GRASS VALLEY Profile XP PVS2000 User manual

Installation Guide
software release 4.1
071-0718-00
JULY 2000
PROFILE XP PVS2000
MEDIA PLATFORM FOR HIGH DEFINITION

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July 21, 2000 Original issue of the PVS2000 Installation Guide

July 21, 2000 PVS2000 Series Installation Guide 3
Before getting started
This installation guide provides step-by-step instructions for installing the PVS2000
Media Platformusing factory defaultsettings. After installing the PVS2000 using this
installation guide, you can refer to the Profile XP System Guide to customize system
settings for your installation.
For Grass Valley Group Customer Support information, refer to page 27 of this
Installation Guide.
About channels and factory default configuration
Profile applications use channels to control disk recording and playback. A channel
defines a grouping of Profile XP video, audio, and timecode resources and is
identified by a unique name. Profile XP software supports three channel types:
Recorder channel, Player channel, or Player/Recorder channel. For more information
on channel types and creating or modifying channels, refer the Profile XP System
Guide.
Your PVS2000 is shipped with default Recorder and Player channels. These default
channels are named Vtr1, Vtr2, Vtr3 and so on. The following table describes the
video and audio connections you’ll make for the two channel types. On the pages that
follow, you’ll find specifics about the type and number of default channels in your
system, and their video and audio I/O connections.
Rack-mounting the PVS2000 Series Chassis
This procedure assumes you have already rack-mounted the PVS2000, PFC500 Fibre
Channel RAID Chassis, I/O Panel, and audio interface option as required. For
rack-mounting information, see Appendix C, “Rack Mounting Information and Rear
Panel Drawings” in the Profile XP System Guide.
Default
channel
type
Video I/O
connections Audio connectionsa
a. The number of audio I/Os is determined by your PVS2000 Series model and the number of
Audio boards installed.
Timecode I/O
Recorder 1 HD SDI video input 2, 4, or 8 audio I/Os Uses the internal
timecode generator.
Player 1 HD SDI video output 2, 4, or 8 audio I/Os Recorded timecode is
used to generate VITC on
the HD SDI video output

Before getting started
4PVS2000 Series Installation Guide July 21, 2000
Referring to Related Documentation
This manual is part of a full set of support documentation for the Profile XP Media
Platform. The following illustrates how to use the Profile XP documentation
depending on the task you are performing.
Referring to Safety Summaries
WARNING: Be sure to review all safety precautions listed in the Profile XP System
Guide in order to avoid personal injury and prevent damage to this product and its
peripheral products.
Checking standard PVS2000 Series accessories
Your PVS2000 Series Media Platform is shippedwith several standardaccessories as
shown inthe table. Locate the accessories you need for your installation and proceed.
Standard PVS2000 Accessories
Keyboard and Mouse Ethernet Cable
I/O Panel and interface cable Windows NT Software Disk and Documentation
Rack-mount slides Profile XP Software CD-ROM and Release Notes
Profile XP
Manual
Family of XP Series
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Profile XP
Manual
Family of XP Series
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Profile XP
Manual
Family of XP Series
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Profile XP
Manual
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Profile XP
Manual
Family of XP Series
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Profile XP
Manual
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Release Notes
Path for the Installer
Path for the Operator
System Guide
User Manuals
Other Manuals
Contains the latest
information about Profile XP
hardware and software
shipped with your system.
Profile XP
Manual
Family of XP Series
Grass Valley Group
Release Notes
Contains the latest
information about Profile XP
hardware and software
shipped with your system.
Installation Guide
Contains essential steps for
installing your Profile XP
system using factory
default settings.
Contains complete instructions for using
Profile applications. These manuals include:
- Profile XP User Manual
- ContentShare Explorer User Manual
- Other user manuals you received with
optional Profile applications.
Installers consult
the User Manuals
as needed.
These manuals include:
- PFC500 Instruction Manual
- Profile XP Service Manual
with NetCentral.
Contains the product description
and step-by-step instructions for
modifying system settings.

