Grass Valley Vertigo XG Integration v.2.6 - Manual (Page 17)

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Vertigo XG & iTX Integration
User Manual
can then assign the XG_CHA device to each of Xplay’s keyers and put the keyers in a ready
state for playout.
To configure Xplay’s interface for multiple keyers:
1 Open Xplay and select Tools>Settings>General and set the Layout setting to Multi-
Device.
2 In the Number of devices setting, specify the number of Vertigo XG keyers to be
controlled by the iTX automation system. For this example, we use 9 keyers.
3 Select Tools>Settings>Layout and set the Multi-Device Layout setting to
PreviewOnAir.
4 Click OK and then restart Xplay.
When Xplay reopens it displays multiple Keyer windows along the right-side.
To assign the Vertigo XG’s XG_CHA device to each of Xplay’s keyers and put the keyers in
a ready state:
1 With Xplay open, select the Tools>Devices Manager menu command.
The Device Manager window (Device Configuration) opens with the XG_CHA device
already listed in the table on the left-side.
2 In the right-side table in the Device Manager, click a in the Name column to
select the row.
3 Select the XG_CHA device (left table).
4 Click the right-arrow button .
The XG_CHA device is immediately added to the table on the right. It is also added to
the Keyer on the Xplay interface.
5 Repeat the steps 2 - 4 for each of the in the table.
6 Click Close. The local device (XG_CHA) device is now associated with each keyer in
Xplay.
7 Ensure that the Vertigo XG device is actively connected to Xplay.
As shown above, when Xplay is connected to the device, the LED is green. If Xplay is
disconnected from the device, then the LED is red.
To reconnect Xplay to the Vertigo XG device, simply double-click the red LED. If the
connection isn’t immediately established, verify that the device is powered up and that
the network is operating normally.
8 All of the keyers should be turned on, which is indicated by the background of the
keyer’s Device name being pink. If the background is grey, then the keyer is turned off.
To turn the keyer on, right-click on the keyer’s Device name and select the Turn Keyer
On command.