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Figure 23, Asystem, Bsystem – Grass Valley XSwitch Feb 08 2006 User Manual

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XSwitch Installation and Operations Manual

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Shot Director

Figure 23. Dual Serial Cards in A Position

With the XSWITCH Main Frame in the B position, Dual Serial Card 1 will
switch. This connects the On-Line Control Surface SHOT Director to the B
system. Dual Serial Card 2 remains unswitched and continues to allow
control of the cameras by the On-Line Control Surface SHOT Director as
shown in

Figure 24

below.

Figure 24. Dual Serial Cards 1 & 2 in B Position

With the XSWITCH Main Frame in the C position, Dual Serial Card 2 will
switch connecting the cameras to the Off-Line Control Surface SHOT
Director. Dual Serial Card 1 will switch which will connect the Off-Line
Control Surface SHOT Director to the A system. Dual Serial Card 2 will
switch which will connect the Off-Line Control Surface Shot Director to the
cameras as shown in

Figure 25

below.

A

System

Control Port

B

System

Control Port

Dual

Serial

Card

A In

B In

C Out

C Out

B In

A In

Dual

Serial

Card

C Out

B In

A In

C Out

B In

A In

On-Line
Control

Surface

Com 2

RS-485

Off-Line

Control
Surface

Com 2

RS-485

To Cameras

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Com 2

Off-Line

Control
Surface

Com 2

On-Line
Control

Surface

Control Port

B

System

B In

A In

C Out

B In

Control Port

A

System

Dual

Serial

Card

A In

C Out

B In

RS-485

A In

C Out

B In

Dual

Serial

Card

RS-485

A In

C Out

To Cameras

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