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Page 2: ...AXX 1200 HD MAXX 1200 EX High Definition Video Servers Operations Manual Rev 1 8 June 2012 Software version 1 08 561 Copyright 2012 360 Systems All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America ...

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Page 4: ..._________________________________ 13 Key Features and Benefits 16 Applications for 360 Systems Servers 17 Accessory Information 18 Installation___________________________________________________________ 19 Unpacking 19 Package Contents 19 Important Installation Notes 20 System Cooling 20 Power Conditioning 20 About Server Software 22 Rack Mounting 22 Mounting a DXP 2 Audio Module 22 Connecting the...

Page 5: ...eference 36 Setting the Video Sync Source 36 Selecting a Video Format 37 Making a Recording from the GUI 38 Record Configuration Options 38 Setting the Video Bit Rate 38 Setting the Audio Input Source 39 Setting an Audio Delay Time 39 Audio Rate Conversion 40 Setting VANC Line Selections 41 Selecting a Time Code Source 41 Beginning Recording 41 Making a Crash Recording 42 Making a Named Recording ...

Page 6: ...W 63 Preparing Next Clip for Playback NEXT 63 Jumping To Selected Clip JUMP 63 Automatic Scrolling to Currently Playing Clip HOME 64 Setting Maximum Played Items to Keep 64 Enabling As Run Logging 64 Viewing Editing and Archiving Playlists 64 Editing Playlists 65 Removing Clip from Playlist 65 Removing All Clips Above or Below the Selected Clip 65 Inserting a HOLD into a Playlist 65 Appending a Pl...

Page 7: ...RAID 5 101 Improved Write Performance 101 Managing Disk Arrays 102 Error Notification and Repair 102 Log In to the RAID Utilities 104 Determining the Condition of the RAID Array 105 Displaying the Alarm Log of the Raid Array 106 Checking Status of the Drives 107 Removing the Degraded Drive from the RAID Unit 108 Rebuilding the RAID Array 109 Replacing Hard Drives 109 RAID Controller Settings 110 M...

Page 8: ...tem Board Ports 129 Appendix B _________________________________________________________ 130 Serial Command Protocols 130 VDCP Command Table 130 P2 BVW Serial Command Table 132 Odetics Protocol 133 Appendix C _________________________________________________________ 136 Technical Specifications 136 Keyboard Shortcuts 137 Appendix D _________________________________________________________ 138 Play...

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Page 10: ...ions Manual Revisions Software revisions are released from time to time that introduce new product features or improve the performance of the product When such revisions are shipped in the form of a USB Flash device printed operational notes will be included When revisions are introduced in the course of product production an updated Operations Manual will be shipped with new servers The title pag...

Page 11: ...oid personal injury or equipment damage Only qualified personnel should perform installation and service Refer to appropriate sections of this product manual for instruction Contact 360 Systems Customer Support for further explanation or to clarify any uncertainty Disconnect the power cord before removing the cover Personal Injury Precautions To avoid electric shock do not operate this product wit...

Page 12: ...blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer Unplug this apparatu...

Page 13: ...several hours Shutdown the system only by momentarily pressing the front panel power button or through the On Screen user interface Product Registration Important As the owner of new capital equipment you will want to take advantage of product information enhancements upgrades or notifications issued by 360 Systems Send in your Warranty Card so 360 Systems can remain in contact with you Mail or fa...

Page 14: ...udio formats are available with MAXX 1200 Eight channels of embedded audio and 2 channels of balanced 4 analog audio are provided for each video input and output The optional Model DXP 2 multi channel audio module provides eight channels of AES EBU digital audio connection per channel four stereo pairs MAXX 1200 s versatile video and audio I O personality is unique among HD servers and guarantees ...

Page 15: ...e quality for High Definition well suited for production and broadcast It s a first choice for many new cameras and servers and its easy to edit I frame format is accepted by an increasing number of NLEs The MAXX 1200 runs at a wide range of video rates making it an excellent choice for production broadcast and even high quality projection Audio Features MAXX 1200 provides many professional audio ...

Page 16: ...ing system monitoring or play to air File Transfers over Gigabit Ethernet The MAXX 1200 goes beyond just base band connections for video and audio File transfers over Gigabit Ethernet allow the transfer of video content across the room or across the country at high speed and low cost With Ethernet switches and broadband connections the server s design enables low cost networking of broadcast opera...

Page 17: ... audio available with optional DXP 2 module Four Terabyte internal RAID 5 array for 70 hours of storage Slow Motion playback forward and reverse Ganged playback of paired Key and Fill or 3D video Targa file import via Ethernet 24 Frame record and playback for cinema production applications Serial control via VDCP BVW or Odetics protocols Compatible with leading broadcast automation systems FTP tra...

Page 18: ...ivery Commercial Insertion Playout under automation control or use GPI triggered playlists Instant Replay Hot Key playback of sports plays news clips stills and graphics Sports Shows and Events Slow motion playback player bios graphics promos Game Shows Prizes graphics animations promos Talk and Variety Shows Promos teasers intros outros graphics animations Award Shows Nominees categories promos g...

Page 19: ...tandard HD SDI outputs No HDMI input is present NOTE HDMI outputs are not available as an add on they must be specified when the MAXX 1200 is ordered Maintenance Spares 360 Systems is committed to keeping your server on air Having spare parts on hand in the event of a fault is a good practice in broadcast and other high reliability applications Hard disk spares are a requirement for continuous lon...

Page 20: ...d Contact 360 Systems if any item is missing 9 MAXX 1200 server 9 Keyboard 9 2 Button Scroll Mouse 9 USB flash drive containing backup copy of software and utilities 9 Remote Workstation Software CD 9 Operations Manual 9 Power cord 9 Warranty Card The server is not shipped with a video monitor Select a VESA compliant CRT or LCD monitor with a minimum refresh rate of 75 Hz If you own more than one ...

Page 21: ...an blowers or HVAC system adequately remove heat from the equipment rack Have you measured the actual temperature inside the rack Do this near the top Verify that the HVAC system is not on a timer that can shut off on weekends or holidays What procedures are in place to protect the equipment when the HVAC system fails Power Conditioning It is good practice to operate an on air video server from an...

Page 22: ... placed nearby Carrying a cell phone into a machine room where it is in close proximity to broadcast equipment and its associated wiring is unwise Cell phones can interfere with serial control commands video synchronization and in some cases can crash the CPU in equipment Some major broadcasters prohibit the presence of cell phones in certain equipment areas 360 Systems believes that the risk of u...

