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1. 0 22 2 52 3 5 5 Resetting the Configuration 02 2 c cece e eee e cece ec ceeceecceceees 55 Il EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 3 6 Checking the Configuration 3 7 Applying the Configuration GLOSSARY 1 0 B September 2015 Table of Contents Sa V 5 USER MANUAL Truck Manager 1 0 1 1 1 1 Introduction Introduction Product Overview The production setup has become more and more T based which is increasingly complex and time consuming Truck Manager aims at reducing the configuration and Support time of EVS products in a truck environment Via the Truck Manager wizard the application displays automatically every detected EVS product present on a setup For a given production users can then select the requested EVS connected devices or and add unconnected devices In addition they can specify main and network parameters for the production Via the Truck Manager main window based on the configuration performed in the wizard users can modify the parameters of the various devices associate offline devices to online devices and apply the configuration to online devices on the setup The technical Staff is able to save the global configuration to a USB stick for future use The following products can be managed with Truck Manager e EVS series servers e Multicam e LSM Connect e XFile3 e MultiReview e XFly Streamer e NanoAir The following diagram shows the o
2. e To save your production configuration subsequently use the Save option The configuration changes are automatically saved in the configuration file to which you have last saved your changes 3 Device Configuration Sa V 5 USER MANUAL Truck Manager 1 0 If you have not saved the production configuration when you close Truck Manager you will be prompted to save your changes to a configuration file This action corresponds to a Save As action How to Save the Configuration into a New Configuration File You will use the Save As action to save your configuration for the first time to a configuration file or to save it under a new configuration file To save the configuration into a new configuration file proceed as follows 1 Inthe Truck Manager main window Device area select the menu icon and select the Save As menu item The Truck Manager Save Configuration window opens 2 If requested type anew name for the configuration file By default the configuration file inherits the configuration name If requested change the folder where you want to store the file Click Save A message confirms that the configuration has been successfully exported to the configuration file 5 Click OK to close the confirmation message The configuration is saved to the configuration file with the requested name in the requested folder How to Save the Configuration into an Existing Configuration File You will use the Save acti
3. Program Files 86 7 29 2014 10 58 AM an a Se ee ema tu Network etm Filename Ei MEE Type File folder File folder File folder File folder Size 1 0 B September 2015 v Ge CE T 2 Seve iy ck Mange oti SE a Hide Folders 3 Type a configuration name in the File Name field 4 Click Save 1 Introduction Sa V 5 USER MANUAL Truck Manager 1 0 2 Truck Configuration 2 1 Overview of the Wizard Introduction In the Truck Manager wizard you define the EVS devices you want to use and you configure general settings for the production These configuration elements are then applied to the Truck Manager main window in which you can further configure the individual devices and apply the device configuration to the physical devices fruck Manager Wizard Devices Selection LovalHASH 192 168 122 222 192 168 135 166 WangXi PC MRVA226020 Enter IP Address 2 Truck Configuration 11 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Area Description 1 0 B September 2015 Each window of the Truck Manager wizard includes the following areas Description Area where the currently open tab is highlighted in blue Area where you will perform the requested actions Help pane to summarize the actions you can perform in the open tab Command buttons in the Truck Manager wizard Cancel button to exit the wizard Next Previous button to go to the next or previous Finish but
4. configuration performed in the Truck Manager wizard as well as the device configuration performed in the Truck Manager main window S setup set of EVS hardware material EVS servers computers tablets involved in a production and configured with Truck Manager truck configuration configuration actions performed in the Truck Manager wizard Truck Manager main window first window that opens in Truck Manager when you have processed through the wizard or when you open an existing production Glossary a VS USER MANUAL Truck Manager 1 0 E Truck Manager wizard wizard the user has to go through to select or and define hardware devices as well as general settings to be used in a new production configured in Truck Manager U unconnected device device which is not yet connected to the setup when it is defined in the Truck Manager wizard Glossary 61
5. of the configuration running on the EVS server PC LAN IP Address of the EVS server Icons of LSM Remote Panel s when the EVS server is connected and is controlled by one or more Remote Panels e In Box view the number of icons corresponds to the numer of LSM Remote Panels e In List view the number of LSM Remote Panels is displayed on the icon Icon of a tablet when the EVS server is connected and is controlled by LSM Connect Only displayed in List view 3 Device Configuration Sa V 5 USER MANUAL Truck Manager 1 0 E Field Description The device box is made up of several elements described in the table below from left to right and from top to bottom Name Description Tablet Name of the LSM Connect tablet Name Icon Icon identifying the tablet and the LSM Connect version used only in Box view TCP IP Port Name and TCP IP Address assigned to the network port of the tablet Address 3 1 6 Computer Device Box View APPSRVA2Z15220 215220 ae 0 PC LAN 10 129 111 32 Gbe Gumb 10 129 122 32 EET MultRevew List View Icon Facility Name Seral number Cardi Card Software 239390 10 129 122 29 10 129 111 29 EN Field Description The device box is made up of several elements described in the table below from left to right and from top to bottom 3 Device Configuration 33 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Oy lat 34 Name Computer Name XFA235380 Serial Number 235
6. to effectively apply the associations The devices are then associated and the device boxes are no longer dimmed How to Associate a Single Device To associate an offline device to a physical device proceed as follows 1 Inthe Truck Manager main window Device area right click the offline device you want to associate to a physical device and select Associate from the contextual menu Assoc Th The Discovered Devices dialog box opens 3 Device Configuration Sa V 5 USER MANUAL Truck Manager 1 0 2 Inthe Discovered Devices dialog box do one of the following actions o If the device is in the same VLAN as the Truck Manager it is displayed in the list of discovered devices Click the device and click OK Discovered devices 6 MRVA18200 10 179 1297 192 KFA2402790 AREA ERAGE XFA239480 10 129 111 190 NANOAIRA218120 10 129 111 193 MRVA218230 245 10 129 1227 191 IP Address o Ifthe device is not in the same VLAN as the Truck Manager it is not displayed in the list Type its IP Address in the IP Address field and click OK Discovered devices 6 XFA239480 10 129 111 190 NANOAIRA 181270 10 129 111 193 i5 MRVA218230 10 129 12 151 XStoreN A000000 10 179 171 151 IP Address 10 129 111 190 Cancel The device box is no longer dimmed and the device has been associated to the specified physical device 3 Device Configuration 47 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 1 0 B Septem
7. 185x only in 50 Hz e Avid DNxHD 145 220 or 220x only in 59 94 Hz e Apple ProRes 422 422 LT 422 HQ e DVCPro HD e AVC Intra 100 e AVC Intra 100 V3X only Number of megabits processed per second Mbps The bitrate depends on the codec See the Multicam configuration manual codec related section for detailed information on bitrates per codec EVS Broadcast Equipment SA No Mono Description Values 20 1 0 B September 2015 Number of mono audio tracks associated to each video channel 4 Monos default 8 Monos 16 Monos 2 Truck Configuration Sa VS USER MANUAL Truck Manager 1 0 2 5 Network Settings Tab Introduction The Network Settings tab is the 3 4 step of wizard This window lets you define the LAN and VLAN settings to be available for the devices you will configure in the Truck Manager main window Each record fora LAN VLANs defined in this window will be available in the main application Infrastructure section Network field The screenshot below shows the Network Settings tab Truck Manager Wizard es fruck Manager Wizard Network Settings Ethernet Settings Add LAN VLAN Network settings In this step you define the LAN or VLAN Name Lani 255 255 255 0 Gateway 192 168 0 1 x ettin to be ued as default settings Name Lan2 P 255 255 255 0 Gateway 192 168 0 1 x a LAN VLAN dick Add LAN on and fill in the name Ethernet mask and Gateway mask to be Name Lan3 255 255 25
8. 380 Computer Icon TCP IP Port Name and Address Local Area 0 0 0 0 PC LAN 10 129 111 32 LAN 1 Ju 10 129 111 34 LAN 2 Ju 10 129 122 34 Gbe Vumb 10 129 172 32 Application Icons 1 0 B September 2015 Description Name of the EVS computer Serial number of the EVS machine Icon identifying the computer TCP IP Addresses assigned to the network ports of the computer The name of the Local Area Network ports are taken over from the Network Connections configuration in MS Windows Icons identifying the applications installed on the EVS computer NanoAir a Da sas MultiReview m XFile3 EA XFlyStreamer Unknown Pal application x Configuration Area Introduction The Configuration area displays the configuration of the device selected in Device area This includes the infrastructure configuration and the configuration of the various products installed on the device Click on one device in the Device area to display its configuration in the Configuration area The following screenshot below shows the various configuration areas of a device taking a server configuration as an example in the Configuration area 3 Device Configuration Sa VS USER MANUAL Truck Manager 1 0 E aR Aa Infrastructure Facility Name PC LAN Network Custom IP address 10 179 111 182 Mask 295 255 2540 Gateway 110 129 111 254 Configuration name Custom Server Video F
