GRASS VALLEY zodiak Manual

Zodiak
DIGITAL PRODUCTION SWITCHER
Installation and Service Manual
SOFTWARE VERSION 4.0
071812506
NOVEMBER 2004

2Zodiak Installation and Service Manual
Contacting Grass Valley
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Contents
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Standard Documentation Set. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Other Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Safety Summary
Safety Terms and Symbols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Terms in This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Terms on the Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Symbols on the Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Regulatory Notices
Certifications and Compliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
FCC Emission Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Canadian EMC Notice of Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
EN55103-1/2 Class A Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
FCC Emission Limits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Certification and Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Section 1 — System Overview
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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2.5-M/E System Standard Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3-M/E System Standard Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Zodiak System Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
External Interfaces Supported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
System Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Control Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Main Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Menu Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Panel Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Remote Aux Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Video Processor Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Video Processor Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Video Processor Frame Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Transform Engine Option. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
RGB Color Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Chroma Keyers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Zodiak Facility Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Functional Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Video Signal Flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
System Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

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Section 2 — Installation
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Pre-Installation Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
System Survey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Line Voltage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Safety Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Installation Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Zodiak Control Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Removable Media Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Zip Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Main Panel Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Dimensions and Connector Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Cabling and Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Main Panel Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
2.5-M/E to 3-M/E Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Keycap and Keycap Film Label Replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Remote Aux Panels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
24-Crosspoint Remote Aux Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
32-Crosspoint Remote Aux Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Menu Panel Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Cable Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Available Mounting Brackets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Adaptable Mounting Bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Adjustable Console Bracket Option or Articulated Arm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Flush Mount Kit Option. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Cabling and Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Zodiak System Control via PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
PC Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Software Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Do Not Use Large Fonts with Menu on PC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Menu on PC Knobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Video Processor Frame Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Power Supply Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Power Supply Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Video Processor Frame Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
2.5-M/E to 3-M/E Upgrade Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Module Insertion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Module Removal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
KlipCache Option Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Cabling and Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Zodiak Control Surface Cabling and Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Control Cabling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Mouse and Keyboard Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Cable Polarity and Cross Over Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
LAN Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Ethernet Switches and Hubs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

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Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Inputs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Reference Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Video Timing and Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Tally Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Section 3 — Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Basic Configuration Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Power Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Power and Initialization Indications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Standalone Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Connecting to an Existing Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Setting IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Default IP Addresses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Fundamental IP Routing Concept. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Changing IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Main Panel IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Video Processor Frame IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Identify New IP Addresses in Menu Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Menu Panel IP Addresses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
IP Address Confirmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Setting 32-Crosspoint Remote Aux Panel IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Default IP Addresses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Setting the IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Restoring the Default IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Software Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Software Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
NetCentral Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Hardware Reset Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Main Panel and Menu Panel Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Video Processor Frame Reset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Engineering Setups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Source Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Source Types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Tally Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Name Display Hierarchy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Naming Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Source Definition Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Direct Source Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
External Device Source Definition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Button Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Output Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Program and Preview Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Aux Bus Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Ports & Devices Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Remote Aux Panel Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Identify Remote Aux Panels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Remote Aux Panel Button Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Joystick Override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Tally Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

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About Tally Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Tally Calculation Definition Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Tally Relays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Assignment of Tally Relays to Sources:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Install Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
To enter a new Auth Code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Save Load Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Daily Setups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Other Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
DSK Clean Feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Panel Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Menu Panel Touch Screen Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Touch Screen Calibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Display Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Refresh Frequency Adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Section 4 — Maintenance
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Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Servicing Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Main Panel Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Replacing Circuit Boards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Crosspoint Switch Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
M/E Switch Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Control Panel Processor Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Power Supply Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Fuse Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Button LED Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Button Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Button Label Replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Menu Panel Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Video Processor Frame Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Air Filter Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Removing and Replacing Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Field Upgrading of Modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
M/E Module Heat Sink Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Identify ICs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Heat Sink Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Control Processor SBC Submodule Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Submodule Identification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
SBC1000 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Power Supply Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Replacement Parts Lists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Section 5 — Troubleshooting and Diagnostics
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Grass Valley Group Web Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Zodiak Web Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Current Software Versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

