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MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 9 Preface This manual provides installation, setup and operating instructions for 360 Systems’ MAXX-1200-HD and 120

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 99 Installation To install Remote Workstation software from CD-ROM or USB drive, insert the media into the PC. • Th

Page 100 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Hard Disk Management The MAXX-1200 employs an advanced Serial-ATA controller that manages four high-capacity hard

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 101 About RAID 5 A RAID 5 configuration features the data striping of RAID 0, combined with the parity benefits of RAI

Page 102 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Managing Disk Arrays The server’s Disk Array Configuration Utility provides tools for monitoring and managing the

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 103 IMPORTANT The term “DEGRADED” refers to the state of the Array data, not necessarily the hardware or disk drives t

Page 104 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Log-In to the RAID Utilities Figure 40: Log In to RAID Utilities To log in to the RAID utilities, perform the f

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 105 Determining the Condition of the RAID Array Figure 41: Report of RAID Array Condition in Summary Screen To check

Page 106 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Displaying the Alarm Log of the Raid Array Figure 42: Alarm Log Display The RAID controller keeps track of any c

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 107 Checking Status of the Drives Figure 43: RAID Maintenance Display To check the status of the RAID drive array, p

Page 108 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Removing the Degraded Drive from the RAID Unit Figure 44: Removing Failed Drive from RAID Array Unit 0 The Unit M

Page 10 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Safety Notices Safety Terms and Symbols THE FOLLOWING WARNING SYMBOLS ARE USED IN THIS MANUAL: ENGLISH ATTENTION:

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 109 Rebuilding the RAID Array Figure 45: Selecting a Drive to Use in Rebuilding the Array • Select Rebuild Unit. Th

Page 110 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual RAID Controller Settings The server RAID controller is configured at the factory. The following is provided only

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 111 Multi-Channel Audio Module Audio Input/Output Modules In addition to embedded audio and 2 channel analog audio

Page 112 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual DXP-2 Technical Specifications Digital Audio Module Audio channels 8 per video channel (3 outputs x 8, 1 input

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 113 Maintenance Fault Diagnostics Front Panel Indicators The five LED indicators on the front panel are used to diag

Page 114 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Gigabit Ethernet Indicators The Gigabit Ethernet Port has the following indicator lights: Label Indication Mea

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 115 General Handling Precautions ESD Precautions Observe electrostatic discharge (ESD) precautions to avoid damaging

Page 116 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Audio Level Calibration The input and output gain of the analog audio circuits is factory calibrated to a +4 dBu

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 117 Program Updates from USB Memory Program updates for the MAXX-1200 may be issued from time to time. The server’s

Page 118 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Updating Firmware Firmware is low-level code used by the video hardware; it is not server operating system softwa

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 11 Important Safety Instructions These instructions are required per applicable safety standards. Read these instructi

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 119 After each bank is loaded, you should see the message “Verify complete”. The procedure will continue, and finally

Page 120 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Replacing a Hard Drive Do not remove a hard drive from the server unless the diagnostic software identifies a perm

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 121 Factory Repair Policy A video server being returned under warranty shall be sent to 360 Systems, freight prepaid

Page 122 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Radio Interference (Canada) English: This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interfe

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 123 Product Warranty Limited Warranty This product is warranted to the original purchaser against defects in materi

Page 124 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual End User License Agreement For Server Software IMPORTANT THIS IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU (“YOU”) AND 360 SY

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 125 5. Company warrants that the Software will perform substantially in accordance with its Documentation. Your exc

Page 126 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Appendix A Connector Specifications Audio XLR-3 Connector Pinout Signals appearing on the XLR connectors are dete

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 127 BNC Connectors The following note applies to all video and Genlock connectors:  A BNC connector used as an outp

Page 128 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Figure 31: GPI Connection Schematic 2GPI 1GPI 1 RTN16 SIGNAL GND11925GPO 624GPO 523GPO 422GPO 321GPO 226INPUTS

Page 12 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Product Damage Precautions • 360 Systems’ MAXX-1200™ server contains hard disk drives and other fragile electronic

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 129 System Board Ports Standard computer I/O ports on the server include video monitor, keyboard, mouse, and Gigabit

Page 130 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Appendix B Serial Command Protocols VDCP Command Table The server responds to the following VDCP commands. Shaded

