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- Page 1 INSTALLATION MANUAL Version 16.0 - July 2018...
- Page 3 This manual and the information contained herein are the sole property of EVS Broadcast Equipment SA and/or its affiliates (EVS) and are provided “as is” without any expressed or implied warranties, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
- Page 4 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 16.0.C - July 2018 User Manuals on EVS Website The latest version of the user manual, if any, and other user manuals on EVS products can be found on the EVS download center, on the following webpage: https://www.evs.com/en/download-area.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
3.1. Multicam Maintenance Menu 3.2. Starting Multicam 3.3. Managing Multicam Versions 3.4. Clearing Configuration Lines 3.5. Resetting BIOS 3.6. Accessing the Linux Shell 3.7. Viewing Support Information 3.8. Viewing License Information 3.9. Shutting Down the EVS Server Table of Contents... -
Page 7: What's New
INSTALLATION MANUAL Multicam 16.0 What's New? In the Multicam Installation manual, the icon has been added on the left margin to highlight information on new and updated features in release 16.0. The specific changes linked to new features in version 16.0 are listed below: 2 GB RAM required with Multicam 16.00 •... -
Page 9: Requirements
Installation with USB Key or with XNet(Web) Monitor You can upgrade Multicam in two different ways: • Plugging a USB key including the installer into the EVS server. This upgrade process is described in the Muticam Installation manual. • Launching the delivered .gz file via XNet (Web) Monitor. -
Page 10: Creating A Usb Installation Key
Creating a USB Installation Key Introduction When you first install Multicam 16 on your EVS server from Multicam 14.X or 15.X, you can, but do not have to, perform the installation from a USB key (of min. 2GB capacity, 4GB recommended). - Page 11 INSTALLATION MANUAL Multicam 16.0 1. Double-click the executable. The Welcome window opens. 2. Click Next in the Welcome window. The License Agreement window opens. 3. In the License Agreement window, read the license agreement, and press I Agree. The Choose Install Location window opens. 4.
- Page 12 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 16.0.C - July 2018 5. The Installing window opens and displays a progress bar, as well as details on the installation when you click on the Show Details button. 6. When the tool is installed, the Completing Installation window opens. Click Finish to close the installation wizard.
- Page 13 INSTALLATION MANUAL Multicam 16.0 How to Generate the USB Installation Key Once the Multicam USB Creator tool is installed on your computer, you can generate your USB installation key with the Multicam version you want to install. 1. Double-click the Multicam USB Creator Tool icon on your desktop. The tool opens: 2.
- Page 14 The USB installation key is now ready, and you can proceed to the installation of the Multicam version on the EVS server. See section "Installing Multicam" on page 10. Once the USB installation key has been created, you can reuse it to install other Multicam packages.
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Page 15: Formatting The System Drive Partition
INSTALLATION MANUAL Multicam 16.0 2.3. Formatting the System Drive Partition When to Format the System Drive Partition? NOTE Formatting the system drive partition will format the Linux partition. It will keep the Windows CE partition. In the following cases, you need to select the option Format and install Multicam in the Multicam Installation window: •... -
Page 16: Enabling Second Mtpc Cpu Core
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 16.0.C - July 2018 Required Confirmation When you launch the system drive formatting, a warning states that the system drive partition will be cleared during the operation: You need to validate the action: • Pressing N will cancel the operation and return to the installation menu so that you can still back up your data before fomatting the drive. - Page 17 You will find below the full procedure to access the BIOS and enable the second MTPC CPU core. A quicker and easier way to do this 1. As you switch on or reboot the EVS server, press quickly DEL (when you see the DOS screen) to enter the BIOS setup.
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Page 18: Installing Multicam
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 16.0.C - July 2018 2.5. Installing Multicam Overview WARNING Before you update to Multicam 16.0, make sure that you perform the following actions: • Upgrading the RAM from 1 GB to 2 GB • Enabling the 2nd MTPC core in the BIOS The standard installation process includes the following steps. - Page 19 You have previously prepared the USB installation key as described in section "Creating a USB Installation Key" on page 2. 1. Shutdown the EVS server, insert the USB installation key and switch on the EVS server. The EVS server detects a USB key is inserted, and displays the following window if you have already a version of Multicam installed on your EVS server: 2.
