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    NETWORK INTERF ACE BOARD BKMW -E3000 OPERA TION MANUAL [English] 1st Edition[...]

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    2 For the cu stome rs in the USA This equi pment has been teste d and found to comply wit h the limits for a Cla ss A digital device, pursuant t o Part 15 of the FCC Ru les. These l imits are designe d to provid e reasona ble prot ecti on a gains t ha rmfu l in terfe rence when th e equi pme nt is oper ated in a comm erc ial en viro nmen t. Th is e[...]

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    3 Tabl e of Cont ents Table of Content s Overvie w .......... ......... .............. .......... .............. .............. ......... 5 e-VTR Functions ................................................................. ....... 5 e-VTR Manager Application Software Functions ...................... 6 System Configuration ...........................[...]

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    4 Tabl e of Cont ents Backing Up the Menu Settings ................................................. 30 Saving the Files with a Different Name .............................. ..... 30 Monitoring File Contents ....... .............. .............. .............. ... 31 Displaying File Top Pictures .................................................... [...]

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    5 Overview Overvi e w The BKMW -E3000 is a netwo rk interf ace board for installat ion in an MSW -2000 series dig ital videocasset te recorder . Wi th this board installed, the VTR can be added to a 10/ 100/1000Base-T netwo rk to transf er video, audi o, and metadat a as MXF f iles. Y ou ca n use MXF data recei ved o ve r the netw ork to record vi [...]

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    6 Overvi ew memory label (r ec start marks, shot mark s, cue points, IN/ OUT points ). User registration Up to 5 users can be re gistered for one e-VTR. One of the re gistered users is “s uperuser , ” and the o ther users are “general u sers, ” registered b y the superuser . The pri vilege s of the users are as foll ows: Superu ser • Can [...]

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    7 Overview Syste m Conf iguration The follo wing f igu res show e xamples of net work systems using e-VTRs. Connecting two e-VTRs Connecting multiple e-VTRs and a server Z Z Computer e-VTR 1 e-VTR 2 Hub Z Z Z Computer e-VTRs Server Hub[...]

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    8 Overvi ew Connecting multiple e-VTRs and a mass storage server Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Computer e-VTRs Mass storage ser ver Hub Hub Hub Rooter[...]

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    9 Preparat ions Preparat ions For Using a Computer Install e-VTR Manag er on a computer meeti ng the following requirements. e-VTR Manager may not perfor m normally if inst alled on a computer that does not meet t hese requirements. CPU: 1 GHz or high er Memory: 256 MB or great er OS: Wind ows XP/2000 DirectX 8.1l b or higher Language: English Avai[...]

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    10 Preparat ions T o bring the cursor to the v alue y ou want to change Rotate the MUL T I CONTROL knob . T o change a v alue Rotate the MUL TI CONTR OL knob while holding the HOME button do wn. F or automa tic assignment of network settings (suc h as IP address) Set th e IP address to “000.000.000 .000” or “255.255.2 55.255. ” When the e-V[...]

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    11 Preparat ions Setting the T ape T op and the Beginning o f the File Y ou can specify t he length of the leader sect ion at tape top, the timecod e at the start of the recorda ble portion, and the type of vi deo signal recorded on t he leader sect ion. 1 Do steps 1 to 3 o f “Ba sic Networ k Sett ings” (see pag e 9) to displa y the M5: NETW OR[...]

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    12 Preparat ions Enabling File Reception when Using a Cassette without a Memo ry Label It is normally necessa ry to attach a memory label to a cassette to enable FTP file reception . Fol low t he procedure to belo w enable FTP f ile reception when using a cassett e without a memory lab el. In the case of a cassette without a memory label, recording[...]

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    13 Preparat ions Enabling t he REC Command via a Netw ork for a Cassette with a Memory Label Execu tion of the REC command via a network when using a cassette with a memo r y label at tached is normally disabled to prev ent ov erwriting of a f ile that has been already recei ved. Howe ver , you can exe cute the REC command via a network for a casse[...]

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    14 Preparat ions The M572: T EMP FILE CREA TE setting page appears. 4 Rotate the MUL T I CONTROL knob to change th e setting . enable: Y ou can create files e ven after the capacity of the memory la bel is exceeded. File s to be created after the capaci ty of the memory label is exceeded are temporary f iles. disable (defau lt setting): File c r ea[...]

