustrates the proper way to connect the GPI, the Grass Valley Switcher, the Avid Media Player and the VLXi-4. It is missing from the Avid Digital News Gathering System Hardware Guide.
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Configuration Drawing for Avid Media Player
AFRTS Patch Field GPI
Grass Valley Performer¨
Output
0PTION
Return to network and 75-ohmVideo Input Ports terminator REMOTETally signal Grass Valley Switcher (If necessary)
Avid Media Player
Composite R-Y B-Y Y Serial Avid Media Processor Ports Input 4
Composite R-Y B-Y Y Output 3
2 Time Code In Analog Ref In Serial control from 1 AMP to VLAN box.
UI Monitor Keyboard Remote GPI
VLXi 4R
REF LOOP / TIMECODE LAN CP SERIAL / TRANSMITTER IN OUT PARALLEL / GPI SERIAL 4 SERIAL 3 SERIAL 2 SERIAL 1 AC VLXi-4
Serial control for the Grass Valley Switcher
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AVIDdrive 1.3.8
AirPlay MP 3.9 includes AVIDdrive version 1.3.8. If you purchase a disk, it may include a different version of AVIDdrive. Use only version 1.3.8. Major problems can occur, including loss of data on the disk, if you repartition or change partition sizes using a different version of AVIDdrive.
If you initialize or format an iS9 drive using AVIDdrive version 1.3.8, a warning appears stating that the drive is not an Avid drive. Ignore this warning.
Cable Wiring Run List
A cable wiring run list of the cables and their corresponding part number appears in ÒCable Wiring Run ListÓon page 83. These pages are placed at the end of the Release Notes to make it easy for you to tear them off.
Channel-Switching Between Record and Play
Some sites plan to use Channel 4 as a Play channel as well as a Record channel.
When you switch a channel between Record and Play, it takes time to reconÞgure the channel, record material, upload the material, and for the databases to recognize the material. Moreover, a channel that is devoted to playing may not have space on a local disk for recording.
This section explains two ways to provide disk space for recording.
Creating Disk Space for Recording
The easiest and most efÞcient way to create disk space for recording is to dedicate an entire disk for recording-only.
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Another way is to clear a disk partition before you record.
Using a Dedicated Disk
You can dedicate a removable iS9 disk for Record-only. The Record Drive is mounted when the channel is conÞgured as a Record Chan- nel, and not mounted when the channel is conÞgured as a Play Chan- nel.
To use a dedicated drive for Record, starting as a Play channel: 1. ReconÞgure the channel as a Record Channel. 2. Quit AirPlay MP. 3. (Optional) Shut down the channel. You may use this opportunity to perform your daily system restart. 4. Install the Record Drive in an empty slot of the MediaDock. The spin-up light ßashes until the disk is ready to use. 5. If you shut down the channel, restart it. Three disk icons will appear on the desktop: RecordA, Record B, and RecordC. 6. If you did not perform the restart in step 5, use VScanner to mount the disk. Three disk icons will appear on the desktop: RecordA, Record B, and RecordC. 7. Launch AirPlay MP. 8. Record new media to RecordA, Record B, and RecordC only. 9. Upload the new media. 10. Wait for the database operations on the Record Channel to syn- chronize.
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Click the Info button in the Project window to display bar graphs showing the synchronication progress. When the bar graphs show 100%, the databases are synchronized. 11. ReconÞgure the channel to a Play Channel. 12. Quit AirPlay MP. 13. Quit VScanner. 14. Drag the three drive icons, RecordA, Record B, and RecordC, to the Trash. 15. Remove the Record Drive from the MediaDock. 16. Launch VScanner. 17. Launch AirPlay MP.
Clearing a Disk Partition
When you clear a disk partition for recording, it is important not to delete media that is scheduled to play soon.
To clear and use a disk partition, starting as a Play channel: 1. Designate a local drive partition as the Record buffer. 2. Print the next playlist that will run when the channel becomes a Play Channel. n Printing a large playlist can take as long as 1/2 to 1 hour. 3. When it is time to switch from Play to Record, sort the bins by the Disk heading (this is the local buffer disk, NOT the Shared Library). 4. Select the media Þles to delete.You want to delete media Þles only from clips that list the disk that you designated. The printed playlist will help you decide which media Þles are safest to delete. 5. Delete the selected media from the bin(s). Choose Clear from the Edit menu, or press the Delete key on the keyboard.
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In the popup window, select Delete n associated media Þle(s) and deselect Delete from all bins on all channels. If the bin displays the Ofßine heading, you will see the media go ofßine. 6. Choose Relink from the Bin menu to relink the selected media to the Shared Library. (If the items are no longer selected, you can choose Select All from the File menu.) Select All Available Disks as from the Volume pulldown menu. 7. ReconÞgure the channel from Play to Record. Deselect Upload Media to Shared Disks. 8. If they are locked, unlock the Shared Libraries. See ÒShared Media Files: Locking and UnlockingÓon page 48. c Only one channel may have unlocked Shared Libraries. 9. Record the new media to the designated partition only. 10. Select Upload Media to Shared Disks. Be sure Delete Media After Upload is selected in Multichannel Settings. 11. Upload the new media to the Shared Library. 12. Wait for the database operations to synchronize. Click the Info button in the Project window to display bar graphs showing the synchronication progress. When the bar graphs show 100%, the databases are synchronized. 13. ReconÞgure the channel from Record to Play. It is not necessary to relock the Shared Libraries. 14. Open the playlist and begin downloading.
Customer Support Phone Number — Area Code Change
On September 1, 1997, the area code for Avid corporate phone and fax numbers will change from 508 to 978.
