Page 1 USER MANUAL FOR SX-3000 STANDALONE INTEGRATED MEDIA BLOCK™ SMS version 9.0 February 14, 2013...
Page 3 SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ GDC Technology’s Standalone Integrated Media Block™ (“IMB”), the SX-3000, the industry’s first Standalone IMB™ eliminates the need for an external file server.
Page 4: Table Of Contents
2.3.5.3. Understanding the SNMP Configuration Interface .............. 32 2.3.5.3.1. General ........................... 32 2.3.5.3.2. Storage ..........................33 2.3.5.3.3. Video Card ........................34 2.3.5.3.4. PCI ..........................35 2.3.5.3.5. Sensors ........................... 36 2.3.5.3.6. Restart/Save/Cancel ......................37 - 4 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 5 3.2. Control Panel Menu .................. 78 3.3. Manual Automation Execution ..............79 3.4. Restarting the Control Panel ..............81 3.5. Shutting Down the System ..............82 4. CONTENT MANAGER ................... 83 SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual - 5 - February 14, 2013...
Page 6 5.3.1.1. Create new RAID array ....................109 5.3.1.2. Add Disk to RAID Array ....................112 5.3.1.3. Remove Disks from RAID Array ..................114 5.3.1.4. Monitor RAID Status ......................116 - 6 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 7 5.5.1. Access to DCI Compliance ....................144 5.5.2. Offset RTC Time ......................... 145 5.5.3. Get SM Log ......................... 146 5.6. Quit/Shutdown ..................147 6. IMB OPERATION NOTES ................149 SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual - 7 - February 14, 2013...
Page 8 TABLE OF CONTENTS 6.1. Power Up Sequence ................149 6.2. Power Down Sequence ................149 - 8 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 9 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 10 Tel: +86 755 8608 6000 Tel: +86 10 6205 7040 Fax: +81 3 3523 2651 Fax: +65 6222 1089 Fax: +86 755 8608 8098 Fax: +86 10 6205 7054 - 10 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 11: 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™ (“IMB”). The user interface of the IMB consists of a few key components described in the diagram below [Figure 1]. The manual has sections on each of these components describing how it can be used to operate the IMB.
Page 12: Safety Instructions
• You are cautioned that any change or modification not expressly approved in this manual or approved in writing by an authorized representative of GDC Technology could void your warranty and/or authority to operate this IMB. - 12 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual...
Page 13: 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™ User Manual - 13 - February 14, 2013...
Page 14: Understanding The Sms Interface
Press to open the Playlist menu to create a playlist. For more information about the Playlist menu, please refer to Section 2.3.2. Playlist Menu further below. - 14 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 15 Sec- tion 2.3.4. Configuration Menu. [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™ User Manual - 15 - February 14, 2013...
Page 16: Playlist Menu
IMB. Adds content to the Playlist by pressing after an item from the Content is selected. Removes the selected item from the Playlist content. - 16 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 17 [Copy Show] 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™ User Manual - 17 - February 14, 2013...
Page 18 To cancel the action and return to the previous screen, press [Cancel]. [Close] Exits the Playlist menu and returns to the Main menu. - 18 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 19: 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™ User Manual - 19 - February 14, 2013...
Page 20: Configuration Menu
2. SMS 2.3.4. Configuration Menu 2.3.4.1. General Figure 6 Configuration [General]. - 20 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
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Page 22 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 23: Cinecanvas
Allows playback of mixed 2K and 4K content at a constant resolution. [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™ User Manual - 23 - February 14, 2013...
Page 24: Assistance
Assistance menu. [USB Disk] Press to perform software upgrades from USB Disk. Displays serial number, OS version, software version and video [Server Information] capabilities of the IMB. - 24 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 25: 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™ User Manual - 25 - February 14, 2013...
Page 26: Closed Captions Option
SMPTE 430-10 (USL CCE-100, etc). [Maximum waiting time] Specifies the maximum time to wait for the closed caption device to report it is ready, before starting playback. - 26 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 27: 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 28 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. - 28 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 29: 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 eSATA RAID as data storage. This is to be used with PSD-3000.
