IPAirEdit Router Manager User Manual 6.0
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1. the main server the backup server the live input CRS TS CG VTR 2 Click the VTR source you want to switch to Issue 6 0 B January 2014 Proceed as follows Click the Main button If the main server is not active the system prompts the user to perform a failover Click the Backup button If the backup server is not active the system prompts the user to perform a failover Click the Live button Click the CRS button Click the TS button Click the CG button 1 Click the VTR button A VTR source selection window opens and displays buttons for each configured VTR _ 3 Operation al i a V E To learn more about EVS go to www evs com Corporate 32 4 361 7000 North amp Latin America 1 973 575 7811 EVS Headquarters Asia Pacific Liege Science Park 852 2914 2501 16 rue Bois St Jean B 4102 Seraing Other regional offices Belgium www evs com contact EVS Broadcast Equipment is continuously adapting and improving its products in accordance with the ever changing requirements of the Broadcast Industry The data contained herein is therefore subject to change without prior notice Companies and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies2. on page 9 This area shows the list of all devices defined in the router database See section List of Router Devices on page 10 It is displayed in the upper pane at opening of the window or by clicking the List of Devices button By clicking one of the Configuration buttons from the toolbar this area displays panels used to configure the Program VTR or CG See sections Program Configuration Panel on page 12 VTR Configuration Panel on page 20 and CG Configuration Panel on page 23 This option is used to make the Lock Unlock Destination button available to users in the Router Manager module This is a general setting applied to all programs Router Manager Configuration Toolbar The Router Manager Configuration toolbar features the following buttons and allows the following actions This toolbar remains available in all Configuration panels Button List of Devices Program Action Displays the list of router devices See section List of Router Devices on page 10 Displays the Program Configuration panel See section Program Configuration Panel on page 12 Displays the VTR Configuration panel See section VTR Configuration Panel on page 20 Displays the CG configuration panel See section CG Configuration Panel on page 23 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 0 B January 2014 Button Action Closes the Router Manager Configuration window Logs off the current user from the main applicatio
3. Name field Clicking the program name allows users to select the program to be displayed in the panel 2 Lock button This button allows users to lock the program selection and prevent accidental change of the selected program See section Locking Unlocking Sensitive Areas on page 28 Main and This area displays the statuses of the main and backup EVS Backup Server servers as well as their synchronization status Status area See the IPAirEdit User Manual for detailed information about the possible displays LALIE 4 Router Switch This area contains 2 tabs and displays the one or those Manager panel corresponding to the mode used to configure the selected program Playout and or Ingest Recovery In Playout mode this area is used to switch manually the router source to e the main server e the backup server the live event e theVTR e theCG e theCRS e theTS In Ingest Recovery mode this area is used to switch manually the router source to e Live Playout e aVTR device See section Switching the Active Sources on page 29 This panel can be locked unlocked 9 Lock zone This zone provides two toggle buttons e Lock Panel to lock unlock the router switch manager panel of the Router Manager module This prevents an operator from any handling mistake especially when using the application through a touch screen e Lock Destination to lock unlock the destination on the third party router This prevents an oper
4. Router Manager Configuration toolbar Illustration The CG Configuration panel contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below CG configuration in the router manager Select TS CRS to change its configuration CG Configuration Select a Device Special CG 0 None CRS TS List of Configured Programs OUTPUT Select a CG to change its configuration List of Configured CG CG_BDI cco1 OUTPUT ean OUTPUT CG04 Assign a device to the CG source associated to the TX destination CG Sources DeviceID P4 LIVE2 OUTPUT Assign a device to the CG destination of gt OUTPUT the Main or Backup edited program sources CG Destinatination DevicelD z OUTPUT None OUTPUT Delete Cancel 2 Configuration 23 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 0 B January 2014 Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the CG Configuration panel Area 1 List of Special CGs 2 List of configured CGs 3 Configuration area 4 CG Configuration toolbar Description This area allows to display the Special CG Configuration area in order to configure the CRS TS This list displays all CGs that have been configured within the Router Manager The Add button at the bottom of the area allows users to configure a new CG This area can display two different views depending on the CG Special CG selected on the left pane e The Special CG Configuration area is displayed when
