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1. er NOTE The default metadata consists of three sections Metadata Options Video Formats This provides an visual representation of the currently uploaded file formats Passing the cursor over an uploaded video format displays the upload date of the format Video Information Provides technical information on the individual video files Synopsis Provides a description of the video You can edit this option by clicking Edit Info Playing a Video within the Archive To verify a video within the archive will playback correctly click the Play button and the first available format bitrate begins to play The Format Speed button matrix allows you to select which file format and bitrate to view Click the appropriate Format and Speed buttons and then click Play Delete tolm tent Vikow Edit Info Edt thumbs P Upiosd Additonal Video Mabes Inirern stees tyreegeun 0000 Thumbnail images FIG 90 Archive video By clicking on one the thumbnail images you will be taken to the point in the video where the thumbnail was captured FIG 90 Editing M etadata You cannot play any audio content from the Archive service on the server itself since the server has no audio capability You must play audio files from a remote browser with audio capabilities To edit the metadata click Edit Info for the video Initially the Manage Sections options are visible and provide the following functions Manage Sec
2. FIG 66 LDAP Restriction settings Master Se Live MPEG Service The Vision Live MPEG Service provides a single live TV channel to the system The Live MPEG service uses an AMX MAX CSE encoder FG2178 70 or other supported third party encoder to provide the hardware encoding of video and audio signals into an MPEG 2 multicast stream Live Services as with all other Vision services are managed by the Vision Services Manager web interface Configuring the MAX CSE Encoder When you select the Configure MAX CSE Encoder option from the Live Service Menu the following page appears FIG 67 FIG 67 Configure MAX CSE Encoder NOTE O WARNING Service Settings Apply FIG 68 MAX Encoder Service Settings The top section of the page deals with the settings for the service itself and consists of the following options Service Settings Options Channel Name The name of the service as it appears in the playlists Encoder Type Use the options menu to select the type of MPEG encoder you want to configure Encoder IP Address The network IP Address of the encoder You can find the IP address of the MAX CSE encoder on the LED on the front of the unit MAX Username The user name required to manage the device The default user name is Admin MAX Password The password required to manage the device The password is 1988 Perform these steps to configure the MAX CSE Encoder 1 Selec
3. you must download the newest server administrator from Dell s website www dell com and have the latest perc6i driver prior to installing the V2 STORAGE EXT800 External RAID Controller MPEG Reflector Appliance The following table lists the specifications for the V2 MPEG REFL MPEG Reflector Appliance V2 MPEG REFL Appliance Specifications P rocessor One Quad Core Intel Xeon 3420 series processor Memory 2GB Memory 2x1GB 1066MHz Single Ranked UDIMM Storage 250GB 7 2k RPM Serial ATA 3Gbps 3 5 in Cabled Hard Drive Entry Power Single cabled power supply 250W Front Panel Components USB ports 2 USB 2 0 ports for mouse keyboard or external peripheral devices Video connector 1 15 pin female video connector for connecting a video output device such as a PC monitor Rear Panel Components Serial connector 1 9 pin male serial connector Video connector 1 15 pin female video connector for connecting a video output device such as a PC monitor USB ports 2 USB 2 0 ports for mouse keyboard or external peripheral devices LAN connectors 2 RJ 45 LAN ports for connecting to a network router 10 100 1000 Ethernet Rack Mount Sliding Ready rails with Cable Management arm Dimensions HWD 1 11 16 4 24cm x 17 1 8 43 43cm x 15 1 2 39 37cm Weight 17 76 Ibs 8 058 kg Operating Environment e Operating Temperature 10 C to 35 C 50 F to 95 F Storage Temperature 40 C
4. Background Alpha 2 Use the spin box to indicate the second alpha used to create the background gradient You can set any value between 1 and 255 Amino Specific Live Channel Highlight Color Use the color chart to indicate the color of the selected live channel Live Channels caption Use the color chart to indicate the color of the captions on the live channel Live Channel Text Use the color chart to indicate the color of the text on the live channel VOD Progress Color Use the color chart to indicate the color of the VoD progress bar FIG 45 displays the locations of the vertical text thumbnails and page indicator on the user interface Vertical Text Thumbnail Header Horizontal Margin Pa gt MP4 est Page Indicator FIG 45 User Interface Example 1 FIG 46 displays the location of the info header on the user interface Info Heading FIG 46 User Interface Example 2 NOTE Upgrading the Vision Software Periodic upgrades will occasionally be available for the Vision interface Upgrades are available by contacting AMX Tech Support at 800 932 6993 Before upgrading it is recommended that you make a copy of the server for backup purposes Upgrading to Vision Software Version 7 1 Perform the following steps to upgrade the Vision software to version 7 1 1 Copy the V2upgrade7 1 exe file onto the desktop of the server 2 Double click the V2upgrade7 1
5. Dealer Demo Systems The V2 DLR DEMO 1RU Dealer Demo System FG3100 D1K provides two live MPEG channels and two live Digital Video Broadcasting Terrestrial DVB T multiplexes for up to 10 users over a standard IP network The Dealer Demo Solution includes 1 Vision 1RU Dealer Demo Appliance 2 Live DVB T multiplexes 2 Live MPEG streams 1 Producer Channel MPEG 1 Record Channel MPEG 1 Archive up to 2 Video on Demand users The V2 DLR DEMO SFF Dealer Demo System FG3100 D2K provides one live MPEG channel and one live Digital Video Broadcasting Terrestrial DVB T multiplex for up to 10 users over a standard IP network The Dealer Demo Solution includes 1 Vision SFF Dealer Demo Appliance 1 Live DVB T multiplex with support for locally stored TS demo content 1 Live MPEG stream 1 Producer Channel MPEG 1 Record Channel MPEG 1 Archive 1 Video on Demand user On the V2 DLR DEMO SFF system only one service running at a single time is supported NOTE NOTE The following steps show you how to setup a typical configuration for the Dealer Demo Systems 1 Connect the power supply to the rear of the Dealer Demo server 2 Connect an RJ 45 LAN cable to LAN port one on the back of the Dealer Demo server See FIG 13 and FIG 14 for connection locations for each type of Dealer Demo server Connect the other end of the cable to a Gigabit port on a layer 3 network switch Vision uses typical Cat5 5e 6 cabling fo
6. Master Server Archive Awaze 591 AWN200 53 MAX C49 105 FT hocord mpte 1 FIG 61 Sample Player 1 Configuration If a specific configuration option is not supported by a particular player that option cannot be selected The following options are available V2 Player Configuration Options Description A single line description shown in the management interface to help with identification Test Player in a sample web Clicking this button launches the player in a new web browser with the page selected options See the Testing the Player in a Web Page section on page 62 for more information Support VOD Toggles whether you want to support on demand content Archive to use Selects the Archive for the player to use for Video on Demand content VOD Format Selects the video format and bitrate that the player should use Support MP3 files Toggles whether you want to enable the use of MP3 files The Support VoD option must be enabled to use MP3 files Support Live Channels Toggles whether the player supports live channels from the Vision system Types Indicates the types of live channels should be supported by the player You can choose from Live MPEG Producer MPEG DVB MPEG Live WMV and Producer WMV Live WMV and Producer WMV are not available on the V2 MPEG player Select the colour scheme css Select a color scheme from the available menu The color scheme file to use defines the colors u
7. Viewing Video Metadata Click on the named tabs in the Video Metadata tab area to view information about the video added by the Vision administrator Returning to Archive to Select Another Video Click Back to Archive to return to the Archive Navigation screen Video Playback Area The video playback area is used for the following actions Viewing a video Viewing thumbnails You can control the playback using a small panel at the bottom of the screen see FIG 108 The main controls are as follows Drag the slider to a position on the timeline to play the video from that position Click a position on the timeline to play the video from then Click the play button to play the video Click pause to halt playback Pury ect FIG 108 Video Playback Control Panel vail Viewer Thumbr Producer Service NOTE Overview The Vision Producer Services provides a single scheduled TV channel to the system Producer schedules a unicast of WMV files or a multicast of MPEG 2 MP4 H 264 or WMV files or a live channel from a Vision2 archive Schedules run on a four week loop then begin again after the four weeks have expired In the event there is no content scheduled for a certain period of time Producer enables you to set an intermission source which automatically plays an MPEG 2 MP4 H 264 or WMV file from a Vision archive a multicast MPEG 2 or MP4 H 264 source such as a DVB or Live MPEG channel or a unic
8. Ea e e e os lt FIG 88 Folders and Content Sorted Alphabetically The Sort function is only available in Vision version 7 2 2 or higher This upgrade can only be installed on existing Vision release 7 2 R710 servers Copy the V2 Feature Upgrade Rel 7 2 2 040512 exe installer to all your R710 Vision servers then run the file on all required servers This will install the required feature upgrades to the wwwroot and v2services folders Adding an Online Video to an Archive Vision2 enables you to provide content links to online videos from websites such as YouTube or MediaSite Follow these steps to add an online video to an archive 1 Click the Content folder under one of your archives on the left side of the page 2 On the Content screen click Add an online video A new series of options appears FIG 89 Link to Media tite Web Page FIG 89 Add an online video screen 3 Inthe URL to WebPage field enter the URL to the video you want to add Vision does not verify this URL so it must be correct to avoid errors 4 Inthe Name to Use in Archive field enter the name of the link as you want it to appear in the archive 5 Click Add To add a MediaSite link click the Link to MediaSite Web Page tab The same information is required as above but you must also enter a base website URL Viewing the Contents of an Archive To examine an individual video you simply open a folder and click on the name of th
9. server and display available programming on a connected video source The set top boxes are used only for MPEG content They support viewing MPEG Video on Demand and supports Stop Play Pause Fast Forward and Rewind features See the Set Top Boxes section on page 33 for information on setting up a set top box FIG 64 displays the Set Top Box Management screen FIG 64 Set Top Box Management screen The Available Set Top Boxes area lists the set top boxes currently detected This list includes the name status channel type and IP address of each set top box This list is view only You can select any set top box from the list and use the options below to change its output You can use Ctrl Click to select multiple set top boxes and Shift Click to select a range of set top boxes The set top box management options are as follows Set Top Box Management Options Name Enter a name for the set top box Rename Click to apply the edited name to the set top box Move Up Move Down Moves the selected set top box up or down in the list Delete Removes the set top box from the list Enable Screen Saver Click to activate screen saver mode Timeout Use the up and down arrows to select the amount of idle time in minutes before the screen saver activates After enabling screen saver mode and indicating the timeout click Apply to enable the settings Play Live Channel Select a live channel to play through the set top box
10. Contains a number of thumbnails arranged in time order Thumbnails at the top occur earlier in the video than those further down Video Playback Area Plays the video selected in the previous screen Thumbnail bar Video playback area FIG 99 Thumbnail Editor Screen The following actions are available in this screen Play a Thumbnail Create a new Thumbnail Delete a Thumbnail Add descriptive text to a Thumbnail Play video Return to archive These actions are described in detail over the following pages Playing a Thumbnail Hovering over the thumbnail images in the thumbnail bar reveals a play icon which allows you to play the video from the time marked by that thumbnail Set the Thumbnail track video checkbox to automatically scroll the thumbnail bar to show those thumbnails closest in time to the current video playback NOTE Creating a Thumbnail You can create up to 200 thumbnails for a video as follows 1 Start the video playing ether by clicking play in the video playback panel or by clicking play on a thumbnail image 2 Wait until the video reaches the moment you want to mark 3 Click Add new Thumbnail to add a new thumbnail to the Thumbnail bar This thumbnail marks your current video playback position and a thumbnail image is captured from the video playback Note that you can set the Pause on Add checkbox to force the video playback to pause when you add a thumbnail Occasionally there will be some dis
11. Each server or Live appliance has its own license code If you have more than one server or appliance you must apply a license code to each unit 4 5 6 Click Apply updated License to apply the license code and create the requested services The new services populate the Current Status of Services list at the top of the page Select an inactive service from the Current Status of Services list Inactive services appear highlighted in green in the list and have a value of False in the Activated column Click Activate Service so you can manage the service Repeat steps 5 and 6 to activate any remaining inactive services Changing the Channel Order The Manage Channel Order page enables you to change the order in which live channels are listed in the user interfaces VIDDA Lxeeetiar AAA Wer eget harna tyes FIG 55 Manage Channel Order Be sure to dismiss any pop ups that appear before you save your changes and navigate to a different screen Failure to do so can cause an interface error requiring you to refresh your browser The following options appear on the Manage Channel Order page Manage Channel Order Options Add Unmanaged Channel Adds an unmanaged channel to the Channel Order list Channel Name The name of the channel as it will appear in the Channel Order list Type The type of stream for the channel Channel URL The URL of the video source Delete Unmanaged Channel Removes an unmanag
12. HWD 1 9 16 4cm H x 5 1 2 14cm W x 4 1 2 11 4cm D Weight 1 05 Ibs 0 48 kg Included Accessories e 1 Amino Universal Remote Control e 1 Amino Configuration Keyboard FG3100 63 STB 04 Set Top Box The following table lists the specifications for the STB 04 Set Top Box FG3100 65 STB 04 Set Top Box Specifications Memory 128MB Flash 256MB RAM Power e 5V DC at 1 5A via external power supply e Less than 8W typical usage external supply input voltage 100 240V AC 50 60Hz 3A max Front Panel LED Power on IR command received Red Rear Panel Components Power connector 1 connector port for a 5V DC at 3A power supply LAN ports 1 x Ethernet 10 100 BaseT via RJ 45 shielded connector USB port 1 Type A USB 2 0 port for peripheral connections HDMI port 1 HDMI 1 3a with HDCP and CEC port SPDIF port 1 S PDIF optical port AUDIO VISUAL port 1 10 way Mini DIN for Composite video Component YPrPb RGB S Video and analog audio IOIOIO port 1 IR extender and TVI port Codecs MPEG 2 MP HL e MPEG 4 pt10 AVC H 264 HP L4 Video Resolution Up to 720p and 1080i Displays up to 1080p Graphics Resolution HD graphics up to 1280x720 Audio Analog stereo audio out e Stereo and Dolby 5 1 surround via S PDIF and HDMI e Dolby Digital pass through to external decoder Operating Environment Operating Temperature 0 to 40 C 32 to 104 F Storage Relative Hum
13. NOTE WMV Appliance Rear Panel Connections This section details the ports and connectors on the rear panel of the Vision WMV appliance HD 15 Port The HD 15 input connector is used for WMV source streams Use the male HD 15 port for WMV source streams The female HD 15 port is available for an output device such as a PC monitor FIG 6 displays the location of the HD 15 WMV port on the rear of the Vision WMV appliance FIG 6 WMV port WMV appliance The following tables list the HD 15 connector pinouts for WMV streams HD 15 Connector Pinouts Pin Signal Function 1 Red Red signals 2 Green Green signals 3 Blue Blue signals 4 Sense 2 Monitor ID bit 2 5 GND Signal Ground 6 RAGND Red analog ground 7 GAGND_ Green analog ground 8 BAGND _ Blue analog ground 9 N A Not used 10 SAGND Synchronization analog ground 11 Sense 0 Monitor ID bit 0 12 Sense 1 Monitor ID bit 1 13 HSYNC Horizontal synchronization signal 14 VSYNC _ Vertical synchronization signal 15 Sense 3 Monitor ID bit 3 The following table lists the pinout configuration for HD 15 connector to S Video connectors HD 15 to S Video Pinouts HD 15 S Video Signal S Video Connector Pin Pin 1 2 Luminance Y 3 Chrominance C 4 5 6 7 Luminance Y Return 1 8 Chrominance C Return 2 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 The foll
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15. F to 149 F Operating Relative Humidity non condensing twmax 29 C 20 to 80 non condensing e Maximum humidity gradient 10 per hour operational and non operational conditions e Storage Relative Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing twmax 38 C Dimensions HWD 1 11 16 4 24cm H x 17 1 8 43 43cm W x 15 1 2 39 37cm D Weight Rack Weight 17 76 Ibs 8 058 kg Optional Accessories DTV TX01 DVB T Digital TV Transmitter FG1410 01 e DTV TX02 DVB S Digital TV Transmitter FG1410 02 e DTV TX03 US Digital TV Transmitter FG1410 03 e MAX CSE Encoder FG2178 70 for Live MPEGs channels e NetLinx Integrated Controllers e Dell PowerConnect 2824 network switch NOTE NOTE Video on Demand Server The following table lists the specifications for the Vision Video on Demand server FG3100 02 rocessor Vision Video on Demand Server Specifications P 1 Intel E5500 Xeon 5500 series processor Memory 12GB Memory 12x1GB 1333MHz Single Ranked LV RDIMMs Storage e 2 300GB 15K RPM SA SCSI 6Gbps 3 5in Hotplug Hard Drives e 41TB 15K RPM SATA 3 5 Hot Plug Hard Drives Power High Output Power Supply Non Redundant 870W Front Panel Components USB ports 2 USB 2 0 ports for mouse keyboard or external peripheral devices Video connector 1 15 pin female video connector for connecting a video output device such as a PC monitor LCD panel Displays system
16. Flash Video Recommended Bitrates 2 High Full D1 1 5 Mbits Medium Full D1 800 Kbits Low SIF 400 Kbits Windows Media Video WMV Windows Media video can be encoded using WM9 and VC1 The following table lists the recommended bitrates for Windows Media video Windows Media Video Recommended Bitrates High Full D1 1 5 Mbits Medium Full D1 800 Kbits Low SIF 400 Kbits The recommended bitrate for high definition VC1 is 8 12 Mbits MPEG 2 MPEG 2 must be encapsulated in an MPEG 2 transport stream The supported audio formats are MPEG Layer I MPEG Layer II MPEG Layer 3 MP3 e AC3 The following table lists the recommended bitrates for MPEG 2 video MPEG 2 Video Recommended Bitrates High Full D1 8 Mbits Medium Full D1 6 Mbits Low Full D1 4 Mbits High definition is supported for playback to a set top box The recommended bitrate is 8 12 Mbits MPEG 4 AVC H 264 MPEG 4 files must be encapsulated in an MPEG 4 stream mp4 Files must have the MOOV Atom at the start of the file for fast start The audio must be in AAC format The following table lists the recommended bitrates for MPEG 4 video MPEG 4 Video Recommended Bitrates High Full D1 1 5 Mbits Medium Full D1 800 Kbits Low SIF 400 Kbits NOTE The bitrates specified above are for playback on a PC unless otherwise stated Configuring Metadata When you select Configure Metadata
17. Roinas S Aine inen Sonyo batten Abse ext Caching 1 raties Cate Expeation Tree ee aco Net act Me Tore perpen SO FIG 1 VBrick Configuration page Server Specifications Vision servers can come installed with capture cards which enable you to capture and broadcast live video content in Windows Media Video WMV The system can also be supplied with a MAX encoder to broadcast live content in MPEG 2 format Vision Master Servers The following table lists the specifications for the V2 SERVER 0300 FG3106 03 V2 SERVER 1200 FG3106 12 V2 SERVER 2400 FG3106 24 and V2 SERVER 3600 FG3106 36 servers V2 SERVER Specifications P 2 Intel Xeon E5 2620 2 00 GHz series processors rocessor Memory 16GB RAM Storage available 1 8 TB 7 2K RPM V2 SERVER 0300 FG3106 03 e 9 1 TB 7 2K RPM V2 SERVER 1200 FG3106 12 e 18 2 TB 7 2K RPM V2 SERVER 2400 FG3106 24 e 27 3 TB 7 2K RPM V2 SERVER 3600 FG3106 36 Power 1100W 100 240 VAC 50 60 Hz Note You can add one additional power supply V2 POWER 1100 to your server to provide power supply redundancy See the Installing a Secondary Power Supply section on page 29 for more information Front Panel Components USB ports 2 USB 2 0 ports for mouse keyboard or external peripheral devices Video connector 1 15 pin female video connector for connecting a video output device such as a PC monitor LCD panel Displays system ID status