Page 30: 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 IMB. The SNMP interface contains many useful SNMP traps and is easy to configure. 2.3.5.2. Accessing the SNMP Configuration Interface Boot directly to the interface.
Page 31 The General option (currently being shown in above), System Info option, System Setting option, Encrypt option, Storage option, Video Card option, option Sensors option. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual - 31 - February 14, 2013...
Page 32: 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. - 32 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 33: 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™ User Manual - 33 - February 14, 2013...
Page 34: Video Card
Activate the Trap by checking the small box opposite Video Card Driver JPEG2000. NOTE: When the Trap is On, a trap is sent to the SNMP Manager when the video card driver is not loaded. - 34 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 35: 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™ User Manual - 35 - February 14, 2013...
Page 36: Sensors
. Activate the Trap by checking the small box opposite CPU Fan Speed Threshold. NOTE: When the Trap is On, a trap is sent if the CPU fan speed exceeds the threshold value. - 36 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
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™ User Manual - 37 - February 14, 2013...
Page 38: Ethernet
2. SMS 2.3.5.3.7. Ethernet Figure 21 Ethernet settings. Enables sending an SNMP trap if the system detects that the selected network interface is down. - 38 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 39: Automation
Please refer to Figure 6 to transit form Configuration to Automation. DEVICES ACTIONS INPUTS EXTERNAL DEVICE INPUTS ACTIONS INTERNAL DEVICE (SYSTEM) AUTOMATION CONTROLLER INPUT ACTIONS EVENTS Figure 22 Automation flowchart. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual - 39 - February 14, 2013...
Page 40 The System device is the IMB from which all received commands will be forwarded to the sub-systems in the IMB. (continued on next page) - 40 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 41 Figure 23). The device configuration window as seen in Figure 24 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™ User Manual - 41 - February 14, 2013...
Page 42 To search click the Search Devices on Network button. This will scan the network for available devices. Once discovered, to select the device and press Add. - 42 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 43 0-7. Only one trigger can be selected at a time. (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™ User Manual - 43 - February 14, 2013...
Page 44 Event Label. Then select a device from the dropdown list as seen below. New devices can be added to the list from the Devices menu. - 44 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 45 Select the desired number of Macro from 1-32. (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™ User Manual - 45 - February 14, 2013...
Page 46 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. - 46 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 47: Show Playlist
Creating a show playlist. On the interface, press to open a Playlist menu for creating playlists as seen in Figure 28 below in Section 2.4.1.2. Creating a Playlist. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual - 47 - February 14, 2013...
Page 48: Creating A Playlist
You can remove compositions from the Playlist column by selecting the clip that you want to remove and pressing - 48 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 49: 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 30. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual - 49 - February 14, 2013...
Page 50 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. - 50 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 51 If the composition does not contain any markers, a small window pops up to indicate that there are no markers present. 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™ User Manual - 51 - February 14, 2013...
Page 52 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. - 52 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 53 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™ User Manual - 53 - February 14, 2013...
Page 54: Saving The Playlist
Save Show to save the playlist. This ensures any changes to playlist will not be lost. Press Load Show to Play and return to the Main menu. - 54 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 55: Show Schedule
2.5. Show Schedule 2.5.1. Schedule a Show Figure 32 SMS Interface [Scheduler] . On the Main menu, press Scheduler. A new window opens as seen in Figure 33. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual - 55 - February 14, 2013...
Page 56 HH, MM and SS. (b) At Shows, select the playlist for the show. Press to view all the playlists already saved in the IMB. Select the required playlist. - 56 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 57 (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™ User Manual - 57 -...
Page 58 2. SMS Figure 34 Viewing schedule information. - 58 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 59 (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™ User Manual - 59 - February 14, 2013...
Page 60 If no option is selected, press Return to the scheduler to return to Scheduler menu. When on Scheduler menu, press Back to return to the Main menu. - 60 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 61: Synchronizing Shows
Contents you want to associate with another clip for 3D showing and then press Sync. A small window pops out as seen below. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual - 61 - February 14, 2013...
Page 62 Notice that the title of synchronized clips in Contents will change after confirmation. [3D] is added before the title of the clip. - 62 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 63: 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 37 SMS Interface [Configuration]. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual - 63 - February 14, 2013...
