NETWORK INTERFACE BOARD BKMW-E3000 OPERATION MANUAL [English] 1st Edition
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Table of Contents Overview ................................................................................ 5 e-VTR Functions ........................................................................5 e-VTR Manager Application Software Functions ......................6 System Configuration .................................................................7 Preparations .......................................................................... 9 For Using a Computer ............................................
Backing Up the Menu Settings .................................................30 Saving the Files with a Different Name ...................................30 Monitoring File Contents .................................................... 31 Displaying File Top Pictures ....................................................31 Monitoring the Video and Audio of Files (e-monitor) .............31 Storing JPEG Data....................................................................
Overview The BKMW-E3000 is a network interface board for installation in an MSW-2000 series digital videocassette recorder. With this board installed, the VTR can be added to a 10/100/1000Base-T network to transfer video, audio, and metadata as MXF files. You can use MXF data received over the network to record video, audio, and metadata to cassettes. MXF (Material Exchange Format) is a file format that stores video, audio, and metadata in a single package.
memory label (rec start marks, shot marks, cue points, IN/ OUT points). e-VTR Manager Application Software Functions User registration Up to 5 users can be registered for one e-VTR. One of the registered users is “superuser,” and the other users are “general users,” registered by the superuser. The privileges of the users are as follows: The supplied e-VTR Manager application software can be installed on a computer connected to the e-VTR to enable control of the e-VTR from the computer.
System Configuration The following figures show examples of network systems using e-VTRs.
Connecting multiple e-VTRs and a mass storage server Computer Z Z Hub Z Rooter Z Hub Hub Z Z Z Mass storage server e-VTRs 8 Overview
3 Preparations For Using a Computer M0 M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 Install e-VTR Manager on a computer meeting the following requirements. e-VTR Manager may not perform normally if installed on a computer that does not meet these requirements. CPU: 1 GHz or higher Memory: 256 MB or greater OS: Windows XP/2000 DirectX 8.
To set the default gateway Bring the cursor to M52: DEFAULT GATEWAY in step 4. To bring the cursor to the value you want to change Rotate the MULTI CONTROL knob. To change a value Rotate the MULTI CONTROL knob while holding the HOME button down. For automatic assignment of network settings (such as IP address) Set the IP address to “000.000.000.000” or “255.255.255.255.” When the e-VTR is turned on, the network settings are automatically assigned.
M550: LEADER LENGTH: Sets the length of the leader section at tape top. The default setting is 10 seconds. M551: LEADER TC: Sets the timecode at the start of the recordable portion of the tape. The default setting is “00:00:00:00.” M552: LEADER SIGNAL: Sets the type of signal recorded on the leader section of the tape and the start of each file. The default setting is “OFF” (black burst).
3 M5 : NETWORK M56 : IP CONFIG DHCP:disable IP ADDRESS: 192.168.000.001 SUBNET MASK: 255.255.255.000 DEFAULT GATEWAY: 192.168.000.254 DNS SERVER ADDRESS: 192.168.000.254 OTHERS CONFIG M570: REC WITHOUT TELE-F M571: REC WITH TELE-F M572: TEMP FILE CREATE Enabling File Reception when Using a Cassette without a Memory Label It is normally necessary to attach a memory label to a cassette to enable FTP file reception.
Enabling the REC Command via a Network for a Cassette with a Memory Label OTHERS CONFIG M571: REC WITH TELE-F Execution of the REC command via a network when using a cassette with a memory label attached is normally disabled to prevent overwriting of a file that has been already received. However, you can execute the REC command via a network for a cassette wtih a memory label in a case in which no file has been created by any user.
2 OTHERS CONFIG Rotate the MULTI CONTROL knob to bring the cursor (*) to M58: M50-M52 RENEW and press the F5 (SET) button. M570: REC WITHOUT TELE-F M571: REC WITH TELE-F M572: TEMP FILE CREATE M5 : NETWORK M50 M51 M52 M55 M56 M57 M58 M59 : : : : : : : : IP ADDRESS SUBNET MASK DEFAULT GATEWAY TAPE LEADER CONFIG IP CONFIG OTHERS CONFIG M50-M52 RENEW RESET ALL USER The M572: TEMP FILE CREATE setting page appears. 4 Rotate the MULTI CONTROL knob to change the setting.
