Contents CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Specifications SL 9000 J Console SL 9000 J Processor SL 9000 J Power Supplies Power Dissipation for J Series Consoles 8 Environmental Specification 3. Installation Environment Physical Video Sync Source Processor Rear Panel 4. System Setup Making Connections Grounding Power Connections...
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SL 9000 J Series Console Installation Guide Please Note ... Maintenance All maintenance must be carried out by fully trained personnel. Non User Adjustments Adjustments or alterations to the equipment may affect the performance such that safety and/or international compliance standards may not be met.
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Introduction INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Installation shall be performed by competent personnel and comply with current national wiring regulations. VOLTAGE ADJUSTMENT and/or correct FUSE SELECTION may be required on individual subsystems. This should be carried out before proceeding with system installation and wiring. THIS EQUIPMENT MUST BE EARTHED.
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Introduction 1. Introduction The SL 9000 J Series console is the biggest single step forward in analogue console design for many years. In the SL 9000, SSL has advanced the science still further, and confidently dubs the SL 9000 as the ‘ultimate analogue console’. Sound quality is combined with an advanced digital control system, offering greater levels of automation and project management than any previous system.
SL 9000 J Series Console Installation Guide 2. Specifications 9000 J Console Max Height : 1113 mm Max Width : Centre Section plus end trim: 914 mm Each 8 channel section: 331 mm Patchbay: 491 mm Producers Table: 491 mm Depth : 1395mm including trim Weight :...
Specifications Console to Rack Equipment Interconnection Network : RJ45 10baseT connection from console rear panel to the 9000 J processor main connector panel. Standard cable length is 15m. Video Monitors: Analogue RGB and TTL sync connected by 75 Ohm coaxial cable.
SL 9000 J Series Console Installation Guide SL 9000 J Power Supplies Power Supply connection information, together with a suggested rack layout, can be found on Pages 14-17. Audio Power Raw DC Unit Height : Max Depth : 700mm approx. (excluding cabling) Mounting : Rack mounted shelves Weight :...
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Specifications DC filter and smoothing Height : 9U ‡ Max Depth : 700mm (excluding cabling) Mounting : Permanently mounted in base of PSU rack. Weight : 200kg approximate Voltage : The filter unit is Passive Cooling : Front-to-back fan assisted. Allow adequate clearance for exhaust.
SL 9000 J Series Console Installation Guide Power Dissipation for J Series Consoles The figures in the table below are provided for use when calculating air conditioning requirements in the studio. Console Size - Power Dissipation (W) - (Channels) Console Machine Room Total 2000...
SL 9000 J Series Console Installation Guide 3. Installation In this section you will find general instructions for the installation and connection of the SL 9000 J console and rack. Information specific to other devices (e.g VisionTrack) can be found in the appropriate Installation and Service manuals. Because of the flexibility of the SL 9000 J system, which allows a great diversity of configurations, the installation instructions are generalised by nature.
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Installation 1038 SL 9080 Typical dimensions of an 80-channel console are shown above. (Contact SSL Project Engineering for exact specification.) 30.9.97...
SL 9000 J Series Console Installation Guide Processor Rear Panel The drawing below shows the main features of the SL 9000 J rear panel. The BITPAD and REMOTE ports (for various serial communication), the CONSOLE port (for terminal connection), and eight additional ports (1-4 for serial control, 5-8 unused) are brought out to 9-way ‘D’-type connectors.
System Setup 4. System Setup On the following pages you will find interconnection diagrams for each category of cabling within the SL 9000 J System. The SL 9000 J is a powerful system, capable of being configured in a great variety of ways. The accompanying diagrams are therefore intended to suggest typical, rather than mandatory, interconnections, from which you can develop the optimum configuration for your intended installation.
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SL 9000 J Series Console Installation Guide NOTE When a ‘half’ and a ‘full’ Analogue Unit is fitted, the ‘full’ unit is connected to the Filter Unit by a 1m 66C96204 cable and the ‘half’ unit by a 2m 66C96201 cable, to equalise the voltage drops from each unit (see opposite).