Page 64 Type in the correct password and press [Enter]. NOTE: Only Maintenance access has permission to view or change settings on the CineCanvas™ tab. - 64 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 65 2. SMS Figure 38 Setting up Cinecanvas subtitling option. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual - 65 - February 14, 2013...
Page 66 IP, use the on-screen keyboard to type in the Network IP address. [▲] [▼] Transmission Interval, use the buttons to adjust the time of transmission interval. Once set, press [OK] to apply settings and return to Main menu. - 66 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 67: 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 68 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 69: Series 2 Dlp Cinema Projector Setup
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 70 Device Type should be setup as PROJECTOR Model set to NEC. Series 2 checkbox must be checked to ensure proper port number setting for Series 2 projectors. - 70 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 71: Subtitle Overlay
2.8.2.2. Subtitle Language Selection Figure 41 SMS Interface [Control Panel] Press the Control Panel Button to navigate to the Control Panel. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual - 71 - February 14, 2013...
Page 72 2. SMS Figure 42 Control Panel Manu From the Control Panel select Manage Content. - 72 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 73 Figure 43. Setting the correct language for subtitles will ensure that subtitles will be rendered properly for each clip. Press Edit and enter the maintenance password to change the language for the displayed clips. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual - 73 - February 14, 2013...
Page 74 • English • Spanish • Italian • Russian The language setting can also be left as Default to automatically use the original language setting of the clip content. - 74 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 75: Cinecanvas Tm Support For Series 2 Projectors
The IMB will determine whether CineCanvas is supported on the 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™ User Manual - 75 - February 14, 2013...
Page 76: Shutdown/Restart Application
Use startup/shutdown password option on the Configuration/General menu is enabled, the system will prompt for a password before it shuts down. Please enter the Technician Maintenance Access password. - 76 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 77: 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 IMB. To get to the Control Panel, press Control Panel on the Main menu as shown in Figure 52.
Page 78: 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. - 78 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 79: 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 49. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual - 79 - February 14, 2013...
Page 80 Send Projector Macro to send the command to the projector. Please refer to Section 2.3.6. Automation for instructions on how to configure automation labels, actions and devices. - 80 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 81: 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 52. Figure 52 SMS interface. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual - 81 - February 14, 2013...
Page 82: Shutting Down The System
IMB. All current playback will be stopped upon shutdown of 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. - 82 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
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
NOT need to be exited. 4.2. Content Management 4.2.1. Ingesting Content Figure 55 Ingesting a package or CPL from a source located in a specific directory in the network. - 84 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 85 You can detach Live Play sources through this interface as well. You should always detach live play sources whenever you are done using them via Live Play. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual - 85 - February 14, 2013...
Page 86: Ingesting Content From Usb Disk
4.2.2. Ingesting Content from USB Disk Figure 56 Opening a USB disk connected to the IMB. Select USB drive from dropdown list and click Open. (Continued on next page) - 86 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 87 4. CONTENT MANAGER Figure 57 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™ User Manual - 87 - February 14, 2013...
Page 88: Ingesting Kdms
Import to start the import of the KDM. The green check will change to Queued. When done selecting the KDM, press Close to close the Package Browser. - 88 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 89: Monitor Ingest Progress
Figure 59 Monitoring the progress of download of the packages. Select the 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™ User Manual - 89 - February 14, 2013...
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. - 90 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 91: Deleting Content
Deselect All button. Press Delete to delete the selected package or CPL. A small window pops up to confirm the deletion of the package. Press to confirm. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual - 91 - February 14, 2013...
Page 92: Checking Content Integrity
Select column opposite the package or CPL you want to verify. A green check indicates the selection. Select if you want to verify or on a Schedule. - 92 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
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™ User Manual - 93 - February 14, 2013...
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. - 94 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 95 Figure 64 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™ User Manual - 95 - February 14, 2013...
Page 96 Select the desired package or CPL and press View to see its schedule details. Select the desired package or CPL and press Remove to delete it from the schedule list. - 96 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
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™ User Manual - 97 - February 14, 2013...
Page 98: 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 68 below. - 98 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 99 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™ User Manual - 99 - February 14, 2013...