9. 40 la Open Truck configuration 6 2 6 2 xT 3 Codec Mjpeg SD X3 Codec Mjpeg SD Edit Truck configuration 9 59 PC LAN 10 12 PC LAN 10 129 59 20 Save Save as Multicam 2 Inthe Truck Manager wizard proceed to all steps as described in section Truck Configuration on page 11 3 Click Finish in the wizard The new truck configuration opens in the Truck Manager main window How to Open Another Truck Configuration Opening a truck configuration consists in opening an existing configuration file and applying it to Truck Manager main window To open a truck configuration file proceed as follows 1 Inthe Truck Manager main window Device area select the menu icon and select the Open Truck configuration menu item 3 Device Configuration Sa V 5 USER MANUAL Truck Manager 1 0 Configuration Name Check J Apply sss m XT3 6U New Truck configuration XT3 PGE 25120 XT3_ADL 24940 Open Truck configuration 6 2 6 2 z X3 Codec Mjpeg SD X3 Codec Mjpeg SD Edit Truck configuration ASET PC LAN 10 129 59 PC LAN 10 129 59 20 Save Save as Multicam 2 Select the configuration file you want to load and click Open in the Open File window The Load Infrastructure Settings window displays 3 Inthis window select whether you want to load infrastructure settings or not o Click Yes the infrastructure settings from the configuration file are loaded to Truck Manager o Cli
10. 5 0 Gateway 192 168 0 1 x an TARTAN Field Description Add LAN VLAN Button Add LAN VLAN Button that allows you to add a LAN VLAN record in the Ethernet settings 2 Truck Configuration 21 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 1 0 B September 2015 LAN VLAN Record Name Mask 299 299 29 1 Gateway 192 168 0 1 A LAN VLAN record is added when you click the Add LAN VLAN button Each record is made up of several parameters described below from left to right Parameter Description Name Name of the added LAN VLAN Mask Mask of the added LAN VLAN Gateway Gateway of the added LAN VLAN x Button that allows you to remove the corresponding LAN VLAN record 22 2 Truck Configuration Sa V 5 USER MANUAL Truck Manager 1 0 2 6 Adding and Removing LAN VLAN Settings Introduction The 3rd step of the wizard the Network Selection tab lets you define or remove default mask and gateway settings fora LAN VLAN You will be able to select one of the LAN VLANs you define in this window and associate it to a device in the main application Infrastructure section Network field How to Add Default Settings for a V LAN You can add default settings for a LAN VLAN as follows 1 Inthe Network settings window click lial to add settings for a new V LAN A new row is added in the window 2 Inthe Name field type a name for the LAN VLAN In the Mask and Gateway type the IP addresses to be used as mask and gateway for t
11. Click Yes The settings currently defined in the selected configuration line of the EVS server are now displayed in Truck Manager and you can modify them How to Open the Multicam Configuration in Advanced Mode You can open the Multicam Configuration module in advanced mode in Truck Manager This allows you to edit any specific parameter directly from the Truck Manager To open the Multicam Configuration module in advanced mode for an EVS server proceed as follows 1 Make sure the EVS server you want to configure in advanced mode is online See section Associating Devices on page 44 2 Inthe Device area select this server The Multicam settings are diplayed in the Configuration area Product area on the right 3 If requested change the configuration line you want to configure See section How to Change the Applicable Configuration Line on page 53 4 Click the Advanced button at the top of the Multicam plugin A Multicam Settings Appy 1 Custom Advanced Configuration name Server The Multicam Configuration module opens in the Product area instead of the Multicam plugin 54 3 Device Configuration a V 5 USER MANUAL Truck Manager 1 0 E 3 5 5 How to Clear the EVS Server Content When you set up a production with EVS servers which were using different configurations it is recommended to clear the EVS server content video disks clips or only record trains You can perform this action on all E
12. Configuring the Devices You configure the infrastructure settings IP addresses and the settings of the EVS software product s installed on the online devices 3 Checking and Applying the Device Configuration You check that the configuration is correct and apply the device configuration to the physical devices on the network Other operations allow you to manage the configuration or parts of the configuration e Changing the Truck Configuration e Renaming a Production Configuration e Saving a Production Configuration 3 Device Configuration 39 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 1 0 B September 2015 3 3 3 3 1 40 Managing Configurations Changing the Truck Configuration Introduction When you work in the Truck Manager main window you configure the devices selected or defined in the wizard At any time you can edit this initial truck configuration open another truck configuration or create a new truck configuration as described in this section How to Create a New Truck Configuration Creating anew Truck Configuration consists in composing a new setup in the Truck Manager wizard and applying this new setup to the Truck Manager main window To create a new truck configuration proceed as follows 1 Inthe Truck Manager main window Device area select the menu icon and select the New Truck configuration menu item Configuration Name Check J Apply ss M XT3 6U New Truck configuration XT3 PGE 25120 XT3_ADL 249
13. S server have also been configured in the wizard 2 3 t gt ESTuck Manager 0000M PE STS ed Configuration Name NoFacilityName 2 Codec AVID DNx PC LAN 10 129 111 181 NoFacilityName z 3 Codec AVID DN PC LAN 10 129 1 XFA235380 a Local Area 0 0 00 GbE Botto 10 129 12249 PC LAN 10 129 111 49 KFiles XFA235390 Local Area 0 0 00 zv PC LAN 10 129 111 29 Local Area 0 0 0L GbE Botto 10 129 122 29 XFiles APPSRVA215210 Sve GbE Uurnb 10 iJ MultRevwew PC LAN U 10 129 111 31 MRVA218200 gma Gigabit 10 129 122 192 PCLan 10 129 11 26 xHO 1A alles Codec AVID DNxl 1192 LAN 2 Ju 10 129 122 33 a Infrastructure Apply heck f Apply m XT3 6U NoFacilityName HD 120 ws Codec IMX PC LAN 10 129 11 1 18 Facurty Name Custom 10 129 111 182 255 255 2540 XTO2 DK6 137670 10 129 111 254 ee Ae E i am Sett 11 184 PC LAN 110 129 111 182 Configuration name Server APPSRVA215220 Sve PC LAN 10 129 111 32 Gbe Uuenb 10 179 122 k MultReview Video Field rate 50 00Hz gt Codec intra AVID DNxHD 120 S Outputs MRVA218270 v LAN 1 Uu 10 1291113 LAN 2 Ju 10 129 122 34 Mulbcam LSM Single HD SLSM 3x Alt Parity No wd EVS Remote MultReview EVS Remote XF3 A220780 EVS Remote 129 12231 ae PCLAN 101291119 Gbe 10 129 122 9 XFile3 Man ctr EVS Remo
14. USER MANUAL Version 1 0 September 2015 nager TruckManager Wizard Summary Audio settings Video settings te Nb mono Resolution PAL D Format so Codec intra IMX Bitrate 30 Is NOt associated to Xnets lt Previous V gt a V 5 USER MANUAL Truck Manager 1 0 E Disclaimer This manual and the information contained herein are the sole property of EVS Broadcast Equipment SA and or its affiliates EVS and are provided as is without any expressed or implied warranties including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose In particular EVS makes no warranty regarding the use or the consequences of use of this manual and the information contained herein Furthermore EVS may not be held liable for any direct or indirect incidental punitive or consequential loss damage cost or expense of any kind whatsoever and howsoever resulting from the normal or abnormal use of this manual and the information contained herein even if advised of the possibility of such loss damage cost or expense While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this manual is accurate up to date and reliable EVS cannot be held liable for inaccuracies or errors that may appear in this publication The information in this manual is furnished for informational purpose and use only and subject to change without notice This manual cancel
15. VS servers of your setup in the Truck Manager To clear content on all EVS servers of your setup proceed as follows 1 Inthe Device area select the menu icon in the toolbar and select the requested clear option among the ones highlighted in the menu Import Copy Clear video disks Clear only Intra clips Clear only LongGOP clips Clear only record trains Cancel clear video disks A warning message informs you that the action will be performed on all EVS servers and asks you to confirm the clear action 2 Click OK G Note q As long as the EVS servers have not been restarted you can cancel a video disks command via the Cancel clear video disks option of the contextual menu Resetting the Configuration Introduction You can reset the configuration at two levels e At the device level e At the product level How to Reset the Device Configuration To reset the Device configuration infrastructure and product configuration to the initial parameters proceed as follows 3 Device Configuration DO EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 1 0 B September 2015 3 6 56 e Click on the menu at the top of the Configuration area and select Reset from the contextual menu XT3 6U Aa Infrastructure Facility Name How to Reset a Product Configuration To reset the Product configuration proceed as follows 1 Make sure the device is online See section Associating Devices on page 44 2 Click the men
