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iTX Playout Appliance 2
Installation and Service Manual
Front Panel Components
A removable bezel covers the front panel of the chassis and identifies the unit as an iTX
Appliance 2.
Behind the bezel are the unit’s front panel components, which includes two SSD drives, four
SATA hard drives, two USB 3.0 ports and a control panel with power buttons and status
monitoring lights.
Control Panel Buttons and Status Monitoring Lights
The upper right-hand corner of the iTX Playout Appliance 2 chassis features a control panel,
which provides system monitoring lights, a unit identifier button and a main power control
button.
UID (Unit Identifier)
button illuminates a blue light on the front and
rear of the chassis for easy system location in large stack configurations.
The
Power
button is the main power switch used to power on / off the
iTX Playout Appliance 2 unit.
Note that turning off system power with this button removes the main
power, but keeps standby power supplied to the system.
The
Information
light alerts operators to specific system states:
• Continuous red: Overheat condition
• Blinking red (1
Hz): Fan failure
• Blinking red (0.25
Hz): Power failure
• Solid blue: Local UID has been activated
• Blinking blue: Remote UID is on
Blinking green light indicates network activity on LAN2 connection.
Blinking green light indicates network activity on LAN1 connection.
Blinking green light indicates activity on the hard drive.
The
Power
light indicates whether the unit is powered on or off.
• green: The unit is powered on
• off: The unit is off, but standby power is still supplied to the unit.
