Manual Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD

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    MAXX-2400HD ™ High Definition Video Server P/N 700-119- 000x Opera tions Manua l Rev 7 August 2009 Software version 1.03.515 Copyright © 2009, 360 Systems All rights reserved Printed in the United States of Ame rica ...

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    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 3 Conten ts Preface _______________________________________________________________ 9 Software and Operations Manual Revision s ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .. 9 Safety Notices ________________________________________________________ 10 Safety Te rms and Symbo l s .......................................... ...

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    Page 4 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Graph ic User Inter fac e O vervi ew ..........................................................30 Syste m Menu Ba r ......................................................................31 Show Menu .......................................... ....................................31 Edit M enu .................... ...

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    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 5 Clip Na vig ato r ......................................................................................57 Rena ming a nd Dele ting Clip s ....................................................57 Sortin g C lips .............................................................................57 Filter ing the Clip Di ...

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    Page 6 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Network Time Prot ocol ________________________________________________ 78 Automa tic Da te/Ti me Up da tes...................................................78 Conn ecting to the Net work .......................... .............................78 Config uring NTP ............................................... ...

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    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 7 Updat ing Firm ware............................................................................. 111 Repla cing a Ha rd Drive ......................................................................113 Facto ry R epai r Po licy ..........................................................................113 Regula t ...

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    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 9 Pref ace This manual provides installation, setup and opera ting instructions for 360 Sy stems’ MAXX- 2400HD video server. It is organized to pro vide quick access to topics of p rimary interest. An extensive Table of Contents is provided a t the beginning, and a subjec t Index at the end, to assist in locati ...

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    Page 10 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Safe ty Notic es Safety Terms and Symbols THE FOLLOWING WARNING SYMBOLS ARE USED IN THIS MANUAL: ENGLISH ATTENT ION: REFER T O OW NER’S MANU AL FOR IMPOR TANT INFORMAT ION. FRANÇAIS ATTENT ION: VEUILL EZ VOUS R ÉFÉRER AU MODE D’EMPLOI POUR UNE INF ORMAT ION IMPO RTANT E. ITALIANO ATTENZIO NE: FAT E RIFE ...

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    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 11 Product Damage Precautions • 360 Systems’ MAXX-2400 HD™ server contains hard disk drives and other fragile electronic and mechanical devices. While designed to be ver y reliable, it is still vulnerable t o shock. Handle with care, and exercise caution no t to drop or bump the server as da mage to interna ...

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    Page 12 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Introduc tion 360 Systems’ MAXX-2400 HD™ server is a four channel, high-def inition video recorder/server designed for broadcast, produc tion, and Pro A/V applications. It can play four independent video streams at once, and store s approximately 240 hours of JPEG-2000 encoded video 1 with eight audio chan ...

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    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 13 Compatibility with A utomation Controller s MAXX servers work with automation cont rollers from many differen t manufacturers, accepting VDCP, Odetics or BVW p rotocols for 9-pin control of each server c hannel. 360 Systems’ business partners provide automation controllers for applications ranging from affor ...

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    Page 14 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual The Graph ic User Int erface The MAXX-2400HD incorporates a graphic user interface ( GUI) which gives fast access to every server function. It is controlled by a standard keyboard and mouse (supplied) and requires only a VESA-compliant SV GA display. The full GUI is al so available from remote workstation s. T ...

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    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 15 Key Features and Benefits The MAXX-2400HD is designed from the ground up to deliver outstand ing performance and value as a high-definition broadcast se rver. Two inputs, four outputs, a G igabit Ethernet port, and multiple audio formats m ake it an excellent and affordable choice for the transition to high de ...

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    Page 16 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Applications fo r 360 Systems Servers The MAXX-2400HD adds value to many appl ications in broadcasting , cable distribution, video production, Pro A/V, ente rtainment and sports. It p rovides immediate record a nd playback of any source, lending a spontaneous appea rance to broadcasts, presentations and l ive ...

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    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 17 Accessory Info rmation AXP-3 Multi-C hannel Analog Audio Modu le (optional – provides channel s 1-4) Provides 4 analog audio outputs for each of 4 server video outputs , and 4 analog audio inputs. +4 dBu balanced on XLR c onnectors. Redundant power supply. 3½” [88 mm] height. AXP-4 Multi-C hannel Analog A ...

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    Page 18 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Instal lation Unpacking Your server has been carefully inspected and calibrated before shipmen t to allow immediate operation upon installation. Check all items for signs of visib le damage which may have oc curred during shipment. If any item is dama ged, contact the carrier to f ile a claim. Keep the packing ...

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    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 19 Important Insta llation Notes System Cooling When many pieces of equipment are mou nted in an equipment rack, a cons iderable amount of heat may be produced, which must be removed efficiently. Further, a lower operating temperature will make equipment opera te more reliably, and it will last long er. In the ex ...

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    Page 20 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Continuous Co nversion UPS Design This improved design, sometimes called ‘doub le conversion’ continuously c onverts utility power to DC, stores it in a battery, then produces isolated AC power from an inverter. It never switches back and forth to utility power, and has better immunity to inpu t transients ...

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    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 21 Static Dischar ge Static electricity discharge is accepted by most people as an inevitable cons equence of living in a dry area. It is also a result of floor cover ings that may enhance appearance s, but are inappropriate for use around critical broadcast equipment. Static discharge ca n do two adverse things: ...

