Avid Technology DS 4.02 User manual

4.02
WORKSTATION SETUP GUIDE

The Avid|DS 4.02 Workstation Setup Guide was written by Patrick Bayne and
edited by Liven Tam. Formatting, layout, and illustrations by Luc Langevin
and Jim Royal.
© 1999–2001 Avid Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. Avid, the Avid|DS Logo,
and Softimage are registered trademarks, and MEDIArray, MediaDock, and
Equinox are trademarks of Avid Technology, Inc. QuickTime and the
QuickTime logo are trademarks used under license from Apple Computer, Inc.
All other trademarks contained herein are the properties of their respective
owners.
The Avid|DS application uses JScript and Visual Basic Scripting Edition from
Microsoft Corporation. The Avid|DS application contains portions of
imaging code owned and copyrighted by Pegasus Imaging Corporation,
Tampa, FL.
This document is protected under copyright law. The contents of this
document may not be copied, duplicated or distributed in any form, in whole
or in part, without the express written permission of Avid Technology, Inc.
This document is supplied as a guide for the Avid|DS product. Reasonable
care has been taken in preparing the information it contains. However, this
document may contain omissions, technical inaccuracies, or typographical
errors. Product specifications are subject to change without notice and should
not be considered commitments by Avid Technology, Inc. Avid Technology,
Inc. does not accept responsibility of any kind for customers’ losses due to the
use of this document.
This document may contain confidential and proprietary information of Avid
Technology, Inc. and Softimage Co. and/or other third parties which is
protected by copyright, trade secret and trademark Law and may not be
provided or otherwise made available without prior written authorization.
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LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, IN THIS DOCUMENT WITH RESPECT
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SUCH THIRD PARTY PRODUCT(S).
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)
Products for the Windows NT Operating System: products were tested in a
typical Avid|DS configuration.
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 + A1
Manufacturer’s Name: Avid Technology, Inc.
1925 Andover Street
Tewksbury, MA 01876, USA
European Contact: Nearest Avid Sales and Service Office or
Avid Technology Sales Ltd.
Sandyford Business Center
Unit 3,
Dublin 18, Ireland
Type of Equipment: Information Technology Equipment
Product Name: Products for the Windows NT Operating
System: Avid|DS
Base Model Numbers: None
Product Options: All
Year of Manufacture: 2001

I, the undersigned, hereby declare that the equipment specified above
conforms to the above Directives and Standards.
George R. Smith, Director of Hardware Design and Development
Australia and New Zealand EMC Regulations
John Kells, Australian Operations Manager
Avid Technology (Australia) Pty Ltd.
Unit B
5 Skyline Place
French Forest NSW 2086
Australia
Phone: 61-2-8977-4800
Taiwan EMC Regulations BSMI Class A EMC Warning
Warnings
To reduce the risk of electrical shock, do not attempt to open the equipment
unless instructed. Do not use a tool for purpose other than instructed.
Document No. 0130-04915-01 0601
Printed in Canada.

Contents
Workstation Setup Guide • 5
Contents
Before You Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Where to Find Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Document Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Avid|DS Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Licensing Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Training Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Hotline Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
E-mail Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Avid|DS Mailing List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Web Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Chapter 1 Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Chapter 2 Site Preparation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Site Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Environmental Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Electrical Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Space Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Additional Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Chapter 3 System Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
System Inputs and Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Signal Flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Back Panel Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Workstation Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Card Placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Disk Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Chapter 4 Assembling the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Before Assembling the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
The Keyboard, Mouse, and Graphic Tablet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
The Computer Monitors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
The Avid Equinox Break-Out-Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
The Avid MediaDock LVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Single Enclosure Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

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Contents
Two-Enclosure Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Three-Enclosure Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
The Avid MEDIArray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
The Copper Cables to the Fibre Channel Controller Board . . . . . . . 48
The Machine Control Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Peripheral Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Video Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Audio Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
The Software Protection Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Workstation Setup Guide •7
Before You Start

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Before You Start
Where to Find Information
Use the Installation & Administration Guide if you need to reinstall and license any
of the components, or for tips on the daily maintenance of your workstation.
Refer to the Release Notes for feature limitations and workarounds.
You can join the Avid|DS Discussion Group, a worldwide network of Avid|DS users
exchanging ideas and techniques by e-mail. To subscribe, send an e-mail to
subscribe ds.
Start with the Workstation Setup Guide to prepare your site for Avid|DS and
assemble your workstation.
The Avid|DS package includes a comprehensive set of learning materials. With this
Roadmap, you’ll know where to find the information you need to get up and running
quickly and effectively.
Comments?
We’d appreciate any comments or suggestions you may
have about this guide or any other piece of our
documentation. Just send them to: dsdocs@avid.com.

