Button definitions – Grass Valley NV9000-SE v.5.0 User Manual
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NV9000-SE Utilities
User’s Guide
Regions of the Configuration Page
There are 5 main regions:
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A graphic representation of the NV9640 panel.
On the right are 30 LCD function button proxies. Click on a button proxy to assign a function
to it. In some cases, you can click or double-click certain buttons to execute the button func-
tion. Double-clicking a ‘Navigate’ button, for instance, causes the button’s “subpage” to
appear. Double-clicking a ‘Page Up’ or ‘Page Down’ button allows you to scroll through
multi-destination pages that are represented in the image of the alphanumeric page.
Buttons can be illuminated in several colors: green, amber, yellow, red, blue, purple, and
grey. There are 3 levels of illumination: high tally (bright), low tally (muted) and off.
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Button definitions.
In this section, configurers make button assignments, using its pull-down menus and text
fields. See
, following.
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Button page table.
This section displays a list of the individual pages of the tree structure. The button page at
the top of the list (i.e., root of the tree) is called “Default.” See
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GPIO definitions.
In this section, configurers may define GPIO logic. The control panel has a rear connector
that provides 4 relay outputs and 8 optically isolated inputs. See
on page 197. (Note
that the graphical buttons represent connector terminals and not actual buttons.)
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Panel options.
In this section, configurers may specify the behavioral characteristics of the panel. See the
NV9640 User’s Guide or the NV9640A User’s Guide for detailed information.
Button Definitions
The button definitions section has several controls:
The controls vary according to the button type.
Button Type
A pull-down menu where you may select a button type.
Button Caption
Three text boxes in which you can enter three lines of button text up to 8
characters each.
Button Color
A pull-down menu where you can select a button color: amber, blue, green,
grey, purple, red, or yellow.
Check box
“Place this button on all child pages.” If you check this option, the button
you are defining will occur, in the same position, on all pages in the subtree
available through the navigation button. A “back” button is a good candi-