Page 23: ... may also be rack mounted above or below the MAXX 1200 on the front or rear of the rack Four elongated screw holes are provided to facilitate rack mounting The DXP 2 is connected to the server with the supplied 68 Pin cable Connect one end to the mating connector on the rear of the audio module Connect the other end to the rear panel of the server Connecting the Monitor Mouse and Keyboard The MAXX...

Page 24: ...m has stopped responding to commands and will not shutdown hold the button in for 4 seconds to force a power down Do not use the rear panel switch on the power supply to shut down the server Abrupt power loss could cause loss of stored information The rear panel power switch can be used to prevent re application of power during service procedures once the normal shut down sequence is complete CAUT...

Page 25: ...o outputs 2 XLR 3F analog audio inputs 3 HD SDI video outputs 3 HDMI video outputs optional 1 HD SDI video input AC Power connector AC Power switch Cooling fan Mouse connector Keyboard connector GPI I O 26 pin female Video monitor 15 pin Gigabit Ethernet Genlock Input 2 USB ports 68 pin connector to DXP 2 ...

Page 26: ...of SDI embedded audio standard Two channels of 4 dBu balanced analog audio standard Multi channel AES EBU digital audio is optionally available as described below Embedded Audio Embedded audio can be recorded and is always present in each HD SDI video output Embedded audio is eight channel with 20 bit resolution Selection of audio input is made from the GUI s menu system Analog Audio Capability Ea...

Page 27: ... video servers NLEs broadband networks or network attached storage GPI Control Six GPI inputs appear on the 26 pin GPI connector and are intended for control of server functions These General Purpose Inputs can be connected to switch contacts or an open collector transistor output The GPI inputs are programmable for control such as PLAY STOP or RECORD through simple external switches The server al...

Page 28: ...stems does not include a monitor with the server Do not use older monitors that are not VESA compliant The server may not start properly if an unsuitable monitor is connected Serial Port The rear panel motherboard mounted serial port is not used Make no connection USB Ports The USB ports are used for software upgrades for the server Do not use them for any other purpose AC Power An IEC mains socke...

Page 29: ...hen Shutdown then select either Shutdown to begin an orderly shutdown or Full Restart to do an orderly shutdown and Restart without a full power down Alternatively momentarily pressing the front panel power button will cause the system to begin an orderly shutdown The server will acknowledge the button press with an audible beep and the front panel lights will begin to flash together Any operation...

Page 30: ...ons of all channels will operate immediately without first selecting a window to activate it Channel 3 is active in the illustration above indicated by its blue title bar When using key commands the active window is the only transport that will respond Use the CTRL TAB key combination to change the active window in rotation or use the mouse to activate the desired window by clicking anywhere in it...

Page 31: ...ion dialog See page 50 Windows Menu Choices in this menu change the way the windows are displayed Use the CTRL TAB key combination to change the active window in rotation or use the mouse to activate the desired window Cascade Arranges all open windows so that they are overlapping but offset It is useful as a starting point to rearrange the windows This choice is especially useful with small monit...

Page 32: ...ncluding GENLOCK VIDEO INPUT DETECTED and TIME REMAINING PERCENT FULL Messages such as CONNECTED TO HOST or CONNECTION TO HOST REFUSED are also displayed as diagnostics Error and status messages from the RAID system can also be displayed here Channel 1 can Record or Play video content Channels 2 and 3 only play content All channels may be used at the same time Each channel can be controlled in two...

Page 33: ...ach channel These operate in familiar VTR fashion Figure 2 Transport Channel View Transport Menu Bar There are two menus File and Options File Menu New Channel 1 only Opens the Clip Navigator to allow naming of a new clip then prepares the channel for recording See page 41 Key Command Ctrl N Open Opens the Clip Navigator to allow choosing a clip to load into the transport Key Command Ctrl O Save S...

Page 34: ...Close box in the upper right corner of the window Note that this will not stop playback or eject a loaded clip Options Menu This menu contains two selections Take Control Takes control of the video channel from another user the Serial Control a Remote Workstation or if you are using a Remote Workstation possibly the local GUI This item is grayed out when the window has control Key Command Ctrl T C...

Page 35: ...nu Bar There are two menus File and Options File Menu Open Opens the Clip Navigator to allow choosing a clip to load into the transport Key Command Ctrl D Append Opens the Playlist Selection dialog to allow choosing a Playlist to Append to the currently loaded list This can be done while playing to allow continuous playback of new Playlists See page 65 Save Saves an edited Playlist using its exist...

Page 36: ...d another saved list Key Command Ctrl N Close Closes the Playlist window This has the same effect as the Close box in the upper right corner of the window Note that this will not stop playback or eject a loaded list Options Menu This menu contains two selections Take Control Takes control of the video channel from another user the Serial Control a Remote Workstation or if you are using a Remote Wo...

Page 37: ... source by choosing External video Sync selection For standard video frame rates of 59 94 and 50 Hz playback timing should be derived fro the Genlock BNC input However when a film rate of 23 98 or 24 Hz is selected the external sync reference will be from the video input connector Setting the Video Sync Source To use with a genlocked system select External Sync using the GUI as follows A From the ...

Page 38: ...lecting Video Format The MAXX 1200 must be set to operate in one format at a time it does not play mixed video formats when the video format is changed the only files visible on the GUI will be those recorded in the currently selected video format Files in another format will become visible when the server is placed in that operational mode For clarity it is a good idea to store content in directo...

Page 39: ...ew Click FILE TRANSPORT in the Channel 1 Playlist View to switch to the Transport View Setting the Video Bit Rate Select OPTIONS CONFIGURE from the Channel 1 Transport Window The Dialog box in Figure 5 appears In the window enter the desired Video Bit Rate in Megabits sec not to exceed 125 Alternatively use the up down arrows to set a number Click APPLY or OK Figure 5 Channel Configuration Dialog ...

Page 40: ...om the Channel 1 Transport Window Refer again to Figure 5 Channel Configuration Dialog Under TRACK ARM check AUDIO to record audio All eight tracks are recorded Click APPLY or OK Setting an Audio Delay Time Audio tracks can be offset from video in 1 millisecond increments up to one second The setting is per channel and non volatile It applies to playback only not recording You must stop and start ...

Page 41: ...ith wild audio or 44 1K audio Click APPLY or OK Bit for Bit Recording Playback Dolby E Dolby Digital AC 3 or other forms of compressed audio require that on playout the data stream be identical to the original Do not use the audio sample rate converters when working with these encoded audio formats Further the Dolby encoder must be supplied with the same video reference as the HDSDI input to the s...