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After September 1, 1997: Phone: 800-NEWS-DNG (800-639-7364) Fax: 001-978-640-1472 FROM OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES: After September 1, 1997: Phone: 001-978-275-2484 Fax: 001-978-640-1472
House Timecode
AirPlay MP 3.9 supports locking the house timecode LTC to system timecode. Page 4-15 in the Avid AirPlay MP UserÕs Guide incorrectly states that you should connect to the Audio 4 connector. Instead you should connect to house timecode by using the timecode jack labeled ÒTime Code InÓ at the rear of the Avid Media Processor.
Y R-Y B-Y Composite Analog Ref Digital Input Digital Ref
Analog Inputs
Y R-Y B-Y Composite Monitor 1 Digital Out 2 Analog Outputs
Time Code In 1 2 3 4 5 6 Serial Ports
Timecode jack Remote UI Monitor Keyboard Control GPI
Iomega Jaz Drives
The AFRTS version of AirPlay MP 3.9 includes one Iomega Jaz drive for every CPU. The Jaz drive is a third-party product. These drives are for backup purposes only, and should not be run continuously for more than 24 hours.
The VScanner issues an error message if there is no cartridge in the Jaz drive at startup. Override the message by clicking OK in the error
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dialog box. To avoid this problem, perform the following procedure immediately after installing the Jaz drive: 1. Choose Iomega Drive Options from the Apple menu. 2. Deselect the Eject Drive on Restart option.
The message box that tells a user if the computer was shut down improperly can cause the system to hang. To avoid this problem, per- form the following procedure immediately after installing the Jaz drive: 1. Go to the Desktop. 2. Choose Control Panels from the Apple menu. 3. Choose General Controls from the Control Panels. 4. Deselect the shut down warning Warn me if the computer was shut down improperly. 5. Click the Save button.
NTSC in Japan
AFRTS users in Japan use the US NTSC video format; these users should leave the Has Setup video setting selected (this is the default setting). The instructions on page 1-13 in the AirPlay MP UserÕs Guide are for non-AFRTS users in Japan.
PAL Format Unsupported
AirPlay MP 3.9 does not support the PAL video format.
PICT File Imports
When you import a PICT Þle, import it to the local record buffer. Give it a Tape ID in the bin before you upload it to the shared libraries.
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Router Table Configuration
Before you make changes to the router table, be sure to close all playlists. Open playlists will be updated to reßect the router table changes. This can be time consuming.
Shared Media Files: Locking and Unlocking
By default, all shared libraries (media drives) are locked, meaning that a channel cannot write to them. On a Play channel, you generally leave the shared libraries locked. However, on a Record channel, you must unlock shared libraries before you can upload to them.
To lock or unlock a channelÕs shared libraries: 1. Open the channelÕs System Folder. 2. Select Preferences, then SCSI-NETª Preferences. The Þle opens, displaying a list of shared libraries that looks simi- lar to this sample:
Shared Library 01 L 0
Shared Library 02 L 0
Shared Library 03 U 0
In this example, the Þrst two shared libraries are locked, and the third one is unlocked. 3. To lock a library, replace the U with an L. To unlock a library, replace the L with a U. Backspace over the old letter and type in the preferred letter.
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n The L and the U are case-sensitive; they must be capital letters.
User Interface Settings
The default for Playtime Settings in the User Interface Settings is Soft play time and date.
Using a MediaDock for Shared Libraries
The AirPlay¥Database removes the clips for media it cannot see. Therefore, running with a faulty drive will eventually corrupt the database.
If you are using a MediaDock as central storage for shared libraries and you suspect that one of the disks is having problems, follow these steps: 1. Run Norton Disk Doctor, as described in ÒWeekly Maintenance ProceduresÓon page 71. It may be a sufÞcient remedy if Norton Disk Doctor Þnds and Þxes a problem. 2. If Norton Disk Doctor does not Þnd and Þx a problem, or the prob- lems persist, try to consolidate the media onto a good disk. a. Select the clips you want to save. b. Choose Consolidate from the Bin menu. c. Select the appropriate options and name the Target Disk. d. Click OK. 3. Follow the instructions for ÒSwitching Media Disks SafelyÓ in Chapter 11 of the Avid AirPlay MP UserÕs Guide.
If you were not able to consolidate the media, rerecord and reupload the media to the new disk.
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Viewing an Event in a Playlist
To preview an event in a playlist without playing it on the air, double click the event icon. This produces a pop-up monitor. c Do not preview an event on a playlist by playing it.
Known Bugs and Limitations in AirPlay MP 3.9
AirPlay MP Application ✘ The AirPlay MP application and supporting Þles should not be stored on a disk partition that also contains media Þles. AirPlay MP does not recognize media stored on the same partition as the application. The AirPlay MP application should be stored on the internal Avid drive; media Þles cannot be stored on the internal drive.
As Run Logs ✘ As Run logs are saved on a per-channel basis. They are not centrally located on the control channel.
✘ As Run logs do not automatically upload to a trafÞc and billing sys- tem. AirPlay MP 3.9 does not support line-by-line uploading or print- ing. You can, however, print the entire As Run log from AirPlay MP.
Audio Marks ✘ If you set marks in a clip in NewsCutter¨, the marks are saved when you transfer the clip to AirPlay MP. NewsCutter enables you to set separate IN and OUT points for your video and audio, but AirPlay MP ignores the pink audio marks. NewsCutter also enables you to set memory markers called locators. The red locator marks are also ignored by AirPlay MP.
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Audio Scrubbing ✘ If you scrub audio and video very quickly, you might not hear the audio.
Workaround: Slow down the scrubbing when you monitor the audio.
Backup ✘ Avid does not recommend using digital linear tapes (DLTs) for back- ing up AirPlay MP systems. The backup rate to these units is 16 min- utes per gigabyte.
Bins ✘ Do not name bins AP Ofßine bin. AirPlay MP creates a bin with this name to store templates. If you create an AP Ofßine bin, it could replace the original. ✘ When you select a frame in Frame view, then move the clip to another bin, the frame reverts to the Þrst frame of the clip.
