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Proprietary and Confidential iii Contents About This Guide ........................................................................1 IntendedAudience...............................................................................1 FindingSpecificInformationinThisGuide ............................................2 WritingConventions ............................................................................3 RelatedDocumentation .......................................................................4 ObtainingDocumentation....................................................................5 PurchasingDocuments ..................................................................5 Unpacking/ShippingInformation ..........................................................6 ReturningaHarrisProduct .............................................................6 TechnicalSupport ................................................................................7 Chapter 1 Introduction .................................................................................9 NEXIOAMPConfigurations..................................................................9 NEXIOAMPUpgradesandOptions ....................................................12 SoftwareApplications ........................................................................13 KeyFeatures ......................................................................................14 Specifications .....................................................................................16 SystemConfiguration ..................................................................16 Video ..........................................................................................17 Audio ..........................................................................................20 VideoCompression .....................................................................20 Storage .......................................................................................24 RAIDRedundancy ........................................................................24 TimecodeConnectionOptions.....................................................24 iv Contents RemoteGPIControl .....................................................................25 RemoteSerialInterface ................................................................25 Controls.......................................................................................25 PhysicalSpecifications ..................................................................25 PowerSupply ...............................................................................26 SupportedTelevisionFormats.......................................................26 OptionalSoftwareApplications ..........................................................26 Chapter 2 Installation ..................................................................................29 RackMounting ...................................................................................29 ConnectingtheNX3601HDI ...............................................................31 NX3601HDIRearPanelPortConnectors.......................................31 NX3601HDIRearPanelPortDescriptions......................................35 NX3601HDIFrontPanelDescriptions............................................42 Chapter 3 Getting Started ..........................................................................47 StartingtheNEXIOAMP .....................................................................47 StartupOperations .............................................................................51 RegisteringYourSoftware ...........................................................51 ConfirmingConnectiontoAdditionalSystems .............................56 VerifyingAudioandVideoI/OConnections..................................56 TestingInputandOutputSignals .................................................57 Chapter 4 Using NEXIO Config .................................................................61 NEXIOConfigOverview ......................................................................61 StartingNEXIOConfig ........................................................................62 WorkingwithConfigurationPresets ...................................................63 CreatingorModifyingaPreset.....................................................64 CreatingaDefaultPreset .............................................................65 NEXIOConfigWindows .....................................................................68 Information..................................................................................69 ChannelConfiguration ................................................................70 VideoOptions .............................................................................71 NEXIOAMPNX3601HDX v HardwareInstallationandUserGuide AudioOptions .............................................................................76 Automation/Serial .......................................................................78 IPConfig ....................................................................................81 FTPFolders ..................................................................................84 LLMParameters ...........................................................................85 ErrorLogging ..............................................................................86 LLM ............................................................................................88 MPEG ..........................................................................................90 FTP ..............................................................................................92 Startup ........................................................................................94 CV/Logo ......................................................................................96 Other ..........................................................................................98 LLM1 ........................................................................................100 Chapter 5 Monitoring Server Status ...................................................103 LEDIndicators ..................................................................................103 NEXIOMonitor ................................................................................104 TestingtheLEDLights ...............................................................106 SelectingMonitoredDiagnostics ................................................106 CheckingStatus ........................................................................107 Chapter 6 Connectors, Jumper Settings, and Circuits ..............109 NX3601HDIMDRPinouts ..........................................................109 NX3601HDIRS-422Pinouts .......................................................112 NX3601JumperSettings ...........................................................113 NX3601HDIMDRConnectorAssembly ......................................114 GPIInputandGPIOutputCircuits .............................................118 Chapter 7 Troubleshooting ......................................................................119 ReplacingtheBootDrive ..................................................................119 ReplacinganNX3601HDIMediaDrive .............................................121 vi Contents Index .............................................................................................139 vii List of Procedures Chapter 1 Introduction .................................................................................9 Chapter 2 Installation .................................................................................29 TorackmounttheNX3601HDI30 ToremovetheNX3601HDIfromtherack31 Tousedirectconnection39 TouseMediaHostarchitecture39 TouseFTPservices40 Chapter 3 Getting Started ..........................................................................47 TostartNEXIOAMP47 TologontoNXOS49 Tocreatethedeployment(.dc)file52 Toconfirmconnectiontoadditionalsystems56 TotestI/Osignalsonachannel57 Totestoutputsignalsonremainingplayoutchannels59 Chapter 4 Using NEXIO Config ................................................................61 TostartNEXIOConfig62 Tocreateormodifyaconfigurationpreset64 Torestorethefactorydefaultsettings65 Tospecifyadefaultpreset66 Toselectaconfigurationandincludeorexcludeoptions70 viii ListofProcedures Tospecifyvideooptions72 Tospecifyaudiooptions76 Tospecifyeachavailable422port79 Tospecifygeneralparameters79 TospecifyVDCPparameters80 TospecifyIPconfigurationsettings82 Tochangevirtualfolderssettings84 TochangeLLMparameters85 TochangeErrorLoggingsettings87 TochangeLLMregistrysettings88 TochangeMPEGregistrysettings90 TochangeFTPparameters92 TochangeStartupregistrysettings94 TochangeCV/Logoregistrysettings96 TochangeOtherregistrysettings98 TochangeLLM1registrysettings100 Chapter 5 Monitoring Server Status ....................................................103 ToopenNEXIOMonitor104 TotesttheLEDlights106 Toselectadiagnostic107 Todeselectadiagnostic107 Chapter 6 Connectors, Jumper Settings, and Circuits ...............109 ToassembleaMDRconnector114 Chapter 7 Troubleshooting ......................................................................119 Toremovethefaileddrive119 TomanuallystarttheRebuild120 Toreplaceamediadrive121 1 About This Guide AboutThisGuideprovidesanoverviewofthisguide,describesguide conventions,andtellsyouwheretolookforspecificinformation.This sectionalsogivesyouimportantinformationonunpackingandshipping yourHarrisproduct. Thisguideintroducesanddescribesproceduresforinstallingandusing NEXIOAMP™. Iftheinformationinthereleasenotesshippedwithyourproductdiffers fromtheinformationinthisguide,followtheinstructionsintherelease notes. Intended ThisguideisintendedforusersinstallingandoperatingNEXIOAMP (NX3601HDI). Audience 2 AboutThisGuide Finding Thistableshowsthelocationofspecificinformationinthisguide. Specific If you are looking for Go to Information in OverviewinformationabouttheNEXIO Chapter1,Introduction This Guide AMP onpage9 Informationaboutrackmountingthe Chapter2,Installation NEXIOAMP onpage29 InformationaboutconnectingtheNEXIO Chapter2,Installation AMP onpage29 Start-upinformationfortheNEXIOAMP Chapter3,Getting Startedonpage47 Configuringvideoandaudiosettingsfor Chapter4,UsingNEXIO theNEXIOAMP Configonpage61 MonitoringtheserverstatusoftheNEXIO Chapter5,Monitoring AMP ServerStatuson page103 Informationaboutconnectors,jumper Chapter6,Connectors, settings,andcircuitsfortheNEXIOAMP JumperSettings,and Circuitsonpage109 Troubleshootinginformationonhowto Chapter7, remove,replace,andrebuildabootdrive Troubleshootingon page119