Product specifications

AirSpeed 5000 Installation and Configuration Checklist
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4. Once connected, select File > Configure Transfer Engine.
The Configure Transfer Engine dialog box opens.
5. Select the AirSpeed 5000 server name that you want to configure from the Select Server list.
The Select Server list displays the most recently used servers.
6. Click Add to add the selected server to the Configured Servers list.
The Configured Servers list displays the AirSpeed 5000 servers that are configured for use
by the Standalone Transfer Engine.
7. (Optional) To remove a server from the Configured Servers list, select the server you want to
remove and click the Delete button.
8. (For MPEG-2 HD (XDCAM) capable systems) To enable Send to Playback (STP) of
MPEG-2 HD clips, select the compression format you want to use for your transfers from
the XDCAM STP Format list.
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For all systems that are not capable of MPEG-2 HD (XDCAM) formats, you can leave this field
blank.
9. Click the Update button to save your changes.
You will be asked to restart the Transfer Engine. Click OK.
10. Manually stop and restart the Transfer Engine. For more information, see “Starting the
Interplay Transfer Engine on the Avid Editor” on page 26.
At this point, the server is configured for ingest and playback.
For MPEG-2 HD (XDCAM) servers, a profile is generated that allows you to send to
playback MPEG-2, 720p or 1080i media. This will be denoted by the
<AirSpeed5000servername>-HD in the Avid editor upon sending an MPEG-2 HD sequence
to playback.