Maxxsonics High Definition Video Server MAXX-2400HD Manuel d'utilisateur

MAXX-2400HD™ High Definition Video Server P/N 700-119-000x Operations Manual Rev 7 August 2009 Software version 1.03.515

Page 10 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Safety Notices Safety Terms and Symbols THE FOLLOWING WARNING SYMBOLS ARE USED IN THIS MANUAL: ENGLISH ATTENTION

Page 100 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Rebuilding the RAID Array Figure 44 - Selecting a drive to rebuild • Select Rebuild Unit. The REBUILD SCREEN

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 101 Replacing Hard Drives Maxx 2400HD Hard Drives are hot-swappable, meaning they can be replaced “on-the-fly” witho

Page 102 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual RAID Controller Settings The server RAID controller is configured at the factory. The following is provided onl

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 103 Multi-Channel Audio Audio Input/Output Modules In addition to embedded audio, provided as a standard feature on

Page 104 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual DXP-2 Technical Specifications Digital Audio Module Audio channels 8 per video channel (3 outputs x 8, 1 inp

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 105 AXP3/AXP4 Technical Specifications Analog Audio Module Audio channels 4 per video channel Word

Page 106 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Maintenance Fault Diagnostics Front Panel Indicators The five LED indicators on the front panel are used to dia

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 107 Gigabit Ethernet Indicators The Gigabit Network Port card has the following indicator lights: Label Indicatio

Page 108 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual General Handling Precautions ESD Precautions Observe electrostatic discharge (ESD) precautions to avoid damagin

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 109 Software Updates From CD-Rom Program updates for MAXX-2400HD may be issued periodically. The operating syste

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 11 Product Damage Precautions • 360 Systems’ MAXX-2400HD™ server contains hard disk drives and other fragile electr

Page 110 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Program Updates from USB Memory Program updates for the MAXX-2400HD may be issued from time to time. The serve

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 111 Updating Firmware Firmware is low-level code used by the video hardware; it is not server operating system so

Page 112 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual After each bank is loaded, you should see the message “Verify complete”. The procedure will continue, and finall

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 113 Replacing a Hard Drive Do not remove a hard drive from the server unless the diagnostic software identifies a

Page 114 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Regulatory Certifications Safety The server was tested by Underwriters Laboratories and found to comply with the

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 115 Product Warranty Limited Warranty This product is warranted to the original purchaser against defects in mat

Page 116 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual End User License Agreement For Server Software IMPORTANT THIS IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU (“YOU”) AND 360

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 117 5. Company warrants that the Software will perform substantially in accordance with its Documentation. Your

Page 118 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Appendix A Connector Specifications Audio XLR-3 Connector Pinout Signals appearing on XLR connectors of the DXP

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 119 BNC Connectors The following note applies to all video and Genlock connectors: • A BNC connector used as an o

Page 12 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Introduction 360 Systems’ MAXX-2400HD™ server is a four channel, high-definition video recorder/server designed

Page 120 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Figure 31: GPIO Connection Schematic 2 GPI 1 GPI 1 RTN 16 SIGNAL GND 1 19 25 GPO 6 24 GPO 5 23 GPO 4 22 GPO 3

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 121 System Board Ports Standard computer I/O ports on the server include video monitor, keyboard, mouse, and Gigab

Page 122 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Appendix B Serial Command Protocols VDCP Command Table The server responds to the following VDCP commands. Sha

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 123 CMD-1 CMD-2 NAME CMD-1 CMD-2 NAME 3X 01 Open Port 3X 81 Grant/Denied 3X / BX 02 Next 3X 82 L

Page 124 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual BVW Serial Command Table The server command set includes most BVW-type commands. Commands not implemented inclu

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 125 Odetics® Protocol Odetics serial protocol is an extension of BVW machine control protocol. Among its most sig

Page 126 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION RETURN COMMENT 0X4X00 TIMER1 PRESET ACK 0X4X04 TIME CODE PRESET ACK 0X4008

