Ross VRC-100 User Manual download pdf (Page 17)

VRC-100 User Manual (Iss. 03) Installation • 2–3

Quick Start

The purpose of the VRC-100 is to decode VANC data and overlay this information on the video.

To do this, you must:

1. Install the VRC-100 into the DFR-8300 series frame.

2. Configure the VRC-100 using the options in DashBoard.

3. Connect GPIOs to control what is overlaid on the screen.

Install the VRC-100

1. Connect the frame to your LAN. Refer to the DFR-8300 Series User Manual and the

MFC-8300 Series User Manual for details.

2. Install DashBoard on a computer connected to the LAN. The DashBoard Control

System™ software and user manual are available from the Ross Video website.

3. Install a rear module in the frame as described in the section “Installing a Rear

Module” on page 2-6.

4. Install a VRC-100 into the rear module as described in the section “Installing the

VRC-100” on page 2-7.

5. Connect a SMPTE 292 video signal to the SDI IN BNC on the rear module as described

in the section “Cabling for the VRC-100” on page 2-8.

6. Connect a SMPTE 292 compatible display to the SDI OUT BNC on the rear module.

7. Power on the frame.

Configure the VRC-100

1. Launch the DashBoard client on your computer.

• It should automatically find your frame within a minute or two.

• Expand the node for the frame that you installed the VRC-100 into. A list of cards

in the frame is now displayed in the Tree View.

• Double-click the node for the VRC-100 you wish to configure for encoding. A tab

for the card displays in the Device View of the DashBoard client.

2. To give the card a unique name:

• Select the Settings tab.

• Re-name the card.

3. To overlay the 708 captions and active format descriptor (AFD) on the video:

• Select the Captions and AFD boxes.

• Leave all other boxes cleared for now.

•Click Load to save these settings.

4. Configure the alarms for your card as follows:

• Select the Alarms tab.

• It is recommended to enable the alarms for data types selected in the Settings tab.

• Enable the Loss of Video, AFD, Unknown Rear Module, Caption, and Bypass

alarms.

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