Grass Valley iMC-Panel-100 v.7.0.9.0 - Manual (Page 117)

Master Control • iMC-Panel-100 Operator’s Guide 105
6. Operation
General Information
Sharing vs. Preemption
Each control panel can be configured to share or not to share channels with other control panels.
Each control panel is configured with a priority level for access non-shared access. Panels with
higher priority can preempt panels with lower priority and thereby gain access to the channel.
If your panel is configured for sharing, it will attempt to share a channel that is already in use. If the
channel is controlled by a panel that does not share and that has a higher priority than yours has, the
sharing attempt will fail.
If the sharing attempt succeeds, the panel operates normally. If it fails, you will be notified.
If your panel is not configured for sharing, when it attempts to acquire a channel, it can preempt the
other panel if yours has a higher priority. You will be asked for permission to preempt the other
panel. If the other panel has higher priority, the attempt to acquire the channel will fail and you will
be notified.
Using the Keypad
Follow these steps to operate a keypad:
1 Press the desired ‘Keypad’ button (within a menu) to display the keypad menu for the parame-
ter you wish to change. A sample is shown here:
2 On the keypad, press the desired digits for your numeric value. The ‘Entry’ register shows your
entry in progress:
3 As necessary,
Press ‘Clear’ to clear the Entry register.
Press ‘Cancel’ to return to the previous menu, without having entered a number.
Press ‘Done’ to accept the new entry and return to the previous menu.
4 If an error message appears, (e.g., Invalid Entry), press ‘OK’ to start the entry procedure again.
The Entry register automatically clears.