Grass Valley CRSC User Manual

CRSC

Compact Router System Con gurator

User’s Guide

UG0032-07

2 Dec 2014

Copyright & Trademark Notice

Copyright © 2014 Grass Valley. All rights reserved.

Belden, Belden Sending All The Right Signals, and the Belden logo are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Belden Inc. or its affiliated companies in the United States and
other jurisdictions. Grass Valley, NVISION, NV9000, and CRSC are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Grass Valley. Belden Inc., Grass Valley, and other parties may also have
trademark rights in other terms used herein.

Terms and Conditions

Please read the following terms and conditions carefully. By using CRSC documentation, you
agree to the following terms and conditions.

Grass Valley hereby grants permission and license to owners of CRSC routers to use their
product manuals for their own internal business use. Manuals for Grass Valley products may
not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical,
including photocopying and recording, for any purpose unless specifically authorized in
writing by Grass Valley.

A Grass Valley manual may have been revised to reflect changes made to the product during
its manufacturing life. Thus, different versions of a manual may exist for any given product.
Care should be taken to ensure that one obtains the proper manual version for a specific
product serial number.

Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a
commitment on the part of Grass Valley.

Warranty information is available in the support section of the Grass Valley web site
(www.grassvalley.com).

Title CRSC User’s Guide

Part Number UG0032-07

Revision 3.2 (02 Dec 14)

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Change History

Rev. Date ECO Description Approved

1.0 17 Nov 08 14426 Initial Release D. Cox

1.1 31 Mar 09 15703 New format D.Cox

1.2 12 Oct 09 16114 Restructured online help. New software features DEM

2.0 29 Mar 10 16912 Addition of CQX routers DEM, SM, TS

2.1 31 Mar 12 18826 Improvements to CQX series. D.Cox

2.2 15 Nov 13 19038 — D.Cox

3.0 28 May 14 19241 Added CR6464. Changes to the crosspoint page. D.Cox

3.1 03 Oct 14 19332 Integrated remote panel capabilities into CR6400

3.2 02 Dec 14 19357 New contacts. D.Cox

Notices

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family. CRSC has supporting changes.

FCC Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital
device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial
environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and,
if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is
likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the
interference at his own expense.

Declaration of Conformance (CE)

All of the equipment described in this manual has been designed to conform with the
required safety and emissions standards of the European Community. Products tested and
verified to meet these standards are marked as required by law with the CE mark.

When shipped into member countries of the European Community, this equipment is
accompanied by authentic copies of original Declarations of Conformance on file in the
Grass Valley offices in Grass Valley, California USA.

Software License Agreement and Warranty Information

Contact Grass Valley for details on the software license agreement and product warranty.

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Important Safeguards and Notices

This section provides important safety guidelines for operators and service personnel.
Specific warnings and cautions appear throughout the manual where they apply. Please
read and follow this important information, especially those instructions related to the risk
of electric shock or injury to persons.

WAR NIN G

Any instructions in this manual that require opening the equipment cover or enclosure are
for use by qualified service personnel only. To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not
perform any service other than that contained in the operating instructions unless you are
qualified to do so.

Restriction on Hazardous Substances (RoHs)

Grass Valley is in compliance with EU Directive RoHS 2002/95/EC governing the restricted
use of certain hazardous substances and materials in products and in our manufacturing
processes.

Grass Valley has a substantial program in place for RoHS compliance that includes significant
investment in our manufacturing process, and a migration of Grass Valley product electronic
components and structural materials to RoHS compliance.

It is our objective at Grass Valley to maintain compliance with all relevant environmental and
product regulatory requirements. Detailed information on specific products or on the RoHS
program at Grass Valley is available from Grass Valley Customer Support at

1-800-719-1900 (toll-free) or
1-530-265-1000 (outside the U.S.).

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Symbols and Their Meanings

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle alerts the
user to the presence of dangerous voltages within the product’s enclosure that
may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle alerts the user to the presence
of important operating and maintenance/service instructions.

The Ground symbol represents a protective grounding terminal. Such a terminal
must be connected to earth ground prior to making any other connections to the
equipment.

The fuse symbol indicates that the fuse referenced in the text must be replaced
with one having the ratings indicated.

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The presence of this symbol in or on Grass Valley equipment means that it has been
designed, tested and certified as complying with applicable Underwriter’s
Laboratory (USA) regulations and recommendations.

The presence of this symbol in or on Grass Valley equipment means that it has been
designed, tested and certified as essentially complying with all applicable
European Union (CE) regulations and recommendations.

General Warnings

A warning indicates a possible hazard to personnel which may cause injury or death.
Observe the following general warnings when using or working on this equipment:

• Heed all warnings on the unit and in the operating instructions.

• Do not use this equipment in or near water.

