MAXX-2420-EX™ High Definition Video Server Operations Manual P/N 100-145-0022-01 June 2012 Software Version 1.08.561 Copyright © 2012, 360 Systems All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America MAXX-2420-EX Owner’s Manual Page 1 Page 2 MAXX-2420-EX Owner’s Manual Contents Preface________________________________________________________________ 9 Software and Operations Manual Revisions..................................9 Safety Notices_________________________________________________________ 10 Safety Terms and Symbols..........................................................10 General Safety Caution...............................................................10 Personal Injury Precautions ........................................................10 Important Safety Instructions ......................................................11 Product Damage Precautions......................................................12 Product Registration ...................................................................12 Product Improvements and Upgrades.........................................12 Trademarks ................................................................................12 Software Copyrights ...................................................................12 Video and Audio Copyright Reminder........................................12 Introduction __________________________________________________________ 13 Key Features and Benefits ......................................................................16 Applications for 360 Systems Servers .....................................................17 Accessory Information............................................................................18 Installation ___________________________________________________________ 19 Unpacking .............................................................................................19 Important Installation Notes ...................................................................20 System Cooling ..........................................................................20 Power Conditioning ...................................................................20 About Server Software............................................................................22 Rack Mounting ......................................................................................22 Mounting an Audio Module (AXP-3, AXP-4 or DXP-1)................22 Mounting the Control Module (CXP) ..........................................22 Connecting the Monitor, Mouse and Keyboard...........................22 Rear Panel Connections .........................................................................24 Audio Module Connections ...................................................................26 The optional AXP-3, AXP-4 and DXP-1.......................................26 Control Module (CXP) Connections........................................................27 Serial Control Ports for Channels 1, 2, 3 & 4 ..............................27 GPI Control................................................................................27 Basic Operations ______________________________________________________ 29 The Server Desktop................................................................................29 Launching the Graphic User Interface ........................................29 Shutting Down the Server...........................................................29 MAXX-2420-EX Owner’s Manual Page 3 Graphic User Interface Overview...........................................................30 System Menu Bar .......................................................................31 Show Menu ...............................................................................31 Edit Menu ..................................................................................31 Windows Menu .........................................................................31 Help Menu ................................................................................32 The Status Bar ............................................................................32 The Transport Channel View ......................................................33 Transport Menu Bar ...................................................................33 Options Menu............................................................................34 The Playlist Channel View..........................................................35 Playlist Menu Bar .......................................................................35 Options Menu............................................................................36 Initial System Configuration ...................................................................37 Selecting a Sync Reference.........................................................37 Setting the Video Sync Source....................................................37 Making a Recording from the GUI .........................................................39 Record Configuration Options....................................................39 Setting the Video Bit Rate...........................................................39 Setting the Audio Input Source ...................................................40 Arming Audio Tracks..................................................................40 Setting an Audio Delay Time......................................................40 Audio Rate Conversion ..............................................................41 Setting VANC Line Selections.....................................................42 Selecting a Time Code Source ....................................................42 Beginning Recording..................................................................42 Making a Crash Recording .........................................................43 Making a Named Recording.......................................................43 Monitoring a Recording Source with E-E Mode...........................44 Playing a Clip from the GUI...................................................................46 Beginning Playback....................................................................46 Looping a Clip ...........................................................................46 Pausing a Clip ............................................................................46 Ejecting a Clip............................................................................47 Using Jog ...................................................................................47 Using Go To Frame and the Frame Locator ................................47 Using Fast Forward / Rewind......................................................47 Slow Motion Playback................................................................47 Using Shuttle to Control Playback Speed....................................48 Editing a Clip .........................................................................................49 Using Edit While Recording .......................................................49 System Configuration .............................................................................51 Assigning Names to the Server and Transport Channels..............51 Programming GPIO Outputs ......................................................52 Programming GPI Inputs ............................................................53 Configuring the Ethernet Network ..............................................54 Setting the Date and Time ..........................................................56 Clip Navigator .......................................................................................57 Renaming and Deleting Clips.....................................................57 Page 4 MAXX-2420-EX Owner’s Manual Sorting Clips ..............................................................................57 Filtering the Clip Display............................................................57 Finding Clips..............................................................................58 Finding Clips Using Wildcards ...................................................58 Finding Clips Using Regular Expressions ....................................59 Using Playlists........................................................................................60 The Playlist View .......................................................................61 Creating and Running a Playlist..................................................62 Loading a Playlist (FILE>OPEN).................................................63 Saving a New Playlist (FILE>SAVE AS).......................................63 Saving an Existing Playlist (FILE>SAVE) .....................................63 Setting Playlist Start Time ...........................................................63 Stopping a Playlist (STOP) ..........................................................64 Pausing Playlist (PLAY/PAUSE) ...................................................64 Cueing a Clip (CUE) ...................................................................64 Looping Playlist (LOOP [X] )......................................................64 Showing First Frame of CUED Clip (SHOW)...............................64 Preparing Next Clip for Playback (NEXT) ....................................64 Jumping to Selected Clip (JUMP) ................................................64 Automatic Scrolling to Currently Playing Clip (HOME) ...............65 Set