Tascam Viewnet MX Graphic Interface Network MX-2424 Owners Manual

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Graphic Interface Network
Modular Multitrack
CR1100-84393-5
ViewNet MX 1.15
OWNER’S MANUAL 
						

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, is a registered trademark of TimeLine Vista, Inc.
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Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1  VIEWNET MX INSTALLATION ......................................................................12
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BOUT VIEWNET AUDIO.............................................................................................................12
S
TEPS TO COMPLETE VIEWNET SETUP........................................................................................12
N
ETWORK CONFIGURATION FOR THE MX-2424 ..........................................................................12
IP Address ..............................................................................................................................12
Setting the IP Address ...................................................................................................................... 13
Important Rules for IP Addresses ..................................................................................................... 13
Using the TimeLine IP Address........................................................................................................ 13
Next Available IP ...................................................................................................................13
Reserved IP Numbers ....................................................................................................................... 14
Errors Setting Next Available IP Address ........................................................................................14
IP Net Mask ............................................................................................................................14
IP Gateway .............................................................................................................................15
I
NSTALLING THE VIEWNET MX APPLICATION.............................................................................16
Installing ViewNet Audio on a Macintosh ..............................................................................16
Installing ViewNet Audio on a Windows Computer ...............................................................17
C
ONFIGURING COMPUTER NETWORK SETTINGS..........................................................................18
Installing A Network Interface Card in the Computer ...........................................................18
Setting Windows TCP/IP Properties ......................................................................................18
TCP/IP Properties Window .............................................................................................................. 19
Setting IP Gateway Address ............................................................................................................. 20
WINDOWS NT 4.0 NETWORK CONFIGURATION...........................................................................21
Windows NT Network Window ...............................................................................................22
Windows NT Network Adapter Selection ........................................................................................ 23
Windows NT TCP/IP Properties.............................................................................................24
A
PPLE MACINTOSH NETWORK CONFIGURATION.........................................................................25
The Macintosh TCP/IP Window .............................................................................................26
CHAPTER 2  SETTING UP THE NETWORK .........................................................................27
I
MPORTANT NETWORK SET UP CONSIDERATIONS.......................................................................27
Terminating the Network Connection ....................................................................................27
E
THERNET CABLES AND CONNECTORS........................................................................................27
100Base-TX Specifications.....................................................................................................27
Ethernet Patch Cable .............................................................................................................28
Ethernet Crossover Cable Wiring ..........................................................................................28
Ethernet Hubs.........................................................................................................................28
U
SING VIEWNET WITH EXISTING LANS.......................................................................................28
CHAPTER 3  THE NETWORK SCREEN.................................................................................29
S
ECTIONS OF THE NETWORK SCREEN..........................................................................................29
M
ACHINE STATUS INFORMATION COLUMNS................................................................................29
Name ......................................................................................................................................29
Ident .......................................................................................................................................29
Serial Number ........................................................................................................................29
Type ........................................................................................................................................30
Project ....................................................................................................................................30
Sync Group .............................................................................................................................30
Bus status ...............................................................................................................................30 
						

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Sample Rate............................................................................................................................30
Frame Rate .............................................................................................................................30
Machine Sets ..........................................................................................................................30
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ETWORK VIEW FILTERS.............................................................................................................31
Sync Group Filter...................................................................................................................31
Machine Set Filter ..................................................................................................................31
Defining Machine Sets ...........................................................................................................32
Stage Machines Pre-Filter In Preferences .............................................................................33
S
YSTEM STATUS PANEL...............................................................................................................33
Description .............................................................................................................................34
Online .....................................................................................................................................34
Connection Box ......................................................................................................................35
Active Connections .................................................................................................................35
Active Connections In Multi-Machine Operation ............................................................................ 35
Active Connections In Multiple Specific Machine Macros .............................................................. 36
THE PREFERENCES WINDOW.......................................................................................................36
Net Delay Compensation ........................................................................................................37
Machine Offline Warning .......................................................................................................37
Always .............................................................................................................................................. 37
Stage ................................................................................................................................................. 37
Never ................................................................................................................................................ 37
Nudge Amount ........................................................................................................................38
Coarse Nudge Amount ...........................................................................................................38
Machine Sets List ...................................................................................................................38
Creating Machine Sets ...................................................................................................................... 38
Deleting Machine Sets ...................................................................................................................... 38
Multi-Machine Behavior ........................................................................................................38
Creating New Projects ...................................................................................................................... 38
Propagate Edit Tracks ....................................................................................................................... 39
Propagate In/Out............................................................................................................................... 39
Machine Sets Server IP..................................................................................................................... 39
VIEWNET DEFAULT PREFERENCES FILE......................................................................................40
S
AVING AND OPENING NAMED PREFERENCES FILES...................................................................40
Opening Preferences Files .....................................................................................................40
Saving Preference Files .........................................................................................................41
