RGB Spectrum DGy 201x manuel d'utilisation

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    ™ DGy ™ 201x Graphics Resolution Digital Recording and Streaming System User’s Guide May 2008[...]

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    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DOCUMENT • DGy 201x Graphics Resolution Digital Record ing and S treaming System User ’s Guide • P/N 350-9047 v3.0.1 • V ersion 3.0.1 - Ma y 20 08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . COPYRIGHT © 2008 RGB S pectrum, Inc. All right s reserved. This guid[...]

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    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LIMITED WARRANTY RGB S pectrum (RGB) warrant s that th is product will be free from defects in material and workman s hip, under normal use and ser vice when correctly insta lled and maint ain ed, for a per iod of one (1) ye ar from date of shipment. RGB’s liability under this wa[...]

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    350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T ABLE OF C ONTENTS List of Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v List of T ables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii Chapter 1 Introductio[...]

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    350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide ii . . . . . Chapter 3 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 In this Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Before Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 DGy Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide iii . . . . . Playing Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Choosing a Playback Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Playback a Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Clip Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide iv . . . . . Appendix A T echnical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 In this Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 General S pecifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 High Resolution Analog Input . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide v . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1-1 Replay from Disk, Local Viewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Figure 1-2 Multi-Channel Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Figure 1-3 Multicast Streaming . . . . . . [...]

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    350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide vi . . . . . Figure 4-1 DGy 201x Application Suite Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Figure 4-2 File Download Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Figure 4-3 DGy FTP Client W indow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Figure 4-4 FTP Download Connection[...]

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    350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide vii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LIST OF TABLES Table 1-1 DGy 201x Resolution and Frame Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 T able 1-2 Quality Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 T able 1-3 DGy Models . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I NTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IN THIS C HAPTER This chapter provides an introduction to the fea t ures of the DGy™ 201x Graphics Resolution Digit al Recording and S treaming System. The f[...]

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    INTRODUCTION System Features 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 2 . . . . . • System Input/Output — DGy 201x su pports RGB and DVI inputs and RGB and DVI outpu ts, plus stereo audio I/O . Refer to the DG y A/V Inputs and Outputs section for details. • Record Storage — DGy 201x recordin g system includes internal disk -based stor[...]

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    INTRODUCTION DGy Models 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 3 . . . . . • Timec ode — DGy 201x includes flexible ti mecode capability for synchronization and the time-stamping of clips. Refer to the External T imecode Synchronization section for details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DGy MODELS The DGy gra[...]

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    INTRODUCTION DGy A/V Inputs and Outputs 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DGy A/V INPUTS AND OUTPUTS The DGy 201x includes a co mpr ehensive array of inputs and output s enabling the recording, playing, and str eaming of low data-rate signals — all the way to high [...]

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    INTRODUCTION Record and Replay 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RECORD AND REPLAY The DGy 201x of fers a high degree of flexibility and versatility for recording, replaying, transm itting, and streaming clips. Replay may be accomplished directly from a DGy 201x or t[...]

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    INTRODUCTION Record and Replay 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 6 . . . . . LOCAL PLAYBACK For local playback, the DGy 201x is typically con figured to replay from the installed internal drive(s) to the analo g RGB or DVI outputs, as shown in the figu re be low . Figure 1-1 Replay from Disk, Local Viewing PC SOFTWARE REPLAY APPLICATIO[...]

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    INTRODUCTION Networking and Control 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NETWORKING AND CONTROL Although ther e are no f ront panel controls , the DGy 201x includes the following networking an d control capabilities: • The RS-232 serial port for command line control c[...]

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    INTRODUCTION Multi-Channel Syste m s 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MULTI-CHANNEL SYSTEMS All DGy models support m ulti-channel record and playba ck. A number of units can be configured and co ntrolled from a single point using the optional RGB S pectrum Multi-Cha[...]

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    INTRODUCTION Interframe Compression 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 9 . . . . . Figure 1-3 Multicast Streaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . INTERFRAME COMPRESSION Interframe com p re ssio n for liv e inp u t stre am in g re du ces th e ba nd width required to tran smit video data over a network. In interf[...]

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    INTRODUCTION External Timecode Synchronization 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EXTERNAL TIMECODE SYNCHRONIZATION Multi-channel recording re quires the synchronization of the internal real- time clocks of all the DGy 201x units. The DGy 201x can be synchronized to [...]

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    350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I NSTALLATION AND S ET U P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IN THIS C HAPTER This chapter provides instructions for inst alling and setting up the DGy 201x system. The fo llowing top ics are disc ussed: ?[...]

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    INSTALLATION AND SET UP Optional I tems 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OPTIONAL ITEMS The following options are ava ilable for the DGy 201x . Many of these options are fac tor y in stalled and sh ou ld be part of the origin al or de r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    INSTALLATION AND SET UP Front Panel 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 13 . . . . . • The DGy 201x is provided with a rear r ack bracket and arm to support the rear of the chassis. It is recommended that the bracket be used to prov ide additional stability . • Attach the rear bracket s to the rack adapter at the rear of the chassis.[...]

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    INSTALLATION AND SET UP Front Panel 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 14 . . . . . • Function Indicat ors The Recor d LED lights when the DGy 201x is in the Record or Record/Pause m ode. The Play LED is illumina ted when the DGy 201x is in Play mode. • Network Indicat ors The Activi ty LED is illuminated when t here is activity on [...]

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    INSTALLATION AND SET UP Rear Panel 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 15 . . . . . • Disk Power Indicat or The Disk Powe r light indicates that power is applied to the removable disk drive . The power is disabled when the key lock is in the correct position to remove or inst all a drive. The drive cannot be removed or installed when t[...]

