Imagine Nexio AMP NX3601 HDX Hardware Installation And User's Manual

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Nexio AMP®

NX3601 HDX

April 2014

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Hardware Installation and User Guide

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Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................5

System .....................................................................................................................9

Video .......................................................................................................................9

Audio .....................................................................................................................10

Video Compression ................................................................................................11

Storage ..................................................................................................................13

RAID Redundancy ...................................................................................................13

Timecode Connection Options ................................................................................13

Remote GPI Control ...............................................................................................13

Remote Serial Interface ...........................................................................................13

Controls .................................................................................................................14

Physical ..................................................................................................................14

Power Supply .........................................................................................................14

Supported Television Formats .................................................................................14

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation.......................................................................................15

Rear Panel Port Connectors ....................................................................................17

Rear Panel Port Descriptions ...................................................................................19

Front Panel Descriptions .........................................................................................24

Chapter 3 Getting Started.....................................................................................................27

Registering Your Software ......................................................................................30

Confirming Connection to Additional Systems ........................................................33

Verifying Audio and Video I/O Connections ............................................................33

Testing Input and Output Signals ............................................................................34

Chapter 4 Monitoring Server Status ................................................................................37

LED Indicators ...............................................................................................................37

NEXIO Monitor .............................................................................................................38

Testing the LED Lights ............................................................................................39

Selecting Monitored Diagnostics .............................................................................40

Contents

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Checking Status ..................................................................................................... 41

LCD Keypad Buttons .................................................................................................... 41

Chapter 5 Connectors, Jumper Settings, and Circuits........................................... 43

Chapter 6 Troubleshooting .................................................................................................. 51

Index......................................................................................................................... 55

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1Introduction

This guide describes the NEXIO AMP™ Generation 5 integrated storage server.

NEXIO AMP is an award winning broadcast video server integrated with SD and HD I/O,

“agile” software-based codecs, high performance IT connectivity, and access to NEXIO's

shared storage system via NEXIO's RAIDsoft™ software RAID controller.

NEXIO AMP is software configurable, and uses software codec technology to encode and

decode HD and SD content. NEXIO AMP supports real-time I/O and redundant network

interfaces.

This chapter includes the following sections:

NEXIO AMP Configurations on page 6

NEXIO AMP Upgrades and Options on page 6

Optional Software Applications on page 7

Key Features on page 7

Specifications on page 9

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NEXIO AMP Configurations

NEXIO AMP Generation 5 is available in a variety of configurations. The available

configurations are shown in Table 1-1. The Software License Card provided with your

server shows which configuration you have purchased. If you want to upgrade to a

different configuration, contact Harris BCD Support for an additional license. For details on

licensing your software, see Registering Your Software on page 30 or the Software

License Card provided with your server.

SD-only channel configurations do not support up/down/cross conversion; Bi-directional

HD is not available with all codecs.

NEXIO AMP Upgrades and Options

The following upgrades and options are available for your NEXIO AMP:

Software License Upgrades — The software license upgrades enable additional HD

or SD channels, and optional Media Applications.

NEXIO AMP NXCP Codec Processor Upgrade Kit — The NEXIO NXCP Codec

Processor Upgrade Kit provides hardware-assisted codec support for up to 4 channels

of AVC-Intra play out (50 and 100 Mbps) or 2 channels of AVC-Intra encoding.

To determine if your system meets the requirements needed for the NEXIO AMP NXCP

Codec Processor Upgrade, contact Harris Customer Support.

Table 1-1 NEXIO AMP Models

Model SD Channels Enabled HD Channels Enabled

NXAMP3801HDI1 2 Bi-directional 1 Bi-directional

NXAMP3801HDI2 4 Bi-directional 2 Bi-directional

NXAMP3801HDI3 3 Bi-directional

2 Record + 4 Play Only 3 Bi-directional

NXAMP3801HDI4 4 Bi-directional (not available

with all codecs)

4 Record + 4 Play Only

4 Bi-directional (not available

with all codecs)

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Optional Software Applications

The following table lists the additional software applications that are available for NEXIO

AMP.

To purchase optional software applications, contact your Harris Sales Representative. For

details on Harris NEXIO AMP Media Applications, please visit www.broadcast.harris.com/

nexioamp/, or contact your Harris Sales Representative.

