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USER MANUAL FOR

DIGITAL CINEMA SERVER

SX-2000A SERIES WITH INTEGRATED MEDIA BLOCK/

SX-2001A SERIES

SMS version 8.01

April 22, 2014

Summary of Contents for SX-2000A Series

Page 1: ...USER MANUAL FOR DIGITAL CINEMA SERVER SX 2000A SERIES WITH INTEGRATED MEDIA BLOCK SX 2001A SERIES SMS version 8 01 April 22 2014 ...

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Page 3: ...cinema playback server SX 2000A Digital Cinema Server with Integrated Media Block SX 2001A Digital Cinema Server designed to fully comply with DCI specifications and FIPS 140 security requirements The SX 2000A SX 2001A can support both 2K and 4K resolutions that is future proof based on Texas Instrument s Enhanced DLP Cinema technology retaining all of the attractive SA 2100A s features ...

Page 4: ... SMS Interface 15 2 3 1 Main Menu 15 2 3 2 Playlist Menu 17 2 3 3 Scheduler Menu 20 2 3 4 Configuration Menu 21 2 3 4 1 General 21 2 3 4 2 CineCanvas 25 2 3 4 3 Assistance 27 2 3 4 4 Audio Option 28 2 3 4 5 Security Manager Settings 29 2 3 5 SNMP Configuration 30 2 3 5 1 Introduction 30 2 3 5 2 Accessing the SNMP Configuration Interface 30 2 3 5 3 Understanding the SNMP Configuration Interface 33 ...

Page 5: ...as and CineLink Configuration 63 2 7 2 Dolby 3D Setup 68 2 7 3 Remote Access Network Configuration 71 2 7 3 1 Dialin Network Access to Server 71 2 7 3 2 Dialout Network Access from Server 74 2 8 Series 2 DLP CINEMA Projector Setup 78 2 8 1 Automation Setup 78 2 8 2 Subtitle Overlay 80 2 8 2 1 Subtitle Overlay Setup 80 2 8 2 2 Subtitle Language Selection 80 2 8 3 Security Logs 86 2 8 4 CineCanvasTM...

Page 6: ...m DVD ROM Drive 100 4 2 4 Ingesting from CRU DataPort 101 4 2 5 Ingesting KDMs 103 4 2 6 Monitor Ingest Progress 104 4 2 7 Cancelling Ingest 105 4 2 8 Deleting Content 106 4 2 9 Checking Content Integrity 107 4 3 KDM Management 112 4 3 1 Manage KDM 112 4 4 Source Management 113 4 4 1 Adding a Data Source 113 4 4 2 Erasing a Data Source 116 4 4 3 Editing Sources 117 5 ADMIN PANEL 119 5 1 General In...

Page 7: ...ouchscreen 139 5 3 2 1 Access to Touchscreen 139 5 3 2 2 Select Touchscreen Type 140 5 3 2 3 Calibrate Touchscreen 142 5 3 3 Diagnostics Maintenance 143 5 3 3 1 Access to Diagnostics Maintenance 143 5 3 3 2 Extract Logs 144 5 3 3 3 Backup Configuration 145 5 3 3 4 Restore Configuration 146 5 3 3 5 Extract logs configuration 148 5 3 3 6 Change keyboard layout 149 5 3 3 7 System Check 150 5 3 3 8 Co...

Page 8: ...me Status 168 5 4 9 Remote Management 169 5 5 User Manager 170 5 5 1 Access to User Manager 170 5 5 2 Add Edit user 170 5 5 3 Delete User 172 5 5 4 Change Current User Password 174 5 6 DCI Compliance 175 5 6 1 Access to DCI Compliance 175 5 6 2 Offset RTC Time 176 5 6 3 Get SM Log 177 5 7 Quit Shutdown 178 6 SERVER OPERATION NOTES 180 6 1 Important Notes 180 6 2 Power Up Shutdown 180 6 2 1 Power U...

Page 9: ...rofit or any other commercial damages including but not limited to special consequential or other damages FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation NO...

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Page 12: ... on each of these components describing how it can be used to operate the server Control Panel The Control Panel UI enables access to all the other menus used to configure and operate the server SMS Main interface used for playback control and to create and schedule playlists Content Manager Used to download content from a disk or source on the network delete content from the server verify the fil...

Page 13: ...nings on the server and in the documentation manual should be adhered to All instructions for operating and maintaining the server must be followed closely 1 2 2 Electrical Safety Safety Warning Do not expose the server to rain or moisture to prevent fire or electrical shock hazard Use a dry cloth when cleaning the server Do not block any ventilation openings Do not install near any heat sources e...

Page 14: ...aylists scheduling and also provides access to advanced configuration options 2 2 Accessing the SMS Interface Figure 2 SMS interface 1 Switch on the server by pressing the ON OFF button on the front panel of the server and allow it to boot directly to the SMS interface as seen in Figure 2 NOTE Pressing the ON OFF button again will switch the display from the SMS interface to the Control Panel menu...

Page 15: ...s in paused mode 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 playing mode and stops playback when pressed 4 Playlist button Press to open the Playlist menu to create a playlist For more information about the Playlist menu please refer to Section 2 3 ...

Page 16: ...s and the text box will show the serial number and software version of the server 9 SCREEN LOCK button The SCREEN LOCK function will prevent any unintentional screen touches or mouse clicks that could disturb a playback The screen will be locked when button is pressed No access to the Main Menu or associated menus is allowed when the screen is locked The User level password or higher is needed to ...

Page 17: ... 17 SX 2000A Series with Integrated Media Block SX 2001A Series User Manual 2 SMS April 22 2014 2 3 2 Playlist Menu Figure 4a Playlist menu 12 14 6 2 3 1 3 13 15 16 17 18 10 11 9 8 4 3 7 3 5 3 ...

Page 18: ...Content The contents of the playlist being currently edited are shown here 3 Clip Information Displays information about the selected item in Server Content This includes the Name total Duration Sound Audio format if Encryption is present if a Composition Playlist exists if it has Subtitles if a current KDM is on the server Rating Agency and Rating Label 4 Adds content to the Playlist by pressing ...

Page 19: ...l move to after the next clip 12 Shows This displays a list of all the playlists saved on the server Selecting a playlist here displays the contents of the playlist for editing A playlist that is currently playing may not be edited NOTE Selecting a playlist here does not load it for playback The Load Show to Play button has to be pressed to load the playlist into the player for playback 13 Load Sh...

