DNF Controls 2044CL-EVS User manual

2044CL-EVS, 300 Clip Instant Access System, EVS DDRs 1
Model No. 2044CL-EVS
(& 2044CL-EVS-T)
300 CLIP INSTANT ACCESS SYSTEM
For EVS DDRs
USER MANUAL
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. REVISION HISTORY 4
2. SYSTEM DESCRIPTION 5
DEFINITIONS 5
3. SYSTEM INSTALLATION 6
A. SHOTBOX 6
B. ST400-S/SM, VTR/DDR CONTROLLER 6
4. VIDEO SERVER SETUP 7
5. LOAD A CLIP 7
ON THE ST400 7
6. LEARN A CLIP OR CLIP COMBINATION 8
A. ON THE ST400 8
B. ON THE SHOTBOX 8
7. RECALL A CLIP OR CLIP COMBINATION 9
ON THE SHOTBOX 9
8. RECUE CLIP 9
9. LEARN FROM THE ST400 10
ON THE ST400 10
10. RECALL FROM THE ST400 10
11. CLEAR CUE POINTS 11
A. ON THE ST420 SHOTBOX 11
B. ON THE ST400 11
12. PLAY CLIP SEGMENT 11
ADVANCED FEATURES . . . 12
13. SHOTBOX SHOTKEY MAPPING TO SHOTLIST LOCATIONS 12
14. SHOTBOX CONTROL SWITCHES 12
15. RETURN TO LIVE VIDEO 12
16. VIEW SHOTKEY ASSIGNMENTS 13
ON THE SHOTBOX 13
17. CREATE CUE POINT LABELS 13
ON THE ST400 13

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REFERENCE . . . 14
18. SETUP MENU 14
19. FUNCTION TABLE 17
20. SPECIFICATIONS 19
A. ST400 19
B. ST420 (SHOTBOX) 21
21. TROUBLESHOOTING 22
ST420 TROUBLESHOOTING 22
22. KEY LAYOUT 23
23. DNF CONTROLS LIMITED WARRANTY 24
Manual Version............................…............................. 1.4 063005
Document ID...………............... 2044CL-EVS_User_Manual.doc

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1. REVISION HISTORY
100603 Rev. 1.1 Company header information revised.
111203 Rev. 1.2 Added DNF Controls Limited Warranty.
120104 Rev. 1.3 Updated ST420 Troubleshooting section.
063005 Rev. 1.4 Added Video Reference instructions.

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Getting Started . . .
2. SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
The 2044CL system includes DNF’s most robust controller, the ST400, with the industry’s premier
Shotbox, the ST420.
The ST400 controls up to 6 video channels individually or ganged. It features full transport
functionality.
The LCD buttons on the Shotbox display clip names and delivery instant access to video clips on
up to 6 channels.
The assign-able keys on the ST420 Shotbox allow clip names to be organized on ten different
banks of keys for easy access.
The 2044CL provides instant access to fill clip and key clip combinations with the press of one
key.
The 2044CL provides instant access to existing video clips stored in the EVS DDRs.
DEFINITIONS
 Throughout this document, DDR, VDR & Video Server will be referred to collectively as
“Video Server.”
 The ST400-S/SM will be referred to as ST400.
 The ST420 SHOTBOX will be referred to as “Shotbox.”
SHOTKEY refers to the 1-30 switches on the Shotbox.
 Words surrounded by brackets, for example, [ENTER], are keys on the ST400 or the
SHOTBOX. [XXX] + [XXX] means hold the two keys down simultaneously.
 The 6 keys directly below the display are referred to as “Softkey.” Their function changes as
indicated on the last line of the display.
 Shotkeys and Cue Points refer to the same memory locations. Both terms are interchangeable.

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3. SYSTEM INSTALLATION
a. SHOTBOX
1) Plug one end of a standard 9-pin, RS422 serial cable into the OUTPUT
connector on the rear of the Shotbox. Plug the other end of the cable into the
“SHOTBOX” connector on the rear of the ST400.
2) Connect the supplied POWER SUPPLY, AULT#SW300, into the POWER connector
on the rear of the SHOTBOX. Plug the Power Supply into an outlet, 90 VAC – 240
VAC.
b. ST400-S/SM, VTR/DDR CONTROLLER
1) Plug one end of a 9-conductor, RS422 serial cable into the VTR1 (2, 3, 4, 5 or 6)
connector on the rear of the ST400. Plug the other end of the cable into the 9-pin
REMOTE connector on the Video Server.
2) Connect the supplied POWER SUPPLY, APX #4108, into the POWER connector on
the rear of the ST400. Plug the Power Supply into an outlet, 90 VAC - 240 VAC.
3) Check SETUP MENU prior to using the ST400 to confirm proper Record mode and
other User settable modes.
Video Reference must be connected for frame accurate playout of ganged channels,
and for Capture function.
Installation is complete.
CONNECTION DIAGRAM

