York OB2 Cold Start Guide

Codename: Skycaster

Picture of Y-OB2 from outside
  1. Take the front and back sides off by unscrewing the latches and pulling them free.
  2. Locate an ethernet port at your location. Look for sockets on walls or look for WiFi access points on the wall as there may be a socket it connects to.
  3. Connect one end of the long ethernet cable (stored inside the OB kit) to the socket you've found and connect the other end to the ethernet socket on the shelf labelled "Internet".
  4. Find the power plug inside the OB kit and connect that to the nearest power socket, then connect the large 16A power connector to the port that is labelled power in on the back.
  5. Pull the ends of the IEC cables (kettle leads) out of the OB kit and connect them to your video monitors.
  6. Connect the HDMI cable (in the OB kit) from the patch labeled monitor out on the front, to the video monitor with a HDMI port.
  7. Connect the VGA cable (in the OB kit) from the patch labeled PC on the front, to the other video monitor.
  8. Ensure the power breaker on the back is on and the switch towards the bottom of the OB kit at the back is on, then the PC should power on.
  9. Wait until the PC has logged itself in and opened OBS, then check you have an internet connection.
  10. Get the Streamdeck out from the OB kit, ensure it is plugged into the PC and hand it to the vision mixer.
  11. When the camera operators run an SDI cable over to you, plug it into one of the SDI ports on the front of the OB kit.
  12. When you're ready, press start streaming in OBS and let the MCR know.
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