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2. System Serial No I 733M1 License Key VES ES4GAABD 81 76 BE1B B65F 7868 0260 Live Users fi 0 T Seven Nme E lem 0000000000002008 vcServer Server Onboard HTTP server listening on 192 168 1 226 81 No 12 9 2010 7 20 35 2000000000000001 v2Master ATILLA ATSC Created Service No 12 9 2010 7 20 25 20100501104508843 v2DVB KXAS 100 KXAS WX PMPID 64 PID Update Video 65 No 12 14 2010 1 02 20100501104509343 v2DVB WFAA 102 WFAA 3 PMPID 80 PID Update Video 81 No 12 14 2010 4 21 46 20100501104509437 v2DVB KTVT 101 KTVT DT PMPID 48 PID Update Video 49 No 12 14 2010 1 02 33 20100501104509515 v2DVB QAM2 201 Channel 48 PMPID 48 PID Update Video 1984 No 12 9 2010 7 20 33 20100501104509609 v2DVB QAM1 Channel 49 PMPID 49 PID Update Video 2048 No 12 13 2010 5 11 36 20100501104509687 v2DVB KERA 110 KERA HD PMPID 48 PID Update Video 49 No 12 14 2010 1 02 28 CPU NENNEN 37 Stay on top Version 7 1 20100521 Copyright 2008 2010 AMX LLC 2 FIG 49 Vision Server application 10 Click Apply and restart the application You can now control this server via the Main Master server You have now successfully added a new server On the remote server you must change the Master Server Name in the Vision application to the Master Server and restart the application If an incorrect server name is entered the system will attempt the connection for 30 seconds and then if un
3. Name The channel name as provided by the broadcaster Type The type of channel either Digital TV or Digital Radio Multicast Checking the box multicasts the channel SID This is the DVB Service ID and it is provided for technical users PMID This is the DVB Program Map ID and it is provided for technical users Previewing the Selected Channels The Vision Services manager provides a menu option to allow you to preview the channels you have selected in the channel list Select the channel from the available list on the left pane of the window Archive Service The Vision Archive service provides a multi format multi bitrate storage system for videos within the system Thumbnails for the videos are automatically generated You can attach metadata to each video The archive can be accessed by means of Video on Demand and also provides the source for a Producer service which provides a scheduled multicast TV channel The Archive service supports four types of video files WMV MPEG2 MPEG4 and Flash Video FLV All four type of video files are supported for Video on Demand however Video on Demand can only support one file type at a time Configuring the Service When you select Configure Service from the Archive Service menu the following page appears FIG 80 v2Master Master Archive Configure 2 Name ET T ve Path ODHandler ashx Filez Archi Handler ashx File A FIG 80 Master Archi
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6. Rack Weight 57 54 Ibs 26 1 kg WMV Appliance The following table lists the specifications for the Vision WMV appliances Vision WMV Appliance Specifications Processor Quad Core Xeon X3323 Processor2x3MB Cache 2 5GHz 1333 MHz FSB Memory 2GB 667MHz 2x1GB single ranked DIMMs Storage 2 250GB 7 2K RPM serial ATA 3Gbps 3 5 in cabled hard drives Power Single 400W power supply Front Panel Components USB ports 2 USB 2 0 ports for mouse keyboard or external peripheral devices Video connector 1 15 pin female video connector for connecting a video output device such as a PC monitor DVD ROM 8X DVD ROM drive Rear Panel Components Serial connector 1 9 pin male serial connector Video connector 1 15 pin female video connector for connecting a video output device such as a PC monitor USB ports 2 USB 2 0 ports for mouse keyboard or external peripheral devices LAN connectors 2 RJ 45 LAN ports for connecting to a network router 10 100 1000 Ethernet WMV Video connector 2 15 pin male video connectors for WMV source WMV appliance only Rack Mount Sliding Ready rails with Cable Management arm Operating Environment Operating Temperature 10 C to 35 C 50 F to 95 F Storage Temperature 40 C to 65 C 40 F to 149 F Operating Relative Humidity non condensing twmax 29 C 20 to 80 non condensing Maximum h
7. STB 02SB and STB 03CC Set Top Box Specifications Memory 32MB Flash 192MB RAM Power 5V DC at 1 5A via external power supply Less than 8W typical usage external supply input voltage 100 240V AC 50 60Hz 0 8A max Front Panel LED Power on IR command received Red Rear Panel Components Power connector 1 connector port for a 5V DC at 1 5A power supply LAN ports 2 LAN 10 100 BaseT via RJ 45 shielded connectors USB port 1 Type A USB 2 0 port for peripheral connections HDMI port 1 HDMI 1 2a with HDCP port SPDIF port 1 S PDIF optical port AUDIO VISUAL port 1 10 way Mini DIN for Composite video Component YPrPb RGB S Video and analog audio IOIOIO port 1 IR extender and TVI port Codecs MPEG 2 MP HL MPEG 4 pt10 AVC H 264 HP L4 Video Resolution Up to 720p and 1080i Graphics Resolution HD graphics up to 1280x720 Audio Analog stereo audio out Stereo and Dolby 5 1 surround via S PDIF and HDMI Dolby Digital pass through to external decoder Operating Environment Operating Temperature 10 to 35 C 50 to 95 F Storage Relative Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing Dimensions HWD 1 9 16 4cm H x 5 1 2 14cm W x 4 1 2 11 4cm D Weight 1 05 Ibs 0 48 kg Included Accessories 1 Amino Universal Remote Control 1 Amino Configuration Keyboard FG3100 63 STB 04 Set Top Box The following table lists the specifications for the STB 04 Set T
8. menus to the set top box LAN port 1 connects to your LAN You can use LAN port 2 for a loop out to an additional set top box 4 Assure the keyboard is within range of the front of the set top box and press Alt M to access the Enter Management Pages screen FIG 26 Enter management pages Management password FIG 26 Enter Management Pages screen The setup pages vary in appearance depending on whether you are using the STB 02SB STB 03CC or STB 04 set top box This document displays the setup pages for the STB 02SB and STB 03CC While the appearance may be different between set top boxes functionality is the same NOTE 5 In the Password field enter the password the default is leaves and press Enter The STB Management screen appears FIG 27 STB Management Choose an option Browser Setup Channels Proxy Setup Trusted Domains Video Setup DHCP Information Hardware Information TVI configuration Update Software Identity Infra Red Configuration User Preferences Exit Management Reboot FIG 27 STB Management screen 6 Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to access the Browser Setup option and press Enter The Browser Setup screen appears FIG 28 Browser Setup Home Page nttp z7192 168 0 107 amino aspx Heip Page about start htm f keyboard Layout United States Password Save Changes Reset Back to Main Menu FIG 28 Browser Setup screen 7 Enter the addre
9. status info and error messages Power button Press to power on server DVD ROM DVD RW SATA INTERNAL Rear Panel Components Video connector Serial connector 1 15 pin female video connector for connecting a video output device such as a PC monitor 1 9 pin male serial connector SAS connector 4 SAS connectors for connection to the archive USB port 2 USB 2 0 ports for mouse keyboard or external peripheral devices LAN connectors 4 RJ 45 LAN ports for connecting to a network router 10 100 1000 Ethernet Rack Mount Sliding Ready rails with Cable Management arm Operating Environment Dimensions HWD Operating Temperature 10 C to 35 C 50 F to 95 F Storage Temperature 40 C to 65 C 40 F to 149 F Operating Relative Humidity non condensing twmax 29 C 20 to 80 non condensing Maximum Humidity Gradient 1096 per hour operational and non operational conditions Storage Relative Humidity 596 to 9596 non condensing twmax 38 C 3 3 8 8 64cm H x 17 7 16 44 31cm W x 26 13 16 68 07cm D Weight Rack Weight 57 54 Ibs 26 1 kg You can use the Video on Demand server as a Master server in a single server installation The Video on Demand server is limited to running only eight services at a given time If you are updating an existing Video on Demand Server to use the V2 STORAGE EXT800 External RAID Controller and V2 STORAGE 2400 server yo
10. Allows you to delete the selected row Colour Allows you to change the color of the selected column Width Allows you to define the width of the selected column User can edit this column Check the box to allow the contents of the column to be edited see example below You can insert text into the table as a hint for when someone is adding metadata to a video FIG 82 displays a new table based section and the hints Section Name TV Programme Credits Displayed Name Credits n Type Edit Table Insert Column Delete Column Insert Row Delete selected Row Column Colour Width 10 Written by Director Producer Exec producers c producers name Cast Actors Name Actors Mame FIG 82 Metadata Table NOTE FIG 83 displays how the information appears with actual metadata in the main archive Video Formats Video Information Credits Synopsis Written by Jonathan B Glassner Jack O Neill Dr Daniel Jac FIG 83 Metadata Example If you make any changes that you want to keep you must click the Save Changes button Browsing and Managing Content All content is stored in the archive in a hierarchical structure much like folders on a PC and is displayed in a similar manner in the archive service menu The descriptions folder and category are interchangeable To open or close a folder click the arrow to the left of it in the left pane If you click a folder you will see a representation of the co
11. Base DN which is used as the starting point in the LDAP tree when browsing LDAP from a Content Folder in the Archive This setting prevents you from having to traverse the entire LDAP tree when restricting user access to content in the Archive thereby simplifying the procedure This option is only available if you select LDAP as the Access Control Type Example values Active Directory OU AMX UK DMG ADAM OU AMX UK DMG O AMX C UK Validate Click this button to apply the LDAP settings after entering them The tree control at the bottom of the page displays the results Set current selection as the Click this button to make the LDAP base DN the currently selected item in the LDAP base DN tree control Save Click this button to save all selected values Restricting User Access to Content In the Archive Service when you navigate to a folder which contains videos the Restrict the users who gave access to the content in this category check box appears When enabled it displays the current DN selected for the restriction The Change button displays a tree control which contains the LDAP tree from the LDAP Base DN defined in the Master Service downwards You can then Apply a new DN F Refresh Quick search for Q Search Create new Folder M Upload a new Video T Add an online video LN ST Rename Master 1 Archive 1 wm Configu t Description My standard tent in this category OU AMX UK DMG MPEG Enco
12. DVB S satellite signals Each features RF 1 2 OUT output connectors to allow multiple streams for maximum NOTE channel coverage The DTV TX03 US transmitter FG1410 03 receives incoming ClearQAM or ATSC digital TV signals Consult the AMX TDS Operation Reference Guide for information on using the various digital TV transmitters available from AMX 4 Connect a coaxial cable to the RF IN connector on the rear of the digital TV transmitter FIG 19 Connect the other end of the cable to an available DVB source If you are using the DTV TX03 US transmitter use the RCA to Coax adapter provided with the transmitter when connecting the coaxial cable to the TUNER IN connector on the rear of the unit RF INPUT 480 660 MHz N NW RF OUT 2 RF OUT 1 FIG 19 DTV TX01 DVB T Transmitter Rear Panel Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each DVB transmitter in your Vision solution Live MPEG Installation for Vision TDS The following steps show you how to setup a typical Live MPEG configuration for Vision TDS 1 Connect the power supply to the rear of the Digital TV appliance 2 Connect an RJ 45 LAN cable to LAN port one on the back of the Digital TV appliance FIG 17 Connect the other end to your Client side LAN 3 Connect an RJ 45 LAN cable to the LAN port on the rear of the MAX CSE encoder Connect the other end of the cables to any of the ports on your client side LAN switch 4 Connect a composite or S video cable to the correspo
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14. Rate options menu to indicate the audio sample rate of the multicast stream 10 Click Apply Clicking Apply saves your configuration 11 Click the Enable check box to begin the multicast stream With the stream enabled you cannot change any of the multicast or encoding parameters Live WMV Service The Vision Live WMV Service provides a single live TV channel to the system It uses an A V capture card and Windows Media 9 WMO to provide the software encoding of composite S video and component video and audio signals into a WMO unicast stream Live Services as with all other Vision services are managed by the Vision Services Manager web interface to provide a unicast stream over HTTP Configuring the AMX Vision Dual Encoder When you select Configure Encoder from the WMV Encoder menu and select AMX Vision Dual Encoder from the Encoder Type menu the following page appears FIG 68 Configure WMV Encoder 1 coder Enable coder Number Encoder 1 coder Input coder Format coder Profile FIG 68 Configure Live WMV Service This page contains the following options Service Settings Options Service Name The name of the service as it appears in the left pane of the main window Encoder Type Use the options menu to select the type of WMV encoder you want to configure Click Apply if selecting a new encoder type Encoder Select the Enable check box to Start or uncheck to Stop the encoder Encoder Num
15. Recordings folder Note The automatic recordings are not available for scheduling in the Producer service They are also not searched when you perform a Content search in the Archive service You must move the automatic recordings to a new folder to be able to search and schedule them in these services This defines the physical path to the archive and should only modified if instructed by AMX Write to Archive This defines the archive in which you want the recordings to save Record From This enables you to select which stream to record O WARNING NOTE Recording a Video Stream Perform these steps to record a video stream 1 Select Configure DVR from the Record Services menu on the left pane of the window The Record Service page appears FIG 108 Select the IP address of the network you are using from the NIC to Use options menu Select Continuous from the Recording type options menu Select the length of each individual recording from the Segment length options menu ao Pon Use the Keep Archives for spin box to indicate how long you want the recordings to remain in the archive 6 Click Apply to save the new settings 7 Click the Recording Enable check box to begin recording the video stream If you disable a live service that is being recorded the record service will generate an error You must stop the current record service and then start and stop a second record service to clear th
16. Software include PRE RELEASE CODE and such code may not be at the level of performance compatibility and functionality of the GA code The PRE RELEASE CODE may not operate correctly and may be substantially modified prior to final release or certain features may not be generally released AMX is not obligated to make or support any PRE RELEASE CODE ALL PRE RELEASE CODE IS PROVIDED AS IS WITH NO WARRANTIES LIMITED WARRANTY AMX warrants that the AMX Software other than pre release code will perform substantially in accor dance with the accompanying written materials for a period of ninety 90 days from the date of receipt AMX DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE WITH REGARD TO THE AMX SOFTWARE THIS LIM ITED WARRANTY GIVES LICENSEE SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS Any supplements or updates to the AMX SOFTWARE including without limitation any if any service packs or hot fixes provided to Licensee after the expiration of the ninety 90 day Limited Warranty period are not covered by any warranty or condition express implied or statutory LICENSEE REMEDIES AMX s entire liability and Licensee s exclusive remedy shall be repair or replacement of the AMX Soft ware that does not meet AMX s Limited Warranty and which is returned to AMX in accordance with AMX s current return policy This Limited Warranty is void if failure of th
17. The following actions are available in this screen Play a Thumbnail Create a new Thumbnail Delete a Thumbnail Add descriptive text to a Thumbnail Play video Return to archive These actions are described in detail over the following pages Playing a Thumbnail Hovering over the thumbnail images in the thumbnail bar reveals a play icon which allows you to play the video from the time marked by that thumbnail Set the Thumbnail track video checkbox to automatically scroll the thumbnail bar to show those thumbnails closest in time to the current video playback Creating a Thumbnail You can create up to 200 thumbnails for a video as follows 1 Start the video playing ether by clicking play in the video playback panel or by clicking play on a thumbnail image 2 Wait until the video reaches the moment you want to mark 3 Click Add new Thumbnail to add a new thumbnail to the Thumbnail bar This thumbnail marks your current video playback position and a thumbnail image is captured from the video playback Note that you can set the Pause on Add checkbox to force the video playback to pause when you add a thumbnail Occasionally there will be some discrepancy between the time when you press Create Thumbnail and the time when the image is captured from the video This is an artifact of the way some compressed video formats work Deleting a Thumbnail Unwanted thumbnails can be deleted by clicking on the red arrow in the top right c
18. Wait until they have finished to proceed Show the thumbnails associated with video Click Show Thumbnails to view all the thumbnails associated with this video and the descriptive text associated with these thumbnails Remove video Click the red cross in the top right hand corner to remove this video If you selected Show thumbnails you now have a list of thumbnails Each thumbnail has an image a time and some descriptive text Time time from start of video in hours minutes seconds of this thumbnail Descriptive text text describing what the thumbnail bookmarks Image thumbnail image To play the video in the thumbnail editor screen starting at the point marked by this thumbnail proceed as follows 1 Hover over the thumbnail image to reveal a blue play icon 2 Click the blue play icon see FIG 95 Note if someone is already editing this video then you will see the error shown in FIG 94 tent Change this default description text by clicking on the Edit icon FIG 95 Play Video From Thumbnail Position Thumbnail Editor Screen The thumbnail editor screen FIG 96 consists of two main areas Thumbnail bar Contains a number of thumbnails arranged in time order Thumbnails at the top occur earlier in the video than those further down Video Playback Area Plays the video selected in the previous screen Thumbnail bar Video playback area fiim tec FIG 96 Thumbnail Editor Screen
19. a Thumbnail Hovering over the thumbnail images in the thumbnail bar reveals a play icon which allows you to play the video from the time marked by that thumbnail Set the Thumbnail track video checkbox to automatically scroll the thumbnail bar to show those thumbnails closest in time to the current video playback Viewing Video Metadata Click on the named tabs in the Video Metadata tab area to view information about the video added by the Vision administrator Returning to Archive to Select Another Video Click Back to Archive to return to the Archive Navigation screen Video Playback Area The video playback area is used for the following actions Viewing a video Viewing thumbnails You can control the playback using a small panel at the bottom of the screen see FIG 105 The main controls are as follows Drag the slider to a position on the timeline to play the video from that position Click a position on the timeline to play the video from then Click the play button to play the video Click pause to halt playback Playback Time top Volume Video Length bottom Timeline with skde playback Step forward one frame Step backward one trame Play vdeo FIG 105 Video Playback Control Panel Thumbnail Viewer 108 Operation Reference Guide Producer Service Overview The Vision Producer Services provides a single scheduled TV channel to the system Producer schedules a unicast
20. contains the special character it could cause error Item ID This field displays a unique ID number for the selected video This field is view only unable to poll the set top box The set top box state remains at the last known state until the communication is re established The status does not show connectivity has NOTE been lost If communication is lost between the set top box and the Master server the server is Configuring Vision for use with LDAP If you intend to use Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LDAP then before you begin there is an XML file on the Vision server which must be edited manually You must edit the dsl xml file located in the CNnetpub wwwroot v2Services App_Code directory The contents of this file are used to impersonate the specified user when communicating with the LDAP server For this reason the user defined by these settings must have read rights on the LDAP server The file contains the following entries username This is the user to impersonate domain The domain in which the LDAP server resides password The password of the user to impersonate It also contains and entry for userattributecontainingloginname This entry as the name suggests contains the name of the attribute within the user Distinguished Name DN which holds the value that the user supplies when they log in For a normal Active Directory implementation this value is sAMAccountName and for ADAM it
