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CHAPTER 16
Content Management Application (CMA)
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NOTE: An active display device must be attached to both DVI ports before
booting up the system. When only one port is connected, it defaults to
display the graphics engine output and will not display the CMA
screen.
Press the Launch CMA button on the local desktop. The application
automatically finds and identifies the Local Drives including any
connected USB drives, the CD/DVD drive as well as other Axon, DL.3
and DL.2 media servers connected to the same Ethernet network.
NOTE: The Axon server supports an onboard DVD drive you can
use for copying content into an Axon Server as well as
burning User content onto DVD/CD.
Auto Discovery
When a DL.3, DL.2 fixture or Axon media server is connected to an ethernet network, it sends
out “Discovery” messages. These messages are received by other media servers on the link as
well as the CMA software. The messages contain information that allows the media servers to
communicate with each other, and the CMA to communicate with all the units on the network.
The CMA window will display the IP Address, Fixture ID, the Media Server software version and
the server model. Fixtures derive their IP addresses through a router or automatic IP
assignment.
Fixture Identification
The Fixture ID is a unique number used in the control protocol to identify specific fixtures for
sychronization functions. For more information on Sychronization content playback, see
Chapter 10: Graphic Functions: Synchronizing Content on page 111.
NOTE: To ensure that sychronization works properly, each DL.3, DL.2 or
Axon media server should be assigned a unique fixture ID.