Grass Valley Intuition XG v.5.0 - Manual (Page 72)

Intuition XG Configuration Guide 5-9
Dashboard - Intuition XG’s Local Configuration Software
Loading and refreshing the device list
The mechanism used to find and list devices on Dashboard ‘s Device List is a tool called
the
Device Discovery Tool . As described on page 5-11 , the Device Discovery tool allows you
to select between two methods of searching for Vertigo devices: automatic or manual.
Upon starting, Dashboard automatically begins a device discovery to locate the available
Vertigo devices and then lists them on the Dashboard’s Device List.
You can set the method used during the device discovery anytime, by accessing the Device
Discovery tool from Dashboard’s T
OOLS >S ETTINGS menu (see page 5-11 for instructions).
Use the Device menu’s R EFRESH D EVICE L IST command, or the R EFRESH button , to
update the device list at anytime. This action starts a device discovery that scans the local
machine and/or network and updates the status of the devices already listed and adds any
newly found devices.
Devices that are actively connected and ready to be used with Dashboard are indicated in
the Device List with a green light next to their name, while inactive devices have a red light.
When a device discovery is performed and the list is refreshed, the status of the listed
devices is also updated. An inactive device means that it is not in communication with
Dashboard, perhaps because the device is turned off, it has crashed, or the network is
down. If the device has crashed, you can restart it using Dashboard’s R
ESTART D EVICE
command (see “Restarting a device in the device list” on page 5-10 ). When the device is
active again, performing a refresh of the device list will return its status to a green light.
Saving the device list
Upon starting, Dashboard automatically begins a device discovery to locate the available
Vertigo devices and then lists them on the Dashboard’s Device List. This initial device list
can be saved, so that the next time Dashboard performs a device discovery (refresh), it only
has to update the status of the listed devices rather than searching for them again.
Use the File menu’s S AVE D EVICE L IST command, or the S AVE button, to save the device
list. If you do not save the device list before exiting Dashboard, the application asks you if
you would like to save the device list before exiting. This prompt only happens the first time
you exit Dashboard after installation.
As an alternative to manually saving the device list, you can use the Device Discovery tool’s
A
UTO -S AVE D EVICE L IST ON E XIT parameter to automatically save the device list when you
exit the Dashboard application.