21. is usually name User Access Control This section of the v2ServicesManager controls whether the system supports User Access Control UAC and if so the type of UAC employed Where possible example values are provided for both Active Directory and ADAM r Configure Us 7 LN NT User Groups pap LDAP S URL LDAP Win er 50000 Validate LDAP Base DN OU AMX UK DMG O Microsoft C US Group Name mA View Channels Archive 1 DVB1 MPEG Encoder 1 Record MPEG 1 Producer MPEG 1 WMV Encoder 1 WMV Reflector 1 Record WMV 1 Set current selection as the LDAP Base DN Producer WMV 1 Y FIG 62 User Access Control screen The user access control options are as follows User Access Control Options User Access Control Enable Enables user access control on the system Access Control Type Select the appropriate option to indicate whether user access control is controlled by Windows NT User Groups or LDAP LDAP Server URL This is the LDAP URL to the Server This option is only available if you select LDAP as the Access Control Type Example values Active Directory LDAP AMXVision2Dev Local ADAM LDAP AMXVision2Dev 50000 LDAP Server Root This is the LDAP URL to the Server Root This option is only available if you select LDAP as the Access Control Type Example values Active Directory LDAP AMXVision2Dev Local ADAM LDAP AMXVision2Dev 50000 O AMX C UK LDAP Base DN This is the
22. multicast stream Viewing the Stream The Vision Services manager provides a menu option to allow you to view the stream without having to start a user player Click the View Stream option in the Services menu to view the stream You must select Encoder Enable on the configuration page to view the stream nyaa Wer WMV Enceder 1 WMV Encoder 2 FIG 72 View Unicast Stream Live WMV Service 76 Vision Operation Reference Guide Reflector Service The Vision Reflector Service provides a single live TV channel to the system Reflector can multicast a Live WMV service MPEG channel or a stream from the Web The MPEG Reflector accepts both unicast and multicast Windows Media streams as its input and can provide both unicast and multicast Windows Media streams as its output Reflector services as with all other services are managed by the Vision ServicesManager web interface WMV Configuration The WMV reflector accepts a unicast stream from a source and multicasts out as a channel When you select the Configure Reflector from the Reflector Service Menu the following page appears FIG 73 Configure vice Enable i Channel Name Unicast source Unicast URL enter the URL of tream to pull here Stream ty Multicast Unicast Multica Addres NIC to multicast o FIG 73 Configure Vision WMV Reflector Service The following options appear on the Reflector service configuration page Reflector WMV
23. navigate to the directory where the files were installed and double click the Vision2 Updater exe file The AMX Vision Updater opens FIG 45 amx vision2 Updater icf x c e Start Update FIG 45 AMX Vision Updater 6 Click Start Update Once the update begins it may be a few minutes before you see any progress Once the upgrade is complete you must manually reboot the server Upgrading to Vision Software Version 7 2 Upgrading to version 7 2 is similar to the upgrade to version 7 1 but you must download and install VLS version 1 1 11 after the 7 2 software upgrade is complete You cannot upgrade Vision software from version 7 0 directly to version 7 2 You must first upgrade to 7 1 before upgrading to 7 2 Perform the following steps to upgrade the Vision software to version 7 2 1 Copy the V2 Rel7 1t07 2 upgrade exe file onto the desktop of the server 2 Double click the V2 Rel7 1t07 2 upgrade exe file to execute the script and begin the installation process 3 Follow the instructions provided in the installation window You can use the default installation location or specify a location by clicking the Browse button Once you determine a location click Finish The upgrade begins to install 4 Reboot the server when the installation is complete 5 Download VLS version 1 1 11 from www videolan org Install the package as a typical installation Accessing Servers Overview Vision e
24. required to manage the device The default user name is admin Password The password required to manage the device The password is admin Perform these steps to configure the VBrick WMV Appliance Encoder 9 NOOPONS gt Select Configure Encoder from the MAX Encoder Menu The Live Service page opens FIG 68 In the Service Name text box enter the name of the service as you want it to appear in playlists Click Apply Select the type of encoder you want to configure from the Encoder Type options menu Click Apply Enter the network IP Address of the encoder in the Encoder IP Address field In the Username text box enter the username used to gain access to the encoder The default username is admin In the Password text box enter the password used to gain access to the encoder The default password is admin Click Apply If you enter an incorrect IP address the system will attempt the connection for 30 seconds and then if unsuccessful the following message will appear at the bottom of the page The encoder is not responding and is probably offline Encoding Settings Audio Input 3 5mm Jack Encoder Profile Vi n2 High Bitrate Video CODEC Bitrate FIG 71 WMV Encoder Encoding Settings The following options are available in the encoding section Encoding Settings Options Enable Click to enable WMV streaming through the encoder Note You will receive an erro
25. service is enabled Service Name Web Service URL The name of the service as it appears in the playlists The URL to the Web Services interface for this service This value is automatically generated and should not be edited unless instructed by AMX Stream Address Address The multicast address for this channel Port The multicast port for this channel TTL The multicast TTL for this channel You can enter a value in the space provided NIC to use The IP address of the network to use for multicasting Content The Archive which is to be used as the source of the videos to be scheduled Path to content Intermission The physical path to the archives content This section defines what to do whenever there are no videos scheduled to broadcast You can schedule a specific MPEG 2 file from a Vision archive a multicast MPEG 2 source such as a DVB or Live MPEG channel or a WMV source such as an encoder Enable If the Intermission not enabled and nothing is scheduled then the user sees a blank screen Source Defines whether a file plays continuously or if it is a live feed during Intermission Live Select the live channel from the available list This option only appears if you select Live Feed for your source Name Select a source file from the menu on the left pane This option is view only if you select File for your source URL The path of the intermission source This field is automatically
26. through 192K Audio Sample Rate The encoder supports audio sample rates of 32 44 1 and 48K Channels The type of audio channel used by the encoder aa E E Perform these steps to configure the VBrick WMV multicast stream 1 2 Select Configure Encoder from the Encoder menu The Live Service page opens FIG 68 Use the Video Input options menu to indicate whether you are connecting to the S video component or composite port on the encoder Use the Video Standard options menu to indicate which video standard the encoder is using Use the Aspect Ratio options menu to indicate the aspect ratio you want to use for the multicast stream U se the Audio Input options menu to indicate whether you are connecting to the 3 5 mm jack or the Mic DIN Use the Encoder Profile options menu to indicate which profile the encoder is using Use the Video Resolution options menu to indicate the video resolution of the multicast stream Use the Video Bitrate options menu to indicate the video bitrate of the multicast stream Use the Video Mode options menu to indicate the video mode of the multicast stream It is recommended that you select CBR Use the Audio Bitrate options menu to indicate the audio bitrate of the multicast stream Use the Audio Sample Rate options menu to indicate the audio sample rate of the multicast stream Click Apply Clicking Apply saves your configuration Click the Enable check box to begin the
27. to Exit Note the system will then ret FIG 37 Configure Output screen The following table lists the configuration options Use the up and down cursor buttons on the remote control to select an option Use the left and right cursor buttons to change the setting of the selected option Press the OK button to apply the new setting Configuration Options TV Standard Enables you to indicate the television standard you are using You can select NTSC or PAL Resolution Enables you to select the resolution you want to display You can select SD or any of several specific resolutions available for your display Aspect Ratio Enables you to set the aspect ratio for your video display You can select Widescreen Letterbox Panscan or Ignore Connection Indicates the type of connection used to transmit the video signal to the output display STB 04 Menus Vision contains a Template Editor application for the STB 04 which enables you to create custom user interfaces for your set top box The application is available to any user with server access The application is accessible by using a web browser and navigating to the following location http lt server name gt tedit aspx You must load the STB 04 set top box with firmware version 2 3 4 or higher FIG 38 displays the main screen you see when you access the Template Editor application Device Ammo 140 Delete Device Add Now Oevee Template a
28. to plug ins and codecs you may need to use certain features of Vision The Widgets tab FIG 60 provides several different video tools Each tool comes listed with its own HTML code which you can use to embed the video tool into a webpage Simply copy the provided code into the HTML code of your webpage and the video tool appears on the page Player Downloads Widgets CEI ce channels a max cse 105 W MV6R310 Reflec Bec ONE NI avnazo 51 Producer wMv 1 ALLOWTRANSPARENCY FIG 60 Widgets tab Set Top Box Management Set Top Boxes support viewing live programming via a producer channel or an MPEG encoder The set top boxes access your Vision server and display available programming on a connected video source The set top boxes are used only for MPEG content They support viewing MPEG Video on Demand and supports Stop Play Pause Fast Forward and Rewind features See the Set Top Boxes section on page 30 for information on setting up a set top box FIG 61 displays the Set Top Box Management screen Set Top Box Management Status Playing IP Address Selected Set Top Box Name New Set Top Box Delete Saver J Enable Scree ve Timeout mins 5 Apply Apply Item ID FIG 61 Set Top Box Management screen The Available Set Top Boxes area lists the set top boxes currently detected This list includes the name status channel type and IP address of each set top box This list is view only
29. using the remote power the set top lt box off and on again Afterward the Vision main menu loads NOTE Q NOTE STB 02SB and STB 03CC Menus 2 2 After the set top box reboots it accesses the Vision server you indicated and downloads the latest Vision menus you can use to navigate through the available channels You can create channels and schedules through the Live MPEG service and Producer service See the Live MPEG Service section on page 67 and Producer Service section on page 109 for more information You must load the set top box with one of the following firmware revisions US Solutions A130h 0 15 2 opera gogi cc European Solutions A130h 0 15 2 opera gogi bitband subs You can access the Vision menus by pressing the Menu button on the remote control The Vision Main Menu FIG 30 contains five options Live TV Channels Video on Demand Technical Information Configuration and Help menus The following sections describe each submenu and the actions you can take on each Main Menu Video on Demand Technical information Configuration Help Use the P keys to choose a menu option and OK to select FIG 30 Vision Main Menu Live TV Channels The Live TV Channels menu displays a listing of all live channels available through the Live MPEG service Use the remote control to scroll through the list of the channels and press OK on the remote control to select a channel See the Using the Remote C
30. 0 Kbits NOTE The bitrates specified above are for playback on a PC unless otherwise stated Configuring Metadata When you select Configure Metadata from the Archive Service Menu the following page appears FIG 81 A Metadata configuration V2DDS GX0044JAT Archive 1 Add new Text section Add new Table section Delete this section Save changes Insert Column Delete Column Insert Row Delete selected Row Colour fidth 10 Record label Writers Names Producers Names FIG 81 Metadata Configuration The Archive supports two styles of metadata Built in This information is only available in the Vision Service Manager Normal This information is available in both management and user interfaces The built in metadata is used to display the available formats of specific videos and technical information about the videos Metadata is stored in different sections which appear as tabs when browsing the archive as an administrator User created metadata sections can be of one of two types Text Section Sequential text Table Section A table with user defined number of columns Creating a New Metadata Section To create a new text section click Add new Text section The following options appear Add New Text Section Options This is the name of the section as it appears on the left side of the page and also when editing metadata in the archive see the Editing Metadata section on page 92 I
31. 01 Exiting the Thumbnail Editor 1 1 eere triente rene rete tt rite trece eigene 101 Thumbnail Viewer m UT T T TT 103 RE QUIMA ING NES MM TT ETE E ioiei svaine DD ToS 103 Login to Thumbnail Viewer eee eoe iore to ra onore renes ree Pn eese nu Unas sese epe De sess 103 Archive rlsrisleiribers 11 1 eme 104 Thumbnail Viewer Screen eite eet rore e titre eene uns essa aero enean Eon eoo uo 106 Playing a TD earl E 106 Viewing Video Metad ta 1 12i tore erroe Eae oe ep erion egeo Saee Soep nee LEE SEE TEE 106 Returning to Archive to Select Another Video eee 106 Video Playback Area 107 Producer Service Pe 109 947 M 109 Les re ifr del m RT 109 Multicasting with Producer cesses eene eene eene nennen nennt eete tnnt n nnns nnns 110 Setting Up an Intermission Lecce eene nennen nnne nnne essa s sns nnnn 111 ERALIUCEIILIEME 111 MIS UBIRUUESG Lum 112 pM R cord Selvibilu usan ivi pit m epp I t ivoda a RS ERE E E eae 113 Ho DIE HET n 113 Service Settings rebar aaa e RE e I ERRRIR REIR o EAEE ERR REESE ERR RN RS AR ERAN
32. 16 16 4cm D Weight 2 85 Ibs 1 3 kg Operating Environment Operating Temperature 0 C to 50 C 32 F to 122 F Storage Temperature 30 C to 60 C 22 F to 140 F Relative Humidity 9096 RH 45 C non condensing The following table lists the specifications for the V2 DLR DEMO 1RU Dealer Demo Server V2 DLR DEMO 1RU Dealer Demo Server Specifications Processor One Quad Core Intel Xeon 3420 series processor Memory 2GB Memory 2x1GB 1066MHz Single Ranked UDIMM Storage 250GB 7 2k RPM Serial ATA 3Gbps 3 5 in Cabled Hard Drive Entry Power Single cabled power supply 250W Front Panel Components USB ports 2 USB 2 0 ports for mouse keyboard or external peripheral devices Video connector 1 15 pin female video connector for connecting a video output device such as a PC monitor Rear Panel Components Serial connector 1 9 pin male serial connector Video connector 1 15 pin female video connector for connecting a video output device such as a PC monitor USB ports 2 USB 2 0 ports for mouse keyboard or external peripheral devices LAN connectors 2 RJ 45 LAN ports for connecting to a network router 10 100 1000 Ethernet Rack Mount Sliding Ready rails with Cable Management arm Dimensions HWD 1 11 16 4 24cm x 17 1 8 43 43cm x 15 1 2 39 37cm Weight 17 76 lbs 8 058 kg Operating Environment Operating T
33. 8Y 3000 product models will be free of defects in materials and manufacture at the time of sale and will remain in good working order for a period of three 3 years following the date of the original sales invoice from AMX The three year warranty period will be extended to the life of the product Limited Lifetime Warranty if the warranty card is filled out by the dealer and or end user and returned to AMX so that AMX receives it within thirty 30 days of the installation of equipment but no later than six 6 months from original AMX sales invoice date The life of the product extends until five 5 years after AMX ceases manufacturing the product model The Limited Lifetime Warranty applies to products in their original installation only If a product is moved to a different installation the Limited Lifetime Warranty will no longer apply and the product warranty will instead be the three 3 year Limited Warranty All products returned to AMX require a Return Material Authorization RMA number The RMA number is obtained from the AMX RMA Department The RMA number must be clearly marked on the outside of each box The RMA is valid for a 30 day period After the 30 day period the RMA will be cancelled Any shipments received not consistent with the RMA or after the RMA is cancelled will be refused AMX is not responsible for products returned without a valid RMA number AMX is not liable for any damages caused by its products or for the failure of it
34. Apply Use the Encoder Input options menu to indicate whether you are connecting to the S video component or composite port on the encoder Use the Encoder Format options menu to indicate which video standard the encoder is using Use the Encoder Profile options menu to select a profile containing the appropriate pre configured encoder settings Click Apply Clicking Apply saves your configuration Check the Encoder Enable check box to start the encoder and unicast the video stream at the selected settings You can view the encoded stream by clicking View Unicast Stream in the main menu FIG 72 Configuring the VBrick WMV Appliance Encoder When you select Configure Encoder from the WMV Encoder menu and select VBRICK WMV Appliance from the Encoder Type menu the following page appears FIG 69 Configure FIG 69 Configure VBrick WMV Appliance Encoder 2 NOTE Service Settings Service Name ncoder Type VBRICK Appliance Encoder IP address Not yet defined admin tokok FIG 70 WMV Encoder Service Settings The top section of the page deals with the settings for the service itself and consists of the following options Service Settings Options Service Name The name of the service as it appears in the playlists Encoder Type Use the options menu to select the type of WMV encoder you want to configure Encoder IP Address The network IP Address of the encoder Username The user name
35. P RR EE SSNS 113 Recording Settihgs 1 retentu erre teet ceno tenete te redarea so Des Fe eade pe oce dosis a eae EEs 114 Recording a Video Stream cecsc sccidecssesesbectsecesedsicesevecschersedssteeetecevoecdedesdvotescneseusedesevees3 115 Manual Recording cecus rtr serta keine Lr tie PERRA UNE H EAS uE RM AUR M sU UE nde 115 Scheduled Recorditig coire ritratto ete te t tati n eo et ores Eee ner tet E eu e nes eireas 116 lung m 116 Table of Contents ion Operation Reference Guid Overview Vision is a sophisticated fully integrated video capture management and broadcast system for organizations and homeowners wanting a comprehensive yet simple to use IP video delivery solution Vision offers live scheduled or on demand video all managed from a convenient web interface Through the web interface you can perform the following Capture and encode content Upload archive manage and publish content Schedule programming with a dynamic online program guide Broadcast at selectable bitrate to any platform Provide live TV and video on demand over Intranet to any desktop display Vision Dealer Demo Systems The V2 DLR DEMO SYS Dealer Demo System FG3100 01K provides one live MPEG channel one live Windows Media Video WMV stream and two live Digital Video Broadcasting Terrestrial DVB T multiplexes for up to 10 users over a standard IP network The Producer channel allows scheduling for live
