Grass Valley K2 Media Client User Manual v3.3 - Manual (Page 175)

June 5, 2009 K2 Media Client User Manual 175
Chapter
9
Using Channel Suites
The channel suites explained in this section run only on a PC running Control Point
software as part of using AppCenter for remote operation of one or more K2 Media
Clients. You cannot use channel suites on a local K2 Media Client.
This chapter is divided into the following sections:
• “Using channel suites” on page 175
• “Using channel suites with multiple K2 systems or storage locations” on page 176
Using channel suites
You can manage your channel suites from the System menu. When you open
AppCenter, the system automatically opens the last-used channel suite. If you have a
channel suite already running when you open a channel suite or create a new one, a
dialog box displays asking if AppCenter should shut down or suspend current channel
suite and applications in it.
If you select Close Channel Suite , you exit AppCenter and close the channel suite. Any
channels that are running are stopped.
If you select Suspend , you exit AppCenter but the K2 system keeps running any
current application. (For example, if recording, the application keeps recording.) In
this state, any channels in the channel suite may be commandeered by another user.
If all the channels in the channel suite are taken over in this manner, a suspended
channel suite is shut down. For more information, see
“Sharing channels with other
users” on page 177 .
If there is an unplanned shut down on the K2 Media Client, the channels in remote
AppCenter display a “disconnected” status in the channel title bar. Select
System |
Reconnect to connect to the K2 Media Client again. If the AppCenter application
crashes on your network-connected Control Point PC, connections with the K2 Media
Client are put into a suspended state while waiting for the PC to reconnect. The K2
Media Client continues to run any current applications or protocol.
A channel suite is saved as an XML file on the Control Point PC. The default location
is C:\Profile\ChannelSuites. In this XML file, information for channel order, alias
names, and the application that runs on a channel is stored. For example, if you run
the Recorder application on a channel, the next you open the channel suite the
Recorder application persists on that channel.
Managing channel suites
The following table describes the basic channel suites tasks and the actions necessary
to complete them.
Task Action
Add a channel to the currently
active channel suite In AppCenter, select System | Suite Properties and click Add . You
can add up to 16 channels to a channel suite.