System Setup Power Connections AC Power must be connected to the Audio and Digital Raw DC units. These units are auto-sensing from 90-250 VAC. The Harting O/P Connectors on the rear panels carry the Raw DC to similar INPUT connectors on the Filter Unit. The OUTPUT connectors on the Filter Unit are connected to the Console by a similar, but longer, set of cables.
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SL 9000 J Series Console Installation Guide Power Connections (Continued) The Power Supervisor Unit should now be connected up. The following connections are required (all are shown on the diagram on Page 14): • Connection to the ENABLE connectors on each of the Audio and Digital Raw DC units using the cables supplied (SSL Part No.
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System Setup Operating Voltage Setting and Fuse Replacement (Continued) Processor Power Supply Redundancy This comprises an additional 4U-high box mounted on top of the processor rack. The standard processor rack power connectors are unused; power input is via two IEC mains connectors, as shown below.
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System Setup Video and Sync The SL 9000 J and Visiontrack (option) each allows two video sources to be switched and displayed on a single RGB monitor in addition to the normal SL 9000 J or Visiontrack display. (See the Operator’s Manual for more information.) Note that the SL 9000 J will not operate without a composite video sync reference input.
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SL 9000 J Series Console Installation Guide Video Monitor Rear Panel Note that earlier monitors were not autoranging; these monitors must be adjusted to use the available supply voltage. For further information, contact SSL Service Department. SL 9000 J Series Console Rear Panel 25.9.97...
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System Setup Video and Sync (continued) • Your own Main Picture Monitor(s) should be fed with the same external sync signal as the SL 9000 J system. The current monitor rear connector panel is shown opposite. Note that this monitor is autoranging - no voltage adjustment is required.
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SL 9000 J Series Console Installation Guide SL 9000 J Processor Rack NOTE 5 additional connections to 10baseT network devices local to the rack are available; additional ‘drops’ from the BNC network may also be made Super MO Drive Ethernet Cable Ethernet Terminator 10baseT Cable SL 9000 J...
System Setup Network The Network Interconnect diagram opposite details the network cabling necessary for basic system power up. Note that the order of the BNC network connections is not important. • Connect together the devices in the rack as shown, using 2m BNC Ethernet Cables (SSL Part No.
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SL 9000 J Series Console Installation Guide Earth Terminator and connection (see below) 0.5 m MIN. 185 m MAX. Normal Network System (10base2 or ’Thin-net’) Earth Terminator and connection (see below) Repeaters 0.5 m MIN. 185 m 185 m 185 m MAX.
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System Setup Network (continued) The network uses two different types of connection. ‘Drop’ connections between the various rack-mounted units use 10base2 (BNC) cables, T-Pieces, and Terminators. ‘Point-to-point’ connections between two units use 10baseT twisted-pair cables, which may also carry other signals, such as power lines. The rules and limitations which must be considered when installing BNC network cabling are outlined below;...
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SL 9000 J Series Console Installation Guide 100 m MAX. Normal RJ45/10baseT Interconnection Repeaters 100 m 100 m 100 m MAX. MAX. MAX. RJ45/10baseT Network System with two repeaters 18.9.97...
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System Setup Network (continued) The rules and limitations which must be considered when installing ‘Point-to-point’ network connections between two units using 10baseT twisted-pair cabling are outlined below. 10baseT Network Connections 10baseT cables are used for network connection between two points only. (See lower two diagrams opposite.) Thus there are no ‘drops’...
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SL 9000 J Series Console Installation Guide Serial Machine Control List Betacam Betacam SP Digital Betacam Laser Disc ADAT R-DAT 1" C S-VHS Nagra T DA-88 3324S - Contact SSL for details of specific machine types supported. Parallel Machine Control List Mitsubishi X850 Otari MTR 90 II Sony 3324...
System Setup Machine Control Direct Parallel Machine Control The SL 9000 J has one parallel machine control port located on the Processor Rack rear panel. The pin-out is similar to the S29 connector on E and G Series consoles. The rear panel also has connections for LTC and MTC (MIDI Time Code).
System Setup Other Serial Connections The SL 9000 J Processor rack provides three serial communications ports. The BITPAD and REMOTE ports are configured for RS-422 operation; the CONSOLE port is configured for RS-232 operation. Pin-outs for these ports will be found in the connector summary.