• This equipment is grounded through the grounding conductor of the power cord. To
avoid electrical shock, plug the power cord into a properly wired receptacle before con­necting the equipment inputs or outputs.

• Route power cords and other cables so they are not likely to be damaged.

• Disconnect power before cleaning the equipment. Do not use liquid or aerosol clean­ers; use only a damp cloth.

• Dangerous voltages may exist at several points in this equipment. To avoid injury, do
not touch exposed connections and components while power is on.

• Do not wear rings or wristwatches when troubleshooting high current circuits such as
the power supplies.

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• To avoid fire hazard, use only the specified fuse(s) with the correct type number, voltage
and current ratings as referenced in the appropriate locations in the service instruc­tions or on the equipment. Always refer fuse replacements to qualified service person­nel.

• To avoid explosion, do not operate this equipment in an explosive atmosphere.

• Have qualified service personnel perform safety checks after any service.

General Cautions

A caution indicates a possible hazard to equipment that could result in equipment damage.
Observe the following cautions when operating or working on this equipment:

• When installing this equipment, do not attach the power cord to building surfaces.

• To prevent damage to equipment when replacing fuses, locate and correct the problem
that caused the fuse to blow before re-applying power.

• Use only the specified replacement parts.

• Follow static precautions at all times when handling this equipment.

• This product should only be powered as described in the manual. To prevent equip­ment damage, select the proper line voltage on the power supply(ies) as described in
the installation documentation.

• To prevent damage to the equipment, read the instructions in the equipment manual
for proper input voltage range selection.

• Some products include a backup battery. There is a risk of explosion if the battery is
replaced by a battery of an incorrect type. Dispose of batteries according to instruc­tions.

• Products that have (1) no on/off switch and (2) use an external power supply must be
installed in proximity to a main power outlet that is easily accessible.

• To reduce the risk of electrical shock, plug each power supply cord into a separate
branch circuit having a separate service ground.

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Table of Contents

1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Hardware Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Routers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Control Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Remote Panel Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Usage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

NV9000 Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

CQX Networks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

CRSC Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

CRSC Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

CRSC User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Creating a CRSC Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

IP Addresses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Rotary Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

CQX Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Mode Rotary Switch for CQX Routers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Usage Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Network Speed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Network Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Power-Up Re-initialization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Uploading Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Panels Locked at Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

System Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Design Issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Setting Up Your Configuration PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

How to Configure your PC’s IP Address(es) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

How to Create Multiple Subnets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Installing CRSC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Installation Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

2 NVISION Series Products Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

3 Ethernet Settings Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

How to Add Routers to a Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

How to Add Remote Panel Modules to a Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

How to Change Ethernet Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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Table of Contents

4 Router Levels Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Background Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Modes in the Levels Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Using the Router Levels Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Active Subnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Signal Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

How to Update a Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

How to Add a Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

How to Delete a Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

5 Machine Control Routers Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Background Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Machine Control Port Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Machine Control Router Crosspoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Using the Machine Control Router Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

How to Select a Machine Control Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

How to Change a Port Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

6 Remote Panels Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Page Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Network Frame Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Configuration Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Essential Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Terms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

“Captive” Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Remote Panel Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Salvos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Paging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Panel Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Bulk Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Using the Remote Panels Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Selecting a Remote Panel Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

CQX Panels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Defining Button Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Selecting a Panel Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Destination Selection Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Level Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Salvo Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Source Selection Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Unused Button Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Paging Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

What Paging Is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Paging Button Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

How to Upload an Existing Panel Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

How to Create a New Panel Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

How to Change a Button Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

How to Change the Panel Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

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Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Multiple Button Selection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Fast Level Assignment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Auto-increment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Context menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Context Menu for Destinations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Context Menu for Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Context Menu for Salvos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Context Menu for Remote Panels Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

7 Router Crosspoints Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

The Table View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

The Graphic View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Page Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Graphic View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Table View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Context Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Copying and Pasting Crosspoint Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Paste. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Salvos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Save as Salvo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Load Salvo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Jumping to Outputs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Diagonal Takes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

How to Perform a Diagonal Take in the Table View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

How to Perform a Diagonal Take in the Graphic View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Range Takes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

How to Perform a Range Take in the Table View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

How to Perform a Range Take in the Graphic View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

About AES Crosspoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Using the Crosspoints Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

How to View a Crosspoint Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

How to Perform a Simple Take in the Graphic View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

How to Perform a Simple Take in the Table View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

The Diagonal Take Shortcut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

The Shortcut Vertical Take . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

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8 Firmware Updates Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Page Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Device Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Selection Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Function Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Stopping an Update. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Using the Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

How to Update Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

How to Reset Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

How to View Past Update Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

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9 Locks Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Using the Lock Maintenance Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

How to Release Selected Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

10 NV9000 Remote Panel Settings Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Page Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Using the Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Appendix A: Tutorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

Routing Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

What is a Router?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Inside the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Sources and Destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

What is a Control Panel? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Signals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

