360 Systems®

This setup information applies to the 360 Systems® Image Server™ 2000.

Cable Connections

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

Note: A port expander cannot be used to connect the Image Server™ 2000 to the switcher.
Table 1. Switcher to Image Server™ 2000 Cable Connections
Acuity™ (Remote Port) Image Server™ 2000(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 video server using either serial or ethernet protocols, as well as associate the video inputs that are coming into the switcher from the video server with the channel on the device that they are coming from.

Note: If you are using multiple video channels, each channel should be assigned to a separate port, or a port expander should be used.

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 VDCP.
  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 360Sys IS2000
    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 Video Server Setup and use the Channel and SubAddress knobs to select the video output channel you are controlling on the device.

    If no sub-address is specified, select the same value as the channel.

  6. Press HOME > Confirm.

Device Setup

The device must be set up to communicate with the switcher using the same serial or ethernet communications as you set the switcher up to use.

Note: This information in this procedure is provided as a guide and is based on the current version of hardware and software that was available at the time of testing. For the most accurate and up-to-date information, refer to the documentation that came with your device.

To Set Up Serial Communication

  1. On the Configuration Menu click System... to open the Configuration System Window.
  2. Select the Control tab.
  3. In the Serial Protocol Area, select VDCP for the channel you have connected to the switcher.
  4. In the VDCP Option Area, configure the options as follows:
    • Cue shows 1st frame — selected (check mark)
    • Cue w/offset (vs. timestamp) — selected (check mark)
    • Vari-play 1x equals play — deselected (no check mark)
    • Vari-play 0 equals pause — deselected (no check mark)
    • Report Play (vs. still) at end — deselected (no check mark)
    • Ignore preroll commands — deselected (no check mark)
    • Auto E-E — deselected (no check mark)
  5. Open the Serial Port Configure window.
  6. Set the cue w/ offset to indicate how to reference clip timecode. You can choose from the following:
    • Enabled — reports the timecode to the switcher relative to 0. The clip progress bar on the switcher is accurate and In and Out points are respected.
    • Disabled — reports the timecode to the switcher relative to the clip timestamp. The clip progress bar on the switcher is not accurate and In and Out points are not respected.

Troubleshooting

If the device is communicating properly, but you cannot gain control from the switcher, try cycling through different values for the SubAddress, and then the Channel. The most common settings are channel set to the video channel number and sub-address set to 0 or and channel set to the video channel number and sub-address set to the serial communications port on the video server.