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USER MANUAL FOR
SX-3000 STANDALONE INTEGRATED MEDIA BLOCK™ WITH
PORTABLE STORAGE/ ENTERPRISE STORAGE
SMS version 9.0
April 20, 2015

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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL FOR SX-3000 STANDALONE INTEGRATED MEDIA BLOCK™ WITH PORTABLE STORAGE/ ENTERPRISE STORAGE SMS version 9.0 April 20, 2015...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    2.3.5.3. Understanding the SNMP Configuration Interface ................31 2.3.5.3.1. General ............................... 31 2.3.5.3.2. Storage ..............................32 2.3.5.3.3. Video Card ............................33 2.3.5.3.4. PCI ............................... 34 2.3.5.3.5. Sensors ............................... 35 SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 2 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 3 3.2. Control Panel Menu .................. 77 3.3. Manual Automation Execution ..............78 3.4. Restarting the Control Panel ..............80 3.5. Shutting Down the System ..............82 SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 3 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 4 5.2.2. Admin Panel Access ..........................108 5.2.2.1. Access via Control Panel ........................108 5.2.2.2. Access to Admin Panel Menu ......................109 5.2.2.3. Main Menu ............................110 SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 4 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 5 5.4.1. Access to User Manager ......................... 142 5.4.2. Add/Edit user ............................142 5.4.3 Delete User ............................. 144 5.4.4. Change Current User Password ......................146 SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 5 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 6 7.1.2 Network Streaming Configuration ......................154 7.2. IMB Synchronized Playback Operation ..........156 7.3. Synchronizer Set Up ................159 7.3.1. GEN10 ..............................159 SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 6 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 7 The contents, features and specifications stated in this manual are subject to change without notice due to continuous product development and improvements. In no other event shall GDC Technology Limited be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damages, including but not limited to special, consequential, or other damages.
  • Page 8 Tel: +51 1 677 6708 Tel: +1 818 972 4370 / Tel: +55 11 32058100 Tel: +65 6222 1082 +1 877 743 2872 (Toll Free) SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 8 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 9 Tel: +52 55 8851 1198/ ___+52 55 8851 1165 United Arab Emirates (Dubai) Business Centre, Dubai World Central, PO Box 390667, Dubai UAE SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 9 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 10: Introduction

    1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. About This Manual This user manual provides instructions on how to use and manage the GDC SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage (SX- 3000 IMB with Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage). The user interface of the IMB consists of a few key components described in the diagram below [Figure 1].

  • Page 11: Safety Instructions

    1.2.2. Electrical Safety Safety Warning • Do not expose the SX-3000 and Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage to rain or moisture, to prevent fire or electrical shock hazard. • Use a dry cloth when cleaning SX-3000 and Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage.

  • Page 12: Sms

    2.2. Accessing the SMS Interface Figure 2 SMS interface. Enter the user password to access the interface as seen in Figure 2. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 12 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 13: Understanding The Sms Interface

    Playlist menu to create a playlist. For more information about the Playlist menu, please refer to Section 2.3.2. Playlist Menu further below. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 13 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 14 [Shutdown] SHUTDOWN button. For shutting down the IMB or restarting the application. For more information, please refer to Section 2.9 Shutdown/Restart Application. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 14 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 15: Playlist Menu

    Adds content to the Playlist by pressing after an item from the Content is selected. Removes the selected item from the Playlist content. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 15 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 16 Duplicates currently selected playlist. When [Copy Show] is pressed, a text entry keypad will appear for you to enter the new name of the duplicate playlist. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 16 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 17 [Cancel]. [Close] Exits the Playlist menu and returns to the Main menu. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 17 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 18: Scheduler Menu

    (d) If the schedule is to be repeated every day or week, check recurrence rules’. (e) Press the ‘Add’ button. A dialog will pop up for specifying the recurrence rules if it was checked. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 18 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 19: Configuration Menu

    2. SMS 2.3.4. Configuration Menu 2.3.4.1. General Figure 6 Configuration [General]. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 19 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 20 SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 20 - April 20, 2015...
  • Page 21 After connecting to the IMB the window will display the IMB [IMB] version information as well as check the Marriage and Service Door status on the projector. For IMB marriage please reference the SX-3000 Installation manual as process will depend on projector manufacturer and software version.

