Ocean Systems RackMount User manual

CONNECT YOUR AUDIO I/O
Fig. 5 shows the audio connections out
of the system. Use the port labeled
“Line Out” to connect audio to your
speakers. Audio is brought in via the
IEEE firewire cable.
ATTACH THE AVID XPRESS DV
HARDWARE LOCK
The Hardware Lock (dongle) attaches to
either USB port as shown in Fig. 2
If you are connecting a 422 controllable
deck, attach the 422 converter to com1,
then attach the 232 cable from the
converter to your deck. Make sure the
232 side (silver) is connected to the
RackMount and the 422 side (grey) is
connected to the deck. This cable is for
analog decks. If you are utilizing a DV
camera or deck, use your IEEE DV cable
for deck control.
ATTACH MOUSE AND
KEYBOARD
The PS-2 ports are specific. Be sure to
attach the mouse and keyboard to the
ports shown in Fig. 1.
ATTACH THE MONITOR TO THE
VGA CONNECTOR
Your VGA monitor plugs into the con-
nection labeled “1” as shown in Fig. 4.
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Fig. 4
Connect speakers to
the Line Out port
Fig. 5
If you are connecting a second monitor,
use the secondary VGA port. See the
Matrox User guide for more information
on configuring dual monitors.
CONNECT YOUR 422/232 CABLE.
(AVAILABLE ONLY WITH
PURCHASE OF TRANSCODER)
Fig. 2
VGA Connection
Fig. 3
Fig. 1

CONNECTING A TRANSCODER
(OPTIONAL)
CONNECT YOUR DV DEVICE
You now need to connect your DV device
(deck, camera, transcoder) to the DV I/O
port on the back of the computer. Con-
nect the device to any of the available
ports shown in fig. 6.
PLUG IN THE SYSTEM AND
TURN IT ON.
Use the power switch shown in Fig. 8A
to turn the system on.
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Connect your DV device to any one
of the available ports
Plug the power cable in as shown in Fig.
8.
You can optionally connect a transcoder
to the system, providing you an analog to
DV conversion. Connect your audio and
video connections from the out of your
camera or deck to the in on the rear of
the transcoder as shown in Fig. 7. A typi-
cal transcoder connection is shown in Fig
7A.
Fig. 7
Typical transcoder connections
S-Video In and Out
Audio In
DV In and Out
Fig. 7A
Typical speaker connections
Fig. 6
Fig. 8
Fig. 8A