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19. URL you enter for an online video If there is an error in the URL the page will not be successfully displayed WARNING NOTE Archive Sort Function The Vision Archive Sort function provides the ability to alphabetize an existing Vision archive Use the archive sort function by following the process outlined below 1 2 Open the Vision Admin user interface on the Master server and select the archive tab Select the root Content folder you will see a new button Sort Entire Archive at the top right of the screen Note that this is only available in the root Content folder and not in sub folders as you can only sort the entire archive See FIG 87 for details Click the Sort Entire Archive button a warning box will appear to highlight that the process cannot be undone AMX advises that the content xml for the archive should be backed up before proceeding 4 Click Yes to sort the entire archive Note that you may get a security prompt if authentication is enabled After the Sort is complete the Content list will refresh to show the new order See FIG 88 for an example The sort process applies to all subfolders and their contents and repeats recursively until all the contents have been sorted Once the sort is finished you can reorganize folders and contents manually if required The Sort Entire Archive function can be reused at any time for example when a new batch of content has been uploaded to the archive Ea
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21. and Variable Bit Rate VBR modes For multicasting CBR is recommended as it produces a constant rate over the network Audio CODEC Visionf supports only MP3 audio compression on the MAX encoder Audio Bitrate The MAX encoder supports audio bitrates of 96K and 192K Audio Sample Rate The MAX encoder supports audio sample rates of 32 44 1 and 48K Perform these steps to configure the MPEG multicast stream 1 Select Configure Encoder from the MAX Encoder menu The Live Service page opens FIG 67 2 Use the Video Input options menu to indicate whether you are connecting to the S video or composite port on the MAX encoder Use the Video Standard options menu to indicate which video standard the MAX encoder is using Use the Aspect Ratio options menu to indicate the aspect ratio you want to use for the multicast stream Use the Video Resolution options menu to indicate the video resolution of the multicast stream Use the Video Bitrate options menu to indicate the video bitrate of the multicast stream Use the Video Mode options menu to indicate the video mode of the multicast stream It is recommended that you select CBR 8 Use the Audio Bitrate options menu to indicate the audio bitrate of the multicast stream 9 Use the Audio Sample Rate options menu to indicate the audio sample rate of the multicast stream 10 Click Apply Clicking Apply saves your configuration 11 Click the Enable check box to begin the mult
22. are available to the users in the sample player The Zoom setting on the web browser should be set to 100 or the video may not appear in browser window The following user interfaces are available Amino UI Selecting the STB 04 user interface configuration enables you to select a custom user interface FIG 58 displays the Amino UI player You can select a template on this screen See the Creating a New Template section on page 43 for information on creating a template You must click Apply prior to using the Amino clients to access the system ATILLA MASTER VIDEO ON ORMAND FIG 58 Amino UI Player Tablet UI Selecting the Tablet user interface configuration enables you to select a custom user interface FIG 59 displays the Tablet UI player You can select a template on this screen You must click Apply prior to using the Amino clients to access the system ATILLA HASTER Archive 1 FIG 59 Tablet UI Player V2 Player This is a fully featured player capable of displaying both live feeds and Video on Demand in multiple formats FIG 60 Sample Player 1 Click the sample player under UI Configuration in the left panel to display the configuration options for the player FIG 61 The options for the V2 Player and the V2 MPEG Player are identical with the exception that the WMV options are not available with the MPEG player O ATILLA MASTER Had ETT S r uny Test Player in a sarge web page gt oo
23. configure the VBrick WMV Appliance Encoder 9 NO PWN gt Select Configure Encoder from the MAX Encoder Menu The Live Service page opens FIG 71 In the Service Name text box enter the name of the service as you want it to appear in playlists Click Apply Select the type of encoder you want to configure from the Encoder Type options menu Click Apply Enter the network IP Address of the encoder in the Encoder IP Address field In the Username text box enter the username used to gain access to the encoder The default username is admin In the Password text box enter the password used to gain access to the encoder The default password is admin Click Apply If you enter an incorrect IP address the system will attempt the connection for 30 seconds and then if unsuccessful the following message will appear at the bottom of the page The encoder is not responding and is probably offline Encoding Settings FIG 74 WMV Encoder Encoding Settings The following options are available in the encoding section Encoding Settings Options Enable Click to enable WMV streaming through the encoder Note You will receive an error if you disable a Live channel while it is being accessed by another service Multicast Address This is the multicast address that will be used This option is pre configured and cannot be changed Port This is the multicast port num
24. exported i into or to a national or resident of Cuba Iraq Libya North Korea Iran Syria or any other coun try to which the United States has embargoed goods or ii anyone on the United States Treasury Department s list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U S Commerce Department s Table of Deny Orders AMX does not authorize the downloading or exporting of any software or technical data from this site to any jurisdiction prohibited by the United States Export Laws This Agreement replaces and supersedes all previous AMX Software License Agreements and is governed by the laws of the State of Texas and all disputes will be resolved in the courts in Collin County Texas USA For any questions concern ing this Agreement or to contact AMX for any reason please write AMX License and Warranty Department 3000 Research Drive Richardson TX 75082 Table of Contents OVEVIEW cncimidimmiinmeueaeneN oma eA 1 Vision2 Dealer Demo SyStemMS xc dese vases yasdccsdnedaahitdadedivanndguonehawnrtkemnoaetmeandncemeadebineeeeins 1 VISION2 TD Sisaria an aN NN Aa ao aaa PEDR REAA AA a aa ARTN 2 Vision2 Expansion Storage cz cccnccreiccansndsatdesnesdiaviedseoneadinuenindedsactencdinnadnaceoscandneneanoias 2 Supported Third Party ENCOderS sssssssiisiiiirsiriririninnreinitinttttttttttinit ttini ennnen 3 Server SOOCH CANONS tiicc cciscseceacccntecachcanatcanedsbamenshchesdansporanssoneaneuasndsgaseanieatadeessagnideeans 4 VISION2 Master Serve Sudaani
25. from the Archive Service Menu the following page appears FIG 84 VIO04 Cxeeeunat Archies 1 Ohete sebec tent Rore FIG 84 Metadata Configuration The Archive supports two styles of metadata Built in This information is only available in the Vision Service Manager Normal This information is available in both management and user interfaces The built in metadata is used to display the available formats of specific videos and technical information about the videos Metadata is stored in different sections which appear as tabs when browsing the archive as an administrator User created metadata sections can be of one of two types Text Section Sequential text Table Section A table with user defined number of columns Creating a New Metadata Section To create a new text section click Add new Text section The following options appear Add New Text Section Options Section Name This is the name of the section as it appears on the left side of the page and also when editing metadata in the archive see the Editing Metadata section on page 94 It can be different to the Displayed Name so that related sections appear together in the lists For example e Music Video Info e Music Video Credits e Music Video Lyrics e TV Program Credits e TV Program Synopsis Displayed Name This is the name of the section as it will be displayed to a user Visible to users Check this box if you want the section to be vis
26. nak aa EEEE asset AATE a 4 WMV AP Plane siisii nenna nannaa a a EAE TA T e EA AAA E 6 Digital TV APphaNCE speiri einni a gi ea a A aAa aaa aaa 7 Video on Demand Server o oo er ESEAEEEEENENEAEEANEAEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENSESE EEEE EEEE 8 MPEG Reflector Appliances irsana na E E AAR 9 Dealer Demo System SpecificationS ssseseseseserrsrestsesttetittrtrtrtnenetttttt ttn nnE nranasan anene na 10 V2 PVA 15TB Powervault Storage Archive sssssssssseerirrrrrrinrsnststtrrtririrrnsnsnnnteterretrnt 12 V2 STORAGE 2400 Expansion Storage s ssssssssseetikrttis tst tenets EEn EEE EEANN EEE EEE EEEE EEEE Ennen 12 STB 02SB and STB 03CC Set Top BOXES eee er ri inane eee EEEE EEEE 13 STB 04 Set Top BOX 0 I EENEEEEEEENANEANEANAENNAANNAAEENENEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 14 Network Switch REqQuireMent ccc ri nae ee eee eee etre te EEE EENEN SESE EEEE 15 Wiring and Device CONNTECIONS sessar E O 17 Master Server Rear Panel CONNECtIONS e eee eee eee e eee e eee ene 17 LA N R 245 PONE iaiia inienn a aa a a aaa aTa a paa 17 WMV Appliance Rear Panel COMMmections cccccceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeaas 19 AD 15 Ponta insirui vai ian dior Gat hints eal einen tom e 19 VISIOM2 TD Sorserien a eaae anaes aa EEEE AAEN EA AAE NEA N ENE DS 21 Vision2 PowerVault Drive Array Rear Panel Connections cceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 21 Set Top BO KGS ciiccianiascanninccneadyansicceansmdaduacheneeiadodigatanitecotaainsiddesntnieeisa
27. of the window The Reflector WMV Service page appears FIG 76 2 In the Service Name box enter the name of the service as you want it to appear in playlists 3 Select a unicast source from the Unicast source options menu If you select Internet Source enter the URL of the encoder you want to use for the unicast source in the Unicast URL box 4 Select the IP address of the network you want to use for the multicast from the NIC to multicast on options menu 5 Click Apply if you made any changes to the Reflector configuration 6 Click the Service Enable check box at the top of the screen Reflector begins multicasting the video stream as configured Viewing the Stream The Vision Services manager provides a menu option to allow you to view the stream without having to start a user player Click the View Stream option in the menu for the service You must select Service Enable on the configuration page to start the service before you can view the stream MPEG Configuration The MPEG reflector can receive both unicast or multicast streams and output both unicast or multicast streams When you select the Configure Reflector from the MPEG Reflector Service Menu the following page appears FIG 77 FIG 77 Configure Vision MPEG Reflector Service The following options appear on the Reflector service configuration page Reflector MPEG Service Options Service Enable This enables the service and will begin multicastin
28. only available if you select Unicast as the Stream type NIC Select the unicast address for this channel Port The unicast port for this channel This option is pre configured and cannot be changed URL The unicast TTL for this channel This option is pre configured and cannot be changed Apply You must click Apply to save the changes before your changes take effect Activating a Unicast Stream Perform these steps to activate a unicast stream 1 Select Configure Reflector from the MPEG Reflector menu on the left pane of the window The Reflector MPEG Service page appears FIG 76 2 Inthe Channel Name box enter the name of the service as you want it to appear in playlists 3 Indicate whether the source is a local channel or an external source by clicking the Local V2 Channel or External Source option button If you select Local V2 Channel select a Producer channel from the V2 Channels options menu e If you select External Source enter the URL of an address containing an MPEG 2 or H 264 video in the URL field Click the Unicast option button to indicate this stream is a unicast stream Select a unicast source from the NIC options menu Enter the port number in the Port field Click Apply if you made any changes to the Reflector configuration ONO S Click the Service Enable check box at the top of the screen Reflector begins multicasting the video stream as configured Activating a Multicast Stream P
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31. to 65 C 40 F to 149 F e Operating Relative Humidity non condensing twmax 29 C 20 to 80 non condensing e Maximum humidity gradient 10 per hour operational and non operational conditions e Storage Relative Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing twmax 38 C Dealer Demo System Specifications The following table lists the specifications for the V2 DLR DEMO SFF Dealer Demo Server V2 DLR DEMO SFF Dealer Demo Server Specifications Power 100 240VAC 1 5A 50 60Hz 90W 20V 4 5A AC Adapter Enclosure SECC with black matte finish Front Panel Components Status Blue LED indicates power status Power Switch Turns power on off USB ports 2 Type B USB 2 0 ports for connecting USB mouse and keyboard Rear Panel Components Power connector 90W 20V 4 5A AC Adapter Input Voltage AC 100 240V Note Isolate IT Power System Connection USB ports 4 Type B USB 2 0 ports LAN port RJ 45 LAN port provides Gigabit Ethernet communication Audio Out Provides stereo audio output Note The Audio in blue and Microphone red connectors are not used Serial Port Provides serial control over devices which support RS 232 commands HDMI Video Out Provides HDMI video output to the display via an HDMI cable VGA Video Out Provides VGA video output to the display e SATA Reserved for future use Dimensions HWD 6 9 16 16 6 cm H x 1 7 8 4 8 cm W x 6 7 16 16 4cm D Weight
32. 1 Select Configure Service from the V2Producer Menu on the left pane of the window The Configure Producer page appears FIG 109 2 Select the IP address of the network you are using from the NIC to Use options menu 3 Click the Service Enable check box Vision begins multicasting on the multicast address you assigned Joining a new domain may enable the firewall and cause the multicast to be blocked to the server Configure the firewall to permit any new multicast addresses or disable the firewall to allow the multicasts Setting Up an Intermission If there is no content scheduled for a certain period of time Producer enables you to set an intermission source which automatically plays an MPEG 2 or WMV file from a Vision archive a multicast MPEG 2 source such as a DVB or Live MPEG channel or a unicast WMV source such as a live WMV channel Unmanaged channels are also available for Intermission as well Perform these steps to set up an intermission 1 Select Configure Service from the V2Producer Menu on the left pane of the window The Configure Producer page appears FIG 109 2 Click the File or Live Feed option button to indicate whether the intermission source is from a file or a live feed After making your selection do one of the following File Select a file from the menu on the left pane of the window Live Feed Select a live feed from the Live options menu 3 Click Apply 4 Click the Enable check box i
33. 2 85 Ibs 1 3 kg Operating Environment e Operating Temperature 0 C to 50 C 32 F to 122 F Storage Temperature 30 C to 60 C 22 F to 140 F e Relative Humidity 90 RH 45 C non condensing The following table lists the specifications for the V2 DLR DEMO 1RU Dealer Demo Server V2 DLR DEMO 1RU Dealer Demo Server Specifications P One Quad Core Intel Xeon 3420 series processor rocessor Memory 2GB Memory 2x1GB 1066MHz Single Ranked UDIMM Storage 250GB 7 2k RPM Serial ATA 3Gbps 3 5 in Cabled Hard Drive Entry Power Single cabled power supply 250W Front Panel Components USB ports 2 USB 2 0 ports for mouse keyboard or external peripheral devices Video connector 1 15 pin female video connector for connecting a video output device such as a PC monitor Rear Panel Components Serial connector 1 9 pin male serial connector Video connector 1 15 pin female video connector for connecting a video output device such as a PC monitor USB ports 2 USB 2 0 ports for mouse keyboard or external peripheral devices LAN connectors 2 RJ 45 LAN ports for connecting to a network router 10 100 1000 Ethernet Rack Mount Sliding Ready rails with Cable Management arm Dimensions HWD 1 11 16 4 24cm x 17 1 8 43 43cm x 15 1 2 39 37cm Weight 17 76 Ibs 8 058 kg Operating Environment Operating Temperature 10 C to 35 C 50 F to 95 F
34. 8 displays the rear panel of the STB 04 Set Top box SPDIF odis VISUAL IRLI FIG 28 STB 04 Set Top Box rear view NOTE NOTE Configuring Your Set Top Box Before you can use your set top box to view a video source you must configure it to access your Vision server You can use the Amino Configuration Keyboard included with your set top box to access the configuration pages for the unit The keyboard is wireless and communicates with the set top box via IR signal Position the keyboard within a short range 1 3 ft or 0 3 1m of the front of the set top box before getting started Perform these steps to configure your set top box 1 Connect the power supply to the power connector on the rear of the unit 2 Choose one of the following methods to connect the set top box to your audio and video sources Use an HDMI cable to connect the HDMI port on the set top box to an HDMI port on your video source HDMI also transmits an audio signal in addition to video Use a breakout cable to connect the AUDIO VISUAL port on the set top box to your audio and video sources In place of connecting the breakout cable to your audio source you can connect an optical audio cable from the SPDIF port on the set top box to your audio source 3 Connect an RJ 45 LAN cable to LAN port on the rear of the unit The other end of the cable connects to your LAN This connection accesses your Vision server and uploads the latest firmware and Vis
35. AGE EXT800 Vision External RAID Controller see the Installing the V2 STORAGE EXT800 External RAID Controller section on page 32 STB 02SB and STB 03CC Set Top Boxes The following table lists the specifications for the STB 02SB FG3100 61 and STB 03CC FG3100 62 Set Top Boxes STB 02SB and STB 03CC Set Top Box Specifications Memory 32MB Flash 192MB RAM Power e 5V DC at 1 5A via external power supply e Less than 8W typical usage external supply input voltage 100 240V AC 50 60Hz 0 8A max Front Panel LED Power on IR command received Red Rear Panel Components Power connector 1 connector port for a 5V DC at 1 5A power supply LAN ports 2 LAN 10 100 BaseT via RJ 45 shielded connectors USB port 1 Type A USB 2 0 port for peripheral connections HDMI port 1 HDMI 1 2a with HDCP port SPDIF port 1 S PDIF optical port AUDIO VISUAL port 1 10 way Mini DIN for Composite video Component YPrPb RGB S Video and analog audio IOIOIO port 1 IR extender and TVI port Codecs e MPEG 2 MP HL MPEG 4 pt10 AVC H 264 HP L4 Video Resolution Up to 720p and 1080i Graphics Resolution HD graphics up to 1280x720 Audio Analog stereo audio out e Stereo and Dolby 5 1 surround via S PDIF and HDMI e Dolby Digital pass through to external decoder Operating Environment Operating Temperature 10 to 35 C 50 to 95 F Storage Relative Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing Dimensions
36. C TWO BBC NEWS CBBC Channel BBC THREE 4Music VIVA FIG 34 Live TV Channels Video on Demand The Video on Demand menu displays a listing of all available video on demand channels FIG 35 E tony chiarello duchossois home metreau entry system E green building F amp A luxury living E5 amx new york showroom E northern california home FIG 35 Video On Demand Use the remote control to scroll through the list of the channels and press OK on the remote control to select a channel See the Using the Remote Control section on page 36 for more information on using the remote FIG 36 displays an example of video on demand programming While viewing video on demand programming you can use the remote control to pause or stop the video stream Use the Play button to resume viewing a paused video stream FIG 36 Video on Demand example Technical Information The Technical Information screen displays information about your set top box network and display This information is view only Model Firmware tetwork once iF Address Mash Gateway 43192 e89 Domen Nome FAN Connection tooro Diplay FAL 169 HOTIORMO PAL Connection CVESAOA FIG 37 Technical Information Configuration The Configuration screen enables you to change your video display settings On this screen you can choose to configure your margins or display output Use the up and down cursor buttons on the remote control to sele
37. CSE Encoder ccccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesaeaeaeas 69 SErviCe SETEINGS vaissccsscsteanctencttvanetanaiuaesimede apes a ai A AAE ASETE E a 70 Stream Setting Serseri EEEE AEON EEEE A EEEE 70 Multicast SettingSiviniitudinhieiniiwis bites ae A a i EE a Aa Aa ta A a 71 Encoding Setting S iseseisana aeiia aa aE Ea a AAAA E aaia 71 Le SENCE een E A A 73 Configuring the AMX Vision2 Dual Encoder 0 0 eceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenes 73 Configuring the VBrick WMV Appliance Encoder essesi 75 Service Setting S armaani naiak aiea E A E Ea 75 Encoding Setting S i cccasssivnddorcnaata dete aand detndededeaaade E aa a A aa 76 Viewing the Stream wztencncecsceccndsheceaceseesdasedansistendsacdaneistntdicecascnanteeaneenienstedsasgtnesneties 78 Renee er Ice arara naa E EI E a I E E E 79 WMV COUT AO Miczectcnaccacetncattesccpeacesstaniasnsenneaatabeanaetanealasteadncadeccntecandeanancenscence 79 Activating a Unicast Stream nesreco renne i A EEA ENI RENS 80 Viewing the StredM pisser a NAE EEEN A EEEIEE nE KE N A Raa 80 MPEG Configuration ssssssssssssessserettntatat attt anann nunun AnAAAANENEAEAEAEEEEEEEEEENENENENEEEE EENEN EEES 81 Activating a Unicast Stream s coccciiates ceteeeenedsceceonnaeteaedeva sues neennthaana EREET E eee 82 Activating a Multicast Stream 0 cr i AEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENE REEERE EEE EEEE 82 Viewing the STEAM wis scsedvedavacdecheanasi beau aa A Ea N T O A E E Aa OETA 82 DVB SerViCe cnn areara