36. Pr signal center pin 2 Y signal center pin 3 Pb signal center pin 4 5 6 Pr Return shield 7 Y Return shield 8 Pb Return shield 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 The WMV appliance also includes a set of two RJ 45 LAN ports identical to the ports found on the Master server See LAN RJ 45 Port section on page 15 for information on the port and wiring cables for it Vision TDS Vision TDS provides multiple live Digital Video Broadcast DVB or MPEG channels over a standard IP network for up to 150 users for each type of channel See the Vision2 TDS section on page 26 for information on setting up your Digital TV appliance See LAN RJ 45 Port section on page 15 for information on wiring cables for the port To Client side LAN To Video LAN FIG 7 Digital TV appliance rear panel Vision PowerVault Drive Array Rear Panel Connections This section details the ports and connectors on the rear panel of the Vision PowerVault Drive Array in from Video on Demand server out to additional Archive Power connector Power switch FIG 8 Vision PowerVault Drive Array rear panel view Use an external 4x SAS connector to connect the SAS ports on the rear of the PowerVault Drive Array to the SAS ports on the rear of the Archive Video on Demand server or to an additional PowerVault Drive Array FIG 9 displays the rear panel of the V2 STORAGE 2400 Expansion Storage device FIG 9 V2 STORAGE 2400 Expansion Stora
37. Service Options Service Enable Service Name This enables the service and will begin multicasting if appropriate Note You cannot edit any of the other settings while the service is enabled The name of the service as it appears in the playlists Web Service URL The URL to the Web Services interface for this service This value is automatically generated and should not be edited unless instructed by AMX Unicast source The options menu provides a list of all the Live WMV encoders in the system and also an option to specify a WMV stream from the internet See the Adding a Server section on page 49 and the Adding and Activating Services section on page 53 for more information on adding additional unicast sources Unicast URL Stream Type If a Live WMV encoder is selected as the Unicast source then the Unicast URL is automatically configured If however you are using a remote encoder that is not located on the local network and you selected Internet source as the Unicast source then you need to enter the URL to the encoder here Click the appropriate option button to indicate the stream type You should select Multicast if you are streaming over an Intranet Select Unicast for an Internet stream Multicast Stream Address The multicast address for this channel This option is pre configured and cannot be changed Port The multicast port for this channel This option is pre configured and cannot be chan
38. TEGRATED WEB SERVER Administration Configuration Configuration Configuration Encoder o Network o Reflector JPEG Passthrough Windows Media Encoder Multicast Slot Windows Media 9 System Select Multicast Video Video Rate1 Script Management Select Multicast Audio Audio Ratet Closed Caption and Metadata Disabled Multicast URL http 192 168 3 54 vbs 1multi nsc Transmit Disabled Multicast Destination IP Address 234 54 0 0 Multicast Destination Port 5500 Time To Live 3 as Configure this setting before eee Max Packet Size 5568 using with Vision Estimated Total Bit Rate 2273473 NSC File Information Slott Windows Media Unicast Rollover URL Allow Stream Splitting Enabled Allow Fast Caching Enabled Cache Expiration Time sec 86400 500 FIG 1 VBrick Configuration page Server Specifications Vision2 servers can come installed with capture cards which enable you to capture and broadcast live video content in Windows Media Video WMV The system can also be supplied with a MAX encoder to broadcast live content in MPEG 2 format Vision Master Server The following table lists the specifications for the Vision Master server Vision Master Server Specifications Processor 1 Intel E5500 Xeon 5500 series processor Memory 6GB Memory 3x2GB 1333MHz Single Ranked LV RDIMMs Storage 2 300GB 15K RPM SA SCSI 6Gbps 3 5in Hotplug Hard Drives 4 1TB 7 2K RPM SATA 3 5 Hot Plug Hard Drives Po
39. The default user name is Admin MAX Password The password required to manage the device The password is 1988 Perform these steps to configure the MAX CSE Encoder 1 Select Configure Encoder from the MAX Encoder Menu The Live Service page opens FIG 64 2 Inthe Service Name text box enter the name of the service as you want it to appear in playlists 3 Selectthe type of encoder you want to configure from the Encoder Type options menu 4 Enter the network IP Address of the encoder in the Encoder IP Address field You can find the IP address of the MAX CSE encoder on the LED on the front of the unit 5 Inthe MAX Username text box enter the username used to gain access to the encoder The default username is Admin 6 Inthe MAX Password text box enter the password used to gain access to the encoder The default password is 1988 7 Click Apply If you enter an incorrect IP address the system will attempt the connection for 30 seconds and then if unsuccessful the following message will appear at the bottom of the page The encoder is not responding and is probably offline Stream Settings The bottom section of the page deals with the specific parameters defined for multicasting the video and the actual parameters which define the encoding process When you check the Stream Enable check box the system starts the encoding process and multicasts the stream You will receive an error if you disable a Live channel w
40. X encoder supports a range of selected video bitrates from 500 Kbits to 6 Mbits The recommended encoding bitrate is 6 Mbits Video Mode The MAX encoder supports Constant Bit Rate CBR and Variable Bit Rate VBR modes For multicasting CBR is recommended as it produces a constant rate over the network Audio CODEC Vision supports only MP3 audio compression on the MAX encoder Audio Bitrate The MAX encoder supports audio bitrates of 96K and 192K Audio Sample Rate The MAX encoder supports audio sample rates of 32 44 1 and 48K Perform these steps to configure the MPEG multicast stream 1 Select Configure Encoder from the MAX Encoder menu The Live Service page opens FIG 64 2 Usethe Video Input options menu to indicate whether you are connecting to the S video or composite port on the MAX encoder Use the Video Standard options menu to indicate which video standard the MAX encoder is using Use the Aspect Ratio options menu to indicate the aspect ratio you want to use for the multicast stream Use the Video Resolution options menu to indicate the video resolution of the multicast stream Use the Video Bitrate options menu to indicate the video bitrate of the multicast stream Use the Video Mode options menu to indicate the video mode of the multicast stream It is recommended that you select CBR 8 Use the Audio Bitrate options menu to indicate the audio bitrate of the multicast stream 9 Usethe Audio Sample
41. You can select any set top box from the list and use the options below to change its output You can use Ctrl Click to select multiple set top boxes and Shift Click to select a range of set top boxes The set top box management options are as follows Set Top Box Management Options Name Enter a name for the set top box Rename Click to apply the edited name to the set top box Move Up Move Down Moves the selected set top box up or down in the list Delete Removes the set top box from the list Enable Screen Saver Click to activate screen saver mode Timeout Use the up and down arrows to select the amount of idle time in minutes before the screen saver activates After enabling screen saver mode and indicating the timeout click Apply to enable the settings Play Live Channel Select a live channel to play through the set top box Click Apply when finished and the set top box begins playing the live channel Play Video On Demand Select a video on demand to play through the set top box Click Apply when finished and the selected video on demand becomes available Note Users are only able to pull Video on Demand content from the Master Archive and not the subtending server archives This option displays all files including hidden ones It is up to the Administrator to make any hidden files available to users Filenames should only contain the characters A Z 0 9 spaces and underscores If a filename is imported that
42. ade Rel 7 2 2 040512 exe installer to all your R710 Vision servers then run the file on all required servers This will install the required feature upgrades to the wwwroot and v2services folders Requirements The thumbnail viewer requires Internet Explorer 8 x32bit web browser or later running on Windows XP or later The thumbnail editor requires two plugins Adobe Flash version 11 or higher Download from http get adobe com flashplayer VLC Media Player version 2 0 or higher Download exe installer from http www videolan org vlc download windows html Login to Thumbnail Viewer Login to the Thumbnail viewer as follows 1 Enter the application link provided by your system administrator into your web browser For example http lt server name ThumbsViewer aspx Replace server name gt with the name or IP address of your Vision Server The first application screen will now load the Archive Navigation Screen Archive Navigation Screen The Archive Navigation Screen consists of two main areas see FIG 100 The Archive Navigation Pane used to navigate through the video archive and select those videos you wish to create view thumbnails for TheSelected Video Area shows the videos selected in the navigation pane You can now view thumbnails for these videos Archive Navigation Pane Selected Video Area FIG 100 Different Areas of Main Thumbnail Creation Screen The Archive Navigat
43. al EAM Operation Reference Guide 2 Vision Video Management Distribution Latest Release 06 11 2012 AMX Limited Warranty and Disclaimer This Limited Warranty and Disclaimer extends only to products purchased directly from AMX or an AMX Authorized Partner which include AMX Dealers Distributors VIP s or other AMX authorized entity AMX warrants its products to be free of defects in material and workmanship under normal use for three 3 years from the date of purchase with the following exceptions Electroluminescent and LCD Control Panels are warranted for three 3 years except for the display and touch overlay compo nents are warranted for a period of one 1 year Disk drive mechanisms pan tilt heads power supplies and MX Series products are warranted for a period of one 1 year AMX lighting products are guaranteed to switch on and off any load that is properly connected to our lighting products as long as the AMX lighting products are under warranty AMX also guarantees the control of dimmable loads that are properly con nected to our lighting products The dimming performance or quality there of is not guaranteed impart due to the random combi nations of dimmers lamps and ballasts or transformers AMX software is warranted for a period of ninety 90 days Batteries and incandescent lamps are not covered under the warranty AMX AutoPatch Epica Modula Modula Series4 Modula CatPro Series and
44. anagement interface This enables the administrator to add metadata before publishing the video for user access Play Allows you to playback the video in all the available file formats and bitrates to check correctness see the Playing a Video within the Archive section on page 92 Edit Info Provides metadata editing see the Editing Metadata section on page 92 Edit thumbs When a new video is uploaded the system automatically generates four thumbnails which are used by the various user interfaces You can change the thumbnails using this function Upload additional video Once a video has been uploaded you can upload additional file formats or bitrates of the same video i GEMENS The default metadata consists of three sections Metadata Options Video Formats This provides an visual representation of the currently uploaded file formats Passing the cursor over an uploaded video format displays the upload date of the format Video Information Provides technical information on the individual video files Synopsis Provides a description of the video You can edit this option by clicking Edit Info Playing a Video within the Archive To verify a video within the archive will playback correctly click the Play button and the first available format bitrate begins to play The Format Speed button matrix allows you to select which file format and bitrate to view Click the appropriate Format
45. and Speed buttons and then click Play Q search Clear all selections Delete Selected Video nture_1080 Rename Published P Play DeEdit Info Edit thumbs Upload Additional Video leo Information Synopsis Thumbnail images FIG 87 Archive video By clicking on one the thumbnail images you will be taken to the point in the video where the thumbnail was captured FIG 87 Editing Metadata You cannot play any audio content from the Archive service on the server itself since the server has no audio capability You must play audio files from a remote browser with audio capabilities To edit the metadata click Edit Info for the video Initially the Manage Sections options are visible and provide the following functions Manage Section Options Add new section Allows a new metadata section to be inserted see the Configuring Metadata section on page 87 for more information Select the section to insert from the drop down and click Add Move Section Left Changes the order that metadata will be presented to the user Move Section Right Changes the order that metadata will be presented to the user Delete section Removes the selected metadata section from this video If you select a text based section in this case Podcast Info and click Edit Section the options change appropriately to display the usual text editing options like font type size and weight FIG 88 Text editing options Manage Sections Edi
46. and server to allow you to grow the storage capacity of your system The Expansion Storage is shipped in a RAID configuration in order to provide resiliency in the event of a disk failure V2 PVA 15TB PowerVault Storage Archive FG3101 10 e V2 STORAGE 2400 FG3102 01 You can store and manage videos in Flash FLV WMV MPEG2 or MPEGA format for future use You can then use the stored content to build your own channel or allow users to access it with Video on Demand The Vision Archive has an integrated search feature that enables you to find content based on titles and metadata See the Archive Service section on page 85 for more information Supported Third Party Encoders Vision supports the following third party encoding units to expand upon the available stream types Visionary Solutions AVN200 MPEG 2 SD Full D1 single channel encoder appliance Visionary Solutions AVN420 h 264 SD D1 MPEG 4 Part 10 AVC audio video encoder blade VBrick WMV Encoder PN 9190 4200 000 Single Channel Encoder Up to 640 x 480 The VBrick encoder has a Join Own Multicast setting This setting is not available on the Vision configuration page so you must adjust this setting prior to setting up the encoder to interface with the Vision system Use the VBrick Web Interface in a web browser to enable the Join Own Multicast setting prior to controlling the encoder via the Vision system see FIG 1 Network Buffer Time msec vi IN
47. any changes to the Reflector configuration 7 Click the Service Enable check box at the top of the screen Reflector begins multicasting the video stream as configured Viewing the Stream The Vision Services manager provides a menu option to allow you to view the stream without having to start a user player Click the View Stream option in the menu for the service You must select Service Enable on the configuration page to start the service before you can view the stream LH LRR a E DVB Service The Vision DVB Service provides and manages a single Digital Video Broadcast DVB multiplex of live TV channels to the system Terrestrial satellite and cable TV providers now use a digital rather than analog transmission systems to deliver their content Where previously a single frequency was required for each TV channel by using digital compression multiple channels can be provided on a single frequency known as a multiplex or bouquet The DVB service de multiplexes the individual TV channels on a selected frequency and makes each individual channel available for multicasting to users Configuration When you select the Configure DVB from the DVB Service Menu the following page appears FIG 75 Configure Service Name Channels Name Type Multicast Digital TV true Digital TV true Digital TV true FIG 75 Configure DVB Service NOTE The Configure DVB Service pag
48. ar Edit Schedule Options Snap When moving a program or adding a program to the schedule the Snap limit defines the program time start boundary For example a 15 minute Snap setting only allows programs to be scheduled at 00 15 30 and 45 minutes past each hour Copy The copy option enables you to copy individual programs days or entire weeks from one part of the schedule to another Delete The delete option enables you to delete individual programs days or entire weeks from the schedule Save To update the schedule on the server click Save Any changes will immediately take effect Show Program Info When you select a program already in the schedule or one from the content menu you can see the same program information that is available in the archive To move a program within the schedule simply drag and drop it into the new location If you attempt to drop it into a location where it will not fit due to other programs then it will return to its original location To schedule a new program drag it from the content menu on the left and onto the schedule Viewing the Stream The Vision Services manager provides a menu option which allows you to view the stream without having to open a user player Simply click the View Stream option in the menu for the service You must have selected Stream Enable on the configuration page to start the service and either have scheduled som
49. ber Selects the Capture card and Encoder Encoder 1 or Encoder 2 Encoder Input Selects the input port on the capture card Component Composite or S Video S Video The video signal is divided into luminance and chrominance Results in good quality video Composite video Composite video should only be used as a source as a last resort With composite video luminance and chrominance components are mixed which makes it difficult to get good quality video Encoder Format Selects the required Video Standard PAL or NTSC Encoder Profile This enables the selection of pre configured encoder profiles at Preset Bit rates A profile is a collection of properties tailored to the type of content being encoded the audience and the intended distribution file or broadcast The properties stored in a profile include the audio and video quality connection speed for the intended audience available bandwidth and appropriate codecs The use of profiles simplifies the process of setting up an encoding session RJ Perform these steps to configure the AMX Vision Dual Encoder 1 on Pw N Select Configure Encoder from the WMV Encoder menu The Configure Live WMV Service page opens FIG 68 In the Service Name text box enter the name of the service as you want it to appear in the left pane of the main window Click Apply Select the type of encoder you want to configure from the Encoder Type options menu Click
50. channels or timed playback of prerecorded video content via unicast WMV only or multicast on private networks or the web The V2 DLR DEMO SYS Dealer Demo System includes 2 Live DVB T multiplexes 10 users 1 Live WMV stream 10 users 2 Producer Channels 1 MPEG 1 WMV 1 Vision Server 1 MAX CSE Encoder The V2 DLR DEMO 1RU Dealer Demo System FG3100 D1K provides two live MPEG channels and two live Digital Video Broadcasting Terrestrial DVB T multiplexes for up to 10 users over a standard IP network The V2 DLR DEMO 1RU Dealer Demo System includes 1 Vision2 1RU Dealer Demo Appliance 2 Live DVB T multiplexes 2 Live MPEG streams 1 Producer Channel MPEG 1 Record Channel MPEG 1 Archive up to 2 Video on Demand users The V2 DLR DEMO SFF Dealer Demo System FG3100 D2K provides one live MPEG channel and one live Digital Video Broadcasting Terrestrial DVB T multiplex for up to 10 users over a standard IP network The V2 DLR DEMO SFF Dealer Demo System includes 1 Vision2 SFF Dealer Demo Appliance 1 Live DVB T multiplex with support for locally stored TS demo content 1 Live MPEG stream 1 Producer Channel MPEG 1 Record Channel MPEG 1 Archive 1 Video on Demand user Vision WMV Solution The Vision WMV Solution FG3100 10K provides multiple live WMV channels for up to 10 users as well as Video on Demand support over a standard IP network The Vision Producer channels allow scheduling for live channels o
51. deo PAL 169 HD720P50 Graphics PAL Connection CVBS LBR FIG 34 Technical Information Configuration The Configuration screen enables you to change your video display settings On this screen you can choose to configure your margins or display output Use the up and down cursor buttons on the remote control to select an option and press the OK button to open a new screen of options Configuration Output options FIG 35 Configuration screen NOTE Margins The Configure Margins screen enables you to adjust the position of the images on your display Use the up and down cursor buttons on the remote control to select an option Use the left and right cursor buttons to change the setting of the selected margin The image on the screen moves as you increase or decrease the value of an individual margin so you can see the results of your adjustments as you make them Press the OK button to apply the new setting Left Margin 38px Bottom Margin 27px Right Margin 42px je left and right cursor keys to make the FIG 36 Configure Margins screen Rebooting your set top box can cause your margin settings to be reset Output The Configure Output screen enables you to change the following display options TV standard resolution aspect radio and connection type OPSO ect Ratio widescreen Connection HDMI YPbPr Composite Use Cursor Up Down to select option Use Cursor Left Right to modify Use OK to Apply or Menu
