Avid Media Media Composer 10.0 Macintosh User guide

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Setup Guide

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Operating System

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Avid Composer Products Setup Guide for the Macintosh Operating System •

Part 0130-05054-01 Rev. A •April 2002

Contents

Using This Guide

Who Should Use This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Related Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

If You Need Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

If You Have Documentation Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Symbols and Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

How to Order Documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Chapter 1 Hardware Overview

Avid System Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

The G4 Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Universal Serial Bus Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

The Avid PCI Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Avid Extender Interface Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

SCSI UL3D/160 Dual-Channel LVD Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

F/C Controller Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Meridien III Digital Media Board Set. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Meridien 3D Effects Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Meridien Display Controller Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

The Meridien I/O Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Meridien Video I/O Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Meridien Serial Digital I/O Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Meridien Eight-Channel Audio Interface Board . . . . . . . . . . 30

Meridien Two-Channel Audio I/O Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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Avid System Board Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Supported Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Supported Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Supported Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Standalone Fibre Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

SCSI UL3D/160 LVD Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Avid Unity MediaNet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Audio and Video Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Audio I/O Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

VLXi Multideck Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Black Burst Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Typical System Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Chapter 2 Setting Up the System Hardware

Before You Begin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Checking the Kit Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Installing the SCSI or F/C Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Arranging the Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Assembling the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Checking the Voltage Switch on the G4 Platform. . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Checking the Voltage Switch on the Avid PCI Extender. . . . . . . 44

Connecting the G4 Platform and the Avid PCI Extender . . . . . . 45

Connecting the Meridien I/O Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Connecting the Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Connecting the Bin Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Connecting the Edit Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Connecting a Single Monitor in an Avid Xpress System. . . . . . . 51

Connecting the Client Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Connecting USB Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Connecting the Keyboard and Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Opening the CD/DVD Drive on the 867-MHz

G4 Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Connecting the USB Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

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Connecting the USB Devices to the USB Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Connecting the USB Floppy Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Connecting the USB-to-Serial Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Connecting the USB-to-MIDI Converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Connecting the Application Key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Connecting the Storage Subsystem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Avid MediaDrives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Avid MediaDock LVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

F/C Storage Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Chapter 3 Turning On the System

Turning On the System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Configuring the Avid System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Setting Up the Edit Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Setting Up the Bin Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Arranging the Monitors and Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Installing USB Device Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Installing the Avid Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Running the Diagnostics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Diagnostic Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Chapter 4 Connecting Audio and Video Equipment

Video Decks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Configuration Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Identifying Audio and Video Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Meridien I/O Box Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Eight-Channel Audio Interface Board Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Two-Channel Audio I/O Board Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Video I/O Board Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Meridien I/O Box Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Connecting a Client Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Synchronizing Audio and Video Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

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Connecting the Eight-Channel Audio Board and

Audio I/O Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Connecting the Black Burst Generator (BBGen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Connecting the BBGen to Two Video Decks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Controlling a Video Deck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Connecting Audio Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Connecting the Audio Splitter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Connecting the Video Input/Output Board to Decks. . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Connecting a Single Video Deck — Component Signal . . . . . . . 94

Connecting Two Video Decks — Component Signal. . . . . . . . . . 96

Connecting a Single Video Deck — Composite Signal . . . . . . . . 99

Connecting Two Video Decks — Composite Signal . . . . . . . . . 101

Connecting a Single Video Deck — Digital Signal . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Connecting Two Video Decks — Digital Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Connecting a Video Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Chapter 5 Connecting Serial and MIDI Port Devices

Connecting JL Cooper Fader Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Initializing JL Cooper Fader Controllers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Testing JL Cooper Fader Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Connecting the Yamaha 01V Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Connecting the JL Cooper Jog/Shuttle Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Connecting a VTR Emulator Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Chapter 6 Controlling Multiple Video Decks

Cabling Single VLXi Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Single-Deck Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Parallel Interface Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Cabling Dual-Deck Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Cabling Dual VLXi Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Configuring the VLXi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Setting VLXi Receiver Node Numbers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Downloading VLXi Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

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Chapter 7 Troubleshooting

General Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Monitor Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

MediaDrive Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Audio Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

3D Effects Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Appendix A Installing or Replacing Boards in the Avid System

Shutting Down the Avid System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Using the Grounding Wrist Strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Installing or Replacing Boards in the G4 Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

G4 Platform Board Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Installing or Replacing Boards in the Avid PCI Extender . . . . . . . . . 143

Avid PCI Extender Board Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Removing the Top Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Removing the Fan Assembly (Avid PCI Extender 1) . . . . . . . . . 146

Removing and Replacing a Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Replacing the Fan Assembly (Avid PCI Extender 1). . . . . . . . . . 148

Replacing the Top Cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Replacing Boards in the Meridien I/O Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Replacing the SDI Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Appendix B Running the Avid System Test Program

Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Storage Diagnostics Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Board Diagnostics Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Test Selection Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Preferences Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Test Control Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Base Board Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Video Subsystem Preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Console Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Board Information Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

