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EVERTZ MICROSYSTEMS LTD.
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Version 1.0, November 2021
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Quick Start Guide
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  • Page 1 Version 1.0, November 2021 The material contained in this manual consists of information that is the property of Evertz Microsystems and is intended solely for the use of purchasers of the PROGUARD. Evertz Microsystems expressly prohibits the use of this manual for any purpose other than the operation of the device.
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  • Page 3 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “Dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (Servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product.
  • Page 4 WARNING Changes or Modifications not expressly approved by Evertz Microsystems Ltd. could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Use of unshielded plugs or cables may cause radiation interference. Properly shielded interface...
  • Page 5 Evertz products are for informational use only and are not warranties of future performance, either expressed or implied. The only warranty offered by Evertz in relation to this product is the Evertz standard limited warranty, stated in the sales contract or order confirmation form.
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  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    PROGUARD Quick Start Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS OVERVIEW ........................... 1 PROGUARD PHYSICAL INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS ..........3 2.1. PROGUARD ......................... 3 2.1.1. Front View ......................... 3 2.1.2. Rear View ........................4 2.2. POWERING UP THE UNIT ....................6 FEATURES ........................... 7 3.1.
  • Page 8 Figures Figure 2-1: Front View of PROGUARD Front Panel Installed ................3 Figure 2-2: PROGUARD Status Activity LEDs, Soft Reset Button and Power Button ........4 Figure 2-3: ProGuard Rear Panel View ......................5 Figure 2-4: ProGuard with 25G I/O Option Rear Panel View ................5 Figure 3-17: Configuration Main Menu ......................
  • Page 9 PROGUARD Quick Start Guide Figure 3-5: Preview of the Main, Auxiliary, and Program Video Feeds and their Audio Levels ...... 17 Figure 3-6: Video Preview Full Screen Button ....................18 Figure 3-7: Audio Preview Button........................18 Figure 3-8: Buttons to Apply Concealment Profiles to the Video and Audio Feeds ........19 Figure 3-9: Concealment Profile Configuration Panel ..................
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  • Page 11: Overview

    (in UHD). This flexible delay allows operators to correct offensive material to meet regulations and maintain program continuity. ProGuard provides a simple and easy to use interface for operators to quickly conceal unwanted video or audio content. ProGuard offers flexible and comprehensive delay techniques beyond simple video switches and audio beeps to meet demanding broadcasting requirements and simplify live production workflows.
  • Page 12 PROGUARD Quick Start Guide Ordering Information PROGUARD–3G–2 Dual–channel 3G/HD/SD broadcast delay system with standard SDI I/O. Optional 10G I/O support. PROGUARD–UHD Single–channel UHD or dual–channel 3G/HD/SD broadcast delay system with standard SDI I/O. PROGUARD–10G–2 Dual–channel 3G/HD/SD broadcast delay system with 10G I/O (4x 10GbE ports). Native support for SMPTE ST 2110 and ST 2022–6.

  • Page 13: Proguard Physical Installation And Connections

    2.1. PROGUARD PROGUARD is based off a 2RU Intel server and runs 64-bit Ubuntu Linux as its operating system. The PROGUARD chassis utilizes eight 1.2TB 2.5” hard drives configured as a 6.6TB RAID6 storage. The Ubuntu Linux 64-bit operating system and Overture software reside on two 80GB 2.5” SSDs setup in RAID1 mode.

  • Page 14: Rear View

    DIN ports. Refer to Table 2-3 for port labels and functions on each port. The rear panel of the PROGUARD unit with the 25G I/O option installed can be seen in Figure 2-4. Refer to Table 2-4 for port labels and functions for the 25G I/O option.

  • Page 15: Figure 2-3: Proguard Rear Panel View

    (10G) eth6 (10G) SDI Card 0 (most left is reference, then 1-8 in increasing order from left to right) Table 2-3: Port Labels & Functions. Figure 2-4: ProGuard with 25G I/O Option Rear Panel View Page - 5 Revision 1.0...

