THOMSON Edius NX PCI-X User guide

Hardware Setup Manual
EDIUS NX PCI-X / EDIUS NX PCI-e /
EDIUS NX Express / HDSTORM
F095807232

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to the disc.
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given to the actual application method.
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the final product.
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instructions, perform the same operation as a normal computer operation.
■In this manual, EDIUS 5 and EDIUS series are called 'EDIUS'.
■In this manual, Microsoft®Windows®XP Professional operating system is called Windows XP Professional or
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Hardware Setup Manual
July 23, 2008
Copyright © 2008 Thomson
All rights reserved.

Table of Contents
1 Before Using
Notices&Warranties ....................................... 3
Notices&Warranties ...............................................3
DANGER.........................................................4
CAUTION ........................................................4
FCCNotice.......................................................5
DeclarationofConformity............................................5
Operationenvironment..............................................6
Limitations........................................................9
Support................................................. 10
CustomerSupport.................................................10
Web-site ........................................................10
OnlineUserRegistration............................................10
2 Hardware Setting
SettingtheMainBoard......................................11
SettingtheSubBoard...................................... 12
Expansionboard(HX-HD1) .........................................12
HardwareMPEGEngineboard ......................................14
Audiooutput .....................................................16
Setting the NX Bay (NHX-B10) (Optional). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Setting the HDSTORM BAY (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Partnames.............................................. 22
EDIUS NX PCI-X / PCI-e / Express Main board (NHX-E1 / E2) Rear panel . . . . 22
Expansion board (HX-HD1) Rear panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
HDSTORM Main board (HQX-E1) Rear panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Hardware MPEG Engine board Rear panel (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
NX Bay (NHX-B10) Front panel (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
HDSTORM BAY Front panel (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
3 Software Installation / Uninstallation
InstallingEDIUS.......................................... 26
Installing Attached Application Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
InstallingTitleMotionPro ...........................................31
ToolsFoldercontents..............................................32
HQX-E1Monitor..................................................33
InstallingDVCapture ..............................................34
Conrmation after installation ................................ 37
Conrming resource (in Windows Vista)................................37
Conrming resource (in Windows XP) .................................38
Uninstallation ............................................ 41
Uninstalling driver and application software from Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Uninstalling driver and application software from Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
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4 License Transfer
Transferringlicense........................................ 43
UsingLicenseTransfertool .........................................43
Transfer between a USB key and a local disk of a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Transfer between a USB key and another USB key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
5 Hardware Specications
MainBoard.............................................. 46
EDIUSNXPCI-X(NHX-E1) .........................................46
EDIUS NX PCI-e / EDIUS NX Express (NHX-E2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
HDSTORM(HQX-E1)..............................................47
Expansionboard(HX-HD1) ................................. 48
HardwareMPEGEngineboard............................... 48
NXBay(NHX-B10)(Optional)................................ 50
HDSTORM BAY (HQX-B10) (Optional). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

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Before Using
1Before Using
Notices & Warranties
Notices & Warranties
Copyright Regulations
It is illegal for anyone to violate any of the rights provided by the copyright laws to
the owner of copyright, except for fair use (mainly private noncommercial use). Also,
in certain cases copying is prohibited with no exceptions. In no event shall Thomson
Grass Valley be liable for any direct or indirect damages whatsoever arising from the
use of captured materials.
Warranty
This product is covered by a limited warranty when you register your Thomson Grass
Valley product. This warranty is for a period of one year (or two years in European
Union countries) from the date of purchase from Thomson Grass Valley or an
authorized Thomson Grass Valley agent. This warranty applies only to the original
purchaser of the Thomson Grass Valley product and is not transferable, Thomson
Grass Valley warrants that for this period the product will be in good working order.
Should our product fail to be in good working order, Thomson Grass Valley will, at its
option, repair or replace it at no additional charge, provided that the product has not
been subjected to misuse, abuse or non-Thomson Grass Valley authorized alternations,
modications and/or repair. Proof of purchase is required to validate your warranty.
Thomson Grass Valley is not responsible for any lost prots, lost savings or other
incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of, or inability to use, this
product. This includes damage to property and, to the extent permitted by law, damages
for personal injury. This warranty is in lieu of all other warranties of merchantability
and tness for a particular purpose.