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    Page 22 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Rack Mounting CAUTION! It is strongly recommended to rack mount the MAXX-2400HD before insta lling the drives. This will reduce the weight significantly, and simplify the mounting process. In North America, the rack slide rails will be mounted in a 19” rack enclosure having 10-24 or 10-32 tapped holes. In co ...

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    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 23 Connecting the Monitor , Mouse and Keyboard The MAXX-2400HD is not shipped with a video monitor. Select a VESA-co mpliant CRT or LCD monitor with a minimum refresh ra te of 75 Hz. Note that the MAXX-24 00HD may not start correctly if an unsuitable monitor is c onnected. Connect the monitor to the V GA port on ...

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    Page 24 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Rear Panel Con nections Figure 2 indicates the Rear Panel connec tions on MAXX-2400HD . Each connection is described briefly in the following text. Make all connections a ppropriate to other equipmen t before applying power to the MAXX-2400HD . Figure 2 - R ear Pane l Deta il Rear Panel Connections to the MAXX ...

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    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 25 HD-SDI Video Inputs The MAXX-2400HD records D igital video on channels 1 and 2. It has separate BNC inputs for HD-SDI (serial digital per SMPTE 292M). HD-SDI inputs have a fixed 75-ohm termination. HD-SDI Video Outputs Channels 1, 2, 3 and 4 have HD-SDI video outputs per SMPTE 292 M. CVBS Monitor Outputs Chann ...

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    Page 26 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual viewed on 17-inch or larger monitors. 360 Sys tems does not provide mon itors for the server. Do not use older monitors that are not VESA compliant. The server w ill not start properly if an unsuitable monitor is connected . Serial Port The rear panel serial port is not used. Make no c onnection. USB Ports The ...

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    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 27 Audio Module Connections The AXP-3, AXP-4 and DXP-1 mult i-channel audio modules prov ide for connection of audio equipment. Each is a 2-rack space module. Connection is made to the rear p anel of MAXX- 2400HD using a 68 pin ca ble. Figure 3 indicates the a udio module’s connectors and their functions. CAUTI ...

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    Page 28 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Figure 4 - CXP Connection to MAXX-2400 HD. Serial Control Ports for Channels 1, 2, 3 & 4 Each of the four 9-pin “D” connectors on the CXP module p rovides independent control of t he four video channels. They accept serial command s in VDCP, BVW or Odet ics protocol. The multiple serial ports allow sim ...

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    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 29 Basic Opera tions This section introduces the Graphic User Int erface (GUI), its menus and operating controls. If you want to skip ahead to learn how to record a clip, go to page 39. Skip to page 46 to read about playing a clip. The graphic user interface is the primary way to manage server operations. With it ...

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    Page 30 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Graphic User I nterface Overv iew Once the server has successfully powered up, the VGA monitor will display the GUI of Figure 6 . This view provides: • A main System Menu bar for configuration ope rations • A Status Bar that displays va rious system messages • Four VTR-like transport c ontrols, one for e ...

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    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 31 System Menu Bar The System Menu bar contains four menus : Show, Edit, Windows and Help. Show Menu Contains selections for the four Channels and the clip managemen t windows. Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 Opens the specified window if it is closed, brings it to the top and activates it. Key Commands ? ...

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    Page 32 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Help Menu Contains a single item, About , which di splays the server soft ware versions, serial number and Unit ID. The Status Bar A status bar appears at the bottom of the window that provides system in formation including GENLOCK , VIDEO INPUT DETECTED , and TIME REMAINING — PERCENT FULL . Messages such as ...

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    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 33 The Transport Channel View The Transport Channel View is shown in Figure 7. This is the default vie w of each channel. Basic transport operations such a s play , stop , record , and head/tail trimming appear in the Clip Transport window for each channel. These operate in familiar VTR fashion. Figure 7 - Transp ...

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    Page 34 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Save As Opens the Clip Navigator to allow saving an edi ted version of the clip with a new name. This allows making alternate versions of a clip or making multiple segments of a master cl ip. Key Command – Ctrl+A . Playlist Switches from Transport View to Playlist View. Close Closes the Transport window. Thi ...

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    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 35 The Playlist Channel View The Playlist Channel View is shown in F igure 8. This view al lows multiple clips to be loaded in a playlist for sequential playout. Figure 8 - Playlist Channel View Playlist Menu Bar There are two menus, File and Options . File Menu Open Opens the Clip Navigator to allow choosing a c ...

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    Page 36 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Save As Opens the Clip Navigator to allow saving an edi ted version of the clip with a new name. This allows making alternate versions o f a clip or making multiple segment s of a master clip. Key Command – Ctrl+A . Rename Opens the Playlist Selecti on dialog to allow renaming the c urrently loaded Playlist. ...

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    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 37 Initial System C onfiguration Selecting a Sync Reference In many applications, this server and downstream equipment connected to it must be referenced to a common genlock source (SMPTE 170M or ITU-R-BT.470). A B NC connector is provided on the rear panel to receive a genlock signal. It has a 75-ohm termination ...

