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GDC Technology Ltd 

SX-2000 

SERVER INSTALLATION MANUAL 

Содержание SX-2000

Страница 1: ...GDC Technology Ltd SX 2000 SERVER INSTALLATION MANUAL ...

Страница 2: ...Projector Setup 11 2 6 IMB 3D macro settings changes 17 3 SX 2000 server configuration 18 3 1 SX 2000 configuration 19 3 1 1 Server IP Setup 19 3 1 2 IMB and Projector IP Setup 20 3 1 3 Content Ingest Management Setup 21 3 1 4 Time Zone Setup 26 3 2 Audio Setup 27 3 2 1 USL ECI 60 27 3 2 2 Yamaha DA824 27 3 2 3 USL DAX 602 27 3 2 4 Dolby DMA8 27 3 2 5 Dolby CP650 Sound Processor 28 3 3 Automation ...

Страница 3: ...omation setup for Christie ACT devices 36 3 3 8 Automation setup for Dolby CP650 devices 37 3 3 9 Automation setup for USL DAX devices 38 3 3 10 Automation setup for USL JSD devices 39 3 3 11 Component Engineering TA 10 Setup 40 3 4 Testing Procedures for QC after Installation 41 ...

Страница 4: ...escribes the physical setup of the SX 2000 server in order to ensure proper operation 2 1 Server Presentation The front and rear panel of the SX 2000 server is shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2 Figure 1 SX 2000 server front panel Figure 2 SX 2000 server rear panel The SX 2000 can be set up with an external touchscreen LCD as shown in Figure 3 Note The currently supported software version for SX 2000 ...

Страница 5: ...tly to the rack and is not susceptible to vibrations or shocks It is also important to place the server horizontally 2 3 Insertion of Drives Each server is shipped with the content hard drives separate from the server The server s content storage hard disks are inserted into a hot swap bay The content storage hard disks must be inserted into the server in any particular order before starting the s...

Страница 6: ...ushing it toward the HDD until it clicks This will lock in the content storage drive 6 Close and lock the door covering the hard drive bay 2 4 Cable connections Once the server has been placed in the desired location the cables described below should be attached See Figure 4 1 VGA cable used for connecting to external touch screen monitor 2 Power cables 3 Network connections a eth0 Projector b eth...

Страница 7: ...with installing the IMB into the Projector and connecting the PCI e and network cables to the IMB and projector respectively 2 5 1 1 IMB components The GDC Integrated Media Block comes with a PCI e cable see Figure 5 for connecting to the SX 2000 server The IMB is shown in Figure 6 Figure 5 PCI e cable for GDC IMB Note If the projector comes with the GDC IMB pre installed the instructions in Secti...

Страница 8: ...o ensure proper placement of the IMB Figure 7 shows an interface board with SMPTE 292 inputs connected to a Barco projector This board must be removed in order to install the IMB Figure 7 IMB Placement on Barco projectors Figure 8 shows the location where the IMB should be installed on a Christie projector Remove any existing interface boards or placeholder faceplates from this position before ins...

Страница 9: ... any existing interface boards or placeholder faceplates from this position before installing the IMB Figure 9 IMB placement on NEC projectors Please refer to the projector manuals for more details on preparing the projector for IMB installation 2 5 1 3 Inserting IMB to the Projector Make sure the projector is powered off before installing the IMB on the projector IMB installed here IMB installed ...

Страница 10: ...cted between the projector and the SX 2000 server CAT 5E network cable to connect the network between the projector and the server The projector and server can also be connected through a network switch PCI e cable for connecting the IMB installed on the projector and to PCI e slot on the server back panel The PCI e cable has a square metal connector and a green circular plastic tab located on eac...

Страница 11: ...e IMB and the projector Connect the PCI e cable and the network cable as shown in Figure 11 Figure 11 Connecting cables on the projector 2 5 2 2 Connecting to the SX 2000 server Connect the PCI e cable and the network cables as shown in Figure 12 Figure 12 Connecting cables on the SX 2000 server ...

Страница 12: ...mper on the server must be cleared before the IMB can be used for playback refer to Section 3 1 2 In order to use the IMB for content playback the INPUT source of the projector macros must be set to IMB See Figure 13 Figure 13 INPUT source settings on Barco Series 2 projector 2 5 3 2 NEC Series 2 Projector In order to configure an NEC Series 2 projector to work with IMB the following steps must be...

Страница 13: ...Service password to activate service mode operation See Figure 14 Figure 14 Service mode on NEC Digital Cinema Communicator 4 Select Setup Option Slot on the Digital Cinema Communicator and select IMB for Slot A in Option Slot Setting See Figure 15 Figure 15 Option slot settings on NEC Digital Cinema Communicator ...

Страница 14: ...e server refer to Section 3 1 2 In order to use the IMB for content playback the INPUT source of the projector macros must be set to IMB 2 5 3 3 Christie Series 2 Projector When the IMB is installed into a Christie Series 2 projector the following steps must be taken in order for GDC server to playback with the Christie Series 2 projector 1 Clear the projector s marriage tamper a Log in to the Mar...