✘ When you move clips from one bin to another on the control channel, the move does not occur on any other channel. You have to move the clip on each channel. ✘ Occasionally, no clips appear in a bin. If you select a different view of the same bin, clips are visible.
Workaround: If a bin appears to contain no clips, select another bin view to double-check.
Clips Not Created ✘ When Record Tool Fields in Record Settings is set to ID# and Internal Timecode generator is selected in the Record Tool, clips may not be cre-
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ated if you change from non-drop-frame to drop-frame format and record to the same tape ID.
Workaround: Do not mix drop-frame and non-drop-frame formats using the same tape ID.
Clips Without Tape ID ✘ If you create and archive a clip without a tape ID and restore the archive with Restore ofßine media only selected, the clip is restored even if it is online. Without a tape ID, AirPlay MP cannot recognize that the clips are related.
Consolidating Subclips ✘ When you consolidate subclips using the Delete Originals option, the media Þles for the source master clips are deleted.
Deck Control ✘ If your system has a very slow-cueing deck connected with a V-LAN VLXi, recording can generate a timeout error before the deck starts.
Workaround: Increase the timeout delay with a Console command, as follows: a. Open the Console window. b. Type vlanSetCueTime x, where x indicates the duration of the delay. An appropriate number is 30 seconds. c. Press Return. This setting lasts until you quit the AirPlay MP application; you have to reset the delay each time AirPlay MP is launched. The only known problem is the PAL EVO-9850. ✘ With a V-LAN VLXi, when a clip or external event crosses the time- code 00;00;00;00, the tape prerolls with an ÒIllegal duration from trans-
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portÓ error. For example, this would occur with the range 23;59;45;00 to 00;00;15;00. The tape does not roll.
Workaround: If your site controls a deck for recording into AirPlay MP, control the event with Serial Deck instead of V-LAN. Serial Deck control is the only way to cross over the 00;00;00;00 time- code address; a site controlling a deck for external events cannot cross the 00;00;00;00 address.
Deck Disconnected ✘ Recording when a deck is disconnected displays an ÒSIO TimeoutÓ error.
Workaround: Connect the deck properly before you begin to record, or turn off the serial port setting as a deck.
Delete ✘ When you delete sources Ñ for example, the icon for a tape Ñ the sources reappear in the bin if they are referenced by master clips or stories. ✘ If you delete clips with video and A1 from the Media Tool, the Delete dialog box highlights Delete n Audio File(s) but not Delete n Video File(s). Both check boxes should be available.
Do not use the Finder to delete single items from the Media Files c folder; use the Finder only to delete everything in the folder. In gen- eral, you should use the Media Tool to manage Þles in the Media Files Folder. ✘ If you delete downloaded local media, you must manually relink the clip to the shared libraries. Use the Relink command in the Bin menu.
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✘ Local media Þles on the Play channels are not deleted if you delete media Þles only from the Record channel, without deleting the master clip. Only the media Þles on the shared drives are deleted.
Failure to take the precautions listed in the workaround below c could result in playing improper media on - air.
Workaround: Delete the master clip as well as the media Þles. If you must batch record from the same clip: ¥ Delete the media from the Record channel. ¥ Be sure to delete the media from the Play channels. ¥ Do not record new material into the same master clip. ¥ Do not log a new clip using the same tape name.
Digital Recording ✘ Clicking the 1-Frame Forward and 1-Frame Backward buttons in the Record Tool occasionally causes the system to hang. This problem occurs only with certain decks (for example, the BVW 70). ✘ The Deck status indicator is one action behind during batch record. For example, the deck status displays ÒprerollingÓ after the preroll is complete. ✘ If you record from a source tape without Audio 2 and enable the Audio 2 track selector in the Record Tool, Audio 2 creates popping noises in the clip.
The popping occurs under the following conditions: ¥ When you switch from a player to the Record Tool ¥ When you switch between players ¥ When you play in players ¥ When you close the Record Tool or a player
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Workaround: Do not record A2 unless A2 is on your source. ✘ When you are recording very complex video, ÒVideo Too ComplexÓ occasionally appears. This message appears when there are very com- plex regions in an otherwise simple background.
Workaround: Adjust the Setup and Gain levels in the Video Tool win- dow, or reduce the video level from the deck. If you still see the mes- sage, choose Reduced Chroma from the right-hand Video menu box in the Record Tool. ✘ If your system includes the real-time effects option, recording can abort due to an audio overrun or ÒVideo Too ComplexÓ error message.
Workaround: Restart the Macintosh to access the Advanced JPEG board.
Documentation
See ÒSupplemental InformationÓon page 39.
Duplicated Clips in Playlists ✘ You can create duplicate master clips in multichannel AirPlay MP, but they are not supported. Therefore, when a duplicate copy of a clip is used and purged from a playlist, the duplicate copy source in the shared library is not relinked.
Workaround: Relink the duplicate copy by hand.
Effects ✘ The Ofßine column in the Text view of a bin does not apply to motion effects and freeze frames.
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✘ AirPlay MP supports the real-time effects (dissolves and wipes) that are supported in NewsCutter. AirPlay MP does not support other effects that are supported in Media Composer. ✘ Media Composer 6.5 real-time effects with color borders play with black borders. Other real-time effects that are common between Media Composer and AirPlay MP will play as cuts. ✘ Real-time effects do not play reliably in Commercial mode.
External Events ✘ External events require a V-LAN VLXi. The system controls only the GVG 10 x 1 switcher for router switching. The tested conÞguration uses a GVG Performer series 10 by 1 router as the external switcher. External switcher control is not supported except through external events. For example, you cannot control a deck through a pause event. ✘ Copying and pasting external events is not supported in any form; you cannot copy an external event to a diskette and move it to another channel.
GPIs ✘ GPIs do not work on an external event.
Workaround: Put the GPI in the previous event.