Resetting User Names and Passwords M5 : NETWORK M59 : RESET ALL USER ON Use the VTR maintenance menu to reset registered user names and passwords to the default. Complete Note Turn off/on POWER !! This procedure resets the names and passwords of all registered users. 1 Do steps 1 to 3 in the procedure of “Basic Network Settings” (see page 9) to display the M5: NETWORK page of the maintenance menu.
Setting the Transfer Processing for Nonrecorded Sections Copying the Timecode Recorded in the Source Cassette When the material transfer range is from the tape top to the tape end (transfer of the virtual file &whole.mxf), or from the current position to the tape end (transfer of the virtual file ¤t.mxf), you can stop the transfer automatically when a nonrecorded section is played back continuously for a specific length of time.
ITEM-253 ITEM-254 E-MONITOR AUDIO SELECT MXF D10 DESTINATION NO. 1 track 1/2 track 1/2 (default setting): Audio track channels 1 and 2 are output. track 3/4: Audio track channels 3 and 4 are output. track 5/6: Audio track channels 5 and 6 are output. track 7/8: Audio track channels 7 and 8 are output.
2 To send a file while playing back the tape, cue to the position from where you wish the transfer to start then press the PLAY button while holding the ENTRY button pressed. To send a file while recording the input signal on the tape, simultaneously press the REC and PLAY buttons while holding the ENTRY button pressed. The e-VTR starts to transfer data.
Starting e-VTR Manager Start e-VTR Manager by double clicking on Manager icon). (e-VTR The e-VTR Manager window shown below appears. e-VTR Manager window Menu bar Tool bar Network Device Register window Status bar The Network Device Register window also appears when e-VTR Manager is started. Use the Network Device Register to manage the devices controlled by e-VTR Manager (see page 21).
e-VTR Manager Window Menus The menu bar in the e-VTR Manager window contains the following menus. File menu Setup command: Allows settings to be made for file list import and export and file transfer cancellation. Exit commnd: Select to exit from e-VTR Manager. View menu Provides the following four commands. Status Bar: Hides or displays the status bar. Toolbar: Hides or displays the toolbar. Device Register: Closes or opens the Network Device Register window.
Registering e-VTRs In the Network Device Register window, register e-VTRs to operate on by entering their names and host names or IP addresses. The system saves registered names and host names or IP addresses and displays them again in the Network Device Register window the next time you start e-VTR Manager. Outputting Device Register Information to a File Information you have registered in the Network Device Register window can be output to a file on a local disk of the PC.
Registering the Device Information at a Time by Reading a File Accessing e-VTRs From the Computer By reading a file from the PC local disk, you can make registration of device information at a time. Use the following procedure to initiate communications with an e-VTR to be controlled from the computer. 1 Select the e-VTR that you want to access from among the e-VTRs in the Network Device Register window, and double click it or click on the OPEN button. The DirectLogin window appears.
e-VTR Manager window VTR window If you checked Simple Monitoring, the Simple Monitor window appears. In the Simple Monitor window, you can monitor the video output from the e-VTR’s Video Output connector. You cannot control the VTR or do any file operations.
VTR Window Configuration The VTR window displays system information for the eVTR currently being controlled, and the data contents of the cassette loaded in the e-VTR. Notes • The cassette data contents displayed in this window is for data defined as files. • The only files displayed are those which can be manipulated by users. Files which cannot be viewed or transferred do not appear. • When the user is a superuser, the virtual files &whole and ¤t are displayed in addition to normal files.
File display mode list Select the type of files shown in the file list. Normal (default): Display MXF file for which the user has access privileges and which can be transferred between e-VTRs. (Files whose names do not begin with &. Among virtual files, &whole and ¤t.) Total: Displays all files for which the user has access privileges. Proxy : Displays MXF Proxy AV files for which the user has access privileges. File name Definition Operation in VTR window &whole.