52. deo source Delete Unmanaged Channel Removes an unmanaged channel from the Channel Order list Move Channel Up Moves the selected channel one position up in the list Move Channel Down Moves the selected channel position down in the list Save Changes Saves the changes to the server Perform these steps to change the channel order 1 Select a channel in the list 2 Click Move Channel Up or Move Channel Down until the channel is in its appropriate location 3 Click Save Changes Adding an Unmanaged Channel If you have a non Vision video source you can create an unmanaged channel for it Perform these steps to add an unmanaged channel 1 Click Add Unmanaged Channel A dialog box appears FIG 53 Add Unmanaged Channel Cancel FIG 53 Add Unmanaged Channel 2 Enter the name of the channel in the Channel Name field 3 Select the type of channel from the Type options menu 4 Enter the URL of the channel in the Channel URL field 5 Click Add View Channels All of the available live channels are listed under this menu entry You can view live channels by clicking on the channel name The Vision interface server and player do not support h 264 content therefore you cannot view the stream from an AVN420 encoder Server Logs The log files for each server can be viewed by selected the server name under this menu entry Event Log FIG 54 Event Log User Interface Configuration The User Interface Con
53. der 1 Record MPEG 1 Producer MPEG 1 WMV Encoder 1 WMV Reflector 1 Record WMV 1 Producer WMV 1 7 FIG 63 LDAP Restriction settings Master Service Operation Reference Guide Live MPEG Service The Vision Live MPEG Service provides a single live TV channel to the system The Live MPEG service uses an AMX MAX CSE encoder FG2178 70 or other supported third party encoder to provide the hardware encoding of video and audio signals into an MPEG 2 multicast stream Live Services as with all other Vision services are managed by the Vision Services Manager web interface Configuring the MAX CSE Encoder When you select the Configure MAX CSE Encoder option from the Live Service Menu the following page appears FIG 64 Configure FIG 64 Configure MAX CSE Encoder 2 EN NOTE O WARNING Service Settings Channel Name 15 Admin sooo FIG 65 MAX Encoder Service Settings The top section of the page deals with the settings for the service itself and consists of the following options Service Settings Options Channel Name The name of the service as it appears in the playlists Encoder Type Use the options menu to select the type of MPEG encoder you want to configure Encoder IP Address The network IP Address of the encoder You can find the IP address of the MAX CSE encoder on the LED on the front of the unit MAX Username The user name required to manage the device
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55. e Temperature 40 C to 65 C 40 F to 149 F Operating Relative Humidity non condensing twmax 29 C 20 to 80 non condensing Maximum humidity gradient 1096 per hour operational and non operational conditions Storage Relative Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing twmax 38 C Dealer Demo System Specifications The following table lists the specifications for the V2 DLR DEMO SFF Dealer Demo Server V2 DLR DEMO SFF Dealer Demo Server Specifications Power 100 240VAC 1 5A 50 60Hz 90W 20V 4 5A AC Adapter Enclosure SECC with black matte finish Front Panel Components Status Blue LED indicates power status Power Switch Turns power on off USB ports 2 Type B USB 2 0 ports for connecting USB mouse and keyboard Rear Panel Components Power connector 90W 20V 4 5A AC Adapter Input Voltage AC 100 240V Note Isolate IT Power System Connection USB ports 4 Type B USB 2 0 ports LAN port RJ 45 LAN port provides Gigabit Ethernet communication Audio Out Provides stereo audio output Note The Audio in blue and Microphone red connectors are not used Serial Port Provides serial control over devices which support RS 232 commands HDMI Video Out Provides HDMI video output to the display via an HDMI cable VGA Video Out Provides VGA video output to the display e SATA Reserved for future use Dimensions HWD 6 9 16 16 6 cm H x 1 7 8 4 8 cm W x 6 7
56. e consists of the following sections Service Settings Service Name FIG 76 Service settings The top section on the page deals with the settings for the service itself and consists of the following options Service Options Service Name The name of the service as it appears in the services menu Apply Click to apply any change to the service name Use the Service Name field to enter a unique name for the DVB service This name appears on the left pane of the window and always refers to this specific configuration Always click Apply after making any changes Tuner Hardware Settings Tuner Hardware BG3540 DVBT Tuner 1 FIG 77 Tuner Hardware Settings The second section deals with the selection of the physical DVB tuner used to receive the broadcasts The Hardware Tuner option enables you to indicate which tuner you want to use for this service Always click Apply after making changes Scan for Channels Settings Scan for channels Address 224 100 100 100 FIG 78 Scan for Channels Settings The third section enables you to scan all of the frequencies used by the broadcaster and detect all of the available TV channels Scan for Channels Options Address The address you want to scan Port The port you want to scan Start Start the process of scanning for the available TV channels Warning Any existing list of channels will be deleted Stop Stop the scanning process Only use this if you wish
57. e content or enabled the Gap file before you can view the stream Record Service The Vision Record Service provides the ability to record a multicast MPEG 2 or unicast Windows Media stream into an Archive The Record Service essentially serves as a Digital Video Recorder You can record any Live MPEG DVB T encoder WMV stream or unmanaged channel continuously creating files of a fixed duration or you can manually record a specific event Recording unmanaged WMV channels is not supported Configuration When you select the Configure DVR from the Record Service Menu the following page appears FIG 108 Recording NIC to use Recording type Continuous Segment length 5 mins FIG 108 Configure Record Service Service Settings FIG 109 Service Settings The top section of the page deals with the settings for the service itself and consists of the following options Service Settings Options Service Name The name of the service as in Services Manager Web Service URL The URL to the Web Services interface for this service This value is automatically generated and should not be edited unless instructed by AMX Recording Settings ontinuous 5 mins Record From FIG 110 Recording Settings The bottom section of the page deals with the specific parameters for recording a stream When you check the Recording Enable check box the system starts the recording With recording enabled you cann
58. e entire archive Note that you may get a security prompt if authentication is enabled After the Sort is complete the Content list will refresh to show the new order See FIG 85 for an example The sort process applies to all subfolders and their contents and repeats recursively until all the contents have been sorted Once the sort is finished you can reorganize folders and contents manually if required The Sort Entire Archive function can be reused at any time for example when a new batch of content has been uploaded to the archive Ef Sort Entire Archive 2 Click Sort Entire Archiv 1 Archiv 1 Select root Content folder within Archive SV amp amp amp a a a u z 33 FIG 85 Folders and Content Sorted Alphabetically The Sort function is only available in Visior version 7 2 2 or higher This upgrade can only be installed on existing Vision release 7 2 R710 servers Copy the V2 Feature Upgrade Rel 7 2 2 040512 exe installer to all your R710 Visior servers then run the file on all required servers This will install the required feature upgrades to the wwwroot and v2services folders Adding an Online Video to an Archive Vision2 enables you to provide content links to online videos from websites such as YouTube or MediaSite Follow these steps to add an online video to an archive 1 Click the Content folder under one of your archives on the left side of the page 2 Onthe Content screen click Add an onli
59. e error Once the error is cleared the record service should function normally again This error also occurs if you refresh your browser during a Manual Recording Manual Recording After you have configured the Record service for manual recording and have enabled recording select Manual Recording from the Record services menu A video player opens with additional controls to stop and start the recording You can also enter the filename as it will appear in the archive while the video player is open The maximum supported manual recording is three hours The file name is not the name of the file that will be recorded but it is the name of the recording as displayed in the archive Scheduled Recording The Scheduled Record feature allows you to schedule when a live service is to be recorded You must select the source from which to record and enable the service before editing the schedule Scheduled recordings are only supported in the Live MPEG service and in 10 minute increments 1 Select Configure DVR from the Record Services menu on the left pane of the window The Record Service page appears FIG 111 Channel Channel 48 Date of recording 08 17 2010 FR Save Changes FIG 111 Scheduled Recording screen 2 Inthe Schedule editor select the time where the recording should occur A pop up dialog box appears FIG 112 Scheduled Recording Program Name Duration in mins 30 Save Cancel FIG 112 Scheduled Recording dialo
60. eate a gradient fill Header Color 2 Use the color chart to indicate the second header color used to create a gradient fill Background Color Use the color chart to indicate the color of the background for each thumbnail Border Width Use the spin box to indicate the width of the border around each thumbnail You can set any value between 0 and 255 Border Color Use the color chart to indicate the color of the border around each thumbnail din ds ANE Template Settings Cont Page Indicator Render Click the check box to render the page indicator Font Size Use the spin box to indicate the size of the page indicator text You can set any value between 1 and 255 Height Use the spin box to indicate the height of the page indicator You can set any value between 1 and 255 Y Offset Use the spin box to indicate the y offset at which you want to align the page indicator You can set any value between 1 and 255 Color Use the color chart to indicate the color of the page indicator Selected Color Use the color chart to choose the color used to indicate the selected page Info Heading Font Size Use the spin box to indicate the size of the heading text You can set any value between 1 and 255 Text Font Size Use the spin box to indicate the size of the information text You can set any value between 1 and 255 Heading Color Heading Background Use the color chart to indica
61. ed Inactive services are highlighted in green and do not appear the service selection menu on the left of the Services Manager Activate Service This button enables you to change the active state of the selected service Server Serial Number This is the unique serial number for the selected server Server License code This is the license code which has been used to unlock the services on the server New Server License Code This is where you would paste an updated license code supplied by AMX when you purchase additional services Check License Code After you input a new license code you can check that it will unlock the expected services by clicking this button The license Changes section updates to show what would change Apply updated License After checking the license code this button will actually update the license code on the server Adding and Activating Services After successfully adding a server you must activate the available services for it with an appropriate license key Perform these steps to add and activate a service 1 Click Manage name of server in the services list on the left side of the page to display the available services for the server 2 Enter a valid license code in the New Service License Code field 3 Click Check License Code If the code is valid the License Changes area displays the number of licenses available for each type of service Each se
62. editor consists of two screens Archive Navigation Screen this is the first screen It is used to select those videos you want to work on Thumbnail Editor Screen this screen is used to view create or edit thumbnails for a video selected using the Archive Navigation screen The Thumbnail Editor is only available in Visior version 7 2 2 or higher This upgrade can only be installed on existing Vision release 7 2 R710 servers Copy the V2 Feature Upgrade Rel 7 2 2 040512 exe installer to all your R710 Vision servers then run the file on all required servers This will install the required feature upgrades to the wwwroot and v2services folders Requirements The thumbnail editor requires Internet Explorer 8 x32bit web browser or later running on Windows XP or later The thumbnail editor requires two plugins Adobe Flash version 11 or higher Download from http get adobe com flashplayer VLC Media Player version 2 0 or higher Download exe installer from http www videolan org vlc download windows html In order to edit thumbnails a user must be a member of either e Vision Servers NT Administrator Group or anNT group on the Vision Server listed in the file config xml which is located at c inetpub wwroot v2services ui ThumbsEditor A sample config xml file is as follows lt xml version 1 0 gt lt config gt lt List of Windows NT User Groups whose users will be granted edit ri
63. emperature 10 C to 35 C 50 F to 95 F Storage Temperature 40 C to 65 C 40 F to 149 F Operating Relative Humidity non condensing twmax 29 C 20 to 80 non condensing Maximum humidity gradient 1096 per hour operational and non operational conditions Storage Relative Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing twmax 38 C Processor One Quad Core Intel Xeon 3420 series processor Memory 2GB Memory 2x1GB 1066MHz Single Ranked UDIMM V2 PVA 15TB Powervault Storage Archive The following table lists the specifications for the V2 PVA 15TB PowerVault Storage Archive FG3101 10 V2 PVA 15TB PowerVault Storage Archive Specifications Storage 15 1TB 7 2K RPM Universal SATA 3Gbps 3 5 in HotPlug hard drives Power 488W maximum continuous 550W peak 90 264V 47 63 Hz 7 2A at 100V 3 6A at 200V Rear Panel Components Output ports 2 SAS connectors for connection to the Video on Demand server Expansion ports 2 SAS connectors for expansion to an additional archive server Operating Environment Operating Temperature 10 to 35 C 50 to 95 F Storage Temperature 40 to 65 C 40 to 149 F Operating Relative Humidity 2096 to 8096 non condensing Storage Relative Humidity 596 to 9596 non condensing Dimensions HWD 5 3 16 13 11cm H x 17 9 16 44 63cm W x 18 7 8 48 01cm D Weight 78 lbs 35 37 kg V2 STORAGE 2400 Expansion St
64. eo signal The MAX CSE encodes the video signals into MPEG 2 multicast streams Consult the MAX CSE MAX CSD10 Operation Reference Guide for information on configuring your MAX CSE Encoder 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each additional MAX CSE encoder you have in your solution Vision TDS Vision TDS provides multiple live Digital Video Broadcast DVB or MPEG channels over a standard IP network for up to 150 users for each type of channel See LAN RJ 45 Port section on page 15 for information on wiring cables for the port To Client side LAN To Video LAN FIG 17 Digital TV appliance rear panel DVB Installation The following steps show you how to setup a typical DVB configuration for Vision TDS 1 Connect the power supply to the rear of the Digital TV appliance 2 Connect an RJ 45 LAN cable to LAN port two on the back of the Digital TV appliance FIG 17 Connect the other end to your Video LAN Vision uses typical UTP STP cabling for RJ 45 connections 3 Connect an RJ 45 LAN cable to your Video LAN Connect the other end of the cable to ETHERNET 10 100 port on the front panel of a digital TV transmitter FIG 18 ATIR ENDELEO COMMON INTERFACE SLOT 2 DTV TX01 DVB T COMMON INTERFACE SLOT 1 Reset Ethernet 10 100 port FIG 18 DTV TX01 DVB T Transmitter Front Panel The DTV TX01 DVB T transmitter FG1410 01 supports DVB T terrestrial signals C The DTV TX02 DVB S transmitter FG1410 02 supports
65. er o erret tnn ea taroen eite annee ene Se stet ne runs 67 Service Settings eerie e ERR RENS ENS ERR AREE SRM Ra ARN ER HERE R u NS HR RR ERTR ERR ERES ERN REES KES aE 68 urcrauEiiunrpe T 68 MU E eias 69 Encoding Settings 5 iet tee eo ette prusia uar ke denotare eno ies app P Ee tle a eR Ene e teo caua Re dns 69 Live WMN Service odes dvmelduvtiola pn e o ERR EPOR Do ME MEDI EVEN Mnt eis 71 Configuring the AMX Vision2 Dual Encoder eene 71 Configuring the VBrick WMV Appliance Encoder sssssssssscsscecsssesssssesssseeeeees 72 Service Sepp 73 ENCOdING Settings e 74 Viewing the Stream uice eee en eet ee teen tte oi nane ee Ene po DERE E Ex rene eene EET SEP Seer ep iKi Sss 75 Reflector Service M HTC 77 WMV COnfIQu alio Sc checectecescctsscncesnes seencteuesesd codes Eu tab nA IAEA PAS UR GE UM Un Ma C eMUM PESE 77 Activating a Unicast Stream ccccccccessscsseeeeeeeeesseeeaeeeeeeeeeeessscesseeseeseesessesseseseeeeeeees 78 Viewing the Stream cete Lene pene oen ne eeu ERE MEER ES SERERE ERE H ae ER Reus De eR e NER DUE 78 MPEG Configuratii P 79 Activating a Unicast Stream cccccccesseeseeeseeeeeeeseesaeeeeeeeeeeeesscesseeseeeeeesesesseeseeseeeeees 80 Activating a Mult
66. es MP4Test O fa D gt Page Indicator FIG 42 User Interface Example 1 FIG 43 displays the location of the info header on the user interface Info Heading Content gt English gt EnglishAdrenalineRush usnysuljeusipyusi buy FIG 43 User Interface Example 2 Upgrading the Vision Software Periodic upgrades will occasionally be available for the Vision interface Upgrades are available by contacting AMX Tech Support at 800 932 6993 C Before upgrading it is recommended that you make a copy of the server for backup LJ purposes Ld NOTE Upgrading to Vision Software Version 7 1 Perform the following steps to upgrade the Vision software to version 7 1 1 Copy the V2upgrade7 1 exe file onto the desktop of the server 2 Double click the V2upgrade7 1 exe file to execute the script and begin the installation process FIG 44 t Royal TS C Documents and Settings VP YtostWy Documents Wlink Royal TSWRIOOs tilla ris Atilla svctag 1 Fle EX Actions View Tos Hep mH 7 Ld Z Qah inset f n Atilla svctag 1 stat e Miror Ejs 2 B let nnan 2010 10 05 09 06 19 e Remake deshteo dent secta I connected to mtag 1 FIG 44 Vision Upgrade 3 Click Next 4 You can use the default installation location or specify a location by clicking the Browse button Once you determine a location click Finish The upgrade begins to install NOTE 5 When the upgrade is complete
67. estrictions on distribution described in this License Agreement AMX Dealer Distributor VIP or other AMX authorized entity shall not and shall not permit any other person to disclose display loan publish transfer whether by sale assignment exchange gift operation of law or otherwise license sublicense copy or otherwise disseminate the AMX Software Licensee may not reverse engineer decompile or disassemble the AMX Software ACKNOWLEDGEMENT You hereby acknowledge that you are an authorized AMX dealer distributor VIP or other AMX autho rized entity in good standing and have the right to enter into and be bound by the terms of this Agreement INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY The AMX Software is owned by AMX and is protected by United States copyright laws patent laws international treaty provisions and or state of Texas trade secret laws Licensee may make copies of the AMX Software solely for backup or archival purposes Licensee may not copy the written materials accompanying the AMX Software TERMINATION AMX RESERVES THE RIGHT IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION TO TERMINATE THIS LICENSE FOR ANY REA SON UPON WRITTEN NOTICE TO LICENSEE In the event that AMX terminates this License the Licensee shall return or destroy all originals and copies of the AMX Software to AMX and certify in writing that all originals and copies have been returned or destroyed PRE RELEASE CODE Portions of the AMX Software may from time to time as identified in the AMX
