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Digital Cinema Deployment
TMS Hardware Integrator Installation
Training Manual (CHIPS)
October 15

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  • Page 1 Integrator Training Digital Cinema Deployment TMS Hardware Integrator Installation Training Manual (CHIPS) October 15...
  • Page 2 Chris Mullins Confidentiality This document and any attachments have been prepared by Sony Professional Solutions Europe for the sole use of integrator being trained. The contents are confidential and must not be communicated in whole or part to any other party without the prior written approval of Sony.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    27  6.4  Setting up the Library 28  6.5  TMS Licensing 28  7  TMS 30  SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION 7.1  Start/Restart TMS Service (if required) 30      7.1.1 View TMS GUI on Web browser 7.2  Log in Details 30  7.3  Create an Auditorium 31 ...
  • Page 4 Integrator Training, UK Confidential Digital Cinema Deployment 4 of 49 8.4  CineWatch Device Monitor Site Name Settings 37  8.5  TMS Server Desktop Shortcuts 38  8.6  Paragon ExtFS driver 39      8.6.1 All NTP addresses 9  P LEASE SET THE...

  • Page 5: 1  Schematics

    TMS SERVER - The TMS server is where the Theatre Management System (TMS) software is installed. All ingests of DCPs go through the TMS server either through USB, eSATA or network interfaces. The CineWatch application is also installed which provides a system monitoring service over SNMP.

  • Page 6: Rear Connections Of Tms Server

    Application Server for throughput and a single Gb link to each projector, TMS Client and customer network. TMS WORKSTATION - The TMS client PC is a standard PC which is not required to be high performance. From this PC the TMS graphical user interface is accessed through Windows Internet Explorer (or FireFox).

  • Page 7: Rack Layout Schematic

    Integrator Training, UK Confidential Digital Cinema Deployment 7 of 49 Rack Layout Schematic October 15...

  • Page 8: Network Schematic

    Integrator Training, UK Confidential Digital Cinema Deployment 8 of 49 Network Schematic October 15...

  • Page 9: Power And Control Schematic

    Integrator Training, UK Confidential Digital Cinema Deployment 9 of 49 Power and Control Schematic October 15...

  • Page 10: 2  Chips Power U P Procedure

    Turn on the UPS Hold the ‘ON’ button on the UPS for 3 seconds to protect the load ON Button Turn on the Supermicro TMS Server ON Button Press the power switch on the front of the server. October 15...

  • Page 11: Ipmi Settings

    Integrator Training, UK Confidential Digital Cinema Deployment 11 of 49 IPMI Settings Make sure IPMI network cable is connected prior powering on the Server Press “DEL” to enter the BIOS SETUP. In this menu, Navigate to Advanced and IPMI October 15...
  • Page 12 Use the IP schema for IPMI LAN IP address details Enter the Subnet MASK as 255.255.255.0 Enter the Gateway as the Site Gateway in the IP Schema (10.XX.13.4) Save and exit Server will restart Log on the TMS Server Please see Usernames and Passwords section October 15...

  • Page 13: 3  Chips Power Down Procedure

    Digital Cinema Deployment 13 of 49 CHIPS Power Down Procedure Shutdown the TMS Server using the OS Using the KVM Drawer shut down the TMS Server. Press Shutdown Turn off the UPS Hold the ‘ON’ button on the UPS for 3 seconds to unprotect the load...

  • Page 14: 4  Usernames And Passwords

    Sony/Dealer (Changed in v1.63.1) CineWatch Software (Device Monitor) Login Credentials USERNAME PASSWORD NOTES USED BY admin admin Administrator Rights Sony/Dealer TMS Client Workstation Windows Login Credentials USERNAME PASSWORD NOTES USED BY Administrator S0nytms01 Administrator Rights Sony Sony and tmsuser Password01...

  • Page 15: 5  Standard Ip Address Schema

    TMS Server 192.168.101.5 TMS Client PC 192.168.101.8 192.168.101.9 Satellite Receiver (Optional) 192.168.101.10 Projector TMS 1 (Ctrl IN Port) 192.168.101.11 Projector TMS 2 (Ctrl IN Port) 192.168.101.12 192.168.101.13 Projector TMS 3 (Ctrl IN Port) Projector TMS 4 (Ctrl IN Port) 192.168.101.14 Projector TMS 5 (Ctrl IN Port) 192.168.101.15...

  • Page 16: 6  Chips Initial Configuration

    Please make sure all cabling is completed before following the next steps. TMS Server Configuration 6.1.1 Basic OS Options When the TMS server is powered on for the first time you will be greeted with the standard Windows options for configuring the Operating system. Enter Region...