38. Click Apply when finished and the set top box begins playing the live channel Play Video On Demand Select a video on demand to play through the set top box Click Apply when finished and the selected video on demand becomes available Note Users are only able to pull Video on Demand content from the Master Archive and not the subtending server archives This option displays all files including hidden ones It is up to the Administrator to make any hidden files available to users Filenames should only contain the characters A Z 0 9 spaces and underscores If a filename is imported that contains the special character it could cause error Item ID This field displays a unique ID number for the selected video This field is view only unable to poll the set top box The set top box state remains at the last known state until the communication is re established The status does not show connectivity has NOTE been lost Q If communication is lost between the set top box and the Master server the server is Configuring Vision for use with LDAP If you intend to use Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LDAP then before you begin there is an XML file on the Vision server which must be edited manually You must edit the dsi xml file located in the CNnetpub wwwroot v2Services App_Code directory The contents of this file are used to impersonate the specified user when communicating with the LDAP server For this reason t
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40. FG3100 D2K provides one live MPEG channel and one live Digital Video Broadcasting Terrestrial DVB T multiplex for up to 10 users over a standard IP network The V2 DLR DEMO SFF Dealer Demo System includes 1 Vision2 SFF Dealer Demo Appliance 1 Live DVB T multiplex with support for locally stored TS demo content 1 Live MPEG stream 1 Producer Channel MPEG 1 Record Channel MPEG 1 Archive 1 Video on Demand user Vision TDS Vision TDS FG3100 33K 34K provide multiple live Digital Video Broadcast DVB or MPEG multiplexed channels over a standard IP network The FG3100 33K version is used to integrate DTV into an existing Vision system The FG3100 34K version provides a stand alone live system with support for 6 DTV streams and 6 MPEG streams The following table lists the hardware and tools included in each Vision TDS kit Vision Digital TV Solution Specifications V2 TDS FG3100 33K e 6 Live DTV Transport Streams e 1 Digital TV appliance V2 MPEG LIVE e 6 Live DVB T or DVB S Transport Streams FG3100 34K 6 Live MPEG2 channels e 1 Digital TV appliance Vision Expansion Storage The Vision Expansion Storage connects directly to the Video on Demand server to allow you to grow the storage capacity of your system The Expansion Storage is shipped in a RAID configuration in order to provide resiliency in the event of a disk failure V2 PVA 15TB PowerVault Storage Archive FG3101 10 V2 STO
41. ID status info and error messages Power button Press to power on server DVD ROM DVD RW SATA INTERNAL Rear Panel Components Video connector Serial connector 1 15 pin female video connector for connecting a video output device such as a PC monitor 1 9 pin male serial connector SAS connector 4 SAS connectors for connection to the archive USB port 2 USB 2 0 ports for mouse keyboard or external peripheral devices LAN connectors 4 RJ 45 LAN ports for connecting to a network router 10 100 1000 Ethernet Rack Mount Sliding Ready rails with Cable Management arm Operating Environment Dimensions HWD e Operating Temperature 10 C to 35 C 50 F to 95 F e Storage Temperature 40 C to 65 C 40 F to 149 F e Operating Relative Humidity non condensing twmax 292 C 20 to 80 non condensing e Maximum Humidity Gradient 10 per hour operational and non operational conditions e Storage Relative Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing twmax 38 C 3 3 8 8 64cm H x 17 7 16 44 31cm W x 26 13 16 68 07cm D Weight Rack Weight 57 54 Ibs 26 1 kg You can use the Video on Demand server as a Master server in a single server installation The Video on Demand server is limited to running only eight services at a given time If you are updating an existing Video on Demand Server to use the V2 STORAGE EXT800 External RAID Controller and V2 STORAGE 2400 server
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43. Output Power Supply Non Redundant 870W Front Panel Components USB ports 2 USB 2 0 ports for mouse keyboard or external peripheral devices Video connector 1 15 pin female video connector for connecting a video output device such as a PC monitor LCD panel Displays system ID status info and error messages Power button Press to power on server Rear Panel Components Video connector 1 15 pin female video connector for connecting a video output device such as a PC monitor Serial connector WMV Video connector 1 9 pin male serial connector 1 15 pin male video connector for WMV source WMV and V2 DLR DEMO SYS Dealer Demo Solutions only USB port 2 USB 2 0 ports for mouse keyboard or external peripheral devices LAN connectors 4 RJ 45 LAN ports for connecting to a network router 10 100 1000 Ethernet Rack Mount Sliding Ready rails with Cable Management arm Operating Environment Operating Temperature 10 C to 35 C 50 F to 95 F e Storage Temperature 40 C to 65 C 40 F to 149 F e Operating Relative Humidity non condensing twmax 292 C 20 to 80 non condensing e Maximum Humidity Gradient 10 per hour operational and non operational conditions e Storage Relative Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing twmax 38 C Dimensions HWD 3 3 8 8 64cm H x 17 7 16 44 31cm W x 26 13 16 68 07cm D Weight Rack Weigh
44. RAGE 2400 FG3102 01 You can store and manage videos in Flash FLV WMV MPEG2 or MPEG4 format for future use You can then use the stored content to build your own channel or allow users to access it with Video on Demand The Vision Archive has an integrated search feature that enables you to find content based on titles and metadata See the Archive Service section on page 87 for more information Supported Third Party Encoders Vision supports the following third party encoding units to expand upon the available stream types Visionary Solutions AVN200 MPEG 2 SD Full D1 single channel encoder appliance Visionary Solutions AVN420 h 264 SD D1 MPEG 4 Part 10 AVC audio video encoder blade VBrick WMV Encoder PN 9190 4200 000 Single Channel Encoder Up to 640 x 480 The VBrick encoder has a Join Own Multicast setting This setting is not available on the Vision configuration page so you must adjust this setting prior to setting up the encoder to interface with the Vision system Use the VBrick Web Interface in a web browser to enable the Join Own Multicast setting prior to controlling the encoder via the Vision system see FIG 1 vega INTEGRATED WEB SERVER Administration Configuration Shot VVienterwe Media Vasa Mute Aude ate Dorot Anp 192 168 J Ate trem eee Dises muco 00 3 Caman a e Tan Packet Sre vas using with Vision Cetreatet tote fhe Rate aran NSC Fiia btermation Stott WWirterwe Macfie lm pet
45. Server Root This option is only available if you select LDAP as the Access Control Type Example values Active Directory LDAP AMXVision2Dev Local ADAM LDAP AMXVision2Dev 50000 0 AMX C UK LDAP Base DN This is the Base DN which is used as the starting point in the LDAP tree when browsing LDAP from a Content Folder in the Archive This setting prevents you from having to traverse the entire LDAP tree when restricting user access to content in the Archive thereby simplifying the procedure This option is only available if you select LDAP as the Access Control Type Example values Active Directory OU AMX UK DMG ADAM OU AMX UK DMG O AMX C UK Validate Click this button to apply the LDAP settings after entering them The tree control at the bottom of the page displays the results Set current selection as the Click this button to make the LDAP base DN the currently selected item in the LDAP base DN tree control Save Click this button to save all selected values Restricting User Access to Content In the Archive Service when you navigate to a folder which contains videos the Restrict the users who gave access to the content in this category check box appears When enabled it displays the current DN selected for the restriction The Change button displays a tree control which contains the LDAP tree from the LDAP Base DN defined in the Master Service downwards You can then Apply a new DN G a a
46. Storage Temperature 40 C to 65 C 40 F to 149 F Operating Relative Humidity non condensing twmax 29 C 20 to 80 non condensing e Maximum humidity gradient 10 per hour operational and non operational conditions Storage Relative Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing twmax 38 C Processor One Quad Core Intel Xeon 3420 series processor Memory 2GB Memory 2x1GB 1066MHz Single Ranked UDIMM V2 PVA 15TB Powervault Storage Archive The following table lists the specifications for the V2 PVA 15TB PowerVault Storage Archive FG3101 10 V2 PVA 15TB PowerVault Storage Archive Specifications Storage 15 1TB 7 2K RPM Universal SATA 3Gbps 3 5 in HotPlug hard drives Power 488W maximum continuous 550W peak e 90 264V e 47 63 Hz e 7 2A at 100V 3 6A at 200V Rear Panel Components Output ports 2 SAS connectors for connection to the Video on Demand server Expansion ports 2 SAS connectors for expansion to an additional archive server Operating Environment e Operating Temperature 10 to 35 C 50 to 95 F e Storage Temperature 40 to 65 C 40 to 149 F e Operating Relative Humidity 20 to 80 non condensing e Storage Relative Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing Dimensions HWD 5 3 16 13 11cm H x 17 9 16 44 63cm W x 18 7 8 48 01cm D Weight 78 lbs 35 37 kg V2 STO RAGE 2400 Expansion Storage The following table lists the specif
47. T Tuner 1 FIG 80 Tuner Hardware Settings The second section deals with the selection of the physical DVB tuner used to receive the broadcasts The Hardware Tuner option enables you to indicate which tuner you want to use for this service Always click Apply after making changes Scan for Channels Settings Scan for channels Address 224 100 100 100 FIG 81 Scan for Channels Settings The third section enables you to scan all of the frequencies used by the broadcaster and detect all of the available TV channels Scan for Channels Options Address The address you want to scan Port The port you want to scan Start Start the process of scanning for the available TV channels Warning Any existing list of channels will be deleted Stop Stop the scanning process Only use this if you wish to return later and run the scan process again as not all of the channels may have been detected As the scan proceeds any detected channels display in the Channel List at the bottom of the page The DVB system does not support the decoding of encrypted channels therefore encrypted channels are not added to the channel list when they are detected NOTE Scanning for Available Channels Perform these steps to scan for available channels on all frequencies 1 2 3 4 5 Select Configure DVB from the DVB Service Menu on the left pane of the window The Configure DVB Service page appears FIG 78 Select the t
48. ar view 2 Log in to the Admin server see the Starting and Accessing Vision2 section on page 49 for more information 3 Select Storage 4 Set the archive server to the I drive The Archive Video on Demand server must have LDAP enabled and configured prior to importing it into a Master so a client can access the archives on the Video on Demand server See the Configuring Vision2 for use with LDAP section on page 65 for more information Installing the V2 STORAGE EXT800 External RAID Controller Before installing the V2 STORAGE EXT800 External RAID Controller be sure to discharge any static electricity from your body by touching a grounded object Follow these steps to install the V2 STORAGE EXT800 External RAID Controller 1 Power off the V2 VOD SERVER 2 Unlock the cover of the server by flipping up the locking mechanism located on the cover of the server toward the front of the device lift security latch upward to unlock server cover FIG 25 Front cover locking mechanism 3 With the cover unlocked lift it upward and remove it from the device 4 On the rear of the server pull upward on the blue locking tab which holds the existing card in place to unlock the card lift locking tab FIG 26 Locking tab 5 Remove the existing card from the server and set it aside 6 Install the V2 STORAGE EXT800 External RAID Controller in the newly available card slot inside the server replace the existing PERC 6 E co
49. as EX Operation Reference Guide Vision 2 Video Management Distribution Latest Release 3 07 2013 AMX Limited Warranty and Disclaimer This Limited Warranty and Disclaimer extends only to products purchased directly from AMX or an AMX Authorized Partner which include AMX Dealers Distributors VIP s or other AMX authorized entity AMX warrants its products to be free of defects in material and workmanship under normal use for three 3 years from the date of purchase with the following exceptions Electroluminescent and LCD Control Panels are warranted for three 3 years except for the display and touch overlay compo nents are warranted for a period of one 1 year Disk drive mechanisms pan tilt heads power supplies and MX Series products are warranted for a period of one 1 year AMX lighting products are guaranteed to switch on and off any load that is properly connected to our lighting products as long as the AMX lighting products are under warranty AMX also guarantees the control of dimmable loads that are properly con nected to our lighting products The dimming performance or quality there of is not guaranteed impart due to the random combi nations of dimmers lamps and ballasts or transformers AMX software is warranted for a period of ninety 90 days Batteries and incandescent lamps are not covered under the warranty AMX AutoPatch Epica Modula Modula Series4 Modula CatPro Series an
50. ast WMV source such as a live WMV channel Please note that both the MPEG MP4 H 264 and WMV Windows Media Video variants are managed in exactly the same manner and that this section is applicable to both services The Producer WMV service is not available with Vision version 7 2 2 M Configuration When you select Configure Service from the Producer menu the following page appears FIG 109 Brey ure File To select the file to use dick on URL metic meshes High FIG 109 Configure Producer Service You can configure the following options for the Vision Producer Service Configure Options Service Enable This enables the service and will begin multicasting if appropriate Note You cannot edit any of the other settings while the service is enabled Service Name The name of the service as it appears in the playlists Web Service URL The URL to the Web Services interface for this service This value is automatically generated and should not be edited unless instructed by AMX Stream Address Address The multicast address for this channel Port The multicast port for this channel TTL The multicast TTL for this channel You can enter a value in the space provided NIC to use The IP address of the network to use for multicasting Content The Archive which is to be used as the source of the videos to be scheduled Path to content The physical path to the archives content Inter
51. at work perfectly with that specific device Perform these steps to add a new device to the template list 1 Click Add New Device A series of options appears FIG 42 Add New Device Add New Device Name t Type tablet hd Oventaren landscape X megh 100 2 width 100 Create Cancel FIG 42 Add New Device options 2 Enter the name of the device in the Name field Select the type of device from the Type options menu You can choose from Tablet or Amino Select the orientation view from the Orientation menu You can choose from Landscape or Portrait a Pw Use the Width and Height spin boxes to set the size of the screen for the device You can set each option to any value between 100 and 5000 6 Click Create to add the device to the device list en i Ul uae Creating aNew Template Perform these steps to create a new template 1 Click Create New Template A series of options appears FIG 43 Create New Template Create a new Template Template Name Creste nen Lemplete as copy of 4x3 bee DA Creatu Camel FIG 43 Create a New Template 2 Enter the name of the template in the Template Name field 3 Use the Create new template as a copy of options menu to select the model of template you want to use 4 Click Create The left side of the Template Editor screen displays a list of options you can configure for an individual template These options are only availab
52. ation on the options included with your solution LAN RJ 45 Port FIG 3 LAN RJ 45 Port FIG 4 describes the blink activity for the LAN 10 100 1000 Base T RJ 45 connector and cable A L A Activity LED yellow L Link LED green lights when lights when receiving or the LAN cables are connected transmitting LAN m and terminated correctly data packets LAAMANI FIG 4 LAN connector LEDs To prevent multicast traffic from flooding your network use LAN port 2 as the Vision client side multicast interface NOTE The following table lists the pinouts signals and pairing associated with the LAN connector LAN RJ 45 Pinouts and Signals Pin Signals Connections Pairing Color 1 TX 1 1 1 2 Orange White 2 TX 2 2 Orange 3 RX 3 3 3 6 Green White 4 no connection 4 4 Blue 5 no connection as 5 4 5 Blue White 6 RX 6 6 Green 7 no connection 7 7 7 8 Brown White 8 no connection 8 8 Brown FIG 5 diagrams the RJ 45 pinouts and signals for the LAN RJ 45 connector and cable 1 EndA PA 2 2e 3 4 White Blue Stripe _ 7 SS s Green yA 8 NEA White Brown Stripe A gpm 8 Brown FIG 5 RJ 45 wiring diagram Vision uses typical Cat5 5e 6 cabling for RJ 45 connections
53. ault Drive Array to the SAS ports on the rear of the Archive Video on Demand server or to an additional PowerVault Drive Array FIG 9 displays the rear panel of the V2 STORAGE 2400 Expansion Storage device FIG 9 V2 STORAGE 2400 Expansion Storage rear panel view Set Top Boxes The STB 02SB FG3100 61 STB 03CC FG3100 62 and STB 04 Set Top Boxes FG3100 65 support viewing live programming via a producer channel or a MPEG encoder The set top boxes access your Vision server and display available programming on a connected video source The set top boxes are used only for MPEG content They support viewing MPEG Video on Demand but support only Stop Play and Pause features FIG 10 STB 02SB Set Top Box FIG 11 displays the rear panel of the STB 02SB and STB 03CC Set Top boxes Power USB port Audio Video port IR extender TVI port Optical HDMI port LAN ports p audio port FIG 11 STB 02SB and STB 03CC Set Top Box rear view The Set Top Boxes have a limit of 18Mbps Heavy traffic loads can cause the set top box to reset itself periodically NOTE FIG 12 displays the rear panel of the STB 04 Set Top box Power HDMI port Audio Video port SPDIF VISUAL IRLI SPDIF port USB port IR Extender TVI port FIG 12 STB 04 Set Top Box rear view Wiring and Dev Installation This chapter provides instructions on how to connect the different types of Vision systems and servers
54. ause to halt playback FIG 102 Video Playback Control Panel Exiting the Thumbnail Editor Navigate back to the Archive Navigation Pane once you have finished viewing a video and or creating thumbnails and click Back to Archive before exiting the application Do not close the browser or Edit thumbnail screen otherwise the video you are working on will stay locked and will not be accessible to other users If you forget to logout correctly you will need to log back in play the problem video and then exit correctly 7 ail Editor Thumbnail Viewer NOTE The thumbnail viewer allows users to view video thumbnails effectively bookmarks to certain points in your videos Each thumbnail contains an image captured from the video at the time of creation along with some descriptive text to describe its purpose The thumbnail viewer consists of two screens e Archive Navigation Screen this is the first screen It is used to select those videos you want to work on Thumbnail Viewer Screen this screen is used to view thumbnails for a video selected using the Archive Navigation screen The Thumbnail Viewer is only available in Vision version 7 2 2 or higher This upgrade can only be installed on existing Vision release 7 2 R710 servers Copy the V2 Feature Upgrade Rel 7 2 2 040512 exe installer to all your R710 Vision servers then run the file on all required servers This will install the required feature upgrades to the