July 21, 2000 Set up system hardware and connect video 5
NTSC/PAL
SD SDI
Monitor
NTSC/PAL
SD SDI
Monitor
Record B
Profile XP Media Platform
HD Default Video Connections
SD Default Video Connections
Reference In
LTC & GPI
RS-422
75 Terminator
Fibre Channel
Video network
I/O Panel
LTC In/Out RS-422GPI In/Out
Push Push Push Push
Mouse
Keyboard
SVGA
Monitor
Ethernet
Windows NT
Network
Ethernet
Video network
AND / OR
Play (HD Out)
Record (HD In)
Monitor (SD SDI)
Monitor (NTSC/PAL)
HD SDI
HD-SDI 1In/2Out
PVS 2012 or
PVS 2212 (HD connections)
Record
Play
Channel names Video Connections
Vtr1
Vtr2
Vtr3
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HD-SDI 1In/2Out
Video Connections
with Embedded Audio
(PVS 2012 ONLY) Video Connections
with Embedded Audio
Video Connections
with Embedded Audio
Record
Play
NTSC/PAL
SD SDI
HD-SDI 1In/3Out
PVS 2013
Channel names Video Connections
Vtr1
Vtr2
Vtr3
Vtr4
HD-SDI 1In/3Out
Record
Play Play
HD-SDI 2In/2Out
PVS 2022
Channel names Video Connections
Vtr1
Vtr2
Vtr3
Vtr4
Vtr1
Vtr2
Vtr3
Vtr4
HD-SDI 2In/2Out
Monitor
SDI 2In/2Out
PVS 2212 (SD connections)
Play B
Play A
Channel names Video Connections
Monitor A
Monitor B
Monitor C
Monitor D
Monitor (opt.)
Record A
HD-SDI 4Out
PVS 2004
Channel names Video Connections
Vtr1
Vtr2
Vtr3
Vtr4
Notes :
Video I/Os are assigned beginning with Vtr1 and the board in the lowest numbered board slot.
NTSC/PAL and SD SDI connections are for monitoring purposes only.
Record (In B)
Record (In A)
Play (Out A)
Play (Out B)
SDI
2In/2Out
Mon B
Mon A
Video Monitor
(opt.)
Mon C
Mon D
1Set up system hardware and connect video
Set up the system hardware as shown in this diagram, then locate your PVS2000 Series
model under Default Video Connections. Use the color coding to make the video I/O
connections for the recorder and player channels.

6Connect audio (Except PVS2212) July 21, 2000
To Optional Audio BoardTo Standard Audio Board
1 - 4
5 - 8
9 - 12
13 - 16
Channel
Names Audio I/O Assignments
Vtr1
Vtr2
Vtr3
Vtr4
Opt.
Bd
Std.
Bd
9 - 16
1 - 8
9 - 16
1 - 8
Channel
Names Audio I/O Assignments
Vtr1
Vtr2
Vtr3
Vtr4
BNC216
1
21 23 43 45 65 67 87 89 10 9 10 11 12 11 12 13 14 13 14 15 16 15 16
Mon
Out
OR
Analog
In
Out
In
Out
PROFILE
PAC216
PACXLR
PROFILE
In
Out
AES/EBU
Monitor
XLR216
Digital
9-16
Analog Digital
1-8
Digital
Digital
Monitor
1
23 45 67 89 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Push PushPush Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push
In Out In Out
OR
Standard
Audio Board Optional
Audio Board
Digital
9-16
Digital
1-8
1
21 23 43 45 65 67 87 89 10 9 10 11 12 11 12 13 14 13 14 15 16 15 16
Analog
In
Out
In
Out
PROFILE
PROFILE
In
Out
Analog
Digital
Digital
1
23 45 67 89 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Push PushPush Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push
In Out In Out
BNC216
PAC216
PACXLR
XLR216
AES/EBU
Breakout
Panels Mon
Out
AES/EBU
Monitor
Monitor
Audio I/O Connections: One Audio Board Installed Audio I/O Connections: Two Audio Boards Installed
Profile XP Media Platform
Digital
9-16
Digital
1-8
BNC216
PAC216
PACXLR
XLR216
Mon
Out
AES/EBU
Monitor
Monitor
1
21 23 43 45 65 67 87 89 10 9 10 11 12 11 12 13 14 13 14 15 16 15 16
Analog
In
Out
In
Out
PROFILE
PROFILE
In
Out
Analog
Digital
Digital
1
23 45 67 89 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Push PushPush Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push
In Out In Out
OR
OR
OR
Profile Audio
Chassis (PAC)
AES/EBU
Breakout
Panels
Profile Audio
Chassis (PAC)
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2
Connect audio (Except PVS2212)
Determine if your PVS2000 media platform has one or two audio
boards installed as shown on this diagram, then use the color coding to
determine the audio I/O connections for each video channel.
Unassigned in
PVS2012 Unassigned in
PVS2012