Head Frames ✘ Head frames may occasionally display the message ÒBusy: PlayingÓ or ÒBusy: RecordingÓ instead of the actual head frame.
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Loop Mode ✘ You cannot play a playlist that contains only one event in Loop mode. The playlist plays the event once and then stops playback.
Workaround: Duplicate the event and place it in the playlist twice, or load one copy in the Standby Event window.
Master Clips Reappear ✘ A master clip that has been deleted may reappear in the AirPlay MP database bin.
Workaround: Delete the clip from all bins on all channels.
Modify ✘ If you use the Modify command to set the end timecode of a clip, the system adds an additional frame to the timecode. For example, if you set the end timecode for a clip to 11 frames, the timecode is actually set to 12 frames. ✘ If you use the Modify command to decrement timecode, you must enter a negative sign after the amount you want to decrement, not before. For example, enter 1:00:00:00- to decrement the timecode by one hour.
OMF ✘ AirPlay MP 3.9 does not support the import or export of OMF Þles.
Partition Limit ✘ The Macintosh system supports up to 70 partitions, not including one internal partition and one diskette partition. To make sure that you do
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not exceed this limit, plan for a maximum of 68 partitions (exclusive of the internal and diskette partitions).
Pause Events ✘ After a pause event, there is a delay of several seconds before you can play the next event. For example, if you enter a pause to play a very short event from an external source, AirPlay MP is not ready to play the event after the pause for several seconds.
Workaround: There are two workarounds: ¥ Insert a short-duration external event entry instead of a pause event. For example, where the desired pause is less than three sec- onds, use break-[1-second external event]-break instead of break- [pause]-break. ¥ To have manual control over the length of the pause, turn off the setting Switch on Pause Events, and add a zero-duration external event before the pause. Click Skip to play the next event.
Playback ✘ AirPlay MP performance may degrade when you play more than Þve events in any 15-second interval in the playlist. In general, AirPlay MP performance may degrade when events in the playlist are less than one second in duration.
Playlists ✘ If you double-click a clip in a playlist and the playlist is not the front window, the second click is not executed.
Workaround: Click once to activate the window, then double-click the clip. ✘ If you repeat an event in a playlist, changing the IN and OUT marks in the second occurrence affects the marks in the Þrst occurrence. For
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example, suppose the Þrst event in the playlist is Skyline. You set IN and OUT marks in Skyline. After adding several events to the playlist, you add Skyline again, setting different IN and OUT marks. The new marks replace the old marks in both occurrences of Skyline.
Workaround: Create a copy of the event and assign it a unique name before adding it to the playlist. To copy the event, select it in the bin and choose Duplicate from the Edit menu. ✘ If you delete playlists from the Project window on the control channel, they remain in the list on the Project window for the playback channel.
✘ Avid recommends that you limit modiÞcations to the Play channel while playing on the air. Do not make any major modiÞcations to the playlist while on the air. ✘ AirPlay MP cannot import playlists whose names contain more than 27 characters.
✘ This sequence of actions causes an unexpected result: Set the User Interface Playtime Setting to Hard play time, soft date. Insert an external event in a playlist. Add an old hard start to the event after the external event. Put the external event in standby, wait for the deck to cue, and press Play.
The event after the external event stays in standby and does not play. ✘ This sequence of actions causes an unexpected result: Set the User Interface Playtime Setting to Hard play time and date. Insert an exter- nal event in a playlist. To the event after the external event, add a hard start time that is already passed. Put the external event in standby. The User Interface ßashes back and forth between standby and play. ✘ This sequence of actions causes an unexpected result: Set the User Interface Playtime Setting to Hard play time ... Insert an external event in a playlist. Give the external event a hard start time. Put the external
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event in standby. It starts playing at the correct time, but it stops sev- eral seconds early and moves to the next event. ✘ When you create a playlist with the router enabled, it contains the channelÕs router attributes. If you import the playlist to another chan- nel, or transfer it on a diskette, the router table in the new channel will not match the router attributes of the original channel. The playlist will appear to play normally, but the router will not switch on AirPlay MP events.
Print File Import ✘ In an imported print Þle, in a text line that matches an Entry Line For- mat, text that follows a double quote (Ò) is dropped.
Printer Driver Additions ✘ Serious problems, such as AirPlay MP or system crash, occur if you try to print from within AirPlay MP when no printer is selected in the Chooser.
Workaround: Be sure to select a printer in the Chooser before you attempt to print. If you add a printer to the AirPlay MP system, be sure to install the correct driver and select it in the Chooser.
Priority Standby ✘ When Priority Standby is active and a Minimum Pause Duration to Remain in Standby is speciÞed, a deck event will not roll if its duration exceeds the speciÞed minimum.
Workaround: Deck events roll correctly when either of these condi- tions is true: ¥ Priority Standby is not active.
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¥ Priority Standby is active and Enter Priority Standby Based on Pause Duration is selected. (This is a different setting from Minimum Pause Duration to Remain in Standby.)
Real-Time Titles ✘ When it plays stories back-to-back that have real-time titles, AirPlay MP may not play correctly.
Workaround: To play back-to-back stories that have real-time titles, make sure Auto is off. The stories should then play correctly. If you need to have Auto on, you must render the titles Þrst.
Serial Port Settings ✘ If you choose serial deck control from one port, you cannot simulta- neously have V-LAN control on another port.
Workaround: Install a V-LAN deck controller.
Startup ✘ If AirPlay MP is in the startup folder on an Avid Media Processor sys- tem, using the Command key (z) in the Þrst keyboard command (such as opening a playlist) causes Macsbug to start. This invocation of Macsbug does not indicate that the system is in an unstable state.
Workaround: Type G to continue without error.
Timecode ✘ In order for the external clock to jam the channel that contains the AirPlay¥Database application, a playlist (which may be empty) must be open on the channel, and the playlist window must be active.
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Undo/Redo ✘ The Undo and Redo commands are not available with AirPlay MP.