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    INSTALLATION AND SET UP Rear Panel 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 16 . . . . . 3) Graphics Loop Use the Graphics L oop connector to p ass the unprocessed input signal to an external device such as a monito r . This connector provides loo ping for both the digital (DVI) and analog RGB signals. This is an active loop, so there w ill b[...]

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    INSTALLATION AND SET UP Installation 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . INSTALLATION This section provides DGy 201x installation instructions. All connections are made to the rear of the chassis. Refer to Figure 2-2 for the name and location of each connector . Use t[...]

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    INSTALLATION AND SET UP Installation 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 18 . . . . . 6. Select a Control Method — Control of the DGy can be through either RS-232 serial or Ethernet conne ction. See Appendix B for details on establishing communica tion between a PC and the DGy 201x . ~ Serial Control — T o control DGy 20 1x using a t[...]

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    INSTALLATION AND SET UP DGy Applications Suite 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DGy APPLICATIONS S UITE The DGy Applications Suite provides a graphic al ternative to command-line control. T his method uses the DGy 201x reco rde r ’ s internal web GUI application,[...]

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    INSTALLATION AND SET UP DGy Applications Suite 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 20 . . . . . • LAN connection — co nnect the 100/1000 Base-T Ethernet Port of the DGy 201x to a local area network (LAN). A standard Ethernet cable is used for this conne c tion method. When the physical connections hav e b een made, launch an internet[...]

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    INSTALLATION AND SET UP DGy Applications Suite 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 21 . . . . . Figure 2-4 DGy Applications Suite Use the following steps to trouble shoot a failure to connect to the Applications Suite: • Check that the network Link and Activity LEDs on the DGy 201x front p anel are indicating an active Ethernet link. ?[...]

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    INSTALLATION AND SET UP DGy Applications Suite 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 22 . . . . . Once the Applications Suite is displayed, click on DGy WCP to begin using the W eb Control Panel, describe d in the following section, or the click DGy FTP for file transfer (see Chapter 4 ). DGy CONTROL . . . . . . . . . PANEL After selecting[...]

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    INSTALLATION AND SET UP DGy Applications Suite 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 23 . . . . . • T erminal Click the T erminal button to launch the terminal window . This window can be used to issue commands using the DGy 201x ASCII command protocol. See Chapter 6, Command Line Interface for information on these co mmands. Th is featu[...]

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    350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 24 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O PERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IN THIS C HAPTER This chapter provides user inte rface or ientation and operating instructions for the DGy 201x using the DGy Control Panel. The following topi c[...]

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    OPERATION DGy Control Panel 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DGy CONTROL PANEL The figure below illustrates a st andard DGy Cont rol Panel and Advanced Playback Console: Figure 3-1 DGy Control Panel Features 1) Disk Indicates the currently mounted disk. 2) Disk St [...]

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    OPERATION DGy Control Panel 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 26 . . . . . 3) Clip St atus This display provides timecode st atus for the select ed clip. Click the display to toggle betw ee n different counte r s: ~ In St op mode, the counter always indicates the date and time at the start of the re cording for the selected clip. ~ In [...]

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    OPERATION DGy Control Panel 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 27 . . . . . T o randomly access any point within a clip, click and drag the “dot” to cue to a new position within the clip; the DGy 201x must be in Play or Pause mode. The Pause mode is enabled an d th e DGy is cued to this new pos ition. 9) Fast Reverse The five revers[...]

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    OPERATION DGy Control Panel 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 28 . . . . . 11 ) Play Click Play to play the clip forward at 1x normal play speed. The  symbol appears in the sta tus area. 12) Pause Click Pause to pause re cording or playback. T he  symbol appears in the status area. T o resume playback click on the Play or Pause b[...]

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    OPERATION DGy Control Panel 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 29 . . . . . T o return to normal (1x) playspe ed immediately from any playspeed click on the Play butt on. If Pause is clicked in the fast forward mode, clicking on Pause again will continue in fast forward at the previously selected speed. If Fast Reverse is selected while[...]

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    OPERATION DGy Control Panel 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 30 . . . . . 20) Goto Next Mark With marks established, click Next to ins tantly jump to the next mark and cue clip playback. Click on Play or Pause to continue playback from the new cue point. This command works in Play or Pause modes only . 21) Show All Marks Click All to [...]

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    OPERATION DGy Control Panel 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 31 . . . . . The Advanced Playback Console ( Figure 3-3 ) is located immediately below the DGy Control Panel Player Screen ( Figure 3-1 ). When the DGy Control Pa nel is first opened, the Advanced Playback Console is activated. T o turn off the Advanced Playback Console: ~ O[...]

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    OPERATION DGy Control Panel 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 32 . . . . . The functions provided by the Advanced Playback Console are described in the following sections. 23) Previous Frame The Next Frame and Previous Frame buttons ar e used to st ep through a clip one frame at a time. This fun c tion is available in Pause mode only .[...]

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    OPERATION DGy Control Panel 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 33 . . . . . The Slow Forward mode is available on ly when the DGy 201x is in the Play or Play-Pause mode. T o select the Slow Forward : ~ Select the clip to play . Click on the Clip Name label and select a clip from the Clip Browser list. ~ Click the Play button. ~ Click th[...]

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    OPERATION DGy Control Panel 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 34 . . . . . T o cancel the Play Loop mode click the A-B button. The loo p ing function can be canceled at any point during the loop. 28) Streaming Co ntrol Panel Figure 3-5 Streaming Control Panel 29) Send Multicast Stream Click this button to begin transmi tting a multicas[...]

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    OPERATION Clip Browser Window 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CLIP BROWSER WINDOW The Clip Browser window is used to select clips for playback. T o access the Clip Browser window , click on Clip Path on the DGy Control Panel. The figure below shows a typical Clip [...]

