Product specifications

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Two- and Three-Channel AirPlay MP Systems
Two- and three-channel AirPlay MP systems include a control channel
to provide a centralized interface for the system and two or three
record/playback channels. Only one channel can record at a time, but
any of the record/playback channels can serve as the record channel.
The systems also provide local and central storage for digital video.
The multichannel conÞguration allows you to:
¥ Simultaneously record and play back material.
¥ Play back on multiple channels.
¥ Play back the same material on multiple channels to provide
redundancy; if the primary channel fails, you can quickly switch
to the backup channel.
The multichannel AirPlay MP system includes two or three identical
channels for recording or playing back material. Each channel includes
an Avid Media Processor as the CPU, with system boards and video
and audio hardware to convert incoming video and audio to digital
format for storage.
Each record/playback channel also has a customer-supplied playback
monitor for displaying material the system is playing or recording.
Input video and audio by connecting a deck or feed to any channelÑ
generally only the record channelÑto input video and audio. When
the system records, it stores the material in digital format on SCSI
buffer storage disks connected to the record channel. The system then
copies the material to a shared library of magnetic storage disks. Each
channel is linked to the shared library via a SCSI network, but only the
record channel has write-access to the shared library.
When the system plays back material, it copies the material from the
shared library to the buffer disks for the playback channel. The system
converts the digital media saved on the buffer disks to the correct
format for output to a deck or broadcast channel (for example, the