A Note About AES Signal Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

A Note About Machine Control Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Partitions and Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Router Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Remote Panel Operating Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Standard Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Enhanced Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Salvos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Cable Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Serial Connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

DB25 Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

RJ-45 Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Making Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Sample Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Partitioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Operational Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Cabling Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Routers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

CQX Routers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

CR6400 Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Control Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Remote Panel Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Usage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Stand-Alone Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

CRSC Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

NV9000 Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

CQX Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Standalone CR6400 Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

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The Routers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Digital Video Routers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

3Gig Video Routers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

HD Video Routers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

SD Video Routers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

NR Video Routers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

CQX Video Routers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Analog Video Routers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Digital Audio Routers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Analog Audio Routers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Machine Control Routers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Background Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Controlling or Controlled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Dynamic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Master or Slave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

The Control Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

1RU Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

CQX Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

2RU Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

The Remote Panel Modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

CRSC

User’s Guide

Appendix B: Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141

Control Panel Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Button Types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Panel Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Red Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Button Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Spatial Ordering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Temporal Ordering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Button Illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Source Button Illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Destination Button Illumination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Level Button Illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

CQX Panel Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Power Up and Reset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Routers at Power-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Remote Panel Modules at Power-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Performing Takes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Normal Takes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Example

Example

Breakaway Takes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Example

Example

Example

Example

Single-Destination Takes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Example

Example

Example

Example

Machine Control Takes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

CQX Takes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

— Normal Take in Standard Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

— Normal Take in Enhanced Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

— Breakaway in Standard Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

— Breakaway in Enhanced Mode without Hold — Variant 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

— Breakaway in Enhanced Mode without Hold — Variant 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

— Breakaway in Enhanced Mode with Hold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

— Normal Take for CP3201 or CP6401 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

— Breakaway for CP3201 or CP6401 in Standard Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

— Breakaway for CP3201 or CP6401 in Enhanced Mode with Hold. . . . . . . . . . . . 153

— Breakaway Take for CP3201 in Enhanced Mode without Hold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

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Performing Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Panel Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Destination Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Simple Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Complex Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Single-Destination Locks and Unlocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Executing Salvos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Performing Level Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Level Selection in Standard Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Button Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Level Selection in Enhanced Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Contact Us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

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Chapter 1 provides concepts and definitions that are needed to understand CRSC — the
Compact Router System Configurator.

Please refer to the CR Series Compact Router User’s Guide and to the CR6400 Family User’s Guide for
complete detail about CR Series routers and panels.

Topics

Hardware Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

CRSC Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Usage Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Setting Up Your Configuration PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Installing CRSC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Hardware Summary

The CR Series products include compact routers, (compact) control panels, and (compact)
remote panel modules.

CR Series products include 1RU and 2RU video and audio routers in several formats, and
machine control routers.

There are 3Gig, HD, and SD versions of the video routers. The HD routers also support SD. The
3Gig routers also support HD and SD. The CR Series also includes analog video routers, AES and
analog audio routers, and machine control routers.

The CR Series routers and panels can be deployed in several different ways and in differ kinds of
networks. For information, see U

The matrices in the 1RU routers range from 16×2 to 16×16. The matrices in the 2RU routers
ranges from 32×4 to 32×32. The newer CR6400 routers (also 2RU) provide 64×64 switching
matrices. Video, audio, and machine control routers can be combined in a system to represent
multiple signal levels.

Control panels in the CR Series are designed to mount on the front of either compact routers or
remote panel modules. Remote panel modules are used in CRSC networks. They transmit
commands from the panels mounted on them to the routers in the network and receive status
messages from the routers in the network.

Control panels that mount directly on compact routers are termed “captive panels.”

Control panels that mount on remote panel modules are termed “remote panels.”

The CR Series includes CQX (“clean and quiet”) routers that support several smooth transition
types (including cross-fades) and rates.

Introduction

sage, following.

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Introduction

Hardware Summary

Routers

With the exception of the machine control routers, all the compact routers are X/Y routers
having n × m crosspoint matrices. An input can be routed to any or all of the outputs.

The machine control routers (also called port routers) are point-to-point routers. An input can be
connected to at most one output. (The connections are RS485 or RS-422 and bidirectional, typi­cally with control commands in one direction and responses in the other direction.)

Each of the 3 “clean and quiet” (CQX) router models routes 16 inputs to 2 “clean and quiet”
outputs or to 6 auxiliary (normal) outputs. For the clean and quiet outputs, the router performs
smooth transitions. The transitions are governed by transition type and transition rate, select­able on the CP1602-CQX control panel. The CQX routers also provide 2 bypass inputs. The 2
clean and quiet outputs switch to the bypass inputs if the router loses power.

The CR6400 routers (2RU) are newer in design, have removable I/O modules, and are deeper
(about 10” or 25

cm) than other CR Series routers. Otherwise, they operate much like other CR

Series routers.