July 21, 2000 Connect audio (PVS2212 Only) 7
To Optional Audio BoardTo Standard Audio Board
OR
OR
Standard
Audio Board Optional
Audio Board
Audio I/O Connections: One Audio Board Installed Audio I/O Connections: Two Audio Boards Installed
Profile XP Media Platform
OR
OR
OR
Profile Audio
Chassis (PAC)
AES/EBU
Breakout
Panels
AES/EBU
Breakout
Panels
Profile Audio
Chassis (PAC)
Digital
9-16
Digital
1-8
Digital
9-16
Digital
1-8
1
21 23 43 45 65 67 87 89 10 9 10 11 12 11 12 13 14 13 14 15 16 15 16
Analog
In
Out
In
Out
PROFILE
PROFILE
In
Out
Analog
Digital
Digital
1
23 45 67 89 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Push PushPush Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push
In Out In Out
BNC216
PAC216
PACXLR
XLR216
Mon
Out
AES/EBU
Monitor
Monitor
BNC216
PAC216
PACXLR
XLR216
Mon
Out
AES/EBU
Monitor
Monitor
1
21 23 43 45 65 67 87 89 10 9 10 11 12 11 12 13 14 13 14 15 16 15 16
Analog
In
Out
In
Out
PROFILE
PROFILE
In
Out
Analog
Digital
Digital
1
23 45 67 89 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Push PushPush Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push
In Out In Out
Digital
9-16
Digital
1-8
BNC216
1
21 23 43 45 65 67 87 89 10 9 10 11 12 11 12 13 14 13 14 15 16 15 16
Mon
Out
Analog
In
Out
In
Out
PROFILE
PAC216
PACXLR
PROFILE
In
Out
AES/EBU
Monitor
XLR216
Analog
Digital
Digital
Monitor
1
23 45 67 89 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Push PushPush Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push Push
In Out In Out
Unassigned
in PVS 1024
Opt.
Bd
Std.
Bd
Channel
Names Audio I/O
Assignments
1 - 4
5 - 8
9 - 12
13 - 16
1 - 4
5 - 8
9 - 12
13 - 16
Vtr1
Vtr2
Vtr3
Vtr4
Vtr5
Vtr6
Vtr7
Vtr8
Unassigned
in PVS 1024
1 - 2
3 - 4
5 - 6
7 - 8
9 - 10
11 - 12
13 - 14
15 - 16
Vtr1
Vtr2
Vtr3
Vtr4
Vtr5
Vtr6
Vtr7
Vtr8
Channel
Names Audio I/O
Assignments
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2Connect audio (PVS2212 Only)
Determine if your PVS2212 has one or two audio boards installed as
shown on this diagram, then use the color coding to determine the audio
I/O connections for each video channel.