Troubleshooting AirPlay MP
It is difÞcult for Avid Customer Support to correct a problem until they know whether a problem is speciÞc to your system, operational or functional, a hardware or software bug, or a complex combination of problems. Generating the appropriate report and sending it to Avid helps to solve complex problems and to identify software bugs. If your system experiences problems, such as freezing or crashing, it is critical to identify the source of the problem.
There are four types of problems for which you should generate a report: ¥ System freezes ¥ Fatal assertions ¥ Crashes to MacsBug ¥ Erratic system behavior
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System Freezes
When the system freezes, the Macintosh system and the AirPlay MP application suddenly stop responding to keyboard and mouse com- mands, and you cannot access the menus. At times, the system might seem to freeze, but is simply processing a command. Check the cursor. If it appears as a spinning wheel or as a watch, the system is process- ing a command.
If the system freezes, you can use the MacsBug debugger for a forced restart. If a system with a severe freeze cannot go to MacsBug, press the computerÕs Restart button. For information, see ÒCrashes to Macs- BugÓon page 65.
Follow these steps to use MacsBug to restart the Macintosh: 1. Record the steps leading to the error. 2. Press the k and Power On keys simultaneously. The MacsBug window appears. If the MacsBug window does not appear, press the Interrupt key on the front of the Macintosh. 3. Type avid, then press Return. Continue pressing Return until MacsBug Þnishes generating a report. The report is named mcdump and is written to the desktop.
Once you have generated a report, move or rename the mcdump Þle c to avoid overwriting the Þle when you generate another report.
4. Type rs, then press Return in the MacsBug window to restart the Macintosh.
All work done after the last save or automatic save is lost after a c freeze.
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Fatal Assertions
Fatal assertion screens indicate that a serious error has occurred. These errors require you to restart the application. The text message gives speciÞc information about where the error occurred in the program code.
If you encounter a fatal assertion screen, do the following: 1. Record the steps leading to the error. 2. Click the appropriate option: ¥ Create Report generates a report with the error message and other system information. The report is saved in the AirPlay folder; the Þle name is the date and time the report gets generated. ¥ Exit To Finder quits AirPlay MP automatically and goes to the Finder level. ¥ Continue continues, usually generating a succession of error screens. You may be able to continue working, but it is better to restart the application.
If the system allows you to continue, immediately save your work c before performing any other functions.
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3. After exiting AirPlay MP, choose Restart from the Special menu on the Macintosh main menu bar to restart the system.
All work done after the last auto-save or save is lost after a fatal c assertion.
Crashes to MacsBug
With one exception, a crash to the MacsBug debugger program is seri- ous. n For a description of the exception, see ÒStartupÓon page 61. In any other circumstance, you cannot continue running AirPlay MP, and often the Macintosh, after this type of error occurs.
The MacsBug screen displays information about the code Þles invoked prior to the crash.
Crash message line
Stack crawl text
Last line of stack crawl
Table 3 shows the commands you can type in the text-entry Þeld at the bottom of the window. Press Return after you type a command.
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Table 3 Commands from MacsBug
Command Result
avid Automatically creates a system and crash report. Continue to press Return until MacsBug Þnishes gen- erating a report.
es Exits to a shell and restores the Macintosh system to the Finder level.
rs or rb Restarts or reboots the Macintosh system.
g Returns to the application. This does not work if the application caused the crash to MacsBug.
Send or fax the report to Avid, along with a detailed description of what you were doing when the problem occurred. Include contact names and phone numbers (area code and number). Include the sys- tem ID or station name and a return fax number.
All work done after the last auto-save or save is lost after a crash to c MacsBug.
Erratic System Behavior
If your system is operating incorrectly, you can create a report in the Console window to help Avid Customer Support diagnose the prob- lem.
To create a report: 1. Choose Console from the Windows menu. The Console window opens.
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Command box
2. Click in the command box, type log X and press Return. X is the Þle name that you assign to the log. To make it easier to identify the Þle, the Þle name should include the name of the facility as well as the system name, if there are sev- eral systems at the site. 3. Type dump and press Return. 4. Type log and press Return. A Þle is created in the AirPlay folder. 5. Send or fax the report to Avid, along with a detailed description of what you were doing when the problems began. Include contact names and phone numbers (area code and number). Include the system ID or station name and a return fax number.
Maintenance
This section contains suggestions for daily, weekly, and monthly main- tenance procedures for your system. For a thorough description of your system and its care, see the Avid Digital News Gathering System Hardware Guide.
These are general guidelines:
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¥ Follow the recommendations in the ConÞguration Check Report to ensure that the correct extensions, init Þles, and control panels are installed. As described in ÒChecking the InstallationÓon page 19, the ConÞguration Checker runs automatically once AirPlay MP is launched. ¥ Check the RAM available to AirPlay MP. The RAM assigned to the application determines how many Þles and windows you can open simultaneously. Refer to ÒConÞguring MemoryÓon page 24. ¥ Be sure that the system drive has at least 10 MB of free disk space. ¥ Inspect power, video, and audio cables for proper seating. ¥ Inspect all fans for proper cooling operation. ¥ Clean up the drives periodically to ensure that Þles are stored appropriately: - Be sure that media Þles are stored on media disks and not on the system drive. - Be sure that bins and projects are saved in the Avid Projects folder on the Avid drive. Mixing in a few small bin and project Þles with large media Þles causes disk fragmentation. Refer to the Avid Digital News Gathering System Hardware Guide. ¥ The Apple Menu Items folder in the System Folder should contain the following (all other items may be removed): - AirPlay application alias - Chooser (installed as part of Mac System Software 7.5.3) - Control Panels alias (installed as part of Mac System Software 7.5.3) - Find File (installed as part of Mac System Software 7.5.3) - AirPlay¥Database alias (multichannel systems only; Record channel only) - VScanner alias (multichannel systems only) ¥ The Startup Items folder in the System folder should contain the following:
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- AvidNet Startup (with Peer-to-Peer option; on multichannel systems, only the Record channel requires the Peer-to-Peer option) - AirPlay¥Database alias (Record channel only; multichannel systems only) - VScanner alias (multichannel systems only)
It is important for AvidNet to start before AirPlay MP does. You can force n AvidNet to start Þrst by inserting a space in front of AvidNet on the icon name in the Startup Items folder; startup items launch in alphabetical order.