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    Page 38 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Selecting a Video Format The MAXX-2400HD can record and play video in four high defin ition video formats: 1080i @ 59.94 Hz 1080i @ 50 Hz 720p @ 59.94 Hz 720p @ 50 Hz To select a video format, go to Edit/Con figure/Timing dialog on the GUI. Sel ect a check-box for the rate at which you will record or play . A ...

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    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 39 Making a Recording from t he GUI Video recordings are made using the Transport View of Channel 1 or 2 . These channels can record or play clips, but not both at the sa me time. Channels 3 and 4 are playback only. The following steps are used to make a recording. Most configuration settings c an be skipped once ...

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    Page 40 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Setting the Audio Input Source Select OPTIONS->CONFIGURE from the Channel 1 Transport Windo w. The Dialog box in Figure 10 appears. • Select an Audio Input by clicking the desired button. • Click APPLY or OK . Embedded audio is eight tracks contained in the HD-SDI video stream. AES/EBU Digital Audio ref ...

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    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 41 Figure 11 - Audio Delay Time Offset Audio Rate Conversion • Converting the sample rate for audio appl ies only to AES/EBU digital audio . It is not relevant to analog audio, or Embedded audio. Se lect OPTIONS->CONFIGURE from th e Channel 1 Transport Window. The dialog box in Figure 5 appears. • Check a ...

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    Page 42 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Setting VANC Line Selections Select OPTIONS->CONFIGURE from the Channel 1 Transport Windo w. The Dialog box in Figure 10 appears. • Check the VANC box if Vert ical interval ANCillary da ta (VANC) is to be recorded along with video. • The VANC line selection da ta entry box will become active. Enter des ...

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    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 43 Making a Crash Recording Press Record whenever Cha nnel 1 reports that it is IDLE. Making a Named Recording A. From the Channel 1 Transport Window, Se lect FILE>NEW . The dialog of Fi gure 12 appears. Figure 12 - Channel 1 Clip Navigator "New " mode B. Enter a clip name using the keyboard. Up to 3 ...

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    Page 44 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Figure 13 - Channel 1 Re ady to Record D. Click the RECORD button at any time to begin recording. The yellow time display counte rs will update the clip duration continually. E. To stop recording, click STOP . Note: An in-progress recording must be 2 second s long before it will appear i n the clip list. Hitti ...

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    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 45 Under automation control, Auto E -E behavior is slightly d ifferent than under GUI control. The server will remain in E-E ON mode until a tran sport control command (Play, Stop, Jog, etc) i s received. After receiving such a command, the server will remain in E-E OFF mode un til record mode is entered. In reco ...

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    Page 46 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Playing a Clip from t he GUI Video Playback can be done on all four channels, individually or simul taneously. The record- capable channels (1 and 2) c an record or play, but not both at once. Fo llow these steps to play a cl ip: Beginning Playback 1. Select FILE>OPEN from t he Transport Window of Ch annel ...

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    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 47 Ejecting a Clip Ejecting a clip effectively removes i t from the transport. The channel will out put Black. Press EJECT to eject a clip. Using Jog The JOG + command wil l move to the next frame and go to Still. The JOG– command will move to the previous frame and go to Still. Using GO-TO Click the arrows | & ...

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    Page 48 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual • For Hold Speed operation, position the cursor over the slider con trol scale (not the slider arrow) and click the left mouse button to incre ment the speed control. The tran sport will run in the selected direction at the selected speed w ithout holding the mouse button do wn. The cursor may now be moved o ...

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    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 49 Editing a Clip Edit controls are activated with the Edit ch eck box. Several buttons are available to define the beginning and end of a region within a c lip; associated time code displays are also present. These non-destructive Mark In and Mark Ou t trim points can be set to define a portion of a clip to be p ...

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    Page 50 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual The values in this display window may be set by two methods: • Enter Mark In point from t he keyboard: Use the mouse or Ta b key to move between In and Out fields. When a field is highligh ted, enter a numeric value from the keyboard. • Whether a clip is still or p laying, press Mark In to c apture a time ...

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    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 51 System Configu ration The following configuration options app ly to the server as a who le, except where it applies specifically to an individual channel. Assigning Names to the Server and Transport Channels The server can be assigned a name that will be displayed along the top of the Main GUI Window. Each ind ...

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    Page 52 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Programming GPIO Outputs The MAXX-2400HD has twelve General Purpose Outputs, referred to as GPO 1 through 12. Each can be programmed to go active on the selected channel when one of the fo llowing events occurs: IDLE Transport returns to idle PAUSED Transport is paused STOPPED Transport is stopped PLAYING Tran ...

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    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 53 Programming GPI Inputs The MAXX-2400HD has 12 General Purpos e Inputs, referred to as GPI 1 through GPI 12. Each can be programmed to trigger one of the following events on a channel: CUE Cue a clip JUMP Cue selected clip for immediate playback (Playlist Mode only) NEXT Immediately plays next cued clip in a pl ...

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    Page 54 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Configuring the Ethernet Network MAXX-2400HD provides a number of user settings that conf igure it for use in a practical network. These will be found on the Configure Network tab shown below. The N ET NET NET NET - - - -1 1 1 1 Ethernet po rt on the server has a unique IP Address. In this way, e ach server ca ...

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    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 55 Enabling/Disabling DHCP [X] Enabling DHCP will configure the ne twork interface automatical ly. If the DHCP box is not selected, the user may then manually enter a ssignments in the follo wing windows: • IP Address ( Example: 192.168.1.20 ) • Net Mask ( Example: 255.255.255.0 ) • Default Router ( Example ...

