Fast Forward Video®

This setup information applies to the Fast Forward Video® Omega.

Cable Connections

The FFV® Omega connects to the switcher over an RS-422 serial connection to a DB9 port on the switcher and a DB9 port on the device.

Table 1. Switcher to Omega Cable Connections
Acuity™ (Remote Port) Omega (Serial Port)
2 (Rx-) 2 (Tx-)
3 (Tx+) 3 (Rx+)
7 (Rx+) 7 (Tx+)
8 (Tx-) 8 (Rx-)

Switcher Setup

The switcher must be set up to communicate with the VTR using either serial or ethernet protocols, as well as associate the video input that is coming into the switcher from the VTR with the specific device that it is coming from.

To Set Up Communications

  1. Press HOME > Setup > Installation > Com Setup
  2. Press Type and use the Com Port knob to select the remote port that you want to set up for the device.
  3. Use the Device knob to select VTR (CLIP).
  4. Press Select Device and use the Device knob to select Betacam.
  5. Use the Device Preroll knob to select 0.
  6. Press Com Type and use the Type knob to select RS-422.
  7. Press Com Settings and use the Baud and Parity knobs to select 38400 (Baud) and ODD (Parity).
  8. Press Extra Options and use the Option and Value knobs to set the device parameters.
    Option Value
    TargetMachine FFV Omega
    Note: The remaining extra options are set automatically when the target machine in selected.
  9. Press More > VDCP.
  10. Use the Main/Associate knob to select where the device gets the clip list.
    Note: This feature requires multiple devices with the same clips loaded on them. Only the clip list from the main is loaded. Associate devices are assumed to have the same clips and the clip list from the main device is used. This saves loading the same clip list from a different server when switching between the devices.
    • Main — the device with the main clip list.
    • Associate — the main device clip list is used instead.
  11. Use the Main Port knob to select the device and clip list to use instead of loading the list from the current device. Only those devices that have been set to Main are listed.
  12. Press HOME > Confirm.

To Set Up a Video Input

  1. Press HOME > Setup > Installation > Source Configuration > Input Type.
  2. Use the Input knob to select the input source that you want to configure.
  3. In the Input Type area, select VTR.
  4. Press More > VTR/VDCP/AMP Xpts and use the Controller knob to select the device that the video signal is coming from.
  5. Press HOME > Confirm.