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Avid NewsCutter and NewsCutter XP Site Preparation Guide • Part 0130-05052-01

Rev. A • April 2002

Index

Figures

Sample NewsCutter System Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Sample Layout for an Avid Unity for News

Workgroup Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Meridien I/O Box Audio Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Meridien I/O Box Video Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Meridien I/O Box Serial Digital Connectors . . . . . . . . 27

1394 Board DV Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

9-Pin Serial Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

15-Pin VGA Monitor Connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

6-Pin PS/2 Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

8-Pin Category 5 RJ-45 Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

6-Pin 1394 Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

GPI Node Terminals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

BNC Connectors on the Breakout Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

BNC Connectors on the MPEG SDTI-CP

Adapter Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Tables

NewsCutter Connector Identifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Meridien I/O Box Audio Identifiers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Meridien I/O Box Video Identifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Meridien I/O Box Serial Digital Identifiers . . . . . . . . . .27

System Cable Lengths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Physical Specifications for Components . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Serial Connector Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

VGA Monitor Connector Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . .40

PS/2 Connector Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Category 5 RJ-45 Connector Pin Assignments . . . . . . .43

6-Pin 1394 Connector Pin Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Using This Guide

This guide provides site requirement information for the Avid ®

NewsCutter ® and NewsCutter XP systems. Unless noted otherwise,

“NewsCutter” refers to both NewsCutter and NewsCutter XP throughout this guide.

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 intended for all NewsCutter users, from beginning to advanced. Read this guide if you are responsible for preparing a site for installation.

About This Guide

This guide provides specifications for your NewsCutter system components in the following areas:

• Connectors

• Cabling

• Physical (dimensions and weights)

• Power

• Environmental

Symbols and Conventions

Unless noted otherwise, the material in this document applies to the

Windows

2000 operating system.

The NewsCutter documentation uses the following special symbols and conventions:

1. Numbered lists, when the order of the items is important.

Alphabetical lists, when the order of secondary items is important.

• Bulleted lists, when the order of the items is unimportant.

Indented dashed lists, when the order of secondary items is unimportant.

A note provides important related information, reminders, recommendations, and strong suggestions.

A caution means that a specific action you take could cause harm to your computer or cause you to lose data.

Using This Guide

A warning describes an action that could cause you physical harm.

Follow the guidelines in this guide or on the unit itself when handling electrical equipment.

If You Need Help

If you are having trouble using the NewsCutter 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).

Related Information

The following documents provide more information about

NewsCutter:

• Avid NewsCutter Setup Guide

This guide provides installation and configuration instructions as well as suggestions for troubleshooting problems that might arise with system hardware.

If You Need Help

Using This Guide

• Avid NewsCutter User’s Guide

This guide provides complete information on all editing tasks, such as recording footage, viewing and marking footage, editing, trimming, importing, exporting, and generating final output.

• Avid NewsCutter Effects Guide

This guide describes techniques for using digital video effects, titles, third-party plug-in effects, mattes, keys, and layering options.

• Avid NewsCutter Quick Reference

This folded card lists convenient keyboard shortcuts.

• Avid NewsCutter Release Notes

This document describes new features, hardware and software requirements, software installation instructions, and summary information on system and memory requirements.

• Avid NewsCutter Online Publications CD-ROM

This online collection provides electronic versions of this guide and other guides listed in this section. You can view these documents with Adobe ® Acrobat ® Reader

, which you can install from the CD-ROM. The collection also includes the Avid

NewsCutter User’s Guide Supplement, the Avid EDL Manager User’s

Guide, the Avid MediaLog User’s Guide, the Avid MetaSync Setup and

User’s Guide, and the Help systems associated with these guides.

• Avid NewsCutter Help

The NewsCutter application includes a Help system that can be viewed using your default Web browser. Help can be run as a standalone application from the Avid NewsCutter Online

Publications CD-ROM.

• Avid NewsCutter XP Setup Guide

This guide provides installation and configuration instructions as well as suggestions for troubleshooting problems that might arise with system hardware.

• Avid NewsCutter XP User’s Guide

This guide provides complete information on all editing tasks, such as recording footage, viewing and marking footage, editing, trimming, importing, exporting, and generating final output.

• Avid NewsCutter XP Effects Guide

This guide describes techniques for using digital video effects, titles, third-party effect filters, mattes, keys, paint effects, and layering options.

• Avid NewsCutter XP Quick Reference

This folded card lists convenient keyboard shortcuts.

• Avid NewsCutter XP Release Notes

This document describes new features, hardware and software requirements, software installation instructions, and summary information on system and memory requirements.

• Avid NewsCutter XP Online Publications CD-ROM

This online collection provides electronic versions of this guide and other guides listed in this section. You can view these documents with Adobe Acrobat Reader, which you can install from the CD-ROM. The collection also includes the

Avid NewsCutter XP Help, the Avid MediaLog User’s Guide, and the Avid EDL Manager User’s Guide.

• Avid NewsCutter XP Help

The NewsCutter XP application includes a Help system that can be viewed using your default Web browser. Help can be run as a standalone application from the Avid NewsCutter XP Online

Publications CD-ROM.

Related Information

• 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.

