Avid Media Media Composer 2.2.8 Macintosh Installation guide

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Avid
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Avid Symphony and Composer Products Setup Guide for the Mac OS X Operating System •
Part Number 0130-05434-01 • February 28 2003
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Contents
Using This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Who Should Use This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Symbols and Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
If You Need Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Related Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
If You Have Documentation Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
How to Order Documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Avid Educational Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Chapter 1 Hardware Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Avid System Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
G4 Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Avid PCI Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Avid System Board Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Avid Extender Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
SCSI UL3D/160 Dual-Channel LVD Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Fibre Channel Controller Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Meridien III (or III-U) Digital Media Board Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Meridien 3D Effects Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Meridien Display Controller Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Meridien I/O Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Meridien Video I/O Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Meridien Serial Digital I/O Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Meridien Eight-Channel Audio Interface Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Meridien Two-Channel Audio I/O Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Universal Serial Bus Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
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Supported Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Supported Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Supported Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Standalone Fibre Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
SCSI UL3D/160 LVD Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Avid Unity MediaNetwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Audio and Video Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Audio I/O Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Black Burst Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Typical System Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Chapter 2 Setting Up the System Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Checking the Kit Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Installing the SCSI or Fibre Channel Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Arranging the Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Assembling the System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Checking the Voltage Switch on the Avid PCI Extender. . . . . . . . . . 39
Connecting the G4 Platform and the Avid PCI Extender . . . . . . . . . 40
Connecting the Meridien I/O Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Connecting the Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Connecting the Bin Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Connecting the Edit Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Connecting a Single Monitor in an Avid Xpress System. . . . . . . . . . 45
Connecting the Client Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Connecting USB Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Connecting the Keyboard and Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Opening the CD/DVD Drive on the 1-GHz G4 Platform. . . . . . . 47
Connecting the USB Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Connecting the USB Devices to the USB Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Connecting the USB Floppy Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Connecting the USB-to-Serial Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Connecting the USB-to-MIDI Converter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Connecting the USB Application Key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
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Connecting the Storage Subsystem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Avid MediaDrives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Avid MediaDock LVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Fibre Channel Storage Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Chapter 3 Turning On the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Turning On the System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Configuring the Avid System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Setting Up the Edit Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Setting Up the Bin Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Arranging the Monitors and Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Installing USB Device Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Installing the Avid Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Running the Diagnostics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Diagnostic Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Chapter 4 Connecting Audio and Video Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Video Decks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Configuration Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Identifying Audio and Video Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Meridien I/O Box Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Eight-Channel Audio Interface Board Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Two-Channel Audio I/O Board Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Video I/O Board Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Meridien I/O Box Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Connecting a Client Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Synchronizing Audio and Video Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Connecting the Eight-Channel Audio Board and Audio
I/O Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Connecting the Black Burst Generator (BBGen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Connecting the BBGen to Two Video Decks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Controlling a Video Deck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Connecting Audio Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Connecting the Audio Splitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
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Connecting the Video Input/Output Board to Decks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Connecting a Single Video Deck — Component Signal. . . . . . . . . . 84
Connecting Two Video Decks — Component Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Connecting a Single Video Deck — Composite Signal . . . . . . . . . . 89
Connecting Two Video Decks — Composite Signal. . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Connecting a Single Video Deck — Digital Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Connecting Two Video Decks — Digital Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Connecting a Video Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Chapter 5 Connecting Serial and MIDI Port Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Connecting JL Cooper Fader Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Connecting the Yamaha 01V Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Connecting the JL Cooper Jog/Shuttle Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Connecting a VTR Emulator Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Chapter 6 Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
General Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Monitor Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
MediaDrive Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Audio Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
3D Effects Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Appendix A Installing or Replacing Boards in the Avid System . . . . . . . 113
Shutting Down the Avid System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Grounding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Installing or Replacing Boards in the G4 Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
G4 Platform Board Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Installing or Replacing Boards in the Avid PCI Extender . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Avid PCI Extender Board Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Removing the Top Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Removing and Replacing a Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Replacing the Top Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Replacing Boards in the Meridien I/O Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Replacing the SDI Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Installing the Fibre Channel Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
