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Author Topic: Issue with Smart Mod V Daryl C. W. O'Shea Film God Posts: 3977 From: Midland Ontario Canada (where Panavision & IMAX lenses come from) Registered: Jun 2002 posted 12-11-2003 12:08 PM                        If I remember correctly you've got it right Oscar. A software update a ways back now fixed the 6D's problem with ending the show nicely.  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 12-12-2003 09:46 AM                     the unawnsered question still also remains why does the processor wake up in a film format not nonsync  |  IP: Logged Rich Ferrando Film Handler Posts: 64 From: Royal Oak, MI Registered: Nov 2003 posted 12-13-2003 12:25 AM                       We put a new film into the house with the MOD V today, and it does even more "jumping" between formats with this one. I'm going to try moving the end cue back a few more feet tomorrow, and also try pulling the automation and restarting the MOD V to see what mode it starts in. But, essentially, this is what happens now: end cue goes through, MOD V switches to Music for approx. 5 seconds. Tail begins running through, MOD V switches to stereo for a split second, then to Digital for aprrox. 1 second, then back to Stereo just as the tail finishes running through, and remains on Stereo when the projector shuts down. It took me two shows to figure out exactly what it was doing, since the switching happened so quickly. Semms to me that the cue placement must have something to do with it, since the details of the issue have changed between the last film and this one.  |  IP: Logged Daryl C. W. O'Shea Film God Posts: 3977 From: Midland Ontario Canada (where Panavision & IMAX lenses come from) Registered: Jun 2002 posted 12-13-2003 08:33 AM                        Not all tails have digital on them, some have digital all over them, and others have bits of digital here and there. That would explain why it has changed with the new print. Like Rick said, you've got to be missing the non-sync line to the DA-20. Fix that and your tail-out problem goes away.  |  IP: Logged Rich Ferrando Film Handler Posts: 64 From: Royal Oak, MI Registered: Nov 2003 posted 12-13-2003 04:50 PM                       Yup - I think Rick's definetly right on this. I pulled the connection from the DA-20 today, and, indeed, the MOD V started up in Music, just like it's supposed to. I'll have a talk with the company engineer when he comes out, and maybe he can string an extra line from the music auto-interface to Pin-7 on the CP control on the DA-20. Thanks a lot for all the help, guys! I really appreciate it!  |  IP: Logged

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