Avid Technology VENUE Local 16, Installation Manual

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Powering Up and Configuring the System
After installing software and making S6L network connections, follow the instructions in this section to learn how to power the sys-
tem up (and down), and to configure your S6L system.
Powering the System Up and Down
After connecting your system components for the first time, power up your system by following the steps in this section. Make sure
you have installed the S6L System Restore software and the E6L System Restore software on the respective devices.
For day to day operation of the system, or after performing a System Update, you can follow the instructions in Day to Day Pow-
ering Up and Down .
First Time Power Up
Power up the system in the following sequence:
1
Power on the control surface video monitor (referred to in this and other S6L guides as the external screen).
2
Power on the E6L engine by pressing the power switch on the back to the on (1) position. On the front panel of the E6L engine,
the LEDs light as follows:
• Status LED lights green.
• The System LED begins to flash amber while the E6L is waiting to connect to the S6L control surface, then turns green when
connection is complete.
3
Power on the S6L control surface by pressing the power switch on the back panel
to the on (1) position.
The LEDs on each of the S6L’s PSUs light green, and Avid logos appear on the
Master Touch Screen (MTS), the Channel Touch Modules (CTMs), and/or the ex-
ternal screen while the system initializes.
If you are powering up the system for the first time after performing a System Re-
store, or the S6L control surface is connected to a different E6L engine than it was
previously connected to, the
Please Select Engine
screen appears on the MTS
(or external screen with S6L-16C) when initialization is complete.
.
If you have not installed the System Restore software on your S6L control surface, on initial power-up S6L prompts you to install
software or shut down your system. For System Restore instructions, see
VENUE System Restore .
Make sure no VGA monitor, mouse, keyboard, or internet is connected to the E6L engine before powering up your S6L system.
Please Select Engine Screen on the MTS
If an alert is shown telling you to Activate Windows, ignore it for now (you will activate Windows later, after powering up.
Avid logo on-screen