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

[email protected]

Please include the title of the document, its part number, revision, 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 Telesales at 800-949-AVID (2843). If you are placing an order from outside the United States, contact your local

Avid representative.

Using This Guide

Avid NewsCutter Site

Preparation

This guide provides information about requirements for the site where the NewsCutter system will be installed. Electrical (power) and physical specifications on the system components are also included.

Connector information and pin assignments are given if customized cabling is required.

Avid ships NewsCutter XP as a desktop system. You can also purchase

NewsCutter XP software and install it on supported laptop systems.

To use NewsCutter XP in the configurations covered in this guide, you

must have the desktop version. The current release of both

NewsCutter and NewsCutter XP versions ships on the Compaq

Evo

Workstation W8000. Unless noted otherwise, all subsequent references to “NewsCutter” refer to both NewsCutter and NewsCutter XP on this desktop platform; references to the “NewsCutter system” refer to

NewsCutter and any peripheral components connected to the desktop computer.

Avid System Layouts

This section provides typical system layouts. Diagrams of NewsCutter components identify the rear interface connectors. The exact orientation of the equipment depends on the following:

• Available space in the work area: This document provides the dimensions of the equipment (see

“Component Dimensions and

Weights” on page 31

). However, Avid recommends additional space for access and ventilation.

• Length of the cables: Avid does not recommend excessively long cables. See

“Cabling Guidelines” on page 28

for cabling information.

• User preference: Whether the monitor, video deck, and system are on the left or right side is up to the user. The order from top to bottom in the rack can also differ due to accessibility of the controls or viewing indicators. (For rack-mount options, see your

Avid sales representative.)

NewsCutter Layout

Figure 1 shows all standard and optional NewsCutter components

except for a video reference source (such as a black burst generator).

Set up your system components — especially the User Interface (UI) and Playback monitors, video deck, and keyboard — in positions that give you easy access to them.

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Speaker

Video deck

UI monitor

Playback monitor

Speaker

Amplifier

V-LAN VLXi device

Optional rack

VLX

44.1 kHz

48 kHz

AUDIO SYNC PULL DOWN

VIDEO SYNC POWER

Meridien I/O box

NewsCutter

Act

Dualbus

Pwr 2

Keyboard Mouse

MediaDock device

Figure 1 Sample NewsCutter System Layout

The NewsCutter system has the following features:

• Internal hard drive with an NTFS partition; primary drive that contains the operating system.

• 3.5-inch floppy drive; reads and writes to 1.44-MB floppy disks.

• CD-ROM reader; required for installing software. Avid software is distributed on CD-ROM.

• Fast and wide external SCSI connector; for connecting external

SCSI media drives. Media drives must be formatted as NTFS.

• Ethernet network interface; required for Avid network connections.

• High-resolution monitor (1024 x 768); required for viewing the media edits.

• Windows 2000 operating system and the Windows Service Pack 2.

Avid System Layouts

Avid Unity for News Workgroup Layout

NewsCutter can work as a standalone system or as part of a broadcast network such as an Avid Unity

™

for News workgroup.

The Avid Unity for News workgroup environment consists of the following functional components:

• Supported Avid editing systems (such as a NewsCutter system).

• Avid Unity MediaManager server to track and manage Avid Unity media files. When connected to a Fibre Channel network, a workgroup client uses the MediaManager server to share

Avid Unity files with clients within the workgroup.

• Avid Unity TransferManager server to manage the transfer of media files to and from another workgroup’s TransferManager server (typically, over an Ethernet network). The TransferManager server also allows you to transfer media files from a feed (ingest) device or send finished sequences to a playback device.

The TransferManager server is not required equipment in a MediaNet workgroup. However, you must connect a TransferManager server in your workgroup if you want to share media files with other workgroups.

• Avid Unity MediaNet File Manager and storage subsystem.

• A Fibre Channel network that connects the Avid editing systems,

MediaManager server, and TransferManager server to the File

Manager and storage subsystem.

An optional Fibre Channel connection kit is available for connecting

NewsCutter to the Avid Unity MediaNet workgroup.

• An Ethernet network that is used as a general-purpose communications network connecting all the system components.

An Ethernet network can also be used by the TransferManager server to transfer media files between workgroups.

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The purpose of the workgroup is to enable collaborative workflows by allowing multiple NewsCutter editors to share media files and other project data.

Figure 2 shows a typical shared-storage workgroup configuration that

includes the necessary connections if you are planning to transfer media files over a network to an optional playback device. The playback sequences are cued and sent to air by the optional Broadcast

Control System (BCS). The BCS controls the playback devices using a serial connection.

Playback device Still store

Character generator

Fibre Channel switch

TransferManager server to another workgroup

MediaManager server

Serial connections to playback devices

NewsCutter systems

(see

Figure 1

for a typical layout)

Broadcast Control

System

Local network hub or switch

MediaNet File

Manager and

Avid Unity storage

Figure 2 Sample Layout for an Avid Unity for News

Workgroup Environment

Avid System Layouts

20 n

Follow the procedures in the Avid Unity MediaNet Windows Client

Setup Guide in order to make your NewsCutter system operational in the

Avid Unity environment.