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 127 COMMAND DESCRIPTION RETURN COMMENT GEN UB DATA 0X7409 GEN U BAND TC DATA 0X7809 0X600C

Page 128 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Appendix C Technical Specifications Video Video Input 2 Channel Video Outputs 4 Channels (2 are bidirectio

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 129 Keyboard Shortcuts Transport Control Edit Operations L Forward at 4x, 16x, 64x, 128x E Enter/Exit Edit Mode

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 13 Compatibility with Automation Controllers MAXX servers work with automation controllers from many different manu

Page 130 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Appendix D Playlist Management Detail Playlists can be accessed via the server’s FTP feature, allowing several

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 131 Each line of the example appears with its explanation below: #360PLAYLIST 2.0 Header line, this must always b

Page 132 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Some text editors, such as Notepad, do not display each line separately. Word and Wordpad perform correctly bec

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 133 Appendix E As-Run Logging Detail To enable As-Run logs, open a Playlist window, select Options, and then click

Page 134 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual As-Run Log Page Header This section describes the format of the first line (page header): IS-76152 as-run (Ch2:K

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 135 Appendix F Mechanical Drawing Figure 32: Dimensional Drawing

Page 136 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Index 360 Systems Customer Service ...114 E-mail ...

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 137 While Recording...49 E-E Mode...

Page 138 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Pinout GPIO ...121 Playing A Clip ...

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 139 Ethernet ...76 Transport...

Page 14 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual The Graphic User Interface The MAXX-2400HD incorporates a graphic user interface (GUI) which gives fast access to

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 15 Key Features and Benefits The MAXX-2400HD is designed from the ground up to deliver outstanding performance and v

Page 16 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Applications for 360 Systems Servers The MAXX-2400HD adds value to many applications in broadcasting, cable distr

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 17 Accessory Information AXP-3 Multi-Channel Analog Audio Module (optional – provides channels 1-4) Provides 4 ana

Page 18 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Installation Unpacking Your server has been carefully inspected and calibrated before shipment to allow immediat

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 19 Important Installation Notes System Cooling When many pieces of equipment are mounted in an equipment rack, a con

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Page 20 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Continuous Conversion UPS Design This improved design, sometimes called ‘double conversion’ continuously converts

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 21 Static Discharge Static electricity discharge is accepted by most people as an inevitable consequence of living i

Page 22 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Rack Mounting CAUTION! It is strongly recommended to rack mount the MAXX-2400HD before installing the drives. Th

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 23 Connecting the Monitor, Mouse and Keyboard The MAXX-2400HD is not shipped with a video monitor. Select a VESA-com

Page 24 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Rear Panel Connections Figure 2 indicates the Rear Panel connections on MAXX-2400HD. Each connection is describe

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 25 HD-SDI Video Inputs The MAXX-2400HD records Digital video on channels 1 and 2. It has separate BNC inputs for H

Page 26 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual viewed on 17-inch or larger monitors. 360 Systems does not provide monitors for the server. Do not use older mo

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 27 Audio Module Connections The AXP-3, AXP-4 and DXP-1 multi-channel audio modules provide for connection of audio e

Page 28 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Figure 4 - CXP Connection to MAXX-2400HD. Serial Control Ports for Channels 1, 2, 3 & 4 Each of the four 9-

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 29 Basic Operations This section introduces the Graphic User Interface (GUI), its menus and operating controls. If

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 3 Contents Preface _______________________________________________________________ 9 Software and Operations Manual

Page 30 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Graphic User Interface Overview Once the server has successfully powered up, the VGA monitor will display the GUI

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 31 System Menu Bar The System Menu bar contains four menus: Show, Edit, Windows and Help. Show Menu Contains select

Page 32 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Help Menu Contains a single item, About, which displays the server software versions, serial number and Unit ID.

