Grass Valley NV9649 v.1.1 - Manual (Page 16)

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Introduction
Function Buttons and Displays
The NV9649 has 3 very different operating modes (or behavioral models):
• ‘Panel Server’ mode. For brevity, we can call this “server” mode.
When the panel is in “server” mode, it operates in conjunction with a number of NV9648
control panels. The NV9649 is the “server” and the NV9648s are the “clients.” The NV9649 and
the NV9648s combine to form, in essence, a larger panel
— actually a cluster of many small
panels. The NV9649, being the server, can change which sources and destinations the
NV9648s can use. See
‘Panel Server’ Mode on page 6.
• ‘NV9609 Panel’ mode. For brevity, we can call this “NV9609” mode.
When the panel is in “NV9609” mode, it functions exactly like an NV9609, but with buttons
that have LCD legends instead of backlit simple buttons.
(You can refer to the NV9609 Users Guide for reference.)
In this mode, the panel operates standalone, without regard to any NV9648s.
• ‘LCD XY/MD’ mode.
In this mode also, the panel operates standalone, without regard to any NV9648s.
When the panel is in “LCD XY/MD” mode, it has a larger function set than it does when oper-
ating in the other two modes.
The panel’s buttons are used in a hierarchical fashion: pressing a ‘navigation’ button causes
the panel to display a new set of button functions or a “button page.” There can be many
such pages, organized in a configurable tree structure.
The operator can switch the panel between “X-Y mode” and multi-destination (MD) mode. In
X-Y mode, the operator can perform takes (and locks) on individually selected levels. In MD
mode, takes occur on all levels, but the operator can perform takes to multiple destinations
simultaneously. See
‘LCD XY/MD’ Mode on page 8.
The panel’s 28 buttons and 4 displays are used in very different ways in the 3 models.
Function Buttons and Displays
At the front, the panel has 2 button sections, 12 buttons on the left and 16 on the right. Between
the sections are four 8-character displays and a knob. Refer to Figure 2-1. You can turn the knob
to scroll through device categories and device lists. Pressing the knob selects the category to
which you have scrolled. The knob moves in about a millimeter when you press it and you can
feel the knob click.
Each function button incorporates a 64×32 LCD. The buttons’ LCDs can be illuminated in 7
colors: red, green, yellow, blue, purple, amber, and grey. Each LCD can be off, bright (high-tally)
or dim (low-tally) depending on what the operator is doing and what functions are selected.
A button’s LCD (when it is not off ) presents the button legend. Some button legends are fixed.
Source and destination buttons, for example, show the source or destination mnemonic. Some
button legends vary. Selection buttons have 3 lines of text, the top line displaying the current
source, the middle line displaying the preset source, and the bottom line displaying the level (in
X-Y mode) or MD device in MD mode.
The buttons and displays are used differently in the 3 operating modes.
The displays generally show, respectively, from top to bottom, (1) the current source, (2) the
preset source, (3) the selected destination, and (4) level information.