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Section 2 — Control Surface Installation
Karrera Menu on User PC Installation
The Karrera Menu application can be installed on a user PC, which can be
configured with the Karrera network to provide a primary or additional
control point to the Karrera system.
CAUTION Access to the user PC should be controlled when the Karrera system is in use,
to prevent accidental changes to Karrera system operations.
PC Requirements
The PC running the Karrera Menu application should have at least 2 GB
RAM, a 2 GHz processor, 500 MB available hard disk space, 1280 x 1024
minimum screen resolution, and be running Windows XP with Service
Pack 3 or Windows 7. The PC must also support 10Base-T or 100Base-T
Ethernet and high-speed USB.
Macintosh Computer Operation
Macintosh computers with Intel processors can run Windows programs
(including the Karrera Menu application), using the Apple computer Boot
Camp mechanism (booting into the Windows OS partition), or by running
a Virtual Machine (VM). VM operation allows running two different oper-
ating systems on the same computer simultaneously, with instantaneous
switching between the two environments. Parallels and VMWare are two
commercially available VM solutions for Mac. The Mac hardware and VM
created must meet the PC requirements listed above.
In all cases, a Windows OS will need to be installed on the Mac (into the
Boot Camp partition or as a VM), and the Windows environment will need
to be configured (including I/O device access, IP addresses, etc.). When a
working Windows environment exists on the Mac, the Grass Valley
Switcher Installer program can be used to install the Karrera Menu appli-
cation into the Mac’s Windows environment, and the application can
operate with a Karrera system the same as if it was running on a Windows
PC.
Hardware Installation
Connect a Category 5 Ethernet cable from the user PC to the Karrera net-
work, either directly into an available port on the Karrera frame, or with a
customer provided Ethernet switch, or indirectly via a properly configured
network gateway. The PC’s IP address must be compatible with the Karrera
system network.