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SX-4000 Standalone

Integrated Media Block™

User Manual

Figure 14 Audio Preset

Audio channel output presets can be configured in this tab.

Select a preset to view or change preset settings

Add a new preset, or delete the current preset.

Audio configuration for an audio preset can be changed here.

Click

'Save'

to save current audio configuration to the selected preset. Click

'Quit'

to return to Audio

Channel Mapping configuration.

Summary of Contents for Standalone IMB SX-4000

Page 1: ...USER MANUAL FOR SX 4000 STANDALONE INTEGRATED MEDIA BLOCK SMS version 10 0 September 26 2016...

Page 2: ...2 3 1 SMS Interface 13 2 3 2 Playlist Management 15 2 3 3 Scheduler 18 2 3 4 Configuration 19 2 3 4 1 General 19 2 3 4 2 CineCanvas 22 2 3 4 3 Assistance 24 2 3 4 4 Audio Option 25 2 3 4 4 1 Audio Ch...

Page 3: ...hronizing Shows 66 2 6 1 Synchronizing Clips for 3D MPEG2 66 2 7 IMB Configuration 68 2 7 1 CineCanvas Configuration 68 2 7 2 Dolby 3D Setup 72 2 8 Series 2 DLP CINEMA Projector Setup 74 2 8 1 Automat...

Page 4: ...g Ingest 96 4 2 6 Deleting Content 97 4 2 7 Checking Content Integrity 98 4 3 KDM Management 103 4 3 1 Manage KDM 103 4 4 License Management 104 4 4 1 Manage Licenses 104 4 4 2 Ingesting Licenses 105...

Page 5: ...tract Logs Configuration 128 5 3 2 3 Backup Configuration 129 5 3 2 4 Restore Configuration 130 5 3 2 5 Configure Timezone 132 5 3 2 6 Check Network Access 134 5 3 2 7 Network Time 136 5 3 2 8 Softwar...

Page 6: ...etwork Streaming 162 7 1 1 System Configuration 162 7 1 2 Network Streaming Configuration 163 7 2 IMB Synchronized Playback Operation 165 7 2 1 Synchronizer Set Up 168 7 2 1 1 GEN10 168 7 3 Setting Up...

Page 7: ...t notice due to continuous product development and improvements In no other event shall GDC Technology Limited be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damages including but not limite...

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Page 10: ...h of these components describing how it can be used to operate the IMB Control Panel The Control Panel UI enables access to all the other menus used to configure and operate IMB SMS SMS interface used...

Page 11: ...lified GDC Technology personnel All warnings on the SX 4000 in the documentation manual should be adhered to All instructions for operating and maintaining SX 4000 must be followed closely 1 2 2 Elect...

Page 12: ...t the SMS Interface The SMS interface is used for playback control creating and editing playlists scheduling It also provides access to advanced configuration options 2 2 Accessing the SMS Interface F...

Page 13: ...2 Pause button The button is enabled when the system is in playing or pause mode To resume from pause simply hit the Pause button again 3 Stop button The button is enabled when the system is in playin...

Page 14: ...will show the serial number and software version of the IMB 9 SCREEN LOCK button The SCREEN LOCK function will prevent any unintentional screen touches or mouse clicks that could disturb playback The...

Page 15: ...st 2 Playlist Content The contents of the playlist being currently edited are shown here 3 Clip Information Displays information about the selected item in the Content This includes the Name total Dur...

Page 16: ...item will move to after the next clip 13 Shows This displays a list of all the playlists saved Selecting a playlist here displays the contents of the playlist for editing A playlist that is currently...

Page 17: ...ated Media Block User Manual 17 Type in the desired name and press Enter to complete the action To cancel the action and return to the previous screen press Cancel 19 Close Exits the Playlist Manageme...

Page 18: ...edule Previous Next Deletes the currently selected show schedule Navigate show schedules by going forward and backward one at a time 5 Add to Schedule a Select the playlist to be scheduled The content...

Page 19: ...2 SMS September 26 2016 SX 4000 Standalone Integrated Media Block User Manual 19 2 3 4 Configuration 2 3 4 1 General Figure 6 Configuration General 10 11 14 17 15 12 7 6 3 2 1 4 5 9 8 13 16 18 20 19...

Page 20: ...at end of clip option is not selected the system will retain the timecode at the point in which playback ends or stops The Slider Bar will remain at where the playback ends or stops 5 Skip checking as...

