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GX server – Version 1.5 – Users Manual
EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2011
Issue 1.5.A
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Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................. III
WHAT’S NEW? ............................................................................................................... V
1.
INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 1
1.1
GX SERVER PRESENTATION ................................................................................................... 1
1.1.1
General Description ................................................................................................................ 1
1.1.2
General Architecture and Workflow ......................................................................................... 1
2.
GX SERVER OVERVIEW ....................................................................................... 3
2.1
CHAPTER OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................ 3
2.2
HARDWARE COMPONENTS ...................................................................................................... 4
2.2.1
Hardware Specifications ......................................................................................................... 4
2.2.2
Chassis ................................................................................................................................... 4
2.2.3
Front Panel ............................................................................................................................. 6
2.2.4
Rear Panel .............................................................................................................................. 7
2.2.5
Safety, Compliance, and Operating Conditions....................................................................... 8
2.3
SERVER MAIN SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................ 10
2.3.1
Input Files ............................................................................................................................. 10
2.3.2
GX Clips ................................................................................................................................ 10
2.3.3
Supported Video Standards .................................................................................................. 10
2.3.4
Controller .............................................................................................................................. 11
2.4
CLIENT CONTROL PC .............................................................................................................. 12
3.
GX SERVER SETUP ............................................................................................ 13
3.1
CHAPTER OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................. 13
3.2
CABLING ................................................................................................................................... 13
3.3
INSTALLATION .......................................................................................................................... 15
3.3.1
GX Server Installation and Ghost Restore ............................................................................ 15
3.3.2
Switching on versus Starting the Server ............................................................................... 15
4.
GX WEB INTERFACE .......................................................................................... 16
4.1
CHAPTER OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................. 16
4.2
SERVER CONFIGURATION AND START ................................................................................ 17
4.2.1
Accessing the GX Server from a Remote PC........................................................................ 17
4.2.2
Server Control Window ......................................................................................................... 18
4.2.3
Server Settings ..................................................................................................................... 19
4.2.4
Server Status Information ..................................................................................................... 21
4.2.5
Starting the GX Server .......................................................................................................... 22
4.3
OVERVIEW OF MAIN WINDOW ............................................................................................... 24
4.3.1
Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 24
4.3.2
Import Area ........................................................................................................................... 25
4.3.3
Manage Area ........................................................................................................................ 26
4.3.4
Server Control Button ............................................................................................................ 27
4.3.5
Rules for Row Selection ........................................................................................................ 28