¥ On single-channel systems (optional): a. Choose Control Panels from the Apple menu. b. Choose General Controls. c. Deselect (turn OFF) Show Desktop when in background. This hides the desktop when AirPlay MP is running. It prevents operators from inadvertently switching to the Þnder at a criti- cal moment (such as just before a break). ¥ On multichannel systems: Play channels: a. Choose Control Panels from the Apple menu. b. Choose General Controls. c. Deselect Show Desktop when in background. This hides the desk- top when AirPlay MP is running. It prevents operators from inadvertently switching to the Þnder at a critical moment (i.e. just prior to a break). Record channel: a. Choose Control Panels from the Apple menu. b. Choose General Controls. c. Select (turn ON) Show Desktop when in background selection. This allows the desktop to be visible immediately after a
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restart. It lets operators verify that all library drives have mounted properly and that Vscanner and the AirPlay¥Data- base are launched.
Daily Maintenance Procedures
Perform these procedures every day.
Single-channel Systems
Restart the system. 1. Quit AirPlay MP: a. Choose Quit on the File menu. b. Click Quit in the dialog box that appears. 2. Choose Finder on the Application menu in the upper right corner of the screen. 3. Choose Restart on the Special menu. The system returns to AirPlay MP automatically.
Multichannel Systems
Restart each channel of the system. 1. Quit AirPlay MP: a. Choose Quit on the File menu. b. Click Quit in the dialog box that appears. 2. Choose Finder on the Application menu in the upper right corner of the screen. 3. Choose Restart on the Special menu. The Macintosh system returns automatically to AirPlay MP.
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All Systems with As Run Log Option
On systems with the As Run log option, follow these steps to make a daily backup copy to diskette: 1. Choose Hide AirPlay3.9 on the applications menu. 2. Double-click the Avid internal hard drive icon. 3. Open the AirPlay folder. 4. Insert a diskette. 5. Drag the desired As Run log (labeled with the date and the Ò.LOGÓ Þle extension) to the diskette icon. 6. Eject the diskette by dragging its icon to the Trash. 7. From the Apple menu, choose Recent Applications, then AirPlay3.9 to return to AirPlay MP.
Weekly Maintenance Procedures
Perform these procedures every week. ¥ Check on the accuracy of the date and time. If necessary, correct them as follows: From the Apple menu, choose Control Panels, then Date and Time. (Alternatively choose Date and Time in the Control Panels folder in the System folder on the Avid internal hard drive.) ¥ Run Disk First Aid.ª a. Open the Avid internal hard drive. b. Open the Utilities folder. c. Double click the Disk First Aid icon. d. Select the Avid internal hard drive and click Okay on the warning message that appears. e. Click Verify.
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If Disk First Aid indicates that the drive needs repair, boot from the Disk Tools diskette. If First aid indicates that there are no problems, highlight all the other drive partitions and click Repair. f. Be sure Disk First Aid declares every drive partition to be free of error or repairs the errors it Þnds. If Disk First Aid is not able to repair an error, it may indicate a failing drive. Call your Avid support representative. g. On a multichannel system: On the Record channel, select all the Buffer and Shared Library drive partitions and click Repair. On the Play channels, select only the Buffer drive partitions and click Repair. Be sure all partitions are free of problems or are repaired. If Disk First Aid cannot repair a problem, a drive may be failing. Call your Avid support representative. h. Choose Quit from the File menu. ¥ Run Norton Disk Doctorª from Norton Utilities Version 3.2 or higher. a. Double-click the Avid internal hard drive icon. b. Double-click the Utilities folder. c. Double-click the Norton Disk Doctor icon. d. Set Preferences on the Disk Doctor Edit menu. (Preferences need to be set only once.) Ð Click Use Defaults. Ð Select Fix Automatically. Ð Deselect Check for Defective Media. Ð Click Save. e. On a single-channel system: Choose Select All from the Edit menu. On a multichannel system: On the Record channel, select all par- titions of all drives. On the Play channels, select the Avid inter-
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nal hard drive and the Buffer drive partitions. Do not select Shared Library partitions. f. Click Examine. g. Unless Norton Disk Doctor warns of a problem that is not repaired, click Done. If Norton Disk Doctor cannot repair a problem, a drive may be failing. Call your Avid support repre- sentative. h. Choose Quit from the File menu. i. Close the Utilities folder. ¥ Rebuild the desktop Þle. On a multichannel system, rebuild on the Record channel only. If you must rebuild the desktop Þle on a Play channel, do not rebuild the desktop Þle on shared library drives; select Cancel for each shared library drive. a. Restart the system while you hold down the Option and Command (k) keys. Hold the keys down until the desktop rebuild prompt comes up. b. Release the Option and Command keys. A list of drive partitions appears. c. Choose OK to rebuild the desktop on a partition.
BiWeekly Maintenance Procedures
Perform this procedure every other week to delete the Media Data- base.
On a single-channel system: 1. Quit out of AirPlay MP and go to the desktop. 2. If Show Desktop when in background is deselected: a. Choose Control Panels from the Apple menu.
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b. Choose General Controls. c. Select Show Desktop when in background. 3. Choose Find File from the Apple menu. 4. Choose Find items on all disks. 5. Type media database and click Find. An Items Found window displays the objects that satisfy the search. 6. Lasso the media database Þles in the Items Found window and drag them to the trash can. 7. Close the Items Found window. 8. From the desktop Special menu, choose Empty Trash and click OK. 9. If your normal environment is Show Desktop when in background deselected: a. Choose Control Panels from the Apple menu. b. Choose General Controls. c. Deselect Show Desktop when in background.