Page 21: ...see Section 2 3 5 16 Automation Automation button This will bring up the automation configuration user interface used to integrate the IMB with external devices such as projectors and automation contr...

Page 22: ...2 SMS 22 September 26 2016 SX 4000 Standalone Integrated Media Block User Manual 2 3 4 2 CineCanvas Figure 7 Configuration CineCanvas 1 2 4 3...

Page 23: ...ge of PCF or format This is to prevent noise when the PCF or format is changed 2 Enable Network Time Code Transmission Receiver IP Transmission Interval Check this to activate transmission of playback...

Page 24: ...stance 1 USB Disk Press to perform software upgrades from USB Disk 2 Server Information Displays serial number OS version software version video capabilities of the IMB and warranty expiry date 3 Warn...

Page 25: ...LTC output is always enabled on SX 4000 3 Audio Output Sampling Rate Change audio output sampling rate Output audio sampling rate can be fixed at 48kHz or 96kHz for all content or it can match the con...

Page 26: ...nel Mapping Figure 10 Using DCP channel order 1 Audio output based on the number of audio channels in the audio track of the DCP can be configured in this tab 2 The preset for the number of audio chan...

Page 27: ...el labels 1 Audio output based on SMPTE audio channel configuration labels can be configured in this tab 2 Check the Use SMPTE audio labels checkbox to route audio output based on SMPTE audio channel...

Page 28: ...edia Block User Manual Figure 12 Alternative Inputs 1 Audio output for alternative HDMI SDI inputs can be configured in this tab 2 The audio output preset for each alternative input can be changed her...

Page 29: ...lone Integrated Media Block User Manual 29 Figure 13 Upmix 1 Audio channel upmix can be enabled or disabled in this tab 2 Check the Enable Upmix checkbox to enable audio upmix Please refer to Section...

Page 30: ...can be configured in this tab 2 Select a preset to view or change preset settings 3 Add a new preset or delete the current preset 4 Audio configuration for an audio preset can be changed here 5 Click...

Page 31: ...nd configures a Rear Window display for closed captions Note A USB to Serial converter is required for Rear Window display 2 Enable Device Maximum waiting time Enable communication with a closed capti...

Page 32: ...s the main IP address of the SX 4000 The SMS interface can be reached at this IP address using VNC 4 Specify the network gateway for the SX 4000 5 Specify an IP address and Subnet Mask for IMB Etherne...

Page 33: ...Integrated Media Block User Manual 33 7 Click to check all IP addresses entered above for correctness A dialog will be displayed showing the source and target IP addresses and any errors found in the...

Page 34: ...NFS share available to this SX 4000 system for the use as data storage 2 Configure the SX 4000 to use an attached single external eSATA hard disk as data storage The external eSATA hard disk must be a...

Page 35: ...the use of SNMP to monitor the IMB The SNMP interface contains many useful SNMP traps and is easy to configure 2 3 5 2 Accessing the SNMP Configuration Interface Press Configuration to switch the disp...

Page 36: ...gure 19 SNMP Configuration General 2 On the SNMP Configuration there are several tabs along the bottom of the screen The General option shown in the above figure System Info option System Setting opti...

Page 37: ...ap will continue to be resent only as long as the error condition exists 3 For System UpTime Threshold days indicate the threshold time in days NOTE When Trap is On a trap will be sent if the System U...

Page 38: ...ckbox opposite the corresponding storage device NOTE When the Trap is On a trap will be sent to the SNMP Manager when the threshold temperature is reached 4 Activate the Trap by checking the checkbox...

Page 39: ...Configuration Video Card Settings 1 On the SNMP Configuration select Video Card A new window opens as seen in Figure 22 above 2 Activate the Trap by checking the checkbox opposite Video Card Driver J...

Page 40: ...CI Figure 23 SNMP Configuration PCI 1 On the SNMP Configuration select PCI A new window opens as seen in Figure 23 above 2 Activate the Trap by checking the checkbox opposite the corresponding PCI Dev...

Page 41: ...ct Sensors A new window opens as seen in Figure 24 above 2 Set the threshold temperature required for the system sensors by typing in the field or using an on screen keyboard Activate the Trap by chec...