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    Page 56 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Setting the Date and Time Click EDIT ->CONFIGURE->DATE/TIME. The d ialog below appears. Figure 19 - Time/Date Configuration Scre en Select the REGION and ZONE according to you r geographic location or time zone. Use the scroll- bar as necessary, and then c lick on the desired value. Set the TIME and DATE ...

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    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 57 Clip Navigator The MAXX-2400HD’s Clip Naviga tor is used to find, select, dele te, name, and rename clips . • Clips can be dragged and dropped anywhere on a Transport for immediate playback. • Single or multiple clips can be dragged into a Playlist. See page 62. Click SHOW->CLIPLIST fro m the main pul ...

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    Page 58 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Finding Clips Clips can be easily found using the C lip Locator. To locate a clip: 1. Click SHOW>FIND CLI PS. The Clip Locator screen of Figure 21 appears. 2. Check Case Sensitive to make the search case-sen sitive. 3. Check Stop After First Match to f ind only the first match. 4. Check Use Regular Expre ss ...

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    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 59 Finding Clips Using Regular Expressions A regular expression (“RE ”) specifies a pattern to be matched in a clip name. Regular expres sions can contain both special and ordinary characters. Ordinary characters just match themselves. Thus, the RE “ night ” would match the “night” in the cl ip name ? ...

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    Page 60 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Using Playlists MAXX-2400HD’s Advanced Playl isting software provides extens ive tools for building, editing and playing complex sequences of program cont ent. Advanced Playlis ting appears as on-screen windows, with an intuitive Graphic User Interface tha t makes it easy to operate without ext ra equipment. ...

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    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 61 The Playlist View The playlist view for channel 1 is sho wn in Figure 22. Its functions are briefly described here. Table 1 provides an overview of Playlist c ontrol functions and their associa ted hot-keys. Figure 22 - Channel 1 Playlist View FUNCTION DESCRIPTION / REFERENCE INVOKE H OT-KEY PLAY/ PAUSE Play / ...

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    Page 62 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Creating and Running a Playlist To Create a Playlist (Using Channel 1 in the example): 1. Change the transport for Channel 1 to the Playlist View . Click FILE ->PLAYLIST in the Channel 1 transport pulldown menu. The w indow of Figure 23 appears . 2. Click the EDIT check box to put the channel into edit mode ...

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    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 63 Figure 24 – Active Playlist 7. To SAVE the Playlist select FILE ->SAVE-AS. Enter a file name. Click SAVE. 8. To SAVE an existing playlist without changing the name, use FILE ->SAVE. Loading a Playlist (FILE>OPEN) Click FILE->OPEN from the Playlist View to bring up the list of ava ilable Playlists ...

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    Page 64 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Stopping a Playlist (STOP) Click STOP to halt a Playlist. Pausing Playlist (PLAY/PAUSE) When a Playlist is running, the PLAY key will change to indica te PAUSE . Pressing PAUSE stops the Playlist immediately, on the current frame of a clip. Pressing it again will resume playback. Cueing Clip (CUE) When the Pla ...

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    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 65 Set Maximum Number of Items to Keep To set the number of played items to be retained in a playlist: Click OPTIONS>CONFIGURE from the Playlist View of the channel pulldown. Use the thumbwheel UP and DOWN scroll bu tton to increase or decrease the numb er of clips to retain. The default value of zero will ret ...

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    Page 66 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Removing Clips Above or Below the Selected Clip All clips above or below the selected clip can be removed unless a CUED or PLAYING clip is affected. These options will “grey out” if remova l is not allowed for this reason. To Remove All clips above a selected clip: • Move the cursor over the clip to sele ...

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    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 67 Mapping GPO to Playlist Events The MAXX-2400HD has twelve General Purpose Outputs, referred to as GPO 1 through 12. Any of these can be programmed to go a ctive at a pre-determined time, or o ff set, after the beginning of a Playlist clip. An a ctive d uration can also be set, after which the outpu t again goe ...

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    Page 68 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Figure 27 - GPO Editor Mapping GPI to Control a Playlist Playlists can be controlled with the twe lve GPI Inputs. See Programming GPI Inputs on page 53. ...

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    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 69 Advance d Topics System Timing The MAXX-2400HD is equipped fo r use with an external genlock s ignal as a timing reference . This causes all outputs to be synchronous with other video signals in a facility. Adjustment of Genlock Lines wil l fine tune this synchronization to co mpensate for differences in equip ...

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    Page 70 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Using Embedded Audio The MAXX-2400HD provides 8-channe l embedded audio c apability. Features include: • Synchronous 20-bit audio at a 48K sample rate. Non-genlocked au dio and other sampling rates are not supported. • The server records and pl ays Group 1 and 2 audio, (channels 1-8) . Up to 16 channels of ...

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    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 71 Ganging Channels for Synchronized Playback Two video channels can be ganged together for frame-accurate playback. This may be used for key and fill material (either st ills or clips), or multi-channel playou t of presentations, such as synchronized matte backdrops on Ne ws Broadcasts, or multi-screen projec ti ...

