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____________ _______________________________ OPERATORS MANUAL For use with Software Version 4.05.370 Image Server MAXX 6T January 2008 Copyright 2008, 360 Systems All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America 900-105-0002-07 6T UM ____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 2 MAXX 6T Owner’s Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES............................................................................................... 7 PREFACE............................................................................................................ 8 Software and Operations Manual Revisions................................................ 8 Typographical Conventions........................................................................ 8 SAFETY NOTICES .............................................................................................. 9 Safety Terms and Symbols.......................................................................... 9 General Safety Caution............................................................................... 9 Personal Injury Precautions ........................................................................ 9 PRODUCT DAMAGE PRECAUTIONS ............................................................. 10 Product Registration ................................................................................. 10 Product Improvements and Upgrades....................................................... 10 Trademarks .............................................................................................. 10 Software Copyrights ................................................................................. 10 Video and Audio Copyright Reminder...................................................... 10 OPERATING ENVIRONMENT ......................................................................... 11 System Cooling ........................................................................................ 11 Check These Points .................................................................................. 11 Power Conditioning ................................................................................. 11 Recommended UPS Models..................................................................... 12 RFI/EMI interference................................................................................. 12 Static Discharge ....................................................................................... 12 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................ 13 UNPACKING................................................................................................... 14 Package Contents..................................................................................... 14 RACK MOUNTING.......................................................................................... 15 Mounting the Audio And Control ( ACX ) Module .................................... 15 Installing the Hard Drives......................................................................... 16 REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS ......................................................................... 17 ACX EXPANSION MODULE CONNECTIONS ................................................. 19 Audio I/O................................................................................................. 19 Analog Audio Capability .......................................................................... 19 Digital Audio Capability........................................................................... 19 Embedded Audio Capability..................................................................... 20 Audio Word Size and Sample Rate........................................................... 20 Serial Control Ports .................................................................................. 20 GPI Control.............................................................................................. 20 BASIC OPERATION ......................................................................................... 21 POWER ON/OFF ..................................................................................... 21 Connecting the dual power supplies ........................................................ 21 Power On ................................................................................................ 21 Power Off ................................................................................................ 21 GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE ( GUI ) OVERVIEW ......................................... 22 System Menu Bar ..................................................................................... 23 The Status Bar .......................................................................................... 24 The Transport Channel View.................................................................... 25 Transport Menu Bar.................................................................................. 25 Playlist Menu Bar ..................................................................................... 27 MAKING A RECORDING FROM THE GUI ...................................................... 29 Record Configuration Options.................................................................. 29 Set Channel 1 to the Transport View ........................................................ 29 Setting the Sync Source ............................................................................ 29 Setting the Video Input Source ................................................................. 30 Arming the Audio tracks........................................................................... 31 Setting the Recording Format ................................................................... 31 Setting the Time Code Source .................................................................. 31 ____________________________________________________________________________________ MAXX 6T Owner’s Manual Page 3 Beginning Recording................................................................................ 32 USING E-E Mode to Monitor the Recording Source.................................. 34 PLAYING A CLIP FROM THE GUI.................................................................... 35 Beginning Playback.................................................................................. 35 Looping a Clip.......................................................................................... 35 Pausing a Clip .......................................................................................... 36 Ejecting a Clip.......................................................................................... 36 Using Jog ................................................................................................. 36 Using GO-TO .......................................................................................... 36 Using Fast Forward / Rewind.................................................................... 36 Using Shuttle to Control Playback Speed.................................................. 36 EDITING A CLIP............................................................................................... 37 Using Edit-while-Recording...................................................................... 37 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION ............................................................................ 39 Assigning Names to the Server and Transport Channels ........................... 39 Programming GPIO Outputs .................................................................... 40 Programming GPIO Inputs ....................................................................... 41 Configuring Linear Time Code ( LTC ) ...................................................... 42 Configuring the Network.......................................................................... 42 Setting the Date and Time ........................................................................ 44 Calibrating Channels ................................................................................ 45 CLIP NAVIGATOR ........................................................................................... 46 Creating Folders ....................................................................................... 46 Renaming and Deleting Folders ............................................................... 47 Navigating Folders ................................................................................... 47 Moving and Copying Clips....................................................................... 47 Renaming and Deleting Clips................................................................... 48 Sorting Clips............................................................................................. 48 Finding Clips............................................................................................ 48 Finding Clips Using Wildcards ................................................................. 49 Finding Clips Using Regular Expressions .................................................. 50 USING PLAYLISTS ........................................................................................... 51 The Playlist View ..................................................................................... 52 Creating and Running a Playlist................................................................ 53 Status Indications 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