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Appendix B Running the Avid System Test Pro Program . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Board Diagnostics Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Test Selection Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Preferences Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Test Control Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Baseboard Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Video Subsystem Preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Console Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Board Information Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Diagnostic Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Default Board Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Selecting Diagnostic Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Running a Single Diagnostic Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
External Loopback Cabling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Running the Loopback Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Digital Media Loopback Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Audio Loopback Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Component Video Loopback Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Composite Video Loopback Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Serial Digital Video Loopback Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
S-Video Loopback Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
GenLock Cabling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Error Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Digital Media Board Failed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Video I/O Board Failed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Edit Display Controller Board Failed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
3D Effects Board Set Failed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Two-Channel Audio I/O Board Failed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Serial Digital I/O Board Failed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
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Appendix C Regulatory and Safety Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
FCC Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Canadian ICES-003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
European Union Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Australia and New Zealand EMC Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Taiwan EMC Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
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Figures
Figure 1 Rear View of G4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Figure 2 Avid PCI Extender Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Figure 3 Meridien I/O Box Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Figure 4 Avid System Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Figure 5 Arranging the G4 and Avid PCI Extender System . . . . . . .38
Figure 6 Setting the Avid PCI Extender Voltage Switch . . . . . . . . .39
Figure 7 Connecting the G4 Platform and the Avid PCI Extender . .40
Figure 8 Digital Data Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Figure 9 Meridien I/O Box to System Cable Connection . . . . . . . . .41
Figure 10 Digital Media Board to Meridien I/O Box Cable
Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Figure 11 Bin Monitor to Graphics Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Figure 12 Edit Monitor to Display Controller Connection . . . . . . . . . .44
Figure 13 USB Port Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Figure 14 USB Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Figure 15 Connecting the USB Floppy Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Figure 16 USB-to-Serial Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Figure 17 Connecting the USB-to-MIDI Converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Figure 18 USB-to-MIDI Converter Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Figure 19 USB Application Key (Dongle). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Figure 20 SCSI Cable to SCSI Board Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Figure 21 Fibre Channel Controller Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Figure 22 Dock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Figure 23 System Preferences Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Figure 24 Edit Monitor’s Display Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Figure 25 Bin Monitor’s Display Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Figure 26 Arranging Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Figure 27 Meridien I/O Board Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Figure 28 Eight-Channel Audio Interface Board Connectors. . . . . . .68
Figure 29 Two-Channel Audio I/O Board Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Figure 30 Video I/O Board Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Figure 31 Meridien I/O Box Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Figure 32 Connecting the Client Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
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Figure 33 Eight-Channel Synchronization Cabling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Figure 34 Black Burst Generator Power Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Figure 35 Connecting the Black Burst Generator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Figure 36 Connecting to the Serial Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Figure 37 Audio Splitter Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Figure 38 Connecting the Audio Splitter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Figure 39 Connecting a Video Deck — Component Signal . . . . . . . 85
Figure 40 Connecting Two Video Decks — Component Signal . . . . 88
Figure 41 Connecting a Video Deck — Composite Signal . . . . . . . . 90
Figure 42 Connecting Two Video Decks — Composite Signal. . . . . 92
Figure 43 Connecting a Video Deck — Digital Signal . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Figure 44 Connecting Two Video Decks — Digital Signal . . . . . . . . 96
Figure 45 Connecting a Video Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Figure 46 JL Cooper MCS-3000X Fader Controller Cabling . . . . . 101
Figure 47 JL Cooper FaderMaster Pro Fader Controller Cabling. . 101
Figure 48 USB-to-MIDI Converter Front Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Figure 49 Yamaha 01V Mixer Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Figure 50 Connecting the JL Cooper Jog/Shuttle Wheel . . . . . . . . 103
Figure 51 USB-to-Serial Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Figure 52 Connecting a VTR Emulator Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Figure 53 G4 Platform Slot Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Figure 54 Avid PCI Extender Slot Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Figure 55 Board to Chassis Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Figure 56 Video I/O Board in the Meridien I/O Box . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Figure 57 Removing the SDI Board from the Video I/O Board. . . . 120
Figure 58 Installing the SDI Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Figure 59 Replacing the Video I/O Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Figure 60 Avid System Test Pro Window —
Board Diagnostics Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Figure 61 Test Selection Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Figure 62 Displaying and Selecting Subtest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Figure 63 Preferences Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Figure 64 Preferences Window — Test Control Tab . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Figure 65 Preferences Window — Base Board Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Figure 66 Preferences Window — Video Subsystem Tab . . . . . . . 136
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Figure 67 Console Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Figure 68 Avid System Test Pro Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Figure 69 Avid System Test Pro Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
Figure 70 Test Selection Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
Figure 71 Pixel DMA Loopback Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146
Figure 72 Capture and Playback Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146
Figure 73 Audio Test External Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Figure 74 Component Video External Cabling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
Figure 75 Composite Video External Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
Figure 76 Serial Digital Video External Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
Figure 77 S-Video External Cabling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
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Tables
Table 1 Avid System Board Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Table 2 Eight-Channel Audio Interface Board Identifiers . . . . . . . 68
Table 3 Two-Channel Audio I/O Board Identifiers. . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Table 4 Video I/O Board Identifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Table 5 Meridien I/O Box Indicator Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Table 6 G4 Platform Board Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Table 7 Avid PCI Extender Peripheral Board Layout . . . . . . . . . 117
Table 8 Menu Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Table 9 Board Diagnostics Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Table 10 Test Selection Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Table 11 Run Control Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Table 12 Preferences Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
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Using This Guide
Congratulations on your purchase of an Avid
®
Symphony
, an Avid
Media Composer
®
, an Avid Film Composer
®
, or an Avid Xpress
®
system.
