Lock, protect, and release, Buttons, Lock, protect, and release buttons – Grass Valley NV9601 v.2.2 User Manual
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NV9601
User’s Guide
Any category button becomes disabled when it would have no effect. If your panel had only
4 MD pages, the suffix buttons 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 0 (if you have them) would remain disabled.
Lock, Protect, and Release
In a multi-user system, routes made by one user can be made safe from being accidentally or
maliciously change by another user.
Definitions
Owner
The user ID of a panel (especially, where a lock or protect was issued).
Source lock
No one can use the source.
Source protect
No one but the owner can use the source.
Destination lock
No one can route to the destination.
Destination protect
No one but the owner can route to the destination.
Release
To remove a lock or protect.
The NV9601 is the only panel that can lock sources as well as destinations.
A forced release is when the lock or protect is removed by someone other than the owner. A
forced release can be performed at any panel configured with release mode set to “forced
release.”
The ‘Destination Lock’ and ‘Destination Protect’ buttons are toggles. Press the lock (or protect)
button to lock (or protect) a destination. Press the button again to release the lock (or protect).
The ‘Lock’ and ‘Protect’ buttons are toggles. Press the lock (or protect) button to lock (or protect)
a source (in source mode) or a destination (in destination mode). Press the button again to
release the lock (or protect).
A lock overrides and removes a protect for a particular source or destination.
The display shows an “L” next to a source, a destination, or a destination level when it is locked.
The display shows a “P” next to a source, a destination, or a destination level when it is
protected.
Buttons
The NV9601 has 2 classes of button functions:
•
Dedicated functions, such as ‘Default State’, ‘Chop’ or ‘Panel Lock’.
•
Variable functions, such as ‘Category’, ‘Source’, or ‘Destination’. A category button identifies a
specific category. A source button identifies a specific source. A destination button identifies
a specific destination.
At present, there are 33 button types: