Introduction, Product overview, Chapter 1 – Grass Valley NV9601 v.2.0 User Manual
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NV9601 Control Panel • User’s Guide
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1. Introduction
The NV9601 is an X-Y/multi-destination (MD) control panel. Operators select buttons on the panel
to display corresponding lists, such as all devices in a category. Operators can then select items in a
list to perform a task related to that item. For example, an operator can select a destination from a
list of devices, then select a source, and proceed to press
Take
to complete a route.
To understand how control panels work, it is important to know certain configuration concepts,
such as levels and categories. If you are unfamiliar with these concepts, it is recommended that you
review
About Levels, Level Sets and Level Mapping
on page 4 and
Control panels are configured using the NV9000-SE Utilities. This manual discusses overall opera-
tion only. For configuration tasks and information, see the NV9000-SE Utilities User’s Guide.
Product Overview
The NV9601 panel can be either hardware or virtual (software). The hardware version is 2RU high
(3.5 inches, 88.9mm). The virtual version of the NV9601 runs on a computer (see
Both the hardware panel and virtual panel have identical front interfaces. Unique to the hardware
panel are rear connections to a system controller or Ethernet switch and power.
Figure 1-1. NV9601 Control Panel, Hardware (Front view)
Figure 1-2. NV9601 Control Panel, Virtual (Front view)
The front of the panel features a central display area. This area displays lists of devices or menu
options. Up to eight lines can appear in the display area at any one time, and each line may contain
up to four fields of eight characters each. Each set of eight lines that appear in the display area cre-
ates a “page.” If a list has more than 8 lines of text, additional pages can be viewed by using the
Page Up
and
Page Down
buttons to scroll forward and back.
The front of the panel also features 45 buttons. Buttons display either in amber or green. In general,
amber indicates that the panel is in multi-destination (MD) mode or in destination selection mode.