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4. VIDEO SERVER SETUP
a. Select SONY DD35 communications protocol on the EVS Remote.
b. Select “2 Remote” or “3 Remote” option on the EVS Remote.
5. LOAD A CLIP
ON THE ST400
a. Select a VTR by pressing VTR [1], [2], [3], [4], [5] or [6].
b. Press [CLIP LIST] to view the list of CLIP IDs that are resident on the Video Server.
The CLIP LIST indicator will turn on.
c. Turn the Wheel to view the existing CLIP IDs on the video server.
Turn the Wheel clockwise to scroll forward, or counter-clockwise to scroll backward,
through the list of available CLIPs. Backward scrolling is limited to the last 10 screens of
CLIP IDs.
Press [LOAD] to load the highlighted CLIP ID. After loading the selected clip, the CLIP
LIST function will terminate. The CLIP LIST indicator will turn off.
OR
Manually enter a Clip ID using the ST400 numeric keypad or Shotbox “QWERTY”
keyboard, or PC keyboard.
Press [LOAD] to load the entered CLIP ID for playout.
d. Repeat steps a - c to load clips on desired VTRs.

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6. LEARN A CLIP OR CLIP COMBINATION
a. ON THE ST400
1) Press VTR [1], [2], [3], [4], [5] or [6] to select the channel to learn.
2) Load a clip on the selected channel. See section LOAD A CLIP.
3) Use the transport functions to view the clip.
Press [IN] to mark an IN point. The IN LED will turn on.
On recall, the clip will cue to the IN time, not the beginning of the clip.
Optional: Press [OUT] to mark an OUT point. The OUT LED will turn on.
On recall, the clip will play to the OUT point then stop.
To delete an IN or OUT point, press and hold [DEL], then press [IN]or [OUT].
The IN/OUT led will turn off.
If no IN point is marked, the current location of the clip will be learned as the IN
point.
4) For GANGs, repeat steps 1 and 2 for each channel.
Then, press the [GANG] softkey.
Press VTR [1], [2], [3], [4], [5] or [6] to add it to the GANG. The VTR led will
turn on.
Press the VTR key again to remove it from the gang. The VTR LED will turn
off.
Press [ESC] to exit GANG mode. The LEDs of all GANGed VTRs will turn on.
b. ON THE SHOTBOX
1) Press [LEARN]. The LEARN indicator will turn on.
2) Select the desired BANK by pressing BANK [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8],
[9] or [0].
3) Press the desired Shotkey to complete the learn process.
The learned CLIP ID is displayed on the Shotkey.
4) Press [ESC] at anytime to escape without LEARNing.

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7. RECALL A CLIP OR CLIP COMBINATION
ON THE SHOTBOX
a. Select the desired BANK by pressing BANK [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9] or [0].
The Shotkeys will display the assigned CLIP IDs for the selected bank.
b. Press the desired Shotkey.
The selected clip or clip combination will be loaded on the learned channels, and cued to
the learned IN point. The learned OUT point and GANG mode will be set.
8. RECUE CLIP
a. Press [RECUE]. If an IN Point is marked (the IN indicator is on), the clip will RECUE to
the IN Point.
b. Press [CUE OUT] to cue to the marked OUT point.

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9. LEARN FROM THE ST400
ON THE ST400
a. Press VTR [1], [2], [3], [4], [5] or [6] to select the channel to learn.
b. Use the transport functions to view the clip.
Press [IN] to mark an IN point. The IN LED will turn on.
On recall, the clip will cue to the IN time, not the beginning of the clip.
Optional- Press [OUT] to mark an OUT point. The OUT LED will turn on.
On recall, the clip will play to the OUT point then stop.
To delete an IN or OUT point, press and hold [DEL], then press [IN]or [OUT].
The IN/OUT led will turn off.
If no IN point is marked, the current location of the clip will be learned as the IN point.
c. For GANGs, repeat steps a and b for each channel.
Then, press the [GANG] softkey.
Press VTR [1], [2], [3], [4], [5] or [6] to add it to the GANG. The VTR LED will turn on.
Press the VTR key again to remove it from the gang. The VTR LED will turn off.
Press [ESC] to exit GANG mode. The LEDs of all GANGed VTRs will turn on.
d. Select the desired Cue Point by pressing [NEXT CUE], [LAST CUE] or by manually
entering the Cue Point using the numeric keypad, followed by [ENTER].
The selected Cue Point number is shown on the bottom part of the display.
e. Press [SHIFT] + [LEARN] to initiate the LEARN.
The display will show: “Select VTRs to learn:--------”
f. Select the VTRs to learn by pressing VTR keys [1], [2], [3], [4], [5] and/or [6].
g. Press [LEARN] to complete the learn process.
10. RECALL FROM THE ST400
a. Select the desired Cue Point by pressing [NEXT CUE], [LAST CUE] or by manually
entering the Cue Point using the numeric keypad.
The selected Cue Point number is shown on the bottom of the display.
b. Press [LOAD] on the ST400.
The ST400 will automatically load the Learned clips on the Learned VTRs, cue the clips
to the Learned IN time, then set the Learned GANG mode.