Page 100 For sources such as IEEE 1394, 2.0, Local directory, all entries are disabled since they are not necessary. Press Save to save all settings. - 100 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 101: Erasing A Data Source
Figure 69 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™ User Manual - 101 - February 14, 2013...
Page 102: 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. - 102 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 103 NOTE: For more information regarding types of sources, please refer to Figure 68. Press Save after making all the changes. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual - 103 - February 14, 2013...
Page 104: Admin Panel
All actions can be performed by touching the drawn control on the screen of the IMB. Access to Admin panel of the GDC IMB is available via the maintenance option and by entering a required password available from authorized GDC personnel only.
Page 105: User Interface (Ui)
Figure 72 SX-3000 IMB Control panel. Press Control Panel on the Main menu. Click on the Admin panel button to go to the startup window for Admin Panel as seen in Figure SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual - 105 - February 14, 2013...
Page 106: 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. - 106 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 107: Main Menu
IMB. A small window pops up to confirm the selection. Press to confirm. 5.2.2.3. Main Menu Figure 74 Admin Panel main menu. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual - 107 - February 14, 2013...
Page 108 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 109: Configuration & Maintenance
Create new RAID array Figure 76 Storage System Management [Create new RAID array]. Select Create new RAID array. A new window appears as seen in Figure 77. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual - 109 - February 14, 2013...
Page 110 Repeat to select another HDD. A minimum of three (3) HDDs is required for selection. Click Return after selecting the required HDDs. A new window appears to confirm the selection. - 110 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 111 If less than three (3) HDDs are selected, a small dialog box pops up. Click Return on the on-screen keyboard to exit and return to Storage System Management menu. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual - 111 - February 14, 2013...
Page 112: Add Disk To Raid Array
A dialog box appears if there are no hard disks available to add to the RAID array. Press to exit. Figure 80 Selecting hard disks to add to RAID. Select the disk to add to the RAID, and then press Select. - 112 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 113 A new window appears confirming that the hard disk is successfully added to the RAID. Press Save output to USB to save a screenshot of the information to a USB disk. Press Back to return to the Storage System Management menu. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual - 113 - February 14, 2013...
Page 114: Remove Disks From Raid Array
Select the hard disk to remove from RAID and then click the Select button. A new window will appear to confirm that the hard disk has been removed as seen in Figure 84. - 114 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 115 Confirming the removal of selected hard disk. Press 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™ User Manual - 115 - February 14, 2013...
Page 116: Monitor Raid Status
Storage System Management menu. A blinking command line for exiting the current window appears on the top left corner of the screen. - 116 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 117: Hard Disk Information
A new window will show the information for the selected disk as seen in Figure 89. Press 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™ User Manual - 117 - February 14, 2013...
Page 118 5. ADMIN PANEL Figure 89 List of information for selected hard disk. - 118 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 119: Hard Disk Usage
A new window showing hard disk usage appears as seen in Figure 91. Click Back to return to Storage System Management menu. Figure 91 Size of the hard disk, and the used and available spaces in the hard disk. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual - 119 - February 14, 2013...
Page 120: Import Raid Array
Figure 92 Storage System Management [Import RAID array]. Please refer to the SX-3000 installation manual for instructions to set up a PSD-3000-U/P with the SX-3000. Once the PSD-3000-U/P is connected to the SX-3000, the RAID disks on the PSD-3000- U/P has to be configured to work with the SX-3000.
Page 121: Storage Performance
A new window showing a list of hard disks appears as shown in Figure 94. Select the hard disk you want to view and press Select to execute the process. Figure 94 Storage performance [Select a Hard Disk]. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual - 121 - February 14, 2013...
Page 122 A new window showing information on hard disk performance appears as seen in Figure 95. Press Save output to USB to save a screenshot of the information to a USB disk. Press Back to return to Storage System Management menu. - 122 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 123: Diagnostics/Maintenance
5. ADMIN PANEL 5.3.2. Diagnostics/Maintenance 5.3.2.1. Access to Diagnostics/Maintenance Figure 96 Diagnostics/Maintenance menu. On the Main menu, select Diagnostics/Maintenance. A small window for Diagnostics/ Maintenance menu appears. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual - 123 - February 14, 2013...