- Page 20 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 16.0.C - July 2018 2. Press Enter to enter the Multicam Install and Rescue window or wait 5 seconds and the window will automatically be displayed: The Install Multicam option is selected by default. Press Enter to launch the Multicam installation process.
- Page 21 If this is not the case, the installer displays the following message: "Not enough memory to install or start Multicam Please contact your EVS regional office". In this case, you need to request an upgrade of the MTPC board to the EVS regional office. 2. Installing and Upgrading Multicam...
- Page 22 EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 16.0.C - July 2018 5. Check of Current Version During the installation process, the highest installed version is checked. Should the same Multicam version already be installed, you would be asked whether you want to overwrite the existing installation.
- Page 23 INSTALLATION MANUAL Multicam 16.0 8. Configuring the VGA Resolution You will be requested to select the appropriate resolution for the VGA: 1. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the requested value. 2. Press Enter to validate: 2. Installing and Upgrading Multicam...
- Page 24 9. Configuring the PC LAN 1 Address When Multicam has been successfully installed, the following window is displayed to let you enter the hostname and the PC LAN 1 address of the EVS server. 1. Use up and down arrows to select a field.
- Page 25 Enter to reboot the EVS server: NOTE When you will boot the EVS server for the first time after upgrading to Multicam 16.0, you will be requested to perform a clear video disks. This will also reformat the disk RAID to make it compatible with Multicam 16.0.
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Page 26: Maintaining Multicam
If you do not select anything within 7 seconds, the EVS server will automatically boot onto the last drive partition used. When the EVS server boots onto the Linux partition to access Multicam 15 (or higher), the Multicam Maintenance window opens after the boot sequence:... - Page 27 Clear Configuration Lines "Clearing Configuration Lines" on page 22 Exit to shell "Accessing the Linux Shell" on page 23 Support contact "Viewing Support Information" on page 24 Licenses "Viewing License Information" on page 25 Shutdown "Shutting Down the EVS Server" on page 25 3. Maintaining Multicam...
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Page 28: Starting Multicam
You can also select the Start Version 16.XX.XX command to manually start the Multicam active version more rapidly. By default, the active version is the version you ran or installed last on the EVS server. How to Start Another Multicam Version... -
Page 29: Managing Multicam Versions
INSTALLATION MANUAL Multicam 16.0 3.3. Managing Multicam Versions Introduction In the Multicam Maintenance menu, select the Versions command to access a sub-menu from which you can manage the Multicam version, and perform the following actions described below: • Changing the active version (See section "How to Start Another Multicam Version"... -
Page 30: Clearing Configuration Lines
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 16.0.C - July 2018 How to Delete all Unused Versions This command allows you to delete all Multicam versions except the active version: 1. Select Versions in the Multicam Maintenance menu. 2. Select Delete all unused versions. -
Page 31: Accessing The Linux Shell
INSTALLATION MANUAL Multicam 16.0 The settings are then applied. 2. Press ENTER again to reboot. 3.6. Accessing the Linux Shell In the Multicam Maintenance menu, select the Exit to shell command to exit the Multicam Maintenance menu and goes back to the Linux shell to be able to use command lines. -
Page 32: Viewing Support Information
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA Issue 16.0.C - July 2018 3.7. Viewing Support Information In the Multicam Maintenance menu, select the Support contact command to view all support contacts for the EVS video servers. This information may be outdated. 3. Maintaining Multicam... -
Page 33: Viewing License Information
In the Multicam Maintenance menu, select the Licenses command to view all open source software licenses used by Multicam: 3.9. Shutting Down the EVS Server In the Multicam Maintenance menu, select the Shutdown command to shut down the EVS video server. - Page 36 Belgium www.evs.com/contact EVS Broadcast Equipment is continuously adapting and improving its products in accordance with the ever changing requirements of the Broadcast Industry. The data contained herein is therefore subject to change without prior notice. Companies and product names are To learn more about EVS go to www.evs.com...
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