Use the Setup Menu: System menu to set up and adjust system attributes. To enter the System menu from the Setup Menu, scroll to and select System.
Use the System menu to adjust system parameters.
The Setup Menu: System menu has the following submenus:
Refer to Image 5–214 for an illustration of the Setup Menu: System menu tree.
Select Operation Setup on the System menu.
Use Operation Setup: Mode to view the output mode.
Select System Mode on the Operation Setup menu.
Operation Setup: System Mode is used to switch between: 2x 4K60 and 4x 4K30 output.
Use Operation Setup: Front Panel Setup to adjust the operation of the front-panel buttons.
Select Front Panel Setup on the Operation Setup menu.
Use Front Panel Setup: Mode to view the front-panel mode.
Select Mode on the Front Panel Setup menu.
Use the Front Panel Setup: Mode menu to change the operational mode of the front panel buttons from Full Screen to Presets/Cues. See more about these front panel operation modes in “Front panel”.
Select Top Row on the Front Panel Setup menu.
Selecting Top Row opens the Top Row menu.
Select the desired output.
Once the desired output is selected, the highlight bar turns from gray to cyan. Turning the adjust knob toggles between Off and On.
Select Bottom Row on the Front Panel Setup menu.
Selecting Bottom Row opens the Bottom Row menu.
Select the desired output.
Once the desired output is selected, the highlight bar turns from gray to cyan. Turning the adjust knob toggles between Off and On.
Select Source Buttons on the Front Panel Setup menu.
Select Auto Map All Source Buttons on the Source Buttons menu.
Once Auto Map All Source Buttons is selected, the system unmaps all source buttons, and then the system auto maps source buttons 1 through 8. Once these buttons are mapped, the system displays a message.
Press the Adjust knob to select OK.
The system returns to the Source Buttons menu and displays the inputs that are mapped to the buttons.
Select Unmap All Source Buttons on the Source Buttons menu.
Once Unmap All Source Buttons is selected, the system unmaps all source buttons. The system gives no warning message.
Scroll to Freeze in the Front Panel Setup menu.
Select Freeze, and choose the desired setting for the Freeze button.
Use Front Panel Setup: Button Brightness to adjust the brightness of the front-panel buttons.
Select Button Brightness on the Front Panel Setup menu.
Once Button Brightness is selected, the highlight bar turns from gray to cyan.
Turn the Adjust knob to cycle up and down through the available brightness levels (0 – 6).
Use Front Panel Setup:: Display Brightness to adjust the brightness of the front-panel menu display.
Select Display Brightness on the Front Panel Setup menu.
Once Display Brightness is selected, the highlight bar turns from gray to cyan.
Turn the Adjust knob to cycle up and down through the available brightness levels (0 – 6).
Scroll to and select Flash Display on the Front Panel Setup menu to choose between not flashing and flashing the display screen.
Flash Display Off (not flashing) is the system default.
Once Flash Display is selected, the highlight bar turns from gray to cyan.
Scroll between Off (default) and On, and select the desired setting.
When Flash Display is set to On, the display flashes from dark, to dim, to bright.
Use Front Panel Lock to lock the front-panel buttons.
Scroll to and select Front Panel Lock on the Front Panel Setup menu.
Once Front Panel Lock is selected, the system displays the following message:
Press and hold the ESC button to unlock the front-panel buttons.
Once the front-panel buttons are unlocked, the system displays the Status menu.
To enter the Presets menu from the Operation Setup menu, scroll to and select Presets.
To save the current settings as a new preset, scroll to and select Save New Preset. This will immediately save the preset with standard preset name. A message confirming the save will momentarily pop-up.
To select and activate one of the saved Presets, scroll to and select Select Preset.
To overwrite the currently selected Preset, scroll to and select Overwrite Selected. A message confirming the overwrite will momentarily pop-up.
To recall the selected Preset, scroll to and select Recall Selected.
To delete the currently selected Preset, scroll to and select Delete Selected. A pop-up will ask for confirmation. Deletion will be confirmed by a momentary pop-up message.
In Full Screen mode, the top row and bottom row buttons each control a separate screen or group of screens. When “Auto Take” is off, selecting a source places that source in PVW for the assigned output. When “Auto Take” is on, selecting a source transitions that source immediately to PGM for the assigned output. Full Screen mode is the default operational mode for the front panel.