Fibre Channel Workgroup Configuration

An optional Fibre Channel connection kit is available for NewsCutter.

If you are installing a Fibre Channel connection kit, follow the instructions provided by the computer manufacturer for removing the cover and installing an expansion board in NewsCutter.

NewsCutter Connectors

The NewsCutter system is a computer with specific peripheral boards installed for converting the incoming video and audio, analog, or digital signals into digital format for storage. The Windows 2000,

Windows Service Pack 2, and NewsCutter application software come preinstalled. This disk-based, nonlinear, random-access system is designed for editing news stories, promotional material, and other broadcast needs.

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Table 1

provides a description of each system or peripheral board connector. Avid customers sometimes request pin assignments for customizing their interface cables. See

“Pin Assignments” on page 38

for information on which signals are on which pins.

Connector Name

Digital media board

(M port)

VGA

Network

Table 1

Connector

NewsCutter Connector Identifiers

Function

Interface between NewsCutter and the Avid

Meridien

™

I/O box (Avid proprietary cable, shipped with NewsCutter)

VGA output from standard VGA board, 15-pin

DB-connector; connects to VGA interconnect cable

Network interface, RJ-45 network jack

SCSI

PS/2-style

Parallel

COM1 and COM2

Fibre Channel Rx and Tx

(option)

Universal Serial Bus

(USB)

SCSI port, fast and wide interface, 68-pin female

DB-connector; connects MediaDrives

Two PS/2-style connectors (keyboard and mouse),

6-pin

Parallel port, 25-pin female DB-connector; connects application key and local printer

Two serial ports, 9-pin male DB-connector; connects the serial adapter for remote video deck control

Fibre Channel adapter board, receive and transmit optical interface connectors (needed for Avid workgroup configurations); also has two 9-pin female DB connectors

USB port; connects USB application key and MIDI converter

Avid System Layouts

Table 1

Connector Name

SDTI board

(NewsCutter only option)

Connector

MPEG SDTI-CP board

(NewsCutter only option)

1394 connector

(NewsCutter XP only)

NewsCutter Connector Identifiers (Continued)

Function

Serial Data Transport Interface board; contains receive and transmit male multipin connector that connects to female multipin connector on breakout box, which connects to a video deck through a cable

Serial Data Transport Interface adapter board, optimized for MPEG 50; contains four BNC connectors that connect through cables to an

MPEG SDTI-CP video deck

OHCI-compliant 1394 board; contains two 6-pin connectors that connect NewsCutter XP to transcoders and digital video devices

Input and Output Connections

NewsCutter and NewsCutter XP handle input and output of media differently:

• NewsCutter uses the Avid Meridien I/O box to control all video and audio input and output.

• NewsCutter XP uses an OHCI-compliant 1394 board to connect to a digital video (DV) device such as a video deck, digital camera, or transcoder.

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Avid Meridien I/O Box Connectors

The Avid Meridien I/O box provides all the audio and video input and output connections for the NewsCutter system (including four-channel audio with the second audio interface installed).

Figure 3

identifies the audio connectors. See Table 2

for a description of each connector.

Figure 3

Meridien I/O Box Audio Connectors

Avid System Layouts

Table 2 Meridien I/O Box Audio Identifiers

Function Number Label

AUDIO IN MIC

AUDIO IN CHAN 1

AUDIO IN CHAN 2

AUDIO OUT CHAN 1

Microphone audio input, female connector

Channel 1 audio input, female connector

Channel 2 audio input, female connector

Channel 1 audio output, male connector

10 a

AUDIO OUT CHAN 2

AES/EBU IN

AES/EBU OUT

S/PDIF IN

S/PDIF OUT

AUDIO IN MIC

AUDIO IN CHAN 1

AUDIO IN CHAN 2

AUDIO OUT CHAN 1

AUDIO OUT CHAN 2

AES/EBU IN

AES/EBU OUT

Channel 2 audio output, male connector

AES/EBU digital input, female connector

AES/EBU digital output, male connector

S/PDIF digital input, phono (RCA ® ) jack

S/PDIF digital output, phono (RCA) jack

Microphone audio input 2, female connector (not used)

Channel 3 audio input, female connector

Channel 4 audio input, female connector

Channel 3 audio output, male connector

Channel 4 audio output, male connector

AES/EBU digital input 2, female connector

AES/EBU digital output 2, male connector

17 S/PDIF IN S/PDIF digital input 2, phono (RCA) jack

18 S/PDIF OUT S/PDIF digital output 2, phono (RCA) jack a. NewsCutter can use only one microphone audio input.

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Figure 4 identifies the video connectors on the Meridien I/O box. See

Table 3

for a description of each connector.

1 3 5

2 4

6 7

Figure 4

Meridien I/O Box Video Connectors

Table 3

Number Label

1 COMPONENT Y IN

COMPONENT R-Y IN

COMPONENT B-Y IN

COMPONENT Y OUT

COMPONENT R-Y OUT

Meridien I/O Box Video Identifiers

Function

Video Y component input, BNC connector. Connects to analog video output of decks, satellite feeds, or routers.

Video R-Y component input, BNC connector. Connects to analog video output of decks, satellite feeds, or routers.