16. ber 2015 3 5 3 5 1 48 Result of an Association When an offline device is associated to a physical device e The configuration of the offline device is applied to the associated device e The product version of the physical device is applied to the associated device When you associate offline devices the product configuration will not be kept if the product configured is not installed on the selected device For example e The offline device includes XFile3 and MultiReview products e The physical device has only XFile3 installed MultiReview will not be kept in the associated device The following message will be displayed when you associate the device Ss Warning The product of your configuration not installed in the selected device Your product configuration won t be kept Cancel Configuring Devices Configuring a Device Introduction Configuring a device consists in defining the parameters to be applied to the physical device as regards e the infrastructure device name and network parameters See section Configuring Infrastructure Parameters of a Device on page 49 e the product installed on the devices product operational parameters See section Configuring Product Parameters of a Device on page 50 In the Truck Manager main window the parameters of the device selected in the Device area left pane are displayed in the Configuration area right pane See section Configuration Area o
17. ce Selection tab lets you e view EVS devices detected on the network that host a software program manageable by Truck Manager e add an undetected EVS device that is connected to the network e add an unconnected EVS device that will later be used in the production e select the devices you want to use in the production you are planning All selected devices connected or not to the network will appear in the Truck Manager main window where you will be able to further configure the software related parameters q Note Truck Manager can manage up to 16 devices simultaneously How to Select Devices In the Device Selection tab you can select a device via the check box in front of the device e For auto detected devices click the check box or device area corresponding to the device s you want to use in the production e Formanually added devices connected or not the device is automatically selected to be included in the production after it has been added How to Manually Add Connected Devices Using a valid IP address you can manually add a connected device which has not been discovered by Truck Manager To manually add a connected device proceed as follows 1 Inthe Add Connected Device field type the valid IP address of the device to be added 2 Click If the device is identified on the network and includes EVS software manageable with Truck Manager it is added in the Device Selection area and selected automat
18. ck Manager application will be referred to as Production Configuration 1 Introduction Sa VS USER MANUAL Truck Manager 1 0 1 Introduction Lauching a Production When you open the Truck Manager application via the Start menu or the Truck Manager icon on the desktop the Welcome window opens From the Welcome window the following options are available to create a new production or launch an existing production e Starting a New Production from the Wizard e Starting a New Production with the Quick Start Option e Opening a Recent Production e Opening a Production from a Configuration File fruck Manager Welcome to EVS Truck Manager Start a new production Football Championships 2015 tm Hockey Championships 2015 tm Open a production Volley Championships 7015 tm Lneed help Quick Start Starting a New Production from the Wizard Starting a new production from the wizard allows you to create a new production by defining the devices you will use in the production as well as infrastructure and general audio and video settings Then you will configure the devices and apply the configuration to the physical devices in the Truck Manager main application To start a new production proceed as follows 2 Define your setup in the setup wizard See section Truck Configuration on page 11 Click or Next gt to switch tabs in the wizard EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 1 0 B September 2015 3 Cl
19. ck No the infrastructure settings from the configuration file are discarded and the infrastructure settings currently defined on the device remain in Truck Manager The truck configuration opens in the Truck Manager main window How to Edit the Truck Configuration Editing a truck configuration consists in editing the truck configuration currently open in Truck Manager To edit the truck configuration proceed as follows 1 Inthe Truck Manager main window Device area select the menu icon and select the Edit Truck configuration menu item Configuration Name Check J Apply sss r XT3 6U New Truck configuration XT3 PGE 25120 XT3_ADL 24940 Open Truck configuration 6 2 6 2 3 Codec Mjpeg SD x3 Codec Mjpeg SD Edit Truck configuration 5 9 59 PC LAN 10 129 59 n PC LAN 10 129 59 20 Save Save as Multicam This menu opens a window with a simplified version of the wizard which does not include the Summary tab 2 Setup the configuration in the wizard You can switch tabs by clicking the requested tab in the wizard See section Truck Configuration on page 11 3 Click SPRF when you are satisfied with the current configuration The devices are updated in the main window and the infrastructure and the network settings of the EVS servers have been reloaded from the wizard into the main window Other settings which may have been defined earlier are preserved in the main window C Note q To co
20. deployment on an existing setup Load Infrastructure settings Would you like to load the infrastructure settings Infrastructure settings are linked to the infrastructure of the system They cover the following settings Device names and IP configuration Some settings related to EVS servers 2n Both infrastructure and production settings of the configuration will overwrite the settings of the real device when you apply the configuration to the device recommended for configuration deployment on a new infrastructure Only the production settings of the configuration will ovenwnte the settings of the real device wren you apply the configuration recommended for configuration deployment on an existing Infrastructure Wy Yes Activating the Truck Manager License Introduction The Truck Manager requires the XSecure software licenses 21 and 22 The compatible version of the XSecure application is automatically installed with the Truck Manager You can activate the XSecure licenses in a dedicated window in the Truck Manager application itself This section describes how to activate the Truck Manager licenses in the Truck Manager application 1 Introduction Sa VS USER MANUAL Truck Manager 1 0 How to Activate the Truck Manager License To activate the TM license proceed as follows in the Truck Manager application 1 Click the License Key icon S displayed in one of the following windows o gt Bottom right o
21. devices are displays as records of a list Configuration Name Check Jf Apply NoFacilityName 119310 NoFacilityName 6 2 1 1 2 Codec AVID DNxHD 120 x3 Codec IMX PC LAN 10 129 111 181 PC LAN 10 129 111 183 NoFacilityName 137720 XT02 DK6 137670 Configuration Name Facity Na Sorter 0129172739 1017911129 NANOAIRA 18120 218120 160 179 111 193 28 3 Device Configuration Sa V 5 USER MANUAL Truck Manager 1 0 Area Description The Device area includes the following areas Area Description 1 Toolbar Bar that displays e the name of the production configuration e aset of buttons to perform global actions on all or several devices See section Device Area Toolbar on page 30 2 Device boxes or Area where all devices included in the production are Device records displayed as e boxes in the box view top A selected box is surrounded by a blue thick line e records in the list view bottom A selected record is highlighted in blue When the device box icon in a record has the top right corner blue the device configuration has undergone changes you still need to apply See section EVS Server Device on page 31 Tablet Device on page 32 Computer Device on page 33 Offline and Online Devices Concepts Online devices are devices which are detected and identified on the network by Truck Manager The user can fully configure the settings of these devices Each type of online device con
22. e you want to import 7 Click Open to import the product configuration Configuring Product Parameters of an EVS Server Introduction In addition to the standard functions to configure a device the following specific functions are available to configure more easily or precisely an EVS Server e Copying and pasting parameters from an EVS server to another e Opening the Multicam configuration in advanced mode e Changing the configuration line to configure e Clearing the EVS server content Copying and Pasting Parameters from an EVS Server to Another Introduction Truck Manager allows you to copy Multicam parameters from one EVS server configuration to another The parameters can be copied by blocks corresponding to the various configuration pages in the Multicam configuration module e Server e Channels e Network e Monitoring e Protocol e GPI e Operation G Note Truck Manager will adopt the latest Plugin Feature version in case of conflicts between copied device and pasted device 3 Device Configuration a V 5 USER MANUAL Truck Manager 1 0 E Procedure To copy and paste parameters from an EVS server to another proceed as follows 1 In the Device area right click on the server whose parameters you want to copy and select Copy from the contextual menu XT3_ADL 24940 m 6 2 x3 Codec Mjpeg Standard HD HOLSET PC LAN 10 129 59 20 In the Device area right click the server you want t