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 131 CMD-1 CMD-2 NAME CMD-1 CMD-2 NAME 3X 01 Open Port 3X 81 Grant/Denied 3X / BX 02 Next 3X 82 List

Page 132 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual P2 (BVW) Serial Command Table The server command set includes most BVW-type commands. Commands not implemented in

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 133 Odetics® Protocol Odetics serial protocol is an extension of P2 machine control protocol. Among its most signifi

Page 134 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual COMMAND DESCRIPTION RETURN COMMENT 0X4X00 TIMER1 PRESET ACK 0X4X04 TIME CODE PRESET ACK 0X4008 TIMER1

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 135 COMMAND DESCRIPTION RETURN COMMENT GEN UB DATA 0X7409 GEN U BAND TC DATA 0X7809 0X600C CURR

Page 136 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Appendix C Technical Specifications Video Video Input 1 Channel Video Outputs 3 Channels HD Input/Output HD-

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 137 Keyboard Shortcuts Transport Control Edit Operations L Forward at 4x, 16x, 64x, 128x E Enter/Exit Edit Mode K P

Page 138 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Appendix D Playlist Management Detail Playlists can be accessed via the server’s FTP feature, allowing several cap

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 13 Introduction 360 Systems’ MAXX-1200-HD™ and MAXX-1200-EX™ are three channel, high-definition video recorder/server

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 139 Each line of the example appears with its explanation below: #360PLAYLIST 2.0 Header line, this must always be p

Page 140 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Some text editors, such as Notepad, do not display each line separately. Word and Wordpad perform correctly becau

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 141 Appendix E As-Run Logging Detail To enable As-Run logs, open a Playlist window, select Options, then click on As-

Page 142 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual As-Run Log Page Header This section describes the format of the first line (page header): IS-76152 as-run (Ch2:KQR

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 143 Appendix F Mechanical Drawing Figure 32: Dimensional Drawing

Page 144 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Index 360 Systems Customer Service ...127 E-mail ...

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 145 Repair ...107 Dolby-E...

Page 146 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Serial Control...95 Odetics® Protocol...

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 147 System Board Ports...135 System Configuration Options...

Page 14 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Compatibility with Automation Controllers MAXX servers work with automation controllers from many different manufa

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 15 System configuration is clear and straightforward through the GUI. It provides access to encoding parameters, audi

Page 16 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Key Features and Benefits The MAXX-1200 is designed from the ground up to deliver outstanding performance and value

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 17 Applications for 360 Systems Servers The MAXX-1200 adds value to many applications in broadcasting, cable distribut

Page 18 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Accessory Information DXP-2 Multi-Channel Digital Audio Module (optional accessory) Provides eight AES/EBU digital

MAXX-1200-HD™ / MAXX-1200-EX™ High Definition Video Servers Operations Manual Rev. 1.8 June. 2012 Software version 1.08.561

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 19 Installation Unpacking Your server has been carefully inspected and calibrated before shipment to allow immediate

Page 20 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Important Installation Notes System Cooling When many pieces of equipment are mounted in an equipment rack, a consi

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 21 Continuous Conversion UPS Design This improved design, sometimes called ‘double conversion’ continuously converts

Page 22 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual About Server Software The MAXX-1200 is shipped with its application programs and operating system installed. The fi

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 23 Server Hardware Interface Front Panel Elements Reset (Power ON/OFF) Button The front panel Reset button initiate

Page 24 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual MAXX-1200 Rear Panel (3) 9-pin serial control inputs 6 XLR-3M analog audio outputs 2 XLR-3F analog audio input

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 25 Rear Panel Elements Video Inputs The server accepts baseband video in HD-SDI format (SMPTE 292M) and records on cha

Page 26 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual or if a different source sample rate is present, the server’s input sample rate converter must be selected. Encoded

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 27 Genlock Signal Quality A genlock signal connected to the server must be of high quality. PLL circuits used in the

Page 28 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Basic Operations This section introduces the Graphic User Interface (GUI), its menus and operating controls. If yo

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MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 29 Graphic User Interface Overview Once the server has successfully powered up, the VGA monitor will display the GUI

Page 30 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual System Menu Bar The System Menu bar contains four menus: Show, Edit, Windows and Help. Show Menu Contains select