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Diagnostic Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Default Board Diagnostics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Selecting Diagnostic Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Running a Single Diagnostic Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

External Loopback Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Running the Loopback Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Digital Media Loopback Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Audio Loopback Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Component Video Loopback Cabling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Composite Video Loopback Cabling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Serial Digital Video Loopback Cabling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

S-Video Loopback Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

GenLock Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Error Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

Digital Media Board Failed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Video I/O Board Failed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Edit Display Controller Board Failed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

3D Effects Board Set Failed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Two-Channel Audio I/O Board Failed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Serial Digital I/O Board Failed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

Appendix C Regulatory and Safety Notices

FCC Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Canadian ICES-003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

European Union Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Australia and New Zealand EMC Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

Taiwan EMC Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

Index

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Figures

Figure 1-1 Rear View of G4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Figure 1-2 Avid PCI Extenders Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Figure 1-3 Meridien I/O Box Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Figure 1-4 Avid System Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Figure 2-1 Arranging the G4 and Avid PCI Extender System . . . 42

Figure 2-2 Setting the G4 Platform Voltage Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Figure 2-3 Setting the Avid PCI Extender 2 Voltage Switch. . . . . 44

Figure 2-4 Connecting the G4 Platform and the

Avid PCI Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Figure 2-5 Digital Data Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Figure 2-6 Meridien I/O Box to System Cable Connection . . . . . 46

Figure 2-7 Digital Media Board to Meridien I/O Box Cable

Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Figure 2-8 Bin Monitor to Graphics Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Figure 2-9 Bin Monitor Cable Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Figure 2-10 Edit Monitor to Display Controller Connection . . . . . 50

Figure 2-11 Edit Monitor Cable Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Figure 2-12 USB Port Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Figure 2-13 USB Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Figure 2-14 Connecting the USB Floppy Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Figure 2-15 USB-to-Serial Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Figure 2-16 Connecting the USB-to-MIDI Converter. . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Figure 2-17 USB-to-MIDI Converter Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Figure 2-18 USB Application Key (Dongle). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Figure 2-19 SCSI Cable to SCSI Board Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Figure 2-20 F/C Controller Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

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Figure 3-1 Edit Monitor Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Figure 3-2 Arranging the Edit and Bin Monitors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Figure 3-3 Positioning the Menu Bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Figure 3-4 Positioning the Startup Icon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Figure 4-1 Meridien I/O Board Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Figure 4-2 Eight-Channel Audio Interface Board Connectors. . . .76

Figure 4-3 Two-Channel Audio I/O Board Connectors. . . . . . . . .77

Figure 4-4 Video I/O Board Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Figure 4-5 Meridien I/O Box Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Figure 4-6 Connecting the Client Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Figure 4-7 Eight-Channel Synchronization Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Figure 4-8 Black Burst Generator Power Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Figure 4-9 Connecting the Black Burst Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Figure 4-10 Connecting to the Serial Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

Figure 4-11 Audio Splitter Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Figure 4-12 Connecting the Audio Splitter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Figure 4-13 Connecting a Video Deck — Component Signal . . . . .95

Figure 4-14 Connecting Two Video Decks — Component

Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

Figure 4-15 Connecting a Video Deck — Composite Signal . . . . .100

Figure 4-16 Connecting Two Video Decks — Composite

Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

Figure 4-17 Connecting a Video Deck — Digital Signal . . . . . . . . .104

Figure 4-18 Connecting Two Video Decks — Digital Signal . . . . .106

Figure 4-19 Connecting a Video Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

Figure 5-1 JL Cooper MCS-3000X Fader Controller Cabling . . . .111

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Figure 5-2 JL Cooper FaderMaster Pro Fader

Controller Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Figure 5-3 USB-to-MIDI Converter Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Figure 5-4 Yamaha 01V Mixer Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Figure 5-5 Connecting the JL Cooper Jog/Shuttle Wheel . . . . . . 115

Figure 5-6 USB-to-Serial Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Figure 5-7 Connecting a VTR Emulator Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Figure 6-1 VLXi Single-Deck Control Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Figure 6-2 VLXi Parallel Deck Control Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Figure 6-3 VLXi Dual-Deck Control Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Figure 6-4 Multiple VLXi Configuration Control Cabling . . . . . 128

Figure A-1 Wrist Strap Connection to the

Avid PCI Extender 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Figure A-2 Wrist Strap Connection to the Meridien I/O Box . . . 141

Figure A-3 G4 Platform Slot Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Figure A-4 Avid PCI Extender 1 Slot Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Figure A-5 Avid PCI Extender 2 Slot Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Figure A-6 Removing the Fan Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Figure A-7 Board to Chassis Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Figure A-8 Replacing the Fan Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Figure A-9 Video I/O Board in the Meridien I/O Box. . . . . . . . . 150

Figure A-10 Removing the SDI Board from the

Video I/O Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Figure A-11 Installing the SDI Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Figure A-12 Replacing the Video I/O Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Figure B-1 Avid System Test Pro Window —

Storage Diagnostics Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

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Figure B-2 Avid System Test Pro Window —