Key Features

The following list outlines some of the key features of NEXIO AMP:

3RU form factor

Two Six-Core AMD Opteron™ 64-bit processors

Dual mirrored boot drives

Dual hot-swappable power supplies

USB ports on the front and rear of the chassis

10/100/1000BaseT Ethernet ports

Software-based codecs for coding and decoding SD and HD media

Table 1-2 Optional Software Applications

Application Description

NEXIO Remote Remotely administer and control NEXIO video servers from

any PC on the same LAN as your NEXIO server.

NEXIO PlayList Event sequencing application that runs on NEXIO NXOS or

NEXIO Remote for media playback.

NEXIO Delay Create a delay for play-to-air. You can set various

parameters and step in and out of delay as needed.

NEXIO Navigator Monitors and provides system-wide diagnostics for NEXIO

servers and associated system components.

NEXIO ClipSync Play back two separate clips together at the same time

frame accurately.

NEXIO

PRXEncoder

Generate a simultaneous low resolution proxy of content

being ingested via baseband.

NEXIO AMP

ChannelView

Optional software that provides multiviewer I/O

monitoring, enabling up to two NEXIO AMP inputs and

four NEXIO AMP outputs to be viewed in real time on a

computer monitor.

NEXIO AMP Logo Optional software that enables the display of up to 4 layers

of static or animated logo graphics per video output.

Requires NEXIO AMP ChannelView.

NEXIO Track

Router

Optional software for NEXIO Remote and NXOS that

controls the routing of audio on ingest, the addition of

external audio and closed captions to stored media, and

audio routing rules on playout for multilingual broadcasts.

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Supports up to 8 SD channels, or up to 4 HD channels (with software license key)

Supports SD (525i, 625i) and HD (1080i, 1080p, 720p) content on the same chassis

Supports SDI (SMPTE-259M) and AES/EBU interfaces

Record and playback SD:

MPEG-2 l-frame and MPEG-2 Long GOP 4:2:0 profile up to 15 Mbps, and 4:2:2

profile up to 50 Mbps

IMX 30, IMX 40, and IMX 50

DVCPRO25 and DVCPRO50

DVCAM at 25 Mbps (625 only)

H.264 playback only (optional - requires software licensing)

Supports HD-SDI (SMPTE-292M) and AES/EBU interfaces

Record and playback HD:

MPEG-2 MP@HL l-frame 4:2:0 profile up to 100 Mbps, and 4:2:2 profile up to 150

Mbps

MPEG-2 MP@HL Long GOP 4:2:0 profile and 4:2:2 profile up to 80 Mbps

XDCAM HD at 35 Mbps (not available in 720p)

DVCPRO HD at 100 Mbps

XDCAM EX at 35 Mbps

XDCAM HD422 at 50 Mbps

H.264 playback only (optional - requires software licensing)

DNxHD (optional - requires software licensing)

Supports Panasonic AVC-Intra for up to 4 channels of playout with the NXCP Upgrade

Kit

Supports Panasonic AVC-Intra for up to 2 channels of ingest with the NXCP Upgrade

Kit

SD scales to 450+ channels — with NXS3100 Series and 1600+ with NEXIO Farad

(NXAMP3801HDX only)

HD scales to 210+ channels — with NXS3100 Series and 500+ with NEXIO Farad

(NXAMP3801HDX only)

Integrated up/down/cross conversion support using software based real time

processing (HD licensed servers only)

Automatic Aspect Ratio Conversion (ARC) using AFD (HD licensed servers only)

Read, generate, and write continuous and discontinuous VITC

EIA-608 <> EIA-708 and WST <> OP-47 closed caption transcoding using software

based real time processing (HD licensed servers only)

Easy integration with IP networks using Gigabit Ethernet for media transfers

Supports redundant Ethernet, which seamlessly switches operation from one Ethernet

network to the other, if one Ethernet network fails

Runs NEXIO operating system (NXOS) software for ingest, playout, file transfers,

content management, and additional optional applications

Multitier user account access, prevents unauthorized operators from altering video/

audio procamps or deleting media

Dolby® Digital and Dolby E audio pass-through; record and play

Off-speed play

Works with a wide range of 3rd party automation, archiving, and media management

applications

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Includes FTP Server to move media from server-to-server and between attached general

purpose drives

MXF OP-1a

QuickTime

AVI

Native LXF

MPEG2 PS/TS Ingest

Pinnacle private audio stream (mixed services with MPEG audio)

MOV support for XDCAM EX and AVC-Intra files in both 720p and 1080i

GXF Handler now supports file exports in addition to the previous support for GXF

imports

Supports optional software applications described in Table 1-2

Supports upgrade to shared storage systems

Specifications

This section describes the hardware and software specifications for NEXIO AMP.

