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User Manual
Grass Valley Model 2200
Digital Production Switcher
Software Release 5.3
071-0156-00
First Printing: January, 1994
Revised Printing: February, 1998
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Customer Support Telephone Tektronix Grass Valley Products is committed to providing the Numbers most responsive and professional product support available. We have a fully staffed, highly trained support team ready to respond North America to anything from a simple question to an emergency repair. Sup- (800) 547-8949 port is available via telephone or email. For new and updated cus- Fax: (530) 478-3181 tomer support documents, as well as new product information, Elsewhere check the Tekt
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Contents Preface Welcome to the Model 2200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi Organization of This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi Related Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii How to use this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii Conventions used in this manual . . . . . . . . .
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Contents Description of Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14 Chromatte Advanced Chroma Keyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14 BORDERLINE Key Edge Generation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14 Secondary Wipe Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14 Effects Send . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15 Lo
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Contents Setting Editor Port Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-40 Configuring GPI Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-41 DPM Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-42 The Video Connection (Aux Buses and Return Inputs) . . . . . 2-42 DPM Capabilities (Fixed and Pooled) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-43 Control Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents Coring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16 Layering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17 E-MEM Effects Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18 Effects and Keyframes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18 Enables and Delegates . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents Layered Mode Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35 Chroma Keying Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36 Auto Chroma Keying Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37 Auto Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39 Basic Manual Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40 Op
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Contents Frame Store Operations (Option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-74 Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-74 Output Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-74 Still Image Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-75 Building A Recursive Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents Appendix A — Shaped and Unshaped Video Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1 What are Shaped and Unshaped Video? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1 Input Shaped and Unshaped Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2 Configuring the Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3 Examples of Operation With Shaped & Unshape
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Contents Appendix C — Super Black Definition of Super Black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1 Objective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1 Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1 Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Preface Welcome to the Model 2200 This manual is intended to provide you, the video switching system operator, with the information you need for operating this Model 2200 Digital Production Switcher. Organization of This Manual This manual is organized as follows: Section 1, System Overview – Describes the switcher and how it is operated via the control panel. Section 2, Startup and Configuration – Describes turning on the system and verifying its operating parameters, in
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Preface Related Documents The following manuals comprise the entire set that may be used with the Model 2200 series switcher. • Operation Reference • Installation and Service • Model 2200/4000Parts List • Model 2200 Control Panel Drawings Manual • Model 2200/4000 Drawings Manual • Serial Protocols Manual There are also various Options Manuals, Application Notes, Field Mod Notes, and Release Notes available for the Model 2200 and other Grass Valley products. The
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How To Use This Manual If you are an experienced switcher operator, you may choose to go directly from Startup to operating the switcher, and refer to the Control Panel Descriptions section in the Operation Reference manual only when you need to know more about the operation of a specific control. Experienced operators may also wish to refer to some parts of Section 4 — Switcher Operations, to learn about topics such as Chroma Keying, Effects Send, and how to set up keyframes (a se
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Preface Conventions used in this manual The following graphical and typestyle conventions are used throughout this manual. Button References A control panel button is shown as follows: AUTO SETUP Panel Knob References Similarly, a control panel knob is shown as follows: LUM Menu References Many Model 4000 features may be accessed via the menu display and its associated “soft” buttons and “soft” knobs. The term “soft” means that the function of the button or knob is assigned via
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Conventions used in this manual . Soft Knobs FOREGROUND CORING CHROMA KEY MENU = 7.50 IRE /chrKey ME 1 KEY 1 ON ON OFF SHADOW GAIN = 50% ME 1 KEY 2 ON ON FIXED ME 2 KEY 1 ON ON VARIABLE ME 2 KEY 2 ON ON OFF SHADOW CLIP = 50% VARIABLE ON ON FIXED ME 2 KEY 1 OFF OFF OFF CHR KEY FOREGROUND BACKGROUND FOREGROUND SECONDARY HUE KEY SELECT VIDEO VIDEO CORING COLOR > MODS > ADJUST > SETUP> EXIT Soft Buttons Soft Button and Soft Knob References In the text, soft buttons and soft knobs a
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System Overview 1 This section presents a general description of the Grass Valley Products Model 2200-2 Production Component Digital Switching Systems. The Control Panel and Signal Processor descriptions provide a basic knowledge of the Model 2200 basic architecture. Basic Architecture The Model 2200 is a component digital switcher. It can manipulate CCIR 601 serial component digital and analog component video and key signals through the use of 10-bit digital processing. An Analog C
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Section 1 — System Overview Standard Features n 2 Mix/Effects Systems n Auto-Timed Inputs n Shaped and Unshaped Video Input Conditioning n Fineline Keying n Key Channel Throughout n 10-Bit Data Processing Throughout n Full Complement of Wipe Patterns n E-MEM with Disk Storage n 100 E-MEM registers for Keyframe effects n Multiple-event Keyframes/Effects within a single E-MEM Register n User-Preference Programming n Safe Title / Area Generators n Extensive M
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Optional Features Optional Features n BORDERLINE® on all Keyers n Dual Chroma Keyers for each M/E n Second Wipe Pattern Generator for each M/E 1 n Kaleidoscope Run Control and Effects Recall n Two-Channel Effects Send n Three Additional Timed Aux Buses n Key Outputs n Preview Outputs n Tally Outputs n DPM Port n Redundant Power Supplies n Module Extenders Refer to the end of this section for descriptions of the optional features. 1. Requires a GVP Kaleidoscope DP
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Section 1 — System Overview Physical Description The switcher consists of three main areas: the Control Panel, the Signal Processor Frame, and the Frame Power Supply (see Figure 1-1) The electronic circuitry for the Model 2200 is contained on circuit boards and modules in the Signal Processor Frame and Control Panel. Signal Processor Frame The Signal Processor Frame is a large rack-mounted unit that houses the system Controller, Mix/Effect logic and processors, Input/Output inte