68. ete the currently selected template You will receive a confirmation warning before deleting the template Download Click to load an existing template from a local or network drive Upload Click to upload a template to a local or network drive The Template Editor creates a zip file with all necessary files included within it Create New Template Click to create a new template See the Creating a New Template section on page 40 for more information Adding a New Device to the Device List Adding new devices to the device list is useful since each device uses specific settings geared toward each individual device By adding a new device you can create a series of unique templates with settings that work perfectly with that specific device Perform these steps to add a new device to the template list 1 Click Add New Device A series of options appears FIG 39 Add New Device X Add New Device Name Type tablet vj Orientation landscape xj Width 100 E Height 100 SJ Create J Cancel FIG 39 Add New Device options 2 Enter the name of the device in the Name field 3 Select the type of device from the Type options menu You can choose from Tablet or Amino 4 Select the orientation view from the Orientation menu You can choose from Landscape or Portrait 5 Use the Width and Height spin boxes to set the size of the screen for the device You can set each option to any value be
69. ference which set of ports you use to connect your peripherals 3 Power on the Vision server It may take a few minutes to boot 4 Enter the username and password for the server The default settings are username Administrator password vision2 5 When the desktop appears you can now access Vision via the web browser On the desktop double click the shortcut to the Vision Master Services page The Vision ServicesManager appears Accessing the Server Remotely Perform these steps to access your server remotely 1 Test that you can access the server via the LAN You can run this test by accessing a Command Prompt using the Ping command For example ping v2AMX lt SVCTAG gt where lt SVCTAG gt is the service name which you can find on the front of your server If the server responds write down the IP address of the server 2 Open a remote desktop service on a remote system on the same LAN as the server 3 Using a web browser on a PC with network access navigate to http lt servername gt admin aspx The V2ServicesManager appears You can also double click the shortcut to the Vision Master Services page to access the Vision ServicesManager You can also access the server by using a remote desktop however you only need to use remote desktop to access the server for troubleshooting You should also always use the Connect to Console when using a Remote desktop application NOTE otherwise you will not see the v2
70. figuration options enable the administrator to configure which video formats are available to the users in the sample player The Zoom setting on the web browser should be set to 100 or the video may not appear in browser window The following user interfaces are available Amino UI Selecting the STB 04 user interface configuration enables you to select a custom user interface FIG 55 displays the Amino UI player You can select a template on this screen See the Creating a New Template section on page 40 for information on creating a template You must click Apply prior to using the Amino clients to access the system ATILLA Server Management deni Amino 140 User Interface Template Manage ATILLA MA E ATILLA MASTER hannel Order VIDEO ON LIVE TV DEMAND FEEDS FIG 55 Amino UI Player Tablet UI Selecting the Tablet user interface configuration enables you to select a custom user interface FIG 56 displays the Tablet UI player You can select a template on this screen You must click Apply prior to using the Amino clients to access the system ATILLA MASTER 3 blue To navigate use the following gestures pe Right Previous Page ipe Left Next Page own Go back up a level When play icon gt touch playback Touch anywhere on this page to start Archive 1 FIG 56 Tablet UI Player V2 Player This is a fully featured player capable of displaying both live feeds and Video on Demand in multiple
71. formats FIG 57 Sample Player 1 Click the sample player under UI Configuration in the left panel to display the configuration options for the player FIG 58 The options for the V2 Player and the V2 MPEG Player are identical with the exception that the WMV options are not available with the MPEG player iign ER o Lm wem luy ption This player can play DVB and live MPEG 2 feeds back embedded in a web page esting Test Player in a sample web page gt Mast MPEG 2 High Bitr ntrol Mast Archi didi EJ Producer MPEG PJ pve MPEG AYN420 51 Ej Proc AVN200 53 ur scheme C PIS MAX CSE 105 FI Record MPEG 1 FIG 58 Sample Player 1 Configuration If a specific configuration option is not supported by a particular player that option cannot be selected The following options are available V2 Player Configuration Options Description A single line description shown in the management interface to help with identification Test Player in a sample web Clicking this button launches the player in a new web browser with the page selected options See the Testing the Player in a Web Page section on page 60 for more information Support VOD Toggles whether you want to support on demand content Archive to use Selects the Archive for the player to use for Video on Demand content VOD Format Selects the video format and bitrate that the player should use Support MP3 files Toggles whether you wan
72. g box 3 Enter the name the recording in the Program Name field 4 Use the up and down arrows to indicate the duration of the recording in 10 minute increments recordings in 10 minute increments If you enter a value in the Duration field that isn t a 10 minute increment Vision automatically rounds up to the next 10 minute NOTE increment without alerting you You can enter a value in the Duration field however Vision only supports scheduled 5 Click Save Event Log In common with other services the Record service generates an event log which you can examine by selecting View Event Log from the Record services menu nr RCT Record Service us NM UNI VERSI TY Increase Your Revenue through education knowledge In the ever changing AV industry continual education is key to success AMX University is dedicated to ensuring that you have the opportunity to gather the information and experience you need to deliver strong AMX solutions Plus AMX courses also help you earn CEDIA NSCA InfoComm and AMX continuing education units CEUs Visit AMX University online for 24 7 365 access to Schedules and registration for any AMX University course Travel and hotel information Your individual certification requirements and progress 3000 RESEARCH DRIVE RICHARDSON TX 75082 USA 800 222 0193 e 469 624 8000 469 624 7153 fax 800 932 6993 technical support www amx com 6 12 2012 AMX All rights reserved AMX a
73. ge rear panel view Set Top Boxes The STB 02SB FG3100 61 STB 03CC FG3100 62 and STB 04 Set Top Boxes FG3100 65 support viewing live programming via a producer channel or a MPEG encoder The set top boxes access your Vision server and display available programming on a connected video source The set top boxes are used only for MPEG content They support viewing MPEG Video on Demand but support only Stop Play and Pause features FIG 10 STB 02SB Set Top Box FIG 11 displays the rear panel of the STB 02SB and STB 03CC Set Top boxes Power USB port Audio Video port SPDIF ei si wn 2A H J mi ste 101010 J e pousy Macrovision Conf i NET130H z 2 8 Amino pol ITAL US patent no s apply MADE IN CHINA ommuhications Ltd IR extender TVI port HDMI port _ Optical LAN ports p audio port FIG 11 STB 02SB and STB 03CC Set Top Box rear view C p The Set Top Boxes have a limit of 18Mbps Heavy traffic loads can cause the set top A box to reset itself periodically NOTE FIG 12 displays the rear panel of the STB 04 Set Top box Power HDMI port Audio Video port SPDIF AUDIO VISUAL DIGITAL SPDIF port USB port IR Extender TVI port FIG 12 STB 04 Set Top Box rear view Wiring and Device Connections N N Operation Reference Guide Installation This chapter provides instructions on how to connect the different types of Vision Systems and servers Dealer Dem
74. ged TTL The Multicast TTL for this channel This option is pre configured and cannot be changed NIC to multicast on The IP address of the network to use for multicasting Apply You must click Apply to save the changes before your changes take effect Activating a Unicast Stream Perform these steps to activate a unicast stream 1 Select Configure Reflector from the WMVReflector Menu on the left pane of the window The Reflector WMV Service page appears FIG 73 2 Inthe Service Name box enter the name of the service as you want it to appear in playlists 3 Select a unicast source from the Unicast source options menu If you select Internet Source enter the URL of the encoder you want to use for the unicast source in the Unicast URL box 4 Select the IP address of the network you want to use for the multicast from the NIC to multicast on options menu 5 Click Apply if you made any changes to the Reflector configuration 6 Click the Service Enable check box at the top of the screen Reflector begins multicasting the video stream as configured Viewing the Stream The Vision Services manager provides a menu option to allow you to view the stream without having to start a user player Click the View Stream option in the menu for the service You must select Service Enable on the configuration page to start the service before you can view the stream MPEG Configuration The MPEG reflector can
75. ghts gt lt editgroup gt WinNT DOMAIN_NAME SERVER_NAME ThumbnailsEditors lt editgroup gt lt config gt Login to Thumbnail Editor Login to the Thumbnail editor as follows 1 Enter the application link provided by your system administrator into your web browser For example http lt Server Name gt ThumbsEdit aspx Replace server name gt with the name or IP address of your Vision Server You should see a login panel as shown in FIG 90 FIG 90 Login Window 2 Enter the username and password provided by your system administrator and click Log in The first application screen will now load the Archive Navigation Screen D Do not login more than once with the same credentials username and password WARNING Archive Navigation Screen The Archive Navigation Screen consists of two main areas see FIG 91 The Archive Navigation Pane used to navigate through the video archive and select those videos you wish to create view thumbnails for TheSelected Video Area shows the videos selected in the navigation pane You can now view create edit or delete thumbnails for these videos Archive Navigation Pane Selected Video Area FIG 91 Different Areas of Main Thumbnail Creation Screen 2 NOTE The Archive Navigation Pane works in a similar way to windows explorer Click the arrows beside the folders to expand or contract them revealing or hiding the contents respectively Video
76. gure Service from the V2Producer Menu on the left pane of the window The Configure Producer page appears FIG 106 2 Click the File or Live Feed option button to indicate whether the intermission source is from a file or a live feed After making your selection do one of the following File Select a file from the menu on the left pane of the window Live Feed Select a live feed from the Live options menu 3 Click Apply 4 Click the Enable check box in the Intermission section 5 Click the Service Enable check box to activate the intermission The Name and URL fields populate with the name and path of the intermission source This source will play if there is no scheduled content playing on the regular multicast If you disable a live channel while it is being used as the Intermission file the Live drop down menu will not be consistent with the URL and the Intermission file will not work Schedule Editing Producer runs a four week schedule which loops and starts again after the four weeks To edit the schedule select the Edit Schedule menu option in the service FIG 107 Delete 16 30 16 30 18 00 Tim 90Min 17 00 18 00 ij MAX CSE 105 ae 16 30 18 00 25 Tim 90Min Sunday Monda k 17 00 18 00 Wednesday MAX CSE 105 Thursday 16 30 18 00 Tim 90Min 17 00 18 00 Friday MAX CSE 105 16 30 18 00 Tim 90Min FIG 107 Edit Schedule screen The following options are available on the top toolb
77. hile it is being accessed by another service Multicast Settings FIG 66 MAX Encoder Multicast Settings The following options are available in the multicast section Multicast Settings Options Protocol The protocol setting is fixed at UDP multicast UDP multicast is the only supported protocol at this time Address This is the multicast address that will be used This option is pre configured and cannot be changed Port This is the multicast port number that will be used This option is pre configured and cannot be changed TTL This is the multicast TTL that will be used You can enter a value in the space provided This option is pre configured and cannot be changed Encoding Settings FIG 67 MAX Encoder Encoding Settings The following options are available in the encoding section Encoding Settings Options Video Input The MAX encoder supports either S Video or Composite video inputs Video Standard The MAX encoder supports NTSC USA and Japan and PAL rest of the world excluding France video standards Aspect Ratio The MAX encoder is supports a 4 3 and 16 9 aspect ratio Encoder Profile Vision supports only the MAX Custom encoder profile Video CODEC Vision supports only MPEG 2 video compression on the MAX encoder Video Resolution The MAX encoder supports D1 720 x 576 PAL 640 x 480 NTSC and SIF 360 x 288 PAL 320 x 240 NTSC resolutions Video Bitrate The MA
78. humbnails associated with this video and the descriptive text associated with these thumbnails e Remove video Click the red cross in the top right hand corner to remove this video If you selected Show thumbnails you now have a list of thumbnails Each thumbnail has an image a time and some descriptive text Time time from start of video in hours minutes seconds of this thumbnail Descriptive text text describing what the thumbnail bookmarks Image thumbnail image To play the video in the thumbnail viewer screen starting at the point marked by this thumbnail proceed as follows 1 Hover over the thumbnail image to reveal a blue play icon 2 Click the blue play icon see FIG 103 Change this default description text by clicking on the Edit icon FIG 103 Play Video From Thumbnail Position Thumbnail Viewer Screen The thumbnail viewer screen FIG 104 consists of two main areas Thumbnail bar Contains a number of thumbnails arranged in time order Thumbnails at the top occur earlier in the video than those further down Video Playback Area Plays the video selected in the previous screen Thumbnail Bar Video Playback Area Video Metadata Tabs FIG 104 Thumbnail Viewer Screen The following actions are available in this screen Play a Thumbnail Play video using video playback control panel Return to archive These actions are described in detail over the following pages Playing
79. icast Stream i ci cs ccscsccceciesesscesctuccuseecccesstessassscuseccosiocccenceesaedescbssenesecess 80 Viewing the Stream d eere treten eee yo eate EE ERR ca seo ee Eae X S KETOKE EEN RE enl ee Esau e eoe P seb SE Rote 80 DVB SQrvViCe e 81 ie pir ip ep m 81 Service Settings iiie ise aaa See oe RS EEKER ERN ARR ER Enae SN ERR RR SR ASR KENKEN rE Eika RR ERRARE 82 Tuner Hardware Settings ener tette ettet ry E ne eben ERR oa ene e Ry Nus Eae EKEN 82 Scart for Channels Settings 2 eerie erret rete er rro e pene antep eire endo eas aeg ao eene tisores 82 Scanning for Available Channels eese eee enne nente nn nnne enn nnne 83 Multicast Ipfe 83 Setting the Multicast Address iter et ette een eere aet R nen ne oai auod 83 e FnIngHe 84 Previewing the Selected Charnels e iniit ia hepar tanto k on pe eee ua ee Rorate eir S EP aea 84 Pridie iis Mr 85 le Dre Bu Pau m 85 Supported Video on Demand Media Formats cce 86 Flash hA EEES 86 Windows Media Video WMV ssccssccsssccsssccsseccesccescecsscceseccesecceccceseccesccusecsescesecees 86 LE ud cc JAM L MPEG 4 AVC F264 86 ler nu Muicer me
80. if you want the player to support live channels If you click this check box click the respective check boxes for the types of live channels you want the player to support 6 Click Apply when finished making changes to the configuration Vision version 7 2 does not support scaling and resizing of WMV files within a browser window NOTE Format Compatibility The following tables list the formats that are compatible with Live channels and Video on Demand Live Channel Compatibility Amino VLC PC Client WMP WMV No No Yes Yes MPEG 2 Yes Yes Yes Yes MPEG 2 TS H 264 AVC Yes Yes No No MPEG 2 TS H 264 AVC Yes Yes No No MP4 PC Client Yes Yes Yes Yes Video on Demand Compatibility Amino VLC PC Client WMP WMV No Yes Yes Yes MPEG 2 MPEG 2 TS Yes Yes Yes Yes H 264 AVC MPEG 2TS Yes Yes Yes Ye H 264 AVC MP4 No Yes Yes No FLV On2 VP6 FLV No Yes Yes Yes Some Windows 7 Media Players support MP4 Testing the Player in a Web Page To view how the Vision player will appear click the Test Player in a sample web page button on the V2 Player Configuration page The player appears in a new tab in your current browser The additional tabs in the player screen provide more options FIG 59 Home Player Downloads Widgets r Plug in Plug in g link and run it di ug in lug in FIG 59 Downloads tab The Downloads tab provides links
81. ion Pane works in a similar way to windows explorer Click to expand a folder revealing its contents Click to contract a folder Videos are indicated by filmstrip icons The video title appears to the right of the icon MP3 files are not shown NOTE Click a video you want to create edit thumbnails for this adds the video to the selected video area Each video in this area contains the following Video title above image Video image Video description to the right of the image Number of thumbnails associated with the video thumbnail count If this number is one or more then the video will have a show thumbnails button The boy does nothing Show Thumbnails Thumbnails FIG 101 Video in Selected Video Area You can also select videos using the Search bar Enter the text you want to search for and click the magnifying glass Videos with a title metadata description or thumbnail which contain this text are added to the Selected Video Area Search Q FIG 102 Search Bar Click Clear current selections to remove all videos from the Selected Video Area You can carry out the following actions on videos in the Selected Video Area Play video in thumbnail viewer Hover over the video image to reveal a blue play icon Click this icon to go to the thumbnail viewer and start the video playing from the beginning Show the thumbnails associated with video Click Show Thumbnails to view all the t
82. ions FIG 13 displays the connection locations for the VS DLR DEMO SFF server LAN port E SATA FIG 13 V2 DLR DEMO SFF Dealer Demo Server rear view The V2 DLR DEMO SFF system only has one RJ 45 LAN connection NOTE FIG 14 displays the connection locations for the VS DLR DEMO 1RU server To CLIENT SIDE LAN To VIDEO LAN FIG 14 V2 DLR DEMO 1RU Dealer Demo Server rear view 3 Connectan RJ 45 LAN cable to the Ethernet port on your encoder Connect the other end of the cables to any of the ports on your network switch 4 Connect a composite or S video cable to the corresponding ports on your encoder Connect the other end of the cables to a device capable of producing a video signal The encoder converts the video signals into MPEG 2 multicast streams WMV Solution The following steps show you how to setup a typical configuration for the WMV Solution 1 Connect the power supply to the power connector on the rear of the Vision Master server FIG 15 LAN ports Power connector FIG 15 Vision Master server rear view 2 Connect an RJ 45 LAN cable to LAN port one on the back of the Vision Master server Connect the other end of the cable to a Gigabit port on a layer 3 network switch To prevent multicast traffic from flooding your network use LAN port 2 as the Vision client side multicast interface 3 Connect an RJ 45 LAN cable to LAN port one on the back of the WMV appliance FIG 16 Connect
83. n the navigation pages You can set any value between 1 and 255 Rows Use the spin box to indicate the number of rows on the navigation pages You can set any value between 1 and 255 Corner Radius Use the spin box to indicate the size of the corner radius of each thumbnail You can set any value between 1 and 255 Horizontal Gap Use the spin box to indicate the horizontal spacing between each thumbnail You can set any value between 0 and 255 Vertical Gap Use the spin box to indicate the vertical spacing between each thumbnail You can set any value between 0 and 255 Horizontal Margin Use the spin box to indicate the margin on the left and right sides of each thumbnail You can set any value between 1 and 255 Header Height Use the spin box to indicate the height of the header containing the thumbnail s title You can set any value between 1 and 255 Header X Offset Use the spin box to indicate the x offset at which you want to align the header s text You can set any value between 1 and 255 Header Y Offset Use the spin box to indicate the y offset at which you want to align the header s text You can set any value between 1 and 255 Font Size Use the spin box to indicate the size of the header text used for each thumbnail You can set any value between 1 and 255 Header Text Color Use the color chart to indicate the color of the header text for each thumbnail Header Color 1 Use the color chart to indicate the first header color used to cr
