Grass Valley Profile XP Service Manual - Manual (Page 13)

23 July 2004 Profile XP Service Manual 13
Preface
About this manual
This service manual provides procedures for servicing the Profile XP Media Platform
to the field-replaceable unit level. Use this manual to isolate problems to a board or
module, such as the Power Supply, and to make repairs through module exchange.
Organization of the manual
The Service Manual is divided into the following chapters and appendixes:
Chapter 1 - Characterizing the problem
A troubleshooting-guide starting point. Asks basic questions that:
1. enable you to determine the nature of the problem
2. guide you to the chapter that deals with that problem for further tests, analysis, and
corrective action
This chapter also briefly discusses the various diagnostic aids available, and describes
the obvious hardware faults that require no further analysis.
Chapter 2 - Troubleshooting Windows NT boot problems
Guides you through the Windows NT boot sequence and problems associated with
booting.
Chapter 3 - Troubleshooting video problems
Lists the NetCentral messages for the video subsystem, and provides corrective action
for video problems that occur whether the media platform is controlled locally or
remotely with automation tools.
Chapter 4 - Troubleshooting audio problems
Lists the NetCentral messages for the audio subsystem, and provides corrective action
for audio problems that might occur as a result of incorrect settings, connections, etc.
Chapter 5 - Troubleshooting timecode problems
Lists the NetCentral messages for timecode problems, and provides corrective action
for timecode problems that might occur as a result of incorrect settings, connections,
etc.
Chapter 6 - Troubleshooting storage system problems
Lists the NetCentral messages for the storage system, and suggests preventive or
corrective action for common media storage problems.
Chapter 7 - Troubleshooting video network problems
Lists NetCentral messages and provides corrective action for both Fibre Channel and
Ethernet video networking problems. Includes procedures for testing either video
network.