Grass Valley XSwitch Feb 08 2006 - Manual (Page 6)

6 XSWITCH Installation and Operation Manual
Section 1 — Introduction
bility to accommodate standard workflow processes and modifications as
needed to best fit their needs. As an example, each broadcast facility can be
designed with the four basic configurations listed in
Table 1 below.
Other configurations that may be used:
• Allowing teleprompter VGA displays to be switched independently
from standard KVM user interfaces in case of display malfunctions.
• Allowing manual control of audio via an existing audio mixer; i.e., a
hybrid automation and manually operated environment.
• Routing peripheral equipment from a system to a manually operated
control room for maximum flexibility of choice between a fully auto-
mated and manually controlled environment.
Major Components
Master Module
The Master is a 6-rack unit, rack mount module. The backplane incorpo-
rates plug-in connections for any combination of 10 switch cards, a micro-
processor card, and one KVM module. The microprocessor controls both
the KVM module and the switch cards. It also provides a user interface via
the front panel mounted LCD and button field. A menu-driven setup pro-
grams the switching configuration(s). Five different configurations can be
programmed. A single button press implements the required configura-
tion.
Table 1. XSWITCH Configurations
XSWITC
H
Position
On-Air
System
Prep
System
On-Air Control
Surface
On-Air
System
•
A A B Air Station A
B B A Air Station B
C B A Prep Station A
D A B Prep Station B
• audio, video, and device control