Revert to Default ....................................................................................................................41
CHAPTER 4  PROJECTS AND TRACKS ................................................................................42
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HE LOAD PROJECT/ TRACK WINDOW........................................................................................42
Opening Load Project/Track from the Network View ............................................................42
Opening Load Project/Track Windows for Multiple Machines ..............................................42
S
ECTIONS OF THE LOAD PROJECT/TRACK WINDOW....................................................................43
Machine Name .......................................................................................................................43
Ident .......................................................................................................................................43
Serial Number ........................................................................................................................43
P
ROJECT LIST..............................................................................................................................43
Showing Tracks ......................................................................................................................44
Choosing Project/Track To Be Loaded ..................................................................................44
Choosing A Destination Track ...............................................................................................44
Loading Projects ....................................................................................................................45
Loading Tracks.......................................................................................................................45
F
ILE UTILITIES.............................................................................................................................46
Opening File Utilities from the Network View .......................................................................46
Opening File Utilities Windows for Multiple Machines .........................................................46
S
ECTIONS OF THE FILE UTILITIES WINDOW..................................................................................47
Machine Name .......................................................................................................................47 
						

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Ident .......................................................................................................................................47
Serial Number ........................................................................................................................47
Disk Status..............................................................................................................................47
Project / Track Selection ........................................................................................................48
Rename ...................................................................................................................................48
Smart Copy .............................................................................................................................48
Smart Copy Over An Existing Project .............................................................................................. 48
Disk Status Progress Display ............................................................................................................ 49
Smart Copy Abort ............................................................................................................................. 49
TapeMode Convert .................................................................................................................50
Auto Naming of TapeMode Converted Files .................................................................................... 50
Not Enough Space Warning ............................................................................................................. 51
TapeMode Convert Progress Display ...............................................................................................51
Cancel TapeMode Convert ............................................................................................................... 52
Delete .....................................................................................................................................52
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REATING A NEW PROJECT.........................................................................................................53
U
NLOADING TRACKS...................................................................................................................54
CHAPTER 5  THE PROJECT VIEW SCREEN .......................................................................55
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VERVIEW...................................................................................................................................55
C
OMPONENTS OF THE PROJECT VIEW SCREEN............................................................................55
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UMMARY OF SECTIONS IN THE PROJECT VIEW SCREEN.............................................................56
Transport Controls .................................................................................................................56
Network Panel ........................................................................................................................56
Project Overview ....................................................................................................................56
Machine Status .......................................................................................................................56
Track Function Panel.............................................................................................................56
Memory Locations and Displays ............................................................................................56
Network Access Button ...........................................................................................................57
Machine/Project Name...........................................................................................................57
Edit Buttons ............................................................................................................................56
T
RANSPORT BUTTONS.................................................................................................................57
Online .....................................................................................................................................57
Loop .......................................................................................................................................57
Rewind ....................................................................................................................................57
Reverse Play ...........................................................................................................................57
Stop.........................................................................................................................................57
Play ........................................................................................................................................58
Fast Forward .........................................................................................................................58
Rehearse .................................................................................................................................58
Record ....................................................................................................................................58
Go to Head .............................................................................................................................58
Go to Tail ...............................................................................................................................59
Go to Next Edit .......................................................................................................................59
Go to Previous Edit ................................................................................................................59
Shuttle.....................................................................................................................................59
S
YSTEM STATUS PANEL...............................................................................................................60
P
ROJECT OVERVIEW....................................................................................................................60
Head and Tail.........................................................................................................................60
Navigating With The Overview ..............................................................................................62
The Playhead In The Overview ..............................................................................................61
View Follows Playhead .................................................................................................................... 61
View Pages With Playhead ............................................................................................................... 61
Selecting A Region While In Play .................................................................................................... 61
MACHINE STATUS INFORMATION................................................................................................62
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Track Name ............................................................................................................................62
Load Project / Track ..............................................................................................................62
Input .......................................................................................................................................62
Record ....................................................................................................................................63
Edit .........................................................................................................................................63
Select All Buttons ...................................................................................................................63
T
IME REGISTERS AND DISPLAYS..................................................................................................63