  • Page 22: Cinecanvas

    Video output will be scaled up or scaled down to the selected resolution. Note: This feature will only affects video, and will not automatically scale PNG subtitles to the target resolution. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 22 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 23: Assistance

    Press to perform software upgrades from USB Disk. Displays serial number, OS version, software version and video [Server Information] capabilities of the IMB. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 23 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 24: Audio Option

    (option ‘None’). If the output sampling rate is set to a fixed value (48kHz or 96kHz), content audio is re-sampled if it does not match the output sampling rate. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 24 - April 20, 2015...

  • Page 25: Closed Captions Option

    [Maximum waiting time] Specifies the maximum time to wait for the closed caption device to report it is ready, before starting playback. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 25 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 26: Imb Network Tab

    Specify the subnet for all IP addresses. Specify the IP address of the IMB. This is the IP address of the Security Manager. This is the main IP address of the SX-3000. The SMS user interface can be reached at this IP address using VNC.
  • Page 27 Click to check all IP addresses entered above for correctness. A dialog will be displayed showing the source and target IP addresses, and any errors found in the new network configuration as shown below. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 27 -...

  • Page 28: Imb Storage Tab

    Specify a Network-Attached Storage System (NAS) which has an NFS share available to this SX-3000 system for the use as data storage. Configure the SX-3000 to use an attached single external eSATA hard disk as data storage. The external eSATA hard disk must be attached to the eSATA Port 1 on the SX-3000.

  • Page 29: Snmp Configuration

    2.3.5. SNMP Configuration 2.3.5.1. Introduction The SNMP feature is an option on the SX-3000 that enables the use of SNMP to monitor the IMB. The SNMP interface contains many useful SNMP traps and is easy to configure. 2.3.5.2. Accessing the SNMP Configuration Interface...
  • Page 30 (shown in the above figure), System Info option, System Setting option, Encrypt option, Storage option, Video Card option, option and Sensors option. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 30 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 31: Understanding The Snmp Configuration Interface

    NOTE: When Trap is On, a trap is sent if the SNMP Agent is stopped. Deactivate the Trap by un-checking the small box next to SNMP Agent Stop. Check on the small box to enable SNMP Service. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 31 -...

  • Page 32: Storage

    . Activate the Trap by checking the small box. NOTE: When the Trap is On, a trap will be sent to the SNMP Manager if the mount capacity exceeds the threshold value. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 32 - April 20, 2015...

  • Page 33: Video Card

    JPEG2000. NOTE: When the Trap is On, a trap is sent to the SNMP Manager when the video card driver is not loaded. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 33 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 34: Pci

    Activate the Trap by checking the small box opposite the corresponding Device. NOTE: When the Trap is On, a trap is sent when the corresponding PCI device is missing. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 34 - April 20, 2015...

  • Page 35: Sensors

    System Temperature Threshold. NOTE: When the Trap is On, a trap is sent if the system temperature exceeds the maximum threshold temperature. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 35 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 36: Ethernet

    2.3.5.3.6. Ethernet Figure 21 Ethernet settings. Enables sending an SNMP trap if the system detects that the selected network interface is down. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 36 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 37: Restart/Save/Cancel

    A small window pops out to confirm if you want to quit without saving. (a) Select if you want to confirm. (b) Press if you want to cancel the operation. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 37 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 38: Automation