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11. CLEAR CUE POINTS
a. ON THE ST420 SHOTBOX
1) Select the desired BANK by pressing the desired bank key.
2) Press and hold the [SHIFT] key.
3) Press the desired Shotkey to be cleared.
After the cue point is cleared, the Shotkey will be blank.
b. ON THE ST400
1) Select the cue point to be cleared using [NEXT CUE], [LAST CUE], or
manually entering the cue point number.
2) Press [SHIFT] + [LEARN].
The CLEAR softkey will be displayed on the bottom of the display.
3) Press the [CLEAR] softkey to clear the cue point.
The cue point will be cleared and the display will return to the normal screen.
OR
Press [ESC] to escape without clearing.
12. PLAY CLIP SEGMENT
a. Set an IN Point and OUT Point.
Jog/Shuttle to the desired IN point. Press [IN].
Jog/Shuttle to the desired OUT point. Press [OUT].
OR
Press [SHIFT] + [IN]. Manually enter the IN time on the numeric keypad. Press
[ENTER].
Press [SHIFT] +[OUT]. Manually enter the OUT time on the numeric keypad. Press
[ENTER].
b. Press [RECUE]. The clip will cue to the IN point.
c. Press [PLAY].
The clip will play from its current time to the OUT point, then stop.

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Advanced Features . . .
13. SHOTBOX SHOTKEY MAPPING TO SHOTLIST
LOCATIONS
The Shotkeys on the Shotbox access the cue point locations in the ST400 as follows:
BANK 0, Shotkeys 1 30 access cue point locations 001 030.
BANK 1, Shotkeys 1 30 access cue point locations 101 130.
BANK 2, Shotkeys 1 30 access cue point locations 201 230.
BANK 3, Shotkeys 1 30 access cue point locations 301 330.
BANK 4, Shotkeys 1 50 access cue point locations 401 430.
BANK 5, Shotkeys 1 30 access cue point locations 501 530.
BANK 6, Shotkeys 1 30 access cue point locations 601 630.
BANK 7, Shotkeys 1 30 access cue point locations 701 730.
BANK 8, Shotkeys 1 30 access cue point locations 801 830.
BANK 9, Shotkeys 1 30 access cue point locations 901 930.
14. SHOTBOX CONTROL SWITCHES
a. [PLAY]: Plays out the selected clip.
b. [RECUE]: Returns to the beginning of the clip.
c. [STOP]: Stops playout of the clip.
15. RETURN TO LIVE VIDEO
a. Make sure Record set to “Crash” in the menu.
b. Press [REC] key. The corresponding CAM clip will be loaded the video returns to live.
OR
Press [SHIFT] + [REC] to switch to live video.
Press [SHIFT] + [REC] repeatedly to toggle between camera angles.

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16. VIEW SHOTKEY ASSIGNMENTS
ON THE SHOTBOX
a. Press [VIEW]. The VIEW LED indicator will turn on.
b. Select the desired BANK by pressing the appropriate bank key.
c. Press and hold the desired Shotkey.
d. The LCD display on the Shotkeys will show the current assignment of all 6 VTRs for the
pressed Shotkey.
e. Release the Shotkey when done viewing.
f. Repeat steps a through e.
17. CREATE CUE POINT LABELS
Use LABELS mode to assign meaningful names to cue points. Rather than viewing cryptic CLIP
IDs on the Shotkeys, LABELS provides a faster and easier method to select cue points.
If different parts of the same clip are assigned to many Shotkeys, LABELS allows a unique name
to be assigned to each Shotkey.
ON THE ST400
a. In Setup Menu, turn LABEL MODE on.
b. Select cue point to label.
c. Press the [LABEL] key.
d. Manually enter a label, up to 8 characters in length, using the numeric keypad, ST420
Shotbox QWERTY keyboard, or PC keyboard.
e. Press the [LOAD] key on the Shotbox to assign the entered label to the selected cue point.
OR
[ENTER] on the ST400.
OR
[ENTER] on the PC keyboard.
OR
[NEXT CUE] or [LAST CUE].
NOTE: Labels are saved in non-volatile memory in the ST400, not in the Shotbox. They are not
saved in the video server.