5. area optional To rename a VTR modify the name in the Rename VTR field as you want it to be displayed in the Router Manager operating window To assign a VTR device to the VTR number click the VTR row in the Source Configuration area Hone The list of devices defined as a source in the router database is displayed in the Devices list on the right of the window 21 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 0 B January 2014 2 5 2 5 1 22 4 Inthe Devices list select the VTR device to be used as the selected source for the VTR being configured The selected VTR device is associated to the selected source in the Source Configuration area Assign a device to the TR source Associated to all programs YTR DeviceID hy JE E by a ala E 1 5 Click the Save button Configuring CGs Introduction This chapter explains how to configure the sources and destinations for the CG of a given program for the Router Manager module and to modify the parameters for the Special CGs You perform such a configuration in the CG Configuration panel See section CG Configuration Panel on page 23 for more information on the areas in the CG Configuration panel You can configure two types of CG The Special CGs consist of a fixed predefined text that can be sent on air in specific cases for example technical problem temporary program disruption They are the same for all programs The standard CGs are pro
6. selected This toolbar allows you to save or delete the current configuration or to cancel any modification How to Configure a Program for Ingest To configure a program for the first time proceed as follows 2 Configuration 1 Select the program from the Add a Program pane Add a program CHANNEL E CHANNEL C Managed Programs The left pane of the Router Manager Configuration window switches to the Managed Programs pane The program button is highlighted 13 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 0 B January 2014 2 Click the Ingest Recovery button The Ingest Recovery button is highlighted The bullet icons are both red as the program has not yet been configured in one mode or the other CHANNEL Playout Ingest Recovery To assign a live train as source type proceed with steps 3 and 4 otherwise go to step 5 3 Inthe Source Configuration area select Live or add an auxiliary source as explained in section Auxiliary Live Sources for Ingest on page 19 Source Configuration Select the program source then a device from the list beside Mone 4 Note A VTR sources cannot be selected here as they cannot be associated to a specific program If required users will be able to select them from the Router Manager window The list of available devices is displayed in the Devices list on the right of the window Devices list 0 None 1 XTMAIN 1 INPUT XTBKUP 1 INPUT
7. 2 Configuration The list of router devices contains several data presented in columns The table below describe each of these columns Column Description DevicelD Device ID Device Mnemonics Name of the device as configured in the router database Level Device level The devices are defined as sending and receiving signals on certain levels A level is typically SD HD analog video AES analog audio or machine control The level is always set to O HD Configured in the Status about whether the given device has been configured or not Router Manager in the Router Manager Configuration window The possible values are True or False Program CG VTR _ If the device corresponds to a program the name of the program will be displayed If the device does not correspond to a program the device category is displayed CG CRS TS or VTR Source Destination Type of connection to the router The device can be configured either as a source INPUT oras a destination OUTPUT of the router Name Name of the button associated to the source device as it will be displayed in the Router Manager Configuring Programs Introduction This chapter explains how to configure the sources and destinations of a program connected to the router for the Router Manager module You perform such a configuration in the Program Configuration panel See section Program Configuration Panel on page 12 for more information on the areas in the Program C
8. 3 YTR1_1 INPUT 4 YTR1 2 INPUT a Note A source can be assigned several times 14 2 Configuration VS USER MANUAL IPAirEdit 6 0 Router Manager 4 Inthe Devices list select the device to be used as the selected source VTR or Live for the program being configured The selected device is associated to the selected source in the Source Configuration area Source Configuration Select the program source then a device from the list beside XTMAIN_1 INPUT XTBKUP 1 INPUT YTRI1 1 INPUT YTR1_2 INPUT YTR1_3 INPUT INPUT LIME INPUT 5 Inthe Destination Configuration area select a destination type DEDEC is the only option The list of devices is displayed in the Devices list on the right of the window Devices list 16 TX 2 OUTPUT 17 DUT_1 OUTPUT 4 Note A A destination can only be assigned once 6 Inthe Devices list select the device to be used as XXX for the program being configured Devices displayed in italicized and grayed text are not available The selected device is associated to the selected destination in the Source Configuration area Destination Configuration Select a destination DEMER ill 2 Configuration 15 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 0 B January 2014 7 Click the Save button A green icon is displayed on the Ingest Recovery button of the configured program in the Managed Programs pane CHANNEL E Playout Inges
