K2 AppCenter Application Software User Manual Software version 9 071-8723-04 October 2012 K2 AppCenter Application Software User Manual Software version 9 071-8723-04 October 2012 Contents Preface.......................................................................................................................................................13 Chapter 1: Product description................................................................................................19 Product Description................................................................................................................................20 About K2 systems...............................................................................................................................20 K2 Summit 3G system features...........................................................................................................20 K2 Summit system features................................................................................................................21 K2 Solo 3G system features................................................................................................................22 K2 Solo system features.....................................................................................................................23 K2 Summit/Solo formats, models, licenses, and hardware support....................................................23 Features of internal storage models....................................................................................................25 Features of external storage models...................................................................................................26 About remote operation and monitoring.................................................................................................26 About K2 Summit system storage options..............................................................................................26 Licensing.................................................................................................................................................27 Software version licenses....................................................................................................................27 Licensable options..............................................................................................................................27 Chapter 2: Getting Started.......................................................................................................29 Passwords and security on Grass Valley systems..................................................................................30 Starting AppCenter.................................................................................................................................30 Starting AppCenter for the first time with a Control Point PC.................................................................31 Logging on to AppCenter....................................................................................................................31 Configuring a channel suite.................................................................................................................31 Starting AppCenter after creating a channel suite..................................................................................32 Locking AppCenter.................................................................................................................................32 Shutting down AppCenter.......................................................................................................................32 AppCenter shut down options.............................................................................................................33 About system messages.........................................................................................................................33 Critical system startup messages...........................................................................................................34 AppCenter startup errors........................................................................................................................34 Viewing AppCenter system status messages.........................................................................................35 Status bar............................................................................................................................................35 Status pane.........................................................................................................................................36 Copying StatusPane messages to the clip board................................................................................37 Clearing messages.............................................................................................................................38 Exporting log files...................................................................................................................................38 Configuration Manager...........................................................................................................................39 Accessing Configuration Manager......................................................................................................40 Saving and restoring Configuration Manager settings........................................................................41 Restoring default Configuration Manager settings .............................................................................41 Storage Utility for standalone K2 Summit/Solo system...........................................................................42 Accessing Storage Utility....................................................................................................................42 K2Config.................................................................................................................................................42 About SiteConfig.....................................................................................................................................43 Chapter 3: Using AppCenter....................................................................................................45 About AppCenter....................................................................................................................................46 Main components in the AppCenter user interface.............................................................................46 Playing channels in multi-view screen.................................................................................................48 29 October 2012 K2 AppCenter User Manual 5 Contents Playing the channel pane in full screen ..............................................................................................49 Tools in AppCenter.................................................................................................................................49 Conventions used in the AppCenter interface........................................................................................49 Terms and concepts used in AppCenter.................................................................................................50 Channels overview.................................................................................................................................51 Channel suites ...................................................................................................................................52 Channels in AppCenter.......................................................................................................................52 Channel applications overview...............................................................................................................52 Selecting a channel application...........................................................................................................52 Available channel applications............................................................................................................52 Using on-screen transport controls.....................................................................................................53 Using remote protocols...........................................................................................................................53 About Event Scheduler support..........................................................................................................53 Configuring a channel for remote control............................................................................................54 Chapter 4: Recording Clips......................................................................................................55 About recording clips..............................................................................................................................56 About continuous record mode...............................................................................................................56 Continuous mode operational considerations.....................................................................................57 Guide to using the Recorder/Player application: Control view................................................................58 Guide to using the Recorder/Player application: Cue view.....................................................................60