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Reference . . .
18. SETUP MENU
Press [MENU]. The MENU indicator will turn on.
The display will show the following parameters with their current settings.
Turn the wheel to select a menu option.
Press the [CHANGE] softkey to modify the current setting.
Press the [EXIT] softkey to exit the Setup Menu.
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
WIND MODE Press Softkey to select:
HOLD (fast wind is maintained only while key is depressed.)
OR
LATCH (fast wind is maintained after key is released.)
Set the fast wind speed (3.9 to 23.7) by pressing the [SPD] softkey.
RECORD MODE Press [MENU] to select the desired record mode:
Lockout, Assemble, Crash (Full) or Insert.
Only in INSERT mode: Press the associated Softkey, located below the display, to toggle
Video(V), Audio1(A1), Audio2(A2), Audio3(A3) on/off, Audio4 (A4) on/off.
SLOMO Press the [TBAR] (or [WHEEL]) softkey to select the T-bar or wheel for slomo.
For T-bar:
The T-BAR has a speed range of 0 2x with a detent at 1x play speed
OR a range of 0 1x (detent at 1x Play speed).
Press [SPD-RNG] softkey to toggle between SLOMO speed ranges:
01x OR 0 2x.
Press [BACK] softkey to return to SLOMO MENU.
Press [ESC] to exit OR turn the Wheel to select another item.
For Wheel:
Press the [PRSET] sofkey to toggle between UPDATE and STATIC modes.
UPDATE- When exiting SLOMO mode, the last used speed is saved in the Preset
Speed register.
STATIC- The Preset Speed register is NOT updated when exiting SLOMO mode.
It is only changed by [SHIFT] + [SLOMO] (PRESET SLOMO).
Press [SPD-RNG] softkey to toggle between SLOMO speed ranges:
01x OR 0 2x.
SYNC Select the appropriate softkey to enable or disable the Reference Video input. [ON] [OFF]

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PARAMETER DESCRIPTION
RECORD KEY Select single button or 2-button record:
RECORD = [REC] Only
ORRECORD= [REC] + [PLAY]
RECALL
MODE Press [NORMAL] or [REDIR] (redirect).
REDIR-
When one and only one clip is learned into a Cue Point, the Clip will be REDIRECTED to load
on the currently selected VTR
NORMAL-
The cue point will load on the learned VTR.
PREROLL Enter Preroll value.
RECORD
DELAY Enter delay value. (Used by CAPTURE function.)
GANG
MODE [PERM] Permanent Gang-
The GANG can be created and undone only with the [GANG] softkey.
[TEMP] Temporary Gang-
Quickly create a GANG by pressing and holding a VTR key, then pressing other VTR keys.
Quickly undo the GANG by pressing any VTR key.
Video Reference must be connected for frame accurate playout of ganged channels.
STANDARD Press [NTSC] or [PAL] to select the video standard for time calculations.
LABEL
MODE Press [ON] or [OFF] (See LABEL section for description.)
ON-
Display a user entered LABEL instead of the actual CLIP ID.
OFF-
Display actual CLIP ID.
CLEAR
MEM
[DEFAULTS] [CLR – CUES] [CLR – BANK] [BACK]
DEFAULTS
Set ST400 to factory defaults. Follow the prompts on the display.
Press [YES] to continue or press [NO] to exit without changing ST400.
CLR – BANK
Clears all cue points in the selected bank. Follow the prompts on the display.
CLR – CUES
Clears all cue points in all banks. Follow the prompts on the display.
BACK
Return to prior menu item.

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PARAMETER
DESCRIPTION
PROTOCOL Select [DD35] or [SONY].
[DD35]
Select DD35 to allow clip functionality: Load, Recue, View available Clips.
[SONY]
Select SONY to control video server like a VTR. In this mode, the clip must have already been
loaded.