55. ber that will be used This option is pre configured and cannot be changed TTL This is the multicast TTL that will be used You can enter a value in the space provided This option is pre configured and cannot be changed Inputs Video Input The encoder supports either S Video Component or Composite video inputs Video Standard The encoder supports NTSC USA and Japan and PAL rest of the world excluding France video standards Aspect Ratio The encoder is supports a 4 3 and 16 9 aspect ratio Audio Input Select the audio input you want to use from the options menu Encoding Encoder Profile Select the encoder profile you want to use Video CODEC Vision supports only WMV video compression on the WMV encoder Video Resolution The encoder supports D1 720 x 576 PAL 640 x 480 NTSC and SIF 360 x 288 PAL 320 x 240 NTSC resolutions Video Bitrate The encoder supports a range of selected video bitrates from 500 Kbits to 4 Mbits The recommended encoding bitrate is 4 Mbits Video Mode The encoder supports Constant Bit Rate CBR and Variable Bit Rate VBR modes For multicasting CBR is recommended as it produces a constant rate over the network Audio Bitrate The encoder supports audio bitrates of 12K through 192K Audio Sample Rate The encoder supports audio sample rates of 32 44 1 and 48K Channels The type of audio channel used by the encoder Perform these steps to configure the VBrick WMV multicast stream 1 Select C
56. coder 1 or Encoder 2 Encoder Input Selects the input port on the capture card Component Composite or S Video S Video The video signal is divided into luminance and chrominance Results in good quality video Composite video Composite video should only be used as a Source as a last resort With composite video luminance and chrominance components are mixed which makes it difficult to get good quality video Encoder Format Selects the required Video Standard PAL or NTSC Encoder Profile This enables the selection of pre configured encoder profiles at Preset Bit rates A profile is a collection of properties tailored to the type of content being encoded the audience and the intended distribution file or broadcast The properties stored in a profile include the audio and video quality connection speed for the intended audience available bandwidth and appropriate codecs The use of profiles simplifies the process of setting up an encoding session Perform these steps to configure the AMX Vision Dual Encoder 1 oa Po N Select Configure Encoder from the WMV Encoder menu The Configure Live WMV Service page opens FIG 71 In the Service Name text box enter the name of the service as you want it to appear in the left pane of the main window Click Apply Select the type of encoder you want to configure from the Encoder Type options menu Click Apply Use the Encoder Input options menu to i
57. configuration or status data in the proper sequence In addition if the network has been offline during an outage the first requirement before bringing the IPTV system back into service is to ensure the network switches are in operation If the servers or management appliances come online without network present they may default to local loop back addressing which would impair or stop necessary services within those devices The recommended order for restoration of the system components and their tasks is 1 DTV TX03 Transmitters connect the power cord to the transmitters Verify power and network connectivity by looking at the lights on network interface at the rear of the unit 2 DTV MA01 TDS Management Appliance press the power button on the front face until the power and activity lights illuminate and flash Verify network connectivity by looking at the indicator lights on network interface at the rear of the unit IMPORTANT Restarting the DTV MA01 causes it to beacon out to all attached Transmitters These units will then respond back to the DTV MA01 and will re create the list of units found refreshing the list of channels and re sending requests to transmitters to stream the requested channels 3 V2 TDS Gateway press the power button on the front face of the server until the power and activity lights illuminate and flash Verify network connectivity by looking at the indicator lights on network interface at the rear of t
58. crepancy between the time when you press Create Thumbnail and the time when the image is captured from the video This is an artifact of the way some compressed video formats work Deleting a Thumbnail Unwanted thumbnails can be deleted by clicking on the red arrow in the top right corner of the thumbnail Adding Descriptive Text to a Thumbnail Once you have created a thumbnail you add descriptive text to provide further information for users Click on the pencil edit icon or within the text field to edit the thumbnail text see FIG 100 Once you are satisfied click the floppy disk save icon to save your changes see FIG 101 You can undo your changes by clicking on the curved undo arrow Up to 5000 characters are allowed urona FIG 101 Modifying Thumbnail Text Returning to Archive to Select Another Video Click Back to Archive to return to the Archive Navigation screen NOTE Video Playback Area The video playback area is used for the following actions Viewing a video Finding the right position in a video to create a thumbnail Viewing thumbnails that have already been created You can control the playback using a small panel at the bottom of the screen see FIG 102 The main controls are as follows Drag the slider to a position on the timeline to play the video from that position Click a position on the timeline to play the video from then Click the play button to play the video Click p
59. ct an option and press the OK button to open a new screen of options Output options FIG 38 Configuration screen NOTE Margins The Configure Margins screen enables you to adjust the position of the images on your display Use the up and down cursor buttons on the remote control to select an option Use the left and right cursor buttons to change the setting of the selected margin The image on the screen moves as you increase or decrease the value of an individual margin so you can see the results of your adjustments as you make them Press the OK button to apply the new setting Left Margin 38px Bottom Margin 27px Right Margin 42px FIG 39 Configure Margins screen Rebooting your set top box can cause your margin settings to be reset Output The Configure Output screen enables you to change the following display options TV standard resolution aspect radio and connection type FIG 40 Configure Output screen NOTE The following table lists the configuration options Use the up and down cursor buttons on the remote control to select an option Use the left and right cursor buttons to change the setting of the selected option Press the OK button to apply the new setting Configuration Options TV Standard Enables you to indicate the television standard you are using You can select NTSC or PAL Resolution Enables you to select the resolution you want to display You can select SD or any of severa
60. d 8Y 3000 product models will be free of defects in materials and manufacture at the time of sale and will remain in good working order for a period of three 3 years following the date of the original sales invoice from AMX The three year warranty period will be extended to the life of the product Limited Lifetime Warranty if the warranty card is filled out by the dealer and or end user and returned to AMX so that AMX receives it within thirty 30 days of the installation of equipment but no later than six 6 months from original AMX sales invoice date The life of the product extends until five 5 years after AMX ceases manufacturing the product model The Limited Lifetime Warranty applies to products in their original installation only If a product is moved to a different installation the Limited Lifetime Warranty will no longer apply and the product warranty will instead be the three 3 year Limited Warranty All products returned to AMX require a Return Material Authorization RMA number The RMA number is obtained from the AMX RMA Department The RMA number must be clearly marked on the outside of each box The RMA is valid for a 30 day period After the 30 day period the RMA will be cancelled Any shipments received not consistent with the RMA or after the RMA is cancelled will be refused AMX is not responsible for products returned without a valid RMA number AMX is not liable for any damages caused by its products or for the failure of
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62. e The options menu provides a list of all the Live WMV encoders in the system and also an option to specify a WMV stream from the internet See the Adding a Server section on page 51 and the Adding and Activating Services section on page 55 for more information on adding additional unicast sources Unicast URL Stream Type If a Live WMV encoder is selected as the Unicast source then the Unicast URL is automatically configured If however you are using a remote encoder that is not located on the local network and you selected Internet source as the Unicast source then you need to enter the URL to the encoder here Click the appropriate option button to indicate the stream type You should select Multicast if you are streaming over an Intranet Select Unicast for an Internet stream Multicast Stream Address The multicast address for this channel This option is pre configured and cannot be changed Port The multicast port for this channel This option is pre configured and cannot be changed TTL The Multicast TTL for this channel This option is pre configured and cannot be changed NIC to multicast on The IP address of the network to use for multicasting Apply You must click Apply to save the changes before your changes take effect Activating a Unicast Stream Perform these steps to activate a unicast stream 1 Select Configure Reflector from the WMVReflector Menu on the left pane
63. e Record Service Service Settings FIG 112 Service Settings The top section of the page deals with the settings for the service itself and consists of the following options Service Settings Options Service Name The name of the service as in Services Manager Web Service URL The URL to the Web Services interface for this service This value is automatically generated and should not be edited unless instructed by AMX i er Recording Settings FIG 113 Recording Settings The bottom section of the page deals with the specific parameters for recording a stream When you check the Recording Enable check box the system starts the recording Q With recording enabled you cannot change any of the recording parameters NOTE The following settings are available in the Recording section Recording Settings Options NIC to use The Network interface from which you want to record Recording type This can be either Continuous or Manual Continuous recordings create a new recording in the Archive at specific intervals according to the value defined in the Segment length option Manual recordings require the user to actually start and stop the recording process themselves Note If you stop and restart a Continuous recording another archive folder appears in the left pane with an identical folder name as the previous archive folder You can select the new archive folder and click Rename in the right pane t
64. e Record Services menu on the left pane of the window The Record Service page appears FIG 111 Select the IP address of the network you are using from the NIC to Use options menu Select Continuous from the Recording type options menu Select the length of each individual recording from the Segment length options menu Use the Keep Archives for spin box to indicate how long you want the recordings to remain in the archive Click Apply to save the new settings Click the Recording Enable check box to begin recording the video stream If you disable a live service that is being recorded the record service will generate an error You must stop the current record service and then start and stop a second record service to clear the error Once the error is cleared the record service should function normally again This error also occurs if you refresh your browser during a Manual Recording Joining a new domain may enable the firewall and cause the multicast to be blocked to the server Configure the firewall to permit any new multicast addresses or disable the firewall to allow the multicasts Manual Recording After you have configured the Record service for manual recording and have enabled recording select Manual Recording from the Record services menu A video player opens with additional controls to stop and start the recording You can also enter the filename as it will appear in the archive while the video player is open The max
65. e stream You must select Encoder Enable on the configuration page to view the stream FIG 75 View Unicast Stream Reflector Service NOTE The Vision Reflector Service provides a single live TV channel to the system Reflector can multicast a Live WMV service MPEG channel or a stream from the Web The MPEG Reflector accepts both unicast and multicast Windows Media streams as its input and can provide both unicast and multicast Windows Media streams as its output Reflector services as with all other services are managed by the Vision ServicesManager web interface The Reflector WMV service is not available with Vision version 7 2 2 M WMV Configuration The WMV reflector accepts a unicast stream from a source and multicasts out as a channel When you select the Configure Reflector from the Reflector Service Menu the following page appears FIG 76 FIG 76 Configure Vision WMV Reflector Service The following options appear on the Reflector service configuration page Reflector WMV Service Options Service Enable Service Name This enables the service and will begin multicasting if appropriate Note You cannot edit any of the other settings while the service is enabled The name of the service as it appears in the playlists Web Service URL The URL to the Web Services interface for this service This value is automatically generated and should not be edited unless instructed by AMX Unicast sourc
66. e video To view multiple videos use CTRL click The following options act on multiple selections Multiple Selections Options Quick search for Enter the text you wish to search for in the metadata and click the Search button the videos in the branch of the currently selected content folder will be shown with the search text highlighted in the metadata Clear all selections The current selection is cleared Delete Selected Video Deletes the video shown in the right hand details pane The options for each individual video are as follows Video Options Rename Change the name of the video as it appears to a user Published New videos which have been uploaded are automatically hidden from users not accessing the content through the management interface This enables the administrator to add metadata before publishing the video for user access Play Allows you to playback the video in all the available file formats and bitrates to check correctness see the Playing a Video within the Archive section on page 94 Edit Info Provides metadata editing see the Editing Metadata section on page 94 Edit thumbs When a new video is uploaded the system automatically generates four thumbnails which are used by the various user interfaces You can change the thumbnails using this function Upload additional video Once a video has been uploaded you can upload additional file formats or bitrates of the same video
67. ea shows the videos selected in the navigation pane You can now view create edit or delete thumbnails for these videos Archive Navigation Pane Selected Video Area FIG 94 Different Areas of Main Thumbnail Creation Screen The Archive Navigation Pane works in a similar way to windows explorer Click the arrows beside the folders to expand or contract them revealing or hiding the contents respectively Videos are indicated by filmstrip icons The video title appears to the right of the icon Q MP3 files are not shown NOTE Click a video you want to create edit thumbnails for this adds the video to the selected video area Each video in this area contains the following Video title above image Video image Video description to the right of the image Number of thumbnails associated with the video thumbnail count If this number is one or more then the video will have a show thumbnails button FIG 95 Video in Selected Video Area You can also select videos using the Search bar Enter the text you want to search for and click the magnifying glass Videos with a title metadata description or thumbnail which contain this text are added to the Selected Video Area aai Q FIG 96 Search Bar Click Clear current selections to remove all videos from the Selected Video Area You can carry out the following actions on videos in the Selected Video Area Play video in thumbnail editor Hover over the
68. ed channel from the Channel Order list Move Channel Up Moves the selected channel one position up in the list Move Channel Down Moves the selected channel position down in the list Save Changes Saves the changes to the server Perform these steps to change the channel order 1 Select a channel in the list 2 Click Move Channel Up or Move Channel Down until the channel is in its appropriate location 3 Click Save Changes Adding an Unmanaged Channel If you have a non Vision video source you can create an unmanaged channel for it Perform these steps to add an unmanaged channel 1 Click Add Unmanaged Channel A dialog box appears FIG 56 AA Ommaasgot hamal FIG 56 Add Unmanaged Channel 2 Enter the name of the channel in the Channel Name field 3 Select the type of channel from the Type options menu 4 Enter the URL of the channel in the Channel URL field 5 Click Add View Channels All of the available live channels are listed under this menu entry You can view live channels by clicking on the channel name The Vision interface server and player do not support h 264 content therefore you cannot view the stream from an AVN420 encoder Server Logs The log files for each server can be viewed by selected the server name under this menu entry FIG 57 Event Log User Interface Configuration The User Interface Configuration options enable the administrator to configure which video formats
69. electing View Event Log from the Record services menu S t Ul uae Appendix A Graceful Startup Shutdown Procedure Overview In the event of a planned or unplanned network or electrical outage the following steps should be taken to ensure a controlled shutdown and restart of the IPTV system The order of restart is critical to provide data to the control components as to last operating configuration If the system is brought back into service randomly or in improper order it may perform with unexpected behaviors Shutdown The order of shutdown is not as critical as the restarting but the recommended order and tasks are 1 V2 TDS Gateway gracefully shutdown using keyboard and mouse attached to server FIG 116 FIG 116 Attach a keyboard and mouse to the server To login if necessary enter the username V2Admin and the password vision2 From Windows desktop navigate to Start then select Shut Down 2 DTV MA01 TDS Management Appliance gracefully shutdown using keyboard and mouse attached to unit To login if necessary enter the username amxdtv and the password admin From Windows desktop navigate to Start then select Shut Down As an alternative you may simply press and hold the power button on the front face of the unit until activity and power indicator lights turn off FIG 117 Orv mast FIG 117 DTV MA01 Front Panel Power button 3 DTV TX03 Transmitter power off unit by disconnecting po
70. eo LAN Vision uses typical UTP STP cabling for RJ 45 connections 3 Connect an RJ 45 LAN cable to your Video LAN Connect the other end of the cable to ETHERNET 10 100 port on the front panel of a digital TV transmitter FIG 16 APIR ENDELEO common wrewrace 0 DTV TX01 DVB T COMMON INTERFACE SLOT 1 Reset Ethernet 10 100 port FIG 16 DTV TX01 DVB T Transmitter Front Panel The DTV TX01 DVB T transmitter FG1410 01 supports DVB T terrestrial signals The DTV TX02 DVB S transmitter FG1410 02 supports DVB S satellite signals Each features RF 1 2 OUT output connectors to allow multiple streams for maximum channel coverage The DTV TX03 US transmitter FG1410 03 receives incoming ClearQAM or ATSC digital TV signals Consult the AMX TDS Operation Reference Guide for information on using the various digital TV transmitters available from AMX Connect a coaxial cable to the RF IN connector on the rear of the digital TV transmitter FIG 17 Connect the other end of the cable to an available DVB source If you are using the DTV TX03 US transmitter use the RCA to Coax adapter provided with the transmitter when connecting the coaxial cable to the TUNER IN connector on the rear of the unit FIG 17 DTV TX01 DVB T Transmitter Rear Panel Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each DVB transmitter in your Vision solution Live MPEG Installation for Vision TDS The following steps show you how to setup a typical Live MPEG confi
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72. erform these steps to activate a multicast stream 1 Select Configure Reflector from the MPEG Reflector menu on the left pane of the window The Reflector MPEG Service page appears FIG 76 2 Inthe Channel Name box enter the name of the service as you want it to appear in playlists 3 Indicate whether the source is a local channel or an external source by clicking the Local V2 Channel or External Source option button If you select Local V2 Channel select a Producer channel from the V2 Channels options menu If you select External Source enter the URL of an address containing an MPEG 2 or H 264 video in the URL field 4 Click the Multicast option button to indicate this stream is a multicast stream 5 Select the IP address of the network you want to use for the multicast from the NIC to multicast on options menu 6 Click Apply if you made any changes to the Reflector configuration 7 Click the Service Enable check box at the top of the screen Reflector begins multicasting the video stream as configured Viewing the Stream The Vision Services manager provides a menu option to allow you to view the stream without having to start a user player Click the View Stream option in the menu for the service You must select Service Enable on the configuration page to start the service before you can view the stream Uae DVB Service The Vision DVB Service provides and manages a single Digital Video Broadcast DVB mu