Page 20: ...e the action To cancel the action and return to the previous screen press Cancel 18 Close Exits the Playlist menu and returns to the Main menu 19 TimeCode Move up and down to choose the expected time code for cue position 20 Goto End Go to the CPL end time code for cue position 2 3 3 Scheduler Menu Figure 5 Scheduler menu 1 2 3 4 3 5 Cancel Enter ...

Page 21: ...te show schedules by going forward and backward one at a time 5 Add to Schedule a Select the playlist to be scheduled The contents of the selected playlist will be displayed in the Selected Playlist window b Select the time for the scheduled show c To loop the show until a certain time check Loop until and select the time d If the schedule is to be repeated every day or week check Set recurrence r...

Page 22: ...SX 2000A Series with Integrated Media Block SX 2001A Series User Manual 22 April 22 2014 2 SMS Figure 6b Configuration General for SX 2001A Series 1 2 3 6 7 12 15 16 4 5 9 8 10 11 14 13 ...

Page 23: ...eft If the Reset TimeCode 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 assets during ingest With this option checked the Digital Cinema Package assets will not be checked for their integrity this option will reduce ingestion time but decrease the ...

Page 24: ...ill appear The first prompt is for the user to enter the old password the second prompt is for the user to enter the new password and the third prompt is for the system to verify the new password 15 SNMP Setup SNMP Setup button For accessing the SNMP Configuration Interface see Section 2 3 5 16 Automation Automation button This will bring up the automation configuration user interface used to inte...

Page 25: ... 25 SX 2000A Series with Integrated Media Block SX 2001A Series User Manual 2 SMS April 22 2014 2 3 4 2 CineCanvas Figure 7a Configuration CineCanvas for SX 2000A Series 1 2 3 ...

Page 26: ...or IP address if a second projector is present Press the Check button to test for projector connectivity 2 Enable Network Time Code Transmission Receiver IP Transmission Interval Check this to activate transmission of playback time code over UDP Enter the IP of the receiver of time code transmission of UDP Indicates the time interval between transmissions 3 3D Select to enable 4 4 4 3D Server opti...

Page 27: ... the server so that the GDC engineer can dial in to the server via modem 2 Local Dialup For configuring the server so that the GDC engineer can dial in to the server via Internet through an ISP 3 USB Disk Press to perform software upgrades from USB Disk 4 Server Information Displays serial number OS version software version and video capabilities of the server 1 2 3 4 4 ...

Page 28: ...the audio delay to make the video and audio in sync x will move the audio x frames forward such that the audio comes earlier than before x will delay the audio by x frames such that the audio comes later than before 2 Audio Output Enable LTC output On Channel 15 16 NOTE The HI VI N audio channels will be routed to server AES audio output channels 15 and 16 2 1 ...

Page 29: ...twork cable plugged in via loopback SM to eth1 use this field to change the IP Subnet and gateway of the Security Manager 2 Connection Status SM status is listed here Disconnected Network Connection Loopback Connection 3 Get SM Log Allows user to extract via USB Security Manager logs for date and time range specified 4 Reset ASM Log Retrieval Resets the server ASM log retrieval from projector 1 2 ...

Page 30: ...he server The SNMP interface contains many useful SNMP traps and is easy to configure 2 3 5 2 Accessing the SNMP Configuration Interface Switch on the server by pressing the ON OFF button on the front panel of the server and allow it to boot directly to the SMS interface Press Configuration to switch the display from the SMS interface to the Configuration menu as seen in Figure 11 Figure 11a Confi...

Page 31: ...s with Integrated Media Block SX 2001A Series User Manual 2 SMS April 22 2014 Figure 11b Configuration General for SX 2001A Series 1 On the Configuration menu select SNMP Setup A new window appears as seen in Figure 12 1 ...

Page 32: ... Figure 12 SNMP Configuration General 2 On the SNMP Configuration menu there are several tabs along the bottom of the screen The General option currently being shown in above System Info option System Setting option Encrypt option Storage option Video Card option PCI option and Sensors option 2 ...

Page 33: ...The trap 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 UpTime exceeds the threshold value 4 Activate the Trap by checking the small box opposite SNMP Agent Start NOTE When Trap is On a trap is sent if the SNMP Agent is started Deactivate the Trap by ...

Page 34: ...king the small box 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 small box opposite RAID Device NOTE When the Trap is On a trap will be sent if the RAID Device is missing or degraded 5 Activate the Trap by checking the small box opposite Mount Data Storage NOTE...

Page 35: ...SNMP Configuration Video Card Settings 1 On the SNMP Configuration menu select Video Card A new window opens as seen in Figure 15 above 2 Activate the Trap by checking the small box opposite Video Card Driver JPEG2000 NOTE When the Trap is On a trap is sent to the SNMP Manager when the video card driver is not loaded 2 1 1 2 1 ...

Page 36: ... PCI Figure 16 SNMP Configuration PCI RAID 1 On the SNMP Configuration menu select PCI A new window opens as seen in Figure 16 above 2 Activate the Trap by checking the small box opposite the corresponding PCI Device NOTE When the Trap is On a trap is sent when the corresponding PCI device is missing 2 1 ...

Page 37: ...g in the field or using an on screen keyboard Activate the Trap by checking the small box opposite System Temperature Threshold NOTE When the Trap is On a trap is sent if the system temperature exceeds the maximum threshold temperature 3 Set the threshold CPU fan speed rpm revolutions per minute by typing on the field or using an on screen keyboard Activate the Trap by checking the small box oppos...

Page 38: ...mplete press 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 you want to cancel the operation A small window pops out to confirm if you want to quit without saving a Select Yes if you want to confirm b Press No if you want to cancel the operation 2 1 a...

Page 39: ...S April 22 2014 2 3 6 Automation Please refer to Figure 6a 6b to transit form Configuration to Automation DEVICES INPUTS ACTIONS INPUTS ACTIONS AUTOMATION CONTROLLER Mapped into Mapped into Figure 19 Automation flowchart INTERNAL DEVICE SYSTEM EXTERNAL DEVICE INPUT S EVENTS ACTIONS ...

Page 40: ...g If playback stops or the Stop button is pushed automation will not run For Series 2 projectors please refer to Section 2 8 Figure 20 Devices menu 1 On the Automation menu press Devices A new window opens as seen in Figure 20 In the Devices menu the System is the default device name The System device is the server from which all received commands will be forwarded to the sub systems in the server...