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19. FUNCTION TABLE
Function Key Press Description
CUE TO OUT
POINT [CUE OUT] If OUT point is marked, cue to the OUT point.
FFWD
[FFWD] Press and HOLD to shuttle. Release key to stop. Set WIND Speed in MENU.
GOTO
ENTERED TIME [SHIFT]+ [RECUE] Search the VTR to the manually entered time
Use the ST400 numeric keypad. Press [ENTER] or [RECUE].
GANG SETUP [GANG] Individually press the VTR keys to be included in the gang. The
LED above the key will turn on. Press the VTR key again to
remove from gang. The LED above the key will turn off. Press
[ESC] to exit.
Upon exiting, all members of the gang will have their VTR LEDs
turned on. The flashing LED shows which VTR is currently
selected.
JOG [JOG] Select JOG mode and enable Wheel.
LAST CUE [LAST] Step to the previous Cue Point Location.
NEXT CUE [NEXT] Step to the next Cue Point Location.
PREROLL [PREROLL] If an IN point is marked, preroll to the IN point using the
PREROLL VALUE in the Setup Menu.
LIVE ON
CURRENT
CHANNEL
[REC] Places VTR into the Live mode.
Press [RECORD] or [RECORD] + [PLAY].
REWIND
[RWD] Press and HOLD to shuttle. Release key to stop. Set WIND Speed in MENU.
SHUTTLE [SHUTTLE] Select SHUTTLE mode and enable Wheel.
SLOMO
[SLOMO] Press [SLOMO] to slo-mo the VTR. Turn the Wheel
(or move the T-Bar, if available) to change the play speed.
Press [SLOMO] to STILL frame
OR press any transport key to exit SLOMO.
SLO-MO SPEED
PRESET [SHIFT] + [SLOMO] For WHEEL ONLY: Press [SHIFT] + [SLOMO] to preset the
slo-mo speed. Turn the Wheel to select desired speed.
Press [ESC] or any transport key to exit.
STOP [STOP] Press once to STILL frame VTR.
Press again to put VTR into STOP mode.

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Function Key Press Description
PLAY [PLAY] If an OUT point is marked, play to the OUT point and stop. If
not OUT point is marked, play normally.
PLAY- SIMPLE [SHIFT] + [PLAY] Play normal.
RECUE [RECUE] If the IN point is marked, cue to the IN point.
LIVE ON
DIFFERENT
CAMERA
ANGLES
[SHIFT] + [REC] Returns to Live Video on a current channel. Press the key
combination again to toggle between available camera angles.

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20. SPECIFICATIONS
a. ST400
Power: 90 VAC to 265 VAC adapter supplied with IEC connector
APX Model #AP4108
+5v @ 4A, +12v @ 1.0A, -12V @ 0.6A
Size: [L” x W” x H”] 12 3/4” x 8” x 1 3/4” (front) 3 5/8” (rear)
[8 5/8” high to top of display]
Weight: 10 lbs.
Rear Panel Connectors: VTR1, 2, 3, 4, 5,6 (All DB9F)
GPI (DBF25F)
Power (DB9M)
SHOTBOX (DB9F)
PBIO (DB9F)
Keyboard (6-pin mini DIN)
Ref. Video In (BNC)
Ground Threaded stud.
Display: Easy to read, back-lit LCD display
Jog/Shuttle Wheel: With mechanical detents
RS422 SERIAL CONNECTOR
9-Pin D-Type, Female (DB9F)
Pin # 1 Frame Ground 6 Receive Common
2 Receive A 7 Receive B 
3 Transmit B 8 Transmit A 
4 Transmit Common 9 Frame Ground
5 Spare
POWER CONNECTOR
9-Pin D-Type, Female (DB9M)
Pin # 1 +5v DC 6 +5 VDC
2 +5v DC 7 Ground
3 Ground 8 Ground
4 +12 VDC 9 Ground
5 –12 VDC

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GPI IN/OUT CONNECTOR
26-Pin D-Type, Female (DB26F)
IN/ IN/
Pin # OUT Function Pin # OUT Function
1 OUT GPO 0 – No function 14 IN LAST CUE
2 OUT GPO 1 – No function 15 IN RECALL CUE
3 OUT GPO 2 – No function 16 No Connection
4 OUT GPO 3 – No function 17 No Connection
5 OUT GPO 4 – No function 18 Ground
6 OUT GPO 5 – No function 19 +5V
7 OUT GPO 6 – No function 20 +5V
8 OUT GPO 7 – No function 21 No Connection
9 Ground 22 No Connection
10 IN PLAY 23 No Connection
11 IN STOP 24 No Connection
12 IN RECUE 25 No Connection
13 IN NEXT CUE 26 Ground