CONSOLE 3 OPERATOR SETUP CHECKLIST

1. Turn on the two Main Power switcher (upper left & upper right of the console)
2. Turn on B&W camera preview monitors and color preview & program monitors
3. Set up set & microphones, turn on and position lights, and position cameras as needed
4. Turn on SVHS Record Deck and insert and rewind backup tape(s)

a. Record Deck

· Set input to AV1 (using channel up/down buttons)

· Set Line/S-Video switch to Line

· Set speed to SP for short programs and SLP for long programs such as meetings

b. Play Deck (if used for 2^nd backup – if using as play deck only, skip this step)

· Set input to AV2 (using channel up/down buttons)

· Set Line/S-Video switch to S-Video

· Set speed to SLP

5. Adjust audio levels on mixer

· Set MAIN MIX levels to unity (“U”)

· Adjust individual channel levels as needed
Audio meters should average around “0” and be no higher than “7”

· Make sure L-R select button for channels you are using is in the down position

· Adjust room volume using the CTRL RM/SUBMIX control

6. Turn on PC and Log into the WinTCD Software

· Double click on Leightronix WINTCD icon
· Highlight LGX TCDIP and click Connect
· Click on the Control Panel Icon
· Highlight TCD-RP_02
In the Recorder Section, enter the following values: Vid Mbps: 6.0 Resolution: Full D1 Audio: 384kb and click “Set”
· Enter the File Name for the Program Names are limited to 8 characters. For meetings please use a 4 letter abbreviation followed by a 4-digit month/day (i.e. January 1 would be 0101)
· Preset the record destination by selecting the Switcher tab and setting the RP-2 input to VHS6-CS3
· When meeting begins, press the Record button. Also press record on one or both SVHS decks
If going live,set the ON-AIR input to VHS6-CS3

SETTING UP CAMERAS

1. Connect all camera cables if not already done
2. Remove lens caps
3. Turn on Camera Control Units (CCU) and place cameras into bars mode
4. On the switcher, bring up the desired camera on the program bus
5. Using the wavform/vectorscope display as a guide, adjust the SC fine control on the CCU until the color dots fall into the boxes. If the dots are too far out or in to fall into the boxes, use the adjust>chroma control (under cable comp section). Repeat this process for each camera.
6. With studio lights on, switch each camera from bars to camera mode and point toward a white card (put camera slightly out of focus to even out the image). Adjust the iris control (make sure auto/manual switch is in manual) until the white level on the waveform monitor approaches 95% on the IRE scale. Press the auto black switch to black balance and the auto white switch to white balance the camera. Repeat this process for each camera.

USING THE COMPIX CHARACTER GENERATOR

1. Turn on the Character Generator PC (the blue power button on the dark grey box on the lower left side of the console)
2. Double click on the GenCG program icon
3. Use FILE>OPEN command to load a previous file or create a new page by selecting the typing tool “A” and begin typing on the screen
4. To ready a page for display, hit the ENTER key on the number pad twice
5. Fade the graphic in or out using the level control on the switcher DSK (downstream key) section
   (Make sure the fill is set to ext, the edge switch is off, and the DSK switch is on)
6. If needed adjust the key level using the slice control
7. If desired, the fade in/out can be achieved using the auto trans control by turning that control ON and setting the selector switch to DSK – the graphic fade in/out can now be done by pressing the green auto button

SHUTDOWN CHECKLIST

1. Go off air and stop recording

· Switch the ON-AIR input to BULBRD
· In the Recorder section, click Stop
· Close the Control Panel and exit the WINTCD Software

2. Turn off studio lights
3. Cap camera lenses
4. Place CCUs into bars mode and turn off
5. Shut down Compix PC from the Start Menu
6. Stop, rewind, and eject backup tape(s) and label with program title and date
7. Bring all audio faders down on the audio mixer
8. Shut off Main Power
9. Put away microphones

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

NO VIDEO ON PROGRAM MONITOR

• Make sure switcher out is set to PGM
• Select a known good program source (such as bars) on the program bus (green row of buttons) first to confirm video is being output from the switcher
• Note: to verify video presence to the SVHS record deck, select the B input on the program monitor

THERE IS NO SOUND COMING THROUGH THE SPEAKERS, HEADPHONES, OR REGISTERING ON THE SVHS RECORD DECKS

• Make sure the MAIN MIX levels are set to U on the audio mixer
• Check the assign switch on each input cannel (the L-R button should be in the down position)
• Check input level controls on the record deck (they should be set to the center detent position)
• Make sure the audio amplifier is turned on and the channel level controls are set to the 12 o’clock position

THE CHARACTER GENERATOR IS NOT DISPLAYING

• Check to see if there is an image in the play box in the lower right hand corner of the CG PC monitor – if not click the play button or press the ENTER key on the number pad until an image appears
• Check to see if DSK is turned on
• Adjust slice control
• Check position of the auto trans section controls – turn the auto trans off and use the manual level control to verify if the DSK is working