23. e areas that provide a summary of all elements of the setup you have defined in the first three tabs Area Description Selected Devices It lists all the devices you have selected in the Device Selection tab as well as the device name IP address and installed EVS software Main Settings It lists the audio video settings that will be applied to the EVS servers selected for the production Network Settings It lists all V LAN settings defined that will be available in the main window 24 2 Truck Configuration Sa V 5 USER MANUAL Truck Manager 1 0 How to Check and Validate the Settings In the Summary tab do one of the following actions e Click Finish to validate the device selection and the settings and enter the Truck Manager main window with the settings and devices defined in the wizard e Click to go back to a previous tab to modify defined settings e Click to leave the wizard without validating the settings and go back to the Welcome window 2 Truck Configuration 25 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 1 0 B September 2015 3 3 1 3 1 1 Device Configuration User Interface Overview of the Main Window Introduction The Truck Manager main window aims at configuring the devices of the truck to be used for the production The devices displayed have usually been previously selected or added in the truck configuration via the Truck Manager wizard Some infrastructure and audio video settings for the EV
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25. e several plugins can be linked to a computer e Only one product can be installed on a tablet or EVS server A single plugin can be linked to such devices For the product configuration you can use two different methods e If agiven product has to be configured differently on several devices you will configure the product parameters individually on each product See section How to Configure the Product Parameters of a Device on page 50 e If agiven product has to be configured in the same way on several devices you can export the product configuration from one device to the other See section How to Reuse a Product Configuration For Other Devices on page 51 How to Configure the Product Parameters of a Device To configure the product parameters proceed as follows 1 Inthe main window select the box or record of the requested device in the Device area The settings of the selected device appear in the Configuration area 2 Inthe Product Configuration area edit the requested fields for the requested product 3 Device Configuration Sa V 5 USER MANUAL Truck Manager 1 0 3 To save the configuration click E in the toolbar of the Device area and select Save from the contextual menu Auto Assign 9 Check f Apply HE a XT3 6U New Truck configuration Open Truck configuration Edit Truck configuration Save tr Save as Multicam See section Saving a Production Configuration on page 42 f
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27. elect the file you have received and click Open C Note q If you prefer you can type the license key stored in the file you have received in the bottom field and click Load The license key number is imported In the License window in Truck Manager the license granted is described in the License area 8 1 Introduction Sa VS USER MANUAL Truck Manager 1 0 1 5 1 Introduction Shutting down Truck Manager Introduction When you click Ea to shut down Truck Manager a warning message displays to enable you to save the current configuration Ey Warning Would you like to save your configuration before exit Cancel e Click to save the current configuration and shut down Truck Manager e Click to exit Truck Manager without saving e Click to go back to Truck Manager Saving the Current Configuration Saving the current configuration stores the whole configuration in Truck Manager as a local file To save the current configuration proceed as follows 1 Click in the warning window EX Warning Cancel A Save As window pops up EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 10 2 Select the requested destination on the local computer x opo gt Computer Local Disk C gt v 4 Search Local Disk C 2 Organize v New folder A Favorites Name Date modified ME Desktop Ji EVSLogs 7 30 2014 10 40 AM JB Downloads gt Perflogs 7 14 2009 11 20 AM E Recent Places Ii Program Files 3 20 2014 3 56 PM d
28. evice configuration e Save Save As These two options allow you to save the production configuration e Multicam This option gives you access to secondary commands to clear video disks or record trains on the EVS servers of your setup See section Configuring Product Parameters of an EVS Server on page 52 3 1 4 EVS Server Device Box View XTO2 DK6 137670 137670 E r owa Codec AVID DNxHD 120 TIBU PC LAN 10 129 111 182 List View Icon Facility Name Senal number PCLan Lec ay Codec Remote J 2 NoFacilittyName 119310 10 129 111181 AVID DNxHD 120 Field Description The device box is made up of several elements described in the table below from left to right and from top to bottom 3 Device Configuration 31 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 3 1 5 32 Name Facility Name XTO2 DK6 1376 0 Serial Number Icon TS 4 00 60 Codec Codec AVID DNxHD 120 PC LAN PC LAN 10 129 111 182 Remote Remote Tablet Device Box View LovalHASH ethO 192 168 123 204 1 0 B September 2015 Description Facility name of the EVS server If the EVS server does not have a facility name NoFacilityName is displayed Serial number of the EVS server Icon identifying the EVS server type and the Multicam version used only in Box view Number of record channels Super Slow motion record channels Only displayed in Box view Number of play channels Name of the codec
29. f the Welcome window o gt Top right of the main application window in the title bar The Truck Manager License window opens Identification System ID 4Y15 CU5 TTZ 8U1 Serial Number Customer Information Company EVS DEMO First Name Last Name Email support evs com Phone Computer License Truck Manager Temporary Global license Connected Mode Online Operation Request Select this option to generate a License Request you ll send to EVS Import Key File Select this option to import the License Key File sent by EVS Or Manually type the License Key here 2 Inthe TruckManager License window click the Request button in the Operation area at the bottom of the window Request Select this option to generate a License Request you ll send to EVS Select this option to import the License Key File sent by EVS Import Key File 3 Store the xml file generated on your desktop and send it to the EVS Support explaining you would like Truck Manager license keys 1 Introduction T EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 1 0 B September 2015 4 When you receive the file containing the license key from the EVS Support open the License window in Truck Manager and click the Import Key File button in the Operation area Select this option to generate a License Request you ll send to EVS Import Key File select this option to import the License Key File sent by EVS Or Manually type the License Key here 5 S
30. guration Device icon Icon identifying what type of server is discovered Facility name Facility name of the discovered server IP address PC LAN IP address of the discovered server 192 168 123 207 2 Truck Configuration Sa V 5 USER MANUAL Truck Manager 1 0 Tablet Area LocalHost 192 168 123 224 The Tablet area is made up of several elements described in the table below from left to right GUI Element Description Check box Check box to select the device when it has to be included in the production configuration Device icon Icon identifying a tablet Facility name Facility name of the discovered tablet LocalHost IP address IP address of the discovered tablet 192 168 123 126 Computer Area The Computer area is made up of several elements described in the table below from left to right GUI Element Description Check box Check box to select the device when it has to be included in the production configuration Device icon Icon identifying a computer L a Computer name Name of the discovered computer IP address PC LAN IP address of the discovered computer 197 168 175 126 Application icons Icon of the application s installed on the discovered rA computer MultiReview XFile3 or unidentified product 2 Truck Configuration 15 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 1 0 B September 2015 2 3 Adding and Selecting Devices Introduction The first step of the wizard the Devi
31. have started the Truck Manager with the Quick Start option In this case only devices already identified on the network hence online are displayed In other cases the devices appear as offline You can associate offline devices to physical devices in one of the following ways e How to Associate Devices Automatically e How to Associate Devices Manually Prerequisite To be able to associate an offline device this device must have been added in the Truck Manager wizard The offline devices are displayed on a dimmed background in Truck Manager main window in the Device area How to Associate Devices Automatically The AWS option available in the toolbar of the main window allows you to associate offline devices automatically in one go The automatic assignment is performed based on the last saved serial number 3 Device Configuration a VS USER MANUAL Truck Manager 1 0 The Auto Assign option is only available in the following cases e Opening a Recent Production e Opening a Production from a Configuration File When you open a recent production or a production from its configuration file all devices in Truck Manager are in offline mode G Note q If you add offline devices after opening an existing configuration via its configuration file only the devices whose serial number is already stored in the configuration file can be recognized and associated How to Associate Devices Manually The Associate optio
