NEXIO AMP NX3601HDI Hardware Installation and User Guide

149 Pages·2009·8.78 MB·English

Hardware Installation and User Guide
Nexio AMP® NX3601 HDI

April 2014

175-000407-05

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Contents
About This Guide
........................................................................1
IntendedAudience...............................................................................1
FindingSpecificInformationinThisGuide ............................................2
WritingConventions ............................................................................3
RelatedDocumentation .......................................................................4
ObtainingDocumentation....................................................................5
PurchasingDocuments ..................................................................5
Unpacking/ShippingInformation ..........................................................6
ReturningaHarrisProduct .............................................................6
TechnicalSupport ................................................................................7
Chapter 1 Introduction
.................................................................................9
NEXIOAMPConfigurations..................................................................9
NEXIOAMPUpgradesandOptions ....................................................12
SoftwareApplications ........................................................................13
KeyFeatures ......................................................................................14
Specifications .....................................................................................16
SystemConfiguration ..................................................................16
Video ..........................................................................................17
Audio ..........................................................................................20
VideoCompression .....................................................................20
Storage .......................................................................................24
RAIDRedundancy ........................................................................24
TimecodeConnectionOptions.....................................................24
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RemoteGPIControl .....................................................................25
RemoteSerialInterface ................................................................25
Controls.......................................................................................25
PhysicalSpecifications ..................................................................25
PowerSupply ...............................................................................26
SupportedTelevisionFormats.......................................................26
OptionalSoftwareApplications ..........................................................26
Chapter 2 Installation
..................................................................................29
RackMounting ...................................................................................29
ConnectingtheNX3601HDI ...............................................................31
NX3601HDIRearPanelPortConnectors.......................................31
NX3601HDIRearPanelPortDescriptions......................................35
NX3601HDIFrontPanelDescriptions............................................42
Chapter 3 Getting Started
..........................................................................47
StartingtheNEXIOAMP .....................................................................47
StartupOperations .............................................................................51
RegisteringYourSoftware ...........................................................51
ConfirmingConnectiontoAdditionalSystems .............................56
VerifyingAudioandVideoI/OConnections..................................56
TestingInputandOutputSignals .................................................57
Chapter 4 Using NEXIO Config
.................................................................61
NEXIOConfigOverview ......................................................................61
StartingNEXIOConfig ........................................................................62
WorkingwithConfigurationPresets ...................................................63
CreatingorModifyingaPreset.....................................................64
CreatingaDefaultPreset .............................................................65
NEXIOConfigWindows .....................................................................68
Information..................................................................................69
ChannelConfiguration ................................................................70
VideoOptions .............................................................................71
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AudioOptions .............................................................................76
Automation/Serial .......................................................................78
IPConfig ....................................................................................81
FTPFolders ..................................................................................84
LLMParameters ...........................................................................85
ErrorLogging ..............................................................................86
LLM ............................................................................................88
MPEG ..........................................................................................90
FTP ..............................................................................................92
Startup ........................................................................................94
CV/Logo ......................................................................................96
Other ..........................................................................................98
LLM1 ........................................................................................100
Chapter 5 Monitoring Server Status
...................................................103
LEDIndicators ..................................................................................103
NEXIOMonitor ................................................................................104
TestingtheLEDLights ...............................................................106
SelectingMonitoredDiagnostics ................................................106
CheckingStatus ........................................................................107
Chapter 6 Connectors, Jumper Settings, and Circuits
..............109
NX3601HDIMDRPinouts ..........................................................109
NX3601HDIRS-422Pinouts .......................................................112
NX3601JumperSettings ...........................................................113
NX3601HDIMDRConnectorAssembly ......................................114
GPIInputandGPIOutputCircuits .............................................118
Chapter 7 Troubleshooting
......................................................................119
ReplacingtheBootDrive ..................................................................119
ReplacinganNX3601HDIMediaDrive .............................................121
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Index
.............................................................................................139
vii
List of Procedures
Chapter 1 Introduction
.................................................................................9
Chapter 2 Installation
.................................................................................29
TorackmounttheNX3601HDI30
ToremovetheNX3601HDIfromtherack31
Tousedirectconnection39
TouseMediaHostarchitecture39
TouseFTPservices40
Chapter 3 Getting Started
..........................................................................47
TostartNEXIOAMP47
TologontoNXOS49
Tocreatethedeployment(.dc)file52
Toconfirmconnectiontoadditionalsystems56
TotestI/Osignalsonachannel57
Totestoutputsignalsonremainingplayoutchannels59
Chapter 4 Using NEXIO Config
................................................................61
TostartNEXIOConfig62
Tocreateormodifyaconfigurationpreset64
Torestorethefactorydefaultsettings65
Tospecifyadefaultpreset66
Toselectaconfigurationandincludeorexcludeoptions70
viii ListofProcedures
Tospecifyvideooptions72
Tospecifyaudiooptions76
Tospecifyeachavailable422port79
Tospecifygeneralparameters79
TospecifyVDCPparameters80
TospecifyIPconfigurationsettings82
Tochangevirtualfolderssettings84
TochangeLLMparameters85
TochangeErrorLoggingsettings87
TochangeLLMregistrysettings88
TochangeMPEGregistrysettings90
TochangeFTPparameters92
TochangeStartupregistrysettings94
TochangeCV/Logoregistrysettings96
TochangeOtherregistrysettings98
TochangeLLM1registrysettings100
Chapter 5 Monitoring Server Status
....................................................103
ToopenNEXIOMonitor104
TotesttheLEDlights106
Toselectadiagnostic107
Todeselectadiagnostic107
Chapter 6 Connectors, Jumper Settings, and Circuits
...............109
ToassembleaMDRconnector114
Chapter 7 Troubleshooting
......................................................................119
Toremovethefaileddrive119
TomanuallystarttheRebuild120
Toreplaceamediadrive121
1
About This Guide
AboutThisGuideprovidesanoverviewofthisguide,describesguide
conventions,andtellsyouwheretolookforspecificinformation.This
sectionalsogivesyouimportantinformationonunpackingandshipping
yourHarrisproduct.
Thisguideintroducesanddescribesproceduresforinstallingandusing
NEXIOAMP™.
Iftheinformationinthereleasenotesshippedwithyourproductdiffers
fromtheinformationinthisguide,followtheinstructionsintherelease
notes.
Intended
ThisguideisintendedforusersinstallingandoperatingNEXIOAMP
(NX3601HDI).
Audience
2 AboutThisGuide
Finding
Thistableshowsthelocationofspecificinformationinthisguide.
Specific
If you are looking for Go to
Information in
OverviewinformationabouttheNEXIO Chapter1,Introduction
This Guide AMP onpage9
Informationaboutrackmountingthe Chapter2,Installation
NEXIOAMP onpage29
InformationaboutconnectingtheNEXIO Chapter2,Installation
AMP onpage29
Start-upinformationfortheNEXIOAMP Chapter3,Getting
Startedonpage47
Configuringvideoandaudiosettingsfor Chapter4,UsingNEXIO
theNEXIOAMP Configonpage61
MonitoringtheserverstatusoftheNEXIO Chapter5,Monitoring
AMP ServerStatuson
page103
Informationaboutconnectors,jumper Chapter6,Connectors,
settings,andcircuitsfortheNEXIOAMP JumperSettings,and
Circuitsonpage109
Troubleshootinginformationonhowto Chapter7,
remove,replace,andrebuildabootdrive Troubleshootingon
page119