Video B-Y component input, BNC connector. Connects to analog video output of decks, satellite feeds, or routers.

Video Y component output, BNC connector. Connects to analog video input of decks or routers.

Video R-Y component output, BNC connector. Connects to analog video input of decks or routers.

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Table 3

Number Label

6 COMPONENT B-Y OUT

SYSTEM IN/OUT

LTC OUT

LTC IN

SLAVE CLOCK OUT

S-VIDEO OUT

COMPOSITE OUT 3

COMPOSITE OUT 2

COMPOSITE OUT 1

S-VIDEO IN

COMPOSITE IN

Video Reference (REF)

Meridien I/O Box Video Identifiers (Continued)

Function

Video B-Y component output, BNC connector. Connects to analog video input of decks or routers.

Audio and video I/O connector from NewsCutter.

Longitudinal timecode (LTC) output, male connector

(timecode output currently is not functional).

Longitudinal timecode input, female connector. Master clock used to synchronize NewsCutter to the house master clock (SMPTE for NTSC, and EBU for PAL).

Clock output, BNC connector. Used to synchronize other broadcast components.

Super composite video output, 4-pin connector. Connects to analog video input of decks or routers.

Composite video output, BNC connector. Connects to analog video input of decks, monitors, or routers.

Super composite video input, 4-pin connector. Connects to analog video output of decks, satellite feeds, or routers.

Composite video input, BNC connector. Connects to analog video output of decks, satellite feeds, or routers.

Black burst input, BNC connector. Synchronizes decks and

V-LAN

VLXi

controller that are part of the system.

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Figure 5 identifies the optional serial digital connectors on the Meridien

I/O box. See

Table 4 for a description of each connector.

Instructions for installing the optional serial digital board are provided in the

Avid NewsCutter Setup Guide.

Figure 5

2 4

1 3

Meridien I/O Box Serial Digital Connectors

Table 4

Number Label

1 SERIAL DIGITAL IN

SERIAL DIGITAL OUT 1

SERIAL DIGITAL OUT 2

SERIAL DIGITAL OUT 3

Meridien I/O Box Serial Digital Identifiers

Function

Composite video input, BNC connector. Connects to digital video output of decks, satellite feeds, or routers.

Composite video output, BNC connector. Connects to digital video input of decks, monitors, or routers.

Avid System Layouts

1394 Board Connectors

Transcoders and DV devices, such as digital video decks and digital cameras, connect to a 1394 PCI board installed on your

NewsCutter XP system (see the Avid NewsCutter XP Setup Guide for more information on installing the 1394 board). You can use either a

6-pin cable or a 4-to-6-pin 1394 converter cable to connect digital

devices to NewsCutter XP. Figure 6

illustrates the connections on the

1394 board.

Figure 6

6-pin 6-pin

6-pin connectors

1394 Board DV Connectors

Cabling Guidelines

The customer is responsible for the audio, video, network, and serial cables. Lengths are determined by the customer’s needs. A floor plan of the facility, with the locations marked where the users and equipment are located, will help plan the cabling needs. Avid does not recommend excessively long cables.

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Table 5

lists the standard and maximum lengths that Avid recommends for the system cables. n

These guidelines refer to the cable lengths and not the physical distances of the equipment.

Table 5

Standard Length

System Cable Lengths

Maximum Length Connects Cable

Power cables

Keyboard cable

6 ft (1.8 m)

Included with system components

A quality power strip can be used (not supplied).

NewsCutter and system components to ac source (or power strip)

6 ft (1.8 m)

Attached to keyboard

Up to 12 ft (3.7 m)

A quality PS/2 extender cable can be used (not supplied).

Keyboard to NewsCutter

Mouse cable

User Interface (UI) monitor cable

6 ft (1.8 m)

Attached to mouse

Up to 12 ft (3.7 m)

A quality PS/2 extender cable can be used (not supplied).

Mouse to NewsCutter c

Mouse extension cables longer than 25 feet (7.6 meters) can negatively impact system performance. Longer cables cause signal degradation and might require a booster.

6 ft (1.8 m)

Included with monitor

Up to 15 ft (4.6 m)

A quality VGA extender cable can be used (not supplied).

UI monitor to NewsCutter c

Monitor extension cables longer than 25 feet (7.6 meters) can negatively impact system performance. Longer cables cause signal degradation and might require a booster.

Meridien digital media cable

(NewsCutter option)

6 ft (1.8 m)

Included with

Meridien I/O box

50 ft (15.2 m)

Optional through

Avid

Meridien I/O box to

NewsCutter

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Table 5

Standard Length

System Cable Lengths (Continued)

Maximum Length Connects Cable

IEEE 1394 cable

(NewsCutter XP option)

SCSI cable

(optional)

Fiber-optic cable

(optional)

Remote-control serial cable

GPI control cable

BNC video cables

(analog or digital)

14.7 ft (4.5 m) 236 ft (72.0 m)

Up to 25 ft (7.6 m)

Up to 20 ft (6.1 m)

Up to 25 ft (7.6 m)

Transcoder or DV device to

NewsCutter XP

Customer supplied Up to 6 ft (1.8 m)

Optional through

Avid

SCSI devices (MediaDock™ and MediaDrive) to

NewsCutter n

The last SCSI device in the SCSI chain must be terminated. Terminators are customer supplied and are available through Avid.