    Please refer to Figure 6 to transit from Configuration to Automation. DEVICES ACTIONS INPUTS EXTERNAL DEVICE INPUTS ACTIONS INTERNAL DEVICE (SYSTEM) AUTOMATION CONTROLLER INPUT ACTIONS EVENTS Figure 23 Automation flowchart. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 38 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 39 IMB from which all received commands will be forwarded to the sub-systems in the IMB. (continued on next page) SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 39 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 40 Figure 24). The device configuration window as seen in Figure 25 opens when you press Edit to edit the existing device name. The device name is deleted immediately after pressing Delete. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 40 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 41 Search Devices on Network button. This will scan the network for available devices. Once discovered, to select the device and press Add. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 41 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 42 (b) Select an event label from the dropdown list. See the Actions menu. Press Delete if you want to delete the selected input. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 42 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 43 Label. Then select a device from the dropdown list as seen below. New devices can be added to the list from the Devices menu. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 43 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 44 (c) If the device type is juior or IMBGPIO, select Coil, Register Level from a dropdown list under the Output Type column. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 44 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 45 This will bring you to a setup screen. To add an Automation Schedule select the [Add] button. Select the repeat interval, options are either daily or a single occurrence. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 45 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 46: Show Playlist

    Playlist menu for creating playlists as seen in Figure 29 below in Section 2.4.1.2. Creating a Playlist. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 46 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 47: Creating A Playlist

    You can remove compositions from the Playlist column by selecting the clip that you want to remove and pressing SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 47 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 48: Editing Cues

    To edit a cue of a composition on the playlist, select the desired composition from the Playlist menu and press Edit Cue. A new window displaying the Edit Cue menu opens as seen in Figure 31. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 48 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 49 To specify a frame for the activation of the cue, press the Time button once and it will toggle to display the Frame button as shown below. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 49 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 50 To add an automation cue label, select the desired automation cue label from the dropdown list as seen below. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 50 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 51 NOTE: A start cue is activated immediately before the composition plays. The blank time indicates the time interval between the end of the start cue and the start of the composition’s playback. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 51 -...
  • Page 52 To delete a cue from the composition, select the cue from the cue window and press Delete Cue. To save the changes and exit, press OK. To exit without saving any changes, press Cancel. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 52 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 53: Saving The Playlist

    This ensures any changes to playlist will not be lost. Press Load Show to Play and return to the Main menu. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 53 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 54: Show Schedule

    2.5.1. Schedule a Show Figure 33 SMS Interface [Scheduler] . On the Main menu, press Scheduler. A new window opens as seen in Figure 34. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 54 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 55 (b) At Shows, select the playlist for the show. Press to view all the playlists already saved in the IMB. Select the required playlist. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 55 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 56 (f) If the new show schedule does not conflict with other schedules already saved to the IMB, the schedule will be added to the existing list of schedules in the IMB. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 56 -...
  • Page 57 2. SMS Figure 35 Viewing schedule information. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 57 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 58 (e) To delete a show schedule from the time-bar, just click on the relevant color bar and press [Del. Schedule]. To replicate the same show schedule on other days, check Set recurrence rules and press Add. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 58 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 59 Return to the scheduler to return to Scheduler menu. When on the Scheduler menu, press back to return to the Main menu. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 59 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 60: Synchronizing Shows

    3D showing and then press Sync. A small window pops out as seen below. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 60 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 61 Notice that the title of synchronized clips in Contents will change after confirmation. [3D] is added before the title of the clip. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 61 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 62: Imb Configuration

    10.10.10.xxx or the projector has to change its IP to 192.168.0.xxx for them to be on the same network. assuming default subnet of 255.255.255.0 Figure 38 SMS Interface [Configuration]. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 62 - April 20, 2015...
  • Page 63 Type in the correct password and press [Enter]. NOTE: Only Maintenance access has permission to view or change settings on the CineCanvas™ tab. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 63 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 64 2. SMS Figure 39 Setting up Cinecanvas subtitling option. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 64 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 65 Interval, use the buttons to adjust the time of transmission interval. Once set, press [OK] to apply settings and return to Main menu. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 65 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 66: Dolby 3D Setup

    2.7.2. Dolby 3D Setup Once you have obtained a license from GDC, you will be given an update that enables Dolby 3D configuration. Dolby 3D setup requires that you have a PC that can be connected to the IMB network, so that you can access a web interface on the IMB.
  • Page 67 Connect your laptop, open a browser and point to http://server-ip/cgi-bin/dolby3dConfig. From here you will follow the wizard to setup color correction for the GDC IMB. T he DFC Controller will automatically turn on and off whenever a 3D playlist is being played.