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    OPERATION Clip Browser Window 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 36 . . . . . 2) Disk Directory The Disk Directory column displays all fo lder s an d paths in the selected disk drive, us ing the standard Windows tree a ppr oa ch . 3) Name Field The Name field displays the name of each clip in the list. When in Sto p mode, double clic k [...]

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    OPERATION Clip Browser Window 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 37 . . . . . Figure 3-7 Clip Browser File Menu The Clip Browser File menu provides the following fun ction s: ~ Create a New Folder . ~ Find a clip. ~ Mount a remote Network Drive (option) . See Mounting a Remote Disk Option on page 61 for more information on the optional [...]

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    OPERATION Clip Browser Window 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 38 . . . . . 13) Sho w clips/Show files It is generally convenient to display recordi ngs in the Clip Browser as clips. Clips, however , are created as a sequence of underlying files. In som e situati ons it is useful to be able to display clips as the list of all the file[...]

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    OPERATION Options Window 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 39 . . . . . S Example : A 1024 x 768 @ 30Hz image is recorded at medium level qua lity with a clip length of 38 minutes. From T able 3-1 above, the maximum file size at this resolution is about 1.7 minutes in length. The tot al number of files created to su pport this clip wil[...]

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    OPERATION Options Window 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RECORD TAB Th e Record tab, shown in the figure be low , allows selection of the source to record and set the frame rate and quality of the recorded image. An audible alarm to warn the when the disk is appr oaching full cap acity can be set. Figur[...]

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    OPERATION Options Window 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 41 . . . . . If a frame rate is selected th at exceeds the maximum value for the current input resolution an d quality setting, the DGy 201x will record at the maximum frame rate compatible wi th the current quality setting and input resolution. STORAGE MODE • Overwrite when [...]

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    OPERATION Options Window 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PLAYBACK TAB Th e figure below shows the Options window with the Playbac k tab selected . Figure 3-1 1 Playback T a b FIND CLIP BY TIMECODE When a recording is mad e th e recording is stamped with a timecode. The Playback tab provides the ability [...]

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    OPERATION Options Window 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 43 . . . . . PLAYBACK LOOPING The Enable playback loop check box enables the DGy 201x to repeatedly play the entire current clip. ADVANCED PLAYBACK CONSOLE Check the Enable Advanced Play back Console box to enable or uncheck to disable the display of the console in the DGy Cont[...]

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    OPERATION Options Window 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 44 . . . . . ~ Enter the desired start date in the Date box. ~ Enter the d esired reco rd start time into the Time box. ~ Click in the Enable check box to activate the Timer . T o cance l a Record Timer event: ~ If the Record T imer that has not yet st arted, uncheck the Record[...]

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    OPERATION Options Window 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . STREAMING TAB The str eaming tab is used to set pa ramete rs for multicast streaming. A multicast stream direct s encoded live input to a network port on the DGy selected as the server for remote viewing throu gh one or more DGy decoder clients. F[...]

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    OPERATION Options Window 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 46 . . . . . frame is used; the client receivin g the compressed data repeat s the current anchor frame until a new one is received. This frame repeat pr0cess reduces network bandwi dth as transmission of new frames is not performed.The l evel of contrast in an image and the de[...]

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    OPERATION Options Window 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 47 . . . . . • Threshold - When edge dif ferences between blocks in successive frames exceeds the th reshold value, a change is registered. The threshold valu e may be set to a number between 0 and 255 with a defau lt of 16. A low threshold n umber requires small edge dif fer[...]

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    OPERATION Options Window 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . INPUT TAB The Input tab is used to select the video input source, the type of audio, image settings, and load specific input sign al timing p a ra meters . Fig ure 3-15 illustrates the Input tab. Figure 3-15 Input T ab VIDEO INPUT At the top of th[...]

  • Page 59

    OPERATION Options Window 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 49 . . . . . ~ Select the Source of the Audio input to Li ne or Microphone . ~ If using a microphone input that req u ires power to supply the microphon e, select the Phantom Power check box. ~ Set the Audio Sampling Rate ba sed upon the desired quality level. Full CD quality a[...]

  • Page 60

    OPERATION Options Window 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 50 . . . . . or manually setting p arameters prevents this from happening . For more det ails on preset and user- defined timings plea se see the Factory Ti ming List section in Chapter 6. ~ Use the pull-down In put T iming List to select a pre- defined or user-defined set of i[...]

  • Page 61

    OPERATION Options Window 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 51 . . . . . T o return to autosync for RGB again select RGB for Video Input . Input video Autosync is restored. CREATING A NEW TIMING ENTRY If there is no entry in the timing list that matches a specific signal, a ne w one can be create d. Fi nd an entry in the list that is ve[...]

  • Page 62

    OPERATION Options Window 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OUTPUT TAB Use the Output tab to vi ew the current output timing settings a n d to loading dif ferent settings. T ypically , th e output timing ma tches the timing parame ters of the recorded image ( Playback mode). Figure 3-18 Output T ab VIDEO O[...]

  • Page 63

    OPERATION Options Window 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 53 . . . . . GAMMA Use this adjustment when the re play device has a different gamma than that of the record ed ima ge. An example would be between a CR T and an LCD moni tor . The range is from 0.5 to 2 in incremen ts of 0.05. TIMING LIST When the output Mode is set to Freerun[...]

  • Page 64

    OPERATION Options Window 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SYSTEM TAB The System t ab is used to view and set communications and clock parame ters. Figure 3-19 System T ab NETWORK SETTINGS • In the Network Settings section: ~ Fields are prov ide d to displa y cu rr en t set ting s or to change the syste[...]

  • Page 65

    OPERATION Options Window 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 55 . . . . . The DGy Control Panel will lo se communication with the DGy 201x as soon as the rest art procedure begins. If the IP address of the DGy 201x has been changed, the new ne twork settings must be used to reconnect to it. After the connection has been dropped, the WCP [...]