Customer supplied 50 micron, up to

1650 ft (503.0 m)

65 micron, up to

577.5 ft (176.0 m)

NewsCutter clients and playback devices to Fibre

Channel hub (fiber-optic cables must be industry certified)

Video deck to NewsCutter 12 ft (3.6 m)

Included with system

100 ft (30.5 m)

Limit imposed by

RS-422 requirements

Customer supplied Up to 25 ft (7.6 m)

V-LAN VLXi cable Customer supplied

Speaker cable Customer supplied

BNC video reference cables

Customer supplied

Customer supplied Up to 25 ft (7.6 m)

GPI controller to

NewsCutter

VLXi to NewsCutter

Speaker to amplifier

Black burst generator or reference video source to deck, NewsCutter, and

V-LAN VLXi

NewsCutter to customer-supplied equipment

(such as a deck, satellite feed, and Playback monitor)

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Cable

BNC timecode cables

Printer cable

RJ-45 Category 5 cables

Table 5

Standard Length

Customer supplied

System Cable Lengths (Continued)

Maximum Length Connects

Up to 25 ft (7.6 m)

6 ft (1.8 m)

V-LAN VLXi to deck (required only if deck does not have a built-in timecode)

NewsCutter to customer-supplied printer

Up to 330 ft (100.5 m) Ethernet hub to NewsCutter clients, playback devices, and BCS

Component Dimensions and Weights

Table 6

provides the dimensions and weights of the NewsCutter system components.

Table 6

Component

Meridien I/O box

(includes a two-channel audio interface and video interface; the serial digital interface is optional)

NewsCutter

(Compaq Evo Workstation W8000)

Audio amplifier

Yes

Physical Specifications for Components

Rackmount

Rack

Units Height x Width x Depth Weight

5.2 x 17.3 x 7.6 in

(13.2 x 43.9 x 19.3 cm)

17.8 x 8.0 x 23.3 in

(45.2 x 20.4 x 59.2 cm)

2.0 x 19.0 x 12.0 in

(5.1 x 48.3 x 30.5 cm)

15.5 lb

(7.0 kg)

48.0 lb

(21.8 kg)

14.0 lb

(6.4 kg)

Component Dimensions and Weights

Table 6 Physical Specifications for Components (Continued)

Rackmount

Rack

Units Height x Width x Depth Weight Component

External drives

MediaDrive rS LVD (with interlocking stacking brackets)

Yes

MediaDock LVD rackmount

(includes a maximum of eight

MediaDock Shuttle ™ drives and two power supplies)

Yes

Monitor

2 3.1 x 8.2 x 9.9 in

(7.9 x 20.8 x 25.1 cm)

+ 1 for cables

5.3 x 17.6 x 16.3 in

(13.5 x 44.7 x 41.4 cm)

7.1 lb

(3.2 kg)

63.0 lb (28.6 kg)

(includes two power supplies and eight drives)

21-inch monitor

17-inch monitor

—

19.3 x 19.7 x 19.2 in

(49.0 x 50.0 x 48.8 cm)

16.0 x 16.0 x 17.0 in

(40.6 x 40.6 x 43.2 cm)

—

77.0 lb

(35.0 kg)

38.0 lb

(17.2 kg)

— Playback monitor

(customer supplied)

— —

Video input/output hardware (to be used with customer-supplied decks, satellite feeds, or routers)

GPI controller Yes 1 1.7 x 17.0 x 10.5 in

(4.4 x 43.2 x 26.7 cm)

9.0 lb

(4.1 kg)

Black burst generator No —

V-LAN and VLXi Yes 1

1.7 x 7.0 x 8.0 in

(4.4 x 17.8 x 20.3 cm)

1.7 x 19.0 x 11.0 in

(4.4 x 48.3 x 27.9 cm)

1.9 lb

(0.9 kg)

8.5 lb

(3.8 kg)

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Site Requirements

The following are the site requirements for NewsCutter.

Power Requirements

Avid strongly recommends using a surge protector and an uninterruptible power supply (UPS). If the computer loses power even for a moment, the entire system will stop functioning. There must be a

20-A, 110- to 120-V ac, 60-Hz circuit or a 10-A, 220- to 224-V ac, 50-Hz circuit for each NewsCutter system. The circuit must have a dedicated circuit breaker and an isolated ground.

Storage upgrades might require additional electrical service. Take into consideration the equipment nameplate ratings when addressing this concern. Consult your Avid representative. w

Systems are designed to work with a single-phase (three-wire) power cord with a grounded neutral conductor. To reduce the risk of electric shock, always plug the cord into a grounded power outlet.

For best performance, keep all system power connections on the same power feed distribution panel. Do not connect fans, lamps, coffee pots, or other equipment to the same outlet that is powering the Avid equipment.

Site Requirements

Table 7

lists the power requirements for individual system components. Surge protectors and a UPS are recommended but are not supplied by Avid.

