Grass Valley K2 Media Client System Guide Oct.10 2006 - Manual (Page 5)

September 7, 2006 K2 Media Client System Guide 5
Chapter 7 External Storage
About load balancing ............................................................................................... 106
Determining K2 Media Client bandwidth requirements ........................................... 107
Preparing the K2 Storage System ........................................................................... 107
Preparing K2 Media Clients.............................................................................. 108
Adding K2 Media Clients to the K2 Storage System ............................................... 110
Configuring a K2 Media Client for the K2 Storage System................................. 111
Basic operations for external storage K2 Media Clients.......................................... 117
Power on/off procedures .................................................................................... 117
Taking a K2 Media Client offline ......................................................................... 117
Appendix A Specifications
AC power specification ............................................................................................ 120
Environmental specifications ................................................................................... 120
Mechanical specifications........................................................................................ 121
Electrical specifications ........................................................................................... 121
Serial Digital Video (SDI) .................................................................................... 121
Genlock Reference ............................................................................................. 122
System Timing .................................................................................................... 123
AES/EBU Digital Audio ....................................................................................... 124
LTC Input/Output ................................................................................................ 124
VITC Input/Output............................................................................................... 125
RS-422 specification........................................................................................... 125
GPI I/O specifications ......................................................................................... 125
Operational specifications ....................................................................................... 126
Video codec description – SD-only models ........................................................ 127
Video codec description – HD/SD models.......................................................... 127
Playout of multiple formats ................................................................................. 128
VBI/Ancillary data specifications......................................................................... 131
Internationalization ............................................................................................. 136
Video network performance................................................................................ 136
Supported file input/output formats..................................................................... 137
Media file system performance........................................................................... 138
Protocols supported............................................................................................ 138
Harris settings..................................................................................................... 139
Transfer compatibility considerations ................................................................. 139
Control point PC system requirements ............................................................... 139
Appendix B Connector Pin-outs
K2 Media Client connector pin-outs ........................................................................ 142
RS-422 connector pinouts .................................................................................. 142
LTC connectors pinouts...................................................................................... 142
GPI I/O connector pinouts .................................................................................. 143
K2 Media Server connector pinouts ........................................................................ 144
Redundant server heartbeat cable ..................................................................... 144
Appendix C Rack-mounting
Rack mounting the K2 Media Client ........................................................................ 145
Rack-mount considerations ................................................................................ 145
Rack mount hardware shipped with the K2 client system .................................. 146
Mounting the Rack Slides ................................................................................... 147
Installing the K2 client system on the rack mount rails ....................................... 148
Making Rack Slide Adjustments ......................................................................... 149
Rack mounting the control point PC drawer ............................................................ 150
Index ...................................................................................................................... 153