32. he given LAN VLAN The default settings for this LAN VLAN are defined and will be available in the Truck Manager main application How to Remove Default Settings for a V LAN You can remove default settings fora LAN VLAN by clicking the Remove button x next to the LAN VLAN record you want to remove The settings for this LAN VLAN record will no longer be available in the Truck Manager main application 2 Truck Configuration 23 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 1 0 B September 2015 2 Summary Tab Introduction The Summary tab is the last step of wizard This window lets you check and validate the truck configuration and associated settings you have previously defined in the wizard The screenshot below shows the various areas of the Summary tab T Truck Manager Wizard fruck Manager Wizard Summary Summary Selected devices 9 Main Settings Network Settings 2 Name Lan1 Video settings Mask 255 255 255 0 192 168 123 201 Format 50 00Hz Gateway 192 168 0 1 LovalHASH Resolution 625i Name Lan2 192 168 123 204 a l Mask 255 255 255 0 Codec intra DVCPro 50 Gateway 192 168 0 1 WLI 192 168 135 145 Bitrate 50 Name Lan3 Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 192 168 0 1 WangXi PC Audio settings 192 168 123 128 MRVA226020 192 168 123 179 Nb mono 8 SQATest06 10 159 40 59 chiang 192 168 135 217 MCR PC1 192 168 123 93 JLU Cancel Area Description The Summary tab consists of thre
33. ically 2 Truck Configuration a V 5 USER MANUAL Truck Manager 1 0 E How to Manually Add Unconnected Devices You can manually add devices that you will use in your production but are not connected yet to the network To manually add an unconnected device proceed as follows 1 Click Add Unconnected Device The Add Devices window opens 2 Dothe following operations in the Add Devices window a Inthe Device selection field select the type of device you want to add b Inthe Software selection field select the product that will be installed on the device c Inthe Number of devices field specify how many devices of that kind you want to add ES Add Devices Computer Software selection XFiles MultReview Number of device 1 5 cick MKS The added unconnected devices are displayed with dimmed font and device icons in the Device Selection area and selected automatically How to Refresh Devices mi Click to update the current discovered devices 2 Truck Configuration 17 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 1 0 B September 2015 2 4 Main Settings Tab Introduction The Main Settings tab is the 2 step of wizard This window allows you define the main video and audio settings that you want to apply to EVS video servers by default The values defined in this window will be automatically filled in for the selected EVS servers in the Truck Manager main window Multicam Settings section Server area The sc
34. ick Finish in the Summary tab to apply all the settings defined in the wizard to the devices in the Truck Manager main application After defining the devices for your production in the wizard the defined configuration elements are automatically displayed in the Truck Manager main window See section Device Configuration on page 26 Starting a New Production with the Quick Start Option The Quick Start option allows you to create a new production with all EVS devices discovered on the network Doing this you skip the wizard and directly open the new production in the main window All EVS devices discovered on the network and their infrastructure settings will be available in the Truck Manager main window You can then start configuring the devices for your production See section Device Configuration on page 26 Opening a Recent Production The Recent Production list allows you to rapidly open local configuration files corresponding to productions you have recently created or edited To open a recent production in Truck Manager proceed as follows 1 Click a production in the Recent Production list A message window opens 2 Click Yes or No to respectively take over or not the infrastructure settings into the production configuration See Which Infrastructure Settings to Apply on page 6 The main application window opens with the production definition available on the left You can then start configuring the devices fo
35. ield rate 50 00Hz Resolution 1080 Codec Intra Codec AVID DNxHD 120 Etrate Mbps Channels Base settings Inputs 4 Outputs Base config Multicam LSM SLSM REC Single HD SLSM 3x Alt Parity 4a Vua No Port settings Port 1 EWS Remote Area Name Description 1 Title Bar Area that displays e the device type e the device menu giving access to operations applicable to both infrastructure and product configurations 2 Infrastructure Area that allows you to configure the IP addresses Configuration and network settings In this area you can apply the infrastructure configuration defined in the wizard 3 Product Configuration Area that allows you to configure the product s installed on the selected device Refer to the user manual of the given software product for detailed information on the product related settings you can configure in this area 3 Device Configuration 35 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 36 Title Bar 1 1 0 B September 2015 The title bar includes the device menu and a button only with computer devices Command Apply Reset Remote Desktop Description Applies to the associated online device the configuration infrastructure and product configuration defined in the Configuration area Restores the original parameters of the associated online device Only available with computer devices It triggers a remote desktop connection to the computer device Infras
36. jE Computer amp Local Disk C tu Network File name Configuration Name X Truck Manager Config Files X A message window opens 3 Click Yes or No to respectively take over or not the infrastructure settings into the production configuration See Which Infrastructure Settings to Apply on page 6 The main application window opens with the production definition available on the left You can then start configuring the devices for your production See section Device Configuration on page 26 Q Note q When you open a production using the Open a Production option all devices in Truck Manager are in offline mode See section Associating Devices on page 44 for device association EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 1 0 B September 2015 1 4 Which Infrastructure Settings to Apply The following message window appears each time you open an existing production in Truck Manager either by selecting a recent production or by selecting a production configuration file You need to choose between the following options e Click Yes to take over both infrastructure and production settings from the production configuration This is recommended for configuration deployment on a new setup e Click No to take over only the production settings from the production configuration but not the infrastructure settings The Infrastructure settings of the current setup will be preserved This is recommended for configuration
37. lled on each offline device 2 Associating Offline Devices to Online Devices When you are connected to the network you associate the devices included in the setup to physical devices available on the network 3 Checking and Applying the Device Configuration You check that the configuration is correct and apply the device configuration to the physical devices on the network 3 Device Configuration Sa V 5 USER MANUAL Truck Manager 1 0 Configuration in Online Mode In online mode you prepare your production while you are connected to the production site and to the physical devices you will use in your production even if some could still be unavailable You configure your setup on online devices In the Truck Manager wizard you typically detect the physical devices available and select the ones you will use in your production You can also work on the basis of a recent production or the production file of a similar setup In the Truck Manager main window you will first associate your devices to make them online if they are not already online Then you can configure or finalize your configuration on online devices In this case the configuration steps in the main window are performed in the following sequence 1 Associating Offline Devices to Online Devices The devices are either already online if they have just been detected or you can associate them directly to physical devices available on the network 2
38. me back to the main window without taking into account the actions in the Cancel wizard click Cancel 3 Device Configuration 41 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 1 0 B September 2015 3 3 2 3 3 3 42 Renaming a Production Configuration Introduction When you create a production configuration it has the default name Configuration Name The configuration name is displayed on the top left of the Device area The configuration name is used as the default name for the configuration file you save the production configuration into Configuration Name XT3 PGE 25120 XT3_ADI 6 2 xT 3 Pea Mjpeg SD 14 50 51 PC LAN 10 129 59 How to Change the Configuration Name 1 Inthe Truck Manager main window click the configuration name The field appears in a blue box and can be edited 2 Type the requested name for your configuration and press ENTER The configuration is renamed Saving a Production Configuration Introduction When you configure your devices in the main window you can save the production configuration i e the setup definition and all infrastructure and device parameters into a configuration file tm file e Tosave your production configuration for the first time or under a new file name use the Save As option You will be asked to specify the name of the configuration file By default the name of the configuration file is the configuration name specified at the top of the Device area