Table 7 Power Requirements

Type Voltage Item Frequency Power

Meridien I/O box

NewsCutter

(Compaq Evo Workstation W8000)

Audio amplifier (optional)

Autosensing 90 to 132 V ac

180 to 264 V ac

Autosensing 110 V ac

220 V ac

60 Hz

50 Hz

60 Hz

50 Hz

Disk drive systems

MediaDrives

Autosensing 100 to 120 V ac

220 to 240 V ac

60 Hz

50 Hz

65 W

500 W maximum

35 W

Autosensing 100 to 120 V ac

200 to 240 V ac selectable

60 Hz

50 Hz

40 W

47 to 63 Hz 140 W (idle)

200 W (max.)

Monitors

21-inch UI monitor 150 W

17-inch UI monitor

Autosensing 100 to 120 V ac

200 to 240 V ac

60 Hz

50 Hz

Autosensing 100 to 120 V ac

200 to 240 V ac

60 Hz

50 Hz

120 W

Playback monitor (user supplied; requirements vary)

— — — —

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Item

Video and input/output hardware

GPI controller

Black burst generator

Table 7

V-LAN and VLXi

Power Requirements (Continued)

Type Voltage Frequency Power

Autosensing 90 to 240 V ac

Switch selectable

120 V ac

240 V ac

Autosensing 120 V ac

220 V ac

47 to 63 Hz 30 W

60 Hz

50 Hz

20 W

60 Hz

50 Hz

20 W

Source Requirements

Avid systems accept video and audio that adhere to broadcast standards. Excessive jitter and noise on a signal is not an acceptable source. All video sources need to be synchronized.

Synchronization Requirements

A stable video reference source is required for synchronizing the system. Use 75-ohm coaxial cables when you are connecting the reference signal. You can use a black burst generator as the video reference source.

Printing Requirements

NewsCutter uses standard 25-pin parallel printing capabilities. The parallel port is AT-compatible, supporting bidirectional, EPP, and ECP protocols. You can use network printers via Ethernet connections.

Site Requirements

Telephone Requirements

Systems do not include a modem. Communication outside the

NewsCutter system should be done through the network board. A telephone near the system is recommended if you need to communicate with your Avid representative. Avid encourages all customers to use the Avid Customer Support Knowledge Center to access the latest news.

Environmental Requirements

Table 8

lists the environmental specifications for a standard

NewsCutter environment. The air conditioning must maintain the operating temperature listed.

Avid reserves the right to stop the installation and shut off the Avid equipment if the temperature exceeds 75°F (24°C). Installation will be completed once the air conditioning has been corrected.

Table 8 Environmental Specifications

Condition

Operating temperature

Storage temperature

Relative humidity

Altitude

Range

50°F to 75°F (10°C to 24°C)

–4°F to 140°F (–20°C to 60°C)

20% to 80%

0 to 6000 ft (0 to 1829 m)

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Networking Requirements

NewsCutter is designed to work over industry-standard local area networks (LANs) and wide area networks (WANs), using standard networking protocols. The NewsCutter system uses an Ethernet

100BASE-T connection. Avid recommends you use a Category 5 unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable when connecting NewsCutter to a network.

Install network cabling before the equipment arrives (for example, lay out the network cables between rooms before setting up the equipment). Make a note of all the network IP addresses (clients, printers, playback devices).

Fiber-Optic Switch

NewsCutter transfers the finalized sequences to the playback device through a Fibre Channel switch connection. Typically, fiber-optic cable is run along or inside ductwork. Fiber-optic cable is made of optical fibers, fine strands of glass, or other transparent material, and is not resilient by nature.

Ethernet Hub

The Ethernet hub connects NewsCutter clients to Avid broadcast network segments. Ethernet hubs have multiple RJ-45 ports that connect all the network devices. When a packet arrives at one port, it is copied to all the other ports so all segments of the LAN can see all packets.

A 100BASE-T Ethernet hub is required when connecting within a production workgroup. Typically, status LEDs on the hub show valid connections or network activity.

Site Requirements

Patch Panel

A patch panel is used as a junction box to centralize all the incoming connections from the workstations and network devices in the computer room. The incoming connections access the system through the patch panel. Patch panels allow you to reconfigure and diagnose the system with minimal effort; failed computer components can be bypassed easily. Avid recommends the system administrator keep a log of each device connected to the patch panel.

The customer is responsible for running the cable from the computer room to each distribution point. In turn, the distribution points connect each network device (printers, teleprompters, and wire services) via a Category 5 cable.

Pin Assignments

The following sections provide the pin assignments for the

NewsCutter connectors.

Serial Ports

NewsCutter has two serial ports (COM1 and COM2). The ports can be internally configured to communicate in RS-232 and RS-422 protocol.

The NewsCutter serial ports use 9-pin male connectors.

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Figure 7 shows the connector pinouts.

1 5 5 1

6 9 7 6

Figure 7 9-Pin Serial Connector

Table 9

lists the pin assignments for the serial connectors. Not all serial devices use every signal.