Страница 15: ...ick the Next button to proceed to the Arming window Figure 17 Marriage checklist c Arm the marriage In the Arming window click the Arm Marriage button refer to Figure 18 A 30 second count down timer begins The LED in the Marriage button on the PI Board will flash green during this count down You MUST press the Marriage button on the PI Board within this 30 second window in order for the marriage t...

Страница 16: ...gy Ltd Page 15 of 42 Figure 18 Arm Marriage and Marriage countdown d The Finish window states the success of the marriage Click the Finish button to return to the Main panel 2 Clear the Service Door Marriage Tamper on the server refer to Section 3 1 2 ...

Страница 17: ...Figure 19 Projector input settings for Christie projectors 2 5 3 3 1 3D settings for Christie Series 2 projectors The 3D macros for Christie Series 2 projectors should be configured with the following settings for 3D Input Control see Figure 20 3D Sync Input Mode Use Line Interleave first line Left second line Right L R Display Reference Not Used Frame Rate 6 2 L R Display Sequence Left L1R1 L2R2 ...

Страница 18: ...by3D 2 6 IMB 3D macro settings changes Server software version 7 7b rc17 makes changes to the IMB 3D output format The following projector macro changes are required to support these changes Software version 7 7b rc17 enables IMB 3D output in 4 4 4 format This can be enabled on the SMS configuration page by selecting SMS Configuration CineCanvas IMB 3D 4 4 4 see Figure 21 Note These are required c...

Страница 19: ...1 2 Barco Series 2 projectors The IMB 3D macros on existing Barco S2 projectors are configured to use the GDC_IMB_422 input file If the IMB 3D 4 4 4 option is checked in SMS configuration all IMB 3D macros should use the input file named Mediablock input 2 6 1 3 Christie Series 2 projectors The IMB 3D 4 4 4 option in SMS configuration must be checked No additional configuration is required for the...

Страница 20: ... enter the password 4 Select Network Network Setup This opens up a page displaying the Ethernet connections of the two NICs eth0 is used to communicate with the projector and eth1 is used for network access 5 Highlight the NIC you wish to configure and click Select to view and change the network configuration settings for this NIC In this case the NIC eth0 was chosen See Figure 22 Figure 22 Networ...

Страница 21: ...o the Admin Panel Page 3 1 2 IMB and Projector IP Setup The IMB and projector IP settings on the SX 2000 server must be configured for proper operation Once the SX 2000 server IP addresses are set up the projector IP and IMB marriage can be configured with the following steps 1 Click the power button once to access the Control Panel 2 Select SMS Configuration 3 Choose to log in as Maintenance Acce...

Страница 22: ...riage Service door tamper if a failure message appears see Figure 25 Figure 25 IMB status Once the IP for the projector has been configured you can proceed to defining projector macros For details please refer to Section 2 1 5 Automation Setup 3 1 3 Content Ingest Management Setup Content ingest management must be set up before the server is able to ingest content This section will show the setup ...

Страница 23: ...ick the power button once to access the Control Panel 2 Click Manage Content to access the Content Management Page 3 Click the Source tab followed by the Add button This opens up the Source Setup Page see Figure 26 Figure 26 Content manager source setup page 4 Enter the name of the source in the Source Name text box In this example we will be setting up a USB source and naming it USB See Figure 27...

Страница 24: ... Content ingest from FTP The following steps describe the setup of a content ingest source for ingesting content from an FTP server 1 Select the Source tab followed by the Add button see Figure 26 2 Enter the local description for the FTP server in the Source Name text box In this case we will use the source name FTP Select FTP as the Source Type Figure 28 FTP ingest source setup ...

Страница 25: ...tion Manual 11 8 2010 GDC Technology Ltd Page 24 of 42 3 Enter the respective parameters for Source IP Source Path Username and Password see Figure 28 4 Click Save to save the settings for the FTP content ingest source ...

Страница 26: ...gy Ltd Page 25 of 42 3 1 3 3 Selecting an ingest source To select an ingest source click next to the Source to ingest from label on the Ingest tab Choose the required ingest source from the drop down menu See Figure 29 Figure 29 Ingest from USB source ...

Страница 27: ...in Panel 3 Click Focus at the far bottom right of the keyboard then click the cursor in the Password text box to enter the password 4 Click Diagnostics Maintenance Configure Timezone to access the Time zone Selection Page see Figure 40 Figure 30 Timezone configuration 5 Click Focus and tap the section above the keypad to bring the pointer into focus 6 Use and to highlight the desired timezone 7 Cl...

Страница 28: ...tput on the server 2 Connect the other end of the audio cable into the input labeled AES 8 Ch Input on the USL ECI 60 3 2 2 Yamaha DA824 There are several ways in which the Yahama DA824 can be configured with the server The simplest configuration is the straight through AES EBU Connection This again uses the 25 pin D Sub cable 1 Connect one end of the 25 pin D Sub audio cable to the audio output o...