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    15 Preparat ions Resetting User Names and P assw ords Use the VTR maintenance me nu to reset re gistered user names and passwo rds to the def ault. This proced ure resets the na mes and passw ords of all registered users. 1 Do steps 1 to 3 in the procedur e of “Basic Net work Setti ngs” (see page 9) to displ ay the M5 : NETW ORK page o f the ma[...]

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    16 Preparat ions Setting t he T ransfer Pr ocessing f or Nonrecor ded Sections When the ma terial t ransfer ra nge i s from th e tape top to the tape end (transf er of the vir tual f ile &whole.mxf ), or from the curre nt position to the tape end (t ransfer of t he virtual f ile &current.mxf), you can stop the transfer automati cally when a[...]

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    17 Preparat ions track 1/2 ( default set ting): Audio tra ck channels 1 a nd 2 are output. track 3/4: Audio track channels 3 and 4 a re output. track 5/6: Audio track channels 5 and 6 a re output. track 7/8: Audio track channels 7 and 8 a re output. Enabling File T ransfer Through Control P a nel Oper ation T o enable FTP or HTTP fi le transfer usi[...]

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    18 Preparat ions 2 T o send a file while pla ying ba ck the tape , cue to the position from where you wish the transfer to start then press th e PLA Y b utton while holding the ENTR Y bu tton pressed. T o send a f i le while r ecording the input sig nal on the tape , simultaneously press the R EC and PLA Y bu ttons while h olding t he ENTR Y b utto[...]

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    19 Startin g e-VTR Manager Star ting e-VTR Mana ger Start e- VTR Manager b y double cl icking o n (e-VTR Manager i con). The e-VTR Manage r windo w sho w n belo w appears. The Networ k Device R egi ster windo w also appears when e-VTR Manager is started. Use the Netw ork De vice Re gister to manage th e devic es controlled b y e-VTR Manager (see pa[...]

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    20 Startin g e-VTR Manager e-VTR Manag er Window Menus The menu bar in t he e-VTR Manager windo w contains the following menus. File men u Setu p command: Allo w s settings to be made for file list import an d export and f ile transfer canc ellation. Exit commnd: Selec t to exit from e-VTR Man ager . Vie w menu Provi des the follo wing four command[...]

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    21 Register ing e-VTRs Register ing e-VTRs In the Network De vice Register win dow , register e-VTRs to operate on by entering t heir names and h ost names or IP addresses. The system sav es registered names and host names or IP addresses and d i splays them again in the Netw ork De vice Regist er windo w the next ti me you start e-VT R Manager . I[...]

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    22 Registe ring e-VTRs Registering the Device Informati on at a Time b y Reading a File By reading a f ile from the PC local disk, you can make registrat ion of de vice information at a time. 1 Right-click in an empty area of the Netw ork De vice Reg ister windo w , and select Impor t from the popup menu. The f ile selection win dow op ens. 2 Selec[...]

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    23 Register ing e-VTRs If you chec ked Simple Monito ring, the S imple Monitor windo w appears. In the Simpl e Monito r windo w , you can monit or the video output from the e- VTR’ s V ideo Output connec t or . Y ou cannot con trol the VTR or do any file opera tions. e-V TR Ma nage r win dow VTR window Simple Mon itor windo w[...]

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    24 VTR Window Configur ation VTR Windo w Configuration The VTR windo w displays system informati on for the e- VTR curren tly bei ng controll ed, and the data co ntents of the cassette load ed in the e-VTR. • The cass ette data con tents display ed in this wind ow is for data defined as f iles. • The only f iles displaye d are those whic h can [...]

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    25 VTR Window Configu ration File di splay mod e lis t Select th e type of files shown in the file list. Normal (default): Displ ay MX F f ile fo r which t he user has access pri vileges and whi ch can be transferred between e- VTRs. (Files whose names do not be gin with &. Among virtual f iles, &whole and &current.) To t a l : Displays[...]

