User manual

Phoenix
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User Manual www.RealmCtrl.com
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1. Introduction
1.1. Overview
Phoenix
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is a robust media retrieval, campus automation, and facility management
solution. The Phoenix
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application suite manages distribution and control of digital and
analog media content along with the power states and tuning of all display devices
distributed throughout the campus. Phoenix
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works in concert with control system
hardware developed and manufactured by AMX LLC, Crestron, Contemporary
Research, and Aurora MultiMedia. The distribution of media is governed from a
centralized location, known as the “Head End,” to all destinations throughout the entire
campus regardless of size or location.
Visual programming of the configuration and behaviors of the facility are entered into
Phoenix
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using an intuitive Windows Graphical User Interface, avoiding the need for
specialized, “hard coded” control system code. This saves time and money as the
system-level parameters can often be easily modified without reprogramming the
software. Modifications to facility assets, configuration, and behaviors can be
accomplished without requiring additional software development in most cases. Some
of the capabilities provided by Phoenix
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include automated control sequences, intuitive
user interfaces, and much more.
To the Media Center staff, Phoenix
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is a seamless solution for cataloguing and
scheduling of media. To the end user, Phoenix
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is a unified interface for control of all
media, regardless of format. The versatility of the software, combined with the power
and virtually infinite expandability of the AMX NetLinx hardware, results in an overall
solution that will work well in many environments including educational, corporate, retail,
broadcasting, entertainment, and others.
Thank you for joining others in choosing Phoenix
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as the solution for management and
control of media throughout your campus. In doing so, you have invested in a long-term
solution that will continue to grow along with the analog and digital media devices that it
manages and the control system that it utilizes.
1.2. About This Document
The Phoenix
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User Manual is intended as a comprehensive document geared towards
the Technicians who install the system, the Media Center staff who utilize and maintain
the system, and the end user who views and controls scheduled media and Video On
Demand. The document is structured in numerical outline format with each independent
item assigned a level.
Because the Phoenix
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application is constantly changing with the needs of the industry,
some screenshots may look slightly different than the software installed at your facility.
RealmCtrl endeavors to keep the manual current with the application at all times. If you
discover a discrepancy in this regard, or any other error of content, spelling, or grammar,
please notify Realm Control by e-mail at [e-mail].
Various symbols and font styles will be used throughout this document to represent
different items. These conventions are described below:
Any item that refers to a button, radio selection, or drop list will be enclosed within
brackets and will be shown in bold. For example: “To create a new source, first click
[New].”
Any menu item will be enclosed in curved brackets and will be shown in bold. For