73. es MPEG 2 Yes Yes Yes Yes MPEG 2 TS H 264 AVC Yes Yes No No MPEG 2 TS H 264 AVC Yes Yes No No MP4 PC Client Yes Yes Yes Yes Video on Demand Compatibility Amino VLC PC Client WMP WMV No Yes Yes Yes MPEG 2 MPEG 2 TS Yes Yes Yes Yes H 264 AVC MPEG 2 TS Yes Yes Yes Ys H 264 AVC MP4 No Yes Yes No FLV On2 VP6 FLV No Yes Yes Yes Some Windows 7 Media Players support MP4 Testing the Player in a Web Page To view how the Vision player will appear click the Test Player in a sample web page button on the V2 Player Configuration page The player appears in a new tab in your current browser The additional tabs in the player screen provide more options FIG 62 Hame Player FIG 62 Downloads tab The Downloads tab provides links to plug ins and codecs you may need to use certain features of Vision The Widgets tab FIG 63 provides several different video tools Each tool comes listed with its own HTML code which you can use to embed the video tool into a webpage Simply copy the provided code into the HTML code of your webpage and the video tool appears on the page Plover Downloads Widgets LAPS ce eee Wrevensis nefies voc om arvin Preduee wees v FIG 63 Widgets tab Set Top Box Management Set Top Boxes support viewing live programming via a producer channel or an MPEG encoder The set top boxes access your Vision
74. etween 1 and 255 Header Height Use the spin box to indicate the height of the header containing the thumbnail s title You can set any value between 1 and 255 Header X Offset Use the spin box to indicate the x offset at which you want to align the header s text You can set any value between 1 and 255 Header Y Offset Use the spin box to indicate the y offset at which you want to align the header s text You can set any value between 1 and 255 Font Size Use the spin box to indicate the size of the header text used for each thumbnail You can set any value between 1 and 255 Header Text Color Use the color chart to indicate the color of the header text for each thumbnail Header Color 1 Use the color chart to indicate the first header color used to create a gradient fill Header Color 2 Use the color chart to indicate the second header color used to create a gradient fill Background Color Use the color chart to indicate the color of the background for each thumbnail Border Width Use the spin box to indicate the width of the border around each thumbnail You can set any value between 0 and 255 Border Color Use the color chart to indicate the color of the border around each thumbnail es Uae Template Settings Cont Page Indicator Render Click the check box to render the page indicator Font Size Use the spin box to indicate the size of the page indicator text You can set any value between 1 a
75. exe file to execute the script and begin the installation process FIG 47 5 CETE el fen j Brera DSD y n Perey Seaman ery Yering aet etaa FIG 47 Vision Upgrade 3 Click Next 4 You can use the default installation location or specify a location by clicking the Browse button Once you determine a location click Finish The upgrade begins to install NOTE 5 When the upgrade is complete navigate to the directory where the files were installed and double click the Vision2 Updater exe file The AMX Vision Updater opens FIG 48 FIG 48 AMX Vision Updater 6 Click Start Update Once the update begins it may be a few minutes before you see any progress Once the upgrade is complete you must manually reboot the server Upgrading to Vision Software Version 7 2 Upgrading to version 7 2 is similar to the upgrade to version 7 1 but you must download and install VLS version 1 1 11 after the 7 2 software upgrade is complete You cannot upgrade Vision software from version 7 0 directly to version 7 2 You must first upgrade to 7 1 before upgrading to 7 2 Perform the following steps to upgrade the Vision software to version 7 2 1 Copy the V2 Rel7 Ito7 2 upgrade exe file onto the desktop of the server 2 Double click the V2 Rel7 1to7 2 upgrade exe file to execute the script and begin the installation process 3 Follow the instructions provided in the installation window You can use the defau
76. for more information Delete Device Click to delete the currently selected device You will receive a confirmation warning before deleting the device Template Select a template from the available list Any new templates you create appear in this list Edit Template Click to edit the template using the settings on the left side of the screen These settings are not available until you click Edit Template Save Changes Click to save any changes you make to the template This button is only available after you click Edit Template Discard Changes Click to discard any changes you make to the template and return the template to its original settings This button is only available after you click Edit Template Delete Template Click to delete the currently selected template You will receive a confirmation warning before deleting the template Download Click to load an existing template from a local or network drive Upload Click to upload a template to a local or network drive The Template Editor creates a zip file with all necessary files included within it Create New Template Click to create a new template See the Creating a New Template section on page 43 for more information Adding a New Device to the Device List Adding new devices to the device list is useful since each device uses specific settings geared toward each individual device By adding a new device you can create a series of unique templates with settings th
77. g if appropriate Note You cannot edit any of the other settings while the service is enabled Channel Name The name of the service as it appears in the playlists Source Type Click the appropriate option button to indicate the source type You can choose from Local Vision2 Channel or External Source V2 Channels The options menu provides a list of all the Producer channels in the system This option is only available if you select Local Vision2 Channel as the source type URL Use the provided field to enter the URL containing an MPEG 2 or H 264 video This option is only available if you select External Source as the source type Destination Stream type Click the appropriate option button to indicate the stream type You should select Multicast if you are streaming over an Intranet Select Unicast for an Internet stream Multicast options These options are only available if you select Multicast as the Stream type Address The multicast address for this channel This option is pre configured and cannot be changed Port The multicast port for this channel This option is pre configured and cannot be changed TTL The multicast TTL for this channel This option is pre configured and cannot be changed i es Reflector MPEG Service Options Cont NIC to multicast on The IP address of the network to use for multicasting Unicast options The following options are
78. ged from a convenient web interface Through the web interface you can perform the following Capture and encode content Upload archive manage and publish content Schedule programming with a dynamic online program guide Broadcast at selectable bitrate to any platform Provide live TV and video on demand over Intranet to any desktop display Vision Dealer Demo Systems The V2 DLR DEMO SYS Dealer Demo System FG3100 01K provides one live MPEG channel one live Windows Media Video WMV stream and two live Digital Video Broadcasting Terrestrial DVB T multiplexes for up to 10 users over a standard IP network The Producer channel allows scheduling for live channels or timed playback of prerecorded video content via unicast WMV only or multicast on private networks or the web The V2 DLR DEMO SYS Dealer Demo System includes 2 Live DVB T multiplexes 10 users 1 Live WMV stream 10 users 2 Producer Channels 1 MPEG 1 WMV 1 Vision Server 1 MAX CSE Encoder The V2 DLR DEMO 1RU Dealer Demo System FG3100 D1K provides two live MPEG channels and two live Digital Video Broadcasting Terrestrial DVB T multiplexes for up to 10 users over a standard IP network The V2 DLR DEMO 1RU Dealer Demo System includes 1 Vision2 1RU Dealer Demo Appliance 2 Live DVB T multiplexes 2 Live MPEG streams 1 Producer Channel MPEG 1 Record Channel MPEG 1 Archive up to 2 Video on Demand users The V2 DLR DEMO SFF Dealer Demo System
79. guration for Vision TDS 1 2 3 4 Connect the power supply to the rear of the Digital TV appliance Connect an RJ 45 LAN cable to LAN port one on the back of the Digital TV appliance FIG 15 Connect the other end to your Client side LAN Connect an RJ 45 LAN cable to the LAN port on the rear of the MAX CSE encoder Connect the other end of the cables to any of the ports on your client side LAN switch Connect a composite or S video cable to the corresponding ports on the rear of the MAX CSE encoder Connect the other end of the cables to a device capable of producing a video signal The MAX CSE encodes the video signals into MPEG 2 multicast streams Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each additional MAX CSE encoder you have in your Vision solution NOTE Master Servers You can install optional accessories into your Master server for redundant power or for connection to an Archive server Installing a Secondary Power Supply The V2 POWER 1100 FG3106 PS is a secondary power supply that you can use to add redundant power to FG3106 XX Vision Master Servers Master servers ship with a single 1100W power supply You can add one additional V2 POWER 1100 to the server to provide power supply redundancy FIG 18 V2 POWER 1100 The V2 POWER 1100 power supply is only compatible with the FG3106 XX Vision Master servers Follow these steps to install a secondary power supply 1 Remove the metal cover from the power supply ex
80. he name of the service as it appears in the services menu Base Service URL The URL to the Web Services interface for this service This value is automatically generated and should not be edited unless instructed by AMX Archive Path This is the physical path to the root folder of the archive Please do not modify this setting unless instructed to do so by AMX Content Archive This is the relative path the root folder if the archive Please do not modify this setting unless instructed to do so by AMX Base Video URLS These settings define the protocols and paths used to access the content in the archive Please do not modify this setting unless instructed to do so by AMX Filenames should only contain the characters A Z 0 9 spaces and underscores If a filename is imported that contains the special character it could cause error Supported Video on Demand Media Formats Video on Demand service supports four types of media files WMV MPEG 2 MPEG 4 and FLV however Video on Demand can only support one file type at a time To change the supported Video on Demand media format an administrator must manually edit the vcArchiveBrowserConfig xml file found in the v2Service UI folder Flash Video FLV Flash video on the Vision server uses only standard definition and below video sizes Flash videos must be encoded using the On2 VP6 video codec The following table lists the recommended bitrates for flash video
81. he server 4 STB 04 Vision Set Top Box connect the power cord to the STBs Verify power and network connectivity by looking at the lights on network interface at the rear of the unit If you see a message on screen unable to load web page then place the unit into standby using the amino remote control press STB then the power button wait a few seconds then press the power button again and ensure that the correct web page is loaded Troubleshooting In the case that this procedure is followed but does not return the system to functionality there are several steps which may be performed to verify which portion s of the system is not operating properly For purposes of this document these steps are bulleted with more detailed information referenced No TV signal on screen Verify that the display is connected to power and to the STB 04 Verify that the display is powered on Verify that the STB 04 is connected to power network and to the video display Verify that the STB 04 is powered on and has network connectivity by checking the red LED on the front of the STB 04 and the network connectivity and activity lights on the rear of the unit Verify that the correct video display input is selected check video connection from STB 04 Verify that the STB 04 has proper IP address and default browser page configured refer to the Set Top Boxes section on page 33 for more information No TV signal from Transmitter Verify that net
82. he user defined by these settings must have read rights on the LDAP server The file contains the following entries username This is the user to impersonate domain The domain in which the LDAP server resides password The password of the user to impersonate It also contains and entry for userattributecontainingloginname This entry as the name suggests contains the name of the attribute within the user Distinguished Name DN which holds the value that the user supplies when they log in For a normal Active Directory implementation this value is sAMAccountName and for ADAM it is usually name User Access Control This section of the v2ServicesManager controls whether the system supports User Access Control UAC and if so the type of UAC employed Where possible example values are provided for both Active Directory and ADAM FIG 65 User Access Control screen The user access control options are as follows User Access Control Options User Access Control Enable Enables user access control on the system Access Control Type Select the appropriate option to indicate whether user access control is controlled by Windows NT User Groups or LDAP LDAP Server URL This is the LDAP URL to the Server This option is only available if you select LDAP as the Access Control Type Example values Active Directory LDAP AMXVision2Dev Local ADAM LDAP AMXVision2Dev 50000 LDAP Server Root This is the LDAP URL to the
83. ible to the users If it is not checked then it will only be visible in the management interface To create a new table section click Add new Table section select the number of rows and columns and click Add Table Add New Table Section Options Section Name This is the name of the section as it appears on the left side of the page and also when editing metadata in the archive It can be different to the Displayed Name so that related sections appear together in the lists For example e Music Video Info e Music Video Credits e Music Video Lyrics TV Program Credits e TV Program Synopsis Displayed Name This is the name of the section as it will be displayed to a user Visible to users Check this box if you want the section to be visible to the users If it is not checked then it will only be visible in the management interface Edit Table Insert Column Allows you to insert an extra column Delete Column Allows you to delete the selected column Insert Row Allows you to insert a new row Delete Row Allows you to delete the selected row Colour Allows you to change the color of the selected column Width Allows you to define the width of the selected column User can edit this column Check the box to allow the contents of the column to be edited see example below You can insert text into the table as a hint for when someone is adding metadata to a
84. icast stream With the stream enabled you cannot change any of the multicast or encoding parameters NOTE Live WMV Service NOTE The Vision Live WMV Service provides a single live TV channel to the system It uses an A V capture card and Windows Media 9 WM9 to provide the software encoding of composite S video and component video and audio signals into a WM9 unicast stream Live Services as with all other Vision services are managed by the Vision Services Manager web interface to provide a unicast stream over HTTP This service is not available with Vision version 7 2 2 M Unmanaged Live WMV multicast channels are still supported through third party encoder devices See the Supported Third Party Encoders section on page 3 for more information Configuring the AMX Vision Dual Encoder When you select Configure Encoder from the WMV Encoder menu and select AMX Vision Dual Encoder from the Encoder Type menu the following page appears FIG 71 FIG 71 Configure Live WMV Service This page contains the following options Service Settings Options Service Name The name of the service as it appears in the left pane of the main window Encoder Type Use the options menu to select the type of WMV encoder you want to configure Click Apply if selecting a new encoder type Encoder Select the Enable check box to Start or uncheck to Stop the encoder Encoder Number Selects the Capture card and Encoder En
85. icasting Enter the base multicast address in the Base Multicast Address field All channels selected to multicast are offsets from this address Enter the port for this channel in the Port field Enter a value for the multicast TTL for this channel in the TTL field This step is optional In the Channels area click the check box in the Multicast column for the channel you want to multicast This step changes the multicast value of the channel from false to true A confirmation pop up appears Click OK to accept this change Repeat this step for each channel you want to multicast Click Apply If you are using one of AMX s DTV TX transmitters all programs in the stream may appear in the TVCT table for your transmitter device even when the transmitter is configured to only stream certain channels Channel List At the bottom of the page is the list of channels available on the selected frequency This area of the page contains the following view only information Channel List Options Name The channel name as provided by the broadcaster Type The type of channel either Digital TV or Digital Radio Multicast Checking the box multicasts the channel Note If you are using one of AMX s DTV TX transmitters all programs in the stream may appear in the TVCT table for your transmitter device even when the transmitter is configured to only stream certain channels To avoid displaying channels that are not available in the stream do
86. ications for the V2 STORAGE 2400 Expansion Storage FG3102 01 V2 STORAGE 2400 Expansion Storage Specifications Storage 12 2TB 7 2K RPM NL SAS 6Gbps 3 5in HotPlug Hard Drives Power 488W maximum continuous 550W peak e 90 264V e 47 63 Hz e 7 2A at 100V 3 6A at 200V Rear Panel Components Output ports 2 SAS connectors for connection to the Video on Demand server Expansion ports 2 SAS connectors for expansion to an additional archive server Operating Environment Operating Temperature 10 to 35 C 50 to 95 F e Storage Temperature 40 to 65 C 40 to 149 F Operating Relative Humidity 8 to 85 non condensing e Storage Relative Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing e 1181 BTU per hour Dimensions HWD 3 7 16 8 7 cm H x 19 48 2 cm W x 23 3 8 59 4 cm D Weight 62 6 Ibs 28 39 kg Please note that the V2 STORAGE 2400 is only compatible with one of the following V2 MASTER Vision Master Server FG3106 XXK with V2 STORAGE EXT810 Vision External RAID Controller FG3102 03 installed For information about installing the V2 STORAGE EXT810 Vision External RAID Controller see the Installing the V2 STORAGE EXT810 External RAID Controller section on page 30 V2 VOD 1000 Vision Video on Demand Server FG3100 06K V2 VOD SERVER FG3100 05K with V2 STORAGE EXT800 Vision External RAID Controller FG3102 02 installed For information about installing the V2 STOR
87. ices are highlighted in green and do not appear the service selection menu on the left of the Services Manager Activate Service This button enables you to change the active state of the selected service Server Serial Number This is the unique serial number for the selected server Server License code This is the license code which has been used to unlock the services on the server New Server License Code This is where you would paste an updated license code supplied by AMX when you purchase additional services Check License Code After you input a new license code you can check that it will unlock the expected services by clicking this button The license Changes section updates to show what would change Apply updated License After checking the license code this button will actually update the license code on the server NOTE NOTE Adding and Activating Services After successfully adding a server you must activate the available services for it with an appropriate license key Perform these steps to add and activate a service 1 2 3 Click Manage lt name of server gt in the services list on the left side of the page to display the available services for the server Enter a valid license code in the New Service License Code field Click Check License Code If the code is valid the License Changes area displays the number of licenses available for each type of service
88. idity 5 to 95 non condensing Dimensions HWD 1 9 16 4cm H x 5 1 2 14cm W x 4 1 2 11 4cm D Weight 0 70 Ibs 0 32 kg Included Accessories e 1 Amino Universal Remote Control e 1 Amino Configuration Keyboard FG3100 63 Network Switch Requirements Vision requires a Gigabit layer 2 3 network switch with IGMP Snooping Querier support Your network switch should have the following requirements Network Switch Requirements Physical Interfaces RJ 45 connectors for 10Base T 100Base TX 1000Base T with 8 16 24 or 48 ports Layer 2 Services IGMP Snooping V1 or V2 Not router dependant for operation e IGMP Querier e Layer 2 3 switching e Spanning Tree Protocol STP Security QoS Storm Control Broadcast and Multicast Performance Specifications Jumbo frame support Switching Capacity Forward Rate Non Blocking 32Gbps 16Port 140Gbps 48Port 24Mpps 16Port 96Mpps 48Port Internet Protocol IPv4 or IPv6 Optional e VLAN support Web User Interface Overvie Wiring and Device Connections Master Server Rear Panel Connections This section details the ports and connectors on the rear panel of the Vision Master server Output port LAN ports Power connector FIG 2 Vision Master server rear panel Some rear panel connectors are not available with certain solutions See the Overview section on page 1 for inform