System The following list describes the general specifications for NEXIO AMP:

Two Six-Core AMD Opteron 64-bit processors

PCI Express platform

16 GB RAM

Dual mirrored boot drives

Four 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet adapters

Dual-head DVI-I monitor interface

PS/2 keyboard and mouse (included)

Two USB 2.0 ports on front panel

Four USB 2.0 ports on back panel

One FireWire (IEEE 1394) port (not powered) on front panel

Windows 7 Professional x64

NEXIO Operating System (NXOS)

Video The following table describes NEXIO AMP video specifications.

All SD and HD Input/Output Configurations require that you have registered your software.

To register your software, see the Software License Card provided with your system.

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Audio The following table describes NEXIO AMP audio specifications.

Table 1-3 NEXIO AMP Video Specifications

Channels SD = SDI (SMPTE-259M)

HD = HD-SDI (SMPTE-292M)

SD Formats 525 @ 29.97fps

625 @ 25fps

HD Formats 1080i @ 29.97fps

1080i @ 25fps

1080p @ 29.97fps

1080p @ 25fps

720p @ 59.94fps

720p @ 50fps

SD Input/

Output

Configurations

See Table 1-1 on page 6

HD Input/

Output

Configurations

See Table 1-1 on page 6

SD Aspect

Ratio

4:3

16:9

HD Aspect

Ratio

16:9

Aspect Ratio

Conversion

Up/down/cross conversion support (SD only)

EIA-608 <> 708 & WST <> OP-47 caption conversion

AFD aspect ratio conversion

Port based aspect ratio conversion

User-based aspect ratio conversion

Table 1-4 Audio Specifications

Channels & Formats 4 AES/EBU pairs per input channel

4 AES/EBU pairs per output channel

8 pairs embedded per input channel

8 pairs embedded per output channel

Inputs 4 pairs HD-BNC, unbalanced (AES/EBU)

75termination

1V p-p nominal levels

Outputs 4 pairs HD-BNC, unbalanced (AES/EBU)

75termination

1V p-p nominal levels

Processing & Storage 16, 20, or 24-bit, PCM, 48kHz

Compressed Audio Dolby Digital (AC-3) and Dolby E pass-through

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Video Compression The following tables describes the NEXIO AMP video compression specifications. All playout

channels support up/down/cross conversion when used in 2 channel or 3 channel mode.

Up/down/cross conversion is supported in 4 channel SD/HD mode. Up/down/cross

conversion is not supported in 4 channel SD only mode or in 6 channel mode.

All channel configurations require registration using a Software License Key (SLK).

Table 1-5 shows the SD video compression coding and decoding.

*DVCPRO25 is the same as DVCAM in 525 @ 29.97fps.

Table 1-6 shows the HD video compression coding and decoding.

Table 1-5 Standard Definition Video Compression Specifications

Compression Profile Resolution and

Frame Rate

SD Coding and

Decoding

MPEG-2 l-frame—4to

15 Mbps

4:2:0 525 @ 29.97fps

625 @ 25fps

MPEG-2 l-frame — 10 to

50 Mbps

4:2:2 525 @ 29.97fps

625 @ 25fps

MPEG-2 Long GOP — 4

to 15 Mbps

4:2:0 525 @ 29.97fps

625 @ 25fps

MPEG-2 Long GOP — 10

to 50 Mbps

4:2:2 525 @ 29.97fps

625 @ 25fps

IMX — 30, 40, and 50

Mbps

525 @ 29.97fps

625 @ 25fps

DVCPRO — 25 and 50

Mbps

525 @ 29.97fps

625 @ 25fps

DVCAM* — 25 Mbps 625 @ 25fps

Table 1-6 High Definition Video Compression Specifications

Compression Profile Resolution and

Frame Rate

HD Coding and

Decoding

MPEG-2 l-frame — 50,

80, and 100 Mbps

4:2:0 1080i @ 29.97fps

1080i @ 25fps

1080p @ 29.97fps

1080p @ 25fps

720p @ 59.94fps

720p @ 50fps

MPEG-2 l-frame — 50,

70, 80, 100, 120, and

150 Mbps

4:2:2 1080i @ 29.97fps

1080i @ 25fps

1080p @ 29.97fps

1080p @ 25fps

720p @ 59.94fps

720p @ 50fps

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AVC-Intra is available on servers with six-core processors. Table 1-7 shows the HD video

compression specifications for servers equipped with the NEXIO AMP NXCP Codec

Processor board.

