Grass Valley NV9000-SE v.5.0 - Manual (Page 337)

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NV9000-SE Utilities
User’s Guide
• ‘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. The NV9000 system controller “remembers” the source and destination
assignments and also allows operators to choose among different sets of such assignments.
• ‘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 simple backlit buttons.
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.
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. 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 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 presents the button legend. Source and destination buttons, for example, show
the source or destination mnemonic. 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, from top to botton, (1) the current source, (2) the preset source, (3)
the selected destination, and (4) level information.
Under the ‘Panel Server’ model, the panel operator can perform device selection using a cate-
gory list or category pages. When the panel is configured for category pages, the array of 16
buttons at the right side of the panel form a “page” of category buttons. Many such pages can
be defined.