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Frame Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Power Supply Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Frame Fan Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Video Sync Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Frame Board Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Frame Message Log. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Frame Network Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Frame Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
RT Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Main Panel Message Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Main Panel Network Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Main Panel Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Zodiak Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Frame Software Diagnostics Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Diagnostics Data File Transfer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Diagnostics Data Collection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Commonly Reported Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
No Communication Between Main Panel and Frame or System Lockup. . . . 166
Verify Boot Switches and Reset System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Check Network Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Ping Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Drain NV RAM Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Panel and Frame Recovery Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
No DC Power to Zodiak Component. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
No DC Power to Control Surface Component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
No DC Power to Frame. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
No DC Power to Frame Component. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Control Surface Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Main Panel Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Basic Functionality Checks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Main Panel Diagnostics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Lever Arm and Joystick Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
24-Crosspoint Remote Aux Panel Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Diagnostic Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Using the Test Mode Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Tests Using the Front Panel Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Menu Panel Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Basic Functionality Checks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Menu Panel Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Menu Panel Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Video Processor Frame Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Basic Frame Functionality Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Video Path Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Verify Input Video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Tally/GPI Relay Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Frame LEDs and Test Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Local Area Network Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Verify Physical Layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Verify IP Addressing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Ping Network Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Section 6 — Functional Description
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

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Video Processor Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Video Processor Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Frame Power Supply Module Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Video Processor Frame Power Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Video Processor Frame Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Video Processor Frame Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Control Processor/DSK/Still Store Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Dual Mix/Effects (M/E) Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Input/Crosspoint/Sync Generator Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Zodiak Main Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Main Panel Power Supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Control Panel Processor Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Floppy Disk Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Crosspoint Switch Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
M/E Switch Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Zodiak Menu Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Appendix A — Specifications
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Appendix B — Field Replaceable Units
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Field Replaceable Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Critical Spares Kit List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Appendix C — External Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
General External Device Interfacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Device E-MEM Level Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
VTR Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Digital Disk Recorder Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
GPI Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
PBus & GPI Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
GPI Out E-MEM Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
GPI Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Suite Prefs – GPI In Settings Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Router Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Menu Panel Router Interface Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Router Select Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
R-MEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Router Interface Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Control Interface Cabling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Video Interface Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Router Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Zodiak Router Configuration Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Eng Setup Router Device Setup Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Primary and Secondary Router Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257

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Eng Setup Source Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
E-MEM Control of R-MEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
24-Crosspoint Remote Aux Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
DPM CPL Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
GVeous Digital Effects CPL Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
CPL Interface Functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
GVeous Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Control Interface Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Video Cabling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Zodiak Required Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
GVeous Required Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
GVEous Configuration Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Define GVeous Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Configure and Assign Aux Buses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Aux Bus Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Aux Delegation Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Assign CPL Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Define GVeous Source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
E-MEM Level Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Interface Operation Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Krystal CPL Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Krystal Combiner Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Control Interface Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Video Cabling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Zodiak Required Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Krystal Required Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Source Number Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Peripheral Bus II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Zodiak System Peripheral Bus II Configuration and Operation . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Zodiak Control Interface Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
E-MEM Level Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Define Peripheral Bus II Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Krystal and GVeous Peripheral Bus II Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Peripheral Bus II Triggers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
GVeous Limitations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Kaleidoscope Peripheral Bus II Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Kaleidoscope Peripheral Bus II Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Lance Design TDC-100 Controller Peripheral Bus II Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Control Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
TDC-100 Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Peripheral Bus II Triggers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Editor Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Editor Installation and Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Define Editor Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Tally Contribution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Index
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Contents

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Preface
About This Manual
This Installation and Service Manual provides installation, configuration,
and service information for the Grass Valley Group Zodiak Digital Produc-
tion Switcher. This manual is designed for technical personnel responsible
for installing and maintaining Zodiak systems.
Standard Documentation Set
The standard Zodiak documentation set consists of a:
•User Manual,
• Installation and Service Manual, and
•Release Notes.
The Zodiak User Manual contains background information about the Zodiak
Digital Production switcher and describes operating procedures. This
manual can be used while learning about Zodiak and for enhancing your
basic knowledge of the system.
The Zodiak Installation and Service Manual contains information about
installing, configuring, and maintaining the system.
The Zodiak Release Notes contain information about new features and
system enhancements for a specific software version, and also includes
software installation procedures. Always check the release notes for your
current system software before you begin operating your system.
Other Documentation
The Switcher Protocols Manual is available for developers and software engi-
neers to use to design editor and other external interfaces to the Zodiak
system.

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Safety Summary
Read and follow the important safety information below, noting especially
those instructions related to risk of fire, electric shock or injury to persons.
Additional specific warnings not listed here may be found throughout the
manual.
WARNING Any instructions in this manual that require opening the equipment cover
or enclosure are for use by qualified service personnel only. To reduce the
risk of electric shock, do not perform any servicing other than that con-
tained in the operating instructions unless you are qualified to do so.
Safety Terms and Symbols
Terms in This Manual
Safety-related statements may appear in this manual in the following form:
WARNING Warning statements identify conditions or practices that may result in per-
sonal injury or loss of life.
CAUTION Caution statements identify conditions or practices that may result in damage
to equipment or other property, or which may cause equipment crucial to
your business environment to become temporarily non-operational.
Terms on the Product
The following terms may appear on the product:
DANGER
— A personal injury hazard is immediately accessible as you read
the marking.
WARNING
— A personal injury hazard exists but is not immediately acces-
sible as you read the marking.
CAUTION
— A hazard to property, product, and other equipment is present.