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    Page 72 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual An automation system could, for example , issue a VDCP Cue command to Channel 3 for a clip called “logo”. Channel 4 would au tomatically be loaded w ith clip “logo_”. A Still or Play command sent to Channel 1 would cause bo th Channels 1 and 3 to display the fill and key clips, respectively. Note that ...

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    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 73 The resulting .mov file may be sent to the serve r by FTP, logging in as user “anonymous” or “ftp”. No password is required. After the transfer completes, the se rver will render (encode) the .mov animation sequence into a pair of JPEG-2000 clips (key and fill) that are playable on the server. This is ...

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    Page 74 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual FTP File Transfers The MAXX-2400HD connects over Gigab it Ethernet using an RFC-1359 comp liant FTP server. File transfers to and from the server a re managed from an FTP client file trans fer program running on a Windows® or Macintosh® c omputer. This provides a rapid way to exec ute drag-and-drop file tran ...

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    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual 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 and disable DHCP. In the PC, double cl ick on the Local Area C onnection Icon in the system tray or in the Network and Dial-Up Connect ions in the Control Panel. In the Local Area Connection Status ...

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    Page 76 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Transfer of Edited Segments The server sets MARK-IN and MARK-OUT points in a clip as “edit pointers.” For all edit operations within a given server, these po inters produce “virtual edits” that s ave disk space, and the time it would take to re-write the marked region as a new file. When transferring c ...

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    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 77 TARGA (.tga) 24 or 32 bit format. (16 bit for mat is not supported.) During transfer, the TARGA file will be split into a Fill frame and a Key (Alpha) frame. These are saved as two separate JPEG-2000 v ideo clips, each one frame in length. The clip name for the fill frame is the base n ame of the .tga file, wh ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 78

    Page 78 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Network Time Pr otocol Automatic Date/Time Updates When using server play-lists in broadcast applications, an ac curate record is often needed of what was played and when. The server’s As-Run lo gging feature creates such a record, time stamping each played clip using the machine’s internal date/ti me cloc ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 79

    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 79 Configuring NTP The server GUI is used to set the time zone a nd to enter the networking pa rameters. The local GUI must be used, as these configuration scre ens are not available on the Re mote Workstation Interface. Selecting the Time Zone Starting at the main menu ba r, Click Edit->Configure->Date-Tim ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 80

    Page 80 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Entering Network Parameters From the GUI’s main menu bar, Click EDIT>CO NFIGURE>NETWORK . The following screen appears. Make sure the basic net work parameters have been en tered. Figure 32 - Network Configuration Sc reen Disable Network : uncheck Host Name : (Any name will suffice , but since this nam ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 81

    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 81 The nonprofit Internet Systems C onsortium, Inc. (ISC) maintains sites that automatically return lists of public time servers to an NTP client such as the server. Hence, the NTP Servers field is initially filled in with the URL’s for these sites (0.pool.ntp.org, for exa mple). Of course you can overwrite thi ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 82

    Page 82 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Automat ion C ontrol MAXX-2400HD’s serial control inputs connect with many broadcast auto mation systems, instant replay panels, video switchers, and remote control devices. For compatibility with simple contro llers and push buttons, the server a lso provides 12 GPI (contact closure) inputs, and 12 programm ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 83

    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 83 Controller Priority Only one serial controller c an control a given video channel a t a time. In general, the first controller to gain control of a video channel will have exclusive com mand. This prevents conflicting instructions that would cause une xpected behavior. The only exception is that the graphic us ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 84

    Page 84 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Figure 34 - Serial Port Co nfiguration Screen Setting the Automation Source Directory By default, automation equipment w ill access the Home or Root direct ory as a source of clips. The directory accessed by automat ion equipment can be set for eac h port as follows. Select the port to be used (CO M1, COM2, CO ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 85

    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 85 Segregating material for different broadca st channels • Content can be placed in a folder for each channel, and p layed out by separate automation systems or controllers. Each c hannel can run completely independently – there can be duplicate file names with different conten t, and the opportunity for air ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 86

    Page 86 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Ignore Preroll Commands A minimum 4-frame pre-roll is requ ired to allow the server time to respond t o serial commands. See the documentation for your controller or automation to f ind out how to set the preroll value. Due to various ways pr eroll commands are imple mented in different systems, it may be suff ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 87

    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 87 Tested Automation Controllers The server has been tested by 360 Systems and the manufacturers of equip ment listed below, and found to operate correctly. This lis t is not comprehensive, and the inclusion or absence of a product does not indicate a preference for any make or model. Operationa l variations do e ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 88

    Page 88 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Remote Works tation Inte rfac e The Remote Workstation Interface i s a software application that prov ides control of the server from PC workstations loca ted within a facility. A remote worksta tion can access one or more video channels of the server to perform inges t, playback, trimming, playli sting, traff ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 89

    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 89 Figure 35 - Remote Workstation Deploy ments About the Remote Workstation Interface The Remote Workstation Interface cons ists of a CD-R OM carrying the Remote Works tation application for Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7 computers. It self-installs using the normal Windows prompts. It is possible to install the ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 90

    Page 90 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Installation To install Remote Workstation so ftware from CD-ROM insert the CD-R OM into the PC. • The auto-run capability of Windows w ill start the Remote Workstation setup program. If it does not, select the Run… option of the taskba r Start Menu and type: D:setup.exe. If nece ssary, replace D: with t ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 91