  • Page 68: Series 2 Dlp Cinema Projector Setup

    ® 2.8. Series 2 DLP CINEMA Projector Setup There are several points to be noted when setting up the GDC IMB with a Series 2 DLP Cinema ® projector. SMS version 9.0 supports Series 2 projectors, the section below details additional steps required for full Series 2 compatibility.
  • Page 69 PROJECTOR Model set to NEC. Series 2 checkbox must be checked to ensure proper port number setting for Series 2 projectors. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 69 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 70: Subtitle Overlay

    2.8.2.2. Subtitle Language Selection Figure 42 SMS Interface [Control Panel] Press the Control Panel Button to navigate to the Control Panel. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 70 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 71 2. SMS Figure 43 Control Panel Manu From the Control Panel select Manage Content. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 71 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 72 Press Edit and enter the maintenance password to change the language for the displayed clips. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 72 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 73 • French The language setting can also be left as Default to automatically use the original language setting of the clip content. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 73 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 74: Cinecanvas Tm Support For Series 2 Projectors

    Series 2 projector. If the projector is capable of supporting CineCanvas , it will be automatically enabled for content with subtitles. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 74 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 75: Shutdown/Restart Application

    Configuration/General menu is enabled, the system will prompt for a password before it shuts down. Please enter the Technician Maintenance Access password. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 75 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 76: Control Panel

    3. CONTROL PANEL 3. CONTROL PANEL 3.1. About Control Panel Control Panel UI provides access to all the other menus used to configure and operate the SX-3000. To get to the Control Panel, press Control Panel on the Main menu as shown in Figure 48.

  • Page 77: Control Panel Menu

    This allows access to other IMB functions when playback is in progress. It is recommended that these functions be used very sparingly to avoid unnecessary system load that can potentially affect playback performance. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 77 -...

  • Page 78: Manual Automation Execution

    Automation labels and projector commands can now be executed from an interface on the Control Panel. Press Automation on the Control Panel to start the manual automation interface as shown in Figure 50. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 78 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 79 Please refer to Section 2.3.6. Automation for instructions on how to configure automation labels, actions and devices. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 79 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 80: Restarting The Control Panel

    Selecting Restart on the Control Panel menu Press Restart to restart the Control Panel. The Control Panel will restart and display interface as seen in Figure 53. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 80 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 81 3. CONTROL PANEL Figure 53 SMS interface. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 81 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 82: Shutting Down The System

    WARNING: If current playback is still running in the background, it will be terminated once the IMB is shutdown. Please use with CAUTION. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 82 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 83: Content Manager

    4.1. About the Content Manager 4.1.1. Introduction The SX-3000 Content Manager allows the user to manage the contents of the IMB to: Download content from a disk or source on the network. Download keys [KDM’s] required for playing back content from disk or source on the network.

  • Page 84: Content Management

    4.2. Content Management 4.2.1. Ingesting Content Figure 56 Ingesting a package or CPL from a source located in a specific directory in the network. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 84 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 85 You should always detach live play sources whenever you are done using them via Live Play. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 85 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 86: Ingesting Content From Usb Disk

    Figure 57 Opening a USB disk connected to the IMB. Select USB drive from dropdown list and click Open. (Continued on next page) SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 86 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 87 Figure 58 Selecting the USB storage device and its partition Select a storage device and its partition from the dropdown lists. Press to confirm the selection. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 87 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 88: Ingesting Kdms

    KDM. The green check will change to Queued. When done selecting the KDM, press Close to close the Package Browser. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 88 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 89: Monitor Ingest Progress

    Status option. Shows the download status of the packages or CPLs. In this example, downloading of some packages or CPLs is incomplete. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 89 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 90: Cancelling Ingest

    To cancel the download, select the desired package or CPL and press Remove. If you wish to resume download, press Start button to resume the download. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 90 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 91: Deleting Content

    CPL. A small window pops up to confirm the deletion of the package. Press to confirm. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 91 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 92: Checking Content Integrity

