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Escient Vision VX-600 Installation Guide
Version: M51003-06A1
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Photo Related Q&A
1. What image formats are supported?
a. JPEG,GIF,andPNG
2. Why don’t individual photos imported into /Photos appear under Photos/
Slideshow?
a. Youhavetoimportafolderwithimagesinsidebecausethefoldernameis
usedforthenameoftheSlideshow.Withoutafolder,thereisnoSlideshowto
organize the individual photos under.
Networking Q&A
1. What kind of network do you recommend for Vision?
a. AGigabitswitch(notarouter)andCat5eorCat6cabling.
b. AsinglerunofCat5e/6cableshouldneverexceed100meters.
2. Can you sync movies and music from one Vision to another?
a. No.
3. Are software updates free or is there a fee?
a. Escient software updates and data lookup services remain free of charge.
4. How does the Vision work with the Fireball line of products?
a. VisionVSandVCclientscanconnecttoaFireballservertoaccessit’sharddrive
based music content.
b. FireBallproductscanalsoaccessmusicstoredontheVisionservers.
5. Can I use any standard network storage device or NAS with the Vision
clients to play media over my network?
a. No,youmustusetheVisionVX-600NASbecauseitprovidesRAID5redundan-
cyforyourmusic,movies,andphotos,EscientEarlyDetectionMonitoringSys-
tem to alert you of possible drive failures, and runs the software which allows
Vision Media Management and the ability to access multiple Vision servers to
share media over the network.
6. Why does the CONTENT directory on my VX not show my imported mov-
ies?
a. VisionisaclosedsystemwhenitcomestostoringyourpersonalDVDmovies.
OncetheyareontheVisionsystem,youcannotcopythemotheVision.For
thisreason,importedISOmovieswillnotappearintheCONTENTdirectory.
OnlyimportedMusicwillappear.
Technical Q&A
1. What is the video bandwidth of Vision?
a. UsingstandardDVD/MPEG-2specications,itis5Mb/sandburststo8-9Mb/s.
2. Are there rack mount options for Vision products?
a. Yes,theVX-600comeswithrackingmountbrackets
b. MiddleAtlanticwillsupplyarackadapterkitsfortheVSandVCseriesprod-
ucts. http://www.middleatlantic.com/
3. What is the front panel USB port for?
a. YoucanconnectastandardUSBkeyboardtobeusedforeditingtext.
4. Will it output a 1080p video signal?
a. Yes,itwillup-convertvideoto1080poverHDMI.
5. Are all video outputs active at the same time?
a. YesifyousetHDMIto480pandcomposite,s,andcomponentto480i.Thisis
the default mode from the factory.
6. Can I add more storage space when I run out?
a. Yes.TheVSandVCseriesproductscanaccessoneormoreVX-600serverson
the network. Adding multiple VX-600s to your network will increase your Vi-
sion storage space.
7. Are the hard drives hot swappable?
a. TheharddrivesontheVX-600arehotswappableintheeventofaRAIDdisc
failure.
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