    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 91 Hard Disk Man agement MAXX-2400HD employs a n advanced Serial-ATA controller that manages twelve high- capacity hard disks operating in a RAID-6 configuration. This design inc reases system performance, and by storing parity data, can survive the loss of up to t wo drives in the array without data loss. The Im ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 92

    Page 92 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual About RAID 6 A RAID 6 configuration features the data st riping of RAID 0, combined with the parity benefits of RAID 4. RAID-6 is similar to RAID-5 in tha t parity information is distribute d across all drives rather than being concent rated on a single disk. This avoid s throughput loss due to contention fo r ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 93

    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 93 Managing Disk Arrays The Image Server’s Disk Array Configura tion Utility provides tools for monitoring and managing the disk array. Monitor ing and troubleshooting p rograms automatically check the ar ray, report problems and provide ac cess to RAID status information and se rvice options. If up to two driv ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 94

    Page 94 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual “Verifying” is the process by which the array controller corrects data pa rity errors that may have occurred because of power loss, incor rect shutdown or some other data error. Upon detection of a parity error, the controller will automatically start the rebu ilding process as a background task. This task ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 95

    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 95 Log-In to the RAID Utilities Figure 39 - RAID Utilities Login Screen To log in to the RAID utilities, perform the following steps. The a bove screen will appear. • Open the RAID utilities by selecting START>RA ID STATUS • In the Login window, enter ADMI NISTRATOR. • In the Password window, make no ent ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 96

    Page 96 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Determining the Condition of the RAID Array Figure 40 - RAID Array Condition Screen To replace a failed drive in the RAID control utility, perform the following ste ps. The above screen should appear. • Login as ADMINISTRAT OR. • Note the ERROR STATUS on this Summary Screen. • If an error condition is in ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 97

    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 97 Displaying the Alarm Log of the Raid A rray Figure 41 - RAID Alarm Log Screen The RAID controller keep s track of any condition tha t would adversely affect its reliability. In the event that an error should occur, the alarm log will be helpful in diagno sing the problem. The above screen will ap pear. • Sel ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 98

    Page 98 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Checking Status of the Drives Figure 42 - RAID Array Maintenance Screen To check the status of the RAID drive array , perform the following steps. T he above screen should appear. • Select MANAGEMENT> MAINTENANCE . • Note the status of each drive in the a rray. ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 99

    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 99 Removing the Degraded Drive from th e RAID Unit Figure 43 - Removing Failed Drive from Array The UNIT MAINTENANCE SCREEN above will appear. • Remove the degraded drive from the menu by clicking Remove Drive . • Select the Rescan Controller option on the abo ve screen to have the system recognize the drive ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 100

    Page 100 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Rebuilding the RAID Array Figure 44 - Selecting a drive to rebui ld • Select Rebuild Unit . The REBUILD SCREEN above will appear. • Select the available drive by clicking the check box. • Press OK . The RAID array will beg in rebuilding with the new drive. Th is process may take a long time, but the Ima ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 101

    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 101 Replacing Hard Drives Maxx 2400HD Hard Drives are hot-s wappable, meaning they can be replaced “on-the-fly” without loss of data or interrup tion of server operation. To replace a drive: A. Loosen the knurled screws fastening th e front panel. Pull forward and down t o expose the drive. B. Remove the driv ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 102

    Page 102 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual RAID Controller Settings The server RAID controller is configured at the factory. The following is provided only to verify these settings and to recreate them if nece ssary in the event the system is rebu ilt. (The software installation should configure these correc tly, but they should be checked to verify a ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 103

    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 103 Multi-Channel A udio Audio Input/Output Modules In addition to embedded audio, provided a s a standard feature on the MAX X-2400HD, an analog audio and a digital audio I/O module are available as optional access ories. Each provides for a total of eight audio cha nnels on XLR-3 connectors, for each video inpu ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 104

    Page 104 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual DXP-2 Technical Specifications Digital Audio Mo dule Audio channels 8 per video cha nnel (3 outputs x 8, 1 input x 8) Audio format AES/EBU W ord Size 24-bit Sampling Frequency 48 kHz Audio connector XLR-3, gold plat ed Data connection to server 68-pi n x 1-meter cable connects DXP-2 to MAXX-2400HD Audio synch ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 105

    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 105 AXP3/AXP4 Technical Specifications Analog Audio M odule Audio channels 4 per video cha nnel W ord Size 24-bit Sampling Frequency 48 kHz SNR > 106 dB A-wtd. Ref to FS –1 dB THD+N < .01% Input impedanc e Z=1 0 k-ohm per leg Output impedance Z -50 ohm per leg Headroom 20 dB above nominal +4 dBu operating ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 106

    Page 106 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Mainte nance Fault Diagnosti cs Front Panel Indicators The five LED indicators on the front panel are used to diagnose server fault conditions. The meaning of each indicator is noted in the fol lowing table. During normal op eration, all five LEDs will be on. GENLOCK OFF indicates that the Genlock setting in ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 107

    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 107 Gigabit Ethernet Indicators The Gigabit Network Port card ha s the following indicator lights: Label Indi cation Meaning Green on T he port is con nected to a valid link partner Green flashi ng Data acti vity ACT/LNK (Left) Off No link Off 10 Mb/sec Green 100 Mb/s ec 10=OFF 100=GREEN 1000=YELLOW (Right) Yello ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 108

