Grass Valley iMC-Panel-100 v.7.0.9.0 - Manual (Page 143)

Master Control • iMC-Panel-100 Operator’s Guide 131
6. Operation
Working with Multiple Channels
Please note:
• Shuffle changes occur immediately, letting you “hot swap” audio assignments directly on pro-
gram output.
• You can save audio channel settings (including shuffles) in the Imagestore 750 or restore audio
channel data from the Imagestore 750.
Working with Multiple Channels
You will probably find one or more channel buttons in the configurable button sections of your
panel. (A channel is an Imagestore 750, an MCE or an MCPM.)
There are 2 types of channel buttons:
• Channel selection.
• No channel.
Channel selection can also be performed in the ‘Channel Select’ menu. However, selecting no
channels or ganging channels requires the use of channel buttons. Channel selection is affected by
“automatic gang mode.” See the discussion of automatic gang mode, following.
You can access the ‘Channel Select’ menu either by pressing a ‘Channel Select’ menu button or by
touching the ‘Channel’ button in the main menu.
When channels are ganged, one channel is the “main” channel and other channels are “followers.”
The operations you perform on the main channel are replicated on the followers.
S Ganged channels must either be all Imagestore 750s or a combination of MCEs and MCPMs.
A ‘No Channel’ button can be used to take the panel out of service for maintenance.
When you select a channel, all status and configuration parameters for the newly selected channel
are downloaded to the panel. A channel change takes approximately one second. Buttons, main
sources, video effect sources, transitions rates, and salvos can all change according to your specific
channel configuration.
Channel changes can be programmed to trigger an NV9000 salvo. Consult your system administra-
tor if you need to determine whether your channel selection buttons trigger salvos.
Automatic Gang Mode
Your panel might be configured for “automatic gang mode.” In this mode, the default channel is the
main channel of a channel gang. Whenever the default channel is selected (by any method), all the
channels in the automatic channel gang are selected and gang selection is enabled.
The button for the main channel of the gang tallies green; the buttons for the follower channels of
the gang tally amber. Whatever actions you take for the main channel are applied also to the fol-
lower channels. (Your panel might not have buttons for all of the channels in the automatic channel
gang.)