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DANGER
The following conditions indicate the potential for serious bodily injury or loss of life.
Health precautions
In rare cases, ashing lights or stimulation from the bright light of a computer display
or TV monitor may trigger temporary epileptic seizures or loss of consciousness. It is
believed that even individuals whom have never experienced such symptoms may be
susceptible. If you or close relatives have experienced any of these symptoms, consult a
doctor before using this product.
Do not use in environments requiring a high degree of reliability
and safety
This product is not to be used in medical devices or life support systems. The
characteristics of this product are not suited for use with such systems.
Protect against static electricity
An electrostatic discharge may damage components of this product. Do not directly
touch any of the connectors or component surfaces.
Static electricity can be generated on clothing and on people. Before handling the
product, discharge static electricity from your body by touching a grounded metal
surface.
Do not disassemble
Do not remove the cover or modify the Product. Fire, electric shock or malfunction
may result. For internal inspection or repair, please contact your system integrator or
Thomson Grass Valley directly.
CAUTION
The following conditions indicate the potential for bodily harm, damage to hardware or
loss of data.
Do not setup in areas subject to heat
Do not setup in an area exposed to direct sunlight or near a heating apparatus. The heat
can accumulate, causing burns, re or damage. Also, the unit may become deformed or
change color.
Only setup using the prescribed method
Do not setup in a manner other than prescribed. Do not use while wrapped in cloth or
plastic. Heat can accumulate, causing burns, re or damage.

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Before Using
FCC Notice
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for the class B
digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against interference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed,
and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on,the
user is encouraged to try and correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
This equipment has been certied to comply with the limits for a class B computing
device, pursuant to FCC Rules. In order to maintain compliance with FCC regulations,
shielded cables must be used with this equipment. Operation with non-approved
equipment or unshielded cables is likely to result in interference to radio and TV
reception. The user is cautioned that changes and modications made to the equipment
without the approval of manufacturer could void the user's authority to operate this
equipment.
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions: (1)This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2)
this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
Declaration of Conformity
According to FCC Part 15
Responsible party Name: Grass Valley, Inc
Address: 400 Providence Mine Road, Nevada City, CA 95959
Telephone: [phone]