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SL 9000 J Series Console Installation Guide SL 9000 J Series EXPANSION Socket Connections The 25-way Female ‘D’-Type EXPANSION connector on the SL 9000 J Series rack rear panel allows four user defined functions, USER 17-20, to be remotely enabled. Connection of any USER pin to 0V will enable that function.
System Setup Other Serial Connections (Continued) The EXPANSION Port The 25-way ‘D’-type EXPANSION connector allows four user defined functions, USER 17-20, which are set up in the SL 9000 J Macro Define menu, to be remotely enabled. To use this facility, the remote switching device(s) must be wired to the appropriate pins of a 25-way male ‘D’-type connector (not supplied), as shown in the application diagram opposite.
System Setup Processor Rack-to-Console Control Connections The control connections between the SL 9000 J Processor Rack and Console are made using 10m 50-way MDR-to-MDR Cables (SSL Part No. 66C95003). Longer lengths up to the maximum of 25m can be supplied at extra cost, and should be specified at the time of order.
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System Setup KeyPad The KeyPad (shown opposite) provides the operator with a number of remote motion and display controls, and contains a 24-character 5x7 LED matrix display. Each of the 20 buttons may be programmed to operate any SL 9000 J front panel function or macro.
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SL 9000 J Series Console Installation Guide Master Serial Control from Timecode Automation System to Computer Video Sync RS-422 Timecode to Lynx from Modules Machines 1.10.97...
System Setup motionworker™ SL 9000 J-Series computers running software version V2.1/2 or later can now communicate directly with motionworker™, providing sophisticated control of up to five tape transports. (motionworker™ must be fitted with the Serial Automation Interface Option and Software Version 3.1 or higher - contact MotionWorks if your system does not meet these minimum requirements.) The J-Series computer must have an SIO Mk III card (626246X1) fitted.
SL 9000 J Series Console Installation Guide Cable and Accessory Options Optional cables and accessories that may be ordered in addition to those supplied in the SL 9000 J, Installation Kit (see Page 42) are listed below. Video and Sync 66D65201 2m BNC-to-BNC RGB 3-core 75 Ohm 66D65202...
System Setup Custom Cable Lengths The following cable types may be supplied in custom lengths at additional cost. Where maximum allowable or recommended cable lengths apply, these are tabulated below. Contact SSL if in doubt. Video and Sync BNC-to-BNC RGBS 4-core, 30m (without Video BNC-to-BNC RGB 3-core, BNC-to-BNC Distribution Amplifiers)
System Setup Suggested Rack Layout The diagram below shows the recommended layout for the rack-mounted SL 9000 J system components referred to in this manual. SL 9000 J Series Processor - 12U BLANK - 1U PSU Supervisor - 1U BLANK - 1U Analogue Power Supply 2 - 4U BLANK - 4U BLANK - 1U...
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Connector Summary Typical SL 9000 J Console-to-Remote Patchbay DL List ‡ (Note: All Console-to-Remote Patchbay cables are supplied by SSL) Name Patchrow Function DL101 Channel Mic Inputs DL102 Channel Mic Inputs DL103 Channel Mic Inputs DL111 Channel Line Inputs DL112 Channel Line Inputs DL113 Channel Line Inputs...
SL 9000 J Series Console Installation Guide DL Audio Connector Circuit arrangement ‡ DL PLUG DL SOCKET VIEWED FROM WIRING SIDE ‡ Remember, this is a typical layout. For exact details please consult specific console specification, or contact SSL Project Engineering. 28.5.98...
Connector Summary Ethernet Tx Data + Tx Data + RJ45/10baseT ‘NETWORK’ Sockets NOTE Tx Data - Tx Data - Rx Data + Rx Data + †: Pins 7 and 8 are not Function Function COLD COLD connected Rx Data - Rx Data - ‘PORT 6’...
SL 9000 J Series Console Installation Guide Serial Machine Control Port Pinout SL 9000 J Series SL 9000 J Series 9-Pin 'D'-Type 'SERIAL' Sockets 9-Pin 'D'-Type 'BITPAD' Socket (RS-422 Serial Ports) (RS-422 Serial Port) Function Function Chassis Chassis Rx Data L Rx Data L Tx Data H Tx Data H...
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