    Page 108 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual General Handling Precautions ESD Precautions Observe electrostatic disc harge (ESD) precautions to avoid damaging static-sensitive c omponents when handling any PC card or disk drive. • When the case of your se rver is open and its internal parts are expo sed, do not touch any internal part without first gr ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 109

    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 109 Software Updates From CD-Rom Program updates for MAXX-2400HD may be i ssued periodically. The operati ng system and application programs can be updated with the internal CD-ROM drive . The current software version may be determined by looking in the GUI Help>About dialog box . To install a program update, ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 110

    Page 110 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Program Update s from USB Memory Program updates for the MAXX-2400 HD may be issued from time to t ime. The server’s operating system and application programs can be updated by the user fro m a USB Flash Drive distributed by 360 Systems. The current software version is determined by looking in the GUI Help& ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 111

    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 111 Updating Firmw are Firmware is low-level code used by the video hardware; it is not serve r operating system software. If a software update is to be pe rformed as well, install it first unless instructions that came with the software update speci fically require loading a particular version of firmware. This ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 112

    Page 112 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual After each bank is loaded, you should see the message “Verify complete” . The procedure will continue, and finally end with the prompt an d cursor: If any of the banks indicate an error during the erase, verify, or program ming phases, IMMEDIATELY repeat the operation “loadflash Enter” without doing a ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 113

    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 113 Replacing a Hard Drive Do not remove a hard drive from the server unless the diagnostic softwa re identifies a permanent fault. In that event, the front panel DRIVES DRIVES DRIVES DRIVES LED will blink. Use the hard disk management tools to verify that a drive is at fault. The application monitors many things ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 114

    Page 114 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Regulatory Certi fications Safety The server was tested by Underwriters La boratories and found to co mply with the following safety standards: EN 60950, 3rd Edition, dated December 1 , 2000, Standard for Safety of In formation Technology Equipment, Including E lectrical Business Equipment. Radio Interference ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 115

    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 115 Produc t War ranty Limited Warran ty T h i s p r o d u c t i s w a r r a n t e d t o t h e o r i g i n a l p u r c h a s e r a g a i n s t d e f e c t s i n m a t e r i a l a n d w o r k m a n s h i p f o r a p e r i o d o f o n e y e a r f r o m t h e d a t e o f o r i g i n a l p u r c h a s e . T h i s w a ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 116

    Page 116 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual End Use r L icense Agree ment For Server Software IMPORTANT THIS IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BET WEEN YOU (“YOU”) AN D 360 SYSTEMS® (“COMPA NY”). COMPANY IS WILLING TO LICENSE T HE SERVER SOFTWARE TO Y OU ONLY UPON THE CONDITION THAT YOU ACCEPT ALL OF THE TERMS CONTAINE D IN THIS SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 117

    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 117 5. Company war rants that t he Softwar e will per form substantially in accordan ce with it s Documen tation. Your exclusiv e reme dy for breach of this limited warrant y and Compa ny’s entire liability shall be, in Company’s discretion, e ither r eturn of the price paid to Company by You for the Softwar ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 118

    Page 118 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Appendi x A Connector Spe cifications Audio XLR-3 Connector Pinout Signals appearing on XLR c onnectors of the DXP-1, AXP-3 or AXP-4 mu lti-channel audio modules conform to the following wiring standard . Pin BAL ANCED ANALOG AES/EBU DIG IT AL 1 SHIELD ( FRAME GROUND ) SHIELD ( FRAME GROUND ) 2 " + " ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 119

    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 119 BNC Connectors The following note applies to all video and Genlock connectors: • A BNC connector used as an output has a 75-ohm source impedance. • A BNC connector used as an input has a 75-ohm termination. GPIO Connectors General purpose control inputs (GP I) may be applied to the GPIO connec tors, which ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 120

    Page 120 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Figure 31: GPIO Connection Schemat ic 2 GPI 1 GPI 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 (DB- 25) 1K INTERNAL C IRCUITS 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 GP ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 121

    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 121 System Board Ports Standard computer I/O po rts on the server include video mon itor, keyboard, mouse, and Gigabit Ethernet. Pinouts a re provided to assist in wiring o r trouble-shooting. Keyboard and Mouse Keyboard and mouse ports are provided on the rear panel. Both ports are provided wit h a resetable fus ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 122

    Page 122 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Appendi x B Serial Command Pr otocols VDCP Command Table The server responds to the following VDCP com mands. Shaded areas ind icate commands slated for future implementation. COMMAND FROM CON TROLLER RETURN FROM CONTROLLED DISK CMD-1 CMD-2 NAME CMD-1 CMD-2 NAME 0X / 8X 15 Delete Protect ID 04 ACK 0X / 8X 16 ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 123

    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 123 CMD-1 CMD-2 NAME C MD-1 CMD-2 NA ME 3X 01 Open Port 3X 81 Grant/Denied 3X / BX 02 Next 3X 82 List of ID's 3X 05 Port Status Request 3X 85 State Status 3X 06 Position Request 3X 86 Position 3X / BX 07 Active ID Request 3X 87 Active ID 3X 08 Device Type Req. 3X 88 Dev ice Type 3X 10 Syst. Status Request 3X ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 124