9. Organizing the Connections Between the Router and the IPAirEdit Setup 1 2 Setting up the physical connections between the EVS servers and the router Configuring the Router Manager service in the Remote Installer and in the router controllers Installing the XSecure licenses for the Router Manager and Router Manager Configuration modules Initializing the Router Manager To initialize the Router Manager proceed as follows 1 From the Windows task bar right click the Router Manager service icon O and click Start Service from the contextual menu When the Router Manager service is started and ready the icon turns green O Launch IPAirEdit a Note A You cannot open IPAirEdit if you have configured more programs than the license allows it to Should the number of configured programs exceeds what is allowed you will be requested to remove the exceeding programs from the configuration See section Exceeded License Window on page 5 for more information At this stage the Router Manager and Router Manager Configuration icons are available in the main application bar and you can access each module by clicking the corresponding icon 1 Introduction a USER MANUAL IPAirEdit 6 0 Router Manager pama V i 1 5 1 Introduction 4 Note A To open the Router Manager Configuration module the user must have administrator rights Before you can actually use the Router Manager you still have to configure the pr
10. USER MANUAL Router Manager Version 6 0 January 2014 V a USER MANUAL IPAirEdit 6 0 Router Manager pama VY i Copyright EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Copyright O 2014 All rights reserved Disclaimer The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only and subject to change without notice While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this user manual is accurate up to date and reliable EVS Broadcast Equipment cannot be held responsible for inaccuracies or errors that may appear in this publication Improvement Requests Your comments will help us improve the quality of the user documentation Do not hesitate to send improvement requests or report any error or inaccuracy on this user manual by e mail to doc evs com Regional Contacts The address and phone number of the EVS headquarters are usually mentioned in the Help gt About menu in the user interface You will find the full list of addresses and phone numbers of local offices either at the end of this user manual for manuals on hardware products or at the following page on the EVS website http www evs com contacts User Manuals on EVS Website The latest version of the user manual if any and other user manuals on EVS products can be found on the EVS download center on the following webpage http www evs com downloadcenter a USER MANUAL IPAirEdit 6 0 Router Manager lt a VY i Table of C
11. a Special CG is selected in the List of configured Special CGs It allows users to assign another source device to a specific type of CG CRS or TS available in the Router Manager e The CG Configuration area is displayed when a CG is selected in the List of configured CGs It is used to specify the source and destination connections to the CG device for a given program This toolbar allows you to save or delete the current configuration or to cancel any modification 2 5 3 How to Configure a CG To configure a CG proceed as follows 1 To edit an existing CG configuration o select it from the list of configured CGs The CG settings are displayed in the CG Configuration area OR To configure a new CG o click the Add button at the bottom of the list of configured CGs A CG number is added to the list and empty settings are displayed in the CG Configuration area 2 optional To rename a CG modify the name in the Rename CG field as you want it to be displayed in the Router Manager operating window 3 From the list of configured programs click the program to associate to the CG configuration This is the list of programs configured for Playout 24 2 Configuration a USER MANUAL IPAirEdit 6 0 Router Manager pama VY i 2 5 4 2 Configuration Click the CG row below the CG Source label Mone The list of devices defined as a source in the router database is displayed in the Devices list on the ri
12. ackup connected to the setup via the GigE network The Router Manager module therefore acts as a control panel of the router controllers allowing users to take the control of the video router through the router controllers Router Manager Service 5 The Router Manager service is launched on the IPDirector workstations where the Router Manager application will be started When an operator executes a failover from the AirEdit module or switches the active source from the Router Manager IPAirEdit uses the Router Manager service to exchange commands and requests with the couple of router controllers In a workflow with redundancy it is recommended to start the Router Manager service and the Router Manager on two IPDirector workstations running the IPAirEdit applications Both Router Manager services will send the same commands If one fails the second one is the backup EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 0 B January 2014 1 3 1 4 Prerequisites Before you can use IPAirEdit Router Manager you need to perform the following installation and configuration tasks Installing and Configuring the IPAirEdit Redundant Setup 1 Installing the IPAirEdit application on the main and backup IPDirector workstations and define the workstations as master candidates Configuring the redundancy on IPAirEdit setup See the IPAirEdit configuration guide for full details on IPAirEdit configuration Refer to the EVS Project Manager