  • Page 66

    OPERATION Options Window 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 56 . . . . . warning message is displayed asking to reboot immediately . If the DGy is reboote d, the WCP or T e lne t session must be reactivated. CLOCK SYNCHRONIZATION The DGy 201x internal real time cl ock can be synchronized to an external time reference so that it is alw a[...]

  • Page 67

    OPERATION Options Window 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 57 . . . . . Up date Period The internal clock is synchronized to the currently selected re ference sign al (NTS o r IRIG) perio dically . Adjust the length of time between updates by defining the update period in the entr y box prov ided. The de fault period is 2 hours bu t th[...]

  • Page 68

    OPERATION Command Line Control 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . INFO TAB The figure below illustrates the Info ta b: Figure 3-21 Info T ab The Info t ab displays information abou t the DGy 201x including: • Product ID • Firmware v ersion • DGy Control Panel version • Serial number • IP address [...]

  • Page 69

    OPERATION Command Line Control 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 59 . . . . . Figure 3-22 DGy WCP Configuration Page ~ Click on the Te r m i n a l button at the bottom of the Configuration Page . A T erminal window similar to that shown in Figure 3-23 will appear . Figure 3-23 T erminal Window • Using the T erminal window: ~ When the[...]

  • Page 70

    OPERATION Command Line Control 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 60 . . . . . S Example: T o test the te rminal operation, typ e ver at the terminal command prompt and pr ess ENTER . The terminal should respond with a message similar to that shown in Figure 3-23 . • Enable command log When the Enable command log box is checke d all c[...]

  • Page 71

    OPERATION Recording Clips 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RECORDING CLIPS Before proceeding with this setup, refer to Before St arting on p a g e 24 for import ant setup and connection information. The first step in makin g a re cording is to decide where to store[...]

  • Page 72

    OPERATION Recording Clips 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 62 . . . . . Figure 3-25 Remote Disk Mount Network Drive Window CHOOSING A RECORD DESTINATION Recordings can be made to the internal disk (removable or optional fixed disk) or an externally mounted drive (NFS disk mount option). Selection of the destination is made from the Cl[...]

  • Page 73

    OPERATION Recording Clips 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 63 . . . . . 3. Click the Input tab and to set u p input parameters, including RGB/DVI input select ion, audio recording par ameters, and image adjustment s. If the DGy 201x has not automatically locked to the input source then the timing parameters can be selected from the Ti[...]

  • Page 74

    OPERATION Playing Clips 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 64 . . . . . 7. As required, click the Pause button to pause recording, or the Sto p button to stop recording. Once stopped, the recording can be played back. Refer to the Playing Clips se ction on page 64 for details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PL[...]

  • Page 75

    OPERATION Clip Protection 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 65 . . . . . 4. T o play the previous clip in the Clip Directory without accessing the Clip Browser window , click the Previous Clip button. DGy 201x will cue to the beginning of the clip. Click on the Play or Pause button to play back the clip. 5. T o play back the next clip [...]

  • Page 76

    OPERATION Multicast S treaming 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MULTICAST STREAMING The DGy 201x of fers multicast streaming ca pability to send live, single- channel, high resolution graphics images with audio from one DGy to one or more remote DGy unit s. Multica[...]

  • Page 77

    OPERATION Multicast S treaming 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 67 . . . . . SETTING UP A . . . . . . . . . MULTICAST SERVER Follow the steps below to setup the multicast server . • Click on the Sto p button to halt playback or record. • If the simultaneou s control panel is open, close it and open the standar d DGy Control Panel.[...]

  • Page 78

    OPERATION Multicast S treaming 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 68 . . . . . • Set the Multicast Stream In IP Add ress and Port Number to match the values of the Multicast Stream Out of the server DGy . • Close the Options tab. • Click the Receive Multicast Stream buttonon the streaming control panel. T he Multicast Stream Info [...]

  • Page 79

    OPERATION Simultaneous Record/Play Option 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 69 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SIMULTANEOUS RECORD/PLAY OPTION When the simultaneo us record/play option is installed, the WCP Configuration window provides a button to switch between the st andard and simultaneo us mode,[...]

  • Page 80

    OPERATION Simultaneous Record/Play Option 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 70 . . . . . 1) Record Disk St atus This region indicate s the selected disk drive and the amount of disk space remaining in H:M:S (hour:min utes:seconds). 2) Record Disk Indicates th e currently selected moun ted disk, internal or remote. 3) Record Disk C ap a[...]

  • Page 81

    OPERATION Simultaneous Record/Play Option 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 71 . . . . . 9) Show All Record Event Marks Click All to display the Event Marking window . See Figure 3-2 , Event Marking Window , on page 30 and the succe edin g paragr ap hs for more information on Event Marks. 10) Place Mark During a record ing, click Mark [...]

  • Page 82

    350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 72 4 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T RANSFERRING R ECORDINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IN THIS C HAPTER This chapter describes transfe rring recordings between a DGy 201x and an external storag e de vice. • File T ransfers • T [...]

  • Page 83

    T RANSFERRING RECORDINGS File T ransfers 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 73 . . . . . Figure 4-1 DGy 201x Application Suite Page • Click on DGy FTP to open the file transfer window . A download file dialog similar to the on e shown in Figure 4-2 is displayed. Figure 4-2 File Download Dialog Box • T o continue with setting u p the[...]

  • Page 84

    T RANSFERRING RECORDINGS File T ransfers 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 74 . . . . . Figure 4-3 DGy FTP Client Window CONNECTING TO . . . . . . . . . THE DGy 1. Enter the IP address of the DGy 201x in the IP address entry box. 2. Ty p e rgb into the User entry box (lower case only). 3. Ty p e spectrum into the Password entry box (lo[...]

