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Harmony2ES and 4ESUser ManualPart Number: MANL-1086-01

Table of Contentsviii Harmony 2ES and 4ESMulti-Card Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Mixing 2 and 4-Chan

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indexHarmony 2ES and 4ES i - 5Rratesampling ... 72RCAcable, audio ... 3read size

indexi - 6 Harmony 2ES and 4ESvideoadjust speed ...36bit rate ...

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Table of ContentsHarmony 2ES and 4ES ixMaxDisks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47MaxFileRead . . . . . . . . . . .

Table of Contentsx Harmony 2ES and 4ESMultiple boards do not play or they make a few horizontal lines on the screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Harmony 2ES and 4ES 1OverviewHarmony 2ES and 4ESHarmony cards offer a wide range of scalable and adaptable features, including NTSC/PAL transcoding

Overview2 Harmony 2ES and 4ESTechnical DescriptionThe Focus Enhancements Harmony 2ES™ and Harmony 4E

OverviewHarmony 2ES and 4ES 3CablingThere are two cabling options for connecting the video servers to output devices and both foll

Overview4 Harmony 2ES and 4ESHarmony Vidserve User Interface Harmony Vidserve application is a basic

OverviewHarmony 2ES and 4ES 5Harmony 4ES Application Interface (API) The source code for the Harmony Vidserve program is provided

Overview6 Harmony 2ES and 4ESVidcom Serial Command Interface The Focus Enhancements Vidcom applicati

Harmony 2ES and 4ES 7Installation GuideThe Focus Enhancements Harmony 4ES decoder board is a 3/4 sized PCI card. The card is secured using an IO mou

Installation Guide8 Harmony 2ES and 4ESCard InstallationTo install the card, carefully slide the boa

Installation GuideHarmony 2ES and 4ES 9Cable Installation (A/V Breakout)1. Back the set-screws off fully before attaching the cabl

Installation Guide10 Harmony 2ES and 4ESDriver Installation for Windows 2000/NT 4.0 and Windows 2003

Installation GuideHarmony 2ES and 4ES 11Part 1: Installation Instructions (Hardware) To complete this installation, it is necess

Installation Guide12 Harmony 2ES and 4ES2. Select the first option, Search for a suitable driver for

Installation GuideHarmony 2ES and 4ES 134. A dialog box appears, stating that this device does not have a digital signature and as

Installation Guide14 Harmony 2ES and 4ES7. Because a Harmony driver is now installed on the system,

Installation GuideHarmony 2ES and 4ES 159. The wizard is ready to install the device driver. Click Next to start the installation.

Harmony 2ES and 4ES iLegal NoticesTHIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL AND TRADE SECRET INFORMATION OF FOCUS ENHANCEMENTS AND ITS RECEIPT OR POS

Installation Guide16 Harmony 2ES and 4ES12. Determine if more drivers need to be installed. •If the

Installation GuideHarmony 2ES and 4ES 17• Harmony SDK User Manual (MANL-1088)Contains information about writing programs that us

Installation Guide18 Harmony 2ES and 4ESStarting PlaybackNow that Harmony card is installed:1. Verif

Installation GuideHarmony 2ES and 4ES 19File Displays the file and full path of the file to be played. You may type the file path

Installation Guide20 Harmony 2ES and 4ESObtaining Driver and File InformationDrive InformationThe Ha

Installation GuideHarmony 2ES and 4ES 21Inserting an On Screen DisplayThe On Screen Display function provides the ability to posit

Installation Guide22 Harmony 2ES and 4ES• Draw Desktop - does a screen capture of the computer’s scr

Installation GuideHarmony 2ES and 4ES 23• Adjust X,Y, and Mix - Click this button to view adjustments made to position and transpa

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Harmony 2ES and 4ES 25Multi-Card ServersMixing 2 and 4-Channel CardsBoth 2-channel and 4-channel Harmony cards may be used in the same server. Howev

ii Harmony 2ES and 4ESContact Focus Enhancements Product InformationFor the latest information about Focus Enhancements products visit www.focusinf

