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USER MANUAL FOR
DIGITAL CINEMA SERVER
SX-2000A SERIES WITH INTEGRATED MEDIA BLOCK/
SX-2001A SERIES
SMS version 7.7b

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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL FOR DIGITAL CINEMA SERVER SX-2000A SERIES WITH INTEGRATED MEDIA BLOCK/ SX-2001A SERIES SMS version 7.7b...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Content 1. INTRODUCTION ............................... 6 1.1. About This Manual............................6 1.2. Safety Instructions ............................7 1.2.1. General Safety Instructions ........................7 1.2.2. Electrical Safety ............................7 2. SMS ..................................8 2.1. Accessing the SMS Interface ..........................8 2.2. Understanding the SMS Interface ........................9 2.2.1.
  • Page 3 4.2.2. Ingesting Content from USB Disk ......................34 4.2.3. Ingesting from DVD-ROM Drive ....................... 36 4.2.4. Ingesting from CRU DataPort ........................37 4.2.5. Ingesting KDMs ............................39 4.2.6. Monitor Ingest Progress ........................... 40 4.2.7. Cancelling Ingest ............................41 4.2.8. Deleting Content ............................. 42 4.2.9.

  • Page 4: Copyright Notice

    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 5 +852 3520 0920 USA (Los Angeles, CA) USA (Sterling, VA) Hong Kong GDC Technology (USA) LLC GDC Technology of America LLC GDC Technology Limited 3500 W. Olive Ave., Suite 940 21155 Whitfield Place, Suite 207, Unit 1-7, 20th Floor, Burbank, CA 91505...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. About This Manual This user manual provides instructions on how to use and manage the GDC Digital Cinema Server SX-2000A Series with Integrated Media Block (“IMB”)/SX- 2001A Series. The user interface of the server consists of a few key components described in the diagram below [Figure 1].

  • Page 7: 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 server.

  • Page 8: Sms

    2. SMS 2. SMS The SMS interface is used for playback control, creating and editing playlists, scheduling and also provides access to advanced configuration options. 2.1. Accessing the SMS Interface Figure 2 SMS interface. Switch on the server by pressing the ON / OFF button on the front panel of the server, and allow it to boot directly to the interface as seen in Figure 2.

  • Page 9: Understanding The Sms Interface

    2. SMS 2.2. Understanding the SMS Interface 2.2.1. Main Menu Figure 3 SMS main menu. [►] [►] Play button. The button starts playback when pressed, and is disabled when the system is in paused mode. Pause button. The button is enabled when the system is in playing or pause mode.
  • Page 10 2. SMS When a playback is paused, the Slider Bar can be moved. The Slider Bar can be moved leftward (for rewinding) or rightward (for forwarding). [ ◄] Move to the first frame of the clip. Rewind (move back) by the number of frames of the playback. Forward (move forward) by the number of frames of the playback.

  • Page 11: Playlist Menu

    2. SMS 2.2.2. Playlist Menu Figure 4 Playlist menu.
  • Page 12 2. SMS Figure 5 TimeCode keypad. [Server Content] The content on the server are listed here. Content is shown in alphabeti- cal order grouped by [Trailer, Feature, etc]. Available automation cues are listed under cues. [Playlist Content] The contents of the playlist being currently edited are shown here. [Clip Displays information about the selected item in Server Content.
  • Page 13 2. SMS [Loop] When [Loop] is selected, the contents in the Playlist will run continuously in a loop when [►] is pressed. [3D Sync] Synchronizes clips for 3D showing. [Clear] Removes all clips on the playlist. [Edit Cue] Go to Edit Cue>TimeCode Keypad (refer to in Figure 5) >...

  • Page 14: Scheduler Menu

    2. SMS Cancel Enter Type in the desired name and press [Enter] to complete the action. To cancel the action and return to the previous screen, press [Cancel]. [Close] Exits the Playlist menu and returns to the Main menu. [TimeCode] Move up and down to choose the expected time code for cue position.
  • Page 15 2. SMS [Select Date] Specifies the date and time of the schedule. [Timeline] Displays shows scheduled on a 24-hour timeline for the date selected in (1). [Selected Schedule Displays information such as name, time and duration of the selected Information] show schedule.