Control Panels

A CR Series control panel mounts on the front of a router or on the front of a remote panel
module. The panel provides direct visual and tactile control of the router (or of the routers in a
network). (You can install or uninstall one easily in a few seconds.) However, any of the routers
can also operate without a control panel, under network control or through automation.

The CP3201 is special case: it is a 1RU panel that controls 32 sources and 1 destination. It does
not mount on the front of a router and is used only in a CRSC Network.

The CP1602-CQX is also a special case: it is a 1RU control panel used in conjunction with any of
the CQX routers. This panel has 16 source buttons, 2 “clean and quiet” destination buttons, 6
auxiliary destination buttons, 4 transition type buttons, 3 transition rate buttons, and 7 function
buttons (5 undefined).

The newer CP6464
sources to 64 destinations. (These buttons can also be used in other ways.) A specially config­ured CP6464
inputs and 1 destination.

— a 2RU panel — has an array of 64 buttons that typically switch any of 64

— called the CP6401 in CRSC — operates as a single-destination panel having 64

Remote Panel Modules

A “remote panel module” is a device that sends control messages to a network of routers (and
receives status messages from the routers in the network). A remote panel module receives take
and lock commands from an attached control panel and must have a control panel attached to
be useful. We say the module is “remote” because it and its control panel can be located apart
from the routers (from a few inches to several hundred meters, subject to cable limitations).

A remote panel is defined as a control panel mounted on a remote panel module.

A remote panel module can be configured to operate (with its mounted control panel) as either
(1) a CRSC remote panel or (2) an NV9000 panel in an NV9000 router control system.

When it is set up for use as a panel in a CRSC network, it is configured in CRSC. When it is set up
for use as an NV9000 panel, it must be configured in NV9000-SE Utilities.

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CRSC

Standalone Router and
“Captive” Control Panel

Networked Routers
with Remote Panels

Remote Panel 1

Router 1

Router 2

Router 3

Router 4

Remote Panel 2

Ethernet Switch

PC

User’s Guide

Usage

There are several ways to use CRSC (Compact Router System Configurator):

• A single stand-alone router with a “captive” control panel or with automation.

• A single stand-alone CR6400 router with a “captive” control panel or with automation.

• A network of stand-alone routers (other than CR6400 routers), possibly with remote panels,

possibly with captive panels, and with or without automation.

• A network of stand-alone CR6400 routers, possibly with captive panels, and with or without

automation.

• A CRSC network of routers and remote panels with or without automation. Here, the panels

and routers are configured using CRSC.

• A network of routers under an NV9000 family router control system.

• A single stand-alone CQX router with a “captive” CQX control panel or with automation.

• A CQX router with a remote CQX control panel.

 CR6400 stand-alone routers and networks are distinguished from other types of stand-alone

routers and networks because the user interfaces are different.

 Automation is possible and is left to the customer. We do not discuss it in any detail. Please

contact Grass Valley customer support if you need assistance with automation.

Routers and remote panel modules come from the factory ready for stand-alone operation. In
stand-alone mode, they work simply and reliably. However, if you want to exploit their more
elegant features, they must be configured for use either in a CRSC network or in an NV9000
network. Once configured, they will not function in stand-alone mode unless they are reset to
their factory defaults.

A remote panel module must be configured to work either in a CRSC network or in an NV9000
network. (These two configuration modes are mutually exclusive.)

Figure 1-1 compares a stand-alone router with a captive panel to a router network with remote
panel modules:

Fig. 1-1: Standalone Router vs. a Network of Routers

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Introduction

Remote Panel 1

Router 1

Router 2

Router n

Remote Panel 2

Config

PC

NV9000

Panel and
Router Net 2

Panel and
Router Net 1

House Net

• • •

• • •

Ethernet

Ethernet

Config

PC

Ethernet

CQX Router

Local CQX Panel

Remote CQX Panel

Hardware Summary

A CRSC network has the same topology as a stand-alone network (shown in Figure 1-1), except
(1) the routers and remote panel modules have been configured under CRSC which provides a
more elegant solution to system design than does a stand-alone network.

NV9000 Networks

Figure 1-2 shows a sample NV9000 network, one of several possible topologies:

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Fig. 1-2: NV9000 Network of Routers

An NV9000 network supports a larger number of routers. Commands issue from the remote
panels to the NV9000 which then dispatches the instructions to the routers. The routers return
status to the NV9000 which in turn relays the status to the remote panels.

CR Series routers can be used with a NV9000 family router control system. These router control
systems extend the capabilities of the compact routers.

An NV9000 network is constructed and operated according to the requirements of the NV9000
router control system. Configuration and control of the routers is entirely within the scope of
NV9000-SE Utilities, although you can use CRSC to designate IP addresses.