39. n a available in the toolbar of the main window allows you to associate all devices manually in a single window This option appears only if at least one offline device is still displayed in the main window To associate all devices manually proceed as follows 1 Click g in the toolbar of the main window The Associate window opens with the offline devices on the left and the suggested corresponding online devices on the right when available 2 To change or define the device to be associated to an offline device click the Arrow sign on the line of the offline device and do one of the following actions o If the device you want to associate is in the drop down list click the device Already associated devices are dimmed in the list E Associate XT3_ADL 10 129 59 20 X1T3 PGE 10 129 59 25 h Cancel 3 Device Configuration 45 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 1 0 B September 2015 46 o Ifthe device you want to associate is not in the same LAN VLAN as the Truck Manager hence not in the list type its IP Addess and click v XT3_ADL 10 129 59 20 XT3 PGE I i 10 129 59 25 10 129 59 70 If you select a device already associated to another device in the window the new association will replace the previous one and the previous associated offline device will be associated to an empty item At this step you can still update the association 3 When you have associated all requested devices click OK
40. n displayed when you open a configuration directly in the Auto Assign main window When you click this button offline devices are automatically assigned to their corresponding physical devices identified on the network See section Associating Devices on page 44 Assign button Button displayed as long as all devices are not assigned to physical devices When you click this button Truck Manager opens a window with physical devices that correspond to the offline devices See section Associating Devices on page 44 Check button Button giving access to a list of problems detected on the Check of setup This button can be used anytime during the configuration and should be used to check your production before you apply the production configuration See section Checking the Configuration on page 56 Apply button Button to apply the configuration defined in Truck Manager to all physical devices included in the production See section Applying the Configuration on page 57 30 3 Device Configuration gt a VS USER MANUAL Truck Manager 1 0 GUI Item Description Button to change the view on the devices between box view i i and list view B Menu button Button to access a secondary menu including the following options e New Open Edit Truck Configuration These three options allow you to perform a new truck configuration open one or change the existing one in the wizard before you work further on the d
41. n page 34 for detailed information on the fields in the Configuration area 3 Device Configuration Sa V 5 USER MANUAL Truck Manager 1 0 3 5 2 How to Connect Remotely to a Computer Connecting to a computer via Remote Desktop may allow you to perform advanced configuration of the products installed on this computer e Toconnect remotely to an online device click the Remote Desktop icon E located in the title bar of the Configuration area Windows PC Aa Infrastructure Configuring Infrastructure Parameters of a Device Custom and Predefined Infrastructure Parameters In the Infrastructure section you mainly set the IP parameters of the various TCP IP ports you will use on the device e Ifyou configure infrastructure parameters specific to the device they will be associated to the Network named Custom Whether you have imported the infrastructure settings from a configuration file or you use the infrastructure settings currently defined on the device they are stored under Custom e If you want to apply parameters of a LAN VLAN previously defined in the wizard these settings are accessible via the Network field by selecting the LAN VLAN name you have defined How to Configure the Infrastructure Parameters To configure the infrastructure parameters proceed as follows 1 Inthe main window select the box or record of the requested device in the Device area The settings of the selected device appear i
42. n the Configuration area 2 If requested you can type a name for the device in the Name field You cannot edit the Facility Name of an EVS server 3 Foreach TCP IP port of the device select the network parameters in one of the following ways o If you want to use one of the LAN VLAN settings defined in the wizard select the LAN VLAN name in the Network field and fill in the IP address field o If you want the device to use custom parameters select Custom in the Network field and fill in or edit the IP address Mask and or Gateway 3 Device Configuration 49 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 1 0 B September 2015 3 9 3 50 4 Repeat this action for each relevant IP port of the device 5 To save the configuration click Ei in the toolbar of the Device area and select Save from the contextual menu Auto Assign G2 Check Apply M XT3 6U New Truck configuration Open Truck configuration Edit Truck configuration Save Fs Save as Multicam See section Saving a Production Configuration on page 42 for more information about save options Configuring Product Parameters of a Device Introduction The product parameters come from the product plugins automatically installed in the following folderc Program Files x86 EVS Broadcast Equipment Truck Manager Plugins when a device with a given plugin communicates with the Truck Manager for the first time e Several products can be installed on a computer Therefor
43. o paste parameters to and click Paste from the contextual menu The Select settings to apply dialog box opens Select the parameter groups to be pasted by selecting the corresponding check boxes By default all items are selected Select settings to apply Server Channels Network Monitoring Protoceal Gpi Operation 4 Click to validate this operation and close the window The copied parameters are automatically updated in the EVS server configuration in Truck Manager How to Change the Applicable Configuration Line If the EVS server device is online you can modify the Multicam configuration line you are configuring in the Truck Manager You will lose the configuration you might have performed on another configuration line before 1 2 3 Device Configuration Make sure the EVS server you want to change the configuration line you are working on is online See section Associating Devices on page 44 In the Device area right click on this EVS server 53 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 1 0 B September 2015 3 4 In the Configuration area at the top of the Product area select the configuration line you want to work with in the drop down field Multicam Settings ta Confs_6IN_60UT Advanced Custom Cont 8IN_2OUT Confs_6IN_6OUT k zE ra 1 2 gt pa 4 A warning message informs you will lose the configuration defined on the currently selected configuration line
44. oftware product s are described in the plugin section of the user manual of the relevant software product Besides these settings the Product Configuration area features the following menu and buttons Command Description Apply button Reset Export Import Copy Paste Clear video disks Applies the settings you have defined for the setup to the associated online device Restores the original parameters of the software on the associated online device Allows exporting the configuration of the product on the associated device to a configuration file cnf file Allows importing the configuration of a production from a configuration file cnf file onto the associated device Only with an EVS server device Allows copying the EVS server configuration in the clipboard Only with an EVS server device Allows pasting the EVS server configuration from the clipboard onto another EVS server device Only with an EVS server device Clears the record trains and all clips on the video disks of the EVS server This commands can be undone as long as you have not rebooted the EVS server 3 Device Configuration 37 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 1 0 B September 2015 3 2 38 Command Description Clear only Intra clips Only with an EVS server device Clears the clips in an Intra essence on the video disks of the EVS server This commands can be undone as long as you have not rebooted the EVS server Clea
45. on for subsequent save actions after you have already saved the configuration a first time in a configuration file G Note L If you use the Save option whereas the production configuration has not previously been saved to a configuration file you will be prompted to name the configuration file and specify its folder as with a Save As action To save the configuration to an existing configuration file proceed as follows 1 Inthe Truck Manager main window Device area select the menu icon and select the Save menu item A message confirms that the configuration has been successfully exported to the configuration file 2 Click OK to close the confirmation message The configuration is saved to the existing configuration file 3 Device Configuration 43 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 1 0 B September 2015 3 4 44 Associating Devices Introduction When devices are still offline not associated in the Truck Manager main window and their corresponding physical devices are plugged into the network you can associate the offline devices to their corresponding physical devices in the main window They will become online In the following cases you do not need to associate the devices as they will directly appear as online devices in the Truck Manager main window e The devices have previously been identified on the network and selected in the wizard just before the production configuration opens in the main window e You
