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  • Page 1 Vision Operation/Reference Guide Operation/Reference Guide ® Vision v8.2 V i d e o M a n a g e m e n t / D i s t r i b u t i o n L a t e s t R e l e a s e : 0 4 / 3 0 / 2 0 1 4...
  • Page 2 AMX is not responsible for products returned without a valid RMA number. AMX is not liable for any damages caused by its products or for the failure of its products to perform. This includes any lost profits, lost savings, incidental damages, or consequential damages.
  • Page 3 LICENSE GRANT. AMX grants to Licensee the non-exclusive right to use the AMX Software in the manner described in this License. The AMX Software is licensed, not sold. This license does not grant Licensee the right to create derivative works of the AMX Software.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Video on Demand ......................14 Vision2 User Interface ..................17 Vision2 User Interface Requirements ..............17 Accessing the Vision2 User Interface For the First Time ......... 18 Vision2 Menu Structure ..................19 Menu and Archive Access Restrictions..............20 View Live Channels ....................21 Tablet Users......................
  • Page 6 View Existing Licenses....................31 Upgrade License ..................... 31 Vision2 License Management Screen ..............33 Adding a License to a Vision2 Server ................34 Removing a License from an Vision2 Server ..............34 License Rules Engine ..................... 34 System Limits ........................ 34 Rules for V2-Master-XXXX Servers................
  • Page 7 Channel To Transmit Table.................... 63 Archive Service ....................65 Setting Up an Archive..................... 65 Configuring a Standard Vision2 Server (non NAS) Archive ........... 65 Setting Up a NAS Archive ..................... 67 Configuring a SAN Archive ................... 72 Configuring IIS for NAS/SAN Archives ................72 Supported Video on Demand Media Formats ............
  • Page 8 Troubleshooting...................... 99 No TV signal on screen....................99 No TV signal from Transmitter ..................99 Appendix B - Backup and Upgrade process ...........101 Upgrading the Vision2 Software................101 Backup Procedure....................101 Database Backup Procedure ..................101 Restore Procedure ....................101 Appendix C- Troubleshooting ................103...

  • Page 9: Overview

    Live Channels available to PC and Set top box users. Vision2 Services Vision consists of a number services which correspond to the main video functions, see the table below for a description of each service.

  • Page 10: Components Of A Vision2 System

    Master server but it is possible to use other servers as the master server in smaller installations. User access the Vision2 user interface through a web page on the master server, http://<master server name>/v2.aspx. Tablet users connect to http://<master server name>/tablet.aspx Similarly set-top boxes connect to the master server using the url http://<master server name>/v2.aspx...

  • Page 11: Server Specifications

    Overview Server Specifications The following table lists the specifications for the V2-SERVER-0300 (FG3106-03), V2-SERVER-1200 (FG3106-12), V2-SERVER-2400 (FG3106-24), and V2-SERVER-3600 (FG3106-36) servers: V2-SERVER Specifications ® ® Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon E5-2620, 2.00 GHz processors Memory: 16GB RAM Storage (available): • 1.8 TB (7.2K RPM) (V2-SERVER-0300, FG3106-03) •...

  • Page 12: Vision2 Expansion Storage

    Overview Vision Expansion Storage The Vision Expansion Storage V2-STORAGE-2400 (FG3102-01) is an optional accessory that connects directly to your Master server to allow you to grow the storage capacity of your system. The Expansion Storage is shipped in a RAID configuration in order to provide resiliency in the event of a disk failure. The following table lists the specifications for the V2-STORAGE-2400 Expansion Storage (FG3102-01): V2-STORAGE-2400 Expansion Storage Specifications Storage:...

  • Page 13: Vision2 Network Requirements

    Optional: • VLAN support • Web User Interface Using Vision2 without a DNS Server It is recommended that you use Vision with a DNS Server, if you do not have a DNS Server then you will need to edit the hosts file on each Vision server and add the names and IP addresses of all your Vision servers.
  • Page 14 Overview Example hosts file FIG. 1 If don’t have a DNS server and you need to change the name of a server you will have to update the name of your server in the host file on each of the servers which make up your Vision system Vision...

  • Page 15: Wiring And Device Connections

    Wiring and Device Connections Wiring and Device Connections V2-Master Server Rear Panel Connections This section details the ports and connectors on the rear panel of the Vision Master server. Output port Power connector LAN ports FIG. 2 Vision Master server rear panel The two flex drives at the rear of the V2-Master server are fitted with 146GB 15K SAS 2.5in Hot-Plug Drives configured as Raid1 for the OS (Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard) LAN (RJ-45) Port...