84. nables you to easily add and manage additional servers in the system All Vision services are managed by the Vision ServicesManager web interface Starting and Accessing Vision Perform these steps to access your server remotely 2 1 Power on the Vision server It may take a few minutes to boot 2 Test that you can access the server via the LAN You can run this test by accessing a Command Prompt using the Ping command For example ping v2AMX lt SVCTAG gt where lt SVCTAG gt is the service name which you can find on the front of your server If the server responds continue to step 3 3 Using a web browser on a PC with network access navigate to http lt servername gt admin aspx The Master Services page appears FIG 46 SVETAGA FIG 46 Master Services page Accessing the Server There are two methods you can use to access the Vision server directly and remotely Accessing directly requires connecting a monitor keyboard and mouse to the server and accessing it as you would with a typical PC Accessing remotely requires using a remote desktop program to log in to the server 2 Accessing the Server Directly Perform these steps to access your server directly 1 Connect a monitor to the VGA port on the front of the server 2 Connect a USB keyboard and USB mouse to the 2 USB ports on the front of the server There is also a 15 pin VGA port and 2 USB ports on the rear of the server It makes no dif
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86. ndard definition and below video sizes Flash videos must be encoded using the On2 VP6 video codec The following table lists the recommended bitrates for flash video Flash Video Recommended Bitrates High Full D1 1 5 Mbits Medium Full D1 800 Kbits Low SIF 400 Kbits Windows Media Video WMV Windows Media video can be encoded using WM9 and VC1 The following table lists the recommended bitrates for Windows Media video Windows Media Video Recommended Bitrates High Full D1 1 5 Mbits Medium Full D1 800 Kbits Low SIF 400 Kbits The recommended bitrate for high definition VC1 is 8 12 Mbits MPEG 2 MPEG 2 must be encapsulated in an MPEG 2 transport stream The supported audio formats are MPEG Layer I MPEG Layer II MPEG Layer 3 MP3 AC3 The following table lists the recommended bitrates for MPEG 2 video MPEG 2 Video Recommended Bitrates High Full D1 8 Mbits Medium Full D1 6 Mbits Low Full D1 4 Mbits High definition is supported for playback to a set top box The recommended bitrate is 8 12 Mbits MPEG 4 AVC H 264 MPEG 4 files must be encapsulated in an MPEG 4 stream mp4 Files must have the MOOV Atom at the start of the file for fast start The audio must be in AAC format The following table lists the recommended bitrates for MPEG 4 video MPEG 4 Video Recommended Bitrates High Full D1 1 5 Mbits Medium Full D1 800 Kbits Low SIF 40
87. nding ports on the rear of the MAX CSE encoder Connect the other end of the cables to a device capable of producing a video signal The MAX CSE encodes the video signals into MPEG 2 multicast streams Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each additional MAX CSE encoder you have in your Vision solution luis scd RN NOTE Archive Servers Vision Archive servers allow you to store and manage videos in Flash WMV MPEG 2 and MPEG 4 format for future use The stored content can then be used to build your own channel and or allow users to access it with Video on Demand Vision Archive has an integrated search feature that allows you to find content based on titles and metadata See the Archive Service section on page 85 for more information Older model Video on Demand servers may require you to install the V2 STORAGE EXT800 External RAID Controller to be able to connect to the V2 STORAGE 2400 server The following steps show you how to add an additional 15TB or 24TB of Disk storage to an existing archive server 1 Connect an SAS cable to the IN port on the rear of the V2 PVA FIG 20 or V2 STORAGE 2400 Expansion Storage device FIG 21 Connect the other end of the cable to the first SAS port on the rear of the Archive Video on Demand server FIG 21 V2 STORAGE 2400 Expansion Storage rear view 2 Login to the Admin server see the Starting and Accessing Vision2 section on page 47 for more information 3 Select Storage 4 Setthe a
88. ne video A new series of options appears FIG 86 Link to MediaSite Web Page Free Space Used Space FIG 86 Add an online video screen 3 Inthe URL to WebPage field enter the URL to the video you want to add Vision does not verify this URL so it must be correct to avoid errors 4 Inthe Name to Use in Archive field enter the name of the link as you want it to appear in the archive 5 Click Add To add a MediaSite link click the Link to MediaSite Web Page tab The same information is required as above but you must also enter a base website URL Viewing the Contents of an Archive To examine an individual video you simply open a folder and click on the name of the video To view multiple videos use CTRL click The following options act on multiple selections Multiple Selections Options Quick search for Enter the text you wish to search for in the metadata and click the Search button the videos in the branch of the currently selected content folder will be shown with the search text highlighted in the metadata Clear all selections The current selection is cleared Delete Selected Video Deletes the video shown in the right hand details pane The options for each individual video are as follows Video Options Rename Change the name of the video as it appears to a user Published New videos which have been uploaded are automatically hidden from users not accessing the content through the m
89. ntents of the folder in the right pane You can rename the folder and you can edit the description by clicking on the folder description below the images You can also create a new folder upload a new video or add an online video The process of uploading a new video is identical to the process of uploading an additional video see the Uploading Additional Versions of the Same File section on page 93 for more information If you want to see your recently recorded files you must click the Refresh button Visior does not validate any URL you enter for an online video If there is an error in the URL the page will not be successfully displayed DP WARNING NOTE Archive Sort Function The Vision Archive Sort function provides the ability to alphabetize an existing Vision archive Use the archive sort function by following the process outlined below 1 2 Open the Vision Admin user interface on the Master server and select the archive tab Select the root Content folder you will see a new button Sort Entire Archive at the top right of the screen Note that this is only available in the root Content folder and not in sub folders as you can only sort the entire archive See FIG 84 for details Click the Sort Entire Archive button a warning box will appear to highlight that the process cannot be undone AMX advises that the content xml for the archive should be backed up before proceeding 4 Click Yes to sort th
90. o 149 F Operating Relative Humidity non condensing twmax 29 C 2096 to 8096 non condensing Maximum humidity gradient 1096 per hour operational and non operational conditions Storage Relative Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing twmax 38 C Dimensions HWD 1 11 16 4 24cm H x 17 1 8 43 43cm W x 15 1 2 39 37cm D Weight Rack Weight 17 76 Ibs 8 058 kg Optional Accessories DTV TX01 DVB T Digital TV Transmitter FG1410 01 DTV TX02 DVB S Digital TV Transmitter FG1410 02 DTV TX03 US Digital TV Transmitter FG1410 03 MAX CSE Encoder FG2178 70 for Live MPEGs channels NetLinx Integrated Controllers Dell PowerConnect 2824 network switch e NOTE e NOTE Video on Demand Server The following table lists the specifications for the Vision Video on Demand server FG3100 02 Vision Video on Demand Server Specifications Processor 1 Intel E5500 Xeon 5500 series processor Memory 12GB Memory 12x1GB 1333MHz Single Ranked LV RDIMMs Storage 2 300GB 15K RPM SA SCSI 6Gbps 3 5in Hotplug Hard Drives 4 1TB 15K RPM SATA 3 5 Hot Plug Hard Drives Power High Output Power Supply Non Redundant 870W Front Panel Components USB ports 2 USB 2 0 ports for mouse keyboard or external peripheral devices Video connector 1 15 pin female video connector for connecting a video output device such as a PC monitor LCD panel Displays system ID
91. o Systems The V2 DLR DEMO 1RU Dealer Demo System FG3100 D1K provides two live MPEG channels and two live Digital Video Broadcasting Terrestrial DVB T multiplexes for up to 10 users over a standard IP network The Dealer Demo Solution includes 1 Vision IRU Dealer Demo Appliance 2 Live DVB T multiplexes 2 Live MPEG streams Producer Channel MPEG Record Channel MPEG 1 Archive up to 2 Video on Demand users The V2 DLR DEMO SFF Dealer Demo System FG3100 D2K provides one live MPEG channel and one live Digital Video Broadcasting Terrestrial DVB T multiplex for up to 10 users over a standard IP network The Dealer Demo Solution includes 1 Vision SFF Dealer Demo Appliance 1 Live DVB T multiplex with support for locally stored TS demo content 1 Live MPEG stream Producer Channel MPEG Record Channel MPEG 1 Archive 1 Video on Demand user On the V2 DLR DEMO SFF system only one service running at a single time is supported NOTE NOTE The following steps show you how to setup a typical configuration for the Dealer Demo Systems 1 Connect the power supply to the rear of the Dealer Demo server 2 Connect an RJ 45 LAN cable to LAN port one on the back of the Dealer Demo server See FIG 13 and FIG 14 for connection locations for each type of Dealer Demo server Connect the other end of the cable to a Gigabit port on a layer 3 network switch Vision uses typical Cat5 5e 6 cabling for RJ 45 connect
92. of WMV files or a multicast of MPEG 2 MP4 H 264 or WMV files or a live channel from a Vision2 archive Schedules run on a four week loop then begin again after the four weeks have expired In the event there is no content scheduled for a certain period of time Producer enables you to set an intermission source which automatically plays an MPEG 2 MP4 H 264 or WMV file from a Vision archive a multicast MPEG 2 or MP4 H 264 source such as a DVB or Live MPEG channel or a unicast WMV source such as a live WMV channel Please note that both the MPEG MP4 H 264 and WMV Windows Media Video variants are managed in exactly the same manner and that this section is applicable to both services Configuration When you select Configure Service from the Producer menu the following page appears FIG 106 v2Producer service v2Producer MPEG Configure Service Enable Enable Service Name v2Producer MPEG RL http VISI Stream Address NIC to use 192 Content New Archive Path t tent t weContent Intermission Enable ure File live To t the file to us lt on it in the menu on the left Name URL pec mp4 h 264 Bitrate High FIG 106 Configure Producer Service NOTE You can configure the following options for the Vision Producer Service Configure Options Service Enable This enables the service and will begin multicasting if appropriate Note You cannot edit any of the other settings while the
93. ontrol section on page 33 for more information on using the remote Live TY Channels BBC TWO BBC NEWS CBBC Channel BBC THREE 4Music VIVA FIG 31 Live TV Channels Video on Demand The Video on Demand menu displays a listing of all available video on demand channels FIG 32 ELE E tony chiarello E39 duchossois home 3S9 metreau entry system E5 green building 99 luxury living amx new york showroom ES northern california home FIG 32 Video On Demand Use the remote control to scroll through the list of the channels and press OK on the remote control to select a channel See the Using the Remote Control section on page 33 for more information on using the remote FIG 33 displays an example of video on demand programming While viewing video on demand programming you can use the remote control to pause or stop the video stream Use the Play button to resume viewing a paused video stream wt FIG 33 Video on Demand example Technical Information The Technical Information screen displays information about your set top box network and display This information is view only Technical Information Set Top Box Model aminet 30h Firmware 0 15 2 A130h opera gogi subs bitband Set Top Box Model amineti 30h Firmware 0 15 2 A130h opera gogi subs bitband Network DHCP No IP Address 43 192 168 110 Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 43 192 1683 Domain Name FAIL Connection 100FD Display Vi
94. op Box FG3100 65 STB 04 Set Top Box Specifications Memory 128MB Flash 256MB RAM Power 5V DC at 1 5A via external power supply Less than 8W typical usage external supply input voltage 100 240V AC 50 60Hz 3A max Front Panel LED Power on IR command received Red Rear Panel Components Power connector 1 connector port for a 5V DC at 3A power supply LAN ports 1 x Ethernet 10 100 BaseT via RJ 45 shielded connector USB port 1 Type A USB 2 0 port for peripheral connections HDMI port 1 HDMI 1 3a with HDCP and CEC port SPDIF port 1 S PDIF optical port AUDIO VISUAL port 1 10 way Mini DIN for Composite video Component YPrPb RGB S Video and analog audio IOIOIO port 1 IR extender and TVI port Codecs MPEG 2 MP HL MPEG 4 pt10 AVC H 264 HP L4 Video Resolution Up to 720p and 1080i Displays up to 1080p Graphics Resolution HD graphics up to 1280x720 Audio Analog stereo audio out Stereo and Dolby 5 1 surround via S PDIF and HDMI Dolby Digital pass through to external decoder Operating Environment Operating Temperature 0 to 40 C 32 to 104 F Storage Relative Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing Dimensions HWD 1 9 16 4cm H x 5 1 2 14cm W x 4 1 2 11 4cm D Weight 0 70 Ibs 0 32 kg Included Accessories 1 Amino Universal Remote Control 1 Amino Configuration Keyboard FG3100 63 Network Switch Requirements Vision requi
95. orage The following table lists the specifications for the V2 STORAGE 2400 Expansion Storage FG3102 01 V2 STORAGE 2400 Expansion Storage Specifications Storage 12 2TB 7 2K RPM NL SAS 6Gbps 3 5in HotPlug Hard Drives Power 488W maximum continuous 550W peak 90 264V 47 63 Hz 7 2A at 100V 3 6A at 200V Rear Panel Components Output ports 2 SAS connectors for connection to the Video on Demand server Expansion ports 2 SAS connectors for expansion to an additional archive server Operating Environment Operating Temperature 10 to 35 C 50 to 95 F Storage Temperature 40 to 65 C 40 to 149 F Operating Relative Humidity 896 to 8596 non condensing Storage Relative Humidity 596 to 9596 non condensing 1181 BTU per hour Dimensions HWD 3 7 16 8 7 cm H x 19 48 2 cm W x 23 3 8 59 4 cm D Weight 62 6 Ibs 28 39 kg Please note that the V2 STORAGE 2400 is only compatible with one of the following e V2 VOD 1000 Vision Video on Demand Server FG3100 06K e V2 VOD SERVER FG3100 05K with V2 STORAGE EXT800 Vision External RAID Controller FG3102 02 installed For information about installing the V2 STORAGE EXT800 RAID Controller see the Installing the V2 STORAGE EXT800 External RAID Controller section on page 29 STB 02SB and STB 03CC Set Top Boxes The following table lists the specifications for the STB 02SB FG3100 61 and STB 03CC FG3100 62 Set Top Boxes
96. orner of the thumbnail Adding Descriptive Text to a Thumbnail Once you have created a thumbnail you add descriptive text to provide further information for users Click on the pencil edit icon or within the text field to edit the thumbnail text see FIG 97 Once you are satisfied click the floppy disk save icon to save your changes see FIG 98 You can undo your changes by clicking on the curved undo arrow Up to 5000 characters are allowed Time from beginning of video of this thumbnail in hours Edit thumbnail text minutes seconds Delete thumbnail Image captured from video for thumbnail FIG 97 Thumbnail Entry in Thumbnail Bar Save changes to thumbnail text Undo changes to thumbnail text FIG 98 Modifying Thumbnail Text Returning to Archive to Select Another Video Click Back to Archive to return to the Archive Navigation screen NOTE Video Playback Area The video playback area is used for the following actions Viewing a video Finding the right position in a video to create a thumbnail Viewing thumbnails that have already been created You can control the playback using a small panel at the bottom of the screen see FIG 99 The main controls are as follows Drag the slider to a position on the timeline to play the video from that position Click a position on the timeline to play the video from then e Click the play button to play the video e Click pause to hal
97. ot change any of the recording parameters The following settings are available in the Recording section Recording Settings Options NIC to use The Network interface from which you want to record Recording type This can be either Continuous or Manual Continuous recordings create a new recording in the Archive at specific intervals according to the value defined in the Segment length option Manual recordings require the user to actually start and stop the recording process themselves Note If you stop and restart a Continuous recording another archive folder appears in the left pane with an identical folder name as the previous archive folder You can select the new archive folder and click Rename in the right pane to help differentiate between the archive folders Segment length This value defines the length of each individual recordings created by a continuous recording Available options are 5 15 30 and 60 minutes Keep Archives for Mapped Archive Path To prevent the continuous recording mode from filling up the hard disk used by the archive the system will delete automatically generated recordings after the period defined here To prevent specific recordings being deleted use the Content menu in the archive to drag them from the Automatic Recordings folder into the main archive itself All automatic recordings are placed in a special area of the archive which are subfolders of the DVR Recordings Automatic
98. plate Editor Settings nr RCT The following table lists the settings available in the Template Editor Template Settings Navigation Menu Selector Color Use the color chart to select a color for the menu selector Render top line navigation Click the check box to render the text on the navigation bar Color Use the color chart to select a color for the text on the navigation bar Font Size Use the spin box to indicate the size of the text on the navigation bar You can Set any value between 1 and 255 Vertical Text Render Click the check box to render the text on the left side bar X Offset Use the spin box to indicate the x offset at which you want to align the text on the left side bar You can set any value between 1 and 255 Font Size Use the spin box to indicate the size of the text on the left side bar You can set any value between 1 and 255 Color Use the color chart to select a color for the text on the left side bar Shadow Top Use the color chart to select a color for the top shadow of the text on the left side bar Shadow Bottom Use the color chart to select a color for the bottom shadow of the text on the left side bar Thumbnails Background Alpha Use the spin box to indicate the alpha used to create the background gradient You can set any value between 0 and 255 Columns Use the spin box to indicate the number of columns o
99. populated when you select a file or live channel Video Format Select the video format by clicking the appropriate option button You can choose from MPEG and MP4 H 264 with MPEG Producer For WMV Producer the only option is Windows WMV Note You should have separate Producer services to isolate the MPEG 2 and the H 264 Live channels and content If you mix the content the Producer service may not function properly Bitrate Select the bitrate of the files to be used from the selected archive You must apply the settings any changes to take effect Multicasting with Producer Perform these steps to multicast with Producer 1 Select Configure Service from the V2Producer Menu on the left pane of the window The Configure Producer page appears FIG 106 2 Select the IP address of the network you are using from the NIC to Use options menu 3 Click the Service Enable check box Vision begins multicasting on the multicast address you assigned NOTE Setting Up an Intermission If there is no content scheduled for a certain period of time Producer enables you to set an intermission source which automatically plays an MPEG 2 or WMV file from a Vision archive a multicast MPEG 2 source such as a DVB or Live MPEG channel or a unicast WMV source such as a live WMV channel Unmanaged channels are also available for Intermission as well Perform these steps to set up an intermission 1 Select Confi
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101. r if you disable a Live channel while it is being accessed by another service Multicast Address This is the multicast address that will be used This option is pre configured and cannot be changed Port This is the multicast port number that will be used This option is pre configured and cannot be changed TTL This is the multicast TTL that will be used You can enter a value in the space provided This option is pre configured and cannot be changed Inputs Video Input The encoder supports either S Video Component or Composite video inputs Video Standard The encoder supports NTSC USA and Japan and PAL rest of the world excluding France video standards Aspect Ratio The encoder is supports a 4 3 and 16 9 aspect ratio Audio Input Select the audio input you want to use from the options menu Encoding Encoder Profile Select the encoder profile you want to use Video CODEC Vision supports only WMV video compression on the WMV encoder Video Resolution The encoder supports D1 720 x 576 PAL 640 x 480 NTSC and SIF 360 x 288 PAL 320 x 240 NTSC resolutions Video Bitrate The encoder supports a range of selected video bitrates from 500 Kbits to 4 Mbits The recommended encoding bitrate is 4 Mbits Video Mode The encoder supports Constant Bit Rate CBR and Variable Bit Rate VBR modes For multicasting CBR is recommended as it produces a constant rate over the network Audio Bitrate The encoder supports audio bitrates of 12K