Page 41: ...ant to 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 dropdown list in the Devices menu please refer to Figure 20 The device configuration window as seen in Figure 21 opens when you press Edit to edit the existing device name The device name is deleted i...

Page 42: ...e dropdown 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 status of the device can be Enabled or Disabled Select from the dropdown list as seen below NOTE This is the only option available for Projector Settings when System or GPIO is selected 6 To se...

Page 43: ... selected device NOTE Only devices capable of sending a signal to the server can be added under Inputs a On the dropdown list below Trigger select Coil The Register option is disabled since you can only use one input at a time b Select a Trigger number from 0 7 Only one trigger can be selected at a time c Select an event label from the dropdown list See the Actions menu 8 Press Delete if you want ...

Page 44: ...e Actions menu 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 to the selected Event Label Then select a device from the dropdown list as seen below New devices can be added to the list from the Devices menu 11 9 10 13 14 12 ...

Page 45: ...evice type 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 the desired projector option 2 If macro is selected the Value option will show a dropdown list of Macro 1 32 Select the desired number of Macro from 1 32 c If the device type is JNIOR_IO or ...

Page 46: ...11 To edit an existing label s name select the label from the dropdown list and then press Edit An on screen keyboard opens Edit the existing label name and press Enter To delete an existing label select the label name from the dropdown list and then press Delete 12 Press Save after completing the settings to return to the Playlist menu 13 By pressing the Execute button you can test if an automati...

Page 47: ... SMS April 22 2014 2 4 Show Playlist 2 4 1 Create a Show Playlist 2 4 1 1 Access to Playlist Menu Figure 24 Creating a show playlist 1 On the SMS interface press to open a Playlist menu for creating playlists as seen in Figure 25 below in Section 2 4 1 2 Creating a Playlist 1 2 ...

Page 48: ... are listed under 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 shown in the Playlist column on the right Use move up and move down to change the order of compositions in the playlist The order of the compositions in the playlist may also be changed by d...

Page 49: ...r Manual 2 SMS April 22 2014 2 4 1 3 Editing Cues Figure 26 Playlist menu 1 To edit a cue of a composition on the playlist select the desired composition from the Playlist menu and press Edit Cue A new window displaying the Edit Cue menu opens as seen in Figure 27 1 1 ...

Page 50: ...ify a time 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 activation of the cue press the Time button once and it will toggle to display the Frame button as shown below 3 4 2 6 5 7 4 8 4 ...

Page 51: ...open Key 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 are no markers present 4 To add an automation cue label select the desired automation cue label from the dropdown list as seen below ...

Page 52: ...automation 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 immediately before the composition plays The blank time indicates the time interval between the end of the start cue and the start of the composition s playback ...

Page 53: ...ition The 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 cue from the cue window and press Delete Cue 8 To save the changes and exit press OK To exit without saving any changes press Cancel ...

Page 54: ... Series User Manual 54 April 22 2014 2 SMS 2 4 1 4 Saving the Playlist Figure 28 Saving the playlist 1 Press Save Show to save the playlist This ensures any changes to playlist will not be lost 2 Press Load Show to Play and return to the Main menu 1 2 2 ...

Page 55: ...th Integrated Media Block SX 2001A Series User Manual 2 SMS April 22 2014 2 5 Show Schedule 2 5 1 Schedule a Show Figure 29 SMS Interface Scheduler 1 On the Main menu press Scheduler A new window opens as seen in Figure 30 1 ...

Page 56: ...At Date Time 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 same for MM YYYY HH MM and SS b At Shows select the playlist for the show Press to view all the playlists already saved in the server Select the required playlist 2 ...

Page 57: ...aylist 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 If the new show schedule does not conflict with other schedules already saved to the server the schedule will be added to the existing list of schedules in the server ...

Page 58: ...SX 2000A Series with Integrated Media Block SX 2001A Series User Manual 58 April 22 2014 2 SMS Figure 31 Viewing schedule information 3 4 ...

Page 59: ...ormation 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 selected show press Prev d To navigate to the succeeding show scheduled after the selected show press Next e To delete a show schedule from the time bar just click on the relevant color bar and press...

Page 60: ... required 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 schedule the recurrence dates If no option is selected press Return to the scheduler to return to Scheduler menu When on Scheduler menu press Back to return to the Main menu 5 6 ...

Page 61: ...l 22 2014 2 6 Synchronizing Shows 2 6 1 Synchronizing Clips for 3D MPEG2 Figure 33 Synchronizing the clips 1 On the Playlist menu select the clip from the Server Contents you want to associate with another clip for 3D showing and then press 3D Sync A small window pops out as seen below 1 ...

Page 62: ...m Server 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 Yes to confirm or No to cancel Notice that the title of synchronized clips in Server Contents will change after confirmation 3D is added before the title of the clip b a ...

Page 63: ...t of the projector that will accept CineCanvas communication Make sure the server and projector are set on the same subnet network For example if the projector is set to 10 10 10 10 and the server is set to 192 168 0 200 either the server has to change its IP to 10 10 10 xxx or the projector has to change its IP to 192 168 0 xxx for them to be on the same network assuming default subnet of 255 255...

Page 64: ...22 2014 2 SMS 1 On the Main menu 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 Maintenance access has permission to view or change settings on the CineCanvas tab ...

Page 65: ... 65 SX 2000A Series with Integrated Media Block SX 2001A Series User Manual 2 SMS April 22 2014 Figure 35a Setting up Cinecanvas subtitling option for SX 2000A series 3 4 2 5 ...

Page 66: ... as seen in Figure 35 Press CineCanvas to open the CineCanvas menu 3 At Projector 1 TI IP indicate the IP address of the primary projector Use the on screen keyboard to type in the IP address Press the Check button next to it to test for projector connectivity Tick the Projector 2 TI IP option if you want to use a secondary Projector IP Press the Check button next to it to test for projector conne...

Page 67: ... the Enable Network Time Code Transmission option to enable network transmission At Receiver IP use the on screen keyboard to type in the Network IP address At Transmission Interval use the buttons to adjust the time of transmission interval 5 Once set press OK to apply settings and return to Main menu ...

Page 68: ...a PC that is available on the network so that you can access a web interface The Dolby color test patterns will need to be downloaded and ingested on the server They can be found on GDC s ftp 1 On the Main menu 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 Maintenance access ha...