Страница 29: ... D Sub digital input to the Dolby CP650 To install the board insert it into the Option I O Connection on the back of the CP650 Please refer to the Dolby CP650 manual for more information on installing the 650 OPTIO AES board The board will have two connectors The one at the top will be the 4xAES connector this connector emulates the 4xAES connector on the DMA8 1 Connect one end of the 25 pin D Sub...

Страница 30: ...tion device on the SX 2000 server 1 Click the power button once to access the Control Panel 2 Click the following buttons to access the Automation interface see Figure 31 SMS Configuration Maintenance Access enter password General Automation Figure 31 Automation interface Automation event labels and actions can be set up from this interface Event Labels are how automation actions can be accessed f...

Страница 31: ...tton below the table to add a new action associated with this event label 3 A new action is added to the table The Device and Action settings of this new action can be changed Notice that when the Device setting is changed the possible Action settings for that device are displayed Refer to the following sections on adding automation devices 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to add more actions to this event ...

Страница 32: ...ure 32 Figure 32 Schedule automation events To add a scheduled automation event select the Add button Set the date and time of the automation event the repeat interval and the event label to be executed Click Accept Changes to save created schedules 3 3 4 Automation setup for server GPIO If the SX 2000 server has a GPIO card installed the GPIO automation device will be available for configuration ...

Страница 33: ...eps below to configure a projector device in the server automation interface 1 Click the Add button on the Devices tab and enter the name of the device In this case it is PROJECTOR Set the device type to PROJECTOR see Figure 34 2 Click OK and set up the device parameters for the projector device 3 Enter the IP address of the projector device see Figure 35 4 Set the correct model of the projector T...

Страница 34: ...or projector device 3 3 6 Automation setup for eCNA devices The SX 2000 server supports the eCNA 10 automation system Follow the steps below to configure an eCNA device in the server automation interface 7 Click the Add button on the Devices tab and enter the name of the device In this case it is eCNA Set the device type to eCNA_IO see Figure 36 ...

Страница 35: ...e 9 Enter the IP address of the eCNA device see Figure 37 10 The eCNA device has many cues available for automation These cues can be enabled or disabled by selecting them after clicking the Server events eCNA controls and eCNA status buttons All cues are disabled by default 11 Click the Save button to save configured settings Figure 37 Automation settings for eCNA device ...

Страница 36: ... 1 Click the Add button on the Devices tab and enter the name of the device In this case it is JNIOR Set the device type to JNIOR_IO see Figure 38 2 Click OK and set up the device parameters for the JNIOR device 3 Enter the IP address of the JNIOR device see Figure 39 4 The settings for Port Login and Password are set to the default values for JNIOR devices if left empty 5 Click the Save button to...

Страница 37: ...enter the name of the device In this case it is ChristieACT Set the device type to ChristieACT see Figure 40 2 Click OK and set up the device parameters for the Christie ACT device 3 Enter the IP address of the Christie ACT device see Figure 41 4 The default setting for the Port is displayed on the settings for the Christie ACT device Change this value if required 5 Default control cues will be se...

Страница 38: ...w the steps below to configure a Dolby CP650 device in the server automation interface 1 Click the Add button on the Devices tab and enter the name of the device In this case it is CP650 Set the device type to DolbyCP650 see Figure 42 2 Click OK and set up the device parameters for the Dolby CP650 device 3 Enter the IP address of the Dolby CP650 device see Figure 43 4 Default Control cues are set ...

Страница 39: ... device 3 3 10 Automation setup for USL DAX devices The SX 2000 server supports automation for USL DAX sound processor Follow the steps below to configure a USL DAX device in the server automation interface 1 Click the Add button on the Devices tab and enter the name of the device In this case it is DAX Set the device type to USL DAX see Figure 44 2 Click OK and set up the device parameters for th...

Страница 40: ...ttings for USL DAX device 3 3 11 Automation setup for USL JSD devices The SX 2000 server supports automation for USL JSD 80 and JSD 100 sound processor Follow the steps below to configure a USL JSD device in the server automation interface 1 Click the Add button on the Devices tab and enter the name of the device In this case it is JSD Set the device type to USL JSD see Figure 46 2 Click OK and se...

Страница 41: ... 46 USL JSD automation device setup Figure 47 Automation settings for USL JSD device 3 3 12 Component Engineering TA 10 Setup The Component Engineering TA 10 can be used for theater automation with the SX 2000 server It requires that the TA 10 be wired in a particular configuration A wiring diagram can be seen in Figure 48 The TA 10 is connected to the SX 2000 server using the server s GPIO input ...

Страница 42: ...y installed 1 Test the video playback capabilities of the server using the following file formats MPEG2 JPEG2000 Scope Flat 3D 2 Test the audio playback capabilities of the server and verify that all the channels are working Also check for any static noises 3 Test the server s ability to activate automation cues using test cues for lights curtains sound and fire alarm 4 Test the remote access capa...

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