THOMSON Grass Valley Newton User manual

Newton
MODULAR CONTROL SYSTEM
Instruction Manual
SOFTWARE VERSION 1.0
071823401
JULY 2003

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Contacting Grass Valley
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Newton Instruction Manual 3
Preface
About This Manual
This manual provides installation, configuration, operation, and safety and
regulatory information for the Newton Modular Control system rack
mount and software control panels for controlling Gecko 8900 Series and
Kameleon 2000 Series modular products.

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Preface

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Contents
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Regulatory Notices
Certifications and Compliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
FCC Emission Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Canadian EMC Notice of Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
EN55103-1/2 Class A Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Safety Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Safety Summary
Safety Terms and Symbols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Terms in This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Terms on the Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Symbols on the Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Section 1 — Newton Overview
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Newton Control Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Newton Rack Mount Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Newton Software Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
NetConfig Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Newton Panel Configurator Plug-In Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Using Newton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Newton System Components and Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Section 2 — Installation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Windows Platforms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Gecko and Kameleon System Requirements: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Newton Control Panel Application Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Installing Newton Control Panel Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Control Panel Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Newton Rack Mount Control Panel Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Rack Mounting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Rear Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Installing Newton Rack Mount Control Panel Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Updating Software on Rack Mount Panel With NetConfig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Uninstalling Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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Section 3 — Configuration
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Network and Operating Parameter Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Newton Rack Mount Panel Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Panel Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Channel and Setup Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Configuring Channels and Setups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Newton Panel Configurator Operation Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Creating A Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Soft Key Functions and Assignments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Adding To or Revising A Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Section 4 — Operation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Newton Panel Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Enable Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Panel Knobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Accelerate Button/Knob Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
LED Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Identify Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Navigation Arrow Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Soft Keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Learn/Recall Button(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Recall Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Learn Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Index
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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 can
affect emission compliance and could void the user’s authority to operate
this equipment.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules (E4 environment).
Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may
not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any inter-
ference received, including interference that may cause undesirable opera-
tion.
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.

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Regulatory Notices
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.
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.
Safety Certification
This product’s components have been evaluated and meet the Safety Cer-
tification Standards listed in Table 1.
Table 1. Safety Certification Standards
Component Standard Designed/Tested for compliance with:
Newton-RM Control Panel
UL60950 Safety of Information Technology Equipment, including Elec-
trical Business Equipment (Third edition revision, 3/15/02)
IEC 60950 Safety of Information Technology Equipment, including Elec-
trical Business Equipment (Third edition, 1999).
CAN/CSA C22.2
N0. 60950-00 Safety of Information Technology Equipment, including Elec-
trical Business Equipment.
BS EN60950-2000

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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, maintenance,
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 con-
nected to earth ground prior to making any other equipment
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.