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™ DGy ™ 201x Graphics Resolution Digital Recording and Streaming System User’s Guide May 2008.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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.
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 .
350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide ii . . . . . Chapter 3 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 In this Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Before Starting . . .
350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide iii . . . . . Playing Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Choosing a Playback Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Playback a Clip . . . . . . . . . . . .
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 . . . . .
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 .
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 .
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 . . . . . . .
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.
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.
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.
INTRODUCTION DGy A/V Inputs and Outputs 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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.
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 .
INTRODUCTION Networking and Control 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
INTRODUCTION Multi-Channel Syste m s 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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 ).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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) .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 di.
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 .
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 .
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
OPERATION Simultaneous Record/Play Option 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 69 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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 .
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 .
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.
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 .
350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 84 5 PC P LAYBACK : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B ASIC PC S OFTWARE P LAYER .
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.
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>.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 120 A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T ECHNICAL S PECIFICATIONS . .
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 . . . . . . . . .
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 .
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 .
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 specific.
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.
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 .
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.
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 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.
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.
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 .
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 .
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- configure.
COMMUNICATIONS SETUP Ethernet Control 350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 134 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
350-9047 v3.0.1 DGy Model 201x User ’s Guide 139 C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F IRMWARE U PGRADE . . . . . .
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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-ma.
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