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 31 Help Menu Contains a single item, About, which displays the server software versions, serial number and Unit ID. Th

Page 32 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual The Transport Channel View The Transport Channel View is shown in Figure 2. This is the default view of each chan

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 33 Save As Opens the Clip Navigator to allow saving an edited version of the clip with a new name. This allows making

Page 34 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual The Playlist Channel View The Playlist Channel View is shown in Figure 3. This view allows multiple clips to be lo

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 35 Save As Opens the Clip Navigator to allow saving an edited version of the clip with a new name. This allows making

Page 36 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Initial System Configuration Selecting a Sync Reference In many applications, this server and downstream equipmen

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 37 Selecting a Video Format The MAXX-1200 can record and play video in six high definition video formats: 1080i @ 59.

Page 38 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Making a Recording from the GUI Video recordings are made using the Transport View of Channel 1. Channel 1 can re

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 3 Contents Preface _______________________________________________________________ 9 Software and Operations Manual Re

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 39 Setting the Audio Input Source Select OPTIONS >CONFIGURE from the Channel 1 Transport Window. The Dialog box in

Page 40 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Figure 6 - Audio Delay Time Offset Audio Rate Conversion • Converting the sample rate for audio applies only to

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 41 Setting VANC Line Selections Select OPTIONS >CONFIGURE from the Channel 1 Transport Window. The Dialog box in Fi

Page 42 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Making a Crash Recording Press Record whenever Channel 1 reports that it is IDLE. A filename will be created starti

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 43 Figure 8 - Channel 1 Ready to Record D. Click the RECORD button at any time to begin recording. The yellow time

Page 44 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Under automation control, Auto E-E behavior is slightly different than under GUI control. The server will remain i

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 45 Playing a Clip from the GUI All three server channels can play video, individually or simultaneously. Channel 1 ca

Page 46 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Ejecting a Clip Ejecting a clip effectively removes it from the transport. The channel will output Black. Press EJE

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 47 Shuttle control. For faster playback from the GUI, use the FAST FORWARD or REWIND buttons as described in the prece

Page 48 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Editing a Clip Edit controls are activated with the Edit check box. Several buttons are available to define the be

Page 4 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Monitor...27 Serial Port ...

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 49 The values in this display window may be set by two methods: • Enter Mark In point from the keyboard: Use the mou

Page 50 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual System Configuration The following configuration options apply to the System as a whole and not to individual chann

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 51 Programming GPIO Outputs The MAXX 1200-HD has six General Purpose Outputs, referred to as GPO 1 through GPO 6. Eac

Page 52 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Programming GPI Inputs The MAXX-1200 has six General Purpose Inputs, referred to as GPI 1 through GPI 6. Each GPI

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 53 Configuring the Network The server provides a number of user settings that configure it for use as a practical netw

Page 54 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Disable Network [X] This selection turns the network access OFF or ON. The default is Disabled (the box is checked

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 55 Setting the Date and Time Click EDIT >CONFIGURE >DATE/TIME. The dialog below appears. Figure 14 - Time/Dat

Page 56 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Clip Navigator The MAXX-1200’s Clip Navigator is used to find, select, delete, name, and rename clips. • Clips can

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 57 Finding Clips Clips can be easily found using the Clip Locator. To locate a clip: 1. Click SHOW>FIND CLIPS. The

Page 58 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Finding Clips Using Regular Expressions A regular expression (“RE”) specifies a pattern to be matched in a clip nam

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 5 System Configuration...50 Assigning Names

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 59 Using Playlists MAXX-1200’s Advanced Playlisting software provides extensive tools for building, editing and playin

Page 60 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual The Playlist View The Playlist View for channel 1 is shown in Figure 17. Its functions are briefly described here.

