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ONLINE MODE
INTRODUCTION TO ONLINE
Online mode is a mode that allows changes to be made to the
configuration of a live system without the need to download a new
configuration. The new configuration is held in the matrix and even if
the matrix is reset the modified configuration will be preserved rather
than defaulting back to the original configuration map.
The changes are not automatically added to the system configuration
controlled by ECS until the modified configuration is saved either by
clicking on the ‘Save’ button in the File menu on exiting Online mode,
by downloading a map to the matrix or by exiting ECS and selecting
‘Yes’ to save the configuration.
Note: If the configuration map currently on the matrix is exported
by ECS and then imported again without changing the name
of the configuration map it should be downloaded to the
matrix before entering Online mode. If the imported
configuration map is not downloaded to the matrix before
entering Online mode panel labels may appear to be
changed.
Online mode allows panel labels including beltpacks to be added,
deleted or moved in Panel Programming and Forced Listen and
Blocked Listens to be updated in Local Advanced. The functions
which can be used in Online mode are indicated by the menu entries
or button text being colored green. However there is an important
limitation when using Online mode on linked systems.
If a label refers to a source or destination on a remote matrix (a matrix
linked to the current matrix) it cannot be assigned in Online mode
unless it is already present in the current map being modified. In order
for such a label to be present in a configuration it must have been
assigned at least once and then downloaded as part of a map. In this
way it will be recognized by the matrix if it is assigned in Online mode.
Local sources and destinations (on the current matrix) can be assigned
for the first time in Online mode provided they have already been set
up in the current map. For example a local Party Line cannot be
created in Online mode but it can be assigned to a key for the first time
in Online mode.
If a remote source or destination is assigned to a key for the first time
in Online mode the label will initially be displayed in the panel mimic
and then disappear as the matrix will reject the assignment request.
Further information on this limitation is given later in this chapter.
Online mode operates in a completely live mode so that as soon as a
change is made in ECS the configuration in the matrix is updated. If a
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