  • Page 17: Administrator Account Password

    Preshow User (May not be required) Click on Administrator and when prompted for a password enter the following password: Number 0 S0nytms01 Administrator PW: This password must be used otherwise the TMS service that provides the TMS GUI will not start! October 15...

  • Page 18: Tms Server Network Settings

    Digital Cinema Deployment 18 of 49 6.1.4 TMS Server Network Settings The next steps show how to configure the four network ports to form and TMS team. Remove the current network settings on the onboard NICs  Go to Start Menu > Control Panel > Network and Sharing Centre ...
  • Page 19 Click Next, then Select IEEE 802.3ad Dynamic Link Aggregation  Click Next, Finish, Ok. Configure the TMS Team IP Address  On the Adapter Settings page select Local Area Connection 7 (TMS Team)  Right Click > Properties > Select Internet Protocol Version 4 > Properties October 15...
  • Page 20 20 of 49  Use the following IP information from the Local IP Schema document supplied: o IP Address (CHIPS TMS Server IP) – 192.168.101.5 o (Subnet Mask) 255.255.255.0 o Default Gateway (SITE Gateway IP) – 192.168.101.254  Where XX = Site Code/IP 10.XX.13.202...

  • Page 21: Switch Configuration

    Using a Serial to Ethernet cable (provided with Switch) connect the TMS serial port (9-pin D-sub Green male port in the back of the TMS server) to the switch configuration Ethernet port (the Ethernet port named 10101 on the front right of the switch).
  • Page 22 Integrator Training, UK Confidential Digital Cinema Deployment 22 of 49  If a predefined IP Schema is not available, enter the following Details; o Enter SNMP Community String public o Enter IP Address of Management System 10.XX.13.202 o Enter Username Leave Default o Enter Password Leave Default...
  • Page 23 23 of 49  Close TeraTerm and remove cable Create Link Aggregation on Switch (make 4 ports look like 1 port)  Open Internet Explorer On TMS Server  Go to Switch address: http://192.168.101.1  Add to trusted sites if GUI is not displayed correctly;...
  • Page 24 Integrator Training, UK Confidential Digital Cinema Deployment 24 of 49 o Add the site address and then click close and apply o Restart internet explorer and navigate to same page  Enter UN: admin PW: (No Password)  Go to switching > Link Aggregation > LAG Membership October 15...
  • Page 25 To Check Trunk is Working  On TMS Server, right click on the taskbar > Start Task Manager  Go to networking tab  Now the Local Area Connection 7 (TMS Team) link speed will be shown as 4Gb. October 15...
  • Page 26 Integrator Training, UK Confidential Digital Cinema Deployment 26 of 49  This team is resilient to individual cables being broken.  TMS Network Teaming complete October 15...

  • Page 27: Ups Configuration

    Integrator Training, UK Confidential Digital Cinema Deployment 27 of 49 UPS Configuration  Connect the serial to Ethernet cable from the TMS Server Serial Port to the UPS Configuration Ethernet Port.  Open TeraTerm  Select Serial Port COM1 ...

  • Page 28: Setting Up The Library

    The TMS will not be licensed. To License the TMS  Sony will provide you with a TMS installation key. Contact Sony Account manager with the TMS Team Mac Address. o To obtain a mac address o Run a command prompt window...
  • Page 29 Integrator Training, UK Confidential Digital Cinema Deployment 29 of 49 Example o Preshow and Playout Report licenses are optional and purchased separately.  Save and Close  Go to Start Menu Administrative Tools > Services > Start tms service October 15...

  • Page 30: 7  Tms Software Configuration

    Start Menu > Administrative Tools > Services > tms (Start) Note: every time the TMS configuration is changed it requires restarting the TMS Service. To do so: Start Menu > Administrative Tools > Services > tms (Restart). 7.1.1 View TMS GUI on Web browser...

  • Page 31: Create An Auditorium

    (such as a 35mm projector for example), to keep the numbering consistent within the theatre.  Select the Icon file (Sony / Doremi / Dolby), this should reflect the Projector Head.  In some cases a Doremi or Dolby can be used with a Sony projector head and therefore this will be different from the SMS type.

  • Page 32: Edit Cue Template Settings

    The default value is ‘ignore’, if this remains when the cue is inserted on an SPL created in the TMS when this SPL is sent to that projected the ignored cue will be removed thus ignoring it.
  • Page 33 If cues are not visible, delete the auditorium from TMS, restart postgresql service, add auditorium restart postgresql service. Changing the Lens Function Cue Names When the TMS is first installed the Lens functions are shown below. Please change to the corresponding values. Adding Additional Cues It is possible to add as many cues as required to the Edit Cue Template.