CQX Networks

Figure 1-3 shows the ways a “clean and quiet” router can be connected:

Fig. 1-3: CQX Network

At present, the CQX connections are limited. One CQX router with a local (or captive) CQX panel
or a remote CQX panel (or both) can exist on any subnet. (You can have more than one subnet,
however.)

At present there is little to configure other than the IP address of the router (and possibly the
remote panel module).

CRSC Summary

CRSC (the Compact Router System Configurator) is configuration software that runs on your PC.

 If you have very old compact routers and remote panel modules, they should be updated

with new firmware that is compatible with CRSC.

CRSC Features

Compared to using a stand-alone system, CRSC offers the following benefits:

• Configurable panels

A stand-alone system is not configurable.

In a CRSC system, you can create and configure router levels, and exercise control over net­work device addresses. You can also save and restore panel configuration files.

CRSC supports 3 panel operating modes.

• Partitioning

A stand-alone system does not allow router partitioning.

A CRSC network allows partitioning. A “level” is equivalent to a partition.

• Configurable networks

A stand-alone network comprises up to 4 routers and up to 16 remote panels. IP addresses
depend on the devices’ rotary switches and router levels are limited to the range 1–4.

A CRSC network supports up to 4 routers, up to 8 levels, and up to 16 remote panels. IP
addresses are configurable.

You can create many CRSC networks. If you do, CRSC can manage them all at once as long as
your configuration PC has the network connections to do so. CRSC accesses multiple CRSC
networks on different subnets.

• Efficient multi-level ‘takes’ and breakaway

In a stand-alone system, panel buttons have a fixed, predefined, and limited association with
router inputs and outputs.

In a CRSC network, remote panel buttons have a configurable association with router inputs
and outputs. In fact, remote panels control sources and destinations, not merely inputs and
outputs. Consequently, CRSC systems can use available equipment more effectively.

Remote panels configured in “enhanced” mode provide automatic level selection. Remote
panels in a CRSC system provide a form of breakaway status. (See Remote Panel Modes
page 47.)

• CRSC systems can perform salvos. (Salvos are stored take sequences.)

• CRSC itself can perform system monitoring. You can examine and set crosspoints and view

and clear locks from your PC.

• CRSC simplifies firmware updates with a single file for all CR Series devices. All of your CR

Series devices can (and should) be updated at the same time.

You can also use CRSC to initialize your remote panel module(s) for use with a NV9000 network
and to restore those remote panel module(s) to use under CRSC.

Using CRSC, configuration changes can be made easily and quickly.

CRSC

User’s Guide

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Introduction

CRSC Summary

CRSC User Interface

After CRSC is installed, you will probably have its icon on your PC desktop:

Double-click the icon to launch CRSC. When you launch CRSC, you will momentarily see its
“splash” screen:

Then the CRSC window appears with its “welcome” page displayed:

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The CRSC window is divided into two main parts, a navigation pane at the left, and a work area
at the right:

By clicking the different entries in the navigation pane, you can select different pages in the
work area. When you click a navigation entry, a red dot appears to the left of that entry. The red
dot serves as a visual aid to remind you which page you are viewing.

Following is a summary of the different pages:

• Welcome

The welcome page gives you a brief introduction to CRSC and provides links to tutorial
material.

• Quick Start Guide

The quickstart guide gives you a short lesson on using CRSC

— enough to get you started.

• NVISION Series Products Online

The ‘NVISION Series Products Online’ page lists all the NVISION series products detectable on
the networks to which your configuration PC is connected. These include large routers,
NV9000 control systems, and master control products, as well as compact routers and
remote panel modules.

(See NVISION Series Products Page

on page 23.)

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• CR Series Ethernet Settings

The ‘CR Series Ethernet Settings’ page lists all the CR Series products detectable on the net­works to which your configuration PC is connected. These include only compact routers and
remote panel modules.

It is in this page that you assign the devices IP addresses on a CRSC network.

(See Ethernet Settings Page

on page 25.)

• Configure Router Levels

Use this page to define the levels associated with the routers. A router corresponds to at
least one level. A level is the same thing as router partition and essentially defines the size
and type of a switching matrix.

 Assigning a level to a router (and clicking the page’s ‘Apply Updates’ button) places the

router in what CRSC calls “config” mode and the router will no longer function in stand­alone mode. If you accidentally do this, you can easily restore the router to its factory
default state. See the Compact Router User’s Guide for instructions.

(See Router Levels Page

on page 29.)

• Set Up Machine Control Router

Use this page to designate the port types for machine control routers.

(See Machine Control Routers Page

on page 37.)

• Program Remote Panels

Use this page to configure the buttons of remote panels.

(A remote panel is a CR Series control panel mounted on a remote panel module.)

(See Remote Panels Page

on page 43.)

• View Router Crosspoints

Use this page to view the native crosspoint matrices of various compact routers and to per­form primitive takes in those routers.

(See Router Crosspoints Page

on page 71.)

