User's Manual User guide

GX server – Version 1.0 – User’s Manual
EVS Broadcast Equipment – February 2011
Issue 1.0.C
III
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................. III
1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 1
1.1 GX SERVER PRESENTATION ............................................................................................... 1
1.1.1 General Description....................................................................................................... 1
1.1.2 General Architecture and Workflow ................................................................................ 1
2. GX SERVER OVERVIEW ....................................................................................... 3
2.1 CHAPTER OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................... 3
2.2 HARDWARE COMPONENTS ................................................................................................. 4
2.2.1 Hardware Specifications ................................................................................................ 4
2.2.2 Chassis ......................................................................................................................... 4
2.2.3 Front Panel ................................................................................................................... 6
2.2.4 Rear Panel .................................................................................................................... 6
2.2.5 Safety, Compliance, and Operating Conditions............................................................... 7
2.3 SERVER MAIN SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................................................... 9
2.3.1 Input Files ..................................................................................................................... 9
2.3.2 GX Clips ....................................................................................................................... 9
2.3.3 Supported Video Standards ........................................................................................... 9
2.3.4 Controller .................................................................................................................... 10
2.4 CLIENT CONTROL PC ......................................................................................................... 10
3. GX SERVER SETUP .............................................................................................11
3.1 CHAPTER OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................... 11
3.2 CABLING .............................................................................................................................. 11
3.3 INSTALLATION .................................................................................................................... 13
3.3.1 GX Server Installation and Ghost Restore .................................................................... 13
3.3.2 Switching on versus Starting the Server ....................................................................... 13
4. GX WEB INTERFACE ...........................................................................................14
4.1 CHAPTER OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................... 14
4.2 SERVER CONFIGURATION AND START ............................................................................. 15
4.2.1 Accessing the GX Server from a Remote PC ............................................................... 15
4.2.2 Server Control Window ................................................................................................ 16
4.2.3 Server Settings ........................................................................................................... 16
4.2.4 Server Status Information ............................................................................................ 18
4.2.5 Starting the GX server ................................................................................................. 19
4.3 OVERVIEW ON MAIN WINDOW ........................................................................................... 20
4.3.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 20
4.3.2 Import Area ................................................................................................................. 21
4.3.3 Manage Area .............................................................................................................. 22
4.3.4 Server Control Button .................................................................................................. 23
4.3.5 Rules for Row Selection .............................................................................................. 24