89. il i aa aae ieee ee eee erie 102 Returning to Archive to Select Another Video 00 0 et ee ccttnieeeeeeeeeeeeet eet tiaa 102 Video Playback AV Co aiiacisas losensteccacsschascesasessadatnnstesgieneecsechitbamnadanatesseaieacsiteidaaniesase 103 Exiting the Thumbnail Eqitor ee eer i aa aa nee EEEE EEEE 103 TAGmbnat View G0 caccasapnpanaremsedd hae N E 105 PRS MENA ec ascus teatctaaatentcantincatecenteterendenansicancute wieadeasudbenndsedeasaahentaateaataat aacis eds 105 Login to Thumbnail Viewer scipcsis denstentnonsonne conn bedeemdchaeceeisdanacieaeadauhulesans duane eladniaed 105 Archive Navigation SCHOEN sotecescccccincidcncdednescdcenenneinceenenitenaraddscsardecusdianigiuuntuennencind 106 Thumbnail Viewer Sereen 0 0 ee eri ane NAAN 108 Playing a Thumbnail esris annsan i nieve tetas 108 Viewing Video Metadata e ee ee te ei na rere tere rn aa aaeaeeeeetetennen enna 108 Returning to Archive to Select Another Video ccc etter eeeeeeeeeeeer ete tiee 108 Video Playback AiCacc sccnsscsseunacesctueasdansiandiatasdtcecknessdeattecenstebdsideatgcbesaasedanvenbegheiaes 109 Producer Sel TICE scien ren E E ae neta an etree 111 OVETVIEW eee ee ee ee a EE aa aa eee ee eee ero ee Aa a 111 MPOMMNG UM AIO Mapirani iniii idaan iiaa iiaeie i aani ieii 111 Multicasting with ProdUTCer s sseriinbinireiiane eniai anaia ea ara AA EAR E a 113 Setting Up an Intermission rorarii midair iaaa aAA a Aa Aaaa Eaa 113 Schedule EG ith
90. imum supported manual recording is three hours The file name is not the name of the file that will be recorded but it is the name of the recording as displayed in the archive Scheduled Recording The Scheduled Record feature allows you to schedule when a live service is to be recorded You must select the source from which to record and enable the service before editing the schedule Scheduled recordings are only supported in the Live MPEG service and in 10 minute increments 1 Select Configure DVR from the Record Services menu on the left pane of the window The Record Service page appears FIG 114 FIG 114 Scheduled Recording screen 2 In the Schedule editor select the time where the recording should occur A pop up dialog box appears FIG 115 Scheduled Recording Program Name Duration in mins Cancel FIG 115 Scheduled Recording dialog box 3 Enter the name the recording in the Program Name field 4 Use the up and down arrows to indicate the duration of the recording in 10 minute increments recordings in 10 minute increments If you enter a value in the Duration field that isn t a 10 minute increment Vision automatically rounds up to the next 10 minute NOTE increment without alerting you Q You can enter a value in the Duration field however Vision only supports scheduled 5 Click Save Event Log In common with other services the Record service generates an event log which you can examine by s
91. in Afterward the Vision main menu loads NOTE NOTE STB 02SB and STB 03CC Menus 2 2 After the set top box reboots it accesses the Vision server you indicated and downloads the latest Vision menus you can use to navigate through the available channels You can create channels and schedules through the Live MPEG service and Producer service See the Live MPEG Service section on page 69 and Producer Service section on page 111 for more information You must load the set top box with one of the following firmware revisions US Solutions A130h 0 15 2 opera gogi cc European Solutions A130h 0 15 2 opera gogi bitband subs You can access the Vision menus by pressing the Menu button on the remote control The Vision Main Menu FIG 33 contains five options Live TV Channels Video on Demand Technical Information Configuration and Help menus The following sections describe each submenu and the actions you can take on each Video on Demand Technical information Configuration Help Use the P keys to choose a menu option and OK to select FIG 33 Vision Main Menu Live TV Channels The Live TV Channels menu displays a listing of all live channels available through the Live MPEG service Use the remote control to scroll through the list of the channels and press OK on the remote control to select a channel See the Using the Remote Control section on page 36 for more information on using the remote BB
92. in to the server 2 Accessing the Server Directly Perform these steps to access your server directly 1 Connect a monitor to the VGA port on the front of the server 2 Connect a USB keyboard and USB mouse to the 2 USB ports on the front of the server There is also a 15 pin VGA port and 2 USB ports on the rear of the server It makes no difference which set of ports you use to connect your peripherals NOTE 3 Power on the Vision server It may take a few minutes to boot 4 Enter the username and password for the server The default settings are username Administrator password vision2 5 When the desktop appears you can now access Vision via the web browser On the desktop double click the shortcut to the Vision Master Services page The Vision ServicesManager appears Accessing the Server Remotely Perform these steps to access your server remotely 1 Test that you can access the server via the LAN You can run this test by accessing a Command Prompt using the Ping command For example ping v2AMX lt SVCTAG gt where lt SVCTAG gt is the service name which you can find on the front of your server If the server responds write down the IP address of the server 2 Open a remote desktop service on a remote system on the same LAN as the server 3 Using a web browser on a PC with network access navigate to hitp lt servername gt admin aspx The V2ServicesManager appears You can also double click the sh
93. info and error messages Power button Press to power on server Rear Panel Components Video connector 2 15 pin female video connectors for connecting a video output device such as a PC monitor Serial connector 1 9 pin male serial connector USB port 3 USB 2 0 ports for mouse keyboard or external peripheral devices LAN connectors 4 RJ 45 LAN ports for connecting to a network router 10 100 1000 Ethernet Rack Mount Sliding Ready rails with Cable Management arm Operating Environment Operating Temperature 10 C to 35 C 50 F to 95 F e Storage Temperature 40 C to 65 C 40 F to 149 F Operating Relative Humidity non condensing twmax 292 C 10 to 80 non condensing Maximum Humidity Gradient 10 per hour operational and non operational conditions e Storage Relative Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing twmax 38 C e Heat Dissipation 4100 BTU hr max Dimensions HWD 3 7 16 8 73cm H x 19 48 24cm W x 29 3 4 75 5cm D Weight 71 5 Ibs 32 5 kg Certifications CE NRTL FCC Class A The following table lists the specifications for the V2 MASTER server FG3100 01 rocessor V2 MASTER Server Specifications P 1 Intel E5500 Xeon 5500 series processor Memory 6GB Memory 3x2GB 1333MHz Single Ranked LV RDIMMs Storage 2 300GB 15K RPM SA SCSI 6Gbps 3 5in Hotplug Hard Drives e 4 1TB 7 2K RPM SATA 3 5 Hot Plug Hard Drives Power High
94. ion menus to the set top box LAN port 1 connects to your LAN You can use LAN port 2 for a loop out to an additional set top box 4 Assure the keyboard is within range of the front of the set top box and press Alt M to access the Enter Management Pages screen FIG 29 Enter management pages Management password Or Canca FIG 29 Enter Management Pages screen The setup pages vary in appearance depending on whether you are using the STB 02SB STB 03CC or STB 04 set top box This document displays the setup pages for the STB 02SB and STB 03CC While the appearance may be different between set top boxes functionality is the same 5 In the Password field enter the password the default is leaves and press Enter The STB Management screen appears FIG 30 STB Management hoote an optior etwors onfimratior DHCP Informatorn Hordware Informabern Ty An Update Software identity Infra Red or fea aton User Preferences Exit Management Reboot FIG 30 STB Management screen 6 Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to access the Browser Setup option and press Enter The Browser Setup screen appears FIG 31 Browser Setup Home Page httip 192 168 0 107 arnino ssp Help Page about start Air Keyboard Layout United States Parwore Serve Chenye Reset Back to Main Maenu FIG 31 Browser Setup screen 7 Enter the address of your Vision server in the Home Page fie
95. its products to perform This includes any lost profits lost savings incidental damages or consequential damages AMX is not liable for any claim made by a third party or by an AMX Autho rized Partner for a third party This Limited Warranty does not apply to a any AMX product that has been modified altered or repaired by an unauthorized agent or improperly transported stored installed used or maintained b damage caused by acts of nature including flood erosion or earth quake c damage caused by a sustained low or high voltage situation or by a low or high voltage disturbance including brownouts sags spikes or power outages or d damage caused by war vandalism theft depletion or obsolescence This limitation of liability applies whether damages are sought or a claim is made under this warranty or as a tort claim including negligence and strict product liability a contract claim or any other claim This limitation of liability cannot be waived or amended by any person This limitation of liability will be effective even if AMX or an authorized representative of AMX has been advised of the possibility of any such damages This limitation of liability however will not apply to claims for personal injury Some states do not allow a limitation of how long an implied warranty last Some states do not allow the limitation or exclusion of inci dental or consequential damages for consumer products In such states the limitation
96. l specific resolutions available for your display Aspect Ratio Enables you to set the aspect ratio for your video display You can select Widescreen Letterbox Panscan or Ignore Connection Indicates the type of connection used to transmit the video signal to the output display STB 04 Menus Vision contains a Template Editor application for the STB 04 which enables you to create custom user interfaces for your set top box The application is available to any user with server access The application is accessible by using a web browser and navigating to the following location http lt server name gt tedit aspx You must load the STB 04 set top box with firmware version 2 3 4 or higher FIG 41 displays the main screen you see when you access the Template Editor application oe om sa eee henaa stines heses i gt re n tar temaene aaeeea remme et Comet tee Fmt e Metteg Meene g i A O VIDEO ON LIVE TV DEMAND FEEDS we ee w gt FIG 41 Template Editor Main screen The following table lists the Device and Template options available in the Template Editor These options appear across the top of the screen Device and Template Options Device Select a device from the available list to view its template Any new devices you add appear in this list Add New Device Click to add a new device to the template list See Adding a New Device to the Device List section on page 42
97. ld See the Starting and Accessing Vision2 section on page 49 for information on retrieving the server s address If you are using the STB 04 set top box set the Home Page to http lt server name gt aminoh140 aspx 8 Use the arrow keys to access the Password field and enter the password in the space provided the default is snake 9 Use the arrow keys to highlight the Save Changes button and press Enter 10 Use the arrow keys to highlight Back to Main Menu and press Enter to return to the STB Management screen 11 Use the arrow keys to highlight Reboot and press Enter to reboot the set top box Using the Remote Control The set top box includes a universal remote control you can use to control your video display and navigate through the Vision menus Not all buttons on the remote work with your Vision setup While Vision supports Video on Demand you can use only the Play Pause Stop Fast Forward and Rewind features FIG 32 highlights some of the buttons you can use with Vision and your set top box Turn on Subtitles Menu button for accessing the Vision menu Navigational buttons for manuvering Voume OMG through the Vision menus FIG 32 Amino Remote Control Q Subtitles are only supported on DVB streams NOTE If you are using an STB 04 set top box and you receive a failed to load webpage error select the OK button on the remote and using the remote power the set top box off and on aga
98. le after clicking Edit Settings Changes do not take effect immediately After making all necessary changes click Test to view the changes to the template Click Save Changes to save the new template settings or Discard Changes to return to the previous settings FIG 44 displays the Template Editor Settings Settings Nawigation Vertical text Thumbnails Background Alphe 235 K Columns 4 j Rowe 3 i j Corner Radius to j Hortzontal Gap 4 i Varnes Gap 2 ts Norteantal Merga 35 be Haadw Height 2 tS Haadar X Offser s ES Header Y Offset 3 Ks Font Size OES Header Text Color n Hasder Color t E Header Color 2 BE Background Caler EA feeder width t Berder Color B Page indicator Info Amino Specific test FIG 44 Template Editor Settings The following table lists the settings available in the Template Editor Template Settings Navigation Menu Selector Color Use the color chart to select a color for the menu selector Render top line navigation Click the check box to render the text on the navigation bar Color Use the color chart to select a color for the text on the navigation bar Font Size Use the spin box to indicate the size of the text on the navigation bar You can set any value between 1 and 255 Vertical Text Render Click the check box to render the text on the left side bar X Offset Use the spin box to indicate the x offset at which you
99. lt installation location or specify a location by clicking the Browse button Once you determine a location click Finish The upgrade begins to install 4 Reboot the server when the installation is complete 5 Download VLS version 1 1 11 from www videolan org Install the package as a typical installation Accessing Servers Overview Vision enables you to easily add and manage additional servers in the system All Vision services are managed by the Vision ServicesManager web interface Starting and Accessing Vision Perform these steps to access your server remotely 2 1 Power on the Vision server It may take a few minutes to boot 2 Test that you can access the server via the LAN You can run this test by accessing a Command Prompt using the Ping command For example ping v2AMX lt SVCTAG gt where lt SVCTAG gt is the service name which you can find on the front of your server If the server responds continue to step 3 3 Using a web browser on a PC with network access navigate to http lt servername gt admin aspx The Master Services page appears FIG 49 FIG 49 Master Services page Accessing the Server There are two methods you can use to access the Vision server directly and remotely Accessing directly requires connecting a monitor keyboard and mouse to the server and accessing it as you would with a typical PC Accessing remotely requires using a remote desktop program to log
100. ltiplex of live TV channels to the system Terrestrial satellite and cable TV providers now use a digital rather than analog transmission systems to deliver their content Where previously a single frequency was required for each TV channel by using digital compression multiple channels can be provided on a single frequency known as a multiplex or bouquet The DVB service de multiplexes the individual TV channels on a selected frequency and makes each individual channel available for multicasting to users Configuration When you select the Configure DVB from the DVB Service Menu the following page appears FIG 78 Configure Service Name Channels Name Type Multicast Digital TV true Digital TV x true Digital TV iI true FIG 78 Configure DVB Service NOTE The Configure DVB Service page consists of the following sections Service Settings Service Name FIG 79 Service settings The top section on the page deals with the settings for the service itself and consists of the following options Service Options Service Name The name of the service as it appears in the services menu Apply Click to apply any change to the service name Use the Service Name field to enter a unique name for the DVB service This name appears on the left pane of the window and always refers to this specific configuration Always click Apply after making any changes Tuner Hardware Settings Tuner Hardware BG3540 DVB
101. mission This section defines what to do whenever there are no videos scheduled to broadcast You can schedule a specific MPEG 2 file from a Vision archive a multicast MPEG 2 source such as a DVB or Live MPEG channel or a WMV source such as an encoder Enable If the Intermission not enabled and nothing is scheduled then the user sees a blank screen Source Defines whether a file plays continuously or if it is a live feed during Intermission Live Select the live channel from the available list This option only appears if you select Live Feed for your source Name Select a source file from the menu on the left pane This option is view only if you select File for your source URL The path of the intermission source This field is automatically populated when you select a file or live channel Video Format Select the video format by clicking the appropriate option button You can choose from MPEG and MP4 H 264 with MPEG Producer For WMV Producer the only option is Windows WMV Note You should have separate Producer services to isolate the MPEG 2 and the H 264 Live channels and content If you mix the content the Producer service may not function properly Bitrate Select the bitrate of the files to be used from the selected archive Q You must apply the settings any changes to take effect NOTE NOTE NOTE Multicasting with Producer Perform these steps to multicast with Producer
102. n the Intermission section 5 Click the Service Enable check box to activate the intermission The Name and URL fields populate with the name and path of the intermission source This source will play if there is no scheduled content playing on the regular multicast If you disable a live channel while it is being used as the Intermission file the Live drop down menu will not be consistent with the URL and the Intermission file will not work Schedule Editing Producer runs a four week schedule which loops and starts again after the four weeks To edit the schedule select the Edit Schedule menu option in the service FIG 110 16 20 16 00 24 30 18 00 Tim FOR a FIG 110 Edit Schedule screen The following options are available on the top toolbar Edit Schedule Options Snap When moving a program or adding a program to the schedule the Snap limit defines the program time start boundary For example a 15 minute Snap setting only allows programs to be scheduled at 00 15 30 and 45 minutes past each hour Copy The copy option enables you to copy individual programs days or entire weeks from one part of the schedule to another Delete The delete option enables you to delete individual programs days or entire weeks from the schedule Save To update the schedule on the server click Save Any changes will immediately take effect Show Program Info When you select a program already in the schedule or one from
103. nd 255 Height Use the spin box to indicate the height of the page indicator You can set any value between 1 and 255 Y Offset Use the spin box to indicate the y offset at which you want to align the page indicator You can set any value between 1 and 255 Color Use the color chart to indicate the color of the page indicator Selected Color Use the color chart to choose the color used to indicate the selected page Info Heading Font Size Use the spin box to indicate the size of the heading text You can set any value between 1 and 255 Text Font Size Use the spin box to indicate the size of the information text You can set any value between 1 and 255 Heading Color Heading Background Use the color chart to indicate the color of the heading text Use the color chart to indicate the color of the heading background Section Text Color Use the color chart to indicate the color of the section text Background Color 1 Use the color chart to indicate the first color used to create the background gradient Note The gradient values are used to create a gradient wash over the main info image to allow text to be more easily visible Background Alpha 1 Use the spin box to indicate the first alpha used to create the background gradient You can set any value between 1 and 255 Background Color 2 Use the color chart to indicate the second color used to create the background gradient
104. ndicate whether you are connecting to the S video component or composite port on the encoder Use the Encoder Format options menu to indicate which video standard the encoder is using Use the Encoder Profile options menu to select a profile containing the appropriate pre configured encoder settings Click Apply Clicking Apply saves your configuration Check the Encoder Enable check box to start the encoder and unicast the video stream at the selected settings You can view the encoded stream by clicking View Unicast Stream in the main menu FIG 75 Configuring the VBrick WMV Appliance Encoder When you select Configure Encoder from the WMV Encoder menu and select VBRICK WMV Appliance from the Encoder Type menu the following page appears FIG 72 FIG 72 Configure VBrick WMV Appliance Encoder Service Settings FIG 73 WMV Encoder Service Settings The top section of the page deals with the settings for the service itself and consists of the following options Service Settings Options Service Name The name of the service as it appears in the playlists Encoder Type Use the options menu to select the type of WMV encoder you want to configure Encoder IP Address The network IP Address of the encoder Username The user name required to manage the device The default user name is admin Password The password required to manage the device The password is admin NOTE Perform these steps to