Page 69: ... 69 SX 2000A Series with Integrated Media Block SX 2001A Series User Manual 2 SMS April 22 2014 Figure 36a Dolby 3D setup for SX 2000A Series 3 4 2 ...

Page 70: ...menu opens as seen in Figure 36 Press CineCanvas to open the CineCanvas menu 3 Click Dolby 3D Configuration to access the DFC IP address configuration Enter the IP address of the DFC and check the DFC IP address box If there is no DFC make sure that the DFC IP address box is NOT checked 4 Once you have setup the DFC IP address check the box Enable Dolby 3D Correction 3 4 2 ...

Page 71: ...ct your laptop open a browser and point to http server ip cgi bin dolby3dConfig From here you will follow the wizard to setup color correction for the GDC server The DFC Controller will automatically turn on and off whenever a 3D playlist is being played server ip refers to the IP address of the SX 2000 SX 2001 2 7 3 Remote Access Network Configuration 2 7 3 1 Dialin Network Access to Server Figur...

Page 72: ... 2014 2 SMS Figure 38 Setting up modem configuration 3 Specify whether a Serial Modem or USB Modem is used a If Serial Modem is used select the modem port number from the drop down list b If a USB Modem is used a small window pops up indicating a USB modem is being searched for 3 5 4 ...

Page 73: ...immediately The Status of the dial in will be displayed in the column at the bottom The server will read a connection success message if the support team is able to connect to the server Once connected successfully the support team will work on the server and inform you once the work is done 5 Press Stop once work is done The server will be disconnected Press Back to Configuration to return to the...

Page 74: ...ted Media Block SX 2001A Series User Manual 74 April 22 2014 2 SMS 2 7 3 2 Dialout Network Access from Server Figure 39 Local Dialup connection 1 On the Assistance menu press Local Dialup A new window opens as seen in Figure 40 1 ...

Page 75: ... Series User Manual 2 SMS April 22 2014 Figure 40 Specifying the parameters to dial up to ISP 2 Use the on screen keyboard to type in the ISP phone number ISP username and ISP password a For Modem Speed select the maximum speed supported by the modem 2 3 4 3 ...

Page 76: ...whether a Serial or USB Modem is used If Serial Modem is used select the modem port number from the drop down list 4 Press Connect to dial up to ISP A new window opens displaying the status of the dial up as seen in Figure 41 The server should dial up the ISP now Figure 41 The server is dialing to the ISP 4 ...

Page 77: ... connection over the phone line and return with an IP address Report the IP address to the support team The support team will connect to the server using the IP provided Once successfully connected the support team will work on the server and inform you once the work is done When the work is completed press Cancel to disconnect the server 6 Press Back to Configuration to return to the Configuratio...

Page 78: ...ries 2 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 entered if the user has changed these parameters on the projector 2 8 1 Automation Setup 1 On the Automation menu press Devices This section will describe individual projector setup An example Bar...

Page 79: ...jector Model 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 an NEC Series 2 projector the Device Type should be setup as PROJECTOR and Model set to NEC 5 The Series 2 checkbox must be checked to ensure proper port number setting for Series 2 proje...

Page 80: ...Series 2 projectors for 2D JPEG2000 content 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 a negative number will advance the subtitles by that number of frames 2 8 2 2 Subtitle Language Selection Figure 44 SMS Interface Control Panel 1 ...

Page 81: ... with Integrated Media Block SX 2001A Series User Manual 2 SMS April 22 2014 1 Press the Control Panel Button to navigate to the Control Panel Figure 45 Control Panel Manu 2 From the Control Panel select Manage Content 2 ...

Page 82: ...tent Manager 3 Select the Subtitle tab to change the language 4 When subtitle overlay is selected the language for clips with subtitles can be configured in the Content Manager as seen in Figure 47 Setting the correct language for subtitles will ensure that subtitles will be rendered properly for each clip 3 ...

Page 83: ...ries with Integrated Media Block SX 2001A Series User Manual 2 SMS April 22 2014 Figure 47 Editing the subtitle language 5 Press Edit and enter the maintenance password to change the language for the displayed clips 5 ...

Page 84: ...Subtitle language options 6 As shown in Figure 48 the following languages can be set for each clip Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese Korean Japanese English Spanish Italian Russian The language setting can also be left as Default to automatically use the original language setting of the clip content 6 ...

Page 85: ...Series User Manual 2 SMS April 22 2014 Figure 49 Returning to Control Panel 7 When the Subtitle tab is enabled in the Content Manager the Control Panel button is removed To return to the Control Panel press Exit and select Control Panel in the pop up dialog 7 ...

Page 86: ...to resume normal playback NOTE The projector should be checked to confirm the security logs are the only error 2 See below for Security Log warning and subsequent clearing 2 8 4 CineCanvasTM Support for Series 2 Projectors CineCanvasTM support for Series 2 projectors will be enabled automatically when the Subtitle Overlay checkbox is unchecked The server will determine whether CineCanvasTM is supp...

Page 87: ...ompt the user to select shutdown or restart application Restarting the application will not reboot the server It will only restart the software without affecting the hardware allow some time for the server to restart the application or shutdown properly If the Use startup shutdown password option on the Configuration General menu is enabled the system will prompt for a password before it shuts dow...

Page 88: ...3 1 About Control Panel The Control Panel UI provides access to all the other menus used to configure and operate the SX 2000A SX 2001A server To get to the Control Panel press the On Off button on the front of the server Alternatively press Control Panel on the Main menu as shown in Figure 51 Figure 51 Control Panel menu ...

Page 89: ...n 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 button is used to manually refresh the status of the hard disks in the server This button should not be pressed during playback to prevent disruption of playback WARNING Do not press the ON OFF button for more than 2 seconds when in the Control Panel...

Page 90: ...X 2000A Series with Integrated Media Block SX 2001A Series User Manual 90 April 22 2014 3 CONTROL PANEL 3 3 Manual Automation Execution Figure 53 Accessing Automation Figure 54 Executing Automation 1 2 3 ...

Page 91: ... seen in Figure 54 Select an automation label to view the actions associated with the label Press 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 macro to be executed and click the Send Projector Primitive or Send Projector Macro to send the command...

Page 92: ... Access to System Monitor Figure 55 Accessing System Monitor 1 Select System Monitor on the Control Panel menu A new window appears showing the System Monitor as shown in Figure 56 2 Click Close system monitor or press ON OFF button again to close and return to Control Panel menu Figure 56 System monitor 1 2 ...