• Firmware Updates

It is in this page that you can update the firmware of selected compact router and remote
panel modules.

(See Firmware Updates Page

on page 91.)

• Lock Maintenance

Use this page to examine and clear locks and protects made by various users. You cannot set
locks in this page.

(See Locks Page

on page 99.)

• Set Up NV9000 Remote Panel

Use this page to change a panel from one that operates in CRSC mode to one that operates
in NV9000 mode or vice versa. Those two modes are mutually exclusive.

(See NV9000 Remote Panel Settings Page

on page 103.)

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• Open Help System

This entry in the navigation pane does not select a page in the work area, but launches
CRSC’s interactive help system. (The interactive help is an on-line version of this document.)

• About CRSC

This page provides the CRSC version number and Grass Valley contact information.

Creating a CRSC Network

CR Series products (and CRSC) communicate on an Ethernet LAN. There are three main reasons
to create a network:

• To perform multi-level operations, such as ‘takes’ and locks.

• To operate routers or a network of routers remotely (e.g., from a separate room).

• To make use of CRSC features, such as configurable remote panels. (But remember that it is

actually the remote panel module that is configurable.)

CRSC can access multiple subnets. Each subnet can include the following items:

• From 1 to 16 remote panel modules (with attached control panels).

• From 1 to 4 compact routers. You can mix CR Series routers of any size and type according to

your requirements.

 If you are also using any CQX routers and control panels, a second, separate subnet must be

created for the CQX products.

The control panels and routers communicate by sending messages across the network. If any
routers or control panels on the network have duplicate IP addresses, the devices are not distin­guishable and the network will not functions properly. CRSC will notify you of any duplicate IP
addresses and tell you which frames are inaccessible on a specific subnet.

You can create multiple CRSC subnets. CRSC can detect and manage all subnets as long as your
configuration PC can connect to the different subnets.

IP Addresses

An IP address is a 32-bit number usually expressed by four 8-bit values (octets) in decimal nota­tion separated by periods: 192.168.2.87 (for example). The 32-bit number has two parts: a
subnet identifier and a device address with the subnet.

For example, if a router’s full IP address is 192.168.2.87, and the subnet mask is 24 bits, the
router’s address is 87 and the subnet is 192.168.2.xxx.

Subnets

A subnet allows a single large network to be organized into smaller sub-networks. Typically, a
subnet may represent all the machines at one geographic location or on the same local area
network (LAN).

A CQX router and control panel must be on its own subnet.

A router can receive commands only from a control panel on the same subnet.

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Subnet Masks

A subnet mask a set of bits that Ethernet uses to divide an IP address into a subnet field and a
field for a device address that exists in that subnet. For compact routers, the typical subnet mask
is 24 bits (out of 32):

11111111 11111111 11111111 00000000

and this is typically represented by 255.255.255.0. For such a subnet, there are 256 possible
device addresses. The addresses 0 and 255 are reserved. Device addresses can therefore range
from 1 to 254.

The subnet masks need not be 24 bits. If it differs, the device address range will be something
other than 1–254.

Rotary Switches

The 16-position ‘Frame ID’ rotary switches (located at the front of a router or remote panel
module) are used in the following circumstances:

• When a router is stand-alone or in a stand-alone network.

• In a CRSC network, when the router or remote panel module is still in its default state (e.g.,

when you are in the process of adding a router or remote panel module to the CRSC net­work).

Otherwise, in a CRSC network, the rotary switch settings have no importance.

Adding Devices to a CRSC Network

When you are adding a router or remote panel module to a CRSC network, the 16-position
rotary switch determines its initial IP address. Routers and remote panel modules usually come
from the factory with the rotary switch set to position 1.

The 16 positions are numbered (in hex) from 0 to F. In hex notation, letters represent digits
greater than 9:

A = 10, B = 11, C = 12, D = 13, E = 14, F = 15

The value of the switch is then added to a fixed number to create the initial IP address for the
router or remote panel module. Letting the subnet be represented by xxx.yyy.zzz,

For CQX routers, the IP address = xxx.yyy.zzz.sss where sss = switch value + 200. Use only a
switch setting in the range 1–4 (resulting in an address range of 201 to 204).

For other compact router routers, the IP address = xxx.yyy.zzz.sss where sss = switch value +
100 (resulting in an address range of 101 to 104).

For remote panel modules, IP address = xxx.yyy.zzz.sss where sss = switch value + 50. Use
only a switch setting in the range 1–15 (resulting in an address range of 51 to 65).

Note carefully that if a rotary switch is set to zero, the router or panel reverts to the factory
default state (when it powers up) and not to a previously set state. Do not use a switch setting of
0 when you are adding a router or remote panel module to a CRSC network!

A router and a remote panel module can have the same switch setting because each is being
added to a different base number. However, two routers or two control panels cannot have the
same switch setting because the resulting number would be the same, creating identical IP
addresses.

