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4. CONTENT MANAGER

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Summary of Contents for SX-2001A SERIES

Page 1: ...USER MANUAL FOR DIGITAL CINEMA SERVER SX 2000A SERIES WITH INTEGRATED MEDIA BLOCK SX 2001A SERIES SMS version 7 7b ...

Page 2: ... 2 2 Playlist Menu 11 2 2 3 Scheduler Menu 14 2 3 Show Playlist 16 2 3 1 Creating a Show Playlist 16 2 3 2 Editing Cues 17 2 3 3 Saving the Playlist 21 2 4 Show Schedule 22 3 CONTROL PANEL 28 3 1 About Control Panel 28 3 2 Control Panel Menu 29 3 3 Manual Automation Execution 30 4 Content Manager 31 4 1 About the Content Manager 31 4 1 1 Introduction 31 4 1 2 Accessing the Content Manager 31 4 2 C...

Page 3: ...SB Disk 34 4 2 3 Ingesting from DVD ROM Drive 36 4 2 4 Ingesting from CRU DataPort 37 4 2 5 Ingesting KDMs 39 4 2 6 Monitor Ingest Progress 40 4 2 7 Cancelling Ingest 41 4 2 8 Deleting Content 42 4 2 9 Checking Content Integrity 43 ...

Page 4: ...ents features and specifications stated in this manual are subject to change without 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 limited to special consequential or other damages NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits f...

Page 5: ...apore 486349 Tel 65 6222 1082 Fax 65 6222 1089 GDC Technology of America LLC 21155 Whitﬁeld Place Suite 207 Sterling VA 20165 Tel 1 877 337 0868 Toll Free Fax 1 571 313 0468 China Shenzhen GDC Technology Shenzhen Limited 5th Floor GDC Building No 9 Hi tech Middle 3 Road Science Technology Park Nanshan District Shenzhen P R China 518057 Tel 86 755 8611 0889 Fax 86 755 8611 0899 GDC Technology Limit...

Page 6: ...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 file integrity of the content and to download K...

Page 7: ... documentation manual should be adhered to All instructions for operating and maintaining the server must be followed closely 1 2 2 Electrical Safety 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 g radiators stove or other apparatus that pr...

Page 8: ...nfiguration options 2 1 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 9: ...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 2 Playlist Menu further below 5 Slider Bar It will start advancing when is pressed to start a playback One clip will take one complete cycle from the left to the right The Slider Bar always returns ...

Page 10: ...ouches 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 unlock the screen If the screen is locked while the system is playing the name duration and the remaining time of the clip will be shown on the screen while the clip i...

Page 11: ...2 SMS 8 10 11 2 2 2 Playlist Menu 12 14 15 16 17 4 5 1 7 9 6 3 18 Figure 4 Playlist menu 13 2 ...

Page 12: ...eing 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 after an item from the Server Content ...

Page 13: ...s 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 Show To Play Loads the selected playlist int...

Page 14: ...on 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 2 3 Scheduler Menu Figure 6 Scheduler menu 1 2 3 4 5 ...

Page 15: ...how schedule Navigate show schedules by going forward and backward one at a time 5 Add to Schedule a Select the playlist to schedule The contents of the selected playlist will be displayed in the Selected Playlist window b Select the time for the scheduled show c If the show is to be looped until a certain time check Loop until and select the time d If the schedule is to be repeated every day or w...

Page 16: ...lect 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 dragging their icons in the ...

Page 17: ... Cues 1 Figure 8 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 9 ...

Page 18: ...vation of the cue press and a time code entry window opens up 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 ...

Page 19: ... 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 20: ...as seen below To specify the blank time press and a blank time entry window opens up 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 21: ...low 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 2 3 3 Saving the Playlist 1 Figure 10 Saving the playlist 2 ...

Page 22: ...list This ensures any changes to playlist will not be lost 2 Press Load Show to Play and return to the Main menu 2 4 Show Schedule Figure 11 SMS Interface Scheduler 1 On the Main menu press Scheduler A new window opens as seen in Figure 12 1 ...

Page 23: ...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 ...

Page 24: ... 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 25: ...2 SMS 3 4 Figure 13 Viewing schedule information ...

Page 26: ...ow 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 Del Schedule 4 To re...

Page 27: ...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 effect the selection recurrence option If no option is selected press Return to the scheduler to return to Scheduler menu When on the Scheduler menu press Back to return to the Main menu 5 6 ...

Page 28: ...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 15 Figure 15 Control Panel menu ...

Page 29: ...nd 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 menu to prevent accidental shutdown of the system This may ca...

Page 30: ...3 CONTROL PANEL 3 3 Manual Automation Execution 1 Figure 17 Accessing Automation 2 3 Figure 18 Executing Automation ...

Page 31: ...executed and click the Send Projector Primitive or Send Projector Macro to send the command to the projector Please refer to the GDC Installation Manual for instructions on how to configure automation labels actions and devices 4 Content Manager 4 1 About the Content Manager 4 1 1 Introduction The SX 2000 SX 2001 Content Manager allows the user to manage the contents of the server to 1 Download co...

Page 32: ...u 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 1 3 4 7 9 2 8 6 5 Figure 20 Ingesting a package or CPL from a source located in a speci...

Page 33: ...ackage 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 Section 4 2 6 Monitor Ingest Progress for more inf...

Page 34: ... CONTENT MANAGER 4 2 2 Ingesting Content from USB Disk 1 Figure 21 Ingesting a package from a USB disk connected to the server 1 Select USB drive from dropdown list and click Open continued on next page ...

Page 35: ...4 CONTENT MANAGER 2 3 Figure 22 Selecting the storage device and its partition 2 Select a storage device and its partition from the dropdown lists 3 Press OK to confirm the selection ...

Page 36: ... CONTENT MANAGER 4 2 3 Ingesting from DVD ROM Drive 1 Figure 23 Ingesting a package from the DVD ROM Drive connected to the server 1 Select DVDROM from dropdown list and click Open continued on next page ...

Page 37: ...he 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 1 Figure 25 Powering up the CRU DataPort 1 Press the GREY button on the front of the CRU DataPort and the blue light will light up ...

Page 38: ...ataPort connected to the server 2 Select CRU from dropdown list and click Open continued on next page 3 4 Figure 27 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 ...

Page 39: ...nt 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 press Close to close the Packa...

Page 40: ...or Ingest Progress 1 2 Figure 29 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 ...

Page 41: ...s 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 wish to resume download press Start button to r...

Page 42: ...ge 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 of the package Press OK to confirm 1 ...

Page 43: ... 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 ...

Page 44: ...ed 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 45: ... 4 Figure 33 Check 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 ...

Page 46: ...d 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 71 above NOTE If there is an error in the selected package it will indicate Failed under the Status column ...

Page 47: ...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 ...

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