Page 42: ...tember 26 2016 SX 4000 Standalone Integrated Media Block User Manual 2 3 5 3 6 Ethernet Figure 25 Ethernet settings 1 Enables sending an SNMP trap if the system detects that the selected network inter...

Page 43: ...ress OK to confirm A small window pops out asking if you want to save the current SNMP configuration a Select OK to save the configuration b Select Cancel to cancel the configuration 2 Press Cancel if...

Page 44: ...ia Block User Manual 2 3 6 Automation Please refer to Figure 6 to transit from Configuration to Automation Figure 27 Automation flowchart INPUT S EVENTS ACTIONS DEVICES INPUTS INPUTS ACTIONS ACTIONS A...

Page 45: ...ying If playback stops or the Stop button is pushed automation will not run For Series 2 projectors please refer to Section 2 8 Figure 28 Devices 1 On the Automation press Devices A new window opens a...

Page 46: ...assign to a particular device 3 After adding the device name assign the type of device you want to use Select from a dropdown list as seen below 4 You can edit or delete the device name on the dropdo...

Page 47: ...wn list b Set the parameters such as IP address Port and Status of the selected device Login name and Password Use the on screen keyboard to type in the IP address Port Login name and Password c The s...

Page 48: ...n in Figure 30 On the Inputs press Add to enter the selected device NOTE Only devices capable of sending a signal to the IMB can be added under Inputs a Select a Trigger number from 0 7 Only one trigg...

Page 49: ...press Add located at the top portion of the screen An on screen keyboard opens Type in your desired label name and press Enter 10 Press Add located at the lower portion the screen to append an action...

Page 50: ...is a Projector select primitive or macro from a dropdown list under the Output Type column 1 If primitive is selected the Value option will show a dropdown list of different projector options Select t...

Page 51: ...n screen keyboard opens Edit the existing label name and press Enter To use an existing label to copy to another label select the label to be copied from the dropdown list and then press Copy Then ent...

Page 52: ...anual 2 4 Show Playlist 2 4 1 Create a Show Playlist 2 4 1 1 Access to Playlist Management Figure 32 Creating a show playlist 1 On the SMS interface press to open a Playlist Management for creating pl...

Page 53: ...der cues 2 Select the composition to add to the playlist and press Repeat the same step to add other compositions e g trailers or advertisements to the playlist 3 Compositions in the playlist are show...

Page 54: ...lock User Manual 2 4 1 3 Editing Cues Figure 34 Playlist Management 1 To edit a cue of a composition on the playlist select the desired composition from the Playlist Management and press Edit Cue A ne...

Page 55: ...code for the activation of the cue press and a time code entry window will open Use the and buttons enter the desired time code Press OK to confirm your selection To specify a frame for the activatio...

Page 56: ...in the desired frame number and press Enter 3 Press Marker to view any markers present in the composition If the composition does not contain any markers a small window pops up to indicate that there...

Page 57: ...on cue label from the dropdown list as seen below To specify the blank time press and a blank time entry window will open Key in the desired blank time and press Enter NOTE A start cue is activated im...

Page 58: ...cue s details will then be displayed in the cue window as seen below NOTE You can select a cue from the cue window at any time to edit its properties 7 To delete a cue from the composition select the...

Page 59: ...rated Media Block User Manual 59 2 4 1 4 Saving the Playlist Figure 36 Saving the playlist 1 Press Save Show to save the playlist This ensures any changes to playlist will not be lost 2 Press Load Sho...

Page 60: ...26 2016 SX 4000 Standalone Integrated Media Block User Manual 2 5 Show Schedule 2 5 1 Schedule a Show Figure 37 SMS Interface Scheduler 1 On the SMS Interface press Scheduler A new window opens as se...

Page 61: ...ime indicate the date and time to schedule the show a The date format is DD MM YYYY and the time format is HH MM SS To select the day click on DD and adjust to the required day using and Repeat the sa...

Page 62: ...t d If you want the playlist to loop for a period of time check Loop Until and indicate the date and time to end the loop e Press Add after the schedule date time is fixed and playlist is selected f I...

Page 63: ...2 SMS September 26 2016 SX 4000 Standalone Integrated Media Block User Manual 63 Figure 39 Viewing schedule information 3 4...

Page 64: ...about the show such as name time and duration will be displayed in the Selected Schedule Information column beneath the time bar c To navigate to the previously scheduled show just before the selecte...