Page 124: Extract Logs & Configuration
A pop up window shows that backup is in the progress. Once extract log files finished, a new window showing backup done is appeared. The USB can be removed. - 124 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 125: Backup Configuration
IMB configuration to a backup file on a USB disk or thumb drive. Attach a USB thumb drive to the IMB and select Backup Configuration to save the current IMB configuration. Figure 99 Saving IMB configuration SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual - 125 - February 14, 2013...
Page 126: Restore Configuration
• Network Time Protocol (NTP) configuration • System user interface passwords • Show Playlists 5.3.2.4. Restore Configuration Figure 100 Diagnostics/Maintenance [Restore configuration]. Figure 101 Select file to restore. - 126 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 127 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™ User Manual - 127 - February 14, 2013...
Page 128: Configure Timezone
Then click the right [  ] arrow key to select the button. Figure 104 Selecting the timezone of specific region. - 128 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 129: Software Upgrade
From the Software Upgrade button in the Admin Panel you can run any GDC issued script, once you press the button you will be prompted for the upgrade password as seen in Figure 107. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual...
Page 130 Figure 107 Diagnostics/Maintenance [Software Upgrade] Enter the password of the upgrade file and press Enter. Figure 108 Diagnostics/Maintenance [Software Upgrade] Select the upgrade file from the dropdown list and press - 130 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 131: System Information
5.3.3. System Information 5.3.3.1. Access to System Info Figure 109 System Info menu. On the Main menu, select System Info. A small window for System info menu appears. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual - 131 - February 14, 2013...
Page 132: Software/Os Version
The OS and Software versions of the IMB are shown in a new window as seen in Figure 111. Press Back to return to System Info menu. Figure 111 Shows current software and OS versions of the IMB. - 132 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 133: Hardware Information
Back to exit and return to System Info menu. Figure 113 List of hardware information including the Motherboard, Video card and MPEG card used in the IMB SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual - 133 - February 14, 2013...
Page 134: Hotfix Information
A new window showing hotfix information appears as seen in Figure 115. Press Back to return to the System Info menu. Figure 115 Patches and upgrades installed in the IMB. - 134 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 135: Touchscreen
5. ADMIN PANEL 5.3.4. Touchscreen 5.3.4.1. Access to Touchscreen Figure 116 Touchscreen menu. On the Main menu, select menu appears showing two types of Touchscreen. Touchscreen touchscreens. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual - 135 - February 14, 2013...
Page 136: Select Touchscreen Type
USB connection with the system. Press to confirm. (b) If NONE is selected, touchscreen functionality will be disabled. Press to confirm. - 136 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 137 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™ User Manual - 137 - February 14, 2013...
Page 138: 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. - 138 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 139: User Manager
Figure 121 User manager [Add/Edit user]. On the Main menu, select Add/Edit user. A new window for username and password entries will appear as shown in Figure 122. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual - 139 - February 14, 2013...
Page 140 OK. A small window will appear after creating your username and password. Press to confirm and exit. - 140 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 141: Delete User
5.4.3 Delete User Figure 123 User manager [Delete user]. Select Delete user. A new window appears showing a list of usernames as seen in Figure 124. SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual - 141 - February 14, 2013...
Page 142 Select to confirm. A small window appears confirming the user has been deleted. Press to exit and return to User Manager menu. - 142 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 143: Change Current User Password
Figure 126 Password entry to change 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™ User Manual - 143 - February 14, 2013...
Page 144: Dci Compliance
5.5.1. Access to DCI Compliance Figure 127 DCI compliance menu. Press the DCI compliance button to access the RTC time offset or extract the SM (Security Manager) logs. - 144 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 145: 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™ User Manual - 145 - February 14, 2013...
Page 146: 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. - 146 - SX-3000 Standalone Integrated Media Block™ User Manual February 14, 2013...
Page 147: Quit/Shutdown
Control Panel menu. (b) Select 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™ User Manual - 147 - February 14, 2013...
Page 148 IMB. Playback will be stopped while services are restarted. 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™ User Manual February 14, 2013 - 148 -...
Page 149: Imb Operation Notes
SX-3000 6.2. Power Down Sequence Always power down the SX-3000 system 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.
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