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
The documentation describes the features and hardware of all models.
Therefore, your system might not contain certain features and hardware
that are covered in the documentation.
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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16
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, “Troubleshooting” provides basic problem-solving
information to help you determine why one or more components is not
functioning as expected.
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 Pro Program” explains
how to start and then run the Avid System Test Pro 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.
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Symbols and Conventions
17
Symbols and Conventions
Unless noted otherwise, the material in this document applies to the
Macintosh operating system.
Avid documentation uses the following symbols and conventions:
Symbol or Convention Meaning or Action
n
A note provides important related information,
reminders, recommendations, and strong
suggestions.
c
A caution means that a specific action you take could
cause harm to your computer or cause you to lose
data.
w
A warning describes an action that could cause you
physical harm. Follow the guidelines in this
document or on the unit itself when handling
electrical equipment.
> This symbol indicates menu commands (and
subcommands) in the order you select them. For
example, File > Import means to open the File menu
and then select the Import command.
t
This symbol indicates a single-step procedure.
Multiple arrows in a list indicate that you perform
one of the actions listed.
k This symbol represents the Apple or Command key.
Press and hold the Command key and another key to
perform a keyboard shortcut.
Margin tips In the margin, you will find tips that help you
perform tasks more easily and efficiently.
Italic font Italic font is used to emphasize certain words and to
indicate variables.
Courier Bold font
Courier Bold font identifies text that you type.
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If You Need Help
If you are having trouble using the system:
1. Retry the action, carefully following the instructions given for that task
in this guide. It is especially important to check each step of your
workflow.
2. Check the release notes supplied with your Avid application for the
latest information that might have become available after the hardcopy
documentation was printed.
3. Check the documentation that came with your Avid application or your
hardware for maintenance or hardware-related issues.
4. Visit the online Knowledge Center at www.avid.com/support. Online
services are available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Search this
online Knowledge Center to find answers, to view error messages, to
access troubleshooting tips, to download updates, and to read/join
online message-board discussions.
5. For Technical Support, please call 800-800-AVID (800-800-2843).
For Broadcast On-Air Sites and Call Letter Stations, call
800-NEWSDNG (800-639-7364).
Click Quickly press and release the left mouse button
(Windows) or the mouse button (Macintosh).
Double-click Click the left mouse button (Windows) or the mouse
button (Macintosh) twice rapidly.
Right-click Quickly press and release the right mouse button
(Windows only).
Drag Press and hold the left mouse button (Windows) or
the mouse button (Macintosh) while you move the
mouse.
Ctrl+key
k+key
Press and hold the first key while you press the
second key.
Symbol or Convention Meaning or Action
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Related Information
19
Related Information
The following documents provide more information about the hardware
and software for your system:
Avid Symphony and Composer Products Site Preparation Guide for the
Mac OS X Operating System (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
The appropriate Avid Composer Products editing and user’s guide
If You Have Documentation Comments
Avid Technology continuously seeks to improve its documentation. We
value your comments about this guide, the Help, the Online Publications
CD-ROM, and other Avid-supplied documentation.
Simply e-mail your documentation comments to Avid Technology at
Please include the title of the document, its part number, and the specific
section you are commenting on in all correspondence.
How to Order Documentation
To order additional copies of this documentation from within the
United States, call Avid Sales at 800-949-AVID (800-949-2843). If you are
placing an order from outside the United States, contact your local
Avid representative.
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Avid Educational Services
For information on courses/schedules, training centers, certifications,
courseware, and books, please visit www.avid.com/training or call
Avid Sales at 800-949-AVID (800-949-2843).
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