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GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual
EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011
Issue 1.5.A
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Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................. III
WHAT’S NEW? ............................................................................................................... V
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 .............................................................................................................................. 7
2.2.5 Safety, Compliance, and Operating Conditions....................................................................... 8
2.3 SERVER MAIN SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................ 10
2.3.1 Input Files ............................................................................................................................. 10
2.3.2 GX Clips ................................................................................................................................ 10
2.3.3 Supported Video Standards .................................................................................................. 10
2.3.4 Controller .............................................................................................................................. 11
2.4 CLIENT CONTROL PC .............................................................................................................. 12
3. GX SERVER SETUP ............................................................................................ 13
3.1 CHAPTER OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................. 13
3.2 CABLING ................................................................................................................................... 13
3.3 INSTALLATION .......................................................................................................................... 15
3.3.1 GX Server Installation and Ghost Restore ............................................................................ 15
3.3.2 Switching on versus Starting the Server ............................................................................... 15
4. GX WEB INTERFACE .......................................................................................... 16
4.1 CHAPTER OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................. 16
4.2 SERVER CONFIGURATION AND START ................................................................................ 17
4.2.1 Accessing the GX Server from a Remote PC........................................................................ 17
4.2.2 Server Control Window ......................................................................................................... 18
4.2.3 Server Settings ..................................................................................................................... 19
4.2.4 Server Status Information ..................................................................................................... 21
4.2.5 Starting the GX Server .......................................................................................................... 22
4.3 OVERVIEW OF MAIN WINDOW ............................................................................................... 24
4.3.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 24
4.3.2 Import Area ........................................................................................................................... 25
4.3.3 Manage Area ........................................................................................................................ 26
4.3.4 Server Control Button ............................................................................................................ 27
4.3.5 Rules for Row Selection ........................................................................................................ 28