Scroll to and select Auto Take on the Operation Setup menu.
Once Auto Take is selected, the highlight bar turns from gray to cyan.
Black on Invalid Video outputs a black screen if the system cannot process the input source (for example if there is a loss of sync). The default setting is On. If Black on Invalid Video is set to Off, unpredictable output may result.
Scroll to and select Black on Invalid Video on the Operation Setup menu.
Once Black on Invalid Video is selected, the highlight bar turns from gray to cyan.
Use System: HDCP to query and adjust the HDCP settings for all outputs, MVR output, and all inputs.
Scroll to and select HDCP on the System menu.
For outputs and MVR output:
Scroll to and select PGM1 Mode on the HDCP menu.
Once PGM1 Mode is selected, the highlight bar turns from gray to cyan.
Use the Adjust knob to toggle between and select either Off or On.
When PGM1 Mode is set to “On,” the PGM1 Status line displays the HDCP status of the PGM1 output.
For inputs:
Scroll to and select HDMIInput1-1 Mode on the HDCP menu.
Once HDMIInput1–1 is selected, the highlight bar turns from gray to cyan.
Turn the Adjust knob to scroll through the available HDCP settings.
Press the Adjust knob to select the desired HDCP setting.
After HDMIInput1-1 Mode is selected, HDMIInput1-1 Status reflects the type of HDCP authentication with the input device, if HDCP authentication is present. If no HDCP authentication is present, the HDMIInput1-1 Status reads "N/A."
Use System: Ethernet to adjust the Ethernet parameters of the system. For example, the user can set up a static IP or use DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol).
Select Ethernet on the System menu.
Scroll to and select the desired Ethernet parameter, for example DHCP.
Once Ethernet parameter is selected, the highlight bar for that parameter turns from gray to cyan.
Turn the Adjust knob to toggle between DHCP Off and On, and press the Adjust knob to select the desired value.
DHCP allows the operator to choose whether or not to use the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.
The default DHCP setting is Off.
When DHCP is set to On, a device can have a different IP address every time it connects to the network.
To set a static IP address...
Select Set IP Address from the Set Static IP menu
Once Set IP Address is selected, the highlight bar turns from gray to cyan, and the first portion of the IP address is highlighted in green.
The Subnet Mask and the Gateway Address may be set in the same manner as the IP Address is set.
Back returns to the Ethernet menu.
Back again returns to the System menu.
Use System: USB Backup/Restore to create a system backup file and to restore the system with that backup file.
Select USB Backup/Restore on the System menu.
The system detects if a FAT32-formatted USB drive is in the front-panel USB port. If the system detects no USB drive in the USB port, the top line of the USB Backup/Restore menu reads, “USB Detected – No.” If the system detects a USB drive in the USB port, the top line of the USB Backup/Restore menu reads, “USB Detected – Yes.”
Select Backup Config on the USB Backup/Restore menu.
Once Backup Config is selected, the highlight bar turns from gray to cyan, and the first character of the backup config file name is highlighted in green.
Turn the Adjust knob to scroll through the available characters for the first position.
The available characters are:
Select a blank space for the last character of the new name, and press the Adjust knob to select the new name.
The system creates the backup configuration file. While this file is being created, the system displays an “In Progress” message.
After the backup configuration file is created, the system returns to the USB Backup/Restore menu.
Scroll to and select Restore Config on the USB Backup/Restore menu.
Once Restore Config is selected, the highlight bar turns from gray to cyan.
Turn the Adjust knob to scroll through the available backup configuration files on the USB flash drive.
Press the Adjust knob to select the desired backup configuration and to start the restore process.
The system displays an “In Progress” message.
Once the Restore Config process is complete, the system displays a “Restart Unit Now?” message.
External devices, XML, and backup log files are backed-up and restored in the same manner as backup configuration files are backed-up and restored.
Download the software upgrade for free from Barco’s website (URL: http://www.barco.com). Click on myBarco and login to get access to secured information. Registration is necessary.
Note that if you are not yet registered, click on New to myBarco and follow the instructions. With the created login and password, it is possible to login where you can download the Event Master series processor software. It is not necessary to install any other software.
Scroll to and select Firmware Upgrade from the System menu.