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    26 VTR Window Configur ation Entering the Title an d ID of a Cassette (u nder Superuser Privileg e) When th e cassette in th e e-VTR has a memo ry label, a title and an ID can be a ssi gned to the cassette and re gistered. The title an d ID are displayed und er the top- of-the f ile display in the VTR wind ow . The superuser can chan ge the title a[...]

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    27 VTR Window Configu ration the serv er , enter the appropriate user n ame and password . 3 Click on the OK b utton. On this t ab, enter th e path fo r the di rectory under wh ich the metadata ha ve been stored. T o connect matadat a fil es with a video/ audio f ile, use C hange Attri but e (se e page 3 4) . Manipulating the Fil e System Data on a[...]

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    28 Creating Files (under Superu ser Privilege) Creating Files (unde r Superuser Privilege) This procedure al lows t he superuser to create a f ile by specifying a segment on a n already recorded tape. Use the follo wing procedure to creat e a fi le. 1 Right-click in an empty section of the f ile list and select Creat e File & Entr y from the po[...]

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    29 Creating Files (under Superu ser Privilege) Deleti ng record entrie s 1 In the recording entries list, acti vate t he record entry that you w ant to delete b y clicki ng its number . 2 Click on the Dele te butt on. Changing recor d entry positions in the list 1 In the recording entries list, acti vate t he record entry whose posit ion you w ant [...]

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    30 Creating Files (under Superu ser Privilege) A utomaticall y Creating Fil es fr om T ape or Mem ory Label Information MXF f iles can be aut omatically created from i nformation recorded in the timecod e (L TC) (rec start mark, a shot mark, a post mark) or information recorded on memory labels (rec start mark, sho t mark, cue poi nt, IN/OUT points[...]

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    31 Moni tori ng Fil e Cont ents Monitoring File Content s Y ou can chec k fil e contents in th e top-of-f i le picture display o f the VTR wi ndo w . Displaying File T op Pictures Selec t the f ile tha t you w ant to moni tor fr om the f ile li st of the VTR windo w . Right-cl ick on the f ile and select Get TOP T humbnail Picture from the po pup m[...]

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    32 Storing/ Playing Files Using a PC Storing/Pla ying Files Using a PC MXF Proxy A V files can be stored on a PC local disk and those on a PC local disk ca n be played back on a terminal. Storing an MXF Pr o xy A V File on the PC Local Disk 1 Select Proxy from t he File disp lay mode li st in the VTR wind o w to list the MX F Pro xy A V f iles. 2 R[...]

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    33 Transfer ring Files T ransfer ring File s Y ou can transfer f iles between two selec ted e-VTRs. 1 In the Network De vice Register wi ndo w , select two e- VTRs and display the VTR window fo r each e-VTR. 2 Select the f ile to transfer from the sending side V TR windo w , and dra g and drop it to the f ile list in the recei ving side VTR windo w[...]

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    34 Tran sfer rin g Files If the Receiving Si de Has a File of the Same Name With the File Being T ransferr ed The File T ransfer Select windo w appears. Select one of Ov erwrite, Change Filename, Append, and Complete Partial File in the window . Overwrite: Ov erw rites t he fi le on the recei ving side with the file being transferre d. (It is neces[...]

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    35 Web Appl ication Oper ations W eb Applicatio n Operatio ns By accessing the W eb server built into e -VTRs from Internet E xplorer and Net scape Na vigator , you can make e-VTR settings and perform f ile operations through the W eb applicat ion. The follo wing ope rations can be pe r forme d from the W eb applicati on. • Displayi ng e-VTR spec[...]

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    36 Web Appl ic ation Operations The left side of the W eb application screen sho ws the page selection b uttons and the LOG OFF button . The right side sho ws the top page, f ile page, or maint enance page,s as selected b y the page selection but tons. T o select a W eb app licat ion page TOP but to n: Click o n this button to disp lay the top p ag[...]

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    37 File Page Ope rations File P age Operations Click o n the FILE page sel ection b utton to displa y the f ile page of the W eb applicati on on the right side of the screen. The file page allows you to modi fy existing files on e- VTRs in the netwo rk, and to create ne w files. Dis pla y area f or a quir ed image File/record entry list Reset butto[...]