Page 42: ...lect OPTIONS CONFIGURE from the Channel 1 Transport Window The Dialog box in Figure 5 appears The default Time Code Source is MANUAL Alternatively ATC Ancillary Time Code may be selected For MANUAL enter a time value in the window for the first frame of the recording Use the HH MM SS FF format It is not necessary to enter the colon between digit pairs Click APPLY or OK Beginning Recording When the...

Page 43: ...wer case letters and numbers may not be used These characters will not enter into the name field when typed They include and A list of existing clips will appear in the large window and can be used as a name reference when creating new clip names C The Channel 1 transport Window will display the words IDLE CUEING for two seconds or less When ready to record the Channel 1 Transport Window will disp...

Page 44: ...in the Channel 1 Record Play window It allows the input signal to be monitored from the server output E E Mode toggles automatically as described below but can also be switched manually at any time When a new clip is created for recording the input source is automatically switched ON to the output an E E connection When a clip is opened for play on Channel 1 E E monitoring is switched OFF When Cha...

Page 45: ... that when in E E mode the video outputs are not timed to the genlock signal This will not be noticeable when connected directly to a monitor However there may be timing offsets when feeding timed routers or switchers The symptoms of this will vary depending on the particular equipment including horizontal picture shift or timing error indications If the input is not synchronous with genlock it ma...

Page 46: ...rs 3 Select the clip you want to play by double clicking on it 4 When the Transport Window indicates Idle Ready you can play the clip at any time by clicking PLAY Figure 9 Channel 1 Clip Navigator in Open Mode Looping a Clip Clicking on the LOOP checkbox in the Transport View will cause a clip to loop until LOOP is unchecked or until you click STOP LOOP may be checked or unchecked before or during...

Page 47: ...d frames minutes and seconds and frames or hours and minutes and seconds and frames You can type the colons but they are not required Press Enter when done The video will jump to the specified frame if it exists and the Destination Field will become selected again to allow another location to be entered Using Fast Forward Rewind F F Fast Forward and REW Rewind buttons transport program material at...

Page 48: ...e slider represent 2x maximums The Shuttle control slider works in three basic ways Snap Back to still Hold Speed and Mouse Wheel In Snap Back operation click and drag the slide control to change speed Releasing the slider bar will let it snap back to zero speed or still For Hold Speed operation position the cursor over the slider control scale not the slider arrow and click the left mouse button ...

Page 49: ... either Channel 2 or 3 by selecting the clip name from the FILE OPEN menu A recording must be 3 seconds long before it will appear in the clip list Use the transport controls to select and mark the In and Out Points as desired Without un checking Edit select FILE SAVE AS type a new clip name and click Enter A new clip is created that will play only between the In Point and Out Point This clip can ...

Page 50: ...clip is 00 00 00 00 and last frame displayed at the end is 00 00 01 15 the reported duration will be 00 00 01 16 With 59 94 Hz drop frame time code the true play duration may not be the exact numerical value of Mark Out Mark In 1 due to the discontinuities in the drop frame time line The true run time is shown in the Clip Navigator Auditioning the Mark In Point Review Clip Button The Review Clip b...

Page 51: ...indow Each individual channel transport can also be given a name To assign a name to the server or transport channels click EDIT CONFIGURE NAMES from the main menu pulldown The screen of Figure 10 is displayed Use the keyboard to type in a name for any of the selections Names can be up to 31 characters in length Spaces digits and other non alphanumeric characters may be used Click APPLY to accept ...

Page 52: ... a RAID or System Fault occurs NO GENLOCK when there is no genlock NO VIDEO INPUT when there is no video at the selected input PLAYLIST Control GPO via playlist To program a GPO output select EDIT CONFIGURE GPO The screen of Figure 11 is displayed GPO 1 through 6 are the 6 triggerable outputs The checkboxes to the right of each selection represent channel 1 2 and 3 GPO 6 is shown with the trigger ...

Page 53: ...t Mode Navigate to clip above currently selected clip SELNEXT In Playlist Mode Navigate to clip below currently selected clip STOP Stop a clip To program a GPIO Input select EDIT CONFIGURE GPI The screen of Figure 12 is displayed GPI 1 through 6 are the six programmable inputs The checkboxes to the right of each selection represent channel 1 2 and 3 GPI 6 is shown with the trigger option pulldown ...

Page 54: ...d on the network Network Settings Tab Use the server graphic user interface to configure network communication settings From the Main Menu selection bar at the top of the screen Click EDIT CONFIGURE NETWORK The screen of Figure 13 is displayed Figure 13 Network Configuration Screen The server is shipped with a default network Host Name and IP Address Qualified network engineers may change these co...

Page 55: ...mple 192 168 1 20 Net Mask Example 255 255 255 0 Default Router Example 192 168 1 1 The Host Name and NTP domain name may be a fully qualified domain name such as edit1 mydomain com or a properly formatted IP address All other manually configured addresses must be properly formatted IP addresses Saving Network Configuration Click on OK APPLY or CANCEL to accept or abandon new entries The IP addres...

Page 56: ...ical location and time zone by scrolling with the scroll bar as necessary and then clicking on the selected value Set the TIME and DATE by clicking on the Time Date field and navigating the clock and calendar Check Automatic Updates to enable automatic updates using the Network Time Protocol NTP Refer to Network Time Protocol on page 87 Note A System Restart is required for a Time Zone change to t...

Page 57: ...electing Rename from the pop up menu Clips can be deleted by right clicking on them with the mouse then selecting Delete from the pop up menu Sorting Clips Clips can be sorted in forward or reverse order by any of the columns by clicking once or twice on the column heading The previous sort is maintained so for example if you sort by Name then by Date the clips of each Date will be sorted by Name ...

Page 58: ...lar Expressions 5 Optionally Enter a string in the FILTER field to limit the number of clips displayed For example entering AT in the FILTER field will limit the display to only clips containing AT in their clip name Pressing the Clear button restores the complete display 6 Enter a name or part of a name in the FIND field Press Enter to initiate the search The clip s will be displayed according to...

Page 59: ...e end of a word Match zero or more repetitions of the preceding character will match anything G N will match Georgia Evening News or Good Night Match 1 or more repetitions of the preceding RE term 0 matches 00 or 0000 not 0 The preceding Regular Expression term is optional ab c will match ac or abc but not adc Used to indicate a set of characters Characters can be listed individually or a range of...

Page 60: ... and drop playlist building and editing on a graphic interface Edit lists while they re running Start at any point in a list Displays run time for clips plus segment length and total remaining time On the Fly commands for Pause Skip Hold Next and Jump functions Append a playing list with a saved playlist Up to six programmable GPI Output events embedded in playlist clips Programmable time of day s...