13. ams is re computed OR Click the Close button The window will only close if you have removed at least the requested number of programs from the configuration 3 Restart the Router Manager service by right clicking the Router Manager service icon in the Windows task bar and by clicking Restart Service from the contextual menu 6 1 Introduction a USER MANUAL IPAirEdit 6 0 Router Manager pama V 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 Configuration Configuration introduction Purpose The Router Manager Configuration module allows you to define whether a program will be configured for Ingest for Playout or both to associate different sources and a destination to a program to configure the VTR sources that are available on each program as well as each couple of CG sources and destinations that will be associated to a specific program in the configuration Opening the Router Manager Configuration Module To open the Router Manager Configuration module click the outer Manager Configuration ff nati ET Router Manager Configuration icon in the main application bar The Router Manager Configuration window opens Note A To open the Router Manager Configuration module the user must have administrator rights Router Manager Configuration Window Overview of the Router Manager Configuration Window Description All the configuration operations are performed from this window The lower pane always remains
14. ation area ar KI a Devices list Source Configuration select a program source then select a device from the list beside Main KIMAIN 1 XTMAIN_1 INPUT Backup None XTBKUP 1 INPUT Live None 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 for the Backup source type 6 optional Repeat steps 3 and 4 for the Live source type 2 Configuration 17 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 0 B January 2014 7 Inthe Destination Configuration area select a destination type TX is the only option Destination Configuration then select a device from the list beside None The list of devices is displayed in the Devices list on the right of the window Devices list 16 TX OUTPUT 17 DUT_1 OUTPUT G Note A A destination can only be assigned once 8 In the Devices list select the device to be connected to the transmission channel for the program being configured Devices displayed in italicized and grayed text are not available The selected device is associated to the selected destination in the Source Configuration area Destination Configuration then select a device from the list beside El 9 Click the Save button A green icon is displayed on the Playout button of the configured program in the Managed Programs pane CHANNEL A Playout Ingest Recovery 18 2 Configuration a USER MANUAL IPAirEdit 6 0 Router Manager aman VY 2 3 0 Auxiliary Live Sources for Ingest CE Adding an Auxil
15. ator from accidentally taking a source to a particular destination See section Locking Unlocking Sensitive Areas on page 28 3 Operation 27 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 3 2 28 Issue 6 0 B January 2014 Button Formats and Color Codes The buttons allowing to select a source for the router can have the following formats Button Format Meaning Blue The status is ok and the selected source is the active one Light gray The status is ok and the selected source is not the active one Red The status is not ok Dimmed The source is not configured Locking Unlocking Sensitive Areas Introduction To prevent any handling mistake especially when using the application through a touch screen some sensitive areas of the window can be locked out How to Lock Unlock the Channel Program Name Selection Toggle the Lock Unlock button from the program channel name area When locked the display is as follows CHANNEL B o How to Lock Unlock the Panel Toggle the Lock Panel button from the router switch manager panel When locked the display is as follows Release Panel 3 Operation a USER MANUAL IPAirEdit 6 0 Router Manager pama V i 3 3 How to Lock Unlock the Channel Program Destination Toggle the Lock Destination button from the router switch manager panel When locked the display is as follows Release 0 Destination The user can lock unlock the destination throughout a third party
16. control panel or directly on the NV9000 The status of the Lock Destination button will be updated accordingly Note A The destination can be locked from the router switch manager panel e if the panel itself is not locked and e if the setting has been enabled in the Program Configuration panel of the Router Manager Configuration window See section Program Configuration Panel on page 12 Switching the Active Sources Introduction In the Router Manager you can switch the source sent to the main and backup servers in Ingest Recovery mode or sent on air in Playout mode by clicking the button corresponding to the requested source in the Router Switch Manager area When you have selected the source to be sent to EVS servers Ingest or to go on air Playout the system sends a switch command to the router controller and if there is no source or destination issue it switches the router position to send media to the EVS servers or to play on air the selected source a Note A To switch manually the active sources the Router Switch Manager panel must be unlocked How to Switch the Active Sources To switch the active Mode Proceed as follows source to Ingest the live input Click the Live PLayout button Ingest aVTR device Click one of the VTR button 3 Operation 29 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA 30 Mode Playout Playout Playout Playout Playout Playout Playout To switch the active source to
