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CHAPTER 1: OVERVIEW
1.1 INTRODUCTION
The Radian Flex Video Wall Controller system has been manufactured and tested to the highest standards offering unparalleled
quality and reliability. The aim of this user guide is to assist you through the installation of the system safely and effectively and act
as a reference guide for future use. Do not switch on the system until all the relevant cables have been connected.
1.2 SYSTEMS
The systems covered by this user guide are the Radian Flex 4-, 9-, and 11-slot video wall controllers and expansion chassis ranges.
1.3 HOW THE USER GUIDE IS ORGANIZED
The user guide is broken down into chapters and each chapter into sections. Chapters, sections and pages are numbered
individually.
1.4 SYMBOLS
Symbols are used throughout this user guide to assist the user in quickly identifying important safety information and notes.
Yellow triangle indicates that failure to observe the instructions could result in injury and/or damage to the system.
Lifting precautions should be considered.
White arrow in a black box indicates a useful tip.
White exclamation mark in a black box indicates important information.
1.5 TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS
BIOS
: Basic Input/Output System: Used during system boot up to initialize and test system hardware and load the operating system.
Each BIOS is specifically designed to work with a particular motherboard.
Command Line Interface
: Preferred means by advanced users of issuing commands and controlling an application or operating
system. Programs with a Command Line Interface are generally considered easier to automate via scripting.
Control Screen
: All systems are shipped with the BIOS configured to boot the system off the onboard graphics device. This output
can then be used as the Control Screen for a typical video wall. The content of the control screen is not displayed on the video wall
desktop and can be used to host the Video Wall Manager application window.
SBC
: A Single Board Computer built on a single circuit board. SBCs in the systems are plugged into the PICMG1.3 slot on the 9- and
11-slot backplanes.
SDK
: Software Development Kit: A set of software development tools which allows the creation of certain applications.
Radian Standard Video Wall Software
(Optional): An optional software application for controlling and managing Video Capture Cards,
IP Camera and third party application windows on a Radian Flex Video Wall Controller. It provides a graphical representation of the
video wall and a toolbar to manipulate all available input sources and applications.