Page 65: ...ed recurrence option Only one option can be selected Upon selection all effective recurring dates will be listed in the Schedule recurrence dates column at the bottom 6 Press Apply recurrence rules to...

Page 66: ...l 2 6 Synchronizing Shows 2 6 1 Synchronizing Clips for 3D MPEG2 Figure 41 Synchronizing the clips 1 On the Playlist Management select the clip from the Contents you want to associate with another cli...

Page 67: ...Contents and then press OK b Clips with the same number of frames will be immediately synchronized If the clips don t have the same number of frames a small window will pop out as seen below c Select...

Page 68: ...tor that will accept CineCanvas communication Make sure the IMB and projector are set on the same subnet network For example if the projector is set to 10 10 10 10 and the IMB is set to 192 168 0 200...

Page 69: ...69 1 On the SMS Interface press Configuration A prompt for Maintenance Technician password opens Select Maintenance from the dropdown list Type in the correct password and press Enter NOTE Only Maint...

Page 70: ...2 SMS 70 September 26 2016 SX 4000 Standalone Integrated Media Block User Manual Figure 43 Setting up Cinecanvas subtitling option 3 2 4...

Page 71: ...ccept the subtitles before popping up an error message Error can occur due to Incorrect configurations on the IMB and projector Make sure the IMB and projector are set on the same LAN network Loose ne...

Page 72: ...you have a PC that can be connected to the IMB network so that you can access a web interface on the IMB The Dolby color test patterns must be ingested to the IMB Please contact your regional GDC Ser...

Page 73: ...NOT checked 4 Once you have setup the DFC IP address check the box Enable Dolby 3D Correction 5 Setup the Dolby 3D filter wheel Dolby filter controller and glasses check that the IMB is able to access...

Page 74: ...projectors the section below details additional steps required for full Series 2 compatibility If any fields are left blank the default values are assumed Login and password fields only need to be ent...

Page 75: ...BARCO The Device Type should be setup as PROJECTOR and Model set to BARCO 3 To set up the Christie Series 2 projector the Device Type should be setup as PROJECTOR and Model set to CHRISTIE 4 To setup...

Page 76: ...nt 2 To setup Subtitle Overlay go to SMS Configuration Maintenance Access General Under Settings there is a box titled Subtitle Overlay You can also enter a Subtitle Delay in number of frames entering...

Page 77: ...2 SMS September 26 2016 SX 4000 Standalone Integrated Media Block User Manual 77 Figure 47 Control Panel 2 From the Control Panel select Manage Content 2...

Page 78: ...ubtitle language 4 When subtitle overlay is selected the language for clips with subtitles can be configured in the Content Manager as seen in Figure 48 Setting the correct language for subtitles will...

Page 79: ...guage options 6 As shown in Figure 51 the following languages can be set for each clip Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese Korean Japanese English Spanish Italian Russian French The language settin...

Page 80: ...nel 2 8 3 CineCanvasTM Support for Series 2 Projectors CineCanvasTM support for Series 2 projectors will be enabled automatically when the Subtitle Overlay checkbox is unchecked The IMB will determine...

Page 81: ...mpt the user to select shutdown or restart application Restarting the application will not reboot the IMB It will only restart the software without affecting the hardware allow some time for the IMB t...

Page 82: ...ck User Manual 3 CONTROL PANEL 3 1 About Control Panel The Control Panel UI provides access to all the other interfaces used to configure and operate the SX 4000 To get to the Control Panel press Cont...

Page 83: ...ton and a Refresh status button System information including the serial number OS version SMS version network and storage information can also be seen on the Control Panel UI NOTE The Refresh status b...

Page 84: ...User Manual 3 3 Manual Automation Execution Figure 54 Accessing Automation 1 Automation labels and projector commands can now be executed from an interface on the Control Panel Press Automation on the...

Page 85: ...s Execute to execute the automation label 3 When a projector is configured for automation projector primitives and macros can be triggered from this interface as well Select the projector primitive or...

Page 86: ...lone Integrated Media Block User Manual 3 4 Restarting the Control Panel Figure 56 Selecting Restart on the Control Panel 1 Press Restart to restart the Control Panel The Control Panel will restart an...

Page 87: ...3 CONTROL PANEL September 26 2016 SX 4000 Standalone Integrated Media Block User Manual 87 Figure 57 SMS interface...

