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- Page 1 Cablecast SX Setup Guide c Tightrope Media Systems For Cablecast version 5.4.4 Build 192 Printed June 5, 2015...
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Page 2: Overview Of Setup
Software Setup : Next, in chapter 3, you be taken through the steps necessary to configure the Cablecast SX server software. Testing : Finally, in chapter 4, you’ll run some simple tests to make sure the Cablecast SX server is correctly configured and ready to use. - Page 3 2 Part I: Physical Setup In this section, we’ll be going over the physical setup of the Cablecast SX server. 2.1 In the box Your Cablecast SX server should come with the following items in the box: AC power cables : Powers the Cablecast SX server.
- Page 4 2.1: The Cablecast SX IGURE SD Breakout Cables. 2.2: The Cablecast SX IGURE HD Breakout Cables. 2 Part I: Physical Setup...
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Page 5: Physical Connections
2.2 Physical Connections On the back of your Cablecast SX server, you’ll see several ports. Please refer to the appropriate section for your server, as the ports are somewhat different. 2.2.1 System Connections All of the Cablecast SX servers share some basic system connections: 1. - Page 6 6 USB 3.0 2 PS2 7 DVI-I and DisplayPort 3 USB 2.0 8 AUDIO 4 RS-232 9 VIDEO 5 Ethernet 2.3: The Cablecast SX-LE IGURE AC power 6 USB 3.0 2 PS2 7 DVI-I and DisplayPort 3 USB 2.0 8 VIDEO...
- Page 7 10 VIDEO 2 5 Ethernet 11 AUDIO 2 6 USB 3.0 2.5: The Cablecast SX-4 IGURE SXLE-HD The Cablecast SXLE-HD does not require any breakout cables. 1. Connect a cable from Out 1 to an input on your SD/HD-SDI routing switcher.
- Page 8 AC power 6 USB 3.0 2 PS2 7 VGA 3 USB 2.0 8 OUT 1 4 RS-232 9 IN 1 5 Ethernet 10 REF IN 2.6: The Cablecast SXLE-HD IGURE AC power 6 USB 3.0 2 PS2 7 DVI-I and DisplayPort 3 USB 2.0 8 AUDIO 4 RS-232...
- Page 9 2.2.5 for the SX2-HD breakout cables. Once your Cablecast SX server is connected, power on the server by pressing the power button on the front of the computer. 2.2.4 SD SX AV Connections Each SD SX video breakout cable has the following connections:...
- Page 10 2.2.5 HD SX AV Connections The SX2-HD video breakout cable has the following connections: SDI In A : Encoder SDI video Input SDI In B/Key : Not used Analog Ref In : Reference signal input (tri-level or blackburst) SDI Out A : Playback channel 1 SDI output SDI Out B : Not used SDI Out C/Key : Playback channel 2 SDI output SDI Out D/Key : Not used...
- Page 11 4. Cablecast SX server Settings In order to begin the software setup, you must log into the Cablecast Web Interface via FrontDoor. From the desktop of the Cablecast SX server, open up a web browser, and navigate to “http://localhost/FrontDoor” If you are connecting your Cablecast SX server to a Cablecast Pro server, you’ll need to log into the Cablecast Web Interface that resides on the Cablecast Pro server.
- Page 12 Cablecast Web Interface. 3.1 Creating Control Module Hosts The first step is to inform the Cablecast software of the new Cablecast SX server. We’ll accomplish this by creating a “Host” for the Control Modules From the Main Menu, navigate to System Settings : Control Module Hosts.
- Page 13 “Continue” button. Once on the IO tab, select Control Module Sets. You may also enter the DNS name of the Cablecast SX server in place of an IP Address. 3 Part II: Software Setup...
- Page 14 Control Module Sets configured for the various other devices being controlled by Cablecast. Now that we have created the Control Module Sets for the Cablecast SX server, we need to define the specific playback and recording devices that are controlled by the new Control Module Sets.
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Page 15: Creating Devices
3.3 Creating Devices Each Cablecast SX server has a collection of playback and recording devices. You can think of these as inputs and outputs. Specifically, the SX-LE, SX-2, and SX2-HD each have two playback outputs, and one recording input. The SX-4 has four playback outputs, and two recording inputs. - Page 16 3.5: Setting up the first IGURE playback device. Device CMS : Select the “SX Playback” Control Module Set that you created in section on page 12. Device Address : “1”. Device addresses are zero-based, so the second playback device’s address is one.
- Page 17 3.6: Setting up the IGURE second playback device. Device Function : “Record Only” Device Type : “Digital File” Device CMS : Select the “SX Encoder” Control Module Set that you created in section on page 12. Device Address : “0”. Device addresses are zero-based, so the first record device’s address is zero.
- Page 18 The last set of software settings allow you to modify specific playback and record parameters of the Cablecast SX server. All of these settings are configured via the SX Configuration system tray utility that is installed on the Cablecast SX...
- Page 19 The component video output is not supported on the Cablecast SX servers. While you may choose to use it, Tightrope Media Systems will not be able to provide help or support for this configuration.
- Page 20 The component video input and the AES/EBU audio input are not supported on the Cablecast SX servers. While you may choose to use them, Tightrope Media Systems will not be able to provide help or support for these configurations.
- Page 21 The final area of the Server tab (Version Information) lists version numbers for each component of the SX video server system. If you require support from Tightrope Media Systems on your SX server, please have these version numbers handy. Your server will confirm that the correct Matrox drivers are installed and warn you if there is a mismatch.
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Page 22: Prepare To Test
4 Part III: Testing Now that you’ve hooked up and configured your Cablecast SX server, it’s time to run some simple tests to ensure that playback and recording are working as you expect. 4.1 Prepare to Test You will need to have a few items available before beginning your testing: At least one SX-compatible video file to play back (see section... - Page 23 4.3 Test Recording Next, we’ll test audio and video recording. On the Cablecast SX server, perform the following steps for your video input (both inputs, if you have an SX-4). 1. Connect valid video and audio sources to the record input.
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Page 24: Additional Information
5.2 Known Issues There are a few known issues with this release of the Cablecast SX servers (Cable- cast software version 5.4.4 Build 192). They are outlined below. Under rare circumstances, noticeable video corruption and audio noise may be visible on two of the server’s outputs.
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