17. ction s 2 s2c5cac cenozers teevesbuscntacleresncececsneshiseecadeciesatsGrece 22 2 5 2 CG Configuration Panel 22 2 2 2 e cece eee eee ec eee eee eeeceeeeees 23 2 5 3 How to ConfigureaCG e eee oono nannan 24 2 5 4 How to Configure a Special CG UA 25 3 OPERATION 2 26 3 1 Overview of the Router Manager Window 2 22 02 0 eee eee cece cece cess 26 3 2 Locking Unlocking Sensitive Areas cece eee cece cece ec eeceeeeeeeees 28 3 3 Switching the Active Sources 222 2 e cece cee eee cee cee cee ee eeee 29 a USER MANUAL IPAirEdit 6 0 Router Manager zs V i What s New What s New In the user manual the icon has been added on the left margin to highlight information on new and updated features The sections updated to reflect the new and modified features on Router Manager from IPAirEdit6 0 compared to IPAirEdit 5 98 are listed below Use of a video router in Ingest Recovery mode A video router can be used with IPAirEdit to increase the number of incoming feeds manageable by EVS server recorder channels e See section Product Overview on page 1 e See section Typical Workflow on page 1 e See section Introduction on page 11 e See section Program Configuration Panel on page 12 e See section How to Configure a Program for Ingest on page 13 e See section Auxiliary Live Sources for Ingest on page 19 e See section Overview of the Router Manage
18. estination called DEDEC in the Router Manager Configuration window which is itself routed to the main and backup servers 1 Introduction a USER MANUAL IPAirEdit 6 0 Router Manager pama V i 1 Introduction In Playout Mode The A V content which can be routed to router IN ports and configured as sources in the router database are e the delayed and edited channels PGM 1 of the main and backup EVS servers e the live channel to broadcast e the A V content from a VTR device e several CG channels delivered by a character generator device The router output is connected to a single destination called DEDEC in the Router Manager Configuration window which is itself routed to the main and backup servers The router destinations can be e the TX channels e the CG destinations which are then sent to the inputs of CG devices as the operator should have the possibility to add graphics to each play channel main and backup of each channel to broadcast Router Manager 3 The Router Manager is a module of IPAirEdit that has to be installed on one or more IPDirector workstations It allows controlling which transmission signal the router will send The Router Manager cannot start if the Router Manager service is not running on the same workstation Router Controllers Controlled through GigE Network 4 The Router Manager does not control the router directly but throughout two router controllers one for main and one for b
19. figured for each content control channel In this workflow the video router increases the number of sources which can be input into a server destination Live Channel A MAIN server OUT DEDEC Channel A BACKUP server VTR 02 Router EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 0 B January 2014 Channel A Incoming feed Channel 4 Illustration Playout Mode The following diagram shows the part of an IPAirEdit setup dedicated to the router management in Playout mode and how the different sources and destinations are configured for each content control channel The various devices and the communication processes are described below In this workflow the video router increases the number of sources which can be routed to the transmission channel TX channel A VTR AN d MAIN MAIN delayed and edited channel TX Main ana backup ur router controllers N destination BACKUP server BACKUP delayed and edited channel CG Character source generator device Router Manager Sources 1 and Destinations 2 on the Video Router Source and destination channels are configured on the ports of the video router as follows In Ingest Recovery Mode The A V content which can be routed to router IN ports and configured as sources in the router database are e thelive channel e the A V content from different VTR devices The router output is connected to a single d
20. ght of the window In the Devices list select the CG device to be used as the selected source for the CG being configured The selected device is associated to the selected CG source in the CG Configuration area Click the CG row below the CG Destination label In the Devices list select the device to be used as the selected destination for the CG being configured The selected device is associated to the selected CG destination in the CG Configuration area Click the Save button Tip When you need to use a CG device with another program you do not need to remove the current configuration and add a new CG forthis program You can change the program associated to the configured CG How to Configure a Special CG To configure a Special CG proceed as follows 1 Select the Special CG line from the list of configured Special CG The Special CG settings are displayed in the Special CG Configuration area Click the CRS row Hone The list of devices defined as a source in the router database is displayed in the Devices list on the right of the window In the Devices list select the device to be used as the selected source for the CRS being configured The selected device is associated to the selected CRS source in the Special CG Configuration area Click the TS row Mone The list of devices defined as a source in the router database is displayed in the Devices list on the right of the window In t