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 61 Creating and Running a Playlist To Create a Playlist (Using channel 1 in the example): 1. Change the transport for

Page 62 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Figure 19 – Active Playlist 7. To SAVE the Playlist select FILE >SAVE-AS. Enter a file name. Click SAVE. 8. T

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 63 Stopping Playlist (STOP) Click STOP to halt a Playlist. Pausing Playlist (PLAY/PAUSE) When a Playlist is running, t

Page 64 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Automatic Scrolling to Currently Playing Clip (HOME) Click HOME to make the currently playing clip visible in the P

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 65 Editing Playlists Removing Clip from Playlist To remove a Clip from a Playlist: • Make sure the clip to be removed

Page 66 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Changing Duration of Clips in a Playlist Make sure the EDIT checkbox is checked in the Playlist View window. Positi

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 67 Figure 21 - GPO Configuration Screen Figure 22 - GPO Editor Mapping GPI to Control a Playlist Playlists can be

Page 68 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Advanced Topics System Timing The MAXX-1200 is equipped for use with an external genlock signal as a timing referen

Page 6 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Network Time Protocol ________________________________________________ 87 Automatic Date/Time Updates ...

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 69 Using Embedded Audio The MAXX-1200 provides eight-channel embedded audio capability. Key features include: • Synch

Page 70 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Ganging Channels for Synchronized Playback Up to three video channels can be ganged together for frame-accurate pla

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 71 An automation system could, for example, issue a VDCP Cue command to Channel 2 for a clip called “logo”. Channel 3

Page 72 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Note that when Exporting from some NLEs such as Final Cut Pro, you must Export to a storage volume that is consider

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 73 FTP File Transfers The MAXX-1200 connects over Gigabit Ethernet using an RFC-1359 compliant FTP server. File transf

Page 74 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual When connecting directly to a PC or Laptop, configure the server as IP address 192.168.1.3, netmask 255.255.255.0 a

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 75 Transfer Time for 1 minute of video Workload Upload to MAXX Download (or MAXX-to-MAXX FXP transfer) IDLE 14 sec

Page 76 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual When transferring files as mxf, only the material between the edit points is transferred. This means that: • Trans

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 77 Figure 25 – Result of a VFC file transfer When transferring edited material, keep in mind that you are making cop

Page 78 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual The following formats are supported: JPEG-2000 (.mxf) JPEG-2000 files wrapped in the .mxf format. The mxf type is

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 7 Updating Firmware...118 Replacing a Hard

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 79 Use File>Export>Quicktime Conversion (this is specific to Final Cut Pro, other programs may differ). Settings

Page 80 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Using MAXX-HD with the Edius NLE Edius is a non-linear video editing program for PC computers available from Grass

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 81 The Select Exporter Plug In dialog appears. In the window on the left, select Infinity. In the Exporter sect

Page 82 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Figure 27 – 720p Configuration Click on the Disk icon at the bottom of the Select Exporter Plug In dialog (see th

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 83 Figure 28 – Export Dialog Select the Folder option and click Browse to specify the output directory. Enter a Cl

Page 84 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual For this example the output directory was F:\HDVideoFilesOn13T\Edius. After the export, two folders are created t

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 85 Creating a Project and a Project Preset When using Edius to edit video primarily sourced from the MAXX-HD, there is

Page 86 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Figure 29 – 1080i Project Configuration Figure 30 – 720p Project Configuration Note that the VA track includes a

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 87 Network Time Protocol Automatic Date/Time Updates When using server play-lists in broadcast applications, an accura

Page 88 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Configuring NTP The server GUI is used to set the time zone and to enter the networking parameters. The local GUI

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 89 Entering Network Parameters From the GUI’s main menu bar, click EDIT>CONFIGURE>NETWORK. The screen of Figure

Page 90 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual The nonprofit Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. (ISC) maintains sites that automatically return lists of public tim

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 91 Automation Control MAXX-1200’s serial control ports allow operation with many broadcast automation systems, instan

Page 92 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Controller Priority Only one serial controller can take control of a given video channel at a time. In general, the

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 93 Figure 35 - Serial Port Configuration Screen Setting the Automation Source Directory By default, automation equip

Page 94 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Segregating material for different broadcast channels • Content can be placed in a folder for each channel, and pl

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 95 Ignore Preroll Commands A minimum three frame pre-roll is required to allow the server time to respond to serial co

Page 96 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Tested Automation Controllers 360 Systems video servers have been tested by us and the manufacturers of equipment l

MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Page 97 Remote Workstation Interface The Remote Workstation Interface is a software application that provides full control

Page 98 MAXX-1200 Owner’s Manual Figure 36 - Remote Workstation Deployments About the Remote Workstation Interface The Remote Workstation Interface