Managing and configuring your Spectrum system
4.
Graphics
: Make sure your graphic templates follow Harmonic guidelines so they can be played on
the Spectrum X or the ChannelPort. Configure the FXTool if you plan to use it. See the
Spectrum
Template User Guide
for more information.
5.
Playlist Control
: Configure any Polaris Play: Playlist Control features and tools that you wish to use.
For help with configuring the Playout Channel, Traffic and Billing, or Polaris Play: Media Fetch, see
the playout channel configuration instructions in the
SystemManager User Guide
. For information
on creating and monitoring playlists with Polaris Play: Scheduler and Polaris Play: Playlist Control,
see the
Polaris Play: Playlist User Guide
. For information on configuring PreviewTool, refer to the
Spectrum Tools User Guide
.
6.
GPIO
: If using GPIO, configure the Spectrum X or the ChannelPort GPIO triggers and then map them
to channel events or Playout Channel events. See the instructions on configuring GPIO triggers for
the Spectrum X or the ChannelPort in the
SystemManager User Guide
.
7.
EAS
: If using an EAS, make sure the Spectrum X or ChannelPort is connected to the EAS as
described in the installation instructions, and then configure the EAS settings. See the instructions
on configuring a Spectrum X or a ChannelPort channel in the
SystemManager User Guide
for EAS
setting details.
Determining the Spectrum X and ChannelPort port number
If you are using a Spectrum X or a ChannelPort to preview graphics with FXTool or using it with an
automation system, you will need to identify the port number for theSpectrum X or a ChannelPort channel
you wish to use.
Note that FXTool and most automation systems use different protocols—FXTool uses “Network
Automation” and most automation systems use “Serial Automation.” Automation that uses Oxtel over
Ethernet is considered "Network Automation."
In a Spectrum X, the left-hand SDI I/O card is com0 and the right-hand SDI I/O card is com1. If only one
SDI I/O card is installed, that card is always com 0.
For a Spectrum X in shared storage mode, navigate to the Properties page for your video server in
SystemManager, and then scroll down to the Private Ethernet Interfaces section to view the “com” label
for the associated Ethernet port.
Each Spectrum X SDI I/O card and each ChannelPort module supports two channels (A and B). Once
you know the module or SDI I/O card and channel you will be using for FXTool or automation, you may
use the following table to identify the correct port number to use.
Table 2-4: Port numbers
Spectrum X or
ChannelPort Module
IP
Spectrum X or
ChannelPort channel
Port number for
network automation
(FXTool)
Port number for
serial automation
com 0
A
9100
9000
com 0
B
9101
9001
com 1
A
9102
9002
com 1
B
9103
9003
com 2
A
9104
9104
com 2
B
9105
9105
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