Table 9

Pin

Serial Connector Pin Assignments

RS-232 Signal

Data carrier detect

Receive data

Transmit data

Data terminal ready

Ground

Data set ready

Request to send

Clear to send

Ring indicator

RS-422 Signal

Ground

Transmit data –

Receive data +

Receive common

Not used

Transmit common

Transmit data +

Receive data –

Ground

Pin Assignments

VGA Monitor Port

The UI Monitor port uses a 15-pin female VGA connector.

Figure 8

shows the connector pinouts.

5 1

10 6

15 11

Figure 8 15-Pin VGA Monitor Connector

Table 10

lists the pin assignments for the VGA UI monitor connector.

Pin

Table 10 VGA Monitor Connector Pin

Assignments

Signal

Red video

Green video

Blue video

Ground

Display Data Channel Ground

Red Ground

Green Ground

Blue Ground

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Table 10

Pin

VGA Monitor Connector Pin

Assignments (Continued)

Signal

Ground

Serial Data

Horizontal SYNC

Vertical SYNC

Serial Clock

Keyboard and Mouse Connectors

NewsCutter provides two PS/2-style 6-pin female connectors for the

keyboard and mouse. Figure 9 shows the connector pinouts.

2 1

Figure 9

6-Pin PS/2 Connector

Pin Assignments

Table 11 lists the pin assignments for the PS/2-style connector.

Table 11 PS/2 Connector Pin Assignments

Keyboard/Mouse Pin Signal

1 Data

2 NC

3 Ground

5 Clock

6 NC

NC – no connection

RJ-45 Jacks

Category 5 UTP cable supports up to 1 Gb/s (1000 Mb/s). The cable contains four twisted pairs of wires, for a total of eight wires. Avid recommends using Category 5 cables for serial connections whenever possible.

The four pairs of wires in UTP cable are colored so they can be identified at each end of the cable. Typically, the pairs are made up of a solid color wire and the same color wire striped with white.

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Figure 10 shows the standard connector pinouts for an 8-pin RJ-45 jack

(used on Category 5 cables).

1 8

Figure 10 8-Pin Category 5 RJ-45 Connector

Table 12

lists the pin assignments with color code according to the

IEEE specification for an EIA/TIA-568B RJ-45 wiring scheme. Not all devices use every pin. Pairs are identified by colors. Ethernet

100BASE-T data connections use only the orange (pins 1 and 2) and green pairs (pins 3 and 6).

Table 12

Pin

Category 5 RJ-45 Connector Pin Assignments

Color Code

Orange/white stripe

Orange

Green/white stripe

Blue

Blue/white stripe

Green

Brown/white stripe

Brown

Pin Assignments

1394 Connector (NewsCutter XP Only)

The OHCI-compliant 1394 board contains a Texas Instruments

chip set and two 6-pin 1394 connectors (see

Figure 11 ). 1394 cables contain

two sets of twisted-pair wires carrying signals between DV devices and NewsCutter XP. For a list of qualified boards, see your Avid

Reseller.

2 4 6

1 3 5

Figure 11 6-Pin 1394 Connector

Table 13

lists the standard pin assignments for 6-pin 1394 connectors.

Table 13

Pin

6-Pin 1394 Connector Pin Assignments

Signal

Bus power

Ground

TPB– (data negative)

TPB+ (data positive)

TPA– (data negative)

TPA+ (data positive)

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GPI Connector

The Videomedia ® VLXi -GT GPI controller contains six programmable general-purpose interface (GPI) inputs/outputs with quick-disconnect terminal connectors. Each connector contains three terminals: the left terminal is the GPI input, the center terminal is the GPI ground, and the right terminal is the GPI output. Remove about 1/4-inch of insulation from the appropriate wire and then insert the bare wire into the appropriate terminal. Turn the screw directly above the terminal clockwise to secure the wire in the connector.

Figure 12 shows the

node terminals on the GPI controller.

SERIAL

IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT

1 2 3 4 5 6

Figure 12 GPI Node Terminals

SDTI Connectors (NewsCutter Only Option)

The SDTI adapter option in NewsCutter connects to a breakout box containing four BNC connectors.

Figure 13 identifies the signals for

each connector on the breakout box.

SDI/SDTI Out SDI/SDTI Loop Out SDI/SDTI In Ref In

Figure 13 BNC Connectors on the Breakout Box

Pin Assignments

The MPEG SDTI-CP option does not connect to a breakout box. Instead, cables from the MPEG SDTI-CP video deck connect directly to the

BNC connectors on the optional MPEG SDTI-CP adapter board.

Figure 14 identifies the signals for each connector on the adapter

board.

SDTI Out SDTI In Reference Loop (Passthrough) Ref In

Figure 14 BNC Connectors on the MPEG SDTI-CP Adapter

Board

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Regulatory and Safety

Notices

FCC Notice

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful interference.

2. This device must accept any interference 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, pursuant 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 accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation 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.

Canadian ICES-003

This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian

Interference Causing Equipment Regulations.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du

Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada.

European Union Notice

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:

EN60950:1992 + A1 + A2 + A3 + A4 + A11

CISPR 22:1985 / EN55022:1988 Class A

EN55024:1998/EN61000 — 3-2, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 4-6,

4-8, 4-11

Manufacturer’s Name: Avid Technology, Inc.