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 33 The Transport Channel View The Transport Channel View is shown in Figure 7. This is the default view of each cha

Page 34 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Save As Opens the Clip Navigator to allow saving an edited version of the clip with a new name. This allows maki

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 35 The Playlist Channel View The Playlist Channel View is shown in Figure 8. This view allows multiple clips to be

Page 36 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Save As Opens the Clip Navigator to allow saving an edited version of the clip with a new name. This allows maki

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 37 Initial System Configuration Selecting a Sync Reference In many applications, this server and downstream equipm

Page 38 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Selecting a Video Format The MAXX-2400HD can record and play video in four high definition video formats: 1080i

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 39 Making a Recording from the GUI Video recordings are made using the Transport View of Channel 1 or 2. These chann

Page 4 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Graphic User Interface Overview...30 System Menu Bar ...

Page 40 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Setting the Audio Input Source Select OPTIONS->CONFIGURE from the Channel 1 Transport Window. The Dialog box

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 41 Figure 11 - Audio Delay Time Offset Audio Rate Conversion • Converting the sample rate for audio applies only

Page 42 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Setting VANC Line Selections Select OPTIONS->CONFIGURE from the Channel 1 Transport Window. The Dialog box in

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 43 Making a Crash Recording Press Record whenever Channel 1 reports that it is IDLE. Making a Named Recording A. Fr

Page 44 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Figure 13 - Channel 1 Ready to Record D. Click the RECORD button at any time to begin recording. The yellow ti

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 45 Under automation control, Auto E-E behavior is slightly different than under GUI control. The server will remain

Page 46 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Playing a Clip from the GUI Video Playback can be done on all four channels, individually or simultaneously. The

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 47 Ejecting a Clip Ejecting a clip effectively removes it from the transport. The channel will output Black. Press E

Page 48 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual • For Hold Speed operation, position the cursor over the slider control scale (not the slider arrow) and click th

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 49 Editing a Clip Edit controls are activated with the Edit check box. Several buttons are available to define the

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 5 Clip Navigator...57 Renaming a

Page 50 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual The values in this display window may be set by two methods: • Enter Mark In point from the keyboard: Use the m

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 51 System Configuration The following configuration options apply to the server as a whole, except where it applies

Page 52 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Programming GPIO Outputs The MAXX-2400HD has twelve General Purpose Outputs, referred to as GPO 1 through 12. Ea

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 53 Programming GPI Inputs The MAXX-2400HD has 12 General Purpose Inputs, referred to as GPI 1 through GPI 12. Each

Page 54 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Configuring the Ethernet Network MAXX-2400HD provides a number of user settings that configure it for use in a pr

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 55 Enabling/Disabling DHCP [X] Enabling DHCP will configure the network interface automatically. If the DHCP box is

Page 56 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Setting the Date and Time Click EDIT->CONFIGURE->DATE/TIME. The dialog below appears. Figure 19 - Time

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 57 Clip Navigator The MAXX-2400HD’s Clip Navigator is used to find, select, delete, name, and rename clips. • Clip

Page 58 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Finding Clips Clips can be easily found using the Clip Locator. To locate a clip: 1. Click SHOW>FIND CLIPS. T

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 59 Finding Clips Using Regular Expressions A regular expression (“RE”) specifies a pattern to be matched in a clip n

Page 6 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Network Time Protocol ________________________________________________ 78 Automatic Date/Time Updates...

Page 60 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Using Playlists MAXX-2400HD’s Advanced Playlisting software provides extensive tools for building, editing and

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 61 The Playlist View The playlist view for channel 1 is shown in Figure 22. Its functions are briefly described here

Page 62 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Creating and Running a Playlist To Create a Playlist (Using Channel 1 in the example): 1. Change the transport f

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 63 Figure 24 – Active Playlist 7. To SAVE the Playlist select FILE->SAVE-AS. Enter a file name. Click SAVE. 8.

