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GSX CONSOLE POWER UP
The Mix Engine, PS-1600 power supply, and WNIP Blades do not have
power switches since all are designed for continuous 24/7 operation. Each
is designed for AC mains supplying 90-240 VAC at either 50 or 60 Hz. For
the most reliable operation, all GSX components should only plug into
isolated ground circuits (identified by orange outlets in the USA). Using a
UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) is also recommended.
Plug the supplied IEC AC cords into the Mix Engine and the PS-1600, and
then plug the cables into AC outlets. It takes about 90 seconds for the GSX
console to boot up, connect to the WNIP network, and be ready for use.
Note: Larger gigabit switches can take ten or more minutes to
boot, configure its ports, and be ready for network traffic. If power
cycling all network components, wait for your switches to fully
come up, then power up your System and Route master Blades,
followed, after a minute or so, by the rest of the Blades and Mix
Engines in your system. You can then power up each Surface.
The Mix Engine's front panel (Figure 2-6) has various level displays,
logic activity LEDs, and Status LEDs (Link, Route Master, and Clock
Master) along with two OLED displays, two select buttons, and a rotary
encoder. The LINK LED lights up solid green when the Mix Engine is
powered and its ETH 1G jack is connected to a network switch port. After
about 90 seconds, if that GSX Mix Engine is not connected to a network, or
does not detect any other devices, the ROUTE MASTER and CLOCK
MASTER LEDs will be lit solid green. Normally, the GSX is networked with
one or more other Blades so these both LEDs may be off, indicating other
Blades in the WNIP network are set as the Route Master and Clock Master.
In a WNIP system, one Blade will be designated as the Route Master while
a second Blade will be designated as the Clock Master.
If the red ERROR LED should ever light, it indicates an error condition
has occurred within the Mix Engine. To reset this error, first try rebooting
the Mix Engine using the Reboot Blade command in Navigator or use the
front panel controls to select Rebooting the Mix Engine. If the red LED
remains lit even after the Mix Engine is rebooted, power cycle the Mix
Engine. Unplug its IEC AC cord, wait five seconds or so, then plug the IEC
cord back in.
If the red Error LED again lights up after the Mix Engine powers up it
indicates a serious fault. Contact Wheatstone technical support for
Figure 2-6 Mix Engine Front Panel
assistance. See Chapter 5 (page 69) for information on obtaining service
and support for your GSX console.
The GSX Surface OLED displays show various start-up messages as the
Surface Panel Host and Control Panels boot up. Once the boards connect
to their GSX Surface Host, the OLED displays will show their default
settings, with NoSource shown on all channels on a new Surface. Once the
Surface is ready, moving a monitor fader or rotating the Studio pot will
update the levels shown in the Master/Monitor panel OLED displays. One
could also rotate a channel encoder to see the channel display switch to
show visible source names to verify the Surface is ready.
The GSX Surface Host in the Mix Engine must have a 1080p HDMI
monitor plugged into its HDMI jack to operate properly. The Surface Host
runs Linux, so various Linux-related messages may be displayed on the
monitor as the Surface Host boots. Once it finishes booting Linux, the GSX
system software is loaded and shortly thereafter the Home View is
displayed on the HDMI monitor (Figure 2-7).
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Figure 2-7 Home View on the GSX HDMI Monitor
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