    Page 124 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual BVW Serial Command Table The server command set includes most BVW -type commands. Commands no t implemented include those for DMC operations, audio spl it and in/out points, a nd those specifically related to tape as a medium. COMMAND DESCRIPTION RETURN COMMENT 00.11 D EVICE T YPE R EQUES T A CK 00.1 D L OCAL ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 125

    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 125 Odetics ® Protocol Odetics serial protocol is an extension of BVW machine control protocol . Among its most significant features is the selection of a file by name rather than by time-code location, as with BVW. Odetics protocol is used by many table-top c ontrollers and some automation sys tems. Note that t ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 126

    Page 126 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual COMMAND DESCRIPTION RETURN COMMENT 0 X 4X00 T IMER 1 P RESET ACK 0 X 4X04 T IME C ODE P RESET ACK 0 X 4008 T IMER 1 R ESET ACK 0 X 4010 I N E NTRY ACK 0 X 4011 O UT E NTRY ACK 0 X 4X14 I N P RESET ACK 0 X 4X15 O UT P RESET ACK 0 X 4018 I N S HIFT P LUS ACK 0 X 4019 I N S HIFT M INUS ACK 0 X 401A O UT S HIFT P ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 127

    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 127 COMMAND DESCRIPTION RETURN COMMENT G EN UB D ATA 0X7409 G EN U B AND TC D ATA 0X7809 0 X 600 C C URRENT T IME S ENSE C ORRECTED LTC T IME D ATA 0X7414 VITC T IME D ATA 0X7406 T IMER 1 D ATA 0X7400 H OLD U SER B ITS LTC D ATA 0X 7415 H OLD U SER B ITS VITC D ATA 0X7416 0 X 6010 I N D ATA 0X7410 0 X 6011 O UT D ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 128

    Page 128 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Appendi x C Technical Specif ications Video Video Input 2 Chan nel Video Outputs 4 Channels (2 are bidirectional) HD Input/Output HD-SDI, SMPTE 292M Monitoring Outputs Letterboxed compo site video HD Video Form ats 108 0i or 720p at 59.94 or 50 fps Video Encoding JPEG-2000 to 125 Mb/Sec Jog/Shuttle Zero to 25 ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 129

    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 129 Keyboard Shortcuts Transport Con trol Edit Operations L Forward at 4x , 16x, 64x, 1 28x E Enter/Exit E dit Mode K Pause ( Stop) I Capture Ma rk In J Rever se at 4x, 16x, 6 4x, 12 8x O Capture Mark Ou t Space Bar Pla y/Pause (toggl e) Shift+R Review E dit R Record Shift+T Rev iew Tail Home GoTo Head p oint End ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 130

    Page 130 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Appendi x D Playlist Managem ent Detail Playlists can be accessed via the server’s FTP f eature, allowing several capabilities: • Lists can be backed up on a PC, and sent to another server. • Lists can be viewed and printed from the PC • Lists can be edited or crea ted on the PC and upload ed to the s ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 131

    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 131 Each line of the example appears with its explanat ion below: #360PLAY LIST 2.0 Header line, this must always be present exac tly as shown. #StartTime 13000100 This is the Start Time in military format, hours, minutes, seconds and f rames, without leading zeros. This value shows 13:00:01 o r 1 minute past 1 p ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 132

    Page 132 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Some text editors, such as Notepad, do not display each line separately. Word and Wordpad perform correctly because they acc ept files that have only Line Feeds (LF) at t he ends of lines. The server will accept modified or ex ternally created files with only LF or w ith both LF and Carriage Return (CR) at li ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 133

    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 133 Appendi x E As-Run Logging Detail To enable As-Run logs, open a Playlist window, select Options, and th en click on As-Run Logs. When enabled, a check mark will appear n ext to the As-Run log label, and files played by a playlist will be written to an As-Run log. Clips played in a transport window do not get ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 134

    Page 134 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual As-Run Log Page Header This section describes the format of the first line (page header): IS-76152 as-ru n (Ch2:KQ RS) Eng r Wed Feb 0 2, 20 09 [Wednesda y PM] Pg 1 IS-76152 : IS-XXXXX, where XXXXX is the unique m achine ID as shown in Help>Abou t>Unit ID. as-run (Ch2: KQRS ): ChX is the channel number ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 135

    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 135 Appendi x F Mechanical Dra wing Figure 32: Dimensional Drawing ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 136

    Page 136 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Index 360 Systems Customer S ervice ........................................ 114 E-mail ......................................................... 114 Fax .................................................. ............ 114 Telephone ................................................... 114 Website .............. ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 137

    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 137 While Recor ding ........................................... 49 E-E Mode ........................................................... 44 Eject .................................................................. 47 Embedded A udio .............................................. 71 Ethernet Cable ................. ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 138

    Page 138 MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Pinout GPIO .......................................................... 121 Playing A Clip ................................................... 46 Playlist ........................................................35, 78 .lst files ................................................ ......... 78 Append ............. ...

  • Maxxsonics MAXX-2400HD - page 139

    MAXX-2400H D Owner’s M anual Page 139 Ethernet ........................................... ............. 76 Transport .......................................... ................. 33 Transport Me nu Bar ........................................... 33 Trouble Shoo ting ................................... .......... 107 Updating Fir mware ........... ...

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