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Safety Summary
Symbols on the Product
The following symbols may appear on the product:
Warnings
The following warning statements identify conditions or practices that can
result in personal injury or loss of life.
Dangerous voltage or current may be present
— Disconnect power and remove
battery (if applicable) before removing protective panels, soldering, or
replacing components.
Do not service alone
— Do not internally service this product unless another
person capable of rendering first aid and resuscitation is present.
Remove jewelry
— Prior to servicing, remove jewelry such as rings, watches,
and other metallic objects.
Avoid exposed circuitry
— Do not touch exposed connections, components or
circuitry when power is present.
Indicates that dangerous high voltage is present within the
equipment enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to
constitute a risk of electric shock.
Indicates that user, operator or service technician should
refer to product manual(s) for important operating, mainte-
nance, or service instructions.
This is a prompt to note fuse rating when replacing fuse(s).
The fuse referenced in the text must be replaced with one
having the ratings indicated.
Identifies a protective grounding terminal which must be
connected to earth ground prior to making any other equip-
ment connections.
Identifies an external protective grounding terminal which
may be connected to earth ground as a supplement to an
internal grounding terminal.
Indicates that static sensitive components are present which
may be damaged by electrostatic discharge. Use anti-static
procedures, equipment and surfaces during servicing.

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Safety Summary
Use proper power cord
— Use only the power cord supplied or specified for
this product.
Ground product
— Connect the grounding conductor of the power cord to
earth ground.
Operate only with covers and enclosure panels in place
— Do not operate this
product when covers or enclosure panels are removed.
Use correct fuse
— Use only the fuse type and rating specified for this
product.
Use only in dry environment — Do not operate in wet or damp conditions.
Use only in non-explosive environment
— Do not operate this product in an
explosive atmosphere.
High leakage current may be present
— Earth connection of product is essential
before connecting power.
Dual power supplies may be present
— Be certain to plug each power supply
cord into a separate branch circuit employing a separate service ground.
Disconnect both power supply cords prior to servicing.
Double pole neutral fusing
— Disconnect mains power prior to servicing.
Use proper lift points
— Do not use door latches to lift or move equipment.
Avoid mechanical hazards
— Allow all rotating devices to come to a stop before
servicing.
Cautions
The following caution statements identify conditions or practices that can
result in damage to equipment or other property
Use correct power source
— Do not operate this product from a power source
that applies more than the voltage specified for the product.
Use correct voltage setting
— If this product lacks auto-ranging power sup-
plies, before applying power ensure that the each power supply is set to
match the power source.
Provide proper ventilation
— To prevent product overheating, provide equip-
ment ventilation in accordance with installation instructions.
Use anti-static procedures — Static sensitive components are present which
may be damaged by electrostatic discharge. Use anti-static procedures,
equipment and surfaces during servicing.

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Safety Summary
Do not operate with suspected equipment failure
— If you suspect product
damage or equipment failure, have the equipment inspected by qualified
service personnel.
Ensure mains disconnect
— If mains switch is not provided, the power cord(s)
of this equipment provide the means of disconnection. The socket outlet
must be installed near the equipment and must be easily accessible. Verify
that all mains power is disconnected before installing or removing power
supplies and/or options.
Route cable properly
— Route power cords and other cables so that they are
not likely to be damaged. Properly support heavy cable bundles to avoid
connector damage.
Use correct power supply cords
— Power cords for this equipment, if provided,
meet all North American electrical codes. Operation of this equipment at
voltages exceeding 130 VAC requires power supply cords which comply
with NEMA configurations. International power cords, if provided, have
the approval of the country of use.
Use correct replacement battery
— This product may contain batteries. To
reduce the risk of explosion, check polarity and replace only with the same
or equivalent type recommended by manufacturer. Dispose of used bat-
teries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
Troubleshoot only to board level
— Circuit boards in this product are densely
populated with surface mount technology (SMT) components and applica-
tion specific integrated circuits (ASICs). As a result, circuit board repair at
the component level is very difficult in the field, if not impossible. For war-
ranty compliance, do not troubleshoot systems beyond the board level.