Page 93: ...ual 3 CONTROL PANEL April 22 2014 3 5 Restarting the Control Panel Figure 57 Selecting Restart on the Control Panel menu 1 Press Restart to restart the Control Panel The Control Panel will restart and display the SMS interface as seen in Figure 58 Figure 58 SMS interface 1 ...

Page 94: ... Select Shutdown on the Control Panel menu 2 A small window appears as seen in Figure 59 Select Yes to continue shutdown of server or No to cancel shutdown of server All current playback will be stopped upon shutdown of the system WARNING If current playback is still running in the background it will be terminated once the server is shutdown Please use with CAUTION 1 2 ...

Page 95: ...ows the user to manage the contents of the server to 4 1 2 Accessing the Content Manager Figure 60 Manage Content Button 1 Download content from a disk or source on the network 2 Download keys KDM s required for playing back content from disk or source on the network 3 Delete content that exists on the server 4 Check that the content that is already on the server is fine and the files are complete...

Page 96: ...natively press Control Panel on the Main menu 2 Press Manage Content to go to the Content Manager main menu NOTE The Content Manager can run in the background and does NOT need to be exited The user can leave the Content Manager to go back to the management console by pressing the ON OFF button on the server 4 2 Content Management 4 2 1 Ingesting Content Figure 61 Ingesting a package or CPL from a...

Page 97: ...ist 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 the package s click the Close button IMPORTANT Always press Close after you are done starting the download of content You can monitor the progress of ingest by pressing the Status button Please refer to Se...

Page 98: ... Block SX 2001A Series User Manual 98 April 22 2014 4 CONTENT MANAGER 4 2 2 Ingesting Content from USB Disk Figure 62 Opening a USB disk connected to the server 1 Select USB drive from dropdown list and click Open Continued on next page 1 ...

Page 99: ...dia Block SX 2001A Series User Manual 4 CONTENT MANAGER April 22 2014 Figure 63 Selecting the USB storage device and its partition 2 Select a storage device and its partition from the dropdown lists 3 Press OK to confirm the selection 3 2 3 ...

Page 100: ...ck SX 2001A Series User Manual 100 April 22 2014 4 CONTENT MANAGER 4 2 3 Ingesting from DVD ROM Drive Figure 64 Opening from the DVD ROM Drive connected to the server 1 Select DVDROM from dropdown list and click Open Continued on next page 1 2 ...

Page 101: ...igure 65 Selecting the CD DVD disk from the dropdown list 2 Select the CD DVD device from the dropdown list 3 Press OK to confirm the selection 4 2 4 Ingesting from CRU DataPort Figure 66 Powering up the CRU DataPort 1 Press the GREY button on the front of the CRU DataPort and the blue light will light up 2 3 1 ...

Page 102: ...ANAGER Figure 67 Opening the CRU DataPort connected to the server 2 Select CRU from dropdown list and click Open Continued on next page Figure 68 Selecting the storage device and its partition 3 Select a storage device and its partition from the dropdown lists 4 Press OK to confirm the selection 2 3 4 ...

Page 103: ... located 2 Shows the KDMs present in the selected directory that are valid for this server 3 Click under the Transfer column to select the KDM you wish to download A green check indicates the selected KDM 4 Shows the details of the selected KDM including target CPL and date of validity 5 Press Import to start the import of the KDM The green check will change to Queued 6 When done selecting the KDM...

Page 104: ...pril 22 2014 4 CONTENT MANAGER 4 2 6 Monitor Ingest Progress Figure 70 Monitoring the progress of download of the packages 1 Select the Status option 2 Shows the download status of the packages or CPLs In this example downloading of some packages or CPLs is incomplete 2 1 1 2 1 ...

Page 105: ...to Start 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 are being downloaded You can only move the highlighted bar to select the package or CPL when in Pause mode 3 To cancel the download select the desired package or CPL and press Remove 4 If you w...

Page 106: ...r the Select column 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 menu 3 You can select all by clicking the Select All button and deselect by clicking the Deselect All button 4 Press Delete to delete the selected package or CPL A small window pops up to confirm the deletion ...

Page 107: ...y Figure 73 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 menu Click under the Select column opposite the package or CPL you want to verify A green check indicates the selection 2 Select if you want to verify Now or on a Schedule 1 2 2 3 2 ...

Page 108: ... the required 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 the time and date when to verify the package s or CPL s in a new window as seen below c You can select the frequency of verification ...

Page 109: ...User Manual 4 CONTENT MANAGER April 22 2014 Figure 74 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 window pops out to confirm if there are no stray files 4 4 ...

Page 110: ... files in 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 errors are found the description of the error will be shown instead as seen in Figure 75 above NOTE If there is an error in the selected package it will indicate Failed under the Status column 6 5 ...

Page 111: ...ontent 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 schedule details 9 Select the desired package or CPL and press Remove to delete it from the schedule list 7 8 9 Remove ...

Page 112: ...ure 77 KDM Manager 1 Select the KDM tab in the Content Manager menu 2 Show the KDMs present in the selected directory that are valid for this server 3 Show the details of the selected KDM including target CPL UUID and date of validity 4 Display date of issue for KDM 5 Verify the integrity of the KDM 6 Delete removes KDM from the server 4 1 3 5 6 2 ...

Page 113: ...ment 4 4 1 Adding a Data Source Figure 78 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 source information entry by pressing Add The Add button will then change to the Save button as seen in Figure 79 below 2 1 ...

Page 114: ...GER Figure 79 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 screen keyboard The on screen keyboard is normally used when an external keyboard is not present 5 3 4 ...

Page 115: ...ath username and password are enabled The username and password are optional provided that the data source is not protected by username and password For example some window shares can be accessed without username and password while other window shares need a username and password 2 For source such as NFS only the server name and directory are enabled The username and password entries are disabled ...

Page 116: ... Series User Manual 116 April 22 2014 4 CONTENT MANAGER 4 4 2 Erasing a Data Source Figure 80 Deleting a previously saved data source 1 Select the data source you want to delete from the dropdown list 2 Press Delete to delete the selected data source 1 2 ...

Page 117: ...CONTENT MANAGER April 22 2014 4 4 3 Editing Sources Figure 81 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 selected data source Add and Edit buttons will change to Save and Cancel 1 2 ...