Page 64 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Stopping a Playlist (STOP) Click STOP to halt a Playlist. Pausing Playlist (PLAY/PAUSE) When a Playlist is runnin

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 65 Set Maximum Number of Items to Keep To set the number of played items to be retained in a playlist: Click OPTIONS

Page 66 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Removing Clips Above or Below the Selected Clip All clips above or below the selected clip can be removed unless

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 67 Mapping GPO to Playlist Events The MAXX-2400HD has twelve General Purpose Outputs, referred to as GPO 1 through 1

Page 68 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Figure 27 - GPO Editor Mapping GPI to Control a Playlist Playlists can be controlled with the twelve GPI Inputs

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 69 Advanced Topics System Timing The MAXX-2400HD is equipped for use with an external genlock signal as a timing ref

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 7 Updating Firmware...111 Replacing a Hard

Page 70 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Using Embedded Audio The MAXX-2400HD provides 8-channel embedded audio capability. Features include: • Synchrono

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 71 Ganging Channels for Synchronized Playback Two video channels can be ganged together for frame-accurate playback.

Page 72 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual An automation system could, for example, issue a VDCP Cue command to Channel 3 for a clip called “logo”. Channel

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 73 The resulting .mov file may be sent to the server by FTP, logging in as user “anonymous” or “ftp”. No password is

Page 74 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual FTP File Transfers The MAXX-2400HD connects over Gigabit Ethernet using an RFC-1359 compliant FTP server. File tr

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 75 When connecting directly to a PC or Laptop, configure the server as IP address 192.168.1.3, netmask 255.255.255.0

Page 76 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Transfer of Edited Segments The server sets MARK-IN and MARK-OUT points in a clip as “edit pointers.” For all ed

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 77 TARGA (.tga) 24 or 32 bit format. (16 bit format is not supported.) During transfer, the TARGA file will be split

Page 78 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Network Time Protocol Automatic Date/Time Updates When using server play-lists in broadcast applications, an accu

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 79 Configuring NTP The server GUI is used to set the time zone and to enter the networking parameters. The local GU

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Page 80 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Entering Network Parameters From the GUI’s main menu bar, Click EDIT>CONFIGURE>NETWORK. The following scree

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 81 The nonprofit Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. (ISC) maintains sites that automatically return lists of public t

Page 82 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Automation Control MAXX-2400HD’s serial control inputs connect with many broadcast automation systems, instant r

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 83 Controller Priority Only one serial controller can control a given video channel at a time. In general, the first

Page 84 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Figure 34 - Serial Port Configuration Screen Setting the Automation Source Directory By default, automation equ

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 85 Segregating material for different broadcast channels • Content can be placed in a folder for each channel, and

Page 86 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Ignore Preroll Commands A minimum 4-frame pre-roll is required to allow the server time to respond to serial comm

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 87 Tested Automation Controllers The server has been tested by 360 Systems and the manufacturers of equipment listed

Page 88 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Remote Workstation Interface The Remote Workstation Interface is a software application that provides control of

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 89 Figure 35 - Remote Workstation Deployments About the Remote Workstation Interface The Remote Workstation Interf

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 9 Preface This manual provides installation, setup and operating instructions for 360 Systems’ MAXX-2400HD video

Page 90 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Installation To install Remote Workstation software from CD-ROM insert the CD-ROM into the PC. • The auto-run

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 91 Hard Disk Management MAXX-2400HD employs an advanced Serial-ATA controller that manages twelve high-capacity hard

Page 92 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual About RAID 6 A RAID 6 configuration features the data striping of RAID 0, combined with the parity benefits of RA

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 93 Managing Disk Arrays The Image Server’s Disk Array Configuration Utility provides tools for monitoring and manag

Page 94 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual “Verifying” is the process by which the array controller corrects data parity errors that may have occurred becau

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 95 Log-In to the RAID Utilities Figure 39 - RAID Utilities Login Screen To log in to the RAID utilities, perform

Page 96 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Determining the Condition of the RAID Array Figure 40 - RAID Array Condition Screen To replace a failed drive i

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 97 Displaying the Alarm Log of the Raid Array Figure 41 - RAID Alarm Log Screen The RAID controller keeps track of

Page 98 MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Checking Status of the Drives Figure 42 - RAID Array Maintenance Screen To check the status of the RAID drive

MAXX-2400HD Owner’s Manual Page 99 Removing the Degraded Drive from the RAID Unit Figure 43 - Removing Failed Drive from Array The UNIT MAINTENANC