Grass Valley iTX System v.2.6 - Manual (Page 335)

Using iTX with a matrix router
Configuring the Router Control layout
In configuring the Router Control layout, you need to separately configure all dynamic layouts
that are to be available from the main layout. You can do this when the dynamic layouts are
loaded into your system-administrator user view.
We recommend you configure copies of the sample layouts (rather than work with the
originals). This prevents you losing your modifications when layouts are replaced during a
system upgrade. You should copy the Router Control layout and the dynamic layouts to your
user view, rename them, modify them and save them as global layouts.
The Source and Destination Button Panels have a default number of source and destination
selection buttons. You need to map these buttons to the sources and destinations on the
router you want to control; in doing so, you can change the number of buttons in the panels.
We describe how to configure the button panels earlier in this manual. See: “Map destination
buttons to router destinations”, page 134; and “Map source buttons to router sources”, page
135.
On the Router Control layout, you assign dynamic layouts to the Layout Selectors.
The Destination Lock Button requires no configuration.
You can change the default titles of the button panels on the dynamic layouts to match the
names of your routers. You do this through the Group Properties dialog. More details , page
132.
Note:
• When mapping buttons to crosspoints that are controlled by the Router Bridge, ensure
all the routes that can be selected are valid.
Using the features on the Router Control layout
On the Router Control layout, you can:
• Select any available dynamic layout displaying a Source Button Panel or a Destination
Button Panel.
• Use the buttons on the displayed Source and Destination Button Panels to make a
route between any available source and destination.
Route a source to a destination from a router control panel
You use the buttons on a Source and Destination Button Panel to make a route between a
source and a destination.
1.
Click a destination button to select the associated router destination.
The button displays a green light to show that it is selected.
2. Click a source button.
iTX instantly makes the route: it uses the router service to connect the signals on the
selected levels between the source and destination.
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