  • Page 16: Set-Top Box Connections

    Wiring and Device Connections RX - 6 --------- 6 Green no connection 7 --------- 7 7 --------- 8 Brown-White no connection 8 --------- 8 Brown FIG. 5 diagrams the RJ-45 pinouts and signals for the LAN RJ-45 connector and cable. FIG.

  • Page 17: Installation

    Installation Installation This section provides instructions on how to install the different Vision accessories. Installing Master Servers Accessories You can install optional accessories into your Master server for redundant power or for connection to an Archive server. Installing a Secondary Power Supply The V2-POWER-1100 (FG3106-PS) is a secondary power supply that you can use to add redundant power to FG3106-XX Vision Master Servers.

  • Page 18: Set-Top Boxes

    Installation FIG. 9 Vision Archive/Video on Demand server with V2-PVA (rear-view) FIG. 10 V2-STORAGE-2400 Expansion Storage (rear-view) Set-Top Boxes The STB-04 (FG3100-65) Set-Top Box supports viewing live programming via a Producer channel, MPEG encoder, or DVB Tuner channel. The set-top boxes access your Vision server and display available programming on a connected video source.
  • Page 19 Installation  Use an HDMI cable to connect the HDMI port on the set-top box to an HDMI port on your video source. HDMI also transmits an audio signal in addition to video.  Use a breakout cable to connect the AUDIO VISUAL port on the set-top box to your audio and video sources.
  • Page 20 Network Settings Set the browser home page for your set-top box to point to a page on your Vision2 master server: Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to access the Browser option, and press the right arrow cursor key to enter this page (FIG.

  • Page 21: Using The Remote Control

    Installation Configure the video settings as follows: Return to the User Prefs menu and select the Video page, see FIG. 16 Change the TV type setting to the correct aspect ratio for the attached display e.g. 16:9 Change the output resolution to the resolution supported by your set top box e.g. 720p50 Select the back option and choose yes to return to the main menu FIG.

  • Page 22: Live Tv Feed

    Live TV Feed The Live TV Feeds menu (FIG. 19) displays a listing of all Live Channels available in your Vision2 system. Use the remote control to scroll through the channels and press OK on the remote control to select and view a channel.
  • Page 23 Installation FIG. 19 Live TV Channels FIG. 20 Video On Demand Section - List of Archives FIG. 21 Selecting a Video to Play playback. Use the Play button to resume viewing a paused video stream. To refresh your set top box to display new content in your archive or to refresh the template displayed, navigate away from the main menu into the Live Channels or Video on Demand pages and press and hold the menu button for a second or more, the screen should flash and then you will be returned to the main menu.
  • Page 24 Installation FIG. 22 Video Metadata FIG. 23 Video playback and seek bar The set-top box also has a search feature, select the search icon and click OK to open the search dialogue box, see FIG. 24. Enter the text you want to search for and click GO, this returns any matching videos. Note that the search is case-insensitive.

  • Page 25: Vision2 User Interface

    Vision2 User Interface Requirements PC Users who wish to connect to Vision2 must be aware that the interface has the following requirements:  You must use Internet Explorer 9 32 bit. Note if you install IE9 64 bit on a 64 bit operating system then it will also install the 32 bit version.

  • Page 26: Accessing The Vision2 User Interface For The First Time

    Password - Vision2 AMX recommends that you change the default password. Connect via remote desktop to the Vision2 master server and change the password for the Administrator user account. The first time you login to a machine, the Vision interface will prompt you to make this server the master server.

  • Page 27: Vision2 Menu Structure

    Vision2 User Interface You must reboot your server after converting it to a master server or you will be unable to license the server Vision Menu Structure The Vision2 menu has the following components: Menu Structure Menus Sub Menus Description...

  • Page 28: Menu And Archive Access Restrictions

    User Access Use LDAP or Window NT groups for login authentication permis- sions V2 Services Permissions Control access to Vision2 Services VOD Bandwidth View bandwidth used for Video on Demand and Live Channels Menu and Archive Access Restrictions Menu access is restricted as follows: ...