102. r timed playback of pre recorded video content via unicast or multicast on Intranets The Vision WMV Solution includes 2 Live WMV Channels 10 Users Producer Channel 1 Vision Master Server 1 WMV Appliance 250 Archive Hours Vision MPEG Solution The Vision MPEG Solution FG3100 20K provides multiple live MPEG channels over a standard IP network for up to 20 users The Vision Producer channel allows for scheduling for live channels or timed playback of pre recorded video content via unicast or multicast on Intranets The Vision MPEG Solution includes 2 Live MPEG2 Channels 20 Users Producer Channel 1 Vision Master Server 2 MAX CSE Encoders 250 Archive Hours Vision TDS Vision TDS FG3100 33K 34K provide multiple live Digital Video Broadcast DVB or MPEG multiplexed channels over a standard IP network The FG3100 33K version is used to integrate DTV into an existing Vision system The FG3100 34K version provides a stand alone live system with support for 6 DTV streams and 6 MPEG streams The following table lists the hardware and tools included in each Vision TDS kit Vision Digital TV Solution Specifications V2 TDS FG3100 33K 6 Live DTV Transport Streams 1 Digital TV appliance V2 MPEG LIVE 6 Live DVB T or DVB S Transport Streams FG3100 34K 6 Live MPEG channels 1 Digital TV appliance Vision Expansion Storage The Vision Expansion Storage connects directly to the Video on Dem
103. rchive server to the I drive The Archive Video on Demand server must have LDAP enabled and configured prior to importing it into a Master so a client can access the archives on the Video on Demand server See the Configuring Vision2 for use with LDAP section on page 63 for more information Installing the V2 STORAGE EXT800 External RAID Controller A Before installing the V2 STORAGE EXT800 External RAID Controller be sure to discharge any static electricity from your body by touching a grounded object WARNING Follow these steps to install the V2 STORAGE EXT800 External RAID Controller 1 Power off the V2 VOD SERVER 2 Unlock the cover of the server by flipping up the locking mechanism located on the cover of the server toward the front of the device lift security latch upward to unlock server cover FIG 22 Front cover locking mechanism 3 With the cover unlocked lift it upward and remove it from the device 4 On the rear of the server pull upward on the blue locking tab which holds the existing card in place to unlock the card lift locking tab FIG 23 Locking tab 5 Remove the existing card from the server and set it aside 6 Install the V2 STORAGE EXTS800 External RAID Controller in the newly available card slot inside the server When installing the V2 STORAGE EXT800 External RAID controller card you must replace the existing PERC 6 E controller card Do not install the V2 STORAGE EXT800 card in an emp
104. reams Use the male HD 15 port for WMV source streams The female HD 15 port is available for an output device such as a PC monitor FIG 6 displays the location of the HD 15 WMV port on the rear of the Vision WMV appliance FIG 6 WMV port WMV appliance The following tables list the HD 15 connector pinouts for WMV streams HD 15 Connector Pinouts Pin Signal Function 1 Red Red signals 2 Green Green signals 3 Blue Blue signals 4 Sense 2 Monitor ID bit 2 5 GND Signal Ground 6 RAGND Red analog ground 7 GAGND_ Green analog ground 8 BAGND _ Blue analog ground 9 N A Not used 10 SAGND Synchronization analog ground 11 Sense 0 Monitor ID bit 0 12 Sense Monitor ID bit 1 13 HSYNC Horizontal synchronization signal 14 VSYNC _ Vertical synchronization signal 15 Sense 3 Monitor ID bit 3 The following table lists the pinout configuration for HD 15 connector to S Video connectors HD 15 to S Video Pinouts HD 15 S Video Signal S Video Connector Pin Pin 1 2 Luminance Y 3 Chrominance C 4 5 6 7 Luminance Y Return 1 8 Chrominance C Return 2 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 The following table lists the pinout configuration for HD 15 connector to Component RGB or Composite connectors HD 15 Pin Component Signal Red RCA Green RCA Blue RCA 1
105. receive both unicast or multicast streams and output both unicast or multicast streams When you select the Configure Reflector from the MPEG Reflector Service Menu the following page appears FIG 74 ctor MPEG Configure Channel Name Source Type Local Vision2 Channel External Source Destination Stream Multicast Unicast FIG 74 Configure Vision MPEG Reflector Service The following options appear on the Reflector service configuration page Reflector MPEG Service Options Service Enable This enables the service and will begin multicasting if appropriate Note You cannot edit any of the other settings while the service is enabled Channel Name The name of the service as it appears in the playlists Source Type Click the appropriate option button to indicate the source type You can choose from Local Vision2 Channel or External Source V2 Channels The options menu provides a list of all the Producer channels in the system This option is only available if you select Local Vision2 Channel as the source type URL Use the provided field to enter the URL containing an MPEG 2 or H 264 video This option is only available if you select External Source as the source type Destination Stream type Click the appropriate option button to indicate the stream type You should select Multicast if you are streaming over an Intranet Select Unicast for an Internet stream Multicas
106. res a Gigabit layer 2 3 network switch with IGMP Snooping Querier support Your network switch should have the following requirements Network Switch Requirements Physical Interfaces RJ 45 connectors for 10Base T 100Base TX 1000Base T with 8 16 24 or 48 ports Layer 2 Services IGMP Snooping V1 or V2 Not router dependant for operation IGMP Querier Layer 2 3 switching Spanning Tree Protocol STP Security QoS Storm Control Broadcast and Multicast Performance Specifications Jumbo frame support Switching Capacity Forward Rate Non Blocking 32Gbps 16Port 140Gbps 48Port 24Mpps 16Port 96Mpps 48Port Internet Protocol IPv4 or IPv6 Optional VLAN support Web User Interface Wiring and Device Connections NOTE NOTE Master Server Rear Panel Connections This section details the ports and connectors on the rear panel of the Vision Master server Output port Power connector LAN ports FIG 2 Vision Master server rear panel Some rear panel connectors are not available with certain solutions See the Overview section on page 1 for information on the options included with your solution LAN RJ 45 Port FIG 3 LAN RJ 45 Port FIG 4 describes the blink activity for the LAN 10 100 1000 Base T RJ 45 connector and cable A L A Activity LED yellow L Link LED green lights when ligh
107. rver or Live appliance has its own license code If you have more than one server or appliance you must apply a license code to each unit 4 Click Apply updated License to apply the license code and create the requested services The new services populate the Current Status of Services list at the top of the page 5 Select an inactive service from the Current Status of Services list Inactive services appear highlighted in green in the list and have a value of False in the Activated column 6 Click Activate Service so you can manage the service Repeat steps 5 and 6 to activate any remaining inactive services Changing the Channel Order The Manage Channel Order page enables you to change the order in which live channels are listed in the user interfaces channel order Save Changes Add Unmanaged Channel Address Unmanaged 5 0 1 A n 7 no 5 n FIG 52 Manage Channel Order navigate to a different screen Failure to do so can cause an interface error requiring Be sure to dismiss any pop ups that appear before you save your changes and you to refresh your browser NOTE The following options appear on the Manage Channel Order page Manage Channel Order Options Add Unmanaged Channel Adds an unmanaged channel to the Channel Order list Channel Name The name of the channel as it will appear in the Channel Order list Type The type of stream for the channel Channel URL The URL of the vi
108. s are indicated by filmstrip icons The video title appears to the right of the icon MP3 files are not shown Click a video you want to create edit thumbnails for this adds the video to the selected video area Each video in this area contains the following Video title above image Video image Video description to the right of the image Number of thumbnails associated with the video thumbnail count If this number is one or more then the video will have a show thumbnails button Show Thumbnails Thumbnails count 9 FIG 92 Video in Selected Video Area You can also select videos using the Search bar Enter the text you want to search for and click the magnifying glass Videos with a title metadata description or thumbnail which contain this text are added to the Selected Video Area FIG 93 Search Bar Click Clear current selections to remove all videos from the Selected Video Area You can carry out the following actions on videos in the Selected Video Area Play video in thumbnail editor hover over the video image to reveal a blue play icon Click this icon to go to the thumbnail editor and start the video playing from the beginning Note that if someone is already playing editing this video then you will see the following error message Back to Archive Video FIG 94 Error Message Video Locked By Other User This message shows the username of the other user who is editing the video
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110. select a Producer channel from the V2 Channels options menu If you select External Source enter the URL of an address containing an MPEG 2 or H 264 video in the URL field Click the Unicast option button to indicate this stream is a unicast stream Select a unicast source from the NIC options menu Enter the port number in the Port field Click Apply if you made any changes to the Reflector configuration ONO OS Click the Service Enable check box at the top of the screen Reflector begins multicasting the video stream as configured Activating a Multicast Stream Perform these steps to activate a multicast stream 1 Select Configure Reflector from the MPEG Reflector menu on the left pane of the window The Reflector MPEG Service page appears FIG 73 2 Inthe Channel Name box enter the name of the service as you want it to appear in playlists 3 Indicate whether the source is a local channel or an external source by clicking the Local V2 Channel or External Source option button If you select Local V2 Channel select a Producer channel from the V2 Channels options menu If you select External Source enter the URL of an address containing an MPEG 2 or H 264 video in the URL field 4 Click the Multicast option button to indicate this stream is a multicast stream 5 Select the IP address of the network you want to use for the multicast from the NIC to multicast on options menu 6 Click Apply if you made
111. server application running You should configure to remote desktop to leave sound at the remote computer If you keep the server running continuously it should always be accessible via its web adaress Changing Your Server s Name You can change your server s name from the default name assigned to it when you first receive it After changing the name use the new name to access the Vision application Perform these steps to change your server s name 1 On your server s desktop close the v2server application 2 On your server s desktop right click My Computer and select Properties The System Properties window opens Click the Computer Name tab Click Change The Computer Name Changes dialog box opens Enter the new name of the server in the Computer Name field oan Pw Click OK and restart the server as requested Next you must add the new server name to Windows Media Services a aE aE 7 Click Start select Administrative Tools and Open Windows Media Services You will see an RPC error box so click OK to bypass it 8 In Windows Media Services select Action from the top menu open Add Server and enter the new server name Click OK 9 Close the Windows Media Services window and restart the server The server name change is now complete Adding a Server To add new servers ensure that the new server is powered and configured with Vision Server running Before you try to add the new server to the Vision sys
112. set from this address For example if the Base Multicast Address is 234 0 0 0 the first channel on the list is multicast on 234 0 0 0 and the second 234 0 0 1 etc Port This is the multicast port number to be used TTL This is the multicast TTL value You can enter a value in the space provided Setting the Multicast Address Perform these steps to set the multicast address 1 Select Configure DVB from the DVB Service Menu on the left pane of the window The Configure DVB Service page appears FIG 75 2 Use the Network interface to multicast on options menu to indicate which network interface you want to use for multicasting 3 Enter the base multicast address in the Base Multicast Address field All channels selected to multicast are offsets from this address 4 Enter the port for this channel in the Port field 5 Enter a value for the multicast TTL for this channel in the TTL field This step is optional 6 In the Channels area click the check box in the Multicast column for the channel you want to multicast This step changes the multicast value of the channel from false to true A confirmation pop up appears Click OK to accept this change Repeat this step for each channel you want to multicast T Click Apply Channel List At the bottom of the page is the list of channels available on the selected frequency This area of the page contains the following view only information Channel List Options
113. ss of your Vision server in the Home Page field See the Starting and Accessing Vision2 section on page 47 for information on retrieving the server s address If you are using the STB 04 set top box set the Home Page to http lt server name gt aminoh140 aspx 8 Use the arrow keys to access the Password field and enter the password in the space provided the default is snake 9 Use the arrow keys to highlight the Save Changes button and press Enter 10 Use the arrow keys to highlight Back to Main Menu and press Enter to return to the STB Management screen 11 Use the arrow keys to highlight Reboot and press Enter to reboot the set top box Using the Remote Control The set top box includes a universal remote control you can use to control your video display and navigate through the Vision menus Not all buttons on the remote work with your Vision setup While Vision supports Video on Demand you can use only the Play Pause Stop Fast Forward and Rewind features FIG 29 highlights some of the buttons you can use with Vision and your set top box Turn on Subtitles Menu button for accessing the Vision menu Navigational buttons for manuvering VEU COMO through the Vision menus FIG 29 Amino Remote Control C Subtitles are only supported on DVB streams NOTE If you are using an STB 04 set top box and you receive a failed to load webpage C error select the OK button on the remote and
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115. successful the following error message will appear Click OK and click Add New Server again NOTE Master Service The Vision Master Service is responsible for managing the licensing of all Vision services on all of the servers in the system It also creates the playlists for the live channels for the Windows Media Player and VLC Media Player and creates a generic XML list for custom media players Server Management When you select the Master Service a representation of all of the available services appears FIG 50 FIG 50 Vision Master Service The Manage Servers menu option allows you to add and remove additional servers to and from the system For details on adding a new server see the Adding a Server section on page 49 Managing a Specific Server To view server information select the server on the left pane The Vision Server Information screen appears FIG 51 v2Master Master Archive MAX Encoder v2Producer MPEG New vcDVB T v2Producer WMV WMV Reflector1 WMVReflector2 WMV Encoder 1 WMV Encoder 2 About Current Service Name Service Type Activated true true true If Copy to clipboard P Check License Code Service Type Current Licenses Updated Licenses FIG 51 Vision Server Information The following options appear for the server Server Options Current Status of Services This table lists all of the services on the selected server and if they are Licensed and Activat
116. t Section Video Formats Video Information FIG 88 Editing Metadata If you select a table based section to edit the options change again The only options that appear are to insert or delete rows The table shows gridlines and clicking on a table cell enables editing Uploading Additional Versions of the Same File To upload an additional file format or bitrate version of the video click Upload Additional Video to display the upload screen FIG 89 Vision does not support transcoding files You must upload versions of the same file with different formats and bitrates Bitrate pate Format Free Space 130 8 GBytes Used Space 5 28 GBytes Uploading Cancel FIG 89 Upload Additional Video Perform these steps to upload an additional version of the same file 1 Click the Content folder under Master Archive on the left side of the page and select an existing file 2 Click Upload Additional Video The upload screen appears 3 Click the Browse button to select a file to upload 4 Select a bitrate category from the Bitrate options menu 5 Click Upload n Archive Service 94 e Operation Reference Guide Thumbnail Editor NOTE The thumbnail editor allows users to create video thumbnails effectively bookmarks to certain points in your video Each thumbnail contains an image captured from the video at the time of creation along with some descriptive text to describe its purpose The thumbnail
117. t can be different to the Displayed Name so that related sections appear together in the lists For example Section Name Music Video Info Music Video Credits Music Video Lyrics TV Program Credits TV Program Synopsis Displayed Name This is the name of the section as it will be displayed to a user Visible to users Check this box if you want the section to be visible to the users If it is not checked then it will only be visible in the management interface To create a new table section click Add new Table section select the number of rows and columns and click Add Table Add New Table Section Options Section Name This is the name of the section as it appears on the left side of the page and also when editing metadata in the archive It can be different to the Displayed Name so that related sections appear together in the lists For example Music Video Info Music Video Credits Music Video Lyrics TV Program Credits TV Program Synopsis Displayed Name This is the name of the section as it will be displayed to a user Visible to users Check this box if you want the section to be visible to the users If it is not checked then it will only be visible in the management interface Edit Table Insert Column Allows you to insert an extra column Delete Column Allows you to delete the selected column Insert Row Allows you to insert a new row Delete Row
118. t options These options are only available if you select Multicast as the Stream type Address The multicast address for this channel This option is pre configured and cannot be changed Port The multicast port for this channel This option is pre configured and cannot be changed TTL The multicast TTL for this channel This option is pre configured and cannot be changed n Reflector MPEG Service Options Cont NIC to multicast on The IP address of the network to use for multicasting Unicast options The following options are only available if you select Unicast as the Stream type NIC Select the unicast address for this channel Port The unicast port for this channel This option is pre configured and cannot be changed URL The unicast TTL for this channel This option is pre configured and cannot be changed Apply You must click Apply to save the changes before your changes take effect Activating a Unicast Stream Perform these steps to activate a unicast stream 1 Select Configure Reflector from the MPEG Reflector menu on the left pane of the window The Reflector MPEG Service page appears FIG 73 2 Inthe Channel Name box enter the name of the service as you want it to appear in playlists 3 Indicate whether the source is a local channel or an external source by clicking the Local V2 Channel or External Source option button If you select Local V2 Channel