  • Page 85

    T RANSFERRING RECORDINGS T ransferring Fil es from the DGy 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TRANSFERRING FILES FROM THE DGy Use the following steps to set up and transfer files from the DGy 201x to a local computer . 1. S tart the DGy FTP client. See St arting the [...]

  • Page 86

    T RANSFERRING RECORDINGS T ransferring Fil es from the DGy 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 76 . . . . . Figure 4-6 FTP Select Files to Download 6. Choose between the Show clip s and Show files radio buttons at the bottom of th e Clip B rowser to view either a list of clips or a list of files. 7. Click on the clip or file to transfer [...]

  • Page 87

    T RANSFERRING RECORDINGS T ransferring Fil es from the DGy 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 77 . . . . . Figure 4-7 FTP Ready to Download Fi les 8. Click on the Start button to initiate the transfer of the files in the T ransfer list . The clip files will be au tomatically transferred sequentially from the file tran sfer list. The fil[...]

  • Page 88

    T RANSFERRING RECORDINGS T ransferring Re cordings to the DGy 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 78 . . . . . T o terminate the transfer of th e current file, click on the Abort button at the bottom of the File tran sfer windo w . T o terminate the whole session click on the Abort All button. A dialog box will be displayed asking to com[...]

  • Page 89

    T RANSFERRING RECORDINGS T ransferring Re cordings to the DGy 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 79 . . . . . Figure 4-9 FTP Upload D ialog Box 4. Click on the Browse button next to the Destination box to navigate to the destination location within th e DGy 201x for the transferred files and click Ok . See Figure 4-10 . Alternatively , [...]

  • Page 90

    T RANSFERRING RECORDINGS T ransferring Re cordings to the DGy 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 80 . . . . . 5. Click on the Browse button next to the Source T ransfer List to open the Se le ct files to upload to DGy window shown in Figure 4-6 . Figure 4-1 1 FTP Select Files Window 6. Click on the clip file to be transferred and click [...]

  • Page 91

    T RANSFERRING RECORDINGS T ransferring Re cordings to the DGy 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 81 . . . . . Figure 4-12 FTP Upload T ransfer List 7. Click on the Start button to initiate the transfer of the files in the Source T ransfer list . The clip files will be automatically transferre d sequentially from the file transfer list .[...]

  • Page 92

    T RANSFERRING RECORDINGS T ransferring Re cordings to the DGy 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 82 . . . . . T o terminate the transfer of the current file, click Abort at the bottom of the File T ransfer screen. T o terminate the whole session click on the Abort All button. A dialog box will reques t confirmation to terminate the proc[...]

  • Page 93

    T RANSFERRING RECORDINGS T ransferring Re cordings to the DGy 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 83 . . . . . T o verify that the correct path has been selected, type pwd and press ENTER . The current path will be displayed. 8. Select the source directory on the PC hard disk by typing: lcd <PC drive>< PC directory> and pres[...]

  • Page 94

    350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 84 5 PC P LAYBACK : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B ASIC PC S OFTWARE P LAYER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IN THIS C HAPTER This chapter provides insta llation information for the DGy 201x Basic PC software pl ayer plug-in for the stand[...]

  • Page 95

    350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 85 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C OMMAND L INE I NTERFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IN THIS C HAPTER This chapter discusses the DGy 201x control command set, which provides access to all of th e un it’s functions. The fac tory t[...]

  • Page 96

    COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Command Format 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 86 . . . . . COMMAND LINE . . . . . . . . . USAGE All commands take the following form: COMMAND_NAME <value1> <value2>... … followed by ENTER . Parameter values are shown in angle bracket s < > and optional parame te rs are contained in squar e [...]

  • Page 97

    COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Command Format 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 87 . . . . . S Example: Ty p e H PLAYLOOP to get help on the PLA YLOOP command. • Ty p e HELP followed by the first character or characters of th e command na me to get a lis t of all comm ands beginning with those charac ters. S Example: Ty p e H IP to get help [...]

  • Page 98

    COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 88 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . COMMANDS The following sections list the co mmands used for controlling the DGy 201x . A table of all co mmands is provided, followed by lists arranged according to categories. • Command Summary •[...]

  • Page 99

    COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 89 . . . . . COMMAND . . . . . . . . . SUMMARY This section pr ovides a hyperlinke d inde x of all DGy 201x commands in alphabetical order . Click the hyperlink to see a detailed description of the associated command. T able 6-1 Alphabetical Command Summary Command Categ[...]

  • Page 100

    COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 90 . . . . . GAM ma Output Sets the playback gamma. HANDShaking Miscellaneous Sele cts hardware or software handshaking for the serial co ntrol port. H elp Miscellaneous Help, with out an argument wil l display the enti re serial command set. HOSTNAME Miscellaneous Sets [...]

  • Page 101

    COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 91 . . . . . NTSIP Ti m e Sets the addresses of Ne twork T ime Servers used to synchronize the in ternal DGy clock. OUTPUT Output A query command which re tu rns information on the current output timing. O ut Pu TF or MaT Output This co mmand selects the active format, a[...]

  • Page 102

    COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 92 . . . . . R estore FactoryD efaults Miscellaneous Restores all user settings to their factory defau lt values. S eek T o MARK Record/Play Send s the recorder to the sp ecif ied event mark and cues there. SHUTDOWN Miscellaneous Remotely shuts do w n th e DGy 201x . STO[...]

  • Page 103

    COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 93 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . INPUT COMMANDS The table below lists all DGy 201x inp ut commands, their argument s and detailed de scriptions. T able 6-2 Input Commands Command Arguments Description IN put A uto S ync <AUTO | LOCK | DEBUG> AUTO engages the input au[...]