  • Page 29: View Live Channels

    View Live Channels Tablet Users Vision2 has been tested on and supports the following tablets: iPad4 with iOS 6.1.3, Samsung Galaxy tab with Android V4.1.1, and Motorola Zoom 1. Tablet users must use the following URL, http://<master server name>/tablet.aspx to access the Vision2 URL. Tablet users can only play MP3s or high bit-rate MPEG4 files.

  • Page 30: Loading And Enabling Vision2 Services

    Vision2 User Interface Loading and Enabling Vision2 Services The typical steps the user must follow to load and enable Vision2 services are as follows: Select a service Click Load to load the service details. Note once you load a service then you gain a lock on that service.

  • Page 31: Renaming A Service

    Manually Unlocking a Locked Service Renaming a Service. Vision2 service names are used throughout the application, in the case of Encoders, Reflectors, and Producers the service name is used as the name of any Live Channel created by enabling the service. Rename a...
  • Page 32 Vision2 User Interface Vision Operation/Reference Guide...

  • Page 33: Server Management

    Using IE9 32bit on a PC with network access, navigate to http:// v2.aspx. <master server name>/ Login using the default administrator username and password, these are Administrator and Vision2 respectively. Note AMX recommend that you change these settings. Select Manage System > Manage Servers using the menu system.

  • Page 34: Accessing A Vision2 Server Directly (Troubleshooting Only)

    Server Management FIG. 33 Adding a Slave Server to Vision2 System Accessing a Vision2 Server Directly (Troubleshooting only) Perform these steps to access your server directly: Connect a monitor to the VGA port on the front of the server. Connect a USB keyboard and USB mouse to the 2 USB ports on the front of the server.

  • Page 35: Changing A Server's Name

    You will be prompted to reboot the server for a second time. You will also need to reboot all the slave servers. If the machine is a slave server you will need to perform the following extra steps: Connect to the Vision2 user interface by entering the following in Internet Explorer, http://<master server name>/v2.aspx Login as the administrator Go to Manage System >...
  • Page 36 Server Management Vision Operation/Reference Guide...

  • Page 37: Licensing

    Select a Product to license Select A License Server Use the options in this dialog, see FIG. 36, to install the AMX license Server application on this machine, or select an existing network license server. You can only have one instance of Vision per AMX license server otherwise you risk problems with license contention.

  • Page 38: Search The Network For License Servers

    Option 1 is discussed in more detail below. Register License By Entitlement ID This option requires that you have a valid Vision2 Entitlement ID, effectively a license key, (obtained from AMX). Once you have this ID proceed as follows: In the Licensing Options Menu click Register License by Entitlement ID...

  • Page 39: View Existing Licenses

    Upgrade License Upgrade your Vision2 license to add more services as follows: Obtain an Asset ID from AMX. Note you will need a separate Asset ID for each Service you want to upgrade. Connect to your Master Server Click AMX License Manager on your master server desktop...
  • Page 40 Choose the product to license, in this case Vision2Choose either a local License Server (default option) or a network license server. Use the same option that you used when installing Vision2 Click Next to go to the Licensing Status screen which shows the contents of your current license...

  • Page 41: Vision2 License Management Screen

    Note all servers which can support Archives are provided with 10Mb/s by default (this does not come out of the Users VOD license allowance) Live-Users indicates the number of users who are licensed to view Vision2 live channels using the Live Channels > View page...

  • Page 42: Adding A License To A Vision2 Server

    Licensing Adding a License to a Vision2 Server To add a license to a server, click on the row for the particular license in the System License table and drag and drop the license onto the Server. licenses are ordered by type on the server, click the arrow to the left of the license name to view all the licenses of this type.

  • Page 43: Rules For V2-Master-Xxxx Servers

    Licensing Rules for V2-Master-XXXX Servers  This is the only server type which supports Archive services.  The server can support a maximum of 300Mbits/s VOD bandwidth.  You cannot add a Producer/Record service to the server unless there is at least one archive in the system.
  • Page 44 Licensing Vision Operation/Reference Guide...

  • Page 45: Manage System

    Manage Servers and Manage Licensing. This section of the manual discusses the remaining sub menus. View Logs The view logs screen is used to view the logs for Vision2 services and for your Vision2 servers. The two types of log are: ...

  • Page 46: User Interface Configuration

    Manage System User Interface Configuration The User Interface Configuration screen allows the administrator to configure the background screen and cursor colours, etc for Set-top box and tablet users, this is known as the template. There are two columns in this screen: ...
  • Page 47 Manage System FIG. 43 Template Editor - Main screen Device and Template Options Device Select a device from the available list to view its template. Any new devices you add appear in this list. Add New Device Click to add a new device to the template list. See Adding a New Device to the Device List section on page 38 for more information.