Page 61: ...ay Pause a clip Page 45 63 PLAY Button P or SPACE STOP SHOW Stop Show First Frame Page 63 STOP Button S CUE Cue a clip Page 63 CUE Button C NEXT Prepare next clip for playback Page 63 NEXT Button N JUMP Jump to the selected clip Page 63 JUMP Button J LOOP Check to loop a Playlist Page 63 LOOP Checkbox L EDIT Check to enable editing Page 65 EDIT Checkbox E ARM START TIME Enable Scheduled Start Time...

Page 62: ...the Clip Navigator to add it to the Playlist The clip will appear in the playlist The first clip will indicate a status of CUED Alternately click on any clip and hold the mouse button as you move the cursor to the playlist Let go of the button when the cursor is over the position that you want the clip to appear in the playlist drag and drop 5 Repeat the procedure to add more clips Figure 18 Chann...

Page 63: ...ng Playlist FILE SAVE An existing Playlist can be saved by selecting FILE SAVE from the Playlist View pulldown menu Type in an appropriate name and click SAVE Setting Playlist Start Time Set a start time for a Playlist by entering a twenty four hour time of day in Hours Minutes and Seconds in the START TIME field see Figure 17 Click on any field to edit the field Check the ARM START TIME checkbox ...

Page 64: ... started automatically by Arm Start Time Looping Playlist LOOP X To loop the entire playlist after the last clip completes check the LOOP checkbox at any time Upon un checking the list will play to completion and then stop Show First Frame of CUED Clip SHOW When a clip is cued the STOP button legend changes to SHOW Pressing it will display the first frame of the cued clip Preparing Next Clip for P...

Page 65: ...f the menus within the Playlist window Check the Enable As Run Logging checkbox to enable As Run logging Uncheck the box to disable As Run logging When enabled a check mark will appear next to the As Run log label and files played by a playlist will be written to an As Run log As Run logs are available only through FTP downloads they cannot be viewed or printed from the server After logging into t...

Page 66: ...the pulldown menu Inserting a HOLD into a Playlist The HOLD command inserts a hold wait event in a Playlist immediately before the selected clip The PLAY or JUMP command will restart a Playlist after it has stopped on a HOLD line The HOLD command is also available in the Playlist Item Context Menu accessed by right clicking in the Playlist item window If a Programmed Start Time has been set and is...

Page 67: ...t clip An active duration can also be set after which the output again goes inactive In all cases every output will go inactive when a clip ends By default a new clip contains no programmed GPI output commands Refer to Appendix A Connector Specifications for details on electrically interfacing to the GPO lines To Map a Playlist event to a GPO Line Follow these steps 1 Select EDIT CONFIGURE GPO The...

Page 68: ...1200 Owner s Manual Page 67 Figure 21 GPO Configuration Screen Figure 22 GPO Editor Mapping GPI to Control a Playlist Playlists can be controlled with the Six GPI Inputs See Programming GPI Inputs on page 52 ...

Page 69: ...ting rarely needs to be adjusted If required it would be adjusted so that the output of the first line of video happens concurrently with other contributing inputs The visible effect is a rise or fall of the picture by one line when viewed at the output of a timed video switcher or on a genlocked monitor Note that this setting can cause VANC data to appear to downstream equipment on different and ...

Page 70: ...ional external DXP 2 module Mix and match among inputs is not supported Embedded audio is always included in the HD SDI stream on playback and will also appear on the two rear panel analog audio outputs User bits in the HD SDI embedded audio stream are not supported 20 bit Dolby E is supported with 360 Systems Bit for Bit technology Using Audio Sample Rate Conversion A check box is provided to eng...

Page 71: ... for Key and Fill or 3D Playback Channel Ganging is used for frame accurate playback of stills animated sequences that have an alpha or key channel These in turn are fed to a downstream keyer or video effects generator to be combined with other video content Manual or automated control of the Master channel is all that is needed to play both the key and the fill The MAXX 1200 can also be used to p...

Page 72: ...no alpha layer exists a white field is created These will be converted to high resolution files one frame in length For example if an original file is named Logo tga the files created will be named Logo mxf the fill file and Logo_ mxf the key file Note the trailing underscore _ added to the file name of the key This allows the TARGA file to be used for key and fill applications when two channels a...

Page 73: ...lip being processed When finished the clip name will appear in the GUI clip list ready for playback Still Frames A single frame clip a still may be inserted into a playlist The length of a still will appear as one frame in the clip list When a still is encountered the playlist will pause and hold the still image until a Play command is issued at which point the playlist will continue to the next c...

Page 74: ...video files that are compatible with the server The server is designed to be used in a private dedicated video network A firewall with VPN capability must be used in systems that require internal security or connection to public networks Consult with a network security specialist for guidance on the best hardware programming and practices for your facility s requirements Gigabit Ethernet Cable Qua...

Page 75: ... in as anonymous Files of either type can be uploaded regardless of the login method however it is best to log in as mxf to load mxf files or anonymous to load vfc files This way the FTP client will see the same file extension as the file being loaded so that if the FTP client is set to warn about overwriting existing files the file extensions will match Using one of the FTP clients shown in Table...

Page 76: ...the file type you are going to download from the server In any case it is a close approximation of the amount of data that will be required to store the downloaded file See the discussion of the mxf and vfc file types Overwriting Files It is the responsibility of the client application Windows Explorer FlashFXP etc to ask the user if they want to overwrite a file Note that some types of files such...

Page 77: ...of a file with head and tail points set will include portions before the head and after the tail The original length of the file can be accessed in a restored copy Transfer of a master file and all subclips of that file will result in duplication of all the material in the master and the subclips The original length of the file can be accessed in any restored subclip A 1 minute subclip of a 1 hour...

Page 78: ...value so the GUI will display the actual calculated average bit rate of the file as a function of its size relative to its duration Therefore it is normal to see variation between the original and a transferred copy of the file It does not mean that the content of the encoded video has been changed in any way Supported File Types MAXX recognizes media file types by their file extension It is impor...

Page 79: ... storage It is also the format used by Telestream Flip Factory to transcode files to and from the MAXX server The performance advantages are only significant when the system is being used near its maximum capacity of both channel use and clip bit rate and FTP transfers are required While mxf is interleaved vfc carries the video then the audio then the ancillary data This means that only one file i...

Page 80: ...Best Big Endian leave Little Endian unchecked TARGA tga 24 or 32 bit format 16 bit format is not supported During transfer the TARGA file will be split into a Fill frame and a Key Alpha frame These are saved as tga files each one frame in length The clip name for the fill frame is the base name of the tga file while the key frame has this name with an appended underscore character The resulting fi...