  • Page 16: Powering Up The Unit

    2.2. POWERING UP THE UNIT To power up the PROGUARD unit, depress the power button. Refer to Figure 2-2 and Table 2-2 for the location of the power button. Once the PROGUARD power button is depressed, the unit will automatically boot. Wait for (60 seconds) for the unit to boot up.

  • Page 17: Features

    3.1. PROGUARD CONFIGURATION ProGuard provides a configuration menu for setting up the device. The configuration menu allows the user to select I/O type, configure PTP and IPMI, configure the network settings for the control and data ports, and shutdown/reboot the device.

  • Page 18: I/O Type

    ProGuard paths. Figure 3-3: I/O Type Options 3.1.1.2. Standard This control allows the user to select the video standard used for playout. The selected standard applies to both ProGuard paths. Figure 3-4: Standard Options Page - 8 Revision 1.0...

  • Page 19: Ptp Configuration

    PROGUARD Quick Start Guide 3.1.2. PTP Configuration The PTP menu allows the user to configure PTP. The user can select the domain number, main and backup ports, and view the status of the PTP lock. Figure 3-5: PTP Configuration Menu 3.1.2.1.

  • Page 20: Ports

    PROGUARD Quick Start Guide 3.1.2.3. Ports This control allows the user to select the main and backup PTP ports. Figure 3-8: PTP Port Configuration 3.1.2.4. Apply Configuration This menu option applies any changes made to the PTP configuration.  NOTE: Applying changes to the PTP configuration restarts the PTP services and may cause temporary service disruptions.

  • Page 21: Network Configuration

    PROGUARD Quick Start Guide 3.1.4. Network Configuration The Network menu allows the user to configure the network settings for the control and data networks. Figure 3-10: Network Configuration Menu 3.1.4.1. Control Network The Control Network menu allows the user to configure the network settings for the control ports. This menu provides the option to configure the IP address, netmask, and gateway for each control interface as well as view the current route table.

  • Page 22: Show Route Table

    PROGUARD Quick Start Guide Configure the IP address, netmask, and gateway by selecting the associated menu option and entering the desired address. Save and apply the changes to the network settings by selecting the Save and Apply menu option. Figure 3-13: IP Address Configuration ...

  • Page 23: Data Network

    Figure 3-15: Data Network Configuration Menu 3.1.4.2.1. Data Port Configuration The IP address and netmask are displayed for each data port. Each ProGuard path has two data ports: a main port (ENET1) and an aux port (ENET2). Refer to section 3.3 I/O LAYOUT for the mapping between the ENETs and the physical ports on the rear panel of the device.

  • Page 24: System Configuration

    3.1.6. Restart Application The Restart Application menu option allows the user to restart the ProGuard application. 3.1.7. System Control The System Control menu allows the user to reboot or shutdown the ProGuard device. Figure 3-18: System Control Menu Page - 14...

  • Page 25: Software Version

    3.2. CONTROL USER INTERFACE PROGUARD offers a Control UI accessed through a web browser for easy control of the device. To launch the PROGUARD control UI, open a web browser such Firefox. Enter the IP address followed by “/canvas” (e.g. 172.18.125.11/canvas) and press Enter. The control UI will open to a Seat Selection page as shown in Figure 3-1.

  • Page 26: Figure 3-2: Enter Password Prompt

    PROGUARD Quick Start Guide There are two independent seats defined in the configuration. Select a seat by clicking on one of the seat options. After clicking a seat, an Enter password prompt will appear as shown in Figure 3-2. Enter the password for the seat and hit Enter. The user will then be directed to the UI for that seat, as shown in Figure 3-3.

  • Page 27: Header Panel

    PROGUARD Quick Start Guide 3.2.1. Header Panel The ProGuard UI provides a header panel with two buttons that allows the user to change the seat that they are currently operating and mute or unmute the audio that they receive. Figure 3-23: Header Panel Seat: This button allows the user to return to the Seat Selection page to change the seat they are currently operating.