  • Page 48: Creating A New Template

    Manage System FIG. 44 Add New Device options Creating a New Template Perform these steps to create a new template: Click Create New Template. A series of options appears (FIG. 45). FIG. 45 Create a New Template Enter the name of the template in the Template Name field. Use the Create new template as a copy of options menu to select the model of template you want to use.
  • Page 49 Manage System FIG. 46 Template Editor Settings Template Settings Navigation: Menu Selector Color Use the color chart to select a color for the menu selector. Render top line navigation Click the check box to render the text on the navigation bar. Color Use the color chart to select a color for the text on the navigation bar.
  • Page 50 Manage System Background Alpha Use the spin box to indicate the alpha used to create the background gradient. You can set any value between 0 and 255. Columns Use the spin box to indicate the number of columns on the navigation pages. You can set any value between 1 and 255.
  • Page 51 Manage System Background Color 1 Use the color chart to indicate the first color used to create the background gradient. Note: The gradient values are used to create a gradient 'wash' over the main info image to allow text to be more easily visible. Background Alpha 1 Use the spin box to indicate the first alpha used to create the background gradient.

  • Page 52: Set-Top Box Management

    Manage System FIG. 48 displays the location of the info header on the user interface. Info Heading FIG. 48 User Interface Example 2 Set-Top Box Management Set-Top Boxes support Live Channels or Video on Demand. and supports Stop, Play, Pause, Fast-Forward, and Rewind features.

  • Page 53: Configuring Vision2 For Use With Active Directory

    An example is as follows: <!--Start Administrator Settings--> <add key="AdministratorsGroupName" value="CN=AMX London,OU=Security Groups,OU=Europe,DC=amx,DC=internal" /> <!--End Administrator Settings--> Next you must go to the User Access Control screen and change the Access Control type from NT User...

  • Page 54: User Access Control

    Users can login without entering their domain name, for example user bob who is a member of the domain AMX can login using bob rather than AMX\bob. Now you have enabled LDAP it is recommended that you restrict access to your V2 services.

  • Page 55: V2 Services Permission

    Manage System  Click on a folder or item in the Group Name column to set the LDAP Base DN to the Path value for the currently selected item. Expand the folders if necessary to view the contents.  Click Validate to check the new Base DN is an OU and to navigate down the LDAP hierarchy until you find a level where you can view the user groups in your organization that you wish to give access to specific archive folders or Vision services.
  • Page 56 Manage System FIG. 51 User group Users have permissions to Enable/Disable MPEG Recorder1 and change service name The user only has access to these sections of the Recorder Configuration page all other configuration sections are greyed out FIG. 52 Example to show the effect of Vision service permissions set in FIG.

  • Page 57: Vod Bandwidth

    Manage System VOD Bandwidth The VOD bandwidth page, Manage System > VOD Bandwidth is used to view your bandwidth usage and see whether it is exceeding the limits set by your license. There are three tabs at the top of the page: ...

  • Page 58: Configuration

    The configuration tab is used to select which network interface card to monitor on each server. The table contains a list of the servers in your Vision2 system and a selected NIC column. Use the drop down icon in the selected NIC column to choose the IP address of the network interface card you wish to monitor on that server.

  • Page 59: Adding An Unmanaged Channel

    Manage System FIG. 56 Manage Channel Order The following options are available on the Manage Channel Order page. Manage Channel Order Options Add Unmanaged Channel Adds an unmanaged channel to the Channel Order list. Channel Name The name of the channel as it will appear in the Channel Order list. Type The type of stream for the channel.
  • Page 60 Manage System  MPEG h264 Video HD h264 video streams are not supported Enter the Channel Name Enter the channel URL for the Windows Media Stream or the multicast address and port for MPEG 2 or MPEG h264 channels. Click Add, the channel will now appear in the list Click Save Changes to confirm the changes.

  • Page 61: Live Mpeg Max Cse Encoder Service

    Live Channels, this allows users to add a analogue video source such as a camera to your Vision2 system. Once you have configured the Encoder you can use the Live channel it creates as a source for a Record Service or for display as part of a Producer channel. PC and set-top box users can also view this Live channel as part of the Live Channels list.