About This Guide
Workstation Setup Guide •9
About This Guide
This guide provides information on:
•The components of the workstation
•Proper assembly of the workstation
•Necessary additional peripherals
•Troubleshooting
Following these guidelines can help ensure the successful installation of your
workstation, and avoid delays in getting your workstation up and running.
This guide is intended for anyone who is installing an Avid|DS 4.02 HD (high
definition) or standard definition workstation for the first time, moving a
workstation, or attempting to solve problems that can arise with the
hardware.
Document
Conventions
This guide uses the following symbols and conventions:
Bold Bold is used for menu commands, dialog box and property
editor options, and file/folder names.
>The greater than (>) sign indicates menu commands (and
subcommands) in the order that you choose them. For example,
File >Import means to open the File menu and then choose the
Import command. This applies to menus from the main menu bar
and pop-up menus that appear when you right-click on the interface.
Notes are reminders or contain important information.
Tips are useful bits of information, workarounds, and shortcuts that
you may find helpful in a particular situation.
Warnings are used when you can lose or damage information or
equipment, such as deleting data, or not being able to easily undo an
action. Warnings always appear before you attempt a task!

10 •Avid|DS
Before You Start
Avid|DS Support
Technical support for Avid|DS is provided by your Avid reseller working
together with Avid|DS Customer Service. Immediate assistance for any technical
issue is available through our hotline, e-mail, and web support services.
Licensing Support You must contact your reseller to request a license for your Avid|DS
workstation. You can do this directly or through the license request form at
http://www.softimage.com/licensing/request.
Training Support If you’re interested in Avid|DS training, you’ll find a complete overview of
courses, education centers, and training programs at http://avid.com/education.
Hotline Support Avid resellers provide first line support for Avid|DS according to their specific
geographical area and time zone. Working as an extension of Avid|DS
Customer Service, these fully trained agents provide the most efficient and
effective support possible to all our customers. Contact information for your
Avid reseller is available through the Avid Reseller Locator at
http://avid.com/cgi/locator.
You can also reach Avid|DS Customer Service at the following hours and
telephone numbers:
North America
Avid|DS Customer Service
3510 St-Laurent Boulevard
Montreal (Quebec) Canada
H2X 2V2
Hours
9:00 am to 9:00 pm (Eastern)
2:00 pm to 2:00 am (GMT)
Hotline assistance is also available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for an
additional fee.
U.K. and International
Avid|DS Customer Service Europe
Pinewood Studios
Pinewood Road
Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire SL0 0NH
Hours
9:00 am to 6:00 pm (GMT)
4:00 am to 1:00 pm (Eastern)

Avid|DS Support
Workstation Setup Guide •11
Support Telephone and Fax Numbers
Wor ldw i de
Tel: 514 845 2199
Fax: 514 845 8252
North America
Tel: 800 387 2559
Fax: 514 845 8252
U.K. and International
Tel: + 44 1 753 650 670
Fax: + 44 1 753 658 503
E-mail Support You can contact Avid|DS Customer Service at any time by sending e-mail to
dssupport@avid.com.
Avid|DS Mailing List If you have an e-mail account, you can join the worldwide network of Avid|DS
users exchanging ideas. The mailing list has proven to be quite useful for
users, with a constant stream of new subscribers.
following text in the body of your message: subscribe ds. You can get further
information on using the automated list server by e-mailing
majordomo@softimage.com with “help”as your message.
The discussion group is provided for technical exchanges between customers.
Although Avid|DS Customer Service is not provided through these
discussions, we do contribute.
Web Support The Avid|DS Support and Download sections at
http://avid.com/support/ds_support provide quick access to a wide range of
resources from the Avid|DS teams and user community. Downloads,
including presets, drivers, and Quick Fix Engineering (QFE), provide the
latest solutions for using with your Avid|DS workstation. Online
documentation, tutorials, and Knowledge Base articles ensure you get the
most out of your work with Avid|DS. It's like having a dedicated Avid|DS
Customer Service engineer sitting at your desk!