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Operation environment
Notes EDIUS operation is not necessarily guaranteed even in the environments
satisfying all conditions below.
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EDIUS NX PCI-X / PCI-e
PC
CPU:
EDIUS NX PCI-X ............Intel Pentium 4 2.8GHz or higher
(Intel Xeon 2.8GHz Dual Processor (Hyper-threading)
recommended)
EDIUS NX PCI-e .............Intel Pentium 4 2.4GHz or higher
(Intel Pentium D 3.0GHz or higher is recommended for HD
resolution)
* Supports multi-processor and Hyper-threading technology.
PCI bus
Empty bus slots satisfying the below performance are required:
Main board:
EDIUS NX PCI-X ............Using 1 PCI (64bit / 66MHz PCI ver2.1)
* You can also use two 32bit / 33MHz PCI (PCI Spec. Revision 2.1) slots, if you are
editing in SD resolutions only.
EDIUS NX PCI-e .............Using 1 PCI Express x1 (PCI Express Spec. Revision 1.0a)
Expansion board:
HX-HD1............................Using 1 PCI (32bit / 33MHz PCI ver2.1 or later)
Memory
EDIUS NX PCI-X ..............1GB or lager
EDIUS NX PCI-e ...............512MB or lager
(1GB or larger recommended for HD resolution editing.)
Hard disk drive
800MB or larger space required for software installation.
Drive with ATA100 / 7200rpm or faster is necessary for video storage.
* Ultra 160 SCSI or faster is necessary to playback two or more streams in SD
uncompressed.
* RAID0 is recommended for HD resolution editing.
Graphics
Direct3D 9.0c or later, PixelShader 3.0 or later
SD 128 MB or larger required, 256 MB or larger recommended
HD 256 MB or larger required, 512 MB or larger recommended
Sound system
Support for WDM driver is required.
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Before Using
DVD-ROM drive
Required for software installation.
DVD-R / RW or DVD+R/RW drive is required when creating DVD-Video with
Canopus DVD Creator.
OS
Windows XP SP2 or later (32bit)
Windows Vista SP1 or later (32bit)*
Windows Vista SP1 or later (64bit)*
* Windows Vista SP1 includes the following operation systems.
Windows Vista Home Basic
Windows Vista Home Premium
Windows Vista Ultimate
Windows Vista Business
EDIUS NX Express
PC
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.4GHz or higher
(Intel Pentium D 3.0GHz or higher is recommended for HD resolution)
* Supports multi-processor and Hyper-threading technology.
PCI bus
Empty bus slots satisfying the below performance are required:
Main board:
Using 1 PCI Express x1 (PCI Express Spec. Revision 1.0a)
Hardware MPEG Engine board:
Using 1 PCI Express x1 (PCI Express Spec. Revision 1.0a)
Memory
512MB or lager (1GB or larger recommended for HD resolution editing.)
Hard disk drive
800MB or larger space required for software installation.
Drive with ATA100 / 7200rpm or faster is necessary for video storage.
* Ultra 160 SCSI or faster is necessary to playback two or more streams in SD
uncompressed.
* RAID0 is recommended for HD resolution editing.
Graphics
Direct3D 9.0c or later, PixelShader 3.0 or later
SD 128 MB or larger required, 256 MB or larger recommended
HD 256 MB or larger required, 512 MB or larger recommended
Sound system
Support for WDM driver is required.
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DVD-ROM drive
Required for software installation.
DVD-R / RW or DVD+R/RW drive is required when creating DVD-Video with
Canopus DVD Creator.
OS
Windows XP SP2 or later (32bit)
Windows Vista SP1 or later (32bit)*
Windows Vista SP1 or later (64bit)*
* Windows Vista SP1 includes the following operation systems.
Windows Vista Home Basic
Windows Vista Home Premium
Windows Vista Ultimate
Windows Vista Business
HDSTORM
PC
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.8GHz or higher
(Xeon 2.8GHz Dual Processor (hyper-threading) recommended.)
* EDIUS complies with multi-processor and hyper threading technology.
* CPU supporting SSE2 instructions is necessary in operating EDIUS.
PCI bus
The below PCI Express slot is required:
PCI Express x1 (PCI Express Spec. Revision 1.0a)
Memory
Memory space with 1GB or larger required, larger than 2GB recommended.
Hard disk drive
800MB or larger space required for software installation.
Drive with ATA100 / 7200rpm or faster is necessary for video storage.
* The disc space in HDD requires twice as large as the size of the le to be edited.
* RAID 0 is recommended for HD resolution editing.
Graphics
Direct3D 9.0c or later, PixelShader 3.0 or later
SD 128 MB or larger required, 256 MB or larger recommended
HD 256 MB or larger required, 512 MB or larger recommended
Sound system
Support for WDM driver is required.
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Before Using
DVD-ROM drive
Required for installation.
DVD-R / RW or DVD+R / RW drive is required when creating DVD-Video with
Canopus DVD Creator.
OS
Windows XP SP2 or later (32bit)
Windows Vista SP1 or later (32bit)*
* Windows Vista SP1 includes the following operation systems.
Windows Vista Home Basic
Windows Vista Home Premium
Windows Vista Ultimate
Windows Vista Business
* Cannot be used in Windows Vista (64bit).
Limitations
Following are limitations to use HDSTORM / EDIUS NX Express / EDIUS NX PCI-X
/ EDIUS NX PCI-e. Please also see the Readme text included in the installation DVD-
ROM for the latest information.
Stand-by mode
Set stand-by mode for screen saver and monitor power supply to "OFF" when using this
product.
Exporting MPEG4 le using Hardware MPEG Engine Board.
Up to 4GB of the le size, or up to 500,000 frames (for NTSC), 425,000 frames (for
PAL) can be exported.
The encoding process stops once the exported le surpasses the above limit. As the
actual size of the exported le cannot be estimated, the encoding process stops before
the le reaches 4GB.
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Support
Customer Support
For questions regarding hardware setup and usage, please contact your local Thomson
Grass Valley ofce, distributor or the store where you have purchased this product.
Web-site
Including EDIUS, the latest company information is announced at our web-site:
http://desktop.grassvalley.com/
The latest drivers utilities, product manuals, FAQs, etc. are also available at our web-site.
Online User Registration
You can register your EDIUS here.
http://desktop.grassvalley.com/support/