  • Page 62: Multicast Settings

    “The encoder is not responding, the IP address is incorrect or the encoder is offline.” If the encoder has different multicast settings to the values in Vision2 then you will be prompted to click Apply and update the multicast settings. If the encoder is enabled then you will need to disable it before updating the settings.

  • Page 63: Viewing The Stream

    Encoder Live Channel takes its name from the Service Name text box in the Max Encoder configuration page. Change the Service Name to change the channel name. If you configure a firewall on your Vision2 servers then you must permit incoming multicasts.
  • Page 64 Live MPEG MAX CSE Encoder Service Vision Operation/Reference Guide...

  • Page 65: Reflector Service

    Vision2 installation.  To receive a unicast MPEG 2/ MPEG 4 h264 Vision stream from a remote Vision2 installation and broadcast this as a local live channel.  To add an external source e.g. unicast MPEG 2/ MPEG 4 h264 stream from the internet/local network as a local live channel.

  • Page 66: Activating A Unicast Stream

    The options menu provides a list of all the live channels in the system. This option is only available if you select Local Vision2 Channel as the source type. Use this text box to enter the URL containing an MPEG-2 or H.264 video stream.

  • Page 67: Viewing The Reflector Output Stream

    Reflector Service Choose whether the source is a Live Channel or an external source by clicking the Local V2 Channel or External Source option button.  If you select Local V2 Channel, select the source Live Channel from the V2 Channels drop down menu.
  • Page 68 Reflector Service Vision Operation/Reference Guide...

  • Page 69: Dvb Service

    Select the appropriate tuner type using the drop down menu and click Apply Configure Tuner Multicast Settings Vision2 can output multicast streams for selected tuner channels. Configure the settings to use for these streams as follows: Use the NIC drop down in the Multicast Output Streams section to select which network interface you want to use for multicasting, typically this is the first network interface card connected to your LAN.

  • Page 70: Scan Tuner For Available Channels

    DVB Service FIG. 63 Multicast Settings Enter the base multicast address in the Base Multicast Address text box. All channels you choose to transmit are multicast using IP addresses which are offset from this address. For example, if the Address is set to 234.0.0.0, the first channel in the select to transmit table is multicast on 234.0.0.0, and the second 234.0.0.1, etc.

  • Page 71: Transmit Selected Channels

    This is the DVB Service ID, provided for technical users. PMID This is the DVB Program Map ID, provided for technical users. If you configure a firewall on your Vision2 servers then you must permit incoming multicasts. Vision Operation/Reference Guide...
  • Page 72 DVB Service Vision Operation/Reference Guide...

  • Page 73: Archive Service

    Archive Service Archive Service The Vision Archive service provides a multi-format, multi-bitrate storage system for video or audio files. Video in the archive can be accessed on demand by PC users, from tablets, or set-top boxes. Users can attach metadata to each video containing information about the video contents, this metadata can be customized by the system administrator.
  • Page 74 Archive Service Double-click an Archive license to configure that Archive. If you are not using a NAS archive you will not need to change Archive configuration settings other than the Service Name (this is the name used for this Archive in the User Interface). The Configure Archive screen contains the following options (FIG.

  • Page 75: Setting Up A Nas Archive

    Create a folder on the NAS that you want to use to store your archives contents, for example: ArchiveNAS, so that the UNC path to this folder is \\NASservername\ArchiveNAS. Create the user “v2system” with password “Vision2” and give read and write permissions for the ArchiveNAS folder.
  • Page 76 In the next dialog, click Find Now, and select v2system from the list that appears. Click OK to close this dialog, and click OK again to close the Select User dialog. In the AMX V2RTSP Properties dialog (FIG. 68), enter and confirm the password as “Vision2”, and click Apply. Click OK on the alert Log on pop-up.
  • Page 77 FIG. 69 Add Virtual Directory dialog Click Connect as, and check the Specific User check box. Select Set and enter “v2system” for the user name and “Vision2” for the password for the NAS share (see FIG. 70). Click OK. FIG. 70...
  • Page 78 Under Process Model, select Identity and click the Browse (...) button. Select Custom Account. Click Set, and enter “v2system” for the user name and “Vision2” as the password for the NAS User account. Click OK on each of the three open dialogs to close them.
  • Page 79 Archive Service Select Manage System > Manage Licensing. If you are configuring a NAS archive perform the following steps: Drag an Archive license onto the server you want to host the NAS Archive. This must be on the same server on which you have performed the above configuration. Double-click the New Archive license to configure the Archive (FIG.

