User`s manual

3. Getting started

Barco – iStudio – R5976569 – user's manual – revision 09 – March-2007

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3.1 Hardware devices

iSTUDIO runs on a HYDRA controller and is controlled via the operator PC.

3.1.1 Hydra

The HYDRA controller boots from CD ROM. When connecting to the HYDRA from a PC within the same LAN, the

select mode page of iS

TUDIO opens and allows the user to log in on the HYDRA and to operate the system.

3.1.2 Operator PC

The operator PC is used to connect to the HYDRA and by this to the iSTUDIO software. Any PC connected to the

same LAN like the H

YDRA fulfilling the below listed minimum-requirements can be used:

Hardware

Processor PC with Pentium II class processor (233 MHz or better)

RAM 64 MB RAM (128 MB recommended)

Screen resolution 1024×768 pixels

Color depth 16 bit

Software

Operating system Windows

98, Windows NT

, Windows

2000, Windows

Browser Internet Explorer 5.0 or comparable

Sun Java Runtime Environment 1.4.2.05

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System requirements for the control computer

The iSTUDIO software is best displayed with Internet Explorer; nevertheless it also can be used with any other

web-browser supporting Java 2 (Java version 1.3 or better).

Java runtime environment

On the operator PC the Sun Java Virtual Machine must be installed to provide the appropriate Java runtime envi-

ronment for operation of the iS

TUDIO GUI. The installation file is located on the CD R5976593 Manuals &

Supplement. Insert the CD into the operator PC and make a local copy of the file form the CD-ROM \3rd

party\sun\j2re-1_4_2_05-windows-i586-p.exe. Start the installation by a double click on the local

copy of the file. After a short preparation phase the InstallShield Wizard comes up. First you will have to accept

the license agreement and then select the setup type. The Typical setup is sufficient for this purpose. After that

the installation starts and takes some minutes. As soon as clicking on the final Finish button, the Java Virtual

Machine is available on the operator PC.

To install the Java runtime environment you must be logged in on the operator PC with adminis-

trative rights.

3.1.3 Network connection

Make sure the HYDRA and operator PC are connected to the same LAN. Details about connecting the HYDRA to the

LAN can be found in the H

YDRA user’s manual.