21. gram specific For a given program you need to specify two device connections e CG source this is a router source device the source represents the connection from the CG device to the router This is the program main or backup source including the graphics that is sent back to the router e CG destination this is a router destination device the destination represents the connection from the router into the CG device This is the program main or backup source that is sent out of the router to the CG device The program main or backup source is automatically selected as a source for the CG destination when the user performs a failover from the AirEdit Edition panel or from the Router Manager interface 4 Note A If the router destination has not been locked when an AirEdit operator clicks the FAIL OVER button the system performs the failover and switches automatically the active sources The displays in the Router Manager interface are updated accordingly The new sources sent to TX and to the CG destination should have been configured before the failover operation so that they correspond to the currently active server output 2 Configuration a USER MANUAL IPAirEdit 6 0 Router Manager pama V 2 5 2 CG Configuration Panel Introduction The CG Configuration panel allows you to specify the source devices to be defined as CGs in the Router Manager The CG Configuration panel is available by clicking the CG button from the
22. he Devices list select the device to be used as the selected source for the TS being configured Click the Save button 25 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 0 B January 2014 3 3 1 26 Operation Overview of the Router Manager Window Purpose The Router Manager window allows users to monitor up to six different program routes and to switch manually the router sources Prior to using the Router Manager you have to configure the programs you want to monitor in the Router Manager The configuration is performed in the Router Manager Configuration module See section Configuration on page 7 To open the Router Manager window click the SES button from the main application bar Two Router Manager windows can be opened at the same time allowing to monitor twelve program routes Illustration The Router Manager window is divided into 6 panels Each panel is dedicated to one program The screenshot below features a single panel as all fields or buttons have the same purpose or meaning in all panels even if they are configured specifically to the program CHANNEL B Air Edit XT Status Playout None Ingest None o MEP Ingest Recovery Playout Ingest Recovery Lock Lock Panel Backup Panel Lock Destination Destination 3 Operation a USER MANUAL IPAirEdit 6 0 Router Manager lt a V i Area Description Area Field Description il Program This filed displays the name of the program to route
23. he router sources and destination The Program Configuration panel is available by clicking the Program button from the Router Manager Configuration toolbar CT Illustration The Program Configuration panel contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below 12 2 Configuration USER MANUAL IPAirEdit 6 0 Router Manager 2 3 9 Area Description VS The table below describes the various parts of the Program Configuration panel Area 1 Lists of Programs 2 Configuration area 3 Program configuration toolbar Description This area can display two different views e Add a Program shows the list of programs created in the Program Manager but not yet configured for the Router Manager This is the view shown when no program has been configured for the Router Manager yet e Managed Programs shows the list of programs configured for the Router Manager A green bullet icon features their configuration mode The program configuration is done or modified from this View From both views a button is available to switch to the other view This is a Managed Programs button in the Add a Program view or a Add a Program button in the Managed Programs view This area is used to configure a program selected in the Managed Programs list It contains the list of source types a the list of destination types b and the list of available devices c It displays the settings of the configured program currently
24. iary Source for Ingest 2 4 2 4 1 2 Configuration A To add an auxiliary source to the list of sources for Ingest click the button from the top of the Source Configuration area The new source is named Live Aux nr Live Playout None Live Aus 1 None It is automatically selected and the list of devices is displayed on the right Renaming an Auxiliary Source To rename an auxiliary source click in the source name field and modify the name Removing an Auxiliary Source To remove an auxiliary source from the list of sources click the E button next to the source name Configuring VTRs Introduction This chapter explains how to configure a new VTR source or to edit an existing VTR configuration You perform such a configuration in the VTR Configuration panel See section VTR Configuration Panel on page 20 for more information on the areas in the VTR Configuration panel The configured VTR devices will be available as sources for Playout mode and for Ingest Recovery mode from the Router Manager window 19 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 0 B January 2014 2 4 2 VTR Configuration Panel Introduction The VTR Configuration panel allows you to specify the source devices to be defined as VTRs in the Router Manager The VTR Configuration panel is available by clicking the VTR button from the Router Manager Configuration toolbar Illustration The VTR Configuration panel contains the areas high
