Configuring Decks

Deck Configuration settings allow you to establish deck control parameters for a single deck or for multiple decks. As with all settings, you can create multiple versions, allowing you to select among them for frequent changes in hardware configurations.

Deck Configuration settings and global deck control preferences appear as separate items in the Settings scroll list in the Project Window.

You must manually configure the appropriate hardware connections before Deck Configuration settings can take effect. For more information, see the documentation that came with your hardware.

The Deck Configuration dialog box opens. For information about options, see Deck Settings.

If you are configuring your system for the first time, click the Add Channel button to add a new channel box on the left side of the Deck Configuration dialog box and automatically open a Channel dialog box.

Click the Channel Type pop-up menu, and select one of the following items, depending on your system configuration:

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FireWire, if you are connecting a DV camera or deck by means of a FireWire connection.

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Direct, if you are connecting a deck directly to the serial port and using a transcoder to bring the DV data into the system.

Click the Port pop-up menu, and select the port to which you are connecting the deck:

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(Windows only) COM1 or COM2 if you chose Direct or VLAN/VLSX for the channel.

If you are not sure which port to select, check the 9-pin serial port connectors on the back of the system. If the ports are not labeled, see the hardware documentation supplied with your system.

A dialog box opens with a question asking if you want to automatically configure the channel now.

Click Yes if you want to automatically configure the channel.

A new channel appears in the display area of the Deck Configuration dialog box.

You can reopen the Channel settings to change the options at any time by double-clicking the channel box.

Click Add Deck to open the Deck Settings dialog box.

With a deck already connected to the system, you can click the Auto-configure button to bypass the Deck Settings dialog box and automatically configure a deck with the default settings.

Not all DV devices respond to the Auto-configure command. Due to this limitation, Auto-configure selects only the generic devices.

(Option) When a digital camera or transcoder is attached to your system, click the Device pop-up menu in the Deck Settings dialog box, and select the proper device. When a deck with a transcoder is attached, select the applicable deck.

If your transcoder does not appear on the list, select Generic and then select DVTranscoder.

Device templates from older Avid systems are not compatible with Avid Mojo DNA systems. Do not copy Meridien templates to Avid Mojo DNA systems, and do not copy Avid Mojo templates to Meridien systems.

Select settings based on your device. For information on deck settings, see Deck Settings Options.

Click OK to close the Deck Settings dialog box and return to the Deck Configuration dialog box, which now displays the deck.

You can reopen the Deck Settings dialog box to change the options at any time by double-clicking the deck box in the Deck Configuration dialog box.

Repeat steps 2 through 9 for each additional channel or deck you want to configure.

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(Option) Select the "Verify configuration against actual decks" option if you want the system to check the deck configuration against the devices physically connected to the system.

The system checks the deck configuration after you click Apply in the Deck Configuration dialog box and when you start the Avid application. A message warns you if the configuration does not match the deck.

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Type a name in the Configuration Name text box to name the deck configuration.

The new deck configuration will appear in the Settings scroll list of the Project Window.

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Click Apply to complete the configurations and close the Deck Configuration dialog box.

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If necessary, double-click Deck Preferences in the Settings scroll list of the Project window to adjust global deck control options. For more information, see Setting Deck Preferences.

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