Grass Valley NV9649 v.1.1 - Manual (Page 90)

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Configuration
Global Navigation
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 is an example:
The keypad itself consists of ‘Category’ buttons. On a suffix page, a “category button” simply
places a numeral or a suffix on the suffix template. When the operator presses a numeral or a
suffix, the numeral or suffix is appended to the mnemonic of the device being identified for
selection.
 Certain numerals become disabled when 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 oper-
ator 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 needed.
The operator can use a ‘Clear Preset’ button to cancel a mistaken entry and start over.
The operator can use a ‘Clear’ button to erase a mistakenly entered digit.
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 can see the entries in the list) you
will probably want to click ‘Push changes to panel configs’ on the configuration page. When you
do, the configuration software adjusts all NV9649 panel configurations to use the modified
suffix template. This might override changes you have made to the copy of the suffix page in
some panel configuration.
If you want to update the suffix page in only some of your panel configurations, create an alter-
nate version of your suffix template and change the panel configurations to use one or the other
as desired.
Composing Navigate Templates
Composing a navigate template is not substantially different from composing panel configura-
tions. The only difference is that navigate templates do not have ‘Global Navigation’ buttons.
Keypad