Grass Valley NV9000-SE v.5.0 - Manual (Page 353)

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NV9000-SE Utilities
User’s Guide
Alphanumeric Display
When the panel is in ‘Display and Button’ mode, the left-most 15 buttons (a 5×3 array) form an
alphanumeric display. (These buttons therefore provide a 40×9 matrix of characters.) The panel
operator has the option of turning the display on or off. When the display is off, the 15 buttons
can have other functions.
The alphanumeric display provides feedback for the operators as they make selections to
execute takes and other operations. The panel functions either in: X-Y mode or multi-destina-
tion mode. The display changes according to those modes.
In either case, the display has 9 lines (1 header and 8 lines of information) and its buttons are
white. The display has 5 columns:
• Information (the left-most column, which has no heading).
• Preset.
• Status.
• LVL/DST.
• S-I-L-B (Attributes).
The display fields can show either names from a name set or the system mnemonics.
Tally Interface
At the rear of the panel is a DB25 connector that provides 8 tally inputs and 4 tally outputs. (The
outputs are solid state relay outputs.) Both inputs and outputs are optically isolated.
See GPIO on page 197.
Modes of Operation
The primary modes of operation are:
• X-Y mode — control of individual router levels. Choose a destination, optionally choose
desired breakaway levels, choosing source(s), and press ‘Take’ to complete a desired route.
• Multi-destination mode — lets you control multiple destinations. The LCD buttons display
destinations and sources. You can scroll through destination lists using the ‘Page Up’ and
‘Page Down’ buttons. Select a destination using selection buttons, choose a source, and
repeat for all desired routes. Then press ‘Take’. Takes in MD mode are “all level,” and break-
aways cannot be performed.
• Single-destination mode.
Single-destination” mode is not a distinct mode, but it is a mode on some other panels and
can be simulated on the NV9654.
The secondary modes of panel operation are:
• Setup mode — where the NV9654 is freshly powered up, but disconnected from the net-
work. In this mode, you can set the panel ID and perform a few diagnostic tasks.
• Salvo mode — pressing a Salvo button (and then the ‘Take’ button) executes a salvo. (The
duration of a salvo is indeterminate.)
• Menu mode — pressing a Menu button places the NV9654 in “menu” mode. In menu mode,
the panel’s button array becomes a menu that changes as needed during menu operation.