Board Diagnostics Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

Figure B-3 Test Selection Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

Figure B-4 Displaying and Selecting Subtest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159

Figure B-5 Preferences Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162

Figure B-6 Preferences Window — Test Control Tab . . . . . . . . . .164

Figure B-7 Preferences Window — Base Board Tab . . . . . . . . . . .165

Figure B-8 Preferences Window — Video Subsystem Tab. . . . . .166

Figure B-9 Console Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167

Figure B-10 Avid System Test Pro Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170

Figure B-11 Avid System Test Pro Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171

Figure B-12 Test Selection Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172

Figure B-13 Pixel DMA Loopback Cabling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177

Figure B-14 Capture and Playback Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177

Figure B-15 Audio Test External Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178

Figure B-16 Component Video External Cabling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179

Figure B-17 Composite Video External Cabling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180

Figure B-18 Serial Digital Video External Cabling. . . . . . . . . . . . . .180

Figure B-19 S-Video External Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181

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Tables

Table 1-1 Avid System Board Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Table 4-1 Eight-Channel Audio Interface Board Identifiers . . . . 77

Table 4-2 Two-Channel Audio I/O Board Identifiers . . . . . . . . . 78

Table 4-3 Video I/O Board Identifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Table 4-4 Meridien I/O Box Indicator Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Table A-1 G4 Platform Peripheral Board Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Table A-2 Avid PCI Extender Peripheral Board Layout. . . . . . . 145

Table B-1 Menu Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Table B-2 Board Diagnostics Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Table B-3 Test Selection Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Table B-4 Run Control Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Table B-5 Preferences Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

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Congratulations on your purchase of an Avid

®

Media Composer

®

,

Film Composer

®

, or Avid Xpress

®

system for your Apple

®

Power Macintosh

®

G4 platform. You can use your system to create

broadcast-quality output incorporating every possible production

element from full-speed, high-resolution footage to multimedia

artwork and animation to titling and computer-generated effects.

n

Your system might not contain all of the hardware that is described in your

documentation. Our documents describe all hardware regardless of which

model you purchased.

Who Should Use This Guide

This guide is designed for anyone who is installing a system for the

first time, for anyone who might be moving a system, and for anyone

who might be attempting to solve problems that can arise with the

system hardware.

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About This Guide

The information provided in this guide will help you to understand

the components that are part of a system, connect the components for

proper system functionality, configure and test the system after

installation, and troubleshoot basic problems that can arise during

daily operation.

The Contents that precedes this section lists the topics included in this

guide. They are presented with the following overall structure:

• Chapter 1, “Hardware Overview” helps you to understand the

basic and optional components that make up your system.

• Chapter 2, “Setting Up the System Hardware” helps you to

complete the installation of the components that come with your

system.

• Chapter 3, “Turning On the System” provides the basic system

configuration information and the tests you should perform before

trying to run the Avid software.

• Chapter 4, “Connecting Audio and Video Equipment” explains

synchronization of audio and video equipment and how you

connect audio and video equipment to the system.

• Chapter 5, "Connecting Serial and MIDI Port Devices" explains

how you connect serial and MIDI port devices.

• Chapter 6, “Controlling Multiple Video Decks” provides

information that allows you to connect multiple video decks to

your system using VLXi

®

systems.

• Chapter 7, “Troubleshooting” provides basic problem-solving

information to help you determine why one or more components

is not functioning as expected.

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Related Information

• Appendix A, “Installing or Replacing Boards in the Avid System”

explains how to remove and replace boards in the Avid PCI

Extender and Meridien

™

I/O box.

• Appendix B, “Running the Avid System Test Program” explains

how to start and then run the Avid System Test Program.

• Appendix C, "Regulatory and Safety Notices” provides regulatory

and safety notices for the system.

• An Index at the end of this guide helps you locate the information

you need.

Related Information

The following documents provide more information about the

hardware and software for your system:

• Avid Composer Products Site Preparation Guide (online version)

• Avid iS MediaDrive Setup and User’s Guide

• Avid MediaDrive rS LVD Setup and User’s Guide

• Avid MediaDock LVD Setup and User’s Guide

• The appropriate Avid Composer products release notes

• Avid Products Collaboration Guide

This guide provides step-by-step instructions for transferring

project files, audio files, and graphics and effects files between

various Avid products.

The most recent update of the Avid Products Collaboration Guide is

provided online. Check the release notes supplied with your Avid

application for information on accessing online documentation.

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If You Need Help

If you are having trouble using the system, you should:

1. Retry the action, carefully following the instructions given for that

task in this guide.

2. Check the documentation that came with your hardware for

maintenance or hardware-related issues.

3. Check the release notes supplied with your Avid application for

information on accessing the Avid Web site and the Avid

Knowledge Center.

4. For support services, call Avid Customer Support:

- Broadcast products — call 800-NEWS-DNG (639-7364).

- Postproduction products — call 800-800-AVID (2843).

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