25. lighted on the screenshot below VTR configuration in the router manager Select a VTR to change its configuration Source Configuration Select a Device List of Configured YTR Rename VTR O None VTRO1 VTROL YTRO2 Assign a device to the VTR source Associated to all programs YTRO3_ftt YTR DevicelD VTR YTRI VTRO4_ftt 29 P4 LIVE2 INPUT 20 2 Configuration a USER MANUAL IPAirEdit 6 0 Router Manager pama VY i 2 4 3 2 Configuration Area Description The table below describes the various parts of the VTR Configuration panel Area Description 1 List of This list displays all VTRs that have been configured within the configured Router Manager VTRs The Add button at the bottom of the area allows users to configure a new VTR VTR This area allows users to assign a VTR device toa VIR name in configuration the Router Manager and if requested to rename a VTR area VTR This toolbar allows you to save or delete the current configuration configuration orto cancel any modification toolbar How to Configure a VTR To configure a VTR proceed as follows 1 To edit an existing VTR configuration o select the VTR number from the list of configured VTRs The VTR settings are displayed in the VTR Configuration area OR To configure a new VTR o click the Add button at the bottom of the list of configured VTRs A VTR number is added to the list and empty settings are displayed in the VTR Configuration
26. n and returns to the login window Exits the main application 2 2 3 List of Router Devices Introduction The list of router devices is displayed by default when you open the Router Manager Configuration window When a configuration panel is open you can come back to the list of router devices by clicking the List of Devices button in the toolbar at the bottom of the window The list of router devices displays the devices configured in the router database and related information Description List of router devices Configured in the router manager YTRI I True YTR INPUT Deviceld Device Mnemonics Program CG TR Source Destination YTR2 0 True VTR INPUT CRS1 D True CRS TS INPUT TS1 0 True CRS TS INPUT CG1 OUT 0 True CG INPUT P2 LIVE 0 True INPUT P2 MAIN 1 True INPUT P2 BACK i True INPUT P3 LIVE 0 True INPUT P3 MAIN D True INPUT P3 BACK i True INPUT OUTI1 0 True OUTPUT OuT2 0 False OUTPUT OUT3 0 True OUTPUT OUT4 0 True OUTPUT OUTS O False OUTPUT OUT12 0 False OUTPUT OUT14 0 False OUTPUT OUTS D True CG OUTPUT OUTS 0 True CG OUTPUT OUT 0 True CG OUTPUT OUT 0 True CG OUTPUT P4 LIVE1 1 True INPUT P4 MAINI 0 True INPUT P4 BACKI 0 True INPUT OUT11 0 False OUTPUT P4 LIVE2 1 False INPUT P4 MAIN2 i False INPUT P4 BACK2 0 False INPUT True CG INPUT True CG INPUT True CG INPUT False OUTPUT False OUTPUT 10 2 Configuration a USER MANUAL IPAirEdit 6 0 Router Manager lt a V i 2 3 2 3 1
27. ograms you want to monitor and control on the router This part of the configuration is performed in the Router Manager Configuration module and is described in section Configuration on page 7 Exceeded License Window Introduction You cannot open IPAirEdit if you have configured more programs than the license allows it When you open the IPAirEdit application and if the Router Manager service is started the system controls whether the number of configured programs exceeds the number of authorized programs If the number of authorized programs has been exceeded a warning window opens and you are requested to remove programs from the configuration i The maximum number of authorized programe in manager has been exceeded You can control 12 programs Please select and remove 4 programs from your configuration List of Configured Programs Channa 3 CNN Piston Channa National Geographic Fox 1 Fox 2 v MITY After closing his window please restart he Service Ramaya Glosa JJ YS TE EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 0 B January 2014 How to Remove Programs from the Configuration To remove programs from the Exceeded License window proceed as follows 1 From the list of configured programs click the program to be removed from the configuration Use CTRL click to select multiple programs at the same time 2 Click the Remove button The selected programs are removed and the number of exceeding progr
28. onfiguration panel A program can be configured for Playout for Ingest Recovery or both Once configured the program will automatically be available in the Router Manager with the underlying connections to the right devices For each program to configure for Playout you need to specify at least three devices e A source device for the main program that is the delayed and edited channel output from the main EVS server e A source device for the backup program that is the delayed and edited channel output from the backup EVS server A destination device that is the transmission channel 11 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 6 0 B January 2014 Configuring a destination device for the live program that is the incoming program feed is optional G Note N If the router destination has not been locked when an AirEdit operator clicks the FAIL OVER button the system performs the failover and switches automatically the active sources The displays in the Router Manager interface are updated accordingly The new sources sent to TX and to the CG destination should have been configured before the failover operation so that they correspond to the currently active server output 2 3 2 Program Configuration Panel Description 3775 The Program Configuration panel allows users to specify whether a program is configured in Ingest Recovery mode in Playout mode or both and to specify which devices associated to the router are t
