Grass Valley Vertigo XG Integration v.2.3 - Manual (Page 25)

Vertigo XG & iTX Integration User Guide 2-15
Configuration Procedures
3. Verify that the automation configuration has been applied to the Xplay device(s).
Once Xplay has been restarted, the keyers that have been configured for automation
should now display the automation indicator
in the keyer’s toolbar. If there is no
communication between the automation system and Xplay, the automation indicator
remains grey. However, when communication between the TXPlay and Xplay is
established, the automation indicator is displayed in blue.
Adding the Vertigo XG device to the central XMS’s Device
Manager
The Xmedia Server acts as the central storage and management system for Vertigo assets
like templates, pages, scenes and their associated assets (i.e. images, clips, cel
animations...etc).
For the Xmedia Server to publish assets to the Embedded Xmedia Server on the Vertigo XG
device, the Vertigo XG must be defined in the Device Manager associated with the central
Xmedia Server.
The following procedures instructs you on how to add a device configuration profile,
representing the Vertigo XG, to the central Xmedia Server’s Device Manager.
To add the Vertigo XG device to the Xmedia Server’s Device Manager:
1.
Open an application, such as Xplorer or Xstudio, that is connected to the central
Xmedia Server.
2. Select the T
OOLS
>D
EVICES
>C
ONFIGURE
D
EVICES
menu command.
The D EVICE M ANAGER window (Device Configuration) opens.
3. Select the A DD button in the lower-left corner.
The Device Configuration section (lower portion) immediately changes to become the
Add Device Information section.
4. Fill-in the fields to create a device configuration profile for the Vertigo XG device.
• Provide a Name, Alias and Description for the device (e.g. VertigoXG)
• The Device Type must be V
ERTIGO XG.
• The Control IP must be set to the IP address of the Vertigo XG device.
• The Control Port must be left as 4000.
5. Click Save or Apply and the VertigoXG device is added to the table in the Device
Manager.