Grass Valley Xpanel Vertigo Suite v.4.8 User Manual
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Getting started with Xpanel
stacked (default) or docked to the outer sides (side-by-side or up-down) by holding
down the left-mouse button on a panel’s tab and using the docking options.
In Production mode, operators can interact with the panel’s objects (i.e. click buttons,
set text, select media... etc.), but they cannot edit the panel or its objects.
When the S
HOW
A
LARM
TAB
IN
PRODUCTION
MODE
setting is enabled (see
),
the Alarms panel is loaded and displays the status of the device alarms and health
meters for the connected devices.
3.
Status bar - The Status bar displays the name of the panel/project that is currently
open in Xpanel. It also displays the connection status of the devices associated with
the panel. You can click on the status bar to open the Connections Monitor view.
4.
Production mode button - Xpanel has two work modes: Design and Production.
Besides being a toggle button to switch from one mode to the other, the Production
mode button also identifies Xpanel’s currently mode.
When Xpanel is intended to be used in Production mode only, it can be configured to
open in Production mode and the ability to switch to Design mode can be restricted
using a password protection. See
for more information.
5.
Connection Monitor - The Connection Monitor displays the connection status and
properties for the channels and devices that are assigned to the objects on the panel(s)
that are currently open in Xpanel. See
“Monitoring device connectivity” on page 7-9
for
more information.
= currently in Design Mode
= currently in Production Mode