Page 88: ...ct Shutdown on the Control Panel 2 A small window appears as seen in Figure 58 Select Shutdown to continue shutdown of IMB or Cancel to cancel shutdown of IMB All current playback will be stopped upon...

Page 89: ...to manage the contents of the IMB to 4 1 2 Accessing the Content Manager Figure 59 Manage Content Button 1 Download content from a disk or source on the network 2 Download keys KDM s required for play...

Page 90: ...n the SMS Interface 2 Press Manage Content to go to the Content Manager NOTE The Content Manager can run in the background and does NOT need to be exited 4 2 Content Management 4 2 1 Ingesting Content...

Page 91: ...PL list 6 Press Import to queue downloading of the package or CPL To bypass ingestion for direct playback you can press Live Play instead Refer to Live Play below for more info 7 When done selecting t...

Page 92: ...r 26 2016 SX 4000 Standalone Integrated Media Block User Manual 4 2 2 Ingesting Content from USB Disk Figure 61 Opening a USB disk connected to the IMB 1 Select USB drive from dropdown list and click...

Page 93: ...016 SX 4000 Standalone Integrated Media Block User Manual 93 Figure 62 Selecting the USB storage device and its partition 2 Select a storage device and its partition from the dropdown lists 3 Press OK...

Page 94: ...ted 2 Shows the KDMs present in the selected directory that are valid for this IMB 3 Click under the Transfer column to select the KDM you wish to download A green check indicates the selected KDM 4 S...

Page 95: ...ia Block User Manual 95 4 2 4 Monitor Ingest Progress Figure 64 Monitoring the progress of download of the packages 1 Select the Status option 2 Shows the download status of the packages or CPLs In th...

Page 96: ...and will indicate that the download is being paused 2 Use the Move Up and Move Down buttons to move the highlight bar up and down to select the desired package or CPL when multiple packages or CPLs ar...

Page 97: ...olumn opposite the package or CPL you want to delete A green check indicates the selection 2 Click View CPL to toggle between the package and CPL lists displayed in the content interface 3 You can sel...

Page 98: ...Verifying the integrity of the files in the package s or CPL s 1 Click View CPL to toggle between the package and CPL lists displayed in the content interface Click under the Select column opposite th...

Page 99: ...ired files are present in the selected package s or CPL s a If Now is selected the package will be verified immediately as seen below b If Schedule is selected you need to assign a name and schedule t...

Page 100: ...Integrated Media Block User Manual Figure 68 Checking for stray files in package s or CPL s 4 You can check if there are stray files in the selected package s or CPL s by pressing Check Stray A small...

Page 101: ...n case it is modified or corrupted by calculating hash for each file in the selected package s or CPL s 6 You will see OK under the Status column after verifying that no problems are detected If error...

Page 102: ...t Manager Schedule 7 You can view the list of package s CPL s that you have scheduled for verification by selecting the Schedule option 8 Select the desired package or CPL and press View to see its sc...

Page 103: ...71 KDM Manager 1 Select the KDM tab in the Content Manager 2 Show the KDMs present in the selected directory that are valid for this IMB 3 Show the details of the selected KDM including target CPL UU...

Page 104: ...Management 4 4 1 Manage Licenses Figure 72 License Manager 1 Select the License tab in the Content Manager 2 Shows the licenses that are valid for this system 3 Shows the details of the selected lice...

Page 105: ...2 Shows the licenses present in the selected directory that are valid for this IMB 3 Click under the Transfer column to select the license you wish to download A green check indicates the selected li...

Page 106: ...Integrated Media Block User Manual 4 4 3 Monitor Ingest Progress Figure 74 Monitor the progress of download of the packages 1 Select the Status option 2 Shows the download status of the packages or CP...

Page 107: ...1 Adding a Data Source Figure 75 Content Manager Source 1 You can add a new source or edit an existing source by selecting the Source option 2 To add a new source enable the source name entry and sou...

Page 108: ...re 76 Content Manager Setting the data source parameters 3 Type in the new data source name on the Source Name entry NOTE You can type on each entry using an external keyboard or by using the on scree...

Page 109: ...For sources such as FTP and CIFS the IP address source path username and password are enabled The username and password are optional provided that the data source is not protected by username and pas...

Page 110: ...0 Standalone Integrated Media Block User Manual 4 5 2 Erasing a Data Source Figure 77 Deleting a previously saved data source 1 Select the data source you want to delete from the dropdown list 2 Press...

