Grass Valley NV9654 v.1.1 - Manual (Page 57)

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NV9654
User’s Guide
Composing Suffix Templates
Suffix templates have only a few button types. Essentially what you can do with a suffix
template is create a “keypad.” This example includes all button types allowed for suffix pages:
The keypad itself consists of ‘Category’ buttons. In this illustration, these are the yellow buttons
numbered 1–9 and 0. The designation “category button” has little relation to “category buttons”
in panel configurations. (The operator will have pressed a category button, selecting a category,
to get to the suffix page.) Here, the category button simply places a numeral or a suffix on the
button page. When the operator presses a numeral or a suffix, the numeral or suffix is appended
to the mnemonic of the device being identified. The mnemonic being generated appears in the
display area of the panel if the display is enabled and turned on.
 It is an NV9000-SE Utilities feature that certain numerals become disabled if there is no
device index in the category that contains that numeral. It is possible for all numerals to be
disabled. For example, if there are 23 devices in the category that caused the suffix page to
be displayed, then after the operator presses two numerals, all further entry is disabled.
 It is logical to include a ‘Take’ button on suffix templates used by source categories. It is not
logical to include a ‘Take’ button on suffix templates used by destination categories.
However, if a suffix template can be used for either sources or destinations, then a ‘Take’
button is at your discretion.
 It is prudent to place a ‘VFD/SEL Toggle’ button on the suffix page, in case an operator has
turned off the display and wants to get feed back as the digits are pressed.
The operator can use a ‘Clear Preset’ button to cancel a mistaken entry and start over.
Every suffix template must have a ‘Back’ button, and may have a ‘Take’ button, a ‘Clear Preset’
button, or a ‘Hold’ button. There are no other button types. You can duplicate buttons. The
arrangement of the “keypad” is at your discretion.
Template Changes
If you make a change to a suffix template and it is in use (you will see the entries in the list) you
probably want to click ‘Push changes to panel configs’. When you do, the configuration software
adjusts all NV9654 panel configurations to use the modified suffix template. This might override
changes you have made to the copy of the suffix page in some other NV9654 configuration.