Crestron DMF-CI-8, Supplemental Manual

Page 1: ...DMF CI 8 DigitalMedia Chassis for DM NVX and DMCF Cards Supplemental Guide Crestron Electronics Inc ...

Page 2: ...lbox DigitalMedia and DM are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Crestron Electronics Inc in the United States and or other countries Other trademarks registered trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products Crestron disclaims any proprietary interest in the marks and names of others Crestron is not ...

Page 3: ...Input Routing Settings 9 Configure Input Routing Settings 10 View and Configure Network Settings 11 View Network Settings 12 Configure IPv4 Settings 13 Perform Diagnostics 16 View Card Details 16 View Card Status 17 Reset a Card 18 Restore a Card to the Factory Default Settings 19 Chassis Status and Configuration 20 View Chassis Details 21 View Chassis Status 21 Configure the Front Panel 22 Update...

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Page 5: ...bination Stand alone endpoints are also available for installation at remote locations NOTE The DMF CI 8 is not a DigitalMedia switcher The DMF CI 8 provides a front panel LCD display and associated push button controls Menus on the front panel display allow status information about the cards and the chassis to be viewed In addition the chassis and various functions of the cards can be configured ...

Page 6: ...hat connects to the USB Type B console port PWR Bicolor LED amber indicates that operating power is present green indicates that the DMF CI 8 has successfully initialized STATUS Bicolor LED green indicates an error free operating condition red indicates that an error condition exists with a card or the chassis Display 2 inch 52 mm diagonal 220 x 176 pixels 16 bit TFT active matrix color LCD Front ...

Page 7: ... installing the card into a slot or removing the card from a slot NOTE When installing cards into a partially populated chassis install the cards into slots 5 8 refer to below before using slots 1 4 Doing so ensures better cooling and lower power consumption In addition always cover empty slots using the included filler plates CARD SLOTS 5 8 Each card slot accepts a DM NVX encoder decoder card or ...

Page 8: ...Slot number of the DMF CI 8 into which a card is installed NOTE The LCD display provides information about each card slot on a scrolling basis Model Model of the card Name Name assigned to the card using the DM NVX web interface or SIMPL programming for example Podium as shown in the sample general information screen above If a name is not assigned the display shows the hostname of the card If a c...

Page 9: ... navigation pad To select an item in a menu press the select center button on the navigation pad An item can be selected when it is enclosed by and or by a rectangle To return to the previous level in a menu press the BACK push button To navigate from a parameter name that is highlighted in yellow to the list of available settings press the select center push button or the right push button on the...

Page 10: ...led NOTE The card name that is displayed is assigned using the DM NVX web interface or SIMPL programming For example in the sample screen above Podium is the name assigned to the card in slot 1 If a name is not assigned the display shows the hostname of the card The default hostname is the model number of the card followed by the MAC address of the card As shown in the sample screen above only a p...

Page 11: ... Device mode configuration is applicable to the DM NVX 350C and DM NVX 351C cards only Device mode configuration allows the operating mode of a DM NVX card to be changed from a receiver to a transmitter or from a transmitter to a receiver By default a DM NVX card is configured as a receiver To configure the device mode 1 On the card status and configuration menu select Device Mode Card Status and ...

Page 12: ...d for the selected card Change Device Mode Screen Card 2 Name DM NVX 350C 00 Apply Exit 3 Select Apply to change the device mode Selecting Exit prevents the device mode from being changed The card reboots When the reboot process is complete the corresponding TX 1 8 or RX 1 8 LED on the front panel lights green to indicate that the card is in transmitter TX or receiver RX mode View and Configure In...

Page 13: ... Routing menu select Status Status and Input Routing Menu _ DM NVX 350C 00107_ Status Input Routing The Input Routing Status screen appears on the display for the selected card Sample Input Routing Status Screen _ DM NVX 350C 00107_ Active Video Source None Active Audio Source Audio follows Video The Input Routing Status screen displays the following information Active Video Source Displays the ac...

Page 14: ...Input Routing Settings To configure input routing settings for the selected card 1 On the Status and Input Routing menu select Input Routing Status and Input Routing Menu _ DM NVX 350C 00107_ Status Input Routing The Input Routing menu appears on the display for the selected card Input Routing Menu _ DM NVX 350C 00107_ Input Routing Video None e Audio Audio follows Video 2 Configure input routing ...

Page 15: ...ork Settings To view and configure the network settings of a card On the card status and configuration menu select Network Settings Card Status and Configuration Menu _ DM NVX 350C 00107_ Device Mode Input Routing Network Settings Diagnostics The Status and IPv4 Setup menu appears on the display for the selected card Status and IPv4 Setup Menu _ DM NVX 350C 00107_ Status IPv4 Setup The following s...

Page 16: ...IPv4 Setup The Network Status screen appears on the display for the selected card Sample Network Status Screen _ DM NVX 350C 00107_ DHCP Enabled IP 192 168 123 123 Sub 255 255 255 0 Gate 192 168 123 1 MAC 00 10 7f 7c 5e af The Network Status screen displays the following information DHCP Enabled or Disabled By default DHCP is enabled IP IPv4 address of the card Sub Subnet mask address Gate Gateway...