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Hardware Setting
2Hardware Setting
Setting the Main Board
Before board setting, be sure that your work area is dust-free and dry. Prepare a Phillips
screwdriver and an empty box for removed screws in advance.
Also, be sure that your PC is turned off and that the cables (including power) are
removed from the PC.
* The product components vary depending on the product of your purchase.
POINT See the instruction manual for your PC (motherboard) for the PCI slot (PCI
Express slot) type.
<EDIUS NX PCI-X>
Set the main board (NHX-E1) in the normal PCI slot (64bit / 66MHz PCI).
32bit / 33MHz PCI can be used when you edit only SD format videos.
<EDIUS NX PCI-e / EDIUS NX Express>
Set the main board (NHX-E2) in the PCI Express slot (PCI Express x1).
When PCI Express x1 is not available, either PCI Express x4 or x8 can
be used.
<HDSTORM>
Set the main board (HQX-E1) in the PCI Express slot (PCI Express x1).
When PCI Express x1 is not available, either PCI Express x4 or x8 can
be used.
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1Tightly set the main board in PCI (PCI Express) slot.
Main board
POINT The main board should t in the PCI slot (PCI Express slot) without
using any force. If the board cannot be inserted fully, please do not force
in or bend any parts of the board.
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Setting the Sub Board
EDIUS NX PCI-X / PCI-e / Express
Expansion board (HX-HD1)
1 Set the audio cable (4pin-4pin) to the main board.
Audio cable (unbranched end)
2 Tightly slide expansion board (HX-HD1) in PCI slot and x
the bracket temporarily.
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Hardware Setting
3Connect main and expansion boards with the board
connection cable (6pin-6pin).
Board connection cable (6pin-6pin)
Main board
Expansion board (HX-HD1)
4Connect main and expansion boards with the audio cable
(4pin-4pin).
Audio Cable
（4pin-4pin）
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* Do not use these two connectors when connecting the expansion board.
POINT For more details on audio output, see "Audio output" on page 16.•
5 Connect main and expansion boards with the DV cable.
* You can use either of the two DV connectors on the expansion board.
DV cable

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Hardware MPEG Engine board
1Connect the power cable to the Hardware MPEG Engine
board.
* The component connectors do not exist on some board.
2Tightly slide Hardware MPEG Engine board in PCI Express
slot and x the bracket temporarily.
3Connect main and Hardware MPEG Engine boards with the
board connection cable (6pin-6pin).
Board connection cable (6pin-6pin)
Main board
Hardware MPEG Engine board
* The component connectors do not exist on some board.

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Hardware Setting
4Connect main and Hardware MPEG Engine boards with the
DV cable.
* You can use either of the two DV connectors on the Hardware MPEG Engine board.
DV cable
* The component connectors do not exist on some board.

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Audio output
Specication of audio cable (4pin-4pin) is:
Red : Right channel (R)
White : Left channel (L)
Black : Ground (G)
Audio cable (4pin-4pin)
For audio output, use the attached audio cable (4pin-4pin) to connect sound device in
output destination and the main board.
* Attached audio cable (4pin-4pin) branches off connectors with different type and
wiring specication. Connect the side without branch to main board, and the side
with branch to sound device in output destination. Use a connector that complies with
the connector type and wiring specication for connecting destination. If you cannot
use the attached audio cable (4pin-4pin), prepare another cable separately.
For HDSTORM, in addition to the connection with the audio cable (4pin-4pin)
mentioned above (internal connection), connection to a sound device to be the output
destination with a stereo mini cable (external connection) is available. Internal and
external connection cannot be active at the same time.
Output from sound device on board
Connect the audio cable to the terminal of motherboard.
* Note that onboard sound device (sound device installed in motherboard: for details,
see the instruction manual for your PC or motherboard) might interfere with the
board installed in slot depending on connector position of the device.
EDIUS NX PCI-X/PCI-e/Express HDSTORM

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Hardware Setting
Output from sound board
Connect the audio cable to the terminal of sound board.
EDIUS NX PCI-X/PCI-e/Express HDSTORM

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Setting the NX Bay (NHX-B10) (Optional)
For EDIUS NX PCI-X / PCI-e / Express
Before setting the Bay, be sure that your work area is dust-free and dry. Prepare a
phillips screwdriver, a slotted screwdriver and an empty box for removed screws in
advance.
Also, be sure that your PC is turned off and that the cables (including power) are
removed from the PC.
1 Connect the attached DV cable to the NX Bay. Also check
the connection of internal connection cables.
DV cable
Internal connection cable
2 Set the NX Bay in PC.
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