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ChyTV HD BB

Quick Start Guide

Rev. 9 7/7/18

Thank you for choosing our ChyTV HD graphics system. This Quick Start

Guide is a supplement to the ChyTV User Guide, which can be found in the

USB thumb drive Manuals folder. While most of the information in the current

ChyTV User Guide is applicable to the ChyTV Plus, HD 100, HD 150, HD 250,

HD BB, HD multi-SDI, HD Alert, and other ChyTV products, this Quick Start

includes brief descriptions of HD BB specific information not included in the

current User Guide. Note that the HD BB system is available in either a PC

tower or a 3 RU redundant power supply rack-mount chassis.

Please contact ChyTV Customer Support with any questions at:

631-845-2092.

Power Supply

Before operation, please check the ChyTV HD device’s power supply voltage

switch. The ChyTV HD device power supply is switchable between 110 volts and

220 volts. The switch is located on the rear of the device near the line cord

receptacle. By default the ChyTV HD device may come set for 220 with a sticker

covering it that says “Switch for 110”. This is to protect the system from damage

when shipped overseas. Plugging a 220 set device into 110 voltage will not

function correctly, but will not damage components. Plugging a 110 device into

220 voltage will damage components.

Turning On / Off

The ChyTV HD device operates simply by pressing the power button on the front panel.

Note that there is also a power switch on the rear power supply labeled 0/1. This must

be pressed in on the 1position. After pressing the front panel power button, the device

may take about 90 seconds to boot. Occasionally it will run some internal diagnostics, so

boot time may vary. It will immediately begin playing the default Project. Press the power

button again to turn off. The device takes 20 seconds or so to shut down completely.

Occasionally (every 30 drive mountings), some extra time booting will be required verify

drive consistency. In this case, booting may take several minutes to complete.

HD BB Rear View (Tower chassis shown)

DVI Out

SDI

Out

HDMI

Out

Video Output

The DVI, HDMI (not available on HD multi-SDI) and HD-SDI outputs are all

simultaneously active. In addition, other output formats such as analog component are

available via the included breakout cable connector (not available on HD multi-SDI).

Note that the system by default is configured to be optimized for HD-SDI operation.

Thus during boot-up, all diagnostic and boot messages are suppressed so as not to be

displayed “On Air”. It may take about 90 seconds or so for the system to boot and begin

playing the current project. Also note that the factory output resolution is fixed at

1920x1080.

Note:

If “External Key”is selected and saved using the ChyTV Tools Options / Settings

menu, the BNC immediately to the left of the SDI Out shown above will output a “Key”

signal for Fill and Key. Normally it would carry a second SDI Out Fill signal.

Video Input

A variety of input sources are supported including HD analog component via included

breakout cable (not available on HD multi-SDI) as well as HD-SDI via BNC connectors.

For HD-SDI input, the BNC connector closer to the breakout cable port is the active

input. Only one single Video Input may be active at any time. The current active Video

Input source can be set using the HD Configuration Manager utility described later in

this document.

Audio In / Out

The green 1/8 audio jack is the audio output. The blue is the audio input. Think “green

to the screen”. Input and output volumes can be set using the HD Configuration

Manager utility.

General Work Flow

Like all standard ChyTV devices, content is created, updated and managed using the

ChyTV Tools interface. The ChyTV Tools software is run on a separate PC and connects

to the ChyTV HD device via the network.

Alternately, content can be delivered across the Internet to the ChyTV HD device via

the ChyTV.net web service. In this case, the content is still authored and managed off-

line on a separate Windows PC. When completed, the project is packaged and

uploaded to the ChyTV.net server’s appropriate account and group. Complete

ChyTV.net operations are described elsewhere. Contact ChyTV Customer Support for

more information.

Setting the IP Address

Before the ChyTV HD device can be connected to directly across the network from

ChyTV Tools, it must be configured with a valid IP address. Since the ChyTV HD device

is a stand-alone appliance, configuring custom parameters such as the IP address are

achieved using the included USB thumb drive. By default, the ChyTV HD device leaves

the factory set to DHCP for dynamic IP allocation. However, it can also be set to a static

IP which will ensure consistent connections with ChyTV Tools going forward.

Upon boot-up, a gray informational screen is displayed for several seconds that shows

the system’s IP Address along with MAC Address, software version, screen resolution

and other information. If the system is set for DHCP the IP address should be noted.

To modify the ChyTV HD device’s network settings, please take the following steps:

1. Using a Windows PC, insert the included ChyTV HD device USB thumb drive into

an empty USB slot.

2. Using Notepad, open the file IP.TXT for editing.

3. Modify the above networking parameters to their appropriate settings. Note that

in the IP.TXT file, a ‘#’ symbol as the first character on a line indicates that the

line is “commented out” (i.e. ignored).

4. Save IP.TXT file and properly stop and eject USB thumb drive.

5. Power on ChyTV HD device. Wait for complete boot.

6. On the ChyTV HD device, insert the USB thumb drive into an empty USB slot. Note

that only USB 2.0 is currently supported. Therefore the best choice would be one

of the USB slots on the rear panel next to the Ethernet port. The ‘blue’ USB 3.0

slots should not be used.