29. ontents Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS DD HI WHAT S NEW LU V 1 INTRODUCTION 000000200000000 00 lala kaaa 1 1 1 Product Overview cnc 1 1 2 Typical Workflow aa 1 1 3 Prerequisites nro 4 1 4 Initializing the Router Manager 2 anne 4 1 5 Exceeded License Window 0 ccoo cnc 5 2 CONFIGURATION aaao ccc annaa aaoo cece ccc ceecceceees 7 2 1 IMIOQUE UON lt 2 cares ee tu an engere de T 2 2 Router Manager Configuration Window ZH nee T 2 2 1 Overview of the Router Manager Configuration Window T 2 2 2 Router Manager Configuration Toolbar 222 ee eee 9 2 2 3 List of Router Devices _ 0 0 0202 c cece cece eee cee cee cece eens 10 2 3 Configuring Programs a 11 2 3 1 Introduction a 11 2 3 2 Program Configuration Panel a 12 2 3 3 How to Configure a Program for Ingest cece cece eee cece eens 13 2 3 4 How to Configure a Program for Playout 2 2 cece eee eee eee 16 2 3 5 Auxiliary Live Sources for Ingest 0 0 02 c cece e eee cece cece ee ceeeee 19 2 4 Configuring VTRs _ 2 22 a 19 2 4 1 Introduction a 19 2 4 2 VTR Configuration Panel eee cece e eee cece cee ceeceees 20 2 4 3 Howto Configure aVTR 22 a 21 2 5 Configuring CGS U nn 22 20 1 Introdu
30. r Window on page 26 e See section Switching the Active Sources on page 29 Program Configuration Panel The Program Configuration panel display and the way to configure programs has changed e See section Program Configuration Panel on page 12 e See section How to Configure a Program for Playout on page 16 Setting Display The General setting has been moved to the main Router Manager Configuration window List of devices e See section Overview of the Router Manager Configuration Window on page 7 a USER MANUAL IPAirEdit 6 0 Router Manager pama VY i 1 1 1 1 2 1 Introduction Introduction Product Overview The Router Manager is a module used in association with the IPAirEdit application See the IPAirEdit user manual for more information on IPAirEdit The Router Manager aims at controlling the video router through the router controller used on an IPAirEdit workflow that provides redundancy The Router Manager module has been designed to control specifically the Miranda router by sending commands to the Miranda NV9000 router controllers Depending on the configuration of the installation the Router Manager can be configured in Playout mode or in Ingest Recovery mode Typical Workflow Illustration Ingest Recovery Mode The following diagram shows the part of an IPAirEdit setup dedicated to the router management in Ingest Recovery mode and how the different sources and destinations are con
31. t Recovery 2 3 4 How to Configure a Program for Playout To configure a program for playout proceed as follows 1 Select the program from the Add a Program pane Add a program Managed Programs CHANNEL A CHANNEL E CHANNEL E The left pane of the Router Manager Configuration window switches to the Managed Programs pane The program button is highlighted Managed Programs CHANNEL A F ayo ut In ge st Recover y 2 Click the Playout button By default the Playout mode is already selected and the Playout button is highlighted The bullet icons are both red as the program has not yet been configured in one mode or the other 16 2 Configuration a USER MANUAL IPAirEdit 6 0 Router Manager as V i 3 Inthe Source Configuration area select a source type for example Main or Backup or Live Source Configuration Select 4 program source then select a device from the list beside Main None Backup None Live None The list of available devices is displayed in the Devices list on the right of the window Devices list 0 None 1 XTMAIN_1 INPUT 2 XTBKUP_1 INPUT 3 YTR1_1 INPUT 4 TRi_ INPUT G Note A source can be assigned several times 4 Inthe Devices list select the device to be used as the selected source main server backup server or live for the program being configured The selected device is associated to the selected source in the Source Configur
32. the same while the upper pane can display different views according to the selection made in the toolbar At window opening the upper pane shows the list of router devices EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Illustration Issue 6 0 B January 2014 The Router Manager Configuration window contains the areas highlighted on the screenshot below List of the router devices General option Configured in the DeviceID Device Mnemonics Level Router Manager KA KUA aaa 2 XTBKUP 1 1 True VTR1_1 False VTR1 2 True VTR1 3 0 False LIVE 1 TAS XTMAIN_2 XTBKUP 2 VTR2 1 VTR2_2 Display Configuration Program NS Enable to lock in lock destination Program CG TR Source Destination Name CG CHANNELA INPUT aan rrcrm CHANNEL A INPUT INPUT INPUT INPUT INPUT CHANNEL C INPUT OUTPUT INPUT INPUT INPUT INPUT INPUT INPUT INPUT CHANNEL A OUTPUT CHANNEL C OUTPUT OUTPUT 2 Configuration USER MANUAL IPAirEdit 6 0 Router Manager Area Description VS The table below describes the various parts of the Router Manager Configuration window Area 1 Toolbar 2 List of router devices 3 General option 2 2 2 2 Configuration Description The toolbar provides 3 categories of buttons e Display to display the list of router devices e Configuration to open the Program VTR and CG configuration panels e Exit to exit the window See section Router Manager Configuration Toolbar
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