105. not choose individual channels to stream and instead stream the full transport stream SID This is the DVB Service ID and it is provided for technical users PMID This is the DVB Program Map ID and it is provided for technical users Previewing the Selected Channels The Vision Services manager provides a menu option to allow you to preview the channels you have selected in the channel list Select the channel from the available list on the left pane of the window Archive Service NOTE The Vision Archive service provides a multi format multi bitrate storage system for videos within the system Thumbnails for the videos are automatically generated You can attach metadata to each video The archive can be accessed by means of Video on Demand and also provides the source for a Producer service which provides a scheduled multicast TV channel The Archive service supports four types of video files WMV MPEG2 MPEG4 and Flash Video FLV All four type of video files are supported for Video on Demand however Video on Demand can only support one file type at a time Configuring the Service When you select Configure Service from the Archive Service menu the following page appears FIG 83 Ahout vibaster Archive FIG 83 Master Archive Service The top panel on the page deals with the settings for the service itself and consists of the following options Configure Archive Options Service Name T
106. ntroller card Do not install the V2 STORAGE EXT800 card in an empty slot with the PERC 6 E card still in use A server using both Q When installing the V2 STORAGE EXT800 External RAID controller card you must NOTE types of cards at the same time may not function properly 7 Press down on the blue locking tab to lock the cards back into place 8 Replace the cover on the server and ensure that the cover lock is fastened securely after closing the lid www dell com and have the latest PERC 6 E driver prior to installing the RAID Q Be sure to download the newest server administrator from Dell s website Controller Also be sure to check for any updated BIOS or driver updates for the card NOTE S a NOTE Set Top Boxes The STB 02SB FG3100 61 STB 03CC FG3100 62 and STB 04 FG3100 65 Set Top Boxes support viewing live programming via a producer channel or an MPEG encoder The set top boxes access your Vision server and display available programming on a connected video source The set top boxes are used only for MPEG content They support viewing MPEG Video on Demand but support only Stop Play Pause Fast Forward and Rewind features FIG 27 displays the rear panel of the STB 02SB Set Top box 104010 ie en gt MIMMMETIBON szene CE PE A amp FIG 27 STB 02CC Set Top Box rear view The Set Top Boxes have a limit of 18Mbps Heavy traffic loads can cause the set top box to reset itself periodically FIG 2
107. o help differentiate between the archive folders Segment length This value defines the length of each individual recordings created by a continuous recording Available options are 5 15 30 and 60 minutes Keep Archives for Mapped Archive Path To prevent the continuous recording mode from filling up the hard disk used by the archive the system will delete automatically generated recordings after the period defined here To prevent specific recordings being deleted use the Content menu in the archive to drag them from the Automatic Recordings folder into the main archive itself All automatic recordings are placed in a special area of the archive which are subfolders of the DVR Recordings Automatic Recordings folder Note The automatic recordings are not available for scheduling in the Producer service They are also not searched when you perform a Content search in the Archive service You must move the automatic recordings to a new folder to be able to search and schedule them in these services This defines the physical path to the archive and should only modified if instructed by AMX Write to Archive This defines the archive in which you want the recordings to save Record From This enables you to select which stream to record S WARNING NOTE NOTE Recording a Video Stream Perform these steps to record a video stream 1 ao Pon 6 7 Select Configure DVR from th
108. of thumbnails Each thumbnail has an image a time and some descriptive text Time time from start of video in hours minutes seconds of this thumbnail Descriptive text text describing what the thumbnail bookmarks Image thumbnail image To play the video in the thumbnail viewer screen starting at the point marked by this thumbnail proceed as follows 1 Hover over the thumbnail image to reveal a blue play icon 2 Click the blue play icon see FIG 106 FIG 106 Play Video From Thumbnail Position Thumbnail Viewer Screen The thumbnail viewer screen FIG 107 consists of two main areas Thumbnail bar Contains a number of thumbnails arranged in time order Thumbnails at the top occur earlier in the video than those further down Video Playback Area Plays the video selected in the previous screen Thumbnail Bae Video Playback Area Video Metadata Tabs FIG 107 Thumbnail Viewer Screen The following actions are available in this screen Play a Thumbnail Play video using video playback control panel Return to archive These actions are described in detail over the following pages Playing a Thumbnail Hovering over the thumbnail images in the thumbnail bar reveals a play icon which allows you to play the video from the time marked by that thumbnail Set the Thumbnail track video checkbox to automatically scroll the thumbnail bar to show those thumbnails closest in time to the current video playback
109. one of the available card slots inside the server 6 Press down on the blue locking tab to lock the cards back into place 7 Close the cover on the server and ensure that the cover lock is fastened securely after closing the lid LLL Archive Servers Vision Archive servers allow you to store and manage videos in Flash WMV MPEG 2 and MPEG 4 format for future use The stored content can then be used to build your own channel and or allow users to access it with Video on Demand Vision Archive has an integrated search feature that allows you to find content based on titles and metadata See the Archive Service section on page 87 for more information Older model Video on Demand servers may require you to install the V2 STORAGE EXT800 External RAID Controller to be able to connect to the V2 STORAGE 2400 server Master servers require you to install the V2 STORAGE EXT800 External RAID Controller to connect to the Archive server See the Installing the V2 STORAGE EXT810 External RAID Controller section on page 30 for more information The following steps show you how to add an additional 15TB or 24TB of Disk storage to an existing archive server 1 Connect an SAS cable to the IN port on the rear of the V2 PVA FIG 23 or V2 STORAGE 2400 Expansion Storage device FIG 24 Connect the other end of the cable to the first SAS port on the rear of the Archive Video on Demand server FIG 24 V2 STO RAGE 2400 Expansion Storage re
110. onfigure Encoder from the Encoder menu The Live Service page opens FIG 71 2 Use the Video Input options menu to indicate whether you are connecting to the S video component or composite port on the encoder 3 Use the Video Standard options menu to indicate which video standard the encoder is using 4 Use the Aspect Ratio options menu to indicate the aspect ratio you want to use for the multicast stream 5 Use the Audio Input options menu to indicate whether you are connecting to the 3 5 mm jack or the Mic DIN 6 Use the Encoder Profile options menu to indicate which profile the encoder is using 7 Use the Video Resolution options menu to indicate the video resolution of the multicast stream 8 Use the Video Bitrate options menu to indicate the video bitrate of the multicast stream 9 Use the Video Mode options menu to indicate the video mode of the multicast stream It is recommended that you select CBR 10 Use the Audio Bitrate options menu to indicate the audio bitrate of the multicast stream 11 Use the Audio Sample Rate options menu to indicate the audio sample rate of the multicast stream 12 Click Apply Clicking Apply saves your configuration 13 Click the Enable check box to begin the multicast stream i E Viewing the Stream The Vision Services manager provides a menu option to allow you to view the stream without having to start a user player Click the View Stream option in the Services menu to view th
111. ortcut to the Vision Master Services page to access the Vision ServicesManager to use remote desktop to access the server for troubleshooting You should also always use the Connect to Console when using a Remote desktop application NOTE otherwise you will not see the v2server application running You should configure to remote desktop to leave sound at the remote computer If you keep the server running continuously it should always be accessible via its web address Q You can also access the server by using a remote desktop however you only need Changing Your Server s Name You can change your server s name from the default name assigned to it when you first receive it After changing the name use the new name to access the Vision application Perform these steps to change your server s name 1 On your server s desktop close the v2server application 2 On your server s desktop click Start right click Computer and select Properties The System Properties window opens 3 Inthe Computer name domain and workgroup settings section click Change settings to open the System Properties menu 4 Click Change The Computer Name Changes dialog box opens 5 Enter the new name of the server in the Computer Name field i Uae 6 Click OK and restart the server as requested Next you must add the new server name to Windows Media Services 7 Click Start select Administrative Tools and Open Windows Media Service
112. owing table lists the pinout configuration for HD 15 connector to Component RGB or Composite connectors HD 15 to Component RGB or Composite Pinouts HD 15 Pin Component Signal Red RCA Green RCA Blue RCA 1 Pr signal center pin 2 Y signal center pin 3 Pb signal center pin 4 5 6 Pr Return shield 7 Y Return shield 8 Pb Return shield 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 The WMV appliance also includes a set of two RJ 45 LAN ports identical to the ports found on the Master server See LAN RJ 45 Port section on page 17 for information on the port and wiring cables for it Vision TDS Vision TDS provides multiple live Digital Video Broadcast DVB or MPEG channels over a standard IP network for up to 150 users for each type of channel See the Vision2 TDS section on page 27 for information on setting up your Digital TV appliance See LAN RJ 45 Port section on page 17 for information on wiring cables for the port To Client side LAN To Video LAN FIG 7 Digital TV appliance rear panel Vision PowerVault Drive Array Rear Panel Connections This section details the ports and connectors on the rear panel of the Vision PowerVault Drive Array in from Video on Demand server out to additional Archive Power connector Power switch FIG 8 Vision PowerVault Drive Array rear panel view Use an external 4x SAS connector to connect the SAS ports on the rear of the PowerV
113. pansion slot see FIG 19 remove metal cover from expansion slot FIG 19 Master server rear panel 2 Slide the secondary power supply into the slot until the orange tab beside the power connector clicks into place Installing the V2 STORAGE EXT810 External RAID Controller The V2 STORAGE EXT810 External RAID Controller is the external RAID card that connects to the V2 STORAGE 2400 Direct Attached Storage unit allowing you to add additional storage to your Vision Master server This card is only compatible with specific Vision Master Servers FG3106 XX and you can only install one card per server FIG 20 V2 STO RAGE EXT810 External RAID Controller Before installing the V2 STORAGE EXT810 External RAID Controller be sure to discharge any static electricity from your body by touching a grounded object iS Follow these steps to install the V2 STORAGE EXT810 External RAID Controller 1 Power off the V2 Master server 2 Unlock the cover of the server by flipping up the locking mechanism located on the cover of the server toward the rear of the device lift security latch upward to unlock server cover FIG 21 Front cover locking mechanism 3 With the cover unlocked lift it upward and remove it from the device 4 On the rear of the server pull upward on the blue locking tab to unlock the card slots lift locking tab FIG 22 Locking tab 5 Install the V2 STORAGE EXT810 External RAID Controller into
114. ported format MAX CSE Encoder Recommended Settings To ensure the best possible accuracy for thumbnail captures use the MPEG codec with a Constant bitrate Thumbnail functionality has been thoroughly tested and confirmed to be within 1 second accuracy for capturing For instance if during a television broadcast there is a change in camera angle or there is fast moving content a visual inaccuracy could be created Vision is not frame accurate and an example like this is a rare occurrence however the nature of the video makeup can impact thumbnail functionality Login to Thumbnail Editor Login to the Thumbnail editor as follows 1 Enter the application link provided by your system administrator into your web browser For example http lt Server Name gt ThumbsEdit aspx Replace lt server name gt with the name or IP address of your Vision Server You should see a login panel as shown in FIG 93 FIG 93 Login Window 2 Enter the username and password provided by your system administrator and click Log in The first application screen will now load the Archive Navigation Screen Do not login more than once with the same credentials username and password Archive Navigation Screen The Archive Navigation Screen consists of two main areas see FIG 94 The Archive Navigation Pane used to navigate through the video archive and select those videos you wish to create view thumbnails for The Selected Video Ar
115. r RJ 45 connections FIG 13 displays the connection locations for the VS DLR DEMO SFF server LAN port FIG 13 V2 DLR DEMO SFF Dealer Demo Server rear view Q The V2 DLR DEMO SFF system only has one RJ 45 LAN connection NOTE FIG 14 displays the connection locations for the VS DLR DEMO 1RU server To CLIENT SIDE LAN To VIDEO LAN FIG 14 V2 DLR DEMO 1RU Dealer Demo Server rear view 3 Connect an RJ 45 LAN cable to the Ethernet port on your encoder Connect the other end of the cables to any of the ports on your network switch 4 Connect a composite or S video cable to the corresponding ports on your encoder Connect the other end of the cables to a device capable of producing a video signal The encoder converts the video signals into MPEG 2 multicast streams NOTE NOTE Vision TDS Vision TDS provides multiple live Digital Video Broadcast DVB or MPEG channels over a standard IP network for up to 150 users for each type of channel See LAN RJ 45 Port section on page 17 for information on wiring cables for the port t To Client side LAN To Video LAN FIG 15 Digital TV appliance rear panel DVB Installation The following steps show you how to setup a typical DVB configuration for Vision TDS 1 Connect the power supply to the rear of the Digital TV appliance 2 Connect an RJ 45 LAN cable to LAN port two on the back of the Digital TV appliance FIG 15 Connect the other end to your Vid
116. r Server and restart the application If an incorrect server name is entered the system will attempt the connection for 30 seconds and then if unsuccessful the following error message will appear Click OK and click Add New Server again Master Service The Vision Master Service is responsible for managing the licensing of all Vision services on all of the servers in the system It also creates the playlists for the live channels for the Windows Media Player and VLC Media Player and creates a generic XML list for custom media players Server Management When you select the Master Service a representation of all of the available services appears FIG 53 FIG 53 Vision Master Service The Manage Servers menu option allows you to add and remove additional servers to and from the system For details on adding a new server see the Adding a Server section on page 51 Managing a Specific Server To view server information select the server on the left pane The Vision Server Information screen appears FIG 54 unter Andere HAX baa nder 2 Producer NPIS hom we Owe F vi Producer WHV Whew te Mee tort D Copy te cipbead P heel onsa Cade eneo Bpdsied n enews FIG 54 Vision Server Information The following options appear for the server Server Options Current Status of Services This table lists all of the services on the selected server and if they are Licensed and Activated Inactive serv
117. r under Master Archive on the left side of the page and select an existing file Click Upload Additional Video The upload screen appears Click the Browse button to select a file to upload Select a bitrate category from the Bitrate options menu Click Upload gO PON gt es ve Service Thumbnail Editor NOTE The thumbnail editor allows users to create video thumbnails effectively bookmarks to certain points in your video Each thumbnail contains an image captured from the video at the time of creation along with some descriptive text to describe its purpose The thumbnail editor consists of two screens e Archive Navigation Screen this is the first screen It is used to select those videos you want to work on Thumbnail Editor Screen this screen is used to view create or edit thumbnails for a video selected using the Archive Navigation screen The Thumbnail Editor is only available in Vision version 7 2 2 or higher This upgrade can only be installed on existing Vision release 7 2 R710 servers Copy the V2 Feature Upgrade Rel 7 2 2 040512 exe installer to all your R710 Vision servers then run the file on all required servers This will install the required feature upgrades to the wwwroot and v2services folders Requirements The thumbnail editor requires Internet Explorer 8 x32bit web browser or later running on Windows XP or later The thumbnail editor requires two plugins Adobe Flash ver
118. s You will see an RPC error box so click OK to bypass it 8 In Windows Media Services select Action from the top menu open Add Server and enter the new server name Click OK 9 Close the Windows Media Services window and restart the server The server name change is now complete Adding a Server To add new servers ensure that the new server is powered and configured with Vision Server running Before you try to add the new server to the Vision system ensure that you can access the server via the LAN Perform these steps to add a server to your configuration 1 Test that you can access the server via the LAN You can run this test by accessing a Command Prompt using the Ping command For example ping V2AMX lt SVCTAG gt If the server responds then continue 2 Click Server Management from the Master R710 Vision ServicesManager web interface 3 Click Manage Servers The Manage Servers page appears FIG 50 viMaster FIG 50 Manage Servers page 4 Click Add new Server to open a text box FIG 51 Add nert Server Server Name FIG 51 Add new Server text box 5 Enter the name of the new server in the space provided 6 Click Apply The New server appears in the Manage Servers pane i 7 To confirm the new server into the Master server configuration so it can be managed select Import Server The services from the new server are now added to the Master server s main services menu 8 Acces
119. s the server s Vision application See the Accessing the Server section on page 50 for more information 9 Change the Master Server Name to the Master R710 server s name FIG 52 Change the Master server name vous A 7 System Seiso PITIMI License Key TEATEStHAARD S ITB EE IDOE 70 00 teus 0 SSS Service is Serce type Nemes LantEvert Cd me Oe COO _veServer Server Onboard HTTP server isterung on 192 168 1 22681 No TVA 7H 2000000000000001 2Master ATILLAATSE Created Sarmice No 12 20 7 203 200050 104508343 V208 XAS 100 KAS WX PMPID 64 PIO Update Video 65 No 12 14 2010 1 0243 20100501 104509343 V200 WFAALIO2 WFAA 2 PMPID 00 PID Update Video 01 No 12 14 2010 4 21 46 2M Oo 1S0 VAS KIVT 101 KTVT OT PMPID 948 PID Update Video 43 No 12 14 20 1 02 33 20100501 104505515 200 QAM2 201 Channel 40 PMFID 481 PIO Update Video 1904 No 12 9 2010 7 20 33 ANIONS 10805809 20E QAMI Charnel 43 PMPID 43 PIO Update Video 2088 No 1213 200 511 3 20100501 104509607 V200 KERA 110 KERAHD JPHPIO 40 PID Update Video 49 No 12 14 2010 1 0220 ou m yx F Stay enteo Version 7 1 20100521 Copyright 2000 2010 AMX LLC 2 FIG 52 Vision Server application 10 Click Apply and restart the application You can now control this server via the Main Master server You have now successfully added a new server On the remote server you must change the Master Server Name in the Vision application to the Maste