On a multichannel system: 1. Quit out of AirPlay MP and go to the desktop. 2. On the Record channel, select the Database Server window. 3. Choose Quit from the File menu. 4. Click the VScanner window to highlight it. 5. Choose Delete Media Database from the Volume menu. 6. Click Yes.
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Monthly Maintenance Procedures
Perform these procedures every month. ¥ Check for "creating" and ".write" Þles on all channels, using the Find File utility. a. Quit out of AirPlay MP and go to the desktop. b. Choose Find File on the Apple menu. The Find File window opens. c. In the Find File window, select Find items on all disks. d. Type creating in the box and click Find. An Items Found window displays the objects that satisfy the search. When you click on a Þle in the list, its path appears in the lower portion of the window. Double-click the folder containing the ÒcreatingÓ Þle in the path. After the folder opens, drag the ÒcreatingÓ Þle to the trash can. e. Close the Items Found window and type .write in the Find File window. Click Find. f. Follow the steps as before to locate Ò.writeÓ Þles and drag them to the trash can. g. From the desktop Special menu, choose Empty Trash and click OK. ¥ Delete old playlists. (On multichannel systems, delete old playlists on the Record channel.) a. Double click the Avid internal hard drive. b. Open the Avid Projects folder c. Open the Station project folder. d. Drag old playlists to the Trash. e. Choose Empty Trash from the Special menu.
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f. Click OK. g. Close the Station project and Avid Projects folders. ¥ Delete old As Run logs. (On multichannel systems, delete old As Run logs on the Play channels.) a. Make certain the old As Run logs are no longer needed. b. Double click the Avid internal hard drive. c. Open the AirPlay folder. d. Drag the old As Run logs to the Trash can. These logs are iden- tiÞable by the date in their names. n Do not trash the current As Run log, which is labeled ÒAirPlay As Run log.Ó e. Choose Empty Trash from the Special menu. f. Click OK. g. Close the AirPlay folder. h. Close the Avid internal hard drive window.
Rebuilding the AirPlay¥Database (Multichannel Systems)
Avid recommends that you rebuild the AirPlay¥Database when the number of entries in the server database window grows to Þve or six times the number of spots in the system. A good maximum number is 15,000 entries. The time it takes to reach this number will depend on the number of deletions and the number of new spots you record each day.
To rebuild the database as quickly as possible, observe the following: ¥ If it is possible, do not use the server database channel for any- thing other than the build. If AirPlay MP is running, be sure the database is the foremost application in the application menu. ¥ If the server database resides on the Control channel, temporarily disconnect the Control channel from the Play channels.
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¥ If the server database resides on the Record channel, do not use the Record channel for anything else (especially recording or deleting clips) while the database is rebuilding. Other uses will add to the rebuild time. ¥ Be sure a Play channel is not in priority standby while it is resyn- chronizing with the server database after the rebuild. Priority standby cuts off database activity to the channel. A Play channel may be in priority standby while another channel is resynchroniz- ing.
Follow these steps to rebuild the AirPlay¥Database: 1. Disconnect every channel from the server database. On each chan- nel: a. Highlight the Project window and select Settings. b. In the Multichannel Settings, deselect Connect to the Server. n Do not disconnect a channel from its local database. 2. On every channel, execute the console command RebuildLocalDa- tabase. Wait until the local database on the Record channel has been rebuilt before proceeding to step 3. Verify the completion on the Record channel as follows: a. Five minutes after issuing the RebuildLocalDatabase com- mand, execute the console command databaseinfo. b. Note the total number of master mobs. The number should be approximately the same as the total number of clips in the sys- tem. c. Wait another two or three minutes and execute again the con- sole command databaseinfo. d. Note the total number of master mobs. If the number is the same as it was in step b, the local database rebuild on the Record channel is complete. 3. On the Record channel. Click the AirPlay¥Database window to make it active.
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4. From the Administration menu, choose the Rebuild database com- mand.
Do not issue the Rebuild database command from a channel other than the n Record channel. Be sure the AirPlay¥Database is not connected to any of the channels when you issue the Rebuild database command.
5. After the two-minute countdown is complete, there should be no entries in the AirPlay¥Database window. On the Record channel, reconnect to the server database. a. Highlight the Project window, and select Settings. b. In the Multichannel Settings, select Connect to the Server. Monitor the rebuild progress from the Project Info window. Do not proceed until database activity stops. This allows the Record chan- nel and the server database to synchronize. 6. When the database rebuild is complete, reconnect the other chan- nels to the server database. a. Highlight the Project window and select Settings. b. In the Multichannel Settings, select Connect to the Server.
For maximum rebuild speed, reconnect the channels one at a time. Let each n one Þnish resynchronizing (indicated by the cessation of database activity) before you reconnect the next one.
7. When all channels are synchronized with the database, click Save All.
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Electromagnetic Compatibility FCC Notice This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two condi- tions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any inter- ference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pur- suant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed in accor- dance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Opera- tion of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. Ref: C97029a Canadian ICES-003 This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equip- ment Regulations.
Cet appareil numérique de class A respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada. Declaration of Conformity (according to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014) Application of Council Directives: 73/23/EEC, 89/336/EEC. Standards to which Conformity is Declared: EN 60950: 1992 + A1, A2: 1993, IEC950: 1992 + A1, A2: 1993 Mod., CISPR 22:1985 / EN 55022:1988 Class A (1), EN 50082-1, IEC801 -2, -3, -4. Manufacturer’s Name: Avid Technology Inc., 1925 Andover Street, Tewksbury, MA 01876, USA. European Contact: Nearest Avid Sales and Ser- vice Office or Avid Technology Int’l B.V., Sandyford Business Center, Unit 3, Dublin 18, Ireland. Type of Equipment: Information Technology Equipment. Product Name: Avid Editing System, PCI Media Composer, MCXpress for Macintosh, Film Composer. Base Model Numbers: 400S, 800, 900, 1000, 4000, 8000, MC Offline, Media Station. Product Options: All. Year of Manufacture:1997. (1) The prod- uct was tested in a typical Avid Editing System configuration.