The Entry Register..................................................................................................................63
Changing The Value In The Entry Register...................................................................................... 64
Time Register Function Buttons .............................................................................................64
Capture ............................................................................................................................................. 64
Store.................................................................................................................................................. 64
Locate ............................................................................................................................................... 64
Clear ................................................................................................................................................. 64
Read-Only Display Registers .................................................................................................64
TC Read ............................................................................................................................................ 65
User Registers ........................................................................................................................65
Current .............................................................................................................................................. 65
In....................................................................................................................................................... 65
Out .................................................................................................................................................... 66
Offset ................................................................................................................................................ 66
Memory Registers ............................................................................................................................. 66
Duration Registers .................................................................................................................66
In > Out ............................................................................................................................................ 66
Out > In ............................................................................................................................................ 67
TIME RULER AND MARKS............................................................................................................67
Time Ruler Scale ....................................................................................................................67
Playhead (Current Time Register) .........................................................................................67
In Mark...................................................................................................................................68
Out Mark ................................................................................................................................68
Memory Markers ....................................................................................................................68
P
ROJECT EDL VIEW....................................................................................................................68
Tracks .....................................................................................................................................69
Hidden Track Names ........................................................................................................................ 69
Audio Events .................................................................................................................................... 69
Fades................................................................................................................................................. 69
Splice Points ..................................................................................................................................... 69
Selecting Material To Edit .....................................................................................................70
Selecting Clips .................................................................................................................................. 70
Multiple Clip Selection..................................................................................................................... 71
Selecting Regions ............................................................................................................................. 71
Audio Event Appearance In Record .......................................................................................72
Horizontal Scroll Bar .............................................................................................................72
Project View Adjustment ........................................................................................................73
Panel Resize Triangles...................................................................................................................... 73
Zoom ................................................................................................................................................ 73
EDL Height....................................................................................................................................... 73
Edit Buttons ............................................................................................................................73
C
URSOR FUNCTION SELECTION...................................................................................................74
Marker Placement Cursor ......................................................................................................74
Select In / Out Cursor.............................................................................................................74
Grab Cursor ...........................................................................................................................74
Zoom Cursor ..........................................................................................................................74
V
IEW MENU SETTINGS................................................................................................................75
Follows Playhead ...................................................................................................................75
Pages with Playhead ..............................................................................................................75
Show Subframes .....................................................................................................................75 
						

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Show Feet-Frames..................................................................................................................75
Show Splice Points .................................................................................................................76
Show Volume Automation ......................................................................................................76
Show Mute Automation ..........................................................................................................76
View Whole Project ................................................................................................................76
CHAPTER 6  MACHINE SETTINGS........................................................................................77
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PENING THE MACHINE SETTINGS WINDOW...............................................................................77
Opening Machine Settings from the Network View ................................................................77
Opening Multiple Machine Settings Windows........................................................................77
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ECTIONS OF THE MACHINE SETTINGS WINDOW.........................................................................78
Legend for Numbered Tabs ....................................................................................................78
Working With Settings ............................................................................................................79
Settings Application Controls.................................................................................................79
Selecting Machines.................................................................................................................79
Original Machine .............................................................................................................................. 79
Sync Group / Machine Set ................................................................................................................ 79
Apply Changes .......................................................................................................................79
Apply All Settings ...................................................................................................................79
Settings Files ..........................................................................................................................79
Save .................................................................................................................................................. 80
Open ................................................................................................................................................. 80
Revert ............................................................................................................................................... 80
000 BASIC SETUP........................................................................................................................81
Control Mode .........................................................................................................................81
Local/TL-Bus.................................................................................................................................... 81
Timecode Chase................................................................................................................................ 81
MTC Chase....................................................................................................................................... 82
Varispeed .......................................................................................................................................... 82
Frame Reference ....................................................................................................................82
Automatic ......................................................................................................................................... 82