  • Page 28: Applying Concealment Profiles

    Figure 3-26: Audio Preview Button 3.2.3. Applying Concealment Profiles Below the video feed previews, ProGuard provides two buttons that can be used for applying concealment profiles to the output video and audio, as shown in Figure 3-8. Clicking the PICTURE button applies the selected video concealment profile to the Program feed for the duration that the button is held.

  • Page 29: Configuring Concealment Profiles

    Figure 3-27: Buttons to Apply Concealment Profiles to the Video and Audio Feeds 3.2.4. Configuring Concealment Profiles PROGUARD provides a configuration panel with four buttons that allow the user to configure the concealment profiles, as shown in Figure 3-9. The buttons open drop-down menus for selecting and configuring the profiles.

  • Page 30: Figure 3-10: Picture Concealment Profiles

    PROGUARD Quick Start Guide Figure 3-29: Picture Concealment Profiles A profile can then be selected by clicking the desired option. The menu can be closed by clicking the PICTURE tab again. To apply the selected profile to the Program feed, click the PICTURE button below the Program preview as shown in Figure 3-11.

  • Page 31: Sound

    The SOUND tab provides a number of audio concealment profiles that the user can apply to the audio output. The ProGuard device is preloaded with four audio concealment profiles which are listed in Table 3-2. In addition, the user can define and upload their own custom audio concealment profiles.

  • Page 32: Record

    PROGUARD Quick Start Guide Figure 3-32: Applying Sound Concealment Profile to Output Feed NOTE: The sound concealment profile is only applied for the duration that the  SOUND button is held. Once the button has been released, the profile is no longer applied.

  • Page 33: Figure 3-14: Recording Options

    PROGUARD Quick Start Guide Figure 3-33: Recording Options The user can then select the duration of the recording and the source to record from. The recording can then be started by clicking the RECORD button as shown in Figure 3-15. The RECORD button remains highlighted until the recording is complete.

  • Page 34: User

    Figure 3-16. Figure 3-35: User Control Settings 3.3. I/O LAYOUT ProGuard can be equipped with SDI or IP I/O. The mapping of each I/O type and location is listed below. Page - 24 Revision 1.0...

  • Page 35: Sdi I/O

    Figure 3-36: SDI I/O Rear Panel View 3.3.2. Compressed IPTS I/O The uncompressed 10G IP I/O are set up according to Table 3-4 below. The corresponding 10G I/O ports on the rear panel of the ProGuard device are shown in Figure 3-37. Port Dual Seat (3G/HD/SD)

  • Page 36: Uncompressed 25G Ip I/O

    3.3.3. Uncompressed 25G IP I/O The uncompressed 25G IP I/O are set up according to Table 3-5 below. The corresponding 25G I/O ports on the rear panel of the ProGuard device are shown in Figure 3-38. Port Dual Seat (3G/HD/SD)

  • Page 37: Specifications

    PROGUARD Quick Start Guide SPECIFICATIONS 4.1. PROGUARD PLATFORM SPECIFICATIONS Based on multi-core Linux Server architecture Includes four (4) 1GbE ports Includes four (4) 10GbE ports Optional four (4) 25GbE ports Includes one (1) IPMI port Includes dual-redundant, hot-swappable power supplies 4.2.

  • Page 38: Non Real-Time File Transfers

    PROGUARD Quick Start Guide 4.8.1. Non Real-time File Transfers Interface: IP Protocols: FTP 4.8.2. Storage Capacity PROGUARD: 6.6 TB RAID6 4.8.3. System Cooling PROGUARD: Six 60mm fans 4.9. POWER REQUIREMENTS PROGUARD: Power Supply: 100-240V AC (11 – 4.4 A), 50/60Hz (auto-sensing) Rating: 1100 W (9.565 A)

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