119. t playback Playback Time top Video Length bottom Timeline with sider to show current Volume playback position lorward one frame FIG 99 video Playback Control Panel Exiting the Thumbnail Editor Navigate back to the Archive Navigation Pane once you have finished viewing a video and or creating thumbnails and click Back to Archive before exiting the application Do not close the browser or Edit thumbnail screen otherwise the video you are working on will stay locked and will not be accessible to other users If you forget to logout correctly you will need to log back in play the problem video and then exit correctly Thumbnail Editor 102 Vision Operation Reference Guide Thumbnail Viewer NOTE The thumbnail viewer allows users to view video thumbnails effectively bookmarks to certain points in your videos Each thumbnail contains an image captured from the video at the time of creation along with some descriptive text to describe its purpose The thumbnail viewer consists of two screens Archive Navigation Screen this is the first screen It is used to select those videos you want to work on Thumbnail Viewer Screen this screen is used to view thumbnails for a video selected using the Archive Navigation screen The Thumbnail Viewer is only available in Vision version 7 2 2 or higher This upgrade can only be installed on existing Vision release 7 2 R710 servers Copy the V2 Feature Upgr
120. t to enable the use of MP3 files The Support VoD option must be enabled to use MP3 files Support Live Channels Toggles whether the player supports live channels from the Vision System Types Indicates the types of live channels should be supported by the player You can choose from Live MPEG Producer MPEG DVB MPEG Live WMV and Producer WMV Live WMV and Producer WMV are not available on the V2 MPEG player Select the colour scheme css Select a color scheme from the available menu The color scheme file to use defines the colors used in the interface Perform these steps to configure the sample player 1 Click the arrow button beside UI Configuration under the Master menu to display the available players 2 Click the sample player you want to configure The sample player s Configuration page opens FIG 58 3 Enter a description of the video in the Description text box This step is only for ease of identification and is optional 4 Click the Support VOD check box if you want the player to support video on demand content If you click this check box also perform the following steps Use the Archive to use options menu to select an archive to use for video on demand content For more information about configuring an archive see the Archive Service section on page 85 Use the VOD Format options menu to select a video format and bitrate for the player to use 5 Click the Support Live Channels check box
121. te the color of the heading text Use the color chart to indicate the color of the heading background Section Text Color Use the color chart to indicate the color of the section text Background Color 1 Use the color chart to indicate the first color used to create the background gradient Note The gradient values are used to create a gradient wash over the main info image to allow text to be more easily visible Background Alpha 1 Use the spin box to indicate the first aloha used to create the background gradient You can set any value between 1 and 255 Background Color 2 Use the color chart to indicate the second color used to create the background gradient Background Alpha 2 Use the spin box to indicate the second alpha used to create the background gradient You can set any value between 1 and 255 Amino Specific Live Channel Highlight Color Use the color chart to indicate the color of the selected live channel Live Channels caption Use the color chart to indicate the color of the captions on the live channel Live Channel Text Use the color chart to indicate the color of the text on the live channel VOD Progress Color Use the color chart to indicate the color of the VoD progress bar FIG 42 displays the locations of the vertical text thumbnails and page indicator on the user interface Vertical Text Thumbnail Header Horizontal Margin Multi Fil
122. tem ensure that you can access the server via the LAN Perform these steps to add a server to your configuration 1 Test that you can access the server via the LAN You can run this test by accessing a Command Prompt using the Ping command For example ping V2AMX lt SVCTAG gt If the server responds then continue 2 Click Server Management from the Master R710 Vision ServicesManager web interface 3 Click Manage Servers The Manage Servers page appears FIG 47 Add new Server D About v2Master be VIS 0E Delete Server Management Service Name Service Type Delete Server Service Name Service Type R FIG 47 Manage Servers page 4 Click Add new Server to open a text box FIG 48 Add new Server Server Name FIG 48 Add new Server text box 5 Enter the name of the new server in the space provided 6 Click Apply The New server appears in the Manage Servers pane 7 To confirm the new server into the Master server configuration so it can be managed select Import Server The services from the new server are now added to the Master server s main services menu ee 8 Access the server s Vision application See the Accessing the Server section on page 48 for more information 9 Change the Master Server Name to the Master R710 server s name FIG 49 Change the Master server name Master Server Name JATILLA MASTER L3 Vision Server Machine Name JATILLAATSC VOD Users fo
123. the other end of the cable to Gigabit ports on a layer 3 network switch i Neck i las 7 nl Y T1 T i Ji iia i H edi c8 t f g mu LHHH o LAN ports Power connector FIG 16 WMV appliance rear panel 4 Connect breakout cables to the HD 15 ports on the WMV capture cards at the rear of the WMV appliances Connect the other end of the cables to a Windows Media Video WMV source The breakout cable provides connections for Composite S Video and Component video in addition to balanced and unbalanced stereo audio 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each additional WMV appliance you have in your solution NOTE NOTE NOTE MPEG Solution The following steps show you how to setup a typical configuration for the MPEG Solution 1 Attach the power supply to the power connector on the rear of the server FIG 15 2 Connect an RJ 45 LAN cable to one of the LAN ports on the back of the Vision Master server Connect the other end of the cable to your network switch To prevent multicast traffic from flooding your network use LAN port 2 as the Vision client side multicast interface 3 Attach an RJ 45 LAN cable to the LAN port on the rear of the MAX CSE encoder Attach the other end of the cables to the ports on your LAN switch 4 Attach a composite or S Video cable to the corresponding ports on the rear of the MAX CSE encoder Attach the other end of the cables to a device capable of producing a vid
124. tions Lid YY RESET LI icon Corm US Patent ve w aopy VISUAL FIG 25 STB 04 Set Top Box rear view t NOTE NOTE Configuring Your Set Top Box Before you can use your set top box to view a video source you must configure it to access your Vision server You can use the Amino Configuration Keyboard included with your set top box to access the configuration pages for the unit The keyboard is wireless and communicates with the set top box via IR signal Position the keyboard within a short range 1 3 ft or 0 3 1m of the front of the set top box before getting started Perform these steps to configure your set top box 1 Connect the power supply to the power connector on the rear of the unit 2 Choose one of the following methods to connect the set top box to your audio and video sources Use an HDMI cable to connect the HDMI port on the set top box to an HDMI port on your video source HDMI also transmits an audio signal in addition to video Use a breakout cable to connect the AUDIO VISUAL port on the set top box to your audio and video sources In place of connecting the breakout cable to your audio source you can connect an optical audio cable from the SPDIF port on the set top box to your audio source 3 Connectan RJ 45 LAN cable to LAN port 1 on the rear of the unit The other end of the cable connects to your LAN This connection accesses your Vision server and uploads the latest firmware and Vision
125. to return later and run the scan process again as not all of the channels may have been detected As the scan proceeds any detected channels display in the Channel List at the bottom of the page The DVB system does not support the decoding of encrypted channels therefore encrypted channels are not added to the channel list when they are detected Scanning for Available Channels Perform these steps to scan for available channels on all frequencies 1 Select Configure DVB from the DVB Service Menu on the left pane of the window The Configure DVB Service page appears FIG 75 2 Select the tuner you want to use from the Tuner Hardware options menu and click Apply 3 Enter the IP address you want to scan in the Address field This IP address should be the multicast address of the applicable transmitter 4 Enter the port you want to scan in the Port field 5 Click Start Vision begins to scan for available channels Any channels it finds appear in the channels section at the bottom of the page Multicast Settings Multicast Network interface Base multic FIG 79 Multicast Settings The following options are available in the multicast section Multicast Options Network Interface Use this setting if the server has multiple network cards and you want to specify which one is used This setting does not normally require changing Base Multicast Address All of the channels selected to multicast will be an off
126. ts when receiving or the LAN cables are connected transmitting LAN and terminated correctly data packets ALNAN FIG 4 LAN connector LEDs To prevent multicast traffic from flooding your network use LAN port 2 as the Vision client side multicast interface The following table lists the pinouts signals and pairing associated with the LAN connector LAN RJ 45 Pinouts and Signals Pin Signals Connections Pairing Color 1 TX 1 1 1 2 Orange White 2 TX 2 2 Orange 3 RX 3 3 3 6 Green White 4 no connection 4 4 Blue 5 no connection b e 5 4 5 Blue White 6 RX 6 6 Green 7 noconnection 7 7 7 8 Brown White 8 no connection 8 8 Brown FIG 5 diagrams the RJ 45 pinouts and signals for the LAN RJ 45 connector and cable White Orange Stripe Orange White Green Stripe BN 1 1 EndA 2 Sue 2 ee End B Ze a SS T Tes lg 4 White Blue Stripe 4 d SS Green A LA E i 8 NN Z 8 White Brown Stripe ZA FIG 5 RJ 45 wiring diagram Vision uses typical Cat5 5e 6 cabling for RJ 45 connections NOTE t NOTE WMV Appliance Rear Panel Connections This section details the ports and connectors on the rear panel of the Vision WMV appliance HD 15 Port The HD 15 input connector is used for WMV source st
127. tween 100 and 5000 6 Click Create to add the device to the device list bissl 2 Creating a New Template Perform these steps to create a new template 1 Click Create New Template A series of options appears FIG 40 Create New Template Create a new Template Template Name Create new template as a copy of L 4x3 blue v Create Cancel FIG 40 Create a New Template 2 Enter the name of the template in the Template Name field 3 Use the Create new template as a copy of options menu to select the model of template you want to use 4 Click Create The left side of the Template Editor screen displays a list of options you can configure for an individual template These options are only available after clicking Edit Settings Changes do not take effect immediately After making all necessary changes click Test to view the changes to the template Click Save Changes to save the new template settings or Discard Changes to return to the previous settings FIG 41 displays the Template Editor Settings Settings Navigation Vertical Text Thumbnails Background Alpha 255 j s Columns bed Rows 3 ts Corner Radius 10 sj Horizontal Gap 4 S Vertical Gap 4 sj Horizontal Margin 35 s Header Height 25 Header X Offset 5 Header Y Offset 5 2 Font Size 11 Header Text Color Header Color 1 Header Color 2 mu Background Color Border Width 1 Border Color L FIG 41 Tem
128. ty slot with the PERC 6 E card still in use A server using both NOTE types of cards at the same time may not function properly 7 Press down on the blue locking tab to lock the cards back into place 8 Replace the cover on the server and ensure that the cover lock is fastened securely after closing the lid Be sure to download the newest server administrator from Dell s website www dell com and have the latest PERC 6 E driver prior to installing the RAID Controller Also be sure to check for any updated BIOS or driver updates for the card NOTE a il Set Top Boxes The STB 02SB FG3100 61 STB 03CC FG3100 62 and STB 04 FG3100 65 Set Top Boxes support viewing live programming via a producer channel or an MPEG encoder The set top boxes access your Vision server and display available programming on a connected video source The set top boxes are used only for MPEG content They support viewing MPEG Video on Demand but support only Stop Play Pause Fast Forward and Rewind features FIG 24 displays the rear panel of the STB 02SB Set Top box AUDIO 101010 i ANEN a NS Lc Vx Due veao Do AMINETISON essen CE FE T G Dia tTAt US patent no s apply r uS FIG 24 STB 02CC Set Top Box rear view The Set Top Boxes have a limit of 18Mbps Heavy traffic loads can cause the set top box to reset itself periodically NOTE FIG 25 displays the rear panel of the STB 04 Set Top box ino H140 mine Commumen
129. u must download the newest server administrator from Dell s website www dell com and have the latest perc6i driver prior to installing the V2 STORAGE EXT800 External RAID Controller MPEG Reflector Appliance The following table lists the specifications for the V2 MPEG REFL MPEG Reflector Appliance V2 MPEG REFL Appliance Specifications Processor One Quad Core Intel Xeon 3420 series processor Memory 2GB Memory 2x1GB 1066MHz Single Ranked UDIMM Storage 250GB 7 2k RPM Serial ATA 3Gbps 3 5 in Cabled Hard Drive Entry Power Single cabled power supply 250W Front Panel Components USB ports 2 USB 2 0 ports for mouse keyboard or external peripheral devices Video connector 1 15 pin female video connector for connecting a video output device such as a PC monitor Rear Panel Components Serial connector 1 9 pin male serial connector Video connector 1 15 pin female video connector for connecting a video output device such as a PC monitor USB ports 2 USB 2 0 ports for mouse keyboard or external peripheral devices LAN connectors 2 RJ 45 LAN ports for connecting to a network router 10 100 1000 Ethernet Rack Mount Sliding Ready rails with Cable Management arm Dimensions HWD 1 11 16 4 24cm x 17 1 8 43 43cm x 15 1 2 39 37cm Weight 17 76 Ibs 8 058 kg Operating Environment Operating Temperature 10 C to 35 C 50 F to 95 F Storag
130. ua bius vij Fett Template Delete Template Downioad Upmat gt Creste New Template gt Settings Start Poge Main Mavigation Pages Amino Uve VI Amino VOD UI Navigation Vertical teat Jeombe ede VIDEO ON LIVE TV DEMAND FEEDS FIG 38 Template Editor Main screen The following table lists the Device and Template options available in the Template Editor These options appear across the top of the screen Device and Template Options Device Select a device from the available list to view its template Any new devices you add appear in this list Add New Device Click to add a new device to the template list See Adding a New Device to the Device List section on page 39 for more information Delete Device Click to delete the currently selected device You will receive a confirmation warning before deleting the device Template Select a template from the available list Any new templates you create appear in this list Edit Template Click to edit the template using the settings on the left side of the screen These settings are not available until you click Edit Template Save Changes Click to save any changes you make to the template This button is only available after you click Edit Template Discard Changes Click to discard any changes you make to the template and return the template to its original settings This button is only available after you click Edit Template Delete Template Click to del
131. umidity gradient 1096 per hour operational and non operational conditions Storage Relative Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing twmax 38 C Dimensions HWD 1 11 16 4 235cm H x 16 3 4 42 63cm W x 26 66 04cm D Weight Rack Weight 29 66 Ibs 13 45 kg Digital TV Appliance The following table lists the specifications for the Vision Digital TV appliance Vision Digital TV Appliance Specifications Processor One Quad Core Intel Xeon 3420 series processor Memory 2GB Memory 2x1GB 1066MHz Single Ranked UDIMM Storage 160GB 7 2k RPM Serial ATA 3Gbps 3 5 in Cabled Hard Drive Entry Power Single cabled power supply 250W Front Panel Components USB ports 2 USB 2 0 ports for mouse keyboard or external peripheral devices Video connector 1 15 pin female video connector for connecting a video output device such as a PC monitor Rear Panel Components Serial connector 1 9 pin male serial connector Video connector 1 15 pin female video connector for connecting a video output device such as a PC monitor USB ports 2 USB 2 0 ports for mouse keyboard or external peripheral devices LAN connectors 2 RJ 45 LAN ports for connecting to a network router 10 100 1000 Ethernet Rack Mount Sliding Ready rails with Cable Management arm Operating Environment Operating Temperature 10 C to 35 C 50 F to 95 F Storage Temperature 40 C to 65 C 40 F t
132. ve Service The top panel on the page deals with the settings for the service itself and consists of the following options Configure Archive Options Service Name The name of the service as it appears in the services menu Base Service URL The URL to the Web Services interface for this service This value is automatically generated and should not be edited unless instructed by AMX Archive Path This is the physical path to the root folder of the archive Please do not modify this setting unless instructed to do so by AMX Content Archive This is the relative path the root folder if the archive Please do not modify this setting unless instructed to do so by AMX Base Video URLS These settings define the protocols and paths used to access the content in the archive Please do not modify this setting unless instructed to do so by AMX Filenames should only contain the characters A Z 0 9 spaces and underscores If a filename is imported that contains the special character it could cause error Supported Video on Demand Media Formats Video on Demand service supports four types of media files WMV MPEG 2 MPEG 4 and FLV however Video on Demand can only support one file type at a time To change the supported Video on Demand media format an administrator must manually edit the vcArchiveBrowserConfig xml file found in the v2Service UI folder Flash Video FLV Flash video on the Vision server uses only sta
133. wer High Output Power Supply Non Redundant 870W Front Panel Components USB ports 2 USB 2 0 ports for mouse keyboard or external peripheral devices Video connector 1 15 pin female video connector for connecting a video output device such as a PC monitor LCD panel Displays system ID status info and error messages Power button Press to power on server Rear Panel Components Video connector 1 15 pin female video connector for connecting a video output device such as a PC monitor Serial connector 1 9 pin male serial connector WMV Video connector 1 15 pin male video connector for WMV source WMV and V2 DLR DEMO SYS Dealer Demo Solutions only USB port 2 USB 2 0 ports for mouse keyboard or external peripheral devices LAN connectors 4 RJ 45 LAN ports for connecting to a network router 10 100 1000 Ethernet Rack Mount Sliding Ready rails with Cable Management arm Operating Environment Operating Temperature 10 C to 35 C 50 F to 95 F Storage Temperature 40 C to 65 C 40 F to 149 F Operating Relative Humidity non condensing twmax 29 C 20 to 80 non condensing Maximum Humidity Gradient 1096 per hour operational and non operational conditions Storage Relative Humidity 596 to 9596 non condensing twmax 38 C Dimensions HWD 3 3 8 8 64cm H x 17 7 16 44 31cm W x 26 13 16 68 07cm D Weight
134. xported i into or to a national or resident of Cuba Iraq Libya North Korea Iran Syria or any other coun try to which the United States has embargoed goods or ii anyone on the United States Treasury Department s list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U S Commerce Department s Table of Deny Orders AMX does not authorize the downloading or exporting of any software or technical data from this site to any jurisdiction prohibited by the United States Export Laws This Agreement replaces and supersedes all previous AMX Software License Agreements and is governed by the laws of the State of Texas and all disputes will be resolved in the courts in Collin County Texas USA For any questions concern ing this Agreement or to contact AMX for any reason please write AMX License and Warranty Department 3000 Research Drive Richardson TX 75082 Table of Contents OVErVIEW A TH 1 Vision2 Dealer Demo Systems eiieite ten e EERR REUS voe RUE ERE RAE SEFUES RI DAE SN ERU AM SENE E PEE Me nun 1 Vision WMVY Solution P 2 Vision MPEG Solution e A 2 WESTON TDS ase cans cs vessels 2 Vision2 Expansion Storag a sescasetyecctuonsecex icwessteaind amaactceuanecteisisuiesnonsscedsooesous aus 2 Supported Third Party Encoders ie er eret tr ta nho tein etn tote skn neta sin eoe n dE aHa eeu dua E E CksS 3 Server SPECHICAONS Me

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