1925 Andover Street

Tewksbury, MA 01876, USA

European Contact:

Type of Equipment:

Nearest Avid Sales and Service Office or

Avid Technology International B.V.

Sandyford Business Center

Unit 3,

Dublin 18, Ireland

Information Technology Equipment

Regulatory and Safety Notices

Product Name: Products for the Windows NT or Windows 2000

Operating System: Media Composer,

Film Composer, Avid Xpress, Avid Xpress DV,

Avid Unity, Avid|DS, NewsCutter, NewsCutter XP,

NewsCutter DV, Symphony

Products for the Macintosh Operating System:

Media Composer, Film Composer, Avid Xpress,

Avid Unity

Products for the UNIX Operating System: AirPlay,

VideoSPACE

Base Model Numbers: None

Product Options: All

Year of Manufacture: 2002

(1) Products for the Windows NT or Windows 2000 Operating System: products were tested in a typical Media Composer, Film Composer,

Avid Xpress, Avid Xpress DV, Avid Unity, Avid|DS, NewsCutter,

NewsCutter XP, NewsCutter DV, or Symphony configuration.

(2) Products for the Macintosh Operating System: products were tested in a typical Media Composer, Film Composer, Avid Xpress, or

Avid Unity configuration.

(3) Products for the UNIX Operating System: products were tested in an AirPlay or VideoSPACE configuration.

I, the undersigned, hereby declare that the equipment specified above conforms to the above Directives and Standards.

George R. Smith, Director of Hardware Engineering.

European Union Notice

Australia and New Zealand EMC Regulations

N1709

John Kells, Australian Operations Manager

Avid Technology (Australia)

Unit B

5 Skyline Place

French Forest NSW 2086

Australia

Phone: 61-2-8977-4800

Taiwan EMC Regulations

Taiwan EMC Regulations BSMI Class A EMC Warning

Regulatory and Safety Notices

Index

Numerics

1394 cables

connectors

22 ,

A

Audio dimensions

power

Avid system components

linking

Avid system components dimensions

31 ,

B

Basic system setup

Black burst generator dimensions

power

A B C D E F G H K L M N P R S T U V W

C

Cables

Avid-supplied

Cabling guidelines

Category 5 description

Components dimensions

Connectors

1394

22 ,

GPI

keyboard

RJ-45

SDTI

22 ,

SDTI-CP

45 ,

serial

UI monitor

D

Device connections

Dimensions of components

Drives dimensions

power

E

Enhanced system setup

Environmental requirements

F

Fibre Channel

18 ,

G

General-purpose interface (GPI) connectors

controller power requirements

controller specifications

Grounding

H

House clock

K

Keyboard connector

L

Layout

NewsCutter

Linking Ethernet connections

M

MediaDock dimensions

power

MediaDock Shuttle

MediaServer components

console

Monitors dimensions

power

N

Network connections

Ethernet hub

site

Network connection

Networking requirements

NewsCutter layout

Newsroom Computer System

Ethernet hub

patch panel

P

Patch panel description

Physical dimensions

Pin assignments

1394

GPI

keyboard

remote control

RJ-45

serial

UI monitor

Ports See Connectors

Power connections

requirements

specifications

Printing requirements

R

Requirements See Site requirements

S

SDTI-CP

22 ,

Serial connector

Serial Data Transport Interface (SDTI)

Setting up work environment

to 20

Site network

Site requirements environmental

network

power

printing

source

synchronization

telephone

Source requirements

Specifications environmental

mechanical

power

Surge protector

Synchronization requirements

System layouts

T

Telephone requirements

U

Uninterruptible power supply See UPS

UPS (uninterruptible power supply) description

UTP (unshielded twisted pair)

V

V-LAN VLXi dimensions

requirements

W

Weights of components

Work environment setting up

Annonce

Avid

®

NewsCutter

®

and

NewsCutter XP

Site Preparation Guide

Contents

Using This Guide

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Regulatory and Safety Notices

Index

Figures

Tables

Using This Guide

Who Should Use This Guide

About This Guide

Symbols and Conventions

If You Need Help

Related Information

If You Have Documentation Comments

How to Order Documentation

Avid NewsCutter Site

Preparation

Avid System Layouts

NewsCutter Layout

Avid Unity for News Workgroup Layout

Fibre Channel Workgroup Configuration

NewsCutter Connectors

Input and Output Connections

Avid Meridien I/O Box Connectors

1394 Board Connectors

Cabling Guidelines

Component Dimensions and Weights

Site Requirements

Power Requirements

Source Requirements

Synchronization Requirements

Printing Requirements

Telephone Requirements

Environmental Requirements

Networking Requirements

Fiber-Optic Switch

Ethernet Hub

Patch Panel

Pin Assignments

Serial Ports

VGA Monitor Port

Keyboard and Mouse Connectors

RJ-45 Jacks

1394 Connector (NewsCutter XP Only)

GPI Connector

SDTI Connectors (NewsCutter Only Option)

Regulatory and Safety

Notices

FCC Notice

Canadian ICES-003

European Union Notice

Australia and New Zealand EMC Regulations

Taiwan EMC Regulations

Index

Numerics

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

K

L

M

N

P

R

S

T

U

V