Working With Servers And Diagnostics; Tpc Status: Server Menu - Christie CP2000-SB User Manual

3.11 Working with Servers and Diagnostics

NOTE: Password-protected; Installers and service technicians only.
A service login provides three additional Status menus-Server, Diag and Interrogator-for testing certain
server functions and communications, or for advanced projector diagnostics.

3.11.1 TPC Status: Server Menu

The Status: Server menu provides controls for testing or confirming subtitling and/or metadata commands
supplied with presentation content from the site's controlling cinema server. The relevant .xml files-one for
subtitling, one for metadata-can be searched and examined for errors in content or in transmission from the
server. Reported errors can then help point to potential problems with the server, the .xml file, or the
communication link to the projector. Note that controls in the Server menu do not activate or turn off metadata
or subtitling. Controls are diagnostic tools only.
TEST SUBTITLING FILE (.xml)
Enable the Subtitling button to test an .xml file supplied with content for control of performance parameters
such as synchronization with content, language, font type, font color, position, etc., in the current presentation.
Define the desired URI (Uniform Resource Identifier)-i.e., cinema server or distributor-providing the subtitling
.xml file you wish to examine, then select Enable to begin the test. Any errors encountered in file content or
transmission from the server (for example, a lost file, a server crash, loss of communication with the server,
etc.) will appear in the window, and the Enable checkbox will clear.
TEST METADATA (.xml):
Enable the Meta File button to test a supplied .xml file required for auto-configuring display parameters such
as colors, aspect ratio, watermarks, etc., in certain distributed content. Such metadata-a.k.a. data about data-is
embedded in the video stream content and should be modified only by the distributor, but the test may result in
errors pointing to problems in metadata content or its transmission from the server.
Which data type
to test.
Source and
address for
subtitle or
metadata file
(.xml).
Test results -
May show errors
in .xml content
and/or
transmission
from server.
CP2000-SB User Manual
020-100162-06 Rev. 1 (03-2014)
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Figure 3-60 Status: Server Menu Options
Section 1: Introduction
Non-functional.
Find available
servers.
Begin test of
server & file.
Update test
results. (Similar
to refresh). Or
see if subtitling is
running.
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