Page 81: ...me for unmodified video sections is extremely fast as no transcoding is required Files in other HD and SD formats such as DVCPro can be placed on the time line and output as MAXX HD compatible mxf files ready for transfer to the MAXX HD Exporting and Creating a Preset The Export process is applicable regardless of how Edius is configured Later we will discuss how to configure the Edius timeline to...

Page 82: ...inity JPEG2000 Select Export Between In and Out if desired This allows exporting of only the portion of the timeline between the In and Out markers Select Enable Conversion Click on the arrow next to Advanced to expand the dialog In the Advanced section set up the parameters as shown in Figure 26 for 1080i or Figure 27 for 720p Figure 26 Plug In Selection and 1080i Configuration ...

Page 83: ...tion The recommended bit rate is 75 Mbps The Audio Format is 24bit 8ch even if your source is 16 bit or fewer channels If most of your output will be for the MAXX HD click Save as Default to set this as the default configuration for Export again refer to the bottom of Figure 26 For more information on the various parameters refer to the Edius documentation Click Export to start the export process ...

Page 84: ...ner s Manual Page 83 Figure 28 Export Dialog Select the Folder option and click Browse to specify the output directory Enter a Clip Name Leave Playlist selection set to Same as clipname Click OK to start the Export ...

Page 85: ... name ExportExample_0001 icf When a name is used again the number is incremented as can be seen at right Inside each clips folder are several files The mxf file is the one that will be sent to the MAXX HD It contains both the video and audio The other files are not used See the section on FTP transfer on page 73 for information on transferring the MXF file to the MAXX HD Files from the MAXX HD can...

Page 86: ...or mare information on choosing a Project format and specifics of Project parameters refer to the Edius documentation To create a Project Preset or start a new Project select New from the File menu then select Project from the fly out menu under New or use the key command Control N A single Project Preset is shown in the dialog above if you create another one it will appear there as well When star...

Page 87: ...00 Owner s Manual Figure 29 1080i Project Configuration Figure 30 720p Project Configuration Note that the VA track includes a stereo audio track so the 6 A tracks make up the remainder of the 8 tracks used by MAXX HD ...

Page 88: ...network connection A time server could be an in house computer or dedicated time server that is equipped with a GPS receiver or a radio receiver locked to signals from the NIST radio station WWV Alternatively public time servers may be used which are accessible through an Internet connection Connecting to the Internet To obtain automatic date time updates from the public time servers on the Intern...

Page 89: ...ng at the main menu bar Click Edit Configure Date Time screen When Automatic Updates is not checked the Region and Zone lists are enabled Select your region and then the zone within that region There may be more than one way to your zone America New_York for example is the same as US Eastern Click the APPLY button to activate the settings After changing the time zone a Quick Restart must be perfor...

Page 90: ... of the server s diagnostic logs it is a good idea to keep this short The name should also be unique from other devices on the network If Use DHCP if not checked then enter a fixed IP address compatible with your local subnet For example IP Address 192 168 1 20 Net Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Router 192 168 1 1 The Name Servers and NTP Servers fields provide the information needed to reach the publ...

Page 91: ...me server must be provided in the Name Servers field Typically this address is supplied by the Internet Service Provider These name servers translate URL names into numeric IP addresses needed to access the sites in question When using a GPS based time server which is connected directly to a local area network enter its numeric IP address such as 192 168 1 60 into the NTP Servers field leaving the...

Page 92: ...to or multiples of its base number For example channel 1 will also respond to 4 7 10 etc This can be helpful when an automation system needs to control a number of servers at once The server s multiple serial ports allow simultaneous connection of an automation controller and a desktop editing controller This way one could configure an edit controller on Channel 1 for record playout and editing wh...

Page 93: ...to map the port to VDCP protocol Select BVW to map the port to BVW and ODETICS protocols Note that the ODETICS protocol is layered with the BVW protocol and that it supports clip names of up to eight characters only Clips with longer names will not be displayed by an Odetics controller and will not be accessible This includes the demo clips shipped with the server see the section on page 56 to ren...

Page 94: ...he clips that are in the assigned Automation Source Directory There are two classes of applications for folders in conjunction with serial control Limiting the number of clips accessible to automation or remote controllers Some controllers have limited capacity for clip display and selection Using a folder to present only the currently needed clips can streamline operation Content can be prevented...

Page 95: ...h video channel Except where noted they apply only to VDCP operation Cue Shows 1st Frame Upon receiving a Cue With Data or a Play Cue command the server will cue the clip then jog to and display the first frame of video This also applies to Odetics protocol Cue with Offset vs Timestamp When checked the time code for the clip becomes zero based with reference to the head point To move to the head p...

Page 96: ...g of Serial Port to Video Channel via control commands Checking this option will lock the Serial Port to Video Channel ordering When checked any command received on a particular serial port will be used to control the like numbered video channel This means that automation systems that use fixed or limited VDCP ID numbers can use any output to control any channel of the server With this option chec...

Page 97: ...CH SYSTEMS ANEMONE VDCP PROBEL MORPHEUS VDCP PHAROS PLAYTIME VDCP AVECO ASTRA VDCP Tested Remote Control Panels and Switchers The server has been tested by 360 Systems and manufacturers of the remote control devices and video switchers listed below and found to operate correctly Manufacturer Controller Protocol Notes ROSS VIDEO SYNERGY SWITCHERS VDCP ECHOLAB OPERA SWITCHERS VDCP DNF CONTROLS 4000 ...

Page 98: ...laptop computer Remote control in a conference room or during auditorium presentations Servers may be securely controlled from a remote location even across public Internet connections with inexpensive VPN Virtual Private Network technology A single server may be controlled from many remote workstations at different locations on the network Similarly a single computer can run multiple Remote Works...

Page 99: ... the GUI control must be actively taken using the TAKE CONTROL option described below This allows remote monitoring of server channel activity while greatly reducing the likelihood that a remote user will interfere with operations initiated by another All Workstations including the server s local GUI have equal priority and any can take control of a video channel at any time Control is granted for...

Page 100: ... an alternate directory may be specified If a previous version of Remote Workstation is already installed on the Host computer use this feature to install the new version in a uniquely named folder for example C Program Files MAXX1200 After Installation A 360 Systems Remote Workstation icon will appear on your desktop Double click the icon to open a remote session on the server To change the targe...