File name Definition &monitorS01.mxf MXF Proxy AV file containing signal output from e-VTR’s VIDEO/AUDIO OUTUT connector in an MXF file after converting to low resolution Operation in VTR window Shown only to superuser. Can be transferred to FTP server only. Entering the Title and ID of a Cassette (under Superuser Privilege) When the cassette in the e-VTR has a memory label, a title and an ID can be assigned to the cassette and registered.
the server, enter the appropriate user name and password. 3 Click on the OK button. On this tab, enter the path for the directory under which the metadata have been stored. To connect matadata files with a video/audio file, use Change Attribute (see page 34). Manipulating the File System Data on an External Server (under Superuser Privilege) When you attach a new memory label to a cassette and load the cassette into an e-VTR, information on the file system will be stored on the memory label.
Creating Files (under Superuser Privilege) This procedure allows the superuser to create a file by specifying a segment on an already recorded tape. Use the following procedure to create a file. 1 Right-click in an empty section of the file list and select Create File & Entry from the popup menu which appears. Or click on the Create File & Entry button on the toolbar. The Input Filename window and the File Entry window appear. Note Filenames can be up to 23 characters long.
Deleting record entries Importing/Exporting File List 1 In the recording entries list, activate the record entry that you want to delete by clicking its number. 2 Click on the Delete button. Changing record entry positions in the list 1 In the recording entries list, activate the record entry whose position you want to change by clicking its number. 2 Click on the up or down arrow button next to the recording entries list to move the selected entry v (up) or V (down) in the list.
Automatically Creating Files from Tape or Memory Label Information Select Total in the file display mode list in the VTR window. The virtual file (&menu) appears in the file list. MXF files can be automatically created from information recorded in the timecode (LTC) (rec start mark, a shot mark, a post mark) or information recorded on memory labels (rec start mark, shot mark, cue point, IN/OUT points). In the case of files created from tape information, the data between marks is treated as a real file.
Monitoring File Contents You can check file contents in the top-of-file picture display of the VTR window. Displaying File Top Pictures Select the file that you want to monitor from the file list of the VTR window. Right-click on the file and select Get TOP Thumbnail Picture from the popup menu that appears, or click on the top-of-file picture display. Or click on the thumbnail picture button on the toolbar.
Storing/Playing Files Using a PC MXF Proxy AV files can be stored on a PC local disk and those on a PC local disk can be played back on a terminal. Storing an MXF Proxy AV File on the PC Local Disk Playing Back a MXF Proxy AV File on the PC Local Disk Click on the right-most button (MXF Proxy AV Viewer) on the toolbar (page 20) of the e-VTR Manager window. The MXF Proxy AV Viewer is activated. 1 2-1 2-2 1 Select Proxy from the File display mode list in the VTR window to list the MXF Proxy AV files.
Transferring Files You can transfer files between two selected e-VTRs. 1 In the Network Device Register window, select two eVTRs and display the VTR window for each e-VTR. 2 Select the file to transfer from the sending side VTR window, and drag and drop it to the file list in the receiving side VTR window. File Transfer Progress Window Operations The File Transfer Progress window shown below appears during file transfers. The file transfer starts.
If the Receiving Side Has a File of the Same Name With the File Being Transferred Changing File Attributes (Change Attribute) The File Transfer Select window appears. Clicking on the Change Attribute button on the Toolbar opens the File Atribute window, permitting you to change the attibuttes for the currently selected file. Select one of Overwrite, Change Filename, Append, and Complete Partial File in the window. Overwrite: Overwrites the file on the receiving side with the file being transferred.
Web Application Operations By accessing the Web server built into e-VTRs from Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator, you can make e-VTR settings and perform file operations through the Web application. The following operations can be performed from the Web application. • Displaying e-VTR specifications (model name, destination, serial number, etc.
Web application screen Page selection buttons LOG OFF button Top page The left side of the Web application screen shows the page selection buttons and the LOG OFF button. The right side shows the top page, file page, or maintenance page,s as selected by the page selection buttons. To select a Web application page TOP button: Click on this button to display the top page. FILE button: Click on this button to display the file page (see page 37).