Video ................................................................................................................................................ 82
Sample Reference ...................................................................................................................82
Internal/Frame .................................................................................................................................. 82
Ext Wordclock .................................................................................................................................. 82
Digital In........................................................................................................................................... 82
Sample Reference Status ........................................................................................................82
Timecode Type .......................................................................................................................83
Sample Rate............................................................................................................................83
Varispeed Rate .......................................................................................................................83
100 B
US CONTROL......................................................................................................................84
TL-Bus Request ......................................................................................................................84
TL-Bus Assigned.....................................................................................................................84
Ident Request ..........................................................................................................................85
Ident Assigned ........................................................................................................................85
200 T
RANSPORT..........................................................................................................................86
Record Mode ..........................................................................................................................86
Non-destructive ................................................................................................................................ 86
Tape Mode ........................................................................................................................................ 86
Loop Mode .............................................................................................................................86
Loop Record ...........................................................................................................................87
Pre-roll ...................................................................................................................................87
Post-roll..................................................................................................................................87
Tape Mode Start .....................................................................................................................87
Tape Mode Length..................................................................................................................87
Rollback Length .....................................................................................................................87 
						

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300 MIDI ....................................................................................................................................88
MIDI Device ID......................................................................................................................88
400 I
NPUT/OUTPUT.....................................................................................................................89
Inputs......................................................................................................................................89
Analog .............................................................................................................................................. 89
Digital In........................................................................................................................................... 89
2CH In .............................................................................................................................................. 90
Analog I-8 ..............................................................................................................................90
Digital 1-8 ..............................................................................................................................90
Digital In Rate Conversion ............................................................................................................... 90
2CH In Rate Conversion................................................................................................................... 90
2 CH Input Source ............................................................................................................................ 90
2 CH Output Select.................................................................................................................90
2 CH Output Encoding ..................................................................................................................... 90
500 AUDIO CONTROLS................................................................................................................91
Crossfade................................................................................................................................91
Gapless Punchout...................................................................................................................91
600 R
ESERVED FOR FUTURE ENHANCEMENTS............................................................................91
700 D
ISK.....................................................................................................................................92
Disk Encoding ........................................................................................................................92
Record Disk SCSI ID ..............................................................................................................92
Record Disk Status .................................................................................................................93
Target Disk Cleanup ..............................................................................................................93
Disks Mounted ........................................................................................................................93
800 P
ROJECT...............................................................................................................................93
Project Name..........................................................................................................................93
Track Prefix............................................................................................................................94
900 S
YSTEM................................................................................................................................94
Store/RecallUser Settings .......................................................................................................94
Date and Time ........................................................................................................................94
Machine Name .......................................................................................................................95
Software Version ....................................................................................................................95
M
ACHINE INFORMATION.............................................................................................................95
Machine Name .......................................................................................................................95
Description (short) .................................................................................................................95
Description (long) ..................................................................................................................95
Backup MX Software ..............................................................................................................95
Update MX Software ..............................................................................................................96
M
ULTI-MACHINE.........................................................................................................................96
Starting Multi-machine Mode ................................................................................................96
Selecting the Multi-machine Group .......................................................................................97
Multi-machine Mode Indicator ..............................................................................................97
Exiting Multi-machine Mode..................................................................................................97
Multi-Machine Behavior ........................................................................................................97
Propagate Edit Tracks ....................................................................................................................... 98
Propagate In/Out............................................................................................................................... 98
Propagate In/Out............................................................................................................................... 98
Propagate In/Out............................................................................................................................... 98
Propagate In/Out............................................................................................................................... 98
CHAPTER 7  MACROS ..............................................................................................................99
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ACROS MENU...........................................................................................................................99
Start Macro Recording ...........................................................................................................99
Stop Macro Recording ...........................................................................................................99
Naming Macros ......................................................................................................................99
M
ANAGE / PLAY MACROS.........................................................................................................100