I the undersigned, hereby declare that the equipment specified above conforms to the above Direc- tives and Standards.
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Cable Wiring Run List
Table 4 lists the cables and their part numbers for AirPlay MP 3.9.
Table 4 Cable Wiring Run List
Data Type Name Qty Cable Avid Label AFRTS Labels Lengths Bundle or Use Style Term. Term.
Video Harness 1
Video IN GVG 10 Belden BNC, 75 #1-10 BNC, 75 #1-10 20 ft., 45 0070- Per- 8281 Ohm, Ohm, ft., 60 ft. 00474-xx former AMP AMP IN 413589-5 413589-5
Video Out GVG 1 Belden BNC, 75 OUT BNC, 75 OUT 20 ft., 45 0070- Per- 8281 Ohm, Ohm, ft., 60 ft. 00474-xx former AMP AMP OUT 413589-5 413589-5
Video Harness 2
Video IN com- 1 Belden BNC, 75 AMP BNC, 75 AMP 20 ft., 45 0070- posite 8281 Ohm, IN Ohm, IN ft., 60 ft. 00475-xx AMP AMP 413589-5 413589-5
Video OUT com- 1 Belden BNC, 75 AMP BNC, 75 AMP 20 ft., 45 0070- posite 8281 Ohm, OUT Ohm, OUT ft., 60 ft. 00475-xx AMP AMP 413589-5 413589-5
Video Ref AMP 3 Belden BNC, 75 VIDEO BNC, 75 VIDEO 20 ft., 45 0070- Ref. 8281 Ohm, REF Ohm, REF ft., 60 ft. 00475-xx Out AMP AMP 413589-5 413589-5
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Table 4 Cable Wiring Run List (Continued)
Data Type Name Qty Cable Avid Label AFRTS Labels Lengths Bundle or Use Style Term. Term.
Record Harness
Video IN AMP 3 Belden BNC, 75 AMP Y- BNC, 75 AMP Y- 20 ft. 0070- Com- 8281 Ohm, in Ohm, in 00476-01 ponent AMP AMP In 413589-5 413589-5
Video Out AMP 3 Belden BNC, 75 AMP Y- BNC, 75 AMP Y- 20 ft. 0070- Com- 8281 Ohm, out Ohm, out 00476-01 ponent AMP AMP Out 413589-5 413589-5
Audio Digi 4 Belden XLR-Male AMP XLR- AMP 20 ft. 0070- Pro- 8451 ch 1-4 Female ch 1-4 00476-01 Tools
Audio Harness GVG
Audio GVG 20 Belden Outer R1-10, Outer R1-10, 20 ft., 45 0070- Per- 8451 jacket L1-10 jacket L1-10 ft., 60 ft. 00477-xx former removed removed I/O for 6 for 2ft inches, wires stripped 1/4"
Audio GVG 2 Belden Outer Out R, Outer Out R, 20 ft., 45 0070- Per- 8451 jacket L jacket L ft., 60 ft. 00477-xx former removed removed I/O for 6 for 2ft inches, wires stripped 1/4"
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Table 4 Cable Wiring Run List (Continued)
Data Type Name Qty Cable Avid Label AFRTS Labels Lengths Bundle or Use Style Term. Term.
Audio Harness Wohler
Audio Wohler 8 Belden Outer Wohler Outer Wohler 20 ft., 45 0070- Amp 8451 jacket 1-8 jacket 1-8 ft., 60 ft. 00478-xx removed removed for 6 for 2ft inches, wires stripped 1/4"
Audio Harness Digidesign
Audio Digi 4 Belden XLR- Ch 1-4 Outer Ch 1-4 20 ft., 45 0070- Pro- 8451 Female in jacket in ft., 60 ft. 00479-xx Tools removed for 2ft
Audio Digi 4 Belden XLR-Male Ch 1-4 Outer Ch 1-4 20 ft., 45 0070- Pro- 8451 out jacket out ft., 60 ft. 00479-xx Tools removed for 2ft
Serial I/O VLAN DB9-DB-25
Serial I/O VLAN 3 Belden DB-9 male, Vlan 1, DB-25 Vlan 1, 20 ft., 45 0070- 8162 AMP 2, 3 male, AMP 2, 3 ft., 60 ft. 00480-xx 747952-1 749805-6
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Table 4 Cable Wiring Run List (Continued)
Data Type Name Qty Cable Avid Label AFRTS Labels Lengths Bundle or Use Style Term. Term.
Serial I/O VLAN DB9-DB-9
Serial I/O VLAN 3 Belden DB-9 male, Vlan 1, DB-9 male, Vlan 1, 45 ft. 0070- 8162 AMP 2, 3 AMP 2, 3 00481-01 747952-1 747952-1
Serial I/O VLAN 1 Belden DB-9 male, Vlan 4 DB-25 Vlan 4 4 ft., 0070- 8162 AMP male, AMP 4 ft. 00482-01 747952-1 749805-6 4 ft.
Serial I/O GPI 1 Belden DB-50 GPI Outer Belden 20 ft., 45 0070- 9434 (25 pairs) jacket color ft., 60 ft. 00483-xx removed code 2R for 1 ft.
Serial I/O GVG 1 Belden DB-25 (25 GVG Outer Belden 20 ft., 45 0070- Per- 8459 conduc- Tally jacket color ft., 60 ft. 00484-xx former tors, not Option removed code 2R shielded) for 1 ft.
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