46. or more information about save options How to Reuse a Product Configuration For Other Devices To reuse a product configuration from one device to the other you can export it from one device and import it to the other device where it has to be reused 1 In the Truck Manager main window in the Device area select the device from which you want to export the product parameters The Device parameters appear in the Configuration area In the Configuration area click in the section corresponding to the product whose parameters you want to export and select Export from the contextual menu A Multicam Settings 1 Custom Configuration name Server A Save as window opens In the Save as window do the following actions a Select the requested destination on the local computer b Type a configuration name if you do not want to use the default one c Click Save In the Truck Manager main window in the Device area select the device to which you want to import the product parameters The Device parameters appear in the Configuration area In the Configuration area click EX in the section corresponding to the product to which you want to import the configuration and select Import from the contextual menu 3 Device Configuration 51 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 1 0 B September 2015 3 9 4 52 A Multicam Settings 1 Custom Configuration name Server 6 Select the configuration file cnf fil
47. r only LongGOP Only with an EVS server device clips Clears the clips in LongGOP essence on the video disks of the EVS server This commands can be undone as long as you have not rebooted the EVS server Clear only record Only with an EVS server device trains Clears the record trains on the video disks of the EVS server This commands can be undone as long as you have not rebooted the EVS server Cancel clear video Only with an EVS server device disks Undo a previous clear command applied to the EVS server This option is only possible as long as the EVS server has not been rebooted Working in Online or Offline Mode Two main workflows can be used with Truck Manager for the production configuration in the Truck Manager Configuration in Offline Mode In offline mode you prepare your production without having a connection to the physical devices You configure your setup on offline devices In the Truck Manager wizard you have created your setup by defining unconnected devices or by taking over a setup definition from an existing configuration file In the Truck Manager main window you first configure the virtual devices offline devices and associate them to the physical devices later In this case the configuration steps in the main window are performed in the following sequence 1 Configuring the Devices You configure the infrastructure settings IP addresses and the settings of the EVS software product s insta
48. r your production See section Device Configuration on page 26 Q Note q After you open a production by selecting it from the Recent Production list all devices appear in Truck Manager are in offline mode See section Associating Devices on page 44 for device association 4 1 Introduction Sa V 5 USER MANUAL Truck Manager 1 0 1 Introduction Opening a Production from a Configuration File Opening a production from a configuration file allows you to open in the Truck Manager main window the production configuration stored in a configuration file You will then be able to associate and apply the configuration to the physical devices You can also open a production by double clicking a production file in Windows Explorer The Open File window is displayed 2 Select the production configuration file on the local computer and click Open Open File 18 ME Desktop gt Organize v New folder a 7 F Favorites E Libraries MCR A Computer MD Desktop System Folder System Folder ee Syster Folder b Downloads a a Recent Places Network i folder MCRTM PLUGIN A System Folder File folder f File folder Libraries Sa MCR PC_KEY_QCT5 TUS5 HVK L28 e 14 Oct 2014 04 23 38 i PlugIns Release Documents d e again sits File folder File folde P File folder Nh ile folder a Music E Pictures gt TM _ Configuration Name TE mane Truck Manager E Videos d File folder E eke
49. reenshot below shows the Main Settings tab _ Truck Manager Wizard fruck Manager Wizard Main Settings Audio and Video Settings 50 00Hz Resolution 625i Codec intra DYCPro 50 Bitrate 50 Audio Settings Nb mono 8 Cancel Field Description Format Description Field frequency used Hz Both field rate and resolution give the video standard Values 50 00 Hz PAL default 59 94 Hz NTSC 59 94 Hz J 2 Truck Configuration USER MANUAL Truck Manager 1 0 Resolution Description Values Codec Intra Description Values Bitrate Description Values 2 Truck Configuration V gt Vertical resolution used number of white to black and black to white transitions that can be seen from the top to the bottom of the picture pixel type Both field rate and resolution correspond to the video standard With an Truck Manager SD and HD video standards can be available if the relevant license codes are activated In SD e 525i e 625i In HD e 720p e 1080i e 1080p only available with code 21 or 22 In 3G e UHDTV 4K Algorithm used to compress and decompress the video signal With Intra codecs the compression techniques are performed exclusiverly relative to information contained within the current frame Depends on resolution In SD e Mjpeg SD e IMX e DVCPro 50 In HD e Mjpeg EVS HD e Mjpeg Standard HD e Mpeg 2 Intra HD e Avid DNxHD 120 185 or
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51. tains different information Offline devices are devices which are not available yet on the network not connected not running etc The user can configure the settings of these devices but some specific actions require the device to be online In the box view offline devices are displayed on a dimmed background Status Change You need to assign offline devices to physical devices identified on the network for them to become online See section Associating Devices on page 44 When you open a production configuration directly in the Truck Manager main window all devices are offline When you open a production configuration just after you have gone through the wizard the devices already detected on the network in the wizard are online An online device can change to an offline device if it loses connection 3 Device Configuration 29 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 1 0 B September 2015 3 1 3 Device Area Toolbar The toolbar allows you to perform global actions on several or all devices included in the production configuration When all devices are online some buttons are no longer displayed in the toolbar Configuration Name Auto Assign Check f GUI Item Description Configuration Name Editable field that specifies the name of the production field configuration you are working on It will be used by default to name the production configuration file in which you can save your configuration Auto Assign button Butto
52. te EVS Remote MRVA218260 18260 ga LAN 1 Uu 10 129 11133 EVS Remote EVS Remote EVS Remote aa O Onnin 3 Device Configuration Sa VS USER MANUAL Truck Manager 1 0 Area Description The Truck Manager main window is divided into the following areas Area Name Description le Title bar Bar from which you can access e the Truck Manager License window via the License key icon to manage the XSecure license See section Activating the Truck Manager License on page 6 e the About window via the window 2 Device area Area that displays the devices being part of the setup The devices can be displayed in two different views depending on the view selected with the View button at the top of the Device area e Ea Box view The devices are displayed in boxes e List view The devices are displayed in a list In both views the devices are displayed in the following order EVS servers tablets computers See section Device Area on page 28 3 Configuration area Area that displays the configurable settings for the device selected in the Device area See section Configuration Area on page 34 3 Device Configuration 2r EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 1 0 B September 2015 3 1 2 Device Area Introduction The Device area displays all devices selected or added in Device Selection tab in the Truck Manager wizard Two views are available e Box View The devices are displayed as boxes e List View The
53. tion Area The Device Selection area displays all detected EVS devices that host one or more applications manageable by Truck Manager The devices can be EVS video servers computers or tablets The devices are listed in the following order EVS servers tablets and computers Devices Selection 192 168 123 201 LovalHASH 192 168 123 204 rockinrock 192 168 123 205 192 168 135 166 192 168 122 222 192 168 135 145 E Vs SOATest06 10 159 40 59 o B a ta B E ml a AIC ANS i Enter IP Address Add Unconnected Device 2 Truck Configuration 13 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 1 0 B September 2015 Field Description Refresh Button mi Button that allows users to refresh the discovered devices Add Connected Device Field Enter IP Address This field allows you to manually add a device that is available on the network but has not been detected automatically See section How to Manually Add Connected Devices on page 16 Add Unconnected Device Button Add Unconnected Device This field allows you to manually add a device that is not yet available on the network but will be available on the production setup See section How to Manually Add Unconnected Devices on page 17 Server Area The Server area is made up of several elements described in the table below from left to right GUI Element Description Check box Check box to select the device when it has to be included in the production confi