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After the devices are added to your network, you can use CRSC to assign them specific IP
addresses. (The new addresses must be written to the devices from CRSC.) After that, the
devices are no longer in their default state, but belong to the CRSC network and the rotary
switches are irrelevant (except that they must not be set to 0).

Remember that each device must have a unique IP address.

CQX Networks

A CQX router must be operated with a CQX control panel (or automation). Do not place a CQX
router on a subnet with other routers. However, you can have more than one subnet dedicated
to supporting CQX routers.

Figure 3-3 shows the ways a “clean and quiet” router can be connected:

Fig. 1-4: Figure 3-3. CQX Network

The CQX panel can be local (mounted on a CQX router) or it can be remote (mounted on a
remote panel module). The remote CQX panel then must be connected to the CQX router by an
Ethernet switch. It is possible to use both a captive panel and a remote panel.

Unlike other compact routers, the CQX routers have two rotary switches. You must set both
switches to an appropriate value.

Mode Rotary Switch for CQX Routers

The 16-position ‘Mode’ rotary switch configures the router’s video format. Set the rotary switch
to a position in the range 0–9, A, B, C, or D, according to this table:

Setting Format Setting Format

0 1080i, 59.94 or 60

1080p, 29.97 or 30
1080psf, 29.97 or 30

1 1080i, 50

1080p, 25
1080psf, 25

2 525i, 59.94 C 720p, 23.98 or 24

3 625i, 50 D 1080p, 23.98 or 24,

4 720p, 59.94 or 60

5 720p, 50 E reserved

6 1080p, 59.94 or 60

7 1080p, 50

8 2 × 1080i, 59.94 or 60

9 2 × 1080i, 50

A 720p, 29.97 or 30

B 720p, 25

1080psf, 23.98 or 24

F reserved

Switch positions 6 and 7
correspond to video accord­ing to SMPTE 425 level A.

Switch positions 8 and 9
correspond to video accord­ing to SMPTE 425 level B.

The default is 1080i, 59.94 Hz (switch setting 0). Positions E and F are not valid positions.

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Usage Tips

Where a switch setting supports multiple formats, the format is governed by the video reference
applied to the router and must be compatible with that reference format.

 When a control panel is mounted on a router or remote panel module, it conceals the rotary

switch. You must remove the control panel when you are setting the rotary switch.

 Every time you make a switch change, power-cycle the router or remote panel module.

Network Speed

Compact router networks are Ethernet LANs (100 Mb/s, UDP). That means they are reasonably
fast, and have potentially many network configuration options. However, no matter how fast the
network is, the amount of network traffic increases exponentially with the number of devices on
the network. At some point, the traffic exceeds the capacity of the network. The practical limit is
4 compact routers and about 16 remote panel modules.

Network Considerations

Compact routers (and remote panel modules) were designed to use 10/100BaseT networks,
occasionally auto-negotiating to 10BaseT.

Modern 100/1000BaseT switches (such as those offered by Cisco) will stop sending router traffic
when a compact router goes to 10BaseT.

Such auto-negotiating tends to occur where CAT 5 cable lengths exceed 25 meters.

Our recommendation for network equipment is this: use a 10/100BaseT unmanaged switch for
your compact router network. These switches should reliably support CAT 5 to 100 meters or
better.

The CR6400 routers are immune to this problem, having parts of more recent design.

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Cabling

Compact routers generally use 75W BNC cable for signal connections. However, machine control
connectors are RJ-45 and analog audio connectors are DB25. Each DB25 connector supports 8
audio channels (4 stereo pairs). You will need to acquire breakout cables to connect individual
analog audio devices, such as Grass Valley’s WC0053 breakout cable.

CR6400 routers use DIN 1.0/2.3 connectors for signal connections. We call these connectors
“coax” connectors.

The CR Series devices use RJ-45 connectors for Ethernet.

Power-Up Re-initialization

A router or remote panel module re-initializes to its factory default settings if you power it up
with the rotary switch set to zero (0). If you reset the frame by accident, and the frame is in your
network, you will have to add the frame again and reconfigure it.

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Uploading Firmware

You will receive a firmware file when your receive CRSC. You can receive firmware updates peri­odically or upon request.

We recommend that when you receive a firmware file, you upload the firmware to all your
compact routers and remote panel modules before proceeding. See How to Update Firmware
on page 95.

Panels Locked at Reset

After a reset, a panel is locked. Before you can use a panel, you must unlock the panel by
pressing the red ‘Panel Lock’ button.

System Design

By the time you are ready to use CRSC, most of the compact router system design decisions
have likely already been made. However, it may be helpful to review the following points to
ensure that all issues have been captured in your system design.

Design Issues

What signals does you system manage? How many signals are there?