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Regulatory Notices
Certifications and Compliances
FCC Emission Control
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 equip-
ment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equip-
ment 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.
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Grass Valley Group
can affect emission compliance and could void the user’s authority to
operate this equipment.
Canadian EMC Notice of Compliance
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise
emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regula-
tions of the Canadian Department of Communications.
Le présent appareil numérique n’emet pas de bruits radioélectriques
dépassant les limites applicables aux appareils numeriques de la classe A
préscrites dans le Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicte par le
ministère des Communications du Canada.
EN55103-1/2 Class A Warning
For products that comply with Class A. In a domestic environment this
product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be
required to take adequate measures.

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Regulatory Notices
FCC Emission Limits
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 inter-
ference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesirable operation.
Certification and Compliance
This product has been evaluated for Electromagnetic Compatibility under
the EN 55103-1/2 standards for Emissions and Immunity and meets the
requirements for E4 environment.
This product complies with Class A (E4 environment). In a domestic envi-
ronment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user
may be required to take adequate measures.
This product has been evaluated and meets the following Safety Certifica-
tion Standards:
Category Standard Designed/tested for compliance with:
Safety ANSI/UL60950 Safety of Information Technology Equipment, including Electrical
Business Equipment (Third edition, 2000).
IEC 60950 Safety of Information Technology Equipment, including Electrical
Business Equipment (Third edition, 1999).
CAN/CSA C22.2, No. 60950-00 Safety of Information Technology Equipment, including Electrical
Business Equipment.
BSEN60950 Safety of Information Technology Equipment, including Electrical
Business Equipment.

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Section 1
System Overview
Introduction
The Zodiak Digital Production Switcher is optimized for mobile, post-pro-
duction and broadcast facilities that need compact, easy to use, highly cre-
ative, real-time tools for video switching, effects creation and run-time
device control. Powerful digital video switching, mixing, and keying with
E-MEM are standard features of Zodiak, in addition to internal Still Store
capability.
The switcher is available in 2.5-M/E or 3-M/E models with or without
Transform Engines (internal DPMs). Zodiak’s architecture provides an
easy upgrade path from a 2.5-M/E to a 3-M/E; requiring the addition of a
M/E module and power supply to the Video Processor frame and keycap
changes to the Main panel. Reduced frame processor size (7 RU) and power
consumption along with a smaller panel, sized to replace older analog
Grass Valley Group switchers, make this switcher system an ideal replace-
ment or addition to any existing or new facility.
Features
2.5-M/E System Standard Features
The standard features for the 2.5-M/E system are:
• 64 auto-timed SMPTE 259M inputs (configured as single inputs or
video/key pairs),
•Nine Aux buses plus switched preview — up to four Aux buses can be
utilized for two Effects Send pairs,
• 24 Source Selection buttons including Shift on each M/E, Key,
PWV/AUX and PGM/PST bus rows,
•Program and preview outputs per M/E,
• Look ahead and other preview modes configured per each M/E,
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•One Utility bus per full M/E for video in borders, video wipe patterns,
or masking,
• Four full function keyers with dedicated key controls per M/E,
•Two complex and four simple (in each keyer) wipe generators per M/E,
• Solarization, posterization, mosaic capabilities and YUV color correc-
tion as part of the video processors on each full M/E bus,
• Input freeze for each M/E key source and fill buses,
•PGM and PST buses with E-MEM, Downstream Keyers (DSK) with
three simple linear or luminance keyers, and programmable Clean
Feed,
•One pair of floating Chroma Keyers for use on any full-function keyer,
• 100 frame Still Store,
•Redundant power supplies for the Main panel and Video Processor
frame,
• Four optional Transform Engines (internal DPMs) each on M/E 1 and
M/E 2,
•Hot swapable Video Processor frame modules (including frame power
supplies)
•Touch screen Menu Display, and
• CD-ROM (internal to the Menu panel), external USB-powered Zip
drive and two Floppy drives (one in the Main panel and one in the
Video Processor frame for emergency recovery procedures).
3-M/E System Standard Features
The standard features for the 3-M/E model are the same as the 2.5-M/E
system in addition to the following:
•Athird full M/E (replacing PGM/PST) with two complex and four
simple wipes and four full function keyers plus three linear DSK
keyers, and
•13 Aux buses total plus switched Preview — up to eight Aux buses can
be utilized for four Effects Send pairs.