Page 101: ...e may use the bus at a time Further a single drive failure can bring the entire storage system down By contrast the server uses a non blocking switched architecture to isolate the drives from one another Any drive failure makes that drive unavailable and the rest of the storage system remains undisturbed In addition the server uses Advanced Data Protection features where all drive commands are che...

Page 102: ...ives 1 In addition the array s storage efficiency increases with the number of disks from 66 7 for 3 drives to 75 for four drives storage efficiency number of drives 1 X number of drives P 10 11 12 RAID Level 5 Independent Access Array with Rotating Parity High Data Reliability Transfer Capacity Disk 2 Disk 1 Disk 0 Disk 3 4 5 P 6 1 2 3 P 7 P 9 8 Disk Array Controller DATA Array Management Softwar...

Page 103: ...n the Image Server GUI in the status bar on the bottom of the screen and highlighted in yellow as shown below A GPIO Output can be programmed to activate upon a RAID or system fault This can be used to activate a warning lamp or alarm Refer to page 51 for more information on programming GPIO events A drive fault can be trigged by a variety of conditions The first step in response to an error warni...

Page 104: ... power supply switch to shutdown the server Shut down the system only by momentarily pressing the front panel RESET button or selecting Start Shutdown Shutdown from the graphic user interface Note that in some cases the power may not automatically shut off after a Shutdown is executed When the front panel LED indicators start flashing in response to the Shutdown command the file system has been su...

Page 105: ...rform the following steps The above screen will appear Open the RAID utilities by selecting Start Raid Status In the Login window select ADMINISTRATOR from the drop down menu In the Password window make no entry leave it blank In the event this does not work use the password 3ware Click the Login button to enter the 3ware Utilities ...

Page 106: ...Report of RAID Array Condition in Summary Screen To check the condition of the array in the RAID Status utility perform the following steps The screen above should appear Login as ADMINISTRATOR Note the Status on this Summary Screen If an error condition is indicated continue to next page ...

Page 107: ...on but often indicates a hardware problem with the drive Drive Error The drive reported a data error A rare isolated occurrence may be acceptable but probably indicates a drive failure Drive SMART Threshold Exceeded The drive s self diagnostic program is reporting an impending drive failure The drive should be replaced Remapping Bad Sector This is a normal function of a hard drive s self maintenan...

Page 108: ...ecking Status of the Drives Figure 43 RAID Maintenance Display To check the status of the RAID drive array perform the following steps Select Management Maintenance The screen above should appear Note the status of each drive in the array ...

Page 109: ...t Figure 44 Removing Failed Drive from RAID Array Unit 0 The Unit Maintenance screen above will appear Remove the degraded drive from the array unit by clicking Remove Drive Select the Rescan Controller option on the above screen to have the system recognize the drive as Available ...

Page 110: ...ng time but the server can still be used When complete OK will be shown in the status for all ports on the Maintenance menu Replacing Hard Drives The server hard disk drives have been factory tested and configured in a RAID 5 array Each drive is numbered 0 3 and must be attached to the correctly numbered data cable Drive bays are also numbered Please read Removing the Front Panel on page 114 for i...

Page 111: ...ld configure these correctly but they should be checked to verify accuracy Do not use the Scheduled Events Email Announcement or Remote Login features These settings are critical to proper operation of the system The only parameter that can be changed is Continue on Source Error during Rebuild which when turned on relaxes the condition that any error found in the source material will stop the rebu...

Page 112: ...contains all audio circuitry It is not a connector break out box DXP 2 Digital Audio I O Module Audio outputs from the DXP 2 duplicate the embedded digital audio contained in the video Audio outputs are at a fixed 48 KHz sample rate and are normally referenced to video genlock Digital audio input signals should also be at 48 kHz and be derived from video genlock The MAXX 1200 server used in combin...

Page 113: ...eter cable connects DXP 2 to MAXX 1200 Audio synchronization Derived from video gunlock or input video frame rate Dolby compatibility Bit for Bit reproduction of compressed audio data Dimensions 3 x 19 x 5 90 x 483 x 133mm HWD Weight 8 lb 3 6 kg net Power 100 240 volts 50 60 Hz 50 watts Power supplies Modular dual redundant with separate IEC AC mains connectors Cooling Convection Operating tempera...

Page 114: ...tions or signal POWER FLASHING indicates that there is a fault in the system power supply Shut down the server and contact 360 Systems Customer Support for further hardware diagnosis FANS FLASHING indicates that an internal chassis or CPU fan is running slow or stopped Check the chassis fan operation Replace if necessary Do not run the server without a working fan DRIVES FLASHING indicates that th...

Page 115: ... for service The following sections provide instruction on disassembly and re assembly for maintenance Removing the Front Panel The front panel is easily removed for access to the four disk drives or for removing the server from an equipment rack Using a coin or a flat blade screwdriver unscrew the two large panel fasteners on the left and right sides of the front panel Lift the cover off To re in...

Page 116: ...in the server Mechanical Concerns Be careful when installing I O cards into your system Excessive force can damage the PC boards cables or the motherboard Be sure each board is aligned with its slot in the mating connector before installing Use care to not flex any PC boards Interface cable connectors must be mated carefully Use care to not bend any of the pins The connectors provided are keyed to...

Page 117: ...er RV4 until a level of exactly 4 0 dBu is obtained 3 Repeat this procedure for audio Channel 1 Right while adjusting trimmer RV3 and also for each subsequent audio channel using its associated trim pot After calibrating the gain settings for all analog audio outputs as in steps 1 through 3 above calibrate the server s input gain as follows 4 Using the graphic user interface place server Channel 1...

Page 118: ...om the USB Flash Drive 5 The Installer menu provides a choice to Update the server operating system begin a new complete install or cancel the install Choose UPDATE if you want to keep the video and audio clip files that exist on the server Use this selection for all normal software updates Choose NEW only if you want to partition and reformat the drive array and install the new operating system I...

Page 119: ...To update the firmware 1 Power off the MAXX 1200 HD server by selecting Start Shutdown Shutdown Power on again using the front panel RESET button accessible through the small hole near the LEDs 2 Once the server has finished initializing close the GUI by clicking the close button at the upper right corner of the main window 3 Open a terminal window by holding the Shift and Control keys and pressin...

Page 120: ...end with the prompt and cursor If any of the banks indicate an error during the erase verify or programming phases IMMEDIATELY repeat the operation loadflash Enter without doing any other operation If the procedure still fails perform this entire procedure again Should you still encounter a problem please contact 360 Systems technical support ...