The Firmware Upgrade submenu appears.
Select USB Upgrade on the Firmware Upgrade menu.
Select Select File on the USB Upgrade menu.
If there is more than one firmware update file in the EM directory on the USB flash drive:
Select Select File on the USB Upgrade menu.
Once Select File is selected, the highlight bar turns from gray to cyan.
Scroll to and select Encrypted Update on the USB Upgrade menu.
While the firmware upgrade is in progress, the system displays several messages.
The firmware upgrade process takes about five minutes. When the firmware upgrade is complete, the system displays the Status menu.
Use System: System Security to adjust the Admin Lock, WebApp Lock, and the Front Panel Lock.
Select System Security from the System menu.
Back returns to the System menu.
When the Admin Lock is enabled, Event Master Toolset users are not allowed to delete Inputs, Outputs, Destinations, Presets, User Keys, Cues, or External Devices. Users are allowed operator-level functionality to recall Presets and Cues and to transition.
Select Admin Lock from the System Security menu.
Once Admin Lock is selected, the highlight bar turns from gray to cyan.
Turn the Adjust knob to toggle Admin Lock between “On” and “Off.”
When the WebApp Lock is off (disabled), the settings page hosted in the PDS-4K is accessible through a web browser, as well as through the Settings menu in the EMTS GUI. When the WebApp Lock is enabled, the WebApp is in read-only mode, and no settings can be changed.
Select WebApp Lock from the System Security menu.
Once WebApp Lock is selected, the highlight bar turns from gray to cyan.
Turn the Adjust knob to toggle Admin Lock between “On” and “Off.”
Use Front Panel Lock to lock the front-panel buttons. The user may also access Front Panel Lock through the Operation Setup submenu of the System menu.
Select Front Panel Lock from the System Security menu.
Once Front Panel Lock is selected, the system displays the following message:
Press and hold the ESC button to unlock the front-panel buttons.
Once the front-panel buttons are unlocked, the system displays the Status menu.
The Diagnostics menu allows an operator to check if the PDS-4K unit is functioning normally. Front panel and system operations can be checked. Various system temperatures can be monitored and backup log files can be saved for customer service troubleshooting.
Select Diagnostics from the System menu.
Back returns to the System menu.
Scroll to and select Front Panel from the Diagnostics menu.
When Front Panel is selected, the system displays the message “Diagnostics in progress…,” and the menu display and the front-panel buttons flash red, then blue, then green.
When the front-panel diagnostic is finished, the system displays a message.
Turn the Adjust knob or press any front-panel button, for example Button #1 (the left-most button on the top row).
Scroll to and select Buttons/Encoder from the Diagnostics menu.
When Front Panel is selected, the system displays the message “Diagnostics in progress…”
Turn the Adjust knob or press any front-panel button.
If, for example, the Adjust knob is turned, the system displays the following message.
Scroll to and select System from the Diagnostics menu.
When System is selected, the system displays the “Outputs will be disrupted” warning message.
Press the Adjust knob to select “Yes.”
When “Yes” is selected, the system begins the board diagnostic and displays the following message.
When the diagnostic has finished, the system displays the result.
Scroll to and select Temperature from the Diagnostics menu.
The system performs the temperature diagnostics and displays the results.
The system displays the temperature results in °C for the following items:
Back returns to the Diagnostics menu.
Insert a FAT32-formatted flash drive in the front-panel USB slot.
If there is no USB drive in the USB slot when you attempt to export the log files, the system displays the message “Cannot store backup logs. USB is not connected.”
Scroll to and select Export Log Files on the Diagnostics menu.
When Export Log Files is selected, the system displays the following message.
Press the Adjust knob to select “Yes.”
While the log files are being exported, the system displays the “Do not power cycle” message.
The system creates a log file called PDSLogFiles.tar.gz and places that file in the EM\Backup folder on the USB flash drive. When the log file has been created, the system flashes the following message, then returns to the Diagnostics menu.
Scroll to and select Autosave on the System menu.
Once Autosave is selected, the highlight bar turns from gray to cyan.
Use Save All to save all of the system settings.
Scroll to and select Save All on the System menu.
When Save All is selected, the system displays the following message.
Press the Adjust knob to select “OK.”
The menu display returns to the System menu