Grass Valley Karrera Video Production Center Installation v.4.1 - Manual (Page 261)

KARRERA — Installation & Service Manual 261
Creating Karrera Compact Flash Cards
system cannot use blank CF cards directly formatted by a PC or other
device.
The GV Switcher Installer program is used to format, partition, and load
boot files onto Karrera system CF cards. Once prepared in this manner, the
appropriate Karrera software (VP Frame or Control Panel) will need to be
installed onto each card. Karrera system configuration information will
also need to be reloaded and/or re-entered after CF card replacement to
restore normal Karrera system operation.
Materials Required
To format a CF card you will need:
• A CF card reader/writer (USB 2.0 recommended),
• PC, or Karrera Menu Panel equipped with a mouse and keyboard,
• GV Switcher Installer program deployed onto the PC or Menu Panel,
and
• Karrera release software.
After creating new CF cards, you will need the following to restore your
Karrera system to full operation:
• Backup Karrera system configuration files (a Show file, or a set of Eng
Setups and User Setups files), and
• Node Settings information (IP addresses and names of all Karrera
system components). This may be written notes, screen shots, or a
spread sheet. This information is not saved to Karrera configuration
files.
Karrera CF Card Formatting Procedure
1. Connect the CF card reader/writer to the USB port of the PC or Menu
Panel and insert the CF card into the reader/writer.
2. Launch the GV Switcher Installer program.