Page 118: ...ng the parameters 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 more information regarding types of sources please refer to Figure 79 4 Press Save after making all the changes 4 3 ...

Page 119: ...e server 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 indicated button pages allow server network setup maintenance and configuration and access to software information All actions can be performed by touching the drawn control on the screen of the serve...

Page 120: ...an also be accessed through the Admin Panel UI It also enables configuration of the timezone and selection of the touchscreen type of the server 5 2 2 Admin Panel Access 5 2 2 1 Access via Maintenance Figure 83 Maintenance prompt for booting up the server 1 NOTE An external keyboard should be connected to the server Once the server is switched on press up and down keys alternately on the keyboard ...

Page 121: ...trol Panel Figure 85 SX 2000 SX 2001 Control panel 1 Once the server is switched on allow the server to boot up and automatically prompt to SMS interface Press the ON OFF button to switch to the Control Panel menu Alternatively press Control Panel on the Main menu 2 Click on the Admin panel button to go to the startup window for Admin Panel as seen in Figure 86 2 1 ...

Page 122: ...art typing 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 necessary 2 Click on the password entry on the screen and type in the required password using the on screen keyboard and then press Login to access the Admin Panel main menu NOTE The password is ...

Page 123: ...ain Menu Figure 87 Admin Panel main menu 3 Select Quit if you wish to go back to Control Panel menu A small window pops out to confirm the selection Press Yes to confirm 4 Select Shut Down if you wish to shut down the server A small window pops up to confirm the selection Press Yes to confirm 1 4 1 2 1 7 1 3 6 8 5 ...

Page 124: ...logs and configuration backups from the server 4 System Info Shows OS version licensing hardware and hotfix information 5 Network For network setup checking network access restarting network service NIC mapping toggling NIC and remote management 6 User Manager For adding editing deleting username and for changing current user password 7 DCI Compliance For accessing the RTC clock to make time adjus...

Page 125: ...ce 5 3 1 Storage System Management Figure 88 Storage System Management menu 1 Select Storage System Management A small window for Storage System Management menu pops up 5 3 1 1 Create new RAID array Figure 89 Storage System Management Create new RAID array 1 Select Create new RAID array A new window appears as seen in Figure 90 1 1 ...

Page 126: ...0 Selecting HDD for RAID 2 Select the HDD by clicking up or down arrow keys and then clicking the space key on the on screen keyboard Repeat to select another HDD A minimum of three 3 HDDs is required for selection 3 Click Return after selecting the required HDDs A new window appears to confirm the selection 2 3 ...

Page 127: ... the selection of HDDs 4 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 5 If less than three 3 HDDs are selected a small dialog box pops up Click Return on the on screen keyboard to exit and return to Storage System Management menu 4 ...

Page 128: ...isk to RAID Array Figure 92 Storage System Management Add disk to RAID array Figure 93 Selecting hard disks to add to RAID 3 Select the disk to add to the RAID and then press Select 1 Select Add disk to RAID array 2 A dialog box appears if there are no hard disks available to add to the RAID array Press OK to exit 1 3 ...

Page 129: ...April 22 2014 Figure 94 Confirmation of adding a disk to the RAID 4 A new window appears confirming that the hard disk is successfully added to the RAID Press Save output to USB to save a screenshot of the information to a USB disk Press Back to return to the Storage System Management menu 4 ...

Page 130: ...e System Management Remove disk from RAID array 1 Select Remove disk from RAID array A new window appears as seen in Figure 96 Figure 96 List of hard disks that can be removed from RAID 2 Select the hard disk to remove from RAID and then click the Select button A new window will appear to confirm that the hard disk has been removed as seen in Figure 97 1 2 ...

Page 131: ...SX 2001A Series User Manual 5 ADMIN PANEL April 22 2014 Figure 97 Confirming the removal of selected hard disk 3 Press Save output to USB to save a screenshot of the information to a USB disk Click Back to return to Storage System Management menu 3 2 ...

Page 132: ... Storage System Management Monitor RAID status 1 Select Monitor RAID Status A new window appears as seen in Figure 99 Figure 99 Status of active RAID in the server 2 Press CTRL c to quit and return to the Storage System Management menu A blinking red command line for exiting the current window appears on the top left corner of the screen 1 2 ...

Page 133: ...rd Disk Information A new window appears as seen in Figure 101 Figure 101 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 show the information for the selected disk as seen in Figure 102 Press Save output to USB to save a screenshot of the information to a USB disk Click Back to return to Storage System Management me...

Page 134: ...SX 2000A Series with Integrated Media Block SX 2001A Series User Manual 134 April 22 2014 5 ADMIN PANEL Figure 102 List of information for selected hard disk 3 ...

Page 135: ... Figure 103 Storage System Management Hard Disk Usage 1 Select Hard Disk Usage from Storage System Management menu 2 A new window showing hard disk usage appears as seen in Figure 104 Click Back to return to the Storage System Management menu Figure 104 Size of the hard disk and the used and available spaces in the hard disk 1 2 ...

Page 136: ...5 Storage System Management Import RAID array 1 Power up the server after inserting the RAID Hard Drives Go to Admin Panel Storage System Management Select Import RAID array 2 Select Yes to clear currently saved configuration and import the newly inserted RAID array 3 Click OK to acknowledge successful import of newly inserted RAID array 1 ...

Page 137: ... Storage Performance Figure 106 Storage System Management Storage performance 1 Select Storage performance A new window showing a list of hard disks appears as shown in Figure 107 2 Select the hard disk you want to view and press Select to execute the process Figure 107 Storage performance Select a Hard Disk 1 2 ...

Page 138: ... Figure 108 Shows information on storage performance of the selected hard disk 3 A new window showing information on hard disk performance appears as seen in Figure 108 Press Save output to USB to save a screenshot of the information to a USB disk Press Back to return to Storage System Management menu 3 ...

Page 139: ...ia Block SX 2001A Series User Manual 5 ADMIN PANEL April 22 2014 5 3 2 Touchscreen 5 3 2 1 Access to Touchscreen Figure 109 Touchscreen menu 1 On the Main menu select Touchscreen A Touchscreen menu appears showing two types of touchscreens 1 ...

Page 140: ...pe A small dialog 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 appears a If TW is selected the screen will switch to TW screen Press OK to confirm b If TK Serial is selected the screen will switch to TK screen in serial connection with the syste...