Page 17: ...DHCP Enable Renew No 2 Configure IPv4 settings as follows IPv4 Enable NOTE The default setting is Enable At the time of publication of this document Enable is the only available selection and cannot be changed DHCP Select Enable or Disable The default setting is Enable If Disable is selected refer to Disable DHCP on the following page If any change is made to DHCP settings the changes must be appl...

Page 18: ...tes a scrolling list of available settings IP Addr 190 0 0 0 To scroll through the list of available octet settings for example 0 1 2 3 and so on press the up push button or the down push button until the desired setting is displayed To move to the next octet in the address press the right push button To move to the previous octet in the address press the left push button After navigating to the l...

Page 19: ...ut and the Update IPv4 Settings screen appears Update IPv4 Settings Screen Update IPv4 Settings Card 2 Name DM NVX 350C 00 Apply Exit 2 Select Apply to update the IPv4 settings Selecting Exit prevents the IPv4 settings from being updated Renew a DHCP Lease When Renew is set to Yes on the IPv4 Setup screen the Renew IPv4 Lease screen appears for the selected card Renew IPv4 Lease Screen Renew IPv4 ...

Page 20: ... display for the selected card Diagnostics Menu _ DM NVX 350C 00107_ Details Status Reset Restore The following sections provide information about viewing and configuring card diagnostics View Card Details Card details consist of the serial number and firmware version of the selected card To view card details On the Diagnostics menu select Details Diagnostics Menu _ DM NVX 350C 00107_ Details Stat...

Page 21: ...tus Diagnostics Menu _ DM NVX 350C 00107_ Details Status Reset Restore The Card Status screen appears on the display for the selected card Sample Card Status Screen _ DM NVX 350C 00107_ Temp 56 C Voltages OK Primary Image OK Secondary Image OK The Card Status screen displays the following information Temp Operating temperature of the card Voltages Status of the voltage condition OK or Fail Primary...

Page 22: ...Reset Restore The Reset screen appears on the display for the selected card Reset Screen Reset a Card 2 Name DM NVX 350C 00 Apply Exit 2 Select Apply to reset the card Selecting Exit prevents the card from being reset and returns the display to the Diagnostics menu NOTE While the card is being reset the corresponding green Card Slot Status LED on the front panel of the DMF CI 8 turns off The LED t...

Page 23: ...tory Default Settings on page 24 To restore a card to the factory default settings 1 On the Diagnostics menu select Restore Diagnostics Menu _ DM NVX 350C 00107_ Details Status Reset Restore The Restore screen appears on the display for the selected card Restore Screen Restore _ Card 2 Name DM NVX 350C 00 Apply Exit 2 Select Apply to restore the factory default settings Selecting Exit prevents the...

Page 24: ...the chassis and all of the cards can be restored To view chassis information or to configure the chassis 1 Access the Main Menu by pressing the HOME push button Main Menu Main Menu a Cards Chassis 2 Select Chassis Main Menu Main Menu a Cards Chassis The Chassis menu appears on the display Chassis Menu Chassis Details Status Front Panel State Firmware Update Restore The following sections provide i...

Page 25: ...erial number and firmware version of the chassis Sample Chassis Details Screen Details a Serial Number 00F626E9 Firmware Version 1 3054 60 View Chassis Status Chassis status consists of the operating temperature and the RPM of each fan in the chassis To view the chassis status On the Chassis menu select Status Chassis Menu Chassis Details Status Front Panel State Firmware Update Restore The Status...

Page 26: ...rols 1 On the Chassis menu select Front Panel State Chassis Menu Chassis Details Status Front Panel State Firmware Update Restore The Disable Front Panel screen appears on the display Disable Front Panel Screen Disable Front Panel a This will disable all the hard buttons on the front panel Apply Exit 2 Select Apply to disable the front panel controls The display returns to the general information ...

Page 27: ... latest firmware file can be downloaded from the Crestron website after logging in as an authorized user The firmware file is a upg file which is included in a zip file The zip file also includes an html file which links to the product release notes on the Crestron website To upgrade firmware 1 Extract the upg file from the zip file the represents the respective filename 2 Copy the upg file to the...

Page 28: ...l information screen 6 Remove the USB flash drive from the USB Type A port Restore Factory Default Settings Factory default settings can be restored using either of the following options Chassis only Chassis and all cards installed in the chassis NOTE To restore the factory default settings of cards on an individual basis refer to Restore a Card to the Factory Default Settings on page 19 To restor...

Page 29: ...p 3 and continue with step 4 3 For restoral of chassis default settings only On the Restore Chassis screen select Apply Restore Chassis Screen Restore Chassis a This will restore the chassis to its default values Apply Exit The factory default settings of the chassis are restored The display returns to the general information screen 4 For restoral of chassis and card default settings On the Restor...

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