Rane ECS RaneWare - Manual (Page 5)

RW Manual-5
Port Page
Port
The Port tab allows configuration of the six individual
ECB 62e Ports. Status signals of a Port have no affect on Port
audio—this feature only affects the Master status of a Port.
Port Name
This button opens a dialog box permitting the Port Input
and Output names to be changed so they match the devices
actually hooked to the Ports. For example,
ROOM can be
changed to the local site’s name. Also, the Device Name can
be changed. The Device Name is useful in larger facilities or
campuses with multiple ECS installs. For example, use the
building’s name as the Device Name.
Port Input selectors
The box with the dark blue over-score indicates the Port
whose Input settings are visible or editable. Each Port has
independent
Threshold Level, Input Attenuation, Signal
Mode, etc. To view another Port’s Input settings, click on any
Port 1 through Port 6 to move the blue highlight and display
or edit that Port’s settings.
Double clicking on any Port Input selector changes the
Level Meter to this Port.
The Port On buttons toggle between On (button down and
indicator lit) and off/muted (button up and indicator gray).
The indicator above the On button means the following:
Gray = Port Input Off (muted, as in unheard)
Green = Port Input On
Yellow = Master Port
Port Signal Mode
Each Port can be assigned an independent Signal Mode
which does not affect the audio. The Port Signal Mode is only
used for control and system status information.
In multipoint videoconferencing, to perform video-
follows-audio, the room controller can query the ECB 62e for
the current Master Port. The Master Port parameter is used to
switch to the proper video feed (Port) for display. Using
Automatic Signal Mode for the Ports fed from the video
codecs allows any one of the Ports to become the Master Port.
In this application, a CD player connected to a Port would not
be considered a video source. Therefore, setting the CD
player Port’s
Signal Mode to Off allows the CD player to be
excluded from Master Port consideration.
Automatic: Audio on the Port must exceed the Port’s
Threshold Level to trigger the Port Signal indicator on. Also,
the Port will be able to become the Master Port for video-
follows-audio applications.
On: the Port turns on the Port Signal indicator and the
Port is forced to become the Master Port.
Port Input Selection