  • Page 80: Configuring A San Archive

    Set the PhysicalPath text box to the UNC Path to the folder on the NAS e.g \\NAS\NasArchiveService Click Connect as.. Select a Specific User and enter the domain\username of the NAS user account e.g. AMX\username Click Set.. and enter the username and password for the NAS user twice Click OK Now configure the V2AppPool to use the identity of the NAS user, Select Connections >...

  • Page 81: Mpeg-2

    Archive Service The recommended bitrate for high-definition VC1 is 8-12 Mbits. MPEG-2 MPEG-2 must be encapsulated in an MPEG-2 transport stream. The supported audio formats are:  MPEG Layer I  MPEG Layer II  MPEG Layer 3 (MP3)  The following table lists the recommended bitrates for MPEG-2 video: MPEG-2 Video Recommended Bitrates High...

  • Page 82: Video On Demand And Managing Content

    Choose Archives > Browse to view the list of archives configured in your system (FIG. 74) FIG. 74 List of Archives in your Vision2 System Double click an archive to view its contents. Each archive has the following special folders which cannot be deleted: ...
  • Page 83 Create New Category - create folder. Note you cannot mix files and folders in a folder. If you try to create a folder in a category which already contains files then Vision2 will prompt you to move the files that are currently in the folder to your new folder.

  • Page 84: Playing Video

    Archive Service Now that you are in a folder, click on a video/audio file to select it, the selected media is shown with a light blue border. If the media has metadata then the information in the first metadata section is shown, typically this is the video synopsis, see FIG.

  • Page 85: Upload Video

    This upload tool has a limit of 2GB. If you need to upload larger files you will need to use the AMX Vision2 FTP client Edit Poster Frame Use this option to edit the thumbnail image for the video in the Archive. Click Update Poster Frame to take a snapshot of the playing video and use this as the video thumbnail to identify the video in the archive.

  • Page 86: Layout Menu

    Archive Service Layout Menu The layout menu allows you to select the layout used for browsing the Archive, there are three options:  Tiles - default layout  Tiles + Navigation Tree - default layout + windows explorer style tree navigation pane on the left of the screen ...

  • Page 87: Playing A Video Within The Archive

    Archive Service Playing a Video within the Archive To play a video within the archive double click the Video thumbnail. The highest bitrate and best available format begins to play. FIG. 82 Select video to playback (selected video is shown with a light blue border The column on the right of video playback area, shows video codec information and metadata such as synopsis, credits, etc.

  • Page 88: Editing Metadata

    Archive Service You cannot play any audio content from the Archive service on the server itself since the server has no audio capability. You must play audio files from a remote browser with audio capabilities. Editing Metadata To edit metadata for your media, start playing a video and select Edit Information from the options drop down menu.

  • Page 89: Archive Permissions

    Archive Service To edit the contents of a metadata section click underneath the relevant section heading, a blue border will appears. You can now edit or enter text in the space provided. Click heading to select Click under heading to start editing FIG.

  • Page 90: Configuring Metadata

    View permission, as set-top boxes are unable to carry out any other actions on Archive contents. To allow set-top box users to view published MPEG2 or MP3 media in a particular folder you must give the AMX-STB-VIRTUAL- USERGROUP view permission on that folder.

  • Page 91: Creating A New Metadata Section

    Archive Service Creating a New Metadata Section To create a new text section, click Add new Text section. The following options appear: Add New Text Section Options Section Name This is the name of the section as it appears on the left side of the page. It can be different to the Displayed Name so that related sections appear together in the lists.

  • Page 92: Ftp Client

    Archive Service FTP Client Vision2 includes an FTP Upload tool to allow users to upload files that are bigger than 2GB. The standard Archive upload option does not work with files of this size. Download the FTP Client as follows: Go to Archives >...
  • Page 93 Archive Service Click the up arrow to navigate up the folder hierarchy, click refresh to see any changes to the folder. Click the folder icon to jump to the my documents folder. click the screen icon to jump to the desktop. Double click on a filename in the file table to select that file.
  • Page 94 Archive Service Vision Operation/Reference Guide...

  • Page 95: Producer Service

    Producer Service Producer Service Overview The Vision Producer Services allows you to create a scheduled TV channel. You can schedule the Producer to display either MPEG 2 Live Channels or MPEG-2 or MP4 H.264 files from a Vision archive. Schedules run on a four week loop, then begin again after the four weeks have expired.