MPEG-2 Long GOP —

18, 25, 35, 50, 60, 70,

and 80 Mbps

4:2:0 1080i @ 29.97fps

1080i @ 25fps

1080p @ 29.97fps

1080p @ 25fps

720p @ 59.94fps

720p @ 50fps

MPEG-2 Long GOP —

25, 35, 50, 70, and 80

Mbps

4:2:2 1080i @ 29.97fps

1080i @ 25fps

1080p @ 29.97fps

1080p @ 25fps

720p @ 59.94fps

720p @ 50fps

DVCPRO HD — 100

Mbps

1080i @ 29.97fps

720p @ 59.94fps

1080i @ 25fps

720p @ 50fps

XDCAM HD — 35 Mbps

(not available in 720p)

1080i @ 29.97fps

1080i @ 25fps

XDCAM HD422 — 50

Mbps

1080i @ 29.97fps

720p @ 59.94fps

1080i @ 25fps

720p @ 50fps

XDCAM EX — 35 Mbps 1080i @ 29.97fps

720p @ 59.94fps

1080i @ 25fps

720p @ 50fps

H.264 (decode only) 1080i @ 29.97fps

720p @ 59.94fps

1080i @ 25fps

720p @ 50fps

DNxHD 1080i @ 29.97fps

720p @ 59.94fps

1080i @ 25fps

720p @ 50fps

AVC-Intra encode on

servers with six-core

processors (2 channel

mode only)

1080i @ 29.97fps

720p @ 59.94fps

1080i @ 25fps

720p @ 50fps

Table 1-7 High Definition Video Compression Specification for AVC-Intra

HD Decoding AVC-Intra:

0 ingest + 2 play only

0 ingest + 3 play only

0 ingest + 4 play only

1080i @ 29.97fps

720p @ 59.94fps

1080i @ 25fps

720p @ 50fps

Table 1-6 High Definition Video Compression Specifications (Continued)

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Storage The following table describes NEXIO AMP storage specifications.

RAID Redundancy The following table describes the NEXIO AMP RAID redundancy specifications.

Timecode

Connection Options

The following list describes the timecode connections options for NEXIO AMP.

RS-232

TCP/IP

Leitch clock interface

VITC reader, writer, and generator

Remote GPI Control The following table describes the GPI control specifications for NEXIO AMP.

Remote Serial

Interface

The following list describes the remote serial interface specifications for NEXIO AMP:

RS-422 ports for control of up to eight channels; one port can be allocated for a VTR

RJ-12 connector

Harris ADC VDCP pinout (see NEXIO AMP RS-422 Pinouts on page 46)

Table 1-8 Storage Specifications

Storage 8x internal SATA-2 hot-swappable drives (standard);

additional 8x internal SATA-2 hot-swappable drives

(available for purchase)

Table 1-9 RAID Redundancy Specifications

Controller RAIDsoft™ software RAID management

system

RAID Protection Schemes

Per Volume

RAID 3 (single drive parity; single drive

failure protection)

-OR-

ECC (multiple drive parity; dual drive

failure protection)

Table 1-10 GPI Control Specifications for NEXIO AMP

Inputs 32 inputs (two 26-pin MDR connectors)

Outputs 16 outputs (two 26-pin MDR connectors)

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Controls The following table describes NEXIO AMP control specifications.

Physical The following table describes NEXIO AMP size specifications.

Power Supply Redundant dual hot-swappable, dual load-sharing

AC 115-120 V; 200-240 V, auto select

60/50 Hz

750 W

Supported

Television Formats

NEXIO AMP supports the following television standard formats:

525 @ 29.97fps

625 @ 25fps

720p @ 59.94fps

720p @ 50fps

1080i @ 29.97fps

1080i @ 25fps

1080p @ 29.97fps

1080p @ 25fps

Table 1-11 Control Specifications

Input/Output Ethernet, TCP/IP via socket or UDP

RS-422

GPI

Protocols NEXIO Native Protocol

VDCP

Sony 9-Pin

Table 1-12 Size Specifications

Height 5.25 in. (13.4 cm); 3RU

Width 19 in. (48.3 cm)

Length 26 in. (71.4 cm) from the rack ears to the rear panel

Weight 62 lbs. (28.12 kilograms)

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2Hardware Installation

This chapter describes how to install and begin using NEXIO AMP. This chapter includes the

following sections:

Rack Mounting on page 15

Connecting NEXIO AMP on page 16

Rack Mounting

The NEXIO AMP comes with the rack mounting rails.

