Technical Information
| racks.zip |
Visio files for the creation of rack layouts. 3 different size racks (delete the 2 you don't need) Great help to get used to the visio templates and tencils. | |
| FWD Path Hub . | Sample drawing of FWD path for a recent fiber hub completed with Miller Power and Communications | |
| IE600 Notes | SeaChange IE600 encoder info notes. Tidbits of notes that are hard to find or not in the Documentation. | |
| Anatomy of a SeaChange Spot Break |
PDF with encoding Instructions and information. For a consistent Professional look, always encode spots to an exact length by entering that length in the encoder. Mark either the start or the end , but not BOTH. Do not forget that the first 3 frames of each spot will never make it on air. I recommend the following encoding lengths.................. |
Quick Setup instructions for Ad Insertion cue tones
| Network | Receiver | Output | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxygen West | DSR 4500 | CH2 - L | Installation Menu - Audio2 must be set for dual mono
-acknlowledge the warning about garbled audio Channel Setup Menu - lang2 set for Avail and ton00 on Left and eng00 on right |
| Lifetime West | D9850 | cue Out | Menu -> Setup -> Cuing Mode ->
<select> and pick Cue tone then <select>
again Down arrow twice to Set Sequence #1 enabled, 361, *, 1, Scroll back to Seq# Hit Select and up arrow to set sequence 2 Same as 1 except # instead of * menu 3 times to get back to home menu. |
| AMC | PowerView D9230 |
CH2 - L | Cue found on Channel 2 Left. MO/ST switch for audio 2 must be in ST position (Stereo). Most but not all PowerViews have the audio control pots backwards. Clockwise turns the level down. Program audio is on that channel but is muted during cue tones. Tones are 121* and 121# |
| History | D9850 | cue out | Menu -> Setup -> Cuing ->
<select> and pick Cue tone then <select>
again Down arrow twice to Set Sequence #1 enabled, 638, *, 1, Scroll back to Seq# Hit Select and up arrow to set sequence 2 Same as 1 except # instead of * menu 3 times to get back to home menu. |
| FX West | Unity 4600 | CH2 - L | No setup needed |
| G4 | D9850 | relay out | Menu -> Setup -> Cuiing -> Cuing Mode = Cue trigger , Trigger Polarity = Active High up arrow to Set Cue relay = Cue Trigger & Cue trig Bit = 1 menu 3 times to get back to home menu. |
| Headline News * (Turner ) |
D9850 | Cue out | Menu -> Setup -> Cuing Mode ->
<select> and pick Cue tone then <select>
again Down arrow twice to Set Sequence #1 enabled, 135, *, 1, Scroll back to Seq# Hit Select and up arrow to set sequence 2 Same as 1 except # instead of * This must be repeated for all 3 tone sequences & the sequence order is crucial. The 6 sequences are: seq 1 => 135 * Seq 2 => 135 # Seq 3 => 235 * Seq 4 => 235 # Seq 5 => 635 * Seq 6 => 635 # menu 3 times to get back to home menu. !! THE ORDEROF TONES IS CRUCIAL !! |
| SpeedVision National Geog. |
D9223 | CH2 - L | No setup needed. Power View Audio Pots may be reversed Clockwise turns down. |
| TNT & TBS West * (Turner) |
D9850 | cue out | Menu -> Setup -> Cuing Mode ->
<select> and pick Cue tone then <select>
again Down arrow twice to Set Sequence #1 enabled, 309, *, 1, Scroll back to Seq# Hit Select and up arrow to set sequence 2 Same as 1 except # instead of * menu 3 times to get back to home menu. |
| GSN | D9850 | CH2 - R | No special Setup instructions |
| Discovery West ANPL West Travel West |
DSR4402X | CH2 - R CH2 - L CH2 - R |
Channel Setup Menu - lang2 set for Avail and ton00 on Left and eng00 on right. (tones are supposed to be available on secondary audio L and R. Collumn to the left shows where one Headend is setup in the real world.) |
| HallMark | powerView D9223 |
CueTone | If Locked Press alt til alt LED on. Press 3 to toggle to Loc0 & yes to save. Once in Loc0 Monitor Monitor out port & press menu. => 2 (other sub menus) => 0 (Cue Tone/Trigger Control). Follow on screen instructions & set Cue select to tone, enable 1st 2 positions with 925* and 925# yes to save. For now the tones are also avaiable on audio 2 left with no plans to change them. |
| VH1 | DSR4402X | Cue out | No setup needed. Cue out is on the Data/Relay connector |
*(Turner) => Turner Networks require Cue tones to be authorized by Network.
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