NEXIO® MOS Playlist Manager

MOS Playlist Software

The NEXIO® MOS Playlist Manager (MPLM) is a key component of the Harris® NewsForce™ HD/SD news platform. Used in conjunction with the NEXIO MOS Gateway, MPLM parses rundown information from the newsroom computer system (NRCS) into playlists that drive NEXIO AMP® server channels to play stories to air.

In addition to its play-to-air duties, MPLM works in conjunction with the ActiveX plug-ins that expose the NEXIO server’s high- and low-resolution MediaBase in the NRCS user interface.

The MPLM dynamically extracts information from the NEXIO MOS Gateway about video clips attached to stories in the rundown. That information dynamically generates playlists for display on the Playlist Manager screen, and cues the selected content into NEXIO playout channels. Playout of the channels is driven from the trigger panel, GPI or keyboard.

Multiple Playlist Managers can operate on the same rundown, enabling system redundancy to sustain on-air operations. In addition, redundant backup channels can be configured to follow operations of the primary channels to provide fault tolerance at the server level.

Features

Support for playout of rundowns managed by AP ENPS®, Avid® iNEWS®, Octopus, Autocue QNews and Annova OpenMedia®
Available as hardware and software bundle or software only
Up to 4 channels of playout control and 4 backup channels
Support for loading up to 4 playlists simultaneously
AIRShield protection for on-air clips
Auto-ripple intelligent rundown re-ordering
Respect for MOS channel override from NRCS
Support for loop play of individual clips in the playlist
Integrated NEXIO MediaBase browser clip selection to manually add clips to the playlist
Embedded low-resolution proxy player for clip previewing
Remote and local edit modes to insert and append items
Intuitive thumbnail view in playlist
Adjustable fonts, sizes, display fields and column ordering
Configurable window positioning and sizing
Diagnostic status display window
EDL export of playlist to external applications including Velocity™ and InstantOnline™
As-run logging for proof of playback
USB Trigger Panel for manual control of the playlist included
Optional USB GPI/422 Breakout Box for external control

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Specifications

Specifications and designs are subject to change without notice.

System Configuration	Mainframe AMD multi-core processor PCIe Platform 4 GB ECC RAM Single solid-state 2.5-in. boot drive 2 x 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet ports DVI and VGA monitor interfaces 4 USB 2.0 ports (2 front, 2 rear) PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports Redundant, hot-swappable power supplies Windows® 7 Professional x32 USB Trigger Panel

Physical Characteristics
Dimensions (H x W x D)	1.7 x 17.2 x 23.5 in (4.3 x 43.7 x 59.7 cm)
Weight	30 lbs (14 kg)

Power
Power Supply	Dual redundant, hot-swappable
Voltage	100 to 240 VAC
Current	8 to 4 A
Frequency	60 to 50 Hz
Total DC Output	650 W
Idle Consumption	144 W @ 240 V, 156 W @ 120 V
Peak Consumption	264 W @ 240 V, 296 W @ 120 V

Environmental
Operating Temperature	50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
Non-operating Temperature	-40° to 158° F (-40° to 70° C)
Operating Relative Humidity	8% to 90% RH & non-condensing
Non-operating Relative Humidity	5% to 95% RH & non-condensing
Operating Altitude	10,000 ft (3,048 m) @ 77° F (25° C)

Software Only (NXAMPLM)
Minimum System Recommendations	Intel™ Core®2 Duo Processor (2GHz Dual-Core, 4MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB) 2 GB RAM 256 MB Graphics Card @ 1440x900 (WSXGA or WXGA+) 2 GB Free Hard Drive Space Intel Gigabit Ethernet Port USB Ports Microsoft Windows® XP Professional SP3 or x64 Edition, and Windows® 7 Professional x32 Includes USB Trigger Panel

Ordering Information

NX1011MPLM	NEXIO MOS Playlist Manager

NXAMPLM	NEXIO MOS Playlist Manager (software only)

NXGPI422BRKOUT	Optional USB GPI/422 breakout box

Sales Contacts

North America +1 800 231 9673
Caribbean and Latin America +1 786 437 1960

Europe and Africa +44 118 964 8200
Middle East and South Asia +971 4 433 8250

Asia, Pacific Rim +852 2776 0628

Data Sheet

NEXIO® MOS Playlist Manager