Page 141: ...witch to TK screen in USB connection with the system d If PM SERIAL is selected the screen will switch to PM screen in serial connection e If PM USB is selected the screen will switch to PM screen in USB connection with the system A small window indicating no change in touchscreen type will appear if the selected screen type is already activated ...

Page 142: ...alibrate Touchscreen 2 If Calibrate Touchscreen is selected when in TK Serial or TK USB screen the screen will appear as seen in Figure 112 Figure 112 Calibrating the touchscreen by 4 pt calibration method 3 Touch the blinking symbol until it stops Continue touching the blinking symbols on each of the four 4 corners of the screen to complete the calibration of the touchscreen 1 2 3 2 2 2 ...

Page 143: ...ies User Manual 5 ADMIN PANEL April 22 2014 5 3 3 Diagnostics Maintenance 5 3 3 1 Access to Diagnostics Maintenance Figure 113 Diagnostics Maintenance menu 1 On the Main menu select Diagnostics Maintenance A small window for Diagnostics Maintenance menu appears 1 ...

Page 144: ...stem c Press All logs to select all available logs to be extracted from the system d Press Cancel to cancel the extraction of logs 2 After selecting either one of the Basic logs User logs and All logs buttons the system will detect if a USB disk is present a If one USB disk is detected the system will start extracting the logs into the USB disk as shown below b If two USB disks are detected a smal...

Page 145: ...ess OK to exit and return to Diagnostics Maintenance menu 5 3 3 3 Backup Configuration Figure 115 Diagnostics Maintenance Backup configuration 1 The Backup Configuration saves the server configuration to a backup file on a USB disk or thumb drive Attach a USB thumb drive to the server and select Backup Configuration to save the current server configuration Figure 116 Saving server configuration 1 ...

Page 146: ...g configuration files are included in the backup file Network configuration information Automation configuration SNMP configuration SMS configuration Content manager source configuration Network Time Protocol NTP server configuration System user interface passwords 5 3 3 4 Restore Configuration Figure 117 Diagnostics Maintenance Restore configuration Figure 118 Select file to restore 1 2 ...

Page 147: ...re Configuration 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 119 Confirm restore 3 Information on the backup file will be displayed Press Restore to confirm and restore configuration from the backup file 4 When the configuration is restored from the backup file a confirmation message will appear Press OK Serv...

Page 148: ...tion Figure 120 Diagnostics Maintenance Extract logs configuration 1 Use the Extract logs configuration button to place a single file on your USB drive that has the server s configuration and logs Figure 121 Backup to USB drive completed 2 Logs and configuration will be saved on USB drive Remove USB drive and click OK to finish 1 1 2 ...

Page 149: ... 22 2014 5 3 3 6 Change keyboard layout Figure 122 Diagnostics Maintenance Change keyboard layout 1 Change keyboard layout allows the user to switch keyboard between QWERTY and AZERTY Figure 123 Choose the keyboard layout 2 Select the radio button of the keyboard layout and press OK to confirm 1 2 ...

Page 150: ...ics Maintenance System Check 1 Select System Check It will run a check on specific system components The results of these checks will be displayed on the admin panel Please contact GDC Technical Support if the server fails on any of the tests Figure 125 Saving log file 2 Press Save log file to USB to save detailed log of the system checks 1 2 1 ...

Page 151: ...e Timezone 1 Select Configure Timezone A new window will appear as seen in Figure 127 2 To select the timezone move the highlight bar to the correct timezone by clicking the up or down arrow keys on the on screen keyboard and then click the space key Then click the right arrow key to select the OK button and click Return Figure 127 Selecting the timezone for the system 1 2 2 ...

Page 152: ...8 Diagnostics Maintenance Software Upgrade 1 From the Software Upgrade button in the Admin Panel you can run any GDC issued script once you press the button you will be prompted for the upgrade password as seen in Figure 129 1 Figure 129 Diagnostics Maintenance Software Upgrade 2 Enter the password of the upgrade file and press Enter 1 2 ...

Page 153: ...0A Series with Integrated Media Block SX 2001A Series User Manual 5 ADMIN PANEL April 22 2014 22 Figure 130 Diagnostics Maintenance Software Upgrade 3 Select the upgrade file from the dropdown list and press OK 3 ...

Page 154: ...dia Block SX 2001A Series User Manual 154 April 22 2014 5 ADMIN PANEL 5 3 4 System Information 5 3 4 1 Access to System Info Figure 131 System Info menu 1 On the Main menu select System Info A small window for System info menu appears 1 ...

Page 155: ... Software OS Version Figure 132 System Info Software OS version 1 Select Software OS version on System Info menu 2 The OS and Software versions of the server are shown in a new window as seen in Figure 133 Press Back to return to System Info menu Figure 133 Shows current software and OS versions of the server 1 2 ...

Page 156: ...134 System Info Licensing information 1 Select Licensing information on System Info menu 2 A new window shows the serial number and license capabilities of available options in the server as seen in Figure 135 Press Back to return to System Info menu Figure 135 The serial number and license capabilities of available options in the server 1 2 ...

Page 157: ...mation 1 Select Hardware information on the System Info menu 2 A new window showing the list of hardware information including the Motherboard Video card and MPEG card used in the server as seen in Figure 137 Press Back to exit and return to System Info menu Figure 137 List of hardware information including the Motherboard Video card and MPEG card used in the server 1 2 ...

Page 158: ...on Figure 138 System Info Hotfix information 1 Select Hotfix information It allows the user to check on the patches and upgrades installed on the server 2 A new window showing hotfix information appears as seen in Figure 139 Press Back to return to the System Info menu Figure 139 Patches and upgrades installed in the server 1 2 ...

Page 159: ...ule Information Figure 140 System info Module information 1 The Module information button provides the user with detailed version information used in troubleshooting 5 4 Network 5 4 1 Access to Network Figure 141 Network Network option 1 On the Main menu select Network 2 A small window for Network menu appears 1 2 1 ...

Page 160: ...5 ADMIN PANEL 5 4 2 Network Setup Figure 142 Network Network setup 1 Select Network setup on the Network menu 2 A new window appears showing a list of network interfaces as seen in Figure 143 Select the desired network interface and press Select Figure 143 Selecting the network interface 1 2 ...

Page 161: ... the network parameters of server 3 A new window opens as seen in Figure 144 Set the IP address Netmask and Gateway for the server and press OK 4 A small window pops up to confirm the change in Network configuration Press OK to exit window NOTE Activate changes in Network Configuration by using the Restart network service 3 ...