    CPL you want to verify. A green check indicates the selection. Select if you want to verify or on a Schedule. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 92 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 93 CPL(s) in a new window as seen below. (c) You can select the frequency of verification. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 93 -...
  • Page 94 You can check if there are stray files in the selected package(s) or CPL(s) by pressing Check Stray. A small window pops out to confirm if there are no stray files. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 94 - April 20, 2015...
  • Page 95 Figure 66 above. NOTE: If there is an error in the selected package, it will indicate Failed under the Status column. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 95 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 96 View to see its schedule details. Select the desired package or CPL and press Remove to delete it from the schedule list. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 96 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 97: Kdm Management

    Show the details of the selected KDM, including target, CPL, UUID and date of validity. Display date of issue for KDM. Verify the integrity of the KDM. Delete removes KDM from the IMB. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 97 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 98: License Management

    Shows the licenses that are valid for this system. Shows the details of the selected license, including licensed feature and validity period. Verify the integrity of the selected license. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 98 - April 20, 2015...

  • Page 99: Ingesting Licenses

    The green check will change to Queued. When done selecting the license, press Close to close the Package Browser. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 99 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 100: Monitor Ingest Progres

    Select the Status option. Shows the download status of the packages or CPLs. In this example, downloading of some LDMs is complete. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 100 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 101: Source Management

    To add a new source, enable the source name entry and source information entry by pressing Add. The button will then change to the Save button as seen in Figure 72 below. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 101 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 102 NOTE: You can type on each entry using an external keyboard or by using the on-screen keyboard The on-screen keyboard is normally used when an external keyboard is not present. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 102 - April 20, 2015...
  • Page 103 For source such as NFS, only the server name and directory are enabled. The username and password entries are disabled. Press Save to save all settings. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 103 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 104: Erasing A Data Source

    Deleting a previously saved data source. Select the data source you want to delete from the dropdown list. Press Delete to delete the selected data source. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 104 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 105: Editing Sources

    To edit an existing source, select the data source you want to edit from the dropdown list. Press Edit to edit the selected data source. Edit buttons will change to Save Cancel. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 105 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 106 NOTE: For more information regarding types of sources, please refer to Figure 74. Press Save after making all the changes. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 106 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 107: Admin Panel

    5.1. General Introduction Set Up and Configuration Admin panel is an easy-to-use and convenient software tool for the maintenance and configuration of GDC IMB and Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage. This Admin panel provides all the necessary tools for setting up and managing the IMB and Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage.

  • Page 108: User Interface (Ui)

    Main menu. as seen in Figure Click on the Admin panel button to go to the startup window for Admin Panel SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 108 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 109: Access To Admin Panel Menu

    Click on the password entry on the screen and type in the required password using the on-screen keyboard and then press Login to access the Admin Panel main menu. NOTE: The password is available from GDC authorized personnel only. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 109 -...

  • Page 110: Main Menu

    IMB. A small window pops up to confirm the selection. Press to confirm. 5.2.2.3. Main Menu Figure 78 Admin Panel main menu. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 110 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 111 For accessing the RTC clock to make time adjustments as well as extracting the Security Manager logs from the IMB. Quit/Shutdown For switching to SX-3000 Main menu, for shutting down the IMB and restart all services. On-screen keyboard For keying in text when not using an external keyboard.

  • Page 112: Configuration & Maintenance

    Figure 80 Storage System Management [Create new RAID array]. Select Create new RAID array. A new window appears as seen in Figure 81. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 112 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 113 5. ADMIN PANEL Figure 81 Selecting Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage type. Select SX-3000 PSD when you use it as storage for SX-3000 operation. Select Backup PSD only when you use with GDC TMS. Select SX-3000 PSD option to prepare the Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage for use with the SX-3000.
  • Page 114 Make sure that at least 3 HDDs are installed in the Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage before creating a new RAID array. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 114 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 115 The RAID creation progress is shown on the screen. After the RAID is created, the following dialog box is shown. Use SMS Configuration  IMB Storage (please refer to Section 2.3.4.8.) to mount the RAID. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 115 -...