Multi-Card Servers26 Harmony 2ES and 4ESSingle drive systemsThe MaxDisks default value 1, dictates t

Harmony 2ES and 4ES 27Cross-Channel SynchronizationCross-channel synchronization is a set of functions that provides the capability to synchronize a

Cross-Channel Synchronization28 Harmony 2ES and 4ES• Only the master channel in a group can output a

Harmony 2ES and 4ES 29Encoding ParametersListed below are requirements and recommendations for both Standard and High Definition encoding, that prov

Encoding Parameters30 Harmony 2ES and 4ES7. Files should be no less than 4 MB in size. If there are

Encoding ParametersHarmony 2ES and 4ES 316. Although the Harmony can transcode, i.e convert NTSC to PAL and vice versa real-time

Encoding Parameters32 Harmony 2ES and 4ES11. To play back still images or computer-based graphics, h

Harmony 2ES and 4ES 33VidserveVidserve is an application that provides the user with the basic tools to: • Test MPEG files for compatibility with th

Vidserve34 Harmony 2ES and 4ESUser Interface The main dialogue box for the Harmony Vidserve applicat

VidserveHarmony 2ES and 4ES 35Hard Disk Test Use to tune performance by testing video files and different read sizes. 1. Select Ha

Harmony 2ES and 4ES iiiRegulations and Safety Class A Statement FCC Part 15 (EN61000-3-2)This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the

Vidserve36 Harmony 2ES and 4ESVolume Adjust Use to set the type of audio and the volume (0 - 255) fo

VidserveHarmony 2ES and 4ES 37Audio is muted automatically when the playback speed is changed from Normal (256).For more informati

Vidserve38 Harmony 2ES and 4ESStreaming This function uses MPEG streaming functions to deliver the M

VidserveHarmony 2ES and 4ES 39Seek Test Use to test the seek function.1. Specify a card and channel.2. Move slide bar to new locat

Vidserve40 Harmony 2ES and 4ESCapture Frame Use to immediately capture a frame from the video playin

VidserveHarmony 2ES and 4ES 41FF/Rewinds Adjust the speed during Fast Forward (〉〉) and Rewind (〈〈) for individual channels. 1. Cli

Vidserve42 Harmony 2ES and 4ESSet PIDs When a multiplexed stream is created its various audio and vi

VidserveHarmony 2ES and 4ES 43Parameters NTSC/PAL Select the video mode, NTSC or PAL.The computer/server must be restarted after s

Vidserve44 Harmony 2ES and 4ESDiagnostics Two windows providing information about the files currentl

Harmony 2ES and 4ES 45Editing Driver SettingsDriver Editing Utility Common Driver ParametersThe file, VccReg.exe is a driver editing utility designe

iv Harmony 2ES and 4ESSymbols Used in This Documentation DocumentationRead, Retain, and Follow InstructionsAll the safety and operating instruction

Editing Driver Settings46 Harmony 2ES and 4ESGeneralNetwork0 = The driver cannot read files over the

Editing Driver SettingsHarmony 2ES and 4ES 47PerformanceBufferSizePerChannelAmount of RAM allocated for each channel. A larger buf

Editing Driver Settings48 Harmony 2ES and 4ESMinFileReadSets the smallest file read size the driver

Editing Driver SettingsHarmony 2ES and 4ES 49NonPagedPoolSizeReserves a block of memory for decoding.When changing NonPagedPoolSiz

Editing Driver Settings50 Harmony 2ES and 4ESAudio/VideoDisableSync0 = Enables audio/video synchroni

Editing Driver SettingsHarmony 2ES and 4ES 51SpecialInitOnOpen0 = Files are loaded smoothly without a disturbance to the video out

Editing Driver Settings52 Harmony 2ES and 4ESMaxCardsThe number of channels to initialize can be few

Harmony 2ES and 4ES 53 VidcomThe Focus Enhancements Vidcom application provides a serial command interface for editing and sending commands via a di

Vidcom Supported Serial Commands54 Harmony 2ES and 4ESTTY Settings Vidcom Supported Serial Commands

Vidcom Supported Serial CommandsHarmony 2ES and 4ES 55For a complete description of for these commands and all serial commands sup

Harmony 2ES and 4ES vEMC and Safety Directive ComplianceThe CE mark is affixed to this Focus Enhancements Corporation product to confirm compliance w

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Harmony 2ES and 4ES 57TroubleshootingOverview This section contains the following topics: Overview Server Setup Check ...