  • Page 34: 8  Other Useful Tms Settings

    These other settings are useful to know but should already be completed during the factory build. Configuration – Library Settings Configuration -> Library NB. After each change in configuration has been applied the TMS service will need to be restarted. Add Libraries into TMS 8.1.1 Ingest Settings Please set the following in ‘Ingest’...

  • Page 35: Library Path

    PW. Click ‘Add’ to add each library. The local path of the library is path as seen from the TMS Server. If the storage was directly attached to the server it would be seen as a drive letter. Local Path Example:...

  • Page 36: External Device Path

    Click add then change the name, displayed length and colour to the desired values. Configuration - Schedule Settings 8.3.1 Schedule Import Make sure this is set to the correct POS File Type. The default is the Sony file type. October 15...

  • Page 37: Cinewatch Device Monitor Site Name Settings

    Integrator Training, UK Confidential Digital Cinema Deployment 37 of 49 CineWatch Device Monitor Site Name Settings  Go to C:\CHIPS Utilities\Cinewatch\Windows Disk Files  Double click on autorun application  Click Configure for Site  Enter the Customer name in capitals ...

  • Page 38: Tms Server Desktop Shortcuts

    38 of 49 TMS Server Desktop Shortcuts Create the following desktop shortcuts on the TMS Server desktop. If shortcuts are required on the TMS workstation create these also. The below are the main Shortcuts required to run the TMS system. on TMS server, the links below are already ...

  • Page 39: Paragon Extfs Driver

    Please refer to Paragon ExtFs Installation.pdf instructions. 8.6.1 All NTP addresses Check each device has the correct NTP settings pointing to the TMS server IP address. On windows machines this can be found by clicking on the clock and “changing date and time settings”...

  • Page 40: Tms Server Windows Login

    Log on to the TMS Server using the site specific username and password. S0nytms01 (Site name has a capital first letter) TMS Service is Running Go to Start menu -> Administrative tools -> Services -> tms, restart the service to check that it is running correctly. Windows Time Service is Running Go to Start menu ->...

  • Page 41: 10  Sony Projector Preparation For Tms

    Sony Projector Preparation for TMS There is some configuration of the Media Block (LMT) in order for it to correctly interact with the TMS. These steps should be completed after the projector has been aligned and setup using the SRXC software.

  • Page 42: Network Setup

    After setup has been completed fully shutdown the Projector and restart. 10.5 SMSManager_custom.ini file change There is a ini file in the projector that needs to be changed so that the TMS purge routines for the schedule run correctly. This needs to be completed on the first installed projector, after this the SMS configuration can be exported from the first projector to the next with the ini file change completed.

  • Page 43: 11  Sms-C Configuration

    Leave the select auditorium Login As part of your TMS system, you will find that 20 auditoriums have already been set with IP addresses of 0.0.0.0. This is for your convenience and will save time when configuring on site.
  • Page 44 Integrator Training, UK Confidential Digital Cinema Deployment 44 of 49 It is also possible to setup SMSC in the Administrator account by navigating to C:\Program Files (x86)\Sony\SMSController and opening SMSController configuration file. In Notepad,  Change the “NoOf=Total number of Auditoriums”...

  • Page 45: Sms-C Folder Setting On Sms-C

    Create the following folder using the following settings: Name: Export Storage Type: Network Share Usage: SMS Server Local Path /mnt/Export SMS Server Device/Network Path \\<IP Address of TMS Server>\Export Device Access Information Domain Username Administrator Password S0nytms01 Click on Add, Apply October 15...

  • Page 46: 12  Tms Client Workstation Configuration

    TMS Client Workstation Configuration 12.1 Hardware Setup The TMS workstation is a standard PC workstation. This workstation will be used by the projectionist to access the TMS GUI. The workstation is usually situated on a projectionist desk near the TMS rack however as long as the workstation has a network connection to the TMS switch it can be situated anywhere in the cinema building.

  • Page 47: Software Prerequisites

    This will avoid any firewall issues regarding the TMS Client. 5) Windows Firewall configuration is now completed. 12.2.3 Software Prerequisites Make sure that the following software is installed on the TMS Client PC:  Adobe Flash Player 11.1 (Minimum) (Win and Winax files) ...

  • Page 48: Create Shortcuts

    Test Network Tests Procedure Expected Result If Test Fails Completed Open command Check network TMS Server to TMS prompt on TMS Server TMS Client PC cabling and Client PC Enter ping <IP Address replies to ping settings of TMS Client PC>...

  • Page 49: Digital Cinema Deployment 3 Of

    Completed Check that the The clock is set to TMS Server has Are all the clocks Double click on clock look at the TMS been setup as a synchronised with on server -> internet Server IP address NTP server. the TMS Server?

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