360 Systems MAXX Operation Manual

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40 Basic OperationsA. Select CONFIGURE > CHANNEL 1.B. On the Configuration screen that appears, select AUDIO 1-2, and/or AUDIO 3-4,or none if you do not wish to include an audio track.C. Click on APPLY or OK to confirm the selection and close the window.5. When working from the On-Screen user interface, uncheck the box marked Remote.When using an automation controller, check the Remote box.The Channel 1 configuration screen also provides other choices to consider in making arecording. These are covered in detail in the System Configuration chapter of this book.Note that changes to these settings will not take effect on a new clip that is already prepared torecord. If you wish to change settings you must eject the clip and reselect New from the filemenu.Using the Input Frame SynchronizerWhen a genlocked source is not available, as in the case of satellite receivers or consumertape machines, Image Server MAXX’s internal input frame synchronizer will re-synchronize thesource. The frame synchronizer works by buffering incoming frames, and re-aligning themwith a genlock signal applied to the Image Server. The output frame rate of the server issynchronized to genlock. Note that if the input frame rate is different than genlock, thengreater or fewer frames will be present in the recorded file. The difference will not benoticeable in most curcumstances, since crystal time references are produced with accuraciesin the range of 25 to 100 ppm, resulting in a frame error after some hours of play time.In the absence of genlock, the server will “fail-over” to synchronizing to the input signal. Insome facilities, this is not a desireable operating mode, as it results in “wild” output video.However, it can be very useful in non-genlocked operations, as in Pro A/V.There are no operating controls for the frame synchronizer.Making a RecordingWhen the steps outlined above in “Setting up for Recording” are done, you are ready torecord. Note that Channel 1 can be used for recording or playback, but not both at the sametime. To record, place Channel 1 in the Record Ready mode as follows. This will take abouttwo seconds. Once ready, any number of recordings can be made with no further delays.1. Open the Channel 1 transport window. From the main menu bar, clickTRANSPORT>CHANNEL 1, followed by CLIP. This window contains all controls neededto make a recording.2. From the Channel 1 transport window click FILE>NEW. A dialog box will openprompting you to name the new recording before making it. In the lower window, enterthe name you wish to give it, using up to 32 characters. Spaces may be used; however,some characters other than upper or lower case letters and numbers may not be used.These characters will not enter into the name field when typed. They include * ( ) + = ; : ‘“ < > , . / and ? A list of existing clips will appear in the large window, and can be usedas a name reference when creating new clip names.