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V-1SDI RCS is software designed to control the V-1SDI using a

computer.

By connecting the V-1SDI and a computer via USB, along with

operating the unit remotely from the computer, you can also save

and call up settings and perform updates for the system software.

Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

About V-1SDI RCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Making the Connection to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Installing/Uninstalling V-1SDI RCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Starting/Quitting V-1SDI RCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Panel Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Saving Setting Values to the Computer As a File . . . . . . . . . . 9

Updating the System Software of the V-1SDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

V-1SDI RCS is compatible with version 1.100 and after of the V-1SDI

system program. Use the V-1SDI unit with its system program updated to

the latest version.

Summary of content (12 pages)

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V-1SDI RCS is software designed to control the V-1SDI using a computer. By connecting the V-1SDI and a computer via USB, along with operating the unit remotely from the computer, you can also save and call up settings and perform updates for the system software. Contents V-1SDI RCS is compatible with version 1.100 and after of the V-1SDI system program. Use the V-1SDI unit with its system program updated to the latest version. Copyright © 2016 ROLAND CORPORATION Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Introduction About V-1SDI RCS V-1SDI RCS is software for connecting a computer and the V-1SDI via USB and operating the V-1SDI remotely using the computer. From V-1SDI RCS, you can perform panel operations and make menu settings on the V-1SDI unit. You can also save settings created in V-1SDI RCS to a file on the computer,(*1) and save the settings on the V-1SDI itself. Performing operations in V-1SDI RCS is possible even when no connection is made to the V-1SDI unit (offline).
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V-1SDI RCS Owner’s Manual Installing/Uninstalling V-1SDI RCS V-1SDI RCS is available for download from the Roland website (http://proav.roland.com/). Installing and Setting Up Windows 1. Right-click the downloaded compressed file, then click “Expand All.” The setup program (Roland_V-1SDI_RCS_Installer.exe) is expanded. 2. Double-click “Roland_V-1SDI_RCS_Installer.exe” to run it. 3. Follow the instructions in the setup program to install. * If a User Account Control prompt appears, click [OK].
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Introduction Starting/Quitting V-1SDI RCS Starting 1. Windows On the computer, go to the “Start” menu and select “All Programs” g “Roland V-1SDI RCS” g “V-1SDI RCS.” V-1SDI RCS starts and the V-1SDI RCS window appears. Mac Double-click the V-1SDIRCS icon. V-1SDI RCS starts and the V-1SDI RCS window appears. 2. Click the [V-1SDI] button to switch between online and offline. About Online and Offline V-1SDI RCS has two operation modes: “online” and “offline.
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V-1SDI RCS Owner’s Manual Quitting 1. Windows Click the Close button ( button) for the V-1SDI RCS window. Alternatively, go to the “File” menu and select “Quit.” V-1SDI RCS will quit. Mac Click the Close button ( button) for the V-1SDI RCS window. Alternatively, go to the “V-1SDI RCS” menu and select “Quit V-1SDI RCS.” V-1SDI RCS will quit.  If Settings at Shutdown Have Not Been Saved in a File You can take the values of settings made in V-1SDI RCS and save them on the computer as a file (*.pv9) (p.
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Panel Descriptions For more information about menu items, go to the V-1SDI Reference Manual and refer to “Menu List” (p. 2). 1 2 3 4 5 No. 6 Name Explanation 1 Menu bar This displays the menus. For more information about the menus, refer to “Menu Bar” (p. 8). 2 Operation panel This controls the operation panel on the V-1SDI. * When offline, the [FREEZE] button and [AUTO] button cannot be operated. * Operation is not possible when offline.
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V-1SDI RCS Owner’s Manual No. Name Explanation Affected settings: SETUP menu settings at TRANSITION/PinP (page 5/16) COMPOSITION 5 ASSIGN TRANSITION PinP This sets the type of compositing assigned to the [PinP] button. SPLIT This sets the type of compositing assigned to the [SPLIT] button. WIPE This specifies the transition pattern assigned to the [WIPE] button. MIX This specifies the transition pattern assigned to the [MIX] button.
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Panel Descriptions Menu Bar Windows Menu Explanation This returns the settings in V-1SDI RCS to their default values. File New * If current settings differ from default values, a popup dialog box appears, allowing you to save the setting values to the computer as a file (*.pv9). Open This opens the file (*.pv9) where settings are saved and calls up the settings (p. 9). Save This saves the current setting values, overwriting the open file (*.pv9) (p. 9).
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Saving Setting Values to the Computer As a File You can save the values of settings made using V-1SDI RCS to the computer as a file (*.pv9), and load the configured state when needed. * You can also save settings that were created in V-1SDI RCS while offline. NOTE Only V-1SDI RCS settings are saved in the file. Values in the V-1SDI’s memories (1 through 8) are not saved. Saving Settings Saving by Overwriting 1. From the “File” menu, select “Save.
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Updating the System Software of the V-1SDI How to tell the version 1. Switch V-1SDI RCS online (p. 4). The system program version information is displayed only while online. 2. Click the [System] button. Updating the System Software NOTE Never turn off the V-1SDI’s power while the update is in progress. Otherwise the system program or the V-1SDI itself may be destroyed 1. Using a USB cable, connect the V-1SDI and the computer (p. 2). 2.
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V-1SDI RCS Owner’s Manual 5. When the SYSTEM UPDATE dialog box appears, check to make sure “Update Mode” is displayed in the top field. * If “---” is displayed in the top field, disconnect and reinsert the USB cable. 6. Click the [Open Bin File] button to display the Update Bin File dialog box, then specify the program file (V-1SDI_ver****.bin). The version information for the update file is displayed in the middle field. 7. Click the [Start Update] button.
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