8Set up the Fibre Channel RAID Chassis July 21, 2000
Profile XP Media Platform
Power
Cord(s)
(115V/230V)
Power Cord (115V/230V)
Power Cord (115V/230V)
Optional Power Supply
Option RD only
Standard
Power Supply
Optional
Power Supply
Connect power cords, and turn on power as shown. Begin with PFC500E(s), if installed.
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#
024
135 #
6810
7911
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
#
024
135 # #
6810
7911
1
#
0
2 3
Set Chassis
Addresses
Lower the
front door
Set required chassis addresses as shown in Step 1.
A
P/S
B
ON
l
OFF
0
ON
l
OFF
0
Port A
Exp
Port A
Exp
Additional cabling when redundant RAID controller option is installed.
Connect Fibre Channel cabling. Connect power cords, but do not power-on the Profile XP.
PFC500 Fibre Channel
RAID Chassis
PFC500E Expansion
Chassis (if installed)
PFC500E Expansion
Chassis (if installed)
Chassis Address = 0
Chassis Address = 1
Chassis Address = 2
Port A
Port B
2
3
4
1
Set up the Fibre Channel RAID Chassis
Use this diagram to set up the PFC500 Fibre Channel RAID Chassis and the
PFC500E Expansion Chassis (if used). If you are installing more than one PFC500,
use the procedures in the Profile XP System Guide, Chapter 3, “Working with
Profile XP Storage systems”, to set up your storage chassis.
3

July 21, 2000 PVS2000 Series Installation Guide 9
To start your system:
1. Turn on power to all peripheral devices connected to the PVS2000.
2. Verify that the System Check LED is out on the PFC500 Fibre Channel RAID Chassis
and all PFC500E Expansion Chassis, if installed.
Refer to the PFC500InstructionManual for more information if the System Check
LED remains lit.
NOTE: Do not power-on the PVS2000 until the PFC500 Fibre Channel RAID
storage system is fully initialized; approximately 2-3 minutes.
3. Turnon the PVS2000using thefrontpanel standby switch, and wait for WindowsNT
to initialize and perform auto-logon. The Windows NT desktop will appear after
successful auto-logon.
During initialization, the Profile XP system software checks the PFC500 storage
system for a video file system. Since at first power-up one is not found, an error
message may be displayed regarding loss of the video file system.
Proceed with the next procedure to create a new video file system.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
#
024
135 #
6810
7911
0624-24
System Check LED
Power LED
System Check LED
turns off approximately
90 secs after power-up.
PFC500 and PFC500E
1
4Start your PVS2000 system

Start your PVS2000 system
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July 21, 2000 PVS2000 Series Installation Guide 11
Before you can use your PVS2000 system, you must create a video file system on the
PFC500 Fibre Channel RAID Chassis using the Disk Utility.
NOTE: Ifyou want to configuresomedrives as hot sparedrives,do not perform this
procedure. Instead, perform the procedures found in Chapter 3 of the Profile XP
System Guide in the section titled “Configuring storage using Disk Utility”, then
proceed with the next procedure in this guide to select audio I/O format.
To create a video file system:
1. Start Configuration Manager using the desktop shortcut or by selecting Start |
Programs | Profile Apps | Configuration Manager. The Configuration Manager dialog
box appears.
2. Click File System in the Configuration Manager window. Page 1 of the Disk Utility
dialog box appears.
This example shows a 30 disk system.
Create a video file system
1
5

Create a video file system
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3. If there are Unbound LUNs displayed in the LUN setup list, you must perform the
following steps, otherwise, proceed to step 4.
a. Select all Unbound LUNs using SHIFT or CTRL and click.
b. Verify the LUN type selected is Data using the drop-down list.
c. Click Bind.
The list now shows the Unbound LUN status as Bind Pending.

Create a video file system
July 21, 2000 PVS2000 Series Installation Guide 13
4. Click Finish. The summary dialog box appears.
5. Select Rebuild the file system, then click OK in the Summary dialog box.
6. Read the warning message, then click OKto bind all unbound LUNs and create a file
system.
Binding 18GB drives - approximately one hour total
Binding 36GB drives - approximately two hours total
Creating a file system - if you have no unbound LUNs, creating the file system
takes only a few seconds.
7. When the operation is complete, continue with the next procedure in this guide to
select audio I/O format.