120. sed in the interface Perform these steps to configure the sample player 1 Click the arrow button beside UI Configuration under the Master menu to display the available players 2 Click the sample player you want to configure The sample player s Configuration page opens FIG 61 3 Enter a description of the video in the Description text box This step is only for ease of identification and is optional 4 Click the Support VOD check box if you want the player to support video on demand content If you click this check box also perform the following steps Use the Archive to use options menu to select an archive to use for video on demand content For more information about configuring an archive see the Archive Service section on page 87 Use the VOD Format options menu to select a video format and bitrate for the player to use 5 Click the Support Live Channels check box if you want the player to support live channels If you click this check box click the respective check boxes for the types of live channels you want the player to support 6 Click Apply when finished making changes to the configuration Vision version 7 2 does not support scaling and resizing of WMV files within a browser window NOTE Format Compatibility The following tables list the formats that are compatible with Live channels and Video on Demand Live Channel Compatibility Amino VLC PC Client WMP WMV No No Yes Y
121. sion 11 or higher Download from http get adobe com flashplayer VLC Media Player version 2 0 or higher Download exe installer from http www videolan org yic download windows html In order to edit thumbnails a user must be a member of either Vision Servers NT Administrator Group or anNT group on the Vision Server listed in the file config xml which is located at c inetpub wwroot v2services ui ThumbsEditor A sample config xml file is as follows lt xml version 1 0 gt lt config gt lt List of Windows NT User Groups whose users will be granted edit rights gt lt editgroup gt WinNT DOMAIN_NAME SERVER_NAME ThumbnailsEditors lt editgroup gt lt config gt NOTE O WARNING 1 Second Accuracy Depending on the characteristics of the recorded video the accuracy with which a thumbnail can be created defined as the time difference between the frame shown when the user creates a thumbnail and the actual captured frame can vary The following sections detail the recommended configuration settings if an accuracy of one second is required Video Inputs Always use an encoder such as the MAX CSE to encode the stream to an MPEG standard Recording from a DVB T S Set Top box without using an encoder is not advised Set top boxes can introduce noise into the file which can have adverse effects on the thumbnail captures All recordings must be run through an encoder to be converted to a sup
122. strip icons The video title appears to the right of the icon MP3 files are not shown Click a video you want to create edit thumbnails for this adds the video to the selected video area Each video in this area contains the following Video title above image Video image Video description to the right of the image Number of thumbnails associated with the video thumbnail count If this number is one or more then the video will have a show thumbnails button FIG 104 Video in Selected Video Area You can also select videos using the Search bar Enter the text you want to search for and click the magnifying glass Videos with a title metadata description or thumbnail which contain this text are added to the Selected Video Area Seann q FIG 105 Search Bar Click Clear current selections to remove all videos from the Selected Video Area You can carry out the following actions on videos in the Selected Video Area e Play video in thumbnail viewer Hover over the video image to reveal a blue play icon Click this icon to go to the thumbnail viewer and start the video playing from the beginning Show the thumbnails associated with video Click Show Thumbnails to view all the thumbnails associated with this video and the descriptive text associated with these thumbnails Remove video Click the red cross in the top right hand corner to remove this video If you selected Show thumbnails you now have a list
123. t 57 54 Ibs 26 1 kg WMV Appliance The following table lists the specifications for the Vision WMV appliances Vision WMV Appliance Specifications Processor Quad Core Xeon X3323 Processor2x3MB Cache 2 5GHz 1333 MHz FSB Memory 2GB 667MHz 2x1GB single ranked DIMMs Storage 2 250GB 7 2K RPM serial ATA 3Gbps 3 5 in cabled hard drives Power Single 400W power supply Front Panel Components USB ports 2 USB 2 0 ports for mouse keyboard or external peripheral devices Video connector 1 15 pin female video connector for connecting a video output device such as a PC monitor DVD ROM 8X DVD ROM drive Rear Panel Components Serial connector 1 9 pin male serial connector Video connector 1 15 pin female video connector for connecting a video output device such as a PC monitor USB ports 2 USB 2 0 ports for mouse keyboard or external peripheral devices LAN connectors 2 RJ 45 LAN ports for connecting to a network router 10 100 1000 Ethernet WMV Video connector 2 15 pin male video connectors for WMV source WMV appliance only Rack Mount Sliding Ready rails with Cable Management arm Operating Environment e Operating Temperature 10 C to 35 C 50 F to 95 F e Storage Temperature 40 C to 65 C 40 F to 149 F e Operating Relative Humidity non condensing twmax 29 C 20 to 80 non condensing Maximum humidi
124. t Configure Encoder from the MAX Encoder Menu The Live Service page opens FIG 67 2 In the Service Name text box enter the name of the service as you want it to appear in playlists 3 Select the type of encoder you want to configure from the Encoder Type options menu 4 Enter the network IP Address of the encoder in the Encoder IP Address field You can find the IP address of the MAX CSE encoder on the LED on the front of the unit 5 In the MAX Username text box enter the username used to gain access to the encoder The default username is Admin 6 In the MAX Password text box enter the password used to gain access to the encoder The default password is 1988 7 Click Apply If you enter an incorrect IP address the system will attempt the connection for 30 seconds and then if unsuccessful the following message will appear at the bottom of the page The encoder is not responding and is probably offline Stream Settings The bottom section of the page deals with the specific parameters defined for multicasting the video and the actual parameters which define the encoding process When you check the Stream Enable check box the system starts the encoding process and multicasts the stream You will receive an error if you disable a Live channel while it is being accessed by another service Multicast Settings FIG 69 MAX Encoder Multicast Settings The following options are available in the multicast section Mul
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126. the content menu you can see the same program information that is available in the archive To move a program within the schedule simply drag and drop it into the new location If you attempt to drop it into a location where it will not fit due to other programs then it will return to its original location To schedule a new program drag it from the content menu on the left and onto the schedule Viewing the Stream The Vision Services manager provides a menu option which allows you to view the stream without having to open a user player Simply click the View Stream option in the menu for the service You must have selected Stream Enable on the configuration page to start the service and either have scheduled some content or enabled the Gap file before you can view the stream Record Service The Vision Record Service provides the ability to record a multicast MPEG 2 or unicast Windows Media stream into an Archive The Record Service essentially serves as a Digital Video Recorder You can record any Live MPEG DVB T encoder WMV stream or unmanaged channel continuously creating files of a fixed duration or you can manually record a specific event Recording unmanaged WMV channels is not supported Q The Record WMV service is not available with Vision version 7 2 2 M NOTE Configuration When you select the Configure DVR from the Record Service Menu the following page appears FIG 111 FIG 111 Configur
127. ticast Settings Options Protocol The protocol setting is fixed at UDP multicast UDP multicast is the only supported protocol at this time Address This is the multicast address that will be used This option is pre configured and cannot be changed Port This is the multicast port number that will be used This option is pre configured and cannot be changed TTL This is the multicast TTL that will be used You can enter a value in the space provided This option is pre configured and cannot be changed Encoding Settings FIG 70 MAX Encoder Encoding Settings The following options are available in the encoding section Encoding Settings Options Video Input The MAX encoder supports either S Video or Composite video inputs Video Standard The MAX encoder supports NTSC USA and Japan and PAL rest of the world excluding France video standards Aspect Ratio The MAX encoder is supports a 4 3 and 16 9 aspect ratio Encoder Profile Vision supports only the MAX Custom encoder profile Video CODEC Vision supports only MPEG 2 video compression on the MAX encoder Video Resolution The MAX encoder supports D1 720 x 576 PAL 640 x 480 NTSC and SIF 360 x 288 PAL 320 x 240 NTSC resolutions Video Bitrate The MAX encoder supports a range of selected video bitrates from 500 Kbits to 6 Mbits The recommended encoding bitrate is 6 Mbits Video Mode The MAX encoder supports Constant Bit Rate CBR
128. tion Options Add new section Allows a new metadata section to be inserted see the Configuring Metadata section on page 89 for more information Select the section to insert from the drop down and click Add Move Section Left Changes the order that metadata will be presented to the user Move Section Right Changes the order that metadata will be presented to the user Delete section Removes the selected metadata section from this video If you select a text based section in this case Podcast Info and click Edit Section the options change appropriately to display the usual text editing options like font type size and weight FIG 91 Text editing options FIG 91 Editing Metadata If you select a table based section to edit the options change again The only options that appear are to insert or delete rows The table shows gridlines and clicking on a table cell enables editing Uploading Additional Versions of the Same File To upload an additional file format or bitrate version of the video click Upload Additional Video to display the upload screen FIG 92 Vision does not support transcoding files You must upload versions of the same file with different formats and bitrates rile s2000 te format Mery free Space 110 0 Gilytes Used Space 5 2 CBytes Cancel FIG 92 Upload Additional Video Perform these steps to upload an additional version of the same file Click the Content folde
129. ty gradient 10 per hour operational and non operational conditions e Storage Relative Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing twmax 38 C Dimensions HWD 1 11 16 4 235cm H x 16 3 4 42 63cm W x 26 66 04cm D Weight Rack Weight 29 66 Ibs 13 45 kg Digital TV Appliance The following table lists the specifications for the Vision Digital TV appliance Vision Digital TV Appliance Specifications Processor One Quad Core Intel Xeon 3420 series processor Memory 2GB Memory 2x1GB 1066MHz Single Ranked UDIMM Storage 160GB 7 2k RPM Serial ATA 3Gbps 3 5 in Cabled Hard Drive Entry Power Single cabled power supply 250W Front Panel Components USB ports 2 USB 2 0 ports for mouse keyboard or external peripheral devices Video connector 1 15 pin female video connector for connecting a video output device such as a PC monitor Rear Panel Components Serial connector 1 9 pin male serial connector Video connector 1 15 pin female video connector for connecting a video output device such as a PC monitor USB ports 2 USB 2 0 ports for mouse keyboard or external peripheral devices LAN connectors 2 RJ 45 LAN ports for connecting to a network router 10 100 1000 Ethernet Rack Mount Sliding Ready rails with Cable Management arm Operating Environment Operating Temperature 10 C to 35 C 50 F to 95 F Storage Temperature 40 C to 65 C 40
130. uner you want to use from the Tuner Hardware options menu and click Apply Enter the IP address you want to scan in the Address field This IP address should be the multicast address of the applicable transmitter Enter the port you want to scan in the Port field Click Start Vision begins to scan for available channels Any channels it finds appear in the channels section at the bottom of the page Multicast Settings FIG 82 Multicast Settings The following options are available in the multicast section Multicast Options Network Interface Use this setting if the server has multiple network cards and you want to Base Multicast Address All of the channels selected to multicast will be an offset from this address For specify which one is used This setting does not normally require changing example if the Base Multicast Address is 234 0 0 0 the first channel on the list is multicast on 234 0 0 0 and the second 234 0 0 1 etc Port TTL This is the multicast port number to be used This is the multicast TTL value You can enter a value in the space provided Setting the Multicast Address Perform these steps to set the multicast address 1 2 7 Select Configure DVB from the DVB Service Menu on the left pane of the window The Configure DVB Service page appears FIG 78 Use the Network interface to multicast on options menu to indicate which network interface you want to use for mult
131. video FIG 85 displays a new table based section and the hints Insert Column Written by Director FIG 85 Metadata Table Delete Column Insert Row Delete selected Row Colour t 10 Character Name Character Name NOTE NOTE FIG 86 displays how the information appears with actual metadata in the main archive Video Formats Video Information Synopsis Written by Jonathan Glassner FIG 86 Metadata Example If you make any changes that you want to keep you must click the Save Changes button Browsing and Managing Content All content is stored in the archive in a hierarchical structure much like folders on a PC and is displayed in a similar manner in the archive service menu The descriptions folder and category are interchangeable To open or close a folder click the arrow to the left of it in the left pane If you click a folder you will see a representation of the contents of the folder in the right pane You can rename the folder and you can edit the description by clicking on the folder description below the images You can also create a new folder upload a new video or add an online video The process of uploading a new video is identical to the process of uploading an additional video see the Uploading Additional Versions of the Same File section on page 95 for more information If you want to see your recently recorded files you must click the Refresh button Vision does not validate any
132. video image to reveal a blue play icon Click this icon to go to the thumbnail editor and start the video playing from the beginning Note that if someone is already playing editing this video then you will see the following error message FIG 97 Error Message Video Locked By Other User This message shows the username of the other user who is editing the video Wait until they have finished to proceed Show the thumbnails associated with video Click Show Thumbnails to view all the thumbnails associated with this video and the descriptive text associated with these thumbnails Remove video Click the red cross in the top right hand corner to remove this video If you selected Show thumbnails you now have a list of thumbnails Each thumbnail has an image a time and some descriptive text Time time from start of video in hours minutes seconds of this thumbnail Descriptive text text describing what the thumbnail bookmarks Image thumbnail image To play the video in the thumbnail editor screen starting at the point marked by this thumbnail proceed as follows 1 Hover over the thumbnail image to reveal a blue play icon 2 Click the blue play icon see FIG 98 Note if someone is already editing this video then you will see the error shown in FIG 97 FIG 98 Play Video From Thumbnail Position Thumbnail Editor Screen The thumbnail editor screen FIG 99 consists of two main areas Thumbnail bar
133. want to align the text on the left side bar You can set any value between 1 and 255 Font Size Use the spin box to indicate the size of the text on the left side bar You can set any value between 1 and 255 Color Use the color chart to select a color for the text on the left side bar Shadow Top Use the color chart to select a color for the top shadow of the text on the left side bar Shadow Bottom Use the color chart to select a color for the bottom shadow of the text on the left side bar Thumbnails Background Alpha Use the spin box to indicate the alpha used to create the background gradient You can set any value between 0 and 255 Columns Use the spin box to indicate the number of columns on the navigation pages You can set any value between 1 and 255 Rows Use the spin box to indicate the number of rows on the navigation pages You can set any value between 1 and 255 Corner Radius Use the spin box to indicate the size of the corner radius of each thumbnail You can set any value between 1 and 255 Horizontal Gap Use the spin box to indicate the horizontal spacing between each thumbnail You can set any value between 0 and 255 Vertical Gap Use the spin box to indicate the vertical spacing between each thumbnail You can set any value between 0 and 255 Horizontal Margin Use the spin box to indicate the margin on the left and right sides of each thumbnail You can set any value b
134. wer cable from rear of unit FIG 118 FIG 118 TDS TX03 Rear Panel power connector 4 STB 04 Vision Set Top Box power off unit by disconnecting power cable from rear of unit FIG 119 q vow lam 3 pem pes o CERC OO A FIG 119 STB 04 Rear Panel power connector er NOTE NOTE It may not be necessary to power down every Amino throughout the facility in the event of a planned network or power outage but it is a recommended practice When network and power are restored it may be necessary to select a program to be played on each Amino This can be accomplished by using the hand held Amino remote or possibly through the V2 TDS Gateway STB Management Interface depending on the default browser page that has been configured in the Amino When all systems are down you can safely proceed without negatively impacting the operation of the IPTV system Once complete the information which follows will provide the recommended startup procedure to return the system to operation Startup Restart The order of startup is critical to the proper operation of the IPTV system following a network or power outage Several of the system components provide configuration or status details to each other and the absence of that information can cause components to malfunction A short wait period between powering up each device is recommended to ensure that each has a chance to initialize before the next to provide any needed
135. work switch is operational and that connectivity activity lights are illuminated and flashing Verify that CATV connection service is functioning and that transmitters have power coaxial RF and network connections Verify that transmitters are powered on or that power source strip UPS etc is working Verify that transmitters have active network connections with network activity lights on the NIC illuminated and flashing Verify that the transmitter is configured and has a saved channel list refer to the AMX TDS Television Distribution System Operation Reference Guide for details on transmitter configuration Beyond these simple checks the configuration of the V2 TDS gateway and the DTV MAO1I may need to be verified For additional details consult the Operation Reference guides for these products available at www amx com or contact AMX Technical Support Appendix A ul Startup Shutdown Procedure aful Startup Shutdown Procedure as Ef UNI VE RSI if Increase Your Revenue through education knowledge In the ever changing AV industry continual education is key to success AMX University is dedicated to ensuring that you have the opportunity to gather the information and experience you need to deliver strong AMX solutions Plus AMX courses also help you earn CEDIA NSCA InfoComm and AMX continuing education units CEUs Visit AMX University online for 24 7 365 access to Schedules and registration for an
136. wwwroot and v2services folders Requirements The thumbnail viewer requires Internet Explorer 8 x32bit web browser or later running on Windows XP or later The thumbnail editor requires two plugins Adobe Flash version 11 or higher Download from http get adobe com flashplayer VLC Media Player version 2 0 or higher Download exe installer from http www videolan org ylc download windows html Login to Thumbnail Viewer Login to the Thumbnail viewer as follows 1 Enter the application link provided by your system administrator into your web browser For example http lt server name gt ThumbsViewer aspx Replace lt server name gt with the name or IP address of your Vision Server The first application screen will now load the Archive Navigation Screen NOTE Archive Navigation Screen The Archive Navigation Screen consists of two main areas see FIG 103 The Archive Navigation Pane used to navigate through the video archive and select those videos you wish to create view thumbnails for The Selected Video Area shows the videos selected in the navigation pane You can now view thumbnails for these videos Archive Navigation Pane Selected Video Area FIG 103 Different Areas of Main Thumbnail Creation Screen The Archive Navigation Pane works in a similar way to windows explorer Click to expand a folder revealing its contents Click to contract a folder Videos are indicated by film
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