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    38 File Page Operations Displaying and Modifying Attributes of Existing Files 1 Sele ct a f ile to disp lay from the file/r ecord e ntry lis t on the page. The attrib utes of the selected f ile appear in the Fi le Attrib ute area on the page. File Name : File n ame File T yp e: File type (real file or tem porary file) Pr operty: File access pri vil[...]

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    39 Maintenanc e Page Operat ions Main tenance P a g e Opera tions Click on t he MAINTEN ANCE page selection b utton to display t he mainten ance page of the W eb application o n the right si de of the screen. This pag e allo ws you to che ck e-VTR pr oduct inf ormation (Devi ce Information) and t o call maintena nce functions from the M ainte nance[...]

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    40 Maintenan c e Page Operations Hours Me ter P age The Hours Mete r page displays the ho urs meter information for th e e-VTR. H01: OPERATION HOURS (accumulated opera tion time) Displays th e total numb er of hours the un it has been tu rned on in uni ts of 1 h our . H02: DRUM H OURS (accumulated head drum rotation time) Displays t he total numbe [...]

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    41 Maintenanc e Page Operat ions Err or Logger P age The Error Logg er page display s the messages stored i n the error logger of the e-VTR. Three types of t he messages can be selected for d i splay: “Error , ” “W arning, ” and “Channel Condi tion. ” Check th e message type t o be displayed and click on the Exec ute b u tton. An error [...]

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    42 Maintenan c e Page Operations User Registrati on P age The cont ent of the user re gistration page is dif ferent f or the supe rus er an d ge ner al use rs. Superuser ca n register a general users’ use r names and passwords in the User R e gistrati on page. A general user can change hi s/her o w n passw ord. User Registration page f or the sup[...]

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    43 Maintenanc e Page Operat ions User Registration page f or g eneral user s General u sers can change their o wn passwor ds. T o chang e your own passwor d Enter a passwor d in the Passw ord fi eld, and then ente r the same password in the V erify Password f ield. Finall y , click on th e Ex ecute button .[...]

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    44 Maintenan c e Page Operations SNMP V ariable Setti ngs P age The e-VTR pro vides the SNMP (Simple Network Management P rotocol) funct ion that al lo ws management informatio n on devices on the netw ork, such as the e-VTR, to be moni tored b y external monitoring app l ications. SNMP settings can be made in the SNMP V ariable Setti ngs page. F o[...]

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    45 Maintenanc e Page Operat ions Netw ork Information P age The Netwo rk Informati on page sho ws the status of t he network t o which the e-VTR is currently co nnected. Dynamic Host Configuration Indicates whether t he mode enabling automatic IP address acquisit ion is being used or not. IP Addre ss Displays t he IP address. Subne t Mask Displays [...]

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    46 Maintenan c e Page Operations MXF D10 T ransf er Destination P age Setti ngs for MXF D10 f ile tran sfer thro ugh the opera tion on the control pa nel of th e e-VTR can be done on this page. Up to 5 setti ngs containi ng the foll owi ng 5 items can be registered. Pr otoc ol Selec t the transfer prot ocol. Hostname/ IPAdrs Enter the h ostname or [...]

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    47 Maintenanc e Page Operat ions MXF Pr o xy A V T ransfer Destination P age Settings for the MXF P roxy A V file transfer through th e operation on the control pan el of th e e-VTR can be d one on this p age. Up to 5 settings co ntaining t he follo wing 5 items can be re gistered. Pr otoc ol Selec t the transfer prot ocol. Hostname/ IPAdrs Enter t[...]

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    48 Maintenan c e Page Operations DNS Server & HTTP Pr o xy Server P age Setti ngs of the DNS ( Domain Name Syste m) server an d internet proxy can be do ne on this page. Setti ng the DNS ser ver T o automatically acquire the DNS serve r from the DHCP serv er , select the Dynamic C onf iguratio n option. T o specify a cert ain IP address, select[...]

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    The mate rial conta ined in t h is manu al consists of informati on that is the prop erty of Sony Corpo ration and is intended solely for use b y the purc hasers of the equip ment descri bed in thi s manual. Sony Co rporation e x pres sly prohi bits the dup lication of any portion of this manual or the use thereo f for any pur pose other than t he [...]

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    Sony Corp orat ion B & P Com pany © 2004 BKMW-E3000 (SYM) 3-85 7-242 - 01 (1)[...]