  • Page 116: Monitor Raid Status

    Figure 85 Status of active RAID in the IMB. Press <CTRL + c> to quit and return to the Storage System Management menu. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 116 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 117: Hard Disk Information

    Save output to USB to save a screenshot of the information to a USB disk. Click Back to return to Storage System Management menu. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 117 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 118 5. ADMIN PANEL Figure 88 List of information for selected hard disk. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 118 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 119: Hard Disk Usage

    Storage System Management menu. Figure 90 Size of the hard disk, and the used and available spaces in the hard disk. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 119 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 120: Storage Performance

    Select the hard disk you want to view and press Select to execute the process. Figure 92 Storage performance [Select a Hard Disk]. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 120 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 121: Increase Rebuild Speed

    Storage System Management Increase Rebuild Speed button (please refer to Figure 91). This will immediately set RAID array to rebuild at highest speed. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 121 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 122: Diagnostics/Maintenance

    5.3.2.1. Access to Diagnostics/Maintenance Figure 95 Diagnostics/Maintenance menu. On the Main menu, select Diagnostics/Maintenance. A small window for Diagnostics/ Maintenance menu appears. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 122 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 123: Extract Logs & Configuration

    Once extract log files finished, a new window showing backup done is appeared. The USB can be removed. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 123 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 124: Backup Configuration

    Attach a USB thumb drive to the IMB and select Backup Configuration to save the current IMB configuration. Figure 98 Saving IMB configuration SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 124 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 125: Restore Configuration

    • System user interface passwords • Show Playlists 5.3.2.4. Restore Configuration Figure 99 Diagnostics/Maintenance [Restore configuration]. Figure 100 Select file to restore. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 125 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 126 When the configuration is restored from the backup file, a confirmation message will appear. Press OK. IMB will then be rebooted. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 126 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 127: Configure Timezone

    Then click the right [  ] arrow key to select the button. Figure 103 Selecting the timezone of specific region. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 127 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 128 Move the highlight bar to your timezone by clicking the up [  ] or down [ ] arrow keys on the on- screen keyboard and then click the space key. Then click the right [  ] arrow key to select the button and click Return. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 128 - April 20, 2015...

  • Page 129: Check Network Access

    Entering the IP address of the IMB. A new window will appear as seen in Figure 107 showing a list of information after testing the connectivity. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 129 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 130 Figure 107 A list of information after testing the connectivity of the IMB to the network. Press Save output to USB to save a screen capture of the information to a USB disk. Press Back. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 130 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 131: Network Time

    Type in the specified time server’s IP address and press to start using the NTP server. Figure 109 Entering the IP address of the time server. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 131 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 132: Software Upgrade

    From the Software Upgrade button in the Admin Panel you can run any GDC issued upgrade files, once you press the button you will be prompted for the upgrade password as seen in Figure 111. Figure 111 Diagnostics/Maintenance [Software Upgrade] Enter the password of the upgrade file and press Enter.
  • Page 133 5. ADMIN PANEL Figure 112 Diagnostics/Maintenance [Software Upgrade] Select the upgrade file from the dropdown list and press SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 133 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 134: System Information

    Access to System Info Figure 113 System Info menu. On the Main menu, select System Info. A small window for System info menu appears. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 134 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 135: Software/Os Version

    The OS and Software versions of the IMB are shown in a new window as seen in Figure 115. Press Back to return to System Info menu. Figure 115 Shows current software and OS versions of the IMB. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 135 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 136: Hardware Information

    System Info menu. Figure 117 List of hardware information including the Motherboard, Video card and JPEG2000 card used in the IMB SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 136 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 137: Hotfix Information

    A new window showing hotfix information appears as seen in Figure 119. Press Back to return to the System Info menu. Figure 119 Patches and upgrades installed in the IMB. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 137 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 138: Touchscreen

    5.3.4.1. Access to Touchscreen Figure 120 Touchscreen menu. On the Main menu, select Touchscreen. Touchscreen menu appears showing two types of touchscreens. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 138 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 139: Select Touchscreen Type

    USB connection with the system. Press to confirm. (b) If NONE is selected, touchscreen functionality will be disabled. Press to confirm. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 139 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 140 5. ADMIN PANEL A small window indicating no change in touchscreen type will appear if The selected screen type is already activated. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 140 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 141: Calibrate Touchscreen

    Touch the blinking symbol until it stops. Continue touching the blinking symbols on each of the four (4) corners of the screen to complete the calibration of the touchscreen. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 141 -...

