Grass Valley iMC-Panel-100 v.7.2.9.0 - Manual (Page 18)

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Introduction
Master Control System Overview
control system, and other products. Each frame holds one or more MCPMs, MCEs, and optionally
a multi-format router.
Each Imagestore 750, MCE, or MCPM is considered a channel.
Imagestore 750s, MCPMs, MCEs, and control panels communicate on an Ethernet LAN. When an
operator presses control panel buttons (the ‘Transition’ button, for example), the control panel
issues commands to the attached channel (Imagestore 750, MCPM, or MCE). The channel
responds with status and (unless a problem exists) executes the command. When a command is
successfully executed, the channel notifies the panel, which updates its displays and indicators
accordingly.
Figure 2-1 shows the basic relationships in a master control system:
Fig. 2-1: Master Control Network
Master control can work in conjunction with an NV9000 router control system. In such a config-
uration, a channel has access to the entire router input space, with the ability to select any router
source.
Most control panels can control one or more channels at any time — but usually one at a time.
Operators can select which channel(s) to control. When you change channels, control panel
updates take about a second. We say that the panel attaches the newly selected channel, and
the channel’s own source layout, transition rates, and layer presets are available for use.
Each channel can also be operated under automation. A channel can be controlled by multiple
control panels.
The panel’s features when it is controlling an Imagestore 750 are quite different from the same
panel’s features when it is controlling an MCE or MCPM. (This guide discusses only the features
that support Imagestore 750s.)
NV9000 Router Control System
A master control system can be viewed as a part of an NV9000 system. Alternatively, the NV9000
can be regarded as a provider of inputs to the master control system.
In either case, master control allows router outputs as master control inputs and allows an oper-
ator (or automation) to take router sources to the master control output.
The NV9000 system is a requirement for master control systems that use Imagestore 750s.
An iMC-Panel-100 frame used in conjunction with an NV9000 system must be connected to the
NV9000 (in the control section of the master control frame).
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