Grass Valley NV9000-SE v.3.0 - Manual (Page 302)

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11. Control Panels
Adding a Control Panel
Select button options as follows:
Button Modes Description Related Topic
Broadcast All modes On the data (control) level, assigns one
controlling device (master) to multiple
controlled devices (slaves). Useful in
dubbing and editing applications. Status is
only reported from the first assigned slave.
Broadcast on page
359
Category All modes Selects a category (and its device list).
Separate categories are permitted for
source and destination devices.
When you assign a category button, three
additional drop-down menus appear:
‘Source Category’, ‘Destination Category’
and ‘Suffix’. Choose one of the categories
(or none) from the category lists. Choose
one of the suffixes (or none) from the
suffix list. Select a level from the ‘Level
Set Filter’ to limit categories to only those
in the selected level.
Category on page
359
and
Categories on page
189
Chop All modes When supported by the router, the button is
a toggle that enables and disables rapid
switching of the selected destination device
between the current source and the preset
source. Used to test system timing.
Chop on page 360
Clear All modes Clears the last entry in a sequence of
entries. Clear on page 360
Clear Preset All modes Erases entries in the control panel’s
‘Preset’ column, while leaving the control
panel in the same mode. Recommended as
a “safety” button.
Clear Preset on page
360
Default State All modes Returns the control panel to its pre-defined
state. Default State on
page 360
Destination Lock All modes Sets or removes a “lock” on current
destination device. The lock can only be
removed at the control panel that originally
set the lock, or by a control panel that has
“Force Release” enabled.
Locks on page 362
and
Force Release on
page 360
Destination
Mode All modes This (required) button initiates the
destination selection sequence, and lights
all valid category buttons in amber.
Operators choose the desired destination in
XY mode, or the destination to add in
‘Multidest’ mode.
Destination Mode
on page 360
and
Modes of Operation
on page 357
Destination
Protect All modes Sets or removes a “protect” on current
destination device. The protect can only be
removed at the control panel that originally
set the protect, or by a control panel that
has ‘Force Release’ enabled.
Protect on page 363
Free Source All modes Defines a phantom device that can be used
to release or “free” devices on the data
(control) level. A free source is also used
with tielines to free the tieline for others to
use. The free source is configured in the
Level Sets page.
Free Source on page
361
and
Level Sets on page
111