  • Page 142: User Manager

    On the Main menu, select Add/Edit user. A new window for username and password entries will appear as shown in Figure 126. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 142 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 143 OK. A small window will appear after creating your username and password. Press to confirm and exit. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 143 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 144: Delete User

    Figure 127 User manager [Delete user]. Select Delete user. A new window appears showing a list of usernames as seen in Figure 128. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 144 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 145 Select to confirm. A small window appears confirming the user has been deleted. Press to exit and return to User Manager menu. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 145 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 146: Change Current User Password

    Type in your new password and press OK. A small window appears confirming the change in password. Press to exit and return to User Manager menu. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 146 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 147: Dci Compliance

    Figure 131 DCI compliance menu. Press the DCI compliance button to access the RTC time offset or extract the SM (Security Manager) logs. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 147 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 148: Offset Rtc Time

    The allowed offset range is set to plus or minus 360 seconds The Offset can be set + or – within the allowed offset range seen in field 1. The time is set in MM:SS (Minutes: Seconds) SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 148 - April 20, 2015...

  • Page 149: Get Sm Log

    Choose the date and time range for SM log extraction. It is possible to alter the name of the output file with the Key Pad button. Once a USB drive has been inserted press the Get Log button. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with April 20, 2015 - 149 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 150: Quit/Shutdown

    Shut Down to turn off the IMB. (c) Select Logout to logout the current user and return to the Admin Panel startup window. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 150 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 151 Select to restart services or to cancel. A confirmation message will be displayed after all services are restarted. Press to exit. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with February 24, 2015 - 151 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 152: Operation Notes

    6.2. Power Down Sequence Always power down the SX-3000 and projector with the following steps: 1. Power down the SX-3000 by using the SMS -> Shutdown button. 2. Power down the projector after the SX-3000 is powered down. 3. Power down any external storage attached to the SX-3000.

  • Page 153: Appendix

    7.1. Live Streaming Network 7.1.1 System Configuration Use the ‘Streaming’ tab on the SMS configuration interface to set network streaming parameters. Figure 135 SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with February 24, 2015 - 153 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 154: Network Streaming Configuration

    Check this option only if default unchecked method fails to achieve proper audio and video sync 7.1.2 Network Streaming Configuration Figure 136 Streaming Tab. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with February 24, 2015 - 154 - Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 155 The interface connection of the SX-3000 will receive the network stream Video and Audio PID are usually provided by the broadcaster. If the video or audio PID is set to ‘0’, the SX-3000 will automatically search and play back the last video or audio stream found in [Video PID] the network system.

  • Page 156: Imb Synchronized Playback Operation

    7.2. IMB Synchronized Playback Operation Two SX-3000 IMBs can work in sync for dual projector playback of content. This can be used for increasing the brightness of the image by overlaying the output from the projectors on the same screen, for making a video- wall or any other applications where two systems need to play in sync.
  • Page 157 The following table shows video output mode for 2D and 3D SPLs, as of software version 9.0-build245. This can be used to configure projector macros for IMB synchronized playback. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 157 - April 20, 2015...
  • Page 158 Will play as 3D on each projector (2D SPL with 2D and (3D is played as left or right eye) content is played as 3D) 3D content SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 158 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...

  • Page 159: Synchronizer Set Up

    LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT Figure 137 GEN10 configuration. NOTE: Please set DIP switches to the WHITE position on the diagram. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ with - 159 - April 20, 2015 Portable Storage/ Enterprise Storage User Manual...
  • Page 160 Cert. No. CN09/32221 GDC Technology manufacturing facility is ISO 9001:2008 certified. Copyright © 2015 GDC Technology Limited. All rights reserved. All trademarks listed in this manual are properties of their respective owners. Specifications are subject to change without notice due to ongoing product development and improvement.

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