Create a video file system
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July 21, 2000 PVS2000 Series Installation Guide 15
You must select the audio I/O format for the audio channels assigned to the default
video channels.
The PVS2000 supports three audio I/O formats: AES/EBU, embedded audio
(SMPTE 272M Level A), and analog audio formats. An interface chassis is required
for analog audio and AES/EBU digital audio. If you are using only embedded audio,
no interface chassis is required.
Select audio input format
To select audio input format:
1. Click Audio Routing in the Configuration Manager window. The Audio Input Routing
dialog box appears.
2. Select the audio input format for each PVS2000 audio channel pair.
Select audio I/O format
1
5
1
6

Select audio I/O format
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3. If you selected embedded audio format, perform the following steps for each audio
channel input pair requiring embedded audio:
a. Click the left-hand drop-down list arrow in the Embedded column for the
channel pair you want to configure, and select a video input as shown.
NOTE: With one audio board, only the first 4 video inputs are selectable.
b. Click the right-hand drop-down list arrow in the Embedded column for the
channel pair you want to configure, and select an audio group and channel pair
as shown.
NOTE: Up to two audio groups (8 audio channels) can be extracted from a single
video input.

Select audio I/O format
July 21, 2000 PVS2000 Series Installation Guide 17
Select audio output format
To select audio output format:
1. Click Next to navigate to Page 2 of the Audio Output Routing dialog box as shown.
2. For AES/EBU or Analog audio, no selection is required. These audio formats are
selected automatically when the system sees the audio interface is attached.
3. Select embedded audio output using the following steps:
a. For embedded audio, selectthe Embeddedcheckbox foreach audio channel pair
that require embedded audio.
b. Click the left-hand drop-down list arrow in the Embedded column for the
channel pair you want to configure, and select a video output as shown.
NOTE: With one audio board, only the first 4 video outputs are selectable.

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c. Click the right-hand drop-down list arrow in the Embedded column for the
channel pair you want to configure, and select an audio group and channel pair
as shown.
NOTE: Up to two audio groups (8 audio channels) can be embedded on a single
video output.
4. Click Finish to save your settings.
5. Continue with the next procedure in this guide to test your system setup.

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In this step, you will use VdrPanel in local control to test the record and play channels.
This procedure assumes you have video and audio signals connected to the inputs of
all record channels and have a way of monitoring the video, audio, and timecode
outputs.
In systems without record channels you must use the video network to transfer a clip
from another Profile. (See “Using Media Manager”in the Profile XP User Manual).
To test PVS2000 channels using VdrPanel:
1. Start VdrPanel using the desktop shortcut or by selecting Start | Programs | Profile
Applications | VdrPanel. The VdrPanel window appears.
NOTE: The first time VdrPanel runs, a panel opens for each default record and
play channel. The number of default channels depends on your PVS2000 model.
Refer to “Default Video Connections”on page 5.
2. Record a short clip, a few seconds in duration as follows:
a. Click the Record button in the panel for a record channel. Recording starts. The
Size display indicates compressed frame sizes during record as timecode
advances in the Timecode display.
b. Click the Stop button to end the recording. Notice the clip name in the clip list
is #1.
Test your system setup using
VdrPanel
1
6
1
7

Test your system setup using VdrPanel
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3. Load and play a clip on each Play Channel as follows:
a. Click anywhere in the panel for a Play Channel.
b. Select VideoClip | Load Clip to open the Load Clip dialog box.
c. Select clip #1 in the clip list, then click OK to load the clip.
d. Click Play and verify that video, audio are present at the channel outputs. If you
have a problem, refer to the Chapter 10, “Solving Common Setup Problems”in
the Profile XP System Guide.
4. Use steps 2 and 3 to test all record and play channels.
5. Continue with the next procedure in this guide to adjust video timing.