The following are installation requirements/recommendations:

Equipment — Mount the chassis on an appropriate rack using the provided rack

mounting and support equipment.

Power source — Connect the power inlet to an adequate power source. Using a UPS

is strongly recommended. Connect each of the two redundant power supply

connections to a separate electrical circuit for added protection.

Adequate airflow — NEXIO AMP frames require adequate airflow around the chassis

to provide sufficient cooling. All components draw air in through the front and exhaust

via the rear of the frame. The surfaces must be clear of obstructions to provide proper

air circulation and cooling.

External device connections — Video monitors and all connections to external

devices should be available and in working order.

Cable clearance — Provide at least 2 inches of clearance in the rear of the rack for

cabling.

Ensure that the rack is anchored to the floor so that it cannot tip over when NEXIO

AMP is extended out of the rack.

To rack mount NEXIO AMP

1Remove the slides from the rails.

2Attach a slide to each side of the NEXIO AMP chassis. The release latch on the slide faces the rear of

the frame.

3Attach an extension to the back of each rail to match the depth of your rack.

4Attach the rails to the rack posts.

5Pull the inner rail out until it locks.

6Slide the NEXIO AMP into the rail until it stops; press the release latch on each slide and continue to

slide the NEXIO AMP into the rail until it locks.

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7Press the release button on the outside of the rail and slide the NEXIO AMP all the way into the rack.

Figure 2-1 Rack Mounting

To remove NEXIO AMP from the rack

1Stand in front of the NEXIO AMP and pull NEXIO AMP out as far as it will go.

2Press the release latch on each side of the slide, and pull the NEXIO AMP out the rest of the way.

For more information on rack mounting, see the NEXIO NX3801HDI Installation Quick Start

Guide.

Connecting NEXIO AMP

This section contains the following topics:

Rear Panel Port Connectors on page 17

Rear Panel Port Descriptions on page 19

Front Panel Descriptions on page 24

rear rack

posts

front rack

posts

extension

slide

release button

release latch

slide

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Rear Panel Port

Connectors

The NEXIO AMP rear panel is shown in Figure 2-2.

Figure 2-2 NEXIO AMP Rear Panel

The function of each connector is shown in Table 2-1. For additional information, see Rear

Panel Port Descriptions on page 19.

Table 2-1 NEXIO AMP Rear Panel Port Connectors

Port Description

SYS ID SYS ID Button Used to identify a server from the front.

Power Supply

Alarm Reset

Power Supply Alarm Reset Button Silences the power supply alarm.

Power Supplies Power Supply 1, Power Supply 2 Two hot swappable, redundant power

supplies.

HD/SD SDI Video IN1, IN2, IN3, IN4 Four BNC connectors for HD-SDI and SDI

video inputs 1 through 4.

REF IN BNC connector for analog bi-level or

tri-level reference input.

LOOP BNC connector for analog reference

passive loop-through. Loop output = REF

IN input. If the loop-through is not used,

connect a 75terminator to this jack.

LOOP IN1, LOOP IN2, LOOP IN3,

LOOP IN4

Four BNC connectors for loop-through

of inputs 1 through 4.

OUT1, OUT2, OUT3, OUT4 Four BNC connectors for HD-SDI and SDI

video outputs 1 through 4.

AES Audio IN1 Four HD-BNC connectors for AES/EBU

audio input. Connect to these ports

when using AES/EBU audio and Dolby E

for input 1.

1/2, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8

IN2 Four HD-BNC connectors for AES/EBU

audio input. Connect to these ports

when using AES/EBU audio and Dolby E

for input 2.

1/2, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8

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IN3 Four HD-BNC connectors for AES/EBU

audio input. Connect to these ports

when using AES/EBU audio and Dolby E

for input 3.

1/2, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8

IN4 Four HD-BNC connectors for AES/EBU

audio input. Connect to these ports

when using AES/EBU audio and Dolby E

for input 4.

1/2, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8

OUT1 Four HD-BNC connectors for AES/EBU

audio output 1.

1/2, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8

OUT2 Four HD-BNC connectors for AES/EBU

audio output 2.

1/2, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8

OUT3 Four HD-BNC connectors for AES/EBU

audio output 3.