54. ton on the last tab to validate the truck configuration exit the wizard and open the Truck Manager main window with the defined truck configuration and global settings The Truck Manager wizard includes the following tabs Area 1 Tab area 2 Working area 3 Help area 4 Commands area Wizard Tabs Step Tab 1 Device Selection 2 Main Settings 3 Network Settings 4 Summary Description Enables you to select and define the devices to be used in the production See section Device Selection Tab on page 13 Enables you to define the video and audio settings applicable to EVS video servers See section Main Settings Tab on page 18 Enables you to define the settings for the various local networks applicable in the Configuration area of the main application window See section Network Settings Tab on page 21 Enables you to review the setup defined in the wizard See section Summary Tab on page 24 2 Truck Configuration Sa VS USER MANUAL Truck Manager 1 0 2 2 Device Selection Tab Introduction The Device Selection tab is the 1St step of wizard This window lets you select or add the EVS devices you want to use in the production and you will configure later on in the main window This section describes only the Device Selection area as all actions are performed in this area See section Overview of the Wizard on page 11 for a description of the other parts of the window Device Selec
55. tructure Configuration Area 2 The Infrastructure Configuration area includes the following parameters and buttons Command Apply button Facility Name Name Description Applies to the associated online device the settings defined in the Infrastructure Configuration area Non editable field that displays the facility name of the EVS server Editable field that displays the name of the computer or tablet The following fields are available for PC LAN for EVS servers and for the TCP IP port s configured on the computer tablet Network IP address Mask Gateway Drop down field to select the LAN network to be assigned to this TCP IP port Several values may be available e Custom corresponds to the infrastructure settings from the configuration file or to the infrastructure settings currently defined on the device e Other field values correspond to the various LAN VLANs defined in the Truck Manager wizard When a network is selected the mask and gateway values are automatically filled in Address of the IP port of the device Network mask of the IP port of the device Gateway of the IP port of the device 3 Device Configuration USER MANUAL Truck Manager 1 0 V gt Product Configuration Area 3 Reset Export Import Copy Clear video disks Clear only Intra clips Clear only LongSOP clips Clear only record trains Cancel clear video disks The settings directly related to the s
56. tton in the Device area ED Check y Apply The Apply Configuration window displays 2 Inthe Apply Configuration window click Run to effectively apply the production configuration During the process progress bars allows you to check the progress for each device and for the whole production How to Apply a Configuration to a Single Device 1 Select the Apply command from the Device menu in the Configuration area r XT3 6U A Infrastructure A message informs you that infrastructure changes require the remote device to be restarted 2 Click OK to confirm the action Pop up messages are displayed on the Configuration area to inform you about the progress The busy icon on the device box appear in the Device area gt Mipeg Standard HD 1 48 129 59 20 S TE a When the messages and busy icon disappear the device and the application are restarted 3 Device Configuration Sa V 5 USER MANUAL Truck Manager 1 0 How to Apply a Configuration to the Infrastructure Settings of a Device 1 Click the Apply button in the Infrastructure area in the Configuration area A Infrastructure Apply A message informs you that infrastructure changes require the remote device to be restarted 2 Click OK to confirm the action The infrastructure settings are applied No confirmation message is displayed How to Apply a Configuration to a Product on a Device 1 Click the Apply button in the requested Prod
57. u corresponding to a given product and select Reset from the contextual menu a Multicam Settings 1 Spotbox HN 40UT Checking the Configuration Automatic Check During the device configuration in Truck Manager some checks are performed in the background At several moments in the configuration process the Error Message Manager window pops up with error messages related to changes not supported with the current device configuration WangXi PC Truck manager did not succeed to download plugin please 192 168 123 128 check the device s network settings MCR PC1 Truck manager did not succeed to download plugin please 192 168 123 88 check the device s network settings chiang Truck manager did not succeed to download plugin please 192 168 135 217 check the device s network settings WLI Truck manager did not succeed to download plugin please 192 168 135 145 check the device s network settings SQA 4 Unable to retrieve configuration from EVS server The remote 10 159 40 53 SwitchToOnkineMode server returned an error 403 Forbidden Unable to retrieve configuration from EVS server The remote server retumed an error 403 Forbidden NoFacilityName 10 159 40 52 RefreshConfiguration 3 Device Configuration Sa V 5 USER MANUAL Truck Manager 1 0 3 7 The Error Message Manager window gathers the errors from the devices The window may pop up after the following actions e After you have gone through the
58. uct area in the Configuration area Aa Multicam Settings Apply 3 Conf3_ SIN_60UT Advanced Configuration name A message informs you that changes in product settings require an application restart 2 Click OK to confirm the action Pop up messages are displayed on the Configuration area to inform you about the progress The busy icon on the device box appear in the Device area XT3_ADL se H s 2 rs Codec Mipeg Standard HD PC LARPS 40 129 59 20 When the messages and the busy icon disappear the device and the application are restarted 3 Device Configuration 59 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 1 0 B September 2015 60 Glossary C connected device device which is already available and connected to the setup in the Truck Manager wizard D device configuration configuration actions performed in the Truck Manager main application O offline device EVS device which is not associated to a physical device in the Truck Manager main application online device EVS device which is associated to a physical device in the Truck Manager main application P production creation and organization of media content audio and video for distribution and broadcasting purposes In the Truck Manager application the term is used to refer to all hardware material and software programs used to generate a production production configuration entire configuration for a production This includes the truck
59. verall architecture of the whole system see ose RS Multireview XFile3 Truck Manager EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 1 0 B September 2015 1 2 1 3 Requirements Software Requirements Microsoft Net Framework 4 5 Multicam Version 12 05 60 or higher The XSecure licenses for Truck Manager modules 21 amp 22 can be installed from the Truck Manager application Refer to the user manual for more information Hardware Requirements The minimal hardware requirements to install the Truck Manager are the following Workstation or server CPU Intel Dual Core i5 RAM 2 GB OS Windows 7 64 bits or 32 bits VGA 1024 x 768 Ethernet board installed At least 2GB free on the hard disk Starting Up Truck Manager Introduction The Truck Manager application consists of the Truck Manager wizard on one hand and the Truck Manager main application on the other hand The wizard allows you to define the connected or unconnected devices to be used in your production and to configure the setup and audio video settings for this production In the user manual these configuration steps will be named Truck Configuration The main application displays the setup defined in the wizard It allows you to modify the device configuration and apply it to the physical devices on the setup In the user manual these configuration steps will be named Device Configuration The whole configuration performed in the Tru
60. wizard and when the Truck Manager main window opens e After an editing action in the production configuration e After assigning several offline devices to the online devices Manual Check At any other moment in the configuration process you can open a similar window called Configuration Check window and check whether some configuration parameter values are not supported You need to perform such a check before applying the production configuration to the physical devices Opening the Faulty Device Configuration Click next to the error you want to solve to open the configuration of the faulty device When an error is solved the corresponding message disappears from the window Applying the Configuration Introduction You can apply the configuration to the associated physical device s once you have e made your device s online i e associated the offline devices to physical devices e configured the device s and e checked the production or device configuration You can apply the configuration at different levels e Applying the configuration to all online devices of the production e Applying the configuration to a single device e Applying the configuration to the infrastructure settings of a device e Applying the configuration to a product on a device 3 Device Configuration Sf EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 1 0 B September 2015 58 How to Apply a Configuration to All Online Devices 1 Click the Apply bu

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