  • Page 104

    COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 94 . . . . . IN put NAME <name> Assigns a na me to the input and its signal characteristics. The ar g ument can be up to 23 alphanumeric characters with no spaces (underscore is acceptable). Default: Auto_1 This command only operates when an an alog RGB signal is p[...]

  • Page 105

    COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 95 . . . . . T i M ing LI ST [<1..160> [<1..160>]] | [ACTIVE] Displays the list of saved input and output timings. If two numeric arguments are supplied, displays all entries in the range. ACTIVE, displays only the active timings. T i M ing LISTCLEAR (non e) [...]

  • Page 106

    COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IMAGE C OMMANDS The table belo w lists all DGy 201x image commands, their arguments and detaile d descriptions. T able 6-3 Image Commands Command Arguments Description BRI ghtness <-500..500> Sets brightness value of the selecte d inp[...]

  • Page 107

    COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AUDIO COMMANDS The table below lists all DGy 201x aud io commands, their arguments and detaile d descriptions . T able 6-4 Audio Commands Command Arguments Description AUD io FREQ uency <1 1.025 | 22.05 | 44.1> Sets the sample rate in[...]

  • Page 108

    COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 98 . . . . . OUTPUT . . . . . . . . . COMMANDS The t a ble below lists all DGy 201x output command s, their arguments and detaile d descriptions. T able 6-5 Output Comma nds Command Arguments Description GAM ma <0.5.. .2.0> Sets the playback gamma. Default: 1.0 OUT[...]

  • Page 109

    COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 99 . . . . . O utput M od e [FreeRun | PlayBack] In FreeRun mode, the output re flect s the Output T iming numbers. In PlayBack mode, the output has the same timing as that of the recorded signa l being played back. If the DGy is not in Playback mode, the outpu t timing [...]

  • Page 110

    COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 100 . . . . . PLAY AND RECORD . . . . . . . . . COMMANDS The t able below describes the DGy 201x play and record commands , including event ma rks . Note Clipname entries are case sensitive. T able 6-6 DGy 201x Play and Recor d Commands Command Argument s Desc ription M [...]

  • Page 111

    COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 101 . . . . . SYNC hronized REC ord <clipname> <starttime> The SYNChronize dREC ord command is used to schedule recording of a clip at a specified time. A clipname must be provided, and the start time must be specified using the time format yyyymmddhhmmss (24[...]

  • Page 112

    COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 102 . . . . . REC ord LOOP <ON | OFF> If RECLOOP is ON , recording will be continuous. Note that only the current clip is overwritte n. Disk overwrite will begin w hen t here is on ly 4 GB of remaining disk space. Overwrite begins with the oldest part of the clip. [...]

  • Page 113

    COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 103 . . . . . PLA YLOOP <ON | OFF> This command modifies the behavior of PLA Y . If PLA YLOOP is OFF then PLA Y plays its clip (or list of clips) once, then stops. If PLA YLOOP is ON , PLA Y plays the liste d clip(s) in a loop until STOP is issued. Default: OFF SYN[...]

  • Page 114

    COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 104 . . . . . F rame N ext (none) Advances to the n ext frame of a paused clip. Operates in Pa use mode onl y . F rame P revious (none) S teps back to the pervious frame of a paused clip. Operates in Pa use mode onl y . STOP (none) This command cancels the Play , Pause ,[...]

  • Page 115

    COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 105 . . . . . NEXTMARK (none) The NEXTMARK command sen ds the DGy 201x to the next event mark from the current position, and cues there. T o play from that spot, issue a PLA Y command. Th is command is valid only in Play and Play/Pause modes. NEXTMARK will only seek with[...]

  • Page 116

    COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 106 . . . . . STREAMING . . . . . . . . . COMMANDS The t a ble below list s DGy 201x streaming commands. T able 6-7 Stre aming Commands Command Arguments Description S tream F ragment ST A T us (none) Returns the current state of multicast streaming by displaying either [...]

  • Page 117

    COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 107 . . . . . COMP ression INT er FR a M e [ON | OFF] Turns interframe compression on or of f for multicast streaming. Default: Off COMP ression INT er FR a M e LEN gth 1 to 4095 This is the maximum number of frames before a new anchor frame i s transmitted. See Interfra[...]

  • Page 118

    COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 108 . . . . . CLIP AND DISK . . . . . . . . . COMMANDS Individual recordings are known as clips. Clip and disk management commands are described in this section. T able 6-8 Clip and Disk Commands Command Argument Description BUZZ er FUNC ti on <OFF | FULL | [1..10 0]&[...]

  • Page 119

    COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 109 . . . . . L i S t CLIP s [-R] [-L] [-F] [ -P] [clipname] With no a rgument, LiStCLI P displays a listing of all recorded clips in the current directory . For each clip, the real time, elapsed time, and recording length are listed. Clips are listed chronologically wi [...]

  • Page 120

    COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 1 10 . . . . . T ime C ode Q uery [F | H] The TCQ command returns the timecode of the current clip position. This command is valid in Play or Play Pause modes only . When used with the F argument, the TCQ command returns the relative frame number . When used with the H a[...]

  • Page 121

    COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 1 1 1 . . . . . E RASEREMOV ABLEDISK (none) This command erases the entire contents of the removable disk drive. This is an interactive command that will pro mpt for confirmation that yo u wish to proc eed. The process may take several minutes, and the DGy will automatic[...]

  • Page 122

    COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 1 12 . . . . . UMOUNT (none) The UMOUN T command will unmount the current remote drive if this option is installed. Note : An alternate drive or volume must be mounted before executing the UNMOUNT command. See also MOUNT VOL ume INFO [-f | -n] Displays disk storage param[...]

  • Page 123

    COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 1 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIME COMMANDS The DGy 201x recorder uses an internal r eal time clock to time stamp recordings. This clock can be set manually or can be synchronized automatically on a periodic basis to an external time r efer ence. DGy 201x support s th[...]