Page 121: ...ing the correct drive try to restart the server with the drive disconnected It should boot up normally Immediately perform the Shutdown Start Shutdown Shutdown procedure and continue If the server does not start normally reconnect the drive and verify which drive is faulty 1 Shutdown the server using the front panel RESET button After it has shut down turn off the rear AC power switch 2 Remove the...

Page 122: ...1 April 2006 R2007 Radio Interference Compliance Radio Interference USA WARNING This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radi...

Page 123: ...ces du Reglement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada RoHS Compliance This product is in compliance with the Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment directive RoHS 2002 95 EC The materials and substances listed in the RoHS directive specifically lead mercury cadmium hexavalent chromium PBB and PBDE s are not intentionally added to or believed to be contained in this product CE ...

Page 124: ...lely totherepairor replacementofdefective materialor workmanshipand doesnotincludeanyexpenserelatedto the shipmentof theproducttoorfrom360 Systemsor compensationforanyinconvenienceor lossof useof theproduct whileit isbeingrepairedorreplaced EXCEPTASEXPRESSLYSTATED HEREIN 360SYSTEMS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMSALL WARRANTIES EXPRESS ORIMPLIED OFANY KIND WITH RESPECTTOTHE PRODUCT INCLUDING WITHOUTLIMITATION ...

Page 125: ...he Software is limited to the licensing option set forth on your invoice Each licensing option is defined as follows Single User License Software provided to You under this option may only be installed on any server owned or controlled by You but in no event may it be used on more than one server at the same time Multiple User License Software provided under this option may be installed on more th...

Page 126: ...all the sections of this Agreement will survive except for Section 1 8 This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California U S A without reference to conflicts of laws provisions or the 1980 U N Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods and as to matters affecting copyrights trademarks and patents by U S federal law Any dispute...

Page 127: ...ng of the internal Analog Digital Audio Selection jumpers Pin BALANCED ANALOG AES EBU DIGITAL 1 SHIELD FRAME GROUND SHIELD FRAME GROUND 2 OR HOT DIGITAL 3 OR COMMON DIGITAL SHELL FRAME GROUND FRAME GROUND Serial Control Connector Pinout Pin DB9 F Connector 1 GND 2 Transmit A TX 3 Receive B RX 4 GND 5 N C 6 GND 7 Transmit B TX 8 Receive A RX 9 GND Shell Frame ground ...

Page 128: ...ced from pins 18 or 26 or provided from an external source Current limiting devices are provided within the server General purpose status outputs also appear on the GPI connector Open collector outputs are provided as status outputs and may be used to drive an external LED or control input Refer to the connector pin out table and partial schematic following GPI Connector Pinout Pin Signal Pin Sign...

Page 129: ...I 1 RTN 16 SIGNAL GND 1 19 25 GPO 6 24 GPO 5 23 GPO 4 22 GPO 3 21 GPO 2 26 INPUTS OUTPUTS 5V 200mA MAX SOURCE GPI O DB26 HD 1K INTERNAL CIRCUITS 1K 3 4 6 5 1K 8 7 1K 10 9 1K 12 11 1K GPO 1 20 GPI 2 RTN GPI 2 GPI 3 RTN GPI 3 GPI 4 RTN GPI 4 GPI 5 RTN GPI 5 GPI 6 RTN GPI 6 18 15 15 ...

Page 130: ...ill auto negotiate with the attached monitor to achieve the best available value This resolution is best viewed on 17 inch or larger monitors Use only VESA compliant monitors 360 Systems does not provide a monitor with the server SVGA Connector Pinout Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 RED 9 5V 2 GREEN 10 GND 3 BLUE 11 RESERVED 4 RESERVED 12 SDA 5 GND 13 HSYNC 6 RED RTN 14 VSYNC 7 GREEN RTN 15 SCL 8 BLUE RTN...

Page 131: ...CMD 2 NAME CMD 1 CMD 2 NAME 1X 00 Stop 04 ACK 1X 01 Play 04 ACK 1X 02 Record 04 ACK 1X 04 Still 04 ACK 1X 05 Step 04 ACK 1X 06 Continue 04 ACK 1X 07 Jog 04 ACK 1X 08 Varispeed Play 04 ACK 1X 0A EE Mode 04 ACK CMD 1 CMD 2 NAME CMD 1 CMD 2 NAME 2X AX 1D Rename ID 04 ACK 2X 1E Preset Std Time 04 ACK 2X AX 1F New Copy 04 ACK 2X 20 Sort Mode 04 ACK 2X 21 Close Port 04 ACK 2X 22 Select Port 04 ACK 2X AX...

Page 132: ...e ID 3X 08 Device Type Req 3X 88 Device Type 3X 10 Syst Status Request 3X 90 System Status 3X BX 11 ID List 3X 91 List of ID s 3X BX 14 ID Size Request 3X 94 ID Size 3X BX 16 ID Request 3X 96 ID Presence 3X 17 Compression Settings Request 3X 97 Compression Settings 3X BX 18 ID s Added List 3X 98 List ID s Added 3X BX 19 ID s Deleted List 3X 99 List ID s Deleted AX and BX versions are long filename...

Page 133: ...K 2X 21 JOG REVERSE ACK 2X 22 VAR REVERSE ACK 2X 23 SHUTTLE REVERSE ACK 20 30 PRE ROLL ACK 20 0F EJECT ACK 20 05 STANDBY ON ACK 20 60 FULL E E OFF ACK 20 61 FULL E E ON ACK 24 31 CUE UP WITH DATA ACK 40 08 TIMER 1 RESET ACK 40 10 IN ENTRY ACK 40 11 OUT ENTRY ACK 40 18 IN SHIFT ACK 40 19 IN SHIFT ACK 40 1A OUT SHIFT ACK 40 1B OUT SHIFT ACK 40 2D LOST LOCK RESET ACK 41 36 TIMER MODE SELECT ACK 41 37...

Page 134: ... BVW 75 0X001D LOCAL ENABLE ACK 0X2000 STOP ACK 0X2001 PLAY ACK 0X2002 RECORD ACK 0X2004 STAND BY OFF ACK 0X2005 STAND BY ON ACK 0X200D DMC START ACK COMMAND HAS NO EFFECT 0X200F EJECT ACK 0X2010 FAST FORWARD ACK 0X2X11 JOG FORWARD ACK 0X2X12 VAR FORWARD ACK 0X2X13 SHUTTLE FORWARD ACK 0X2020 REWIND ACK 0X2X21 JOG REVERSE ACK 0X2X22 VAR REVERSE ACK 0X2X23 SHUTTLE REVERSE ACK 0X2030 PREROLL ACK 0X2X...