1/2, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8

OUT4 Four HD-BNC connectors for AES/EBU

audio output 4.

1/2, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8

USB USB1 USB 2.0 port connector for mouse.

MOUSE

USB2 USB 2.0 port connector for keyboard.

KEYBOARD

USB3, USB4 Two unassigned USB 2.0 port

connectors.

RS232 RS232 9-pin D-sub connector for RS232 serial

port connection.

PC Speaker PC SPKR Computer speaker port connector. Not

used.

DVI DVI1, DVI2 Two DVI-I primary monitor connections.

Ethernet ETHERNET1, ETHERNET2,

ETHERNET3, ETHERNET4

Four RJ-45, 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet

connections.

GPI Ports GPI IN 1-16, 17-32 Two 26-pin MDR connectors for GPI

input.

GPI OUT 1-8, 9-16 Two 26-pin MDR connectors for GPI

output.

COM Ports COM PORTS Eight RJ-12, RS-422 ports for serial

control. Either COM port 7 or 8 can be

used to control a VTR.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Table 2-1 NEXIO AMP Rear Panel Port Connectors

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Hardware Installation and User Guide

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Rear Panel Port

Descriptions

The following sections describe the NEXIO AMP rear panel port connections.

SYS ID

The SYS ID button enables you to identify a server from the front. When you press the SYS

ID button, the front panel indicator illuminates so that you can easily identify the applicable

server.

Power Supply Alarm Reset

The power supply alarm reset button silences the power supply alarm.

Power Supplies

NEXIO AMP has two redundant hot swappable power supplies located on the back panel.

Under normal operation both power supplies work in tandem spreading the load between

them. In the event of a failure, the functional power supply provides all power needed by

NEXIO AMP.

To identify and remove the failed power supply

1Look at the status LED on the front of each power supply. The LED on the failed power supply will

not be illuminated.

Figure 2-3 -------------Power Supply Module

2To remove a power supply, push the release tab to the left.

3Hold the release tab to the left, grasp the power supply handle, and pull the power supply out of the

frame.

To insert a new power supply

1Slide the replacement power supply into the empty slot.

2Press firmly so that it clicks in place. If the power supply cord is in place, the module's status LED will

illuminate.

Release

Tab

Handle

Status

LED

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HD/SD SDI Video

The HD/SD SDI video ports use BNC connectors for HD-SDI and SDI video input and output.

The ports can be configured for SMPTE-259M SD or SMPTE-292M HD outputs.

Reference Ports

There are two reference ports on the NEXIO AMP back panel: REF IN and LOOP.

The reference ports use BNC connectors for analog bi-level or tri-level sync reference

connection. A valid reference signal must be applied to the REF IN port when the system is

configured for external sync.

Looping is not recommended. If you do loop, use caution when looping reference

throughout the server system. If one external cable fails or you replace a failed server, you

will compromise the reference signal to other servers in the looped chain. Always terminate

unused loop outputs with a 75terminatorprovided in the accessories bag).

Each frame should have its own reference for the source device to ensure correct timing.

Referencing the Server System to the House Time Clock (Optional)

Refer to the NXUSBTC User Guide for more information on referencing the NEXIO AMP

to your house time clock. When recording from a satellite feed, apply frame

synchronization hardware between the receiver and the video input channel. The

synchronization hardware and the NEXIO AMP mainframe must be connected to the house

reference.

In addition, refer to the NXUSBLTC User Guide for support of one LTC input per channel

and one LTC output per channel. NXUSBLTC is ideal if you want to preserve LTC input

timecode from VTRs and other sources, and if you are using downstream devices that

require an LTC input, such as closed caption insertors.

Do not use wire or plastic ties on cables as this can impede cable performance. Use soft

cable ties such as Velcro-based ties for wrapping cables.

The BNC connectors use coaxial cable to connect devices together. Use high-quality cable

suitable for HD-SDI with the NEXIO AMP frame, for example, the Belden 1694A cable.

Cable used for analog, SDI, and ASI devices may not be high enough quality.

AES Audio

The audio ports use HD-BNC connectors for AES/EBU digital audio input.

RECORD 1 (5) and RECORD 2 (6) — Supports a total of 4 pairs (8 channels) of digital

audio in per video channel. Each input connector supports one pair of AES/EBU digital

audio.

PLAY 1-4 — Supports a total of 4 pairs (8 channels) of digital audio out per video channel.

Each output connector supports one pair of AES/EBU digital audio.

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