  • Page 96: Setting Up An Intermission

    This value is read only and shows the path to the file or Live Channel as appro- priate If you configure a firewall on your Vision2 servers then you must permit incoming multicasts. Setting Up an Intermission If there is no content scheduled for a certain period of time, Producer enables you to set an intermission source...

  • Page 97: Viewing The Stream

    Producer Service The Name and URL text boxes populate with the name and path of the intermission source. This source will play if there is no scheduled content. Viewing the Stream Enable the Stream and click the Watch icon. Note that you must have scheduled some content or enabled an intermission source otherwise you will not be able to see anything.
  • Page 98 Producer Service will only see published files of the correct format and bitrate in folders that they have view permission access rights to. Drag the file onto the schedule.  To move a program within the schedule, simply click on the program and drag-and-drop it into the new location.

  • Page 99: Record Service

    Record Service Record Service The Vision Record Service provides the ability to record an MPEG-2 Live Channel into an Archive. You can either record continuously creating files of a fixed duration, or you can manually record a specific event. Alternatively you can schedule recordings to happen at particular times and dates. If you are recording to an archive on a drive with less than 40GB space then Vision will refuse to enable the record service until this issue is resolved.

  • Page 100: Recording A Video Stream

    Recordings are placed in a folder with the same name as the Record Service inside the DVR Recordings folder. Change the Service Enable setting to No and click Apply to stop recording. If you configure a firewall on your Vision2 servers then you must permit incoming multicasts. Vision...

  • Page 101: Manual Recording

    Vision2 user interface. You will need to disable and re-enable the relevant record services, once you have made space on the disk, to continue recording.

  • Page 102: Scheduled Recording

    Record Service Record a video as follows: Enter a name for the recording in the Name text box Select a category (folder) you want to record to. Click Start. Note that once you start a Manual Record you cannot leave this screen until you stop the Record.
  • Page 103 You can enter a value in the Duration text box, however, Vision2 only supports scheduled recordings in 10 minute increments. If you enter a value in the Duration text box that isn't a 10 minute increment, Vision2 automatically rounds up to the next 10 minute increment without alerting you.
  • Page 104 Record Service Vision Operation/Reference Guide...

  • Page 105: Appendix A: Graceful Startup/Shutdown Procedure

    FIG. 97 Attach a keyboard and mouse to the server  To login, if necessary, enter the username Administrator, and the default password Vision2.  From Windows desktop, navigate to Start, then select Shut Down. DTV-MA01 TDS Management Appliance- gracefully shutdown using keyboard and mouse attached to unit.

  • Page 106: Startup/Restart

    Appendix A: Graceful Startup/Shutdown Procedure It may not be necessary to power down every Amino throughout the facility in the event of a planned network or power outage, but it is a recommended practice. When network and power are restored, it may be necessary to select a program to be played on each Amino.

  • Page 107: Troubleshooting

     Verify that the transmitter is configured and has a saved channel list (refer to the AMX TDS Television Distribution System Operation/Reference Guide for details on transmitter configuration). Beyond these simple checks, the configuration of the V2 TDS gateway and the DTV-MA01 may need to be verified.
  • Page 108 Appendix A: Graceful Startup/Shutdown Procedure Vision Operation/Reference Guide...

  • Page 109: Appendix B - Backup And Upgrade Process

    Database Backup Procedure The database backup procedure is as follows: Launch pgAdmin III, the username is postgres and the default password is Vision2 In Object browser expand the Server Groups tree to find Databases Expand Databases and select each of three databases listed above in turn Right click and select backup Click the...
  • Page 110 Appendix B - Backup and Upgrade process Click Restore Repeat steps 3-7 for each of the three databases Vision Operation/Reference Guide...

  • Page 111: Appendix C- Troubleshooting

    Appendix C- Troubleshooting Time Zone Issue Postgres datestyle MUST be configured to the same datetime zone on all your Vision2 servers. Open C:\Program Files (x86)\PostgreSQL\9.2\data\postgresql.conf file on each server and look for "datestyle" attribute. Set it as datestyle = 'iso, mdy' for US date format, or datestyle = 'iso, dmy' for European date format.
  • Page 112 Appendix C- Troubleshooting Vision Operation/Reference Guide...
  • Page 113 Appendix C: Troubleshooting Vision Operation/Reference Guide...
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