Troubleshooting58 Harmony 2ES and 4ESServer Setup CheckPrior to any troubleshooting, power down the

TroubleshootingHarmony 2ES and 4ES 59Determining Status of Playback FunctionFirst, determine if the board’s playback function is w

Troubleshooting60 Harmony 2ES and 4ESAudio/Video PlaybackAll channels pause when new file starts on

TroubleshootingHarmony 2ES and 4ES 61No audio or video output• Check that the cables are plugged in properly and that the video an

Troubleshooting62 Harmony 2ES and 4ESStuttering files during playbackIrregular playback on single an

TroubleshootingHarmony 2ES and 4ES 63Driver and System BIOS settingsEnsure that the BIOS settings for Windows servers have the Non

Troubleshooting64 Harmony 2ES and 4ES• Harmony: HARDWARE ERROR Inspect the decoder board for damage.

TroubleshootingHarmony 2ES and 4ES 65• To correct, reinstall the Harmony cards so that the 2ES, 2-channel card(s) are closet to th

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Troubleshooting66 Harmony 2ES and 4ESPCIX system hangs with Harmony• Verify that PCIX bus speed has

Harmony 2ES and 4ES 67ContactingFocus EnhancementsSupport for UsersIf the Harmony decoder board is experiencing problems, first consult Troubleshoot

Contacting Focus Enhancements68 Harmony 2ES and 4ESSupport for VARs and DistributorsValue Added Rese

Contacting Focus EnhancementsHarmony 2ES and 4ES 69 Contact InformationUSAOffice Hours: Monday through Friday8:00 AM to 5:00PM (Ce

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Harmony 2ES and 4ES 71 AppendixThis Appendix contains:AV Breakout Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72Specifications .

Appendix - AV Breakout Cables72 Harmony 2ES and 4ESAV Breakout CablesSpecifications75-ohm resistance

Appendix - AV Breakout CablesHarmony 2ES and 4ES 73Audio lines need to be quality audio wire. An example of a compatible audio cab

Appendix - AV Breakout Cables74 Harmony 2ES and 4ESDB25 PinoutRefer to the following chart for pin-o

Appendix - AV Breakout CablesHarmony 2ES and 4ES 75Universal Cable This universal cable design is provided by Focus Enhancements t

Harmony 2ES and 4ES viiTable of ContentsOverview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Harmony 2ES a

Appendix - Harmony76 Harmony 2ES and 4ESHarmony Specifications Feature DescriptionPhysicalLength = 9

Appendix - HarmonyHarmony 2ES and 4ES 77Feature DescriptionVideoParametersOutput level composite video: 1 volt peak-to-peak when t

Appendix - Still Images and Computer-based Graphics78 Harmony 2ES and 4ESStill Images and Computer-b

Appendix - Still Images and Computer-Harmony 2ES and 4ES 79Progressive vs. Interlace (Field Rendering)Computer monitors use progre

Appendix - Still Images and Computer-based Graphics80 Harmony 2ES and 4ES• Do not use white or red b

Appendix - Still Images and Computer-Harmony 2ES and 4ES 81Patterns• Areas of high-contrast will create artifacts on a video scree

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Harmony 2ES and 4ES i - 1IndexNumerics24-bit color ...404REELAPI.DLL ...54REELAPI.H ...

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indexHarmony 2ES and 4ES i - 3requirements, SD ..... 29SMPTE ......... 31end code .....