  • Page 124

    COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 1 14 . . . . . R eal T ime C lock SYNC <OFF | IRIG | NetworkT imeServer> The internal DGy real time clock can be automatically synchroni zed to an external network time server . Wh en th e RTCSYNC is set to OFF , the DGy internal clock is not synchronized to an ext[...]

  • Page 125

    COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 1 15 . . . . . MISCELLANEOUS . . . . . . . . . COMMANDS The t a ble below lists all DGy 201x miscellaneou s commands, their argument s and detailed descriptions. T able 6-10 Miscellaneous Commands Command Arguments Description H elp [<command>] Help , without an ar[...]

  • Page 126

    COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 1 16 . . . . . IP ADDR ess [ddd.dd d.ddd.ddd] Without an argument, th is co mmand reports the DGy current IP address. T o change the DGy IP address, enter the command followed by an argument. Example : T o set the IP address to 192.168.35.101 , type IPADDR 192.168.35.101[...]

  • Page 127

    COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Commands 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 1 17 . . . . . T est P attern <CBAR | BOX | RAMP | PRBS | GRA TE | O FF> This command selects which internal test p attern is displayed or turns the test pattern generator off. It can be used to confirm that the o utput connections are working correctly . T est pat[...]

  • Page 128

    COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Factory Timing List 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 1 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FACTORY TIMING LIST The t able below list s all of DGy 201x ’ s preset timings that can be used for Output or Input timing settings. User-defined settings can also be added to this list[...]

  • Page 129

    COMMAND LINE INTERFACE Factory Timing List 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 1 19 . . . . . 19 VESA 1280 x 960 @ 60Hz 96 11 2 312 1280 60.000 1 3 36 960 5 1 1 0 20 VESA 1280 x 960 @ 85Hz 64 160 224 1280 85.938 1 3 47 960 5 1 1 0 21 VESA 1280 x 1024 @ 60Hz 48 11 2 248 1280 63.981 1 3 38 1024 5 1 1 0 22 VESA 1280 x 1024 @ 75Hz 16 144 248[...]

  • Page 130

    350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 120 A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T ECHNICAL S PECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IN THIS A PPENDIX This appendix provides functional and perform ance specifications for the DGy 201x and in addition a description of connecto r[...]

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    T ECHN ICAL SPECIFICATIONS General Specifications 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 121 . . . . . HIGH RESOLUTION . . . . . . . . . ANALOG INPUT The following tables indicate the DGy 201x input capability . DIGITAL INPUT . . . . . . . . . SPECIFICATIONS The table below lists the high resolution d igital input specificatio ns. Ta b l e [...]

  • Page 132

    T ECHN ICAL SPECIFICATIONS General Specifications 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 122 . . . . . GRAPHIC OUTPUT . . . . . . . . . SPECIFICATIONS The t ables below list the high resolution ana log and digit al output specifications. STORAGE . . . . . . . . . CAPACITY The t ab le below lists the storage capa city for the internal drives[...]

  • Page 133

    T ECHN ICAL SPECIFICATIONS General Specifications 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 123 . . . . . How much time does this storage cap a city provide? The amount of material reco rd ed on the dr ive is related to the following variables: • Image resolution • Frame rate • Compression level (quality level) Examples of record times f[...]

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    T ECHN ICAL SPECIFICATIONS General Specifications 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 124 . . . . . CONTROL . . . . . . . . . SPECIFICATIONS The t able below lists DGy 201x control specifications: Ta b l e A - 7 Control Specifications Parameter Specification Control Protocol DGy 201x control is accomplished by use of the DGy 201x ASCII b[...]

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    T ECHN ICAL SPECIFICATIONS General Specifications 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 125 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IRIG T IME CODE The table below list s specifications for th e optio nal IRIG-B timecode interface. The interface is designed in accordance with the r equirements of the Range Commanders Council (R CC) document 200-04 (De[...]

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    T ECHN ICAL SPECIFICATIONS Connectors and Pinouts 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 126 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CONNECTORS AND PINOUTS This section provides informati on about the signal and control connectors used in DGy 201x . • DVI-I Connector • Ethernet Connector • Ethernet Connecto[...]

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    T ECHN ICAL SPECIFICATIONS Connectors and Pinouts 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 127 . . . . . INPUT CABLES Digital inpu ts can be connected to the DGy 201x directly using DVI cables. Analog RGB signals can be conn ected using DVI to 15-pin sub miniature D adapters that are provided as a standard accessory with DGy 201x units. 8 Ana[...]

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    T ECHN ICAL SPECIFICATIONS Connectors and Pinouts 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 128 . . . . . OUTPUT CABLES Both the digit al and analog outp ut s of the DGy 201x are pr ovided o n the graphics output connector . Purp ose built cables are available commercially to provide connections for digita l inte rfaces or analog interfaces. T[...]

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    T ECHN ICAL SPECIFICATIONS Connectors and Pinouts 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 129 . . . . . CROSSOVER CABLES T o connect directly from a PC (such as a laptop) to the DGy 201x without connecting to the netwo rk, a n Ethern et cr osso ve r cable mu st be used. Crossov er cables ar e av aila ble com m er cia lly . In a crossover cab[...]

  • Page 140

    T ECHN ICAL SPECIFICATIONS Connectors and Pinouts 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 130 . . . . . NULL MODEM Connecting the DGy 201x ’ s serial port to a c omputer co nfigured as Data Communications Equipment (DCE) is done using a null modem. The ne t effect of a null modem is to reverse the T r ansmitted Data and Received Data conne[...]

  • Page 141

    350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 131 B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C OMMUNICATIONS S ETUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IN THIS A PPENDIX This appendix provides specific comm unicatio ns setup procedures that are referenced in Chapte r 2 , Installation and Set Up . Th[...]