  • Page 16: Show Playlist

    2. SMS 2.3. Show Playlist 2.3.1. Creating a Show Playlist Figure 7 Playlist menu. On the Playlist menu, all compositions stored in the server are listed in the Server Content column on the left. Server content is shown in alphabetical order grouped by type [Trailer, Feature, etc.].

  • Page 17: Editing Cues

    2. SMS 2.3.2 Editing Cues Figure 8 Playlist menu. 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 9.
  • Page 18 2. SMS Figure 9 Edit Cue menu. To specify a time code for the activation of the cue, press and a time code entry window [▼] opens up. Use the [▲] buttons enter the desired time code. Press to confirm your selection.
  • Page 19 2. SMS Press and a frame number entry window opens up. Key in the desired frame number and press Enter. Press Marker to view any markers present in the composition. If the composition does not contain any markers, a small window pops up to indicate that there are no markers present.
  • Page 20 2. SMS To add a start cue, tick the Start Cue option and select the desired automation cue label from the dropdown list as seen below. To specify the blank time, press and a blank time entry window opens up. Key in the desired blank time and press Enter.

  • Page 21: Saving The Playlist

    2. SMS Press Add Cue to add the cue to the composition. The cue‟s details will then be displayed in the cue window as seen below NOTE: You can select a cue from the cue window at any time to edit its properties. To delete a cue from the composition, select the cue from the cue window and press Delete Cue.

  • Page 22: Show Schedule

    2. SMS Press 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. 2.4. Show Schedule Figure 11 SMS Interface [Scheduler]. On the Main menu, press Scheduler. A new window opens as seen in Figure 12.
  • Page 23 2. SMS Figure 12 Scheduler menu. Go to the bottom section named Add to Schedule. At Date / Time, indicate the date and time to schedule the show. (a) The date format is DD/MM/YYYY and the time format is HH:MM:SS. To select the day, [▲] and [▼].
  • Page 24 2. SMS (c) The Selected Playlist column on the right displays the clips in each playlist. (d) If you want the playlist to loop for a period of time, check Loop Until and indicate the date and time to end the loop. (e) Press after the schedule date/time is fixed and playlist is selected.
  • Page 25 2. SMS Figure 13 Viewing schedule information.
  • Page 26 2. SMS Check the Enable Scheduler. You can view the new schedule (or any other schedules) from the UI. (a) At Select Date, indicate the date of the schedule. You should see a line on the time-bar at the slot where the show is scheduled. (b) Click on the line.
  • Page 27 2. SMS Figure 14 Replicating show schedule. A new window opens as seen in Figure 14. Select the required recurrence option. Only one option can be selected. Upon selection, all effective recurring dates will be listed in the Schedule recurrence dates column at the bottom.

  • Page 28: 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-2000A/SX-2001A server. To get to the Control Panel, press the On/Off button on the front of the server.

  • Page 29: Control Panel Menu

    3. CONTROL PANEL 3.2. Control Panel Menu Figure 16 Control Panel menu. Switch ON the server and allow it to boot up to prompt directly to the interface. When the SMS interface is shown, push the ON/OFF button once or press the Control Panel button and a new window for the...

  • Page 30: Manual Automation Execution

    3. CONTROL PANEL 3.3. Manual Automation Execution Figure 17 Accessing Automation. Figure 18 Executing Automation.

  • Page 31: Content Manager

    Select the projector primitive or macro to be executed, and click the Send Projector Primitive Send Projector Macro to send the command to the projector. Please refer to the GDC Installation Manual for instructions on how to configure automation labels, actions and devices. 4. Content Manager 4.1. About the Content Manager 4.1.1.

  • Page 32: Content Management

    4. CONTENT MANAGER Content Manager can be accessed from the Control Panel menu. Press the ON/OFF button on the front panel of the server to switch to the Control Panel menu. Alternatively, press Control Panel on the Main menu. Press Manage Content to go to the Content Manager...
  • Page 33 Select the source of data you want to ingest content from and click Open. Please refer to GDC Installation Manual to configure the source of data. Browse the source and select the directory where the package is located. The list of packages in the directory will be displayed in the top right section of the screen.