7. Wait approximately 20 seconds. The ChyTV HD device will automatically collect

the new networking parameters from the IP.TXT file.

8. Remove the USB thumb drive and restart the ChyTV HD device by turning off

and on again.

The new IP address can be confirmed by ‘pinging’ from a PC on the network.

Installing the Software

The ChyTV management and creation applications can be found on the included USB

thumb drive. The drive also includes several Sample Projects and utilities and can be

used to initialize the ChyTV device IP address.

Opening the USB drive on a PC will show something like the following:

The same exact thumb drive image is used for all of our products. The CHYTVHD100

volume label is actually used a ‘precaution’ for using the thumb drive for configuration

updates. The IP.TXT file on the thumb drive can be modified for a variety of commands

to the device, most commonly is to change the networking parameters. When a thumb

drive is inserted in the device, it first checks for the CHYTVHD100 volume name,

otherwise no action is taken.

The standard files to be installed are ChyTV_Author_xxxx.msi and

ChyTV_Tools2_xxxx.msi. ChyTV CrawlConfig is only required for a ChyTV HD-Alert

system and Dynamo is only for certain legacy purposes.

Note:

Some versions of Windows may generate the error below if an “msi” installation script is

executed directly from the USB drive.

If this error occurs, simply copy the “msi” files from the USB drive to a temporary folder

on the PC and re-execute.

ChyTV Tools

Standard with all ChyTV products, ChyTV Tools is an extremely intuitive software utility

to create, manage, schedule and distribute content for the ChyTV Video Graphics

Information Display Systems. ChyTV Tools enables integration of dynamic graphic and

text content with a variety of animations. All graphic pages can be individually controlled

via a schedule that permits looping on duration or specific days of the week and time of

day. For multiple device deployments, ChyTV Tools enables you to control many IP

devices from a single location over the network. ChyTV Tools combines powerful

graphic, video, and audio capabilities with an easy to use interface. Page layout and

design are readily composed with the also include ChyTV Author WYSIWYG tool.

Having set the IP address on the ChyTV HD device, the device can be connected to via

any Windows PC on the network using ChyTV Tools. A newer version of ChyTV Tools

is is available on the shipped USB drive and is called ChyTV_Tools2_1.0.xxxx.msi. At

the time of this Quick Start’s writing, the ChyTV User Guide still reflects the earlier

version of ChyTV Tools (ver 3.7.2). The newer version is very similar and has number

of enhancements, including improved compatibility with newer versions of Windows

such as Windows 10. However there are some subtle differences. Later Versions will

be available for download from www.chytv.com/support.

To install ChyTV Tools, double-click the installation msi file:

ChyTV_Tools2_1.0.xxxx.msi.

Please contact ChyTV customer support at 631-845-2092 for help and training.

Configuring IP Addresses in ChyTV Tools

To connect to one or more ChyTV devices, the IP addresses must be configured in

ChyTV Tools. To add IP Addresses, select the magnifying glass next to the Devices

drop-down on the middle Tools menu bar. See image below:

Next give the device and name and enter its IP address. See image below:

The device can now be selected from the Device drop-down. See image below:

Note that alternate projects can be selected to be the current project from the

Current Project dropdown.

Configuring Projects Using ChyTV Tools

A ChyTV Project is a folder that includes all content, assets and schedule information for

playback. A project is resident on a PC and managed using ChyTV Tools. When

appropriate, ChyTV Tools is used to transfer the project from the PC to the HD-mini

device. Multiple projects can exist on the PC side as well as on the HD-mini device.

However, there is always a concept of the Current Project. This is the schedule and

content that the HD-mini is currently playing.

To Create a new project, or to add an existing one to the Project Selected list, click on

the magnifying glass icon next to the Project Selected list drop-down box.

This will bring up the Project Add / Create box.

To select an existing project, select Add and navigate to the desired project. Note that

there are several sample projects include under the Projects folder on the included USB

drive. These can be copied to the PC hard-drive to a location of your choice. Typically,

though not necessarily, the Projects reside under:

C:\Program Files (x86)\ChyTV\ChyTV Tools2\Projects.

Our ChyTV devices do ship with several demos pre-installed that match the system’s

particular capabilities. However, there is no direct correlation between the thumb drive

projects and the ones pre-installed on the system.

To Create a new project, select Create. Use the Magnifying Glass button to navigate to

a location on the PC for your projects to go. As you develop new projects, you may want

to keep them together in the same place. Different Projects will have their own unique

name. Enter the new Project Name. In the example below, upon clicking Create, and

new blank project called “My New Project” will be created under:

C:\ChyTV (JALAPTOPD800)\Projects_HD_100

The Update All button is used to transfer the currently selected project from the PC to

the ChyTV device. Users will generally want their computer project (top half of Tools) to

match the device project (bottom half of Tools). If there is any kind of mismatch in the

two project names, Tools will generate the following warning.

This prevents content and the schedule from the computer project inadvertently

overwriting the project on the device. What would typically be done is to click the green

Create button below the device’s Current Project drop-down. The user is then

prompted to name the new project, but it is pre-loaded with the same name as the

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