Page 111: ...lock User Manual 111 4 5 3 Editing Sources Figure 78 Editing a new data source 1 To edit an existing source select the data source you want to edit from the dropdown list 2 Press Edit to edit the sele...

Page 112: ...arameters of the selected data source 3 You can edit change the source name parameter settings username or password by typing on each entry using an external keyboard or an on screen keyboard NOTE For...

Page 113: ...B A comprehensive array of easy to access menu pages are provided to simplify configuration and maintenance via a combination of simple buttons and an on screen keyboard Secured Access Clearly indicat...

Page 114: ...the status and performance of the IMB can also be done via the Admin Panel UI Other information including hardware of the IMB can also be accessed through the Admin Panel UI It also enables configurat...

Page 115: ...enables what you type in the onscreen keyboard to go into a specific window Without focusing on the particular window text will not appear even if you type something Click Focus again only when necess...

Page 116: ...S Interface Figure 82 Admin Panel 3 Select Quit if you wish to go back to Control Panel A small window pops out to confirm the selection Press Yes to confirm 4 Select Shut Down if you wish to shut dow...

Page 117: ...ups from the IMB 3 System Info Shows OS version licensing hardware and hotfix information 4 Touchscreen For selecting touchscreen type and calibrating the touchscreen 5 User Manager For adding editing...

Page 118: ...5 3 1 Storage System Management Figure 83 Storage System Management 1 Select Storage System Management A small window for Storage System Management pops up 5 3 1 1 Create new RAID array Figure 84 Stor...

Page 119: ...the drive 2 Select Yes or No to confirm or cancel the selection by clicking the right or left arrow keys on the on screen keyboard and then click Return 3 If less than three 3 hard disks are inserted...

Page 120: ...ated Media Block User Manual Figure 86 RAID creation progress 6 The RAID creation progress is shown on the screen 7 After the RAID is created the following dialog box is shown Use SMS Configuration IM...

Page 121: ...e System Management Monitor RAID status 1 Select Monitor RAID Status When the RAID is rebuilding it displays the rebuilding progress as normal function to the previous RAID setup A new window appears...

Page 122: ...sk Information A new window appears as seen in Figure 90 Figure 90 Selecting the hard disk to be viewed 2 Select the disk you want to view the information from and press Select 3 A new window will sho...

Page 123: ...5 ADMIN PANEL September 26 2016 SX 4000 Standalone Integrated Media Block User Manual 123 Figure 91 List of information for selected hard disk 3...

Page 124: ...igure 92 Storage System Management Hard Disk Usage 1 Select Hard Disk Usage from Storage System Management 2 A new window showing hard disk usage appears as seen in Figure 93 Click Back to return to t...

Page 125: ...e Performance Figure 94 Storage System Management Storage performance 1 Select Storage performance A new window showing a list of hard disks appears as shown in Figure 95 2 Select the hard disk you wa...

Page 126: ...on to a USB disk Press Back to return to Storage System Management 5 3 1 6 Increase Rebuild Speed Figure 97 Storage System Management Increase Rebuild Speed 1 If the RAID array is being rebuilt during...

Page 127: ...e Integrated Media Block User Manual 127 5 3 2 Diagnostics Maintenance 5 3 2 1 Access to Diagnostics Maintenance Figure 98 Diagnostics Maintenance 1 On the Main menu select Diagnostics Maintenance A s...

Page 128: ...figuration Figure 99 Diagnostics Maintenance Extract logs 1 Select Extract logs Select the set of logs required on this dialog box A pop up window will be shown indicating that the log extraction is i...

Page 129: ...uration Figure 100 Diagnostics Maintenance Backup configuration 1 The Backup Configuration saves the IMB configuration to a backup file on a USB disk or thumb drive Attach a USB thumb drive to the IMB...

Page 130: ...lowing configuration files are included in the backup file Automation configuration SNMP configuration SMS configuration Content manager source configuration Network Time Protocol NTP configuration Sy...

Page 131: ...guration is pressed a list of backup files present on the USB disk is displayed Select the backup file to restore and then press Select Figure 104 Confirm restore 3 Information on the backup file will...

Page 132: ...Configure Timezone Figure 106 Selecting the timezone of specific region 1 Select Configure Timezone A new window will appear as seen in Figure 106 2 Move the highlight bar to your geographical area b...