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Before You Start

Workstation Setup Guide •13
Chapter 1 Package Contents

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Chapter 1 •Package Contents
In This Chapter...
This chapter provides an overview of the hardware, software, and
documentation included with your Avid|DS workstation.
Package Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Package Contents
Workstation Setup Guide •15
Package Contents
Your Avid|DS workstation contains hardware, software, and documentation.
Hardware After carefully unpacking the hardware, verify all of the items on the packing
slip before setting up your workstation. And, make sure that you write down
the serial number of all the devices.
Your workstation contains the following hardware:
Device Device, cables, and accessories
IBM IntelliStation Z Pro •Base unit
•Keyboard
•IBM mouse
•2 optical cables (for Mykerinos audio card)
•Power cable
•Rackmount kit (optional)
21-inch IBM P260 monitors •2 21-inch monitors
•2 monitor cables with inputs
•2 power cables
Avid MediaDock™LVD
storage system
•MediaDock LVD enclosure
•8 MediaDock LVD shuttles
•Power cable
•LVD ca ble s
Avid MEDIArray™Fibre
Channel storage system
(available with the standard
definition version of Avid|DS
only)
•Fibre Channel Drive Enclosure (FCDE)
•8 Fibre Channel drives
•2 power cords
•Copper Fibre Channel cable
•Rack mount rails, clip nuts, mounting clips,
and screws (for the rackmount FCDE)
Avid Equinox™
Break-Out-Box
•Breakout box
•Digital tether cable
•USB and BNC cables
•Power cable
WACOM tablet •Tablet
•Pen and stand
•RS-232 cable
•Power transformer cable with AC adapter
•4D mouse
DUA II audio convertor
(standard with HD systems)
•Convertor
•2 optical cables
•Power cable
DataMate/Rosetta Stone
(RS-232 to RS-422
convertor for deck control)
•Convertor
•RS-232 cable
•RS-422 cable

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Chapter 1 •Package Contents
Software Most of the software that you receive on CD is also installed on your
workstation's hard drive. You should keep the software and drivers CDs in a
safe place in case you need to reinstall the software or any of the drivers.
The Avid|DS 4.02 software package contains:
•Avid|DS 4.02 CD
•Software protection key (dongle)
Your workstation comes with the following software components pre-
installed on your workstation:
•Windows 2000 Professional and Windows 2000 Service Pack 1 software
and documentation
•Merging Technologies Mykerinos documentation
•WACOM software and documentation
•3Dlabs Wildcat 4210 software and documentation
Customers who purchase the standard definition version of Avid|DS
can choose between an Avid MediaDock LVD storage and an Avid
MEDIArray Fibre Channel storage.

Package Contents
Workstation Setup Guide •17
Documentation The complete Avid|DS documentation set includes:
Document Format Version Description
Release Notes Print 4.02 Describes known problems and provides workarounds.
Workstation Setup Guide Print 4.02 Shows you how to prepare for and set up your
workstation hardware.
Installation &
Administration Guide
Print 4.02 Provides instructions on how to reinstall the current version
of Avid|DS, and perform workstation administration tasks.
Remote Processing Guide Print -- Provides instructions on how to install and configure
remote processing stations.
Online Help Online 4.02 Contains reference information on:
•Layouts and views
•Parameters in property editors and dialog boxes
•Commands in toolbars and pop-up menus.
Tutorial Instructions Sheet Print 4.01 Special notes for Avid|DS and Windows 2000
workstations.
Quick Reference Card Print 4.0 Contains a list of keyboard shortcuts and editing tips.
The keyboard shortcuts sheet tears away from the main
card, so that you can slide it under the cover sheet of
your graphic tablet.
New Features Tour Online 4.0 Provides an interactive multimedia overview of the new
features in Avid|DS.
Tutorial Print 4.0 Contains basic step-by-step lessons with specific
examples, so you can start working with Avid|DS.
User’s Guide Print 4.0 Describes the work processes of Avid|DS and shows you
how to perform basic and advanced tasks in every phase
of post production, from capturing material to
outputting a finished sequence.
Compositing &
Effects Guide
Print 4.0 Describes the basic types of effects in Avid|DS and shows
you how to apply them to your media. There’s also
information on when and how to process effects.
Vendor documentation Print -- Guides from the vendors of the various hardware
components that comprise your Avid|DS workstation.
Note: For details on setting up, handling and
maintaining these components, refer to the
documentation included with each of them.

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Chapter 1 •Package Contents

Workstation Setup Guide •19
Chapter 2 Site Preparation

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Chapter 2 •Site Preparation
In This Chapter...
This chapter provides you with information on preparing your site for an
Avid|DS workstation.
Site Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Additional Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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