What are the signal types? Do you need or have machine control routers?

Are you using CQX (“clean and quiet”) routers? If so, CQX routers only operate by themselves
with CQX control panels and must be on a separate subnet from other routers.

The CR6400 routers have an architecture that differs slightly from the architecture of the other
CR Series routers. Be aware of those differences. Please refer to the CR6400 Family User’s Guide.

A compact router has a maximum of 16, 32, or 64 inputs or outputs. (An AES router in mono
mode has a 64×64 matrix although it is still considered a 32×32 router.) How you partition a
router depends in part on the organization of buttons on your control panels and similarly the
organization of buttons depends in part on router partitions.

Router partitions are contiguous sets of connectors in the ordering of connectors on the router.
A partition cannot consist of a disjoint set of connectors.

Router partitions may overlap if it suits your system design.

Router partitions, especially for AES or machine control routers, depend on many factors:

AES partitions

Machine control partitions

HD routers can switch SD signals. You do not need a separate SD router. If you have a 3Gig
router, it can switch HD and SD signals as well as 3Gig signals.

You can switch analog signals using analog video (AV) and analog audio (AA) routers. You can
also use analog-to-digital (A/D) and digital-to-analog (D/A) converters in conjunction with HD,
SD, and AES routers when you have analog signals. Whether this is an effective solution depends
on factors that include your budget, whether you need or already have A/D and D/A converters,
and how much delay you can tolerate in your video or audio.

Whether your video signals contain embedded audio is another issue. Do you actually need any
audio routers?

— number of AES channels. Number of embedded audio channels.

— what kind of devices you have that require machine control.

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Setting Up Your Configuration PC

CR Series routers and panels do not start, stop, rewind, cue, or otherwise control any media. You
might need to purchase equipment that performs those tasks. You must consider how that
equipment works in conjunction with CR Series products.

For additional information, review the Sample Configuration
issues that you might encounter.

Setting Up Your Configuration PC

Your configuration PC must be assigned an IP address on one or more of the subnets you intend
to use for the CRSC network.

If you have multiple subnets in your compact router system, you will probably have to add those
subnets to your PC’s network configuration. Doing this is especially important for CQX routers.

How to Configure your PC’s IP Address(es)

1 From the PC’s Start menu, choose ‘Settings > Network Connections’ or 'All Programs >

Accessories > Communications > Network Connections', whichever is available. The ‘Net­work Connections’ dialog box appears:

on page 116. It illustrates design

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2 Double-click ‘Local Area Connection’. The ‘Local Area Connection Status’ dialog box appears:

Fig. 1-6: Local Area Connection Status Dialog Box

3 Choose the ‘General’ tab and click Properties. The ‘Local Area Connection Properties’ dialog

box appears.

Fig. 1-7: Local Area Connection Properties Dialog Box

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4 Select ‘Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)’ and click Properties. The ‘Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Prop-

erties’ dialog box appears.

Fig. 1-8: Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties Dialog Box

5 Select ‘Use the following IP address’ and enter the IP address for your PC. It is recommended

that you use the default subnet 192.168.2.xxx and the subnet mask 255.255.255.0.

Any unique IP address will work as long as it is on one of the subnets of your CRSC network.
The PC’s address on the subnet must not be the same as any of the frames (routers or remote
panels) on the subnet. It is recommended that you use Avoid addresses in the 50, 100 and
200 range. CRSC uses those as defaults. For details, see IP Addresses

6Click OK to save your changes.

How to Create Multiple Subnets

1 Starting from step 4 in the preceding procedure, click Advanced.

2 In the ‘Advanced’ window, click Add and enter an IP address for your PC on each of the sub-

nets. Repeat this step for additional subnets.

3 After adding IP addresses for your subnets, click OK.

Installing CRSC

CRSC is available on the software and documentation CD (SB0033-xx) that ships with the equip­ment. CRSC is a Java application and the installer installs a Java runtime support package.

You can also obtain the installer from Grass Valley customer service.

The installer creates a desktop shortcut for CRSC and makes an entry in Windows’ Start menu for
CRSC. The software installation process takes about one minute.

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Follow these steps to install CRSC:

1 Insert the CD in your CD drive.

Wait for the initial screen:

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Click the ‘CR Series Routing Products’ button.

2 The ‘CR Series Routing Products’ page appears:

Click ‘Install CRSC’.

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3 The installation script will begin to run:

Click ‘Next’.

4 A window appears in which you can designate the location on your PC in which to install

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The window presents the default location. If you prefer another location, click ‘Browse’ to
navigate to a different folder.

Uncheck ‘Create a desktop icon’ if you do not want a CRSC shortcut to appear on your PC
desktop.

The window tells you the disk space needed for the installation. If you do not have that
much space, the installation will fail.

When you are satisfied with the pathname and options, click ‘Next’.