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    COMMUNICATIONS SETUP Serial Communications 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 132 . . . . . This action displays the Connection Description Dialog , an example is shown below . Figure B-2 Connection Description Dialog Example 2. In the dialog: ~ Enter a name ~ Choose an icon ~ Click OK to display the Connect T o Dialog . Figure B-3 Conn[...]

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    COMMUNICATIONS SETUP Serial Communications 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 133 . . . . . . Figure B-4 COM Properties Dialog Box 5. Configure the PC to match DGy 201x ’s pre- configured factory settings, as follows: ~ Bits per second (baud): 1 15,200 (default) ~ Da ta bi ts: 8 ~ Parity: None ~ S top bits: 1 ~ Flow cont rol: XOn / XO[...]

  • Page 144

    COMMUNICATIONS SETUP Ethernet Control 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 134 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ETHERNET CONTROL The DGy 201x can be controlled fro m the 100/1000 Base-T Ethernet port using a command line interf ace (T elnet) or an embedd ed GUI (W eb Control Panel) via a standard web bro[...]

  • Page 145

    COMMUNICATIONS SETUP Ethernet Control 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 135 . . . . . IP ADDRESS SETUP . . . . . . . . . VIA SERIAL PORT Use the following steps to change the DGy 20 1x IP address using the serial port: 1. Connect DGy 201x as outlined in the Inst allation section in Chapter 2 and set up the Hyperterminal as describe d i[...]

  • Page 146

    COMMUNICATIONS SETUP Ethernet Control 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 136 . . . . . IP ADDRESS SETUP . . . . . . . . . VIA ETHERNET DGy 201x ’ s IP address can be set directly via Ethernet, using a T elnet session that enables remote login to the DGy 201x from a comp uter . This procedure is not required if the IP ad dr ess was set[...]

  • Page 147

    COMMUNICATIONS SETUP Ethernet Control 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 137 . . . . . At this point, the T elnet window start s and DGy 201x responds with the product name an d co pyright notice as shown in Figure B-6 . Figure B-6 T elnet Connected 6. T o change the current IP address, typ e IPADDR followed by DGy 201x ’ s new IP Add[...]

  • Page 148

    COMMUNICATIONS SETUP Ethernet Control 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 138 . . . . . This completes the procedure for setting up the IP address via Ethernet. The DGy 201x can now b e co ntrolled either by directly issuing ASCII commands from the T elnet Window , or from the Web Control Pa nel using a sta n dard web browse r . Refer to[...]

  • Page 149

    350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 139 C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F IRMWARE U PGRADE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IN THIS A PPENDIX RGB S pectr um periodically provides up grades to the DGy 201x to add new features, change functionality or resolve technical problems[...]

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    FIRMWARE UPGRADE Upgrade Firmware Using the FTP Client 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 140 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UPGRADE FIRMWARE USING THE FTP CLIENT The FTP Client may be used to upg rade firmwar e. The cur rent firm ware version is indicated in th e WCP configuration windo w . STARTING[...]

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    FIRMWARE UPGRADE Upgrade Firmware Using the FTP Client 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 141 . . . . . Figure C-2 File Download W arning 3. Click Run or Open , depending on software, to continue. If additional dialog boxes appear du e to security applications, click the appropr iat e bu tt on to continue . After a p a use of about 15 -[...]

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    FIRMWARE UPGRADE Upgrade Firmware Using the FTP Client 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 142 . . . . . . Figure C-4 DGy 201x FTP Up date Firmware IP Address List 6) Click on the Browse button to navig ate to the folder containing the firmware upgr a de files copie d to the PC. Select the file FWDGY_x.y .z.tgz . Alternatively , if the p[...]

  • Page 153

    FIRMWARE UPGRADE Upgrade Firmware Using the FTP Client 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 143 . . . . . Figure C-6 FTP Firmware File Name 7) Click the Star t button to begin the firmware upload from the PC to the DGy 201x . A File transf er status window will display the progress. The DGy 201x will automatically update th e firmware aft[...]

  • Page 154

    FIRMWARE UPGRADE Upgrade Firmware Using the FTP Client 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 144 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FPGA UPDATE 8. Repeat steps 6 and 7 above for the FPGADGY_x.y .z.tgz file. The DGy 201x will automatically reboot upon completion of the firmware upgr ade. During th is time, communication with the DGy 201x will be l[...]

  • Page 155

    FIRMWARE UPGRADE Manual Update Procedure 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 145 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MANUAL UPDATE PROCEDURE Download new firmware files FWDGY .x.y .x.tgz and FPGADGY .x.y .z.tgz from the RGB S pectrum web site to a PC. The se files mus t be uploa ded and installed in the co[...]

  • Page 156

    FIRMWARE UPGRADE Manual Update Procedure 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 146 . . . . . 7. T ype the command bin and press ENTER . 8. Upload the firmware to the DGy 201x by issuing the put command followed by the firmware file name. The file name is case sensitive and must be ent ered exactly . In the example shown in Figure C-8 the e[...]

  • Page 157

    FIRMWARE UPGRADE Manual Update Procedure 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 147 . . . . . 17) T ype the co mma nd bin and press ENTER. 18) Upload the file FPGADGY_x.y .z.tgz to the DGy 201x using the put command as in Step 8 . . 19. Ty p e ls and press ENTER to verify that the file was uploaded. 20. Ty p e bye and press ENTER to exit ft[...]

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    350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 148 D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C ONTACT I NFORMATION RGB S pectrum can be reached by phone, fax, mail and e-mail as listed below: • RGB Spectrum 950 Marina V illage Parkway Alameda, CA 94501 • Phone: (510) 814-7 0 00 • Fax: (510) 814-7 026 • E-Mail (te[...]