  • Page 34: Ingesting Content From Usb Disk

    4. CONTENT MANAGER 4.2.2. Ingesting Content from USB Disk Figure 21 Ingesting a package from a USB disk connected to the server. Select USB drive from dropdown list and click Open. (continued on next page)
  • Page 35 4. CONTENT MANAGER Figure 22 Selecting the storage device and its partition. Select a storage device and its partition from the dropdown lists. Press to confirm the selection.

  • Page 36: Ingesting From Dvd-Rom Drive

    4. CONTENT MANAGER 4.2.3. Ingesting from DVD-ROM Drive Figure 23 Ingesting a package from the DVD-ROM Drive connected to the server. Select DVDROM from dropdown list and click Open. (continued on next page)

  • Page 37: Ingesting From Cru Dataport

    4. CONTENT MANAGER Figure 24 Selecting the CD/DVD device from the dropdown list. Select the CD/DVD device from the dropdown list. Press to confirm the selection. 4.2.4. Ingesting from CRU DataPort Figure 25 Powering up the CRU DataPort. Press the GREY button on the front of the CRU DataPort and the blue light will light up.
  • Page 38 4. CONTENT MANAGER Figure 26 Ingesting a package from the CRU DataPort connected to the server. Select from dropdown list and click Open. (continued on next page) Figure 27 Selecting the storage device and its partition. Select a storage device and its partition from the dropdown lists. Press to confirm the selection.

  • Page 39: Ingesting Kdms

    4. CONTENT MANAGER 4.2.5. Ingesting KDMs Figure 28 Ingesting KDM from a directory in the selected source. Select the directory in the selected source where the KDM is located. Shows the KDMs present in the selected directory that are valid for this server. Click under the Transfer column to select the KDM you wish to download.

  • Page 40: Monitor Ingest Progress

    4. CONTENT MANAGER 4.2.6. Monitor Ingest Progress Figure 29 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.

  • Page 41: Cancelling Ingest

    4. CONTENT MANAGER 4.2.7. Cancelling Ingest Figure 30 Content Manager - Status Press Pause to temporarily stop the download of the package(s) or CPL(s). The Pause button will change to Start and will indicate that the download is being paused. Use the Move Up Move Down...

  • Page 42: Deleting Content

    4. CONTENT MANAGER 4.2.8. Deleting Content Figure 31 Deleting the downloaded package or CPL. To delete a package or CPL, go to Content menu and click under the Select column opposite the package or CPL you want to delete. A green check indicates the selection.

  • Page 43: Checking Content Integrity

    4. CONTENT MANAGER 4.2.9. Checking Content Integrity Figure 32 Verifying the integrity of the files in the package(s) or CPL(s). Click View CPL to toggle between the package and CPL lists displayed in the content menu. Click under the Select column opposite the package or CPL you want to verify.
  • Page 44 4. CONTENT MANAGER Press Verify to check if all the required files are present in the selected package(s) or CPL(s). is selected, the package will be verified immediately as seen below. Schedule is selected, you need to assign a name and schedule the time and date when to verify the package(s) or CPL(s) in a new window as seen below.
  • Page 45 4. CONTENT MANAGER Figure 33 Check for stray files in package(s) or CPL(s). 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.
  • Page 46 4. CONTENT MANAGER Figure 34 Package [Quick Verify]. Select Quick Verify to quickly check the integrity of the files in case it is modified or corrupted by calculating hash for each file in the selected package(s) or CPL(s). You will see under the Status column after verifying that no problems are detected.
  • Page 47 Figure 35 Content Manager [Schedule]. You can view the list of package(s)/CPL(s) that you have scheduled for verification by selecting Schedule option. 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.
  • Page 48 Cert. No. CN09/32221 GDC manufacturing facility is ISO 9001 : 2008 certified. Copyright © 2011 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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