File Page Operations Click on the FILE page selection button to display the file page of the Web application on the right side of the screen. Display area for aquired image Reset button The file page allows you to modify existing files on eVTRs in the network, and to create new files.
Displaying and Modifying Attributes of Existing Files Updating the Content of File and Entry Record Lists 1 Click on the Reload button to reload the content of file and entry record lists. When you exchange cassette tapes, you should always click on the Reload button to update the file and record entry lists before carrying out any data operations. Select a file to display from the file/record entry list on the page. The attributes of the selected file appear in the File Attribute area on the page.
Maintenance Page Operations Click on the MAINTENANCE page selection button to display the maintenance page of the Web application on the right side of the screen. This page allows you to check e-VTR product information (Device Information) and to call maintenance functions from the Maintenance Mode list. Device Information MENU Information for Network: Click to display the Menu Information page (see page 45). MXF D10 Transfer Destination: Click to display the MXF D10 Transfer Destination page (page 46).
Hours Meter Page The Hours Meter page displays the hours meter information for the e-VTR. H01: OPERATION HOURS (accumulated operation time) Displays the total number of hours the unit has been turned on in units of 1 hour. H13: TAPE HOURS (accumulated tape running time) Same as H03, except that the count is resettable. Can be used as a guide for replacing fixed heads, pinch rollers and other components.
Error Logger Page The Error Logger page displays the messages stored in the error logger of the e-VTR. Three types of the messages can be selected for display: “Error,” “Warning,” and “Channel Condition.” Check the message type to be displayed and click on the Execute button. An error log list showing messages of the selected type appears.
User Registration Page The content of the user registration page is different for the superuser and general users. Superuser can register a general users’ user names and passwords in the User Registration page. A general user can change his/her own password. User Registration page for the superuser The superuser can register up to five pairs of user names and passwords for each e-VTR. The user ID (UID) of the superuser is 0. The superuser can access all files on the e-VTR.
User Registration page for general users General users can change their own passwords. To change your own password Enter a password in the Password field, and then enter the same password in the Verify Password field. Finally, click on the Execute button.
SNMP Variable Settings Page The e-VTR provides the SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) function that allows management information on devices on the network, such as the e-VTR, to be monitored by external monitoring applications. 44 Maintenance Page Operations SNMP settings can be made in the SNMP Variable Settings page. For details on SNMP settings, refer to the Installation Manual.
Network Information Page The Network Information page shows the status of the network to which the e-VTR is currently connected. Dynamic Host Configuration Indicates whether the mode enabling automatic IP address acquisition is being used or not. HTTP Proxy Server Displays the internet proxy on/off when sending files to the HTTP server. IP Address Displays the IP address. Hardware Address Displays the hardware address of the network board of the e-VTR. Subnet Mask Displays the subnet mask.
MXF D10 Transfer Destination Page Settings for MXF D10 file transfer through the operation on the control panel of the e-VTR can be done on this page. Protocol Select the transfer protocol. Hostname/IPAdrs Enter the hostname or IP address of the transfer destination server. User Name Enter the user name to log in the transfer destination server. Password Enter the password to log in the transfer destination server. Enter the same password in the Verify Password fiield.
MXF Proxy AV Transfer Destination Page Settings for the MXF Proxy AV file transfer through the operation on the control panel of the e-VTR can be done on this page. Up to 5 settings containing the following 5 items can be registered. Protocol Select the transfer protocol. Hostname/IPAdrs Enter the hostname or IP address of the transfer destination server. User Name Enter the user name to log in the transfer destination server. Password Enter the password to log in the transfer destination server.
DNS Server & HTTP Proxy Server Page Settings of the DNS (Domain Name System) server and internet proxy can be done on this page. Setting the DNS server To automatically acquire the DNS server from the DHCP server, select the Dynamic Configuration option. To specify a certain IP address, select the Designate Address as follows option, and enter the IP address in the Address field.
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