Page 162: ...ce Figure 145 Network Restart network service 1 Select Restart network service on the Network menu 2 A new window appears after processing the command as seen in Figure 146 Figure 146 Network was restarted successfully 3 Press Save output to USB to save a screen capture of the information to a USB disk 4 Press Back to exit 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 163: ...Check network access 1 Select Check network access on the Network menu 2 A new window appears to enter Network or IP address Enter the Network or IP address and then select Test connectivity Figure 148 Entering the IP address of the server 3 A new window will appear as seen in Figure 149 showing a list of information after testing the connectivity 1 2 ...

Page 164: ...01A Series User Manual 164 April 22 2014 5 ADMIN PANEL Figure 149 A list of information after testing the connectivity of the server to the network 4 Press Save output to USB to save a screen capture of the information to a USB disk 5 Press Back 4 5 3 ...

Page 165: ...ggle NIC Figure 150 Network Toggle NIC 1 Select Toggle NIC on the Network menu The message Switching NICs please wait will appear below After completing the process a small window appears to confirm the switch is completed Press OK to exit the window Not all SX 2000 SX 2001 servers will have this feature enabled 1 ...

Page 166: ...ow NIC Mapping 1 Press Show NIC mapping A new window appears showing the NIC mapping of server to network and projector and the names assigned to the network eth1 and projector eth0 2 Press Back to exit window Figure 152 The screen shows NIC mapping of server to network and projector and the names assigned to the network eth1 and projector eth0 1 2 ...

Page 167: ... Figure 153 Network Network Time 1 Select Network Time on the Network menu 2 A new window appears for NTP service configuration as shown in Figure 154 Select Enable NTP service Type in the specified time server s IP address and press OK to start using the NTP server Figure 154 Entering the IP address of the time server 2 1 ...

Page 168: ...etwork Auto Resume Status Figure 155 Network Network auto resume status Figure 156 Network Network auto resume option 1 Select Network auto resume status on the Network menu 2 Click Enable auto resume for content ingestion over the network FTP SMB NFS Click Disable auto resume to disable auto resume feature 1 2 ...

Page 169: ... server s display on their PC or laptop over the network 2 A new window appears as shown in Figure 158 Check the Enable Remote Management checkbox to enable remote management of this server Uncheck the checkbox to disable remote management Press OK to save settings and enable or disable remote management immediately NOTE This option presents the same functionality as the checkbox on previous versi...

Page 170: ...s to User Manager Figure 159 Diagnostics Maintenance User Manager 1 On the Main menu select User Manager A small window for User Manager menu appears 5 5 2 Add Edit user Figure 160 User manager Add Edit user 1 On the Main menu select Add Edit user A new window for username and password entries will appear as shown in Figure 161 1 1 ...

Page 171: ...PANEL April 22 2014 Figure 161 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 appear after creating your username and password Press OK to confirm and exit 2 ...

Page 172: ...pe in 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 Manager menu 5 5 3 Delete User Figure 162 User manager Delete user 1 Select Delete user A new window appears showing a list of usernames as seen in Figure 163 1 ...

Page 173: ...re 163 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 small window appears confirming the user has been deleted Press OK to exit and return to User Manager menu 2 ...

Page 174: ...re 164 User manager Change current user password 1 Select Change current user password A new window for password entry appears as seen in Figure 165 Figure 165 Password entry to change password 2 Type in your new password and press OK A small window appears confirming the change in password Press OK to exit and return to User Manager menu 1 2 ...

Page 175: ... Block SX 2001A Series User Manual 5 ADMIN PANEL April 22 2014 5 6 DCI Compliance 5 6 1 Access to DCI Compliance Figure 166 DCI compliance 1 Press the DCI compliance button to access the RTC time offset or extract the SM Security Manager logs 1 ...

Page 176: ... Manual 176 April 22 2014 5 ADMIN PANEL 5 6 2 Offset RTC Time Figure 167 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 seen in field 1 The time is set in MM SS Minutes Seconds 1 2 ...

Page 177: ...nual 5 ADMIN PANEL April 22 2014 5 6 3 Get SM Log Figure 168 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 button Once a USB drive has been inserted press the Get Log button 1 ...

Page 178: ...it Shutdown Figure 169 Quit Shutdown menu 1 On Main menu select Quit Shutdown A small window shows the Quit Shutdown menu a Select Quit to switch to the Control Panel menu b Select Shut Down to turn off the server c Select Logout to logout the current user and return to the Admin Panel startup window 1 a b c d ...

Page 179: ...ct Restart all services to restart all automation communications playback and content management services on the server Playback will be stopped while services are restarted Select Yes to restart services or No to cancel A confirmation message will be displayed after all services are restarted Press OK to exit ...

Page 180: ... playback Customers must ensure the cable is secure and the switch used in case of non IMB systems is reliable 6 2 Power Up Shutdown This section lists the proper power up and shutdown steps that will result in the most optimal performance for the servers 6 2 1 Power Up a Power up the projector first and then the server This is necessary for IMB board servers to operate properly b It is recommende...

Page 181: ...ion playback Please follow below steps for setup Figure 170 IMB Network menu 2 In both SX 2000 A T R servers choose SMS configuration IMB Network enable secondary network see Figure 170 3 Make sure two SX 2000 A T R IMB s Ethernet 1 are connected directly or through a switch 1 Install upgrade two SX 2000 A T R with proper software version please check with your regional GDC support for the softwar...

Page 182: ...se refer to Section 3 5 6 of SX 2000 A T R Server Installation Manual 6 Select 3D Playback Mode and set UDP multicast group range from 224 0 0 0 to 224 0 0 254 24 7 For Master Mode only select Slave SPL Loading and add Slave SMS IP address 8 If Use Master SPL is used Master SPL will be automatically copied and loaded on Slave 1 Create and load a SPL on Master 2 Make sure Slave has all DCP and KDM ...

Page 183: ...nd 30 60fps GEN10 shall be configured to be with corresponding frame rate group please refer to Figure 129 GEN10 setup for 24 48fps GEN10 setup for 25 50fps GEN10 setup for 30 60fps Figure 172 GEN10 configuration NOTE Please set DIP switches to the WHITE position on the diagram DIP Switch Setting for 24 48fps LEFT RIGHT DIP Switch Setting for 25 50fps LEFT RIGHT DIP Switch Setting for 30 60fps LEF...

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