Page 135: ... SELECT ACK COMMAND HAS NO EFFECT 0X4X35 COLOR FRAME SELECT ACK COMMAND HAS NO EFFECT 0X4X36 TIMER MODE SELECT ACK 0X4X37 INPUT CHECK ACK 0X4040 AUTO MODE OFF ACK 0X4041 AUTO MODE ON ACK 0X4046 VARIABLE MEMORY OFF ACK 0X4047 VARIABLE MEMORY ON ACK 0X4048 VIDEO REFERENCE DISABLE OFF ACK COMMAND HAS NO EFFECT 0X4049 VIDEO REFERENCE DISABLE ON ACK COMMAND HAS NO EFFECT 0X4X70 VIDEO INPUT SELECT ACK 0...

Page 136: ...7431 0x6036 Timer Mode Status 0X7136 0XA001 AUTO SKIP ACK ODETICS COMMAND 0XAX02 CUE UP TO RECORD ACK ODETICS COMMAND 0XAX04 PREVIEW IN PRESET ACK ODETICS COMMAND 0XAX05 PREVIEW OUT PRESET ACK ODETICS COMMAND 0XA006 PREVIEW IN RESET ACK ODETICS COMMAND 0XA007 PREVIEW OUT RESET ACK ODETICS COMMAND 0XAX10 ERASE ID ACK ODETICS COMMAND 0XA014 LIST FIRST ID 0X8814 ODETICS COMMAND 0XA015 LIST NEXT ID 0X...

Page 137: ...NR 106 dB A wtd Ref to FS 1 dB THD N 01 Headroom 20 dB above nominal 4 dBu operating level Program Storage Disk Storage System 4 Terabyte server grade array 4 1 TB SATA drives RAID Controller RAID 5 hardware controller Drive Replacement Front access Software upgrades USB Flash Memory Network Connectivity File import export JPEG 2000 files via FTP Remote GUI PC w Remote Workstation software Diagnos...

Page 138: ... Playlist Edit Left Arrow Jog reverse 1 frame Shift C Clear Left Arrow Remove clip File Operations Right Arrow Add clip Ctrl N New Ctrl O Open Navigating Between Channels Ctrl S Save Ctrl number Switches to Transport Channel number Ctrl A Save As Alt number Switches to Playlist Channel number Ctrl D Delete Ctrl R Rename Mark In Mark Out Times Edit Mode number Inserts right justified number Menu Op...

Page 139: ...or created on the PC and uploaded to the server Playlists are found on the server FTP directory in the lists folder They are simple text files with the extension lst Below is an example of a playlist as it appears in the GUI and its corresponding lst file Playlist Example 360PLAYLIST 2 0 StartTime 13000100 Loop 0 Public Service Announcement Adverts Commercial HOLD HOLD Sitcom 1 0 10 Movie of the W...

Page 140: ...s clip has a GPI Output event associated with it in this case Output 1 at an offset of 1 frame for a duration of 10 frames Similar to Start Time values GPI Output Offsets and Durations are represented as hours minutes seconds and frames without leading zeros The format is GPIOutputNumber Offset D uration Movie of the Week 2 15 1000 6 1245015 400 This clip has two GPI Output events Output 2 15 fram...

Page 141: ...case sensitive Any clip name that does not match an existing clip will be reported as MISSING when the list is loaded on the server This also applies to the name of a subfolder Adding or deleting an event manually Any of the available event types can be created Modifying or adding to existing events SKIP frames xx or GPI Outputs can be added Cutting and pasting the contents of one list into anothe...

Page 142: ...ation and have the extension arl As Run Naming Convention The naming convention for As Run logs is as follows mmdd c_xxxx n arl mm month 01 through 12 dd Day 01 through 31 c Channel 1 through 3 xxxx Name of Playlist n Instance Count arl file extension Sample As Run Log IS 76152 as run Ch2 KQRS Engr Wed Feb 02 2009 Wednesday PM Pg 1 1 10 54 40 00 00 05 00 KRBE ID Legal PLAYED OK 2 10 54 45 00 00 30...

Page 143: ...Pg 1 The page number of the printout As Run Log Body This section describes the format of the body of an As Run log 2 10 54 45 00 00 30 00 Cellular One Talk Time PLAYED OK 2 The line number order of the clip as it appears in the playlist The same clip could have multiple numbers as files are added or deleted 10 54 45 The time at which the clip was played in HH MM SS on a 24 hour clock 00 00 30 00 ...

Page 144: ...MAXX 1200 Owner s Manual Page 143 Appendix F Mechanical Drawing Figure 32 Dimensional Drawing ...

Page 145: ...tomation Protocol 97 Available Models 19 Bit for Bit 43 Button 49 52 52 E E 46 FF 49 GoTo 49 Jog 49 Jog 49 Mark In Point 51 Mark Out Point 52 Review Clip 52 Review Out Point 52 Rew 49 Calibration Audio Level 121 Cascade Windows 33 Channel Ganging 74 Channel View Playlist 37 Transport 35 Clip Navigator 60 Clips Deleting 60 Filtering display 60 Locating 61 Renaming 60 Sorting 60 Configuration Item i...

Page 146: ... GPI 28 GPO 70 Graphics and Animation 75 Halt 31 108 Handling Precautions 120 Hard Drive Replacement 126 HDMI Output Module 19 HD SDI 27 Ignore Preroll Commands 100 In Point Display 51 Indicators 25 Initial System Configuration 39 Inputs Audio 27 Video 27 Installation 20 Installing Hard Disk Drives 114 Installing Removing I O Cards 120 Introduction 13 Jog Buttons 49 JPEG 200 File Format 82 Key Fea...

Page 147: ...t Tolerance 106 Performance 106 Repair 107 Rear Panel Drawing 26 Features 26 27 Indicators 119 Reboot 31 Record Configuration Options 41 Recording 41 44 Regulatory Compliance 127 Remote Workstation Interface 102 Renaming Clips 60 Repair 127 Replacing a Hard Drive 126 Replacing Hard Disk Drives 114 Report Play vs Still At End 99 Restart 31 Review Clip Button 52 Review Out Point Button 52 RFI EMI in...

Page 148: ...t 78 Transport 35 Transport Menu Bar 35 Trouble Shooting 118 Updating Firmware 123 UPS power conditioning 21 USB Firmware Updates 123 Program Updates 122 USB Ports 30 VANC Line Selections 44 Vari Play 0 Equals Pause 99 Vari Play 1X Equals Play 99 VDCP Command Table 136 Controllers 101 Serial Control 95 Setting source directory 98 VDCP Options 99 Video Bit Rate 41 Video Format Selection 40 Video In...

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