Page 133: ...er Manual 133 Figure 107 Selecting the timezone of specific country 3 Move the highlight bar to your timezone by clicking the up or down arrow keys on the on screen keyboard and then click the space k...

Page 134: ...k network access Figure 109 Entering the IP address of the IMB 1 Select Check network access on the Network 2 A new window appears to enter Network or IP address Enter the Network or IP address and th...

Page 135: ...andalone Integrated Media Block User Manual 135 Figure 110 A list of information after testing the connectivity of the IMB to the network 4 Press Save output to USB to save a screen capture of the inf...

Page 136: ...ure 111 Network Network Time Figure 112 Entering the IP address of the time server 1 Select Network Time on the Network 2 A new window appears for NTP service configuration as shown in Figure 112 Sele...

Page 137: ...ics Maintenance Software Upgrade 1 From the Software Upgrade button in the Admin Panel you can run any GDC issued upgrade files once you press the button you will be prompted for the upgrade password...

Page 138: ...DMIN PANEL 138 September 26 2016 SX 4000 Standalone Integrated Media Block User Manual Figure 115 Diagnostics Maintenance Software Upgrade 3 Select the upgrade file from the dropdown list and press OK...

Page 139: ...Manual 139 5 3 2 9 Check IP Conflict Figure 116 Diagnostics Maintenance Check IP Conflict Figure 117 Network interface Selection 2 Select a network interface for checking IP conflict 1 Select Check I...

Page 140: ...EL 140 September 26 2016 SX 4000 Standalone Integrated Media Block User Manual Figure 118 IP conflict Result 3 Select Save output to USB to save a screenshot of the information to a USB disk Click Bac...

Page 141: ...26 2016 SX 4000 Standalone Integrated Media Block User Manual 141 5 3 3 System Information 5 3 3 1 Access to System Info Figure 119 System Info 1 On the Main menu select System Info A small window fo...

Page 142: ...Software OS Version Figure 120 System Info Software OS version 1 Select Software OS version on System Info 2 The OS and Software versions of the IMB are shown in a new window as seen in Figure 121 Pre...

Page 143: ...on 1 Select Hardware information on the System Info 2 A new window showing the list of hardware information including the Motherboard Video card and JPEG2000 card used in the IMB as seen in Figure 123...

Page 144: ...System Info Licensing information 1 Select Licensing information on System Info 2 A new window shows the serial number and license capabilities of available options in the server as seen in Figure 12...

Page 145: ...Figure 126 System Info Hotfix information 1 Select Hotfix information It allows the user to check on the patches and upgrades installed on the IMB 2 A new window showing hotfix information appears as...

Page 146: ...ion Figure 128 System info Module information 1 The Module information button provides the user with detailed version information used in troubleshooting 2 A new window showing module version informat...

Page 147: ...2016 SX 4000 Standalone Integrated Media Block User Manual 147 5 3 4 Touchscreen 5 3 4 1 Access to Touchscreen Figure 130 Touchscreen 1 On the Main menu select Touchscreen Touchscreen appears showing...

Page 148: ...box pops up warning that the cursor may stop working if a change is made to the touchscreen type Select Yes to confirm the change in touchscreen type 2 A small menu for selecting the touchscreen type...

Page 149: ...DMIN PANEL September 26 2016 SX 4000 Standalone Integrated Media Block User Manual 149 A small window indicating no change in touchscreen type will appear if The selected screen type is already activa...

Page 150: ...librate Touchscreen 2 If Calibrate Touchscreen is selected when in TK USB screen the screen will appear as seen in Figure 133 Figure 133 Calibrating the touchscreen by 4 pt calibration method 3 Touch...

Page 151: ...1 Access to User Manager Figure 134 User Manager 1 On the Main menu select User Manager A small window for User Manager appears 5 4 2 Add Edit user Figure 135 User manager Add Edit user 1 On the Main...

Page 152: ...ser Manual Figure 136 Username and Password entries 2 Type in your desired Username and Password using the on screen keyboard to create a new username and password and press OK 3 A small window will a...

Page 153: ...your new password A small window pops up asking if you want to change the password Press Yes to confirm A new window appears to confirm the password has changed Press OK to exit and return to User Man...

Page 154: ...Selecting the username to be deleted 2 Select the username you want to delete and press Select A small window pops up to confirm if you want to continue to delete the user Select Yes to confirm A sma...

Page 155: ...9 User manager Change current user password 1 Select Change current user password A new window for password entry appears as seen in Figure 140 Figure 140 Password entry to change password 1 Type in y...

Page 156: ...alone Integrated Media Block User Manual 5 ADMIN PANEL 5 5 DCI Compliance 5 5 1 Access to DCI Compliance Figure 141 DCI compliance 1 Press the DCI compliance button to access the RTC time offset or ex...

Page 157: ...ted Media Block User Manual 157 5 5 2 Offset RTC Time Figure 142 RTC Offset 1 The allowed offset range is set to plus or minus 360 seconds 2 The Offset can be set or within the allowed offset range se...

Page 158: ...ser Manual 5 ADMIN PANEL 5 5 3 Get SM Log Figure 143 Set time for SM log 1 Choose the date and time range for SM log extraction It is possible to alter the name of the output file with the Key Pad but...

Page 159: ...uit Shutdown Figure 144 Quit Shutdown 1 On Main menu select Quit Shutdown A small window shows the Quit Shutdown a Select Quit to switch to the Control Panel b Select Shut Down to turn off the IMB c S...

Page 160: ...art all services to restart all automation communications playback and content management services on the IMB Playback will be stopped while services are restarted Select Yes to restart services or No...

Page 161: ...ering up the projector The external storage must be powered up first to be correctly identified by the SX 4000 6 2 Power Down Sequence Always power down the SX 4000 and projector with the following st...

Page 162: ...000 that require licenses from GDC 7 1 Network Streaming The SX 4000 is capable of playing live network streams This section provides information on configuring the SX 4000 for live network streaming...

Page 163: ...where source audio and video are out of sync Both positive and negative audio and video playback Recommended value 0 frames 3 Setting the PTS sync option will force playback to use the Presentation T...

Page 164: ...n the Force PID box is checked Choose between MPEG2 and H 264 MPEG4 or Auto Detect Select whether to apply 3D demux to incoming video stream None 2d 2D video output Side by side 3D 3D video output wit...

Page 165: ...t be running a software version that supports IMB synchronized playback Please check with your regional GDC office for the correct software version to be used NOTE 2 IMB synchronized playback is only...

Page 166: ...PL content must be loaded on the slave server before playback is started 1 Create and load an SPL on the master server 2 Make sure the slave server has content and KDM required for this SPL 3 Start pl...

Page 167: ...playback with Play 3D selected 2D SPL Will play as 2D on each projector Will play as 2D on each projector 3D SPL Will play as 2D left or right eye on each projector Will play as 3D on each projector...

Page 168: ...60fps GEN10 shall be configured to be with corresponding frame rate group please refer to Figure 139 GEN10 setup for 24 48fps GEN10 setup for 25 50fps GEN10 setup for 30 60fps Figure 147 GEN10 config...

Page 169: ...ersive Sound Media Server SX 4000 Immersive Sound Media Server MDA Playback Internal Decoder LDM for the server s serial number MDA configuration file for the cinema the server is to be installed in 7...

Page 170: ...P address is 192 168 0 139 load the webpage http 192 168 0 139 cgi bin mdaConfig The MDA configuration web page will be shown as follows Figure 149 MDA Configuration Manager Use the Upload MDA configu...

Page 171: ...7 APPENDIX 171 August 24 2016 SX 4000 Standalone Integrated Media Block User Manual Figure 150 MDA Configuration Manager...

Page 172: ...ontent with 5 1 channel audio 7 1 channel audio and MDA audio without speaker re configuration audio channel routing configuration needs to be done After selecting Internal for MDA decoding it is poss...

Page 173: ...irement License for MDA playback internal rendering 7 4 2 Setup 7 4 2 1 Enable audio upmix Audio upmix is enabled in SMS Configuration Audio tab Audio Channel Mapping Upmix Check the Enable Upmix chec...

Page 174: ...io track properties for each CPL in an SPL This can be done from SMS Playlist Management CPL Properties Audio tab Figure 153 CPL audio track properties setting Audio track properties can be changed fo...

Page 175: ...track properties setting The audio channel configurations available for each CPL are as follows Audio channel configuration Audio upmix applied Unspecified No audio upmix applied 2 0 stereo No audio...

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